VN Ren'Py Being a DIK [v0.11.1] [DrPinkCake]

[TimHawk]

You're right about a lot of things.

But money, student associations, etc. aren't the problem. The apartment would be close to campus and if the student shared accommodation accommodates 5-6 people and everyone contributes their part, money is not a problem.

But Josy and Maya have a problem. They cannot fully live out their love on campus, not in the DIK Mansion and not in the HOTs house. Love is more than just sex. All three (Josy, Maya and the MC) could live their love in a student shared apartment with initiated people (Jill, Sage, Derek, Maya, Josy and perhaps later Elena). That is the difference.

That's your opinion and other people have different opinions. I had my own apartment when I was 18 and my girlfriend at the time moved in with me after 4 months. Yes, we broke up later and then she moved out again. What's the problem with that? This happens millions of times on this earth.

Of course, this doesn't work for everyone. But if you had your way, it would never work. Thank God it doesn't go your way and it doesn't matter what the probability of it is because it still happens in this world.

The solution to Maya's problem was tackled when they got a hold of the contract, not by moving in together. As soon as that is settled they can have a "normal" relationship like everyone else. Sage knows, Mel knows, Derek knows, Jill knows, Bella knows...DPC is clearly already working towards it.

It's not about working or not working, it's about common sense. There is a reason not 1 person in 10 Episodes has mentioned moving in together, because that just doesn't happen at that stage in life, especially under those circumstances.

They will date, fuck, have fun and then either burn out and move on or lightning strikes and they actually survive college as a throuple, however given the odds for a normal couple, the odds for the throuple are at least 3 times lower, so you can do the math yourself.

As I said, if it's the wholesome couple stuff you want, then pray for endings that go far into the future, they're just kids right now.

False sarcasm because you're referring to something I didn't write. I wrote this in the previous post you are replying to. Read and understand.
"What you wrote is nonsense. I have some friends and relatives who were in relationships when they were 16 and are still married after 30 years. When you have found your partner for life, you have found him and it doesn't matter at what age you found him. If it fits, then it fits."

Nope, "And how many do you know where it didn't work ? 100's 1000's ? Don't pretend you fantasy is the norm or has a better than 0.00000001% chance to work. " still 100% applies, and that wasn't sarcasm either, please read and understand.

 

[Ostap Bender]

I haven’t done the Interlude in the longest time. We’re permitted to skip it, so I do, and I always have Zoey talk Emma down. I’m pretty sure having her take the phone will bite her in the ass eventually, and I’d rather keep the bites in the ass to a minimum.

This being my future wife ReallyNotTina’s first time through Being a DIK, she’s gotta see the Interlude. Although since she didn’t really remember Zoey when she was reintroduced in episode 8, I figured we oughta go back to episode 3 so the MC could tell Isabella the story of the one who got away. I have a point saved where they meet in the cafeteria.

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Thank you for providing a very diffirent perspective on the game with these posts! It's amusing how many times I've found myself at a disagreement with ReallyNotTina. It's good tho. Keeps you out of the echo chamber and all that

 

[ReallyNotTimmy]

Thank you for providing a very diffirent perspective on the game with these posts! It's amusing how many times I've found myself at a disagreement with ReallyNotTina. It's good tho. Keeps you out of the echo chamber and all that

You’re welcome. My recaps with her have obviously escalated because I likewise find it interesting to get a woman’s opinion about this game. I don’t know how many would ever bother with male-targeted AVNs… and I’m betting there’s a huge untapped market for female-targeted AVNs if someone ever decided to get on it. “Being a HOT,” featuring Arieth and her escapades, might rival the romance novel market.

 

[VaderExMachina]

Previews EP 10

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looks like it's time for the episode 11 version.

 

[dalli_x]

A simple solution… which you know won’t be implemented because it removes all the unnecessary drama.

And it might not even be possible. At my college, and at many others, first-years (who weren’t still living with their parents) were required to live on campus. I transferred in as a sophomore; I thought this wouldn’t apply to me, but it was my first year there, ergo it did. It’s a stupid rule, but colleges rationalize it by saying it’ll help focus the students on their studies, which is also stupid reasoning; plenty of dormies partied hard, or were distracted by job and family obligations, and flunked out regardless.

Anyway if B&R has such a rule, it traps the MC, Camila, Derek, Josy, Maya, etc. on campus; and explains why Lily is living in the HOT house when she can easily afford her own place.

And if you wanna talk realism, it makes no sense for Jill to live in the preps’ mansion. She can easily afford to live anywhere else, especially if her parents are paying the ANΩs extra to accommodate her. Anywhere else would be better; she doesn’t have her own bathroom! She has to share it with the boys who live there. You know they’re gonna get cum all over the bathtub.

But after the first year, it’d be the easiest thing to rent an apartment. Or, if one of them is old enough or has the connections, a house. A nice five-bedroom place where they can split the rent five ways; six if they turn the basement into another bedroom; seven if someone’s willing to take the garage.

My grandparents married at 16 and 15, respectively; and were entirely wrong for each other, and made each other miserable till the day Grandpa died. Sometimes it doesn’t fit at all, but you stay together because lay Catholicism threatens you with eternal damnation if you don’t.

I feel sorry for the students in the USA. In Germany this is not a problem.

I have already written several times so that it is not a theory. But it's a good explanation why Lily lives in the HOTs house. But then it's stupid for Vinny because Quinn didn't break the agreement with Vinny, but Vinny broke the agreement because he sold to Tommy. But I don't care about Vinny.

Are you making Jill a high-performance sexual athlete? Hahahaha. Of course Jill would be better off somewhere else. I'm just introducing so Tybalt has actually made himself the perfect victim of bullying.

Good thought. What if there is still an empty house on campus? Then this one year rule can be avoided. Rusty's father somehow got the DIK Mansion and Jill is a Royce.

The solution to Maya's problem was tackled when they got a hold of the contract, not by moving in together. As soon as that is settled they can have a "normal" relationship like everyone else. Sage knows, Mel knows, Derek knows, Jill knows, Bella knows...DPC is clearly already working towards it.

It's not about working or not working, it's about common sense. There is a reason not 1 person in 10 Episodes has mentioned moving in together, because that just doesn't happen at that stage in life, especially under those circumstances.

They will date, fuck, have fun and then either burn out and move on or lightning strikes and they actually survive college as a throuple, however given the odds for a normal couple, the odds for the throuple are at least 3 times lower, so you can do the math yourself.

As I said, if it's the wholesome couple stuff you want, then pray for endings that go far into the future, they're just kids right now.



Nope, "And how many do you know where it didn't work ? 100's 1000's ? Don't pretend you fantasy is the norm or has a better than 0.00000001% chance to work. " still 100% applies, and that wasn't sarcasm either, please read and understand.

The problem is just so Josy, Maya and the MC can be in a 3 relationship. In EP10 we learn that Josy and Maya don't want everyone to know that they love each other too. You made a mistake. Only Sage, Jill, Isabella, Derek and the MC know about the love between Josy and Maya. Mel, like everyone else, just assumes that the relationship is a sexual relationship. She doesn't know that Josy and Maya love each other, only that they share the MC.

Are you writing about common sense here? If I've just met a girl, I don't talk about moving in with the girl from day one. After six months you can talk about it and do it. The 10 episodes are about half a year, as you correctly stated.

It's nice if you have your opinion and I'll let it be your opinion and attitude to life. But accept that other people have different opinions and attitudes to life. That's what's called tolerance.

I never wrote for it to be the norm. It's just convenient for you to insinuate this to me so that you can put more weight into your answer. Please, if you need it. But in fantasy everything is possible and permitted. I pointed this out explicitly so that it isn't a theory. But I am not so presumptuous as to imagine what experiences approximately 8,000,000,000 people on this earth have had and will continue to have.

 

[TimHawk]

I feel sorry for the students in the USA. In Germany this is not a problem.

I have already written several times so that it is not a theory. But it's a good explanation why Lily lives in the HOTs house. But then it's stupid for Vinny because Quinn didn't break the agreement with Vinny, but Vinny broke the agreement because he sold to Tommy. But I don't care about Vinny.

Are you making Jill a high-performance sexual athlete? Hahahaha. Of course Jill would be better off somewhere else. I'm just introducing so Tybalt has actually made himself the perfect victim of bullying.

Good thought. What if there is still an empty house on campus? Then this one year rule can be avoided. Rusty's father somehow got the DIK Mansion and Jill is a Royce.

The problem is just so Josy, Maya and the MC can be in a 3 relationship. In EP10 we learn that Josy and Maya don't want everyone to know that they love each other too. You made a mistake. Only Sage, Jill, Isabella, Derek and the MC know about the love between Josy and Maya. Mel, like everyone else, just assumes that the relationship is a sexual relationship. She doesn't know that Josy and Maya love each other, only that they share the MC.

Are you writing about common sense here? If I've just met a girl, I don't talk about moving in with the girl from day one. After six months you can talk about it and do it. The 10 episodes are about half a year, as you correctly stated.

It's nice if you have your opinion and I'll let it be your opinion and attitude to life. But accept that other people have different opinions and attitudes to life. That's what's called tolerance.

I never wrote for it to be the norm. It's just convenient for you to insinuate this to me so that you can put more weight into your answer. Please, if you need it. But in fantasy everything is possible and permitted. I pointed this out explicitly so that it isn't a theory. But I am not so presumptuous as to imagine what experiences approximately 8,000,000,000 people on this earth have had and will continue to have.

At 19 years of age, after knowing a girl for 6 months, you talk about moving in together with her ? That's common sense in germany ? You germans must move a LOT, do you have a publicly traded moving company over there ? I wanna get in on that action !

They started dating exclusively at the end of Episode 9, so it has been what, a week ? Why of course one would consider moving in together at this point, hell it's kinda moving a bit slow to be honest since we all know, after a whole month you better have 2 engagement rings ready, otherwise there will be hell to pay. Sarcasm.

And you are the most presumptuous person in the history of F95. Every single one of your theories presumes that the throuple is more than what it is, if you would have your way, by Episode 14 they'd be married.

Dalli : "They love eachother, nothing else matters."

Times the MC said "I love you" to Maya = 0
Times the MC said "I love you" to Josy = 0
Times Maya said "I love you" to the MC = 0
Times Josy said "I love you" to the MC = 0

NO THEY DON'T !!! They JUST started dating, like millions of college kids do at that age, they date, fuck, party and figure out life.

You can have your opinion alright, but then you have to deal with the hordes of people, who tell you on a daily basis that your opinions and theories don't make any sense in the scope of the game.

The 3 have Maya's room all for themselves, they have the MC's room, but Nooooooooooo, they're 19 and know eachother for 6 months, they HAVE TO move in together, because that's what kids do !

Finally, since the game uses the US as a template for everything else, it's a fair assumption from ReallyNotTimmy and everyone else, that college life is also based on US standards. And under those standards your theories and suggestions are just plain alien, because shit doesn't work in real life like you want it to in the game.

 

[f96zonetrooper]

If I've just met a girl, I don't talk about moving in with the girl from day one. After six months you can talk about it and do it. The 10 episodes are about half a year, as you correctly stated.

In game it's more like 3 months ... they just went from end-of-summer to November.

In real life this game is there since 2019, so many players have 5 years of relationship with Josy, Maya and the other girls ... and after 5 years probably some of them (players) think about living together with their favourite girl(s), getting married and getting children ...

Regarding the game ...
the game is now split into 5 or more paths ... any major change on one path affecting also the main story line of Being-a-DIK is unlikely to happen since that would require to implement too many instances of the main story line, eg mc living together with Josy and Maya or at the HOT house with Sage or at the DIK mansion or ... that would be like 5 different games and you would need to wait 5 years for next episode instead of 1 year ... keep it simple.

 

[Sun of Rome]

Don't you think your theory comes like 10 years to early ? It's "Being a DIK", not "Being a Bachelor". They are 19 year old kids who barely know each other.

No college freshman would move out of their fraternity or sorority to play house, that part of life comes 10 years later if you are pursuing a higher education.

They just moved out of their parent's houses 6 months ago and finally got their first taste of freedom, independence and self determination.

You must've been 19 at some point, relationships last like 5 minutes and even while being in a relationship, nobody makes plans to spend the rest of their life together or to move in together.

Even though I very much doubt it, you can only hope that the endings DPC has planed stretch that far into the future, because a game focused on the freshman year of a guy in college won't feature playing house, it would be crazy unrealistic.

Considering that Maya's issue is the big problem for all LIs right now, I wouldn't rule out the idea that they all chip in to pay for an off-campus apartment for Maya to live in, lol. After all, her happiness is the biggest thing that matters to everyone. The Ukraine war is fading in comparison to the fact that she's being oppressed by her own dad. Also, dalli_x 's the moderator of the server of DPC, so maybe one of his ideas will work out.

 

[Hahn1900]

At 19 years of age, after knowing a girl for 6 months, you talk about moving in together with her ? That's common sense in germany ? You germans must move a LOT, do you have a publicly traded moving company over there ? I wanna get in on that action !

OH NONONONONONONO

He has done it... i knew one day it would happen. Dalli destroyed my country forever. Iam german and now... i have to emmigrate, cant live here anymore knowing this.


Oh come on... its common sense to get pregnant with 14, move together with 15, get married with 18, and... divorce, move out, get together with a different partner with 19, and make the same again. Dont you guys do the same in your country? how boring

 

[TimHawk]

Considering that Maya's issue is the big problem for all LIs right now, I wouldn't rule out the idea that they all chip in to pay for an off-campus apartment for Maya to live in, lol. After all, her happiness is the biggest thing that matters to everyone. The Ukraine war is fading in comparison to the fact that she's being oppressed by her own dad. Also, dalli_x 's the moderator of the server of DPC, so maybe one of his ideas will work out.

If it's just one, then my money is on his theory, that Lynette is alive but had a sex change and is now Stephen Burke. That one has always been my favorite.

And totally plausible too, if I might add.

 

[Hahn1900]

If it's just one, then my money is on his theory, that Lynette is alive but had a sex change and is now Stephen Burke. That one has always been my favorite.

And totally plausible too, if I might add.

Would explain why they had to adopt Sage and Tybalt... omg... its legit

 

[TimHawk]

OH NONONONONONONO

He has done it... i knew one day it would happen. Dalli destroyed my country forever. Iam german and now... i have to emmigrate, cant live here anymore knowing this.


Oh come on... its common sense to get pregnant with 14, move together with 15, get married with 18, and... divorce, move out, get together with a different partner with 19, and make the same again. Dont you guys do the same in your country? how boring

If supply and demand is how you determine price in germany, renting prices must be through the roof...

So...real estate and moving company stock is where the money's at...I have to look into it...might be a gold mine.

 

[Sun of Rome]

OH NONONONONONONO

He has done it... i knew one day it would happen. Dalli destroyed my country forever. Iam german and now... i have to emmigrate, cant live here anymore knowing this.


Oh come on... its common sense to get pregnant with 14, move together with 15, get married with 18, and... divorce, move out, get together with a different partner with 19, and make the same again. Dont you guys do the same in your country? how boring

The Germans are a multi-cultural nation, with people from all over the place. They've got people who were once Poles, people who were Turkish, people who are French, and so on and so forth. In fact, it seems like the fact that he thinks it's normal to get married young suggests that he might have some Turkish heritage.

 

[f96zonetrooper]

Didn't Sage talk to Maya so that she may live at the HOT house with Josy starting with next episode? They just need to find another place for Heather if Maya and Josy take over Heather's room. Maybe Heather will move in with Tommy to keep an eye on him?

 

[TimHawk]

Read correctly. The girl moved in with me, I didn't move. Then, at the age of 18, I had my driving license and the right to drive a 7.5T vehicle. I also have enough friends who would help me if I moved. If you don't do any of that, then I understand your problem.

Nitpicking and excuses from you. The MC has known Josy alone for at least 8 months, they had their first sex 6 months ago and at that time the MC also met Maya and also became sexual with her. 6 months is enough time to get to know each other. It doesn't matter if they only decided to go exclusive in EP9. Natural is important so that they are exclusive.

That would be great if they get married in EP14, but that probably won't happen and I've never created such an explicit theory. The words “I love you” are just words. But on the JM path and later point to their branch, not say them, so that the 3 of them love each other.

Oh, how aggressive. I express my opinion and, but I let everyone have their own opinion. Why do you want to force your opinion on me? I don't give a shit about your opinion. As far as I'm concerned, you can jump in the DIK triangle if you think it prolongs life.

Yes, they have Maya's room all to themselves until there are four of them because Patrick is in the room. Sarcasm.

You know, so BaDIK is a fictional game. You didn't read what I replied "ReallyNotTimmy" or maybe you did?
"I feel sorry for the students in the USA. In Germany this is not a problem."
"Good thought. What if there is still an empty house on campus? Then this one year rule can be avoided. Rusty's father somehow got the DIK Mansion and Jill is a Royce."
Unlike you, I don't stubbornly insist on my opinion when something is pointed out to me and find a solution, FOR A FANTASY AND NOT THEORY. Also, between humans (characters) don't have US standards, they don't have any standards at all.

Okay then let me educate you about how we do things in the US: unless you date exclusively it means fuck all. And by your logic, if how long ago the MC had sex with any particular girl for the first time is the determining factor, then the MC has to move in with every girl on every path by now.

What they agreed to before they became exclusive translates to "Fuck whoever you want, just make sure to fuck us too from time to time."

They are a throuple since the end of Episode 9, not sooner nor later.

And yes "I love you" are just words, but they are usually the prefered way of how we cement the status of a relationship. Eventually it will certainly happen, on all paths, but as per usual you are 17 steps ahead of where the game is at.

Wait at least untill a single person in the game voices the wish of moving in together, before declaring it the go to option for any path, let alone the throuple which "hopefully" just took the biggest step yet towards freedom.

Do you know how easy of a problem it would be to solve without you forcing the MC to leave his brothers and paradise for a 19 year old kid ? Heather moves in with Quinn - done ! Yet you want to move half the campus and turn the title of the game into a joke "Being a...well I kinda lived there for a while, but now I live off campus, I'm still a DIK tho, I just don't see them all that often anymore, but we sure still party together."

Again, it's NOT "Being a throuple" it's "Being a DIK" !

Leaving his maggot brother for a couple of chicks he barely knows...disgusting...

 

[Marley300]

Congratulations Dalli_X Dr Pinkcake ! ​

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4 awards won ! including Best "Monogamy"AVN and most overrated AVN !

 

[DavDR]

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4 awards won ! including Best "Monogamy"AVN and most overrated AVN !
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LOL, I didn't notice before that the image they used on the most overrated was Bella.

Anyway, I don't think it signifies much. I didn't see anything indicating how many votes there were in all Just seemed like a lot of fan boys of a very limited number of games voted

 

[dalli_x]

In game it's more like 3 months ... they just went from end-of-summer to November.

In real life this game is there since 2019, so many players have 5 years of relationship with Josy, Maya and the other girls ... and after 5 years probably some of them (players) think about living together with their favourite girl(s), getting married and getting children ...

Regarding the game ...
the game is now split into 5 or more paths ... any major change on one path affecting also the main story line of Being-a-DIK is unlikely to happen since that would require to implement too many instances of the main story line, eg mc living together with Josy and Maya or at the HOT house with Sage or at the DIK mansion or ... that would be like 5 different games and you would need to wait 5 years for next episode instead of 1 year ... keep it simple.

Yes, it's only about 3 months, you're right. With half a year, I only adopted what "TimHawk" wrote because I replied to his post.
"They just moved out of their parent's houses 6 months ago and finally got their first taste of freedom, independence and self determination."

I don't confuse BaDIK time with real time.

I understand what you mean if the MC would only move into an apartment with his chosen LI (LIs). Then DPC would have to create separate images and animation for each branch. That would be nightmare. But it wasn't a theory, it was a thought, a fantasy and therefore anything is possible for me.

Just imagine that the MC lives with the girl he has chosen. It's a nice thought for some, not everyone. If I just imagine my MC going into the kitchen in their own shared apartment and seeing how warm and fear-free Josy and Maya can be with each other. I somehow always think of the words from EP4. "Follow your heart".

From a theoretical point of view, I assume that Josy and Maya will live together in the HOTs house. That's a theory.

 

[Sun of Rome]

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4 awards won ! including Best "Monogamy"AVN and most overrated AVN !
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This whole voting thing is a war between Eternum fans and Badik fans.
Badik would actually win by a large margin if updates were released with the same frequency as Eternum.

 

[felicemastronzo]

I suppose 'monogamy' is to be understood as an alternative to harem