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

[Orgitas]

Considering a lot of the time it is people moaning I think it is fine to have a couple of posts brown nosing him. Hey, look at it this way, there are people who praise Ocean for doing two stories at once which will likely take him almost 30 years to complete it all due to the whole "32 episodes" thing. Puts some things into perspective, huh?

Learn to separate the art from the artists and stop self inserting. Cut the toxicity out of your lives... Or lots of blackjack and hookers. Be far happier for it. Unless you are married. Married women will always find out. Just stick with the booze otherwise.

 

[funkymonkeyjedi]

...//This is a professional team, and from what I've seen, one of the biggest earners in the adult game industry. //...

If I read your comment correctly, you're saying DPC has a Team?

To be honest, that's news to me. I think you've managed to read hidden names in the credits that I missed? Because last I checked DPC is a huuuuuuge team of 1 (himself) and at least 8 rendering queue stations. So I'm perplexed about this team you say there is developing this game.

Unless I'm grossly misunderstanding you, your entire post assumes there is more than 1 person working on the development of BaDIK, which all indications show there isn't (End game credits & etc). If there was, then your post would be valid to some extent. But DPC has repetitively refused to hire additional devs/help with his projects. He's very cynical about this.

And this is a huge reason why those of us who really enjoyed his VN are willing to sit back and be patient with him. It is very much worth the wait.

 

[Darkwen]

Easy fit eat more chicken and fuck (not the chicken thats just for eating, pervs)

 

[Orgitas]

Well, it might be an obvious mistake to make. DPC's ego is big enough to be a team of 10 people. Hence the confusion, most likely, heh.

 

[TittyHeaven]

Pretty sure that every jobs for you. If it bothers you so much just don't support him. What do you think will happen if he abandoned this after ep10? Nothing, he would still have enough to last him a lifetime. Honestly, nothing stopping Dpc to just finish this one and move on to another one. I mean he did exactly that after acting lesson. Honestly, if people keep complaining and harassing someone it just kills the passion for something. I wouldn't be surprised if that the reason why there is so many abandoned games here.

Of course, it sucks that we have to wait a year for a episode but there simply nothing we can do. Even if he lose half of his supporters, it wouldn't matter to him but to us. We are the consumer and he is the provider. He has more leeway and it would hurt us more if this get rushed or abandoned tbh.

I don't support, I am a filthy pirate on F95 after all. Always see “they don't need/want the money”, yet how many rich people walk away to never to get more? CEOs, athletes, actors etc have more than he ever will yet still prioritize money.

We see porn devs take ages, we see the things I mentioned in the previous post repeatedly. It's no secret numerous devs milk their Patreon. Yet when it comes to popular devs we’re supposed to play pretend that they aren't or you're angry, negative, ungrateful, harassing etc when no it's pointing out they're doing what the other devs do and thinking it's shitty.

BAD a Ren'py VN with renders will by the time it's done have likely taken anywhere from 6-10 years, perhaps more. Inscryption, Stardew Valley and Undertale took less time than that it's a bit ridiculous. It's a flaw with the Patreon model; devs have an incentive to keep a popular project rolling longer. Porn devs inflate their dev times and get away with it. I don't think great work should make you immune to criticism other devs get. I'm a pirate it can take 20 years and it won't affect me much but I don't see why I can't point out it's shitty on a devs part?

 

[Noor Oneal]

Pretty sure that every jobs for you. If it bothers you so much just don't support him. What do you think will happen if he abandoned this after ep10? Nothing, he would still have enough to last him a lifetime. Honestly, nothing stopping Dpc to just finish this one and move on to another one. I mean he did exactly that after acting lesson. Honestly, if people keep complaining and harassing someone it just kills the passion for something. I wouldn't be surprised if that the reason why there is so many abandoned games here.

Of course, it sucks that we have to wait a year for a episode but there simply nothing we can do. Even if he lose half of his supporters, it wouldn't matter to him but to us. We are the consumer and he is the provider. He has more leeway and it would hurt us more if this get rushed or abandoned tbh.

I understand why it takes a year per episode, It is a quality series.
Quality takes time, look at this game and tell me another one like this. There isn't.

At least for now there isn't, In the Future better ones will be made
and each episode will be 1 year or less depending on experience and
staff/support.

To be honest, people need to get a job, get out.
They will forget about the game and peacefully wait for updates.

Also, "What do you think will happen if he abandoned this after ep10"
That has a 1 in 100 chance of happening. He put too much blood sweat and time
To drop the series. Even less because of insults, it's not his first game.

Its about time and dedication, He wont stop because flies are buzzing at his ear.

 

[DuckDairyDip]

What is the longterm solution to speed up the time it takes to do animations?

 

[Noor Oneal]

I don't support, I am a filthy pirate on F95 after all. Always see “they don't need/want the money”, yet how many rich people walk away to never to get more? CEOs, athletes, actors etc have more than he ever will yet still prioritize money.

We see porn devs take ages, we see the things I mentioned in the previous post repeatedly. It's no secret numerous devs milk their Patreon. Yet when it comes to popular devs we’re supposed to play pretend that they aren't or you're angry, negative, ungrateful, harassing etc when no it's pointing out they're doing what the other devs do and thinking it's shitty.

BAD a Ren'py VN with renders will by the time it's done have likely taken anywhere from 6-10 years, perhaps more. Inscryption, Stardew Valley and Undertale took less time than that it's a bit ridiculous. It's a flaw with the Patreon model; devs have an incentive to keep a popular project rolling longer. Porn devs inflate their dev times and get away with it. I don't think great work should make you immune to criticism other devs get. I'm a pirate it can take 20 years and it won't affect me much but I don't see why I can't point out it's shitty on a devs part?

Its a given they will get supporters, actually you try doing this type of quality game.
Then post it for free. You cant, because you would prioritize income rather than quality work.
Dr pinkcake posted it for free, gained fans/supporters and then came income, made quality
work every time.

Then people complain, most of them are kids and unemployed people.
I download them for free yes but you still need to show respect to this level of craft.

 

[BeingADikDik]

What is the longterm solution to speed up the time it takes to do animations?

Eliminate animations, include instructions to player to shake screen.

 

[Noor Oneal]

What is the longterm solution to speed up the time it takes to do animations?

Solution is experience

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

What is the longterm solution to speed up the time it takes to do animations?

Render them in 144p

 

[TittyHeaven]

I download them for free yes but you still need to show respect to this level of craft.

I did. But great work doesn't suddenly make 6-10 years for a VN not look like nonsense.

 

[Orgitas]

Eliminate animations, include instructions to player to shake screen.

Best development decision - ever.

 

[Ray_D]

To be honest no one has the right answer, only DPC knows what he is doing and well maybe those amounts of money killed his humility a long time ago.

 

[360 Danny DeVitos Later]

What is the longterm solution to speed up the time it takes to do animations?

Not been sarcastic or dismissive here, the answer is the same he could've done for the models once the funds were there; hire a professional. A skilled 3D animator that has the process down would simply set it up and have it done quicker. Likewise for the models, someone that knew their shit would've never had Bella's proportions, chrome teeth, Maya's plague skin, Madame's skin and the like in a release. DPC is a talented amateur when it comes to animations and modelling which shows. The only solutions are DPC improves or he hires a skilled professional.

That's not even a criticism since it's a creators prerogative to maintain complete control if they wish but there are both upsides and downsides to working alone and unless you're a wonder child you're simply not going to be an expert in everything.

 

[Noor Oneal]

I did. But great work doesn't suddenly make 6-10 years for a VN not look like nonsense.

I understand but again, quality needs patience.
5-10 years is normal for this quality work.

Game came out 2019 and now it's 2023.
3 seasons in with 10 episodes that has hours - days of content.
Each episode is 10x better than VN games currently.

Its not like these years were in vain.

I will say that Halloween part was a bit too wild.

 

[Meushi]

This would be a completely reasonable and rational argument, if it wasn't a team making tens of thousands of dollars a month.

Great. So given DPC is actually a one man show you obviously agree with Aratorn, and the rest of your post is moot.

There will be no increased pace of development, not because DPC is lazy or milking, but because he keeps upping the number or complexity of animations etc. and has repeatedly said he won't hire others to spread the load (doesn't trust others).

Why would he? He likes making the game, it's maintained popularity & he's making bank.

All the crying about how long episodes take won't make any difference, it's all pointless whining.

 

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Is there a walkthrough mod for this Android port? I tried using the code 524721 but it just says connection error.

 

[Bubba McSmith]

Well, it might be an obvious mistake to make. DPC's ego is big enough to be a team of 10 people. Hence the confusion, most likely, heh.

I can't blame anyone for thinking there is a team working on BaDIK. Solo devs with completed successful games are a pretty rare occurrence, and if you don't follow this game closely enough to know DPC's history, making an assumption that there is a team developing it would be a safe assumption to make.

This back and forth on whether DPC should hire more help is humorous whenever it comes up. He's not going to hire help, period. DPC has found his money train. He will retire when this game is complete (if he makes it to the end). Even though DPC comes from one of those socialist european countries that take most of your income, he's still earned enough to retire a millionaire many times over. I think I calculated the numbers last year and posted it here, but with those high tiers on pateron and 12000+ subscriber numbers he probably earns $100,000 a month. Combine that with the steam/gog sales, which I wouldn't be surprised if he earns more from that than from his pateron subscribers, and it's obvious he has won the game of life.

He will ride this train into 2028 to 2030 and then retire. What will be interesting to see is what the visual novel scene will be like by then. Personally I think Daz 2D renders will be a thing of the past, with photorealistic 3D visual novels being the norm. Just imagine DPC could fix Maya's skin with a simple model adjustment and not have to re-render 20000 images from season 1. Or he could just tell the AI to adjust Maya's skin texture.

 

[Gattsu#Struggler]

Is there a walkthrough mod for this Android port? I tried using the code 524721 but it just says connection error.

Take a look here!