Bounties in Conflict Zones?

jinja

jinja
Hi folks,

I noticed I don't get bounties for killing stuff in conflict zones, just a friendly green symbol appearing top right of screen for a second or two.

Is this because I'm not actively selecting a faction on my right UI?

I have just been choosing sides by shooting something, then half the radar blips turn red. I feel like I should get some kind of payment, since I'm effectively a freelancer helping out a faction for a few minutes ;)
 

Corvino

C
If you're in a conflict zone you only get bounties if you choose a faction in the right-hand panel. Pick your side and go to town.
 

Dynamo

D
The green symbol, is it like a broken triangle?

I get that rarely when I kill human players in the fed distress location. I assume issues with net code or player disconnects as killed?
 

Commander Dave

Commander Dave
Dynamo said:
The green symbol, is it like a broken triangle?

I get that rarely when I kill human players in the fed distress location. I assume issues with net code or player disconnects as killed?
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Here's the key:

Filled square: NPC with weapons stowed.
Filled triangle: NPC with weapons deployed.
Hollow square: Player with weapons stowed.
Hollow triangle: Player with weapons deployed.
Red shape: Adversary. Zap em!
Green shape: Ally. Don't zap 'em.
Yellow shape: Undecided faction or something at the limits of scanner range.

A yellow shape a long way away may resolve into a player or an NPC when you get closer.

Oh and if the triangle of any colour is flashing white then they are firing at you.
 
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Commander Dave

Commander Dave
jinja said:
Thanks, that sorted it!

I was just worried that picking a faction might be a permanent thing.
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No worries.
It's definitely not permanent. And anyway this is only Beta. There will be many wipes and resets to come before anything becomes remotely permanent.

You can also drop into supercruise and immediately drop out again and your faction allegiance will be reset.
Wouldn't be the first time I've gone in, chosen a faction and found the place crawling with red, all of them turning their lasers towards me. Time for a hasty retreat and a change of mind methinks.
 

Dynamo

D
Commander Dave said:
Here's the key:

Filled square: NPC with weapons stowed.
Filled triangle: NPC with weapons deployed.
Hollow square: Player with weapons stowed.
Hollow triangle: Player with weapons deployed.
Red shape: Adversary. Zap em!
Green shape: Ally. Don't zap 'em.
Yellow shape: Undecided faction or something at the limits of scanner range.

A yellow shape a long way away may resolve into a player or an NPC when you get closer.

Oh and if the triangle of any colour is flashing white then they are firing at you.
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Yes, I am fully aware of that, you misunderstand what we are talking about. This symbol does not appear on the scanner - it fills the box that normally flashes up blue saving "XXX credits gained for killing ZZZZ". Instead of that message, you get the blue box, but with a green broken triangle in it.
 

Acenoid

A
Commander Dave said:
No worries.
It's definitely not permanent. And anyway this is only Beta. There will be many wipes and resets to come before anything becomes remotely permanent.

You can also drop into supercruise and immediately drop out again and your faction allegiance will be reset.
Wouldn't be the first time I've gone in, chosen a faction and found the place crawling with red, all of them turning their lasers towards me. Time for a hasty retreat and a change of mind methinks.
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Sorry, can this be confirmed somewhere? Why and when would the game be wiped? This would be horrible. Man I miss the good old play offline and how you want times....
 

Ginrikuzuma

Ginrikuzuma
perhaps its the fact I've never continued friendly fire (occasionally a friendly will fly into my turret beam fire on my dropship and i'll be told of friendly fire but never fired upon) but I want to say combat zones are technically crime-free zones since you don't even have to wait on scans that small section of space its no longer about being clean or wanted its "lawless" as the ships are marked so nothing you do there aught to be illegal and thus warrant police action.

In a sense its kinda like actual war (without facing the war crimes afterwards) where the rules of engagement were thrown out the airlock
 

PhanttoM

PhanttoM
Acenoid said:
Sorry, can this be confirmed somewhere? Why and when would the game be wiped? This would be horrible. Man I miss the good old play offline and how you want times....
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It has already happened. :D This is an old thread from August 2014 when the game was still in Beta.
 
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