Q&A - Submit your questions (2025)

Hey Doc i really loved the cube, was hoping to be something more story relevant, but do you intend to make something like that cube again? I spent hours trying to figure out how to open it and loved every gimmick about it

roman kulik

"I don’t have any questions, but I’d like to take this chance to share some thoughts. I first heard your name in 2022, and after that, I played Acting Lessons and Being a DIK. I have to say, your work is nothing short of a masterpiece. I’ve spent over 800 hours just on Being a DIK, completely drawn in by its lighting, angles, visuals, story pacing, and the depth of its characters. Even without voice acting, it feels like I’m immersed in a captivating movie. When I learned that all of this was created by one person, not a team, I was absolutely amazed. The talent and effort required for one person to achieve this are truly admirable. Thank you for your dedication and hard work, which have allowed us to experience the ultimate charm of Being a DIK. I’m eagerly looking forward to the upcoming chapters, and if you release other projects in the future, I’ll definitely be there to support you fully!" Let me know if you need any further adjustments!

Lynn

Quite lame question and I hope it wasn't answered before. I have recently went from Windows to MacOS and I wanted to know if there is possibility of adding MacOS version of the BaDIK on steam. I have already bought both available seasons there but I cannot play them on new laptop. Thanks!

Martin Mucha

What was the most difficult scene to make in episode 11? Difficult because of the number of characters, dialogue lines, emotions, setting or maybe something else. I will let the interpretation of ''difficult'' for you to decide.

heOy

Is there a character whose journey surprised you while developing the episodes?

Gooner

As your own boss, do you ever struggle with motivation to create? It would be easy to take a day or two off if you’re the one approving leave

Chaz Mannington

With my very limited programming knowledge, I assume that deciding if a specific scene plays or not is a combined statement of if/else statements. If that's how it works, what was the longest/most complex scene so far?

Tevio

Watching from the stars still hurts so much when I hear it. Other tracks have similar impact. How do you go about looking for tracks that will have this impact on the story?

Malathus

I still feel wrong even bringing in anal elements with Jill considering her naivety. I try to look at what each girl has shown me of herself and go from there how freaky I want to get with them.

Malathus

How did you get into Game development and what pushed you to make Being A Dik

nvNosh

Can we do anal with Jill in the future and have a Jill and Isabella three way path

Sexxy12

There are some real bangers for music in this Ep (and many others)— —would you consider making it so we can still click into the Music app on the phone to see what's playing, even if we can't change the song/music, so we can note the song titles? —along these lines in the Music app on the phone, and in the Main Menu Music interface, would you consider adding a heart icon in the ‘Now Playing’ area, so we don’t have to scroll down to the song to heart it?

KrazyCooter52

If you had unlimited resources and unlimited time (in some kind of Room of Spirit and Time kind of situation), what kind of game would you make?

Jani Riekki

New brawler is awsome but I find the new direction fonts very confusing because of the both sides are sharp. Sometimes just because I see the Sharp edge I press right instead of left. Is it possible to make "Use Legacy Fonts" or "Use New Fonts" kinra selection screen?

Yas1yom

Where do you draw inspiration from for your mini-games? As in the style of them and how they go about being completed?

RiffRaff

2 questions: 1) Are any of the characters you've created in the game based on you or people you've actually known? 2) Would you ever create a Spotify or other music streaming station of all the songs in the game?

Littleletterman

you clearly have a knack for writing in depth story's when did you find out That you Like Doing this type of stuff Writing and or making a game?

terryisbarry

If we are on the Others route and are dating Nicole, will we ever meet Nicole's ex? I know she mentioned meeting her son before and, iirc, her and her husband split due to having difficulties raising a child at such young ages, so would there ever be a scene involving her husband? And in a similar fashion, would we ever meet Bella's husband, Quinn's family (real and/or adopted), or MC's other relatives, such as his grandfather?

Yukihira Peyton

I know you've mentioned in the past that your audience has no impact on the story and we're just along for the ride. However, was there ever a moment where you integrated an idea, a quote or anything you read from the community? If so, care to share how that happened?

Tevio

What part of interacting with your community do like most and least? Also the last post on the Rooster X/Twitter account is from a few months ago and I don't think I've ever seen a post reddit. Are those platforms you want to spend less time interacting with?

Tevio

People refer to you as DPC, Doc, Pink and a few other names. Do you prefer any of those when mentioned or talked to?

Tevio

Everyone has a favorite girl its hard not to with such great stories and growth who is your favorite girl?

angel Angel

Being a DIK has a pretty large amount of characters. While many characters have been planned from episode 1 I assume, especially those with a larger importance to the story, I think there are probably several who you added later in development to make the parties especially feel bigger and more lively. Looking at the cast as a whole, how many characters have roughly been added only later in development (say late S2 & S3) and is there one of these (minor) characters you have enjoyed writing in particular lately (mainly refering to S3 here), and why?

SirBlack

Lily's great. Turned down all the original girls for her. Will we get a bunch of new content for her in the next update? ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Crosaith

Steam already had a release notification....its just a year away.

Malathus

Is there any issues with making content relatable to US/Euro/Asian markets? I know from info in the game that its set in the US, but some of the set pieces feel very European/Asian

Malathus

Seems to be according to the Season 3 announcement on the GOG page which states: "Being a DIK: Season 4 will be the final season that concludes the story.". Since Ep12 will be the final one of Season 3 it's pretty likely that Season 4 and the complete series will end with episode 16.

Marko

This is for me top question, asked about this before,...

Kudlak

After release of ep12, it should be last ep in season 3 ...

Kudlak

When can we expect season 3 on Steam? Thanks for a great game as always!

Spyros Stathonikos

Seems like you got a great wife

jordan love

I hope it comes by the end of the month, before the new month's membership charges are levied.

CST1992

It doesn't work like that. The game tracks seen dialogue anyway; that's how the "skip unseen text" option works. All the new code has to do is a tally. Of course, I could be wrong and this specific code might work differently.

CST1992

Are you still on track for a 16-episode run? From the story content it seems we've definitely started the latter half of BaDIK's story, and I'd like to know if there is a chance we'll see episodes 17+. Not that I mind the story ending at 16; in fact I'd prefer it.

CST1992

Agreed. This episode had some absolute bangers!

briketsNbiscuits

I get that there is a stigma towards these subjects. I used to be worried as well but then I slowly started to broach the subject of lewd games. Now when I know of an update ahead of time I have no problems telling my people, wife included, that this is what I'll be playing. And I only tell her so she knows what I'm doing in case my 3 year old daughter comes looking for me lmao.

briketsNbiscuits

For the seen dialogue % that is shown in season 3 via the phone - does that actually track dialogue from Season 1 and Season 2, or is it ONLY season 3 dialogue? Wasn't sure if you had that tracking mechanism in place early on...

Furrow

i feel like it should end at the end of the school year.

MilanCK

The final tier gets the game today. In a couple weeks a new walkthrough should come out with Interlude, 9, 10, and 11. Keep watching here for the post.

Scott

Hello, will you put in the patreon or anything else a soluce or a walkthrough? For all the game i mean. Great job so far for your game by the way!!! =)

halocreed

Firstly, thank you for the wonderful game you have created here, it's an inspiration beyond what you may know. My question is regarding the consequences of the MC. As we have all seen, most of the time when the MC makes a decision, it usually winds up resulting in a consequence for him as well as the DIK brothers/MG Cast. Are the decisions of the MC going to shape the many endings of the game if there are many endings intended?

Alexander Renaissance

Does Arieth really Exist and if she does is she really that much of a mess? LOL

Jdog

a brother in mind :-)

Nordwolf

I love the addition of the dialogue tracker in season 3! Really appeals to completionist tendencies in me. I was wondering if you could describe how that works a bit? I’ve noticed that it’s global across saves, and it appears that single line dialogue changes move the ticker about .02% per frame. But how does it calculate the percentage? Is based on the total game script? Does it account for scenes from season 1&2 as well, or is it only tracking dialogue from season 3, even if that dialogue is a consequence from the earlier episodes? Will there be a system in the future to track or hint towards which scenes still haven’t been viewed? I’m sitting at 92% and while I love the game, I’m hitting the point where I just don’t have the time to start new games for half a percent if I don’t know where it’ll come from.

Benjamin Cooper

i suppose this would be a story related question and hopefully not something intentionally withheld for the sake of the plot/storyline. What sport sanctioned by the B&R University athletics department (if there is one) do the jocks compete in?

Ac

Next: When replaying and looking at the walkthrough. You have an option to get +RP Nerds, and the RP for Jocks and the Preps stays at 0. They all also end up going down to the negative. Was there any point of getting the +RP nerds and also is there still a chance to get more +RP for all three groups?

TDR

So I seen in Ep. 11: Cinderella, Zoe, Felicia, Charlotte, and Leanne. In Chapter 11 alone: Felicia asking for a real kiss, kissing Zoe at the end of the party, helping Sally with her bowl mission, and not kissing anyone leading to Cinderella. My fav is currently Felicia (Bye Felicia), hoping for her to be a chance to be a SG based on what she told Becky about MC or Jacob. I'm also hoping Quinn and Sage's friend (abroad girl) shows up next semester. Is there a chance for more SG? and is it possible to know how many SG endings planned? It seems we are close to the ending and we might not have time for any of them at all. Also is Cosmo Ellie still possible? I'm not sure if you still don't have her model.

TDR

Yeaaah no. Littéraly called season two for stream release. And It's enough playthrough when you know who you don't like

Sullivan Hennings

ep 1-4 = season 1, ep 5-8 = season 2, interlude + ep 9-12 = season 3... and 6 playthroughs is only the tip of the iceberg, especially in later seasons :-)

Nordwolf

Related to this Have you considered doing something like "Being a HOT" or a female MC game?

UKGamersPodcast

Animated scenes are one of the best parts of BAD however they seem to take the longest to produce as they are always the last parts of the episode to be finished. I've seen some members get upset at the end of the development cycle because of the wait on these wonderful assets. Can you break down what goes into creating a short, medium, and long animated scene as a developer including how long they take to be completed by your computers? Also, once they are done rendering how do you edit and touch them up if needed before adding them to the game?

Thor von Fiddle

Would you ever do a behind the monitor? Perhaps even a tutorial on how you make a scene? I'm sure I'm not the only one who was inspired to attempt to make a game by you. And even if the answer is no we still love the work you put out. Thanks for being the best DR.

Drunkenbubble

I agree with all but still the most confusing part is the animation at the beginning of ep 9, I'm pretty damn sure that it was her husband coming out the room all menacingly, and again I swear it looked like a pair of shoes when looking under the door. I get not wanting to spoil anything and I know how hard DPC works on this, but it for sure will be another year. That's just the one thing I crave the answer to.

Chris Ringwalt

In Episode 11 we learned more about the distinctive symbols Quinn wears at the side of her eyes, and you’ve said Monniponi’s art allowed you to create the fairytale sequence in the way you “always envisioned” it. Can you talk about how you came up with the idea of linking the ermine mythology to Quinn’s character and the collaboration with Monniponi?

Tomvery

Music is always a big topic with each new episode. You continue to bless us with the perfect tracks for each moment. I know usual the licensing deal. But my question is do you play any instruments for the music you make or do you purely mix the tracks. One of my favorites is Date Night I love the guitar it always has me just sitting in the moment.

Prophet # 1

If I wanted to start making my own visual novel but lack the skills or knowledge, how would you start learning to be able to? Have any recommendation?

SoulreaperAT

Will there ever be a non-X-rated version of the game? I’d love to tell my friends/coworkers about it, but it’s hard to make that leap. The storyline and music are amazing, and I wish more people knew about it.

Jenny Twardowski

I believe I read somewhere that S4 will be the last season of this Series.

Kenny

Hey Doc. You remind me what it was like growing up reading Harry Potter. Like this series, it was pure literary bliss once a year, then the crushing agony once you realised you were done and you had to wait for the next instalment! No questions from me. Just wanted to say your work is incredible. Everything ranging from the animations to the story plot and dialogue, not to mention the characters develop so well it’s inevitable they start to feel like people you know and you start rooting for them. Thank you very much for your hard work! Do take care of yourself as well. P.S. Cinderella caught my eye near the start of S3 and it’s gleefully gratifying to know I was on to something! 😁

Kenny

Hello DPK --- I have tried 3 complete reloads of my game removing all saves including in the hidden folder and still cannot get the puzzle box to show phase 3 it just shows a blank box with metal dots around the edges --- 2 sides opened fine (Note I do not use add-ons for Your game) --- how can I fix this if it shows blank but got the other part completed

Justhavingfun007

Hello Dr PinkCake, only this question: in the scene where Isabella and James are talking outside the library in episode 8 there is someone looking straight at the camera between them. Is this a Hitchcock-like cameo by you?

Don Draper

Hey DPK, I remember you mentioning that you have a master document that has everything needed for the game that contains plot points to routes to even jokes if you dont mind answering has this master document gotten shorter since episode 10 or has it gotten bigger since last episode?

Juan H

I imagine the Halloween party started as part of the episode and then the sheer scope of all the different paths interacting on that night made it become its own episode. But I agree that the single event focus takes some of the charm away. I enjoy the regular school stuff and not knowing what to expect each week. That said, it seems like that’s the direction it’s headed again.

Mason Gregg

I suspect that she and her husband lost a child and the locked door is his/her bedroom. My guess is their relationship got strained to the point where the husband either took his own life or ran away. The recurring theme of Bella being overcome with guilt anytime she starts to enjoy herself would make sense tbh if her husband was so devastated and overcome with grief that he stopped living it would definitely make you feel guilty for moving on with your life. I also think that Bella had some sort of psychological breakdown in the last 3 years and she started going to grief counseling where her and Jill met

Mason Gregg

What was your professional back ground before you began making adult games? You are so good at this, im just curious if your previous career/business was related or if it helped prepare you for this in any way?

Frank Wildyear

Would you consider doing more "interludes" as part of development for the full episode release, but released at the 6 month mark for example? Something that advances the story and helps progress on the next Ep but may not take up as much of your time as a full episode scene would.

Malathus

how long do u plan the series to be? was wondering since season 1-3 takes place through the first semester of MCs freshman year

MilanCK

Any chance for Spotify music update? The soundtrack was offline for quite a while

Sadisty

Personally who'd you be with out of all the girls not even the main ones

Apple1

What comes after BaDIK? Have you got any ideas for the next story you want to tell? Any working titles? And will you ever explore other genres outside of the more grounded slice of life/drama type settings that your stories typically take place in?

Marcus

I’m sure this question had come up before but why the name “Dr. Pink Cake”? Was that just the first thing that came to mind, an inside joke, or something else?

Marcus

Why episode 11 is so heavy on drug theme/story it felt like more than all other episodes combined.

AxelPixel

DPC firstly I have to say thank you for the hard work you put into creating this world, sharing such an emotional, funny story and giving us this varity of realistic characters. My question is in regards to your music selection for the each episode. You add such amazing music to the game that really syncs with the characters and helps deepen what can already be quite emotional moments in the story, or similarly, really liven up a party. How do you go about finding tracks for the game and how do you decide which tracks you use for a given scene? Again thanks for all the hard work.

DnDGuy

Hi DrPinkCake! How many episodes you want to make total?

Legi

What reasons/methods would you attribute to your unmatched levels of quality & design in this genre? From my perspective, every other dev in the genre struggles to even come close to the standard you set.

bringbacktbc

Would you ever consider doing a road map for updates? I know your hard at work all the time but as a patreon it would be nice to see how long it will be between updates.

Alexander

In Season 1: Episode 1, there's the scene at the HOTS' where you have to steal the panties and you get caught. In the official guide there's a line of dialog missing. Quinn says, "Huh? Is somebody in there?" and there are two choices: Stay quiet or Act like a girl. Do either of these choices apply or remove DIK points? Do they have any other effect?

Jack Shipley

The path not taken…I write too so I know how characters sometimes choose their paths rather than the author/creator. Your characters are so developed and relatable - thank you! My question is: can you point to a character and say, “they developed themselves. I may have started the process but the direction I wanted to take them is not the direction they wanted to go. I relinquished control and let them flow naturally”? If so, which character and where did you see them going versus where they took them selves. Again….thank you for sharing your stories. They remind us of the messy and beautiful reality of existence.

DTM88

Also any plans for a new game after you finish being a dik final season ?

Benitsu

I would love some merch for the game. Like artbook , jackets , shirts , figures ect . I think it would be nice . Maybe like collector edition would also be cool.

Benitsu

Season 1 and 2: https://www.patreon.com/posts/58768095 Season 3: https://www.patreon.com/posts/123521555

DrPinkCake

Season 4 is the last season.

Benitsu

Why are we only able to see 4 lines of dialogue at a time in the chat history?

DIK DIKLY

Episode 11 marked the first time any main girls came home and met Neil. Without spoiling is this something you plan to continue and will these scenes be restricted to just main girls? I can imagine at some point if the story allows it bringing home characters like Lily or Quinn would be really funny.

Joe DIK

One of the coolest things about BaD is how much realism and variation there is between the girls' bodies (big girls aside lol). We get to see freckles, piercings, moles, pores, stubble, you name it. But the one thing that's the same between all of them? Their pussy. Aside from the skin, they're all basically the same shape and size, and we all know in real life they vary WILDLY in appearance. It's not a big deal at all, just something that's always sat in the back of my mind.

DIK DIKLY

hi, Where do I download the game?

Carol Twerk

Just curious about the girls and their different paths—are they a mix of past girlfriends and female friends, or is each one an idealized version of someone you might have wanted to date? The depth of each character is incredible, and that’s what keeps me fully invested in exploring every path as new updates come out. It’s wild because some of the nuances you capture—especially in characters like Jill—are so spot-on that they remind me of people I’ve dated or known in real life. I also just want to say thank you again for creating this game. Every year, I look forward to the new episode. It’s that rare feeling of wanting to know how the story ends, but at the same time, never wanting the journey to be over because it’s such a fun and wild ride. This was my first introduction to visual novels, and I truly love the story you’re telling. Really appreciate all the work you put into it, man!

Susubi

The room wasn't always locked. In the scene when MC talks about doors, when he finds out about Maya and Josy, there is one shot during that monologe of Bella who seemingly looks into the room that now got opened. I guess that Bella looked regularly into that room and now just forgot to lock it.

Gamb

Also in the back of my mind is that that room has always been locked....why was it unlocked? I am imagining its something personal to Bella.....

Malathus

@Gamb: Yes, you are right. I have that in the back of my mind all the time, too.

Nordwolf

As I replayed the whole game, there is one more thing that stood out and makes me think that whatever is in the room must be huge. When MC and Bella kissed in the library, I think it was in episode 3, MC's off voice foreshadowed something and I guess it was about what they will find in Bella's room that now got opened. ''... if I would have know it back then, I would have called for help.''

Gamb

We will likely know in approximately one year from now :-D I bet we all want to see the answer. What makes me really curious is the fact that the room in the beginning of ep. 9 looked exactly the same as at the end of ep. 11 (with the broken table and so on). I soooo want to know what happened there. But I also know, DPC is not going to spoil it...

Nordwolf

I honestly just want to know what's in Isabella's closed room, the beginning of episode 9 showed what appeared to be her husband/ex-husband coming out of it and those that played 11 know how it ended, but we still don't know what's in there. The look on their faces was like there was a dead body or something, and in the episode where you stay the night at her house with jill, the MC looks under the door frame and you can see what I assume to be shoes. I know you have things planned like ya do, but honestly what in the hell is in there?

Chris Ringwalt

I think I saw someone else asking this. You have mentioned you keep track of all the different routes. The players plating so many choice based routes, are having trouble keeping track, I know I am sometimes, maybe an idea of creating a route map of sort to help us track those? Thanks

Fonzy

Question Doc. After playing the last episode, through all the routes and different main characters and others, it felt like the emphasis is toward large events like parties and less focus on the interactions between the main characters, like more on the personal relationships. During the beginning of the game, I found those more interesting and emotional, and I was more intreged in how those will develop and evolve. So the question is, are you planning to have more focus on the story lines and evolve the relationships? Thanks for all of your hard work.

Fonzy

This isn't a question, so much as a request from the bottom of my self. Please let me tend to Rio. Every part of my soul is crying out as she suffers alone.

Marshall Iblis

Will the Main girls be the only Avenue for a real relationship/ love angle in the game, or will there be plenty of fulfilling surprises for the people that went against the grain.

Tim Anderson

Hello Dr. Pink Cake, My question is more of an observation I notice. In Ep. 9, during the Halloween party, when Heather was propositioning the MC, it looked like the model was breathing and the blinking was more fluid. Was that animation something you wanted to test out and add it to the other characters down the line or was it just a one time thing?

Andres Reyes

My question to DPC is: Could you not asking the MC to choose between Maya and Josy at the end? It’ll hurt😢😢

Ro.Hui

This is why I have 6 saved path games.. (more than 220h in the first game) Of course I wanted to kiss her.. but I don't want to betray sage or Jill. For Isabella I only played her to know about the mysterious closed door. And for maya and Josy let's just say I hope that Dr will give us a three path ending for them (maya only/josy only/josy and maya) And I want to see If I can date and avenge rio. If I can I will

Sullivan Hennings

Awww Man! another path! dangit now I have to start again!

Isaiah Burgess

Nope. Episodes 1-8 season 2 Épi 9-? Season two

Sullivan Hennings

Geez Man! Any time I broke a heart so far it has crushed me a little! WHEN episode 12 comes out I am playing thru the whole game again and focusing on NOT breaking hearts including my own!

Isaiah Burgess

I get it, I suppose maybe it will be a later option like episode 12 or all the way into season 4. I have a feeling DPC is planning of a "rift" between Josy and Maya that will allow single girl romancing. The heartbreak cause to all involved "feels" like dram that DPC is capable of.

Isaiah Burgess

I have seen some fan art that made me ask this, Do you intend to have closure sequences once you finish season 4 (Yes I know this is years away) But the images made me think, I would love to have (wedding, children, post collage closure) and said options to propose to the loves of your life. Just a post game Happy ever after or maybe not so happy ever after.

Isaiah Burgess

What is the tune that you imagined for the DIK's walk of shame song that they sing?

JustMarkee

I have been wondering for a long time now. what do you use for the animations. Is it done in blender or in an other game engine IW unity. I ask as DAZ is not very good for animations. Many thanks

Wild ghost

My question is are you enjoying making these games and if so could you see yourself doing this as a career into the future or is being a dik and acting lessons just some stories that you had swimming around in your head that you really wanted to get out into the world.

Happyfuntimes

Not entirely sure if this has been asked, but when writing the MC (Tremolo), is your intent to write him in a way that the player IS the MC or is he written to be an MC you so happen to fill the shoes of (like Geralt from witcher 3 as an example)?

Deci Valentine

You have previously mentioned that one of the first things that you work on with an episode is the theme. Are there any episodes that you think are particularly strong thematically, or that you are especially happy with how you have executed and tied to theme?

Harry Kane

Have there been any characters that may have unintentionally changed from how you initially pictured them while you've been writing them? Like how in season one Sage seemed to be the de facto "bad girl" and the best match for a Dik MC, but now in season 3 she's much more vulnerable and a good match for any affinity type. Was that a natural shift in her character as you've been writing, or has that been the arc you planned for her the whole time? (This goes for any character, I just picked Sage as an example)

BossLoaf

My question is about the DIKs Mansion. I know that the outside and the inside are not the same in terms of the assets used. The exterior is just for appearance, while the interior uses different assets that were merged into the Mansion we all know and love. Which is a incredibly cool idea, and compared to the interior of the asset used for the exterior, it’s a hundred times better. However, looking at the blueprints, the second floor appears much smaller, and it feels like parts we have yet to see in the game are missing. Some areas featured in the blueprints weren’t revealed until later— like in Episode 9, when we saw the Boiler and Laundry Rooms and we also (although its not in the blueprints) found out in Episode 10 that the ladder is used to access the roof from the Upper Area 2. This leads me to believe that we will see more of the Mansion with future content. I know that’s spoiler territory, so I won’t go into that. My question is: Was it intentional to keep parts of the Mansion hidden until they were beneficial to the story? Also, did the blueprints only show the rooms that needed fixing, or were they designed specifically for that mini-game and not meant to be a complete layout or have any deeper meaning, or is it something else entirely?

Morpheus

Tara is fantastic!

_FY_

Bella's dead husband is what is in her secret room at the end of the episode lol JK

Mark Shen

I was curious would you ever do a behind the scenes on how your process works?

Devin Sims

How do you find all the songs? Do you hear one out of the blue and think”wow, that’s great for this scene” or are you spending hours a day just listening?

Thomas Walsh

Ok I only can remember one Threesome. I think I should play it again from the beginning.

Malene135

Hey Pink, I hope you're doing very well. You mentioned that 2024 was a very tough year, maybe the worst. I'm having a bad time, but the release and playing ep11 and sharing with the guys on discord has been a great joy. So, I just want to ask, are you better now? Is there anything we can do for you so you can continue developing the story?

Marr

But it's often the case that people with shared loss (in Bellas case we don't exactly know what happend to her husband) tend to form stronger bonds. So, the loss of Lynette could make Bella much more appealing to Neil since she's lost love too.

Julian Miranovič Štefanič

Why did you choose to let MC, Jill, etc. do cross country skiing with downhill ski equipment? That may be the first content in the whole game that made no sense to me... are people actually doing that in your region? I like to cross country ski, too, and never ever have I seen people use that type of gear. It would not fit into the trail at all! Maybe you could shed some light onto this, if not, it's cool. I am just a bit confused and curious. :-)

Nordwolf

Very nice, thumbs up!

Nordwolf

Everyone asks you how the progress, how about updates, which chick will be on next special renders, story related questions and etc. but no one asks you how are you? Are you feeling good Doc? Are you still having fun while you make the game? How's your family? I hope you feeling good and doing well so! Love you🖤

batyoxide

My second question is, how do you come up with the mini-games? They are fun and challenging. Especially the party planning one, it is certainly getting more involved with getting it to the just-right number.

ZackNero03

I have two questions. My first question is story-based, so I understand if it doesn't get answered, but I have to ask. How is Aerith still in college? Have the teaching staff actually talked to her?

ZackNero03

In the previous Q&A you said that you believe you could finish the story in 14-16 episodes, is that still your goal? Or will that need changing?

Patrick Schulze

My question is, how many seasons do you think there are left for the game?

Wrath

What keeps you motivated between releases? I mean, what helps you tackle an extremely tough render or write such amazing dialogue?

Griffin

Maybe I haven’t seen the Sage path destined to fail like others have. But I agree that Isabella is destined to fail, as are Josy and Maya as a throuple. I have felt like Sage, Jill, Josy (solo), Maya (solo), and Zoey are more likely to succeed. Maybe there are scenes I haven’t seen that disprove that. With side girls like Quinn, Riona, Lily, Nicole, Melanie, Sarah, etc. there’s apparent opportunities for growth, specifically Lily and Quinn.

Jack Brightman

How does it feel to see the fanbase engaging with your work with theories and speculations? Are there surprising ideas where fans think into a direction you had not anticipated? Is it ever difficult for you to hold back and not engage in a discussion to protect the audience from spoilers?

ArtLover

Maybe 'dead end' was a bit too strong of a word, but I am curious still if he hit a bump in the road by not being sure where to take the main story or those of the characters around the MC. There is only so much of the main story you could pre plan for several years in advance. Of course I could be horribly wrong.

Daniel Plachetka

I'm curious - is creating BaDIK your full-time job, or do you also have a day job (and therefore presumably no life!)? I'd love it to be the case that you make enough from selling this game that you didn't need another job - would be quite jealous...

Jeff Shaw

I'm thinking people just want that "Jade involvement"

David Robak

So through out the episodes we have seen several changes to the character model's most recently this happened to Zoey. Do you make these changes because you think the models could be better and more visually appealing or is it a completely different reason for those changes?

Kaizlou

My question is about a mechanism to review the choices made in an episode. The game has massive content and by the same nature of the episodic release of the content sometimes a long time has elapsed between the time when an episode has been played and the continuation of the story. Do you think that it would be technically possible to implement some kind of mechanism to review all the choices made in an episode (and this is besides the overview of main choices and the bio resume for each character, already implemented and useful as they are, of course)? And if such mechanism were technologically possible, do you think you could find the time and means to implement it for the next (and in an ideal world, for the previous) chapters? (I envision some kind of video replay of the whole of an episode, but of course any way to have a full review of the choices in an episode, if at all possible, would be welcome.)

spsq

I certainly hope that's not the case. But the only save I had MC accept Zoey's advances was on the others path so I'm not too concerned about ruining and relationships in that regard.

briketsNbiscuits

When it's ready. This is the answer given 100% of the time.

briketsNbiscuits

They won't be answered. Many tried, many failed. :-D

Nordwolf

Yup!

Nordwolf

We are in season 3 ;-)

Nordwolf

Have you ever consider doing merch? For example; DIK Collage Jacket, Moose Portrait tec.

Yas1yom

How difficult is it adding music to a scene? Do you listen for a specific vibe of the tracks you choose?

Shane Ducharme

Not necessarily all the time, but we are getting to the heavy emotions. Those emotions are more impactful when heard not read. I can think of several lines in Episode 11 where if they were said would be even more impactful. Using a whisper model you can change pitches, accents, energy, etc. It isn't what Jill sounded like originally, things are very solid now. Obviously you could have a toggle for this, just like other toggles so those who want to keep their own head cannon can.

Super Secret Tech

Episode 12 will be the final episode in Season 3, so when it is done, then the work to make Season 3 available on Steam can begin). Because there won't be an estimate on WHEN episode 12 will be complete until close to release, there's no way to say "when" at this point. The standard answer for each episode is, "It will be done when it is done" is just our acceptance of not knowing how long it will be until release.

Targonis

The big problem is how large the season itself has become. Just doing a patch wouldn't be as large a download, so fewer problems with the size of the download. The multi-part .zip file being the issue here, other than paying a hosting provider a lot of money to allow for a single file download, or to stream down the contents of the installer somehow(meaning no .zip file), I'm not sure what solution would work best.

Targonis

Will you wear wigs?

Yas1yom

Its a long shot, but, will you do an epilogue at the end of S4 for our long waited end which we can see our choices brings their own consequances, and what life offers us with our partner of choice. Or the game end like acting lessons which we didnt see what happened after we get together with our partner of choice. Personally I want to see a fully covered ending which we see the end game of mc.

Yas1yom

We know that the question is for DPC, but those who have been around for "a while" can give at least part of the answer. My own take on the development length is that the big problem is how much branching there has been within the game, so for every relationship, there is a greater need to give a somewhat similar level of content for each of the main girls, and then many of the secondary girls as well. On the flip side, going into the end of a season means that the mini-games have been designed, so there will be fewer technical issues from a coding perspective. So, how do you collapse the number of different branches based on player choice, because that is going to be the only good way to reduce the complexity when designing future episodes without just eliminating characters?

Targonis

The main story was planned out from the start, and you see the events that happen no matter what choices you have made do not change. It makes sense then that seeing a "what would each character do" for every situation would never hit a dead end.

Targonis

When you go back to the core of the game, you have the main story, and the main girls are going to be central to that story no matter what choices we make as players. Then you have the individual paths with the characters and how they mesh throughout the game. For the main girls, I don't think we will see where there would be an automatic fail for that path, those would be a function of player choice and where that will lead. Of course, Acting Lessons has shown that there can be some very sad outcomes, even if everything we do in the game works out, so that may be the sort of failure you are thinking of.

Targonis

Acting Lessons used ren'py, so it makes sense as a single person designing a game to use the same engine. It's a lot more difficult to get the quality as high with a full 3D engine, and you reduce your potential player base due to not everyone having a computer with GPU capable of getting higher quality rendering.

Targonis

Season 4 is already planned. Episode 12 will be the last in season 3.

Targonis

Season 3 is Interlude+episodes 9-12.

Targonis

How do you decide between using proper grammar in dialogue vs grammatical inaccuracies/colloquialisms that many people, especially young, often use?

Trevor Blatnik

"Being a DIK: Season 4 will be the final season that concludes the story. It will be released and sold separately as DLC" That's on the GOG website, it could be wrong though

Leo

I noticed in Ep11 that Melanie is even hotter. Is it a graphics update or a change in modelling? Also are Sarah and Mel hispanic? Mels new modeling gives me that vibe and Sarah calls MC Papi

Malathus

Will we have to wait another 14 months for the next update or will you speed things up to 3-4 updates a year like you used to do?

Dave Davidson

Some characters are only there to ruin relationships (Maybe even some main love interests)

Varun Kumar

Nope. Don't give a care

Sullivan Hennings

Once everything is said and done, will you be releasing what you will consider to be the “Canon” route for the entirety of BaDIK? If not, do you personally have what you would consider a canon route? (Yes or no, no need to elaborate if you don’t want to but curious to the answer)

Marce Martinez

I felt like I heard that. Though, I'd love for a 3 year story. It'd be interesting as hell, particularly with Jade's and Quinn's current story trajectory. But yeah, it's a huge ask, and with the current 2ish episodes a year, the story wouldn't be done until.... My guess is 2040

David Robak

Multiple paths. I'm 90% sure Infidelity will come back to bite you in the ass. I have 12 saves with 12 different paths. All scenes and rewards unlocked. It's a grind but it's worth it.

briketsNbiscuits

As long as you are on the Sage/Others path there are already two threesomes involving her.

briketsNbiscuits

I hope not. No one can get that right.

briketsNbiscuits

That's my thinking as well. First year then probably an epilogue.

briketsNbiscuits

Neil will never date again from what past dialogue has told us. He was so in love with Lynette that no other woman could ever hold a candle to her. At least that was my takeaway.

briketsNbiscuits

I worked through this a few times from the beginning making different choices to see if I could get it to happen. I thought it was strange that wasn't an option. I hate to say it but maybe there won't be a happy throuple ending.

briketsNbiscuits

Breaking Zoey's heart wasn't rough enough for you? LOL

briketsNbiscuits

In the BaDIK universe how many $ is a train ticket to San Diego. Asking for a friend.

BulbasaurRave

Is tybalt British or does he just seem super posh? Also how many episodes total are we looking at for the finished game and is there gonna be an epilogue?

Big Boss

Is sage Australian

niko emp

Throuple part 2 then I guess

Joe DIK

What is your favorite part of game design (writing, animating, level-design, coding, etc.) and has this changed over the years?

Craze4war

Is there any chance we get Steam Key, being a sponsor of your game at this length of time?

Dillion Washington

I'm pretty sure Quinn and Sage have a friend who's abroad and will be back next semester, plus in Ep. 11 Lily says there are more women the MC hasn't met at the Pink Rose.

Snuf

Derek is going after the MC's dad, remember.

Snuf

You should still ask and see if they get answered or not. Better then waiting for next ep. Get those butterflies out your stomach.

Snuf

2) Yes, it does pay off in ep. 8 in the newspaper with Tybalt. It also does something with Cathy's replacement as well.

Snuf

Réal question.. do you intend to give us a rough choice in season two like at the end of AL?

Sullivan Hennings

Are there any plans for the main paths to converge into the same path? Seems to hint that it’s possible for some paths to come together as a singular path moving forward.

Aneurysm

As it looks like season 3 is shaping up to end around New Years, how far time wise do you expect season 4 to take us to minus any epilogues etc.? Will we see the ending of the Spring semester?

Clint8813

When do you think the full season will be finished?

Sullivan Hennings

How many episodes this season will have?

Hanz Castle

Are there any plans to translate the game into another language?

Henrry Pierre

1) Who's your favorite character out of all to write? I did a playthrough from the beginning for the first time in a while and was perhaps a bit surprised that Tommy has some of the funniest lines. Of course almost everyone has their moment but is there someone that just comes easier? 2) Not really a question but on this new playthrough I think for the first time I spoke to a guy in Derek's dorms about a chess club and man, did that pay off a few episodes later. Well done Doc! Makes me wonder what else is there to still discover.

piski123

Who is YOUR favorite LI be it main cast or other.

Malathus

Are there any characters that you planned, that never made it into the game?

pancake

I don't have a question, just please don't add voice acting--regardless of it being AI or actual Performers.

Toddard Rokely

I’ve got a question on your writing style/philosophy: In the past, you’ve mentioned that you’ve got a clear plan for how the story will unfold: somewhat like an “architect” style of writing. Some of my favourite moments are little quirks and surprises that come from how well drawn your characters are and continue to be. Have some of these instances/scenarios grown out naturally beyond your original plans in some ways (like a “gardener” style of writing)?

QL2040

I just realized all my questions would require spoiler answers so never mind I will wait and see.

Isaiah Burgess

My first question, have you thought to add an option to declare love for both Josy and Maya during the same play through.

Isaiah Burgess

Firstly, played the season through express style and am now taking my time to replay nice and easy to uncover everything about it (and it's great). Secondly, concerning the QandA, would you consider Bella (in the storyline where she's not with the main character) and Neil meeting and starting to date. It would just seem like an interesting development. Anyway, thanks for telling an excellent story and making it a very enjoyable game (not to mention the epic lewd scenes).

Julian Miranovič Štefanič

What is your thought process/planning when making these mini games?

Bryan C

Honestly, my question is—how are you feeling about everything? Looking back at Season 1 or even Season 2, has there ever been a moment while developing the new season or an episode where you thought, ‘I wish I didn’t include that’ or ‘I wish I had added that earlier’?

Foster Newman

Good observation. I already have seen signs that Sage and Bella are destined to fail

Mark Shen

I'm pretty sure it's just first year, maybe less.

Snuf

RL hit Doc hard this year, so barring burnout there is cause to be optimistic the 12th ep wont be as long a wait as 11. Fingers crossed.

Malathus

We had a discussion in Discord a few months back that, as the game progresses, your perception of some of the situations in game (or something along these lines) may have changed, but your duty as a writer requires you to stick to your original idea regardless of how maybe you have evolved in that issue. Is this rare? Does it have involved major plotlines or just minor events? Do not mention specific cases if you think would spoil something.

Chiss

Would I be close if the remaining episodes are: Ep 12 Christmas Break and New Year's Eve, Ep 13 Winter/Valentine's Day Party, Ep 14 Spring Break and Ep 15 being the conclusion to the story/end of school year?

Mark Shen

I'm sure you get this question alot and have probably answered it. How many years will Being a Dik take in terms of our MCs life? Will it span the full length of his college education? Or is it just the first year that were already roughly half way through. It would be fun to see how the next few years turn out for our MC. Clashes with up and coming DIKs, new HOTs and the potential of seeing who the next leader of the sorority is, and a few seasons involving legacy and what happens after our MC graduates. Granted, I can see how difficult it would be to keep all of these plotlines running in tandem and coherently, especially since being loyal with Jill or Sage after the first year means being faithful for 2 games where they would just periodically visit.

David Robak

What have you been playing recently? Be it other AVNs or other types of games in general.

TerminalIdentity

First, I want to thank you for the incredible job you have been doing with the game, its super fun and unique and the story is very engaging. I was wondering if you ever considered adding some indicators with the girls(perhaps in the phone app) to let the player know how far in the relationship he is(as in liked, disliked, loved), so if you made a lot of bad choices that one of the girls dislikes it would be visible and vice versa. Also, while having recap of a season or chapter have you thought of implementing a quick selection of choices to ease replayability during reruns?

LingStilio

Do you wear wigs?

Chamberlain

How long does it normally take to complete an animation? More specifically, from concept to final render?

Baconism Studios

With the availability of AI voice modulation, would you consider doing a voiced version of the game even if just latest episodes? I understand the undertaking required and the extra man hours, just seems like something very nice on the quality of life/immersion side of things. Especially with the MG's. I have voice head cannon for the girls already which is fine, just would add another touch of flair. The new renders look amazing, I recently discovered this game and have been obsessed with it thank you for your hard work.

Super Secret Tech

Thanks for responding...I get all that. And I understand that some of these processes have to be complicated. All I want is a very clear, detailed explanation of how to accomplish them. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would welcome that.

Dave Blake

I feel that. I have 12 different saves on my playthrough. All different paths that I have been building since the beginning. It definitely becomes tedious but the end result is worth it when you see all of the different emotional connections.

briketsNbiscuits

I think people will continue to complain about time between releases. No matter how mad they get, people are still gonna be there to play when it drops because the story is worth the wait.

briketsNbiscuits

I don't know if this is asked yet, but it's the next episode. The last episode, or are there more planned?

Wrath

People losing faith over there own impatience is nothing new. "When it's ready" has been the constant answer to that question since the start of the game lol

briketsNbiscuits

So far there are only 4 classes that the MC is taking. If there were to be an additional class, what class would it be and what mini-game might be associated with it?

Christopher Maturan

I don't know if this question has been asked before. I find it impressive how you manage the countless decisions and paths of the main character. I would roughly estimate that we are at around 500 decisions (???) here. New paths are constantly being created, some of which then have to be “merged” again by subsequent decisions in order to keep the overview and development time within limits. What tools do you use to keep an overview here? I assume that you are using software here. An A0 sheet with a decision tree will certainly no longer be enough ;-)

Deino

Why did you decide on ren'py over engines like Unity or Unreal?

Christopher Maturan

Dude..... what a great question! Really hope this once gets answered.

briketsNbiscuits

Think IKEA's furniture requiring assembly in order to reduce the price you pay for the furniture.

Christopher Maturan

When file sizes are larger, some websites restrict them. It can cost a lot of money for the downloads. To get around this, some use hosting sites that are dedicated for this purpose, but again after a certain size they typically charge for large file sizes. By breaking up the file to smaller segments, we can avoid paying even more to obtain the game files.

Christopher Maturan

That's the charm that makes me ignore my family every time a new release drops. I was a stationary object in the media room in my home until I got through the first path. The realism of the characters is second to none.

briketsNbiscuits

It will either be gut wrenching or humorous af. Can't wait to find out what it is.

briketsNbiscuits

This last chapter took over a year to develop. Maybe next Summer based on this last release timeline

briketsNbiscuits

If you have a relationship with Sage she tells the MC that she is into very dirty things or threesomes... And one of the answers is that the MC is also open to that topic... So is there a plan to implement some of these "more" dirty things?

Malene135

Is it likely there will ever be a system to skip/speed up free roams that we have already completed in other saves? Navigating same party 7-8 times can be time-consuming.

Oni

Release on Steam?

Nate

Episode 11 had a lot of choices regarding infidelity (i.e. Santa at the party). Are there plans for this system to permanently alter relationships of MGs in the future? Helps to know how to structure saves. Most people want to unlock all scenes, but not get dumped by MG.

Oni

Hey Doc when you add new love interests for the MC, don't you think having them interact with him more where he can earn relationship points via options like "flirting and complements" is better than leaving them in the background for a future episode?

Fade

What were the first steps you took to create Acting Lessons and when you finished it, what did you want improve with developing Being a Dik?

Michael Reyes

This game is very much focused on choices and how they determine the path of the Main Character and his relationships. Some paths seem trickier than others to navigate even when making what you believe to be the right decisions for that path to have a successful end. I have been of the belief that Main Girl branches will have such a path as too will some Side Girls, but Episode 11 has thrown up some considerable doubt about this in both directions. How would you respond to those who are of the view that some paths are “destined to fail” regardless of our choices and that such a thing isn’t just contained to Side Girls?

taimarawee

What got you into game development to begin with?

Celestial

Once Being a Dik is complete (However long it takes), do you think your next game/project will be bigger or smaller than BaD and if it's on the bigger side, would you consider starting a team to delegate certain tasks to become more efficient?

Shadow

Do you have any plans to add an AI/Human voice dub for the story of the past seasons? This game is so good that I can only think of this improvement.

Kou Wai Hin

I was thinking about this while I was playing through. I believe I remember you saying that you know the general direction the story is going to go in and how the branches will play out, but do you ever scrap an idea on the fly or do something different than your original plan while developing an episode that may change the trajectory of the overall story in the long run? And if so do you have any examples of what was changed?

Case14

1 : This question may have been asked before, but do you plan to translate the game into other languages ​​once it's finished? 2 : You already answered last year about the number of chapters the game will have (between 14 and 17), but do you now have a better idea of ​​the number of chapters the game will have?

Rajieta

If Tremolo cheats on every girl and ends up alone by the end of the game will he end up with Derek? Maggot brothers forever

Joe DIK

You've been working on this from what I can tell almost non stop. How are you able to avoid burning out? Some of these backstories you have written for these girls are very powerful and gut-wrenching! Thank you for all that you do!

SGT SlapChop

If you had to pick, what would be your least favorite main girl?

James

Are you planning on just completing the MCs freshman year and then moving on to a different project?

Austin

Thanks for doing this. Here's a few: 1. What event or character, intended to be a minor detail, surprised you by becoming something major? Any idea why this happened? 2. Now the opposite: which character or event that you planned to play a major role just sort of fizzled out? Why? 3. When the game is finished, have you considered writing some notes to talk about what you were thinking as you wrote the story (in other words, "I really wanted to show that..."). Often, I enjoy reading the "why" behind the scenes and characters as much as I enjoy the story itself.

Archimedes Brando

Do you plan on making another interlude after season 3 finishes?

Rudy

When making the episodes for the season do you also make the guides to navigate through the episodes? If so do you plan on releasing them after the releases on patreon or the full steam release?

Nightpopcorn456

This was asked last yr but I would like to know if there's an updated answer. What are your plans after completing Being a DIK?

McKenzie

Any plans to add a new game feature, maybe when season 3 is done? I really liked how it was handled in fetish locator week 3 where you were able to select previous season choices without having to replay earlier seasons to the point of exhaustion to see/explore endings/variations. Also my ability to organize/remember what choices where made in different saves is terrible and this would really help :)

Cody Reddoor

Do you make conscious decisions about how heavily the girls, the side girls in particular, get featured in an episode? If yes, what's your process for making that decision?

commanderlex27

So that would probably be at the end of the year ?

Bryan Lee

After chapter 12 --- Every 4 chapters

Justhavingfun007

After season 3 is finished... that makes one episode left.

Nordwolf

When will the release come to steam ?

Bryan Lee

What are your favorite and least favorite parts of the development cycle, and why?

Frenchy

If you were given the opportunity to change or alter a character in anyway would you, not just looks but personality and or story as well

Damon Cuthbertson

Given that you work BaD on a very nearly daily basis, has there ever been a point you felt like you hit a dead end storywise and didn't know which way to go? If so can you name some examples and how you managed to re-inspire yourself.

Daniel Plachetka

I don't think this is too spoilerish. Since the question can truly be answered at the very least yes or no. With Bella's locked door being teased for a while now. With the reveal of its contents in the next episode. Are you at all worried some fans may have have too high of expectations/hype for that scene?

Marco Newgate

Hey Adler!

JBS3.0

Hey JBS! 😲

Sadie Adler

Get out

Sadie Adler

What are some examples of a few happy accidents from scenes/parts that have already been released? Anything surprise you when seeing a scene come together?

KrazyCooter52

How do you fill out branches w scenes? Can you give an example?

KrazyCooter52

Given that certain members of the community are very... vocal, about appreciating certain characters and their "features", do you ever get a kick out of thinking about how people will react to a reveal or scene you're working on?

KannisLycoun

What’s your beta tester process like? What info do you give them ahead of sharing the new Episode? How do the checklists work? Any stories there?

KrazyCooter52

Where’d the name ‘Dr. PinkCake’ come from?

KrazyCooter52

When picking music, do you ever pick music ahead of writing scenes, to inform the feel? Or do you pick music after the scenes are already written, and go in with a checklist of, “I need a track for this Maya scene, this Tybalt and Jill scene, and this MC and Dad scene.” Just, what’s the process?

KrazyCooter52

What's your secret for writting characters this convincingly realistic. Every character, intended to be good or bad, does feel realistic

JBS3.0

How do you plan for the narratives in Being A DIK? Do you plot story beats out on a graph, storyboard, or draw out diagrams? And have these narratives been planned out from the beginning, or have branches and routes come into existence over the course of the game?

TerminalIdentity

What's 2 +2

Alfredo

That girl has been given a nickname: Cinderella

MrAug360

Do you come up with mini game mechanics and then find a way to implement it into the game or do you have areas where you want to have a game and then brainstorm ideas? For example the painting mini game, did the mechanics for the game or the need for it to exist come first?

Reece Ashworth

Do you dislike it if someone orders a DIK jacket or any other merch based on Being a DIK?

MrAug360

At the start of the BaD's development, where there any ideas for scenes/plot lines that you really liked but wouldn't fit the games theme and got cut? Do they then get completely scrapped or written down for use in future games?

Reece Ashworth

Would you ever try to do a small horror genre project?

SanoSchnee

If you had a choice between being aline with. Freddy Kruegor , Michael Myers, Jason or IT which would you pick?

SanoSchnee

How do you stay motivated when working on long-term projects?

SanoSchnee

What was your favorite scene to make in Episode 11?

Joseph A Zakutny

One of the reasons I feel comfortable playing your game is because from the get-go you have managed to tell a story of love and conflicts based on personalities, while incorporating people of different ethnicities and sexual orientations. To me it is important that the games I play were created by decent people, and your writing gives me that peace of mind. I have wondered a few times whether - with recent years having shown such a growth of a toxic attitude towards people who are "different" - you might have had to deal with people hating on the game for that, and whether patreon is supportive to creators in such cases (when the hate is coming from patreon users).

patras

Have you considered releasing some of the Tshirts and other things like the glowy fat santa as merch? Obviously start small at first and see how things sell?

Malathus

With the success of Being a Dik and the expanded render time seeming to be the choke point in the development do you have any plans to build more machines to do renders to speed up the release cycle? And at this time how many rigs do you have doing renders?

Tom W

What is the age difference between Jill Royce and her sister Lana, for example is Lana 5 years older then Jill.

Unreal22

While some side girls like Quinn, Riona, Zoey or Lily quickly became popular characters, were you surprised to see how more secondary characters like Sally, Elena, Tara, Bianca or even more recently “Cinderella” became popular with the fans ?

Mervolant

If copyright and artist permission wasn't a big issue, which songs would use in Being a DIK ? Is there a popular song you’d have liked to use in a scene ?

Mervolant

While Being a Dik offers plenty of fun and comedic elements and deeply emphasizes on erotism and romance, you have explored a lot of mature and important topics like abusive parenting, grief, regrets, the lack of communication between partners or family members, sickness. Obviously, a lot of scenes have directly hit the fans in their feelings. As a Quinn Fan, I have particularly appreciated your take on self-hatred and unconscious self-sabotage in the latter episode. As a writer, do you find it compelling or challenging to switch between such different tones ?

Mervolant

Are you still enjoying making the game after this dec cycle or are you starting to feel burnt out?

tth

What were your favorite moments/scenes in episode 11?

Stifmeister66

- I have to ask how do you balance or determine each girls scene especially with the addition of new side girls? - Final question: Will Episode 11 cap out the number of girls introduced or will there be more? Just concerned that introduction of more girls will overwhelm at some point

Anon

After the release of an episode, do you take time to review your processes to see if there are ways to speed up or improve it? If so, is there something you’re aiming to improving during the development of episode 12?

tth

Why does Dasati never listen?

KiLL3R

Do you have in mind a total number of episodes/chapters you plan on releasing? Are you willing to tell us?

Samuel K

If you would print out your flow charts, decision trees or whatever you are using to keep track of all the possible decision paths... how many sheets of A4 paper would be needed (given the fact, one can still read the content)? You do need to calculate that :-D I am just curious, how much that would be. Any other comparison to something, I can imagine would be also nice.

Nordwolf

You mentioned the release of ep. 11 was the smoothest of your career. On the other side, there were a lot of people having trouble with the divided zip files (at least it seemed like that regarding the complaints in the comments). Can you explain what makes you see this as the smoothest release?

Nordwolf

This is deffo something it has been asked before but: How do you keep track of the huge number of ramifications?! Do you still use the same method, and how has it changed over time? Thanks for creating these 2 masterpieces ( the finished one and the unfinished one)

Kurmblog

Will things ever become easier for the throuple? As in will they start doing things together again or will there continue to be a divide between them? Can we make the throuple work long term?

Justaphase

Shiro

Why can't we call out Sage's double standard during the phone call regarding Zoey in the Jill route? While I find it cool that she goes to bat for Jill like that, I feel like if the game recognizes that Sage and MC have had sex in the past, it's pretty similar to the same territory she is arguing against, and we should be able to point it out and ask her hypothetically if we should also stop spending time with her too, as a counter. I know she maintains this stance in her own route too, but at least there she has a solid reason for taking it, whereas with Jill it felt more like an oversight. But if it's not an oversight, does that mean it's an intentional character flaw in Sage that we should be paying attention to in regards to her overall character? Would love to hear your thoughts on this, as the creator and mind within the minds of these wonderful characters of yours!

FleshPro

Any chance we will see more of Tara? She has really good chemistry with the MC, even in just one episode. Thanks for a really great ongoing game, by the way!

Natthaporn Kanchanabuthr

You definatley came up my favorite VN. As most VNs I play, most are abandon because of mostly no experience. Did you ever think Being A DIK would be this sucessful?

matthew payne

How many episodes do you think this will get to before the story is complete

Brownaaa

Could you list all the tools and tech used to develop the game and also give an idea on the overall monthly cost to keep this quality running.

Nashy

Which character ended up being the most rewarding for you from a story perspective? Maybe someone you never intended ended having more depth or substance? Or maybe a character surprised you by being more popular than you originally thought they'd be.

Andrew Conybeer

In my country the steam store page for the game is blocked due to the adult content. It'd be nice if there were ways to get an activation key besides the steam store. So my question is if you could provide steam activation keys through patreon or maybe other keysellers.

RustyCohle

Can you make the download/unzip/install process easier for future installments? It took me several hours and a lot of frustration to get episode 11 running (with the kind help of a few other members). We non-geeks would appreciate either an easier process (like Steam) or a very detailed list of instructions that assumes we know nothing about computers.

Dave Blake

Do you get worried that with the current release schedule people may lose interest? Example I started playing this game when I was 21/22 and if updates are now roughly a year+ I’ll be 30 by the time season 3/4 is complete lol.

connor roney

Do you mean the girl with from the girl from Pink rose, Tania or the student when the MC works with Sally.

Muumin-H

Are there any characters that in hindsight you would have introduced to the story sooner or had more presence in earlier chapters (i.e side girls who have become fan favourites)?

Trevimus Prime

When you are creating mini games, where do you get those inspirations from?

Waiter

My question is, what has given you the inspiration of all the different story's? The drama for every character. For example, Jill, Maya and Quinn. The heavy story's feel rich with emotion and almost real.

Muumin-H

Q: As a writer, I’m fascinated to know if you have any sort of method in how detailed you write out story beats and plot points. Also, is there any character in particular that’s really grown on you more than originally expected/planned?

Chalex

Yes

TJoS

Were there any characters that you originally intended to have only minor roles or single appearances, but instead became recurring characters the further along you went into production/releases? Characters like Zoey or the teachers for example?

Shad0w45

I wonder, how do you find all these extremely good songs and fit them in at the right scenes? There's so much variation.

Barband

I noticed on a recent playthrough that Josy and Maya share a lot of music in their respective scenes throughout Eps. 1-3, especially during romantic moments. Is that due to a limited amount of tracks available when working on earlier episodes, an effort to show that the girls are connected to each other in ways both we, the player, and Tremolo don’t yet know, or a little bit of both?

Trevor Blatnik

Another question is how old are you? Just an age range is fine. I am just curious about the person behind the story

THE read

Will there be an after story to see how all the characters are doing several year into the future?

THE read

I have to agree with you but doing runs to carry over to S3 is getting boring because of the repeating the English class with the slow selection mechanic. I know the S3's English is polished and become harder with lots of words and speed of writing. Its also a way to show the evolution of the devolopment and quality improvement over the years. But again and again S1 and 2 English classes are a bore...

Yas1yom

After BaD is finished, would you ever consider writing small updates on things that happen during Tremolo's life with one of the girls? Are there any characters who you planned on only having a small part in the story, who ended up having a major part? Are there any characters who you didn't plan on having a Lewd scene for, but decided to write one due to that characters popularity? Are there any characters personality you decided to change part way through the game? If you do have a favourite character, are they a side girl, main girl or one of the dudes?

Gerry James

I am not sure if someone already asked this question in older Q&As. Maybe i did it myself and forgot it. With the growing amount of girls, friends, events and interactions, which all being remembered in the game, how do you manage to hold it together so it will not lose its integrity? Do you have kind of a roadmap with branching for example? Thanks in advance

Volker R

Tbh I hope not until the game is complete. Going back to polish something up that could potentially delay development of future episodes when they are already more than a year a part now would kind of suck. But that's just my opinion. But I'm sure a lot of new players who are just finding this gem would appreciate it.

briketsNbiscuits

do you plan on having an epilogue with the MC several years in the future?

Jamison

How do you go about creating the guide? Do you already take notes during the development cycle, or do you skip through the code at the end of it?

TheHunter

The main girls are listed as Jill, Sage, Bella, Josy and Maya. Will Zoey fit into that category or will she be an "others" as well. You absolutely slayed that last emotional scene with her. *chefs kiss*

briketsNbiscuits

How many more episodes/seasons do you imagine this game will have based off your current planning? Are there perhaps plans to go past college or is that too spoilery?

avidnarutofan#7393

Do you use any type of AI tool to help you code like ChatGPT/Claude/CoPilot?

Rockshark

She was also the mysterious guest at the Halloween party.

briketsNbiscuits

Another more technical question, how far in advance to you plan the story? Do you go one chapter at a time with a general direction in mind? Or do you map out the entire season or further?

Alex Watts

Have you considered organizing a popularity poll? It would be fun to see which characters people like/dislike the most. As a bonus question, which character do you like the most?

Lance

One thing I’ve always appreciated about your writing is that every single character in the story has their own unique personality, which I’ve found lacking in some books, tv shows, movies etc. So I’m curious, when you’re writing what’s your process of being able to keep track of all the different personalities and making sure all their dialogue fits into the personas you’ve developed over the years?

Connor

Do you think the delay in episode releases is affecting the game, as people may lose interest?

Omar Khalid

Instead of books becoming tv series/movies, I can imagine a VN as a third option. Do you think this ren'py VN style of content will become a mainstream form of media one day?

Craig

will we get a sally route eventually ?

Benitsu

Hi, when will the game be available on steam?

Matthew Miller

1. What is your favourite girl personally 2. Was there ever something major that you wanted to add or change to the game but decided not to 3. Why/How did you decide to even start creating this game. Where did you get your ideas from 4. What is the hardest thing about creating a game like this. Can anyone do it? Does it require experience of any kind? 5. Which episode is your favourite? 6. Which scene is your favourite? That's all for now. Thanks :)

Edgaras Markevičius

Hey there, do you plan to do any quality of life updates to season 1 and 2, Espacially to English classes to speed things up.

Yas1yom

Is there going to be progress with Sally?

TJoS

If I can piggyback off of this question, which characters are the most difficult to write for?

Grob Az

Given that he was seen writing Brawler code — are you Magnar??

Pastel Anxious

When will we learn the name of PINK HAIRED BLUE EYED GIRL (from Lab/Xmas Party)? 😂

Wrecki

I’ve always wondered, up to this point in the story who has been your favourite character to write? Mine has to be Sage no doubt

Alex Watts