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TBL - Empyr - T2 - The Conflagration Generals
« on: April 23, 2020, 04:26:39 AM »
Empyr - T2 - The Conflagration Generals


Zone & Instance Info

Gather Zone: Empyr
NPC Name: Horizon Blighted Sage
NPC Location: Find path (CTRL-F)

Keyword to Enter:ready


Flag & Key Requirements

Zone Flag: None
Event Key: None
Group Mission: None
Event Flags: Battle Writ of the Jann (Raid) achievement
 
* Minimum to be Piggy/85'/pushed into raid: N/A


Brief Event Overview

Triggered event located at zoneline door to Aalishai.  Speaking with both NPCs starts event.

The Conflagration Generals are: Smiting Relentless Shard and Glorious Battleworn Monolith

Generals have various emotes that indicate locations and actions; such as moving generals far apart, near each other, to bridge, towers, etc.

Balance both bosses within 2%~ HP.

Whorling wildfire adds spawn at emoted player locations.

Jopal blazebomber adds spawn in the two nearby towers.  Blazebombers cast a Target AE.


Strategy

Know your group number.

Raid split by group number and divided between both bosses. 

Balance both bosses within 2%~ HP.

Use STUNS on whorling wildfire adds to cause massive damage.

Kill Team assigned for Jopal Blazebomber Adds in Towers.  One group per tower.  Blazebombers spawn approximately 3 mins after event begins and 45s~ intervals onward.

Kill Team for Jopal Blazebomber Adds in Towers:

Tower Add Kill team for Blazebomers located at top of towers.

Towers located NORTH and SOUTH with a bridge connecting a narrow valley.

Using our Prince Ralaifin in-game map markers are labeled as Tower 4 and Tower 5.

When a Jopal Blazebomber spawns, immediately engage and kill it as quickly as possible.

Blazebomber adds cast a Target AE that hits portions of the raid.


Tanks - Moving Generals

Tanks move Generals based on emotes.

Emotes occur at 1 min~ intervals.

General moves must be done in 10 to 12 seconds or FAILURE AE penalty occurs.  AE damage increases in ranks for subsequent failures.

Following a SUCCESS emote, tanks return to base camp with your General.

Our short naming convention for referring to each General is as follows:

SHARD= Smiting Relentless Shard
MONOLITH= Glorious Battleworn Monolith

Main Tanks for SHARD and MONOLITH respectively have designated NORTH and SOUTH locations to use unless logical combinations come into play.

Examples of logical combinations requiring adjustment below.

Example 1 - BRIDGE FAR APART:

[Thu Apr 23 22:54:59 2020] The Generals must be moved far from each other!
[Thu Apr 23 22:54:59 2020] The Generals must be moved to the bridge!

Tanks would move as follows:

SHARD TANK MOVES GENERAL NORTH BRIDGE

MONOLITH TANK MOVES GENERAL SOUTH BRIDGE


Example 2 - TOWERS FAR APART:

[Thu Apr 23 22:56:59 2020] The Generals must be moved far from each other!
[Thu Apr 23 22:56:59 2020] The Generals must be moved near the towers!

Tanks would move as follows:

SHARD TANK MOVES GENERAL NORTH TOWER

MONOLITH TANK MOVES GENERAL SOUTH TOWER


With example combinations in mind the table below is a guide only.  Expect various logical combinations and adjust accordingly.

Move Generals Emote Guide:

CLOSE TOGETHERAT X LOCATION (TBA)
           
FAR APARTAT X LOCATION (TBA)
           
BRIDGEBridge attaching the small valley
  - SHARD tank use NORTH BRIDGE
- MONOLITH TANK use SOUTH BRIDGE
-- Unless CLOSE TOGETHER emote combo then BOTH TANKS use SOUTH BRIDGE
           
TOWERSTwo nearby towers (NORTH and SOUTH of bridge)
  - SHARD tank use NORTH TOWER
- MONOLITH TANK use SOUTH TOWER
-- Unless CLOSE TOGETHER emote combo in play
           
DIFFERENTEach General has to be at a different height
HEIGHTS- SHARD TANK use UPPER NORTH
- MONOLITH TANK use SOUTH LOWER VALLEY
           
DOORDOOR to Aalishai
  - Pathing can be buggy
           
FLAMESFLAMES graphic
  - Various locations NORTH and SOUTH in valley and upper area



Healers: MTO healers be ready to adjust position to ensure MT in range when bosses moved.


MA1 and MA2 Kill Order: Balance both bosses, adjust in /rs accordingly.

MA3 Priority: Kill whorling wildfire adds.



That's it for now!

This is a preliminary write up, which will be amended accordingly based on our experiences and feedback provided by our raiders.

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Details of NPCs/Mechanics




Smiting Relentless Shard

An Efreeti boss.

Emotes:
The Generals must be moved near the towers!
The Generals must be moved to the bridge!
The Generals must be moved to different heights!
The Generals must be moved near each other!
The Generals must be moved far from each other!
The Generals must be moved near the door to Aalishai!
The Generals must be moved into the flames!

Emotes can include logical combinations.

Example:
[Thu Apr 23 22:56:59 2020] The Generals must be moved far from each other!
[Thu Apr 23 22:56:59 2020] The Generals must be moved near the towers!

Note: Emote occurs upon success or failure.  Failure results in Planar Conflagration AE.  Rank of AE increases for subsequent failures.

HP Out of Balance:
[Fri Apr 24 23:16:02 2020] Smiting Relentless Shard bolsters himself with encouragement from Glorious Battleworn Monolith, effectively equalizing their health!

Planar Conflagration I - IV - Rank 1: 333k DD + 111k DoT (12s duration)
- Rank 2: 444k DD + 222k DoT
- Rank 3: 555k DD + 333k DoT
- Rank 4: 777k DD + 555k DoT
  Notes:
- Penalty effect when Generals not moved to location in time
- Penalty effect increases in rank for subsequent move failures
           
Heat StrokeLifetap 80k DD + 80k MANA + ENDURANCE DRAIN
Notes:
- Possibly a penalty effect related to subsequent emotes indicating Generals HP out of balance
- Another possibility, the effect seems to only occur early into the event, perhaps HP related



Glorious Battleworn Monolith

An Efreeti boss.

Emotes:
The Generals must be moved near the towers!
The Generals must be moved to the bridge!
The Generals must be moved to different heights!
The Generals must be moved near each other!
The Generals must be moved far from each other!
The Generals must be moved near the door to Aalishai!
The Generals must be moved into the flames!

Emote can include logical combinations.

Example:
[Thu Apr 23 22:56:59 2020] The Generals must be moved far from each other!
[Thu Apr 23 22:56:59 2020] The Generals must be moved near the towers!

Note: Emote occurs upon success or failure.  Failure results in Planar Conflagration AE.  Rank of AE increases for subsequent failures.

HP Out of Balance:
[Fri Apr 24 23:15:48 2020] Glorious Battleworn Monolith bolsters himself with encouragement from Smiting Relentless Shard, effectively equalizing their health!

Planar Conflagration I - IV - Rank 1: 333k DD + 111k DoT (12s duration)
- Rank 2: 444k DD + 222k DoT
- Rank 3: 555k DD + 333k DoT
- Rank 4: 777k DD + 555k DoT
  Notes:
- Penalty effect when Generals not moved to location in time
- Penalty effect increases in rank for subsequent move failures


Adds

Various adds spawn throughout event.


A whorling wildfireKatabatic Winds - Target AE 120k DD + Knockback (15' range)
1st person: You are blown about by hot katabatic winds.
3rd person: Soandso is blown about by hot katabatic winds.
Mob spawns on player emote: A whorling wildfire erupts into being on top of Rabbitfeet!
Notes:
- Takes massive damage from STUNS
- Stuns only effective way to kill these
       
a jopal blazebomberBlazebomb - Target AE 190k DD + 120k DoT (18s, 75' range)
1st person: You are burned by a blazebomb.
3rd person: Soandso is burned by a blazebomb.
Warning emote:
Notes:
- Spawns NORTH or SOUTH tower
- 1st spawn approximately 3 mins from event start
- Respawns at 45s~ intervals
       



Start Event

Event is triggered by keyword, speaking with both NPCs.

[Sun Apr 18 00:15:22 1999] Smiting Relentless Shard says, 'Who dares [disturb] Prince Ralaifin? The Conflagration Generals demand to know!'
[Sun Apr 18 00:15:22 1999] Soandso says, 'Hail, Smiting Relentless Shard'
[Sun Apr 18 00:15:36 1999] Glorious Battleworn Monolith says, 'Who dares [disturb] Prince Ralaifin? The Conflagration Generals demand to know!'
[Sun Apr 18 00:15:37 1999] Soandso says, 'Hail, Glorious Battleworn Monolith'
[Sun Apr 18 00:16:14 1999] Glorious Battleworn Monolith says, 'Hmm. I'll reserve judgment until you speak with my partner.'
[Sun Apr 18 00:16:15 1999] Soandso says, 'It wasn't us who disturbed Prince Ralaifin.'
[Sun Apr 18 00:16:35 1999] Glorious Battleworn Monolith says, 'Yes yes, I heard your pleas of innocence already. I'll reserve judgment until you speak with my partner.'
[Sun Apr 18 00:16:39 1999] Smiting Relentless Shard says, 'Who dares [disturb] Prince Ralaifin? The Conflagration Generals demand to know!'
[Sun Apr 18 00:16:39 1999] Soandso says, 'Hail, Smiting Relentless Shard'
[Sun Apr 18 00:16:40 1999] Smiting Relentless Shard says, 'Best be safe and kill everyone, just to be sure!'
[Sun Apr 19 00:16:40 1999] The Conflagration Generals attack!
[Sun Apr 18 00:16:41 1999] Soandso says, 'It wasn't us who disturbed Prince Ralaifin.'



Achievements:

- Stunning Performance!
-- Complete the raid without letting any whorling wildfire live for more than 25 seconds.

- Masters of the Dance
-- Complete the raid without failing a position check for the Conflagration Generals.

- Bring them Down Together
-- Complete the raid without letting the two bosses go drastically out of balance.


Lore:

Event Reset:
[Sun Apr 19 00:18:45 2020] The Conflagration Generals celebrate their victory.


Auras

The following are the absolute minimum graphic settings to see auras.  Zoning is required for the changes to take effect.

To make the changes, in game go to Options (ALT-O), Display tab.  On that page there's a Particles area with three little tabs: Spells, Env and Player.





Map Locations

Map file: N/A (right-click, "Save As", and place in EQ maps folder).

Code: [Select]


Text & Audio Triggers - Mandatory

Everyone  Main Package  05-01-2020 (5:10pm) 
Add - A whorling wildfire
- Add Spawn - A whorling wildfire - Spawns at Player (3rd person emote)
- Add Spawn - A whorling wildfire - Spawns at YOU (1st person emote)

- The Generals - Moves - Success / Failure
-- The Generals - Move FAILURE
-- The Generals - Move SUCCESS

- Event Reset



Triggers below are toggled OFF by default - Situational usage.

- Event Timer
-- The Conflagration Generals - Event Timer
-- The Conflagration Generals - Event Timer - Expired - Power Up


       
TANKS (extras)  Tanks (for moves)  04-25-2020 (4:27pm) 
- The Generals - Moves
-- The Generals - Move CLOSE TOGETHER
-- The Generals - Move FAILURE
-- The Generals - Move FAR APART
-- The Generals - Move SUCCESS
-- The Generals - Move to BRIDGE
-- The Generals - Move to DIFFERENT HEIGHTS
-- The Generals - Move to DOOR
-- The Generals - Move to FLAMES
-- The Generals - Move to TOWERS

       



GINA Issues?  Help Below:

If you're new to GINA and/or having issues with importing/enabling our trigger files, please read Ssark's GINA Manual.  If you're still having issues after following Ssark's guide, reply to the Audio and Text Triggers Alternative - GINA thread located in the Raiders Essentials section of our forums, and we'll work to resolve the issue(s).


« Last Edit: May 31, 2021, 01:53:13 PM by Furro »

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Re: TBL - Empyr - T2 - The Conflagration Generals
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2020, 10:41:38 PM »
April 24, 2020 - Strategy & Triggers Updated

Strategy post has been updated to reflect our attempts last night.

At a minimum read the Brief Event Overview and Strategy section to ensure up to date.


Trigger package updated:

DELETE OLD TRIGGER PACKAGE "Empyr - The Conflagration Generals", BEFORE IMPORTING NEW!

It is critical to delete old trigger set before importing new, otherwise you will end up with duplicate and incorrect triggers.


See everyone in game! :)

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Re: TBL - Empyr - T2 - The Conflagration Generals
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2020, 08:41:40 PM »
Friday, April 24, 2020 - The Conflagration Generals defeated!

Nice work all!

See everyone in-game! :)

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Re: TBL - Empyr - T2 - The Conflagration Generals
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2020, 09:45:15 PM »
April 25, 2020 - Strategy & Triggers Updated

Strategy post has been updated to reflect our attempts and first win last night.

At a minimum read the Brief Event Overview and Strategy section to ensure up to date.


Trigger package updated:

DELETE OLD TRIGGER PACKAGE "Empyr - The Conflagration Generals", BEFORE IMPORTING NEW!

It is critical to delete old trigger set before importing new, otherwise you will end up with duplicate and incorrect triggers.


Separate Extra Trigger Package FOR TANKS:

Extra trigger package for TANKS ONLY has been added.  This separates the emotes for moving Generals out of the main package.  This will lessen the noise for main raid.


See everyone in game! :)

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Re: TBL - Empyr - T2 - The Conflagration Generals
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2020, 04:08:47 AM »
TANKS need to memorize this...



Singles

The Generals must be moved to different heights!
Shard - Stay at campfire
Monolith - Move up top
See Map


The Generals must be moved to the bridge!
Shard - Move under the bridge
Monolith - Move under the bridge
See Map


The Generals must be moved into the flames!
Shard - Move to closest flame
Monolith - Move to closet flame
See Map


The Generals must be moved far from each other!
Shard - Move close to door
Monolith - Move north in valley
See Map


The Generals must be moved near each other!
Shard - Stay at campfire
Monolith - Stay at campfire
See Map


The Generals must be moved near the towers!
Shard - Move to south tower
Monolith - Move to north tower
See Map


The Generals must be moved near the door!
Shard - Move to door
Monolith - Move to door
See Map



Combos

The Generals must be moved to different heights!
The Generals must be moved to the bridge!
Shard - Under the bridge
Monolith - On top of bridge
See Map


The Generals must be moved to different heights!
The Generals must be moved into the flames!
Shard - Closest flame on bottom
Monolith - Closest flame up top
See Map


The Generals must be moved to the bridge!
The Generals must be moved far from each other!
Shard - South end of bridge up top
Monolith - North end of bridge up top
See Map


The Generals must be moved to the bridge!
The Generals must be moved near each other!
Shard - Under the bridge
Monolith - Under the bridge
See Map


The Generals must be moved into the flames!
The Generals must be moved far from each other!
Shard - Closest flame south
Monolith - Closest flame north
See Map


The Generals must be moved into the flames!
The Generals must be moved near each other!
Shard - Closest flame south (can be up the hill)
Monolith - Closest flame south (can be up the hill)
See Map


The Generals must be moved near the towers!
The Generals must be moved far from each other!
Shard - Move to south tower
Monolith - Move to north tower
See Map


The Generals must be moved near the towers!
The Generals must be moved near each other!
Shard - Move to south tower
Monolith - Move to south tower
See Map

« Last Edit: May 01, 2020, 05:17:02 PM by Raiena »
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Re: TBL - Empyr - T2 - The Conflagration Generals
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2020, 09:48:51 PM »
TANKS need to memorize this...

Singles

The Generals must be moved to different heights!
Shard - Stay at campfire
Monolith - Move up top
See Map

...


Combos

The Generals must be moved to different heights!
The Generals must be moved to the bridge!
Shard - Under the bridge
Monolith - On top of bridge
See Map


...

Thanks Raiena!  I'll add to strategy post.



May 1, 2020 - Adjusts & Triggers Updated

We got a bit jammed up on this event last night.

Boss Moves:

Raiena and tank crew worked hard on improving boss moves with success.  Nice work! :)


Whorling Wildfire Adds

One issue we had in this area last night was wildfire adds spawning on players in the towers.

Adjust in this area is that each tower group will have at least one punter, a Ranger for example.  When an add pops top of tower, the Ranger punts it off to ground level and announces to the raid the tower direction (North or South).  Stunners then immediately run over and kill it with stuns.


Bosses Out of Balance:

We had an issue with out of balance on bosses.  We also know now that out of balance causes the mana drain AE.

Two Adjusts:
  • DoT classes, such as Necros and Shaman, to DoT BOTH Bosses
  • When bosses move - Everyone STOP DPS - MAs call DPS OFF to help as well

Trigger package updated:

It should be fine to merge the main trigger package update with current.

I adjusted the interrupt speech for when a whorling wildfire add spawns at YOU (1st person emote).  The trigger pattern was fine but EQ sends the 3rd person emote just before the 1st person and as a result without the interrupt set properly the 1st person never alerts that you were targeted.


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