TheWoWDBWatching this video on "Good" settings I was unable to see the explosions. Perhaps a fluke, but when I rewatched it (abandon/reaccept) with View Distance set to High I was able to see the results of my work :) I highly recommend you tweak your settings up to appreciate the big finale!
Shame Blizz couldn't find a way to make this scale better to video capabilities :/
Quest
Stormpike Apocalypse
A World of Warcraft quest in Hillsbrad Foothills. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The cutscene is a reference to the Movie MacGruber, at the end when MacGruber was trying to disarm the nuclear warhead.
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To get this quest you have to have completed this chain Aid of the Frostwolf given by Warlord Cromcrush and Cry of the Banshee given by Melisara.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 7-30
Quest ID28616
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28616))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineHillsbrad Foothills, step 31 of 39
RewardsNuke Resistant Gauntlets, 
Cloak of Treason, 
Pocket-Nuke Belt, 42g, 8,250 XP
Nuke Resistant Gauntlets, Cloak of Treason, Pocket-Nuke Belt, 42g, 8,250 XPDescription
Before we continue, let us have a moment of silence for our fallen brother, Orkus, for without him, we would have been destroyed by the Stormpike onslaught. This is for you, brother! <Cromush takes a knee.> Now, {name}, do not think that I forgot your part in all of this! That is why you get the honors of detonating the goblin pocket-nukes. Are you ready? FOR THE HORDE!
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #25 57.1 46.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inHillsbrad Foothills 57.1, 46.2
/way #25 57.1 46.2 - Objective areaHillsbrad Foothills 57.2, 46.3
/way #25 57.2 46.3
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 Hillsbrad Foothills map
- Honor the Flame about 170 yards
- Clearing the Highlands about 1,130 yards
- Alina's Reward about 1,160 yards
- The Path of Atonement about 1,410 yards
- An Unexpected Message about 1,410 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Hillsbrad Foothills, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Hillsbrad Foothills:
- Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad
- Eastpoint Tower, Hillsbrad
- Strahnbrad, Alterac Mountains
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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Choose one of these rewards:
Other quests on the Hillsbrad Foothills map
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeMail Hands
Item level15
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for17 silver15 copper
TypeCloth Back
Item level15
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor2
Stats+2 Intellect, +4 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for25 silver48 copper
TypePlate Waist
Item level15
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+3 Strength or Intellect, +5 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for16 silver79 copper
“Nukes have all been used now.”
TypeLeather Hands
Item level15
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for16 silver79 copper
Reputation: Undercity +500
Led by Sylvanas Windrunner, the Forsaken have joined a tenuous alliance with the Horde and established this capital in the vast depths under the Ruins of Lordaeron.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Hillsbrad Foothills that reward Undercity reputation: Empire of Dirt (+250), Warchief's Command: Hillsbrad Foothills! (+250), Welcome to the Machine (+250), Trouble at Azurelode (+10), Glorious Harvest (+250), Past Their Prime (+350).
Reputation: Orgrimmar +500
Founded by Thrall, this Horde capital city is home to many of the proud orc clans of Durotar.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Hillsbrad Foothills that reward Orgrimmar reputation: *Gurgle* HELP! *Gurgle* (+75), Stormpike Rendezvous (+250), Kasha Will Fly Again (+250), The Road to Purgation (+250), They Will Never Expect This... (+250), Heroes of the Horde! (+500).
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
Hillsbrad Foothills
Part 31 of 39.
Previous: Domination · Next: The Durnholde Challenge: Zephyrus
- 26Breaking the Hand
- 27Decimation
- 28Infiltration
- 29Deception and Trickery
- 30Domination
- 31Stormpike Apocalypse
- 32The Durnholde Challenge: Zephyrus
- 33The Durnholde Challenge: Teracula
- 34The Durnholde Challenge: Bloodvenom
- 35The Durnholde Challenge: Infernus
- 36The Durnholde Challenge: D-1000
- 37A Haunting in Hillsbrad
Showing steps 26 to 37 of 39.
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.
- Domination
<Melisara's thoughts intermingle with your thoughts.> The last task will be an assault against the siege technicians of Gavin's Naze, located west of the Headland. Venture to the final finger and lay waste to the dwarf and gnome engineers that build and fortify the Stormpike machines of war.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Durnholde Challenge: Zephyrus
Durnholde Keep has always been a place of strife. For years the humans used it as an internment camp and prison for the orcs. After that it was taken over by the Syndicate. Now? The Dark Lady captured and placed powerful elementals within its walls.
Also counted by Hillsbrad Foothills Quests
Its criteria name 9 quests; others include:
- Human Infestation
- Thieving Little Monsters!
- Coastal Delicacies!
- Deep Mine Rescue
- A Blight Upon the Land
- Extinction
- Silence of the Dwarves
- The Durnholde Challenge: D-1000
The storyline at a glance
Hillsbrad Foothills has 39 steps, from Welcome to the Machine to Extinction.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Hillsbrad Foothills (39).
Other storylines on the Hillsbrad Foothills map
- Arathi Highlands
- Felo'melorn
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Hillsbrad Foothills Quests: its criteria name 9 quests, this one included.