Status update Episode 5
The last two weeks have been about Steam, community management and making patches for the game to fix bugs. It's taken a lot of time, but it finally feels like I've reached a stable state for it and I'm back to developing episode 5.
During these weeks, animations have been rendering on my PCs. I had an issue with a PSU that got blown, but it was fixed in a day's work.
Often when I develop new episodes, I start with writing and posing static renders alongside animations. This update, it's been pretty much all about animations, so far, since I knew I had to work with Steam a lot.
As a result, 72 animations are complete and I have a healthy queue with 23 animations waiting to render.
I've finished the content for Rooster and Swyper for episode 5 and I will continue with posing statics and writing dialogue in the upcoming weeks.
Regarding the Steam release, there are some bad news for germans.
For a, to me, unknown reason several adult games are getting banned on Steam in Germany. I haven't gotten any explanation or information on this from Valve, yet, but it looks like that's it for Germany when it comes to my games on Steam.
If you're a german and you already bought the game on Steam, you will likely not be able to get the future DLC, meaning that Patreon is the only option for you if you want to continue playing Being a DIK.
I obviously wish I could change this, but I'm a nobody when it comes to laws and bans on Steam. I can only express how sorry I am for that this happened and pray that the ban gets reversed.
Tomorrow I'm releasing a patch on Patreon, that will synchronize the bug fixes I did on the Steam version, along with some other important information regarding the Patreon version of Being a DIK.
Just to prepare you, the game will be moving to a patched concept instead of having multiple binaries. I will fill you in with all the information you'll need to know tomorrow and why this is the best direction for me to take with the game on Patreon.
Have a nice weekend!
Dr PinkCake
Comments (23)
Do you have any idea when the next content should be released as in playable content not just renders.
I´m one of the Germans who bought the game on Steam. I can still play it. No I will use the Patreon Version. Am I able to transfer my save game from Steam to Patreon Version?
about this steam ban for germany... i talked with another developer, who is german. he is using english steam, so there should be no problem for germans to download
I have been playing the game. And I just have to say that Bella is the top choice right now. Our main character has actually told her things about his life. He doesn't share that information with the other girls.
Sad to hear about the troubles for Germans. 'It's really not 2020 everywhere on the planet, more like 1820.
I look forward to every new version. Your writing and characters are so superior to most everything else in the genre.
I am not clear on if the content of the Steam Season 1 of Being a DIK is any different from the Patreon version through 0.4.2 that I already have.
It's the same. Patreon version will get new content faster than Steam.
LoL. They banned the game, but we can still buy the guide. German logic at its best.
At least they can read about the awesome VN that is BADik.
Thank you for the update, DrPinkCake.
I still wonder, what is episode 5? Is it Season 2 start or Season 1 ending?
First episode of Season 2.
when can we expect the next chapter of the game?
Read 2 comments above you.
Well I guess I keep beeing an Patreon person then :) gives you more Feedback in the long run anyway :P
Is there a real ETA on when we can expect the new season/episode?
No. I don't do ETA until I know I can keep deadlines.
Thanks for the update DrPinkCake ❤
Thanks for the update, as for the patches I guess that means you won't be splitting the game into multiple parts like some games do? That's good in a way as it must be a nightmare for choice based VNs,
The nightmare for me lies in version management on Patreon/Steam. Having 2 completely different concepts would take too much time to manage, but I have a good solution for this that I will present tomorrow.
Wtf is up with Germany again, up till now I though we wouldn't have any problems with adult games here at all.
I hope that Patreon doesn't give you any issues. The german audience is huge for these types of games. Approximately 33% of patrons are germans, so it's a huge blow for many developers.