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UNDER THE TABLE – MICRO DAZE

HINTS & TIPS

Micro Daze is an expansion pack for Under the Table, providing a kind of subgame within the wider adventure, opening up new character possibilities when you’re shrunk to extra tiny size. It features a host of characters from the main game and a more complex game dynamic, with non-linear paths. Though it is rather short in terms of story, your choices in Micro Daze are important to unlocking different aspects of the DLC.

Accessing Micro Daze

To get into Micro Daze you need to play through the core content of Under the Table. The DLC is unlocked when Daniela shrinks Eva, whilst Eva is holding you – making you extra small. You need to seek Daniela’s help and then encourage her to stop Eva. In the original game, this leads to a limited number of escape branches which result in you dying (the longest being to try and escape with Jules).

Micro Daze begins from the point that you are double-shrunk, so the initial content overlaps the main content, with minor variations in your interactions with Jules/Daniela and more angles of Jules before expanding into the broader content.

Using Existing Saves

Micro Daze is designed to be installed directly into an existing Under the Table install; it should work with existing save files. However, I’m not 100% confident using older save files won’t lead to errors with certain game variables not getting established or carried over from the start of the game, so if you do encounter errors, starting a fresh game might help. I always welcome reports of errors so I can try and perfect the game, though, so if you think something’s broken do drop me a message.

The Game Dynamic

Micro Daze is more complex than Under the Table in terms of how your choices play out. The play area is limited to Eva and Daniela’s offices, but you can travel freely around these. There is a circular path around Eva’s office, from the door to the desk and shelves and back, and you can return to different objects.

Certain locations are choke points where characters will enter the office depending on your state in the DLC. To avoid spoilers, I’ve explained this more fully in Beating the Game, below.

The main way to develop the action is by accessing the phone on the desk; how you use this will decide which characters enter and what they do.

Note that some choices earlier on will close doors on other possibilities later.

Beating the DLC

To survive Micro Daze, you can get take a few different routes towards a single solution: you need to call Ailyn and get her to help you, but you also need to get Daniela out of her office before Ailyn enters. This can be done either by telling Ailyn to wait before you go to Daniela, or by going to Daniela before calling Ailyn.

You will also need to survive a series of staggered encounters to get there. These occur at a selection of points in the room: on the desk, on the shelves, in the middle of the room or at Eva’s doorway.

  • Jules enters after Daniela, then Daniela briefly returns
  • Penny enters after Jules and Daniela has left
  • Daniela comes in again after Penny; then she will return to her desk
  • Hailey or Ailyn will come in only at this stage, after you call them

Hailey and Ailyn might not come in straight away; if you leave Eva’s office before they arrive, you might also encounter them in Daniela’s doorway (or on Daniela’s desk if Daniela is gone, for Ailyn).

You need to climb on Daniela in her to scare her into leaving.

A few extra details worth noting:

  • If you are caught in the open when a giantess enters, you are likely to get squashed, but you can avoid them at Eva’s door (not at Daniela’s door).
  • If you annoy Ailyn too much, she will eat you.
  • You cannot get both Ailyn and Hailey to come.
  • If Hailey or Ailyn come and leave, they will not return.

Specific Achievements

There are four new achievements possible in the DLC; these do not cover all the outcomes, so check below for more possibilities.

Here are some hints for the achievements:

  • Hanging Out – get this by hanging from Daniela’s glasses (triggering a cut scene). To do this you need to jump on Daniela’s head from the bookshelf, when she comes in. Then if you attempt to talk to her you will fall off her head onto the glasses.
  • Unexpected – get this by being killed by Rita; this will occur if you make it outside Daniela’s office, possible through many routes (including passing all previous encounters, or by riding Ailyn out of the office unseen). It can also be achieved if you manage to get Daniela out of the office, if Ailyn is not coming (Rita will enter if you stand on Daniela’s desk).
  • Almost – this is the “final” ending for the Hailey route; if you get Hailey to come in after you have driven Daniela away, and don’t upset her too much, she will try and keep you, but accidentally squish you.
  • Microlife – this is the achievement for completing the DLC, where Ailyn keeps you. You cannot restore your size, but if you get Ailyn in and Daniela out, and don’t upset Ailyn too much, she will decide to take you home…

Daniela Outcomes

There are many ways to interact with Daniela, though if she spots you it will generally lead to the same grabbing and eating scenario. You can also jump from the shelves into her hair, with the possibility of falling in front of her face or getting squished by a finger, or jump from the desk onto her skirt and fall and get stomped on (triggering a cut scene).

She may also accidentally stomp you under the desk, or squash you in the doorway or in the middle of Eva’s office.

Penny Outcomes

If you encounter Penny, she will mostly eat you, or stomp on you by accident (in Eva’s doorway or in the middle of the floor). However, you can also jump on her from the desk for the shelves – this will take you either to her shoulder or into her hair.

Once riding Penny, you may be squished in her hair, caught by Daniela, or fall off and get stomped.

Hailey Outcomes

If Hailey sees you, she will either eat your or try to keep you (if Daniela is not there) and squash you by accident. She can accidentally stomp you in tights in Eva’s doorway or the middle of the office, or she will stomp you in shoes in Daniela’s doorway (if you make it through Daniela’s office without Hailey coming in earlier).

Ailyn Outcomes

Ailyn can stomp you barefoot in Eva’s office (doorway or mid-room) or in shoes in Daniela’s doorway or in the hall. These stomps all depend on when you run into her, with some chance involved. Otherwise, she will come in and find you if you try to hide; if you upset her she will eat you.

You can jump on Ailyn from the desk and ride her out into the hall, but you will fall off and get stomped by Rita.

If you try to get Ailyn to confront Daniela, Daniela will shrink and stomp her before stomping you (triggering a cut scene).