How do you find pirates in an Anarchy system?

[Caboose187]

Hey guys, I've got a mission to kill pirates in an Anarchy System and I do have the kill warrant scanner but they always come up clean. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[KillaALF]

Hey guys, I've got a mission to kill pirates in an Anarchy System and I do have the kill warrant scanner but they always come up clean. Am I doing something wrong?

Everyone comes up clean in anarchy systems, there is no law there. After you successfully performed a KWS, look in your contacts tab, if your target is wanted somewhere you will see a bounty.

 

[Muthax]

Some pirates will come up as wanted even without KWS, usually at nav point or at one of the USS. Just supercruise around at low speed till they pop and enter one

 

[Feldspar]

The easy way to distinguish pirates is to have something valuable in your hold, they will ask you to hand it over. Either that or look for the parrot mounted on the utility mount and the wooden landing gear.

Mostly you will find pirates fly vipers, sidewinders and eagles, but there are some in larger crates, too.

 

[Muthax]

Everyone comes up clean in anarchy systems, there is no law there. After you successfully performed a KWS, look in your contacts tab, if your target is wanted somewhere you will see a bounty.

They come up clean because the standard scanner only picks up WANTED status for the current system.

 

[Caboose187]

K, I'll keep trying. I've had to abandon so many of these mssions as I run out of time without finding any. Thanks guys.

 

[Muthax]

The easy way to distinguish pirates is to have something valuable in your hold, they will ask you to hand it over. Either that or look for the parrot mounted on the utility mount and the wooden landing gear.

Mostly you will find pirates fly vipers, sidewinders and eagles, but there are some in larger crates, too.

Yeah watch the chatter OP, when they hail you. Pirates always talk you in a dodgy/bully way

 

[quode]

Look for the Unidentified Signal locations, its where they hide them. If your scanned and they make comments that you have no cargo you found them, or haul something cheep and they will demand you drop it and power up weapons. Watch the text flow on the upper right and left

Ken
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[Muthax]

K, I'll keep trying. I've had to abandon so many of these mssions as I run out of time without finding any. Thanks guys.

I had the same then I read a few guides in the newcomer section (the tecnophebe is a good one) and then it was a lot easier

Good luck and have fun!

 

[Straha Yeagar]

Or after you scan them, look at their contacts information for their faction, and if it says they are a pirate...

 

[kamenjar]

K, I'll keep trying. I've had to abandon so many of these mssions as I run out of time without finding any. Thanks guys.

If you are not having luck at nav beacons and belts, check USS. They will usually spawn some pirates for you. There's a decent chance of a pirate anaconda spawning with a few police ships, which can be good profits.

 

[medwyn]

What a question
Actually it looks valid - so far I don't see any difference between an anarchy and another system (last time I spotted some pirate flags with skulls on an outpost so I knew it was anarchy). I may have been lucky but I haven't even be attacked yet there.

 

[Caboose187]

Thanks for the replies guys. I guess I was just having bad luck with my previous missions as I've got 2 of 4 pirates so far.