Yume 2kki:Static Noise Hell

Static Noise Hell
Basic Info
Japanese Name(s)	赤黒迷路; Akaguro meiro; Red-Black Maze
Effects	None
Collectibles	WP #328; WP #331; WP #345
Events	Possessed by Yourself
Notable NPCs	None
Other
Connecting Areas	Infinite Library; Snowy Forest 🔑;
BGM	🔊 0426 (No. 408A); 🔊 sound3a – Ripple Passage (No. 317B);
Map ID	0945, 0946
Version Added	0.109
Last Updated	0.119b patch 5
Author	qxy
Extras +
Vending Machine
	This vending machine is red and black, just like the area where it belongs to, and it has a monitor displaying a sine wave. It also costs 130夢 instead of 100 for each purchase.

Static Noise Hell is an area accessible from the mirror in the Infinite Library's inner sanctum.

Map of Static Noise Hell. Note that the open gate to Ripple Passage is selected at random.

Features

This area is a vast, isometric maze with an appearance reminiscent of Hell from the original Yume Nikki, where scanlines fill the screen's foreground as static noises play. Navigation is done on a grid basis, where moving to the ends of the screen will scroll the camera to the succeeding direction.

The entrance of the maze is a mirror image of Urotsuki in the middle of a crossroad, who faces the opposite direction of where she is headed to. Five gates are placed across the maze, where one of them is open at random, leading to the Ripple Passage (波紋, Hamon, Ripple), and one point of interest within the maze is an empty pathway with a transparent Urotsuki, sitting down. To get to this point, there is an invisible path at the bottom of the section with all of the squares, connecting to the path to get to it. By sitting back-to-back with the transparent Urotsuki, standing back up lets you take control of the copy (which silences the heartbeat in the area's background), and vice-versa. As you assume control of the copy, the real Urotsuki will gradually fade, which can be undone by switching back to the real Urotsuki. Allowing the real Urotsuki to fade away completely will eventually make the area glitch out, forcing her to wake up. Doing this unlocks wallpaper #345.

Ripple Passage

Ripple Passage appears to be a dark area at first, where the water's color shines periodically. Sound effects are muted out as you explore this area. Passable areas are revealed as you navigate the pathway, which eventually leads to a lone ripple that takes you to the fairy hole within Snowy Forest when interacted with, allowing two-way access from here. Entering this area for the first time grants wallpaper #331, and if you have saved the Victim, you can also get wallpaper #328 upon unlocking the connection to the aforementioned fairy hole.

Directions

The Nexus → Marijuana Goddess World → Dark Room → Snowy Forest → Techno Condominium → Cotton Candy Haven → Infinite Library → Static Noise Hell

With the Fairy effect, after unlocking the connection from Snowy Forest to this area:

The Nexus → Marijuana Goddess World → Dark Room → Snowy Forest → Static Noise Hell

If the connection from the Library to the Infinite Library has been unlocked:

The Nexus → Library → Infinite Library → Static Noise Hell

Trivia

Static Noise Hell's map contains a formation in the shape of some sort of shield figure wielding a staff, which is also referenced in Oblique Hell, created by the same author. This figure originates from Yume Nikki's Hell maze, seen in the lower right image.

Gallery

Since when did vending machines have oscilloscope displays?
A representation of loneliness.
The Ripple Passage