Drawing with Nat: Dream Diary
     Ver 0.3

Thank you for downloading Drawing with Nat: Dream Diary. Any bug reports, criticisms and feedback is welcome! Feel free to contact me if you wish to share your thoughts with me. Contact info can be found at the bottom of this file.


INSTALLING
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Click on the file labelled "Drawing with Nat Dream Diary.exe", it'll ask you to extract the folder somewhere. Click OK and it will begin extracting.
Once you have extracted the files you may now launch the game. Double click on the file named "Game.exe" located within the extracted folder.
This should hopefully launch the game! 


PLAYING THE GAME
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After launching the game a disclaimer will pop up, regarding the game possibly containing imagery that might induce epileptic episodes. If you suffer from Epilepsy then please play at your own risk.
If the game is too loud or quiet you will have to use your manual PC volume settings to change these.

Once the game has reached the title screen you can press F5 on your keyboard to fullscreen the game.
F6 on your keyboard will change the resolution when in fullscreen mode.
Use the arrow keys to move your playable character (Nat).
Use "Z", "Spacebar" or "Enter" to interact with objects.
Use "A" to use Nat's current ability. (This changes depending on Nat's current form).
Use "X" to open Nat's bag, here you can select what form you would like to use, or view drawings that you have created. "X" is also used to back out of menus too, or cancel.
Use "W" whilst asleep to wake Nat up.
Interacting with the desk in Nat's home will allow you to save your progress.
Interact with Nat's bed to enter the dream world



FAQ
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Q : What do I do in the game?
A : Explore! This is a Yume Nikki styled exploration game. You can collect and create drawings via interacting with the environment or exploring. You can also collect forms which change Nat's appearance, some also have additional abilities.

Q : Is there any combat in this game?
A : No.

Q : How many forms and drawings are there?
A : There are 11 forms and 60 drawings to collect.

Q : Is there any way to make Nat faster?
A : One of the collectable forms makes Nat faster.

Q : Is this a horror game?
A : No, though it might have some things that might creep you out. 

Q : How old is Nat?
A : 20.

Q : Can I transfer my save file from previous versions to this version?
A : No, new content was added and replaces old content, this causes errors so a fresh save is required.


HINTS 
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Nat can move faster with the "Skateboard" form. It can be found in Pattern world.

Try using different forms or form abilities with the environment or npcs. Something cool might happen!

Once all forms and drawings have been obtained head to Nat's balcony to view the ending and credits.

CONTACT
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Jeledraws: Twitter, Discord and Deviantart. DM or @ Me.
Itch.io: https://jeledraws.itch.io/


© 2023 - 2024 Jeledraws - All rights reserved


Known issues
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* Tabbing out of the game during cutscenes will break the audio temporarily, try to avoid this.

