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

[Lagunavii]

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I've worked on art all week. I started by posing a 92-second-long cutscene animation, split across 29 animation files. That gave the animation queue a nice bump, and I continued working on art by posing static renders and more animations.

I've been working on both normal scenes and the big free roam event scenes. I've made some environment renders used for navigating the free roam and coded those environments, too.

I will be working on scenes in the free roam event in the upcoming weeks. Of those, I have 81 scenes left to create, which includes some scenes that only have partial or no writing - the majority is written. As mentioned last week, I estimated the static render count for the free roam event to be around 2900. I also need to pose animations for any lewd scenes that fall under the umbrella of the free roam event. I'll keep you updated on this progress weekly.

There are still scenes left to create outside the free roam event, but getting through this section now will be a big step forward for the episode's overall development. In terms of art, I'm 10-15% done with the free roam event.

281 static renders and 43 animations are in the render queue.

I'll have a fresh preview for you soon.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

Another update of general nothingness.

It's going to be a long nine months...

 

[Hahn1900]

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I've worked on art all week. I started by posing a 92-second-long cutscene animation, split across 29 animation files. That gave the animation queue a nice bump, and I continued working on art by posing static renders and more animations.

I've been working on both normal scenes and the big free roam event scenes. I've made some environment renders used for navigating the free roam and coded those environments, too.

I will be working on scenes in the free roam event in the upcoming weeks. Of those, I have 81 scenes left to create, which includes some scenes that only have partial or no writing - the majority is written. As mentioned last week, I estimated the static render count for the free roam event to be around 2900. I also need to pose animations for any lewd scenes that fall under the umbrella of the free roam event. I'll keep you updated on this progress weekly.

There are still scenes left to create outside the free roam event, but getting through this section now will be a big step forward for the episode's overall development. In terms of art, I'm 10-15% done with the free roam event.

281 static renders and 43 animations are in the render queue.

I'll have a fresh preview for you soon.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

As Always.... big thank you for posting this.

Not much to work with though... No real numbers for done animations. Static renders dont mean anything. If he wanted to, he could do the 2900 still renders in less than 2 months. In the past there were weeks where he pushed out 400 still renders per week. Those still renders are zero indication how the overall progress is. 281 static renders in the queue is basically nothing, they will be done in a week.

43 animations in the queue will take more than a month though... depends on how complex they are. It is what its is, the animation queue is what matters and the whole development process is based on that animation queue and the overall animation numbers DPC is aiming for will determine when the episode will be done. And for that we dont get many numbers... its been a while since he shared numbers on how many animations were done. In fact its been so long that its pretty much impossible to guess how many are done now. And we dont know how many animation he is planning either anymore... a long time ago (i think it was about 4 months ago) he said something about a bit more than 400. But lets be real, that number has increased... DPC adds stuff, always. So all the numbers will increase even further... it would be a surprise if we didnt reach close to 450 animations or even 500.

That said, episode 11 was released in march. Devolpment of episode 12 started before that, so... basically we are a bit more than 9 months into this DEV cycle. I guess its fair to say we hit "Bergfest" like we call it in germany, so... halfway through. Not much more, but not much less either... But that is just a wild guess in reality, cause DPC didnt shared new real numbers for such a while.

Last time he shared something like "real" numbers, he guessed that he is about 40-45% done with the episode, but to take that with a grain of salt. Knowing that he always adds stuff in the process... looking back i think at that time it was about 35% done. That was already more than 2 months ago if iam not mistaken...

Well whatever, i was just in the mood to speculate a bit, but i think with a september release in 2026 iam not that far off, went for that month a while now, will still hold onto it... hopefully its the latest possible date and he will be done earlier but i have a feeling that september is pretty realistic, maybe even a bit optimistic.

 

[Moni23]

And if we're on the triple path with them, they don't break up. Just trust me. And you don't even need to read their dialogue in Bella's house. In that dialogue, DPC simply threw in a bit of philosophy about living in the present and not waiting for the problem with Patrick to end. And that Josie puts Maya's problems above her own, but she can't go on like that. It's about selfishness and freedom. (Josie is doing the right thing, she's not selfish.) Explaining this dialogue in more detail would be boring and uninteresting. It should be obvious to anyone who can read text.

If you see it that way, fine. But I think that if they have problems in their relationship without the MC (which is pretty obvious that they do), then those problems won't go away when he's with them. Josy and Maya's feelings for each other are something that the MC can't influence.

 

[jd8097619]

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I've worked on art all week. I started by posing a 92-second-long cutscene animation, split across 29 animation files. That gave the animation queue a nice bump, and I continued working on art by posing static renders and more animations.

I've been working on both normal scenes and the big free roam event scenes. I've made some environment renders used for navigating the free roam and coded those environments, too.

I will be working on scenes in the free roam event in the upcoming weeks. Of those, I have 81 scenes left to create, which includes some scenes that only have partial or no writing - the majority is written. As mentioned last week, I estimated the static render count for the free roam event to be around 2900. I also need to pose animations for any lewd scenes that fall under the umbrella of the free roam event. I'll keep you updated on this progress weekly.

There are still scenes left to create outside the free roam event, but getting through this section now will be a big step forward for the episode's overall development. In terms of art, I'm 10-15% done with the free roam event.

281 static renders and 43 animations are in the render queue.

I'll have a fresh preview for you soon.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

So depending on how complicated it is, that's Jan/Feb before this free roam is complete. However with 90 scenes and 3000 renders that's going to be a big chunk of what remains already given the previous episode had just over 7000 renders.

 

[Vega101]

If you see it that way, fine. But I think that if they have problems in their relationship without the MC (which is pretty obvious that they do), then those problems won't go away when he's with them. Josy and Maya's feelings for each other are something that the MC can't influence.

I think the only reason they won't split up together with Tremolo, is because of the game's logic. They'll either have to choose between continuing as a trio or going solo. But what you wrote is also correct; that's exactly how it would be in real life. This message makes more sense than all the blue boy posts.

This message:

I've read the last few pages, and I'll give you my opinion. I think, as someone who denied Josy and Maya all the playthroughs, I can be unbiased.
In my playthrough, Josy and Maya's relationship looks very bad. Since the end of episode 6, I don't remember any moments where they interacted well. They constantly argue and have secrets from each other. Josy clearly thinks more about the MC than about Maya, and she openly admits that she doesn't feel happy. Her detachment in episode 11 doesn't look good either. Maya is getting closer to Sage, and she seems to be more comfortable with her than with Josy.
To be clear, I don't care if they break up or not. I'm trying to be a good friend, and I'm choosing dialogue options that should strengthen their relationship. But honestly, the more I look at them, the more it seems like the best thing a good friend could do for them is to let them break up.
I understand that things are different in the throuple. The MC acts as a glue that holds them together. However, this is also a problem. If you need glue, it means that something is broken. The MC can do a lot to keep the throuple together, but he cannot make Josy love Maya, and he cannot make Maya love Josy. The moment where they count the number of times the MC has been with each of them is significant. If they trusted each other, they would not care about this.
When Josy and Maya have children, things will get much worse. It's only a matter of time before one of the girls decides that MC is paying less attention to her child (this may not be true, but maternal love is blind). Conflicts are inevitable. When I think about it, it starts to seem like the throuple is the worst route in the game.
If this were real life, I wouldn't bet even 5 dollars that they'd last long. But this is a game, and I think DPC will give the throuple a happy ending. I also think that Josy and Maya will have solo paths by rejecting the throuple (otherwise, the choice in the conversation with Derek in episode 5 doesn't make sense). However, I'm not sure if accepting the throuple and ignoring one of the girls is a good idea. It is possible that dally_x is right, and such players will be left alone.

 

[El_Magnifico]

I'll have a fresh preview for you soon.

Tomorrow ? This week end ? Next week ?

 

[Henry_from_Bohemia]

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I've worked on art all week. I started by posing a 92-second-long cutscene animation, split across 29 animation files. That gave the animation queue a nice bump, and I continued working on art by posing static renders and more animations.

I've been working on both normal scenes and the big free roam event scenes. I've made some environment renders used for navigating the free roam and coded those environments, too.

I will be working on scenes in the free roam event in the upcoming weeks. Of those, I have 81 scenes left to create, which includes some scenes that only have partial or no writing - the majority is written. As mentioned last week, I estimated the static render count for the free roam event to be around 2900. I also need to pose animations for any lewd scenes that fall under the umbrella of the free roam event. I'll keep you updated on this progress weekly.

There are still scenes left to create outside the free roam event, but getting through this section now will be a big step forward for the episode's overall development. In terms of art, I'm 10-15% done with the free roam event.

281 static renders and 43 animations are in the render queue.

I'll have a fresh preview for you soon.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

It appears that the game is only half complete. It's been about 9 months. That means we can safely add another 9 months and expect the release in August-September 2026.
Plus the time to prepare for the Steam release, which means the game will only be released on Steam in October-November when all the big studios are releasing their games.
I don't know what he's hoping for by releasing the game on Steam during the sales season when the hype has clearly died down.

Because we can start Josie's solo path in episode 12, when Maya and Josie break up. This is for those who haven't been on the M+J path.
It's the same as starting Sage's path with either guitar lessons or a HOTs party.
Perhaps DPC wants to pull the same trick with Sage when we kiss her on the "Others" path when her parents divorce.
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And if we're on the triple path with them, they don't break up. Just trust me. And you don't even need to read their dialogue in Bella's house. In that dialogue, DPC simply threw in a bit of philosophy about living in the present and not waiting for the problem with Patrick to end. And that Josie puts Maya's problems above her own, but she can't go on like that. It's about selfishness and freedom. (Josie is doing the right thing, she's not selfish.) Explaining this dialogue in more detail would be boring and uninteresting. It should be obvious to anyone who can read text.
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It's so unusual to see my fan art here, lol.

 

[El_Magnifico]

It appears that the game is only half complete. It's been about 9 months. That means we can safely add another 9 months and expect the release in August-September 2026.
Plus the time to prepare for the Steam release, which means the game will only be released on Steam in October-November when all the big studios are releasing their games.
I don't know what he's hoping for by releasing the game on Steam during the sales season when the hype has clearly died down.

He probably has enough ego to believe he can compete with GTA

 

[HotCorner28]

I just had my first colonoscopy. Not fun. I have to go back every 5 years. After reading the latest preview and estimating the timeline until completion, it appears I will have another colonoscopy before this game is finally completed. That kind of ruined my Friday.

 

[Moni23]

I think the only reason they won't split up together with Tremolo, is because of the game's logic. They'll either have to choose between continuing as a trio or going solo. But what you wrote is also correct; that's exactly how it would be in real life. This message makes more sense than all the blue boy posts.

I admit I didn't pay much attention to their dialogue, because I was still in bed with Zoey.

 

[maxthruster]

I just had my first colonoscopy. Not fun. I have to go back every 5 years. After reading the latest preview and estimating the timeline until completion, it appears I will have another colonoscopy before this game is finally completed. That kind of ruined my Friday.

Guess you could say you're feeling butthurt?

 

[El_Magnifico]

Guess you could say you're feeling butthurt?

Don't be an asshole

 

[Darkwen]

The Ep 8 talk was nothing like this. The one in the HOT house is literally just Josy trying to convince Maya to join the HOTs, Maya apologising to Josy for being so distant recently, and then her telling Josy she spoke to Sage. Then the talk in the MC's room is just more of Josy trying to convince Maya the HOTs are alright and that they'd be fine knowing they're together. That's the kind of surface level stuff I was talking about where they don't actually address the real underlying issues as they did in Ep 11. It dug so much deeper, revealed the major issues, had them recognise what they need to do fix it, and both earnestly made it clear how much they want it. Nothing before that even comes close to this because this conversation was sorely needed.


Literally all they did there was a small patch-up job that didn't get to the root of the issues. You keep acting as though every conversation was deeply profound and were portrayed as resolving everything but they weren't. Only the Ep 11 one really has that distinction, one you still refuse to see.


Because it takes communication to realise that they do. They both internally struggle with their feelings and emotions and both worry what the other would think if they voiced them, fearing that the other may be hurt or otherwise take it the wrong way. This is literally something all people face when in a couple, even the closest of couples, because people always have that fear of losing love because of a disagreement or miscommunication that gets out of hand. But you need to talk about these things and it's when they do they realise they "share a lot of these worries and thoughts" and it's precisely because, deep down, they have a good understanding of such things and each other.


Again, they never said anything even remotely as profound and serious as this in any previous moment together. This talk in Ep 11 is the biggest turning point for them in the entire game by far because of how important it was for them to finally have this cathartic conversation.


Misquoting and also missing the context again.

The actual line was, "Why does this feel exactly like it did before summer?", as in this most recent summer when they had to stay apart because Patrick had found out about them before then and the full context here is that she says this when she is moving to the HOT's house because Patrick's surprise visit means he could show up anytime and catch them unawares so they can't have private time in the dorm room anymore and it will be difficult in the HOT house because Josy shares a room.

Maya: "You'll be sharing a room, right?"
Josy: "I think so."
Maya: "It will be hard to get private time together."
Josy: "Why does this feel exactly like it did before summer?"
Maya: "It's because it's the same thing all over again."

So what she's actually referring to is that moving out and not being able to spend time together privately reminds Josy of how they were forced to stay apart at the start of summer because of Patrick, the very thing which started causing problems in the first place. So yes, their problems did start because of Patrick and it's again because the focus was so much on getting out of his ultimatum that they lost focus on each other and so drifted apart, but that isn't a problem now.


Because it will require certain choices be made by the player, but it's going to be possible.

To me ep8 they had much more positive vibes then ep11 did. My main issue they have talk about communication before in still in such bad shape with each other. It going to take action for the throuple to be save they said ep 8 they was going to put in the hard work, they didn't because if they had the ep11 talk would not had happen, just talking isn't enough and until there actions meets there words there words mean nothing.The vibes in 11 are so bad and even there expression are like i hear you but who are you kidding which in again the fact Mc just sleeps with one when he could had sleep with both matters, if they really meant everything they just said they would been like sleep with both of us but no that didn't happen.

As for what was said in ep7 really the only thing you can take from that is they wasn't spending time together but it doesn't prove Patrick had already given his ultimatum, maybe he did but that isn't known. Patrick was a problem but never been there problem just a easy out to blame.

Saving throuple could be possible but it also possible it won't be

 

[Darkwen]

Well, I don't care who's wrong and who isn't. You mentioned EP8, but not what Maya said in EP8 when the MC asked them both if everything was okay again.

Maya says that everything isn't okay yet, but that they're both working on it. EP8 is a little preview of EP11 and EP12.

Oh i didn't forget that at all if they had done what they talk about ep8 then ep11 never happens, but they didn't do the work which is why you can't take anything from ep11 beyond them realizing they have very deep problems. Until Josy and Maya actually try to make it work there is no reason to be hopefully unless you just want to ignore everything that has happen, and time is running out fast on them

 

[anony66]

a 92-second-long cutscene animation

 

[ChipLecsap]

Okay. Then explain to me what the point of the conversation with Derek in episode 5 is? Why give the player the option in episode 10 to tell Josy or Maya that the MC still has feelings for them? Empty choices that don't matter? DPC isn't the best writer, but this is too silly even for him.

Then explain to me, where is the follow up since then ?. Tell me, did you speak with Josy 's father on the phone ?, Have you introduced to her mother ? after the " infamous pillow fort " episode , in the very next episode MC had 1 conversation wiht Josy , one, in the path where you not with " them " . MC does not even know about Josy's only fans.

silly ? You say. The guy, create, animations for Zoey Running in the wood, Quinn slow clapping, the dilod form the helmet falling off , and you think giving a throw away line that has no follow up, after 6 episode, is silly ?!

 

[katzenstreu]

I just had my first colonoscopy. Not fun. I have to go back every 5 years. After reading the latest preview and estimating the timeline until completion, it appears I will have another colonoscopy before this game is finally completed. That kind of ruined my Friday.

Guess you could say you're feeling butthurt?

Don't be an asshole

note to myself: dont eat while reading at f95.


text to avoid off-topic rule: my guess (more like hope) on the trouple routes is that we will get 4 endings. one single ending with maya, one single ending with josy, a trouple ending and one ending with MC getting dumped (too high deviant score).

 

[Darkwen]

Then explain to me, where is the follow up since then ?. Tell me, did you speak with Josy 's father on the phone ?, Have you introduced to her mother ? after the " infamous pillow fort " episode , in the very next episode MC had 1 conversation wiht Josy , one, in the path where you not with " them " . MC does not even know about Josy's only fans.

silly ? You say. The guy, create, animations for Zoey Running in the wood, Quinn slow clapping, the dilod form the helmet falling off , and you think giving a throw away line that has no follow up, after 6 episode, is silly ?!

well Josy and MC did have more then one conversation in the ep along with there most important one yet. People upset with Josy in 11 had either never been in a relationship with a woman or shouldn't be in a relationship with a woman

 

[ChipLecsap]

DPC had plenty of opportunity to have someone assault Riona in the first two seasons. The fact that it didn't must surely mean it won't happen in season 3 either!

now that is a silly take.

Josy and Maya could have broken up when Josy arrived instead they immediately make up an kiss, folks even were mad at them for kissing if MC decided to remain friend with them.

they could break up after the Hots ceremony when Josy joined but maya did not , instead nothing happened, in fact, if MC part of their relationship, He even help them to get laid with each other.

During halloween, they argue a bit, and MC can tell Josy he thinking about her but all it does, is either nothing or give you that point that prevent you to say I love you to Sage .

but somehow they did not break up , then the infamous episode 11 where Josy Raped MC in her pillow fort because she put on a blue lingerie, had such an amazing folow up, that MC and Josy not even talked in the next episode .
But she had , may be for the first time in a long time had an honest heart to heart conversation with Maya

Yeah break up is written all over it

 

[treechild1]

It’s difficult to judge season 3 since it is still incomplete. Serious question though, how many of you prefer the fun/ lighter tone of Seasons 1&2 and how many of you prefer the darker drama / moodier tone of season 3?
(Me? I enjoyed the earlier seasons, so far).