"FOG," a dreamFOG game
v0.0.51M
10/06/2016

A ROSEGORM Production 
(C) 2015, 2016 Ian "Naylan" Chipman and their licensors.

(R = RPG Maker 2003 edition)

For updates, go to:
http://dreamfog.net/
http://fog-game.tumblr.com/

FOG is a Yume Nikki fangame being made by Naylan with RPG Maker MV.
This lucid dreaming adventure game features more upbeat themes, various
riddles, and passive Perks that can be collected along with Effects to
help improve lucidity.

Currently, you can play as Leon, Tegan, or Emory. 4 Effects for Leon, 2
Effects for Tegan, 1 Effect for Emory, and 6 Perks for Leon are
available. No ending has been implemented yet.

You do not need the RPG Maker 2003 RTP to play.

Please start a new game and re-explore the dream world with this new
version as significant changes have been made to the game.

OBJECTIVE:

It is 1998. Three high school seniors, Leon, Tegan, and Emory, got in a
heated argument. Believing that their beloved friendship has been
broken forever, they go back home and shut themselves in their
bedrooms.

Being dream enthusiasts, the teenagers try to work out their personal
issues through lucid dreaming in their shared dream world, now
corrupted with devastation and despair. They start digging deep into
their nightmares to collect their scattered memories.

Two kinds of memories exist in the dream world:
 - Effects, which can be activated to impact the Dreamers and possibly
   everything around them as well.
 - Perks, which are passive and can be equipped to improve various
   holistic mind stats.

Effects and Perks mean nothing while awake, but the Dreamers can use
them to improve their lucidity in their dreams.

These memories are well hidden, and may be locked behind various
puzzles or kept with various imaginary creatures. Can you collect them
all and use them to solve the main puzzle?

Don't forget to save using the computer while you're awake. You can
change Dreamers this way as well. With Emory, however, you would save
the game from their bed and enter the dream world by looking through
their bedroom window.

Speaking of Emory, they seem to be hurting the most from this...

(NOTES: Endings are not yet implemented.)

CONTROLS:

+ Move
  - Keyboard: Arrow keys
+ Interact / OK in menu
  - Keyboard: Press Z, Space, or Enter
+ Menu / Cancel in menu
  - Keyboard: Press X or Esc
+ Wake Up
  - Keyboard: 9
  - You may also wake up using the Effects menu.
+ Operate Effect (Only for some Effects)
  - Keyboard: Shift or 1
+ ???? (Unknown action which varies depending on the situation)
  - Keyboard: 5
  - You may also access ???? using the Effects menu.

CHANGELOG:

+ v0.0.51R (10/06/2016)
  - Improved documentation and notices.
+ v0.0.41R (06/26/2016)
  - INTERIM RELEASE: YUME NIKKI 12TH ANNIVERSARY
  - Added Emory as a playable character from the beginning.
    Access the computer while awake to switch to them. Gameplay will be
    different and more challenging. Emory has a different Nexus.
  - 1 Effect added for Emory: Mouse
  - Improved documentation in readme file
  + Number controls changed, so a special control scheme set up
    specifically for Yume Nikki (such as a gamepad emulation setup)
    should work perfectly with FOG.
    - It is now possible to operate an effect by pressing 1 as well as
      Shift.
    - Instead of 7, press 5 to use ????
  - Jumpscares have been heavily soothed. The events are still abrupt
    but not harsh enough to be proper jumpscares.
  - "Plus Zombies" bleed red when killed by Tegan
+ v0.0.40R (04/14/2016)
  - Added Tegan as a playable character from the beginning.
    Access the computer while awake to switch to her. Gameplay will be
    different and more challenging.
  - 2 effects added for Tegan: Alternate and Onion.
  - Dreamer scores are now calculated properly.
+ v0.0.31R (01/18/2016)
  - Sound effects for captures and jumpscares toned down
  - In the "arrow parade" area, arrow tiles that do NOT move the
    Dreamer are now gray.
  - Instructions screen is easier to read. Designed more like the
    upcoming M version.
  - You can now save anywhere if you have the Laptop Perk equipped.
    (Press 7 or use ????)
+ v0.0.3 (11/30/2015)
  - 23 maps added. Please re-explore the dream world.
  - 1 Effect added for Leon: At Sign
  - Shadow Creatures in the Multicolor World will not chase rapidly
    after Leon when he is using the Photon Effect. 
  - Volume reduced on most footstep sounds.
  - The fewer Effects Leon has, the foggier it is outside in the waking
    world.
  - New maze in Multicolor World.
  - Office area added. Linked to Arrow World, Multicolor World, and
    (indirectly) Blue Hexagon World with various maps.
  - First Blood Shadow Creature added.
+ v0.0.2 (10/31/2015)
  - Fixed critical issue that caused the Dreamer to stop walking on the
    bridge in the Cabin World. Bridges replaced with lamp teleporters
    for now.
+ v0.0.1 (10/30/2015)
  - Initial release.

NOTES:

Feel free to record and stream FOG! There are no restrictions on
spoilers. You can monetize your videos and streams too; just don't
charge for access.

Fan art and cosplay are also allowed and encouraged.

For the latest, definitive Usage Rules, go here:
http://fog-game.tumblr.com/guidelines

More areas, Effects, and Perks are planned to be added in future
versions. Emory will be a playable character from v1.0.00R/M onwards.

RPGHub and easyRPG Player are not supported. Please don't ask me how to
get the M version of FOG to work outside of Windows.

TOOLS USED:
- RPG Maker 2003 v1.11 (Official English Steam version)
- GIMP*
- Audacity*
- Notepad++*

*Open source tool.

ADDITIONAL CREDITS:

Enterbrain/Kadokawa - RPG Maker 2003
Finn Jacobs - Amiga SoundTracker ST-XX samples

FOG is not made, supported, or endorsed by Kikiyama, the creator of
Yume Nikki.

DO NOT DISTRIBUTE THIS GAME.
Any modification, redistribution, or reuse of KADOKAWA assets or code
from this game is prohibited, whether such assets or code are provided
for free or for a fee.
