Penumbra, Level 4 Epic Arc
Epic Arc Overview
Starter agent: Aursa Kunivuri
Agent corporation: Expert Distribution
Agent location: Josameto (Nugoeihuvi Information Centre Beacon)
Standings required: 6.8 (Either Caldari faction or Expert Distribution)
Additional skills required: Hacking, Good Scan Probe skills.
Important notes :
- Your standings is only checked by the starter agent. Once you are on the epic arc, subsequent agents will no longer make standings checks.
- This means, within this epic arc, you can choose to run missions for ANY faction regardless of your standings with them.
Rewards:
- Choice of path Two Steps Into Hell + Pre-Emptive Opportunities -
- Choice of path Playing it Safer -
- Choice of path An Honorable Betrayal -
Chapter 1 : Proof of Intent
Next Chapter 2
Mission 1 - The Intermediary
Report to Katsen Isha in Poinen (Poinen IV - Moon 13 - Nugoeihuvi Corporation Development Studio).
You are given a Dossier - Author Unknown.
Mission 2 - Trust and Discretion
Deliver one unit of Questionable Cargo (3.0 m3)
Mission 3 - Their loss, our profit
Faction: Serpentis
Mission type: Encounter
Space type: Normal space
Damage dealt: Therm/Kin
Web/Scramble: Elite frigates
Extras: Sensor dampening (Elite frigates, Elite cruisers & Battleships)
Recommended damage dealing: Kin (best), Therm (secondary)
Single Pocket
Hyasyoda Research Facility sits 72km away.
Hyasyoda Security Compound sits 125km away.
Wave 1 is triggered by killing the last battleship (from the closer formation) in the Initial Group.
Wave 2 is triggered by killing the last battleship Wave 1.
Research Facility Guards is triggered when the Hyasyoda Research Facility suffers 50% shield damage.
Initial Group: (73-102km)
2x Elite cruisers (Corelum Guardian Chief Infantry/Sentinel) Sensor dampener3x Battleships (Core High/Vice Admiral) Sensor dampener Trigger (Wave 1)
3x Battleships (Core Admiral/Rear/Vice Admiral) Sensor dampener
Wave 1: (48-54km)
4x Elite frigates (Coreli Guardian Defender/Patroller) Sensor dampener5x Battleships (Core Admiral/Grand/High Admiral) Trigger (Wave 2)
Wave 2: (23-49km)
5x Elite frigates (Coreli Guardian Protector/Initiate/Defender) Scramble5x Elite cruisers (Corelum Guardian Chief Infantry/Sentinel) Sensor dampener
4x Battleships (Core Flotilla/Rear/Vice Admiral)
Research Facility Guards: (86-102km)
8x Elite frigates (Coreli Guardian Guard/Safeguard)Tips
- The Hyasyoda Research Facility has about 155,000 hp, no resistances.
- The Hyasyoda Security Compound drops a Hyasyoda Captain corpse.
- Destroying the Hyasyoda Research Facility flags the mission objective as completed.
- The S.I Formula Sheet drops after the research facility has been destroyed. Search for it in all the containers droppped.
Mission 4 (Story Arc Branch) - The Paths that are Hidden
The story arc branches according to your choice :
Two Steps Into Hell
Playing it Safer
An Honorable Betrayal
Mission 5 - Two Steps Into Hell
Deliver S.I. Formula Sheet to the Nugoeihuvi Cargo Facility in KFR-ZE (Syndicate).
Mission 5 - Playing it Safer
Deliver S.I. Formula Sheet to the Nugoeihuvi Cargo Facility in Faurulle (Solitude).
Mission 5 - An Honorable Betrayal
Report to Arikio Kuretsu in Wuos (Wuos V - Moon 1 - Hyasyoda Corporation Mining Outpost).
Once you report to Arikio Kuretsu in Wuos, you explain to him what NOH is having you do in regards to his corporation. He then has a lengthy explanation about how Hyasyoda has nothing to do about these things and sends you back to Poinen, where you then choose to do either Two Steps Into Hell or Playing it Safer. This also unlocks a new story arc branch after you do Two Steps Into Hell.
Mission 6 (Story Arc Branch) - Almost Unmasked
Report to Arikio Kuretsu in Wuos (Wuos V - Moon 1 - Hyasyoda Corporation Mining Outpost).
-Some Light Theatrics
Mission 7 - Some Light Theatrics
In this mission, you have to make NOH think that the CPF compound they are watching has been destroyed. You have to hack into the electronic surveillance(a CPF Habitation Module) and take the security forces out before it explodes, and then return to the agent. You have to be quick however, as the CPF compound explodes about 30 seconds after you hack into it, and if you fail to retrieve the CPF Security Personnel you will fail the mission.
Mission 8 - Untouchable
-Report to Katsen Isha in Poinen (Poinen IV - Moon 13 - Nugoeihuvi Corporation Development Studio).
Mission 9 - A General's Best Friend
Faction: Gallente Navy
Mission type: Encounter
Space type: Normal space
Damage dealt: Therm/Kin/ EM
Web/Scramble: None
Extras: Sensor dampening (Elite frigates, Elite cruisers & Battleships)
Recommended damage dealing: Kin (best), Therm (secondary)
Single Pocket
Newly Constructed Acceleration Gate sits 72km away.
Single group triggers(decloaks) when you get about 30km from the gate
Initial Group: (2.5-35km)
5x Gallente Navy Nemesis
10x Gallente Navy Arazu
6x Gallente Navy Sin
The ships don't do a lot of damage as long as you don't get too close. I typically align out as soon as I decloak the first Sin. The Gallente Navy Arazu's also fire Thunderbolt missiles, which push out a lot of EM damage, so fit your tank accordingly.
Once you kill all of the ships, go through the gate, and you'll go through the motions. The next mission is Mission 8 - Meet Sinas on Page 2
No structures drop loot.
Mission 6 (Story Arc Branch) - Too Close for Comfort
This Story Arc Branch occurs if you do the missions 'Two Steps Into Hell' and 'Playing it Safer' without doing 'An Honorable Betrayal' first.
The story arc branches according to your choice :
The Crimson Decoy
Pre-Emptive Opportunities
Mission 7 - The Crimson Decoy
Faction: Blood Raiders Covenant
Mission type: Encounter
Space type: Normal space
Damage dealt: EM/Therm
Web/Scramble: ?
Extras: ?
Recommended damage dealing: EM (best), Therm (secondary)
Single Pocket
TBA
Mission 7 - Pre-Emptive Opportunities
Faction: Mercenaries
Mission type: Encounter
Space type: Normal space
Damage dealt: Therm/Kin
Web/Scramble: Frigates/Elite Frigates/Spider Drones
Extras: NA
Recommended damage dealing: Therm (best), Kin (secondary)
Single Pocket
TBA
Completed M7 in a CNR with Navy fittings with a general tank. First two waves do not target drones, but third (or forth) did, so be prepared to retract them. No scrammers as far as I could see. Lots of loot, but poor salvage.
During my trip to the gate, I blew up the 6 Dark Shipyards. I didn't encounter any resistance at all, no hostiles decloaked. Maybe next time I'll bring a faster ship.