Teras Kasi Archive
Thread: Novice Brawler to TKM A Mini Guide
Shopping List:
- Speed Sliced Vibro Knucler (abb. VK) - You are not certified until TKN, but the speed still kicks in.
- 70% Kinetic Ubese Armour
- Vasarian Brandy
- Ahrisa (Optional)
- A Solo group. This is where you join a big group to get xp bonus and higher level missions, but do them on your own. Hence the name Solo Group. Shouting for one in Coronet or Dantooine will usually get you a invite within minutes.
- Doctor "buffs"
"The Grind":
Unarmed 1 - 3:
Note: During these stages Berserk1 and a speed sliced VK will outdamage any special you can do. Leave specials except Berserk alone here.
Method 1: Kill newbie spawns outside newbie cities. Personally I choce Coronet, but any newbie citiy - Mos Eisely, Mos Entha, Mos Espa, Theed, Kaadara, Keren, etc will work well.
Method 2: Lesser Plain Bols on Dantooine. Use Berserk, VK. Buffs and Brandy/Ahrisa is optional. Ubese Armour is a necessity.
Method 3 (Untested): Squill Caves on Tatooine. This may be very slow, and is not highly recommended at such a low stage of unarmed progression.
Unarmed 4 - TKN:
Note: When Unarmed 4 - You get a great new attack. UnarmedSpinAttack1. This is a AoE (Area of Effect) attack, this will becomethe primary "Grinding" special.
Method 1: Continue with Lesser Plain Bols. This is a slow, but safe method, and low maintenance due to only thing you need, being a speed sliced VK and Ubese Armour.
Method 2: Standard Quenkers. This is my preferred method. Berserk, VK, and keep pounding on them. If possible, after the first wave of Quenkers are dead, ride to the other mission, kill them off, return to the first one, and repeat. Spawns come in 3 "waves". The proximity Quenkers at the beginning, the second wave when the lair is first hit, and the third when the lair has lost approximately 1/3 of its Life.
Method 3: Hurrton Missions: Similar method to Standard Quenkers, but I cannot elaborate too much as I have not focused on using this leveling method. Low Kinetic resists. Focus here on using SpinAttack to take down several Hurrtons at once.
Method 4: Squill Caves on Tatooine. Not recommended due to low DPS against Squill's high HAM.
TKN - Power Techniques 4:
Note: Get Balance Conditioning 1 first, then finish Power Techniques, get up to Meditate 2, then finish off at will.
Method 1: Quenkers until Power Techniques 4. If you have Balance Conditioning 1, armour is not even a necessity. Knockdown1, then keep hitting UnarmedHit2. But precaution leads you to wear armour. Buffs are recommended. If buffed, use SpinAttack constantly, whilst 6m away from the lair. Be sure to use Brandy or triple Ahrisa, to negate Mind consumption.
Method 2: Hurrtons. Similar to quenkers.
Method 3: Squill Cave on Tatooine. Recommended after you get Power Techniques 2. With this you may be able to get a higher amount of XP.
Power Techniques - TKM:
Doctor buffs are highly recommended !
Method 1: Savage Quenkers. Spin Attack, or go for the KD + UnarmedHit2. Unarmed Combo 1 is preferred if you have it due to it having the highest DPS on any single pool.
Method 2: Hurrton Stalkers. Same as Savage Quenkers.
Method 3: Rancor Valley. Go to the Dathomir Sarlaac, and search in a radius around that area and you should locate a large amount of Rancors. This is Rancor Valley. Buffs and Ubese Armour highly recommended.
Method 4: Squill Cave. Spin Attack, Spin Attack, Spin Attack. Many have recommended a SpinAttack macro like this:
/unarmedSpinAttack2;
/macro Spin Attack
Using this, running through the cave can "train" a large amount of Squills, which will all wield large amounts of XP when killed.
TKM:
Just a note ifthis is your first profession- TKM is gained by Apprentiship Points which are only available by teaching other people your skills. Best way to go about this is to stand by Brawler or Teras Kasi trainers, and offer to train people for free. Other ways are if you have a friend, teaching Ranged Support 1 and Exploration/Hunting skills over and over again whilst your friends surrender the skills, is a good way to go abotu it, if they have stocked combat/scout XP from previous "grinds".
Extra Notes:
- VKs increase your HAM costs significantly. Never attempt to use specials, at least not frequently, when unbuffed.
- Do not use Body Hit 1. It is a inferior special to Unarmed Combo 1. Unarmed Combo 1 has the highest DPS on a single pool. That pool - is Health.
- Unarmed Knockdown 1 willadd a big multiplier to your damage if you follow up when they are knocked down.
- Dizzy does not work on creatures. Only NPCs.
- PowerBoost skill enhances your Primary Stats by 50% of your Mind Stat. Therefore it is well worth cutting your Health and Action down to put into your Mind pool.
- The Precision Striking tree, is gained by combat XP. This will come along as you gain the other trees in Teras Kasi.
Alternate guide - by Tathizar
Message Edited by Kyodor on 09-29-200408:11 AM
Message Edited by Kyodor on 09-29-200411:43 AM
Message Edited by Kyodor on 09-30-200401:57 PM
Message Edited by Kyodor on 10-08-200408:41 AM
Message Edited by Kyodor on 10-08-2004 08:41 AM
Praise from the Corr himself, Thanks.
Just puting in some more options. To get unarmed 4 and novice TKA there is a cave 4k from Eisley that will get you novice in an hour or so. Make sure you are buffed and have good armor. From novice TKA to master you can go to the rancor valley on dath and look for youth rancors and craggy bolma. They are every where out there. I was able to do novice brawler to Master TKA in less then 2 days useing these methods. This was my 4th time up TKA. Never died and the xp is no stop in the valley. You will not want to try the mutants or ER untill you have a few boxes trained in power and speed. Just remeber to have good armor and lots of brandy and buffs at all times.
And the Composite does indeed work, better, but its pricey for grinding and some newbies are strapped for cash. Of course if you have the money, indeed go for it, but note it's large encumberance means always wear composite buffed.
Message Edited by quitch on 10-07-2004 04:34 PM
Could you possible provide me with a link to your guide? With your permission, of course - I'd like to compile our guides - split the credit
Tathizar wrote:
I did a guide for this exact same thing a while ago. We should compile our two together... I don't think i got my linked in useful thread =(