Status update Episode 12
Happy Friday!
My cooling systems have been tuned up, and after some changes with the placement of my render stations, the heat is now manageable - hopefully for the duration of summer.
All PCs are rendering animations, and the speed has improved as a result. 78 animations remain in the queue, and based on the remaining frames, I believe we're looking at roughly 35 more days of rendering to complete the entire queue - that is, if the speed stays similar to this week. I'll keep you updated on this.
When the final animations in the queue render, some PCs won't have any work, which could make the final stretch a bit longer while we wait for a single PC to complete the remaining file. I will try to balance this as best I can so the PCs finish at the same time, but it's very tricky.
And when you render animations, it's bad practice to let multiple PCs work on the same animation file, as even small changes in software versions can subtly affect the output and cause flickering when the animation is put together. I count on the final animation being completed within 4 days after the queue has fully depleted.
The credits section for Season 3 is now locked, and no more entries can be added. Thank you to everyone who supported me at that level. I have now finalized the credits section in-game.
I tried compiling a Season 3 distribution for the first time. It was a bit trickier than normal releases, as the new 4K mode made the process longer. It took me 45 minutes to compile and zip one distribution file.
What I can see is that Season 3 is currently 102 GB for the 4K mode and 23.5 GB for the full HD mode. The final sizes will be slightly bigger after the remaining animations are included, but at least there's a ballpark figure for the game size now.
And as unzipping the distribution files requires roughly double the disk space (one part for the .zip file and one part for the unzipped folders), you can see that the 4K mode as a zip file on Patreon isn't a feasible standard.
I've been testing Discord Rich Presence and realized I needed to change the code that didn't work properly on Windows 11. I updated it and even improved it to ensure all images worked as intended and that it remained stable when playing. It should now be good to go, but I will conduct more testing as I polish the episode.
I completed the end-of-episode reports, adding the needed art and tweaking some sentences. I believe it now works as intended; polishing and testing will reveal if it needs further tweaks.
I also completed work on the final main girl branch, proofread it, and started polishing the Others branch.
What's left to do is:
2 Special render sets for Camila and Bella
Polish the episode
Finish rendering the animation queue (estimated 35 days)
After that, beta testing can begin. And speaking of it, I have started preparing the task lists for my testers. So far, I'm up to 26 bug fixes to test and verify, and 23 tasks with sub-tasks to test for Episode 12 (some easier than others).
This week, I also continued testing a new feature that is likely to be included in v0.12.0 if everything continues to go well. I will announce what it is a bit later, as I don't want to make any promises if I change my mind. For now, I can say that it's a feature that can be toggled on/off.
Have a nice weekend
Dr PinkCake
Comments (55)
Hmm an option that can be toggled on/off maybe an in-game walkthrough perhaps
Thanks for your hard work doc. Better get more SSD space. Take care if yourself!
It sucks, but at the same time I'm glad I'm not the only one dealing with the temps while rendering 😅
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Good stuff DPC. Enjoy your weekend.
As long as it’s done no where near gta 6
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These are amazing news! It seems that rendering picked up speed and that it's orientating itself for a July release! I can't wait to continue some of my favorite love stories! :D I just hope that I can make enough room on my hard drive for episode 12. ;) I'm intrigued by this new feature that you're quietly working on. I hope that we'll know more about it soon. Take care doc!
Every week when the new devlog comes out, I'm amazed
Isabella my GOAT ❤️❤️
Closer and closer to more time with Lily!
Thanks for the update. As I shall be finishing some replays next week while I am off work. It should help to ease some of my anticipation for this next chapter.
"Let's Go" I can't wait until it Drops on STEAM!!! Thank you DPC for everything you do!!! Have a Great Weekend!!!
we are almost there and i cant wait to play episode 12 and see all the characters again, looking forward to the next updates as always. enjoy your weekend Doc deserved as always.
Does this mean the 4k version will be exclusive to steam only?
Fuck yes we're so close!!! In preparation for ep 12, I've been replaying the game after an 8 month break, and man, I love Being a DIK so much. It's a lot of fun to see how my choices change with each playthrough as I change as a person. I first played it in September 2024 during one of the darkest periods of my life, and the game had such a profound impact on me. It inspired me to turn my life around and get my shit together. It's unbelievable how far I've come since then, and BaD will always hold a special place in my heart for that reason.
I know what you mean man I love this Game too, I was right there too being in such a Dark place finding DPC Games & Playing Acting Lessons & Being a DIK changed me for the better, I am so glad i found these games!! plus i am glad to hear you are doing a lot Better!!! Take Care Man!!!
My dream is to replay this in VR one day. Imagine all characters represented in Unreal Engine or Unity. Games like Life is Strange surprisingly "just work" in VR and become even more impressive.
Fantastic news we are so close to a release hopefully the que will speed up as the list gets lower but I have no Idea if that's the case looking forward to playing it with great anticipation it's looking like a mid August release if everything goes smoothly keep up the amazing but hard work but remember to look after yourself doc can't wait for the next update
Another month, let's go!!
Amazing
You are really working diligently on this project, and we all appreciate it @DPC!
Thanks for the update.👍❤️😊
Thanks for the update. I am curious how such a beta test task list looks like. Any chance, you could share this with us? Regarding spoilers maybe from the last episode? If this is not the right time, I'll keep it in mind for the next Q&A.
Looking forward to this. August is looking to be a good time to be indoors out of the heat and on the computer
Good good.
GOOD FRIDAY AFTERNOON 🌥, DPC AND EVERYONE!!! Awesome! Things were getting hot and steamy 😛! Oooo yeah, those PCs are cooking 🔥! Keep us in the loop, Doc 😁. Time it... or let it work singular... I WILL WAIT 😅! Of course, each PC should have their own animation files. Wouldn't want to mix and match and mess up and slow the final product 😅. I didn't put my name this time, but I did it previously. I hope it carries over instead of having to do it each and every time 😅. Worth it! I already waited a while while zipping my games... what's a couple more minutes 😂? Woooo 😛🙌🏻!!! 102 GB!!! Good thing I never played games/AVNs in 4K. My old LTop never could handle it (2K/QHD was its max setting), and I have an old TV with my XBSX that only goes to 1080. So 4K was never my thing 😂. And I never played... so I won't notice the difference anyway 🤣. POLISH THE GAME... FIX IT... TEST IT 😛!!! THIS WILL FEED PEOPLE 😋!!! CAN'T WAIT FOR IT ALL 🤯!!! GOD... I NEED TO GET MY NEW LTOP BEFORE THIS COMES OUT. IT'S BEEN 11 MONTHS (the old LTOP broke in July of last year 😅). As always, thanks for the Update, DPC! Keep on keeping on 😉!!! ALWAYS EXCITED AND EAGERLY WAITING FOR YOUR GAME AND READING YOUR POSTS 🙌🏻🔥!!! Love and appreciate everything! You ❤️, our BAD ladies 😍, our Maggots/Dik Brothers, our Hot Sisters, your posts 🥰, your previews/renders 😘, and your games ❤️! #ThereAreNoSideGirls 🥰🤗😍😘❤️😛😋🤤 Always make my days better 🌈! Thank you, everyone, always, for being in my life and being a part of my routine 😉! As always, take your time working and perfecting this masterpiece 🎨🖼✨️, DPC. Keep raising 🙌🏻 the bar and standards 😉. INSPIRE EVERYONE 😛!!! WE'RE ALL WAITING EXCITEDLY ⚡️!!! ALWAYS AMPED 💪🏻 AND READY TO PLAY 😛🔥!!! Stay safe, stay blessed, and stay in PERFECT health, beautiful people! And don't forget to stay hydrated! And you're never alone ❤️🫶🏻🫰🏻!!! OUR AVNS AND OUR DEVS CONNECTS US ALL 🤗!!! Have an amazing and beautiful week! I'll catch you all—ON THE NEXT ONE ✌🏻😁!!!
Can't imagine how good the game will look in 4k, this is literally going to be massive! Hope everything finishes up smooth for you Pink!!
102 GB? Wow! I'll have to stick to the standard version for now. 😅 But thank you for the updates!
DPC, please tell me you are going to use a download service like MEGA or something like in the past, because 23.5gb is a lot for someone in my shoes and I cannot imagine downloading 102gb without it. I've done 31gb earlier this year, but I think I had to retry it several times before I got the file in question and it seemingly took forever.
It's weird some of my comments appear right away and others appears in the list days later.
based on this it looks like 12 and 11 are roughly the same size so stoked
Brooo! Can't wait to play this beauty at 4K!
I was considering moving to 2k on a project and now I am rethinking this lol. Delivering these when they get so large is crazy!
102GB Damnn
This sounds like a ballpark end of July/early August release date if all goes well. I'm so excited! 🥳
I hope my boy D-boy recovers from his severed finger
I'm sure he will. If he stays true to what we've seen despite a few moments here and there, he has an amazing resilience.
Can't fucking wait to be back at B&R and see what you've cooked up. We're almost there. Hopefully before summers end. Thanks for the update, Doc!
Me too! This game has become my favorite or at least as far as those with adult content. I've got so many playthroughs saved and ready to go and they seem to multiply with each release. Always trying to experience everything, even if it's just some small thing compared to another .
Man Im so excited everytime that Pink posted a new status update, keep going with your hard work Pink, have a good one!!
A bit curious, how many seasons do you believe the game will have? How far in the story will ep 12 be?
Doc already said that season 4 will be the last one, so 1 more season to come
We are getting closer and closer to play another masterpiece and i hope your work continues without major issues so good luck man and enjoy your weekend.
I m so ready for more Maya
Are there any prognosis on the season 3 release date? Man I'm excited af.
Anyone know how to link patron to the discord server?
Link your Patreon account to Discord here: https://www.patreon.com/settings/apps
awesome!
I really want to see your setup
It's gonna be sick - he's got a "double digit" amount of 5090s - as in more than 10.
Holy Jesus H. Fuck, Doc! 102gbs!
Yup. Here's hoping he will still host it at a place like MEGA so that some of us won't have to worry about our downloads breaking and starting it over hoping it will eventually finish. :)
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READY OR NOT HERE I CUM!!!