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EXPIATE v.0.02 - By P0lter
Main page: https://p0lter.itch.io/expiate 
Devblog: corbins-tv.tumblr.com
Email: p0ltgh0s@gmail.com

Expiate is a fangame of Yume Nikki, created in RPG Maker 2003.
As this is an early version of the game, please note that it is largely unfinished. Apologies for the many blocked-off areas - most of them
will be accessible in the next version. (Or, well, uh, *major version*, anyway. Guess I should've made that more clear in
v.0.01. Ah well.)

Being the low-key RPG Maker moron that I can be, I highly appreciate bug reports. If you run into anything that seems wonky, please don't hesitate to send me an
e-mail or message me about it on Tumblr, especially if it is game-breaking in some way.

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CONTENT NOTICE
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Expiate is a YNFG with prominent horror elements, and as such, will most likely (or uh, definitely)
contain content and imagery that may be disturbing/distressing to some players. This includes:

-Blood/gore, injury, and violence, including body horror.
-Frightening events/situations.
-Themes dealing with (often very strong) negative emotion.

As a side-note, there is one jumpscare in the game... well, sort of.
Technically I never planned for it to be one... but I can understand how it could be categorized as one, so yeah, that exists, haha.

There are a few flashing visuals in the game as well. They are infrequent, and I don't know if they're intense enough to be dangerous
to anyone prone to seizures, but I'd rather you be in the know.

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How To Play
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Expiate does contain collectible effects. However, collecting them is not your primary goal.
Instead, explore the dream world to collect special items. Finding these items is the only way to progress.

Besides that, Expiate is a fairly traditional YNFG, so if you're familiar with the way Yume Nikki works, playing Expiate should come
easily. Controls are listed down below.

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Controls
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Arrow Keys - Move around, hover over menu options
Z - Select/Interact
Esc - Access Menu, Cancel
Shift Key - Toggle sprint on or off (only when dreaming). Does not have to be held down. Some effects will not allow
for sprinting.

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Using the TV (Nexus)
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Right/Left Arrow Keys - Scroll through the available worlds.
Z - Enter the selected world. Select the blank (white) channel to exit the world selection screen.

Effects and items cannot be used if "outside" of the dreamworld. (Includes the dream hall and dream room.)

That's all!

