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

[Ennoch]

Well. Compared to the boring "study a lot, fail exams a lot just like everyone, near to zero social life" i experienced in Italian university i guess i'd go with it.

I never ever considered doing it. My school didn't have Bella for librarian you see. All we had were these old, often rude, prof dudes. It just wasn't the same. What if i jump out of the bush, naked asking for help.. and this old, bearded unlikable geezer just invites you home. Wants you to sleep there. Puts a blanket over you and watches as you closes your eyes.

Its just not the same!

 

[Warscared]

What if i jump out of the bush, naked asking for help.. and this old, bearded unlikable geezer just invites you home. Wants you to sleep there. Puts a blanket over you and watches as you closes your eyes.

oh yes the good old days of male only private board school! although i remember spending most of the night playing chess! but oh boy if i had a dollar for every time something like that happened to me...i would be 1 dollar richer... who are we kidding, i would have just had another beer the next night with the boys!

in case you´re wondering since it might become a thorny topic... he won the game because i let him, ok?
besides i was already fucking his daughter the most beautiful girl/woman around.. there where 3 of them and the kitchen lady was very rude and had a foul mouth! i wonder if that is why i wanna fuck Beth so much... childhood does shape you into the man you´ll become!

reminds me of the good old days where i fucked my arch enemy girlfriend sister mother and aunt... well it helped that they were all the same girl... still counts! God bless Alabama the land of love where no love is forbidden (FOR BIDEN) may it be betewen a man and his wife, daughter, sister or mother or even with his horse, sheep,pig or goat in the end love prevails!

 

[Oliver Wendell Homely]

I've spoken in the past about my mild distaste for the 'mind reader' narrative that we sometimes get. It can be a useful tool, but I sometimes think it would be more interesting if we did not always have it. Look at how differently this abridged scene with Jill feels without knowing her internal thoughts.

Spoiler: Things are looking good initially

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Spoiler: But our hero hits a snag

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Spoiler: Things start to get a little chilly

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Spoiler: Jill doesn't seem interested in visiting the DIK mansion

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Spoiler: Fuckface might start to wonder if she really likes him

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I could have easily seen Fuckface thinking that maybe Tybalt was having some success with Jill. Certainly, it might have shaken his confidence. This really underlines how important that early morning text from Jill was. Jill was a real champion offering that jog. She went out of her comfort zone for Fuckface because I think she knew how poorly the night ended from his point of view.

Replay that scene and pretend that Jill's internal thoughts aren't there. It really feels different.

Agreed 100%. As much as I am loving BaDIK, I am disappointed on the few occasions when DPC has given us access into the inner thoughts of characters other than the MC. Not just Jill, but also Maya, Josy, and Bella. Show, don't tell! It almost always makes for better storytelling.

 

[EfontMan]

Life In Santa Country

Sounds interesting:

Planned future tags:
Harem, Twins, Threesome (F-F-M)

 

[Train of Thought]

Agreed 100%. As much as I am loving BaDIK, I am disappointed on the few occasions when DPC has given us access into the inner thoughts of characters other than the MC. Not just Jill, but also Maya, Josy, and Bella. Show, don't tell! It almost always makes for better storytelling.

I think the initial post argued about the opposite thing you're saying in your reply. It highlighted the importance and necessity of occasional depiction of characters' thoughts in parentheses so the players get the underlying motivation/meaning that was thought of by a particular character.
However, coming back to your point, I agree wholeheartedly that I prefer when DPC just leaves us with a concrete facial expression of disinterest/sadness/happiness and whatever other reaction that could be visually depicted. But, DPC, on most occasions, leaves the characters' thoughts to the players' own interpretation, mostly using the internal thought depiction for the MC. Still, when he occasionally does so also for other characters, I believe those are in 90% of times relevant and not dense enough to classify as 'overcharacterization' of something that could be depicted just by the visuals. I know some VNs suffer from that or use that trick in order to avoid creating some visual expression, but I don't think that BADIK is one of them as we have discussed before that DPC can successfully get the message across to the players by masterfully creating e.g. facial expressions of the characters

 

[TuffyTenToes]

We didn't get any preview this week, right?

DPC said on the latest status update that only 28 animations were left to render, could we be getting a release date in tomorrow's status update?
If he's about to enter playtesting mode and playtest the entire episode, he must have a release date in his mind with more certainty.

 

[Ostap Bender]

We didn't get any preview this week, right?

DPC said on the latest status update that only 28 animations were left to render, could we be getting a release date in tomorrow's status update?
If he's about to enter playtesting mode and playtest the entire episode, he must have a release date in his mind with more certainty.

No previews, only a rooster post with Maya's picture.

Unlikely that we will get a release date this Friday. DPC usually announces it during beta-test and it hasn't started yet.

 

[nyrek]

I am definitely not one to boast about "The story of a video game"... But there is something about this game which perfectly identifies with a part of me who wishes I could experience exactly what the main character does. To be admired, both physically and mentally, by gorgeous women... To choose whether to be a nice guy, or a SOAB... To be a hero in a social circle...

are the rest of you guys like this too?

 

[Brave Sir Robin]

are the rest of you guys like this too?

NO!! But, just maybe PhotoGruffer is more honest than many?

 

[Ilhares]

are the rest of you guys like this too?

In my youth I was a bit of a rapscallion, and I know of a few youthful ladies that made a point of visiting my abode strictly thanks to 'word of mouth' about certain things. It certainly had its benefits, but it wasn't earth-shattering. I can say of the lot of them there were a handful that I would say were absolute knockouts. To this day (decades later) most of that select few have retained their good looks. And only one of them isn't batshit crazy in some way. We're talking off the deep-end, conspiracy theory, anti-whatever, denialist nutjobs.

I can only really draw a few conclusions from this.

A: Bedding them drove them nuts in some manner. Unlikely, I was good, but not good enough to shatter the mind.
B: I have a knack for picking them, and violated rule 1 far too many times (don't stick your dick in crazy)
C: Most women are crazy anyway, you may as well aim high?

Puns aside, it had its ups and downs. Waking up most days of the school year with somebody warming my bed? Awesome. Having stories spread? Not quite as awesome. There really was a point where I suspected I was just being treated like a toy that a few of them were passing around, and despite the raw physical fun, not any real significant emotional connection with many of them.

There were a few, though, and that bond is still largely there today. And I'm quite pleased they are married to other people.

So, am I like "this" too? Not these days, but at one point, yeah, I kinda was. Thankfully, I never ran into anything worse than an Arieth situation once, and I've certainly made some Very Bad Decisions. I consider myself lucky. That's also why I enjoy some of these games as I do, because it's a bit of nostalgia without (usually) being too ridiculous. In BaDIK, MC definitely needs to pull his head out of his ass. He and Jill both have a significant case of the stupids going on.

 

[palmtrees89]

In my youth I was a bit of a rapscallion, and I know of a few youthful ladies that made a point of visiting my abode strictly thanks to 'word of mouth' about certain things. It certainly had its benefits, but it wasn't earth-shattering. I can say of the lot of them there were a handful that I would say were absolute knockouts. To this day (decades later) most of that select few have retained their good looks. And only one of them isn't batshit crazy in some way. We're talking off the deep-end, conspiracy theory, anti-whatever, denialist nutjobs.

I can only really draw a few conclusions from this.

A: Bedding them drove them nuts in some manner. Unlikely, I was good, but not good enough to shatter the mind.
B: I have a knack for picking them, and violated rule 1 far too many times (don't stick your dick in crazy)
C: Most women are crazy anyway, you may as well aim high?

Puns aside, it had its ups and downs. Waking up most days of the school year with somebody warming my bed? Awesome. Having stories spread? Not quite as awesome. There really was a point where I suspected I was just being treated like a toy that a few of them were passing around, and despite the raw physical fun, not any real significant emotional connection with many of them.

There were a few, though, and that bond is still largely there today. And I'm quite pleased they are married to other people.

So, am I like "this" too? Not these days, but at one point, yeah, I kinda was. Thankfully, I never ran into anything worse than an Arieth situation once, and I've certainly made some Very Bad Decisions. I consider myself lucky. That's also why I enjoy some of these games as I do, because it's a bit of nostalgia without (usually) being too ridiculous. In BaDIK, MC definitely needs to pull his head out of his ass. He and Jill both have a significant case of the stupids going on.

I just run around naked, hiding in bushes.

 

[seniorboop]

are the rest of you guys like this too?

You'll see this in other threads too, the worst is when people use possessive words and get defensive as if these were women they were actually dating and not computer generated renders with a backdrop.

It's just a game

 

[AchedCroissant]

You'll see this in other threads too, the worst is when people use possessive words and get defensive as if these were women they were actually dating and not computer generated renders with a backdrop.

It's just a game

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[thorin0815]

are the rest of you guys like this too?

30 years ago I might have said yes, today it would be far too strenuous for me.

 

[Ilhares]

You'll see this in other threads too, the worst is when people use possessive words and get defensive as if these were women they were actually dating and not computer generated renders with a backdrop.

It's just a game

Spoiler: Yes, it's just a game!"

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The Waifu Wars always seem to spring up for some reason.

 

[gamingdevil800]

are the rest of you guys like this too?

 

[Deleted member 1784858]

The internal monologue or whatever you want to call it is meant for the audience, it shouldn't influence the other characters in any way. Removing Jill's soliloquies would be pointless for two reasons: 1 she already does a very good job of making her intentions known, she's not like her sister who could use many more internal monologues apart from the darkly comical little shame spiral she had in MCs room after MC starts patting himself on the back for doing such a good job. 2. Positivity is really just escapism and dereliction of duty, self-inserting as a character in a game isn't stupid as it clearly serves a purpose just like men jerk off to porn to feel good women like drama for the same reason which is why they get called shallow because they feel for shits and giggles sometimes.... blegh

Seems like everywhere I go there's a sentiment and for all my misgivings i'm given some meaningless platitude, but I suppose apathy is the chosen way to be for some. Hypocrites that you are because you rely on chemicals in your brain to tell you that they are chemicals... Like how parents will do anything for their children but take responsibility for them, hence school shooters and why you demonize them yet you wonder why the world and your life is shit? You shouldn't label things if your intention isn't to learn about them ignorance like that will only get you hurt or breed insecurities in the back of your mind.

As for women liking big dicks, blame porn because before that it was a bad thing-no lie it is a circus trick that has got you so low yet you lack the self-awareness to realize you are a clown in their game or will you take whatever small victories that you can and lie to yourself saying this is good enough. People are fickle and immoral by nature yet you judge each other for the very same qualities? Hate them because you can't accept them? Can't accept them because you can't accept yourself? Why feel anything if you don't want to? You are aware it's your choice, right? Why you fight for a system that doesn't care about you, that you don't... what you're doing is obvious why you care i will never understand.

accept mediocrity and that's what you will get.

 

[palmtrees89]

 

[shazba]

A: Bedding them drove them nuts in some manner. Unlikely, I was good, but not good enough to shatter the mind.
B: I have a knack for picking them, and violated rule 1 far too many times (don't stick your dick in crazy)
C: Most women are crazy anyway, you may as well aim high?

You forgot D: A woman would have to be crazy to have sex with you!

I jest of course, we’d all fuck you in a heartbeat given half a chance.

Spoiler: Ok, ok…

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PhotoGruffer, what have you done? You’ve seemed to open up the floodgates to "Confessions of a porn gamer"!

 

[JamieSadistic]

she's not like her sister who could use many more internal monologues.
men jerk off to porn to feel good women like drama for the same reason which is why they get called shallow because they feel for shits and giggles sometimes.... blegh

Not really sure what you mean by Jill's sister needing more internal monologues as we've only seen her in a Jill flashback. We have no idea what her story is apart from being gone.
I jerk off to porn for maintenence. Kinda like an oil change in my car. Gotta get all the gunk out so the motor runs better. Same thing for me.
As far as women liking drama for the same reasons, I don't see very many facts supporting that statement. I know a lot of women who would much rather watch porn than take part in some drama queen shit.

As for women liking big dicks, blame porn because before that it was a bad thing-no lie it is a circus trick that has got you so low yet you lack the self-awareness to realize you are a clown in their game or will you take whatever small victories that you can and lie to yourself saying this is good enough. People are fickle and immoral by nature yet you judge each other for the very same qualities? Hate them because you can't accept them? Can't accept them because you can't accept yourself? Why feel anything if you don't want to? You are aware it's your choice, right? Why you fight for a system that doesn't care about you, that you don't... what you're doing is obvious why you care i will never understand.

accept mediocrity and that's what you will get.

Bro what?
Some women like big dicks because it fills them up and hits spots little dicks can't. Do you really think every guy had a little dick before porn was invented? Porn was also invented right after the first moving picture was created. People have always filmed themselves having sex. Do a google search for vintage porn...you'll find some shit from the early 1900's.
After you talked about the big dick thing, you went off the rails into some self superior rant and you lost me. So I can't comment on anything else you said.