Ren'Py Desert Stalker [v0.17.1.2 2024-12-30] [Zetan]

[Penumbral Evanescence]

that's what I asked what kind of thing that would have been better than it is already

They just want to see a custom nickname system in place. E.g., Ain/Shani refer to the MC using pet names (e.g., like daddy) when they are not on official Stalker business...or if they are out on official business, Ain/Shani have another way of expressing the MC in more formal terms....

Just to add a layer of personalization to one's playthrough... I've seen games do this before (notably in harems) where they give you the option to customize what the girls in the harem refer to you as once you've had a chance to significantly build up your relationship with them in game.

 

[Maviarab]

With the number of routes and events taking place in the game already, I would presume programming in a custom nickname system based on the specific event that the characters find themselves interacting in, would be a challenging endeavour to say the least.

Easiest way to be specifically name the renders for a given scene with a scene prefix. Easy enough to send a call to then.

Absolute pain in the ass? Yes. Headache inducing? Yes. Time-consuming for no real reward? Absolutely. Likely to be done. I seriously doubt it. Be a nice concept and clever, but would need to have been done and coded that way from day one.

 

[DarkDesires]

They just want to see a custom nickname system in place. E.g., Ain/Shani refer to the MC using pet names (e.g., like daddy) when they are not on official Stalker business...or if they are out on official business, Ain/Shani have another way of expressing the MC in more formal terms....

Just to add a layer of personalization to one's playthrough... I've seen games do this before (notably in harems) where they give you the option to customize what the girls in the harem refer to you as once you've had a chance to significantly build up your relationship with them in game.

oh ok, but then the editing/choice about being stepdad or whatever we want (dad/uncle/bf...) would lose its thing except with a few words from random dialogues like "sugar/master/sir/sweety ..." no matter what we chose for the mc being to be about them.

 

[Penumbral Evanescence]

Absolute pain in the ass? Yes. Headache inducing? Yes. Time-consuming for no real reward? Absolutely. Likely to be done. I seriously doubt it. Be a nice concept and clever, but would need to have been done and coded that way from day one.

Yeah, precisely right. That is why I alluded to this in my earlier response of the "appetite" the dev may have if they plan on implementing this function this far into development with the many character events and whatnot already codified into the game....

If it is not worth the developer resources to extend, then I fear that it might altogether be scrapped for brevity and to ensure that more high-priority developer action items get sorted out first in their project pipeline....

 

[drakkor]

the writing has gotten worse this update

 

[Vakkyr]

Yeah, precisely right. That is why I alluded to this in my earlier response of the "appetite" the dev may have if they plan on implementing this function this far into development with the many character events and whatnot already codified into the game....

If it is not worth the developer resources to extend, then I fear that it might altogether be scrapped for brevity and to ensure that more high-priority developer action items get sorted out first in their project pipeline....

Yeah it's extremely unlikely to happen. You either start with such a detailed System or you stick to what you have. The needed Work to implement this is huge. And then we didn't talk about how well maintained and documented the code in the first place is.

Still, I'll hang onto this Dream as long as DS isn't finished, and then I hope for a "Remaster" that implements it

oh ok, but then the editing/choice about being stepdad or whatever we want (dad/uncle/bf...) would lose its thing except with a few words from random dialogues like "sugar/master/sir/sweety ..." no matter what we chose for the mc being to be about them.

To me the actual System feels more like what you describe. In it's actual form it seems to exist to avoid being Banned from Patreon and co for having Incest in the Game without taking the option for the Players away that like that kink.

A more complex/detailed System would ad some nice layers of not only customization, but also Character depth onto the already great experience. But I also see how, if implemented badly, a more elaborate Nickname System could take away from the experience.

 

[GetOutOfMyLab]

the writing has gotten worse this update

How so?

 

[MAGO-DAG]

the writing has gotten worse this update

Uninstall the game now.

 

[therealmrwolf]

the writing has gotten worse this update

then dont play it?

 

[Penumbral Evanescence]

the writing has gotten worse this update

Is there perchance any constructive criticism that you would suggest to the dev and/or fellow players of the game to more illustratively demonstrate why you feel that the writing is not as up to par in the most recent DS update? Do you feel as if the character conversations were too stale? Or were the dialogues simply not as meaningful and/or impactful sentiment-wise from a character-bonding lens?

Just intrigued to know why you feel the way that you do, not meant to call anyone out or anything. But just curious to know for my own knowledge sake if anything.

 

[Solexnova]

This update was too short, cant wait to have more soon

 

[Leinad_Sevla]

Oh ok, then just try sleeping for a day and let the game's internal clock progress. See if the event makes itself available the next day since you've fulfilled that event criteria. You should see the 'exclamation mark' appear in the living room which would indicate that a new scene/event is available.

I installed the game again, slept a couple nights and this is my common room screen. I don´t know what went wrong. Also, is it normal that I can´t summon Fairy and Kateryna too?

 

[Skyangel007]

I installed the game again, slept a couple nights and this is my common room screen. I don´t know what went wrong. Also, is it normal that I can´t summon Fairy and Kateryna too?

I'm wondering about this too. First time player here that just reached the end and both Fairy and Kat are greyed out for me too.
Btw I am glad I saved this one for a rainy day because goddamn it's REALLY GOOD

 

[Hunt1103]

His patreon got nuked, I opened my app and his page isn't there in my subscription

 

[Hongfire Survivor]

His patreon got nuked, I opened my app and his page isn't there in my subscription

It's currently under review by the Patreon Trust and Safety team.

Not gone yet.

 

[SSJGOD]

Desert Stalker [v0.15]
Video enhancement mod​

This mod improves the overall quality of the game's animations.
It overwrites the native 30fps animations of the game with interpolated 60fps animations.

how ? Thanks to deep-learning processes, trained predictive models can interpolate one "fake" frame next to each native frame.

The result gives a smooth effect on each animations.


I also applied a Denoise/Deblock filter. Some lost details can even be recovered in certain scenes

Download links (303 animations) : Mega ;

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02/11/2024 : filenames have been fixed

I didn't inspect each animation in depth , so feel free to report any flaws you find (bugs, video artifacts...)

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Thank you man for doing this.

 

[ColdEversince]

anyone have a full 100% save for PC? I think my save file messed up and the living room is bugged :/

 

[PaxHadrian17]

His patreon got nuked, I opened my app and his page isn't there in my subscription

If you want to support him with $, I recommend going with SubscribeStar.

I am on SS and I have no problem seeing dev logs/updates etc. and I know there will be no crusade against the dev on SS.

Cheers!!

 

[Penumbral Evanescence]

Do you know what type of card does SS accept? Only credit and debit cards? I tried to use the same I have for my other Patreon suscriptions, but the card was rejected.

I think they also accept prepaid cards to use for subscriptions as well....

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[Schubi791]

Hello, here is the German translation.