Protected by Trade Permit

[grävling]

So the Thulun Galtac Freighter full of spies is puttering around the galaxy on its profitable business when it is stopped by an Idiot House Thulun Pirate. I surrender, because my trade permit should make him go bye-bye! Besides, my cargo hold is empty. Cargo is not a concern around here. This is the party boat. We're full up with Luxury Suites and Medical Facilites (good for hangovers) around here.

And it does. I am very much protected.

But for a result I get

Defeat is a painful, if not lethal, lesson to learn. (shouldn't be a comma after lethal)
Across our entire crew we gained 25 Experience and lost 20 Morale.

This is a worse the same outcome as when you surrender to an enemy pirate because your cargo hold is empty. Shouldn't my crew gain morale, 'hard-de-har-de-har har har we're Protected!!'

[fallen]

Thanks, will take a look!

[grävling]

In the same line -- rather than fighting this idiot, I agreed to let him board and loot me.

Once aboard, I reminded him that our factions have a trade alliance which means he cannot take anything. Cannot see how my crew will consider that a defeat, either. I'd imagine plenty more 'har-de-har-de-har, you poor sucker, we're protected' comments, instead.

[Raphaire]

Happen to me to.
the thing is that to make the protection of the permit it go by the defeat button and not the peacefull one.

[grävling]

Same sort of problem.

First of all, I amd pretty sure I didn't get 'protected by Edit' like I get 'Protected by Trade Permit'. Just the let him loot me option.
Then when I do, if the edict protected me from searches, then I didn't get searched. So the exp gain and morale loss for being searched shouldn't be there.

[fallen]

Surrendering to Pirates (looting) without cargo causes more Morale loss, surrendering with Trade Permit or Trade Alliance less.

You still get Morale loss and XP even when "protected"