The Dense Woods is a set of deeper dream worlds in Yume Nikki.
Features
The Dense Woods is a large forested area with a straight road running through it and clearings in the trees in which several warps can be found. The area is also notable for containing the Jellyfish NPCs, who appear during the game's ending.
Worlds
Dense Woods A
Dense Woods A is a rainy area largely made up of conical trees like the ones found in Forest World. It is accessed by entering a pink stairway found in Puddle World. A long road runs directly through this area.
Upon entry, the player will find one of the three vending machines. Traveling west on the road has it loop, whereas traveling east leads to the Infinite Road.
Dense Woods B
Dense Woods B contains both a continuation of the road found in Dense Woods A as well as several forest clearings that will lead to other worlds. Unlike Dense Woods A, it does not naturally rain in this area, and the trees are rounded instead of conical.
The world is split into three isolated sections:
- The Frog Path (covered in the Dense Woods B page)
- The Infinite Road
- The Dark Woods
The Frog Path is the fastest section to reach. It is accessed through a manhole found in the Mall. The manhole will lead to a short trail containing a Frog (who can be interacted with to gain the Frog effect) and a Jellyfish who can be interacted with for a one-way connection to the Teleport Maze.
The Infinite Road is a narrow path that contains the Floyag and endlessly loops east. If the player goes west instead, they will end up on the road of Dense Woods B. A corpse known as Shitai-san can be found at the end, where the road is blocked by traffic cones. This will give the Stoplight effect upon interaction. A short clearing path in the north leads to a manhole, which will open to reveal a red tentacle if the Infinite Road has been looped through at least three times. This tentacle can be interacted with to reach Manhole-sama and from there the White Desert Mountain Ring.
The last section, the Dark Woods, is accessed by a portal found in Hell. The portal starts in a small section of the main Dense Woods B area, then leads to a dimmed, winding path filled with Isee. This path can be more easily navigated with the Lamp effect. It leads to the Traincar.
Directions
Dense Woods A
Nexus → Puddle World → Dense Woods A
Dense Woods B
Frog Path
Nexus → Graffiti World → Mall → Dense Woods B (Frog Path)
Infinite Road
Nexus → Puddle World → Dense Woods A → Infinite Road
Dark Woods
Nexus → Forest World → Face Carpet Plaza → Hell → Dark Woods