Kpyna

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Mc says in ep 7 that he spend almost 500 dollars on quinn and rionna threesome, it cost 4 $ so it must be 1 $= 125 $
then meal with Maya was $125, she also pinned 100$ on her wardrobe for 3 times, Bella's meal in college cafeteria, which MC tried to paid for was $250 :whistle:

and windows for mansion was 65 *125 = $8125, which is insane imo
(but here you need to be a resident of the USA to know for sure how much it can cost to replace the glass in the windows of such a mansion)

Threesome with Quinn & Riona was an isolated incident or some kind of exception, because it was one time case, when MC had to call real cost later and he was lucky to afford it through his heritance. All other cases of paid sex fitted in his pocket money.

The monetary system in the game is very unrealistic and confusing sometimes. But I can hardly imagine other implementation options w/o turning the game into an accountant simulator.

With the Rooster picture of Becky is almost everything right what you have written. But the most important you have forgotten or not seen. The girl next to Vinny has a picture of lightning on her shirt. What does lightning stand for? Electricity. Where does this girl sleep at the end of EP9? In Tommy's room next to the coffin on the couch. Where is the fuse box? Down by Tommy's room. This girl also looks directly at Becky when she takes her selfie.

I think Vinny is just a distraction from DPC in the context of the blackout.
Well, what can I say... the master of theories, ominous signs and conspiracies is inimitable and knows his job brilliantly. Bravo! :cool:

Personally, I don't remember DPC using similar techniques in AL and I also don't recall anything like this in the previous 8 episodes of BADIK, in the sense that it really meant something once or led to something - the choice of characters clothes, some inscriptions on T-shirts and so on. Unfortunately, this is just a ready-made set of various DAZ assets, and there's nothing you can do about it. It's funny to look for hidden signs, but I don't think the DPC puts any sense into it by this way. In general, all I want to say is to look for clues and hints somewhere else. It's much more prolific and constructive, imo.

He trolls players sometimes or put it as easter-eggs, but I shouldn't put more sense in it.
BADIK is a melodrama diluted with comedy, not vice versa. Maybe sooner or later we will get some lite thriller note too. While AL was a tragedy and a thriller diluted with comedy.

Some examples:
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I can't believe, but some people already speculating that DIKs or HOTs mansion will be on fire and that firefighter which appeared at the most scariest moment of AL and showed up again in BADIK at Halloween - this is not just a vicious DPCs joke, but a sign. As well as Liam inprint on MC T-shirt is a 99.9% sign of that our unfortunate MC will get cancer, etc, etc, etc o_O

We like and love BADIK (and AL too) for mostly realistic and life like plot, which makes it special among many other AVNs. MC is not only concerned about how to fuck with all the girls available in the game, but rather the opposite (or it was made optionally, at least). And besides that, both MC and the other characters have their own personal difficulties and problems, they have a story and soul, if you want. The game world itself feels real and you can relate to something or somebody thanks to this. It helps to immerse yourself in the game, believe in what is happening there, love or hate some characters, etc.

So, such techniques like signs on T-shirts, reusing DAZ assests as a sign of some characters doom, etc, if they were really implemented, would have nullified out all of the above benefits, because this is incredibly implausible, cheap shit that no one would buy, but would only lead to mixing the author with slops. It's like starting a TV series with a few killer episodes and ending it later with a complete fucking shit.
 
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But I have also focused on other areas of the episode and have been writing other story scenes this week.
After these few weeks, working on something else for a while will feel good. I mainly wrote scenes for Isabella and Riona but also playtested parts of the episode.
I have posed 3657 renders so far, and next week I will start working on animations to beef up my render queue, which is now down to 13 animations.
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After these few weeks, working on something else for a while will feel good. I mainly wrote scenes for Isabella and Riona but also playtested parts of the episode.
I have posed 3657 renders so far, and next week I will start working on animations to beef up my render queue, which is now down to 13 animations.
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then meal with Maya was $125, she also pinned 100$ on her wardrobe for 3 times, Bella's meal in college cafeteria, which MC tried to paid for was $250 :whistle:

and windows for mansion was 65 *125 = $8125, which is insane imo
(but here you need to be a resident of the USA to know for sure how much it can cost to replace the glass in the windows of such a mansion)

The monetary system in the game is very unrealistic and confusing sometimes. But I can hardly imagine other

I can't believe, but some people already speculating that DIKs or HOTs mansion will be on fire and that firefighter which appeared at the most scariest moment of AL and showed up again in BADIK at Halloween - this is not just a vicious DPCs joke, but a sign. As well as Liam inprint on MC T-shirt is a 99.9% sign of that our unfortunate MC will get cancer, etc, etc, etc o_O
I don't think the money system in game is supposed to be represent US dollars directly. There's no way that lunch with Maya was $125. I mean, of course it's possible to spend $125 eating lunch for two people, but not without a lot of food, some wine, or both. And $250 at the school cafeteria? University is crazy expensive in the US, but not that crazy (not yet, anyway).

Replacing (virtually) all the windows at the mansion, however, could easily cost thousands of dollars. Especially if they are modern, multi-pane windows custom built and fitted, those can easily be a few hundred dollars per window, even if Neil's friend Luis didn't charge him for labor.
 
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I don't think the money system in game is supposed to be represent US dollars directly. There's no way that lunch with Maya was $125. I mean, of course it's possible to spend $125 eating lunch for two people, but not without a lot of food, some wine, or both. And $250 at the school cafeteria? University is crazy expensive in the US, but not that crazy (not yet, anyway).

Replacing (virtually) all the windows at the mansion, however, could easily cost thousands of dollars. Especially if they are modern, multi-pane windows custom built and fitted, those can easily be a few hundred dollars per window, even if Neil's friend Luis didn't charge him for labor.
Normal house, 14 windows replaced maybe 3-4 years ago, including labour $21.000. An entire Mansion, including those full sized windows like in the MC's room ? They either went with the cheapest windows available or it must've cost a fortune. It's as you said even a normal size modern window is like $500-600, the full sized sliding one in the MC's room: thousends.
 
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I think it's mentioned exactly once. The MC has a subsidised student loans for students with financial needs, which basically means that the goverment pays the interests of the loan for half of your study time, plus 6 months after you finished and for an additional time up to a year if you did not find a job yet.

It's important to note here that there is no loan forgiveness, but the saving on interests alone are very impactfull for a student who has nothing and just finished college.

I believe the MC called it "Student loan for the poor".
Nothing that dramatic. The mc just has a normal "student loan".

The whole purpose of a student loan is you don't have to start paying it back until several months after you graduate (enough time to find some kind of job to start making repayments). From studentaid.gov:

"You begin repaying most federal student loans six months after you leave college or drop below half-time enrollment. PLUS loans enter repayment once your loan is fully disbursed (paid out). for an additional six months after you leave school or drop below half-time enrollment status. "​

In episode 1, if the mc turns down his dad's offer to use his savings:

mc: "I can't accept this. I'll take a student loan and will find a way to earn some extra pocket money."​

And later when Josy suggests he'll need the pay from their summer job for college he responds:

mc: "Sure, but I'm taking a student loan, just like most students."​

Josy then goes on to say how her dad is paying for her tuition.

So yeah, totally normal, typical student loan that is available to everyone except Maya because she's an idiot. :rolleyes:
 

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But I have also focused on other areas of the episode and have been writing other story scenes this week.
After these few weeks, working on something else for a while will feel good. I mainly wrote scenes for Isabella and Riona but also playtested parts of the episode.
I have posed 3657 renders so far, and next week I will start working on animations to beef up my render queue, which is now down to 13 animations.
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Nothing that dramatic. The mc just has a normal "student loan".

The whole purpose of a student loan is you don't have to start paying it back until several months after you graduate (enough time to find some kind of job to start making repayments). From studentaid.gov:

"You begin repaying most federal student loans six months after you leave college or drop below half-time enrollment. PLUS loans enter repayment once your loan is fully disbursed (paid out). for an additional six months after you leave school or drop below half-time enrollment status. "​

In episode 1, if the mc turns down his dad's offer to use his savings:

mc: "I can't accept this. I'll take a student loan and will find a way to earn some extra pocket money."​

And later when Josy suggests he'll need the pay from their summer job for college he responds:

mc: "Sure, but I'm taking a student loan, just like most students."​

Josy then goes on to say how her dad is paying for her tuition.

So yeah, totally normal, typical student loan that is available to everyone except Maya because she's an idiot. :rolleyes:
That's literally what an student loan is. What I ment is :

"Subsidized Loans are loans for undergraduate students with financial need, as determined by your cost of attendance minus expected family contribution and other financial aid (such as grants or scholarships). Subsidized Loans do not accrue interest while you are in school at least half-time or during deferment periods."
 

Kpyna

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I don't think the money system in game is supposed to be represent US dollars directly. There's no way that lunch with Maya was $125. I mean, of course it's possible to spend $125 eating lunch for two people, but not without a lot of food, some wine, or both. And $250 at the school cafeteria? University is crazy expensive in the US, but not that crazy (not yet, anyway).
It was sarcasm, because a student with student loan on him and $100-200 lunches are incompatible concepts.
And a person accustomed to such daily habits and spendings wouldn't react so much to a quite modest inheritance of $5000

Replacing (virtually) all the windows at the mansion, however, could easily cost thousands of dollars. Especially if they are modern, multi-pane windows custom built and fitted, those can easily be a few hundred dollars per window, even if Neil's friend Luis didn't charge him for labor.
Normal house, 14 windows replaced maybe 3-4 years ago, including labour $21.000. An entire Mansion, including those full sized windows like in the MC's room ? They either went with the cheapest windows available or it must've cost a fortune. It's as you said even a normal size modern window is like $500-600, the full sized sliding one in the MC's room: thousends.
wow :oops: thx for explanation and bringing me up to date
Where I'm from, $20k is equal of a decent country house from scratch with all the finishing, except furniture. Not as large as DIKs mansion, but's it's still a whole house, not just a windows for some house...

Now i understand how they tore their asses for about a month and a half that the repairs lasted, because windows replacement wasn't the one thing they had to paid for. And it's clearer, why Rusty decided to sell his car and how much +- he could gain from this.

I had the impression that it was relatively cheap, because the last time their windows was broken, it was as if nothing had happened at all. Now it is also clearer what cash amount could be stored in their safe, how much Pink Rose services and everything else could be worth, because everything revolves around that stash, which Rusty's father offered him to use.

So the stupid jokes of the fraternities on top of each other now began to play with slightly different colors for me.
 

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It was sarcasm, because a student with student loan on him and $100-200 lunches are incompatible concepts.
And a person accustomed to such daily habits and spendings wouldn't react so much to a quite modest inheritance of $5000




wow :oops: thx for explanation and bringing me up to date
Where I'm from, $20k is equal of a decent country house from scratch with all the finishing, except furniture. Not as large as DIKs mansion, but's it's still a whole house, not just a windows for some house...

Now i understand how they tore their asses for about a month and a half that the repairs lasted, because windows replacement wasn't the one thing they had to paid for. And it's clearer, why Rusty decided to sell his car and how much +- he could gain from this.

I had the impression that it was relatively cheap, because the last time their windows was broken, it was as if nothing had happened at all. Now it is also clearer what cash amount could be stored in their safe, how much Pink Rose services and everything else could be worth, because everything revolves around that stash, which Rusty's father offered him to use.

So the stupid jokes of the fraternities on top of each other now began to play with slightly different colors for me.
The reason we did it was to move into a higher energy efficient bracket. The more energy efficient your house is, the bigger of a tax break you get. So Solar panels, catching rainwater, modern heating systems and windows all impact your rating.

So you are incentivised to spend money on more expensive modern windows, because you get some of it back as a tax break and you obviously lower your energy costs in the long term.

None of that was probably a concern for the DIKs tho :D So they probably went with really cheap windows which would have brought the overall costs down quite a bit. Then they got the labour for free, so it wouldn't surprise me if they got away with maybe $10-12k for the windows.

However if Neil wouldn't have shown up and replaced all their furniture ? They would've been fucked to kingdom come :D
 

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But I have also focused on other areas of the episode and have been writing other story scenes this week.
After these few weeks, working on something else for a while will feel good. I mainly wrote scenes for Isabella and Riona but also playtested parts of the episode.
I have posed 3657 renders so far, and next week I will start working on animations to beef up my render queue, which is now down to 13 animations.
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I don't want to get my hopes up to soon but this sounds good. Is it just me or does Rio new hair do look like Quinn minus a shave side wounder what this means?
 

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I don't want to get my hopes up to soon but this sounds good. Is it just me or does Rio new hair do look like Quinn minus a shave side wounder what this means?
It does. In fact the whole jaw line looks a bit too squarish. It's more lik Quinn's jaw line than Riona's. It looks odd to me.
 

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hey Guys.. when i never Played it before.. do i only have to Download season 3 and have all 3 seasons, or do i have to download Season 1 and 2 aswell? =)
 
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