VN Ren'Py Being a DIK [v0.10.1] [Dr PinkCake]

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Is gonna be very interesting, how MC will have a threesome with Sage and Quinn...

 

[goldenrule91]

And now seriously. It doesn't look like there's going to be a threesome. Sage is definitely drunk. Apparently it happened during the planning of the party. I suppose it's part of the "truth" or "action" game. But let's imagine that a threesome really happened. There are several consequences of this.
1) Sage still considers MС only as a fuck buddy. Otherwise, if she had taken him seriously, she would never have gone for it.
2)It can have a long-term impact on the relationship with both Quinn and Sage. Look at Quinn's face. She looks serious. Whereas Sage is relaxed. Probably drunk casual sex doesn't mean anything to Sage. But that's not the case for Quinn.
3) Maybe an important choice is to have group sex with Quinn and Sage or not? Probably choosing it will close Sage's path as a romantic partner.

I hope so! I want evil season 1 Sage back..no more rebound guy CHICK Sage, please and thank you.

Agreed. The lovey-dovey shit with Sage right now feels weird and im still salty DPC is forcing us into a relationship if we were fine with the FwB arrangement.

She also doesn't take me as the lovey-dovey hand holding type. It's like these heathens are trying to convert her into a red-headed Jill.

Im sitting down as I write this, but I refuse to stand for it.


Someone who cares more than I do can dig out the screenshots, but I just cant agree with this take.

Sage is the type of person willing and able to fuck you in public with zero damns given, at the DIK party (CB'd by Jacob) and at the HOT party. She herself says during her earlier hangouts sex isnt something she puts on a pedestal.

I believe her issue with Chad was more so due to the fact that he basically used her as a beard with zero regard for how she feels. He refuses to kiss her, he refuses to have sex with her, he doesn't care to spend time with her, seemingly the only time he even cared she existed was during big gatherings as arm candy. Meanwhile, he apparently has no issue being sexual with who Sage imagines at this point is Melanie.

I think that in a secure relationship with a dude who clearly desires and respects her, she okay with having a relationship like Elena and John Boy. Every time she's rejected she goes into Hulk mode, I think she's just extremely sensitive to rejection.

This is my prophecy.

I have to agree with boop's take on Sage and the threesome, I think Sage is a true DIK girl when it comes to sex and would totally be down for most things... but the whole Chad affair has caused her a lot of doubt and I think her self-esteem took a huge hit as well. I personally don't think she has an innate fear of rejection per se, she's like a 10/10 from a rich family so it's unlikely she's been rejected much in her life, but when it does happen - with Chad, and when the MC rejects her advances during the sparring match - she doesn't know how to deal and loses her shit. It's pretty on-point for a spoiled, hot rich girl. Sage sets the terms, Sage gets what she wants, and if you get in Sage's way she'll run you the fuck over. We've seen how vindictive she can be when she gets the MC to spy on Chad and fucks around him with a lot despite clearly being hung up with Chad still (e.g. her at the party in ep 7 when she sees Chad leaving).

So tl;dr on the threesome from Sage's perspective, it's all in good fun and I can't really see participating in a threesome with Sage as damaging the relationship or somehow meaning that she doesn't take the relationship seriously. We have no idea if she's the type of girl to want an exclusive relationship if things get super serious, but I think the evidence of her sexuality points to being okay with a threesome or three.

Also keep in mind that this is all taking place after MC discovers that Chad is gay, so he could have already told Sage about it. That means Sage might have finally let Chad go, regained her full sexual confidence and will finally be the one actual hardcore DIK LI we have in this game Please lord, give us slutty DIK Sage back.

Now as for Quinn in that scene... buckle up nerds

Couple things to keep in mind about about the Quinn/Sage relationship.
1. As far as we know, Quinn has been betraying Sage and running drugs and prostitution behind her back. That will put Quinn on edge around her, especially considering how many things have gone wrong for Quinn's plans and how close she probably is to being discovered.
2. Quinn is intimidated by Sage. Whether it's because of Sage's family background/wealth/connections, or the fact that she knows how competent and intelligent Sage is so she doesn't want her as an enemy, or maybe as a woman because Sage is sexy and more charismatic as a leader. Whatever the reason, Quinn views Sage as a threat, not just for the MC's affection if he happens to be on her path, but in general.
3. Quinn was Sage's daughter. They've undoubtedly done heaps of kinky shit together, just like Riona and Camilla do. It makes perfect sense that if Sage was going to have a threesome with the MC and any other girl, it would be her former daughter Quinn, especially since Sage mentions that Quinn can't stop talking about the MC when he stays at the HOTs house (regardless of whether you're on Quinn's path at that point).

So with those things in mind, it's pretty obvious why Quinn would be on edge in that screenshot and Sage is acting more casual. Probably the only thing that was stopping Sage from discovering Quinn's betrayal was her being distracted with Chad, and it's likely at the time of that scene that Sage has found out about Chad's gayness and is no longer distracted, making Quinn anxious, though I could be wrong about the timing on that. So there are plenty of good reasons for Quinn's seriousness that are unrelated to her potential jealousy at sharing the MC with Sage if you're on her path.

All this to say, really, that I don't think this is a 'Quinn jealousy' moment like when she discovers you fucking Sage. It's very possible, in fact almost certain in my mind, that the planning scene with Sage and Quinn is going to have two different versions depending on whether you're on Quinn's path or not - just like we've seen with the two variations of Quinn being jealous or not at the party. But Quinn's jealousy won't be the central theme of the planning scene, it'll more likely be Quinn's general anxiety about betraying Sage and being discovered. That's my general feeling right now anyway.

There's a very small chance in my mind that Quinn will be rocking the boat in any way, shape or form during the planning. She'll probably do exactly what Sage says and might even reject the MC if he tries to kiss her or be affectionate to her like he is privately. Again, this is because Quinn has so much on the line with Sage not finding out about her betrayal that she'll probably find it difficult to get into the mood, or doesn't want to reveal just how much she likes the MC in front of Sage.

Anyway, those are my general predictions and feelings about the planning scene. The tl;dr is that the threesome, if it happens at all, will be super hot obviously, but there's just so much hanging over Quinn's head that I'm not really enthusiastic that it'll all go well. Quinn's expression sums up my thoughts as well really. I don't want to damper anyone's hype for the scene because I'm hyped as well but yeah

Honestly feel the same way bro. Not a single preview of the Halloween party, not a single cluck mentioning the Halloween party, and the very last preview only shows the two people were planning the party with.

I dont have a TARDIS and although I dont think its going to happen in this episode it'd be dumb of me to outright state it wont happen. It could, I just dont think it will all things considered.

There just better be a Halloween party, that's all I'm saying.

It's hard to imagine there won't be a Halloween party, DPC has changed his avatar to show Quinn in her costume at least... maybe this episode will have the start of the Halloween party, then a big cliffhanger will happen and the party will finish next episode with the resolution? There just seems to have been so much hype for the party itself I can't imagine that DPC would tease a season finale full of only planning

 

[znar25]

Getting all my various path saves done for the next update. Ran the Quinn path again. In her own way, She has strong feelings for MC, one of many indicators was the text after going to MCs room for first aid and comfort. Very strong feelings even though she still plays the tough part .

Some scenes later.... this is just too funny.

 

[Deleted member 4212304]

Seeing people with this take is weird. She has zero sexual experience, she cant even flirt properly, but people are under the impression she's going to jump out the water like a majestic ass dolphin and fuck you like Lena Paul.

Dude, it's a stupid porn game with a plot ripped off from every teen sex comedy ever. It's not that deep.

 

[Ostap Bender]

I have to agree with boop's take on Sage and the threesome, I think Sage is a true DIK girl when it comes to sex and would totally be down for most things... but the whole Chad affair has caused her a lot of doubt and I think her self-esteem took a huge hit as well. I personally don't think she has an innate fear of rejection per se, she's like a 10/10 from a rich family so it's unlikely she's been rejected much in her life, but when it does happen - with Chad, and when the MC rejects her advances during the sparring match - she doesn't know how to deal and loses her shit. It's pretty on-point for a spoiled, hot rich girl. Sage sets the terms, Sage gets what she wants, and if you get in Sage's way she'll run you the fuck over. We've seen how vindictive she can be when she gets the MC to spy on Chad and fucks around him with a lot despite clearly being hung up with Chad still (e.g. her at the party in ep 7 when she sees Chad leaving).

So tl;dr on the threesome from Sage's perspective, it's all in good fun and I can't really see participating in a threesome with Sage as damaging the relationship or somehow meaning that she doesn't take the relationship seriously. We have no idea if she's the type of girl to want an exclusive relationship if things get super serious, but I think the evidence of her sexuality points to being okay with a threesome or three.

Also keep in mind that this is all taking place after MC discovers that Chad is gay, so he could have already told Sage about it. That means Sage might have finally let Chad go, regained her full sexual confidence and will finally be the one actual hardcore DIK LI we have in this game Please lord, give us slutty DIK Sage back.

Now as for Quinn in that scene... buckle up nerds

Couple things to keep in mind about about the Quinn/Sage relationship.
1. As far as we know, Quinn has been betraying Sage and running drugs and prostitution behind her back. That will put Quinn on edge around her, especially considering how many things have gone wrong for Quinn's plans and how close she probably is to being discovered.
2. Quinn is intimidated by Sage. Whether it's because of Sage's family background/wealth/connections, or the fact that she knows how competent and intelligent Sage is so she doesn't want her as an enemy, or maybe as a woman because Sage is sexy and more charismatic as a leader. Whatever the reason, Quinn views Sage as a threat, not just for the MC's affection if he happens to be on her path, but in general.
3. Quinn was Sage's daughter. They've undoubtedly done heaps of kinky shit together, just like Riona and Camilla do. It makes perfect sense that if Sage was going to have a threesome with the MC and any other girl, it would be her former daughter Quinn, especially since Sage mentions that Quinn can't stop talking about the MC when he stays at the HOTs house (regardless of whether you're on Quinn's path at that point).

So with those things in mind, it's pretty obvious why Quinn would be on edge in that screenshot and Sage is acting more casual. Probably the only thing that was stopping Sage from discovering Quinn's betrayal was her being distracted with Chad, and it's likely at the time of that scene that Sage has found out about Chad's gayness and is no longer distracted, making Quinn anxious, though I could be wrong about the timing on that. So there are plenty of good reasons for Quinn's seriousness that are unrelated to her potential jealousy at sharing the MC with Sage if you're on her path.

All this to say, really, that I don't think this is a 'Quinn jealousy' moment like when she discovers you fucking Sage. It's very possible, in fact almost certain in my mind, that the planning scene with Sage and Quinn is going to have two different versions depending on whether you're on Quinn's path or not - just like we've seen with the two variations of Quinn being jealous or not at the party. But Quinn's jealousy won't be the central theme of the planning scene, it'll more likely be Quinn's general anxiety about betraying Sage and being discovered. That's my general feeling right now anyway.

There's a very small chance in my mind that Quinn will be rocking the boat in any way, shape or form during the planning. She'll probably do exactly what Sage says and might even reject the MC if he tries to kiss her or be affectionate to her like he is privately. Again, this is because Quinn has so much on the line with Sage not finding out about her betrayal that she'll probably find it difficult to get into the mood, or doesn't want to reveal just how much she likes the MC in front of Sage.

Anyway, those are my general predictions and feelings about the planning scene. The tl;dr is that the threesome, if it happens at all, will be super hot obviously, but there's just so much hanging over Quinn's head that I'm not really enthusiastic that it'll all go well. Quinn's expression sums up my thoughts as well really. I don't want to damper anyone's hype for the scene because I'm hyped as well but yeah






It's hard to imagine there won't be a Halloween party, DPC has changed his avatar to show Quinn in her costume at least... maybe this episode will have the start of the Halloween party, then a big cliffhanger will happen and the party will finish next episode with the resolution? There just seems to have been so much hype for the party itself I can't imagine that DPC would tease a season finale full of only planning

Oh, man, I can't get enough of your essays, they are amazing.

 

[goldenrule91]

Oh, man, I can't get enough of your essays, they are amazing.

Thanks for being one of the few who even reads them bro

 

[shazba]

Got some time before I need to get ready for work, strap in. Im pulling a shazba



Agreed. The lovey-dovey shit with Sage right now feels weird and im still salty DPC is forcing us into a relationship if we were fine with the FwB arrangement.

She also doesn't take me as the lovey-dovey hand holding type. It's like these heathens are trying to convert her into a red-headed Jill.

Im sitting down as I write this, but I refuse to stand for it.



Someone who cares more than I do can dig out the screenshots, but I just cant agree with this take.

Sage is the type of person willing and able to fuck you in public with zero damns given, at the DIK party (CB'd by Jacob) and at the HOT party. She herself says during her earlier hangouts sex isnt something she puts on a pedestal.

I believe her issue with Chad was more so due to the fact that he basically used her as a beard with zero regard for how she feels. He refuses to kiss her, he refuses to have sex with her, he doesn't care to spend time with her, seemingly the only time he even cared she existed was during big gatherings as arm candy. Meanwhile, he apparently has no issue being sexual with who Sage imagines at this point is Melanie.

I think that in a secure relationship with a dude who clearly desires and respects her, she okay with having a relationship like Elena and John Boy. Every time she's rejected she goes into Hulk mode, I think she's just extremely sensitive to rejection.

This is my prophecy.



Honestly feel the same way bro. Not a single preview of the Halloween party, not a single cluck mentioning the Halloween party, and the very last preview only shows the two people were planning the party with.

I dont have a TARDIS and although I dont think its going to happen in this episode it'd be dumb of me to outright state it wont happen. It could, I just dont think it will all things considered.



Seeing people with this take is weird. She has zero sexual experience, she cant even flirt properly, but people are under the impression she's going to jump out the water like a majestic ass dolphin and fuck you like Lena Paul.

I can see that with Isabella because she's a married(?) grown woman, but with Jill? Nah. Pure copium and wishful thinking. Her first scene will be awkward like Maya's and ill put $$$$$ on that.



Yeah the last few previews have been looking a little off imo. Sage's face in that preview looks terrible and the Pink Rose shot with MC dude's teeth and eyes looks like he's in the middle of morphing into the DC supervillain Metallo.

Hank Henshaw Tremolo.



Being feeling this way for awhile. Always hated that weird wingtip Sage does with her eyes. He needs to Rick Ruben that shit. Less is more.

Women going to bed in full makeup and waking up to sheets that look like a Bob Ross painting. Happy mistakes!

I have to agree with boop's take on Sage and the threesome, I think Sage is a true DIK girl when it comes to sex and would totally be down for most things... but the whole Chad affair has caused her a lot of doubt and I think her self-esteem took a huge hit as well. I personally don't think she has an innate fear of rejection per se, she's like a 10/10 from a rich family so it's unlikely she's been rejected much in her life, but when it does happen - with Chad, and when the MC rejects her advances during the sparring match - she doesn't know how to deal and loses her shit. It's pretty on-point for a spoiled, hot rich girl. Sage sets the terms, Sage gets what she wants, and if you get in Sage's way she'll run you the fuck over. We've seen how vindictive she can be when she gets the MC to spy on Chad and fucks around him with a lot despite clearly being hung up with Chad still (e.g. her at the party in ep 7 when she sees Chad leaving).

So tl;dr on the threesome from Sage's perspective, it's all in good fun and I can't really see participating in a threesome with Sage as damaging the relationship or somehow meaning that she doesn't take the relationship seriously. We have no idea if she's the type of girl to want an exclusive relationship if things get super serious, but I think the evidence of her sexuality points to being okay with a threesome or three.

Also keep in mind that this is all taking place after MC discovers that Chad is gay, so he could have already told Sage about it. That means Sage might have finally let Chad go, regained her full sexual confidence and will finally be the one actual hardcore DIK LI we have in this game Please lord, give us slutty DIK Sage back.

Now as for Quinn in that scene... buckle up nerds

Couple things to keep in mind about about the Quinn/Sage relationship.
1. As far as we know, Quinn has been betraying Sage and running drugs and prostitution behind her back. That will put Quinn on edge around her, especially considering how many things have gone wrong for Quinn's plans and how close she probably is to being discovered.
2. Quinn is intimidated by Sage. Whether it's because of Sage's family background/wealth/connections, or the fact that she knows how competent and intelligent Sage is so she doesn't want her as an enemy, or maybe as a woman because Sage is sexy and more charismatic as a leader. Whatever the reason, Quinn views Sage as a threat, not just for the MC's affection if he happens to be on her path, but in general.
3. Quinn was Sage's daughter. They've undoubtedly done heaps of kinky shit together, just like Riona and Camilla do. It makes perfect sense that if Sage was going to have a threesome with the MC and any other girl, it would be her former daughter Quinn, especially since Sage mentions that Quinn can't stop talking about the MC when he stays at the HOTs house (regardless of whether you're on Quinn's path at that point).

So with those things in mind, it's pretty obvious why Quinn would be on edge in that screenshot and Sage is acting more casual. Probably the only thing that was stopping Sage from discovering Quinn's betrayal was her being distracted with Chad, and it's likely at the time of that scene that Sage has found out about Chad's gayness and is no longer distracted, making Quinn anxious, though I could be wrong about the timing on that. So there are plenty of good reasons for Quinn's seriousness that are unrelated to her potential jealousy at sharing the MC with Sage if you're on her path.

All this to say, really, that I don't think this is a 'Quinn jealousy' moment like when she discovers you fucking Sage. It's very possible, in fact almost certain in my mind, that the planning scene with Sage and Quinn is going to have two different versions depending on whether you're on Quinn's path or not - just like we've seen with the two variations of Quinn being jealous or not at the party. But Quinn's jealousy won't be the central theme of the planning scene, it'll more likely be Quinn's general anxiety about betraying Sage and being discovered. That's my general feeling right now anyway.

There's a very small chance in my mind that Quinn will be rocking the boat in any way, shape or form during the planning. She'll probably do exactly what Sage says and might even reject the MC if he tries to kiss her or be affectionate to her like he is privately. Again, this is because Quinn has so much on the line with Sage not finding out about her betrayal that she'll probably find it difficult to get into the mood, or doesn't want to reveal just how much she likes the MC in front of Sage.

Anyway, those are my general predictions and feelings about the planning scene. The tl;dr is that the threesome, if it happens at all, will be super hot obviously, but there's just so much hanging over Quinn's head that I'm not really enthusiastic that it'll all go well. Quinn's expression sums up my thoughts as well really. I don't want to damper anyone's hype for the scene because I'm hyped as well but yeah






It's hard to imagine there won't be a Halloween party, DPC has changed his avatar to show Quinn in her costume at least... maybe this episode will have the start of the Halloween party, then a big cliffhanger will happen and the party will finish next episode with the resolution? There just seems to have been so much hype for the party itself I can't imagine that DPC would tease a season finale full of only planning

Oh, man, I can't get enough of your essays, they are amazing.

Thanks for being one of the few who even reads them bro

Ok, there's something seriously fucking off here.

We've got boop posting me style responses to multiple posts; goldy posting deep and meaningful character analysis; Osty praising him...

Maybe you guys are new and don't know how things operate around here, but we're just weeks, maybe days away from a release, it's supposed to be fucking bedlam right now, people should be posting inane, debunked theories, guys should be at each other's throats, it's meant to be total carnage.

Please, step up your game people.

 

[DirtyMario]

Please, step up your game people.

Well that's just, like, your opinion man.

It's funny how some of you guys get your panties in a bunch about Sage going soft and at the same time get a semi about Quinn developing feelings for MC. Hypocritical much?

But okay whatevs, more ginger goodness for me I guess. Enjoy your drug peddling prostitution ring mom.

 

[N7]

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Beta testing and proofreading have just started.

As soon as I know a little bit more, I can set a release date.

I'm aiming for a November release for the $25 tier, and that's all I can say at the moment.

If you base your pledge on the release date, please wait until the release date is final.

I know that everyone is excited; you should be, and I am too.

Please, be patient with us during this final phase, and the update will come faster.



Important information regarding patching
I will explain in the section below why I cannot supply a patch for this update.

What this means for v0.8.0 is that everyone will have to download the full game this time.

I haven't forgotten about the $5 patrons waiting for the patch. Anyone who pledges $5 in December 2021 and has pledged at least $15 total on Patreon during this year will get a DM with the links to the full update two weeks after release.

However, there won't be a post for any patch, and I will temporarily remove the $5 tier patch reward on release. When the first patch of Season 3 becomes available, this tier reward will return.



Detailed information
Now, why won't a patch be available?

To make a long story short, I have upgraded Ren'Py to the latest version to enable 64-bit Windows. The upgrade causes patching to be a nightmare, even for an above-average PC user, so I opted out of it this time.

The Ren'Py upgrade made the game run much smoother and become more responsive than before. When I saw the results, it was worth spending extra time to fix the deprecated functionality and issues that came from upgrading. This upgrade will most likely eliminate all weird out-of-memory bugs and remove most lag from your game.

All in all, you will notice the positive effects of upgrading the Ren'Py version. The only downside to upgrading the game to 64-bit is that 32-bit systems aren't supported anymore. Examples of 32-bit OS that won't be supported are Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows XP. That's the future for all Ren'Py games, not just Being a DIK.

Aside from upgrading Ren'Py, I have tested my save transfer system on Steam and tested a temporary new season 3 binary for Steam as well. It all went smoothly, and I am confident that my chosen way to continue developing the game will be feasible for Patreon and Steam.

So, that's very good news for the Being a DIK development in general.



What will happen now?
Testers and proofreader will get the time they need to test and play. I will fix any bugs and typos they find.

This update is big - something they all commented on after their first playthrough - and it will require several playthroughs to explore fully. When they test, they are also working against a checklist that I provide with tasks that need to be tested.

Testing will also cover earlier episodes to find any bugs from the Ren'Py upgrade.

We are working our hardest, but because of the Ren'Py upgrade and the size of the game, there might be new bugs we missed during testing; as always, I appreciate any bug reports players send my way.

Meanwhile, I will perform additional tests and continue to polish the game.

I will also prepare for the distribution of the Patreon version.



What can you as a player do to prepare?
You can ensure that your saves are up to date and that you have saved at the end of the episode 7 update, where the game tells you to save. Yes, your old saves will work without any issues as long as you did this.

You can make sure that you have enough disk space for the update.

The game will be approximately 19 GB when you extract it, meaning that you will need at least 40 GB of free disk space to download the game and extract it.

If you have any questions regarding all of this, I will do my best to answer you in the comment section below.

I apologize for any confusion; I tried my best to make this long text easy to understand.



Preliminary changelog
Here is the preliminary changelog for v0.8.0. It might change slightly as a result of beta testing.

Added Episode 8 that includes:

• 4158 renders
• 24 2D-art pieces
• 358 animations
• 37 songs
• 31 sound effects
• Upgraded Ren'Py version to 7.4.10
• Updated functionality for viewing special renders in the Rewards app.
• Redesigned the game menus.
• Removed the splash screen due to performance issues
• Added a button to manually save persistent data in the Save menu; automatic saving still works as before.
• Fixed a rare bug with Brawler that caused four options that resulted in a miss to show at once.
• Fixed a bug with the math tests that displayed the wrong grade when cheating.
• Fixed a bug with the bar mixing menu in episode 7.
• Fixed a rare bug with the mansion mini-game.
• Fixed cosmetic bugs with the phone.
• Fixed an issue with the "Previously on Being a DIK" section for episode 7.
• Fixed a bug with reaching turn 100 in Triple Tile.
• Fixed an issue where the MC didn't get the right avatar in the Bios app.
• Fixed an issue with Rooster images not being closed with the middle-mouse button on the old phone.
• Fixed an issue where Brandi was named Brian in her dialogue.
• Fixed a Bios issue with Josy.
• Fixed an issue where Madame Rose was misplaced in alphabetical order in the Bios app.
• Fixed an issue where the Madame Rose intro was played after each choice when visiting her using the phone.
• Corrected typos in episode 7

I will post release dates after we have tested the game some more.

DrPinkCake

 

[Marisol114]

This whole thread has become "TL : DR"

I have my F95zone page for 100 posts per page and this shows 1536 pages so far

Some posts take several screens to scroll past, even without embedded pictures. I've gotten to where I rapidly spin the scroll wheel on the mouse or just hold down the arrow key to see if any post is short enough to care about, or anything catches my eye that's not conspiracy theories, waifu-war chest thumping or render bitching. Of the couple hundred games I play (and yes, several are this good as well) - NONE of them generate this much typing, arguing, analysis, or just plain bitching. I will have to say that the waifu-wars on Summer's Gone are WAY worse than here, and the Freudian psychoanalysis on Lessons in Love is way more intense, but for conspiracy theory, convoluted plot theory, Arkansas hillbilly family trees, and fighting - Being a DIK takes the (pink) cake!!

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(All in fun. Love the game. Read the thread (in small doses, quickly)

Legit curious on what 'several games' you would qualify as this good ? Enlighten me, pretty please?

 

[sorco2003]

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Beta testing and proofreading have just started.

As soon as I know a little bit more, I can set a release date.

I'm aiming for a November release for the $25 tier, and that's all I can say at the moment.

If you base your pledge on the release date, please wait until the release date is final.

I know that everyone is excited; you should be, and I am too.

Please, be patient with us during this final phase, and the update will come faster.



Important information regarding patching
I will explain in the section below why I cannot supply a patch for this update.

What this means for v0.8.0 is that everyone will have to download the full game this time.

I haven't forgotten about the $5 patrons waiting for the patch. Anyone who pledges $5 in December 2021 and has pledged at least $15 total on Patreon during this year will get a DM with the links to the full update two weeks after release.

However, there won't be a post for any patch, and I will temporarily remove the $5 tier patch reward on release. When the first patch of Season 3 becomes available, this tier reward will return.



Detailed information
Now, why won't a patch be available?

To make a long story short, I have upgraded Ren'Py to the latest version to enable 64-bit Windows. The upgrade causes patching to be a nightmare, even for an above-average PC user, so I opted out of it this time.

The Ren'Py upgrade made the game run much smoother and become more responsive than before. When I saw the results, it was worth spending extra time to fix the deprecated functionality and issues that came from upgrading. This upgrade will most likely eliminate all weird out-of-memory bugs and remove most lag from your game.

All in all, you will notice the positive effects of upgrading the Ren'Py version. The only downside to upgrading the game to 64-bit is that 32-bit systems aren't supported anymore. Examples of 32-bit OS that won't be supported are Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows XP. That's the future for all Ren'Py games, not just Being a DIK.

Aside from upgrading Ren'Py, I have tested my save transfer system on Steam and tested a temporary new season 3 binary for Steam as well. It all went smoothly, and I am confident that my chosen way to continue developing the game will be feasible for Patreon and Steam.

So, that's very good news for the Being a DIK development in general.



What will happen now?
Testers and proofreader will get the time they need to test and play. I will fix any bugs and typos they find.

This update is big - something they all commented on after their first playthrough - and it will require several playthroughs to explore fully. When they test, they are also working against a checklist that I provide with tasks that need to be tested.

Testing will also cover earlier episodes to find any bugs from the Ren'Py upgrade.

We are working our hardest, but because of the Ren'Py upgrade and the size of the game, there might be new bugs we missed during testing; as always, I appreciate any bug reports players send my way.

Meanwhile, I will perform additional tests and continue to polish the game.

I will also prepare for the distribution of the Patreon version.



What can you as a player do to prepare?
You can ensure that your saves are up to date and that you have saved at the end of the episode 7 update, where the game tells you to save. Yes, your old saves will work without any issues as long as you did this.

You can make sure that you have enough disk space for the update.

The game will be approximately 19 GB when you extract it, meaning that you will need at least 40 GB of free disk space to download the game and extract it.

If you have any questions regarding all of this, I will do my best to answer you in the comment section below.

I apologize for any confusion; I tried my best to make this long text easy to understand.



Preliminary changelog
Here is the preliminary changelog for v0.8.0. It might change slightly as a result of beta testing.

Added Episode 8 that includes:

• 4158 renders
• 24 2D-art pieces
• 358 animations
• 37 songs
• 31 sound effects
• Upgraded Ren'Py version to 7.4.10
• Updated functionality for viewing special renders in the Rewards app.
• Redesigned the game menus.
• Removed the splash screen due to performance issues
• Added a button to manually save persistent data in the Save menu; automatic saving still works as before.
• Fixed a rare bug with Brawler that caused four options that resulted in a miss to show at once.
• Fixed a bug with the math tests that displayed the wrong grade when cheating.
• Fixed a bug with the bar mixing menu in episode 7.
• Fixed a rare bug with the mansion mini-game.
• Fixed cosmetic bugs with the phone.
• Fixed an issue with the "Previously on Being a DIK" section for episode 7.
• Fixed a bug with reaching turn 100 in Triple Tile.
• Fixed an issue where the MC didn't get the right avatar in the Bios app.
• Fixed an issue with Rooster images not being closed with the middle-mouse button on the old phone.
• Fixed an issue where Brandi was named Brian in her dialogue.
• Fixed a Bios issue with Josy.
• Fixed an issue where Madame Rose was misplaced in alphabetical order in the Bios app.
• Fixed an issue where the Madame Rose intro was played after each choice when visiting her using the phone.
• Corrected typos in episode 7

I will post release dates after we have tested the game some more.

DrPinkCake

And we are already in the home stretch. I had a lot of faith in my forecast of a realese on the 12th, but now I think it is more likely on the 19th, and it would not be strange to leave directly on the 26th.
It gives me time at least to create another run that is neater than my main run.

 

[BorgiaBou]

Okay so we'll definitely need a torrent for dis one i don't see the fix for the middle mouse button to not bring up the phone and do what is supposed to do and hide the text...aaaarggggggggg

 

[shazba]

[*]Fixed an issue where the Madame Rose intro was played after each choice when visiting her using the phone.

Now that's funny. I didn't even know you could visit her via the phone. I wonder why?

 

[nyrek]

ok, hope it's next friday. can't wait!

Maybe you guys are new and don't know how things operate around here, but we're just weeks, maybe days away from a release, it's supposed to be fucking bedlam right now, people should be posting inane, debunked theories, guys should be at each other's throats, it's meant to be total carnage.

Please, step up your game people.

ok, let's start this thing

I think MC is his own grandmother

also, screw you shazba, I won't do what you tell me!

 

[anonymoussposter]

Will have to download full 19 gb again
The seethe will be worth to watch specially on update day

 

[Wonder Wolf]

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Beta testing and proofreading have just started.

As soon as I know a little bit more, I can set a release date.

I'm aiming for a November release for the $25 tier, and that's all I can say at the moment.

If you base your pledge on the release date, please wait until the release date is final.

I know that everyone is excited; you should be, and I am too.

Please, be patient with us during this final phase, and the update will come faster.



Important information regarding patching
I will explain in the section below why I cannot supply a patch for this update.

What this means for v0.8.0 is that everyone will have to download the full game this time.

I haven't forgotten about the $5 patrons waiting for the patch. Anyone who pledges $5 in December 2021 and has pledged at least $15 total on Patreon during this year will get a DM with the links to the full update two weeks after release.

However, there won't be a post for any patch, and I will temporarily remove the $5 tier patch reward on release. When the first patch of Season 3 becomes available, this tier reward will return.



Detailed information
Now, why won't a patch be available?

To make a long story short, I have upgraded Ren'Py to the latest version to enable 64-bit Windows. The upgrade causes patching to be a nightmare, even for an above-average PC user, so I opted out of it this time.

The Ren'Py upgrade made the game run much smoother and become more responsive than before. When I saw the results, it was worth spending extra time to fix the deprecated functionality and issues that came from upgrading. This upgrade will most likely eliminate all weird out-of-memory bugs and remove most lag from your game.

All in all, you will notice the positive effects of upgrading the Ren'Py version. The only downside to upgrading the game to 64-bit is that 32-bit systems aren't supported anymore. Examples of 32-bit OS that won't be supported are Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows XP. That's the future for all Ren'Py games, not just Being a DIK.

Aside from upgrading Ren'Py, I have tested my save transfer system on Steam and tested a temporary new season 3 binary for Steam as well. It all went smoothly, and I am confident that my chosen way to continue developing the game will be feasible for Patreon and Steam.

So, that's very good news for the Being a DIK development in general.



What will happen now?
Testers and proofreader will get the time they need to test and play. I will fix any bugs and typos they find.

This update is big - something they all commented on after their first playthrough - and it will require several playthroughs to explore fully. When they test, they are also working against a checklist that I provide with tasks that need to be tested.

Testing will also cover earlier episodes to find any bugs from the Ren'Py upgrade.

We are working our hardest, but because of the Ren'Py upgrade and the size of the game, there might be new bugs we missed during testing; as always, I appreciate any bug reports players send my way.

Meanwhile, I will perform additional tests and continue to polish the game.

I will also prepare for the distribution of the Patreon version.



What can you as a player do to prepare?
You can ensure that your saves are up to date and that you have saved at the end of the episode 7 update, where the game tells you to save. Yes, your old saves will work without any issues as long as you did this.

You can make sure that you have enough disk space for the update.

The game will be approximately 19 GB when you extract it, meaning that you will need at least 40 GB of free disk space to download the game and extract it.

If you have any questions regarding all of this, I will do my best to answer you in the comment section below.

I apologize for any confusion; I tried my best to make this long text easy to understand.



Preliminary changelog
Here is the preliminary changelog for v0.8.0. It might change slightly as a result of beta testing.

Added Episode 8 that includes:

• 4158 renders
• 24 2D-art pieces
• 358 animations
• 37 songs
• 31 sound effects
• Upgraded Ren'Py version to 7.4.10
• Updated functionality for viewing special renders in the Rewards app.
• Redesigned the game menus.
• Removed the splash screen due to performance issues
• Added a button to manually save persistent data in the Save menu; automatic saving still works as before.
• Fixed a rare bug with Brawler that caused four options that resulted in a miss to show at once.
• Fixed a bug with the math tests that displayed the wrong grade when cheating.
• Fixed a bug with the bar mixing menu in episode 7.
• Fixed a rare bug with the mansion mini-game.
• Fixed cosmetic bugs with the phone.
• Fixed an issue with the "Previously on Being a DIK" section for episode 7.
• Fixed a bug with reaching turn 100 in Triple Tile.
• Fixed an issue where the MC didn't get the right avatar in the Bios app.
• Fixed an issue with Rooster images not being closed with the middle-mouse button on the old phone.
• Fixed an issue where Brandi was named Brian in her dialogue.
• Fixed a Bios issue with Josy.
• Fixed an issue where Madame Rose was misplaced in alphabetical order in the Bios app.
• Fixed an issue where the Madame Rose intro was played after each choice when visiting her using the phone.
• Corrected typos in episode 7

I will post release dates after we have tested the game some more.

DrPinkCake

 

[hakuna-matata]

And we are already in the home stretch. I had a lot of faith in my forecast of a realese on the 12th, but now I think it is more likely on the 19th, and it would not be strange to leave directly on the 26th.
It gives me time at least to create another run that is neater than my main run.

I had guessed December. I wasn't too far off.

 

[jackofshadows]

I apologize for any confusion; I tried my best to make this long text easy to understand.

I like how he treats his fans as complete retards - it is always charming.

Testing multiple routes from the start, possible tech issues due to the new engine version (it might be not 100% stable on its own)... yeah, we're looking at the end of the month most likely. I guess anyone who "called surprise helloween release" me included got utterly fucked.

 

[J1215]

Now that's funny. I didn't even know you could visit her via the phone. I wonder why?

If there was a meeting with Madame Rose, then can contact her by phone and meet with her again.

 

[AchedCroissant]

I'm aiming for a November release for the $25 tier and F95 users

Yay guys we di it