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True Power Shipyards

Expedition chainHigh SecurityLow SecurityNull SecuritySansha's Nation

An expedition — a multi-part escalation chain (typically four sites) obtained by chance (~5%) from an unrated complex, tracked in The Agency. Each completed part has roughly a 50% chance to continue, usually toward lower-security space than where it began.

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Quick answers

Where is the True Power Shipyards in EVE Online?

The True Power Shipyards spawns in high-sec, low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: escalation only — cannot be scanned down.

What spawns in the True Power Shipyards?

The True Power Shipyards has 14 waves and about 146 NPCs: 1 battleship, 42 battlecruisers, 21 cruisers, 22 destroyers, 35 frigates and 20 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Sansha Deadspace Outpost, True Sansha's Juggernaut, Sansha Yard and True Sansha's Slaughterer and others.

Does the True Power Shipyards escalate?

The True Power Shipyards is itself an escalation from Sansha Vigil.

What does the True Power Shipyards drop?

Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.

Access C Single-source / unverified

Ship restrictions
Not recorded

From the wiki page (community, grade C)

  • A large fleet spawns 15 minutes after destroying the Sansha Yard. |} A large fleet spawns 20 minutes after you warped into the site. |} Warning: Your ship can be freely attacked by others - NO CONCORD INTERVENTION - in Low Security Systems (0.1 to 0.4) and Null Security Systems (0.0). Always check Star Map statistics (Active ships, Ship kills, Pod kills, etc) of Low Security and Null Security systems first before entering. Fitting a Cloaking Device module on your ship and making more than one Safe spot will provide more safety. The Sansha's Battletower has a lot of HP (50.000 HP Shield + 150.000 HP Armor), make sure to clear the site first or be able to tank the site for 5-10 minutes. Put the Sansha Battletower to structure to spawn the Foreman.

NPC roster C Single-source / unverified

Community-maintained wave list from the site's own wiki page — counts and triggers vary between spawns; treat as the shape, not gospel.

Expedition Site One ([[System Security|High Security System]]) — Structures 1 ship
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1 Sansha Deadspace Outpost TRIGGER
Expedition Site One ([[System Security|High Security System]]) — Reinforcements after attacking the Deadspace Outpost 3 ships
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3 Centii Loyal Savage/Slavehound F
3 Centior Horror/Monster D
1 True Sansha's Juggernaut faction modules TRIGGER C
Expedition Site One ([[System Security|High Security System]]) — Reinforcements after Deadspace Outpost taking armor damage 2 ships
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4 Centum Loyal Fiend/Hellhound C
3 Centatis Phantasm/Specter BC
Expedition Site One ([[System Security|High Security System]]) — Reinforcements after Deadspace Outpost taking structure damage 2 ships
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4 Centum Loyal Execrator/Slaughterer C
4 Centatis Daemon/Behemoth BC
Expedition Site Two ([[System Security|High Security System]]) — Structures 1 ship
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1 Sansha Yard TRIGGER
Expedition Site Two ([[System Security|High Security System]]) — Reinforcements after Sansha Yard taking armor damage, or on timer 3 ships
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2 Centii Loyal Mayslayer/Plague F
2 Centum Loyal Fiend/Hellhound C
1 True Sansha's Slaughterer faction modules TRIGGER C
Note — Reinforcements 15 minutes after Sansha Yard is destroyed 5 ships
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4 Centii Butcher/... F
6 Centii Loyal Butcher/... F
2 Centior Misshape/... D
3 Centum Loyal Fiend/... C
13 Centatis Daemon/Behemoth/... BC
Expedition Site Three ([[System Security|High Security System]]) — On Warp In 5km away 4 ships
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4 Centii Loyal Mayslayer/Plague F
5 Centii Loyal Mayslayer/Plague D
2 Centum Loyal Fiend/Hellhound C
6 Centatis Daemon/Behemoth/... BC
Expedition Site Three ([[System Security|High Security System]]) — Structures 1 ship
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2 True Power Factory TRIGGER
Note — Reinforcements 20 minutes after you warped into the site 5 ships
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8 Centii Butcher/... F
6 Centior Misshape/... D
3 Centum Loyal Fiend/... C
16 Centatis Daemon/Behemoth/... BC
1 True Sansha's Slaughterer faction modules C
Expedition Site Four ([[System Security|Low Security System]] and sometimes High Sec) — On Warp In 2 ships
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10 Sansha Stasis Tower Sentry
10 Sansha Heavy Missile Battery Sentry
Expedition Site Four ([[System Security|Low Security System]] and sometimes High Sec) — Structures 1 ship
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1 Sansha's Battletower TRIGGER
Expedition Site Four ([[System Security|Low Security System]] and sometimes High Sec) — Reinforcements Wave 1 2 ships
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8 Centii Butcher/... F
6 Centior Misshape/... D
Expedition Site Four ([[System Security|Low Security System]] and sometimes High Sec) — Reinforcements Foreman spawn 1 ship
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1 Sansha Shipyard Foreman faction modules BS

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.

Go deeper

David V Goliath (Expedition chain) Drop (Expedition chain) Hidden Riches (Expedition chain)

Escalations

Escalates from: Sansha Vigil

Sources

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