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Dream Daddy: Cult DDADDScult
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Dream Daddy: Cult DDADDScult
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Cult ending facts and theories
Facts:
-It is mentioned that the player receives a knife from Robert, which is used in the "cult ending". You can receive this knife on Robert's second date.
-Sleeping with Robert on the first night will make it impossible to go on successful dates with him later (and thus impossible to get the knife from him)
-We never see Josephs' youngest child, Crish.
-When unpacking at the beginning of the game, you can give Joseph his plate back and meet three of his children.
-Mary said that she's "been to the rodeo 5 times", but they only have 4 children.
-During Craig's second date, you meet Joseph while he's studying knots and acting suspiciously. You later find that two of his children have taken River's toy and were dismembering it in the forest.
-One of the original tags for the game was "psychological horror"
-When searching the yacht, you discover a photo of Robert wearing Joseph's sweater and also one of Hugo with his ex-husband.
-If you go on two dates with Robert and then go on dates with Joseph, during Joseph's third date Robert comes to the docks and angrily reveals that Joseph has seduced him in the past as well and that he is not to be trusted
-Robert and Mary are best friends
-Mary is very protective of Damien (mentioned during his 3rd date)
-The "cult symbol" appears in many places in the game. One of the shirts you dadsona can wear has it; the clock in Joseph's house; cross in Joseph's office; Robert's hand tattoo;...
-Joseph's writer on twitter implied that his ending is easy to mess up but "worth it" if you get it right
-You see a "ghost dragging something" in the woods during Robert's second date
-Egoraptor (Arin) on twitter wrote "So glad people are discovering the Joseph ending in #DreamDaddyGame (smug emoji)" then in reply he wrote "Haha, jk, there's no secret ending (smug emojis)" then replied to that with smug emojis but replied to that with "I guess you all will never know huh (smug emojis and thumbs up emoji)"
-Steam user with the nickname Suicidal Hobo has unlocked the achievement Escape from Margarita Zone and has a screenshot of the cult ending. The user hasn't said anything about it yet, only posting at the beginning of the discussion saying that "you're missing a key piece" and that "the dadbook answers matter", but they have been silet ever since. It is currently unclear if they have truly gained the ending or if they interfered with the game files.
-Joseph reacts oddly when seeing Lucien's 666 tattoo, saying that those numbers bear weight. 6+6+6=18, the number of the cult file.
-Dad tip #18: always carry a pocket knife.
-The Margaritaville song is basically Joseph's life
-The points total when you get an S rank caps out at 98765430
-During Robert's route, you can get a "dad/hearts" reaction from Amanda
-The cult ending doesn't seem to have a start function in its code, so techniacally it shouldn't be possible to access it while playing the game. This just raises more questions however (like "what is the Escape from Margarita Zone?")
-when asked "wyd?" by Robert, telling him that you're watching TV with your daughter gives you positive Joseph points.
-In the level18 file, the dadsona is named Brent Lilley and has these parameters: athletic body, bun hair, diamond head, downturned eyes, wizard brows, chevron facial hair, cupids mouth, greek nose, circular glasses and stud piercings. It's unclear if this is important or not.
-Number 18 is supposed to be a symbolic number for bondage
-Joseph currently has 2 endings. A "good" one - where he stays with Mary and tries to rebuild their relationship, and a "bad" one where he stays married to Mary but sees the player's dad on the side.

Theories:
-Getting all the 18 holes during Brian's ending (or just the 18th one) might do something, but no one has managed that yet.
-Saul (the detective from the "cult ending" file) may be a secret dad that is unlocked after completing the Joseph storyline.
-The 7 dads may represent the 7 deadly sins
-The DadBook answears might play a role
-All the "errors" and mismatched continuity might actually be clues, and playing according to them as the "real dadsona" might doo something
-Joseph "feeds" from the black clouds that the player can get by upsetting other dads
-Dad tips could be clues
-Using all the answers that are related to Jimmy Buffet might influence Joseph's route somehow
-Maybe the order in which player dates the dads is important
-Sailors, pirates, and the sea seem to be important themes
-Tip #59 says: “First is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the hairiest chest”. This could be a hint towards the order in which the player should date the dads.
-One of the dad tips also says: "Don't cut corners". Maybe dating the four dads in the corners of DadBook is required?
-Another Dad Tip says "Liquor before beef, you're in the clear", also a potential clue.
-Is the "cult symbol" be related to the shape of the cul-de-sac?
-The “Do it once, do it right” Dad Tip might mean you shouldn't save during the playthrough
-It's speculated that the player has to recreate the Brent Lilley dadsona exactly, down to the physical appearence
-Maybe you must get all the other achievements first
-The cult symbol could be just a boat wheel
-Setting the date to October 31st (Halloween)

Things that have been tried:
-Taking everyone on 2 dates and then datting Joseph, achieving S on all dates
-Being mean to Amanda by either prying too much or ignoring her changes nothing.
-Finishing dates with all the dads and getting their postcards before playing Joseph's route
-Being mean to all the dads and getting bad grades on their dates
-Asking Robert about his hand tattoo
-Getting all the death related achievements
-The way in which the player completes the radio minigame doesn't matter
-using DadBook answers tailored to specific character (Joseph, Robert, Damien, Brian)
- Graphics setting (Dad, Daddy, or Daddiest) doesn't seem to matter
-Using "Brent Lilley" as a name for the dadsona doesn't do anything
-It doesn't seem to matter if you eat Joseph's brownie yourself or give it to Amanda
-Sleeping with Robert on the first night and then dating Joseph

Bugs:
-If you take any 2 dads on 2 dates, the "Walk Mary Home" sequence plays and you can walk her home in a friendly manner. If you date Joseph after that, the sequence plays again, but you cannot interact in a friendly way with her and walk her home. Dating Joseph first and then dating two other dads doesn't help. This has been confirmed to be a bug by the developers.
-No one has achieved (and has been able to prove it) the "World's Okayest Dad" and "Escape from Margarita Zone" achievemnts. It is speculated that this is a bug, but nothing has been confirmed yet.
-There is no Whittling minigame, even though it's mentioned in the credits. Developers haven't said anything about it yet.
-No one seems to be able to get an S rank on Mat's 3rd date. It's currently unclear if this is a bug.

Links:
How to look into the data + discovery of the Chapter 18 content[notyourdreamdad.tumblr.com]
From level18 game file[handsomejack.me]
Seven deadly sins theory[craig-cahn.tumblr.com]
DadBook answers[docs.google.com]
Textures from the "cult ending" file[shingeki-no-kuushu.tumblr.com]
Bloodied priest Joseph[shingeki-no-kuushu.tumblr.com]
Demon twins[68.media.tumblr.com]
All the "cult" sprites[imgur.com]
Trying to crack the code: Dadvice[avis-arcana.tumblr.com]
List of Dad Tips[gay-in.space]
Level numbers[docs.google.com]
HoodiePanda's hunt for the cult ending on YouTube
Suicidal Hobo's screenshot of the cult ending
Official DDADDS tumblr[dreamdaddygame.tumblr.com]
Official DDADDS twitter
lvl18 manuscript[akira-♥♥♥♥♥♥.tumblr.com]
All achievements theory
Reddit megathread
NotSoDreamyDaddy tumblr - contains sound files from lvl18[notsodreamydaddy.tumblr.com]
Pictures of cult symbols in the game[carciplus.tumblr.com]
แก้ไขล่าสุดโดย Chris O Semrik; 25 ก.ค. 2017 @ 11: 20am
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Hello!
Sorry if what I ask about is silly at this point and sounding like something that could be written a week ago, because I just got into this discussion. But can someone explain why is everybody here so sure that the cult ending is unaccesible because of some bug/missing patch? Did you find it somewhere in the game's code, the fact that this ending cannot be accessed? I mean this discussion developed from being about "how to figure this out" to complaining about developers and I simply wonder what happened.

As for the tip #59 “First is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the hairiest chest”. I think the "worst" and "best" is not about which dad is worst/best, but about the score we get. Did anyone try to get the worst score in two dates with any dad, then the best score with two dates with any dad, then date Brian and then date Joseph? Or just... finish the whole game at worst score, best score, Brian and then Joseph, but... alright yeah this sounds too complicated and probably not at all what was meant by this tip. Still, this tip DOES sound odd and out of place.

As for this Suicidal Hobo user, is it just me who thinks it's probably one of the producers trying to put players in the right path? I mean I get it, you can cheat getting a screenshot and cheat getting an achievement, but idk why would you?
I might be wrong since I don't even have an info on WHEN did they get the achivement and posted their screenshot and "the clue", but I guess it was quite early right? Wasn't it before people even found dialogue of the scene? (I can't even find their profile at this point, does anyone know where can I find it?)
โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย kanno:
Hello!
Sorry if what I ask about is silly at this point and sounding like something that could be written a week ago, because I just got into this discussion. But can someone explain why is everybody here so sure that the cult ending is unaccesible because of some bug/missing patch? Did you find it somewhere in the game's code, the fact that this ending cannot be accessed? I mean this discussion developed from being about "how to figure this out" to complaining about developers and I simply wonder what happened.

As for the tip #59 “First is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the hairiest chest”. I think the "worst" and "best" is not about which dad is worst/best, but about the score we get. Did anyone try to get the worst score in two dates with any dad, then the best score with two dates with any dad, then date Brian and then date Joseph? Or just... finish the whole game at worst score, best score, Brian and then Joseph, but... alright yeah this sounds too complicated and probably not at all what was meant by this tip. Still, this tip DOES sound odd and out of place.

As for this Suicidal Hobo user, is it just me who thinks it's probably one of the producers trying to put players in the right path? I mean I get it, you can cheat getting a screenshot and cheat getting an achievement, but idk why would you?
I might be wrong since I don't even have an info on WHEN did they get the achivement and posted their screenshot and "the clue", but I guess it was quite early right? Wasn't it before people even found dialogue of the scene? (I can't even find their profile at this point, does anyone know where can I find it?)

The code for the ending is in the "level18" file, it did not have a start or end code or a bunch of other needed stuff in it until this latest update.

Suicidal Hobo's tumblr is full of anti-SJW offensive shit so I really don't think it's one of the devs.

this is their steam profile http://steamcommunity.com/id/hobolyra

and their tumblr http://hobolyra.tumblr.com/

they had gotten the achievement and posted all that stuff before this code was added to the file.
แก้ไขล่าสุดโดย HagravenGaming; 3 ส.ค. 2017 @ 9: 49am
โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย kanno:
Hello!
Sorry if what I ask about is silly at this point and sounding like something that could be written a week ago, because I just got into this discussion. But can someone explain why is everybody here so sure that the cult ending is unaccesible because of some bug/missing patch? Did you find it somewhere in the game's code, the fact that this ending cannot be accessed? I mean this discussion developed from being about "how to figure this out" to complaining about developers and I simply wonder what happened.

As for the tip #59 “First is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the hairiest chest”. I think the "worst" and "best" is not about which dad is worst/best, but about the score we get. Did anyone try to get the worst score in two dates with any dad, then the best score with two dates with any dad, then date Brian and then date Joseph? Or just... finish the whole game at worst score, best score, Brian and then Joseph, but... alright yeah this sounds too complicated and probably not at all what was meant by this tip. Still, this tip DOES sound odd and out of place.

As for this Suicidal Hobo user, is it just me who thinks it's probably one of the producers trying to put players in the right path? I mean I get it, you can cheat getting a screenshot and cheat getting an achievement, but idk why would you?
I might be wrong since I don't even have an info on WHEN did they get the achivement and posted their screenshot and "the clue", but I guess it was quite early right? Wasn't it before people even found dialogue of the scene? (I can't even find their profile at this point, does anyone know where can I find it?)

Before the update, there was no start or end code in the lvl18 file, rendering the ending impossible to get. With this update, there has been a ton added to the file, making it complete (or seemingly more complete) than it was prior to the update.

The Walk Mary Home glitch is speculated to be the thing preventing us from getting the ending because the argument with Mary in that scene overrides the code of the game. By that I mean, if you trigger the cutscene before dating Joseph and successfully walk her home and then do Joseph's two dates, the cutscene triggers again and you argue with Mary and that seems to override having a positive relationship with her. And if you trigger the argument by going on Joseph's two dates first, the cutscene will not trigger again, even if you go on two dates with every other dad. Therefore, the argument cutscene does seem to be a huge barrier to getting this ending, which also leads us to believe that the devs are keeping the glitch in place so they can fix up the ending and Saul's route (assuming Saul is a secret dad unlocked through the cult ending's completion). Which is a super cheap and disappointing move.

As for Suicidal Hobo, they got the achievement after the datamining had occurred. Back in the other forum that created this group, they appeared about fifteen (?) pages in to give some vague "hints" and then vanish. It's also been proven that screenshots can be doctored and uploaded to steam as well as how easy it is to use software to give yourself achievements. Especially because they got the achievement before the lvl18 code was finished and updated with the patch, it all makes it look more like they used software to get the achievement and decided to fuck with all of us.
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/07/dream-daddy-creators-explain-why-you-cant-smooch-all-the-dads/
New Interview with the devs about Joseph's ending for anyone who hasn't seen it. Nothing about the cult end, but they basically confirm that he never had or will have a good ending. A quote if you don't feel like reading:

"I'm surprised, because I thought the discourse about that path would be like, 'This feels morally dubious and bad,' because you're essentially trying to break up a marriage. I'm surprised that so many people have been like, 'Why can't we be together?'"

and a succinct reaction:
https://puu.sh/x16AK/af1580410b.jpg

แก้ไขล่าสุดโดย asylumsweetie; 3 ส.ค. 2017 @ 8: 52pm
โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย asylumsweetie:
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/07/dream-daddy-creators-explain-why-you-cant-smooch-all-the-dads/
New Interview with the devs about Joseph's ending for anyone who hasn't seen it. Nothing about the cult end, but they basically confirm that he never had or will have a good ending. A quote if you don't feel like reading:

"I'm surprised, because I thought the discourse about that path would be like, 'This feels morally dubious and bad,' because you're essentially trying to break up a marriage. I'm surprised that so many people have been like, 'Why can't we be together?'"

and a succinct reaction:
https://puu.sh/x16AK/af1580410b.jpg

My thoughts exactly. The devs really aren't doing themselves any favors kind of fighting the fanbase like this.
Any news yet? Since Halloween is over and our guess was that we will learn more about the cult ending afterwards.
The entirety of the cult ending was removed in the last patch, so i'm pretty sure it's been scrapped, if they ever did plan to release it at all. it's a bummer.
Ugh. That's disappointing about the removal of the cult ending. I would have recommended this game to more people if it was included. Now, I'm just disappointed I even bought it.:steamsad:
What the hell. What about the detective dad though? Does that mean he will never be included?
Are we sure it wasn't just moved somewhere else or hidden away in the game files? A lot of people were getting into the files and it's obvious cult ending wasn't ready so they could've hidden it away so people didn't see the final touches. Didn't someone say the file grew bigger after the discovery? Why keep working on it if they were gonna scrap it? Also, wasn't there a tweet from the guy who wrote Josephs story saying that it was difficult to enter as it's easy to mess up? And last but not least, we still have the Achievement "Escape from Margaritaville" available. If it was scrapped, wouldn't they have gotten rid of this achievement since no one has it? I think its still available....
It seems like they initially intended to use this ending, didn't have it finished in time for the release (you remember the delays) so they put in the Walk Mary Home bug to make it unachievable, expecting to patch it in later. The mistake was not saying something definitive about it right then. Because once the game was released and the 'secret' ending dug up, there was a lot of noisy backlash about it, mostly from vocal but not-usually-taken-seriously groups on Tumblr, who declared that it 'demonized' gay men (despite, you know, Joseph only being one gay man in a game full of them...) and just generally stamping a big old 'problematic' label over the entire game. The devs, who are very socially conscious as you can probably tell by the content of the game, appear to have taken that criticism to heart and dropped the Escape from Margaritaville ending entirely. Which would have still been a reasonable move, if they had said something about it. My problem at this point isn't with the ending or with dropping it, but with the devs refusing to be open about it. They still haven't even publicly aknowledged the secret ending as existing at all as far as I know. If they would just say once and for all what happened and what the plan is, I'd feel a lot better personally.

The game was also a bit short, and I'd hoped further content would be patched in over the following months. But, once again, the devs have been completely silent about future plans. The official tumblr and twitter accounts are nothing but fan art and announcing steam sales. I even dug through the dev's personal twitters a bit and didn't see anything of note.

TLDR: seems to me like they saw the negative reactions and just dropped the ending without saying anything to avoid the fuss.
Henlo guys! I just wanted to say in relation to the guy having a screenshot as "proof" It is very easy to fake screenshots on steam, you just take a screenshot in a game go into your steam folder, copy the name of the picture, then delete it and replace it with a different picture and paste in the name for the original. I've done it a tonne to spice up my steam profile!

If they have infact removed the cult ending, which it seems like they have, why haven't they got rid of the achievement? I really want to 100% this game and it's really bugging me.
แก้ไขล่าสุดโดย Minxy; 2 มี.ค. 2018 @ 4: 16am
I'm not sure why they haven't got rid of the achievement. Maybe just because that would mean they had to own up to cutting that ending? Maybe getting rid of steam achievements is just harder than it seems.

But after this long, I doubt they're going to be doing anything else.

It's been eight months since the release. In July it'll be a solid year. After all this time to think about it, my lingering feelings are a general fondness for the game as it was and disappointment that there was so little content.What was there was good. I just wish they'd pushed back the release further in order to give us more, and to give us a finished product they could stand by proudly instead of ducking hard questions as they have.

In particular, I'm disappointed about Saul. We were promised a secret dad, and from the images of Saul that were datamined he would have been just my type. That no secret dad ever materialized is a big let down.

I'm disappointed in the devs. I'm angry at the tumblr community that lashed out at the game the minute it was released. I expected some backlash from the TERFs and associated unpleasant quarters just because of the game's baked in trans themes. But all of tumblr seemed to jump on bandwagon, delighting in picking the game apart for anything to criticize. We scream and scream for represensation, for content that caters to us, and then as soon as we get it we tear it apart for not meeting an impossible standard. That was unbelievably frustrating to watch.

And I can't stop feeling like the public reaction to it is the reason our questions will never be answered.

Dream Daddy, all else aside, was a good game. It was cute, it made me laugh from one end to the other. It was touching and heartfelt. The art was lovely, the writing was solid, I even enjoyed the silly minigames. It was making an incredibly amount of effort to be as kind and thoughtful in its representation as possible. How Damien was handled in particular and the themes of his story- subtly discussing an aspect of trans life that I've never seen talked about in any kind of media- It was amazing. But the hype wanted it to be revolutionary, and wouldn't accept anything with more humble intentions.
Any news?
Sooooo... Apparently on Oct 30th they released the "Dadrector's Cut" as an update which supposedly contains "previously cut content"??? Anyone tried this yet??
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