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

[The Senior Perv]

Hi, I am trying to decide if this game is for me:
When does MC lose the beard?
He looks like a cartoonish pirate with it and according to some comments in this thread he gets rid of it eventually.
Could you tell me the exact version/scene/playtime where he gets rid of it?
Game looks very interesting overall.

If a decisive fact for you to play Desert Stalker is knowing if you're able to shave off Zaton's beard, then I'll suggest you to look for something else. Maybe the comments mentioning the MC getting rid of his beard were probably Igor's boyfriends believing he was the main protagonist again.

 

[99Alir99]

It can't be guaranteed, but I don't think they will do another major code rework or another major Ren'Py version upgrade.

Thank you, much appreciated!

 

[FaceCrap]

I gotta say, i'm suprised.. in a very good way. I HATE Sandbox games with every fiber of my being, but give them occasionally a chance if there are good renders and a WT Mod available and i'm so f´ing glad that i did it with desert stalker... damn what a story and the girls are all top notch (yes even the raider girls) Ivy is besides the family girls the best girl imo

Not a fan of sharing/ntr stuff, and i have to thank the dev for the option to disable the sharing content, otherwise i would have missed an awesome story.

Seeing a post by a like minded player, who actually did jump the fence. What's the sandbox like?
I'm still on the fence, good renders or story ain't things that pull me over the fence, that's how much I detest sandbox games...
And the mention of those other two possibles put me off even more,
but I'm openminded enough to hear the reasoning from someone feeling the same who did decide to try it.
And I don't mean the game hype, I mean what's the sandbox like...

 

[PaxHadrian17]

Seeing a post by a like minded player, who actually did jump the fence. What's the sandbox like?
I'm still on the fence, good renders or story ain't things that pull me over the fence, that's how much I detest sandbox games...
And the mention of those other two possibles put me off even more,
but I'm openminded enough to hear the reasoning from someone feeling the same who did decide to try it.
And I don't mean the game hype, I mean what's the sandbox like...

Here is just one perspective re: the sandbox.

I like the way it plays out because it is contained - actions within the boundaries of the main story and the quest log lets you know status of/keeps you on track with the main story.

Choose what happens in your home and in what sequence.

Sexy time with different women - your choice who you pay attention to.

Sexy time with the raider Sisters - how do you treat Asha?

Choose how you win over the mutants and what are you willing to sacrifice.

There are other aspects of the sandbox but this captures the flavor, IMO.

I see this sandbox very differently than AVNs which are sandbox-focused with few boundaries/guidelines.

I think it is limited in scope, well-executed and managed.

Cheers!!

 

[ohhiimfox]

Seeing a post by a like minded player, who actually did jump the fence. What's the sandbox like?
I'm still on the fence, good renders or story ain't things that pull me over the fence, that's how much I detest sandbox games...
And the mention of those other two possibles put me off even more,
but I'm openminded enough to hear the reasoning from someone feeling the same who did decide to try it.
And I don't mean the game hype, I mean what's the sandbox like...

It's not the typical grind Sandbox, it's more like point & click, you just have different locations with different quest/girls.

 

[Just Jericho]

Seeing a post by a like minded player, who actually did jump the fence. What's the sandbox like?
I'm still on the fence, good renders or story ain't things that pull me over the fence, that's how much I detest sandbox games...
And the mention of those other two possibles put me off even more,
but I'm openminded enough to hear the reasoning from someone feeling the same who did decide to try it.
And I don't mean the game hype, I mean what's the sandbox like...

It's not really a sandbox. It's a hub system which lets you choose the order in which you do events. Other than that, it's just a regular VN where most of the choices are for dialogue flavor. There are no free roams, no resource management, and there's not even very much branching.

Honestly, the "Sandbox" tag is even less of an accurate descriptor of Desert Stalker than the "Female Protagonist" tag. At least with the FP tag, it's justified because there is a small part of the game from Shani's perspective even though 90% of the game is Zaton's perspective. "Sandbox" just doesn't fit at all.

 

[With The]

I like this type of sandbox, is not like typical grindfest sandbox like other games. It's more like you choose wich quest you want to do it first.

 

[DaynNight090]

If a decisive fact for you to play Desert Stalker is knowing if you're able to shave off Zaton's beard, then I'll suggest you to look for something else. Maybe the comments mentioning the MC getting rid of his beard were probably Igor's boyfriends believing he was the main protagonist again.

Igor is a better MAN than Zaton

 

[DaynNight090]

I like this type of sandbox, is not like typical grindfest sandbox like other games. It's more like you choose wich quest you want to do it first.

Just thank the the devs for not putting in trash puzzle and mini games. Oh and btw Shani solo quests SUCK, she will never be a Stalker that dum wannabe bich

 

[hitman2511]

Igor is a better MAN than Zaton

 

[colombianhoes]

Bro if MC role was reversed they would be puking on Zaton lmao

 

[RandomDude73672]

anyone know where to find the music for the game? it doesn't have usual mp3 files in the game folders

game\audio.rpa is a renpy archive file that contains all the mp3s you're looking for
you can extract or listen to the files directly in

You must be registered to see the links

 

[Maviarab]

game\audio.rpa is a renpy archive file that contains all the mp3s you're looking for
you can extract or listen to the files directly in

You must be registered to see the links

Or just use

You must be registered to see the links

so you have the files locally and save a step....

 

[RandomDude73672]

Or just use

You must be registered to see the links

so you have the files locally and save a step....

grviewer runs locally too, has a nice interface, lets you decompile rpyc files and display their content with syntax highlighting, is browser based and therefore os independent and best of all: you can paste a link to it on a forum for anyone to use immediately without having to download something first.
but yeah, for the purpose of having all files of one archive extracted at once, rpaextract works one or two clicks more quickly

 

[Lordroedor]

It's not really a sandbox. It's a hub system which lets you choose the order in which you do events. Other than that, it's just a regular VN where most of the choices are for dialogue flavor. There are no free roams, no resource management, and there's not even very much branching.

Honestly, the "Sandbox" tag is even less of an accurate descriptor of Desert Stalker than the "Female Protagonist" tag. At least with the FP tag, it's justified because there is a small part of the game from Shani's perspective even though 90% of the game is Zaton's perspective. "Sandbox" just doesn't fit at all.

I am not sure I agree with your conclusion. When I just read people saying this was a sandbox I was surprised and thought what you wrote but after thinking a bit more, I don't know. There's truly a sandbox feeling attached to the game that I can't entirely...

At the end of the day, you choose what to do, mostly the order in which you do it, you can make every quest in a different way, with different conclusions and different consequences (for example, you can lose quests as a consequence of some choices).

Sure, there is a main story line but for now, in this update... I'd say sandbox fits. Not greatly, not exactly, not perfectly. But I am surprised to admit that it fits to some degree. This game has a lot of sandbox elements mixed.

Maybe it gets more defined as they complete the game.

 

[The Senior Perv]

Igor is a better MAN than Zaton

Most normal comment from one of Igor's boyfriends.

 

[srfsmrf_]

game\audio.rpa is a renpy archive file that contains all the mp3s you're looking for
you can extract or listen to the files directly in

You must be registered to see the links

Or just use

You must be registered to see the links

so you have the files locally and save a step....

OR use Sam's versatile UnRen, which comes with

You must be registered to see the links

, which is more versatile than RPA Extract. You can e.g. list the contents first, and then just extract what you need (not perfect though, e.g. wildcards aren't supported AFAICT). In this case you could just extract the audio folder (or at least that's true for the compressed version, where everything's in a single .rpa IIRC).

 

[Ratonton]

Is there any way to make the old saves (0.16b) work? I wont start over around 10 hours progress... I hate when devs do this...
If isnt, can someone send an old save before the last update (0.16b)?

 

[Satou Pendragon]

Is there any way to make the old saves (0.16b) work?

No there isn't.

 

[MAGO-DAG]

Is there any way to make the old saves (0.16b) work? I wont start over around 10 hours progress... I hate when devs do this...
If isnt, can someone send an old save before the last update (0.16b)?

No. Even if you could get old saves to work, you'd miss a lot!

There's a lot of rework here, and getting old saves to work will give you a lot of errors.