Desert Stalker 0.20 Update

Hey everyone! Welcome to 0.20 - it took some time, but here we are.

First off, thank you for your patience! I know this update took longer than the last one. There are a few reasons for that, one of them being that creating more action-oriented or “cinematic” segments takes up a lot of time, and there are quite a few of those this time around.

Content-wise, we’re continuing from the cruel cliffhanger, and you will attempt to guide the trio out of the situation they find themselves in and continue the search for the Elder's hideout.

You will also be able to visit the temple for the first time and meet a certain someone named Isra. (This and future events will be repeatable in the future). Additionally, there are three scenes with our favorite household members and one with Pepper. See the full changelog below.

On a less relevant note, we’ve been busy working on a new UI for the main menu. Other areas are also being worked on and will be updated in upcoming releases.

Regarding the release date, we initially predicted an early February release. Well, it turns out that was a very bad prediction, so I’ll be making some changes to how we communicate here in the future, starting with more regular and fixed dev logs (and previews) every month.

Please keep in mind: we always want to make sure the content is both finished and fully playable before we release it on Steam. Whatever the reason for a delay might be, whether it’s translations or missing scenes that need those few extra days, we are actively working on them. A week of delay is worth the wait from our perspective. That said, I’ll try not to miss the release prediction by that much again.

That's about it from me, thank you again for your patience and support, and I hope you enjoy your time! I always welcome feedback and criticism.

Also, there is a certain elf out there who is already very curious about 0.21... ;o

- Zetan

0.20.2 New content (~1,450 renders):

• Part two and conclusion of the quest started in 0.19

• Stealing Pepper

• Temple introduction & Isra

• Shani & Ain in the bedroom

• A small event of selling off Kyra instead of bringing her to Adira (d5c)

• Ain in the basement

Reworks:

• Ain's massage (d3a)

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)

Technical:

• Revamped the game's UI (WIP)

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

• 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

• 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)
  
  More translations will be updated as they become available.