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| suggestedupgrades = [[Hatch Breaker Drone]]; [[Manifest Scanner]]; [[Frame Shift Drive Interdictor|FSD Interdictor]]; [[Cargo Rack]]s; [[Collector Drone]]; [[Frame Shift Wake Scanner]]
| suggestedupgrades = [[Hatch Breaker Drone]]; [[Manifest Scanner]]; [[Frame Shift Drive Interdictor|FSD Interdictor]]; [[Cargo Rack]]s; [[Collector Drone]]; [[Frame Shift Wake Scanner]]
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'''Piracy''' is a [[career]] that involves [[Crime & Punishment|stealing]] [[Commodities]] from other [[ships]] and then [[Trader|selling]] the goods for profit. When stolen Commodities need to be sold on the [[Black Market]], piracy also overlaps with [[Smuggler|smuggling]]. Conventional pirates leverage their superior firepower into quick and easy financial rewards by intimidating traders and [[miner]]s, who acquire their cargo at their own expense and often forego weapons and defences for the sake of cargo space or mining tools, into giving up a portion or all of their cargo in exchange for being allowed to leave the scene intact. However, many pirates also [[Combat|destroy]] their victims while robbing them, either in self-defence or out of malice, which draws the attention of local security forces and [[bounty hunter]]s. A pirate can be considered successful when they make more credits than they expend on maintaining and upgrading their ship.
'''Piracy''' is a [[career]] that is centered around [[Crime & Punishment|plundering]] [[goods]] and [[commodities]] from other [[ships]] and then [[Trader|selling]] them for profit. The stolen commodities can be sold on a [[Black Market]] which overlaps with [[Smuggler|smuggling]]. Pirates leverage their superior firepower into quick financial rewards by intimidating [[Trader|traders]] and [[miner]]s to acquire their cargo in exchange for allowing them to leave alive. Traders and miners often forego weapons and defences for the sake of cargo space or mining tools. However, many pirates also [[Combat|destroy]] their victims while robbing them, either in self-defence or out of malice. This draws the attention of [[System Authority Vessel|local security forces]] and [[bounty hunter]]s. A pirate is successful when they make more [[credits]] than they spend on maintaining and upgrading their ship. Pirates also go [[On Foot|on foot]] to loot valuable [[goods]] and [[assets]] at [[Settlement|settlements]]. Pirates are considered criminals in all lawful [[Star system|systems]].


== Piracy ==
== Piracy ==
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* Manifest Scanner (optional, effective only to monitor how many LTDs left in the target's hold, otherwise replace with a Shield Booster)
* Manifest Scanner (optional, effective only to monitor how many LTDs left in the target's hold, otherwise replace with a Shield Booster)


==Looting Settlements==
==Looting settlements==
Pirates who [[On Foot|disembark]] from their ships can loot [[Settlement]]s. The [[Maverick Suit]] is ideal for this task as its [[Arc Cutter]] can be used to cut open metal panels and maglocks to access [[Goods]] and [[Assets]].
Pirates who [[On Foot|disembark]] from their ships can loot [[Settlement]]s. The [[Maverick Suit]] is ideal for this task as its [[Arc Cutter]] can be used to cut open metal panels and maglocks to access [[Goods]] and [[Assets]].