The Anomaly (3 of 3)

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The Anomaly (3 of 3) is the third and final of three sub-missions comprising the Level 4 mission The Anomaly. It involves combat against Rogue Drones.

Level 4
Type Encounter
Objective Deliver The Anomaly.
Faction Rogue Drones
Best damage to deal Electromagnetic damage EMThermal damage Th
Damage to resist Explosive damage ExKinetic damage KinThermal damage Th
Warp disruption Yes (Strain Render Alvi)
EWAR Web (Strain Render Alvi)
Mission briefing
Dr. Ateshi has provided proof that The Anomaly is active and dangerous. The experimental warp drive successfully opened a wormhole, but it was unstable and the resulting radiation fried the crew's equipment, and their brains. They've been trapped in the darkest parts of space for two decades, slowly succumbing to the sickness - there's nothing human left about them. Now that they're back in our space, the radiation is a risk not just to us but everything for hundreds of kilometers around.

My superiors have determined that it's not worth the risk of retrieving the warp drive; you need to destroy the ship entirely before the damage spreads. Fortunately, we know where they went: They jumped into the middle of a rogue drone hive. Dr. Ateshi thinks they're trying to feed off the rogue drones' power to recharge. If you can get her to one of the surrounding ships, she can jam their equipment and make them vulnerable.

Blitz: Destroy the two BCs in group 2 to "spawn" the acceleration gate. The gate is not locked, but warp scrambling frigates will prevent you from using it. Use an afterburner to make your way to the rogue drone ship and drop Fajah Ateshi into the can which completes the mission, no drones have to be killed.

Pocket 1

Group 1 will auto-aggro on warp-in. Attacking any other group will aggro all other ships present. Destroying the last ship in each group will spawn a wave of reinforcements.

The acceleration gate to the next pocket will become functional once the two battlecruisers (Striker Alvatis) in group 2 are destroyed. Note that the acceleration gate cannot be used while warp-scrambled.

Initial Defenders
WD EWAR L
Group 1 ~30km Asteroid Station (auto-aggro)
Battleship 2 x Battleship Alvatus Creator/Ruler
Group 2 ~40km
Cruiser 3 x Cruiser Violator Alvum
Battlecruiser 2 x Battlecruiser Striker Alvatis Destroying both activates the acceleration gate
Group 3 ~35km
Elite Frigate 1-2 x Elite Frigate Strain Render Alvi Warp Disruptor Stasis Webifier
Frigate 2-3 x Frigate Silverfish Alvi
Cruiser 2 x Cruiser Devastator Alvum
Group 4 ~50km
Battleship 3 x Battleship Patriarch/Spearhead Alvus
Reinforcements ~55km Giant Snake-Shaped Asteroid
WD EWAR L
Wave 1
Frigate 2 x Frigate Hunter/raider Alvi
Battleship 2 x Battleship Swarm Preserver Alvus
Wave 2
Frigate 2 x Frigate Devilfish Alvi
Battleship 2 x Battleship Alvus Controller/Spearhead Alvus
Wave 3
Frigate 3 x Frigate Decimator/Sunder Alvi
Cruiser 0-3 x Cruiser Bomber Alvum
Battlecruiser 2-3 x Battlecruiser Crippler/Defeater Alvatis

Pocket 2

The Anomaly (an OREOrca) is 50 km away from the warp-in on a stable (but non-functional) wormhole, while the Rogue Drone ship is few kilometers further away. There are two options for completing this mission, determined by where the player places Dr. Fajah Ateshi:

  • Placing Dr. Ateshi inside the Rogue Drone ship completes the mission and leads to the destruction of The Anomaly a few seconds later.
  • Placing Dr. Ateshi inside The Anomaly will cause the ship to jump away, with Dr. Ateshi attempting to save the ship's crew.

Reinforcements will spawn upon attacking any frigate that is not capable of webbing/scrambling. They do not auto aggro and have a proximity trigger of about 30km. You can proximity trigger them separately to reduce the number of active hostiles. Unaggroed reinforcements will still shoot drones.


Initial Defenders ~5km
WD EWAR L


Frigate 0-2 x Frigate Strain Render Alvi Warp Disruptor Stasis Webifier
Frigate 2-4 x Frigate Decimator/Hunter/Sunder Alvi Attacking will spawn reinforcements
Battlecruiser 1 x Battlecruiser Striker Alvatis
Reinforcements ~50km
WD EWAR L
Group 1 "Left"
Cruiser 2-3 x Cruiser Disintegrator/Violator Alvum
Battlecruiser 1-2 x Battlecruiser Defeater/Enforcer/Striker Alvatis
Battleship 1 x Battleship Spearhead Alvus
Group 2 "Right"
Frigate 2-3 x Frigate Decimator/Render Alvi
Battlecruiser 1-2 x Battlecruiser Defeater/Enforcer/Striker Alvatis
Battleship 2 x Battleship Supreme Alvus Parasite
Notable Structures
WD EWAR L


Container 1 x The Anomaly Cargohold is empty
Container 1 x Rogue Drone Ship Cargohold is empty

Approaching the gate:

Dr. Ateshi
I believe in Hell. I did not a month ago. I have heard it in the voices of those trapped aboard The Anomaly. I saw it in the eyes of my own research assistants. I watched it grow in everyone.


Save you.

Landing in the pocket:

Dr. Ateshi
I know you've been told to deliver me to the rogue drone ship, but there's another option. Take me to the Anomaly one last time. I know it sounds dangerous, but I want to make one last attempt to save them.

Loot

Reward/bonus: ~ 650/~ 900 ISK

Bounty: ~ 7,7M ISK

Salvage: 1-2 M ISK