Desert Stalker [v0.21.3]

v0.21.3
Translations:

• Updated the Traditional Chinese translation (credits: AHHCrazy)
• Updated the Simplified Chinese translation (credits: Wert, Aler)
• Updated the French translation (credits: Gryff)

Minor changes / Bugfixes:

• Added animations for the Ain basement blindfold scene
• Added missing render variations for some of the new scenes

v0.21.2

• Added a new Ain basement variation and made the event repeatable

Minor changes / Bugfixes:

• Now Ain leaves the basement immediately during d5g instead of spending the night there

v0.21.1

• Added an animation and extended the ending of the Shani & Ain threesome
• Fixed clipping in some animations
• Fixed a long-standing logical error that would allow you to continue certain Ivy & mutants events even if you didn’t save the mutant in the market
• Kyra will now stay sold off and won’t return to the basement again afterwards. For real this time. I hope.
• Fixed an issue where the temple intro scene could be skipped under certain circumstances
• Adjusted Kitty’s available repeatable options depending on how you treated her initially
• Fixed Emilia appearing in the kitchen repeatable events if you haven’t accepted her

v0.21.0 Beta
New content (~1,250 renders):

• Continuation of Ivy’s questline (two parts)
• Multiple small repeatable kitchen events
• Ain
• Fairy
• Kateryna
• Emilia
• Small sparring variation with Shani
• Repeatable scene with Kitty
• Jamila in the Temple + repeatable variation
• Repeatable variation of Isra in the Temple
• Repeatable variation of Kyra & Asha threesome
• Shani solo harem scene
• Elder’s secret texts in the library (Pt. 1)
• Added a secret event at the end of the elder’s quest if you previously gave the relic from the ruins to the old man

Technical:

• Revamped the navigation UI
• Revamped the menu icons
• The game will now try and restore broken saves upon load (experimental)

Minor changes / Bugfixes:

• Fixed more than 500 instances of typos and grammar issues throughout the game (thank you to everyone for reporting them!)
• Expanded the library codex with new entries
• Added the old 0.01 to 0.04 main menus in the menu list for completeness’ sake
• Lowered the change of random small interaction on waking up and visiting a room to make those events less spammy
• Changed the Zahra date conditions to become available after visiting the Queen with Shani
• Added some conditions in certain dialogue lines regarding the Queen during the date
• Fixed an issue with the new car event becoming available earlier than intended if you rescued Kyra
• Fixed a dialogue issue during the threesome with Shani & Ain
• Finally made the trailer girl sexual encounters in the settlement avoidable
• Changed the quest log to show the previous step resolution if current quest step is not yet available to reduce confusion
• Fixed an issue in Emilia’s day 7 when certain choices would skip a few dialogue lines
• Fixed an issue with a small dialogue variation during Shani’s bad ending
• Fixed an issue with Mutants gym where some menus were skipped if only Chili was there
• Fixed a bugged animation during Shani’s bad ending
• Fixed an menu issue during Pepper’s exam when Chili is present that could skip content unintentionally
• Made QTE buttons toggleable (players can now un-select a selected choice)
• Fixed an issue in the French translation that would stall progress during cutscenes in the Sapa settlement
• Re-encoded some audio tracks that appeared as having 0 duration in the music player

v0.20.3
Translations:

• Updated the Russian translation to 0.20 (credits: Kasatik)
• Updated the Italian translation to 0.20 (credits: Eagle1900)
• Updated the Simplified Chinese translation (credits: Aler, Wert)

Minor changes / Bugfixes:

• Added an option to toggle Game Over scenes on or off in the preferences
• Added an option to end the night early with Shani and the Queen
• Fixed an inconsistency with seeing Savanah in the market with Ain before meeting her at home
• Fixed a condition check issue where Kyra would still appear in the basement after you sold her off
• Fixed an issue with accessing the alternative 0.20 main menu
• Fixed a missing variable in d18f subdue path
• Fixed a missing variable causing variation inconsistencies in d20b bad end

v0.20.2
Translations:

• Updated Turkish translation to 0.20 (credits: BoxxO)
• Updated Traditional Chinese translation to 0.20 (credits: AHHCrazy)
• Updated Simplified Chinese translation to 0.20 (credits: Aler, Wert)
• Added Vietnamese translation up to 0.19 (WIP) (credits: Maple)

Minor changes / Bugfixes:

• Added a second main menu variation for 0.20
• Fixed a softlock preventing Kateryna’s quest from finishing properly if you were not interested in her
• Fixed a softlock preventing the game from progressing if you sold Kyra off
• Fixed a regression bug in d11e (visiting Igor) due to default variables
• Fixed some variation paths in d20a not showing properly under certain circumstances
• Added missing hits to the new gallery scenes

v0.20.1 Beta
New content (~170 renders):
– Continuation of the Ain & Shani bedroom scene
– Ain in the basement
Minor changes / Bugfixes:
– Fixed an error in choosing certain options in the bad end replay
– Fixed a couple of variables preventing the end-of-content marker from triggering properly
– (Hopefully) Fixed being able to sell Kyra off repeatedly
– Fixed Reyna showing up in d20a even if she was killed in the Zone
– Fixed an issue with the gallery replay of d20a not being able to access a variation of the scene
– Fixed the narrator character during the flashback
– Fixed various reported grammar errors
– Fixed a small dialogue variation check in d16b
– Fixed an issue with repeating transition events when visiting Ain

v0.20.0 Beta
New content (~1,260 renders):

• Part two and conclusion of the quest started in 0.19,
• Visiting Pepper,
• Temple introduction & Isra,
• Shani & Ain in the bedroom (WIP),
• A small event of selling off Kyra instead of bringing her to Adira (d5c),

Reworks:

• Ain’s massage (d3a)

Technical:

• Revamped the game’s UI (WIP)

Minor changes / Bugfixes:

• Fixed an issue with Asha reward scene not being properly blocked when sharing is disabled,
• Fixed a visual issue with the quest “Pride and prejudice” not updating properly,
• Fixed a wrong old image in Taliah’s scene (d4d)

Update 0.19.4 patch notes
Translations:
Updated Spanish translation to 0.19 (credits: Darax)
Minor changes / Bugfixes:
Fixed an issue where the cutscene with Shani & Reyna would stall while having the dialogue in Spanish
Fixed an issue with d18g (Krait’s night scene) conditions not being evaluated properly
Fixed multiple reported typos and grammatical errors

Update 0.19.3 patch notes
Translations:
Updated Russian translation to 0.19 (credits: Kasatik)
Updated Simplified Chinese translation to 0.19 (credits: AHHCrazy)
Added Turkish translation (Work in progress) (credits: BoxxO)
Minor changes / Bugfixes:
Fixed an issue with Kyra’s event flag for Adira not resetting properly if you told her to wait in the basement
Fixed a bug where you could trigger Ain & Emilia’s event while Ain is in the basement
Fixed a missing variable during the threesome scene
Fixed a small logical error in d19b

v0.19.2

• Updated Italian translation to 0.19 (credits: Eagle1900),
• Updated Simplified Chinese translation to 0.19 (credits: aler, Wert),

Minor changes / Bugfixes:

• Fixed some old remaining images in Fairy’s bathroom scene (d5f),
• Fixed an issue where you could trigger Emilia & Shani in the library while Shani was in the Zone,
• Fixed some erroneous text variation checks,
• Fixed a code issue where the game would jump from Chili in the gym to the repeatable Hive Queen quest

v0.19.1

• Expanded the ending sequence of d19h,
• Added two small intermediate steps in “History or Heresy” quest,
• Added a marker for when Kyra asks you to get Asha back,
• Fixed a long-standing bug with Lirah’s quest resolution on Duty path,
• Fixed a couple of instances of uninitialized variables that could cause a crash under certain occasions,
• Fixed an inconsistency where Kyra would ask you to get Asha back even if you haven’t offered her as a reward,
• Fixed an issue with incorrectly not blocking d18g,
• Fixed an issue with the QTE menus appearing when they shouldn’t,
• Fixed a couple renders where the Queen’s collar clipped through the dress,
• Fixed various reported typos and grammar issues

v0.19.0 Beta
New content (~1,600 renders):
– A new big event chain where Shani & the MC go on a mission together, consisting of 6 parts
– Asha as a post-raid reward
– Shani / MC in the bathroom
– Kyra at the watchtower
– Solo Fairy living room scene (only for good / neutral path)
– Solo Kateryna living room scene
– Chili at the gym
Reworks (~100 renders):
– d5f (Decayed) first part
– d4d (Taliah)
Minor changes / Bugfixes:
– Added one animation in d5e
– Added 2 small animations in Zahra’s introduction
– Added one animation when meeting Chili for the first time in d17a
– Added render variations for Fairy / Kateryna in d18b
– Added a no-blood version for Lirah’s Duty path penetration scene
– Added some render angles during the sex scene with the prostitute in the raider settlement
– Removed inactive living room options to prevent confusion
– Changed “Foreign Affairs” replay label
– Fixed Zahra’s variations in Emilia intro
– Fixed a few instances of dialogue where Ain’s name was hardcoded
– Fixed a replay issue in “Alley Adventures” where choosing to not do anything would exit to the main menu
– Fixed an incorrect hint for Fairy’s scene in Decayed
– Fixed some variation conditions in Emilia/Fairy wake-up scene
– Fixed a missing event flag from d18f
– Fixed various renders throughout the game
– Updated the world map and the raider settlement overview to properly reflect the chosen paths
– Redesigned Savana slightly with unique traits reflecting her character and profession, making her a bit more distinct from other characters in the game

v0.18.4:
Translations
– Added Spanish translation (credits: Darax)
– Updated Traditional Chinese translation (credits: AHHCrazy)

Update 0.18.3 patch notes
Minor changes / Bugfixes:

• Fixed all animations that were choppy or incomplete due to compression
• Fixed a potential soft-lock in the music player when selecting multiple categories
• Fixed an issue where Ain’s event after the market could not be unlocked in the gallery. Loading a save should retroactively unlock it if you have seen the event at least once.
• Simplified the conditions for the twins market scene (accessing it is now more consistent)
• Fixed a logical error that prevented Kateryna’s quest from concluding if the player hasn’t romanced her

Translations

• Added Italian translation (credits: Eagle1900)
• Updated Simplified Chinese translation (credits: aler)
• Updated Russian translation (credits: Kasatik)

v0.18.2

• Added a small event with the twins during the visit at the slave market

Minor changes / Bugfixes:

• Added some animations and an additional finish option to the Queen scene
• Added some animations for Fangs during Krait’s night scene
• Fixed a missing background image in Ivy’s computer
• Fixed a missing background image in the codex
• Fixed a wrong conditional dialogue check in d18b during the basement part

v0.18.1
Added a few missing animations in Emilia’s massage scene and Queen’s scene
Fixed an animation that looped when it shouldn’t
Fixed an issue with Kyra disappearing from the basement for some saves from 0.17.x
Fixed a few instances of the wrong character talking
Fixed reported grammar errors
Changed some vague hints in gallery

v0.18.0 – Beta

Scenes:
– Emilia in the library: 100%
– Emilia’s massage: 100%
– Ain’s market scene: 100%
– Revisiting Merneith: 100%
– Queen’s [redacted]: 80%
– Queen’s [redacted] II: 80%
– Krait at night: 100%

Scene Reworks:
Ain’s attempted kidnapping (d4b): 100%
First Asani visit (d6b): 100%

Hush-Hush:
Something extra: 100%

v0.17.2 – 2024-12-30
Translations

• Added Simplified Chinese translation (by aler)
• Added Traditional Chinese translation (by AHHCrazy)
• Added Spanish translation (by Darax)
• Added Italian translation (by Eagle1900)
• Added Russian translation (by Kasatik)

Minor changes / Bugfixes

• Added an animation during the thermae visit with Shani
• Fixed an issue which prevented “Pride & Prejudice” to advance during General’s execution if gore was toggled off in options
• Fixed an issue when talking to Zahra about inviting Igor & Savana, where it would improperly continue to other dialogues
• Fixed an incorrect check in Shani’s discussion after she’s back from the Zone
• Fixed an incorrect dialogue check in Emilia’s introduction
• Fixed an incorrect dialogue check with Shani after the thermae
• Fixed an incorrect pose sequence of Sair in the Zone
• Fixed an incorrect expression sequence when you prepare for Old Cairo with Shani
• Convesations with Shani in her room should not block you from interacting further with her anymore

v0.17.1.2
– Fixed an issue with the gallery scenes having the same hint
– Fixed an issue with the new car event triggering too early (should also resolve the incorrect jump within the event)
– Fixed an issue with Kyra’s trip to Adira being locked out if you visited her in the basement and told her to wait
– Fixed an issue with the Codex screen not being draggable on PC/Mac
– Fixed an incorrect jump in Emilia’s introduction scene which would cause the game to continue to the next scene automatically.
– Fixed an incorrect flag for some dialogue variation in Emilia’s introduction
– Fixed a flag not being set correctly during Nadia’s market scene
– Fixed a missing blocker for Shani’s repeatable sparring session
– Fixed a replay scene (“Foreign Affairs”) that couldn’t be unlocked in the gallery

v0.17.1.1
Full Release

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