You will also find additional information from developers here. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. However, every so often I still get a rep loss when defending against Pirates in Teladi space. #1. Ship capture with marines: Currently, so long as nothing is destroyed on a target, there is no reputation loss for stealing ships with marines. Joined: Sat, 10. 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. Feb 23, 16:31I 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. I get the info that it happened, but not where, how or who. My actions in such cases largely depend on a judgement about how replaceable the marines I'm using are, set against potential faction rep loss if I eliminate the attacking ship(s) & how difficult it might be to get that rep back. Do a smooth flyby an drop your marines. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Fri, 20. . rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Belphegor2_3 Posts: 51 Joined: Sun, 1. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Took me a long time to do that. Feb 23, 15:06. You will also find additional information from developers here. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. x, with and without Split vendetta. OR if you really don't want to lose rep at all, then make AI. Get back into your ship. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Green marines easily lose 20 out of 50 while veteran marines usually lose 0 to 2. they come with veteran marines. Additionally, as you've seen, an illegal good produced by a station will also trigger a police response when they scan it. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. Big mistake, i started to lose my reputation with them!Then I have another Shuyaku sitting at the Equipment Dock in Antigone Memorial. 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 make them launch the marines and stay away without shooting. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Nov 12, 16:55. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. Jul 09, 22:46. In this way you will hardly see any loss of reputation or loss of staff at all and you will get a ship with all these turrets and structurally at 95%. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Detonating the bomb will generate 4 dataleaks. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Emolk (Banned) Dec 12, 2018 @ 8:55pm How to get the boarding option? I never have the boarding. Not getting rep loss from boarding POI ships sounds like a bug, might be specific to that faction or whatever ships are being boarded. 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. A random number is rolled modified by the ratio of the defender and attacking strength. All without any repurcussions reputation-wise!. You can't even use that command if your current reputation is -25 or below. Apr 23, 2021 @ 6:37am. - For example. Guide: Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. Mar 23, 15:59This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Bozz 💀. Trigger the bomb. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. ago. 0 HF3, this wasn't always the case) “Unauthorized kills” Unauthorized kills are detected anywhere in the universe. BeeTLe_BeTHLeHeM • 5 yr. 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. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. Same for a lot of other things. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. You will also find additional information from developers here. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Sadly this is not the case in X3. Nov 12, 16:55. If you pack 300+ marines onto a carrier or equal, you can board any vessel without firing a single shot. 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. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. If you start boarding with rep level +8. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. This! If we doesn`t get rep. 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. . Feb 04, 22:07Bab Peeg Apr 3, 2022 @ 7:56pm. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Steal an Asgard, Raptor, or order an Atlas. It will just take a long time for the marines to cut through the hull. 4 explorer ships exploring Laser towers in xenon sectors with no ARG around. 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. 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. 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. You can board a ship and sell it back to the owner. Sector claiming issue and how to resolve. So when I hit 0 rep with them I went to MIN space and started doing missions for them. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4524 Joined: Tue, 28. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4426 Joined: Tue, 28. You will also find additional information from developers here. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. 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 will also find additional information from developers here. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. On pirates I kill the engines and turrets to make it easier. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. Joined: Mon, 14. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. X4: Foundations. ) 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. There are ways to board ships without rep loss, but they are rather complicated compared to intended way. X4: Foundations. +10 (or (+7) many %), the rep remains positive after the boarding operation. 36x Thermal disintegrator (have started to use 6 of these, they ignore shields). Boarding a ship should also cause a heavy rep hit. You will also find additional information from developers here. There is no way to avoid the rep loss from kills, but here are some tips to help complete your pirating objectives without killing things. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Feb 23, 20:44. Scrapping is interesting and fun, especially building out a supply chain, but there is nothing really special about these factions. 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. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). I just started getting into boarding M2's. You can do "safe boarding", ie, mainly SCA ships. Now, we know that the Teladi at least tolerate Pirates in their space and generally the player isn't punished for defending themselves against them. Ruges May 6, 2020 @ 7:16am. While boarding with one ship with 1/3 the quantity and 1/2 of strength fared way better. You can board several targets after each other, even before the first operation finishes. ) I. Xenon killing reputation should be system-wide. Maximilianne • 2 yr. The thing with MIN is that they only start with a shipyard, wharf, and an equipment dock in another sector. You don't need to go lower than 74% Hull, because in X4, the random bail trigger starts at 75% hull. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. Took me a long time to do that. Scan a ship like a Zeus or Supply ship (worth the money). rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Re: Boarding. 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. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. 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. x, with and without Split vendetta. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. So, either. 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. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. ^^ 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. by xant » Thu, 16. None of the ships are being attacked or in combat except my destroyers. Rep still at 30. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You will also find additional information from developers here. HoloByteus May 21, 2020 @ 2:49pm. Feb 23, 15:06. 5x the enemy boarding strength) you can board any ship anywhere without firing a shot. This! If we doesn`t get rep. Post by pref » Sun, 6. Ship capture without rep los. Feb 23, 15:06. Fleet boarding not progressing. i use it for finance my complex stations. 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. Each criminal generally gets you 1 rep, until you close in on 10; then it might take a couple to rep up once. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Or if launched distress drone will reach npc sation. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Joined: Mon, 14. Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. 4. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Therefore, the "undeclare" is just improving reputation by any means. You can't even use that command if your current reputation is -25 or below. get 1+⭐️marines at Split or VIG shipyards. As for the rep loss thing on turret destruction, there is a difference between faction rep and ship rep. - For example. I start the boarding operation, and notice that when I destroyed the engine or. 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. For instance lets take an argon ship as an example. Ship capture without rep los. X4: Foundations. If the boarding mission asks you to damage the hull you did not do that. Loss. 12 posts • Page 1 of 1. This is why this part costs so much reloads. Boarding & Reputation loss. Nitackit. I wrote a guide a while ago for stealing blueprints. 6M. I dropped to -19 just for the act of boarding, my hits on the ship did not lower my rep. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. Mar 23, 15:59X4: Foundations. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. I went to Antigone. 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. Feb 23, 16:31Yes i agree. Ship capture without rep los. You will also find additional information from developers here. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Post by pref » Sun, 6. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. The biggest problem is that the notification "Reputation lost, reason unauthorised kill" is hopelessly uninformative. 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. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. X4: Foundations. ago. Check the logs, you should see a note about reputation loss and what specifically for. So boarding a capital ship should really hurt, if you do not force them to bail. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Completing the story from this point will result in a large gain in YAK rep, lockboxes with rare seminars, paint jobs, and upgrade components, and the ability to trigger a XEN invasion of TER space. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Rep loss is for. Feb 23, 16:31use your (now more experienced) marines for future boarding ops. 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. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. . You will also find additional information from developers here. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Feb 23, 16:31X4: Foundations > General Discussions >Topic Details. 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. 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. You can board ships, before damaging. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. So with Falx and 4x meson streams, you can go nice and cozy near Hokkaido's hull, fire a full salvo of mesons to damage it (make sure you don't destroy any. (they can be destroyed without rep loss…. Ship capture without rep los. the new factions are half baked. This mod addresses several piracy gameplay-aspects in X4 that I really dislike. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. However, the boarding operation is now stuck. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Scanning all 4 from your suit (in scan mode) will give you the blueprints. General Electric #119T53 Toaster with Stapled-On celeron chipset. 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. 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. 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. Ship capture without rep los. Took me a long time to do that. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This will detonate all the mines as well, destroying the Administrative Centre. Feb 23, 15:06. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes. (Sponsored) The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: forum abandoned shi. If you accept one or two long-time missionв (e. Why Boa's you say? Because 1. 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. 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. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. With high level marines (specifically 1. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4638 Joined: Tue, 28. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Feb 23, 15:06. Surface elements are turrets, engines and shields (you can destroy main weapons on destroyers as well but you cannot target them individually. 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. Or are you starting with ships that are neutral to you? In either case, Destroyer's aren't ideal boarding vessels. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4420 Joined: Tue, 28. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Those control when the respective phase starts. Rep did drop from 28 to 26. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Same for a lot of other things. X, and in the current ToA extended tutorial, I mean story campaign, it mentions heavy rep losses for boarding. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Post by pref » Sun, 6. 4. The cheese is likely from stealing ships without rep loss as this probably. 5 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. Date Posted: Mar 25 @ 11:20pm. You lose reputation every so many seconds during the conflict to board the ship. Sure, it gets hostile for a while, and may even shoot at you. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Loss. I could have sworn this was patched in a later version of 4. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). The sold ships now shoot at the station. Jul 09, 22:46. 4. 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). If a ship is smuggling in your space or attacks your assets in neutral territory, you should be left alone for killing it. Of course, MIN can end up building other stations later in the game, but at the start they are quite hard to rep up. veteran marines are a lot!! more powerful than the green cannonfodder from shipyards. Attack the station with a fast ship, draw the sector defenders to. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. - 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. (or you don't) Btw, if you board a carrier with fighters docked, you. 8M each. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. . 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. Post by pref » Sun, 6. 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. No shooting = no rep loss whatsoever. 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. Feb 23, 15:06. 0, mostly including. Assume you scan a Behemoth. Either find a station of the hostile faction that doesn't have turrets or. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). 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. Rep was 28 after that destruction. Ship capture without rep los. How to do it, you might ask. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Loss. If you are playing vanilla or at least without modded SCA faction, just yoink their minotaur raiders and their. Sell them to the enemy. Grand Exchange 1 is owned by the Teladi race. 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. Took me a long time to do that. 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. they are cheap and fast 2. Reputation loss for forced bailing please. I wouldn't say pause is cheesing as agreed, this game doesn't allow prep hence pause is needed. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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 boarding is done. Ship capture without rep los. Reputation loss appears to be only generated through destroyed turrets/components. No permanent rep loss so long as you don't actually shoot the. by Dreez » Wed, 12. Aug 21, 08:53. 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. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Not incurring reputation loss though when doing it in front of an entire escort fleet seems odd. There may be other factors, such as comms traffic etc. 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. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Ship capture without rep los. Jun 17 @ 4:02pm the act of a ship being captured i belive causes 0 rep damage right? its. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit.