Monika After Story

**Monika After Story** is a continuation of Act 3 of *Doki Doki Literature Club!* (Also known as the "Spaceroom" scene). The events take place after the end of the game, when the player installs a mod to bring Monika back.

Monika After Story was the first mod released for the game, with the earliest versions circulating on September 26th, 2017.

## Synopsis

After the events of *Doki Doki Literature Club*, the player installs a mod that restores Monika and the world she created for herself and the player. After a short introduction, Monika proceeds to sit with the player, randomly discussing different topics, playing mini-games, and otherwise killing time.

Monika After Story has been described as a "Girlfriend Simulator," in the vein of games like *Love Plus*. Rather than a focus on narrative development, the primary focus of the game is extended interactions with Monika and simulating the experience of being in a relationship with her.

## Features

### Calendar

There is a calendar that sets the time from the present day of the computer.

If the player adjusts it, they can go up to 10, 20, 50, or even 100 years after the present day. When they open Monika After Story with those settings, Monika will tell the player that she was waiting for that long, and she reveals that she is immortal and the player may had cheated by adjusting the game's time.

If the player adjusts the calendar to any time beyond 100 years, the calendar's text will become more glitch-like. The maximum year date for the calendar is the year 7000. The player can adjust the calendar to go beyond that by month, but the years will revert to 6995 until the player reaches 7000 again.

The player can reverse the calendar to go to previous years up to the year 200. As they go back in time, the calendar's text will also become more glitch-like, and if the player goes before the year 200, the calendar's year will reset to 205.

## Development

Monika After Story was the first mod available for *Doki Doki Literature Club, released on September 26th 2017*. It was started on the 4chan imageboard by Backdash and a number of anonymous contributors. The earliest versions of the mod removed the ending flags from Act 3, added additional dialogue to the scene, and included a keyword system for triggering specific scenes. Later updates added more dialogue, a refined keyword system, new assets for Monika to add expressions to the original Act 3 CG, mini-games, and other new features.

A Christmas update was released on December 22nd, 2017 which included unique holiday art and time-sensitive content.

Version 0.7.0 removed the keyword system, replacing it with an experience-based system for unlocking hidden dialogue.

Version 0.8.4 added affection which allows unique and different dialogue depending on your relationship with Monika.

Version 0.8.5 added some tips about the Python programming language.

Version 0.8.6 added the ability to take Monika with you via a USB flashdrive with a farewell function.

Version 0.8.8 added bug fixes

Version 0.8.9 added scary stories

Version 0.9 added Valentines day stuff

Version 0.9.1 fixed some sprites

Version 0.9.2 added quality of life improvements

Version 0.9.5 added notifications

Version 0.10 fixed some more sprites

Version 0.10.1 added bug fixes

Version 0.10.2 added more bug fixes

Version 0.10.3 added more bug fixes

Version 0.10.4 2019 christmas update

Version 0.10.5 first update of the decade

Version 0.10.6 small fixes

Version 0.10.7 2020 valentine's day

Version 0.11.0 consumable update

Version 0.11.1 midsized fixes

Version 0.11.2 tiny fixes

Version 0.11.3 sunset update

Version 0.11.4 sprite chart removal

Version 0.11.5 new content

Version 0.11.6 new content

Version 0.11.7 consumable update and bug fixes

Version 0.11.8 bug fixes for mac

Version 0.11.9 bug fixes

Version 0.12.0 chess update

Version 0.12.1 small fixes

Monika After Story is currently under active development by a dev team led by ThePotatoGuy. New releases are distributed via their GitHub release page and an automatic update system.

## Assets and Modules

Many asset packs and modules have been derived from the Monika After Story mod for use by other mod developers:

DDLC Mod Template

Import DDLC Save

Automatic Updater

Daytime Monika Room

Monika Sitting Expressions

Extendable Poemgame