☢┃stalker-general

[quiet idol]

Yeah personally when you get on the seikret for the first time and you find out its an automated mount, i felt pretty insulted

This is why i like developers like idSoftware. They really went "so you guys complained about Marauders and we've heard your complaints. So now you're fighting 2 at once"

And it was glorious

[maiden grotto]

started a 3rd game... subtitles out of sink 😄

Feck my life 😄

[maiden grotto]

Most game sell out these days... can never keep to their roots

[quiet idol]

Now i just gotta find a fix for the indoor areas being too dark. If i increase the gamma the game just looks washed out by the time where it would fix the lighting

[weary hedge]

Ultra Plus on nexus has an autoexposure fix + different lighting modes, you can make indoor areas relatively bright without screwing up outdoor lighting

[quiet idol]

👀 thanks

[weary hedge]

you still have to adjust brightness / contrast / gamma ingame but it works a hell of a lot better than vanilla, they have a discord too if you have any issues with the mod, the devs are pretty responsive

[pseudo lotus]

my stalker 2 still crashes on startup. Ive installed it on DIFFERENT drives. Ive reinstalled it after EVERY update.

I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO AAAAAAAAAAA

I just want to play stalker ;~;

[weary hedge]

if youre on pc hit the windows key and go to event viewer, search application or system tab using the filter that appears on right after entering to look for only errors, then find the most recent stalker crash and check the faulting module path to see what caused the crash

/ get info to try and figure out whats causing it

[pseudo lotus]

THANK YOU

[maiden grotto]

Without mods... Enemies still bullet spnges... Died playing teh intro... Fired a whole clip at a Bandit, and he still didn't die...

This game is shyte without mods, that make it sensible

but at least my guns are not invisible anymore

[pseudo lotus]

Okay, I tried that. I got an error code, but I dont see anyone else having this issue online when it comes to stalker 2

Faulting application name: Stalker2-Win64-Shipping.exe, version: 5.1.1.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Faulting module name: sl.pcl.dll, version: 2.4.15.0, time stamp: 0x66c5825e
Exception code: 0xc0000409
Fault offset: 0x000000000001a529
Faulting process id: 0x1714
Faulting application start time: 0x01db9a10cb0d5a06
Faulting application path: D:\Steam Library\steamapps\common\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl\Stalker2\Binaries\Win64\Stalker2-Win64-Shipping.exe
Faulting module path: D:\Steam Library\steamapps\common\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl\Engine\Plugins\Marketplace\Streamline\Binaries\ThirdParty\Win64\sl.pcl.dll
Report Id: 2428d73b-8a6f-4a66-a507-20bca7218865
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

[weary hedge]

i googled 'sl.pcl.dll' and got quite a few recent issues with multiple games, all citing the same faulting module path

try deleting that file (or renaming it, sl.pcl.dll_backup)

you could also try running DDU to remove all prior nvidia drivers, then reinstall your driver

what graphics driver are you running?

I see they released 572.83 recently, I'm still using 572.70 which i can confirm stalker boots for me using

[pseudo lotus]

Okay. I think I finally diagnosed the issue. sl.pcl.dll seems to be a DLSS related file. Now I remember back when S2 first released, lots of optimization guides mentioned downloading a new version of DLSS for extra frames. I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the issue.

I just updated my drivers but made sure to do a clean install, resetting my drivers seems to have done it!

[weary hedge]

you can use dlssupdater on github (just google it)

you can also force it through the nvidia app for each individual game, the latest preset and dll (nvidia app now allows you to override most games)

graphics -> stalker -> scroll to the bottom, turn on dlss override and that will allow you to use the latest frame gen dlls, but youll have to use the dlss updater to update the dlss dll

[keen lotus]

Just dowloaded the 40 something gb patch and now my primary and my pistol wont show up in my hands. my secondary gun still works, gotta check to see if I can just use some other options but still. is this a known bug?

From what it looks like, its every single gun that shoots automatic specifically. gonna keep testing

[flint carbon]

do you have mods installed?

[keen lotus]

yeah some

i figured it would be somethin like this

[flint carbon]

so the best way i can explain it as im not too technical with it is, mod makers change certain code in directories within the game files as im sure your aware, but with the 1.3 udate they have changed the name and certain things within those files, making mods change things that are non existent and overwrite others that were jsut implemented, best bet if you have mods that affect stats of weapons would be the first place to look, im waiting for an update on my fav mod atm, but i remember someone just released a mod to change weapon stats and it works with 1.3 so worth a look

[keen lotus]

I believe the only real weapon stat one I have is reasonable weapon deg, so guess that

[flint carbon]

honestly just pull it aside from the file, run the game, it your still having issues, whack it back in and rinse repeat, although it could be a bunch of files combined doing the dirty deed, but other than that im sure it will work, if not, just Verify game integrity in steam

[keen lotus]

by pull it aside, I assume you mean just move it out of the mods folder somewhere else for now?

[flint carbon]

im also in the same boat, i find myself on nexus more than i do playing

[flint carbon]

Yes, correct

[keen lotus]

ty

wasnt reasonable deg

maybe reduced repair? nothing else makes sense in my eyes unless its the conglameration of everything

not that either, gonna try fill vanilla

[flint carbon]

let me know how it goes

[keen lotus]

vanilla seems to be workin

[flint carbon]

chances are its reduce repair and weapon deg + something else, do you have any retex?

[keen lotus]

retex?

[flint carbon]

or anything that affects attachments?

[keen lotus]

attachments no

[flint carbon]

retextures I.E wood grain SVD mod, or something along those lines

[keen lotus]

no retex of weaponry, just better blood effects

[flint carbon]

valid, honestly im not too sure, i was able to fix mine by removing mods that havent been updated for 1.3 so that might be something?

[keen lotus]

not gonna look more into it, dont got the time tn. thanks for the insights

[frozen turret]

did anyone else killed pomor after giving him the ortodox icon? (Poppy field quest) if yes there is any repercusion trough the game?

[vernal lily]

I didn't give him the thing, and killed him. I didn't notice any repercussions throughout my game, and I am almost at the end.

[frozen turret]

Even having the biggest edition on the game i felt guilty but people say its the best gun or one of the best you can get on early game?

Comparating the HK monolith and the one that the guy gives you

[vernal lily]

Idk I just killed him because he felt scummy lol. Don't really know too much about the gun being one of the good options to get early.

[frozen turret]

Im just so glad to be back in the game after all the bug fixes its feels so good

[ornate sable]

It's just an HK416 with some pre-installed upgrades, but it's broken and you have to repair it, so not really that good. The guy was really trying to scam you, and the dead guys he asks you to find in the poppy field are probably dead because he told them to go there and find the icon or something. Totally a scumbag.

The best outcome really is to give him the icon and get the gun (even if it's bad), and then kill him and take it back. It's like the game is telling you that "some of these NPC's really are scumbags and you shouldn't automatically trust them."

[shell flax]

Gave him it, got the rifle he gives, put a .45 in his head and gave the icon to it’s rightful owner

[frozen turret]

I love that because i tried every outcome posible to get the most stuf but i guess some silly gun does not hurt

[vernal lily]

Ah well if the gun wasn't that good, I guess it doesn't matter for me. I was like 'nah I am not giving you this, but not letting you walk away either' 😅 when I first encountered him.

[frozen turret]

You migth be a banditie bro

[shell flax]

I only get it for collection purposes, also cause I envision Skif as an absolute loot gremlin

[frozen turret]

i dont feel like my actions are way better but killing for the sake of it is crazy

i play like a pacifist with my guns down till i find people that want to fight

[vernal lily]

Maybe, a good bandito? Because I didn't want to let him go because of the fact that he seems like he was taking advantage of other stalkers that come across him at the poppy field.

I also wanted to return the item to Mityay, because it seemed very important to him

[frozen turret]

Yeah actually you are right on that one sinze Panz stated that. i was like a chicken running around and never got anything

im so exited to come from work and keep playng i can finally enjoy the game

[vernal lily]

Just killed a zombie on stealth with my knife and the body just disappeared, lol

[vernal lily]

Is it just me, or artifact sounds weren't there till after the recent patch? I like it, now I'm curious how different artifacts sound like.

[soft depot]

should i show the unusual PDA ?

[maiden grotto]

To whom?

[soft depot]

the bald guy

[maiden grotto]

Is upto you, get a unique gun if you do.

[soft depot]

if u had to pick what would u pick

[maiden grotto]

I'm Duty and I hate Ward on a massive scale.

If I could, I would shoot him there and then.

[soft depot]

ight

ty

[maiden grotto]

Just make sure, you pick up drowned though

[weary hedge]

colonel absolutely man-handled skif, and dudes disabled

lmao Skif got punked

[devout knoll]

right im at the point were im at wishful thinking mission what is the better choice to side with the ward or to side with Simon dubny ???

[brazen arch]

Dunno if its ok to ask it here but its also stalker 2 related so im gonna try. Anyone can explain me why stalker 2 have to compiling shaders everytime and especialy long for the first time while the other games like cyberpunk 2077 dont have to do it, even the first launch.

[weary hedge]

i think the devs explained it somewhere before, thats its just to save the players time later on or something like that

i honestly cant remember lol but they did answer it

[brazen arch]

but cyberpunk 2077 didnt do it at all and it's loading sceen later while playing still fine, under 10s in my case.

[weary hedge]

i do not have the knowledge to answer any more specifically lol maybe someone else will

[boreal coyote]

why do i need it? 🤣 I'm perfectly joyful

[river chasm]

If the shaders aren't compiled up front, they are compiled whenever they're first needed in game, which can lead to some of the stuttering performance UE5 is infamous for. And for what it's worth, it worked in my experience. I don't really stutter in this game

[devout knoll]

anyone know the better choices ?

[river chasm]

Not really a better or worse thing. Do you like Strider/Noon or Korshunov/Ward more? That should be the basis of your decision.

[devout knoll]

i get that but like in terms of loot etc etc

like what are the cons and pros apart from loosing some bases if i choose noontide so im more like whats better choice for the loot and exploring etc etc

[river chasm]

That I'm not really sure. I've only played through the game once so far.

[devout knoll]

im thinking ward but been sitting on this screen for 30 mins debating my choice lool 😂

[solemn ibex]

u can choose noontide?

[devout knoll]

why is that

[solemn ibex]

why today is so confusing on this server and people answer a question with a question. You said what are pros of chosing noontide, I am asking you if the game offers u even a chance to choose noontide, because I don't remember having such a choice

[devout knoll]

simon dubny is with noontide ??

[devout knoll]

choices are im with you (choosing noontide) or im with the ward

[solemn ibex]

I just googled it. You really can play for the noontide, intereseting

[river chasm]

Yes though ||things go the same in the end for them even if you do||

[solemn ibex]

oh, booring then

[solemn ibex]

I mean I would imagine ||developers put too much effort on Fing that faction||

[devout knoll]

what did you guys choose and how did you guys like it

[river chasm]

It does still change act 2 quite a bit in terms of the missions and cutscenes you get

[solemn ibex]

just play the game boi, the joy of exploration

[river chasm]

I helped noon, no real regrets with that choice. Strider felt like the one guy I could trust in the zone

[devout knoll]

well i mean yeah but kinda dont wanna regret my choice ya get me

[solemn ibex]

I was very suspicious of Richter, I thought he is a ghost or something, hopeful to get more info through another playthrough, don't spoil it though, don't tell me about him.

[solemn ibex]

then u are not ready for the Zone

[serene barn]

eh not really afaik.

yeah i see someone pointed things out to you on it lol

it's a little sad but oh well.

[river chasm]

That is sort of the point I guess 😅

[serene barn]

ain't that the truth

[solemn ibex]

I would never in million years believe that developers put so much effort to make ||noontide faction choice to change anything in the game, everything is tied around them being the baddies (kinda)||

[serene barn]

we can't per say join them. but we can help them a little.

i wish a little they'd have let us at least trade with them though

[solemn ibex]

MAN, yes! the game is like a narrow tunnel, no nothing u can't do, zero interaction with the world

[river chasm]

The fact that the game presented me with decisions that mattered at all threw me off guard at first

[serene barn]

those are the best choices. i hate when games give me choices only for them to not even matter.

[solemn ibex]

Bro I want to know the charachters a little bit more, like remember even freaking COP did it. Kardan and his sad story. He is not just a grumpy femal technician, he has a story, problems, friends and so on.

[serene barn]

can't help but wonder if they cut missions where you'd help them out more before things go down

[river chasm]

I have to assume at least a couple

Just like whatever they seem to have had planned for rostok and cement factory where you can even hear some idle dialogue suggesting there should be a quest available when there isn't

[scenic scaffold]

do patches typically make gameplay worse or is it supposed to improve it

I can't tell anymore.

[cedar panther]

A bit of both 😂

mostly they fix one thing and break another

[scenic scaffold]

I thought it would make a game more playable each patch. meh. game dev is devolving

[river chasm]

It's been steadily improving for me at least

[solemn ibex]

same I don't know what people are complaining about

[river chasm]

There have been some new bugs with each major patch but they generally get fixed in the hotfixes or subsequent patch

[high thorn]

Jesus, what feels like a year later and still no proper night vision.

[upbeat cliff]

Would commit crimes to have Noontide path

Could also come with "true ending" where you disable the Zone for good and blow up the Generators

[hardy totem]

So there's new locations for the attachments that were previously locked behind the PNR?

[river chasm]

Yep. All in Pripyat apparently so still end game upgrades

[hardy totem]

Does it work for old saves?

[hoary crest]

Probably

[sacred stump]

hey guys, if i already have the standard edition on steam, and want the ultimate, can i simply re-buy it (from a site where i found it on sale)

[river chasm]

Not sure. They say upgrade options will become available in the future through steam

And considering the biggest item in the ultimate edition is the dlc that is certainly still far away, I don't see a reason not to wait and save some money

[sacred stump]

only because I save money

[maiden grotto]

Nope... not yet.

But after the state this game was in, we should get for free as part of our payment for testing beta.

[boreal coyote]

I think you can do it if put a code in for the ultimate edition, you'll 100% get the upgrade just means that you can't buy the ultimate thing from for steam -what you payed for the standard, so go for it mate

[tardy rain]

Is GSC planning on at least giving us a modding channel here? I've helped dozens of users fix their games due to the mesh path changes in v1.3, and I'm pretty sure GSC will have 10x that number of bug reports from people who don't understand what's going on. Somewhere for people new to modding to learn the basics and ask questions would likely reduce their tech supports workload

[hardy totem]

@lime karma you found the saiga drum mag that got added with the patch, correct?

[hazy glade]

the following message contains a spoiler for those who cares.

my game keeps crashing after i’ve contacted strelok in the tooposphere or whatever. i crash when i meet the colonel in the tunnel during the cutscene. literally can’t progress because the game refuses to stop running. is there anything i can do?

[hardy totem]

the time I got a repeating crash somewhere I did another lootround of the lab I was in and tried to exit again, whihc worked for me

probably not the same situation, but worth a try perhaps

[lime karma]

yes

[hardy totem]

where'd you find it?

[idle turtle]

After i kill Faust and I'm coming to the cut scene the game crashes on xbox s.

[hazy glade]

i just redid is different times. tried with my spas, rhino etc. worked finally with my bear detector and knife. like 7 tries in

[hardy totem]

@lime karma nvm, found it lol. works with old saves confirmed

[still edge]

alife when? this glorified npc spawner is even worst than minecraft npc spawn system from 15 years ago

[frigid hill]

skiprat has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[maiden grotto]

Never they fecked it when they took the easy quick option to rush the game out.

Sometimes do with the way they did each zone or something like that.

[river chasm]

It will release when people manage to not ask when it's coming for 24h

[weary hedge]

inb4 wen patch

[polar forge]

Should I enter the swamps with my exo armor? Or just use SEVA suit and travel light

[river chasm]

Uhh yeah that will be more than enough lol

[polar forge]

Well I heard there is lots of loot there

[river chasm]

There is yeah. I guess depends on how much spare carry weight you have. Bringing some Hercules can help

[polar forge]

I have a couple Hercules and I have medium weight increase artifact so max 86. But with duty exo I can get up to like 95 I think

Sunrise suit is actually good?? I thought it was junk like leather jacket. But now the description makes it sound good for upgrades

[sweet swan]

when i reload they dont drop mags no more ? #

[polar forge]

I finally said screw it and paid for a lead container slot in my armor. Probably should have waited until I got an armor that has more than one lead slot but oh well. Now I can finally use my thunderberry !

[misty sinew]

Idk I use whatever has the coolest arm viewmodel

ozk>>

[polar forge]

I can’t figure out how to kill this stupid dog making clones of itself

[solemn ibex]

ALIFE WHEN

[polar forge]

Yeah this is stupid im done with this crap

[misty sinew]

Protip: shoot the real one

[polar forge]

They look identical

[misty sinew]

Take a rifle and keep flicking at em, the clones disperse after a single hit keep doing that until you find the real psidog, keep your eyes glued on it and pack it full of led

[polar forge]

It’s in the arena thing in Rostok so I only have boomstick. I gave up on it and went back to Zaton to do story missions

Only have a couple hours before work I ain’t spending it chasing fake dogs 🤣

[misty sinew]

Oh yeah in the Arena the fight is kinda annoying

[scenic scaffold]

man, I thought the Arena was gonna have some replayability. but i had too high of expectations ig

[vernal lily]

I lowkey wished that place was replayable

[scenic scaffold]

Like, before during or after the quest, it should've been an option to go 1v1 1v2-10 squadvsquad 1vmutant/mutants.

and it can be randomized npcs from different factions (only factions that make sense to BE at rostok)

boom, pay me GSC.

Insert subjective opinion here

[vernal lily]

Omg is that you Capon

[scenic scaffold]

is your hardware good or crap or console

[scenic scaffold]

bruuuuuuuuh

just play stalker anomaly, you'll have way more fun, i promise

seriously. You will HAVE TO upgrade to play S2

people struggling with S2 on 4090's

[ornate sable]

Yes

[scenic scaffold]

with a gtx 1070? nah

[ornate sable]

But maybe not...

[empty hare]

Got my first legendary artifact last night (compass)

[scenic scaffold]

https://tenor.com/view/duck-dodgers-confused-wtf-what-daffy-duck-gif-24427063

[vernal lily]

You're cooked

[scenic scaffold]

actual gif of a GSC dev trying to fix the game

[solemn ibex]

2070S I am playing on epic (heh) with quality upscaling

[wintry pumice]

definitely cooked

[solemn ibex]

#⭐┃nospoilers_general message

[vapid galleon]

?

[flint plover]

still haven't had a chance to hop on new patch, but... do NPCs render past like 100m yet? if not I'm not even gonna bother lol

[vernal lily]

Well I got disappointing news for you...

[flint plover]

lol guess ill wait a while longer

[maiden grotto]

That is one way of putting it 😄

[random star]

No Alien Kot

[random star]

No "Glorp yourself now" alien Kot

[vernal lily]

Wrong it's 'glorp yourself now'

[random star]

No Man petting Glorp Alien Kot

[outer plume]

I just finished SoC right now

[wintry pumice]

[outer plume]

I hadn't noticed before that right after Strelok says he should be grateful, the camera focuses on his eye as if Strelok was saying that to the player

[flint plover]

Sadly I think it'll take them releasing modding tools and letting the "pros" go to work before it actually ends up a Stalker game.

[random star]

I'm guessing he's grateful for helping him get through the zone

[river chasm]

He's glad you pressed quick save so much

[outer plume]

Yea that's what I meant

[random star]

Finally, no Kot

[maiden grotto]

And removing the god awful excuse of a story

[outer plume]

Like a subtle "thanks for playing"

[river chasm]

A whole new world of vasyankas awaits

[subtle spindle]

subtle thanks for surving the 2 hour long gauntlet of combat that got boring ages ago

[outer plume]

I'm not sure what you mean at all, but I enjoyed it

[subtle spindle]

good for you most people dont like it all that much

[plain fiber]

Why PM, are we not allowed to recommend mods in the open chat?

Something something greater good.

Man, I need to sit down and actually watch that movie.

[outer plume]

It's about tastes I suppose

[river chasm]

We have a trilogy mods channel

[random star]

God damn it, no laughing Kot

[wheat current]

does anyone know all of the possible ||dead characters|| that show up in spark ending

[shell kite]

has there been a mod made that nerfs poppy fields like im trina enjoy the insane beuty but my character keeps getting super blurry vision even if i literally back to back energy drinks

[frozen turret]

did my laptop randomlly die or does the top of landfield hasa really bad situation with fps optimization

[frozen turret]

So energy drinks dont do much you have to get in and out to be able to get the stuf

[shell kite]

i realised that yeah wich is annoying and why i hoped theres a mod that maby even just removes the sleepines effect from the field i get its a yknow game decision or whatever but personaly id jus like to walk through that pretty ass field

[frozen turret]

it is really nice but unless you can find one on Nexus mods there is no other option

[shell kite]

yeah i guess oh welp thanks

[feral horizon]

I disagree.

[solemn ibex]

I don't know I am scared of wrath of GSC, also the links are to Russian websites

[plain fiber]

The latter part is probably what would cause issues.

[solemn ibex]

well it is not my fault, that they make superior mods ;0

[scenic scaffold]

If you can have fun playing stalker 2 with a gtx 1070 more power to you. Idc

[plain fiber]

Just finished a bag of cranberry jalapeno crisps from Aldi.

Surprisingly not bad, my only disappointment is how overwhelming the cranberry flavor is.

[stiff garnet]

I just got to Pripyat, how close am I to the point of no return?

[drifting forge]

Not too far, it'll tell you

[stiff garnet]

Okay thanks

[stiff garnet]

What?? I have a 4060 and am playing it on max settings and getting 60+ fps

[maiden grotto]

Someone must have been on crack to come up with that combo

[oak junco]

https://tenor.com/view/wuh-cat-gif-12963154219599998668

[maiden grotto]

Upscaling and FG?

[plain fiber]

Yeah, when I saw it I was like "Okay, I need to try that out of curiosity.".

[random star]

No Kot

[stiff garnet]

No just native 1080p and no FG, it bugs tf out of my game

[maiden grotto]

HAHAHA!!

Sometimes those things just work.

I got my self a bottle of Midori today,

[random star]

I don't wanna see Kot, I wanna see Tuscanos

[plain fiber]

Midori, what kind of booze is that?

[maiden grotto]

It's a melon liqueur from Japan

Midori is Japanese for green

[plain fiber]

That sounds good actually.

Now, the worst sounding booze I've ever heard of was from a SovietWomble video. This stuff called Odka(?) that was/is cucumber and spinach-flavored vodka.

[maiden grotto]

I hate vodka at the best of times, potato flavoured drink 😄

[plain fiber]

Worst booze (beers) I've ever personally had are:

• Sam Adams Cherry Wheat (literally tastes like cough syrup)

• A beer from a local brewery that I can't remember the name of (stuff was brewed with lavender and I swear to God it literally tasted like hair spray)

• Seemingly anything from Stone Brewing (hopped out the ass and so bitter it tastes like poison)

[primal gale]

There's no companions in the game ?

[oak junco]

No lol stalkers never had any

[primal gale]

It would've been nice

[plain fiber]

(Vanilla) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has literally never had companions outside of scripted sequences like the Bloodsucker layer in CoP and I think a couple in Clear Sky.

Oh yeah, and I guess technically that raid at the beginning of SoC where you rescue Nimble.

[maiden grotto]

Wheat beers are a nightmare, got a weird taste to them.

[plain fiber]

Nah, the cherry was the problem with this one.

[maiden grotto]

It wasn;t cherry 😄

[plain fiber]

"Cherry"

It's like cherry but not. What actually is it? We're not telling you.

[maiden grotto]

Do you like sours?

[plain fiber]

Love sours.

[maiden grotto]

Good man

Can't beat a good sour

I like a good cherry one, nice and sharp

[pulsar cloud]

pls tell me the amount of bloodsuckers decreases as u go north. I just had to kill 12 of them in the south region in the past two hours. They arent even hard to kill anymore they are just tanky and make me repair my weapons a lot. I tried running but one chased me from duga to malachite safe zone (the guards werent any help xD)

[mellow knot]

kinda wish s2 felt more like stalker. add back the classic cursor. font. etc

[scenic scaffold]

out in the zone I get 80. In towns it's below 60.

[crude quarry]

...voiceover, engine, graphics, animations, game mechanics, and bring back 2007

[scenic scaffold]

on a 4070s. i use mods to increase render distance for trees, reflections, and advanced lighting. it's a sacrifice, but vanilla game is so god damn ugly

[drifting forge]

[mellow knot]

nah, the generic hud and UI is modern gaming slop-plague

[scenic scaffold]

and even then, on vanilla the performance is still inconsistent and awful

[mellow knot]

muh graphics

[scenic scaffold]

and muh gameplay

the gameplay is suuuuuuuuuper clunky

[mellow knot]

the graphics are fine. its the stylistic choices that are goofy ahh, like the lame ass main menu

[scenic scaffold]

I can see every nanite and lumen flaw even trying to fix it with mods. It's just a smoggy, ghosty mess.

the auto-exposure in the game is realllly bad.

[mellow knot]

GSC cant fix that, i think

[scenic scaffold]

If they migrated from UE5.1 to UE5.5, it'd probably be a lot better. but that's too much work for a million dollar company. only early access dev's like Ready or Not (UE4 to UE5) with a only a team of people can do it.

[crude quarry]

By the way auto-exposure was much better in pre-release trailers

[mellow knot]

tbf, RoN is a shit game

[smoky hawk]

RON is crap but not because of the engine

[scenic scaffold]

I enjoy the game. what's wrong with it

[smoky hawk]

as for GSC keeping their 5.1 branch, they are using a inhouse version of 5.1 that they developed by heavely modifying a base stub of UE

[scenic scaffold]

more optimized than STALKER 2 will ever be

[smoky hawk]

to update to 5.5 theyd need to port the changes in 5.2 and so on and forth

[mellow knot]

yeah but RoN looks like an asset flip

[smoky hawk]

if they kept the people from their closed beta it couldve maybe come out somewhat good, as it is, bogs itself down too much in larper stuff

imagine working years and years and still coming out worse than SWAT 4

[scenic scaffold]

ehh.. to each their own. I think it's fine.

[smoky hawk]

I laff

[vernal lily]

I enjoyed playing RoN with friends or sometimes solo, AI can get goofy

[scenic scaffold]

im more talking about support, optimization, and performance

[mellow knot]

bro. according to your lumen calculations, S2 looks god awful, but you think RoN looks fine? Damn, this server is where common sense goes to die smh

[scenic scaffold]

you think a bunch of little pixel dots look good lmaoooooo

[vernal lily]

Trying to play solo I just set aside the AI companions because sometimes they just ruin my chance for me to get that S rank out of nowhere.

[scenic scaffold]

i feel like RoN has more of a artstyle compared to STALKER 2 which is going for photorealism..

[smoky hawk]

I mean, everything in your monitor is pixel dots

[scenic scaffold]

so RoN's graphics are a little more subjective compared to S2

[smoky hawk]

???????????

https://tenor.com/view/you-serious-are-you-serious-j-jonah-jameson-jk-simmons-spiderman-gif-1796285034125157331

[mellow knot]

yeah...

[vernal lily]

I have no say in this convo, other than I had fun playing the game.

[mellow knot]

a lot of hate for S2

[drifting forge]

Real asf. Game is peak

[scenic scaffold]

I have fun with RoN too. S2 is fine "enough" for me. but on the grand scale, like.. it's a badly released game. It's gonna be great one day tho. Hopefully

[mellow knot]

AI is the not the peak

[smoky hawk]

Im not letting you go

[mellow knot]

RoN is shooting bad guys and extracting. Stalker has the atmosfear

[smoky hawk]

in what world is RoNs aesthetics les Photorealistic?

[nimble idol]

Next update needs to have some nods (night vision goggles)

[smoky hawk]

its literally a larping game

[scenic scaffold]

I do not think it's going for photorealism. but whatever.

[smoky hawk]

https://tenor.com/view/you-serious-are-you-serious-j-jonah-jameson-jk-simmons-spiderman-gif-1796285034125157331

[mellow knot]

and c-clamping, and mag checking, and proning

[smoky hawk]

the bait is funny, Ill admit

[scenic scaffold]

It doesn't look very photoreal to me lmao

[mellow knot]

yeah, cuz VOID failed at that. The maps are plastic

[scenic scaffold]

just because it's on UE doesn't mean that that's the goal

[cedar panther]

Are there more people here that after the patch picked up blue prints and now have them invisible in their inventory ? I've heard a couple so far

[nimble idol]

Yes yes PLEASE don’t leave this up to the mods

[scenic scaffold]

i love arguing in this discord it's so much fun lmao

[mellow knot]

ofc it's fun when you speak nonsense

[scenic scaffold]

Aight queen.

[smoky hawk]

RoN is a ultra realism larping SWAT game with textures bigger than HL2 (this is an insult)

it is funny that people are now arguing that RoN isnt going for Photorealism

[nimble idol]

Haven’t had that issue so far… but having my inventory moved around still plagues me. I’ll organize my pack only to come back to it being all over the place.

[smoky hawk]

say, RON isnt going for photorealism, then why are the textures overblown, equipment so detailed, why did they make a UE4 to 5 upgrade? why are the maps clearly trying to replicate, both visually and mapping of real world locations?

yhea RoN isnt going for a realistic route

https://tenor.com/view/shirley-temple-giggle-laugh-gif-5118563

[mellow knot]

UE5 transition was for "better loading" checkmate

[cedar panther]

Check if you have dead spots . if so thats probably the invisible blue prints . how to check " grab a med kit and hover over empty spots if turning orange/yellow that is a dead spot its indicating there is something there but you can't see it and thus cant get rid of it . if turning green everything is okay

[scenic scaffold]

well then they sucked at making it photoreal lmao

[scenic scaffold]

my point is that it runs really well on UE5 with a small team compared to a multi-million dollar company

[mellow knot]

true

[scenic scaffold]

my point was not stanning RoN

[smoky hawk]

do you want to compare RoN's small instanced levels with hyperspecific mechanics to Stalker 2's world?

I dunno bro

it seems like youre conflating 2 games that are polar opposites

you can bash GSC for the release but this is insanely dumb

[mellow knot]

RoN runs like crap too, considering they have baked ligthing or whatever, you should see the shadows in that game: they are throw up

[scenic scaffold]

That's fair.

[fast jungle]

Stalkerbros I have a 1660 super will my pc implode if I play Stalker 2??

[scenic scaffold]

nope runs perfect. go for it

[fast jungle]

Wait deadass?

[scenic scaffold]

hell no bruh lmao.

[fast jungle]

😭

[scenic scaffold]

There are mods that lower the lighting and stuff to make it playable tho

[fast jungle]

Nice, where they at?

[mellow knot]

don't even try

[fast jungle]

I'm determined.
and uhh undertale something something determination

[scenic scaffold]

I'll dm you

[scenic scaffold]

we have to have HOPE goddammit. the man wants to PLAY

[mellow knot]

60$ down the shitter

[scenic scaffold]

It's not like he can't upgrade later on

[mellow knot]

that's a trap

[feral horizon]

I've been playing stalker 2 on a rtx 3060 on med settings and its been running fine since the first few patches.

[mellow knot]

mid settings

[civic relic]

goo goo ga ga?

[scenic scaffold]

im happy for you, man. I wish I could get decent performance on a 4070s with mixed settings.

[feral horizon]

Try just putting the settings all on high or mid. I use to use mixed settings to and didn't get the best performance either.

Also I've only played vanilla anomaly so maybe that's why I had a bad time on it.

Like everything is super expensive, the loot is terrible, and you die too easily to mutants.

[scenic scaffold]

I personally like that hardcore survival stuff, but I completely get it. The first time i tried it, i was definitely overwhelmed, but i came back to it maybe a year later and was locked IN IT

[feral horizon]

Is GAMMA any better?

[scenic scaffold]

GAMMA is just anomaly with 500+ mods so you have a choice in modularity

[feral horizon]

I mean is the loot better

anomaly has loot like random rags.

[civic relic]

damn this missions kinda pissing me off where u gotta go bunker to bunker before the emissions hit

[weary hedge]

4070 ti s

[civic relic]

im over weight trying to carry as much ammo and guns for the last part of the game and now i cant even really get to these bunkers in time

[smoky hawk]

not really

[solemn ibex]

#📸┃screenshots_and_videos message

[smoky hawk]

!warn @nimble idol offtop

[frigid hill]

lilb_from_the_raq has been warned

Reason: offtop

[quiet idol]

Ugh...stalker 2 wont launch

It says UE4SS error, failed to load ue4ss.dll

This is the last time i try to mod a game

Tried uninstalling and reinstalling, tried verifying the integrity of game files, doesnt fix it

[raw jasper]

Es ist Freitag, Kinder

And I have ... A LOT OF BEER

[polar forge]

You mod the game and then are shocked that it has issues?

Did you try to remove mod and launch game

[quiet idol]

Im not shocked. Im frustrated that i cant seem to fix the problem

Yes.

[polar forge]

It still doesnt launch?

[quiet idol]

Yes

Right now im trying something new. I deleted the entire stalker 2 folder and am reinstalling it again

I waa trying to use the ultra plus mod that someone recommended me here yesterday

And it wanted me to install a ultra plus mod manager

Tried it out and then uninstalled it. Deleted the related files. Now the game doesnt work

All i wanted was to get better performance and now my game wont start

[violet dune]

is mod updated to 1.3?

[quiet idol]

Should be yeah, updated 1 day ago

The mod is gone anyways. I uninstalled it but after that the game stopped working

[quiet idol]

YESSSSSSS IT WORKS LETS GOOOO

[topaz barn]

If it ain't broke don't fix it

[zenith egret]

Proceeds to go into battle with the M4 Sherman in 2025:

[topaz barn]

Hell yeah

There ain't nothing wrong with stalker 2, the haters are ungrateful. Games perfect

[gentle pilot]

I wish I could use the RNBW 2X scope on the 416...

[shell flax]

I wish it wasn’t dirt brown

[scenic scaffold]

I wish people knew how to read step by step instructions

[flint carbon]

I wish you could add a RU 8x to a weapon that allows an RU 8x

[scenic scaffold]

OXA - Oxide's eXpanded Armory

[flint carbon]

1.3 compatible?

[scenic scaffold]

yes, they added NVG's too.

[weary hedge]

i was about to jump in like, that works fine cause i use it too lol

[gentle pilot]

Maybe I'm just dumb, but I couldn't get OXA to work

[topaz barn]

guys i just finished stalker, deleted it, regretted it, reinstalled it and hit continue

im on a mission called "The boundary" a main mission line. i dont know if i just got spat out into a freeplay kinda thing

[weary hedge]

basically - the pripyat unlock quest is a bit of both, youre a bit linear actually getting into the zone but itll gradually become safer to move around

[topaz barn]

nah but like i finished the game

[weary hedge]

oh, then no its just loading your previous save

[topaz barn]

last thing i did was get into a helicopter

[weary hedge]

yeah stalker doesnt freeplay after the ending, its like cyberpunk where once you do that last mission you dont get to go back without loading an old save or restarting

[topaz barn]

well i think ima restart honestly after moving around for a bit

[weary hedge]

depending on when you started the campaign, the last patch required a new game for a lot of fixes, so i'd be surprised if it didnt run a bit better with a new one now

[upbeat cliff]

Should be the save before you go into Pripyat underground. That quest is supposed to be point of no return

[topaz barn]

the games too linear

[upbeat cliff]

All stalker games are essentially linear

[topaz barn]

efp and gamma and anomaly feel very free and open

[kindred turtle]

Unleash the keith! @ruby nexus

[upbeat cliff]

Because they are freeplay sandbox mods?

[topaz barn]

what do you mean freeplay sandbox

its only a sandbox when you turn on debug

[upbeat cliff]

It's sandbox when you have no main quest to follow

Even if you pick one of main questlines - they are still more of a side stuff you do while you rack up your power level

[topaz barn]

you have 3 questlines to follow, and more ones added by anomaly devs

[upbeat cliff]

Yet you are not obliged to follow them like in vanilla stalker

[topaz barn]

you are also not obliged to follow the questline in stalker games

[weary hedge]

gamma and anomaly any sort of freeplay was modded in after the endings, you couldnt do that in the original stalker games from memory

so its not really a valid example

we do need a newgame+ though, but the game needs more content first, or the SDK

[upbeat cliff]

Yeah, vanilla games are not designed to be freely roamed around - some stuff may even break if you stumble upon it too soon

Can't turn off Brain Scorcher in SoC unless you get there by MQ, Can't get into Pripyat if not by MQ in CoP and iirc can't even leave swamps in CS unless you complete the tutorial faction war

And once you do complete it - you can't really intrract with factions until you complete their portions of the MQ

In GAMMA, on the other hand, equipment is the limit, the only thing that stops you from going to brain scorcher and x-16 is 30k fee for psi-protection

[sharp sierra]

Idea for a new stalker 2 ending an M. Night Shyamalan ending where it turns out every stalker in the zone is actually faust!

[dusky sequoia]

Your mother is Faust

[upbeat cliff]

I'd like a Duty story path where we get to Generators alongside Zulu against everyone (Ward, Spark, Strelok) in order to seal the tear in noosphere and undo the Zone

[hardy totem]

Eh. The only reason Duty still exists is because the Ward doesn't pull the plug on their life-support. Probably because they'd be too embarrassed to be seen with them and it would suggest they give a damn.

[dusky sequoia]

hhahahahahahah so true

they are like the old boomer uncle at your family meeting. You invite him because he's always been there, but everyone sighs as soon as he speaks.

[sharp sierra]

Old strelok would have helped duty he did try to destroy the zone not sure on new strelok he seems sort of 50-50 on it

[mellow knot]

Duty should've had a new goal is S2. It's quite depressing how they are rn

[fallen latch]

well, it's old timer factions fading into the background, it's not like it doesn't make sense or it doesn't fit

[upbeat cliff]

Yeah, Freedom is literally responsible for current Zone economy is really fading into the background

[dusky sequoia]

Freedom essentially became capitalists pigs their fate arguably worst. At least Duty sticked to their beliefs

[serene barn]

Coupons seem to be a digital currency mostly. given it can only be used in the zone but given that people will sometimes talk about doing one last raid then leaving the zone with their money or something, it sounds like maybe there's a way to exhange your coupons for real money.

[fallen latch]

U think so?

[maiden grotto]

Crypto 🤣

[mellow knot]

Spark color scheme is fortnite moment

[dusky sequoia]

it's a bit unfortunate that spark doesn't have any base

but thats understandable

[mellow knot]

Spark needs to spread out like the Tabilan, otherwise the Ward would bomb their asses

[dusky sequoia]

yep

[mellow knot]

The 2 hour cool down for sending memes is outrageous. GSC smoking too much

[boreal coyote]

is world peace 2 out yet?

[mellow knot]

My comedy is so bad, I had to take it behind the shed and put a bullet in its brain

[boreal coyote]

no thats just your stand up, you're good at other comedy, dont give up!

[mellow knot]

My peak is saying the hard R

[boreal coyote]

although i liked the stand up routine you did dressed as a terrorist with a fake bomb in a suitcase

[mellow knot]

Gaslighting cuckdubz was peak

[boreal coyote]

its time to kill that yoko ono of his

the candyman can

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEq7Uf2DjWI&ab_channel=Kackotopi

[trail cargo]

just a odd question, im trying to get to the abandoned hamlet in clear sky base but dont see a way of going there, i just met faust aswell, any help?

[stoic tiger]

My favorite pregnant men how's the updates hows the game

[mellow knot]

Bad

[dusky sequoia]

Well I'm softlocked again so I guess I'll have to wait for another monthly patch

[stoic tiger]

Damn that sucks, I had to give it time after the uh agency mission, it was, pretty bad

[mellow knot]

SIRCAA is the worst part of the game, I'm sure Roggotomy would agree

[dusky sequoia]

Why do you think that?

[stoic tiger]

It feels pretty LOCKED down

[maiden grotto]

What happened this time?

[dusky sequoia]

The cutscene when you side with Noon is so cool

[mellow knot]

Bad visuals, bad performance, bad dialogue, backtracking.

[maiden grotto]

Agree? Mate, you deserve several good beers for that.

SIRCAA needs to be nuked from orbit... repeatedly, for 20 years straight.

[stoic tiger]

XD

[maiden grotto]

And you can't go back and explore the wreckage... After the event.

[stoic tiger]

that is oretty freaking lame, so if yoy havent been through the whole map its like you're boned typa deal thing

[maiden grotto]

Well, so much is locked behind SIRCAA, so you are forced to do it.

You can't complete the Arena quest, unless you do SIRCAA.

[river chasm]

I liked the section a lot. It goes hard to introduce a whole architectural style and a ton of assets for basically one mission. It was way too nice looking for a science facility though

[boreal coyote]

mate it looks like sh*t

its like there is Vaseline all over your screen the whole time you're there and the reflections are worst that gta vice city on the ps2

[river chasm]

Nah. Too expensive looking, nobody would ever build that for research

[pearl thicket]

That was changed 2 patches ago...

[boreal coyote]

yeah but aside from that, in game it just looks awful

[river chasm]

I guess when you go into some of the back areas of the lab and it's all concrete that makes more sense

[maiden grotto]

Thank F

[maiden grotto]

I just find the whole thing jarring, it's too clean, especially as emissions still ravaged the area...

And of course, the place burning up in flames, was always going to happen.

And why the hell, would they let you into all their top secret stuff.

Once you handed over the artifact, they would have handed you a bucket ton of money and told you to f off.

Especially constantly went against ward.

It makes no sense.

[river chasm]

Oh well that's because Dalin is kind of an idiot

[sage dew]

SDup

[river chasm]

And really wanted to show off how cool he is

[maiden grotto]

But baldy too?

[sage dew]

Anybody knows what the stalkers without any shoulder patch are?

[boreal coyote]

nah its because skif is a agent created by dalin 🙄

[nimble idol]

Up early putting in a couple of hours before I hit the gun range… Letting you know what anomaly you died from is a nice touch. That’s something that I overlooked but was much needed. Also, I’m not see if this was here before but I’m seeing giant spiders in the environment for the first time along with the squirrels.

[boreal coyote]

bums?

[maiden grotto]

That place would have been locked down, tighter than a nuns fa.....

[sage dew]

All stalkers are bums

but I have now ones in brown and green seva suits and no faction patch anywhere

[boreal coyote]

hitting the chyraq range on gang

[maiden grotto]

Yeah, they added some new stuff to the wanderings... it's pretty cool.

Not seen squirrels yet? Are they able to climb trees?

[boreal coyote]

oh i thought you were setting up a joke

[sage dew]

nah only serious business over here xD

[drifting forge]

Not all Loners wear faction patches

[boreal coyote]

disappointed

[sage dew]

Cant - most jokes get censored cause most have some naughty word in it and this server around 18+ game cannot handle sware words xD

[maiden grotto]

It's a clusterfuck

[nimble idol]

😂

[sage dew]

is this an exploit?

I dont want mrWolf to give me a warning again - I dont want to test it

[maiden grotto]

What clusterfuck?

[boreal coyote]

its a clustercuntfuck

[sage dew]

No way

[maiden grotto]

The game is a clusterfuck. A fecking big one 🤣

[sage dew]

Stalker walks in to a bar ... what an idiot

[maiden grotto]

Dev AI

[sage dew]

Basically

[boreal coyote]

2 stalkers are sitting at a camp fire, one turns to the other and says, why are you here 24/7? go get A- life

[sage dew]

STALKER games always were, its just its been a long time and lot of mods... people forget xD

[sage dew]

Good effort, better than mine for sure xD

[boreal coyote]

tbh i'm reusing that one. i told it here before lol

[maiden grotto]

But S2 makes SoC etc look like Data.

[sage dew]

What has he to do with anything stalker related?

[maiden grotto]

What has a dirt hooker and stalker got in common? Both plagued by bugs

[maiden grotto]

AI, ffs! Come on man...🤣

[sage dew]

xD

Wtf been at dark valley RN. 3 bandits spawned, I shoot 2 of them lean back beind a tree lean out and theres like 15 of them xD WHAT

got shot to shreds, but as one great man once said " Vat te heel maaarkt one?"

Vat te heel in deed

[maiden grotto]

Welcome to spawn simulator?

The zone is actually in the matrix, you can tell, when npc's they all inside each other on the same spot, before separating...

Is the Matrix, I'm telling you.

[sage dew]

Zonetrix

[maiden grotto]

Skifo, main character

[sage dew]

Agent Skiff

but instead of dodging bullets hes magnetically bending space time so that drunk bandit that tripped and fell in to a bush 70m away and accsidentally mag dumped his Viper in your general direction landed 29 out of the 30 rounds precisely into Skiffs forehead ... again its a feature

[solemn ibex]

have u played Clear Sky Czech Live?

[river chasm]

we should be glad the stalkers of the zone lost the heat seeking grenade technology of 2011

[sage dew]

I think GSC should inspire them selves in their own fromer members in form of metro devs and add hardcore difficulty. But not the one people that play misery would enjoy. They can punch them selves in the di*ck in their free time to make thigs more hardcore. I mean a difficulty where guns, act like guns. the guy in adidas jacket just shrugged off a dragunov round as if it was a mouse fart...

[solemn ibex]

exactly, I wanted to say. The NPCs in the game appear very weak in comparison to previous games and mods, Jesus some of the mods were insane.

[maiden grotto]

OMG, The nades of CS, were something to behold.

PTSD is real

[river chasm]

Many of the mods are made for masochists, yes

[sage dew]

Yes it was horribly awesome, just like all the other stalkers, tho I had to immedietly download a mod that fixed the pistol ironsights, cause WHY GSC? WHY?!

You know why Clear Sky was called Clear SKY? cause when it wasnt clear sky it was raining grenades xD

[smoky hawk]

So, like misery

[sage dew]

"Chvataj Lemonchik!", gives me vietnam flashbacks now...

[sage dew]

Good for you! I like ZRP with damage mod - nothing agains good vanilla, that actually has some color in it and some personallity, not just you know? Misery

[smoky hawk]

I dunno bro, maybe you're a, misery liker hidden in plain sight

Boutta call the inquisition on you

[sage dew]

closeted Misery enjoyer? You deviant!

[solemn ibex]

Why for the love of Jan Hus your name is Czech Death?

[sage dew]

I had to check out gamma, you know why? Water reflection effects xD something I always wanted in stalker xD

[sage dew]

Its a story going all the way to the age of HL2 Deathmatch

thus before Shoc ... yes there was a time like that once xD

[solemn ibex]

I can see from your lack of response you are not czech

[smoky hawk]

Brother ewwwwwww

[boreal coyote]

this guy 🤣

[sage dew]

I was 15 and I wanted to be cool, but could not for the love of Hus, as you correctly identified, think of a cowL nickname. Untill one day in the news the evil rave enjoyers destroyed somebodys field in rave event called CzechTech. My eyes widened heart started to beat for the first time,and I knew that I had to become a CzechDeath. I have been this lame ever since!

[scenic scaffold]

uh oh, people enjoying mods isn't allowed

[boreal coyote]

are you the same person that was crying because they're updating the original trilogy on steam?

[sage dew]

Dont yuck my yumm xD

[smoky hawk]

Yuck²

[sage dew]

scroll up for content* Mods are the top - I am just pulling this gentlemans chain

[smoky hawk]

Yes, proudly

It would be a complete disaster

[boreal coyote]

brother ewwwwwwww

[solemn ibex]

I have a confession to make, before the age of 18 I have pronounced Czech as "Kzzehtch"

[sage dew]

hmm what DID they actually change there? All I noticed was something about consoles and the poor console players getting exposed to the glory of the zone ... without any chance to fix it all up with the mods xD

[smoky hawk]

"A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us."

[sage dew]

that means you are from poland!

[smoky hawk]

They changed names and updated the engine to x64, there are a lot of bugs exclusive to this version and updating the original appid would break every mod we have right now
Either make a new appid and have you receive both when you buy it or don't do it at all

[river chasm]

I think as long as it is a separate app there's no reason not to at this point

[smoky hawk]

It is funny BC we already have a better x64 engine that is unified called OXray

[sage dew]

oh yey-fuck ...

[boreal coyote]

I'm cringing 🤣 I'm pretty sure you're the mad one, some dude was excitingly asking questions about what the update would have and you were throwing a tantrum 🤣

[scenic scaffold]

literally every time someone complains about a missing feature, i'm like "there's a mod for that" and people just start shitting on mods like they're paid to. it's weird.

[smoky hawk]

Well, there are a lot of changes translations, achievements added, controller support etc etc, it's less so a worry about changes for the sake of changes but more so compability with what we already have

[sage dew]

Yeah I want to throw saucage to distract the dogs ! AHA! no mod for that!

[smoky hawk]

Based

[scenic scaffold]

DAMN got me there

also indie dev's making a STALKER inspired game called The Path Into The Abyss looks LITTYYYYY

[smoky hawk]

I swear to god if I look into it and it's not stalker but Roadside Picnic inspired

[sage dew]

Sounds familliar ...

[smoky hawk]

Looks nothing like stalker,narrative is more Roadside Picnic

It is so over

[sage dew]

Compiling an opinion please wait ...

[maiden grotto]

Really?

[sage dew]

Spanish Stalker? El stalker xD missed oportunity xD

[maiden grotto]

French - Le Stalker

[sage dew]

Looks exaactly what I was afraid stalekr 2 would look

phew

[maiden grotto]

Skif ending cannon

[sage dew]

game I am waiting for tho is the lil project called ILL

[scenic scaffold]

I’m looking forward to that too

[sage dew]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2a8OSWU1A8

[scenic scaffold]

They’re working on an AI inspired by A-life which is pretty interesting

[sage dew]

time will tell

[solemn ibex]

can't wait for another broken promise

[boreal coyote]

im no expert but none of that looks like real gameplay to me plus is ue5😮‍💨

[sage dew]

Tech showcase

they really went all in with the gore

[boreal coyote]

but have they showed any real gameplay of that?

[sage dew]

dont think they have any

but they have super talented 3D guy Oleg

[boreal coyote]

because running gore in a cut scene is pretty easy for a game dev i would think, its getting it to run in game thats the challenge

[sage dew]

But hey never prepurchase

[sage dew]

No doubt

if they keep it small and tight and linear it is doable

[boreal coyote]

yeah i wouldn't get your hopes up man 🤣 that way if it turns out good you'll be pleasantly surprised and if it turns out bad you wont be disappointed

[scenic scaffold]

That FOV tho 🤮🤮

[sage dew]

I always prepare for the worse and hope for the best I am after all * a stalker fan* xD and experienced one xD thats why I was able to enjoy Cyberpunk from day one xD

[sage dew]

cinematic

[slender trench]

I'd be fine with most upgrades for normal weapons being permanent, so long as you could undo upgrades for unique weapons - even if it cost more to do so.

It's also a bit irritating that blueprint flashdrives, armor, and some weapon attachments can be found in specific spots. I wish the locations were randomized every time you made a new game.

[upbeat cliff]

They were pretty much funded by western corporations back in 2011, so they haven't stranded all too far from their trilogy self

[maiden grotto]

So they are trying to make the game broken 🤣

[maiden grotto]

I notice that... feck UE5

[soft depot]

yo

[maiden grotto]

Yo

[soft depot]

@maiden grotto i need recommendations for trusting the scar or not

[vernal lily]

Yes trust Scar

[maiden grotto]

If you want end up as rat nom, trust him

[smoky hawk]

I am going to explode your head using psyonic waves

[maiden grotto]

Best turn on ever

Boing

[dusky sequoia]

this is your headcanon bro, it's never mentionned anywhere that freedom is supplied by westerners. And it doesn't make any sense either

the mercs make more sense for that. Even if I think they work for anyone who pays the price

[upbeat cliff]

Their conflict is so reminiscent of Planetside's that I could've mixed two

[maiden grotto]

Speaking of gear for factions. Ward is precisely the faction, that would have unified gear and weapons, due to mass purchasing, leading to standardisation.

But yet? In S2 everything carry is RNG...

Which doesn't make sense at all.

[upbeat cliff]

Ludonarrative dissonance hits hard, does it?

[dusky sequoia]

what is RNG?

[maiden grotto]

Random

[dusky sequoia]

well don't mix up gameplay element with lore element

[maiden grotto]

Eh?

[upbeat cliff]

Random number generator, in that case means that equipment of each stalker is determined semi-randomly

With manual adjustment to faction and player rank

[maiden grotto]

Yup...

Where ward, would have issued gear, basically being a private army.

[smoky hawk]

Coming into stalker general is a 50\50 of wether I'm going to bash my head into the wall with the most assanine message I've seen or laugh my rocks off with the most assanine message I've seen

[still edge]

el stalko

[dusky sequoia]

well don't make lore conclusion over gameplay elements like loot. If bandages in S2 makes you stop bleeding in 5 sec, that doesn't mean that bandages in lore are superpowered

[maiden grotto]

Nope, just random... but also semi depending on how far into the story you got.

[upbeat cliff]

Haven't seen Kharods on any bandits...

[maiden grotto]

Not my fault they did a shit job on fleshing out Ward.

I'm not the one who added rng, to a faction that would have had issue gear.

Stop trying to defend the indefensible.

[upbeat cliff]

whiteknighting much?

[valid ridge]

Am i the only one who wanted to kill richter

[upbeat cliff]

Hottest take ever

[maiden grotto]

Who me?

Calling bs feck ups is not whiteknighting... It's called calling out bs feckups in game they spent $80 million or so making.

And couldn't get the basics right.

[upbeat cliff]

I mean, we're almost on the same page, it's just there are tables for each faction AND player rank

[maiden grotto]

But you got everything else?

[frigid hill]

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[dusky sequoia]

man you are hating on everything lol even npc's loot. Nobody ever complained that the military in the trilogy had random loot

[valid ridge]

Thats it, no more fun, every npc gets a gauss gun

[dusky sequoia]

at this point you're juste here to spit on the game, idk get a life or smth

[upbeat cliff]

This time they mostly carry AK, OTS and Val though

If that's not weighted loot table then I don't know what is

[maiden grotto]

Yes... just like every npc having 700k in coupons...

It's appalling.

[smoky hawk]

Sticks and Stones multiplayer mode

[smoky hawk]

Sorry, A-Life 2.0 is not yet in the game

[dusky sequoia]

Hahahaha

[maiden grotto]

Never going to be... be truthful.

[left crystal]

Hey guys I have an inventory bug

It's really a big problem

This new update seem to have messed stuff up

[umbral tangle]

Is the game okay now , or should I just go back to modded out gamma or something 🥺

[oak junco]

if i were to play mods gamma is the bottom of the barrel lol

[umbral tangle]

Whaddya got in mind then

[left crystal]

Okay now tis working. Again wtf

[oak junco]

You feeling story, soup or freeplay?

[wintry pumice]

The zone works in mysterious ways

[maiden grotto]

Or doesn't work...

[scenic scaffold]

The gamma hate in here is weird

It’s a modular experience, if you hate it like, you didn’t even try to set it up the way you want.

It’s not the mods fault like it’s the users lmaoo

[civic relic]

is scar supposed to just lose his gauss rifle and stand still when u hit the button a few times?

not gonna lie this game is way buggier than it ever was a few months ago somehow

[quartz crest]

havent touched the game in a while, hows the A-life compared to launch?

[civic relic]

im not too sure about the A-life but i am definitely having more bugs than my first playthru a few months ago mainly pathing issues with enemies and other weird things

[quartz crest]

nah really? MORE bugs? my first playthrough felt more like a pre-playtest with the amount of bugs

[civic relic]

my first playthrough was i think a month after release and i honestly barely ever encountered any bugs at all

definitely seems alot worse now somehow

[quartz crest]

i had to restart my campaign twice halfway through, until i found a mod that makes you able to no-clip through things because things were either blocking pathways or something

and one of the time i had to reload the save for like 3 hours, ||when going through the different scenarios at the monolith rock||

[civic relic]

idk whats going on with this scar fight as soon as i hit the button he just stands still and loses his gauss rifle its happened 3 times now

[civic relic]

im pretty sure i had the issue with paths being blocked and having to use no clip but thats about all i had happen for bugs on my first playthru

[quartz crest]

ive had it happen many many many times, if i didnt find the mod im sure i wouldve either uninstalled or had to restart 7-8 times 😂

[civic relic]

that happened to me probably only 2 or 3 times haha

[dusky sequoia]

I don't play it, I'm not even remotely interested by it. But yeah fans gatekeep on everything lol. If ppl like gamma then what's the problem ?

[civic relic]

lol look what i posted in screens channel

[upbeat cliff]

It had the audacity to be more Stalker 2 than Stalker 2 itself - before Stalker 2 became a playable thing 😂

[quartz crest]

they did a good job with the game, but it does feel quite unfinished in my eyes 😂

[dusky sequoia]

please never ping me again to talk that amount of bs

[slender trench]

I've been using the same weapons for some time, and I'm thinking about switching. How's the Lavina/VAL and Mark 1 EMR?

[scenic scaffold]

He speaks the truth

[dusky sequoia]

ok I changed my mind :
I don't hate gamma, I hate gamma fans
🤵‍♂️

[scenic scaffold]

Gamma discords lit. Everybody helping eachother troubleshoot, recommendations, brainstorm with modders for new ideas for mods/expansions. criticism is welcome cause everybody wants the same thing, for things to get better.

In here, it’s everybody shitting on eachother lmao

It’s funny tho.

[sturdy verge]

How come they aren't brain storming to create their own game and mod it meanwhile 🤔

[scenic scaffold]

Because it’s not a giant office building of devs with the sole focus of making a brand new game? It’s a bunch of individual mods consolidated to one download and it’s modular. I don’t understand your point lmao

[scenic scaffold]

In fact, a lot of the modders are devs for other games as well.

[sturdy verge]

Was just curious as sometimes I read the arrogance from some who say they can do better or such but yet are just sticking to creating mods for a game they didn't create.

[slender trench]

Some people are talented enough to mod games, but don't want to deal with the hell that is AAA game development.

[sturdy verge]

I have nothing against gamma or that other one was just wondering

[scenic scaffold]

I mean, it’s just a good way of testing your skills in implementing gameplay changes and developing. It’s not a stupid thing to do

[river chasm]

better than launch for sure, not a lot changed from 1.2 to 1.3 though

[scenic scaffold]

Also if you’re a good enough modder and make enough changes you get donations from people who like your version of the game better than the vanilla. But BOTH still profit. Modders can bring more people to a game too.

And if people want to throw their money at that, by all means. The demand is there. To ignore it or pretend it’s unimportant is just goofy

[smoky hawk]

DAMN you really hating on needing to spend 125 hours to set up your own experience
damn, 125 hours?
I could use those to play smth good

https://tenor.com/view/you-serious-are-you-serious-j-jonah-jameson-jk-simmons-spiderman-gif-1796285034125157331

mimimimimimi, you dont like Freeplay? wdym? its like the only mod I know

[slender trench]

The modding community carried the Stalker franchise hard since CoP. GSC has openly acknowledged it. While S2 does have its issues, they gave us the one thing that the modding community wanted - a good foundation. Most of the older games are severely restricted by the very foundation from they were built. Gamma can only run on a single core of your processor due to how the game was fundamentally programmed.

The modders have done wonders in finding workarounds, optimizing, and making the versions of the older games more efficient. Gamma is a massive undertaking alone because it takes about 300 different mods and tries to make them compatible with one another in a stable manner. The coding alone is very janky and esoteric for the older games, and the community's insane progress is a testament to their passion for the series.

[smoky hawk]

HAHAAHAHA

https://tenor.com/view/you-serious-are-you-serious-j-jonah-jameson-jk-simmons-spiderman-gif-1796285034125157331

90% of the people that say this dont even know the basics of stalker modding history, they say it because they are tired of people making fun of them for playing memenomaly

[river chasm]

I'm not a hater for it since I played a fair bit myself, but I think it gets a lot more attention than it deserves compared to other mods

[smoky hawk]

they would cry if I locked them in a room and told them to install Xiannis Freeplay mod

[scenic scaffold]

If it takes you 125 hrs to mod something, you’re probably just incompetent and should stick to vanilla, queen.

[sturdy verge]

With no doors like in sims! Jk lol

[smoky hawk]

nha I can just download a good mod and play it out of the box

[scenic scaffold]

That’s your preference. Jesus Christ.

And you’re a mod? Good god

Lmao this place is awesome.

[smoky hawk]

I am very tired of the severe tunnel vision that people have, complete and utter ignorance, but the complete trust in their own stupidity, when it comes to talking about mods and their influence on the stalker series over the years

[sturdy verge]

Yeah mods or no mods makes no difference to me, honestly I'd use goofy mods or something like for example there is a scooby doo mod for phasmophobia lol.

[smoky hawk]

if you were to tell me this, then talk about AMK, Nature Winter, NS, etc etc
Id hear you out
but the fact you go directly to GAMMA tells me everything I really need to know

[scenic scaffold]

Your opinion means jack shit mod lmao

[smoky hawk]

sometimes I wonder if it was a sin to even open Call of Chernobyl to be modified the way things have ended up

[scenic scaffold]

Anyways

[river chasm]

Really I'd just say people should broaden their horizons more, there's a lot of good stuff out there that isn't even that hard to find if you know how to look for it

[slender trench]

Wait, doesn't Skipper confront you at the Shelter in Wild Island? I just found his corpse in an underground science lab in Malachite.

[river chasm]

Even mods that are kinda bad like Lost Alpha are at least worth trying once imo

[slender trench]

Lost Alpha was fun, despite having some weird issues with difficulty.

[sturdy verge]

For sure, not my thing but if it was there and I liked it I wouldn't say no but wouldn't go out of my way either to look for it.

[smoky hawk]

Lost Alpha best features are always it's maps but I always wonder if they'd be half as good visually outside LA

shaders and lighting differences

[river chasm]

Yeah... not sure. The maps are really excellent though

[slender trench]

Oh, yeah. I forgot Lost Alpha had different layouts for the levels. It was something that I appreciated after playing SoC and Clear Sky so much.

[scenic scaffold]

I enjoyed some of lost alpha. But at the time when that came out my computer could barely run it lol

[slender trench]

I specifically remember the boars from Lost Alpha being terrifying due to how absurdly tanky they were. A pack chased me through Garbage and I ran to Duty, hoping they would thin the herd out, only to watch them get ruthlessly trampled.

[smoky hawk]

I think the newer LA forks are hillarious tho, one of LA's biggest problems was backtracking and the ammount of walks you had to do, and the size of maps
everytime I see a new LA fork that focuses on NLC7 movement and mechanics I laff, extra points if it has campfire saves only

[slender trench]

Oblivion Lost was really cool in how it added so many awesome changes/improvements to SoC.

[smoky hawk]

plus their insistance on removing the goofier stuff about LA just begs me to question them, why choose LA to begin with?

[scenic scaffold]

That’s fkin brutal

[random star]

@mellow knot can you tell me where exactly the gp37 drum mag in the Prypiat cafe is?

[mellow knot]

idk neither

[slender trench]

Lost Alpha was fairly brutal on the hardest difficulty from what I remember. I recall always trying to make every bullet count and playing as carefully as possible because supplies were so scarce.

[random star]

Ah, so did you just suppose it was in the cafe? Cus I didn't find anything here

Or did you find that out from someone?

[sacred hearth]

does anyone know if there ever going to implement the A life system into stalker 2 or have they just kicked it too the side for the nice money grab

[slender trench]

Right now they're trying to optimize the game and fix a bunch of serious issues as they go. It seems to me like they are gradually trying to refine it with each major patch. So, it's just going to take some time for them to iron out a system that complex.

[scenic scaffold]

You’re more helpful than the mods here bro

[slender trench]

I think there are rumors going around that they are going to start implementing some of the content that was cut, due to trying to hit the launch window. They added some new music in the last patch, so I think we're in for some interesting developments in the coming month.

[slender trench]

Lmao. Just helping fellow stalkers where I can.

In exchange, let me tell you about my favorite blue rock...

[smoky hawk]

when the game relaesed they said that A-Life was massively cut down to ship it as it was very unoptimized and buggy, they have released a few A-Life updates since then but its still not "A-Life 2.0 worthy", come back after some time and it should be in a better place

[smoky hawk]

the developers said taht they were going to reimplement large swathes of cut content, either in free content updates or the DLC

[river chasm]

It's better but still not in its full state

[covert cairn]

hey guys, after a long time i downloaded stalker cs again, and it seems like my save files were saved in the cloud, but when i select one of em, my game just crashes. anyone know a fix?

[mellow knot]

outside the cafe, near the river i think

[smoky hawk]

were you using mods either then or are using them now?

[slender trench]

Given how wonky the older games were, they may have been impacted by the triology update. If you used any mods then you'll need to reinstall them. Otherwise, your best bet is to start all over.

[smoky hawk]

the original trilogy hasnt received any updates that I know of, unless you mean, the Intel CPU update years ago

but thats on a separate branch

[covert cairn]

im not sure if i had srp or not, that would be the only mod tho

[slender trench]

Ah, I thought I vaguely recall them a small patch or something. Probably misremembering on my part.

[random star]

Near the river? Are we talking about Olimpia Cafe or another one?

[covert cairn]

ill try downloading srp

[random star]

I only know one cafe and one river in Prypiat, and they are nowhere near eachother

[slender trench]

The Zubr is an amazing smg.

[random star]

You tried the rat killer yet? (I think that's what it's called)

[slender trench]

Haven't found it yet. Been using the unique Integral, Reimann, for a while. It's without a doubt one of the best guns I've collected so far due to the two-shot burst, accuracy, and near-zero recoil.

[random star]

Yeah, i like the integral too, but my 2 favourite guns overall are Kharod and Saiga, they're the best

Saiga for mutants and Kharod for people who still stand on 2 feet

[slender trench]

I've had the Saiga for a long time, but I haven't found a tech to upgrade it yet. Up until I hit a certain point in the game it was insanely expensive to repair.

[random star]

Yeah, that's the only problem about these 2, the repair cost, it's not exactly a problem for me, having 1 million coupons, but for others it's a huge problem

That's why weapons like the integral and gp37 are amazing

[slender trench]

I was using the Fora-221 for a long while. Fantastic weapon with a x2 or x4 scope. I've been thinking about trying the Lavina. How is it? I tried the Grom and I was very disappointed in how lackluster it felt. It was my favorite gun in SoC, and I'm hoping the Lavina isn't the same.

[left crystal]

Artifacts effects aren't staking properly anymore guys

And there is some inventory issue

[random star]

Hm, haven't exactly tried the Lavina yet, pretty sure it isn't bad, Vintar is better in my opinion

[random star]

But yeahz the Fora is an amazing weapon too

[left crystal]

So annoying you have to remove and add artifacts all the time do effects to work properly

[slender trench]

The Rhino has been a wonderful sidearm, but I definitely feel its sound effects don't do it justice for how powerful it is.

[left crystal]

I just got a kharod and it's a nice weapon

[random star]

The Rhino is wonderful, it nearly does as much damage as a Gauss Rifle, but imo the APBS is better

[slender trench]

Really? The APBS?

I've been using the Rhino for larger mutants and the occasional enemy stalker.

[random star]

Yes, I personally love it, it does good damage, and it's the closest thing to an automatic pistol

[random star]

The Rhino is amazing against mutants, but I already have a Saiga in my loadout, which is even better against mutants

[slender trench]

I've mainly been carrying it since I've subbed out my shotgun for a sniper rifle. The Mark 1 EMR sounds so good.

[random star]

If I were you I'd use the Super, it's a way better sniper, but in once again, my opinion

[maiden grotto]

What the M701?

[river chasm]

the APBS can just shred things

[random star]

Yeah

[slender trench]

Huh, I'll have to buy an APBS off of Malachite then to try it.

[maiden grotto]

It's a lovely sniper. Hits like a cannon

[random star]

Try out the M701

[sturdy verge]

Roggggggg

[random star]

M701, APBS and Saiga

[maiden grotto]

Tros....

My honey bunny, how art thou?

[left crystal]

Where to upgrade saiga tho?

[maiden grotto]

Ya don't really need it... never upgraded mine... just used the extended mag

[left crystal]

Is there any scope attachment to it?

[random star]

Yaniv Station (past red Forest) and Prypiat Enerhetyk Palace of Culture

[random star]

Yes, there are a few scopes for it

[left crystal]

I suppose it need upgrade to get the scopes to attach then

[random star]

Yes

[maiden grotto]

Yes

[left crystal]

Idk if I should use it or keep using sledgehammer now

[maiden grotto]

But me personally, use it for the smaller stuff. So use buckshot, and that doesn't need a scope

[maiden grotto]

Try it, and see which one works best for you.

[left crystal]

I did the mag on the saiga makes a huge difference

But I like the shooting with the sledgehammer

[random star]

Did you get the drum mag?

[left crystal]

For saiga no

[sturdy verge]

Good good playing phasmophobia and you? Haha

[random star]

Are you in Prypiat yet?

[left crystal]

No no i'm getting. Ready to go to red forest

[random star]

Ah, Well the drum mag is in Prypiat, as soon as you get there you can DM me or mention me and I'll tell you where it is

[left crystal]

There is a journalist stash I need to get before I go there hahahaha

[slender trench]

If you've ever played any of the other games, Red Forest is beautiful.

[left crystal]

Yup I'm looking forward to go there

[upbeat cliff]

Was glorious in Trilogy, feels alien in 2

[maiden grotto]

Just finished a Chinese curry, so fatting out.... thinking about desert... and chatting to bossman about fruit infused alcohol...

So thinking about, maybe some infused with elderberry, blackberry or blueberry, maybe kiwi

[left crystal]

Guys which pistols do you use?

[random star]

Thunderberry

[maiden grotto]

Gambit

[random star]

Use APSB

[maiden grotto]

Better

[left crystal]

The gambit looks cool but it's stats are bad

Like it feels so boring to stay on UDP but tis the best one after the auto APBS

[maiden grotto]

I use it because it doesn't share ammo with other weapons I use.

And only use it on chaff, so stays don't matter.

[left crystal]

Use same ammo as UDP tho right? UDP seem better idk

[random star]

The Gambit? Yeah I think

[maiden grotto]

9x19 or whatever it is... I got nearly 3000 rounds of ammo for it.

[random star]

Or wait no, I think it's SMG ammo,same as Viper

[maiden grotto]

It is indeed

[left crystal]

Hmm problem is we can't know stuff like recoil and wear on a wepaon

[civic relic]

i just did my 2nd playthru and i still do not really understand most of this game

[left crystal]

Huh,how?

[civic relic]

idk man i dont really get what the C- conciousness thing is i dont understand why/how there are agents for it and i dont even really understand why scar and the ward leader want to get inthe last pod

[left crystal]

Umm you have me spoilers I guess, but maybe you didn't play the first 3 stalker games

[civic relic]

bro i played all 3 games multiple times

[left crystal]

So you read pda entries and documents?

[civic relic]

nah not really haha

[left crystal]

And there is YouTube videos that explain the whole story for you too

[left crystal]

Well then read xD

[civic relic]

il watch full youtube vids explaining it after i do the last 2 endings

[left crystal]

Hmm ok xD

[civic relic]

i still have no idea how to get the doctor ending plz no one spoil that for me il probly have to do a new playthrough for that but ima do strelok ending

[subtle spindle]

bro who taught you to be this based

[drifting forge]

Real asf

[sturdy verge]

Yummmmmm all of that sounds good.

[subtle spindle]

side with strelok up until the end and you will know what to do when you get there

[random star]

I can tell you how

[sturdy verge]

So, you ordered a 10 piece chicken at sids shop!

[maiden grotto]

It is good... Unlike getting your nadgers crush by bricks

[civic relic]

idek how to side with strelok. i have a save at oasis where i meet him but i was doing ward playthru so... idk

[mellow knot]

you refuse to behead the doctor

[civic relic]

bro idek where tf the doctor is after the few missions he has

theres chat option to do more work for doctor after oasis but i dont see anything on my minimap for him do i just walk there and see

[mellow knot]

you have to crack Korshunov and Scar to get the Doc ending. You need to goon with Strelok

[subtle spindle]

you are given a choice to go against spark in orbita and later stand against ward in troposphere so you just have to pick those choices and youve locked in your path basically

[civic relic]

so... basically it dont matter im ward or spark playthru i can change to strelok and doctor before going to orbita station?

or during orbita or after or whatever

[mellow knot]

you have to betray both Spark and Ward. Literally not that hard, the game has an icon to tell you who you're siding with...

[stiff garnet]

Finally beat the game

[quiet idol]

apsb

[maiden grotto]

Baseball bat, crowbar?

[quiet idol]

my end game loadout right now is a dnipro, saiga, apsb, m701, gauss, diamond exo, thunderberry, hybercube, compass, wierd ball, and weird nut

[maiden grotto]

Hey, how's your game running?

[civic relic]

so i gotta start a new game then to get strelok and doctor ending huh

[quiet idol]

better than it was before

[maiden grotto]

Good good

[stiff garnet]

No idea what this means

[drifting forge]

Diamond exo

Real ones go for the Sunrise suit

[mellow knot]

when you meet Strelok in x3, he'll say you have to betray everyone. From that point forward, betray everyone lmao, until you have to betray Doc. If you refuse, you get the Doc ending

[maiden grotto]

You beat your game... I am suggesting what with.... Come on 🤣

[left crystal]

Like everyone then

[quiet idol]

yeah its a lot of fun

[stiff garnet]

OH

[maiden grotto]

Not everyone

[left crystal]

Hahahaha ok ok

[stiff garnet]

Thought it was a reference I wasn’t understanding 😭

[mellow knot]

Roggotron moment

[maiden grotto]

Pno, just a crap joke

[slender trench]

To summarize C-Con's background, ||C-Conciousness was a group of scientists who were originally part of some science division for the Soviet Union. They used the CNPP Zone as their sandbox because it had an infamous reputation that was perfect for hiding what they were doing. After the Soviet Union's collapse, they had much more autonomy over what they were doing and began pushing the boundaries of their research to the point where it became ethically questionable. While they still answered to some form of authority, they pretty much cooked the books and created a misleading paper trail that obscurred their work. Their department pretty much fell into obscurity due to the confusion that followed the Soviet Union's collapse.

Eventually they flew too close to the sun and created the Zone by trying to play God with the collective human conciousness - hence them being referred to as C-Con.||

[left crystal]

Btw how do you know a stalkers faction in this game?

[drifting forge]

Armour or patches

[left crystal]

Armor is hard to tell

[drifting forge]

Same as in the rest

[left crystal]

Patches in Ukrainian hahaha

[drifting forge]

Some Loners from bandits maybe. Also look at the compass, if they have a red marker yk it's not a friendly

[mellow knot]

Yeah, GSC ditched the Soviet theme. C-Con was working for "The Regulatory Board" generic ahh name. Apprarently, the group is still alive and strong in game and have generators across the world

[drifting forge]

Doesn't matter tho, the trilogy should've gotten you well accustomed to the symbols

[left crystal]

Yeah but the problem is when there is a firefight at night

[drifting forge]

Compass then

[mellow knot]

The trilogy should've given you stalker senses

[drifting forge]

C-Con SoC ending has someone hook Strelok up

[left crystal]

They are bit different in stalker 2 but got you

[scenic scaffold]

Faction patches mod on nexus

[drifting forge]

You'll get used to it

[mellow knot]

so?

[dusky sequoia]

My mom 😎

[sturdy verge]

My dog

[left crystal]

Hmmm

[scenic scaffold]

My bad, stalker ID

[subtle spindle]

the group have basically gone rogue and regulatory board is now trying to get rid of the zone basically. whats left of the group is just c-con now and they can do much apart from being dead

[left crystal]

It's alright I won't be using mods till I'm done with my first playthrouth

[civic relic]

man i forget stalker shoc endings it been so long but i remember strelok destroys the pods doesnt he

[left crystal]

The game need more traders cause moving all the way to get stashes and back and forth is bit annoying tho

[drifting forge]

That's the canon ending yes

[left crystal]

This is the proper ending

[drifting forge]

Yeah, the canon ending

[left crystal]

I was relying on the malachite base to loot the duga and now it's gone...

[drifting forge]

Loved Malachite

[left crystal]

Closet trader is Rostock like bruh....

[scenic scaffold]

Theres a mod for that too

[maiden grotto]

He just gets in it... it's doesn't show anyone else

[left crystal]

Nice nice good to know, my next run will be with mods

[drifting forge]

Another person attaches the stuff to his head. They're wearing blue

[maiden grotto]

Okay, must have missed that.

[left crystal]

And I suppose the brain scorcher is just a dead location on map now

[drifting forge]

Like, scientist blue

[left crystal]

Would have been nice to make it part of duga maybe

[maiden grotto]

I did miss that, but then yeah, C-con said the turned all those nearby to do their bidding... So yeah, some Dr's and scientists would have been around

[maiden grotto]

Yup, you can't go in anything all the labs are blocked off, same as those under Yantar.

[plain fiber]

Okay I'll jump on the small bandwagon here:

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[river chasm]

They're both doing photorealism. Photorealistic visuals doesn't mean you can't have a style either, it's just within those constraints

[maiden grotto]

I think S2 looks fantastic.

[plain fiber]

True, I just wanted to be part of something.

Honestly I can see how Delete's wording could lead to confusion.

[grim dove]

If you install a laser sight on your gun. Can you not turn it off anymore? it seems to be always on.

[shell flax]

You can take it off at a tech

[left crystal]

What's the point of the burnt forest?

Is there any task that take us there?

[grim dove]

I see, i guess i'm better off not installing it in the first place then. I dislike running around with a laser sight the entire time. I like to turn it on in CQC environments :(. Man once you're used to tarkov every other shooter feels so basic.

If you could answer me once more question. If i upgrade my gun to have more armor piercing damage, the weapon handling stat goes up. What is weapon handling exactly in this game? Does this upgrade even increase my damage?

[left crystal]

And is yantar useless too now?

[maiden grotto]

There is some stuff there

And ma STALKER is back up and running 😄

[left crystal]

There is a task there that I never got to do before the trader disappeared

[scenic scaffold]

Pretty much what advisor said.

I do word things horribly sometimes.

[river chasm]

Late in the main story there is 1-2 missions there at least. Maybe more on certain paths but idk

[river chasm]

No major tasks I know of there, but you can still find hand-placed loot by exploring around.

I do wish X-16 were accessible though

[solemn ibex]

is it the one with pseudogiant in SOC?

[river chasm]

No it's the one in yantar with the brain. X-18 is the pseudogiant one. It's partially there in HoC for one spark mission at least

[solemn ibex]

oh, man Yantar needs to receive a lot of love, like what the hell. Sakharov, senpai!!!

[random star]

Honestly I'm confused about all these labs, X-18, X-11, X-3 ,and the rest

I just get confused which one's which

[river chasm]

Well I suppose the idea of the code name was to obscure what they do from knowing the name alone

I know the trilogy ones by heart because I have been to them so many times

[river chasm]

It's a pretty nice area too. I liked the research complex where you cross back and forth between buildings fighting some mutants.

[maiden grotto]

I cant remember at all, not played them for 15 years or so...

[random star]

Same

No, well I played them a few months ago, but I just can't remember them

[subtle spindle]

X-18 is the namesake for monolith's x18 suits, so you can remember it by that

if you forgot x18 suit is the name of the basic monolith armor in soc

[elder obsidian]

Any news about the hotfix ?!

[rancid herald]

Are we gonna get achievements for the OG trilogy on steam?

[nimble idol]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ldoRzYnyHyA&pp=ygUcc3RhbGtlciAyIGhvbGVtYWtlciBsb2NhdGlvbg%3D%3D

[nimble idol]

I can easily see how many DLCs could come from this.

[mellow knot]

I hate the "Regulatory Board" faction. They should've remained The Soviets or smth. Generators across the whole world is silly

[solemn ibex]

2, cuz developers have announced it already

[mellow knot]

later