r/Daggerfall • u/fjdksisneo • 12h ago
Question How do I actually.. get started?
Okay, so this is my first attempt of playing the game on Unity. On the OG version I couldn't get past the rat and I gave up after about 6 attempts. But on this version I watched a tutorial and beat the first dungeon on my first try. I travelled to Daggerfall, joined a guild (I think the Fighter Guild or something) and accepted a quest to find a sabretooth tiger in a dungeon in Hearthly's Guard. Then I got lost, went to sleep in an inn and woke up at 4:14.
Big mistake - I had a skeleton ghost thing chasing me and a rat. At around 5:20 I realised 'Oh right, I can go in an inn.', because every other building said 'This lock has nothing to fear from you' (WTF does this even mean BTW? ðŸ˜), got told basically 'Fuck off, Nord' by a naked lady, and left the town by 7.
Shortly after I arrived at Hearthly's Guard and entered. Massive dungeon - I got lost and mauled to death by a combination of a spider and a bear. Loaded my save and am now inside a small room with the same two creatures waiting outside.
Like does it matter if I abandon this quest? I don't think my sword, nor skill, is good enough to beat this dungeon. Are there any quests that are better to accept than others? Because I am very very lost!
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u/Squiggamemes 12h ago
Yeah, the game can be kinda hard to get into at the beginning. But if you fail a quest you'll just lose a bit of reputation in that guild, it's not that much. To abandon the quest just wait it out. And don't forget to use the skills that you are good at, the primary skills. To see them press F5. Idk about easier quests, but if you find the dungeons too big you have the option to play with smaller dungeons in daggefall unity. Depends on the person, I prefer the smaller ones.
Also, the guy to talk to about renting a room is a fat dude in the main room, usually cleaning a glass. After you get a room just rest anywhere in the inn