Finally had a chance to play most recent episode with all of the reworks and I have to say, that raider girls scene in the beginning when they reunite is alone worth the price of
"emission." 
There are still some problems I have with the reworks, but overall, I believe DS is still #1 game on F95. From cinematics, to storyline, to unique setting, and of course finally an adult MC who doesn't act like a fucking annoying pussy. DS really is currently the pinnacle of AVN creation methinks. Truly, it is the only AVN that did not disappoint me in 2024. Every other game that I once followed has turned to shit. Either abandoned, delayed, blueballing, cockblocking, writing issues, or moved to the 1 update per year dev cycle; they all were letdowns...but not DS. A true 5 star game on F95 if ever there were one.
Of note, this was my very first restart of the game. I began playing this game upon release in 2020 and made it all this time on one playthrough, so I wasn't much upset about having to finally restart. I had to do it anyway because my old saves were messed up beyond all hope.
I still have issue with some of the nude bodies in particular the horrible, horrible, protruding boob tendons that show up in a lot of the reworks but hopefully that will be rectified going forward, especially now that the helper artist has apparently left the project. I think the boob tendons didn't start showing up until he joined the team, so I have long suspected he was mostly responsible for it. I wish I could unsee it. Anyway, regarding the removed renders/scenes, while I am not thrilled about it and do harbour some concerns about future risky content being cut, I suppose I fall reluctantly into the camp of: I would rather have some Desert Stalker than no Desert Stalker. Censorship sucks, but I want dev to be able to make money on Patreon/Steam, preferably a lot of it, so my favourite AVN reaches completion and doesn't get abandoned like so many others.
Aside from the few minor grips listed above, I think if this game does reach completion, it will be considered a chef-d'œuvre in the genre, at least by me, but I think by many others too.
Looking forward to more adventures in the desert.
