☢┃stalker-general

[oak junco]

^ fr the videos I've seen of it feels so surreal

[craggy lava]

I think a portion of that comes from the fact that it’s the same SOC to a degree yet in some aspects massively different

Alternate universe type shit

[ornate mirage]

it's very much not the same SoC, but builds, especially OL ones are inherently a bit creepy, yeah. It's not just the atmosphere too, OLR intentionally tries to be a horror game with its quests n story

[civic swift]

where modchat

[hardy totem]

#🔩┃trilogy_modifications ?

[drifting fox]

how do you guys complete the second mission (collecting the jellyfish artifact)? i throw a bolt at the anomalies and quickly run through but i still instantly die for some reason

[coarse falcon]

Different anomaly behind first one? Radiation?

[drifting fox]

not really, my health is fine and i took the vodka and i confirmed no anomalies behind it. how fast do i need to go through the anomaly after throwing a bolt?

[jolly shoal]

Too slow

[drifting fox]

i literally throw the bolt the second i press w

no way im too slow

[plain fiber]

You're supposed to throw the bolt, let the anomaly disappear, and then rush through before it reforms. (Feel like there's a better word to use but I can't think of it.)

The way you're describing it, I think you're moving too early.

[violet dune]

not all anomalies work like this

[plain fiber]

That's true too.

[drifting fox]

the anomaly at trash compactor

[plain fiber]

Oh God, I can't even remember where that is.

[drifting fox]

the jellyfish task, right after the first mission

[violet dune]

gravity?

[drifting fox]

it has the blurry balls

[plain fiber]

Wait, are we talking about S2? I don't remember there being a second mission in S2 to pick up a Jellyfish.

[violet dune]

throw bolt, it explodes and u have 1-2s to run through it

[plain fiber]

Are you talking about Shadow of Chernobyl? There's a mission to get a Jellyfish in that.

Okay yeah, the Trash Compactor is that anomaly field next to the Rookie Village in Cordon right?

[drifting fox]

nah i mean anomaly sorry

completely forgot to say

[plain fiber]

I don't think those particular anomalies can be dispersed, you need to get around them. Anomaly disabling wasn't as prevalent in the original trilogy/engine as it is in S2. You could do it, but it was harder, and it didn't work on as many anomalies as it does in S2.

I could be misremembering though.

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/jason-mantzoukas-adrian-pimento-b99-brooklyn99-brooklyn-nine-nine-gif-15369832

[verbal plaza]

question uh what the best stalker game i should buy for a new comer to this series?

[ornate mirage]

Shadow of Chernobyl > Clear Sky > Call of Pripyat
originals, to be clear

[verbal plaza]

=-= how do i play the non enchanced ones?

@ornate mirage

[regal sinew]

If you’re on Xbox, I don’t think you can anymore.

[verbal plaza]

im on steam...

[ornate mirage]

you download the non-enhanced ones

[verbal plaza]

problem when i search it on steam only the enhanced ones show up

[ornate mirage]

EE comes with the originals

You'll have two steam entries for each game

[verbal plaza]

ohh

so it 2 games in one buy correct?

[ornate mirage]

yes

[verbal plaza]

bro i thought they yk deleted the old game for the enhanced version🙏

[craggy lava]

That’s class lol

[strong sand]

https://store.steampowered.com/sub/35983/

[uncut hollow]

Old games not hid away to buy, still on Steam

[craggy lava]

Old games were delisted

[verbal plaza]

can you still buy it ?

[charred nova]

They’re not delisted

They’re just hidden

[verbal plaza]

mhm

[craggy lava]

They are. But you can access them directly through links

[charred nova]

You can only find the link to buy them on google

[verbal plaza]

But can you still buy it on steam

[charred nova]

Delisted implies you can’t buy them

Which you can

[craggy lava]

https://store.steampowered.com/sub/35983/

[charred nova]

[verbal plaza]

-_- so you can buy it on steam?

[craggy lava]

I literally just sent you the link above

[verbal plaza]

I cant buy it via the steam app yk is there way to paste it in the steam app?

[craggy lava]

You can buy the new bundle, they include the OG ones

[verbal plaza]

so like if i buy the Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition they still give me the old version as a 2 in one package?

[craggy lava]

Yes

[verbal plaza]

alr i just like no one wants to touch the enchanced version with a 100 foot pole like is really that bad?

[normal sail]

It was an outsourced port and the outsourced company bungled a lot of things up when making the ports.

[oak junco]

og trilopeak is all we need

[verbal plaza]

Why that remind of the gta definitive edition

[charred nova]

Cus it’s like the same situation

[normal sail]

I wouldn't say STALKER EE is as bad as GTA DE but it still a pretty poor porting job nonetheless.

[fringe gulch]

Hi everyone. I have a crash problem since last update released. Anybody have the same issue or just me? Can't play anymore

[frigid hill]

endswithabullet has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[worldly lion]

hello to all zone inhabitants, i am gonna play stalker anomaly and kill everyone in the zone

[frigid hill]

darkr0b has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[ornate mirage]

stop hurting yourself and delete anomaly ❤️

[worldly lion]

ok

i still gotta finish soc anyways

[craggy lava]

Another soul saved

[cobalt fiber]

Praise be to him

[river chasm]

At least in this case they didn't try removing the originals entirely, which to my memory GTA did do

The silver lining

[charred nova]

Yah true

Blizzard also did that

With Warcraft 3 reforged

[verbal plaza]

so what platform better for stalker 2 xbox or pc cause its free on xbox via gamepass

[sleek gulch]

@verbal plaza bud, gp ultimate also gives you gamepass pc

So, it's better on PC

[verbal plaza]

wait wa-

......where do i get it on pc game pass?

[sleek gulch]

@verbal plaza download the Xbox app on your computer and login with your profile

[verbal plaza]

already have the app

[sleek gulch]

You may have to go on Microsoft's website to do it

[verbal plaza]

but just like that done?

@sleek gulch The one that says windows edition?

[sleek gulch]

@verbal plaza

[verbal plaza]

?

Is that a yes @sleek gulch

[sleek gulch]

@verbal plaza my bad. You can just type "Xbox" on you searchbar for in the Microsoft store

[verbal plaza]

Im in the xbox app rn

[sleek gulch]

I was trying to upload pics, but my phone won't let me

[verbal plaza]

is it the one that says stalker 2 windows edition?

@sleek gulch

[sleek gulch]

@ yeah dude.

@verbal plaza I am literally downloading it rn.

[verbal plaza]

nodded ill keep in mind ty for saving me 60 bucks

[sleek gulch]

👍

[weary hedge]

Photo mode when

😭 😭 😭 😭

[twilit grove]

My game keeps crashing while in the cutscenes, like right at the very begining of the game idk why

[quiet rock]

Stalcraft 2 has coop

[strong sand]

No one cares about that trash game produced by moskovian devs

[quiet rock]

They gave danielfromsl bloodmoney to promote it
So sad

[weary hedge]

I wish SEVA suits had an overlay

Like for the hud

[strong sand]

No HUD for full immersion

[weary hedge]

I already play using that

I meant like a glassy visor overlay to feel like your wearing the helmet

Kinda like what metro exodus did

[quiet rock]

Any recommended and solid mod lists yet? All mods i see on nexus are to make it easier

[sharp gulch]

Infinity or Modular Hard Mode are both good. OXA Prototype is also a good overhaul, but havent tried it

[rain ingot]

i would wait till SDK drops for people to transform the zone

[sharp gulch]

also can do this, but my guess is that full overhauls with SDK wont come out in a while

[rain ingot]

will be worth the wait

[sharp gulch]

oh most definitely. Alot of the true OG modders, UE5 Devs, modelers, artists, etc are jumping on that SDK ASAP

[quiet rock]

Im mainly looking for QoL stuff but i assume most fixes will get addresses in the next years

[sharp gulch]

I think OXA might be what youre looking for then

just wait a bit longer. 1.5 comes out soonish and SDK mods as well

[quiet rock]

Thank you

[golden pecan]

Bro how can i counter this dumb super fast electric ball that goes around u for ages and 1 shot u , its annoying

Its super annoying and i went from 20 deaths to 90 from that thing

[spiral cobalt]

remove all the artifacts from your holster, when you take them off it wont follow you

[golden pecan]

ITS LITERALLY CHASING ME DOWN LIKE A RAT

[spiral cobalt]

I hate that thing lol

[dreamy forge]

True gamer for not giving up

[golden pecan]

EXCUSE ME WHAT

[spiral cobalt]

Yeah lol

[dreamy forge]

lol

[golden pecan]

Ty for that but wtf

Like this thing round my score like a mtf

[dreamy forge]

Heh got my death counter up by over 90 deaths trying to figure out new way into Prypiat after they patched old way

[crystal ermine]

Trying to figure out what this icon is on the compass. The indicator says it's 50 m above me, when I stand right under it, but there is nothing above me but sky. It makes a beeping sound.

[tacit jay]

What does the error message say.

[twilit grove]

may I send you on your dm if that's ok

[tacit jay]

Yeah go for it

[golden gulch]

Any news on 1.5???

[spiral cobalt]

man call of pripyat enhanced looks so much better than the original i was kinda underwhelmed with clear skys upgrade but this one is crazy

[spiral cobalt]

Dont think so, all we know is its most likely going to include whatever is on the rest of the Q2 roadmap

[verbal plaza]

question whats the best way to play stalker 2 pc or xbox?

[strong sand]

The best way to play is PC

[verbal plaza]

how good does it run with a rtx 4070ti and 7900x?

[strong sand]

Should be ok. I am playing on RX7800XT / 5800X and it is fine. The worst parts are places with a lot of NPCs - the game is very CPU demanding.

[verbal plaza]

does it matter if i get it threw xbox game pass pc?

[mortal veldt]

I don't get it

Why're the reviews for the "Enhanced" releases mixed

[strong sand]

A am not familiar with game pass thing - not using windows

[mortal veldt]

Been... 3 hours now of Shadow of Chernobyl and I haven't found any problems

[verbal plaza]

oh you on linux?

[strong sand]

yes

[verbal plaza]

why

[strong sand]

Why not?

[verbal plaza]

fair enough

just how the game like? how hot is it on the gpu?

[strong sand]

Not as much as on CPU

[verbal plaza]

how bad is it?

[oak junco]

Why is this guys name death to orcs with UIA flag allowed lol

[wanton gazelle]

Orcs is a reference to Russians, but I suppose that jumps the "no politics" rule.

[oak junco]

Also rule 3

[subtle spindle]

the war isnt politics to a lot of ukrainians its life

[tame dune]

only really russian soldiers form what I know

[tame dune]

It is politics still

[oak junco]

Mods should change name

[strong sand]

Hello my friend! Why not moderator anymore?

[wanton gazelle]

I mean yeah, that's crazy, war sucks, but this is a community server for Stalker. Rules are rules lol.

[oak junco]

Im anti censorship lol

[tame dune]

angola 1 🇦🇴

[oak junco]

🗣️

[wanton gazelle]

1984

[strong sand]

I'm also hate censorship!

Are you fkng crazy?

[oak junco]

You are lol

[strong sand]

@crimson wagon #☢┃stalker-general message

[oak junco]

I don't care if I'm banned for pointing out hypocrisy

[strong sand]

The nickname you provided in your message should be instant ban

[tame dune]

if someone has it
it should be

[strong sand]

You are comparing real nation to the fkng orcs?

[oak junco]

[wanton gazelle]

Any name that incites political discussion or fighting isn't allowed per the no politics rule, unless yours was given an exception.

[tame dune]

which is still stupid I believe to have na exeption

[strong sand]

Agree!

[oak junco]

Then get your name changed

[strong sand]

No. It has nothong to do with politics

[oak junco]

This place fell off

Second mod you pinged they should change your name

[wanton gazelle]

I mean it's a clear reference to Russian troops. Not to support it, but simply explain the obvious.

[tame dune]

and the UPA flag aswell

[strong sand]

You imagination is just your imagination

[tame dune]

deathtoorcs part I guess im FINE with but the UPA flag is a bit uh

[wanton gazelle]

You can Google it. Not sure why you're acting purposefully oblivious.

[strong sand]

@vestal lantern

[oak junco]

Bros pinging everyone

[tame dune]

what did I do lol

[oak junco]

Brought up painful truth

Pinging mods for calling out flag

[wanton gazelle]

The Ukrainian military even has a patch (albeit unofficial) saying death to orcs in ukr. It's a neat patch, but it does prove that you're acting oblivious on purpose.

[oak junco]

Is this the UA military or a gaming server

Opening chat to this nonsense is silly

[wanton gazelle]

You tell me.

[tame dune]

Imagine pinging a mod for me just saying UPA flag LOL

[oak junco]

[vivid moon]

don't think this is the right channel but is there a way to send ideas to the developers?

[wanton gazelle]

#📜┃ask-gsc

[oak junco]

^ i think their website aswell

[vivid moon]

thx

[oak junco]

Us fr

[strong sand]

@ebon blade Why this message is still not deleted? #☢┃stalker-general message

[oak junco]

Im Jewish and pointed out hypocrisy if orcs aren't a nation my fellow Jewish people aren't either

[clever delta]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1172558585138528357/1183297583918092408/attachment-3.gif

[wanton gazelle]

FYI your black & red flag is also illegal in Poland due to its association with the Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia, during which between 60,000 and 120,000 Poles were murdered by the UPA in the 1940s. Not sure how Discord feels harboring imagery completely outlawed in a certain country.

Basically your whole profile is political bait.

[oak junco]

This as well actually is ping worthy of mods

I already reported him for his name and pfp

[wanton gazelle]

"The display of the flag can result in police action as it may be associated with "the public promotion of fascism or another totalitarian system", which is forbidden by Article 256 of the Polish Penal Code."

[strong sand]

Does not apply lol

[wanton gazelle]

It does. Google Flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, scroll to the controversy section. It is illegal in Poland.

[oak junco]

You're no better them them bro

[wanton gazelle]

It's your word versus the literal law.

[oak junco]

@ebon blade @strong sand has literal genocide pfp

[dense moat]

Hey everyone, I’m on PlayStation. Currently playing SOC and I’m having trouble with the Stalker Legend, trophy. From what I can tell. I’m meeting all the requirements and I’ve picked up all 14 out of 27 artifacts that I need to pick up, but in the trophy menu on my PlayStation. It says 13 out of 14. Can anyone help me out on what I’m missing could this be fixed by starting a new game or something?

[strong sand]

Dude you are tripping omg lol

[wanton gazelle]

Is Google that difficult to use?

[oak junco]

Just taking the trash out

[strong sand]

You are still here...

[oak junco]

I don't support hate groups and people

[tame dune]

You pinged a mod for me saying UPA flag lol

[wanton gazelle]

DeathToOrcs, your flag was adopted in April 1941 by the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists who were literally allies to the Nazi party.

[oak junco]

They killed tens of thousands

[strong sand]

Also you are all steering to offtop

[tame dune]

I dislike it because they deported some of my family I believe

[oak junco]

Id have banned you if I was a mod still

[strong sand]

This is why you are not anymore

[crimson wagon]

Gentlemen, let's be realistic. It's 3 a.m. I log in and see pings and shit on a bunch of screens instead of discussing the stalker. There are 2 options here. Either people calm down, or, if there is no English-speaking moderation, they go to the tempmute to cool down

[oak junco]

^

[crimson wagon]

Okay, I see that the first option is not suitable for everyone, because it was ignored. Gentlemen, after this message, everyone who continues this topic will be muted for a certain period

[tame dune]

ok sounds good

[oak junco]

Sounds good

[wanton gazelle]

@crimson wagon

I believe "let me just get a word in" counts as further debate.

[oak junco]

In other news I may check out 1.5 once it drops

[wanton gazelle]

I've distanced myself from the game until night vision drops. Or at the very least alife feels like it's meant to.

[fading relic]

Stalker Call of Chernobyl with Improved Weapons Pack is better than Anomaly

I cant play without nightvision honestly

I have stopped playing the game

[oak junco]

Fr it feels weird to have no NVG

[fading relic]

Gives me headache

[wanton gazelle]

I know it's not strictly necessary, but it was something I loved using in the og games. Felt like it was part of the experience.

[oak junco]

100% imo

[fading relic]

Yess especially the labs area with night vision was really cool

I just finished playing call of chernobyl with improved weapons pack. I love it so much cant stop playing. Its perfectly balanced

Gamma bore me down with its complicated mechanics

But again my opinion some people like it

[wanton gazelle]

I might honestly give the EE a shot on my ps5 pro, despite how much I dread it having seen how it looks.

[wanton gazelle]

Since I have no other choice, having Lotz stripped out of my hands.

[oak junco]

Ngl I wish stalker 2 had the feel and soul of OGSE

[oak junco]

Me with cotz my absolute favorite freeplay

Iwp also has a cotz addon btw

[wanton gazelle]

It needs alife. Needs night vision for night dynamic. Needs more quests & CNPP.

Honestly not a lot.

[oak junco]

Fr i agree

[fading relic]

Unreal Engine 5 and devs new experience with the engine fuoked them all over

[oak junco]

Atleast EE is getting patched

[fading relic]

It is the shittest bloat engine Ive ever seen

I love it for other things like showcasing and stuff but game wise i ran into alot of performance issues

[oak junco]

Ong UE5 is hellish haha the only people even really decent at it are epic

[wanton gazelle]

I just feel Stalker 2 doesn't feel like Stalker in big part because the power plant itself is missing lmao. The heart of the entire setting. It's just left out.

[fading relic]

Hesss that is the heart of chernobyl

[oak junco]

Which is honestly so weird lol

[fading relic]

I started playing shadow of chernobyl

[oak junco]

I don't like they made it a dlc or atleast appears to be dlc

[oak junco]

PEAK

[wanton gazelle]

Nobody cares about SIRCAA. That gooberfest gets dunked on in like two hours anyway.

[fading relic]

And then moved onto call of chernobyl with iwp pack. i am alternating between two

I loved tbat old characters came back but the spongefest of chimeras and bloodsuckers is bad in stalker 2. This game s

This game has been my favorite since childhood but sad to see the progress made

[wanton gazelle]

I watched my spouse play the whole game & it honestly just felt short. Bunch of fetch stuff, then you go to Pripyat (which is incredibly short), and it's over.

It feels even shorter watching someone play it.

[fading relic]

Yess. Exactly. I almost shat my pants while playing the mod.

This AI flanked and sneaked behind me. I was totally unaware

[wanton gazelle]

Here's to hoping that expansion DLC (whenever it happens), adds CNPP. Then it'll feel complete.

[fading relic]

Cheeki breeki moment lol

[regal sinew]

[fading relic]

I hope they add it please otjerwise its not worth the wait.

[oak junco]

I just pray it's a free dlc.. paying for cnpp feels so wrong lol

Esp after everything thats gone down

[fading relic]

After what they pulled for EE i doubt it

[wanton gazelle]

It's not lol, it was included in the price of the ultimate edition. Unless the expansion ends up being something entirely else & CNPP free.

Ultimate edition included a season pass for a story expansion & multiplayer rewards. Both of which haven't happened yet.

[oak junco]

Monetizing the center of your ip feels CURSED lol

Imagine if like Jupiter was dlc lol

[fading relic]

Lets hope they fix their heads

[wanton gazelle]

Idk I have the base copy, bought my spouse the ultimate edition but so far both copies feel identical lol.

[fading relic]

We will see. i dont buy games anymore. Unless and until they finish it up proerly

[wanton gazelle]

I bought MH Wilds, SH2, Dead Space, RE4. That's my recent games for couch surfing.

[oak junco]

Based choice in games

I grab an indie game here and there but I got a huge backlog I gotta get through

[wanton gazelle]

Same. Physical games as well as digital ones lol.

Plus I wanna get some plat trophies on ps5, but some games feel like a slog.

[oak junco]

Fr haha some are so punishing

[wanton gazelle]

It takes a 20 hr game to 120 hrs.

[oak junco]

Which is a big commitment tbh

[midnight wagon]

found out if you try walk up to the machine gun at the military checkpoint in clear sky you just outright die xD

[oak junco]

Never actually tried to walk up to it

[wanton gazelle]

Sheer awe of it kills you

[oak junco]

[midnight wagon]

At the very least I got like 900 rounds of 5.39 and about 20 grenades out of the checkpoint

[wanton gazelle]

How'd you kill em

Sneak?

[midnight wagon]

killed the guy on the left side roof his ak fell and then used that to pick off a few others

rinse and repeat while hiding and I eventually killed the entire checkpoint

[wanton gazelle]

Nice

[midnight wagon]

it also apparently respawns so I went back when I entered the rookie village

also if you pick off a few guys they send out about 3-6 guys to patrol down the road

[pearl jolt]

Does anyone here play Stalker SoC? I want some friends

[wanton gazelle]

I feel like most people here do, or have.

[brazen roost]

Hey can I get some help

I'm trying to download some mods for stalker and I'm on mod.io on my PlayStation and the mods aren't downloading what do I do?

[brazen roost]

Now they won't stay installed

[tribal whale]

Hello guys and girls

[tribal whale]

I've only played heart of Chernobyl

[undone plaza]

*Chornobyl

[tribal whale]

Thanks

How long does it actually take in game for anomaly spawns to reset though? Trying to farm to upgrade exoskeleton

[undone plaza]

every emission do reset 👌

[tribal whale]

Ahhhh that takes a very long time then. Okay I'll just have to roam around. Also.

Oh I don't have pic perms.

[undone plaza]

its usually 52 farm spot if i remember right

[tribal whale]

Ight. I just don't think it's economical to farm guns that are red and yellow durability, if I have to spend what I just earned repairing my armor and weapons.

And do all "map stashes" have kinda bad loot?

[undone plaza]

yeah
i think artefact far is best
but ist better if combine farm with side quest
eeee
about stash
mostly yes
but some have something interesting (but its not random, yes)

[tribal whale]

Fair fair. Stashes sometimes have like blueprints. That's the only thing worth it unless they have special weapon. But I have most of the. Already. And the diamond exo

I have stalker anomaly wiki locations pulled up on tab. And I'm just following them and marking, then looting.

[undone plaza]

same
now i try collect every artefact

[tribal whale]

I have half the legendary artifacts

Weird flower, weird nut, weird ball, idk what happened to the weird bolt. It phased out of my inventory rip

There's like 7 legendary artifacts ingame

Is the RPG even worth keeping? I have 4 of them at full durability.

[undone plaza]

only if you enjoy use it

[tribal whale]

Lol

[undone plaza]

like, you not need RPG for finish game

[tribal whale]

Understood, I'm currently on "in search of past glory" story mission.

[undone plaza]

well, good luck with that

[tribal whale]

Thanks stalker!

Oh uh @undone plaza oh. Lol u have void in ur name too. Is there a best trader or merchant in the game? Or is it just reputation based upon better payout?

Sorry not trying to be a nuisance

[tribal whale]

Can anyone answer my question maybe

[undone plaza]

Hmmm

[brazen roost]

Is stalker 2 good?

[tribal whale]

Yes very good.

[brazen roost]

Would you say it's worth buying an Xbox just to play it?

[undone plaza]

Im cry
Like
4 time during first run 🗿

[tribal whale]

Uhhh I mean I can't tell u that because it's not a longevity game if your not gonna play it more than once. But it's in depth lots of exploration and characters. Various ways to play the game. Along with lots of wide open map space it'll take more time for you to fully understand the game

[undone plaza]

Best for sell something if i remember right - Humster

For buy
Eeee
Before you go in Prypiat - Seller on Yaniv

[brazen roost]

longevity?

[tribal whale]

Ight

Yea it's a great game. But I don't see me playing this game for 10k hours

[brazen roost]

Does it have the same amount of detail as rdr2?

[undone plaza]

I alredy have
494 h 🤌

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/sunglasses-cats-badass-cute-cat-gif-16099048

[brazen roost]

Hey Al

Is stalker 2 worth buying an Xbox?

[undone plaza]

I see RDR only in let's play
But personally for me SO MUCH good detailsation
Like
I walk here and can believe they live like that
They have same coffee pot with me 😭

[hardy totem]

I don't have Xbox so I couldn't tell you firsthand

[brazen roost]

Damn alright

I really wanna try out stalker 2 but I got a PlayStation

And currently enjoying the older games

[tribal whale]

I have 2k hours rn

[undone plaza]

Btw if you have low-but-not-so-much pc you can try cloud gaming

[tribal whale]

But most of those are just being stupid, and exploring with the game running and using the wiki

[brazen roost]

Is it easier than the older games?

[tacit jay]

It's on gamepass, so you could probably grab a series S if you wanted [or more for an X. I'm not your mom, do what you want] and get it that way for sure. It's definitely fine on consoles.

[tacit jay]

Sometimes, and sometimes not. Depends.

[brazen roost]

I like to actually own my games

[tacit jay]

Then buy a series X and buy a disc copy of it

[brazen roost]

Hmmm

[tacit jay]

You don't need the ultimate edition.

[hardy totem]

A disc copy of S2? Good luck with that...

[brazen roost]

Series X looks affordable rn

wdym?

[hardy totem]

There is no disc copies

[brazen roost]

like actually?

[tacit jay]

The humble amazon listing 🙏

[hardy totem]

Physical copies also come with download codes, game's too big for discs

[brazen roost]

damn

What can you do in stalker 2 that you can't do in the older games

[tacit jay]

Run from one end of the map to the other without a loading screen or level warp

[brazen roost]

Hmm

how's the story

[tacit jay]

I liked it. Ymmv

Skif is so mad that his apartment gets exploded that he goes to the zone to make it give him a new one.

[brazen roost]

I haven't actually seen any gameplay or anything

[tacit jay]

Pop on twitch and watch someone play. The exploration is a lot of fun

[brazen roost]

Can I play it without worrying about ranking up?

[tacit jay]

Try to find someone playing in a language you don't understand like JP or something so the story doesn't get spoiled if they are doing quests.

Yeah, there's no ranking or levels.

[brazen roost]

I'm sold

[tacit jay]

Stalkers, we got him.

[brazen roost]

Sucks that it's an exclusive though

[tacit jay]

It might come to ps next year or when all the updates are done.

[undone plaza]

☝️ 🤓 technicaly stalker 2 have ranks
but its more like spawn variables not actual rank in old game

[brazen roost]

It has a save mechanic right?

[tacit jay]

Right, but not for players.

[tacit jay]

Yes, and you can quick save with hitting start then Y

[brazen roost]

Hmmm

Can you play guitar and sit around the fire with the other stalkers?

[tacit jay]

You can legitimately play guitar, yes. You know how the last of us 2 has the guitar? Similar in stalker 2, except it's a series of chords. You can sit around the fire with other stalkers, not just crouch. Though you can't really interact with inventory or your pda. Crouching by the fire lets you do these, but not sitting

[brazen roost]

It's on the series s right?

[tacit jay]

Yes

[brazen roost]

I don't feel like dropping half $1000 on a console

[tacit jay]

I hear it runs fine on series S, but I have a series X, though don't play stalker 2 on it. When I did play it on it, it ran fine.

[undone plaza]

fr feel like i miss about i cant just sit in ANY place

[tacit jay]

I mean you couldn't sit at all in the og games so lol

You can in theory sit anywhere in stalker 2, you just have to pull your guitar out to do it

[undone plaza]

i know
but sometime i want so much x)

[tacit jay]

But you can look away from the guitar and it's like you're just sitting

[brazen roost]

I'm seeing the series S go for 200-300 rn

[tacit jay]

Series S with Gamepass is a really good deal.

Do you have a service in your country that lets you rent consoles?

[brazen roost]

Actually yes

[undone plaza]

without gitar, i mean, yeah
bcs i like look on nature

[brazen roost]

You can make payments until you own it

[tacit jay]

You can perhaps do something like that. That way if you don't like stalker 2, you're just out the rental fee

and whatever you spent on gamepass

[brazen roost]

If you miss a payment that's fine it just doubles

[spiral cobalt]

I currently have 350 hours in it and im still not board of it yet (Havent gotten all the different endings yet)

It can last a pretty long time if you want it to

[brazen roost]

Different endings?

[tacit jay]

I'm approaching 200 and I'm just exploring now after beating it twice. Doing artifact hunting and stuff

[tacit jay]

4 different endings.

[brazen roost]

This should keep me busy

[spiral cobalt]

Yes the game has 4 main endings and the story can get surprisingly different when you side with different people, it took around 50-70 hours for each of my 3 playthroughs and thats not counting any side quests or exploring

[brazen roost]

I heard there's different seasons

[tacit jay]

No different seasons

[spiral cobalt]

Well. theres different biomes around the map but not different seasons

[tacit jay]

Varying weathers, but no different seasons.

[spiral cobalt]

I would LOVE to see varying seasons honestly

[tacit jay]

When we get the SDK, probably will be doable

[spiral cobalt]

Yeah that would be awesome

[brazen roost]

My friend told me awhile ago it has different seasons ig he a liar

[tacit jay]

I mean he could just be mistaken lmao. Not exactly a liar

[brazen roost]

SDK?

[spiral cobalt]

modding tools

[tacit jay]

software development kit

[shell flax]

Software development kit, it’ll let people do much more in depth mods

[brazen roost]

Ah there's no mod support rn?

[tacit jay]

r/n we're only able to do base unreal mods, which is cfg changes.

Not on consoles at all. On Pc, only cfg changes and minor additions

[shell flax]

Not yet, but the SDK is about to hit a closed beta supposedly

[tacit jay]

Supposed to potentially be out by 1.5, but I bet fullr elease will be more like 1.6/1.7 later this year

[undone plaza]

it think is can be from|| theory about future DLC and handwrite map||

[brazen roost]

I'm sold but all my friends say I'm better off getting a PS5 because all my games are sync

[spiral cobalt]

it might not be the best experience, but you could get game pass and play with cloud gaming with basically any sort of device you can connect controller to

[tacit jay]

I mean that's logical, but if you want the cheapest method you either do the gamepass ultimate with cloud gaming method or you rent/buy a series S and get gamepass.

that's the cheapest price of entry

[brazen roost]

180-200 is cheap

[tacit jay]

and the 20 or whatever for gamepass gets you the game for under 250

If you like, then you can buy and keep

[brazen roost]

How much is the game though?

$70-80?

[spiral cobalt]

60

[tacit jay]

deluxe is like 80, ultimate is 110?

You don't need either. Base is fine and I think it's on sale r/n

[brazen roost]

what's the deal with deluxe

What's it include

[tacit jay]

Multiplayer skins for when it launches

[brazen roost]

oh hell no

[tacit jay]

and a few special stashes

Not necessary at all to enjoy the game.

[brazen roost]

I hate to ask but what's the ultimate edition include

[spiral cobalt]

I feel like you either get standard or ultimate for DLCs lol deluxe is kinda stupid honestly

[spiral cobalt]

Everything deluxe has but you get the story expansions

[brazen roost]

Can I buy the story expansions separately

[tacit jay]

Yes

https://www.stalker2.com/news/deluxe-and-ultimate-editions-bonuses

[brazen roost]

The thing is if I get this Xbox the only game I'm gonna have for it is stalker 2 which seems worth it honestly

I've been dying for a whole new world to dive into and get lost

[tacit jay]

That's why I suggest getting gamepass

Tons of games are on gamepass, so if you want something else to play. You have options without having to buy stuff

I get owning your things. That's fine and all, but it's a great deal

[brazen roost]

And how much is game pass ultimate?

[undone plaza]

i still think PC best var xD

[brazen roost]

I haven't had an Xbox in years

[spiral cobalt]

S2 will definitely do that for you

[tacit jay]

20 a month for gamepass ultimate, but you can just get standard for 15 a month.

If you're a new member it's like 1 dollar for 14 days then 15 a month after that

[tacit jay]

Also mistaken on this. You get a few special stashes in story mode and they can be transferred to multiplayer. The stuff you get in the stashes aren't overpowered nor are they out of place. Ultimate gives you a few more + good suit that you don't get until the later parts of the game.

[brazen roost]

So no suit in base game?

[tacit jay]

There are multiple suits in base game. Deluxe gives you a light merc suit pretty early [reminiscent of the one in cordon in Shadow of chornobyl] after you get a certain length in the game.

But there are plenty of suits you can get in the early part of the game and exploration might net you a decent one too.

Deluxe actually has 3 special suits, but again not needed as there is plenty of suits. Don't feel like you HAVE to get deluxe or ultimate lol. I did cause I wanted it, but maybe wait on it to go on a deep sale or something for that bonus suits and stuff.

[undone plaza]

100%
more like pretty skin with lil bonus

[tacit jay]

Like they are nice, don't get me wrong, but not overpowered for where you find them. You already probably have equally as decent of a suit you know?

[undone plaza]

hmmm
let me check
but mostly yes

[brazen roost]

Base game seems like a worthy investment

I'm guessing I can't just buy the suits

[undone plaza]

wait the second i send pic with diferent

[brazen roost]

huh?

[tacit jay]

The deluxe and ultimate ones? No, you have to own the ultimate upgrade or deluxe upgrade and then you find them in stashes marked on your map.

but other suits, yes. You can buy some, or you can find them by exploring. I found a good seva-I suit by exploring around Yantar.

[undone plaza]

i mean
diferen in stats like usually
0,1-0,5 point

[brazen roost]

Is there a gun jam mechanic?

[tacit jay]

Yes

[brazen roost]

Interesting

[tribal whale]

There isn't a rank up in this game

[tribal whale]

Game pass ultimate is 45$ for 3 months. A bit more expensive than Xbox live gold back in the day, but the amount of free games and game pass exclusive games are pretty freaking good. I own at least 4 TB of games and most of them are from the game pass.

[tribal whale]

For like overall specs for both the consoles. I would put out the extra cash to get the series x. It's nearly like a decent gaming PC. Almost. But just a few steps under. But it's got a lot better qualities than the series s, and freezes less.

[proven kayak]

I just realised that:
Freedom and Duty dont have any role or anything to do.
You can write them out of the game, wont change a thing.

How can OG factions be so shallow?
I seriously dont understand why GSC cant handle the legacy stuff, with Iskra, Strider and then Duty and Freedom. Seriously, they are just placeholders. Empty bases, no remindable characters, no interesting conflicts...so much potential unused.

[tacit jay]

A lot changes in over a decade.

[high gazelle]

is there a key to use the underbarrel grenade launcher without using the radial menu?

in the old games you pressed V while holding the weapon to use the glauncher and V to go back to normal use

hate the freakin radial menus

[tacit jay]

Try holding B

With radial it's tab and c, but if you hold B it should switch to it?

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/bumblebee-on-hand-not-stinging-bumblebee-hand-bumblebee-climbing-on-hand-bee-gif-2856271643027968558

My B-holding pun fell flat

[high gazelle]

i change my keys alot what was the 'B' key used for?

[tacit jay]

pressing it changes firemode

[high gazelle]

magnificent!

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/i-saw-what-you-deleted-cat-gif-25407007

[high gazelle]

thank you very much 🙂

[high gazelle]

am i the only one that cant post gifs? lol

[tacit jay]

It's a sticker

[brazen roost]

Who would you guys say is the strongest stalker protagonist?

[high gazelle]

ah

[brazen roost]

Or most skilled

[high gazelle]

me

[hardy totem]

CS Scar

1 man army

[brazen roost]

Ah yes I enjoy running through camps as him and gunning everyone down

[tacit jay]

I mean they are all 1 man army sorts.

[high gazelle]

doing a MHM playthrough atm, everyone else (npc) seems to be a 1 man army compared to me lol

[regal sinew]

It didn’t have a good enough buzz to it.

[uncut hollow]

[opal shadow]

Hello

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdkfqKBs/

Look at this

[hearty axle]

I love Germany and the EU

[smoky hawk]

Iskra was pretty essential to the game tho? Iskra is Spark
and that, would be because of cut content, they were SUPPOSED to have something more to themo but, it was cut

[vague abyss]

Where should I write my feedback for Stalker 2?

[proven kayak]

Nah, they wiped OG Iskra basically and whatever Scar build up is not the same.

[smoky hawk]

it was written diff you mean

[proven kayak]

No

[smoky hawk]

https://support.stalker2.com/hc/en-us

[smoky hawk]

"they wiped OG Iskra basically and whatever Scar build up is not the same."
so, you dislike what they wrote is all

[proven kayak]

I dislike how they handled Iskra
How they handled Strider and Noontide
How they handled Duty and Freedom

Yes, of course. Because there was lots of potential unused and Strider+Noontide was lazy writing.
They story overall is too big and takes itself too serious, while basic stuff like believable factions are falling flat.

[smoky hawk]

haa I see

[proven kayak]

If you would have written Noontide from the start as Monolith, nothing would be different.
If Freedom or Duty would be Bandits/Loners/whatever, nothing would be different.

Noontide and Spark I really liked, but enough done with them.
Good ideas, didnt lead to much

[smoky hawk]

I cant say much about Freedom or Duty bc they were written preparing them for their respective questlines that were cut so

[proven kayak]

Ah they had cut content

Well, yeah. Feels like that

[smoky hawk]

they're gonna be added back, but that is basically like giving you a bun and telling you youll get the burger patty later

[proven kayak]

Haha, yeah, that fits.
Another reason why I say, this game is literally an Early Access version, sold as Finished game.

[smoky hawk]

only thing we can do is wait

[charred nova]

We love waiting around here

[flint gust]

hi

[jolly shoal]

Game pass goes crazy

[cobalt warren]

It's funny that the enhanced version costs €20 when you can buy the original games for much less and have access to the enhanced version.

[quaint umbra]

Woah stop sharing our secrets

That's illegal

[tacit jay]

literally a plot point in the game. smh.

[smoky hawk]

last I checked the OGs were at the same price as the EE version

[golden gulch]

I was wondering all the time: have Korshunov ever mention Ward destroyed the OG Spark?

[brazen arch]

Why we cant drop skif’s piston guys?

[drifting forge]

Quest items cant be dropped or stashed

[brazen arch]

I know. But why.

Why is it a quest item?

[drifting forge]

Cause he uses it in almost every cutscene

And GSC didnt feel like making him use whatever pistol you have equipped

[tacit jay]

Honestly smart move.

[brazen arch]

So, the reason is the cutscene? It broke the immersion, its the reason i never swap piston.

[drifting forge]

Yeah, he uses a pistol given to veterans of the Military

Says somewhere it's an honorary PMm

[brazen arch]

Thanks for the info.

Still annoying. Hope some day they can update that cutscene with custom weapon.

[proven kayak]

So? They still just wiped them off.

[proven kayak]

Agreed. And it making modern pistols useless is just weird.

[river chasm]

Yeah I think they raised the price of CS to match the other two when EE came out. At least in USD. I think the prices of the other games went up too in other regions

[tacit jay]

The did raise clear sky to 20 before EE came out, but together the games have been 40 since 2013ish.

Which hasn't changed with EE.

[worldly lion]

what are the best mods for STALKER: SOC

i would like a mod that slightly improves the graphics of the game, like slight ones

[jolly shoal]

liberty prime mod

[regal sinew]

Absolute Nature Redux does all the grass and trees textures. Structures Redux does all the buildings etc. Then Gunslinger, that updates the HUD and also nicer hands/arms textures and a lot nice weapons and animations… but also ramps up the difficulty.

[worldly lion]

hold on guys im in the agroprom underground there is like 40 people in there

i swear if i have to fight some super powerful mutant im gonna flip

[worldly lion]

...

[shrewd needle]

@sterile radish - using ReShade.

[raw jasper]

So
Upgraded form Series S to X
Everything stunning !
But those goddamn fuzzy tree tops bro ....

[ebon blade]

That's the spirit!

[sturdy verge]

'come here, bro' 'time to give you a nice warm hug'

[pine solstice]

Is anyone else having an issue with inventory and switching weapons?

[dawn bloom]

I am too. Sometimes it doesn't happen sometimes it does. Also swapping weapons. The other day I was stuck on knife swapping.

[pine solstice]

That's been happening to me recently and idk how to fix it so I decided to not play for awhile because ik they'll get to it eventually, I've already beaten the game before so its not a huge deal but it's annoying

[sonic owl]

I just opened stalker after couple months of break.. Why is there a damn EULA agreetment in my Offline game now 😭 I bought it on GOG for a reason

time to get a mod to delete eula, i aint accepting crap

[acoustic orchid]

Still experiencing issues with the quick resume feature on Xbox, including no audio while playing Stalker 2. Best to restart the game.

[acoustic orchid]

Amazing captures

[edgy mantle]

When the heck are they going to fix the terribly slow controller sensitivity on xbox?

[acoustic orchid]

The hotfix should be coming later this week.

[acoustic orchid]

Yeah it seems to be an issue for many, as you you try to toggle your weapons it can freeze at times.

[midnight wagon]

anyone know any good strategies to deal with ai throwing grenades in clear sky?

[tired junco]

How come we don't have a custom tag from this server yet?

[sonic owl]

im assuming the tag would be
ZONE

or STKR

[charred nova]

It would be stoc

[sonic owl]

ST stalker, what's the OC part

[acoustic orchid]

Listen for the enemy voice lines. They normally will say something before they throw.

[midnight wagon]

Alright ty

[acoustic orchid]

Enjoy if it is your first time playing

[midnight wagon]

Yeah just finished SoC and I'm enjoying clear sky a lot more

Only thing I noticed is that ammo is a lot more plentiful

[crimson shore]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy9cVLxVrew

I think developers should watch this clip and to be reminded what made the game so special and to maybe try and play old stalker games that they ruind with enhanced edition

[acoustic orchid]

Nice hopefully we see some mods soon😀

[wanton gazelle]

I think most people know what made the originals special. Most people wanted the enhanced edition to just be the originals with a coat of better graphics & bug fixes added.

Rather than them taking a paint solvent & stripping the old paint down, leaving the metal bare.

[acoustic orchid]

Nice will watch this soon 😀👍

[unreal flower]

just here to say that i love this game ❤️‍🔥

[charred nova]

Official community

[acoustic orchid]

Agree but it is great playing the older games again

[acoustic orchid]

We all do ❤️

[crimson shore]

its really well made video, so yea watch it and dont forget

[tired junco]

Maybe ZONE looks better

[edgy mantle]

Thank the lord

[oak junco]

Play ogse..

[ebon blade]

Call of the Zone

[oak junco]

That aswell

Rip Dr.X ❤️

[hasty kite]

Play nlc...

[tribal whale]

Sup chat

[bold smelt]

it would be STOC

it would be squandered if it was anything but STOC

[solar mason]

24c

[tacit jay]

A bow would be pretty cool in stalker 2.

[marble hornet]

I am finishing up some side quests and the quest, "Seek, and you shall find" quest is bugged. I looted all the stash's and I've reopened the chests and it won't complete for garbage

[rapid topaz]

Can someone catch me up with the Ai are they still using a bubble spawner or is Ai finally persistent??

[celest epoch]

So does this have actual stalker 2 devs in it?

[ebon blade]

Would could should

[gritty relic]

Yes I’m pretty sure it’s the official sever

[halcyon karma]

Actually so based

[halcyon karma]

Yeah I'm here bruv
Jokes aside; yeah

[halcyon karma]

Do you have anything put in that stash? Like anything at all?

[acoustic orchid]

Not persistent yet hopefully we should see this in the 1.5 update🙏

[acoustic orchid]

I had this issue, I loaded a previous save and when I came to the chest if you hold take all it should take everything and clear the chest.

[sacred obsidian]

the government stole my skin

[vapid galleon]

[hardy totem]

skin taxes getting out of hand

[weary hedge]

I'm asking every day. I never had an answer since back in November from GSC on various concerns. I was kind at the beginning, but no answers are making me rude. I am nobody, but hell.

https://tenor.com/view/vietnam-robin-williams-gif-19912436

[wanton gazelle]

Finally decided to give SoC on PS5 a go, first thing I see is a disclaimer how they've chosen to keep all of the original content in the EE despite it being "controversial".

Lol.

[still current]

What is your question?

[wanton gazelle]

Why is every poo a pee but not every pee a poo

[still current]

[vagrant niche]

.

[weary hedge]

The actual unanswered one is any possible ETA (an accurate one, not generic "within Q2") on mods live on Xbox

[still current]

Three is no date set yet. That's the reason why you got no answer ig.

You'll get an answer when a date is set ig. It'll be announced anyway

[weary hedge]

No answer is different from "there is not a date yet". Do you know if it will be in the next patch?

[still current]

Nope. I am not a Community manager, so I can not provide an answer.

[weary hedge]

Thank you for the attention and for answering, have a good day.

[still current]

You too

[acoustic orchid]

Not a community manager but mods on Xbox hopefully will come late 2025 or into 2026. But best to keep an eye on the Q3 and Q4 roadmap😀👍

[weary hedge]

thank you. So "beta mod SDK kit" in Q2 roadmap they shared few weeks ago is not related at all with mods on xbox?

[open garnet]

Hello, can someone help me? I have a RTX 5070 ti + Ryzen 5 5600x + 32 GB DRAM 3600 mhz, playing at 1440p on high my game lags, also in 1080p, i'm missing something?

like heavy drops to 55-45 fps

can run any game but not this

[acoustic orchid]

There is currently a Closed Beta for the Mod SDK Kit that will provide official modding tools for the Stalker 2 community. Mod. IO and Steam Workshop integration is planned, and they will collaborate to bring mods to Xbox and PC simultaneously. But best to wait for the Q3/Q4 roadmap for the offical source.

[acoustic orchid]

For the best balance of performance and visual quality with your RTX 5070 Ti, Ryzen 5 5600X, and 32GB of 3600MHz RAM in STALKER 2, aim for a combination of High and Medium settings, utilizing DLSS Balanced or TSR Ultra Quality, and enabling NVIDIA Reflex.
Here's a suggested breakdown:
Resolution: 1440p (or 1080p if you prefer higher frame rates).
Graphics Preset: High or a custom mix of High and Medium settings.
Upscaling: DLSS Balanced (or TSR Ultra Quality).
Frame Generation: Enabled (if using FSR 3).
NVIDIA Reflex: Enabled (if using NVIDIA GPU).
V-Sync: Optional, but consider disabling it for smoother performance.
Exclusive Fullscreen: Optional, but can improve performance.
Detailed Settings Recommendations:
Texture Quality: Medium.
Hair: Medium.
Object Details: Medium.
Effects Details: Medium.
Materials: Medium.
Fog: Medium.
Foliage Quality: Low (to maximize performance).
Shadows: Medium or High (depending on your preference and performance).
Ambient Occlusion: Medium or Low (AA can be quite demanding).
View Distance: Medium or High (can be adjusted based on performance needs).
Anti-Aliasing: DLSS (Balanced or Quality), or FSR (Frame Generation).
Additional Tips:
Update Drivers: Ensure you have the latest graphics drivers and chipset drivers for your system.
Close Background Programs: Minimize resource-intensive background applications to improve performance.
Update Windows: Make sure your Windows installation is up-to-date.
Game Priority: Consider setting the game priority to "High" in Windows Task Manager.

[acoustic orchid]

Hope that helps Abi just purchased a gaming PC and wrapping my head around the best settings moving away from console.

[open garnet]

alr i will try, I already have last driver, its so sad bc i wanted to play this game so bad (in high)

[open garnet]

ty

[weary hedge]

That's more clear, thank you.

[spiral cobalt]

Yeah they only answered me once back in August the day they readded the gscanswer channel lol

I've asked like 10 other questions since then but I guess they probably weren't important

[weary hedge]

Look, it may be that I'm too old for this sh*t or may be the kind of work I do, but there is nothing I hate more than not getting answers. And I'm not talking about immediate ones on 1 single question, I'm talking about NEVER since MONTHS on several questions. At least something like "there is not an answer at the moment" or a general update on the topic because questions are too many would be appreciated. But being systematically ignored? No fkn way.

[spiral cobalt]

I do understand if they don't answer me specifically because of the sheer amount of questions they probably get, but yeah idk why there would be a section to ask a question then you never get an answer back lol

It would be more excusable if questions that were arguably more important were prioritized, I usually see like 3 or 4 of the same questions asked after an update or something

I'm glad they at least do have that channel though because at least there are answers to scroll though when your looking for some sort of update from GSC

[marble hornet]

I tried emptying my entire inventory into it, closing the stash. Then re grabbing it

[open garnet]

hi @acoustic orchid you wont believe this, but I even tried low settings and still getting 56fps specially when I look to places with more than 1 NPC, tell me how is possible that having RTX 5070 ti, Ryzen 5 5600x and 32 GB 3600mz ram is not enough to play this game...

[acoustic orchid]

Sorry to hear that. In time Stalker 2 will get better on high end PC’s

[golden gulch]

I hope some of the much waited features mean new game plus and night vision

[river galleon]

Something i hope for aswell... So far all UE5 games i played were a letdown for me, especially in terms of performance.

[acoustic orchid]

Yeah it will get better UE5 needs more time.

[acoustic orchid]

NVG is coming but it will maybe be late 2025 keep an eye on the Q3/Q4 roadmaps👍

[golden gulch]

Will this apply to stalker 2 also? Can they simply update the engine for better performance?

[sharp gulch]

we can only hope

[craggy lava]

I have the enhanced editions, but the OGs have not appeared in my library. How do I get them?

[hardy totem]

You can still buy the OG games, but the storepages are hidden

Some people around here have been posting them

But I don't have them myself

store pages of the original trilogy:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4500/STALKER_Shadow_of_Chernobyl/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/20510/STALKER_Clear_Sky/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/41700/STALKER_Call_of_Pripyat/

Steam

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

The Zone, a place full of unfathomable wonders and sinister threats – former exclusion territory near the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. This most dangerous place on Earth became even more mysterious after an obscure accident in 2006. Anomalies with precious artifacts, starving mutants and greedy thugs have flooded these lands along with stalke…

Price

$19.99

Recommendations

37264

Metacritic

82

Steam

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

Great Emission, the biggest anomalous energy blowout from the times of Second Incident at The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, has shaken the world again and reshaped the Zone. To investigate its cause and and prevent future cataclysms is your only chance to survive in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky.WAR OF FACTIONS
With the anomalous activity at…

Price

$19.99

Recommendations

17402

Metacritic

75

Steam

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A military expedition to the center of the Zone has mysteriously disappeared. To figure out the reason and status of the personnel, is your task as Major Degtyarev, a Security Service of Ukraine operative in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.UNCHARTED LANDS
The Exclusion Zone around the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant flames with anomalous ac…

Price

$19.99

Recommendations

24483

Metacritic

80

[final flint]

Дай менi Бутерброда э Маслом

[hardy totem]

This is an english channel

[oak junco]

Why are streloks lips so thicc

[hardy totem]

Fillers, even the denizens of the zone can't escape the hype

[quaint umbra]

Imagine not owning the original games by now.

[hardy totem]

Yes, imagine not being born 20+ years ago

[oak junco]

i mean idk if thats fair to say as new fans and players join daily@quaint umbra

i got into stalker 2 years ago once i built a gaming pc

[pearl jolt]

shadow of chernobyl is fire

[oak junco]

same with SoC based mods..

[pearl jolt]

yea

[oak junco]

everyone MUST play OGSE.. so much soul..

[quiet field]

Pipe down lil bro

[oak junco]

Quiet down console bro the real stalkers are talking

[quiet field]

Tf are you yapping about buddy boy

[oak junco]

Bro listed his psn and xbox account lol

Console = irrelevant

[frigid hill]

strangerwiththebigiron has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[craggy lava]

What is going on with the weird ass username too

[oak junco]

Fr

[quiet field]

And you have a list of suspected fathers cause ur moms putting out for everyone

[oak junco]

Just console activities

[smoky hawk]

what are you then? a toddler?

[craggy lava]

Piss off consolecuck

[quiet field]

Why you mad lil bro

[craggy lava]

I’m not mad; just don’t act like a prick

[oak junco]

You notice how it's never pc players coming in with such wild energy ?

[hardy totem]

Guys, keep it civil. No namecalling please

[quiet field]

Shhhh

[charred nova]

This is a certified URR moment

[quiet field]

Dawg tf are you yapping about

[oak junco]

What are you yapping about

[quiet field]

Your on this pc superiority complex I have a pc😭

[charred nova]

Alright

Settle down he passed the vibe check

[oak junco]

I'll keep it civil don't worry

[quiet field]

Shhhhh

[oak junco]

White roles acting up i swear

[quiet field]

Sorry I don’t waste away my life on discord🤫

I do better things with my time like stealing and doing drug🤷

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/white-role-white-role-rolecism-gif-4676482213469236888

[oak junco]

Reeks of single mother energy

[charred nova]

Bro

Settle down

[smoky hawk]

ngl, he do b rite

[smoky hawk]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/944852551520649266/1122533804716855387/goews_hard.gif

[oak junco]

Just harmless fun dw

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/stalking-gif-23099546

[charred nova]

Come on bro buy the 500 dollar useless box bro

[quiet field]

Stop projecting dawg😭

[charred nova]

It’s totally worth it bro

Come on bro

[smoky hawk]

it's called a UPS and it is pretty useless ngl

[quiet field]

Reeks of abusive father

[hardy totem]

Reeks of mutes

[oak junco]

Lol

[quiet field]

Nuh uh

[charred nova]

I mean I’d argue that’s pretty useful

[quiet field]

🤫

[charred nova]

More useful than a Xbox for sure

We have some at my house it lets the internet stay on when the power goes out lol

[quiet field]

🤫

[oak junco]

🥱

[charred nova]

🤯

[quiet field]

Why did you dm me telling me to blast my brains out

[oak junco]

Why would I dm console users lol

[quiet field]

Is that all u can come up with dawg💀

Cook up something different

[oak junco]

Better then this

[quiet field]

You deadass did do that tho

[hardy totem]

Dm me proof

[quiet field]

Nah don’t feel like it

[craggy lava]

I think this dudes username tells us everything we need to know about him

[quiet field]

I don’t dm 31 year old Dutch men

[frigid hill]

kinkyjew0468 has been muted for 4 weeks 2 days

Reason: making up claims of being attacked in DMs

Muted until · Jun 28, 2025, 1:25 PM

[tardy rain]

hahahaha

[charred nova]

[oak junco]

Bro i got opps coming out of the shadows against me

[charred nova]

Well that was fun while it lasted

[oak junco]

Fr lol

[craggy lava]

Got the EEs and now my PC can’t even run them (dying inside)

[smoky hawk]

just play the OG

[hardy totem]

Ridiculous behaviour, that should not be indulged

[craggy lava]

I don’t own them

[smoky hawk]

you bought EE right

[craggy lava]

Redeemed a code from the challenge I won

[smoky hawk]

yhea, from what I know both the OG and the games should be in your account then

[hardy totem]

I suspect that might mot happen with redeemed codes

Which is

Severely lame

[oak junco]

My bad on that one ngl

[smoky hawk]

[craggy lava]

Not only that, i checked the redemption page and they’re referred to as “beta” 😂

In my redemption history, that is

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/new-edition-tommybrown-tommy-smoking-gif-26152294

[craggy lava]

So it looks like I do in fact own it

Seems to be hidden from my library somehow though

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/confused-confused-look-confused-face-funny-funny-look-gif-4850532509577233362

[craggy lava]

Yeah this is weird, when I go onto the OG product page to buy it, it says i already own it but there’s not an option to download it or play it?

Really weird

[hardy totem]

Not to be funny, but have you tried shutting steam off and restarting it? Maybe that'll refresh your library

[still snow]

i just got the game are there spiders in here if so how big or how realistic are they and how often will i see them

[craggy lava]

No spiders

[charred nova]

I promise the game has no spiders

[craggy lava]

Just sweaty Ukrainian mutants crawling on the floor

[still snow]

u sure bc i keep seeing ppl say there in the sewers

[craggy lava]

No. Those are dudes with gas masks

[hardy totem]

There's spiders, but you'll only find them if you keep an eye out for them

[charred nova]

If you find a spider I’ll give you 500 dollars

[still snow]

lmaoo bet

[still snow]

so none jumpscare u or attack u?

[hardy totem]

No

[still snow]

bet thanks

[dusty isle]

Controller sens bug still not fixed?

[hardy totem]

Just as critters at most

[charred nova]

I don’t even think we have a spider critter

We got squirrels

[still snow]

yeah i was told they are harmless

[hardy totem]

I think I might have seen one

[charred nova]

Fish some times in water sometimes in air

[dusty isle]

Ive seen spiders in the zone

[hardy totem]

Not 100% certain

But we also got ants and firebugs

[still snow]

how big was it

[charred nova]

Small enough

I never noticed it existed

[dusty isle]

Pretty small, tarantula size. Was green and yellow

[still snow]

only thing that bothers me are huge spiders small ones im good on

[charred nova]

Trust me

I’m with you

It’s the hardest part of playing metro for me

[still snow]

man i heard they are huge in there

[charred nova]

Yes

And they lunge at you

[still snow]

wont be touching that game lol

[charred nova]

Which got me falling out of my chair bruh

[craggy lava]

Now it’s saying I don’t own the OGs

[dusty isle]

Controller bug still not fixed? All I want to do is play S2 but 1.4 broke my shit

[charred nova]

I just look away lol

I can’t deal with them

[still snow]

man i played black myth wukkong and there is a whole chapter abt spiders

[craggy lava]

I love spiders man

[still snow]

giant boss

[still snow]

i hate them i had a bad experience when i was a kid thats how i got the phobia

[charred nova]

Satisfactory has an option that turns all the spiders into kitten pngs

[still snow]

ive only played 2 games where there is a safe mode for spiders

[craggy lava]

Grounded has one

[still snow]

never played that one

star wars jedi survivor and the first berserker have one

[hardy totem]

More games need tk do this sort lf thing tbh

[still snow]

i agree

[hardy totem]

Phobia safe modes

[still snow]

the new elden ring doesnt have one so i gotta wait for mods

the spider is the size of a building in that game

[hardy totem]

Though thay's gknna be difficult with subnautica and and thalassaphobia

[still snow]

good thing i dont have a fear of water

[dusty isle]

Any good console mods for CoP?

[smoky hawk]

lol

[craggy lava]

He doesn’t know…

[charred nova]

Lil bro thinks he’s gonna play gamma on console

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/does-he-know-gif-17552966235424643644

[quaint umbra]

He could if he got a Steam Deck

[oak junco]

I wonder if steam deck could even handle it

[craggy lava]

GOG games my beloved

I might have just recovered my old account

[hardy totem]

Based

[quaint umbra]

It can

[open garnet]

I really hope so... I feel bad bc i got this rig thinking in stalker2

[oak junco]

That's impressive

[quaint umbra]

It's the little PC that could lol

[hardy totem]

By producing a lot of noise, heat and steam?

[quaint umbra]

It's powered by mini gabens

[hardy totem]

I'm imagining hamsterwheels

[quaint umbra]

It wasn't ozempic that caused his weight loss...

[hardy totem]

I'm unaware

[charred nova]

Doesn’t he have cancer?

[quaint umbra]

Nope

Not as far as im aware

[charred nova]

Well that’s good

Bro doesn’t deserve cancer

He created one of the few companies dedicated to make a good product

[craggy lava]

Plus he cares about popularity not profit

He could pump even more money if he wanted to but he’s content

[charred nova]

Counter strike gambling keeps the profits high

It’s a necessary evil

[craggy lava]

Plus a fun evil

[charred nova]

Idc where the money comes from as long as the product is good

[pearl jolt]

Is server advertisement allowed here

[smoky hawk]

No

[dreamy dagger]

GOOD LAWD LORD!

[pearl jolt]

oh ok

[still current]

Krezzining

[bold smelt]

[bold smelt]

thanks kinkyjew0468

[zinc tapir]

is there a reason for the zone changing? (lore wise and official)

like the parts of the map getting very changed from the original location

[charred nova]

I think it was just to make it all fit together in a seamless way

[river chasm]

One part seemingly haphazard development, one part making it fit the real geography a little more, one part it being harder to fit it together as an open world, and I think one part the flow of the main story

[plush badge]

i am downloading 8 gigs on steam right now for s2, anyone else too?

[cloud basalt]

I just got the update too

[plucky pasture]

RAY TRACING

[plush badge]

and they just announced it

[cloud basalt]

20 minutes for file patching lmao

[cloud basalt]

What?

[plucky pasture]

?

[cloud basalt]

ray tracing?

[bold smelt]

why are you feet

[plucky pasture]

Yea

[cloud basalt]

What about ray tracing?#

[plucky pasture]

Bruh ...

[plucky pasture]

We need hardware ray tracing its been long enough

[cloud basalt]

Ah

[regal sinew]

It’s when you trace a dude named Ray, right?

[left wagon]

Yes

[bold smelt]

tfym bruh

[plucky pasture]

Its astra yao, evelyn and vivian

[plucky pasture]

• why are you even looking at my pfp

[cloud basalt]

Idk it's literally next to the text so it's impossible not to see

[bold smelt]

its discord how wouldnt i see it

[hollow echo]

Hello Friends! What about the new enchanced versión from the 3 first STALKER versions? Nice to play It? Or not? I read some bad reviews about them, and for this reason i have some doubts about install and play It again. Thank you for your answers in advance.

[cobalt fiber]

You're bettee getting the originals

[cloud basalt]

you get the enhanced editions with the originals don't you?

So why not just try for yourself?

[hollow echo]

I have the 3 originals asweel and i have played them since they appear several times, but i have these versions now and i don't know about them, but if you say original are better, then now i have my decisión. Thank you

[cobalt fiber]

I mean by all means make your own mind up and form your own opinion but the general consensus is that the EE isn't great for many reasons

[cloud basalt]

It's almost always better to try it for yourself instead of listening to other people, especially if you have access to it straight away

[indigo oriole]

Again they nerfed something

[ruby mural]

It depends on how much the engine itself has been changed. If its "simply" or not.

[cloud basalt]

Which version is stalker 2 using?

[ruby mural]

UE 5.1

[cloud basalt]

Oh then there's definitely an improvement on performance when updating to 5.5

Obviously it's not easy to update the version though

asa has taken a long time to upgrade

[ruby mural]

I wonder how much performance is taken for the debugging logs.

I just opened mine its full of warnings

[cloud basalt]

probably not a lot

[ruby mural]

60 MB text file

[cloud basalt]

oh wait it's stalker 2 maybe it doesn't apply lmao

[ruby mural]

lol

LogTemp: Error: In function AProjectile.ProcessSegmentedEnvironmentHit on line 228: Piercing hit iterations overbudget, ask developer to debug

Ok i found some options to disable logging.

Performance impact might be not noticeable but i don't want useless i/o either.

With my play session today and yesterday i come already to 200 MB of text files.

[willow gate]

questions i just got stalker 2, what do i do with the pda i find? they stay in the inventory or i just trade them=

[shell flax]

Sell em

[marsh iron]

quest-related PDA's are marked and locked (cannot be sold) so you are free to keep or sell the rest

[vast dove]

Hey guys. I played through stalker 2 at launch and loved it, but the lack of a-life didn’t keep me hooked the way the other games did. Have they made significant improvements to a life? Or is it still pseudo a life with a spawn radius around you?

[cloud basalt]

Lately it has been feeling more natural idk though

[violet dune]

wait 1.5 patch

[cedar plinth]

wait really?

8,8 gb is the 1.5 patch? what will it bring

[vapid galleon]

[sage star]

Anyone else randomly get oneshot in some areas

[violet dune]

mutant loot + 2 new weapons + important alife updates

[marsh iron]

you may get sniped/one-shot if going too close to quest-locked areas or game boundary

[violet dune]

1.4 patch didnt bring anything new. just fixes and AI can take a cover

well mutants eat dead bodies

but its like nothing

[cedar plinth]

Will they finally make player stash bigger?

[violet dune]

also this in 1.5

[cedar plinth]

Best feature

would be kinda good if they would add more gadgets to weapons

[violet dune]

if you really want to play just go for it, but 1.5 should be more fun

[cedar plinth]

Like different more mods

[worn drum]

keep one for immersion. like carrying around your own pda. 👍

[gloomy nebula]

They have barely updated the ai since it has come out. Maybe in 2 years the ai will work properly :thumbsup: I would expect to wait a while

[cerulean socket]

Oh man I really hope the controller sensitivity was fixed with this patch. Can't wait to get home and see

[worn drum]

same. omw now.