Status update & Patron milestone reward - Part 6

This week I've been working on several different areas of the game, including renders, animations, and GUI/main menu updates.

I'm almost finished with the writing, I have a couple of more scenes left to write, and several coding tasks remain.

I believe I'm more than halfway done with static renders. I don't know how many animations I want yet.

Don't forget to submit questions for the Q&A event. It will be at least another year until you'll have this opportunity again. Ask your questions about the game and game development [here](https://www.patreon.com/posts/61065072).

### Patron milestone reward

It's time for part 6 of the patron milestone reward. 

Each winning order has gotten a render so far, but there's more to come.

Today's custom render is NSFW. You can download the 4k and full HD versions in the attachments below.

Enjoy and have a nice weekend!

Dr PinkCake
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Patron milestone reward - Part 5

Part five of the Patron milestone reward series.

4k and Full HD versions of the custom render are attached to this post below.

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Patron milestone reward - Part 4

Time for part four of the Patron milestone reward.
This order was the most liked submission out of all submissions in the request post, so I created something very special for you. A short comic book that you can look forward to. Here is the first part of it and one of the renders used to create it.
The cover, 4k, and Full HD versions of the custom render are attached to this post below.

Enjoy

Status update & Patron milestone reward - Part 3
It was an amazing week, and right now, I'm drained. Releasing the game on Steam and GOG was such a relief in many ways, and I could feel how my stress levels have reduced since yesterday.

The launch went smoothly, thanks to rigorous testing by my team of testers, and the launch also exceeded my expectations for it.

It makes me both overjoyed and intimidated seeing what level we're at after these 3.5-ish years of development of Being a DIK.

The best feeling about today is that I can put 100% focus on game development again very soon.

The last two months have been filled with testing, bug fixing, behind-the-scenes work in preparation for the Steam/GOG release, and customer support.

It's been necessary work, but I'm happy knowing I can get back to what I truly love doing very soon - creating.

I have been sneaking away to work on the interlude a lot throughout all of this. It's been my guilty pleasure, and it's coming along very nicely.

I don't dare estimate how far I am with the development, but I have a very good feeling about the progress. I'll know more soon when I work full-time on it.

Season 3 release information

When Season 3 drops on Patreon, with the interlude being the first mini-episode, I want to clarify what you can expect when it comes to the release.

You will be able to get the base Season 3 version (The Interlude) from these tiers:

Huge DIK tier ($25) at release

DIK tier ($10), three days after release

And even the Mini DIK tier ($5), two weeks after release

This means that you don't have to pledge the DIK tier to get the Interlude. And you can use this version and patch it throughout Season 3 in the Mini DIK tier if you wish.

The usual release schedule will resume starting with episode 9, which follows the interlude. When episode 9 is released, the base game is placed in the DIK tier as usual, and only the patches will be available in the Mini DIK tier.

Transferring save files to Season 3

You can use any save transfer files from either Patreon/GOG/Steam Season 2 versions to start playing Season 3 on Patreon when it is released.

To show you how it looks like when you transfer a save to Season 3, this is an example of the Patreon/GOG import screen (they share the slots).

And if you click the text button up top that says "Click to change source," you can conveniently swap to importing the Steam save files. Like this:

Click any of your save files to load and continue your adventure.

The actual saving and loading within Season 3 are handled like usual; only the save transfer between Season 2 and Season 3 looks like this.

The saves you make while playing the Patreon version won't work with Steam or GOG versions when those versions are released in the future.

I hope all of this gets clear in time; it often helps to have the game and click the buttons for yourself to understand it better. I'll do my best to help sort out any confusion along the way.

Patron milestone reward

I'll end this status update with a huge thank you to everyone supporting me here and/or on Steam/GOG.
And here is the next reward in the patron milestone series; the first wallpaper of Maya and Josy, as ordered.

We're up to part 3 now out of...many parts.

As usual, download the 4k and full HD versions in the attachments below. I made an ultrawide version of this wallpaper too. Enjoy!

Have a great weekend, DIKs and HOTs

Love

Dr PinkCake

Being a DIK: Season 2 released on Steam and GOG!

The DLC for Season 2 and the guide are now live on [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1215820/Being_a_DIK__Season_2/) and [GOG](https://www.gog.com/game/being_a_dik_season_2).

And with this, the final milestone for Season 2 development has been reached.

If you're considering getting any of these versions, you should know that saves made at the end of either the Steam, GOG, or Patreon version will **work** as an entry point with the upcoming Season 3 Patreon version.

Love

Dr PinkCake

Patron milestone reward - Part 2 (NSFW)

In the second part, we continue with **one of the renders** from the Sally & Quinn order.

Full HD and 4k versions are attached to the post.

Enjoy!

Patron milestone reward - Part 1

Happy new year, DIKs! Thank you so much for your continued support!

It's time to start the final step of the Patron milestone reward.

It will be a reward that will keep on giving for several weeks, so make sure you check in once in a while, so you don't miss any of the renders.

Today we start with **one of the renders** from the order by user **Isabella's Lover.**

Full HD and 4k versions are attached to the post.

Enjoy!

Status update Episode Interlude

It's the final post of 2021! I hope you've had a great time over the holiday.

I've been working on animations, sounds, and music this week.

I've been making longer animations in general for the episode and a higher ratio of SFW (safe for work) animations than I normally do. I really enjoy it!

So far, I have added 18 new songs to the interlude. I might need a few more before I'm done with that.

2022 is soon here, and the year will start big-time.

It's finally time for DIKs on Steam and GOG platforms to continue their adventures! Season 2 will release worldwide (at least everywhere I'm not banned) on January 6, 12:00 AM CET.

I will focus on final preparations for Steam and GOG releases in the upcoming week. Hopefully, the release will be smooth sailing so that game development can continue at full capacity after that.

Something else to look forward to is the patron milestone reward. The patron milestone poll ended today, and bundle number 2 came out on top. I will create every submission in this bundle and post them on Patreon for every patron, starting in January.


Also, in January, I will post another Q&A submissions post where you can ask me anything related to the game and the game development. As usual, it will be a spoiler-free Q&A, and I will answer as many of your questions as possible.

It's almost been a year since the last Q&A and making it an annual activity feels right. Some answers might have changed with time, and I might feel different about some responses today, so repeat questions are welcomed. 

Soon, we'll leave 2021 behind, and I, for one, can't wait. 2021 was a year of very mixed emotions for me. But on the positive side of things, I reached some huge milestones this year.

2021 was the year when Season 2 was fully developed.

It was the year when GOG handpicked Acting Lessons and Being a DIK to their selection of games. 

And it was the year when 18343 of you guys supported me at once. This is close to double the number of patrons at the end of 2020 (9288 patrons). 

I still remember celebrating hitting 1000 patrons and how big that was for me. I would never have been able to imagine this.

Happy new year, DIKs! Thank you for all your support!

I hope that 2022 is better than recent years, in all ways imaginable for all of us.

I look forward to bringing you the start to Season 3 and another year of game development!

Love

Dr PinkCake

SilverTail,
В этом плане она и прекрасна! Таких как она в реальной жизни полно; все временами думают о себе в первую очередь, я молчу про выгоду! Разве это плохо? Думаю это как положительный бонус… Пусть и С…..а но заслуживает уважения. Все мы мутим, что-то, для себя!!! Пусть даже мерзким путём.

SilverTail,
Лично мое мнение насчёт Квинн! Единственный персонаж с кем интересно проводить время, и кто действительно не выглядит как интеллигентная девочка, которая не соответствует повседневному образу! Проституция, наркотики, шантаж: вообще только делает это ещё более привлекательной для ее персонажа.. вижу в этом только положительный плюс! И держаться подальше от неё не особо хочется… а ГГ не рассказывает Сейдж о Квинн: потому что, она ему точно нравиться (Дик) и по сути игры за Дика ему и самому нравится Дела Квинн, не раз это видели .

Status update + Preview #3

I've been working hard on the interlude since the last status update.

I'm close to 80% done with the writing and am currently focusing on creating the art for it.

There will be new GUI designs and one new mini-game for it.

Tomorrow, I'll be taking the day off to celebrate Christmas.

I'd like to wish you a Merry Christmas to all who also celebrate, and a Happy Holidays to everyone else!

Thank you for the amazing support you've shown me this year.

As a little Holiday gift, enjoy this preview of the upcoming interlude!


Love
Dr PinkCake

WiAB Chapter 2 - Dev Log #1

DEC 13, 2021 AT 12:22 PM

Hello,So... Development for Chapter 2 has started.

Chapter 2 is twice as big as Chapter 1 and will follow my normal update size.

What can I say about Chapter 2...

Well, here we are... Leaving the old WiAB completely behind us.

The entire Chapter is completely different from the old one and we're going to meet some characters from the old WiAB we didn't get to see in Chapter 1.

Chapter 2 is going to reveal/tease a few future story arcs. This Chapter is still part of the introduction and focuses primarily on relationship building.

After this Chapter, you'll most likely feel like, that you've seen/known more of Leia, Helen, etc. than in the old entire WiAB.

It's going to have one cinematic, gladly, this one isn't as technically complex as the first one and it should be smooth sailing.

You can find two previews at the bottom. (High res attached.)

I am now going to do Bi-Weekly Dev logs again and the next one will be on the 27th of December.

In which I will preview a character that got completely reworked, previewed in old Ch6's gallery, and plays a much bigger role in the new WiAB.

In the future, the previews will have a lot more variety now that we left the primarily "Miru x MC" focused Chapter 1.

\- Ocean

\-- Changelog v0.8.2 --
\- Fixed an issue where asking the Pink Rose girls for a picture required permanent DIK affinity as opposed to DIK affinity.
\- Fixed an issue with the Rewards app, showing an exclamation mark wrongly when reloading saves after finding special renders.
\- Fixed a rare bug where the app description would still show after closing the phone.
\- Fixed a bug with the fast travel button being enabled too early in a free roam event in episode 7.
\- Fixed an issue in episode 7, where Jill's scene would be skipped if you left Cathy after class.
\- Fixed an issue with the save transfer interface that didn't use the current save name automatically when saving.
\- Fixed an issue with the History menu, cutting off sentences.
\- Fixed a bug with the new message icon in episode 2.
\- Fixed a dialogue issue for Isabella's morning scene in episode 2.
\- Fixed an issue with the episode 6 pack quest.
\- Fixed a bug with Triple Tile that caused multiple entries of new high scores.
\- Fixed an issue with a special render in episode 6.
\- Fixed two Settings app icons that were put in the wrong order.
\- Fixed a wrong bios entry in episode 5.
\- Added a missing bios entry for a major choice in episode 7.
\- Fixed bugs with Swyper chats where girls didn't properly reject you.
\- Fixed a dialogue bug with gender classes episodes 1-2.
\- Fixed two renders in episode 6 which were reversed due to cleaning the bathroom in the mansion mini-game.
\- Fixed a bug in the mansion mini-game which in rare cases would exceed 100% experience points during allocation
\- Fixed a bug with the gallery for a lewd scene in episode 8.
\- Fixed a bug in the Music app that caused multiple songs to be loaded if you favorited a certain song.
\- Corrected typos in episode 8