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

[Phase_01]

Idk why it took me so long to realize the Julia scene was essentially a reference to Egyptian desert mirages that trap people with salvation, sometimes I forget this game is based in Egypt lol

 

[Canto Forte]

This bundle of emotionally charged throbbingly fantastic scenes
should have prepared you plenty.

an arc where we take care of the daughter and heal her broken mind would be cool, would also deepen the bond with mc and shani (which would of course make the sex scenes that much more meaningful if u go that route)

it'd be like the fairy (i think thats the broken slave's name) route but way more emotionally impactful

Idk why it took me so long to realize the Julia scene was essentially a reference to Egyptian desert mirages that trap people with salvation, sometimes I forget this game is based in Egypt lol

These scenes always test the mettle of the babes, MC is already iron man as it is.

 

[GetOutOfMyLab]

Holy shit that's a genius way of getting ppl who care about story to not play the leaked versions lol

lol I'm not sure that was the intention of the dev, rather, a matter of time.

 

[JaxMan]

Well if i as mc had a chance to go look for my daughter, who was x years in a zone i would do it without a second of though. The question is what you would find there, and how would your daughter act after x years talking to ghost/living in a ghost place. And how would she react after you finally show her truth.

If you go searching for her you fail as a desert stalker and she would fail, as well. The whole point of training to be a desert stalker is to go into the zone alone and survive. If you need someone to rescue you you don't become a stalker, you failed. So, you bring her back, what do you do with her? Train her as Ain to become a wife to someone else? Keep her in the home so everyday she faces her failure to become a stalker whenever she sees the MC and the MC sees his failure every time he sees Shani? For all the talk about playing the MC as alpha male bad ass you wimp out to rescue your protege/apprentice during her final test. Everyone knew the potential consequences if she didn't return when they said their goodbyes the morning of her departure, hoping she returns but knowing that she might not.

 

[PussyDelendaEst]

If you go searching for her you fail as a desert stalker and she would fail, as well. The whole point of training to be a desert stalker is to go into the zone alone and survive. If you need someone to rescue you you don't become a stalker, you failed. So, you bring her back, what do you do with her? Train her as Ain to become a wife to someone else? Keep her in the home so everyday she faces her failure to become a stalker whenever she sees the MC and the MC sees his failure every time he sees Shani? For all the talk about playing the MC as alpha male bad ass you wimp out to rescue your protege/apprentice during her final test. Everyone knew the potential consequences if she didn't return when they said their goodbyes the morning of her departure, hoping she returns but knowing that she might not.

It would only make sense with a time jump. You could still be alpha male badass and search for your "daughter", but you are right, it would diminish everything if MC did it after only 1-2 months. Bloker did say "X years" though which is a lot different right? MC could search for closure for the family, but secretly wish she was still alive even though he knows it's unlikely. He still has to get that item for his old mentor too if Shani never came back so perhaps he would go there. Overall you're correct though, We all knew the consequences.

On ANOTHER sidenote, I think it would be a cool alt story to find Shani alive and broken. Fighting off enemies to get her home and then training/helping her recover back to normality. She won't be a stalker of course, but what would X years alone in a zone do to you. Just making her a normal person again whilst doing other missions would be fulfilling content. (I guess this theoretical would be a chosen route if you wanted to her to eventually become like Ain).

Thanks for reading my BS anyway, it's fun to speculate. None of it matters because Shani is coming home!

 

[Kellermann]

I'd be OK if the whole game was just Shani going through that weird place. Great atmosphere!

It's always a pleasant surprise to try one of these types of games and find something that is really interesting beyond all the borking.

While I heartily agree the zone was an incredible cinematic experience, and much better than the standard content you find in other AVNs...
...imma need Shani back for family fun time. She has been away too long. What you are proposing can be a spinoff game or sequel because I am quite happy with our current MC and his violent, lecherous activities in the desert.

 

[oceanbobo4]

While I heartily agree the zone was an incredible cinematic experience, and much better than the standard content you find in other AVNs...
...imma need Shani back for family fun time. She has been away too long. What you are proposing can be a spinoff game or sequel because I am quite happy with our current MC and his violent, lecherous activities in the desert.

Shani just seems too nice of a girl to be slaughtering people as a stalker, whatever exactly a stalker is and does in this world.


There have always been the mythic warrior woman, such as Brunhilde and Artemis -- but such women are very rare in reality, and even in fantasy, Shani isn't convincing.

She likes to do stretches and stuff in her bedroom. Where is her gun collection?

Anyway . . . she's also too slight and skinny to be successful with a sword.

Maybe with a bow and arrow like Artemis . . . or with a gun from a distance, a sharpshooter who takes the shot, then hides.

But boldly going alone into basements for hand to hand combat?

Yeah, Shani takes me out of the story because I don't believe in her.

I believe the MC wants her to be a stalker because he doesn't have a son. THAT I can believe.

By the way, I believe in the other violent women in the story. They always seem never to care whether they live or die. Psychopaths, basically.

But Shani isn't like them. I don't know if she has a place where she fits in this world. She's a misfit whatever she will try to do.

She can't be like her sister, nor like Fairy in the basement, nor a servant girl . . . I suppose she could run her own little shop somewhere in town, as a single woman . . . .

 

[GetOutOfMyLab]

Shani just seems too nice of a girl to be slaughtering people as a stalker, whatever exactly a stalker is and does in this world.


There have always been the mythic warrior woman, such as Brunhilde and Artemis -- but such women are very rare in reality, and even in fantasy, Shani isn't convincing.

She likes to do stretches and stuff in her bedroom. Where is her gun collection?

Anyway . . . she's also too slight and skinny to be successful with a sword.

Maybe with a bow and arrow like Artemis . . . or with a gun from a distance, a sharpshooter who takes the shot, then hides.

But boldly going alone into basements for hand to hand combat?

Yeah, Shani takes me out of the story because I don't believe in her.

I believe the MC wants her to be a stalker because he doesn't have a son. THAT I can believe.

By the way, I believe in the other violent women in the story. They always seem never to care whether they live or die. Psychopaths, basically.

But Shani isn't like them. I don't know if she has a place where she fits in this world. She's a misfit whatever she will try to do.

She can't be like her sister, nor like Fairy in the basement, nor a servant girl . . . I suppose she could run her own little shop somewhere in town, as a single woman . . . .

You bring up a good point...and even in the zone, we see Shani needing help. I don't want that to be the case, but it is so. I hope something happens where she becomes a bad ass, like a Goku moment or something.

I don't necessarily agree that being too slight/skinny would make her a bad warrior. If she had appropriate training, while being at a disadvantage, she could still defeat bigger/stronger opponents.

I'm one of the people that, while I'd love for her to be back home for some family time, I still want more zone action. There are too many fun possibilities out there and I'd like her story in the Zone to be developed more.

 

[Cynicaladm]

lol I'm not sure that was the intention of the dev, rather, a matter of time.

Shush... We're geniuses, clearly.

 

[Canto Forte]

MC can go into the zone with the mutants .. or the decayed ... or the hive queens ...
or mano a mano with his mentor, *snickers* chance encounter Shani *snickers* take her along on the final assault on a heavily reinforced hive base our bethrothed queen lost control of and come back winners, all of us grinning and happily welcoming Shani as a battle hardened desert stalker having fought and won along side MC and his mentor and some other faction.

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[Bloker997]

You bring up a good point...and even in the zone, we see Shani needing help. I don't want that to be the case, but it is so. I hope something happens where she becomes a bad ass, like a Goku moment or something.

I don't necessarily agree that being too slight/skinny would make her a bad warrior. If she had appropriate training, while being at a disadvantage, she could still defeat bigger/stronger opponents.

I'm one of the people that, while I'd love for her to be back home for some family time, I still want more zone action. There are too many fun possibilities out there and I'd like her story in the Zone to be developed more.

Just like Geralt said to Ciri, warrior doesnt have to be strong, he isn't cutting trees. Warrior need to be fast/quick. I dont think Shani body would be a problem in this case. She lack in experience(it's her first visit to zone). We dont know how first zone visit was for Zaton and if he needed help or not.

 

[Canto Forte]

Yes, yes we do: Zaton parleys with the decayed, can barter with them,
does no speak missions with mutant hottie, saves hotties like it is nobody”s business,
Zaton did the bargains and the sneaking and the partner ups like he does in the very 1st scene ... it is something Shani needs to do on her own, learn to let go of chance partners.

We dont know

Zaton

Zone is just like any other place, infested with hive/mutant/decayed scum.
She be ready to rumble.

 

[PussyDelendaEst]

MC can go into the zone with the mutants .. or the decayed ... or the hive queens ...
or mano a mano with his mentor, *snickers* chance encounter Shani *snickers* take her along on the final assault on a heavily reinforced hive base our bethrothed queen lost control of and come back winners, all of us grinning and happily welcoming Shani as a battle hardened desert stalker having fought and won along side MC and his mentor and some other faction.

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Bu...sh...she is not my Queen... All hail the hivemind. Become one and breed with the true Queen!

 

[Bloker997]

Yes, yes we do: Zaton parleys with the decayed, can barter with them,
does no speak missions with mutant hottie, saves hotties like it is nobody”s business,
Zaton did the bargains and the sneaking and the partner ups like he does in the very 1st scene ... it is something Shani needs to do on her own, learn to let go of chance partners.




Zone is just like any other place, infested with hive/mutant/decayed scum.
She be ready to rumble.

and sometimes there's something that can convince your brain that you should talk to skeletons, live in ruined home and stay there till you die. So no, that's not the place like every other.

 

[fortuna95]

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Nadia and her mother are getting more events: Rabiah has seen something that made her upset, and we will find out more about what really happened with Zahra back then.

Also, I will be uploading our updated version of the spanish translation by Darax, as well as the new russian translation by Kasatik for 0.11c tomorrow. I'm always going to support any fan translation, so if any of you want to see your language and name be featured in this game, contact me whenever.

Christmas and the holiday season are coming closer, and I hope that everyone of you will have a relaxing next week, wherever you're from! And thank you for supporting as always.

Render progress:
Rabiah's house:
- Nadia's scene: 90%
- Nadia's scene 2: 50%
- Rabiah's scene: 90%
- Rabiah's scene 2: 90%
Basement:
- Fairy's bath: 90%
- Fairy's cell improvement: 50%
Harem:
- Emilia solo: 90%
- Zahra solo: 90%
Reworks:
d1e (Zahra's introduction) [this time for real]: 90%
(More to follow...)

 

[Yngling]

Shani just seems too nice of a girl to be slaughtering people as a stalker, whatever exactly a stalker is and does in this world.

Not really. The job of a Stalker is to collect artifacts and carry out other missions for the Queen.

In the game so far, Zaton spends most his time on diplomatic missions. Another large part of the job would be sneaking ("stalking") around in ruins. Fighting is something done mostly as a last resort.

There have always been the mythic warrior woman, such as Brunhilde and Artemis -- but such women are very rare in reality, and even in fantasy, Shani isn't convincing.

That does kind of depend on which culture you are talking about. Among the Vikings, but also among the Sarmatians, female warriors were not that uncommon.

Anyway . . . she's also too slight and skinny to be successful with a sword.

Maybe with a bow and arrow like Artemis . . . or with a gun from a distance, a sharpshooter who takes the shot, then hides.

But boldly going alone into basements for hand to hand combat?

Actually sword fighting does not require a lot of strength. The sword does most of the work... And contrary to popular misconception, the vast majority of historical swords are not heavy to wield at all.

Speed, footwork and tactics are most important in sword fighting. Strength, size and body weight do help to some extent, but are not decisive.

In my experience, what swordswomen sometimes lack, when compared with men, is aggression. Not strength.

But Shani isn't like them. I don't know if she has a place where she fits in this world. She's a misfit whatever she will try to do.

She can't be like her sister, nor like Fairy in the basement, nor a servant girl . . . I suppose she could run her own little shop somewhere in town, as a single woman . . . .

I think she can be an excellent Stalker. She's intelligent and sneaky, as well as a good fighter. What she still needs is experience and "street smarts".

 

[PussyDelendaEst]

Not really. The job of a Stalker is to collect artifacts and carry out other missions for the Queen.

In the game so far, Zaton spends most his time on diplomatic missions. Another large part of the job would be sneaking ("stalking") around in ruins. Fighting is something done mostly as a last resort.


That does kind of depend on which culture you are talking about. Among the Vikings, but also among the Sarmatians, female warriors were not that uncommon.



Actually sword fighting does not require a lot of strength. The sword does most of the work... And contrary to popular misconception, the vast majority of historical swords are not heavy to wield at all.

Speed, footwork and tactics are most important in sword fighting. Strength, size and body weight do help to some extent, but are not decisive.



I think she can be an excellent Stalker. She's intelligent and sneaky, as well as a good fighter. What she still needs is experience and "street smarts".

Regarding sword fighting. Everything you said is correct although I would argue that size, strength, body weight are fairly decisive if something goes wrong and you aren't just using blades. In the grapple it could be crucial and you could say that's part of sword fighting. It comes with disadvantages too of course, I just think it was worth mentioning. The last thing which I hope they add more of in the game is the most important of all. If you have Armour the bigger cunt normally wins

 

[Fiufia]

sexy warrior girls you just have to look at the other side of the world.
and for all games made to date less clothing in a girl = more armor

 

[Bloker997]

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Nadia and her mother are getting more events: Rabiah has seen something that made her upset, and we will find out more about what really happened with Zahra back then.

Also, I will be uploading our updated version of the spanish translation by Darax, as well as the new russian translation by Kasatik for 0.11c tomorrow. I'm always going to support any fan translation, so if any of you want to see your language and name be featured in this game, contact me whenever.

Christmas and the holiday season are coming closer, and I hope that everyone of you will have a relaxing next week, wherever you're from! And thank you for supporting as always.

Render progress:
Rabiah's house:
- Nadia's scene: 90%
- Nadia's scene 2: 50%
- Rabiah's scene: 90%
- Rabiah's scene 2: 90%
Basement:
- Fairy's bath: 90%
- Fairy's cell improvement: 50%
Harem:
- Emilia solo: 90%
- Zahra solo: 90%
Reworks:
d1e (Zahra's introduction) [this time for real]: 90%
(More to follow...)

So Rabiah saw that we were poking Nadia, and she is mad because she doesnt get any?

 

[Kellermann]

Actually sword fighting does not require a lot of strength. The sword does most of the work... And contrary to popular misconception, the vast majority of historical swords are not heavy to wield at all.

Speed, footwork and tactics are most important in sword fighting. Strength, size and body weight do help to some extent, but are not decisive.

In my experience, what swordswomen sometimes lack, when compared with men, is aggression. Not strength.

As long as Shani doesn't go to the ROP Galadriel school of swordfighting she should be ok.

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Thankfully, Shani seems to have much better training and does well in the role of a ninja over a brute force brawler.