Capcom’s new fantasy ARPG sequel Dragon’s Dogma 2 has loads of obscure mechanics and techniques, however none are as mysterious — or as lethal — as Dragonsplague. This unusual illness solely impacts Pawns, and whereas its early signs are fairly delicate, they will and will spiral right into a disastrous calamity in case you fail to see the indicators and take care of any contaminated Pawns earlier than the situation worsens.
The way in which Dragonsplague works is kind of imprecise, however fortunately, the neighborhood has labored collectively to determine its telltale indicators and work out some efficient methods you may tackle the illness in case you run into it in your social gathering. Due to this fact, to each warn and help my fellow Arisen, I’ve compiled all of that info on this information. For a whole overview of every part it is advisable know (and consider me, you do) about Dragonsplague, learn on.
Dragon’s Dogma 2: What’s Dragonsplague?
Dragonsplague is a particular kind of sickness that may solely be contracted by Pawns, and true to its identify, it may be caught by a celebration member whereas they’re preventing a drake or a dragon. Moreover, hiring one other participant’s Pawn that has the illness of their world will trigger them to have it in yours as nicely. It is also necessary to know that an contaminated Pawn can go the illness to different Pawns.
Notably, not like different Dragon’s Dogma 2 debilitations comparable to Blight, Dragonsplague can’t be cured with any identified in-game consumable merchandise. The illness additionally would not seem within the Standing menu of your Pawns, which makes it unusually troublesome to detect in comparison with different situations (extra on tips on how to inform if a Pawn has it within the subsequent part). In case you are questioning, it is not observable whilst you’re Pawns within the Rift or within the wild earlier than you rent them, both.
If gamers do not understand certainly one of their Pawns has Dragonsplague, or ignores the presence of the illness for too lengthy, stricken Pawns will finally remodel right into a shadowy dragon when the participant rests at an inn. When this occurs, they will “nuke” the whole city or metropolis the inn is at, killing all NPCs (here is an instance of it occurring). Notice that this apparently contains quest-givers and characters necessary to the story; in keeping with participant experiences, it is completely doable to chop your self off from the primary story quest because of this, forcing you to seek out your personal solution to the top of the sport.
Sadly, as a result of Dragonsplague calamity lies “dormant” as soon as a Pawn has been contaminated lengthy sufficient till you relaxation at an inn, there isn’t any solution to save scum your means out of the implications for the reason that inn relaxation triggers a brand new save in addition to a brand new relaxation checkpoint. Should you’re on PC, although, you need to use this save supervisor mod to bypass that.
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dragonsplague indicators
Dragonsplague has the potential to wreck whole playthroughs, so understanding tips on how to spot it’s completely essential. Fortunately, there are a number of clear indicators and signs of the illness which you could preserve eyes and ears out for, all of which I am going to go over right here.
Firstly, getting the Dragonsplague tutorial clarification signifies that you just simply employed a Pawn with the illness or that certainly one of your Pawns has contracted it. Clearly, it will solely pop up the primary time it occurs, however regardless, it is a straightforward solution to study of its presence in your social gathering.
Notice that in early phases of Dragonsplague an infection, Pawns may have refined glowing pink eyes that pulse each few seconds. Angling your digicam to take a look at your Pawns’ eyes carefully will be difficult, however telling them to “Wait!” will make it simpler. Utilizing Picture Mode helps, too, as does taking off their helmet if it is masking their face. Additionally, in case you gave your Pawn pure pink eyes, you need to most likely give them a distinct eye colour by altering their look to stop misunderstandings (this’ll make Dragonsplague simpler to identify, as a bonus).
Contaminated Pawns will even typically clutch their head in ache whereas they’re idle, and a few report them kneeling down and requiring a comforting pat from the participant. Any time you are not shifting round, watch your Pawns and see if any of them begin performing certainly one of these distinctive animations. The video on this Reddit put up reveals what this appears to be like like clearly.
Pawns will often grow to be unusually disobedient and say issues like “I’ll act of my very own accord.” or “Do not inform me what to do!” once you give them orders with D-pad instructions as nicely. Hear carefully for situations of insubordination like this, and be sure you do not forget which Pawn spoke.
One thing to notice is that they may say one thing like “Not proper now!” in case you give them an order whereas they’re on a ladder, which does not appear to be an indicator of Dragonsplague (although I can not verify this). After preventing a dragon, I heard my Fundamental Pawn say this whereas he was climbing one in a cave dungeon, however his eyes weren’t pink and he wasn’t holding his head whereas idling.
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Methods to treatment Dragonsplague
As I defined above, Dragonsplague is not one thing you may treatment with curatives or medicines. As an alternative, there are solely three identified methods to take care of the illness, with the strategy you select decided by which Pawn(s) in your social gathering is stricken.
If a Pawn you employed has Dragonsplague, instantly dismiss them, throw them into deep water or off of excessive cliffs, or allow them to die in fight deliberately. This does not treatment their Dragonsplague — that solely happens when the participant who created them cures it of their world — nevertheless it does get them and their an infection out of your social gathering and your recreation.
In case your Fundamental Pawn has Dragonsplague, throw them into deep water, off of excessive cliffs, or enable them to die in fight to kill them, then deliver them again at a Riftstone. They will return to your service cured of the affliction, and whereas this answer is a bit merciless, I am positive your Pawn would favor it to blowing up a metropolis.
Alternatively, your Fundamental Pawn may be cured if one other participant hires them after which they go their Dragonsplague to certainly one of their Pawns. Nonetheless, it is unclear what particularly causes Pawns to unfold the illness to different social gathering members, and total, this technique of coping with it is not dependable or constant since somebody won’t rent them for some time.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Dragonsplague: How lengthy till calamity?
The Dragon’s Dogma 2 neighborhood hasn’t found out how lengthy it takes for a case of Dragonsplague to succeed in a calamitous stage precisely but, however it is at the least a number of in-game days. This provides you loads of time to look at for indicators and signs of the illness, and to care for it earlier than tragedy strikes.
With this in thoughts, I might keep away from making an attempt to “skip time” by sleeping for a number of days in a row, particularly in case you just lately fought a drake or a dragon or employed new Pawns. You may probably want at the least just a little gameplay time to determine a Dragonsplague an infection, which you will not get in case you repeatedly hit the sack.
Dragon’s Dogma 2: What to do after Dragonsplague calamity
So, what do you do in case you didn’t take care of a case of Dragonsplague earlier than catastrophe occurred, otherwise you solely came upon about the way it works after a calamity? Sadly, you most likely will not have the ability to save everybody that died, however there’s a means you may, at the least, mitigate the injury.
Utilizing Wakestones — uncommon consumables that can help you resurrect lifeless NPCs — you may revive necessary characters like quest-givers and people with ties to foremost story quests. These are solely obtainable in restricted portions, although, and are solely obtained each time you’ve got three Wakestone Shards in your stock. Wakestones and Wakestone Shards are sometimes present in treasure chests or are given as quest rewards; 5 can be found for $1 every on Dragon’s Dogma 2’s on-line retailer, too.
Notice which you could additionally get a particular form of Everlasting Wakestone by discovering the Sphinx and finishing numerous riddle puzzles, although I am listening to that it is not reusable like its identify implies. Nonetheless, in keeping with its description, it ought to revive all NPCs close to the participant when it is used.
There have been just a few experiences (like this one) from calamity victims that ready every week or two in-game will deliver everybody in affected cities or cities again to life, although this looks as if it may be a glitch quite than one thing that is supposed. Nonetheless, it is value holding in thoughts and making an attempt.
Keep vigilant, Arisen, lest calamity strike!
Dragonsplague is extraordinarily harmful, however now that the place it comes from, tips on how to spot instances of it, and how one can take care of it successfully, you should not have an excessive amount of hassle safeguarding your playthrough from certainly one of its disastrous calamities. Simply be sure you do not get too careless or overlook concerning the illness, as you may certainly come to remorse it.
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