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Title: TBL - Plane of Smoke - T1 - Rise of Smoke
Post by: Furro on February 27, 2020, 09:30:24 PM

Plane of Smoke - T1 - Rise of Smoke

Zone & Instance Info

Gather Zone:		Stratos (off of PoTranq zone)
NPC Name:		Unraveling Consciousness Blue
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: N/A.


Brief Event Overview & Strategy

Some zone trash is non-kos, but not all.  Trash can roam near ZL and aggro.  Trash does not see-invis. 

Corpses reset at zone line.

We must engage all four bosses immediately or random players are summoned.  Event will reset if any boss not reengaged quickly enough.

Upon triggering event two trial areas go active: Trial of Three and Trial of the Eternal Cyclone.

Trial of Three:

- South-West area on map.
- Three mephits spawn, one per room.
- Each mephit has a unique player emote.  when emoted, run to the marked location accordingly.

Mephits HP must be balanced within 8%~ of each other.

Setup:

- A group number is assigned to each mephit.
- Remaining groups are assigned to the cyclone trial area.  When cyclone trial finishes, those groups join mephit groups assigned by group to room and mephit name.

Trial of Three MA Kill order: All three mephits must be balanced - Pay attention to ETW and MA calls for adjusts.

(http://www.eqfreelance.net/images/tbl-plane-of-smoke-trial-of-smoke-trial-of-three-2020-03-19-422pm.png)



Trial of the Eternal Cyclone:

- West (SWish) area on map.
- Spawns Disappointed Heart`s Torrent at the top of the spiral ramp.

Torrent boss is invulnerable when adds are alive.  Adds combine together if not engaged quickly enough.

Kill adds priority, then DPS cyclone in between adds.

Tank adds South-West (SW) area down below. 

Tanks pick up adds immediately or they'll combine within 2-3 seconds.

Torrent boss tanked up top of spiral platform.  MT position boss near opening to platform to ensure players have line-of-sight.

Casters and Rangers position up TOP OF RAMP near platform opening, allowing for line-of-sight on Torrent boss AND SW adds down below.

Healers - Position top of platform but away from SW ramp edge, to allow room for DPS who need line-of-sight at SW ramp area.

Eggs & Phoenix Adds:

- Priority kill: "a phoenix supernova" -- If an egg does emote a player, destroy "An egg"
- Trackers, "a phoenix supernova" was reported as showing on track.

Setup:

- Bulk of raid by group number assigned to cyclone trial area.
- Once cyclone trial complete (boss dead), those groups move to Trial of Three (mephits) assigned by group number to room and mephit.

Trial of the Eternal Cyclone MA Kill order: Priority adds (phoenix, egg, a gritty blast, a blazing breeze) then Torrent boss


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 (http://forums.eqfreelance.net/index.php?topic=10656.0) - Don't kill the messenger -- pie management.

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Details of NPCs/Mechanics

Trial of Three

South-West (SW) area on map.

Three mephits spawn, one per room:

• Warm Heart Flickers
• Dark Waters Sing
• Shadows of Stone

Each room represents an element:

• Fire (north)
• Water (west)
• Earth (south)

Each mephit has an emote run to mechanic.

Mephits will leash to their room if pulled out and as a penalty they'll cast faster.

Mephits summon a player to event area if not engaged in time.

Warm Heart Flickers		Flaming Embers (https://www.raidloot.com/Spells.aspx?name=Flaming Embers) - 190k DD (Caster PB 100' range)
(Fire room - North)		Lands on you message: Fire erupts around you.
		Wandering Flames (https://www.raidloot.com/Spells.aspx?name=Wandering Flames) - 190k VIRAL DoT (Viral 70' range)
		Warning emote: Warm Heart Flickers shouts, 'I shall set your world aflame, Soandso.'
		Lands on you message: Fire sticks to you. It wants to stick to others nearby.
		Notes: - When emoted RUN TO NORTH EAST TUNNEL
		Burning Defense (https://www.raidloot.com/Spells.aspx?name=Burning Defense) - 3444 Damage Shield (self-buff)
Dark Waters Sing		Ocean Blast (https://www.raidloot.com/Spells.aspx?name=Ocean Blast) - 190k DD - FRONTAL (100' range)
(Water room - West)
		Warning emote: Dark Waters Sing shouts, 'It is about time I taught you what the deepest seas are like, Soandso.'
		Lands on you message: A torrent of water washes you away.
		Notes: - When emoted RUN TO EAST WATER AURA LOCATION
		Steaming Mana (https://www.raidloot.com/Spells.aspx?name=Steaming Mana) - 140k DD, by up to -140000 (-40 HP per 1 Target Mana), (Target AE 100' range)
		Lands on you message: You magical energy steams away.
Shadows of Stone		Stone Slam (https://www.raidloot.com/Spells.aspx?name=Stone Slam) - Single-target 201k DD + Knockback
(Earth room - South)		Lands on you message: You are hammered by a punch.
		Crushing Stones (https://www.raidloot.com/Spells.aspx?name=Crushing Stones) - 190k DD + Stun (Caster PB 100' range)
		Lands on you message: Stones mangle your body.
		Choking Sands (https://www.raidloot.com/Spells.aspx?name=Choking Sands) - 129k DoT + SILENCE (Target AE 75' range, 12s)
		Warning emote: Shadows of Stone shouts, 'You will drink sand, Soandso.'
		Lands on you message: You are choked by dust.
		Notes: - When emoted RUN TO SOUTH EAST TUNNEL. - If MT emoted, THEN SWAP FIRST -- Do not leash boss!

Leashing:

[Wed Feb 26 23:31:25 2020] Warm Heart Flickers begins casting Balance of the Nameless.
[Wed Feb 26 23:31:25 2020] Warm Heart Flickers's afflictions have been stripped.
[Wed Feb 26 23:31:25 2020] As the mephit retreats it gathers energies and will be able to cast its magic faster.



Trial of the Eternal Cyclone

West (SWish) area on map.

Disappointed Heart`s Torrent boss spawns on platform at the top of the spiral ramp.

Boss is invulnerable when adds up.

Adds spawn SW and NE (?) down main level area.  Adds combine if not engaged/killed quickly.

Phoenix adds lay eggs and eggs emote players.  Eggs explode with an AE DD if not destroyed.  Killing the phoenix prevents eggs and stops emotes.

This area goes active at the same time as Trial of Three area.

Disappointed Heart`s Torrent		Spells to be added
		Lands on you message: --
		Notes:
		- Spawns on platform at the top of the spiral ramp.
		- Summons to event area if not engaged in time.
a blazing breeze
a gritty blast
an ashen terror		Combined
		Message: A gritty blast and a blazing breeze collide and merge into a stronger being.
a phoenix supernova		- Kill phoenix to prevent eggs
An Egg		Massive Eggsplosion (https://www.raidloot.com/Spells.aspx?name=Massive Eggsplosion) - 234k AE DD + Knockback (150' range)
		Warning emote: An egg shouts, 'Look out, Soandso, here I come!'
		Lands on you message: You are hint with fire and egg yoke.

Prisoner NPCs

Two prisoner NPCs located behind the gate north from zoneline:

Languid Flames Wander
Daring Glances Slight

Prisoners can die during event: [Wed Feb 26 23:31:50 2020] Daring Glances Slight shouts, 'You killed me!'

When event resets, if a prisoner died, it doesn't appear back at gate in north area.  This may or may not matter for /ach Rescue Rangers, where the objective is to keep the prisoners alive.  Perhaps the script initially has them up on fresh instance, then following a wipe/reset they'll spawn again once event triggered.


Start event

Upon entering zone, north down path to gate is a subsumed efreeti lord.

Keyword to trigger event: agree

Event reset:
[Wed Feb 26 23:31:50 2020] Your lack of action causes the battle to end.


Lore:

[Wed Feb 26 22:41:07 2020] You say, 'Hail, a subsumed efreeti lord'
[Wed Feb 26 22:41:07 2020] A subsumed efreeti lord says, 'Leave here, mortal, it is your only hope. The power of Smoke is rising and you cannot hope to stop it. It is the fault of the jann, they have brought this upon themselves. I suggest that you do not attempt to [assist]. In fact, you should probably just [leave].'

[Wed Feb 26 22:55:24 2020] You say, 'assist'
[Wed Feb 26 22:55:24 2020] A subsumed efreeti lord says, 'I am certain that these prisoners would be grateful should you put down the monsters that have grown here, that have taken me to be one of their own, it would bring great risk to all of us. These here have been taken prisoner and should you interfere they will become the next victims of the influence of Smoke.  Of course that is their fate regardless of your actions, so it will cause no harm for me to explain, as I am not forbidden to do so. The trials serve two purposes, test those that need to prove themselves and weaken the creatures that live here in this narrow space between Empyr and Stratos. But we have not required the trials very much lately. The creatures here have grown strong and we have become their [victims].'

[Wed Feb 26 22:57:41 2020] You say, 'victims'
[Wed Feb 26 22:57:42 2020] A subsumed efreeti lord says, 'I was captured when sent here to assess the situation, as were most of these others, though some were sent here to take a trial. Each of them has been claimed by one of the five powers here and will be made into creatures to serve them soon enough. Should you manage to destroy those powers they would be freed, perhaps for long enough to escape. This is a great risk for you, of course, and I would not expect you to [do such a thing] for these foolish prisoners.'

[Wed Feb 26 22:59:09 2020] You say, 'do such a thing'
[Wed Feb 26 22:59:09 2020] A subsumed efreeti lord says, 'Should you choose to do so I could probably draw the creatures out. It is likely they will not arrive singly, and you will have to defeat all of them as they appear. From experience, for example, the three that are focused upon the Trial of Three and the one that defends the Eternal Cyclone will likely arrive first and at the same time. You would have to deal with them at the same time. As I said, I can draw them here easily enough, especially if the prisoners were to attempt to escape. And I will do so, if you [agree] to try to defeat the monsters that threaten the elemental planes.'

[Wed Feb 26 23:02:35 2020] You say, 'agree'
[Wed Feb 26 23:02:35 2020] A subsumed efreeti lord says, 'Good. Run now to the Trial of Three and the Eternal Cyclone. I will give you a short time to get there and then we will draw the enemy forth.'

[Wed Feb 26 23:02:55 2020] A subsumed efreeti lord shouts, 'Be aggressive, mortals! You must engage all four of your enemies at the same time or they will simply move on and they will kill their prisoners!'

[Wed Feb 26 23:03:01 2020] With some of the enemy unengaged, they all become invulnerable!

[Wed Feb 26 23:03:11 2020] Dark Waters Sing shouts, 'I see you fear to face me. It is time for Furro to do what the rest will not!'



Achievements for reference:

Rescue Rangers - Do not allow any of the prisoners to be killed.

Uneggsploded - Do not allow any of the phoenix eggs to hatch.

Called to Task - Do not allow any of the mephits to force someone to fight.


Map Locations

Map file: trialsofsmoke_1.txt (http://www.eqfreelance.net/ssark/maps/TBL/smoke/trialsofsmoke_1.txt) (right-click, "Save As", and place in EQ maps folder).

Code: [Select]

P 36.3766, 36.5895, -1.8939,  0, 0, 240,  2,  Darkened_Victorious_Scholar(Q)
P -133.7087, -885.6218, -1.8939,  0, 0, 240,  2,  Emerald_Hope_of_the_Stars(Q)
P -547.9881, -139.2676, 89.2617,  240, 0, 0,  3,  SW_-_Tank_adds
P -306.3885, -16.4875, -58.7563,  127, 64, 0,  3,  SE_-_VIRAL_SILENCE
P -382.2077, -133.7161, -75.6409,  240, 0, 0,  3,  NE_-_VIRAL_DoT
P -425.1786, -67.0148, -83.3614,  0, 0, 240,  3,  WATER_AURA_RUN_TO
P -551.4806, -141.9683, -83.3621,  240, 0, 0,  3,  FIRE_ROOM_-_NORTH
P -707.9930, -30.9294, -83.3621,  0, 0, 240,  3,  WATER_ROOM_-_WEST
P -523.0222, 61.7671, -83.3621,  127, 64, 0,  3,  EARTH_ROOM_-_SOUTH



Text & Audio Triggers - Mandatory

Everyone

Main Package (http://www.eqfreelance.net/ssark/triggers/TBL/tbl-plane-of-smoke-rise-of-smoke-03-19-2020-243pm.gtp)

03-19-2020 (2:43pm)

- Event Reset Trial of the Eternal Cyclone: - Phoenix - An Egg targeted player - Disappointed Heart's Torrent - Invulnerable - Stop Damage - Disappointed Heart's Torrent - Vulnerable - Resume Damage Trial of Three: - Dark Waters Sing - Ocean Blast - FRONTAL DD at player emoted - Shadows of Stone - Choking Sands - Target AE DoT + SILENCE - Warm Heart Flickers - Wandering Flames - VIRAL DoT at emoted player - Trial of Three - Mephits HP unbalanced

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 (http://eqfreelance.net/ssark/docs/GINA.pdf).  If you're still having issues after following Ssark's guide, reply to the Audio and Text Triggers Alternative - GINA (http://forums.eqfreelance.net/index.php?topic=2483.0) thread located in the Raiders Essentials section of our forums, and we'll work to resolve the issue(s).

Title: Re: TBL - Plane of Smoke - T1 - Rise of Smoke
Post by: Furro on February 28, 2020, 10:18:14 PM

February 28, 2020 - Strategy & Trigger Packages Updated

Good first run on this Thursday night.

Strategy post and trigger packages have been updated.  Please ensure you're up to date before attending our next raid.  Thanks!

See everyone in game! :)

Title: Re: TBL - Plane of Smoke - T1 - Rise of Smoke
Post by: Furro on February 29, 2020, 03:00:41 PM

February 29, 2020 - Strategy & Trigger Packages Updated

Awesome run on this last night!  Got Torrent boss to 76% and Mephits balanced to around 70%!

Tweaked trigger package, adjusted emote run-to location for mephit VIRAL emote and adjusted timers on all three mephit emotes slightly. 

Delete old trigger package before importing new.  Please ensure you're up to date before attending our next raid.  Thanks!

Strategy post has been updated accordingly to reflect adjusts from our recent run last night.

See everyone in game! :)

Title: Re: TBL - Plane of Smoke - T1 - Rise of Smoke
Post by: Furro on March 06, 2020, 03:25:07 AM

Thursday, March 5, 2020 - Rise of Smoke defeated!

Outstanding work everyone!

See everyone in-game! :)

Title: Re: TBL - Plane of Smoke - T1 - Rise of Smoke
Post by: Furro on March 19, 2020, 09:08:21 PM

March 19, 2020 - Strategy & Trigger Package Updated

Trial of Three Diagram & Map:

Diagram added for Trial of Three area, includes emote run to locations, room labels and mephit bosses.

Map file added with emote run to labels and mephit room designations for Trial of Three area.


Trigger package updated:

DELETE OLD TRIGGER PACKAGE "Plane of Smoke - Rise of Smoke", BEFORE IMPORTING NEW!

Trigger run to locations CHANGED from last run (including changes from what was mentioned in raidsay at the time of last run).

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