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(Added more message boxes, Part 4 ended in .5 system, therefore not "Will be in low sec" for part 4, added NPC Table for Part 4, may be incorrect on wave types. Removed # from Parts 1 and 2, as 3 and 4 did not have them.)
(1st location spawns based on two latest runs. Conflicts a bit with older info. 2nd location has commander destroyer/frigate (this time was frigate)?)
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{{Complex|Mare Sargassum}}
 
{{Complex|Mare Sargassum}}
 
== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
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'''Mare Sargassum''' is an [[expedition]] found by completing [[Desolate Site]] combat sites.  It may contain up to four parts, each of which will be about 4 jumps from the previous system.  The first three will be in high-sec space, while the fourth will be in low-sec.
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'''Mare Sargassum''' is an [[expedition]] found by completing [[Desolate Site]] combat sites.  It may contain up to four parts.  The first three will be in high-sec space, while the fourth cam be in low-sec or high-sec.
 
The sites do not have gates, and can be easily completed in a cruiser.
 
The sites do not have gates, and can be easily completed in a cruiser.
 
{{MessageBox|Incoming transmission
 
{{MessageBox|Incoming transmission
 
|At first it seems strange the drones have picked this barren and resource deficient place to build a new hive. But then again, while you were blowing up the place, you noticed a few vessels that might have been used as transports, indicating the drones were pulling in the materials they needed from someplace else. As to compliment you on your reasoning, your communication systems start indicating several different incoming transmissions in drone beeps and clicks and after a while you manage to coerce your instruments into pointing out an approximate spatial origin of the message.}}
 
|At first it seems strange the drones have picked this barren and resource deficient place to build a new hive. But then again, while you were blowing up the place, you noticed a few vessels that might have been used as transports, indicating the drones were pulling in the materials they needed from someplace else. As to compliment you on your reasoning, your communication systems start indicating several different incoming transmissions in drone beeps and clicks and after a while you manage to coerce your instruments into pointing out an approximate spatial origin of the message.}}
 
== Walkthrough ==
 
== Walkthrough ==
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=== Part 1 ===
 
=== Part 1 ===
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{{MessageBox|Warp-in message
 
{{MessageBox|Warp-in message
 
|Heuristic analysis of this location indicates that attacking the Trash Construction would greatly improve your odds of uncovering further illicit activity.|collapsed=yes}}
 
|Heuristic analysis of this location indicates that attacking the Trash Construction would greatly improve your odds of uncovering further illicit activity.|collapsed=yes}}
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A few small drones, and one sentient drone. The escalation appeared after I killed a few of the drones - and before killing the sentient drone (timer?). Strain drones do warp scramble/web.
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A few small drones, and one sentient drone. Known escalation triggers are warping in and killing the sentient drone.
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{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders}}
 
{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|2|Raider/... Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|7-11|Sunder/... Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|4|Strain Infester/... Alvin|point=yes|ewar={{icon|web|24|Stasis webifier}}}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|2|Strain Infester Alvi|point=yes|ewar=Web}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Commander Destroyer|1|Sentient Devilfish/... Alvior|trigger=Escalation trigger|cargo=Drone components or Astero chip}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Commander Frigate|1|Sentient Alvi|trigger=Escalation trigger|cargo=Drone components or Astero chip}}
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{{NPCTableFoot}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|3-4|Ripper/Shatterer Alvior}}
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|}
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Two additional spawns triggered by killing ships from initial spawn
 
{{NPCTableHead|Wave #2}}
 
{{NPCTableHead|Wave #2}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|4|Barracuda/... Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|4|Barracuda/Devilfish Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableFoot}}
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|}
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{{NPCTableHead|Wave #3}}
 
{{NPCTableHead|Wave #3}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|2|Ripper/... Alvior}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|2|Silverfish Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableFoot}}
 
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(25/7/2016) Got different spawns. Possibly alternative site layout.
 
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{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders (alternative?)}}
 
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|6|Raider/Sunder Alvi}}
 
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{{NPCTableRow|Commander Frigate|1|Sentient Devilfish/... Alvi|trigger=Possible escalation trigger|cargo=Drone components or Astero chip}}
 
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Additional defenders appeared before even targeting anything. This also gave the escalation end message.
 
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{{NPCTableHead|Additional defenders}}
 
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|5|Raider/Sunder Alvi}}
 
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{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|3|Ripper/Shatterer Alvior}}
 
 
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{{MessageBox|Escalation message
 
{{MessageBox|Escalation message
 
|Most of the drones have been obliterated, but a few made it away. Luckily the average drone operates in part like a jukebox trying to play all its tracks repeatedly at the same time over the airwaves, relying on the other drones to filter out the information they need and disregard the rest. Therefore they are usually easy to find while within reasonable range and this time is no different. Your instruments concentrate on messages from one of the escaped drones and after having filtered through several thousand repetitions of electrical manuals for every hydraulic system built the last three hundred years this side of the Myridian Strip, the entire known literature on the theory of relativity recited three times and for some obscure reason a text on the effect of oriental gardening on the human condition played simultaneously on four parallel channels, they finally come across a new location:|collapsed=yes}}
 
|Most of the drones have been obliterated, but a few made it away. Luckily the average drone operates in part like a jukebox trying to play all its tracks repeatedly at the same time over the airwaves, relying on the other drones to filter out the information they need and disregard the rest. Therefore they are usually easy to find while within reasonable range and this time is no different. Your instruments concentrate on messages from one of the escaped drones and after having filtered through several thousand repetitions of electrical manuals for every hydraulic system built the last three hundred years this side of the Myridian Strip, the entire known literature on the theory of relativity recited three times and for some obscure reason a text on the effect of oriental gardening on the human condition played simultaneously on four parallel channels, they finally come across a new location:|collapsed=yes}}
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== Part 2 ==
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=== Part 2 ===
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Similar to first, killing sentient drone first triggered escalation. There is at least one reinforcement wave.
 
Similar to first, killing sentient drone first triggered escalation. There is at least one reinforcement wave.
 
{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders}}
 
{{NPCTableHead|Initial defenders}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|9|Decimator/... Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|9-10|Decimator/... Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|6|Predator/... Alvior}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|5-6|Predator/... Alvior}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Commander Frigate|1|Sentient Shatter/... Alvior|trigger=Escalation trigger|cargo=Drone components or Astero chip}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Commander Destroyer|1|Sentient Shatter/... Alvior|trigger=Escalation trigger|cargo=Drone components or Astero chip}}
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{{NPCTableFoot}}
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|}
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{{NPCTableHead|Timed Wave}}
 
{{NPCTableHead|Timed Wave}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|3|Hunter/... Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|3-4|Hunter/... Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableFoot}}
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|}
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{{MessageBox|Local chat channel message
 
{{MessageBox|Local chat channel message
 
|Drone Signal: Location ðrzs found, location þeðy alerted.|collapsed=yes}}
 
|Drone Signal: Location ðrzs found, location þeðy alerted.|collapsed=yes}}
 
{{MessageBox|Escalation message
 
{{MessageBox|Escalation message
 
|The current strategy chosen by the drones seems to be running away as fast as they can. Your instruments have no problems tracking their destination|collapsed=yes}}
 
|The current strategy chosen by the drones seems to be running away as fast as they can. Your instruments have no problems tracking their destination|collapsed=yes}}
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==Part 3==
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===Part 3===
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Fewer rogue drones, and killing the sentient drone once again triggered the escalation. As a bonus, you get to see a great big red cube in space. The Borg turned more evil?
 
Fewer rogue drones, and killing the sentient drone once again triggered the escalation. As a bonus, you get to see a great big red cube in space. The Borg turned more evil?
  
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{{MessageBox|Escalation message
 
{{MessageBox|Escalation message
 
|You notice that all of these cans bear the markings of the same space station. After checking in your databanks, you find that this particular station was destroyed decades ago and has remained deserted ever since. You retrieve the location...|collapsed=yes}}
 
|You notice that all of these cans bear the markings of the same space station. After checking in your databanks, you find that this particular station was destroyed decades ago and has remained deserted ever since. You retrieve the location...|collapsed=yes}}
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==Part 4==
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===Part 4===
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This part may be in a low-sec system (2/26/2017 ended in a .5 system).   
 
This part may be in a low-sec system (2/26/2017 ended in a .5 system).   
  
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{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|4|Raider/Hunter Alvi}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|4|Raider/Hunter Alvi}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|1|Strain Splinter/... Alvi}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Elite Frigate|1|Strain Splinter/... Alvi}}
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{{NPCTableFoot}}
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|}
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{{NPCTableHead|Timed Wave}}
 
{{NPCTableHead|Timed Wave}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|3|Hunter/Silverfish Alvi}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|3|Hunter/Silverfish Alvi}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|4|Marauder/Dismantler Alvior|trigger=Last Possible Reinforcement Wave Trigger}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|4|Marauder/Dismantler Alvior|trigger=Last Possible Reinforcement Wave Trigger}}
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{{NPCTableFoot}}
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|}
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{{NPCTableHead|Reinforcement Wave}}
 
{{NPCTableHead|Reinforcement Wave}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|2|Hunter/... Alvi}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Frigate|2|Hunter/... Alvi}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|2|Marauder/... Alvior}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Destroyer|2|Marauder/... Alvior}}
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{{NPCTableFoot}}
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|}
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{{NPCTableHead|Reinforcement Wave}}
 
{{NPCTableHead|Reinforcement Wave}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|1|Rogue Mining Overseer|cargo=T2 Salvage}}
 
{{NPCTableRow|Cruiser|1|Rogue Mining Overseer|cargo=T2 Salvage}}
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{{NPCTableFoot}}
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|}
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{{MessageBox|Completion
 
{{MessageBox|Completion
 
|As expected, the drones were busy turning this old station into a hive, which if they had succeeded would no doubt be spewing out innumerable copies of their kind to haunt this part of the constellation for years to come. You wonder if sentient machines can dream...if so, then this one is at least permanently broken.|collapsed=yes}}
 
|As expected, the drones were busy turning this old station into a hive, which if they had succeeded would no doubt be spewing out innumerable copies of their kind to haunt this part of the constellation for years to come. You wonder if sentient machines can dream...if so, then this one is at least permanently broken.|collapsed=yes}}
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==Rewards==
 
==Rewards==
 
Each part has a commander rat which, when killed, will drop T2 salvage and Rogue Drone components.  Lootable cans may contain drone alloys.
 
Each part has a commander rat which, when killed, will drop T2 salvage and Rogue Drone components.  Lootable cans may contain drone alloys.
  
 
[[Category:Expeditions]]
 
[[Category:Expeditions]]

Revision as of 20:18, 9 April 2017

Site Details
Site name ?

Overview

Mare Sargassum is an expedition found by completing Desolate Site combat sites. It may contain up to four parts. The first three will be in high-sec space, while the fourth cam be in low-sec or high-sec. The sites do not have gates, and can be easily completed in a cruiser.

Incoming transmission
At first it seems strange the drones have picked this barren and resource deficient place to build a new hive. But then again, while you were blowing up the place, you noticed a few vessels that might have been used as transports, indicating the drones were pulling in the materials they needed from someplace else. As to compliment you on your reasoning, your communication systems start indicating several different incoming transmissions in drone beeps and clicks and after a while you manage to coerce your instruments into pointing out an approximate spatial origin of the message.

Walkthrough

Part 1

Warp-in message
Heuristic analysis of this location indicates that attacking the Trash Construction would greatly improve your odds of uncovering further illicit activity.

A few small drones, and one sentient drone. Known escalation triggers are warping in and killing the sentient drone.


Initial defenders
WD EWAR L


Frigate 7-11 x Frigate Sunder/... Alvi
Elite Frigate 2 x Elite Frigate Strain Infester Alvi Warp Disruptor Stasis Webifier
Commander Frigate 1 x Commander Frigate Sentient Alvi Escalation trigger Drone components or Astero chip
Destroyer 3-4 x Destroyer Ripper/Shatterer Alvior

Two additional spawns triggered by killing ships from initial spawn

Wave #2
WD EWAR L


Frigate 4 x Frigate Barracuda/Devilfish Alvi


Wave #3
WD EWAR L


Frigate 2 x Frigate Silverfish Alvi
Dead end message
All the drones have been obliterated, no clues are offered on where more can be found and your expedition seems to have come to a dead end.
Escalation message
Most of the drones have been obliterated, but a few made it away. Luckily the average drone operates in part like a jukebox trying to play all its tracks repeatedly at the same time over the airwaves, relying on the other drones to filter out the information they need and disregard the rest. Therefore they are usually easy to find while within reasonable range and this time is no different. Your instruments concentrate on messages from one of the escaped drones and after having filtered through several thousand repetitions of electrical manuals for every hydraulic system built the last three hundred years this side of the Myridian Strip, the entire known literature on the theory of relativity recited three times and for some obscure reason a text on the effect of oriental gardening on the human condition played simultaneously on four parallel channels, they finally come across a new location:

Part 2

Similar to first, killing sentient drone first triggered escalation. There is at least one reinforcement wave.

Initial defenders
WD EWAR L


Frigate 9-10 x Frigate Decimator/... Alvi
Destroyer 5-6 x Destroyer Predator/... Alvior
Commander Destroyer 1 x Commander Destroyer Sentient Shatter/... Alvior Escalation trigger Drone components or Astero chip


Timed Wave
WD EWAR L


Frigate 3-4 x Frigate Hunter/... Alvi
Local chat channel message
Drone Signal: Location ðrzs found, location þeðy alerted.
Escalation message
The current strategy chosen by the drones seems to be running away as fast as they can. Your instruments have no problems tracking their destination

Part 3

Fewer rogue drones, and killing the sentient drone once again triggered the escalation. As a bonus, you get to see a great big red cube in space. The Borg turned more evil?

Mare Sargassum Stage 3.png

Escalation message
You notice that all of these cans bear the markings of the same space station. After checking in your databanks, you find that this particular station was destroyed decades ago and has remained deserted ever since. You retrieve the location...

Part 4

This part may be in a low-sec system (2/26/2017 ended in a .5 system).

5 small rogue drones waiting on warpin, and 5 "Drone Hold" cans. Completion popup happened after blowing up the first wave and starting to open cans. Strain Splinter drones can warp scram and web. Two reinforcement waves later appeared, one with a Rogue Mining Overseer dropping T2 salvage. One of the Drone Hold cans contained some drone goo (Dark Compound, Condensed Compound).

Initial defenders
WD EWAR L


Frigate 4 x Frigate Raider/Hunter Alvi
Elite Frigate 1 x Elite Frigate Strain Splinter/... Alvi


Timed Wave
WD EWAR L


Frigate 3 x Frigate Hunter/Silverfish Alvi
Destroyer 4 x Destroyer Marauder/Dismantler Alvior Last Possible Reinforcement Wave Trigger


Reinforcement Wave
WD EWAR L


Frigate 2 x Frigate Hunter/... Alvi
Destroyer 2 x Destroyer Marauder/... Alvior


Reinforcement Wave
WD EWAR L


Cruiser 1 x Cruiser Rogue Mining Overseer T2 Salvage
Completion
As expected, the drones were busy turning this old station into a hive, which if they had succeeded would no doubt be spewing out innumerable copies of their kind to haunt this part of the constellation for years to come. You wonder if sentient machines can dream...if so, then this one is at least permanently broken.

Rewards

Each part has a commander rat which, when killed, will drop T2 salvage and Rogue Drone components. Lootable cans may contain drone alloys.

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