Update:Game Update - Ship Bounties

This official news post is copied verbatim from the Gemini Station website. It is copyrighted by The Developer.
It was added on 9 April 2020.

1.3.0 SHIP BOUNTIES (4/9/2020)

The pvp system gets expanded with the addition of player bounties. Pilots who are are not necessarily modded for combat now have a tool to engage combative players. We're very excited to see how this new game mechanic affects general trading, guild wars, and space-bullies.

General Updates

• General Updates
  • Added +15 missions.
  • Added +50 mods.
  • Mods listed in the mod install pages now stack. A 'number owned' indicator will show many of that mod the pilot owns. This addition has improved load time and user experience when browsing mods to install.
  • Added a server time clock to the location sub banner.
    • Formatt can be switched from 12HR to 24HR by clicking the clock.

Ship Bounties

• Bounties are unlocked at level 10.
• Pilots can place bounties on other pilots.
• Placed bounties are active for 7 days.
• Pilots choose target, the number of times they want their ship defeated, and the price they're willing to pay for each defeat.
• Pilot must pay the full bounty, plus any listing fees when the bounty is placed.
• A 10% listing fee is added to the cost of the bounty.
• If a pilot wants to list a bounty anonymously, the listing fee is increased to 50%.
• Listing fees are non-refundable.
• At the end of 7 days, the price paid for any unclaimed bounties (less the listing fees) are refunded to the pilot.
• Additional Notes:
  • Players can't place bounties on themselves.
  • Players can't place multiple bounties on another player.
  • Tracked bounties can be viewed in the "view missions" page.
  • Ships with an active bounty that you are tracking will have the [bounty] tag on a sensor sweep.

Ship Ranges

• A background mechanic checks to see what percentage of your trip you've completed. It then compares your percentage to other ships in the space lane. If your ship's completion % and another ship's completion % are within 25% of each other, then you may boost, drain, or attempt to hack or attack the ship.
• This mechanic is not applied to NPC ships at this time.
• The "Out of Range" tag is color coded based on distance differences:
  • +50% Away - Red
  • 30%-49% - Orange
  • 26%-29% - Yellow
  • 1%-25% - In range.
• This mechanic does not apply in the Earth or Mars space lanes since the travel time is so short.

Bugs & Exploits

• Fixed a bug where mobile users couln't attack or start an encounter.
• Fixed a bug where the Gem mod store would only show mods that could be purchased with cash & craftable, rather than crafting only mods as well.

• Fixed a bug where level 58+ encounter bosses wouldn’t do damage

• Fixed a bug where the Gemini Station Shipyard page showed Class III scouts could be purchased at level 20 instead of level 40.