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

[Xisorr]

So, 7th March release then, optimistically speaking. guess I better get all my saves up to date for Ep 10.

Actually, maybe you guys can help me, I'm half way through my Quinn and Maya (solo) playthroughs, but I have other potentials that I'm not convinced are required. yet.

Obviously I have the six main LI paths (Josy / Maya solo paths, and Quinn. yes Quinn is a main LI, she was just 'hidden'. you only got her by actively pursuing her, while the others kind of fall into your lap.)

Bella / Jill love triangle - Haven't played through ep10 is there unique content? is it necessary?

Sarah + Mel - I've gone maybe a third of the way through Ep10, but it doesn't seem necessary? does anything happen at the campsite with them?

Lily / Nicole / Nora - I have 'others' that I've branched off for each of them, but debating to go back and do full plays for them, or Lily at least. Maybe Nora?

Rio / Zoe - again, branched off an 'others' for Rio, but not sure either of them need their own yet.

Camilla / Jade / Cathy - Unnecessary I believe. unlikely they will have their own path. maybe Jade following the divorce?

Vixens - I only did this because I was expecting some kind of lewd scene the morning after the party, but fuck all, nothing! I think this is a dead path.

What are your thoughts? Anyone disagree ( ) with the above? Does anyone see a path I've missed?


P.S. on a separate topic, I think 'yoga girl' is going to be the 'cheat' girl. she's going to be available to fuck on every single path, and woe betide anyone who gets their dipstick wet in her.

 

[Cabin Fever]

I also bet on 14 February. I think DPC is trying to create an illusion of overdelivering.
Everyone will expecting a release on February 21st or 28th. But he will release it on the 14th.

He could have done it earlier if he wanted, but of course he doesn’t want to.
Next week he will start working on the next episode, the same thing he did at the end of the previous development cycle.

Except DPC has never shown any care about any illusion of overdelivering. His M.O. has always been "I'll deliver however much I feel like, when it's ready, regardless of timeline." The only saving grace is that he has always feel like delivering more quantity than what is realistically necessary, so quantity has never been an issue.

 

[felicemastronzo]

So what would you have her do?

Do you know how a characterization works? Here it doesn't work just by saying that a character is something, but by making it clear by how they behave. Otherwise it's just "cosmetic." Normally if you talk to a girl several times you can tell.

 

[Roger-a-Dale]

Do you know how a characterization works? Here it doesn't work just by saying that a character is something, but by making it clear by how they behave. Otherwise it's just "cosmetic." Normally if you talk to a girl several times you can tell.

So you yourself don't know what you want from her?

 

[ModiThorrson]

I also bet on 14 February. I think DPC is trying to create an illusion of overdelivering.
Everyone will expecting a release on February 21st or 28th. But he will release it on the 14th.

He could have done it earlier if he wanted, but of course he doesn’t want to.
Next week he will start working on the next episode, the same thing he did at the end of the previous development cycle.

I would love that as my bday is in that week, but I'm not betting on it.

 

[felicemastronzo]

So you yourself don't know what you want from her?

why would I want anything?

I made a judgement that for Maya to be a feminist is a very secondary characterisation that quickly served its purpose (Jade's course).

 

[Roger-a-Dale]

So, 7th March release then, optimistically speaking. guess I better get all my saves up to date for Ep 10.

Actually, maybe you guys can help me, I'm half way through my Quinn and Maya (solo) playthroughs, but I have other potentials that I'm not convinced are required. yet.

Obviously I have the six main LI paths (Josy / Maya solo paths, and Quinn. yes Quinn is a main LI, she was just 'hidden'. you only got her by actively pursuing her, while the others kind of fall into your lap.)

Bella / Jill love triangle - Haven't played through ep10 is there unique content? is it necessary?

Sarah + Mel - I've gone maybe a third of the way through Ep10, but it doesn't seem necessary? does anything happen at the campsite with them?

Lily / Nicole / Nora - I have 'others' that I've branched off for each of them, but debating to go back and do full plays for them, or Lily at least. Maybe Nora?

Rio / Zoe - again, branched off an 'others' for Rio, but not sure either of them need their own yet.

Camilla / Jade / Cathy - Unnecessary I believe. unlikely they will have their own path. maybe Jade following the divorce?

Vixens - I only did this because I was expecting some kind of lewd scene the morning after the party, but fuck all, nothing! I think this is a dead path.

What are your thoughts? Anyone disagree ( ) with the above? Does anyone see a path I've missed?


P.S. on a separate topic, I think 'yoga girl' is going to be the 'cheat' girl. she's going to be available to fuck on every single path, and woe betide anyone who gets their dipstick wet in her.

Quinn isn't a main, but there are at least two levels of sides. Camila, Mona, Sarah, Mel, Sandy and Rose have scenes but no real relationship. Quinn, Riona, Lily, Nicole and Jade definitely have a relationship. A potential third group would be those who seem likely to have a relationship, but have very little progress. Nora is a late entry, but practically guaranteed to get more content. Cathy has history but was away for a long time. Heather has been off limits until very recently. And of course there is Zoey.

 

[Roger-a-Dale]

why would I want anything?

I made a judgement that for Maya to be a feminist is a very secondary characterisation that quickly served its purpose (Jade's course).

Well aren't you complaining that she isn't being more feminist? What should she do? How is she not being a feminist?

 

[4Ragnar]

I wanna know something guys does DrPinkCake develop everything by himself or does he have a team. Because if he i solely by himself i don‘t get why he wouldn‘t get the much needed help. It‘s not like he isn‘t making enough money for it

 

[MightbeSomeone]

So, 7th March release then, optimistically speaking. guess I better get all my saves up to date for Ep 10.

Actually, maybe you guys can help me, I'm half way through my Quinn and Maya (solo) playthroughs, but I have other potentials that I'm not convinced are required. yet.

Obviously I have the six main LI paths (Josy / Maya solo paths, and Quinn. yes Quinn is a main LI, she was just 'hidden'. you only got her by actively pursuing her, while the others kind of fall into your lap.)

Bella / Jill love triangle - Haven't played through ep10 is there unique content? is it necessary?

Sarah + Mel - I've gone maybe a third of the way through Ep10, but it doesn't seem necessary? does anything happen at the campsite with them?

Lily / Nicole / Nora - I have 'others' that I've branched off for each of them, but debating to go back and do full plays for them, or Lily at least. Maybe Nora?

Rio / Zoe - again, branched off an 'others' for Rio, but not sure either of them need their own yet.

Camilla / Jade / Cathy - Unnecessary I believe. unlikely they will have their own path. maybe Jade following the divorce?

Vixens - I only did this because I was expecting some kind of lewd scene the morning after the party, but fuck all, nothing! I think this is a dead path.

What are your thoughts? Anyone disagree ( ) with the above? Does anyone see a path I've missed?


P.S. on a separate topic, I think 'yoga girl' is going to be the 'cheat' girl. she's going to be available to fuck on every single path, and woe betide anyone who gets their dipstick wet in her.

I think she will never be seen with the mc until the final scene if you dont finish with a LI where the mc is telling her the story of his first year of college right after he proposes to her .

 

[Better Cock Spock]

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This week, I started by playing Others' and Isabella's branches. I feel very good about how the different playthroughs of the episode feel.

I've also played with a focus on mini-games and balancing the party planning mini-game. Then, I focused on replaying all the lewd scenes; although three scenes were missing animations, I could polish most of the content.

I checked that the Music app is updated with all new songs and works as intended. I also added a couple more SFX that I had missed. I continued working on Phone chats and Rooster, adding more chats, clucks, and gallery images. I believe I'm done with the phone content now.

I'm analyzing the code, flow, and choices right now. This allows me to spot well-hidden errors and oddities I have yet to encounter while playing. I've found several rare bugs resulting from nested choices and exceptions. This information also tells me which playthrough I need to test more thoroughly.

The episode is getting increasingly polished, and my lists of issues to fix between playthroughs are often very short.

The PCs are rendering nonstop, and over the last couple of weeks, I've tried to estimate their render speed and calculate how much more time is needed before they are done. It's tricky because each animation differs in speed, and I'm seeing a spread of up to 100% render time with some animations. Assuming the average render speed stays the same, the PCs should be done with the animation queue on February 7-9 at the latest. If I see that the speed changes, for the better or worse, I'll let you know.

Beta testing will commence as soon as possible after the final animation is complete. I will provide more information about that later. Next week, I will continue polishing and playing; it is the only task left on my checklist for this episode.

The final preview of episode 11 will be released sometime later this month. I think it's safe to say it's a preview you don't want to miss.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

 

[VaderExMachina]

I wanna know something guys does DrPinkCake develop everything by himself or does he have a team. Because if he i solely by himself i don‘t get why he wouldn‘t get the much needed help. It‘s not like he isn‘t making enough money for it

 

[felicemastronzo]

Well aren't you complaining that she isn't being more feminist? What should she do? How is she not being a feminist?

but did you read the post you quoted? because it says so right there

why would I want anything?

I made a judgement that for Maya to be a feminist is a very secondary characterisation that quickly served its purpose (Jade's course).

I did not complain about anything, I made an observation about Maya's characterisation.

 

[Better Cock Spock]

Don't bother Bro, this thread has been filling up with newbies wayyy to much lol.

People who have been posting for less than a year make me sick

I can't die until march...

Can't tell if you meant "wait", or you're bemoaning the fact you're unable to die until March

Nora (her scene in EP 10 ends with a forced creampie, that will not end well lol )

Says you

Go easy Gunizz, that could have been a honest mistake.

Late march feels too pessimistic, DPC wouldn't get his own estimate that wrong.

I need it to be early March at the latest, otherwise I'll be away from my computer for the update's first week

 

[TonyMurray]

People who have been posting for less than a year make me sick

Changing the topic though, on the one hand I find it impossible to keep up with this thread at the moment... on the other hand, I don't generally feel like I'm missing much. I dread to think what it will be like after the update drops though - especially for all those who are dead set on things happening that don't end up happening!

 

[Bill_Buttlicker]

I can't die until march...

You just jinxed yourself. I'll make sure to send flowers to your funeral taking place on 2/28/25

 

[Better Cock Spock]

Changing the topic though, on the one hand I find it impossible to keep up with this thread at the moment... on the other hand, I don't generally feel like I'm missing much. I dread to think what it will be like after the update drops though - especially for all those who are dead set on things happening that don't end up happening!

Don't cry, it was a joke about myself being one of those filthy newbies

You really aren't missing much... except the fun But personally I plan on signing out of my account while I play the new update.

 

[Lagunavii]

Changing the topic though, on the one hand I find it impossible to keep up with this thread at the moment... on the other hand, I don't generally feel like I'm missing much. I dread to think what it will be like after the update drops though - especially for all those who are dead set on things happening that don't end up happening!

I can tell you what it'll be like.

Compressed When?
Anyone got a save?
Why is there no Android?
Help me my game keeps crashing
Which version do I need to download

Its going to be so fun!!

 

[Lagunavii]

Don't cry, it was a joke about myself being one of those filthy newbies

You really aren't missing much... except the fun But personally I plan on signing out of my account while I play the new update.

Dangeorus, I knew a guy obsessed with Josy who did that. Couldnt get back in...

 

[scarp1]

You're right. He could have released ep10 in November, but he released it in December to get more money from subscriptions. He'll do the same thing this year.

But if he releases it final week of Feb not everyone will pledge to the higher tiers to get it.
End of Feb release you get new subs for higher tier who then forget to cancel so get charged 1st of March again, especially with a cheeky 28th release.
Then release it to lower pledges start of March equals more subs
Releasing at the start of a month is the worst way new sub wise. Already subbed then yes start of the month but guess you need to look at his current subs over the last months to see.