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

[felicemastronzo]

I really wonder if, at this stage, the MC will be able to have sex with anyone other than the main LIs and the side girls he's already had sex with?

All the main LI relationships seem to be moving into more serious territory, so being the campus giggolo is probably going to become less feasible for the MC and there might be less opportunities to fool around with others without consequence. Perhaps this is why there was so much sex in ep 5 because it's the last time the MC can do this and get away with it, and ep 6 onwards will see there being a potential build-up of consequence if he continues to fool around with all the different girls.

if any of MC's relationships took an important step forward, everything else should stop, can it?

I hope that the next chapters begin to clarify the relationships, if there are any relationships to be closed due to a question of affinity or something else we might as well know immediately

if we are Chick we should choose between Maya & Josy vs Jill (& Bella?)

if we are Dik we will have to choose between Maya vs Josy vs Sage

if we are neutral we will be even more confused

 

[Cigar-Ferras]

Fine then... there's still Elena, who hasn't shown any interest as far as I can recall and is with John Boy, who is the coolest of the DIKs (so I hope she never does).

There is a scene if you stay with Sage where you make a joke and she gets pissy saying she's gonna tell on you to John-Boy which i found quite amusing.

 

[Warped77]

There is a scene if you stay with Sage where you make a joke and she gets pissy saying she's gonna tell on you to John-Boy which i found quite amusing.

Yes, and after that, John Boy proves how awesome of a dude he is when you talk to him at the DIK house about it. He tells you he takes the comment about wanting to fuck his girlfriend as a complement and isn't jealous or pissy about it at all.

 

[Cigar-Ferras]

Yes, and after that, John Boy proves how awesome of a dude he is when you talk to him at the DIK house about it. He tells you he takes the comment about wanting to fuck his girlfriend as a complement and isn't jealous or pissy about it at all.

Yeah, i'm not disputing, he's awesome. Jacob is cool, also.

 

[flippityflop]

There is a scene if you stay with Sage where you make a joke and she gets pissy saying she's gonna tell on you to John-Boy which i found quite amusing.

Yep. It's extra amusing considering she had the nerve to call MC a "prude".

 

[Warped77]

Yeah, i'm not disputing, he's awesome. Jacob is cool, also.

Oh, I know you weren't. I just bring that up because that was the point where I decided I really didn't have any interest in messing with Elena, cuz her boyfriend is not only a DIK brother, but also a really good, chill dude.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

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This week I've been writing dialogue, coding, producing GUI elements and working hard on my checklist. PCs have been rendering animations non-stop.

Currently, we're at 2144 completed static renders and 88 animations (And 1000+ GUI files, which I never count for these updates, but episode 6 will introduce multiple new features that needed extra work). I can't wait to read your reactions to these new features upon release.

32 animations are in the queue waiting to render. I estimate that I have ~50 more animations to pose on top of that, but it can be more and it can be less. I'll know for sure when I start working on the remaining lewd scenes.

I usually allot a number of animations per lewd scene before working on it and then tune the number if it's needed afterward. That's why it's hard to give accurate estimates without limiting creativity.

Static render wise I'm still feeling 3000+ is a feasible number for this huge episode.

Since I have written dialogue this week, I can go back to posing static renders next week but also continue writing.

I'll give you an update on the checklist progress next Friday and hopefully, it can be of a more detailed nature as it's gotten significantly shorter already.

It's full speed ahead on my end.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

The significant takeaway from this is certainly the GUI elements and how they tie into these new features. Definitely think that some of these are going to be for that potential DnG game, but what else they could be for is what's most interesting.

To put that "1000+ GUI files" number in context, the number of files in the phone GUI folder for Season 1 is 1083, and this includes all the buttons, profile icons, app icon & images, etc, and that number was built-up over 4 episodes, so whatever these features are, they're clearly huge.

Also, this episode might contain over 170 animations which is amazing and also exciting given the prospect of what they could be for.

 

[Cigar-Ferras]

Oh, I know you weren't. I just bring that up because that was the point where I decided I really didn't have any interest in messing with Elena, cuz her boyfriend is not only a DIK brother, but also a really good, chill dude.

I don't think i've even found all the side characters you can mess around with yet. Most, but not all. I think?

 

[AchedCroissant]

Imagine have sex Heather and Josy I don't wanna piss off Tommy iff him know that

 

[xsssssssss]

I really wonder if, at this stage, the MC will be able to have sex with anyone other than the main LIs and the side girls he's already had sex with?

All the main LI relationships seem to be moving into more serious territory, so being the campus giggolo is probably going to become less feasible for the MC and there might be less opportunities to fool around with others without consequence. Perhaps this is why there was so much sex in ep 5 because it's the last time the MC can do this and get away with it, and ep 6 onwards will see there being a potential build-up of consequence if he continues to fool around with all the different girls.

I’d be very surprised if heather and sally aren’t sex options too given they got beach renders.
I doubt he’s going to add consequence yet. Sage is a fuck buddy, he’s been on one date with Jill, no dates with issy etc. Though if he does I won’t care as long as I can continue pursuing Quinn and Riona.

 

[Warped77]

Well shit. Now what do I do with my life? lol.
Beat AL, caught up on this one, beat GGGB, finished Broken Dreamers. Any recommendations from folks for completed games along these lines? I know that I basically have listed some of the best VN out there, but hoping there's some other great quality works to keep me occupied.

Specifically completed games? There's really not all that many really good completed games of any length, unfortunately.

Melody is a popular one, and is very solid.

My Cute Roomate (originally My Cute Cousin) is another. I had some issues with it, and it's pretty trope-y, but it's enjoyable.

If you're a Star Wars fan, check out The Warrior's Heart. It's pretty short, but it's excellent, and the creator has a bunch of other very good short VNs.

Summer with Mia is another that hits all the usual tropes and has some minor issues, but is worth a download as well.

 

[AchedCroissant]

I’d be very surprised if heather and sally aren’t sex options too given they got beach renders.
I doubt he’s going to add consequence yet. Sage is a fuck buddy, he’s been on one date with Jill, no dates with issy etc. Though if he does I won’t care as long as I can continue pursuing Quinn and Riona.

At the party of chapter 5 you have sex with Riona if you pay her and she confesses that she has never had an orgasm when having sex and the MC tells her if he had known that he would have given more effort later he tells her that if they would have sex again and she accepts

With Quinn I don't doubt it since she a crush with the MC

 

[Dashxp4k]

The significant takeaway from this is certainly the GUI elements and how they tie into these new features. Definitely think that some of these are going to be for that potential DnG game, but what else they could be for is what's most interesting.

To put that "1000+ GUI files" number in context, the number of files in the phone GUI folder for Season 1 is 1083, and this includes all the buttons, profile icons, app icon & images, etc, and that number was built-up over 4 episodes, so whatever these features are, they're clearly huge.

Also, this episode might contain over 170 animations which is amazing and also exciting given the prospect of what they could be for.

that mean there's gonna be a new app on the game.

 

[Cigar-Ferras]

At the party of chapter 5 you have sex with Riona if you pay her and she confesses that she has never had an orgasm when having sex and the MC tells her if he had known that he would have given more effort later he tells her that if they would have sex again and she accepts

So if you're on a Chick run, you just offer her money, no strings attached but it's sex with her if you've used the "Restaurant". Is that correct or have i missed something?

 

[Holy Bacchus]

that mean there's gonna be a new app on the game.

Maybe a shopping app to buy things for the MC or LIs, or things to help repair the DIK mansion. Perhaps a banking app for the MC to decide what to do with all that $$$$$$$$ he's going to get from his rich family.

Could maybe even be something to monitor suspicion/jealousy in relationships or something related to the Major Choice/Affinity bar issue seeing as how you can pretty much eliminate one side of the affinity bar already and we're only 5 episodes in to a potentially 16 episode game.

 

[mpa71]

My 2-cents. Dr.PinkCake should learn to delegates some of these coding tasks and hire a dedicated coder for these technical features. I know from an interview he wants to keep an iron grip on the project but he can keep the complete creative control and just delegates coding tasks. He have the budget but I think it's someone who hate work in team, maybe finding someone as dedicated as him can be difficult and working with a clumsy dead weight can be worst for the project.

 

[AchedCroissant]

So if you're on a Chick run, you just offer her money, no strings attached but it's sex with her if you've used the "Restaurant". Is that correct or have i missed something?

She tells you that she needs the money or rather Quinn needs it, you can give her everything you have or nothing and she then tells you if you want to have sex with her and gives you the option to accept or simply leave her the money and leave. I already accepted the Quinn restaurant, I imagine that if you don't accept that offer, that shouldn't happen

 

[Cigar-Ferras]

She tells you that she needs the money or rather Quinn needs it, you can give her everything you have or nothing and she then tells you if you want to have sex with her and gives you the option to accept or simply leave her the money and leave. I already accepted the Quinn restaurant, I imagine that if you don't accept that offer, that shouldn't happen

Yeah i didn't get that the first time through. Second play i slipped from neutral back into chick. I'll get it right at some point. I do really like Riona as well, very sweet which isn't exactly what you'd think from her appearance.

 

[-Hex-]

Yeah i didn't get that the first time through. Second play i slipped from neutral back into chick. I'll get it right at some point. I do really like Riona as well, very sweet which isn't exactly what you'd think from her appearance.

Yes, despite everything Riona is one of my favorite chars (excluding the main LIs ofc) so far

 

[Darkdevil66]

So if you're on a Chick run, you just offer her money, no strings attached but it's sex with her if you've used the "Restaurant". Is that correct or have i missed something?

You unlock the sex proposition if you have bought her service from the restaurant (ep1 or 2), talked with her about Cathy Cluck and kissed her during Dik's party (ep4) and finally gave her money. The affinity isn't relevant.

I don't think i've even found all the side characters you can mess around with yet. Most, but not all. I think?

Quinn, Riona, Camila, Mona, Sarah, Melanie, Jade, Cathy, Lily, Rose, Envy, Ashley (just licking).