TheWoWDBIn case anyone is wondering:
The weapons do not currently have little red arrows over them. Just bomb the place with lots of fences (55, 53) and the quest will be over.
Quest
Set the Mantid Back
A World of Warcraft quest in Townlong Steppes. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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the supplies are located 56.6, 54 - they are planted on the ground in a small growing area to the left of the steps of the first hut coming up the road. Red arrows will be above them pointing down. The weapons racks are located at 55.3, 53 - again small red arrows over the top of them are pointing down to identify them.
In Pandaria Remix there are still no red arrows over the weapons. The target area at 55.3, 53 looks like a bunch of fence rails rather than weapons. Just blow up that area to finish. It's not at all obvious.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 25-35
ZoneTownlong Steppes
Quest ID30923
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(30923))
What to do
StorylineTownlong Steppes, step 57 of 60
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Description
Every day, the mantid build up munitions for use on their enemies. We cannot stop them, just you and I... but we can set them back. <Tai Ho hands you some explosives.> I need to keep a low profile. Would you do the honors?
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #388 49.1 71.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inTownlong Steppes 49.1, 71.2
/way #388 49.1 71.2 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Townlong Steppes 55.3, 52.9
/way #388 55.3 52.9 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Townlong Steppes 56.6, 54.0
/way #388 56.6 54.0
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 Townlong Steppes map
- Thunder Calls about 100 yards
- Grounded Welcome about 380 yards
- The Search for Restless Leng about 380 yards
- Choking the Skies about 470 yards
- The Exile about 1,280 yards
- In the Wrong Hands about 1,350 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,410 yards
- Trap Setting about 1,810 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Townlong Steppes, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Townlong Steppes:
- Shado-Pan Garrison, Townlong Steppes
- Rensai's Watchpost, Townlong Steppes
- The Sunset Brewgarden, Dread Wastes
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
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.
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Other quests on the Townlong Steppes map
Reward details
Reputation: Shado-Pan +75
The shadowy protectors of Pandaria's temples, the Shado-Pan are wrought with mystery.
Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.
Other quests in Townlong Steppes that reward Shado-Pan reputation: My Husband... (+25), First Assault (+100), Running Rampant (+75), Perfect Pitch (+75), Seeing Red (+100), Pitching In (+75).
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
Townlong Steppes
Part 57 of 60.
Previous: The Motives of the Mantid · Next: The Wisdom of Niuzao
- 49Heroes of the Shado-Pan
- 50Buried Beneath
- 51Thinning the Sik'thik
- 52Taoshi and Korvexxis
- 53Lao-Chin and Serevex
- 54Nurong and Rothek
- 55The Sha of Hatred
- 56The Motives of the Mantid
- 57Set the Mantid Back
- 58The Wisdom of Niuzao
- 59Niuzao's Price
- 60The Terrible Truth
Showing steps 49 to 60 of 60.
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.
- The Motives of the Mantid
<class>. You may be of assistance. The Shado-Pan wishes to know why the mantid are attacking so violently. We have our suspicions, but we cannot be sure. Furthermore, we do not want the mantid to know that we are investigating them. That's where you come in.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Wisdom of Niuzao
Niuzao, the Black Ox, rests in the temple to the west. He may know why the mantid are attacking. He may, in fact, know much more than that. I will rendezvous with you at Niuzao Temple, <class>.
The storyline at a glance
Townlong Steppes has 60 steps, from A Foot in the Door to The Terrible Truth.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Townlong Steppes (55), Vale of Eternal Blossoms (4), Dread Wastes (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Townlong Steppes map
- Sunreaver Onslaught
- Kirin Tor Offensive
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.