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⚠️MAJOR UPDATE: 0.9.0⚠️

Dude! Where's My Couch?
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS

Huge update this time! This version of DWMC gives access to all 6 dungeons, all enemy encounters (except the final boss), and adds more items and a new battle system. Due to the extensive changes, older saves are not compatible with this version.

What’s new:

  • In response to player feedback, the battle system has changed from an active time gauge-based system to a dynamic turn-based system.
    • No more extended periods of waiting or being struck down while choosing a move
    • You can now see the turn order on the right side of the screen
    • Certain moves or items can change the turn order
    • Pretty much everything else is the same
  • Added produce, drink, and meal healing items, all with different effects.
    • Produce recovers a small amount of HP & SP and gives a stat boost
    • Drinks and meals restore a medium or large amount of HP & SP, either giving a positive status effect or removing a negative one.
    • Produce and drinks can be bought at any Smol Mart
  • The Factory can now be explored, and Hydra Tower can be entered.
  • All enemies and hidden bosses can now be found. New arrivals include:
    • Flobule
    • Robocelot
    • Scandalabra
      • eventually will provide hints upon defeat
      • torch 'em!
    • Orbituary
    • Chiminemenea
    • Magnetick
    • Crocogon
    • Glow Jelly

What’s changed:

  • Player characters have higher stats more on par with enemies
  • Player characters now learn more basic-type moves by leveling up
  • The title screen now reflects the in-game time of your most recent save
  • All healing items now restore both HP and SP
    • The amount of recovery and effects have been changed on all existing food and drink
  • Various tweaks to status effects and moves that apply them
  • All story boss encounters now contain 3 or more enemies
    • hidden boss encounters and the sisters still only feature 1 enemy
  • Enemies now resist negative status effects of their own type
    • Slick can't get wet, Flobule can't catch fire, Ham Hawk can't get distracted, etc
  • Tweaks to enemy movesets & the levels they learn moves
  • Tweaks to item & equip placement
  • Guards now appear in the mall at night

Known Issues:

  • The shopkeeper at Wrap takes a long time to walk over to you
  • Entering Hydra Tower may or may not prevent movement. Make a hard save before entering to be safe.
  • Not all vending machines can be used
    • No new food or drinks can be bought at vending machines
  • Few or no new meals can be acquired
  • Many item specials show the wrong icon
  • most of the shadow man’s specials show incorrect text
  • picking up certain equipment will show dialog that doesn’t make sense
  • some equipment pieces and other items have incomplete icons
  • using a freight elevator in the warehouse, then leaving the warehouse without using the freight elevator again will cause strange behavior the next time the freight elevator is entered.
  • several Slicks will still be visible as you leave the Daybreak Inn basement after defeating the boss
  • there may be an occasional crash or softlock during battles. the cause is unknown at this time
  • if you choose the "Swap" option with no weapon equipped, the game will softlock
  • there are some spots where you can enter the out of bounds area on the western edge of the map
  • accessing the Sludge Gun from the caves will cause it to respawn when you return to that area from the overworld

Files

  • DWMC 0-9-0 mac.zip 747 MB
    May 20, 2024
  • DWMC 0-9-0 win.zip 653 MB
    May 20, 2024
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