| 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...
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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.
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| Escalation Message
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| Another outpost. You stop for a second, weighting the possibilities of having such luck as to clear out all the outposts as you seem to have done, against the chances of there being no hive out there at all. With one location left unexplored there only one way to find out...
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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.
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