ship impound is stupid

[Kriegsmaschine]

I was today years old when I learnt that getting your ship impounded is a thing. I've respawned at a Prison Ship a few times, but I would certainly remember having to pay my ship's rebuy cost in order to be able to fly it again!

I'm still not completely clear on how ship impoundments actually happen. So it can happen if you get killed on-foot by lawful NPCs? That seems like a massive discrepancy compared to what happens if the cops blow you up in your ship. I'm pretty sure I've had that happen to me and not needed to pay millions to fly my own ship again.

Yes, so, if you die in space you pay rebuy on a single ship + bounties. If you die on foot, you pay rebuy for the ship you're flying as well as all other ships that you own and are docked anywhere else in space just as long as they are also wanted. On top of that, they will still be wanted / dirty / bountied after paying the impound on all of them. Let's just say I'm not leaving my ship again (

 

[Gabriel H]

I was today years old when I learnt that getting your ship impounded is a thing. I've respawned at a Prison Ship a few times, but I would certainly remember having to pay my ship's rebuy cost in order to be able to fly it again!

I'm still not completely clear on how ship impoundments actually happen. So it can happen if you get killed on-foot by lawful NPCs? That seems like a massive discrepancy compared to what happens if the cops blow you up in your ship. I'm pretty sure I've had that happen to me and not needed to pay millions to fly my own ship again.

You and your ship get blown up: Ship is no more - insurance means you can buy a replacement cheapily and because the ship is no more it no longer has any bounties from your misdeeds. You however are not dead, merely battered and bruised, so you have to pay your bounty off.

You get blown up, but your ship is ok: You however are not dead, merely battered and bruised, so you have to pay your bounty off - BUT if you have been committing crimes in your ship, the ship still existing means the ship still has active bounties. So your ship gets impounded.

In effect, getting a bounty while in your ship also puts a bounty on the ship.

 

[aRJay]

As I have never swapped ships while bountied I don’t know if cleaning bountied ships/modules is still possible. I am fairly sure it was part of the package when C&P changed and they got rid of bounties becoming fines if you ran away for long enough.

 

[Morbad]

Actually makes a lot of sense. In (sensible) parts of the world, when you get a vehicle fine you pay a % of your salary. Those countries are genius.

What if my salary is zero?

Yeah, and let's go all the way, in Aus if you are a particularly bad hoon they crush the car, would be funny to see players get a few hundred ton cubic block of metal, glass and plastic back instead of a ship lol!

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rdL5pKvsss

 

[Helmut Grokenberger]

What if my salary is zero?

There is usually a set minimum for the fine you have to pay. If your infraction is more severe, it might get sentenced in a court of law. I think I know that in Switzerland that minimum for those is 400 CHF. In more severe cases your sentence is dependant on both your income and personal financial situation (so "I have no income" means nothing if you've banked some good money), your car can be impounded and even be sold or scrapped. Also you lose your licence for at least two years.

The Swiss don't joke around when you speed.