VN Ren'Py Being a DIK [v0.11.1] [DrPinkCake]

[Better Cock Spock]

Thank you multiquote function!

Well... Everyone knows that my credo is crystal honesty and integrity.
Even at the risk of incurring the wrath of the powerful, I will not hide the truth.

Spoiler: The pure truth, not recommended for Vulcans to watch.

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Bella still looks the best, despite your efforts

Well the way you said it is you gonna fuck later today. Next time make a proper time.

What is this, the third time you've misinterpreted something in a week? Maybe it's just you

His post literally says just "later" (and it is not edited).
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"today" is just your invention...

Dude if you say to someone am gonna fuck you later, it implies your gonna fuck him anytime of the day either afternoon evening or what time you are available on the same day.

All it means is a future time, you know like the following night, when she fucks him. I know what you're saying but there's nothing wrong with my phrasing, except in how you're personally interpreting it I guess

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Happy New Year!

I hope you had a great end to 2024 and a good start to 2025.

This week, I started by parsing the document with the dialogue I discussed in the last update. It took quite some time but was well worth it.

It is always baffling how many spelling and grammatical errors slip through the cracks during development. I haven't parsed any dialogue from phone apps or mini-games yet, but that's fast work compared to what is done.

I continued to fix a list of 50+ to-dos, some bigger than others.

I wrote, implemented, and tested the "Previously on Being a DIK" section.

I completed the remaining SFX work and will only add more if I spot an area where I missed something while playing.

After that, I worked on the Bios app. For episode 11, I wrote 260+ bios entries, more than I thought there would be. Coding all of that took me roughly a day.

I continued to play the game, focusing on the game economy, and I worked to balance it for mini-game enabled/disabled playthroughs. This episode was a bit tricky to balance, but I think I was successful - beta testing will tell if any tweaking is needed.

I playtested Bella's branch, and it was good. It gave me a new set of to-dos to fix.

I have also played and focused on mini-games disabled runs and checking that the phone behaves as expected during the entire episode - it's a very niche playthrough that's faster to play than the ones focusing on the story.

I have just finished working on the ending screens for the episode. It involved artwork and coding while recapping the important events of the episode in a report template. I have to test these while playing all branches, but they should be complete.

So, the list of remaining tasks isn't very big right now.

• Playtest the episode and fix any new issues
• Add 1-2 more clucks
• Analyze and add more art for the phone gallery
• Analyze and add any more needed chats.

I'll focus on playtesting, fixing issues, and maybe even completing some remaining tasks in the upcoming week. There is still a lot of playtesting left on my end, and there are still animations left to render.

I usually have a Q&A early each year, but I figured it's best to postpone this until after Episode 11 has been released. That way, more topical questions can be asked and answered, and I can focus on polishing the episode now instead.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only one here who doesn't absolutely hate DPC's guts and thinks the game is worth the wait.
I remember a couple of years ago, everybody praised him and I got so much crap for criticizing something about the game, now you get crap for liking it and not hating him.

Don't nail yourself to the cross too hard. People will bitch and moan no matter how long the game takes, or be unreasonable in how much they bash DPC. But you aren't just trying to be fair when discussing DPC, you're counterjerking a bit too hard and it comes off like bootlicking.

At this point, my frustration is burning itself out and I care less and less, basically turning into this.

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Keep him away from my girls

I'm thinking of starting playthroughs with the MC named Fuckface, Patrick, Oscar and Lucky, since the game reacts to those names. Does anybody know where in the game that is? Fuckface is only one scene with Steve, right? And Patrick I can guess involves either Maya, her dad or both? Oscar, I guess has to do with Tara's asshole of a boyfriend?

I also heard there might be other names the game reacts to?

Those are the only first names with special reactions. Patrick is when you first meet Maya's dad, Oscar during Halloween, and Lucky during Jill's Episode 10 lewd.

 

[JillybeanEnjoyer]

Thank you multiquote function!

Bella still looks the best, despite your efforts

What is this, the third time you've misinterpreted something in a week? Maybe it's just you


All it means is a future time, you know like the following night, when she fucks him. I know what you're saying but there's nothing wrong with my phrasing, except in how you're personally interpreting it I guess

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Don't nail yourself to the cross too hard. People will bitch and moan no matter how long the game takes, or be unreasonable in how much they bash DPC. But you aren't just trying to be fair when discussing DPC, you're counterjerking a bit too hard and it comes off like bootlicking.

At this point, my frustration is burning itself out and I care less and less, basically turning into this.
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Keep him away from my girls

Those are the only first names with special reactions. Patrick is when you first meet Maya's dad, Oscar during Halloween, and Lucky during Jill's Episode 10 lewd.

 

[TonyMurray]

As I understand it, the creators get to decide to pay Apple themselves or raise their prices.

Then there's the removal of two billing options, as a result, since Apple won't allow them. First-of-the-month billing, like DPC has, and the "pay-per-creation", that is devastating for some creators since it means they can no longer have Patreon stores or sell physical goods or merch.

Yes, sort of. The creator can say I'll continue charging $1 and only get $0.70 if it's through Apple (pretending no other fees exist, just to make this easy), or they can say I'll continue getting $1 and anyone buying through Apple will just have to pay more - so the creator doesn't actually increase their prices, prices continue as they are, but if you look at it via the Apple platform, it'll be uplifted by the 30%, everywhere else it will be the same as it previously was. Realistically, almost every creator is going to say Apple users can pay more, because why should the creator be made to take a hit because of Apple's changed policy?

Removal of first of the month billing doesn't really make too much difference, it just means that the payments will go into your Patreon account throughout the month, but you'll still get the same amount each month, and a single monthly payout on the same date, depending on your settings. It just means that someone who signs up at the end of the month won't pay on signup and then have to pay again a few days later when the 1st rolls round.

I don't think it means the end of physical goods or merch, but I don't have experience in that part personally, so I won't comment on it further.

 

[Crusader of Romance]

Yes, sort of. The creator can say I'll continue charging $1 and only get $0.70 if it's through Apple (pretending no other fees exist, just to make this easy), or they can say I'll continue getting $1 and anyone buying through Apple will just have to pay more - so the creator doesn't actually increase their prices, prices continue as they are, but if you look at it via the Apple platform, it'll be uplifted by the 30%, everywhere else it will be the same as it previously was. Realistically, almost every creator is going to say Apple users can pay more, because why should the creator be made to take a hit because of Apple's changed policy?

Removal of first of the month billing doesn't really make too much difference, it just means that the payments will go into your Patreon account throughout the month, but you'll still get the same amount each month, and a single monthly payout on the same date, depending on your settings. It just means that someone who signs up at the end of the month won't pay on signup and then have to pay again a few days later when the 1st rolls round.

I don't think it means the end of physical goods or merch, but I don't have experience in that part personally, so I won't comment on it further.

Thanks for the explanation.

 

[amineab]

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Happy New Year!

I hope you had a great end to 2024 and a good start to 2025.

This week, I started by parsing the document with the dialogue I discussed in the last update. It took quite some time but was well worth it.

It is always baffling how many spelling and grammatical errors slip through the cracks during development. I haven't parsed any dialogue from phone apps or mini-games yet, but that's fast work compared to what is done.

I continued to fix a list of 50+ to-dos, some bigger than others.

I wrote, implemented, and tested the "Previously on Being a DIK" section.

I completed the remaining SFX work and will only add more if I spot an area where I missed something while playing.

After that, I worked on the Bios app. For episode 11, I wrote 260+ bios entries, more than I thought there would be. Coding all of that took me roughly a day.

I continued to play the game, focusing on the game economy, and I worked to balance it for mini-game enabled/disabled playthroughs. This episode was a bit tricky to balance, but I think I was successful - beta testing will tell if any tweaking is needed.

I playtested Bella's branch, and it was good. It gave me a new set of to-dos to fix.

I have also played and focused on mini-games disabled runs and checking that the phone behaves as expected during the entire episode - it's a very niche playthrough that's faster to play than the ones focusing on the story.

I have just finished working on the ending screens for the episode. It involved artwork and coding while recapping the important events of the episode in a report template. I have to test these while playing all branches, but they should be complete.

So, the list of remaining tasks isn't very big right now.

• Playtest the episode and fix any new issues
• Add 1-2 more clucks
• Analyze and add more art for the phone gallery
• Analyze and add any more needed chats.

I'll focus on playtesting, fixing issues, and maybe even completing some remaining tasks in the upcoming week. There is still a lot of playtesting left on my end, and there are still animations left to render.

I usually have a Q&A early each year, but I figured it's best to postpone this until after Episode 11 has been released. That way, more topical questions can be asked and answered, and I can focus on polishing the episode now instead.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

-Looks at his pcs.
-2 animations rendered this week.
-*shit wife wants a new car I can't lose subs now*
-completely ignores mentioning the numbers.

 

[Ray_D]

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[KАRАMBA]

Wanna join me on my Jet Ski? There's room for two you know... Here's an even better idea, why don't you take the wheel and I sit on your lap? Don't worry, my booty won't be a distraction

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LINK:

https://attachments.f95zone.to/2025/01/4432032_Cathy_BaDIK.gif

*P.S. Check out my BaDIK main sig/GIF post for more sig's if interested*

Hmmm...
Can I make a sig out of this, for example?

 

[felicemastronzo]

No specific date, but the last 3 have been after a release (technically, before those also, but he released more often back then as well as was more active on Discord). Originally by coincidence, sure, but it makes no sense doing one just before a release when there has already been one since the last release. And he literally says it's because "more topical questions can be asked and answered".
The Q&A is mostly about the latest released Episode so it makes perfect sense to release it after when there has already been one about that episode. Otherwise, people with questions about the latest release would have to wait a year to ask.

it is normal that there is more talk about the last chapter (even if almost only from a technical point of view and not from a plot point of view), it also tends to happen here, but it is not the function of Q/A to make an in-depth study of the last chapter.

and then I repeat that you don't have to believe me, it's DPC who says that the Q/A is done at the beginning of the year. if it was as you say he would have said ‘and as always after the chapter we'll have the Q/A’.

after 14 months of waiting he obviously doesn't want people to think that Q/A will be considered a cause for further delay.

 

[MiltonPowers]

Oh come on, just like in prison, stop bitching about getting ass fucked in the shower, be grateful you had Sex

 

[MiltonPowers]

I'm thinking of starting playthroughs with the MC named Fuckface, Patrick, Oscar and Lucky, since the game reacts to those names. Does anybody know where in the game that is? Fuckface is only one scene with Steve, right? And Patrick I can guess involves either Maya, her dad or both? Oscar, I guess has to do with Tara's asshole of a boyfriend?

I also heard there might be other names the game reacts to?

When Sage asks your last name you can get a whole lot of different reactions from her depending on the name you choose.

If you use Morgan or Burke or Morgan Burke, Burke Morgan she gets really shitty at you.
If you use any other names in the game like Royce, Burgmeister, Bailey, Taylor, Roberts, she has different reactions again.
If you use famous Neils like Armstrong or Diamond, she has more reactions.
If you use the same surname as your first name like "Bob Bob", there's another one.

 

[iamcomming]

Guys give DPC a break, UHD 120fps Unreal Engine 5 cinematic of mine and Nicole's wedding is not easy job to pull off, but I'm sure it will look nice!

On a more serious note, it's always quite entertaining reading delusional comments after devlog drops. People get so mad they start sputing literal lunacy. Some say this game is barely average and overhyped, some say it is abandoned (???), some say it will come out in December 2025, some say DPC did nothing at all... I'm a bit sad about no new previews, but that's about it. I just hope I don't have any unfortunate events irl preventing me from enjoying the update when it comes out.

Stay safe everyone!

P.S. Who here will try lewd stuff with Arieth if it becomes possible in Episode 11? Be honest.

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if i do a full dik Jill path, (he wont be invited to sushi) he dare give up on her, he dare overwrite me, dare talking back to me and dare dont go to the restaurant to Jill on Jill path... i will punish him with crabs. muhahaha

Why am I out of reactions?!?

I'd be down for a couple of pints btw! Or heck even BADIK's champagne "flutes"

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wow, i was always too busy to staring these glasses. i just see now the water and Sarah boobs. that is a good work.

 

[Macky009]

Guys give DPC a break, UHD 120fps Unreal Engine 5 cinematic of mine and Nicole's wedding is not easy job to pull off, but I'm sure it will look nice!

Look's like the game will be release by January 2026.

agree, around of drinks would go good

Why am I out of reactions?!?

I'd be down for a couple of pints btw! Or heck even BADIK's champagne "flutes"

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Be careful on what DW serves you. There's a huge chance that you guys start hallucinating. His stuff is too strong thst even the drugs Tommy uses feels like a candy.

 

[ZenoMod]

Since it's come up again, it should be noted that Apple charging 30% doesn't mean that they get 30% and DPC is left with just 70% (even excluding other fees from Patreon, etc.). DPC would still get 100%, it's just that Apple would get 30% of that value as well - they charge more to subscribe through Apple's platform (unless the Patreon creator is daft enough to choose the option to willingly take the hit themselves).

There's more to it, with Patreon fees etc., but nothing changes except Apple get more money because those signing up via Apple pay more. If it's $1 for everyone else, on Apple it would be $1.30 and Apple get the extra $0.30 of that.

It looks different, but it's basically the same.

If I need 1$ and my client is willing to pay up to 1$ we make the deal.

If Apple comes out and says "to give 1$ to him, you need to give 30 cents to me", I loose my client.

(Of course, not all the pledgers, but surely some subscriber is lost if they have to pay more)

 

[Better Cock Spock]

When Sage asks your last name you can get a whole lot of different reactions from her depending on the name you choose.

If you use Morgan or Burke or Morgan Burke, Burke Morgan she gets really shitty at you.
If you use any other names in the game like Royce, Burgmeister, Bailey, Taylor, Roberts, she has different reactions again.
If you use famous Neils like Armstrong or Diamond, she has more reactions.
If you use the same surname as your first name like "Bob Bob", there's another one.


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If you choose Anderson, and you cheated on the midterm, there's a quick line where Hoff wonders if you and the other Anderson are related.

But I will never ever cheat on the midterm ever again. I did it once, and regretted it ever since

Never again baby, never again...
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[MiltonPowers]

If you choose Anderson, and you cheated on the midterm, there's a quick line where Hoff wonders if you and the other Anderson are related.

That's one I didn't know and I thought I'd done everything. Say what you will about DPC, but his ability to put this little Easter Eggs in amongst all his branching is among the very best.

 

[Better Cock Spock]

That's one I didn't know and I thought I'd done everything. Say what you will about DPC, but his ability to put this little Easter Eggs in amongst all his branching is among the very best.

That means you either cheated as a different name, or just didn't cheat.

I'm going to pretend it's the second one

 

[Bill_Buttlicker]

I've seen some of the images from it, but I've never actually sat through Jill's recital in its entirety. It's very well done: the reaction shots from the various characters, Derek uses his lighter but Bella stops him, we see Jamie recording MC on the guitar, Maya and Josy hold hands during the performance, Bianca is pretty turned on by MC's fingering, Bella continues to text Jill to encourage her some more as MC plays, the emotion in Jill's face throughout the entire scene. And of course, Bella is moved to tears by Jill and MC's duet

Pfft. If she really cared she'd invite Jill to participate too. Bitch!

 

[MiltonPowers]

That means you either cheated as a different name, or just didn't cheat.

I'm going to pretend it's the second one

I only cheated for viewing purposes, it's not on any of my saves. So you're half right.

I've never used the name Anderson, I never thought of that.

 

[Better Cock Spock]

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Pfft. If she really cared she'd invite Jill to participate too. Bitch!

Of course she cares, but Jill is a virgin, that's why Bella had to take MC out for a few test drives
Jill just called her out before Bella was ready to say MC is perfect

I only cheated for viewing purposes, it's not on any of my saves. So you're half right.

I've never used the name Anderson, I never thought of that.

Unless your name is Anderson or you wanted to test that scene, there's no real reason to choose it, other than as a random name.

 

[Macky009]

Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only one here who doesn't absolutely hate DPC's guts and thinks the game is worth the wait.
I remember a couple of years ago, everybody praised him and I got so much crap for criticizing something about the game, now you get crap for liking it and not hating him.

No offense but the way you depend DPC feels like that you are one of his blind supporters who thinks he can do no wrong. The reply you post when someone criticize sometimes across like bootlicking and it becomes a full blown argument in this thread. One instance is your argument with ChipLecsap . You guys went on it back and forth and it becomes quite a show.

In this thread alot of people including me will rant about him including about his practice, vague update and many other things. This one of the few sites that you can voice out your frustrations without getting in trouble even if we talk shit about dpc.