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"Penumbra" is the Caldari epic arc and as all epic arcs it follows a story that covers some inner dealings of its faction. You are initially hired by an agent of Nugoeihuvi, one of the seven megacorps that run the Caldari State. During the arc you will witness and participate in the power struggle between these megacorps and have the option to defect to the Hyasyoda megacorp.
 
 
 
 
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''"In the heartland of State space, inter-corporate tensions come to the fore as Nugoeihuvi makes a move for some quick ISK, and you must choose who to trust and who to betray. The moral ambiguity continues through to the end, as the player begins to unravel an even darker side to corporate self-interest and the ongoing conflict in Black Rise."''
 
''"In the heartland of State space, inter-corporate tensions come to the fore as Nugoeihuvi makes a move for some quick ISK, and you must choose who to trust and who to betray. The moral ambiguity continues through to the end, as the player begins to unravel an even darker side to corporate self-interest and the ongoing conflict in Black Rise."''
 
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'''Penumbra''' is the [[Caldari State]] Epic Arc which takes place across many different Regions depending on the path you take.
  
==Requirements==
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== Overview ==
To start the Epic Arc you must have a standing of 5.0 or higher with Expert Distribution or the Caldari Faction.
 
 
 
These missions have great rewards, but do require some advanced skills and ships to complete safely.
 
Recommended:
 
* You can easily solo Level 4 missions
 
* You have a proper PvE fitted battleship or equally capable ship such as a strategic or heavy assault cruiser
 
* You have the Hacking skill at Level 3 or greater (required to complete "The Breakout")
 
 
 
==Branches==
 
During this Epic Mission Arc several choices are presented to you - this guide lists all missions, but a few descriptions are still missing, please add them if you run these missions. The mission numbers are the same as on [http://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=Penumbra4p1 EVE Survival].
 
 
 
==Other Sources==
 
 
 
This guide provides tips and suggestions that are not 'the' way to do the mission, but merely one possible way. The mission rewards listed depend on skills and possibly standings so results may vary a bit.
 
 
 
For a detailed description of all branching options and mission briefings have a look at [http://go-dl1.eve-files.com/media/corp/jowen/Caldari_Epic_Arc_guide_by_Jowen_Datloran_v1.0.pdf Caldari Epic Arc guide by Jowen Datloran (pdf)].
 
 
 
A very useful reference to specific missions is [http://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=Penumbra4p1 EVE Survival: Penumbra].
 
 
 
The old [http://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/evelopedia/index.php/Penumbra EVElopedia (fuzzwork)] also has a detailed description.
 
 
 
==Staring the Arc==
 
 
 
Penumbra is started by speaking with Aursa Kunivuri, at the Nugoeihuvi Information Center in Josameto ("Beacons" and "Agents in Space" must be visible on the overview).
 
 
 
==Chapter 1: Proof of Intent==
 
 
 
Proof of intent is the first chapter of Penumbra. This chapter contains several branching missions and the branch in fourth mission will decide what rewards you can get in the end of the arc. For detailed walkthrough see [[Penumbra/Chapter 1 - Proof of Intent]].
 
 
 
==Mission 8: Meet Sinas==
 
Travel to Astoh and check in with Sinas Egassuo at the Caldari Navy Relay Nexus.  For the next mission you will need a BS with a codebreaker fitted.
 
 
 
Agent: Katsen Isha
 
 
 
Location: Poinen
 
 
 
Reward: 250,000 + 1,580,000 (Bonus if completed in 6H)
 
 
 
Enemy: None
 
 
 
==Mission 9: Right Tool for the Job==
 
Combat Mission.
 
* Need a Data Analyzer fitted
 
* Encounter is 1 jump away in high sec
 
* You can select your warp in range for this encounter - I fitted a sniper BS for this mission, warped in at 100km and kited the NPCs until I killed them all.
 
* Using this method I didn't take any damage, although the mission will take a long time to complete.
 
* To blitz, destroy the frigs near the shipyard, hack the shipyard container, take the item and then get out (You will miss out on about 30mil ISK worth of tags and loot)
 
* Initial there are 12 Frigs and 4 Cruisers
 
* There are 6 waves, spawning 5 minutes apart (therefore it takes 30min for all enemy NPCs to appear)
 
* Wave 1: 4 Frigs and 2 Cruisers
 
* Wave 2: 3 Frigs and 2 Cruisers
 
* Wave 3: 5 Frigs, 5 Cruisers and 3 BS
 
* Wave 4: 5 Frigs, 5 Cruisers and 4 BS
 
* Wave 5: 5 BS
 
* Wave 6: 1 Cruiser and 1 BS
 
* The cruisers sensor damp very heavily - if you plan on taking out all NPCs, kill the cruisers first and keep them out of sensor damp range (> 80km should keep you safe)
 
* Don't bring a salvager in until all NPCs have been killed - the NPCs do retarget and 'warp' back to their spawn point if kited far away.
 
* Once all NPCs have been killed, hack the shipyard container, take the item and report back to the agent.
 
* -2.4% Gallente Federation standing loss if comm array is destroyed. This prevents the waves from spawning but is not required to complete mission.
 
* The Gallente standings hit if you kill all waves is minimal (much less than if you destroy the comm array to avoid reinforcements).
 
* Killing all ships and leaving the comm array intact, I observed four negative entries in my Gallente faction transaction log:
 
* -0.02% Combat - Ship kill (x3) and -0.0% Combat -Aggression (x1) -- this is very minor.
 
 
 
Agent: Sinas Egassuo
 
 
 
Location: Caldari Navy Relay Nexus (Beacon) Astoh (System)
 
 
 
Reward: 10,000,000 + 1,350,000 (Bonus if completed in 6H) + ~30,000,000 in loot (mostly tags)
 
 
 
Enemy:  Gallente Federation
 
 
 
==Mission 10: The Breakout==
 
**You need to have a Data Analyzer equiped and the Hacking skill at Level 3 or greater to complete this mission (Hacking 2 and 2 rigs worked)
 
* You need to scan down the "Federation Detention Facility" Cosmic Signature for this mission
 
* The mission states that this site is somewhere within the Aokinen constellation - I believe that there is one of these sites in every system in this constellation, as I have always found it in the Astoh system where this mission is accepted
 
* Warp to the Detention Facility. The gate is not locked as long as you have the Federation Navy FOF in your cargo so all you need to do is approach and use it.
 
* For those wishing to kill the NPCs, the first room contains 17 Frigs, 4 Cruisers and 7 BS
 
* In the second room, approach any detention facility and hack it.
 
* Once it has been successfully hacked, grab the prisoner and return to the agent.
 
* Second room contains 8 Frigs
 
* After the hack the NPCs will start shooting, but they hit with only 2 damage each.
 
* It should be possible to catch 2 prisoners in the given time. The second can be sold via contract.
 
* Blitz: buy the "Caldari Prisoners of War" on contracts.
 
 
 
Agent: Sinas Egassuo
 
 
 
Location: Caldari Navy Relay Nexus (Beacon) Astoh (System)
 
 
 
Reward: 20,000,000 + 1,570,000 (Bonus if completed in 6H)
 
 
 
Enemy:  Gallente Federation
 
 
 
==Mission 11: Whisper of a Conspiracy==
 
This is a low-sec courier mission. The item is small so it can be carried in a shuttle or covops.
 
You need to travel approx. 6 jumps to a randomly selected nearby low-sec system
 
Warp to the mission objective, approach the damaged radio telescope, retrieve the encrypted data fragment and return to the agent
 
 
 
Agent: Sinas Egassuo
 
 
 
Location: Caldari Navy Relay Nexus (Beacon) Astoh (System)
 
 
 
Reward: 7,500,000 + 762,000 (Bonus if completed in 3H 30M)
 
 
 
Enemy:  Nil
 
 
 
==Mission 12: Practical Solutions==
 
High sec courier with 3m^3 of cargo.  Five jumps to Oipo then back to Sinas Egassuo.
 
 
 
Agent: Sinas Egassuo
 
 
 
Location: Caldari Navy Relay Nexus (Beacon) Astoh (System)
 
 
 
Reward: 2,500,000 + 229,000 (Bonus if completed in 1H 4M)
 
 
 
Enemy:  None
 
 
 
==Mission 13: Forewarning==
 
Low-Sec courier, take 1 unit of Encoded Message to random low sec.
 
 
 
Agent: Sinas Egassuo
 
 
 
Location: Caldari Navy Relay Nexus (Beacon) Astoh (System)
 
 
 
Reward: 5,000,000 + 165,000 (Bonus if completed in 34M)
 
 
 
Enemy:  Nil
 
 
 
==Mission 14: The Knowledge To Act (Hyasyoda)==
 
The last choice, select:
 
* Home In Peace: leads to 25m ISK and Caldari State Faction standing increase as final reward
 
* Slipping Away: leads to Hyasyoda Mobile Laboratory and Caldari State Faction standing increase as final reward
 
 
 
==Mission 14: A Difference of Opinion (Nugoeihuvi)==
 
The last choice, select:
 
* Home In Peace: leads to 25m ISK and Caldari State Faction standing increase as final reward
 
* Learning by Doing: leads to 20 Nugoehuvi Synth Blue Pill Boosters and Caldari State Faction standing increase as final reward
 
 
 
==Mission 15A: Home In Peace (Caldari State)==
 
Lowsec courier: transport 5000m^3 of Caldari POWs to Malkanen.
 
  
==Mission 15B: Slipping away (Hyasyoda)==
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You will fight:
Report back to Arikio Kuretsu in Wuos (Best to arrive in a BS ready for the final mission).
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* everything up to and including powerful Elite Battleships
  
Agent: Sinas Egassuo
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If you follow the Hyasyoda path and pick [[Slipping Away]] you will get:
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* 10% Caldari State Faction Standing (with no derived standings) and Standup Hyasyoda Research Lab Blueprint Copy (1 run), a Faction Module for [[Upwell structures]]
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* 69M ISK
  
Location: Caldari Navy Relay Nexus (Beacon) Astoh (System)
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If you follow the Nugoeihuvi path and pick [[Learning by Doing]] you will get:
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* 10% Caldari State Faction Standing (with no derived standings) and 20x [[Medical_boosters#Other_boosters|Nugoehuvi Synth Blue Pill Boosters]]
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* 64M ISK
  
Reward: 250,000 + 1,130,000 (Bonus if completed in 4H 30M)
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If you follow the either path and pick [[Home in Peace]] path you will get:
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* 10% Caldari State Faction Standing (with no derived standings) and 25M ISK
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* 69M extra ISK
  
Enemy: Nil
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Regardless of the path you pick you will get:
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* ~5% Expert Distribution Corporation Standing
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* ~20% Caldari Navy Corporation Standing
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* ~20% Hyasyoda Navy Corporation Standing
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* ~20% Nugoeihuvi Navy Corporation Standing
  
==Mission 15C: Learning by Doing (Nugoeihuvi)==
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You will lose:
Report to Katsen Isha at Poinen IV - Moon 13 - Nugoeihuvi Corporation Development Studio.
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* minor amount of Gallente Federation Faction Standing
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* ~3% Serpentis Faction Standing
  
==Mission 16A: Across the Line (Hyasyoda)==
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== Preparations ==
* Single pocket without acceleration gate. The objective is in the office facility, guarded by a single NPC battleship.
 
* The following NPCs will spawn when the facility is closer tan ~125km: 9 Frigates, 4 Cruisers, and 6 Battleships.
 
* Cruisers have very strong jams and range > 170km - expect to be nearly perma jammed.
 
* Frigates warp scramble (2 warp strength).
 
* With one meta 4 ECCM (96%) it is possible to avoid most - but not all - of the jams.
 
* Because of the jams F.O.F. missiles might be effective. With good missile skills you can use FOF Cruise missiles from 200k+ which is well out of range from the NPCs.
 
* Alternatively, equip a sensor booster to be able to target the jammers from outside their range.
 
* You can also bring a friend in a fast frigate to draw their scrams and jams while you take those out.  If the frigate maintains at least 600 m/s then it should be able to self-repair the reduced missile damage, but there is some more-sophisticated AI in this mission so the NPCs may switch targets anyway.
 
* Very heavy damage is dealt by the BSs, which fire very long range torps - I had to warp out several times in my Raven.
 
* If you warp to the facility at close range and get full room close-range aggro, expect in excess of 4000 pre-resistance DPS, primarily kinetic.
 
* You can warp within the mission to structures.  (In fact, since there is no aggression until you start to close the distance to the office facility, you can come in first with a MWD frigate and set up some bookmarks to use during combat.  Then you will be able to warp around for awesome kiting, and each time you warp you will break all target locks and cause all the inbound torps to miss you.  This method is great for a dedicated sentry drone ship (e.g. Dominix) since each warp breaks their jams so you can relaunch your sentries and assign them to another target before you are jammed again - your drones will continue to attack that target until it is destroyed, at which point you can scoop them, warp to another bookmark, and repeat.)
 
* Once all NPCs have been killed warp/approach the office facility, get the family and return to the agent!
 
  
Agent: Arikio Kuretsu
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Consider buying:
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* a Battleship, Strategic or Heavy Assault Cruiser with Kinetic damage and Kinetic and Thermal resistances
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* [[Travel fit]]
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* a Blockade Runner for Caldari State path
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* a Data analyzer for Hyasyoda path
  
Location: Wuos
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You will have to go through Triglavian Minor Victory Systems to reach your objective.
  
Reward: One unit of Hyasyoda Research Laboratory + 1,740,000 (Bonus if completed in 6H)
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==Starting Agent==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Penumbra Starting Agent
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! Agent<ref name="Standing"></ref> !! Corporation<ref name="Standing"></ref> !! Faction<ref name="Standing"></ref> !! System !! Region !! Mission
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| Aursa Kunivuri || Expert Distribution || Caldari State || Josameto<ref name="Beacon"></ref> || The Forge || [[The Intermediary]]
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|}
  
Enemy:  Nugoeihuvi (deal roughly 50% Kinetic, 50% Thermal damage)
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<small><references><ref name="Standing">You need at least -2.00 Standing with all and at least 5.00 Standing with the Agent, their Corporation or Faction.</ref>
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<ref name="Beacon">Nugoeihuvi Information Center Beacon.</ref></references></small>
  
==Mission 16B: The Price of Silence (Nugoeihuvi)==
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==Walkthough==
  
Objective: Recover the original hard copies of the mission documents from somewhere inside the Ishukone Watch Facility.
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The missions in this epic arc are generally short. All the combat missions can be blitzed by only completing the single given objective. The epic arc requires you to do at least one hauling mission to either low or null security space.
  
On warp-in, there will be:
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There are also multiple branching missions so you won't need to complete all the missions listed here.
* 7 Battleships (Commander & Raven)
 
* 8 Cruisers (Moa & Rook)
 
* 8 Frigates (Hawk & Buzzard)
 
* 8 Cruise Missile Batteries
 
* 2 Stasis Web Towers
 
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Things to take note of:
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[[Image:Penumbra_chapter1_branches.png|right|thumb|300px|The branching nature of the first chapter. (click to enlarge)]]
* Some cruisers and frigates will sensor dampen
 
* Some frigates will warp scram. Would recommend burning the frigates and cruisers fast.
 
* After all enemy ships are wrecks, approach the Ishukone Watch facility and a container will spawn. Loot 1x Ishukone Operational Reports.
 
* Return to your agent and enjoy your boosters, but not TOO much!
 
  
<br> I did this in a passive + active (not recommended) tank Tengu and had little to no trouble with it. I had to warp out once, but was 1 shotting frigates as they closed in. And sensor dampening failed most of the time.
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=== Super blitz ===
  
Agent: Katsen Isha
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The missions in Penumbra are highly blitzable. This can be further augmented by preparing multiple ships in key locations.
  
Location: Poinen IV - Moon 13 - Nugoehuvi Corporation Development Studio
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Preparations:
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* Ships at Poinen IV - Moon 13 - Nugoeihuvi Corporation Development Studio:
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** A strong combat ship. Battleships are good for this.
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** A Travel interceptor. Fit sub 2s align time, MWD and data analyzer.
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* Ships at Uuhulanen VIII - Caldari Navy Logistic Support:
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** A Weaker combat ship. It needs to kill some elite frigates so fit for good application. Also fit a data analyzer. Battlecruisers are good for this.
  
Mission Location: Malkalen
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Arc workout:
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* Grab your interceptor.
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* Start the arc.
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* Complete the fly-around missions with your interceptor.
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* Use your strong combat ship for [[Their Loss, Our Profit]].
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* Use your interceptor for rest of chapter 1 and beginning of chapter 2.
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** Remember to pick Hyasyoda path in the branching mission.
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* Use your second combat ship in Uuhulanen for [[Right Tool for the Job]].
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* Use your interceptor for rest of chapter 2 and beginning of chapter 3.
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* Use your strong battleship for [[Across the Line]].
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** Accept mission with interceptor, grab combat ship from Poinen, do killing, drop off combat ship in Poinen, go back to agent with interceptor.
  
Rewards: 20 Nugoehuvi Synth Blue Pill Booster<br>
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==External Links==
Bonus Rewards: 1,970,000 ISK (6 Hour completion)
 
  
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* [https://eve-files.com/media/corp/jowen/caldari_epic_arc_guide_by_jowen_datloran_v1.0.pdf Caldari Epic Arc guide by Jowen Datloran (pdf)]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K16EWuikGk Full Playthrough] by JPNS (Youtube, 2023)
  
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Latest revision as of 21:59, 18 November 2024

"In the heartland of State space, inter-corporate tensions come to the fore as Nugoeihuvi makes a move for some quick ISK, and you must choose who to trust and who to betray. The moral ambiguity continues through to the end, as the player begins to unravel an even darker side to corporate self-interest and the ongoing conflict in Black Rise."

Penumbra is the Caldari State Epic Arc which takes place across many different Regions depending on the path you take.

Overview

You will fight:

  • everything up to and including powerful Elite Battleships

If you follow the Hyasyoda path and pick Slipping Away you will get:

  • 10% Caldari State Faction Standing (with no derived standings) and Standup Hyasyoda Research Lab Blueprint Copy (1 run), a Faction Module for Upwell structures
  • 69M ISK

If you follow the Nugoeihuvi path and pick Learning by Doing you will get:

If you follow the either path and pick Home in Peace path you will get:

  • 10% Caldari State Faction Standing (with no derived standings) and 25M ISK
  • 69M extra ISK

Regardless of the path you pick you will get:

  • ~5% Expert Distribution Corporation Standing
  • ~20% Caldari Navy Corporation Standing
  • ~20% Hyasyoda Navy Corporation Standing
  • ~20% Nugoeihuvi Navy Corporation Standing

You will lose:

  • minor amount of Gallente Federation Faction Standing
  • ~3% Serpentis Faction Standing

Preparations

Consider buying:

  • a Battleship, Strategic or Heavy Assault Cruiser with Kinetic damage and Kinetic and Thermal resistances
  • Travel fit
  • a Blockade Runner for Caldari State path
  • a Data analyzer for Hyasyoda path

You will have to go through Triglavian Minor Victory Systems to reach your objective.

Starting Agent

Penumbra Starting Agent
Agent[1] Corporation[1] Faction[1] System Region Mission
Aursa Kunivuri Expert Distribution Caldari State Josameto[2] The Forge The Intermediary
  1. ^ a b c You need at least -2.00 Standing with all and at least 5.00 Standing with the Agent, their Corporation or Faction.
  2. ^ Nugoeihuvi Information Center Beacon.

Walkthough

The missions in this epic arc are generally short. All the combat missions can be blitzed by only completing the single given objective. The epic arc requires you to do at least one hauling mission to either low or null security space.

There are also multiple branching missions so you won't need to complete all the missions listed here.

The branching nature of the first chapter. (click to enlarge)

Super blitz

The missions in Penumbra are highly blitzable. This can be further augmented by preparing multiple ships in key locations.

Preparations:

  • Ships at Poinen IV - Moon 13 - Nugoeihuvi Corporation Development Studio:
    • A strong combat ship. Battleships are good for this.
    • A Travel interceptor. Fit sub 2s align time, MWD and data analyzer.
  • Ships at Uuhulanen VIII - Caldari Navy Logistic Support:
    • A Weaker combat ship. It needs to kill some elite frigates so fit for good application. Also fit a data analyzer. Battlecruisers are good for this.

Arc workout:

  • Grab your interceptor.
  • Start the arc.
  • Complete the fly-around missions with your interceptor.
  • Use your strong combat ship for Their Loss, Our Profit.
  • Use your interceptor for rest of chapter 1 and beginning of chapter 2.
    • Remember to pick Hyasyoda path in the branching mission.
  • Use your second combat ship in Uuhulanen for Right Tool for the Job.
  • Use your interceptor for rest of chapter 2 and beginning of chapter 3.
  • Use your strong battleship for Across the Line.
    • Accept mission with interceptor, grab combat ship from Poinen, do killing, drop off combat ship in Poinen, go back to agent with interceptor.

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