So, I've been using the Interstellar Factor in Petra Station (Manah) for my combat bonds, cause I usually can't be bothered to fly system to system just to speak to the appropriate people, and fines/bounties recently, but I'm currently docked there and it's gone. Is it a regular thing for these people to move and I'm just required to find a new factor, or is something else going on?
Interstellar Factor in Petra station no longer there?
- Thread starter Llandrenel
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Yup. You may not be aware that the galaxy changes in response to players action. But it does.
They appear and go IIRC with the system security status. It's all dynamic. Once, during a CG, the IFF suddenly packed his stuff in the Pleiades, and I was puzzled too.
You can easily find another via INARA (https://inara.cz/galaxy-nearest/)
O7,
You can easily find another via INARA (https://inara.cz/galaxy-nearest/)
O7,
Yea, I knew things changed, but guess I wasn't aware to what extent they changed.
Cheers, that's what I used to find my previous contact. Let's get looking.They appear and go IIRC with the system security status. It's all dynamic. Once, during a CG, the IFF suddenly packed his stuff in the Pleiades, and I was puzzled too.
You can easily find another via INARA (https://inara.cz/galaxy-nearest/)
O7,
IIRC if security of the system is at "low", then Interstellar Factor may be present. Some faction states and powers exploitation effects may temporarily boost/reduce security, so it may change whether a IF is available or not.
Edit -Upon checking that the Manah system remains low security, it seems there are extra... factors at play.
Edit 2 - Nothing secret, it was just my galmap that was outdated and still displaying pre-tick security level.
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Edit 2 - Nothing secret, it was just my galmap that was outdated and still displaying pre-tick security level.
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Yup Daneiros is right. They live in low security systems. So if some bgs change happens they will sod off for a bit. But also it can happen on system owner changing. In both directions of course. Such as an anarchy taking over, may push them to get one. It's dynamic and bendy, a bit like a gymnast.
Not sure where you're looking, but my system map seems to disagree; (click to zoom)
Well, on the security of Manah, at least.
And yea, I knew they were in low sec systems, but didn't realise it changed and that they would leave once it did. Seems I took too much for granted. Haha.
Oh well. I literally checked before posting and it was still showing as low, but now it's correctly displaying. I suppose it's game cache issues - I didn't physically go to the system, just loaded the system map.
It all fits then, no secret factors at play
Ah, probably that then, as I've obviously only recently been there.
I base myself between half a dozen systems for bounty hunting, and have been doing this in the same area basically since Horizons was introduced. I had a year off, having lost all interest with the Fleet Carrier Farce, but returned a few weeks ago. Every time I choose a mission to take down a terrorist, and have to interrogate a hub terminal, when I return to "home" ground so to speak, with a minor bounty to pay off, the system at which I always use for my interstellar Factors doesn't have one, the last time (or rather the time before this one in which I am seeing the same) I had to go back to the system in which I had sinned to find said Factors, locations given in INARA were diffy these offices. Then once I manage to find one, all of the others reapper which sucks - Why?
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Yea, I knew things changed, but guess I wasn't aware to what extent they changed.
Cheers, that's what I used to find my previous contact. Let's get looking.
That's....not a big change, in fact that's about the smallest change possible, an agent leaving an area when security gets too high for them to operate safely.