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

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This week I started by working on some time-consuming art I had postponed but wanted to complete soon.

I updated my planning and flowcharts, played and polished parts of the episode, and wrote much of the missing content.

I have a handful of scenes left to write and a handful of lewd scenes that need animations. 20 scenes of varying length, including two free-roam events, need static renders. The range per scene is likely 20-200 static renders, so it's hard to tell how many renders are left to make. In my mind, it's at least 1000 more.

I have some important scenes left to create, and they will get the attention they deserve. There are other tasks I won't list left too. I'm considering making a checklist of what's left when we get closer.

The static render count is at 4267, and next week I will focus on it again - hopefully giving it a good bump. I'll have another preview ready for you soon. The animation queue is solid enough to last at least another week before I need to work on animations again.

I have a good flow, work very methodically, feel motivated, and am making good progress daily.

Have a nice weekend.
Dr PinkCake

To those grumbling, I wouldnt worry about the statics. It's the ambiguity around animations that is more of an issue.

He produced 2000 renders in the first 13 weeks of production, 1000 of those were in the last 4 weeks of that period. So in theory he could have 1000 done by August 18th. The fact he's still talking about posing more aniamtions is the real unknown. He only averaged 7.5 a week during episode 9, but some weeks in this episode he did 14. If he maintains only the 7.5 average then he would surpass the Episode 9 count by the 8th September.

Anyway all of that is a long way of saying he could do 1500+ more stills and 75-140 more animation and still release in September. Especially if he upgrades more systems.

 

[dolfe67]

It's the same with DPC, you expect development to go faster with hardware upgrades, but in the end it takes longer.

He's not the only one. With better equipment, they don't want to be faster but instead they want more quality, more renders per scene. That, plus the inevitable branching increase, the further the game is progressing.

 

[PereFourreAss]

To those grumbling, I wouldnt worry about the statics. It's the ambiguity around animations that is more of an issue.

He produced 2000 renders in the first 13 weeks of production, 1000 of those were in the last 4 weeks of that period. So in theory he could have 1000 done by August 18th. The fact he's still talking about posing more aniamtions is the real unknown. He only averaged 7.5 a week during episode 9, but some weeks in this episode he did 14. If he maintains only the 7.5 average then he would surpass the Episode 9 count by the 8th September.

Anyway all of that is a long way of saying he could do 1500+ more stills and 75-140 more animation and still release in September. Especially if he upgrades more systems.

All calculations have to take into account the testing and bugfixing tho, and with all this branching it can take a while. If he's done by the middle of September, expect an early October release

 

[Room639]

He's not the only one. With better equipment, they don't want to be faster but instead they want more quality, more renders per scene. That, plus the inevitable branching increase, the further the game is progressing.

More renders does not equal greater quality. I think this game has actually suffered from the increase in scope. The last episode (and the interlull) was among the largest, but I also thought it was pretty disappointing.

 

[1200]

Pirates heavily upset that their future effortless heist will take longer to happen never ceases to amaze.

People not caring about development time is why it keeps getting longer, there SHOULD be a standard, regardless of whether you pay the man or not, because it affects the entire industry at this point. One person takes 9 months, then another, then another. It's especially an issue since they are paid monthly, they are financially motivated to drag development out as much as possible

 

[Aratorn]

The amount of salt on this thread is mindblowing...

A little reminder to 99.99% of the population of this thread (myself included) that we are pirates and therefore, not the official public to whom the game is made for.

Sure you can disagree with the guy on certain points, I certainly do.
For example, I think that his stuborness in doing everything by himself at this point of developpment is basically self-harm and I think that he keeps getting sidetracked on the last stretch of each release too.

But I am not hypocritical enough to assume that the game he makes is something that I'm OWED.
I'm not one of his patreons, my voice/opinion means nothing to him and that's absolutely a normal thing.

So many are acting as if they're the public for this game but never forget that you're not.
I'm not happy that I have to wait more but I'm not being a cunt about it at least.

DPC takes his first vacation in years (a very small one at that) and makes a status update about having more work before being done with release and suddenly there's a whole horde of idiots calling a money-crazed goblin...

I'm no simp to him, as I've said I do have some gripes with his work methods but I do admire his work in the end.
Acting Lessons is a very good game for a first attempt at making a game and BADIK, (HIS SECOND GAME!) is literally the best game on this site.
The branching of the story is also something that many of the people here seem to have forgotten (though at the time people were not complaigning at all)... Yes the developpment time has skyrocketted since episode 8 because of it and yes it is worth being patient for.

Y'all are acting like ingrates whining like fucking babies that want an out of stock toy on the shelf of the supermarket...

You want to critique the game or the developpment ? Fine.

Just do it while at the very least respecting thework of the guy you're stealing...

 

[dolfe67]

More renders does not equal greater quality. I think this game has actually suffered from the increase in scope. The last episode (and the interlull) was among the largest, but I also thought it was pretty disappointing.

I'm talking about the quality of the renders. The story can't be improved by hardware.

 

[Deleted member 1044901]

Anyway all of that is a long way of saying he could do 1500+ more stills and 75-140 more animation and still release in September. Especially if he upgrades more systems.

The part that he "still has important scenes to create" threw me a little. DPC seems to be lost in the very mind map he created for Ep.10. He might say next week he needs 2000 more renders. You can't trust if these 1000 renders will be enough. I bet the update for October.

 

[QBaSS]

Sometimes I miss the weirdo who used to post those insane tirades against Maya
At least he was mildly funny

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

I'm afraid to ask but what's the Jacob loop ?

Some players broke their game with mods and it's crushed at the start of Ep.9

 

[Mr. Muscles]

No pirate wants to sail the seven seas for 9 months to find the booty, rowdy. Sail, Ho!

Fair, but there's plenty of free digital booty out there meanwhile.

People not caring about development time is why it keeps getting longer, there SHOULD be a standard, regardless of whether you pay the man or not, because it affects the entire industry at this point. One person takes 9 months, then another, then another. It's especially an issue since they are paid monthly, they are financially motivated to drag development out as much as possible

Standard for what? Porn games? Who are you? Lmao. Go preach this directly to his patreons. Being this upset over DPC's well established development cycle after 9 episodes is such a whiny attitude tbh. You'll play for free, don't worry. No one's forcing you goblins to wait, just move on.

 

[Darkwen]

The amount of salt on this thread is mindblowing...

A little reminder to 99.99% of the population of this thread (myself included) that we are pirates and therefore, not the official public to whom the game is made for.

Sure you can disagree with the guy on certain points, I certainly do.
For example, I think that his stuborness in doing everything by himself at this point of developpment is basically self-harm and I think that he keeps getting sidetracked on the last stretch of each release too.

But I am not hypocritical enough to assume that the game he makes is something that I'm OWED.
I'm not one of his patreons, my voice/opinion means nothing to him and that's absolutely a normal thing.

So many are acting as if they're the public for this game but never forget that you're not.
I'm not happy that I have to wait more but I'm not being a cunt about it at least.

DPC takes his first vacation in years (a very small one at that) and makes a status update about having more work before being done with release and suddenly there's a whole horde of idiots calling a money-crazed goblin...

I'm no simp to him, as I've said I do have some gripes with his work methods but I do admire his work in the end.
Acting Lessons is a very good game for a first attempt at making a game and BADIK, (HIS SECOND GAME!) is literally the best game on this site.
The branching of the story is also something that many of the people here seem to have forgotten (though at the time people were not complaigning at all)... Yes the developpment time has skyrocketted since episode 8 because of it and yes it is worth being patient for.

Y'all are acting like ingrates whining like fucking babies that want an out of stock toy on the shelf of the supermarket...

You want to critique the game or the developpment ? Fine.

Just do it while at the very least respecting thework of the guy you're stealing...

DPC doesn't own us or anyone a thing it is his game and no matter how it takes he is one of the best if not the best dev here. That being there isn't anything wrong with wanting faster updates. Most people agree the sweet spot is between the size of Eps 7-8 and if that meant having to do more Eps I don't think anyone would be upset with that

 

[daxil94]

DPC doesn't own us or anyone a thing it is his game and no matter how it takes he is one of the best if not the best dev here. That being there isn't anything wrong with wanting faster updates. Most people agree the sweet spot is between the size of Eps 7-8 and if that meant having to do more Eps I don't think anyone would be upset with that

I would take EP10 like EPS7-8 with a little bit more quality(Just because DPC wants MORE) over EP9 any day

 

[LoneWaker59]

Y'all are acting like ingrates whining like fucking babies that want an out of stock toy on the shelf of the supermarket...

You want to critique the game or the developpment ? Fine.

Just do it while at the very least respecting thework of the guy you're stealing...

I don't subscribe to Patreon for any game but I like to support the dev when the game comes out on Steam and play until I complete all the achievements, you know you can support beyond Patreon, right?

I don't think that only those who support it have the right to complain, otherwise this forum wouldn't have communication but only the downloadable game and that's it, you fanboys of VN content creators are quite stressed...

Season 1 = Feb 2020;
Season 2 = Jan 2022;
Season 3 = likely early 2025...

DPC is always updating his computer with 50 RTX 4090 Ti and even so the chapters take longer than the previous one to come out LOL

 

[Deleted member 1044901]

I would take EP10 like EPS7-8 with a little bit more quality(Just because DPC wants MORE) over EP9 any day

Ep.9 is trash. Worst episode ever created. The last good episode we had was Ep.8. It's almost 2 years of waiting for an episode that develops the plot.

 

[lipe2410]

Man, people are crying over development times again? Why don't you guys play other games here that release with 500 renders per 3 months lmfao

Because we can do both since one thing doesn't exclude the other

 

[Deleted member 1044901]

Just do it while at the very least respecting thework of the guy you're stealing...

Nobody's stealing anything here, buddy. I can't speak for others, but I'm just downloading a game that I have no intention of paying for until it's complete.

 

[BorgiaBou]

I'm no simp to him

 

[Takkatakka]

That's an extreme stretch. She's definitely a stubborn arsehole, and has a bunch of issues due to her upbringing, but I really don't feel "psychopath" or "narcissist" really apply to her. She likes people who fight her to much to be a narcissist, and while there are moments she comes across as a psychopath, there's enough hints that's just part of her front.

Not really, she is very much a text book case. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if DPC actually read up a bit about both and designed her after what that.

 

[TremoloBD992]

after ep10 come out i wont come to reddit or here or dont think about avns in general for at least a year , i hoped that after he did "core of the season" with ep9 we will have updates 2 a year ( or 7 months time ) but no , even he started really good and at the time he started doing clone series it feels like he slowed down A LOT


I mean this game is amazing , it feel real and it have something for everyone ( romance , playboy lifestyle , kinky stuff , mistery ) , i will play it but after this episode i just dont want to feel optimistic about faster release circle and dont want to throw my money and time at this