Category: dq4

  • DQIV PSX English Fan Translation Now in Closed Beta

    Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi

    You can follow RadMageIRL’s work via YouTube or GitHub.

    The Japanese name of the game is ドラゴンクエストIV 導かれし者たち (lit. The Guided Ones). Other ports of this title have had the latter part of their name officially localized as Chapters of the Chosen.

    Says hack author RadMageIRL on his project website:

    A ground-up English translation for the 2001 PlayStation (PS1/PSX) remake of Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Mono Tachi, the version with the added prologue, content and Immigrant Town, which has never had an English release on any console.

    It runs on the game’s own Japanese engine. Nothing is grafted in from another title and no other game’s executable is involved. The text is re-encoded in place, in the format the disc already uses, and every claim the tooling relies on is checked against a real disc before a build ships.

    Every line is written from the Japanese. Existing localizations are consulted the way a translator consults prior art, never copied.

    More details on this translation hack are set to be revealed on this page in the future.

    Prior demo footage from the hack author:

    Live Playtest – Now Streaming

    In the meantime, catch some live gameplay of the closed beta with some of our streamers here. Below is the debut episode by our streamer Sora. Also streamed on Twitch here.

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  • Guide to Minimal Route in DQIV (PSX)

    Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (English Fan Translation by RadMageIRL)

    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube or Twitter.

    Note: this guide is still a work in progress.

    Screenshots are not yet available, but in the meantime, for screenshots from the NES version, see the Woodus guide here.

    Chapter 1 — Ragnar McRyan

    1. Burland

    • Talk to Aigneas.

    2. Strathbaile

    • Travel through Strathbaile Burrow.
    • Talk to Angus in the jail.

    3. Burland

    • Talk to Aigneas.

    4. Strathbaile

    • Bring Aigneas to Angus.

    5. Auld Well

    • Get the Talaria.

    6. Loch Tur

    • Use the Talaria to reach the tower.
    • Rescue the children.

    7. Burland

    • Talk to the King.

    Chapter 2 — Alena

    8. Zamoksva Castle

    • Talk to Kiryl.
    • Escape through the broken wall in Alena’s room.
    • Kiryl and Borya join.

    9. Taborov

    • Talk to Anastasia.
    • Talk to her father.
    • Talk to the priest and resolve the village event.

    10. Vrenor

    • Witness the kidnapping at the Inn.
    • Talk to the boy with the dog.

    11. Vault of Vrenor

    • Get the Armlet of Transmutation.

    12. Vrenor

    • Return at night.
    • Give the Armlet of Transmutation to the kidnappers.
    • Get the Thief’s Key.

    13. Desert Bazaar

    • Talk to the Zamoksva soldier.

    14. Zamoksva Castle

    • Talk to the Tsar’s adviser.
    • Talk to Starek.

    15. Zalenagrad

    • Talk to Josef Starling.

    16. Desert Bazaar

    • Talk to the Item Shop owner about Birdsong Nectar.

    17. Birdsong Tower

    • Get the Birdsong Nectar.

    18. Zamoksva Castle

    • Use the Birdsong Nectar on the Tsar.

    19. Endor

    • Talk to the King.
    • Enter and win the Endor Tourney.

    20. Zamoksva Castle

    • Return to the castle, then leave.

    Chapter 3 — Torneko

    21. Ballymoral

    • Give Finnegan a Chimaera Wing.
    • Talk to Prince Regan.
    • Meet him behind the Weapon Shop at night.
    • Get the Prince’s Letter.

    22. Lakanaba

    • Talk to Finnegan.
    • Take Fido with you.

    23. Reginhart

    • Bring Fido to the village.
    • Follow Fido to the fox.
    • Free Archie O’Tect.

    24. Ballymoral

    • Talk to the King.

    25. Endor

    • Use the Prince’s Letter on Princess Veronica.
    • Get the Royal Scroll.

    26. Ballymoral

    • Use the Royal Scroll on the King.

    27. Endor

    • Talk to the King.
    • Buy the vacant shop for 35,000 gold.

    28. Trans-Montane Tunnel

    • Pay 60,000 gold to fund the tunnel.

    29. Endor

    • Pass several days.
    • Talk to Nene until she tells you the tunnel has opened.
    • Agree to continue the journey.

    30. Trans-Montane Tunnel

    • Pass through the completed tunnel.

    Chapter 4 — Meena and Maya

    31. Cave West of Aubout du Monde

    • Find Oojam.
    • Oojam joins.

    32. Mamon Mine

    • Get the Powder Keg.

    33. Palais de Léon

    • Use the Powder Keg beside the Chancellor’s room.
    • Follow the Chancellor through the secret passage.
    • Confront Balzack.
    • After the forced defeat, talk to the imprisoned former ruler.
    • Escape with the Boarding Pass.

    34. Havre Léon

    • Use the Boarding Pass.
    • Talk to the captain and depart for Endor.

    Chapter 5 — The Chosen

    35. Endor

    • Talk to Meena.
    • Find Maya in the Casino.

    36. Desert Inn

    • Talk to Hank Hoffman Jr.

    37. Cave of Betrayal

    • Get the Symbol of Faith.

    38. Desert Inn

    • Give the Symbol of Faith to Hoffman.
    • Hoffman and the wagon join.

    39. Pharos Beacon

    • Talk to Torneko.
    • Get the Holy Embers.
    • Restore the beacon.

    40. Porthtrunnel

    • Talk to Torneko.
    • Torneko joins.
    • Get access to the ship.

    41. Mintos

    • Talk to Borya.
    • Borya joins.

    42. Parthenia

    • Talk to the King.

    43. Cave South of Parthenia

    • Get the Padequia Seed.

    44. Parthenia

    • Give the Padequia Seed to the King.
    • Get the Padequia Root.

    45. Mintos

    • Use the Padequia Root on Kiryl.
    • Alena and Kiryl join.

    46. Cave West of Aubout du Monde

    • Examine the previously opened chest.
    • Reveal the hidden stairs.
    • Get the Magic Key.

    47. Palais de Léon

    • Find Ragnar.
    • Defeat the Marquis de Léon.
    • Ragnar joins.

    48. Zamoksva Castle

    • Defeat the monster occupying the throne room.
    • Enter the treasury.
    • Get the Magma Staff.

    49. Canalot

    • Talk to the merchant below the throne room about Tom Foolery.

    50. Laissez Fayre

    • Talk to Tom Foolery.
    • Tom Foolery joins.

    51. Canalot

    • Put Tom Foolery at the front of the party.
    • Talk to the King.
    • Get the Zenithian Helm.

    52. Briny Lair

    • Get the Zenithian Armour.

    53. Femiscyra

    • Use the Magma Staff to open the mountain passage.
    • Enter the castle.
    • Trigger the theft accusation.

    54. Cave South of Femiscyra

    • Find the thief.

    55. Femiscyra

    • Talk to the Queen.
    • Get the Ultimate Key.
    • Free the imprisoned party member.
    • Get the Zenithian Shield from the basement.

    56. Royal Crypt

    • Get the Mod Rod.

    57. Colossus

    • Climb through the Colossus.
    • Activate it and cross the river.

    58. Dire Palace

    • Use the Mod Rod.
    • Enter the conference room.
    • Talk to the monsters and take the indicated seat.
    • Witness Psaro’s meeting.

    59. Mamon Mine / Estark’s Crypt

    • Proceed into Estark’s Crypt.
    • Defeat Estark.
    • Get the Gas Canister.

    60. Riverton

    • Give the Gas Canister to the inventor.
    • Stay overnight.
    • Return and get the balloon.

    61. El Forado / Yggdrasil

    • Enter Yggdrasil with only three party members.
    • Find Orifiela and let her join.
    • Get the Zenithian Sword.

    62. The Azimuth

    • Fly to the central island.

    63. Stairway to Zenithia

    • Bring all four pieces of Zenithian Equipment.
    • Climb the tower.

    64. Zenithia

    • Talk to the Zenith Dragon.
    • Drop through the newly opened hole.

    65. Doorway to Nadiria

    • Traverse the dungeon into Nadiria.

    66. Heaven’s Haven

    • Talk to the Zenithian.

    67. Southeast Barrier

    • Defeat Rashaverak.

    68. Southwest Barrier

    • Defeat Pruslas.

    69. Northwest Barrier

    • Defeat Barbatos.

    70. Northeast Barrier

    • Defeat Aamon.

    71. Castle Nadiria

    • Traverse the castle.
    • Exit toward Psaro’s Peak.

    72. Psaro’s Peak

    • Defeat Psaro the Manslayer.

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  • Spotlight: Tsushiy’s Projects

    JRPG Romhacks

    You can follow Tsushiy-san’s work via his project forums or YouTube.

    1. Final Fantasy VI: T-Edition (SFC)

    English fan translation courtesy of Mato and maintained by Kain Stryder here.

    For the resources translated from Japanese, the old link is here, while the new link maintained by Kain Stryder is here.

    Our localized nickname for this mod is Omega Mk. II.

    2. Final Fantasy IV: T-Edition (SFC)

    English menu translation here courtesy of Kain Stryder, Lazarus_DS, and Serity.

    3. Dragon Quest IV: T-Edition (SFC) (DQVI Hack)

    English translation not yet available. Would you like to help translate this mod? Come by our Discord to discuss.

    FF6 x FF2 Project Under Consideration?

    See the project thread for the latest updates in Japanese.

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  • Randomizers Compared

    Dragon Quest Series

    For the Aflame family of mods, click here. For clymax’s projects, click here.

    This post compares randomizers that coders have made for the Dragon Quest series over the years.

    Both respinners and repatchers are included in this comparison.

    Respinners refer to internal randomizers, also called integrated or self-randomizers.

    Repatchers refer to external randomizers such as web- and app-based randos.

    Comparison Chart

    Randomizers that are not respinners are repatchers.

    Note that “⏯” represents a feature that can be toggled in game.

    DQNameRepatcherRespinnerAuthor(s)
    IDragon Warrior Randomizer✓mcgrew
    IAblaze✓clymax
    I SFCAblaze✓clymax
    IIDragon Warrior II Randomizer✓gameboy9
    II SFCBlazemore✓clymax
    IIIDragon Warrior III Randomizer✓gameboy9
    III SFCBlazemost✓clymax
    IVDragon Warrior IV Rando Hacker✓gameboy9
    IVEmbers✓clymax
    VMolten✓clymax
    VIAflame✓clymax

    So, what do you think? Do you know of a randomizer that should be added to or removed from the list? Which listed randomizer is your favorite? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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