☢┃stalker-general

[obtuse agate]

I want a spaz 12 hanging over the mantle

[plain fiber]

Oh I know, I was just really excited because it was the best run I had had up to that point.

[cobalt fiber]

The really sweaty ones are a bit much but the light rp servers are fun

[obtuse agate]

A sawed off shotty loaded above my bed

[hoary crest]

Ye thats fair, it can be frustrating at first for sure

[plain fiber]

Nah, you want an over-under or a lever-action for your mantle gun; something that looks pretty.

[obtuse agate]

44 magnum in the kitchen drawer

[plain fiber]

Oh I wasn't a newcomer at that point, I think I had several hundred hours.

[obtuse agate]

Another spaz 12 in the umbrella stand by the front door

[hoary crest]

The "sweaty" ones are hyper-modded with a load of stupid sh*t like global chat an the like, terrible experience, they also always break the game balanace horrendously by adding in a bunch of ultra-heavy armour and stupid modern guns

[obtuse agate]

An ak 47 in the lobby

[obtuse agate]

Looking pretty is not my concern. It is to dispach any and every intruders invading my home

[cobalt fiber]

See peak rp for me was text based San Andreas MP

[obtuse agate]

A lee enfield would look nice over the mantle tho

[plain fiber]

Where the hell do you live that you need multiple SPAS-12s, AK-47, and a .44 magnum for home defense?

[obtuse agate]

and a 44 magnum in the kitchen

[cobalt fiber]

London

[obtuse agate]

I don't really need them, nor do I live in such a dangerous or war torn area that it'd warrant a whole arsenal. Just for peace of mind is all.

[cobalt fiber]

Clearly a joke

We use our nans kitchen knives from the 60s for home defense here

[obtuse agate]

All my shotguns are going to be loaded with rocksalt

Seeing as home defense is not a valid reason here to own a firearm...

[plain fiber]

Isn't London knife crimes? I think I'd use a bat or go full medieval and leave the house with a sword.

[obtuse agate]

I don't live in london tf you on about? 😄

[cobalt fiber]

Someone had a sword taken by the police from their shed the other week and they posted it as one of those sting things on their page

Top comment was "who'd you arrest, a lord of the rings extra?"

[obtuse agate]

Release the good duke at once

[cobalt fiber]

I've a stupid amount of samurai swords and a few crossbows in the house that I likely am very likely to not be allowed but hey ho

[obtuse agate]

Why would you assume I'm from london?

Getting an identity crisis here

[timber minnow]

What up what up!

[plain fiber]

That's in response to @cobalt fiber .

[cobalt fiber]

Fuzzy Door Productions sounds like an adult rated home video prod company

[obtuse agate]

My mistake! I just saw you asking where I was from to need so many guns etc etc. mb

[cobalt fiber]

Many subsidiaries including fuzzy handcuffs productions

[obtuse agate]

I have leather slippers 😦

Fake leather

[plain fiber]

Where are you from actually? You mentioned that home defense is apparently not viewed as a legitimate reason to own a firearm where you live so I'm curious.

[frigid hill]

shushkin has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[obtuse agate]

Hahaha!
Yeah, over here only 3 reasons are valid. 1. You're a cop. 2. Security where a gun may be required. 3 Hunting

[plain fiber]

What about sport shooting like clay pigeons and target shooting?

[obtuse agate]

We don't do that here. If there's a club of somesorts somewhere where they shoot clay pigeons. The club temporarily issues your rifles for the activities

I don't know for sure, but that's my bet

[plain fiber]

Somewhere in Europe then?

[obtuse agate]

Somewhere yes

Norway gets to have guns

I know this girl that owns her own rifle

[plain fiber]

You can even get guns in Japan, it's just nowhere near as easy as it is in the US. I think you need to pass a psych exam as well.

[obtuse agate]

Oh sorry, I never answered. I'm from latvia

[plain fiber]

Nice.

[obtuse agate]

If I weren't stable enough for the army, i may not be stable enough to go hunting either 😄

The psych test is tricky when joining the army ngl.

[plain fiber]

I don't think I've driven to Latvia in ETS2 yet.

Pretty sure Life of Boris visited there, that's about my only exposure to the country tbh.

[obtuse agate]

Boris did not do my homeland proper justice

[plain fiber]

Russian tourist shenanigans.

[obtuse agate]

He didn't even visit the pelmen house!

[plain fiber]

Oh hey, a furry is doing furry-themed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. artwork down in voice chat.

Looks good!

[obtuse agate]

The furry or the art?

[plain fiber]

Technically both since it's artwork of a furry S.T.A.L.K.E.R. character.

[obtuse agate]

What about the artist?

Stalker 2

[plain fiber]

Hang on, what are you asking me?

[obtuse agate]

Does the artist look good, ugly or nothing to write home about?

I'd write home even if they're ugly

[plain fiber]

Oh I have no idea, they're down in the 8th voice channel.

[obtuse agate]

What am I supposed to write to my folks at home?

[plain fiber]

Moving on.

[obtuse agate]

Imagine that every zone faction creates their own baseball team and compete with one another

The zone baseball league

[plain fiber]

Nah man, this is Europe, we're doing football/soccer.

The next World Cup is hosted at Rostok in the arena.

[obtuse agate]

Soccer is such a dumb word

Muricans dang it! lol
I don't know where you are from, my friend. Here in latvia we're more into hockey than football

[crystal granite]

Bloody granite squad

[obtuse agate]

We got bronze 2 years ago

It was such a big deal that a lot of people got a day off the next day because of it 😄

[terse ravine]

are granite squad guass rifles supposed to one shot you?

on stalker difficulty

[iron wind]

yes

[obtuse agate]

Hi nethan

[iron wind]

any difficulty

[obtuse agate]

I am very curious of the gaus rifle. Is it merely a theoretical gun only found in fiction or do they exist?

[iron wind]

you are late to the party, this chat is half dead nowadays

[obtuse agate]

The topic that I just brought up?

Because i've been chatting all day basically. We were pretty alive here

[hoary crest]

They exist, they're just kinda sh*tty at the moment, because they rely on electricity and miniaturizing a power source to generate any meaningful velocity is a bit off the table, at least for now

[obtuse agate]

Ftw man! Thanks for your answer

[cobalt fiber]

Yeah chat is dead if it's been quiet for 10 mins ig

[plain fiber]

I'm American, though I just included the word to make it clear what sport I was talking about.

Also our biggest sporting event of the year is happening tomorrow, so it's even more important to differentiate in this moment.

[crystal granite]

Just finished the game

[cobalt fiber]

The fact Kendrick secured the half time slot is great too

[crystal granite]

Drake boutta sue everyone who will watch it 🤣

[obtuse agate]

The superbowl?

[cobalt fiber]

He's playing some of his really old tracks too from what I remember seeing of the set list

[crystal granite]

I'm no fan of the American rugby rip off, but Kendricks performance will be legendary. Last year it was fire too

[plain fiber]

Yes.

[plain fiber]

No idea who Kendrick is as I don't give a flying f*ck about the vast majority of sports.

I don't get why we didn't just call football American rugby since that's basically what it is.

[obtuse agate]

Doesn't america always come out victorious after the superbowl? Because y'all play vs yourselves. So it doesn't actually matter who wins

[plain fiber]

The US is more akin to the EU, so think of it as our version of the World Cup.

[obtuse agate]

but the US is one nation. The EU is not

[plain fiber]

It's an analogy, not literal.

Plus there's more cultural differences between US states than most people realize.

[crystal granite]

Kendrick fụcking Lamar lol, the second coming of 2Pac

[obtuse agate]

I don't mean to stink on your sport or nothing. Just trying to understand

[plain fiber]

Oh that Kendrick? I didn't realize he was playing the half-time show.

[crystal granite]

Texas and Commiefornia?

[obtuse agate]

Interesting. Like what?

[plain fiber]

Pretty sure calling it Commiefornia would get you smacked in the Northern parts of the state.

[crystal granite]

Yo what time is the Superbowl half time at? Gonna covert that to gmt

[obtuse agate]

Like a smack with a purse?

[hoary crest]

Yeah, the further south you go, the more common it is for people to have a sister-wife 😄

[crystal granite]

Yeah well tell thay to the rest of the state

[obtuse agate]

Is that actually true or just a myth that has gone wild?

[hoary crest]

Its a very old "meme"

[crystal granite]

Thought it's one and the same in Alabama?

[hoary crest]

That is the joke 😄

[crystal granite]

Hehehe

[obtuse agate]

I see. Not being from the states myself, I am familiar with the meme. However I had to ask for confirmation

[plain fiber]

Well there's pretty heavy cultural influence from Mexico in the Southwestern states as well as Southern California.

Here in New York for example, the closer you get to Quebec the more common speaking French becomes.

It's not the same as Europe of course because those are separate countries, but there are appreciable and noticeable differences.

[terse ravine]

only have scar ending left to do

[plain fiber]

It's a real thing, but I'm fairly certain it isn't nearly as widespread as the jokes make it out to be.

[obtuse agate]

Isn't that annoying?

[plain fiber]

Not really.

[obtuse agate]

I figured, but I still had to ask

[crystal granite]

I'm not touching the game until they patch it more. I completed it in its current state (Ward Ending) and any other playthroughs will wait

[plain fiber]

Besides, pretty much everyone speaks English so it's not like you need to learn a new language when you travel to a new state. Being conversational in Spanish and French wouldn't be terrible though, especially if you're heading close to Quebec or Mexico.

[obtuse agate]

Personally it does annoy me a tad bit when I am forced to learn a whole new language to use to communicate with people in my own country. Where we have our own national language.

[last saddle]

i meet a lot more russians than i do french here in ny

[plain fiber]

Well I live Upstate so...

[last saddle]

well so do i lol

[obtuse agate]

It is the simple principle of it. Any guests who are staying should learn the local language.

[plain fiber]

Oh nice.

I've met several Ukrainians up here, not as many Russians though.

[last saddle]

you guys gettn snow today?

supposed to be pretty heavy tonight

[obtuse agate]

It is just simple respect to the country and culture, also it's natives

[plain fiber]

We have a Winter storm warning but so far it's been pretty quiet.

[plain fiber]

The US doesn't actually have an official language, at least not on paper.

[obtuse agate]

English

[last saddle]

safe to say its english for sure lol

[obtuse agate]

Ya'll been speaking english ever since the founding of the US

Your constitution is written in english

[last saddle]

but we're all a big mixed pot so

[plain fiber]

No I'm saying that we don't officially have an official language, it's never actually been signed into law the English is our official language.

[obtuse agate]

I believe that is a mistake not to have one language

[plain fiber]

English is our national language but not our official language.

[last saddle]

hard for ppl here that dont speak english tho

[obtuse agate]

So what?

Otherwise it is just chaos. Nobody understands anyone

[plain fiber]

Oh for sure, unless you live somewhere super cosmopolitan that has a cultural enclave.

[obtuse agate]

Basic communication is made difficult

[last saddle]

southern cali mostly

i got looked at weird for not speaking spanish lol

[plain fiber]

New York city too depending on the neighborhood.

Also the parts of Upstate up towards Quebec.

[obtuse agate]

I think I'd be called crazy as well if I went to england and demanded everyone spoke latvian

[plain fiber]

It's really not that big of a deal here.

[obtuse agate]

It actually is

[plain fiber]

Here, as in the US; it's not a major issue here as the majority of people do speak English.

[obtuse agate]

One language brings unity

[last saddle]

i mean if you walk into a business and cant communicate in english to the person working its a little problematic. otherwise nobody cares

[cobalt fiber]

Tbh you can go to a barbers in the UK and not be understood when speaking English so

It doesn't really work out anyway

[hoary crest]

Not really, it helps, but people will always go out of their way to divide themselves. Look at the state of US politics

[obtuse agate]

IT's problematic that many businesses nowadays have an interperator on standby or on call

[plain fiber]

Pretty much, there's also interpreters as well if they're really needed.

Hospitals, government offices, etc.; there are a lot of places that do try to accommodate people that might not speak English or can't speak it well.

[obtuse agate]

Of course. However by everybody speaking many different languages, that increases division among the groups

[plain fiber]

I kind of feel like not being at least conversational in English is going to disappear more and more over time since it seems to be used as a sort of international trade language.

[cobalt fiber]

Speaking English is the least form of divide

[obtuse agate]

Mandarin is a useful language to learn

[cobalt fiber]

The main reason for divide has and always will be religion. Language isn't even secondary

[plain fiber]

I do wish Spanish was more properly taught in our schools though, like at the same level of English.

[obtuse agate]

How?

[cobalt fiber]

Open a few history books and it's clear as day

[plain fiber]

I'd say wealth disparity is a bigger divider than religion, though organized religion is a pretty significant player as well.

[obtuse agate]

Any specific part of history?

[plain fiber]

The Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, the Salem Witch Trials...

[obtuse agate]

There have not been that many religious wars throughout history

[last saddle]

🤯

[plain fiber]

That doesn't mean that religion isn't/can't be a source of division.

[obtuse agate]

Not my argument and that's not what we're talking about

[plain fiber]

Hell, what about inter-religious conflicts like the great Christian schisms? The Protestant Reformation?

[obtuse agate]

Religion and holy text has been unfortunately used and abused for personal gain and to justify many terrible acts

[cobalt fiber]

The topic of conversation if led by you is that everybody should speak the same language which is an abysmal attempt at bait at best

[obtuse agate]

However the majority of wars through history have not been religious wars.

[plain fiber]

We're not talking about war specifically, we're talking about division in general.

[obtuse agate]

The vast majority of wars have been over land, over resources, greed or power

I'm out

The goal posts keep switching

[last saddle]

this is how wars begin

[cobalt fiber]

https://tenor.com/view/lip-bite-thinking-ahm-speechless-nothing-to-say-gif-13529528

[last saddle]

ppl not agreeing over bs lol

[obtuse agate]

No hard feelings on this side. No offense intended either. This is just not a productive conversation anymore

[plain fiber]

The start of this conversation, right here: #☢┃stalker-general message

War was not part of the initial conversation, just division itself; no goalposts have been moved.

[obtuse agate]

Then why even bring it up?

[cobalt fiber]

Because your talk of language and unity automatically involves divide

[plain fiber]

Well, I believe it initially started with your comment about people not speaking the same language being a source of division, and the conversation evolved from there.

[cobalt fiber]

Unity and divide go hand in hand

[obtuse agate]

Not really, but yeah I guess it is my fault for bringing it up

[cobalt fiber]

How does it not? Lol

Where is the need for unification without first having division?

[obtuse agate]

Explain your logic

[plain fiber]

I mean, unification is ideal for accomplishing greater things.

Apes together strong and all that.

[obtuse agate]

Why is one needed to achieve the other?

[plain fiber]

Like, could you imagine the shit we could pull off if literally the entire planet was united?

[cobalt fiber]

The logic is self explanatory

[obtuse agate]

We could not pull anything off

[cobalt fiber]

Would unification be means for discussion if we were ever not unified, thus already divided?

[plain fiber]

Gosh darn tribalism.

[obtuse agate]

Seeing as how much of our technology advanced during war time

[cobalt fiber]

https://tenor.com/view/tribe-war-weapons-threat-chant-gif-14737530

[obtuse agate]

Stop speaking in these backwards riddles

[plain fiber]

War is a great source of innovation but it certainly isn't the only one.

[obtuse agate]

What else then?

[cobalt fiber]

You asked, I answered. Don't begin a conversation if you'll say "I'm out" when trivialised

[last saddle]

now is a time id say we need a little moderation

[plain fiber]

"...if literally the entire planet was united"

How in the hell could we not pull anything off if the entire planet was working in accord?

[obtuse agate]

Ultimately it is about competition that drives innovation. And my dog snores like a rusty gate 😄

[obtuse agate]

Well for one. We'd be very primitive still

[plain fiber]

Competition isn't the only source for innovation, innovation would still happen even without war.

You think new discoveries aren't being made in peace time?

[obtuse agate]

Then what else?

[cobalt fiber]

I think a better answer is that we can't possibly fathom the unimaginable

[plain fiber]

The innate desire to improve? Curiosity about the world around us and what lies beyond?

[still current]

[obtuse agate]

Improve for what?

As in why when there is no need?

[plain fiber]

Jesus Christ be praised, General Rahmi has come to see us!

[cobalt fiber]

There'd still be competition

[obtuse agate]

There is no immediate danger. No threat of getting killed. No natural predators either. Improve for what?

[cobalt fiber]

You don't have to be wholy undivided to compete

[last saddle]

american football for example lol

[plain fiber]

Right, like even if we weren't actively killing each other, there're still problems that arise that need solving.

[obtuse agate]

Humans are a predatory species

[obtuse agate]

Such as?

[obtuse agate]

Blasphemous

[plain fiber]

@still current You want us to move this to #💬┃en_offtop ? Chat was pretty dead otherwise but if you'd like.

[cobalt fiber]

Talk about divide

[obtuse agate]

No need. I'm done. This conversation is going nowhere

[still current]

Up from slumber
Out of cave
Choose a number
Dig my grave.
For the zone has no shining side
Scar is as delusional as noon tide

[obtuse agate]

Tbf I am not trying to argue. I am generally curious

[cobalt fiber]

Beautiful poetry

[obtuse agate]

genuenlly*

[last saddle]

shushkin you have an issue where youre never wrong dont you

[obtuse agate]

Why?

[last saddle]

just come off that way

[cobalt fiber]

https://tenor.com/view/cruftbox-but-why-gif-1290062710361139636

[obtuse agate]

Why?

[still current]

Well, if someone came to ask about stalker, move to the other channel or switch the topic back to the usual.

[cobalt fiber]

Based reply

[last saddle]

shocked honestly. best thing ive seen from a mod

[cobalt fiber]

Funnily enough I've been living under a rock and probably was the first time I used based in the right context

[obtuse agate]

Did I say something wrong? My intention is never to argue, rather to ask questions not just to challenge, but to gain information. Because I am wrong all the time. I'm not smart, but I like to learn. Other people often know that which I do not. Naturally I want to ask questions

[last saddle]

nah just tired of looking over and seeing bickering. just noticed you been a part of it the entire day

[ornate sable]

Once again not in the wrong😏

[still current]

All of our staff team are cool. You wouldn't find better anywhere else buddy

[cobalt fiber]

[plain fiber]

We're also a social species, we've accomplished incredible things when working together as large groups.

As for a specific example, let's look at population growth.

As humans continue to reproduce, we run out of space, thus creating the need to spread out. As we spread out, we develop a need to communicate at greater and greater distances.

This is a "conflict", but it is not war.

So how do we resolve this conflict? We invent new methods of communication. We start off with something simple, and as our needs for efficiency increase, the technology for communication becomes better.

[obtuse agate]

How so?

However wasn't the initial reason for working together in large groups for protection from not just dangerous animals, but also other large groups?

[plain fiber]

Or hell, what about just observing natural phenomenon like lightning and wind? I don't think you'd need a war for something to see those things and think "Hmm, I wonder if I could find a way to harness that?".

[obtuse agate]

That is an interesting idea you pitched there. To invent a new way of communication

[summer remnant]

Did anyone play the game with limited resources like a few medics food weapons?
I will try that way

[plain fiber]

Never tried it, at the moment I think you'd have to just never open any stashes because they flood your inventory with food and medicine.

[obtuse agate]

but why reinvent the wheel when everyone can speak one language? 😄

[still current]

Btw, who finished the game?

[obtuse agate]

Just simpler and more practical innit?

[summer remnant]

Pretty much still working on finished the game

[cobalt fiber]

Finished all but ward endings. Waiting for patch before finishing up again

[last saddle]

a difficulty option aside from ai difficulty for fidning items would be a nice touch

[plain fiber]

105 hours so far and I still need to go to the Clear Sky base.

[still current]

Do it now

[obtuse agate]

I'm sorry tim. I just don't understand. I am trying, but failing evidently

[still current]

Also, I got two already, and damn man I'm confused hehe

[maiden grotto]

I tried harnessing the power of lightening. I couldn't put pants on for a week.

[elfin vine]

I love SoC. Shadow of Zone is really HQ

[still current]

Well, for some reason my counter is not working. I have more than 100hs that's for sure and I kinda rushed my way through at some point to make good use of my exam revision break

[obtuse agate]

How am I made to be the asshole in this situation?

[cobalt fiber]

https://tenor.com/view/stressed-rubs-eyes-frustrated-gif-7618957

[obtuse agate]

One thinks it's bickering. The other wants to mock. From my point of view it looked like a civil conversation

[last saddle]

im just a guy with an opinion

[obtuse agate]

Fair enough

[vernal lily]

I just walked in so don't know lol. Currently stuck at work, on a break.

[obtuse agate]

Get out of there, stalker

[still current]

I don't want to see tension

[cobalt fiber]

I am bloated following a homemade hunters chicken, chips and homegrown mushy peas

[ornate sable]

Anyway, what do you guys thing will be included in the next patch?

[maiden grotto]

I just walked in, currently but naked showing off my moon artifact

[last saddle]

lol

[obtuse agate]

That's fair. I don't think there was any this time tho

I hope not at least

[still current]

Just reminding. In case it starts going side ways

[obtuse agate]

@plain fiber We good, my friend?

[cobalt fiber]

Think I properly fancy my sons mates mum in other news

[maiden grotto]

That just me in make up

[plain fiber]

I appreciate you at least trying to understand, the fact that you're consciously putting the effort in is what's important.

Sorry for the late reply, I was AFK getting food.

[cobalt fiber]

You looked very dashing x

[maiden grotto]

Why thank you sweet cheeks

[obtuse agate]

Must happen a lot for people to start stressing out.

[cobalt fiber]

I'll be over to see that moon artifact

[maiden grotto]

It's worth a view

[last saddle]

its a trap!

[elfin vine]

I was 70k off from exo at Army Warehouses

[obtuse agate]

Hey, I very much enjoyed our conversation

[plain fiber]

Same, sorry I couldn't articulate it in a way that was easy for you to understand, I was genuinely trying.

[cobalt fiber]

🤝

@last saddle

[maiden grotto]

It;s group hug.... I'm in the middle 😄

[obtuse agate]

Next time you will for sure 😉

[maiden grotto]

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

[cobalt fiber]

Sammy?

[maiden grotto]

Only on weekends

[obtuse agate]

I am not looking to win. I am looking to learn always.

[plain fiber]

@obtuse agate Genuinely, I think your best bet would be to find your nearest anthropology professor and ask them. (At least, I think that's the field of study this would fall under.)

[cobalt fiber]

Amazing view from the tub

[plain fiber]

Oh that's what that is; a bathroom ceiling.

[last saddle]

lmao

[obtuse agate]

Will do if I encounter one.

[maiden grotto]

I'd look hot in that 😄

[cobalt fiber]

Daft little thermal boards that had to get put on for lack of insulation in the loft

[elfin vine]

Do freedom take rostok? In soc

[still current]

https://tenor.com/view/umm-ok-um-okay-hmm-wait-gif-15827095

[maiden grotto]

No... They are gimped up and gag balled.

[still current]

Noh

[obtuse agate]

Do you know what they eat by any chance? Maybe I can catch one

[plain fiber]

Could also call up your nearest university.

@elfin vine Nope, that happens post CoP.

[elfin vine]

Should I stop siding with them. I don't want to blow it with duty maybe?

[cobalt fiber]

Duty for the arena always

[obtuse agate]

By all means blow all of duty if you wish

[maiden grotto]

FOR DUTY!!

[plain fiber]

Lol, what with a big net?

Actually that's a fun question: what does the average university professor eat?

[last saddle]

[elfin vine]

Avocado on toast

[cobalt fiber]

[obtuse agate]

Definitely coffee

[elfin vine]

Someone Duty pill me

[plain fiber]

I don't hate Duty, I just disagree with their philosophy.

[last saddle]

get to work filth! no fun aloud

[cobalt fiber]

Running that early side mission to kill tower snipers is a very infuriating duty (well...) mission that can safely be missed

[elfin vine]

Duty are another glowie faction

[obtuse agate]

I'm out of ideas what else they could be eating. I don't see that many university professors grazing in the fields or prancing through the woods

[plain fiber]

Isn't that in the Army Warehouses? Not sure if I'd call that an early mission.

[cobalt fiber]

Well, early ish

Depending where you go following barkeep

[plain fiber]

Yeah that's true.

[maiden grotto]

peanuts

[elfin vine]

It is

[obtuse agate]

Ok, goodnight everyone! You, you and you and you of course all of you have been wonderful and amazing! Take care guys!

[cobalt fiber]

I always skip it to get the most out of freedom base before going too deep

[plain fiber]

Hmm, I've always seen the Army Warehouses as a mid-late game region personally.

[cobalt fiber]

In one playthrough I went there straight after barkeep lol

Never again

[plain fiber]

Monolith or something else?

[cobalt fiber]

More just the inclination to make choices that shouldn't be made until later on tbh

[plain fiber]

Ah.

[maiden grotto]

Why?

[plain fiber]

#☢┃stalker-general message

[obtuse agate]

Starbucks sucks

[cobalt fiber]

Idk I feel like trilogy should be followed in the sense the game wants you to for the most part till mid game

[maiden grotto]

I thought you was going, sod off 😛

[plain fiber]

I thought you were going to bed?

[cobalt fiber]

Plot twist. It's Sammy

He learned to tog caps lock

[obtuse agate]

I was and then I heard the washing machine. I forgot that put my laundry in the wash

[maiden grotto]

You plonker rodney.

[plain fiber]

Yeah, don't want to forget that.

Hate when I forget the laundry and then have to wash it again because it got stinky from being wet for too long.

[cobalt fiber]

https://tenor.com/view/jolly-boys-outing-only-fools-gif-7906860

[obtuse agate]

I got a date tomorrow and my nice clothes are in there 😄

Can always go out casually dressed like hoody n stuff, but man I don't want to dress like an oversized underage teenager

[elfin vine]

I did basically I went with fast firing ak74 and a stalker suit
First playthrough

[obtuse agate]

Pro strats!

[elfin vine]

Obrokan is terrible

[plain fiber]

Thank Goodness You're Here and the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes movies make me wish I was British.

[cobalt fiber]

I've been rewatching Blackadder recently

[obtuse agate]

How terrible does life have to be to wish you were british?

[cobalt fiber]

So good

[obtuse agate]

What is the premise?

[cobalt fiber]

Different points of history with Rowan Atkinson

[maiden grotto]

Some of the best comedy around.

"I have a cunning plan" - He would go down well with Freedom

[plain fiber]

It's not terrible, but then again I am American so...yeah. (I will not elaborate to avoid breaking the "No politics" rule.)

[plain fiber]

Wasn't that the last episode? I haven't watched the series but I'm somewhat familiar with that bit.

[obtuse agate]

Ok no politics. Merely an international discussing beyond borders

[cobalt fiber]

Don't forget Bob

[elfin vine]

Cheeki breeki

[obtuse agate]

Look at me pretending I'm a lawyer 😄

[cobalt fiber]

https://tenor.com/view/blackadder-blackadder-ii-rowan-atkinson-strange-man-gif-25617155

[plain fiber]

What was that one British comedy show? Bottom?

[obtuse agate]

OFfice?

[maiden grotto]

It's his catch phrase through all the series... In Black Adder, the first series, he was the smart one.

[cobalt fiber]

Peep Show is also good stuff

[obtuse agate]

Mr. Bean

[plain fiber]

Ah gotcha.

[cobalt fiber]

Don't think non Brits would understand Peep Show though

[plain fiber]

Y'know that joke from Family Guy where they go to England and the TV is playing a show about window condensation?

Like, I would unironically watch that.

[obtuse agate]

Ngl I lived in england for 7 years and the local humor just went woosh over my head nearly every time

[cobalt fiber]

https://tenor.com/view/peep-show-mark-four-naan-insane-gif-7336624

[maiden grotto]

The final episode was so solem and sad, the remembrance of going over the top.

Like Scrubs, it was insanely funny, quirky at times, then it knew how to hit you hard...

[elfin vine]

DayZ is stalker core

[plain fiber]

I've heard of the show but never watched it, looking it up on Wikipedia now just for a synopsis.

Huh, "Follows the lives of Mark Corrigan and Jermy "Jez" Usbourne, disfunctional friends who share a flat in Croydon, South London.".

Sounds interesting.

[maiden grotto]

Just no

[last saddle]

day z is a good time tho

[obtuse agate]

One thing I have to say about brits. You at least have no question who is your friend and who isn't. Because when british people, the men anyway, when they consider you a good friend, the banter increases in intensity. They'll insult you outright to your face. That's a good friend. However if none of that is happening, you're not good friends then

[elfin vine]

Add mutants and artifacts to chenarus and you're not Farr off

[maiden grotto]

If you are into that sort of thing...

I jgot sick of walking down stairs and breaking an ancle.

[elfin vine]

Anomalies

[last saddle]

gotta have the patience for it

[cobalt fiber]

Tip toe in a bit of water

Hypothermia

[obtuse agate]

Heh 😄

[obtuse agate]

Sneezes.

Broken ribs

[last saddle]

plus its gotten a lot more lenient with breaking legs. it used to be ridiculous

[plain fiber]

Australians are the same way from what I've heard.

[obtuse agate]

They're basically brits as well

[maiden grotto]

Falling 30ft yeah... stepping on a twig, no.

It's not big, it's not clever, it's over difficult because... Stupid reasons.

[plain fiber]

DayZ:

*brushes against sharp object*

*instant lethal blood loss as blood visibly spurts out of your character*

[obtuse agate]

Drinks hot coffee

Spontantiously combusts.

[cobalt fiber]

It can be hard to differentiate friend from foe sometimes

Looking from the outside in how would you know?

[plain fiber]

I think you had it right the first time: spontaneous.

[maiden grotto]

same blood.

[cobalt fiber]

Not the same beer though. Fosters is terrible

[obtuse agate]

You're right. Already experienced that with a people I thought were friends after brexit was voted in

[plain fiber]

Fosters isn't even Australian and they don't drink it there either.

Nevermind, both of these are wrong.

[cobalt fiber]

The koalas on the advert lied to us all

[obtuse agate]

Both are wrong for me 😄

[maiden grotto]

that's the nuance of culture that only being a part of it do you see.

[obtuse agate]

I wish I could travel the world by foot

[maiden grotto]

What Australian beer and having s^x in a canoe got in common?

They are both fecking close to water 😄

[plain fiber]

I'm wrong actually, I pulled up Wikipedia to double-check.

Huh, I swear I rememer reading that they weren't actually Australian.

[obtuse agate]

Badum tss

[maiden grotto]

It's awful, it's a common theme with Ozzie beers

[cobalt fiber]

Stella was my fave but it's Peroni now

[obtuse agate]

What does roos in the paddock mean?

[maiden grotto]

Mine used to be Beaver Town Neckoil

[obtuse agate]

And drinking with flies?

Washer's off!

I just realized that I'm old

[maiden grotto]

Kangeroo's in the paddock... Probably farmed roos

[obtuse agate]

Clean and fresh smelling clothes bring me joy

😄

[obtuse agate]

Idk man. I hear it is bogan speak

I just made the whole server depressed with my clean clothes ig

[maiden grotto]

The phases is a few roos loose in the paddack... Meaning things have gone crazy, gone mental etc.

[maiden grotto]

No, just by being here 😛

joking

[obtuse agate]

Ah, it's my face innit?

[maiden grotto]

It is 😄

[obtuse agate]

And me couliflower ears

[maiden grotto]

Your so pretty you scare bloodsukers off

[obtuse agate]

Good!

[plain fiber]

Oh wait, I found the details!

"Foster's was created by two American brothers, William M. and Ralph R. Foster, who arrived in Melbourne from New York in 1886. The brothers began brewing Foster's Lager in November 1888. The product was first exported in 1901, when bottles were sent to Australian combatants in the Boer War."

So...Foster's wasn't originally Australian, or at least not truly. The brand is owned by Asahi Group Holdings now.

[maiden grotto]

Bloodsuckers are like face huggers in in human form 😄

[crystal granite]

Making snorks look adorable by comparison

[obtuse agate]

Too bad that irl I am more handsome than the devil

[plain fiber]

Ah Stella, Europe's white trash/wife beater beer.

[maiden grotto]

That's not hard seeing as the devil looks like a goats ass... It's a pretty low bar to beat...

I have doubts 😄

[crystal granite]

The white claw of Europe

[plain fiber]

And then here in the US it's sold at a premium and we're tricked into thinking it's fancy.

[maiden grotto]

Nasty stuff

[obtuse agate]

Naw mf is attractive. He's only ugly when he is angry

[cobalt fiber]

Got a fridge full of the lovely stuff

[plain fiber]

I had a Stella once and it wasn't that bad but I haven't touched it since.

[cobalt fiber]

Can't drink tonight though that rum had me turning this morning

Downed three quarters of it watching the new coming of age film Bird

[obtuse agate]

Tomorrow is sunday. Gotta make it to church

[cobalt fiber]

Kids football match at 10am

[maiden grotto]

I find larger now, is cheap garbage...

It's just gases, tastes funny, and sends people mental

[plain fiber]

My church is having a Super Bowl party tomorrow evening.

[maiden grotto]

Taking the combi or the lawn mower?

[crystal granite]

Ain't seen the insides of one in years

[ornate sable]

I'm in Norway and I often go to Sweden to buy the good premium fancy stuff; American Budweiser

[obtuse agate]

Perhaps it is about time you peeped in, eh

[plain fiber]

There are good lagers, especially amongst the pilsner variety, but I do prefer ales.

[maiden grotto]

Ooooo nice 🙂

[crystal granite]

Pretty sure the moment I step in the cross will fall off the altar

[obtuse agate]

Nah, you're always welcome

[plain fiber]

A bolt of lightning strikes you through the roof?

[plain fiber]

good premium fancy stuff;

American Budweiser

This physically hurt to read.

[obtuse agate]

Jesus is knocking on your door. I'm sure you will open and let him when you're ready 🙂

[crystal granite]

Haven't had anything from Anheuser Busch since the whole Bud Light fiasco

[maiden grotto]

I live about 100ft away from the one of the best pubs in England, won bucket loads of awards.

No commercial beers, just independent breweries, and the list changes ever weeks.

[plain fiber]

God that sounds amazing.

[crystal granite]

Nah, more like a portal to hell opens up

[obtuse agate]

Bet you can't sleep during footi season

[crystal granite]

That sounds great

[maiden grotto]

Used to get a cider called Rumpy Pumpy Scrumpy, it was apple juice that made you fall over... and it was so easy drinking

[plain fiber]

We talking Drag Me to Hell style, Doom style, or something akin to Trench Crusade?

[obtuse agate]

Nah, Lord Jesus Doesn't want you in hell. He won't make you go there

[plain fiber]

Uh...

[crystal granite]

Ngl I'm into 40k and Trench Crusade is looking like a great thing to get into on the side

[maiden grotto]

It is... Where do you think I am going for my birthday 😄

[obtuse agate]

To the pub?

[plain fiber]

No only is transubstantiation real, but it turns you into a hulking berserker monster.

[maiden grotto]

To one specific pub 😄

[crystal granite]

Banned from heaven, kicked out of hell. The devil feared a takeover

[obtuse agate]

Ssshh

[plain fiber]

Those sound like song lyrics.

[maiden grotto]

I have created so many new layers of hell, that when I die, I am going to my own void

[crystal granite]

Can't remember where I heard it originally

[obtuse agate]

No bruv!

Come to latvia

[maiden grotto]

Would love too, but I can't at the moment... To be able to afford to go, I would need work many street corners...

[crystal granite]

Go to Serbia, litres of rakia with a side of old tensions coming up

[obtuse agate]

It's like 70 quid

[maiden grotto]

but I will come, we shall work that out... I am serious interested in trying that drink

[obtuse agate]

70 quid for a one way ticket

[crystal granite]

You might need that shower gel after all

[obtuse agate]

You won't need a return ticket

[maiden grotto]

I am not workign at the moment, their be bills to pay... and I have arranged things with ma familt too

[obtuse agate]

Your point?

[plain fiber]

Familt sounds like a type of fish.

[maiden grotto]

Fat finger syndrome 😄

[crystal granite]

A cockney fish

[obtuse agate]

Come to latvia. You can come run with the dogs

[cobalt fiber]

Rakija is good stuff

[maiden grotto]

I can't run anymore... I have a bulging disc in my back 😄

It's pleasant 😄

......... not lol!

[crystal granite]

Or the Croatian śliwowica (Plum vodka)

[obtuse agate]

You won't be running on your back. You will be running on your feet, with raw meat strapped around your waist

[maiden grotto]

Yeah no thanks... the jerking of the running will burst my disc 😦

[crystal granite]

That sounds about as pleasant as a visit to a proctologist

[maiden grotto]

It cost me ma job an everything 😦

[obtuse agate]

You won't have time to jerk with hungry dogs running after you

[maiden grotto]

that doesnt sound like fun 😄

[obtuse agate]

Exercise has never been pleasant, my friend. However this is as effective as brick through window

[plain fiber]

I like spicy food.

[crystal granite]

I can exercise, but not like that

[crystal granite]

Same

[obtuse agate]

The number one reason why most people give up on exercise is because there is nothing at stake for them. Here if you give up you die. So in order to survive you keep going

[plain fiber]

I go to the gym five days a week.

15 minutes or so of cardio, followed by some weights.

[obtuse agate]

Respect! You visit the gym more than I do

I don't visit the gym at all. Have my own home routine

[plain fiber]

Well there have been days where instead of the gym it's been snow shoveling.

[obtuse agate]

Like the driveway or the roof also?

We sold our roof

[plain fiber]

Driveway, walkways, and steps.

I did actually have to crawl onto and shovel off the roof a week ago though.

[cobalt fiber]

I go to a boxing gym at the mo

[obtuse agate]

my man!

[maiden grotto]

There is a market where I live, and there is a lttle asain stall. This stall important thai green curry paste from Thailand, it's like 40$ thai green chilli, melt your mouth stuff... And they do this thick cream coconut Milk called Aroy-D...

You will not believe how insanely good it is

[obtuse agate]

Do you compete?

[cobalt fiber]

Miles better than these modernised gyms tbh

Only at an amateur level. Too old to do much else

[maiden grotto]

I think the only thing I can do is use an exercise bike

[plain fiber]

I prefer the more modern gyms personally. I like the cable-actuated weight machines, I don't like free weights.

[obtuse agate]

My friend, you're already physically more capable than the vast majority of the population

[obtuse agate]

I got a floor in my home 😄

[cobalt fiber]

Had I pushed myself and not been daft with substance abuse when I was younger I'd have probably given the more intense levels of training a go but no ragrets either

[obtuse agate]

AY. No regrets

[plain fiber]

I remember that video from SovietWomble where he complains about the idea of crouching.

Like, my dude, if you're in your early 30s and crouching is too intense for you, you're in terrible shape.

[obtuse agate]

That is a good attitutde

[obtuse agate]

Yeah, either you're fat or you have knee stuff. For knees best cure is to crouch more 😄
Lol rather doing squats

[plain fiber]

He's not fat either, looks to be at a normal weight when he did that face reveal.

[maiden grotto]

I can't crouch... 1) my back 2) my knees burn

When I did expercise, just light, I couldn't walk down the stair my friend had to help me 😦

[obtuse agate]

Mind if I ask your age?

[maiden grotto]

50

[plain fiber]

Oh you 100% have a legitimate excuse, but as far as I know Soviet doesn't.

I could be wrong though, maybe he has knee issues or something.

[obtuse agate]

OH

[plain fiber]

I'm 28.

[obtuse agate]

We need to get you a watch

[maiden grotto]

well, 49, 50 in a couple of week 😄

[obtuse agate]

I'm getting you a pocket watch

Like a train conductor

[maiden grotto]

That would be awesome, pocket watches are classy

[obtuse agate]

I got my brother a pocket watch once

Idk if he still has it. I'm 30 and balding, butt I've been shaving my head my entire life so it doesn't matter 😄

[drifting forge]

Don't shave it. Be a proper Stalker

[cobalt fiber]

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15u2k5VEV2/

Disgusting

[maiden grotto]

I would have kept, I like traditional watches, they are awesome things, they don't spy on you or anything, they do the one one thing they are supposed to do, tell you the time.

[obtuse agate]

Nah, I can not be bothered with the maintanance that hair requires

Life becomes so much easier with a shaved head

[maiden grotto]

Why?

Just why?

[obtuse agate]

I rock the look quite well. I either look like a thug, or a mafia don if I am in a suit. Other people either look like naked apes or that's basically it

[maiden grotto]

Real stalkers shave their heads... keeps the lice and nits away

[obtuse agate]

Excellent point! No parasites

[maiden grotto]

Exactly, when was the last time you saw a workign shower

[obtuse agate]

Washing is so incredibly easy! Just a quick splash of water and you're done!

[plain fiber]

I started balding a 16 and have been doing the shaved head, full beard thing for a while.

[obtuse agate]

This morning

I saw the shower, but I didn't go in it

Think it worked at some point

[maiden grotto]

Before the zone 😄

[obtuse agate]

Metro 2033 has a section that takes places in riga

[maiden grotto]

SIRCAA probably has workign showers, where is ward boy when we need him, need pass.

[drifting forge]

Yeah, the game has Riga station

[obtuse agate]

and the riga metros 😄

[drifting forge]

Not sure about the book tho. Don't remember exactly cause they changed a lot

[obtuse agate]

We don't have any metros

[cobalt fiber]

@river moth

[maiden grotto]

lol!

[cobalt fiber]

Told you logisticbean hadn't left

[obtuse agate]

did I get tagged?

[maiden grotto]

And I told you, he kept his thing to keep an on update an announcements.

Anyway, still, I want a shower, need a pass 😄

[obtuse agate]

It is time I skedaddle

[maiden grotto]

I got 6 inch's of bloodsucker remains on me 😄

toodle pips 😄

[obtuse agate]

Take care guys! You're all amazing! I truly mean it! Stay how you are

[drifting forge]

Do it the stalker way. Go to some swamps and to a gravitational anomaly. Use the lifted up water to then shower. May have to throw a bolt and let it drop on you if it's very close to the anomaly. After just take an anti rad

[maiden grotto]

No thanks... That involves fight 25 blood suckers...

Seeing as they seem to spawn from nowhere ever 10 feet 😄

[obtuse agate]

Quaking in yer booties now are ye?

[maiden grotto]

I have zone full of dead blood sucker corpses...

Jsut dealing with the spawning BS get very tedious and frustrating... It's not smart, it's not immersive, and if I wanted to play doom, I would play fecking doom 🙂

[obtuse agate]

So what is another mere 25?

[maiden grotto]

The difference to me playing and not playing it again.

I have to play in short bursts, because of the spawning BS.

[obtuse agate]

Want me to tell you my secret technique on how I handle bloodsucking?

[maiden grotto]

Delete the code?

[obtuse agate]

No

I am a fair player. I take on my challenges

[drifting forge]

Knife. Melee duel with bloodsucker is fun

[obtuse agate]

I knife dogs

[drifting forge]

What about Tushanko?

[obtuse agate]

For bloodsuckers I just shoot them

[obtuse agate]

Bless you

[maiden grotto]

I am too... I just get tired of BS...

Like I said earlier... They will fix A-life and get it working as intended, but that will take many months, IMO. And I would rather them take their time and get it right.

That doesn;t hide the fact that what we have now is BS.

[obtuse agate]

Out of curiosity. Roughly around what age did you begin to get tired of bs?

Like in life I mean

[maiden grotto]

about a week or so after I got the game...

Been playing it on off ever since...

Not been able to sit down an properly immerse myself, because of it.

[obtuse agate]

Soon enough I'll be 50 as well

[obtuse agate]

I mean life and it's bs 😆

[maiden grotto]

Since I was born almost 😄

[obtuse agate]

Or maybe you're just not bothered anymore

[maiden grotto]

I wouldn't say that...

I jsut don't take BS likely anymore.

[obtuse agate]

I would just hate to become that grumpy old man. You seem reasonably adjusted. Not grumpy at all

[maiden grotto]

Oh I am 😄

[obtuse agate]

I don't believe you

[last saddle]

staring out the back screen door yelling at the squirrels

[obtuse agate]

You hadn't yet been yelling at me nor do you want to punch me in the mouth

[last saddle]

in a wife beater

[maiden grotto]

Giving the world meat windmills 😄

[last saddle]

lol

[maiden grotto]

"WANT SOME NUT'S? I'LL GIVE YOU FECKING NUTS"

[obtuse agate]

I have my retirement all figured out.
I will sit on a foldable chair by the road and yell at foreign import cars

Especially the Asian sounding ones

[maiden grotto]

I just want to sit on a roof top, somewhere in the Philippines or Japan, drinking cool drinks and watching the sun go down.

[obtuse agate]

You can do that in Latvia as well

Buy some land along the coast

[maiden grotto]

Yeah, but it never gets cold in teh Philippines though.

It toasty all year round

[maiden grotto]

Waving ya walking stick as they go past 😄

[obtuse agate]

Yeah, but our women remain young for longer because of the cold

[obtuse agate]

Which is also a sword

[maiden grotto]

I'm not fused about that, want to chill...

Although, I go to Japan too, I would love to see the winter their on the northern island, be lovely 😄

Wouldn;t understand a word though 😄

[obtuse agate]

No better place for chilling than in -20c weather

[maiden grotto]

Big difference between chilling and frost bite 😄

[obtuse agate]

Bite back

[maiden grotto]

What with, I'll be 100% gum 😄

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B4PFGE/one-of-the-faces-of-champion-gurner-dai-llewellyn-of-mountain-ash-B4PFGE.jpg

[obtuse agate]

Dentures, or your new teeth the dentist puts in your mouth, or hire somebody to do it for you

[maiden grotto]

Yeah, they cost a fortune in the UK... No NHS dentists anymore.

[maiden grotto]

It tell you what, moved away from FSR on my 7900xt, to XESS, and native, it looks better I think, a small performance hit... but not much difference between 90 and 100fps

[rough cypress]

do yall use frame gen?

[obtuse agate]

We use heroin in this house, youngster

[rough cypress]

im more of a weed guy, but i can hang

[maiden grotto]

Hell no.

And Rostok is kak for artifacts... It only has one site really at the crashed helicopter.

[lyric kayak]

I havent heard the H word since my great uncle lamented over GG Allin in 2005

[austere pagoda]

tsk tsk tsk

[maiden grotto]

Your mod sapwned 2x Pseudogiants, a squad of zombies, and an emission, just because I logged in 😄

[austere pagoda]

cached director with overlapping delay tho

it stabilises once the director adjusts to the current tick

the zombies got spawned due to emission, the giants on a delay with spawn and lairspawn overlap

[obtuse agate]

You are going to have heroin and YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE IT!!!

[maiden grotto]

Yeah, I didn't like it, I was hoping it would stop that 😄

Instead the direct dropped a B-52 bombers worth of sh*t on me 🤣

[obtuse agate]

Gg who?

[austere pagoda]

it does, its a cached director that stabilises after a few minutes else you can bruteforce it with ini adjustments

[coarse falcon]

Legend... in some circles

[maiden grotto]

I had been using it for days to be honest... I had been through several sleep/day/night cycles...

It's fine, it works for most people...

But my game is special, it has a special vengeance for me

[obtuse agate]

Ah, I am the worst person to talk about celebrities. Because I do not know their names

[coarse falcon]

Celebrity... don't know about that but character for sure. Artist if you will.

[obtuse agate]

Today I'm using the dryer for the very first time ever

[obtuse agate]

They're all tomatoes to me

[austere pagoda]

i can dm a cache clear technique to resolve weird save problems might help, do note that my mod does all to counter all the bullshii ery like you mention since f that right hha

[cobalt fiber]

Hank Williams III referenced GG Allin in one of his tracks even

More than referenced. Pulled audio too

Possibly the most underrated of the Williams' family

[maiden grotto]

Man I was running around the swamps yesterday... In total, about 12* bloodsuckers (lost count), 6-7 pack of boars and Fleshies each, 4+ packs blind dogs, rodents.

It spawn two packs of something every two mins 😄

I thought I was playing doom 😄

[coarse falcon]

They nerfed my fleshy boys soo much ;/

[maiden grotto]

how do you get in to the science station in Yantar?

don;t worry, found the motor 😄

That was a nice surprise 😄

A bucket tome of zombies 😄

[austere pagoda]

mine?

[maiden grotto]

No... Vanilla 😄

This was yesterday..

And some of the those packs had 8-10 boar in...

"The swamps were alive to teh sound of bacon." It was mental, got a few good screenshots though 🙂

[weary hedge]

Guys I can't stalk it anymore

[maiden grotto]

How comes?

[obtuse agate]

Good for nothing tumble dryer!

My jeans are still wetish

0/5 stars

Everything else is bone dry! Even big heavy blanket

[maiden grotto]

Tumble not dryers 😄

Just hang the genes up over night, let em dry, if still wet, dry them again

[obtuse agate]

but it dries your laundry or is supposed to anyway. Makes more sense to call it a dryer. ANyway, I am never trusting that trashcan ever again

[last saddle]

normally dry blankets seperate from clothes to dry better

[obtuse agate]

1. My jeans are slightly wet...
2. I was looking at my clothes tumbling around in there and I realized that it can not be good for my clothes

Now someone tells me. I was a tumble virgin before

[last saddle]

why the hell are the limited edition energys as rare as they are. theres nothing even special about them. ive found 5 so far in 80+ hours

[obtuse agate]

sucker

[last saddle]

i would understand if there was so sort of hidden affect or something

[obtuse agate]

you were suckered in. what can i say?

[frigid hill]

shushkin has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[austere cove]

why are all burers and controllers hostile if they can speak coherent language

[obtuse agate]

If they can make you run around all over the zone to find and collect some mediocre energy drink. THey can make you do anything

[last saddle]

well theres no real incentive to hunt for them. at least i havnt. theyre just exremly scarce as far as any other item in the game

[obtuse agate]

Since when do burers talk?

Yeah, your soul belongs to them now, man

They didn't even need to do or say anything for you to do their bidding. Just accept your new life

[austere cove]

Ive heard them yapping in what I assume is Ukrainian in this building

[obtuse agate]

Which game?

[austere cove]

Theres a building center northeast in stalker 2 full of burers

[last saddle]

i dont think its ukrainian lol if it is id be surprised

[austere cove]

they were blabbering in some slavic language and its ukraine so idk what other language it would be

[last saddle]

sounds more like gibberish

[obtuse agate]

The game is set in ukraine

[austere cove]

it was incredibly low tone but it was intelligible words

[last saddle]

i mean no shit lol

i play with ukrainian voices but i dont think what theyre speaking is

[obtuse agate]

Why wouldn't they be speaking ukranian?

[austere cove]

Diff question is the groza really worth it over the vintar

[obtuse agate]

How can you tell?

[austere cove]

im making a reasonable assumption

[last saddle]

theres no subtitles when you hear it at least. could be but dont sound like it

[obtuse agate]

Nah nah nah. Now we get to ask you a question

[austere cove]

Ill record it next time im in the area

[obtuse agate]

Quid pro quo. We exchange questions before you can ask another

[obtuse agate]

Have you played shadow of chernobyl?

[austere cove]

of course

[obtuse agate]

mmmm

[austere cove]

the pseudogiant at SIRCAA reminds you that they're the T rex of the zone

[obtuse agate]

@maiden grotto I swear, mr. british man sir. Sometimes I feel like you're typing with your nose 😄

[maiden grotto]

Getting angry again... At the army warehouses.... Arrive at the building with keys in, Psi-dogs there... kill them... Get the Key, then Merc spawn as normal... All fine...

then Psi-dogs, respawn in the building... Run to the tower with the nice weapon on top... More merc spawn, get killed by psi-dogs, the friendlies spawn, climb down ladder, kil psi-dogs, then wait 1 min sorting my self out, bandits spawn...

Seriously, this is not a challange, it just really really annoying me... The game runs fine, then it goes stupid....

Rant over, giving myself a cool down period, which happens to be longer than the cool down on this spawn BS.

[last saddle]

are you running 100 meters away or more then returning? i swear this never happens to me

[maiden grotto]

I have literally moved between the buidling with door you need the code... and lookout post with the sniper rifle on it.

[obtuse agate]

Why don't you just remove the painful mod that's making you angry?

[last saddle]

got some crazy luck man lol

just remove them all imo lol

[maiden grotto]

I cant get to the the door, that is locked, with the controller behind it 🤣

[obtuse agate]

heh

Everyone seems to be struggling with the game

[maiden grotto]

I'm not using a mod that changes A-life... This is the vanilla fecking BS for me 🤣

I only use mods that

Improve wear and tear
decrease cost of repairs for friendly factions
better climbing
Better ballistics - with mod to make enemies have the same
Stop x-ray vision, which doesn;t work
Head light produces shadows...

and I think that is it 😄

[obtuse agate]

What no nude and big bouncing tiddies mods?

[maiden grotto]

Nope

[obtuse agate]

I am almost disappointed

Then again, this ain't skyrim

[maiden grotto]

Like I said earlier, I just like mods that make things make sense.

All this spawning stuff is completely vanilla BS... And if the Devs make A-life like this, then I am gonna come down on them like a ton of bricks

but, I think they will get it right and I have hope

[obtuse agate]

I understand. I'm the same. However gravity defying knocker mods are a staple.

[maiden grotto]

Thus I will give them all the time they need

[maiden grotto]

They are just stupid and add nothing to games. IMO.

If other people like them, whatever... Just not for me.

[obtuse agate]

You going to bomb their company building? Go full obama on them?

[obtuse agate]

I am exactly the same with my skyrim and fallout mods 😄

[maiden grotto]

Wow, now a pack of blind dogs has spawn...

Literally my game was paused whilst talking to you guys...

As I had literally finished killing the bandits...

This is insane

[obtuse agate]

This game has respawning enemies?

[maiden grotto]

STALKER 2, yeah.... like every minute

[obtuse agate]

that sucks. i hate that

What is the point of killing your enemies when they come back? Can it even be called killing?

[last saddle]

rog has a different game running. everynow and then ill get a crew or something rolls in but never to the extent it happens to him

one of these days you gotta stream it and then ill stream mine for comparison

[obtuse agate]

I'm down

[maiden grotto]

IT SPAWN THE F^CKING PSI DOGS AGAIN

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOF

[last saddle]

yeah i mean that sounds awful

[cobalt fiber]

Currently rewatching Alien

Well

All of them before romulus

[obtuse agate]

Y'all are doing a very good job of turning me off stalker 2

[cobalt fiber]

What a blast

[maiden grotto]

I would rather be doing that 😄

[last saddle]

i dont use mods at all and for the most part im very much enjoying the game

[maiden grotto]

It's fine... just wait for the updates 🙂

[last saddle]

but ive heard others say the same about spawns. weird

[vernal lily]

I'm enjoying the game too, except when 6 bloodsuckers decide to pay me a visit.

[obtuse agate]

I'll eventually buy it when it costs about as much as a sandwich

[last saddle]

ive had bloodsuckers come at me in packs. but i never get another random horde coming at me like that

[vernal lily]

Yesterday was weird, a bunch of Ward groups with 7-8 people spawned around. And I nearly died, since it was out in the open with little to no hiding space.

[maiden grotto]

I got some screen shots... of the numbers that are spawning... I literally got from the building with controller, to main building with the key code... opened the door and 2, mabye 3 psi-dogs spawns.

[cobalt fiber]

What a time it was for films back then

[obtuse agate]

How did you manage to escape?

[last saddle]

i believe you its just weird cause it doesnt happen to me at all

[cobalt fiber]

Alien, The Fly, Strange encounters of a third kind

Oh man

[last saddle]

i dont escape lol i kill them and move on

[maiden grotto]

Oh hell yeah... When movies were made to tell stories and be good...

12 Monkeys, Leon, and Fith Element... Insanely good films

[cobalt fiber]

Tried to get my kids to watch the first alien with me last night and they wouldn't because "it looks old"

[maiden grotto]

Donnie Darko

[cobalt fiber]

Never felt so offended

[vernal lily]

Maybe this is like the previous games, everyone's copy of the game is a different anomaly. So they say.

[last saddle]

donnie darko was a goody

[cobalt fiber]

Even the good old action flicks were better

[maiden grotto]

Hand cuff them to a radiator until until they learn....

Only joking of course.... Or am I?

[cobalt fiber]

Lol I was in a charity shop a few days back and all of the lethal weapons were there in boxsey

Had to grab them for a fiver

[maiden grotto]

😐

[maiden grotto]

Hell yeah, bargin of the centuary

[cobalt fiber]

Did you ever see the parody with Samuel L Jackson, Loaded Weapon 2?

Hilarious

[maiden grotto]

I cant remember off the top of my head

see so many films, being nearly 50...

[cobalt fiber]

A straight 1:1 high budget parody and it was great

[last saddle]

how many times does he say mf

[cobalt fiber]

I'll admit as bizarre as they were I enjoyed those films with Danny Trejo and Danny Glover that came out a while ago

Where Trejo goes viral for kicking the piss out of some bank robbers

Bad Ass I think they were called

[obtuse agate]

Good man! Respect!

[cobalt fiber]

As with gaming it's often the indies that are the decent films these days though

Hollywood is a joke

[obtuse agate]

Have y'all watched road side picknik?

[maiden grotto]

Here you go....

Screen shots of the dead bandits, mercs, blind dogs, 2nd Spawn Psi Dogs... and me fighting 3rd spawn psi dogs...

With one friendly spawn, but he dead now....

#📸┃screens_and_videos message

The dead bandit is lying on the ground under the roof... in the grass.

[cobalt fiber]

They also announced a reboot of love/hate which is easily one of my top 5 series.

But I won't watch it because they're a.) Giving it to Netflix and b.) Casting Conor McGregor

Can't stand that nobhead

Was bad enough seeing him in the road house remake

Gyllenhaal was fine but McGregor...

[last saddle]

can throw up my stream if you wanna see my spawns lol. just doesnt tend to happen like it does for you

[maiden grotto]

I'm already jealous... Think I might have had bloodsuckers spawn... I here some not psi-dog growls, but hoping I am wrong 😄

[obtuse agate]

Finally found general

[last saddle]

well hopefully next week most kinks are worked for for us all

[maiden grotto]

hopefully 😄

Rodents have spawned now 😄

[cobalt fiber]

@maiden grotto

https://youtu.be/3LNvXjb44-U?si=nFuJTWEoK_wk2RjP

Another absolute gem

[last saddle]

damn i remember seeing that as a kid

[cobalt fiber]

Might have to rewatch it now it's popped up

You look at the acting then vs now and the difference in talent is uncanny

Wasn't even that long ago really

[last saddle]

the fly lol

[cobalt fiber]

Love a bit of Jeff Goldblum

Tbh political correctness has ruined entertainment

[last saddle]

big time

[cobalt fiber]

Everything's too touchy to write about

[last saddle]

i hardly watch anything anymore

[cobalt fiber]

You'll get the odd gem but rarely

[last saddle]

most recent thing i watched was squid game and that was even meh

[cobalt fiber]

I finally watched Get Out a week or so ago

That was pretty good

[wintry pumice]

Good job!!

[cobalt fiber]

Killers of the flower moon was good too

Oppenheimer was shit

[obtuse agate]

Oh go suck on a cactus

[maiden grotto]

What a great film that was.

[wintry pumice]

Just because you like sucking things, you shouldn't presume others do too

[last saddle]

inglorious bastards was one of my favorites but thats not too new

[cobalt fiber]

You know what else I'm ashamed I didn't see until just before xmas

[wintry pumice]

Interstellar for me

[obtuse agate]

So if I put a nice juicy titty in your face. ARe you saying that you would not suck on it?

[maiden grotto]

Yay!! I just got out of the army warehouse... Let of a blast with shot gun into a groups 6/7 psi-dogs... Killed the main one and ran for it, didn;t get a chance to explore the rest... things were just spawning to fast.

Weird water is a game changer for dragging loot back 😄

[cobalt fiber]

True Romance

So good

[last saddle]

bownjorno

[maiden grotto]

Is that the one with kevin bacon, IIRC

[wintry pumice]

Only one titty? I knew you were a psycho

[obtuse agate]

The other deflated

[cobalt fiber]

Not Bacon, it was originally meant to be Tarantino's first but he sold the script

[last saddle]

glitched out*

[cobalt fiber]

Gandolfini and Walken are in it

[obtuse agate]

Tactical bacon!

[maiden grotto]

Yeah, I remember, I have seen it, loved, like the main actor too

[cobalt fiber]

Christian Slater

Natural Born Killers is another Tarantino wrote and sold, probably the first i saw with Woody

Also a good film

[hoary crest]

That place can be a sh*tfest... so many snorks man

[zealous goblet]

killing multi bloodsuckers comes down to having a D12

or a sniper would work too

[cobalt fiber]

Psydogs in s2 suck

Hard

[last saddle]

yeah def my least favorite to run into

[obtuse agate]

Yes yes the game is ass

[last saddle]

id rather take on a psuedo lol or even a chimera

[cobalt fiber]

Psydogs in trilogy were a lot better

[obtuse agate]

Demand a refund

[maiden grotto]

Christian slater was the actor in true romance

[cobalt fiber]

He played the dad in Mr robot too

[maiden grotto]

Good actor, I like him

[obtuse agate]

He also played that one role. The one with the face

[cobalt fiber]

I never got past S1 of Mr Robot, should have probably continued it

[obtuse agate]

Omg stalker 2 rain particles are just terrible! THey don't look wet enough!

[last saddle]

lol

[maiden grotto]

Snorks?

I got 3 spawns of two pseudo dogs, 2 spawns of mercs, rodents, blind dogs, bandits, and this was only half of the place...

I post some pics in the other channel of the various different spawns I got 😄

[obtuse agate]

I want my money back

[last saddle]

first game thats held me in a long while tbf

[cobalt fiber]

Yeah same

Everything else is sitting halfway finished

[last saddle]

yup

[obtuse agate]

Wouldn't you rather I held you instead?

[maiden grotto]

It's held me, but I have had to vent a fair few times to get teh BS off me chest 😄

[last saddle]

if you have boobs id consider it

[wintry pumice]

Yeah game should have been delayed by 3 months

[last saddle]

yeah i get it

[maiden grotto]

A year 🙂

[hoary crest]

Every time I go there its just a never ending spawn of Snorks and Mercs 😂 By the time one group finishes off the other, a bunch more spawn in lmao

[cobalt fiber]

Two!

[obtuse agate]

No boobs. I think I had a rubber udder laying somewhere

[maiden grotto]

Pretty much... It's just nuts...

And all you get is a bandage 😄

[wintry pumice]

If they take a year, then I want a dlc on launch day

[hoary crest]

There is a Bulat in one of the buildings to be fair

[obtuse agate]

What makes you think you deserve it?

[last saddle]

i would have gladly waited another year for a better launch but it is what it is

[maiden grotto]

Yeah grabbed that... and the EMK on teh tower

[wintry pumice]

Probably forced by shareholders or the board..

[obtuse agate]

Or the bombs. Ya know

[last saddle]

not probably. for sure

[maiden grotto]

The sniper rifle, not the railgun

[wintry pumice]

They're not in the range of bombs anymore

[obtuse agate]

Or the invading aggressive foreign force

[last saddle]

they shoulda went with sony instead of microsft

[obtuse agate]

They're the same

[wintry pumice]

Sony wouldn't make a risky bet

[maiden grotto]

Both compaies are as bad as each other...

[last saddle]

i hate everything about microsoft lol im a bit biased

[cobalt fiber]

At least Phil Spencer is a gamer at heart though

[maiden grotto]

Can't wait for Linux (SteamOS) to be released

[hoary crest]

Lets be honest here, it made a lot of money and some of that would have been donated towards the war effort more than likely, it do be like that

[wintry pumice]

I wouldn't say a lot. They barely would have broke even

[maiden grotto]

And rightly so. I would do the same, if my country got invaded.

[wintry pumice]

If Nvidia supports linux that is..

[maiden grotto]

they sold over 3 million copies... That is more that £150+ plus million, more likely closer to £189 million.

[maiden grotto]

F nVidia...

[obtuse agate]

And as good as each other

[hoary crest]

Sounds about right yeah

[maiden grotto]

No, they are vile organisations... They are what is wrong with world... Just pure greed.

[obtuse agate]

YEah, but they're open about it. What gets me are non profit charity organizations.

[wintry pumice]

There are costs involved in producing things. The studio closed up and re-opened again, development has been going for however many years without a positive revenue stream, so it's likely they would not have made much in terms of profit

[obtuse agate]

The CEO of the charity drives a frigin bentley with a bubbling pool tub in the basement and somehow they're non profit gtfo

[maiden grotto]

Of course, but the game cost a fraction of the £150 million plus. They are a small team, they didn;t have massive over heads.

[obtuse agate]

Give to our organization, donate to us and we'll make sure that it reaches the poor and the needy. Well it does, about 10% of it. 😄
I digress however

[maiden grotto]

Not all charities are run by a^seholes.

[obtuse agate]

Other organizations sell your used clothes that you donate to the poor

[wintry pumice]

Dev team is small, but not the VAs they hired, the mocap actors etc would have cost quite a bit and they didn't release on PS too

[obtuse agate]

Irrelevant my friend

[maiden grotto]

So what they didn;t release on PS... they Still sold over 3 million copies at £50-£60 a pop... with other editions going for even more.

[maiden grotto]

No it's not... you just brushing all charities with the same brush...

And that is completely misleading.

[wintry pumice]

With those 3 million copies, like I said earlier they would have just barely broke even. They need to sell DLCs if they're gonna see profit and probably release on PS as well

Which will most likely happen a year from launch

[obtuse agate]

I did not do that. However I regard it as irrelevant, because I don't consider the not all response an actual argument. Not yours specifically, but in general. Because it neither adds or takes away from the conversation.

[last saddle]

aw shit, here we go again

[maiden grotto]

Have you been snorting crack?

There is no way this game cost nearly £150 million to make, you are just plucking figures out of the air with zero evidence or knowledge at all...

[obtuse agate]

I try to keep my points quick and simple. I could each time mention each and every possibility, but the message would just end up too long

[wintry pumice]

Neither do you have evidence of them making profit either

[obtuse agate]

What? You find yourself on the balla's turf again, CJ?

[last saddle]

always the damn train

[wintry pumice]

I miss CJ...

[obtuse agate]

THe train is gone. It can't hurt you. The little remote airplane can tho

[last saddle]

lol

[obtuse agate]

I never understood people claiming these missions were hard and are the hardes. Man, they're all easy on PC

[wintry pumice]

I hate that mission, the controls were very bad

[last saddle]

what makes it easy on pc? theyre easy in general. i still use controller for gta on pc anyway

mostly for the driving apsect of it

[obtuse agate]

Easy peasy, deflated tiddy squeezy

[obtuse agate]

Just superior controls on PC

[last saddle]

for most games sure. some i just prefer controller for

[obtuse agate]

Ever try playing need for speed 2 underground on a dance pad?

[last saddle]

treadmill only

[obtuse agate]

My brother hooked up the controls to a dance pad once 😄

[last saddle]

trying to compete for hell tetris

[obtuse agate]

It was not possible to play the game at all

So we threw out our dance pad

[wintry pumice]

My god, he is still typing

[maiden grotto]

30 dev's on £30,000 a year, will cost £900,000.... Over 10 years (far longer than it took to make this game) will cost £9 million in wages...

The equipment they use, is not going to cost a £140 million...

What do you think they are buying, diamond plated keyboards...

If you tripple that forst cost of equipment and another 30 staff (60 in total), total cost to make the game £18 million....

And It will not have cost anywhere near that much

[last saddle]

i remember i had an atari as a kid. even tho super nintendo was the new console. and we had this running game you had to use a pad to run on. my grandma got so pissed off it was loud and threw it out on me

[obtuse agate]

He types with his nose. Leave him alone. He's a war veteran and lost both his arms trepelling the invading penguin army

[last saddle]

good times

[wintry pumice]

This is a very unrealistic cost...

[maiden grotto]

Really? And you are an expert are you?

[obtuse agate]

Well I mean, the high pitched pixelated noises comiong out of an old block head TV speaker is teeth shattering

[last saddle]

nah it was the pounding on the floor from the pad lol

[obtuse agate]

atari had a pad?

[last saddle]

yeah

[obtuse agate]

Amazing!

[last saddle]

was a simple racing in a straight line game

[obtuse agate]

Was it that one that avgn reviewed?

[last saddle]

no idea

[obtuse agate]

That piece of shit with pad with like 18 buttons or something

[last saddle]

pitfall was my jam

[obtuse agate]

Man still makes avgn videos. I think he should retire from avgn. Make different content. Like rock watching or something

bird climbing maybe

[last saddle]

dont even think ive heard of em

[obtuse agate]

Angry video game nerd

[last saddle]

oh wait yeah i have

[obtuse agate]

It feels like the man is beholden to a contract to the network or something

[last saddle]

his intro music is pretty sick tho

[obtuse agate]

He just doesn't put in as much effort in his avgn vids as he used to, but still makes the series

[obtuse agate]

As well as his christmas carols

[last saddle]

the power glove!

[wintry pumice]

A recent example would be Concord, which costs a total of 400 million to make and disastrously fail with a studio size of over 150 people. There's no way the costs that you say is even close to the real picture

[obtuse agate]

What?

What are you on about, my good sir?

[last saddle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVc6xuQfq9Q

[obtuse agate]

trojan VIRUS!

[proper flame]

Had someone a while back offer to buy all 3 stalker games for me before he realized I was on xbox because according to him its dirt cheap and rn I only own clear sky and im thinking like how the hell is 28 Canadian cheap?

[maiden grotto]

GSC confirmed it took less than a month to make all the money back on development costs...

They have blown that out the water since.

https://tech4gamers.com/stalker-2-dev-has-recouped-development-cost/

[last saddle]

im the last guy that would know anything about doing that lol

[obtuse agate]

Some guy wanted to buy my discord account once 😄

[wintry pumice]

🧢

[proper flame]

Thats just bots bro

[maiden grotto]

I would have sent a d pic

[obtuse agate]

Most likely 😄

Well, I didn't give him a price nor ask how much he's willing to spend

Or even why he wants it

[last saddle]

had someone join this discord a week or 2 ago asking about actual real life stalkers and advice on how people can stalk you. was pretty humorous

[obtuse agate]

That still happens? 😄

[last saddle]

nah they were def trying to get some dumbass

[obtuse agate]

SO who did they get?

[last saddle]

nobody they left shortly after

[mortal veldt]

Duty and Freedom are no longer shooting eachother on sight?

[obtuse agate]

but but this server is full of dumbasses....