Yup, I got it wrong:
From the game manual:
If you have an unclaimed bounty or fine issued against you by the faction controlling thestarport you are out of luck – you will need to pay off the bounty as part of the costs of gettinga replacement ship. If you have unclaimed bounties and fines issued against you by factionsthat do not control the starport then you have a stay of execution: those bounties and fines willbecome dormant as those factions believe you dead.Dormant bounties and fines are invisible to Commanders. Dormant fines do not tick up towardsbecoming a bounty. However, if you are scanned by authorities of the faction that issued thebounty or fine, or detected committing a crime in their jurisdiction, the dormant bounty andfine will reactivate.
That's actually my problem. I sat outside of a major station In the system where the bounty was incurred (I think), for an hour, and never got scaned by the enforcers. Of course, the faction is my ally. Maybe the chance to get scanned by NPCs is much less if allied.
Have you landed at the station as per the response in your bug report.
Land (preferably at an outpost in the system controlled by the same faction), take off commit a crime outside the station or somewhere in the system such as a patrolled res site, nav beacon etc (shoot the enforcers) Justice will happen soon enough.
I say land at an outpost in the system in case it all goes horribly wrong. Outposts are a lot easier to escape from.
Land (preferably at an outpost in the system controlled by the same faction), take off commit a crime outside the station or somewhere in the system such as a patrolled res site, nav beacon etc (shoot the enforcers) Justice will happen soon enough.
I say land at an outpost in the system in case it all goes horribly wrong. Outposts are a lot easier to escape from.
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I have already landed at the station without being scanned and taken off again. But I have not committed a follow-up crime to reactivate the bounty. If I did, what should I do then? Should I just let attacking ships kill me? I read some other posts that say it will just add to the bounty and possibly not clear the dormant piece or whatever. It seems no one has the chain of events needed to clear a dormant bounty without the 7 day wait. I don't care about paying the fine or re-buy. I just want to get back to trading peacefully without the cops shooting me after an approach scan in that system.
Yup,I believe so.
Try this then, OP:
Go to a low security system, use Interstellar Factors in the Contacts menu, pay the fines and see if your Dormants have left your Transactions menu.
2 more retries:
Fired at alliance Enforcer and destroyed. 300 fine, firing in no fire zone, added to re-buy cost. Dormant fine remains.
Fired at type-9, attacked by cops and destroyed. 300 fine, firing in no fire zone, added to re-buy cost. Dormant fine remains.
I would fire at someone outside the fire zone, but by then they jump.
Fired at alliance Enforcer and destroyed. 300 fine, firing in no fire zone, added to re-buy cost. Dormant fine remains.
Fired at type-9, attacked by cops and destroyed. 300 fine, firing in no fire zone, added to re-buy cost. Dormant fine remains.
I would fire at someone outside the fire zone, but by then they jump.
How do I find a system with the interstellar contact?
1. Filter the GalMap for Security level [Optional: de-select all but Low Security]
2. Check SysMap of each of the Low Security systems looking for Station Service of Network Broker
3. Once at station, use Station Services' Contacts and as mentioned, Interstellar Factor (or something or other)
Interstellar Factors real name is 'Broker Network'.
Look at system map, stations and bases with this service list 'Broker Network' in their services and are usually in low security systems.
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Went to Vasilyev Vision. Looked under Interstellar Factors Contact.
No fines or bounties payable under Legal Facilities or Mercenary Facilities.
Dormant bounty in Independents of STF 1774 remains listed with 5D 22H 39MIN
I even went there with the ship that incurred the original bounty. Any other ideas?
No fines or bounties payable under Legal Facilities or Mercenary Facilities.
Dormant bounty in Independents of STF 1774 remains listed with 5D 22H 39MIN
I even went there with the ship that incurred the original bounty. Any other ideas?
There is no way around a dormant bounty other than keeping your nose clean for 7 days.
Rebuy penalty needs to apply to PvE kills too, to close the cheap Sidewinder loophole.
Rebuy penalty needs to apply to PvE kills too, to close the cheap Sidewinder loophole.
Are you saying I would need to get blown up in the ship that originally incurred the bounty? BTW, the bounty was incurred in solo play for crashing a type 7 with haulage aboard, not a battle or accidental shooting.
You can't pay these off at Intersteller Factors contact until the timer has expired, I tried a couple of weeks ago. I just went exploring for a week then on return paid it off.
No, I am saying that there is no way around a dormant bounty other than keeping your nose clean for 7 days.
The only thing that matters (at least before version 2.4) is that you respawn in a station that is controlled by the faction that gave you the bounty (so you'll have to dock there before you die). How you die doesn't matter. Selfdestruct used to work fine too. IIRC activating a dormant bounty by getting scanned wasn't necessary but I'm not 100% sure. I haven't tried the suicidewinder procedure in 2.4 but AFAIK it should still work for (dormant) bounties caused by PvE actions. Bounties caused by PvP actions is a different matter in 2.4.
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I recently got this response from Frontier on a ticket about this issue.
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Hi Daniel,
Thanks for getting in touch. You're correct, bounties (live or dormant) cannot be paid off. When you have a bounty on your head, it's because you have been adjudged to be a criminal. As a result, you'll need to stay away from the jurisdiction that issued the bounty until the timer ticks down. A dormant bounty is undetectable unless you're scanned by an NPC from the jurisdiction that issued the bounty.
If you are destroyed but your bounty is not detected, or if you are destroyed by an opponent who is not capable of claiming the bounty, it will remain on your head.
The bounty system can be confusing so let me know if you have any other questions about it!
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My assumption would be that a system authority NPC vessel would ALWAYS collect on a bounty, not to NEVER collect on a bounty. Seems more intuitive, in regards to clearing them.
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Hi Daniel,
Thanks for getting in touch. You're correct, bounties (live or dormant) cannot be paid off. When you have a bounty on your head, it's because you have been adjudged to be a criminal. As a result, you'll need to stay away from the jurisdiction that issued the bounty until the timer ticks down. A dormant bounty is undetectable unless you're scanned by an NPC from the jurisdiction that issued the bounty.
If you are destroyed but your bounty is not detected, or if you are destroyed by an opponent who is not capable of claiming the bounty, it will remain on your head.
The bounty system can be confusing so let me know if you have any other questions about it!
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My assumption would be that a system authority NPC vessel would ALWAYS collect on a bounty, not to NEVER collect on a bounty. Seems more intuitive, in regards to clearing them.