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[Talkie Toaster]

It's quite hard to tell which fleets in your colony system are just regular independent mercs and prospectors and which are commerce raiders. The same goes for a bunch of other specialist fleets, in quests etc.
It'd be helpful if there was a clearer way to identify which fleets are 'non-faction-faction' ones. Some kind of modification to the border, a floating icon beneath or over the centre of the fleet, or something like that would be helpful.

[Phenir]

It's quite hard to tell which fleets in your colony system are just regular independent mercs and prospectors and which are commerce raiders. The same goes for a bunch of other specialist fleets, in quests etc.
It'd be helpful if there was a clearer way to identify which fleets are 'non-faction-faction' ones. Some kind of modification to the border, a floating icon beneath or over the centre of the fleet, or something like that would be helpful.

Commerce raiders are literally named such. There's no ambiguity there. All non independent fleets in your system are either trader convoys or crisis fleets. And for independents they are either mercs, traders, or the aforementioned commerce raiders. You just need to read the name of the fleet.

[serp]

It's quite hard to tell which fleets in your colony system are just regular independent mercs and prospectors and which are commerce raiders. The same goes for a bunch of other specialist fleets, in quests etc.
It'd be helpful if there was a clearer way to identify which fleets are 'non-faction-faction' ones. Some kind of modification to the border, a floating icon beneath or over the centre of the fleet, or something like that would be helpful.

Commerce raiders are literally named such. There's no ambiguity there. All non independent fleets in your system are either trader convoys or crisis fleets. And for independents they are either mercs, traders, or the aforementioned commerce raiders. You just need to read the name of the fleet.

No. This is a good idea. When I'm looking for the satbomb fleet in the system it departs from, I don't want to have to assume and accidentally engage it when it's supported by patrols (the fighting of whom will cause a declaration of war). There should be a clearer indicator than the fleet names.

[Phenir]

It's quite hard to tell which fleets in your colony system are just regular independent mercs and prospectors and which are commerce raiders. The same goes for a bunch of other specialist fleets, in quests etc.
It'd be helpful if there was a clearer way to identify which fleets are 'non-faction-faction' ones. Some kind of modification to the border, a floating icon beneath or over the centre of the fleet, or something like that would be helpful.

Commerce raiders are literally named such. There's no ambiguity there. All non independent fleets in your system are either trader convoys or crisis fleets. And for independents they are either mercs, traders, or the aforementioned commerce raiders. You just need to read the name of the fleet.

No. This is a good idea. When I'm looking for the satbomb fleet in the system it departs from, I don't want to have to assume and accidentally engage it when it's supported by patrols (the fighting of whom will cause a declaration of war). There should be a clearer indicator than the fleet names.

Or you could just camp hyperspace with your transponder off, either at their jump points or yours. Not only do you have to watch a much smaller area, small enough to fit the entire area on your screen, you also don't have to worry about patrols constantly pestering you for transponder or risking war.

[landryraccoon]

It's quite hard to tell which fleets in your colony system are just regular independent mercs and prospectors and which are commerce raiders. The same goes for a bunch of other specialist fleets, in quests etc.
It'd be helpful if there was a clearer way to identify which fleets are 'non-faction-faction' ones. Some kind of modification to the border, a floating icon beneath or over the centre of the fleet, or something like that would be helpful.

Commerce raiders are literally named such. There's no ambiguity there. All non independent fleets in your system are either trader convoys or crisis fleets. And for independents they are either mercs, traders, or the aforementioned commerce raiders. You just need to read the name of the fleet.

No. This is a good idea. When I'm looking for the satbomb fleet in the system it departs from, I don't want to have to assume and accidentally engage it when it's supported by patrols (the fighting of whom will cause a declaration of war). There should be a clearer indicator than the fleet names.

I think if you attack a satbomb fleet in a system owned by the same faction, it should be a risk that you aggro the entire faction. That just makes sense to me. It doesn't need to be easier to stop the fleet.

If you want to be sneaky, wait for the satbomb fleet to head to hyperspace and ambush it there. If you attack a Hegemony satbomb fleet near Jangala, yeah, you should risk aggroing the entire Hegemony.