I’m happy to introduce my first commercial project, a paid expansion to IDM! tentatively titled I’ll Defeat the Monster From the Comfort of My Bed! Power Nap Edition EX.

     In IDM! EX, Lieselotte receives a letter claiming she has won an award for her service to Gervasburg and needs only speak a series of magicked words to claim her prize, a legendary robe that acts as a sleep aid! However, before an incredulous Norbert can utter a word of protest, he, Lieselotte, and Froschkönig are whisked away to a strange place. Unsure of what’s going on or who’s behind it, the three have little choice but to explore their new surroundings to get to the bottom of it.

     The IDM! EX scenario adds five new dungeons that are longer and more challenging than those in the original IDM! scenario, each made in a different style and playable in any order. Within them are approximately 50 new enemies with many new abilities and mechanics. Lieselotte will also join Norbert and Froschkönig for the whole quest this time around in addition to a new, optional playable character.

In Dreaming Mountain, a rotation of various effects appears after each battle. Try to land on a beneficial one!

     As you progress you’ll unlock new abilities for each character as well as new equipment options. In particular, I’ve expanded upon the mechanic of Norbert and Froschkönig sharing an MP bar with new ways to spend, save, and regain MP. As with IDM!, the new equipment in EX will expand your character build options instead of simply having better stats than existing gear.

     All of the artwork from IDM! has been replaced with new art made by Muffy and Cakey. They’ve done a great job of both remaking the old art and creating new things. All of the old battle animations have been replaced as well. In addition to making many new icons for EX I've also tweaked or remade most of the (admittedly rough-looking) existing ones.

A before-and-after of some of the remade status icons.

     While IDM! will be included with EX, the IDM! scenario will remain free and be repositioned as a demo. I’ll also be updating the current version of IDM! at the time of EX’s release for compatibility and to make some changes and additions, such as adding more character animation to the cutscenes, a new skill for Norbert that allows him to change equipment mid-battle without losing momentum, and giving some of the enemies more interesting abilities to bring them closer to the new enemies in EX. All of the aforementioned balancing changes to existing elements, graphical changes, etc., will also be included in this new version.

I ’ve also updated the UI to be less cluttered and easier to read.

     I’ll Defeat the Monster From the Comfort of My Bed! Power Nap Edition EX is currently around 70% complete. Price and release date TBA.