Desert Stalker [Version 0.19.0 Beta]

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

v0.18.0 – 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 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
– Completely reworked the underlying Event System

0.16c
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

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

v0.15c

– Updated Italian translation to 0.15c
– Added some bloody animation variants in Kateryna’s first time
– A corner case where if you met and denied helping the Mutants, some checks for reaching the end of current content would fail
– Fixed some missing icon markers for first time of Pepper and repeatable Hive scenes
– Being able to sleep with Shani if you haven’t romanced her. The option should be disabled now.
– Fixed some noisy renders in d13l
– Added whipping sounds in Fairy’s broken scene
– Fixed various typos and grammar errors

v0.15 Beta

Desert Stalker 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

Desert Stalker 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
– Missing marker in Palace for the second Queen visit
– 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
– 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
– An 1-day cooldown between the Hive mission parts
– 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
– Some dialogue inconsistency when the player sleeps with Ain
– Fixed an incorrect image variant in Pepper’s repeatable scene
– Missing background lighting in a couple of Mantis’ training scene renders
– Nadia’s slave dress clipping in the dress-up scene
– Fixed some incorrect image variants in Fairy’s introduction
– An incorrect image variant in Ain’s punishment scene
– Fixed some potential small stutter each time you start a new day

All saves of versions prior to 0.05 will not work with later releases of the game. Also, to avoid potential issues, always unpack new full releases to their own folder and do not overwrite old ones.