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[kekar]

Hello,

I've been playing the latest version 0.9.1a-RC8 a bit now.

I have some questions regarding bounty hunters that are stalking the player. In my current game, I'm struggle a bit with them, and for me, it makes the game somewhat less fun.

1) How does the mechanics works for spawning them? Where do they spawn? Often they seem to suddenly appear on top or side by side with the system I'm exiting from (even if I had enabled "dark-mode").
2) What is the criteria for some putting a bounty on you and is it possible to see who put the bounty on you?
3) Are there/will there be any way to pay off bounty put on you or handle them except fighting (assuming fighting and defeating them will resolve the bounty)?
4) Are there any way to reduce the spawning of bounty put against you?
5) Are there any way to exit a system without having to engage them? In my current game, I now very often get two huge bounty hunters right atop of me and it is rather "impossible" to get away with my current fleet or defeat them due to their huge sizes.

Thanks for any insight!

[SCC]

You might want to post this in the Vayra's Sector thread, as that is the mod bounty hunters come from.

[kekar]

Thanks for the information about the mod. I will take a look at it.

However, my questions are more intended towards the vanilla game without mods.

[SafariJohn]

However, my questions are more intended towards the vanilla game without mods.

In vanilla, bounty hunters can be sent after you if you fail delivery missions or repaying loans. They spawn in hyperspace near your current location. The only way to get rid of them is to kill them (or get them killed).

[SCC]

Sorry. I forgot this was a vanilla feature. I never fail to deliver shipments, because I never trade in the first place...

[kekar]

Thanks for the info. Then it must be failed deliveries in my case since I've never taken out loans. Good to know.

[kekar]

Is it possible to leave the majority of ship in my fleet in the base (in storage) and resolve the bounty when losing the battle? Will the bounty be closed?

Haven't tried this yet.

[kekar]

 I think my last suggestion actually worked..

[wei270]

it works but you never know when the bounty hit so you can lose alot of profit by hiding your fleet for so long

[kekar]

True, but they were harassing me quite often. That's why my game was a bit problematic, since I couldn't take them down yet with my current fleet.

I managed to get this resolved in a few game-days in the game.

Edit: NB: I didn't wait until they stopped. Flew around in a small shuttle and let them do their business with my current tiny fleet.

[Cyber Von Cyberus]

Those vanilla bounty hunters will eventually stop spawning after a few months (when you fail a delivery contract any other delivery you try to take will request that you pay an insurance fee since you're not trusted, while this happens the bounty is most likely still on your head) Each failed bar delivery mission spawns a single hunter to take you out. If you've been accepting deliveries left and right and stealing the cargo then you can expect quite a few fleets hounding you.