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

[ename144]

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This week I took a break from writing and worked on art.

I've been buying new assets needed for the episode, setting up some scenes, tried to learn new things, posing animations, and more.

Setting up scenes before producing art is usually very time-consuming.

What I mean by "setting up a scene" is all the work I need to do to prepare an environment for rendering.

The work includes adding the environment, objects, models, lighting, etc.

A scene can look something like this when it's ready to render (lighting not shown) and after it's rendered and gone through post-processing.

Setting up a scene can take anything from 5 minutes to a few hours.

And once that's done, changing poses on the models, modifying camera settings, etc., to queue up renders is relatively quick for me.

Yesterday, I spent quite some time experimenting with makeup for Sage, which is a part of setting up a scene.

I tried out different combinations to see if I liked something new.

Here's a quick render of it; please note that the actual render is not used in the game it's just for this status update.

Sometimes, the time is spent on trying on clothes, retexturing or modifying assets.

Plenty of time goes into these details for every model and environment in the game.

Setting up a scene is a fun and pivotal part of the game development that brings a lot of value. But at the same time, I can feel like nothing's getting done when I'm doing this.

There's so much time spent on activities that a render or animation count can't represent, and that's why I wrote this status update this way - to give you all some insight into this part of the game development.

Other than that, PCs are currently rendering animations, and I will wait until I have something considerable to report regarding render/animation count.

I aim to post the first preview of episode 8 before the end of the month.

Poll news
Today, a cosmetic poll for Sage ended, and this option was the winner.

A new cosmetic poll for Josy will start soon.

Have a nice weekend!

Dr PinkCake

Okay, at this point I feel like DPC is avoiding numbers just to spite me, personally. It's to the point where if he does post the first preview I can at least mark 1 on the static render plot. I'm having real withdrawals here!

What else is there to comment on? Oh, I definitely prefer the new makeup look for Sage, so let's hope that sticks around.

I would not say this scene shows Dawe is okay.... Just shows he's human, he misses hanging out with his pal Anthony but at the same time he has no problem to talk down Ashley... (Ash this, Ash that, ash tray, ash hat)
Sure you can blame it on his frustration but it doesn't change the fact he's a selfish jealous man that doesn't care for his pal's happiness or choices...

The fight the Alpha's choice seems a bit off though, i can understand the reasoning for fighting them is DIK, not fighting them is CHICK, but "i'm not supposed to use my fighting skils this way"?!
You are outnumbered 3 to 1 and the Jocks are between you and the way out.... Dawe (on floor atm) and Chad may come from behind at some time.... If there's any time it is allowed to use your skills it is now

I've complained about that scene before. I think it's caught between the need to work in a fight with Dawe, the need to showcase a Major Decision, and the need to have the MC injured so Sage can tend to him in the following scene. Unfortunately, it doesn't do any of those well (especially the Major Decision aspect which is a mess) resulting in very confusing situation.

Spoiler: Feelings for Maya and Josy

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Just because Josy got friend-path content in this Episode doesn't mean Maya won't get friend content in the future. We just don't know. So my advice is to go with whichever girl you'd prefer to have feelings for. If it winds up leading somewhere you don't like you can always go back and change it, but you might as well stick with your favorite choice until then.

I really like the close-up of Sage, which is not at all in the classic DPC style.

From the rest I understand that the next chapter is so far away that it's useless to talk about it.

the references to the new setting are so vague that it's hard to even make predictions (Jill's concert? Bella's torture room? Maya's sexual reassignment camp?)

I'm not sure the new setting is as exciting as you think. DPC's example was the MC's room, which was just a new take on an existing room. So this may just be the changeover from summer to autumn, or even day to night.

Admittedly, I'm not familiar with the art rendering process, so I have no idea how often setting up needs to be done. But it sounded like a semi-routine thing the way DPC described it.

 

[sorco2003]

I know, I never said its nursery... But a lot of people are talking up this dark Bella stuff.. and it got me wondering did I miss something?

Baby room=nursery
you wrote that you think is the room of the baby she lost... I'm just saying there is as much evidence for that as there is for the torture room. Zero

 

[asgardtipar2]

Baby room=nursery
you wrote that you think is the room of the baby she lost... I'm just saying there is as much evidence for that as there is for the torture room. Zero

Dude I know there is no evidence for nursery, btw I know what nursery is. I am just saying that people are really talking up the torture room and I am wondering where did that come from lol.

 

[sorco2003]

I'm with you there on the last part, Sage is my main LI choice (until Quinn LI confirmed soon ) and I was a bit confused that players not on her path in ep 7 could just jump on... with arguably better writing for their relationship. I'm tossing up restarting my main save to not fuck buddy Sage and choose her in ep 7 for the better progression.

Hard disagree on Sage not being loyal tho, I'd say she's too loyal, even as late as ep 7 at the party she looks sad when Chad leaves but he doesn't even glance at her. In flashbacks we see Chad and Sage together and she's hanging off him, she promises him that the HOTs will only party with the jocks, she did everything for him and got betrayed. People always say she's cheating on Chad by being with the MC and all that, but you gotta remember that practically the first thing we learn about Sage and Chad's relationship is that she found panties in his bag and he made up some bullshit excuse about it. From Chad's POV, the relationship is over, he was only keeping up appearances while banging Troy. It's not cheating if the other person ain't playing, and Chad was 99% out the door by the time we meet Sage.

I would agree if it were not a justification for an action that is a fact, she cheated Chad, it is the very definition of cheating. That doesn't take away that it was because of the circumstances and that with the MC it would be different, but for that you have to wait.

 

[sorco2003]

Dude I know there is no evidence for nursery, btw I know what nursery is. I am just saying that people are really talking up the torture room and I am wondering where did that come from lol.

It's more than simple, it was just a crazy theory that someone launched and it stuck. Just like aunt Jill was, Jill futa,the axe murderer etc etc etc etc.

 

[asgardtipar2]

It's more than simple, it was just a crazy theory that someone launched and it stuck. Just like aunt Jill was, Jill futa,the axe murderer etc etc etc etc.

ayo ayo pause... What? hahaahhaha Futa jill? AUNT Jill? Cause they thought that MCs mom was the sis of Jill? AXE MURDERED?? What is with the murdering, has there been a single killing in this UNIVERSE so far.

 

[goldenrule91]

I would agree if it were not a justification for an action that is a fact, she cheated Chad, it is the very definition of cheating. That doesn't take away that it was because of the circumstances and that with the MC it would be different, but for that you have to wait.

To cheat on someone, they gotta care about you cheating on them. The people in a relationship set the terms on what's cheating, for example some couples are in an open relationship so it ain't cheating if they bang other people. Chad didn't set any terms for what his and Sage's relationship was, because he didn't care, he only pretended to care while he was out getting some of that Troy booty

 

[sorco2003]

To cheat on someone, they gotta care about you cheating on them. The people in a relationship set the terms on what's cheating, for example some couples are in an open relationship so it ain't cheating if they bang other people. Chad didn't set any terms for what his and Sage's relationship was, because he didn't care, he only pretended to care while he was out getting some of that Troy booty

And since the terms were clear, Sage's first thought was that it's okay, because Chad is cheating on her too.
If that's not cheating, neither is Chad.

 

[Alfagrem]

I have to be honest, in one of my first posts here in this thread I also defined Maya as a toxic friendship (and I wasn't referring to her night time appearance...). I said it as an exaggeration. I was referring in particular to how even in situations where in theory she was on the wrong side she always managed to find herself in the role of the one to be consoled.

two situations in particular:
1) the evening after the grinding, when she waits for Mc in her room to explain/apologize about the incident, first MC practically has to get every single word out of her and at the end she ends up venting on him for her family problems...
2) when she runs away after the reconciliation between Josy and her father, she is there for Josy but even in this situation she turns the situation around so that it becomes another moment when she can vent about her problems

toxic was surely an exaggerated term, but we can't deny that Maya represents a person who's really hard to be around, for everybody, for Mc, for Josy and also for Derek, as she herself admits in the end with Mc in the library in the sixth chapter, he met her in her worst moment but he still decided not to run away

then personally from chapter 6 onwards I started to appreciate her, she still has a long way to go though (and I would be grateful if she would stop explaining how loans work in Duckburg).

now I would probably, out of interest, put it in second place behind Sage

Between the Library scene and her dad turning up she was actually pretty chill and fin to hang around with. Otherwise you have to be really into her as she requires a level of emotional investment that as a college freshman with many other options, my MC isn't into that.

I've no doubt that if I somehow resolved all her current problems she'd somehow end up with another batch of them.

 

[goldenrule91]

And since the terms were clear, Sage's first thought was that it's okay, because Chad is cheating on her too.
If that's not cheating, neither is Chad.

Chad cheated on Sage cuz she cared about it. Sage can't cheat on Chad cuz he doesn't care. To Chad, their relationship was already over way before Sage and MC even meet, it was probably over when he discovered he was gay, even before he started banging Troy. For Sage tho, the relationship didn't end, in fact I'm not even sure whether she thinks it's over in ep 7. Nevertheless, no matter what Sage did while she was in that fake relationship, whether she banged the MC or the entire DIK frat, she was incapable of cheating. You can't cheat on someone who doesn't care.

 

[Zamastro]

P.S
WHY IS EVERYONE SAYING BELLA HAS A TORTURE ROOM AND THAT SHE IS SK??? WHAT? HAS THERE BEEN A CRUMB OF EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THAT THEORY. I also think the locked room is a baby room, that she lost.

Some people high af. Don't mind that. Also some people acting like Bella is not LI while some SGs are LI lmao. Torture room or killer theories are just.. Again.. Dumb.
Days ago someone write that '' Bella is not in love with MC, she just using MC for sexual thing. '' While ur fav girl using MC As a what? Lover? What can u expect from these guys who write that shit. They need to read and play carefully.
I really can't wait when DPC gonna nuke this killer-crazy theories people using for Bella.
If there will be any killer ( which i don't think so ) its not going to be Bella or Jill. It will be Side character. Such as Jocks or Side girls.
Im also def. sure DPC laughing those people who thinks Bella is a killer.
'' Oh look there's an axe in Bella's garage she's def %100 killer '' Even some people says that shit, lmao. Like bro, i also have axe in my garage.

Bella is not a killer, she's don't have schizophrenia or someshit. But what we all know there will be twist about her husband. I expect him to come, Date between Bella and MC.

I also think the locked room is a baby room, that she lost.

Yeah this probably. Her bathroom already sus af. The stepping stool and low mirror in the bathroom are obviously for a child.

 

[-Otaku321-]

Not gonna lie to yall i downloaded this to beat my meat but honestly i played it for the story this shit fire. And Jill is forever best girl. I finished it and waiting for next episode but damn this shit is so good.

 

[katabasi]

unlocking gallery is getting more and more tedious

 

[jaden_yuki]

Is there any difference in Jill's ep7 scene if she saw the mc's cock in the shower on ep4?

 

[Journey95]

Not gonna lie to yall i downloaded this to beat my meat but honestly i played it for the story this shit fire. And Jill is forever best girl. I finished it and waiting for next episode but damn this shit is so good.

Nice to see a new fan. I think its the best adult game I have ever played. The lewd stuff is really just extra (but still done well and there is plenty of it, unlike some other story driven games here), the characters and interesting story are what makes this game special.

 

[Overam22]

exactly. Letting Derek do the thing or Stopping him, would feel more like a natural " Major choice".

than , Tybalt, comes toward to you and talk to you the way He Talk, like you are some lesser human being, below him, this fucking entitled, privileged asshole he is. and Then He, He is the one who Salp you, and the way He slap. and I should Walk away ? like a Pussy, and not put him in his place.

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First of All, Jill Allowed ME to come whenever I want to come.

It's not even your Property, it's the Preps, you might be the president now, but the house is till not yours
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Yeah, this is the right decision, boys, walking away, . like a piece of Garbage
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Oh, what else we can do? Hmm, Yeah Putting him in to his place
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Don't talk shit Tybie, if you can't back it up.

I still think that we should just have the option to block that slap, it would have been better.

Also, it made me angry that Tyballs was still conciouss after our punch, knoking him would have been so fun

 

[ename144]

I'm with you there on the last part, Sage is my main LI choice (until Quinn LI confirmed soon ) and I was a bit confused that players not on her path in ep 7 could just jump on... with arguably better writing for their relationship. I'm tossing up restarting my main save to not fuck buddy Sage and choose her in ep 7 for the better progression.

I don't think Quinn is going to become a LI. It seems clear DPC sees some sort of distinction between Quinn and the LIs, even if I'm not sure what that distinction is.

On the other hand, I'm not sure it really matter, either. Quinn has a clear path of her own. She has a hangout. She's had more focus than most of the LIs, and that shows no sign of changing. Other than the episode wrap-up slide, it's hard to picture what would change if Quinn was formally listed as a LI. So I'd say enjoy Quinn for what she is and don't worry about the label.

As for Sage's non-fuck buddy path, I was disappointed by the way it worked out in Episode 7. We should have had more build up to starting a relationship, preferably after the sparring session. And the sex scene should have been at least a little different than the fuck buddy version, even if just to acknowledge this was a new experience for the two.

Hopefully Episode 8 will belatedly show some distinction between the paths.

Hard disagree on Sage not being loyal tho, I'd say she's too loyal, even as late as ep 7 at the party she looks sad when Chad leaves but he doesn't even glance at her. In flashbacks we see Chad and Sage together and she's hanging off him, she promises him that the HOTs will only party with the jocks, she did everything for him and got betrayed. People always say she's cheating on Chad by being with the MC and all that, but you gotta remember that practically the first thing we learn about Sage and Chad's relationship is that she found panties in his bag and he made up some bullshit excuse about it. From Chad's POV, the relationship is over, he was only keeping up appearances while banging Troy. It's not cheating if the other person ain't playing, and Chad was 99% out the door by the time we meet Sage.

I think it's fair to say Sage prefers to be loyal, but her actual track record isn't great. I understand the sentiment behind her cheating when she knows Chad cheated first, but she's still cheating. More importantly, she'll also try to drunkenly hook up with the MC in Episode 2 if you give her the opportunity, and that's before she confirms Chad is cheating on her.

I doubt Sage is going to cheat on the MC in the game, especially if the MC keeps curling her toes. But I don't think it's unreasonable for the MC to worry about it because Sage has shown she will rationalize a justification for her actions if she gets horny enough.

That said, NTR is not happening in this game so Sage will almost certainly be loyal if you're on her path.

 

[Meushi]

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unlocking gallery is getting more and more tedious

There's a gallery unlocker listed under Extras in the OP?

Is there any difference in Jill's ep7 scene if she saw the mc's cock in the shower on ep4?

No.

 

[goldenrule91]

As for Sage's non-fuck buddy path, I was disappointed by the way it worked out in Episode 7. We should have had more build up to starting a relationship, preferably after the sparring session. And the sex scene should have been at least a little different than the fuck buddy version, even if just to acknowledge this was a new experience for the two.

Hopefully Episode 8 will belatedly show some distinction between the paths.

The way I've heard it tell and the screenies I've seen posted here seem to indicate that Sage non-fuck buddy path is a better progression but I've yet to play it. I'll probably do a dry run of it soon to see if it's worth changing my main save over. It's strange cuz you would expect the sex scene to be a bit different, given the dialogue changes. Hell, Sage's ep 7 sex scene changes if you're on Quinn's path by having Quinn look a little jealous when they catch you. You can't get 100% on that scene if you bang someone first either. And yet it doesn't change at all if you come into it from non-fuck buddy path. This would seem to indicate that there's probably going to be negligible distinction between the two paths and DPC just wanted to give players one last chance to hop on the Sage path. We'll see what the future brings.

I think it's fair to say Sage prefers to be loyal, but her actual track record isn't great. I understand the sentiment behind her cheating when she knows Chad cheated first, but she's still cheating. More importantly, she'll also try to drunkenly hook up with the MC in Episode 2 if you give her the opportunity, and that's before she confirms Chad is cheating on her.

I doubt Sage is going to cheat on the MC in the game, especially if the MC keeps curling her toes. But I don't think it's unreasonable for the MC to worry about it because Sage has shown she will rationalize a justification for her actions if she gets horny enough.

That said, NTR is not happening in this game so Sage will almost certainly be loyal if you're on her path.

I wasn't making an argument that Sage is justified in cheating. If your partner cheats, and you cheat in revenge, that's still cheating. My argument is that from Chad's POV there was no relationship for Sage to cheat on.

Thought experiment - let's say Chad finds out that while he and Sage were going out, MC was giving her the foot long special. Does Chad think Sage is a cheater? No, of course he doesn't think Sage is a cheater - in his mind, he wasn't in that relationship anymore, he hasn't been together with Sage since he discovered he was gay, it was all a lie that he dragged her along for. The only reason he pretended to care was to keep up appearances. Does Sage think she herself is a cheater? Obviously yes, because from her POV she was still in that relationship, but she wasn't. Again, the relationship didn't exist for Chad, it was a farce. You can't cheat on someone who isn't going out with you.

What are you talking about? Right in ep 1 it's explicitly stated by both of them that Chad & Sage are boyfriend & girlfriend. Chad warns the MC not to make any moves on her, Sage is furious Chad's cheating on her. Both parties have to agree to an open relationship, which clearly this wasn't - they're both cheaters. So while Sage may put great stock in loyalty, apparently that went out the window where the MC is concerned.

While I agree with most of your post, this bit is inaccurate. Sage flat out tells you Chad's cheating, what she wants help with is proving it. She's a well known figure on campus, so it's harder for her to sneak around Chad - which is where the MC comes in.

I appreciate the partial agreement, I'll take it I don't even care if Sage is a cheater or not, I'm a disgusting Quinn simp so I can deal with more than that. I just feel it's an interesting argument is all.

You're right that it's explicitly stated that Chad and Sage are in a relationship of course. But that's a lie, as we find out. Only Chad knows the truth of their relationship - which is that he's using it as a cover so he can be gay with Troy. Doesn't matter what Sage, the MC, the general public or anyone thinks they know. The truth is that for Chad, there is no relationship, the man that Sage thinks she's in a relationship with does not exist. Sage can't cheat on someone who doesn't exist. But Chad can still cheat on Sage because she actually exists and he's posing as someone who's in a relationship with her. He can hurt her, she can't hurt him. He knows the truth, she doesn't. It seems unfair to call Sage a cheater in those circumstances, even if she thought she was cheating by being with the MC - the only reason she'd think of cheating in the first place is because Chad's lie is making them both miserable.

 

[shazba]

Baby room=nursery
you wrote that you think is the room of the baby she lost... I'm just saying there is as much evidence for that as there is for the torture room. Zero

Dude I know there is no evidence for nursery, btw I know what nursery is. I am just saying that people are really talking up the torture room and I am wondering where did that come from lol.

It's more than simple, it was just a crazy theory that someone launched and it stuck. Just like aunt Jill was, Jill futa,the axe murderer etc etc etc etc.

ayo ayo pause... What? hahaahhaha Futa jill? AUNT Jill? Cause they thought that MCs mom was the sis of Jill? AXE MURDERED?? What is with the murdering, has there been a single killing in this UNIVERSE so far.

Some people high af. Don't mind that. Also some people acting like Bella is not LI while some SGs are LI lmao. Torture room or killer theories are just.. Again.. Dumb.
Days ago someone write that '' Bella is not in love with MC, she just using MC for sexual thing. '' While ur fav girl using MC As a what? Lover? What can u expect from these guys who write that shit. They need to read and play carefully.
I really can't wait when DPC gonna nuke this killer-crazy theories people using for Bella.
If there will be any killer ( which i don't think so ) its not going to be Bella or Jill. It will be Side character. Such as Jocks or Side girls.
Im also def. sure DPC laughing those people who thinks Bella is a killer.
'' Oh look there's an axe in Bella's garage she's def %100 killer '' Even some people says that shit, lmao. Like bro, i also have axe in my garage.

Bella is not a killer, she's don't have schizophrenia or someshit. But what we all know there will be twist about her husband. I expect him to come, Date between Bella and MC.


Yeah this probably. Her bathroom already sus af. The stepping stool and low mirror in the bathroom are obviously for a child.

Have you guys even seen Bella's face? And that scary music that accompanies her stare downs? She's got killer written all over her!

Alternatively, the little kid theory: https://f95zone.to/threads/being-a-dik-v0-7-2-dr-pinkcake.25332/post-5439338