Mare Sargassum
Mare Sargassum | |
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Type | Expedition |
Rating | Unrated |
Found in | High. Low |
Max ship size | Unknown |
Faction | Rogue Drones |
Best damage to deal | EM Th |
Damage to resist | Ex Kin Th |
Sig. strength | N/A |
Overview
Mare Sargassum is an expedition found by completing Desolate Site combat sites. It may contain up to four parts. The first three will be in high-sec space, while the fourth can be in low-sec or high-sec. The sites do not have gates, and can be easily completed in a cruiser.
Incoming transmission |
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At first it seems strange the drones have picked this barren and resource deficient place to build a new hive. But then again, while you were blowing up the place, you noticed a few vessels that might have been used as transports, indicating the drones were pulling in the materials they needed from someplace else. As to compliment you on your reasoning, your communication systems start indicating several different incoming transmissions in drone beeps and clicks and after a while you manage to coerce your instruments into pointing out an approximate spatial origin of the message. |
Walkthrough
Part 1
ExpandWarp-in message |
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The initial defenders can vary wildly.
The initial defenders consists of around 6 frigates and one sentient drone.
- Note: Trash Construction is not vulnerable (despite warp-in message) - just approach it to trigger reinforcement wave. (On 26-Nov-YC124 destroying elite frigates didn't trigger reinforcement wave.)
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4-6 x Frigate Sunder/... Alvi | ||||
0-2 x Elite Frigate Strain Infester Alvi | ||||
1 x Commander Frigate Sentient Alvi |
Reinforcement wave triggers when the elite frigates are destroyed. It is possible to have this wave included in initial defenders, possibly due to warping through the trash construct.
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3-4 x Frigate Devilfish/... Alvi | ||||
3-4 x Destroyer Ripper/Shatterer Alvior |
Two additional spawns triggered by killing ships from initial spawn
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4 x Frigate Barracuda/Devilfish Alvi |
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2 x Frigate Silverfish Alvi |
ExpandDead end message |
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ExpandEscalation message |
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Part 2
There is at least one reinforcement wave. The escalation can be triggered by killing either the Sentient drone, or all enemies except the Sentient drone.
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9-10 x Frigate Decimator/... Alvi | ||||
3-6 x Destroyer Predator/... Alvior | ||||
1 x Commander Destroyer Sentient Shatter/... Alvior |
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3-4 x Frigate Hunter/... Alvi |
ExpandLocal chat channel message |
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ExpandEscalation message |
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ExpandEscalation fail |
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Part 3
Fewer rogue drones, and killing the sentient drone once again triggered the escalation. As a bonus, you get to see a great big red cube in space. The Borg turned more evil?
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5 x Frigate Raider/... Alvi | ||||
0-2 x Elite Frigate Strain Infester Alvi | ||||
2-3 x Destroyer Marauder/... Alvior | ||||
1 x Commander Destroyer Sentient Ripper/... Alvior |
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4 x Frigate Barracuda Alvi | ||||
4 x Destroyer Predator/... Alvior |
ExpandEscalation message |
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Part 4
This part may be in a low-sec system (26 Feb 2017 ended in a .5 system / 26 Apr 2017 ended in .6 system / 26 Aug 2019 ended in a .3 system / 9 Dec 2019 ended in a .5 system / 3 Sep 2020 ended in a .2 system / 18 Mar 2024 ended in Ahbazon / 9 Nov 2024 ended in a .5 system).
5 small rogue drones waiting on warpin, and 5 "Drone Hold" cans. Completion popup happened after blowing up the first wave and starting to open cans. Strain Splinter drones can warp scram and web. Two reinforcement waves later appeared, one with a Rogue Mining Overseer dropping T2 salvage. One of the Drone Hold cans contained some drone goo (Dark Compound, Condensed Compound). All drone hold cans can be empty.
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4 x Frigate Raider/Hunter Alvi | ||||
1 x Elite Frigate Strain Splinter/... Alvi |
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3 x Frigate Hunter/Silverfish Alvi | ||||
4 x Destroyer Marauder/Dismantler Alvior |
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2 x Frigate Hunter/... Alvi | ||||
2 x Destroyer Marauder/... Alvior |
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1 x Overseer Cruiser Rogue Mining Overseer |
ExpandCompletion |
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Rewards
Each part has a commander rat which, when killed, will drop T2 salvage and Rogue Drone components. Lootable cans may contain drone alloys.
Loot
[hide] | Est. value |
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Bounties | 1 million ISK |
[hide]Item Name | Est. Value | Note |
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Rogue Drone components and/or Faction modules | 10-200 million ISK |
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