Interstellar Factors are in Low Security and Anarchy systems. Security levels can change based controlling faction (I think Dictatorships increase security level, don't know who decreases it.) and player action (Killing civilian and authority ships can cause lock down.).
All stations in Low Security systems have an IF, and they're permanent, regardless of the Faction controlling the station.
Otherwise, stations controlled by Anarchy Factions also have an IF, regardless of the security level of the system. But if the Faction lose control of the station to a non-anarchy Faction (by losing a War/Civil War/Election) then the IF will disappear.
Otherwise, stations controlled by Anarchy Factions also have an IF, regardless of the security level of the system. But if the Faction lose control of the station to a non-anarchy Faction (by losing a War/Civil War/Election) then the IF will disappear.
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They don't move unless the station is taken by another faction.
In this case, it was me. thanks to the poor thinking of numerous randoms in my system I was forced to retake the station back from the Blue Rats.
I went to a fair bit of trouble a long time ago to give them that station..
It will be back I am going to give them Napier.
I would like to ask...who did you rep up with?
Had you and many others repped up with Peraesii Empire Consulate then this would never have happened, but thanks to people pushing the Blue Rats instead I was forced into a war that I normally work hard at avoiding.
Things were fine till then.
This is what happens when other randoms that have no idea about the BGS interfere with stable systems BGS.
Repping up has a cost, especially in systems that other players are controlling.
I recommend in future that not only you but others that are repping up, first study the system and make sure there are no player factions involved in said system.
If there are any, it is a thought to reach out and ask them for advice on how to do certain things in their systems.
I should add there are other interstellars nearby, in systems owned By Peraesii Empire Consulate, and many other systems in that area
In the case of Peraesii EC, I have set these all up for my benefit.
So in future if you want them to stay where they are, don't raise influence and start wars. there are safe ways to rep up and starting wars isn't the best way as it tends to force undesirable changes unless you know what you are doing.
Take a close look at each system that has been exploited by random players trying to make big credits...they destroy these systems eventually because they have no idea what they are doing other than making credits.
Balance is vital to a stable money generating system and it is one of things high on the list of BGS players of what we do to our systems and this balance is always being messed with by random players that don't know or know but don't care about the BGS
In the case of Peraesii EC, I have set these all up for my benefit.
So in future if you want them to stay where they are, don't raise influence and start wars. there are safe ways to rep up and starting wars isn't the best way as it tends to force undesirable changes unless you know what you are doing.
Take a close look at each system that has been exploited by random players trying to make big credits...they destroy these systems eventually because they have no idea what they are doing other than making credits.
Balance is vital to a stable money generating system and it is one of things high on the list of BGS players of what we do to our systems and this balance is always being messed with by random players that don't know or know but don't care about the BGS
I will also add for the misinformation gurus that keep saying interstellars are in low security systems...even though this is a natural effect that people see, it is not always true
Madngela is a High security system, in giving the local anarchy faction a station, this allows them to have a black market and an interstellar as well as makes the local space around their station an anarchists haven.
Its that simple to make an interstellar.....and usually also a black market.
Madngela is a High security system, in giving the local anarchy faction a station, this allows them to have a black market and an interstellar as well as makes the local space around their station an anarchists haven.
Its that simple to make an interstellar.....and usually also a black market.
I'm not going to do that. Ever. If the money's good I'll take the mission. If the RES is HAZ, I'll take the kills.
We're not "randoms" with "no idea about the BGS" we're players sharing an experience.
If I want to influence random factions on a whim I'll do just that and you BGS-playing people better be prepared to deal with that because what good system collapses from a few "randoms" anyway ?
Please don't belittle us, we all love this game and each other.
With much kindness and affection,
Your friendly influence randomizer neighbor
P.S. kudos on raising and maintaining a faction on your own, though. I'm impressed.
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What a totally waste of time this reply and you are! Have you been on onion head?
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IFs appear in Low Security systems and in Anarchy-controlled Stations.
Anarchy station control is obviously changeable, though slowly.
Security level can change more quickly in some systems - various BGS states cause temporary minor increases or decreases in security level. If the system is on the edge of Low/Medium, then this can cause the IF to frequently open and close and reopen as the state of the system owner changes. Most systems have security levels a long way from the Low/Medium boundary so this is rarely noticeable there.
I probably didn't explain it well
It doesn't need to be both Low Security and Anarchy, it's all stations in a Low Security or any station controlled by an Anarchy faction.
Hard to respond when there is nothing to go on
Maybe you were originally talking about a Bierce station in another system? you never said, so I assumed it was the one in my system as your description fit it perfectly as to what recently occurred there.
Other than that, you asked a question, I not only gave you an answer but also told you exactly what happened in my system.
If it makes you upset, then keep playing in solo and learn to live with the results of what other players do, or learn how to do things yourself.
As it sits, I have controlled that system for 3 years and will continue to do so, even though its a very popular place and many before you have tried to change things there as well as have tried to take control of it away from me.
So like I said, its always a good idea to see if a system you are planning to do things in already happens to have a player faction there...war is inevitable otherwise....
I can tell from your first post and this one that your knowledge of the BGS and all its relevant plays are far beyond what you understand, so good luck in your next system. Bierce won't miss you.
Dude plz stop with the onion head, all you are doing is blowing your own ego, and taking rubbish, "I have controlled that system for 3 years and will continue to do so" you sir are deluded!
I asked do interstellar factions move? You have made no answer, so plz stop posting your rants
I asked do interstellar factions move? You have made no answer, so plz stop posting your rants
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your comprehension component seems to be damaged or amiss.....
see this part in my first response....???
see this part in my first response....???
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Hello there good Sir.
The Peraesii Empire Consulate (or PEC) isn't marked as a Player Minor Faction (PMF) on Inara. I could only find two in the Systems that PEC is in:
Empire Consulate Ltd (Peraesii)
Browncoat Uprising (Arugua & HIP 8744)
Since they are officially marked as PMF but the MF you support is not, I do sincerely hope you're going to follow your own advice.
Also, your posts are conflicting. The majority of the time you speak as if you'd have done all the BGS work yourself. If you truly did so I lift my hat to you, but at the same time have to ask you what drives you to think you own these places.
The BGS is, at it's very base, building sandcastles. You can do something and enjoy it for a while, maybe for a very long while if you're having support, but eventually it's going to be torn asunder. Not just because there are bad or ignorant random people who don't know squat, but because it's the nature of things, in this game and RL.
CMDR Kerenn summed it up pretty nicely.
Currently the BGS itself is your biggest enemy with all it's borked features. The way you're coming across though is a good way to generate more.
Have a nice day o7
I agree 100% with that last statement, seriously bugged currently
As for inara or any other external web pages, I don't use them
in the forums you will find lists of all the pmf's
in the game it is reasonably simple to determine if a minor faction is either a pmf or simply a minor faction out of control or being supported by a player or a pmf or a collection of some variation of both. But pretty much only doable by those that are very into the BGS
Those folks not into the BGS....like the OP simply get angry and behave peculiarly when things like this are pointed out to them. no concern here as they tend to move on and continue as they were before finding nice places.
Its not the first time I have had to totally re-orient a system due to random players or players intent on exploiting something that became lucrative due to my efforts.