LizaS

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Hmm...technically all DPC has to do is throw in a reference of something from his mom's diary. Like maybe she went to the same hospital as the MC in Acting Lessons to give birth to the BaDIK MC. If DPC wanted it in the same universe, it wouldn't be that hard. But it doesn't really matter. Not until there's a fire anyways. :ROFLMAO:
I agree.
But dude... you gotta calm down about the fire talk here. Some people still have traumas about that. If you know what I mean. :LOL:
 
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Riggnarock

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But that is exactly Jill's problem from my point of view. It doesn't bother me that she is sexually inexperienced, because Dr. Dick (MC) can change that. He can teach her anything he wants, deepthroat, anal sex, double penetration, bondage, gangbang, etc.

What really bothers me is that you didn't write SomboSteel precisely enough. You probably like a woman to know what she wants sexually. So actually what Zoey and MC's sex showed us in the Interlude. That's nice and fun.

But Jill knows exactly what she wants for a partner, and what she wants is definitely not what I want for my MC. Jill wants a puppy that will do whatever Mistress Jill wants, and that sucks. Twice she has actively interfered in MC affairs (attacking Chad, blackmailing Tybalt). Did she mean well? Yes, I'm sure she did. But that still doesn't give Jill the right to do it. The bad part is actually that Jill didn't even tell the MC beforehand. She even deliberately went against the MC's wishes after Chad's attack because she thought she knew better. With the Tybalt blackmail, Jill doesn't even talk to the MC about it beforehand and puts herself in situations where she needs help. (Full of the child)

Please don't get me wrong. I love emancipated women, I think it's sexy. But Jill hasn't really shown emancipation yet. Isabella says in EP5 that Jill doesn't peddle her last name like Rusty, but yet everyone (except the MC) on campus knows or knew that Jill is a Royce. Jill doesn't use her last name as actively as Rusty, but she doesn't reject the privileges her last name brings either.

Sage is different in this respect, and I would describe her as more of an emancipated young woman. She desperately wants to be independent. Even the MC says so in EP8. Yes, she asks her parents for help, some will think now. That's why I wrote emancipated (young) woman. She's still developing, but on the right track.

Jill, on the other hand, hasn't even begun to emancipate herself. She starts things without thinking about the consequences and therefore depends on the help of others, and Jill trusts in this help.

To stay with emancipation for once. Isabella is definitely emancipated. She has her life by and large under control. Josy also shows from the beginning that she is emancipated. She meets the MC at her summer job and when she comes to B&R, she finances herself from the money she earns herself. That's why her father is proud of Josy. Isabella and Josy have problems in the emotional area of their lives. Isabella because of the departure of James and Josy because of the unstable relationship with Maya, which is not Maya's fault, but the fault of her father Patrick. Perfect transition to Maya.

With Maya, you can't talk about emancipation. But with her, the problem is different than with Jill. Patrick is an overprotective jerk, as Josy said in EP7. Maya never had a summer job because her father didn't want her to. Even her clothes Patrick thinks are too revealing. Personally, I like Maya and you will think now that I don't know what I want because I wrote that earlier. (I love emancipated women, I think it's sexy.) But as I said, Maya's situation is different from Jill's. If Maya is freed from Patrick's dependency, I can see the possibility of Maya emancipating herself voluntarily. Jill, on the other hand, is more or less (if the MC is not on her way) forced to do so on the last date with Tybalt because there is no Isabella or the MC to help her. So you will see that Maya will have a job in EP9-EP10 because she wants to have that experience. This is even hinted at by DPC in EP4.

Who is still missing? Quinn. Yes, I know Quinn is not an LI, but she is a Banner Girl. Quinn is also emancipated, but in a wrong way. Like now. Quinn just takes the path of least resistance and it will fall on her feet. After all, we've seen that her plans don't work out and her drug business only got back on track thanks to a lucky coincidence named Lily. Quinn is not a doer, she is more of a caretaker. I also assume that Quinn didn't set up the drug business and the restaurant. Vinny will have done that and then Quinn took it over. Now don't ask me in what EP Quinn said that to Tommy, but she said it once to Tommy so he would know who she owed it all to. This is also a reason why Quinn wants the MC. The MC tackles things and gets them done. That's something Quinn can't do because she's always taken the path of least resistance so far. Ergo, a false emancipation.

Damn, my brain really does work like a pinball machine. :rolleyes:o_O:ROFLMAO: All these thoughts about emancipation bring me back to Zoey.

We meet Zoey in the flashback of EP3. She was a wild girl, drank hard liquor and smoked. But the Zoey of Interlude now only drinks beer, doesn't smoke, and has sex with the MC. We see right at the beginning how Zoey motivates the MC to be and do more than the MC gives himself credit for. Zoey and the MC have a positive influence on each other. She goes to San Diego and takes responsibility for her life, albeit hastily, and even graduates from high school online. But she still fails across the board. She's also partially fallen back into old patterns of behavior, judging by all the tattoos. But she has tried to emancipate herself, but realizes she can't do it without the MC, so she needs help for that, her best friend, not a boyfriend.
As with Jill, she dislikes bullying, but she lets herself get bullied by Tyballs. (yes his TinY balls should be in a Tie :p, hence TyBalls)
Quinn, well she only gets attention by flaunting her boobies, becouse they are sooooo small she has to show em to get a small adventage over big boobies :D.
Maya's dad, well he is just the type of him jerking off to his daughters photo's, he doesnt want her to be with josy, he doesnt want her around dudes (Or me), he just wants to keep her all to himself.
 
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I agree.
But dude... you gotta calm down about the fire talk here. Some people still have traumas about that. If you know what I mean. :LOL:
It would kind of be a fascinating tie in though...the mom died after giving birth to the MC, right? And if it was the same hospital...the Acting Lessons story sets it up as the one where the MC meets the nurse that becomes so obsessed that she murders people.

You kind of have this unique situation where the hospital would be the catalyst for things that bring about disaster.

Which would be kind of an interesting bit of background for a universe, whether it get used or not.

But yeah I think you're right about the fire. That really caused some trauma. Probably DPC's greatest triumph.

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I spent last weekend continuing to write, but I have been working on art since Monday.
For the last two weeks, things have been running smoothly without any speedbumps when it comes to hardware/software issues.
I've only been focusing on producing static renders, and it is so much fun seeing ideas that became writing come to life with the art.
My strategy is to work on a scene-to-scene basis, trying to complete full scenes before moving on.
I will continue working on art for quite some time now and most likely prepare new animations next week to further build up the render queue that is finally depleting (9 animations are left in the queue).

Survey
I am struggling a bit with selecting previews for this episode because it's centered around Halloween, and there are possible spoilers when it comes to Halloween costumes. So, I wanted to post a survey and check what you all think about this.
Are you ok with costume spoilers? Would you rather not see any of it until the release, etc.? Please, help me understand what most of you are interested in, to plan further previews for episode 9.
Explanation of the options (if you need it).
  • Costume spoilers = Previews that might spoil what a character wears for Halloween
  • Special renders = The art in the Rewards app, unlocked by finding magazines, etc.
  • Custom renders = The art in the Mixed category of the Rewards app, unlocked by completing Pack Quest
  • Main characters = Your playable character, Josy, Maya, Isabella, Jill, and Sage
  • Side characters = All other characters than the above
  • Environment = Previews that show off rooms and scenery used in the episode
  • Lewd scenes = Sexy/NSFW pictures
  • Story scenes = Pictures teasing events that might happen in the episode
Please, select everything that applies to you.
When it comes to previews...

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there should be another line: I want to see everything, but not the dudes, i want them shown as well ingame on my phone, i want scene's in those costumes and i want them now!! :p
 

Ilhares

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I think it's been years since I played Acting Lessons. Is there any hints that these are in the same universe? Just a random question that popped in my head.
There are hints in Acting Lessons, but so far none in BaDIK.
DPC actually planned this to be in the same universe as AL, but that plan was scratched and he just abandoned that idea. IIRC.
The original plan was to have them connected, but he scrapped it because of the timeframe shift, and the modern tech (ubiquitous smartphone usage, for example) wouldn't really work with the period in with BaDIK would have had to take place, because in the timeline it would be a precursor to the events of Acting Lessons.

Hmm...technically all DPC has to do is throw in a reference of something from his mom's diary. Like maybe she went to the same hospital as the MC in Acting Lessons to give birth to the BaDIK MC. If DPC wanted it in the same universe, it wouldn't be that hard. But it doesn't really matter. Not until there's a fire anyways. :ROFLMAO:
I agree.
But dude... you gotta calm down about the fire talk here. Some people still have traumas about that. If you know what I mean. :LOL:
What? No. He'd never.
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The man is far too smart to revisit that.
 

Bruno34

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I mute all sounds in every VN I play and I still enjoy them just fine. You may want to look into some bone-conducting earphones.
Oh i didnt even know those exist. It looks so small but yet so expensive, even more than my current headset even the soundcard itself. Hopefully i wont need it if this recovers.
I know i been through some worse shit with my ears, like turning max volume while listening to music but they didnt break back then, i wonder what happened now.
 

shazba

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I mute all sounds in every VN I play and I still enjoy them just fine. You may want to look into some bone-conducting earphones.
Just curious, have you played BaDIK with the sound on at all, like ever?

If not, I recommend you plug in a headset (or whack on your speakers, there aren't any orgasmic sounds to my recollection, so you won't be raising any eyebrows in nearby rooms :p), and replay the game.

The game is great, but the music elevates it to another level. I'd dare say I might not have ever got hooked on this game if it wasn't for the full experience.
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Just curious, have you played BaDIK with the sound on at all, like ever?

If not, I recommend you plug in a headset (or whack on your speakers, there aren't any orgasmic sounds to my recollection, so you won't be raising any eyebrows in nearby rooms :p), and replay the game.

The game is great, but the music elevates it to another level. I'd dare say I might not have ever got hooked on this game if it wasn't for the full experience.
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I agree. I use to play AVNs without the sound, but some games have beautiful music that really amplifies the experience.
 

sixart

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Playing games without sound is like eating food without salt... :rolleyes: Whether it's good or bad it adds to the things that are deciding factors to evaluate something... BaDIKs sound ( ? ) and musics are somewhat around 90% on the spot so there is no need to mute the game for any reason ( plus as was mentioned before you just cripple yourself for getting the full experience :p )

If a games sound and music is bad than there is no need for that game at all :LOL: That alone makes you wonder what point there is ( or in worst case was ) purchasing it... of course pilfering the stuff is also an option but that was not the point :KEK:
 

Ilhares

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Just curious, have you played BaDIK with the sound on at all, like ever?

If not, I recommend you plug in a headset (or whack on your speakers, there aren't any orgasmic sounds to my recollection, so you won't be raising any eyebrows in nearby rooms :p), and replay the game.

The game is great, but the music elevates it to another level. I'd dare say I might not have ever got hooked on this game if it wasn't for the full experience.
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Was my verbose commentary not explanation enough for why I don't like music in my games?

And no, I never have listened to it. Your recommendation is noted, but I shall decline, thank you.
 
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yctracon

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Re: Does this play in the same Universe as AL


I get that the games won't have any real connection,
however the band ShitFaced exists in both games, it would be a very weird choice to name two different bands in two different worlds from the same author the same.
 

Ilhares

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Re: Does this play in the same Universe as AL


I get that the games won't have any real connection,
however the band ShitFaced exists in both games, it would be a very weird choice to name two different bands in two different worlds from the same author the same.
Parallel universe, dude. They have no direct connection, from the author's mouth himself.
edit: and then I forgot to include his words. Apologies!
DrPinkCake said:
Acting Lessons and Being A DIK are two separate games without any connection.
Being A DIK was originally intended to be a prequel to Acting Lessons, but the idea was scrapped since it would force me to write the story in a certain way.
You can still see common names in Being A DIK, that were mentioned in Acting Lessons, i.e. DIKs, HOTs. But that's it. This story is fresh and something completely different from Acting Lessons.
 
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