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

[Joshy92]

Tell me about it. I played a game last month where all the “choices” were a big joke. The choice would change one line of dialogue, then the story would continue just the same as if you’d made the other choice. And in some places, there was only one choice. Just a button to press before the game proceeded.

Plus the characters were annoying and the story made no goddamn sense. The images looked good, but there was no animation nor music, so there’s no reason it should’ve been as big a download as it was.

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Unless the app is actually a Trojan horse… but I deleted it after I grew bored, so maybe that won’t be a problem later.

Yeah it's one of my biggest pet peeves.
Thankfully BaD has a good amount of branching.

 

[ChipLecsap]

I looked this up on Dr. PinkCake’s Patreon blog out of curiosity.

• Episode 1 of Acting Lessons dropped May 2018.
• Ep 2, mid-May.
• Ep 3, mid-June.
• Ep 4, mid-July.
• Ep 5, mid-August.
• Ep 6, mid-September.
• Ep 7, mid-October.
• Ep 8 (final), December 2018.

Eight episodes in eight months. I know; it’s hard to imagine lately!

While Dr. PinkCake was dropping those last episodes, he was simultaneously developing Being a DIK. He completed four episodes—the entirety of Season 1—in 2019. I get why it took him longer to work on Being a DIK: more paths, mini-games, and detail.

He’s since slowed down a lot. Partly because of perfectionism, and partly to milk (and potentially lose) patrons. But that quarterly schedule shows us what he’s truly capable of.

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Here we go again with the false math.

Not all episodes are created equal. There are more content in a single episode of season 3 than the ENTIRE season 1. And more than the ENTIRE AL game. So no, he hasn't slowed down.

Look, I'm not a fan of the long wait. I'm on record multiple times on this forum stating that the more recent episodes should be broken down into multiple smaller episodes so that there is a more steady stream of new content. But any suggestion of DPC slow down, or milking, is entirely bs.

OMG, both are you are Fake.

DPC was a A Part-time developer, before Badik episode 5. Episode 5 from start to finish was the first episode when he worked at as a Full Time Game developer, . Everything before that, including the whole , and entire Acting Lessons was made while he had a " Rel life Job", and game development was just a Side gig for him, and in fact, he worked faster when game development was just a hobbie project to him. Kind of Ironic.

So, Yeah in fact he is working slower now, with much more time, and way , way better equipment, because it is in his interest to not make it fast.

 

[Darkwen]

Here we go again with the false math.

Not all episodes are created equal. There are more content in a single episode of season 3 than the ENTIRE season 1. And more than the ENTIRE AL game. So no, he hasn't slowed down.

Look, I'm not a fan of the long wait. I'm on record multiple times on this forum stating that the more recent episodes should be broken down into multiple smaller episodes so that there is a more steady stream of new content. But any suggestion of DPC slow down, or milking, is entirely bs.

Ep10 by it self is bigger then some finish games here, DPC would be better serve if he would stick to ep 7 or 8 size sure some eps might feel smaller or maybe not as much time with some girls but it would even out over time and besides it would likely mean more ep's

 

[ChipLecsap]

Ep10 by it self is bigger then some finish games here, DPC would be better serve if he would stick to ep 7 or 8 size sure some eps might feel smaller or maybe not as much time with some girls but it would even out over time and besides it would likely mean more ep's

another thing to consider , since its seem to be used as a defense that ep 9 and 10 has more " content" than the entire first season, the first 4 episode, is that, while in render count it does get bigger, both has over 5000 render both , but in those 2 episode and with 10.000 Render, are really much more actually happend than the firt 4 episode ?

 

[Darkwen]

another thing to consider , since its seem to be used as a defense that ep 9 and 10 has more " content" than the entire first season, the first 4 episode, is that, while in render count it does get bigger, both has over 5000 render both , but in those 2 episode and with 10.000 Render, are really much more actually happend than the firt 4 episode ?

9 didn't really move the story any but 10 did actually move things forward but I do agree with the point I think your making in that the story was moving faster when he was doing less renders

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

He’s since slowed down a lot. Partly because of perfectionism, and partly to milk (and potentially lose) patrons. But that quarterly schedule shows us what he’s truly capable of.

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But the thing is that he didn't lose patrons. After Ep.8, DPC reached a plateau at an average of 13k patrons, and now after a record-breaking wait for Ep.10, he has broken the record, reaching 19k patrons.
So it seems his audience is okay with this long wait scheme.

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[Joshy92]

9 didn't really move the story any but 10 did actually move things forward but I do agree with the point I think your making in that the story was moving faster when he was doing less renders

To be fair look at any TV show or movie all the good shit happens near the end the rest is just useless filler.

 

[Darkwen]

To be fair look at any TV show or movie all the good shit happens near the end the rest is just useless filler.

Yeah but what is filler really? We going from A to B there got to be a journey other wise moves and story driven shows would only be 15 to 30 minutes and shows would what be just 2 or 3 eps at the most

 

[ChipLecsap]

To be fair look at any TV show or movie all the good shit happens near the end the rest is just useless filler.

yeah, this kind of not really a good example to be comparable

 

[Joshy92]

Yeah but what is filler really? We going from A to B there got to be a journey other wise moves and story driven shows would only be 15 to 30 minutes and shows would what be just 2 or 3 eps at the most

To me filler content is stuff like mini games or useless sex scenes with ugly old cows like madam rose.
And any girl you can't end up with romantically.

And shows can't be two or three episodes how would studios milk their audiences dry then?

 

[Ray_D]

To be fair look at any TV show or movie all the good shit happens near the end the rest is just useless filler.

Knowing how to handle that is what differentiates a good series from a bad one. And unfortunately DPC is not good at that.

 

[Darkwen]

To me filler content is stuff like mini games or useless sex scenes with ugly old cows like madam rose.
And any girl you can't end up with romantically.

And shows can't be two or three episodes how would studios milk their audiences dry then?

Pretty much no one likes Madam Rose but she isn't slowing things down and the mini games aren't slowing down things what is slowing things down is DPC wanting to make everything bigger and bigger and animations of Zoey running thought the woods or the preps taking a walk plus his own milking scams he try to shove down our throats

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

There DPC Cult cock suckers

Ironically, without them the game wouldn't exist.

 

[Joshy92]

Ironically, without them the game wouldn't exist.

It always makes me laugh when people make fun of patrons do they not realise no patrons no game?

 

[ChipLecsap]

Pretty much no one likes Madam Rose but she isn't slowing things down

, yes she does, those 3 scenes alone was probably at least a month. Making the Renders, the animations, the script, and everything for just those 3 useless scene.

 

[Darkwen]

Ironically, without them the game wouldn't exist.

Well what is the real numbers because the jump he gets from ep 10 or 9 doesn't really count because most likely are just buying the update then leaving until the next one which is pretty smart on there part, it the base number that really keeping this going

 

[felicemastronzo]

Ironically, without them the game wouldn't exist.

Between steam and "occasional" patreons, I think its existence would be assured anyway

 

[Darkwen]

, yes she does, those 3 scenes alone was probably at least a month. Making the Renders, the animations, the script, and everything for just those 3 useless scene.

Three scene I've never seen thankfully yes Madame is a waste of time but I'm not going to blame a girl I don't even see

 

[ChipLecsap]

Between steam and "occasional" patreons, I think its existence would be assured anyway

He went to the " Full time Game developer " mode, when he reached the 3500 patreon target mark, that was his target, when he decided, if he reach that goal he quit his job.

everything is just a big fat bonus check now. . and reassurance that he can, wait for it .... Milk it

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

It always makes me laugh when people make fun of patrons do they not realise no patrons no game?

A typical day at F95. Nothing new

Well what is the real numbers because the jump he gets from ep 10 or 9 doesn't really count because most likely are just buying the update then leaving until the next one which is pretty smart on there part, it the base number that really keeping this going

This happens with every game with every update drop; not everyone can afford the luxury of a monthly fee. Just an observation that this release was a record breaking one.

Between steam and "occasional" patreons, I think its existence would be assured anyway

This is guesswork. We don’t know how much development costs him, thousands of assets from DAZ, each costs the same as an AAA game, bills for electricity, hardware, + he lives from this money, not having another job.
Maybe now yes, the dude is a multimillionaire and is buying himself another Koenigsegg, but even to go on Steam and release there Season 1 he needed patrons - this is how the indie industry works in most. No Patreon - no game, that's simple. Especially such heavy project like BaDIK.