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    MapleStory Mission I (Zakum Party Quest)

    IMPORTANT NOTE: As of the last MapleGlobal update, v0.35, the Zakum Party Quest
    is now limited to 3 quests per day for the party leader. This has been
    calculated as 3 per 24 MapleStory hours. Basically, they have given limits to
    how many times you can go in as party leader for every 24 hours. The clock,
    however, DOES reset at Midnight, 12:00 AM, PST (Pacific Standard Time) or, PDST
    (Pacific Daylight Savings Time). I'm not sure why they stuck in this leader
    limit, and there are a lot of people who feel it's just a pain in the ass to
    have this limit. So if you are in a party of 6, 18 times is the maximum you can
    go in before someone has to quit and a new leader is chosen that hasn't been a
    leader in the past 24 hours.

    Rough Outline of Main Map Room as to where documents and keys are:

    |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
    | | | | |
    |3-1 | 3-2 (2) |4-2 (mound) |5-1 |6-1 |
    | | | | |
    |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
    | | | | |
    |2-1 |14-1 (chest) |15-1 |7-1 | 7-2 (2)-----|
    | | | | | |
    |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |
    | | | | | |
    |1-1 | 1-2 |13-1 (2) | | 8-1 (2) | |
    | | | | | |
    |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |
    | | | | | |
    |12-1 |11-1 (chest) |10-1| 10-2 (2)|9-1 | 9-2 (2) | |
    | | | | | | (chest) | |
    |--------------|--------------|---------|----|--------------| |
    | |
    |-----------------------|
    |
    |---------------------------------------------------|
    | | |
    | * Portal to Main Room | 16-4 |
    | | |
    |-------------------- |---------------|
    | | |
    | 16-3 (chest only) | |
    | | |---------------|
    |-------------------| | |
    | | | 16-5 (mound) |
    | 16-2 (chest only) | | |
    | | | |
    |-------------------| |---------------|
    | |
    | |--------------|---------------|
    | | | |
    | | 16-1 (empty) | 16-6 |
    | | | |
    |---------------------------------------------------|

    Map Legend:
    Unless indicated, all rooms have documents. (2) = 2 documents in that room,
    and (chest) means that there is a key in the room as well. Only excepts are
    4-2 which has key and document in mounds only, and 16-5 which has a key in a
    mound and a document in a chest. Rooms 8-2 (not shown on map) and 16-1 are
    empty rooms. Rooms 7-2 and 10-2 will teleport you into the main chamber of 16
    when you get to the end of each room and exit.

    You will need to collect all 7 keys and have one person in party drop them in
    front of the LARGE chest in 16-5. The chest will open and a fire ore will pop
    out of it. Collect the fire ore and exit out to the main room. Party leader then
    must collect ALL documents and fire ore (if necessary) from the other party
    members first before talking to Aura (NPC). If you succeed in collecting the
    fire ore (which is a must) and at least 30 documents (total possible to collect
    is 32), each person in the party will receive 20,000 EXPerience, 5 Return to
    Dead Mine scrolls and a Piece of Fire Ore when they exit through the portal.

    If your party consists of 2 or less in the party and time is an issue for you,
    concentrate on getting just the 7 keys (typical time to complete just this
    portion of the quest is between 8 to 12 minutes) and get the fire ore in 16-5
    to bring back to Aura (NPC). Each person in the party will get 12,000 EXPerience
    and a Piece of Fire Ore when they exit through the portal.

    If you have a party of 2 or more going in, use the following assignment formulas
    to finish the quest within 7 to 18 minutes of starting it. Please note that
    where indicated as (2) - there are 2 documents in that room, and (chest) means
    there's a key to find additionally. Unless indicated all documents are in
    mounds/rocks, do not attack chests if it is not necessary to!

    Note: If the last document in 16-5 is not found, skip it if your party has
    followed the list and the other documents are already found. By the time you get
    to 16-5, there should be at least 30 to 31 documents found by party members, so
    if you teleport back out to the main room while trying to find it, it's not a
    document that is critically needed. Also, please follow the room assignments
    IN ORDER. This is due to the natural flow on how you progress from one area of
    the main map to another. Adjustments to this flow will be made periodically to
    ensure the fastest speed of finding quest items, so please check back for any
    updates!

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    For 6 people, divide up the rooms as such:

    * Assignment #1 Rooms 12-1, 2-1. 3-1, 3-2 (2), 1-1, 1-2 = 7 documents
    * Assignment #2 Rooms 11-1 (document only), 13-1 (2), 14-1 (document only),
    15-1, 8-1 (2) = 7 documents
    * Assignment #3 Rooms 11-1 (chest - key only), 14-1 (chest - key only), 4-2
    (key and document in mounds), 5-1 = 2 documents + 3 keys
    * Assignment #4 Rooms 6-1, 7-1, 7-2 (2), 3 documents in main room = 7 documents
    * Assignment #5 Rooms 9-1, 9-2 (2) (chest), 10-1, 10-2 (2) = 6 documents +
    1 key
    * Assignment #6 Rooms 16-3 (chest), 16-2 (chest), 16-4, 16-6, 16-5 (document in
    chest, key in mound - get key FIRST) = 3 documents + 3 keys

    Note: Documents in 6-1 and 16-5 are optional since if the quest is done
    correctly, you should have total of 30 documents.

    ------------------------------------

    For 5 people, divide up the rooms as such:

    * Assignment #1 Rooms 12-1. 2-1. 3-1, 3-2 (2), 1-1, 1-2, 3 documents in main
    room = 10 documents
    * Assignment #2 Rooms 11-1 (chest), 14-1 (chest), 4-2 (key and document in
    mounds) = 3 documents + 3 keys
    * Assignment #3 Rooms 13-1 (2), 15-1, 7-1, 7-2 (2), 8-1 (2). 5-1, 6-1
    = 10 documents
    * Assignment #4 Rooms 9-1, 9-2 (2) (chest), 10-1, 10-2 (2) = 6 documents
    + 1 key
    * Assignment #5 Rooms 16-3 (chest), 16-2 (chest), 16-4, 16-6, 16-5 (document
    in chest, key in mound - get key FIRST) = 3 documents + 3 keys

    Note: Documents in 6-1 and 16-5 are optional since if the quest is done
    correctly, you should have total of 30 documents.

    ------------------------------------

    For 4 people, divide up the rooms as such:

    * Assignment #1 Rooms 12-1. 15-1, 7-1, 7-2 (2), 8-1 (2), 2-1. 3-1, 3-2 (2),
    1-1, 1-2, 3 documents in main room = 16 documents
    * Assignment #2 Rooms 11-1 (chest), 13-1 (2), 14-1 (chest), 4-2 (key and
    document in mounds), 5-1, 6-1 = 7 documents + 3 keys
    * Assignment #3 Rooms 9-1, 9-2 (2) (chest), 10-1, 10-2 (2) = 6 documents +
    1 key
    * Assignment #4 Rooms 16-3 (chest), 16-2 (chest), 16-4, 16-6, 16-5
    (document in chest, key in mound - get key FIRST) = 3 documents
    + 3 keys

    Note: Documents in 6-1 and 16-5 are optional since if the quest is done
    correctly, you should have total of 30 documents.

    ------------------------------------

    For 3 people, divide up the rooms as such:

    * Assignment #1 Rooms 12-1. 15-1, 7-1, 7-2 (2), 8-1 (2), 2-1, 3-1, 3-2 (2),
    1-1, 1-2, main room (3 documents) = 16 documents
    * Assignment #2 Rooms 11-1 (chest), 13-1 (2), 14-1 (chest), 4-2 (key and
    document in mounds), 5-1 (teleported to here from 4-2), 6-1,
    then head to 16 = 7 documents + 3 keys
    * Assignment #3 Rooms 9-1, 9-2 (2) (chest), 10-1, 10-2 (2), 16-3 (chest), 16-2
    (chest), 16-4, 16-6, 16-5 (document in chest, key in mound -
    get key FIRST) = 9 documents + 3 keys

    Note: Documents in 6-1 and 16-5 are optional since if the quest is done
    correctly, you should have total of 30 documents.

    ------------------------------------

    For 2 people, divide up the rooms as such: (Note: this is still a work in
    progress, and is subject to change)

    * Assignment #1 Rooms 11-1 (chest), 13-1 (2), 14-1 (chest), 4-2 (key and
    document in mounds), 5-1 (teleported to here from 4-2), then
    head to 16 to drop off keys, back out to room 16 and get 16-4,
    16-6, then back out to main, head to left side and get 12-1,
    2-1, 3-2 (2), 1-1, 1-2 = 14 documents + 3 keys
    * Assignment #2 Rooms 9-1, 9-2 (2) (chest), 10-1, 10-2 (2), 16-3 (chest), 16-2
    (chest), 16-5 (skip document in chest, key in mound - get key
    FIRST), then head back out to main room and get 15-1, 7-1, 7-2
    (2), 8-1 (2), 3 documents in main room = 16 documents + 3 keys

    Note: Documents in 6-1 and 16-5 are optional since if the quest is done
    correctly, you should have total of 30 documents.

    ------------------------------------

    PARTY LEADER: Have the people who get keys meet in main room of 16 at 16-5
    entrance and have ONE party member collect all keys and documents from those
    party members. Then go into 16-5 with those same party members and have them
    look for the document in the chests. If they both teleport out, skip finding the
    document. Have remaining party members search main floor for the 3 documents
    out there. If you have your party organized, it should be fairly easy to finish
    the quest within 7 to 10 minutes.

    One last thing, if there is enough time, 3-2 and 10-2 has a ~10k meso bag in a
    chest. If your party leader says it's ok to go find them, go for it. If not,
    don't waste the time. DM scrolls are worth quite a bit of meso's in FM as it is.

    Good hunting!

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