Trouble in Paradise

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Trouble in Paradise
Type	Expedition
Rating	Unrated
Found in	Null
Max ship size	Unknown
Faction	Rogue Drones
Best damage to deal	EM Th
Damage to resist	Ex Kin Th
Sig. strength	N/A

Trouble in Paradise is a four part expedition that can escalate from the Hierarchy combat site. The four parts are each about 5-8 jumps apart, and can take you far from the starting point. The rewards can be worth it though. The rogue drones in these combat sites does mostly explosive damage, with kinetic a close second. They are weak to EM damage.

First Location

Access: Gateless, Open Access

The Sentient is the trigger for the escalation and contains loot. And is spawned from the beginning. This part can be blitzed by destroying the Sentient fast.

Initial defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	3 x Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi/Raider Alvi
	4 x Destroyer Predator Alvios/Dismantler Alvior
	7 x Cruiser Strain Violator Alvum/Atomizer Alvum/Bomber Alvum
	3 x Battlecruiser Striker Alvatis/Siege Alvatis
	8 x Battleship Alvus Queen/Matriarch Alvus
	1 x Commander Battleship Sentient Matriarch Alvus

Wave 1 (Last cruiser trigger this)

		WD	EWAR	L
	7 x Cruiser Strain Violator Alvum/Atomizer Alvum/Bomber Alvum

Wave 2 (Last battleship trigger this)

		WD	EWAR	L
	7 x Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi/Raider Alvi

Escalation Message

This battle obviously took place only few minutes ago; smoldering wrecks litter the battlefield and as far as you can tell there are only drone wrecks aside from the destroyed ships. After a short while your scanners identify the ship that was calling in assistance and, surprisingly enough, its navigation module is still mostly intact. From the ship logs you learn that it was a part of a force designated to contain the threat posed to its hive from another strain of drones of a different hive. The newest log entries reveal that this ship was sent, together with a few others, on a sabotage mission and were supposed to blow up an array of moon harvesters and silos at this location.

Second Location

Access: Gateless, Open Access

Same as before, the Sentient is the trigger for the escalation and contains loot. And is spawned from the beginning. Can also be blitzed.

Initial defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	3-4 x Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi/Raider Alvi
	3-4 x Destroyer Predator Alvios/Dismantler Alvior
	4 x Cruiser Strain Violator Alvum/Atomizer Alvum/Bomber Alvum
	6 x Battlecruiser Striker Alvatis/Siege Alvatis
	7 x Battleship Alvus Queen/Matriarch Alvus
	1 x Commander Battleship Sentient Alvus Queen

Wave 1 (Last cruiser trigger this)

		WD	EWAR	L
	0-2 x Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi/Raider Alvi
	4 x Battlecruiser Striker Alvatis/Siege Alvatis

Wave 2 (Last battleship trigger this)

		WD	EWAR	L
	7 x Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi/Raider Alvi

Escalation Message
The onslaught finally subsides when the last transports disappear into warp with their valuable cargo. Your instruments have no problem tracking them to their destination. However, the amount of contacts showing up at the resulting coordinates is suspiciously large.

Third Location

Rats are at warpin. The Sentient is the trigger for the escalation and contains loot. And is spawned from the beginning. Additional rats seem to spawn after a timer.

Escalation Message
After thwarting these ambushers desperate attempt to see the transports safely away, you pick up their signal once again and your instruments set course...

File:Trouble in Paradise Esc 3 Wave 1.png

File:Trouble in Paradise Esc 3 Wave 2.png

timed base

a 3rd wave spawned as i was warping off

Escalation Message
Beating this hive makes you almost feel like disposing of the first one was more a mercy killing than anything else, as it would never have been able to keep up the fight with this one for long. You have never seen or heard of a drone hive of similar strength or scope and you hope you never will again.

4th location- unable to finish site in ship i was in- initial spawn-

File:Trouble in paradise esc 4 wave 1.png

a 2nd wave spawned when attacking a frigate, which forced me off in a vni

Fourth Location

Rats at warp-in. 2nd spawns right after you spawn. Attack once 2nd spawn, attack once 3rd spawn. Hive Mother Appears.

Finish
Beating this hive makes you almost feel like disposing of the first one was more a mercy killing than anything else, as it would never have been able to keep up the fight with this one for long. You have never seen or heard of a drone hive of similar strength or scope and you hope you never will again.