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[thoseAREmySHOES]

This thread is killing me that I can't seem to get Homepass working, despite scouring that GBAtemp thread. I've managed to get all the way to the point of my 3DS recognizing that there is a Nintendo Zone nearby, but my PC always BSODs a few minutes after activating nzone.exe

EDIT: Windows 8 with a USB wifi adapter - I don't have any other options that I'm aware of.

 

[BatDan]

I'm really hoping we get a new puzzle soon
And by soon, I mean before Friday.
I'm heading to C2E2 and like all conventions, it's a Streetpass Goldmine.
I have every Pink Piece possible for North America. That's why I'm hoping for a new puzzle (at least I'll help people missing Pink Pieces)

 

[PtM]

One McDonalds near me always works rapidly, one sometimes works and usually takes a while, and the other one just about never works.

Have your home menu open to see where exactly you can get a good wlan signal.

 

[wilflare]

hmm only the Splatoon Hat is available for me today
the rest are showing up as -- ....

 

[Zonic]

Yeah, only the Splatoon hat for me. That's only 9 hats, not counting the two you get for buying the new Plaza games, then another 2 for beating them.

 

[Lum1n3s]

Can you go to different N-zone locations and pick up 6 StreetPasses at each location or is it once you visit one you have to wait 8 hrs to get another 6 at any location?

 

[n64coder]

This thread is killing me that I can't seem to get Homepass working, despite scouring that GBAtemp thread. I've managed to get all the way to the point of my 3DS recognizing that there is a Nintendo Zone nearby, but my PC always BSODs a few minutes after activating nzone.exe

EDIT: Windows 8 with a USB wifi adapter - I don't have any other options that I'm aware of.

It might be easier to pick up a cheap router for under $20 that can run DDWRT.

Can you go to different N-zone locations and pick up 6 StreetPasses at each location or is it once you visit one you have to wait 8 hrs to get another 6 at any location?

Yes, you can go to a different nZone location to get more street passes in less than 8 hours. The 8 hour rule applies to a given nZone location.

 

[wilflare]

Yeah, only the Splatoon hat for me. That's only 9 hats, not counting the two you get for buying the new Plaza games, then another 2 for beating them.

I bought the two new plaza games... but I didn't get their new hats :/

 

[Zonic]

I bought the two new plaza games... but I didn't get their new hats :/

Weird, they give you the hat & bubble based on the game if you buy it. Maybe you gotta restart Mii Plaza. That's how I got a bunch of bubbles based on the other Plaza games.

 

[BooJoh]

I bought the two new plaza games... but I didn't get their new hats :/

You should have gotten them. The Fishing-Boat Hat for buying Ultimate Angler and the Zombie Hat for buying Battleground Z. They should be right near the bottom of your hats list in two of the last four spots.

 

[wilflare]

Weird, they give you the hat & bubble based on the game if you buy it. Maybe you gotta restart Mii Plaza. That's how I got a bunch of bubbles based on the other Plaza games.

You should have gotten them. The Fishing-Boat Hat for buying Ultimate Angler and the Zombie Hat for buying Battleground Z. They should be right near the bottom of your hats list in two of the last four spots.

oh yes I got it - thanks guys!
I wonder why everything else other than the Splatoon Hat and Greeting Bubbles turn up as Blanks today :/

 

[Velcro Fly]

Oh my gosh almost forgot to check my plaza today

I would have missed the

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K.K. Slider

hat

It would have been a dark day for me if that happened

 

[Boss Doggie]

You should be able to push X on the map screen to see where treasure boxes still remain.

weird, ti shows areas that have boxes that I have definitely finished

 

[Dandy Crocodile]

weird, ti shows areas that have boxes that I have definitely finished

By finished, do you just mean going through once?
Cause some of the rooms have multiple treasure chests.

 

[arturo2666]

I think I've got about 200 people in my plaza and I've had my 3ds since about a year after launch. That said, I use streetpass quite a bit, as my wife and most of my friends have a 3ds so I get multiple tags from them all the time.

 

[thoseAREmySHOES]

It might be easier to pick up a cheap router for under $20 that can run DDWRT.

That's what I'm leaning towards doing at the moment.

 

[vatstep]

oh yes I got it - thanks guys!
I wonder why everything else other than the Splatoon Hat and Greeting Bubbles turn up as Blanks today :/

I think they dedicated the shop contents for the first few days after the update to only new stuff. Tomorrow it'll probably go back to being the old items again – not sure how/when the new stuff will get mixed in.

 

[Boss Doggie]

By finished, do you just mean going through once?
Cause some of the rooms have multiple treasure chests.

I always thought only areas with "multiple" paths have that.

 

[BooJoh]

I always thought only areas with "multiple" paths have that.

Find Mii 1 requires two playthroughs to get every hat from it. Find Mii 2 requires at least 2 playthroughs of each route in both normal and secret quest I think.

 

[El Pescado]

Yeah, only the Splatoon hat for me. That's only 9 hats, not counting the two you get for buying the new Plaza games, then another 2 for beating them.

I guess the rest of the new stuff is mixed in with the old stuff?

 

[Gaspard]

I usually get a few other than my hallmates during a day's walk around campus.

 

[donny2112]

Homepass really seems like a must for the Angler. To get the

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premium passes

, you need foreign streetpasses. That's pretty common with homepass but not really otherwise. They do allow you to buy it for

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50 Play Coins

, but that's really steep when Homepass users get it for "free." Seems to be the main "Huh" design decision in Angler I've seen so far. Still experimenting with combining rods to get better ones (like in Monster Mansion) but seems pretty good so far.

 

[wilflare]

any tips on weapons for Monster Manor? I've been using my 98+ DMG Sylvan Striker... but for bosses, it's proving to be really underpowered :/

 

[wilflare]

sorry to bump this up
for Ultimate Angler, is Feeding Frenzy totally random or is there a way to activate it when the sea is glittering?

hmm I can't seem to get the bait I need to catch the challenge fishes :/

 

[Rootbeer]

Got the Splatoon hat! YAY

 

[wilflare]

Got the Splatoon hat! YAY

one of my favourites along with Woolly Yoshi <3

 

[Robin64]

Yep! No other hat matters now.

 

[Starwolf_UK]

I guess the rest of the new stuff is mixed in with the old stuff?

It should be as so:
24 Wii U, Pirate, Chef, Ninja
25 Horror, Spartan, Cowboy, "Soccer"
26 ?? (I think KK sider), Resetii, Chibi-Robo, Wool Yoshi
27 Splatoon
It shouldn't get mixed into old as what I believe happens is already made purchases are omitted from the list but the order remains the same.

What is true is most of them are old kind of like how you had the Yoshi costume in the first batch when you already have a Yoshi hat from find Mii.

There is 53 purchasable message boxes though (hence needing VIP room to afford them all).

 

[gerudoman]

What I'm enjoying the most about the new games is that you can play them and make significant progress even with just one tag. I only got Mii Force from the first batch of games and it was really frustating having to wait until I had at least 3-4 Miis before trying to beat a level.

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

Disappointing there are so few new hats, especially as over half of them are just old hats now outfit-isied.

Just how my first feeding frenzy on Fishing, the music <3

 

[PtM]

Can you go to different N-zone locations and pick up 6 StreetPasses at each location or is it once you visit one you have to wait 8 hrs to get another 6 at any location?

To my experience, relay points only fill up abit more than half of the vacant slots; most of the times I get only three additional Miis at the second place.

 

[Lum1n3s]

To my experience, relay points only fill up abit more than half of the vacant slots; most of the times I get only three additional Miis at the second place.

I noticed that when I got home, parked outside one McD's and got my 6 but when I did the same for another one I only got 3.

This is a great way to fill up passes btw, got like 12 plaza tickets now thanks to all these passes, whooooooo =).

 

[wilflare]

sorry to sound like a broken record
but for Ultimate Angler - how in the world do we activate Fish Feeding Frenzy?
the sea is glittering but nothing is happening :O

 

[Inquisitive_Ghost]

What I'm enjoying the most about the new games is that you can play them and make significant progress even with just one tag. I only got Mii Force from the first batch of games and it was really frustating having to wait until I had at least 3-4 Miis before trying to beat a level.

I absolutely loathed this about Mii Force. Bad design for a game dependent on passing other people.

 

[foltzie1]

I'm having fun with both new games, but not having any control over who you hire is weird. It is going to make clearing them completely 100% random.

 

[StarCreator]

I absolutely loathed this about Mii Force. Bad design for a game dependent on passing other people.

Consider it good practice for Hard mode, where you are expected to be able to clear the entire game with a single Mii.

 

[A Pretty Panda]

Can I not get past the Prelude Island if people keep on having the same shirt colors

 

[Starwolf_UK]

Another v4.0 change. You can skip stage intro/outro dialogue in StreetPass Squad/Mii Force by pressing B.

Can I not get past the Prelude Island if people keep on having the same shirt colors

Anything that needs say, brown bait is basically impossible when relying on other people. Spend some play coins and hire the cats/dogs as they have a more fair chance of being any colour.

I had hoped mixing bait would help here (given the rainbow swirl pattern) but when I've tried to mix two bait that none of the fish in the current area want I just pull up junk.

sorry to sound like a broken record
but for Ultimate Angler - how in the world do we activate Fish Feeding Frenzy?
the sea is glittering but nothing is happening :O

In that case I guess glittering is one of the conditions.

 

[PtM]

Can I not get past the Prelude Island if people keep on having the same shirt colors

Red is the new black.

 

[Cindro]

I'm a little confused on the reeling mechanics in the fishing game.

Specifically - am I supposed to rotate the control stick until the semi-circular fishing line box is filled in and then... just let off? If you go past the boundaries of the line box, your line can snap. But if you stop reeling, the fish will swim further back out, creating quite the distance gap. To make things worse, there's a timer that eventually kicks in if you don't reel fast enough - I snapped a line because I couldn't let up on the circular motion to reel it in lest the time runs out.

There has got to be some sort of balance with this system that I haven't grasped yet. I've only caught about five fish so far, so maybe getting the hang of it is just something that comes with more practice/time.

 

[wilflare]

hmm how are people getting Silver and Gold chests to pop-up in Monster Manor?

 

[Impotaku]

I'm a little confused on the reeling mechanics in the fishing game.

Specifically - am I supposed to rotate the control stick until the semi-circular fishing line box is filled in and then... just let off? If you go past the boundaries of the line box, your line can snap. But if you stop reeling, the fish will swim further back out, creating quite the distance gap. To make things worse, there's a timer that eventually kicks in if you don't reel fast enough - I snapped a line because I couldn't let up on the circular motion to reel it in lest the time runs out.

There has got to be some sort of balance with this system that I haven't grasped yet. I've only caught about five fish so far, so maybe getting the hang of it is just something that comes with more practice/time.

Ideally you don't want that semicircular gauge to max out but you can upgrade that to a lot bigger as you find and combine/upgrade other rods. Yeah you just have to let it off keep an eye on the fish icon when it's green get reeling but when it's yellow or red hold off a bit as trying to reel in when red isn't effective and stresses out the rod and line gauge a lot faster.

If you get the green circle gauge on the top right then you have caught a boss fish, you need to get the entire circle gauge filled in red however there is a time limit, when the gauge is full you then have to reel it in. You still have to be careful of the other gauge that you don't break your line. Depending on your rod stats will determine how fast you can get the gauge to fill however if you fail and lose the fish the circle gauge will remember where you got to so when you get the boss fish again it will continue from where you last filled the gauge to making it easier to get the boss fish.

 

[Spades]

Yep! No other hat matters now.

I did exactly the same thing this morning!

 

[PtM]

hmm how are people getting Silver and Gold chests to pop-up in Monster Manor?

You need to get one big area (=many chests) at once. Prepare these by outlining a specific piece.

Another v4.0 change. You can skip stage intro/outro dialogue in StreetPass Squad/Mii Force by pressing B.

Looks like I'm going to update after all&#8230;

 

[Mob]

I'm in the UK and I dropped by a Game store today, got the SpotPass notification that I have a special visitor but Shibata hasn't appeared in Mii Plaza.

Any ideas?

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

Close Plaza and re-open?

That's what worked for me.....

 

[Mob]

Close Plaza and re-open?

That's what worked for me.....

Tried that, also powered down the 3DS and back up and still not there.

I can swing by Game again tomorrow but I'm guessing as I already got the SpotPass notification I won't get it again

 

[wilflare]

You need to get one big area (=many chests) at once. Prepare these by outlining a specific piece.

Looks like I'm going to update after all…

how big is big? I'm already on Level 17 and I've been trying to lay the whole level with as much of the same color as possible

 

[Linkstrikesback]

how big is big? I'm already on Level 17 and I've been trying to lay the whole level with as much of the same color as possible

As big as possible. Making the area the same colour sounds like a good strategy, but really it's only half the story. To get the best stuff, what you need to do is maximise the number of chests that appear in placing one piece, rather than just making as big an area as possible.

So if you had a red 4 line piece, this is an example of the pattern you would want to try and get before placing it.

x= occupied red, o = empty

xxx
xox
xox
xox
xox
xxx

Then place the 4 line piece in the gap in the middle to get large rewards.

 

[wilflare]

As big as possible. Making the area the same colour sounds like a good strategy, but really it's only half the story. To get the best stuff, what you need to do is maximise the number of chests that appear in placing one piece, rather than just making as big an area as possible.

So if you had a red 4 line piece, this is an example of the pattern you would want to try and get before placing it.

x= occupied red, o = empty

xxx
xox
xox
xox
xox
xxx

Then place the 4 line piece in the gap in the middle to get large rewards.

ah! thanks! oh crap - I have been doing it wrong all the time >< sigh