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

[Casiope]

So what happens if the Interlude is considered to be "crap" by the majority of players? If it does in fact end up as pointless filler content, and its sole purpose is to brute force MC's ex back into the main story in order to stir up drama even though MC literally just had to "make a decision", do DPC and this game face any negative repercussions?

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Sure it could be good, but most players here at least have already expressed their disinterest in this side story and character. it seems like he might be setting himself up for some unnecessary negative feedback for a game that is otherwise nearly universally praised across the board.

Just curious what people think if this interlude ends up being shitty.

I am quite optimistic about this game, although I do have some criticisms, some of which are that the characters are not developed enough and that the beat goes round and round (party, romance, sex, then another party). The interlude is, in my view, a good idea to experiment with, and likely to be repeated with other girls, rather than just sticking to short flashbacks.

There is nothing worse to kill a project than to dictate to the creator how he should compose the writing; supporting a project is not taking ownership. I can't imagine the amount of negative feedback Dr PinkCake would have received if he had first announced that his new game was going to deal with the sexual orientation question.

And even if this interlude is a failure, which is not yet proven, what do we lose, we players? Are four months of development in a game that will take years to be completed such a huge delay? Concerns about the interlude are fine, but to prejudge it and dramatize the consequences seems excessive to me; I trust Dr PinkCake's ability to learn from his mistakes.

 

[DavDR]

OK, here's a question for everyone. If you had known before you ever played BaDIK that it could take nine to eleven years to complete, would you have still played the game?

 

[sixart]

OK, here's a question for everyone. If you had known before you ever played BaDIK that it could take nine to eleven years to complete, would you have still played the game?

Nope

In addition I still think that this will have some sort of backlash possibly from the end of season 3 and onwards...
People normally move on to new things and if other devs learned the lessons and are good as DPC they can easily snatch the horde away due to this huge time delay to complete a game fully...

Though hardcore fans will stick to it nonetheless

 

[SteveyP]

OK, here's a question for everyone. If you had known before you ever played BaDIK that it could take nine to eleven years to complete, would you have still played the game?

From day 1? Yeah, I'm pretty sure I would. Being a DIK isn't the only piece of media that I'm waiting for. I'm sure there are other things to keep me busy while this gets updated over time.

 

[felicemastronzo]

OK, here's a question for everyone. If you had known before you ever played BaDIK that it could take nine to eleven years to complete, would you have still played the game?

I've already abandoned a game for that very reason

And even if this interlude is a failure, which is not yet proven, what do we lose, we players? Are four months of development in a game that will take years to be completed such a huge delay? Concerns about the interlude are fine, but to prejudge it and dramatize the consequences seems excessive to me; I trust Dr PinkCake's ability to learn from his mistakes.

with the premise that we don't pay (generally) to play it, we absolutely don't miss anything, and we wouldn't miss anything if it never ended.

but every "loss of time" is a loss. waiting an extra month (estimated) for a content you don't like is a loss.

I still think this interlude is a one-time thing, due to a series of real setbacks that DPC had to deal with (the launch on GOG, the Steam version, and especially the save import system).

if it were to become the rule at that point I would definitely prefer 2 half chapters a year, rather than a soup waiting for the real chapter.

 

[Casiope]

OK, here's a question for everyone. If you had known before you ever played BaDIK that it could take nine to eleven years to complete, would you have still played the game?

Yes, because it's not so much the conclusion of the game that interests me, but its development; that is, how Dr PinkCake manages (or fails) to connect the plots and the characters, and the numerous consequences of the player's decisions. But to know that one day Being a DIK will have a conclusion is a plus over other projects that mostly end up abandoned.

 

[hebele11]

dev work hard.

 

[TotalSimp]

The guide has been updated to Episode 8 – Crossroads: Who will be your loved one?​

My walkthrough focuses on the player’s choices and features many links and references to better understand their long‐term consequences in the story.

I wrote this guide first because Being a DIK is fun and because the official is sometimes confusing while omitting some useful data. Whether you want to maximize your success with the love interests, or you are playing the game for the first time, you will find the answers to your questions. Thanks for adding a Like if you value it. Enjoy the game and good reading to you!

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Choices & Outcomes | Rewards & Pack Quests | Art & Wallpapers | Vault codes | Renovation of ΔIK house | Timeline​

Best guide ever! Registered on this site just to get the latest version. Thanks so much for taking the time to make it.

 

[vogelbeest]

OK, here's a question for everyone. If you had known before you ever played BaDIK that it could take nine to eleven years to complete, would you have still played the game?

There's no question about that... if i have any regrets playing a game here it would sooner be the many games that did not even make it past first release and on top of that just did not deliver anything good...
If a game takes a long time to be completed it's no problem for me aslong the story is good... Badik delivers there, while i've seen plenty games getting boring when they were just dragging along for patreon fees....

 

[DavDR]

Yes, because it's not so much the conclusion of the game that interests me, but its development; that is, how Dr PinkCake manages (or fails) to connect the plots and the characters, and the numerous consequences of the player's decisions. But to know that one day Being a DIK will have a conclusion is a plus over other projects that mostly end up abandoned.

And you are so sure that this game will never be abandoned?

One of the things that concerns me most about a decade long development cycle is that I feel that it increases the chance that the game will be abandoned. A decade is a long time, both for an individual and for society in general. A lot of things can happen in that time. If DPC's supporters started bailing, for whatever reason, then I have little doubt that he would abandon the game.

 

[mindern]

So the pregnant girl will either be a LI or the MC will be a father. Only this variation moves the story forward or creates a dramatic scenario.

I can’t be the only person fond enough of Derek to think there would be impact if it turns out he knocked someone up?

Especially if it was Wendy and I’ve put the effort into hooking him up with Ashley.

Derek has made me laugh enough times and been a genuine friend to the MC long enough I’d care if he had to drop out or if it destroyed his relationship with Ashley due to a pregnancy.

Besides, I feel Derek needs some sort of arc in this. Otherwise he was just background comic noise. Him having an arc could work without disrupting much, he doesn’t come across like he’s gonna be all dramatic about it.

I made a passing comment before about this but if Dereks arc was something like he steps up and becomes a father, dropping out of college to work with Neil and Luis (using skills he picked up repairing the mansion) I could get on board. No drama, no bullshit, just decisive action.

Then again I hate contrived happy endings and Derek finding small happiness bro’ing it up with Neil at work and MC at the weekends whilst he works a dead end job having ruined his future is the kinda realistic ending I can get behind.

 

[Casiope]

And you are so sure that this game will never be abandoned?

No guarantee for a one-man project and with a contagious virus that mutates every five months. But I believe in his determination to end the story as he did with his previous game. And the day I don't believe anymore, I'll cut my ties, as I already did with others and without any regrets.

 

[felicemastronzo]

I can’t be the only person fond enough of Derek to think there would be impact if it turns out he knocked someone up?

Especially if it was Wendy and I’ve put the effort into hooking him up with Ashley.

Derek has made me laugh enough times and been a genuine friend to the MC long enough I’d care if he had to drop out or if it destroyed his relationship with Ashley due to a pregnancy.

Besides, I feel Derek needs some sort of arc in this. Otherwise he was just background comic noise. Him having an arc could work without disrupting much, he doesn’t come across like he’s gonna be all dramatic about it.

I made a passing comment before about this but if Dereks arc was something like he steps up and becomes a father, dropping out of college to work with Neil and Luis (using skills he picked up repairing the mansion) I could get on board. No drama, no bullshit, just decisive action.

Then again I hate contrived happy endings and Derek finding small happiness bro’ing it up with Neil at work and MC at the weekends whilst he works a dead end job having ruined his future is the kinda realistic ending I can get behind.

with the reputation I have, rightly, as a Derek hater, I don't know how believable it could be... but I too would love a serious twist on the character, like what seemed to be his depression in chapter six.

if Derek was the father, it would be an event that would necessarily involve MC without being forced

 

[PashafromRussia]

And you are so sure that this game will never be abandoned?

One of the things that concerns me most about a decade long development cycle is that I feel that it increases the chance that the game will be abandoned. A decade is a long time, both for an individual and for society in general. A lot of things can happen in that time. If DPC's supporters started bailing, for whatever reason, then I have little doubt that he would abandon the game.

This is a fair concern.
But as I have already said, the outflow of patrons does not threaten him. Icstor releases one small update per year and has another 3 thousand patrons. 14 thousand is a very large number. Even if he finished the game right now, all 14 thousand will not unsubscribe from him every minute, it will take years.

My biggest concern related to the game is the health of Pink. Before my eyes is the example of Miura, who, due to his health, had to constantly take breaks from work.
I think the game will be over. The developer is very professional, working for 10 or 12 hours. But I think this will be his last job. There were a lot of questions in Q&A about the next game, but he ignored them. But I noticed a stupid question about watermelon and Tybalt. I believe Dr. Pink himself understands that this is his last game after which he will retire.
Now the development is going well. I believe that this and next year will go smoothly. The biggest concerns about the fourth season, which should be the final.

 

[vogelbeest]

And you are so sure that this game will never be abandoned?

There's no real reason right now to assume it will be abandoned either, there's been a steady flow of delivering content, maybe not as fast as some would have liked but it's never fast enough if you're waiting for the next episode of one of the good titles.
So the question is : are you so sure it will be abandoned? And if so... what will you do with your spare time after that?
I am pretty sure you will be among the people that will mis it most.

 

[Garen]

OK, here's a question for everyone. If you had known before you ever played BaDIK that it could take nine to eleven years to complete, would you have still played the game?

I never think about the how much is remaining when I start playing the game. I checkout the changelog and if it has enough content for 3-4 hours I go ahead and play it. If I enjoy the characters and the story, I play every big update; if the story starts feeling stale, I play every two updates; and if I see no hope, then I drop it.

Having tons of content to play in one sitting is great but when it comes to top quality games, I believe playing them update-by-update with player interaction and discussions as filler is just as good.

So to answer your question, if not for this forum, I would probably never pick up any incomplete game.

 

[DavDR]

This is a fair concern.
But as I have already said, the outflow of patrons does not threaten him. Icstor releases one small update per year and has another 3 thousand patrons. 14 thousand is a very large number. Even if he finished the game right now, all 14 thousand will not unsubscribe from him every minute, it will take years.

My biggest concern related to the game is the health of Pink. Before my eyes is the example of Miura, who, due to his health, had to constantly take breaks from work.
I think the game will be over. The developer is very professional, working for 10 or 12 hours. But I think this will be his last job.
Now the development is going well. I believe that this and next year will go smoothly. The biggest concerns about the fourth season, which should be the final.

I'm not even sure that the fourth season will be the final. And it's not so much DPC's health that concerns me as it is a general wait fatigue in the audience. Do we really know how people will react to a one update a year scenario? I check into the forums, Patreon, Redditt, Discord, etc. on a rugular basis and it seems to me that the complaints about wait times have been ever more frequent, usually answered by the loyalist with a mythic certainty that DPC will hire staff to speed up the game. Well, after the Q&A that hope is as dead as disco. We'll see how it plays out.

 

[Scarpia]

So many detailed walkthroughs, indepth this and that, and no can make an optimal path walkthrough to get the most content regardless of being dik or chick?

 

[ChipLecsap]

It could be Josy, having a side thing with her Prep friend, whose name I can't recall.

Do you have death wish or something ?

 

[DavDR]

Do you have death wish or something ?
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Hey just pointing out the obvious.

And it's not like she doesn't have a history.