Yume Nikki - All info about the versions that got lost in time

[🌸 幻 | Valinypse]

Due to Yume Nikki's lack of popularity at the time it was published for the first time, most of its updates are now lost. We were able to recover only version 0.04, 0.06 and 0.09; the rest are gone, however we know they were available at some point, so It isn't hard to believe they will be back to be downloadable someday.

Here's a list of all lost versions and some info about it:

0.00 (built on June 14, 2004; released on the 26th): First version of all (...naturally). There's not much info about it, just suggestion based in older updates. It can be inferred from the later versions that v0.00 had 20 effects, as only version 0.05 added effects to the game, and that the player's starting position from loading a saved game was different. This version also would have had different backgrounds, effect placements, and sound effects.

0.01 (built on June 26, 2004; released on July 6th): Not much to say. Certain sound effects were changed, maps and effect placements were adjusted, and some new maps were added. Also, if save data from v0.00 is used, the player's starting position will be different.

0.02 (built on July 14, 2004; released on the 20th): This version reduced the data size of audio assets by half, added new maps, changed certain backgrounds, and made more adjustments to maps and effect placements.

0.03 (built on September 2, 2004; released on the 7th): This version reportedly changed the normal footstep sound effect, added new maps, and made color adjustments to maps and the font.

0.04 (built on September 29, 2004; released on October 2nd): Added new maps and adjusted map colors, but also adjusted the fonts used in the "new menu" (likely referring to FC World's menu). It also reportedly fixed a lot of bugs. This version is actually available to the public now, thanks to it being included on a Japanese magazine that distributed freeware titles.

0.05 (built on November 23, 2004; released on the 26th): It brought many important changes including four new effects and NASU. It also changed the behavior of vending machines, added text windows, and added animations to certain effects that lacked them before. The four effects added in this version were the Witch, Demon, Buyo Buyo, and Traffic Light effects, bringing the total number of effects to 24. There are no reports in the changelogs of the number of effects changing before or after this.

0.06 (built on January 22, 2005; released on the 29th): This version made adjustments to NASU, added animations to certain effects, and made some music changes. It also notably introduced the "Adjusting Sound Levels" (or "Working...Please Wait..." in the fan translation) screen, which is intended to allow the game to silently play every sound effect in the game so they can be cached in memory before starting gameplay. This is done to help prevent stuttering from having to load the sound effects on slower computers. Like v0.04, v0.06 was also included in a Japanese magazine that distributed freeware titles, so it is also available to the public once again.

0.07 (built on April 24, 2005; released on the 29th): The most notable change brought by this version was the ability to wake up with effects equipped. Like all other versions, new maps were added, and adjustments were made to existing maps.

0.08 (built on July 23, 2005; released on the 30th): Several iconic areas, events, and NPCs were implemented in this version, such as Number World, the Pink Sea, Poniko, Uboa and KyuuKyuu-kun. Apart from this, the changelog reports the usual additions of maps, map adjustments, music changes, and bug fixes.

0.09 (built on December 10, 2005; released on the 17th): This would be the last version of Yume Nikki released until 2007. Apart from the usual changes and additions, it also changed how the cursor moves in certain menus. By this point in development, most of the content present in v0.10 had been implemented. v0.09 has been dumped from a Japanese magazine as well, and is available to the public once again.

0.10 (built on September 17, 2007; released on October 1st): Version 0.10 was completed on September 17, 2007 (almost a two-year gap between v0.09), and was released on October 1st. This version changed the 1-key action of the Knife effect, allowing Madotsuki to change which hand the knife is held in. In prior versions, the 1-key made Madotsuki stab the air, which did not kill NPCs. The Triangle Kerchief effect was also changed to make Madotsuki invisible to Toriningen, rather than just gradually turning her more transparent. The locations of some effects were rearranged, most notably moving the Fat effect from Hell to the Docks, and the Poop Hair effect from Mural World to the newly added Underground World. This version also introduced the Spaceship, Mars, the Staircase of Hands, and the Mall Rooftop. Neon World's layout was changed to have walls, rather than being a completely open area.

All info in this list comes from from yumenikki.fandom.com. There's much more detailed info there, I just wanted to make you all know. Will be able to locate unfound versions of Yume Nikki? I wish. Right now I'm posting this same exact thing in r/LostMedia, here's a link

[Masters]

epic

[Dasutein]

I'm the person who wrote the article about Yume Nikki's old versions. Just wanted to say thanks for helping spread the research! I have even more info on TCRF[tcrf.net] about v0.10 and the older versions we have right now, v0.04, 0.06 and 0.09. The page on the Yume Nikki wiki was mostly just written as a summary that's easier to digest.

[ジンガイ・ユウヨウ]

谢谢谢谢，游戏非常好玩，就是玩不懂。

[Cheese wheel from Skyrim]

0.04 and 0.06 have been released to the public.