In Forged Space you will find that EACH system has its own Pirate Hideouts. These are combat locations where the Pirates ‘Hang out’ causing mischief. You can receive missions from Combat Recruiters to kill the occupants of these hideouts.
The Pirate Intelligence Panel on the far right of your screen details WHERE the current Pirate Hideouts were last reported. They don’t appear on the Mini Map so you will need to use their co-ordinate positioning to find them, OR a much simpler way is to fly in the direction of the ARROW next to the hideout name. As you get closer, it will home you in on the exact location.
The panel also gives you other information, but one you should pay careful attention to is the Law Level. This will have a strong factor over the pirate ships that will spawn when you pay them a visit. Starting in Feris the Hideouts will generate weak opponents. Another stat is the Pirates remaining, this is the number last reported. As all players can attack the same hideout, you should use this as a general guide.
Once you arrive at the Hideout, the Info panel will display the latest data and give you an option to ‘Clear Hideout’ combat talk for ‘Enter and attack!’ Clicking this will take you to the Combat Screen and the locals will be there to greet you!
Clearing a Hideout of all of its Pirates will cause the Hideout in question to despawn. Another will be created in a short period, giving you near endless combat challenges.