Ren'Py Desert Stalker [v0.18.3] [Zetan]

[PaxHadrian17]

If it breaks your immersion just disable sharing content in the options...

Immersion is a part of it, but I did not object to sharing until the changes that started to show up in the last year.

We went from sharing Ain with Igor, I believe that it was ass or mouth but - just one of Zaton's blood and the one most likely to marry and start her own household.

Sharing has now morphed into:

Whay not Zahra?
Why not Shani?
Why not ...?

Does it stop with Igor?

Does Omar get added in?

And, OC, let's ignore the consequences of pregnancy - using good old porn logic...

All of this activity is competing with:

Telling the broader story
Zaton's adventures - mutants, raiders, the decayed, treasure hunting
Shani's adventures with Zaton and does she get more POV time on her own as a Desert Stalker
Zaton and Shani seducing the Queen
etc.

It is the dev's choice to dedicate increased resources to sharing in priority over other aspects of this story.

Between this and the rework though, the advancement of the main story has become Very slow - and I don't fault the dev for doing the rework as part of getting on Steam.

Steam can bring a nice $ and recognition bump, perhaps making the dev less dependent on monthly subscriptions.

The results are still the same though - a much-slowed main story and a bigger % of remaining time and energy being devoted to sharing in preference to the other aspects of this AVN, some of which I mentioned above.

My immersion came from the way all the different aspects of this story were interwoven into, and balanced with, the main story.

I'm looking forward to seeing this balanced approach again, but I have no idea when/if the dev will return us to it.

Cheers!!

 

[colombianhoes]

Sharing has now morphed into:

Whay not Zahra?
Why not Shani?
Why not ...?

Does it stop with Igor?

Does Omar get added in?

Congrats guys, you managed to inflict fear into an already harem majority game.
Where they are counting, it was just mouth before, now its gonna be pussy??!!

And, OC, let's ignore the consequences of pregnancy - using good old porn logic...

If you can pretend under an excuse of realism that MC never loses or takes L's, you can also pretend they'll never get pregnant.
But they never will since you always manage to forget, its OPTIONAL

 

[Echoesinthedarkness]

people suggest sharing stuff for a game with sharing, the audacity

 

[FunFuntomes]

people suggest sharing stuff for a game with sharing, the audacity

the problem is not the suggestiong but suggesting stuff that makes no fucking sense, like Omar gettng some when he's a spineless pathetic waste of space, but there was a guy on discord that went "OMG he's just like me, let him fuck!"

 

[Kellermann]

Immersion is a part of it, but I did not object to sharing until the changes that started to show up in the last year.

We went from sharing Ain with Igor, I believe that it was ass or mouth but - just one of Zaton's blood and the one most likely to marry and start her own household.

Sharing has now morphed into:

Whay not Zahra?
Why not Shani?
Why not ...?

Does it stop with Igor?

Does Omar get added in?

And, OC, let's ignore the consequences of pregnancy - using good old porn logic...

All of this activity is competing with:

Telling the broader story
Zaton's adventures - mutants, raiders, the decayed, treasure hunting
Shani's adventures with Zaton and does she get more POV time on her own as a Desert Stalker
Zaton and Shani seducing the Queen
etc.

It is the dev's choice to dedicate increased resources to sharing in priority over other aspects of this story.

Between this and the rework though, the advancement of the main story has become Very slow - and I don't fault the dev for doing the rework as part of getting on Steam.

Steam can bring a nice $ and recognition bump, perhaps making the dev less dependent on monthly subscriptions.

The results are still the same though - a much-slowed main story and a bigger % of remaining time and energy being devoted to sharing in preference to the other aspects of this AVN, some of which I mentioned above.

My immersion came from the way all the different aspects of this story were interwoven into, and balanced with, the main story.

I'm looking forward to seeing this balanced approach again, but I have no idea when/if the dev will return us to it.

Cheers!!

I think I get where you are coming from, but so far imo the dev has been able to adequately juggle all the different storylines and kinks satisfactorily. I am someone who doesn't have interest in the sharing antics so I disable it wherever possible and I have yet to feel like I have been shorted content. My ignore list is filled to capacity with sharing beggars and Igor simps, so I don't see much of that discourse anymore, but I imagine it is still going strong. Regardless, the dev still understands that this game is much more than any one particular kink.

I know there have been rumblings that plot advancement has been sacrificed recently, but I am never disappointed in either the sex-centric episodes or story-centric episodes. They are all great. I only just recently did my first restart from beginning (with v.0-17), so the rework has not annoyed me too much.

The only real issues that I have with the game are visual-related /e.g. the protruding tendons on the boobas which are apparently still there and are going to be a constant thing going forward, judging by the recent special renders. I honestly don't understand how anyone can think that shit looks good.
Old version boobas looked amazing..now it is just....ugh

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[Echoesinthedarkness]

the problem is not the suggestiong but suggesting stuff that makes no fucking sense, like Omar gettng some when he's a spineless pathetic waste of space, but there was a guy on discord that went "OMG he's just like me, let him fuck!"

ehm, he still has a child you know, so, like, its not that far-fetched?

 

[FunFuntomes]

ehm, he still has a child you know, so, like, its not that far-fetched?

you do now Nadia might be MC's ?

 

[colombianhoes]

the problem is not the suggestiong but suggesting stuff that makes no fucking sense, like Omar gettng some when he's a spineless pathetic waste of space, but there was a guy on discord that went "OMG he's just like me, let him fuck!"

So you are mad that if Omar gets some, you'd be forced to let him?
Hes also rich, he can probably buy your MC's household and his daughters
Damn, wheres Pneumball with his Omar eyes when you need him

 

[GetOutOfMyLab]

you do now Nadia might be MC's ?

Probably referring to the twin babies that we never see in-game, which are Omar's supposedly.

 

[FunFuntomes]

Probably referring to the twin babies that we never see in-game, which are Omar's supposedly.

i forgot they existed

 

[BlenderGuy]

This thread seems to be lots of people trying to decide the artistic output of someone else.
It's odd how people will gravitate to something which excites them, but then wish to impose their own needs on it.
I don't think that should ever be the case.

It's hampered a few VN's and clearly contributed to some devs walking away from projects.

I'd suggest devs create their own stuff.

THEN add options for subs to contribute their ideas to continuing stories, prequels etc.

As for kinks/fetishes.

None of them upset me in the least.

But then I once witnessed a girl shit herself after I'd done anal with her.

I basically have the 10000 yard stare when it comes to kinks.

 

[Echoesinthedarkness]

They are far less annoying than the lovers. Generally haters do not infect every single thread here

....the lovers do...along with the pregnancy crowd (and many others)...and they are a very loud annoying minority that wants that shit even if makes no sense in the damn story. You know yourself, it really is pretty much every damn thread, especially in VN's that don't cater to it.

the heck are you talking about really. every single new renpy game gets 2 things: 1)bunch of angry face emojis from smoothbrains just because it mentions sharing/ntr (even avoidable) 2) first page full of messages from concerned crowd mentioning how they wont be playing said game if there will be any trace of sharing in it. and somehow, someway alot of games dont get "harem is optional" badge which I guess we would expect if harem lovers would be ostracized beyond measure, no no no no no, they get "sharing is optional", none other tag on this site has as much dance around it as sharing, because (my opinion) someone is so fragile they have tolerance of a toddler with tourettes

 

[OhGodNotAgain]

the problem is not the suggestiong but suggesting stuff that makes no fucking sense, like Omar gettng some when he's a spineless pathetic waste of space, but there was a guy on discord that went "OMG he's just like me, let him fuck!"

Those people don't give a fuck about the story they perpetually have one hand down their pants.

 

[FunFuntomes]

the heck are you talking about really. every single new renpy game gets 2 things: 1)bunch of angry face emojis from smoothbrains just because it mentions sharing/ntr (even avoidable) 2) first page full of messages from concerned crowd mentioning how they wont be playing said game if there will be any trace of sharing in it. and somehow, someway alot of games dont get "harem is optional" badge which I guess we would expect if harem lovers would be ostracized beyond measure, no no no no no, they get "sharing is optional", none other tag on this site has as much dance around it as sharing, because (my opinion) someone is so fragile they have tolerance of a toddler with tourettes

lots of copium and projection

 

[Echoesinthedarkness]

lots of copium and projection

projection? I mean you (and everyone else for that matter) can check it yourself. and answer 3 questions: why the heck there is so much negativity in particular threads. did harem only threads get such treatment. why exactly we (as in devs) need to mention sharing is optional, there will be no sharing, etc etc. not gay, not futa, not idk, watersports, its sharing of all of those things. its simple logic and honestly idk why this problem still wasnt properly tackled.

 

[MAGO-DAG]

the heck are you talking about really. every single new renpy game gets 2 things: 1)bunch of angry face emojis from smoothbrains just because it mentions sharing/ntr (even avoidable) 2) first page full of messages from concerned crowd mentioning how they wont be playing said game if there will be any trace of sharing in it. and somehow, someway alot of games dont get "harem is optional" badge which I guess we would expect if harem lovers would be ostracized beyond measure, no no no no no, they get "sharing is optional", none other tag on this site has as much dance around it as sharing, because (my opinion) someone is so fragile they have tolerance of a toddler with tourettes

I see someone won't calm down until the mods come and clean up the comments. You need to calm down a bit dude, we already understood what an ardent fan of <sharing> you are.

 

[colombianhoes]

Harem is actually optional, you can choose not to engage in such stuff.
Sharing also optional and very much canon in that playthrough.

These people act like they are being at a gun point, forced into playing those choices lol

 

[FunFuntomes]

projection? I mean you (and everyone else for that matter) can check it yourself. and answer 3 questions: why the heck there is so much negativity in particular threads. did harem only threads get such treatment. why exactly we (as in devs) need to mention sharing is optional, there will be no sharing, etc etc. not gay, not futa, not idk, watersports, its sharing of all of those things. its simple logic and honestly idk why this problem still wasnt properly tackled.

answer this one question... why do cucks keep hounding every dev ( even ones that clearly want to write a romantic story) to add NTR? just look at MY sster & I

 

[FunFuntomes]

Harem is actually optional, you can choose not to engage in such stuff.

harem is actually canon and the core element of DS

 

[FunFuntomes]

I see someone won't calm down until the mods come and clean up the comments. You need to calm down a bit dude, we already understood what an ardent fan of <sharing> you are. View attachment 4526492

i guess his wife's boyfriends told him to get out of the bedroom and h's bored