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

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For the better part of this week, I've been working on the scripts and writing dialogue. I spent a couple of days posing animations as well.

I've made good progress on the script, but I have a lot left to write and code.

My PCs have been rendering animations all week and will continue to do so during the next week.

So, the static render count is the same as last week, but the animation count is now 54 completed animations, plus 17 in the render queue.

I don't know how many animations this episode will have, yet. But it's going to surpass 100.



The episode itself has gotten a title, it will be called:

Episode 6 - Damage control

I don't want to reveal too much about the episode, but it's going to be a long one and have more variation in scenes and settings than episode 5 did.

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This week, +$10 patrons voted in a cosmetic poll for Jill. The winner with the majority vote was option 3.

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It will be featured in episode 6.



Soon another cosmetic poll for Sage will start.



Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

Having more variety than Episode 5 would not be hard, but I'm definitely intrigued. Is it October yet?

 

[ename144]

Is it me or she looks thicker? I mean, more than usual, her hips and her waist. Is it the clothes, is it me or has the model changed?

Edit: Better one.

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I think it's the top. The way it obscures her waist diminishes her usual hourglass figure. None of them are the best look for her, IMHO.

 

[Darkdevil66]

The episode itself has gotten a title, it will be called:

Episode 6 - Damage control

So the trouble begins

Cosmetic poll, Sage

What should Sage wear in episode 6?

Option 2 gives me Black Widow impression

 

[Wizard_Shiryuu]

I think it's the top. The way it obscures her waist diminishes her usual hourglass figure. None of them are the best look for her, IMHO.

It may be the top, it may be the pose... But I don't think it's the waist or the waist/hip ratio alone. Ass and hips look bigger.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

I'd dispute your first point, but I've no idea why people would be sufficiently interested in twins of any description to warrant a tag - but thems the rules.

So the twins in Sunshine Love, or Life, or My Best Deal, or Radiant, or False Hero aren't interesting? And what about Haley's Story, Summer Scent, My Sister My Roommate and Connected where the MC and a female LI are twins?

for example it is she who asks MC to be sincere, practically immediately, while she continues to lie to him, then to reveal that she lied to him by telling him another half-truth

She's clearly been burned before when trusting others and it's why she asks for him to be so honest with her because she's essentially sizing up in order to decided if she can trust him. Perhaps she's someone who put a lot of faith in others and trust them quickly, but now she doesn't trust others so easily and before she can trust them enough to be herself and be honest with them about herself, she needs to believe that they are trustworthy and they won't hurt her.

that with MC is a pastime, an experiment

I doubt that very much.

For someone to go from only liking girls to liking a guy surely means there's something special about this connection they have. It could just be an emotional one she's confusing for a sexual one due to her emotional vulnerability, but she does seem to be very physically attracted to him, so I think it extends beyond just an emotional void that he filled and that she's confusing for real feelings. There's a real connection there and, on the M&J path, it just needs time to build further like in any relationship.

So the trouble begins

Trouble already started, now they're trying to mitigate it.

 

[Alfagrem]

She never actually said she had a girlfriend, just that she'd only ever been with a girl. Also, her saying she didn't have a boyfriend was a truth.

But she did caveat that with a "I only say that to stop boys falling in love with me".

Looking at that with my positive hat on - she was slowly opening up to me and perhaps at some point she would of got to the truth of the matter.

Problem is that when we all decide to put our cards on the table, I still (based on these past interactions) have some reservations that she is actually being truly honest rather then by admission.

Number 3 is definitely the best but I imagine that number 2 will probably win because people seem to like that all-black, dominatrix look DPC has been trying on all the girls.

Number 1 seems to have the early lead and I can see why as the colours mix well and I agree with you about number 2 getting some love from having that look.

I voted for 4 however as the style seems to reflect a "chilling around the house" look so I went with the classic 'throwing a white T-shirt' on look.

 

[AvatarStormBringer]

It's OK we're safe. Despite what Holy said the twins tag is for non-sexual content.

Phew, had a scare there. I just checked Sunshine Love and Radiant. Sunshine Love was not tagged twins while Radiant was tagged twins instead of triplets.

I don't want to reveal too much about the episode, but it's going to be a long one and have more variation in scenes and settings than episode 5 did.

Hello save game page 100!

Episode 6 - Damage control

So it is safe to say it will be about Rusty, the DIKs and fixing up the mansion, and maybe also fixing relationships (Chad and Sage, Josy and Maya) and businesses (Quinn)? Maybe if you bedded Mrs Burke and told the DIKS it will come to light and you will need to firefight? The title hints on exposes and damage control and the game has so many dark secrets!

Cosmetic poll, Sage

What should Sage wear in episode 6?

I prefer #1. #2 attracts too many mosquitoes and looks hot (temperature wise). Don't like the color matching for #3 and #4 seems too bright and easily dirtied when I mess with her.

 

[Meushi]

So the twins in Sunshine Love, or Life, or My Best Deal, or Radiant, or False Hero aren't interesting? And what about Haley's Story, Summer Scent, My Sister My Roommate and Connected where the MC and a female LI are twins?

I'm certainly interested in several of those, but not particularly because of twins.

But if it floats someone else's boat more power to 'em.

 

[ename144]

But she did caveat that with a "I only say that to stop boys falling in love with me".

Looking at that with my positive hat on - she was slowly opening up to me and perhaps at some point she would of got to the truth of the matter.

Problem is that when we all decide to put our cards on the table, I still (based on these past interactions) have some reservations that she is actually being truly honest rather then by admission.

I do think that was a big problem with the way M&J portray still having feelings for the MC in the friendship route. When Maya in particular has a long history of deceiving the MC, she shouldn't be trying to avoid responsibility for the decision she just made about their relationship.

It's fine for the girls to still have feelings; this is a complex issue. But it would have been significantly better if the girls stood by the reasoning for their actions for a whole 24 hours.

Sadly, it all comes back to the scene in the library just not getting the job done adequately.

 

[Zirael Q]

Cosmetic poll, Sage

What should Sage wear in episode 6?

well...As a gentleman, she shouldn't wear anything at all if you ask me

 

[Holy Bacchus]

Having more variety than Episode 5 would not be hard, but I'm definitely intrigued. Is it October yet?

Well, let's take a speculative look at the numbers.

In about 3 weeks, they did 1139 render and 49 animations. That's half the render count of ep 5 and 1/3 the animation count.
This week they added 17 animations to the total and said that ep 6 will likely have over 100.
If they were able, in the next 3 weeks, to replicate these kinds of numbers, we could see it near the total render count of ep 5 and have nearly, if not not more than, 100 animations by late August.
If that ends up being the total or near the total, then it's just the coding and testing left to do.

So, maybe, there's a slim chance we could see ep 6 towards the end of September.

Number 1 seems to have the early lead and I can see why as the colours mix well and I agree with you about number 2 getting some love from having that look.

I voted for 4 however as the style seems to reflect a "chilling around the house" look so I went with the classic 'throwing a white T-shirt' on look.

The problem with #1 is that we've seen her in green many times already.



The yellow top would at least give her more variety and it suits her well.

 

[AvatarStormBringer]

Is it me or she looks thicker? I mean, more than usual, her hips and her waist. Is it the clothes, is it me or has the model changed?

Edit: Better one.

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A lot of people is going to hate me for this comment: Thicker because of 1st trimester. Especially if Episode 6 have time skip because I doubt they can fix DIK Mansion within 1 week and if you creampie her too much.

 

[Wizard_Shiryuu]

A lot of people is going to hate me for this comment: Thicker because of 1st trimester. Especially if Episode 6 have time skip because I doubt they can fix DIK Mansion within 1 week and if you creampie her too much.

Not happening. It's a nice theory but not happening.

 

[GPsarakis]

It's good to know ep6 is going to be big, hope for quite a bit, ofc more Jade would be nice as well.

 

[felicemastronzo]

She's clearly been burned before when trusting others and it's why she asks for him to be so honest with her because she's essentially sizing up in order to decided if she can trust him. Perhaps she's someone who put a lot of faith in others and trust them quickly, but now she doesn't trust others so easily and before she can trust them enough to be herself and be honest with them about herself, she needs to believe that they are trustworthy and they won't hurt her.

ok, she's broken, but this maybe the cause, the consequence is that she asks for sincerity but does not give it in return, repeatedly

otherwise it becomes a defense of principle. Maya can do whatever she wants because she is broken ...

I doubt that very much.

For someone to go from only liking girls to liking a guy surely means there's something special about this connection they have. It could just be an emotional one she's confusing for a sexual one due to her emotional vulnerability, but she does seem to be very physically attracted to him, so I think it extends beyond just an emotional void that he filled and that she's confusing for real feelings. There's a real connection there and, on the M&J path, it just needs time to build further like in any relationship.

they have sex, more or less, of course there is attraction.

but the relationship with Josy is a true relationship (where Josy's betrayal has no impact), the relationship with MC is precarious from start to finish (without M&J path)

since you refer to the M&J path, in case the girls refuse, there is a big difference between the attitude of the two girls

Maya doesn't really want to have doubts between the two, Josy instead confesses them, but decides to choose Maya, because in the end she always felt like her girlfriend.

MC has filled a void (not only in a physical sense), when this void no longer exists its importance for Maya (and Josy) is completely reduced

 

[Alfagrem]

ok, she's broken, but this maybe the cause, the consequence is that she asks for sincerity but does not give it in return, repeatedly

otherwise it becomes a defense of principle. Maya can do whatever she wants because she is broken ...


they have sex, more or less, of course there is attraction.

but the relationship with Josy is a true relationship (where Josy's betrayal has no impact), the relationship with MC is precarious from start to finish (without M&J path)

since you refer to the M&J path, in case the girls refuse, there is a big difference between the attitude of the two girls

Maya doesn't really want to have doubts between the two, Josy instead confesses them, but decides to choose Maya, because in the end she always felt like her girlfriend.

MC has filled a void (not only in a physical sense), when this void no longer exists its importance for Maya (and Josy) is completely reduced

My sense with Josy, which I think she voices herself if you follow a certain route (Library+Friends & Meeting with her dad+Luggage), is that her overiding concern is not to be the 'odd one out'.

She has after all commited the time to both relationships in being the initiator at the campsite and having the long-distance relationship with Maya and spending the summer working with and finaly spending some one on one time with the MC prior to the home visit on the first weekend. Therefore I can easily see how she feels a serious relationship with either is possible and worthy.


With Maya, my feeling is that (as you say) I was filling a void.

I'm not the one she was willing to risk a schism with her family over to the point where joining Quinns restaurant is a solution for her and as mentioned previously we don't have that bond of trust/full understanding with her.

She wants Josy and I'm only a part of that relationship (if I choose that path) as she doesn't want to force an ultimatum with her and therefore defers the decision to others.

 

[felicemastronzo]

My sense with Josy, which I think she voices herself if you follow a certain route (Library+Friends & Meeting with her dad+Luggage), is that her overiding concern is not to be the 'odd one out'.

She has after all commited the time to both relationships in being the initiator at the campsite and having the long-distance relationship with Maya and spending the summer working with and finaly spending some one on one time with the MC prior to the home visit on the first weekend. Therefore I can easily see how she feels a serious relationship with either is possible and worthy.


With Maya, my feeling is that (as you say) I was filling a void.

I'm not the one she was willing to risk a schism with her family over to the point where joining Quinns restaurant is a solution for her and as mentioned previously we don't have that bond of trust/full understanding with her.

She wants Josy and I'm only a part of that relationship (if I choose that path) as she doesn't want to force an ultimatum with her and therefore defers the decision to others.

It is probable that in the strong bond that Josy feels with Maya a part is due to the responsibility of having upset her life.
without her perhaps Maya would still have a "normal" relationship with her father without tuition problems.

It is clear that it is not Josy's fault, but she could still feel the responsibility

 

[cryhwks]

She has trust issues, and while it might seem one-sided, she needs to know she can trust the MC before she can be honest with him because she's clearly been hurt before when being honest with others about herself. We know about her Dad but it's also possible she was by others, maybe people she knew at school who weren't very accepting of her if things about her and Josy came out when they were still at school.

Trust and honesty do go both ways, but some people, especially those with emotional scars, need to feel that they can fully trust someone else before they can let them in and that's what happened with Maya.

If she has trust issues that's fine, but don't be like "Never lie to me." If your not also prepared to do the same in return. But thing is for me I feel like she told the bigger secret that she was into women, I just don't understand why it's difficult to make that next step in saying you have dated or are currently dating a woman?

And for the MC, I honestly don't think it would have mattered as much as it did if didn't turn out to be a person he knew. And to be fair to Maya she was going to tell him as well before Josy showed up out of the blue.

But honestly I don't even know why I'm debating this topic, guess I'm bored? Because whatever problems there were? Have been squashed.

I think both Maya and the MC did act stupid, but their like 18/19 yo teenagers, so their supposed to not have all their shit together. And also we have to remember that this is a narrative.

 

[mpa71]

Cosmetic poll, Sage

What should Sage wear in episode 6?

I would vote #3, I love yellow on women and it's also give more diversity.

 

[Stark9999999]

"it's going to be a long one and have more variation in scenes and settings"

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While it's nice to see a title, some decent stats and the beginnings of twitter postings this specifically is really good to hear. Despite the sheer amount of times you can hook up at one single party episode five takes place over such a short time span and in very limited settings. Plot concerns aside the replay factor suffers for it, which is important when you have many months between updates and want to keep people hooked, and will be good to have a wider variety to see in the next episode. Surprised to see DPC seemingly paying attention to some valid constructive criticism as well. Story obviously shouldn't be bent to all the random complaints but when there is some actual valid constructive feedback pointed out by many people good to see it seemingly acknowledged.