Status update Episode 9
Added 2022-04-29 15:02:31 +0000 UTC
This week I ended up spending on writing and posing all the animations for a fairly big lewd scene. I'm up to 6 completed lewd scenes in terms of animations, with more to come. I tried a few new techniques and made a couple of animations I cannot wait to see produced.
Several animations were longer than usual, one of which took me a full day to pose and ended up being 42 seconds long. I'm trying to make new kinds of animations, pushing myself, and exploring to learn.
I now have a big queue with 44 animations waiting to render. Due to the length of the animations, I estimate that queue alone frees up close to 4-6 weeks to do other activities while rendering at max capacity.
I will stop working on art for now and write dialogue next week. My next goal is to have enough dialogue written to be able to work continuously on static renders for a long time.
May is around the corner, and I'll post the Special render poll for Jill vs. Bella to decide who gets a special render set in episode 9. I also hope to post a cosmetic poll sometime in May, but I've yet to decide which girl gets the honor for this special Halloween episode.
Have a nice weekend
Dr PinkCake
Comments
Or telling Josy, Maya, Sage, Jill and Bella that your old high school girlfriend has come back into the picture . . . brutal reality of late teens, early 20s, those days before your heart fucking withers.
hamletsdead
2022-05-25 05:59:35 +0000 UTCThe free roams are what make this a "game" instead of just a "follow-me-here's-where-to-click" game like so many of the AVN's are. Honestly I feel my brain shrinking a little bit more with every one of those games I play as the novelty wears off. Frankly I wish these games were more challenging, not less, and involved more seduction and less sex, which in many games is so tiresome and with such awful dialogue that I end up clicking through it as fast as possible. The variety in BAD is what makes this game more interesting (aside from the humor and dialogue). I don't want to be spoon-fed, so if you don't like the free roams and sand box aspects of the game there's lots of other simpler and more simplistic games out there for you. Some of them are even fun. Go find them instead.
talion
2022-05-10 23:58:30 +0000 UTCI liked the free roams, it made it feel more like a game rather than just a novel
Vindico
2022-05-09 22:56:04 +0000 UTCOn a separate note, the breakup sex could be awesome.
Teufelhunde DJI
2022-05-06 12:04:08 +0000 UTCFor all like me this would be a big disappointment as I actually like some gameplay included, not only reading a story. So I think it will never be possible to have a perfect solution for everyone.
Nordwolf
2022-05-06 07:34:07 +0000 UTCI really look forward to free roams actually. Always excited about new texts, Rooster posts and having a break to play minigames to get $ again.
_FY_
2022-05-05 20:45:59 +0000 UTCSame, lol
Houseofcards87
2022-05-05 20:18:25 +0000 UTCTrue but that is not really a prank. A prank would be stealing her clothes when outside. Or the old tar and feather or bury her alive for a few minutes.
Alpha Protagonist
2022-05-05 17:28:15 +0000 UTCI think the only thing that I am not looking forward to is telling Josy and Maya about the Jill relationship. I'm sure DPC will hit us with some strong emotion in that one.
Teufelhunde DJI
2022-05-05 14:23:18 +0000 UTCWell, we DID steal her rum during the HOT's house party.
Teufelhunde DJI
2022-05-05 14:19:22 +0000 UTCI suppose I meant to also say that get the base game out and put in minigames later. The minigames aren't important to the story and take time to create. I guess I'm just being impatient for chapter 9!
bigbeatmanifesto
2022-05-05 11:13:37 +0000 UTCJust because you don't like free roams, doesn't mean you speak for everyone. Good thing is DPC will create the game he wants, regardless of what anyone says.
Jamison
2022-05-05 01:34:26 +0000 UTCAgreed
Flover
2022-05-04 21:49:06 +0000 UTCI have mixed feelings about the mini games... I enjoyed the mansion repair and most of the others (could do with less words to unscramble), but I really got tired of the free roams. Just too many of them.
Geekbone
2022-05-04 21:06:24 +0000 UTCOut of sheer curiosity, how long does it take you at this point to do a static render? I figure that because you have experience and probably preexisting models and such to use, it's going to be less than someone picking it up off the street, but still, it must be an incredible amount of time.
Snickersnack
2022-05-04 17:30:16 +0000 UTCIf you're going to turn off minigames then why advocate for less minigames? If anything, there should be more for the people that like them. Advocating for less when yours are off is just ruining it for the rest of us.
Aaron Wilson
2022-05-04 16:30:37 +0000 UTCAgreed bigbeat
Andy
2022-05-04 15:07:01 +0000 UTCLove your work but ease up on the mini games. Spend all your time getting the base game out. I've played 1-8 with minigames and without and without is far, far superior.
bigbeatmanifesto
2022-05-03 21:09:47 +0000 UTCA master at story telling that en captures you and leaves you wanting to find out what happens next. Being a dik is an experience not a game and Doc i wish you all the success, your writing is amazing and you can tell its not lazy and well thought out. amazing job. ~ a random guy that appreciates your hard work.
LEOPARD RAMBO
2022-05-02 21:51:27 +0000 UTCI'm not a programmer, just a boring guy, so thank you for all your work.
Tad Stemen
2022-05-01 16:25:41 +0000 UTCI cannot tell you how much I look forward to the next chapter,
Tad Stemen
2022-05-01 16:24:40 +0000 UTCYes. Render times are ridiculously long if you want to make renders/animations of my quality. Animations are the time sink. For example, that 42-second long animation I mentioned needs the same time as rendering 1260 static renders (normal pictures in the game).
DrPinkCake
2022-04-30 15:51:53 +0000 UTCI appreciate the updates you are putting up. I am a huge fan of the story lines, the fapping material is just is icing on the pinkcake.
C. Pawlak
2022-04-30 11:59:52 +0000 UTCJust reading that and seeing how long those render times are, is mindblowing to me
Sam
2022-04-30 11:34:10 +0000 UTCAwesome work DPC. Keep it up, but don't forget to take those breaks as well. :P Wish I could help with some part of the process, but you already have a proofreader and it sounds like you have lots of computer resources, so I guess I'll stick to giving you money. :P
Branden Jensen
2022-04-30 11:18:25 +0000 UTCTake your time :) quality is more important instead of quantity :)
Ove LΓΈkken
2022-04-30 09:59:36 +0000 UTCI'm not done posing animations. 4-6 weeks for the current queue. More time is needed for everything else that remains.
DrPinkCake
2022-04-30 06:32:36 +0000 UTCThe discord has a command about that: Acting Lessons and Being A DIK are two separate games without any connection. Being A DIK was originally intended to be a prequel to Acting Lessons, but the idea was scrapped since it would force Dr PinkCake to write the story in a certain way. You can still see common names in Being A DIK, that were mentioned in Acting Lessons, i.e. DIKs, HOTs, Roy = Troy.
Dasati
2022-04-30 00:14:36 +0000 UTCSooooo... anyone else thinking about Leah making an appearance? This should be the same Halloween party she mentioned in Acting Lessons. Should be a fun lewd scene and a little fucked up. I wonder if Jonas/Liam will make an appearance as well
Jay C
2022-04-29 23:52:08 +0000 UTCI have many a saves from season 2 to use for this. So with waiting 4-6 weeks to render the scenes, we talking a possible July or June release?
C. Pawlak
2022-04-29 23:40:09 +0000 UTCI've been waiting for that since episode 2
Jamison
2022-04-29 22:03:32 +0000 UTCIf turns into a 70s/80s slasher mystery then cool as for the girls. This time around i am more Jill or Sage. Oh and i hate Tommy and are we ever going to get to prank Quinn?
Alpha Protagonist
2022-04-29 20:35:22 +0000 UTCSo are we gonna turn this into a college slasher thing? Well as long as there is lots of gratuitous sex I'm sure it'll work lol
Jdog
2022-04-29 20:15:24 +0000 UTCYes I agree with hay date because DPC always release two episodes every year. And Interlude was being worked on when he was making episode 8 if I'm not mistaken, I just hope episode 9 doesn't release on Halloween!
Elton Coleman
2022-04-29 19:21:21 +0000 UTCJill all the way for me, even in the Cosmetic poll!! And thank you sir for the amazing work your doing for this game.
Elton Coleman
2022-04-29 19:17:38 +0000 UTCI really hope that's not the case ... it would mean a 1 year interval between episode 8 and 9. Even taking the Interlude and all the preparation for steam release etc it would be a really long time. Of course DPC has to take his time to work on this masterpiece but not one whole year please
FlΓ‘vio
2022-04-29 18:05:54 +0000 UTCKeep up the awesome work Doc.. you're great
Martyn Romaine
2022-04-29 17:45:43 +0000 UTCThis episode sounds epic. Halloween party at the Diks! I am so stoked for it. I think that clown is Tommy. Patience is a virtue. Hope you use that music you ended ep. 8 with for the Halloween party at some point. Have a great weekend DPC and all!
Scott
2022-04-29 17:44:18 +0000 UTCMan, I hate clowns
Legs
2022-04-29 17:24:23 +0000 UTCKeep on working my friend. I am SO looking forward to the next installment!
Tad Stemen
2022-04-29 16:49:19 +0000 UTCIf everyone is in costume, will Tommy even know what I am getting up to with Josy? π
Sirloki
2022-04-29 16:36:02 +0000 UTCgimmi josy maya :)
daniel karlsson
2022-04-29 16:14:16 +0000 UTCIt is going to be a scary night at the DIKs mansion.
Nordwolf
2022-04-29 16:03:52 +0000 UTCAlthough I am really hoping for earlier, a Halloween release would be a perfect fit for the setting...
Nordwolf
2022-04-29 16:02:52 +0000 UTCLove your work DPC, I am Soo happy I found BaD which lead me here and to Acting Lessons. Keep up the amazing work, I truly appreciate all the hard work you have put into these games.
Snedden
2022-04-29 16:00:05 +0000 UTCYou already succeed to create a marvelous pool of unique woman characters, really we canot have all? :-) In such case Jill is my choice. We need more angels around
Ufo
2022-04-29 15:33:02 +0000 UTCI'd have to go with Jill
Trae Engman
2022-04-29 15:22:05 +0000 UTCJill will always get my vote π
Shrek
2022-04-29 15:20:19 +0000 UTCI'm am calling 4 a August September release
ArchAngel121996
2022-04-29 15:18:19 +0000 UTCWith that kind of a close-up, it has to be Derek.
ZackNero03
2022-04-29 15:15:50 +0000 UTCCoulrophobia...
Slaanesh
2022-04-29 15:15:04 +0000 UTCNice costume! Yeah tonymack is probably right. That's the kind of costume Tommy would've wear.
Jake McFarlane
2022-04-29 15:13:52 +0000 UTCHalloween BABY!!!!
SmoothCopyCat
2022-04-29 15:11:34 +0000 UTCThank you for everything you do, DPC. I finished seasons 1 & 2 yesterday and Being a DIK is now in my top 3 games of all time. When all is said and done, it'll most likely be my favorite ever. Quinn stole my heart... LOL. Much continued success and I'm proud to follow you on this journey. <3
_FY_
2022-04-29 15:10:56 +0000 UTCDPC is the best! Also very excited to see what season 3 brings!
Iridium - Brian
2022-04-29 15:09:33 +0000 UTCSeason 3 is going to be next level! Have a great weekend!
Evan Stathakis
2022-04-29 15:09:03 +0000 UTCJill VS Bella, good lord, the war to end all wars. π€£
Andres Reyes
2022-04-29 15:06:54 +0000 UTCFantastic. Exciting news Gonna guess that's Tommy
tonymack21
2022-04-29 15:06:30 +0000 UTCIM SO HYPED FOR THE NEXT SEASON!
GH0STD3LTA
2022-04-29 15:04:19 +0000 UTCFirst!
Robert Wolfe
2022-04-29 15:03:58 +0000 UTC
