Friendly pirate base lasertowers have turned hostile ???

[dadmod]

Greetings...
Poisoned paranid game in X3-AP. Have friendly relationship with pirate bases but suddenly their lasertowers have turned hostile while bases remain friendly. My fleet is all friendly with pirates. Technique of sending a fleet ship into sector turns red paranid lasertowers blue but does not effect pirate lasertowers. I vaguely recall this happening while playing X3-AP several years ago but I don't remember what the fix was.
Anyone have an idea or procedure to remedy this glitch.
Thanks in advance...
dadmod

[Alan Phipps]

Yes, you can change Pirate Bases between red and blue or back according to your pirate rep, but once made red, their LTs always stay red.

There is a no rep loss trick using missiles where you launch them at the red LT and jump away the ship that fired them (but not with the player onboard) before they hit.

[dadmod]

I'll try that. Thanks