Maybe it's a change of how the engine works. I know the Bounty Hunter përs is there, I've seen them wandering around, though usually in Freight-Couriers and not Crescent Warships. However, maybe the Nova Engine doesn't sic bounty hunters on the player like the EVC and EVO Engines did.

I'm running Mac Nova v1.1 and I definitely do see the Bounty Hunter appear as intended in Guy's EVO port. Once I've conquered a spöb, the Bounty Hunter randomly appears and attacks me.

Hmm... maybe the AI simply fears me? :laugh: