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

[felicemastronzo]

although DPC has educated them with bans and kicks in the teeth, he still fears the mood of the patreons enough to postpone the Q/A, which after a year of waiting is likely to be quite monothematic....

 

[Crusader of Romance]

although DPC has educated them with bans and kicks in the teeth, he still fears the mood of the patreons enough to postpone the Q/A, which after a year of waiting is likely to be quite monothematic....

The Q&A is usually after the release of an episode since people have a lot of questions about the new episode, and there has already been one since the last release so it makes sense to postpone it.

 

[Darkwen the Josy lover]

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Happy New Year!

I hope you had a great end to 2024 and a good start to 2025.

This week, I started by parsing the document with the dialogue I discussed in the last update. It took quite some time but was well worth it.

It is always baffling how many spelling and grammatical errors slip through the cracks during development. I haven't parsed any dialogue from phone apps or mini-games yet, but that's fast work compared to what is done.

I continued to fix a list of 50+ to-dos, some bigger than others.

I wrote, implemented, and tested the "Previously on Being a DIK" section.

I completed the remaining SFX work and will only add more if I spot an area where I missed something while playing.

After that, I worked on the Bios app. For episode 11, I wrote 260+ bios entries, more than I thought there would be. Coding all of that took me roughly a day.

I continued to play the game, focusing on the game economy, and I worked to balance it for mini-game enabled/disabled playthroughs. This episode was a bit tricky to balance, but I think I was successful - beta testing will tell if any tweaking is needed.

I playtested Bella's branch, and it was good. It gave me a new set of to-dos to fix.

I have also played and focused on mini-games disabled runs and checking that the phone behaves as expected during the entire episode - it's a very niche playthrough that's faster to play than the ones focusing on the story.

I have just finished working on the ending screens for the episode. It involved artwork and coding while recapping the important events of the episode in a report template. I have to test these while playing all branches, but they should be complete.

So, the list of remaining tasks isn't very big right now.

• Playtest the episode and fix any new issues
• Add 1-2 more clucks
• Analyze and add more art for the phone gallery
• Analyze and add any more needed chats.

I'll focus on playtesting, fixing issues, and maybe even completing some remaining tasks in the upcoming week. There is still a lot of playtesting left on my end, and there are still animations left to render.

I usually have a Q&A early each year, but I figured it's best to postpone this until after Episode 11 has been released. That way, more topical questions can be asked and answered, and I can focus on polishing the episode now instead.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

Nothing on the remaining renders doesn't really matter much without those numbers

 

[Room639]

I pretty much gave up on this game after the last episode. It will never be finished at the current pace and DPC is clearly milking it for as much money as possible. There isn't enough material to sustain a game of this size, and the development periods continue to grow (as the game is filled with bloated material - no, I don't want to take care of your fucking fish).

Started out as a fun game with a great story, but now it isn't worth the wait when it won't be finished this decade.

 

[Michael_MAN]

Is there a chance of a December release?

 

[Crusader of Romance]

Is there a chance of a December release?

Considering December is over, I doubt it.

 

[Lagunavii]

Nothing on the remaining renders doesn't really matter much without those numbers

That was exactly my thought, it's hard to judge where we are without knowing how fast those renders are completing

 

[felicemastronzo]

The Q&A is usually after the release of an episode since people have a lot of questions about the new episode, and there has already been one since the last release so it makes sense to postpone it.

this is not true and by the way DPC itself says so.

have never had a specific date, but at the beginning of the year, then only recently ‘coincidentally’ shortly after (even 3-4 months) the release of a chapter

 

[Darkwen the Josy lover]

That was exactly my thought, it's hard to judge where we are without knowing how fast those renders are completing

Totally, with out those numbers this pretty much pointless

 

[ChipLecsap]

What an informative Status update, DPC is the Best of the best

 

[NebulousShooter]

please just a tiny bit of rationality

You still think Transylvania belongs to you.

Someone said that the original assets were indeed made to look fake and even had it in the description. Not sure why DPC used them. Could be that he originally bought them for some other character but felt they didn't fit well with the body or maybe Maya's personality was planned to be completely different when he bought them, who knows?


Yeah, I also agree. I would make no sense and since it's never been mentioned I suspect they are not supposed to be fake in Maya's case. But like you said, it was a weird decision by DPC to use them on her.

I don't know about Maya, but I remember some Sage polls, maybe Maya is also a 'community effort' character.
But to be fair, the Sage ones might have been just haircut and hair color(I know for sure the flashback color was in the poll and her now canon one won over it)

I usually have a Q&A early each year, but I figured it's best to postpone this until after Episode 11 has been released. That way, more topical questions can be asked and answered, and I can focus on polishing the episode now instead.

the memes write themselves

 

[Ezes]

Considering December is over, I doubt it.

speaks for December 2025 in that case if it arrives on time dpc xD

 

[ChipLecsap]

You still think Transylvania belongs to you.

i don't care about adam sandler

 

[Darkwen the Josy lover]

What an informative Status update, DPC is the Best of the best

DPC the master of talking forever about nothing

 

[ModiThorrson]

DPC the master of talking forever about nothing

Don'y worry bro, your alady is just waiting to see you!

Seriously though if his todo list is getting that short then I can easily see it being this month, possibly next depending on the bugs/errors he finds.

 

[PereFourreAss]

I'm still betting until the end of January 2025.

If he plugs his PC directly to a powerplant and produces 50 animations in a week, it might happen

 

[ChipLecsap]

Don'y worry bro, your alady is just waiting to see you!

Seriously though if his todo list is getting that short then I can easily see it being this month, possibly next depending on the bugs/errors he finds.

" and there are still animations left to render. "

 

[Darkwen the Josy lover]

Don'y worry bro, your alady is just waiting to see you!

Seriously though if his todo list is getting that short then I can easily see it being this month, possibly next depending on the bugs/errors he finds.

It could be very soon that true it those renders that can mess it up
But Josy and me will find a way to pass the time Alady Alady

 

[MrMax]

"game economy"

 

[Bazsa4]

You still think Transylvania belongs to you.

It does, okay?