Status update Episode 9
🕑 Added 2022-09-09 13:07:57 +0000 UTC
This is the progress since Monday's delayed update.
The long 1 min 23 s animation is finally done, and I couldn't be more proud. I've put it together and added music/sound effects to it and probably watched it 20 times, smiling and thinking about how long way we've come. I never imagined I'd be able to do something like this in the past, and now it's what I want more of in the future.
3820 static renders, including the render queue, have been posed. Since Monday, I have posed around 10 animations too.
I worked on some lewd scenes that needed art, and I've also been working on renders for the episode's ending. I don't work in chronological order, though.
Yesterday, I spent all day playtesting three of the branches. I fixed errors that I spotted and made a to-do list of things that needed to be polished.
The feel of the episode is good, but it's still very rough, and it's tough getting a complete picture when many scenes are missing. I can't play everything from start to finish as the final free roam event isn't completed, and I can't test the produced scenes of the final free roam event without messing up the flow.
I will go back to making art today but seeing the current status of those three playthroughs was a good indicator. Something I liked, in particular, was how the branches felt different and unique in many areas.
I think it's safe to say that there are at least 3 hours of playtime for any given playthrough if you're not rushing through the episode. I estimate that you need at least 10 different and particular save files to see everything, which is nuts.
I played without mini-games, too, and I know that the party planning mini-game will add quite a lot of extra playtime, depending on your ambition.
Have a nice weekend
Dr PinkCake
Comments
Rellik6801
a month and go elsewhere been a supporter for a while this getting silly,no date etc etc
Rellik6801
yeah if its not a hollowween thing ill take my 30
Kevin Giuliano
This is all great. I understand the hard work, but is there an idea on a time frame that Episode 9 should be out for? I mean, I'm very patient, but I haven't seen episode updates for almost 1 year and we're stuck at number 8. The prelude was nice, but nothing special in my opinion. I don't want to rush the artwork. But I think it's time to say: "in the month of November I think episode 9 can be released" for example ... P.s. sorry for my terrible English
Stephen
Looking so forward to this! Definitely worth the wait!
nicholas ferraro
Brooooooo I’m so keen for this update
Beautiful Bro
Bruh.
Kane
Love my Quinn.
Snickersnack
This is going to be nuts!
Nonashu
Just getting more and more hyped for the new season, so much I've got several of the ending ready to go.
Legs
You're joking!
ezPI
This sounds amazing. Can't wait!
Tyler Robbins
When we getting a Quinn preview?
DrPinkCake
Three +60 seconds animations. :)
Justin Richardsn
wow need 10 SF to see everything, I think at most when I perfected the stream version I have at least 5
Legs
A 60+ second long animation?! You're to kind too us, Doc
Jamison
@SNiP I thought it was a month?
L8nitetaco
I am so excited, the work you do DPC is amazing. I look forward to seeing how the rest of the story goes!
snip_cz
Do you realize he adds a day to the development time every time a person asks this question? Don't make it worse for the rest of us! :D
Beautiful Bro
Man this was a real surprise to me. I didn't have very high expectations coming into it but I've been blown away.
Tim Arnold
Please read his updates before asking this.
Nordwolf
Ohh, no worries, I do enjoy it. But I really like to know if I have seen all the little twists and turns in between. but with or without progress information, I WILL enjoy ep.9 :-D
Phalanx2017
episode 9 when it should come out roughly ?
Scott
This all sounds good DPC. I am hoping for a nice Lily path and Quinn path. I know a lot of hard work goes into writing the different paths. I am just hoping they all come out as good as I know they can. You are the man DPC. I am glad to hear that you have your vision again.
Scott
no need for status bars. Enjoy the game.
Blacklabyrinth
The anticipation for this episode is getting out of control. You never disappoint.
Bahumut
Sounds EPIC! Will be a joy to play! U Rock
Mangetsu
True, muting sound until loaded would work as well. And of course I didn't mean use the in game player to play outside source tracks, I've seen games get brought up on charges from misuse of in game music players. As I mentioned in my original post, if it's beyond trivial, which it probably would cost additional effort, it's not worth it, and there's already a workaround. Just a thought.
Toxic_Tracker
If you're talking about just playing music from a different app or your phone, then you could just mute the game
Toxic_Tracker
DPC has mentioned before that he can't implement anything that would enable the player to use copy right music.
Bill Qin
Can't Wait!!!
destroem
It is no longer creation, it is a martial Art
Brash
Great to hear ! Awesome work like everytime 👍
Flover
10 particular saves?!?! I got only 8! WHAT DID I MISS??????? Seriously though, thank you for your hard work.
Flover
So much fun to discover everything :)
Sadie Adler
Oogers! :where_bella: 😳
Nordwolf
This will be AWESOME! At least 10 saves? Check! Differently enough? Che... not sure?! Even with that number of playthroughs I am pretty sure I did not see everything in S1&2. It would be really cool if you could include a kind of counter or progress bar or something else per path which tells "you dioscovered x / y renders" or "you discovered x% of path y". Have a nice weekend and thanks for your hard work!
Marius
Sitting on the edge of my seat here, and i'm so excited for episode 9. Have a great weekend Doc! 😀
Arcadian Comics
First of all, I know the pride of seeing how your work turned out, and that's great to hear you've realized the magic you have created! Second, as you pointed out with the three paths, I don't know if there's been a bullet-point guide to getting each girl, but it would be nice to have that before Season 3 starts. I think I had 5 different games saved to change paths, but inevitably I accidently saved over the wrong slot too many times. OOF!
Arcadian Comics
HAHA! I had to wonder if I posted this and how, because I am also a Stephen S. Good to meet you, namesake!
Tom's day
I always hoped there would be a way to choose quinn at the end of the last episode
Mr Rkoon
I really can't wait for Episode 9. It's going to be amazing.
Sirloki
My ambition is STRONG! 😍 Glad to hear you are having fun at least. Thanks again for the great game!
Stephen S
Great job! I think one of my favorite pets about this game is starting a new play through and just appreciating the increased level of skill and talent in each and every episode. One particular scene in episode 8 with Lily and seeing the hearts in her eyes because of the neon light behind MC stands out to me as simply being beautiful. Keep up the great work Doc!
RG
That sound so cool! from what i heard we gonna have so many different ways to enjoy this season and its only the first episode of it! , my best guess regarding the 1.20-sec lewd scene is that it's a trio with Maya and josy.. i don't know why I can feel it haha (and I'm super hyped for it! i want those 3 to have a happy ending as a group.. it's 2022 after all.. and I have to admit that I am so hyped for this season and it makes me smile every Friday when you update us! so keep going!
sVKakarot
im so pump to see the hard work you put into it
yannick el manssouri
3 hours with minigamea how much would it take without? Anyways 3 fucking hours thats insane man. Most developers release 10 a 15 minutes of content im hyped. Will we be having scenes with all girls? As in previous ones? And did you add a backstory at the beginning this time aswell or haven't you? Keep it up so many twist and storylines i wanna see
Filo Bad
I have never seen before, something like this stuff. You, are real artist. Go further this way. Brawo and thank you!
AEy
Man, I wish I had even 25% of the ambition and work ethic that this guy does... It's honestly incredible.
Karol Hinc
"I estimate that you need at least 10 different and particular save files to see everything(...)" God... I don't know if you love us or hate us :P so much work to see it all.
MacDaddyD
I am very excited for this. Just hope it comes in time for actual Halloween. 🤣
Jdog
*wringing hands in anticipation* this is gonna rock!!!
Lucas Santos
Continue the amazing work Doc , thanks for the update 💪
P1nkGobl1n
i figured as much.. :( not that it would stop me from trying every possible play through though... thank you for what you do!..
Cristóbal Rodriguez
Como siempre una bestia Pincake, me alegro ver que estás feliz con ver las escenas, imagínate cómo estaremos nosotros jaja 🥹
Cligba
Love this game, and look forward to each of these updates. Thank you DPC for making this awesome game <3
Joshua Dershem
This is why you're one of the best DPC and why I willalbe a supporter as long as you keep doing this!
Tim Arnold
All of that sounds great! Thanks for the update.
DaBigGreek
I feel like a kid in November on edge for what he is going to get for XMas! I just am dying with anticipation! ❤️ Your stuff man, keep it frosty and don’t burn yourself out. Oh and if you need the services of a professional tester, I actually wouldn’t even charge. Anyway keep up the excellent work.
DrPinkCake
You're goddamn right
DrPinkCake
Sadly, this won't be possible. The choice at the start of the game will be the only time you can opt in or out.
Jake McFarlane
The Halloween party is gonna be awesome!
Thorgon
Thank you for all the great content! I think I have 20 different variants of saves and multiple milestone saves but I will still probably end up having to play from the beginning to get all the new episode content and I look forward to it.
RMZ
10 saves is a lot... fucking hell. Hopefully the WT will help guide us through them.
BoxerB
10 pt? Rookie numbers.
P1nkGobl1n
An option at the beginning of 3 that would be awesome is being able to turn mini games back on if loading a season 2 end save. I have several saves with the games on (the most important to me) but a person can only take so many English tests... :)
ArchAngel121996
cant wait
SFSghost
This is very exciting to hear. I can't wait to play it, I hope everything goes well for you. Good luck with everything and thank you
Romain M.
Thank you for keeping up with the good work DPC! Have a well deserved weekend :)
Tinman
10 different files? God... I wonder how many files actually we need to see everything from episode 1 to 8 previously? I only play it 3 times only.
MrAug360
3 hours?! Damn! Sounds like you'll never stop outdo yourself with this game
Galaaz
One of the things I love about this game is every new episode is longer and the amount of branching you included since the begining. 10 playthrough to see it all... I'm loving this! I still have a few playthrough to get through the interlude and I cant wait for ep 9! Keep doing what you're doing DPC you're by far the best!
Mangetsu
Glad to hear the moron last week didn't get under your skin too much! I have a hard time dealing with difficult situations like that myself. As far as ch9 progress, it already sounds awesome, which was to be expected! No pressure of course, but I was thinking about the Friday Prophets situation. If it's trivial effort (as a dev myself, I'm not about to ask you to add scope creep LOL), could you provide an option to have no music upon startup of the game? I was thinking we could play whatever music we wanted outside of the game to start it up. I've got a few songs beyond Punk Rock Flu that would slap, but would never be approved for license 🤣
SmoothCopyCat
TEN whole saves. I’m gonna bust. 😮💨
DerSouper
nice
GeneralCuiJM
Sounds like an incredibly ambitious episode packed full of content. I'm always excited about the new releases of BaDIK, but between the season 2 cliffhanger ending and the teasing of everything that promises to come in episode 9, I might be more excited for this release than any other, which is saying a lot.
Kurmblog
That.. sounds AMAZING 🤩🤩 Have a nice weekend Doc!
Dctrwho007
Getting really stoked about this episode! It’s going to be worth the wait!
alexander higgins
Very excited can't wait
ChuckNew52
This episode sounds huge, cannot wait to play it!
Robin Mottart
Nice, go forward Man !
Chiss
That sounds great, after so much turmoil, the will to grow and move forward