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As of 4/21/24, destroying cruiser group in location 1 triggers Sansha wave
 
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{{CMBSiteInfo
|name=Hunting the Drudge Factory
|type=escalation
|rating=Unrated
|location=High, Low
|ship limit=No limit
|faction=Rogue Drones
|signature strength=N/A
}}
'''Hunting the Drudge Factory''' is an expedition that escalates from [[Chemical Yard]].
== Overview ==
{{MessageBox|Expedition start message
|As you decimate the last remnants of this rogue drone base, your sensors come across some old transportation data; lists of materials, modules, ships and locations. The only reason this is a kind of odd is that rogue drones usually are very self sufficient, making in situ what they need for their colonies. Perhaps this is nothing...}}
== Walkthrough ==
=== Location #1 (ungated) ===


{{CMBSite|Hunting the Drudge Factory}}
{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders (4-8km)}}
{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|5-8|Devilfish/... Alvi}}
{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|2-3|Strain Decimator/Infestor/Render/Splinter Alvi|point=yes|ewar={{icon|web|24|Stasis webifier}}}}
{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|4|Annihilator Alvum|trigger=Sansha wave trigger}}
{{NPCTableRow|Commander Destroyer|1|Sentient Marauder/... Alvior|trigger=Escalation trigger|cargo=Drone components and possible Rogue chip, faction modules}}
|}
Sansha ships have been confirmed to spawn as of 7 Sep YC124. They spawn after the Rogue Drone cruisers are destroyed (not on timer).
* Note: Tackler frigates (WD) in this and next locations have lowest resistance EM of 60%+ so proceed with caution. They also attack drones. (as of Sept. YC124)


=First Location=
{{NPCTableHead|Wave #2 (22-25km)}}
{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders}}
{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|2-4|Centior Cannibal/Misshape}}
{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|9|}}
{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|4|Centum Beast/Juggernaut | ewar = TD}}
{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|5||point=yes|ewar={{icon|web|24|Stasis webifier}}}}
|}
{{NPCTableRow|Overseer Frigate|1||trigger=escalation trigger|cargo=drone components}}
{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|4|}}
{{NPCTableFoot}}


{{NPCTableHead|spawn}}
{{MessageBox|Escalation message
{{NPCTableRow||4|}}
|Arriving at the most recent location in the files, you come across a blown out rogue drone hive, someone must have been here before you. Thankfully there are a couple of other locations in those files that make any sense to your navigation systems, the closer one being...}}
{{NPCTableRow||5|}}
{{MessageBox|Expedition dead-end message
{{NPCTableFoot}}
|Arriving at the only recognizable location in the files you found, you come across a blown out rogue drone hive. Whatever this once was, it obviously is no more....|collapsed=yes}}


=Second Location=
Bounty: ± 681K ISK
{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders}}
{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|9|}}
{{NPCTableRow|Commander Cruiser|1|trigger=escalation trigger|caargo=drone components}}
{{NPCTableFoot}}


=Third Location=
=== Location #2 (ungated) ===
{{NPCTableHead|Spawn}}
{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|2|}}
{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|2|}}
{{NPCTableRow|Commander Cruiser|1|trigger=escalation trigger|caargo=drone components}}
{{NPCTableFoot}}


=Fourth Location=
*Simple warp-in triggers escalation.
{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders}}
----
{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|3|}}
{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders (5km)}}
{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|3|}}
{{NPCTableRow|Battlecruiser|2|Defeater/... Alvatis}}
{{NPCTableFoot}}
{{NPCTableRow|Commander Cruiser|1|Sentient Destructor/... Alvum|cargo=Drone components and possible Rogue chip, faction modules}}
|}
{{MessageBox|Escalation message
|Arriving at one of the remaining locations in the files, you come across a blown out rogue drone hive, someone must have been here before you. There is one other location here that makes any sense to your navigation systems.}}


{{NPCTableHead|Spawn}}
Bounty: ± 1.1 Mil ISK
{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|3|}}
{{NPCTableRow|Commander Frigate|1||cargo=drops}}
{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|3?|}}
{{NPCTableFoot}}


=Escalation=
=== Location #3 (ungated) ===
----
Simple warp-in and moving a bit can trigger an escalation.  The pocket is empty on warpin; the commander group must be manually spawned by approaching the Ruined Drone Post structures.
{{NPCTableHead|Commander spawn (20-25km, triggered by approaching Ruined Drone Post structures)}}
{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|5|Devilfish/... Alvi}}
{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|0-3|Strain Barracuda/Hunter/... Alvi}}
{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|0-3|Strain Decimator/Infestor/Render/Splinter Alvi|point=yes|ewar={{icon|web|24|Stasis webifier}}}}
{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|3|Dismantler/... Alvior}}
{{NPCTableRow|Commander Cruiser|1|Sentient Destructor/... Alvum|trigger=Escalation trigger|cargo=Drone components and possible Rogue chip, faction modules}}
|}
{{NPCTableHead|Structures}}
{{NPCTableRow|Structure|4|Ruined Drone Post|trigger=Approaching triggers commander spawn}}
|}
{{MessageBox|Escalation message
|Well, that was a surprise. Rogue drones, turned carebears and mining their cogs off! Why? Perhaps this navigational beacon will lead you to some answers.}}
{{MessageBox|Expedition dead-end message
|Well, that was a surprise. Rogue drones, turned carebears and mining their cogs off! Why? Perhaps this navigational beacon could have lead you to some answers, but it seems to have been damaged in the heat of battle.|collapsed=yes}}
 
Bounty: ± 970K ISK
 
=== Location #4 (lowsec, possibly highsec, observed 6/5/2018, ungated) ===
----
{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders (5-10km)}}
{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|0-3|Strain Barracude/... Alvi}}
{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|0-3|Strain Decimator/Infestor/Render/Splinter Alvi|point=yes|ewar={{icon|web|24|Stasis webifier}}}}
{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|5|Violator/... Alvum}}
|}
{{NPCTableHead|Wave #1 (20-25km)}}
{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|0-2|Strain Barracude/... Alvi}}
{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|0-2|Strain Decimator/Infestor/Render/Splinter Alvi|point=yes|ewar={{icon|web|24|Stasis webifier}}}}
{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|2|Violator/... Alvum}}
{{NPCTableRow|Elite Cruiser|1|Viral Infector/... Alvum}}
|-
! colspan=5 | Commander part
{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|1+|Drone Guards}}
{{NPCTableRow|Battlecruiser|3|Drone Guards}}
{{NPCTableRow|Overseer Cruiser|1|Hive Overseer|cargo=T2 salvage and possible Rogue chip, faction modules}}
|}
{|
! Container #1
| Empty
|-
! Container #2
| Empty
|-
! Container #3
| Empty
|-
! Container #4
| 5th Tier Overseer's Personal Effects
|-
! Container #5
| Empty
|-
! Container #6
| 5th Tier Overseer's Personal Effects
|}
* Note: Hive Overseer drops ONLY T2 salvage parts as loot. Genius !
 
* Footnote: Without going into too much details, that whole expedition SUCKS ! Much travel (32+ jumps), small rewards, Empty containers, have fun. Read [possible reward] as [next to nothing].
{| class="wikitable complex collapsible"
|+ Commander and other valuable loot
|-
! Item Name
! Est. Value
! Note
|-
| Drone Parts
|
| 100% drop rate
|-
| T2 salvage
|
| From Hive Overseer
|-
| Rogue Drone 46-X Nexus Chip
| 52M ISK
| From Sentient drones
|-
| Rogue Drone 43-X Nexus Chip
| 52M ISK
| From Sentient drones
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable complex collapsible collapsed"
|+ Exploration logs
|-
! Date
! Loot
! Est. value
! Comments
|-
| June 8, 2020
| Rogue Drone 46-X Nexus Chip
| 52M ISK
| From 1st location (Sentient Marauder Alvior)
|-
| March 25, 2021
| Rogue Drone 43-X Nexus Chip
| 150M ISK
| From 2nd location (Sentient Destructor)
|-
| Sept. 08, 2022
| Drone Capillary and Synaptic
| below 1M ISK
| From ALL 4 locations
|-
| Jan. 16, 2023
| Rogue Drone 46-X Nexus Chip
| 47M ISK
| From 1st location (Sentient Marauder Alvior)
|}
{{MessageBox|Expedition complete message
|Rogue drones mining and gathering resources far and wide to supply a huge drone factory! This scale of operations does not seem to fit anything you have seen or heard about them before and this level of organization kind of takes the "rogue" out of "rogue drones". You are pretty sure that somewhere, some authority would love to get a report on this. But on second thought... all the paperwork involved would probably be enough to exhaust a black hole.}}
 
Bounty: ± 1.4 Mil ISK
 
Total Bounty for all four sites: ± 4.1 Mil ISK
 
== Escalation ==
This site can escalate to Hunting the Drudge Factory again.
This site can escalate to Hunting the Drudge Factory again.
[[Category:Expeditions]]
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