I'm bumping this as we have a few new members and I want to know how people's experiences have been with the faction. Please don't name names, just talk about behaviour. PM me if it's a serious problem.
Thanks for the feedback so far.
Right after an evening of abuse and discussion, I've redrawn our zone of influence. Commenst and suggestions please?
Operational Zones Wrote:Zone of Influence
The Guild is in the curious position of having a zone of influence that extends throughout Sirius. This leads many to the incorrect assumption that we are an international police force. This is hardly the case: bounty hunters have varying levels of authority in their duties with regard to their targets, depending on the jurisdictions in which they operate. State legal requirements are often imposed on out-of-state bounty hunters, meaning a suspect could temporarily escape re-arrest by entering a state in which the bounty hunter has limited or no jurisdiction.
To reflect this, agents are assigned to separate operational zones.
ANY AGENT DEVIATING FROM AN ASSIGNED OPERATIONAL ZONE WILL HAVE HIS LICENSE REVOKED.
Agents will receive ONE warning the first time they deviate. A second violation will mean expulsion from the faction.
Requests for transfers will only be considered if there is persuasive justification given.
Special contracts: player set contracts against named factions or individuals.
ZONE 1 - Central Area of Operations
LIBERTY
NEW YORK IS OFF-LIMITS; ONLY ENTER IF YOU ARE GOING TO CONNECTICUTT for TRAINING
Liberty space and surrounding independent systems: New York, Texas, Bering, Hudson, California, Cortez, Ontario, Magellan, Colorado, Galileo, Kepler.
Docking rights granted at any lawful police, military or civilian planet, station or battleship or Research Station. Any Zoner base.
Activities: escort duties; fulfilling bounties and contracts of Liberty lawful police, military and corporations; any available special contracts; interdicting ALL contraband as per arrangement with LPI and LN and as per agency bounty
Liberty Operatives report to Guild HQ on Planet Houston in the Texas system.
BRETONIA
Bretonian space and surrounding independent systems: Manchester, Leeds, New London, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Magellan, Cortez, Tau-31, Dundee, Omega 3, Omega 5, Dublin, Omega 49.
Docking rights granted at any lawful police, military or civilian planet, station or battleship or Research Station. Any Zoner base.
Activities: escort duties; fulfilling bounties and contracts of Bretonian lawful police, military and corporations; offer any and all assistance to Bretonian lawful military, police and corporations; any available special contracts; scan and report contraband to S/D Reporting facility; interdict slaves as per agency bounty Before operating in Bretonia, all agents must check the Sheffield Station Information Network for active contracts and information
Bretonian Operatives report to Guild HQ on Sheffield Station in the Manchester system.
ZONE 2 - Borderworlds - Extended Area of Operations for Specific Purposes
OMEGAs
All systems designated Omega, Cambridge, Stuttgart, Dresden, Dublin.
Docking rights granted at any lawful police, military or civilian planet, station or battleship or Research Station. Any Zoner base.
Omega Operatives report to Guild HQ on Rostock Station in the Omega 15 system.
TAUs
All systems designated Tau, Edinburgh, Leeds, Omega, Cambridge, Stuttgart, Dresden, Dublin.
Docking rights granted at any lawful police, military or civilian planet, station or battleship or Research Station. Any Zoner base.
Tau Operatives report to Guild HQ at Sheffield Staion in Manchester.
ZONE 3 - Core Zone - Area of Operations for Guild Core
All systems designated Omicron, Omega 15, Omega 56, Omega 41, Alaska, any Unknown systems.
Docking rights granted at any lawful police, military or civilian planet, station or battleship or Research Station. Any Zoner base.
Core Operatives report to Core HQ on Capetown Station in the Omega 56 system.
Core agents are directed to:
1. Map and compile as much information as possible on the Omicron systems, bases, defense capabilites.
2. Establish a possible location for a Core base.
3. Gain intel on Order vessels, weapons and modus operandi.
4. Destroy on sight any Order vessel or any ship behaving in a hostile manner.
5. Collect specimens of alien organisms, Nomad lifeforms and technology for return to Cambridge's Research Facility. Any new and previously uncollected specimens must be delivered to the containment facility on the Doghouse.
6. Respect at all the times the neutrality of Zoner vessels and stations and power down weapons within 2k of Zoner bases.
7. Avoid coming within 4k of Planets Toledo, Malta or Crete under any circumstances.
8. Maintain radio silence at all times when in the vicinity of hostile vessels unless in scanner range and when in Omicron Alpha and Omicron Gamma.
9. Not deviate from these directives in the pursuit of bounty contracts unless engaged in a hostile manner or where targets of opportunity exist.
10. The Alaska system may be entered from Omicron Minor and only in cases of extreme emergency or to intercept hostiles. Do not advance more than 10k from the jumphole when in Alaska. Proceeding any further is strictly forbidden. Do not use the gate to Alaska from New York.
11. Interdict and seize Nomad lifeforms and technology found in any ship not carrying these i.d.'s - Zoner; Bounty Hunters Guild; LSF; Liberty Navy
ZONE 4 - RESTRICTED ZONE - Areas in which we do not generally operate unless for a specific purpose.
RHEINLAND
Rheinland space and surrounding border systems: Sigma 13, Sigma 17, New Berlin, Frankfurt, Dresden, Omega 15, Omega 7, Omega 11, Stuttgart, Munich, Hudson, Bering.
At present, there are no proposals to operate within Rheinland space.
KUSARI
Shikoku, Galileo, Kepler. Proceed no farther into Kusari space than Deshima Station in Shikoku.
Docking rights granted at Deshima Station or Ames Research Station (Zoner base).
At present, there are no proposals to operate within Kusari space.
ESCORT DUTIES and OPERATIONAL ZONES
Escorts may be undertaken to a destination outside an assigned operational zone. Agents doing so must IMMEDIATELY return to their assigned zone once an escort is completed.