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

[HogRocket]

OK then you explain how it works. The Student Loan plot is based on the idea that Patrick can control Maya by manipulating her loan money. But as has been pointed out countless times before the loan money can't be used to control Maya, there's always an easy, readily apparent out.

An author can write anything they want in their story but they have to sell it. They have to make the scenario work for a reasonable person or it's just so much gibberish that breaks immersion in the story.

I don't have to answer anything.

First - I said nothing to you, nor care anything about you, your theories or getting worked up over a game. I was making a comment to another post.

Second - WTF does it matter? It's a FICTION STORY. I'm sure you've read books that were not 100% accurate. Did you get your panties in a wad over that? I'm more worried about the personalities and relationships involved. I'm not worried about the characters finances.

Unlike some, this is my one and only interaction with you. I get attacked for no reason - you go on the idiot ignore list.

bye bye

 

[chuckypetya]

Done and also remove the variable that produces that error so that it does not bother you again in future episodes

Thank you for your help, mate

 

[Killerwhale5678]

I don't have to answer anything.

First - I said nothing to you, nor care anything about you, your theories or getting worked up over a game. I was making a comment to another post.

Second - WTF does it matter? It's a FICTION STORY. I'm sure you've read books that were not 100% accurate. Did you get your panties in a wad over that? I'm more worried about the personalities and relationships involved. I'm not worried about the characters finances.

Unlike some, this is my one and only interaction with you. I get attacked for no reason - you go on the idiot ignore list.

bye bye

From now on whoever talks about the student loan goes on the list

 

[PashafromRussia]

And with all of this shit, no one has managed to explain what it was in the game that DPC was researching? Remember the argument was did DPC lie in the Q&A.

Well, first of all, he could study human anatomy. Of course, there are claims to him regarding proportions, but this can be done because of artistic purposes. In addition, a skinny girl with big tits is not so rare and such girls are found in real life. For example, in the game, the female vagina has a very cool detail, while other developers draw it more schematically.
Secondly, I am sure that in order to create a mini-game on the renovation of the mansion, he conducted some research and consultations. A lot of work has been done. The same goes for other mini-games. If we talk directly about the plot, he could conduct research on the structure of the plot, the basis of the script, the basics of game design and narrative design, and so on.
Thirdly, the research could relate to lessons on campus. Mathematics, gender studies, engineering (in the future). We are still in the middle of the road.

 

[DogzBallz]

Oh? Where have I been wrong?

The Student loan isn't 'authorial license' it's just bullshit. The discussions here have proved that repeatedly.

The Tybalt Lawsuit was bullshit too. Mostly because MC didn't start the sprinklers and Tybalt possessed zero evidence that he did. There were never any grounds for a suit. There was no standing to bring a suit. And MC didn't possess sufficient funds to warrant a claim.

DPC hasn't researched shit. His statement in the Q&A was a bald faced lie.

Most lawsuits are bullshit, but if you have enough money you can rake someone through the coals and bankrupt them regardless of the outcome. Legal costs mount up pretty quickly and the party that cant keep up financially generally cops it.

 

[Lostanddamned]

Loveanddamsel is a good guy

Stay out of it Felicia.

I expected it out of ChipLeSimp, because he’s a misguided little boy that has no idea what he’s talking about.

What’s sad is I consider you my brother, but you traded your soul for that dumb bitch.

No No No, don't do this to me, don't confuse me. I once thought that godkingxerxes is a Woman , it was an embarrassing Day

Weird thing is when I joined I thought that Felice was a woman. And I’m like “why does this chick keep referring to herself as a he?”

 

[Odin73]

Does anyone have the latest BaDIK Manison Restoration minigame? I only find the old one, Ep. 6

 

[DavDR]

Your claim that no one could have standing to sue for a deductible is a classic case of did not do the research. And see below for a more recent example.



That's not entirely true. You need to be a DIK to have a good relationship with Quinn, but you don't have to have a good relationship with Quinn to be a DIK.


Yes, Tommy and Quinn are fairly similar; self-centered assholes who take foolish risks for shortsighted quick fixes. Quinn is a slightly bigger asshole, but DPC compensates by presenting her in a more sympathetic light.

But while neither of them is particularly powerful, I'd say both of them are still serving as antagonists in the story. They're essentially playing with fire, so the risk is that the MC and/or his friends will be caught up in the flames when something inevitably goes wrong. At some point they could transition to a more neutral role (or even an ally), but as long as they're operating their own secret agenda I think they're stuck in opposition to our hero.



Researching something for an artistic work doesn't mean you must slavishly accept whatever your research turns up. DPC may have used the material for inspiration and background material, or to better gauge how unrealistic a desired occurrence might be. The entire point of artistic license is that sometimes a deliberate unrealism serves the meter better than a strictly accurate portrayal; it's often helpful to know what reality would have been before you ignore it.

If you want an example of that sort of thing, Andy Weir preferred to kickstart 'The Martian" with a destructive dust storm (which he knew was unrealistic) because it was both more dramatic and more thematic. You can see discussions of the topic

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. Feel free to look up more examples yourself.

Obviously, whether such concessions to drama are effective is a personal call, but that's a far cry from your insistence that DPC must be lying about doing research just because you personally disagreed with the reality of a few plot points.

Sorry, that was a lower court ruling that wouldn't even make precedent. Just looking up something on Google hardly makes you an expert at law. I'm not an expert either but I do have access to people with real knowledge.

If that's the best you can do to try and show how you have not lost everytime we argued about this game, it's pretty pathetic.

 

[N7]

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It was a productive week. I have finished posing all art and completed most coding tasks as well.

What remains now is waiting for animations to render, polishing, and playtesting.

After that, I can send the game to my team of testers and proofreader.

Render times shouldn't be too bad, I hope, but time will tell.

Testing is hopefully smooth this time, too, since it's a smaller episode than usual.

The biggest task will be testing that the save transfer system is robust for Steam/GOG/Patreon versions so that any player with Season 2 can continue playing without issues.

Next week I will work on those remaining tasks while waiting on animations to render.

I can't promise a February release yet, so wait until the release date is set if you're pledging to get the update. It's either February or March, though.





Patreon milestone celebration
Today, I'll give you the final renders of the Quinn and Sally order.

Three parts remain in the custom render series.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

 

[DavDR]

Well, first of all, he could study human anatomy. Of course, there are claims to him regarding proportions, but this can be done because of artistic purposes. In addition, a skinny girl with big tits is not so rare and such girls are found in real life. For example, in the game, the female vagina has a very cool detail, while other developers draw it more schematically.
Secondly, I am sure that in order to create a mini-game on the renovation of the mansion, he conducted some research and consultations. A lot of work has been done. The same goes for other mini-games. If we talk directly about the plot, he could conduct research on the structure of the plot, the basis of the script, the basics of game design and narrative design, and so on.
Thirdly, the research could relate to lessons on campus. Mathematics, gender studies, engineering (in the future). We are still in the middle of the road.

That's a bit of a stretch. But it does illustrate the problem.

All of you guys have got to stop hero worshiping these dammed Dev's. Rather it's AAA developers or independent AVN's sooner or later they figure out that they can sell the gaming community almost anything, on almost any terms, with a couple of cheap simple hooks. And it's destroying the hobby.

 

[felicemastronzo]

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It was a productive week. I have finished posing all art and completed most coding tasks as well.

What remains now is waiting for animations to render, polishing, and playtesting.

After that, I can send the game to my team of testers and proofreader.

Render times shouldn't be too bad, I hope, but time will tell.

Testing is hopefully smooth this time, too, since it's a smaller episode than usual.

The biggest task will be testing that the save transfer system is robust for Steam/GOG/Patreon versions so that any player with Season 2 can continue playing without issues.

Next week I will work on those remaining tasks while waiting on animations to render.

I can't promise a February release yet, so wait until the release date is set if you're pledging to get the update. It's either February or March, though.

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Patreon milestone celebration
Today, I'll give you the final renders of the Quinn and Sally order.

Three parts remain in the custom render series.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

beginning of March is still good, between COVID and everything could have been worse

Of course to say that I feel the hype ...

 

[mightybored]

I'm thinking that the pregnancy test is Bella's. She isn't pregnant now but was with her husband, but they lost the baby and led to their split. The locked room is a nursery.

Well, DPC does like leaving clues in his dialog.

 

[Lostanddamned]

beginning of March is still good, between COVID and everything could have been worse

Of course to say that I feel the hype ...

Yeah, but the actual thing that worries me is the actual episode 9 release date. Seeing that it’s supposed to be the Halloween party and if DPC tries to outdo himself once again, we might not get it this year.

 

[Lostanddamned]

Well, DPC does like leaving clues in his dialog.

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That was my theory that I posted long ago and it’s still something that I believe in.

Admittedly it’s kinda dark for the theme of the game, but it’s the most logical explanation of her secrets.

 

[PashafromRussia]

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It was a productive week. I have finished posing all art and completed most coding tasks as well.

What remains now is waiting for animations to render, polishing, and playtesting.

After that, I can send the game to my team of testers and proofreader.

Render times shouldn't be too bad, I hope, but time will tell.

Testing is hopefully smooth this time, too, since it's a smaller episode than usual.

The biggest task will be testing that the save transfer system is robust for Steam/GOG/Patreon versions so that any player with Season 2 can continue playing without issues.

Next week I will work on those remaining tasks while waiting on animations to render.

I can't promise a February release yet, so wait until the release date is set if you're pledging to get the update. It's either February or March, though.

View attachment 1633659

View attachment 1633660

Patreon milestone celebration
Today, I'll give you the final renders of the Quinn and Sally order.

Three parts remain in the custom render series.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

As I understand it, the end of February - the beginning of March is the most likely release window. A week for animation rendering, a week for polishing and testing, a week for testing by a team of testers.

 

[felicemastronzo]

Yeah, but the actual thing that worries me is the actual episode 9 release date. Seeing that it’s supposed to be the Halloween party and if DPC tries to outdo himself once again, we might not get it this year.

I care about halloween twice as much as I care about the interlude, which isn't that much.

However, once we get out of the interlude, I don't think we'll have to wait more than 6 months, maybe even a little less.

so from the beginning of march to the beginning of august/beginning of september

if DPC postpones it to coincide with Halloween I'll have even less friends than usual here....

That was my theory that I posted long ago and it’s still something that I believe in.

Admittedly it’s kinda dark for the theme of the game, but it’s the most logical explanation of her secrets.

the problem is always how to then put James out of business

Assuming that it is not his fault, if the reason for the breakup is a bereavement, the right thing is that they make peace and get over it together.

it's a bit the same speech of MIA, if James is away not because of him, Bella who betrays him remains a bitch, even with all the justifications of the case.

Considering the treatment that Chad has undergone to make him ineligible, I don't think it will happen, however I don't think we'll see anything interesting about Bella before the 10th episode (the 9th seems to me already full enough).

 

[PashafromRussia]

I care about halloween twice as much as I care about the interlude, which isn't that much.

However, once we get out of the interlude, I don't think we'll have to wait more than 6 months, maybe even a little less.

so from the beginning of march to the beginning of august/beginning of september

if DPC postpones it to coincide with Halloween I'll have even less friends than usual here....


the problem is always how to then put James out of business

Assuming that it is not his fault, if the reason for the breakup is a bereavement, the right thing is that they make peace and get over it together.

it's a bit the same speech of MIA, if James is away not because of him, Bella who betrays him remains a bitch, even with all the justifications of the case.

Considering the treatment that Chad has undergone to make him ineligible, I don't think it will happen, however I don't think we'll see anything interesting about Bella before the 10th episode (the 9th seems to me already full enough).

DPC is the last one who will artificially delay the development of the update. I think after the interlude drops, episode 9 will be released in 4-5 months. And Halloween is only at the end of the year - the beginning of 2023.

 

[Lostanddamned]

I care about halloween twice as much as I care about the interlude, which isn't that much.

However, once we get out of the interlude, I don't think we'll have to wait more than 6 months, maybe even a little less.

so from the beginning of march to the beginning of august/beginning of september

if DPC postpones it to coincide with Halloween I'll have even less friends than usual here....


the problem is always how to then put James out of business

Assuming that it is not his fault, if the reason for the breakup is a bereavement, the right thing is that they make peace and get over it together.

it's a bit the same speech of MIA, if James is away not because of him, Bella who betrays him remains a bitch, even with all the justifications of the case.

Considering the treatment that Chad has undergone to make him ineligible, I don't think it will happen, however I don't think we'll see anything interesting about Bella before the 10th episode (the 9th seems to me already full enough).

What if James has already moved on with his life? In his eyes the relationship is already broken beyond repair, so why beat yourself up over something left in the past?

Because after all, even after the darkest nights, there is always a bright day afterwards.

Other way to work around it is that James is already dead and Bella suffered a mental breakdown due to losing so many people that are close to her and it’s something that she can’t face and accept. But hey - the MC is there for her, he who brought her walls down, he who invoked feelings in her that no one since James ever did, he let her know that he is there for her and he won’t leave her. Together they’ll make through it, no matter how difficult it’s going to be.

 

[sixart]

If this Feb-March interlude drop happens ( called it ) then I dunno what makes folks riled up with this Oct drop of Episode 9... It will be significantly shorter than the 7-8 so it's very much possible that a mid Sept drop is in the cards too... But really it's just a waiting game so who cares when it comes !

 

[felicemastronzo]

DPC is the last one who will artificially delay the development of the update. I think after the interlude drops, episode 9 will be released in 4-5 months. And Halloween is only at the end of the year - the beginning of 2023.

just add a fantastic halloween-themed minigame and a month or so of work is added.

What if James has already moved on with his life? In his eyes the relationship is already broken beyond repair, so why beat yourself up over something left in the past?

Because after all, even after the darkest nights, there is always a bright day afterwards.

Other way to work around it is that James is already dead and Bella suffered a mental breakdown due to losing so many people that are close to her and it’s something that she can’t face and accept. But hey - the MC is there for her, he who brought her walls down, he who invoked feelings in her that no one since James ever did, he let her know that he is there for her and he won’t leave her. Together they’ll make through it, no matter how difficult it’s going to be.

Bella, however, should be unaware of this, otherwise her hopes for mutual forgiveness would not be explained.

Bella's story is so minimal for what we really know, that nothing can be excluded

but in the end she is only one of the 5 LIs, it's more interesting to know if Lynette at the cinema was taking popcorn or tortillas