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

[Holy Bacchus]

Thats the hope. I mean, irregardless, DPC is going to hit a critical mass problem at some point, where he's just got too much to do facing time problems. And unless he loses his passion and quits, or decides to finally hire someone(s), a plateau for game size/dev time has to happen.

The thing I sometimes worry about is that they will think that they have to keep exceeding each episode when they really don't. I'm sure this episode will be quite be jam-packed like the last one was, and with the exception of the DnG, it did quite a lot to at least advance the in-game time even if didn't entirely advance the story that much.

It seems like that might be the right formula of having lots going on and advancing the plot gradually, and if they can do that effectively with 5000+ renders and 200+ animations per episode, then they shouldn't need to keep going bigger.

There's been a general trend to longer release times and I haven't seen anything that would make me think the releases would come quicker.

I find the 14 to 20 episodes answer to be a bit confusing though and I can't quite make up my mind as to whether he's serious or not. First I can't see the current story lines going on for another 8 episodes, let alone 14. Maya/Josey, Jill, and Sage's stories are pretty well advanced, I can't see how he could stretch them out that long. There's also his past announcements, just within the past year he's said three season's/12 episodes, three season's/10 episodes, and now 14 to 20 and God knows how many season's.

Unless they do what some TV shows do which is have a particular crisis/drama in the first half of the season that gets mostly resolved, and then leads into a whole new crisis/drama in the 2nd half of the season. In the case of this game, maybe most crises/dramas might resolve themselves by the end of Season 2, and then a whole new set will start with Season 3.

And writing.

Kind of funny that we also have University of Problems, which is another clone, really. And both take this singular aspect of BADIK to ramp up. CK takes the fighting. UoP tries to subvert the "sorority of whores" concept.

Haven't played College Kings but have played UoP and really enjoying it so far. I don't really see it as a BaDIK clone because I think it feels very different. I think the issue here is that any college-based adult game is going to get compared to BaDIK even if it's a totally different kind of game.

 

[AchedCroissant]

N7 comes with the Wallpaper but it is going to send it in pieces to several users, so we have to put the puzzle together

 

[Kellermann]

N7 comes with the Wallpaper but it is going to send it in pieces to several users, so we have to put the puzzle together

Bro, don't even joke about that.
Anyway, King Sombo won't leave us hanging.

 

[Deleted member 2528490]

The thing I sometimes worry about is that they will think that they have to keep exceeding each episode when they really don't. I'm sure this episode will be quite be jam-packed like the last one was, and with the exception of the DnG, it did quite a lot to at least advance the in-game time even if didn't entirely advance the story that much.

It seems like that might be the right formula of having lots going on and advancing the plot gradually, and if they can do that effectively with 5000+ renders and 200+ animations per episode, then they shouldn't need to keep going bigger.

Thats the problem with ambition. You get ambitious. Never about practical need, but personal need. And alas, that sort of thing is tied into why DPC is good at what he does. Strip that, and you lose the quality.

Haven't played College Kings but have played UoP and really enjoying it so far. I don't really see it as a BaDIK clone because I think it feels very different. I think the issue here is that any college-based adult game is going to get compared to BaDIK even if it's totally different kind of game.

I'm a bit behind, to be fair. I should catch up.

N7 comes with the Wallpaper but it is going to send it in pieces to several users, so we have to put the puzzle together

N7 is Casmyr confirmed.

 

[Deleted member 6239]

Yeah lets just hope he don t get burn out. He is working 12-18 per day, thats insane for any normal human, unless you are Elon Musk

Wait he really works 12-18h per day? He said that?

 

[AchedCroissant]

Wait he really works 12-18h per day? He said that?

It's probably how long their PCs take to render, I don't think he's sitting around waiting for them to finish

 

[Deleted member 6239]

It's probably how long their PCs take to render, I don't think he's sitting around waiting for them to finish

I think on he's patreon page he said that rendering is running 24/7 but while stuff is rendering he is maybe setting up other renders then?

 

[Kellermann]

It's probably how long their PCs take to render, I don't think he's sitting around waiting for them to finish

Yeah, you can't work non-stop from dawn until after midnight every day for years. You need breaks for food, toilet, rest, etc. and he apparently is married so no wife is going to allow that, I don't care how much money he is making for her.

 

[AchedCroissant]

I think on he's patreon page he said that rendering is running 24/7 but while stuff is rendering he is maybe setting up other renders then?

I remember someone here saying that DPC has a feminist wife, it would not be strange for him to work so hard not to be close to her

 

[godkingxerxes]

He's working from home at a time when people are staying home more than ever.

I guess Pinkcakes can be like us, and use that time to rub out to his or other games, or he can use that time to get paid.

Even taking away outdoors time due to pandemic, the average work day is 8 hours, I assume Sweden is same as here. Adding in a commute to and from and you looking at 10 maybe more. It's not far fetched that he's actual working for at least half the day.

 

[anonymoussposter]

For me BaDik is the best in terms of a university theme or plot, i don't think any other vn can surpass it in terms of quality. The only vn that could have the same quality or could be even better than BaDik is Summers Gone.

Cinematics part is where BaDIK lags behind SG

for eg- Insted of picnic CGs he should make some good short movies like SG has

 

[Kellermann]

He's working from home at a time when people are staying home more than ever.

I guess Pinkcakes can be like us, and use that time to rub out to his or other games, or he can use that time to get paid.

Even taking away outdoors time due to pandemic, the average work day is 8 hours, I assume Sweden is same as here. Adding in a commute to and from and you looking at 10 maybe more. It's not far fetched that he's actual working for at least half the day.

Half the day, I'll buy that, but 18 hours a day, 7 days a week, for years,no holidays? ...fuck no.

 

[Razrback16]

In my numerous playthroughs, my mc wins every fight without a mistake (except for my wimp playthrough where the mc got trashed by everyone...) so it does annoy me that Dawe landed his sucker punch right after the MC took out all four Alphas, that Tommy managed to give the MC a black eye, and that Chad gets a hit in at the beginning and end of their rumble, but then minutes later some chick was sucking on the mc's dick and I forgot all about it...

Ya I agree it annoys me that Tommy wasn't all black and blue on the face afterward but MC has a black eye even though MC kicked the crap out of him...makes no sense.

I don't mean to offend anyone, but one thing I noticed when I recently replayed the game for the paths I didnt have....

MC has an awful haircut. Like that thing is bad. My guy is in thorough need of a lineup and to shave whatever that is on top of his head. He'd look a lot better with a default brush cut.

Is DPC American? I dont think ive ever seen MC's haircut in America.

Not offending me, you're just calling a spade a spade. His haircut is AWFUL. I've said that since the first time I played the game over a year ago.

 

[N7]

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This week I worked mainly on static renders and a few animations.

Something I worked extra hard on this week was environment design, and I will have to continue to work on this and the last free-roam event next week. It will be a fairly big free-roam event, but work should be progressing at a steady pace.

I have written plenty of the script too, and I only have a handful more scenes to write.

On top of the free-roam event, static renders and writing; I have some work left with phone content, mini-games and music/sound.

I cannot estimate how long this will take, but I can feel that the episode must be at least 80% complete in terms of content (static renders/animations/GUI elements).

The final percentages always take the longest to complete, as polishing and wrapping things up are needed, but we are in the end-game of development of this beast of an episode.

Something new that I can reveal for you today is the episode title, and it will be:

Episode 7 - True Colors

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4 wallpapers remain in the series.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

 

[Kellermann]

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This week I worked mainly on static renders and a few animations.

Something I worked extra hard on this week was environment design, and I will have to continue to work on this and the last free-roam event next week. It will be a fairly big free-roam event, but work should be progressing at a steady pace.

I have written plenty of the script too, and I only have a handful more scenes to write.

On top of the free-roam event, static renders and writing; I have some work left with phone content, mini-games and music/sound.

I cannot estimate how long this will take, but I can feel that the episode must be at least 80% complete in terms of content (static renders/animations/GUI elements).

The final percentages always take the longest to complete, as polishing and wrapping things up are needed, but we are in the end-game of development of this beast of an episode.

Something new that I can reveal for you today is the episode title, and it will be:

Episode 7 - True Colors



10,000 Patrons wallpaper series
For the fifteenth wallpaper, I give you Nora. Download the full resolution versions in the attachments below.


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4 wallpapers remain in the series.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

Oh shit, she's back!
Looks good too.

 

[duningtwo]

nora lmao

 

[Warscared]

For me BaDik is the best in terms of a university theme or plot, i don't think any other vn can surpass it in terms of quality. The only vn that could have the same quality or could be even better than BaDik is Summers Gone.

the word there being COULD ! also considering there is a futa option in there it can be fun and surprising...

As for all the clones i hope an original writer comes along to create a really amazing story because that is the basis!
then that person could recruit gasai to do the rendering and animations or someone just as good (is there anyone? i know a few who come close but still)!
Maybe someone to hire or collaborate with Dalli_x to create internal contraptions to the story and create the red herrings!

these kind of projects are starting to be needed as 3 persons teams one to write the architecture or skeleton of the story one to write the internal dinamics and world as to avoid problems as diferent currencies and stupid blackmail plotlines and ofc develop side stories/misteries that keep people entertained on the slow moments the overall story requires and ofc someone to handle the rendering and animations!

As for people predictions regarding the finishing time you can all cut the time by 1/3 as the technology develops, my problem being that new and better technology as so far not reduced the delivery times it as just increased the size of the game, the size of the game impacts the render and animations quality and secondary cheap thrills but adds nothing to the story!
I do hope DPC as written down the story so far and is not winging it out of his ass as he progresses!

and i agree with flappy he needs to get a hold of gasai phone number to help with the caracthers and a dedicated programmer to create his mini games, i understand he is having fun developing new mini games but he takes 5 times longer then a dedicated programmer for little gain except acquiring experience

and do not get me wrong he needs experience for when he hires someone like that so he can get the best out of that person! but experience does not mean he needs to master it!

as for people still surprised about the long work hours almost all the successful people in the world when they built their success work at least those many hours and most importantly they take advantage of every minute to get more out of it so that 1 hour of their work would take the average graduate with experience 5 hours! As Kevin hart said when he met Jeff Bezos "whats the secret of your success?" no BS he got the best out of his time with JB and JB appreciated it, he as 200 things to do (including his new wife) and only enough time to do 20!

I remember someone here saying that DPC has a feminist wife, it would not be strange for him to work so hard not to be close to her

this makes so much sense that it breaks the Meta ... wanna be productive? get a wife that you can not stand so you find every excuse to be at work... i wonder if that is the true secret of Jeff Bezos and why he eventually divorced her? if that is the case i fear for the future of Amazon if his new wife is more tolerable!

 

[Hesteros]

Something new that I can reveal for you today is the episode title, and it will be:
Episode 7 - True Colors

Wonder if we get to see more of Bella and Quinn's background.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

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Something new that I can reveal for you today is the episode title, and it will be:

Episode 7 - True Colors

And now we can pour over and analyse the meaning of this for the next few days.

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Keeping the streak alive, SenkuIshigami.

Also, where's the bigger wallpaper, N7?

 

[godkingxerxes]

So that leaves Quinn, Bella, Jill and group shot as final 4 renders?