Can't pay bounty at Interstellar Factor

[Northpin]

Workaround is to log in to Horizons and pay it off there. Note, you'll spawn wherever your active ship is.

No matter what I tried in Odyssey I could not pay the bounties. I logged into Horizon and was able to pay the bounty.

I didnt had to log in Horizons *() to pay bounties. Not even once.
What i did was to find an IF that was 20+ ly far from any system that had that faction present
In practice - i flew something like 40-50 ly from my current location and payed my bounties.

As i said - zero issues, not even in Colonia (i was based in Tir and payed my more or less accidental bounties in Coeus or Benzaiten)


I basically hate to have to log into Horizon. For reasons.
But i was really tempted to do it for when i did Passenger runs in Robigo.
The EDO Passenger UI is absolutely idiotic, not only it's harder to navigate due to extra nesting, but it's missing crucial information like Cabin type required and the number of seats each VIP requires. We get to see the number of seats after diving in 3 levels in the mission, but the cabin type needed can only be guessed

 

[Jmanis]

I didnt had to log in Horizons *() to pay bounties. Not even once.
What i did was to find an IF that was 20+ ly far from any system that had that faction present
In practice - i flew something like 40-50 ly from my current location and payed my bounties.

As i said - zero issues, not even in Colonia (i was based in Tir and payed my more or less accidental bounties in Coeus or Benzaiten)


I basically hate to have to log into Horizon. For reasons.
But i was really tempted to do it for when i did Passenger runs in Robigo.
The EDO Passenger UI is absolutely idiotic, not only it's harder to navigate due to extra nesting, but it's missing crucial information like Cabin type required and the number of seats each VIP requires. We get to see the number of seats after diving in 3 levels in the mission, but the cabin type needed can only be guessed

Yep... bounties can be paid at an IF if the faction isn't present... but that's the problem. You're meant to be able to do that.

Likewise, you won't be able to pay an Interstellar (superpower) bounty anywhere, with 0 notoriety, even in a system where that superpower isn't present. Logging to Horizons is literally the only option to clear that... not even dying to authorities fixed it for me.

 

[Ned Flandalorian]

There's a hidden detail in OP's post that is important: they acquired the bounty from attacking the system authority in Shinrarta Dezhra, meaning the issuing faction would be the Pilot's Federation.

The Pilot's Federation has a "hidden" presence in every system. This is why if you earn combat bonds for them (e.g. by fighting thargoids) they can be turned in anywhere without using an interstellar factor. But on the negative side, since Odyssey doesn't allow you to pay off bounties when the relevant faction is present, it is IMPOSSIBLE to pay off any bounty issued by the Pilot's Federation regardless of where you go. Your only choice is to either die or turn yourself in and go to prison.

 

[Northpin]

There's a hidden detail in OP's post that is important: they acquired the bounty from attacking the system authority in Shinrarta Dezhra, meaning the issuing faction would be the Pilot's Federation.

The Pilot's Federation has a "hidden" presence in every system. This is why if you earn combat bonds for them (e.g. by fighting thargoids) they can be turned in anywhere without using an interstellar factor. But on the negative side, since Odyssey doesn't allow you to pay off bounties when the relevant faction is present, it is IMPOSSIBLE to pay off any bounty issued by the Pilot's Federation regardless of where you go. Your only choice is to either die or turn yourself in and go to prison.

That could be it, but i do think the local branch of Pilots Federation that is suposedly present in each system might not be the issue (i might be as well mistaken)
I do think however the OP never got far enough from SD to pay their bounty

 

[CMDRQuainMarln]

If there is logic behind when you can and cannot pay off a bounty at IF in Odysee, I can't figure it out. I have situations where I can pay off most but not all. Login to Horizons and I can pay. Time may be a factor as logging off for the day and returning in the morning (all in Odysee) sometimes allows a bounty to be paid.

 

[Northpin]

If there is logic behind when you can and cannot pay off a bounty at IF in Odysee, I can't figure it out. I have situations where I can pay off most but not all. Login to Horizons and I can pay. Time may be a factor as logging off for the day and returning in the morning sometimes allows a bounty to be paid.

I always made sure i'm far from the system i got the bounty and the faction that issued the bounty is nowhere nearby.
45+ ly will always do (technically the limit is 20ly, but since my EDO runner jumps close to 50, why not?)

 

[CMDRQuainMarln]

I always made sure i'm far from the system i got the bounty and the faction that issued the bounty is nowhere nearby.
45+ ly will always do (technically the limit is 20ly, but since my EDO runner jumps close to 50, why not?)

I'm in Colonia right now, so going 45+ ly without leaving inhabited systems is tricky - but there are two systems at 55 and 59ly out from Tir and Ratraii where Brug's Thugs are getting a beating due to all the pirate massacre missions against them. My secondary issue then becomes, my Colonia ships don't have fuel scoops or Guardian FSD boosters so I need to be careful on fuel and put up with 2 jumps each way to the Interstellar Factors stations.

 

[Athlon-uk]

Go to Jaques and buy a sidewinder if you don't have a taxi. Think there's a tech broker there also for Guardian booster but not sure. Brian's thugs are taking a major beating I agree. I'm not very popular with them..
You could also just hand yourself in.

 

[CMDRQuainMarln]

Go to Jaques and buy a sidewinder if you don't have a taxi. Think there's a tech broker there also for Guardian booster but not sure. Brian's thugs are taking a major beating I agree. I'm not very popular with them..
You could also just hand yourself in.

I can switch to my exploration ship with 70+ly jump range that I came to Colonia in anytime. But that's time and part of what I'm doing is seeing what activity makes the most credits per hour. 60 million an hour laser mining Platinum 3 jumps from the medium platform outpost with the best price is the best so far. No fuel scoop needed for that round trip in a Python with fully engineered FSD.

 

[Anarkai]

I recently got a hefty interstellar bounty put on me in Odyssey. None of the interstellar factors I went to (and I went to several) would show the bounty. In the end the only way I could clear it was by flying to a detention facility and handing myself in. Yet the complaint logged in the issue tracker is listed as fixed?

 

[Northpin]

I recently got a hefty interstellar bounty put on me in Odyssey. None of the interstellar factors I went to (and I went to several) would show the bounty. In the end the only way I could clear it was by flying to a detention facility and handing myself in. Yet the complaint logged in the issue tracker is listed as fixed?

Try a Far away IF. I usually fly to an IF 40+ ly away from the system i got the bounty (IIRC, you have to go to an IF that is 20ly away from the faction you got the bounty from)

 

[CMDR DUANES]

• you can't pay off a bounty at an IF in a system where the faction you are wanted with is present. You have to go elsewhere. That's a bug.

Actually it is not, it is even written in the Player's Manual (for those who read it). The system is somehow messy though, it's hard to know for sure where and when you will be able to pay fines.

 

[Jmanis]

Actually it is not, it is even written in the Player's Manual (for those who read it). The system is somehow messy though, it's hard to know for sure where and when you will be able to pay fines.

Where are you getting that info from?

Corrected for the most recent version of Horizons as a "Living Document":

This post by FD regardling C&P in June 2021 doesn't add any new information:

Elite Dangerous Crime: Fines, Bounties and Notoriety

Greetings Commanders. It's noted that there's been some discussion on fines bounties and notoriety (particularly in Odyssey now Commanders are on foot, carrying out some deeds) across these Forums. I can confirm that no major changes or updates should have happened in the "Criminal Activity...

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... nor does this post from May 2021

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey BGS and crime details

Greetings Commanders, Elite Dangerous: Odyssey has landed on PC this week and with it a whole new and exciting way to explore the galaxy! With these new additions the living universe of Elite Dangerous has become even more alive and we wanted to share some more information on how that will...

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Any random googling I do just finds complaints from people complaining that Crime and Punishment seems to work arbitrarily differently in Odyssey compared to Horizons, and general opinion that "it seems to be bugged" in Odyssey.

At best, it's definitely inconsistent between Horizons and Odyssey... at worst, it's pretty blatantly bugged.

In my own experience, I couldn't pay off an Imperial Interstellar Bounty in a system with no Imperial presence. People will quote random "You need to be X LY away" which I've never found to actually work at all... but as far as I can tell there's no consistent and official position on how C&P is meant to work in Odyssey... so I can only conclude it's bugged.

Fundamentally, I totally agree with you on "The system is somehow messy though"... which sounds like a bug to me, for a system which should be pretty straightforward.

 

[Ned Flandalorian]

Interstellar bounties (usually from the Federation or Imperials) seem to have galaxy wide jurisdiction and can't be cleared at any interstellar factors. Same applies for any bounty from the Pilot's Federation (either by misbehaving in Shin Dez or "accidentally" shooting a rescue ship...). Whether this is intentional or not (with the behaviour changes in Odyssey that aren't properly documented/explained anywhere) is unknown.

 

[Factabulous]

Those galaxy wide superpower bounties just vanish if you relog to Horizons, sadly that's the easiest way to handle them - I failed to find a way to clear them in Odyssey.

C&P in Odyssey is a mess

I know I've seen:

• Ability to claim all bounties even without an IF, rather than just the local ones
• Bounty after assassination missions clear automagically if you fly Apex, but not if you fly your own ship, when you relog
• IF needing the bounty-giver to be not present in a system (rather than in control of the starport, as per Horizons) for IF to function

 

[Ned Flandalorian]

Those galaxy wide superpower bounties just vanish if you relog to Horizons, sadly that's the easiest way to handle them - I failed to find a way to clear them in Odyssey.

Do they, though? Or do they just not show up because you've changed ship and they're attached to a different one (as per Horizons behaviour) ?

C&P in Odyssey is a mess

I know I've seen:

• Ability to claim all bounties even without an IF, rather than just the local ones
• Bounty after assassination missions clear automagically if you fly Apex, but not if you fly your own ship, when you relog
• IF needing the bounty-giver to be not present in a system (rather than in control of the starport, as per Horizons) for IF to function

NPCs also sometimes still treat you as wanted even after you've died or handed yourself in and served your time (fixed with a relog).

 

[Factabulous]

Do they, though? Or do they just not show up because you've changed ship and they're attached to a different one (as per Horizons behaviour) ?

Pretty sure it vanished - I logged into Horizons and went to look if the bounty was still there - and there was nothing at all in the list (there was no list - I had nothing outstanding). So I went back to Odyssey and it remained gone

Been a while, I might be misremembering, but I don't think so.

 

[CMDRQuainMarln]

I've tried flying to IF a certain distance away and it's guesswork if it will work on not this time. I suspect there might be a time element to it, and it takes time to travel. One 'never fails' method to pay off such a bounty is to exit the game, login to Horizons and pay the bounty at the nearest IF.
Saying all this, I have had no trouble paying bounties at an independent IF where I am conducting operations in Federal space for Federal factions, often against other Federal factions earning Federal fines and bounties while gaining Federal reputation to get the Federal rank required to access the Federal Corvette.
I've been through this Imperial Factions against other Imperial Factions to get Imperial Rep+ for Imperial rank for access to the Imperial Cutter in the past.
It's just bonkers.

 

[Anarkai]

One 'never fails' method to pay off such a bounty is to exit the game, login to Horizons and pay the bounty at the nearest IF.

And as others have already pointed out, this is exactly the thing that suggests it's currently broken in Odyssey. Why should it be a simple matter to clear the bounty in Horizons yet not possible (at least by using the same method) in Odyssey?

 

[Moriarte]

And as others have already pointed out, this is exactly the thing that suggests it's currently broken in Odyssey. Why should it be a simple matter to clear the bounty in Horizons yet not possible (at least by using the same method) in Odyssey?

Have you considered it might be broken in Horizons, from the pov of Frontier? And Odyssey is where they finally fixed it, for the betterment of every carebear. I remember some people demanding stricter C&P for years.