Desert Stalker [v0.17 Beta]

v0.17 Beta: New Content (1,160 renders):

– A new mutants mission
– Pepper’s examination (multiple steps, repeatable)
– Sparring with Shani (repeatable)
– Invite Igor & Savana again (repeatable)

Reworks (~900 renders)*:
\* The reworks listed below are almost solely visual upgrades, not story changes
– d2e (Shani’s first adventure)
– d2f (Back from the pyramid)
– d3b (Night market visit)
– d3c (Shani and MC in old Cairo)
– d4a (Kyra in basement)
– d5b (First mutants visit)
– d5c (First raiders vist, including a 100-render extension)
– d5e (Kateryna & Igor’s first visit)
– d6a (Kateryna’s city visit)

Technical:
– Migrated to RenPy 8.3.3
– Added the ability to track quests so it’s easier to see where exactly you need to go
– Made content flags persistent and available to change in the Options menu
– Added the ability to upload/download saves using the Renpy Sync feature
– Streamlined most of the quests

v0.16c
Minor changes / Bugfixes:
Added new animations in Zahra date scene
Added new animations in Lirah’s duty path
Added new animations in Shani’s repeatable workout scene & Emilia kitchen scene
Fixed a bug where dismissing the Queen’s question during the second arena event would continue the scene as if the player answered
Added non-sexual options when speaking to Talia at the end of the Freedom or Duty questline
Fixed a wrong condition where you could trigger Nadia and Rabiah visiting while Shani is in the Zone

v0.16b
– Fixed Lirah’s quest not starting under certain conditions (for real this time, I hope)
– Fixed an old corner case where playthroughs that started in version 0.12b didn’t have subsequent save compatibility fixes applied.
– Fixed grammar errors and typos that were reported
Translations:
– Updated the Italian translation to 0.16 (courtesy of Eagle1900)

v0.16a
Added many missing renders & render variations
Fixed renders with clipping issues
Fixed Lirah’s quest not starting under certain conditions (hopefully should cover all cases)
Fixed an issue with Fairy’s introduction causing the game to flow back to the main menu or random scenes
Fixed an incorrect world map marker instance
Fixed a wrong name interpolation in Kateryna’s scene
Fixed a wrong variable check in the Queen’s bedroom scene
Fixed a variable not having a default state
Fixed a dialogue branch if you don’t choose any of the Lirah paths
Fixed grammar errors and typos that were reported

0.16 Beta: New Content (~1,250 renders):

• Igor visiting the house
• Date with Zahra
• Lirah’s questline (multiple events)

Minor additions:

• Added a continuation of the repeatable massage event with Shani
• Emilia can now service you while you’re eating in the kitchen
• Added another way for Ain to wake you up if you sleep in Zahra’s bed
• Added hints to locked gallery items

Reworks (~150 renders)*: * The reworks listed below are almost solely visual upgrades, not story changes

• d1c (Ain’s intro)
• d1d (Shani’s intro)
• d2a (Ivy’s escape)
• d4c (Shani’s workout)
• d4f (Ain’s new room)
• d5a (Shani’s massage)
• d5f partial rework (Abrax’s intro)
• d5h (Lirah delivers Emilia)

Minor changes / Bugfixes

• Fixed a wrong name interpolation for in Kateryna’s quest log
• Fixed a wrong objective description in “All in the family”
• Fixed a missing condition for d13k (the player needs to have romanced Shani for it to be available now)
• Fixed a bug in the Fairy introduction where under certain conditions the script would continue into the void
• Fixed a couple of instances in the home screen where people were showing up incorrectly
• Fixed a missing variable check in the bunker when playing as Shani that made examining the device option inaccessible

v0.15 Beta

New Content:
– Nadia visiting the house
– Sekhmet’s Legion pt. 1 (Raiders quest)
– Shani in the terrace (leading to a repeatable scene)
– You can now sleep with Shani
– Visiting Ivy
– Small repeatable Fairy scenes for her broken path
– Harem scene (Shani/Kateryna)

Minor additions:
– You can be woken up by different people when you sleep with your wife
– Added a few overlay variations in the home overview to make it feel more alive

Minor changes / Bugfixes:
– (Hopefully) Fixed all occasions where animations played on top of each other, causing lag/choppy animations.
– Added animated backgrounds for home overview and world map
– Fixed a really long-standing bug, where under certain conditions the player would never meet Fairy
– Added a missing marker in world map button and Palace for the first Queen visit
– Added a missing marker in world map button and mutants lab for the Pepper scene
– Added a missing marker in Palace for the second Queen visit
– Fixed an issue with d13i marker being shown, but the event not accessible yet because the settlement quest was not finished
– Removed the requirement of Ivy not being scared for Hive mission pt. 2
– Fixed an issue with Kateryna’s introduction happening before getting the new car
– Fixed a wrong variable check when discussing with Shani about the Zone, causing Ivy’s notes to be referenced even if you haven’t seen the event
– Fixed an incorrect variable check, causing Shani to be injured after returning from the Zone even if she actually wasn’t
– Fixed being able to go to the scout mission in the Zone before doing Abrax’s quest
– You can’t sleep with Ain or massage her if she’s in the basement anymore
– Fixed a small interaction appearing while Shani is actually in the Zone
– Fixed a missing variable definition for the thug execution scene, potentially causing errors later on
– Added an 1-day cooldown between the Hive mission parts
– Added the option to avoid hugging the Queen in the Palace bedroom
– Added the option to avoid checking out the Queen during d14d
– Fixed a missing jump if you deny the servant in the second planning event with the Queen
– Fixed “Public Servants” replay from missing an end for one of the paths, causing the game to crash.
– Improved the animation quality of d9c-37 (Thug girl)
– Ain sometimes took her choker off in the plaza date scene. Now she knows better
– Fixed some dialogue inconsistency when the player sleeps with Ain
– Fixed an incorrect image variant in Pepper’s repeatable scene
– Fixed missing background lighting in a couple of Mantis’ training scene renders
– Fixed Nadia’s slave dress clipping in the dress-up scene
– Fixed some incorrect image variants in Fairy’s introduction
– Fixed an incorrect image variant in Ain’s punishment scene
– Fixed some potential small stutter each time you start a new day

v0.14 Beta
Added scenes & events:
– Kateryna’s introduction to the house (2 parts)
– Decayed visit
– Asani visit
– Fairy’s introduction
– Series of small events at Queen’s palace
– Settlement aftermath events
– Repeatable interactions with Asha & Kitty
– Harem scene (Emilia/Fairy)
– Brief interactions when you enter Ain or Shani’s room
Minor changes / Fixes:
– Added End Of Content screen variations

v0.13 Beta
N/A

0.12b Changelog:

Minor changes / Bugfixes:
– Fixed incorrect sayer characters in a few instances
– Various text errors and typos (thank you for all the reports)
– Removed a cooldown trigger from Kyra’s second basement event to make it more streamlined
– Fixed a couple of instances with overlapping videos causing lag
– Fixed an incorrect render sequence in Day 2

v0.12a
New Content:
– Added scenes:
– Continuation of Fairy’s questline
– Continuation of Rabiah/Nadia’s questline.
– Harem scene (Zahra solo)
– Harem scene (Emilia solo)
– Ain/Emilia in Ain’s room
– Ain in the hallway

– Added 1 small event:
– Repeatable Hive Queen visit

Reworks and Revisions:
– d1e (Zahra’s introduction)

Minor changes / Bugfixes:
– Kyra’s basement content should now not block other basement content
– Fixed a long-standing bug where you couldn’t get Fairy from K&K if Ivy was dead
– Turned Ivy back to Igor in the Kateryna visit scene
– Replaced Ivy’s music theme in previous scenes
– Various text corrections and typos

v0.11
New Content:
– Added 5 scenes.
– Ivy’s hideout
– Kateryna’s house
– Continuation of Shani’s quest in the Zone.
– Raiders/Kitty
– Zahra on the terrace
– Small Hive Queen revisit scene [WIP]

Reworks and Revisions:
– d1e (Zahra’s intro)[WIP]

Technical:
– Updated engine to RenPy 7.5.3

v0.10
New Content:
– Added 3 story scenes.
– Continuation of the Hive quest
– Raider quest
– Shani’s entry in the Zone.

– Added 2 events:
– Sleeping with Ain
– One kitchen dialogue

Reworks and Revisions:
– d4e (Emilia’s room intro)
– Ain room visit

Bugfixes:
– [Bug] Fixed a path in Omar’s dialogue that did not progress the quest
– [Bug] Fixed a missing audio file in Day 8
– [Bug] Fixed a missing image in Nadia’s room scene
– Various text errors and typos
– Replaced some audio files and removed unused ones

Technical changes:
– Converted all images to webp, significantly reducing package size
– Added a “Hide UI” button in Quick menu for android
– Changed flash to be gray instead of white (thanks for pointing it out)

v0.09a
New Content:
– Added 1 story scene
– Added 9 events:
– One Ain event
– One kitchen event
– One event at the market
– Expanded Fairy’s content (repeatable)
– Added Rabiah’s home in the world map with 4 events
– Added a Harem scene (Emilia / Zahra)
Reworks and Revisions:
– d2b (Palace visit)
– d2c (first Queen visit)
– Reworked d2d (Leaving the Palace)
– Reworked d4g (Second Queen visit)
Minor changes / Fixes:
– Added a new library entry
– [Bug] Fixed Shani appearing in events after she leaves for the Zone
– [Bug] Changed “Sleep with Zahra” tooltip to use the name variable instead
– [Bug] Fixed various instances of custom names being ignored
– [Bug] Fixed d2f-23 being cut off (Ain kitchen scene) at last
Technical changes:
– Added an in-game changelog
– Changed the in-game menu
– Changed the dialogue font (can be toggled in Options)
– Changed the main font
– Changed the dialogue box and notifications background
– Reworked the credits sections

0.08a Changelog:

New Content:
– Added 1 new story scene.
– Added 1 new side mission.
– Added 2 new small events.
– You can now sleep with your lovely wife instead of alone if you choose to do so.

Reworks and Revisions:
– Reworked d1a (initial Raiders scene) from the ground up.

Minor changes:
– Slightly changed “Sightseeing with Kateryna” mission’s introduction to flow better.
– Fixed Asani being brought back from the dead under certain conditions.

Technical changes:
– Added the ability to select and view past main menu animations
– Overhauled the structure of audio/image folders (unfortunately this means no partial update)
– Added basic Android gestures (experimental)

0.06b Changelog:
– Added an in-game menu to change names/relationships
– Relationships are now permanent and should carry over to the gallery
– Fixed Fairy not being unlocked in Gallery if you got her from the trader
– Fixed a missing flag in Fairy’s basement event
– Fixed Ain’s first meet Gallery scene
– Fixed excess notifications for repeated Fairy’s event
– Fixed the credits, no more error log
– Various typos and text corrections

v0.05.

• 8 new scenes (750+ images)
• Refresh some scenes with several renders
• Process the home menu from 1-5 days
• Add a search log
• Add markers for important events

V0.04 public
Repair damage

v0.04.

• 8 new scenes
• Now you can now visit Ain, Shani and Zahra in their room. * 1.
• Add a teaser for car inspection
• Some text corrections (thanks to Cynicadm and Dsnow!)
• 1: Room activities will be expanded for upcoming updates

V0.03 public

• Enhanced text editing in most scenes
• Small bug fixes
• Reset images from Shani Introduction
• Ain character models that are slightly adjusted in various scenes
• Some additional panels at the end of Emilia’s introduction
• Reducing Bomb Tsar Main Character Becomes Fatman in the massage scene
• Remove the necessity to click on the panel in a repeat NSFW moment