>>36140088>People should just already know that there's a second floor hidden in a random edge of the cave.No, the idea is that you feel curious and find out yourself. You should already know that there is a body of water that could go somewhere you haven't been, because you will see it when you first go through Union Cave and pick up the items. If you don't feel interested or curious enough to explore the game world then that's a problem with your mindset, not with the game design.
>Having a random NPC say something like "I think I saw something deeper in the cave" is too much work.Evidently it isn't.