The new Omega updated added the ability to claim pirate freighters, which is amazing, but I’ve also noticed that the “claim bounty” mechanic is completely broken.

Let’s say a pirate freighter surrenders to you. You get something like 400 nanites from the local system, some platinum, and +4 reputation by default.

If I board the dreadnought and claim the bounty, and they’ll always give you 6,767,000 units for doing so.

If I destroy the freighter, it just explodes and I get nothing.

If I destroy the pirate freighter and talk to the captain of the freighter I just saved, there’s no “claim bounty” dialogue, just them asking if you want to purchase the ship.

If the dreadnought surrenders, and talk to the captain of the other freighter, the same thing happens. No “claim bounty” dialogue, they just ask if you want to purchase the ship as if they spawned randomly in the system.

Has anyone else noticed this? Pirate Dreadnoughts used to be a great source of cargo bulkhead upgrades, but now it feels nerfed. It would take me months to scavenge from freighter wrecks what I built up in a few days pre-Omega. What gives?