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

[ratttta]

welcome to the club.

Welcome dear DIK friend.

Thank you guys.

Then I advise you to redo a game with DIK/CHICK path... Depends on what you did at your first game.

I´m on it. In my playthrough I was a massive DIK .
Which is good, I realized early on that I have to be a DIK to go for Sage and I was right. But...

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I have to go CHICK this time.

 

[Laurelin]

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. I have to go CHICK this time.

Another time, welcome to the club !

 

[felicemastronzo]

It is not sure that the best way to reach Maya or Josy is through the step of the triangle, for me it hides more dangers than possibilities

 

[AvatarStormBringer]

I am depressed while waiting for an update. Then I tried other games to fill in the void, and got more depressing because now I have to wait for so many updates.

 

[ename144]

What does IsabellaRoberts tell you?

It tells me she's sufficiently reclusive she has no interest in fun pastimes like social media. She probably needed a Rooster account for her job, so she filled it out with her name, end of story.

It's possible she was always this way, but given her OMG days it seems far more likely it's yet another side effect of whatever happened to her marriage. Poor Bella is going through the motions these days rather than enjoying life.

 

[always86]

How many saves do we need?

For the time being 3. DIK CHICK neutral.

long term I’d guess 5 (one for each main girl). That said the MC can be pretty open about who he is dating. So it’s possible as long as you don’t cheat down the line you’ll be able to keep fucking around for the time being,

 

[Dashxp4k]

I bet episode 6 cliffhanger will be When MC open the Mail about his mother in his birthday.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

I bet episode 6 cliffhanger will be When MC open the Mail about his mother in his birthday.

Unlikely. The way he and his Dad spoke about it in the texts makes it seem like it's still some time away, probably another month, and ep 6 is likely to just cover part of the 2nd Scavenger Hunt week.

 

[ename144]

Quinn is a main girl, just not a love interest.

She's actually the 2nd most important character in the game after the MC. For example, the entire plot of Ep.5 derives from Quinn's decision to push the HOTs toward the preps and not telling Tommy/Rusty about it. The DIKs storming off, the adventures in the Prep mansion, the DIK house being trashed all flows from Quinn's decision.

One could take any one LI out of the game with some rewrites, but remove Quinn and BaDIK is an entirely different game.

Maybe. Quinn and Maya are in a fierce battle for most influential NPC, and I don't think we can say for certain who has the crown until we learn just how Quinn figures into the rumor about free tuition. I know it's easy to assume the free tuition is just a side effect of Quinn's Nefarious Plot(tm), but the whole HOT financial situation is so convoluted I'm not even sure of that any more. Either way, it there's no arguing Quinn is very important.

This reminds me of a question I've been pondering. Why was Episode 5 titled "HOTheaded?"

The HOTs spend a lot of time on screen, but for the most part they are little more than fuckable props. Maya and Josy are important, but not as HOT pledges. Sage gets a big role, but she is extremely levelheaded. Melanie and Sarah reveal they have some sort of agenda, but only for those on the Sage path. The other HOTs have bit roles, and most are pretty rational.

Quinn is the driving force behind the events at the Hell Week party and she is definitely not acting rationally, so she seems to be the most likely reference. But it does seem odd to make her the titular character when she is fairly passive in the episode and barely interacts with the MC at all.

Then again, maybe it's meant to be a foreword looking title. Heather's conversation with Riona indicates even more trouble is brewing in the HOTs, and the walls continue to close in on Quinn. So maybe the title refers to the fact this is when the HOTs were committed to a self-destructive course of action that will play out over Season 2?

The previous titles had fairly straightforward meanings (though I guess you could argue Episode 3 was a sly reference to Maya's secrets finally being revealed). This one feels a lot more nebulous. So I'm just wondering if I'm missing something obvious for Episode 5.

Any thoughts?

 

[AvatarStormBringer]

Unlikely. The way he and his Dad spoke about it in the texts makes it seem like it's still some time away, probably another month, and ep 6 is likely to just cover part of the 2nd Scavenger Hunt week.

By season 3 then, one month away, 1 week per episode, unless it happened like Episode 5, 24 hours.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

This reminds me of a question I've been pondering. Why was Episode 5 titled "HOTheaded?"

Any thoughts?

Well, Quinn makes a rather "hotheaded" decision to try and make money from the Preps knowing full well it will piss of the DIKs, Tommy makes the "hotheaded" decision to throw the dildos through the Jock's windows, the MC can also make a "hotheaded" decision to fight Caleb and punch Tybalt, the Jocks make the "hotheaded" decision to trash the DIK mansion, and the episode centres around the HOTs so the "hot" portion of "HOTheaded" is emphasised as they are the centre of all the "hotheaded" actions on display.

By season 3 then, one month away, 1 week per episode, unless it happened like Episode 5, 24 hours.

I reckon we'll get to his birthday by ep 8 as this would be a great cliffhanger for Season 2.

I could see there being some celebrations/congratulations from the folks at B&R - DIKs, LIs, side girls, etc - and maybe even a party that could see some of the LIs in competition for his affection and starting to realise that he's seeing all of them, then the episode ends with him going home, greeting his Dad, getting the letter, and being like, "WTF?!", then it cuts to black and we get, "End of Episode 8".

 

[felicemastronzo]

the mother's letter would be a too predictable twist, so it won't be.

it will probably bring some news (about MC financial status), but it could also be just a moving moment

 

[Darkdevil66]

Quinnis is hot and funn, therfore people tend to apologize for her actions. While they curse Tomy`s character for minor sins. Quinn is a clear antagonist of the story so far. Everything she does, she does for her needs (definitely not for HOTs). The fact that she is the current antagonist does not mean that she is the main antagonist of the whole BaDIK, on the contrary, it is very unlikely.
But until she changes her behavior, she cannot be counted on as anything other than an adversary.

I'm not making excuses for Quinn's actions but at this point of the story, she's more Maya's adversary while Tommy is directly hostile toward the MC. Depending on players's choices the MC doesn't really have the moral ground. Like Quinn pointed out, if the MC uses the Restaurant he's not so different than her. She uses girls for money and drugs and he uses them for his sexual pleasure. The fact all girls enjoyed him and fucked him freely later makes the whole thing consensual but still, the MC had no problem with being involved in a prostitution business. Same thing for the cumpetition. Using Maya to tease the MC was a bitch move but once again, depending on the player's choice the thing evolved into a sexual game in which The MC dared Quinn to go deeper. Furthermore, her obvious crush for the MC fails to make her threatening, especially on the roof where she turns out protective and concerned.

In comparison, Tommy has been a douche to the Mc since day one. No matter the way the MC acts, Tommy treats him like his own little bitch. He forced him to steal a pantie, he let him outside naked, he ruined the first date with Bella and didn't even do his father's job. He's a bit proud if the Mc performs dik actions but he doesn't really give a shit about his well being. In the end of the ep5, he's still the only Dik hostile to MC's point of view.

Quinn will clearly bring troubles for Maya and The Hots, not to mention the drug issues but she has no real reason to make a direct move against the MC. Tommy on the other hand will probably conspire against the MC.

 

[Darkmetal]

This reminds me of a question I've been pondering. Why was Episode 5 titled "HOTheaded?"
Any thoughts?

I took it as an entendre/pun on a few levels, the main one being how this episode was about the DIKs acting in a hotheaded fashion due to where the HOTs headed (to the preps) and reaping the consequences of that, hence "HOTheaded." The second is a play on things coming to "a head" in the HOTs themselves due to their actions; Mona/Ashley potentially bailing, Heather's discontent and Mel/Sarah's plan. That's just my interpretation of course. DPC's mind could be completely different.

 

[Trimes123456]

I hate that I only really play story games (adult or otherwise) during a tough period of my life, since I need some form of escape. But these just make things worse, even getting a desirable result makes me feel somewhat empty inside.

Thank you guys.



I´m on it. In my playthrough I was a massive DIK .
Which is good, I realized early on that I have to be a DIK to go for Sage and I was right. But...

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I have to go CHICK this time.

In the exact same boat as you. Losing Maya and Josy is rough.

 

[Julius Kingsley]

ANY NEWS ABT THE UPDATE?!!

 

[Holy Bacchus]

ANY NEWS ABT THE UPDATE?!!

2 pages back.

 

[J1215]

A funny scene (in Ep.5) where MC threw a pancake! - Awesome, virtuoso toss of a pancake. Even the ceiling suffered from this throw.

 

[Darkmetal]

bet episode 6 cliffhanger will be When MC open the Mail about his mother in his birthday.

From a story construction standpoint, I'm inclined to think the content of that letter will be an end-of-Season 2 cliffhanger at this point and lead to a new character arc in Season 3.

Ye old "hero's" journey arc:

Season 1: MC is bottom of the pile just doing as he is told. Doing pranks and getting into trouble.
This phase has ended, as emphasised in several scenes, the most important marker being the talk with Derek:

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Immediately following which, the MC decides to be step up and be a problem solver and heads to Cathy, resulting in the look of incredulity on the faces of Bella and Jill seeing a new facet of the former maggot.

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Season 2: MC Steps up as more of a leader and is seen by others as problem solver on campus - and not just by the DIKs
The transition to this phase of the "Hero's Journey" was also marked by several scenes; some obvious such as the speech on the DIK stairs, Sage's comments etc. plus, importantly;

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There's a lot of Season 2 left to go before the letter potentially triggers the next stage in the "Hero's journey" methinks.

Season 3: MC is potentially rich? Comes to a fork in the road between integrity and social climbing? We'll see.

 

[Hugh G. Rection]

I'm not making excuses for Quinn's actions but at this point of the story, she's more Maya's adversary while Tommy is directly hostile toward the MC. Depending on players's choices the MC doesn't really have the moral ground. Like Quinn pointed out, if the MC uses the Restaurant he's not so different than her. She uses girls for money and drugs and he uses them for his sexual pleasure. The fact all girls enjoyed him and fucked him freely later makes the whole thing consensual but still, the MC had no problem with being involved in a prostitution business. Same thing for the cumpetition. Using Maya to tease the MC was a bitch move but once again, depending on the player's choice the thing evolved into a sexual game in which The MC dared Quinn to go deeper. Furthermore, her obvious crush for the MC fails to make her threatening, especially on the roof where she turns out protective and concerned.

In comparison, Tommy has been a douche to the Mc since day one. No matter the way the MC acts, Tommy treats him like his own little bitch. He forced him to steal a pantie, he let him outside naked, he ruined the first date with Bella and didn't even do his father's job. He's a bit proud if the Mc performs dik actions but he doesn't really give a shit about his well being. In the end of the ep5, he's still the only Dik hostile to MC's point of view.

Quinn will clearly bring troubles for Maya and The Hots, not to mention the drug issues but she has no real reason to make a direct move against the MC. Tommy on the other hand will probably conspire against the MC.

I beg to differ on Tommy. He is the biggest cunt in the frat, yes, and he is the VP - biggest cunt running shit. I personally like him a great deal, his Ep 5 meltdown notwithstanding, because he fulfills his role of the tribal asshole mentor figure so freakin well. Everything you mentioned where Tommy flings MC a shit sandwich is part of that role. He is a cunt to most everyone in the game xD

You also have to consider that Ep 5 was filled with events that shook Tommy's foundations - Quinn and HOTs betrayal, DIK mansion sacked, MC outshining him admittedly as well. Tommy is already low on agreeability as it is, is it any wonder he would be bitter after having all the above served to him in one evening?

Do we ever see Tommy treat MC with anything but hostility? YES, we absolutely do. And the fact that these events are sparse does not make them any less significant as you put it. They are evidence of Tommy's true character, in tandem with his default asshole demeanor.

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