How to tell what ships are pirates?
In Elite Dangerous I picked up a combat mission that was along the lines of:
Go to location X and kill Y number of pirates on behalf of group Z.
I jumped to the necessary system and started checking for ships flying around, any that I scanned and had a 'Wanted' level I would interdict and attack yet it still always said I had 0/Y kills. I even flew back to a station to claim the bounties on the off chance that would update the list, but with no result.
As the instructions didn't specify a particular faction why did the kill levels not increase? Is there anything specific that marks an NPC / player as a pirate and not just a wanted ship?
Best Answer
When you target the correct ships, they will shop as mission objectives. From my experience, if you're doing a lot of looking but are not finding what you're looking for, there's a good chance you've not read your mission objectives closely enough. You may be in the wrong system. (It's happened to me more than once)
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How do you identify a pirate ship?
Pirate ships are easily recognizable because of their black sails. They are also ships that will attack you as soon as you get close to them. Attack happens even if you did not provoke them. They are the scourge of the seas and should be dealt with anytime you come across them.What type of ships do pirates?
Varieties of Pirate Ships- Take a look at the different varieties of potential pirate ships below:
- Sloops. ...
- Schooners. ...
- Brigantines. ...
- Square-rigged Ships. ...
- The Dutch Fleut. ...
- Galleons.
What makes a ship a pirate ship?
A pirate ship is defined as any vessel whose sailors and crew are engaged in piracy. Thus, anything from a raft or canoe to a massive frigate or man of war could be considered a pirate vessel. Pirates could and did use very small boats, even canoes when nothing else was at hand.What do you find on a pirate ship?
The most prized goods were obviously things which were non-perishable and of high value such as gold, silver and jewels, but the actual contents of a pirate ship could include cloths, rope, medical supplies and even looted weapons. There might even be rare goods like sugar, spices and quinine to make great booty.A Name Explain Guide To Pirate Ships
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