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Unlocking New Areas: Upgrades
Bravely Default

Unlocking New Areas: Upgrades

Learn how to reclaim land and unlock new shops and areas in Bravely Default by removing obstacles in Norende. Discover default and villager-boosted times.

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Learn how to reclaim land and unlock new shops and areas in Bravely Default by removing obstacles in Norende. Discover default and villager-boosted times.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Clear Tangled Woods: Unlocks Special Move Shop, Backwater Fen and Downstream Area.
  2. 2
    Clear Ancient Boulder: Unlocks Weapons Shop, Hill Parts Shop, Collapsed Bridge and Rigid Crag.
  3. 3
    Clear Backwater Fen: Unlocks Accessory Shop and River Parts Shop.
  4. 4
    Clear Collapsed Bridge: Unlocks Combat Item Shop and Cape Parts Shop.
  5. 5
    Clear Downstream Area: Unlocks Compound Shop.
  6. 6
    Clear Rigid Crag: Unlocks Valley Parts Shop.
Tips
  • Recruiting villagers significantly reduces the time required to clear obstacles. For example, clearing the Ancient Boulder takes 10 hours by default but only 2 hours with 5 villagers.

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