System Security and Bounty Hunting

[enu87]

I've seen a few mixed things on this and just want to find out for sure if the system security level is affected by bounty hunting. I've seen it change based on the controlling faction state being in a war, but want to double check that I can bump from medium to high with bounty hunting within the system.

Thanks!

 

[Shir]

All I can say is I 've seen it change within 2-3 days when there was a CG and players bounty hunted by the thousands. No idea what the threshold is though.

 

[Jane Turner]

BH does not affect security level

 

[enu87]

Thanks for the replies! So, to confirm then -- if BH is out, there's no real way to affect the system security level?

 

[Ian Doncaster]

Thanks for the replies! So, to confirm then -- if BH is out, there's no real way to affect the system security level?

Civil Unrest and War states will temporarily decrease it, Lockdown will temporarily increase it. (Whether this visibly moves it across a Low-Medium or Medium-High threshold depends on exactly what it was to start with - they're quite wide bands)

 

[Kancro Vantas]

Civil Unrest and War states will temporarily decrease it, Lockdown will temporarily increase it. (Whether this visibly moves it across a Low-Medium or Medium-High threshold depends on exactly what it was to start with - they're quite wide bands)

So no, there is not a way to change the security status other than temporarily? Are we sure about this? Geez..FDev.. this is so basic.. so so basic...

 

[rekurzion]

Thanks for the replies! So, to confirm then -- if BH is out, there's no real way to affect the system security level?

not yet it would seem. though tomorrow's livestream may change that.

 

[enu87]

not yet it would seem. though tomorrow's livestream may change that.

Do we know if this was one of the changes? I saw what looked like a scale for security in the stream... not sure if this is something that players can manipulate through in-game actions though.

 

[Jane Turner]

Do we know if this was one of the changes? I saw what looked like a scale for security in the stream... not sure if this is something that players can manipulate through in-game actions though.

I expect that it is as now - enough bad behaviour will fill what were the unrest and lockdown buckets, except that these are now on a slider and consecutive. Once the bucket is filled/thresheld crossed, there will be a temp lowering of security, not longer impeded by a blocking state elsewhere. BH and some missions will end the state/return over the threshold.