Civil War Problem

[Roguespear]

I have an issue with the civil war quest and enemy patrols from both sides. I usualy join the Imperial Army, and when in the tundra, come across Stormcloak patrolls which start attacking me. When I kill them all, suddenly I have a large bounty and a count of murder in my stats. This also happens if you attack the strormcloak camp south of Solitude, is there anyway to stop this, or is there a mod that will do it. Tried Clear fields but the condition still exists.

[Moraevik]

I didn't have any problem with this on my last play-through when I joined the Imperial Legion. Note that if you kill a Stormcloak soldier who hasn't already gone aggro on you this counts as murder, though. You pretty much have to allow the opposition to get in the first shot before you can take action. I consider this a failing of game design, since the Stormcloaks ARE considered to be criminals by the Empire, but on the other hand, some of the jarls, who actually set the policies for their own holds, are Stormcloak supporters.

 

In that playthrough I made a point of seeking out the Stormcloak camps and wiping everyone out but the injured soldiers. However, I never fired the first shot. I'd just wander into the camp and wait until they started attacking me and then I'd take them out -- but I'd never attack someone who didn't attack me, first. I figured out the had way (with murders and bounties piling up) that this is the only safe way to do it.