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

[MAGO-DAG]

the writing has gotten worse this update

Uninstall the game now.

 

[therealmrwolf]

the writing has gotten worse this update

then dont play it?

 

[Penumbral Evanescence]

the writing has gotten worse this update

Is there perchance any constructive criticism that you would suggest to the dev and/or fellow players of the game to more illustratively demonstrate why you feel that the writing is not as up to par in the most recent DS update? Do you feel as if the character conversations were too stale? Or were the dialogues simply not as meaningful and/or impactful sentiment-wise from a character-bonding lens?

Just intrigued to know why you feel the way that you do, not meant to call anyone out or anything. But just curious to know for my own knowledge sake if anything.

 

[Solexnova]

This update was too short, cant wait to have more soon

 

[Leinad_Sevla]

Oh ok, then just try sleeping for a day and let the game's internal clock progress. See if the event makes itself available the next day since you've fulfilled that event criteria. You should see the 'exclamation mark' appear in the living room which would indicate that a new scene/event is available.

I installed the game again, slept a couple nights and this is my common room screen. I don´t know what went wrong. Also, is it normal that I can´t summon Fairy and Kateryna too?

 

[Skyangel007]

I installed the game again, slept a couple nights and this is my common room screen. I don´t know what went wrong. Also, is it normal that I can´t summon Fairy and Kateryna too?

I'm wondering about this too. First time player here that just reached the end and both Fairy and Kat are greyed out for me too.
Btw I am glad I saved this one for a rainy day because goddamn it's REALLY GOOD

 

[Hunt1103]

His patreon got nuked, I opened my app and his page isn't there in my subscription

 

[Hongfire Survivor]

His patreon got nuked, I opened my app and his page isn't there in my subscription

It's currently under review by the Patreon Trust and Safety team.

Not gone yet.

 

[SSJGOD]

Desert Stalker [v0.15]
Video enhancement mod​

This mod improves the overall quality of the game's animations.
It overwrites the native 30fps animations of the game with interpolated 60fps animations.

how ? Thanks to deep-learning processes, trained predictive models can interpolate one "fake" frame next to each native frame.

The result gives a smooth effect on each animations.


I also applied a Denoise/Deblock filter. Some lost details can even be recovered in certain scenes

Download links (303 animations) : Mega ;

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02/11/2024 : filenames have been fixed

I didn't inspect each animation in depth , so feel free to report any flaws you find (bugs, video artifacts...)

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Thank you man for doing this.

 

[ColdEversince]

anyone have a full 100% save for PC? I think my save file messed up and the living room is bugged :/

 

[PaxHadrian17]

His patreon got nuked, I opened my app and his page isn't there in my subscription

If you want to support him with $, I recommend going with SubscribeStar.

I am on SS and I have no problem seeing dev logs/updates etc. and I know there will be no crusade against the dev on SS.

Cheers!!

 

[Penumbral Evanescence]

Do you know what type of card does SS accept? Only credit and debit cards? I tried to use the same I have for my other Patreon suscriptions, but the card was rejected.

I think they also accept prepaid cards to use for subscriptions as well....

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[Schubi791]

Hello, here is the German translation.

 

[Penumbral Evanescence]

I recommend going with SubscribeStar

Yeah, I second this....SS usually does not have as many restrictions in place as Patreon does with various H-game creator content. I think we should all be able to see a steady stream of updates on the Dev's SS page as opposed to the roadblocks they have to face on Patreon....

 

[drakkor]

Is there perchance any constructive criticism that you would suggest to the dev and/or fellow players of the game to more illustratively demonstrate why you feel that the writing is not as up to par in the most recent DS update? Do you feel as if the character conversations were too stale? Or were the dialogues simply not as meaningful and/or impactful sentiment-wise from a character-bonding lens?

Just intrigued to know why you feel the way that you do, not meant to call anyone out or anything. But just curious to know for my own knowledge sake if anything.

it has become crude.

the way he tells the slave girl in his basement that getting fucked is her only purpose ( or someting along those lines),
the whole interaction with the niece, or even just the daughter watching from the sides ( 'you stand there looking. it's distracting me. i told you not to distract me; now get punished').
it's a weak dude's idea of what it means to be dominant and being in control.

previously the MC was way more controlled. he didn't have to throw a fit. He got whatever he wanted, because it was his due and everyone knew their place.
it's a complete change in personality and in feel

i would have seriously sworn that the writer had changed.

 

[Maviarab]

it has become crude.

the way he tells the slave girl in his basement that getting fucked is her only purpose ( or someting along those lines),
the whole interaction with the niece, or even just the daughter watching from the sides ( 'you stand there looking. it's distracting me. i told you not to distract me; now get punished').
it's a weak dude's idea of what it means to be dominant and being in control.

previously the MC was way more controlled. he didn't have to throw a fit. He got whatever he wanted, because it was his due and everyone knew their place.
it's a complete change in personality and in feel

i would have seriously sworn that the writer had changed.

You do posess the intelligence to understand that's an entirely different path where Zaton 'is' more an asshole? Right....right? You get that...

On the normal path...he is the same as he always was....just as you described. Maybe don't play play the asshole paths if you don't like the MC being an asshole. Just a thought...

 

[Gato21]

it has become crude.

the way he tells the slave girl in his basement that getting fucked is her only purpose ( or someting along those lines),
the whole interaction with the niece, or even just the daughter watching from the sides ( 'you stand there looking. it's distracting me. i told you not to distract me; now get punished').
it's a weak dude's idea of what it means to be dominant and being in control.

previously the MC was way more controlled. he didn't have to throw a fit. He got whatever he wanted, because it was his due and everyone knew their place.
it's a complete change in personality and in feel

i would have seriously sworn that the writer had changed.

Also, besides writing, the recent Zion and Torso Boy date night reminisce scenes felt like a downgrade from the usual quality that we come to expect, at least to me. The animation was clunky, had an amateurish lighting and framing feel to it, and the chick getting amputated had the most nonplussed look on her face. I wonder if perhaps it was delegated to someone else.

 

[Penumbral Evanescence]

it has become crude.

the way he tells the slave girl in his basement that getting fucked is her only purpose ( or someting along those lines),
the whole interaction with the niece, or even just the daughter watching from the sides ( 'you stand there looking. it's distracting me. i told you not to distract me; now get punished').
it's a weak dude's idea of what it means to be dominant and being in control.

previously the MC was way more controlled. he didn't have to throw a fit. He got whatever he wanted, because it was his due and everyone knew their place.
it's a complete change in personality and in feel

i would have seriously sworn that the writer had changed.

I see, well thanks for letting us know.

The parts where Zaton (the MC) is being overly 'aggressive' and/or 'vulgar/crude/confrontational' in his dialogues with the women are simply another route/characteristic that you, as the player, can personify in him should you wish to steer the MC down that path of expression.

Desert Stalker is unlike that of a kinetic novel. As such, you as the player are given freedom as to how you would like to mould him based on his overarching demeanour with the other women he comes across in his travels. Thus, you can essentially customize how you would prefer Zaton to interact with the women around him based on the dialogue choices that you are presented with throughout the game's narrative.

In essence, if you do not like how Zaton's mannerisms and/or behavioural conduct is portrayed within the more 'aggressive/crude' route, then you can steer him in a more level-headed manner and sensible persona by choosing the appropriate responses during his dialogues with the various women he encounters in-game.

So, essentially, by choosing the right options you can keep the MC affixed to the more natural/level-headed route (i.e., not having to be overly crude to get the women around him) should you prefer that option of gameplay experience instead.

 

[Penumbral Evanescence]

chick getting amputated had the most nonplussed look on her face

Oh yeah, I agree with that....she essentially had very limited expressiveness/limited reaction on her face during the amputation scene IIRC... looked like she was more dazed than in pain Like she was at the dentist and they had given her anesthesia for her wisdom teeth removal or something

 

[DuchessYasmin]

Now would be around the time for the weekly dev logs, if not for Patreon being its usual annoying-pain-in-the-ass-self
Did Zaton or anyone from the team issue a statement regarding the situation anywhere? Discord or SS?