Yeah, I believe you can. And there is an island reset option. Too afraid to click it after I've already spent 5 hours working in free mode. Don't know if it resets everything or just resets the other islands where you get materials from.
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Dragon Quest: Builders |OT| - "If you build it, they will come."
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Yeah, I believe you can. And there is an island reset option. Too afraid to click it after I've already spent 5 hours working in free mode. Don't know if it resets everything or just resets the other islands where you get materials from.
Could always export your save file to a flash drive, then use the reset and if it does blow up everything, just reimport the save from the flash drive and over write the file.
Do it... for science!
Alcotholic
Banned
Been working on chapter 3 for a while. I honestly like starting fresh in each chapter. It gets me thinking about new ways to build up a town. And if I feel so inclined, I can go back to an older save and continue on my previous towns.
Chapter 2 was cool in that it had a different focus than just building a strong fort. It also had a very oppressive atmosphere.
Chapter 3 feels like a continuation of chapter 1 so far, with more combat though. And some resources are harder to come by.
Chapter 2 was cool in that it had a different focus than just building a strong fort. It also had a very oppressive atmosphere.
Chapter 3 feels like a continuation of chapter 1 so far, with more combat though. And some resources are harder to come by.
AuthenticM
Member
Really? I got bored of Minecraft because of how directionless and aimless it was. I don't think Builders would suffer from those if it adopted an open-world. Mind you, I am not saying the game should discard its different environments; just that everything is accessible in the same playspace. I would still ask for different towns and villagers and all that.
edit: how about this idea: take the levels of the current game and leave them exactly like they are, except for the following two changes:
1. the islands are not sectored off by teleporters, but by a bridge that the player must build in order to cross between them after the required objectives are met.
2. The group of islands forming a chapter are not in a different playspace (as it is in the current game), but are sectored off by teleporters. So when you move from one cluster of islands to another, there is no loading screen: the camera just moves super fast to where you are teleported, so the player keeps the feeling of being in one giant world. Also, if the player really desires it, he or she can build a long-ass bridge connecting the cluster of islands to the former ones he or she has visited.
It only resets the islands you gather materials from so don't worry about accidentally deleting all your creations.
Or just let you build a boat to travel to the other islands.
Teleporters would be the method to travel between cities once you build the teleportariums.
I love the idea of building bridges to new areas instead of having to teleport to them. I wonder if the areas are sectioned off because of technical limitations, maybe? It has to work on a Vita, after all...
I had to tear myself away from this game at 1 AM last night. I'm still in Chapter 1taking things pretty slow. I actually just went exploring and stumbled upon the
abandoned castle
Haven't been this taken by a game in a long, long time.
Bolivar687
Banned
Congrats and welcome.
darkjedi187
Member
Figured out my room building issue. I was building outside of the highlighted area. Is there any way to rotate items? I'm near the end of ch 1 and building the steel stockade I cannot place the idol without destroying most of the work I've done.
Teriyaki Blues
Member
You can not rotate items. However, you will only need to destroy four blocks to place those statues. You can probably guess which ones, but the ends that jut out under the lights, just hammer those, hold the statue, and face a little diagonal when you go to place it.
SpaceBridge
Member
Loved loved the demo; but this game is $60 on Canada's PSN. Way too steep for a digital only game as I'd get this for Vita.
Too bad.
Too bad.
AuthenticM
Member
I love this idea. I would take bridges to connect the islands of a same cluster, and a boat to travel between clusters.
I didn't think of that, but I think it's possible.
You know how when you build a room with a door, 2 stack wall and a light source? Can you build a town? Because I've got the stairs and park benches and stuff but I get no points from them. Am I missing something or can you not complete a town and get the points from decorating it?
Teriyaki Blues
Member
As far as I know, you only get points for things that are in rooms. Building the Watchtower Blueprint (required by the story) isn't worth any points because it isn't defined as a room. The room points tally does include the points for the blocks that make up the walls and floors as well, and any decorative items that are placed inside those parameters. Windows will count, as they take the place of the wall blocks, and so on.
I got a "Garden" blueprint or room from doing a side quest, but I haven't built it yet. If I recall correctly, it is also walled off. "Bench" is the type of item that determines if a room is a garden. You just have to be careful not to make it too large.
This image may help: http://m.imgur.com/tq92hvn?r
In my experience, some rooms will not count as the upgraded version until the story requires it, like the ones related to your crafting room.
Awesome news. Thanks, stuck here at work just thinking about playing all weekend.
TheSpoiler
Member
My order got pushed back by two weeks. I'm going to keep it, but I can't wait any longer, Back to the Japanese version I go. Guess I'll play the English version down the line.
On another note, fuck this game is fun. Started a fresh run and seeing that asshole Green Dragon chilling out got me shook.
On another note, fuck this game is fun. Started a fresh run and seeing that asshole Green Dragon chilling out got me shook.
Thanks that helps a lot. I was just curious since steps and stuff give points but I haven't seen a need to use them in a room and put them outside instead.
I'm guessing you meant PS4?
I've only played the demos of both, but the Vita version is fantastic. It seems to be a locked 30fps, vs 60 on PS4, but it's not a huge issue on such a small screen. I found the image quality on both to be excellent.
Wish I wasn't so busy, I'd totally pick this up.
Vita version is 30fps, though it does drop below that quite regularly. No really major drops, but performance isn't quite perfect. Resolution is quite good, though not quite native.
Ps4 version seems like a locked 60fps, though there's noticeable jitter if you're holding an object which ruins the otherwise smooth 60fps. Resolution is great. Better draw distance than the Vita version as well.
I tried Remote Play on the Vita and it really makes me wish I got the PS4 version instead. Perfectly smooth 60fps on the Vita with remote play is great.
If you see yourself playing this more at home than on the go, get the PS4 version and with remote play you can have the best of both worlds.
EndlessSky
Member
The game said decorations only count if it is within two blocks in a room, but I thought maybe I could set the door, and then have stairs going down one block into the room so that the floor and door are still within two blocks, with the decorations are below the door. Seems like the game doesn't allow for that, though I ended up just putting the downward stairs right outside the door; so basically the same outcome. Also, the limitation on the (ch. 2)
blocks needing to be on ground level is unfortunate, though I see why they would make it that way since then you'd have to deal with people making holes below it.
Overall still loving the game though. Really like the change in activities you have to do in chapter 2 compared to chapter 1.
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Overall still loving the game though. Really like the change in activities you have to do in chapter 2 compared to chapter 1.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
So if I understand you correctly, you can't make multi level rooms (that count for score)?
Alcotholic
Banned
They seem reasonable- Just beat the boss in X days. The other challenges I dont think are tied to the speed run challenge.
EndlessSky
Member
Yeah, decorations will only count if they are on the same height as the door, or one block height above it. You can't have the door be the higher block, then the floor be the lower one;
the decorations one height below the door won't count for the score as well as for creating specific rooms that give town bonuses.
I thought maybe you could go lower if you didn't have anything above the door, but seems like that doesn't count as a room.
spawnsniper
Member
Quick and simple:
Will I enjoy this game even if I hate minecraft?
Will I enjoy this game even if I hate minecraft?
Alcotholic
Banned
General consensus is that its minecraft for people who dont like minecraft.
I'm on the same boat.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Download the demo. There's no easier way to tell.
Could you create a giant subterranean room below the town and just load it up with decorations?
I built an interior with staircases to a lower level because I don't have any space left in the town to build the different houses I was asked to, but somehow the game is not detecting it as a room. What am I doing wrong?
Also, I put the DLC code on PSN and selected the DLC pack, but it doesn't appear on my library or downloads. Where is it?
I also have noticed this problem. It doesn't look like this day one DLC exists yet...I was able to redeem it, but when I try to find someplace to download it, there doesn't seem to be a way. On the PS4, there is no store/dlc listed under activity. On the PSN website, if I go to my download list, it doesn't give me an option to download to PS4, and when I click on one of them, there doesn't exist a webpage for any of them.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Id imagine its more a data management thing and the devs did not want to write code so that the game remembers everything in the whole world. So they designed it so that the world is broken up into specific areas instead.
Conkerkid11
Member
Gonna try out the Vita demo to see if it's worth picking up for those boring rides on public transit.
Right now I've just gotten hooked on MH4U, so it might be hard to pull me away from that.
Right now I've just gotten hooked on MH4U, so it might be hard to pull me away from that.
One of the most common problems I didn't realize at first when I was trying to make large rooms, is you have to have a light source within the bottom 2 squares. If you have them too high, they aren't recognized as part of the room.
The only one you might need to plan for is chapter 2, because a mechanic in it involves passing time.
You can't, for example, have a 3+ block tall room with stuff on the higher levels counting for score, but you can stack an entirely separate room on top of that room's roof.
Max room size is 100 squares of area, with a limit of 32 in one direction (i.e. 1x32 is the thinnest, longest room possible). As a side note, the world's height limit is 31 blocks.
You can only dig about one block below the town (to sea level), and a room needs 2 blocks of height.
RageWaffles
Member
Those who preordered from Amazon: Did Amazon send an email with the code for the preorder bonus battle tickets or whatever?
In addition to my copy (plus another item) arriving late, it looks like I didn't get half of the preorder bonuses.
In addition to my copy (plus another item) arriving late, it looks like I didn't get half of the preorder bonuses.
ViolentP
Member
I haven't received any codes yet.
SynthFetish
Member
You should be able to find green beans if you find green grass.
Yeah, rooms have a maximum square-foot size limit. Otherwise, the entire base would default to being one giant room as soon as you build a defensive wall.
That depends on the geography of your town. In the first town, it is totally possible, since the town is built on a plateau. You can dig an extensive underground for the city if you so choose.
I recommend building a proper kitchen as soon as possible, so the NPCs will makes free food for you. Also, the toadstools can be cooked. You can also find beans on the hills. If you are both desperate and brave, you can fight Chimeras for their eggs.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I'm kind of confused after picking up wheat for the first time and discovering the bread recipe... but I can't make bread in the kitchen. Is there a required upgrade?
Teriyaki Blues
Member
Yep, just keep keeping on, you'll unlock the upgrade soon enough!