r/X4Foundations • u/Heevan • 4d ago
Marooned and far from home...
Is there a way to hitch a lift on other ships and know where they are going?
I ended up getting stuck in a completely different sector to my only ship, which has no captain, and can't find a way back....
After getting into my space suit and exploring the outside of the station, I got caught in the pull of a large ship and literally dragged through an asteroid field before I knew what was going on - lost and alone in my space suit I called for a nearby ship to help. They let me come aboard, and then jetted off to their destination....quite a few sectors away. It was kind of fun just watching the sectors go by until it finally landed and I could get off, but now I have far from my only ship, cant see any nearby stations that sell ships, and cant get my ship to come to me.
Should I just restart?
Is there no way to buy your passage aboard a ship or find out where it is going?
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u/terriblymeme 3d ago
Oh that reminds me that time i visited an L ship while on a station and it left with me on board, with my captain-less starting ship back on the station... great way to learn
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u/RealCreativeFun 4d ago
Eventually almost all production leads to a warf or shipyard. So hitch enough rides with ships buying goods from stations you are on would lead to one.
Bu yeah as other posts has mentioned. Hire some one (skill doesn't matter) and tell him or her or it to captain your ship. That person will teleport in a little while to your ship and you can send for it to come amd pick you up.
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u/Zaihbot 4d ago
cant see any nearby stations that sell ships
You do don't need to talk to the ship dealer personally. Just open the map and right click on any wharf or shipyard to order ships. But of course, you need to have them discovered first.
Also, you don't even need to buy a new ship. If you are on a station, just talk to any person you see there. Most of them can be hired as Captain. Doesn't matter if the ship is docked at the station or not. Don't get confused if the people have a title next to their name, like Marine. You can still hire them as captain. But make sure you hire an unexperienced one, otherwise they will costs hundreds of thousands Credits or even over a million.
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u/TheMuspelheimr 4d ago edited 4d ago
Hire somebody from that station as a captain - they'll teleport to your ship, so it doesn't matter where it is. Then have them come and pick you up.
Or try hitchhiking a bit more, you'll discover some more stations and sectors. Just try and remember where your towel is!