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[[File:Interstellar-Factors-Contact.png|thumb|300px|Interstellar Factor contact]]
An '''Interstellar Factor''' is a station service that allows pilots with zero [[Notoriety]] to pay off or clear any outstanding [[Bounty|fines and bounties]] attached to their ship regardless of where the fine or bounty was acquired, or to redeem any [[Bounty Voucher]]s and [[Combat Bond Voucher|Combat Bonds]].<ref name=":0">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/crime-and-punishment-in-beyond-chapter-one.407608/ Frontier Forums: Crime and Punishment in Beyond Chapter One]</ref>


[[File:Interstellar-Factors-Contact.png|thumb|300px|Interstellar Factors Contact]]
'''Note''': hidden systems like Interstellar Factor will be removed from the game with the Law & Disorder update in December 2026.<ref>[https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/elite-dangerous-october-dev-log-2026-law-disorder Elite Dangerous: October Dev Log 2026 | Law & Disorder] - 14 October 2026</ref>


{{Quote|The SIN broker is a new contact at Starport Services in low security systems. The SIN broker will let you pay off fines, claim bounties and hand in combat bonds that relate to any systems and jurisdictions, not just the system you’re in.  
== Overview ==
These services come at a cost, however: the Interstellar Factor requires an additional fee of 25% of the value of any transactions they perform. This will increase the cost of clearing fines and bounties by 25% of their normal value, and will subtract 25% of the value of any redeemed vouchers and combat bonds. The advantage of Interstellar Factors lies in their convenience as a hub to claim or pay off large quantities of fines, bounties, and combat bonds from multiple different systems at once.


This will save your time, as you won’t have to go back to the original systems to pay off fines or claim bounties. However, it comes at a cost – there will be a fixed percentage increase on the fines, and a fixed decrease on the bounty and combat claims.|Gamescon 2016 Day Three Summary}}
Note that clearing bounties and fines will not clear them from all owned ships that have outstanding fines or bounties, only the ship that is currently in use. Bounties and fines force pilots to access station services through a restricted "Anonymous Mode", which blocks all station services excluding Interstellar Factors, security contacts, the [[Black Market]], and in-progress missions.


=== Tip to find an Interstellar Factor ===
== Locations ==
Interstellar factors only appear in [[Star Systems|systems]] with a low security rating. To find them, open the [[Galaxy Map|galaxy map]], set the filter to "Security" and only keep "Low" security. Then move the minimal population counter up a bit to remove stars that do not have a [[starport]]. The remaining systems should have an interstellar factor.
Interstellar Factor contacts are generally found in [[Star system|systems]] with low security. To identify systems with an Interstellar Factor, open the [[Galaxy Map]] and set it to map mode. Then, select "Services" from the drop-down menu and check "Interstellar Factors". Systems with stations that have an Interstellar Factor contact will show up as a green dot.


These are upcoming changes with [[Elite Dangerous: Beyond]].
External tools such as [https://www.edsm.net/en/search/stations EDSM's station search feature] can also be used to find stations with Interstellar Factors by selecting Interstellar Factors Contact under the "Facilities" filter. [https://inara.cz/elite/nearest/ Inara] is another useful tool to find Interstellar Factors. There's a Find Interstellar Factor button at the bottom on the page.
* [[Bounty|Bounties]] can be cleared by Interstellar Factors when your [[Notoriety]] is 0<ref name=":0">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/407608-Crime-and-Punishment-in-Beyond-Chapter-One Crime and Punishment in Beyond Chapter One]
</ref>
* Claimed bounties for the jurisdiction you died in must be paid when you re-spawn at [[Detention Centre|detention centers]]. These changes aim to simplify crimes. You will now have more control over your criminal status risk and reward. You can store a [[ship]] with bounties on (a hot ship), hiding your criminality, but at the cost of not using the ship. Bounties are now more significant as you must use Interstellar Factors to clear them, which can be expensive.<ref name=":0" />


* Any Notoriety means the interstellar factors cannot clear your fines or bounties.<ref name=":0" />
=== Stations ===
* Hot ships can be cleaned using Interstellar Factors, at a cost.<ref name=":0" />
These are stations with the Interestellar Factors service.<ref>[https://inara.cz/elite/nearest-stations/ Inara - Nearest Stations - 8 June 2024]</ref>
* [[Fine|Fines]] prevent access to all services except [[missions]] in progress, security contact, Interstellar Factors and [[Black Market|black markets]].<ref name=":0" />
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* Bounties prevent access to all services except missions in progress, Interstellar Factors and black markets.<ref name=":0" />
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|Lacaille 9352
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|Lacaille 8760
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|LHS 449
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|LHS 449
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|Dewsnap Biological Lab
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|Democracy
|Federation
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|Maiga Chemical Base
|LHS 449
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|Federation
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|Poulin Genetics Lab
|LHS 449
|High Tech
|Corporate
|Federation
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|Iyer Synthetics
|LHS 449
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|Corporate
|Federation
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|LHS 449
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|Federation
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|LHS 449
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|Federation
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|LHS 449
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|LHS 449
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|Federation
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|LHS 449
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|Federation
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|Jeffries Drilling Rigs
|LHS 449
|Extraction
|Confederacy
|Federation
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|LHS 449
|Extraction
|Corporate
|Federation
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|Perry Station
|LHS 449
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|Federation
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== Notes ==
*Before Interstellar Factors were implemented, [[Frontier Developments]] originally referred to them "SIN Brokers".
*With [[Odyssey]], Interstellar Factors cannot clear a bounty or fine if the faction who issued the fine or bounty has a presence in the Factor's system, even if they have no presence on the station/installation that the Factor is located at. To clear a bounty or fine using an Interstellar Factor, Commanders must travel away from that faction's influence first. In the case of Superpower issued bounties all factions present in the system must not be aligned with that Superpower, necessitating traveling further out.
 
== See also ==
* [[Crime & Punishment]]
* [[Combat]]
* [[Pirate]]
* [[Smuggler]]


== References ==
== References ==
<references />
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[[ru:Interstellar Factors]]
[[Category:Commerce]]
[[Category:Gameplay]]
[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:Services and Contacts]]
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