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

[felicemastronzo]

There's still a couple of previews to go, perhaps we'll get a Quinn preview still, but DPC tends to not release many previews of a route that can get easily spoiled, for EP7 everything was kinda peachy with Bella so we got a tennis and a hangout preview and even got a rooster post on twitter, then on EP8 in retrospective it was kinda hard not to spoil her route with previews so we only got the one.

I don't remember an episode where Quinn didn't have a preview, so if it becomes reality this time, perhaps we're in for a interesting time with her plot's progression.

Also, DPC seems to be giving similar amounts of attention to all the main LIs this time, so maybe we'll get another Maya and Josy and another Bella preview.

this round DPC expressly asked the patreons what kind of previews they wanted, and the patreons did not want too many spoilers...

in fact the choice of previews has been quite bizarre

one is practically the scene following the closing interlude
the 2 of Sage are clearly of the same sequence, at game level they will be 3 minutes apart...
and even Maya and Josy's seem to be set in the same place

until now it was DPC who played with what to show or not, now he has put more power in the hands of the patreons, who are the ones who wanted to lick Madame's pussy... just saying

 

[Oliver Wendell Homely]

Trivia note: The Japanese symbols on the tattoo apparently represent Wisdom, Happiness, and Peace. I don't expect that to have any significant meaning, though.
[/QUOTE]
Nice detective work. However, a nitpick: those characters may exist in Japanese, but they originate in Chinese. 智 (pronounced "zhì" in Mandarin) is intelligence or wisdom. 福 (pronounced "fú") means good fortune, happiness, good luck. And 平 （pronounced "píng") does mean peace, but more commonly means level or even. It is used commonly with another word，和，to mean peace (和平). 和 on its own can also mean peace.

 

[InkAndSaliva]

Does anyone have a personal preference for the DIK brothers? Who do you respect and who would you like to expel from the mansion. Maybe one of them causes a burning hatred?

Despite how it might sound in some of my descriptions, I like all the DiK's, DPC does a good job of making them feel like a brotherhood. My tastes/opinions seem to differ to the general consensus here in some pretty important ways though. If I have to rank them:

8. Leon. He hasn't really made too much of a strong impression compared to the rest of them outside of his relationship with Jamie, but there's nothing to dislike here either. Their interactions are pretty funny.
7. Rusty. He's nice and supportive of the rest of the DiKs, but he's also quite privileged and irresponsible (which he's obviously attempting to work on). Nice guy, but I don't particularly rate him as a leader - at least he doesn't have an ego about his position, and is willing to delegate responsibilities to the MC when he sees his worth.
6. Tommy. We all know what he's like, but he's a more interesting character than Leon and Rusty to me so it gave him a little bit of an edge to escape last place, I always enjoy a good redemption story, and I appreciated that he's making the effort to fix his mistakes as a 'father'.
5. Nick. Obvious, obvious choice for the traitor, really weird that his room was unscathed, but he's nice, and his strong relationship with Vinny is an intriguing plot thread that's clearly growing in relevance.
4. Derek. He's a a loyal bro and I love our interactions with him as a friend. But I'm a "pussy" by this thread's standards and the eye-rolling feminist scenes are my only complaint with this game, and unfortunately for Derek, he's at the centre of most of them. As a trans woman, he almost dropped to the bottom rank immediately in that scene, but he's super supportive of his sister's queerness, so I'm putting it down to ignorance and stubborness and not malice.
3. Jamie. Like Leon, he's a fairly thin character, but I really appreciate his softer side. I hope he and Dany end up happy, because I totally supported him getting with her.
2. John Boy. Also one of the thinner side members that hasn't gotten too much focus, but he and Elena are cute together. Would absolutely be down for a threesome.
1. Jacob. Repeatedly backs up the MC in ways that he doesn't need to, has all the benefits of the nicer DiK's, with one major upside: he's fucking hot. Like, the hottest guy in this game by a country mile. Makes me want a fem protag mod/remake with him as a romance option.

 

[inevitableandinfinity8]

Hey, bro! I agree with most of what you wrote, although there are some things we don't agree on at all. I won't gradate all DIKs and will only write about my favorites:
1) Derek
What can I add? The best bro ever, the street smart and cunning trickster and Sir Lord Earl Grey. I don't know why some people thought he was stupid. He's not the sharpest in the shed in terms of studying, but his street smarts let him know right away that something was going on at this college, even when he hadn't met anyone yet.

2) Tommy
Үeah, not the most obvious candidate. Certainly he's an irresponsible lazy asshole, a bully and a hedonist who doesn't give a shit about his own established traditions, as long as it doesn't allow him to make fun of anyone. But somehow he got to me and I still like him for his openness, straightforwardness and lack of that snowflake bullshit that unfortunately Tremolo sometimes suffers from. And DIK's definitely needs him as a party planner, because he knows how to party and his explosive energy is just right for that. I'm also something between Tommy and Jamie myself, which is probably why too. As for the power struggle, I definitely see it in the future and let's be honest, Tremolo deserves the VP spot and then President much more than Tommy does. He has natural leadership qualities and is learning to take responsibility as the story progresses. But hopefully this struggle won't hurt DIK's, because the fraternity has only just recovered.

3) Rusty
I agree that he's actually a good leader. Not very good at organizing, but pretty good at leading people and distributing responsibility among them. I also like him as a person. Empathetic, friendly, social, laid back, but not a crazy party monster like Tommy. And they complement each other in their roles.

4) Jacob
One of the most gifted and probably the most loyal DIK. Very communicative and friendly and generally has one of the nicest characters in frat. Always a pleasure to see the dialogues and scenes with him and wish he had gotten a little more exposure and attention.

5) John Boy
A beacon of positivity and cheer in the frat and his everlasting cook. He's also a little short on screen time because he would definitely be one of the better bros after Derek. And I agree, their relationship with Elena is a solid sample. Thankfully, they're willing to share their wisdom and experience with Tremolo, which will help us with Sage's relationship, hopefully.

6) Jamie
The third gifted man in the gang after Jacob and Tremolo. Too soft to his own misfortune, but overall a sweet guy who is willing to give his all to work for the good of the frat if the situation demands it, for which you can definitely add points to him. Hopefully he can finally break up with his feminist toad and bang some HOT chick.

1.Derek : He is not really a good friend if look in details, Everything you(MC) say to derek reach to all ears in collage specially his F. Sister. "That is worse traits in friend."

2.Tommy : Almost agree but I also like to add he do care about dik even if it's less then his comfort. His burst out at cathy and rusty situation . . . or I might be over thinking. I would like to add more because of his character because he is really important but that will be to much to write .

3. Rusty : Not a really good leader. Because of HIS BS LEADERSHIP TOMMY ALMOST FUK UP DIKS FUTURE MORE THEN 2 TIMES and Tommy override rusty in overall all (But that's doesn't mean he don't have capability to make decision ). Yet it's true, he is really good person at personal and social level.

4. Jacob : Agreed

5. John Boy : Way better then derek for decision making, loyal to diks. His importance in diks and girls is really a great play but I am not sure for mc and sage will be much effected by him.

6. Jamie : Sweet, Innocent, easily manipulated, easy to throw around so not a good personality in diks because he really lacks masculinity and that is not good for Diks but i am not saying he is not a good person because he is.

who wanted to lick Madame's pussy... just saying

 

[NebulousShooter]

Just like he did with Quinn (a boo-boo nose and some sappy music is all it took, then a bit of broccoli and they were hopelessly entangled in the spider's web).

While I never really hated her, I admit, a boo-boo nose and the sappy music is all it took to make me care about her. (..and the family backstory). Before that she was a fun side piece, after EP6 she became the 2nd most interesting character arc, after Bella's.

until now it was DPC who played with what to show or not, now he has put more power in the hands of the patreons, who are the ones who wanted to lick Madame's pussy... just saying

Spoiler: Just for you <3

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[DarkKiller]

this round DPC expressly asked the patreons what kind of previews they wanted, and the patreons did not want too many spoilers...

in fact the choice of previews has been quite bizarre

one is practically the scene following the closing interlude
the 2 of Sage are clearly of the same sequence, at game level they will be 3 minutes apart...
and even Maya and Josy's seem to be set in the same place

until now it was DPC who played with what to show or not, now he has put more power in the hands of the patreons, who are the ones who wanted to lick Madame's pussy... just saying

And then he drops a "bomb" like Jill's one, it's hard to think that he didn't expect people to find the asset he used, but everyone makes mistakes.
And personally I prefer previews like that, getting little bits of story here and there, they give more "life" to the discussions surrounding the episode and it helps with the long wait. Boring "costume revealing" previews do nothing to me tbh.

 

[felicemastronzo]

And then he drops a "bomb" like Jill's one, it's hard to think that he didn't expect people to find the asset he used, but everyone makes mistakes.
And personally I prefer previews like that, getting little bits of story here and there, they give more "life" to the discussions surrounding the episode and it helps with the long wait. Boring "costume revealing" previews do nothing to me tbh.

that will have been posted by the wife of DPC....
the one with the trousers at home

 

[NebulousShooter]

Ok, what is the most likely scenario, making a housewife out of Quinn, or an anal queen out of Jill?

 

[felicemastronzo]

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While I never really hated her, I admit, a boo-boo nose and the sappy music is all it took to make me care about her. (..and the family backstory). Before that she was a fun side piece, after EP6 she became the 2nd most interesting character arc, after Bella's.

Spoiler: Just for you <3

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the biggest mystery of BADIK is why DPC felt it necessary to allow us to upgrade the portfolio just to be able to afford Madame.

the worst investment since my gym membership

 

[JETracktor]

1. Jacob. Repeatedly backs up the MC in ways that he doesn't need to, has all the benefits of the nicer DiK's, with one major upside: he's fucking hot. Like, the hottest guy in this game by a country mile. Makes me want a fem protag mod/remake with him as a romance option.

 

[InkAndSaliva]

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I see the issue: you think the other guys are hotter. Don't worry, there's more than enough to go around.

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

John Boy: in the end the only balanced one with the "big brother" attitude. always quiet, never carried away by impulses.

Jacob: if it weren't for the embarrassment at the HOTs' party he might have been in first place, but hiding in the hallway leaving the dirty work completely in MC's hands is really pusillanimous. and I want to forgive him for the half-sentences about Sage's parents, for that I only blame DPC.

Jam Jam: he has only one flaw, he has absolutely nothing to do with DIKs, he is the least DIK of all DIKs

Rusty: leader of the DIKs only because he pays the bills, a spoiled man without a shadow of a doubt, but at least good-hearted. the only leader trait he has is the ability to mediate, to always seek compromise between different positions without leaving anyone excluded. otherwise without MC the DIKs would already no longer exist and without Rusty's father's money they simply would never have existed.

Derek: I am generous, I put him in the middle of the ranking, because in the end if you are not interested in Maya he is a funny clown, with no sense of proportion, but who if you see him once a week also keeps you amused. on the other hand if you somehow care about Maya he is the most direct obstacle, more than Patrick who despite the key is less intrusive than Derek. Jill once unintentionally blocks us with Bella and we still insult her, he does it repeatedly, at every opportunity, with Maya and we tell him "Ehy Bro!!!"... double standards...

Tommy: he has so many flaws, but in the end he is the only one who cares about the DIKs if not as people at least as a fraternity, for the others it is little more than a hiding place (in the end the DIKs are the losers of the BR, neither rich, nor strong, nor smart). he does care, he wants them to be respected

Nick: like Jam Jam completely a foreign body to the DIKs, the others fuck, he studies, the others yell, he asks politely. negative compared to Jam Jam he has this suspicion hovering over him. he may not be the traitor, but that is the impression DPC gives of him.

Leon: if he were not Jam Jam's friend, bromance, he would be completely transparent. of positive that he at least likes to have fun.

Yes, I agree that Jamie needs to grow his own balls. Ask Dani to fuck herself and eat her fucking rabbit.
I'm sure DIKs would have continued without Tremolo. But it would be very difficult and it would take six months or more to recover. Rusty had some kind of back up plan, we remember that in Episode 8. I guess it was taking out a loan from the bank.
Or maybe selling his expensive sport car. The MC is not the center of the universe and life will not stop without it. But everything will be different.
Now the point with which I don't agree. Derek. He gets in the way more than Patrick, seriously? This maniac terrorizes and blackmails his own daughter. Patrick is slowly but steadily destroying her mental health. Really, if we don't find a way to stop him, Maya would end up in an asylum or commit suicide.
Derek is very overprotective when it comes to his sister. Yes, he attacks the MC if you are on the Maya path, but why?
The reason is their family situation. Derek sees that Maya is suffering because of Patrick, he knows about the situation with Josy and then MC appears and creates even more problems for Maya. Derek knows MC has a side relationship until he finds out it's Josy.
Look at the situation from his point of view. Derek doesn't want his sister to get hurt again. I even respect him for how he treats his sister, protecting her, covering her up and always supporting her. I look at many families with several children and at least a third of them had such a close relationship as these two. Close in the normal sense. In their relationship, we can see the main title of the game "Family comes first." They are a real family, and Patrick doen't deserve this title and should go to a jail.

Oh, I remembered something about Leon. He did all the dirty work during Hell Week while Jamie was a chicken. So Leon has DIK affinity, I was a bit wrong.

 

[felicemastronzo]

Yes, I agree that Jamie needs to grow his own balls. Ask Dani to fuck herself and eat her fucking rabbit.
I'm sure DIKs would have continued without Tremolo. But it would be very difficult and it would take six months or more to recover. Rusty had some kind of back up plan, we remember that in Episode 8. I guess it was taking out a loan from the bank.
Or maybe selling his expensive sport car. The MC is not the center of the universe and life will not stop without it. But everything will be different.
Now the point with which I don't agree. Derek. He gets in the way more than Patrick, seriously? This maniac terrorizes and blackmails his own daughter. Patrick is slowly but steadily destroying her mental health. Really, if we don't find a way to stop him, Maya would end up in an asylum or commit suicide.
Derek is very overprotective when it comes to his sister. Yes, he attacks the MC if you are on the Maya path, but why?
The reason is their family situation. Derek sees that Maya is suffering because of Patrick, he knows about the situation with Josy and then MC appears and creates even more problems for Maya. Derek knows MC has a side relationship until he finds out it's Josy.
Look at the situation from his point of view. Derek doesn't want his sister to get hurt again. I even respect him for how he treats his sister, protecting her, covering her up and always supporting her. I look at many families with several children and at least a third of them had such a close relationship as these two. Close in the normal sense. In their relationship, we can see the main title of the game "Family comes first." They are a real family, and Patrick doen't deserve this title and should go to a jail.

Oh, I remembered something about Leon. He did all the dirty work during Hell Week while Jamie was a chicken. So Leon has DIK affinity, I was a bit wrong.

from an extremely cynical point of view:

at what juncture is Patrick an obstacle to the relationship with Maya?

Without the loan problem Maya would not even have a reason to deepen her friendship with MC and see if she could like boys.
without Patrick at the first movie on the bed Maya would have told MC that she was engaged to Josy who would soon join her at BR. and it would have all ended there.

instead "bro" Derek is constantly a hindrance, after forcing Maya to host MC he reacts worriedly to any hint of a relationship between the two (ok, that's humanly forgivable). but afterwards he personally intervenes to stop the cuddling between Maya and MC, because as he later explains he was also fine with MC not knowing anything, but he couldn't stand the idea of Maya cheating on Josy. he never encourages their relationship. and then when MC could finally enjoy a moment with his girls he thinks it's a good idea to forcibly infiltrate the very sad party at the water park

then of course Patrick is a morally negative character while Derek isn't. mine was clearly a provocation, but the only thing Derek does in favour of the relationship with Maya is forcing her to host MC (knowing that his sister was interested in the girls and at the time "engaged" which already doesn't seem like much of a gift), but at the back I don't think he would do that either


on the fate of the DIKs: eventually selling his car Rusty pays for the windows... I'd say the back up plan must have really sucked
it's Rusty's last year, if the DIKS didn't get back on their feet immediately they would never have done it again, they didn't have six months

 

[NebulousShooter]

Rusty sells his roadster, so more or less delaying the inevitable.

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

1. Jacob. Repeatedly backs up the MC in ways that he doesn't need to, has all the benefits of the nicer DiK's, with one major upside: he's fucking hot. Like, the hottest guy in this game by a country mile. Makes me want a fem protag mod/remake with him as a romance option.

Female protagonist + mention of interracial. After that, the real nightmare usually begins in the comments.

 

[InkAndSaliva]

Female protagonist + mention of interracial. After that, the real nightmare usually begins in the comments.

Oh really? Shame, you'd think people on a porn site wouldn't be judgemental of other's sexual tastes

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

from an extremely cynical point of view:

at what juncture is Patrick an obstacle to the relationship with Maya?

Without the loan problem Maya would not even have a reason to deepen her friendship with MC and see if she could like boys.
without Patrick at the first movie on the bed Maya would have told MC that she was engaged to Josy who would soon join her at BR. and it would have all ended there.

instead "bro" Derek is constantly a hindrance, after forcing Maya to host MC he reacts worriedly to any hint of a relationship between the two (ok, that's humanly forgivable). but afterwards he personally intervenes to stop the cuddling between Maya and MC, because as he later explains he was also fine with MC not knowing anything, but he couldn't stand the idea of Maya cheating on Josy. he never encourages their relationship. and then when MC could finally enjoy a moment with his girls he thinks it's a good idea to forcibly infiltrate the very sad party at the water park

then of course Patrick is a morally negative character while Derek isn't. mine was clearly a provocation, but the only thing Derek does in favour of the relationship with Maya is forcing her to host MC (knowing that his sister was interested in the girls and at the time "engaged" which already doesn't seem like much of a gift), but at the back I don't think he would do that either


on the fate of the DIKs: eventually selling his car Rusty pays for the windows... I'd say the back up plan must have really sucked
it's Rusty's last year, if the DIKS didn't get back on their feet immediately they would never have done it again, they didn't have six months

Patrick interferes with Maya and Josy relationship. And does it in a terrible way, not to mention credit fraud is a crime. Remember Maya saying she's going to be fucked financially for the rest of her life? I think in the thread, if there are people who have had problems with credit, they will tell you how bad it is.
I want to go a little deeper into psychology to show the differences between Derek and Patrick.
Patrick's motivation: religious fundamentalism (how I hate religious people, damn) the desire to control the life of another person. It's likely due to his complexes, the lust for power and the tyranny of the little man.
Derek's motivation is to protect his sister from pain because he loves her. Also a feeling of discomfort.
About discomfort. I think that I get the main trump card. Imagine that you have a friend whom you see every day, communicate with him all the time, live under the same roof. And you have a sister. So, this friend of yours is fucking your sister. You shake his hand, this hand was in your sister's pussy a couple of hours ago. For many people, this can be very uncomfortable.

Another difference between Patrick and Derek. Patrick terrorizes his daughter, not allowing her to be with the one she loves.
Derek doesn't terrorize his sister...he's more of a friendly warning to the MC and says he's not comfortable with it. Yes, his paranoia once took over at the water park and we got a funny, hilarious scene in the store. I just laughed at that moment.
"WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO MY PERVERT SISTER! DO NOT SELL HIM CONDOMS!"

Oh really? Shame, you'd think people on a porn site wouldn't be judgemental of other's sexual tastes

Think? I saw it. Recently a new college game like BaDIK has been released. The main character is a black guy. There was so much shitstorm there, like it was a far-right rally. Really weird people.

 

[NebulousShooter]

Oh really? Shame, you'd think people on a porn site wouldn't be judgemental of other's sexual tastes

Judgmental? More like full on flame wars, with death treats and all if their specific deviation is not getting catered. Its probably one of the weirdest, touchiest 'fanbases' I've ever been part of.

But the users responding to you were just memeing.

 

[larry6969]

Patrick interferes with Maya and Josy relationship. And does it in a terrible way, not to mention credit fraud is a crime. Remember Maya saying she's going to be fucked financially for the rest of her life? I think in the thread, if there are people who have had problems with credit, they will tell you how bad it is.
I want to go a little deeper into psychology to show the differences between Derek and Patrick.
Patrick's motivation: religious fundamentalism (how I hate religious people, damn) the desire to control the life of another person. It's likely due to his complexes, the lust for power and the tyranny of the little man.
Derek's motivation is to protect his sister from pain because he loves her. Also a feeling of discomfort.
About discomfort. I think that I get the main trump card. Imagine that you have a friend whom you see every day, communicate with him all the time, live under the same roof. And you have a sister. So, this friend of yours is fucking your sister. You shake his hand, this hand was in your sister's pussy a couple of hours ago. For many people, this can be very uncomfortable.

Another difference between Patrick and Derek. Patrick terrorizes his daughter, not allowing her to be with the one she loves.
Derek doesn't terrorize his sister...he's more of a friendly warning to the MC and says he's not comfortable with it. Yes, his paranoia once took over at the water park and we got a funny, hilarious scene in the store. I just laughed at that moment.
"WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO MY PERVERT SISTER! DO NOT SELL HIM CONDOMS!"


Think? I saw it. Recently a new college game like BaDIK has been released. The main character is a black guy. There was so much shitstorm there, like it was a far-right rally. Really weird people.

Oh man that sounds awful, wow! What game was it? Like specifically? I'd like to... uhh... give a good debate

 

[felicemastronzo]

Patrick interferes with Maya and Josy relationship. And does it in a terrible way, not to mention credit fraud is a crime. Remember Maya saying she's going to be fucked financially for the rest of her life? I think in the thread, if there are people who have had problems with credit, they will tell you how bad it is.
I want to go a little deeper into psychology to show the differences between Derek and Patrick.
Patrick's motivation: religious fundamentalism (how I hate religious people, damn) the desire to control the life of another person. It's likely due to his complexes, the lust for power and the tyranny of the little man.
Derek's motivation is to protect his sister from pain because he loves her. Also a feeling of discomfort.
About discomfort. I think that I get the main trump card. Imagine that you have a friend whom you see every day, communicate with him all the time, live under the same roof. And you have a sister. So, this friend of yours is fucking your sister. You shake his hand, this hand was in your sister's pussy a couple of hours ago. For many people, this can be very uncomfortable.

Another difference between Patrick and Derek. Patrick terrorizes his daughter, not allowing her to be with the one she loves.
Derek doesn't terrorize his sister...he's more of a friendly warning to the MC and says he's not comfortable with it. Yes, his paranoia once took over at the water park and we got a funny, hilarious scene in the store. I just laughed at that moment.
"WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO MY PERVERT SISTER! DO NOT SELL HIM CONDOMS!"


Think? I saw it. Recently a new college game like BaDIK has been released. The main character is a black guy. There was so much shitstorm there, like it was a far-right rally. Really weird people.

Having established that Patrick is bad bad bad bad (the comparison with Derek was an obvious provocation), this does not make Derek a better friend towards mc.

He doesn't trust mc, he doesn't feel like invading Maya's privacy by warning mc about her special situation, but at the same time he has no problem with them living together and invading Maya's privacy when it comes to interfering in her relationship with mc.

And after the relationship is practically official she decides to try to ruin her bro's birthday party, out of "jealousy"


But he is a bro...