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

[Geralt From Rivia]

I just did it again to make sure. He absolutely does.
Dawe was the actual instigator, spreading lies to anger him. According to Chad, Dawe told him you were ready to fuck Sage right there in the cafeteria. Up in your face from the start. He (Chad) knew that Dawe was behind you, however, and was fully on board with you getting the wedgie treatment. Doesn't matter what his initial motivation was, Chad chose to be an aggressive asshole from the start.

But Dawe.. Dawe is absolutely a piece of shit. I almost felt a little sympathy for him the way we were making him the victim of vengeance pranks, but not anymore.

Considering how absolutely daft Arieth is and she's still in the HOTs, I'm kinda wondering if Anthony will try to make a move to the DIKs, because it really doesn't seem like he's AAA material. He even laughs at the DIK's jokes/MC's taunting (and then gets a fist to the gut for it - from Chad). How he and Derek manage to get along will be an interesting situation.

Dawe is scum. Biowaste, nothing more. I don't understand how B&R tolerates him. For attacking a teacher (a plastic cup in Katy), he should have been expelled. Maybe this condom has powerful connections, because this freak continues to "study" in college year after year. He can even be prosecuted for assault.
It looks like he hides his complexes because of a tiny dick.
How I hate Dawe. One of the most hated characters for me. The sweetest moment was when HOT's full roster canceled it at Rooster. Well done Maya!
Anthony is the complete opposite. Absolutely sweet and kind guy, and I don't think he's completely dumb. He notices about the photos and comes to the correct conclusions that MC did not do this and notices that Arieth has a different hairstyle. He always tries to defuse the situation and stop the fight. Strange way of thinking, he doesn't understand jokes, Anthony believes everything he is told and he is very direct. Asperger's Syndrome, maybe?
I don't see a place for him among these jerks, but as a DIK I don't see him either. Although he can make friends with them.

 

[Jteste]

Goodnight. I'm not able to import the saves from the previous version of the game, could someone help me? I've already entered my last save game, progressed a bit with the saved story and when I open the import tab, in the latest version of the game I can't see anything.

 

[Ilhares]

Goodnight. I'm not able to import the saves from the previous version of the game, could someone help me? I've already entered my last save game, progressed a bit with the saved story and when I open the import tab, in the latest version of the game I can't see anything.

If you have played to the end of episode 8 there is an Export option, to move the vital data over for S3/Interlude importing. If you did that and you aren't seeing your game, perhaps you have the Patreon/GOG version? - click the toggle at the top of the import screen, not all versions of S1+S2 are the same, some of them export differently.
(edit: correcting typos)

 

[ename144]

I know, that's why I stated that if you've done a celibate run or not creampied anyone then the test would then belong to Ashley, Arieth, Heather or Elena. However it's possible that DPC could change the owner of the test depending on earlier choices. Might have to check the code to see if there's variables related to that.

It's theoretically possible, but it would be *a lot* of work. And there are some logistical issues that would need to be addressed. For example, I'm pretty sure creampies are optional for the LIs even if the MC on their path. Unless DPC is prepared to have pregnant and non-pregnant versions of each branch, he would have to be wiling to buck AVN convention and allow a girl to become pregnant despite withdrawal. Granted, DPC marches to the beat of his own drum, but I can't see him going that far out on a limb when the payoff is the MC spending the next 2+ seasons as an expecting dad.

Timing is also an issue. Jill and Bella only had sex at the end of Episode 8; they'd barely show signs of pregnancy by the time of the Halloween party, and Sage hasn't been that much longer if you only started fucking her at the HOT party in Episode 7. Meanwhile I have no idea how DPC would handle both Maya and Josy. Knocking them both up would seem extremely heavy handed, picking only one would look ridiculous in runs when the MC has wild sex with the other one, and making it variable would double his workload for their branch.

Combine all that with the fact DPC would still need to code an alternative pregnancy into the game for the rare sex-less run and I just can't see it happening. Whoever's test that is, I don't think the MC will be the father.

 

[felicemastronzo]

I agree but if there's one dev ambitious enough to try it then it's DPC (or maybe Ocean but then his games will take 10 years instead of 5 to be finished).

Who? The developer who still sends you to get a haircut from Bella even though a few days earlier she dumped you for Cathy's knickers?

Nobody likes extra work, not even Dpc

 

[NebulousShooter]

Who? The developer who still sends you to get a haircut from Bella even though a few days earlier she dumped you for Cathy's knickers?

Nobody likes extra work, not even Dpc

Its a good thing you are taking the breakup well.

 

[felicemastronzo]

Its a good thing you are taking the breakup well.

In reality I would rather cut my hair with a mower

 

[Brocolli666]

Playing in Joiplay, I dont see my 0.8.2 transfer files in interlude? Do I manually move them?

 

[Riggnarock]

if it was Derek in danger there should be Maya in the front row

But just in general there would be no MC alone waiting

it is something more personal

yeah i also had a 2nd theory 2 or 3 posts after that
feel free to agree with that one

 

[felicemastronzo]

yeah i also had a 2nd theory 2 or 3 posts after that
feel free to agree with that one

here's another hospital thought.
It might be our grandpa from our mother side. lying on his deathbed he desides to leave his grandson a huge amount of money, several buildings, and a company to his name after all these years, becouse he ended up feeling guilty for being a pain in the ass over his daughter's happyness.

even though he gave his grandson (us) only 5000 dollar, he did alow us to have our mom's diary so we could reconnect to our mom. maybe the 5000 dollar was a test to see if we would spend it wisely, brass it all on strippers, or somewhere in between, and that we aced the test he put out for us, so we could take over his company.

and on his deathbed he says, im sorry for putting you and your dad though this all, and i wanted to make amends so i gave you your mom's journal and some of her clothes, and now im giving you everything i own.

and yeah i do believe he chooses to make amends, our package was handselected by him propably so he might have readed our mom's journal, saw how happy she became and desided to put everything between him and neil below the bridge and start anew so he could see his daughter in da afterlife.

hence our MC's head filled with worry with our LI by our side to support us.

this all is ofcourse just a theory, and holds no proof or anything. so do go easy on me with critics pretty pls
Greetings Riggnarock

PS. in my Jill walkthrough i havent slept with anyone, so i didnt get crabs, unless it was with zoey she and i did had sex in a treehouse.
so i wouldnt be there for myself, and if i didnt get the crabs from anyone it would be a whole scene gone to waste for i wont get to see it, unless its Jill being an understanding friend during my Sage Walkthough, for thats the path i did end up sleeping with everyone, becouse sage admits that she wouldnt get jealous if i slept with other peaple, propably as long as im being upfront with it and still pay alot of attention and time with Sage
Same with my maia/josy walkthrough, for they said we shouldnt make rules and laws, they should come to us naturaly.
As for Jill, only during her walkthrough i ended up dating her, on my other paths i didnt ended up with her, becouse just like jade did with derek, Jill has enough rage to tear me a hole as well if she found out i cheated on her

The family reunion is a good theory, but I don't think there is the necessary time frame. MC doesn't know anything yet, there are a lot of loose ends like Lynette's photo in the diary, and I don't see all that much room in the next chapter to develop them

 

[Aryan.22]

Is episode 9 update nearby?

 

[DrSoong]

here's another hospital thought.
It might be our grandpa from our mother side. lying on his deathbed he desides to leave his grandson a huge amount of money, several buildings, and a company to his name after all these years, becouse he ended up feeling guilty for being a pain in the ass over his daughter's happyness.

even though he gave his grandson (us) only 5000 dollar, he did alow us to have our mom's diary so we could reconnect to our mom. maybe the 5000 dollar was a test to see if we would spend it wisely, brass it all on strippers, or somewhere in between, and that we aced the test he put out for us, so we could take over his company.

and on his deathbed he says, im sorry for putting you and your dad though this all, and i wanted to make amends so i gave you your mom's journal and some of her clothes, and now im giving you everything i own.

and yeah i do believe he chooses to make amends, our package was handselected by him propably so he might have readed our mom's journal, saw how happy she became and desided to put everything between him and neil below the bridge and start anew so he could see his daughter in da afterlife.

hence our MC's head filled with worry with our LI by our side to support us.

this all is ofcourse just a theory, and holds no proof or anything. so do go easy on me with critics pretty pls
Greetings Riggnarock

PS. in my Jill walkthrough i havent slept with anyone, so i didnt get crabs, unless it was with zoey she and i did had sex in a treehouse.
so i wouldnt be there for myself, and if i didnt get the crabs from anyone it would be a whole scene gone to waste for i wont get to see it, unless its Jill being an understanding friend during my Sage Walkthough, for thats the path i did end up sleeping with everyone, becouse sage admits that she wouldnt get jealous if i slept with other peaple, propably as long as im being upfront with it and still pay alot of attention and time with Sage
Same with my maia/josy walkthrough, for they said we shouldnt make rules and laws, they should come to us naturaly.
As for Jill, only during her walkthrough i ended up dating her, on my other paths i didnt ended up with her, becouse just like jade did with derek, Jill has enough rage to tear me a hole as well if she found out i cheated on her

I don't think if it's about MC's granddad that he would be depressed like that. The man had 19 years to get into MC's life but decided to block everything from Lynette's past. If this would happen to me, i would be angry with a completely different face expression, like after i shouted with him for locking me out (OK, i'm no snowflake like MC).

My bet goes to Neil, slightly to the accident theory some guys mentioned in former posts.

 

[DrSoong]

Is episode 9 update nearby?

It's only a few bytes away, nobody but DPC (the creator) knows the exact date. Suggestions range is between middle of September to end of October (mostly cause of the Halloween setting).

 

[Aryan.22]

It's only a few bytes away, nobody but DPC (the creator) knows the exact date. Suggestions range is between middle of September to end of October (mostly cause of the Halloween setting).

Damm

 

[felicemastronzo]

I don't think if it's about MC's granddad that he would be depressed like that. The man had 19 years to get into MC's life but decided to block everything from Lynette's past. If this would happen to me, i would be angry with a completely different face expression, like after i shouted with him for locking me out (OK, i'm no snowflake like MC).

My bet goes to Neil, slightly to the accident theory some guys mentioned in former posts.

Well he could also simply be very agitated, he would still be facing a person he does not know but from whom he has a lot to ask

 

[Sasanid]

Well he could also simply be very agitated, he would still be facing a person he does not know but from whom he has a lot to ask

The other half of his life suddenly at reach.

I know I would be agitated if it happened to me.

 

[znar25]

BBC

Bella Booty Call.

 

[felicemastronzo]

BBC

Bella Booty Call.


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It is already difficult to read the expressions of real people, let alone a render...

However, Bella strikes me as someone who expects a positive response, like when you tell someone you love them and expect them to reciprocate.

 

[dalli_x]

Big theory on the further development of the game. Everyone has already seen the new preview with Jill and it raises the suspicion that something bad has happened. This bad thing is connected precisely with the MC - he looks lost, defeated. Jill most likely came to support him.
But it's not about that. But this picture got me thinking. The game gets darker with each season. What was the first season? A fun, light-hearted comedy all by the canons of American Pie. Student life, pranks, competitions, parties, joining a fun college club. A minimum of drama that was associated only with the MC personal life.

In the second season, the game throws serious global challenges and confronts the characters with great difficulties. Our mansion is destroyed - a big challenge to face and overcome. Maya is being blackmailed by a crazy religious father, Quinn is in serious money and drug dealing troubles, Jill is being blackmailed by Tybalt, MC could be compromised by a video leak, possible police surveillance, Chad and Troy drama, and cherry on top - cliffhanger at the end of Season 2. That moment when we face serious consequences of our decisions. The second season is still a comedy with lots of funny moments, but! It's much more serious and dramatic, a bit darker in places. The DPC is raising clouds.

Next comes the favorite theme of DrRR Martin DrPinkCake - death. Nobody dies in this game during gameplay. This is its difference from the thriller and horror of Acting Lessons. In the first season, only the death of MC's mother is mentioned. In the second, we learn that they are dead: Bella's parents, Quinn's father most likely, Sage's biological parents are also probably dead, sister Jill is lost (exact status is unknown). And the story of Lynette is revealed in detail in flashbacks from the diary. The theme of death is evolving. This all evokes tragedy and makes you sad, if you are not a cynical asshole of course.
But at the end of the second season, this is all past tense, which does not apply to the current gameplay. They died a long time ago.
In the third season, Interlude takes a big turn. The character dies during the game! Although little time was devoted to Zoey grandma, but its still the Present Continuous at the time when we play the Interlude. Hello-hello Acting Lessons! Is this a hint that the third season will be even more tragic?

And now I'm looking at this preview of Jill, I understand that something bad happened (I hope it's not with Neil) and I have an obsession - what is the DPC lying or changing his mind? What if each season will be darker, more violent, tragic and dramatic than the last? What if the characters start dying like flies in the last season, and in the third season we lose someone important and close? Analogies immediately come to the books of one British writer, which became darker each time ...
I only hope that in this case the game will give us a chance to avoid tragedy depending on the decisions made and will not be linear...
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My good. Death is part of life. AL was so dramatic and I never played it because the MC was forced to make a decision. It was up to him if which girl he wanted to save. The dramatic thing was the decision.

If someone has a misfortune or dies of natural causes, the MC can't control that, so it would be dramatic, but it would be out of his hands.

For example, what if the MC learned that his mother had been in a coma for 19 years and he was sitting outside her room? Then the $5,000 would not have been an inheritance, but just a covert support. The facial expression could then be interpreted differently, as the MC might think with horror that Neil has lied to him for 19 years.

In EP2's Steve Major Choice 3, we learn that Steve's father is divorcing his mother and that Steve is living with his mother. The MC said that he would do the same.

Read for yourself what book Jill is reading.

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[dalli_x]

I agree, like you said, only those 3 are clearly rejected, Jade is pissed, Sage and Bella were sad in their own way, Sage because she never knew what a real relationship was and is finally open to that... and Bella scene ... but both are adamant they remain open to the idea of getting back with the MC if he wants to. And like Sage in Ep7, if you rejected her before, you can still get something going on with her. To me, it's just a proof it will be possible again in the future.

To me, that choice we made, it's just a big smokescreen, it won't last long, and I guess it won't come from our end. There's 2 seasons left...

What Geralt of Rivia theorized, he's on to something, autumn/fall (depending where you live) is the season of depression/suicide. DPC knows that. I have a couple of 'doom scenarios' I'm preparing myself for mentally already. DPC may have said at some point there wouldn't be a Leah/Megan/Melissa situation, but I think he's just playing with people. Drama/tragedy brings shock value, especially when characters are 'real', well, as real as fantasy characters can, but damn, sometimes I wonder if I don't have more affinities with the virtual world than the real one... but shock value sells and create memories. Everybody who played AL remembers that game.

Anyway, I think that MG/SG structure will be revamped, not destroyed, but re-structured, some 'others' will become available to some extent. Zoey won't be a passenger, that's for sure, Quinn has to be, too, she's the only non-MG to have a MG arc, then the way Lily is written and the interest she shows to a 'dangerous' MC, can't be otherwise either (unless she's the woman with blonde hair dalli_x mentioned).

Expect the unexpected.

As I always write. Prepare for the worst and be positively surprised by the opposite.