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

MiltonPowers said:

You don't think that there will be a player option (if we want to) to break the throuple and stick with one or the other?

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Statistically we are more likely to suffer such a choice. In the event that we have not balanced the attention well toward the 2 girls, the trouple's dream may collapse, and although it is counter-intuitive (being left pee having given too much attention) , there is a risk that the only one left out will be MC again.

NebulousShooter said:

Hopefully, but what I meant is I don't think he will do a canon, forced, if you will breakup for the throuple. I am sure the player will have to influence it/encourage it.

And 100% an ending. Now we hope that all, or most routes will get an ending, but I am no so sure he will not pull some BS, for in his mind Bitter-Sweet Endings, or how I prefer to call them Grabbing my Pitchfork, almost as hard as Bianca's ass next update.

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But, circling back to your post, how would people feel if the solo routes can only come from Other route? Do you still feel they are worth it to play two seasons two and a half seasons of a different game, than the one you are making the save for?

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I see what you mean. Yes, that would be a pretty dick move if we are forced to break up the throuple.

The scary part about solos on others, is even more development time if they are extra routes. If my theory is correct and we will have 5 possible M/J paths. (2x solos, 1 throuple, 1 complete break up, 1 MC leaves M&J stay together), we really don't want to add in another 2 paths. DPC could use the same renders (If he wanted to), but dialogue would have to be changed.

But, if the solos are only available on others route and not from throuple, (it's still only 5 branches) and I have a monk path set up anyway that I could use for them. I think I was about 50/50 Josy & Maya, so I might just have to check and adjust their points to try both of the paths.

vitalis said:

Hi, i started a new game, but i have the special render, how to delete?

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You've got to delete your "permanent" file both from your "game\save" folder and from your Ren'Py backup folder.

On windows that folder is "%APPDATA%\renpy\BeingADIK-weirdnumberhere"

Seems to be some kind of issue getting Envy to sign MC's "DIK". Any ideas why?

Party Without Limits > Get Rid of Derek (starts Envy's path) > Ask for Private Dance > ???? (tried all three options separately re-loading the save) > Envy isn't click-able afterwards, yet the Walkthrough Guide says it should be available afterwards.

Was there something I missed perhaps from earlier choices?

edit: Never mind, I'm dumb.

was thinking, a conversation with Sage could be fun where she curiously asks who you've slept with, shes like 1 person before college, and chad

Mc looks at her and goes
"Zoey, Josy, Maya, Quinn, Sarah, Bella, Camilla, Mona, Riona, Lily, Nicole.."'and so on

and Sage just looks progressively more concerned and MC goes "we were just fuckbuddies right?"

mike12013 said:

Mc looks at her and goes
"Zoey, Josy, Maya, Quinn, Sarah, Bella, Camilla, Mona, Riona, Lily, Nicole.."'and so on

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"Oh yeah, and your mom."

The conversation is going all over the place so I'm just going to explain my reasoning in detail.

DPC could have programmed the success/failure of getting the documents like this: Punch Patrick -> fail, Rescue Maya -> succeed, Confront Patrick -> success depends on behaviour. The meaning of the Patrick choice would be in the success.

However, it is possible to choose the Chick option and still fail and the DIK option and still succeed. The existence of these possibilities implies that how you deal with Patrick and whether you get the documents have more intricate consequences. And since these options exist for all paths the consequences should likewise affect all paths.

No doubt the meta objective is to create intricacy for the final ending's good/bad status so that players have motive to replay the game to see it all, but this should feel natural from the story perspective.

I assume that the endings will depend largely on how you score on the major choices across the game and thus the Patrick choice means something for all paths, but since the document success and failure are possibilities on all options they must have an effect beyond adding flavour to the Patrick choice.

I assume that DPC intends for it to be possible to split Josy and Maya up for solo paths and also for the throuple to last. I also assume that Josy is going to have some drama that is directly hers rather than second hand from Maya. Leaving these to s 4 would be rather late in the game so I assume they will happen either in ep 11 or 12.

Getting the documents is winning a battle. That battle does not decide the entire war, but it is the basis for Maya's (and also other's) mood in the near future. If Josy's drama happens soon, it would be natural for that mood to decide if Maya and Josy stay together or if it is just too much and they crumble. The player has agency on their staying together, but indirectly. It would be more complicated than how much of an asshole the MC is.

If it is planned for the solo paths to exist it wouldn't take much extra effort to add the break up for all paths and that would naturally increase the intricacy that will allow a more complicated set of endings.

To sum up: DPC went out of his way to make the results of the Patrick choice more complicated than they needed to be. He isn't guaranteed to make these twists just because I see the opportunity for it, but it seems to me that he deliberately created that opportunity. So why would he waste it?

And one last thing. What is Josy's drama going to be? Well Tommy has a drug problem and his girlfriend just broke up with him. He might simply OD. Or he could get hurt in the Rio rescue. I don't think he would die, but it would be a major crisis for the Taylor family. We'd finally meet Monica (and possibly get to fuck her) and it would also open up possibilities for Heather.

mike12013 said:

was thinking, a conversation with Sage could be fun where she curiously asks who you've slept with, shes like 1 person before college, and chad

Mc looks at her and goes
"Zoey, Josy, Maya, Quinn, Sarah, Bella, Camilla, Mona, Riona, Lily, Nicole.."'and so on

and Sage just looks progressively more concerned and MC goes "we were just fuckbuddies right?"

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Actually it's implied that Sage and Chad never fucked.

Has there been any sort of update as to when the next season will be released? I need my Sage fix

Ashman31522 said:

Has there been any sort of update as to when the next season will be released? I need my Sage fix

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Hey Ray_D does this one count?

Lagunavii said:

Hey Ray_D does this one count?

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Probably counts as multiple.

1. Doesn't know the difference between episode and season.

2. Doesn't know that season 4 comes after episode 12 and we are waiting for episode 11.

or

3. Doesn't know that season 3 already has two episodes and the interlude.

Roger-a-Dale said:

Actually it's implied that Sage and Chad never fucked.

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Ah i just presumed they fucked once or twice, it didn't go well so they stopped bothering

mike12013 said:

Ah i just presumed they fucked once or twice, it didn't go well so they stopped bothering

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I don't think they fucked at all, Sage does mention that she tried but chad says that he blamed it on the steriods that dawes is taking. Meaning he was struggling to get it up cause he likes men.

Roger-a-Dale said:

Probably counts as multiple.

1. Doesn't know the difference between episode and season.

2. Doesn't know that season 4 comes after episode 12 and we are waiting for episode 11.

or

3. Doesn't know that season 3 already has two episodes and the interlude.

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4. Steam player only and he's asking for an update on seasons 3 release.

We may need a new counter

FalconLover420 said:

I don't think they fucked at all, Sage does mention that she tried but chad says that he blamed it on the steriods that dawes is taking. Meaning he was struggling to get it up cause he likes men.

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He can't even french kiss her so sex...
It's baffling she didn't figure out he was gay.

mike12013 said:

Ah i just presumed they fucked once or twice, it didn't go well so they stopped bothering

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FalconLover420 said:

I don't think they fucked at all, Sage does mention that she tried but chad says that he blamed it on the steriods that dawes is taking. Meaning he was struggling to get it up cause he likes men.

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DPC makes it clear that there is no NTR with the main girls. Jill is a virgin, Bella hasn't seen her husband in three years, Chad was too gay to do Sage and Josy and Maya only did each other.

Roger-a-Dale said:

Probably counts as multiple.

1. Doesn't know the difference between episode and season.

2. Doesn't know that season 4 comes after episode 12 and we are waiting for episode 11.

or

3. Doesn't know that season 3 already has two episodes and the interlude.

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Or

4. Doesn't give a crap about correct numeration, and REALLY can't be arsed with walking through a huge backlog of other people asking just to find a teeny-tiny bit of information that someone could very easily answer "Yes" or "No" to without it being a major issue....yeah, I think box number 4 for me, let me know if you can be of any help at all...to anyone....ever?

The Krogan Dude said:

He can't even french kiss her so sex...
It's baffling she didn't figure out he was gay.

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It's absolutely unreal when you're on the outside looking in, always gobsmacked at just how blind people can be....
But When you're on the inside, you often can't see the wood for he trees and we'll sage was pretty obsessed with him.

She kinda falls hard and fast does sage...

Ashman31522 said:

and REALLY can't be arsed with walking through a huge backlog of other people asking just to find a teeny-tiny bit of information that someone could very easily answer "Yes" or "No" to without it being a major issue....

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Yes. There has been "some sort of update" on that.

Ashman31522 said:

Or

4. Doesn't give a crap about correct numeration, and REALLY can't be arsed with walking through a huge backlog of other people asking just to find a teeny-tiny bit of information that someone could very easily answer "Yes" or "No" to without it being a major issue....yeah, I think box number 4 for me, let me know if you can be of any help at all...to anyone....ever?

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But what information do you think you'd get on a pirate forum? this isn't some official place for the game. We are not anymore in the know than any of the other random Internet dwellers out there. If you're not finding your answers on DPCs twitter, Patreon, his discord, the reddit or even a Google search. Chances are the answer you seek isn't there to be found yet..