Status update Episode 11
I completed posing all scenes this week, and after that, it felt like a whole new world of steps in development opened up, which means I've reached the polishing stage.
I have coding tasks left here and there, but all the scenes (story + lewd + branches) have been posed and written, so I can finally start playing the episode for real and polish the rough areas.
Before playing, I quality-tested the special renders and lewd scenes. I ensured I could reach 100% collectibles on a mini-game playthrough and unlocked all lewd scenes. I then tested that all rewards and lewd scenes were viewable and playable - this step usually results in many bugs, and it was a bit buggy this time, too.
After finishing with that, I started playing Jill's branch. Most of the static renders in the render queue are in other branches or late game, so there weren't a lot of missing content areas.
I reached a part of the episode I knew wasn't coded properly - a big free roam - and fixed all the code to make it playable and work as intended.
While playing, I found issues here and there, be it renders that need to be touched up or re-rendered, code that needs to be fixed, or dialogue that can be trimmed/altered. I don't stop to fix that while playing, as I don't want to lose immersion. Instead, I keep playing and make notes in the code for all these spots. Once I reach the end of the episode, I fix all the issues immediately before playing another playthrough. Rinse repeat.
I just finished my first full playthrough of Jill's branch, and I overall think it was a long and eventful episode. I have made over 100 notes on issues to fix, and I'm currently fixing them before I continue playing.
I also worked some on Episode 12 planning to ensure that I had all the story I needed in Episode 11 in preparation for the season finale. Checking the plan ahead of schedule is a great way to ensure all planned content is considered. And from my plan, I could tell that I don't need more story content in episode 11, which is great.
99 static renders and 61 animations are currently in the queue. It will mostly deplete from now on, except for any renders/animations that need to be re-rendered.
This is how my days will look like from now on until beta testing. I will play, make notes, and fix issues. I have the following tasks left to complete:
SFX & Music
Some scenes still miss SFX & Music, and I want to expand the song selections in some areas after playing the episode.
Coding & Other tasks
Rooster needs 1-2 more clucks.
The phone gallery most likely needs a few more images for some branches.
Phone chats are near completion, but I don't want to remove this bullet point until I've played all branches.
Add Bios to the entire episode. It's a couple of hours worth of work.
Add girls and their lewd events to the Stats app. It's less than an hour's worth of work.
The end of the episode report needs to be written.
The "Previously on Being a DIK" section needs to be written. It's in the planning stages and will take a couple of hours to complete.
Discord rich presence functionality needs to be quality tested before being considered complete.
Polishing
Play through all branches and all conceivable variations to quality test the episode.
Play the episode with a focus on
Overall story
Continuity
Spelling/grammar/words/dialogue
Inspecting images and animations
Music & SFX analysis
Checking that phone apps/stats update accordingly
Mini-games (winning/losing)
Mini-games disabled mode
Fix all issues encountered during playtesting.
Add any content that I feel is missing.
My thoughts on all this
Now it's time to cross the t's and dot the i's and ensure that the hard work pays off for me and you. I hope you understand what I'll be doing daily from now on, and I'll try my best to report this process throughout. Polishing the episode will require time, as will the 61 animations in the queue. Once all static renders have been rendered, all my systems will work on animations, and the speed should see an uptick.
This year, I'll be taking December 23-24 and 31 off and work as normal as possible other than that.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you!
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Dr PinkCake
Comments (82)
Keep cooking my dude. Your stories and lewd scenes are worth supporting. 10/10. I'm in love with every character. and they are very sexy to look at :). Lewd wise, I love the petite women and the fit ones. The narrative is really good and very deep. Josy, Lily, Sarah, Quinn, and Sally are my Favorite. Sally being on top. Keep it up!
Hope you and everyone here had a merry christmas! We all appreciate your work, Love the story, characters and art! I always feel slightly addicted, looking forward to every update until release LOL
Merry Christmas :)
Merry Christmas doc! I hope we can finally date lily!
Merry Christmas!
Just wanted to Say Merry Christmas to all my fellow Dik's , hope your holidays are awesome and your playthroughs are good.
Doc, thank you so very much for all you work, all year-round! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone!
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This man is cooking 😮💨
Sounds like no update for 2024? First time since I joined in 2020 that’s happened. Any thoughts on scaling back the episodes size and/or complexity?
Just let the man work. Yes I want the content, but branching stories have far more replayability when you dont turn them into a bonsai tree. I personally like the expansion as it gives more options. Patience Grasshopper
Merry Christmas to everyone
have a good Christmas
Others have brought up holding off on Sage until she is done with Chad, but then you miss one of the sexiest Sage scenes right after the HOT movie night with the "stay quiet" scenario. On DiK runthroughts Sage just gets me going. The Halloween party noone else gets nasty in the Haunted House. Can't blame her though....3 YEARS of Chad's BS, girl is seriously in need of a DiKing.
It feels so close to being done, but I know that there are still a few weeks worth of sustained work to get it all done before the beta testing can begin.
Thanks for the update Doc.
Wish you a great christmas doc. Thanks for the hard work! What a cool update
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, DPC and all. Thanks for great update.
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Have a great new year and thank you for your hard work.
Relaxing, happy Holidays for you Doc and for everyone as well
Wen r u aiming to release the next episode
Come on dude you know better . Its ready when its ready. Probably another 4-6 weeks but hell that could be way off. Usually these questions come from people just jumping on for a month to get the update and then off again for a year
Happy Holidays DRC! thank you for all the amazing work you do for us.
Wish you a happy Christmas and a happy,healthy and productive new year, DPC. :)
Thanks for the update and your work on this game. It is my favorite game altogether with the story, characters and visual look. I cannot wait to see how you expand on the story, especially after the cliffhanger you left us on.
That is just amazing. I really appreciate your effort, lo e and dedication to your work. I am looking forward to play this masterpiece. Merry Christmas Dr. Wish you like always only the best.
Merry Christmas to you doc and all of you guys, and like Thanos said the end is near.
You are insane Dr Pink, but i am glad to see your sticking to your vision and seeing it through, even if i am on pins and needles to get the new episode. Take all the time you need for you and your loved ones you more then deserve it, Thank you for being as transparent as humanly possible, and I hope your weekend is awesome.
Thank you so much for everything you do. Have a Merry Christmas.
Happy Bella Holidays Pink 👏😊Looking forward to episode 11! Appreciate you 💖
It is so exciting when the end of this development cycle is so close... You deserve the rest, enjoy the break and your loved ones
Just the kind of year-end update I was hoping to read. You need playtesting support for Jill's branch, Doc? I'm your man! /jk
hope you have a great christmas and new year
Great update Doc. Closer every day! Merry Christmas.
Sweet awesome.. happy Christmas 😊
Thanks for the awesome and detailed update. Can't wait to continue the story! I wish you and everyone else here a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year.
Thanks for the update 👍
Thanks for the detailed update as always Doc. Enjoy your holidays
Amazing work like always, We're getting close to the release and can't wait to see what you've done. Have yourself a great christmas and new year.
Merry Christmas Thank you for all your hard work
Knowing you are this close to the end has all us anxious with anticipation! Can't wait for the update. Merry Christmas to you and your family Doc!
oh man i cant wait, i might have to play the other season due to losing everything on my pc T_T but itll be a long and worth stories to do again!
I found out about BaD just two weeks ago and it's the first VN i'm playing. I started the first season and was immediately hooked. By now a have played till the beginning of EP10 and i just love the game. It's really amazing what you have created here and i can hardly wait for the next episodes. The story is engaging, the humor great and i'm really invested in the charakters by now. I have only one big wish for the (final) ending of the game: Please make it possible to be with Josy, Maya or both in the end. I just love these two girls and would really hate it if a happy ending wasn't possible with them :-). Till then keep up the amazing work. Merry Christmas.
I would also recommend Leap of Faith, if you can take some really hard life events. It can wreck you emotionally just to warn you if thats not your thing. Prefer happy endings (No pun intended) but it is very well done. Acting Lessons also by DPC is another good one but also has some darker twists. Both are a far cry from Frat hyjinks :)
Wooo! Excellent update and a fun read, Doc! Keep raising the bar and standards with every update 😁👍🏻! I'm going to be playing this for a week 😋!!! That's how long it took me to finish the last EP (lots of paths, and I only play at night after work, and I also did a replay, replay of the EP for all the paths; make everything perfect, you know, minigames, money, etc.). Merry Christmas 🎅☃️🎄🎁! And Happy New Year 🎆🎇🎊🎉 to you and everyone 😉✌🏻!
Hello Jonathan, in case I haven't mentioned it yet, but I love reading your comments 👍 I didn't dare mention it in my comment because I feel like I'm always repeating myself. In terms of detail and length, Doc's DevLogs are half episodes. For other developers, that would be the script for an entire game 😅 A week? I'm afraid it will take me longer than that to play through all the paths several times 🤪 In any case, I also want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎄
I manage a team of ~20 software and QA engineers and, if HALF of them gave me this much detail in a weekly update, my entire life would be a whole lot easier. While it is "painful", at times, to wait a year between episodes; the end product always surpasses most (if not all) of your customers' expectations. To echo Mangetsu, you are the most transparent dev I follow. I wish you and your family a very happy holiday season and I, along with everyone of your followers, wish you a very fruitful and productive New Year.
What, they aren't sharing status in daily stand-ups? Not good! Jokes aside, glad to see someone else in the industry enjoying the same cultured content 😏
Hey doc, misses a spot! Lol Jk you do you my guy you're in the best place to find things and make it to your standard. We all can't wait for the awesomeness
Merry Christmas Doc!! And thank you for your hard work!
Hello Doc, fuck, I'm away from my smartphone for 30 minutes and I've already missed one of the most important posts before Christmas. And it's amazing what a community you have. Already over 160 likes and over 20 comments in this short time. If the finish line was only in sight before, we're now racing towards it at top speed. Even if I sound like a broken record because I keep repeating myself: it's amazing what you're doing here and I can't tell you often enough how grateful I am. This episode is going to be awesome again. It's great that you're taking a few days off. That's super important. Recover, get away from BaD and start the new year fresh. I wish you and everyone else a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Stay healthy.
Thanks for all the work DPC. It's gettin real and it's gettin close. Happy Holiday for you and your family
I feel sorry for you sometimes, because you can never experience a blind playthrough. I guess the trade off is you don't have to wait to see what happens next 😁
I get my joy from creating it and watching the reactions of players. It's fun to see reactions and know what will happen ahead of time. I guess it's similar to having played a game you love and recommend it to a friend only to see how they react, but it feels even better.
wow Doc that was a heck of an Update! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Always love the detailed breakdown of all your hard work, I think we're all giddy with the news that you're onto polishing :) Thank you for everything and I wish you a Merry Christmas too
Thank you for the update, good to hear that things seem to be going smoothly! And the Jill path will be the first one I play on! Merry Christmas DPC, have a wonderful festive period
Thanks for the update. Sounds good. May the holiday season bring better times to us all.
Glad to hear the status! I get we're all excited for the release, but if you want to take a bit more, I don't think people would complain 😅 But it's your show, we're just along for the ride! Despite the time taken, I still think you're one of the most transparent devs in the space! Thanks Doc!
This!
Great news and happy holidays
Good stuff DPC. Have a great Christmas ⭐🎉
I was hoping for a christmas surprises but hopefully now a birthday gift for my mid January birthday
Thanks for the update Doc have a nice Weekend and have merry Christmas too 💪💪
Merry Christmas Doc, enjoy your Holiday, you deserve it. Look forward to playing your final work in the new year. Take care :)
Amazing news Doc! Keep up the good work, and Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas Doc,have a happy holidays
Right on! Can’t wait, I just finished episode 10, and the hype is killing me. lol. Merry Christmas! You deserve a good break for all your hard work and entertainment you’ve given us.
Merry Christmas, enjoy your break and your making my new year look better
Great work Doc! Thanks for everything! Have a Merry Christmas!
Thanks for all the hard work. Happy holidays .
So maybe in February the « beta » will start?
Or January! DPC looks to be in that final stretch!
Merry christmas Doc, enjoy your holidays with family, the game can wait few days, you are almost never taking breaks so enjoy the holiday time at least
Merry Christmas Dr P and enjoy the holidays. Look forward to the episode.
The dedication is real and unmatched in my opinion. I hope you have a good break.
What a journey! Thanks and Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and keep up the amazing work, Doc! Looking forward to the next update@
Merry Christmas Doc, enjoy your holidays
Merry Christmas Doc!
Thanks for the report! The Hype is real!