Newcomer / Intro Which ships count toward mission progress? Which signals?

[mrkusrk]

I accepted a mission from an empire-aligned faction asking that I kill 3 "traders" in the current system and another. I've been killing a lot of things, mostly wanted. When I killed a non-wanted Hauler, I got myself landed with a 5000cr bounty. I've definitely killed more than 3 ships, but I don't see an option to "turn in" the mission when I land at the port where I got it.

How do I know which ships I've killed count toward mission progress? Is there any way to tell which ships will count before I blow them away?

 

[Dommarraa]

{shakes his head at the murderer}
Not sure if general trading ships at a nav count, it may be the ships you find in uss who offer to buy things. Never done a kill traders mission, I'm a good guy

The mission detail will tell you how many you have killed

 

[Slyer01]

You are going to want to look for freighter ships, like haulers and similar, who belong to corporate factions. They will not be wanted, so you should see if the other system is anarchy, so that you won't get any bounty for killing them.

 

[mrkusrk]

The mission detail will tell you how many you have killed

I've looked at it in my console, and no it does not. It tells me how many I *need* to kill in total. Is there somewhere else I should look?

 

[Shocken-Orr]

If you still have a number that you need to kill then you haven't achieved your total. I know that sounds obvious but let me explain.....

When you have killed your first 'correct' target, it will appear in the mission detail as an added line just above the number that remain to be killed. Once you have achieved the correct number you will get the mission detail showing 'complete' or 'updated'. Sadly if you still have the same number to kill as you started with then your current targets are the wrong ones and you might have to switch tactics.

hope it helps

 

[Hoops71]

Glad this was asked,as I too accepted a mission like this i.e kill three traders, but I dumped the mission as I couldnt figure out which traders to kill. Any help would be appreciated. *Confused*.

 

[Shocken-Orr]

With the 'kill traders' mission you need to find traders belonging to the opposite faction to the one from whom you took the mission, the detail should be in the mission statement that you accept. When you scan a potential target the details you need are on the bottom left of your screen alongside their names and their wanted status. Don't be put off by you also inheriting a wanted status yourself as this is part of the mission, if you attack traders you will get the system getting grumpy as they will see you as a pirate.

Once you have completed your mission and you are wanted yourself, just head off to an independent world (where you will not be wanted), pay the bounty then head off to your original station to collect your reward. Any other questions do ask