This article should be cleaned up or improved.
The reason is: Incomplete information
The reason is: Incomplete information
| Molting Season | |
|---|---|
| Type | Expedition |
| Rating | Unrated |
| Found in | Null |
| Max ship size | Unrestricted |
| Faction | Rogue Drones |
| Best damage to deal |
 EM Th |
| Damage to resist |
 Ex Kin Th |
| Sig. strength | N/A |
| Molting Season |
|---|
| Among the rubble from this special station, you find a tracking device, supposedly homed in on transponders placed on units this facility has produced through the years. What the reason was for the mother hive to monitor its offspring one can only guess, but in any case it seems like this little instrument is about to spell certain doom for one of its hopefuls; one of the units seem to be still in range of this device and you get the location flashing on one of your panels. |
This expedition escalates from Radiance.
Walkthrough
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
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 x Elite Frigate Strain Raider/Splinter Alvi | 
|
|
|
|
4 x Cruiser Disintegrator/... Alvum | |||
|
|
7-8 x Elite Cruiser Strain Annihilator/... Alvum | |||
|
1 x Commander Battleship Sentient Domination Alvus 
|
|
||
First wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3 x Elite Frigate Strain Raider/Sunder Alvi | |||
|
|
3 x Cruiser Violator/... Alvum | |||
Second wave is triggered by destruction of first wave.
Second wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 x Elite Cruiser Strain Devastator/... Alvum | |||
|
|
3 x Battleship Alvus Controller/... | |||
Third wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 x Elite Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi | |||
|
|
2 x Battleship Matriarch Alvus/Alvus Queen | |||
Second location
Initial defenders
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3 x Elite Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi | |||
|
|
3 x Elite Cruiser Strain Devastator/... Alvum | |||
First wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 x Cruiser Defeater Alvatis | |||
|
|
4 x Elite Cruiser Strain Nuker/... Alvum | |||
Second wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 x Elite Frigate Strain Splinter/... Alvi | |||
|
|
2 x Battleship Alvus Queen/Matriarch Alvus | |||
|
|
1 x Commander Battleship Sentient Alvus Creator
|
|
||
Third wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 x Frigate Dismantler Alvior | |||
|
|
2 x Elite Frigate Strain Sunder/... Alvi | |||
Fourth wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3 x Elite Cruiser Strain Atomizer/... Alvum | |||
|
4 x Battlecruiser Striker/... Alvatis | |||
Third location
Initial defenders
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 x Elite Frigate Strain Sunder&/... Alvi | |||
|
|
3 x Elite Cruiser Strain Atomizer/... Alvum | |||
|
|
3 x Battlecruiser Enforcer Alvatis | |||
First wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 x Frigate Shatter/... Alvior | |||
|
|
3 x Elite Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi | |||
Second wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 x Elite Cruiser Strain Annihilator/Viral Infector Alvum | |||
|
|
1 x Battleship Alvus Controller/Swarm Preserver Alvus | |||
Third wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3 x Elite Frigate Strain Splinte/... Alvi | |||
|
2 x Destroyer Marauder Alvior | |||
|
|
2 x Elite Cruiser Strain Annihilator/Viral Infector Alvum | |||
Fourth wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3 x Elite Frigate Strain Devilfish/... Alvi | |||
|
|
4 x Elite Cruiser Strain Nuker/... Alvum | |||
Fifth wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3 x Elite Frigate Strain Splinter/... Alvi | |||
|
|
2 x Destroyer Marauder Alvior | |||
|
|
4 x Elite Cruiser Strain Bomber/... Alvum | |||
|
|
4 x Battleship Alvus Ruler/Supreme Alvus Parasite | |||
|
|
1 x Commander Battleship Sentient Alvus Creator
|
|
||
Fourth location
Blitz: Shoot once (you don't even need to hit it) any of the battleships on grid and Radiant Hive Mother will spawn.
Initial defenders
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
10 x Elite Cruiser Strain Nuker/... Alvum | |||
|
|
1 x Battlecruiser Crippler Alvatis | |||
|
|
3 x Battleship Alvus Ruler/Supreme Alvus Parasite | |||
First wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3 x Destroyer Marauder Alvior | |||
|
|
3 x Elite Frigate Strain Sunder/... Alvi | |||
Second wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1 x Overseer Battleship Radiant Hive Mother |
|
||
Third wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 x Elite Frigate Strain Barracuda/... Alvi | |||
|
|
4 x Battleship Alvus Creator/Patriarch Alvus | |||
Fourth wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3 x Destroyer Dismantler/Predator Alvior | |||
|
|
4 x Cruiser Viral Infector Alvum | |||
Fifth wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 x Elite Frigate Strain Devilfish Alvi | |||
Sixth wave may be triggered by finishing off third wave.
Sixth wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 x Elite Frigate Strain Raider/... Alvi | |||
|
|
3 x Elite Cruiser Strain Bomber Alvum | |||
Seventh wave may be triggered by finishing elite frigates from fifth wave.
Seventh wave
| WD | EWAR | L
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 x Elite Frigate Strain Devilfish/... Alvi | |||
|
|
3 x Battlecruiser Siege/... Alvatis | |||