Please note that as this game is a work-in-progress, info on this page may be out of date and may change at any time.
Effects are items scattered throughout both characters' dream worlds that can be collected. Each effect alters the characters' appearance in some way, and some have special abilities that can make exploring the dream worlds easier or access things you wouldn't be able to see otherwise. Other effects may be purely cosmetic and have no actual use.
As of v0.07, the game has 22 effects in total, 11 for each character.
This page lists all the effects for each character, what they do, and where to locate them.
Kubotsuki's Effects
Fast Forward
"Speed up movement"/"Memories of watching"
Appearance: Kubotsuki's head is replaced with a fast forward symbol.
Passive Effect: Kubotsuki travels at double his normal walking speed.
Action: Kubotsuki takes on a monochrome, glitchy appearance.
Location: Found in Surreal Park by entering a bus which will take you to a cliff with a TV. Interacting with the TV grants you the effect.
Practical Uses: Can be used to travel through the dream world much faster, chase fast-moving NPCs, and escape from Chasers more easily.
Boombox
"Have a casette player for a head"/"Memories of listening"
Appearance: Kubotsuki's head is replaced with a boombox.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Location: Found in the Elegant Diner by going to the right until you find a long corridor with a boombox at the end. Interact with it to receive the effect.
Practical Uses: None.
Snowglobe
"Turn into a snowglobe and make it snow"/"Memories of winter"
Appearance: Kubotsuki's becomes a snowglobe.
Passive Effect: Makes it snow.
Action: None..
Location: Found in the Incense World in front of a clock and between two burning incense sticks.
Practical Uses: None.
Dark Matter
"Turn into dark matter that powers machines"/"Memories of technology"
Appearance: Kubotsuki takes on a neon, inverted color scheme.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Location: Found in Toxic Waste Plant by traversing the bridges until you come across a morphing, dark blue blob. Interact with it to obtain the effect.
Practical Uses: Can be used to travel through the Toxic Waste Plant by stepping on the orange panels.
Turtle
"Turn into a turtle that changes your size"/"Memories of nature"
Appearance: Kubotsuki turns into an anthropomorphic turtle.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: Kubotsuki transforms into a smaller, more realistic turtle.
Location: Found in the All-Seeing Forest by walking to the leftmost island and going up until you find a turtle standing in front of a pond. Interact with it to obtain the effect.
Practical Uses: Can be used to access areas with smaller entrances.
Lamppost
"Generate light"/"Memories of light in darkness"
Appearance: Kubotsuki's head is replaced with a lamp.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Location: Found in Lamppost World's Constellation Path by interacting with the small, lit lamppost.
Practical Uses: None.
Box
"Hide in a box to return to the nexus"/"Memories of moving"
Appearance: Kubotsuki holds a cardboard box by his side.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: Kubotsuki hides in the box, taking him back to Kubotsuki's Nexus.
Location: Found in Neon City by walking to the left until you come across a lone house. Explore the house until you find a long, glitchy hallway. Make it to the end of the hallway and you will be in a room with a bunch of cardboard boxes. Interact with them to obtain the effect.
Practical Uses: Can be used to return to Kubotsuki's Nexus at any point.
Pencil
"Scribble over objects and people"/"Memories of frustration"
Appearance: Kubotsuki carries a pencil.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: Kubotsuki jabs forward and draws scribbles in front of himself.
Location: There are two possible locations: in the cave in Butterfly Forest, or one of the buildings in Trashy Alleyway.
Practical Uses: Can kill NPCs to obtain money.
Seer
"See what's hidden for normal eyes"/"Memories of the occult"
Appearance: Kubotsuki dons a purple robe with an eye on the hood and holds a staff and a book.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: Kubotsuki dramatically bangs the staff on the ground.
Location: Found in White Spikes World by going down a staircase and entering the Seer's Room. Interacting with the tall praying figure will trigger a cutscene. After the cutscene ends, you will obtain the effect.
Practical Uses: Can be used to see hidden items that would otherwise be invisible.
Plug
"Carry a plug and a socket"/"Memories of surprise"
Appearance: Kubotsuki carries a plug and socket on his back.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Location: Found in Wire World by interacting with the plug in the upper-right most corner of the map.
Practical Uses: None.
Mouth
"Replaces your head with a giant mouth"/"Memories of intimidation"
Appearance: Kubotsuki has a big pair of lips for a head.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Location: Found in Teratoma World by interacting with the creature with many eyes and red lips directly above the entrance.
Practical Uses: None.
Totsutsuki's Effects
Star
"Become a shinning star fit for the night sky!"/"A dream about stargazing"
Appearance: Totsutsuki's head is replaced with a yellow star and she wears a blue and black dress.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: The star glistens and makes a shimmering sound, taking her back to Totsutsuki's Nexus.
Location: Found in the Broken World by passing through a strange, pink shape, leading into a cave with purple lights. Interacting with the glowing Totsu symbol to obtain the effect.
Practical Uses: Can be used to return to Totsutsuki's Nexus at any point.
Music Box
"Play a song with your head!"/"A dream about songbirds"
Appearance: Totsutsuki's head is replaced with a music box.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Location: Found in the Rainy Garden by following the path down. At the intersection, keep going down and go left when the path splits. You will be taken to a door. Going through with the door will take you to a little room with a birdcage and a book. Interacting with the book will take you to a path with radio towers in the background. Follow it until you come across a shed. Inside the shed is another book. Interacting with that book will take you to a church-like area. Walk down the hallway until you see a music box. Interact with it to obtain the effect.
Practical Uses: None.
Lily of the Valley
"The tears of a lady. This plant is extremely toxic"/"A dream about a garden"
Appearance: Totsutsuki turns into a lily of the valley plant.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: Totsutsuki will spit out poison clouds.
Location: Found in the Rainy Garden by following the left path at the intersection.
Practical Uses: Can kill NPCs to obtain money.
Cape
"Just like a superhero!"/"A dream about wind"
Appearance: Totsutsuki dons a blue cape and smiles with her arms outstretched.
Passive Effect: Totsutsuki travels at double her normal walking speed.
Action: None.
Location: Found in the Breezy Plains by interacting with a stick poking out of the ground with a cape tied around it.
Practical Uses: Can be used to travel through the dream world much faster, chase fast-moving NPCs, and escape from Chasers more easily.
UV Light
"Become an ultra violet light!"/"A dream about secrets"
Appearance: Totsutsuki's head is replaced with a round UV light.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Location: Found in Violet Caves by interacting with the purple orb.
Practical Uses: Can be used to see hidden items that would otherwise be invisible.
Sunflower
"A smiling flower!"/"A dream about sunlight"
Appearance: Totsutsuki's head is replaced with a sunflower, along with wearing green clothes.
Passive Effect: Lights up dark areas.
Action: A sound is heard and the screen flashes yellow.
Location: Found in the Plant Laboratory by interacting with the giant sunflower.
Practical Uses: Can light up areas where it's hard to see.
Nightcap
"Sleepy in a dream?"/"A dream about resting"
Appearance: Totsutsuki wears blue pajamas.
Passive Effect: Totsutuki travels at half her normal walking speed.
Action: None.
Location: Found in Star Field's Sky Path by finding a large hermit crab with a nightcap for a shell. Interact with it to obtain the effect.
Practical Uses: None.
Butterfly
"Become a butterfly!"/"A dream about fairies"
Appearance: Totsutsuki wears a butterfly costume and hovers above the ground.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: Totsutsuki transforms into an actual butterfly.
Location: Found in the Red Forest by finding an opening that leads to a large blue tree. Entering the tree will take you inside a cozy room with grass on the floor. Interact with the large sunflower with butterfly wings to obtain the effect.
Practical Uses: Can be used to access areas with smaller entrances and fly over some gaps.
Mermaid
"Swim like a mermaid!"/"A dream about the ocean floor"
Appearance: Totsutsuki becomes a mermaid with blue hair and a purple tail.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: Totsutsuki sings a song, causing other NPCs to stop moving.
Location (UV Light is required): Found in the Sea by interacting with a hovering crystal, taking you to the Mermaid Mansion. Explore the mansion until you find a darker-colored room with a bed and bright windows. Equip the UV Light to reveal a mermaid in the room. Interact with them to obtain the effect.
Practical Uses: Makes Totsutsuki travel faster in water.
Sidetail
"How do you like your hair done?"/"A dream about beauty"
Appearance: Totsutsuki wears her hair to the side, tied with a mint-colored bow. Her dress is also mint colored.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Location (Nightcap is required): Falling asleep in Totsutsuki's Dream Room with the nightcap equipped will take you to a strange path. Follow this path until you enter a dark, open area. In this area is a small house, enter it to find a small bedroom with a girl sitting on the bed. Interacting with her to obtain the effect.
Practical Uses: None.
Origami
"Arts and crafts on yourself!"/"A dream about creativity"
Appearance: Totsutsuki becomes a flat drawing on a sheet of paper.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: Totsutsuki folds herself into an origami crane.
Location: Found in the Doodle World by interacting with Doodle Totsutsuki.
Practical Uses: In her crane form, can fly over certain gaps and fit in small spaces.
Trivia
- In ver0.02, the version in which the effect was added, the Snowglobe effect used to work as a weapon, breaking the frozen NPCs on interaction, said function was removed in ver0.03 and then fully replaced by the Pencil effect in ver0.06.
- In ver0.02, the version in which both effects were added, the Boombox and Music Box effects would let the player enter a music player as their special functions. This was moved to the protagonists' computers in ver0.03 due to the ocassional bugs it caused and then fully removed in ver0.04, though a proper Music Room was later introduced in ver0.08.