Dragon Nest Demo Completed English Tutorial [Picture Heavy]

• Hiccup wrote on 2010-06-01 03:30
  [SIZE="3"]Intro[/SIZE]
  For those interested in playing Dragons Nest and getting a head start on the action, or just looking for a time killer. Most of you are probably looking at this thread http://mabination.com/mabination-community/general-discussions/entertainment/3136-dragon-nest-%5Boffline-demo%5D.html like "@_@ what to do D:!? English pl0x...". I have spared my time that could be spent sleeping just to have you folks edumicated. Yes, I spent the time going through the whole demo on the 4 characters and thus acquired info on how to play, and what to do.
  
  [SIZE="3"]Welcome to the Demo ^o^[/SIZE]
  

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  Choices of Class based characters.
  From Left to Right
  Sorceress- Mage of the game. Deals with AOE and extreme damage.
  Warrior- Main Melee class of Dragons Nest. Heavy hitter and tanker.
  Archer- Fastest hitting class. Deals moderate damage at high speed.
  Cleric- Healer and Tanker of Dragons Nest. Very easy to solo, and highly advised if you want to solo.
  
  Controls:
  Tab- Attack/Normal Mode switch
  Ctrl- Cursor/FPS mode switch
  Space- Jump
  Left Click- Normal Attack
  Right Click- Knockback
  1 to 9 - Skill/Action hotkeys
  I- Inventory
  C- Character Info
  K- Skill Info
  R- Some buff AND when you die press to Revive
  F- Pickup items
  Mouse- Aim
  WASD- Move around
  
  [SIZE="3"]Overview of on-screen functions/names/etc[/SIZE]
  

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  A- Tab changes your mode. Combat - Normal (?). In Normal mode you just un-equip your weapon basically.
  B- Ctrl changes from FPS mode to Cursor Mode. FPS mode has the aim symbol and acts as the cursor. Cursor mode brings back the lil cursor so you can click on any of the buttons. In cursor mode you can not move the screen.
  C- Is your characters avatar, HP and MP bars and level/class.
  D- Is basically game options such as resolution, sound, brightness. Most features are disabled.
  
  

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  A- Your total amount of points. Points are earned by killing monsters and fighting them. I think healing also gives points.
  B- Enemy Name, Health Status, and Damage done to enemy.
  C- Exp bar (Disabled in Demo)
  D- No clue as that does not move. :x
  
  

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  A- Red portals means you can go on to the next area. Black Portals are closed off until you finish the requirements for it to open.
  B- Skill Cooldown Timer. Currently dashing (or dodging), and Clerics jump attack. Will tick the timer. Once it reaches the top and vanishes you can use that skill/action again.
  C- In order from left - right: Character Info, Inventory, Skill Info
  D- Mini map zoom in/out
  
  

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  A- Boss/Enemy marks where an attack will take place. AVOID!
  B- Boss Info/HP bar/Level/Avatar. Will only pop up once you attack.
  C- Item name and item flashy notice me to pickup thing.
  D- Yellow Text is system message. Screenshots/Future Chat bar.
  E- Boss Name, Logo, and Mini HP Bar
  
  

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  Click to talk to NPC.
  
  [SIZE="3"]Dungeon Know-How[/SIZE]
  

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  These open doors, or in general make pathways available. NOTE: Might need to hit more then 1. Click to activate.
  
  

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  Treasure chests contain a plethora of money, items, pots. Open when you see em. Click to Open.
  
  

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  Score of Dungeon Run.
  
  

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  In-depth look at bonus points.
  
  [SIZE="3"]Interesting/Useful Information[/SIZE]
  

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  Some buildings are breakable.
  
  

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  Workable Emoticons.
  
  

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  Every class in the demo has 3 weapons to choose from.
  
  

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  Moveable ghostie-ghost when you die. So move to an open/safe area and revive pressing R.
  
  [SIZE="3"]System Requirements[/SIZE]
  Minimum:
  CPU: PentiumIII 1.6Ghz
  Memory: 512MB
  Graphics Card: Geforce 5700
  (Radeon 9550)
  Graphic Drivers: 2009 or later
  Direct X 9.0
  Hard Drive Capacity: 3GB
  
  Recommended:
  CPU: Intel Dual Core 2.0Ghz or better
  Memory: 1GB or better
  Graphics Card: Nvdia 7600 or better
  (Radeon X1300 or better)
  Graphic Drivers: 2009 or later
  Direct X 9.0
  Hard Drive Capacity: 4GB
  
  [SIZE="3"]Closing[/SIZE]
  Thanks for reading :). If I have missed anything or you have any questions/comments/concerns you can ask below.
  
  ~Brad
  
  Next Dragon Nest Demo Guide
  ~Classes
  ~Walk-through
  
  Stay Tuned~!
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-06-01 03:38
  they all so ugly ._.
  
  btw you should include System Requirements
  
  II. System Requirements
  
  Minimum:
  CPU: PentiumIII 1.6Ghz
  Memory: 512MB
  Graphics Card: Geforce 5700
  (Radeon 9550)
  Graphic Drivers: 2009 or later
  Direct X 9.0
  Hard Drive Capacity: 3GB
  
  Recommended:
  CPU: Intel Dual Core 2.0Ghz or better
  Memory: 1GB or better
  Graphics Card: Nvdia 7600 or better
  (Radeon X1300 or better)
  Graphic Drivers: 2009 or later
  Direct X 9.0
  Hard Drive Capacity: 4GB
  
  http://dragonnest.nexon.com/pds/page/nx.aspx?url=home/index
• Osayidan wrote on 2010-06-01 03:52
  This gets sticked until we have an english version D:
• Hiccup wrote on 2010-06-01 03:55
  @Osay OOOH YAY STICKY ^o^
  
  Thanks kitty I'll add that. Anyway.... the graphics are dummed down for the demo, and most graphic options aren't even available. Just window size, brightness, something else that does nothing.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-06-01 04:02
  the demo probably only needs a weaker graphics card
  and a Intel 1.6Ghz core
• Drifter wrote on 2010-06-01 08:08
  thanks for the guide man, I honestly didnt know how to pick up items lol
  is it possible to +rep you again! :D
• Hiccup wrote on 2010-06-01 19:28
  ^spam rep then you can.
  
  Here's a translation thanks to my friend Reimu from MP
  
  Dragon Nest English Translations and Walkthrough, by your friendly neighborhood miko!
  
  After the intros, you'll be at the Dragon Nest title screen. There will be four options:
  ホームページ - Home Page
  ゲームスタート - Game Start
  オプション - Option
  
  And the last one is exit. Choose Game Start to begin.
  
  You'll be at a screen with four different characters. Each character has different attacks, you can play the game with any of them, so just pick your favorite for now.
  
  You have to choose from two options here, I don't remember the exact text, but you will have to pick
  "キーボード＆マウス" because the second option is a gamepad option, but you HAVE to use a Hangame gamepad. In Japan, the company is huge enough to have their own gamepads. Though I might be able to do some coding for a PS3 controller app...We'll see, depending on the complexity of the pad.
  
  Now you're in the Tutorial Dungeon. I'll just translate those onscreen messages.
  
  Room 1: Basic Movement
  Onscreen Image: W, A, S, D.
  You can move your character with these basic controls. W moves forward, A strafes left, S strafes right, and D steps back.
  
  Room 2: Mouse Movement
  Onscreen Image: Mouse Left, Mouse Right.
  You can move the camera with the mouse. This will also turn the character.
  
  Room 3: Jumping
  Onscreen Image: Space Bar.
  The Spacebar is used to jump. You can't double jump, though. :<
  
  Room 4: Basic Combat (may be out of order. Just follow the images.)
  Onscreen Image: Left Mouse Button.
  Click the left mouse button repeatedly to attack. Each character has different attacking styles, with a different number of hits. You'll do some hits in succession, then a more damaging finisher.
  
  Onscreen Image: Right Mouse Button.
  When an enemy is knocked down, target it and right click to do a finisher attack. This has cooldown (what)
  
  Onscreen Image: AA, DD, SHIFT.
  You can double tap A or D to dodge roll. Alternatively, Shift + A or Shift + D will initiate the roll. You aren't invincible, but you can cover a nice distance to get out of the way of attacks. This has a whopping SIX SECOND COOLDOWN. ARGH. Double tapping S will backstep, and double tapping and holding W will dash as long as you have the W key held down. These actions still have that six second cooldown.
  
  Onscreen Image: AA, DD (You're fighting that bigger thing.)
  When you're knocked down, double tap any directional key (W and S work, even though they're not shown) to DO A BARREL ROLL and get up. I don't think you're invincible, you're just fast.
  
  Onscreen Image: I forgot. It's the one after the barrel rolling one.
  Use the 1-0 number keys to use skills (argh). This works in a Tales of Vesperia style, you can attack normally and then chain that combo into an artechain. Think Hit, Hit, Hit, Skill (skillskillskillskill).
  
  Tutorial Clear! Talk to the NPC and select the only option to proceed.
  
  Now you're at a town. Talk to Lily (リリー) and select the クエスト option to start the next level. Selecting チュートリアル will redo the tutorial if for some reason you want to. Follow the quest arrow to the left dungeon. You can only do Normal difficulty, so click that and select the left option to enter the next stage.
  
  Since you're going into a new dungeon, now's a good time to learn some other keys.
  The I key opens the inventory, while the P key opens the character screen. With both of these open, you can change weapons. The R key revives yourself when you're dead, and it can also be used near a dead party member to give them a life. In this demo, you have infinite lives. In the real game, I think you're limited to three. Pressing E makes you automatically move forward, I don't recommend it. Pressing K brings up the skill menu, but you can't level up in this game. Speaking of EXP, notice the FTG bar? If you play a lot, this is bad for you, since each dungeon takes from this bar, and when you're out you can't play anymore. You can still PvP, though. There's three bars, Daily FTG which refills to 700/700 each day, and Weekly FTG which refills to 1000/1000 each week. The third one is NetCafe FTG...I think it's Korea exclusive.
  
  Scoring:
  You get score upon killing enemies, dealing finishing blows, breaking shields, doing successful arte chains (skillchains, comboes, whatever you want to call them), and breaking stuff. You also get points for using healing items, but only when they actually heal you. That doesn't mean you should be getting hit, getting hit makes you lose a sizable chunk of points. In the real game, score gives an EXP bonus. This is a demo, don't worry about it.
  
  Stage 1: I don't remember the name, and my computer's pretty terrible, I don't want to wait for Loads and Loads of Loading to go translate this.
  
  A pretty basic stage. Just go along, killing everything. I tried to take the game defensively, but unlike Kingdom Hearts, this game was designed to be more offensive. So get reckless. Really.
  
  Stage 1 Boss:
  Karaga (Level 10)
  You're Level 16 in this demo, so this is an incredibly easy fight, unless you somehow get infinited. That does happen if you have a slow computer.
  Watch out for the red magic spots that appear on the ground. If you're there for too long, the boss will hit you with lightning for minor damage. Again, since you're overlevelled, just get reckless and you'll win pretty quickly.
  
  After the boss battle, there's a cutscene where Dumbledore dies. I mean what...
  
  Talk to the NPC to proceed, always pick the top option if there's a choice.
  
  You're back in town, that NPC should have given you a quest. I'm not so sure, talk to Lily again just to be safe. Top option. Now head to the right dungeon, select Normal, left option.
  
  Stage 2
  This stage is a lot harder. And by a lot I mean not that much harder, then DRAMATICALLY harder. Sometimes you have to activate crystal switches to proceed. To do so, get close and left click. It's an easy stage at first, but soon you'll reach...
  
  Midboss: Minotaur x 3
  These guys won't appear until you break the large diamonds, make sure you only summon one at a time. My first death was dealing with 3 at a time with the warrior. To make sure you don't accidentally summon more than one, summon one then lure it back to the pathway. After it's defeated, walk down the path it came from and hit the switch. Deal with the rest the same way. Then...
  
  Boss: GIANT Minotaur, level Something Higher Than Yours
  This boss is difficult. It has several attacks, I'll explain them below.
  
  Axe Swing
  This guy's axe is pretty big. For the first half of the battle, stay as close to it as possible. When it raises its axe, dodge roll to the side and get behind it.
  
  Charge
  When the boss rears its head and looks like it's about to charge, dodge roll to the side and get behind it. But if you're not as close as possible, the roll won't make it. If you're a bit further, you'll need two dodge rolls. This wouldn't be as tough if rolling didn't have that cooldown...
  
  About halfway into the battle, the boss will enter Desperation Mode. His attacks get faster, and he can use...
  
  Overlimit: Blue Axe Swing Thing.
  "Get Behind Him To Not Die." The attack has the same callout as the normal axe swing, and the method to dodge it is the same, so just make sure you're behind him.
  
  After the boss is defeated, you'll see another cutscene and you'll be placed in an area. Talk to the NPC...to end the demo. Left option is to go to the homepage (IP Block! Oh noes!), right option restarts the demo.
  
  And that's all for the demo. The game's in Open Beta in Korea and Japan, but you'll need to use a VPN to connect, because of the region locks.
• Rue wrote on 2010-06-19 22:36
  [FONT="Arial Narrow"][SIZE="3"]I played it a while ago.
  It was sorta disappointing, I must say >w>
  Seems like a really grindy game, and plus gender lock holds it back.
  I prefer customization. Also, skills are repetitive.[/SIZE][/FONT]
• Moppy wrote on 2010-06-19 22:41
  I didn't know they had different weapons... I'll try it again later!
• Taycat wrote on 2010-06-19 23:31
  Durrr my computer can so support this.
  
  So I think I'll pick it up later tonight and give my own opinions on it.
• Hiccup wrote on 2010-06-20 00:45

  Quote from Rue;69652:

  [FONT="Arial Narrow"][SIZE="3"]I played it a while ago.
  It was sorta disappointing, I must say >w>
  Seems like a really grindy game, and plus gender lock holds it back.
  I prefer customization. Also, skills are repetitive.[/SIZE][/FONT]

  
  Demo is demo. Only really have a few skills. The actual game is much better.
  

  Quote from Xiyamae;69677:

  Durrr my computer can so support this.
  
  So I think I'll pick it up later tonight and give my own opinions on it.

  
  Aye aye Capt'n
• Haydrian wrote on 2010-06-20 19:43
  Nice job :)
  
  I'm going to play it when it comes over just so i can stay in contact with my old guild leader / good friend who hides on the interwebs.
• Rue wrote on 2010-06-20 20:34
  [FONT="Arial Narrow"][SIZE="3"]Demo is demo,
  and it's still pretty cool how it's like a TPS and RPG at the same time.
  But it felt like I was just continuously clicking, really. o3o
  + It's similar to Fantasy Earth Zero, which epicly and ultimately FAILS.[/SIZE][/FONT]
• Moppy wrote on 2010-06-20 23:01

  Quote from Rue;70305:

  [FONT="Arial Narrow"][SIZE="3"]
  + It's similar to Fantasy Earth Zero, which epicly and ultimately FAILS.[/SIZE][/FONT]

  
  
  I noticed that too.
  
  The difference is that the combat is actually interesting and cool. Plus, the graphics aren't complete crap.
• Rue wrote on 2010-06-20 23:09

  Quote from Moppy;70440:

  I noticed that too.
  
  The difference is that the combat is actually interesting and cool. Plus, the graphics aren't complete crap.

  
  
  [FONT="Arial Narrow"][SIZE="3"]It's a lot more refined than Fantasy Earth Zero,
  and also.. If someone said that one of them was a PS3 game console,
  Dragon Nest would be more probable.
  Still, though, I hope it's not just another grindy game when it comes out! :D[/SIZE][/FONT]