Contract - Agreement between "Employer" and "Contractor" for the "Contractor" to perform services in exchange for payment from the "Employer"
Services: Escort, Elimination, Delivery or any combination of these
Target is the entity that is to be:
- Escorted (including but not exclusive to "Employer")
- Delivered (including but not exclusive to "Employer")
- Eliminated (including but not exclusive to "Employer")
Purpose of the contract is:
- Escort
- Delivery
- Elimination
Target is not to be confused with Purpose.
Old: Can attack any ship in pursuit of a contract.
- ID Lines would over write Server Rules 2.3, 2.4 while the BH Player was "in pursuit of a contract."
It is interpretable if you overthink it. Really.
Case:
BH1 - Are you Pursuing a Contract?
BH2 / Freelancer: Yes.
BH1: I can attack you! /1/2/3 "Insert meme here"
OR
BH1: I am pursuing a contract and you are interfering. /1/2/3
This would let the BH get in fights with anyone. Anyone.
IMO: Old was better, with more room to maneuver and create organic encounters with backstab possibilities.
New: Can attack any ship that is the target of a contract.
If I hire BH1 to deliver item X to station Z, the target of the contract is?
The purpose is the delivery.
The target is the item? If so, any ship attacking the BH would not be a target of the contract, instead the BH would have to attack only in self defense (allied or neutral) or against enemy ships.
Or
I hire BH1 to Escort ship X to Station Z.
Target of the Contract is Ship X.
Purpose is escort to station Z.
BH1 can attack the ship its paid to defend, without any interference from anyone else.
