Guide to law levels.

Each system has a law level with 1 being the lowest. Although this is a simplification (and the examples are subjective) law levels roughly correspond to:

• 1 - Lawless (Frontier or war zone).
• 2 - Minimal (The Wild West).
• 3 - Low (1920s Chicago, Victorian London).
• 4 - Medium (Modern day USA).
• 5 - Regulated (Modern day Europe).
• 6 - Highly regulated (Modern day China).
• 7 - Authoritarian (Absolute monarchies, theocracies and dictatorships.)

Some goods have a 'law level' they are only 'legal' in systems with a lower or equal level

In most systems it is acceptable to carry illegal goods. However You can try selling them but there may be a penalty.

Player 'Reputation'.

The player has an individual 'reputation'. This infulences how each system will treat them:

• Reputation >= Law level. No problem
• Reputation <= Law level - 1 (Poor). Tolerate with no action taken.
• Reputation <= Law level - 2 (Criminal). Docking will be blocked.
• Reputation <= Law level - 3 (Outlaw). May be attacked.

Reputation may be harmed by things like:

• Attacking 'non hostile' (white on radar) ships.
• Attempting to sell prohibited items.

Reputation can be improved by things like:

• Paying any fines owed (via 'Player Menu').
• Legitimate trading.
• Killing saucers.