☢┃stalker-general

[neon cypress]

Say a battery can last a seriously long time while a bubble wont

[shell flax]

Yeah, cause if all artifacts go inert or disintegrate after only a few days they’d be essentially useless once they leave the zone for longer term things

Especially something like the Hypercube which states it has potential for space navigation

[neon cypress]

Im probably gonna have to draw out some rough maps for basic artifacts. I only ever find between 1 or 2 in the lesser zone when I know dang well they're out there

(I waited a good 7-8 months for the game to have a good few updates under its belt. It was wild when it first came out 😂)

The armies of bloodsuckers and stupid accurate AI really put me off

[shell flax]

It’s honestly funny going through the trilogy when I’m used to 2’s hyper aggressive bloodsuckers

[neon cypress]

Jesus Christ Almighty you ain't lying

Movie and dinner first damn!

[shell flax]

Like, my first bloodsucker in CS side swiped me and then just booked it for the hills

[neon cypress]

These guys take 3 slugs to the chest at least

[shell flax]

Meanwhile in 2 the damn things hit you with a Tekken juggle combo

[neon cypress]

Or like when 2 first came out you killed 1 walked a hundred feet down the road and another one just shows up

You'd think you'd have to progress thru the game a bit. A few zones before you even saw your first bloodsuckers

[shell flax]

Sheer threat wise for me, it goes
SoC
2
CS
CoP
For bloodsuckers at least

[neon cypress]

Oh yeah CoP ones could definitely 1 hit you if you weren't careful

Or was that the first game 🤔

I can't remember

[shell flax]

Oh no, they’re the LEAST threatening lmao or did you mean Shadow

[neon cypress]

I meant shadow lol
I was remembering the basement

[shell flax]

Like, in CoP I can have a comfortable knife fight with whole groups of them, meanwhile the one bloodsucker in SoC by the wounded loner scared the shit out of me

[neon cypress]

I wish I recorded it but I was fighting one in a storm and I shit you not God mustve just said meh whatever cuz when it was about to finish me off the damn thing got struck by lightning right in front of me ⚡🌩️

[shell flax]

With my luck I would’ve promptly gotten hit by a rodent and died afterwards

[neon cypress]

Ok quick question. I'm still in lesser zone I'm doing some missions gathering money n stuff.

Do I need a more knowledgeable technician to upgrade my weapons and armor more? I'm seeing greyed out circles.

[shell flax]

Yes, Lens can’t upgrade anything that isn’t bottom level starting gear essentially

[neon cypress]

And why is skifs pistol, a makorav, stronger than a dang .45?? 😭

That compact I really like

[shell flax]

The UDP is fun

[neon cypress]

Man I'd rock it.

[shell flax]

I just wish it didn’t have all the impact of a fart in a sauna

[neon cypress]

Is there certain untold aspects about ammo in 2? Say 9x18 is just ok but .45 punches armor and strong mutants like crazy

[neon cypress]

Oh I killed all those soldiers by the Poppy field with the udp it was intense

The enemy I have most problems with is the dogs. I hate em. You can't dodge em. Or sidestep em. They're all over the place and just plain hard to hit cuz they're fast

[shell flax]

Shotguns are your best friend with the dogs

Don’t try and be super precise on them, you’ll just get mauled, just blast em with a cloud of buckshot

[frigid hill]

fistofivefinger has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[neon cypress]

They're such a butt to hit. Then again my controller is older

I also find it funny how most of the stalkers have English accents now 😂

[shell flax]

It is funny yeah

Though some of em are actually pretty good

[neon cypress]

I mean. It's been about 20 years more people are gonna show up

I wonder if there's any lore behind people trying to grow food in the Zone

[shell flax]

No idea

[neon cypress]

If the dogs won't even eat the sausage you know something is wrong with it

[shell flax]

But I’m gonna go pass out, I gotta get up in like three and a half hours

[neon cypress]

Man go sleep. Can't have you falling asleep on watch

I bet smugglers could make an absolute killing getting food and drink into the zone

[quartz obsidian]

Ditto, lol

[neon cypress]

Where can I choose my roles? I'm new here

[marsh iron]

if you mean faction it's here #👥┃faction-choice

[neon cypress]

Are free stalkers the loners?

Gosh I need to catch up on my stalker lore

[marsh iron]

ye

[neon cypress]

Woohoo!

There

What kind of pda is the one in stalker 2

[sweet thorn]

So it been about 4 or 5 months since ive been here, how much has Alife improved?

[vernal lily]

I wondered about this too lol.

[vernal lily]

no

[neon cypress]

Seems like a lot to me

[sweet thorn]

Also I got the ultimate edition, arent they supposed to be adding multiplayer/coop?

[vernal lily]

Planned but not right now, and it won't be co op

[neon cypress]

Yeah I can't find any info on what the pda is based on in stalker 2

Oh wait nevermind it's a military grade tablet

[lime thunder]

well, why grow anything when you've got nutritious and delicious ground up Stalker meat in a can?

truly the breakfast of champions

[neon cypress]

It's so jiggly

[vernal lily]

Looks very scrumptious

[cedar panther]

Just got mail from gsc regarding the invisible blue print bug in the inventory . they found the bug and are working on a fix .

[wintry pumice]

Because they're useless outside the zone. The anomalous energy is what powers them of which the zone is full of.

[sonic creek]

anyone know how i can force an emission to start? or do i just wait it out ?

and why the hell is slowmode enabled no one is talking anyway

[outer plume]

People

[peak socket]

yea

[outer plume]

What is a kolobok? Or what's it's meaning?

[peak socket]

it's a living bread charachter in a russian fairy tail i belive

[outer plume]

Really? How specific for an artifact

[peak socket]

for it's relation with the artifact in the game it must also be a bread

but fuzzy

[outer plume]

In Spanish it's translated as "soldier", or maybe "welded", they are the same word in Spanish

Knowing it's bulletproof properties maybe it's welded

[peak socket]

oh that's a knowledge

good point aktually but you can check the wiki to see its meaning

[outer plume]

Oh, you are right

[outer plume]

I'm talking about CoP, so maybe it's an adaptation of the translators

#📸┃screens_and_videos

[peak socket]

okay I checked the wiki it's named after that bread fairy tale

[neon cypress]

You've heard of an empty, but have you ever heard of a full empty?

[outer plume]

Yes

[neon cypress]

Oh really?

Show me where I can find one Red

[peak socket]

It's present in roadside picnic before stalker you know

[neon cypress]

Dammit you spoiled it

[peak socket]

like decades before it lmao

[neon cypress]

How could you

The book inspired a lot of stalker sure but it's not a copy of the book

[peak socket]

one knows eventually

[peak socket]

the book the movie and a chernobyl setting boom you have stalker

[neon cypress]

The book didn't have really any Chernobyl kind of events. But it did have one huge event that happened I think called the visitation

And their anomalies are way more serious. And graphic Jesus Christ

Tell them about the Witch's Jelly @peak socket

[peak socket]

peak sci fi

[neon cypress]

The spider silk one was just plain horror

I think the book spanned 40 years 🤔

[peak socket]

you mean the one from LA?

or the book

[neon cypress]

No the one Reds friend Vulture accidentally touched

[peak socket]

and a half lol

[neon cypress]

Yeah cuz it was set in the 70s and the end is in the future like 2010

Where stalkers are a dying breed and they send in drones and scientists instead

[shell flax]

Not disputing this, I’m more so saying that lasting only a few days seems too short

[wintry pumice]

Just gotta expand the zone like Faust wants to get unlimited coverage

[neon cypress]

Isn't the zone itself a whole living thing? Not with a mind of its own mind you but say like a tree. Just a very large tree

[peak socket]

needa do a re read or maybe get it in audio

[neon cypress]

I had to do audio. The library in town didn't have it or could even find it to buy

[modest bear]

there is gauss rifle for 800 rubles at dark valley fr

[neon cypress]

1 percent durability left

You'd think with all these damn mutant rats, pigs and vampires someone somewhere would have a flamethrower

[shell flax]

I wouldn’t trust it to not cook off if I went near a burner at the wrong angle

[neon cypress]

Probably based on a Vietnam era design

Burn a whole family nest of bloodsuckers.

I just kept my finger on the trigger until I didn't hear their screams anymore 😐

[magic vault]

I've met them now

Their armor and camo is so boss, I hope you can choose factions and play as them in multiplayer DX

[halcyon karma]

Freedom v Mercs

https://tenor.com/view/like-the-old-days-susanne-sugarbaker-delta-burke-designing-women-reminiscing-gif-17483387

@waxen marten no perms?

[waxen marten]

[magic vault]

What could be cool is map specific factions, similar to CS:GO

[sturdy verge]

Mol1t loves monolith

[wintry pumice]

Where would you get the fuel for that?

[neon cypress]

cough cough homemade cough

[wintry pumice]

[wintry pumice]

But you're homeless

[neon cypress]

Rendered animal fat, vodka, some kind of plastic adhesive possibly Styrofoam and you have yourself something

And then you add in the Bay Leaf 🤌

Italian fried squid (Bloodsucker)

[shadow token]

is there any info about roadmap of stalker 2?

[meager crag]

Other than Soon™️? Nope

[shadow token]

ouch

[terse ravine]

there were some leaks on the sub reddit for possible dlc additions, but obv its all subject to change

[sturdy verge]

Yeah one dlc is being sid and selling chicken 🐔

[sonic creek]

Ignoring the game breaking bugs in the main questline that have been present for 4 months and releasing a dlc next update would not be a very cool move from GSC

[indigo oriole]

Im tired that no one can answer if they added Kharod paired mags and svu suppressor (Xbox)

[polar forge]

Is it possible to find the SSP-100I Survey or SSP-100 Discovery armors or can they only be purchased?

I think I can get the discovery armor near Yaniv Station. Idk if there is any survey other than the trader in malachite

[still current]

https://tenor.com/view/gigascar-gif-7252302473669868672

[indigo oriole]

Any idea how to get key in duga for 2lvl school door ?

[neon cypress]

I'm still on about burning em

I got 3 artifacts. But I also killed 12 people.

Are they worth it?

I'm alive. They're not. Maybe in it's weird way I'm still kicking for a reason.

-Day 2, in The Zone

[mellow knot]

Sheesh, big body count for day 2

[polar forge]

I just now noticed that blue bar under your compass shows how much noise skif is making with his movement

Also, does anyone remember where Yaniv Station is? I can’t find it again but I swear I been there before

[river chasm]

North of Red Forest

[polar forge]

Ahh thank you.
I think I ask this before also but if I equip weird flower, sleep and then unequip but keep it in backpack does it still give me the effect?

Or does it need to be equipped in artifact slot even after sleeping to maintain the scent masking

[river chasm]

I think it needs to be equipped

[polar forge]

Ah dang okay. One more thing sorry lol but does using the underbarrel shotgun attachment on M701 super affect the durability at all? Or is it separate and doesn’t degrade the weapon it is used on?

[river chasm]

No degredation from using the underbarrel. The only real downside to it is that it's less effective than a regular shotgun you'll have at that point in the game

[polar forge]

I’m honestly thinking about just running around with m701 with underbarrel shotty as my only weapon to have more room for loot

[river chasm]

I'd at least carry an APSB

[vernal lily]

Wait so you're saying it'll lose it's charge when I unequip it after sleeping?

That kind of sucks

[river chasm]

You won't get the benefits at least, and it will still wilt eventually

[bleak moth]

Weapon mounted flashlights would be nice. Just something better than the flashlight we have by default

[polar forge]

Is the mutant that is obstructing the VPC Mirror installation when you go to activate it in Malachite for the professor guy a Chimera?

Some buff four legged thing with three heads

[river chasm]

Yea

[polar forge]

Headshot with m701 5 times and it still chasing ! 😭

It can’t open doors? I ran up the stairs and shut the door it is standing right outside

[vernal lily]

I was also wondering about that flower thing, but if you mean that it will still stay when I unequip it, that's fine lol. I thought it would just disappear asap.

Everyone seems to be seeing a chimera at malachite, but I've never seen one.

[vernal lily]

I think it can, but it can't go through. I remember during one different quest it was still able to swing it open. But was too big to go through.

[polar forge]

So you’re saying if I open the door I can cheese it

Either that or it fits through and slaughters me lol that sounds more like my luck

[polar forge]

What was blocking the vpc mirror from activating for you?

[vernal lily]

Oh it's that mission. I thought you all were talking about literally next to the base.

[vernal lily]

If you are careful yes. It can still hit you through the door way if you're close enough.

[polar forge]

#📸┃screens_and_videos message

I only cheap shot him 4 or 5 shots with sniper. He kept running away and around too much anytime I went in the room. So I just ran out and pulled out my saiga sprayin and prayin 🤣🙏

[vernal lily]

Lmao this is what did, I would start shooting at it as it was going up the stairs. It started immediately running towards me during my game as soon as I left the room though so I had to run back in.

[polar forge]

I found my first RPM and I just blew 80k coupons on repairs and upgrades..insane 🥲 took me rush exploring 4 zones to gather that much coupons

[vernal lily]

Weapon/armor upgrading in the Zone

[polar forge]

Okay the RPM is pretty bad against humans. Well, I didn’t upgrade it fully maybe that’s why. Has a lot of recoil even after 3 recoil reducing upgrades

Maybe would be better if I could have something more than a red dot on it

[vernal lily]

Yeah, they're kind for bad. But if you can consistently do head shots with it, they will die quickly.

[neon cypress]

I have both a m16 and that Poppy field m16. Should I worry about this or just go to next zone for the moment

Since bullets are rare

[vernal lily]

Don't you have to repair that one from the Poppy field? I would carry around the regular m16 for now if it isn't repaired already.

[neon cypress]

I'll just hold em for now. I don't really have the bullets for it but I have like 800 rounds for an AK. Amazing when I just watch NPCs fight

Imagine the kind of cash you'd make making a public bathroom, a sauna and a bathhouse

[polar forge]

I just walked out of rostok, saw three dead npcs and another yelling “watch out loner there is a bloodsucker!” As the thing jumped at him and one hit killed him. I blasted it in the face with ole reliable Saiga..then my game crash -_-

[bleak moth]

Are we hard locked outside of the iron forest?

[vernal lily]

Don't think you can access that area ever, maybe dlc area perhaps idk.

[neon cypress]

Isn't the iron forest technically a death zone for radiation?

[vernal lily]

Perhaps

[tulip vale]

ah yes instadeath near duga, not even like a somewhat creative one.

"no invisible walls" sure just instant death radiation and instant death from nothing

i want to like stalker 2 so bad but it is just not meant to be played outside of the mainline quests, it feels like you get punished for exploring

[tawny river]

where can i find myself one of those exosuits, im tired of running out of weight

[vernal lily]

The earliest you can get one without glitching your way through in some places, is the one at cement factory.

[tawny river]

and i would imagine i cannot reach the concrete factory from the slag heap in garbage?

[cosmic elbow]

before the mission of no return in the cafe in pripyat my fast travel looks locked, is it a bug or what?

[vernal lily]

If you can go to garbage you can go to cement factory I am pretty sure

[tawny river]

im presently in garbage, where can i find this concrete factory, more weight would be incredibly useful for a loot goblin like me

[tawny river]

also, you said something about the waters of zoran, or something similar? where can i find the wierd water

[vernal lily]

tbh I would go with weird water first, I haven't actually tried that exo suit at cement factory so don't know the stats.

Are you able to access Wild Island? I don't think I was able to go to Zaton before that one mission where I helped Noontide retrieve an item.

[tawny river]

i have no idea where or what the wild island is, im at the part where i just gave whatshisface his keycard back

[shell flax]

No you can, you just gotta through the eastern checkpoint

[vernal lily]

Interesting

[vernal lily]

What's the name of the mission you're currently doing

[tawny river]

i logged off to eat some oats, gimme a sec

[vernal lily]

oats

[tawny river]

look man im hungry and the cook from work gave me like two sacks of this amazing granola, its got blueberries and grapes and shit in it

[vernal lily]

No shame, I love oats

[shell flax]

Also you can go to quiet doing this too and pick up a Zircon suit incredibly early

[tawny river]

she said it was just gonna be fed to crows if i didnt take it, so i took as much as i figured i could eat

its been both me food and cat food for like two weeks at this point, groot likes it too

[tawny river]

" The Price Goes Up: Search Nestors stash"

[vernal lily]

This is where the weird water is, that green marker. Go there before it turned 22:00 and make a save maybe around 21:55. It's going to take a bit of tries to get it, you won't be able to see at all. But before it turns 22 there's a rock area, think it's better to start at the center before the anomalies appear.
#📸┃screens_and_videos message

What I did is I waited till it turned 21:55, stand by the rock area, and carefully looked around on the ground. I tried what online guides recommended but it didn't work out for me.

[tawny river]

so hop into that lake in hte middle of the night, roam around and pray to god i dont get shocked to death or drowned?

also, is there no border checkpoint between the cordon, that blank bit, and the region of Zaton?

[vernal lily]

It's not really a lake, just a bit swampy. Don't go into the area too early, you will start hearing voices (psi radiation)

[tawny river]

ah shit, so get there at about 11pm and hop in the water at about 1155?

[vernal lily]

Get near that area before it turns 11 pm. It's hard to explain without images, but there's a rock area somewhere in the center that I ran to when it turned 9:55 pm.

[tawny river]

also are the voices harmful or just aggravating

[vernal lily]

Well it's just psi rad, so if you stand in there too long you will eventually get your health drained.

But such only the case if the wandering lights aren't wandering. If the green orbs are there I don't think you receive any psi damage? Don't remember.

[tawny river]

so wait is tehre any difference between psi radiation and clicky radiation?

[vernal lily]

What do you mean clicky radiation

[tawny river]

the radiation that clicks, normal barrel radiation

yknow, what everyone thinks about when they hear chernobyl, not voices in your head eating away at your vitality

[vernal lily]

That you just insta start dying if you get too near. Psi rad builds up slower before you start losing health and ghost like people that aren't actually there start appearing and attacking you.

[tawny river]

so psi rads are less dangerous than clicky rads

[vernal lily]

Well, not really. The danger just comes later.

[polar forge]

Psi is annoying as heck lol

[tawny river]

but its less immediate and you can withstand for longer before it kills you

[vernal lily]

I guess so, when you put it like that.

[tawny river]

hmmm

is there any visual tell for if its clicky rads or psy rads

[polar forge]

Normal rads fill the meter by your health bar and have static visual effect on screen

[tawny river]

psy rads just start the voices and ghosts and so forth?

[polar forge]

Psi makes you have auditory and visual hallucinations

[vernal lily]

yes

[tawny river]

interesting

alright thank you guys, i appreciate all the help with this loot hoarding project

[vernal lily]

Just make sure to make a save at 9:55 pm, the wandering lights are not friendly. Maybe looking at guides will help for a better explanation. There is supposedly a method by reloading a save if it doesn't appear.

[tawny river]

im assuming wandering lights are the floaty zappy things, like from the factories basement with the dead members of Star's crew and the bloodsucker?

[vernal lily]

No, these are green orbs that only appear at specific times.

[tawny river]

oh shit i dont think i've seen them before

[vernal lily]

It's cause they're only in that area I showed you. If they existed elsewhere I would be pretty pissed ngl. They make you go partially blind, you can only use the light they emit to see somewhat.

[tawny river]

but im assuming if you touch them you die?

[vernal lily]

I don't think it's insta death, but you will lose health

[tawny river]

man it seems like everything in the zone w ants to kill you

cant we find a freindly doggo we can drop some bratwurst to or something

[neon cypress]

Is 80 your weight cap or can you increase it

Also sneaking is absolutely insanely hard

[serene barn]

It can be increased by artifacts and armor’s that have it as an upgrade.

[delicate pawn]

Dunno what's the best weight artifact (not including weird water) but the best I found was a Nightstar

[silent valve]

Since I arrived at Schlackberg I constanty suffer radioactive damage no matter where I went (exept the homebase) and my anti-rad stash is melting quickly. Any tips or hints to counter that, aside of leaving that zone?

[marsh iron]

if your suit has higher radio-protection that may help, but in general areas with constant/high radiation is probably not a place you should linger

[silent valve]

I have no real choice, since there are missions to play

[marsh iron]

do you happen to have the english name of that location? im not sure where schlackberg refers to?

[silent valve]

erm...schlackeberg is this here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThI5-mKRvWY&ab_channel=xC00K1E

[marsh iron]

oh Slag Heap, yes it's meant to be radioactive at places, you have to stick to specific paths to navigate in that area

it's a dump site of radioactive materials so it is indented, of the places you should go, you should be able to get through without using too many medkits or antirad

[silent valve]

yeah, I know that I have to keep away from the corpse at the trash, but even I go elsewhere, the rad applies everywhere, e.g. when I fight into the arena and step out, the rad applies nearly instantly

[marsh iron]

of the hill area, there is very limited area where it's Not radioactive, so again you have to stick to the path, or stay away from the hill

[silent valve]

I see and will try, ty

[marsh iron]

np have fun stalker

[solemn ibex]

Man I thought after 1.3 Quests would not break without a way to fix

I just had Big Score (Zakhar's quest broken) again! in 1.2 it broke one way in 1.3 I can't finish it because of a different reason

[left violet]

im on duga missions and sircaa archive flash drive is still marked quest item, something wrong?

[marsh iron]

no it's intented - you'll need that later

[left violet]

what mission, idc about spoilers i did all achievements

my memory doesnt serve me well

[marsh iron]

you will use it at Malachite right after Duga

[left violet]

also my malachite passes are still marked quest items even though i have access to malachite

[tough geode]

maybe any of you gamers got updates from game legends on the physical edition reprint shipping? It said twas gonna start in april

[sturdy verge]

Question:
How much did Sidorovich actually pay Red for bringing Marked one to his bunker? more like question should have been do we see Red again in a DLC since he was mentioned that he was returning soon!

[drifting forge]

It is an interesting question

[sturdy verge]

it is 😄 all of it is when it comes to knowing more about Red

[magic vault]

Yaniv radio goes so hard, I love the song selection there

[sturdy verge]

ayeee so cool now that you hover over iron forest etc etc it has info, thats new! i'm stuck over there atm 😄

hehe out of bounds bug is fixed 😄

[ember ether]

One bug I have seen during a stream is a literal sausage (the meat ones, the food stuff) being stuck on a PDA and stuck on a detector and I couldn't stop laughing x3

[neon cypress]

Pour one out for the homies who didn't make it to see Stalker 2 😔

[sturdy verge]

my fav one was one guy smoking a pda lol

[ember ether]

pffffffffff

[ember ether]

it was Vasko

[frigid hill]

imstatikk has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[tawny river]

wait wierd water reduces your radiation? thats really convenient

[harsh jungle]

yeah it used to eliminate radiation that Skif would’ve gained entirely, but it was changed to reducing radiation in one of the patches

[tawny river]

usually anomolous objects and artefacts make you more radioactive

also how do i get a detector of higher quality

[plain fiber]

@tawny river Weird Water is an arch artifact; it's unique/special and very powerful.

[tawny river]

ah sweet

[tawny river]

hey wait wierd water makes you completely drunk if you exceed 50 kilograms

[plain fiber]

Yes, all of the arch artifacts have certain side effects. (I'm assuming it's a way balance them out, otherwise they'd be brokenly OP)

[tawny river]

oh also, i have a question, i found this anomaly that's an enormous gravity hole that pulls you in if you get too close, does it have an artefact or is it just dangerous

[plain fiber]

Is that the one in the Lesser Zone? Eastern side I believe?

[tawny river]

exactly, its in a water hole with two defunct vans nearby

[plain fiber]

Yes, it's an arch anomaly with a corresponding arch artifact. Do you want to try and figure it out on your own or do you just want me to tell you the solution?

[tawny river]

my detecter doesnt see anything but it also only detects anomalies

[desert warren]

There’s a silly artifact in there 🙂

[tawny river]

id like to know the solution cause its got me twice now

and idk what the sign says cause i speak german, not russian

[plain fiber]

Okay!

The artifact is in between the two vans. Hide behind large objects like boulders as you approach to avoid getting pulled in.

Once you reach the vans, stay behind one of them and then wait for the anomaly to stop pulling. Once it does, you will see and can grab the artifact sitting on the ground.

To escape, just repeat the process of hiding behind stuff.

[desert warren]

Big anomaly sucky sucky. To prevent sucky sucky, hide behind big solid object when it is sucking you in. Run when it is not sucking. Must make it to artifact that is somewhere within big sucky sucky hole. 🫡

[tawny river]

ah, thank you

[plain fiber]

And arch artifacts don't need detectors to pick up, they're always there provided they haven't bugged out and fallen under the map or something.

[tawny river]

i got a childs ball?

[plain fiber]

Yep, that's it.

Look up on the wiki what it does, because I think it might have changed a bit in one of the recent patches.

[tawny river]

hey i saw on the wiki a wierd bolt exists, is that a bolt upgrade or just an artefact

[plain fiber]

Arch artifact.

[tawny river]

ah, the wiki didnt say what it did, so is it yet unfound or

[plain fiber]

Wiki might be out of date then, there are multiple guide videos for how to get that one, as well as all of the other arch artifacts.

It's in the Cooling Towers region, in the fire tornado arch anomaly that I can't remember the official name of.

[tawny river]

i finally shot a bloodsucker before it got to me

[plain fiber]

Quick save before you attempt to grab it, but it just involves a very basic platforming puzzle.

[tawny river]

god being colorblind is a pain sometimes but its nice to see movement super well

[tawny river]

i think its legit just called fire tornado, where are the cooling towers in comparison to Zaton

[plain fiber]

Cooling towers are Northeast of the Garbage iirc.

[tawny river]

oh is it the giant fiery swirl in a white circle on my map

[plain fiber]

Yep.

If you don't have the area visibile on your map yet, head to the top of the Slag Heap and look Northeast, you should be able to see the region.

[tawny river]

i can see that its there but not the name of thhe region, this is my first playthrough so sorry if im asking lots of questions

[plain fiber]

You're good mate, it's no trouble. You're the rookie in a leather jacket, I'm the grizzled veteran in an exoskeleton. Once you've played these games enough you'll be in the same position as me eventually.

I gotta head to work, feel free to ping me if you need more help, but I won't be able to respond until tomorrow, so hopefully others will be around to help too. Worst-case scenario, you'll just have to look up a guide.

[next lava]

will modding for STALKER 2 ...idk improve?

Like are there supposed to be modding tools dropping or something that allows people to create brand new guns/attatchments/suits/etc?

I feel like when that happens the game will improve 10x

[pastel token]

mod tools will be in a future update

[tawny river]

i heard i can get an exosuit in the cement factory, east of Garbage?

[plain fiber]

Real quick, but then I have to go.

You can get a SEVA suit in the Cement Factory region, but as far as I know, the first exosuit you can get without glitches is the Cuirass which is in a building in the Cooling Towers region. Can't remember the name of the building but it will have a giant crane thing next to it as well as numerous hostile spawns.

[tawny river]

ah, thanks, i appreciate it man

have a nice time wherever you gotta go

[old raptor]

Sup

[pastel token]

The one big downside with the cuirass exo is that there's no sprint modification

[old raptor]

Frrrrr

[tawny river]

basically i sprint at normal speed? not such a big downside to me

[meager crag]

With other words, you can't sprint at all

[tawny river]

oh

also im taking like, 0 damage sincei installed this ball on my belt

[sonic creek]

it converts bullets to weight

[old raptor]

What?

[tawny river]

i found the childs ball at the bulpa, im taking like 0 damage in firefights since i got it

[old raptor]

Oh lol

[tawny river]

so im assuming each region has 1 super anomaly

[buoyant rose]

when multiopalyer updatre

[delicate pawn]

There's 6 in total I think
The Bulba
The Tornado
The Fire tornado
The Mist
The poppy field
And the wandering lights

[tawny river]

im in the marsh of zaton presently and i dont see the wandering lights, its 2200

[delicate pawn]

I've never been there to grab the weird water so that one no idea

[marsh iron]

Wandering Lights is a bit more north from Marshes

[tawny river]

can i dm you a pic of where im standing presently? cant post pics here yet

[marsh iron]

you can post in#📸┃screens_and_videos

[tawny river]

are tehre any settlements in Zaton? i'd like ot leave now

[river chasm]

Two in fact

[tawny river]

actually, cant i directly reach garbage from Zaton?

[river chasm]

Gotta make a short trek through wild island or cement factory but it's more or less a straight shot from the northern parts

[tawny river]

#📸┃screens_and_videos message
how do i cross this stretch of land, each way i try just drowns me

[ember ether]

anywhere to post music from the game? but like music appreciation? asking in general ^^

[tawny river]

for killing a person, would you advise buckshot or slugs? he appears to be wearing a simple coat and no plate carrier

[river chasm]

Probably just buckshot but it depends on range

[tawny river]

plain buck did the trick, i shot him point blank as soon as he turned

turns out, babay was not wearing a helmet, not a good idea after he tried to kill me

[neon cypress]

Hate rats

[tawny river]

thos hopping shrew kangaroo things?

[neon cypress]

Yeah

[tawny river]

i do too man, just killed a horde at the labrynth

[neon cypress]

And dogs

[still current]

Nice one

[tawny river]

what

[left violet]

my malachite passes are still marked quest items even though i have access to malachite

[tawny river]

oh what, even if i have health i can be shot to death?

[tawny river]

hey is it just me or is the combatant a direct downgrade to a normal AKM-74s

[frigid hill]

bogu_noctiso has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[tawny river]

hey faust i think im playing the game wrong

i can hold 120 kilograms of loot, i have like 60 kilograms of ammo at all times

[vernal lily]

Sounds very normal to me

[tawny river]

also i killed the shah, then accidentally started a fight with varan and killed him anyway

[still current]

Stats do show you everything you need to know

Just compare those and see for yourself

[tawny river]

its the same except with shittier accuracy, is there some hidden upside idk about

[still current]

Some unique weapons do have less damage or accuracy depending on what other stat got the buff

[tawny river]

they have the exact same stats, just worse accuracy

[still current]

Idk then, maybe it has better durability instead

[still current]

What about prices? Is there a difference?

Which one is cheaper

[tawny river]

its like, marginally more expensive but it literally just seems like a normal gun with a cool camo

oh dear lord i found whats different

this thing has increased fire rate, heavily increased fire rate

[still current]

Nah, then it's the durability

[hasty gorge]

I’ve never gotten the Combatant on any of my three playthroughs

[tawny river]

you just give general koroshov the pda

[still current]

Same here, that's why I can only guess

[hasty gorge]

I can never get the cutscene that gives it

[still current]

The name suggests more resistance to wear

[tawny river]

literally all you gotta do is give koroshov the unique pda

[still current]

So, ig that's why it's less effective in terms of accuracy

[hasty gorge]

Well I have shown it to him twice and not gotten it, it depends what cutscene you get in Slag Heap because there are different ones

I’ve never gotten the AK-74 disassembly/reassembly version of the cutscene

[still current]

But it doesn't really matter that much, since AKs are not really fit for long range combat and more suited for urban fights with close to mid range

[hasty gorge]

AK-74’s penetration stats do make it a little painful to use late game

[still current]

Yeah

Unless you have armor piercing rounds

Pretty much a ton of that lmao

I'd use a better gun anyway

[hasty gorge]

Yeah and at that point I’d just rather use the Fora or Dnipro which do it better

[still current]

Dnipro was always my choice

Was Fortunate enough to get the unique upgrade for caliber change and made a monster out of it

[tawny river]

its just kinda the only rifle i got

[hasty gorge]

I use the Fora until I get to the Red Forest or Yaniv then it’s always the Dnipro

[tawny river]

i found a VSS vintorez after killing a wierd bear mole thing, but sold it cause it uses super rare ammo

[still current]

I'd suggest anyone to do the same unless he's on a run to use every possible gun he can, for fun.

[hasty gorge]

Well it’s fine in the early/early mid game

But I’d drop it for the Fora as soon as they start spawning

[tawny river]

what is the fora and when do i find it

[still current]

Well, usually, it's like that, but in my second playthrough, I literally did every possible exploration work and ended up with one early

[hasty gorge]

It’s a mid game weapon that most factions will drop when killed

[still current]

So, fora was just for before sircaa

And after it, I managed to get a dnipro

[tawny river]

is it a better akm74s

[still current]

Well, tbh, any weapon with lower tier calibers are basically early game stuff

[tawny river]

wait so my 500 rounds of 5.45 will become useless

[hasty gorge]

It uses 5.45 but effectively is a Fort-221 (Ukrainian built TAVORs in 5.45 caliber)

[tawny river]

ah

[still current]

If you know where to look, you can get some ton of good stuff that can be used for the entirety of the game, almost

[tawny river]

will my m860 cracker remain good if i upgrade to dart boolets

[still current]

Best use armor piercing rounds all the time

It's not really that hard to come by

[tawny river]

i have a grand total of 2 armor piercing bullets, im finding none

[still current]

Ended up with like 1800 by the time I reached sircaa

Well, I did a lot of looting tho

So, ig its not that easy either

[tawny river]

i loot who i kill, but i do plenty of shopping

[still current]

I even found like 400 ish expansive ones

[tawny river]

i trade out my 45 and my 9x19mm and so on for moar 9x18 and buckshot

[still current]

Armor piercing rounds can spawn in ammo boxes too, and they are easy to miss

You can find some around too

Like fixed spawns

Aside from the normal way (looting dead npcs)

[hasty gorge]

I tested to see if leaving some of the items untouched in the tutorial section would still be there if you went back and revisited them: yep

ez way to get some scientist medkits for free

[tawny river]

oh, i usually just take whatever ammo is on the people i kill

[still current]

everything you get before the ambush can be saved if you simply store it in the safe around the area where they take your scanner

It's easy to get good loot with full condition guns if you do it that way

The second playthrough was really far easier since I had a good starting items

[tawny river]

hey rahmi, i have a question

[still current]

Didn't sell anything at all, just used the stuff when need be and saved some good coupons instead of repairing the shit I broke

[tawny river]

what is the first exoskeleton i gain access to, and where can i find it without glitches

[charred nova]

Cooling towers

But it doesn’t have sprint

[still current]

Well,ig there is one on top of an abandoned scientific bunker, but still useless cuz you'll need to reach yaniv to upgrade it

[tawny river]

im fine with that, which direction is the cooling stack from garbage

[harsh jungle]

give richter the sensors and then kill every last warden at the factory to get the cutscene that has the combatant

[charred nova]

Go east to cement factory then go north

[tawny river]

wait i wasnt supposed to slaughter the wardens at the factory

[still current]

I'd go to the army warehouses and take the bulat instead of a dumb exo

[tawny river]

thanks jack, much appreciated, do you have a rough area in which it can be found

[charred nova]

It’s in the big warehouse building that’s in the center back of the area

[tawny river]

yeah but can i even get that if i just got the combatant

[still current]

The code to the locked door is on plain sight, so it's the easiest good stuff you can get

[harsh jungle]

ONLY if you give the sensors to Richter

[tawny river]

i gave my sensors to richter cause he was their rightful owner, his guys took them after all

[still current]

You can, ig. You'll find a couple of enemies that you can ignore and take the suit and leave

[tawny river]

or i can just, kill them?

[still current]

There is also a duty seva around the cooling tower, but the area is a hell

[harsh jungle]

then when you get to the factory after talking with Star you gotta kill every last warden there to get the Combatant version of the cutscene

[tawny river]

oh i got the better cutscene by being a murderhobo loot goblin

[still current]

Yeah, but you'll hardly cone across then

M*

[tawny river]

oh, so its a "kill if i see them, ignore if i dont" type thing

[still current]

I mean, they won't really notice you cuz most of them are on tower watch

[tawny river]

oh so i really can sneak past them

every time ive been told stealth is an option i get spotted near instantly and have to get my ak out

[charred nova]

Usually when I go there anyways

There having some massive fire fight with duty so

Free guns

EVERYONE DIES

[tawny river]

honestly every where i go its guns up
i help some people fend off dogs? the guns turn to me and now i have more stock
i help some people fendo ff raiders? the guns turn to me and now i have more stock

[still current]

You definitely can. I literally barged in running and nobody noticed my until I made myself noticeable

[charred nova]

In my most recent play through

I managed to some how befriend freedom and duty

Despite gunning down countless duty members I guess we still friends for some reason

I guess I’m very likable

Very lore accurate to real life

[still current]

@tawny river code is scattered around the building, but here it is in case you failed to notice it. Do not look unless you can't find it ||0690||.

[still current]

You damn murderer

Unnecessary killings hehe

[charred nova]

I’m born to kill

What can I say

[still current]

doesn't change anything

[molten cliff]

Milk 🥛

[hasty gorge]

Oh I sneak through lol

[flint plover]

Am I reading it right that 175 people in TOTAL are viewing Stalker 2 on Twitch? Man... GSC dropped the ball.

[harsh jungle]

understandable have a day

[frigid hill]

smh404 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[bold smelt]

its like 5 months after launch

[river chasm]

Twitch views for a story based single player game almost half a year after launch is a weird metric. What are we measuring exactly

[flint plover]

Well I mean Elden Ring released years ago sitting at just under 20,000. Fallout 4 has 500...

I didn't know if I was looking at Twitch right, guess I was.

[wheat current]

people on twitch are too busy watching e-girl tits instead of watching good games

[river chasm]

I mean yeah both of those were way bigger hits. Shadow of the Erdtree probably brought some action back but also people love to watch Fromsoft game streams for the backseat gaming value

[tawny river]

Hey advisor, I got a question

[river chasm]

Uhh, what is it

[tawny river]

I remember earlier someone said I can sneak into a military warehouse for an exosuit, can I reach there from garbage if I just did back to the slag heap

Because the one from the cooling stacks sucks apparently

[river chasm]

uhhh

well idk where it is but probably. after lesser zone everywhere is open except for jupiter and pripyat

[tawny river]

ah

well i cant go to jupiter or pripyat yet, so cuirassward im bound

[polar forge]

The one from cooling towers doesn’t really suck that bad. It has good protection and carry weight

[tawny river]

yeah but no sprints a bit of a kick in the dick

[polar forge]

It ain’t that bad really imo kinda opens up different artifact selection and playstyle for me

[tawny river]

hey while im at the stacks should i stop by the fire tornado for the wierd bolt?

[polar forge]

Like if I know I am going on a loot run I’ll wear that suit and use weight artifacts. Or if I’m going to a battle I’ll bring protection artifacts. I use SEVA or Discovery suit for artifact hunting and anomaly traversal

[polar forge]

Yeah might as well. I didn’t even know those existed until after I have already been to each place 😭

[tawny river]

whats teh odd bolt even do, doesnt have a description on the wiki

[polar forge]

I’m not sure I don’t have it yet. I only have weird flower so far

[hasty gorge]

It increases resistance to anomalies

by like 75% or something like that

[tawny river]

so screw ups are less costly? hell YES

christ does the cuirass give a jump height boost? im leaping like an olympian

[hasty gorge]

but only when it’s glowing red, and after use it increases stamina consumption so it’s advised to remove it from the belt while it’s “charging” back up

[polar forge]

This is crazy. I have randomly encountered like 5 npcs all within the last hour. All having little side activities to do..it was not like this at all when I first started this game

This is peak stalker here…I talk to npc he tell me a giant mutant is attracted to his guitar playing and needs help. I agree. He starts playing and sure enough a pseudo giant comes..then BAM emission hits! Now 4 of us are taking shelter with the giant waiting right outside…I hear it growling

[tawny river]

there are zombies in this game? are these gonna be regular enemies

[polar forge]

Yeah they are just humans that got their brains scorched by psi. At least I’m pretty sure

[tawny river]

ah thanks, also who would i ask if i want to upgrade an exosuit?

[polar forge]

I’m honestly not sure I haven’t upgraded one yet myself

[glossy mulch]

How far are you in the game?

[tawny river]

im listening to faust and his ramblings after killing the controller at the WPS, and the mercs strider sent to try and kill me

[glossy mulch]

Hmm, have you been to the top of the map yet?

[tawny river]

furthest north i been is the cooling stacks to retrieve my cuirass, and the odd nut

[glossy mulch]

If you go further north past the red section of the map on the left side there is a base there that can upgrade your stuff

Maybe not fully, but at least a few upgrades on the exoskeleton

[tender turtle]

where do i go for troubleshooting

[tawny river]

is there a way to un-upgrade a weapon

[fallen latch]

You can un-upgrade only the last upgrade you did with g

[tawny river]

ah damn, do you know where i can go to get a mk1 super?

[fallen latch]

You mean an emr or m701

[tawny river]

the bolt action rifle

m701 super, apologies i got the two mixed together

[glossy mulch]

For free or paid?
You should be able to get one at the place I mention I think?

[tawny river]

i have money to buy one if i must

where would i go to obtain one though

nvm morri's got me

[river chasm]

there is one in the cooling towers region, though it will not be in great condition

[tawny river]

i got dinero to repair it, i've been stealing ak's the entire game, and im a murder hobo so there have been a loooot of AK's

i have like, 70 grand on my person

[river chasm]

I can say more specifically where it is if you want, but there's quite a few good things to find in that region

[tawny river]

i've got a couple of good ideas on where to look

i found my Cuirass in the building, and i found my nut in the flaming tornado, just gotta get teh bolt rifle on the gas table

[river chasm]

and there's plenty more besides all that too

[tawny river]

i've just been informed that theres a special weapon too

[tawny river]

i would like slightly more specific directions on the special weapon though, cause i dont explore very fully and i dont like dark regions

[river chasm]

It is in the general area around the flaming building (though not actually within it)

[tawny river]

the flaming cooling stack wit ha portal near it?

[river chasm]

No, the one that is pretty close to the bridge to the Duty base

[tawny river]

the hell is a duty base

[river chasm]

The cement factory

It's across from the cooling towers

[tawny river]

oh that place, with the tech thats kinda a dick

ok i know what you mean now

[tawny river]

found it, love this thing

[glass dust]

YES

I got the Ecologist suit finally,

I been all over Chernobyl with my pants down trying to get 40K monees

Scrambling to find jobs

I’m at Zaton btw

[north holly]

Hello

[molten cliff]

Milk 🥛

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-milk-blow-gif-19601824

[north holly]

Uhh what?

[fierce sequoia]

I wonder if they'll ever be able to make the AI act even close to how it acted in previous games.
There's improvements, but honestly seeing how they still just spawn and sprint to one exact spot is becoming annoying.

[short scroll]

My mission: where I should follow Korschunow to the chemical plant, there is no way forward here, what am I doing wrong or is it just stuck?

[hoary crest]

@boreal coyote You still here mate? Not seen you post ina bit

[hardy totem]

If memory serves he got muted for a while

[tawny river]

Is there any downside to using flat ammunition over ap ammo, it seems like a straight upgrade

Also it's what I have the most of and it seems deceptively good

[solemn ibex]

they damage ur gun more

[polar forge]

I was just walking in a swamp and a freaking water spout tornado thing swirled up out of the water

Like 20m away from me. Must be some aesthetic anomaly? Hopefully it can’t suck you up anyway 🤣

[river chasm]

Yeah it's just scenery

[sand leaf]

why do eletric anomalies randomly turn invisible

it is so annoying

this is unplayable when it happens too how tf am i meant to navigate a room full of electric anomalies which are all invisible and one shot you

[smoky hawk]

bolts

[vernal lily]

Lol, what did Rog2.0 do, I think I missed it

[frigid hill]

zadikal has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[frigid hill]

elhait has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[charred nova]

flew too close to the sun

[woeful seal]

Any idea when the next update drops?

[tawny river]

hey faust, i have a question

what all shotguns are there, and which one do you recommend hunting for

[rough cypress]

been a few months since ive beaten it. how is it now after a few patches?

i remember rostok killing my pc

[vernal lily]

Well, the one I like using is Saiga and sledgehammer. But I like Saiga because the reloading is faster.

[tawny river]

is the sledgehammer some variant?

[vernal lily]

Some new bugs created, a lot fixed.

[vernal lily]

You can get it after becoming champion at the arena in Rostok.

[tawny river]

rostok? where is that

[vernal lily]

It's left of Garbage, there's a base there. Hard to miss. Also you'll eventually go there for main quest related things.

[tawny river]

ah, and the arena is a simple fisticuffs arena or a gunfighting arena

[vernal lily]

Well you fight against mutants and stalkers every round.

You don't get to use your weapon of choice though.

[tawny river]

its randomized/preselected weapons?

[vernal lily]

Preselected

[tawny river]

as long as theres a shotgun, a rifle, or a pistol i can work with it

[vernal lily]

You are in for a treat lmao

[tawny river]

i dont like that wording

its all submachine guns isnt it

[vernal lily]

Nah, it's more about at certain rounds it's going to be a pain. You do get a shotgun, but not every round.

[tawny river]

so long as its not my ammo being wasted ill manage, what shotgun is sledge a variant of?

[vernal lily]

SPSA-14

[tawny river]

i have no clue what that is, time 4 google

oh the spas 12

[vernal lily]

yes

[vernal lily]

[flint plover]

Welp gotta give GSC a little credit. As much as people talk about this game being released too early and the problems, they don't employ someone to delete any negative comment about the game on Steam lol. They let people say their peace. Just found out makers of South of Midnight do that lmao

[tawny river]

if i could kill a bear for a vss vintorez, the entirety of teh shah's men and the entirety of varans gang, i can fight in an arena

[vernal lily]

[bold smelt]

i noticed that traders sell you 2 different price ranges for artefacts

and i love the fact that sidorovich of all traders is in the higher bracket and will not scam you

[meager crag]

Based

[tawny river]

hey kotson, i have a question

is there some hidden downside to flat ammunition? its super common, has better reach than AP, and still penetrates armor

[meager crag]

Hey man, what's up?

Honestly, I have no clue. I'm more of a Trilogy enjoyer

[tawny river]

ah fair enough then, apologies

[meager crag]

No worries

[tawny river]

someone said it chews your weapons up more but thats not really a bad downside, i have a tech polish my pistol every time im at a settlement

[meager crag]

Possibly

I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case

[sonic creek]

it does its written in the description of the ammo, it has more gunpowder than the regular round

extra barrel pressure tears away at it

[tawny river]

still, slightly more durability munching isnt that bad when i only use it in my service pistol

[still current]

Should have better damage but causes more wear

[sonic creek]

tbh the best pistol is skifs unless you dont take on enemies quietly then i would reccomend the rhino cause its pretty much a pocket shotgun if you have expansive rounds

[tawny river]

the rhino is my present service pistol

also, it has more damage? i thought it was better pen and more wear

[sonic creek]

well yeah its an elephant hunting gun or at least was

[tawny river]

no i meant the flat ammo

[sonic creek]

oh yeah its slightly better but wears away your gun more

if youre fighting unarmored enemies hollow point ammo is the best

for armored use armor piercing

[tawny river]

for unarmored enemies i usually use buck from my saiga, and armored enemies are shot with my GROM S-15 or my revolver, with flat rounds

[sonic creek]

but tbh regular rounds will do the job too anyway and i cant bother switching ammo types unless its a really chunky enemy like the pseudogiant

[tawny river]

i definitely want antipersonnel rounds if i encounter another bear

i was roaming through wild island on my way back to garbage, i found a train tunnel with a vintorez and a bear within

[sonic creek]

speaking of pseudogiants they can for whatever reason tank more than 4 RPG shots so if you ever find one just sell it lol, if you shoot it too close it will just stun you

Gauss rifle is the best for taking down elite mutants

[tawny river]

what is a pseudogiant

[sonic creek]

https://tenor.com/view/fighting-pseudogiant-pseudogiant-stalker-stalker-2-heart-of-chornobyl-gif-4687553638962034332

[tawny river]

oh thats the bear i killed

[sonic creek]

yeah on 2 legs

[tawny river]

no this one was on 4 legs, has a jumping attack

[smoky hawk]

chimera

[sonic creek]

two heads

[tawny river]

oh yup thats it

found it in a collapsed train tunnel, guarding a VSS Vintorez and about 20 shots of regular ammo for it

[sonic creek]

i hate those things thanfully the ai is completely stupid the moment you step on a crate they just run away

[tawny river]

for some reason they ignore anomalies

it jumped straight through a wierd air explosion and didnt even trigger it

[sonic creek]

they take damage they just dont get killed instantly

they dont get stunned either so it makes it look like they completely ignored it

[tawny river]

No the anomaly didn't even go off

I walked in it's path right after and the anomaly nearly killed me

[sonic creek]

they have a slight cooldown period once activated so it probably just walked through while it was resetting

i baited a chimera into a whirglig like twice and it didnt do much

[vernal lily]

Mine kept walking around it no matter what I tried

[tawny river]

Hate those things, wish to god we had incendiary rounds or a flamer to put them down

[dense quartz]

Updates seem to have slowed down equally to the stalker 2 hype. Unlucky, guess it will take years for them to actually focus SDK for modders or finally fix a life

[river chasm]

It's been less than a month since 1.3

[tawny river]

hey advisor, i love this game

shterev just tried to threaten a man in a heavy, defensive exosuit who had a loaded revolver pointed directly at his head

[river chasm]

lol

[flint plover]

Honestly I gotta agree. If this wasn't a "Stalker" title and just another post-apocalyptic game it would be considered a good game. Look at that new Atomfall. It would have done good. But without A-Life, it is not Stalker.

[dense quartz]

im not saying they stopped. im saying they slowed down greatly and they tend to have lessand less content / fixes implemented. I think in the beginning they allocated WAY more resources and time to their patches and if you look into the announcement channel you can also clearly see, that the community would like 2 topics to be handled with super priority. also other stuff, like NVGS, is it really that hard to implement stuff like that ? i dont know, i relly dont, i just think they would do themselves a favor on really checking what does the community need to be satisifed and have a feeling that they really work on the stuff that we want, even if its just silly NVGS

[tawny river]

hey i just shot some guy and he vanished after i struck him down

[sonic creek]

happened to me when i do jobs for traders as soon as you kill the last enemy they all disappear

[tawny river]

no like vanished into a blue vapor

and it was IMMEDIATELY after i shot him in the chest

[sonic creek]

Phantom

[tawny river]

phantom, this game has ghosts?

[smoky hawk]

whats the size of the sample?

[river chasm]

I mean yeah they were pretty clearly in big crunch mode for the month immediately after launch. I don't think they could realistically keep that up for much longer than they did.

You can do that sort of thing for some number of weeks but eventually it becomes counterproductive

After the New Year things have been happening pretty regularly still

[smoky hawk]

I mean, I would get it if it was a bit more updates, but I cant draw conclusions after 3

[shell flax]

Also introducing new features when the main stuff is still rough is just asking for new problems

[tawny river]

am i a bad person if i side with sircaa

[river chasm]

Well, there's not really clear right or wrong answers for that, so I guess no

[smoky hawk]

you are a bad person if you play the story

[tawny river]

playing the story is the only way to get access to Pripyat, for better gear and an exo that can sprint

[oak veldt]

having an issue where i press the button for meds, or i select my weapon, but it just isnt coming up or happening and won't for about 7 or 8 seconds before it will again. it happens at complete random and has led to me dying once or twice because i flat out couldnt heal or use any items at all, has this happened to anyone else? don't know where else to ask this, if so please direct me, ty all

[soft depot]

I actually found a way to get there

[tawny river]

i can reach Pripyat before the story mission allows it?

[soft depot]

yea

[tawny river]

oh sweet, isnt there an exosuit capable of sprinting in Pripyat?

[soft depot]

No idea, i only go there to loot some stuff and sell em

[tawny river]

i'd love a better exo, not being able to sprint means exploration is pain

[soft depot]

i am like 14-15 missions away

from the last one

[tawny river]

im at the bit where i just murdered doctor hermann, the bastard that left me for dead

[soft depot]

did u side with dubny or the wards

[tawny river]

in which mission

[soft depot]

wishfull thinking ig

i totally forgot what it called

[tawny river]

i just completed wishful thinking and shot hermann, im working with them to destroy the zone

dablin or whatever his name is actually seems to value what im doing, every other faction has snubbed me and tried to have me killed after i helped them

[high star]

Mista dablin... the X network has been exploded...

[dense stirrup]

Howdy fellas

[onyx shore]

I know this is random but does anyone help my dumbass with settings for the Astro A-50s command center to hear footsteps a little more? I looked up videos and it’s just mostly for COD. I have a Xbox series X . I need a PC I know. It’s true . I tried Dolby too. Sorry for the rant. Thanks in advance. I just shit my pants entering Prypiat .

[solemn ibex]

it is actially Dublin

[slender fern]

how's the game these days?

[cunning plover]

Good, I'll say. Not perfect, but good.
Graphic quality still very far from what we saw in the trailer.
A-Life half way (I'd say) from the trilogy.
Bugs still present here and there, but it's much more playable then the first days.
There are still a few annoying things scattered trough the map and quests.... but as I said, it's good! Nothing relevant that should be a problem for playing the game. Hope that helps!

[slender fern]

That's great, thanks
Might give it another couple months then

[short scroll]

Please, I need help with the mission: The Moment of Truth. I've completed everything, but nothing's happened for two days. I've restarted this mission three times, but the same thing keeps happening: I can't progress any further. What should I do?

[halcyon karma]

@waxen marten we can't type in the thread

[waxen marten]

lol

I will check what makes it work like that

should work now

[sonic creek]

ammo stacks to 900 for some reason

[harsh jungle]

my second favorite city in the Zone /s

[sage dew]

Hmmm patch 1.3.2 soon sais the internet

[river chasm]

Mol1t said as much the other day, hopefully next week

[hazy glade]

is there a way to get into the iron forest and those blurred areas of the map? hit the point of no return and wanted to explore a bit before i finished the game and i’ve always been interested in the 3 blurred areas above garbage/ slag heap

[marsh iron]

if you read the description of iron forest on the map, it's meant to be inaccessible by normal means

[river chasm]

You cannot enter Iron Forest or CNPP without exploits/bugs/cheats

You can get to the top area but only as a part of the main story

[hazy glade]

oh right okay

is there anywhere i can explore that people usually wouldn’t even bother going to in a normal playthrough? i’ve been to cooling towers already

[river chasm]

Most likely other areas around the fringes of the map

[sturdy verge]

Yeah there is cheeky ways 😜

[hollow lichen]

Still no road map?

[meager crag]

Still no roadmap

[charred nova]

If your feeling desperate

Google has some roadmaps

[hollow lichen]

Man, I’m hoping everything is okay at the studio

[charred nova]

Though perhaps not the ones your looking for

[meager crag]

It's really time for you to learn the difference between "your" and you're", Jack

And I'm not even 'Murican

[charred nova]

I’m not actively trying to use the correct one

[meager crag]

Me neither

[river chasm]

Things are probably as okay as they get in their position

[charred nova]

In owned

[mild galleon]

i think that might be ukraine...

not incredibly sure though

[charred nova]

Yah it’s a roadmap

[mild galleon]

it could be a ukraine-shaped bloodsucker 😱

[charred nova]

What everyone’s been asking for

The legendary road map

[mild galleon]

thats true

fallout has power armor and hovering robots but not colored television

[dense stirrup]

Hey guys

[frigid hill]

yosiff. has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[sand leaf]

electric anomalies turning invisible isn't intentional is it?

stuck trying to get dark's stash out of the tunnel except the anomalies are all invisible and one shot me

[ripe falcon]

Correct, they should be visible. Bolts should be especially useful in this situation

[sand leaf]

I am throwing bolts but they're not visible when they dissipate either

[ripe falcon]

oh... do they at least make sound?

[sand leaf]

yeah I get the sound, but that doesn't really give me enough info for that tunnel

[meager crag]

Have you reported the issue in #s2-support? Hopefully it can get fixed with a future update

[sand leaf]

if it's a bug i'm probably just gonna UETools_Ghost to it through the floor

was just wondering if i'm missing something

it's weirdly inconsistent too, most of the time they're fine but in some locations they seem to just disappear

[marsh iron]

(yes that has happened to me a few times as well)

[sand leaf]

it happened inside that one room in X3 on my first playthrough but that one was okay to navigate blind

[dense stirrup]

Glitch in game aye?

[molten parrot]

Is it possible to get sales from the people in yaniv just like in rostok and the rookie village?

[shell flax]

Yes

[molten parrot]

How many missions do i need to do for this?

[frigid hill]

bouncyboises has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[tawny river]

hey jack, cna i ask you a question

[charred nova]

Okay sure what’s up

[tawny river]

other than the innate downside of higher weight and alrger inventory size, is there any downside to a semi shotgun like the Saiga

and inversely, does the Cracker m860 have any upsides im not aware of

[lost portal]

Yo, where do i have to save to get all endings? (Doing achievements)

[vernal lily]

I lobe Saiga

[tawny river]

i love it too, but im wondering if there's some hidden advantage to the pump action

[vernal lily]

Once you get to the mission 'Subtle Matter', make a hard save there.

[tawny river]

cause the SAIGA seems like a direct improvement in all but magazine capacity if you use the magazine attachment for the m86-

[lost portal]

Ty! From there i can do all endings?

And do you know how long it takes to do them all aprox?

[vernal lily]

Yeah, starting from there, there will be other main missions (that included) that will alter your endings. I don't really know how long it will take, I've only gotten the Strelok after I got the Doc ending. Which didn't take me a while since they're on a similar path.

[lost portal]

Ok tyvm

[charred nova]

Nope the semi autos are a direct upgrade

[tawny river]

thats a shame cause i really like the pump action

[charred nova]

Balance for weapons is basically just tiered

So with few expectations the next tier is just a flat upgrade

[tawny river]

also does rifling my barrel only stop me from using buck or does it kill flechette too

[charred nova]

It makes it use slugs only

Which I don’t recommend

[tawny river]

ah thats horseshit

[charred nova]

Because slug ammo is very rare

[tawny river]

not really, i have like 300 of it

346 to be precise

[charred nova]

Bruh what

They must have made it more common

[tawny river]

yeah i buy a fresh stock every opportunity

[charred nova]

Oh

Buy

[river chasm]

The ability to install a magazine on the cracker does offer some upside over the spsa but the increased damage and fire rate make it better. And the saiga is just better than the cracker

[vernal lily]

lmao

[charred nova]

I meant find

[tawny river]

nah im just rich, i buy a whole load of it every time i can

i have like 70k kroner on me presently

[charred nova]

Oh well

If you wanna use slugs you can then I guess but

I just use buck shot

[tawny river]

thats just a shame though cause anything but flechette or buck is shit against mutants

i only use my slugshot on people that visibly have armor on

i need to find a merchant with a steady supply of dart munitions, i only have 30 left

[charred nova]

Yah I mean shotguns are smooth bore typically too allow for multiple shots to fly out the end

Which would destroy a rifled barreled

[tawny river]

it does suck that rifling kills anything but slugs tho, cause rifled shotguns can use buck

[charred nova]

Oh

Well then idk

[tawny river]

must just be a balancing thing, cause rifling only effects the carrier/sabot type thing and actually helps improve reach and normalize spread pattern

it makes fin ammo like the darts worse cause added drag on the fins, but buck should be unaffected

[charred nova]

I looked it up I guess rifling makes the shotgun give a bad spread pattern

Not what I imagined

But yes it’s balancing*

I imagine

[tawny river]

i mean that upgrade is frankly just useless

[charred nova]

I’d tend to agree

[tawny river]

cause using nothing but slugs is horrible

im imagining dalins plan to delete the zone doesnt work?

cause this cant be the end of the game, i havent even been to pripyat!

[vernal lily]

You're not that close to the end yet

[tawny river]

ok good cause the way they've been building up the x11 experiment make it feel like an endgame threat

[river chasm]

Lol saw a post on the reddit saying NPCs should use underbarrel grenade launchers and every OP-2 player immediately going "please god no"

[tawny river]

half of them dont even have grenades for their grenade launchers

i've literally found 2 entire grenades in my playtime for the GP-25

[river chasm]

Well at least if they ever put them in this game they probably wouldn't change direction midair to track you

[tawny river]

i think an exosuit upgrade with night vision to replace the flashlight would be pretty sick

[tawny river]

which area/merchant would i ask for a PKM/PKP

[river chasm]

Uhh, I dunno if I've seen them for sale

[pine solstice]

If you download the stalker 2 interactive map it will tell you where you can find one but I haven't seen one for sale

[river chasm]

There is a unique one in the rostok region

[pine solstice]

Yurr, the app is called map genie and they have a bunch of them, like dayz and sea of thieves etc

[charred nova]

Yah the glutton

But I’m gonna be real with how much it weighs it’s kinda bad

[river chasm]

It is

But it's funny

[tawny river]

rostok? ive never even heard of that

[river chasm]

It's west of Garbage

[tawny river]

directly west or like, a diagonal vibe

oh what why am i blue

also what ammo does a PKM take in this game

[charred nova]

7.62x39

[river chasm]

Directly from slag heap to the factory where the base is basically

Also really easy to spot on the map

[charred nova]

Also I mean you can just look it up not to be that guy but

All this stuff be fully documented

[tawny river]

i didnt know how detailed any documentation would be, and i prefer asking people incase i have clarifying quesitons i'd like to ask

[charred nova]

Fair enough not telling you to not ask questions

[vernal lily]

Bruh I mentioned this place when you asked about something the other day or so

[tawny river]

ok in my defense idek what day it is anymore

[charred nova]

It’s currently Friday

[vernal lily]

[tawny river]

i dont rememebr anything

[charred nova]

Glad it be

Every week I work my job

I just hate it more

[vernal lily]

[tawny river]

also the rhino has no right ot hit this hard

[charred nova]

Sure it does

[tawny river]

this is a revolver instantly killing what a full ass rifle cant

[vernal lily]

rhino

[charred nova]

I mean that kinda makes sense

Well not really

But for a game that makes sense

[river chasm]

Yeah it's video game logic at least

[tawny river]

also, am i a bad person for general shepherd'ing dablin when he refused to be peacable

he didnt raise his gun yet but i had the feeling he'd shoot the moment i turned my back, so i just kinda shot him

[tawny river]

its the big building west of garbage with "Cache for the Shah" right

[river chasm]

Perhaps further than that, idk. It's a large factory complex with some railways in the western part

[vernal lily]

Dalin?

[tawny river]

the guy you get sent to talk to to talk down the noontiders

oh no, this thing weights 15 kilograms

[vernal lily]

For some reason Dablin does not ring a bell, I don't remember who he is

[tawny river]

oh GOOD LORD, how many bullets does Glutton hold?

[drowsy gorge]

I kinda killed the Legend when I saw him. Oh well

[tawny river]

hey faust, which exo has the highest carrying capacity

[dusk grove]

"Ass Rifle" where can I find this machine, brother

[tawny river]

you misunderstand brother, a full ass-rifle is not what i meant, a full-ass rifle, full length

[vernal lily]

[mystic isle]

I just realized the poppy field is a reference to wizard of oz

[tawny river]

hey Faust, where's the glitch spot so i can find my bulwark exo

[vernal lily]

You'd have to ask someone else for that advice. I never tried the glitch method.

Planning to do so in my second run, but not in game at the moment.

[tawny river]

hey advisor, sorry to bother you but do you know where i can find the train hop glitch

im not waiting til the end of the game to get an exo that can sprint, im going to pripyat NOW

[river chasm]

Not familiar with any glitches or exploits sorry

[tawny river]

ah damn, do you know who would know

also, you can slay poltergeists? i thought they were anomalies

[river chasm]

Not anyone in particular. Videos are probably out there online though

[vernal lily]

Poltergeists are not anomalies, they are considered mutants. You can keep shooting them to kill them.

[tawny river]

i just stabbed one to death

[vernal lily]

That works too

[tawny river]

apparently i can die of "too many rads" without my rad bar ever increasing

[vernal lily]

Some are insta death areas

[tawny river]

is the iron forest/red forest one of those?

[vernal lily]

Not red forest but iron forest yes

[tawny river]

so if i follow the tracks and stay OUT of the iron forest i should be fine

[tawny river]

hey dude i found a ball of what looks like just pure radiation by some train tracks

#📸┃screens_and_videos message
check it out

[open galleon]

Arrive at the fish farm in Zaton and the scripted event plays out. However, the guys in the house are already dead. Can’t do the Keys to Freedom quest. Anyone seen this issue and/or have a solution for this?

Note: I do hear a grenade pop off as the event plays out, outside of conflict. Which is very odd. Happens each and everything load.

[tawny river]

i just dropped dead part way through the red forest

[vernal lily]

Red forest is safe to explore. In some areas you'll notice psi rad. Curtain parts have insta death locations, it's that one place I mentioned that's quest related. But there's a way to get in there safely (not sure about before that quest).

[tawny river]

i was following the train tracks, just trotting along then bam too many rads

and it happened again, this is bs

[vernal lily]

I've never died like that while in the red forest, maybe it is a insta death area.

[tawny river]

#📸┃screens_and_videos message

[tawny river]

what exactly is keeping me away from pripyat before i have the pripyat pass

[tawny river]

is there anything keeping me out? i dont see a wall or anything on a map

[vernal lily]

There is a line you can see on your map. Broken trains I think.

[tawny river]

wow ok they really like their radiation zones to instakill you

if you cross the chasm near the broken train you just die

i found a way in!

[silent field]

why didnt clear sky take shelter from the cnpp emission? were they stupid?

[vague yew]

bruh, this game still not fixed

okaayyy, ill take that back

[tawny river]

hey faust, i secured the monolith checkpoint and now we're just kinda standing here, am i waiting on a heli or something?

[vernal lily]

Duga?

[tawny river]

da

[vague yew]

OMG, I cant believe it, its not stuttering anymore

[vernal lily]

I am not sure which mission you're referring to
oh

[tawny river]

"The Assault on the Duga" secure the chcekpoint, but im just waiting here

[vague yew]

Guys, have any idea how can I delete all of the installed mods in this game, cant remember where I put them(I've already reinstalled the game)

[vernal lily]

I honestly still don't know where exactly you're at. I took the Spark path, and just left the area (because at the end of the quest you have to just leave). Then my next quest started.

[tawny river]

oh nwo it improved

i killed a billion fausts and now its time to leave

[glass dust]

I spent almost a damn week trying to get cash for the psi Beacon stuff in swamps

[ebon blade]

A week in the game or a week at home?

[polar forge]

I just hit 96 hours and I am about to go down into X5 labs for the quest “In Search of Past Glory”. I hope I’m not even close to the end of story I still have so much exploring I wanna do xD

[vernal lily]

Almost, but at the same time not that close

[polar forge]

I think out of my 16 deaths at least 10 have been to fall damage

[vernal lily]

Damn, you only died 16 times up until this point?

[polar forge]

Yes that’s what the tracker just said

[vernal lily]

Out of the 100+ deaths I had during my first playthrough, 100 of them were 'hm what if I do this' or 'Am I able to do this'.

[polar forge]

I’ve had a lot of times where I should have been dead but my hp just drained to literally 1 🤣

I play very carefully also. Very slow now that I think about it

[vernal lily]

The 'careful' part sometimes go out the window while I play this game, I think that's why the Zone wanted to get rid of me.

[dense stirrup]

Ill probably have a simlar experience once I start

[vernal lily]

Most likely the other hundred deaths came from me being new to this game and not realizing that Skif just can't...jump or climb very easy obstacles..

[dense stirrup]

I can't wait to finally get a pc an play these games. I love the atmosphere an shit I'm a sucker for like nuclear wasteland type shit

[vernal lily]

I think you will also have fun playing the guitar. I loved just sitting down in my favorite spots and playing whatever. Want to learn more songs to play, sitting by the campfire was also great.

[dense stirrup]

Bro the campires spots are so cozy. It's like everyone at the campire just takes a break from a reality for a bit.

Literally just:

https://youtu.be/JJG70LpFfa4?si=w0xiPbFRUy4_TXrX

[polar forge]

I decided to not use my flashlight while exploring this lab…I see now why this is classified as survival horror lol

All the rubble, corpses, flickering lights, permanent red alarm lights eerily lighting odd spots..random psi effects making skif hallucinate on top of it all 😅

Being able to run epic settings now is a blessing. It looks so much better than medium/high

[vernal lily]

I remember going into that place and wanting to get out of there asap. Also for the fact that psi rad sounds give me irl migraines if I listen to it long enough.

[vernal lily]

I wish I can run the game on epic settings too, but even on GFN I can only do it if my internet is exceptionally good, which is very rare.

[polar forge]

I knew it was gonna be bad when I found one psi block sitting in the initial room 😂

I also hate the sound of psi

[vernal lily]

Never a good sign if you see those just sitting there lol

[dense stirrup]

A psi? I forget wat that is

[polar forge]

Being mind f*****d lol

[vernal lily]

Strangely, it's soothing. Even though what I just said a second ago contradicts it.

[ebon blade]

Which location?

[polar forge]

Early on before I knew about psi block and psi protection, I would instantly start hallucinating and taking dmg. So I just tied the sound with tht and instantly hate it 🤣

[vernal lily]

X5 lab, during that one mission

I had a much scarier time going into labs in SOC than in this game though, don't know what is. Vibe is just different.

[polar forge]

Okay that was some creepy stuff…||controller force pulled me in soon as I open the door|| and then next thing I know when I look again poof. It vanished

I spoilered it since the other person said they haven’t played yet

[vernal lily]

How is Skif sane after going through all of this

[polar forge]

I think skif is long gone after losing his home 😔

[ebon blade]

You're in the Possible Spoilers channel, so you're fine.

[vernal lily]

[polar forge]

Yeah I know I just wanted to be courteous this time xD

[dense stirrup]

Be honest how is anyone """Sane""" in the zone

[vernal lily]

real

Sid tho someone needs to kick him down that X5 labs or something

[polar forge]

In the old games, did mutants eat dead npcs or was that a mod I saw?

[vernal lily]

I honestly forgot/haven't actually seen it happen myself. But in that one Zone Slug video where he did a comparison, bloodsuckers actually ate corpses they killed apparently.

[polar forge]

I saw that one and also saw one where fleshes pulled a body away and starting eating

[dense stirrup]

Yeah I've seen people talk about stalker 1 having better ai. Even tho I agree I don't wanna say stalker 2 is bad besides they'll either update in later or mod it. Everyone usually mods it anyway

[polar forge]

But someone commented saying they didn’t remember that being in the game and thought it was a mod so I’m not sure

Honestly this game AI doesn’t feel too bad anymore. It is better at least. I see some npc actually take cover when fighting now lol

And they loot bodies and pick up/equip weapons that are on the ground

[dense stirrup]

I like the mutants in this game as well. Fallout went extreme an stuck out more were stalkers feels more realistic in a way

[polar forge]

I ran into a pseudo giant and some hostile npcs a little bit ago. I recorded the whole thing lol it is kinda funny

[ebon blade]

Yes

[polar forge]

I fight the thing for idk how long and right when I was about to kill it, friendly npc walk up, shoot it once and it dies -_-

[dense stirrup]

I mean shit I see that as helpful to be honest lol

[polar forge]

And you know how NPC shooting mutants in this game does like barely any dmg. They shoot pea shooters for some reason. So that thing had to be so low hp lol