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

[Maccabbee]

Yeah, that's what I said, bub. Sue me for liking sappy songs, too. All the lyrics don't fit but most of them sure as fuck do, especially when she's falling for Fuckface. I thought it would be nice to see it if you were so inclined but apparently, I offended you for even suggesting it

Never apologize for putting out more Paramore or Hayley Williams out into the world! Props, bub.

 

[Lagunavii]

Does anyone find it strange that Maya doesn't seem to care about you being close to Quinn on her path? At most she'd know you are good friends based on the Halloween pictures, then Josy could probs figure it out when she sees you in the Hot House in the kitchen.

I think a scene where Maya confronts you, and Quinn overhears it, and goes out of her way to apologise to Maya could do a lot to show her feelings for you, in her own weird way of showing it, and also fit her arc after the Halloween party where she apologises to Tommy.

She could then play it off to MC as owing him a favour for the drug deal to keep her hard outer shell

Hang on, arent the thruple and Quinn paths mutually exclusive? I might be wrong, but I thought to get the thruple you need to be chick, to get anywhere near Quinn you need to be Dik. Can you even get the quinn halloween picture while you're in the thruple?

I genuinely don't know, I hate the thruple path so my knowledge is sketchy.

 

[mike12013]

Hang on, arent the thruple and Quinn paths mutually exclusive? I might be wrong, but I thought to get the thruple you need to be chick, to get anywhere near Quinn you need to be Dik. Can you even get the quinn halloween picture while you're in the thruple?

I genuinely don't know, I hate the thruple path so my knowledge is sketchy.

Yeah they're exclusive, but you're still able to tell Maya you still have feelings for her (You tell Derek at the Prep party), and if you don't join the throuple you remain friends with both Maya and Josy

 

[KАRАMBA]

Yeah, that's what I said, bub. Sue me for liking sappy songs, too. All the lyrics don't fit but most of them sure as fuck do, especially when she's falling for Fuckface. I thought it would be nice to see it if you were so inclined but apparently, I offended you for even suggesting it

No, not at all. It's just that I probably need to think about it more deeply.
It seems to me it's more a Maya's thing.
But who knows...

 

[Lagunavii]

Yeah they're exclusive, but you're still able to tell Maya you still have feelings for her (You tell Derek at the Prep party), and if you don't join the throuple you remain friends with both Maya and Josy

So Maya doesn't care you're close with Quinn, while you're on the Quinn path?

Yeah that's not odd at all, you've already knocked her back, You need to be a Dik to get Quinn and a Chick to get Maya essentialy that ship sailed. Your personality no longer aligns with what Maya wants.

I guess as friends she could give a shit about who you're close with, but ultimately you haven't really gone public really, and even if it was a solid friend would support you regardless of their opinion of your partner.

 

[mike12013]

So Maya doesn't care you're close with Quinn, while you're on the Quinn path?

Yeah that's not odd at all, you've already knocked her back, You need to be a Dik to get Quinn and a Chick to get Maya essentialy that ship sailed. Your personality no longer aligns with what Maya wants.

I guess as friends she could give a shit about who you're close with, but ultimately you haven't really gone public really, and even if it was a solid friend would support you regardless of their opinion of your partner.

Yeah that's a fair viewpoint, though personally if one of my best friends, one of the few people who I can confide in and know my darkest secrets, got with someone who made my life hell, I certainly wouldn't be happy, I'd definitely distance myself from that friend, but I just try to avoid drama where possible

 

[Ray_D]

Update now?

Abandoned huh?
Dev's probably a milker.
So When Update?

Okay milton you crazy Aussie you left me no choice.

 

[Riaman]

So Maya doesn't care you're close with Quinn, while you're on the Quinn path?

Yeah that's not odd at all, you've already knocked her back, You need to be a Dik to get Quinn and a Chick to get Maya essentialy that ship sailed. Your personality no longer aligns with what Maya wants.

I guess as friends she could give a shit about who you're close with, but ultimately you haven't really gone public really, and even if it was a solid friend would support you regardless of their opinion of your partner.

You don't really need to be "Chick" for Maya but it is more optimal. You could do with Neutral. You just don't need to be "Dik" for a certain while.

There is a choice in Ep 10 where you could punch certain someone, many players have different views on it, but IMO Maya Prefers if MC does not.

A chick MC or a Neutral MC who never did a single fight can resolve it in best possible way.

Whereas for Josy, in episode 9 there is certain someone whom if you Punch, She will be quite Happy.

So Neutral + Feisty MC, Better for Josy.

 

[ChipLecsap]

Guys, I was thinking about something and I' like to share, read your thoughts. What about the so called cheat points? How you think they're gonna impact on each path? I mean, if you're doing Others path, seems to me that those points should be inconsequential, right?

Any theories?

Knowing DPC, the Love interests are, just randomly gonna dump the MC when he get enough of it, because they magically gonna sense his cheating point level, like they do with his Affinity.
They are all Jedi and Sith after all, feeling the Force

 

[Jafo]

It is impossible to look into this thread and find the latest devlog. I am not looking often here but what I do like to know is when there is an estimate for the next update. It is over a year ago that I was able to enjoy part 10.

I feel sorry for the Patreons, paying so much money every month. Not getting what they deserve. Any estimate on update 11?

 

[ZenoMod]

It is impossible to look into this thread and find the latest devlog. I am not looking often here but what I do like to know is when there is an estimate for the next update. It is over a year ago that I was able to enjoy part 10.

I feel sorry for the Patreons, paying so much money every month. Not getting what they deserve. Any estimate on update 11?

FYI, in your preferences order search results chronologically, then search this thread for "status update".

Since BaD updates are usually shared here by LizaS, you can add that to the "by user" filter.



Latest status update is here.

Now you know how to find the next each Friday.

 

[ChipLecsap]

It is impossible to look into this thread and find the latest devlog. I am not looking often here but what I do like to know is when there is an estimate for the next update. It is over a year ago that I was able to enjoy part 10.

I feel sorry for the Patreons, paying so much money every month. Not getting what they deserve. Any estimate on update 11?

it will be ready when it's ready. , may be february, maybe March.

 

[ZenoMod]

...maybe April...

I hope to be wrong, but February seems unlikely at this point...

 

[Lagunavii]

...maybe April...

I hope to be wrong, but February seems unlikely at this point...

I've always thought February was ambitious, but the fact he didn't share a render count this time pretty much nailed a March Release for me.

 

[Darkwen the Josy lover]

It is impossible to look into this thread and find the latest devlog. I am not looking often here but what I do like to know is when there is an estimate for the next update. It is over a year ago that I was able to enjoy part 10.

I feel sorry for the Patreons, paying so much money every month. Not getting what they deserve. Any estimate on update 11?

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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

here you go, that was easy

 

[Lagunavii]

here you go, that was easy

As easy as rejecting Josy

 

[Darkwen the Josy lover]

As easy as rejecting Josy

Impossible to reject Josy for me anyway

 

[Lagunavii]

Impossible to reject Josy for me anyway

I bet you're counting down the days till Maya can get kicked to the kerb.

 

[ChipLecsap]

I bet you're counting down the days till Maya can get kicked to the kerb.

everyone counting the days until Patric put maya'ass in a church and order her to be a nun - even if its to late for that

 

[Darkwen the Josy lover]

I bet you're counting down the days till Maya can get kicked to the kerb.

35 days 18 hours 23 and haft seconds but that just a guess I would prefer to be more detailed