#1. Feb 23, 15:06. You also lose rep for every surface target destroyed (shields, turrets, engines) so if you have a powerful fleet it. Re: Destroy Faction stations without lossing rep. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 4K Share. You will also find additional information from developers here. Loss. rene6740 wrote: "without loosing rep". 11 posts. Not morally nice, butOnce boarding starts, the ship hull can go above 80% without issue. 8 posts • Page 1 of 1. Jul 20, 10:44. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4589 Joined: Tue, 28. Takes more time, which may mean more risk of intervention. Took me a long time to do that. The Odysseus (Vanguard) is perfectly capable of taking out any Xenon capships, including the I, if the player is flying it. 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. 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. Next time you try it, check your faction rep both before and after. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. ago. 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. And when someone who carries illegal warez and tried to escape, I can kill them without rep loss? Top. 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. g. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. You will also find additional information from developers here. If you pack 300+ marines onto a carrier or equal, you can board any vessel without firing a single shot. You will also find additional information from developers here. Ship capture with marines: Currently, so long as nothing is destroyed on a target, there is no reputation loss for stealing ships with marines. 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. Obviously the most valuable ships to capture will be Asgard’s, Tokyo’s, Zeus, raptors, colossus… the biggest ships. I've been playing since it came out,. Yeah, ships shooting at pirates and enemies can hit friendly ships and stations, causing a rep loss that happens concurrently with the trade, which is why it shows a drop. 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. by xant » Thu, 16. 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. Sep 19, 07:57Alb_. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. You will also find additional information from. Logs don't tell me where the rep is lost. It should be the same as setting off the EMP Bomb. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Ahh, Thanks. That’s it. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Guide: Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. 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?Fly-by boarding requires you to set the maximum hull strength to full. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Rep loss currently (as of v3. 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?Large and XL ships need to be boarded to be captured. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Get back into your ship. . 4. You'll lose faction rep, but only a few points because they have no police to report to and no allied ships (usually. Took me a long time to do that. Boarding: I_x_fx mentioned this but specifically if you do not destroy the turrets on a ship you don't lose rep when you board. Use boas as your main station trading ships, Their speed will keep them alive. 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. The main thing you need to do is get equipment mods on the ship to increase it's combat speed. Redwyrm Posts: 404 Joined: Tue, 11. 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?Boarding is dumbed down significantly. 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). 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Feb 23, 15:06. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4638 Joined: Tue, 28. Its a much better finance source than automine or autotrade. Feb 23, 15:06. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. . ago 16 comments. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. In the case of S and M ships this only applies IF you are within 30km's of another ship or station (witness). Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Make sure builder has like 20 to 40k more then it's needed. You will also find additional information from developers here. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. The boarding parties deploy and when you unpause your ship zips by so you don't need to engage, I keep my turrets to missile defense. 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. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. You will also find additional information from developers here. Loss. The credit rewards for exercising a bit of police extra-brutality and clearing those sectors are quite lucrative, though. 5x the enemy boarding strength) you can board any ship anywhere without firing a shot. Joined: Mon, 14. If you are playing vanilla or at least without modded SCA faction, just yoink their minotaur raiders and their. i use it for finance my complex stations. Feb 04, 22:07Bab Peeg Apr 3, 2022 @ 7:56pm. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. As for the rep loss thing on turret destruction, there is a difference between faction rep and ship rep. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 2 x Cobra – Medium Preset. Sector claiming issue and how to resolve. I went to Antigone. (they can be destroyed without rep loss…. Unfortunately, those are. Feb 23, 16:31The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Ok, good to know I'm not missing anything obvious. Basically create the boarding action and then immediately cancel it. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. You will also find additional information from developers here. 36x Thermal disintegrator (have started to use 6 of these, they ignore shields). Successfully intercepting him results in no loss of rep. Avoiding rep loss when destroying admin centers . A third option would be attacking a station at the opposite end of the sectors as a diversion. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). You will also find additional information from developers here. Nov 12, 16:55. Jul 09, 22:46. Feb 23, 15:06. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. You lose reputation every so many seconds during the conflict to board the ship. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Egosoft simply forgot to add any meaningful benefits to owning sectors. Trigger the bomb. X4: Foundations. Lots of them. Destroying moduls cause -3 rep at the faction you are attacking. 16 comments. So boarding a capital ship should really hurt, if you do not force them to bail. Steal an Asgard, Raptor, or order an Atlas. But there is 2 issues: 1) You still get rep loss if npc station or patrol nearby (allied/neutral to target). X4: Foundations. Loth Crow May 8, 2022 @ 8:36am. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Regarding boarding strength, it may be that you had way more crew than. If you want to board without destroying anything on the ship you are boarding (most probably to prevent the loss of rep) first of all you must have boarding strength at least double of the defending strength of the ship you try to board. I'm pretty sure the rep loss only happens when you're personally flying the attacking ship. All you have to do after is wait and your crew will eventually start taking the ship. There are ways to board ships without rep loss, but they are rather complicated compared to intended way. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Scrapping is interesting and fun, especially building out a supply chain, but there is nothing really special about these factions. "Act of war" action. Nitackit. You will also find additional information from developers here. you can send in a few unarmed ships worth of marines and use the map mode to order the boarding. . Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. Detonating the bomb will generate 4 dataleaks. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. X4: Foundations "Fly By Boarding" (Video) This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Joined: Mon, 14. They will. While boarding with one ship with 1/3 the quantity and 1/2 of strength fared way better. But if you do manage to catch one alone… a free XL ship is typically worth any rep loss. Don’t move and deploy all of the mines, teleport out of the ship and let the ai take control. You tank the rep loss and make it up by having scouts trade 1 unit of whatever ware to AI on repeat order. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. This can lead to a death spiral, where your. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. On 3. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. So look for more lone space for attack. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Mar 22, 08:44. Loss. Lots of crew, large turrets can be plasma to take down the hull for faster boarding, medium turrets are good for anti fighter, and very good speed & maneuverability. If I need to describe it I will simply make a private video and put it up showing it but it. Hi, i'm relatively new in X4 and X games in general, i've played around a hundred of hour now, i've created 4 stations, each of them making me money, but it isn't enough to cover any L ship loss in the war against Xenon My biggest station is doing Smart Chips, Hull parts and Spacefuel (This is the station you get with a quest) The second one. The just sold ships would normally fly away to be recycled by the new owner. Reputation loss for forced bailing please. Board index. You will also find additional information from developers here. . Jul 20, 10:44. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. I dropped to -19 just for the act of boarding, my hits on the ship did not lower my rep. 3 service crew and 3 marines. Dec 10, 05:13. Boarding a ship should also cause a heavy rep hit. If target can comm with friendlies and give us rep loss for firing - target must can report about crew killing! But without total rebalance of boarding ops, this issue can be fixed by removing "Very hard" option in boarding. Ship capture without rep los. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. You want to google terms like x4 boarding or x4 capping. Keep a captured builder (Mammoth Vanguard), at a shipyard, full of marines. Get a cheap transport and fill it with as many mines as you can, fly it to position and park the ship. 3 posts • Page 1 of 1. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Rep loss from boarding. You'd lose many of them, but VIG would also lose. You board, the ship and its associates turn hostile, because it is an 'attack' with nothing destroyed there is no permanent rep loss as a simple attack with insufficient damage will not cause permanent rep loss. This! If we doesn`t get rep. Boarding Operation Stuck. Get into your spacesuit and go over to the mines. Maybe check the builder ship what rsoures it has, you could cancel the build and redo it. Shoot the turrets & engines off yourself. Boarding combat ship should be especially hard. 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. Dec 18, 21:53. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 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. DON'T kill pirates as they can actually reduce your reputation, as they can be neutral to the owner's faction. Feb 23, 15:06. The rep system has too many points of rapidly escalating, unintended conflict in the course of expected use. You will also find additional information from developers here. Maximilianne • 2 yr. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Moderator:. 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. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. A sure way to obtain them is to get in your spacesuit and use an EMP bomb on the module you want the BP. The lack of criminal mass traffic around their stations doesn't help when you need to gain rep. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. I think you may only lose ship rep on turret destruction, but laser towers will cost you faction rep. Every killed crew member should give a reputation loss. 4K subscribers Join Subscribe 2. [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. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4: Foundations - Technical Support; ↳ X4: Foundations - Scripts and Modding;X4: Foundations. 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 captured some ships, built a couple of factories and suddenly one of the factions (MIN) keep reporting rep loss. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Feb 23, 15:06. 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. #2. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. I rarely do it but I tried to board a freighter in Nopilios Fortune and I was taking rep hits of like -6 just shooting a turret off. You'll lose faction rep, but only a few points because they have no police to report to and no allied ships (usually. You will also find additional information from developers here. Next time you try it, check your faction rep both before and after. X4 WIKI; Game Registration. Loss. This determines if the defender or attacker wins that round, and how many marines dies on each side. The sold ships now shoot at the station. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Tranxalive Posts: 131 Joined: Mon, 14. All Discussions. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. As long as you don't "attack" no one else will mind. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Moderators: Moderators for English X Forum,. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. these however take significant more effort & getting them alone… not an easy situation to engineer. < >. 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. One of them was the missing crew training. 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. Mar 23, 15:59This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. However, even with a friendly faction, you can just fly right up to them, and board. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. Ship capture without rep los. English Forums. Post by pref » Sun, 6. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. I went to Antigone. 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. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Feb 23, 15:06. So, either. 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. The biggest issue in my game are Ministry of Finance and Fallen Families. If you accept one or two long-time missionв (e. Max out remaining crew space with Marines. 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?+ For allied rep loss, you must start in the 20+ not to turn an ally into enemy (rep =-10 or lower), and this assuming that you only do the following damage: - No hull damage - killed 2 engines + Jump Device - Killed the 5 required surface elements More shots at the hull == more rep loss, etc,. Took me a long time to do that. Took me a long time to do that. Top. The wait is over, and the next chapter of the X4: Foundations space simulation has begun!. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4222 Joined: Tue, 28. The only flaw with boarding in X4 is that no one cares. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. Even if you have a police license, if you fight back you loose massive reputation. Mar 23, 15:59X4: Foundations. 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. Belphegor2_3 Posts: 51 Joined: Sun, 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. 0 damage. Got the mission done without a rep loss As 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. I did multiple ship boarding a handfull of times and all of them were slaughterfests for my guys. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4497 Joined: Tue, 28. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Big mistake, i started to lose my reputation with them!Then I have another Shuyaku sitting at the Equipment Dock in Antigone Memorial. over and over. should be 17 per ship. +10 (or (+7) many %), the rep remains positive after the boarding operation. 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. Why Boa's you say? Because 1. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. I have observed the following: You get scanned and then attacked by a pirate. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. Make sure you have spare marine to claim all the ships. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Boarding requires sufficient Marine crew across the player-owned ships participating in the action. You can board a ship and sell it back to the owner. May 21, 07:50. Additionally if you not yet finished Segaris plot you can use "Geometric Owl" to stip target of engine and turrets without rep hit. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 53 posts Previous; 1; 2; 3; Next; GCU Grey Area Posts: 7608 Joined: Sat, 14. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Soon as I destroy their ship along with their repair drone, I get a long notification stating -36 rep due to unauthorize kill. Sep 19, 07:57I have: 7 destroyers in xenon sector with me taking stations out. Same for a lot of other things. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Lost 51/123. Of course, MIN can end up building other stations later in the game, but at the start they are quite hard to rep up. 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. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4505 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. Ruges May 6, 2020 @ 7:16am. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. Again, no aggressive. You will also find additional information from developers here. Ship capture without rep los. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 2 x Cobra – Medium Preset. Rep still at 30. Ship capture without rep los. 8M each. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a.