Missions to Killl a Specific Type?

[Jockgit64]

Quick question:
If you accept a Mission from BB to kill 2 Smugglers in System X, how do you determine whether the intended targets you are after are Smugglers, or Pirates, or whatever?

I cannot see anywhere, even with a KW Scanner, what crime they had commited to make them wanted, or do I need a Cargo Scanner?

[Combiseries]

Good question. I had a mission to kill 2 pirates in a certain system. I killed more than 3 of them at the Nav point. The counter didn`t go down in the mission statement, and also it didn`t change when I killed them, to say that it was complete. The strange thing was, I returned to the place where I had the mission from and in the BB at the top, it had the mission heading and I still managed to get paid.

Weird bug me thinks.

[Flip]

I'd say just kill everything you come across as long as it's wanted. You'll get a message when your mission is complete.

I took a few missions to kill pirates, and even though you don't know if those you meet are your targets, you can see in the mission recap, on the left panel, how many target you stil have to destroy. And as I said, when you got the last of them, a message tells you and the mission recap changes to something like "go get your money".

[skitzy]

Pirates are usually the ones that scan you and ask what you're carrying

[noname159]

I have the same problem, I am supposed to kill pirates in system Opala. No problem, I thought, as it has both navigational beacon and asteroid field. Several hours and many, many wanted fugitives annihilated later, my mission count still reads 6 pirates, not a single pirate kill. I tried everything I could think of - patroling navigational beacon and engaging ships fighting local authorities, lurking in all the asteroid fields, watching miners do their job and waiting for pirates to arrive (no criminal came), I pulled many wanted criminals out of warp and got their bounty and I was even pulled several times out of warp by other criminals and got their bounty too (noobs - I love them extra crispy ). No idea what else I can do to kill pirates.
Maybe get myself mining laser and refinery and start mining myself? Can *this* have better chance to get some pirates nearby?

[Nemetos]

I just came across this link posted on the FB page ... Think it was Cmdr Cye that posted it.

Its a good guide worth a read.

http://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/ ... y_hunters/

[Flip]

Good info, thanks Nemetos!

Just one little detail (for those allergic to FB): the guide is on Reddit.

[Jockgit64]

Excellent little Guide, thanks Nemetos.