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

[felicemastronzo]

I believe that there will be dramas, but of a sentimental nature: quarrels, sudden and definitive separations, departures ...

there is a part of me that continues to fear that for some LIs there will be no happy ending (the main candidates are Bella and Sage), which seems to me a fate worse than death ...

 

[Tserriednich'sNen]

I wouldn't say there's "no reason for more flashbacks", just that we don't need them in every episode. I think there are still plenty of things that we both could and should see the backstory of, with some being major flashbacks like with M&J and the founding of the DIKs, and others being minor flashbacks like Zoey and Bella as an OMG.

My own personal list of top 5 most wanted flashbacks (in no particular order) would be as follows:

Major Flashbacks	Minor Flashbacks
How Quinn started her drug and pimping businesses​ The Bella and Jill incident​ The truth about the MC's Mom (after the letter)​ What really happened to Vinny​ What happened with Bella and her husband​	Maya's Dad finding out about her and Josy​ Sage's relationship with Chad from start to now​ Jill's sister and Bella (if they indeed knew each other)​ The Cathy picture leak​ The pics given to the Jocks​

That's not what they were asking. They were wanting to know how to find the updates and previews posted in this thread, not about anything to do with in-game collectibles.

What 'truth' do you mean about MC's mom? Weather she's alive or not? She's alive until the story decides otherwise.

 

[Tserriednich'sNen]

I believe that there will be dramas, but of a sentimental nature: quarrels, sudden and definitive separations, departures ...

there is a part of me that continues to fear that for some LIs there will be no happy ending (the main candidates are Bella and Sage), which seems to me a fate worse than death ...

If AL can get happy endings with the girl of your choosing then so can this game.

 

[felicemastronzo]

I wouldn't say there's "no reason for more flashbacks", just that we don't need them in every episode. I think there are still plenty of things that we both could and should see the backstory of, with some being major flashbacks like with M&J and the founding of the DIKs, and others being minor flashbacks like Zoey and Bella as an OMG.

My own personal list of top 5 most wanted flashbacks (in no particular order) would be as follows:

Major Flashbacks	Minor Flashbacks
How Quinn started her drug and pimping businesses​ The Bella and Jill incident​ The truth about the MC's Mom (after the letter)​ What really happened to Vinny​ What happened with Bella and her husband​	Maya's Dad finding out about her and Josy​ Sage's relationship with Chad from start to now​ Jill's sister and Bella (if they indeed knew each other)​ The Cathy picture leak​ The pics given to the Jocks​

I'm not a fan of flashbacks, I found them both slow enough.
the one on the birth of DIK at least revealed some background, that of Maya and Josy instead is basically useless (we discovered the backstory behind the photo that Maya had shown to MC ...)
I think many of those you indicate are basically connected to each other, so they could end up merged into a single flashback.

in general I would prefer some things to be told quickly and not show them by stealing time from the characters present

the 2 probably inevitable flashbacks are the one on MC's mother and the one on Bella's husband

 

[felicemastronzo]

If AL can get happy endings with the girl of your choosing then so can this game.

it is not a certainty .. they are not the same game.

then it depends on what we mean by happy ending, for me it means achieving a stable and happy relationship. at this moment with Bella it is almost impossible to imagine it, but also with Sage there are many objective obstacles

 

[AvatarStormBringer]

You do realize not every episode needs to have a flashback right?

But but but we need flashbacks! Otherwise we will end up getting Tales from the BaDIK!

 

[Tserriednich'sNen]

it is not a certainty .. they are not the same game.

then it depends on what we mean by happy ending, for me it means achieving a stable and happy relationship. at this moment with Bella it is almost impossible to imagine it, but also with Sage there are many objective obstacles

Those are all possible it'll just take time. Time that only a positive ending can achieve.

 

[felicemastronzo]

Those are all possible it'll just take time. Time that only a positive ending can achieve.

in this case I really hope I'm wrong eh

 

[Dexter.]

Hello, for windows where should i click to download the v5?

 

[lemonfreak]

Hello, for windows where should i click to download the v5?

All links in the first post are for the most recent version unless stated otherwise

 

[mizilic]

If AL can get happy endings with the girl of your choosing then so can this game.

Yes it CAN. But.. will it? Look at Acting Lessons. Perfect polyamory situation with Megan and Melissa there, developed along the whole game , and .. do you get that ending? Nop, coz one of them must die and there's no way to avoid that..

 

[AvatarStormBringer]

But why would you be such a monster?

It's true that those things can't be central plot points, but they can have more relevance than we originally think.

I want to pick all your brains again on this. Refer back to DPC's latest twitter post:


We all know that twitter posts will make it into rooster. So my question which I asked before is:
a) Did Jamie get his bruises from Dawe, meaning DPC acknowledges the fight with Caleb as official?
OR
b) Does DPC have a non-bruised pic of Jamie ready for the CHICK route?

 

[Holy Bacchus]

What 'truth' do you mean about MC's mom? Weather she's alive or not? She's alive until the story decides otherwise.

The "truth" as in a flashback that reveals who her family are and how things went down when she chose Neil over her family.

I want to pick all your brains again on this. Refer back to DPC's latest twitter post:
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We all know that twitter posts will make it into rooster. So my question which I asked before is:
a) Did Jamie get his bruises from Dawe, meaning DPC acknowledges the fight with Caleb as official?
OR
b) Does DPC have a non-bruised pic of Jamie ready for the CHICK route?

Gonna go with B. Ep 5 has alternate bruised and non-bruised renders and the in-game Cluck will likely have that as well. They probably just sent this one out because the bruised picture is more eye-catching.

 

[ename144]

why? MC has already lost his mother, losing his father would also be fierce, but would not add much

Because Neil is a mentor in a coming of age story. The end state is for the protagonist to make their own place in the world, and there's no simpler way to demonstrate that than to have them overcome the death of their mentor.

I'm certainly not advocating for it, and there are other ways to show the MC has grown up. But if DPC wants to indulge in his need for drama through cathartic sorrow, Neil is both an obvious target and a 'legitimate' one; killing Neil can advance the MC's story in a way that killing one of the LIs does not, IMHO.

 

[lemonfreak]

Because Neil is a mentor in a coming of age story. The end state is for the protagonist to make their own place in the world, and there's no simpler way to demonstrate that than to have them overcome the death of their mentor.

I'm certainly not advocating for it, and there are other ways to show the MC has grown up. But if DPC wants to indulge in his need for drama through cathartic sorrow, Neil is both an obvious target and a 'legitimate' one; killing Neil can advance the MC's story in a way that killing one of the LIs does not, IMHO.

While everything you say is true, the

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trope is almost as worn out as fridging at this point and I would hope for soemthing better.

 

[ename144]

Gonna go with B. Ep 5 has alternate bruised and non-bruised renders and the in-game Cluck will likely have that as well. They probably just sent this one out because the bruised picture is more eye-catching.

Agreed.

It does make me wonder why Jaime will get the bruise only when the MC fights Caleb. Maybe it was just low-hanging fruit for a bit of reactivity, but it does imply the decision to fight Caleb will have some other consequence down the line.

 

[AvatarStormBringer]

Agreed.

It does make me wonder why Jaime will get the bruise only when the MC fights Caleb. Maybe it was just low-hanging fruit for a bit of reactivity, but it does imply the decision to fight Caleb will have some other consequence down the line.

It will make me laugh if he got tea bagged by Leon, you know they love double teaming people.

 

[felicemastronzo]

While everything you say is true, the

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trope is almost as worn out as fridging at this point and I would hope for soemthing better.

he was MC's mentor, for sure. but not in this story, in the story we are playing, the role of the father for now is marginal, if it were not for having trained him to fight he would be almost invisible in the unfolding of the events.

now he will have his share of the drama of his wife's letter, when in one way or another he has to deal with the past and probably with her family

 

[Cabin Fever]

What 'truth' do you mean about MC's mom? Weather she's alive or not? She's alive until the story decides otherwise.

Well MC's monologue right at the very beginning says mom is dead. And dad said she passed away during that talk with MC about her. Does that count?

 

[Alfagrem]

Well MC's monologue right at the very beginning says mom is dead. And dad said she passed away during that talk with MC about her. Does that count?

Maya told us she had a boyfriend.

Unless you (Not the MC as you are privy to stuff he doesn't see) see it happening then it hasn't actually happened.