Cannot find NPC mission pirates

Can't Find NPC Pirates At The Mission Location

Some missions may send you to deadspace complexes. In those cases, you will be warped not to the pirates themselves, but to an acceleration gate. If you approach the gate, right-click on it and select the "activate" option, you will be warped to the pirates. Any time you see an acceleration gate in a mission, you are usually expected to activate it.

On some missions you warp close to the mission starting point but you need to approach the mission destination after the warp-in to "trigger the mission". You can approach the mission destination by opening the mission info and right-clicking the destination link and by selecting "approach". Be careful though, if you fly directly to the mission trigger point you may find yourself surrounded by enemy ships so it is wise to alter your heading a bit - especially if you expect armed comfrontation.

For multibookmark missions, the bookmark order only stays consistent if viewed from the "People & Places" tab on your NeoCom. The order on the drop-down in-space menu, on the other hand, changes according to your current location. If you're having trouble finding all the pirates for a multibookmark mission, use "People & Places".