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

[NadaMucho]

Half-Life 3

Half-Life 3 or Star Citizen

 

[3D Novelist]

Just reached the crossroad point in episode 8 that I was dreading all this time, hoping that there would be another path including at least all 5 main girls. Certain special renders, banners etc. featuring all of the girls and a story setup that would also allow the girls to get closer with each other kept my hope up just to be crushed in a single moment. Never understood why some games don't manage to include that one additional harem-style path.
I'll try to continue with the mod, but it feels a bit off to continue 4 paths simultaneously that will not interact with each other and act like they are the only path. As I understood it this will not only decide whom the MC continues to date but also stop any sexual interactivity with the other girls, which is sad. Don't know if the MC stops fucking around with side girls as well, would turn this Adult game into a very conservative one. And the dream about group sex with the girls will probably stay a dream forever.

So, I tried to continue the game today after the crossroad choice going with the "All Paths" choice from the mod but it sadly doesn't work out.
I'm halfway through the Halloween party and the different paths just clash with each other in a way that takes all the fun out of it. (And in addition there are the "Cheating" points when having fun with side girls which probably is going to suck in the bad kinda way in the end as well.) And to expect from a mod to change up dialog and scenes so that everything fits again is probably too much to ask. And when the endings come it would probably crumble again.
The only hope I have that the game dev decides, against all odds, to add an all (main) girls path in the end. I mean the setup would be there with the main girls being close or getting closer with each other, being partially bi and experimenting in FFM threesomes. All it takes would be a simple decision.
But until then I'll have to wait and see, which is a bummer. Because the game has such a high quality in renders, writing, scene setup, it's really immersive and interactive and gets you involved with the story and the characters with that one important downside, that we don't get the option to live it out the way we want to (with we I mean me and everyone else who would love to see an harem-style route as an option). And now I'm just going to be sad...

 

[Derek in a Bush]

So, I tried to continue the game today after the crossroad choice going with the "All Paths" choice from the mod but it sadly doesn't work out.
I'm halfway through the Halloween party and the different paths just clash with each other in a way that takes all the fun out of it. (And in addition there are the "Cheating" points when having fun with side girls which probably is going to suck in the bad kinda way in the end as well.) And to expect from a mod to change up dialog and scenes so that everything fits again is probably too much to ask. And when the endings come it would probably crumble again.
The only hope I have that the game dev decides, against all odds, to add an all (main) girls path in the end. I mean the setup would be there with the main girls being close or getting closer with each other, being partially bi and experimenting in FFM threesomes. All it takes would be a simple decision.
But until then I'll have to wait and see, which is a bummer. Because the game has such a high quality in renders, writing, scene setup, it's really immersive and interactive and gets you involved with the story and the characters with that one important downside, that we don't get the option to live it out the way we want to (with we I mean me and everyone else who would love to see an harem-style route as an option). And now I'm just sad...

Just play each branch no need for a all path mod or harem style, doesn’t fit this game

 

[FalconLover420]

So, I tried to continue the game today after the crossroad choice going with the "All Paths" choice from the mod but it sadly doesn't work out.
I'm halfway through the Halloween party and the different paths just clash with each other in a way that takes all the fun out of it. (And in addition there are the "Cheating" points when having fun with side girls which probably is going to suck in the bad kinda way in the end as well.) And to expect from a mod to change up dialog and scenes so that everything fits again is probably too much to ask. And when the endings come it would probably crumble again.
The only hope I have that the game dev decides, against all odds, to add an all (main) girls path in the end. I mean the setup would be there with the main girls being close or getting closer with each other, being partially bi and experimenting in FFM threesomes. All it takes would be a simple decision.
But until then I'll have to wait and see, which is a bummer. Because the game has such a high quality in renders, writing, scene setup, it's really immersive and interactive and gets you involved with the story and the characters with that one important downside, that we don't get the option to live it out the way we want to (with we I mean me and everyone else who would love to see an harem-style route as an option). And now I'm just going to be sad...

LMAO well you will be disappointed, you are playing a game with a creator that hates throuples and Harems

Like we told you before, if you want to do all action with a bunch of paths still open, go to the others branch

 

[3D Novelist]

LMAO well you will be disappointed, you are playing a game with a creator that hates throuples and Harems

Did he say he hates those? How can you hate throuples and Harems

Like we told you before, if you want to do all action with a bunch of paths still open, go to the others branch

But shutting them down after getting emotionally involved with them is such a turn down. And you're also going to miss out on so much content.

 

[-d2d-]

Did he say he hates those? How can you hate throuples and Harems

I might be in the minority but I don't really care for harem, probably only played a handful that i've actually enjoyed.

 

[3D Novelist]

I might be in the minority but I don't really care for harem, probably only played a handful that i've actually enjoyed.

It's one of the most popular genres for a reason.
So if you play one of the characters' path are you not sad about turning down the others?
Maybe it's just me but I need a happy environment to enjoy the sexual content of a game. If a sex scene happens on an emotional low or while the MC or one of his love interests are threatened or in danger it's not arousing. And when picking one of the girls or the others path means there is this emotional component in the background hovering above one like a Damoclean sword, how is that enjoyable?

 

[3D Novelist]

And then after that decision point there is also Zoey showing up, is she another solo LI path or is she joining one of the others or is she just there to complicate things again? I don't get it.

Or this image on the loading screen, what am I supposed to make out of it:
Is this an "others" path thing? But there is no Page in it, or is it the Page LI path where you get all those 4 girls together? Or is it just a fake tease?

 

[-d2d-]

It's one of the most popular genres for a reason.
So if you play one of the characters' path are you not sad about turning down the others?
Maybe it's just me but I need a happy environment to enjoy the sexual content of a game. If a sex scene happens on an emotional low or while the MC or one of his love interests are threatened or in danger it's not arousing. And when picking one of the girls or the others path means there is this emotional component in the background hovering above one like a Damoclean sword, how is that enjoyable?

I just consciously go into a playthrough and say "I am going for X's content, I will ignore Y in this playthrough and leave their content for another time". You don't really have to "turn down" people much in this game if you don't show interest in them.

 

[Better Cock Spock]

i wonder, is the fact that so many people were discussing maya's broken tv missing from the BDSM sex scene a proof that people were so not invested in whats happening on the screen that they were thinking "hm... i wonder where's the tv", as if looking at that crack in the corner of tv would be more entertanining that the cracks MC was filling

Also that was 3 days ago.

..or... folks have worn bare every other thing you could possibly talk about in this title and were desperate for new subject matter.

Yeah pretty much, but admittedly this is the sort of thing DPC is usually good at, so it’s a little curious he didn't bother with it at all here.

you say that but jade and sage
sure its adoptive mother, but its no different from slapping "step-"in front of incest porn on porn sites to avoid the incest tag

Jade+Sage is never going to happen, even if they aren't blood. DPC will never threaten his gravy train, even if other devs manage to get away with it.

Half-Life 3

That exact joke setup and punchline was done the other day, and I imagine it will happen again and again and again for the next year and a half.

It's one of the most popular genres for a reason.
So if you play one of the characters' path are you not sad about turning down the others?
Maybe it's just me but I need a happy environment to enjoy the sexual content of a game. If a sex scene happens on an emotional low or while the MC or one of his love interests are threatened or in danger it's not arousing. And when picking one of the girls or the others path means there is this emotional component in the background hovering above one like a Damoclean sword, how is that enjoyable?

That's why you don't pursue all of them at once, so you don't break any hearts.

And then after that decision point there is also Zoey showing up, is she another solo LI path or is she joining one of the others or is she just there to complicate things again? I don't get it.

Or this image on the loading screen, what am I supposed to make out of it: View attachment 4813875
Is this an "others" path thing? But there is no Page in it, or is it the Page LI path where you get all those 4 girls together? Or is it just a fake tease?

You're going to not have as enjoyable a time if you're constantly worrying about all this, just go with the flow.

 

[NadaMucho]

how is that enjoyable

It's just a matter of perspective right? I mean you sure painted a doom and gloom atmosphere to be sure. Curious how you can get it up at all with the endless misery and suffering happening all around you in the world. Seriously? If you are about to get some from your girl do you tell her... "sorry love, I'm not in the mood. Grandma got a ticket tonight for a busted headlight"?

 

[Darkwen]

i wonder, is the fact that so many people were discussing maya's broken tv missing from the BDSM sex scene a proof that people were so not invested in whats happening on the screen that they were thinking "hm... i wonder where's the tv", as if looking at that crack in the corner of tv would be more entertanining that the cracks MC was filling

Keep in mind Maya only gets the TV if you go see her in ep7 my MC did not so there shouldn't be a tv in her room

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

So, I tried to continue the game today after the crossroad choice going with the "All Paths" choice from the mod but it sadly doesn't work out.
I'm halfway through the Halloween party and the different paths just clash with each other in a way that takes all the fun out of it. (And in addition there are the "Cheating" points when having fun with side girls which probably is going to suck in the bad kinda way in the end as well.) And to expect from a mod to change up dialog and scenes so that everything fits again is probably too much to ask. And when the endings come it would probably crumble again.
The only hope I have that the game dev decides, against all odds, to add an all (main) girls path in the end. I mean the setup would be there with the main girls being close or getting closer with each other, being partially bi and experimenting in FFM threesomes. All it takes would be a simple decision.
But until then I'll have to wait and see, which is a bummer. Because the game has such a high quality in renders, writing, scene setup, it's really immersive and interactive and gets you involved with the story and the characters with that one important downside, that we don't get the option to live it out the way we want to (with we I mean me and everyone else who would love to see an harem-style route as an option). And now I'm just going to be sad...

Game is not a harem and never was. Being a DIK is a dating simulator, more grounded to reality, as far as game conventions allow.

But shutting them down after getting emotionally involved with them is such a turn down. And you're also going to miss out on so much content.

You may not take the path of LIs, choosing only one and following that path so as not to hurt others. But that's the point, to make the player experience real emotions, including pain and discomfort. That's what makes a game memorable.

And then after that decision point there is also Zoey showing up, is she another solo LI path or is she joining one of the others or is she just there to complicate things again? I don't get it.

Or this image on the loading screen, what am I supposed to make out of it: View attachment 4813875
Is this an "others" path thing? But there is no Page in it, or is it the Page LI path where you get all those 4 girls together? Or is it just a fake tease?

Zoey reunite in possible on Others path, where you can return to her in honest way, or you can leave your new LI, who you chose in Ep. 8 and you are already building a relationship with. Anyway, Zoey relationship is solo.
This pic hints at Sage's sub-route if you chose kinky relationship in Ep.9. You can get a threesome with Sage and Camila in that case in Ep.11, maybe it will be even more kinky later, or maybe it will ruin their relationship... We'll see.

 

[3D Novelist]

I just consciously go into a playthrough and say "I am going for X's content, I will ignore Y in this playthrough and leave their content for another time". You don't really have to "turn down" people much in this game if you don't show interest in them.

That's why you don't pursue all of them at once, so you don't break any hearts.

You're going to not have as enjoyable a time if you're constantly worrying about all this, just go with the flow.

Yeah, too late for that. I already showed interest in all of them because the game allowed us to just to deny it afterwards.
But even if not, how often am I supposed to play the game? 5 times. That's a lot of repetitive content. And if I wait long enough between playthroughs that I can enjoy the shared content again I can also play the same path again, especially as long as the game is not finished because I would also want to know how that path continues.
Also doesn't it bother you if you played e.g. Maya+Josy path (which is basically the original path that was build up as a love path from scene 1) and then you play another path and they are together without you acting like they don't love you and vice versa? It also just feels weird to have multiple versions of the same universe.

 

[Better Cock Spock]

Yeah, too late for that. I already showed interest in all of them because the game allowed us to just to deny it afterwards.
But even if not, how often am I supposed to play the game? 5 times. That's a lot of repetitive content. And if I wait long enough between playthroughs that I can enjoy the shared content again I can also play the same path again, especially as long as the game is not finished because I would also want to know how that path continues.
Also doesn't it bother you if you played e.g. Maya+Josy path (which is basically the original path that was build up as a love path from scene 1) and then you play another path and they are together without you acting like they don't love you and vice versa? It also just feels weird to have multiple versions of the same universe.

Is it weird to play New Vegas and then replay the game another 3 times minimum to get the NCR, House, Legion and Yes Man endings? It's how Being a DIK was designed to be played, and you are ignoring that fact to go on about the way you are, wanting everything in one go.

I don't go to a nightclub and complain they won't play any Mozart, it's the same here.

 

[-d2d-]

Yeah, too late for that. I already showed interest in all of them because the game allowed us to just to deny it afterwards.
But even if not, how often am I supposed to play the game? 5 times. That's a lot of repetitive content. And if I wait long enough between playthroughs that I can enjoy the shared content again I can also play the same path again, especially as long as the game is not finished because I would also want to know how that path continues.
Also doesn't it bother you if you played e.g. Maya+Josy path (which is basically the original path that was build up as a love path from scene 1) and then you play another path and they are together without you acting like they don't love you and vice versa? It also just feels weird to have multiple versions of the same universe.

I've been playing since Episode 4 was the latest episode so I've always had plenty of time between each update to play through all the paths, the repetition never bothered me due to waiting between updates.

As for Maya/Josy, it's pretty simple. Either stay as friends and be cool with it or try for the throuple. Besides, Josy is clearly still in love with Tremolo anyway

 

[Better Cock Spock]

I've been playing since Episode 4 was the latest episode so I've always had plenty of time between each update to play through all the paths, the repetition never bothered me due to waiting between updates.

As for Maya/Josy, it's pretty simple. Either stay as friends and be cool with it or try for the throuple. Besides, Josy is clearly still in love with Tremolo anyway

But she won't say it back without enough RP

 

[Bazsa4]

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WHAT IN THE PEGGY BUNDY'S MAMA HOLY FUCKING SHIT
HELL NAH
I QUIT
I RESIGN

 

[Bazsa4]

But she won't say it back without enough RP

Also, can we talk about how Spock botted the f out of this poll?

 

[3D Novelist]

I've been playing since Episode 4 was the latest episode so I've always had plenty of time between each update to play through all the paths, the repetition never bothered me due to waiting between updates.

As for Maya/Josy, it's pretty simple. Either stay as friends and be cool with it or try for the throuple. Besides, Josy is clearly still in love with Tremolo anyway

The last time I played was when Ep6 was out. Like 4 years ago. And now I wanted to replay it with the 5 new episodes and the first 6 were great again as well as ep7 just for everything to crumble in ep8. That kicked me out of the fantasy. Now I'll wait for the game to finish and maybe then I'll give one of the routes a try (probably Maya+Josy because how the fuck can you have this opening episodes and not end up on their route?) and see if I can enjoy it with all the other characters around as well as if there's enough sexual content in it to be enjoyable. Otherwise I'll play something else and wish you guys a great time with it I guess.