DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS

Missable!

There are 5 Challenges within the Chapter, only 1 is missable. Except for the missable, other Challenges can be completed at anytime or even after completing a Chapter by reloading an earlier save. Challenges will be permanently saved to your profile once completed, however, you must complete a Chapter in order for a Challenge to register as completed. It's advisable to collect all these at the end game or load a save to acquire them, apart for the Time Limit Challenge of course.

1. COMPLETE THE CHAPTER IN 30 DAYS

This is plenty of time to complete this Chapter, even on your first time, always attempt this Challenge first. Then when you have finished the Chapter and completed the Chapter, load your recent save and complete the other Challenges. There are a few tips to apply to make this easier.

Items/Materials

When looting plants for their materials, do not break every single one just in case you may need some more later, possibly acquired by a SHOVEL. And wherever you go, if you ever spot a new item, always try to grab/farm a few just in case you need it for something later.

The COLOSSAL COFFER is always the priority initially, you always want to craft this at the earliest possible opportunity. Another small tip about the COLOSSAL COFFER, when you do acquire it, you will likely have a lot of items already in chests. Rather than take the contents out and transfer them to your COFFER individually, just destroy the chest so all the items drop, then pick them up and they will go straight into your COFFER. Then just place the chest back.

Don't unnecessarily waste any items/materials, if you must use anything while not Quest related, always try to leave a few of that material or even more if you had a large number initially just to be safe.

When exploring buildings, you may find a lot of useful furniture, if you have the COLOSSAL COFFER collect as much furniture as possible as these can easily be used to increase your points in your base. Especially SCONCES as these are all over castles, they take up only 1 block of space and give 100pts.

Food/Hunger meter

A lot of the items you collect are often used later so it's difficult to know exactly what to use for food. I'd advise to always create a CRUDE KITCHEN as early as possible. This is because your Town residents will use it to craft food for you so you won't even have to craft much food because your residents will do it for you.

When you do have to craft food to fill your hunger meter, craft something that uses a material that is easy to come by, a material that you have a high number of. And only craft what you need at the time, don't craft a whole bunch of food just in case you need the materials for something else, and you may be acquiring some food soon anyway.

Equipment

Your weapons won't degrade fast, but your axes/hammers will, so always have a few of your current type on you just in case.

Saving

Always save regularly, if you make a big mistake, you can then reload your previous save and try again. Make sure you save before you head to the beacon at the end of a Chapter, that way if you need to come back, you can do so right at the end of the Chapter with all that same gear.

Warping

Whenever you are away from base, the quickest way back is to warp using CHIMAERA WINGS so don't use these sparingly.

If you have a NPC with you, make sure they are with you and not stuck behind a rock or unable to reach you (you can jump gaps but they won't) before warping. If they are not with you, they will stay behind and you will have to make your way back to collect them.

Time Penalties

If you die or warp using the option in the menu, the game will advance a day, so try not to die. This may sound like a problem, but you can always spare a few deaths, just if you die to many times, a save reload may be the best option.

Sleeping also advances the day obviously, so never sleep unless you have to.


2. RAISE YOUR BASE TO LEVEL 4

Pretty straight forward, you will likely acquire this without even planning to.

Always loot furniture on your travels once you have the Colossal Coffer, this furniture is free and can all be placed in your rooms for additional points. Sconces that you will find on walls in castle areas are very useful, they take up little space, give 100pts and sometimes you can acquire 50 of these from one castle.

Not all enemies can destroy your base, but during battles, just plan to keep all enemies away to be safe.

The most important instruction I can give is when your base advances a level, stop for a moment whatever your doing if possible. Now remove all your doors and once all are removed, place them all back. This may sound daft, but the game has a strange base leveling system, and this will cause you to acquire a lot of free points, you will see for yourself. You must apply this always in all Chapters whenever you advance a level, honestly, this is really important, will save a lot of time.

Everything must be placed in your base, otherwise you won't receive points for it.


3. DEFEAT THE DRAGONLORD WITHOUT LEGENDARY WEAPONS

The Dragonlord will have 2 phases, human form and dragon form. The 1st human form doesn't affect this Challenge, you can wear what you want, it's the 2nd phase dragon form that matters.

Just before you completely drain the Bosses health in his 1st form (human phase), place ANY Auroral Armour and Hero Shield that you have in your Colossal Coffer. You can't have any in your equipment bag at all, whether they are equipped or not, they must be in your Coffer. You don't need to equip anything in their place as you won't be wearing anything for the next battle. YOU MUST MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS BEFORE YOU TAKE ALL HIS HEALTH AWAY. Make sure you keep the Sword Of Kings though.

Now defeat the 2nd phase Dragon form without the Auroral Armour or Hero Shield in your equipment bag at all and this Challenge will be complete.


4. GIVE VERDANT VISION TO KING SLIME

First dig up Milkblossom x2 (the white flower that gives you white petals when chopped) up with your Shovel then Warp through the blue teleportal back to the original area. Now head south and you will see a large slime monument made out of blocks on top of the mountain in front. Climb the mountain and onto the slime monument to find a slime. Talk to the slime then give it a Milkblossom when asked, keep talking to the slime afterwards to acquire a Cloudy Memory.

Kill orange slimes until you obtain Daffodaisy Bud x2, then plant the Buds in grass and dig up the plants with your Shovel to obtain Daffodaisy x2. Now in in the 2nd island where your base is, head northwest from the base and keep an eye out for another slime monument on top of the mountain ahead. Climb up to the slime on top of this monument. Talk to it, give it a Daffodaisy then keep talking to obtain another Cloudy Memory.

Now kill some Drackies until you acquire Coralily Bud x2. Plant these Buds in grass and dig them up using the Shovel to acquire Coralily x2. Now head through the red teleportal and head northeast, look out for the third slime monument on top of the mountain you reach. Talk to the slime on top of the slime monument and give it a Coralily. Keep talking to acquire the last Clouded Memory.

Now pickup your Diviner's Altar and head to the Dragonlord's Island. Head south through the canyon and when you reach the area at the end, climb this mountain to find another slime monument ahead. Climb this monument to find a King Slime, talk to it and you will receive the memory for the Verdant Vision. Now place your Diviner's Altar and craft the Verdant Vision, then give it to king Slime. Talk to it afterwards to receive Gungerbread and complete the Challenge.


5. FIND SWORD OF RUIN

Warp through the blue teleportal back to the original area and head southeast onto the mountain in front. Once on top of the mountain, head east to the lit-up cave in the distance.

Once at the lit blocked doorway, smash the blocks to gain entry, then head down the stairs inside. Once at the bottom of the stairs, look at the right wall and you will see some crates stacked to the top. Smash these to reveal another area, then kill the Orange Skeleton in this part to acquire a KEY. Now check the southeast corner just near where you killed the Orange Skeleton and you will see a section of the wall has grey blocks.

Smash this to reveal a hidden area, then head along the path and kill the Orange Skeleton here for another KEY. Keep going and you will reach a Cell, open it with a KEY, then kill the Knight inside and loot the THANATO'S SHIELD from the CHEST, then retrace your steps back to the stairs.

(By the way, don't equip the equipment you find here as you can't un-equip it without destroying it.)

Back at the stairs, follow the BANNERS to the first RED DOOR. Unlock this and head through forward but before you follow the bend to the left, look at the corner on your right and you will see some cracked brown blocks. Smash these blocks to reveal another hidden area although you don't have a KEY right now. Ignore this hidden area for now and carry on the normal route where you will kill 2 more Orange Skeletons to acquire their KEYS. Now ignore the 2nd RED DOOR you just passed, and head back to that hidden area you just uncovered. Now unlock the Cell inside, defeat the Knight and the loot the CHEST for a WAILER'S MAIL.

Now head back and enter that 2nd locked RED DOOR you just passed. Just pass the 2nd RED DOOR, remove the mossy blocks then head down the stairs below. At the bottom of the stairs, turn right and head to the end where you will find another wall in the corner with gray blocks. Destroy the blocks then head into the hidden area, explore the area to find 2 Red Skeletons that you need to kill to acquire 2 more Keys. At the end here, you will find another Cell door. Unlock it, then defeat the Knight inside and loot the RING OF CRITICALITY from the CHEST, then head back to the well near the stairs.

This time take the other path and enter the 3rd RED DOOR, carry on to the end here to find a Knight next to a THRONE and CHEST. Kill the Knight, then loot the SWORD OF RUIN from the CHEST, Challenge completed!