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Summary

The Abyssal Artifact Recovery site's task is to mine 12 asteroids within a certain timeframe while fighting NPCs. The whole process is repeated 9 times, with shortening timers and bigger NPC spawns. The site fails if the asteroids aren't mined in time. With every new wave, a random abyssal weather effect is on. These effects become stronger over time, they don't seem to be super important to observe though.

While the asteroids are up, there is a warp disruption sphere around the location, so one can't simply warp off!

Strategy (based on the fittings below):

  1. Enter the site with all vessels (drone bunny first, FC)
  2. Drone bunny approaches the site beacon and regroups the fleet
  3. All vessels launch their drones and assign them to the drone bunny
  4. Drone bunny launches the MTU at the site beacon
  5. All vessels enter a 500m orbit around the MTU
  6. Logistics vessels (Vexors) setup the armour rep chain
  7. Logistics vessels (Vexors with remote shield) send one remote shield rep to each mining vessel (Pioneer Consortium Issue)
  8. Wait for the rocks to spawn (wave 1)
  9. Lock 6 distinct rocks with each of the miners, start mining the first 3 ones with each miner
  10. Kill the NPCs based on *Target Priority, once the miners finish the first 3 rocks, start mining the remaining 3 for each miner. Salvage the NPC wrecks with the drone bunny as they are arriving at the MTU. The triglavian NPCs produce valuable triglavian salvage, the other NPCs t1 salvage.
  11. Mining out rocks occasionally spawns a Faulty Triglavian Cache that can be destroyed for additional loot. These structures have to be killed BEFORE the next wave, or they will be lost. Use the drone bunny's drones for killing these structures while the assigned drones further take care of the NPCs
  12. After all 12 rocks are mined out, the warp disruption sphere goes down
  13. After the timer for the current wave is up, another 30 second timer starts before the next wave spawns
  14. Go back to 8 and repeat until wave 9 is complete. After wave 9 completion you have 1 minute to leave grid or will face a nasty drifter battleship
Target priority

Kill cruiser sized logistics first, then big to small. This takes care of the neuting issue with big neuting targets as well as the big triglavian NPCs ramping up damage.

As with other homefronts, local belt NPCs may join the action. This is especially problematic in Caldari space with potentially jamming NPCs. Make sure to kill them quickly and verify your logistics chain!

NPCs
Triglavian spawn
Name Info Dmg to do Dmg to tank

Fortifying

npcfrigate-16.png Damavik

npccruiser-16.png Rodiva

Logistics (armour) dmg-em.pngdmg-kin.png
resist-therm.pngresist-exp.png

Ravenous

npcdestroyer-16.png Kikimora

npccruiser-16.png Vedmak

 Leshak

Energy neutralizing

Umbral

npcfrigate-16.png Damavik

Guidance and tracking disruption

Stoic

npcfrigate-16.png Damavik

npcdestroyer-16.png Kikimora

DPS

Stifler

npccruiser-16.png Vedmak

Web

Fervent

npccruiser-16.png Vedmak

DPS

Stalker

npcfrigate-16.png Damavik

Target painting

Dominant

npcbattlecruiser-16.png Drekavac

Leshak

DPS
Drone spawn
Name Info Dmg to do Dmg to tank

Alienating

npcfrigate-16.png Clamper

npcfrigate-16.png Grabber

npcdestroyer-16.png Palletizer

npccruiser-16.png Corrector

npccruiser-16.png Manipulator

Controller

Web dmg-exp.pngdmg-kin.png
resist-em.pngresist-therm.png

Machinist

npcfrigate-16.png Segmenter

npccruiser-16.png Renderer

Logistics (armour)

Corrupted

npcfrigate-16.png Cutter

npcdestroyer-16.png Welder

DPS

Vitiator

npcbattlecruiser-16.png Stainer

Inspector

DPS

Proliferator

npccruiser-16.png Handler

DPS
Sleeper/Drifter spawn
Name Info Dmg to do Dmg to tank

Enervating

npcfrigate-16.png Preserver

npcfrigate-16.png Wanderer

npcdestroyer-16.png Custodian

npccruiser-16.png Reclaimer

Overseer


Energy neutralizing dmg-exp.pngdmg-kin.pngdmg-em.pngdmg-therm.png
resist-exp.pngresist-kin.pngresist-em.pngresist-therm.png

Stirring

npcfrigate-16.png Wanderer

npccruiser-16.png Custodian

DPS

Risen

npccruiser-16.png Reclaimer

DPS

Tyrannos

npccruiser-16.png Kyrios

Energy neutralizing

Soothing

npcfrigate-16.png Conservator

npccruiser-16.png Rectifier

Logistics (armour)

Watchful

Steward

DPS

Fits

Fleet on EVE Workbench