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

[Cigar-Ferras]

I don't know what you guys see in Jill.

Easy there sport. Unless you like kicking the hornets nest .... if so, go for it!
Cool, you're enjoying the game though.

 

[Black Swamp Ent.]

I guess dpc wasn't joking when he said that game/ story events could trigger past RL events and not to play his games while in a dark time in your life.

 

[Cigar-Ferras]

I guess dpc wasn't joking when he said that game/ story events could trigger past RL events and not to play his games while in a dark time in your life.

What do you mean, in reference to what?

 

[Holy Bacchus]

I agree with you on this. Guys, as far as what I've observed from the things written here, some of you are bashing Tommy a tad bit too much. Tommy is the DIK edge of the scale but that doesn't make him an evil character with no redeeming qualities. Remember how he reacted when MC kisses Sage on the DIK party. "We will have his back" he says. Yes, he is impulsive, not the most logical person, but he is the kind of guy that will bury a fist on your face if you do something that will upset him. Not a guy who will secretly take a photo of a girl you are making out/having sex with to post on Rooster. Even if, and that is a big if, MC and Jill does something and he sees it, he will most probably do what Jacob did: "Well done, I am proud of you, high five". Maybe a celebratory drink afterwards or an apology for accidental cockblocking. But my theory on what happens in that preview is we have a man-to-man talk with him after he walks away from the house when we make that Vinny-like speech. We will find him wherever that place is to talk things through and then later on we take Jill for a date to that spot on our birthday.

And remember how Tommy reacted to finding out Josy was joining the HOTs, and when he thought the Jocks stole the girls for their party, and when Rusty said his Dad won't fund the DIKs anymore? These showed that he's brash, impulsive, and selfish, and he already perceives Josy as a threat to him having a good time, just imagine if he comes to perceive the MC as an even bigger threat to him, particularly to his position in the DIKs and his general easy-going life at B&R.

Since Ep 1 it's been clear that Tommy is an asshole and Ep 5 has now seemingly set him up to be at odds with the MC, so if this episode were to further that divide and he saw an opportunity to mess with the MC in a way that would have serious consequences for them, then I don't see why he wouldn't take it.

 

[johnny twosins]

Easy there sport. Unless you like kicking the hornets nest .... if so, go for it!
Cool, you're enjoying the game though.

It's cool, to each their own so long as it's all fun.

Besides, it just means more Sage for me

 

[Black Swamp Ent.]

What do you mean, in reference to what?

On his patreon he says that, but in my case, I had a RL experience where the maya/josy event happened to me (minus the lesbian aspect). And that event kinda brought up the scars from the past to the surface. So it probably affected me more than other players.

I think it's a testament to his quality of writing on his projects. Unfortunately it just hit me more than I thought it would.

 

[Cigar-Ferras]

On his patreon he says that, but in my case, I have a RL experience where the maya/josy event happened to me (minus the lesbian aspect). And that event kinda brought up the scars from the past to the surface. So it probably affected me more than other players.

I think it's a testament to his quality of writing on his projects. Unfortunately it just hit me more than I thought it would.

Cool, well not cool ... Sorry you had such a traumatic event but .... (Lucky bastard when it was good times, eh?)

 

[SirDawcio]

I don't know, and the release of the new chapter is so close that it's not even worth the effort to make theories ...

the affinity would probably make a difference, if we are CHICK we will handle Tommy's arrival with Jill, if we are DIK we will probably make some stupid jokes and annoy Jill, maybe even definitively

If it turns out to be true then... here I go again, calculating how to get neutral affinity ready for forest date with Jill while still trying to maintain similar choices in other areas.

 

[Black Swamp Ent.]

Cool, well not cool ... Sorry you had such a traumatic event but .... (Lucky bastard when it was good times, eh?)

It was a situation where a girl and I started as friends, it moved into a relationship of sorts, and it turned out she also had feelings for someone else also she thought was out of the picture. Well, he turned back up in her life and she ended up choosing him.

So it had some great highs, but crashed harder than ever in the end. I just hope thre mc makes out better than me in the end of this game, lol.

 

[felicemastronzo]

If it turns out to be true then... here I go again, calculating how to get neutral affinity ready for forest date with Jill while still trying to maintain similar choices in other areas.

I believe there will be a situation like that of the shower, with an option that can only be selected with certain requirements


however in the long run I am convinced that a DIK affinity leaves no chance with Jill

however quiet, it is likely that I am wrong

 

[Cigar-Ferras]

It was a situation where a girl and I started as friends, it moved into a relationship of sorts, and it turned out she also had feelings for someone else also she thought was out of the picture. Well, he turned back up in her life and she ended up choosing him.

Yeah, sometimes life kicks you in balls. Stay strong.

 

[Cigar-Ferras]

however in the long run I am convinced that a DIK affinity leaves no chance with Jill

It does seem a little odd though how unbalanced the love interest affinities are. Unless there is a change coming in the future or i'm missing something (The latter is more probable)

 

[hellsgateee]

And remember how Tommy reacted to finding out Josy was joining the HOTs, and when he thought the Jocks stole the girls for their party, and when Rusty said his Dad won't fund the DIKs anymore? These showed that he's brash, impulsive, and selfish, and he already perceives Josy as a threat to him having a good time, just imagine if he comes to perceive the MC as an even bigger threat to him, particularly to his position in the DIKs and his general easy-going life at B&R.

Since Ep 1 it's been clear that Tommy is an asshole and Ep 5 has now seemingly set him up to be at odds with the MC, so if this episode were to further that divide and he saw an opportunity to mess with the MC in a way that would have serious consequences for them, then I don't see why he wouldn't take it.

Bacchus, my man, on many issues I actually like your theories and agree with your views but here I think you are too judgmental towards Tommy. In the DIK path, MC is no less of an asshole. Or Derek. He fucking put Tybalt's toothbrush in his ass, ffs. Just because Tybalt is a colossal jerk doesn't make that okay. In life, we mostly have neutral affinity. Here it is all about how DPC portrays Tommy. I believe even Chad, let alone Tommy, will get their side of the story. Then we will all see that Tommy really isn't the villain of the story. He doesn't want Josy in HOTs because let's admit, no one of us would want our step or own sister in an environment where we are a leading figure and free reign on drugs sex etc. He feels judged. Which one of us would not if a family member saw us in an environment like that? He is just scared that she will tell on him to his parents. I am not saying he handles it well, he is immature and impulsive and we can agree on that. But that is precisely why he cannot do stuff like making a fake profile, taking secret photos of any of the LIs of MC and post it on Rooster. It is just not his character. It is the quiet horses that kick the hardest. Tommy is like Chad. If he had a problem with MC, he would simply start a fight.

 

[AchedCroissant]

On his patreon he says that, but in my case, I had a RL experience where the maya/josy event happened to me (minus the lesbian aspect). And that event kinda brought up the scars from the past to the surface. So it probably affected me more than other players.

I think it's a testament to his quality of writing on his projects. Unfortunately it just hit me more than I thought it would.

An ex-girlfriend also cheated on me, if it had been with a girl, it wouldn't bother me, but the difference that happened with the MC I didn't act in such a childish way to begin with Maya or Josy have no relationship with the MC in my case. I would have stayed in the room to listen to the story and put myself on the side of Maya because she is the one I like if she are going to break up with Josy I would have declared to Maya to put more pressure on her to finish with Josy in my case I never knew why she cheated on me Because honestly I don't know what I did wrong, I remember that a friend of hers told me everything and in the end let's say my way of getting revenge on her was having sex with her friend on several occasions she realized that because her friend who later became In my girlfriend she wanted to go back to me but I didn't want to and she did her best to come back and she even cried asking me for forgiveness that she made a mistake but not even the case since with my girlfriend my relationship was much better and my family loved her I knew from the first moment and even my mother who are always so protective of their children so an event like this did not affect me much if it bothered me a little but seeing Maya trying to talk to the MC and him acting like a child bothered me that reaction on the part of him but one cannot do anything since we cannot control him in important moments like that

 

[Black Swamp Ent.]

An ex-girlfriend also cheated on me, if it had been with a girl, it wouldn't bother me, but the difference that happened with the MC I didn't act in such a childish way to begin with Maya or Josy have no relationship with the MC in my case. I would have stayed in the room to listen to the story and put myself on the side of Maya because she is the one I like if she are going to break up with Josy I would have declared to Maya to put more pressure on her to finish with Josy in my case I never knew why she cheated on me ...

In my case. Playing this game, I was so invested in maya that the event Just hit me, which is why I hope that a path opens up where the mc and maya can be together somehow. So i guess I'll cross my fingers. But im apprehensive, I don't want to leave playing the finale of the game on a downer.

 

[felicemastronzo]

It does seem a little odd though how unbalanced the love interest affinities are. Unless there is a change coming in the future or i'm missing something (The latter is more probable)

in fact for now it appears quite unbalanced, let's say that with the neutral affinity we should get by with each of the LI

from a narrative point of view, however, it makes sense that a "full DIK" attitude does not bring these great successes

Love interest	DIK	CHICK
BELLA	unlikely	yes
JILL	unlikely	yes
JOSEY	maybe	yes
MAYA	unlikely	yes
SAGE	yes	unlikely

 

[SirDawcio]

I believe there will be a situation like that of the shower, with an option that can only be selected with certain requirements


however in the long run I am convinced that a DIK affinity leaves no chance with Jill

however quiet, it is likely that I am wrong

Dude I'm freaking hoping that you're wrong. DIK MC is like the only canon for me.
I tried to play as a CHICK & have relationship with Maya & Josy and personally I got bored pretty quickly. So I decided to play DIK 2nd time.
In the end I'd love DrPinkCake to make possible for both DIK & CHICK to got every ending. But make it harder in some instances, like it will be hard to end up with Sage if you're CHICK, but a lot easier if you're DIK

 

[felicemastronzo]

Dude I'm freaking hoping that you're wrong. DIK MC is like the only canon for me.
I tried to play as a CHICK & have relationship with Maya & Josy and personally I got bored pretty quickly. So I decided to play DIK 2nd time.
In the end I'd love DrPinkCake to make possible for both DIK & CHICK to got every ending. But make it harder in some instances, like it will be hard to end up with Sage if you're CHICK, but a lot easier if you're DIK

I hope so many times too



I understand that it is more fun, but at least on the occasion of fights it seems clear to me that the "canon" affinity is the CHICK one.

every time MC thinks about what Obi Uan Neil taught him, and that he must not use it for this nonsense

then it is clear that Tybalt is hard to resist ...

 

[crabsinthekitchen]

I hope so many times too



I understand that it is more fun, but at least on the occasion of fights it seems clear to me that the "canon" affinity is the CHICK one.

every time MC thinks about what Obi Uan Neil taught him, and that he must not use it for this nonsense

then it is clear that Tybalt is hard to resist ...

I can only stay neutral for the first 2 episodes, after that DIK choices seem so much more fun

 

[SirDawcio]

I can only stay neutral for the first 2 episodes, after that DIK choices seem so much more fun

Exacly! I'm like "Neutral Affinity run, EASY!" and then Hell Week starts and I'm screwed
I'm gonna have fun in Pink Rose... I'm gonna smoke that damn weed, make papa Tommy proud...
Mission failed, we will get 'em next time