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Complete effects guide for withers (Version 0.03).

Complete effects and events guide for Version 0.02a can be seen here.

Complete effects and events guide for Version 0.01b can be seen here.

Flowchart

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withers' Ver.0.02a flowchart

Effects Guide

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Wheelchair (くるまいす)

Get in a『wheelchair』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki sits in a wheelchair.

Passive Effect: Yakitsuki travels at double her walking speed.

Action: None.

Location: Found in Staircase Maze.

Practical Uses: Can be used to travel through the dream world much faster, chase fast-moving NPCs, and escape from chasers more easily.

File:Withers - Wheelchair Effect

Enter the top-left door to the Blood World. Go north-east from the entrance and enter the sewer hole. Once you land at the bottom of the hole, go down to get to the Sewers. In the Sewers, go right, enter the tunnel, then go up to the next set of rooms. Once there go left and enter the metal door to the Staircase Maze. Follow the south-east direction to find the wheelchair. Interact with it to get the effect.

Drip Stand (てんてきだい)

Hold a『drip stand』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki walks with a drip stand.

Passive Effect: NPCs may move away from her.

Action: (Shift) Yakitsuki holds the drip stand in her hands.

Location: Found in Drip Stand Room.

Practical Uses: This effect allows Yakitsuki to kill or injure NPCs (which sometimes leave behind money).

File:Withers - Drip Stand Effect

Enter the middle-right door to the Ice World. Go left, up, right, up, right, right, down, down, left and enter the ice cube building. Inside go left, left, down. Interact with the faucet to get to the Green Field Room. Exit the room and enter the rust entrance to enter the Dark Staircase. Go down the stairs to reach the Water Surface. Go ahead and interact with a mailbox to the Umbilical Cord Maze. Find a way to the entrance in a umbilical cord to enter the Blood Flow Maze. Go left, right, bottom-left (on a line with the TV screen) and up to reach the Drip Stand Room. interact with the big drip stand to get the effect.

Wings (ハネ)

Fly with『wings』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki grows a pair of what looks like insect wings.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (Shift) Makes Yakitsuki float off the ground, doubling her speed.

Location: Found in Burned Ground.

Practical Uses: Can be used to travel through the dream world much faster, chase fast-moving NPCs, and escape from chasers more easily.

File:Withers - Wing Effect

Enter the middle-left door to the Burned Ground. Go south-east from the entrance and interact with a spinning pair of red wings to get the effect.

Harmonica (ハーモニカ)

Hold a『harmonica』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki carries a harmonica.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (Shift) Makes Yakitsuki play the harmonica.

Location: Found in Harmony Library.

Practical Uses: None.

File:Withers - Harmonica Effect (Route 1)

Enter the bottom-right door to the Mushroom World. Go right and walk through the intertwining mushrooms. Go ahead to reach the Harmony Library. Go to the top-left part of location and interact with the harmonica to get the effect.

OR

File:Withers - Harmonica Effect (Route 2)

Enter the bottom-left door to the Clover World. Go north-west and interact with the bus sign. In the Telephone Box Area, go to bottom-right and interact with a floating teleporter to the Chaser Crossroad. Avoid the Chasers and go to the bottom floating teleporter and interact with it. Go to the top-left part of Harmony Library and interact with the harmonica to get the effect.

Guinea Pig (モルモット)

Be made into a『guinea pig』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki becomes a mutated monster.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (Shift) Turns Yakitsuki into a guinea pig.

Location: Found in the Storage.

Practical Uses: The guinea pig form can be used to fit into small spaces.

File:Withers - Guinea Pig Effect

Enter the top-left door to the Blood World. Go north-east from the entrance and enter the sewer hole. Once you're at the bottom go down to reach the Sewers. Go right, up and left to enter another the sewer hole. Go ahead, then go down the ladder. In the Storage go to the left side and interact with the white monster to get the effect.

Muffler (マフラー)

Wear a『muffler』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki wears a red muffler. It has a random chance of instead being brown when equipped.

Passive Effect: Red muffler fluttering in the wind, while Yakitsuki goes.

Action: (Shift) The muffler billows in the wind.

Location: Found in Clover World.

Practical Uses: None.

File:Withers - Muffler Effect

Enter the bottom-left door to the Clover World. Go a bit down, then right. Interact with the invisible NPC wearing a brown muffler to get the effect.

Mushroom (きのこ)

『Mushrooms』sprout up.

Appearance: Yakitsuki has mushrooms on her head.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (Shift) Makes Yakitsuki shake her head to glowing the mushrooms.

Location: Found in Mushroom World.

Practical Uses: Can be used to lightened a darker areas.

File:Withers - Mushrooms Effect

Enter the bottom-right door to the Mushroom World. Go 10 steps to the left from the entrance then go down. Interact with a big red spike to get the effect.

Flower Vase (かびん)

Become a『flower vase』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki becomes a flower vase.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (Shift) Makes a flower pop out. The flower has a random chance of being a different color.

Location: Found in Ice Elevators Area.

Practical Uses: None.

File:Withers - Flower Vase Effect

Enter the middle-right door to the Ice World. Go left, up, left, left, up, up, up, left, up, up, right, right and enter the ice cube building. Go to the top part of the Ice Elevators Area and interact with the vase to get the effect.

Scarecrow (かかし)

Become a『scarecrow』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki becomes a scarecrow.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: None.

Location: Found in the Wilderness.

Practical Uses: None.

File:Withers - Scarecrow Effect

Follow the Guinea Pig effect guide to reach the Storage. Go to the bottom part of location, equip the Guinea Pig effect and enter into the small hole. Go ahead to reach the Wilderness. Go right and interact with the scarecrow to get the effect.

OR

Alternatively you can reach the Wilderness without the Guinea Pig effect through a painting in Harmony Library (refer to the Harmonica guide).

Hat and Coat (ぼうしとコート)

Wear a『hat and coat』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki wears a brown hat with goggles and a winter coat.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (Shift) Makes Yakitsuki put on her goggles and cause snow to fall.

Location: Found in the Prison.

Practical Uses: None.

File:Withers - Hat and Coat Effect

Enter the middle-left door to the Burned Ground. Go north-east and enter the staircase to the Underground Pathway. Go right, right, left, right, up, the righter up way. Go left, meet the graffiti on the wall about two times then turn right and go into the entrance to the Prison. Go down the stairs two times and enter the second cell door. Interact with the hat and scarf on the floor to get the effect.

There is also a map provided in this section of the underground pathway.

Range (レンジ)

Turn into a『range』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki's head turns into a range cooker.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (Shift) Turns the range on/off.

Location: Found in Snow Plains.

Practical Uses: Can be used to stop NPCs movement.

File:Withers - Range Effect

Enter the middle-left door to the Burned Ground. Go north-east from the entrance and enter the staircase to the Underground Pathway. From the top of the stairs go right twice then go right again where the path splits. Take a left in the next room then go left and up in the room after. Go left once more and walk up the stairs. In the Snow Forest go to the bottom part of the area and take the stairs platform to enter the Snow Plains. Go north-east and interact with the three ranges stacked on top of each other to get the effect.

Eyeball (めだまばな)

Grow out an『eyeball』. (Shift operation has two stages)

Appearance: Yakitsuki's head is missing.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (Shift) Makes an eyeball plant pop up from her neck. Pressing it a second time closes the eye, warping Yakitsuki to the Nexus.

Location: Found in Blood World.

Practical Uses: This effect allows Yakitsuki to teleport to the Nexus at will.

File:Withers - Eyeball Effect

Enter the top-left door to the Blood World. Go a decent bit down from the entrance, then go right. Go through the turquoise diamond-shaped gate to get to the Dental Area. Go upwards, avoiding the chaser and go through the turquoise diamond-shaped gate on the other side. Interact with the eyeball plant to get the effect.

Maimai/Snail (マイマイ)

Play with a『maimai』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki carries a snail-shell backpack.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (Shift) Makes rain fall, leading Yakitsuki to take out a leaf umbrella.

Location: Found in Electronic Tube World.

Practical Uses: None.

File:Withers - Maimai and Snail Effect

Enter the top-right door to the Electronic Tube World. Go south-west from the entrance and interact with the little snail moving among the electronic tube plants to get the effect.

Bubble (うたかた)

Be shrouded in a『bubble』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki floats in a bubble.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (Shift) The bubble pops, forcing Yakitsuki to wake up.

Location: Found in the Crumbling Ruins.

Practical Uses: Can be used to wake up without using the menu.

Enter the bottom-right door to the Mushroom World. Head right from the door and enter the mushroom archway. Go right through the mushroom path to reach a shaded hallway. Go right again to reach the Telephone Box Area. Make your south-east from where you enter and find a lone open box at a dead-end to the left of a red telephone pole. The inside should have a ladder you can walk up with a doorway at the top.

The doorway leads to a new area with a dark floor. Go south-east in this area and find your way to a set of white walls. There will be a set of stairs leading to the top of the walls. Go up these stairs then walk right and down along these walls to another set of stairs. Interact with the bubbles floating at the bottom of said stairs to get the effect.

Hoodie (パーカー)

Wear a『hoodie』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki wears a hoodie.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (Shift) The hoodie changes color.

Location: Found in the Infinite Stairway.

Practical Uses: None.

Enter the bottom-left door to the Clover World. Go south-west from the entrance and interact with the bus sign to reach the Telephone Box Area. Go south a bit then take a right where the path splits. Follow the path as it goes north then go through the pink entryway to the right. Go right through the hallway and you will arrive at a geometric ruins-like area with tiered levels and stairs.

Go left, head up the longer set of stairs seen near the entrance then go up the ladder. Once you reach the top go up the next ladder then go right to where a doorway is. Go right again past this door, heading down a set of stairs, then go down the ladder at the south end of the path. Go down the stairs again then climb down the next four sets of ladders. You should be standing at the edge of a path by the end of it. Go left and enter the doorway on the other side of the path. You will now be standing at the top of a dark stairway. Make your way down and enter the doorway with white light emanating from it at the bottom.

You will now be standing near two sets of stairs, each branching down in different directions. Go down the left stairs twice until you reach a platform with a red infinity symbol floating in the center. Here, go down the stairs to the right then take the stairs to the left on the next platform. Take the stairs on the right again then take the stairs on the left at the next platform. You should now be on a platform with a white ball covered with red string floating above. Take the stairs on the left then interact with the set of symbols at the bottom to get the effect.

Blanket (もうふ)

Put on a『blanket』.

Appearance: Yakitsuki wraps a blanket around herself.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (Shift) The blanket comes off of Yakitsuki's head, revealing that her hair is longer.

Location: Found in the Red Panel World.

Practical Uses: None.

Enter the bottom-left door to the Clover World. Go south-west from the entrance and interact with the bus sign to reach a hexagon-tile pathway. Go south a bit then take a right where the path splits. Follow the path as it goes north then go through the pink entryway to the right. Go right through the hallway and you will arrive at a geometric ruins-like area with tiered levels and stairs.

Go left, head up the longer set of stairs seen near the entrance then go up the ladder. Once you reach the top go up the next ladder then go right to where a doorway is. Go right again past this door, heading down a set of stairs, then go down the ladder at the south end of the path. Go down the stairs again then climb down the next four sets of ladders. You should be standing at the edge of a path by the end of it. Go left and enter the doorway on the other side of the path. You will now be standing at the top of a dark stairway. Make your way down and enter the doorway with white light emanating from it at the bottom.

You will now be standing near two sets of stairs, each branching down in different directions. Go down the right stairs then take the stairs on the left on the platform with the cracked egg. Take the stairs on the right at the next platform then take the stairs on the left on the platform after. You should now be on a platform with a red statue with a flat top at the center. From here, take the stairs on the right twice and you should arrive at a bottom platform with stairs leading down. Go down the stairs to reach an area with giant red panels sticking up from the ground. Go north-west from where you enter and interact with the kneeling red figure covered with a towel.

Events Guide

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Chaser on Tiles Pathway

Enter the top-right door to the Electronic Tube World. Go slightly north-east and go through entrance, in Tiles Pathway go north-east, there is random chance that bridge should appear, if it not here wake up, sleep and repeat same steps until bridge will appear, go by this bridge to the end, press Shift button to make Yakitsuki sit, and wait until she fall asleep, then chaser will appear behind Yakitsuki's clone/copy/doppelganger, if you press Shift again Yakitsuki (real) woke up and chaser will disappear.

Closer Casualties (Wake-Up Event)

The Drip Stand effect is required.

Follow the Drip Stand effect guide to reach the Umbilical Cord Maze. Equip the Drip Stand effect and find two big embryos. Hit both of them to start the event. Navigate your way to the umbilical cord bow. Go to the bottom of it and press the action button. The screen will pan up to the person who was sleeping on the bow before, now stabbed with two needles, with blood dripping. After Yakitsuki looks up, go back.

Hands at the Tower

Enter the top-right door to the Electronic Tube World. Go slightly north-east and go through entrance. In the Tiles Pathway, go north-west. There is random chance that when you go in another area for a short moment behind Yakitsuki, long blue hands or ghosts will appear. You will get on the rooftop, go back and keep going to the left, there is random chance that when you you climb by the ladder above can appear a big hands, if they do not appear, re-enter the room in the bottom of the tower, climb up again until the hands appear.

Night Camp in Wilderness

The entrance to the closed area

The entrance to the Night Camp

Follow the Scarecrow effect guide to reach the Wilderness. Interact with any heater to get to the Night Wilderness. Find a large group of TVs and go behind them to get into the closed area. Go ahead, then walk through the passage of four signal panels. Go right to reach the Night Camp. There is a skeleton goat sitting in front of the camp fire. Interact with the stone to sit on it. Pressing Z will let a skeleton goat give Yakitsuki a mug, and start drinking under the starry night. Press X to end the event.

Prison Cell Number 12

Follow the Hat and Coat effect to reach the Prison. Go east to the last prison cell and enter inside, enter and leave this prison cell repeatedly in until chaser will appear, enter in this cell again to trigger event.

Sewer Eyes (Wake-Up Event)

Follow the Guinea Pig effect guide, but instead of going down the ladder, go east to the damaged bars. There is random chance that bars will disappear. If the bars are there, wake up, sleep again and repeat same path. If bars aren't there, go through opened entrance. Go up and interact with chair. When Yakitsuki sits on the chair push down button to trigger event.