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

[JohnF95zone]

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Next update content
What will the update be about? We're going back to Nadia and Rabiah first and foremost, and that is also the preview you see above. Then, some other household characters will get screen time and potentially see their story being progressed as well. Also, more harem variations.

The last bit I want to do is Shani's final segment in the Zone. This might be somewhat tricky because I know what I want to include in it, but it's the part that requires the most effort since everything has to be made from scratch (environments/scenery/props). Shani has been away for quite some time now and I am as eager as you to get her back in the house (that will also allow us to progress other things like the Queen), but I really don't want to rush it. If I see that I cannot do it proper justice in the time I have available, I will postpone it for the next release following this one and instead focus on more family content.

TL;DR
- Supporter tier updates at some point in the near future which I will announce in detail well in advance.
- New release coming late January, focusing on family content (Rabiah/Nadia/household) and potentially Shani's Zone adventures ending.

As always, let me know about your thoughts or ideas in the comments, Discord or PM. See you next week.

I hope ZetanDS will delay (the release of) Shani's Zone adventures closure given the time constraints and focus instead (next release) on the households and harem updates. Players (at least I am) need quality Zone adventure and that takes time. Of course ZetanDS can already start working on the closure Zone contents, without rushing it and compromising on the quality, I doubt it can meet the deadline and thus pushing it forward to future release is the better approach IMO. On the other hand, most (if not all) players wants any and all contents now, no questions about it . Cheers.

 

[nandesta]

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Hi everyone, there are some news I wanted to share with you for a bit, and now is as good a time as any. This will be a somewhat long post (for my standards) so I'll put a TL;DR in the end. First off...

Tier updates
I've been thinking about this for a while now. Back when I started I had no clue what I was doing, and that includes supporter tiers. As time went by we introduced more tiers, but this meant I had to come up with rewards on the spot and some might feel underwhelming or irrelevant to many. We are still discussing about this internally on how to best approach this, and one of priorities is to be as non-disruptive to current supporters as possible. I really can't thank you enough for your support all this time, especially long-standing supporters, so we're working on ideas to mitigate any big impacts. Just to be clear, those changes will not happen until at least mid-March and I will of course announce the actual final plans well before that to give everyone enough advance notice, I just wanted to be as transparent as possible.

A bit of absence
Personal reasons will require me to be abroad for the most part of February, so news and progress updates will be somewhat non-existent during that period. I will still try to work on aspects of the game, but not sure how much of it I will manage. This brings me to my next point...

Next update release date
Given the sort of hard deadline coming up, I really want to have the next release out before I have to go away. This means that the next update will come out in late January. This is probably the first time I can give a release date early on, so here it is. I will do my best to release a decently sized update like the one that just dropped, depending on what can be done in 8 weeks. I will not rush the quality just to meet the deadline, of course.

Next update content
What will the update be about? We're going back to Nadia and Rabiah first and foremost, and that is also the preview you see above. Then, some other household characters will get screen time and potentially see their story being progressed as well. Also, more harem variations.

The last bit I want to do is Shani's final segment in the Zone. This might be somewhat tricky because I know what I want to include in it, but it's the part that requires the most effort since everything has to be made from scratch (environments/scenery/props). Shani has been away for quite some time now and I am as eager as you to get her back in the house (that will also allow us to progress other things like the Queen), but I really don't want to rush it. If I see that I cannot do it proper justice in the time I have available, I will postpone it for the next release following this one and instead focus on more family content.

TL;DR
- Supporter tier updates at some point in the near future which I will announce in detail well in advance.
- New release coming late January, focusing on family content (Rabiah/Nadia/household) and potentially Shani's Zone adventures ending.

As always, let me know about your thoughts or ideas in the comments, Discord or PM. See you next week.

I personally would like to see more interaction with the Slave from the Queen, Emilia. I think as slave in household, she could use some training.

Thanks for letting us know about your long-plan! Cheers.

 

[Yngling]

I'm with you. I struggled deciding what path to take and keep.

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Seems to me that the queen and daughter are mutants and have some sort of telepathic ability to communicate and control the mindless decayed/mutants (that's what they seem to be to me). The queen can't totally control them without the daughter's linked mind.

My reasoning was exactly the opposite. The daughter was part of the hive, and you can't get that out of her. So I brought her back in the hope of gaining a powerful ally. We'll see what was wise... The hive does scare the shit out of me though...

 

[FunFuntomes]

Especially because Poland has yet to ban any game (RapeLay from 2006 was simply unavailable in Poland, not banned, I think).

I don't know if you're trollling, dumb or both,but your words give little room for the beneft of the doubt. Rapelay is first of all, a japanese game and Japanese games, prior to steam weren't very popular in Poland in the first place, porn games even less.

The key word here is an “image”.

that word translates better as likeness as it refers to the likeness of a real person that can be traceable or recognizable. you should also bring up the legal definition of person, and you'll see itexcludes characters depictedin this game

and I am as eager as you to get her back in the house

I highly doubt anyone can be as eager as I am

The hive does scare the shit out of me though...

as it should. but hopefully the hive can consume the decayed.

 

[FunFuntomes]

I personally would like to see more interaction with the Slave from the Queen, Emilia. I think as slave in household, she could use some training.

maybe you didn't progress enough but Emilia is already properly trained. She's devoted, follows orders, and is even ready to carry MC's child. her only flaw is that she's anad cook.But I doubt that's the area you want to train her.

 

[FunFuntomes]

Man, this is hard what is the better choice to leave the girl with the hive or take her with us?

Taking her seems like the right choice because the hive was clearly bad, but the queen didn't come off as evil just that she lost control of her people. But they are cannibals. What to do?

Seems to me that the queen and daughter are mutants and have some sort of telepathic ability to communicate and control the mindless decayed/mutants (that's what they seem to be to me). The queen can't totally control them without the daughter's linked mind.

I believe the only reason the queen couldn't control the hive was because she herself was emotionally unstable due to worry about her daughter. And if you don't return her to the hive, she might get even more restless, and one day she might lose control of the hive or even send it to fetch the daughter and good luck to anyone in its path

 

[Nulldev]

I believe the only reason the queen couldn't control the hive was because she herself was emotionally unstable due to worry about her daughter. And if you don't return her to the hive, she might get even more restless, and one day she might lose control of the hive or even send it to fetch the daughter and good luck to anyone in its path

They live in a dark place, closed, and around them is a desert, zero shade. Good luck venturing out. They can try to go at night but we use cars, I don't know they have any, and how distant is the place.

 

[rayso12]

I love this game good luck

 

[rayso12]

good to deal with ain and shani scenes

 

[Ukghar]

((Ukghar: Especially because Poland has yet to ban any game (RapeLay from 2006 was simply unavailable in Poland, not banned, I think).))

I don't know if you're trollling, dumb or both,but your words give little room for the beneft of the doubt. Rapelay is first of all, a japanese game and Japanese games, prior to steam weren't very popular in Poland in the first place, porn games even less.

((Ukghar: The key word here is an “image”. ))

that word translates better as likeness as it refers to the likeness of a real person that can be traceable or recognizable. you should also bring up the legal definition of person, and you'll see itexcludes characters depictedin this game

I didn’t aim to troll, so, if you are right, I may be dumb.

It’s good to know that you know polish! I’ll sometimes put polish words in bracelets after the English translation for you.

Anyway, I do not think that anything show in this game can be seen as “child pornography”. My concern is that, if any of the characters would be judged to look like less then 18 yo (from the pull of characters with whom MC can have any sexual activity) it may be seen as “virtual child pornography” (pl: “wirtualna pornografia dziecięca”) or “simulated child pornography” (pl: “pozorowana pornografia dziecięca”).

I’m not sure why legal definition of person should be brought in this case, or how that allows me to see that it excludes characters depicted in this game (except for the fact that all characters look at least 18 yo, but the very source of the problem is that any expert can judge otherwise). Could you elaborate? Pls take in consideration that I may be dumb.

After your post I came to the conclusion it may be needed to show how prosecutors may interpret art. 202 § 4b of Polish Penal Code. That will be mostly google translated, cause I’m out of time:

From "Łosek Aleksander, Criminal liability for acts committed through computer games - an introduction to the issue, Prosecution and Law, 2/2022, p. 77 (pl: “Łosek Aleksander, Odpowiedzialność karna za czyny popełnione za pośrednictwem gier komputerowych - wstęp do problematyki, Prokuratura i Prawo 2/2022, s. 77):

“(...)the activity of creating an avatar with the appearance of a minor and then animating its behavior in a way that allows the animation to be considered pornographic content, will meet the disposition of the type of prohibited act specified in art. 202 § 4b of Polish Penal Code”

Oryginal text in polish:
“(...) działalność polegająca na tworzeniu awatara o wyglądzie osoby małoletniej i następnie animowanie jej zachowania, w sposób umożliwiający uznanie tej animacji za treść mającą charakter pornograficzny, spełniać będzie dyspozycję typu czynu zabronionego określonego w art. 202 § 4b k.k.”

Anyway, thank you for your insight, the more I know the easier it would be to defend the Devs and game itself, if it ever comes the need for it.

 

[GoldenEyeDrake]

I hope ZetanDS will delay (the release of) Shani's Zone adventures closure given the time constraints and focus instead (next release) on the households and harem updates. Players (at least I am) need quality Zone adventure and that takes time. Of course ZetanDS can already start working on the closure Zone contents, without rushing it and compromising on the quality, I doubt it can meet the deadline and thus pushing it forward to future release is the better approach IMO. On the other hand, most (if not all) players wants any and all contents now, no questions about it . Cheers.

I'm not sure if ZetanDs would agree with me on this, but why not just have another scene implemented in place of the Shani event, so ZetanDs can save Shani's closure in the Zone/reunion for the next update when she returns home, as well as avoiding the false intention of having his audience feel cheated with a short/incomplete/rushed update.? For that reason, why not a follow-up on Fairy: who has shown either progression in her return to normalcy or regression into a mindless slut (with an option to make her into your next slave further down the line)? On the other hand, maybe a check in with Asani after the events of the raid settlement (she might give you some insight into Zion or the sisters since she is no longer affiliated with their faction). Notwithstanding, a scene with the Revered mother of the Temple, while simultaneously, stacking upon more world-building through the Temple of Zeta (Children of Zeta/Vessel initiations/life of Priestess post' services/etc). Just some ideas to throw out there.

 

[JohnF95zone]

I'm not sure if ZetanDs would agree with me on this, but why not just have another scene implemented in place of the Shani event, so ZetanDs can save Shani's closure in the Zone/reunion for the next update when she returns home, as well as avoiding the false intention of having his audience feel cheated with a short/incomplete/rushed update.? For that reason, why not a follow-up on Fairy: who has shown either progression in her return to normalcy or regression into a mindless slut (with an option to make her into your next slave further down the line)? On the other hand, maybe a check in with Asani after the events of the raid settlement (she might give you some insight into Zion or the sisters since she is no longer affiliated with their faction). Notwithstanding, a scene with the Revered mother of the Temple, while simultaneously, stacking upon more world-building through the Temple of Zeta (Children of Zeta/Vessel initiations/life of Priestess post' services/etc). Just some ideas to throw out there.

He will (in his best interest) listen to the comments by his supporters and patrons closely rather than from us here on this thread anyway but yeah those suggested scenes are good alternative contents no doubt about it, especially about Fairy and Emilia (thanks FunFuntomes) since they are part of the households (even if they are optional or side characters).

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[FunFuntomes]

enes are good alternative contents no doubt about it, especially about Fairy since she is part of the households.

there's also Emilia... and her scenes are long overdue.

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

I hate to break up the esoteric discussions on societal gender roles, but I'll ask again- is there a commonly known fix for game stuck in infinite loop at certain points? Or should I just be jumping to some known label?

 

[JohnF95zone]

I hate to break up the esoteric discussions on societal gender roles, but I'll ask again- is there a commonly known fix for game stuck in infinite loop at certain points? Or should I just be jumping to some known label?

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.

 

[The Warden]

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[RavageSavage03]

I really liked this game's models when i played it but here goes the question i always ask. What's the pregnancy? xD Because if i remember correctly there was one pregnant woman in the game and it was one scene. So, has it changed?

 

[mrttao]

as it should. but hopefully the hive can consume the decayed.

I am scared that the hive will eat them, then become decadyed. resulting in hive of decayed
hmm... actually that is less scary. since the hive is scary for its reproduction rate.
and the decayed are scary for being intelligent zombies.
so a decayed hive will be meh

 

[JohnF95zone]

I really liked this game's models when i played it but here goes the question i always ask. What's the pregnancy? xD Because if i remember correctly there was one pregnant woman in the game and it was one scene. So, has it changed?

There is another pregnancy but it depends on the choice you made during one of the Mutants quest. Also, future pregnancy possibility is with Kateryna.

 

[GoldenEyeDrake]

There is another pregnancy but it depends on the choice you made during one of the Mutants quest. Also, future pregnancy possibility is with Kateryna.

Also, future pregnancy with Emilia and Ain. Maybe even Zahra. At least, from their dialogue. Kateryna questions if you are willing to impregnate Emilia, and Zahra reinforces to Emilia that if Zaton wants you (Emilia) to carry his child, you will do so. The first instance was during Igor and Kateryna's visit to your home, and the second instance was during the extended introduction of Emilia to the household. As for Ain, during that harem scene with Zahra, she mentions about ever giving milk, then suggest Zaton impregnating Ain. Another instance, when you sleep with Ain, and cum inside her during the vaginal scene, there is a warning that continuous acts may result in Ain becoming pregnant. Finally, for Zahra, when Igor visited, he discussed with Zahra that she is still young, and would be interested in having any more children with Zaton, as well as during the house party scene, Kateryna inquires about giving Zahra another child if you cum inside her. Whether any of these pregnancies route are followed through, who knows.