Gorbald Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 (I also posted this as a comment below release notes on steam) I had a figther squadron attack a ship. Then when it was below 30%, I ordered boarders to board it. The fighters however continued to attack it. I set the fighter squadron to defend, they didn't stop attacking the ship. After a few seconds the ship was reduced to 0HP and all boarders died. Could you please add safety measure like this: when a ship is being boarded then fighters, torpedoes, autofire turrets, other ships from player's fleet and ideally even allies do not target/attack that ship? Also could you make it so that when the ship is reduced to 0HP, not all boarders die, and it's possible to recover most of them? I would imagine they could use the ship's escape pods, hide in places where there is no fire etc. so it would make sense IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxelware Team koonschi Posted July 11, 2019 Boxelware Team Share Posted July 11, 2019 Thanks, we'll fix that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorbald Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Thanks, I will gladly test the other scenarios (allies, autofire turrets etc.) after the next update if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorbald Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Ok thanks for improving it. In the current version ship is not being attacked when the boarders are inside (although it still is when cargo shuttles are flying towards it). Sadly the fighters attack and destroy it right after it's been captured, all boarders dead - can you please fix this? Optional improvement suggestion: as enemies can easily destroy the captured ship (because it's low on hull), it would be nice to transfer boarders automatically to safety of their original ship right after the fight. Or maybe only if the ship is in "transfer crew/cargo/etc" range? Currently it's possible to do it manually, but it would be frustrating to lose all boarders just because I was not quick enough. Also I think this would make the game more interesting as it would make boarding usable in hard battles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgofdoom Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I'm just gonna point out that this exact issue hasn't been fixed in X:4 foundations yet. That's a "AAA funded" game with exceptionally experienced Dev's. I'd be REALLY impressed if these guys can figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuryoftheStars Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I don’t know as if this is so much an “issue” that needs fixing as a balance decision. Really, if you try boarding a ship in the middle of a heavy fight, there should be a chance that the ship will still be destroyed and you’ll lose most of the boarders you sent aboard (how are they supposed to get off? Jump out an airlock? Escape pods I’d imagine wouldn’t be readily accessible to unauthorized personnel). I do agree that friendlies should stop auto targeting and attacking the ship, but if the enemy decides to fire upon it after capture, that’s the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phezzan Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) I remember mod patching boarding in X3 And Endless Sky... Making the Marines in X3 repair the ship helped a bit Actually I made the crew repair the ship in Endless sky too... Edited September 18, 2020 by phezzan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valck Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 2/14/2020 at 11:10 PM, gorgofdoom said: X:4 foundations [...] "AAA funded" game with exceptionally experienced Dev's Not on topic, but I'd be surprised if Egosoft had anywhere near "AAA" levels of funding. Just saying. As to the matter at hand, I think both @FuryoftheStars' answer and suggestion hit the nail right on the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valck Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Regarding the topic at hand, I just had two instances where I started boarding a ship, shut down my independent turrets, and after successfully boarding, they started firing on the ship again as soon as I reactivated them, in both cases destroying the already heavily damaged ship, along with the boarding crew of course. There might be a deeper issue there, seeing how on many occasions AI ships continue firing at the wreckage of destroyed enemies (seems especially common for the Xsotan), in many cases even while there are still active enemies around or even firing at them. For full disclosure, I'm using the mod "All turrets independent", but AFAICT that shouldn't change the logic of how independent turrets work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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