Updated feature reveal - Episode 7
WARNING!
If you haven't played episode 6, there may be minor spoilers for you in this post.
This post contains minor spoilers for an updated feature in episode 7, but it's nothing that's story related.
Read at your own discretion.
This week's status update is a bit different than usual.
I wanted to present parts of an updated/new feature that will appear, starting episode 7.
Many of you have guessed it already, and for others, it might come as a minor surprise.
I have worked hard on updating the in-game phone to accommodate the future needs of the game.
The phone is updated starting episode 7, so it's not a retroactive change. The MC just got a new phone, and it's going to be an improved version of the old variant.
So, what I've done is a rewrite of the phone code. I've left functionality that works well, added new functionality that's needed, updated the GUIs, and more.
I could probably talk about the phone features for hours, but I have to limit myself and let you discover most on your own.
So, I'm not going to go overtly into details, as it's also a work in progress feature, but I will show you a few of the implemented features and my thoughts for them below.
The main GUI is completely new, but it should still feel familiar.
Note that the phone in the picture is from a playthrough without mini-games.
During free-roam events, there's a music bar displaying the name of the song that's currently playing. You can toggle this bar on or off if you'd rather see more of the wallpaper behind it.
In this picture you can see three new apps, and also notice the absence of some. Some apps may have been removed, some apps may have been merged.
The two new apps in this picture are 2D art and Pack Quest. You've come into contact with both of them in episode 6.
They will be handled directly from your phone starting episode 7.
With the exception of a few apps, most apps have been (or will be) revamped.
Two apps I'm particularly excited about are the Music and Bios apps.
In the Music app, you can now filter songs by genre, and I have included a genre for licensed music that many of you wanted to be able to play.
You can also set songs as favorites and have a playlist with just your favorite tunes.
This means that you can choose to have a customized playlist that you can play during free roam events.
I can't show you too much of the Bios app, but it's going to be a tilted version of the phone where each character will have their own screen with past choices and events.
Without getting into detail, a subset of other features that you can expect from the new phone are:
Customizable/favorite/randomized wallpaper functionality.
Simple emoticons in text messages.
Animated transitions and screens.
The phone feels very modern and it's an enjoyable experience using it.
I hope that you will come to love it as much as I already do.
Have a nice weekend!
Dr PinkCake
Comments (49)
It's superb, Pink! I love it a lot, lot! Thanks for your work and attention to details!
Using it to have a quick connection with the side chicks from time to time is fun! I guess you could achieve a similar result with texting but Swiper seems naughtier. 🤷🏽♂️
LOVE this idea, Doc! Keep it up!
I agree Swyper had served it purpose as far as the story goes. Wouldn't mind keeping or losing it as long as it fits with the story. Too much Swyper content would be a bit distracting in my opinion.
Agreed, Ive played throught like 40+ times at this point and every time its always "Ugh, I forgot the swyper part." I feel like sometimes its too much. But it does play a big part in the story on what the MC wants yknow?
Great game, with this many patreon supporters i would expect voice acting/dialogue, much less ambitious and supported flash games have had it. Swype is one of my favorite things in the game because it felt like a real dating app, i agree with others it's a mistake removing it. You can't make everyone happy but it was already in the game, next time just vote for feature removal or adding.
You see. In my opinion, the Swyper served a purpose for the story. Now it's not needed, since it's gonna get more serious with LIs. And BaDIK is a mainly about the story (for me at least) and I have a huge respect for Doc for making this awesome game. Part of its brilliance is, I think, that he's not having supporters telling him, what to do. He has his vision and he's gonna put that vision into this project no matter if some of us agree or disagree, no matter how we vote. So if he chose to remove Swyper, I believe it's what's best for the story and the game.
Also great job on the Music on the creepy part with bella. Really makes you feel really uncomfortable. lol
Just found out a funny but small bug. lol. So in Ep3 if you text Jill then go to quinns message about the Special at the end of episode you can keep replying to her saying "Sweet Dreams, Jill.". Its dumb I think its funny Note: Only if you didnt reply to Jill saying goodnight
I think you're referring to this bug that I fixed earlier and will be included in v070. - Fixed a bug in episode 3 where Quinn's text message would cause an error if you entered and exited Jill's chat first.
i was hoping for more content with swyper why get rid of it
I was a bit sad there wasn't more Swyper content too, but that's such a small part of the game that I forgot about it.
WILL THE OLD PHONE STILL BE IN EPISODES 1-6
YES
Thanks for the update DrPinkCake 🖤
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One word: Amazing
So hyped about this, great work DPC!! :givebella: :bellablush: ❤😌
I hope brawler and shuffle are in episode 7. I loved playing them great way to earn $ and also just all out fun to play them.
Agreed. They give my brain a good break after reading so much story.
Awesome work as usual DP. Is there any plans to allow a user to add custom music tracks to play in game?
No, I have no plans for that and I fear that it could be potential legal problems implementing that. I know that some AAA games allow it, but I think it's best if the game stays in safe territory with proper licenses.
When the MC got a new phone, I started to wonder if there would actual be any change to the phone feature in the game. Kudos for that, Doc. Particularly, I find the phone to be a very fun aspect of the game during free-roam events. The rooster is one of my favorite features in the game. I don't think it actually makes any impact on the story or the interactions between characters and MC, but I think it's very entertaining.
Some things are actually mentioned in dialogue I believe, not to give any spoilers but I recall tommy mentioning a response I put on rooster.
With all due respect, I think that the phrase "Isabella offered me to work in the library" should be either "Isabella offered to let me work in the library" or "Isabella offered me work in the library"; as it is, the phrase "Isabella offered me to work in the library" suggests that Isabella, in the library, is offering the MC out to others as a servant. I mean, Isabella is dominant, but not that dominant, I think. :)
I'm sure it'll get caught in the normal QA testing / proof reading
Looking awesome, hyped!
Is swyper being removed? It was probably my favorite app on the phone, but figured it took a lot of work.
Just a quickie, I am guessing that this is for those who have purchased the game direct and not us Steamers' types?
As this is included in Episode 7, it will hit Steam when Season 2 hits Steam. It's not a retroactive change, the old phone will still be used between episodes 1-6.
Excited about the new Music features - appreciate your taste in the selections so far and have sought out other works by the artists
I love it! Guess I'll be spending more time on the phone in BaDIK than my own phone :D
Looks great! Can't wait to find all the features in Epi7
Awesome! I cannot wait to put my real life construction mind to work on what needs done 1st to fix that Giant House.
Excellent. Just the other day I said to myself: "Wish I could make a playlist." You read minds? Cheers.
You are simply amazing. You deserve every penny. You deliver an excellent job, keep up the good work! Thank you!
Looks amazing!
love it already dont need any more info on it!
My number one annoyance with RenPy phones in general is having to move my mouse like a flipper game when going back one step, especially when you're browsing back and forth a lot. Some mouse/keyboard shortcut for the home/back button would be fantastic.
I've actually added the middle-mouse button click to hide/open the phone menu and any children to that menu. :)
Wow this looks great!
Looks great, I was quite happy when I got that phone since I had a feeling something like this was on its way. =D
New bios entries being highlighted is such a small thing but actually a great addition to have,also can't wait for the favorites playlist for the music app.
Wow that's incredible, being able to see choices made with characters is a huge bonus! Do you plan on adding these features to previous versions? If possible that would be amazing
It is so cool
I can't wait to see it in game. It looks great!!
New phone looks like a fun interface and good to see some Cathy love.
It is amazing how you keep improving everything. Cheers 😊
A game that is always evolving on all parameters!