VN Ren'Py Being a DIK [v0.10.1] [Dr PinkCake]

[shazba]

This is nothing new, but I saw these posts separately in this thread and had to share them side-by-side:

 

[sakuya1996]

Anyone of you know how could I translate the telephone text? For example Bios, Tasks, ecc... I cannot find the right files

 

[Gladheim]

This is nothing new, but I saw these posts separately in this thread and had to share them side-by-side:
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What a copy right?

 

[hypeBeast21421]

Still missing three pictures from the mixed special render section. They're all laptop backgrounds. I'm missing the render after Jade Laptop, after Sage Laptop, and the last one. Anyone know how to get these? Thanks.

 

[shazba]

What a copy right?

The girl is Madeline Ford and from what I gather she was the muse for Sage. I could be wrong about that but definitely the inspiration for that Sage render at least.

 

[felicemastronzo]

I'm sure you've dated a girl from your class. Did it end while you were still in the same classes? When it ended did you avoid her or hang out in a different capacity? People get divorced and still have an amicable relationship - they just know they aren't meant to be together. Same has happened here. After a bit of drama (mostly due to the mc's reaction) they decided what path to take, the mc handled it maturely and they are all still friends. It's great, unless that's not the way you'd like things to be handled in which case it'd feel weird.

I don't understand your considerations ...

I didn't write that I don't want to have anything to do with Maya and Josy.

do not you agree that those who did not want to have anything to do with Maya and Josy has probably chosen only friendship, denying with Derek that they have any interests in either of them, not accompanying Josy to her father's visit?
for me they are not happy

the fact that the girls reject the proposal of MC, to date, what value does it have in the plot? was it a necessary option?

 

[yokedici]

how to open dev console?

 

[Darkdevil66]

Still missing three pictures from the mixed special render section. They're all laptop backgrounds. I'm missing the render after Jade Laptop, after Sage Laptop, and the last one. Anyone know how to get these? Thanks.

So Jill, Sally and the 5 LIs right ?

You must use a playthrough in which you're on Jill's path and have spanked Sally in ep3. The last one is unlocked when all the others are.

 

[shazba]

I don't understand your considerations ...

I didn't write that I don't want to have anything to do with Maya and Josy.

do not you agree that those who did not want to have anything to do with Maya and Josy has probably chosen only friendship, denying with Derek that they have any interests in either of them, not accompanying Josy to her father's visit?
for me they are not happy

the fact that the girls reject the proposal of MC, to date, what value does it have in the plot? was it a necessary option?

My point was meant to illustrate that the girls are still in the MC's life (because they are still at his college and still in his classes) even if he is no longer romantically involved with them. If he's romantically involved, his involvement with them is more sexual, but he's still friends with them either way and the plot proceeds. You can't just say, "They don't want to fuck me so I don't give a shit about their problems!". That's not this story, that's a different story.

If you're going to get involved in this story this is just something you have to accept: Maya, Josey, Jill, Bella & Sage are all central to the main characters exploits. Some episodes focus more on each of the LIs, but even if you do everything in your capacity to not be involved, the story involves them. Like I said, you're influencing the story, not controlling it completely.

Here's a quote from DPC:

Visual Novel kind of implies linearity. Just like a book is linear, the nature of a visual novel is, too. Before I started developing games it was so hard to imagine the kind of work that goes into making a branching story, but luckily I realized early on that early game branching is something that can kill a project. Maintaining branches not close to the main story is not a good idea early on (unless you really have mapped out the game in advance). As for Megan, she was central to the moral of the story and the plotline. The whole idea of Jonas turning into something he was broken by could only happen if Megan was there. And it added a lot to the drama. I don't like my games to be easy-going. That's just who I am and it's of course ok if you like different.

 

[felicemastronzo]

My point was meant to illustrate that the girls are still in the MC's life (because they are still at his college and still in his classes) even if he is no longer romantically involved with them. If he's romantically involved, his involvement with them is more sexual, but he's still friends with them either way and the plot proceeds. You can't just say, "they don't want to fuck me so I don't give a shit about their problems!". That's not this story, that's someone else's story.

If you're going to get involved in this story this is just something you have to accept: Maya, Josey, Jill, Bella & Sage are all central to the main characters exploits. Some episodes focus more on each of the LIs, but even if you do everything in your capacity to not be involved, the story involves them. Like I said, you're influencing the story, not controlling it completely.

but that's not why I find the wrong scene ....
I have no problem with that.

I repeat:

completely useless refusal option, it only serves to ensure that Josy can pass all the responsibility on Maya (because DPC loves Maya)

any individual routes currently non-existent

no effect on the main storyline

 

[felicemastronzo]

If you're going to get involved in this story this is just something you have to accept: Maya, Josey, Jill, Bella & Sage are all central to the main characters exploits. Some episodes focus more on each of the LIs, but even if you do everything in your capacity to not be involved, the story involves them. Like I said, you're influencing the story, not controlling it completely.

for now it is not so

certainly the college is small and happens to meet, but the other 3 LI from the point of view of the main plot already in the fifth chapter are practically disappeared if you want

 

[shazba]

but that's not why I find the wrong scene ....
I have no problem with that.

I repeat:

completely useless refusal option, it only serves to ensure that Josy can pass all the responsibility on Maya (because DPC loves Maya)

any individual routes currently non-existent

no effect on the main storyline

I agree that is has seemingly no significant affect on the main story line. Not much actually does. That's how the game works. There are a few main significant plots that will drive whether we want them or not:

• MC's mom
• DIKs financial situation
• Maya's financial woes
• Bella's secret
• Quinn's drug situation

(I've probably missed some now)

And the rest of the game is made up of character interactions somewhat based on your decisions.

 

[Firaxius]

This is my first playthrough, and I must say I'm amazed, this visual novel is by far one of the best I ever played. I kinda pick dating all girls on this first playthrough and it does made it hard to choose really, because I really like them all, Maya, Josy, Jill, Sage and Bella. They have everything I always liked in a girl. But if this was real life then I would be friends with Maya and Josy even though Josy looks like an ex of me, and go in first place for Jill or Sage, depend how they would loved me in real.

I didn't feel the darkness or sad moments like warned, maybe because I been in real through so many more darker shit then this. I was also bullied and things never went like I planned and my dad also been manipulating me when I was young, but it only made me stronger eventualy, though if that shit never had happened I wouldn't be poor like now, I would had the job I wanted.

Anyway DRPink, keep up the good work, be proud of your work, your story writing is amazing and realistic. Doesn't feel fantasized and unrealistic. I'm looking forward to more episodes and hopefully chapters and that it evolve beyond college with different paths were he choose either trio Maya/Josy/MC or Jill/Bella/MC or Sage/MC or maybe even a new girl that appear like is first girl or complete new girl.

 

[felicemastronzo]

I agree that is has seemingly no significant affect on the main story line. Not much actually does. That's how the game works. There are a few main significant plots that will drive whether we want them or not:

• MC's mom
• DIKs financial situation
• Maya's financial woes
• Bella's secret
• Quinn's drug situation

(I've probably missed some now)

And the rest of the game is made up of character interactions somewhat based on your decisions.

I don't think we'll necessarily be involved in Bella's problems. if we don't hang out with her, she shouldn't have had her psychotic fits either.

the mystery about MC's mother is all on this forum, I don't think there's anything real in the game. in theory it is closed, the letter has arrived and if the diary is not that of the neverending story I would say that we are calm

the DIK issue is a pastime, it doesn't change the plot, it's like the lessons to follow

Quinn's dealing problem is so large and involves so many characters that it will surely involve us.

Maya is Maya

 

[Holy Bacchus]

My point was meant to illustrate that the girls are still in the MC's life (because they are still at his college and still in his classes) even if he is no longer romantically involved with them. If he's romantically involved, his involvement with them is more sexual, but he's still friends with them either way and the plot proceeds. You can't just say, "They don't want to fuck me so I don't give a shit about their problems!". That's not this story, that's a different story.

If you're going to get involved in this story this is just something you have to accept: Maya, Josey, Jill, Bella & Sage are all central to the main characters exploits. Some episodes focus more on each of the LIs, but even if you do everything in your capacity to not be involved, the story involves them. Like I said, you're influencing the story, not controlling it completely.

Here's a quote from DPC:

Whilst some people might want that and they're obviously not going to get that, it's the rejection by Maya and Josy that is the main issue. The MC essentially says, "I want to be in a sexual/romantic relationship with both of you", and they shoot him down flat. It can be hard for people to wrap their heads around why he's still so friendly with them like he didn't just get dumped by 2 girls at the same time. Even if he doesn't dislike them for it, it should still be hard/awkward for someone to be around someone that just rejected them, but that isn't reflected at all in the game and the MC is seemingly acting like that didn't happen. In this sense, it's not maturity that he's showing, it's almost like he shows a sociopathic level of not caring, which is weird.

DPC didn't have to create a branching path where the MC's no longer involved in anything they do if he's rejected by them, and that's not the point being made. It's simply that the rejection path creates this odd situation, because of the forced interactions, where they're all acting like this didn't happen. If it had been the MC automatically choosing friendship on the DIK path then it would work better because he rejects them, which is something you'd imagine a DIK MC to do, but it also makes the continued friendship more understandable since he doesn't feel jilted anymore as he made the choice to be their friend.

 

[Gladheim]

I am waiting for the image preview

 

[Holy Bacchus]

I am waiting for the image preview

I'm not sure who we have many we have left that's a $30 patron and regularly visits here. A few people that posted previews last update cycle have since been banned by DPC, so who knows if we'll ever see it.

 

[Gladheim]

I'm not sure who we have many we have left that's a $30 patron and regularly visits here. A few people that posted previews last update cycle have since been banned by DPC, so who knows if we'll ever see it.

And how does DPC know who is leaking things? I hope they are not so naive to have the same name here as on Patreon or discord xD

 

[Holy Bacchus]

And how does DPC know who is leaking things? I hope they are not so naive to have the same name here as on Patreon or discord xD

They were.

 

[Digga D]

Hopefully a leaker learns from their brethren's mistakes by having a different name on discord than F95 .