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

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maxthruster said:
To be fair, while I don't think the other guy's pessimism is warranted I do think if any dev is willing to give a huge middle finger to genre expectations it's DPC. He already does it pretty regularly and continues to include elements many of his players hate simply because they fit his vision of the game, not because they build to the "best" narrative. And in some ways, that willingness to go outside the box and do what no one else does is part of what makes this game so great, but it can also be infuriating at times. See the sudden erectile dysfunction last episode, the puzzle box, or every discussion ever about minigames.

I can totally see some of the relationships simply not working out. The throuple does seem pretty doomed, and while with most devs I would expect some tightrope walk to get that perfect outcome I don't think any conversation about it will ever escape the shadow of the house fire. Bella's route is obviously a ticking time bomb, Sage is leaving at the end of the year, and Jill has her own shit going on. That isn't to say they'll all fail - in any other game I'd expect success to be the default for each - but I can see any one of them ending on a "just friends" note.

Of course, we still have a whole nother season ahead of us to solve some of this drama and further strengthen our relationships, so I think a lot of this stuff will go away once we're closer to the finish line. I don't think most of the routes are doomed to fail, and it could very well be that none of them are. I could see them ending up as super specific win conditions, but knowing how unhinged some people in this forum are I would dread the reaction if any of them are forced bad ends. But I can't quite shake the idea that at least one of these relationships just isn't meant to work out, no matter what.
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Well, of course, many people are starting to go crazy, updates come out about once a year or a year and a half, and some people have been following BADIK since 2019.
 
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maxthruster said:
To be fair, while I don't think the other guy's pessimism is warranted I do think if any dev is willing to give a huge middle finger to genre expectations it's DPC. He already does it pretty regularly and continues to include elements many of his players hate simply because they fit his vision of the game, not because they build to the "best" narrative. And in some ways, that willingness to go outside the box and do what no one else does is part of what makes this game so great, but it can also be infuriating at times. See the sudden erectile dysfunction last episode, the puzzle box, or every discussion ever about minigames.

I can totally see some of the relationships simply not working out. The throuple does seem pretty doomed, and while with most devs I would expect some tightrope walk to get that perfect outcome I don't think any conversation about it will ever escape the shadow of the house fire. Bella's route is obviously a ticking time bomb, Sage is leaving at the end of the year, and Jill has her own shit going on. That isn't to say they'll all fail - in any other game I'd expect success to be the default for each - but I can see any one of them ending on a "just friends" note.

Of course, we still have a whole nother season ahead of us to solve some of this drama and further strengthen our relationships, so I think a lot of this stuff will go away once we're closer to the finish line. I don't think most of the routes are doomed to fail, and it could very well be that none of them are. I could see them ending up as super specific win conditions, but knowing how unhinged some people in this forum are I would dread the reaction if any of them are forced bad ends. But I can't quite shake the idea that at least one of these relationships just isn't meant to work out, no matter what.
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M1Rockstar said:
Well, of course, many people are starting to go crazy, updates come out about once a year or a year and a half, and some people have been following BADIK since 2019.
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It's one thing to cleverly subvert expectations, it's another thing to create a game in a genre that's all about "getting the girl(s)" and then after 10 years of development, not deliver the girl(s)...

DPC got so much hate and death threats and all that shit for the AL controversy, and that game was delivered in a year. If, after 10 years, Bella axe murders everyone in the last episode and the mc is just left sitting alone with his dick in his hand...

...Ok, that would be pretty funny. :p
 
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shazba jnr said:
It's one thing to cleverly subvert expectations, it's another thing to create a game in a genre that's all about "getting the girl(s)" and then after 10 years of development, not deliver the girl(s)...

DPC got so much hate and death threats and all that shit for the AL controversy, and that game was delivered in a year. If, after 10 years, Bella axe murders everyone in the last episode and the mc is just left sitting alone with his dick in his hand...

...Ok, that would be pretty funny. :p
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Acting Lessons? Can you tell me about this situation?
It's just that I haven't played this game, I prefer sandbox games on RPGM or Unity, and BADIK is the second "pure" VN that I liked (the first was Away From Home)
 
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anyone has any update log
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any news on the update
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I've been writing dialogue for the big free roam event every single day this week. I thought I would be able to complete the dialogue and start working on art, but there's been too much to write about. And the free roam event grew as I wrote, and I included more scenes. Who would have thought that would happen?

It's tough to give you a picture of how much writing there is for this free roam event. Comparing the calls to images in the code with that of the Christmas party in episode 11, I estimate the writing would need ~2900 renders at the moment, making it roughly 30% bigger. But I'm not done with it yet. I'm getting close, though. As you can see, this event will be a major part of the episode.

I have written 76 events out of 82 planned - event count isn't set in stone -, meaning I'm 90-95% done with the dialogue for the free roam event.

I haven't written any code for the free roam event navigation yet, but that's fun and fast to code. I'll knock that out in 1-2 days of work alongside making the art for the environment renders.

This morning, I only had 10 animations in the render queue. So, today I pushed the stop button on writing dialogue mid-flow and started posing animations. I will pose animations to increase the queue a bit, then I will write the rest of the events and go back and forth to create the art. With the environments, characters, and dialogue done, posing the free roam event will be straightforward.

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During my years on Patreon, I've had many polls, but none as close as the one that ended today. In fact, it had a different outcome yesterday, and this morning, only 14 votes separated two of the options (a patron in the $30 tier has 11 votes, with the voting power that comes with the tiers accounted for).

When the poll ended, the difference between options 1 and 3 was less than 1%, with option 3 in a marginal favor. For the first time ever, I have decided to include two winning poll options in episode 12. Hopefully, that pleases the vast majority of you. You'll discover how it's implemented when you play.

Thanks for voting!

Have a nice weekend

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By the way: they are published every Friday, so if you were looking for upcoming or past status updates there's that.
 
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M1Rockstar said:
Acting Lessons? Can you tell me about this situation?
It's just that I haven't played this game, I prefer sandbox games on RPGM or Unity, and BADIK is the second "pure" VN that I liked (the first was Away From Home)
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I'd recommend looking it up in its own thread, since it's OT here, but you'll figure it pretty quickly why that game is infamous. And while I'd like to believe DPC has learned from the public response to that shitshow and gone a different road here... well, the Christmas party scene and the puzzle box, among other things, have really made me doubt again that he is committed to actual payoffs.
 
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maxthruster said:
I'd recommend looking it up in its own thread, since it's OT here, but you'll figure it pretty quickly why that game is infamous. And while I'd like to believe DPC has learned from the public response to that shitshow and gone a different road here... well, the Christmas party scene and the puzzle box, among other things, have really made me doubt again that he is committed to actual payoffs.
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Because of these threats and messages, DPC closed its Discord?
 
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It's just painful and unpleasant, the death of Arthur and John in RDR 1 and 2 was enough for me, even though they were outlaws, but here the characters are ordinary and innocent people, so I'll be more careful with Badik too
 
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M1Rockstar said:
Because of these threats and messages, DPC closed its Discord?
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I couldn't tell you why he did that for certain, but it wouldn't shock me. I know he's got a reputation for not handling criticism well. Which you'd think would make him more aware of expectations from his audience, but apparently not.
 
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maxthruster said:
I'd recommend looking it up in its own thread, since it's OT here
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maxthruster said:
I couldn't tell you why he did that for certain, but it wouldn't shock me. I know he's got a reputation for not handling criticism well. Which you'd think would make him more aware of expectations from his audience, but apparently not.
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Thanks for telling me what DPC does in the endings, I really didn't know that.
 
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glaslow said:
Exactly.... That Sage one depends really on what she plans to do after school and where it takes her. The Same with Jill. The Class issue is less of a thing to Jill in my opinion, the bigger problem is if she will alter her future plans to be with the MC or not. I feel there is a good chance A lot of these relationship either have fail states or won't work out in the post credits roll. The Zoey relationship/Josy Solo/Maya Solo have the highest odds and some of the side girls that may become main girls at some point depending on how they develop.
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Jesus dude, the people on the Titanic when the bow was pointing at the sky were more optimistic than you.
 
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