Finally a Heather scene! Can't wait for Sally and Karen scene.
o ya this point i dont know why DPC just done make them a combo pic on the end screen cause hes showing he only wants M&J not solo acts.Choices don't really matter that much, huh? M&J branch, choosing every single Josy option, avoiding and rejecting every Maya option (Drinking instead of licking Maya panties this ep), but there's hardly any consequence for now. Even worse, she treats you like you're the best lover in the world.
I'm seeing more hope of a solo path in Others branch than M&J.
The episodes are just huge, plus a visual upgrade, which is why the waiting time has grown so much. It seems that this is a disease of all non-linear VNs - they grow in size due to the increase in the probabilities of events. Think of it as a multiverse, where every potential choice creates a new reality.i just think the underlined part is kinda funny because we waited a year IRL for just this episode, of course people want things to actually progress at a semi-reasonable rate haha. if i can keep my interest in this game, i dont look forward to having grandkids by the time its a finished story lol
he made (arguably) better content at a faster rate in the past, with less free time and less money to devote to it. that means something, if you ask me...
Pack Quest locations:Did anyone post Pack Quest locations for ep9 free roam yet? Tried searching/skimming thread but it has been crazy active so definitely could've missed it in all the posts.
I can only agree on basically everything this man wrote, i expected way more from this episode. I really loved this sentence "He overused the free roam mechanic to the point of cruelty." because its so damn true. Literally 0 motivation to play the whole oversized free roam event for each girl maybe for one scene at the end.Well, I've played through a substantial portion of Episode 9, and I'm sorry to say I didn't like it much.
If I'm being subjective, it was more or less everything I feared: one excuse after another to stall the relationships with the chosen LI, with a *massively* overblown party to distract us from everything else. If I'm trying to be objective things are better: there's still a lot of sharp dialog, goofy fun and (of course) sex to enjoy. But even then, I think the structure of this episode is very badly conceived. The Halloween party goes on way too long, the vaunted branching actually feels less distinct that the old paths did, and there's a real disconnect between DPC's obsession with consequences and the frankly moronic shit he makes the characters do to keep things on his preferred rails.
IMHO as Christmas gifts go, Episode 9 was the relative who spends an obscene amount of money on trendy, high-priced junk to make up for the fact they didn't pay enough attention during the year to know what you actually want. On the one hand, it's comforting to know that they really do care, but on the other hand it's hard not to be a little disturbed at how much they wasted on stuff you're never going to use.
Episode 9 didn't give me the stronger romantic connections I was looking for in the wake of the crossroads, and it certainly didn't do much to advance the plot. It did deliver a lot of sex scenes, but you sure have to slog through a lot to get them. The high water mark is probably some nice work with the side girls on the Others branch (particularly for Quinn, Riona and Zoey), but that just deepens my suspicions that Season 3 will be all about stalling the LI branches while the new girls play catch up. I'm not waiting 2-3 years for that.
We'll dive into the nitty gritty of the Episode then call it a wrap, which will obviously involve spoilers. But first, a quick note to a certain member of the audience:
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So that's my take on Episode 9. IMHO it was not the episode we needed at this point. But it's pretty clear it wasn't a mistake, so we might as well accept it or move on.
tl;dr An overgrown free-roam that slows down the LIs, speeds up the side-girls, delivers plenty of spectacle and ends on yet another cliffhanger, all without actually advancing the story.
lol whats funny is i did this by accident i was getting food right in middle came back to this was like O intresting.I think I found something hidden in Jill scene
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Are there any more moments like that one in the game?
I will agree with what you say. We already had the interlude, that didn't contribute much to the story towards MC. Didn't move forward, didn't progress. Episode 9 was the same. had no progression. Even the "after party", that usually he adds some rooster posts and stuff, we didn't have that either, the episode just ended abruptly. The party was fun to play as was the minigame. And I like both features on being a dik. But as a VN player, the thing I like the most is the story progression and I agree with you. I got 1 year older and mc life in this update after a year only moved forward 1 day lol.i just think the underlined part is kinda funny because we waited a year IRL for just this episode, of course people want things to actually progress at a semi-reasonable rate haha. if i can keep my interest in this game, i dont look forward to having grandkids by the time its a finished story lol
he made (arguably) better content at a faster rate in the past, with less free time and less money to devote to it. that means something, if you ask me...
your using a modded save and it BROKE yes it happens and yes thats why u your in that loop.im trapped in a loop after ruste got rejected by a girl, it repeats the same scene of jill in a banana costume taking to her sister
if u mean dareks closet thats his room its the event with sally in there.does anyone know how to get from task va to derek's locker
how do i open the console?At the end of that scene, open the console and try with:
jump ep9_diks_ph2_mains2_event_label
after doing the 3 tasks he asks to go to derek's room, but nothing happensif u mean dareks closet thats his room its the event with sally in there.
if your using a modded save its broken if not sally should be in there for you to talk to and push story forward.after doing the 3 tasks he asks to go to derek's room, but nothing happens
You could probably swap the keg+cup for speaker+music, which will result in no change in Jacob's needs, but you will fullfill another of Derek's wishes (2 speakers) and save some money. Note, fulfilling only 2 objectives causes a DIK to lose some happiness, so it might be better to aim for 3+ for everyone, instead of 4 for some at the cost of 2 for others.Does anyone have a better strategy?
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It's not the content itself annoyed me .... when people waited for so long 4 an update they have certain expecations like plot advancing , characters development , etc ; and this ep falls short on both of them XDDamn, looks like I'm in the minority who liked Episode 9.
I can't call it the best, it doesn't come close to the mind-blowing Ep.7 and 8, but it's just good. Just a different feeling, a different experience.
It looks like the DPC is experimenting with different mechanics and decided to make a giant party with 70% free roam. This episode was meant to be relaxing fun in Being a DIK canon, but DPC didn't take that there is a group that doesn't like free roams, mini-games and wants the story to continue as soon as possible.
It would be nice to do a poll on Episode 9 and see the average opinion.