MCA: Quests

[1.5.3] - September 3rd, 2026

A major navigation and quest-reliability update. Quest markers are clearer and more customizable, map integration is more dependable, and numerous quest logic issues have been corrected.

Added

• Redesigned quest markers with a compact diamond icon, ground ring, nearby labels, and an optional screen-edge indicator for off-screen objectives.
• New marker styles, visibility options, high-contrast colors, reduced motion, label controls, and separate JourneyMap/Xaero toggles.
• New /mcaquestsclient waypoints command for checking and troubleshooting map integration.
• Additional validation for invalid tags, locations, structures, dimensions, and improperly configured cure quests.

Improved

• Quest markers and map waypoints now update immediately when quests are accepted, progressed, followed, completed, failed, or abandoned.
• JourneyMap integration now uses its official API. Persistent player-created quest waypoints survive restarts, while duplicate JourneyMap world markers are hidden.
• Xaero waypoints are now clearly identified as session-only and rebuild correctly after dimension changes or reloads.
• Waypoint failures are retried automatically instead of silently remaining broken.
• Quest marker colors are now more colorblind-friendly.
• Several difficult quests now have clearer directions, fairer enemy requirements, larger objective areas, or more forgiving retry rules.
• Kill objectives now properly credit indirect kills, including those caused by pets, TNT, environmental damage, or recently attacked enemies.

Fixed

• Quest markers appearing high above their targets or twitching as entities moved.
• Stale or incorrectly colored waypoints after changing dimensions or objective types.
• Clearing automatic waypoints also deleting player-pinned JourneyMap waypoints.
• Players accepting the same standalone quest from multiple villagers and receiving duplicate rewards.
• Quests remaining tied to villagers who died while the player was offline.
• Defend objectives sometimes missing valid kills when the protected villager briefly unloaded.
• Contributing to one village project incorrectly blocking contributions to every other project.
• Project rewards disappearing when their sponsor died or was unavailable.
• Reward failures completing silently without informing the player.
• The cure-an-infected-relative quest being offered when the relative was healthy.
• The Fisherman’s rain quest failing simply because the weather changed.
• Several Townstead quests with incorrect items, missing availability checks, or overly demanding objectives.

Compatibility

• Network protocol updated to 14. All players and servers must use MCA: Quests 1.5.3.
• JourneyMap 6.0.0 or newer is required for JourneyMap waypoint integration.
• Existing saves and quests do not require migration.