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

[dalli_x]

Although in general this theory is "normal" and is supported by logical conclusions and what this leads to in real life. BUT... I don't expect to see anything very "dark" or "crazy" in this game. AL was initially more gloomy and about the lives of people which already took place in life, adult people. BADIK - about the life of teenagers, college, fraternities, first love, etc. Stories with dead children and other things would be too contrasting and would bring us back to the mood and scenery of AL. I think it was some kind of tragic event with Bella, but still more simple and lighter than death of her newborn child. Even rape or something similar is perceived somewhat easier than the death of newborn children and other gloomy things. The way she "gradually" gives MC access to herself and constantly talks about the pace, not allowing MC to "insert" his cock into herself for several weeks, this is very similar to the behavior of a rape victim who experiences fear, distrust, and so on to the men. Jill's words - that Bella always speaks unflatteringly about guys and that MC was an exception also gives some hints. Judging by her past, Bella had nothing against the guys, was a party girl in college, naughty with her husband.

Approach the matter methodically.

It can't be a miscarriage because there are these children's stairs in Isabella's bathroom. Ergo there was a child. The only question is whether the child who once lived in Isabella's house was her own child or not. You should also ask yourself whether this child is still alive or not.

I think to myself so that it wasn't Isabella's own child and that child was still alive. Isabella herself implies in EP8 when she cut the MC's hair that she knows about cutting hair. So it's not that unlikely that Isabella always cut this child's hair. Practice makes perfect.

Because I'm mean and want to have some fun, you'll get a screenshot from me.

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[znar25]

I don't think that in this episode we will be able to have a solo path with Josy, but I believe that we will see the end of Josy and Maya's relationship, but only at the end of the episode.

The drama in the HOT's about where Maya will stay will tire Josy so much, to the point where she decides to break up with Maya.

I think that in this episode we will see Josy express, even more, how dissatisfied she is in her relationship with Maya, and the MC will know in advance, that she intends to break up with her, the episode should end with her and Maya ending their relationship, only in the next episodes will we have the chance to have a solo relationship with Josy, but it won't be immediate.

Maybe there's something from Maya's point of view, where she ends the relationship, but I don't care about her opinion.

Where upon, Maya takes up a job at the Pink Rose!

 

[funkymonkeyjedi]

Approach the matter methodically.

It can't be a miscarriage because there are these children's stairs in Isabella's bathroom. Ergo there was a child. The only question is whether the child who once lived in Isabella's house was her own child or not. You should also ask yourself whether this child is still alive or not.

I think to myself so that it wasn't Isabella's own child and that child was still alive. Isabella herself implies in EP8 when she cut the MC's hair that she knows about cutting hair. So it's not that unlikely that Isabella always cut this child's hair. Practice makes perfect.

Because I'm mean and want to have some fun, you'll get a screenshot from me.

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Also don't forget that mirror in the background to the right of the sink, already placed at the height of a child. Unless someone wishes to argue that it's there for shaving her pubies. lol

 

[dalli_x]

It turns out that December 01/08 will be a release.

New music is just dope.
New main title theme:


Two other songs:

The song titles are interesting.

If you take too many drugs, you'll float "Over the horizon."
My MC will not run away from Caleb, but will “Stand and Fight”.
Somehow that sounds like Tommy “Burn you down”.

 

[znar25]

February 2025 for Ep.11?

 

[Lightaces]

And actually why DPC does not use: Quadro RTX 6000?
As far as I’m concerned, she’s better suited for his purposes than 4090.
Although it is more expensive. But I do not think that it is so important to him.

You are mistaken. The 6000 cards are geared more towards AI and data center tasks. Each A6000 would be noticeably slower than each 4090, and would cost 3 times as much. The only advantage he would get is more Vram, which would allow him to make larger and more complex scenes, but given he isn't really running up against the limits on the 4090's most of the time, and we don't really want him making things even more complex.

 

[allanl9020142]

I don't think that in this episode we will be able to have a solo path with Josy, but I believe that we will see the end of Josy and Maya's relationship, but only at the end of the episode.

The drama in the HOT's about where Maya will stay will tire Josy so much, to the point where she decides to break up with Maya.

I think that in this episode we will see Josy express, even more, how dissatisfied she is in her relationship with Maya, and the MC will know in advance, that she intends to break up with her, the episode should end with her and Maya ending their relationship, only in the next episodes will we have the chance to have a solo relationship with Josy, but it won't be immediate.

Maybe there's something from Maya's point of view, where she ends the relationship, but I don't care about her opinion.

That'd be nice. I'd like my Josy content without Maya. It's like trying to eat ice cream you dropped in the dirt. You can try to salvage what you have but it's just not as enjoyable.

But this is DPC, I fear he's most likely going to drag shit out. Ep 10 - more hints of discontent, Ep 11 - a big fight, Ep 12 - They break up. Maybe he'll squeeze in MC consoling Josy but the large bulk of a true solo Josy run will be Season 4.
It'd fit with Ep 10's title as well. "Calm before the ... Storm?" if shit was just kind of bubbling up for every subplot.

well we all know how DPC handles their patreon and discord.
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Well at least from what I saw last time, he no longer immediately bans people for reporting bugs after using the mods he told them not to use. LOL.

Although, if you're not running multiple paths on a run then it's most likely the shit HE PUT IN that's "breaking" the game. Ironic.

I get why devs don't like mods and how annoying it is to deal with dumbasses that don't understand the risk and go complain to dev when the game breaks. But he takes it to the next level. The number of shit he puts in to fuck with you if you're using a mod is just incredibly petty. For me, anything that interrupts/"breaks" the game: shutting down the game or looping it back in random-ass places has just been stuff he deliberately put in.

Nah fool. I'm not going to do game-breaking shit like do a Bella, Sage, Jill in one-go playthrough. I just want to use the fucking built-in walkthrough and cheats for the stupid word-finding mini-game for English quizzes.

 

[Darkwen]

But this is DPC, I fear he's most likely going to drag shit out. Ep 10 - more hints of discontent, Ep 11 - a big fight, Ep 12 - They break up. Maybe he'll squeeze in MC consoling Josy but the large bulk of a true solo Josy run will be Season 4.
It'd fit with Ep 10's title as well. "Calm before the ... Storm?" if shit was just kind of bubbling up for every subplot.

I think Josy and Maya will fight this Ep then breakup in EP 11

 

[SirDawcio]

Today's discussion made my day. We finally got the final status update before the release, but still can't really talk about much without new content. So you fuckers decided to speculate on the release date of EP11 as if it wasn't coming in time for our grandchildren to play

I am surprised he didn't say "It's the best one yet" Like the last episode.

That's a character progression, if I've ever seen one. That's on Boromir and Professor Snape's redemption levels.

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

The song titles are interesting.

If you take too many drugs, you'll float "Over the horizon."
My MC will not run away from Caleb, but will “Stand and Fight”.
Somehow that sounds like Tommy “Burn you down”.

Unlike many other theories, this may make sense, such symbolism.

But I will say one thing for sure, these guys from the indie rock band took the golden ticket, now their audience will increase many times over. Friday Prophets made a big fuck up, losing all their audience.

 

[Ray_D]

The song titles are interesting.

If you take too many drugs, you'll float "Over the horizon."
My MC will not run away from Caleb, but will “Stand and Fight”.
Somehow that sounds like Tommy “Burn you down”.

well well it looks like you were finally able to make a pretty reasonable prediction dalli_x I'm proud, you see it's easier to predict when you're not high.

 

[JohnEffinDoe]

So i haven't played this game in a long time so i forgot how things work. Once I'm done with the main game can I skip the bs interlude chapter and start playing the part 2?

 

[Ray_D]

So i haven't played this game in a long time so i forgot how things work. One I'm done with the main game can I skip the bs interlude chapter and start playing the part 2?

yes, you can skip the interlude and play episode 9, you won't miss much information haha.

 

[Esquaria]

This might be unpopular opinion, but I really fucking hate punk rock/indie rock music. Then again, I am a huge hiphop head. Ep 9 was so refreshing with more dance/rap tracks. I get it the vibes and all, it's inspired by early 2000's coming of age american movies, but I honestly don't know any college kids who listen to rock these days

Sure, you're entitled to your opinion. I'd say kids these days have no taste in general.

 

[Acardia02]

I just play the last ep, is there a map room or something? it's so confusing. I can't find Leon's room

 

[LizaS]

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All right, here we go. It's time for the final status update for episode 10.

Special Announcement
Today, I'm pleased to announce a collaboration with a punk rock band named Dirty Toy Company.

Dirty Toy Company has graciously provided songs for Being a DIK, and their song "Over the Horizon" will be the title song of Being a DIK - Season 3 going forward.

With a punk rock sound, full of heavy and melodic riffs with attitude, I'm proud to shine a spotlight on them in the game and have them elevate it with their music.

On top of "Over the Horizon", you will also hear their songs "Stand and Fight" and "Burn You Down" in the game - starting Episode 10.

Please show our new Maggot brothers a warm welcome to the DIK family.

You can support them by giving them a follow or stream on Spotify - all their social media links can be found

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Beta testing
Beta testing started this week. Testers and proofreader are hard at work.

Bugs and typos are being found and fixed, and they have an extensive checklist of things to test.

It's too early to say how things are going, as they've only had their hands on the episode for a couple of days and have just scratched the surface.

Patch information
The full game .zip file (v0.10.0) will be roughly 12 GB and the patch hovers around 5 GB.

The patch will only work on v0.9.0/v0.9.1 releases - meaning that if you only have episode Interlude, you must download the full version.

If you don't know how to patch or if this will be your first Patreon release, I'd recommend downloading the full version, with episode 10, when it releases.

If you are patching, make backup copies of your game before patching. Never patch Season 1 & 2 with Season 3 files. Doing this will corrupt your game. Treat Season 3 as a separate game, and you will avoid these problems.

Preliminary Changelog v0.10.0
I only listed the new content in this section. The full changelog will be included in the release.

-- Changelog v0.10.0 --

Added Episode 10 that includes

5868 renders

335 animations

8 2D-art pieces

4 2D-art animations

31 songs

65 sound effects

Regarding the release date announcement
As this was the final status update for episode 10, my next communication with you will be the release date announcement. It will be a December release, and I will be able to announce the date sometime this month, so stay tuned for it.

Thanks for your tremendous support and interest during this development cycle!

Big or small donations, you guys who stick with me throughout these development cycles are the MVPs.

I hope you will enjoy the upcoming episode.

Love

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[Floki!]

Regarding the release date announcement
As this was the final status update for episode 10, my next communication with you will be the release date announcement. It will be a December release, and I will be able to announce the date sometime this month, so stay tuned for it.

 

[SomboSteel]

hope the story actually goes somewhere with this episode. instead of merely adding more loose ends, lets try tying up some of the dozens of story threads we currently have going on

although if we are having date nights with many (if not all) of the LIs, i dont think the plot is going too far with this one. that will be like 1000s of superfluous scenes, and though they will be nice in the moment, i fear that they will be seen later as nothing more than stalling out the main narrative.

i hope im wrong though

 

[1000Spiders]

Where upon, Maya takes up a job at the Pink Rose!

Whereupon Josy gets kicked out of the HOTs for harming Quinn's business. She had plans for Maya.