When accepting missions for passengers or mcguffins, the acceptance screen warns that enemy ships will confiscate it. I've never seen that happen, even when surrendering for inspection to factions that really don't like me.
Have I just been extraordinarily lucky? Are there circumstances where this triggers?
Posted Jul 30, 2021, 4:06 PM UTC
I read the title of your post as being in the same line as "Have gun, will travel". Like "Enemy ships? Will confiscate" lol.
I too have never seen anything mission-related get confiscated, only goods, and the goods get confiscated no matter how many save skills I have
Goods are only protected by Trade Permits. And each faction works evaluates separately. Even if you bought those luxury clothes legally on Zenrin Prime, the Javat military officer doesn't care and will dump them if you don't have a Javat Trade Permit. No skills impact this, except tangentially. The Blade Dancers have a skill that protects illegal goods when you are caught trying to get to the Black Market.
Yep
I have. It suucks. Losing a passenger that you couldn't protect feels awful.
If you are surrendering to Pirates, it doesn't matter. They're looking for booty not mission stuff. If you are surrendering to Military Officers, Spies, or Zealots, that's a different story. They will take your mission people and goods.
If you are surrendering to Explorers, Merchants, or Smugglers, you're doing something horribly wrong.
Lol surrendering to a merchant.
All of this.
Will add: if you pick up a Smuggler crew with Hideout talent you can make this happen.
Thanks. I'm sure I've surrendered to MO, Spies, or Zealots - but maybe they weren't hostile enough?
On reflection, I suspect I've surrendered to initial opponent faction military officers while carrying hostile cargo or passengers. But probably only in the -20 or so range, because once they really hate you, they are going to kill you, not just board you.
Any clue on where the line is?