Ancient Ruins

Site Details

Ancient Ruins
Rating	Unrated
Found in	Null
Max ship size	T2 Battleship
Faction	Sansha's Nation
Best damage to deal	EM Th
Damage to resist	EM Th
Faction	Rogue Drones
Best damage to deal	EM Th
Damage to resist	Ex Kin Th
Sig. strength	2.5% in Null Sec

Ancient Ruins is a combat relic site only found in the Catch nullsec region, especially in the 9HXQ-G constellation. Up to T2 Battleships can enter this site. This site appears to probes as a combat site.
The site is very rare and hard, and should only be attempted by skilled players. Sansha's Nation and Rogue Drone rats are present in this site. Omni tanks are highly preferable, especially EM and Thermal damage. Damage in the site can easily become excessive if care is not taken in managing triggers.

Walkthrough

In local upon warp-in:
Pirate Grave Robber: The ancient ruins in here are taken buddy. Leave now and maybe we'll let you go in one piece.

You land at the acceleration gate at warp-in

		WD	EWAR	L
	3 x Battleship Pirate Grave Robber (Centus Dread Lord/Dark Lord)

Structures

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Gate to Terrace

First Pocket(Terrace)

Database information
DED deep space scouts briefly explored this strange site and left behind a rather cryptic note. As far as you can tell some ancient ruins lie within, but who built them or what treasures might lie buried there are anyone's guess.

Initial defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
Group 1 (15-20km)
	3 x Elite Cruiser Centum Loyal Fiend/Torturer/Mutilator
	3 x Battlecruiser Centatis Daemon
	1 x Battleship Sansha Head Looter
Group 2 (60km)
	4 x Destroyer Centior Abomination/Horror
	4 x Battleship Centus Dread Lord/Tyrant
Group 3 (30km)
	1 x Sentry Sansha Stasis Tower

Sansha Head Looter destroyed
More pirates have appeared!

Wave 2

		WD	EWAR	L
Group 1 (Near Gate to Portal)
	3 x Battlecruiser Centatis Devil/Phantasm
	3 x Battleship Centus Overlord
Group 2 (Near Gate to Hall)
	4 x Elite Frigate Centii Loyal Butcher/Enslaver/Plague
	3 x Battlecruiser Centatis Specter/Behemoth/Phantasm
	6 x Battleship Centus Overlord/Plague Lord/Dark Lord/Beast Lord

Structures

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Gate to Portal
	1 x Gate to Hall

Second Pocket(Portal)

This is an optional room. It can be skipped and take the gate to Hall instead to progress further in the site.

Warpin
As you come out of acceleration you notice the resemblance of a spatial rift in the distance.

In local
Centus Relay Commander: They've found the portal! Destroy them before they escape!

Initial defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
Group 1 (at warp-in)
	3 x Elite Frigate Centii Loyal Manslayer/Plague/Enslaver
	4 x Cruiser Centum Hellhound/Torturer
	5 x Battleship Centus Dread Lord/Tyrant/Overlord
	1 x Battleship Centus Relay Commander
Group 2 (20km)
	3 x Battlecruiser Centatis Devil/Wraith/Behemoth
	3 x Battleship Centus Beast Lord
Group 3
	2 x Sentry Sansha Stasis Tower

Wave 2

		WD	EWAR	L
Group 1 (Near the rift, approx. 30km)
	3 x Elite Frigate Centii Loyal Servant/Ravener/Minion
	3 x Battleship Centus Dark Lord/Overlord
	1 x Battleship Centus Relay Commander
Group 2 (20km)
	4 x Elite Cruiser Centum Loyal Mutilator/Fiend
	3 x Battleship Centus Dark Lord/Overlord

Wave 2

		WD	EWAR	L
Group 1 (45km)
	4 x Battleship Centus Dark Lord/Overlord
Group 2 (30km)
	3 x Battlecruiser Centatis Behemoth/Daemon/Wraith
	3 x Battleship Centus Dread Lord/Tyrant
Group 3 (20km)
	4 x Battleship Centus Plague Lord/Beast Lord

Structure

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Gate to Hall

Third Pocket(Hall)

Database information
A large force of drones has taken up residence in this area. They obviously benefit greatly from salvaging the remnants of the former inhabitants, which still litters this patch of space. A drone presence this large could not be formed without an abundance of raw materials.

Rogue drones are present in this room. There is no limit to how many times the hacking of Floating Debris can be failed but it decreases the chance of getting valuable loot at each fail.

Initial defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	8 x Elite Frigate Strain Barracuda/Devilfish/Silverfish Alvi/Hunter Alvi
	10 x Battleship Alvus Creator/Patriarch Alvus
	8 x Sentry Drone Cruise Missile Battery

Upon destroying one of the missile batteries
Drones have been deployed from the Drone Bunkers in response to the attack on the sentry guns!

Reinforcement wave

		WD	EWAR	L
	4 x Elite Frigate Strain Render/Decimator Alvi
	3 x Battlecruiser Siege/Exterminator/Crippler Alvatis
	4 x Battleship Alvus Queen/Matriarch Alvus

Approaching one of the 6 Floating Debris

		WD	EWAR	L
	2 x Cruiser Centum Hellhound/Fiend
	3 x Battlecruiser Centatis Specter/Daemon
	7 x Battleship Centus Beast Lord/Plague Lord/Dread Lord/Tyrant
	1 x Battleship Ektar Ssrath

In local when a floating debris is approached
Ektar Ssrath: Minions, now is our chance! It looks like the fools have approached the debris and started the excavation process, whatever they are about to discover in there will be OURS!

Structures

		WD	EWAR	L
	6 x Floating Debris
	1 x Gate to Sanctum

When smartbomb wave is triggered
Someone has triggered an ancient land mine! All ships inside the blast radius take damage.

Fourth Pocket(Sanctum)

Database information
The source of the drone infestation seems to lie in this deadspace pocket, located inside a fiery nebula. The extreme and hostile environment, accompanied by a very heavy drone presence, seems to have kept most of the looters away, as two fully intact ancient ruins would indicate.

The Hive Mother does very little damage and has a moderate tank. It will trigger new waves as it is destroyed so be sure to kill a new wave before continuing shooting the Hive Mother or you'll be quickly overwhelmed.

Initial defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	14 x Elite Cruiser Strain Atomizer/Nuker Alvum/Bomber Alvum/Disintegrator
	15 x Battleship Alvus Creator/Patriarch Alvus
	1 x Sentry Hive mother 2_Complex
	6 x Sentry Tower Sentry Drone III

Reinforcements
The Drone Hive Mother has deployed Drone Cruise Missile Batteries along with more drone ships!

Reinforcements(Hive Mother armor damage)

		WD	EWAR	L
	4 x Sentry Drone Cruise Missile Battery
	11 x Battleship Alvus Queen/Matriarch Alvus

Reinforcements
Drones have emerged from the nearby bunkers to defend the Hive Mother!

Reinforcements(hull damage)

		WD	EWAR	L
	4 x Elite Cruiser Strain Bomber/Disintegrator Alvum/Atomizer
	3 x Battleship Alvus Queen/Matriarch Alvus

Reinforcements
Drones have emerged from the nearby bunkers to defend the Hive Mother!

Reinforcements(50% hull)

		WD	EWAR	L
	3 x Destroyer Dismantler/Marauder Alvior/Predator Alvior
	4 x Battleship Alvus Queen/Matriarch Alvus

Reinforcements
Drones have emerged from the nearby bunkers to defend the Hive Mother!

Reinforcements(25% hull)

		WD	EWAR	L
	3 x Battlecruiser Siege/Crippler Alvatis
	4 x Battleship Alvus Ruler/Supreme Alvus Parasite

In local (upon destroying the Hive Mother)
The Hive Mother has been eliminated, and the buzz of drone communications slowly calms down. Some drones machines may still be active, but at least their numbers will no longer be replenished by the frenzied replication process inside the Drone Mother.

Containers and structures

		WD	EWAR	L
	2 x Ancient Ruins
	1 x Gate to Portal

Smartbomb wave triggered
Someone has gone too close to one of the ruins and triggered an ancient hidden explosive. Energy and material spurts in all directions, and all ships caught in the blast radius take damage!