I have not tried other destroyers, at first I wanted rattlesnake. However their highest advantage is another aspect that is something not mentioned: THE RANGE. Fly every ship, TRADE and FIGHT to BUILD your empire with modular station construction and THINK carefully when embarking on an epic journey. You can technically equip your freighters with defence drones to increase the survival rate further against S and M pirates but in practice even that is more hassle and expense than it's worth. Boosting, which drains shields into engines to provide a rapid speed increase. Mostly my miners just get destroyed with fully escort. Now the K should be helpless and eventually, sector security will get rid of it. Raptor is your S ship monster carrier that can also rip anything to shreds that comes to close, but will die much quicker if something can survive for like 20 seconds. The Task Force. Feed the Teladi / Ministry and they will stabilize in Ianamus Zura. Yes, the game has drones. It's better to send a proper battle fleet to hunt down and destroy any FAF Rattlesnakes on the prowl giving you problems. To use them, set a mode on the ship's loadout screen or mini-menu. Example: 2 Osaka, children of 1 Syn: Give order to Syn to attack a K. It is imo one of the main X4 weakness. [Beta 1 HF1] Fixed mining ships choosing lower-priority resource to mine (problem introduced in 4. 2. What would be a good overall L turret loadout for Syn - Destroyer? The main focus is to fight capital ships but that's the purpose of Terran Main Battery weapons. The syn slowboat to target, never getting there. Looked some more - it appears the escort ship is flying at full speed abandonning the craft they are supposed to guard only to wait for them there. Got a new PC. "Out of sector" (it is "out of zone" in X4 - basically 30+km distance of the player) you might want to have a fleet to deal with K's. When I hit the plot I was in the starting freighter but there was only one fighter doing the shakedown, which let our pair of traders nip at it enough to win. Originally posted by Daggoth: Must've been. This is what I have found works best for me. 0 Update. Like with turrets, unless “armed,” the modes do nothing; drones will dock with the ship when disarmed. Last Update: 16 Jul 2023. Same problem here. Miners make stability. X4 has alot of solutions for a problem but everything comes with a tradeoff. There are a couple of other ships further out (not highlighted), but have a little person icon, like. You can deliver one by one to the yellow Target sphere. For those of you who don't know, you can select multiple ships by holding ctrl or shift (just like selecting multiple files on windows) in the "property" list. : "Escort Trader" instead of "Escort trader". It has taken no damage and is at full health. This might break immersion but maybe make the AI the fleet commander and maybe you can be one of the wingmen. 40 to 50 will do. By default it is the best of its class since there are no competitors in its class. They are fast and durable but lack the powerful forward weaponry of other L and XL. Shift X to match speed and then just follow it to the base. #1. I started to drop. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. Escort ship command doesn't work well b/c the escorts find one bad guy and go off running him down whilst leaving your trade ships all alone for the next attacker. Park outside the docking bay and wait. > You don't even need to put mining turrets on a ship, it'll still mine just fine. That, and turn off auto roll too. Possible Game Breaking Bug. Dec 18, 00:30. Best way to explain the Fleet commands that you assigned a Lead Ship. This mod aims to add a new class of ships to the game - cruisers. I later decided to make some more variations by kitbashing and editing the models of other ships. ago. But I highly doubt this means anything for the longevity of X4. Thanks for quick fix! Mine rig - X4 ready Windows 10 64b. Movement: 1 - Stay in formation 2 - Break formation to attack enemy if: 2. (3) Ignoring ship to be protected. If you set them to Attack, they will undock to attack the carrier's target. xml. If someone wants to improve or modify it, go ahead, as long as you give credit. The child is. Right now my plans are to keep an eye out for a new (hopefully co-op) space flight sim, and keep playing the crap. Re: X4 question: Shipyard repairs vs Engineer repairs. L freighter, Shuyaku Sentinel, with 2 M ships (usually Katanas) assigned to escort with TER L all around engines (fast jump acceleration) and travel drive mod. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. Run from Eighteen Billion to Two Grand. Originally posted by Nickolaiproblem: Crew can automate tasks like mining. Once a ship goes to travel mode, it goes whatever the max speed it's engines are capable of in travel mode. Next click the Assign or hire a Builder button – use the map to find a builder and select it. . X4 has alot of solutions for a problem but everything comes with a tradeoff. The ships are made with the factions artstyles in mind and should fit in the game seamlessly. Feb 21, 10:46. Im talking like max 70C while if im playing GTA5 the card easily gets to 100C before starting to throttle. So i'm on the PHQ mission to rescue the boron. The Gorgon has move survivability then the squishy Cobra and better turret coverage, but the Cobra is faster, can carry 25 crew which makes it really good for boarding ops, and has 3 front guns and 4 forward facing turrets. The very first thing you want to do in X4 is go to gamesetting then turn ON maintain speed in menu. Pick him up at the dock, escort him to your ship, wait until he gets inside your ship. I think there is a "Protect ship" option, if you right-click the carrier with a fighter selected. I always resolve the issue by quicksaving and loading. Usually if you detect raid station or just raiders - hive station will be in that or nearby sector up to 3 sectors away. All ships are added to shipyards of their respective factions and require permits depending on their classification to be bought. Escort missions, supplying stations, and also satellite deployment missions if the location is particularly dangerous. The ships that escorts have real trouble with are the Medium class Fighters that can take out the transports easy enough, survive the hits from the escort, and leave with just some damage. All ships are unloaded, them travel to the target and wait formation to attack. 3GHz boost), 32GB DDR4 3200MHz CL14 RAM, GPU: AMD Vega64 8 GB HBM, played on 2569x1440, Freesync2. - 1 transport needing an escort I click on both interceptors, right click the transport, and assign them to the 'defence' role. In the previous version, the mission pointer switched between the ship and the ship and its destination depending on whether you're in or out of escort distance. L shift+2 and scan a station looking for the comms signals or fly around on the highway until you see mission markers for kill missions. Near the bottom there should be three options "Defend", "Attack", and "Intercept". Select Deploy civilian -> Satellite. For me this takes my late game from a crawl of several FPS back up to 60 with one click. I would also set all wingmen to attack group. Here are a few impressions of my performance increase: Resolution 3440x1440. “Today is the day it all begins…”. The right most is for guidance missions, the middle one is upkeep, and the one on the left is for important missions. Crew can repair your hull if it get damaged or raid stations or ships if their classed as marines. manage to play for 46 hours. I have slightly different problem. (And considering their aquatic nature, it is unlikely they’ll appear in. i must mention, that this happened way back in 1. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. If you've got a lot of vision/sattelites/your own ships, try disabling the show orders in the map. One simply doesn't. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews. Simple question, are the basic fleet mechanics fixed? Specifically if I assign some fighters to defend/escort one of my freighters will they actually escort it and fight off any attackers?. e. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. You may have better options to do with your time. It renders all interactive elements in game world unusable or untouchable. . this problem was before slit dlc and i wonder that till this time torpedos ships not work. 4. Just as its name says, this game is a great foundation for a really massive and great open world sandbox space adventure, where it's your choice to write your own destiny and play any way you want. This flight assist is constantly correcting the ships path. Enable this in the Extension Options. You say "hire" and it slips to the map screen so you can select the ship. 2c) Disable FILE COMPRESSION in case it is turned on for the game folder. 3 ghz 64 gig of ram RTX 2070 Win 10 Started a new game 4. The Concept for this is simple but once you understand the Fleet logic in the game it. The ship doesnt even move towards the jump gate after undocking heads in a straight line towards the sunrise of the planet and stops at 32 km from the shipyard Hive and raid stations. Boost also stops functioning. my ship is stuck inside my station. I also learned X4 cannot accommodate motion vector data currently. Max fleets increased also. - 12900k steady 60fps. Dr Bozo asked you to rescue him and take him to the station. (Since "Escort" will just cause them all to relaunch. Ok this is getting beyond frustrating as there is nothing telling me WHY this is happening, but i hit Travel mode and it immediately aborts, over and over again - no reason given. Fortunately a smart, little Boron. Originally posted by Wraith: Yea trading fleet are possible through mimic command like stated before. WHO wrote: [1]I do like idea that Engineers should be able to do patchwork repairs like to 30% or 40% of the hull plus the surface elements, while the general repair would need to be done by the shipyards. So imagine that one of possible end games is that you will wipe out entire sector from enemy and establish your bases there. 5 minutes is longer than 99% of fights. Faction missions are the highest and most important tier. 99. These guys supported X3 for ages, hope the same will be true for X4. cale Apr 10, 2020 @ 4:33pm. Last edited by Darllock; Sep 5, 2021 @ 7:18am #5. . Here is an advanced look at fleet managing and commanding. Read the relevant section below. What would be a good overall L turret loadout for Syn - Destroyer? The main focus is to fight capital ships but that's the purpose of Terran Main Battery weapons. In my current playthrough I've done both Fleets and Defensive Platforms. 2 has the new mouse controls, i decided to give. In most cases, when i issue an order to a fleet leader, the subordinates do nothing or not the desired behaviour regardless of squad role. May 1, 2020 @ 1:11pm. At heart, X4: Foundations is a sandbox style game where you make your own story by doing what you want to do. Here is an advanced look at fleet managing and commanding. My HQ (with over 1000 modules): - 9900k ~40fps. ) 2: Workaround is possible or can be ignored (Ai autopilot + Station goes boom) 1: Crash, Plot-Stopper, no workaround, "core meltdown". As others have said, keep yourself busy while waiting for funds. 5. They just launch and immediately get the dock command when the order is changed. All of which Focus fire you down to the point its better to just dock with the carrier and Skip the. Just shut the fuck up and wait for the patches EVERYONE knows are coming, or stop playing the game. They will mimic the fleet leader behavior (trading blank good) but act independently of the fleet leader command though you can’t be the leader. it triggered the escort part of the mission but the ship still refused to move (however it was. X3's universe is completely static meaning that there's no need for many ships other than completing a few plots or fighting off the endlessly-spawning pirates. 00). Except the commander (as wing leader) now takes over all orders given to the fighter. 0. Blu. For a frigate with 17 drones that means the entire squad will be locked into a docking pattern for 5 minutes. "Defend" - attack whomever is attacking your carrier, "Attack" - attack whomever your. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. To access the controls (for those who do not know how) esc->extension options, in there you'll find a menu for drone control. This can also cause problems when running software that requires a large amount of memory, such as virtual machines. #3. Thousands of ships and stations trade, mine and produce, all realistically simulated. Anything smaller than a P though they'll have trouble with. If it gets caught by a pirate in an S or M class then it will simply escape by turning on it's TD and GTFOing. The interceptors either run on ahead, or lag behind. 20 I go over a few reasons on why you would want to choose a large trader over the more common medium trader variants. 7 posts • Page 1 of 1. Some programs may even refuse to run. 3: Make some repeating patrols and Defense Bases to hold the Pirate activity low and life with the looses. It flies far ahead of ship B to the place ship B is going. - Set orders to flee or comply with pirates. These orders will be giving to the subs in the fleets IF the Fleet leader is using a COMBAT order. Default behavior: AutoMine Wares #1: The type of wares you want your miner to mine Max gate distance: The max distance to search for the wares Hit confirm and the ship will fly. C. So you can ignore them unless they try to hit the transport. Travel Mode Start Thrust. -carriers can all dock 40 small ships (fighters) , 10 medium size ships (frigates) and 20 drones. xml in the games settings. 15 posts • Page 1 of 1. I now have a massive amount of trading ships flying between stations. -New feature: Step forward/withdraw in the Interact Menu (i. Go to consumables and load it up with as many satellites as possible. cale Apr 10, 2020 @ 4:33pm. . enter the menu to change your pilot's name. Missions. ZYA Cobras in FRF space - usually have a weak escort, deal with those first. Setting them as intercept works as expected, they attack any enemy ships in a 40km range, but they just follow the ship instead. Why is their 200 freaking Ka,ak ships in one stop. So quite some distance. These ships have been re-imagined, and a new fleet of improved models will now be on sale in various shipyards. Dec 18, 00:30. You can also select multiple ships at the same time on the map by. 3 - Escort group under attack 3 - Return to formation if: 3. When you enter escort distance (100km), the mission pointer will point to both the ship and its destination. exe -gpu:1 You can also add this same setting in config. If X4: Foundations often crashes to the desktop, try to reduce quality of the graphics. e. BudSwift Oct 30, 2021 @ 9:32am. For now, I am releasing this on dropbox, I will be putting it up on NEXUS and STEAM once I am satisfied everything is in working order. Since X4 is not high speed both modes are fine for it. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. By the way I use a new nickname now. . Last edited by PH4T3 <*. Large and XL ships need to be boarded to be captured. then keep playing until I encounter the problem again. As the game evolves, these will be added to and some will hopefully be removed. example. Afaik the only use of the escort command is to see all the drones in formation. Hit enter and put your drones on escort and make sure they're armed.