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). The non-lead ships can be capped without aggroing the other ships, but if you board the lead ship, all of it's subordinates go hostile too. Date Posted: Mar 25 @ 11:20pm. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Jul 09, 22:46. Same for a lot of other things. You will also find additional information from developers here. ago. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Also boarding itself causes NO rep loss whatsoever except temporary reputation with the ship you are boarding and, if its part of a team, any ship in its group. Feb 23, 15:06. You will also find additional information from developers here. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Another way would be 200 to 400 Laser Towers. ChrisXX. Took me a long time to do that. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 61) appears to be calculated mostly by the number of hits you land that do hull damage. 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. Ship capture without rep los. Ship capture without rep los. [TC] Boarding Corporation Ships (rep loss?) General discussions about the games by Egosoft including X-BTF, XT, X², X³: Reunion, X³: Terran Conflict and X³: Albion Prelude. Destroying moduls cause -3 rep at the faction you are attacking. You will also find additional information from developers here. You will also find additional information from developers here. Feb 23, 15:06. Target the bomb and reverse or fly at least 3km away. Reputation loss for forced bailing please. 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. English Forums. Nov 12, 16:55. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Note that detonating the bomb will also make the station temporarily hostile. The just sold ships would normally fly away to be recycled by the new owner. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. With experienced marines you could easily stick to using only one cobra. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Being able to take ships without any rep loss is a real problem, I try to not exploit it but it feels horrible to intentionally drop my rep even though I know I dont have to. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes. Or, if they're far away from the station, if one of their distress probes gets in comm range of the station. Fleet boarding not progressing. You'd lose many of them, but VIG would also lose. Feb 23, 15:06. RainerPrem wrote: In AP you immediately lose 1% hull. 8 posts • Page 1 of 1. Sector claiming issue and how to resolve. Then just wait and the ship will be yours without you ever firing a shot. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Jul 20, 10:44. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. I've been playing since it came out,. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ Support et Aide pour X4: Foundations; ↳ Script et Modding pour X4: Foundations; ↳ L'Univers X Rebirth; ↳ Support et Aide pour X Rebirth; ↳ Script et Modding pour X Rebirth; ↳ Support et Aide pour la Trilogie X; ↳ L'Univers de la Trilogie X; ↳ Script et Modding pour la Trilogie X; ↳ Off Topic FrançaisCompatible with 3. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. 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. 8 posts • Page 1 of 1. Took me a long time to do that. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Sometimes I have up to 4 or 5 boarding ops going at the same time, before the 1st shifts into the battle phase. Just make sure to select a target that hasn't got tracking turrets, as missiles usually destroy all boarding pods within seconds. OR if you really don't want to lose rep at all, then make AI. Trigger the bomb. Re: Boarding. ARG are at war with HOP and ZYA and will actually reward you for attacking their ships in ARG space but they won't like you attacking pretty much anyone else (maybe TER is fine because of the cold war relation but I'm not sure on that one). Boarding Operation Stuck. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. Attack the station with a fast ship, draw the sector defenders to. If the boarding mission asks you to damage the hull you did not do that. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Same for a lot of other things. doesn’t usually garner a rep lossJun 21, 00:00. Obviously the most valuable ships to capture will be Asgard’s, Tokyo’s, Zeus, raptors, colossus… the biggest ships. You will also find additional information from developers here. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Grand Exchange 1 is owned by the Teladi race. Mar 23, 15:59Since the size of nopileos is so large and sometime the AI in fleets does less than desirable things. The main thing you need to do is get equipment mods on the ship to increase it's combat speed. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 4. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 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 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. Feb 04, 22:07Bab Peeg Apr 3, 2022 @ 7:56pm. No matter what atrocities you do, you will never drop deeper. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 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. Joined: Mon, 14. Joined: Mon, 14. You will also find additional information from developers here. Board index. 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. You will also find additional information from. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. If you want to capture without damage to the ship, don't forget to configure your ships to "keep distance", otherwise they will shoot the ship's turrets and thrusters to say the least. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. You can slide up to any capital ship and board without attacking it (make sure the boarding is set to start at "Very Strong" shields and hull); the marines will fly over and take a few shots, but if you can get out of there and wait 5 minutes the reputation hit will reset and then you can follow the target meters away until the. Why Boa's you say? Because 1. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Tranxalive Posts: 131 Joined: Mon, 14. There have been some balance changes made over versions and you actually can avoid most of the rep loss if you just disable them rather than destroy them (eg engines and maybe turrets which stop working if each kept at low hull points). 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. g. You will also find additional information from developers here. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. My universe balancer mind decided that giving 3 Argon sectors near Zyarth to ZYA will be good for world peace, because on south HAT separates ARG and ZYA, so there will be no more wars. How do you stop cascading rep loss from friendly fire? Post by user1679 » Fri, 28. No rep loss for any of them, and the Tokyo's when capped also gave me their load of fighters! Just don't try to cap any ship that is the lead ship of a small fleet. And imho a Tyr is better than an Osaka. So look for more lone space for attack. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. Feb 23, 15:06. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. That is not true; you do lose rep. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Loss. Post by pref » Sun, 6. You can board ships, before damaging. You don't even have to get the shields down and damage the hull. Either that or the loss is so small it's negated by normal trade activity. I do a regular search for "plunderer" on the map and then set 1 rattlesnakes to follow until further notice on each one. Unclaimed sectors should be rep loss on each abandoning wave (if the bailers make it to a station alive) allied/neutral claimed sectors should be rep loss on attack with more loss on attacking the pods and owned sectors should be a bigger loss. There are weapons that penetrate shields without destroying a module. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. I don't like how rep loss is automatic/tied to the destruction of elements and I think boarding with no/minimal rep loss should be possible if you're smart about it. Date Posted: Apr 3, 2022 @ 7:56pm. X4: Foundations. Took me a long time to do that. Oh if i play with or without mods does change anythink at the rep lose! #4. 11 posts. There are ways to board ships without rep loss, but they are rather complicated compared to intended way. You will also find additional information from developers here. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. Unclaimed sectors should be rep loss on each abandoning wave (if the bailers make it to a station alive) allied/neutral claimed sectors should be rep loss on attack with more loss on attacking the pods and owned sectors should be a bigger loss. And with the new boardingsystem where. 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. 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. Rep loss from boarding. 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. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Feb 23, 16:31Every 10-15 seconds, a boarding check is done that compares the two numbers. But you do get a pass for two attacks in short period of time, and no rep loss for boarding itself. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Post by Tranxalive » Thu. If a ship is smuggling in your space or attacks your assets in neutral territory, you should be left alone for killing it. You want to google terms like x4 boarding or x4 capping. So, the way you took over the sector and left their stations in tact means trouble for you if you set their basic economic goods illegal and actually care about Terran rep. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. I am indeed. X4: Foundations. 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. Boarding requires sufficient Marine crew across the player-owned ships participating in the action. Boarding combat ship should be especially hard. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. Takes about 15 minutes to complete. With that in mind, you have lots of options, e. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 3. Post by Belphegor2_3 » Sun, 15. Do not detonate yet. Jul 09, 22:46. At this point still your own ships, so no rep loss. Do a smooth flyby an drop your marines. If they don't start shooting which maybe the case with factions without enemies like Teladi: Blow them up or board them all-day every-day to your hearts content without worry of rep loss. Post by pref » Sun, 6. 4 explorer ships exploring Laser towers in xenon sectors with no ARG around. 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. However, even with a friendly faction, you can just fly right up to them, and board. In case you don't know, fly by boarding is a boarding method that will allow you to capture ships without rep loss. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. You then get the "quest" to board. You will also find additional information from developers here. Tried looking up tactics online, but they all seem to be from pre-5. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Sep 19, 08:34. Basically create the boarding action and then immediately cancel it. Is that normal that boarding a ship in empty space gets me 26 rep loss? PMC will not get any more angry with me, after boarding 2 taranises and a fedhelm im still at -20. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. Feb 23, 16:31So you can just load a ship with high crew capacity like Shuyaku full of marines, board with target hull and defense set to "very strong" so you don't need to destroy turrets or damage hull and then fly away and wait 20-30 minutes until the boarding op finishes, Either you win without losing any permanent rep, getting shot at or firing a. You also lose rep for every surface target destroyed (shields, turrets, engines) so if you have a powerful fleet it. X, and in the current ToA extended tutorial, I mean story campaign, it mentions heavy rep losses for boarding. Joined: Sat, 21. Screw RNG, screw destroying rep by attacking, and screw all the tedium of taking out every turret. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I didn't try to do it with the turrets disabled, but maybe the constructors wouldn't survive without swathing the flies for so long. Joined: Mon, 14. X4: Foundations. Bringing your marines on the ship is probably one of the easiest boarding tasks you’ll ever have, as the Ozias is very slow, very big, and completely unarmed. Nov 12, 16:55. I thouthg that since i was making that mission and the Argons are the one giving it, i woudln't lose any reputation after starting the attack. The wait is over, and the next chapter of the X4: Foundations space simulation has begun!. Guide: Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. 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. ) If you can avoid destroying as many surface elements, you can board w/o losing too much rep. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). X4: Foundations. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 2 x Cobra – Medium Preset. Like 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. boom! Good to know. 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. Ship capture with marines: Currently, so long as nothing is destroyed on a target, there is no reputation loss for stealing ships with marines. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes MINUTES. RoC however really hates me just for taking that one lousy sucellus. Feb 23, 15:06. I'm pretty sure the rep loss only happens when you're personally flying the attacking ship. 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. The just sold ships would normally fly away to be recycled by the new owner. The Odysseus (Vanguard) is perfectly capable of taking out any Xenon capships, including the I, if the player is flying it. Obviously stop, when you are about to lose below +20 rep. X4: Foundations. Sell them to the enemy. Rep loss from boarding. Post by. ago. 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. So I've been trying to find a way to do this for the current game version. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Get back in your ship, sit in the pilots chair and you should see the bombs highlighted. All it takes is credits and Xeno lives. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4497 Joined: Tue, 28. 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. 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. Hire a couple 2+⭐️marines at any defense base. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. x, with and without Split vendetta. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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. X4: Foundations. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Well, here's how: 1. RoC however really hates me just for taking that one lousy sucellus. This one are only there to recruit new Marines to transfer to the Boarding ships if the Marines there get killed or promoted. All without any repurcussions reputation-wise!. Boarding the best combat capital ship of the most aggressive race in the universe (sorry, Split, you do try) should be near impossible. they are cheap and fast 2. Therefore you want to do the max hull damage (to take <target's> BR down to a number you can handle) in as few shots as possible. You can do cheese boarding, ie, fly by boarding were you can take anything if you patient enough, and you can do stealth boarding where you dont destroy any element on the target, without rep loss, easier on L Miners or traders with low crew capacity. This is wrong. - You can board and steal ships from the SCA without rep loss, your rep with them is pegged to -5 always Good luck! EDIT: One more thing I forgot to mention. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. 1 Capital Ship Boarding Strategy. Posts: 173 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). After about 10 minutes, the ship calms down and you can go back and wait for the marine ninjas to do their work. Feb 23, 16:31X4: Foundations > General Discussions >Topic Details. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. ago. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. There may be other factors, such as comms traffic etc. This mission is the only time I do flyby boarding, for the same reason. worked. because in X4, the random bail trigger starts at 75% hull. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. All Discussions. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. +10 (or (+7) many %), the rep remains positive after the boarding operation. #X4FoundationsDream to live by ZAYFALL This! If we doesn`t get rep. 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. 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. 0 damage. Boarding rep loss in unclaimed sector? So before the patch I would steal ships all day in nop's fortune without a rep hit but now i am, did something change? X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. ZYA asked to destroy another ARG Defence Platform. You will also find additional information from developers here. Or if launched distress drone will reach npc sation. If you don't damage the hull, the boarding will stall at stage II forever, the ship even turns blue and the marines stay there forever. An Erlking IS a combat ship. Assume you scan a Behemoth. X Trilogy Universe. i don't know if this is working as intended, but when you board using Very Strong for phase II, the Infiltration starts at 100% hull. Coreblimey Posts: 1170 Joined: Wed, 25. Detonating the bomb will generate 4 dataleaks. You will also find additional information from developers here. (Not 100% sure on this, but I think it’s how it works). Top. Feb 23, 15:06. English Forums. Regarding boarding strength, it may be that you had way more crew than. If you accept one or two long-time missionв (e. (they can be destroyed without rep loss…. I wish X4 had better developed pirate gameplay with some of the illegal ship upgrades/software that earlier games had. 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. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Jawms Posts: 349 Joined: Thu, 30. +10 (or (+7) many %), the rep remains positive after the boarding operation. This make them launch the marines and stay away without shooting. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. A squad of 10 (s) fighters decided to slow boat to the scene giving me attack notifications for 10 minutes or so. Joined: Mon, 14. g. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. Its a much better finance source than automine or autotrade. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. The goal here is to get it so that you can reverse faster than an I can fly. I successfully boarded OTAS Boreas in Aladna Hill and another one spawned. 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. Rep loss currently (as of v3. Make sure builder has like 20 to 40k more then it's needed. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Is it just me or does boarding and capturing seem brokenly OP? Let me explain. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Without rep loss. 3 service crew and 3 marines. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. boarding action becomes permanent and unable to cancel or add more marines. Mar 22, 08:44. But only if there's a station nearby for them to comm that considers your aggression unlawful. #X4FoundationsDream to live by ZAYFALL If we doesn`t get rep. Jul 09, 22:46. X4: Foundations. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; You will always not really though get rep hit when attacking NPC ships, and killing them or their surface components. Rep loss is not permanent, and it's just at that station. Next time you try it, check your faction rep both before and after. 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. With seasons coming in the future for Ventures I thought I would bring to light that the boarding exploit is still very much a thing. The target's way should lead between the groups so they can catch it in the same time. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4638 Joined: Tue, 28. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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. Big mistake, i started to lose my reputation with them!Then I have another Shuyaku sitting at the Equipment Dock in Antigone Memorial. at least on 4. Apr 23, 02:15This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes. Reputation loss appears to be only generated through destroyed turrets/components. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. Max out remaining crew space with Marines. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. I think you may only lose ship rep on turret destruction, but laser towers will cost you faction rep. You don't actually lose any rep. General discussions about the games by Egosoft including X-BTF, XT, X², X³: Reunion, X³: Terran Conflict and X³: Albion Prelude. veteran marines are a lot!! more powerful than the green cannonfodder from shipyards. A sure way to obtain them is to get in your spacesuit and use an EMP bomb on the module you want the BP. If I attack that ship. Loss. Get in front of it to block the escape route; board with 120 marines, you will not lose faction rep. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Yes you lose rep with the owner faction for all surface elements and deployables of theirs that you destroy. 8M each. Not you, not your ships, not your mines, nothing. Boarding the best combat capital ship of the most aggressive race in the universe (sorry, Split, you do try) should be near impossible. Step 3: Locate the sector you want to takeover and place a station that will qualify as "defence platform" (It needs at least one administrative center, no matter the race) Step 4: Position your Asgard in the sector's defense. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. In addition when boarding you are hacking the ship to transfer control and ownership over to you. 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. . Sure, it gets hostile for a while, and may even shoot at you. ^^ 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. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. Hull HP only gives a timer till boarding begins after the pods attach— so don’t worry about it. Lots of them. It does take a long time, but you can board without loosing reputation if you do it this way, so you can just take any ship you want from anyone. I'm helping ARG now, for a while.