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

[ename144]

A note regarding the blackmail, Jill doesn't really leave the mc. She's still with him as much as, or even more than, previous episodes. They play DnG together (Tybalt even catches them and Sally tells him to fuck off), they go running together, they almost make-out in her room. His blackmail had no real consequences.

To say nothing of knocking Tybalt's teeth out during his tennis date!

Truth is, DPC seems to set big dramas along the story, that actually are easily solved. Quinn being short of money seemed to be a big issue, with her aggression and all, but at the end she got the money from the girls of Pink Rose and the drama ended up in nothing. Jill being blackmailed seemed to be a big issue, but at the end she grows a pair, sends Tyb to hell and not even the help of Tremolo is needed. Cathy´s cluck seemed to be a big issue, but at the end it only had mild consequences. Jade is happy with her new job and the DIKs dodged the bullet. The thrashing of the house seemed to be a big issue, but at the end was resolved. Chad being gay seemed to be a big issue, but at the end Sage had a mature attitude (way more mature than Chad's) and the drama ended up in nothing. Maya´s drama seemed to be a big issue, but we all know that the money of Sage´s daddy will solve it, even if there is some kind of struggle...

Maybe DPC is fooling us. He likes drama, that´s for sure. The ending of his previous game proves that. But probably he has learned his lesson after the criticism for that ending. It seems that he sets what at first sight seem to going to be big troubles with dramatic consequences, but at the end are only storms into a glass of water.

At first sight, I can´t see how Isabella´s and Quinn´s plotlines could end well. Apparently, DPC seems to be preparing us for another terrible ending, with Isabella having a mayor psychological break down or even committing suicide, and Quinn in jail or even being killed by drug dealers. But I don´t know. Maybe is just DPC mistaking the general tone of the story and being overdramatic, and at the end all those dramas will be solved. Probably with the intervention of Tremolo´s golden heart and magic cock

But a lot of those situations are still ongoing. I think it's very fair to criticize BaDIK for drawing out plots way too long, but that's not quite the same thing as the plots themselves being irrelevant.

Josy doesn't work at the store anymore, she's a college student. College students in DIKworld don't have jobs, they get their money from highly unlikely schemes or as handouts from rich people or they steal it from friends rooms. It's one of the 10,000 things that make no sense in DIKworld.

We're explicitly told the HOTs do the same sort of work the DIKs have been doing. We've all seen Lily's night job, and Beth does work in the cafeteria. It's in the background, as it should be. There's no reason to care about most students having jobs or not. It's really only Maya (and by extension Josy) where the lack of a job requires explanation.

Do we know what the interlude will be like? As in gameplay.

To me it seems like it is to give us background on Zoey before she joins the main game. We already have this for other characters with flashbacks during prologues (we know about the formation of the DIKs, Jill's family, Isabella's marriage, Quinn's life etc.).

As far as I can tell, Zoey will just be given a super long version of these prologues to give us a ton of information about her and what she's been up to. I'm with this, but unless there are some choices to make in it that will change things later or has some gameplay elements (a free roam maybe), I don't see why it needs to be long enough to be a separate release. I guess we'll see.

We know almost nothing about the Interlude. DPC implied it would load the save state from the end of Season 2, which suggests that it must have some elements that key off decisions we've made so far, or it will require us to make new decisions (and thus wants to add them to the old saves rather than having to import two files into Episode 9). But beyond that (and involving Zoey, obviously), DPC has been pretty silent.

 

[AchedCroissant]

Jill is perfect.

Indeed

 

[AchedCroissant]

We're explicitly told the HOTs do the same sort of work the DIKs have been doing. We've all seen Lily's night job, and Beth does work in the cafeteria. It's in the background, as it should be. There's no reason to care about most students having jobs or not. It's really only Maya (and by extension Josy) where the lack of a job requires explanation.

It's one of the 10,000 things that make no sense in DavDRworld.

 

[Deleted member 4298851]

Jill is perfect.

Indeed
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Assclowns!

Y'all are fighting over the limited reactions I have so you're resorting to posting Jill pictures figuring that would lure me in...



Seriously though, if I see Jill images, I'm throwing my own up, You did this to yourself...

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And I have 2771 more if you want more variety

 

[DavDR]

To say nothing of knocking Tybalt's teeth out during his tennis date!



But a lot of those situations are still ongoing. I think it's very fair to criticize BaDIK for drawing out plots way too long, but that's not quite the same thing as the plots themselves being irrelevant.



We're explicitly told the HOTs do the same sort of work the DIKs have been doing. We've all seen Lily's night job, and Beth does work in the cafeteria. It's in the background, as it should be. There's no reason to care about most students having jobs or not. It's really only Maya (and by extension Josy) where the lack of a job requires explanation.



We know almost nothing about the Interlude. DPC implied it would load the save state from the end of Season 2, which suggests that it must have some elements that key off decisions we've made so far, or it will require us to make new decisions (and thus wants to add them to the old saves rather than having to import two files into Episode 9). But beyond that (and involving Zoey, obviously), DPC has been pretty silent.

As per Lily, you might try reading the entire conversation, not just responding to a part of it.

 

[DarkKiller]

Don't think so, Jill is a Snowflake. She respects privacy to much, so i don't think she knows whats in there.

Jill isn't a nosy fucker like MC or everyone playing (me included), and respects Bella's privacy.

Yeah, but they're obviously very good friends and Bella trusts Jill a lot, she is not only a student, but a Royce no less, and Bella still told MC she would have to tell Jill about their relationship instead of trying to hide it from literally everybody.

I'm on the camp that believes Jill knows what's behind the door.

 

[hakuna-matata]

I am still curious how a 35/36 year old became friends with a 20/21 year old.

Unless they met in some support group, it is quite odd.

 

[sixart]

Yeah, but they're obviously very good friends and Bella trusts Jill a lot, she is not only a student, but a Royce no less, and Bella still told MC she would have to tell Jill about their relationship instead of trying to hide it from literally everybody.

I'm on the camp that believes Jill knows what's behind the door.

Of course she does know... that's why she told MC to leave it alone since it's not his business to snoop around... Personally I don't think it is a " BIG " thing but a big enough one for Bella to keep it behind closed doors... that's why dissecting a game is not always a good thing... some folks here make a habit out of this " overanalyse " every little piece there is which leeds sooner or later to happening in their private life as well... and sometimes that's when shit hits the fan !

 

[KeShane]

Can anyone explain the swyper convo with real Micha?

Swyper app: Micha: 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1
Source from the walkthrough....

But... any playthrough she doesn't match....

 

[Gh0st_Harambe]

Can anyone explain the swyper convo with real Micha?

Swyper app: Micha: 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1
Source from the walkthrough....

But... any playthrough she doesn't match....

Micha isnt in Swyper. Her friend is using her name and pictures.

 

[sixart]

Can anyone explain the swyper convo with real Micha?

Swyper app: Micha: 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1
Source from the walkthrough....

But... any playthrough she doesn't match....

Coz that's not Micha but Ida or WTF that fugly bitch is using others profile You can't " match " it you just drag out the convo...

 

[Deleted member 3541029]

I am still curious how a 35/36 year old became friends with a 20/21 year old.

Unless they met in some support group, it is quite odd.

Didn't you saw such cases IRL?

 

[KeShane]

Micha isnt in Swyper. Her friend is using her name and pictures.

She sure is, in season 6, free roam library.
Ida is in season 3 there you see micha with the fat chick behind her.
in season 6 she is there solo.

 

[DarkKiller]

I am still curious how a 35/36 year old became friends with a 20/21 year old.

Unless they met in some support group, it is quite odd.

My friend with whom I did almost every group project in college is 8 years older than me, one of my best buddies at work currently, is 16 years older than me, the oldest couple (in terms of relationship duration) amongst my circle of friends have 10 or so years difference between each other, when you reach a certain level of maturity, age is just a number. The age gap thing is way overblown in this thread.

 

[sixart]

She sure is, in season 6, free roam library.
Ida is in season 3 there you see micha with the fat chick behind her.
in season 6 she is there solo.

Don't tell anyone but that's still Ida...

 

[KeShane]

Don't tell anyone but that's still Ida...

oh...

 

[AchedCroissant]

I am still curious how a 35/36 year old became friends with a 20/21 year old.

Unless they met in some support group, it is quite odd.

When I started college I was 16 years old, yes at that age and I had friends who were 18 to 24 more or less around those ages I had friends who were already studying their second degree... Because we shared interests, We played the same games and that's when friendship was started

So now I'm 30 and some of them are almost 40 and some are over 40

I believe that if there are mutual interests, age does not matter much

 

[Meushi]

We know almost nothing about the Interlude. DPC implied it would load the save state from the end of Season 2, which suggests that it must have some elements that key off decisions we've made so far, or it will require us to make new decisions (and thus wants to add them to the old saves rather than having to import two files into Episode 9). But beyond that (and involving Zoey, obviously), DPC has been pretty silent.

It's true we know little about the content of the Interlude. As usual DPC likes to keep his cards close.

He as quite explicit that the save transfer system will be used, to test that it goes smoothly without blowing up all of episode 9 if it faceplants:

I will release the interlude before episode 9. This gives you some more Being a DIK content faster, and it also gives a perfect opportunity to make sure that the save transfers from Season 2 to Season 3 works for all of your games.

I don't know that this suggests it "must have some elements that key off decisions we've made so far, or it will require us to make new decisions (and thus wants to add them to the old saves rather than having to import two files into Episode 9)."

DPC can test the save transfers worked without actually using them for anything in the Interlude. Indeed it would make sense not to, as then don't have to triage variable changes in Interlude + problems from the season 2 transfers.

Which is also why it's short, can sort it out before gets too far advanced with coding episode 9.

 

[shazba]

I don't think so

do you think that in Lynette's diary it will be all stupid trifles? do you think that somehow we won't have to deal with the causes or the consequences of Lana's death? do you think that with Bianca it will be all a cheerful telling of anecdotes about Lynette? how can you consider closed the question of Chad? and Bella's husband dead or alive sooner or later will come out and I don't think they will be moments of fat laughs...


yes in fact drugs and prostitution could be a little bit threatening for the future of the boys... a little bit? like Riona's stalker who is sure to be a reliable and funny prankster

if you minimize every dramatic moment it's actually not that dramatic, the game could be called "the absurd adventures of the all laughing mad trio Arieth, Tybalt and Derek"



in reality there is very little resolved, all postponed to the next episode, there is always an episode in which something will happen, but not this one, the next one

if Nick was a spy, or whoever, sooner or later it will be a problem to face
if Quinn's problems were solved there would not be the looming shadow of Vinnie
etc..

why, with Sage do you see it as a simple happy ending? with her not wanting to commit yet and in a few months she'll be gone? and keeping Maya and Josy together will be simple? only for Jill at this point in the story it all seems pretty quiet, am the ghosts of the past will come for her too

I'm not expecting Lynette's diary to end in a bombshell; it'll probably result in the mc finding out she had a trust fund put aside for him with a little bit more than the pitiful 5K...

Sure, some more people will tie in with the Royces, but just like finding out Jill was a Royce in the first place, it's not all that important.

Lana's already dead, so unless Tybalt's gonna dig her up and start fucking her corpse as a surrogate Jill, her death isn't critical. I'm guessing she died of a drug overdose and Buddy, or more likely Ash, was involved, and this will bring Jill's arc into the rest of the game.

What more can come of Chad's plight? The mc found out the truth, he was shocked (the readers weren't), he told Sage, she confronted Chad, he wasn't ready to tell her, and she handled it extremely well; didn't force him out of the closet, and gave him space.

Will there be more to the Cheating Chad story? Why does there need to be? Sage enlisted the mc's help to prove Chad was cheating. The scope of the mission crept to include finding the side bitch. The mc delivered on all accounts. The arc is closed.

Chad and the mc have also buried the hatchet for past transgressions. Chad is happy. Sage has closure. What more can happen with this? The jocks find out and the mc stands by Chad? It's nothing momentous.

With Bella there is surely some dark trauma, but whatever it was, it already happened. When the mc finds out he will be there for her, and so will Jill, dialling the abortion grief hotline against Bella's wishes, but that's Jill for you.

All the drama you've listed are just complications. These serve to provide some conflict but it's all mostly fluff to propel the game along. There is no major story arc, there is no end game, there is just the mc, his cock, his bitches, his friends and college, with a few potholes along the way. No zombies, no end of world crisis, no evil cult. It's just a very well presented bit of fun.

 

[KingIronside]

Does someone have the save file for Bella at the start of the date