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

[Sasanid]

I agree for the most part, but the game isn't exactly straightforward. There are a bunch of minigames that serve no purpose other than gameplay padding. Not to mention some the 'dexterity' minigames are bugged and often break because of broken path tracing or the like.

I never had problems with those.

Honestly, I just wonder why someone wouldn't want to play a game he wants to play.

 

[test7777]

It is very likely that he'll have the import process looking for mods, and if the past is any indication, he might go full 'fuck you' on it and just delete your saves this time. In the past the game merely exited. then it got updated to also delete your unlocked gallery goods.

It's simply not worth the risk if you want your games to be certain of working moving forward.

Unren, look for code that DPC has planted to annoy mod users, remove said code, good to go. Effort of a few minutes, sadly this is the only game where it is necessary...

 

[Sancho1969]

My man, you're fighting the good fight! (that is trolling the Sage crowd a little)

A little? I'd say spit-roasted and DP'd is a bit more than a little bud

 

[Repressed]

Uhh so I haven't played after ep 8, but for the interlude I need to import saves. What folder do I put the save files into? (On Android)

 

[Hyroo]

If you'll use mods to get "all the scenes" etc your saves will be considered corrupted and game most likely will break.
But if you're using mods just to see the outcome of your choices beforehand I don't think it matters.

Long story short - just don't click "mod:all"

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Actually, I was just looking at the walkthrough mod since I already had this game but lost the saves because I changed pc so I wanted a fast way to get back on track if that's a way to put it

 

[ename144]

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It's probably the angle, but it sure looks like Elena is wielding some sort of oppai pistol.

Well she could always do the most obvious thing and search for work, like others do.
If she wants a lot of money for less work, Lily has the answer for that, she could work in the Pink Rose.
But all she ever does is nothing, expecting others to solve her problem and that the money for tuition is given her for free.

And as hakuna-matata said, that whole scenario is just badly written, i can't wait for this to be over.

People always say Maya expects other people to solve her problems, but that's not true. Maya has always tried to solve her problem herself. Indeed, if you recall early on Maya was famously tight lipped about her problems. Even at the end of Episode 6 when the HOT free tuition is revealed to be a lie, it was Josy who called the MC in, not Maya. Maya is despondent but she isn't asking the MC to fix things for her and declines his $5000 when he offers it.

So Maya's problem isn't passivity, it's that she is looking for a quick, one-step solution when she should be taking an incremental approach. Getting a job would give her some short term options (like hiring a lawyer), and in the long run could obviate the problem eventually.

Now to be fair, from what we can tell Maya didn't have a lot of freedom growing up so she probably has very little experience with employment and finance (we know Patrick wouldn't even let her get a summer job picking strawberries). That can partially explain why Maya isn't thinking in incremental terms - she's a bit like Rusty when his dad refused to pay to repair the mansion.

But that excuse can only go so far; Maya's smart enough she should grasp the concept eventually, and we see signs of that when she mentions trying to finish college early to shorten her time under Patrick's thumb. But for whatever reason she can't seem to take the next step and realize the same principles apply to her debt, and unfortunately neither the MC nor Josy bother to point it our to her.

There’s no question it’s Patrick, he’s just an employee.

Eh, I think there's some question; what we've seen and learned of Patrick doesn't mesh all that smoothly with him being a low-level used-car salesman. But unless DPC plans to give Patrick a non-evil twin brother, the resemblance is too similar to be dismissed.

 

[NebulousShooter]

It is so fukkin weird to have such hatred for mods. Like you put grindy ass free roams and minigames in that is what you get.

DPC is just such an asshat about so many things.

Mods always outhack his impudent attempts in the end.



SMDH

Interesting topic, here everyone seem to hate sandbox/minigames and the sort and yesterday I saw soo many reviews(another game) on Steam where people where complain that VN was not much of a game, wanting more gameplay and minigames. Funny how we like the same genre, but have such different expectation from it.

 

[AngelsAfterDark]

If I was a dev and one of the main selling points of my game was replayability and the need for multiple plays to get all the content I would't want mods that allow people to get all the content on one playthrough.

You can turn off the minigames on BaD if you don't like them. The freeroams also aren't that grindy compared to other games, it's rare that you need to visit the same room more than twice on a roam.

True. But fuck PinkCake, the mods help save time. Not everyone has the time to play hours and hours of multiple playthroughs. At least with a mod /cheat we can get most if not all scenes and routes in one playthrough.

 

[Casiope]

It happened, the Being a DIK wiki page was created. AAA game, now it's official.

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Fandom is the worst in terms of wiki:

• Management is a pain in the ass since the email address used for registration is not verified;
• Ads everywhere, all the time;
• A site full of tracking cookies.

Anyway, when you want to make a serious wiki, a self-hosted one is the way to go. Better a few editors with encyclopedic knowledge than a host of anonymous - each seeking to promote their own opinion about the game or their prefered love interest. Unless you have a dedicated community, but that's too rare.

 

[FappingWorldwide]

Finally got through the runs on the steam version, had to pay for the game after realizing how good it was.

I’ve got to say that I’m nervous about our boy Derek. That character is so likeable, no matter which run you do to the point that DPC might have developed a GRRM-like desire to kill him.

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

Fandom is the worst in terms of wiki:

• Management is a pain in the ass since the email address used for registration is not verified;
• Ads everywhere, all the time;
• A site full of tracking cookies.

Anyway, when you want to make a serious wiki, a self-hosted one is the way to go. Better a few editors with encyclopedic knowledge than a host of anonymous - each seeking to promote their own opinion about the game or their prefered love interest. Unless you have a dedicated community, but that's too rare.

Browser ad blockers are very helpful here in the situation you described. I don't see ads on websites for years.
As a reader, it is interesting for me to go to such wiki pages and study the lore of my favorite games.

 

[Sasanid]

It's probably the angle, but it sure looks like Elena is wielding some sort of oppai pistol.



People always say Maya expects other people to solve her problems, but that's not true. Maya has always tried to solve her problem herself. Indeed, if you recall Maya was famously tight lipped about about her problems. Even at the end of Episode 6 when the HOT free tuition is revealed to be a lie, it was Josy who called the MC in, not Maya. Maya is despondent but she isn't asking the MC to fix things for her declines his $5000 when he offers it.

So Maya's problem isn't passivity, it's that she is looking for a quick, one-step solution when she should be taking an incremental approach. Getting a job would give her some short term options (like hiring a lawyer), and in the long run could obviate the problem eventually.

Now to be fair, from what we can tell Maya didn't have a lot of freedom growing up so she probably has very little experience with employment and finance (we know Patrick wouldn't even let her get a summer job picking strawberries). That can partially explain why Maya isn't thinking in incremental terms - she's a bit like Rusty when his dad refused to pay to repair the mansion.

But that excuse can only go so far; Maya's smart enough she should grasp the concept eventually, and we see signs of that when she mentions trying to finish college early to shorten her time under Patrick's thumb. But for whatever reason she can't seem to take the next step and realize the same principles apply to her debt, and unfortunately neither the MC nor Josy bother to point it our to her.



Eh, I think there's some question; what we've seen and learned of Patrick doesn't mesh all that smoothly with him being a low-level used-car salesman. But unless DPC plans to give Patrick a non-evil twin brother, the resemblance is too similar to be dismissed.

Maya is plagued by her supreme lack of confidence, something she seems to be finding more and more when the MC is around. She is smart, smarter than she appear at some points, and naive, you brought up good points about her upbringing, which ain't helping her at all. On the rare occasions she snapped, she was great, that slap on Quinn or that #FuckYouDawe moment on Rooster for example, but then her doubts comes back.

Hope DPC develops her more in the next episodes cause she really is lagging behind, that tuition thing has to resolve itself, one way or another.

 

[Sasanid]

True. But fuck PinkCake, the mods help save time. Not everyone has the time to play hours and hours of multiple playthroughs. At least with a mod /cheat we can get most if not all scenes and routes in one playthrough.

Why do you bother playing a game you don't really want to play ?

And fuck PinkCake, seriously ?

Use the skip button, that's it.

Or use mods, and there are great modders on this site, but if your save is broken cause of that, you'll only have you to blame.

 

[Darkdevil66]

She is smart, smarter than she appear at some points

 

[Sasanid]

Finally got through the runs on the steam version, had to pay for the game after realizing how good it was.

I’ve got to say that I’m nervous about our boy Derek. That character is so likeable, no matter which run you do to the point that DPC might have developed a GRRM-like desire to kill him.

Now I'm intrigued, why do you think so ?

 

[felicemastronzo]

Maya is plagued by her supreme lack of confidence, something she seems to be finding more and more when the MC is around. She is smart, smarter than she appear at some points, and naive, you brought up good points about her upbringing, which ain't helping her at all. On the rare occasions she snapped, she was great, that slap on Quinn or that #FuckYouDawe moment on Rooster for example, but then her doubts comes back.

Hope DPC develops her more in the next episodes cause she really is lagging behind, that tuition thing has to resolve itself, one way or another.

In my opinion, a girl who believes she is being given a scholarship by winning a highly sexual treasure hunt is more brave and self-confident (bordering on reckless) than smart.

Or we explain it all away with desperation, but this path erases everything

 

[drumj]

how many years passed, Camila is still the best

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

In my opinion, a girl who believes she is being given a scholarship by winning a highly sexual treasure hunt is more brave and self-confident (bordering on reckless) than smart.

Or we explain it all away with desperation, but this path erases everything

Despair is likely an option. People who find themselves in a hopeless situation think worse and may lose touch with reality. They act impulsively and without hesitation, grasping at the slightest hope.
And as a result, more often than others they become scammer victims.

 

[Sasanid]

In my opinion, a girl who believes she is being given a scholarship by winning a highly sexual treasure hunt is more brave and self-confident (bordering on reckless) than smart.

Or we explain it all away with desperation, but this path erases everything

Actually, you're right, some scenes at the library came back to mind, smart isn't the word I should have used.

But she is desperate, and reckless because of that, but especially naive enough to believe someone like Quinn, to her delight.

The rare instances where she was confident, she stood strong and took charge, but damn those are rare moments.

 

[ciberma7865]

There was a discussion about small thing hint by DPC here somes I found in my most recent playthrought :

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