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

[Bruno3]

Pretty good update

I wonder if you decide not to help Mutants, does it mean you ignore all their content for the rest of the game or its simply just a choice that does take effect later in the game

 

[Moffy]

Does anyone have the patch to update V.08a to V.08b?

 

[dark_mark]

So.. this update, do one mutant mission and send Shani off, is that it???
Why are there no repeatables other than Ain & Dungeon girl? WE've had sex with Zahra & Slave, why can't we repeat that?

Lol played through update and the only 18+ scene I've got was hj from Pepper, hopefully poor Zaton by next update won't end up wanking in the loneliness

Edit, forgot about Zahra sleep, that's 2 I guess

Missed Shani sex at the edge of the Void...

 

[quiboune]

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Huh? I can't get this one. Is it because I walked towards Ivy the first time in the bunker?

 

[3xtreme]

This game keeps getting better and better.

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Can't wait to see what's next.

 

[Xeron_Xr]

To get Ivy scene just click on skip day button after the returning from Hive mission .

 

[Allan Trumbull]

When v0.08b came out ?? IDK i played it or not

 

[Srakopuzik]

anybody have saves from 0.7?

 

[ohmz]

When v0.08b came out ?? IDK i played it or not

Yesterday.

 

[cucubau111]

That scene with Shani was amazing!

Keep up the good work, dev!

 

[quiboune]

To get Ivy scene just click on skip day button after the returning from Hive mission .

It just doesn't work. What exactly did you and Mograx both pick when first visiting the mutant bunker and during the Hive mission?

 

[Cynicaladm]

Point of order.. if it really took you 5-10 minutes to waltz through this update I don't quite know what to tell you.
There are such things as pacing, music, atmosphere and.. words.
They make the game as much as the sexy times.

Those of you who follow the game on Patreon and elsewhere know we made a point of explaining how this update was story heavy and why.
That said, if you look at the update purely for graphics, this is one of the bulkiest updates yet, with in excess of 750 renders and about 10 animations, something Z has not attempted before in such numbers (the animations, that is.. which is something he's still learning how to do).
So.. again, if you've gone through this update in a matter of minutes, skipping through all of the dialogue and character development, this is probably not the game for you. There are games that focus more on the sexy content.. or.. videos.
Hell.. why bother playing in the first place? Just open the image gallery, grab a sock and go to town, you don't even have to play.
As for the bugs and flaws in the system, those that depend on something we did will be by and large solved once the public release comes around. Anything still outstanding after that? Hit us up on the discord and we'll see what's happening.

 

[Shadow Emperor]

Point of order.. if it really took you 5-10 minutes to waltz through this update I don't quite know what to tell you.
There are such things as pacing, music, atmosphere and.. words.
They make the game as much as the sexy times.

Those of you who follow the game on Patreon and elsewhere know we made a point of explaining how this update was story heavy and why.
That said, if you look at the update purely for graphics, this is one of the bulkiest updates yet, with in excess of 750 renders and about 10 animations, something Z has not attempted before in such numbers (the animations, that is.. which is something he's still learning how to do).
So.. again, if you've gone through this update in a matter of minutes, skipping through all of the dialogue and character development, this is probably not the game for you. There are games that focus more on the sexy content.. or.. videos.
Hell.. why bother playing in the first place? Just open the image gallery, grab a sock and go to town, you don't even have to play.
As for the bugs and flaws in the system, those that depend on something we did will be by and large solved once the public release comes around. Anything still outstanding after that? Hit us up on the discord and we'll see what's happening.

Totaly agree, this content that Z makes, the story and character development is better understood if you take it slow and enjoy the game at a reasonable pace, no need to rush through it, Enjoy yourself & the content thats given to you.

 

[Bruno3]

Point of order.. if it really took you 5-10 minutes to waltz through this update I don't quite know what to tell you.
There are such things as pacing, music, atmosphere and.. words.
They make the game as much as the sexy times.

Those of you who follow the game on Patreon and elsewhere know we made a point of explaining how this update was story heavy and why.
That said, if you look at the update purely for graphics, this is one of the bulkiest updates yet, with in excess of 750 renders and about 10 animations, something Z has not attempted before in such numbers (the animations, that is.. which is something he's still learning how to do).
So.. again, if you've gone through this update in a matter of minutes, skipping through all of the dialogue and character development, this is probably not the game for you. There are games that focus more on the sexy content.. or.. videos.
Hell.. why bother playing in the first place? Just open the image gallery, grab a sock and go to town, you don't even have to play.
As for the bugs and flaws in the system, those that depend on something we did will be by and large solved once the public release comes around. Anything still outstanding after that? Hit us up on the discord and we'll see what's happening.

Bro stop defending yourself like that, it looks bad on you.
I personally think this update was decent while i can understand other players feeling it was too short.
I also was looking at every text and shit cuz i knew those updates are usually short so i took my time.
It seems like you think we are some kind of crazy fapping addicts to finish the update so fast.
From those 10 animations you said, i could only remember 4 from 2 scenes.
Hell i think the most time you would spend would be on the animations, but who wants to look at the same animation for that long despite being such heavy story game
Let me ask you instead, have you even played it and how long did it take you

 

[Cynicaladm]

Bro stop defending yourself like that, it looks bad on you.
[...]
Let me ask you instead, have you even played it and how long did it take you

If anything, I am defending the work Z puts into the game, rather than myself. I believe it's poor form to freeload a game and then complain about the lack of content when the time taken to play it clearly indicates people have raced through it skipping the plot wholesale, and I will say so however badly it might look to you. I guess the entitlement of certain people rubs me the wrong way because I know the amount of work that goes into making this. I'm all for debating and even magnifying issues the game might have... That's how we learn and improve... but when all someone contributes to the debate is "So short it sucks, do more", I do take exception to that.

..and yeah.. let's not kid around.. some people really are the fapping addicts you mention. If that's not you, more power to you, I say, and thank you for taking the time to enjoy the game the way we intend it to be enjoyed.

Playing it as I would another game, I haven't done in at least 2-3 updates.
I am not a good benchmark for this because I write/re-write half the content and am often looking for other things when I play parts of this game.
I do playtest it though... and I do play through scenes when Z passes them along as they are developed. I don't time myself when I do, so I can't really answer that, also because I go back and forth to look at the various paths.
That said, I like to think of myself as a fast reader, and I know for a fact that I couldn't read the content of this update in 5-10 minutes without racing through it, which I don't think is the point of this or any other game of this kind.

 

[Rintal]

Quite disappointing i must say. But well ... better than nothing.

 

[Kulman]

Yeah the content is great, but it IS very short all things considered. Oh well, plenty other games. Just makes sense some people are not left that satisfied.

 

[Gari Fuze]

The update is really short stupid to deny this it is only 1 sex scene pretty much.
But the quality is high, we finally get to see shani.

I think with this game it would be good to wait 1-2 years before playing for more content.
At least I don't know many if any games on this level of art/story/atmosphere.

 

[Darkaura]

story heavy

Hmm. I don't mind a good story, as long as the point is to set up good lewd situations.

 

[Deleted member 4058859]

If anything, I am defending the work Z puts into the game, rather than myself. I believe it's poor form to freeload a game and then complain about the lack of content when the time taken to play it clearly indicates people have raced through it skipping the plot wholesale, and I will say so however badly it might look to you. I guess the entitlement of certain people rubs me the wrong way because I know the amount of work that goes into making this. I'm all for debating and even magnifying issues the game might have... That's how we learn and improve... but when all someone contributes to the debate is "So short it sucks, do more", I do take exception to that.

..and yeah.. let's not kid around.. some people really are the fapping addicts you mention. If that's not you, more power to you, I say, and thank you for taking the time to enjoy the game the way we intend it to be enjoyed.

Playing it as I would another game, I haven't done in at least 2-3 updates.
I am not a good benchmark for this because I write/re-write half the content and am often looking for other things when I play parts of this game.
I do playtest it though... and I do play through scenes when Z passes them along as they are developed. I don't time myself when I do, so I can't really answer that, also because I go back and forth to look at the various paths.
That said, I like to think of myself as a fast reader, and I know for a fact that I couldn't read the content of this update in 5-10 minutes without racing through it, which I don't think is the point of this or any other game of this kind.

Disclaimer: I have not played this game and I dont plan to for the next 2-3 updates. These are just my opinions on your comment since I disagree with a lot of what you said.

If you truly are in favor of debating/magnifying issues the game might have then I think you are being a bit shortsighted. In the development cycle of anything you get to a point of diminishing returns. Having long development cycles and people consistently complaining about not enough content could hint towards the fact that maybe you are chasing those diminishing returns and your time might be better spent elsewhere. That does not mean you should toss everything away and start churning out garbage but it is an opportunity to do a retrospective and figure out where most of the dev time was spent, what did you get out of it and was it really worth that time. Dev time is a far more important resource than good machines for rendering and you need to be smart about how you use it. If you are satisfied with how the time was spent then keep doing whatever it is you are doing and ignore the people who complain. If not then it is a good opportunity for improvement.

Secondly since you mentioned you experiment with different paths, you also need to understand not everyone cares to do that and for those that dont replay the game the updates will feel short - I am more inclined to believe the people complaining than you because as you admitted yourself - you play differently from them (replaying paths etc). I dont think dismissing everyone that complains as 'fapping addicts' is justified just because they dont play the same way you do and might only pursue a single path. When I play the game I just go for a single path (preferably the one with the most content) since I dont have the patience to replay. If the game is designed by the developers with replays/branching in mind thats on me but if not then short updates are a valid opinion. Maybe it is true that updates take more than 10-15 minutes to go through but that does not invalidate people's opinions that they think it is short. It might be the case that your own perspective of the game length/content might be a bit inflated because of how much you replay it. The experience of a playtester != the experience of the average player.