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|rating=Unrated
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|location=High, Low
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|ship limit=No limit
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'''Hunting the Drudge Factory''' is an expedition that escalates from [[Chemical Yard]].
 
== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
 
{{MessageBox|Expedition start message
 
{{MessageBox|Expedition start message
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== Walkthrough ==
 
== Walkthrough ==
 
=== Location #1 (ungated) ===
 
=== Location #1 (ungated) ===
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{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|5|Devilfish/... Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders (4-8km)}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|0-5|Strain Barracude/... Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|5-8|Devilfish/... Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|0-5|Strain Decimator/Infestor/Render/Splinter Alvi|point=yes|ewar={{icon|web|24|Stasis webifier}}}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|2-3|Strain Decimator/Infestor/Render/Splinter Alvi|point=yes|ewar={{icon|web|24|Stasis webifier}}}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|4|Annihilator/... Alvum}}
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{{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}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Commander Destroyer|1|Sentient Marauder/... Alvior|trigger=Escalation trigger|cargo=Drone components and possible Rogue chip, faction modules}}
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Sansha ships have been confirmed to spawn as of 7 Sep YC124. They spawn after the Rogue Drone cruisers are destroyed (not on timer).
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* 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)
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{{NPCTableHead|Wave #2 (22-25km)}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|2-4|Centior Cannibal/Misshape}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|4|Centum Beast/Juggernaut | ewar = TD}}
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|}
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{{MessageBox|Escalation message
 
{{MessageBox|Escalation message
 
|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...}}
 
|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...}}
 
{{MessageBox|Expedition dead-end message
 
{{MessageBox|Expedition dead-end message
 
|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}}
 
|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}}
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=== Location #2 ===
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{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders}}
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Bounty: ± 681K ISK
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=== Location #2 (ungated) ===
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*Simple warp-in triggers escalation.
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{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders (5km)}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Battlecruiser|2|Defeater/... Alvatis}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Battlecruiser|2|Defeater/... Alvatis}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Commander Cruiser|1|Sentient Destructor/... Alvum|trigger=Escalation trigger|cargo=Drone components and possible Rogue chip, faction modules}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Commander Cruiser|1|Sentient Destructor/... Alvum|cargo=Drone components and possible Rogue chip, faction modules}}
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{{NPCTableFoot}}
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{{MessageBox|Escalation message
 
{{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.}}
 
|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.}}
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=== Location #3 ===
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Simple warp-in can trigger an escalation.
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Bounty: ± 1.1 Mil ISK
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{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders}}
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=== Location #3 (ungated) ===
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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.
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{{NPCTableHead|Commander spawn (20-25km, triggered by approaching Ruined Drone Post structures)}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|5|Devilfish/... Alvi}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|5|Devilfish/... Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|0-3|Strain Barracude/... Alvi}}
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{{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|Elite Frigate|0-3|Strain Decimator/Infestor/Render/Splinter Alvi|point=yes|ewar={{icon|web|24|Stasis webifier}}}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|3|Dismantler/... Alvior}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|3|Dismantler/... Alvior}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Commander Cruiser|1|Sentient Destructor/... Alvum|trigger=Escalation trigger|cargo=Drone components and possible Rogue chip, faction modules}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Commander Cruiser|1|Sentient Destructor/... Alvum|trigger=Escalation trigger|cargo=Drone components and possible Rogue chip, faction modules}}
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{{NPCTableFoot}}
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{{NPCTableHead|Structures}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Structure|4|Ruined Drone Post|trigger=Approaching triggers commander spawn}}
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{{MessageBox|Escalation message
 
{{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.}}
 
|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.}}
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{{MessageBox|Expedition dead-end message
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|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}}
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Bounty: ± 970K ISK
  
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=== Location #4 (lowsec) ===
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=== Location #4 (lowsec, possibly highsec, observed 6/5/2018, ungated) ===
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{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders}}
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{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders (5-10km)}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|0-3|Strain Barracude/... Alvi}}
 
{{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|Elite Frigate|0-3|Strain Decimator/Infestor/Render/Splinter Alvi|point=yes|ewar={{icon|web|24|Stasis webifier}}}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|5|Violator/... Alvum}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|5|Violator/... Alvum}}
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{{NPCTableHead|Wave #1}}
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{{NPCTableHead|Wave #1 (20-25km)}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|0-2|Strain Barracude/... Alvi}}
 
{{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|Elite Frigate|0-2|Strain Decimator/Infestor/Render/Splinter Alvi|point=yes|ewar={{icon|web|24|Stasis webifier}}}}
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! colspan=5 | Commander part
 
! colspan=5 | Commander part
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{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|2|Drone Guards}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|1+|Drone Guards}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Battlecruiser|2|Drone Guards}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Battlecruiser|3|Drone Guards}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Overseer Cruiser|1|Hive Overseer|cargo=T2 salvage and possible Rogue chip, faction modules}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Overseer Cruiser|1|Hive Overseer|cargo=T2 salvage and possible Rogue chip, faction modules}}
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{|
 
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! Container #1
 
! Container #1
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! Container #6
 
! Container #6
 
| 5th Tier Overseer's Personal Effects
 
| 5th Tier Overseer's Personal Effects
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* Note: Hive Overseer drops ONLY T2 salvage parts as loot. Genius !
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* 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].
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{| class="wikitable complex collapsible"
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|+ Commander and other valuable loot
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! Item Name
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! Est. Value
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! Note
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| Drone Parts
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| 100% drop rate
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| T2 salvage
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| From Hive Overseer
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| Rogue Drone 46-X Nexus Chip
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| 52M ISK
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| From Sentient drones
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| Rogue Drone 43-X Nexus Chip
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| 52M ISK
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| From Sentient drones
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|}
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{| class="wikitable complex collapsible collapsed"
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|+ Exploration logs
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! Date
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! Loot
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! Est. value
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! Comments
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| June 8, 2020
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| Rogue Drone 46-X Nexus Chip
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| 52M ISK
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| From 1st location (Sentient Marauder Alvior)
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| March 25, 2021
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| Rogue Drone 43-X Nexus Chip
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| 150M ISK
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| From 2nd location (Sentient Destructor)
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| Sept. 08, 2022
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| Drone Capillary and Synaptic
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| below 1M ISK
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| From ALL 4 locations
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| Jan. 16, 2023
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| Rogue Drone 46-X Nexus Chip
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| 47M ISK
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| From 1st location (Sentient Marauder Alvior)
 
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|}
 
{{MessageBox|Expedition complete message
 
{{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.}}
 
|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.}}
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Bounty: ± 1.4 Mil ISK
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Total Bounty for all four sites: ± 4.1 Mil ISK
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== Escalation ==
 
== Escalation ==
 
This site can escalate to Hunting the Drudge Factory again.
 
This site can escalate to Hunting the Drudge Factory again.
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[[Category:Expeditions]]

Latest revision as of 22:38, 21 April 2024

Site Details
Hunting the Drudge Factory
Type Expedition
Rating Unrated
Found in High, Low
Max ship size No limit
Faction Rogue Drones
Best damage to deal Electromagnetic damage EMThermal damage Th
Damage to resist Explosive damage ExKinetic damage KinThermal damage Th
Sig. strength N/A

Hunting the Drudge Factory is an expedition that escalates from Chemical Yard.

Overview

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)

Initial defenders (4-8km)
WD EWAR L


Frigate 5-8 x Frigate Devilfish/... Alvi
Elite Frigate 2-3 x Elite Frigate Strain Decimator/Infestor/Render/Splinter Alvi Warp Disruptor Stasis webifier
Cruiser 4 x Cruiser Annihilator Alvum Sansha wave trigger
Commander Destroyer 1 x Commander Destroyer Sentient Marauder/... Alvior Escalation trigger 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)


Wave #2 (22-25km)
WD EWAR L


Destroyer 2-4 x Destroyer Centior Cannibal/Misshape
Cruiser 4 x Cruiser Centum Beast/Juggernaut Tracking Disruptor
Escalation message
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...
Expedition dead-end message
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....

Bounty: ± 681K ISK

Location #2 (ungated)

  • Simple warp-in triggers escalation.
Initial defenders (5km)
WD EWAR L


Battlecruiser 2 x Battlecruiser Defeater/... Alvatis
Commander Cruiser 1 x Commander Cruiser Sentient Destructor/... Alvum Drone components and possible Rogue chip, faction modules
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.

Bounty: ± 1.1 Mil ISK

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.

Commander spawn (20-25km, triggered by approaching Ruined Drone Post structures)
WD EWAR L


Frigate 5 x Frigate Devilfish/... Alvi
Elite Frigate 0-3 x Elite Frigate Strain Barracuda/Hunter/... Alvi
Elite Frigate 0-3 x Elite Frigate Strain Decimator/Infestor/Render/Splinter Alvi Warp Disruptor Stasis webifier
Destroyer 3 x Destroyer Dismantler/... Alvior
Commander Cruiser 1 x Commander Cruiser Sentient Destructor/... Alvum Escalation trigger Drone components and possible Rogue chip, faction modules
Structures
WD EWAR L


Structure 4 x Ruined Drone Post Approaching triggers commander spawn
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.
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.

Bounty: ± 970K ISK

Location #4 (lowsec, possibly highsec, observed 6/5/2018, ungated)

Initial defenders (5-10km)
WD EWAR L


Elite Frigate 0-3 x Elite Frigate Strain Barracude/... Alvi
Elite Frigate 0-3 x Elite Frigate Strain Decimator/Infestor/Render/Splinter Alvi Warp Disruptor Stasis webifier
Cruiser 5 x Cruiser Violator/... Alvum
Wave #1 (20-25km)
WD EWAR L


Elite Frigate 0-2 x Elite Frigate Strain Barracude/... Alvi
Elite Frigate 0-2 x Elite Frigate Strain Decimator/Infestor/Render/Splinter Alvi Warp Disruptor Stasis webifier
Cruiser 2 x Cruiser Violator/... Alvum
Elite Cruiser 1 x Elite Cruiser Viral Infector/... Alvum
Commander part
Cruiser 1+ x Cruiser Drone Guards
Battlecruiser 3 x Battlecruiser Drone Guards
Overseer Cruiser 1 x Overseer Cruiser Hive Overseer 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].
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
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.

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