Discover how to uncover Diablo IV's hidden side quests. Learn about blue exclamation points, quest chains, and obscure triggers that lead to more adventures.
Hey there! So, you're diving into Diablo IV and want to find all those little side adventures? Awesome! Side quests have always been around in Diablo, but in Diablo IV, they've really opened things up. You'll find NPCs all over the place just waiting for a hero like you to help them out.
The easiest way to spot most side quests is by opening up your world map. Just look for those little blue exclamation points! Keep in mind, though, they only show up if you're actually in the same region. So, if you're chilling in Kyovashad and want to see quests in, say, the Frigid Expanse, you'll need to travel there first. Once you've started a quest, its next objective will pop up as a blue diamond, and it'll be added to your journal, making it way easier to track.
Now, while scanning your map works for most things, some quests are a bit trickier to find. You might need to progress the main story to unlock new areas, or even clear out a Stronghold before a related side quest becomes available. For example, the 'Sight to Madness' quest needs you to get into the Cultist Refuge dungeon, but you can't even touch that dungeon until you've conquered the Nostrava Stronghold. The game doesn't always spell this out, so a simple task can sometimes lead to a much bigger chain of events!
Other quests are part of a chain, meaning you have to finish one before the next one even appears. Take the 'Woodsman of Nevesk' series, for instance. You start with the 'Woodsman of Nevesk' quest itself, and only then can you pick up 'Chains of Possession' and 'Legacy Unmade.' Sometimes these follow-up quests are right where you left off, but other times you might need to leave the area and come back for them to spawn, or even search the map again for that familiar blue exclamation point if they're in a different region.
And then there are the truly hidden ones, the ones you might just stumble upon by pure luck! Sometimes, you'll find a quest item just by looting a random corpse you come across while doing something else entirely. The 'Better Days' quest is a good example – we found the 'Faded Old Painting' needed for it just by clicking on a random body after clearing an area we'd already visited a few times. So, keep your eyes peeled and explore everywhere; you never know what you might find!
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