1420:Drifter Hives Anomalies Survey

J174618 Redoubt J110145 Barbican J200727 Conflux J164710 Vidette J055520 Sentinel
Navigating through these systems can pose a challenge due to the nature of wormholes, emphasizing the importance of flying cautiously to ensure safety. Vigilance and caution will be your attitude. A covert-ops capable ship is required.
Unidentified wormholes are marked by beacons that don't require scanning. The first letter of the ID indicates the type: Vidette (V928), Redoubt (R259), Sentinel (S977), Barbican (B735), or Conflux (C414). When you warp in, you'll land about 100km away and must burn to the hole. Be cautious—Drifters may be nearby, and they typically either jump in or warp away after a short waiting period. Make sure that you have a launcher and probes due to the high number of Wormholes inside! To locate the different hives in New Eden, you can use systems that have known Jove observatories to find them. Warp to the beacon at 100km when in system.

TripTik096 Expedition Highlights

Introduction

Visit all of the Combat Anomalies, present in each Drifter Hive (total of six per Drifter Hive), plus the Sister of Eve Flotillas

Locations

K-Space Jovian Observatories seem to act as lodestones, drawing Unidentified Wormholes to their systems. These wormholes serve as artificial connections to the Drifter Hive systems. To locate one of the five hives, we need to carefully examine our overview.

A system containing an Observatory has a chance of hosting one Unidentified Wormhole, or occasionally two. These wormholes can be one of the following types:

• B735 (a.k.a. Barbican)
• C414 (a.k.a. Conflux)
• R259 (a.k.a. Redoubt)
• S877 (a.k.a. Sentinel)
• V928 (a.k.a. Vidette)

To assess the different Unidentified Wormholes, warp to 100 km of the hole and scan for hostile NPCs (known for being aggressive and highly territorial). A covert ops cloak is required, as Drifters may be present upon warp-in. Wait for them to disperse before approaching with caution. A mad dash across the final few kilometers to the event horizon is encouraged.

Once inside, bookmark your exit. You should be fine, but ensure you have probes and a launcher on hand as well.

• Barbican

A mysterious Drifter surveys The Broken Orange Crystal Asteroid anomaly.

Ghost Ship floating near a Hollow Asteroid.

Megaliths guarding a Spatial Rift.

Sentry Guns over watching a Spatial Rift.

• Conflux

Massive Covert Asteroid Station.

The Conflux Monoliths shadow is terrifying and full of stars.

Particle Accelerator Super Structure Tube.

Ghost Ship on the verge of the Violent Wormhole's Event Horizon.

Entrapped Violent Wormhole.

• Redoubt

A dead sponge-like cluster entombing a ghost ships fleet.

Fully operational Paired Spatial Rifts.

Sleeper Enclave.

A Sleeper Engineering Station paired to a little asteroid deployment.

Fully Entrapped Violent Wormhole.

• Sentinal

The Broken Crystal Asteroid.

A Sleeper Enclave in Ruins. Central ring: unpowered.

The Sentinel Monolith. Its shadow terrifying and full of stars.

Paired Constrained Spatial Rifts.

Megaliths guarding a Violent Wormhole.

• Vidette

A lone Drifter looking for something through the Debris Field.

A Ghost Ship floating around Megaliths guarding a mysterious asteroid.

The Sleeper Engineering Enclave. Wide angle view of the device.

Coral-shaped Asteroid tangled in a Sleeper Station.

An impressive Engineering Station (bigger in size than others) works around a Spatial Rift.

For more context and details

Jove Observatories and Drifter Systems.

Eve Travel Drifter Complexes.

Eve Uni Drifters.

Eve Lore Drifters.

Eve Uni Drifter Wormhole Systems.

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