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Better Epic Quests 2.1 (Full Overhaul)

Did you ever embark to destroy that evil wizard and suddenly feel compelled to raid the mayor's wine cellar together with Lyra and Elias, without even knowing who those two are? We all have been there.

This is a full overhaul for almost anything related to Epic Quest Generation - Main Quest and Side Quest, Open-Ended and End-Goal Generation - only small quests are left mostly unchanged, not much to be done there.

(There is also a version with shorter Epic Quests (3-5 Tasks), if you prefer a more focused experience, bite-sized adventures with minimal risk of tangents (hopefully): https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3473608523)

Key Features:

A complete rewrite of the way quests are generated to be more sensible and relevant, less weird logic jumps, less random betrayals, less unexpected tangents, making quest results more rewarding and less arbitrary - no more "You defeated the evil wizard, but the world is swallowed by darkness regardless!" or "Congratulations, you defeated the ultimate demon overlord, buuut that was only the beginning!"

Variable Quest Length - Main Quests are between 7-9 Tasks long, Epic Side Quests between 5-7, making them less predictable und formulaic (thanks to BOODO for their working example.)

Tasks are more precise in tracking, they rely less on the 3 steps of progress - talking to someone usually means, talking once will fulfill the quest, no need to talk three times to increase the counter. For me, tasks are much faster done, balancing out the longer quest length, but apparently this varies wildly from model to model (me using free.)

In addition, it is now far easier to trigger a quest rewrite - don't like what the Task demands of you? Tell it; no! Refuse the Task in dialogue, look for a different solution, be offered a different approach, then click the rewrite button that appears and watch the Quest adapt.

Note: The rewrite function is a bit volatile, only click it, when the related passage clearly implies a change in plans or direction you want, otherwise the poor AI will get lost. The more context the passage provides for future intent, the clearer the rewrite. Still, it is prone to misdirection, so more useful for Open-Ended Quests when you don't care that your end goal might change, especially for multiple rewrites. Don't click Alternate Task for Short Quests, this is bugged in the base game and will simply cause the Quest to fail.

Some smaller features, quests should be offered more often, video generation focuses more on relevant quest details, maybe more, such small improvements.

As always, coaching an AI is like herding cats, so results are not guaranteed and strangeness may always occur - but this is so much more sane than the base quest generation.