Is there any way to make the text scroll faster?

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In Solatorobo:Red the Hunter, I find the text scrolls slower than I would like.

I know that the manual says that I can press R + A to automatically advance the text, but that skips over things, and I don't want to miss what people are saying. I just want them to say it faster.

Is this an option? If so, how do I do it?

Asked by Derpy Hooves

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Yes you can and it's so obvious that it's possible you might be doing it already - hold A. Just to be certain, I started up my copy and tested several combinations of input to come up with this answer. According to the game manual's control section (page 12 in my copy), it says:

A Button

Confirm selections/advance on-screen messages.

This doesn't overtly answer your question as text dialogs ask you to press A to advance to the next screen of text, in fitting with what the manual describes. However, it should be noted that holding A while text fills the dialog makes the text fill the dialog somewhat faster and this can also be considered advancing on-screen messages. The increase in text speed offered by holding A is not dramatically significant so you may not notice it at first, but to verify that there is a difference, all you need to do is let a dialog fill with text without holding A and it should be clear. Even holding A part way through a dialog filling with text is a sufficient demonstration of the difference.

On the same page of the manual, it also says:

• During a conversation, hold down the R button and A button simultaneously to have the conversation automatically advance.

As noted in the manual R + A skips over text dialogs, often before the text is even near finished being printed to the screen as you have noted.

To have speed and control of a text dialog, all you need to do is hold A all the time in text dialogs, and when you've finished reading the current screen of text, tap (but do not hold) R to advance the dialog to the next screen.

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How do I fill the Memory Book?

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Some guy had me go on a quest to find a Memory Book, which he then gave to me.

He told me that in order to fill it, I had to complete certain actions over and over again to unlock pages that would then "tell me about the world".

What sorts of things to I have to do over and over again in order to fill this book? Does the book do anything useful if I fill it up?

Asked by Derpy Hooves

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Que faire? It unlocks the Library option in the Cabin of the Asmodeus.

It's filled with a lot of lore and backstory (everyday life, differences between the races, currency, history, etc.) about the world (Shepherd) not discussed about or touched upon in game.

All of them have pretty straight forward descriptions, except for Geography (based on playtime, most ppl say ~40 hours should be enough) and Technology (how far you advance in the story/quests). For Races, you can talk to the same person more than once as long as you exit the area and come back (you have to talk to ~25 ppl for it to advance a bit, I think).

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Do I have to complete all the quests?

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Can I complete the game just by doing the main story quests? Or do I have to do all of the side quests as well, to make sure my Hunter level is high enough for the story quests?

Asked by Ashley Nunn

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Meow-Oui. Yes to the latter question, but you can skip the ones you don't like on your later playthroughs (D: Oh Air Robo GP, how I loathe thee).

All quests are mandatory, but the order you complete them in is not. The WiFi/DLC quests (already preloaded on the NA versions) are optional. There should be ~80 quests or so.

It's suppose to give you the feel for the atmosphere of the game (such as the fun dialogues).

Don't miss out on the Tail Concerto cameos!

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I find myself with lots of money. What can I spend it on?

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I keep getting money for completing missions. Loads of it. Problem is, the only thing I have found to spend it on is upgrades for my Dahak.

What's the problem with that, you may ask? I am lacking the slots to put the upgrades in, because finding the P Crystals I need to unlock slots is rather slow going.

Is there anything else I can spend my hard-earned riches on?

Asked by Ashley Nunn

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Voyons... Fishing!!!

Or save up for RARE parts. They get VERY expensive. They will appear in "New Game+" and "New Game++." Every time you beat the game you can start it over, more parts will appear. There will be a new NPC on the deck of the Duel Ship. There are 6 versions of each type of rare part. You will have access to the 5 and 6 versions in the second and third playthrough respectively.

You can also buy X versions of each Dahak type (R, G, C, and S) after you beat the game the first time (gives you extra combo hits, +stats, alt colors, etc). The Omega type is unlocked on your third playthrough (buy it for a cool 60K Rings)...

Whatever leftover money you have left after all that, burn it on magic cinematic ceramic plates (can't explain THAT!).

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Should I buy the memento plates?

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In the China Shop in Airedale, you can buy plates that are mementos of your journey. They cost $300 each, and there are quite a few of them.

Other than to haves nice random record of my journey, is there a good reason to buy the plates?

Asked by Ashley Nunn

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Et vous voilà! If you want to see the cutscenes again, then yes. Other than that they serve no purpose.

I sunk all my hard earned Rings on fishing and (rare) parts.

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