@77
Thanks

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@The Yeet King
I appreciate brave people, who are not scared to tell their opinion and criticize the work of others.
I agree with both of your comments.
It is a skill-based torture chamber for all dreamers who expected to play a simple perspective-based puzzle game.
I know for sure, that it is possible to scale up the object, the dreamer is trying to stand on top of. The dreamer can also climb onto it, not just jump. Since it is in a narrow hallway, the object is more controllable the bigger it is. So the object is always as unstable as the dreamer makes it.

Just like in life. It is as hard, as you make it to yourself.

Thank you for sharing your opinion on my very first dream!

The creator seems to think that players can stand on top of highly unstable anti-gravity blocks without falling. This is the worst level I have seen

This is not a puzzle, this is a skill-based torture chamber

WOW fantastic part

@Luigi8206
I am glad, you liked it

wow this level really got me! you might be a really good level designer!

Couldn't get past the second part, got angry, and gave up. 10/10

PART 9:
I hope I gave you all an better insight as to why this dream is, what it is.
I will never change it. I love it!
And here is a bonus for you, lovely no one.
To reach "detail-loving fan" ending in "Freedom of Choice" (the last challenge) you will need to leave the stairs downstairs in "umop apisdn" and find another way to reach ELEVATOR (fun fact: "umop apisdn" is a flash text on the Minecraft title screen and it is what inspired me to create this dream in the first place).
Are you still here and reading all this?
Well, you deserve another bonus then.
An "intelligent anarchist" does not follow rules, just to find out what will and won't happen-
A "detail-loving fan" hugs all walls because of his desire to find secrets.
But a "skilled boundry breaker", a master of all game mechanics, goes above and beyond.

Keep on dreaming!

PART 8:
And here are some reasons why I kept ELEVATOR although I suspected it to be too hard for most dreamers and also why it is the second challenge:
1. As I already said, it is a filter.
2. If a dreamer attempts to "win" within the given limits, he will fail most of the times in ELEVATOR and then he will need to restart. Obviously I could have placed ELEVATOR as the last challenge, which would have been a clear "fuck you for trying", because then the dreamer has to do all 10 challenges over and over again in order to just learn, how to solve ELEVATOR properly.

PART 7:
This is why this particular dream turned out to be what it is.
And ELEVATOR is the hardest part of it.
Who passes this challenge, gains access to experiencing the rest of the dream. He becomes worthy of experiencing it, from my point of view. Who gives up, assumes the dream is not worth dreaming and goes on with his life, which is fine by me. All of you commenters know whether the dream was worth the struggle in ELEVATOR or not.
I cannot express how grateful I am for your persistence, neither can I express how proud I am of each and everyone of you! It makes me happy to read about you enjoying my dream even just a little bit.

PART 6:
By now no one is reading anymore...
Hi no one! I love you! You are the best! I really appreciate you! It seems, you are interested in more than just the dream, so here I go.
I personally love puzzle games as well as innovative and creative games.
But I also enjoy hard skill-based games, where you have to be "good at games" to even finish the "tutorial". And I prefer beating them on their hardest difficulty setting.
I love it! It is punishing, when you fail. But you really only fail, when you give up. If you are persistent and willing to become better than the previous version of yourself, you will overcome any obstacle (in game and in real life).
There is no boss, that cannot be beaten, without taking any damage! (do NOT beat your boss in real life)
There is no puzzle, that cannot be solved (in games; let's not talk about real life "puzzles" like religion, philosophy or science).

PART 5:
The dream editor became my game after I did everything there was to do in the main game, like getting all achievements, finding all easter eggs and literal eggs.
The dream editor became my dream and I became a lucid dreamer, if you wish.
The dream was a challenge I set myself, a set of puzzles I had to solve:
"How can I use more than four buttons, because I want to create more than four rooms?"
"What are the limits of the editor?"
"What can I do with these white boards besides writing fancy signs?"
"How can I use only the provided features of the editor and yet create something, which was not introduced in the main game, that is part of me and that other dreamers can enjoy?"
And I had a lot of fun solving them and creating each and every bit of this dream.

PART 4:
I created ELEVATOR because I was curious to find out, what will happen, if a dreamer stands on an object with inverted gravity. Who will win? Will the object push the dreamer upwards, hence being an elevator, or will the dreamer push the object down to the ground? (spoiler: both happens but not the way you'd expect)
Similarly, all the other 9 challenges were born out of curiosity and inspired by the game mechanics I learned during their creation.

PART 3:
The ELEVATOR is a filter.
First the dreamer needs to figure out how to overcome it.
Then he needs to figure out how to overcome it efficiently, if he wants to "win".
It is hybrid of skill and problem-solving (aka puzzle).
The skill of playing Superliminal, meaning how well the dreamer can scale objects using perspective and how well he understands physics or inverted gravity in this particular case and also how well he knows his jump height and that he can climb.
The puzzle part, where the dreamer has to be observant, gather all the things he can, in order to make solving the puzzle easier or possible. For example, ELEVATOR begins before the warping hallway and is not limited to just the room with the inverted-gravity-die.

PART 2:
There are three exits and each of them can be reached within the given limits. I promise
Reaching just one of them within the limits is already registered as a winning condition, giving the dreamer what he was longing for: the satisfaction of achieving something, being it just beating the dream "properly". But it is up to the dreamer to decide, what "properly" means

I did not want to stress out the dreamer, giving him a limited time to reach an exit.
This way the dreamer has all the time he needs to figure out, where he can save some grabs and jumps. It is more of a puzzle than a skill based platformer after all.
But the dreamer can still experience it like it is a platformer or whatever. For example, he might just want to hang out in the lag-machine (duck pool in "Art Gallery") or he wants to relax in the cube with the pillows (in "Dominoes with Extra Cheese") or contemplate the ASCII-art on the wall in the same room.

@all
PART 1:
I am kidding of course.
In fact this is the first map I ever built in Superliminal.
So the limits were just there to find out, what they do.
Or you can see it as a replayability factor. And here is why:
The dreamer can try and get to one of the exits but might not manage to satisfy all winning conditions, like the limits for example. But now he has the knowledge of how to get to this exit.
The dreamer's next step could either be so say, "Fuck this! I got to the exit, but it is registered as a failure! I am out!", and he is right to do so, or he might realize that he already arrived at his goal, the exit, so he already won, no matter what the game says. On his next attempt, if he chooses to dream again, he might actually accept the challenge and find a way to arrive at one of the exits within the limits. Or he might go on a search for another exit, completely ignoring the limits, if they are not fun for him.

@Blueflame192
I am sorry for being late to answer your comment!
Thank you very much for your feedback!
I am glad, you noticed my intensions.

This was a good level, but the grab and jump limit was an unnecessary and was less of an actual challenge, but more of a "hey fuck you for trying"

@LTHGamerPro
You might want to read my reply to a similar question on May 12.
Or you want to check out this guide:
https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2308851772
Just scroll to the bottom of the page.
At the end of chapter "The Office Area & Uploading your level"
you will find how to upload, but also how to download and play other peoples dreams.

@paglo89
I really appreciate your feedback!
I'd say, you have found one way to overcome the ELEVATOR
Well done!

how do i...play it like i got this game two days ago and i dont know how to play workshop stuff\

I love this map! It's beautiful and the puzzles are very satisfying. Unfortunately I had to cheat in the Elevator. For the life of me I cannot stack the cubes to make a ladder or use the cube as an elevator, even with constant jumping, it just slids from under my feet and goes to the ceiling without me...

@SkyWulf
You are right, the ELEVATOR is really hard.
But you seem to have managed to overcome this challenge and therefore you have deserved to play the rest of the dream.

For me the ELEVATOR is a filter, testing the dreamer's determination.
In the end it's up to you, the dreamer, to continue struggling or to wake up.

Unfortunatelly I don't really know, what you mean by "jump off the chess board and grab the door from the level above" .
Maybe there is a much simpler solution to what you are trying to achieve.
I'm just saying, no one else has ever reported this issue before.

@levet.byck
It seems to me, you have figured out, how to solve the ELEVATOR, when you were typing your comment
And I feel like, you really got it, when you typed "reverse gravity"
I am glad!

Sometimes speaking out loud, or in this case typing, what you want to achieve helps in doing so.

@Qwerty
That's a question I never imagined to be asked about this dream :D

I am not sure, what exactly you want to know... so...
1. You will need to have bought Superliminal.
2. You will need to start the game and go to Extras > Somnasculpt Workshop (Beta)
3. A hallway will lead you to an office, where you can access the workshop and download this dream.
4. Once the dream is loaded, go to the "Play Dream" sign and click it.
5. Enjoy

There's also a really frustrating issue where my character doesn't do their full jump height when I need to jump off the chess board and grab the door from the level above

I liked this one a lot, but the elevator challenge was just too hard. I know what I need to do, but it's just incredibly hard to get the boxes to do what you want.

ohhh, i got it!

is the 'elevator challenge' the one where you have to create a staircase by stacking copied "reverse gravity"-boxes underneath each other..

how do I play it

@Scawn
Thank you!
I am glad you overcame the elevator anyways

Good Map enjoyed most of the puzzles apart from the elevator one which was very buggy

@Qorinthian
I will check my notes for this dream and also consider trying your solution
Thanks again for your feedback!

@gsusthaallrounder I don't understand - why not just remove two of the three final doors? Are all three doors required? I don't think it'd break the map if you removed those two doors?

@Qorinthian
Thanks a lot for your constructive comment!
You are not the first one to mention this issue.
In fact I tried to force the player to shrink the cube down and place it in the corner, so that the player is not able to reach the cube from the other side of the door.
However a player will always find a way around limitations enforced by the level designer, just like you and others did.

A solution for this might be a barrier in the door, so the player cannot take the cube when on the other side.

If I can update this dream, without breaking it, I will do so and fix this issue.
Again, thank you for pointing that out!

The level is nice and expansive, but the last door really shouldn't require 3 plates from way earlier in the level. I soft-locked myself by grabbing the companion cube through the door. If this is really intended, then there needs to be some indication this cube placement would be important...

@gsusthaallrounder
I will give it another go. I read all the other tips you were giving and I couldn't figure it out. At least I haven't searched YouTube for a solution...yet.

@Waffle
Thank you! I am impressed of you taking time to find and enjoy the details
I very much appreciate that.
And I am very happy about your comment!
I wish you could finish it one day! I believe in you!

@handsome_werewolf
Nice solution for the elevator :D
But there is actually a (slightly tricky) way to solve it.
Thank you for the compliment!
Maybe you'll give the elevator another go?

Hey everyone. Finally figured out the elevator challenge. You need to go into editing mode and place some staircases. The rest of the level is awesome. Don't miss out on it!

Absolute masterpiece. I appreciate the work that has been put into this and your attention to detail. Couldn't finish it yet, though.

@Arfus
Thank you for commenting!
I am glad you like it, despite the bad performance.

Really cool dream, but killed my fps

@Glyde Out
Sorry for letting you wait...
Nobody is stupid
You might have trouble thinking outside the box, but that's all
The hint is in the name of the section:
Try using something floaty to elevate you to the next section (jump on it a couple times).
Also find and try using something which defies gravity to prevent the floaty thing from elevating without you.

I have to admit, this is the section which might be frustrating for the most people.

I hope you will give it another go and finish the dream!
Thank you for commenting!

Maybe I am just stupid, but I can't figure out how to beat the elevator section.

@MuStasio
You are welcome!
Thank you for not giving up!

That makes sense, I picked up the c cube while on the other side of the door because I thought I needed it. Thanks for your help, I'll give it another go

@MuStasio
This sounds very unfortunate but thank you for your comment!

Maybe this will help.
The door after digging straight down will open only if three buttons are activated:
1st: upside down chess piece needs to be on the upside down button
2nd: c'cube needs to be on the button in the corner in the room right before MC
3rd: a block needs to be on the button in the room under MC

The going up option is intended but it should not switch to edit mode... there is another exit ;)

By the way, there is a third option to leave MC and finish the dream

Again, thank you for playing and commenting!

I got stuck in MC. digging straight down led me to a door that wouldnt open, and going up led me outside of the map and it turned on level edit mode somehow. besides that, decent map