INTERCEPTOR'S PROFILE

author=Wonderslime
Heya,

First of all, thanks for playing the game! I'm sorry that some things have been frustrating, but I'm happy to try and answer your questions and I hope that overall it's been a positive experience.

1 & 2. The third way in is guarded by the Red Dragons in the cave to Carnelia. If you go down the path that you're warned against going down, and fight against two sets of four Red Dragons, you will find stairs that lead to the third path. ON that path, you will find the ancient library that hosts a lot of flavoury history and many missing monster entries.

3. There are still a few recipes yet - the Brimstone Marble and Perfect Diamond are indeed used in the Alchemy Pot, one time apiece. Gold Bars are more useful, and can be used repeatedly at the end for the last recipe. Any extra Diamonds or Marbles you're lucky enough to find can be sold for a bunch of money.

As for your complaints...fair enough, but:

1: I'm pretty sure they only restored 1 HP in Dragon Warrior 2, but I understand. In any case, they were definitely meant to be used outside of battle chiefly, because they certainly do suck inside battle, I agree with you.

2: Bad luck? There is exactly a 1-in-11 chance for the Wizard's Ring to crumble with each use, so having them break quickly COULD happen, though it's unlikely.

3: I do like the way the Sun Crest works for that cave, because it's meant to invoke the Radiant Spell from DW1. Personal preference, though.

4: I can understand the criticism here, though to be fair many old puzzles, like the Eginbear rock puzzle or a couple of things in the pyramids in DW3, doesn't come with an explanation either. I am looking into writing an FAQ when I get the chance to accompany the game, though. :)

5: Bounce is certainly critical in the game. In playtesting, this wasn't the fight that my testers and I found super-hard though; it was the fight against Abraxis and his sentries that was absolutely nuts. The Rubber Hat (obtainable from the Medal King) does greatly reduce damage from Lightning magic. Note also that the hero tends to very quickly run out of MP, so if you can survive the first few turns, the battle typically becomes much easier after he is left with just his basic attacks.

6: There is a little bit of lore scattered throughout the game that hints at this, but it is tough to figure out how to access the innards of that dungeon, I agree. Again, this is something that an FAQ would be helpful for, but I'd like to point out that many other RPGs are "guilty" of having bonus/optional material that is tough to figure out with little or no direction (FFX, FFXII).

7: Yeah, it doesn't make sense. RPG Maker VX Ace has a really weird and unfortunate vehicle system where it designates what tiles any given vehicle *shall* be able to travel over and land on, and so I was limited - and I couldn't find a script to correct this either. I agree that this is a frustrating limitation that I actually specifically looked into solving but didn't come up with anything.

8: Point taken. It probably wouldn't be too hard to produce a blown-up image file with a few more details to help in navigation, but the included map is meant to sort of simulate the old-school crappy maps you'd receive in your instruction manual. Making stuff like that is really fun for me, though, so it might be a cool little project to include with a later update.


I really appreciate your feedback. Again, I hope that these issues haven't been too frustrating. It's been a long-winded labour of love, and all of your suggestions are well taken. Best of luck if you do decide to go seek out that library. :)