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Hot On The Trail

Hot On The Trail is a quest for level 45. It is step 2 of 7 in the Suspicious Munitions storyline. It rewards 775 experience and money.

Description

Targeting device, eh?

<Mux eyes you warily for a moment.>

Yeah, I sold one. Never saw the guy's face, though. Real private fella.

A punch card fell out of his pocket as he was leavin', though. I had one of my lackeys tail him out of town in one of my rocket cars to return it.

Customer service, y'know?

Louse never came back! But hey, if you're lookin' for trouble, they were headed west. That's all I can tell ya.

Rewards

Money2 gold2 silver20 copper
Experience775 XP

Stuck on this quest?

  • Go to Tanaris 47.7, 26.0 /way #71 47.7 26.0

Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(45099))

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP775
MoneyGold2g 2s
Where it comes from
Objective areaTanaris2 mapped points
World Map

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Tanaris Objective area 2 mapped points
Tanaris map showing where to go for Hot On The TrailObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #71 47.7 26.0

Coordinates

  • Objective areaTanaris 47.7, 26.0/way #71 47.7 26.0
  • Objective areaTanaris 52.4, 28.3/way #71 52.4 28.3

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Tanaris map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Tanaris, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Tanaris:

  • Gadgetzan, TanarisAlliance · about 310 yards south-east
  • Fizzle & Pozzik's Speedbarge, Thousand NeedlesAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards north-east

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Quest Line

Storyline

Suspicious Munitions

Part 2 of 7.

Previous: Orders of Magnitude · Next: Signs of Madness

  1. 1Orders of Magnitude
  2. 2Hot On The Trail
  3. 3Signs of Madness
  4. 4Signs of Madness
  5. 5Before It's Too Late
  6. 6Imminent Launch
  7. 7Imminent Launch

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Orders of MagnitudeLevel 45

    We've come across an alarming number of unauthorized orders for war munitions in the past few days, including an advanced long-range targeting device and a large amount of military grade explosives.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Signs of MadnessLevel 45

    <Whoever this buyer is, they seem to have left in a hurry. Acrid fumes sit heavy in the air around you, and a campfire in the center of the area smolders.> <Perhaps something here can point you in the right direction?>

The storyline at a glance

Suspicious Munitions has 7 steps, from Orders of Magnitude to Imminent Launch.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Tanaris (5), Dalaran (2).

Other storylines on the Tanaris map

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.

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