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"The Brutor tribe stands in to support an historical research effort being undertaken by the Republic University, a move bolstered by the presence of a powerful and capable capsuleer - that is, you. Repeatedly denied access to an important historical artifact, the academics are pitted in a constant struggle to uncover ancient truths, and it will be your mission to help them. The histories of conquered civilizations are seldom told in full by the victors, and many organizations will do their best to keep things that way."

Requirements

To start the Minmatar Epic Arc you must have standings of 5.0 or higher with the Brutor Tribe corporation or the Minmatar Republic faction. In addition to being comfortable with level 4 missions, you should have the Hacking and Archaeology skills trained (Hacking III and Archaeology I are sufficient).

Rewards

At the end of this Epic Mission Arc you will decide whether to cooperate with a Gallente historian or with the Defiants, a splinter group of the Republic Fleet. The Defiants will award you

  • +5% Minmatar Republic faction standing (6.25% at Social V)
  • 10 x RSS Core Scanner Probes

The Gallente historian will award you

  • +10% Minmatar Republic faction standing (12.5% at Social V)

After you complete the arc, be sure to check that you have received the faction standing increase, because there have been many cases of people not receiving the increase. If your standing has not changed, file a petition. It may help to include a link to CCP Dropbear's forum post.

Enemies

You will face mostly Angel Cartel and Ammatar Mandate ships.

Other Comments

This is meant to be a guide, not a comprehensive reference. See EVE-Survival's Epic Arc Mission Reports and Jowan Datloran's Epic Arc Guides for more. Also EVElopedia.

The Missions

Chapter 1: The Passage

In this chapter you will fight Angels and Mercenaries, mostly in the Odengsolf constellation between Rens and Hek.

A Demonstration

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Type: Encounter (combat optional)

Reward: 6,000,000 + 1,150,000 (Bonus)

Summary: Obtain 1 Olfei Medallion (0.1 m3).

  • You can buy these on the market for less than 1 million isk.
  • Alternatively, you can visit the Sveipar constellation and use your Onboard Scanner or a probe to find a cosmic anomaly called "A Demonstration." After clearing the site, use an Analyzer module to loot the Abandoned Container.

The Cost of Preservation

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Type: Encounter (Mercenaries)

Reward: 4,000,000 + 1,370,000 (Bonus)

Collateral: 5,000,000

Summary: Destroy Aillon Boufin's ship and obtain the Hauteker Memoirs (0.1 m3).

  • Damaging Aillon Boufin triggers a large wave of Mercenaries.
  • Damaging Aillon Boufin's armor triggers a second wave.
  • You can warp out and return at range if they get too close.
  • Aillon Boufin drops an Archives Passkey. Loot the passkey and deposit it in the Archives container (70 km from warp-in). This will allow you to loot the Hauteker Memoirs.

Written by the Victors

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Type: Encounter (Angel Cartel and Amarr Empire)

Reward: 4,000,000 + 968,000 (Bonus)

Collateral: 2,500,000

Summary: Obtain 1 Wildfire Khumaak (0.3 m3).

  • The site is guarded by multiple Angel Cartel cruisers and battlecruisers.
  • Destroying all three battlecruisers will trigger a reinforcement wave of Amarr battlecruisers and battleships. You do not lose Amarr standing for destroying these.
  • You do not actually need to destroy the ships - just loot the Wildfire Khumaak from the Central Burial Tomb and warp out. There are a lot of collidables around the tomb, so be careful when aligning.

Glowing Embers

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Type: Courier

Destination: Todeko (6 jumps)

Reward: 6,000,000 + 1,310,000 (Bonus)

Summary: Deliver the Wildfire Khumaak. You may wish to complete this mission remotely since the next mission is also in Todeko.

From Way Above

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Type: Encounter (Angel Cartel)

Destination: Todeko

Reward: 5,000,000 + 1,430,000 (Bonus)

Summary: Destroy the enemy ships.

  • The initial guards are followed by four similar reinforcement waves which spawn approximately every three minutes, so destroy the ships as quickly as possible to try to keep the incoming damage manageable. They spawn about 60km from warp-in; you can warp back in at range to restore distance if necessary.
  • This mission has been observed to complete while there still remains at least one cruiser from each reinforcement wave. Perhaps it is only necessary to destroy the initial guards? Or only ships above cruiser size?

Friends In High Places

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Type: Encounter (no combat)

Destination: Alakgur (8 jumps)

Reward: 7,000,000 + 1,010,000 (Bonus)

Summary: Fly around a friendly compound following your agent's instructions.

  • Although the agent suggests otherwise, this mission can be completed remotely.

My Little Eye

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Type: Courier

Destination: Aldrat (10 jumps)

Reward: 5,000,000 + 983,000 (Bonus)

Summary: Report to a new agent in Aldrat.

Chapter 2: Songs of the Past

Missions mostly against Angels in the Aldrat and Hek area.

Dead End Intercept

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Type: Encounter (Minmatar Republic)

Destination: Erstur

Reward: 5,000,000 + 1,500,000 (Bonus)

Summary: Destroy one ship and loot the Signed Datapad (0.1 m3). The guards at the site will not attack you.

Surfacing

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Type: Encounter (Mercenaries)

Destination: Jark (11 jumps)

Reward: 7,000,000 + 1,680,000 (Bonus)

Summary: Destroy all enemy ships and loot the Encrypted Transmission (0.1 m3).

  • After the first wave, there are two more reinforcement waves each spawned by destroying all preceeding ships.
  • The first wave of this mission can spawn almost on top of you, does heavy damage, and can web and warp scramble, so you might want to trigger it in a shuttle and then warp back in at range in your combat ship.
  • The last wave includes three webbing spider drones.

Who Art in Heaven

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Type: Encounter (Angel Cartel)

Destination: Urnhard

Reward: 5,000,000 + 1,400,000 (Bonus)

Summary: A combat mission against a large number of Angels. This mission may be blitzable by approaching within 20k of the outpost to trigger its destruction.

Playing All Their Cards

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Type: Encounter (Angel Cartel)

Destination: Urnhard

Reward: 7,000,000 + 1,620,000 (Bonus)

Summary: You need to hack a container and take an item. Approach the container and when you get close an Angel force will appear 100k off. You can destroy them and then hack the container, or you have plenty of time to hack the container and warp off before they reach you.

I have Hacking III, and on two separate days I attempted to loot the item using a T1 cruiser with four Codebreaker I modules, but was unable to do so before being destroyed. I suggest not trying to blitz this mission unless you have a friend to kite for you. --Jeb hataska 18:48, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

History in the Making

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Type: Courier

Destination: Tanoo

Reward: 7,000,000 + 1,790,000 (Bonus)

Summary: Simple courier mission to a new agent near Rens.

Chapter 3: Revelation

Missions against Ammatar and the finale against Angels. You do not lose any Ammatar standing for killing them.

Church of the Obsidian

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Type: Encounter (Ammatar Mandate)

Destination: Zaid

Reward: 7,000,000 + 1,070,000 (Bonus)

Summary: A combat mission against a large number of Ammatar to use an Analyzer on the container at the end.

Heresiology

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Type: Encounter (Ammatar Mandate)

Destination: Akpivem

Reward: 8,000,000 + 1,230,000 (Bonus)

Summary: An easy fight against Ammatar, followed by a lot of archaeology. Analyze the containers and more containers will spawn to be analyzed.

Wildfire

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Type: Encounter (Angel Cartel)

Destination: Akpivem

Reward: 7,000,000 + 487,000 (Bonus)

Summary: Place an item in a container. It will then be stolen by an NPC and you will be ambushed by a large number of Angel frigates and a few battleships, which you can either destroy or escape.

Stillwater

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Type: Encounter (Angel Cartel)

Destination: Zaid

Reward: 8,000,000 + 1,280,000 (Bonus)

Summary: The final combat mission against a rogue Minmatar agent and his Angel guards. There is an energy neutraliser tower that should be killed first, then you can either blitz Karkoti or kill his guards and then destroy him. His guards are elite cruisers and frigates and regular battleships, so they're not especially tough. Karkoti has a good tank, but not amazing, and his damage is not particularly high. He uses a microwarpdrive and seems to like to kite at a 60km range.

Retraction (Option)

Type: Courier

Destination:

Reward:

Summary:

Revelation (Option)

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Type: Courier

Destination: Avesber

Reward: 25,000,000 + 273,000 (Bonus)

Summary: A simple delivery mission.

External Links/Guides

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