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APOPHIS 9942

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“Of all the possible threats, only a gigantic asteroid hit can destroy the entire planet.” - Michio Kaku


This is an assisted play addon for engineers that specializes in taking full advantage of the Elite Mortar Kit.

It is very effective for all game content (PvE / PvP / WvW) and provides incredible team-based support, tankiness and DPS.

Unsolicited Testimonials from the 5-Star Support Thread

  • “Great module easy to use… The targeting is pretty spot on and the range extension really makes a difference!” - DeathCallsYou
  • “I am using it now, pretty nice, even on lvl 50. Just stay behind the squad and shower foes with rockets.” - glukie
  • “If you run wvwvw with an engi, this is the addon you want, really.” - fxfire
  • “The module is a lot of fun. Thanks!” - stas054
  • “I am running Marauder's and loving it so far. Lots of fun ty for this.” - LMAOseph

Support thread

Key Features

Extended Range

  • Extend the range of Mortar Shot from 1500 to 2000.
  • Stand at the back of your zerg in relative safety while raining down mortars on the enemy.
  • Your mortars will be infused with conditions (poison, chill, burning, etc.) as they pass through friendly fields.

Automatic Targeting

  • Apophis can automatically target both Mobs and Players for you.
  • By default, mortars are targeted at the most closely packed enemies for maximum carnage.
  • Optionally prioritize downed players or enemies with the lowest health.
  • Toggle whether or not to ignore line-of-sight (LOS) based on your situation.

Movement Prediction

  • Mortars are fired at a predicted “best guess” at a target's next position.
  • Movement prediction is configurable through the main menu, and can even be visualized to see how your adjustments affect the predicted movements.

Scourge of Siege Equipment

  • Take out siege equipment (and players) hiding atop walls in WvW.
  • Although the arc of the mortar is fixed, careful positioning of the player can easily work around walls.

Rapid Fire & Boons Boons Boons

  • Apophis cancels skill animations resulting in impossibly fast casting times.
  • Geared with appropriate concentration stats you'll have almost all buffs up all the time.
  • With 100% Quickness up-time paired with Minion's animation cancelling, you'll be ruling the battlefield.

Water Combat and Downed Fighting

  • The grenade kit is used for effective water combat.
  • Downed skills are used to try and rally.

WvW Guild Banner Boost and Automatic Repairs

  • Running by a guild banner in WvW will automatically use it.
  • Running up to a repair vendor in WvW will automatically repair any broken or damaged armor.

Optional Hacks

  • Zoom way out to see your foes getting nuked by mortars at 2000 range.
  • Speed hack at 25% and everyone will assume you've got the Mecha Legs trait, or go with 33% Swiftness speed.

Moa Bird Fighting

  • If you get turned into a Moa Bird in PvP, Apophis will still put up a good fight while transformed.

Automatic Break Free

  • If you find yourself trapped in a branded crystal, Apophis will automatically break free for you.

Recommended Builds

The following are the current recommended builds.

Pistol/Shield Builds

Stat Priority

  1. Concentration (Caps at 100% buff duration)
  2. Power
  3. Healing Power

Alternative Builds

If you're a new player and just used the Level 80 boost, Apophis will support this additional build.

If you want to try something different, the following modifications to the recommended builds are supported.

  • Use a Hammer instead of the Pistol / Shield.
  • Use Flamethrower instead of the Elixir Gun.
  • Use Elixir R instead of the Elixir Gun.
  • Use Elixir C instead of the Elixir Gun.
  • Use Purge Gyro instead of the Elixir Gun.
  • Use Personal Battering Ram instead of the Elixir Gun.

Quick Toggle Menu

Apophis features an optional Quick Toggle menu that's small and translucent.

It easily rests next to your skill bar or wherever is convenient for you.

Mouse-over tips provide information on what each button toggles.

Main Menu

The Apophis Main Menu is accessed through the Addons Menu, and can be used to configure advanced options such as Hacks or Movement Prediction settings.

Menu Options Explained

General Toggles and Options

  • Apophis Enabled - Whether or not the entire module is enabled. Please note that this module is automatically disabled and completely hidden when you're not playing an Engineer.
  • Quick Toggles - Whether or not to display the Apophis Quick Toggles bar.
  • Use Mortar Kit - Whether or not the Elite Mortar Kit is used. Disabling this will actively unequip the Elite Mortar Kit.
  • Dodge Health - At what health percentage Apophis will dodge incoming attacks. Please note that dodges are not wasted on weak auto-attacks (skill slot 1) from hostile Players.

Targeting Options

  • Auto-Target Players - Whether or not enemy players are automatically targeted in WvW or PvP. The largest crowd is targeted by the mortar unless enemies within melee range need to be dealt with.
  • Auto-Target Mobs - Whether or not NPC's (mobs) are automatically targeted. The largest crowd is targeted by the mortar unless enemies within melee range need to be dealt with.
  • Low-Health Priority - Changes the auto-targeting behavior to switch from targeting the largest crowd to the enemy with the lowest health.
  • Downed-Player Priority - Changes the auto-targeting behavior to switch from targeting the largest crowd to downed players.
  • Respect line-of-sight - When enabled, Apophis will ignore enemies that the player doesn't have line-of-sight to.
  • Attack Mouse Cursor - Cycles through the Mortar skills at your mouse cursor location. Great for attacking world bosses or enemies Minion otherwise can't handle.

Movement Prediction

  • Draw Movement Prediction - Draw where your targets are and where Apophis predicts they're moving to.
  • Sample Rate - Lower this to have Apophis check all targets' positions more often. Lowering this value will require increasing the Base.
  • Base - The amount of distance to fire ahead of all moving targets. A higher number fires further ahead of a moving target.
  • Distance Adjustment - Lower this to have Apophis fire further ahead of distant targets.
  • Facing Me Boost - Increase to have Apophis fire further ahead of targets that are facing the player.
  • Facing Away Boost - Increase to have Apophis fire further ahead of targets that are facing away from the player.
  • Reset Defaults - Resets all Movement Prediction sliders back to defaults.

Hacks

  • Hacks Enabled - Whether or not to use hacks.
  • Mecha Legs Speed (25%) - When out of combat, allows you to run at +25% speed, as if you had the Mecha Legs trait.
  • Swiftness Speed (33%) - When out of combat, allows you to run at +33% speed, as if you had the Swiftness.
  • Zoom - Allows you to zoom the camera further out. Very useful when you need to see distant enemies.

Shortcut Support

Although Apophis behavior can be controlled via the small user interface in the addons menu or the Quick Toggles, you may want to create keyboard shortcuts.

The following behaviors can be toggled using the shortcut functions mentioned below.

  • Apophis.Toggle() - Enable or disable the addon.
  • Apophis.PlayerTargetingToggle() - Enable or disable auto-targeting players.
  • Apophis.MobTargetingToggle() - Enable or disable auto-targeting mobs.
  • Apophis.LOSToggle() - Enable or disable respecting Line-of-Sight. (LOS)
  • Apophis.MortarToggle() - Enable or disable using the Elite Mortar Kit.
  • Apophis.CursorToggle() - Enable or disable firing mortars at your mouse cursor location.
  • Apophis.LowHealthPriorityToggle() - Enable or disable prioritizing low-health targets.
  • Apophis.DownedPriorityToggle() - Enable or disable prioritizing downed targets.

As an example, these steps will create a shortcut to toggle respect for LOS.

  1. From the MMOMinion menu, click Shortcuts.
  2. In the User Functions section, click New. This will open a Code Editor window.
  3. In the name field, type “LOS Toggle” without the quotes.
  4. In the code section at bottom, type “Apophis.LOSToggle()” without the quotes, then click OK.
  5. In the Key Binds section, click New. This will open a Keybind Details window.
  6. In the name field, type “LOS Toggle” without the quotes.
  7. In the Function drop-down, choose “LOS Toggle”.
  8. Pick the hot keys you'd like to use and click OK
  9. If setup correctly, your configured hotkey will trigger an “Enabled” or “Disabled” sound.

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MMOMinion Grind and Gather Mode

Apophis is compatible with Minion's Grind and Gather modes, but you will need to create a blank Skill Manager profile with a 300 range.

  1. MMO Minion \ GW2 Minion \ Skill Manager
  2. “+” Button to Create new Profile
  3. Give it a File Name of “Apophis” or your choice.
  4. Set the Fight Range to Custom.
  5. Set the Distance to 300.
  6. Save the profile.

apophis.1561473361.txt.gz · Last modified: 2019/06/25 14:36 by urguwno