π
No results found. Try another keyword?
π On this page
π Quest decisions: cost first, reward second
1. The 60-second gate: four things you cannot lose
A quest is not free loot. Its risk can land at home, on the world map, or on a temporary map. Pause at the offer and work through the four checks.
| Ask first | Check now | Wait when this is true |
|---|---|---|
| Can people leave? | Count the doctor, cook, builder, grower, and defenders remaining. | Leaving removes the last reliable healer, cook, or defender. |
| Can home hold? | Check food, medicine, power, the next defense line, and critical construction. | You just had a raid, the freezer is unstable, or injuries are queued. |
| Is there enough time? | Read the accept timer, completion timer, route, return trip, and recovery margin. | You must leave at once with no supplies margin. |
| What does failure cost? | Read the target, faction, borrowed people, and conditions at home. | You only saw the reward, not the relationship or ongoing threat. |
β
Accept when: food, treatment, and defense still have a fallback after the quest starts. A pricey reward alone is not enough.
2. Two timers, two decisions
| Timer | Meaning | Right response |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptance limit | How long you can still consider the offer. | Use it to harvest, stock medicine, and assign defenders; do not accept just because the popup appeared. |
| Completion limit / duration | How long the objective must be completed or maintained after acceptance. | Plan backward from the real deadline, not from departure day. |
| No limit | Some long-term or endgame quests do not force an immediate start. | Treat it as a project, not a reason to neglect current survival. |
The quest panel states conditions and timers. DLC, mods, and quest type change details, so use the current popup as the final authority.
3. Four quest risk patterns
| Quest situation | Main cost | Last check before accepting |
|---|---|---|
| Rescue or crash victim | Treatment load and a new threat can arrive at home. | Hospital beds, doctors, defensible indoor space, and an evacuation route for noncombatants. |
| Outpost or world-map target | The expedition leaves home and consumes supplies both on route and on site. | Round-trip food, medicine, combat strength, and the defense left behind. |
| Temporary guests or escort | Your base carries housing, mood, or defense requirements. | Spare rooms, food, medical capacity, and whether guests can reach dangerous weapons. |
| Delivery or condition quest | You give up stock or endure an environmental / hostile condition. | Whether your survival floor remains after delivery, and whether the condition stacks with current weather or power trouble. |
β οΈ Do not guess difficulty from the title: enemies, timers, and rewards scale by colony state. The offer's target, location, and duration are the facts for this run.
4. Is the reward worth the risk?
| Reward | Worth it when | Not worth risking now when |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine, key materials, gear | It closes an immediate medical, defensive, or production gap. | The quest first creates hunger, blackout, or an undefended home. |
| Goodwill or honor | You have a concrete faction goal and failure will not damage your current position. | The number looks nice but has no near-term use. |
| New pawn or temporary labor | They fill a real role and you have food, beds, and work ready. | Population, treatment, or mood is already at the limit. |
| Rare item | It immediately improves combat or survival. | It only raises wealth without matching defense. |
Once loot arrives, check Wealth Management; do not trade one reward for stronger raids without preparing for them.
5. After accepting: pause and assign four things
- Mark the endpoint: confirm location, timer, success condition, and failure condition.
- Name the home team: keep medical care, cooking, firefighting, and a defendable core.
- Build the expedition list: match food, medicine, weapons, and roles to the route and target.
- Prepare home: set a safe area and verify freezer, power, and hospital; home survival comes first during the quest.
For route and supplies use Trade & Economy; for combat use Combat & Defense; for injuries go directly to Medical Care.
π Version and source check
Scope: base game 1.6 series; last checked 2026-09-19. Quest type, target, reward, and failure conditions vary with DLC, mods, and colony state. Confirm the current quest panel before accepting.
Sources for this page: Ludeon: update 1.6 announcement and RimWorld Wiki: Quest.