Jhet Bhlak

Recently I’ve been in Fortress Mechanotus raising two factions for Type 3 SoF Augs at one time, Brownie Rebels and Ak’Anon Strike Force V.

First, get SEVEN Gearing Up quests at one time from Tabazin Gearflinger at location 93 x -1475. He is hidden behind the tent with Plink Squichbolt in it to the left after you zone in. As you complete these quests you will raise your Ak’Anon Strike Force V faction and gain experience.

Next, eliminate the steamwork mobs until your eyes bleed. Killing them will raise your Brownie Rebels faction. You should find a bunch of no drop items off the steamwork mobs. The ones you need for the Gearing Up quests that you accepted are as follows:

Sheet of Steel
Hex Bolt
Spool of Fine Wire
Steel Wire
Oil Can
Grease Tin
Small Coil Spring
Large hex Bolt
Micro-Cog
Steel Beam
Steamwork Powersouce

Finally, if an item is used in multiple quests turning in one of those items will update all of the quests that use that item.  So it is most beneficial to get another quest immediately after finishing one even if you have more items to turn in.

Over on JhetBhlak.com I’ve added a Type 3 augment chart for the augments released during the Secrets of Faydwer expansion. The chart is broken down by class and includes the augment name, vendor purchased from, zone purchased in and the faction the vendor is on.

When you select an augment there is also information on how to increase the faction so you can purchase that particular aug. You will need to be Ally to purchase the augments from the vendors.

If you find any errors on the chart, feel free to leave comments here so I can update it.

I missed it on May 30, 2008. Apparently Drakah released a new Default_Old UI for the SoF expansion at the end of May.

I thought I’d bring some attention to my LDoN Item Search since a lot of people seem to be looking for Type 3 augs to put in their new SoF gear. It’s a little buggy at times but it does a decent job of finding any equiptment from LDoN missions.

One of the bugs with this search is that if you check a specific equipment slot you will also have to uncheck the any equipment box. If you have any suggestions for improvement, leave a comment and I’ll try and get them worked in.

Update: Type 3 SoF Augment Chart added on JhetBhlak.com

I just upgraded to Secrets of Faydwer for one of my accounts and I noticed something a bit evil that they did. If you buy gear with heroic stats on them you will NOT get the stat bonus until you activate SoF on that account.  I’m wondering what other stats do not take effect until you activate SoF.  The extra avoidance, etc. on the tradeskill augs? I think this is the first expansion that Sony has done this on. Sure you were limited before on what gear you could get from an expansion if you didn’t own it but I have never noticed gear not giving the full benefit until an expansion was ordered before.

My guess would be it is a code limitation. The bonus is applied through SoF program code and that code is not in effect until the expansion is activated.