(This was written as a joke between me and some Discord friends. It’s garbage. Don’t read it.) A guy named Erdrick travels the world in a mission to tally up how many half-siblings he has. Along the way, he inadvertantly kills a Baramos and then falls in a hole. He disovers that inside of the […]
Author: Aust
How To Use The DQ9 Chest Timer – Proquest #010
For DS/3DS hardware only; due to the way processors function, the timer app doesn’t work correctly with an emulator. Quick step guide (read below for a more detailed explanation and screenshots): 1] Use the Grotto Search Tool to find your map.2] Ctrl+F to see if the item you want is in this map. If it […]
Aust Tales
Short piece of fiction I wrote for my TTRPG character, Aust Raveren. First draft. Needs revising. Aust pulled a piece of parchment from his desk and uncurled it. Before settling in, he rose to toss another log onto the fire. He had wanted to pen this letter all day and he wasn’t going to allow […]
Austette is born! (6 months ago…)
2023-11-21 – Today marks the birth of my daughter! Yep that’s what I wrote six months ago before being distracted by something and immediately forgetting about this post. Looks like the last thing I wrote was Minecraft Memories almost a year ago. Whoops. I didn’t forget about the blog, it’s just been hard to find […]
My Memories In Minecraft – Proquest #009
My son has recently grown a great fondness for Minecraft. It started with the 3DS version he got for Christmas before I finally convinced him to try the Java version on PC. His excitement for the game has incidentally pulled me back into a rabbit hole that I started down over a decade ago. It […]
Remains of DQ9 Online Multiplayer Functionality Found! – Proquest #008
APRIL FOOLS 2023 If you read my write-up on the Quest 255 bug for Dragon Quest IX, then it might not be a surprise to hear that using Action replay codes can lead to some unusual events in-game. The aforementioned Quest 255 was leftover data from a cut sidequest in the game that was reactivated […]
Quest 255 – The Secret Sidequest of Dragon Quest IX – Proquest #007
If you are a fan of Dragon Quest IX then you might be aware that the number of sidequests in the game totals 184, if you’ve unlocked the DLC. However not very long after the game launched, some players encountered something strange. They found an NPC offering up Quest #255, an unbeatable directive that contains […]
Dragon Quest Treasures Has Taken Over Our Home – Proquest #006
I get pretty obsessive about DQ, so it was out of the norm this year when I found myself not at all hyped for Quest Treasures. I didn’t really have a clear picture of what the game would be like and the fact that it was born from the ashes of an abandoned DQ Monsters […]
Dragon Quest IX Online Multiplayer Through Parsec & MelonDS – Proquest #005
Want to play DQ9 with your friends but can’t because they’re halfway around the world from you? Well now you (sorta) can. Using the magic of emulators and remote access, it’s possible to reliably play through DQ9 with friends! Originally this was possible but due to timing for local wifi disconnects were extremely common. Thanks […]