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

[Geralt From Rivia]

But a bad ending for Maya is a good ending for Fuckface.

Only if you're Josy fan.

I did think about this as an option and discard it, but ultimately as I thought about it more and we are getting closer to endgame I've started to think about it more.

I've always maintained that the plot needs to go on regardless of retrieval so it's either not important or it is and someone else gets it.

If its not important, happy days our scooby gang finds another way, which they'd have to do anyway if they didn't get it. Paths are aligned plot goes on.

But it could very easily be not getting means you've just written Maya out of the story. Which we all know is a DPC thing to do. Especially given the scoring for success or not begins way back when you meet Patrick, which is again another DPC thing to do.

I'll laugh my head off if the splitting of the throuple, specifically getting Josy over Mays is dependent on this contract or not.

BaDIK is written in such way that MC is not the center of the universe and the story develops beyond his influence, MC can touch only certain moments for now, but I would like to see the butterfly effect closer to Endgame.
Maya will remain part of the story, it's just that events will develop worse for her.
But the saving/collapse Throuple is something that MC influences with his decisions. Specially being on the J/M path. Let's say that failure with the papers can be the spark that will set fire to the powder keg of their relationship and the accumulated problems, but here MC, depending on the decisions he makes, can either stabilize Throuple or destroy it. We can choose to focus on one girl and carefully set one girl against the other, or always reconcile them and pay equal attention to each other.
I don't know yet how this works outside of their route. Perhaps MC will just be an observer here.

 

[Bootyman92]

Legit I cried a little when Jill told me to put a condom

Duuuude! I was on some

 

[Lagunavii]

Only if you're Josy fan.


BaDIK is written in such way that MC is not the center of the universe and the story develops beyond his influence, MC can touch only certain moments for now, but I would like to see the butterfly effect closer to Endgame.
Maya will remain part of the story, it's just that events will develop worse for her.
But the saving/collapse Throuple is something that MC influences with his decisions. Specially being on the J/M path. Let's say that failure with the papers can be the spark that will set fire to the powder keg of their relationship and the accumulated problems, but here MC, depending on the decisions he makes, can either stabilize Throuple or destroy it. We can choose to focus on one girl and carefully set one girl against the other, or always reconcile them and pay equal attention to each other.
I don't know yet how this works outside of their route. Perhaps MC will just be an observer here.

Yeah, we are sorta on the same page, when I said you've just written Maya out of the story. I didn't mean instantly. Like one day she's there, the next she's not.
I meant more, you've just set yourself on the path that's not good Maya. Essentially it's nothing good for her here on out and I ultimately leads to her leaving for whatever reason.
Basically, in other words if you're on the Thruple path, failing to get the contract means you no longer get a happy ending with Maya... We still obviously have to get there, but that fares been sealed.

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

Yeah, we are sorta on the same page, when I said you've just written Maya out of the story. I didn't mean instantly. Like one day she's there, the next she's not.
I meant more, you've just set yourself on the path that's not good Maya. Essentially it's nothing good for her here on out and I ultimately leads to her leaving for whatever reason.
Basically, in other words if you're on the Thruple path, failing to get the contract means you no longer get a happy ending with Maya... We still obviously have to get there, but that fares been sealed.

"Bad ending for Maya" in case of failure with the papers, I think it would be like this: Maya can't reconcile with her father and the family will fall apart completely after Helen's death. Having lost his wife and in some sense his daughter, with whom he will break up on a bad note, Patrick will finally break and he will commit suicide or sink to the bottom of society.
The main message of BaDIK is about families and their problems, so I consider this as an option: Maya losing her family.

 

[Blue Milk]

This is more closer to home than people realise, our next Q&A might paint this in a different way. But at the last one he stated

I believe we're looking at something like 14-16 episodes total for the game. I know I need up until episode 14,

I know people like to think we are getting at least 16 and by all means we might, but DPC has said at last Q&A he knows he needs 14. So wost case is we have 4 more episodes to go,

He also said that season 4 won't be a typical season as it includes endings and the likes.

Long story short, until we are told otherwise (perhaps in the Q&A) we are closer to the endgame than perhaps some realise. Things are going to start getting tied up now. It's no longer too early for anything.

Most people interpret, and I think rightly so, that what he means by "need up until Episode 14" is to complete all the story setup for the grand finale. He did the same thing with AL where Ep 6 completed all the setup choices and Eps 7 & 8 were the finale and epilogue respectively where our choices came home to roost.

I also don't think he's going to just do a 2 episode final season for Steam and there was another part to that Q&A answer where he said something along the lines of how S4 wouldn't a "regular" or "normal" season, or whatever word he used. I look at that as him hinting at what I just said, that Eps 13 & 14 are the regular episodes with choices, minigames, parties, etc, but then Eps 15 & 16 play out more linear as you play through the ending and the consequences of your choices. That would qualify as a non-typical season in my books.

The main message of BaDIK is about families and their problems, so I consider this as an option: Maya losing her family.

But gains a new one with the friends she makes at college

 

[Macky009]

"Bad ending for Maya" in case of failure with the papers, I think it would be like this: Maya can't reconcile with her father and the family will fall apart completely after Helen's death. Having lost his wife and in some sense his daughter, with whom he will break up on a bad note, Patrick will finally break and he will commit suicide or sink to the bottom of society.
The main message of BaDIK is about families and their problems, so I consider this as an option: Maya losing her family.

That's quite dark if i'm being honest. I get the part where Helen dies because of her sickness, but Patrick commiting suicide is going on a dark path. It could destroy Maya and Derek's relationship if this happen if i'm being honest.

 

[Bootyman92]

I find her the least physically appealing girl in the game, including the feminists. Heck, even Dany might be both cuter and nicer.

 

[Bootyman92]

Yeah, everything is just perfect. Except those two weird things on her head...
It's like she's decorated her hair with dead animal tails. Beavers, maybe coyotes. Or even a small doggo. Who in their right mind would skin a poor doggo and decorate her hair with its tail? Damn, all I can think about now when I look at this is dead animals. I used to do that in school when I'd get a sudden boner and the teacher would call me to the blackboard. Dead animals would help the boner go away.
Hmm... Yeah, it's perfect, thank you Josy!

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

That's quite dark if i'm being honest. I get the part where Helen dies because of her sickness, but Patrick commiting suicide is going on a dark path. It could destroy Maya and Derek's relationship if this happen if i'm being honest.

It's hard, but I love it when AVNs do this, throwing the player out of the safe space and forcing him to experience difficult emotions. Here is dear player, look what your actions led to, if you had acted smarter, everything could have been different.

 

[Little Penguin]

This comment is based on what some talk about the total length of the game. Honestly, I don't care if it has 14, 16 or 25 episodes, obviously all of us here enjoy the game and want it to last as long as possible, but I think I speak for the majority when I say that the total number of chapters doesn't matter. The most important thing is that it has a well-done and appropriate ending for a great game like this.

Multiple endings and continue what has characterized the game, which is nothing other than good humor, charismatic characters and a great story.

I have never been a big fan of university type games, but this one has managed to hook me to such an extent that I have even donated to Patreon and followed the updates very closely. I have never donated to games that have not been finished (I think most of you already know the reason)

Let's hope we don't have to wait too long to enjoy the end of the game and dream of DPC starting another project as big as this one. And if it doesn't, at least we will have enjoyed one of the best VNs I have had the pleasure of playing.

PD: Sorry if my English is not perfect, I always say it but what I know I learned by myself and sometimes translating some words do not fit well within the context of what I want to say, even so I think you understand me.

Have a good day!

 

[Lagunavii]

Most people interpret, and I think rightly so, that what he means by "need up until Episode 14" is to complete all the story setup for the grand finale. He did the same thing with AL where Ep 6 completed all the setup choices and Eps 7 & 8 were the finale and epilogue respectively where our choices came home to roost.

I also don't think he's going to just do a 2 episode final season for Steam and there was another part to that Q&A answer where he said something along the lines of how S4 wouldn't a "regular" or "normal" season, or whatever word he used. I look at that as him hinting at what I just said, that Eps 13 & 14 are the regular episodes with choices, minigames, parties, etc, but then Eps 15 & 16 play out more linear as you play through the ending and the consequences of your choices. That would qualify as a non-typical season in my books.



But gains a new one with the friends she makes at college

No I don't disagree with you at all. A 2 episode season that is effectively just epilogues is ludicrous (but let's be honest not beyond DPC esp as you're right he did say season 4 would not be typical)

But let's look at is from both sides, he was originally counting the epilogues in his count, in which case we have even less time than we first thought, in which case it's "ending" at 12, we are definitely in the endgame.

Or, it "ends" at 14 more likely as this gives us 4 more chapters 11 Christmas, 12 valentines, 13 spring break 14 college year ends. Before our episode 15 and 16 epilogue (more likely this one) currently approaching chapter 11 of 14... Well into the last half of the story, a bit into the last third of the story and just entering the last quarter of the story. Again we are sorta in the endgame now.

Which bringing us back to the original point at hand It's by far no means to early to be introducing characters now, it's time for the outcomes of all those set ups in earlier chapters to start coming to fruition

 

[Lagunavii]

It's hard, but I love it when AVNs do this, throwing the player out of the safe space and forcing him to experience difficult emotions. Here is dear player, look what your actions led to, if you had acted smarter, everything could have been different.

The thing is it's many AVNs choose to ignore the actions have consequences route and prefer to apply the suspend your disbelief porn logic. And while yes you still get your ending and it's somewhat satisfying. The "you caused this with your decisions" either good or bad will ALWAYS trump them.

Now we got that warning at the start so we know it's got the potential to be dark. I've seen people throw out quotes and the likes stating DPC has said it won't go the same route as AL. (I can never really find a direct DPC source, so don't know exactly what was said) now we all know AL was pretty dark, but just because he's said it won't go that route doesn't mean this is going to be all sunshine and rainbows

 

[Blue Milk]

It's hard, but I love it when AVNs do this, throwing the player out of the safe space and forcing him to experience difficult emotions. Here is dear player, look what your actions led to, if you had acted smarter, everything could have been different.

Thing is, when you think about it, your actions in AL didn't lead to that bad thing happening, it happened regardless. So when people say how our actions as the player could lead to or cause bad endings and they reference AL in that, it's not entirely accurate considering it wasn't the player that did it then either.

This is why I think that, even with things that look like they could be bad, they ultimately won't be in the end and that there will always be a decent outcome even in the event of something bad happening. AL, again, did this because even though one of the friends burned to a crisp, Megan or Melissa come out alright in the end and go on to live a decent life with or without him.

I guess it will all depend on whether DPC remains the same kind of storyteller in this way, that even in the darkest of event outcomes there will still be a good future, or if he changes it up and makes our choices actually contribute to really dark outcomes.

Which bringing us back to the original point at hand It's by far no means to early to be introducing characters now, it's time for the outcomes of all those set ups in earlier chapters to start coming to fruition

Which is why I think James has to come back now. Bella's path needs some more drama and stakes to it and James is the biggest things that can do that, and better he come back now than in S4 when we're even closer to the endgame and even less time is given to this plot thread.

Also, I imagine there's got to be some impact even when not on Bella's path too because there is kind of this theme of the MC getting involved in drama even when not involved with MGs.

 

[Lagunavii]

Which is why I think James has to come back now. Bella's path needs some more drama and stakes to it and James is the biggest things that can do that, and better he come back now than in S4 when we're even closer to the endgame and even less time is given to this plot thread.

Also, I imagine there's got to be some impact even when not on Bella's path too because there is kind of this theme of the MC getting involved in drama even when not involved with MGs.

Absolutely 100% in agreement with you, he either needs to come back or we need to find out why he left or ultimately find out if he's buried under the patio.

Now the fact that we actually got a flashback/chapter begin dedicated to the James and Bella tells me we will get impact even off her path (otherwise why put it in) as to it being the fallout from the Christmas preview and the MC will be involved, I dont know. I'm currently drawing a blank at why MC would be there at Xmas while not on her path. (not to say there isn't a reason)

 

[Blue Milk]

Absolutely 100% in agreement with you, he either needs to come back or we need to find out why he left or ultimately find out if he's buried under the patio.

Now the fact that we actually got a flashback/chapter begin dedicated to the James and Bella tells me we will get impact even off her path (otherwise why put it in) as to it being the fallout from the Christmas preview and the MC will be involved, I dont know. I'm currently drawing a blank at why MC would be there at Xmas while not on her path. (not to say there isn't a reason)

If that's a flashforward, then judging from the number of seats it looks like it could be Bella, MC, Maya, Josy, Sage, Jill, and 2 others, possibly Derek and James or maybe even Derek and Neil with James showing up during the dinner and creating drama.

Simplest explanation for me if that's the case with the dinner guests is they that don't really have anywhere else to go. Bella has no family, Maya and Derek still not on good terms with Patrick, Josy again doesn't want to spend a holiday with Monica, Sage not having or wanting to spend time with her adoptive family, Jill probably has issues with her family by that point too, and MC and Neil get invited because the MC is part of the friend group and it wouldn't be right to leave Neil alone.

 

[Darkwen the Josy lover]

Yeah, everything is just perfect. Except those two weird things on her head...
It's like she's decorated her hair with dead animal tails. Beavers, maybe coyotes. Or even a small doggo. Who in their right mind would skin a poor doggo and decorate her hair with its tail? Damn, all I can think about now when I look at this is dead animals. I used to do that in school when I'd get a sudden boner and the teacher would call me to the blackboard. Dead animals would help the boner go away.
Hmm... Yeah, it's perfect, thank you Josy!

I love Josy's pig tails they so fucking cute total Alady move by the Queen
Alady Alady Alady

 

[Ottoeight]

obviously all of us here enjoy the game and want it to last as long as possible,

Not in the least. I don't want to die before the Author completes the game.

but I think I speak for the majority when I say that the total number of chapters doesn't matter.

No, you don't. You speak for yourself. Like everybody else does (me as well).

The most important thing is that it has a well-done and appropriate ending for a great game like this.

Well-done and appropriate ending = no more pointless 60fps animations and annoying minigames in the latest chapters.

I have never been a big fan of university type games,

You can tell that this is the AVN that started the genre.

Let's hope we don't have to wait too long to enjoy the end of the game and dream of DPC starting another project as big as this one.

Aren't you a naive fellow, bro. You won't see episode 12 before the end of 2026. End of Season 4? if it's 4 episodes... well, is 2030-32 a long wait in your opinion?

No I don't disagree with you at all. A 2 episode season that is effectively just epilogues is ludicrous (but let's be honest not beyond DPC esp as you're right he did say season 4 would not be typical)

But let's look at is from both sides, he was originally counting the epilogues in his count, in which case we have even less time than we first thought, in which case it's "ending" at 12, we are definitely in the endgame.

Or, it "ends" at 14 more likely as this gives us 4 more chapters 11 Christmas, 12 valentines, 13 spring break 14 college year ends. Before our episode 15 and 16 epilogue (more likely this one) currently approaching chapter 11 of 14... Well into the last half of the story, a bit into the last third of the story and just entering the last quarter of the story. Again we are sorta in the endgame now.

Which bringing us back to the original point at hand It's by far no means to early to be introducing characters now, it's time for the outcomes of all those set ups in earlier chapters to start coming to fruition

Why are you arguing over something that's going to happen in 5-7 years?

Thing is, when you think about it, your actions in AL didn't lead to that bad thing happening, it happened regardless. So when people say how our actions as the player could lead to or cause bad endings and they reference AL in that, it's not entirely accurate considering it wasn't the player that did it then either.

This is why I think that, even with things that look like they could be bad, they ultimately won't be in the end and that there will always be a decent outcome even in the event of something bad happening. AL, again, did this because even though one of the friends burned to a crisp, Megan or Melissa come out alright in the end and go on to live a decent life with or without him.

I guess it will all depend on whether DPC remains the same kind of storyteller in this way, that even in the darkest of event outcomes there will still be a good future, or if he changes it up and makes our choices actually contribute to really dark outcomes.



Which is why I think James has to come back now. Bella's path needs some more drama and stakes to it and James is the biggest things that can do that, and better he come back now than in S4 when we're even closer to the endgame and even less time is given to this plot thread.

Also, I imagine there's got to be some impact even when not on Bella's path too because there is kind of this theme of the MC getting involved in drama even when not involved with MGs.

You nailed the point: the main storyline is the main storyline and our choices won't change it.

Drama in Bella's path? how about a pregnancy?

 

[godkingxerxes]

Only if you're Josy fan.

Or just a fan of anyone else.

Maya is just too much of a focal point to be interesting anymore, he should have worked on ending the boring loan plot earlier.

 

[KАRАMBA]

Which is why I think James has to come back now. Bella's path needs some more drama and stakes to it and James is the biggest things that can do that, and better he come back now than in S4 when we're even closer to the endgame and even less time is given to this plot thread.

James has to come back and he will

 

[Riggnarock]

If the contract is indeed important and the documents are in fact needed. For Derek to come along and just be a superhero would be a massive letdown for me. I mean why couldn't Derek just have done that in the first place anyway?

I don't think the documents are going to be that important and it was just a convenient plot device to get us in the twins house to
a. see Patrick's abuse
b. see the mother's illness

the options going forward are

the documents are rubbish and are not needed so we need to find another way to help Maya, which we would need to do if we didn't get the documents anyway. so the paths become aligned.

or

The documents are important, someone else gets them and the paths remain aligned anyway.

See I agree I don't really think there's going to be a "fail state branch" here, the plot has to go on, with or without them.
However, back to my original point, which was responding to the
"Patrick causes the destruction trying to get them back" Which makes no sense, because, you might not have got them, why would they be at Bellas if you did, how does Patrick know they are at Bellas if they did go there and so on and so on. Its just a silly out there thought.

Derek and I Share tasks as Maggot Brothers since the beginning. When i wont pay a nerd then Derek gladly steps in to get his arse kicked!!

wich in hindsight means that if we dont get the documents right now, that Derek swoops in and gets his arse kicked by his dad