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ToL - Umbral Plains - T1 - Netherbian Swarm Commander
« on: January 08, 2022, 06:48:14 PM »
Umbral Plains - Netherbian Swarm Commander


Zone & Instance Info

Gather Zone: Maiden's Eye
NPC Name: Rowain McKay
NPC Location: Find path (CTRL-F)

Keyword to Enter:ready


Flag & Key Requirements

Zone Flag: None
Event Key: None
Group Mission: None
Event Flags: None
 
* Minimum to be Piggy/85'/pushed into raid: No requirement


Brief Event Overview

Netherbian Swarm Commander main boss.

Various adds spawn.

Players targeted by Infestation -- If not disease cured in time a penalty add spawns.

A netherbian invigorator spawns East of event area, will heal nearby adds; including boss.


Strategy

DO NOT HAIL Netherbian Swarm Commander -- Otherwise event will start.

Assist MA to kill certain adds.  Kill quickly or we'll become overwhelmed.

Cure Disease when trigger fires that you have Infestation.  If not cured in time, a penalty add spawns.

Mez netherbian drones at designated location.

Charm newborn drones.


Tanks:
- Netherbian invigorator spawns East.  Tank it away from other adds and boss
- Netherbian drones moved to designated location and mezzed
- All other adds tanked at X campfire to be killed (infestors, ravagers, energists, infusers, warriors)


Healers:
- Clerics, can use RC AA to Cure Disease of group members, or group heal with cure or single target cures, etc
- Druids, use your Blood line if RC AA down
- Shaman, use your Blood line if RC AA down


MA Kill Order: Energist, Ravager, Infestor, Infuser, Warrior, Invigorator


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.

* Friendly reminder: Freelance Raid Suggestion Policy regarding New Content - Don't kill the messenger -- pie management.



Details of NPCs/Mechanics



Netherbian Swarm Commander

Upon event start:

[Sat Jan 08 23:10:49 2022] Netherbian Swarm Commander looks down at you and makes a horrendous noise.
[Sat Jan 08 23:10:53 2022] A disturbing sound emanates from the commander. A ring of mushrooms rises and creatures come out from their shadows.
[Sat Jan 08 23:11:53 2022] The netherbian swarm commander grows slightly weaker as its minions die.


Boss active: The commander screeches and rises to fight!


Dizzying Drone    Caster PB 370k DoT + Reduce AC, Block, Parry (60' range, 18s)
1st Person Effect: You become dizzy.
Note:
-
           
Draining Drone    Caster PB 220k DoT + Mana Drain (200' range, 18s)
1st Person Effect: Your energy is drained.
Note:
-
           
Numbing Drone    Caster PB 330k DoT (60' range, 18s)
1st Person Effect: You feel numb.
Note:
-
           
Ringing Drone    Caster PB 202k DoT + Interrupt Casting 50% Chance (200' range, 18s)
1st Person Effect: Your head begins to ring.
Note:
-



Adds

Various adds spawn throughout event.

Initial adds spawn: A disturbing sound emanates from the commander. A ring of mushrooms rises and creatures come out from their shadows.

Adds spawn: More creatures come out of the shadows of the mushrooms.


A netherbian energist  Energist Aura - Caster PB AE 275k (90' range)
1st Person Effect: Energy envelopes you.
Note:
- Energist Aura AE comes from Netherbian Spawn effect on duration fade of Infestation cast by a netherbian infestor on player
       
a netherbian infestorInfestation - 200k DoT + Mana Drain (single target, 24s)
Cast: Netherbian Spawn on Duration Fade
Increase Disease Counter by 26
1st Person Effect: You feel something begin to squirm under your skin.
Note:
- Use Disease Cure to remove effect before duration fade to avoid penalty add
-- Paladin Splash will NOT cure this disease counter due to Limit Target: Target Ring AE
       
A netherbian infuserInfused Power - Self Buff - 1200 Damage Shield (single-target, 12s)
Note:
-
       
A netherbian ravagerOpening the Way - 250k DoT (single target, 18s)
Cast: Sudden Spawn if Hit By Spell Infestation
- Sudden Spawn - Single Target 500k DD + Mana Drain + Aura Effect: Roiling Shade
- Roiling Shade - Caster PB AE 400k + Maina Drain (250' range)
Note:
- Sudden Spawn spell spawns a netherbian

Example:
[Fri Jan 14 21:06:05 2022] A netherbian ravager begins casting Opening the Way.
[Fri Jan 14 21:06:05 2022] Claws expose your vitals to infestation.
       
A netherbian invigorator--
Note:
- A netherbian invigorator will heal nearby adds; including boss.
- A netherbian invigorator spawns East
       
A netherbian drone--
Note:
- Mezzable
       
A newborn drone--
Note:
- Charmable
       
A netherbian warrior--
Note:
-




Start Event

Event is triggered by hailing Netherbian Swarm Commander.



Achievements:

- Save the Innocent
-- Kill no newborn drones.

- Infestation Free
-- Don't allow any infestations to produce a netherbian.

- Each in Turn
-- Defeat all minor enemies before more arrive.



Lore:

Event Start:
[Sat Jan 08 23:10:49 2022] Netherbian Swarm Commander looks down at you and makes a horrendous noise.

Event Reset:
[Sat Jan 08 22:20:30 2022] The commander recalls the swarm until aggression begins again.



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).

Locations:
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Labels submitted by: Soandso


Other labels for group zone:
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Text & Audio Triggers - Mandatory

Everyone  Main Package  2022-01-12 (12:14pm)  - Adds Spawn
-- Adds Spawn - Infestor, Ravager, Energist, Infuser, Drones
-- Adds Spawn - Upon Event Start

- Boss Active
-- Boss Active

- Infestation
-- Infestation - Disease Cure (1st Person)
-- Infestation - Failure - Netherbian Spawn (1st Person)

- Event Reset
- Event Start



Main Tanks
(addon)
  Main Tanks  0000-00-00 (00:00am)  - N/A




Triggers below are toggled OFF by default - Situational usage.

       




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: March 02, 2023, 12:26:46 PM by Furro »

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Re: ToL - Umbral Plains - T1 - Netherbian Swarm Commander
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2022, 02:27:54 AM »
Saturday, January 8, 2022 - Netherbian Swarm Commander defeated!

Nice work everyone!

Strategy post updated.

Trigger Package updated.

DELETE OLD TRIGGER PACKAGE "Umbral Plains - Netherbian Swarm Commander", BEFORE IMPORTING NEW!


See everyone in-game! :)

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Re: ToL - Umbral Plains - T1 - Netherbian Swarm Commander
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2022, 12:18:20 PM »
Thursday, January 20, 2022 - Update

Strategy post updated.


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