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

[ename144]

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I hope everyone's excited about the weekend. To kick it off, I have an announcement to make.

I've been working on a side project lately since last year's survey showed me who you wanted to see more of.

And today, I can proudly announce a new project named Being a Dawe, with a story centered around the jocks' struggle on campus.

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You'll see some familiar lovable faces like Dawe, Chad, and Anthony, and not to mention popular girls like Arieth and background character #2.

There will also be a new character named April, last name Fools.

Haha, I hope I got some of you with that, but I doubt it.

Development news
This week I worked mainly on static renders. I've focused on Josy/Maya, Others, and Jill branches. Sage and Bella already got similar treatment before this.

The current progress is ~800 static renders and 40 animations.

We're still very early on in development, yet ironically we have surpassed the produced content of the Interlude now.

I've almost reached a point where I will focus on free-roam events and lewd scenes for several weeks. I have many, oh so many, planned animations to pose. So, I hope you'll be ok with hearing me ramble about that for a while.

But first, I will isolate myself and write as much dialogue as possible this next week. I need more written material to continue creating art.

Poll news
Josy was the winner in the last week's poll. She will receive a Special render set in episode 9.

She hasn't gotten a Special render set since Episode 1, so I'm very excited about making a new one for her; it's been long overdue, and I will do my best.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

Yay, we get numbers! And they are a bit interesting.

It appears that DPC has completed 600 static renders and 32 animations in the three weeks since he last revealed any numbers. That's a rate of 200 static renders and 10.7 animations per week. Overall, he's averaging approximately 200 statics and 9.3 animations per week since the Interlude launched. Here are the latest charts:

Spoiler: Too Steady Charts

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As you can see, DPC has been making steady progress. Indeed, the static render count is so steady one might assume he's rendering to a quota (or just rounding the numbers off). But the positive news is that this pace is much higher than the pace during the Interlude. It's even higher than his average during Episode 8, though he had some periods that surpassed it. If DPC can keep this up, we could conceivably see an Episode 8 Episode 7-sized release in the August range. I doubt it will work out that way, but I'd much rather fall off from this pace than from the pace he'd been keeping previously. Here's hoping!

This is all the more impressive given the time he must have spent on Being a Dawe. Personally I'm eager to try Background Character #2's path. More seriously, I am definitely curious about these branches he's working on and just how different they will make the BaDIK experience.

 

[Skeltom]

I'm setting up a MDIK Others No Main save ad just noticed there is a very out of place castle in the scene where Derik installs Swyper on the MC's phone. It's probably nothing but it's the first time I saw it. I don't pay a lot of attention to the backgrounds of the game. Aside from the new candy lying around after Quinn has been in a scene in the area.

 

[gamingdevil800]

I wouldn't count on it. There's a lot more that goes into developing an update with a game like BaDIK then just renders and animations. I honestly wouldn't expect an update no earlier than maybe early September.

 

[vogelbeest]

Damned April Fools. I was looking forward to more shots of Dawe seeing if his dick was still attached:

Haha never put two and two together on this, Dawes has crabs.

He's been having them for so long they might even have evolved.....



Quite possible it's detached by now......

 

[jak1165]

the problem is that Fuckface with Sage is a complete idiot, without excuse

everything that happens in chapter 7 is unmotivated and without any consequence

Yes. Heart make guy do dumb thing if he think about pretty girl

Happens. Not exactly stretching my suspension of disbelief

 

[thorin0815]

Nothing surprises me anymore. I've been told "Never underestimate someones stupidtiy". It's absolutely true.

Spoiler: Time to watch "The IT Crowd" again.

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[jak1165]

I was with the same girl for nearly 7 years. I think back sometime and want to kick myself in the dick for going back to her multiple times even after she broke up with me like 3 times.

Dudes can be absolute morons for no reason lol

 

[thorin0815]

I have sceenshootet this post an when it gets deleted I reported it immediately to the CIA in the Bern Embassy!

This might help.

Aluhut = tinfoil hat

 

[NebulousShooter]

When you were discussing around here and theorizing you kept saying the MC doesn't see anything about Mona and Burke, just the players see it and because I haven't played in a while I took your word for it. Well surprise.



He has all the info in the world to put two and two together but for plot reason he just doesn't. MC might not be the brightest in the room, but come on, he is not Dawe level.

 

[JETracktor]

I'm setting up a MDIK Others No Main save ad just noticed there is a very out of place castle in the scene where Derik installs Swyper on the MC's phone. It's probably nothing but it's the first time I saw it. I don't pay a lot of attention to the backgrounds of the game. Aside from the new candy lying around after Quinn has been in a scene in the area.

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That's White Castle

 

[JETracktor]

When you were discussing around here and theorizing you kept saying the MC doesn't see anything about Mona and Burke, just the players see it and because I haven't played in a while I took your word for it. Well surprise.

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He has all the info in the world to put two and two together but for plot reason he just doesn't. MC might not be the brightest in the room, but come on, he is not Dawe level.

You can end this roam before you get this Burke scene and MC starts wander why Mona left.
If you saw this scene MC pretty much got it.

 

[ename144]

Yay, we get numbers! And they are a bit interesting.

It appears that DPC has completed 600 static renders and 32 animations in the three weeks since he last revealed any numbers. That's a rate of 200 static renders and 10.7 animations per week. Overall, he's averaging approximately 200 statics and 9.3 animations per week since the Interlude launched. Here are the latest charts:

Spoiler: Steady Charts

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As you can see, DPC has been making steady progress. Indeed, the static render count is so steady one might assume he's rendering to a quota (or just rounding the numbers off). But the positive news is that this pace is much higher than the pace during the Interlude. It's even higher than his average during Episode 8, though he had some periods that surpassed it. If DPC can keep this up, we could conceivably see an Episode 8 Episode 7-sized release in the August range. I doubt it will work out that way, but I'd much rather fall off from this pace than from the pace he'd been keeping previously. Here's hoping!

This is all the more impressive given the time he must have spent on Being a Dawe. Personally I'm eager to try Background Character #2's path. More seriously, I am definitely curious about these branches he's working on and just how different they will make the BaDIK experience.

As always86 was kind enough to point out, my charts were incorrectly using the render totals from Episode 7 as a baseline, not Episode 8. My apologies for the error. Here are the corrected versions:

Spoiler: *Properly* Steady Charts

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This makes the disparity between animations and static renders more sharp: DPC would hit these static totals around the end of July, but the animations would take until late October. Obviously in reality he would likely ease off on statics and speed up his animation work as it became clear they were going to be the bottleneck, so a combined completion of somewhere in mid-September is probably a fair assessment.

Of course, it's also possible the new format will require a higher static ratio due to all the branches, in which case a Halloween release becomes a serious possibility. Or it might even be that the branching just plain requires more artwork of every kind, in which case all bets are off. And there's even a chance Episode 9 will be a bit smaller in scope, in which case we might get it sooner than expected. We'll have to wait until DPC gives us a better sense of how big Episode 9 will be before we can tell for sure. His early comments suggested that he wants to keep the size of the update manageable, but that may prove easier said than done.

For now, at least he's making decent progress regardless of how far away the eventual destination is.

 

[Skeltom]

Of course, it's also possible the new format will require a higher static ratio due to all the branches

That's what I think will likely happen personally. If he does want to keep the episodes at a manageable size that could mean the branches will be something to a lesser scale than what I'm imagining or that they will cause the episode to be larger and he will not be able to scale them down for a lack of a better phrase. It's not like the episode have been small to begin with so if he wants to add more content and not have them bloated, size wise, he's going to have a hard time of it.

 

[Dmob_6438]

wow I been on other threads but I have never seen a thread have 9,000 comments and reply. Also you know what would be cool if this Game had a what if. Kinda like marvel what if but in this game it show us what would’ve happened if events ended up differently

 

[jak1165]

The next interlude for season 4 should totally be Dawe-centric

I would play the fuck out of that

 

[Bendover885]

One of my favorite SFW scenes is when Bella reveals she was a OMG sister and MC and Jill are like:



I know I'm late to the topic, but this one stood out to me.

 

[felicemastronzo]

Yes. Heart make guy do dumb thing if he think about pretty girl

Happens. Not exactly stretching my suspension of disbelief

it's not a problem for the suspension of disbelief because it's an unmotivated moment with no consequences, the game forgets about it immediately, Sage and MC forget about it in the minute between the proposal and the kiss

the scene at the HOTS party loses something without it (i.e. if we just accept Sage's proposal then)? i don't think so and in theory it should be an important moment in the story between MC and Sage

the whole "guys in love do stupid things" thing always seems pretty weak to me, it's a free pass for anything and we should start caring when they do something sensible?

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I hope everyone's excited about the weekend. To kick it off, I have an announcement to make.

I've been working on a side project lately since last year's survey showed me who you wanted to see more of.

And today, I can proudly announce a new project named Being a Dawe, with a story centered around the jocks' struggle on campus.

View attachment 1734093

You'll see some familiar lovable faces like Dawe, Chad, and Anthony, and not to mention popular girls like Arieth and background character #2.

There will also be a new character named April, last name Fools.

Haha, I hope I got some of you with that, but I doubt it.

Development news
This week I worked mainly on static renders. I've focused on Josy/Maya, Others, and Jill branches. Sage and Bella already got similar treatment before this.

The current progress is ~800 static renders and 40 animations.

We're still very early on in development, yet ironically we have surpassed the produced content of the Interlude now.

I've almost reached a point where I will focus on free-roam events and lewd scenes for several weeks. I have many, oh so many, planned animations to pose. So, I hope you'll be ok with hearing me ramble about that for a while.

But first, I will isolate myself and write as much dialogue as possible this next week. I need more written material to continue creating art.

Poll news
Josy was the winner in the last week's poll. She will receive a Special render set in episode 9.

She hasn't gotten a Special render set since Episode 1, so I'm very excited about making a new one for her; it's been long overdue, and I will do my best.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

Too bad DPC can't take a joke, I would have loved to read about how an interlude on Dawe could be a good idea and was absolutely necessary to the plot

 

[dalli_x]

After replaying Interlude, I discovered why the MC didn't know if it was love between him and Zoey or not. Why the MC has not yet told his LI, egeal which one, that he loves her.

Zoey's notebook says that the MC told Zoey the three words during sex. Zoey was surprised and almost fell off the MC laughing. So it is written in Zoey's notebook.

Later, shortly before their sex Zoey wants the MC to make dirty talk.

Zoey: "I know you are, baby. How about if you talk dirty to me instead?"
MC: "Um..."
Zoey: "What's wrong?"
MC: "Nothing."
Zoey: "It's not about last time is it?"
MC: "You laughed at me; that leaves scars."
Zoey: "I didn't Iaugh at you. It just took me by surprise."

The MC has been emotionally scarred by this and rightly wonders whether or not it was love between Zoey and the MC. For the MC, it was love.

This changed my view of Zoey, even though she doesn't like to talk about feelings, her reaction to the three words was inappropriate, especially because she knows the MC and knows he is a softie. But karma catches up with Zoey. She realizes that she loves the MC too, but the chance is gone. Zoey will end up like Emma. Zoey realized herself that she and Emma have things in common. Ergo, Zoey could become a disruptive factor for the LI's because Emma also can't see Bret dating other girls.

This will be exciting.

 

[jak1165]

Too bad DPC can't take a joke, I would have loved to read about how an interlude on Dawe could be a good idea and was absolutely necessary to the plot

Time for the crabjobs

 

[NebulousShooter]

The MC only understood that something happened in this room, but not what it is. So he will not talk about it, because he does not want to make an unfounded accusation. That would be very counterproductive.

But that is the thing, I sill feel this outcome is only happening this way because DPC wants the plot not question it too early, before he hits us with one of his cliffhanger twists.

Maybe I am expecting too much in asking the MC to connect what he knows about Quinn's restaurant, the 'free tuition' rumors from Maya(Even though he questions this exact thing in his inner monologue at that time), what he has seen here at the party and the fact that Burke is the head faculty member, but in worst case scenario he should be able to realize that Burke is very likely a client in Quinn's restaurant.

Yet he still doesn't tell Maya anything, not when she tells him that she slapped Quinn in ep6, not before going to the meeting. He doesn't have proof, but he at least should feel the need to warn Maya to not get her hopes up and be weary of this shady individual. At this point I have a theory MC is tired of Maya's bs and is setting up her downfall so he can have Josy' succulent ass all for himself.