I’m happy to announce that I’ll Defeat the Monster from the Comfort of My Bed! Power Nap Edition EX will release on October 25^th for $5.99!

The beginning of a new misadventure!

As stated in the project’s announcement post, the original IDM! scenario will both be included in the full game and made available as a free demo for EX. While IDM! is mostly the same as before, I’ve replaced all of the battle animations and music as well as most of the sounds and made various adjustments to enemies, dungeons, and items. Because there are a lot of under-the-hood differences between the old and new versions of IDM!, saves from the old version aren’t compatible with the new. However, you will be able to carry saves from the EX demo into the full game.

Drifting Fortress is a sprawling dungeon full of traps and hazards. Relics that can weaken the dungeon’s minibosses are hidden throughout.

Similar to the original scenario, EX gives you a selection of dungeons you can tackle in any order. This time there are four dungeons available at the outset and each dungeon is longer, more elaborate, and more varied compared to those in IDM!. You’ll encounter over 50 new enemies with a wide variety of abilities and mechanics and find over 20 new pieces of gear and several new skills with which to fight them. You may even find a new party member…

Norbert’s new Alacrity skill, which lets him change equipment without consuming his turn, is available in Erika’s Shop in IDM! and the Gervasburg item shop in EX.

While EX’s new scenario is fairly light on story, you’ll occasionally find symbols on the ground that, when stepped on, will trigger a conversation between the characters. It’s somewhat similar to how you can trigger conversations with Lieselotte after clearing dungeons in IDM!.

One of the optional conversations you can find in the game’s dungeons.

I’ve also added some new quality of life features. Using Analyze Scrolls on an enemy will now give you some information about its abilities and behavior; additionally, you can view data on any monsters you’ve scanned from the main menu. Also, you can now quickly use Medicinal Herbs or Crystal Fragments to quickly top off of your party’s HP or MP, respectively, after battles and keep moving. The item that activates this feature is available in Gervasburg’s item shop in both the IDM! and EX scenarios. Lastly, there’s now an adjustable delay between actions in battle in case you find the default battle speed too fast and you can toggle whether to add a confirmation step after deciding upon all party members’ actions.

An example of the new Analyze sheets for enemies.

This project was a ton of work and took a lot longer to make than anticipated, but I’m glad I saw it through and I’m happy it’s finally ready for release. I estimate that playing through both the IDM! And EX scenarios will take you around 7 hours. Remember: October 25^th! $5.99!