Since CivCraft is both character oriented and kingdom oriented, quests will have multiple purposes. These quests can be found through your "citizen", and will increase as you conquer or build more cities.
The main quests will be:
Basic NPC Quests: solve a problem of an NPC for a reward. Either by diplomacy or by attacking someone.
Possible Rewards: a unique item, overall kingdom happiness, NPC becomes a hero
Area Quest: A forest becomes dark, a new monster was spotted, a new location was discovered
Possible Rewards: Clearing a dungeon and receiving rewards, clearing an area and having the ability to build there, possible resource mining and increased trade routes
Kingdom Quests: Send spies to a kingdom, confront the evil clan, help another clan
Possible Rewards: increased diplomatic relations, increased trade, conquer a city, increase your kingdom
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There will be "special" quests around special items, heroes monsters and locations as well. Most quests can be solved in different ways, and depending on your character, you can be the aggressive or talk your way into completing the quest. You can also send your heroes on quests, or chose to send an army to attack an entire horde or "challenge" the chief.
The main story quest combines these quests around your quest in searching for clues in ancient ruins while fighting a dark and unknown force.
About the exploration, CivCraft is oriented towards exploration and evolvement. Most of our gameplay is exploration, finding important areas, then clearing them and finding new resources and technology. We're planning to add plants gathering and traps during the Early Access
