New Frontiers 1-7

Level	3
Type	Courier/Encounter/Mining
Factions	MercenariesRogue Drones
Best damage to deal	Kin Th EM Th
Damage to resist	Kin Th Ex Kin Th
EWAR	Web, energy neutralizer

Summary:

• All gates in the missions are unlocked.
• Several missions have pairs of Energy Neutralizer Towers that do 5gj/s each.
• Damage can get quite high for a level 3 in later stages, especially if blitzing.

Raw Materials (1 of 7)

Type	Mining
Faction	Mercenaries
Best damage to deal	Kin Th
Damage to resist	Kin Th

You must mine the Green Arisite yourself, buying it will not complete the mission.

Blitz:

• Just mine the Green Arisite while tanking.

Warp-in

There are two reinforcement chains. The Mercenary Miners will warp out after a bit if not killed. Triggers are last kill of specified ship type.

Initial Group

		WD	EWAR	L
	3 x Industrial Mercenary Miner
	3 x Frigate Mercenary Elite Fighter
	2 x Cruiser Mercenary Lieutenant

Reinforcements

		WD	EWAR	L
Wave 1 (On Group 1 Frigate Destruction)
	4 x Cruiser Mercenary Commander
Wave 2
	5 x Frigate Mercenary Fighter
Wave 3 (On Group 1 Cruiser Destruction)
	3 x Frigate Mercenary Elite Fighter
	2 x Cruiser Mercenary Lieutenant
Wave 4
	4 x Cruiser Mercenary Commander
Wave 5
	4 x Frigate Mercenary Fighter
	2 x Cruiser Mercenary Commander

Mining: There are also approx 16433 units of Omber, 591937 units of Veldspar and 1995 units of Gneiss to be mined.

Mad Scientist (2 of 7)

Type	Encounter
Faction	Rogue Drones
Best damage to deal	EM Th
Damage to resist	Ex Kin Th
EWAR	Web, energy neutralizer

A passive tanked battlecruiser is a good choice for this mission due to energy neutralizers.

Blitz:

• Go straight through gate, blow up Professor Delainen's Lab, and loot the cargo container spawned.
• Destroy Stasis/Energy Neutralizer towers as needed.

Warp-in

All enemies will aggro immediately. Destroying the two drone bunkers can stop additional reinforcements. Waves 2 and 3 are possibly timed.

Initial Group

		WD	EWAR	L
	11-12 x Frigate Raider/Sunder Alvi

Reinforcements

		WD	EWAR	L
Wave 1 (On Attacking Group 1)
	2-3 x Cruiser Bomber/Disintegrator Alvum
Wave 2
	1-2 x Frigate Devilfish Alvi
	1-2 x Cruiser Violator Alvum
	1 x Elite Cruiser Viral Infector Alvum
Wave 3
	1 x Destroyer Shredder Alvior
	1 x Cruiser Bomber Alvum

Single Pocket

Neutralizer towers will be capping you for -10gj/s total. Reinforcements do not always spawn and may be prevented by destroying bunkers at warp-in.

Initial Group

		WD	EWAR	L
	4-5 x Frigate Decimator/Raider Alvi
	2 x Battlecruiser Defeater Alvatis
	4 x Sentry Tower Sentry Drone I
	2 x Sentry Drone Stasis Tower
	2 x Sentry Drone Neutralizer Sentry I

Reinforcements

		WD	EWAR	L
Wave 1 (On Neutralizer Sentry Destruction)
	1 x Frigate Devilfish Alvi
Wave 2
	2 x Elite Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi
	2 x Cruiser Devastator Alvum
Wave 3(On Attacking the Lab)
	5 x Frigate Raider/Silverfish Alvi
	2 x Destroyer Shatter Alvior

Structures

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Professor Delainen's Lab

Toward a Solution (3 of 7)

Type	Courier
Extra	0.1m3 cargo

The Unveiling (4 of 7)

Type	Encounter
Faction	Rogue Drones
Best damage to deal	EM Th
Damage to resist	Ex Kin Th

Damage is primarily thermal.

Blitz:

• Kill Delainen-ROM Symbiote, loot Elite Drone AI, and warp out.

Warp-in

Mission objective is contained in the cargo container created on destruction of Delainen-ROM Symbiote. Destroying the Drone Bunker can cause multiple waves to spawn. Triggers are last kill of specified ship type.

		WD	EWAR	L
Group 1
	1 x Battleship Delainen-ROM Symbiote
	3 x Sentry Drone Light Missile Battery
Group 2
	10 x Frigate Render/Splinter Alvi

Reinforcements

		WD	EWAR	L
Wave 1 (On Group 1 Destruction)
	2 x Destroyer Dismantler/Marauder Alvior
Wave 2 (On Group 2 Destruction)
	2 x Frigate Render Alvi
Wave 3 (On Boss 75% Shields)
	2 x Elite Cruiser Strain Annihilator/Violator Alvum
	1 x Battlecruiser Defeater Alvatis
Wave 4 (On Boss 50% Shields)
	3 x Cruiser Devastator Alvum
Wave 5 (On Boss 50% Armor)
	3 x Elite Frigate Strain Raider/Sunder Alvi
	3 x Destroyer Predator/Shredder Alvior
Wave 6 (On Boss 50% Hull)
	1 x Frigate Silverfish Alvi
	2 x Cruiser Annihilator/Devastator Alvum

An Unexpected Twist (5 of 7)

Type	Encounter
Faction	Rogue Drones
Best damage to deal	EM Th
Damage to resist	Ex Kin Th
EWAR	Web, energy neutralizer

Energy Neutralizers combine for -15gj/s. Web towers have a range of about 30km. If you are active tanked focus down the neutralizers first.

Blitz:

• Kill Group 2 to trigger Wave 1. Kill the battleship, loot the can, warp out.

Warp-in

Mission objective is contained in the cargo container created on destruction of Wave 1 Drone Battleship.

		WD	EWAR	L
Group 1 (55-60km)
	3 x Sentry Drone Energy Neutralizer Sentry I
	3 x Sentry Drone Light Missile Battery
	2 x Sentry Drone Stasis Tower
	2 x Sentry Tower Sentry Drone I
Group 2 (Spawn after ~45sec)
	1 x Frigate Render/Sunder Alvi
Group 3 (Spawn after ~1min 45sec)
	3 x Frigate Render/Sunder Alvi
Group 4 (Spawn after ~2min)
	2 x Destroyer Shatter/Shredder Alvior
	2 x Cruiser Destructor/Violator/Wrecker Alvum
	2 x Elite Cruiser Viral Infector Alvum

Reinforcements

		WD	EWAR	L
Wave 1 (On Group 2 Destruction)
	1 x Battleship Alvus Ruler/Supreme Alvus Parasite
Wave 2 (On Destruction of Neutralizers)
	3 x Frigate Devilfish/Silverfish Alvi
	4 x Destroyer Predator/Shredder Alvior
Wave 3 (On Attacking Stasis Tower)
	3 x Frigate Raider Alvi
Wave 4 (On Attacking Second Stasis Tower)
	2 x Elite Frigate Strain Raider Alvi
Wave 5 (On Destroying A Tower Sentry)
	2 x Elite Frigate Strain Raider Alvi
	2 x Cruiser Annihilator/Devastator Alvum
Wave 6 (On Boss 25% Armor)
	2 x Cruiser Disintegrator Alvum
	2 x Battlecruiser Defeater Alvatis

Nanite Express (6 of 7)

Type	Courier
Extra	50.0m3 cargo

Mission can be completed remotely on delivery.

Ascendance (7 of 7)

Faction: Rogue Drones
Mission Type: Encounter
Space Type: Deadspace
Damage dealt: All kinds (46% Expl, 29% Kin, 15% Therm, 10% EM)
Recommended Damage Dealing: EM.
Recommended ship types: Battlecruiser, HAC

Warp In

35-40km Arrive at deadspace to find 20 or so small/med rogue drones, and briefly the BS. Pathfinder gate to next pocket.

Second Pocket

Around 30 small/med drones and the Mother Drone BS you need to destroy.

Initial Spawn:
20km 1x Drone BS (Delainen-Solar Cinder Entity)

Wave 1:
(Spawns a few moments after warp-in) 15-20km
11x Drone Frigate (Hunter Alvi/Silverfish Alvi)
11x Drone Cruiser (Viral Infector Alvum/Violator Alvum)

Wave 2:
(Spawns when Wave 1 frigates are killed off)
2x Drone Cruiser (Violator Alvum)

Wave 3:
(Spawns when all from Wave 1 are killed off)
3x Drone Frigate (Hunter Alvi)
3x Cruiser (Viral Infector Alvum)

Wave 4:
(Spawns when BS attacked)
4x Drone Frigates (Hunter Alvi)
3x Drone Cruisers (Violator Alvum)

Tip:

- Kill any drones that target you, and then the BS.
- New drone spawns don't always aggro, and can be ignored.

Blitz:
Go straight for the BS, ignore everything else. DPS is a bit heavier than in Part 5.