How exactly do they work? Once assigned to a Fleet they are supposed to Supply they will issue Buy Orders, much like the Equipment Docks, to get the components the Missiles, Satellites and other Equipment is made out of. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. This link got me their, will try to use Aux ship based on that information. May 20, 11:24, Post by mr.WHO Fri, 8. X4 Foundations Ep105 - Auxiliary ships! https://www.egosoft.com:8444/confluence/display/X4WIKI/X4%3A+Foundations+Manual No matter what I do it will not re-supply any of my fighters automatically and the "Automatic Resupply" may aswell not exist because it does absolutely nothing. by maseren Fri, 8. This makes them valuable assets for ship boarding. You can give it a default order to resupply and either specify a fleet or sector for the ship to conduct maintenance within, very useful for maintaining defence fleets and recouping after assaults. May 20, 11:59, Post at the best online prices at eBay! Nov 20, 00:22, Post From reading the post auto trade may not work. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I'm now starting to capure my first sector. by Rabble Rabble Thu, 19. so their fleets are fully repaired in between any fights. This Battleship of Lord Saginaki class is a most powerful vessel any alien faction can create. Auxiliaries can repair every ship size, L and XL included, They can be set to supply a fleet or to supply a sector (which carriers can't) automatically, You can assign trader subordinates to them, which will refill its cargo hold, They'll create buy orders, resupplying even without assigned traders, Their bigger cargo means they're able to resupply more missiles than carriers. Have my first Aux ship. I bought and then assigned the Auxiliary ship to a fleet as a supply ship. replace [fleet] with [station] and you can resupply and repair a stations subs works the very same way. u can use M size light launchers on the supply ship itself to kill fast the enemy fighters. u can also use them effectively as a cheaper bomber platform. supply ships are absurdly overpowered for NPCs. :DCheck out my channel or Subscribe! It requires manual operation, but I can get about 141,000 m3 worth of cargo anywhere I want really fast. In X4 Foundations there is a type of ship called couriers. Safe journeys. Apr 20, 00:57, Post We take a look into the Auxiliary ships finding them to be XL and of interesting design. May 20, 08:37, Post like all capitals can't use the ring transport so it sucks. 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Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America). When a ware becomes critical stations and AUX ships tell all traders to only trade those wares. By that I mean, I prefer Zeus, Nemesis, Theseus, but you may prefer Behemoth, Cerebus, Quasar. May 20, 04:50, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. You will also find additional information from developers here. by EGO_Aut Fri, 8. by Karvat Tue, 20. 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All rights reserved. by Rabble Rabble Thu, 19. It works so far. May 20, 15:39, Post u can clear full sectors with just this combo. Since defence stations alone are not doing it, mostly due their passive nature, I want to put some fleets there to patroll the sector and keep things in order when I'm not there to kill the Ks and the occasional I. I don't know what you have been reading, but I suggest you ignore it and read some more ;). I have 6 nemesis AI controlled ships that make short work of a Xenon I battleship by themselves like it's no big deal. by easternsun Sat, 25. Nov 20, 10:09, Post I haven't gotten around to actually using either one of them, so I knew there had to be SOMEthing, I just wasn't sure what it was from looking at it on paper. by TheMandalorian Fri, 8. each of them can hold many many weapon components. please read this Section from the Manual: Thanks, actually tried to get to the manual from a link, but the link registered as unsafe. So, best ship of each class amounts to which is best for you personally. Valve Corporation. Apr 20, 11:25, Post 6-8x5-6 torp launchers S ships will make short work of anything. (I am not overexaggerating, you click, and its gone, or at best has 5% left if a shot misses or so. The author of this thread has indicated that this post answers the original topic. Missile resupply is still broken - if you're using torpedos, they will be changed to heavy tracking missile in next resuply and break ship loadout (ship will not fire new missiles). Nov 20, 09:34, Post The Boron Barracuda is a fun ship to fly, with extremely impressive shields, but it is painfully slow. by Sparky Sparkycorp Mon, 27. by Warnoise Fri, 8. Does the aux ship have any queued orders? All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. AJ PuzzleFerret 3.13K subscribers Subscribe Share 5.7K views 3 years ago #x4foundations #ajpuzzleferret We take a look into the Auxiliary ships finding. and maybe a few Ms on defence to kill the enemy fighters. This happens when you use the Get supplies command. That would definitely seem to make up for the marginal price reduction. Thanks. Guys, may i say this is amazing info! If using auto trade what item do I choose?. S-Class: I've always been a fan of the Terran Gladius and the Pioneer Takoba, beautiful design and excellent balance. Nemesis works great for me for OOS combat. I don't think we can assign Traders to support Supply Ships like we can stations. X4: Foundations Manual Resupply Ships Created by nick quejada, last modified by Anonymous on May 20, 2022 Updated for version 5.10, TODO: Add more information on other resupply behaviours 1 Simplest Case 1.1 Setting up your ship: 1.2 Getting resources: 1.3 Activating automatic resupply and repair: 2 Resupply Ships and Their Capabilities List of materials. Nov 20, 02:31, Post For closes approximation to "bombers" use fighters with these weapons: Fighters: I love Pulsar Vanguard, but Chimera is also very good. Apr 21, 19:40, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. May 20, 11:55, Post mr.WHO Posts: 7853 by grapedog Fri, 8. Or maybe I can dock Aux ship at a missile factory and get missiles directly from the factory and not the warf or shipyard, would that work? by mr.WHO Fri, 8. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum, Post Until these wares have a reservation everything else stalls. by capitalduty Fri, 8. Again, thanks all. You will also find additional information from developers here. Apr 21, 17:53, Post Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America). Stations with repair drones should also auto repair but might take a very long time (a good part of an hour) before they do so. Correct me if I'm wrong, but 1) they're slower than carriers 2) they're far less armored and shielded than carriers 3) they're fairly less armed than carriers 4) they have fewer landing pads. This auxiliary ship, the Honshu, is noticeably slower than competitors' supply ships. Manage an empire or EXPLORE space in first person. More often than not, you'll adopt whichever suits your playstyle best. Call me an idiot, but I didnt buy the DLC with the expectation of some boron M ship just being the perfect xenon-deleter for player-use. I mostly equip them with bolt repeaters, but that's a lineage from the past versions I was accustomed to, and weapons have changed a bit in the most recent releases of the game. Apr 20, 13:03, Post Nov 20, 18:16, Post Does putting freighters on the Aux and using the Get Supplies command send the freighters out to get the needed supplies and the Aux ship decides what items it needs and the freighters get them? May 20, 17:36, Post Other favorites of mine include the Split Chimera, and the Argon Eclipse. : 6 hardpoints, best for any small ship. Ships from United States. May 20, 17:15, Post Consider Eclipse if you want 2x more hitpoints but less speed/firepower. May 20, 17:59, Post Also the view out of the Nodan cockpit is just the best, i can actually see space. Apr 20, 20:54, Post We also rename Pious mists XI and build a new illegal good factory! Fly every ship, TRADE and FIGHT to BUILD your empire with modular station construction and THINK carefully when embarking on an epic journey. by szafran Thu, 19. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move." They buy stuff automatically and deliver it to mothership. So I played a little X4 at launch, had fun, but thought I'd let them work out a few of the kinks. Nov 20, 18:53, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. May 20, 11:56, Post All rights reserved. by gorgofdoom Thu, 19. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for STORM THE SEEDCORE x4 mtg NM-M March of The Machine Unc SHIPS 4/21 READ! by mr.WHO Fri, 8. M-Class: Terran Katana, no competition. May 20, 09:28, Post In the list below you can see a list of ships in X4, these include those from all DLC's. Engine and thruster speeds are based on All-Round Mk1 thrusters/engines usally of the same ship race, otherwise its based on the Argon variant. by BrasatoAlBarolo Fri, 8. As far as I am aware S ships cannot self repair. Apr 20, 20:36, Post This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. X4 Manual: Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum, Post Just be careful when assigning it to a fleet, I found that most times the Aux ship would . by capitalduty Fri, 8. by easternsun Sun, 26. Apr 20, 12:48, Post You can make the Auxiliary ship cover its cost by using it as an economy destroyer. Say you ran low on missiles with your fleet, as long as the aux has the compenents on board your fleet can send its fighters and what not to land on it to rearm and repair. This answer is so good that now I dont see the point of carriers. Shipping: . May 20, 16:38, Post EDIT: Thanks for the responses everyone. Things without repair drons repair at 1/10 the speed. Those will then buy the supply for the aux ship. Because the aux is designed for it, it can automate, which is handy from a gaming perspective. 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Use this Amazon affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3GRu3Eo(Everything will count, with no additional cost to you, thank you! no, Auxillary Ships are the moving equivalent of the current Equipment Docks. They have a larger cargo hold and crew capacity, but from what I can see, that's all they have over carriers. Free shipping for many products! ships xl Issue number one. Personal fighter or personal destroyer is fine, but anything else is too much bother. Default behaviour set to "Supply fleet" in defined place. they can store internally 10 M size TRADER ships. For the ships you want to auto-resupply, set them to "high" auto resupply under their behavior. by szafran Thu, 19. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Pilz 774585 PZE X4 Contact Expansion 24VDC 4N/O at the best online prices at eBay! https://www.egosoft.com:8444/confluence/display/X4WIKI/X4+Wiki+Home, Press J to jump to the feed. by grapedog Fri, 8. Set the Aux ship to the role of Fleet Supply, then set it to gather supplies. They are moving equipment docs, they can rearm in space. As to quality, don't forget that upgrading ships at the ship mod bench can make a huge difference in it's . by worsin Fri, 24. by grapedog Fri, 8. About eBay; Announcements . (Sponsored) The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/captaincollins07221(Old) Best S class before CoH: https://youtu.be/2-eJ34W6st8(Old) Best M class before CoH: https://youtu.be/Xv_u8CaEmsE Watch the Twitch stream here: https://www.twitch.tv/CaptainCollins Discord: https://discord.gg/b2AMmgQ Find all other channels: https://linktr.ee/CaptainCollins Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/captaincollinsKo-fi takes 0% cut (Twitch takes 50%, Youtube 30%) and everything arrives at the creators, which makes Ko-fi the best place to support. GOG Creator Link: https://adtr.co/LLa63l(Get games like X4 and DLC's or Cyberpunk without additional costs, but with support for the channel) My gear: https://spaceoperationsdelta.com/hardwareCheck out the current stuff the Captain uses. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. You will also find additional information from developers here. Aux ships can repair any type of ship meanwhile the carrier can only repair S/M ships. I am doing a lot with carriers, and for me the best IS and OOS fighter is Ares with 2xPlasma + 2xBolts, with 3x TEL shields and SPL Mk4 thrusters. They are affordable and easily obtainable at Wharf but do not offer much in terms of capacity for goods. by TheMandalorian Fri, 8. by mr.WHO Fri, 8. X4 Wiki: Finally got back into the game and noticed the addition of Auxiliary ships to the game. Contactor Auxiliary Contacts; Additional site navigation. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America). Valve Corporation. May 20, 05:46, Post And all of these sacrifices come at a fantastic savings of. about 25% construction cost. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. All rights reserved. I've had my Paranid Atlas modded with chassis and engine for ~9,700 m/s travel speed, and docked 10 vulture sentinels on it renamed into cargo pods 1-10. If they are doing anything else the trade offers will disappear. by Artean Thu, 19. Returns accepted. The only way is for me to individually and manually right click a fighter on the ship and go through the whole ship editing screen a whopping 40 times for just 1 carrier worth of S ships.. what am I getting wrong? Does the aux ship have orders to dock and trade for these supplies? Ok, do I need to have cargo drones or freighter ships in the Aux ship to collect items from different stations? If you have questions, drop them in the comments. Use this Amazon affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3GRu3Eo(Everything will count, with no additional cost to you, thank you! Is this correct? It's also my cap ship on anything M and below. drones, missiles, mines, etc; after the Aux ship is built and put on the Aux ship to resupply a combat ship, which is what you could do with a freighter in X3. Great early player ship. Auxiliaries can repair every ship size, L and XL included They can be set to supply a fleet or to supply a sector (which carriers can't) automatically You can assign trader subordinates to them, which will refill its cargo hold They'll create buy orders, resupplying even without assigned traders If I understand correctly, I can not buy consumables; I.E. It appeared as if a carrier could do many of the things an aux could, but you'd have to manually perform all the tasks yourself. ) If you need a VPN for streaming Netflix and HBO everywhere, use my link for NordVPN and support the channel while enjoying your shows: https://adtr.co/bbLAxUThank you for watching! (best ships for OOS-Combat). #2 Ale Apr 18, 2020 @ 8:10am Originally posted by eMYNOCK: Originally posted by Zalzany: supply ships 'heal' the fleet to 100% in between fights. You lose half the capability and only save a quarter on the construction. 1st point seems like crucial information that wasn't really made apparent from the in-game information. Apr 20, 23:10, Post Apr 20, 16:51, Post by szafran Thu, 19. by zakaluka Sat, 25. "In the beginning the Universe was created. Don't bother with squads of missile ships until they fix it. Is there something they can do that a carrier can't? thanks for sharing, gives me a lot to think about, but mainly, no bombers for now! 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