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

[Zureth]

aarbei23, Minoruxxx and now Zureth. How many more people with Sage avatars are we going to get? Can we be sure you're not all the same person?

Hahaha, I was between maya and sage but I wanted to give sage a chance

 

[aarbei23]

but either way im not gonna leave her side.

That's good!
We should never leave her side.
Never desert her.
Never make her cry.
Never tell her goodbye.
Never lie to her or hurt her.
And most importantly: never give her up!

 

[aarbei23]

aarbei23, Minoruxxx and now Zureth. How many more people with Sage avatars are we going to get? Can we be sure you're not all the same person?

To be honest I just really liked her avatar and-

I wanted to give sage a chance

I wanted to give Sage the DIK .

 

[Darkmetal]

That's good!
We should never leave her side.
Never desert her.
Never make her cry.
Never tell her goodbye.
Never lie to her or hurt her.
And most importantly: never give her up!

I think that counts as a written RickRoll

 

[Mormont]

You will never know

But im glad that Sage is getting more fans, i didnt see many when i was lurking before i started being active here.

Sage has always had fans they just weren't as active as other fanbases I know a good few Sage fans on here and the discord channel she's got better throughout each update and will probably benefit from a rise in popularity.

 

[Tumai]

Has there been any polls since C4? Historically, it's been Jill, Bella, Maya, Sage, Josy. I think at minimum Sage and Maya have swapped places.

 

[satoshi bae]

Hahaha, I was between maya and sage but I wanted to give sage a chance

For me, I wouldn't care if Sage was the main girl in the whole story, she's the hottest girl in the game and the way she plays with us ... damn it... I just can't. Even the way she look at us, mother of god. She gaves me goosebups. And after everything she is just an fictional girl in a game... bro I need to stop with that thing

 

[sh1hin]

Management here just like iranian's (our) government fun killer

edited : hope not kick out for this

 

[Minoruxxx]

Sage has always had fans they just weren't as active as other fanbases I know a good few Sage fans on here and the discord channel she's got better throughout each update and will probably benefit from a rise in popularity.

Thats good, hope i see them here more, Sage needs all the love

To be honest I just really liked her avatar and-

i have that same pic as a wallpaper on my phone, she looks cute AF

 

[SpikeZg]

This topic will be funnny if thore that deserted Maya&Josy after episode 4 find a much bigger issue with their "new girl" in the future update and want to return back to Maya&Josy.
Wink, wink SpikeZg

Haha, true, true
It's Pink, so he can make Maya the biggest sweetheart in ep5, so i would be like awww look how cute she is, she's really changed a lot... well fuck it, i'll give her another chance

 

[mommysboiii]

No let quincy destroy maya and make her the biggest slut muahahah queen quincy

 

[♩♪♫ ŤЦ尺尺ØЛ ♫♪♩]

frankly i'm worried that there is no head mistress/lady principal on the campus (if there was or if it was a man then forget this) but if there isn't we should have one...the more the merrier...and might i suggest a virgin middle aged one?

...we always have that loose slutty principal/head mistress...

...oh and BELLA RULES!!!

 

[Mormont]

frankly i'm worried that there is no head mistress/lady principal on the campus (if there was or if it was a man then forget this) but if there isn't we should have one...the more the merrier...and might i suggest a virgin middle aged one?

...we always have that loose slutty principal/head mistress...

...oh and BELLA RULES!!!

Did you forget? We already have one in the shape of Burke.

 

[Minoruxxx]

Even the way she look at us, mother of god. She gaves me goosebups.

You mean like this? Everytime she looks at us like that i just break.

Spoiler

You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.

 

[Zirael Q]

Okay, I'll write this for 1 millionth time here.

Spoiler

You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.

What are your other options while all of this bullshit happening with those 2? Jill, Bella, Sage as LIs, Quinn, Camila, Riona, Sarah, Melanie, Mona, Jade. Yeah no thanks, absolute no need for this drama in MC's life.

 

[♩♪♫ ŤЦ尺尺ØЛ ♫♪♩]

Did you forget? We already have one in the shape of Burke.

now i'm sad...you made me remember that shitbreak...*sigh missed opportunity

 

[Tserriednich'sNen]

Okay, I'll write this for 1 millionth time here.

Spoiler

You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.

What are your other options while all of this bullshit happening with those 2? Jill, Bella, Sage as LIs, Quinn, Camila, Riona, Sarah, Melanie, Mona, Jade. Yeah no thanks, absolute no need for this drama in MC's life.

I feel you, this forced relationship/drama really ruins my immersion. I seriously hope we don't have to deal with any more forced drama nonsense after rejecting them.

 

[♩♪♫ ŤЦ尺尺ØЛ ♫♪♩]

so just to clarify there is no significance in letting jill win the tennis match right? i really don't wanna slog through that "reindeer head games" all over again just to be disappointed...

 

[RC-1138 Boss]

The tennis to me match was probably the most boring minigame the developer decided to put ingame. I really hope to not see it again.

 

[Wizard_Shiryuu]

Yep. We (the player) also spend a lot of time with Maya, and we had to deliberately choose her path over other options, so I guess a lot of people felt "betrayed" when they didn't get what they wanted. But it's DPC's game so railroading is to be expected. Melissa also came with some baggage called "Megan" that we couldn't ignore .

I heard the argument "they didn't get what they wanted" when Game of Thrones ended. It wasn't true then and it isn't true now. People would be ok with things they don't like as long as it is justified. You may not like the Red Wedding or AL's fire at first but then you realize that both stories were built around those moments from the very beginning. That's different from a Deus Ex Machina to resolve a complicated situation in an unsatisfactory way.

I think Real Kreten has done a good job in outlining why it's not so black and white, so I will simply add that Josy responds well to minor DIK choices like drawing on Steve's picture and doing a mocking impersonation of him. These are things most people would find funny, but more major decisions where the MC is being aggressive, boarish, and disrespectful are not things that she responds to. She may not have seen him like this, but the points determine what kind of personality the MC will have and clearly neither Josy nor Maya want to be with someone who is a massive DIK. This is why the Neutral path is best as it gives you the best shot at all the main girls.

We did agree that it's not black and white. And? Josy hates Huge DIKs, but she isn't romantically intersted in CHICKs either, and yet she rejects one type and not the other. Doesn't make much sense.

The DIK system has been great in episodes 1 to 3. It affects the way the MC treats other people like calling the ANO preps pissing off Jill a little bit or making Beth mad with the cafeteria food joke that a CHICK won't make. That's an excellent way of shaping a character based on DIK system. The thing is the conversation plays out exactly the same for a DIK character and a CHICK one, you can do the same choices, treat J&M exactly the same, have the same amount of RP and still be rejected based on things THEY DON'T KNOW.

You raise a good point as affinity is sometimes not implemented consistently in the game and is certainly not described as accurately as it should be in how it's applied.

With regards to relationships (as opposed to when it is used as action gateways like whether you can choose if you want to wear the dick hat first or not), it acts in the vein of your personality & accumulated reputation around campus as interpreted by others, rather than MC's mood or some such.

One does not have to be a witness to every action or even any of it to perceive what a guy or girl's reputation is. This in turn will influence how MC's actions are interpreted and received depending on their own inclinations and attitude. e.g. Maya is OK with MC sniffing her hair as the actions of a sweet guy, but will react and perceive the very same action negatively if the word going round is that the MC is a bit of perv. Conversely, the HoTs, even if they've never seen you do anything personally are more inclined to receive you positively if the "word around campus" is that MC is that of a "bad boy," but are not inclined to give MC the time of day if they think he is a bit of a wimp.

For lack of a better word "types" do matter. To use a GoT example, Jorah may have the highest "RP" with Daenerys than anyone, but "earnest devotion" types are just not her thing, she prefers the no nonsense leader type. That guy wasn't getting out of the friends zone no matter how high his "RP" was.

Speaking of Jorah that's why some games use two scales for each girl, friendship and sexual connection. That way you can have four results depending on thresholds. Friendzone, One night stand, relationship or rejection. Each value for each girl depending on what they know makes the most sense. In Dragon Age you have each character reacting to every situation depending if they are aware of that thing happening or not. They will confront you about major ones regadless but they won't know about minor ones if they aren't present. That's a good system. The DIK system was great (as I said before) because it affects the way the MC acts. It changes the way he speaks and locks out certain decisions. I did propose an alternative library scene a while back that has the exact same results as the actual one but feels more organic by locking decisions (and showing you the locked ones, so you know why you can't choose that one) and modifying dialogue based on DIK status.