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

[skinnyft]

I'm sure this has already been debated before but isn't the Quinn's restaurant option more of a chick choice? DIK MC is too much of a chad to be paying for sex.

Nah, cause why when you accept you lose chick status

 

[Kellermann]

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The planned animations are fully rendered (222/222), but this count may increase before release if I want to add something for any scene.

Animations aren't the focus anymore, which frees up time for the rest of the development.

This week I mainly worked on the phone and special content for the episode.

Special content includes collectibles, galleries, and more, and I've been focusing on the Rooster and chat apps this week when it comes to phone content.

I completed the Special render series for Jill, an adventure theme this time around, and the series tells a short story if viewed from start to finish. I have a similar concept for Riona's special render series this episode.

I've implemented the Special renders and the 2D art in the galleries, and the lewd scene galleries are in place as well. I need to add some of the Special renders to the free roams that are left to create.

I've been ordering 2D art for a long time, and it feels great to be able to add it to the game as extra content. I went back and forth in the design of how to display the 2D art in the gallery, but I believe that I've found the best way for it with the current design. I'll be pleased to hear feedback on the 2D art implementation after the episode is released, as it's a bit different from other special renders.

I can't spoil what will be in the episode regarding mini-games, but I have worked on several of them this week, and I have a few left in need of content.

I need to work more on sound effects and music soon. Several scenes haven't gotten audio yet, so adding this is a near-future goal.

Other than that, I will be powering on with writing and art production.

Reporting on computer maintenance isn't that fun, as it doesn't bring direct value to the game development, but I had to do something this week as my main PC was running out of disc space. I have now upgraded my SSD discs, made proper backups, and did some overall PC cleaning and maintenance.

With this upgrade, I'd be shocked if I had to worry about disc space for the remainder of the creation of Being a DIK.

I'll be posting a preview of Jill's special render series this weekend, and there will also be a poll for 2D art.

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Meh, acceptable. Skin looks nice for a change. Not a big fan of how the shadowing makes her look ashy, but overall not too bad.

Isn't that why we have Quinn? To have an antagonist worth of our MC?

I guess you could consider her an antagonist, but I don't really see her as a criminal mastermind of the game. She does annoying things and angers people yes, but is she actively trying to thwart or bring down MC? No. Using the Star Wars analogy, she seems more like a Vader than the Emperor in that she'll probably be somewhat redeemed in the end, but will die in the process.

 

[Hesteros]

But Sage has said it herself in the HOT pool on her route that she doesn't care if the MC fucks other girls

Isn't that because they are fuck buddies then? She was pissed off when she heard the recording of Chad having phone sex with another girl. I think she would expect MC to be monogamous if they were to enter a genuine relationship.

 

[Casmyr]

Isn't that because they are fuck buddies then? She was pissed off when she heard the recording of Chad having phone sex with another girl. I think she would expect MC to be monogamous if they were to enter a genuine relationship.

I think it was in episode 6 in the library that Sage tells the MC that she isn't looking for anything relationship wise, she just gets horny and wants someone to ride every now and then.

And thank you ExDeath730 I like your theory about there being no mastermind. Just a series of people with motives

 

[felicemastronzo]

If its just a negative impact Im accepting the consequences.

However, if DPC pulls his drama shenanigans and makes that choice be a factor to lose Sage forever. or if he makes us lose Sage because we fucked every girl up until Sage says she wants a serious relationship.. I think DPC is gonna need to put all that money he has milked from his patreons into hiring a good security system and a good security team, because Im booking a flight straight to Sweden

I don't think it would seem forced.

Quinn goes behind her back and turns her sisterhood into a whore business. If she finds out that Mc knew about it and even worse, was a client, I don't think she could forgive him.

The only way the MC gets in trouble for using the restaurant would be if there's video evidence, and I don't think Quinn is quite that savvy or has the money to afford to put spy cameras where all the gloryholes are.

usually when scandals like this come to light, rumours about possible clients start to circulate, no need for special evidence, just clues and confessions.

Would Quinn cover for Mc? certainly not in every case, this could also become an object of blackmail.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

Jumping off of what you two just theorized. What if there's no mastermind? But several different interests sometimes coinciding with each other. The frat stuff can be a mix of Troy still butthurt about getting kicked from the Alphas and things escalating beyond his control.
Vinny could have something against the DIKs, or even better, B&R and wants to see everything burn. Some people said in here that they wanted someone who would be able to match de MC, that's this guy. He is basically the evil version of the MC.
At last we have Burke with his fingers deep into several pies in the campus. He seems like the "Big Bad", but he could be just a corrupt college professor, bainging university students because of some third life crisis and out of control.
Even Quinn, that a lot of people see like satan, is just expanding the family business into B&R and noticing it isn't that profitable.

Anyway, things could be more interesting like this, if we have several different assholes trying different and often competing schemes and things getting out of hand.

Yeah, the overarching 'bad guy' pulling the strings on everything has always seemed like an overestimation to me. As you say, it's more likely to just be different people doing different things that invariably end up coming back on the MC because he's the focal point of the game.

Isn't that because they are fuck buddies then? She was pissed off when she heard the recording of Chad having phone sex with another girl. I think she would expect MC to be monogamous if they were to enter a genuine relationship.

Most likely, which is why she shouldn't really be pissed if she were to learn he's humped and pumped his way through 2/3 of her HOT sisters before being a genuine couple, if they do become one.

 

[ename144]

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I've been very focused this week, working on the episode in chronological order. I played the episode, filling in blanks and improving the scenes as I went. This means I've been working on static renders, animations, phone content, dialogue, and music/sound effects.

I spent an afternoon taking an online course to get some fresh insight and ideas in cinematography as well. As a direct result of this, I added close to 100 static renders to improve episode 7.

The episode's layout is starting to come fully together, and I more or less know which scenes remain to write and pose.

I don't have many animations left to pose in total; I might add a few here and there as I develop the rest of the episode, but we're definitely close to the end in this area.

The most significant tasks left in the development are free roam events, static renders, and phone content.

2457 static renders and 212 animations have been produced. I have animations rendering right now and bring the total animation count to 222 animations when they are entirely produced. I don't have an estimation on how many static renders are left to pose, but I know it's plenty.

I didn't expect the animated content to be this much, and I went with the flow as I posed the animations, and I loved every second of it. It's definitely a next level episode in this regard, as I've focused on NSFW animations and made plenty of SFW animations to enhance the scenes.

Next week, I will continue to work in chronological order on the episode, so there will be progress in all areas in the next week's status update as well.

For the total progress so far, I estimate that I'm approximately 60-75% complete with the episode.

Poll News
In poll news, option number 3 won the cosmetic poll for Maya, with more than 50% of the total number of votes.

It will be featured in episode 7.

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The planned animations are fully rendered (222/222), but this count may increase before release if I want to add something for any scene.

Animations aren't the focus anymore, which frees up time for the rest of the development.

This week I mainly worked on the phone and special content for the episode.

Special content includes collectibles, galleries, and more, and I've been focusing on the Rooster and chat apps this week when it comes to phone content.

I completed the Special render series for Jill, an adventure theme this time around, and the series tells a short story if viewed from start to finish. I have a similar concept for Riona's special render series this episode.

I've implemented the Special renders and the 2D art in the galleries, and the lewd scene galleries are in place as well. I need to add some of the Special renders to the free roams that are left to create.

I've been ordering 2D art for a long time, and it feels great to be able to add it to the game as extra content. I went back and forth in the design of how to display the 2D art in the gallery, but I believe that I've found the best way for it with the current design. I'll be pleased to hear feedback on the 2D art implementation after the episode is released, as it's a bit different from other special renders.

I can't spoil what will be in the episode regarding mini-games, but I have worked on several of them this week, and I have a few left in need of content.

I need to work more on sound effects and music soon. Several scenes haven't gotten audio yet, so adding this is a near-future goal.

Other than that, I will be powering on with writing and art production.

Reporting on computer maintenance isn't that fun, as it doesn't bring direct value to the game development, but I had to do something this week as my main PC was running out of disc space. I have now upgraded my SSD discs, made proper backups, and did some overall PC cleaning and maintenance.

With this upgrade, I'd be shocked if I had to worry about disc space for the remainder of the creation of Being a DIK.

I'll be posting a preview of Jill's special render series this weekend, and there will also be a poll for 2D art.

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For the eleventh wallpaper, it's Maya's turn to shine. Download the full resolution versions in the attachments below.


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I bet that many of you wonder how many wallpapers remain in this series, and the answer is 8. So, you can expect four more weeks of wallpapers.

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As everyone has already noted, DPC skipped an update on the static renders even though they're the big outstanding item. Sigh. Well, I've updated the charts as best I can.

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As expected, animations are nearly done, though it wouldn't surprise me if DPC makes a few more as the weeks roll on. For statics, still no good estimates so I'll stick with 4200-4800 as a guess. DPC talked a lot about programming aspects, so I doubt he's going full bore on statics yet. He probably created somewhere in the 150-200 range this week, and that will probably accelerate a bit as we get closer to finish line. Combined, that suggests he'd be finished somewhere around the start of April at the earliest, which translates to a mid-April release. But again, this is all highly speculative until DPC gives us some idea of the target.

In the meantime, always happy to see my girl Maya, and she looks pretty good (certainly compared to some of the other wallpapers!). That said, am I the only one who finds it funny that she's extremely backlit in her "chance to shine?"

 

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I'm pretty sure somebody asked it already on this 5,5 k pages thread, but I'll doubt I'll live long enough to read through all of it.
So, the question is: can you have Maya solo?
It is a wonderful game. Top in it's genre at the very least. But one thing among few that I don't like aboit BDIK is Josy being forced down our throats from the very beginning. I just don't like her, even one bit. And relationships with Maya were turning into something special, before Josy were forced on us again.

Another thing that annoys me a bit is completely unrealistic waist lines. Most women look like they removed a rib or two and always wear tightest corsets you can find. Just look at full body pic of Bella for example. Now close her mid section with your arm, and you see a super sexy and curvy, yes, but still realistic woman. Your imagine just wouldn't picture a waist like this (at least if saw as much porn as I did in my lifetime=)). But is something you get used to, after playing for a while. Still could've been better.

But otherwise it is an amazing experience.
The story rocks (though I started skipping Quinn and Rusty arcs in last episodes). The music is fecking awesome. Mini-games are fun. And that in game social media? Hell, I enjoyed the shit out of it(probably shows how lonely and desperate I am, but fuck it=)).
Derek is a friend I wish I had. Maya is the girl I could've (and MC should, IMHO) marry, if not for the annoying lesbian arc. Then you would even be in-laws with Derek. A win-win in my book.
Bella, well don't get me started on Bella, cause I have such a crush on her. And not just the looks. I never knew that I might like grumpy girls, but apparently I do. If only she was a bit younger (she was in college 18 years ago, so she's at least 36, right?) then she would've been perfect for MC.
Jill have a nice and caring personality and an amazing body, but her low placed lips remind me of Eliza from The Wild Thornberrys(that was a freak-show of a cartoon). So I saved her for later.
And Sage, that I first thought would be just a slutty cheerleader, turned out to be a great and deep character. I'll definitely go for her in one of my walkthroughs.
Jody is pretty, but all she does is hate sex and her wreck of marriage is a last thing MC needs in his life. That's why I wouldn't pursue her. Plus gender studies, eugh. Though I dig her looks a lot.
Damn, even Quinn is not as two dimensional character as one would expect. While I don't dig the look (and kinda despised her from the begging), I still wouldn't mind if she'll get a chance to redeem herself, and becomes a viable option for MC.
Also I would like to see more of Casy, but seems like she's just a side character. Otherwise she'd also had a wasp waist, lol =).

 

[Casmyr]

Most likely, which why is she shouldn't really be pissed if she were to learn he's humped and pumped his way through 2/3 of her HOT sisters before being a genuine couple, if they do become one.

I'm sure she's heard her HOT sister's being pumped and dumped, especially Melanie in the showers.

I know it's a pron game but I'm surprised how chill these girls are with anal lol. I think only Melanie, Sarah and Rose ask for warning beforehand

 

[felicemastronzo]

You and Arigon can chip in together for tickets haha

But Sage has said it herself in the HOT pool on her route that she doesn't care if the MC fucks other girls

it's one thing to have sex with other girls, it's another to pay Sage's HOTs for sex.

absolutely it's quite absurd that MC hasn't told Sage about it yet, regardless of his involvement MC knows about the existence of the restaurant and knows that it's all Quinn's work, but it never occurs to him to talk about it directly with Sage

Jumping off of what you two just theorized. What if there's no mastermind? But several different interests sometimes coinciding with each other. The frat stuff can be a mix of Troy still butthurt about getting kicked from the Alphas and things escalating beyond his control.
Vinny could have something against the DIKs, or even better, B&R and wants to see everything burn. Some people said in here that they wanted someone who would be able to match de MC, that's this guy. He is basically the evil version of the MC.
At last we have Burke with his fingers deep into several pies in the campus. He seems like the "Big Bad", but he could be just a corrupt college professor, bainging university students because of some third life crisis and out of control.
Even Quinn, that a lot of people see like satan, is just expanding the family business into B&R and noticing it isn't that profitable.

Anyway, things could be more interesting like this, if we have several different assholes trying different and often competing schemes and things getting out of hand.

I agree with you

So far there are a lot of little bullies, but no one stands out, 10 seconds is not enough time to make Burke a credible enemy.

 

[issuchan]

GREAT GAME MAN, KEEP IT UP DON'T LISTEN TO SHITHEADS

 

[TrainHardnett]

If its just a negative impact Im accepting the consequences.

However, if DPC pulls his drama shenanigans and makes that choice be a factor to lose Sage forever. or if he makes us lose Sage because we fucked every girl up until Sage says she wants a serious relationship.. I think DPC is gonna need to put all that money he has milked from his patreons into hiring a good security system and a good security team, because Im booking a flight straight to Sweden

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If he does more of his forced drama shenanigans while we have no choice in the matter my wrath will be legendary.

 

[ename144]

I'm curious what exactly Tommy meant here, saying that he has heard that she likes it dirty.

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I've long thought this was an indication that Bella used to be a lot more libertine back in the day. The extremely repressed persona we know and love is a result of whatever happened to her marriage. The question is what happens if we break through it: is Bella happy to be her old self, or are we reopening old wounds?

This is why I'm steering well clear of Bella (sexually) until we know for certain.

Beach Fun Series	10000
Bella
Camila	Camila
Cathy	Cathy
Envy	Envy
Heather
Jade
Jill
Josy	Josy
Lily	Lily
Maya	Maya
Mel	Melanie
Mona
Quinn
Riona
Sage	Sage
Sally	Sally
Sarah	Sarah
	Lynette

So I'd expect Bella, Heather, Jade, Jill, Mona, Quinn, Riona

Plus one more... surely Arieth to make crabsinthekitchen's day. She did feature in D&G after all.

That makes sense, though I'd bet on a group shot for the finale. DPC seems to like those. No idea how it will work in this style, though.

I think Troy is the one who blackmailled Chad and Dawe because he has been kicked out from the Jocks for whatever reasons. The moment the Jocks came to the dorm and stole the MC guitar, we can see Troy have a little blackeyes which means he fought with them. Troy just waited for the right moment to have his revenge and the moment MC came to the dorm and noticed the guitar has been stolen, out of nowhere he decided to blackmail the Jocks and use the MC as a scapegoat for his revenge doesn't matter whether the MC fight him or not. Troy plan is about using the MC because he know the MC cares a lot about the guitar and as a former Jocks himself, he knows a lot about the Jocks secrets. Troy used all of his cards to blackmailled Chad and Dawe, and his plan went well because Chad and Dawe put the blame towards the MC instead of him.

I think we all remember very well that Jamie lost his phone. I think Troy is the one who have Jamie phone somehow and because of that, he gained the access to whatever photos inside of the phone and the DIK laptop as well and he used the photos of Arieth having sex with Rusty, Jacob and Jamie Leon threesome to blackmail Dawe. As a former Jocks himself, Troy of course knows some of Chad secrets and he used whatever he knows to blackmail Chad. How he have the phone i don't know, but i think Troy is working and getting helps from a couple of HOT girls for his revenge. I think somehow someone from the HOT girls explored the mansion during the party and found Jamie phone or stole it for Troy. I don't says my opinion is correct but i came to this opinion because of Sarah. I remember very well during the Preps party, at bathroom Sarah told Heather and Melanie that she found some medicines of crabs in the DIK kitchen which means the mansion has been explored by her for some reasons. It also means Sarah or Heather or Melanie is the one who will tell the others that all DIK have crabs and the rumor of all DIK have crabs of course will spread in future episodes for sure.

It's a very solid speculation. The biggest problem I see with it is that Troy is ALSO the best suspect for Chad's secret lover (part of the popular Gay Chad theory), but I can't see a way to mesh Troy being Chad's lover with Troy also being the blackmailer. He's a perfect fit for either, but not both. Since I think he solves more issues as Chad's lover, I tend to favor that theory.

 

[Casmyr]

My question is if Tybalt, Jill and some Preps members take a look at that Roster posting in future incoming episodes, do you think they will blame Derek or not for whatever incident at that ill-fated Preps party instead of MC ?

Yes. Especially because that raccoon showed me her house and I pictured myself grilling burgers on the back porch so I told Jill that Derek started the fire.

I hope next month is release, raising my pledge to big dik status and getting a custom render of KRJ wearing a strap on popping Jill's hymen

 

[Hesteros]

Such a shame that MC didn't took a picture of Tybalt sniffing Jill's panties. It would allow him to counter Tybalt's ultimatum.

 

[Kellermann]

I'm curious what exactly Tommy meant here, saying that he has heard that she likes it dirty.

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I've always assumed she was into butt stuff. In fact she'll probably give up the rear before we get the minge. What concerns me more is where/how Tommy heard this. Bella is rarely discussed and often avoided by the students (the first part is bizarre to me, the second is understandable), so how did this rumour start? Clearly no one on campus other than James and MC have sampled the goods, so did James kiss and tell?

Question for you. In your opinion do you think Bella was aware of the MC taking that picture? I just ask because if so I find it funny that Bella would be chill with that when she scolds Jill for posting that cluck of herself in a bikini.

That's always pissed me off. We have no control over that and it just seems out of character for both (MC to do it and Bella to allow it). Even if she doesn't know about it at the time, she should have found out eventually and yelled at MC, but nope, nothing.

But going back to original question, I do agree that a true DIK character would never pay for sex. So taking the number should be a CHICK choice...

Agreed, however at the time MC took Quinn's number for the restaurant, he wasn't in full manwhore mode yet. He had just arrived on campus and wasn't slaying puss left and right. Had he even gotten his first conquest yet at that point? Not counting Zoey?

 

[Holy Bacchus]

So, the question is: can you have Maya solo?

No, at least not yet. It's possible there could be solo routes later on if M&J break up on the non-throuple path, and it may also happen on the throuple path since there is a mention of the 'Josy centric' and 'Maya centric' routes in the walkthrough, but right now you're only options are stay friends or be in the throuple.

Recently DPC had posted two new photos in his Twitter account which i think it's for Roster in future incoming episodes. The first one is about Caleb fought the arm wrestling match against the Jocks and he won it 6-0. The second one is about Jacob trying to painting Derek who wear the same monopoly cap he stole it at the Preps party and the same deer heirloom of Tybalt he stole it.

My question is if Tybalt, Jill and some Preps members take a look at that Roster posting in future incoming episodes, do you think they will blame Derek or not for whatever incident at that ill-fated Preps party instead of MC ?

Rusty posted a picture of it before on his Rooster but it never got a response from Tybalt. It would be funny if it did get a response this time and if one of those Tybalt trolling accounts is in there too, but we'll just have to wait and see.

 

[felicemastronzo]

Recently DPC had posted two new photos in his Twitter account which i think it's for Roster in future incoming episodes. The first one is about Caleb fought the arm wrestling match against the Jocks and he won it 6-0. The second one is about Jacob trying to painting Derek who wear the same monopoly cap he stole it at the Preps party and the same deer heirloom of Tybalt he stole it.

My question is if Tybalt, Jill and some Preps members take a look at that Roster posting in future incoming episodes, do you think they will blame Derek or not for whatever incident at that ill-fated Preps party instead of MC ?

generally it seems that Roster is made for a laugh and has no relevance to the story.

otherwise Derek would have reported himself for the theft of the deer head and the incident with the fire protection system, Bella would have been ridiculed almost as much as Cathy etc ...

the things that happen on Rooster stay on Roster

 

[Digga D]

Recently DPC had posted two new photos in his Twitter account which i think it's for Roster in future incoming episodes. The first one is about Caleb fought the arm wrestling match against the Jocks and he won it 6-0. The second one is about Jacob trying to painting Derek who wear the same monopoly cap he stole it at the Preps party and the same deer heirloom of Tybalt he stole it.

My question is if Tybalt, Jill and some Preps members take a look at that Roster posting in future incoming episodes, do you think they will blame Derek or not for whatever incident at that ill-fated Preps party instead of MC ?

That completely slipped my mind. I don't think there will be consequences, because Derek already posted a rooster of that deer and nothing happened. Rooster is just a bonus for comedic relief.

But it's DPC we're talking about here, I wouldn't be surprised if drama arose from a cluck.

 

[Ripe]

Agreed, however at the time MC took Quinn's number for the restaurant, he wasn't in full manwhore mode yet. He had just arrived on campus and wasn't slaying puss left and right. Had he even gotten his first conquest yet at that point? Not counting Zoey?

That is true, but by taking the number MC basically admits he doesn't believe he'll be able to get the pussy by himself. That he need help and that he need to pay for it. To me, such lack of confidence is exact opposite of what a DIK character would be.