TBS Strategy

[Barudin]

These are all solo / group tasks. The solo tasks are small run around and hail steps in between most of the group missions and need to be done by everyone in the group. I may add more to this over time but this should be sufficient for now.



Solteris Access #0: A City in Peril - Short solo task starting with Prime Researcher Elnot Waymun, follow the text.


Solteris Access #1: Knowledge for Power - This group tasks starts with Associate Researcher Plik. The temple must be clear before the sphinx will let you do the next step. Once that is done everyone will need to lev up on to the door frame in the same room as the sphinx. These updates take some time. Read ahead while you wait! After that is done follow the text in the alla walkthrough, you must respond correctly or compliment him to get another chance.


Solteris Access #1a: A City in Peril - Prime Researcher Elnot Waymun gives the next short solo task. Hail the man.


Solteris Access #2: Locating the Statue - This group task starts with Associate Researcher Maladoks. After you kill the mobs in the instance have everyone but one person leave the room. That one person will approach the statue and get the update and item to turn in. Turn it in back in Katta and the whole group will get one for the next step.


Solteris Access #2a: A City in Peril - Another short solo task from Prime Researcher Elnot Waymun.


Solteris Access #2b: A City in Peril - Yet another solo task from Prime Researcher Elnot Waymun. Follow the text and speak to the Tactician. The next three steps are all group tasks from Tactician Sodut. You zone in to all three at this npc using a keyword.


Solteris Access #3: Snakes Hiding Something - This is the first group task from Tactician Sodut. Grab the task and zone in at the Tactician you just spoke to. Follow the alla write up it's fairly straight forward.


Solteris Access #4: Counter-Attack! - The second group task from Tactician Sodut. Kill three named sneks, loot three poison sacks and turn them in. Go west from zone in. First snek is in Quarry, second is just east of the temple in the area around it. Third is on the second floor of the temple in the center/east square room.


Solteris Access #5: Confront Emperor Vaakiszh - The third group task from Tactician Sodut. Go to the temple, find and kill five patrollers on your way to the top, talk to the Emp, kill his waves of adds and kill him! Take the orders back to the Tactician.


Solteris Access #5a: A City in Peril - Solo task, say Shissar to the Prime Researcher then Hail Tactician Sodut.


Solteris Access #5b: A City in Peril - Another Solo task, starts at the Tactician and ends with Vizier Zio at the top of a tower to the south east. Mobs in the tower see invis.


Solteris Access #6: Where There's a Will - Group task starting at Vizier Zio. Head to Chelsith (Katta -> Zhisza -> Chelsith). Set up at 790, -670, shrink, drop lev and wait. Do not aggro the sorcerers or you can fail the mission. Kill waves that attack you until you get the update. Head back to Vizier for final update.


Solteris Access #7: Slay the Serpent - Say "What objective?" to the Vizier to request this group task. Head back to Chelsith and enter the instance. Use the teleporter you spied on in the previous task to port up to the first Pyramid. The location updates are on the bottom floor of the first two and the bottom two floors of the third, the teleporter on the top floor will take you to the next pyramid. Be careful in the third pyramid, if you kill the named before you've done all the explore steps you will have to redo the entire mission. The named is in the bottom of the third pyramid. Head back to the Vizier for the final step.


Solteris Access #8: Stop the Ritual - This task comes from Vizier as well. Head back to Chelsith. Follow the alla guide once you get to the third pyramid. Each snek will emote, the emote will tell you which order to kill them in. It is different every instance but this is very simple. Once that is done kill the Empress and be sure EVERYONE LOOTS A PENDANT!


Solteris Access #8a: A City in Peril - This is the final part of progression and a solo task. Hail Vizer to get it. Take your ring to the Prime Researcher. After that hand him the Pendant you looted from Empress Snek.


You did it, you're Solteris flagged.

[Barudin]

Solteris Access #7: Slay the Serpent - Say "What objective?" to the Vizier to request this group task. Head back to Chelsith and enter the instance. Use the teleporter you spied on in the previous task to port up to the first Pyramid. The location updates are on the bottom floor of the first two and the bottom two floors of the third, the teleporter on the top floor will take you to the next pyramid. Be careful in the third pyramid, if you kill the named before you've done all the explore steps you will have to redo the entire mission. The named is in the bottom of the third pyramid. Head back to the Vizier for the final step.

We played around a bit with how to skip the majority of the trash clear. A monk (and I'm sure a rogue) can hit all the investigate spots in the first 2 temples without bothering to clear trash. We did use a little z-axis healing to speed things up, but wasn't really too bad. A marked up map with the exact spots of the investigate stops would be handy.

As for the final namer:
1. He appears linked to the two guards. If someone knows a trick to split them, I'm all ears.
2. Hempo and I did a little science and we were able to get a random trash mob to summon him down after he established good z-axis heal agro on me. If your group has a monk in it, this might be a good way to get everyone down to his room without clearing trash. If they can't get z-axis agro on something to get summoned, then I guess the monk just drags a corpse down?
3. An alternative would be to just have 4 people skip ahead to the final pyramid and start the trash clear while the investigator (and possibly a healer) stay behind in the first 2 and handle the inspects.

[Barudin]

These are all solo / group tasks. The solo tasks are small run around and hail steps in between most of the group missions and need to be done by everyone in the group. I may add more to this over time but this should be sufficient for now.


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[SOLO] Solteris Access #0: A City in Peril - Short solo task starting with Prime Researcher Elnot Waymun

-Hail, Prime Researcher Elnot Waymun'

-say, 'pursue?'

-Hail, Associate Researcher Plik'

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[GROUP] Solteris Access #1: Knowledge for Power - Hide and Seek

Who: Associate Researcher Plik
Request Phrase: I will accept the challenge

-Enter Quatermary Pyramid in Jewel of Atiiki: South West Edge of the Katta for this zone connection. 7 o'clock position. Once inside make your way to the center north pyramid inside JoA. The circle platform on top is your instance entrance.

CLEAR OUT THE TEMPLE ON YOUR WAY UP OR THE SPHINX WILL NOT LET YOU START.

-Speak with Yinihortinkah and accept her challenge: Hail her. You say, 'I accept your challenge' to Yinihortinkah. Then you say, 'We are ready' to him to begin the hide and seek. Position your group on top of the door frame in this room with lev until all updates are completed.

-Speak with Yinihortinkah to learn the _____: Hail, Yinihortinkah. You say, 'Words?' Hail, Yinihortinkah again. You say, 'You are great, wonderful, clever and intelligent.' You say 'What is causing the powersource to fail?'

-Return to Associate Researcher Plik and hail him to complete the task.

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[SOLO] Solteris Access #1a: A City in Peril - Prime Researcher Elnot Waymun gives the next short solo task.

-You say, 'Travel there?' to Prime Researcher Elnot Waymun.

-Speak with Researcher Maladoks: Hail Associate Researcher Maladoks.

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[GROUP] Solteris Access #2: Locating the Statue

Who: Associate Researcher Maladoks
Request Phrase: I would be interested

-Enter Thalassius, the Coral Keep: Enter Thalassius through a portal on the eastern edge of Katta. A pop up box will ask if you wish to enter the instance, click yes.

-Kill 4 statue guardians: Four statue guardians are found surrounding the statue of Prexus. Kill them.

-Kill 1 Brendanus Riordan: Brendanus is in the western square room along with the statue. Pull him out of the room and kill him.

-Examine the statue of Prexus: Once all the mobs are dead have one person enter the room and approach the statue. They will get an Etching Transcript.

-Deliver the transcript to Associate Researcher Maladoks: Whoever picked it up in the instance turns it in to Maladoks in Katta. Everyone gets a transcript and the task completes.

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[SOLO] Solteris Access #2a: A City in Peril - Another short solo task from Prime Researcher Elnot Waymun.

-Hail, Prime Researcher Elnot Waymun to get your solo task.

-Deliver the rubbing to the Head Mage: Give Head Mage Antius the Etching you received from the last group mission.

-Say 'useful?' to him.

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[SOLO] Solteris Access #2b: A City in Peril - Yet another solo task from Prime Researcher Elnot Waymun.

-Say, 'Shissar?' to Prime Researcher Elnot Waymun to get your solo task.

-Speak with Tactician Sodut: Hail, Tactician Sodut. Tactician Sodut is located in Katta Castrum at about -560 +100 (south courtyard area from the temple zone in).

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[GROUP] Solteris Access #3: Snakes Hiding Something - This is the first of three group tasks from Tactician Sodut.

Who: Tactician Sodut
Request Phrase: I will help you find out
Zone in Phrase: Say 'ready' to Tactician Sodut

-Enter the Shissar caves and spy on their activities: You can send someone IVU, SoS or FD'd into the caves for the task update. Just north of where you zoned in.

-Observe the ritual in progress!: Said explorer stays at update point a minute or so.

-Search the golems in the quarry area for evidence that the Shissar are planning something!: The quarry is the second "opening" on the west side path. There are 1 or 2 Shissar that path through there as well as a couple of basher golems. The golems drop the Schematic required.

-Search the Shissar in the temple for more evidence that the Shissar are planning something!: Kill shissar in the temple until you loot their Schematic. NOTE: This is reportedly only dropped by Level 79+ patrollers found in the upper floors of the pyramid.

-Follow the couriers back into the caves and find out who is in charge: Send in a IVU or SOS or FD'r into the caves directly across from zone in to get this update. Several shissar scouts will be in the caves, along with a named Shissar, Lesstos Fintal (they do not need to be killed).

-Deliver the Golem Schematic to Tactician Sodut!

-Deliver the Temple Schematic to Tactician Sodut!

-Talk to Tactician Sodut about your experience in Zhisza: Hail, Tactician Sodut

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[GROUP] Solteris Access #4: Counter-Attack! - The second of three group tasks from Tactician Sodut.

Who: Tactician Sodut
Request Phrase: I am strong enough
Zone in Phrase: Say 'finished' to Tactician Sodut

-Throw the Shissar into Confusion! Kill - Commander Klim: Find Commander Klim outside the temple and deal with him.

-Throw the Shissar into Confusion! Kill - Quarrymaster Aszhe: Find Quartermaster Aszhe in the quarry and slay him.

-Throw the Shissar into Confusion! Kill - Rhag'Zorin: Enter the Shissar temple and kill Rhag'Zorin.

-Loot a Shissar Poison Sac from each of the 3 shissar you were sent to kill!: Loot 3 shissar Poison Sacs that Head Attendant Haestus needs for his Antidote.

-Return to Tactician Sodut and report your victory!: Hail, Tactician Sodut

-Deliver the Poison Sacs to Tactician Sodut

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[GROUP] Solteris Access #5: Confront Emperor Vaakiszh - The third and final group task from Tactician Sodut.

Who: Tactician Sodut
Request Phrase: We will undertake this mission
Zone in Phrase: Alert

-Kill 5 of the Temple Patrollers: Kill at least five temple patrollers. You should see enough of these on your way up to see the Emperor.

-Confront Emperor Vaakiszh: The emperor is located at the very top of the temple. He is not KOS. Go through his text to start the fight.

You say, 'Hail, Emperor Vaakiszh'

Emperor Vaakiszh hisses loudly. 'Why have you come here, Kumbukk? Your [death] can be the only result! I am of Zhisza's line and all in this temple will rally to protect me!'

You say, 'It'll be your death!'

Emperor Vaakiszh says 'Very well, fool! Guards!'

The emperor will summon three waves of shissar adds, 2-3 shissar per wave. Shortly after the third wave, he will become active and summon a final wave. Kill him.

-Search Emperor Vaakiszh for any documents that might be useful: He drops Orders to Vaakizsh. Someone must loot this item and give it to Sodut.

-Return to Tactician Sodut and show him what you've found out: Give Sodut the orders.

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[SOLO] Solteris Access #5a: A City in Peril

-You say, 'Shissar?' to Prime Researcher Elnot Waymun to get your solo task.

-Hail, Tactician Sodut

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[SOLO] Solteris Access #5b: A City in Peril

-You say, 'Let's proceed' to Tactician Sodut to get your solo task.

-Contact Vizier Zio of the Shissar loyalists: Speak to Vizier Zio in the tower south east of the central Katta temple, go through his text.

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[GROUP] Solteris Access #6: Where There's a Will - First of three group tasks from Vizier Zio. The zone you're headed to is Chelsith.

Who: Vizier Zio
Request Phrase: Goals?

Head to Chelsith (Katta -> Zhisza -> Chelsith).

-Discover the teleporter: Set up at 790, -670, shrink, drop lev and wait.

-Witness the teleporter being used: Do not aggro the sorcerers or you can fail the mission. Kill waves that attack you until you get the update. As long packs of sneks are spawning and rushing you you're in the right spot and have not failed. It is totally random how many waves you get before the update completes.

-Return to Vizier Zio with the Incantation: Hail, Vizier Zio back in Katta to complete the mission.

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[GROUP] Solteris Access #7: Slay the Serpent - Second of three group tasks from Vizier Zio. The zone you're headed to is again Chelsith. DO NOT KILL THE NAMED UNTIL ALL LOCATION UPDATES ARE DONE OR YOU WILL NEED TO REDO THE ENTIRE MISSION.

Who: Vizier Zio
Request Phrase: Objective

-Investigate the Teleporter: This will update when you click the portal up to the first pyramid.


-Investigate the Obelisks in Xyn'kris, Temple of Knowledge: Temple one, bottom floor.



-Investigate the sacrificial room in Xyn'kris, Temple of Knowledge: Temple one, bottom floor.



-Investigate the Obelisks in Yiashia, Temple of Strength: Temple two, bottom floor.



-Investigate the aqueducts in Yiashia, Temple of Strength: Temple two, bottom floor.



-Investigate the sacrificial room in Zhissis, Temple of Sacrifice: Temple three, second floor from the bottom.



-Investigate the aqueducts in Zhissis, Temple of Sacrifice: Temple three, bottom floor.



-Slay Saarisz the Undying: On the bottom floor of the third temple, left at the bottom of the ramp. Her two adds are linked with her.


-Return to Vizier Zio with news of your victory: Hail, Vizier Zio'


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[GROUP] Solteris Access #8: Stop the Ritual - Third and final group task from Vizier Zio. The zone you're headed to is, yet again, Chelsith.

Who: Vizier Zio
Request Phrase: I will search

-Investigate the portal: Updates when you click up from the portal in chelsith.

-Slay all the Lichs and the Emperor: Make your way to the third temple. Head midway down to the Emperor's room. He is in there with all the Lichs.

It is random every instance but the Lichs will emote and the emotes tell you the kill order. Killing them out of order will cause them to respawn with an extra trash mob. You can see the emotes as you're clearing down so try to work it out before you get there to save time.

They must be killed in this order:

1st - ritual High Chant
2nd -first ritual Middle Chant
3rd - second ritual Middle chant
4th - ritual Low Chant

After the Lichs die, kill the Emperor. EVERYONE MUST LOOT THE QUEST ITEM. You turn this in on your final solo task following this.

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[SOLO] Solteris Access #8a: A City in Peril - Back to Vizier to get your final solo task.

-Hail, Vizier Zio to get the task.

-Head back to Prime Researcher Elnot Waymin in the center and hand him your ring.

-Hand in your Softly Glowing Runed Pendant to Prime Research Elnot Waymin to finish.


You did it. You're Solteris flagged.

[Barudin]

Hide and seek may have been changed

[Marcone]

Also remember potentially pulling a thing out of the floating pyramids after monk/rog did their things. Via pet pull to save time/clearing as well but it was a little trainy and you needed to do a couple attempts/splits.

Ground pyramid you can pull out the named, but it leashes if you get it too far away and it's spotty if it warps out cleanly.