#[1.5 UPDATE] they turned my cat into a rain world DLC
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Well time to find those last two regions 
wait, "from bug to god"
BUG FABLES???
||THE EVERLASTING KING|| REFERENCE???
Hold on I got a big brain idea
I take the four karma flowers from the throne and bring them with me through the rift
So I dont have to keep finding other flowers from other regions 
THE SCAVS KEEPS TRYING TO STEAL MY FLOWER
I acctidentally stabbed a scav yet my rep didnt go down
though that scav did somehow survived
ooh i didnt notice this before
hmmm
I FORGOT TO MENTION
Verdant Waterways has been corrupted
Which leads one remaining...
...I just now noticed that the description is outdated and i forgot to update it weeks ago 
Let me fixed that rq
There we go
With that said...
STORMY COAST HAS BEEN INFECTED
I REPEAT STORMY COST IS INFECTED
WHICH MEANS I HAVE SPREAD THE ROT TO EVERY AVALIABLE REGIONS
(I hope)
Now to go see the prince
Huh I dont remember seeing this place in aether ridge
I'm surprised that black lizard have managed to survive many cycles in outer rim
Up the top of the Throne now
Whoa....
Oh it withered away
Was that just my imagination?
the slugcat's moving on their own..
Hi there...
I did your task...
uhm....
Still didnt get my score results
I'll see if I can use a mod to view it
It's bugged and cannot show the actual final score 
Oh well
After all these hours...
The Watcher has finally been completed

By the way I think the ending cutscenes was glitched for me, since at one point it paused on a black screen for a couple of seconds
I looked it up, and yeah these images didnt show up 
Interesting though...
The Prince is not speaking nor reacting anymore...
Did the karma flowers paralyse him?
Did he somehow "ascend" in a way? 
I did all of that and he didnt at least even say thank you >:(
The flowers were spreaded in the other rooms...
I'VE BEEN BLOCKED OFF
Wait nvm I can get through 
I actidentally jumped into rot 
Unless there's a secret I dont know about I think I should stop here
I'd give a short review of the campaign but i dont want to do that rn 
Oh cool you did it gj :3
:3
congrats!!!!! 
I should actually share my review and opinions here
When I started playing, I've spent a couple of hours getting lost in the intro, but looking at how others played the campaign I conclude that's just me being stupid and not picking up on what I'm actually supposed to do earlier. Going through the experience blind was fantastic and the vibes were great. The gameplay however? I'm mixed on that. I could tell the DLC is in an incomplete state, especially upon its release (seriously no portals on the minimap at launch??). I did enjoy initally exploring the regions and seeing what they're like rather than prioritise on getting to my goal first.
Getting the first ending was all good, no problems there. The second ending? In my opinion, that was not fun. At. All. It was very tedious to get through, and even when I did finish it, it more so left me numb rather than satisfied. I do like how the Watcher is closer to what the vanilla slugcats are like, being a creature who are simply a small part of the vast ecosystem (despite the powers they gained and all the later stuff), as well as their story kept vague and open, compared to the Downpour slugcats.
Though I will say this, while the downpour campaigns are shorter, I think that DLC tend to prioritise quality over quantity, while The Watcher DLC is more so quantity over quality. At least thats my thought in its current state. I'm not going to touch the DLC again anytime soon, but I am looking forward to what its future updates have to offer. And once it is properly finish, maybe I would go start another playthrough.
Anyways I will now go back to this thread (https://discord.com/channels/291184728944410624/1282963723778261052) and continue playing Inv and the rest of Downpour's content 
I FORGOT TO MENTIONED! I played 99% like campaign without wearing my semi-broken headphone, so the sounds were a bit quiet and didn't properly listen to the music in full
I listened to the soundtrack instead on youtube, and oh my goodness, the songs were beautiful.. and I missed out on hearing most of them 
I did hear some of them are actually currently unused, which is certainly interesting...
Also I just now noticed this thread had reached 1000+ comments 
Huh, it also managed to getmore comments than my downpour thread 
@ felper pin 
cat buff

that's surprising with how these threads are way less active, other members wise 
despite its flaws (and the repetitiveness/rng in the process of getting ending two) i do agree they did a really good job of giving the unique feeling rw ecosystems give the player plus a really unique storyline
very good review 
WATCHER UPDATE IS HERE
IT'S TIME TO RESURRECT THIS THREAD BECAUSE I WILL BE PLAYING IT AGAIN.... at some point.
Yeah, at the moment I am busy with lots of things (mainly college + my birthday tomorrow), which unfortunately means I can't play right now. I did say before I would do another playthrough once the update comes out, however, as much as I want to do that, I do not have the time to start over given how long it takes to go through the campaign. I am aware that there's a new ending, but with the current save I have, I do hope I am not locked out from any of the new content. If I am, oh well, time to start over
.
(do let me know if I'm locked out of anything without spoiling the specifics
)
Oh yeah, jolly co-op is now official available (once again)! My brother is currently away right now, but I think he does plan on playing the DLC.... maybe I could play with him this time 
THERE ARE NOW NEW ACHIEVEMENTS TO COLLECT 
....oh no there are more achievements to collect 
Let’s have a watch
It's time for Watcher 1.5
!!
I decided that I will replay the campaign from the beginning so I could experience the new stuff casually, though I will not be playing it all in one sitting. Also I currently don't have my controller with me, so I'll instead have to try and use keyboard controls for now 
This time I will not spend many hours getting lost at the beginning 
Goodbye old save file 
[1.5 UPDATE] they turned my cat into a rain world DLC
Didn't share my progression live as I was streaming my playthrough in a VC group. Would like go into detail on how I went so far, but I am currently very sleepy right now and kind of want to get this out of the way 
- Got a bit lost at the beginning because I forgot the vanilla map layout
- Went into Torrential Railways as my first region
- Went into a completely new region called Pillar Grove not long after
- Found Coral Caves, but I couldn't progress in that region any further because of a big gap I cannot yet cross
- THERE ARE A BAJILLION NOODLEFLIES AND FROGS WHAT THE HECK
By the way, to make the campaign a little bit more fun, I played around with customising the Watcher and made them look like Coco! 
The result turns out to be way better than I expected
Look at this creature 
I made it to strouded stacks
There is also a coloured pearl over there... hmm....
I already made it to another region 
Oh nice this region already got its map filled out
Time to see the echo 
Hmmm I think something tells me a room got its layout changed over there
Hello friend!!!
Got sent to Torrid Desert
thats new.. I think
looks like they want me to go to the echo
but I want to explore the top region first >:(
Wait that pipe on the left wasnt there before
NEW ROOMS
Ooh nice theres kind of an alternative shortcut to the echo
Map doesnt display it fully but i recognise this room
Though instead I'll go to the new portal in the other room before 
Funny how I'm visiting some of the last few regions from my previous playthrough early this time lol
...i fell off in the most embarassing way possible
Eh, maybe I'll go to the echo instead
Just kidding I'll explore the top right this time 
I should come back here once I get my levitation
Made it to the surface
Oops I forgot to update my progress here from a couple of days ago
I made it to Aether Ridge and is currently having trouble getting through there
That's all I remember so far 
I think I did a decent amount of college work to warrant myself on continuing the watching 
I FINALLY MADE IT TO CORAL CAVES THROUGH AETHER RIDGE GOOD GRIEF
I forgot I only have two karma levels so far lol
IIRC the echo should be here?
Good news is the map has mostly been filled out from my previous playthrough
ITS THE NEW FUNNY HORNET LIZARD
I've already known about them though from watching (
) my brother's playthrough
Not sure about their functions
maybe they're the evolved descendant to bell beast silksong since bell beast likes hornet 
Scav saved me from a lizard :D
It looks like the new lizards replaces the yellow lizards
In this region at least
👀
i dont think i've explored here before
found a portal!
it's rusted wrecks
WHAT ARE YOU
HUH
sea scug haven
That is one fat blue seaslug 
Going back into Desolate Track and find the echo there
HI OOMF
Finally got my third karma lol
Got sent to Turbulent Pump
Just realised I'm on Cycle 51 already 
Now in Verdant Waterways
Karma 4

Now in Fetid Glen
..thats a new creature 
Maybe thats an object idk
What are the scavs smoking 
Oh i can hold it
What happens if I throw it?
So it.. kind of like a smokescreen and paints some part of the area?
ITS A SPLATOON BOMB
New room :o
I FINALLY CAME ACROSS ANOTHER NEW REGION
Unless it's an old region that was renamed like sunlit port
Looks like a new region though
OMG
CLODSIRE WHALE
there's so
many
FLIES
The flies consume
the mud is covering my eyes i cant see
Oooh the whales protect you from the flies
Hmm, the room layout seems to be very similar to verdant waterways
WHERE'S THE NEXT SHELTER
Wait, it doesn't appear to rain (or other environmental hazards) at the end of the cycle
its verdant in the future 
I figured it's connected to verdant 
Wonder how i can cross here since there seems to be no mud nearby
Do I need to wait for a whale to show up and take cover under it? 
My uber was 10 minutes late 
SPIDER VOID SPAWN??? Also omg it's the karma gate!
I can't believe Hornet Silksong was void all along /j
HOLY MOLY
Mega Clodsire....
Yay I finally found shelter
Something tells me the echo is nearby
HULLO
Now on Karma 5 
I think
Idk I lost track
Now in Cold Storage
Omg I got the float ability now yay 
I don't like climbing up station annex so I'm heading straight to unfortunate development instead 
Hello friend!! 
Outer Rim time
My favourite walking simulator!
I'll be honest, I'm gonna confess my crime and admit I have the mouse drag mod on
simply because I do not want to waste my time holding left for 10 minutes 
I know what you are...
The room seems brighter than I remember
Hey remember the time I got completely stuck and didn't know where to progress from here?
Good times

Anyways the karma flower room sent me back to torrid desert
I might as well get the echo from here 
:3
Now in Badlands
Went through a portal
New region! :o
Whoaaa
MANY CRABS
..the barncles just pushed me out of bounds
..huh
thats.. interesting 
could that be something to do with the void spawns?
looking at it more it kind of looks like a progress bar from the void spawns I freed??
maybe I'm over analysing and that's just background decoration 
I do not remember this place 
Nvm I do remember 
now THIS I dont remember
My assumption may be right 
how
Something tells me the void spawns want me to go to a certain direction
Well I want to go the opposite way first >:(
Let me tell you that I will fry you for what you made me go through last time
THAT IS A FAT CREATURE
Dw a lot of us do that
So... it's been a while since I last played 
I haven't gotten around to playing the game the past couple of months is due to a couple of things, but to simply put it, life had gotten pretty busy and stressful. And since Rain World is a difficult game that can often be frustrating to play imo, I wasn't really in the best mood to continue at that moment.
But I think I'm ready to continue again 
Problem is I kind of forgot how to play so I'll likely be struggling a lot 
I forgot what my current goal was 
I think I was simply trying to find all the echos?
Update: I have obtained max karma and managed to reach the first ending 
I also beaten my time by about 7 hours 
(first is from the old playthrough, second is the newer one)
Now onto the next objective: explore the new stuff!!
I recall about there being a thing in outer rim
that thing 
but I was also told there's some new stuff in daemon... 
plus I do need to figure out the use for the coloured pearls...
That is new (I think) 

So thats where I use the coloured pearls 
there are also these feathers.....
Made it to Daemon!

That's definitely a new area
hmmm.........
cannot summon a warp in here
So..
a lot just happened afterwards 
I should mention I have also woken up the prince
I assume I can spread the feathers like how I spread the rot...

there's a new symbol on the map..
I brought two more pearls 
The green pearl though..
Status update:

(it took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out the webs and such
)
There's a new cutscene afterwards though 
Second meeting
I think I'll call it The Weaver as thats what the steam achievement description describes it
I'm gonna explore more Salination and fill out the rest of the map
Finished exploring Salination 
I also got a couple more coloured pearls so I might as well bring them over to the Ancient Urban room now
Third Weaver meeting
WAIT I GOT A COOL TAIL NOW
hmm
The first and third pearl readings seems to be the same save for a couple of different texts
The second seems like it has an ominous audio played in reversed...
I think this might be the last time I'll bring the pearls to the machine until I'm at least done with the main story
Of course if I find any more pearls I'll store them in the shelter at Shattered Terrance for later use
Now then, I was told something different has occurred at Unfortunate Evolution, so I might check that out again....
Idk who told you that but nothing changed there at all
besides it becoming inaccessible from the weaver eventually
some of the new pearls are really cool 
oh wait maybe I was misremembering 
when you said "big worm guy" i thought you were talking about the void worm over there lol
also fun fact it can also read the pearls from industrial outskirts and chimney because you can bring one of those in your stomach before getting kidnapped

Oh I meant the weaver lol
(iicr shaded pearl has nothing because devs forgot about it)
Oh yea when I said that I meant the physical changes like how you getting a different tail
there’s other changes too but can’t see them because of dress my slugcat
there is some game mechanic changes though
o 
yeah I assumed dms would overlap some parts actually
also that is a very blue snail
I think I got that lol
I kinda don’t like how it can randomly get locked because it means some people on their first playthroughs will never discover unfortunate evolution
Fourth Weaver meeting
yeah I can thats annoying
PINECONE TAIL
wait I want to see what vanilla watcher looks like now
MY EYES ARE ORANGE
🍊
The orange eyes happen after the first weaver
huh 
I got an achievement..
"A path. A purpose."
:o I got a halo
Coco if she drank a lot of orange juice
Oh I noticed there aren't any feathers in any regions
What if I go back to daemon...
Wait my karma flower didnt get used up when I warped out?!
I THINK I CAN FREELY WARP WITHOUT NEEDING A KARMA FLOWER
Oh that make things a LOT easier
The warp portals are binded(?) again
Still hasn't been lit up
I wonder if the prince got something to say about this

Is it me or does something look off about the prince?
Mostly the way he moves
Maybe he was always like that idk
The webs are now showing up a lot more
Ok so if I go through the naturally-made rifts it closes up 
My guess is if I manage to close up all the rift something might happen
Alongside rotting all the region through the created rifts
I'm gonna try to rot all the regions first, hopefully it doesn't lock me out of any endings 
Putting here on what regions needs to be rotted:
- Fetid Glen
- Verdant Waterways
- Turbulent Pump
- Migration Path
- Stormy Coast
- Heat Ducts
So about that
That last meeting did 
what
the prince ending?
I did already achieved that ending in a previous playthrough, but can I still get the other endings without that one?
Then again I did notice the rot is probably not spreading anymore...
Yeah you cant get that one now unless you wanna laod a backup
Its the only one that can be freely missed
Well if I can still get the other endings, I think I'm good to continue 
Seems like the Prince will be spared 
something new is happening 
CAMERA SCROLLING
IN MY UNMODDED RAIN WORLD??
this is so weird what the heck
EYES?????
i tried pausing the game because i was being called out for something irl and it skipped the cutscenes..
well I guess I'm going to the wiki 
Original filename: RW_174 - A Path A Purpose. Ripped using AssetStudio by Perfare. All audio belongs to Videocult. Seems like these songs haven't been uploaded to Bandcamp (yet?) so no official release exists.
Oh I’m back at the perfect time I see
the weaver was actually a hollow knight character all this time 
splode into feathers
An Understanding achieved
Sure thing 
I finished the story the other day
I'm not sure how I could recreate my live reaction to the ending
So I took screenshots
"I'M BACK IN THE
ING BUILDING AGAIN" /ref
(no popcorns for watcher
)
Final score
The final ending is... a trip, and very much bittersweet. But from my perspective, it is also miraculous in a way. It honestly hit me even harder as I changed the Watcher's appearance to look like my cat Coco, and seeing her in the final scene made tear up a bit, knowing that in real life she's old and starting to become more frail as time passes.
Despite it's many flaws, I really like the Watcher DLC. The first-time experience is very fresh and unique compared to the other campaigns. Although, I do get why the DLC's reception is pretty mixed (region feels disjointed, game is way too big, aether ridge is way too big, warp mechanics, barnacles, etc.), especially when it was first released in an unfinished and broken state, so if anyone doesn't like it, I think that's completely understandable.
To close off this comment, I'm personally giving the Watcher DLC a score of 7 out of 10 


(Outer Rim still stinks to the point I enabled the mouse drag mod to go through the area
)
I'm not done with the game yet though as I still got to deliver the coloured pearls in Ancient Urbans, so I'll go ahead and start doing that 
Oh yeah here are some celebratory Coco photos :D
I did learn I am now immune to the rot, but I also found out that extends to not being stunned from eating the rotted fruits, so that's awesome 
I'll actually be turning on dev tools since I want to go through this as quickly as possible, sorry about that! 




💬
Alright here's my collection so far 
Wiki says there are 17 new pearls added (excluding vanilla region pearls), and it looks like I have obtained 13 of them
14 now
So it took me way longer than needed to find the last pearl, and the reason for that is because I'm stupid 
Nevertheless I have obtained the final pearl I needed!
peak
With that, I have collected all* pearls in The Watcher! 

