Ren'Py Desert Stalker [v0.16a] [Zetan]

[wildride69]

...huh? Is the dev such an insecure little prissy princess that he can't handle people comparing his game to another very similar one that nobody would blame him if he took inspiration from?

Probably because DS is better in every meaningful way and people probably say it in the thread. That VN has potential but needs much better writing imo.

 

[Joint311]

Probably because DS is better in every meaningful way and people probably say it in the thread. That VN has potential but needs much better writing imo.

and a lot more content

 

[7empest5teele]

Where are the saved game files located on my pc?

 

[Satou Pendragon]

Where are the saved game files located on my pc?

In two places 1. in the folder saves in the game folder and 2. in the appdata/renpy/desert-stalker folder

 

[Xythurr]

...huh? Is the dev such an insecure little prissy princess that he can't handle people comparing his game to another very similar one that nobody would blame him if he took inspiration from?

Yeah when I read that it made me laugh. Pathetic shit right there. I'll still check the AVN out at some point but prissy insecure devs doesn't usually bode well for the long-term success of a project.
We'll see if it eventually gets added to the abandoned pile because his feelings got hurt lol.

That dev when he sees a Desert Stalker related post:

 

[7empest5teele]

In two places 1. in the folder saves in the game folder and 2. in the appdata/renpy/desert-stalker folder

Great, neither I have neither.
I cloned games from a 2 TB Nvme to a 4TB, the save files weren't on the same drive, most likely in the Windows folders, which had to be wiped out by installing a prime version of Windows 11 Pro.
There are games I have just to keep in my library, that I won't bother restarting, this one though, is one of my favorites, so restarting isn't going to be an issue.
Thanks for the direction, I appreciate it.

 

[Nulldev]

...huh? Is the dev such an insecure little prissy princess that he can't handle people comparing his game to another very similar one that nobody would blame him if he took inspiration from?

Do we know it was the dev who put that up? Maybe mod because some drama?
I love both game, hope both have long life.

 

[Xythurr]

Do we know it was the dev who put that up? Maybe mod because some drama?
I love both game, hope both have long life.

I didn't see anything in the forums of that game but your attitude is probably the right one to have.
Whatever the reason stuff like that really rubs me the wrong way for some reason so I reacted in an unusually derisive manner for me.
I love post-apocalyptic stuff so I'm sure I'll enjoy the game well enough.

 

[Lord Bradley]

Would you guys like a route where if MC is loyal to Queen she gives him an official position as high ranking general and an army to train? With that there could be coded either a minigame or high variety choices in how you spread your forces and what aspects you put resources into. In the long run MC then succeeds the throne and becomes king of this empire if he is successful in strengthening borders, settlements, forging alliances and doesn't get overthrown or betrayed of course. Could be interesting in distant future

 

[wildride69]

I didn't see anything in the forums of that game but your attitude is probably the right one to have.
Whatever the reason stuff like that really rubs me the wrong way for some reason so I reacted in an unusually derisive manner for me.
I love post-apocalyptic stuff so I'm sure I'll enjoy the game well enough.

It's and idiotic thing to do as it's so annoying. You have DS one of the Top VN's out at the moment being compared to that much smaller VN, it should be motivational that game gets a lot more views because DS has a similar setting.

They need better writing and the lack of content is holding it back.

 

[Master of Puppets]

Do we know it was the dev who put that up? Maybe mod because some drama?
I love both game, hope both have long life.

I'm pretty sure the fact that game devs can't delete reviews is a pretty big clue...

 

[agrdtcwa]

...huh? Is the dev such an insecure little prissy princess that he can't handle people comparing his game to another very similar one that nobody would blame him if he took inspiration from?

This is such a unnecessarily hostile post. You do know that devs dont have admin/moderator permissions and cannot delete reviews right? In fact the mods take action when devs try and manipulate reviews. This game for example has reviews disabled because the dev engaged in review manipulation: https://f95zone.to/threads/champion-of-realms-v0-84-public-zimon.40009/

If you look at the review rules: https://f95zone.to/threads/review-rating-rules-updated-2021-05-31.1753/ the rules say you cannot mention other games. That's not the only game where this has happened. For example look at these threads (https://f95zone.to/threads/college-kings-ep-3-rework-v3-3-7-undergrad-steve.63177/, https://f95zone.to/threads/freshwomen-season-2-ep-2-part-2-467-oppai-man.79740/, https://f95zone.to/threads/a-o-a-academy-ch-5-gold-tlggames.62139/) - the disclaimers were put in place because of BaDIK by the mods.

I have not interacted with that developer but your post rubs me off the wrong way because you are throwing around baseless accusations.

 

[Yngling]

Would you guys like a route where if MC is loyal to Queen she gives him an official position as high ranking general and an army to train? With that there could be coded either a minigame or high variety choices in how you spread your forces and what aspects you put resources into. In the long run MC then succeeds the throne and becomes king of this empire if he is successful in strengthening borders, settlements, forging alliances and doesn't get overthrown or betrayed of course. Could be interesting in distant future

Well, that kind of is Zaton's position now, isn't it?

But I don't think that trying to turn this VN into a grand strategy game is a good idea.

I mean, it could be fantastic to have a grand strategy RPG (like Crusader Kings) set in the Desert Stalker universe, the lore is certainly good enough for it.

But it's a stretch to make something like that in Ren'py, and I think that at this point it would be a waste of dev time.

At the end of the day, this *is* still a porn game. As such (at least for me) the ratio between gameplay, story and lewds must be right. This VN is already very story-heavy for a porn game. Adding gameplay would decrease the relative amount of lewd even further. And this isn't about dev time either, it's about the player, because he has to read the story, play the game and keep his dick hard / pussy wet for the lewds.

The "The DeLuca Family" is a game which, although fantastic, clearly doesn't have enough lewds compared to gameplay and story.

 

[Penumbral Evanescence]

Well, that kind of is Zaton's position now, isn't it?

But I don't think that trying to turn this VN into a grand strategy game is a good idea.

I mean, it could be fantastic to have a grand strategy RPG (like Crusader Kings) set in the Desert Stalker universe, the lore is certainly good enough for it.

But it's a stretch to make something like that in Ren'py, and I think that at this point it would be a waste of dev time.

At the end of the day, this *is* still a porn game. As such (at least for me) the ratio between gameplay, story and lewds must be right. This VN is already very story-heavy for a porn game. Adding gameplay would decrease the relative amount of lewd even further. And this isn't about dev time either, it's about the player, because he has to read the story, play the game and keep his dick hard / pussy wet for the lewds.

The "The DeLuca Family" is a game which, although fantastic, clearly doesn't have enough lewds compared to gameplay and story.

Yeah, tbh, the lore and overarching narrative are rich in the game as it stands. I think the Dev needs to be careful to not (figuratively speaking) put too many eggs in their basket to the point that it overflows.

Stick to your guns and keep all your ducks in a row. Rather than try and mould the game into something that is not, you may end up risking losing out on your target audience if you veer in a direction that isn't a core gameplay component of your game.

I find that the balance thus far in the game is decent/suitable enough (for my tastes at-least). At least, there isn't any super/egregious heavy emphasis on sandbox elements that much (so less clicking around) so to speak.

 

[literallypan]

So its a male protagonist game? Why does it have a female protagonist tag?

 

[Penumbral Evanescence]

Why does it have a female protagonist tag?

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[GetOutOfMyLab]

So its a male protagonist game? Why does it have a female protagonist tag?

There are portions where you can (if you want) switch to Shani and play as her. But yes, mostly male protagonist.

 

[Xythurr]

I'm pretty sure the fact that game devs can't delete reviews is a pretty big clue...

I did not know that thanks for the info.

 

[44Sonic]

I can't run the game on windows, Is there anyone like me?

 

[harem.king]

So its a male protagonist game? Why does it have a female protagonist tag?

This is a male protagonist game.
When your daughter-waifu goes on a quest, you can optionally control her. (if not, she just tells you summary of what happened to her).
Which amounts to roughly 1% of the game.
It really shouldn't have the female protagonist tag. but I am not the site owner so it is not up to me to decide this.