The Bounty Hunting & Bounties tips, and general discussion thread

[VR] Deggial · Sep 1, 2015

Sandro Sammarco said:
... as it's quite low priority.

So say YOU... my ships are already tipping over to the left side by the sheer weight of the text filling the panel!

Cmdr Delmonte[VR] · Sep 1, 2015

Grab a discovery scanner, Scan whilst jumping around to collect them all, Cash in at the CG !! Or Sidewinder Suicide :-(

rincewindcymru · Sep 1, 2015

Sandro Sammarco said:
Hello Commander rincewindcymru!

This is something we'd like to address (I believe it's been mentioned before in the forums, there are a few different ways the issue could be dealt with) but it's unlikely to be anytime soon as it's quite low priority.

Thanks for the reply Sandros. As you say, it's not a big issue, just housekeeping.

SpitTheDog · Sep 1, 2015

It's a low priority until the list reaches a length bigger than the maximum length the devs allowed for at which point the galaxy servers explode and it becomes a number one priority due to the unforeseen number twos it caused.

Quineloe · Sep 1, 2015

Sandro Sammarco said:
Hello Commander rincewindcymru!

This is something we'd like to address (I believe it's been mentioned before in the forums, there are a few different ways the issue could be dealt with) but it's unlikely to be anytime soon as it's quite low priority.

Speaking of pddling low bounties, what about "Deadly" Sidewinder pirates who don't even have the bounty value equal to one murder?

[VR] Deggial · Sep 1, 2015

Unpayed parking fines that turned into a bounty.

Ralph Vargr · Sep 1, 2015

Sandro Sammarco said:
Hello Commander rincewindcymru!

This is something we'd like to address (I believe it's been mentioned before in the forums, there are a few different ways the issue could be dealt with) but it's unlikely to be anytime soon as it's quite low priority.

An actual reply, on the base game!

Zplintz · Sep 1, 2015

Flying an unshielded Sidewinder inside the super-structure on the outside of a station (eventually) cleared my unwanted bounty claims.

askavir · Sep 1, 2015

Maybe some kind of broker service on some stations, where one could cash the bounties for 50% value.

Don Alvarez · Sep 1, 2015

Add a new contact on the station menu. Some kind of broker. This guy, will pay you all the bounties you are owed from any system - At a discount which is his cut. Likewise, you can also pay off any bounties you have on yourself, for a bit extra, or claim CG rewards. Basically, be becomes your broker in dealing with any active transactions you may have. If you want to get fancy, the further away the system the larger chunk he takes. Problem solved, and I get to keep my transactions tab clean. I hate it when it gets messy.

Edit: I just realized askavir ninja'ed me.

Caramel Clown · Sep 2, 2015

Multiple bounties in minor factions. Solution.

Would be nice to have ability to claim all bounties from minor parties in capital world of major faction they belong to.

Flavourless · Sep 2, 2015

Wouldn't help those that don't have a permit to those worlds?

goemon · Sep 2, 2015

wouldn't help for all the "independent factions" neither.... and there are plenty.

h347h · Sep 2, 2015

FD is going to try and address this in some manner.

Caramel Clown · Sep 2, 2015

Flavourless said:
Wouldn't help those that don't have a permit to those worlds?

goemon said:
wouldn't help for all the "independent factions" neither.... and there are plenty.

Still better than nothing. I have dozens of small bounties collected over time. So some system should exist to claim them, or just delete them from the list thus refusing to get paid.

DaMorgs · Sep 3, 2015

System Bounties

Can somebody please explain to me how the system bounties work? I'm at a system, which for obvious reasons I'll keep to myself

, my bounty is currently 2.4m there.

I docked at the local starport (which in itself, is a bit silly, but hey) and checked to top 5 bounties and am greeted with:

1st - 35.7m
2nd - 4.4m
3rd - 1.3m
4th - 1.2m
5th - 1.2m

Surely I should be listed in 3rd place, but I'm not. In fact, I'm not there at all! Am I missing something?

Notwyn · Sep 3, 2015

Perhaps they list NPC's only.

YinYin · Sep 3, 2015

And I thought these were commanders only. Looks like this could be a fun income source then.
(#1 in sol last time I checked was "logoffski" - which is why I thought commanders only)

DaMorgs · Sep 3, 2015

See that's the thing, it's the same 5 Commanders everywhere. Clearly the system is broken or hasn't been implemented yet.

YinYin · Sep 3, 2015

Then wait for it or file a bug report