AI Bounty hunters. - Aren Geesus?

[MarkSimpson UK]

I'm not sure this observation is in the right place, but here goes!

I accept a lot of contracts that end up with bounty hunters/assassins being sent to eliminate me! I don't very often oblige them with combat, being very often outgunned, so I outfly them in the "mini-game". This has the unfortunate consequence of allowing them to attempt another interdiction later, ....and very often MANY TIMES! This has led to me observing that, although the pilot name and ship remain the same as they chase me across solar systems and across the galaxy, EVERY TIME they use their FSD, their ship changes NAME! WITHOUT EXCEPTION!

Is there a reason I am missing for this? The logic escapes me! IF this is an OVERSIGHT in the game build, then it has gone unnoticed for FOUR YEARS! My OCD won't let this just "be", so can anyone in FDev PLEASE explain or FIX this?

 

[MK Regular]

Welcome to the club on wanting more persistent mission NPCs.

Personally, if I get interdicted by a mission NPC and I manage to get them down to 20% hull and force them to high wake to another system, I do not want to see them in a brand new 100% hull ship (with a different name?) 2k Ls from the primary star the moment I jump back into super cruise. There is just no way the NPC could possibly go to a shipyard in another system, swap/repair/rename their ship, jump back into the system I'm in, and fly 2k Ls in under a minute.

While I understand why you want the name changing to be fixed, I think that there are more pressing issues with the mission NPCs that need to be addressed.

 

[Misty_Dark]

I'm not sure this observation is in the right place, but here goes!

I accept a lot of contracts that end up with bounty hunters/assassins being sent to eliminate me! I don't very often oblige them with combat, being very often outgunned, so I outfly them in the "mini-game". This has the unfortunate consequence of allowing them to attempt another interdiction later, ....and very often MANY TIMES! This has led to me observing that, although the pilot name and ship remain the same as they chase me across solar systems and across the galaxy, EVERY TIME they use their FSD, their ship changes NAME! WITHOUT EXCEPTION!

Is there a reason I am missing for this? The logic escapes me! IF this is an OVERSIGHT in the game build, then it has gone unnoticed for FOUR YEARS! My OCD won't let this just "be", so can anyone in FDev PLEASE explain or FIX this?

I put this in the same basket as I am out to kill a Pirate lord, I have ONE mission... I am staring at the "mission target" signal source, then check what ships is flyiung around in super cruise and guess what, the mission target is flying around a few planets away.... Yup, mission target is in two places at once, and to verify this, I enter the signal source to find the pirate in the process of attacking a poor trader... Well to call it attacking is to generous, as there is no aggression whatsoever, and only the frantic cries for help by the trader, who complains taking hits, etc, etc and still he is flying around with 100% shields.

Difference noticed
Signal source target: 1-2 less support ships (Smaller wing) compared to mission target flying around in super cruise.



I do encounter the same things you describe, running missions, but I have not noticed the change of ship name, need to check that next time.

 

[MickyG1982]

I'm not sure this observation is in the right place, but here goes!

I accept a lot of contracts that end up with bounty hunters/assassins being sent to eliminate me! I don't very often oblige them with combat, being very often outgunned, so I outfly them in the "mini-game". This has the unfortunate consequence of allowing them to attempt another interdiction later, ....and very often MANY TIMES! This has led to me observing that, although the pilot name and ship remain the same as they chase me across solar systems and across the galaxy, EVERY TIME they use their FSD, their ship changes NAME! WITHOUT EXCEPTION!

Is there a reason I am missing for this? The logic escapes me! IF this is an OVERSIGHT in the game build, then it has gone unnoticed for FOUR YEARS! My OCD won't let this just "be", so can anyone in FDev PLEASE explain or FIX this?

Not only their ship name...

You should pay attention to how the ship is set up too...

 

[Codger]

I’ve even seen their rank change. Hopefully some day it will be improved.