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

[Elsie Bray]

Seriously guys 3 pages of debate over whether Sage's route will just expire midway through the game because she's a senior?

We're 6 episodes in, out of a possible 12-20 I believe was the estimate, and we're like 1 month in.

Have I missed something here or are you guys just talking for the sake of talking again?

2 weeks in I believe.

There is no inconsistency. DIK fraternity has been around for 2 years (Year 1 - Rusty, Tommy, Nick, & Vinny / Year 2 - Jamie, Leon, JB, & Jacob) with MC & Derek joining in the 3rd year of the fraternity's existence.

So to clarify Rusty, Tommy, Nick, Quinn, Jill, and maybe Heather are 3rd years. Sage is a 4th year senior, maybe Tybalt too? If he's president of the preps and has been around before Rusty.

 

[DavDR]

Thanks, I was about to give up, couldn't find it. Well I'm not going to assume DPC just "forgot" what he wrote one episode earlier, doesn't seem like something he'd do. And as Wizard_Shiryuu has pointed it out, the use of "next year" in a different context could be due to the language barrier. I haven't considered that because my native language has the same words just like in English and during 6 years of university I've never heard someone use that term referring to calendar years when the topic was school related.

I'll just go cry in a corner now.

I'm like you man, Sage is my main LI and I don't consider her route a dead end.

First, the story in this game will probably end around Christmas of the current year. Sage IS leaving the following spring and I'm expecting her and the MC's relationship to end. That doesn't necessarily mean all hope is lost though. In the tradition of college romantic comedy movies I'm half expecting a 'Where are they now' post script to the story where DPC lays out the future's for all the characters.

My fantasy ending for Sage and the MC has them both focusing on their careers after college, and not so much on settling down with someone and having a family. Then a few years later they meet again at a business conference or something and immediately realize that the feeling they had in college are still there.

And seriously it's just as likely as any of the other choices, a relationship with a married woman who's twice your age? Being the third wheel in a lesbian relationship? Or being Mr. Royce with Jill?

 

[Cabin Fever]

So to clarify Rusty, Tommy, Nick, Quinn, Jill, and maybe Heather are 3rd years. Sage is a 4th year senior, maybe Tybalt too? If he's president of the preps and has been around before Rusty.

I don't recall any specific info on what year Quinn & Heather are in but I'd think 3rd year at most. Tybalt is 4th year.

 

[DavDR]

Seriously guys 3 pages of debate over whether Sage's route will just expire midway through the game because she's a senior?

We're 6 episodes in, out of a possible 12-20 I believe was the estimate, and we're like 1 month in.

Have I missed something here or are you guys just talking for the sake of talking again?

I don't know where all this talk of 20 episodes is coming from. I remember a reply that DPC made in a Patreon comments section where he said 10 episodes. That was back in July. Has anyone heard any new official statements since then?

 

[lemonfreak]

I don't know where all this talk of 20 episodes is coming from. I remember a reply that DPC made in a Patreon comments section where he said 10 episodes. That was back in July. Has anyone heard any new official statements since then?

I believe he talked about 3 to 4 seasons (most recently he seemed to be leaning towards 3) and, since the first season was 4 chapters, that has led people to think 12 to 16 with the possibility of more if the story expands it.

 

[DavDR]

I believe he talked about 3 to 4 seasons (most recently he seemed to be leaning towards 3) and, since the first season was 4 chapters, that has led people to think 12 to 16 with the possibility of more if the story expands it.

I've just assumed that he had the entire story planned out when he began, but I guess he could expand it. I for one hope he doesn't, we're already looking at possibly two more years before the game is completed.

 

[Cabin Fever]

I don't know where all this talk of 20 episodes is coming from. I remember a reply that DPC made in a Patreon comments section where he said 10 episodes. That was back in July. Has anyone heard any new official statements since then?

Did you mean July 2019? The expectation has been 16-20 episodes for a very long time.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

I don't know where all this talk of 20 episodes is coming from. I remember a reply that DPC made in a Patreon comments section where he said 10 episodes. That was back in July. Has anyone heard any new official statements since then?

First, there was this:

Then there was this:

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Will the second season also consist of four episodes? And how many seasons will the game have?

Four episodes per season felt like a good number back when I thought that each season would be ~4GB. I think I will stick to an approximate amount of content rather than a fixed episode count. It will likely be 4 episodes per season, but it's not carved in stone.

The first time I mentioned anything about the total episode count I said 10-20 episodes. I know that this estimate can be improved, but it's hard to say an exact count because I have a very specific plan for the game that I can't reveal. The best estimate I can give you right now is that we're still early in the game and that I would be surprised if I release less than 4 seasons.

And now we have this:

Doc Pink Cake make an interesting comment on his Patreon page:

"Most likely 4 episodes in Season 2 and there will at least be a Season 3 as well. Cheers."

So much for my idea that Episode 6 was the start of the Finale. Well, it could be still. Doc clear plans on continuing with the story for the next few years at least!

Going by what they've said about 4 episodes per season, the assumption is that it would be 12 episodes for 3 seasons and 16 for 4 seasons.

I've just assumed that he had the entire story planned out when he began, but I guess he could expand it. I for one hope he doesn't, we're already looking at possibly two more years before the game is completed.

More than that, actually. If it's 12 episodes with each update being developed at a similar pace to ep 6, then we're looking at 3-4 years, and if it's 16 episodes then we're looking at 4-5 years.

 

[DuckDairyDip]

Tommy & Rusty are now 3rd year students not 4th. They started DIK with Nick & Vinny in year 1 (while Sage & Tybalt were already presidents in their 2nd year). Jacob, JB, Jamie, & Leon joined in Year 2. MC & Derek are the Year 3 guys.

4th year - Sage, Tybalt
3rd year - Tommy, Rusty, Nick, Vinny, Jill
2nd year - Jacob, JB, Jamie, Leon
1st year - MC, Derek

This is pretty much how I interpreted things.

 

[DavDR]

Did you mean July 2019? The expectation has been 16-20 episodes for a very long time.

No, it was July 2020. I don't remember what the topic of the conversation was though.

 

[Esp``]

Seriously guys 3 pages of debate over whether Sage's route will just expire midway through the game because she's a senior?

We're 6 episodes in, out of a possible 12-20 I believe was the estimate, and we're like 1 month in.

Have I missed something here or are you guys just talking for the sake of talking again?

Sage says she has 2 years so I thought she was junior but Heater calls her a senior. Yeah, this talk especially is much more absurd than the usual.

Also I agree, I doubt we will see the game progressing more than a school year plotwise. Maybe the endings can be shown as a time-jump. I mean just look at how much in game time has passed in 5 episodes. Its insane to close of routes because someone will graduate 1 or 2 years earlier lol. Other than that I think game will finish at summer holiday at the furthest.

Doc Pink Cake make an interesting comment on his Patreon page:

"Most likely 4 episodes in Season 2 and there will at least be a Season 3 as well. Cheers."

I don't know if that patreon comment exists or legit (?) but if so it seems different than the past. DPC feeling burnout? Doesn't want to drag on the story ? I mean 3 seasons mean 12EP which fits between 10-20 technically but I thought he was planning for more. I have no idea, does DPC said anything else about future of the game recently?

I guess even 3 season plan makes the ending years away but still I expected more, I like having this game around in the corner of my head.

 

[Kellermann]

I'm sure DPC is going to do an epilogue showing what happens to each of the important characters and maybe some side characters too. Most of the college comedy movies that he is a fan of put that in either before or during the credits. That's definitely going to hit the player right in the feels (even without a fire). After investing years into these characters, it really will seem like you're leaving your school friends behind. *sob*Derek. But, at least we'll have his next project to look forward to. I can only imagine what genre he'll tackle next. Until then, we still have quite a bit of BaDIK content left!

 

[Elsie Bray]

I don't recall any specific info on what year Quinn & Heather are in but I'd think 3rd year at most. Tybalt is 4th year.

Yeah I based that off Quinn being Sage's daughter. So she has to be a year below, thus a 3rd year.

 

[7inn]

god damn.. i cant wait for the update.. but hey here's some

 

[Jackie123]

When can we expect the new update havent been in this thread for quite a time now....

 

[Dashxp4k]

When can we expect the new update havent been in this thread for quite a time now....

November

 

[AntiFlash]

Every day that passes we are closer, what do you think the DPC will talk about in the update status of Friday ?

 

[Hrist Valkyrie]

Isn't Heather in the same year than tommy and rusty ? Since we can see Tommy and her kinda insulting each other in the flashback where rusty got rejected by the preps( she even is in a wheelchair ( probably the one on the DIK's mansion's rooftop) because she got both her legs broken)).


I'm confused; a semester is 6 months in calendar time and about 4 months school time. So the school year start in September and end in April ? What about the last 4 months ?

 

[felicemastronzo]

I'm sure DPC is going to do an epilogue showing what happens to each of the important characters and maybe some side characters too. Most of the college comedy movies that he is a fan of put that in either before or during the credits. That's definitely going to hit the player right in the feels (even without a fire). After investing years into these characters, it really will seem like you're leaving your school friends behind. *sob*Derek. But, at least we'll have his next project to look forward to. I can only imagine what genre he'll tackle next. Until then, we still have quite a bit of BaDIK content left!

I think not, and in some ways I hope not.

they are 20 years old, they have their whole life ahead of them, postcards from the future have little meaning, perhaps even for the MC.

if lemonfreak is right, and the game ends with the Christmas holidays, the "perfect" closing would be the family Christmas dinner with the "new girl", good luck for their future but without anticipation.

as an ending, it's not perfect for Bella and M&J ....

 

[Holy Bacchus]

I don't know if that patreon comment exists or legit (?) but if so it seems different than the past. DPC feeling burnout? Doesn't want to drag on the story ? I mean 3 seasons mean 12EP which fits between 10-20 technically but I thought he was planning for more. I have no idea, does DPC said anything else about future of the game recently?

I guess even 3 season plan makes the ending years away but still I expected more, I like having this game around in the corner of my head.

If DPC has indeed said that 10 episodes is a possibility, then I can think of 2 reasons why they might be saying this:

1. They're purposely condensing the story in order to make less episodes than initially speculated, possibly due to burnout, not wanting to spend so many years on this one game, or they have another game idea they want to start developing.
2. The condensing has simply happened naturally as they've developed the story and realised they don't need as many episodes.

At the end of the day, as much as I'm sure we'd all like to see this game carry on for 12, 16, or even 20 episodes, we have to remember that this is one person making the game, and if they don't want to spend the next 4+ years working on this one game, then they don't have to if they don't think they need to.

The fact that Ep 6 is so huge and promises 4-6 hours for completion of one playthrough makes me think that we could be getting 2-3 episodes worth of content condensed into 1 and could mean that we'll get less episodes than anticipated.

Every day that passes we are closer, what do you think the DPC will talk about in the update status of Friday ?

Probably that beta testing has started and that it could take up to 2 weeks, as they've said before. Doubtful we'll get anything concrete in terms of release date.