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

[Arigon]

Just wait until the dark turn the developer promised at the begining happens.
We will see a bunch of fragile egos crying, issuing death threats and rage quiting from this thread. I bet it will be similar to the shitstorm that happened in the Acting Lessons thread.

If DPC pulls AL bullshit with this story he will lose a lot of money and fans, and rightfully so. He will also show he has limited story telling depth and breadth. Which I believe is the case anyway. Time will tell if he is really that shortsighted.

 

[Roelandt]

Mods messes up saves and persistent files so you have two options:
1) After the release wait for a new mod so you can use your saves
2)Delete your saves,mods,persistent files, download 0.5.0 and start all over again

wherever you decide good luck

It's MUCH easier than that. Just unzip your new version. Then go into your old version, copy (ctrl C) your Save folder and paste it into your new folder.

Boom. Done.

I've been using Mods for my last several run throughs and have made a clean non-mod for the release and have had no problems.

 

[SenkuIshigami]

the other LIs are in the same video game, and they don't have Jill's problem, or at least it happens less often, even in the avatars on Discord I notice this.


probably it depends on the "technical" fact that Jill's character was added later and is the one that remained most similar to the original model, but this is my guess

Actually the other LIs do suffer the same issue, some more frequently than others, but it just narrows down to minor inconsistencies from DPC.
Like Maya looking like this

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Or Bella sometimes looking crosseyed, Sage's ass being tweaked etc.

 

[Roelandt]

If someone used the mod to unlock the scenes and render galleries it messes wth the persistent file, but for those who unlocked them without the mod then the persistent file should be fine even if they used the mod to occasionally change some variables on another playthrough.

True. Besides...I plan to start from Scratch when it comes out anyway. It's only going to be a few hours of playtime so I want the full experience. I don't want to finish in a single afternoon then wait for another 6 months!

I also if Doc made any technical "gameplay" changes, I'll want to experience those from the beginning as well.

 

[Roelandt]

I'd be curious to know what the exact reason for that is. I've seen people in this thread genuinely hate on them for a number of reasons, but the general consensus here these days seems to be that it stems from how poorly that situation was handled in Ep 4 and that had it been done better then maybe they wouldn't be so unpopular.

So I wonder if it's the same thing with the Patrons or if they're more aligned with the more vicious opinions that are often seen in this thread.

I think it's because of Doc writing skill, Bacchus. Because he did such a great job at making the Player empathize with the MC, WE experienced all of the emotions he felt. Including heartbreak. I felt the same hurt he felt and remember thinking "DrPinkCake is a genius...how did he do that?" Just amazing.

I loved both of them (and I was struggling with the idea that Maya may well be my favorite next to Jill bumping out Sage). Then Josey walked in the dorm-room and I felt the same as the MC. Interestingly enough, I still don't like Maya and Josey anymore. Hats of to Doc for his clever writing.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

True. Besides...I plan to start from Scratch when it comes out anyway. It's only going to be a few hours of playtime so I want the full experience. I don't want to finish in a single afternoon then wait for another 6 months!

I also if Doc made any technical "gameplay" changes, I'll want to experience those from the beginning as well.

I'm also planning to run through it again, but at skipping speed to redo my saves with this slightly changed code, then it will be on to Ep 6.

I don't mind completing the new update on the first day because I'll still have to go back to try and find the special renders and unlock the other scenes from different paths, so there's still plenty to do.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

I think it's because of Doc writing skill, Bacchus. Because he did such a great job at making the Player empathize with the MC, WE experienced all of the emotions he felt. Including heartbreak. I felt the same hurt he felt and remember thinking "DrPinkCake is a genius...how did he do that?" Just amazing.

I loved both of them (and I was struggling with the idea that Maya may well be my favorite next to Jill bumping out Sage). Then Josey walked in the dorm-room and I felt the same as the MC. Interestingly enough, I still don't like Maya and Josey anymore. Hats of to Doc for his clever writing.

I think I might be one of the few who, despite still deeply disliking the way it went in Ep 4, am all in on M&J. I like the other LIs too and almost all the side girls, but I'm totally smitten with M&J and was struggling with the prospect of having to choose one of them, but now I don't have to and being in a relationship with 2 sexy girls like them is what I'd call "life goals".

 

[Boy Blue]

As Quinn is not a love interest, but an antagonist, I doubt she gets a "turn". She might get some righteous justice for pimping and dealing drugs though and that would be great. If the MC gets a chance to intervene to save her some grief I guess that would be another opportunity for a freebie with her. I just don't see her getting true LI status. She isn't set up that way, and their are lots of side girls, so she could be the queen of sides I guess.

Quinn turn into a LI has nothing to do with what i said, but OK, whatever floats your boat. Maybe my english is worse than I thought

 

[Arigon]

Quinn turn into a LI has nothing to do with what i said, but OK, whatever floats your boat. Maybe my english is worse than I thought

You said it was Quinn's turn. There is no Quinn's turn. She is a constant through the chapters/episodes as the main criminal antagonist. So in effect, every single step of the way she has had a part to play. This should be no different unless it is somehow the crumbling of her financial and criminal empire and involves the HOTs as a whole as they crash down. Even then, she still plays her part as a villain of sorts.

 

[Noelle Silva]

Like Maya looking like this

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[Kakoli55]

is there any full save link
everything ın my pc has gone
ı dont want to try unlock every single scene and render again.cause ıts takes so long

 

[n0cn1l]

You said it was Quinn's turn. There is no Quinn's turn. She is a constant through the chapters/episodes as the main criminal antagonist. So in effect, every single step of the way she has had a part to play. This should be no different unless it is somehow the crumbling of her financial and criminal empire and involves the HOTs as a whole as they crash down. Even then, she still plays her part as a villain of sorts.

I believe he meant it's quinn turn to get special renders, there was a pool about it and everything

is there any full save link
everything ın my pc has gone
ı dont want to try unlock every single scene and render again.cause ıts takes so long

here

 

[Kakoli55]

I believe he meant it's quinn turn to get special renders, there was a pool about it and everything

here

ıt says ı need to delete my own saves
how can ı do that
ım an idiot about pc's

 

[godkingxerxes]

It's easy to hate Maya/Josy or at least dislike them at this point.

They are main characters but yet are locked behind affinity at what is at most the half way point of the game.

I predict that will be changed going forward, but we'll have to wait and see.

 

[Kappa123456789]

If I understand correctly Cathy's scene is locked if you're on Maya&Josy path? What's the reason for this? Jade is obviously locked cause you stood her up but there's nothing there that would affect Cathy besides MC's morality I guess. So it still should be up for player to pick.

 

[always86]

If I understand correctly Cathy's scene is locked if you're on Maya&Josy path? What's the reason for this? Jade is obviously locked cause you stood her up but there's nothing there that would affect Cathy besides MC's morality I guess. So it still should be up for player to pick.

I don’t think this is the case Necessarily. I think on the CHICK path MC will reject Cathy, but on the neutral path so long as you did the Swyper conversation you can have the Cathy scene.

 

[Kappa123456789]

I don’t think this is the case Necessarily. I think on the CHICK path MC will reject Cathy, but on the neutral path so long as you did the Swyper conversation you can have the Cathy scene.

Well in my case I am neutral and did the swyper thingy. It's even in the walkthrough:
' < if you picked 'Offer to drive her home', you're not on Josy&Maya path and you Swyped Cathy>'

 

[lemonfreak]

If I understand correctly Cathy's scene is locked if you're on Maya&Josy path? What's the reason for this? Jade is obviously locked cause you stood her up but there's nothing there that would affect Cathy besides MC's morality I guess. So it still should be up for player to pick.

I can see why DPC did it that way, it makes Cathy and Jade consolation prizes for those who couldn't get the Poly relationship due to Affinity/Status on their primary playthrough. It also makes sense that MC wouldn't sleep with either of his teachers immediately after making up with Maya as she is the LI who would have the worst reaction imo.

That being said, I feel like reversing the order of the teacher's scenes would make more sense. MC would have the big library scene with M+J then or go to Bella's to see Cathy then either stay at Bella's place or meet up with Jade.

 

[Rudy286]

If someone used the mod to unlock the scenes and render galleries it messes wth the persistent file, but for those who unlocked them without the mod then the persistent file should be fine even if they used the mod to occasionally change some variables on another playthrough.

So will I need to delete everything at start from scratch again? Because I only changed some variables through the mod.

 

[Kappa123456789]

I can see why DPC did it that way, it makes Cathy and Jade consolation prizes for those who couldn't get the Poly relationship due to Affinity/Status on their primary playthrough. It also makes sense that MC wouldn't sleep with either of his teachers immediately after making up with Maya as she is the LI who would have the worst reaction imo.

That being said, I feel like reversing the order of the teacher's scenes would make more sense. MC would have the big library scene with M+J then or go to Bella's to see Cathy then either stay at Bella's place or meet up with Jade.

So it would mean that it's just a gameplay variable that you couldn't predict while picking M&J.
No it doesn't make sense that MC wouldn't sleep with a teacher but bang everyone else.
There's even an option to reject Cathy in non M&J playthrough. Why not leave it like that instead of just locking it away? It's up to you if you give a damn about what you said to the girls. Or keep it affinity based so you can still have a scene with Cathy if you're a dik.
It just makes 0 sense story wise.