☢┃stalker-general

[long relic]

Controller is literally unplayable currently, so count yourself lucky

[round peak]

The fact monolith always come hunting you i love

[low hollow]

Feels like it tbh

[coarse vector]

bro has been absolutely spamming this all day no one helping you vro

[fresh bear]

What factions can you play?

[long shuttle]

zone is harsh

[blissful ember]

if you use FSR frame generation you get input lag, including mouse movements

[tired hornet]

Nah It's still there
I got to encountered a random Mutant chasing down a Loner lol

[fresh bear]

Joever for that dude...

[long relic]

Not even just input lag, no frame gen and mouse acceleration is still high with a low sensitivity bar. Its very wonky

[frigid hill]

raventerrible has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[coarse vector]

accidentally demolished him... didint even mean to 😭

[sick thunder]

I look at the container in the middle and it showed up after a while behind me.. So assume its a bit bugged.. just stand infront of each toxic pit and hopefully it will show up for u after a few.
Atleast nothin will kill u while u stand there and do nothjing for a few minutes.

[blissful ember]

i dont feel any mouse acceleration myself

[long shuttle]

download is complete finally, i got emisson outside ( storm) that ruin my mobile net so, 15 yearsssss aaaaaaa

[compact cipher]

does anyone have a issue when you die, you spawn in at your auto save but nothing loads in?

[long relic]

Thats actually good to know, seems its only affecting some then and not others

[storm thicket]

This is probably already been asked, but you know when you put yourself against the surface and it does that context sensitive leaning? How do I turn that off?

[fresh bear]

Guys! I am downloading at 5 megabytes per second, how fun!

[bright pulsar]

How’s the game so far?

[atomic fjord]

hey guys excuse me for interrupting whatever youre talking about. im running a 7800 xt on 1440p epic and im getting like 30fps, whats the matter? theres no rtx that i know of, why is it running so off?

[sick thunder]

@near hatch see above ( 7comments) if u havent found it yet

[coarse vector]

it feels like mouse smoothing is turned to the max, maybe its cuz i was playing cod this morning but it feels so weirddd like not realistic just weird

[lone parrot]

how it feels to finally play this after 10+ years in waiting

[median herald]

laggy

[round peak]

It's really not lol

[compact cipher]

unplayable for me

[fluid zealot]

No, thank YOU GSC!

[timid sage]

i bought a new PC just for this game, and so far i have had no issues with lag or anythinhg

[versed reef]

this

[raven tulip]

Bomb cyclone 🌀

[bright pulsar]

Why is there a minute long timer to send chats 😭

[blissful ember]

I just assume any mouse movement complains are Frame Generation input lag cuz I dont think many people have needed/used this option before since its rarely in any mainstream games yet

[pure furnace]

Hey guys is the pre-order bonus quest related too? just started and was wondering

[lone parrot]

get a better rig

[tired hornet]

Inconsistent Frametime
And Non-Stop Shader Compiler everytime you boot the game up

[next blade]

Are we able to go inside the power plant

[round peak]

Yeah these kids need to reads the expected specs. And stop complaining this is ue5 next generation gaming.

[fluid zealot]

I'm confident you'll work out the issues and performance

[long shuttle]

hehe will post game state

[compact cipher]

it's playable but ran into a issue where i load in but nothing else loads in for like a minute

[fresh bear]

Boy I can't wait to play this in 5 hours

[raven tulip]

Yeah it's hilarious some of the bottlenecks I've seen people have are something

[tawny moon]

any updates on when we're getting GFN support?

[blissful ember]

Do your specs meet minimum requirements?

[lofty badger]

"ue5 next generation gaming"

[lone parrot]

sounds like a rig issues, get a better GPU

[radiant pilot]

Also, don't forget to update your graphics drivers peeps

[round peak]

Lmao clown me all u want the clown emotesers are the clowns.. I've had 0 issue. Yeah i have 4080 i7 etc but still

[atomic fjord]

bro i run cyberpunk with solid 90 fps max graphics, this kind of performance isnt really justified without raytracing

[timid sage]

why you saying its unplayable then

[shut vine]

be aware! if you crash or lose power during a load you lose all game progress and saves!

[fresh bear]

Not going to lie, very happy about the outcome of this game.
Sure there is the expected bugs and optimization blunders, but that's just typical Eurojank, Classic Stalker
And the game looks REALLY good aside from those.

[versed reef]

Are you actually ret4rded.
Just because it runs well for you doesn't mean the game is well optimized whatsoever.
The performance is not even close to what Nvidia said it would be.

[autumn hearth]

Its running fine for me on a 4070 laptop @1080p, set to high, max view didtance. Absolutely LOVING the game so far

[long relic]

Its funny to me that stalker has always been a potato pc gem, and now you need a very up to-date specs to run it. Leaves a lot of the community out but hey its ue3!

[rancid herald]

i feel like a lot of things are more scripted
pick up this stash
** summons few mutants or bandit**

[compact cipher]

yes i have a rtx 2070 & 3600 ryzen but performance issues will be patched im not the only one, but it's just the loading times

[round peak]

Funny that I've been getting more then what nividia said..

[unique belfry]

Are we able to remap keybinds?

[lone parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/now-old-man-the-future-is-now-old-man-gif-9677657

[sick thunder]

yes

[violet vapor]

how to fix stutters

[copper eagle]

anyone else stuck in "walk" mode? cant sprint or anything im moving hecka slow and my inventory is empty

[long relic]

32 year old streamer.. lol

[atomic fjord]

THIS, 1080p, thanks for adding

[timid sage]

The only time i've had any kind of drops or stutters in is the first village/town (forgot the name)

[round peak]

70+ fps fully maxed. Keep clowning me 🤣. End of story get a job get a better rig....

[wheat nova]

does anyone know if there'll be Ultimate or deluxe upgrade?

[unique belfry]

I can't find where to remap the keybinds. Also it's runniing GREAT for me on Epic settings

[fresh bear]

Guys how do you think the game will run for me at Medium?
3060, i7, 1080p, alright internet

[sick thunder]

lower your settings pherhaps.. even resolution... just a suggestion...

[versed reef]

Saying stupid shit like people having issues are "kids" when even the blind can see that the game needs more work.
Get a life moron.

[long relic]

This 32 yo streamer arguing with kids, I think its you that is the fool

[round peak]

Didn't say it didn't need work pal. Simple as get a better rig stop playing it on your mom's tablet

[sick thunder]

3700x , 2080 with 32 GB 1080.. runs smooth at 60FPS with DLSS ofcourse but high settings.

[candid timber]

anyone found the vss yet?

[feral charm]

toxic discord .. just a load of kids that are keyboard warriors

[candid charm]

dont need to bring his age into this, he can be wrong and be 12-80

[fresh bear]

Good

[viscid fox]

I'm just getting started on it

[tired hornet]

Well Gonna be playable with DLSS I think
Beware of the inconsistent Frame time BTW

[long relic]

Hes the one telling people to get a job when hes a streamer lmao

[versed reef]

Surely this must be bait, no way you're actually this stupid.

[fresh bear]

Alright y'all, thanks for telling me 😊

[round peak]

The fact you bring up my age and I stream is just daft pal.. grow up. At least I have a job and stream

[timid sage]

i mean, he isn't wrong though. Like he's wording it stupidly sure, i don't have the highest end PC but even im running it pretty flawlessly

[candid charm]

I have a 7950x with a 3070ti at 1440p. With just DLSS about 70-80, with DLSS+FSR Frame Gen i get like 120-140

[median nymph]

is it just me or are the nights really bright? whilst rooms and buildings are dark

[long relic]

Then leave, youve added nothing to the conversation

[arctic geode]

Just u

[fickle wedge]

how do i kill this ghost at the intro part where u come across this ship

[forest warren]

its pretty dark for me

[versed reef]

Kinda the opposite for me lol. need to mess around with contrast a bit

[simple kiln]

Ping me when done? Rn I’m using Dualsense x

[tired hornet]

Night is kinda bright yah
But in door lightning is dark as hell which is kinda tough to spot stuffs

[round peak]

Keep bitting 🤣

[weary socket]

Reinstalled and I was able to play again. Unfortunately, I still encounter heavy stutters until the game eventually crash. I may have to put this game on the shelf for now because this is ridiculous.

[candid charm]

Just spewing specs does nothing, have to have settings too or that means nothing. DLSS+FSR to reach playable frame times/frames isnt a good look.

[median nymph]

hopefully the devs can adjust all of that because it feels out of place

[arctic geode]

"Job" would be more appropriate 🤣 🤣 🤣

[limber rock]

just 70? lol how bad

[round peak]

Not using dlss or frame gen pure native

[spice coral]

we are a great number of players who have performance issues

[candid charm]

yeah thats awful what are you on?

[tired hornet]

Not sure about the lighning thingy
I assume It's built that way So if they wanted to change it significantly, they would have to rework a lot of stuffs IG
Now...I pretty much just want them to iron out the performance issues + Frame time issues

[viscid fox]

will do, gonna make it nice, like contextual inputs (controls will change dynamically when you're in/out of menus, etc i LOVE the steam controller api

[versed reef]

You said get a job, surely you didn't mean something like streaming Sounds like you need a job more than I do son

[blissful ember]

Where is John Stalker when you need him..

[limber rock]

lmao sheesh, upgrade that rig buddy

[eager marsh]

Is the anti aliasing any good?

[weary socket]

I don't think a high end rig prevents stuttering issues.

[timid sage]

that's just cope bro, without DLSS or frame gen the game doesn't even really look that good tbh

[round peak]

Lmao. I said I have a job and i stream. You really are dumb

[median nymph]

yeah I mean that's the main concern and I can live with the lighting stuff

[vocal wolf]

im getting 130-140 fps with a 4070ti and a 13700k cpu

[compact cipher]

I'd say mine hovers around 40-50 frames, I'm just going to give it a week while they roll out patches I died because I had no medkits and when I loaded in the game wasn't loaded like no textures or anything

[atomic fjord]

mate i bought a GPU specifically for the release of this game, this is shit

[fickle wedge]

question for those that did the intro, a bit spoilery so ill spoil the question || during the 2nd scanner location behind the fixed industrial light, there is an broken down/crane ship and inside there is some sort of ghost thing/smokey/cloud figure that randomly pushes objects at you like barrels, i tried shooting it full mag dump but this thing wont die, is there no way to kill it? ||

[versed reef]

You're getting good frames with the top of the line hardware today? Oh boy how surprising

[viscid fox]

bro...... you pre-ordered A WHOLE GPU????? 😆

[graceful tree]

Pain new rig time

[tired hornet]

Oh and the Non-Stop Shader Compiler everytime you boot it up too haha
Something seems wrong when Your PC needs to do that everytime you boot the game up

[humble vapor]

They can be killed, things are just that tanky

[arctic geode]

😱

[weary socket]

I mayhave an easier time playing if I play on Xbox Series X, but I don't have that because I play on PC.

[vocal wolf]

well wouldnt it be super bad if i was only getting 60fps. my point still stands

[thorn flare]

Quick question are they gonna provide patches for performance?

[woven ocean]

Can you save some stuff from your inventory at the end of the prologue ?

[round peak]

Lmao 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 some yall are thick af I'm out

[limber rock]

its called a ||poltergeist||. you can kill them

[forest warren]

i got a 6gb 1060, 32gb of ram and an I7 and my game runs at 30fps max on low settings, wtf is the issue? i should be pretty well considering im pretty above the steam minimal requirements

[fickle wedge]

is it even worth it? any good loot?

[long relic]

I dont know what yall were expecting, any stalker oldhead who’s been following this was expecting it to be jank right out the gate

[candid charm]

My game is compiling shaders on every launch too.

[atomic fjord]

its not only of stalker of course, but stalker definitely made me pull the trigger, as i was excited af, but now this is kinda disappointing because i expected it to run smooth on a 7800 xt

[median nymph]

the shader compiling is a UE5 with DX12 thing I'm pretty sure

[humble vapor]

not really

[heady haven]

no u can just pass it and continue your quest but something else for u if u are at the 3rd scanner, put all yyour stuff in the safe u will find there much as possible , ammo weapons healstuff u and thank me later

[viscid fox]

it'll get better, i'd bet my left nut on it

[timid sage]

yeah, that is really annoying honestly

[tired hornet]

The 1st time is the longest which is understandable
But after It takes like 10-15 min to do the shader compiling which is kinda annoying tbh

[vocal wolf]

its time to upgrade my friend.

[long bane]

this is so over

[tulip blade]

Guys is it normal for shaders to compile every time you start the game? And why does it take so damn long??

[forest warren]

i got like 30$ rn

[fickle wedge]

it does? damn that shit took me an hour to complete

[spice coral]

yes

[atomic fjord]

im just saying that theres no point for people to deny the game is poorly optimized, the frames im getting are horrible, denying that the game is poorly optimized is like denying the h#######t

[blissful ember]

ngl outside of (human) character and gun models and lighting, this game doesnt exactly look all that different from even a lightly modded old stalker game

[candid charm]

yeah something is off there if its taking that long. Try updating your drivers/DDU if you already have

[heady haven]

i died already 20 times + anyone else to xD?

[long relic]

Start stripping copper off infrastructure /s

[tired hornet]

Everything is already up to date...So I assume this has something to do with the software itself

[tulip blade]

Yea man… looks about the same speed as the first time too. This is not okay tbh

[viscid fox]

yeah, and it's totally not surprising, stalker's have historically always been jank, couple that with them using UE5..... we all saw this coming

[forest warren]

idk what would be the issue tho, the gpu? not enough ram?

[spice coral]

CoD and other new games are doing the same

[dark heath]

Has anyone found a temporary fix for the random massive frame drop ingame? I havent quite figured out what it is caused by, because it randomly appears and then goes away .
I can have 50 frames and then randomly drop to 8 for 10 minutes and then it´s good again (until it isnt)
specs: i7-9750h, 64GB ram, RTX 2060
Any help is appreciated

[visual elm]

Just got back from work and am getting "Server problem" when attempting to download. gog.com

[fickle wedge]

i got 1060 6gb, ryzen 5 1600 im also at 30 fps using fsr performance, you?

[long relic]

Its a multitude of issues, but the game is plain unoptimized. Patience is key here, been waiting a decade for this

[timid sage]

for me the heavy frame drops only happen in the starting village, other than that idk

[slow estuary]

should i kill witch? its from a secondary quest and he have an artifact i dont know if that gonna bite me later

[tulip blade]

Maybe so, but it’s abnormal for it to take this long. The first time was like 20 minutes, I’m still waiting for it right now.

[candid charm]

The only thing im REALLY wanting atm is to disable the auto lean because it is super disorienting for me. If anyone has found a way please lmk ❤️

[blissful ember]

Using a 3060 with DLAA and medium settings is getting me like a 40 FPS average myself

[dark heath]

I had it happen to me in the starting cutscene and then seamingly random

[forest warren]

barely getting by, the worst fps drops for me are anywhere near npcs, i think ill shelf HoC untill it gets fixed

[atomic fjord]

thats not an excuse tho, they delayed the game for so long, and now this is the result, this has been heavily anticipated for many years now

[weary socket]

I wish we have the option to turn off Global Illumination. That stuff eats your performance for breakfast. You can only turn it down to low unfortunately.

[long bane]

cant play stalker 2 because my pc will overheat and automatically shut itself off 💔

[spice coral]

same here

[long relic]

Theres a bug where you get sent to the shadow realm after you kill em so make sure you save before you do

[fickle wedge]

wait for a modder whos also fed up with it so he can make a mod for it XD

[amber cape]

be a ton more players on once they can bloody download the game. Bloody steam ffs

[timid sage]

yeah cutscenes get kinda clunky for me too

[rocky falcon]

I have a 3080 16gb-vram / i79700K, 32gb of ram, Nvme, 1080p getting 50-60 frames that drops to 12 every 20 seconds 🤣 on medium and epic

[viscid fox]

shaders should only compile the first time, they are then cached and pulled from said cache until something changes, typically a gpu driver update. it seems like the game isn't caching shaders

[grave thicket]

why does the aiming feel so slow when shooting

[tulip blade]

Idk if you guys figured it yet, but turning off TSR helped a LOT. I’m using FSR with my rx 6800 instead

[vocal wolf]

it sounds like if you dont have access to dlss then you are screwed

[blissful ember]

by PC do you mean laptop?

[candid charm]

change aim mouse sense

[forest warren]

at this point ill need reactor 4 itself to power my pc in order to play stalker 2 at +60 fps

[onyx mountain]

medical loot on veteran needs a heavy nerf, already drowning in medkits and bandages

[rocky falcon]

I stopped at 1hr 30min so i’m not outside the refund window because i actually started looking at new cpus and just thought i really don’t need one, they are either going to hash out the optimization or i’m refunding 🤣

[slow estuary]

i dont know what shadwo realm it is but i want the artifact

[unique belfry]

How can I tell who's friendly or not without waiting for them to fiire on me?

[grave thicket]

ty! and idk why people are blaming FSR, im on a 3070 so using DLSS

[fickle wedge]

cuz ur fps is low

[weary socket]

Controller support feels terrible too. Its mind boggling that they don't have deadzone settings.

[tulip blade]

Btw do you guys also notice the crazy amount of input latency?

[lofty vessel]

yeah figured that out pretty fast running a 4060 and a i7 cpu running on high, game works fine besides the frame rate drops

[viscid fox]

they are referring to FSR frame gen

[granite crypt]

ps5 controller on pc dosent work do u guys have same problem?

[candid charm]

you can use fsr frame gen with dlss and that WILL add input lag

[long bane]

no i have a pc

[timid sage]

specs?

[solar warren]

what a waste of time stash 3 medkits and ammo followed by 2 blood suckers that instantly waste all the loot i got lol

[blissful ember]

You have the detection meter on the upper part of your screen for that mostly

[long relic]

This aint quite a cyberpunk blunder but performance-wise it sure is

[rocky falcon]

probably gonna have to fine tune every little thing until I get stable FPS. Probably tone down graphics in some areas but make it look better in others.

[grave thicket]

ah thats right, i forgot that. just turned it on and the latency is not bad at all lmao

[unique belfry]

So if i see the detection meters they're not friendly?

[gaunt isle]

Anyone having lighting issues

[lofty vessel]

yeah but the frame rate drops arent due to pc specs rather the game itself we just gotta wait till they flesh everything out

[tepid trench]

Guys will the Xbox series s get a 60Fps or performance mode?

[leaden copper]

Hey Guys,
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32GB DDR5
RTX 4080 Super

And i got 180 but still micro stuttering? ... any ideas?

[long bane]

7800x3d 32gb ddr5 and a 6700xt

[vernal merlin]

Runs awesome on my system nvidia is the way to go

[candid charm]

Yeah its not to bad, but noticeable.

[muted dagger]

which upscaling method is working best for you guys?

[wanton vessel]

Is there a spoiler channel?

[weary socket]

I'm sorry but Unreal Engine 5 is hot trash. I'm sick of the results we're getting here.

[rocky falcon]

exactly!!!! someone who finally gets it! I can run Wukong at 144 fps not a single fps drop 💀

[fickle wedge]

whens the last time any ue5 game release that isnt? XD

[long relic]

#s2-lore-discussions

[dark heath]

So we´re playing the waiting game

[granite crypt]

ps5 controller on pc dosent work do u guys have same problem?

[quiet grove]

Worst performance game i ever saw

[shut vine]

where do i go for help as my game has erased ALL DATA twice now

[muted dagger]

I think it's memory loss, they have to fix it with a patch

[lofty vessel]

i was running fine the beginning cut scene cuased frame rate drops but after i was running at like 110 fps then after the prolouge thats when it went down hill and frame rate rlly went to hell

[tepid trench]

Guys will the Xbox series s get a 60Fps or performance mode?

[candid charm]

Outside

[solar flower]

10 fps hell yeaaa

[weary socket]

I know I know. This game is just a nail in the coffin for me.

[cedar quarry]

Man the mouse latency is horrible, feels like my brain has lag when playing this game even on 90 FPS. Sad that unreal engine is so shit and visual fidelity is crap. Metro Exodus runs better, and looks better. Unreal Engine 5 is trash.

[blissful ember]

Pro tip. If your PC's casing allows it, get a desk fan and put it right blowing cold air into it.

My casing can have the top part exposed so I just have a fan on top of it, and the air goes out the back of my casing

[rocky falcon]

Stalker 2: Heart of your Wallet

[long relic]

A known issue, they’re working on it

[sharp gate]

don't forget to update last nvidia drivers, or it can cause crashes

[spice coral]

guys, use the DLSS ultraperformance, you can win a few fps more, it will be PLAYABLE until they drop a fix

[rugged gulch]

Tbh the game dont run that bad how most people say. There been way more bad launches

[quiet grove]

Idk why the sexual obsession with graphics, just make the same as Metro Exodus and give a playale game

[forest swallow]

is my pc gonna run it well with a 6600xt and r7 5700x

[molten cliff]

Yeah I'm playing fine with my rtx 4070 on 1440p it's going well for me

[granite crypt]

ps5 controller on pc dosent work do u guys have same problem?

[twin crater]

the game looks so damn good on my oled monitor. 10/10 would recommend.

[atomic fjord]

what about radeon owners...?

[timid sage]

controllers just dont work currently from what i heard

[inner marten]

insane take to think monkey man has anywhere near the graphical prowess nor props in the world to even warrant coming close to stalker 2

[long relic]

Dont bother with any controllers right now, the deadzone is absolutely cooked

[weary socket]

It works for me. I just weirdly get no rumble. There's no deadzone settings too.

[quiet marlin]

on steam it says "this item is not available yet" even tho its out already

[sleek crater]

Anyone's stalker 2 on steam saying the games isn't released yet

[granite crypt]

what controller u have?

[molten cliff]

Shows it released for me

[tulip blade]

Try ending task for steam in task manager and restarting if it shows as unreleased still

[vocal wolf]

yea if you aint got the most up to date hardware you are suffering it seems. i myself am getting +130fps. but my buddy who is a gen behind me is dying gettting only 50 fps

[frigid hill]

scuttle. has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[supple canyon]

Check V-sync, I have ON and Framecap OFF

[weary socket]

Dualsense Edge. I'm playing on PC Gamepass.

[cedar quarry]

How come metro Exodus looks better and runs better, and has way better visual clarity on med-long distance? Even on Epic settings the game feels like a smear if not looking at a close object. And why is there a ton of mouse latency?

[slow estuary]

also quick question where i can find the pre order items in the stash? i dont know where the stash is

[rugged gulch]

i also run it on a 4070 super. Its okay not perfect but not that bad how many people or some magazines said

[clear oar]

as soon as i launch the game it crashes ERROR CDO CONSTRUCTOR

[pastel smelt]

agreed

[gray swan]

yo how do i hide the yellow paint ?

[quiet grove]

Thats why im asking, idk what is happening in the industry, those unreal 5 games with very bad poor performance to have a 10% better graphic compared to 2014/2018 games

[molten cliff]

Learn how to use settings

[long relic]

Keep in mind a 4070 super is kinda overkill for nearly every game

[shut vine]

does anyone know where the save data for stalker 2 is located in the files so i can migrate them to avoid losing my saves?

[tropic crown]

On most high settings I'm getting 60fps+ on most cases with my RTX3070, 64gb ram and i9 12900. I can't complaint at all

[warped kestrel]

I guess you can just take loot from NPCs kills now and they don't care?

[sleek crater]

I did and it's saying the same thing

[last saddle]

be better if ppl were more content with current graphics. no need to keep upping them. it takes 10 years to make a game now and releases full of bugs

[cedar quarry]

It's so weird, and people are being fine with it. Are people just natively lagging in their brain so they don't realize the smear and latency issues with ue5?

[strong prairie]

I thought they never cared?

[west briar]

Are ripping mutant parts from dead mutants no logner a thing? 😦

[long bane]

is the cutscenes in game rendered or is it pre recorded

[long relic]

Log out and back into steam

[winged moon]

havign a team of enemies spawn nearly every time i open and cloe my inventory is kinda ruining things for me. Ill clear and encampment. loot and then there will be 10 enemies all of a sudden. I cleared the same encampment from about 60 enemies or so before i left because they just kept teleporting in

[quiet grove]

Copium defense system "just buy a better pc bro"

[warped kestrel]

No, in the previous games if you tried to steal their loot they would kill you.

[unkempt juniper]

wish the game was actually golden, but at least its playable

[white storm]

I'll get with everything on High settings dlss on and fram gen on 100fps stable and in "citys" it gets around 20fps lower

[tepid trench]

Anyone know if theres is gonna be a 60 fps mode on xbox series S?

[granite crypt]

i did everything dont work help please

[cedar quarry]

Tried several different options including preset epic, getting 90-100 fps, the issue is not the settings

[gray swan]

yo how do i turn off the yellow paint guide markers ?

[weary sluice]

i remember that in the anomaly mods but not vanilla

[low hollow]

Yeah, Stopped playing. Cant be asked. Its such a buggy mess. Imma play in a few weeks again

[long bane]

i think you played too much gamma bro

[west briar]

Are ripping mutant parts from dead mutants no logner a thing? 😦

[long relic]

You cant currently

[weary socket]

How do I get rid of this heavy stutter and screen tear?

[timid sage]

yeah i noticed that too, it seems like its not

[shut vine]

Does anyone know where saves go in the files of stalker 2?

[warped kestrel]

It's possible, but the last game I played was SoC and I swear I remember them still doing that.

[winged moon]

ya i can clear the enemies fine but its kinda immersion breaking when 6 guys spawn on top of you repeatedly

[tepid trench]

@long relic u mod?

[slow estuary]

anyone knows where i can get the pre order items like the armors and the weapons? in what part of the game

[cedar quarry]

I run 90-100 fps on Epic preset with a 7800x3d, rtx 4080super, 64gb ram.. issue is not the PC or settings it's the damn game lol.

[raven tulip]

Yeah haven't played yet but that's biggest worry. Mods and patches will fix all that but will take time.

[molten cliff]

Idk I haven't gotten any issues from what ur saying. the only issue I'm experiencing is NPC Can sometimes see me through walls but that's it.

[blissful ember]

On a 3060 GPU and Ryzen 7 5800X CPU, I get 60+ FPS on everything low, DLSS Quality.

[long bane]

they never did that bro

[vocal wolf]

i restarted my game after first launch and it fixed my screen tearing

[arctic idol]

sat down at a campfire and my shadow was still standing lol

[weary sluice]

its in game settings, disable object highlighting

[low hollow]

Cyberpunk welcomes you

[quiet grove]

Same here lmaoooo

[sleek crater]

Right click on it when you are in your library, and hit download, for some reason the page is dumb

[inner marten]

I got a 3080 and have no issues with performance, people gotta learn how to change their settings man

[arctic idol]

just waiting for a guy in a wheelchair to regain the ability to walk if I hit him

[weary socket]

I did but it doesnt fix the stutters

[soft copper]

bought the game, came home to install, wont install: game not released yet...
Whats wrong???

[frigid hill]

cataclawe has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[molten cliff]

Bad boi

[long bane]

damn the game isnt running bad for me holy, 60fps high settings

[last saddle]

the hell curse words are ppl using to get warnings?

[low hollow]

Lmaooo. Thx for the laugh

[arctic idol]

#☢┃stalker-general message

[coarse vector]

tbh they need to adjust the bot cuz simple swears get you warned :/

[hybrid summit]

Hey guys i have a 4090 and i have set the game to fullscreen and i get very terrible tearing. the option to turn on Vsync is greyd out. Anyone an idea why i cant enable it?

[sleek crater]

Also clear download cache

[plush oracle]

The controls are WACK on keyboard. Game looks like crap without DLSS, game doesn't perform well on DLSS (ryzen 9 5900x, RTX 3080.) Using high settings and balanced DLSS is a sweet spot giving me 55 average fps lmfao

[cedar quarry]

No idea, and why people writing FSR on posts? Is FSR better than DLSS?

[soft copper]

never had any problems on steam, only with this game

[coarse vector]

i dont think so it had worse performance for me (4000 series so maybe thats why))

[gaunt isle]

Just another unfinished launch

[storm thicket]

I'm baffled that the control scheme wasn't the same as Call of Pripyat or similar from the start. C and X to lean? Come on.

[sleek crater]

It's because you pre ordered and steam is preloading the menu

[molten cliff]

How are the console users holding up?

[supple canyon]

7800X3D, 32GB 6400MT RAM, RTX 3080, My 3440x1440 monitor is locked on 100Hz (using v-sync), frame cap ingame is off. Everything set on Epic, DLSS on Quality, FSR on. I am having 100 frames locked all the time. The resolution is 33% more pixels than 1440p. I think beast CPU and fast RAM might be playing a role.

[rigid hemlock]

Game is amazing great job 👏

[plush oracle]

every button I press or even accidentally tap with the side of my finger when pressing a different button tries to make me heal or drink, it seems like lmao

[last saddle]

Lmao yeah there's no defending that. Can they at least be changed

[coarse vector]

SAAAAAAME its just a simple rebind but its still really dumb, i kind of dislike the quick access menu your fingers can slip easily

[storm thicket]

The auto-lean when I'm pushed up against a corner has gotten me killed WAY too often. I DON'T WANT MY HEAD POPPING OUT JUST BECAUSE I'M AGAINST A CORNER!

[inner marten]

if you have stuttering, just like any other game, make sure you have updated graphics drivers, have an updated bios, make sure you're running the game on an SSD and not an HDD and check that you're not overheating and throttling your pc, oh and obviously always turn off vsync and limit the fps instead

[arctic idol]

I posted a query to devs earlier about the quick binds as it's a shame we can't bind individual keys for them, rather than 2 keys and then hold for quick key 2 & 4. I wonder if it's so that console players don't run out of keybinds

[feral charm]

i can play every game in my library on steam at MAX settings with no problem at all .. stalker 2 , well .. on a scale from one to 10 , i give it a 2 ... hope the proformance is priority for them

[stuck umbra]

has anyone found a way to get S2 to show up on nvida I want to optimize it?

[coarse vector]

the "consolification" of stalker 2 is really dumb especially the dialogue menu

[tame burrow]

Where do I report a bug? I just ||finished the poppy field side quest. I refused to give the guy the religious icon, but I got the sniper from him anyway||

[pine gate]

only me or the enemies feel spongebobby?

[west depot]

anyone stuck on loading screen first time starting a new save?

[drifting cypress]

When is the performane update

[candid charm]

Thats holding me back from playing more than performance

[last saddle]

Did they ever not feel spongey tho?

[fleet topaz]

is this the same discord yall use for the Console version or is there a different one?

[arctic idol]

tbh I can live with that, I just want to be able to bind f1, f2, f3, f4 to quick use

[static swift]

does anyone have ryan gosling stalker pics?

[stuck umbra]

is S2 not showin up on nvidia???

[plush oracle]

I miss one tap headshots

[coarse vector]

it just makes no sense we cant use our cursor to choose dialogue

[full plover]

Im 4 mins into playing and its stick drift city.

[rugged bolt]

Rat swarms in Dishonored are nothing compared to the Stalker 2 ones 💀

[supple canyon]

I headshotted bandits instadeath in prologue on Veteran level. Bloodsucker needed like 50 bulltets on the other hand. So better to run where he can't first and then kill XD

[arctic idol]

yeah I get that, I'm hoping they make the change regarding quick keys since in controls it's already there it's just greyed out

[pine gate]

grenades my best friend for that

[raven tulip]

Guys modding will be glorious

[storm thicket]

The lack of squat depth (Deep Squat) bothers me.
Auto-Leaning is killing me.
Why can't the same key that opens a container be the one that closes it (Why 'I")
Can't bind quick-use items how I want
CUT THE GORRAM HEAD-BOBBING!
(thank goodness you can still knife-cheese bloodsuckers)

[last saddle]

Yes

[arctic idol]

I'm slowly learning which boxes are stabbable

[raven tulip]

Already couple tweaks in nexus

[coarse vector]

what does tab even do ? havent checked cuz im not on the game rn if its used for nothing it should have been the new inventory key

[rocky falcon]

i’m slowly learning how to navigate a 13 fps zone

[spice coral]

you use the DLSS ultraperformance mode?

[dim spoke]

Can you get to the powerplant and the sarchophagous , block 4 etc? Looking at the map the nuclear pwoerplant seems to be off limits?

[wet valve]

Just got done with work! Time to play it lol, lets play the gamble called "will it run"

[storm thicket]

Tab is the quick-select option (a-la Fallout 4).

[scarlet juniper]

runs good

[inner marten]

if you want it on tab then just change it to tab in the options, but yes tab is already bound to the radial weapon menu

[arctic idol]

Has anyone been hit by the lightning during a storm, it's landed quite close to me whilst I've been chatting here lol

[untold shell]

is there a place to report bugs?

[long bane]

does anyone here hate the auto lean

[viral flame]

me

[glad dune]

Does anyone know when stalker 2 will be on gfn or will it be bundled in through their usual thursday releases

[raw dock]

Sorry guys but I gotta report this Skif's PTM is a whole decimal lighter than normal PTM

[gaunt isle]

https://discord.com/channels/504587323577729024/1308753015355740181

[storm thicket]

Is day/night cycle really only like 15 minutes long?

[wise scarab]

How do we access our pre ordered gear? I got the deluxe edition

[wet valve]

anyone try the game on rx6800 xt yet? updating gpu driver right now.

[scarlet juniper]

getting 100fps+ @ 5120x1440 epic settings

[rustic hamlet]

Human enemies feel too spongy

[coarse vector]

oh i forgot about the radial tbh

[arctic idol]

Screw fell out

[autumn grove]

i have had 4 crashes

[dim spoke]

should come out within 20 hours,they have some dificulties

[faint sail]

Does the difficulty change the enemy detection?
Because Im on the hardest difficulty and these guys are seeing me through thick bushes in waist high mud, like its a joke how they're able to see me.
No I do not have my light on

[glad dune]

Alright thank u

[leaden night]

Guys i would know if Skif can smoke cigarettes ?

[spice coral]

someone is trying the Nexus mod for get more fps?

[gaunt isle]

Do a couple main missions first then it will pop up. They'll be journalist loot

[coarse vector]

ah yes 1 headshot = kill but 15 body shots = half health

[scarlet knot]

Having a blast 4 hours in, good performance zero crashes and problems

[coral harbor]

Hi, Anyone else notice on PC that Vertical sensitivity and Horizontal are not the same? Why is that ...

[rustic hamlet]

exactly. its a strange balance

[viral jacinth]

the old stalker experience

[drifting cypress]

Any new locatiosn or areas in stalker 2

[inner marten]

exactly the same way it was 17 years ago, what's the issue?

[long bane]

please tell me there is no batteries in the game for flashlights

[coral harbor]

also why does the game compile shaders each time its run

[long shuttle]

game is working great, 1080p, all epic with dlss dlaa amd fg around 115 fps

[hollow pumice]

monolit

[weary dock]

Hello. I experience some graining on the screen mostly around the corners, not in the middle. Any idea what could It be ? It just wont go away.

[scarlet knot]

14900k 4070ti 32gb ddr5 6400 2k res all epic dlss fg on 135 -140fps avg no crashes or anything 4 hours straight in

[viral jacinth]

the only issue im having is the game taking ages to compile shaders when i first boot, but other then that its good and ive enjoyed it

[coarse vector]

idk not everyone wants to have to shoot an enemy 15 times? like im not complaining its just dumb

[hybrid ether]

Anyone know how to get upstairs in the house for the DLC items in the first village ?

[pure tendon]

aim for the head then

[barren cairn]

to anyone who has played far enougth (if you are this far)
How does joining a faction works, unless you can't.

[versed reef]

Yeah from what I can tell A-life is completely gutted rn. I hope they addresss this with fixes. The game just spawns in 2 stalkers and 3 dogs to fight it out, and then despawns them when I leave. It's really a sad sight to behold.

[main cedar]

15% togo boys and girls

[coarse vector]

i do lol 😭 its just i was agreeing with him because it was something i noticed

[inner marten]

that's simply how it's always been, and when you face off against enemies with stronger armor you'll have to shoot them even more, either aim for the head or get better weapons/ammo

[rustic hamlet]

even headshots are not always one shot one kill

[coarse vector]

well ya ur right LOLL just really basic enemies without armor its dumb :(

[viral jacinth]

simply just get better ammo 4head

[opal zephyr]

May I ask how long does the compiling shaders take for you guys?

[last saddle]

anyone playing on pc with a ps5 controller? cant get it to work

[long shuttle]

few min maybe

[versed reef]

First launch: 10 minutes
Every launch after that: 1 minute

[warped kestrel]

Can you butcher animals/mutants?

[inner marten]

yes, again, just like how it was 17 years ago, the 2nd will typically take them out though and it depends on what gun and ammo you're using and the range. It's essentially the exact same thing from the previous stalker games, you'd think people would be used to it by now lol.

[opal zephyr]

Bruh mines going mega slow it’s taking forever

[wet valve]

this isn't gamma (jk)

[viral jacinth]

mines taken a solid 14:23 seconds but my game isnt on an SSD atm just a HDD, gonna move it over tmr when i can make space

[rustic hamlet]

Nope, it's not. Old games were much more conistent. this is different.

[coarse vector]

sighh... where my realism... (joking)

[sick thunder]

Shaders are mostly CPU bound tbh

[opal zephyr]

Guess that’s what I get for playing on a rust bucket of a pc

[warped kestrel]

Not relevant, I am asking if they are a waste of resources for me to kill or not

[inner marten]

about 20 seconds I think, mines on an ssd though so make sure it is on an ssd

[worthy yacht]

only benefit killing them would be if there's loot nearby

[scarlet juniper]

took 2 mins to do shaders

[slow estuary]

in the side quest "lost kids" in the bunker there is a door that doesnt open even after turning on power why ius that? i can hear that after throwing the screw electric explosions are behind the door

[opal zephyr]

I don’t even know what that means

[long relic]

Dont bother

[last saddle]

why

[inner marten]

in seriousness though it actually is realistic

[worthy yacht]

I'm not there but maybe you have to shoot the lock through a window or sommething like that

[slow estuary]

check screenshots and videos i posted it

[narrow garnet]

What audio setting should I pick for 100$ gaming headset? What audio setup is required for Full range setting?

[sweet anvil]

what are those invisible monsters called?

[long relic]

Because it doesnt work, and even if it did, the deadzone is absolutely cooked

[inner marten]

the type of storage device that you have the game downloaded on, SSD's are built for speed but won't have much storage, on the other hand HDD's are much slower but hold much more storage

[versed reef]

the CIA

[opal zephyr]

You talking about the bloodsuckers the dudes with the tentacles on their faces?

[last saddle]

horrible take but thanks for chiming in

[scarlet juniper]

not sure cheapish 100$ headset speakers will be full range

[arctic idol]

Lot of brits in the zone if your lang is set to EN

[coarse vector]

well technically kind of... LOL

[long relic]

Okay? Then dont ask questions if you dont want the answer

[long bane]

theres still the same stalker jank, i love it

[long sparrow]

how do i disable this insanely immersion killing radiation effect with the white dots?

[last saddle]

dont bother because the deadzone is cooked is not an swer

[whole socket]

you found it ?

[opal zephyr]

Ahhhh ok thanks for the explanation

[scarlet juniper]

impressive to get same jank over different - very different engines lol

[inner marten]

yeah you can't loot the mutants from the few hours I've played, looks like instead they're going for the approach of only a few special ones you can loot like the dogs with the collars, I actually like that system better since you don't have to go around checking every single body

[narrow garnet]

Some headsets are marketed to be “Premium” for gaming. It’s vague and misleading to figure out what is required for full with those one liner explanations in settings.

[high gazelle]

wait for game update with the optoin or wait for a mod that does it

[long relic]

Do you even know what youre talking about? The stick deadzone

[long bane]

container still makes items fall if theyre on top of a building lol same jank i love it it feels just like stalker

[ornate dawn]

ok guys you wont believe what happened

[mellow zealot]

yall have had a vintar duplication bug, using a boomstick aswel?

[inner marten]

just try wearing some bulletproof armor irl and getting shot in the chest about 30 times, it'll hurt sure but you'll live, but then try taking a single bullet to the head, now that one won't work out so well

[last saddle]

nah i dont which is why im asking. again, thanks for chiming in

[forest swallow]

they will all have the same storage amount just that the SSD is way more expensive compared to a HDD and have different speeds

[opal zephyr]

Well for anyone else running the game on a rust bucket of a pc be prepared for 30 minutes to and hour of compiling shaders

Unless you have a good ssd

[long relic]

Playstation controllers are not working on pc, this is a known issue regardless

[ornate dawn]

i asked a guy for trading cards to buy S2, hes german, so he wanted to give me s2 and bought a key, but humble bundle didnt mention it was region locked so the key is region locked (im from brazil)

[long bane]

the game feels really slow for some reason when i have 60fps

[faint sail]

Does the difficulty change the enemy detection????

[half token]

Why can't I climb ladder?

[narrow garnet]

motion blur? Average 60 fps?

[pastel smelt]

shame you cant do anything when sitting on a camp with other stalkers, not even eat

[long relic]

Unfortunate but theres nothing he can do

[wise scarab]

Nope

[shut vine]

ok i have located my saves folder in stalker 2, the saves are all there but only the new one post crash is visible in game?

[long bane]

its probably just some more eurojank or that

[ornate dawn]

they didnt mention it was region locked

[small sluice]

anyone else notice the bug when characters are talking over radio, the radio filter doesnt apply to some voice lines

[inner marten]

it's more expensive because it's faster, and no the storage amount is not the same, I have a 1TB SSD, a 2TB HDD, and an 8TB HDD, clear difference there, SSD's will be more expensive, faster, but hold less space, and HDD's are gonna be cheaper, way slower, and hold more space

[scarlet juniper]

ssd prices are pretty cheap now per $ /gb

[opal zephyr]

Anomaly
just the nature of the zone

[sweet anvil]

yeah 💀

[small sluice]

ofc

[long relic]

Yeah id contact humble, only thing you or he can do

[hallow ermine]

starting now, wish me luck!

[scarlet juniper]

no need to have spinning rust drives anymore - systems will pretty much be all ssd cam run 2-4 2tb+ ssd m.2 etc

[bronze lagoon]

you'll need some

[opal zephyr]

If you got bugs submit reports wait for them to be fixed

[long bane]

can you low crouch at all

[normal sail]

submit them through the submit report thing that pops up after a crash?

[heavy heron]

there a bug report or? I dont see where a report is, all i see is where i can submit a request lmao

[wet valve]

Man that is a lot of shaders (pretty decent PC)

[arctic idol]

When I built my previous pc I ordered a 3TB HDD to store mods and stuff on and the postie lobbed it over my fence and bricked it lmao

[long relic]

You mean like go prone? No

[small sluice]

is their a report?

[scarlet juniper]

ouch... man that just sucks

[vernal merlin]

Anyone have issues accessing bolts to throw?

[long bane]

its so over 💔

[rugged portal]

I have the same problem on Series S, I thought I needed a new gamepad😆

[true crescent]

Dayum im so jealous of everyone that can play this game right now. Been outta work for medical reasons for over 2 years and cant afford it but I will definitely be watching all those putting out content on it. Good Luck to all those out in the Zone

[opal zephyr]

Idk I haven’t gotten in the game yet but I’m sure there’s some way to submit

[upper garnet]

high ram usage make sure u have at least 32 gb

[inner marten]

damn bro did ya sue em and get ur money back lmao

[dim spoke]

so you cant get to the CNPP in the game its off the map?

[warped kestrel]

Are any of the missions farmable? Seems like the way all the quests are voiced that they might eventually run out.

[weary socket]

You're not missing much. The game has really bad performance issues.

[desert totem]

found dust artifact from my fans,
Maybe I can now try without my comp turning into flame anomaly

[long relic]

🏴‍☠️

[arctic idol]

Ended up getting a refund and a better one in the end, still in my current build. My C drive is an NVMe which just has windows and my primary games on that I care about being fast loading

[daring steppe]

The barkeep appears to have repeatable missions

[opal zephyr]

I don’t have that much ram my pc is prolly gonna blow up like the cnpp

[warped kestrel]

Okay thanks, gonna go check him out and farm to upgrade my guns

[magic gulch]

I love how the ammo boxes are branded Vilnius Ballistics 🇱🇹🇱🇹

[scarlet juniper]

reallvy ? 100fps+ 5120 x 1440 max/epic settngs here

[upper garnet]

lol @opal zephyr

[long bane]

oh wow the fall damage is really high on veteran

[rapid bone]

maybe today is the day i impulse buy a 4090 to run stalker 2 without dlss on

[vernal merlin]

4070 super its excellent with dlss

[weary flame]

is there a way to make the mouse input feel less floaty in the config file

[warped kestrel]

Nope, they are looking into it apparently

[scarlet juniper]

nvida slowing / stopping 40xx chip production - 50xx cards expected 1st qtr next year

[upper garnet]

i got 4070ti gonna buy more ram tomorrow

[spice forge]

so hows the game?

[last saddle]

they need to go back to old school and start hiring game testers fr

[arctic idol]

I get between 80 and 105 fps on DLSS full. RTX 3080 and Ryzen 9 5900x with all settings on epic

[warped kestrel]

Good but different

[upper garnet]

16gb just isnt enough it needs 14gb just for the game and they need to change chat countdown to like 5 seconds or 10

[strange fossil]

is xbox cloud gaming any good? i dont want to install 150gb it will take forever

[burnt storm]

its decent

[winged moon]

i think it needs some work. feels like a cyberpunk launch

[long bane]

it feels like stalker but with better graphics

[long relic]

I tried, theres no way currently

[warped kestrel]

I wouldn’t recommend it. If 150 will take forever then you might not have good enough connection to play cloud. Plus the game already have input delay so adding the latency to that will suck.

[inner marten]

yeah 16 is bare minimum for running it on low settings at 30fps, 32 is the recommended

[patent jackal]

I am loving it so far, really made me forget the time.
Strong second favorite game of the year, I have not been experiencing any issues so far!

[leaden night]

Can we smoke cigarettes in this stalker game ? You know in firecamp for immersion

[strange fossil]

having slow internet makes me want to kill myself

[warped kestrel]

I have felt your pain. It’s worth the wait, but turn off auto updates ASAP

[long relic]

And get ready for more data caps if youre american! Woo

[ornate jungle]

GUYS I CANT SEE MY LOADOUT WHEN I PRESS INVENTORY HOW TO FIX IT

[charred meadow]

e

[strange fossil]

i have 1.5mb download 😭

[scarlet juniper]

ouuuuuuch (

[mild merlin]

I’m new to stalker 2

[burnt storm]

my download took 30 mins

[warped kestrel]

Press E, read the buttons at the bottom of your screen.

[long relic]

Oh.. i am so sorry

[true crescent]

If anyone wantsd to GIFT me the game on steam Ill forever be in debt to you ahhahaha

[viral jacinth]

lmao same mine took around 40

[teal cypress]

Everyones downloading it but not playing geez yall play this game alr its so kino im gonna die from PEAK

[weary flame]

I'm about to impulse buy a new pc

[mild merlin]

What do I do in stalker 2

[last saddle]

if youre doing it in hopes of playing stalker smoothly, dont. just wait

[proper onyx]

THESE DAMN POPPY FIELDS

[upper garnet]

nobody telling them about the unpacking then the shaders lol

[viral jacinth]

the most real shit ever

[scarlet juniper]

huh no unpacking - and 2 mins for shaders...

[weary flame]

I mean things only get worse from here for game optimization for all games right?

[leaden night]

Guys please can we smoke cigarettes in the game ? For chill when you listen the radio and all ?

[strange fossil]

mine is going to take like 18 hours

[last saddle]

considering ppl only care about shiny polygons and nothing else yeah

[upper garnet]

im on pc had to unpack after download

[modern apex]

Anyone have noticed the game's sounds like... strange?

[scarlet juniper]

think most like both - no reason can't have both - it is 2024 - certian level of graphics is expected - same with certian expecations of hardware

[dusty aurora]

The reverb is turned up a little too high I think.

[last saddle]

oviously it isnt working. every game to come out in the past 4 years comes out like this. maybe even longer

[viscid fox]

it's coming along nice, I should have it wrapped up in an hour or so, you're using a dual sense edge right?

[unkempt badge]

Tomorrow next patch?

[long bane]

how the hell do you kill the bloodsucker at the mobile lab

[weary flame]

yeah lmao it's time to just splurge on something nice before tariffs and whatever market affect the 5000 cards are going to have

[plush rain]

where can i find the keybind for the head lamp

[scarlet juniper]

15 mins to DL and install - 2 mins for shaders

[autumn grove]

7 crashes in a row

[somber jacinth]

Loving the game so far, thank you devs for all the hard work! As a old timer Stalker I'm in bliss

[vocal tartan]

been a smooth ride for me, the game is immersive af

[scarlet juniper]

wukong was fine - good UT 5 release good fps and candy . again some need to be more realistic on expecations on out of current gen hardware .. times move forward - not standing still

[iron wind]

yah, the atmosphere is thru the roof

[sharp lily]

Skif's crummy old 9x18 pistol is better than a .45 hk usp. Muh immersion is ruined.

[leaden night]

Please somebody can just tell me if we can smoke cigarettes in this stalker?

[frigid walrus]

can you turn off the anomaly detector?

[scarlet juniper]

what specs ? and anything in windows event viewer ?

[vocal tartan]

hahah, i was out in the lzsser zone and a storrm came in at night, i was running back to base camp fearing it was an emmission : turns out... nope, it was just a storm

[manic bramble]

optimization mess

[steel axle]

Hello, I turn off the UI by mistake, I would like to turn it on but can't find the button

[patent jackal]

I must be graced by the gods that my game doesn't lag

[faint sail]

This UI bug of not opening UI's including esc and then suddenly opening all of them at once is a wild bug.

[scarlet juniper]

in what way ? what are ppl expecting on any given hardware ? we talking current gen hardware that is havving issues ?

[frozen cave]

Anybody else got a glitch on the first mission where you have to follow the guy after the prologue hes not there

[royal condor]

Is there possibility to somehow turn off auto leaning in cfg file ?

[steel axle]

No me it's just that I can't see my health, stamina, ...

[unkempt badge]

Run around, jump and shoot

[long bane]

damn veteran stalker 2 hits like a mule

[hoary hazel]

Legit spent 5hrs downloading 20mins doing shaders. I click new game select veteran first cutscene starts... Game crash
Man hopefully a restart helps it so excited for this game

[long shuttle]

uh played for 40 min, and i am goin to smoke cigarete and sleep, i never felt this kind of excitement, game works great sure they need little polish and nothing more, all epic ond 1080p 144 hz, getting around 105-120 (capped) with rtx 4070 and 13600kf 32 ddr 5 with dlss dlaa and FG turned on ofc

[tight wing]

is there some reputation mechanic? Can you check your standing with factions ?

[iron wind]

shaders compile for me in <5 mins (first time), later its 20-30 secs max

[last saddle]

nah man theres no reason to up graphics every year or 2 when we havnt even learned to master the current gen in the past several years

[fervent plank]

How im unlock the itens from ultimate version ? I have then but dont receive a shotgun, ar, colt and more

[leaden night]

Cigarettes is an item in this stalker ? Or you can’t smoke like the previous game ?

[long shuttle]

you need to find them in game, (stash)

[deep saddle]

anyone know how to fast money?

[coral harbor]

Is anyone else finding the horrible british/english accents in ukraine zone just ridicilous? Its so un immersive.

[formal acorn]

guys, wtf do i do with broken (red shield) weapons? i cant sell them

[long bane]

man i hate compiling shaders

[scarlet juniper]

5 years is pushing it for hardware regardless - most recycle well before then

[tight wing]

switch to ukrainan language lol

[hoary hazel]

play the game

[coral harbor]

mouth isnt synced in cutscenes

[formal acorn]

what do you do with broken weapons? i cant sell them

[finite beacon]

I’m British and I was like 🤔 this doesn’t sound very Cheeki breeki

[iron wind]

ArtMoney

[frigid hill]

serinapo has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[queen sierra]

I'm honestly extremely impressed by it so far. And it runs muuuuch better than expected. Holy shid, I actually feel like back when I played the first game for the first time. I'm a happy man right now.

[weary flame]

Im not happy im sad

[finite beacon]

That intro had me tense as hell

[coral harbor]

yeah its ridicilous, it sounds so cheery and comical, like they're being sarcastic all the time, i hate when games dont take themself seriously.

[jade umbra]

hii

[long bane]

i honestly prefer the bad va that was in soc lol

[queen sierra]

@weary flame why fren?
@finite beacon right? I don't have words to describe all these emotions right now. Back home.

[long relic]

Compared to other devices like a 5 year old iphone 12, i dont much agree but this is the state of game development

[long bane]

"marked one what the hell!"

[worthy yacht]

They should've only used local VAs for the English dub. The foreign accents kill the experience

[coral harbor]

^^^^^

[scarlet juniper]

been that way sice pentium days - been though it all - skip 1 gen pick up on next been that way for over 20 years now

[blissful ember]

So is everyone just killing everything at || The Sphere || or is it just me

[vernal glen]

Guys , why HDR is greyed out ?!

[finite beacon]

The one tool tip had me laughing. Something like “there’s stalkers who have used grenades to get stashes which stayed surprisingly intact”

[long relic]

Moores law just keepin the poor down lol

[coral harbor]

Is there any way to have subtitles on for dialogue in the open world, outside of cutscenes and stuff? I dont see a setting for it

[opal zephyr]

Still waiting on compiling shaders It’s been 40 minutes

[long bane]

god i hate compiling shaders so much i just wanna play man

[finite beacon]

It’s always been that way for stalker as far as I know

[scarlet juniper]

moores law struggling now - not keeping up - smaller gains each gen - very real limits being hit

[somber crow]

Don't you think the music from the main menu is similar to the music editor from SoC?

[timid aurora]

The rats are absolutely not cool

[long relic]

I gotta do this every restart, feels like starfield shenanigans

[slow estuary]

also what i can do with broken weapons? it wont allow me to sell then can i scrap the weapons?

[knotty basin]

Aside from the stealth/crouching the movement feels really good, the parkour is really fluid, aside from some situations. The fall damage is inconsistent but, overall it's really fun so far

[fresh bear]

Can't wait to play Stalker 2 Tomorrow
It's downloading at 5 Mb/s so I don't believe it'll finish anytime soon. And it's only at 32% 🥲

[long relic]

You should be able to sell em? Are you able to repair and then sell?

[weary hedge]

speaking of stealth. got some military dudes that can see me across the map and chase me constantly until they catch up and die. and seemingly they send another squad right after me

[weary flame]

Moore's law is only struggling prolly because nvidia has little to no competition in the high end computing side of things, so they have no incentive to use more recourses. They can get away with literally taking a baby step and selling it for fortunes until another company wants to actually compete

[slow estuary]

i could repair them but it would cost much more than the sell price red broken weapons cannot be sold for some reason

[opal zephyr]

[dense bloom]

its me Orrrr the game takes a lot of time to load up like two full minutes on shader compilation, EVERY single time i start the game???

[finite beacon]

How it’s always been in stalker

[warped kestrel]

Is there any way to know how much a job is actually going to pay you? Just spent like an hour doing a job for like 900 coupons

[timid aurora]

Wait till you guys meet the horde of rats.

IYKYK

[long relic]

We’ve been discussing this 😔

[scarlet juniper]

naw more on cpu side - and AMD never can compete top end really - AMD even said discrete graphics were dying and left the market not that long ago.. AMD is so full fo clowns on GPU side

[slow estuary]

so red broken weapons should be discarded i thought i could break the weapons apart for scrap metal or something, doesnt seem the case

[shut acorn]

I can't pick first artifact, it's not appear

[finite beacon]

I dropped into a hole for a stash, nearly pooped my pants

[timid aurora]

AMD is skipping next gen. Go read

[weary flame]

Oh i though you were talking about gpus specifically, my b

[warped kestrel]

Just unload them and strip their attachments

[opal zephyr]

Random thought you guys think someone’s gonna make anomaly 2?

[desert totem]

if I'd be a merchant on the Zone, I'd rather buy weapons that actually work, instead of every broken piece all the Stalkers bring me

[feral saddle]

So is the game good, guys?

[long relic]

Thats a big maybe, anomaly devs want to see how s2 does before jumping into any sort of modding on ue3

[slow estuary]

none have attachment sadly so i guess those will go to the trash bin

[timid aurora]

I’m in that same one. Trying to figure out how many grenades I need to pop. :|

Two got ride of 75% of them. So maybe a third may do the trip. 4 for good measure.

[warped kestrel]

No, but Gamma 2 is definitely going to be a thing eventually. That or maybe we will finally be blessed with a mod that adds the optional coop multiplayer everyone and their mother wants

[novel axle]

Honestly I might drop my difficulty down, on veteran atm, and its not so much that the enemies hit hard, but they basically are super bullet spongy. Mostly the mutants are the problem, took 3 mag dumps of a AK47 to kill a bloodsucker

[scarlet juniper]

and still when they come out for gen after will not have anything at top end

[weary flame]

Good if you have the hardware to run comfortably and if you were already a fan of stalker

[quick jewel]

if anybody still needs a report made you might find luck on this site
https://support.stalker2.com/hc/en-us?return_to=%2Fhc%2Frequests

[finite beacon]

If it’s the same stash I think, they keep respawning. Get the stash and just get out, screw them rats

[desert totem]

I really hate artificial "making the game hard" by turning enemies into bullet sponges..

[feral saddle]

Apparently nobody knows what hardware can run it but I probably can't

[weary hedge]

yee ai needs some work. everytime i die there is suddenly more enemies and they all can see me trough whole mapX) they also wont stop chasing me unless i kill them all...

[blissful ember]

Actually every human enemy I've fought so far dies in 1 hit headshot
even with the starting pistol

[warped kestrel]

Yea they should definitely remove the difficulty changing HP. It should only be the economy and equipment that get's changed.

[weary flame]

It sounds like 4070 is the threshold lmao

[long bane]

i honestly wanna know whats wrong with my game like why did my fps literally just die

[novel axle]

the human enemies are a joke, only take 1-2 headshots, but if you try to body shot them it can take a mag dump.

[finite beacon]

This is the answer, stalker has always been like this. You can blam whole clips into people and but one to the head always ends them

[coral harbor]

Man I really wanna enjoy the game, but even with 100fps im getting such terrible input lag and stutters.

[desert totem]

that sounds... a bit unbalanced

[slow estuary]

also do you know where i can ffind the pre order items?

[warped kestrel]

Do you have frame gen on? That heavily increases input delay

[eager marsh]

What do you guys think of the music in stalker 2?

[feral saddle]

Yeah my 2070 wouldn't like it...will play it eventually tho...have to, it's stalker. Even if it doesn't end up feeling as og stalker

[long bane]

sounds like stalker to me

[coral harbor]

without frame gen the fps is so low i get even more input lag lol

[blissful ember]

yeah even with AP on militarized enemies

[desert totem]

hope my 1660ti likes it

[flat kindle]

Console player here and I don’t know why this isn’t a thing at launch but do they have a plan to add a dead zone slider!? Don’t know if they realize stick drift is a thing even with new controllers!

[warped kestrel]

Very good, there was a Slavic version of a pop song I cant remember playing in Len's shack that I was enjoying.

[finite beacon]

I had to switch controller for this

[karmic topaz]

i really want to play this game but it keeps stuttering ever 3 seconds

[clever ridge]

wtf is up with damage? every single human npc dies within 1-4 headshots, whereas any mutant takes 3 magdumps minimum of rifle ammo, is this normal????

[eager marsh]

Agreed! I was kinda worried that stalker 2 music wouldn't be as good as in the previous games.

[placid pebble]

Can confirm and it sucks, it feels way off balance

[desert panther]

Wolrd is nice and big..but empty..hope modders will increase roaming populations...

[muted dune]

this not ya game, play metro

[novel axle]

I don't know why but i've not had any of the studdering issues I keep hearing about. @clever ridge generally you wanna use shotguns for mutants, the normal guns will take far to much ammo to deal with them.

[warped kestrel]

I think this is because A life isnt actually doing what it used to

[desert totem]

I usually tend to aim for the more difficult modes,
but honestly I'd rather have a more realistic mode,
so probably gonna opt for easier than Veteran from the sounds of it.

[subtle gate]

hii

[finite beacon]

I’m gonna assume you’re using an ak, this is a low level early game weapon, you’re not gonna be killing things easy with it

[coarse vector]

application load error? huh>

[weary flame]

does running the hardest diffuclty fix the body being a bullet sponge?

[desert panther]

Not even combat AI is doing what it should..sometimes.

[blissful ember]

tbh tho, body shots are a bit too tanky, whats the point of splitting AP and Regular ammo if everything will one shot headshot and both ammo types will sponge up damage

[muted dune]

look at fallout though

[weary hedge]

Sup guys

[frigid hill]

shukran431392 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[compact pulsar]

anyone else finding bloodsuckers everywhere?

[subtle gate]

giveaway is ended?

[hoary hazel]

Welcome to the zone bro

[median nymph]

is it just me or does the daylight cycle feel a tad quick?

[marble sandal]

did you play the originals? headshot was always an instant kill with any bullet unless they had a really good suit

[weary hedge]

Bought the new game today, gonna try it on my ryzen 7700 32 go ram intel core, been waiting on this on for years boys

[warped kestrel]

I agree, the mutant ai is kinda ehhhh from what I have seen. I also thought the human AI was bad too, but my most recent fight has really shown me how aggressive the AI will get if you let them. They seem to take action than reactions.

[clever ridge]

ive been jumped by 3 of them straight after a quest and its just ridiculous lmao, a-life doesnt exist; it just keeps spawning random enemies beside you - either group of 3 bandits, a pack of dogs or just a bloodsucker at random intervals. completely ruining any and all immersion

[boreal hedge]

Depends on the helmet of the enemy? Yeah AP or FMJ will not make a difference against non/shitty helmet enemies but against heavy armored it should

[finite beacon]

Super quick. I slept went to go do a mission and after like 5 mins it was dark

[leaden night]

Can we smoke cigarettes in this new stalker game ? Or we can like the previous game ?

[humble ravine]

I LOVE THIS GAME

[pine heron]

Anyone noticed AI just never stops spawning and spawns right next to you when inside of camps and what not?

[quick mountain]

I am new to stalker what are the PDAs for?

[full plank]

Anyone know why melee is pretty much the only button you can't remap?

[burnt storm]

the sound design is really good

[novel axle]

No, some general tips thou, for humans go for the head, for mutants, go for the body with a shotgun type weapon. Normal guns especially early game ones are virtually useless on mutants. @marble sandal yes I have.

[weary flame]

I had to run a new game like 8 times for the first mission to spawn the artifact in

[warped kestrel]

This and they always spawn in set locations too. A life in this game is a complete joke

[sudden kiln]

:(

[desert totem]

Original being in a certain way doesn't mean it's right and that the sequel should be the same.

[gleaming bone]

what are all the difficulty settings atm? normal, stalker, veteran? is there master?

[finite beacon]

Shows you stashes on the map and gives you notes

[pine heron]

yeah i dont know how this was overlooked by any amount of playtime. Literally 24/7 spawning same spot everytime

[boreal hedge]

It's your map, taskboard, wikipedia, everything

[long bane]

ipad

[blissful ember]

I haven't encountered heavly head protected people yet, so far it's sponge for wild animals (except small ones that aren't the psychic dogs) and then sponge bodyshots or 1 tap headshot human enemy

[quick mountain]

Thank you I have sparklers PDA how do I use it?

[marble sandal]

This is extremely disappointing so far ngl, the pacing is really bad... they just hand you assault rifles right at the start, and then its bloodsuckers and poltergeists immediately?? save something to show for later in the game, jeez... should be scrounging to survive with pistols and shotgun for a while before getting hands on an assault rifle, like SoC

[warped kestrel]

I have got to the point where I am able to do missions around the starter town with zero combat because I know exactly where they are going to spawn

[desert panther]

Sometimes they go to destroy tou but suddenly they stop and watch at the wall..nice flashback from other stalkers but..but. also grenades everywhere.

[finite beacon]

Should update your map and notes as soon as you pick it up. In older games certain names pdas could be sold to certain people

[pine heron]

yeah takes a lot out of the immersion bit, hopefully a patch or some sort of change

[white storm]

ehm guys is there no gas mask overlay ?

[carmine jackal]

I'm enjoying the game but lets not kid ourselves. It's mediocre at best.

[long bane]

you literally get a free ar at the start of cop

[wet valve]

Anyone having issues popping out the slug artefact next to the tanker?

[lusty hollow]

damn i regret not getting preorder bonus. How are the campfire songs?

[ornate coyote]

https://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/14168771382878801/A2B29256C26B6409939BF072CAD9915CD6DEFB7D/ does anyone have this problem?

[warped kestrel]

You're playing the intro, give it literally 30 minutes before you complain that much man.

[blissful ember]

I'm pretty sure you're talking about the prologue...

Yeah don't worry.

[ornate jungle]

how do you get the ultimate edition stuff ingame

[coral harbor]

I'm so disappointed we cant use our knife to skin the mutants, cook their meat, eat etc ... :(

[finite pond]

You need to find them

[finite beacon]

I have a guitar and I sat at a campfire and played hotel California for a couple stalkers. They didn’t seem to appreciate it

[buoyant knot]

finish the turorial and turn up the difficulty

[brazen jetty]

Ah yes

[desert totem]

haha lmao

[muted dune]

what is that link

[warped kestrel]

Me too tbh, but modders will bless us with things like this almost immediatly after mod tools are out.

[pine heron]

thats just the tutorial

[carmine jackal]

reminded me of the power armor in fallout 4

[clever ridge]

100% agree; 6 hours into the game and it just feels way too early access.. like barely any playtesting has been done. amount of bugs is bethesda-level and people are just meatriding this game for way too far

[long bane]

did anyone get a problem where the fps just completely halved randomly or just bottomed out

[desert totem]

you do realize that their flesh is most likely corrupted with all the nasty stuff going around the zone?

[brazen jetty]

I love how I need a VPN and a different currency in my steam just to be able to play stalker 2

[blissful ember]

in my experience, my FPS only halves when it's loading in the town and it's NPCs

[leaden night]

Nobody want tell me if we can smoke cigarettes ?

[warped kestrel]

6 hours already means you must not be hating it that much. It def has problems, but if you dont like it dont play.

[pine heron]

mods going to go crazy, think im shelving until a patch

[ornate coyote]

steam feature

[marble sandal]

I'm probably just going to have to go back to shadow of chernobyl and replay that now that I have worked myself up into a stalker mood with so much anticipation for this game

[long bane]

mine just halved and i cant do anything now, probably have to make a new save

[quick mountain]

Thank you mate I appreciate it, how is everyone finding it? Isit better then expected or do you think it needs improving

[clever ridge]

ok? I'm really trying to enjoy the game, my fault for pointing out what's really ruining the experience for me?

[warped kestrel]

When it does that I press pause and do a manual save and it fixes it for me.

[brazen jetty]

[pine heron]

happened to me after prolog, reset pc and it all cleared up

[scarlet knot]

Restart game

[long bane]

this is my third restart actually

[blissful ember]

do you have every option on low

[marble sandal]

I want to like it so bad, SoC is one of the all time greatest video games

[oak basalt]

how do you get the pre ordered/ dlc gear?

[warped kestrel]

You earn it in game by playing

[finite beacon]

The only problem I’ve had so far is a few lighting bugs and if you load a save, press the weapon wheel and then climb a ladder. The weapon wheel opens on the ladder but you can’t select anything and you’re stuck

[long bane]

it was running on high earlier then it just halved after i save scummed a bit too much i guess

[lavish elbow]

the game is stable and bug free enough for me so far

[carmine jackal]

Not great, not terrible

[oak basalt]

@warped kestrel oh really wow really helpful

[clever ridge]

yeah same, but the performance is a joke lmao, 3080ti and I'm barely pushing 70 with dlss performance

[blissful ember]

people liked Stalker not for how it performed or how polished it was but for the vibes
it was only way later after alot of patching and modding that the game engine remained "stable" (with still alot of flaws)

the only thing that's changed between then and now are people's standards... and no time for mods to release yet

[warped kestrel]

Yea, that is literally how you get it. Not being sarcastic. Play the game and eventually you will find it. People have said it can come from quests, stashes, random enemies. So just play and you'll get it.

[marble sandal]

I'm not talking about performance or polish...

[median nymph]

true

[blissful ember]

then go play past the prologue cuz || your gear gets reset ||

[quick mountain]

Really? Is that compared to the older ones? I played a little bit of stalker call of pripyat but it's a bit old now and I thought it was good but id definitely rather play this one I only played 46 minuets of it so I don't really have much of an opinion as I have played so little of it

[warped kestrel]

You must have not played SoC when it first came out because it was 1000% worst than what we have right now. You literally didnt even finish the intro before you started complaining. I think your unhappiness might be coming from something unrelated to stalker.

[finite beacon]

I played COP and SOC on pc and have them on Xbox, never modded on pc and always had a great time, still having a great time now. I think moss just add extra playtime and replayability

[willow ridge]

performance is pretty bad, hopefully it gets fixed dramatically

[clever ridge]

anyone has a solution for being softlocked for chemical plant base entrance? sold. willson just doesn't move from the gate and I literally cannot progress any further

[last saddle]

are mouse and keyboard controls decent or should i wait for controller fix

[marble sandal]

Yeah, that's it 😂

[blissful ember]

don't forget about community patches and optimizations

[silk saffron]

How do I put a silencer on my ptm?

[warped kestrel]

Glad I helped

[wind wolf]

Is there a better way to kill bloodsuckers? they seem way tankier than previous games and I’ve run into 2 within my first hour and they killed me at least 3 times each before I was able to beat them :/ They eat over a full mag AK or Viper, and also can eat 2 buckshots point blank

I’ve gotta dodge them and funnel them into a corridor so they can’t dodge and get behind me and dump 2-3 mags to kill them

[formal acorn]

those graphics are just insane man

[finite beacon]

Honestly when I played on pc, they were pirated. So other than what came with what I downloaded I added nothing else

[placid pebble]

lol 3 times is that all?

[halcyon tusk]

How to fix anomaly scanner? It doesnt seem to work on the gas-poison green anomaly i want to collect

[carmine jackal]

compared to the older games it's the worst in the series. Fan mods like Radiophobia do a better job at modernising stalker. still enjoying it though!

[vernal glen]

Man I have RTX 4090 with I9 13900KF and the game is stuttering too much , unplayable !!

[warped kestrel]

Personally, I try to outplay then over out gunning them. Don't immediately react and shoot, run somewhere where they cannot hit you easily (Trees, debris, buildings, terrain) and force them to move through whatever you have to get to you.

[autumn sandal]

Where are OST and digital artbook?

[finite beacon]

Is the blue light flashing? If not there’s no artifact

[median nymph]

steam

[kindred pine]

right side on the steam page u can find OST

[feral bramble]

Is master difficulty even in the game? I want to know since stalker difficulty is way harder than the original games.

[blissful ember]

idk how for certain yet but I've been able to clutch out wins against them more often if you jump back at the time they are about to strike
I defeated one once with just a knife this way cuz I was out of ammo mid fight.
Dunno the exact timing though

[halcyon tusk]

Its not but the guy from quest said there is one

[warped kestrel]

it is in the soundtracks section of your steam library

[placid pebble]

One bloodsucker in a cave killed me about 20 times. Turned out it was immortal, restarting the game completely and suddenly it went down in only 2 shotgun blasts. The low level mutants are WAYY out of balance.

[dark dove]

Hello there i'm playing on xbox and after a gun fight with some bandits my character cant run anymore

[thick violet]

My power has been off all day and finally I get to play this game

[autumn sandal]

where??

[unique belfry]

my radiation keeps going up slow and steady... is it because alcohol isnt a real cure? is it because i have an artifact equipped or iin my bag?

[quick mountain]

If modding was more straight forward as I'm not too clued up on it id give it ago, it's funny though I'm 26 years old and I only heard about stalker when stalker 2 was announced 😂

[kindred pine]

right side on your game page in library

[brazen jetty]

Hey guys one question, for a Russian person if I wanted to buy stalker 2 I have to use a VPN and have alternative currency if I’m not wrong?

[median nymph]

scroll down, right side you'll see "additional content". if you have it downloaded open the file location and you'll find the artook in there

[agile hatch]

Can’t believe they made flesh an actual threat

[warped kestrel]

Artifact equipped

[long shuttle]

i am goin to sleep, happy with what i saw, back to basic

[blissful ember]

they havent, they'll miss their leap attacks if you just strafe to the side

[humble ravine]

Hi everyone. Im getting weird blue sparkles appearing like a film grain. is this normal? part of the game/anomoly?

[autumn sandal]

thx

[weary hedge]

m i the only one who got a glitch where when i sell a viper after a moment the price is 3000

[long bane]

holy hell dude i just restarted my pc and compiling shaders takes really quick to load

[burnt storm]

how are you supposed to kill the bloodsucker in the cave

[warped kestrel]

Does anyone know what song plays in the launch trailer?

[carmine jackal]

I don't think we're going to see any mods for this for quite a while. You'll have a good time as a newcomer though.

[last egret]

Ok question I’m curious do you get the preorder bonus weapons at the start of the game in your inventory or what?

[jagged viper]

I've encountered my first ||A nu cheeki breeki iv damke||

[dark dove]

I just keep trying until I gey it done

[timid aurora]

@finite beacon still going at the rats lol

[blissful ember]

jump back when it's about to strike you, shoot the hell out of it, heal, repeat

[unique belfry]

Arent artifacts supposed to go on a lead can or something? Should I just drop this Spinner (common artifact) its kind of annoying

[agile hatch]

I just sprinted past him to where you grab the artifact and left

[frozen compass]

It says stalker has steam trading cards on the store page but I can't seem to find them?

[warped kestrel]

LMAO Grok is already modding stalker 2

[placid pebble]

put difficulty on lowest... if it's still taking 6+ shotgun shells in the face, you have the bug I had, where it has become immortal until you restart the game completely.

[long bane]

about 20 seconds compared to waiting 10 minutes

[manic bramble]

why am i stuck at 4 fps

[burnt storm]

i put 2 shotgun shots in it and an entire akm mag, yeah im restarting mygame lol

[warped kestrel]

Pause and save the game, assuming you have been getting more than 4 fps before it went down. If that doesnt work then restart your game.

[flint warren]

why don't the bandits die and keep talking to each other when i throw a frag at them? is that a-life? i don't understand?

[silk saffron]

Why can’t I equip a silencer on skiff ptm? I got one for it

[cosmic iron]

does anyone know why i cant save my game.... (PC)

[manic bramble]

i just re downloaded and its still stuck there

[quick mountain]

I am really enjoying tbh, is there away of repairing your weapons?

[blissful ember]

tech NPC in town

[quick mountain]

Thank you mate

[last egret]

When do you have the preorder weapons?!?!?!

[red bronze]

anybody has the issue that the mouse is moving always to second screens

[rustic hamlet]

performanceeeeeeeeeeee

[atomic locust]

A few quests in. You get a recording in your stash you need to listen to

[cosmic iron]

i really enjoy the game atm but i cant save my game i get an error that says cant save the game

[north herald]

Is anybody having issues with the performance

[late heart]

I get occassional stuttering on 13600k + 7900xtx

[simple kiln]

Yes correct

[last egret]

So I’m on game pass are the weapons worth the ultimate edition. I’m already gonna buy the game just wanted to make sure I liked it

[warped kestrel]

The weapons offer nothing unique, but I think the DLCs would be worth it.

[north herald]

Maybe it's because I run a 4060 and an i14700k

[solar warren]

is the talk to solder quest bugged? i visited the bunker and went through the cutscene but the quest is not complete

[nocturne wharf]

anyone watching asmon xDDD

[last egret]

Are they weapons you get at the same point of the game and just skins?

[blissful ember]

Anyone know where the "Very Safe Stash" at The Sphere is located?

[viscid fox]

im testing it now

[molten cliff]

Milk 🥛

[frigid hill]

aplombomb has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[lapis lantern]

anyone has any clue why i can't turn on DLSS Fame Generation option in the settings? (4070Ti)

[viscid fox]

this prick mutant outside the first bunker is lame

[cobalt valley]

how much latency are u guys having?

[devout shore]

Uggggg i bought the ultimate edition and am so happy but I says it most likely won't ship till December so I'm gonna have to wait to play

[fickle wedge]

0 its a single player game 💀

[eternal quiver]

You find them in specific stashes

[atomic locust]

I think you're supposed to get a key via email

[north herald]

I run a 4060 with a 14700k And for some reason It's having frame drops any tips

[coral harbor]

Hello, are all steam achievements obtainable on 1 playthrough?

[devout shore]

Oh? I will double check but I bought it threw final boss and have not seen anything?

[stark shell]

Hey can someone with the artbook tell me whats in it? How many pages is it? I thought it would be the same as the one you can buy on amazon, but that one comes out in half a year or more 👀

[prime wigeon]

damn man, this game is a masterpiece, I'm glad that they put this game together this much. I have got only 1 problem, at a point my fps went down TO 5-8fps and stays there, a game close and relaunch fixed it. NO BUGS, NO GLITCHES AT ALL, FOUND NOTHING, NO CRASHES!!! Pretty solid performance on 4K Epic with a 4090/ Ryzen 7 9700X
Just finished my 6 hours long playtime, but now i need to go to sleep, work awaits.

[sharp lily]

Did You get the new nvidia drivers? I run 14700 too albeit with a 4070 ti super and i get no frame drops at all.

[north herald]

Hmmm did not check tbh thx

[raven zodiac]

where is the tech in zalissya ???

[cobalt valley]

obviously i mean input latency

[solid pike]

hey do yall know why my camera keeps locking in on a random point? i can barely move it and when i stop moving my cam completely it slowly moves to this random ass point in a house and keeps doing this, i apologize if this isnt the channel to ask for help

[fickle wedge]

wasnt obvious for me LOL

[prime wigeon]

just speak with the elderman, after that a stalker waits for you with a side quest marker and told you the position of the tech guy

[fast sky]

game runs like ass on low settings 😢

[placid pebble]

I feel like LODs dont work on NPCs and they are all just set to highest, every time I go near a town, the FPS literally halves as CPU goes thru the roof

[cobalt valley]

as you said its singleplayer game what else would i be asking lol. If im not mistaken people use the word "ping" for refering network latency. Anyway not here to beef. I was just curious about peeps input lat

[clever ridge]

what do you have to do to unlock chemical plant safe house? am i missing something? is anyone else softlocked by not having that soldier move from the gate entry?

[north herald]

Sometimes my screen will like Glitch in and out While I'm playing and I cannot figure out why

[lofty trout]

guys wwhat do you think is there gonna be nvg in a game?

[last saddle]

why does the sound seem iffy. dynamic range dont seem to change much of anything

[alpine sleet]

hey where can I sell broken weapons?

[gusty field]

Game is optimised with ass, wait a patch in 2026

[formal acorn]

this question will never be answered, i tried 10 times

[warped kestrel]

No idea, but it isn’t gonna we cool enough for $50

[long bane]

why the hell does the poltergeist deal so much damage

[alpine sleet]

ah I see, did you figure it out? Also how do you apply skins

[north herald]

When are they planning to patch the game

[humble vapor]

@alpine sleet sell weapons to traders, weapons under %40 durability cannot be sold at all

[last saddle]

i hope soon. i decided to not play it til they do tho

[wet valve]

I am getting very solid frames on my RX6800XT, update your driver

[alpine sleet]

thanks what about the skins

[zenith prairie]

guys i have a question, why does my game look pixelated even though i have antialiasing on ultra? i have rx 7900 xt and ryzen 7 7800x3d

[north herald]

At this point is not my frames It's the glitching in and out

[humble ravine]

are people using hdr

[formal acorn]

no, no one will answer

[last saddle]

probably depth of field

[humble vapor]

No weapon skins in single player afaik, if you're talking about pre order bonuses then continue the main story to unlock the Journalist stashes

[nocturne jolt]

i9-9900x + rx 6900xt in 3440x1440 with fsr on epic settings no lags so far, but I disabled blur

[forest swallow]

right now is probably the best time to get one because of black friday

[bitter loom]

where'd you find this spinner? im looking for one now

[alpine sleet]

Im talking about the ones from the deluxe edition

[ancient dagger]

mutants have just way too much hp, particularly the bloodsucker. this really, really sucks. especially given how hard it is to spot it compared to the originals while he's invisible

[last saddle]

frames arent awful but theres def something off. it doesnt feel smooth. shits just jank for now

[zenith prairie]

i need to set this on ultra?

[humble vapor]

Yea, those are unique items from the Journalist stashes. Skins are in multiplayer which isn't out yet.

[north pagoda]

i really dont like map being locked behind missions....i just wanted to roam around ffs

[last saddle]

just see if any of them make it better. if not try motion blur

[alpine sleet]

ok nvm i just understood thanks

[unique belfry]

"the magnetic cave" out back of a mission where you go and save a guy. at the start of the game

[bitter loom]

thanks

[zenith prairie]

nothing helps still very sharp pixelated edges

[leaden night]

Please somebody can tell me if we can smoke cigarettes in this new stalker guys ?

[amber cape]

10 hours later and the game has downloaded woop!

[last saddle]

no

[covert geode]

Game is for 4090 users

[leaden night]

Ho ok that’s sad

[last saddle]

also no fent lol

[queen sierra]

anyone else playing with controller ? no idea what they did there but its horrible. wrong deadzone settings, too much acceleration... really need to fix this

[unique belfry]

I'm in Zalyssa is there a guy I can sell guns to?

[somber jacinth]

I'm on a 2070 super and can play most things on high with a few set to medium at 1440p just fine

[cobalt valley]

is it possible to set the ui to dynamic?

[scenic meteor]

does anyone else find mutant health to be too high? Im playing on veteran and a boar takes more than a full AK mag to kill

[unique belfry]

I have a 4080 and am playing on Epic no problem

[prime wigeon]

Mutants are ankward, even a flesh is super OP, not to mention a bloodsucker, the second one tooks 16hit from my sawed off shotgun!

[last saddle]

i find it crazy how ppl start off a game with the hardest difficulty and then ask why its hard

[worldly ridge]

ya dude they have too much defense

[sage rain]

Welcome to the zone brother

[prime wigeon]

no no, its' not about that

[scenic meteor]

it's not about being hard. Mutants are bullet sponges and are broken

[ancient dagger]

yup, mutants need to be toned down a lot

[next blade]

anyone able to tell me if we can go inside the actual power plant i cant see it on the map

[worldly ridge]

they take 4 shots from a shotgun up close

[prime wigeon]

but human enemy's is super, one good shot and dead

[humble vapor]

we probably will be, there are sections of the map not shown

[covert geode]

Game graphics still feels like metro but still is annoying when you need better system requirements to play it.

[next blade]

thast what i was thinking like the middle right looks kinda power planty

[worldly ridge]

ya they still have to optimize it a lot

[spiral pond]

naaah i think power plant is hidden under those clouds next to pripyat

[next blade]

nonetheless we will likelty be able to go insdie it and thast all that matters to me XD

[long bane]

how do i even escape the anomaly field

[humble vapor]

matches up with the physical map, mostly will be there

[unique belfry]

Is there a lore reason why every vehicle is radioactive?

[scenic meteor]

throw a bolt (6) at an anomaly and it disappears temporarily

[spice coral]

what CPU you have?

[spiral pond]

but ... im not sure if we can enter power plant later in game or is DLC bait ...

[long bane]

nevermind i did it after 13 deaths i just squezzed through a gap lol

[humble vapor]

Those vehicles were likely used in the 1986 CNPP disaster, which left many vehicles radioactive

[thick escarp]

It has been affected by the environment (during and after Chernobyl Disaster).

[next blade]

either way i have the dlc whenever it comes out so doesnt really matter to me so long as i get to

[somber jacinth]

Ryzen 7 3700x with 32GB ram

[neat gust]

Guys, any update on the A-life? possible patch?

[unique belfry]

whats wrong with a-life?

[spice coral]

maybe a mod later

[umbral tangle]

People really came into stalker 2 expecting Russian fallout huh

[frigid hill]

amaral6802 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[gaunt stump]

Does anyone know how to fix the stick drift on Xbox I can't play currently?

[versed eagle]

it doesnt exist

[slender ore]

does the metal in the vehicles absorb radiation from the emissions?

[neat gust]

Cooked

[last saddle]

why are cuss words prhibited? is this not meant for adults

[wet valve]

Much bigger map

[weary hedge]

has anyone encountered a single emission as of yet ?

[unique belfry]

I read that they reworded the descriptiion of the game but they confirmed "a life 2.0" is still there

[spiral pond]

well ... i paid for f*****g stalker 😄 and i want my power plant in main game ! 😄

[neat gust]

The description says it's there, but it's not working as intended.

[humble vapor]

yes, ive had two. They start happening near the end of the main quest in the lesser zone

[covert geode]

Maybe i be able to play after i passed out 50

[next blade]

valid considering its called "heart of chernobyl" and the heart is the power plant itself imo

[thick escarp]

I do not recall emissions having radiation. But yes, metal does absorb radiation.

[frigid hill]

pedrok1234 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[neat gust]

It's been a great exp, but without A-life something doesn't feel right

[last saddle]

i thought a-life was a thing

[queen sierra]

Yes and aiming is a real pain. its not good at all. there also seems to be some sort of acceleration when turning the camera. fine/micro aiming is absolutely impossible. its the same crap with cyberpunk and they also never really fixed it.

[slender ore]

cannonically they probably do

[wet valve]

So is ALIFE disabled right now?