Hello! If you want to make a quest, this is the perfect place to start!
First, think about your quest subject. MyVMK staff have recently run quests on: the movie Robin Hood, various shorts featuring Pluto, the history of Disney parks, Duffy and Friends, Disney Sidekicks, and Madame Mim. Your subject can be just about anything, no matter how broad or narrow.
Then, think about what kind of quest you’d like to write. There are multiple different kinds that we’ve done in the past, and since you can mix them all together or even create something never before seen, the possibilities are endless!
Here are the four most common types of quests:
1.Trivia
Quiz players on fun facts and maybe teach them about your quest subject. (TIP: make sure your answers are easily accessible on the internet so that people don’t get frustrated looking things up. Also, double-check to make sure your answers are correct.)
2. Story
Lead players on a journey through your quest. For example, narrate the plot of a movie, or come up with an original story. Use questions and places to move the story along.
3. Scavenger Hunt
Describe places around MyVMK for players to find. (TIP: Try to come up with a hint that only describes one place. Or if not, maybe mention that there are multiple possible answers.) Look for small details in the rooms to draw people’s attention to something they may have never noticed before.
4. Puzzle
Write questions that give hints describing a puzzle or puzzles that need to be solved. For example: indicate letters that need to be unscrambled to spell out the final answer; use objects in a room (ie, the number of trees on Main Street) to create an equation leading to a final number; use words and phrases that appear in the game to create a cypher.
Once you have an idea of the kind of quest you want to write, I recommend writing it question by question in a spreadsheet before you enter the questions into the kiosk. This gives you a chance to proofread and double-check your questions and can save you some frustration. The edit function is currently not working, and moving questions into a different order is kind of a pain. Additionally, if players get stuck on a question, you'll be better prepared to help them out.
Here is a guide to all of the tasks you can use and what they do.
Aside from writing the quest, here are the practical steps you will need to take:
Step 1: Buy a quest kiosk
The first thing you need to do is purchase a quest kiosk. You will need a spaceship magic to get to the Inner-Space Shop. Quest kiosks cost 30,000 credits and can be found under the Specials tab.
Step 2: Place the quest kiosk in your room
Place the quest kiosk in the room where you want the quest to start. Don’t be afraid to put it back in your inventory. Anything you’ve written will stay saved, so you can pick it up and put it down in another room if need be.
Step 3: Add your tasks
Stand as close as you can to the quest kiosk. Double click it. Then double-click New Task.
(TIP: if you are ever not able to add new questions, close your window and log in again.)
A couple of things to note: “Edit Task Hint” does not currently work. If you notice an error in a task, you will need to delete the task and add it again, using the arrows to put it in the right place. Additionally, adding photos does not currently work.
Step 4: Add prizes
The quest will only be available to players if you have prizes in your kiosk. The prizes will be awarded in order of completion. Meaning, if you have a red shirt, a blue shirt, and a green shirt added in that order, the first person to complete your quest will get a red shirt. Then the top prize will be the blue shirt, so the next person to complete the quest will get the blue shirt, and so on. Once the prizes are gone, you’ll need to add more if you want it to be available for more people to complete. Remember that anything you add to your quest kiosk as a prize does come out of your inventory. You can delete the prize to get those items back as long as they're still available in the kiosk.
Step 5: Name and Description
Click on Settings. Add a name and description for your quest. The description is a good place to put any mini-game or magic pin requirements, or anything else players should know.
Step 6: Test your quest
When you test your quest, make sure you pay special attention to how the questions are written. Is anything unclear? Try to read and answer the questions as a player would, not just rushing through it since you know the answers.
Once your quest is tested, it's ready for players to enjoy! Now get out there and make great quests!
Remember, above all else, a quest should be fun. Try not to rely too much on really difficult questions, too many mini-games, too much randomness, or anything like that that leads to frustration. This is a place to tell a good story and let your creativity shine!
First, think about your quest subject. MyVMK staff have recently run quests on: the movie Robin Hood, various shorts featuring Pluto, the history of Disney parks, Duffy and Friends, Disney Sidekicks, and Madame Mim. Your subject can be just about anything, no matter how broad or narrow.
Then, think about what kind of quest you’d like to write. There are multiple different kinds that we’ve done in the past, and since you can mix them all together or even create something never before seen, the possibilities are endless!
Here are the four most common types of quests:
1.Trivia
Quiz players on fun facts and maybe teach them about your quest subject. (TIP: make sure your answers are easily accessible on the internet so that people don’t get frustrated looking things up. Also, double-check to make sure your answers are correct.)
2. Story
Lead players on a journey through your quest. For example, narrate the plot of a movie, or come up with an original story. Use questions and places to move the story along.
3. Scavenger Hunt
Describe places around MyVMK for players to find. (TIP: Try to come up with a hint that only describes one place. Or if not, maybe mention that there are multiple possible answers.) Look for small details in the rooms to draw people’s attention to something they may have never noticed before.
4. Puzzle
Write questions that give hints describing a puzzle or puzzles that need to be solved. For example: indicate letters that need to be unscrambled to spell out the final answer; use objects in a room (ie, the number of trees on Main Street) to create an equation leading to a final number; use words and phrases that appear in the game to create a cypher.
Once you have an idea of the kind of quest you want to write, I recommend writing it question by question in a spreadsheet before you enter the questions into the kiosk. This gives you a chance to proofread and double-check your questions and can save you some frustration. The edit function is currently not working, and moving questions into a different order is kind of a pain. Additionally, if players get stuck on a question, you'll be better prepared to help them out.
Here is a guide to all of the tasks you can use and what they do.
- Acquire an item: The quest players need to acquire an item. You tell which one. If a player already has this item, the task will be completed automatically.
- Cast a magic spell: The quest players need to cast a magic spell. You tell which one
- Change clothes: The quest players need to change their appearance
- Collectables: The quest players need to collect the required amount of the specified type (Shells, Trophies, or Gas. This one may not work currently.)
- Dance: The quest players need to dance
- Earn credits: The quest players need to earn credits. You decide how much
- Find an item: You hide an item, which the quest players have to collect. You can place the item in a public room or in one of your own guest rooms. Only players on this task can see the item (TIP: if you want players to go into one of your rooms, use an item placed at the entrance or on a teleporter so they pick up that item on their way to/in the new destination.)
- Find multiple items: The quest players need to find all the specified items. (TIP: Consider having players move rooms or sit down after finding items so that other people will be able to click on those items, in case multiple people are playing at once. That said, in public rooms, items should show up in any instance.)
- Make new friends: The quest players need to have their friend request accepted
- Multiple choice question: The quest players need to answer a multiple choice question written by you. You will need a minimum of 4 answers to choose from. The maximum you can have is 5.
- Play a Minigame: The quest players need to play a game and win a score. You name the game and then decide score needed
- Play a Song: The quest players need to play a song in the Street Party or Monorail Train rooms (As of August 2022, the Music Makers are nonoperational. Consider leaving this task out for now, since anyone who hasn’t already made a song won’t be able to make one in order to complete this task.)
- Say Something: The quest players need to say something. You can require up to 4 words to be said. Punctuation and capitalization will not make a difference (ie, “Answer” and “answer.” will both be accepted). If other words are said in between the words that the quest requires, players won’t be able to advance. (TIP: Want players to say a phrase that is longer than 4 words? Pick 4 words from that phrase. Just make sure they all appear next to each other. For example, if you want the answer to be “If you can dream it, you can do it,” you could pick “dream it do it” for your answer. Don’t pick “can dream do it.”) (ANOTHER TIP: If you’re asking a question where players have to provide an answer, leave out unintuitive words such as “a” or “the” which make tasks unnecessarily hard to guess.)
- Sit down: The quest players need sit down
- Spend credits: The quest players need to spend credits. You decide how much
- Visit a room: The quest players need to enter a room specified by you
- Visit an NPC: The quest players need to find an NPC specified by you, and double click on it
- Wave: The quest players need to wave
Aside from writing the quest, here are the practical steps you will need to take:
Step 1: Buy a quest kiosk
The first thing you need to do is purchase a quest kiosk. You will need a spaceship magic to get to the Inner-Space Shop. Quest kiosks cost 30,000 credits and can be found under the Specials tab.
Step 2: Place the quest kiosk in your room
Place the quest kiosk in the room where you want the quest to start. Don’t be afraid to put it back in your inventory. Anything you’ve written will stay saved, so you can pick it up and put it down in another room if need be.
Step 3: Add your tasks
Stand as close as you can to the quest kiosk. Double click it. Then double-click New Task.
(TIP: if you are ever not able to add new questions, close your window and log in again.)
A couple of things to note: “Edit Task Hint” does not currently work. If you notice an error in a task, you will need to delete the task and add it again, using the arrows to put it in the right place. Additionally, adding photos does not currently work.
Step 4: Add prizes
The quest will only be available to players if you have prizes in your kiosk. The prizes will be awarded in order of completion. Meaning, if you have a red shirt, a blue shirt, and a green shirt added in that order, the first person to complete your quest will get a red shirt. Then the top prize will be the blue shirt, so the next person to complete the quest will get the blue shirt, and so on. Once the prizes are gone, you’ll need to add more if you want it to be available for more people to complete. Remember that anything you add to your quest kiosk as a prize does come out of your inventory. You can delete the prize to get those items back as long as they're still available in the kiosk.
Step 5: Name and Description
Click on Settings. Add a name and description for your quest. The description is a good place to put any mini-game or magic pin requirements, or anything else players should know.
Step 6: Test your quest
When you test your quest, make sure you pay special attention to how the questions are written. Is anything unclear? Try to read and answer the questions as a player would, not just rushing through it since you know the answers.
Once your quest is tested, it's ready for players to enjoy! Now get out there and make great quests!
Remember, above all else, a quest should be fun. Try not to rely too much on really difficult questions, too many mini-games, too much randomness, or anything like that that leads to frustration. This is a place to tell a good story and let your creativity shine!