It feels like it’s getting harder to finish the dryad’s quest with every version, she just almost never shows up when searching for reagents. Is there some hidden requirement…?
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No, you are actually completely right. The chances of her showing up have been reduced because she is intended to be a mid-game hire. Ironically she was the first NPC I added because I was getting her set up alongside events - but as I got Scout and Ellie added, the Dryad is now more or less where she is supposed to be. To give exact numbers, anytime after day 10, she has a guaranteed chance to show up every 4 events, but Scout and Ellie are given priority. Her exact frequency is not set in stone and I may adjust it further as I develop the mid game and get a better feel for where she falls inside that.
In the current version, her skill tree is basically empty while Scout's and Ellie's are in better shape, so I wanted to make sure people could get those two a little easier to test things out.