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. 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. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Feb 23, 20:44. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 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 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. Sep 19, 07:57Alb_. The cheese is likely from stealing ships without rep loss as this probably. So I decided to go capture some better ships. So, either. Not getting rep loss from boarding POI ships sounds like a bug, might be specific to that faction or whatever ships are being boarded. <<snip>> Also, you dont need to destroy the engines. You can board several targets after each other, even before the first operation finishes. This will detonate all the mines as well, destroying the Administrative Centre. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. If you start boarding with rep level +8. If it's a SCA or FAF "plunderer" ship, scan it first to break the disguise and avoid rep loss with the disguise faction. You will also find additional information from developers here. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. The "Declare war" does only one thing: drops reputation to -25. One of them was the missing crew training. Yes i agree. Any tip for this? A: After the 2. X4: Foundations. +10 (or (+7) many %), the rep remains positive after the boarding operation. Feb 23, 15:06. You will also find additional information from developers here. The sold ships now shoot at the station. RoC however really hates me just for taking that one lousy sucellus. Same for a lot of other things. IMHO, boarding and bailing are the weakest mechanics in the game that need an overhaul. X4: Foundations "Fly By Boarding" (Video) This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. This! If we doesn`t get rep. Jul 09, 22:46. Feb 23, 15:06. 1. Ship capture without rep los. You will also find additional information from developers here. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Kalisa. Apr 16 @ 12:49pm i have started a new game. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. X4: Foundations. Post by Tranxalive » Thu. Boarding the best combat capital ship of the most aggressive race in the universe (sorry, Split, you do try) should be near impossible. So. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. - For example. So I've been trying to find a way to do this for the current game version. Mar 23, 15:59This 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. Scrapping is interesting and fun, especially building out a supply chain, but there is nothing really special about these factions. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4426 Joined: Tue, 28. You will also find additional information from developers here. Mines. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Boarding Operation Stuck. 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%. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You set up the operation so you don’t have to damage the ship. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 6 posts • Page 1 of 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?Boarding is dumbed down significantly. In case you don't know, fly by boarding is a boarding method that will allow you to capture ships without rep loss. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. 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. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Sep 19, 07:57I have: 7 destroyers in xenon sector with me taking stations out. over and over. If you pack 300+ marines onto a carrier or equal, you can board any vessel without firing a single shot. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. With that in mind, you have lots of options, e. (they can be destroyed without rep loss…. ago. It can take your marines a while to get through an undamaged hull, but you can usually capture the ship without any rep loss at all. This is why we destroyed the engines beforehand. 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. Coreblimey Posts: 1170 Joined: Wed, 25. Same for a lot of other things. Start with Cobra (you get one for free at the start of Split story) best M ship for boarding. You will also find additional information from developers here. Either that or the loss is so small it's negated by normal trade activity. For example if you find a Mercury in argon prime, far from any other station or ship, you can attack it and take it without rep. Again, no aggressive. ↳ 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. Shoot the turrets & engines off yourself. Lost 51/123. General Electric #119T53 Toaster with Stapled-On celeron chipset. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4524 Joined: Tue, 28. Boarding Split is impossible. 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?Depends on their relation with the target faction. 7 posts • Page 1 of 1. Get a cheap transport and fill it with as many mines as you can, fly it to position and park the ship. You will also find additional information from developers here. Post by. 15 posts • Page 1 of 1. because in X4, the random bail trigger starts at 75% hull. I have a boarding fleet of rattlesnakes that I keep sitting stocked full of marines. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Destruction of a faction ship is the typical cause of major rep loss like suddenly getting a -18. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes. Feb 23, 15:06. Get into your spacesuit and go over to the mines. I finally wanted to get into piracy, but outside of ZEN/KAK I'm already friends with everyone at +20 and don't want to drop below that if it's possible. The Odysseus (Vanguard) is perfectly capable of taking out any Xenon capships, including the I, if the player is flying it. Hire a couple 2+⭐️marines at any defense base. You can actually amass quite a few ships in this manner if you are persistent, without getting any rep loss whatsoever. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. With high level marines (specifically 1. 11 posts. You get reputation when you destroy ships belonging to a faction that is hostile to the station owner, in case of CAB that would be ZYA. 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). Sometimes I have up to 4 or 5 boarding ops going at the same time, before the 1st shifts into the battle phase. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. by Dreez » Wed, 12. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Use a ship that could carry plenty of marines (depends on which ship you wanna board, L ships is preferrable). Took me a long time to do that. Or if launched distress drone will reach npc sation. by jlehtone » Sat, 26. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. 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. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Ship capture with marines: Currently, so long as nothing is destroyed on a target, there is no reputation loss for stealing ships with marines. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. 11 posts. Feb 23, 15:06. In the early game we generally don’t have the firepower to do much versus a L/XL. . X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. boom! Good to know. - For example. 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. Scan a ship like a Zeus or Supply ship (worth the money). Jul 09, 22:46. With high level marines (specifically 1. You will also find additional information from developers here. I dropped to -19 just for the act of boarding, my hits on the ship did not lower my rep. And that's all there is to it. No one wants their ship back. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Zaihbot • 1 yr. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. As for the rep loss thing on turret destruction, there is a difference between faction rep and ship rep. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. I am indeed. 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. 8M each. X4: Foundations. 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. 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. I. Jul 09, 22:46. But you do get a pass for two attacks in short period of time, and no rep loss for boarding itself. 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. 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 discovered the reason I was not able to claim Matrix 451, both the Teladi and I built Admin centers while a Xenon defense platform existed. Feb 23, 15:06. You loose rep with ANT and gain with ARG. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. If they get caught, I should. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4638 Joined: Tue, 28. Loss. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. In addition when boarding you are hacking the ship to transfer control and ownership over to you. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4411 Joined: Tue, 28. If I attack that ship. 4. building) before boarding and complete them after boarding, you restore or almost restore your reputation. Loss. Result:they will get about a quarter ⭐️boarding every successful board. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. +10 (or (+7) many %), the rep remains positive after the boarding operation. If you are hostile with the faction, you can still use this trick. Re: Destroy Faction stations without lossing rep. X4: Foundations. Ship capture without rep los. Ship capture without rep los. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. 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. Joined: Mon, 14. Ship capture without rep los. Feb 23, 15:06. Big mistake, i started to lose my reputation with them!Then I have another Shuyaku sitting at the Equipment Dock in Antigone Memorial. Select the bomb, right click it and select detonate all. The goal here is to get it so that you can reverse faster than an I can fly. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Boarding a ship should also cause a heavy rep hit. X4: Foundations. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Well, here's how: 1. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). 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. 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. . General discussions about the games by Egosoft including X-BTF, XT, X², X³: Reunion, X³: Terran Conflict and X³: Albion Prelude. ) If you can avoid destroying as many surface elements, you can board w/o losing too much rep. 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. Oh if i play with or without mods does change anythink at the rep lose! #4. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 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. View Profile View Posts. Additionally, as you've seen, an illegal good produced by a station will also trigger a police response when they scan it. 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. x, with and without Split vendetta. Took me a long time to do that. ↳ 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. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. it's part of the game play. You can even board an Asgard without rep loss and sell it to the terrans. 15 posts • Page 1 of 1. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. X4: Foundations. You will also find additional information from developers here. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Why Boa's you say? Because 1. On pirates I kill the engines and turrets to make it easier. Jul 09, 22:46. Of course, MIN can end up building other stations later in the game, but at the start they are quite hard to rep up. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. But only if there's a station nearby for them to comm that considers your aggression unlawful. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. . Steal an Asgard, Raptor, or order an Atlas. If a ship is smuggling in your space or attacks your assets in neutral territory, you should be left alone for killing it. The normal method means a reputation loss, this way I don't kill any modules, so no rep loss. This is why this part costs so much reloads. Yet I also have to get it damaged enough to make enough crew bail that the marines don't have an impossible fight, so I. You then get the "quest" to board. You will also find additional information from developers here. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. You will also find additional information from developers here. Use this team to board non military ships. While destroying the amplifier some yaki (the hardliners I presume) will turn hostile and killing them results in some rep loss. #X4FoundationsDream to live by ZAYFALL This! If we doesn`t get rep. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. The biggest issue in my game are Ministry of Finance and Fallen Families. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Feb 23, 16:31I have lost rep with MIN in the past after destroying a confirmed Pirate that'd attacked my shipping. Re: Destroy Faction stations without lossing rep. The lack of criminal mass traffic around their stations doesn't help when you need to gain rep. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4: Foundations - Technical Support; ↳ X4: Foundations - Scripts and Modding;X4: Foundations. Might sound pedantic but. they are cheap and fast 2. But if you don't shoot back and just retreat, your marines will eventually (10 - 15 min) work their way inside and take over. Post by pref » Sun, 6. 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. This can lead to a death spiral, where your. That's how criminals operate. English Forums. You will also find additional information from developers here. #2. 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. X4: Foundations. Jul 20, 10:44. 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. Same for a lot of other things. If doing the initial boarding phase yourself, pair it with a burst ray armed heavy fighter for stripping the components off the target ship for faster boarding. 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. I captured some ships, built a couple of factories and suddenly one of the factions (MIN) keep reporting rep loss. All it takes is credits and Xeno lives. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I couldn't resist the temptation and capped it again using my Truelight Seeker and Cobra. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. 36x Thermal disintegrator (have started to use 6 of these, they ignore shields). You will also find additional information from developers here. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. X Trilogy Universe. You can board anything in this game without loss of rep. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. As to boarding, the way you lose rep while boarding is via destroying surface elements. You will also find additional information from developers here. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. ) I. But if you don't shoot back and just retreat, your marines will eventually (10 - 15 min) work their way inside and take over. X4 WIKI; Game Registration. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. No permanent rep loss so long as you don't actually shoot the. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. 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. Thanks, I will try this now Edit: Yep, def. 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. BeeTLe_BeTHLeHeM • 5 yr. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. If you attack a Boron ship in ARG space, ARG don't care, Boron are not enemy, so no rep difference. Fri, 20. You will also find additional information from developers here. Ship capture without rep los. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. X4: Foundations. 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. 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. #2. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4414 Joined: Tue, 28. You will also find additional information from developers here. This is wrong. 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. I captured some ships, built a couple of factories and suddenly one of the factions (MIN) keep reporting rep loss. X4: Foundations. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Just make sure to select a target that hasn't got tracking turrets, as missiles usually destroy all boarding pods within seconds. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Especially when they consider it a treasured military secret and don't even sell these ships to anyone. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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). Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. None of the ships are being attacked or in combat except my destroyers. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Either that or the loss is so small it's negated by normal trade activity. I have a boarding fleet of rattlesnakes that I keep sitting stocked full of marines. 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. May 21, 07:50. 1 Capital Ship Boarding Strategy. The wait is over, and the next chapter of the X4: Foundations space simulation has begun!. Once they start the second phase, get out of there asap. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. worked. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Make sure you have spare marine to claim all the ships. An Erlking IS a combat ship. Aug 21, 08:53. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Post by pref » Sun, 6. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Surface elements are turrets, engines and shields (you can destroy main weapons on destroyers as well but you cannot target them individually. You can board a ship and sell it back to the owner.