Hi!
The bounty scanner appears always at the end of the list with the Items to sell. Buying and selling is no problem.
But now to the adventures of commander Teacox (impressions and opinions inside):
Commander Teacox did, what the more experienced commanders had suggested: Sold the Cobra, bought a cheap, bulky and slow freighter and did some milk-runs. A little later he had the credits to buy a zenarchy-freighter. Good ship. Many energy banks, but no possibility to mount a military laser. So he invested in anti missile systems. He had some good transport deals and thought, it should be safe enough to use the spacelanes, as long as there is enough police and navy in the system. Entering a system, seeing a Constitution - good. Pirates won't have any chance. Wife and kid won't always cry anymore, when he was leaving Lave station to do his job. So he thought.
The cargo bay full with food, wine and furs, he entered the Veis system. Nothing on the scanner, a bottle of good wine on the console and reading the "GEA" - the "Galactic Economic Advisor - how to be Tycoon in only five years" - he drifted along the spacelane. He dreamt of his own Constitution, but read about the huge maintenance costs. The Advisor suggested to buy a own shipyard to reduce this costs. Good idea, he thought. A few years with good but boring transport deals - and he would have made it...
Far away in the vicinity of the planet, he saw the slowly moving shapes of two Constitutions. Very good.
Suddenly the alarm went off, and the bottle of wine hit the floor. Damn. A distress call. On the scanner was a lonely Boa, obviously needing help. Lucky guy, he thought. The Constitutions will teach that pirate manners... No need for doing anything. Commander Teacox opened another bottle and watched the two Constitutions approaching the Boa. There was a third shape - a Juggernaut - also approaching the Boa. Must be a good feeling, getting help from three big-navy-fishes... But, where is that pirate?
In utter astonishment he watched, as the three big fishes opened fire on ... the Boa!!! In shock and awe, his shirt full of wine stains, he looked at the display. Not thinking about his witchspace injector, he saw the Boa encircled with missiles. First about 5, then 10, then 20 ... Then - Bang! The poor guy hadn't even the slightest chance....
He was to close already. No chance to escape anymore. On the bounty scanner he identified them as two offenders and one fugitive. Pirates with money. Now he knew, how they are dealing with the maintenance costs.... It was about time to run for the escape pod, but - they did not scan or lock on him. No red markers on the scanner, only yellow. Obviously beer-drinking pirates, not interested in a wine-freighter ...
Commander Teacox watched the big-fish-pirates drifting by. Nether ever would he tell his wife about it. Time to clean his trousers ...
Cheers,
Bernd
However, I'm using Vista and have not seen a similar error message to that Mac one.
