Desert Stalker [0.19.0 Beta] [Zetan]

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

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)

v0.18.1
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 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)

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

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.