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

[ExDeath730]

yeah theres a few games out there where your bound to a primary girl, and they seemed forced in that respect, which is why they become controversial or not liked. but most of those forced games eventually allow you to reject her for others. just have to wade thru the being forced parts.

It depends on the game. WVM is an example of a game that you're forced to keep the relationship going. At this point i think the dev does this as a badge of honor, or something. Where it all began have one of the most direct and satisfiyng ways to resolve things. You can just break up with the asshole GF that the MC starts the game with after some chapters having to put up with her bullshit.

BaDIK luckily doesn't have THAT character. I think M&J are the closest to it, since the other 3 LIs kind of become side characters if you're not on their path. Bella in particular, if you're not on her path you hardly pass any time with her in some episodes. Jill and Sage feel a little better integrated in the general story, in particular Sage.

 

[Kellermann]

yeah theres a few games out there where your bound to a primary girl, and they seemed forced in that respect, which is why they become controversial or not liked. but most of those forced games eventually allow you to reject her for others. just have to wade thru the being forced parts.

True, nothing irritates me more in a porn game than beginning the story with a girlfriend (that I invariably can't stand). Part of the fun in AVNs is choosing whom to pursue. And the pursuit itself is where a lot of the enjoyment comes (heh). A good AVN gives you choices, a wide variety of LIs, and doesn't overly punish you for sampling the various dishes at the buffet line.

 

[bluehound36]

A good AVN gives you choices, a wide variety of LIs, and doesn't overly punish you for sampling the various dishes at the buffet line.

It's a DPC produced AVN, there's going to be more punishment than is necessary by the time this ends.

 

[Kellermann]

It's a DPC produced AVN, there's going to be more punishment than is necessary by the time this ends.

That bothers me. In a college game, things overall should be relatively fun and we should be able to play the field a bit. I assume that is what people do in college (before all the craziness in the world). You don't need to find your life partner in the first couple weeks of your first semester as a teenager. Some drama is ok, but I hope DPC keeps things light. BaDIK is more successful than AL because it's fun. Drama for the sake of drama? No thank you. Please no house fires, no deadly illnesses, no serial killer murder sprees. Just a fun college comedy. Is that too much to ask?

 

[ratttta]

Hey guys, took a long long break from the game, played it again yesterday from the beginning. Didn't even realise the next episode will come out soon(ish). Anyway, I'm excited.
Really hope there will be more Sage on the next episode. I remember being extremely disappointed with her absence in the last one, but it made sense.

 

[Kellermann]

Hey guys, took a long long break from the game, played it again yesterday from the beginning. Didn't even realise the next episode will come out soon(ish). Anyway, I'm excited.
Really hope there will be more Sage on the next episode. I remember being extremely disappointed with her absence in the last one, but it made sense.

Don't worry, you've got at least two lewd scenes with Sage from what we can tell from the previews. One most certainly in MC's room. In all the previews I've seen, Sage is fully recovered from her illness and very grateful to MC for helping her.

 

[ratttta]

Don't worry, you've got at least two lewd scenes with Sage from what we can tell from the previews. One most certainly in MC's room. In all the previews I've seen, Sage is fully recovered from her illness and very grateful to MC for helping her.

Oh, my...
Now you have my attention.

 

[D2M3]

Please no house fires, no deadly illnesses, no serial killer murder sprees. Just a fun college comedy. Is that too much to ask?

Have you seen any college comedies from last 30 years? Those average 3 house fires and a few date rapes a movie.
The most wholesome college comedy I ever saw is Van Wilder, so think on that for a second.

 

[mpa71]

Been replaying recently that over 8 hours soundtrack until EP7 drop and it's still so good.
I can replay the whole game in the head by just listen to it.

 

[Kellermann]

Have you seen any college comedies from last 30 years? Those average 3 house fires and a few date rapes a movie.
The most wholesome college comedy I ever saw is Van Wilder, so think on that for a second.

I had no idea they could be that bad! I recently watched the Revenge of the Nerds movies because I wanted to see some likely 1980s and 1990s flicks that DPC says he is into. I think that is about the extent of my college comedies. Nerds movies were corny, but fun. Nothing too severe.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

Hey guys, took a long long break from the game, played it again yesterday from the beginning. Didn't even realise the next episode will come out soon(ish). Anyway, I'm excited.
Really hope there will be more Sage on the next episode. I remember being extremely disappointed with her absence in the last one, but it made sense.

Judging from the previews and tweets she'll be in it quite a bit.

 

[D2M3]

I had no idea they could be that bad! I recently watched the Revenge of the Nerds movies because I wanted to see some likely 1980s and 1990s flicks that DPC says he is into. I think that is about the extent of my college comedies. Nerds movies were corny, but fun. Nothing too severe.

If you view the Nerds movies thru a modern perspective, you'll spot the date rapey behaviour and absolutely not okay bullshit right away.

Those movies did not age well. Funny still, but more in a 'holy shit how did this get past Ratings committee' kinda horror comedy way.

On a separate note, I was thinking about something. By end of Ep 6, it's possible to lock in permanent DIK or CHICK affinity. By Ep 7, it'll be almost too hard not to if one is on a given path and not neutral.

Isn't locking people into a moral affinity scale something that usually happens towards the end of a game's story? Or maybe DPC didnt think that thru, I dunno.

 

[Kellermann]

If you view the Nerds movies thru a modern perspective, you'll spot the date rapey behaviour and absolutely not okay bullshit right away.

Those movies did not age well. Funny still, but more in a 'holy shit how did this get past Ratings committee' kinda horror comedy way.

Oh yeah, the moon bounce scene! Yeah, like anyone would ever be happy that they were tricked into having sex with someone who disgusted them. I thought the Greek Games part was pretty fun though. That's something that might be interesting to include in BaDIK

 

[AchedCroissant]

things overall should be relatively fun and we should be able to play the field a bit. I assume that is what people do in college

Nope

 

[Kellermann]

Nope

Well what do they do in college?
In the movies they drink and have sex...which is usually the case when teens get together.

 

[lolgotem]

Well, even though there are a shitload of us old fuckers playing these games in real life, it does seem to be unpopular to make the game characters older than 21. I get the sense DPC is an old fucker himself and he doesn't necessarily relate to the youth of 2021. Some of the stereotypes and references he uses are dated.

He put the MC in Jean shorts.

DPC is either 40-50+ or president of the math club.

possibly both

 

[Ilhares]

He put the MC in Jean shorts.

DPC is either 40-50+ or president of the math club.

possibly both

Wear what's comfy. I find denim shorts to be quite pleasant. Rugged enough to survive a fair bit of abuse, and tough enough to stop my package from putting on a show in public.

 

[lolgotem]

This thread takes too much energy to follow. It's like a part-time job to read all of the posts. I find myself skipping multiple pages each time I visit, which is a shame. There are a lot of very good posts here... just too many posts overall.

This is your mistake, I never go more than 2 pages back from the current

I don't even want to see my own posts

Wear what's comfy. I find denim shorts to be quite pleasant. Rugged enough to survive a fair bit of abuse, and tough enough to stop my package from putting on a show in public.

unless you're freeballing this shouldn't be a thing.

Jean shorts died in the 00 Era, you're doing yourself a disservice.

if you're both freeballing and wearing jorts a more extended conversation needs to be had

 

[Weltmeister]

Good thing about 6.2k pages of replies: the game is well alive.
Bad thing about 6.2k pages of repies: you lose track of everything importang within days of abscence.

So, when would you guys estimate the next episode to be released? The beta testing post is a week old now, the very last preview has been delivered. Does before the end of next week seem to be possible? How was it the last time?

I'm anyways happy to see this game getting so much attention. Even though there are some very well or promising games out there: BADIK still is the best. I guess it's because it doesn't want to reinvent the wheel, it just sticks to everything that makes games like these fun to play, but at the sime time it doesn't feel flat.

 

[ratttta]

Wear what's comfy. I find denim shorts to be quite pleasant. Rugged enough to survive a fair bit of abuse, and tough enough to stop my package from putting on a show in public.

John Cena, is that you?