Ren'Py Desert Stalker [v0.19.4] [Zetan]

[JohnF95zone]

I searched the thread but i'm having issues launching the game - it just hangs on a black screen indefinitely until I click, and then it gives me an error that the program isn't responding. Happens regardless of compressed/full, modded/unmodded... I've downloaded both versions multiple times and checked my 7zip settings... Any suggestions?

It seems like this issue is an isolated incident to your (windows?) pc . Would you provide more information so that others can help.

Are playing for the first time? (Have you played previous version of this game?)
Can you attched the log.txt file commonly found in the main game's folder (perhaps it gives some hint).
What other Ren'Py games that you played? What Ren'Py version those games used?

Other possibility is that yuor pc is severely underspec because Ren'Py games are usually very lightweight.

 

[trendar]

Man, that scene with Kitty... ravishing her in front of her brother.. feckin brutal. It's like having an innocent flower in your hand and crushing it. The bastard reaped what he sow, but she's so innocent.
Great update tho, i hope we are able to fix Fairy at some point the future.

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

If described the issue you are facing descriptively perhaps somebody can help but the questions you posted are vague at best. What is jumping to some known label? I never played any game like that.

The only scene that I known (and read about) with glitch of unending loop is "Feeding Fairy" which was fixed long time ago and it did not happened to me. Is this what you mean? If it is, I have no solution for you but if it is not, you have to clear things up so others can help. Cheers.

........Also - has anyone had game get stuck on infinite loop in day 10? I just slept over at ivy's place, had the above computer interaction, daughter's trial went down in the skeleton shafts, but can no longer be switched to, rabiah's home is always available, but no new actions other than showing off wife convo, and no new actions in mutants location other than repeating doctor HJ....

Should mention its a fresh save, version is from today, never played game prior...

thanks for your reply, by jumping to label I meant needing to manually skip ahead with console in the case of events not properly triggering.

 

[JohnF95zone]

thanks for your reply, by jumping to label I meant needing to manually skip ahead with console in the case of events not properly triggering.

Looks like you have reached the end of contents Compare your Quest 'Log' (top left of screen, especially at mansion/home) with the following (side & completed quests might not be the same because they depend on your choices, you might have them or not):

Spoiler: Quest Log

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[Hornycowboy89]

It's good to know this basic functionality of the Ren'Py frameworks exist, also renaming the Page works out of the box. However, it is still a nice QoL improvement feature if there is a visual clue (or icons) that players can click to delete or a note saying how to delete. Not everyone are aware of Ren'Py features (basic or advance) or probably getting spoils to much since other game developers provide these 'bling' feature that each game offers a slightly different UI experience to the players.

But yeah if it is really difficult to implement then just stick with what is already there, just have to increase players awareness. Cheers.

Delete doesn't exist on a Google Chromebook, but atl+backspace is the shortcut for the delete button. I tried the shortcut to delete a unwanted save and it didn't work so the unwanted saved is going to have to stay.

 

[Hornycowboy89]

I am trying to load into the game menu but it is stuck on Ren'Py loading screen. I tried refreshing the game, page, and laptop. Nothing worked

 

[JohnF95zone]

Delete doesn't exist on a Google Chromebook, but atl+backspace is the shortcut for the delete button. I tried the shortcut to delete a unwanted save and it didn't work so the unwanted saved is going to have to stay.

Looks like the custome delete icon (action) is needed for specialized platform like Google Chromebook (and Android?).

I am trying to load into the game menu but it is stuck on Ren'Py loading screen. I tried refreshing the game, page, and laptop. Nothing worked

You can play this game before, right? (Because you already had earlier saves that you tried to delete) This issue happened when you try playing the new version or you managed to play this new version before but this issue just happen suddenly?

v011 has Ren'Py engine update (Ren'Py 7.5.3), if the issue happened when playing v0.11 only and it was running fine before, then it might be due to the engine update. I have no idea how to fix that and I have no knowledge about Google Chromebook either. Hope someone else can help you there.

 

[Hornycowboy89]

Looks like the custome delete icon (action) is needed for specialized platform like Google Chromebook (and Android?).


You can play this game before, right? (Because you already had earlier saves that you tried to delete) This issue happened when you try playing the new version or you managed to play this new version before but this issue just happen suddenly?

v011 has Ren'Py engine update (Ren'Py 7.5.3), if the issue happened when playing v0.11 only and it was running fine before, then it might be due to the engine update. I have no idea how to fix that and I have no knowledge about Google Chromebook either. Hope someone else can help you there.

Yes I can play on porngameshub.com which had no saves until now. Gamcore.com is the site where it is stuck on Ren'Py loading screen and gamcore is the one with the unwanted save.

 

[JohnF95zone]

Yes I can play on porngameshub.com which had no saves until now. Gamcore.com is the site where it is stuck on Ren'Py loading screen and gamcore is the one with the unwanted save.

Ahh.. It's the Ren'Py Web. Also, I have just found out that this game was hosted online on those sites. However, it appears that this issue should be handled by those sites themselves (I tried playing online there but game did not load on both sites), and you have to report there.

Most members and players here only familiar with the offline game distribution/install. I can't really help you there.

 

[Cynicaladm]

Go on the Patreon page and download the game for free.
If you can't download but have to play online, I can't help you. Gamecore gives me the same issue, which is browser related, not caused by the game itself and is the same on most renpy games hosted by that site. Been like that for several updates. Also, animations don't work on online versions. That's is by design, to avoid breaking the game.

 

[JohnF95zone]

Go on the Patreon page and download the game for free.
If you can't download but have to play online, I can't help you. Gamecore gives me the same issue, which is browser related, not caused by the game itself and is the same on most renpy games hosted by that site. Been like that for several updates. Also, animations don't work on online versions. That's is by design, to avoid breaking the game.

Most likely Hornycowboy89 doesn't know how to install game on Google Chromebook (if it is possible in the first place). I have very limited knowledge but zero experience with Chromebook as well so can't help. Hopefully others can provide alternative solutions in addition to what were already suggested. Cheers.

 

[TheSweetEvilKing]

Gotta Love Ivy Too

 

[JaxMan]

Would it be possible to add an opacity slider for the text box?

 

[Dylan741]

Would it be possible to add an opacity slider for the text box?

Maybe in the future, in the meantime you could use this like I do, works very well:
https://f95zone.to/threads/renpy-transparent-text-box-mod-v2-6-3.11925/

 

[JaxMan]

Maybe in the future, in the meantime you could use this like I do, works very well:
https://f95zone.to/threads/renpy-transparent-text-box-mod-v2-6-3.11925/

Thanks.

 

[Dylan741]

Thanks.

You're welcome.

 

[Kellermann]

Maybe in the future, in the meantime you could use this like I do, works very well:
https://f95zone.to/threads/renpy-transparent-text-box-mod-v2-6-3.11925/

I like that idea. i have been creating my own replacement textboxes for Desert Stalker and others for a while now if the games don't provide an opacity slider. Paint works well for the task. I just create a white box with the same dimensions as the one in game and save as transparency then replace the one in the GUI folder. Only takes a minute to do, but I hate it when a textbox obscures stunning visuals like the ones in DS. otherwise, I would be pressing "H" on each screen because every render in this game is a painting.
-I also have a snippet of ren'py code that I can use to replace/modify/enhance the text highlight so it shows up better when there is no textbox.

Would it be possible to add an opacity slider for the text box?

+1

While I can and do make the textbox adjustments myself, it would be so much nicer to have the option already in game.

 

[Dylan741]

I like that idea. i have been creating my own replacement textboxes for Desert Stalker and others for a while now if the games don't provide an opacity slider. Paint works well for the task. I just create a white box with the same dimensions as the one in game and save as transparency then replace the one in the GUI folder. Only takes a minute to do, but I hate it when a textbox obscures stunning visuals like the ones in DS. otherwise, I would be pressing "H" on each screen because every render in this game is a painting.
-I also have a snippet of ren'py code that I can use to replace/modify/enhance the text highlight so it shows up better when there is no textbox.



+1

While I can and do make the textbox adjustments myself, it would be so much nicer to have the option already in game.

Agreed I would have liked if every Renpy game offered the opacity slide box by default.
This patch made by Penfold Mole work as you said and I use it a lot for the same reason, I don't like when the text box cover too much of the scene, this also offer a very simplified and minimal commands so the screen is as free as possible and work almost with every games I played so far ( just two gave an issue, but I did the same thing like you and, imho, the game was way better).

 

[indio68]

when will be the not beta version be released?

 

[Paz]

Would it be possible redo the saves so me and other people can delete our saves if there are to many of them? For example I have 2 saves and I want to delete one of them that is not at the end of the last update.

Would it be possible to add an opacity slider for the text box?

Both of those things were added to the dev build and will come in the next version, though not 100% sure yet if we'll release a 0.11c or wait for 0.12.