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

[Tserriednich'sNen]

Another reason why I don't want the DnG preview to be an actual game. The way DPC keeps mentioning this "new feature" and that this will the "longest episode", coupled with that preview, has me worried that we're going to see some long-ass game of DnG complete with mini-games and free-roam that will take up a huge chunk of the episode and we'll only move forwards by about 2 days.

If it were a dream sequence, it wouldn't take too long and the episode might advance a bit further, but I have a feeling they're going to drag out this Scavenger Hunt week a bit longer and a long game of DnG would act as filler to do just that.

I don't mind another DnG scene as long as it isn't dragged out.

 

[Pewdiepie9966]

I waited 5 months for Ep 4 so calm down

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and i have mad respect to everyone who waited since ep 1, how do you guys manage to do so, the most I have waited was for Life is Strange:Before the storm, 2 months between each episode. And also last season of game of thrones

 

[Holy Bacchus]

Free roam section inside an actual DnG game Let's roll the dice! I'm already seeing it

If he does do that, no matter how popular this game is and even if there are lewd scenes in this fantasy setting, I don't think too many people will be all that pleased.

hmm i thought beating troy is chick because of walkthrough :

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interesting though

It says "Permanent penalty to CHICK status", meaning it's a negative affect on CHICK Affinity.

 

[Skjall]

D&G is ok, especially in it's 5th iteration, but I'm more into Trailseeker 2nd ed myself. So I hope it won't take too much of an episode.

 

[moskyx]

hmm i thought beating troy is chick because of walkthrough :


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interesting though

That's a not very intuitive way to write a WT. You see the colors and think that's the stat positively affected, yet is the one being penalized. Would've been more user friendly to say "Beat him up will increase DIK status" or something like that. But if you go for the negative effect, at least write that "penalty" in bold or something.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

That's a not very intuitive way to write a WT. You see the colors and think that's the stat positively affected, yet is the one being penalized. Would've been more user friendly to say "Beat him up will increase DIK status" or something like that. But if you go for the negative effect, at least write that "penalty" in bold or something.

True, but the word "penalty" should give people a pretty good idea of what effect the decision will have, so the problem is more that people don't read it properly.

 

[moskyx]

True, but the word "penalty" should give people a pretty good idea of what effect the decision will have, so the problem is more that people don't read it properly.

Yeah, but write it in bold red and everybody will realize quicker

 

[ename144]

Another reason why I don't want the DnG preview to be an actual game. The way DPC keeps mentioning this "new feature" and that this will the "longest episode", coupled with that preview, has me worried that we're going to see some long-ass game of DnG complete with mini-games and free-roam that will take up a huge chunk of the episode and we'll only move forwards by about 2 days.

If it were a dream sequence, it wouldn't take too long and the episode might advance a bit further, but I have a feeling they're going to drag out this Scavenger Hunt week a bit longer and a long game of DnG would act as filler to do just that.

I fail to see how a long-ass dream sequence would be anything but worse. Your concern seems to be less with DnG and more with wasting time and development cycles on padding and filler. Well, right there with you.

I guess it's possible he could add a DnG mini-game to certain free roams, but if so it would likely be quick and simple like the other mini-games. Short of that, I can't see him making a big deal out of new DnG content. It would be like dreading having a whole episode set at the Pink Rose if DPC teases a pic of Sandy, Lily and Josy; I suspect I would hate such an episode, but I'm not going worry about that particular problem without a much stronger sign it's actually a risk.

 

[ename144]

That's a not very intuitive way to write a WT. You see the colors and think that's the stat positively affected, yet is the one being penalized. Would've been more user friendly to say "Beat him up will increase DIK status" or something like that. But if you go for the negative effect, at least write that "penalty" in bold or something.

The thing is beating up Troy doesn't give you a boost to your DIK affinity because the system only works by removing chunks from your existing meter. Everything is a penalty.

Yet one more way in which the Affinity system is unnecessarily complicated.

 

[felicemastronzo]

Another reason why I don't want the DnG preview to be an actual game. The way DPC keeps mentioning this "new feature" and that this will the "longest episode", coupled with that preview, has me worried that we're going to see some long-ass game of DnG complete with mini-games and free-roam that will take up a huge chunk of the episode and we'll only move forwards by about 2 days.

If it were a dream sequence, it wouldn't take too long and the episode might advance a bit further, but I have a feeling they're going to drag out this Scavenger Hunt week a bit longer and a long game of DnG would act as filler to do just that.



Probably N7, Sorrow85, EmperorGER, or -Hex- since they post stuff that's available for those on the $10 tier.

if something good comes out of the D&G game it will be a huge surprise for me.

I'm afraid it will prove to be just a filler with a bit of fan service on Sally for example

 

[Holy Bacchus]

I fail to see how a long-ass dream sequence would be anything but worse. Your concern seems to be less with DnG and more with wasting time and development cycles on padding and filler. Well, right there with you.

I guess it's possible he could add a DnG mini-game to certain free roams, but if so it would likely be quick and simple like the other mini-games. Short of that, I can't see him making a big deal out of new DnG content. It would be like dreading having a whole episode set at the Pink Rose if DPC teases a pic of Sandy, Lily and Josy; I suspect I would hate such an episode, but I'm not going worry about that particular problem without a much stronger sign it's actually a risk.

A dream sequence at the start of ep 6 that's about as long as the DIK flashback in ep 5 would be all that's really necessary, and I'm sure it would be preferable to most people than a long game of DnG that potentially has mini-games and free-roam, and stalls the progress of the actual story.

 

[Sorrow85]

Probably @N7, @Sorrow85, @EmperorGER, or @-Hex- since they post stuff that's available for those on the $10 tier.

Now i wait for the Preview to drop on this forum.

This is probably only intended to discord people only.
Sorry but here is my limits, public patreon releases would still go but not like this.

I hope someone else can help you, this case.

Edit:
Tip, there is none of the girls

 

[ename144]

A dream sequence at the start of ep 6 that's about as long as the DIK flashback in ep 5 would be all that's really necessary, and I'm sure it would be preferable to most people than a long game of DnG that potentially has mini-games and free-roam, and stalls the progress of the actual story.

A dream sequence wouldn't make a lot of sense to start Episode 6 given it wasn't nighttime at the end of Episode 5 and we hadn't even worked out where the MC would be sleeping. Plus, and I feel I need to emphasize this, dream sequences in BaDIK suck.

How would that be in any way preferable to an equal length session of actual DnG in the middle of Episode 6 that lets us see the actual characters interacting with each other in a novel setting?

 

[Keemy]

can you guys help me real quick? I changed laptops and uploaded my previous dik saves to cloud. I downloaded the game again but cant seem to get renpy to recognize the save files and im kinda stuck because i had a lot of hours dropped in this game lmao. Any help will be really appreciated. I have windows btw if its any help

 

[Holy Bacchus]

A dream sequence wouldn't make a lot of sense to start Episode 6 given it wasn't nighttime at the end of Episode 5 and we hadn't even worked out where the MC would be sleeping. Plus, and I feel I need to emphasize this, dream sequences in BaDIK suck.

How would that be in any way preferable to an equal length session of actual DnG in the middle of Episode 6 that lets us see the actual characters interacting with each other in a novel setting?

Here's the beauty of fictional writing; you can make anything make sense.

We don't necessarily have to pick up the story right where it left off in ep 5. Yes, every episode has done that so far, but it doesn't mean that DPC has to stick to that formula. We saw the MC get his jacket and standing in his new room at the end of ep 5, right? Well, what if he spends the night there on a spare mattress or in a sleeping bag? That would solve the issue of where he sleeps and wouldn't have to have different renders for different places based on previous player choices.

It's not something we necessarily need to see or have explained either because you don't always have to show everything that goes on. It's like with TV shows where the start of the next episode is days after the previous one ended because nothing particularly significant happened in the story during that time, and so the next episode just picks things up at the next major story beat.

But generally you do need to fill in that gap with something, like a flashback, or a scene with side characters, or a dream sequence. In the case of the latter, seeing the MC dream about 3 LIs in a fantasy environment he has recently become aware of would make sense as it's something that's very fresh in his mind and it could give an insight into his thoughts and possible concerns about recents events, which have been tumultuous to say the least.

Another option besides a dream sequence bridging the gap between eps 5 & 6 could be that we see Quinn going to meet her dealers on Sunday night at the beginning of the episode before we see the MC wake up in the DIK mansion the next day. Either one of these things can work in the context of this story and even if that isn't how it will be, there's nothing to say that either one couldn't be a possibility.

 

[Conklingc]

can you guys help me real quick? I changed laptops and uploaded my previous dik saves to cloud. I downloaded the game again but cant seem to get renpy to recognize the save files and im kinda stuck because i had a lot of hours dropped in this game lmao. Any help will be really appreciated. I have windows btw if its any help

Try starting the game on the new computer so it makes save folder, then replace everything in that folder with whats in your save. Not sure, but I think that was how it worked on my PC, been a while since it happened.

 

[snof]

who should i stay at the end of the episode 3 ?

 

[Dashxp4k]

who should i stay at the end of the episode 3 ?

Bella

 

[flippityflop]

who should i stay at the end of the episode 3 ?

With whoever you want. How is this any different from the other choices you've made so far?

 

[lemonfreak]

who should i stay at the end of the episode 3 ?

Make 3 saves and do all 3 routes.