Punishment
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I didnt say youre an idiot, it can happen that one gets stuck in the mailslot. Mind to share the video? Its just the only reasonable explanation because there is no such thing as a force field, im a professional criminal, i should know
So yes you did shoot a clean ship, it doesnt matter if you have targeted it or not. Combat is absolutly viable, trigger discipline and lots of situational awareness is key here.
And for being unable to pay off the bounty/fine if your notority is zero that really sounds like a bug. Just look at the bug section of the forum, lots of cmdrs have that problem but honestly i havent read them all so i cant really say anything about that.
I guess youre playing on PC? Have you checked your flight log? Every event is registered there so take a look, possible that it help you to find out what happend.
That’s kimda weird and seems to be behaving inconsitantly to me. I took a wing massacre mission once, shot at a wanted ship (didn’t realize it was a minor faction authority vessel, but was wanted all the same) took a bounty and waited it out, paid it off and came back. The next time I was shooting at a pirate, and A federal auth vessel whipped up between me and my target just as I pulled the trigger and it got my frag cannon right in the face. No fine, just a warning to ‘stow my weapons, I’m not your enemy’.
To OP tho, you shouldn’t still be wanted after the pay off at the DC, go to a IF, relog so long as your noteriety is zero, and try to pay it off there. I’ve had a few stuck fines and relogging to pay them has always worked for me.
Alright, let's take it one step at a time.
So far so good.
While not entirely necessary to let your shields drop, still so far so good. The second a ship turns red however you're usually weapons free to retaliate. You can even start firing once you see the "WANTED" and "MISSION TARGET" in the target data after scanning.
Ah. Okay. So System Authority got stupid and you didn't watch your trigger finger.
Under the new system there's a bit more leniency for "Friendly Fire". Still you have to be mindful of the ships and as soon as you see a System Authority cross your path, stop firing until you can mind the gap between the Police and the felon. It sounds like you picked up an "Assault" bounty. You'll still get credit as long as you're doing significant damage so no need to worry about the Police "Kill Stealing".
Again it sounds like you picked up an "Assault" bounty and that's why the Police turned on you. So you actually DID do something wrong. But not a big deal.
Okay, hold up. You should not be wanted after a visit to the Detention Center. When you pay off your rebuy in Detention that should have cleared all your bounties as well letting you start fresh. THAT sounds like a bug you need to report. Did you pay off the bounty in your respawn or did you uncheck anything?
Yeah you can't pay off a bounty at the stations anymore. They only accept fines. Bounties have to be paid off at the Intersteller Contact I believe.
....Yeah you got stuck in the mailslot and fined for obstruction the station which destroyed you. There is no "forcefield" mechanic to trap people. It sounds like you were flying your Python too low and the bottom part of the wings got stuck against the slot. Deploying landing gear and then retracting it can fix the problem if reverse thrust doesn't get you unstuck.
Unfortunately that's just how Elite is some days. Some days everything is good. Other days things just snowball into a pile of suck.
First rule of Space Travel. Don't Panic.
Find a Low Security system that has a Intersteller Broker. They can pay off your bounty which should fix your problem. If they don't then for some reason you have Notority which should not be the case since your infractions didn't involve killing anyone. If you do then lay low for awhile in another system and come back when it hit's Zero.
You can always contact support and explain your situation with the bugs resulting from your visits to the Detention Center not clearing.
Worst Case scenario? You can clear your save from the main menu. You'll have to start completely over back in a Freewinder with 1000 credits but it's a clean start. No reason to do a full uninstall.
Trigger discipline is always a problem in cases like this. You've got to maintain awareness of where your allies are in addition to your targets. If your allies are getting too close to getting between you and your target, finger off the trigger. Close the distance between you and your target to open up some room where you can fire without hitting anything you shouldn't.
You can always ask any combat vets to mentor you in-game. We're a friendly bunch for the most part as long as the game doesn't break you.
So far so good.
While not entirely necessary to let your shields drop, still so far so good. The second a ship turns red however you're usually weapons free to retaliate. You can even start firing once you see the "WANTED" and "MISSION TARGET" in the target data after scanning.
Ah. Okay. So System Authority got stupid and you didn't watch your trigger finger.
Under the new system there's a bit more leniency for "Friendly Fire". Still you have to be mindful of the ships and as soon as you see a System Authority cross your path, stop firing until you can mind the gap between the Police and the felon. It sounds like you picked up an "Assault" bounty. You'll still get credit as long as you're doing significant damage so no need to worry about the Police "Kill Stealing".
Again it sounds like you picked up an "Assault" bounty and that's why the Police turned on you. So you actually DID do something wrong. But not a big deal.
Okay, hold up. You should not be wanted after a visit to the Detention Center. When you pay off your rebuy in Detention that should have cleared all your bounties as well letting you start fresh. THAT sounds like a bug you need to report. Did you pay off the bounty in your respawn or did you uncheck anything?
Yeah you can't pay off a bounty at the stations anymore. They only accept fines. Bounties have to be paid off at the Intersteller Contact I believe.
....Yeah you got stuck in the mailslot and fined for obstruction the station which destroyed you. There is no "forcefield" mechanic to trap people. It sounds like you were flying your Python too low and the bottom part of the wings got stuck against the slot. Deploying landing gear and then retracting it can fix the problem if reverse thrust doesn't get you unstuck.
Unfortunately that's just how Elite is some days. Some days everything is good. Other days things just snowball into a pile of suck.
First rule of Space Travel. Don't Panic.
Find a Low Security system that has a Intersteller Broker. They can pay off your bounty which should fix your problem. If they don't then for some reason you have Notority which should not be the case since your infractions didn't involve killing anyone. If you do then lay low for awhile in another system and come back when it hit's Zero.
You can always contact support and explain your situation with the bugs resulting from your visits to the Detention Center not clearing.
Worst Case scenario? You can clear your save from the main menu. You'll have to start completely over back in a Freewinder with 1000 credits but it's a clean start. No reason to do a full uninstall.
Trigger discipline is always a problem in cases like this. You've got to maintain awareness of where your allies are in addition to your targets. If your allies are getting too close to getting between you and your target, finger off the trigger. Close the distance between you and your target to open up some room where you can fire without hitting anything you shouldn't.
You can always ask any combat vets to mentor you in-game. We're a friendly bunch for the most part as long as the game doesn't break you.
OP, you gonna post that vid of your magic forcefield? If not, why?
Not all bounties Adhock. My understanding of the new C & P - Just the bounty issued by the faction where you got killed. Still need to IF the rest.
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Repped because you took time to help the Op instead of joining the chorus of unhelpful posters mocking them.
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Boom.
I'm building a new Chieftain to deal with troublemakers like you, OP.
They've inspired me to go bounty hunting
Boom.
I'm building a new Chieftain to deal with troublemakers like you, OP.
They've inspired me to go bounty hunting
It's gonna be good.
Hanging around IF starports/bases are you now, Vin?
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