Getting frustrated trying to make 'Beruberu' optional boss spawn...

[BlackDragon]

This is driving me nuts. The guides have very bare-bones information that I initially misconstrued altogether, and searching elsewhere has only piled more and more contradictory information on top of it. You need to stay away from the Nest for a while to make it spawn, that much everyone can agree upon, but... other than that? Who knows! Does the spawn-timer reset if you camp? Will it spawn anywhere, or are 'rust-immune' islands 'safe'? What do you need to do when you get those first 'shaky ground and noise' warnings? Will they show up eventually if you just idle long enough on a single island, or do you need to move to another one to trigger them? Or will moving to another island actually reset the bloody timer again?

Please, give me SOMETHING to work with, I've already wasted hours of my life trying to get this bloody whale to show up so I can kick its butt!

[BenjaminK]

Here too, I don't remember all the details, so I hope someone else will step in to confirm, but it seemed rather simple :
- Yes, the mandatory condition remains to move on a trip for a couple of days, at least two if I recall correctly.
- No, camps (and any kind of stop or move) won't reset the timer. In fact, the easiest method consists in moving out of the Nest, camping anywhere as soon as possible, gathering herbs, enjoying the scenery or whatever you want to spend time, maybe camping a second time (etc.) up until the spawning process kicks in...
- Yes, the naughty whale may spawn anywhere - at least from what I've seen, for I (obviously) didn't test that on each & every islet. All the game's mechanics, though poorly documented, are usually (meant to be) rather simple...
- Those "shaky ground & noise" animations, as you say, are the first signs of the spawning process. They mean it's engaged... Just keep going, standing iddle or not - it doesn't matter, since it's just a matter of in-game time -, and they'll keep piling up until the 'main dish' will appear.
- No, you don't need to move from one islet to another, but this doesn't seem to change anything : as said, it's just a matter of in-game time, wherever you are or go.

Good luck ! Though it's pretty easy compared to most games around, it's still probably the hardest fight of this one, especially if you haven't spoiled yourself reading around about it...

[BlackDragon]

Originally posted by BenjaminK:

Good luck ! Though it's pretty easy compared to most games around, it's still probably the hardest fight of this one, especially if you haven't spoiled yourself reading around about it...

Thanks! I finally managed to meet it. It kicked my ass on the first try, too... :P But, I got it on round 2. Not sure how it's supposed to be possible without a hefty stack of Balms, mind - you have to keep using Dual Attacks, which leaves you rather open to counter-attacks. And of course, the second phase is a real nightmare, since - like every other enemy in the game who uses that ability - this boss DELIGHTS in shifting between 'vulnerable to direct attacks' and 'will take 30 HP off both your characters if you dare come near' mode the moment AFTER you launch your attack. =_= Ah well! All done now. About all that's left for me to do before hitting the ending is, apparently, playing 'Strip Pick-a-Bobble'. :P

[BenjaminK]

Glad you maked it ^^. That last achievement requires a scripted event, so there's not much to do except awaiting (after eating) for that evening game to occur :)... Have fun !