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

[Kungpaojetli]

Just finished playing the current version of the game and I have to say.. Wow. This is certainly one of the best VNs I've ever played.

Can't wait for the next update.

 

[Demon Jhim]

Okay I sacrifice the Maya&Joys path now I hope I get a Cathy&Jade as an alternative.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

About the theory of MC mother being a Burgmeister and the MC geting an inheritance idk man in any moment the MC father tought and say something like "haha what a coincidence your mom last name is the same as the name of the college you are going to haha"

Over dating a boy that he doesn't like? Ok maybe plausible but definitely on the extreme side. How would he have tracked him down now? He doesn't have his mother's last name? Why would the MC not know his mother's last name in the first place? I just can't imagine a level of hatred so extreme that you would lie to your own child for years and hide something that wouldn't affect anything in the first place. I mean if he completely disowned her in the first place why would he know she had a child and why would he try to track him down now? I know it's a game but this seems a little too movie-ish for me. I have children and even if I hated them for some reason I can't imagine not being there if they died. That's just a level of animosity I can't even possible fathom.

Who knows anything is possible I guess. Why wait 19 years then? 18 would have been legal, 21 is when most trust funds kick in. What's so special about 19? Not enough info.

Cndyrvr4lf There's likely nothing special about him turning 19, it would just be another plot contrivance where something big is happening at this moment because we're witnessing the story at this point in time.

As for everything else, it's perfectly feasible that the MC was unaware of who his mother's family were because that's perhaps how she wanted it, especially if she had been disowned by them for going against their wishes and falling in love with someone that they likely viewed as being below her station. It's easy to see how his Mom and Dad wouldn't want anything to do with them after that because it ties with what the MC says in the opening monologue about how true family doesn't abandon you. If he had known about his rich relatives growing up, then he might not have learned to appreciate what he has and learn the value of hard work and sacrifice which is what informs a lot of his actions in this game, particularly his speech at the end of ep 5. It's not necessarily about hatred for her parents, but about them wanting to raise him in what they viewed was the right way.

It's also not that uncommon for parents to fall out with their kids or kids to fall out with their parents. My parents were cut out of my Dad's Mum's will when she passed away after they got into an argument a few years before about how she treated my Mum, and we also didn't see her once during those years. This happened despite that fact that my side of the family was always closer to her than my Uncle's (Dad's brother's) side and we spent way more time with her over the years and always had her over for Chistmas. My parents also gave my Gran so much help and support after she had a stroke, whilst my Uncle did absolutely nothing for her, yet he and his family got the most out of the will.

Sometimes these things happen with families and sometimes they can be repaired, but sometimes they can't. In this case, it could be that the family either realised who the MC was after he enrolled at the college or they were secretly keeping tabs on him, and now they've chosen to reach out to him because they regret what happened with his Mom.

It seems to me that DPC feels the different branches are free to have their own continuity. So if we follow Maya, in that branch it really was Josy who was hesitant to include the MC; if you follow Josy, it really was the other way around. If that is what DPC thinks, then IMHO he's just wrong. That sort of subjective narrative will invariably confuse the players, and it ultimately undermines the impact of the player's choices because it turns out there are a bunch of other variables crowding those choices out.

Regardless of which one you go with, I don't think this negates what the other would say if you went with them, it's just that you don't get to hear them say it. Just because Maya says that she worried about what Josy would think doesn't mean that Josy wasn't also worried about what Maya would think, it's just that we don't get to hear that from Josy by going to speak with Maya. What they're both thinking isn't mutually exclusive and I don't think DPC is trying to say that the one you don't speak to didn't also have the same conerns as the one you do speak to.

Anyway, I've ranted on this topic several times now. I guess I really needed to sort out my thoughts, but this is going to have to be my final word on the matter.

We still have around 4 months until the next update and several years until the game ends, so I think "final word on the matter" is a little optimistic.

From what I’ve seen you could conclude Josy is full on bisexual. While I think Maya could be considered demisexual. This is when someone only gets sexually attracted to people they have an emotional bond with. I think it would explain her quite well. She only ever felt that level of closeness to Josy before but MC being all charming, kind, helpful, and forgiving helped her find him attractive.

Said the same thing myself.

Maya flirting with other girls isn't in her nature. Aside from the fact that she doesn't seem to be the kind of person who initiates things, we don't really know if she's even attracted to any other girls or what exactly it is that attracts her to a person. Maya and Josy might have thought that Maya was only ever attracted to girls, but maybe Maya's only ever been attracted to one girl, and it wasn't necessarily a physical attraction but an emotional one.

In the scenario where the MC has done everything positive with Maya, this would certainly track with how her and the MC got so close so quickly because the MC provided for Maya's emotional needs by being there for her when she needed him and he showed her the warmth and affection she was needing as well. Josy too may have been this for Maya when they were in high school and so her feelings for Josy became romantic, just as they have become for the MC.

Yes, the apparent quick change is jarring, but like with a lot of things in this story, you just have to suspend your disbelief occasionally in order to get over certain things.

 

[Templar Knight]

It can't be Melanie, she was at the gym when Chad got the call.

I had to play again because I didn't notice this detail,thanks by the way.

 

[Miz3r]

I keep getting "error" use of modified game data when trying to continue with previous save on new update
What am i doing wrong here ,
Cheers

 

[ename144]

Sometimes these things happen with families and sometimes they can be repaired, but sometimes they can't. In this case, it could be that the family either realised who the MC was after he enrolled at the college or they were secretly keeping tabs on him, and now they've chosen to reach out to him because they regret what happened with his Mom.

Or that they learned that the MC was currently dating the heir to the Royce fortune...

We still have around 4 months until the next update and several years until the game ends, so I think "final word on the matter" is a little optimistic.

So... you're saying that I shouldn't attach strings to my discussion topics?

 

[Holy Bacchus]

I keep getting "error" use of modified game data when trying to continue with previous save on new update
What am i doing wrong here ,
Cheers

Probably using saves that were made with the mod. They don't work on a clean version of the game.

 

[AvatarStormBringer]

About MC family letter (mom). I think there was obvious Man_in_checkered_suit in prep party who noticed strangely familiar face MC, and was tired of Rusty's financial infantility. So they are sent note to check up for more adult successor. (I support Burgmeister's legacy point here)

That whole episode 5 covers 24 hours. Is DPC snail mail that efficient that man_in_checkered_suit goes back that night and posted the mail and it arrived at MC's dad's doorstep the next morning?

 

[Miz3r]

Probably using saves that were made with the mod. They don't work on a clean version of the game.

I fixed it, managed to get it working cheers

 

[Almighty]

Is it wrong I'm mad at Jill for cock blocking. Damn her to hell she should had been at the house she lived at. We could had fucked Isabella by now. Jill might had cocked block the sex at the house though but its wroth it for ISABELLA.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

Or that they learned that the MC was currently dating the heir to the Royce fortune...

Well, if they're on something like a board of trustees, they may have heard about an incident involving the president of the alphas and a freshman called "MC Surname", and it might have triggered the old memory banks; "Hmmm, Surname? Wasn't that the name of that builder our daughter ran away with? What's his father's name? Neil! Wait a minute...could it be...?" Then, after a bit of further digging, they discovered this was indeed their grandson and decided to reach out to him. But their secretary/personal assistant sent the letter to the home address instead of to the college, which would explain why it went where he isn't rather than where he is.

 

[Heyesey]

Okay I sacrifice the Maya&Joys path now I hope I get a Cathy&Jade as an alternative.

I'm far from convinced that Maya/Josy path has been entirely sacrificed. They are still intending to pledge HOT, which means going at the scavenger hunt list, and "threesome" is on that. They both still have strong feelings for MC, who else are they likely to ask to help out with it?

 

[Darkdevil66]

1) I think Sarah/Melanie taken THAT shot Cathy, and Riona posted cluck. Or Sara/Mel posted it too. After this they are just played with MC. And they are dropped those photos to Chad to provoke him into more mess with MC. (For fun, or to make Sage free, or wathever...)

There is no need to more smart meany bitches, than already obviously presented.

But the Cathy shot is a move against all the Diks. It could even be a move against Rusty to make him lose his position as president. As for Chad's photos, how could they know Chad would suspect and attack the MC ? None of this will help make Sage free and going so far as taking nude pictures of teacher and blackmailing Chad just "for fun" seems a very weak motivation and out of their characters.

 

[xsssssssss]

Is it wrong I'm mad at Jill for cock blocking. Damn her to hell she should had been at the house she lived at. We could had fucked Isabella by now. Jill might had cocked block the sex at the house though but its wroth it for ISABELLA.

The alternative was her cock blocking us with Cathy.

 

[Laurelin]

Cndyrvr4lf
We still have around 4 months until the next update and several years until the game ends, so I think "final word on the matter" is a little optimistic.

OMG, do you really think that it'll be so long ? How many episodes DrPinkCake is supposed to create ?

 

[always86]

OMG, do you really think that it'll be so long ? How many episodes DrPinkCake is supposed to create ?

I worked this out the other day. October is the likely release window.

Just for fun I did some quick sums. Based on various factors I think we are most likely to get chapter 6 on either 16th or the 23rd October 2020. This is based on the production timeline for chapters 4 and 5. (4 took 1 week longer than 5).

That said if we go by chapter one, which, based on the last Acting Lessons post took 60 days we could have a release on 28/07/20 and an average of production time on all 5 chapters would mean 13th September.

Chapters took 60, 85, 104, 147 and 140 days each. I think because of the increased content/ complex animations a time frame of October is probably right. I know that's what most of you were predicting anyway I just thought it would be interesting to look at the numbers.

 

[ChipLecsap]

OMG, do you really think that it'll be so long ? How many episodes DrPinkCake is supposed to create ?

minimum 10. I expect 12-15. episode. based on this.

Will the second season also consist of four episodes? And how many seasons will the game have?

Four episodes per season felt like a good number back when I thought that each season would be ~4GB. I think I will stick to an approximate amount of content rather than a fixed episode count. It will likely be 4 episodes per season, but it's not carved in stone.

The first time I mentioned anything about the total episode count I said 10-20 episodes. I know that this estimate can be improved, but it's hard to say an exact count because I have a very specific plan for the game that I can't reveal. The best estimate I can give you right now is that we're still early in the game and that I would be surprised if I release less than 4 seasons.

 

[NOVASSR]

Question, the dev

OMG, do you really think that it'll be so long ? How many episodes DrPinkCake is supposed to create ?

I was thinking that, how long will the game take? like the first year of college? until the MC graduates?

 

[resgar]

But the Cathy shot is a move against all the Diks. It could even be a move against Rusty to make him lose his position as president. As for Chad's photos, how could they know Chad would suspect and attack the MC ? None of this will help make Sage free and going so far as taking nude pictures of teacher and blackmailing Chad just "for fun" seems a very weak motivation and out of their characters.

So? Seems to me, they are really do not care about DIKs or Rusty at all, and they want to separate Chad from Sage to not be obligated by sorority to attend boring parties in future. For freedom to chose party. Short term selfish college-fun as it is. Quinn tries to build her own business, recruiting newbies and making deals for good. Sara/Mel just meany bitches making fun around. They are cute on surface, and attractive, but nonetheless. I see them as Chaotic Evil destructive characters. Smart, motivated and capable to pull off this actions.

Also:
Sara/Mel - CE
Quinn - LE
Jill- LG
Sage- CG
Riona,Camila,Jade-NE
M&J,Bella-NG

Dungeon&Gremlins discuss go?

 

[Holy Bacchus]

OMG, do you really think that it'll be so long ? How many episodes DrPinkCake is supposed to create ?

Yes, because this last update took 4 months, and as much as some people might be hoping it will only be 3 like it was between the first few episodes, 4 months is a reasonable assumption based on just how big this game has become.

As far as the whole game is concerned, DPC said this during a Patreon Q&A back in February:

The first time I mentioned anything about the total episode count I said 10-20 episodes. I know that this estimate can be improved, but it's hard to say an exact count because I have a very specific plan for the game that I can't reveal. The best estimate I can give you right now is that we're still early in the game and that I would be surprised if I release less than 4 seasons.

They also said that each season is likely to be 4 episodes each, so 4 seasons would be 16 episodes. Even with that, however, most people have been hoping that it will be just 12 episodes as 3 seasons feels like the right amount and it wouldn't be too long to wait compared to 16 or 20 episodes, but it's ultimately up to DPC how much they feel they can and will end up doing.

Given that, I did this calculation, based on the 12 episode minimum and 20 episode maximum estimate, for when this game could be completed.

Only if the game doesn't have 20 episodes. If it does, this is what we're looking at:

• 15 more episodes with a 3 month update gap = 45 months. 45 months from May 2020 = February 2024.
• 15 more episodes with a 4 month update gap = 60 months. 60 months from May 2020 = May 2025.

Best case scenario is just 3 seasons and 12 episodes which would be:

• 7 more episodes with a 3 month update gap = 21 months. 21 months from May 2020 = February 2022.
• 7 more episodes with a 4 month update gap = 28 months. 28 months from May 2020 = September 2022.

Even factoring in a few extra months for when they spend time getting each season on to Steam, we're looking at late 2022 at the earliest, and mid 2025 at the latest.