Hypothetical Jungle Questline

[north forge]

March of the Jurassic

Questline NPC

The NPC is a naturalist, very interested in studying robo-dinosaur behaviour, and turning it to the good cause of skeleton murder.

Questline statement

Greetings, Gunslinger! I'm [NAME TBD], naturalist and rancher at your service. I'm studying the behaviour of the local wildlife, especially the fascinating robo-dinosaurs! Who knows what secrets this ecosystem could hold...

Except there's these sneaky POACHERS skulking about. They may be shooting at each other, but I KNOW they're really working together! They're harming the wildlife!

Protecting the dinosaurs is a good start, but really we have to teach the jungle to fight back itself. Help me—and them—out, and we'll help you right back.

Reward

The reward for completion is a velociraptor skin for your mount.

#1 RAPTOR PREY

Teach the local Velociraptors that Cryptics are good eatings
Difficulty: Easy

Quest objectives

"Robo-raptors, Velociraptor ferrotechnii. Delightfully clever girls—if we teach them to hunt Cryptics they'll chase the bastards clean outta this jungle."

"I've set up some stockpiles near where the raptors like to congregate, chock full of bones. Head on over."

The quest NPC has prepared troughs of bones scattered around the map, near swarms of raptors. You pick them up and throw them like other throwables.

"Now, toss the bones near them! Let them chase it, teach them to hunt!"

Your goal is to grab those bones and throw them near the raptors, who will chase after them like a dog playing fetch.

"Ah, beautiful creatures, aren't they? Go on, throw another."

Repeat this enough times and the NPC will prompt you to finish with this swarm, to do so you must approach and pet a raptor by holding E.

"That's it! Now get real close and let them get a sniff of 'ya! Teach em your scent so they won't go after you."

Repeat this process at each of the swarms to complete the quest.

Post quest effect

Raptors will spawn out of foilage, kill nearby cryptics, then run back inside to disappear.

#2 ANTI-POACHING OPERATIONS

Free trapped Anklyosaurs from poachers' traps
Difficulty: Normal

Quest objectives

"Terrible news friends... My babies are getting stuck! Mean ol poachers are setting up traps all over, and it's the Anklyosaurs that are suffering!"

"Find them, release them. And when you find the poachers... hurt them."

Scattered around the map are several trapped robo-Anklyosaurs. Stuck in various destructable things like constructions of bones and elaborate bear traps and snares of vines.

"Oh that's just heartbreaking, he's stuck! Quick, shoot him out! You needn't worry, they're tough enough to take it!"

Once the trap has taken enough damage, the Anklyosaur will take off running. About as fast as the escort cart full of dynamite.

"Be free adorable one! And follow him, he must be taking you to the poachers!"

The Anklyosaur will shortly take you to a small camp, with a large amount of enemies clustered there. Cryptics or Mauraders. The enemies will aggro on you and the Anklyosaur, and a large swathe will be taken out by the Anklyosaur waddling into the horde and swiping their tail.

Once all of the enemies have been defeated, the objective will be complete.

"Ha! they won't be coming back. Onto the next trap!"

Once all objectives are complete, the quest is complete.

Post quest effect

Roaming herds of 3-5 Anklyosaurs will spawn. Acting as platforms melee Cryptics can't get to, like the escort cart, and swinging their tail to hurt nearby enemies.