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Comment by weredonkey

Plans are outside the mill, not inside at 66, 51 (map: http://www.wowhead.com/?object=19602).

The wagon to blow up is at 65, 54.

Comment by ravenark

Covert Ops Alpha - The wagon is in front of the mill on a small hill. It sits by itself and has some firework looking things on top. For those with Cosmos or map coordinates, the mill is at 66,50. There are two loggers close to it, so take them out. Then attach the explosives, blow it up, and run along the bottom of the hill towards the mill. Not all of the Venture guys will leave, but that's okay. The plans are on the west/left side of the mill, on a tree stump. It looks like a piece of rolled-up parchment. I shifted to cat from as soon as it blew, prowled over to the parchment, shifted up, grabbed it, and ran out with only 1 aggro - Deforester - to take care of behind the mill.

After you finish it, you can check out the next part and the next set of directions here:

http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=1080

Good luck :)

Comment by skyoverheaven

I just wanted to note that when doing this quest, you don't actually need to use the explosives/detonator -- but it's kind of fun, so do it anyway. The quest items are right out in plain sight, so all the explosives do is make it easier for you to go in and grab the item needed. So if you were like me and detonated the explosives and then wondered what the heck to do next (I was searching in the wrong area, eep!), have no fear, you can just clear the mobs the old fashioned way and nab the quest item.

This is fairly straight forward. You can see the lumber mill from the entrance of Windshear Crag, and right in front of it is a small wagon of explosives. Kill any mobs near the wagon then set the blue explosives (by right clicking on the blue explosives in your bags). There's no timer on the explosives, so don't feel like you have to rush out as soon as you place it.

To the left of the front of the lumber mill (looking from the wagon) is a crate with a clickable item -- these are the plans you need. Move away a bit from the wagon, edging up to the crate -- but not too far as the detonator has a pretty small radius to work (I think like 20 yards). When you're ready, use your blue detonator (click it in your bags) and the wagon of explosives will... well, explode. The mobs in the mill will run out to see what's going on -- unfortunately, it's mostly the mobs from the front/inside, and this doesn't help much as the mobs you want are on the left. But it's less to clear, so clear the 2-3 mobs left around the crate, zip in, snag the quest item, and zip out before the crowd comes back to the mill. Personally, I think the explosives sort of complicate things more than needed, but explosions are always fun I suppose.

Comment by LikeIke

This is part of the long & fun quest chain originating from "On Guard in Stonetalon" (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=1070) in Ashenvale.

Prerequisites for this quest are:
-Ineptitude + Chemicals = Fun (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=1074)
-Special Delivery for Gaxim (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=1077)

This quest leads to:
- Covert Ops - Beta (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=1080)

Comment by sanjayg

careful... they all charged me after the explosion

Comment by entropicdragon

If you are standing on the wagon when it explodes, you will take around 100 damage from the Wagon Explode spell you've set off. D'oh!

Comment by amyetheradest

Both Alpha and Beta quests count towards Loremaster of Kalimador

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Covert Ops - Alpha

This quest was marked obsolete by Blizzard and cannot be obtained or completed.

Retrieve the Venture Co.'s Engineering Plans from the lumber mill in Windshear Crag.

	Venture Co. Engineering Plans

Provided item:

	Covert Ops Pack

Description

This is it, <name>. Pay close attention. The devices are done, and ready to be used.

Take these pages--they'll explain more about the detonators and explosives, and where you should place them.

Remember, the success of your mission doesn't depend on how much destruction you cause. Plan Alpha's success depends on you bringing back the Venture Co.'s engineering plans from inside the lumber mill south of Cragpool Lake.

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You will receive:

	NG-5 Explosives (Blue)		NG-5 Explosives (Red)

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Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

5,290 experience
350 reputation with Gnomeregan

Covert Ops - Alpha

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