Anarchy and Bounty confusion
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Some settlements in anarchies are controlled by factions that aren't anarchies (Just as some settlements in non-anarchy systems may be controlled by anarchies.). You can check the settlement's ownership in the System Map or in your HUD display while it analyzes the environment.
Is there an easy way to tell what governance the current settlement has once you arrive on foot? Other than going to the system map then finding your planet and selecting the settlement that you're on then selecting the info panel? Because that's how I currently do it and it seems pretty inefficient.
Ahhh rgr thanks for that. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why. Cheers
The owning faction shows up in your HUD (very briefly) right after you disembark. You can;t really believe what the terminals say, so the HUD and the system map are the best ways I know.
This is exactly the way that stations, outposts, installations and bases have always worked.
Another thing is to search on Inara by filtering only by Surface Settlements (Odyssey) option in Station Type, leaving System Govt. as Any, and then Anarchy on "Station Owner Properties > Government".
This should tell you exactly where to find lots of genocidable settlements
At least for now. Players keep genociding Anarchy settlements, there eventually won't be any Anarchy-controlled locations anymore. That'll make finding those smear campaigns a trifle harder to find.
Nitpick 'cause I see this come up a lot in these threads:
Anarchy isn't a state. It's a faction type.
Factions don't drift in and out of being anarchy. If a settlement is anarchy, then it will remain anarchy until the owner changes through an election or war/civil war.
Of course, there are arguments to be made that being an anarchy might as well be a state given how long such factions are likely to remain holding assets given the game encouraging players to bomb them into a crater constantly, but that's a discussion for the other thread.
Well, in Horizons, if you head to a surface installation then usually as soon as you enter glide the bottom left of the HUD will tell you who the owner of the installation is. This isn't consistent with Odyssey, which shows the system controller regardless of local jurisdiction.
I am in a system where there is one Anarchy faction with 1% of influence and only one tiny drilling settlement.
Now that we gain notoriety and the whole C&P system being what it is, this settlement is my target for anything illegal.
I am wondering how long would it take until they pack their bags and leave for good.
Now that we gain notoriety and the whole C&P system being what it is, this settlement is my target for anything illegal.
I am wondering how long would it take until they pack their bags and leave for good.
If they're at 1%, they're not going anywhere. It's not like you can hurt their influence more and if they're a local faction they won't retreat, and they can't get into a war to lose the last asset unless someone pumps them up to 7% and matches inf with another faction.
As an anarchy supporter - go nuts. These kinds of settlements are the perfect targets for farming as you can't possibly step on anyone's toes doing so. Anarchists would much prefer you do your farming there than anywhere that you might actually do some long-term damage.
Hell, I've seen people do this on purpose with outposts and the like - they'll get some outpost or something on the outside of the system into anarchist hands, then deliberately tank their influence below 7% again without letting them get into a war on the way, then shove them all the way down to 1%. That way you have an anarchist outpost in the system with all the benefits that brings (guaranteed interstellar factors, black market, unrestricted commodity market, e-breaches at pioneer supplies, bartender that buys drugs and other restricted items, etc) without having to do all the work of keeping them afloat.
This is very helpful thank you. Should be in it’s on post and pinned to the top
Yes, Odyssey does a pretty lousy job of showing you who owns a settlement: I was just saying that the ownership itself works just like any other asset.