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

[RNasc4444]

Is it possile to be in Maya+Josy route in DICK path? How?
Why Zoey is in CHICK? She looks like a girl for DICK guy

Huh...modding? I have ONE save and am on ALL paths (that I want to be on) and watch ALL scenes (that I want to see).

 

[hakuna-matata]

I'll lol super hard if the Royce's lawyer ends up being Priscilla.

 

[Oliver Wendell Homely]

Huh...modding? I have ONE save and am on ALL paths (that I want to be on) and watch ALL scenes (that I want to see).

I get the appeal of mods, particularly as a way to streamline playthroughs. Having said that, for me (and many other players) a big part of the fun of multiple, distinct playthroughs is how the MCs status, affinity, and choices impact what happens, other characters' reactions, etc. Mods really mess up all those story elements, which are half the fun of the VN.

 

[Oliver Wendell Homely]

Is it possile to be in Maya+Josy route in DICK path? How?
Why Zoey is in CHICK? She looks like a girl for DICK guy

You must have neutral or CHICK affinity in order to get on the M+J path in episode 4. Once you do that, however, at least as of now, it appears you can be any status or affinity. So if you wanted to make a hard turn into DIKville after episode 4, that shouldn't be a problem, though there are one or two small reactions and lewd scene choices that require CHICK affinity.

 

[felicemastronzo]

Is it possile to be in Maya+Josy route in DICK path? How?
Why Zoey is in CHICK? She looks like a girl for DICK guy

The only constraint is not to be DIK in the fourth chapter, after that you can be whatever you want.

Zoey can be chick or DIK depending on the choices, only one actually, in the interlude. We don't know yet with what outcome

 

[Kpyna]

but what reason does the craftsman have for saying that it could take less? and who is the judge of how much improvement each extra day of work brings? he himself, so it is a sentence that has no real value, nobody knows the minimum time required, even more so in a situation of absolute freedom as in this case.

if DPC by chance released the chapter in July would this automatically mean that it was rushed and that any flaws in the chapter are all due to this haste? i don't think so, and in the same way if it came out next year it's not like it automatically becomes the best chapter ever, like 9 which wasn't.

I only know that this dude is crazy in a good manner. Who is more productive (AVN genre), when we talk about 1-man projects? Even some mini-"studios" do less than DPC alone. Isn't it a good estimate?

So, in short, game size, all branching stuff, etc encreases from episode to episode and I don't see any way it would decrease - at best it could stay the same for a while, but not decrease. Probably it will increase in constant. Due to this we just can't expect release times may decrease, the best hope is so they will stay at some level. He got rendering power upgrade, he doing some things faster due to expirience he gained during years of development and we can't blame him in lazyness or low productivity, because numbers of renders, animations and their quality as well as overall quality of product tell us an opposite. So, rigs power, experience and so on compensates potential 9+ months release times, while renders, animations numbers with their quality as a bonus, and coding tasks growing unproportioanally.

I never said he could do it out of malice, to cheat his patreons, but that he has no reason not to do it

and when you talk about burnout: doing something you like is the best way to avoid it, so doing a scene that you feel like doing, however much it may be more or less useful, more or less loved, is the solution, not the problem.

I'll try to explain. When you made a lot of money already, you have stable income currently and you clearly know that to release the final version of product you need a few years still, it's quite useless to prolong it by any means. He wouldn't try to shorten it to not compromise the product quality and to be able to realize all ideas which he had planned. But, making some potential scene or animation if he likes it and think it help product become better is reasonable, but I doubt he do it for some money. I believe his case is a combination of fanaticism in a good sense and return in the form of money received thanks to good work and good quality of the product. Regarding burnout I meant years added for potential "extra" development time if he add here and there something constantly. It's the reason when even nor money nor work you do would motivate you. Everything and everybody has a limit and a reasonable framework.

Sally just pisses me off. Even on the Chick/Neutral route, she is rude to MC for no reason. I didn't do anything wrong to her, why? Although maybe she just lacks good dicking, but I will probably go around a girl who looks 15 years old.

Such different, sometimes literally polar characters personalities is what makes this game so unique, not boring and "flat" as most of the others are. It's ok, some love Quinn, some hate her, etc
But seriously, what we know about her? She's on a "sedative" or "antidepressants" (apparently the prescription ones, because otherwise it's easier to go to a pharmacy than to contact a drug dealer). We don't know the reasons. KRJ is too, btw. So this may be one of the reasons. She is rude and impulsive to everyone, even to Magnar. And at the end we learned that something is going bad between them.
In EP9, I had a feeling that if the MC is polite to her, then she feels some guilt for her previous behavior and attitude. DIK MC makes fun of her and she likes it too, even though she pretends to be angry.

 

[Kpyna]

Off the top of my head you'd want the following saves for maximum content:

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I would add here:

- Bella and Jill routes with banging teachers (Cathy is excluded for Bella, but her path is still have variable for Jill branch). Banging Jade & releasing the video as well as hook up with Nora are a potential bombs planting for both branches.
- Sage + Quinn drama. One is when you use the restaurant and banging Quinn, then going for Sage. Quinn is literally pissed off, while she tries to hide it. And the opposite - go for Quinn over Sage. We don't know does it mean something to become a Sage's fuck buddy first vs not ever going for her and remain her friends from the beginning in this case, but I suppose it should mean something more when you was her fuck buddy.
- Bella + Quinn. Same as above, but knowing that Quinn is pissed off and I bet she will figure out who MC choice over her - it would be a storm. She may be very vindictive and her interest in mystic "mummy" was a beginning.
- any MG branch with a "feelings for" Josy or Maya. It potentially lead to cheating options and content. Josy definitely won't give up. We still haven't seen her reaction to any of MC relationships with any other MGs.
- No matter how sad it is, break up with Throuple option - for all of 3 MG branches, it should lead to something, probably to drama or tragedy, but who khows. This is my least favorite option, but I want to see the consequences and options for further developments, for example, will we have a scene with Josy, similar to one with had in EP9 with Jill, etc. Personally I see a Bella branch as a bomb here. While Jill & Sage as more acceptable and understandable.
- Just a total "train wreck" playthroughs. When your MC fuck up all he touch and interfere with. Like zero or even negative MGs RP, zero or close to zero RPs for DIK, Derek, etc. Add here failing with mansion repair - so Rusty sells his car to Maya's dad, as well as get "F" rank for party planning, be rude to everyone, even to your father, always act as a scumbag, etc, etc.

 

[funkymonkeyjedi]

- Bella and Jill routes with banging teachers (Cathy is excluded for Bella, but her path is still have variable for Jill branch). Banging Jade & releasing the video as well as hook up with Nora are a potential bombs planting for both branches.

I could be wrong, but I don't believe you can get Nora if you're on Jill's path.

 

[soprano31]

I could be wrong, but I don't believe you can get Nora if you're on Jill's path.

Correct.
not a divine exhausting threesome with sandy and the heavenly nicole
no quickie in the bathroom with Nora

Cockblocking goblin jill

 

[Kpyna]

I could be wrong, but I don't believe you can get Nora if you're on Jill's path.

Yes, you can't bang her in EP6, but you can practice with her in gym and flirt a lot and get her number. Knowing now that she will become one of MC teachers, we can expect everything. From innocent awkwardness from being at her classes to something more significant.

In general, it can be summarized that J&M and Jill save MC from most shit.

Oh... wait. We can do a Jill + Jade route (and a Cathy as a bonus), so no, goblin charms (fuck, why some call her this? I'm always fucking laugh about it) and spells are not working as they would.
Only our cute & little fairies cope with this task properly by directing MCs dickhead into a right place

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[funkymonkeyjedi]

Oh... wait. We can do a Jill + Jade route (and a Cathy as a bonus)

Maybe I'm still sleeping, but I'm curious how that would work considering in Ep08 you're forced to pick one or 'others' (given of course, that one selected the proper choices to that point). Because if you chose to date Jill when you reach that crossroads, you automatically have to ditch Jade.

As for Cathy, I can see that happening if/and/or when she's brought back into the fold.

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And I forgot about Nora in the Gym and the options you have there. Nice catch on that one.

 

[Kpyna]

Maybe I'm still sleeping, but I'm curious how that would work considering in Ep08 you're forced to pick one or 'others' (given of course, that one selected the proper choices to that point). Because if you chose to date Jill when you reach that crossroads, you automatically have to ditch Jade.

As for Cathy, I can see that happening if/and/or when she's brought back into the fold.

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And I forgot about Nora in the Gym and the options you have there. Nice catch on that one.

When I mean Jade + Jill I mean the same possible tragic consequences when you do it being on Sage path. We have to ditch her anyway when choice any MG instead of others (and this even not possible if you do it being on Jill path, since Others is blocked then). Show video to DIKs for extra spice and sparks.

 

[DMNOV3R]

Love the convo in the past few pages, don't know what happened with @DMNOV3R though. A week or two ago he said something about being done with F95 and I took that as a farewell, but I guess it was just a joke.

Some guys on this forum are stupid, like really stupid. I thought I'd try my luck on Reddit and... Big mistake. As my boy Troy says, "Fucking morons are running that place."

Hard to comprehend the first thing he does upon his return is shit on Thanksgiving and jump to conclusions about a massive three-week time-skip, but it is what it is I guess.

Like I said, on Reddit no one discusses updates. It's all about Riona, KRJ, trashtalking waifu and Silly Jilly lovers. A pretty weird bunch of guys if you ask me. I don't want to be associated with those kinds of people. At least on this forum, people are men of cultures. Shout out to my homies who are fans of The Vampire Diaries.

Regardless, cool to see you active again. Hope you're doing okay, my guy.

Also, it's not uncommon for some users to take long breaks from this forum, I noticed that there used to be a lot of Bella, Sage, Quinn fan members that nowadays are no longer present.

 

[Mfka5]

Also, it's not uncommon for some users to take long breaks from this forum, I noticed that there used to be a lot of Bella, Sage, Quinn fan members that nowadays are no longer present.

Probably why lmao

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[RNasc4444]

I get the appeal of mods, particularly as a way to streamline playthroughs. Having said that, for me (and many other players) a big part of the fun of multiple, distinct playthroughs is how the MCs status, affinity, and choices impact what happens, other characters' reactions, etc. Mods really mess up all those story elements, which are half the fun of the VN.

Totally understand that. I value story and characters above all else in any piece of entertainment.

The problem here is that BaDIK, to me, is absolutely unplayable with its current affinity system. It is, undoubtedly, the worst system I've experienced in years of AVN consumption. This was THE game that made me go out and learn how to mod and use editing tools so that the game became playable to me.

BaDIK's affinity system is utterly devoid of all sense and logic. From the very start it steers you radically into one direction and then locks you in that little box where you can't act the way you normally would, you can't deviate from the path the game sends you on. My first playthrough was like being grey in a world that only allows for anything to be either black or white. And I couldn't stomach it. The restrictions were brutal. And my character wasn't MY character anymore. I couldn't make the choices I would otherwise. How does it make sense that I'm locked out of making a single DIK choice just because my previous 5 or 6 were CHICK and now I'm too far gone one way to act the way my characters would act in a given situation. It's silly.

But yeah we all enjoy the games the way we enjoy them. I was merely offering a solution to the question posed.

 

[DMNOV3R]

I tried BaDIK Reddit too. It ended with them introducing a new No NTR rule because I decided to play a prank on them.

The 'no NTR rule' is the only positive thing about that place, dude. If you were responsible for creating this rule, I thank you. From the bottom of my heart. NTR is the reason why many games take years to complete, developers need to create content for cuckolds homies. I don't associate with cuck people.

 

[funkymonkeyjedi]

Some guys on this forum are stupid, like really stupid. I thought I'd try my luck on Reddit and... Big mistake. As my boy Troy says, "Fucking morons are running that place."

I hear ya there, Reddit is doing it's best to take over 4chan. Like the internet needs another 4(fucking)chan community of cervical retards.

I noticed that there used to be a lot of Bella, Sage, Quinn fan members that nowadays are no longer present.

Dunno what you're talking about, 'cause if you shit on Bella while I'm here,
I'm gona, Oooh I'm gona...
*swings fist in the air*
OOOOoooouuuuu you varmint!!

 

[DMNOV3R]

I hear ya there, Reddit is doing it's best to take over 4chan. Like the internet needs another 4(fucking)chan community of cervical retards.

It's pretty strange to see the massive amount of Jill fans on Reddit. There are many, like, several of them. On this forum I think I've seen 2 or 3 guys who like Jill. Also, Geralt From Rivia is right, Reddit is a shelter for Sally fans.

 

[NebulousShooter]

I'll lol super hard if the Royce's lawyer ends up being Priscilla.

watch Jill's dad being the big bad of the story

 

[DMNOV3R]

watch Jill's dad being the big bad of the story

The guy is already Jill's dad, which means he's defeat incarnate. I would bet on Jill's mother as the villain, she has a bitch face. I loved her.