Issue 28: Page 1 Farming Microguide (Maps + Builds)

[Maelwys]

18 minutes ago, SoundGirl said:

Thanks any idea why mids reborn saves builds as name.mbd, and crashes if it tries to open name.mxd files like given in the first post?
Edit:
Found it have to open builds by attempting to restore them

*.mxd was an old format used in earlier versions of Mids.

Newer copies of Mids Reborn should be able to import those builds OK; but it won't always get everything 100% right (some powers may have since had their mechanics or prerequisites changed by a patch or even been replaced entirely... and stuff like Accolades and Incarnates will likely need reselected!). So some poking may be required! 🙂

[AWildDavid]

On 2/18/2023 at 10:29 AM, Americas Angel said:

 

HOW TO DAMAGE CAP YOURSELF WITH INSPS

 

Put the attached file "FarmPro.mnu" into your C:\Games\Homecoming\data\texts\English\menus folder. (Or whatever the path name is for your installation)

Then when you're in-game on your farmer, type the following into the chat and press enter:
 

/bind e "popmenu farmpro"

 

Then when you're in the farm, spam the "e" button to combine your inspirations into reds + eat them. (The "e" button will do both.)
 

So I've done this exactly as stated but when I spam the button, I'm met with this prompt and I NEED to click it to proceed... any ideas on how to bypass this?

[kitsunefox]

15 hours ago, AWildDavid said:

So I've done this exactly as stated but when I spam the button, I'm met with this prompt and I NEED to click it to proceed... any ideas on how to bypass this?

the reason your spamming E is because to make the Enrage the hot key is E as well

[Camel]

How exacting are these builds? I have a Bio/Radiation Tank build in Mids and it has 44.9% S/L defense/84.2% S/L resistance (with zero ATO +res procs)/42.3 HP regen. My rationale is that having the ATO +res proc in Genetic Contamination will have me at 90% res at all times. Will the 44.9% S/L defense be an issue here?

Edited March 10 by Camel

[Camel]

Also, what's the best AFK Smash/Lethal farming currently? I just tested my build out and it works pretty well... but I can't seem to find the Smash/Lethal AFK farms mentioned in this forum post?

[Maelwys]

8 hours ago, Camel said:

I have a Bio/Radiation Tank build in Mids and it has 44.9% S/L defense/84.2% S/L resistance (with zero ATO +res procs)/42.3 HP regen. My rationale is that having the ATO +res proc in Genetic Contamination will have me at 90% res at all times. Will the 44.9% S/L defense be an issue here?

Being 0.1% S/L Defense short of the softcap won't be overly noticeable.

Having 84% Res rather than 90% however will be; assuming that you're planning to AFK-farm. If you're not AFK-farming then you won't need that level of passive +regeneration because you'll be there to pop DNA Siphon, Parasitic Aura and Ablative Carapace. Putting the SMoT proc in a toggle like Genetic Contamination might work as long as you're going to be constantly surrounded by enemies - with 6PPM and an 8ft Radius it'll have a 52.63% chance for activation and get an opportunity to kick in every 10 seconds.

 

6 hours ago, Camel said:

I can't seem to find the Smash/Lethal AFK farms mentioned in this forum post?

Edited March 11 by Maelwys

[Camel]

2 hours ago, Maelwys said:

Being 0.1% S/L Defense short of the softcap won't be overly noticeable.

Having 84% Res rather than 90% however will be; assuming that you're planning to AFK-farm. If you're not AFK-farming then you won't need that level of passive +regeneration because you'll be there to pop DNA Siphon, Parasitic Aura and Ablative Carapace. Putting the SMoT proc in a toggle like Genetic Contamination might work as long as you're going to be constantly surrounded by enemies - with 6PPM and an 8ft Radius it'll have a 52.63% chance for activation and get an opportunity to kick in every 10 seconds.

 

I tested it on Beta, did 5 observed AFK runs and the build worked fine and only one time got below 2/3 health before the Preventative Medicine proc kicked in, then it jumped back to nearly 100%. The reason my res was so low is because I did slot the SMoT proc in Genetic Contamination, so I was a bit loose with chasing S/L set bonuses,  once it gets going it is always two stacked, I rarely saw my resistance below 90%, but I could see the first 10-20 seconds of any given AFK farm having the potential to cause issues.  

Thank you for posting those! I still don't get those results when I search "afk smash", but I was able to find them by searching the author.

[Semler]

Looking for Farm feedback,

 

I put together a fire farm working off this guide and would like some of you to try it.  I'm pretty sure I'm getting max xp, but if you could see any ways to add more mobs or something I'm not aware of, let me know.

 

The Farm ID is  65650

 

[Madmaxjsy]

On 3/10/2025 at 5:59 PM, Camel said:

How exacting are these builds? I have a Bio/Radiation Tank build in Mids and it has 44.9% S/L defense/84.2% S/L resistance (with zero ATO +res procs)/42.3 HP regen. My rationale is that having the ATO +res proc in Genetic Contamination will have me at 90% res at all times. Will the 44.9% S/L defense be an issue here?

Hi have you a link to your Bio/Rad Tank build please, I'm building a Bio/Rad build currently and would like to see if there's any improvements yours may have to offer. please

[Camel]

3 hours ago, Madmaxjsy said:

Hi have you a link to your Bio/Rad Tank build please, I'm building a Bio/Rad build currently and would like to see if there's any improvements yours may have to offer. please

For sure! This is the build 😄 

The +res proc is always up once you get some mobs around you. You only need one stack to hit 90% res. I tested it on Beta server and if you have all 4 accolades and/or the P2W Survival Amplifier it is tough enough to survive Smash/Lethal AFK farms. I did have to go Agility Core Alpha to be able to get to 44.9% Smash/Lethal defense. 

AFK Tanker (Bio Armor - Radiation Melee).mbd

Edited March 31 by Camel

[Madmaxjsy]

On 4/1/2025 at 12:33 AM, Camel said:

For sure! This is the build 😄 

The +res proc is always up once you get some mobs around you. You only need one stack to hit 90% res. I tested it on Beta server and if you have all 4 accolades and/or the P2W Survival Amplifier it is tough enough to survive Smash/Lethal AFK farms. I did have to go Agility Core Alpha to be able to get to 44.9% Smash/Lethal defense. 

AFK Tanker (Bio Armor - Radiation Melee).mbd 44.47 kB · 2 downloads

Hi sorry didn't get a notification on your reply, thank you for this, I'll have a good dig. 

[crusader8467]

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Edited May 7 by crusader8467
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[Jawbreaker]

On 2/18/2023 at 8:29 AM, Americas Angel said:

**FEBRUARY 2023 SMASHING/LETHAL UPDATE**
 

Okay, so after a bunch of testing, the best active farmer is a Rad/MA Tank, and the best AFK farmer is an Elec/Rad Tank.

 

Builds & Maps are below:

ACTIVE FARMING

Build: For Active Farming (i.e. you at your computer actively playing) use the attached build called "AA_ACTIVE_SL_Page5"

 

Map:

For 10 min Active farming use map #54399

Settings:
+4/8 Difficulty
AVs set to on. (This will keep the helper alive.)
 

How to Play:
Buy 2 small purple inspirations, and 18 small red inspirations. Enter the map, pop the insps. Spam your AoEs and everything will die. There's a helper in the map who will summon phantom army's to help you bunch up the mobs. (You can do the same with your banished pantheon lore pet. Although I'd recommend saving the lore pet for when the helper NPC spawns too far away from the centre of the map.) You'll want to pick up the Increased Attack Rate base buff and Offense Amplifier P2W buff. (Although this is not required.)

Note: If you have a Rad/SS tank already, it's pretty much just as good. Just use the same build, but switch out Storm Kick/Focus Chi/Dragon's Tail for Jab/Rage/Footstomp
 

 

AFK FARMING

Build: For AFK farming use the attached build called "AA_AFK_SL_Page5"

 

Note: Do not toggle on Focused Accuracy. It's just a set mule.

 

Map:

For 5 min AFK farming use map #54401

For 10 Min AFK farming use map #54400

Settings:
+4/8 Difficulty

 

How to play:

Jump into middle of map. Hit assault hybrid +ageless as you leap. Put Atom Smasher on auto. Come back every 5/10 mins to reset.

 

MAKING YOUR OWN FARM

Not a fan of the meteor map? Pick whatever map you want and then give your mobs the following power selections:

 

Minions:

 

Lieutenants:


Bosses (Both Active & AFK):

 

HOW TO DAMAGE CAP YOURSELF WITH INSPS

 

Put the attached file "FarmPro.mnu" into your C:\Games\Homecoming\data\texts\English\menus folder. (Or whatever the path name is for your installation)

Then when you're in-game on your farmer, type the following into the chat and press enter:
 

/bind e "popmenu farmpro"

 

Then when you're in the farm, spam the "e" button to combine your inspirations into reds + eat them. (The "e" button will do both.)

 

 

AA_ACTIVE_SL_Page5.mxd 5.21 kB · 2214 downloads AA_AFK_SL_Page5.mxd 5.06 kB · 1969 downloads

FarmPro.mnu 696 B · 594 downloads

Besides assault hybrid and ageless, what Incarnates do you recommend for the AFK build?

[Jawbreaker]

So using the AFK build, and following the instructions of popping 2 purps and the incrnates, I'm still dying in +3/6 on both maps. Do I need a bunch of accolades for survivability?

 

[Maelwys]

On 5/9/2025 at 4:08 PM, Jawbreaker said:

Besides assault hybrid and ageless, what Incarnates do you recommend for the AFK build?

+ Hybrid = Assault Radial Hybrid for Brutes or "Active" Tankers (you're there to pop red insps) and Assault Core Hybrid for "AFK" Tankers.
+ Destiny = Ageless grants +Recharge plus +Recovery; AFK builds generally only benefit from the +Rech to get their one autofire AoE up sooner.
+ Lore = Banished Pantheon Radial (Immortal pet that deals AoE damage); or Carnies Radial (grants you a constant +damage buff; largely worthless to Brutes)
+ Alpha = Musculature Core (best for damage) or Spiritual Core (for some AFK builds where more local +Rech aspect in their autofire AoE > more damage aspect)
+ Judgement = Whatever (personally I like Void for the -damage debuff)
+ Interface = Reactive Radial (any of the "chance for damage" ones work; but -res wins for secondary effect over anything else. Degen's -MaxHP is only useful vs AVs) 



 

 

14 hours ago, Jawbreaker said:

So using the AFK build, and following the instructions of popping 2 purps and the incrnates, I'm still dying in +3/6 on both maps. Do I need a bunch of accolades for survivability?

Why are you chugging two Purples with the AFK build? That's for the ACTIVE build; and is intended to tide you over survivabilitywise for the first 60s of the farming run (until you've killed enough mooks that lots of inspirations are rolling in from drops + you've gotten all your buffs/heals up).
The AFK build already has softcapped defense so adding more via insps won't help.

From the OP:
 

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AFK FARMING

...
How to play:

Jump into middle of map. Hit assault hybrid +ageless as you leap. Put Atom Smasher on auto. Come back every 5/10 mins to reset. You will need the +HP and +end accolades, or the Survival Amplifier from P2W.

Subsequent versions of the various AFK builds may have enough +Regen by default without any +HP accolades... but it's worth noting that the "35 HP/Sec passive regeneration" requirement is an absolute minimum. You will still occasionally die to unlucky streaks of incoming damage getting past your defense. You really only need enough recovery to keep your Toggles running after Ageless drops off... but if you're already getting the three +HP accolades others then picking the +Endurance one up too is easy enough. Getting all four passive accolades takes a few hours maximum.

In order to reduce (but not eliminate) the likelihood of coming back to a dead toon; you'll want as much +MaxHP and/or +Regen as you can get. Personally I always aim for >40 HP/Sec and >2200 MaxHP; which is easy enough to get on a Tanker whilst maintaining 45% Defense and 90% Resistance but trickier for a Brute. If you have a +MaxHP ability like Consume or Earth's Embrace or Dull Pain then popping it before you go AFK will also increase your survivability drastically. You can also choose to summon the intangible Banished Pantheon Radial Support Lore Pet to take some of the heat off you; and/or keep to the far edges of the map instead of the middle (to reduce the number of hostile mobs simultaneously firing at you).
 

Edited May 13 by Maelwys

[Madmaxjsyci]

On 4/1/2025 at 12:33 AM, Camel said:

For sure! This is the build 😄 

The +res proc is always up once you get some mobs around you. You only need one stack to hit 90% res. I tested it on Beta server and if you have all 4 accolades and/or the P2W Survival Amplifier it is tough enough to survive Smash/Lethal AFK farms. I did have to go Agility Core Alpha to be able to get to 44.9% Smash/Lethal defense. 

AFK Tanker (Bio Armor - Radiation Melee).mbd 44.47 kB · 52 downloads

Thank you so much for this Camel the build works brilliantly.

Can you help with something please, I made AA's elc/rad build to follow, two actually but as one is almost filled in with the right enhancements ( I think) I get him to tag along, but he doesn't survive, I'm not sure this build is good enough to tag in AFK farms, I know I don't have a clue, and I'm sure I've missed something but with all the Procs in and armour enhancements in I decided to make two more of your Bio/ Rad builds just incase, If I'm doing something drastically wrong can you have a look at my part build to see what else of AA's build I need to make it viable and say.

Sorry AA I don't mean any disrespect, If you might tell me what it is I'm doing wrong I'm all ears. not literally. 

I'm using map number 64306 If that helps any.

 

Oops I just doubled checked, Just in case, and it's not your build Camel oh how embarrassing lol, I could have removed my post, but in the hope you guys can forgive a plonka, I'd appreciate it. sincerely would. "Oh no not again said Eeyore".

El-Raddi - Tanker (Electric Armor - Radiation Melee).mbdEl-Raddi - Tanker (Electric Armor - Radiation Melee).mbd

Edited May 13 by Madmaxjsyci

[Maelwys]

10 minutes ago, Madmaxjsyci said:

I made AA's elc/rad build to follow, two actually but as one is almost filled in with the right enhancements ( I think) I get him to tag along, but he doesn't survive

These are the current stats of that build (with all toggles running except for Focussed Accuracy; and all passive accolades enabled)
You're a smidge below the HP/Sec requirement even with all accolades added; but more importantly you're a good 10% Resistance and 7.5% Defense under par for S/L.

[Madmaxjsyci]

20 minutes ago, Maelwys said:

These are the current stats of that build (with all toggles running except for Focussed Accuracy; and all passive accolades enabled)
You're a smidge below the HP/Sec requirement even with all accolades added; but more importantly you're a good 10% Resistance and 7.5% Defense under par for S/L.

Ok thank you for this mighty quick response appreciate it, I'm not at all familiar with building, just following so far but am really trying to get to grips, what am I missing ( steady lol) in enhancements then? please

Or is this build not good for this map?

 

Oh I just got what you are saying Thank You.

 

In the words of Stewie Griffin "AA LOOK HERE Dammit!" .

Edited May 13 by Madmaxjsyci

[Maelwys]

20 minutes ago, Madmaxjsyci said:

Ok thank you for this mighty quick response appreciate it, I'm not at all familiar with building, just following so far but am really trying to get to grips, what am I missing ( steady lol) in enhancements then? please

You have four attacks unslotted so if you're following a predefined build, then getting those completed would be a good idea.
The lack of 45% S/L Defense will be what's hurting you most.

I'm guessing one of the missing sets is a "4x Kinetic Combat". You could fill in the rest via "5x Superior Blistering Cold" or "5x Superior Gauntleted Fist + 6x Touch of Death".
A quick attempt to fill it out + rejiggle the superflous slots from Boxing + Jump Kick is below which at least meets the bare minimums with all passive accolades enabled.

It'll be very tight on recovery though; so it might be better to toggle on Hover + shift some slots to EndRed unless you're running Ageless constantly.
 

Edited May 13 by Maelwys

[Madmaxjsyci]

7 minutes ago, Maelwys said:

You have four attacks unslotted so if you're following a predefined build, then getting those completed would be a good idea.
The lack of 45% S/L Defense will be what's hurting you most.

I'm guessing one of the missing sets is a "4x Kinetic Combat". You could fill in the rest via "5x Superior Blistering Cold" or "5x Superior Gauntleted Fist + 6x Touch of Death".
A quick attempt to fill it out + rejiggle the superflous slots from Boxing + Jump Kick is below which at least meets the bare minimums with all passive accolades enabled.

Right, think I'll bin them and continue with the Bio/ Rad ones, it was a nice thought Electric/Rad, oh well.

 

BTW you have been priceless, cough! lol Thank you

[Jawbreaker]

3 hours ago, Maelwys said:

+ Hybrid = Assault Radial Hybrid for Brutes or "Active" Tankers (you're there to pop red insps) and Assault Core Hybrid for "AFK" Tankers.
+ Destiny = Ageless grants +Recharge plus +Recovery; AFK builds generally only benefit from the +Rech to get their one autofire AoE up sooner.
+ Lore = Banished Pantheon Radial (Immortal pet that deals AoE damage); or Carnies Radial (grants you a constant +damage buff; largely worthless to Brutes)
+ Alpha = Musculature Core (best for damage) or Spiritual Core (for some AFK builds where more local +Rech aspect in their autofire AoE > more damage aspect)
+ Judgement = Whatever (personally I like Void for the -damage debuff)
+ Interface = Reactive Radial (any of the "chance for damage" ones work; but -res wins for secondary effect over anything else. Degen's -MaxHP is only useful vs AVs) 



 

 

Why are you chugging two Purples with the AFK build? That's for the ACTIVE build; and is intended to tide you over survivabilitywise for the first 60s of the farming run (until you've killed enough mooks that lots of inspirations are rolling in from drops + you've gotten all your buffs/heals up).
The AFK build already has softcapped defense so adding more via insps won't help.

From the OP:
 

Subsequent versions of the various AFK builds may have enough +Regen by default without any +HP accolades... but it's worth noting that the "35 HP/Sec passive regeneration" requirement is an absolute minimum. You will still occasionally die to unlucky streaks of incoming damage getting past your defense. You really only need enough recovery to keep your Toggles running after Ageless drops off... but if you're already getting the three +HP accolades others then picking the +Endurance one up too is easy enough. Getting all four passive accolades takes a few hours maximum.

In order to reduce (but not eliminate) the likelihood of coming back to a dead toon; you'll want as much +MaxHP and/or +Regen as you can get. Personally I always aim for >40 HP/Sec and >2200 MaxHP; which is easy enough to get on a Tanker whilst maintaining 45% Defense and 90% Resistance but trickier for a Brute. If you have a +MaxHP ability like Consume or Earth's Embrace or Dull Pain then popping it before you go AFK will also increase your survivability drastically. You can also choose to summon the intangible Banished Pantheon Radial Support Lore Pet to take some of the heat off you; and/or keep to the far edges of the map instead of the middle (to reduce the number of hostile mobs simultaneously firing at you).
 

Ohh ok that makes a lot more sense. Looks like I have some badge grinding to do. Thanks so much!
 

Oh yeah the purp inspirations thing I mixed the two farming styles up