Some advice please: must I self destruct? (crime & punishment)

Willard73

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Some advice please...


Federal navy contract to kill 8 pirates



A) Go to nav beacon and scan ships. If I find a mission target I attack and kill it.
B) Go to res. If I find a mission target I attack and kill it.
C) Scan contacts in whilst in supercruise (I don't have an interdictor so if I find a mission target, I follow them until the drop out and then I target the low wake and drop into it. I then attack and kill the ship).


When I attack in scenario C) I got a 200 credit bounty (per ship attacked). I killed 2 pirates this way and now have a 400 credit bounty.


Problem: I can't pay the bounty at the system that gave me the navy contract (Sothis) nor the system that the pirates are in (Ceos). I'm wanted in both.


- I don't have enough fuel to reach another inhabited system to buy some fuel and travel to a system that has interstellar factors.
- I don't have a fuel scoop.
- I can't buy a fuel scoop because I'm locked out of most station services.
- I can't buy fuel because I'm locked out of most station services.
- I can't switch to my asp to reach another inhabited system to travel to a system that has interstellar factors because I'm locked out of most station services.


Am I being dim and missing something obvious, or is my only choice to self destruct? Which seems daft for a 400cr bounty? Is it a bug?​
 
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kpmop

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Willard73 said:
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Problem: I can't pay the bounty at the system that gave me the navy contract (Sothis) nor the system that the pirates are in (Ceos). I'm wanted in both.
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Have you tried to pay off the bounty? Sure it's a little trickier to dock if you're wanted, but it's do-able.

Otherwise .... hmmmm... maybe you could give the fuel rats a shout? (*heh ninja'd!)
 

Jaiotu

Jaiotu
Some advice please...


Federal navy contract to kill 8 pirates


A) Go to nav beacon and scan ships. If I find a mission target I attack and kill it.
B) Go to res. If I find a mission target I attack and kill it.
C) Scan contacts in whilst in supercruise (I don't have an interdictor so if I find a mission target, I follow them until the drop out and then I target the low wake and drop into it. I then attack and kill the ship).

When I attack in scenario C) I got a 200 credit bounty (per ship attacked). I killed 2 pirates this way and now have a 400 credit bounty.

Problem: I can't pay the bounty at the system that gave me the navy contract (Sothis) nor the system that the pirates are in (Ceos). I'm wanted in both.

- I don't have enough fuel to reach another inhabited system to buy some fuel and travel to a system that has interstellar factors.
- I don't have a fuel scoop.
- I can't buy a fuel scoop because I'm locked out of most station services.
- I can't buy fuel because I'm locked out of most station services.
- I can't switch to my asp to reach another inhabited system to travel to a system that has interstellar factors because I'm locked out of most station services.

Am I being dim and missing something obvious, or is my only choice to self destruct? Which seems daft for a 400cr bounty? Is it a bug?

Quoting the OP with the color turned off so it is readable to folks like me using the 'Official Frontier Theme' (White Text on White Background = Invisible Text.)
 
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Willard73

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kpmop said:
Have you tried to pay off the bounty? Sure it's a little trickier to dock if you're wanted, but it's do-able.

Otherwise .... hmmmm... maybe you could give the fuel rats a shout? (*heh ninja'd!)
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Hi - yes I can dock but contacts page is locked. Nor can I buy fuel. Bit stuck !
 

Willard73

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So the general view is that my situation is 'intended' I.e. It's not some sort of bug?

its odd that I can fire first in Res or nav beacon and not get a bounty, but if I drop into a mission target's low wake and fire first I get a 200 credit bounty, (but not a murder bounty)
 

kpmop

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Willard73 said:
Hi - yes I can dock but contacts page is locked. Nor can I buy fuel. Bit stuck !
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Huh. Not seen that before - I've always been able to get to the contacts page and pay off bounties (so far!). Is the station under repair or locked down maybe? Is there another station in the system you could try?

As Conceit said - give the fuel rats a shout (it's a player group - they'll send someone who'll come and transfer fuel to your ship - if you didn't know!)
 

Willard73

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kpmop said:
Huh. Not seen that before - I've always been able to get to the contacts page and pay off bounties (so far!). Is the station under repair or locked down maybe? Is there another station in the system you could try?

As Conceit said - give the fuel rats a shout (it's a player group - they'll send someone who'll come and transfer fuel to your ship - if you didn't know!)
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I'm definitely locked out. Makes me wonder if something is bugged. The Station is fine - I'm doing the fed rank grind Sothis/Ceos.
 

Willard73

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Marra said:
Unlucky, OP - it's no bug, just a lack of preparation and forward planning on your part. Live and learn ;)
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How could I have prepared and forward planned for scenario C to have a different rule to scenarios A and B? That's a sincere question. (See OP for the scenarios).
 

Marra Morgan

Marra Morgan
Willard73 said:
How could I have prepared and forward planned for scenario C to have a different rule to scenarios A and B? That's a sincere question. (See OP for the scenarios).
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On accepting any mission to blow someone or something up, you should be aware of the risk that you may be committing a crime.

Knowing this, you should look around the locale to locate the nearest IF office to clean your ship of any bounties incurred through your mission.

On realising that Robigo is the nearest IF office, you would have seen that there was a fuel risk. You could have mitigated that by shipping a fuel scoop or fuel tank to Sothis in advance.

I know thinking and planning isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I really like the opportunities to play smart and have responsibilty and consequences to factor in to what I do in the game.

Good luck! :)7
 
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