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[Zed26]

Welcome back!

The Researcher ID was discussed recently, along with potential changes to the Corvo. You can find some examples of RP around the forums. Aside from the usual Nomads, Freelancers don't have fixed rep, but some types of weapons, cargo, and ships are considered illegal depending on where you go - check the local laws and possibly some factions' info threads to get an idea of policies and politics. Also, some systems are "off-limits" to Freelancers according to certain factions. If you can develop compelling RP and make connections with people, you might be able to get exceptions made.

NPCs have been toned down and are pretty easy to survive or escape in most ships.