The latest free update for Dragon Quest Builders 2 goes live today and, as Square Enix recently outlined, it introduces new post-game content and a variety of minor improvements.
Once the story ends in DQB 2, it’s over, even though there’s a gull free-build mode that follows. That’s a shame given how many interesting personalities the Builder meets over the course of his or her journey. However, today’s update introduces a new “Where Are They Now?” epilogue story content for certain characters.
While Square Enix didn’t say which characters benefit from this new content, we’re hoping some like Lulu or the always-optimistic Rosie might get some extra attention.
Buildertopia is the game’s, well, building utopia. More than the Isle of Awakening, it lets players create a world almost entirely from scratch and turn it into whatever they want. The problem used to be that only one such Buildertopia could exist at a given time, but today’s update increases the number of Buildertopias players can store to three.
Players now have more control over the weather. On islands that aren’t Buildertopias. Today’s update introduces five new items that let players change the weather for certain islands.
One other welcome change is with the recipe-learning animation after increasing gratitude. Though adorable, the original animation is admittedly rather slow, so Square Enix sped it up.
On a smaller scale, the update adds things like arrows indicating what direction an item will face when it’s placed and text that comes up when the game is paused. telling players how may rooms an island has.
There are a few other small changes as well:
- Plant growth option in the Settings menu
- Adjustable cursor speed for the Buildnoculars
- New hairstyles
- New end-game animation
- Changed the number of save slots to three
- The usual “Miscellaneous Fixes”
Those who haven’t picked up the game yet or are still getting started don’t have to wait to enjoy everything the game has to offer. Dragon Quest Builders 2 is already chock-full of content both in the regular story and online elements, alongside a hefty helping of DLC that offers even more goodies for a Builders’ toolkit to keep you busy for a long time to come.
