Hi guys -
This might seem an odd question from a early backer but to save a lot of fines and hassle down the road I though I'd ask first.
So..
I've been trading my way up to a well equipped Cobra as I want to switch from Trader to Bounty hunter, I'm nearly there, so what I'd like to know if I'm using a Kill warrant scanner and a target scans as wanted - can I open fire with without risk or are there some clear rules I might be missing?
The one I'm aware of is 'accidental fire' due to all the posts about it!
You don't need a KWS a normal scan will show if a ship is Wanted in that system or not.
You use a KWS to show all bounties on that ship - in other words ones in addition to any they might have in the current system.
If a ship is Clean in the current system, but the KWS shows he has bounties elsewhere, if you shoot and kill the ship, you will get a bounty for firing on a clean ship, then get a higher bounty for murder.
Only you can decide if the bounty you can claim on the target in another system is worth the bounties for murder.
If the normal scan shows the target as Wanted, you can open fire and kill it without any problems. The KWS will allow you to maximise your gains from the one target as you can also claim bounties in other systems for it.
The KWS really comes into it's own in an Anarchy system.
There is no law applied in Anarchy, so everything you see will show as Clean. You must use a KWS to get any bounties.
The bonus of using it in an Anarchy system, is that you can shoot whatever you want without any comebacks.
They usually also have a station with a Black Market so you can also scoop up any cargo and take it to a station in system to sell without worries of being scanned by station security - as they don't exist for stations in Anarchy.
However, do be aware, that there are STILL the occasional system security ships flying around in USS, Nav points etc.
If they scan you, and you have stolen cargo on board you will still get the fine.
So ensure they don't scan you if you have any.
Also, always switch off the report crimes against me option in the right hand panel to minimise any interference when bounty hunting (or pirating for that matter).
Hope that covers it for you.
