[V3.0] Changes to quests.xml — Adding filter_tags and starter_quest

2026年6月16日

quests.xml is a small change (about 200 lines), but there are changes that take effect at the attribute level. There are no renames of existing quest ids.

Key Changes

Routing / Onboarding

Added starter_quest="quest_whiteRiverCitizen1" to <quests max_quest_tier="6" quests_per_tier="10">
Added <action type="SetCVar" cvar="StarterQuest" value="1"> to quest_whiteRiverCitizen1

New attribute filter_tags (most important)

Added <property name="filter_tags" value="poi" param1="filter_tags"/> to many POI-clearing quests (either alongside the existing extra_tags="", or as a replacement)
For buried quests, use filter_tags value="buried" param1="extra_tags" (note the param1 setting)

Guards for trader-to-trader quests

Added the cvar="IntroComplete,TraderToTraderQuests" attribute to tier2_nexttrader through tier5_nexttrader, along with quest_hint_requirement="BiomeProgression"

Other

New dev quest test_bandit (not intended for production use)

Impact on MODs

Since there are no renames of existing quest ids, xpath that targets ids is generally safe.
However, if you are using setattribute/replace on the same quest / quest_list, the mass addition of filter_tags or the addition of cvar= guards can cause hunk offset drift or duplicate attribute definitions.
Because of the cvar="IntroComplete,TraderToTraderQuests" guard, the nexttrader quests won’t appear if TraderToTraderQuests is disabled in the sandbox. If your trader routing depends on this, check the default value.

Reference: Example Diff

- <quests max_quest_tier="6" quests_per_tier="10">
+ <quests max_quest_tier="6" quests_per_tier="10" starter_quest="quest_whiteRiverCitizen1">

  <property name="extra_tags" value="" param1="extra_tags"/>
+ <property name="filter_tags" value="poi" param1="filter_tags"/>

- <quest id="tier2_nexttrader"/>
+ <quest id="tier2_nexttrader" cvar="IntroComplete,TraderToTraderQuests"/>

*Based on investigation immediately after applying the experimental version (equivalent to B252).