Command Training

Command Training
Section	Istan Quests
Campaign	Nightfall
Given by	First Spear Dehvad in Kamadan, Jewel of Istan (Istan)
Part of	Battle Preparations
Preceded by	Honing your Skills (Elonian characters only)
Type	Secondary quest

Train for basic control of Hero companions.

Quest information

Objectives

• Report to Tactician Haj once you have a Hero in your party to begin command training.
• Use your Hero to capture area one.
• Use your Hero to capture area two and area three.
• Order your Hero to return to area one.
• See First Spear Dehvad for your reward.

Reward

• 250 Experience
• 125 Gold

Walkthrough

Follow Tactician Haj's directions in using flags to direct your Heroes to each Area when asked. The flags are located on your compass at the bottom and there is a flag for each individual Hero as well one for the entire group. By clicking on a flag, you have selected that Hero, or group. You then move your cursor over the compass map and it will change to a green flag. To place the flag where you want, just click inside the compass map. While you are standing on the center podium, Tactician Haj has you command your group to take Area One, Two and Three respectively. There are two very easy to dispose of Razorback Skale at Area Two and Three. When each area's "bar" changes from red to blue, you now control that area. Once you have all three, Tactician Haj has you and your party return to Area One to complete the training. You disable the flags by double-clicking the flag button for that Hero or group. See First Spear Dehvad in the city for your reward.

Be sure to look for Area signs. Hold down the ALT-button to light up the yellow signs that represent each control area. If you still can't find them, use the map and look for the flags: a red flag is one of the areas captured by the enemy, a grey flag is an area that is not controlled by anyone, and a blue flag is an area you are controlling.

Near Area Two, there is an NPC named Wounded Villager who is suffering from an unknown condition. If one of your heroes has a condition removal skill, they will move out of the flag capture area to remove it. However, the hapless NPC's mystery condition will quickly return. This will, in turn, cause your helpful hero to repeatedly cure this condition whenever they can. For the sake of expediency, it may be best to capture Area Two using a hero without any condition removal ability, or simply SHIFT-click on the hero's condition removal skill(s) in order to temporarily disable it.

The easiest way to complete this mission is the following: Rather than first capturing Area One as instructed, capture the other two areas, then capture Area One. This prevents Razorback Skales from spawning at Area Two and Three as would otherwise occur.

NPCs

Foes

Skale

• 2 Razorback Skale (two each at areas two and three)

Objects

Control points

• Area One
• Area Two
• Area Three

Dialogue

Initial dialogue

First Spear Dehvad

As a Sunspear you never fight alone. So, to be effective, you must learn to command those fighting with you on the field of battle. There are many new lessons to master. Command training will teach you the techniques you need to know to make tactical decisions during the heat of the battle. We can only provide you with the tools. What you do with them will determine your fate. When you are ready, report to Tactician Haj in Churrhir Fields to commence your training.

 Accept: "Right away!"

 Decline: "I think I need some more time."

 Ask: "Tactician Haj is waiting for you in Churrhir Fields."

Intermediate dialogue

Tactician Haj

Welcome back to Churrhir Fields, [Character Name]. Let me know when you are ready and I will separate you from your squad so you can learn to issue them commands.

We are ready. (teleported to top of pillar)

We are not ready yet.

Tactician Haj: "Arrayed around you are three areas to control. By issuing commands to your squad during this training session, you will capture these various areas under different circumstances."

Tactician Haj: "You must destroy all enemies surrounding an area to begin capturing it. Moving you or your squad outside the area will halt the capture process."

Tactician Haj: "To manually move your Heroes, use target flags. Target flags let you select a position in the world for your Heroes. Attached to your compass, you will find up to four flag buttons."

Tactician Haj: "To place a flag, click on the flag button and then click on the compass or somewhere in the world. Placing a flag causes the Hero to regard that location as "home.""

Tactician Haj: "Keep in mind that while Heroes are moving to a new location they will not execute any skill commands until after they reach the location set by the flag unless the flag is cancelled or otherwise overridden."

Tactician Haj: "Now use your squad to capture area one."

On capture of *Area One:

Tactician Haj: Now use your squad to capture areas two and three."

On capture of all areas:

Tactician Haj: "Very well done! Talk to me if you need any more information about commanding your squad."

Reward dialogue

First Spear Dehvad

Looks like you made out in one piece. If you have any questions about commanding your squad during battle, Tactician Haj will be happy to answer them.

Notes

Bug. If you capture Area Two and Area Three before capturing Area One, you can finish the quest by capturing Area One last, without the Razorback Skales spawning.

Bug. Scared Razorback Skales glitch. If the Razorback Skales enter your earshot range, they will attempt to run up to you and attack you and then run away and Koss will not be able to attack them and they will not be able to harm him. If Koss leaves the point that the bugged Skales belong to, they will run back to it.

Bug. You can still complete the quest if you accidentally get down before you finish.

Bug. Although it says "Use your hero to capture area one" Mercenary Heroes do not work and will result in failing the quest.

Anomaly. If you walk around in the area before talking to Tactician Haj to proceed with the quest, you change the "capture" status of the areas. However, you cannot see this effect until after you talk to Haj.

Trivia

• The NPC that stands with you on the raised platform during this quest (Observer Jahfoh) is a reference to the character of Richard Lymangood in the movie Blue Thunder, whose nickname was "JAFO", an acronym for "Just Another (bleep)-ing Observer".