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

[Wizard_Shiryuu]

Sometimes i feel like i'm playing a different title than you guys. I'm playing a college setting disney-level soap opera..

..while you are, apparently, playing one of those insane japanese visual novel games where you at the end of the first playthrough end up failing horribly and everyone dies.. only to realize that you have to replay the story again because its a cruel game that is set up so if you replay then further secrets will reveal themselves and after like 14 playthrough (witnessing horrible deaths of your loved ones each time through various tragedies) on the 15th one you can actually manage to get away without watching your lover's mangled corpse eaten and instead finally dares to reveal she loves you too, kiss kiss, congrats 'the -true- end' and "oh we hope you don't mind that 14 suicide-inducing horror trip to get here, hope you had fun, love, Dev."

I'm trying to figure out why do you guys think this holds more than what it actually shows and what makes you think there are complex secrets lurking behind every tattoo, every conversation, every look, every classroom door, every picture on every wall that has one, every smile, every smirk.

Have it ever crossed your minds that maybe there are simple answers behind mysteries here? Like.. two person wearing the same tattoo, why?.. just because. One had it and the other liked it and wanted it too. Out of childhood promise. Out of accident as both just picked one out of the tattoo catalogue.

Maybe there isn't a hidden reason behind every single miniscule detail of the game. The pictures on the wall are props and not keys to a hidden universe. Drugs and money aren't ties to international crime syndicates.

Maybe, just maybe, the characters in this title are 18-21 years old kids who just overreact the importance of college years and act like young and stupid true to their age-range stereotypes. Unthinkable? What if this is just a simple story, with just a bit more depth to it than usual, instead of a mystery novel.

Yeah, we know. Sometimes there's nothing there, we overthink, slightly miss the point and sometimes we are right. Some theories are serious, some are just for fun (looking at you, futa-Jill ). That's a way to enjoy the experience too.

Not theories. Hypothesis would be the right term, a theory is something tested and supported by evidence.

That's in science. In regular speech saying theory is perfectly fine. It's like correcting people saying mass instead of weight at the supermarket.

 

[Ennoch]

2 things; this is certainly not a "disney-level" story, and if you view this as a "soap opera" then by that very definition it is going to have twists and turns, and mysterious intrigue, and characters holding deep, dark secrets, and relationship drama, family drama, inexplicable coincidences, outlandish plots, and emotional highs and lows.

DPC is not writing a straight-forward, cookie-cutter story, it's more of a mystery drama series like "Secrets and Lies" where, on the surface, BaDIK may seem like it's just a simple teen rom-com, but it isn't. Just think about the number of characters that were or are hiding secrets; Maya, Josy, Bella, Jill, Chad, Melanie, Sarah, Quinn, Riona, Camila, Burke, Tommy, Cathy, etc. There's mystery and intrigue everywhere in this story, and something that might seem coincidental likely isn't because it's all about building that intrigue by including hints and clues about how certain dots are connected.

This tattoo/symbol, for example, is simply too distinctive for it to not have some kind of significance not just because it's the same symbol, but it's also in the exact same spot. It means something, even if it's just as simple as being some sort of gang sign, it's still significant and not something DPC would include without a reason.

BaDIK is far from being a "simple story" with more depth, it's a deep story that presents itself as a simple story.

Spoiler: Looong and boring.

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Yeah, we know. Sometimes there's nothing there, we overthink, slightly miss the point and sometimes we are right. Some theories are serious, some are just for fun (looking at you, futa-Jill ). That's a way to enjoy the experience too.

Toilets i'm telling you. They are everywhere. They are always watching. Girls are always naked infront of them have you noticed?

"Quinn, my queen, look what I did just for you... We have the same tattoo now!"
"Honey, that's sweet, but mine is just makeup..."

I love this one

 

[Ennoch]

That's clearly @name88 - King of Hearts
He loves Quinn so much that he got that tattoo as a token of love.

You miss the most important thing!!! He loves her so much.. he ended up being in the game! Thats why we don't see him around anymore

 

[JaegerMister]

So Quinn is the name of the new owner of my soul. Good to know. And now just waiting til I can download so I can see the exact moment it perishes in a violent, blazing inferno.

 

[Cigar-Ferras]

I just started this game today and am at the rich frat house (Ep 2) I have looked for an answer here already but found nothing. I'm currently scrolling all over every possible way to progress but i get nothing to highlight other than going from side to side and looking at the main door. I've been in every direction and still nothing. I've checked the walk through and I'm not using the cheats but still i have nowhere to go here? Am i missing something really obvious or has something broken/bugged? Cheers.

 

[Othul]

One of the pillars on the left is climbable. Just click it.

 

[felicemastronzo]

I just started this game today and am at the rich frat house (Ep 2) I have looked for an answer here already but found nothing. I'm currently scrolling all over every possible way to progress but i get nothing to highlight other than going from side to side and looking at the main door. I've been in every direction and still nothing. I've checked the walk through and I'm not using the cheats but still i have nowhere to go here? Am i missing something really obvious or has something broken/bugged? Cheers.

to enter you have to go up a column (on the left) and get to the floor above

 

[Cigar-Ferras]

to enter you have to go up a column (on the left) and get to the floor above

You know those times when your clicking around on everything except the one exact place your supposed to, yeah .... Thank you.

 

[Minotaurus]

Consequanz for Maya dont tell her about quin? thx

 

[Holy Bacchus]

Consequanz for Maya dont tell her about quin? thx

Unknown. We haven't yet seen what, if any, consequence there will be for not warning her.

 

[mindern]

Unknown. We haven't yet seen what, if any, consequence there will be for not warning her.

I’m in two minds about the consequences and I think it’s gonna end up being a illusion anyway. Not warning Maya about Quinn should be a plot point based on what Quinn has been up to. That said even if you do choose to warn Maya the MC is ambiguous as fuck about it and nothing comes of Maya speaking up. She’s in the same position regardless of the warning.

MC should just tell her Quinn is a pimp and it’s been heavily implied that is how the HOTs pay for the rumoured free tuition. The fact the MC hasn’t put two and two together after conversations like the one with Camilla in Ep5 means I think warning Maya is gonna be largely moot and the reveal will largely play out the same (perhaps with a nod to the warning) because even if you tell her she doesn’t actually learn anything she didn’t learn about Quinn in 30 seconds of knowing her.

What does the MC’s warning tell her about Quinn that the time she TASER’d someone didn’t already tell her?

 

[Holy Bacchus]

I’m in two minds about the consequences and I think it’s gonna end up being a illusion anyway. Not warning Maya about Quinn should be a plot point based on what Quinn has been up to. That said even if you do choose to warn Maya the MC is ambiguous as fuck about it and nothing comes of Maya speaking up. She’s in the same position regardless of the warning.

MC should just tell her Quinn is a pimp and it’s been heavily implied that is how the HOTs pay for the rumoured free tuition. The fact the MC hasn’t put two and two together after conversations like the one with Camilla in Ep5 means I think warning Maya is gonna be largely moot and the reveal will largely play out the same (perhaps with a nod to the warning) because even if you tell her she doesn’t actually learn anything she didn’t learn about Quinn in 30 seconds of knowing her.

What does the MC’s warning tell her about Quinn that the time she TASER’d someone didn’t already tell her?

If it's anything, it'll probably be nothing. She'll likely find out about it as well as finding out that the MC knew about it and either thank the MC for warning her to expect something bad, or be annoyed at him for not warning her, and if he didn't warn her and is in a relationship with her it will hurt the relationship.

That'll probably be the extent of the "consequences".

 

[Minotaurus]

Is her a cheat to get insta be medium or chicken? Cuz Maya is my fav.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

Is her a cheat to get insta be medium or chicken? Cuz Maya is my fav.

There is a cheat mod but I recommend creating copy of the game to install it on because future updates will not work if you have the mod installed which means you need to always have a clean, unmodified version of the game.

 

[felicemastronzo]

If it's anything, it'll probably be nothing. She'll likely find out about it as well as finding out that the MC knew about it and either thank the MC for warning her to expect something bad, or be annoyed at him for not warning her, and if he didn't warn her and is in a relationship with her it will hurt the relationship.

That'll probably be the extent of the "consequences".

MC's warning is so general that I would be surprised if it had any consequences.

telling maya that Quinn is "evil" is like warning the sheep to watch out for the wolf

 

[Pewdiepie9966]

There is a cheat mod but I recommend creating copy of the game to install it on because future updates will not work if you have the mod installed which means you need to always have a clean, unmodified version of the game.

wait, how do I uninstall the cheat mod? Or do I have to re-install the game? If so, how do I save my save files?

 

[Holy Bacchus]

wait, how do I uninstall the cheat mod? Or do I have to re-install the game? If so, how do I save my save files?

The 2nd one. The mod replaces some of the original files so you'd need to download the full game again. As for the saves, they're in the hidden AppData folder, but if you made saves using the mod then they won't work on the clean version so you'll have to play the game all over again and replace those saves with clean ones.

 

[JB08]

I guess its too much to ask to see more of Karen Rebecca Johnson who is 19 years 2 moths old, been at school for 2 years, doesnt like conflicts or dogs, got her first hearing aid at 7 years young, is afraid of cows, wants to be a librarian because of its low 44db noise level even though her mom wanted her to be a veterinarian, and enjoys history and latin.

Unironically sweet and cute. Maybe as a joke ending secret route.

 

[felicemastronzo]

I guess its too much to ask to see more of Karen Rebecca Johnson who is 19 years 2 moths old, been at school for 2 years, doesnt like conflicts or dogs, got her first hearing aid at 7 years young, is afraid of cows, wants to be a librarian because of its low 44db noise level even though her mom wanted her to be a veterinarian, and enjoys history and latin.

Unironically sweet and cute. Maybe as a joke ending secret route.

MC will treat you too, maybe you won't like therapy but he will treat you with SO MUCH love

 

[always86]

I Presume it will be to do with the 'proof'. If you warn her she won't show it or give it to Quinn. If you don't warn her Quinn uses the video for blackmail.

Couple of things I realised on the playthrough i'm doing at the moment;

1. The date with Jade/ Burke and Bella, is arranged in Episode 1. So the first Friday is the night of the date. That helps explain why Jade is mad since it's still fresh. Be interesting if we find any more details out about it.

2. Derek and MC still have to get thier revenge on Quinn which they plan in episode 2. Can imagine she'd be kind of furious if some steals her. But also can imagine her just being like ah fuck it and walking around naked.