Bounty Hunting

Best for

• solo PvE combat pilots
• escort-capable groups tackling high-risk targets
• steady combat income between other activities
• FPS combat variety via cave or facility bounties

Minimum equipment

• Combat-capable ship with weapons matched to the target tier
• Personal FPS weapon and armor for ground/cave bounties
• Shields and armor sized to the target tier
• Med pens
• Scanner-capable ship components to pinpoint targets

Steps

1. Open mobiGlas (default F1) and select the Contracts app to browse the Contract Manager.
2. Toggle between Verified and Unverified listings to see available bounty categories.
3. Earn the Tracker Training Permit certification, unlocked at Probationary Guild Member rank, to start apprehending Very Low-Risk Targets.
4. Complete the Bounty Hunter Contractor Evaluation at Hurston, or the Verified Freelancer Bounty Assessment at Crusader, to unlock that org's bounty jurisdiction.
5. Pick a bounty contract matching your ship, loadout, and risk tolerance from the six ascending risk tiers.
6. Accept the offer to move it to your Accepted tab and receive a trackable marker to the target's Area of Operations.
7. Travel to the marked location and scan to pinpoint the target ship, or, for cave/facility bounties, locate the target on foot while clearing any guards.
8. Engage and disable or eliminate the target — higher tiers add escorts and may call for a fireteam rather than solo play.
9. Let the contract auto-complete on confirmed kill; payout and org/Guild reputation post automatically.
10. Climb org reputation and Guild rank through repeated completions — rank promotions unlock harder contracts and apply a permanent payout multiplier.

Avoid

• Do not accept a tier above your ship or loadout's survivability — ERT-tier targets can include escorted sub-capital-class ships.
• Do not fail or abandon an accepted contract casually — both cost reputation with the issuing org.
• Do not confuse a bounty (single marked target) with a mercenary contract (area-clear objective) when picking a listing — they are separate Contract Manager categories.

Bounty orgs

• Crusader Security
  Notes: One of three security orgs issuing bounty contracts, overseen by the Bounty Hunters Guild.
• Hurston Security
  Notes: One of three security orgs issuing bounty contracts, overseen by the Bounty Hunters Guild.
• Northrock Service Group
  Notes: Private security firm based in New Austin, Terra; offers bounty missions in both Stanton and Pyro; rank promotions apply a permanent payout multiplier.

Risk tiers

• Very Low-Risk Target (VLRT)
• Low-Risk Target (LRT)
• Medium/Moderate-Risk Target (MRT)
• High-Risk Target (HRT)
• Very High-Risk Target (VHRT)
• Extreme-Risk Target (ERT) — top tier; can involve escorted sub-capital-class targets, effectively a group fight

Whats new in 4 9

• Combat-balance and mission changes touching bounty loadouts
  Confidence: medium
  Detail: 4.9 nerfs size 1-3 ballistic repeaters, adds vehicle hit-marker/audio feedback for shot impacts, fixes industrial vessels spawning inappropriately in combat missions, and makes defend-ship missions fairer with fewer attackers — all relevant to ship-bounty engagements and escort-style mercenary work.

Sources

• mmoexp - Star Citizen Alpha 4.9 Frontier Tensions: new missions, combat changes, QoL fixes (medium)
• RSI Missions and Contracts (high)
• Star Citizen Wiki - Bounty Hunter Contractor Evaluation (medium)
• Star Citizen Wiki - Bounty Hunters Guild (low)
• Star Citizen Wiki - Bounty hunting (medium)
• Star Citizen Wiki - FPS Cave Bounty (medium)
• Star Citizen Wiki - Mercenary (high)
• Star Citizen Wiki - Northrock Service Group (medium)
• Star Citizen Wiki (Fandom mirror) - Tracker Training Permit Certification (medium)
• Star Citizen Wiki - Verified Freelancer Bounty Assessment (medium)