You will also find additional information from developers here. Max out remaining crew space with Marines. I have been seeing a lot of people asking help for boarding. It seemed like a good, because I needed reinforcements anyway since I'd sent a bunch of recruits into the meat grinder without realizing they were overmatched. This can lead to a death spiral, where your. I did a lot of boarding coming back to the game, along with exploiting the PIO freelance katanas (sometimes with 100 advanced satellites) which felt cheap to me as I like a slow-burn station building game. Same for a lot of other things. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You also lose rep for every surface target destroyed (shields, turrets, engines) so if you have a powerful fleet it. Sell them to the enemy. Only minor issue was to escape with the Shuyaku from the 1 Behemoth and defence drone that were chasing it. But you do get a pass for two attacks in short period of time, and no rep loss for boarding itself. this is in fact an advanced and very valid tactic. I have a boarding fleet of rattlesnakes that I keep sitting stocked full of marines. 9 posts • Page 1 of 1. the marines will take fire as they approach and it will take them longer to infiltrate but if you succeed it won't have the same risk of destroying the ship. So it's actually bad to do it in your own sectors, as you have your assets. it's part of the game play. The rep system has too many points of rapidly escalating, unintended conflict in the course of expected use. The problem is that right now rep loss is often hardcoded in and happens instantly, regardless of where and under which circumstances it takes place. +10 (or (+7) many %), the rep remains positive after the boarding operation. Same for a lot of other things. If you want the marines to board the ship while it's undamaged, you need to configure the two first parameters to "very strong". This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. In another operation today, i shot down a lot of Ants :) Not that Ants could fly :D if they shoot the ship your marines are boarding, then they are NOT your friends. Just get 5 low spec Boa's full of marines (no weapons). Feb 23, 15:06. KnowHopw • 2 yr. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4383 Joined: Tue, 28. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. You will also find additional information from developers here. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Boarding the best combat capital ship of the most aggressive race in the universe (sorry, Split, you do try) should be near impossible. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. Loss. And shall protect my hard trained marines, while they board :) iN one boarding operation today, i shott down 3 x Arg Cerberus and a few small ones. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. DON'T kill pirates as they can actually reduce your reputation, as they can be neutral to the owner's faction. I dropped to -19 just for the act of boarding, my hits on the ship did not lower my rep. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Got the mission done without a rep lossAs long as you set the target to "very strong" the pods will launch, latch on, take a lot of time, but still penetrate the hull and do the boarding just fine. You will also find additional information from developers here. In addition when boarding you are hacking the ship to transfer control and ownership over to you. 16 comments. If someone wants to cheat, they will always find a way but this exploit has been a known issue for some time and it would be extremely easy to fix. You will also find additional information from developers here. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4471 Joined: Tue, 28. Fleet boarding not progressing. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Feb 23, 16:31Like do i ruin my rep to a faction if i steal (board) a miner or two to boost me up in the beginning? I wouldnt want to work for my first miners since star money is so slow in the beginning :) I wont steal many just a few 2-3 can. Redwyrm Posts: 404 Joined: Tue, 11. So I have spent the past few days with a mix of M/L size trading ships sent to auto trade I also have a mix of M/L miners set to auto mine And honestly It can take hours before I even make just 1 mil from all these. This is wrong. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Additionally if you not yet finished Segaris plot you can use "Geometric Owl" to stip target of engine and turrets without rep hit. You will also find additional information from developers here. 53 posts Previous; 1; 2; 3; Next; GCU Grey Area Posts: 7608 Joined: Sat, 14. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Yet I also have to get it damaged enough to make enough crew bail that the marines don't have an impossible fight, so I. You will also find additional information from developers here. 8 posts • Page 1 of 1. On 3. but we could go with maybe a more detailed interface, where you could decide on strategy of boarding (aggressive, cautious. 11 posts. Is there a way to perform those actions with a minimal hit to my rep as I don't want to have to re-climb back up to +20?The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Get a cheap transport and fill it with as many mines as you can, fly it to position and park the ship. building) before boarding and complete them after boarding, you restore or almost restore your reputation. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Mar 22, 08:44. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Took me a long time to do that. I'm pretty sure the rep loss only happens when you're personally flying the attacking ship. Thugs. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Not you, not your ships, not your mines, nothing. once you start a board, unless you are using a ships. In the case of S and M ships this only applies IF you are within 30km's of another ship or station (witness). Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. This will detonate all the mines as well, destroying the Administrative Centre. Yes, it is a mistake. Jun 20, 16:44. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Moderator: Moderators for English X ForumLike do i ruin my rep to a faction if i steal (board) a miner or two to boost me up in the beginning? I wouldnt want to work for my first miners since star money is so slow in the beginning :) I wont steal many just a few 2-3 can i get. Not getting rep loss from boarding POI ships sounds like a bug, might be specific to that faction or whatever ships are being boarded. RoC however really hates me just for taking that one lousy sucellus. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4222 Joined: Tue, 28. You will also find additional information from developers here. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Apr 19, 07:34. Ship capture without rep los. Coreblimey Posts: 1170 Joined: Wed, 25. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. I could have sworn this was patched in a later version of 4. In life, you only die once!You may also choose to cancel the boarding process by deleting the Boarding order on your ships to save your surviving marines and just abandon boarding the ship altogether. For example if you find a Mercury in argon prime, far from any other station or ship, you can attack it and take it without rep. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I went to Antigone. #1. I've been ordering my ships to kill cloaked pirates while OOS all the time and haven't noticed any permanent rep loss (you still get the normal -30 with the ship, but it doesn't. Got 2 disabled SCA ships I'm working on capping and wanted to take the opportunity to also cap the ANT freighter they were harassing. And with the new boardingsystem where. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. Nomad15A Dec 16, 2018 @ 5:08pm. Ship capture without rep los. Especially when they consider it a treasured military secret and don't even sell these ships to anyone. Only minor issue was to escape with the Shuyaku from the 1 Behemoth and defence drone that were chasing it. You will also find additional information from developers here. - For example. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Yet I also have to get it damaged enough to make enough crew bail that the marines don't have an impossible fight, so I. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. because in X4, the random bail trigger starts at 75% hull. If the boarding mission asks you to damage the hull you did not do that. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4414 Joined: Tue, 28. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Sep 19, 08:34. Destroying station without rep loss (expensive, fun, overly elaborate) This is primarily about complicated ways one can have fun with X4 game mechanics. You will also find additional information from developers here. Re: Boarding. Asmosis Oct 30, 2022 @ 9:27pm. That is the rock bottom. Joined: Mon, 14. I was able to board multiple times Asgards in paranid sectors, and didn't gor any rep loss from the terrans (the paranids even helped me, because the Asgard shot first- i started the boarding without shooting). You will also find additional information from developers here. Not incurring reputation loss though when doing it in front of an entire escort fleet seems odd. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). My allies will blow up ships even while my marines are onboard, and I have to micro-manage my units to stop them from blowing up the target while the boarding is going on. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. Ship capture without rep los. Might sound pedantic but. You will also find additional information from developers here. I'm helping ARG now, for a while. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Got 2 disabled SCA ships I'm working on capping and wanted to take the opportunity to also cap the ANT freighter they were harassing. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. I finally wanted to get into piracy, but outside of ZEN/KAK I'm already friends with everyone at +20 and don't want to drop below that if it's possible. so it is intentional that boarding suffers less rep loss then even attacking said ship? just seems really weird that we can steal a flagship of an empire with no hit, at the very least should be equal to destroying said ship, if not alittle higher, i personally avoid abusing the fly by boarding method personally, though i am very active in piracy as i still love the mechanics involved, wonder. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Feb 23, 15:06. Nov 12, 16:55. Do a check on defending power. Q: Three marines went stargazing instead of joining the other 2 as a team so the boarding fails. If you accept one or two long-time missionв (e. ^^ it'd cause problems when you'd successfully boarded if your crew count > ship capacity, so it makes sense to limit your boarding party to the ship crew capacity. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. Apr 16 @ 12:49pm i have started a new game. by jlehtone » Sat, 26. Maximilianne • 2 yr. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Just make sure to select a target that hasn't got tracking turrets, as missiles usually destroy all boarding pods within seconds. Either that or the loss is so small it's negated by normal trade activity. ) If you can avoid destroying as many surface elements, you can board w/o losing too much rep. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Feb 23, 16:31I've been taking a L freighter filled with marines, position just in front of their ship, and then using the board command. Loss. they come with veteran marines. There may be other factors, such as comms traffic etc. this strategy ensures zero risk to your boarding pods as the mark will not be concerned with them. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4: Foundations - Technical Support; ↳ X4: Foundations - Scripts and Modding;X4: Foundations. So look for more lone space for attack. Fri, 20. It's food rations, ice, and water that are illegal in VIG space. 1 Dragon- Medium Preset, then change the weapons and crew. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes. As for an option to retaliate against every attack because "they shot first", you could position your ship between a station and its target, get hit, and get license to destroy that station. Took me a long time to do that. You will also find additional information from developers here. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 1 Dragon- Medium Preset, then change the weapons and crew. doesn’t usually garner a rep lossJun 21, 00:00. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. I captured some ships, built a couple of factories and suddenly one of the factions (MIN) keep reporting rep loss. This mission is badly designed and unfortunately very common in ARG vs Xenon. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. 2. X Trilogy Universe. English Forums. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Ship capture without rep los. Use boas as your main station trading ships, Their speed will keep them alive. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You can use this and sold/bought info on map to figure out what's in shortage in a region and which link in the supply chain is causing it. X4: Foundations "Fly By Boarding" (Video) This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I just started getting into boarding M2's. I've been ordering my ships to kill cloaked pirates while OOS all the time and haven't noticed any permanent rep loss (you still get the normal -30 with the ship, but it doesn't. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. at least on 4. Its a much better finance source than automine or autotrade. Step 1: Have a station (Preferrably fully terran) that can build XL ships. Use a ship that could carry plenty of marines (depends on which ship you wanna board, L ships is preferrable). Yet I also have to get it damaged enough to make enough crew bail that the marines don't have an impossible fight, so I. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. One of them was the missing crew training. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You don't actually lose any rep. Ship capture without rep los. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 0 HF3, this wasn't always the case) “Unauthorized kills” Unauthorized kills are detected anywhere in the universe. Jul 09, 22:46. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. The thing with MIN is that they only start with a shipyard, wharf, and an equipment dock in another sector. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. Without rep loss. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Loth Crow May 8, 2022 @ 8:36am. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Of course it takes quite some time for the breaching phase if the hull is intact but it won't affect the boarding chances. Post by. Boarding a ship should also cause a heavy rep hit. (they can be destroyed without rep loss…. Feb 23, 15:06. 5 patch it's common with this type of boarding tactics. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. To get those last points of Rep, you might try selling them medical supplies or other wares their shipyards and stations need, even if it's at a loss. Mar 23, 15:59Since the size of nopileos is so large and sometime the AI in fleets does less than desirable things. You will also find additional information from developers here. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. It is possible, but you can't shoot, attack or otherwise damage the ship you're boarding (or any of the surface elements), directly, indirectly or otherwise. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to destroy ARG Defence Platform. Took me a long time to do that. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. should be 17 per ship. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Boarding the best combat capital ship of the most aggressive race in the universe (sorry, Split, you do try) should be near impossible. Ship capture without rep los. 5x the enemy boarding strength) you can board any ship anywhere without firing a shot. Mines. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. by Dreez » Wed, 12. Is there a way to perform those actions with a minimal hit to my rep as I don't want to have to re-climb back up to +20?This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Rep loss currently (as of v3. Each round the strength updates after marine deaths. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 11 posts. You will also find additional information from developers here. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. The builder ship should be building it after it gets all the resources. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. You can do "safe boarding", ie, mainly SCA ships. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Ship capture without rep los. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. Lets say its flying through HOP territory who they are at war with. If you start boarding with rep level +8. If I need to describe it I will simply make a private video and put it up showing it but it. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Rep loss from boarding. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Either find a station of the hostile faction that doesn't have turrets or. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. Not really. (or you don't) Btw, if you board a carrier with fighters docked, you. Scrapping is interesting and fun, especially building out a supply chain, but there is nothing really special about these factions. I finally wanted to get into piracy, but outside of ZEN/KAK I'm already friends with everyone at +20 and don't want to drop below that if it's possible. The biggest problem is that the notification "Reputation lost, reason unauthorised kill" is hopelessly uninformative. General Electric #119T53 Toaster with Stapled-On celeron chipset. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. If they get caught, I should. Hull HP only gives a timer till boarding begins after the pods attach— so don’t worry about it. You will also find additional information from developers here. Post by. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. Just reducing them below 30% HP renders them inoperable. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. It is possible, but you can't shoot, attack or otherwise damage the ship you're boarding (or any of the surface elements), directly, indirectly or otherwise. If you want to force some S/M ship to bail or soften an L/XL ship before boarding, right-click it, choose "Harass" and follow the instructions. Jul 09, 22:46. In another thread that I can't find now, someone mentioned that NPC faction fleet size is controlled partly by the number of sectors they own. Joined: Sat, 21. Feb 23, 15:06. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a boarding op?This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Lost 51/123. ago. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 8M each. 11 posts. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. by xant » Thu, 16. X4: Foundations. Post by pref » Sun, 6. You then get the "quest" to board. English Forums. Jul 09, 22:46. I dropped to -19 just for the act of boarding, my hits on the ship did not lower my rep. 4. Cost 3. I. Ship capture without rep los. You will also find additional information from developers here. Ship bailing: So long as you do not destroy the ship, you may open fire and cause the bailing of any ship that can bail. That is not true; you do lose rep. 🤖 Support at Patreon: 🅿️ Direct support through PayPal: 💜 Watch the. All without any repurcussions reputation-wise!. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4426 Joined: Tue, 28. You can even board an Asgard without rep loss and sell it to the terrans. I finally wanted to get into piracy, but outside of ZEN/KAK I'm already friends with everyone at +20 and don't want to drop below that if it's possible. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. I've been playing since it came out,. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. My allies will blow up ships even while my marines are onboard, and I have to micro-manage my units to stop them from blowing up the target while the boarding is going on. Get into your spacesuit and go over to the mines. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. We walk through the process of stealing station blueprints without reputation loss. You can't even use that command if your current reputation is -25 or below. Is there a way to perform those actions with a minimal hit to my rep as I don't want to have to re-climb back up to +20?I finally wanted to get into piracy, but outside of ZEN/KAK I'm already friends with everyone at +20 and don't want to drop below that if it's possible. #X4FoundationsDream to live by ZAYFALL If we doesn`t get rep. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. ChrisXX. You can board anything in this game without loss of rep. x, with and without Split vendetta. At this point still your own ships, so no rep loss. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. That is the main storyline quest and it has quite a few unlocks so is good to do. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Post by pref » Sun, 6. Basically create the boarding action and then immediately cancel it. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I finally wanted to get into piracy, but outside of ZEN/KAK I'm already friends with everyone at +20 and don't want to drop below that if it's possible. And imho a Tyr is better than an Osaka. Takes about 15 minutes to complete. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. Feb 23, 15:06. Feb 23, 15:06. As for the rep loss thing on turret destruction, there is a difference between faction rep and ship rep. So, either. This requires the lowest effort, but has the highest up-front cost. Yet I also have to get it damaged enough to make enough crew bail that the marines don't have an impossible fight, so I. "Act of war" action. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. I wrote a guide a while ago for stealing blueprints. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Feb 23, 15:06. As to boarding, the way you lose rep while boarding is via destroying surface elements. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. RainerPrem wrote: In AP you immediately lose 1% hull. Apr 23, 02:15This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. You will also find additional information from. You will also find additional information from developers here. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Sparky Sparkycorp wrote: If the mechanic to avoid a rep lost is working, you probably have to be out of station radar range (50 km if they have a Command Relay radar dish) and you probably need to nuke the radar on the ship. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. A third option would be attacking a station at the opposite end of the sectors as a diversion. Apr 23, 2021 @ 6:37am. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. If you google "x4 guide to stealing blueprints" it gets into the whole process from beginning to end, as well as how to identify station parts, opening up black markets, all sorts of stuff related to being a blueprint thief. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. Trigger the bomb. Rep loss is for. g. Mar 23, 15:59This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. . The goal here is to get it so that you can reverse faster than an I can fly. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Therefore, the "undeclare" is just improving reputation by any means. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. you can send in a few unarmed ships worth of marines and use the map mode to order the boarding. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Result: ship still 100% hull, 100% shield, all surface elements intact - no clue what the boarding window means by risk of destroying the ship, there was 0 damage throughout the op. Once you have high rep in the 20+ range with FRF, the amount you lose for killing FAF is unnoticeable.