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The mission centers on intercepting enemy haulers as they arrive. A new one appears quickly after you land on the site, but each will attempt to escape. If one gets away, you’ll need to wait for another to show up. | The mission centers on intercepting enemy haulers as they arrive. A new one appears quickly after you land on the site, but each will attempt to escape. If one gets away, you’ll need to wait for another to show up. | ||
The key task is to warp disrupt them, recover the cargo, and deliver it safely to the nearby freighter waiting on grid. The cargo itself is bulky, | The key task is to warp disrupt them, recover the cargo, and deliver it safely to the nearby freighter waiting on grid. The cargo itself is bulky, requiring ships with large cargo holds to transport it. A balanced team works well: ships to apply damage and hold targets in place, support to keep the group alive, and a hauler to secure and deliver the loot. The challenge is maintaining steady coordination so that nothing slips through. | ||
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The max number of people who can receive a payout is twice the ideal fleet size: 10 people for 5-person sites and 6 people for 3-person sites. | The max number of people who can receive a payout is twice the ideal fleet size: 10 people for 5-person sites and 6 people for 3-person sites. | ||
Payout amount for | * Payout amount for [[Dread Assault]], [[Emergency Aid]], and [[Raid]] peaks at 5 people, giving 15,000,000 ISK. | ||
* Payout amount for [[Salvage Research]], [[Stabilize Rift]], and [[Traffic Stop]] peaks at 3 people, giving 12,000,000 ISK. | |||
* Payout amount for [[Metaliminal Meteoroid]] peaks at 5 people, giving 12,000,000 ISK. | |||
* Payout amount for [[Abyssal Artifact Recovery]] peaks at 5, giving 67,500,000 ISK. | |||
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File:ISK Payout per Pilot vs. Number of Pilots (5-person Homefronts) 2026.svg|alt=Graph showing ISK Payout per Pilot vs Number of Pilots for 5-person Homefronts, max is 15,000,000 ISK at 5 players|center|thumb|500x500px|Standard 5-person payout curve<ref name="CPP Round" /> | |||
File:ISK Payout per Pilot vs. Number of Pilots (3-person Homefronts) 2026.svg|alt=Graph showing ISK Payout per Pilot vs Number of Pilots for 3-person Homefronts, max is 12,000,000 ISK at 3 players|center|thumb|500x500px|Standard 3-person payout curve<ref name="CPP Round" /> | |||
File:Abyssal Artifact Recovery Total Payout Graph.svg|alt=Graph showing total site ISK Payout per Pilot vs Number of Pilots for Abyssal Artifact Recovery, max is 67,500,000 ISK at 5 players|center|thumb|500x500px|AAR site payout curve<ref name="CPP Round" /> | |||
File:ISK Payout per Pilot vs. Number of Pilots (Metaliminal Meteoroid).svg|alt=Graph showing total site ISK Payout per Pilot vs Number of Pilots for Metaliminal Meteoroid, max is 12,000,000 ISK at 5 players|center|thumb|500x500px|Metaliminal Meteoroid payout curve<ref name="CPP Round" /> | |||
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File:ISK Payout Fleet Total vs Number of Pilots (5-person Homefronts).svg|alt=Graph showing Total Fleet ISK Payout vs Number of Pilots for 5-person Homefronts, max is 75,000,000 ISK at 5 players|center|thumb|500x500px|Total fleet payouts for 5-person sites<ref name="CPP Round" /> | |||
File:ISK Payout Fleet Total vs Number of Pilots (3-person Homefronts).svg|alt=Graph showing Total Fleet ISK Payout vs Number of Pilots for 3-person Homefronts, max is 36,000,000 ISK at 5 players|center|thumb|500x500px|Total fleet payouts for 3-person sites<ref name="CPP Round" /> | |||
File:ISK Payout Fleet Total vs Number of Pilots (Abyssal Artifact Recovery).svg|alt=Graph showing Total Fleet ISK Payout vs Number of Pilots for Abyssal Artifact Recovery, max is 337,500,000 ISK at 5 players|center|thumb|500x500px|Total fleet payouts for AAR<ref name="CPP Round" /> | |||
File:ISK Payout Fleet Total vs Number of Pilots (Metaliminal Meteoroid).svg|alt=Graph showing Total Fleet ISK Payout vs Number of Pilots for Metaliminal Meteoroid, max is 60,000,000 ISK at 5 players|center|thumb|500x500px|Total fleet payouts for MM<ref name="CPP Round" /> | |||
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== Interaction & standings == | == Interaction & standings == | ||
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No standing is gained or lost when fighting the [[Amarr Empire]], [[Caldari State]], [[Gallente Federation]], or [[Minmatar Republic]] ships present in the Suspicious Signal operations. | No standing is gained or lost when fighting the [[Amarr Empire]], [[Caldari State]], [[Gallente Federation]], or [[Minmatar Republic]] ships present in the Suspicious Signal operations. | ||
However, standing is lost when killing the pirate haulers in Raid operations in Amarr ([[Blood Raider Covenant|Blood Raiders]]), Caldari ([[Guristas Pirates|Guristas]]), and Gallente ([[Serpentis]]) space. Asteroid belt | However, standing is lost when killing the pirate haulers in Raid operations in Amarr ([[Blood Raider Covenant|Blood Raiders]]), Caldari ([[Guristas Pirates|Guristas]]), and Gallente ([[Serpentis]]) space. Asteroid [[belt rat]]s can spawn in any Homefront site that involves mining, killing these rats gives the same slight standing loss as killing them in asteroid belts. | ||
== Spawn mechanics ==<!--Amount of sites has been proven to be outdated as of 25/08/2025--> | == Spawn mechanics ==<!--Amount of sites has been proven to be outdated as of 25/08/2025--> | ||
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In autumn 2023 they were rebalanced, nerfing the overall payouts and bringing the outliers closer to others.<!--need link for particular patch-->[[Expansion#Equinox]] in summer 2024 new 3-ship types (Salvage Research, Traffic Stop and Stabilize Rift) were introduced. The old types had another tuning pass. | In autumn 2023 they were rebalanced, nerfing the overall payouts and bringing the outliers closer to others.<!--need link for particular patch-->[[Expansion#Equinox]] in summer 2024 new 3-ship types (Salvage Research, Traffic Stop and Stabilize Rift) were introduced. The old types had another tuning pass. | ||
In | In September 2024 Abyssal Artifact Recovery was reworked as it was one of two most complicated but the least rewarding. | ||
In [[UniWiki:Patch Notes/Patch Notes - Version 23.02#Homefront Operations|March 2026]], several Homefronts were rebalanced. | |||
* Raid went from requiring 3 pieces of cargo delivered to 4 | |||
* The Metaliminal Meteoroid went from containing 3,500 units of ore (14,000{{m3}}) to 5,000 units (20,000{{m3}}) | |||
* The Suspicious Signal structure went from 337,500 HP to 350,000 HP. | |||
* Abyssal Artifact Recovery asteroids went from containing 24 units of ore (96{{m3}}) to 30 units (120{{m3}}) | |||
* Traffic Stop smugglers went from carrying 1 unit of Contraband Data with a volume of 5{{m3}} each to containing 6 Contraband Data with a volume of 0.01{{m3}} each. | |||
The ISK payout of all sites changed as well: | |||
* 5-character sites went from an optimal payout of 15,486,410 ISK to 15,000,000 ISK | |||
* 3-character sites went from an optimal payout of 11,025,000 ISK to 12,000,000 ISK | |||
* Metaliminal Mining payout from following the standard 5-character site payout to instead pay 12,000,000 ISK optimally | |||
* Abyssal Artifact Recovery payout per wave was adjusted, with the total payout per site going up from 65,422,260 ISK to 67,500,000 ISK | |||
** Payout for minimal threat waves went from 5,372,850 ISK to 5,000,000 ISK per character. | |||
** Payout for moderate threat waves went from 7,269,130 ISK to 7,500,000 ISK per character. | |||
** Payout for severe threat waves went from 9,165,440 ISK to 10,000,000 ISK per character. | |||
* Payout scaling per pilot was adjusted to be less punishing for fleets not at the optimal size. | |||
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[[File:Graph_ISK_Payout_per_Pilot_vs._Number_of_Pilots_(5-person_Homefronts).svg|alt=Graph showing the old ISK Payout per Pilot vs Number of Pilots for 5-person Homefronts, max is 15,486,410 ISK at 5 players|center|thumb|500x500px|5-character payout curve prior to March 2026]] | |||
[[File:Graph_ISK_Payout_per_Pilot_vs._Number_of_Pilots_(3-person_Homefronts).svg|alt=Graph showing the old ISK Payout per Pilot vs Number of Pilots for 3-person Homefronts, max is 11,025,000 ISK at 3 players|center|thumb|500x500px|3-character payout curve prior to March 2026]] | |||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Talk:Overview#June 2023 additions]] — new overview entities | * [[Talk:Overview#June 2023 additions]] — new overview entities | ||
* [[User:Amfion_Bravais/Homefronts]] — collection of fits and strategies | * [[User:Amfion_Bravais/Homefronts]] — collection of fits and strategies from 2024 | ||
== Notes and references == | == Notes and references == | ||
<references /> | <references> | ||
<ref name="CPP Round">Some of these numbers are off by 10 ISK due to [https://eve-industry.org/export/CCP_ROUND.pdf CCP Rounding](PDF)</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Homefront Operations]] | [[Category:Homefront Operations]] | ||