Reported by NineofThree
Updates by: Chepe Nolon, Thaddeus Brutor, Gryndel, D'uce
Additions by Shuckstar
Pictures by: Chepe Nolon
Blitz by: Dolmant
Last update: 2007.12.10
Faction: Blood Raiders
Mission Type: Deadspace without a gate
Damage Dealt: Em, Thermal. Kinetic missiles from the battleships.
Extras: Heavy nos by Corpus Archbishops and Corpus Harbingers
Scramblers: Elder Corpii Upholder, Elder Corpii Diviner x2
Recommended damage dealing: EM/Thermal
Completed with: CNR (3x invul) DR: Easy (Chepe Nolon)
Completed with: Abaddon (2x em, therm, kin) DR: Easy (Numir)
Update: The Elder Corpii frigate may be the trigger (unconfirmed).
Chepe Nolon adds: Did the mission straight after I added this, and the elite frigs didn't trigger. The Corpior Cleric is still the trigger.
It's similar to the other variants. Shooting the Corpior Friar causes the respawns. Its very easy if you run away after the spawn and just snipe them all. They do no damage from 40k+.
First ambush (16km from the warehouse) (8 rats total)
2-3x Corpior Exorsists
2-3x Elder Corpum Dark Priests
1-2x Elder Corpii Friar/Herald (warp/scramble)
1-2x Corpior Friar/Cleric (trigger)
Second ambush (when shooting the trigger)
2x Corpus Harbinger (NOS within 20km range, 25% chance, 350 units)
2x Corpus Archbishop (NOS within 20km range, 25% chance, 350 units)
1x Corpus Pope aka. Kubi Gayar
1x Corpum Dark Priest
2x Corpior Phantom
3x Elder Corpii Raider (web/scramble)
Alternative Second ambush (to show the randomness)
6x Corpus Archbishop (NOS within 20km range, 25% chance, 350 units)
1x Corpus Pope aka. Kubi Gayar
1x Corpum Arch Priest
2x Corpior Phantom
3x Elder Corpii Engraver (Web/scramble)
3 of the archbishops will empty your cap in no time if they get into range.
Tip 1: try to keep at least 30km distance from the battleships. Then it's no problem. Might be best to get rid of the 3 web/scrambing frigs first.
Tip 2: If you don't shoot the destroyer, you will avoid the spawn with the heavy nossing battleships.
Tip 3: If you're going to shoot the destroyer, get some distance from the warehouse as they will spawn around it. (See screenshots)
Chepe Nolon's first encounter: I felt too confident in my CnR when I took on this one for the first time. I hadn't encountered anything that posed a threat yet. But this one nearly got me. If it hadn't been for my team mates transfering shields and killing the ships, I'd be one CnR less. It's not the damage, but the nossing. Suddenly my cap was empty and I was scrambled. Versius Bloodraiders that is a bad thing since my hardners stopped working too. So as the tip says, snipe 'em. At least get out of nossing range if you're active tanking.
Blitz: It can be done in a shuttle. Just zip in straight to the warehouse, grab the loot, and use autopilot to get out. Im not sure if i got the same spawns
as you did, but they appeared all around me and got into my armour (about half) before i left. Its a free 1.5M for about 2 minutes work. Not worth the CnR
;)
If you get your ship blown up, you can buy the cargo from the market.