Expert Contractor

[spike]

I completed 25 Contracts, plus 1 fail and 1 expire. No Expert Contractor award. What did I do wrong?

Is it because I rejected 49 Contracts? The Award doesn't say anything about accepting/rejecting. I rejected contracts that were too far away, against my Faction, and most combat Contracts because there is too much risk of the guy just escaping.

[jerry]

Spike, sorry to pointing this to you - you should search the forum first and if you don't find an answer - ask.
The answer was in this thread: 25 Contracts Award

Requirements for getting it are (quoting Cory):
Contracts Won >= 24
Contracts Failed <= 6
Contracts Won >= (Contracts Rejected + Contracts Expired)

You've rejected too many contracts.

And if you're afraid of the bounty hunting missions because target might escape - play bounty hunter or military and do some surveilance before engaging him. It should allow you for a second try if he escapes. And if you spy on him again - yet another try and so on.
However - for me it doesn't work. I've created records about the contact, but when he escaped - I've failed the contract anyway.

[oldalchemist]

I'm pretty sure you also have to reject less than 10 for that award.

Start a new captain, keep your rank low and build up cash as an Explorer. When you've got a pretty hot ship, take crummy delivery contracts one at a time from the Spice Halls of various worlds. It's tedious, but it's the surefire way to get the award.

[spike]

Sorry guys I should've searched the forums first. Thanks for your help.

[oldalchemist]

It's cool. You're not wasting space on the forums, you're just creating more Records for me to sell to my secret Thulun masters.

[Cory Trese]

jerry -- depending on the game difficulty and the enemy faction, you may need more than one record. You will see a special toast saying "We have the enemy's location, Captain."