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'''The Lutuma Chronicles''' Chapter Three
'''The Lutuma Chronicles''' Chapter Three
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'''Mission Briefing'''
'''Mission Briefing'''
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We've finished compiling the nanosheared scan data. It revealed a great deal about the weapon used and the targets themselves. The number of sites continues to grow, but it revealed patterns that we can act on now.
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The Shadow-barb Links have been relaying data on several tagged ships. While we know the general location of their ships and have been monitoring their activities, there is still much to discern. We need to consider plans for engagement.
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<font color="cyan">There is still more analysis to do, but we have a lot to work with.</font><BR>
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<font color="cyan">The ships belong to a race called the Lutuma.</font><BR>
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''Did you determine the purpose of the attacks ?
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''What do we know about them ?
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<font color="cyan">Well, these aren't really attacks at all. This "weapon" is more of a drill, intended to extract something from the core of these planets.</font><BR>
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<font color="cyan">They occupy the Oruas region in the opposite quadrant. Our records on them are sparse, however... They certainly have traveled quite a distance to accomplish whatever they are after.</font><BR>
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''So, they are mining ships ?
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''Have you tried to make contact ?
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<font color="cyan">Doubtful from the precision of the targets. The nanoshearing process appears to be tuned so that the weapon does not damage an area of specific depth and pressure.</font><BR>
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<font color="cyan">Several times. They aren't responding to our hails.</font><BR>
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''You mentioned patterns in the data.  Were you referring to the drill sites ?
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''What did the Shadow-barbs reveal about the ships ?
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<font color="cyan">Indeed. Our culprit is choosing targets along a few distinct paths. There doesn't appear to be a point of convergence, but the directions are still predictable.</font><BR>
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<font color="cyan">We've been able to monitor drill activity on a number of vessels. There isn't any indication that they are aware of the Shadow-barbs yet.</font><BR>
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''If that's the case, we should be able to intercept them.
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''Any new insight into the drilling ?
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<font color="cyan">Perhaps, yes. Given the circumstances, however, we should proceed discreetly. We still know very little about them... or their motives. Espionage at this stage is preferred.</font><BR>
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<font color="cyan">Data would suggest that the operation is a delicate process. </font><BR>
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''It still may be risky trying to avoid detection.
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''Delicate ?
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<font color="cyan">Their ships have been avoiding us already. Shadow-barbs would work best for this scenario.</font><BR>
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<font color="cyan">The ships spend a great deal of time aligning themselves in an extremely precise synchronized orbit before engaging the drill.</font><BR>
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''Shadow-barbs ?
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''What are they extracting ?
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<font color="cyan">Tiny cloaked transmitters that latch onto a ship's hull. Should be undetectable. We've programmed them to respond to the weapon's energy signature.</font><BR>
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<font color="cyan">Unfortunately, we're still not able to discern that. If they are indeed extracting something from these planets, we have no clue what it might be.</font><BR>
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''I didn't think such devices were functional if the ship's shields were up.
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''Our original scans were more than extensive.  If there had been even tiny amounts of exotic materials, we would have seen it.
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<font color="cyan">They aren't, but with the weapon's power requirements, and the ship's assumed safe location, it's highly likely that their shields would be on standby.</font><BR>
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<font color="cyan">I know... but we've missed something... Given their silence, engaging with the Lutuma directly is our next course of action.</font><BR>
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''Alright. I assume you are going to send us the equipment ?
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''I agree.
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<font color="cyan">There hasn't been any time to build them. Fortunately, the devices were designed so that you could construct them on-demand during your mission... with available tech parts.</font><BR>
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<font color="cyan">Due to their ships' advanced cloaking, the Shadow-barb Links provide only a generalized location where we can find them. We'll still need to narrow down their exact location on our own.</font><BR>
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''We'll need the necessary instructions.
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''Alright.
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<font color="cyan">They have already been sent, which includes programming and an initial set of modulation codes.</font><BR>
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<font color="cyan"> As before, you'll need to return here periodically for updates on their current location.</font><BR>
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''What is the ideal place to deploy them ?
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''Understood.
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<font color="cyan">Planetary orbit. When you deploy one, its paired tracking link will then be available to use.</font><BR>
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<font color="cyan">Use force if necessary, but the priority is getting those ships' memory in one piece.</font><BR>
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''And I should return the linkset once I'm finished ?
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''Recommendations ?
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<font color="cyan">Yes. Once we have them, we'll be ready to respond to any data that may be relayed once the traps are set.</font><BR>
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<font color="cyan">The links provided a wealth of information on how their energy is distributed. Their ships have a major power node running through their primary memory cells.</font><BR>
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''Anything else ?
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''Sounds like quite a design flaw.
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<font color="cyan">You'll need to remodulate the programming codes once in a while. Just return here if you do and we'll assist.</font><BR>
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<font color="cyan">Not entirely. The drill requires massive redundant power joints. There may not have been a better alternative given its purpose.</font><BR>
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''Sounds good. We'll be as discreet as possible when setting them.
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''We can use this to our advantage.
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<font color="cyan">Indeed. With controlled bursts of inverse pulses, the nodes can be overloaded once their shields are down. The Lutuma ships will have no choice but to eject their nodes, and the cells with them.</font><BR>
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''Can't the Shadow-barbs extract the data directly ?
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<font color="cyan">Unfortunately, no. It's only capable of capturing data that is transmitted throughout the ship. We'll need the physical archives.</font><BR>
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''And... what happens to the ships after we capture their cells ?
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<font color="cyan">I'll leave that to you... but I would be wary of those drills. If they intend to use them as weapons, I imagine they could do considerable damage.</font><BR>
End Transmission
End Transmission
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*[https://galaxylegion-erismedia.netdna-ssl.com/galaxylegion/images/missions/shadowbarb.jpg Mission Image]
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*[https://galaxylegion-erismedia.netdna-ssl.com/galaxylegion/images/missions/lutumar.png Mission Image]
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*<font color="red">NOTE: you must click through the mission briefing</font> (at least once every 40 hours) in order to remodulate the shadow-barbs.<BR>
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*<font color="red">NOTE: you must click the 'Mission Briefing' link </font> (at least once every 20 hours) in order to locate the Lutuma drilling ships.<BR>
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*Additional Mission Note: You must use your new 'Shadow-Barb Deployment' ability on unoccupied planets to acquire [[Shadow-Barb Link]]s.
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Upon using reading the mission briefing, you gain:<BR>
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Lutuma Signature Locator : Special Enemy Scanning +1 (20 hours left)<BR>
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Ability: Shadow-Barb Deployment
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*Additional Mission Note: The [[Lutuma Memory Cell]] required to complete the mission is acquired from the new Lutuma NPC by using the Inverse Core Pulse action on the actions tab (500 exotic matter required) "You see the Extractor eject their Lutuma Memory Cell (artifact) into space, and quickly retrieve it."<BR>
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Releases modulated Shadow-Barbs near the planet - creating a Shadow-Barb Link. Planet must be unoccupied, and not an existing Nanosheared Drilling Site. Requires 50 CTP. Cooldown Timer: 2 Minutes. Shadow-Barb effect duration: 40 hours.
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* [http://galaxylegion.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=44232&start=1 07dec2016]: NPCs that spawn as a result of daily missions <font color="red">WILL NO LONGER SPAWN</font> while the mission is on cooldown.
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"You acquire a Shadow-Barb Link Artifact" (on valid targets).
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[[Lutuma Extractor]] ( The Lutuma ) Rank 100 Drillship Special<BR>
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"Not a valid target. The planet must be unoccupied, and NOT an existing Nanosheared Drilling Site or Shadow-Barbs deployment." (on invalid targets).
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1000 / 1000 Shields<BR>
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9000 / 9000 Hull<BR>
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3000 / 3000 Extractor Drill<BR>
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"You deploy the Shadow-Barbs." (shadow-barb effect placed on valid target planet, but no Shadow-Barb Link artifact is added to cargo). <font color="red">Re-visit the mission briefing in order to re-modulate the Shadow-Barb ability in order to resume dropping the mission-required arti.</font>
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Although its drill was clearly not designed as a weapon, the ship is able to redirect a lower-powered version of the beam to cause considerable damage to attacking ships.<BR>
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Enemy Type Standard<BR>
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Abilities Extractor Drill (Will sometimes fire its Extractor Drill dealing massive damage to your ship.)<font color=red>(60% of total hull + shield)* </font><BR>
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Attack 500 Defense 800 Cloak 100 Timer: 1 Hour
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[https://galaxylegion-erismedia.netdna-ssl.com/galaxylegion/images/npcs/lutuma-1.png Lutuma Extractor image]
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experience gained from disable: 23<BR>
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*you can avoid the massive damage by targeting the drill section after the shields are depleted.<BR>
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'''Becomes Available Upon: ''' Timed Mission for May 2015</div>
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'''Becomes Available Upon: ''' Originally Timed Mission for May-June 2015, Archived August 2015</div>
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'''Un-gray Requirements: ''' Rank 50</div>
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'''Un-gray Requirements: ''' Rank 400 (Rank 50 on original release)</div>
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'''Per Round Requirements: ''' 400 Energy, 1 [[Shadow-Barb Link]]  (50 ctp)</div>
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'''Per Round Requirements: ''' 400 Energy, 1 [[Lutuma Memory Cell]]  </div>
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'''Per Round Rewards: ''' 400 XP</div>
'''Per Round Rewards: ''' 400 XP</div>
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'''Per Completion Rewards: ''' 1 [[NSX Tracking Matrix]]</div>
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'''Per Completion Rewards: ''' 1 [[Lutuma Memory Core]]</div>
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'''Per Round Risks: ''' None</div>
'''Per Round Risks: ''' None</div>
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'''Mission Summary:'''
'''Mission Summary:'''
*Per 1 Round
*Per 1 Round
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  Requirements: 400 Energy, 1 [[Shadow-Barb Link]] (50 ctp)
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  Requirements: 400 Energy, 1 [[Lutuma Memory Cell]] (500 exotic matter)
  Rewards: 400 XP
  Rewards: 400 XP
  XP Return Ratio: 1.00
  XP Return Ratio: 1.00
*20 Rounds/Completion
*20 Rounds/Completion
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  Requirements: 8,000 Energy, 20 [[Shadow-Barb Link]] (1000 ctp)
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  Requirements: 8,000 Energy, 20 [[Lutuma Memory Cell]]s (10,000 exotic matter)
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  Rewards: 8,000 XP, 1 [[NSX Tracking Matrix]]
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  Rewards: 8,000 XP, 1 [[Lutuma Memory Core]]
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*10 Completions/Finish
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*11 Completions/Finish
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  Requirements: 88,000 Energy, 200 [[Shadow-Barb Link]](10,000 ctp)
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  Requirements: 88,000 Energy, 220 [[Lutuma Memory Cell]]s (110,000 exotic matter)
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  Rewards: 80,000 XP, 1 [[NSX Tracking Matrix]] (fully upgraded)
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  Rewards: 88,000 XP, 1 [[Lutuma Memory Core]] (fully upgraded)
* This mission can be repeated once every 20 hours.
* This mission can be repeated once every 20 hours.
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*Lutuma Memory Cell [https://galaxylegion-erismedia.netdna-ssl.com/galaxylegion/images/artifacts/lutmemcell.png image]
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A memory cell from a Lutuma Extractor ship.  Contains valuable information on the Lutuma.  Scrap Value: 5,000 to 20,000 credits.
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*Lutuma Memory Core [https://galaxylegion-erismedia.netdna-ssl.com/galaxylegion/images/artifacts/lutmemcore.png image]
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[Devices - Size:20, Energy:60, Defense:60]<BR>
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If this device is already installed on your ship, this will instead upgrade its stats by 30%, up to 300% max. When full upgraded, it will unlock an ability.
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Scrap Value: 7-15 CTP<BR>
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Max Stats: [Devices - Size:20, Energy:240, Defense:240]<BR>
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Ability: Improves your ship: +1 Defense, +1 Max Energy, Cost: 0, Cooldown: 20 hours<BR>
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<div>'''<font color=yellow>The Lutuma Chronicles</font> [[Mission_Chains]]''': #2 of x</div>
 
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<div>'''Previous Mission: '''[[Enigmatic Destruction]]</div>
 
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<div>'''Next Mission: '''[[The Lutuma Report]]</div>
 
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Current revision as of 06:38, 20 January 2020

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The Lutuma Chronicles Chapter Three

With the data gathered from the Shadow-barb links, it is revealed that Lutuma ships are responsible for the drilling activity in the surrounding sectors. With no answers to hails, leaders prepare to engage with the Lutuma ships directly for answers.

Mission Briefing

The Shadow-barb Links have been relaying data on several tagged ships. While we know the general location of their ships and have been monitoring their activities, there is still much to discern. We need to consider plans for engagement.


The ships belong to a race called the Lutuma.
What do we know about them ?

They occupy the Oruas region in the opposite quadrant. Our records on them are sparse, however... They certainly have traveled quite a distance to accomplish whatever they are after.
Have you tried to make contact ?

Several times. They aren't responding to our hails.
What did the Shadow-barbs reveal about the ships ?

We've been able to monitor drill activity on a number of vessels. There isn't any indication that they are aware of the Shadow-barbs yet.
Any new insight into the drilling ?

Data would suggest that the operation is a delicate process.
Delicate ?

The ships spend a great deal of time aligning themselves in an extremely precise synchronized orbit before engaging the drill.
What are they extracting ?

Unfortunately, we're still not able to discern that. If they are indeed extracting something from these planets, we have no clue what it might be.
Our original scans were more than extensive. If there had been even tiny amounts of exotic materials, we would have seen it.

I know... but we've missed something... Given their silence, engaging with the Lutuma directly is our next course of action.
I agree.

Due to their ships' advanced cloaking, the Shadow-barb Links provide only a generalized location where we can find them. We'll still need to narrow down their exact location on our own.
Alright.

As before, you'll need to return here periodically for updates on their current location.
Understood.

Use force if necessary, but the priority is getting those ships' memory in one piece.
Recommendations ?

The links provided a wealth of information on how their energy is distributed. Their ships have a major power node running through their primary memory cells.
Sounds like quite a design flaw.

Not entirely. The drill requires massive redundant power joints. There may not have been a better alternative given its purpose.
We can use this to our advantage.

Indeed. With controlled bursts of inverse pulses, the nodes can be overloaded once their shields are down. The Lutuma ships will have no choice but to eject their nodes, and the cells with them.
Can't the Shadow-barbs extract the data directly ?

Unfortunately, no. It's only capable of capturing data that is transmitted throughout the ship. We'll need the physical archives.
And... what happens to the ships after we capture their cells ?

I'll leave that to you... but I would be wary of those drills. If they intend to use them as weapons, I imagine they could do considerable damage.

End Transmission


  • NOTE: you must click the 'Mission Briefing' link (at least once every 20 hours) in order to locate the Lutuma drilling ships.

Upon using reading the mission briefing, you gain:
Lutuma Signature Locator : Special Enemy Scanning +1 (20 hours left)

  • Additional Mission Note: The Lutuma Memory Cell required to complete the mission is acquired from the new Lutuma NPC by using the Inverse Core Pulse action on the actions tab (500 exotic matter required) "You see the Extractor eject their Lutuma Memory Cell (artifact) into space, and quickly retrieve it."
  • 07dec2016: NPCs that spawn as a result of daily missions WILL NO LONGER SPAWN while the mission is on cooldown.

Lutuma Extractor ( The Lutuma ) Rank 100 Drillship Special

1000 / 1000 Shields
9000 / 9000 Hull
3000 / 3000 Extractor Drill

Although its drill was clearly not designed as a weapon, the ship is able to redirect a lower-powered version of the beam to cause considerable damage to attacking ships.
Enemy Type Standard
Abilities Extractor Drill (Will sometimes fire its Extractor Drill dealing massive damage to your ship.)(60% of total hull + shield)*
Attack 500 Defense 800 Cloak 100 Timer: 1 Hour Lutuma Extractor image

experience gained from disable: 23

  • you can avoid the massive damage by targeting the drill section after the shields are depleted.



Becomes Available Upon: Originally Timed Mission for May-June 2015, Archived August 2015
Un-gray Requirements: Rank 400 (Rank 50 on original release)
Per Round Requirements: 400 Energy, 1 Lutuma Memory Cell
Per Round Rewards: 400 XP
Per Completion Rewards: 1 Lutuma Memory Core
Per Round Risks: None

Mission Summary:

  • Per 1 Round
Requirements: 400 Energy, 1 Lutuma Memory Cell (500 exotic matter)
Rewards: 400 XP
XP Return Ratio: 1.00
  • 20 Rounds/Completion
Requirements: 8,000 Energy, 20 Lutuma Memory Cells (10,000 exotic matter)
Rewards: 8,000 XP, 1 Lutuma Memory Core
  • 11 Completions/Finish
Requirements: 88,000 Energy, 220 Lutuma Memory Cells (110,000 exotic matter)
Rewards: 88,000 XP, 1 Lutuma Memory Core (fully upgraded)
  • This mission can be repeated once every 20 hours.


  • Lutuma Memory Cell image

A memory cell from a Lutuma Extractor ship. Contains valuable information on the Lutuma. Scrap Value: 5,000 to 20,000 credits.

  • Lutuma Memory Core image

[Devices - Size:20, Energy:60, Defense:60]
If this device is already installed on your ship, this will instead upgrade its stats by 30%, up to 300% max. When full upgraded, it will unlock an ability.

Scrap Value: 7-15 CTP
Max Stats: [Devices - Size:20, Energy:240, Defense:240]
Ability: Improves your ship: +1 Defense, +1 Max Energy, Cost: 0, Cooldown: 20 hours




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