Hahn1900

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He’s quite an able programmer so I don’t think bugs would hold him up for to long. The problem is with system upgrades in the past he has upped the amount of content which reduced the benefit. That said it’s hard to judge his true progress this release cycle because he isn’t announcing completed render numbers (which I think is because he knows we at F95 like to use them to forecast release).
Yeah bugs are not a problem for being a dik so far... well, not a major problem. Not even "minor" if some guys would understand that mods are sabotaged by DPC on purpose. Iam playing the game since peisode 3 release and never ever had a single issue with my savegames or anything else i could remember. I mean... some typos here and there, or something like that. But not really "bugs".

The main issue why DPCs seems to take longer and longer now for development, is that he gets distracted by creating unnecessary content for the game. To many complex minigames, which need a decent amount of time to get created and implemented, and of course his "hunger" for animations, especially those pointless animations. I do like many of the animations, and i speak only about animations outside of lewd scenes here. But most of them are really pointless and way to time consuming to create. And DPC is pyling up those animations more and more with each episode, and the upcoming ep 10 will be another new "alltime high" regarding those. You can see this already in the dev reports, at least half of the complex animations are not lew related. And like he discribes it, he is a little more than halfway done with animations for the episode so far...

In the last development shedule for ep9 the animation rendering was the "bottleneck" so to speak, i mean, litteraly the last 8 weeks til release he just waited for the animation rendering queue.

That issue is gone now, due to the hardware upgrade... but now he is working constantly on posing animations to get the queue filled. And you can bet that most of them will not be a thing most players will see more than one time. I dont think its worth it... but... DPC just loves to create this stuff. And he loves to create free roams and minigames... so... yeah, he will do even more stuff like that in the future. And thats why the time he needs to create an episode is increasing.

And iam with you... DPC doesnt post "numbers" for render count that often anymore, and he is doing it on purpose... especially for ep9 there were pretty awesome "forecasts" which was almost on point later on. Of course DPC doesnt want that until he himself know a release window.

Well for a possible release... i hoped for late june or mid-july... of course thats not gonna happen, even august seems to be very optimistic now. So we reached a "regular" dev-shedule of at least 9 months per episode as it seems... i would go for september for now. hopefully iam wron and it will be august or even earlier.
 

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In the last development shedule for ep9 the animation rendering was the "bottleneck" so to speak, i mean, litteraly the last 8 weeks til release he just waited for the animation rendering queue.

That issue is gone now, due to the hardware upgrade...
Well, wouldn't say it is "Gone". 3090 to 4090 can vary from 40%-100% improvement in render times. Depending what you are doing, of course. So instead of a 8 week wait it would be 4 to 5 weeks. Still, may not sound like much. But as a 3d asset guy, myself, that is quite the helluva jump in rendering animations. Just wish I had the moolah to afford such a card.
 

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I noticed this too.... Also what's up with the puzzle box he found when the free furniture arrived? I thought whatever they are looking for is in that, Hidden in plain sight..
Cube at the end of EP8 and at the first 2 phases of the party in EP9:

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Then a crowd enters the MCs room to take a photos, and, later Vinny approaches there and trashing MCs room.
Cube after that:

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If thats not another misdirect and is supposed to be Bianca's mom, wtf happened?

Look at Neil, the lower class with no cosmetics, surgeries and working himself to death, he looks like he barely aged. If thats true, might as well say it right now, the brunette, Vivian(?) is Madame, if the females changed so much :cautious:
I didn't said that it's 100% evidence or that I'm absolutely sure in my thoughts. But some coincidences and facts suggest such thoughts.

We know that Jill met Bianca around or right after Lana's death. They were teenagers and Bianca taught her various "bad things". We have a photo with Jill's house on background twice - on a picnic with Jill, when MC photo shoots her and on MCs mom photo. There are 2 girls and both her best friends. She also spent time with both girls in last diary scene/flashback, when MCs dad tried to invite Lynette to date.

The girl I mentioned is quite similar to Bianca to be her mother. She has red hair, freckles, and similar facial features. Pay attention to necklace, too. Yes, it could be just DAZ assets reuse, but I don't think it's the case here. At least, not on very non-random characters. Then, ask yourself the question - who photographed these three?

And finally... some people get old "like whisky" and some "like milk" (c) Derek. You get what I mean.
Not everyone is lucky enough to look like Bella, Jade or Cathy at the age of 40. In addition, she may well be older, no one gave guarantees that Lynette's friend should be the same age as her, she may be 5-10 years older. We have a similar case with Bella and Jill with a difference of 15-16 years.

Points for MC potential father:

- plaid jacket, it could be assets reuse again, but pay attention to whole EP5 preps party, he was the one in such jacket;
- he looks like the oldest dude in whole party (besides one backroung "sprite" 2D character, which obviously can't play any role in story), with rough estimate he could be closer to 60yo at the moment or a bit less. Taking in mind 18yo limitation the lowest is 18+18+18 with adding about 2 years for pregnancies (first - Lynette, second - MC) and more realistic is 20+20+20. So knowing that MC dad is a rich man, he looks quite well for 58-60yo;
- there are several scenes where he precisely staring at MC;
- preps party was in EP5, while MC already got message from dad, that he received an important mail and he back to home in EP6, right after the party;

Points for Jill potential father:

- we know that he is abusing alcohol;
- Sage & Arieth was false targets;
- the guy was the most drunk one on the party (Gordon and Christian noted that);
- Gordon and Christian was proud that they had a talk with him, and hoped that he would remember them;
- pay attention to the wedding ring on his finger;
- Tybalt noted how important this party and the guests at it were (who can be more important that Royce and some similar persons);
- possible MC family & Jill family connections (if both predictions are correct) are also plays quite well in this case, because "MC dad" had a talk with "Jill dad" and another red hair dude.

Bonus:

If we fail mansion repairs or we don't have time to earn enough to order windows (minigames on, otherwise if DIK's RP is lower than 5 and/or MC won hell week & accepted Pink-Rose VIP pass), then Rusty sells his car. Check out the dude, do you recognize him?

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Well, wouldn't say it is "Gone". 3090 to 4090 can vary from 40%-100% improvement in render times. Depending what you are doing, of course. So instead of a 8 week wait it would be 4 to 5 weeks. Still, may not sound like much. But as a 3d asset guy, myself, that is quite the helluva jump in rendering animations. Just wish I had the moolah to afford such a card.
Well DPC already reported back regarding that... i mean he was running in an empty render queue already more than once. So instead of waiting now for the rendering itself, we are waiting that DPC is posing the animations... its just... well, we are waiting for something else now ;) But must be a good feeling for him to see that his slaves can manage the rendering process at the same pace like he can post render and animations. But with that comes the "urge" do post even more of them as we can see...

At the beginning of the development he wanted to aim for a lower count of animations and renders, and now it looks like he will top the count of ep 9 regarding both. He got addicted i would say in posing animations... good news though, he is enjoying the development. During ep 7 and 8 he was a little "burned" out. needed a break even... But he managed to release ep 7 and 8 in 5-6 months... maybe he needed a different work flow and the 8-9 months shedule is "healthier" for him. I dont like this long wait one bit... but has to say, better wait 2-3 months longer than seeing and abandoned tag someday.
 

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After playing multiple routes in this game, episode 9 left me with a lot of questions.

  1. Will STD's be a game factor considering in Jill's path she and the mc got tested?

  2. What do you guys think Sage's proposal was to the MC in her route, the trying new things? All I can think of is she wants to have a threesome with either a guy or a girl based on the threesome with Quinn if you went down that path.

  3. if it was a girl, who do you guys think would it be? and if its a guy, well, who do you guys think it will be?

  4. On Maya and Josy's path, especially after the drinking game, is there a possibility that you would get a foursome with either Jill or Sage?

  5. Do you think Tommy will get pissed and beat the shit out of the MC in Maya and Josy's path or are Maya and Josy gonna use the excuse that Maya fucked Josy therefore cancelling out Tommy's fear of a guy fucking his sister since it was a girl who scored her?

  6. In Isabelle's ending there was an emphasis on Nick being shocked, is there a possibility that whoever Isabelle's husband is was related to Nick somehow? or are they probably close.

  7. Who do you guys think placed the camera in Derek's room, or was it always there. Considering how Shady Mr. Burke is

  8. Is it possible that Jill and the MC are related or at the most have family connections, considering the fact that Jill's old home is in the photo where the MC's mom is

  9. How to move on or what to play next after playing BADIK, cause I'm now scared that whatever game i play will be subpar because this game is way too fucking good.

  10. Who is best girl? (for me its josy and maya but to be honest, all the girls in BADIK have different flavors of romance)
  1. I'm hoping the STD testing plot existed in Jill's path because it makes sense, not because of some future syphilis scare. I think the mc getting an STD will alienate just about everyone. I don't want my mc contacting any of the following:
    • Chlamydia
    • Genital herpes
    • Gonorrhea
    • HIV
    • HPV
    • Pubic lice
    • Syphilis
    • Trichomoniasis
  2. Hopefully she'll be up for a little bit f BDSM, her face when the mc was spanking her was just the beginning (she plays that naughty girl getting spanked role perfectly):
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  3. She'll be bringing Josy back for sure, she even made out with her in front of Bella. :sneaky: Maya too, since she knows the mc and Maya have already fucked.

  4. Since threesomes have become quite common, surely a few foursomes are on the table (we've already had 1 foursome under the table :sneaky: - not areal foursome, but a three girl footjob at least)

  5. If Tommy says anything, the mc will hopefully put him in his place now. But it's not like the mc is gonna rub his nose in it, which is what Tommy is worried about. But then again... That scene where the mc sends Oscar packing after he's a cunt to Josy, when Tommy asks what happen and the mc tells him, he leaves to go after Oscar... It comes across like he's being protective after all:
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    Looks like Tommy's about to go take care of business. We may not be seeing Oscar again! :eek:

  6. Nick was shocked because the mc was fucking Isabella, the big-titted teacher from college, that's all.

  7. Burke or Vinny. Vinny's looking for something and Burke is just shady.

  8. No relation. It's more likely that Jill's friend Bianca is related to Lynette's friend (can't remember her name, but they have the same pendant and red hair and shit - actually I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about, but Jill and the mc are not related).

  9. Play any of the games in my signature. I'm not going to mention them in this message since that's frowned upon.

  10. If it was applicable to the real world, Josy hands down, but from a game perspective, Quinn all the way!
 

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If you’re on Sages branch and tell Quinn in the kitchen, she spits it, telling the mc he was just another fuck for her, then she storms out. Is she jealous? Or is she just annoyed her fucktoy is unavailable?
She is the jealous type or so she appears. Jealousy and insecurity are often two sides of the same coin. And she actually is an insecure girl, as can be noticed, for example, during the meeting the MC, Sage and her have to discuss the preparations for the Halloween party (guys, I'm speaking only about the discussion they have, not about the optional threesome at the end). She also lacks feeling loved as you can notice by observing her in some interactions with the MC. But ultimately she also gets a real liking for the MC. That is why she is really hurt in that scene you mention in the kitchen of the DIKs' mansion.

But if you’re on the others branch, and the mc is close with Quinn, she challenges him to keep his dick in his pants during the Halloween party but doesn’t even give a shit if he fails (of course he fails, how could he not fail!), he still ends up spending the night with her.
OK. I'll state the obvious here. That only speaks about your personal approach. Not failing at her challenge is as easy as the player really wanting to rise to her challenge.

And on top of that, she’s lowering her guard with him regularly, breaking her own rules: Sleepovers, kissing in public, PDA at the HOTs party.

So, will there be a time when Quinn doesn’t want the mc fucking other girls?
She'd like that, for sure. But there are reasons for her to not want to go that way. That is not to say that it will not happen. In fact, as her fan, I'd like it to occur eventually. Only the doc knows, though. We'll eventually see what happens.
 

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But if you’re on the others branch, and the mc is close with Quinn, she challenges him to keep his dick in his pants during the Halloween party but doesn’t even give a shit if he fails (of course he fails, how could he not fail!), he still ends up spending the night with her.
I can say fuckface can go the party keeping his dick in his pants and you can tell when you do her reaction is different than when you do fail. It leads to a different interaction. I made sure on one play I did accomplish it because I feel Quinn might develop into a real LI or at least lead down another path. Similar to Riona and if you develop a relationship with her and you have the interaction with the "stalker" at the party. I have said it before Quinn is broken and her interactions with Fuckface is making her realize things can be different... plus her story has the most mystery, drama, and action so I def want a save file where she is my "main".
 

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She is the jealous type or so she appears. Jealousy and insecurity are often two sides of the same coin. And she actually is an insecure girl, as can be noticed, for example, during the meeting the MC, Sage and her have to discuss the preparations for the Halloween party (guys, I'm speaking only about the discussion they have, not about the optional threesome at the end). She also lacks feeling loved as you can notice by observing her in some interactions with the MC. But ultimately she also gets a real liking for the MC. That is why she is really hurt in that scene you mention in the kitchen of the DIKs' mansion.


OK. I'll state the obvious here. That only speaks about your personal approach. Not failing at her challenge is as easy as the player really wanting to rise to her challenge.


She'd like that, for sure. But there are reasons for her to not want to go that way. That is not to say that it will not happen. In fact, as her fan, I'd like it to occur eventually. Only the doc knows, though. We'll eventually see what happens.
I get the same vibe as you do, apparently.

Don't forget about the glare Quinn shoots a flirting Rio during the Sage break up lunch. Or, during the Quinn hang out, her comment about not fucking Rio yet.

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Boo to you good sir I can't break them up they love each other I am not messing with that (Well more than I have by asking them to be a part of their relationship anyway)
These things may be out of our control. I hope you are keeping your relationship balanced, I completely failed at keeping it balanced.
 
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Don't forget about the glare Quinn shoots a flirting Rio during the Sage break up lunch.

7thOmen
I understood that glare more like a "Rio, we are fucked. WTF are you so joyful?" kind of thing. Remember that the scene at the cafeteria happens exactly the day after Quinn's been mugged. In fact, we get to see another scene with Quinn and Riona speaking about that incident and their current business issues not long after that one at the cafeteria.
 

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These things may be out of our control. I hope you are keeping your relationship balanced, I completely failed at keeping it balanced.
Yeah i had to restart the game when i had sex with one more that the other
I didn't even realize until they talked about it in episode 9 so now I'm going to be very careful
Throughout the rest of the game I have to keep the throuple alive.
 
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Just wanna know but why are so many people insistent that by the end of the game, The MC (or as i like to call him Fuckface "Tremolo" Miller) will have to choose one and only one girl between the Josy and Maya in their path. Idk for me, it's definitely possible to have them both by the end of game assuming you spend enough equal time with them and not cheat or be a manwhore also.

Based from my own personal experience, what I've been told and a few people I know, it's an accurate enough portrayal of what's it like to be in a polyamorous relationship (although I'm till a bit iffy whether or not this is a V or Triad type considering the MC's dynamic between the two). I say to some degree its realistic since it showed how awkward it would be for people to find out about the relationship and how hard the spending equal time with each other is. However, it's quite endearing that the MC went above and beyond to ensure that both Maya and Josy also have time alone together which is something polymerous people do. I will admit, it's definitely harder to navigate due to social norms but it can work.

So like are people against it because they want something more traditional like only having one girl (either because it feels more right or they just prefer one or the other) or they don't believe it's plausible altogether since the concept of a throuple is too much of a fantasy? (even tho I think it's not, just really rare). Just wanna know people's opinions.

As another thought, what time period does this game take place in? is it around the early 2010's or late 2010's. Cause from my knowledge, it would be the right time period where relationships like this are still "shunned" or considered taboo compared to how stuff like this are more socially accepted nowadays. Plus the amount of information you can read on it in the internet.

I'm also aware that DPC's last game of "Acting Lessons" and its contents may be a factor too why people don't see the throuple likely happening. Just wanna mention a food for thought since well... based on the narrative direction BADIK is going so far, It's written with the structure of "how are actions shape out future" unlike in Acting Lessons where the structure was written as "how do we respond to actions are beyond are control and how does that shape us".

Before I forget, I don't mind people wanting to choose Maya and MC only or Josy and MC only. Im just curious about the hate surrounding the Maya, Josy and MC.
 

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Assuming you play the right choices, Quinn has it worse than a teenager with a scrapbook full of pictures of their crush surrounded by hearts doodles. The question isn't whether she wants to be with the MC. It's whether she self-destructs due to her trust issues or not.
 
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