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

[Deleted member 1044901]

I think the flashbacks the MC has, it's like when the mysterious blue-eyed girl showed up, to tell him what he needs to know.

In the case of the flashbacks, it's for the MC to recognize how irresponsible he has been, like, for example, always drinking until he blacks out, like an idiot, the use of drugs, the focus on parties... I think it's time for the MC to mature, especially if he is rising to a leadership position, and to match his current super popularity.

If these flashbacks are just to show how immature and irresponsible he has been in the last few months it will be very depressing. I'm expecting something big to come from these flashbacks.

Furthermore, I don't think he will assume any leadership position... as his popularity increases, the DIKs' distrust of his loyalty will increase in the same proportion.

In Ep.10 the DIKs already started pointing fingers at the MC for allowing prepps to enter the Halloween party, at the end of Ep.10 Jacb also questions the MC about his loyalty... The MC will be banned from the DIKs in the next episodes.

 

[ffive]

I never play mod with this game I start from the from the very first season in this game I swear to god I’ve never use once mod in this game

Hmm did you use the walkthrough "mod", or used someone else's save file at any point? That could be enough to trigger the flag which causes the game to shut down at that point.

In any case, people figured out some walkarounds for that issue -- check in this thread, around the day when the new episode was released, for detailed instructions.

 

[Dr.Slime]

some notes correct me if i'm wrong

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[ImSenjou]

You think it's time? He's been in uni all of about 6 months max. He still has plenty of time to chill that shit out.

If these flashbacks are just to show how immature and irresponsible he has been in the last few months it will be very depressing. I'm expecting something big to come from these flashbacks.

Furthermore, I don't think he will assume any leadership position... as his popularity increases, the DIKs' distrust of his loyalty will increase in the same proportion.

In Ep.10 the DIKs already started pointing fingers at the MC for allowing prepps to enter the Halloween party, at the end of Ep.10 Jacb also questions the MC about his loyalty... The MC will be banned from the DIKs in the next episodes.

The game should only cover the first year, the MC has to establish himself in that first year, and in the end DPC only needs to show B&R with the MC as leader of the best frat, his position on campus, his popularity, the relationship with the girl who he chose...

You guys have been mentioning Lily a lot in the last few pages, she, for example, is someone we see mature, she has her frat's leadership position as a target, she is working to make use of her popularity, and she is a freshman, just like us, I think we can even predict the same for Caleb, MC, Lily and Caleb are equivalent, each taking leadership positions in their frats.

The MC is already in charge of planning the parties, and is the "treasurer" of the frat, he is already one of the leaders, but it is still not enough for a protagonist.

Regarding doubts, the DIK's will doubt each other, not just the MC, but they won't doubt forever, at some point they will solve this mystery, and it will probably be the MC who will unravel the mystery, he has to deserve the position of leadership, someone is going to have to keep the DIK's together in this ordeal, just like it was when the mansion was destroyed.

As for the flashbacks, I don't think it's something serious, like, for example, a way for the DPC to give the answers to the mysteries, that's not interesting.

 

[ename144]

What do you know, a new BaDIK episode before the end of the Olympiad! I was hoping to get my comments written up in a more timely manner, but it's been a busy week. Still, I've finally managed to sort through my thoughts and put them in some sort of order.

After the complete misfire of Episode 9 my expectations were at an all time low. I'm happy to say Episode 10 managed to exceed those low expectations, but there are still a lot of worrying signs. On the positive side, we get much better branching that showcases the different LIs without feeling interchangeable, and most of them manage to deliver both sex and romance. We even get some nice character moments for the main cast, including an unexpected glimpse into Derek. Several of the side-girls likewise get interesting material, which prevents MCs who kept playing the field from feeling left out. More importantly, the narrative integrity of the episode is much stronger now that it doesn't need to cram everything into a single, overhyped party; events have time to unfold and characters are able to react to them in potentially interesting ways.

The key word, however, is potentially because despite some small movement on the margins, the main story line and character arcs are still in a holding pattern. The episode seems to conclude with the promise of answers, but its weaseled out of those promises too many times for me to trust it now. Even if I was willing to take the promise at face value, there's still the fundamental question of where this game is going, driving home by the disturbing cliffhanger. And of course there's the almost comical overexpansion of minigames. Not only are there more of them, but they're growing increasingly convoluted as DPC works to prevent us from 'cheating' at them; even having minigames turned off still forces you to play watered down versions of a few of them.

The end result is an episode that staunches the bleeding but is still waiting for proper medical attention. Maybe we'll get that attention soon and we'll finally see a lot of these longstanding mysteries payoff handsomely. But then again, maybe we'll never get that attention at all and the mysteries will fester as we get another shocking twist that completely overwrites our previous actions. It's still impossible to say for sure, which IMHO is a serious problem when Dr. Pink Cake seems eager to spend as much time as possible dragging out each new update. I love the game's characters and its production values are top notch, but that may not be enough if the gameplay becomes tedious and the final destination is less than rewarding. Episode 10 mostly addressed the biggest gameplay issues, but the story still doesn't seem to be headed anywhere good in the near future.

But enough ruminating on generalities, let's dig into what we got.

Spoiler: Episode 10 - Love Interests

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So there you have it. Episode 10 is a step in the right direction, but still short of what I was hoping for in terms of both plot and character development.

tl;dr A substantial improvement over Episode 9 and there's certainly plenty of content, but the game is still more interested in making promises than it is in delivering on them.

Oh, and the minigames have finally gone rampant and are hellbent on consuming humanity. None shall escape.

 

[Dark Silence]

The game should only cover the first year, the MC has to establish himself in that first year, and in the end DPC only needs to show B&R with the MC as leader of the best frat, his position on campus, his popularity, the relationship with the girl who he chose...

You guys have been mentioning Lily a lot in the last few pages, she, for example, is someone we see mature, she has her frat's leadership position as a target, she is working to make use of her popularity, and she is a freshman, just like us, I think we can even predict the same for Caleb, MC, Lily and Caleb are equivalent, each taking leadership positions in their frats.

The MC is already in charge of planning the parties, and is the "treasurer" of the frat, he is already one of the leaders, but it is still not enough for a protagonist.

Regarding doubts, the DIK's will doubt each other, not just the MC, but they won't doubt forever, at some point they will solve this mystery, and it will probably be the MC who will unravel the mystery, he has to deserve the position of leadership, someone is going to have to keep the DIK's together in this ordeal, just like it was when the mansion was destroyed.

As for the flashbacks, I don't think it's something serious, like, for example, a way for the DPC to give the answers to the mysteries, that's not interesting.

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The first year? Still NOT enough time to mature. I'm pretty sure you're shit outta luck for a mature MC. Unless you play a Chick or Neutral MC. As for Lily, I haven't mentioned her once. I always mention Riona.

 

[Deleted member 1044901]

The game should only cover the first year, the MC has to establish himself in that first year, and in the end DPC only needs to show B&R with the MC as leader of the best frat, his position on campus, his popularity, the relationship with the girl who he chose...

You guys have been mentioning Lily a lot in the last few pages, she, for example, is someone we see mature, she has her frat's leadership position as a target, she is working to make use of her popularity, and she is a freshman, just like us, I think we can even predict the same for Caleb, MC, Lily and Caleb are equivalent, each taking leadership positions in their frats.

The MC is already in charge of planning the parties, and is the "treasurer" of the frat, he is already one of the leaders, but it is still not enough for a protagonist.

Regarding doubts, the DIK's will doubt each other, not just the MC, but they won't doubt forever, at some point they will solve this mystery, and it will probably be the MC who will unravel the mystery, he has to deserve the position of leadership, someone is going to have to keep the DIK's together in this ordeal, just like it was when the mansion was destroyed.

As for the flashbacks, I don't think it's something serious, like, for example, a way for the DPC to give the answers to the mysteries, that's not interesting.

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At Leon and Jamie's cluck, where they are dressed as Lily and Envy, Tommy comments asking what line needs to be crossed for them to ban someone from the DIKs. DPC has already left a foreshadow with Tommy's comment.

 

[ImSenjou]

The first year? Still NOT enough time to mature. I'm pretty sure you're shit outta luck for a mature MC. Unless you play a Chick or Neutral MC. As for Lily, I haven't mentioned her once. I always mention Riona.

MC was mature before he went to B&R, he had good grades, he worked hard, he was responsible, he wasn't an alcoholic or a drug addict, and I doubt he was someone who partied a lot.

He changed when he was forced to join the DIK's, and he changed for the worse, so I think it's a moment of realization, where he will question his actions these last few months, or at least that's what I hope.

I also wish the game covered more than the first year, but I doubt that's the case, the first 10 episodes covered about 6 months, right? From what DPC revealed, we only have 6 more episodes to come.

Well, that's how I see it, I'll end it here.

 

[BYK370]

Hmm did you use the walkthrough "mod", or used someone else's save file at any point? That could be enough to trigger the flag which causes the game to shut down at that point.

In any case, people figured out some walkarounds for that issue -- check in this thread, around the day when the new episode was released, for detailed instructions.

Like I said I didn’t use any of the mods, walkthrough mods or other save files as well I just play the game like usual

 

[christian.grey]

Anyone getting errors at the zombie game? I just keep pressing ignore.

Yeah, I get errors during the zombie gameplay and just ignore them. I'm running macOS 14.2 and launch the game via renpy. Anyone else run into errors during the zombie game?

 

[Makavto]

Episode 10 is excellent drpinkcake is still a genius and a wonderful developer! that's just..... one question..... Should we wait a year for episode 11 again?

 

[Dark Silence]

MC was mature before he went to B&R, he had good grades, he worked hard, he was responsible, he wasn't an alcoholic or a drug addict, and I doubt he was someone who partied a lot.

He changed when he was forced to join the DIK's, and he changed for the worse, so I think it's a moment of realization, where he will question his actions these last few months, or at least that's what I hope.

I also wish the game covered more than the first year, but I doubt that's the case, the first 10 episodes covered about 6 months, right? From what DPC revealed, we only have 6 more episodes to come.

Well, that's how I see it, I'll end it here.

All that doesn't mean mature. He's now away from home and havin the time of his life. You're still shit outta luck for him to mature. I'd like to see it happen soon too, that way the end of the game will be sooner. I want to be able to finish this game before my time comes. But I'm shit outta luck and about outta time. It is what it is though.

 

[Levi Sasuke]

hey bros, this brawler is getting on my nerve... any cheat to increase skill points. p.s- its to beat the coach and unlock special attack

 

[Caryland]

I don't post much about stuff here, and I'm sure this has been brought up already, but I just got to the 'new and improved' brawler game, and wow, it's terrible now. Like I get what he was trying to do with it, but this is a VN. Casual, laid back gaming. The brawler thing with it's time limits and button mashing totally doesn't mesh at all with the game. I get that it was easy before, but again, its a VN! It was just a total nope for me.

 

[Funerals]

I'm literally stuck in episode 9 party, I can't progress by Talking to Sage, she's not in the upstairs room on the right, I have no other optional tasks, I've explored every room, there's literally nothing to press.

 

[Allen0206]

did you take it of

I don't post much about stuff here, and I'm sure this has been brought up already, but I just got to the 'new and improved' brawler game, and wow, it's terrible now. Like I get what he was trying to do with it, but this is a VN. Casual, laid back gaming. The brawler thing with it's time limits and button mashing totally doesn't mesh at all with the game. I get that it was easy before, but again, its a VN! It was just a total nope for me.

did you take it off of hard, the default is hard.

 

[mercytea]

God! I know who sent the threatening letters to Chad. That must be Jill! Listen to the footsteps! That's precisely the same!

 

[SirDawcio]

Hey guys, any solid theories on the meaning behind MC's nightmare in the tent after the Thanksgiving party?

Spoiler: Tommy?

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Maybe I'm missing something, but the cryptic flashback combined with the music was the most thought-provoking part of the episode for me.

hey bros, this brawler is getting on my nerve... any cheat to increase skill points. p.s- its to beat the coach and unlock special attack

 

[Kodek]

Hey guys, any solid theories on the meaning behind MC's nightmare in the tent after the Thanksgiving party?

Spoiler: Tommy?

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Maybe I'm missing something, but the cryptic flashback combined with the music was the most thought-provoking part of the episode for me.

The flashback came out of nowhere and in such an odd way that it can only rise questions and eyebrows. I want to believe it is plot relevant and not just a funny thingy DPC has done, but who knows.

I believe we lack info to determine what DPC wanted out of those... maybe is the MC remembering something important he did while being blackout drunk. If we take into account the fact that he remembered one time he was too drunk, he will probably remember the aftermatch of the dorm party, which he also was blackout drunk and this can lead to some more evidence of what they mean.

But for now, if i had to guess, it was something shocking that MC did or saw that his drunkness blocked his memory from acessing. But it had such an impact on his mind that it eventually flashed back into thought.

 

[Tinman021]

The flashback came out of nowhere and in such an odd way that it can only rise questions and eyebrows. I want to believe it is plot relevant and not just a funny thingy DPC has done, but who knows.

I believe we lack info to determine what DPC wanted out of those... maybe is the MC remembering something important he did while being blackout drunk. If we take into account the fact that he remembered one time he was too drunk, he will probably remember the aftermatch of the dorm party, which he also was blackout drunk and this can lead to some more evidence of what they mean.

But for now, if i had to guess, it was something shocking that MC did or saw that his drunkness blocked his memory from acessing. But it had such an impact on his mind that it eventually flashed back into thought.

If the last is the truth, then I am more concerned that it means basically we have no say on that plot.