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

[FalconLover420]

I wonder if the story will end before the new Dik larvae appear, or if we'll see another hellish week. It would be cool to see Derek and MC as the seniors.

It will probably be in the epilogue, MC and Derek joined in the fall semester.
I assume Jaime and Leon joined in the spring, Jacob and JB in the fall and Nick, Vinny, Tommy and Rusty joining the year before.

Plus the diks don't have enough space to fit another two unless they are willing to bunk with someone.

 

[Sn1g]

And we're also going to see "tits for tat" in this game. I've been waiting for 9 seasons for this. The author can't just leave us hanging?

 

[Better Cock Spock]

Eeeeee. Josie rejects Chick? At what point?

She doesn't reject CHICK, the only affinity that is rejected in Episode 4 is DIK.

 

[grarg]

That's not really what that quote means. Seinfeld is a "show about nothing" because there's no throughlines but instead episodes are basically oriented around really boring, trivial items.

BaDIK certainly has quite a few long running plots, examples being:

• What happened to Jill's sister
• Quinn and drug dealing
• Bella and the locked room/husband
• Sage and her issues with her family and Chad
• The inter-frat conflict
• The college prostitution ring and connections to faculty
• Maya and Derek dealing with their parents

Many of these are tied together, but not all have links. The characters also grow and change as a result of their experiences.

1. What happened to Jill's sister -- Answered/Done
-This was shown, but is backstory and useless info. I'm sure we'll get more, because that's all Jill is at this point.
2a. Quinn and drug dealing -- Will find out next Episode
-This was the buildup of Ep11, so we'll see what happens with her and what she's going to do to Buddy and co. I would say this is the 3rd "main" plot issue.
2b. Riona -- Will find out next Episode
-This got barely any development, and is now tied to Quinn. No MC going on a detective hunt for her, no hero scenes, nada. Will he take part in Quinn going after Buddy and co.? Revenge? Probably not.
3a. Bella and the locked room -- Will find out next Episode
-Obviously we'll get a scene next episode. Prepare for the boots reveal.
3b. Bella's husband -- Who cares?
-Who knows, who cares, he's gone, and it has next to nothing to do with Bella's current scenario. She's already "taken off the ring." If he comes back, it'll be melodramatic soap opera crap. But remember: DPC doesn't do lazy writing.
4a. Sage and her issues with her family (dad) -- Who cares?
-Irrelevant.
4b. Jade -- Possible issues.
-No major consequences, aside from "guilt" the MC is generating himself. Insert Sage going nuclear for no reason when she finds out, because melodrama.
4c. Tybalt -- Possible issues.
-Irrelevant, but DPC might bring him back to do something stupid, lame and gay, again. For the lulz.
4d. Chad -- Possible issues.
-Tied to 5.
5. The inter-frat conflict -- Will find out next Episode
-The 2nd "main" plot we can consider being relevant.
6. The college prostitution ring and connections to faculty -- Possible issues.
-The 1st "main" plot that DPC can just forget about, because he can.
7. Maya and Derek dealing with their parents -- Answered/Done
-Done.

And this is the problem. There is no such thing as MG. There is no through-line. It's just random storytelling threads. Quinn may as well be a MG, since she gets a potential "main" plot story. Or DPC just likes dedicating non-intimate animation assets to story beats because $$$$$.

 

[Sn1g]

And this is the problem. There is no such thing as MG. There is no through-line. It's just random storytelling threads. Quinn may as well be a MG, since she gets a potential "main" plot story. Or DPC just likes dedicating non-intimate animation assets to story beats because $$$$$.

One of the best movies is structured in such a way that the protagonist is not needed at all, and it still remains one of the best movies. I don't see this as a problem at all.

 

[Sn1g]

By the way, are the previous game and this one related? The dialogues always mention a character named Joanna, is this a character from the previous game?

 

[ThePsy]

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Still my favorite Derek line in the game, maybe even the best line in the game.

 

[FalconLover420]

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Still my favorite Derek line in the game, maybe even the best line in the game.

 

[GarudoSCHE]

By the way, are the previous game and this one related? The dialogues always mention a character named Joanna, is this a character from the previous game?

DPC said that the two games are set in parallel universes and there is no connection between them.

 

[Better Cock Spock]

By the way, are the previous game and this one related? The dialogues always mention a character named Joanna, is this a character from the previous game?

Being a DIK was initially planned as a spinoff of Acting Lessons, since AL established the DIK fraternity. But DPC nixed that idea and made BADIK an independent story, which was the smart thing to do.

 

[d2dacameron]

Being a DIK was initially planned as a spinoff of Acting Lessons, since AL established the DIK fraternity. But DPC nixed that idea and made BADIK an independent story, which was the smart thing to do.

We got the April Fools Day preview at least!

 

[Better Cock Spock]

We got the April Fools Day preview at least!

Take it as canon confirmation of who was saved

By the way, are the previous game and this one related? The dialogues always mention a character named Joanna, is this a character from the previous game?

Oh and Joanne is a B&R student who is currently abroad. Rusty banged her, at least got a blowjob at minimum.

 

[d2dacameron]

Take it as canon confirmation of who was saved

I hope we get a reverse preview next year with the guys from AL and the current DIKs.

 

[hechne]

4b. Jade -- Possible issues.
-No major consequences, aside from "guilt" the MC is generating himself. Insert Sage going nuclear for no reason when she finds out, because melodrama.

If you are not maining Sage, sure not gonna be a big deal, she's part of the main crew and that likely won't change.
BUT if you Sage is your LI it could have huge consequences, especially if you shared the video.
You fucked her mom, pretty bad.
You recorded fucking her mom, very bad.
The recording of the fucking has leaked and is now the reason her parents are getting a divorce AND the reason why Jade are getting mere scraps out of it. That's HUGE, possibly relationship breaking.

Making a big deal out of this is not melodrama, Sage getting upset about this and making it a big deal is to be expected.

4a. Sage and her issues with her family (dad) -- Who cares?
-Irrelevant.

Irelevant? Her dad is leading a prostitution ring, that's not relevant?

 

[Better Cock Spock]

I hope we get a reverse preview next year with the guys from AL and the current DIKs.

Wasn't Jonas a faceless protagonist? I don't even remember.

Maybe we could get some special renders instead?

Spoiler: Mixed in with a DIK girl, of course.

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[FalconLover420]

Wasn't Jonas a faceless protagonist? I don't even remember.

Maybe we could get some special renders instead?

Spoiler: Mixed in with a DIK girl, of course.

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oh MEL YUM!

 

[HOBGTG]

My priorities are Maya > throuple > Josy

Smart.

 

[Derek in a Bush]

I’m still hoping for DPC to add cheating on Sage with Josy

 

[GarudoSCHE]

I’m still hoping for DPC to add cheating on Sage with Josy

I understand that mama Smurf's wasn't enough, you want to make suffer of Sage some more.

 

[grarg]

One of the best movies is structured in such a way that the protagonist is not needed at all, and it still remains one of the best movies. I don't see this as a problem at all.

Oh because you said so? GOAT movie huh. Time to rewrite the literary textbooks.

Then it's a slice of life where random events happen every Episode because the creator said so. Stories have a beginning, middle, and end, and they have to flow logically by design, not because "writer wanted things."