Curse

Mark Nevermiss · May 15, 2008, 07:01 PM // 19:01

I must be doing something wrong yet not sure what it is. I light the beacons as soon as King Jalis says to save the dwarf soldiers and before they say Great Dwarf Save US! and yet the bonus never seems to trigger for me. The mission itself is a piece of cake so much so that I park the H/H next to the king and go AFK, yet the dang bonus keeps eluding me.

miskav · May 15, 2008, 07:09 PM // 19:09

Are you sure you light both beacons on time? That seems to be all I can think of that goes wrong.

Mark Nevermiss · May 15, 2008, 07:14 PM // 19:14

quite positive.. I read of wiki that sometimes this happens, but since its happened to me several times on several chars I must be doing something wrong, cant be THAT unlucky!

Painbringer · May 15, 2008, 08:00 PM // 20:00

do you go see the dwarves after the onslaught? do the extra jades come?

If i remember right a few weeks ago same thing happened I was pissed so after the fight i explored the area talked to the dwarves I saved and the bonus popped for me.

Mark Nevermiss · May 15, 2008, 08:14 PM // 20:14

I dont think the extra Jade groups showed up and I sort of felt the bonus failed so I did not explore. I am certain I lit the beacons very fast though. In fact I finished lighting the second beacon just before the first monster group made it to the Phantoms.

Highlander Of Alba · May 15, 2008, 08:27 PM // 20:27

I think you have run over time with lighting the fires

As was said when king asks you to speak to him after the last boss ,( you ignore his request and go out right gate)

(The 2 goups of Jade should be there) as with Dwarfs in each camp i usually map out while i am there and if any is missing you have overun your bonus time to light fires

Im sure its still 30 secs but could be wrong here

If you are doing it yourself after cutscene flag heros at jalis then when you lit one on left (i still hold onto the same torch) as running accross the center area just unflag ur hero/hench in case you are attacked..... and return to Jalis and await the waves that will attck you

Chrono Re delle Ere · May 15, 2008, 09:07 PM // 21:07

Well I don't know, but you have to complete the mission to get the extra; you can't just light up beacons and get the reward

But maybe you already knew it >.>

Mark Nevermiss · May 15, 2008, 09:35 PM // 21:35

I flag the heroes next to Jalis, Run grab the first torch, light the beacon, throw away the first torch to run faster then grab the second torch and light the second beacon.
I also noticed that if you run towards the first beacon over the battlements then when you reach the wooden overpass where the gate is, you can get body blocked by the monsters fighting the phantoms underneath.

NYC Elite · May 16, 2008, 12:55 AM // 00:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Nevermiss

I must be doing something wrong yet not sure what it is. I light the beacons as soon as King Jalis says to save the dwarf soldiers and before they say Great Dwarf Save US! and yet the bonus never seems to trigger for me. The mission itself is a piece of cake so much so that I park the H/H next to the king and go AFK, yet the dang bonus keeps eluding me.

That's the problem. You go AFK. The bonus is to light the torches, not /afk. Flag h/h by Jalis, bring a run stance or two, and run torch to beacon, light it, drop it, run to other, and do the same. Avoid getting body-blocked on left side by first mob attacking the allies under the bridge and be quick and it's no trouble.

Snograt · May 16, 2008, 01:09 AM // 01:09

You mis-read - he said he runs the torches THEN goes afk.

To OP - like Chrono Re delle Ere said, are you sure you haven't completed the bonus and quit without realising? The bonus sword only appears after talking to Jalis, during the final "flyover" cutscene. If you quit without talking to Jalis, you won't get the bonus.

Sorry if that sounded like an accusation of noobery - it's just something I've known others to do before now.

The Little Viking · May 16, 2008, 01:18 AM // 01:18

the #1 mistake most people make in the bonus for this mission is skip the cut scene. I learned a long time ago, (after many, many, many failures) that if i just let the little movie play, then run for the becons after, i get bonus. But you CAN NOT skip cut scene. Also, you have 30 sec. to light the 2 becons. Give it a shot. I know its what works for me.

Mark Nevermiss · May 16, 2008, 06:15 AM // 06:15

- @Snograt: I do talk to Jalis at the end and get one sword.
- @Little Viking, yeah I do skip the cut scene, so thats the problem then? I will try again then, thx mate.

Thanks, all who responded.

Mouse at Large · May 16, 2008, 07:22 AM // 07:22

If you want a little tip to make solo torch running within the time limit easier, make sure you use the catapults to kill the mobs waiting outside the fort before killing the boss and triggering cutscene/time limit.

It's a lot easier for one person to do if there are no Giant Stomp knockdowns

Mark Nevermiss · May 16, 2008, 07:56 AM // 07:56

I took Little Thom with me so Charge was of immense help.
Just redid the mission and watched the cut scene and right enough I got the bonus.
And Mouse, nice tip!