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Hunt of the Ancients
The Hunt of the Ancients zone has been removed due to a bug that causes it to not spawn the fourth and final pillar the majority of the time. There is no known fix. I am leaving the zone info on this page for reference.
Overview
Hunt of the Ancients is a zone that has an automated server-side timed event that pops up notices letting players know when it starts. When the event starts players must capture four pillars in succession and hold each for a period of time. The timer starts by right clicking a pillar and selecting Conquer. The player must remain at a pillar for 1 minute 40 seconds to capture it. If the player is attacked the capture timer stops and they have to start over after killing mobs or players. The first player to capture four pillars wins the event and receives a prize in the form of a HoTA statue automatically delivered to their settlement near the settlement token.
Rewards
Winning the Hunt rewards a HotA Statue. When opened, these statues yield resources like Glimmersteel and Adamantine, and they offer a random chance to contain a Glimmersteel Medallion, which has no function other than being cosmetic.
| HOTA Statues |
|---|
| Dogs fighting boar |
| Anaconda |
| Wolf fighting bison |
| Deer |
| Bear fighting bull |
| Black dragon fighting player |
| Lady of the lake |
| Nogump |
| Man fighting bear |
| Sol demon |
| Scorpion |
Where is the HoTA Zone?
The HoTA zone is located on Northlands, on a square island in the very center of the PVP zone (4239,4099). The PVP zone is in the center of the map and takes up 1024×1024 tiles.
Fix a Broken HoTA
The Hunt of the Ancients zone fails to spawn a fourth pillar.
Method 1: Spawning Pillars
Pillar Wurm ID's
As Of 01-21-2025: This is a calculator for the wurm ids for our HotA Pillars. Use one of the ones that pops up to get the id and put it in the calculator to pull the id of the others you need. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KJPc0l38WBLZv6IraZsXJWc-eM_QZS6KzW8gQNnDURE/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Load and Drop Pillar
Fix the HoTA by loading a pillar color that hasn't spawned and dropping it.
- Use this chat command:
#loadItem wurmID(where wurmID is the number of a pillar per the calculator above) - Drop it on the ground anywhere in the zone.
A player should be able to finish the event as it takes four captured pillars to trigger the win.
Method 2: Recreate the HoTA Zone
Delete the Broken HoTA Zone
- Go to Northlands coordinates 4239,4099. You will find an obelisk there marking the center of the HoTA zone.
- Stand in the center of the coordinates (step 1).
- Look up and right click the obelisk (or the sign; it has to be an object). Server, Create Focus Zone.
- In the Create Focus Zone window open the Delete Zone dropdown and select the existing Hunt of the Ancients zone. Click the Send button. You should see a message stating that the zone has been deleted. Any pillars and shrines should disappear.
[10:36:33] Deleted the HotA zone.
Create A New HoTA Zone
- Ensure you are standing on the center tile, coordinates 4239,4099.
- Right click an object (obelisk or sign). Server, Create Focus Zone, select HOTA (Arch+) from the top dropdown.
- Enter 60 for east/west and 60 for north/south.
- Enter zone name. Hunt of the Ancients or HoTA. I use the full name so players know what HoTA means.
- Enter a description if desired.
- Click the Send button.
[10:37:18] Created the zone Hunt of the Ancients XY:4179,4039 to 4299,4159
You should now have a new HoTA zone.