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Dusty and Obsidian
Content warnings: Explores topics of death, dying, and loss.
Dusty and Obsidian is an Undertale based ghost by Zichqec. They were released on August 1st, 2020, and are currently on version 1.0.9, with plans for a major update soon. They come with a unique balloon called Void Screen.
Dusty is an interpretation of the Undertale character W.D. Gaster, and Obsidian is his cat who stays with him in the void. This ghost touches on topics related to death and dying, as well as loss. Please be mindful if that is not your cup of tea.
Dusty's Features
- Dusty's main function, besides being a companion, is to teach you Wingdings. He does so in a variety of ways:
- He has a selection of written lessons with mnemonics to help you remember each symbol. These cover upper and lower case, as well as the most common punctuation marks.
- He has a selection of games that can be played that challenge the user's Wingdings skills. These include…
- Translation challenge, where the user is shown a word in Wingdings and asked to write the translation.
- Who's That Wingding, where Dusty describes a Wingding and the user has to write the correct one.
- Match the Wingdings, where the user is shown a letter and asked to pick the Wingding that represents it from a random selection of Wingdings.
- Hangman, where the user is challenged to complete a hangman word that's shown in Wingdings.
- Note that he has a category system for choosing the words to use in the games, with options you can toggle on and off. He has a custom category option, you can add your own words!
- You can also pick which cases he uses, and if he'll use numbers and punctuation.
- He has two modes for changing his own dialogue to Wingdings:
- Wingdings practice mode, where he will change some of the words in his dialogue based on the difficulty the user picks.
- Translation tooltips can be turned on in this mode, where hovering over a word will display its translation.
- Wingdings Only mode, where he will change (almost) all of his dialogue into Wingdings.
- Any of the above features except the written lessons can be done with any cipher font you want! Within his Wingdings menu is an option to change him to any font you have installed on your computer.
- Dusty also comes with some handy tools for translating Wingdings, even if you do not wish to learn to read them yourself. These include:
- A Wingdings Chart, which displays all Wingdings and their corresponding characters side-by-side.
- An option to translate text into Wingdings, and an option to screenshot it afterwards (Only works on primary monitors).
- An option to translate text out of Wingdings, via a panel of clickable Wingdings, and an option to screenshot it afterwards (Only works on primary monitors).
- He also has more general features, such as…
- Some options for gushing to him or confiding in him.
- A hug generator.
- A menu for calling other ghosts.
- A menu for asking about certain other ghosts he's talked to (though there are plans to expand this feature later)
- If you drag Obsidian onto him, he will pick her up and hold her for a while. You will not be able to access his menu during this, but if you click him enough times Obsidian will jump down.
- Dusty also has the standard ghost features, including…
- Setting a picture as your wallpaper.
- Supports png files, and spanning an image across multiple monitors if you're running Windows 10.
- Emptying the Recycle Bin.
- Reading RSS feeds.
- Fixing your system time.
- Checking for new emails.
- Listing the headers of new emails, if there are less than 100.
- Showing your system information.
- In addition, Dusty has some extra features, including…
- Checking the weather.
- Also keeps track of the moon phase!
- Automatically checking for updates once a day.
- Displaying a changelog of all his previous updates.
- Mentioning how long your computer has been running.
- Changeable hemisphere setting so that he can display appropriate dialogue during the seasons.
Obsidian's Features
- She's a cat.
- Is cute.
- Wants your treats.
- Loves(?) you.
- You can boop her toe beans if her leggy is sticking up.
- You can earn G through playing Dusty's Wingdings games, then spend it buying her treats and toys!
- She will get annoyed if you open her menu and then close it without doing anything.
- You can tell her how pretty she is.
- You can ask for her opinion (Magic 8 ball).
- You can confide in her (she may ignore you, talk to Dusty if you need support).
- Meows a lot at everyone.
- Sometimes claws up your files.
- Can be picked up by multiple ghosts!
Ghosts that can hold Obsidian
Obsidian can be picked up and held by multiple other ghosts! Simply drag and drop her onto an appropriate ghost, and marvel at her beauty and grace. If the other dev has added support, you should be able to pet her as normal and it will keep track of your stats! If you're a ghost dev interested in having your ghost hold Obsidian, check out the guide on Zichqec's website. Here is a list of known ghosts that can hold Obsidian:
Sometimes this feature can be a little buggy. If you're having trouble with a ghost holding Obsidian, make sure both ghosts are up to date, and try reloading them.
