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Status update Episode 5 (Patreon)

Published:
2020-02-21 10:13:52
Edited:
2020-12-07 10:18:31
Imported:
2026-06
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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

GhostPhil

Wtf is up with Germany again, up till now I though we wouldn't have any problems with adult games here at all.

DrPinkCake

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.

Julian Harper

Considering Germany's fairly relaxed attitude to sex (at least that's how it looks from the outside) it is a little wierd

Julian Harper

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,

GhostPhil

Yeah, I really don't get what is up with that. I really hope it is nothing permanent. But sadly I have to say games are still the most censored in Germany. Also there are quite a lot of German developer as well, so that sucks in general.

DrPinkCake

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.

Julian Harper

Good news! Glad you managed to find a solution

Rauntt

Relaxed attitude but strict child and youth protection laws. Explicit content must not be available to children and Steam is very relaxed about age verification.

GhostPhil

That's why you can access the hardest porn freely without any problems xD

GhostPhil

Also you can still buy games like Witcher 3 without problems on Steam. So violence is ok, but a bit of naked skin not.

Rauntt

Well it's just what it is and valve/steam can be held responsible in europe while most porn websites just don't have an euopean office. I'm glad that patreon exists :) It's a difficult and broad topic from freedom of speech to child protection.

BL4DE

@GhostPhil Close. Germany has special editions for certain games. AFAIK the witcher 3 version from steam in germany has censored sex scenes. The version on GoG does not. Half Life 2 had humanoid enemies sit down frowning at death while the international version had blood. Similar with even small things like Hearts of Iron 2 and 3 where the german version had the nazi flags and most portraits removed/heavily altered. While valve as a whole has no qualms with adult themes in the recent past our "Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdente Medien" (german version of ESRB on steroids) has. And the fines for non-compliance are hefty so valve seemingly thought of "better not risk it!" Oh and btw. when a VPN is involved you still can buy things for the german version of steam. They let you download games you seemingly have bought abroad and it is not illegal.

Jill Valentine

Thanks for the update DrPinkCake ❤

Castiglio

Funny side comment: The authority who created this trouble is the "Medienanstalt Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein" (MA HSH). They complained about insufficent age verification and closed user groups, which would be necessary for offering porn content in Germany. But whoever comes to Hamburg personally will find the "Reeperbahn" in the middle of the city, Germanys oldest and most liberal brothel area, where the kid's toystore is in the neighbourhood of the adult toy store...

GhostPhil

Well that's typical logic 🤷‍♂️

Zero

Is there a real ETA on when we can expect the new season/episode?

DrPinkCake

No. I don't do ETA until I know I can keep deadlines.

Crome18

Well I guess I keep beeing an Patreon person then :) gives you more Feedback in the long run anyway :P

Zero

That's fair, atleast we know you're getting to work with it. Thanks for the updates.

DrPinkCake

Thanks for understanding and yes, I report my progress weekly and when it's close to release you'll know.

sergom1

when can we expect the next chapter of the game?

DsheyAar

ha ha similar in karlsruhe, there is a "kindorama" an indoorplayground and 100 meters forward is a "laufhaus" (brothel) they are both founded at similar time (5years ago)

Sho

I still wonder, what is episode 5? Is it Season 2 start or Season 1 ending?

bgray9054

Question for you here Dr P - I just downloaded your Patreon version last night - would you advise that I hold off on installing it for now or is it worth installing and easy to apply your patch / update tomorrow?

Arc Agulto

Thank you for the update, DrPinkCake.

Flover

LoL. They banned the game, but we can still buy the guide. German logic at its best.

Jeff Sandau

At least they can read about the awesome VN that is BADik.

RockyDoc79

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.

DrPinkCake

It's the same. Patreon version will get new content faster than Steam.

RockyDoc79

I look forward to every new version. Your writing and characters are so superior to most everything else in the genre.

ToddlerfromHell

Sad to hear about the troubles for Germans. 'It's really not 2020 everywhere on the planet, more like 1820.

Disruptive_One

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.

DsheyAar

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

Florian Foerster

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?

KenR

Do you have any idea when the next content should be released as in playable content not just renders.