Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
So during crafting, how do you specify the amount of the item you want to craft? So if I want to build 4 doors in one go instead of building one door at a time.
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Dragon Quest: Builders |OT| - "If you build it, they will come."
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AuthenticM
Member
I'd like to know this as well, but I suspect it's not possible. It's either one or all.
N° 2048
Member
The biggest annoyance so far for me is this.
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
Bugger.
MysteryQuesadilla
Member
Not to say there aren't issues said:
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Would have to say that the one worst thing about the game is most def the camera work and lack of a first person view. Since its a huge pain in the ass if you build your town as a multi story structure.
I got 7 days to die way back before it was on steam and decided to wait for more updates .
Guess I could try it now since there was like a hundred updates since I got it lol .
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I'm out today traveling for work and want to be home playing this.
A few questions that I haven't been able to test:
Is the starting town the same town throughout the entire game? I want to spruce it up, but I don't want to put a ton of work into it if it goes away or I get a new one.
Can you build on upper levels? Like rooms on top of rooms?
When crafting in the wild, do you have access to the items in your colasal coffer?
A few questions that I haven't been able to test:
Is the starting town the same town throughout the entire game? I want to spruce it up, but I don't want to put a ton of work into it if it goes away or I get a new one.
Can you build on upper levels? Like rooms on top of rooms?
When crafting in the wild, do you have access to the items in your colasal coffer?
Bolivar687
Banned
Man this game is so unbelievably cool. It's such a dangerous combination to take the depth of the builder genre and marry that with an IP that's been developing and refining itself for 30 years. It's too bad there's no cross save, as I would happily hand Sony another $60 to get this on the big screen.
It reminds me of how last year, SE delivered a graphically impressive action exclusive but Sony did nothing to market it. Now they're serving up an exclusive Minecraft-killer on a silver platter and not only are they doing anything to market it, they might not have even shipped enough copies. Sony needs all the help they can get to fill out these light Holiday lineups, it feels like they're overlooking gems purely based on where they're coming from.
It reminds me of how last year, SE delivered a graphically impressive action exclusive but Sony did nothing to market it. Now they're serving up an exclusive Minecraft-killer on a silver platter and not only are they doing anything to market it, they might not have even shipped enough copies. Sony needs all the help they can get to fill out these light Holiday lineups, it feels like they're overlooking gems purely based on where they're coming from.
For anyone who's finding the combat stiff, I'd recommend always jump attacking everything. The attack animation is cancelled when you hit the ground and you can aim your attack during the swing while still moving around. If you've played Castlevania or Smash Bros. you are probably familiar with how this works.
Depending on the size/position of the enemy you can either use hitting the ground to cancel the animation right when it hits:
Or just use the air control to hit and run at the peak of the jump:
Hahah, nice. My two cents about giant enemies. use your cannon!! Make a hole in front of them, lure them in and cheese them!! Still giggling that the AI was that stupid for the cute little giant.
Come now Para. We'll not remake the mistakes of earlier. No flooding the while first floor, no mistakes in the routes to the different floors, no lava in the first floor, no buildings outside the main castle until free mode and no effing giant motes that becomes useless at the stage bosses.
EDIT:The camera is good as long as you have free space and aren't underground or indoors. Forgot about that. My bad.
Haha, yeah, it was pretty ropey on PS4 but they have been updating it like mad. Give it another bash.
I know right , Heroes was awesome, Builders is even more fun because of the combination of the two genres .
I agree, It really sucks that Square is not marketing the series properly here , but at least Builders got nice review .
1: The game is made in 4 main chapters, one new town per chapter. There is also a free mode which allows you to go full on bonkers but it requires unlocking through completion of the main scenarios.
2: Yes you can build upper levels, don't know how many floors but as long as your within the main city limits you will get points for them. Remember to build stairs here and there. The AI isn't smart and requires routes. Made multiple ones and that seemed to solve it for me.
3: Yepp, I actually had to load up and try and yes I could. Never noticed.
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I still haven't gotten an answer to my question.
Why the hell do they sleep with their eyes open?
Think Square knows fully well that this game is severely lacking to be a major* hit. Lacking of multiplayer, local or online is severely hampering it. There is a reason why Minecraft keeps on selling in Japan still while this have stopped. Don't get me wrong I much prefer this game due to it's structure and..well the Dragon Quest fanboy within me says so. But make no mistake, this is a single player experience, while cute, adorable and totally awesome it's one played in solitude and kids these days needs their multiplayer.
*Ask SE to define Major.
Jakartalado
Member
Where the hell is the red portal?
I've been playing for hours and building. But I need moreeeeeee.
Seriously, I think my game bugged. I can't find or build a red portal =(
I've been playing for hours and building. But I need moreeeeeee.
Seriously, I think my game bugged. I can't find or build a red portal =(
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
The camera stuff its fine above land but once you start doing indoors or underground stuff its a mess. They could have resolved this with a simple fpv that the player can toggle on / off as they wish.
ah yeah that is true, I actually made my floors 3 bricks higher due to that fact. Maybe that's why I didn't notice anything when I just booted up to test if I could craft from the coffer outside in the wide world ^^ And yes a FPV would have solved that issue.
But sigh, no cross save...and here I was thinking of playing the majority of the game on PSV and then just kick it on the console later on.
Tokyo Rain
Member
Can anyone explain how the DLC is supposed to work? For the digital day one edition you receive:
Gold Block Recipe
Retro Roof Recipe
Olde World Wall Recipe
8-Bit Brick Recipe
Time-Honoured Turf Recipe
Slimy Block Recipe
Springtide Sprinkles Recipe
Are these unlocked only in sandbox mode or do they (or also) show up at some point in story mode?
Gold Block Recipe
Retro Roof Recipe
Olde World Wall Recipe
8-Bit Brick Recipe
Time-Honoured Turf Recipe
Slimy Block Recipe
Springtide Sprinkles Recipe
Are these unlocked only in sandbox mode or do they (or also) show up at some point in story mode?
Unknown?
Member
Not really. Well yes and no. It should do it automatically but if you're in a building with roof or confined room just hit R3 to reset the camera in your position. It works every time.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
MisterCrow
Member
I wish there were an easier way to zoom in without having to smash the camera into the ground. And perhaps a 'camera center' button would be nice too. Only got to put in a couple of hours (got to end of demo basically) last night but I really enjoyed it. Can't wait to get back to it!
Ace Harding
Member
What do you guys think about this for a couple of 9-11 year-olds that are obsessed with Minecraft but have never played an RPG and (to my knowledge) have no particular affinity for fantasy-themed stuff (but nothing against it either).
Thinking about sending a copy to my nephews...
Thinking about sending a copy to my nephews...
N° 2048
Member
Ha I JUST got used to it .
You can remap in PS4 accessibility options. Same with Vita but the prompts won't change.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
There is no co-op so you will have to take that into account.
But for a complete single player experience where what you are able to build increases as you progress in the story, it should keep em occupied if they like building stuff.
There is no real "level gaining" like with exp outside of your towns level. So its not as if they have to worry about things like stats and whatnots or grinding for exp through combat.
Alcotholic
Banned
You get the red portal after a fight.
1) You get new towns in each chapter, but you get new recipes and stuff that you add to your knowledge. So it builds up on itself. But apparently you don't get to keep any materials in a new chapter.
2) I build rooms on top of rooms, but I don't completely cover it unless it's a room I don't need to go into. You can still see inside a room that has a roof, but the camera gets a little wonky.
3) I don't think you can swap anything out, but I think you can craft things from the coffer at any work station.
YianGaruga
Banned
Controls in the JP version were great
X Jump
Square attack
Circle Menu
Triangle use item
they really messed them up in the localization lol
X Jump
Square attack
Circle Menu
Triangle use item
they really messed them up in the localization lol
Well what Para said and if you are ever worried about the puff-puff...
That is the "lewdest" thing that I remember ever happening.
It's called Censorship.
hmm, so have they started mapping the buttons to your account region or system region?
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Well what Para said and if you are ever worried about the puff-puff...
That is the "lewdest" thing that I remember ever happening.
It's called Censorship.
hmm, so have they started mapping the buttons to your account region or system region?
Ive been told button mapping now is all on the devs as the system itself for the PS4 no longer forces mapping unlike the PS3.
Megalosaro
Banned
Getting strong actraiser vibes off this. Not a bad thing though
I've bought three dq games in three months. Feels good
I've bought three dq games in three months. Feels good
AuthenticM
Member
I thought that item management would become a pain in the ass in the long run, what with the limited inventory the player has and having to pick up items from chests.
Then I got the big-ass chest that lets me put stuff in and take stuff out from wherever I am in the world.
This fucking game. It was made by someone who knows what's up.
Then I got the big-ass chest that lets me put stuff in and take stuff out from wherever I am in the world.
This fucking game. It was made by someone who knows what's up.
Thanks.
DQVII, DQB and...what did I miss? Or just late to the party with something?
Wait until you fill that out...and the next after that.
Game is extremely fun.
You can swap anything out at anytime with the coffer. Makes life soooooo much easier.
It is by Kazuya Niino.
Begaria
Member
Got to play a solid 2.5 hours last night after my daughter went to bed. I had to tear myself away from it to go to bed. Last thing I did was do a bit of exploration around the starting island to check out what was on it. I've got the giant mallet and the telportal to the Hammerbros Isle.
Megalosaro
Banned
In august I got a gaming pc, so I finally imported dqx.
syphilosaurus
Member
Exactly this. Between the coffer and the chimera wing, someone at Sqare Enix is looking out for us. Huge quality of life items. The coffer should have made an appearance in the demo, that thing is amazing and alone could move some units.
N° 2048
Member
Same issue here.
Ugghhh this is exactly how I would have mapped the controls. I wish we could just customize them freely.
I'm so annoyed. I pre-ordered this game for release date delivery, as a gift for my wife for her Birthday (and so she'd give me Dark Souls 3 back), a I nd of course it didn't arrive yesterday like it was supposed to. Complained to Amazon, and they told me that it wasn't release date delivery (even though I'm a Prime member, and when I pre-ordered it, it specifically said release date delivery). So my wife hasn't gotten her gift yet, and Amazon just shrugged. Really fucking irritated. I was looking forward to checking this game out myself. I didn't buy it digitally because of my Prime 20% off discount, but fuck this noise.
The easiest way to understand it is also the most common refrain surrounding DQB: it's Minecraft with quests / objectives, wrapped up in Dragon Quest trappings. So there's crafting and building, just like in Minecraft, but you carry out specific quests for NPCs.
Honestly, it's the best of both worlds. Seems like a weird mashup at first, but it's remarkable how well DQ pairs with Minecraft.
Yeah I noticed on Sunday they removed release day delivery at some point so I complained and got a 5 dollar voucher and reordered it with 1 day shipping that came with release day delivery. You should complain until you at least get some compensation. They offered me 5 bucks or a month of prime.
For anyone who's finding the combat stiff, I'd recommend always jump attacking everything. The attack animation is cancelled when you hit the ground and you can aim your attack during the swing while still moving around. If you've played Castlevania or Smash Bros. you are probably familiar with how this works.
Depending on the size/position of the enemy you can either use hitting the ground to cancel the animation right when it hits:
Or just use the air control to hit and run at the peak of the jump:
This is a great tip!
GodParticle
Member
Are there special attacks/spells for your character to learn? Just wondering, as I only played the demo briefly to get a feel and it didn't have much in the way of that
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Updated the OT moving the demo download links higher up right under the product info section and added in the full download version file sizes for the PS4 / PSV.
You do learn a charge attack for your weapons, but for the most part when you start off the game basically you are told that you are not the hero lol. So the game is really focused more on building rather than combat itself outside of things like boss fights or collecting resources from particular enemies.
Later in the game you will be able to
You do learn a charge attack for your weapons, but for the most part when you start off the game basically you are told that you are not the hero lol. So the game is really focused more on building rather than combat itself outside of things like boss fights or collecting resources from particular enemies.
Later in the game you will be able to
build mounted weapons such as ballistas or cannons
Doesn't the PS4 let you re-map the controls at the OS level? The only annoying thing would be the button prompts not matching up.
Nevertheless, I agree that the JP controls sound much better. Wish we had the option to switch between the two.