35 Tips & Tricks for Newcomers & Pros! Dragon Quest Builders 2

[@Eldenaro]

3 years later and people are still watching your videos of this game! That's pretty awesome! I wish they'd release a DQB3 already. 5 years is long enough! A shame you stopped making videos. I'd watch them! Even if you did a new, "Let's Play" I'd watch it all! Such a good game!

[@FredMaverik]

It's too bad the series basically died when they could have done so much...

[@rafaeldoraguille9169]

I've just finished the Furrowfield questline and your DQB2 videos are super cool. The hidden depth behind mechanics really enrich the experience and help me turn a blind eye to some of the game's cons (such as its linearity/it discouraging exploration by not considering sequence breaks). Looking forward to what the next islands are going to add to the gameplay!

[@AkatsukiLink]

I'm addicted to this game lol Start a project, have another idea, stop what I'm doing and start another project.... and another idea so put that one on hold as well to start the new one.. and this goes on and on and on lol Start the mansion, long a go and it's still not finish because of that problem of mine, always starting anew project XD And yes, I come back to older project, time to time.. Even my penthouse isn't finish XD

[@BenXC]

Haha but I know that problem 😅

[@AkatsukiLink]

@@BenXC Well, you might know that problem, you too, but at least, you basically finish any project that you wanna show up, like the Simpson's house, your haunted house,, Church, Hyrule and etc. You see, from all what I mention, I started a very Japanese looking village, I have a "shrine" on the mountain with nothing in it 😅 and just because I watched a certain anime, now I want to also build a castle bridge and a small church (chapels). And your videos all helped me as well and gave me other ideas lol It's hard to explain, but I'll need to make an island tour video, some day and just show it, even if it's unfinish and unpolished lol.< PS: Keep doing these kind of video. You're doing a great job at it.

[@ralcogaming7674]

@@AkatsukiLink I have a half finished rail track a small in progress Castle town with no roofs, a farm with 3 fields oh and my first train stop only has foundations laid. To be fair to myself I realized after breaking out the tunnel from green gardens to cerulean steppe that I needed to know where building would set before building the railway through there, so I started on my castle town. I have a hotel, a restaurant, a chapel and the framework for the spa.

[@MrLandShark55_55]

I had the problem you mentioned with not changing too many things early on. I arrived at the farm on the first island and decided to destroy all the buildings and flatten the area to get a clean slate to build on. When it came to the mission where you had to repair a farmer's home, I couldn't because there was no house to repair. I had to start a new game.

[@gingerbar6604]

You didn't need to. You just had to build a bedroom.

[@princessloveheartglitter]

@@gingerbar6604 hahahaha wish they had seen the comment earlier. I would have been so mad if I did Al that, and then thought I had to restart just to realize that I didn't need to 😭

[@Pokemon57302]

@@gingerbar6604 No you need the door at the same pkace

[@elainejones9400]

Once in my old save I did the bath house quest from Britney, but once I built it I had no time left so it just made me talk to her, but I think her and Clayton's code got mixed up and she asked me to do the quest that Clayton usually gives you She said to build a toilet but I build the bathroom BC that just what I know the toilet as It only just occured to me right after I deleted the save that I was building the wrong room Also it's possible to get the coralilies without the windbreaker but not the yellow flowers as you need to kill the monster and they wont spawn Not tried the milk blossoms so I'll attemp it and get back to u when I can

[@FredMaverik]

@@gingerbar6604 lmao

[@gunitgamer]

Awesome that your still making videos! Just got into this game this week and cannot stop for the life of me!

[@teamevil43]

I'm with you. I didn't think I would enjoy it this much but here I am

[@ChrisMr666]

Thanks Ben, this helps everyone out a lot. You’ve done a lot with this game from these tutorials and the information booklet for the game.

[@LadyPisces96]

I started playing this wonderful game last month after playing my first DQ game which was Dragon Quest XI (beautiful game, please if you haven't, play it). Yesterday I found a city in which someone rebuild the main places of DQ XI, I almost cried, so beautiful. But anyway, what I mean to say is that tips are never enough, always good to know.

[@atuttimiranda]

CAn you please tell me the ID of this player who rebuilt the main places from DQXI? I also love this game.... my favorite, actually! :)

[@marcojacinto824]

Aww I missed these videos! It's such a relaxing, fun experience just watching you build.

[@tylerlachance3240]

8u

[@MilaNekolita]

Omg.. I've been playing for a very long time so I never expected to be surprised with the FIRST trick in the beginning! I feel defeated😹 but seriously genius thanks! Now I'm just gonna absorb the whole channel.. 😂

[@SadPotato888]

I think you're funnier than any German I have met! Love the narrations on your videos!

[@BenXC]

Aww thank you :)

[@jaydachecka]

@@BenXC Hi Ben, da ich deine Muttersprache auch spreche schreibe ich lieber gleich in dieser Sprache :) Hi Ben, wenn du mal Inseln von anderen besuchen magst, besuch mal meine: Hochlade ID tVNPFotP6o - eventuell wäre das ja was für deinen Kanal: Insel-Showcases. Kannst ja aufnehmen wie du andere gute Inseln besuchst. Meine ist zum Teil terraformed und in Sachen Natur verschönert. Alle drei Gebiete haben ein Thema. Das Landwirtschaftsareal ist "Ruinen und neues Dorfleben". Das Wüsten-Areal ist "Großstadt und Prunk". Das Eis-Areal ist "Weltuntergang und The_Dome". Auch das Dock und alles drum herum wurde stark verändert. Der Einsiedlerbereich wurde stark der restlichen Insel angepasst. Oben über dem Flaggen-Pixelart hab ich eine "Mensch ärgere dich nicht" Platte drauf gebaut. Alle Hauptareale sind außerdem mit einer Art U-Bahn System verbunden. Die Pyramide in der Großstadt enthält eine Menge innenlebe (Thermalbad, Lager, usw). Lohnt sich echt, das alles mal anzusehen oder gar auch zu zeigen.

[@TimboSlice083]

I'm back after having played and beaten this on the switch. Your videos always helped me. I can't believe all of the stuff that you've made and contributed to the community. I can't wait to do all these things yet again on the PC version and also things I haven't done.

[@connyk.6088]

Schöne Zusammenstellung, um nochmal zu checken, was man alles schon erledigt hat - Dankeschön! :)

[@Macher-hans]

Ich hab garnicht gewusst dass du ein Deutscher bist, ich liebe deine Videos und ich finde du gibst echt gute Tipps

[@leesha1924]

Impatiently awaiting DQB3

[@Pokemon57302]

Everyday

[@tomblack2064]

Why do your videos of this beautiful game make me so happy? Perhaps playing this game Xmas 2019 was a happy time in my life?

[@user-io9hj9ip2d]

Your videos are always so good, extremely helpful and well made. They have helped me a ton in my times with the games and hopefully someday we'll be graced with DQB3 and you'll be there to give us tons more tips & tricks and all around great content! :D

[@Anthonyh723]

Downloaded this on Xbox game pass the other day and have been following your old guides since then. Thank you so much!

[@BenXC]

Thank you for enjoying them 😊

[@zeroenth7743]

Love the videos, Ben. I've been playing dqb2 again and really pushing myself to build more elaborately thanks in part to your content and tips

[@BenXC]

I'm glad to hear that. :) I hope you have a lot of fun building amazing things!

[@floodkevin4716]

What an extensive video. Awesome

[@BenXC]

Thank you :)

[@lizztish36]

Ben, thank you for always putting out great content. I enjoy your videos and always recommend you to others!

[@Malumbrus]

You made me burst out laughing when you jumped on the water donut and went for a swim lmao

[@Helldober]

Woow..this game is way more complex then i thought!! Cool vid man!!

[@BenXC]

Thank you! :)

[@augustorighetti]

Awesome! Thank u! It’s a must save video.

[@SneakySquid123]

Your channel has helped me so much with both DQB 1&2. Thanks so much for the awesome content

[@BenXC]

You're very welcome :)

[@Chusei_Kokoro]

I did the Throne Room like u mentioned, without knowing about this issue xD In the end everything worked out xD

[@jaymckay93]

Im late to the Dragon quest builders series. Just got the game today. Just want to say thank you for such awesome tips and tricks. Definitely gona watch alot more of your videos. Thanks again for such an amazing video

[@jahipalmer8782]

DQB2 is my most played game on my Switch (by far). You inspired me to make super awesome stuff. I am still working on my largest build, a Mountain Resort. It's huge and I have no idea how it will turn out but I'm doing it.

[@BenXC]

That sounds amazing! Make sure to share it once you are finished :)

[@BearinBG]

Incredibly useful!! Thank you so much.

[@BenXC]

You're very welcome :)

[@matthewnugent6022]

I used to know all this but yeah it's a bit much especially if you randomly forget information Thanks for the video

[@XGRCPUGZ]

Im xbox playet and I cant believe ive been missing out on the amazing game... im absolutely loving it cant wait for the story to be over so I can just build

[@carriejohnson4922]

Thanks for another great video. Everything in one place is really helpful when you need specific help.

[@BenXC]

That's what I also thought! :D you're very welcome Carrie 😊

[@WanderSeth]

11:14 This is why my sugarcane farm on furrowfield wasn't working; I had the fence and the gate a block higher than the sugarcane, so the farmers didn't recognize it as being part of that room.

[@Sardeiuzz89]

Thanks, Im thinking to buy this game. After I saw this video, Im now convinced that this will worth my money👍

[@addiecloud8939]

Great work Ben!! Awesome video! 😊

[@BenXC]

Thank you! 😊

[@jonoseph]

LMAO! I'm giving myself such a faceplate that I'm on my fourth playthrough, and I somehow never thought of a way to make filling the holes with water work better. My Meadows are always SO messy! This is going to definitely come in handy! So thanks as always Ben for the awesome content! :D Edit: My grammar. I'm awful I know. Lol

[@patrickvis]

Hopefully we can welcome alot of New xbox / pc players to the chanel :) an eye opener for me was the crops video. And the tip to "soilswap". Saves a ton of time, i used to fill the holes manually :(

[@BenXC]

It's always nice to have a growibg community for this amazing game. Many more people need to experience it :) And you're very welcome Patrick!

[@AntonsVoice]

Xboxer here. Already been using his videos.

[@dragonssoul3608]

Xbox here, and his videos are great and very helpful

[@tucker579]

I starded playing yesterday, and I also found u channel yesterday, i am bit afraid of playing on Xbox cause of the non stop save bug but this is game is too awesome to drop, Nice channel btw

[@BenXC]

Thank you :) yeah I hope they will put out a fix for that soon :\

[@ashleygeroux2760]

This video is amazing thank you so much!😁

[@BenXC]

You're welcome 😊

[@mayfaeblade]

Yay I started playing and these videos help me.

[@TableTopWolf1984]

New xbox player here, just looking through your guides, and absolutely loving the game, great work sir

[@BenXC]

Thank you very much! 😊

[@JB.SnwMn1]

I haven’t even played this game I’m just giving you props for making such a detailed interesting video good work👌🏼👌🏼

[@darcieclements4880]

Thanks for the videos. I missed this game until last month and have really enjoyed it. I wish they would do more expansions or another sequel. I expect this to be a game I'll play for years on and off.

[@sasha-01]

Keep it up man there's always a comeback to great games

[@eiseixethlex8658]

So YOU'RE the guy who did the Hyrule recreation I saw a few months ago. gdi. Freakin bravo

[@BenXC]

Yeah that's me 🙈😅 thank you very much! 😊

[@eiseixethlex8658]

@@BenXC Honestly I wish I was half as creative/brilliant as some of the builders I see T_T

[@antsonfire408]

I've just started dqb2, thanks for the awesome content

[@BenXC]

You're very welcome! I hope you enjoy it so far :)

[@1nvd]

Recently redoing my island and losing over 200 hours again lol. I love this game.

[@BenXC]

🤩😂

[@Tyronethehuman]

Very helpful, cheers. One thing I found to be super helpful on Xbox (I don't know how it would go with PC controls is if you hold LB and LT (configured for look up and look down) you can strafe while placing the block directly in front of you. That's my little tip I discovered.

[@mewgaming2494]

This video made my day!

[@SevCaswell]

This just came out on Xbox and is part of game pass so I bet there are thousands more people about to get hooked and be in need of your videos...

[@hbarudi]

It is Ok to explore without reaching the objective for an area, especially if you know the story very well on later playthroughs. Just be sure there are blocks for monsters to spawn on if an objective has monsters that spawn. Never had any problems in furrowfield, but after furrowfield, avoid opening the tunnel for the river on isle of awakening until you have the purple snail looking monsters spawn and that you defeat all of them. In khrumbul-dun, the rails you have to build them the same as the path provided since there is kind of a hidden blueprint for them and that you won't be able to complete the quests for them especially the parallel running rails. You can change the blocks underneath them to something you would find intersting and this will take some time to change all those blocks for a nice rail build. In moonbrooke, be sure to get the throne room back otherwise if you mine the whole castle like I once did, you will not be able to proceed with the moonbrooke quest line at all. For moonbrooke, if you don't want to craft all the required castle blocks, once you get the gate blueprint in place, you can fly around the tornadoes and activate the naviglobes early in general and you can mine as much castle block as you want, just keep some ground for certain monsters to spawn. There is also khrumbul-dun style blocks in that building such as the iron blocks and colored lightboxes and you get plenty of the jumping springs.

[@tristanbosssog]

Bro I can’t be the only one that finds his accents attractive also this was rlly helpful thanks lol

[@BenXC]

Thanks! #nohomo :D

[@BrightEyedIrony]

Such a helpful video, thanks!!

[@zxuiji]

21:12, there's an alternative to that tool, just add an extra block at every 2nd block of an axis a diagonal until you hit the halfway point of said diagonal, then you do the opposite axis instead, for example: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Would become: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] I arrived at this conclusion after thinking about how the curves look in pixelated form at very low pixel diameters

[@MrLionheart33]

Don’t know if ppl still playing this game but I just finish the game and don’t know what to do next I’m a rookie in this game so need a little help.btw you got another sub.ty

[@warriorjennings5115]

Amazing detailed video, definitely subscribed

[@davidunger1173]

Very cool video and it will be of immense help to me. Thank you sir.

[@BenXC]

Thank you 😊

[@DriftyG]

Great video! :)

[@EtsuSakurabaHonjou]

Nice work and amazing video. You are very good, keep it up, you are great.

[@BenXC]

Thank you very much! 😊 glad you enjoyed it

[@johncgi]

Nice video as always!

[@BenXC]

Thank you! :)

[@Inferocious]

Thanks a lot man, your awesome, straight to the point gave more information than needed (which is always a very good thing) just incredible haha

[@mattshuey1]

Ben are you going to be doing a stream of the 35th anniversary announcements? They are doing live english interpretation so people are expecting some global announcements. I'll admit your revival of builders content timed with that has me suspecting *something* happening.

[@BenXC]

And also the release of DQB2 for XBox kinda got me excited for this stream 😏 I'll try to make a livestream but unfortunately it's in the middle of the night for me (5:30am), but I'll try to make it... or at least do a delayed reaction video or stream :)

[@dabadidabadax5]

@@BenXC urgh i got the same feeling, we need more dqb!!

[@zakizuku6692]

@@dabadidabadax5 We need DQB3!!! 😭 But they said that the dqb games are finisched and they wont bring out a new game, or i underdstood it so. But i hope, that they will bring dqb3 out someday

[@dabadidabadax5]

@@zakizuku6692 ooh dang seriously! That's terrible! I thought they wouldn't focus on spin offs for a while, but I still trust that there might be a possibility for a new dqb to come out. It's beloved by many and I think we deserve a sequel with a expanded "creative mode"

[@HomingRocket1]

This video isd gonna make me a busy Builder indeed. as they say in german. Danke!

[@BenXC]

Gern geschehen! (You're welcome^^)

[@FranWest.]

For unlimited farming without seeds, hit fully grown crops with the ultimallet and re plant them. The villagers will still harvest them and the plants will never run out.

[@thewatcher3223]

I love this game so much I NEED PART 3

[@user-siang512]

我已經通過這個遊戲，但我竟然不知道這某些技巧，感謝你的分享！

[@estebaniimascarenofelix836]

Can you make a tour of your Isle of Awakening?

[@playingwithstory247]

Another great video, Ben! Question - do you have any plans to finish your Castletown build? I would love to see more!

[@BenXC]

Hmm no plans there yet, but I might do a new and better one :)

[@nowherefool5869]

is there a way to control where villagers store your items? ie : place food items in kitchen chest, place seeds in the barn chest, etc.. instead of storing item stacks into different chests randomly?

[@FoxUnitNell]

I noticed you have to put raw food items in a chest in a kitchen then the cooks will cook such items then place the cooked item in the chest in the kitchen.

[@nowherefool5869]

@@FoxUnitNell i'm talking about item overflow. ie : farmers sometimes bring seeds/etc.. to kitchen chests if barn chests are full and if the kitchen chests are full, the chefs would bring their cooked meals to the barn chests, etc.. the contents get so jumbled that the people run back and forth losing efficiency.

[@FoxUnitNell]

@@nowherefool5869 I see. I don't know if my farmers collect seeds yet, just that they are level 3 base so they will plant seeds that I place in a chest near a scarecrow that is assigned to that seed and the cooking trick so I hadn't come to that issue yet. Hope you find a solution.

[@Leostar-Regalius]

this vid just makes me wish new game plus was a thing even more then before, especially for the hair and stuff

[@unclesmeagol8591]

I replay this game every July 12 until hopefully the third game comes out.

[@Ten_3645]

So it’s a special day

[@unclesmeagol8591]

@@Ten_3645 Yep.

[@taketime0626]

Just picked this up to play again.... I’m here because I know I already forgot things I wish I knew the the first time played.... lol.

[@yoshi_.__8017]

I didnt know that ur german. I am too haha Thx for ur vids they helped me so much.

[@BenXC]

Haha sehr gerne, und da dachte ich mein deutscher Akzent wäre offensichtlich^^

[@yoshi_.__8017]

Tatsächlich nicht bin aber auch nicht so begabt darin das zu erkennen.😄

[@dragonssoul3608]

Hey Ben how did you get the posters in the game, I want to get some for my game on Xbox

[@brittanyg7700]

I've been using your crop field design for ages now. I have a slightly different storage system. Pretty similar, except I put the item display below beneath glass flooring.

[@BenXC]

Also a really good idea 😊

[@kashmere3034]

Do you eventually find the magnet blocks though a story mission or do you have to get it yourself ?

[@BenXC]

You can find the recipes for them in three books inside the magnet block cave. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4HPfJxqnb2ZiJY (at around 7:00 minutes in)

[@boethia7367]

I wish you could connect a specific item tonthe flute to help find it. Like mithril or rubies.

[@SoulerClash]

Hi, i have the switch version of the game and my inventory is missing in new game. It shows up as ? How do i fix it?

[@zakizuku6692]

Ehre!!! Nice Videos, they are funny and verry interesting. B.t.w. THX because of you i leatnd to love that game, it's now my favorite game.

[@zakizuku6692]

Big Thank You Danke

[@BenXC]

You're very welcome! Gern geschehen 😊

[@RavinBlackhart]

got my mum into DQB2. About how many seeds of life would you recommend? I seen your Japanese character at level 99 with 434 HP.

[@XtianApi]

A scholar of dqb2. Wow

[@MegaTanthor]

Really enjoing your content lately since I just started playing 😃 but I was wondering if the barn is still on your Island, is it still there? I couldnt find it

[@BenXC]

The barn isn't there unfortunately, but I know there are some people on my discord server that have it on their island. Maybe you can visit one of their islands if you ask them for their codes? :)

[@biancapaschold2828]

Legend

[@SamuelSilva-yj8lk]

Hi Ben. I keep trying to visit your island of awakening to copy the all rooms blueprint but i always get send to the buildertopia. Can you help me?

[@BenXC]

Hey Samuel, the rooms build is on this buildertopia, you'll see it when you open the map :) (I had to move it because I could only share one island).

[@SamuelSilva-yj8lk]

@@BenXC Thanks for answering. I found it. Thanks.

[@TheNewThrone]

Awesome. The game is in gamepass and I'm hooked

[@Cal316326]

Thanks! The door at the side makes more sense but guess it does not work in the DQ world lol.

[@ThaShoeMaker]

Hey Ben do you still have the barn build blueprint built on your island still? Love your videos by the way, they are very helpfull

[@BenXC]

Thank you Kenny :) I just updated my Hyrule island. Enjoy! en.dragonquest-builders.com/detail/?c=npyrd8ZJVM&e=590438077453836288

[@ThaShoeMaker]

Awsome thanks man

[@20ZZ20]

I don't know anything about this game but I loved dqm joker, this game but with synthesis would be amazing... haven't watched the video yet so i'll be happy if there is

[@boethia7367]

Mans a saint.

[@4X4danger]

This video is very helpful thanks, I just started the game & I have question: is there a specific island where I can build a home with all rooms and make it my main place?

[@TheDarkEnigma]

Does anyone know how to avoid the 'infinite saving on IoA' or 'Clear Game Corrupted' bugs that seem to be going around? I am on Xbox but hear it's a multiplatform issue, I've tried Deleting and reinstalling, redownloading save from cloud, cache clearing and more to no success. Its a great game but these bugs really put a downer on how much time i invest into it.

[@TeknoMino]

Jeez I m trying to feed my dogs but it is impossible with this bug 😭

[@chipveleos5503]

Ben, I don't where I saw this but apparently you can break a fully grown crop with a regular hammer and replant the seed. Letting you "infinitely" grow crops. (Currently testing to see if it's true)

[@magickmiiror2853]

Fellow commenters, There are DragonQuest Builders Facebook groups you can join! Where you can view other's or share your own creations, get tips & tricks, ask any questions about the game you may have, co-play with others, or just meet other people into the game! I'm in 2 groups and both are full of just super helpful and very creative people, a lovely little community to join!

[@BenXC]

And you can also always join my Discord server (link in the description), there we also talk about the game :)

[@lordhackensackoftheroundalots]

Was that link's tunic hat and shield?

[@HallyVee]

Wow, this game really did everything I dreamed Minecraft would do. And with almost RPG combat instead of action!

[@Whiskyjumper]

Where do you get that half castle wall block that lets you have sloped walls like that? I can't figure it out.

[@BenXC]

There's a tool you can unlock with Mini Medals called the Chisel. With this you can alter the shape of blocks in a few ways.

[@Whiskyjumper]

@@BenXC Ah, thank you! Love your content man. Very entertaining and helpful.

[@BenXC]

@@Whiskyjumper thank you! Glad you enjoy it :)

[@SiN88m]

Hi. One question. Do i need a specific type of block to build the eraser cube? And the cube in this video was 3x3 and 3blocks high, how do you manage to spread it over such a huge mountain area?

[@BenXC]

Hey fellow Rick and Morty fan! :) I've build a big cube on my shared english island which you can simply copy for yourself with the magic pencil (code should be in the description). I always chose a block type that doesn't interfere with other builds. It needs to be one the villagers have no access to so they don't actually place those blocks down instead of just simply destroying everything that's in it.

[@SiN88m]

@@BenXC cool. Naw, i do not have the pencil tool yet. Just broke put of prison in story. but i love the mix of sandbox and story in one mode. I can build a giant block by myself, i just blow it up to get rid again. Btw. I am just watching your elevator tutorial. I just asked myself how far these blocks can go sideways and if it would be possible to build a monorail station from biome to biome.

[@SiN88m]

@@BenXC btw. I am also german. I just stick to english because this tips would might help other players too that do not share the same language as we.

[@sanemoon4543]

@BenXC Have you seen that youtuber Holgrin's videos, he made logic gates in and a binary counter in DQB2?

[@BenXC]

I just watched it and it's very interesting :) thank you for mentioning it!

[@sanemoon4543]

@@BenXC No Problem!

[@squarestar326]

And also did u do all that after completing the game or during the main quest?nevermind i got it.😅

[@eduardomduque5347]

Ben, I have a problem, I didn't have the sword of kings afther killing the last dark boss who ataquing the ark in malhalla, and I would like, if you can, an other way for having this sword, if you can do the video plis :) thank you for reading - your fan

[@SurvivingJosh]

Hey if i pop by your island could i copy one of your small houses for in front of my castle

[@BenXC]

Sure :) I would feel honored

[@SurvivingJosh]

But i am very honored to have you comment on mine im a huge fan