Grand Exchange 1 is owned by the Teladi race. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. You will also find additional information from developers here. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). 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. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 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. Re: Destroy Faction stations without lossing rep. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. The ship radar isn't listed as a surface element or selectable but they can be nuked and they have about the same hit. Feb 23, 15:06. I captured some ships, built a couple of factories and suddenly one of the factions (MIN) keep reporting rep loss. . I get the info that it happened, but not where, how or who. Destroying moduls cause -3 rep at the faction you are attacking. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Reputation loss appears to be only generated through destroyed turrets/components. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. X4: Foundations. 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. Do a smooth flyby an drop your marines. 11 posts. They will. The lack of criminal mass traffic around their stations doesn't help when you need to gain rep. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Maximilianne • 2 yr. Rep loss from boarding. You will also find additional information from developers here. This determines if the defender or attacker wins that round, and how many marines dies on each side. General discussions about the games by Egosoft including X-BTF, XT, X², X³: Reunion, X³: Terran Conflict and X³: Albion Prelude. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4524 Joined: Tue, 28. Another way would be 200 to 400 Laser Towers. 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. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. Feb 23, 16:31use your (now more experienced) marines for future boarding ops. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. (Not 100% sure on this, but I think it’s how it works). Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. You will also find additional information from developers here. Boarding involves Scanning the target to gain intel, planning (using the intel), choosing a Behviour for your boarding ship (s) and initiating the 3-stage operation. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Cost 3. When he does he’ll bump the mines and the station will also explode. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Same for a lot of other things. Do not detonate yet. Tranxalive Posts: 131 Joined: Mon, 14. Maybe check the builder ship what rsoures it has, you could cancel the build and redo it. Big mistake, i started to lose my reputation with them!Then I have another Shuyaku sitting at the Equipment Dock in Antigone Memorial. Sure, it gets hostile for a while, and may even shoot at you. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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. Green marines easily lose 20 out of 50 while veteran marines usually lose 0 to 2. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You only lose rep if something explodes, whether its a turret, a laser tower, a ship, an escape pod, etc. 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. Post by pref » Sun, 6. 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. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. How to do it, you might ask. Feb 23, 15:06. Check the logs, you should see a note about reputation loss and what specifically for. Once the last Xenon DP was destroyed the sector still remained. 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. It should be the same as setting off the EMP Bomb. You will also find additional information from developers here. In the boarding prompt at the bottom you can select two settings. I am indeed. Once you have high rep in the 20+ range with FRF, the amount you lose for killing FAF is unnoticeable. Ship capture without rep los. I just spend the last 6 hours trying with varied methods and ships to board a Rattlesnake with 34 crewman and 16 marines, i used the complete high-morale crew from my first builder = 200+ marines, and then another 70 from a hauler. Feb 23, 15:06. This! If we doesn`t get rep. Assume you scan a Behemoth. X4 WIKI; Game Registration. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Set your ship's default action to Maintain Distance, use the max number of marines, set both boarding limits to Very Strong, and let your guys board. X4: Foundations. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. 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 without rep los. You will also find additional information from developers here. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Nomad15A Dec 16, 2018 @ 5:08pm. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4222 Joined: Tue, 28. But you do get a pass for two attacks in short period of time, and no rep loss for boarding itself. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. g. 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; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4: Foundations - Technical Support; ↳ X4: Foundations - Scripts and Modding;Yes you lose rep with the owner faction for all surface elements and deployables of theirs that you destroy. Cost 2. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Not you, not your ships, not your mines, nothing. 4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Top. 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. 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. Sell them to the enemy. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Use boas as your main station trading ships, Their speed will keep them alive. 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. boarding action becomes permanent and unable to cancel or add more marines. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 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. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Apr 16 @ 12:47pm Originally posted by Parasus: Oh if i play with or without mods does change anythink at the rep lose! maybe we use the same mod ^^ #5. Honestly it's one of the biggest exploits in the game and if you abuse it it breaks the game for you. No permanent rep loss so long as you don't actually shoot the. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Nov 12, 16:55. 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. Jun 20, 16:44. But there is 2 issues: 1) You still get rep loss if npc station or patrol nearby (allied/neutral to target). Nov 12, 16:55. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. (they can be destroyed without rep loss…. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4638 Joined: Tue, 28. 9 posts • Page 1 of 1. Loss. You can do "safe boarding", ie, mainly SCA ships. So, either. Guide: Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. 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. 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,. I'm pretty sure the rep loss only happens when you're personally flying the attacking ship. You will also find additional information from developers here. . rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. If you start boarding with rep level +8. - if you have high rep with a faction just board its ship anywhere, I boarded PMC Rahana and rep -1 only from 24 to 23, aplicable to all factions I think And missions: - and use Mission computer MOD to easy access to a list of all mission in zone, and search for „Stop the snitch“ and similar ones, it is mission to destroy a capital ship, Of course, they're pirates so you will still lose rep with their actual faction. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. You will also find additional information from developers here. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. #2. ) If you can avoid destroying as many surface elements, you can board w/o losing too much rep. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4383 Joined: Tue, 28. When I’m doing heavy boarding I usually have a ship parked at a VIG wharf so if an constantly buy more marines and usually have 5 boarding ops going at a time. Attack the station with a fast ship, draw the sector defenders to. 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. It's food rations, ice, and water that are illegal in VIG space. The thing with MIN is that they only start with a shipyard, wharf, and an equipment dock in another sector. 2. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes. 7 posts • Page 1 of 1. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. by xant » Thu, 16. 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. 0 damage. 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. All Discussions. Yes, it is a mistake. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4: Foundations - Technical Support; ↳ X4: Foundations - Scripts and Modding;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. (they can be destroyed without rep loss…. (Not 100% sure on this, but I think it’s how it works). This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Moderators: Moderators for English X Forum,. As for the rep loss thing on turret destruction, there is a difference between faction rep and ship rep. You can board anything in this game without loss of rep. Jul 09, 22:46. Avoiding rep loss when destroying admin centers . Those control when the respective phase starts. • 2 yr. Ship capture without rep los. There are weapons that penetrate shields without destroying a module. The customs check should really be removed and your higher tier trader pilots should be more resistant to police (such as jettisoning the goods before the police finish scanning them, talking their way out without rep loss or even having scan resistant that cause the police to not see the illegals). This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. If you accept one or two long-time missionв (e. You will also find additional information from developers here. Thugs. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Post by pref » Sun, 6. Sep 19, 07:57Alb_. You will also find additional information from developers here. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This is wrong. Jul 09, 22:46. Jul 09, 22:46. You will also find additional information from developers here. Boarding Operation Stuck. 11 posts. 16 comments. I dropped to -19 just for the act of boarding, my hits on the ship did not lower my rep. 36x Thermal disintegrator (have started to use 6 of these, they ignore shields). Ship capture without rep los. Feb 23, 15:06. Sure, it gets hostile for a while, and may even shoot at you. Next time you try it, check your faction rep both before and after. Took me a long time to do that. Nov 12, 16:55. You can get the pulse beamers (shield piercing for easy turret/engine removal) from the Alliance of the Word warf without farming rep— the. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. May 21, 07:50. Sep 19, 08:34. Additionally if you not yet finished Segaris plot you can use "Geometric Owl" to stip target of engine and turrets without rep hit. ) I can generally find 2 or 3 L miners and traders in those two sectors alone within half an hour or even less with SETA LirukDatan • 3 yr. Ship capture without rep los. There is no real solution. 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. Jul 09, 22:46. 11 posts. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). This! If we doesn`t get rep. 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. If the boarding mission asks you to damage the hull you did not do that. Either that or the loss is so small it's negated by normal trade activity. If you want the marines to board the ship while it's undamaged, you need to configure the two first parameters to "very strong". 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. HoloByteus May 21, 2020 @ 2:49pm. Scan stations for the boron scientist mission EARLY in your game (unless you started Terran). For further preparation order your m7m to follow the. Just board. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. After about 10 minutes, the ship calms down and you can go back and wait for the marine ninjas to do their work. You'll lose faction rep, but only a few points because they have no police to report to and no allied ships (usually. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You will also find additional information from developers here. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Always do boarding with one personally piloted ship. Board index. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4414 Joined: Tue, 28. RainerPrem wrote: In AP you immediately lose 1% hull. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. That is, if you have high reputation, then you can do some mayhem. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You will also find additional information from developers here. X4: Foundations. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. g. But if you don't shoot back and just retreat, your marines will eventually (10 - 15 min) work their way inside and take over. KnowHopw • 2 yr. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. 1 Capital Ship Boarding Strategy. You will also find additional information from developers here. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. If you attack a Boron ship in ARG space, ARG don't care, Boron are not enemy, so no rep difference. Feb 23, 15:06. Reputation loss for forced bailing please. 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. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Boarding combat ship should be especially hard. 3 service crew and 3 marines. Without rep loss. You will also find additional information from developers here. +10 (or (+7) many %), the rep remains positive after the boarding operation. THAT is the problem. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. should be 17 per ship. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Every shot after that has a chance to make the pilot bail and abandon ship, but only every 30 seconds. Feb 23, 20:44. I have been seeing a lot of people asking help for boarding. This mod addresses several piracy gameplay-aspects in X4 that I really dislike. The bit that gets VIG angry is the player getting close to the Erlking the first time, and the hostile status is only from the Keepsake station and its drones. You can't loose Reputation by Trading unless one of your Ships was Scanned in ZYA Space with contraband on board. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. x, with and without Split vendetta. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Ship capture without rep los. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. < >. Mar 22, 08:44. You also lose rep for every surface target destroyed (shields, turrets, engines) so if you have a powerful fleet it. Keep a captured builder (Mammoth Vanguard), at a shipyard, full of marines. 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. 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 is only Silicon Wafers, small money for a small. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Took me a long time to do that. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. You will also find additional information from developers here. Especially when they consider it a treasured military secret and don't even sell these ships to anyone. 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. I would love to see mods that enrich the boarding feature, but I think the top down radar view of the troops could be a lot of coding (and a bit hard to graft into the game). This is wrong, wrong, wrong. 3 service crew and 3 marines. 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. Loss. shawhu Posts: 15. The MIN are supposed to be hostile to the SCA, but in practice because the the TEL relationship, the MIN will end up going hostile to you for killing SCA ships in TEL sectors which is stupid. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. The normal method means a reputation loss, this way I don't kill any modules, so no rep loss. Of course it takes quite some time for the breaching phase if the hull is intact but it won't affect the boarding chances. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. The "Declare war" does only one thing: drops reputation to -25. Bozz 💀. And imho a Tyr is better than an Osaka. Took me a long time to do that. Failing to intercept him results in TER becoming hostile to the player. Unfortunately, those are. I don't get the rep loss for that but I DO get rep loss every time I kill one of the Laser Towers or Defense Drones that the VIG ship releases. You don't even have to get the shields down and damage the hull. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You will also find additional information from developers here. Keep transferring marines to the Barbarossa (120 at a time, have the Mammoth buy replacements) and board multiple builders. Lure them away, then kill them. You will also find additional information from developers here. ) I. 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. Feb 23, 16:31Dunno for AP, but in TC you can cap ATF ships without any rep loss. Mar 22, 08:44. Just get 5 low spec Boa's full of marines (no weapons). at least on 4. But you will really have to prepare your operation because it will be much more complicated than a classic boarding. 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. Same for a lot of other things. X4: Foundations. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). You then get the "quest" to board. Ship capture without rep los. So I decided to go capture some better ships. With that in mind, you have lots of options, e. this is in fact an advanced and very valid tactic. Detonating the bomb will generate 4 dataleaks. JackXx Posts: 13 Joined: Thu, 2. This mission is badly designed and unfortunately very common in ARG vs Xenon. Asmosis Oct 30, 2022 @ 9:27pm. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. X4: Foundations. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Regarding boarding strength, it may be that you had way more crew than. 0, I usually had a pretty easy time of flying my Cobra, knocking down the shields of a SCA destroyer, knocking the hull down to about 50% & then just following them with a. Feb 23, 15:06. 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. Not getting rep loss from boarding POI ships sounds like a bug, might be specific to that faction or whatever ships are being boarded. IMHO, boarding and bailing are the weakest mechanics in the game that need an overhaul.