Crime and Punishment

[CrazyH0rse]

A couple of questions about bounties and crimes.

1. If I commit a crime in an Anarchy system - do I get a bounty issued against me?
2. Do bounties ever expire? Can I run to another faction controlled system and wait it out?
3. Can I commit as many crimes as I like in federation territory and be completely clean in an Empire system?

Thanks in advance

 

[gamecat]

A couple of questions about bounties and crimes.

1. If I commit a crime in an Anarchy system - do I get a bounty issued against me?
2. Do bounties ever expire? Can I run to another faction controlled system and wait it out?
3. Can I commit as many crimes as I like in federation territory and be completely clean in an Empire system?

Thanks in advance

From what I've experienced:

1. No, unless you attack space station or any independent faction in the system directly.
2. No, but you only appear wanted in the systems that you have a bounty in. If someone warrant scans you you might be attacked for your bounty in another system and you are fair game.
3. Yes; unless you commit crimes against Empire faction ships, they might then begin to dislike you but you wont be issued a bounty by the Empire.

 

[CrazyH0rse]

Thanks Gamecat. Just a little unsure about 2. Are bounties system-wide in scope or faction-wide? Also, are you saying that I might not appear wanted in system B, but if someone knows I'm wanted in system A and they find me in system B, they can still kill me to claim the bounty and this won't be a crime?

Cheers

 

[Perseus]

I was cargo scanned and received a fine in an Anarchy system this weekend. I don't know if a player did the scan or a SAV but I assumed the player did it and proceeded to attack, damage and drive him off at 40% hull. I didn't get any fine or bounty for this murderous assault.

 

[Belsameth]

You shouldn't get a bounty in an anarchy system, there is no government after all.

Bounties are faction wide, not system wide (unless its an independent system)

A KWS doesn't make you fair game. Clean in a star system stays that way, even if you have outstanding bounties somewhere else. If you kill a clean NPC after a scan with the KWS, you will incur a bounty for the faction you are in. You will, however, also be creditted with outstanding bounties they have with otehr factions.

 

[CrazyH0rse]

Thanks Bel, that clears it up for me. Except what's a KWS A something something scanner?

 

[Mahtamori]

Thanks Bel, that clears it up for me. Except what's a KWS A something something scanner?

Kill Warrant Scanner. Necessary to gain bounties associated with a ship but not the system you are in. Does not give you the right to assault someone who is not wanted in the system you are in. Also necessary to gain bounties in Anarchy systems since those do not have bounties.
As an example: I am wanted in Alliance space and you want that bounty. You need to scan me with a KWS in order to gain this bounty since we are currently in Federation space. I am not wanted in Federation space, so you attacking me will give you a fine and the System Authority Vessels will move in to help me, but if you manage to kill me you gain the bounty and can cash it in in an Alliance system.
Example B is that I have a bounty in both Federation and Alliance space. This time the SAV will not help me, but will instead help you if I fight back. A KWS will allow you to gain the bounty in Alliance space, but the one in Federation space is revelead to you by the normal scanner.
Do note that you actually have to scan for 10s in order to gain the extra bounty, just having the equipment doesn't mean your normal scanner is improved.

What Perseus described is, as far as I can tell, a bug. Apparently most common when other CMDRs scan you when you have stolen cargo.

 

[Belsameth]

Nice rundown of the KWS, Mahtamori!

But yeah, I mostly use it when hunting rats. Especially when you encounter the bigger ships, it can add quite a bit to their usual bounty.

 

[StayFrosty]

Thanks Bel, that clears it up for me. Except what's a KWS A something something scanner?

Kill-warrant scanner. It scans for bounties from all factions. Without it, you only get the bounty for the one owning the current system.

NPCs in fact quite often have about a third extra bounty with a KWS, so it's a very useful thing to have.