Abyssal Artifact Recovery

Main article: Homefront operation

This site will require proficiency in mining, drones, repair, and capacitor transfer. After an initial set-up peroid of 90 seconds, asteroids from beyond the rift will appear and a timer will begin. The site will progress through a total of 9 waves divided into three tiers. The enemy fleet compositions will become more difficult and the wave timers become shorter with each tier.

During each wave, a random Abyssal Weather effect will begin and 12 asteroids will spawn in fixed locations. Each asteroid contains 24 ore (Admixti Mutanite), each with a mass of 4 m³, for a total of 96 m³. The presence of these asteroids causes an anti-warp bubble until all 12 are depleted.

Uncover the hidden Faulty Triglavian Caches by mining any of the asteroids, there are Triglavian Artifacts to be looted from them—destroy them quickly, as they have a limited lifespan.

The success of each wave is determined by the depletion of the asteroids. If any remain at the end of the wave timer, the site will fail. Note that the warp bubble will still remain until all asteroids have been mined out. Successfully completing a wave will result in a payout at the end of that wave's timer, based on the wave's difficulty tier.

Abyssal Artifact Recovery: Site Overview
Abyssal Artifact Recovery: Faulty Triglavian Cache
Abyssal Artifact Recovery: Mining Positions

Fleet size & composition

Optimal fleet size: 5 ships
Fleet composition: T1 Cruisers (DPS), T1 Logistic Cruisers (Logi), Miners

Type of ships allowed

This homefront operation takes place in a deadspace pocket with an acceleration gate that has ship restrictions.

Tech 1 frigates, navy and pirate frigates
Tech 1 destroyers, navy and pirate destroyers
Tech 1 cruisers
Tech 1 haulers, including Squall
Ventures

Note:

You can view in-game ship restrictions for each Homefront Operation by opening the Opportunities window (ALT+J) and double-clicking on a mission.

Homefront ship restrictions example

Mission parameters

Threat Level: Minimal / Moderate / Severe
Current wave (9)
Asteroids Depleted (12)
Mining Timer
Intermission Timer

Abyssal Artifact Recovery: Mission Parameters

Abyssal Artifact Recovery in different empires

These sites have no regional differences.

Hostiles

Each wave spawns an enemy fleet belonging to one of three factions: Sleepers, Rogue Drones, or Triglavians. Fleet compositions are randomized and may include logistics, capacitor neutralizers, and other forms of EWAR. Enemies persist until destroyed, so maintaining a minimum level of DPS is essential to avoid being overwhelmed.

Tyrannos Basileus - Description

WARNING: After the 9th and final wave, a 60-second evacuation timer begins. When it ends, a Drifter response fleet led by Tyrannos Basileus will arrive in overwhelming force. No vessel can survive the Basileus battleship’s superweapon.

Sleepers			Rogue Drones			Triglavian
Prefix	Info	Weakness	Prefix	Info	Weakness	Prefix	Info	Weakness
Soothing	Logi	Omni	Machinist	Logi	Ex	Fortifying	Logi	EM
Enervating	Neuts	Omni	Alienator	Webs	Ex	Dominant	DPS	EM
Risen	DPS	Omni	Proliferator	DPS	Ex	Fervent	DPS	EM
Stirring	DPS	Omni	Corrupted	DPS	Ex	Ravenous	Neuts	EM
						Stifler	Webs	EM
						Stalker	Paints	EM
						Umbral	Weapon disruption	EM

Finding sites

Homefront operations are Cosmic Anomalies located in empire owned High Security systems, mostly focused around trade hubs or career agent systems.

Opportunities window > Homefront Operations tab: will render a list of the available homefronts within a limited range.
Agency window > Homefront Operations tab: will give you a more detailed filtering ability that allows you to search any region.
Probe Scanner > Displays all available anomalies in the system, including their distance in AU, with options to warp or align to them.