Erlking Captured then lost

[Si Cwan]

I captured the Erlking, then lost it trying to get it away from the station, Read you can research something to unlock building it again, however, I do not have that research, Boso didn't prompt me w/ anything after the initial "board that ship" did I lose it forever?

[Project Danny]

Yup all gone

[Si Cwan]

Originally posted by Project Danny:

Yup all gone

Closed and reloaded the game, Boso gave me the research.

[morikaane]

Glad that it worked out. Was your REP low or something? I expected a big fight trying to take it myself but VIG didn't seemingly bat an eye.

[Si Cwan]

They yelled at me for getting close to the station, and then went hostile when I got near the ship, sent my boarding parties after the ship and it took 15min to cap. all the while i'm sitting there taking out ships, and then the station opened up on me cause I got too close, and that's about the time I took control of the ship, teleported over and tried to get out of there only to get caught by the stations guns and an ill timed support fleet returning to the station.

[Loth Crow]

Had the exact same problem. What's your rep with VIG?

I managed to cap the Erlking smoothly with rep 15 with VIG (they barely cared I was taking their ship)

[Si Cwan]

it was like -5 when I met them, and -30 when I left

[morikaane]

OK, next playthrough I'll make sure to trash my rep with VIG prior -- I want to feel like I earned it.

[Drysyn]

I haven't managed to successfully board a single ship yet, tried many Barbarossa's they all get trashed while their crew is escaping... so I'll just destroy the erl king when it is time and research the core^^

[Yograin]

I boarded it OOS without any rep hit. The event simply doesnt trigger if you are not there in person... then when I had it I ported inside and VIG told me to get away :) but nobody attacked

[Loth Crow]

Originally posted by Si Cwan:

it was like -5 when I met them, and -30 when I left

Try to raise your reputation above 10 before trying to steal the Erlking

[Loth Crow]

Originally posted by Drysyn:

I haven't managed to successfully board a single ship yet, tried many Barbarossa's they all get trashed while their crew is escaping... so I'll just destroy the erl king when it is time and research the core^^

Have you ever tried watching videos on boardiing? Once you understand how it works and how to control your ships to NOT destroy the ship you're boarding, you'll be boarding anything... even the Erlking.

Playing X4 demands a lot of will to learn how things work.

[Loth Crow]

Originally posted by Yograin:

I boarded it OOS without any rep hit. The event simply doesnt trigger if you are not there in person... then when I had it I ported inside and VIG told me to get away :) but nobody attacked

Sounds like a great idea. I will try it in my new playthrough.

[Si Cwan]

Originally posted by Loth Tear:

Originally posted by Si Cwan:

it was like -5 when I met them, and -30 when I left

Try to raise your reputation above 10 before trying to steal the Erlking

too late now, autosaves gone, but I do have the research so I'll just live w/ that and keep that in mind for the next game LOL

[trooperrob]

you can take it without attacking much. go in, launch marines from very close.
then you can bring its shields(?) / hull down a bit to make it easier. once the marines are on the hull
I did it with a full load of marines from a freighter I think.
I just ran. they chased me, and the erlking went in a different direction. set turrets not to fire back, and just left, so didn't lose much rep.

[Drysyn]

Originally posted by Loth Tear:

Originally posted by Drysyn:

I haven't managed to successfully board a single ship yet, tried many Barbarossa's they all get trashed while their crew is escaping... so I'll just destroy the erl king when it is time and research the core^^

Have you ever tried watching videos on boardiing? Once you understand how it works and how to control your ships to NOT destroy the ship you're boarding, you'll be boarding anything... even the Erlking.

Playing X4 demands a lot of will to learn how things work.

No I haven't but I probably should, I'm one of those players that just tries and tries again until I get it right or rage quit xD