A New Main Quest

PLEASE STOP USING THE GOG CUT

PLEASE STOP USING THE GOG CUT

PLEASE STOP USING THE GOG CUT

DFU: A New Main Quest

To install:

Extract contents of zip into the /DaggerfallUnity_Data/StreamingAssets/Quests folder of your Daggerfall Unity install. Replace files as necessary.

To uninstall:

Unzip the MQ backup files included in this install. Move them into the /Quests folder of your Daggerfall Unity install. Replace files as necessary. Any new character will revert to the original Main Quest after you do this.

Q: This is a 1. 0, but there are a couple of messages in the game that call it a beta still.

A: I can't be bothered to change those messages right now, but the quest line is 100% and completely finished. There's the second branch of the quest I could write if I ever got motivation and inspiration, but for now, you get one quest line only. That was the reason I originally wrote in the word "beta."

Q: How do I start it?

A: Talk to Aubk-i, Queen of Daggerfall.

Q: Is this compatible with my current character?

A: No. This requires a new character.

Q: If I upgrade to a new version of Daggerfall Unity, what do I need to do to keep playing this mod?

A: Before you load up your character, extract the contents of this zip again into your new Daggerfall Unity folder. Otherwise the alternate main quest will break really fast.

Q: Why did you make this?

A: After 25 years of playing Daggerfall, the story still lacks a proper presentation to me. This alternate main quest takes a far shorter route through the main quest and avoids some of the larger questions and looser ends that the classic game asks. It deals somewhat in Daggerfall's main quest, but with some twists to make it a new experience. It has no padding, no timers, no level requirements, and no reputation barriers to progress.

Q: This is kind of short.

A: That's not a question. But anyway, I don't use padding (aka random pointless events that make the game longer in an unfulfilling way). Your character is here on a mission and is going to do it. People know who the smartest people are and will send you to them. They solve problems pretty quickly. I made it in three days and couldn't think of anything else to throw in, so rather than stretch it out, I ran with it. If someone pitches some legitimately good ideas I could make it longer, but not just for the sake of being longer.

Q: Does it have multiple endings?

A: Yes, all the same endings as in TES2: Daggerfall.

Q: Can I fail this main quest?

A: No, that's impossible. No matter what happens, it'll always be winnable.

Q: I'm getting trounced by some of the enemies here.

A: There are no minimum level