The Drone Roulette
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| Among the debris from this formidable hive, you find a blown out hangar containing a few burnt out space ships of various types, probably the possessions of some unfortunate adventurers that came here before you and didn't live to tell the story. As your scanners routinely run through this material, they come across some report with information on a few sister hives to this one. The explorer seems to have found that each of these so called 'Independence hives' are surrounded with outposts that serve both as an early warning system against intruders on the drones territory and also as a resource gathering facility. It seems that if the hive is attacked, the drones from the outposts warp instantly back to defend it. One interesting bit of information the unfortunate explorer has noted is that the drones frequently move the hive itself between these outposts, so hunting these things is like playing Russian roulette, you never know if you are fortunate enough to hit an outpost and thereby reduce the inevitable resistance at the main hive, or if you are warping straight into the lair of the drones. The report continues to list four locations, the nearest one being... |
This expedition can escalate from Independence. This escalation can also re-escalate to another drone roulette. The last part of this escalation may be received randomly after any stage.
Walkthrough
First location
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3 x Frigate Silverfish Alvi | |||
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6 x Elite Frigate Strain Raider/... Alvi | |||
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4 x Cruiser Nuker/... Alvum | |||
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7 x Elite Cruiser Strain Devastator/Annihilator Alvum | |||
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1 x Commander Battleship 
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5 x Sentry Drone Cruise Missile Battery | |||
Second location
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4 x Frigate Splinter Alvi | |||
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3 x Elite Frigate Strain Raider/Sunder Alvi | |||
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2 x Elite Cruiser Strain Bomber/Disintegrator Alvum | |||
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3 x Battlecruiser Exterminator/Siege Alvatis | |||
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3 x Battleship Alvus Ruler/Supreme alvus parasite | |||
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1 x Commander Battleship Corpii Raider/Visionary
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5 x Sentry Drone Cruise Missile Battery | |||
Third location
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7 x Frigate Splinter/Render/Decimator Alvi | |||
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4 x Elite Frigate Strain Hunter/Silverfish Alvi | |||
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7 x Elite Cruiser Strain Devastator/Annihilator Alvum | |||
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3 x Battleship Alvus Controller/Swarp preserver Alvus | |||
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1 x Commander Battleship Corpii Raider/Visionary
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6 x Sentry Drone Cruise Missile Battery | |||
Fourth location
Large number of drones. Elite frigates have points and webs and their destruction triggers additional spawns. A "drone hive mother" may also spawn.
