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

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This will be the next-to-last status update for episode 11. After beta testing has started, I'll post the final status update on episode 11. [...]

Updated BigTable™ with the recent informations.
LastTestOfWill!

• Time to get your Saves up to date!
• Last numbers of total posed since last December:
  • Renders: 6995 > 7113 (+118) [+1250|+21% vs EP10]
  • Animations: 389 > 392 (+3) [+57|+17% vs EP10]
  • Music: 42 new high, but I only track paid "Premium" songs in the table, need adjust.
  • Size: +6.2 GB total size expected.
• We got 37 Previews and 7 Rooster, EP10 had 30/8.
• ElectronicRoberts recently updated the abandoned and fantastic Casiope's Guide, thumb up!
• Release could be 22th February (442 days / 14 months, 14 days / 63 weeks projection). 94% complete.

EP​	Renders​	Animations​	(min)​	Music*​	Δ	Size_GB​	Release​	Development Time​	Ratio*​	R/W​	sA/W​
EP1​	1301 (+00%)​	51 (+000)​	3:29​	—​	7​	1.1 (new)​	07 Feb, 19​	— days​	—​	—​	—​
EP2​	1709 (+31%)​	77 (+026)​	3:36​	—​	8​	2.3 (+1.2)​	04 May, 19​	087 (2 months, 28 days |≈12 weeks)​	155​	138​	17.4​
EP3​	2289 (+34%)​	99 (+022)​	4:42​	—​	10​	4.1 (+1.8)​	16 Aug, 19​	105 (3 months, 13 days |≈15 weeks)​	177​	153​	18.8​
EP4​	2532 (+11%)​	134 (+035)​	7:57​	—​	15​	6.1 (+2.0)​	10 Jan, 20​	148 (4 months, 26 days |≈21 weeks)​	142​	120​	22.6​
EP5​	2456 (-03%)​	157 (+023)​	8:35​	17 (3.4K$)​	11​	8.0 (+1.9)​	29 May, 20​	141 (4 months, 20 days |≈20 weeks)​	147​	122​	25.6​
EP6​	3336 (+35%)​	162 (+005)​	8:33​	24 (4.8K$)​	19​	11.1 (+3.1)​	13 Nov, 20​	169 (5 months, 16 days |≈24 weeks)​	159​	138​	21.2​
EP7​	3723 (+12%)​	250 (+055)​	18:14​	18 (3.6K$)​	15​	14.5 (+3.4)​	23 Apr, 21​	162 (5 months, 11 days |≈23 weeks)​	208​	161​	47.3​
EP8​	4158 (+12%)​	358 (+108)​	26:21​	34 (6.8K$)​	16​	19.5 (+5.0)​	19 Nov, 21​	211 (6 months, 28 days |≈30 weeks)​	190​	138​	52.5​
EPI​	0794 (+00%)​	36 (+000)​	4:36​	19 (3.8K$)​	2​	2.6 (new)​	4 Mar, 22​	105 (3 months, 13 days |≈15 weeks)​	71​	53​	17.7​
EP9​	5037 (+21%)​	303 (-055)​	26:08​	21 (4.2K$)​	18​	7.3 (+4.7)​	16 Dec, 22​	287 (9 months, 12 days |≈41 weeks)​	161​	123​	38.2​
EP10​	5868 (+16%)​	335 (+032)​	25:10​	21 (4.2K$)​	16​	12.3 (+5.0)​	8 Dec, 23​	357 (11 months, 22 day |≈51 weeks)..​	145​	115​	29.6​
EP11	7113 (+21%)​	392 (+057)​	—​	42 (8.4K$)​	—​	18.5 (+6.2)​	—​	414 (13 months, 17 days |≈59 weeks).​	—​	—​	—​

Complete Table with the idea of Holy Bacchus† original post — Being a DIK in development since 5 years, 11 months, 17 days (71 months / 311 weeks / 2178 days / 52,272 hours)
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| Total: 30,646$ — Δ=Scenes — Ratio = (Renders/Weeks + secondsAnimations/Weeks) | Renders/Weeks | secondsAnimations/Weeks

Thumbs Up to:
| VaderExMachina's EP11 Preview Collection | Extra: EP11 Rooster Collection | Casiope† & ElectronicRoberts's DIK Walkthrough
| shazba / Meushi's Q/A Story Summary | F4iunyl3x's 60 FPS Animation Mod | ElectronicRoberts's Data Infographic Compilation
| Holy Bacchus†'s Story Timeline | DrPinkCake's Q&A Session | RPDL's

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[felicemastronzo]

Mine used to be Sage> Bella(my blind DIK and Chick runs, with the same choices I did the first time I started playing) > Others > rest.

But, starting with 9 I'm playing Others first, seems to be the most fun anyway, might as well maximize that with being a blind run.

This round I think I will also start from others, it is usually the last one. With Jade and Zoey I expect some new developments....

 

[Lounatick]

Her route is very different than the others which is why I strictly prefer it. Their banter and flirtation is like a slow dance, culminating in her being seduced by the MC, opening herself to him and being vulnerable. Ultimately this girl seeks an escape from her "family" situation, by making as much money as she can even if it means using other people and fucking them over. She trusts or relies on nobody, she is self-serving and is loyal only to herself.

But then she meets this freshman. He doesn't accept disrespect, knows how to defend and take care of himself, he is fun and he tolerates her bullshit. He shows her that she can trust him, becomes her anchor and rock.

I believe there is character development in all routes, some get it more than others. But here MC gets a real chance to fundamentally change a person and their direction in life. Having tried all other routes, I can honestly say her relationship with the MC is the one that excites me the most. There is also Sage but it feels like MC is a rebound in that relationship even if she says he isn't, perhaps a college relationship that will soon end after she graduates which I find hard to invest in.

I like the way you describe this route, it really makes me want to try it. But sadly, the character’s appearance is not to my taste at all, and it ruins the experience for me...
I still have Maya, Jill and Isabella though!

 

[Better Cock Spock]

can I ask this? I know a lot of people follow, fund, like this game. But its been well over a year now for any update. Why isn't this abandoned yet? Or at least mark as such until an update come along or even "On Hold"

He makes regular dev logs about his progress, so it isn't abandoned, not by the site's rules or by anyone who is reasonable.

Abandoned: used in the following cases:

* The developer states that the development has been permanently suspended.
* After 3 months of inactivity from the developer's public creator/crowdfunding accounts (Patreon, SS, etc), we will resolve special circumstances or scenarios on a case-by-case basis (no creator accounts, creators developing for free, Patreon accounts under review/ban).
* No game update has been released for an abnormally long period of time (>18 months).
* Game threads that are marked On-hold for over 6 months with no game update.

And yes he's taking a long time, but again, not long enough per the rules.

 

[dontehall2023]

can I ask this? I know a lot of people follow, fund, like this game. But its been well over a year now for any update. Why isn't this abandoned yet? Or at least mark as such until an update come along or even "On Hold"

Honest question. And this pertains to everyone who asks this question (if they read this post).

Why does it matter to you? Do you believe if the "abandoned" tag is added to the game it will affect the popularity of the game? Do you think DPC will come & see the "abandoned" tag & work harder to avoid it in the future? Either by hiring a team or making smaller updates. I'm curious on the thought process of your question. And what you expect the outcome will be. Legit question(s).

The dev updates his Patreon followers regularly throughout the development process. That information is posted here.

 

[Blue Milk]

can I ask this? I know a lot of people follow, fund, like this game. But its been well over a year now for any update. Why isn't this abandoned yet? Or at least mark as such until an update come along or even "On Hold"

Because it's in active development, that's why. The dev posts updates every single week on a Friday with details about the ongoing development. They also post lots of render previews too at fairly frequent intervals. It's also about a month or so away from the next update too, so definitely not "abandoned" or "on-hold".

When other games get the "abandoned" tag it's because they go silent after releasing an update, but DPC does not do that. Not saying a word and being inactive anywhere and everywhere is why games get that tag, and since this dev does not do that, it doesn't get that.

 

[Maccabbee]

Really? Shes gae? I had no idea lol

Yeah I will agree I wish after 10 episodes tho they touched Josy's life a little more than Maya's with 90% of it.
Should of been wrapped up a lot quicker.

That's mostly because Josy only has mundale levels of family bullshit (divorced parents, angry stepmom, DIK stepbro), while Maya's family is biblically fucked. They teased us with Josy drama in the beginning that resolved when we found out that her dad did all the CHICK choices in his run, and was a sweetheart. Patrick became a completely abusive fundamentalist crackhead, after starting out cool and mellow before his wife got sick.

On second thought, Josy's family is a bad porno?

 

[Blue Milk]

18 GB? I'll have to delete a lot of files from my PC

Bloody hell 18gb. Compressed requests incoming

Big ups to my 1TB SSD

 

[Macky009]

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This will be the next-to-last status update for episode 11. After beta testing has started, I'll post the final status update on episode 11.

I won't have much more to report on Episode 11 until then, and I'll let you know the status as soon as I have something to share. I am playtesting the episode but also working on episode 12 development. I won't report on that until after v0.11.0 is released.

The estimate for the animation queue remains unchanged as it's steadily shrinking. Lately, the daily average render count has been somewhat higher than normal. I'd still say February 7-9 holds as the completion date for the render queue, and beta testing will start shortly thereafter.

Episode 11 pre-release details
Episode 11 will be somewhere around ~18.5 GB in size for the full download (likely slightly less; it depends on the remaining animations).

The patch will be somewhere around ~6.3 GB in size. This means the MEGA host won't work without a subscription, but there will be other free hosts for downloading everything upon release, as always.

If you want to patch the game instead of downloading the full v0.11.0 at release, make sure you have an unmodified version of the game downloaded. You can only patch v0.10.0 and v0.10.1. You must download the full v0.11.0 version if you have an older version.

If you're unsure about patching, I recommend you download the full version (18.5 GB), extract it and play - it's that simple.

A reminder: save your game at the end of episode 10, where the game tells you to save to avoid any save game issues when playing the upcoming episode.

Keep backup copies of the previous version until you're sure the new version works for you and your save files.

Here is a preliminary changelog for episode 11.

-- Changelog v0.11.0 --
Added Episode 11 that includes

7113 renders
392 animations
6 2D-art pieces
2 2D-art animations
42 songs
32 sound effects

• Menus in Brawler can now be closed using the middle mouse button.
• Improved the text spacing in the Bios app.
• Fixed a bug where the final free roam event of episode 10 didn't end if you failed the main task.
• Fixed an issue with money messages staying on screen when fast traveling from the desk area.
• Fixed a missing image error for an animation.
• Fixed a bug with the on-screen text message conversation that could happen if a game was saved at specific points during these conversations.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Envy's events from being added to her Bios history.
• Fixed a rounding issue with the Happiness % in the Party Planner mini-game that caused a mismatch in % gained or lost during evaluation.
• Fixed an issue with missing text in the Stats app and Party Planner tab when participating in the CUM-petition in Episode 9.
• Fixed an issue with the Party Planning mini-game that didn't update the emotes correctly according to the happiness level.
• Fixed an issue with the episode report of episode 10 that would show a choice that potentially didn't happen for Lily.
• Slightly increased timer for the English class.
• Fixed an issue potentially causing a scene with Sage, Maya and Josy to be skipped if the player didn't spend time with Zoey in episode 10.
• Corrected typos

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

18 + gb is quite big compare to his previous update if he completed season 3 I think it wil be around 20 + gb for a four episode

 

[hakuna-matata]

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I am playtesting the episode but also working on episode 12 development.

DPC is working on episode 12. It's going to take less time, right?

 

[evildead]

hello can anyone help me on info on what to download to play this game form the start to the end .... do i just download seson 3 only ... to have it all ... or do i need to download muilt downloads and put them together eg seson 1 and 2 and 3 ..thanks ... or if someone can add the full game to one download file pls

 

[Macky009]

True, he is a vindictive fucker

MJ path, Becky and Christie are gossiping about the throuple. Meanwhile, LiBrian is scoping out Karen

Who can blame LiBrian, Karen got nice ass in this pic

 

[MiltonPowers]

hello can anyone help me on info on what to download to play this game form the start to the end .... do i just download seson 3 only ... to have it all ... or do i need to download muilt downloads and put them together eg seson 1 and 2 and 3 ..thanks ... or if someone can add the full game to one download file pls

Check this helpful video by Better Cock Spock, my friend. It will answer all your questions and change your life.

View attachment how-to-badik-better-cock-spock.mp4

 

[NebulousShooter]

DPC is working on episode 12. It's going to take less time, right?

Same way as when he upgraded systems, stopped doing special renders, done the minigames code in advance to be easier later tm

 

[Blue Milk]

hello can anyone help me on info on what to download to play this game form the start to the end .... do i just download seson 3 only ... to have it all ... or do i need to download muilt downloads and put them together eg seson 1 and 2 and 3 ..thanks ... or if someone can add the full game to one download file pls

Download from one of the links under this:

Then download from one of the links under this:


They are separate game files. At the end of Season 2, you can make several save transfer files to import into Season 3.

 

[Better Cock Spock]

Check this helpful video by Better Cock Spock, my friend. It will answer all your questions and change your life.

View attachment 4476069

 

[Macky009]

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This will be the next-to-last status update for episode 11. After beta testing has started, I'll post the final status update on episode 11.

I won't have much more to report on Episode 11 until then, and I'll let you know the status as soon as I have something to share. I am playtesting the episode but also working on episode 12 development. I won't report on that until after v0.11.0 is released.

The estimate for the animation queue remains unchanged as it's steadily shrinking. Lately, the daily average render count has been somewhat higher than normal. I'd still say February 7-9 holds as the completion date for the render queue, and beta testing will start shortly thereafter.

Episode 11 pre-release details
Episode 11 will be somewhere around ~18.5 GB in size for the full download (likely slightly less; it depends on the remaining animations).

The patch will be somewhere around ~6.3 GB in size. This means the MEGA host won't work without a subscription, but there will be other free hosts for downloading everything upon release, as always.

If you want to patch the game instead of downloading the full v0.11.0 at release, make sure you have an unmodified version of the game downloaded. You can only patch v0.10.0 and v0.10.1. You must download the full v0.11.0 version if you have an older version.

If you're unsure about patching, I recommend you download the full version (18.5 GB), extract it and play - it's that simple.

A reminder: save your game at the end of episode 10, where the game tells you to save to avoid any save game issues when playing the upcoming episode.

Keep backup copies of the previous version until you're sure the new version works for you and your save files.

Here is a preliminary changelog for episode 11.

-- Changelog v0.11.0 --
Added Episode 11 that includes

7113 renders
392 animations
6 2D-art pieces
2 2D-art animations
42 songs
32 sound effects

• Menus in Brawler can now be closed using the middle mouse button.
• Improved the text spacing in the Bios app.
• Fixed a bug where the final free roam event of episode 10 didn't end if you failed the main task.
• Fixed an issue with money messages staying on screen when fast traveling from the desk area.
• Fixed a missing image error for an animation.
• Fixed a bug with the on-screen text message conversation that could happen if a game was saved at specific points during these conversations.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Envy's events from being added to her Bios history.
• Fixed a rounding issue with the Happiness % in the Party Planner mini-game that caused a mismatch in % gained or lost during evaluation.
• Fixed an issue with missing text in the Stats app and Party Planner tab when participating in the CUM-petition in Episode 9.
• Fixed an issue with the Party Planning mini-game that didn't update the emotes correctly according to the happiness level.
• Fixed an issue with the episode report of episode 10 that would show a choice that potentially didn't happen for Lily.
• Slightly increased timer for the English class.
• Fixed an issue potentially causing a scene with Sage, Maya and Josy to be skipped if the player didn't spend time with Zoey in episode 10.
• Corrected typos

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

can I ask this? I know a lot of people follow, fund, like this game. But its been well over a year now for any update. Why isn't this abandoned yet? Or at least mark as such until an update come along or even "On Hold"

That post above you is an update of the game progress

 

[icloutshit]

Do you guys think DPC will ever start limiting dev time?

 

[Better Cock Spock]

Do you guys think DPC will ever start limiting dev time?

I doubt it, unless he had a really good reason, like he is diagnosed with something and only has a few years left. Then I could see him shortening dev time.

 

[Macky009]

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I doubt it, unless he had a really good reason, like he is diagnosed with something and only has a few years left. Then I could see him shortening dev time.

If that happens he will sell the rights for the game to be completed by someone else