Event Log

[Sidey]

Hi commanders

Had a strange one today. Just in the middle of dropping off cargo from a Sothis run in my python. I had dropped off all my smuggling cargo already (some narcotics and some landmines) and now was in the middle of making my normal trade runs. I had already been scanned a bunch of times at a couple of stations and had no probs as all the remaining cargo was legit.

Anyway, docking at my 3rd station after the smuggling runs and lining up for entry, Ive already got docking permission, and I get scanned, im almost into the station, and suddenly the security force opens fire. I switch pips to shields and AB away, to try and clear the mass lock of the station, as soon as my shields go down im immediately down to 0 hull and get destroyed, I have no idea if they hit me with a crazy torp load? Or if the station joined in. Rather frustrating as I still had half of my run to do, so it was quite a bit of time wasted.

Now Ive gone through in my head what it could possibly be and im coming up completely blank. Before going in for dock I always check my wanted status just in case. I did not have wanted status and I only had legal cargo aboard, I had gained docking permission, and I wasnt even speeding lol.

Is there some kind of log (communications may be enough to find out why the security force opened fire) that I can check to find out the reason for being shot down? I would also really like to know what hit me to cause me to lose all hull in a single volley, but i'd settle for the reason they opened fire.

Cheers

Sidey.

 

[Arguendo]

Could it be a fine you didn't pay off within 7 days?
From this page: "If the player does not pay off a fine before it expires (7 days) then the fine will turn into a bounty."
and
"Since the Powerplay update, commanders can no longer pay off their bounties but instead must wait for them to expire. Once the bounty has expired it will become dormant. A dormant bounty will not be displayed to other players or jurisdictions.^{[URL="http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty#cite_note-0"][1][/URL]} A dormant bounty can be reactivated if the player is scanned by an NPC from the jurisdiction that issued the dormant bounty, or if the player commits a further crime in the jurisdiction that issued the dormant bounty. If the dormant bounty is detected in either of these ways within seven days it will become an active bounty again with a new seven day timer. If a dormant bounty is not detected within seven days then it is removed and becomes a legacy fine."

So, it looks to me like you had a dormant bounty that got activated when you were scanned, turning you wanted.

 

[d8veh]

Most likely, you were speeding and a NPC crashed into you and exploded, which made you guilty of murder.

You should always play the game with Shadowplay or similar running so that you can re-wind to see what the problem was.

 

[Sidey]

Could it be a fine you didn't pay off within 7 days?
From this page: "If the player does not pay off a fine before it expires (7 days) then the fine will turn into a bounty."
and
"Since the Powerplay update, commanders can no longer pay off their bounties but instead must wait for them to expire. Once the bounty has expired it will become dormant. A dormant bounty will not be displayed to other players or jurisdictions.^{[URL="http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty#cite_note-0"][1][/URL]} A dormant bounty can be reactivated if the player is scanned by an NPC from the jurisdiction that issued the dormant bounty, or if the player commits a further crime in the jurisdiction that issued the dormant bounty. If the dormant bounty is detected in either of these ways within seven days it will become an active bounty again with a new seven day timer. If a dormant bounty is not detected within seven days then it is removed and becomes a legacy fine."

So, it looks to me like you had a dormant bounty that got activated when you were scanned, turning you wanted.

yep I think that must have been it. I know I had a couple of dormant bounties and they don't show the wanted status, but as soon as I was scanned it was re activated I guess. Thanks, mystery solved!