☢┃stalker-general

[cursive kettle]

i want a godmode mod so bad fr

[stark crescent]

i can only hope the stash box at icarus is still available

[unreal basin]

Done looting Pripyat

Now for Sircca I guess

[cursive kettle]

did u find the drum mag for the saiga?

[unreal basin]

I found a high cap mag for it?

[cursive kettle]

nah drum is better

[unreal basin]

Wheres the drum?

[cursive kettle]

look north of prypriat, the coast

the white cement little coast bridge, it's there

[unreal basin]

Oh

[cursive kettle]

what u use as main weapons btw

[unreal basin]

Dnipro and Saiga currently

[cursive kettle]

oh the ones i use mostly

[unreal basin]

So the drum mag is on that dock looking bit of cement?

[cursive kettle]

ye

[unreal basin]

Ok, gotta sell the current haul then go get it

Wait, when the heck did I pick up a second Liquid Rock?

[shell flax]

More gear durability and protection

[unreal basin]

Sell the Diamond keep the Liberty right?

[cursive kettle]

ye

i mean, i never had diamond

but imo liberty seems way better

[unreal basin]

What faction colors does the Liberty have ?

[shell flax]

Freedom

[cursive kettle]

freedom

[unreal basin]

Huh

Two Liquid Rocks stack right?

[shell flax]

Yes sir

[still current]

All stuck

I mean stack

[shell flax]

Close enough

[unreal basin]

Wait, is the Operator Exo’s All-Titanium components blueprint not in Pripyat?

[worn drum]

freedom.

[still current]

Only unique effects do not, but you know you can't get dups anyway

[cursive kettle]

heh ru stuck, step stalker?

[shell flax]

Give me a mod that rebalances the Cuirass Exo to not be flaming dog cheeks so Duty can have a useful Exo

[cursive kettle]

fr that shi is wack, worse exo ever

[spark tree]

It would be cool to have the old third person ragdoll death like in the old games, the death animations are cool but they can feel weird when you’re on a staircase

[worn drum]

we want insurgency sandstorm decals and ragdoll physics

[spark tree]

We could even have first person ragdolls

[cursive kettle]

That's great but N/A for now, well get back to it after we fix ghe game(never)

[smoky hawk]

the bad one?

shouldve chosen the good insurgency

[polar falcon]

@full sapphire do i know you? why did u add me

[smoky hawk]

the more I read white names comments, the more dissapointed I get

[polar falcon]

filthy bot

[unreal basin]

There’s only Scopes and a suppressor for the EMR right?

[worn drum]

insurgency insurgency?

[cursive kettle]

hehehehe great

[smoky hawk]

source

[worn drum]

#1?

[smoky hawk]

the first insurgency was a mod

[cursive kettle]

uhhh, u mean the Mark 1?

i think so, no mags

[teal hull]

how do you not know what the original game is lmao

[unreal basin]

The M14

[smoky hawk]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-accepting-fate-tiktok-at-peace-gif-567488341419321713

[worn drum]

i do but never played it. it's on pc only.

[cursive kettle]

Yea no mags or anything after that

[smoky hawk]

Day of Infamy is the last good game NWO ever made and will ever make, they can only make console slop

it doesn't matter

[unreal basin]

Ok

[worn drum]

if i played insurgency sandstorm of course i know about the first. 😤

[smoky hawk]

https://tenor.com/view/max-payne-sorrow-sad-tragic-why-gif-25206915

curse you, now Im sad about Insurgency and Day of Infamy

[teal hull]

I honestly don't like insurgency sandstorm, it did good for a little bit but the game just kinda rotted away after everyone realized it wasn't what they thought it would be

not to mention the devs jumped ship (for the most part)

[hazy haven]

Which shotgun is better? Toz-34 or M860 Cracker? It seems to be practically the same weapon, but Cracker havea 3x larger magazine

[cursive kettle]

unfortunately when a great gamehouse announces that it will release a new game soon fkr console too, it means they will aim for casual players that never knew the game, and so, money and people that will not criticize the game properly since they didn't play the early ones

[smoky hawk]

the cracker

[teal hull]

how is this a question 😭

my toz-34 better be shooting 4g

[hazy haven]

and is it worth it to change caliber to the Slug ammunition?

Does it do more damage?

[cursive kettle]

the barrel will be modified properly for slug ammunition so yes

[worn drum]

a lot of people on console anticipate and want these games. but look at the ready or not situation

[cursive kettle]

who asked ready or not tbh? it's a boring game ngl, the Npcs look spongy and so unrealistic when reacting to hits

[teal hull]

ready or not is an alpha build being marketed and charged as a full release game

[worn drum]

i say keep it off consoles. but that's because of censorship.

[cursive kettle]

I smell stalker 2 similarities

[teal hull]

tbf, stalker 2 has like 60 hours of gameplay

[fierce nexus]

More range

[teal hull]

the late game is really unfinished, and clearly almost untouched, but the quests and stuff to do is there

[fierce nexus]

A slug is one pellet vs many

[smoky hawk]

they shoudlve released the closed beta version, maybe, they wouldve released a good game

[cursive kettle]

Maybe, i really liked ready or not some years ago, then i seen just how stupidly npcs are, not worth it completely

[stark crescent]

-both doors at zaton camps are bugged now. this after doing three captains.
-the map is bugged. not showing proper standing with camps (recurring bug)
-a-life actually got more dumb this patch. guards at some camps not responding to any kind of hostility, even when directly shot by hostile entities
-ragdolls doing funny jumps. they would be funny, if they wouldnt clip through the ground and disappear, and wouldnt throw away their weapons, making looting an absolute Ditch.
-putting the mosin nagant in the game, without the ability to use the freaking iron sights. they coddified the freaking weapon
-icarus still zombify, even if you turn off the device. (recurring bug)
-certain weapons wont accept attachmens (could be mod related bug)
-all mods installed are bugged with the addition of mod support

stuff that i noticed so far.

[tired ruin]

There’s a game called dread zone releasing soon and it looks so similar to stalker 2

[cursive kettle]

bro report this to feedback, not general fr

[teal hull]

I love being in garbage watching everyone walk around on the heaps, yet the moment I go up there I fall over and die in 0.5 seconds

[fierce nexus]

NPC magic

I've only seen a human die to an anomaly once

[stark crescent]

all that im hearing from the dev is "we are aware of the bug".

[cursive kettle]

i hope it will be not for consoles, i will not be able to play it but, i want games to look good and make my self want to wish to have them instead of this generic slop

[cursive kettle]

bread

[carmine star]

Thats good

[smoky hawk]

mods are bugged by the mrere fact that the game was updated, regardless of mod support or not, and it is up to the modders to update these mods
if a mod touches parts of the game that have been updated you run the risk of such updates not being applied correctly and create bugs that would not be there if you didnt install such mods

[smoky hawk]

BUY AN AD MAN

BUY AN AD

[stark crescent]

i ran 4 mods. they worked at 1.1, and they worked at 1.4.

[wide veldt]

Gotta love how my artifact detector keeps saying theirs an artifact and i keep getting attacked by fire and it wont spawn and now i gotta pay 36k in damages and i have no artifact still

[cursive kettle]

advanced doll?

[stark crescent]

never updated. might have been simple mods, but they worked patch till patch.

[smoky hawk]

brother, are you still using the same files since the 1.1 files? if so, was your brain removed?

[cursive kettle]

36k for just ruining ur suit is crazy, install the QoL mod

[wide veldt]

That is with qol

[teal hull]

it's fine, just go to pripyat and get another 10 exosuits

[cursive kettle]

oh, then jus try to be more careful, i have the best exo in game and i pay less than you

[obtuse umbra]

Which issss?

[teal hull]

touched glass shard anomaly
-50% durability

[wide veldt]

I have diamond exoskeleton

[stark crescent]

the ability to use the console. bigger inventory menu. christmas background main menu. graphical tweaks. worked at patch 1.1. game updated all the way up to 1.4 and i didnt had to do nothing with the mods. they simply worked. in come mod support, and they broke.

dont belittle me for using mods that work until the developer broke them 🙂

[cursive kettle]

it's sad that they will soon patch the ways to enter prypriat early game

[stark crescent]

otherwise, im gonna start having some stern words for you, cause you get what you give "brother"

[smoky hawk]

your entire saves and game is just, completely fucked up

[teal hull]

the best looking part of the game will be locked behind 30+ hours of questing

[cursive kettle]

liberty exo

[smoky hawk]

I dont even have a funny quip name to call you, delete all mods and run a verify files
if that doesnt work, reinstall the game

if you dont wanna do that, its your own fault

[cursive kettle]

the best part of the game has no side quests and it's empty of a life(talking ab stalkers)

[smoky hawk]

go cry in your toilet or smth

[stark crescent]

there is this thing called vortex that allows you to disable mods. of course you dont know about that cause you are probably some console peasent trying to talk big

[smoky hawk]

brother, your CFGs are ruined

[stark crescent]

whaa whaa

[teal hull]

mod support did not break mods downloaded from external sources, you using outdated mods/files and old saves is what broke it, I don't know why you expect a 7 month old save to run fine on the newest patch

[cursive kettle]

he isn't from console sadly, not our team

[teal hull]

at this point, you probably have corrupted your save so much that removing mods isn't going to fix it lol

[smoky hawk]

using an old save with a current patch is already not recommended, bringing your 1.1 save all the way to 1.5 is like trying to cultivate a cancer on it

[stark crescent]

i did disable all those mods through vortex, and the save loaded just fine. im now running a few mods through the steam workshop, since they added that. still weird why the steam version doesnt have an ingame mod option like they showcased.

[cursive kettle]

lowkey, Maybe a godmode mod will never come since it totally breaks game boundaries sadly

[teal hull]

so you disabled a bunch of mods, added a bunch of new ones, and are surprised it broke

just because the save loaded fine doesn't mean the file/game is fine

[smoky hawk]

your save and game are prob beyond fucked in all kinds of ways under the hood ngl

[stark crescent]

first off, stop being rude and make baseless assumptions. im a human being. i hope, you are too. you can just ask me.

my current save isnt even the original save. i finished the game when it released. been playing on and off in between. i think my current playthrough was made in 1.4, and i was still in zalyssia area.

[smoky hawk]

I am not a human being, I am a giant from ancient times resurrected to ruin your day, I am Gog and Magogs twin triplet brother, Zackary

[cursive kettle]

cap, do a selfie

[stark crescent]

nice assumptions. however, i already reported these bugs, and the developer confirmed they are aware of them and are trying to fix them. which means these bugs arnt exactly limited because "im sounding so smart, i say a save file becomes corrupted because the game patched cause thats obviously how save game corruption works all the time"

[smoky hawk]

has bro never heard automatic response?

[stark crescent]

hell, if a save game becomes corrupted from merely patching a game, alot of people would complaint about save game corruption, wouldnt they.

[smoky hawk]

does bro speak to the mail receiver lady as tho shes real?

inconclusive

[teal hull]

brother got the standard dev response and got drunk on it LMAO

I actually can't, this is hilarious

do you think a couple patches/fixes will fix your 1.1 save?

[smoky hawk]

my actual face dont share

[teal hull]

do you think they've going back in time to make your 1.1 save work

over ya know, making sure 1.5 is stable and working

[stark crescent]

does the "senior" part of senior moderator mean you shill the hardest for GSC, or does it imply you actually got experience with moderating a discord server.

the question was retorical, dont have to answer it 🙂

[cursive kettle]

lowkey you 2 are completely doing circles, @stark crescent try to find some advice on YouTube, if you don't find anything maybe it's a problem you created or something that never happened before

[smoky hawk]

I have 3 years of experience being a nuisance and being unpaid jannie
but I still think talking with the voicemail lady is a step below so, I hope youre doing fine man

if youre not doing well you can always message me bro

[still current]

Huh

[cursive kettle]

bro caught laking while he was enjoying some physics exploitation

[teal hull]

he literally admitted to removing mods and then adding new ones to a 1.1 save, there is nothing more to speculate about

[cursive kettle]

then a simple "no you can't save this situation" is enough

[still current]

Who's not lacking these days

[cursive kettle]

i always break physics in my room when im alone, i enjoy running while standing heh, don't tell the life devs

[sterile radish]

theres a magazine attachment you can get through the duga

[unreal basin]

In the Story locked area?

[stark crescent]

earlier, a ward soldier was glued to a certain spot. he walked, teleported back and forth, and then spawned back to an area where he took cover behind a concrete slab. this went on for about 2 minutes until he finally broke that cycle

[sterile radish]

I think its in that one hatch you need to unlock through a code

[cursive kettle]

oh never heard ab it, is there an extended mag for the dnipro? im tired of using the double mag, if yes tell me only the region where

[unreal basin]

Oh

[sterile radish]

yeah, theres one in the cooling towers region

[unreal basin]

It can take the Ak extended mag

[cursive kettle]

up in the Coolin tower?

[harsh stone]

Just finished STALKER 2 for the first run and I guess I got the bad ending because I let the Doctor make a sucker outta me lol

[violet dune]

shuffle 2012

[cursive kettle]

OH FUK I FORGOR THAT IT CAN, I LITERALLY SOLD THAT MAG

[unreal basin]

Cooling Towers only has the coupled mags for the Dnipro

[sterile radish]

no, its more eastern

[cursive kettle]

oh oke

[unreal basin]

There’s a second one somewhere

[sterile radish]

do you know by the end kinda by the water

[sterile idol]

where do i get the coupled mags for ak?

[cursive kettle]

BRO SHUT UP

[unreal basin]

That’s the coupled mag you’re thinking of

[sterile radish]

: (

[unreal basin]

Not the extended

[stark crescent]

high capacity ak-74m mag?

[unreal basin]

Zaton

[sterile radish]

oh, my fault. still extra bullets

[unreal basin]

Yeah

[stark crescent]

Hlynka has one

south of garbage

[sterile radish]

isnt there an extended ak mag near sircaa on a rooftop

[cursive kettle]

huh, bro was gonna make me find a mag i alredy have-

[still current]

Interesting

[stark crescent]

there is. underground sircaa, the tunnel thats filled with toxic puddles

[cursive kettle]

agh i cant wait to finish this playthrough and do a collector playthrough

[still current]

Already doing that hehe

Going well, so far

[cursive kettle]

i bet u didn't find the extended Kora mag

@stark crescent bro don't show me the exact place to find it, i just want the region or a large area to search in it, knowing where it is exactly is boring

[violet dune]

Steam overlay show now not X FPS, but X DLSS. never saw this before

are they cooking nvidia with fake frames?

[stark crescent]

what do you mean, fake frames?

[still current]

I didn't didn't really play much lately outside casual testing.

[violet dune]

FG

[still current]

I can't remember tbh. I knew the needed info like a week ago, and fortunately, for my sake, I forgot lmao

[cursive kettle]

Ai frames, frame generation

lowkey, isn't FG totally shit? i think they make the game look worse and they just put the number of frames up to seem a good ammount

making the devs more lazy since they don't need to optimize the game if it runs 40 to 60 fps with them on

[stark crescent]

upscaling lowers the image quality. thats why performance increases. but they use frame generation to make it look good enough. something with predicting how the image will be.

[cursive kettle]

i just hate how anything now is too much complex, soc has way better visuals

[timber summit]

I have made it here :)

[stark crescent]

at the end of the day, you get an fps boost, with minimal annoyance. the downside is that alot of developers trust too much on the power of upscaling, messing up with optimizations. i remember mechwarrior 5 having this real bad. they fixed it eventually, but the release state was deplorable. this was also when raytracing was still fairly new.

some developers just have a different agenda. prioritizing some stuff over others. battlefield 2042 was also such a ray of sunshine when it released. their UI team quit half way development, so they had to put new people on it, and put it on a low priority. making it functional enough for release.

can always fix such stuff post release

[stark crescent]

welcome to the discord btw

[timber summit]

Thank you :)

[acoustic orchid]

Welcome 😀

[unreal basin]

So is that instant agro fix mod actually what it says?

[distant hamlet]

Anyone think x box will get mods ported over any time soon?..

[sterile radish]

yeah, just give the mod makers some time

[distant hamlet]

Ok. Not trying to seem like im being impatient or anything. Just curious. 😅

[sterile radish]

all good

[unreal basin]

So Better Ballistics and QOL are confirmed incompatible, odds are I’m gonna drop QOL from my current playthrough

[acoustic orchid]

More dropped today I heard?

[unreal basin]

I just don’t want Bullet sponge enemies so BB is staying

[distant hamlet]

Will look to confirm shortly.

[acoustic orchid]

Yeah same moved over to PC but got the xbox out to check

[sterile radish]

hope theres more weapons like the f2000

[distant hamlet]

I want to pet the forbidden doggo in the doctor's basement 🥺

[unreal basin]

How safe is it to remove QOL mid save?

[distant hamlet]

There are some more

Seems like we will get mostly npc behavior edit and weather/graphic related overhaul for now

I like one in using because it makes store stuff affordable and makes so we can sell broken weapons

[sterile radish]

you can sell broken weapons to ragman at rostok, but still, its a great mod

[distant hamlet]

Ok

[charred prairie]

that one is so nice, especially because half cost and half weight of everything

[distant hamlet]

Yea. I still get overweight tho because im a loot goblin with ammo and cool looking guns 😅

[acoustic orchid]

Disable should fine. Any issue just activate again

[charred prairie]

yeeeaaa im always overweight still lol

[sterile radish]

is it normal to find like 5 or more gauss rifles in one playthrough

[distant hamlet]

Idk

[unreal basin]

I just wish QOL and Better Ballistics were compatible

[distant hamlet]

There's a mod with infinate stamina and carry weight now apparently

[charred prairie]

no way i really get to become a loot goblin

[distant hamlet]

Ill try it and see if it works and ill let u know

[unreal basin]

Console player, is my current playthrough gonna be bugged cause I can only uninstall it on console

[timber summit]

I’m just excited to use the bolt-Action honestly

I love bolt-action rifles in games usually

[unreal basin]

Its nice

[distant hamlet]

Sprint works. Weight thing says if it dosent work to find armor that changes weight and it should work.

[charred prairie]

ahhh i see

[jade mulch]

Why does this game run like actual dogshit

[cobalt marsh]

Runs fine for me 😉

[jade mulch]

“Runs fine for me” using a 5090

[cobalt marsh]

except for the occasional memory leak in rostok

[dull silo]

Can someone put me through the game

[cobalt marsh]

EVERYONE says that when i say it runs fine, but no, just a 4060ti 8g

[jade mulch]

Top of the line graphics card 👍

[charred prairie]

runs fine for me

[cobalt marsh]

Not really, low-mid tier and last gen

[jade mulch]

I’m getting 40-60 fps on a 6800

[cobalt marsh]

I think alot of people are expecting a new game to run on older hardware. But to be really fair, it really isnt optimized well

[jade mulch]

Yeah most games aren’t nowadays

[cobalt marsh]

DLSS helps

or whatever upscaling you wanna use

[jade mulch]

You can run the original stalker on a potato but stalker 2 can’t even run on a mid range card

[dense oxide]

Ok. Guys. I've seen some updates and such come out... Is A-life playable now? I haven't really played since about 5 months ago, and it was a little modded then

[cobalt marsh]

i mean thats a 20 year difference soooo

And it does run on a mid-range card. Im doing it right now. Tweak your settings, use upscaling

[jade mulch]

Doesn’t change the fact that optimization was way better for older games

[cobalt marsh]

Wasnt arguing that. You are correct

[jade mulch]

I shouldn’t have to use up scaling

It makes the game look weird and grainy. Also frame generation has awful screen tearing

[cobalt marsh]

Well if you wanna run it on high with a cheapish card, youre gonna have too

Back in the day, we just lower draw distance and resolution. Its really not so different

[dense oxide]

Don't use frame generation, but if you're using an nvidia card it's basically purpose-built to do upscaling

[jade mulch]

I can run tarkov at 70-90 fps on all high settings, stalker 2 can barely get 50-60 on high

[cobalt marsh]

60 is perfectly playable though

[jade mulch]

Without frame gen or amd fsr might I add

[cobalt marsh]

Youre really gonna complain about 60fps?

[jade mulch]

60 fps looks like a choppy mess

[jade mulch]

If it was stable sure but it isn’t

[cobalt marsh]

alrighty then

[dense oxide]

If you can't handle 60 fps, then that's gonna be on you

[jade mulch]

And yes I will complain because this card can do way more but the optimization sucks so it can’t

[dense oxide]

I was perfectly happy playing the game on my laptop 3050ti on launch with my 30 fps

[jade mulch]

Like I said if it was stable sure but when it’s dropping 20 frames whenever I look around it’s choppy as all hell

[dense oxide]

what's the card if I may?

[jade mulch]

Good for you being happy with trash 😭🙏🏽

[jade mulch]

Rx6800

[dense oxide]

Happy with playing the new stalker game you mean

eugh 🤮

[jade mulch]

30 fps bro you might as well load up google slides

[dense oxide]

Says the one with amd graphics card

[jade mulch]

“Nvidia is better ☝🏽🤓”

[cobalt marsh]

lol, 30 is still perfectly playable, especially if its stable

[dense oxide]

Hey, how's your game running again?

[jade mulch]

Amd does the same for cheaper btw I ain’t paying 200-300$ more for a card just because it has “better software”

[vernal yew]

Who is clear sky known player? That knows normal amount? I have questions

[jade mulch]

30fps with an nvidia card btw don’t even try it

[cobalt marsh]

Again im not like defending the games optimization. Its not good. But 60 fps on a 3-4 year old card isnt bad at all. Especially without upscaling

[dense oxide]

on a laptop. and also now I have a normal ahh 4060 desktop and it runs perfectly fine.

[jade mulch]

Unstable. It’s not 60 only it’s dropping 20 frames. That ain’t good

[shrewd kindle]

I 100% clear sky like a year ago, most of these people are probably more knowledgeable but I can help if no one else will

[cobalt marsh]

Idk man, tweak your settings like I said.

[jade mulch]

4060 came out 2 years ago btw and the rx6800 came out 5 years ago almost

[dense oxide]

One of those is cheaper AND runs the game better and it's the nvidia one

[jade mulch]

Newer card with better technology might I add

[vernal yew]

I’m about to play clear sky for first time I don’t know what’s better to upgrade what are accuracy boost upgrades and so on

[jade mulch]

I wonder why the new card runs better than the old one 🙏🏽

[unreal basin]

Welp, time for Sircca, I really wish there was a Noontide sided path…

[shrewd kindle]

Accuracy, always accuracy, unless you like shooting in a cone

[vernal yew]

Are you talking to me?

[shrewd kindle]

Clear sky guns not upgraded for accuracy shoots everywhere but where you are aiming, but if you go for accuracy you can beat the game with the default ak

Yes

[dense oxide]

I've actually almost finished Shadow of Chernobyl for the first time because of the enhanced editions and it was very funny trying to shoot people with the early weapons

[unreal basin]

I just realized, S2 confirms that construction exos are a thing

[vernal yew]

What the hell are flatness upgrades? I have no clue

[shrewd kindle]

It’s how much the bullet drops

[unreal basin]

Less bullet drop I believe

[stark crescent]

flatness allows the bullet to stay more in line with where you aiming at

bullet speed kind of has the same result

[vernal yew]

Then what’s recoil for?

[shrewd kindle]

Less kick when shooting

[vernal yew]

Is it like same double purpose or something?

[stark crescent]

recoild has nothing to do with flatness. recoil makes the gun jerk

[unreal basin]

Kinda wish you could at least loot a few of the artifacts you see in the Sircca display room while everything is going wrong

[vernal yew]

So as I am guessing around this means that I will have more stable auto gun?

[stark crescent]

in real life, a bullet drops over range. flatness makes the bullet stay more straight.

recoil is the effect after firing the bullet. it makes the gun jerk up. less recoil, means you aim more straight.

in the game, flatness and bullet speed has the same effect. it makes the bullet drop less

[magic vault]

Is there any way of using mods with GeForce NOW streaming service?
Sorry if this was already answered before

[stark crescent]

probably not. mods need to be installed in the same folder as the game. so that would mean you have to access the folder on the nvidia servers. unless they come in pre-installed.

[vernal yew]

So I understand your explanation feel free to reccorect me. #1 flatness #2 accuracy #3 recoil?

[stark crescent]

maybe its possible tho. the game has a mod menu ingame, outside of the steam version. maybe could install mods through that.

[vernal yew]

Is this good priority plan?

[shrewd kindle]

I would say prioritize accuracy first, but iirc all of those are in the same tree so it shouldn’t matter

[fierce nexus]

https://tenor.com/view/it-reminded-me-that-we-used-to-be-puppets-we-used-to-be-puppets-stalker-stalker-2-heart-of-chornobyl-gif-13943328018531385790

[vernal yew]

iirc what does it mean?

[shrewd kindle]

If I recall correctly

[magic vault]

Is the mod browser button not present in the current Steam version?

[stark crescent]

it isnt. because the game has access to the steam workshop, i think.

[magic vault]

I thought it was both

[vernal yew]

Can I ask your opinion too?

[stark crescent]

yup. ya aint the only one. i was pretty suprised my game didnt had the ingame mod browser.

[magic vault]

Odd o:

[vernal yew]

I want more detailed answer please does anomalous dog out have any discussion about this?

How can I dig deeper?

[stark crescent]

it depends on the purpose of the gun. and how far you are in the game. early on, penetration isnt neccesary, unless you fight bloodsuckers. bandits, and in certain ways, regular stalkers and wards hardly got armor. about mid-game, might want to prioritize penetration and accuracy.

[shrewd kindle]

There’s tons of topics on the old forums about this if you want to see some more in depth answers, like I said it’s been a year since I played it

[vernal yew]

So if I have pistol and I’m in swamps and I’m not yet going to go to cordon I’m far from being about to go to cordon and want to do mission spree. I have my first income

What should I upgrade with my first pocket money

[shrewd kindle]

I’d get a rifle and upgrade that first

[fierce nexus]

Pistol only in the swamps?

You're braver than I

[vernal yew]

And man bleeding is torture I also heard that upgrades will make me bleed less

[shrewd kindle]

He’s talking about clear sky

[fierce nexus]

Oh

[frigid hill]

gega3 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[shrewd kindle]

There’s artifacts that curb bleeding, they take forever to respawn though so it’s rng

[vernal yew]

I mean I have money but don’t want to use it on medical supplies because they are very expensive

My first pocket money it is

[vernal yew]

As I have done research about artifacts brother only artifact worth keeping in the swamp is the jellyfish

[rancid herald]

u know what would be dope for Q3
A - life online bubble increase with setting options
100m default and you can increase it to 200m-300m-400m depending on ur hardware like a graphical setting

[vernal yew]

Like does anyone know who has video on YouTube about this? Anomalous dog out is potentially the one who would

[shrewd kindle]

I don’t really watch YouTubers anymore so I wouldn’t know

[vernal yew]

Can we call experts maybe? They will share their insights I know many people in this server who played stalker since 2008

How can I get my voice to them?

[shrewd kindle]

Just wait until the mods get back on, most of them are clear sky fanatics

[vernal yew]

How do I know they will see my messages?

Also there’s horned reaper YouTuber who is my most beloved guy

Who does speedruns of every single trilogy game

Maybe he will have any useful info

I know every spoiler about clear sky because I did so much research

[fierce nexus]

PEAK Sky

[vernal yew]

I really need their help because I tried going on the Reddit and seeing what people think. On Reddit they say nato gp37 in clear sky is best weapon in game but YouTuber “stratedgyproductions” says nato is not worth it and .45 is beast

[tacit jay]

I wonder what it's like drinking condensed milk that's sat out in the sun in a can for who knows how long after double fisting sausages

[vernal yew]

I really need expert to come here

[fierce nexus]

Skif is built different

[ruby gale]

Tf?

[vernal yew]

?

[vernal yew]

You are expert right? Your badge says it

[shrewd kindle]

The game really isn’t hard enough to worry about meta imo, pick a gun you like and if you upgrade it right you’ll be able to beat it

[magic vault]

OH! Mods DO work on GeForce Now
Thank you for letting me know the button isn't there on the Steam version, I thought it was indicative of me being unable to mod my game so I didn't really try. One mod I did try didn't show up in-game so I assumed it didn't work. Thank you XD

[ruby gale]

Oh yeah, forgot that stuff is in the game, been playing motorfest recently to let the mods build

[vernal yew]

I did three playthroughs and failed 3 times

I don’t know how I failed 3 saves because I beat Soc so easily Anytime any day

[shrewd kindle]

Then just go with the vintar, things a laser

[vernal yew]

Yes but it’s available in like army warehouse bar 100 rad level of the game

And I only managed to get close to cordon once

[shrewd kindle]

I got it in the cordon from a stalker

[vernal yew]

And I bleed too much and don’t know what to upgrade to stop bleed

[tacit jay]

It's so over.. I accidentally took all out of my stash

[still current]

[vernal yew]

Even if it is like that I still can’t finish swamp level since I bleed and don’t know what to upgrade

[ruby gale]

That always sucks, especially on controller

[vernal yew]

And I don’t know who will say what and when experts come here

[ruby gale]

Well, thats not true anymore, kinda

[ebon blade]

I bet GSC didn't change this Bandit's dialogue.

[ruby gale]

Too much work for something so small

[vernal yew]

Okay I have my viper 5! What upgrades should I install?

[shrewd kindle]

Accuracy tree, I think it’s the top half, or just save up until you get a rifle

[vernal yew]

Accuracy is responsible for getting bullet in forehead but flatness helps bullet stay stable when it’s in air

These upgrades are two same purpose ones! Doesn’t wiki have any info about this?

[tacit jay]

I'm playing on xbox r/n so yeah lmao

[bleak moth]

I know there’s a NVG mod out there. But why not mod a helmet with night vision that automatically overrides the flashlight?

Or add mods that add modifications to helmets that give better flashlights or access to NVGs?

[ruby gale]

At that point I just plug a keyboard in

[vernal yew]

Is that my answer?

[tacit jay]

how long does it take for the mutant collection quests to change

[vernal yew]

Like I don’t get it I hope there’s some info in the wiki about this. I never have played game remotely close to this logic in my entire life

[wide veldt]

Anyone here got the infinite carry weight mod to work?

[shrewd kindle]

So there’s 2 upgrade trees for guns, you want to stick with one and not mix and match if you wanna get the higher upgrades, which is why I’m saying stick with the tree that has accuracy upgrades in it

[unreal basin]

Huh, game just crashed during the portal anomaly section of Sircca

[shrewd kindle]

Yeah it’s been a coin flip since launch if those portals crash my game or not lmao

[unreal basin]

I crashed during the part of it with the Hogs actually

Not the portal itself

[bleak moth]

?

[vernal yew]

I thought you answered me to my questions but I misunderstood

[bleak moth]

You have to complete the current roster for new ones to come up

[tacit jay]

Ahhh okay. I gotta go hunt more snorks and some controller then

[vernal yew]

I don’t even know who can I ask advice to

Would it be fine if you gave me ?

[bleak moth]

What are you looking for?

[magic vault]

Another question for mod users: Are you still able to get achievements after disabling mods, in the same save slot?

What if I save with mods enabled, then re-load it without my mods. Will I be able to get achievements?

[hazy haven]

When you leave a Lesser Zone, would you keep AR416 or VS Vintar? I also have a new triple rifle, which I probably use most of the time for a great range with this sniper rifle.

can decide

[magic vault]

If you already have a sniper rifle - keep the AR416

[hazy haven]

VS Vintar randomly fell from killed enemy

[magic vault]

You can put the Vintar into your stash

It's more rare and powerful than the AR, but it's also limited by the small magazine capacity

[hazy haven]

thank you

[ruby gale]

A good variant of the 416 is over in zaton

Bit far but worth it

[hazy haven]

#📜┃gsc-answers message

[hazy haven]

which one? Im using a Unknown Soldier AR 416 from Poppy Field mission

[ruby gale]

Sofmod over in zaton in railway maintenance facility

Has a unique reflex for better view in close quarters

[hazy haven]

thanks I never heard about this one

[unreal basin]

Sofmod got moved

[ruby gale]

Did it?

[unreal basin]

Its in a pipe now

[hazy haven]

know only Unknown Soldier version and that other one from Deluxe version of game

[ruby gale]

Oh, so same area different spot?

[unreal basin]

Different area

[ruby gale]

Lame

[hazy haven]

why whould they do that?

[unreal basin]

I think

Probably got grabbed by npcs that wander near it in the old spot

[ruby gale]

Was gonna say sofmod with 60rnd drum and m203 underbarrel is op

[hazy haven]

is anoyone actually using that rocket launcher for AR416? 😆

[unreal basin]

I know I shouldn’t have BB and QoL installed at the same time but I like QOL too much

I have

[hazy haven]

does it work better than sniper rifle?

[ruby gale]

Grenades actually seem to do something now compared to launch

Only sniper i use is the hunter, a unique m701

[tame gazelle]

softlocked again on my 2nd run, 240 hours cant even finish the game once

[cursive kettle]

heh i already found it and sold it

the sofmod

[cursive kettle]

what does softlock mean?

[tame gazelle]

i can move around and play the game, but i cant progress the main story because a NPC i need to talk to doesnt spawn

[cursive kettle]

ohhhhh

it happens only on pc?

[unreal basin]

Which NPC?

[tame gazelle]

Shcherba is not spawning at Agroprom for the quest In Search of Past Glory

im done with this game, 8 months after release and i still cant finish it because om shoit like this. jesus christ, 240 hours havent even seen endgame

[wide veldt]

Should i build a 556x45 rifle? If so which one

[vernal yew]

Who is expert of clear sky here? I will appreciate help!

[magic vault]

What do you need help with?

[vernal yew]

Finally man I can help you find my questions! I will reply to them and you can start reading I will also try copying them over

[vernal yew]

. Everything started way over here

So I understand your explanation feel free to reccorect me. #1 flatness #2 accuracy #3 recoil? Is this good priority plan?

[cedar shadow]

i may seem dumb, but how to climb up? im stuck in this bunker.
https://imgur.com/a/K6NReGM

[vernal yew]

Finally question was what gun do I need to get maybe viper but I don’t know upgrades

I also tried gamefaqs

I can send pictures in dm to you showing what I tried

Also I tried searching on Reddit and there are mixed answers

Trying to find advice

[cursive kettle]

it still angers me so much that the game had the perfect ambiance in trailers and here it looks like it has a colorful world only for causal players, like why

[distant hamlet]

I wonder if anyone will make a hammer of dawn mod 🤔

Also hi

[pale ocean]

So uhhh…did anyone else know Call of Pripyat on Xbox has mod.io integration?

Like…it’s a thing.

I’m not joking.

[smoky hawk]

we all knew

its one of the selling points

[pale ocean]

Oh. Well then I’m late. I had no idea.

[distant hamlet]

We only get reskin mods... 😦

[smoky hawk]

its what you deserve

:D

[distant hamlet]

Why?

[analog galleon]

Bruh I just walked out of the WPS (Inductor Mission) with 5 zircon suits

I dunno if it was due to being on veteran or having oxa prototype installed, but ZAMN

Not me spamming anti-rads while walking like i’m wearing a motorcycle on my back

[smoky hawk]

its OXA

[tired ruin]

Wait actually so no new guns?

[distant hamlet]

In call of pripyat no. Not to my knowledge. 😦

Stalker 2 has more advanced mods this time tho. 😄

[analog galleon]

Think its intended or just a happy coincidence? I feel like I’m set for life now lmao

[pale ocean]

New animations for existing guns by the looks of it.

[smoky hawk]

in all console mods for the legacy titles, including EE versions, you cannot mod configuration files and scripts directly in

which tbf

is pretty sweet

[distant hamlet]

Why is it sweet that console mods for those games suck?...

[smoky hawk]

you give a thirsty man the thought of water while in a blazing scorching desert, and then you dash it by giving him etilic alcohol

I, couldnt have done it better

[carmine star]

Lol

[smoky hawk]

I didnt want them in to begin with, this is better tho

[distant hamlet]

Pls dont say just get a PC. Im literally not smart enough to play a game on one let alone mod it. 😦

[pale ocean]

I really don’t understand the animosity.

[smoky hawk]

yhea, thats why you only get reskins for stalker

[distant hamlet]

Stalker 2 has better mods with more freedom so I guess we got lucky this time 😅

[smoky hawk]

lol lmao

quite the insane cope

[distant hamlet]

Its better then what we got before but not as good as pc no. Ill take what I can get. So if that upsets people oh well. Im just trying to chill 😎.

[smoky hawk]

I can still hold onto the sweet fact that getting a mod to console is slower than pc, like a week slow

[analog galleon]

Adding mods to stalker 2 manually or otherwise is thankfully pretty easy for now, hopefully it stays that way haha

[distant hamlet]

Why do you hate console mods stoc?

[smoky hawk]

the only way I couldve made that better is if I made a bot that auto answers ppl that its in review process but actually never approve any mod so the mod store is perpetually angry

GSC should hire me, great ideas

[distant hamlet]

I can't tell if your being sarcastic or not but I will respect your view either way.

[smoky hawk]

irrevelant to me quite frankly

thankfully, my clacking of keys is cheap

[distant hamlet]

Computers are just way too complicated for me. 🫠 im glad we get something at least.

Anyways topic change. How is everyone's day going?

[compact oracle]

finally weapons animation modding
I expect cod infinity ward level of animation when it releases

[cedar shadow]

could anyone help me with an ingame issue, with a mission

[unborn heart]

Does anyone feel up to letting me stream the game to them?

[still current]

[nova vault]

Been doing some research on the first games since Ive only played anomaly/gamma before stalker 2 but it looks like the enhanced version is just a worse copy of the game based on the comments. Is there any other way I can get a copy of the og games?

[still current]

It's unlisted on PC, and if you buy the EE, you already get the OG version with it for free, unless you are a console player, then I'd say, I have no clue what you should do tbh.

[nova vault]

Ik that but the EE version has a lot of removed content, structures and im pretty sure the military are unkillable now

And modding is a lot worse too from what Ive read which sucks cuz I wanted to add some texture mods too

[still current]

Well, I don't really know the scope of change since I didn't play the EE, but again, if you buy the EE. You get the OG too and both are separate downloads, unless it's console.

[nova vault]

Oh nvm i got it. G2A sells the OG variant without the changes

[still current]

I also believe the only major change was to the Geometry and most has been reversed, I think.

[still current]

Idk if you understood a word I said, but I'm happy that you found what you need, man

[nova vault]

I did understand. I want the ORIGINAL. Not a remaster that removes stuff and is apparently more buggy

[still current]

You clearly didn't

[stuck seal]

Got a glitch in stalker 2 where an enemy that was killed got sent up into the sky and stayed there, levitating. Makes me think that an actual anomaly that does that would be kinda interesting, sucks up people and suspends them in air, trapping them until they find a way out or someone triggers the anomaly with a bolt. Kinda like a space anomaly (I think?)

[still current]

But that's okay

Haha

[nova vault]

So EE gives me the ORIGINAL games? Without the changes that have been reported on the internet???

[river chasm]

Yes

You get both when you purchase EE

[still current]

Will be fixed with the coming hotfix (aimed to release this week)

[stuck seal]

Eh I’m not really concerned about the glitch itself, I think it’s kinda cool

[still current]

Yeah. You get the legacy (OG) and the EE which are separate downloads as if you have 2 different games

You chose what to download on your own

[stuck seal]

Miss out on a little loot but most enemies only have like one bandage and some 9x18 on them anyway

[still current]

Again, unless you are on console

[distant hamlet]

Hi

[still current]

Me too tbh it's funny lmao, but I understand it doesn't look so funny, or feel so, for a person still early game hardly getting loot to have some bodies flying away without a chance to grab some stuff from them

I have enough loot to get me through endgame twice at least, so I certainly find it funny lmao

[stuck seal]

The flying corpse anomaly

[still current]

Honestly, it reminded me of the old good x-ray engine days

I remember seeing it in the OGs

Similar bugs

Like the stretch bug that always butchered my FPS haha

[shrewd kindle]

When I shot the poppy field guy he went up into the ceiling and just hung there, I haven’t laughed that hard at a game in a while lmao

I posted it in the video channel yesterday, I’m gonna miss that glitch when they fix it

[still current]

You only saw 10% of what I saw lmao. The kinds of horrors and funny incidents overwhelmed me at some point haha

[shrewd kindle]

When I played the trilogy for the first time last year I got the stretchy bug a couple of times too and it was hilarious

[still current]

Some monolith dude literally shoved a rhino through the wall right to my face when I hid behind it to use medkits and boom

[fickle hill]

What Looney tunes type the wallbang is that

[still current]

Sometimes, trying to drag that body can crash the game like, the whole stretching thing was already too much on the engine

[shrewd kindle]

Anything’s possible when you believe in the monolith

[strong onyx]

I get memory errors sometimes 😦

game tries to access memory it isn’t supposed to and crashes. :/

[still current]

Talking about the OGs btw

[distant hamlet]

Wait so its not just me that has corpses flying when I get a headshot?

[fickle hill]

I like corpse launches so I can't complain

Can't find a body when it's shot to the moon

[tacit jay]

where is a reliable place to find a controller that respawns? I just need two more lol.

Only one I found so far was the cordon one. I know one is in Yantar, but idk if it respawns

[hazy haven]

I don't want to spoil a story. But that is not the exit, that is a reason why you can't climb there. Keep looking at the walls and on the floor; you will find a way to leave that place. Story continue

[cedar shadow]

Found the real way, it's a fusebox which should let me open the door, but no, it's completely bugged.

[hazy haven]

did you visit that stash room behind the door what fuse will open?

[cedar shadow]

So either I load back entirely or get a mod

[cedar shadow]

No clue what you mean, I watched a video on it. The door is just permanently locked and giving me no option to interact

[potent yew]

It is I

[vernal yew]

What if I have Akm 74/2? which upgrades are best to be done?

[hazy haven]

Did you turn the switch on the wall next to the door that you're trying to open?

[cedar shadow]

Exactly, it doesn't let me interact with that switch

[hazy haven]

https://youtu.be/3lOAmN4OBWc?si=y900cRMnKxCdqNl-&t=6059

check this if you did everything right

[marsh iron]

(make sure you looted the backpack to get the fuse if you can't interact with the box)

[ebon blade]

Once you put in the fuse and flip the switch, be sure to go back where you came from. You should now find a locked door now open, with a lot of supplies in that storeroom.

[cedar shadow]

Dude. I've done all of that

Put the fusebox in, looted that locked room, yet I can't open the exit door

[ebon blade]

The exit is a long tunnel with electrical anomalies.

[cedar shadow]

Are you sure, you're reading what I'm saying

I know everything about that mission

[ebon blade]

You have to go out west on the other side of the road.

[cedar shadow]

Oh yeah you're definitely trolling me

[ebon blade]

Not trolling
Not helping you anymore.

[cedar shadow]

"Not helping me anymore" you were never helping to begin with, you're just repeating what they said

🧱

Or better yet, why don't I record it?

[ebon blade]

If you can't find the exit, you are asking for help.
You must be as dumb as the brick you posted.

[cedar shadow]

You're definitely a brick.

Can't fathom how blind one can be

[ebon blade]

So blind you can't find the exit.

[cedar shadow]

It feels like you're trying to make me mad on purpose

[cedar shadow]

Oh yeah you're definitely not mentally stable.

[fierce nexus]

What's all this then?

[ebon blade]

Dude couldn't find the exit and when I tried to help, he got all bitchy and complained he had done the exit he can't find.

[fierce nexus]

Oof

[stark crescent]

the exit when you enter the bunker with the roof collapsed by an anomaly and a dude taken by a monolith fighter?

[ebon blade]

That's the one.

[stark crescent]

you just install the fuse. cant really miss it, since you literally walk over the backpack with the fuse in it.

doesnt the npc you save even tell you what to do

[vernal yew]

Who is clear sky expert here? I have one more question

Besides weapons!

Should I either get cs3 suit maxed out? Or get seva? Or bulat?

Also for akm 74/2 there are three accuracy upgrades

Please need answer from experts of CS

[fierce nexus]

Uhhhh probably @oak junco

They not around rn tho

[wary goblet]

Za Monolith

[lone edge]

Does anyone know if we are getting a mod or if we can get more scopes for guns in general? Personally I use the VSS but I want to use the open sight but can't?!? 😭💔

[fierce nexus]

You talking about VSS with iron sights?

[lone edge]

FYI Xbox

@fierce nexus no the open sight collimator

[fierce nexus]

Oh

[ebon blade]

If you're not leaving the Marshes with everything here, you're leaving too soon.

[fierce nexus]

Just get Trophy

[lone edge]

@fierce nexus ??

[lone edge]

Yeah here's the downside of that gun I can't put on the other scope for that

[fierce nexus]

Not quite the vintar, but it's a lavina

[lone edge]

Cuz I like to switch back and forth you know long range to short range it's kind of like the whole purpose of a VSS

[fierce nexus]

Maybe someone will add a scope framework

[meager notch]

I noticed NVIDIA Reflex doesnt stay enabled. It is always back to disabled when the game is restarted.

[cedar shadow]

sorry i dont mean to insult your friend, but he's being ignorant to the point it's considered "ragebait" he's "trying to help" but he's doing so without reading what my issue is, which is really.. weird and concerning.

i said several times, i know how the mission works and how to get out, but the case is I CANNOT switch the lever

Just wanted to make it clear, because your friend obviously cant understand it

i wont ask here again, as ill be uploading a clip to someone that might be nicer or have a brighter mind.

which is really odd, considering your friend is a "senior moderator"

and when standing up for myself i get timeouted for 1 hour..

[ebon blade]

The only ragebait here is you.
Your last post said you couldn't find the exit,
and when I tried to help, you got all agitated and said you had done everything.
If you had done everything and found the exit I described,
you wouldn't be saying you can't find the exit.

[cedar shadow]

why were you trying to help? you interacted for no reason btw. whilst i was already getting help by another person

[ebon blade]

If you want a private audience, DM the person.
Post publicly and anyone can offer advice,
when you publicly say you are having a problem.

Standing up for yourself is not attacking people.

[cedar shadow]

but the issue is, you dont read my entire issue, just the last bit.

so you think you're in the right, but the information you're providing is of none help.

[ebon blade]

I read the most recent post you made - I can't find the exit.

[cedar shadow]

"post" it's a conversation with another person

[ebon blade]

It's not my fault you are doing a poor job explaining your situation.

[cedar shadow]

here i've uploaded the clip, if you really want to see what i mean, go for it. if not i'll ask someone else!
https://medal.tv/games/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-heart-of-chornobyl/clips/kCa2QrQBDok7x3BDI?invite=cr-MSxsb08sMTgyNTk1NTI5

and it falls silent.

[ebon blade]

I'm reviewing my own video of the same thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5MMBI0CZPY

[strange dust]

I think the switch is just completely bugged out

[acoustic orchid]

Did not know you were a fellow YouTuber dropped a sub keep up with the good work 😀

[cedar shadow]

yeah true, i'll probably just get some sort of mod to help me out

[ebon blade]

Yep. 4,239 videos.
842 Stalker 2 videos.

[strange dust]

Try loading a save if you haven't already

[acoustic orchid]

Sorry just seen the total very impressive

[cedar shadow]

sadly, already tried this

even to the point of not starting the mission

[strange dust]

Yeah thats weird, I've never had that mission bug out fof me personally

[cedar shadow]

i mean, of course i have no idea about this game, i've jst started lol

[proper flame]

Duty having literally nothing to do with the story is kinda sad lol

[cedar shadow]

i've seen others have similar issues, just with other doors not working

[ebon blade]

Don't get agitated for me asking,
are you on PC or Console?
Trying to determine if it's a keyboard command or not, you may be missing.

[cedar shadow]

PC

[ebon blade]

Does it let you take out the fuse, or once you put it in, it won't come back out?

[cedar shadow]

no interactions with the fuse after ive put it in

[ebon blade]

You didn't realize this, but I was talking about the next tunnel with electrical anomalies for the exit.

Beyond the door you can't open.

[cedar shadow]

no idea what you're talking about now

the person helping me before sent me a video with the exact location i was in, he could easily pass through it

i guess its on my end!

[strange dust]

The door that is locked for you has a tunnel with electrical anomalies is what he is reffering to

[cedar shadow]

past it yeah, i've seen that

but i cannot physically access that part lol

[ebon blade]

When I was talking about the next tunnel where you can see the daylight,
you have to pass through electrical anomalies for the final departure.
You mistakenly thought I was trolling you, because you thought I
was mentioning the room with the Loner and electrical anomalies,
and you are already there. That's a large room and not a tunnel.

[cedar shadow]

no, the only reason i thought you were trolling me, is cause you were totally ignoring my messages and just blindly responding

[ebon blade]

I'm not here to troll anyone.
I was trying to help you based on what you were saying,
and what the others were saying about the fuse and switch.
Once you pointed me in the direction of your video, it made more sense.
When I first started helping you, I was at work. I am home now.

[proper flame]

I hate to tell you this but if you ever ask for help literally everyone will respond the same way its always unhelpful

[cedar shadow]

okay, it's whatever now, an issue that can only be fixed by using mods

[ebon blade]

Do you not have a save far back enough,
where everything dynamic would be off-line?

[cedar shadow]

i dont believe so, i grabbed this side mission very early, and only started doing it, because im leaving the lesser zone

[ebon blade]

I'm recording my entire game from the very beginning.
I'm still on my first game, been playing for 7 months now.
I've seen just a little over 1/3 of the Zone taking my time.
I'm at about 1,500 hours into my game.

[stark crescent]

I might not have opened EVERY stash there is, but still. After 200 hours i pretty muh done all there is in stalker 2.

Gotten all the random encounters as well

[ebon blade]

I left the Lesser Zone after 233 hours.
I went to the Cordon next in the south.
A locked gate opens when you are able
to leave for Garbage (not Ward version)

I went straight down the hill to the Rookie Village.

[heady crag]

Anyone got any fixes for the A MINOR INCIDENT main mission? I can’t loot the mutant and get the collar!

[stark crescent]

Do you hear the beeping but not see any interaction with the mutant?

[heady crag]

No but that could be because of the no anomaly beeping sound mod i’m using

Not sure if it relates to that

[wise depot]

Are any of the new weapons good

The mosin/1911

[ashen radish]

They're all good.

[heady crag]

Does the beeping matter in this case? I can remove the mod if you think it’ll help fix it

I do hear a radio like frequency sound though

[acoustic orchid]

Wow great going crazy how fast 7 months has gone.

[heady crag]

So i just removed the mod and yes I can hear the beeping but cant loot the mutant

[stark crescent]

Maybe the mod messed it ip somehow

Could try disabling the mod. Load an earlier sutosave before you shot it. Maybe it will allow you to get the collar this time

[heady crag]

I have googled it a lot and seems like that a lot of people have faced the same issue!

I tried their solution and yours was one of them but its not working!

[ebon blade]

You got that right. I already know I won't finish it this year.

[dreamy plover]

is it me or are some npc's on god mode since 1.5?? You shoot at them and they show no reaction. And other times they fall. No consistency

[sharp gulch]

Do you have mods like better ballistics and Shays's qol mod installed ?

[restive olive]

yo whats up guys

[dreamy plover]

i did but only the better ballistics but i unsubbed today

[dreamy plover]

battling anomalies (bugs) as usual

[sharp gulch]

Other mods besides BB? Invincible NPCs is usually a problem with BB conflicting with something else. Does it still happen with BB un subbed ?

[dreamy plover]

yeah i think especially after i unsubbed i think

I have 12 mods running rn :8

[sharp gulch]

List please and I can help. Are you using only steam mods ?

[dreamy plover]

No not only steam, some in the paks as well. do you want the the full list of both?

[sharp gulch]

Yes if you find the time to do this I can help

[dreamy plover]

i think it's ok now thanks!

[sharp gulch]

Awesome

[versed reef]

Like A-life has come to pass,
7 months have gone so fast

[acoustic orchid]

Yeah just crazy as you get older 😂

[inland flume]

Hello guys i have this problem, where i cant loot the mutant there is no opstion just white dots so i cant take the collar mission please help me

[acoustic orchid]

Hopefully fixed in the next hotfix hopefully today

[inland flume]

soo its common problem? damn so i guess im stuck on this main mission

[acoustic orchid]

Yeah happening to many including me. Thought it was my mods at first but not the case.

[edgy shell]

Make sure you’ve done some manoeuvring around as finding the right spot to trigger it can be a bit finnicky

[edgy shell]

Well it worked for me yesterday, should be fine

I was working through the same mission and you can still get the collars from them

[inland flume]

i've been trying for an hour so yeah it make me frustated

[strong onyx]

Crouch.

I’ve noticed by crouching it’ll allow the prompt to show.

[timber canopy]

Sometimes mutant loot is finicky, otherwise I'm am enjoying it. Rules of immersion, shot the mutant so hard you cant always get parts 🤣

[strong onyx]

I figured it was RNG, sometimes there is no option to loot period. I like it this way.

[timber canopy]

It is RNG just role it as shot too hard. Just like SoC

Definitely glad for that feature. Did lots of part hunting in SoC, Anomaly and GAMMA

[smoky hawk]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-accepting-fate-tiktok-at-peace-gif-567488341419321713

[edgy shell]

Oh wait were you trying to loot the collar for the mission or just doing regular mutant looting

[strong onyx]

The latter.

I assume the same concept would apply to the former and the latter of just crouching to get the prompt to show.

Sometimes it won’t u less you crouch in my experience.

[edgy shell]

Ah I see. If it’s the collar mission it’s always going to appear with the dot, and you’ll get the collar alongside the other parts. In any other case it’s random depending on the mutant difficulty

Which is good, it means mutants still act as a barrier and fighting through them is a risk, without guarantee of earning a profit afterwards

[quick fern]

After 1.5 the bandits at the their base in garbage is still bugged ?

[cursive kettle]

bruh obv

[quick fern]

?

[cursive kettle]

obviously

[quick fern]

Why they dont fix this things? Add a life, mutant loot, mew weapon but leave this. What a shame

[cursive kettle]

they didn't add a life lowkey lol

[shadow token]

How can i kill 2 bloodsuckers at the same time? they always manage to kill me while i'm stunned cause one of those 2 is screaming

[craggy kernel]

I need help

[edgy shell]

Fire away

[cursive kettle]

what difficulty?

[shadow token]

the highest, they really destroy me with some hits while i'm stunned thank god some stalkers appears and managed to kill them thanks to them

[cursive kettle]

what guns u have

[shadow token]

an ak 74 without bullets and the shotgun that have 6 bucket capacity, this one was working well but the problem was the scream they really got me everytime since one was screaming and the other one was hitting me

[edgy shell]

There should be a period where they don’t do the shout, it only happens every now and then for me

But a couple things to try, stand near a while while fighting them, track them as they sprint and make sure you have ammo to burst them as they charge, listen to their sprints and sprint yourself diagonally to their attack to dodge the hit

[cursive kettle]

hmm, hard situation, you should've tried to have only 1 side open in your way, if you're open to any side obviously you will get overwhelmed

[shadow token]

i was thinking they same but they spam that scream as hell man

[edgy shell]

The stun I’m surprised you see that often tbh, it’s like once a fight for each on my end

[shadow token]

i managed to open them with some grenades but as i say thank god some loners appears to save the day

[cursive kettle]

Lowkey, bloodsuckers are completely wrong in S2, they should be stealth mutants but they uncloack and scream when they see a prey? completely no freaking sense

[edgy shell]

I do absolutely love how they fight, even if it’s contrary to their old nature

But I do hate how it’s always a pair or triple

Maybe they could have different variants, one who hides and is silent, but has low health, so you get that surprise factor, and the aggressive ones we have by default now

[cursive kettle]

their fight is a normal npc Hostile attack, no tactics or anything, hit and run, scream randomly, hit and run, its annoying, not good, they should be deadly to not neutralize immediately, but theire just a chore to care about

[cursive kettle]

nope unfortunately every mutant here seems the same but it has different health, especially the boars look completely like boars, they don't have anything special or weird, wtf

[edgy shell]

I just like the way they work currently. Keeping an eye out to track them as they sprint, firing as they charge to counter it, then listening out for when they sprint away and back to not get struck by them. It’s a long fight in the early game but once you learn its speed and habits you’ll be shooting them as they sprint around and it’s nowhere near as long

[cursive kettle]

it would be scary if they attacked you without screaming, JUST AN INSTANT STEALTH ATTACK, that would make me jump from ny chair

[shadow token]

Would be cool if they do a little noise like predators

[edgy shell]

But I can 100% agree with them not really feeling stealthy anymore. The snorks kind of fill a similar role if they chose to revert them but I would be sad if the bloodsuckers had their behaviour completely changed

[shadow token]

Something subtle to be a little bit fair

That scream when they see you are the oposite of stealthy hunter

[cursive kettle]

Snorks are blood suckers with less health and with another animation fr

[edgy shell]

It often isn’t even when they see you either, it’s an alert shout like the dog barks, you can still see them moving unalert if they let it out and you are further away

So it’s genuinely just giving away their position

[cursive kettle]

yea, but lowkey why the addition of this scream? the bloodsuckers were a masterpiece back then.
Scary, dangerous and you almost didn't knew there was one until you saw his eyes or got attacked, i still wonder why they changed smt great

[cursive kettle]

which totally contradicts their nature

or logic, man even in real life animals don't scream or roar when they see a prey

i wonder where did they got such inspiration, maybe some other horror game or film

[edgy shell]

I would love it if they actually followed you and stalked you from a distance

Have one spawn in a bush in front of where you are walking, not making a sound.

It sees you, and does its turn around, invisible sprint away from you. No combat music, but you hear a rustle in the bushes and the cloaking sound.

Does it again. And then it waits for you to get near, does a hit and run instead of constantly sprinting around you.

Have them behave like an entity that watches your moves and then leaps out at you, while keeping some of the behaviour they have currently

So essentially the same as before but keep the sprinting animations and cloaking behaviour

Wouldn’t take too much to change them really if they wanted to not completely overhaul them

Just remove the scream, only have one of them, and instead of sprinting around you they run at you, deal more damage and then run away and back from a different angle

[fierce nexus]

[weary hedge]

[cursive kettle]

looks like this is gonna be a mod more than a fix, im completely sure GSC doesn't wanna rework completely the bloodsuckers sadly

[edgy shell]

Something I might try doing eventually

[magic vault]

walk backwards diagonally

and sidestep their leaps

[magic vault]

I like how they get to you in a low crawl, then jumpscare you with their leap at close range

[edgy shell]

Yup the crawl run is so cool

[still current]

[tacit jay]

Then circle around them.

Idk they feel pretty accurate to their OG versions, they don't stay tf still in the OG games and instead run around everywhere, at least now they have an actual attack pattern than just sprinting wildly in random directions and at least they don't have the unavoidable grab that mods give them lol.

[magic vault]

Apparently the grab was in vanilla COP, but I don't like COP too much to know for sure

[smoky hawk]

tbf, one of the only tacks against bloodsuckers is that they removed the grab attack

[rough mulch]

I got NPC stuck in a door in a safezone. I tried to restart the game, go far away from them, but they don't move at all. How to kill them by using console commands using the UETools - Developer Console ? Or there are other methods to solve the problem?

[humble folio]

bruh i just failed the Act of Mercy quest because the Monolith started killing each other

[drifting forge]

CoP classic noway it's back

[drifting forge]

Lmao

[magic vault]

try walking far away and then coming back to the hub

[rough mulch]

I did that, but it doesn't work

[tacit jay]

I actually don't know if it was in cop, I don't remember having it happen while replaying it on console, but maybe it was. In any case they don't do it a lot in cop, but mods seem to overtune it lol

[magic vault]

or fast traveling back and forth

[rough mulch]

I am at the beginning of my game, I can't do that unfortunately

[smoky hawk]

the grab attack is in all games

[magic vault]

I've never experienced it either, Spartan Mozi told me it was, so I believe the man 😅

[magic vault]

Definitely not in SoC and CS

they just walk at you and slap you

[magic vault]

Hmm... Can you quicksave, then try aggroing others and see if they move

[rough mulch]

I'll try, thanks

[stuck seal]

Honestly I would rather fight bloodsuckers than snorks, for some reason snorks can dodge bullets, and they have a kick attack which, the animation looks like they’re just tapping your shin, but when it hits it locks up all of your controls. Bloodsuckers are somewhat easier to fight

[magic vault]

LOL true
They break your ankles with a gentle tap

[stuck seal]

Do mutants have like a higher spawn rate at night or something? I fight a lot more mutants during the day but I wonder if there’s a time where they’re more likely to spawn

[weary hedge]

Guys i am facing bugs when i am trying ti defend zalisya from the monolithians

What should i do

[shell flax]

As someone who got grabbed repeatedly, it’s in CoP

[weary hedge]

Someone help

[stuck seal]

What is the issue

[umbral tangle]

did they add repair kits as yet

don't get me wrong , merchants and whatno. but having to get your gear torn up and to walk all the way back is so annoying and i wanna go on long ah trips into da zone

[tacit jay]

Take long trips in the zone. They haven't added repair kits.

[stuck seal]

You can go on long trips, just make sure to put a safe zone in the route

I’ve made round trips from cement factory to zaton to burning forest, go all the way to yaniv, then back south to rostok, and end up in garbage

Stopping by the base in each region once

The only thing stopping me from skipping a base is the fact that the repair cost would be extremely high if I’m not repairing as early as I can

[river chasm]

Ever since they nerfed durability damage back in like November/December I've never found repairs to be a limiting factor

[edgy shell]

You start feeling it at about 70% ish, but the real limiting factor is balancing weapons held in your inventory to sell with the final repair cost of everything. That’s what’ll definitely act as one of the hard blockers for exploration

[sullen cliff]

am i missing something with mutant looting? I see a white dot but i cant take any body parts?

[cobalt marsh]

Sometimes you gotta crouch and fandangle it

[sullen cliff]

will give that a try

[smoky hawk]

uninstall all your mods and verify your files

[sullen cliff]

take mods folder out and reverify? then put mods back

[smoky hawk]

no, if you put them back in youre going to ruin your game again

[inland flume]

its my problem too, im stuck cause cant get collar

[smoky hawk]

delete the mods folder, dont use mods that are outdated

[inland flume]

I have no mods

[smoky hawk]

did you used to have mods?

[sullen cliff]

i wouldn't say its anything to do with mods, i have none that are changing any of those aspects of the game

[cobalt marsh]

Doesnt matter. 1.5 broke nearly every mod

[smoky hawk]

loads of people have come here with this issue and we have told them the same, its the mods, they remove the mods, verify files or reinstall the game, and it works

outdated mods ruin your CFG files

[sullen cliff]

1.5 broke mods because the files were changed to original, not all mods were broken either

[inland flume]

And 1 more thing i found weird, NPC spawn just so random and keep spawn behind me like 10-20 people? is it normal?

[smoky hawk]

it isnt

[inland flume]

And sometimes they spawn with monolith uniform but they friendly

[inland flume]

Do you have solution? i just fresh start

[smoky hawk]

did you have any mods installed before this moment? at any point in time?

[inland flume]

way back then i think i tweak something with UE tools but kinda forgot cause its on 1,2 update, and i just try again 1,5 update

[smoky hawk]

make sure all mods are deleted and verify the files

[inland flume]

i'll try it thanks

[sullen cliff]

ok so i found the culprit mod that breaks the mutant search button!

the mod is called Reduced Repair Cost. this is the only mod causing an issue in my mod list

[smoky hawk]

it always is

[late hatch]

I'm still waiting for real AI at least close to that of gamma or misery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lsa4eCmdSw

[smoky hawk]

yhea Alife 2 needs to be at least better than COC AI

[river chasm]

We deserve that AMK juice

[fierce nexus]

You still get pop in issues?

I've realized that enemies seem to be more persistent in the world now, but occasionally I'll still have that spawn nearby stuff

[median skiff]

Yo, is there a longer distance scope for the three line rifle? I've got the scope mount upgrade and want a scope that'll reach out more.

[cobalt marsh]

no, it only takes the red dot and its default 4x scope

Has anyone found the extended mag for the kora? Im starting to think they didnt put it in the game world

[median skiff]

Damn, you got a recommendation for a better long distance weapon?

[cobalt marsh]

the SVU. But it cost a hell of a alot more to upgrade and maintain then the mosin

[median skiff]

I'll look into it, thanks pimp

[cobalt marsh]

Anyone notice the night stalker is bugged and doesnt reload or switch ammo types correctly with a detector out? lol

[smoky hawk]

it is with jubilation I am informing you all
the SKG initiative got 100k signatures, now, we need it to get more
do your part

[rapid parrot]

Very nice

[cobalt haven]

I think I'm too late to realize this, but apparently Cardan is basically a zone nickname like others, Cardan named himself after Cardan Joints (to be fair Cardan is a surname of a topologist or something related to those stuff anyway)

I was surprised while i was online shopping for repair tools, then i saw the bendy thing for drills and screws named as such.

Eh maybe I'm rumbling words. Zzz. 62.

[fierce nexus]

He was a mechanic

So that tracks

[cursive kettle]

[acoustic orchid]

What is the best Stalker OST? Trying to find the best tracks for future videos.

[pale ocean]

“All In” is a really good one.

Might not be good for ambience though. It’s a combat track.

And all the ones that say SET_MODE.

[acoustic orchid]

Yeah could do with one a bit more chilled but that is an amazing track.

[marsh iron]

sircaa 2 is beautiful but unfortunately it's not included in the official ost (..yet?)

[cursive kettle]

what SIRCAA tho

[stark crescent]

anyone maybe knows where i can find a PAO 2x scope?

[acoustic orchid]

Sorry not sure will take a look

[marsh iron]

https://youtu.be/Q8Csr9IEQ9o?si=RhND0BkjuG1RXwt4

[cursive kettle]

@unreal basin bro i fuked up hard, the diamond exo is best armor, not liberty, forgive

[unreal basin]

Too late now

[cursive kettle]

instead of 24 kg it has a 35 more carry weight max

[cobalt marsh]

later game merchants have it. Yaniv and pripiat

[cursive kettle]

and it has max radiation protection, overall is like 40% better than liberty

[unreal basin]

I don’t have a save from before I sold it

[cursive kettle]

late game? you can go to them easily early game

[cursive kettle]

dam, i made u do that mistake lowkey, tho didn't you compare them?

[cobalt marsh]

Well yeah, but from a gameplay perspective they are "late" game merchants

[unreal basin]

The Liberty had better resistance stats when I did

[cursive kettle]

hmm

[stark crescent]

How about the red forest trader

[cobalt marsh]

dunno about that one

[fierce nexus]

Pretty sure you can get those in Rostok

[hazy haven]

Hey. I walk through the pontoon Bridge from Zalissya, and I'm in the Chemical Plant Base now. But the entrance to the Building is locked and some soldiers in the back and on the secondary entrance are shooting at me when I'm in sight

what am I doing wrong?

do I need to do some mission before I can enter to the base?

do i need to find artefact for a soldier at the gate first?

[stark crescent]

maybe with a good alignment

hvnt got that yet

[fierce nexus]

Ah

[fierce nexus]

Chemical plant is the Ward base

Are you allied with them?

[magic vault]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 OST — Mass (Wild Island theme)

[cloud carbon]

How often will new mods on xbawx be added

[hazy haven]

yes

Im trying to get that artefact Im here but its doesnt want to spawn 😭

will check youtube

[fierce nexus]

You need to complete "An Invisible Threat"

It'll unlock the doors

[hazy haven]

Soldier on the gate pull me on the side and gived me mission to find artefact in a Chemical tanks

all that is left mission

other mission is to find a Colonel

dont have other missions

[magic vault]

Which one is orange?

Find Colonel Korshunov should be the main quest, follow that if you're stuck (Coloured orange)

[fierce nexus]

Faction?

Oh the quest marker, nvm

[hazy haven]

Colonel is on the base, but I cant go there becouse the entrance is locked and Soldier will shoot me on sight

[acoustic orchid]

thank you

[jolly tinsel]

how does mutant loot work killed a few fleshes but no loot

[fierce nexus]

It's every other mutant

I got attacked by a dozen blind dogs yesterday and only two dropped loot

[magic vault]

That's really weird, have you killed any Ward soldiers before? I think there are NPCs you can pay to regain the friendly reputation

[cobalt marsh]

rng

[shrewd kindle]

108 bits of the zone, the e3 trailer song, is one of my favorite osts

[magic vault]

Whenever you get lucky with the loot a white pip will show on its body, when in close proximity (similar to other intractable items)

I think it also shows up on the compass too

[fierce nexus]

Probably agree, tho my favorite song on the radio is Жити - The Unsleeping

That song is peak

[magic vault]

it's so badass

[fierce nexus]

Don't hear it enough on the rotation

[shrewd kindle]

Yeah I know that one, ill sit around and jam to it when I hear it lol

[magic vault]

I wish someone made specific playlists for each location. I love Yaniv radio but I can't shazam my favourite track

[misty salmon]

I kinda wish there was a way to skip the beginning cutscene because after playing 5 different saves it gets annoying

[vernal yew]

What upgrades did you do to clear sky armor? Kevlar+impact upgrades right?

[restive olive]

whats up yall

[humble folio]

Doing the dangerous liasons mission rn and am wondering. Why do the Ward soldiers attack even if Im allied to them?

[hazy haven]

i don't know, maybe. But I don't think this is how it works in game. Reputation

on the main story entrance there is guy staying in gate, practically blocking a way. So I tried go arround and enter the area were railway is. No problem. But when I tried to leave they started to shooting me instanly 🤷

[magic vault]

You can write to GSC bug reports on their website, if it is a bug. They usually respond pretty quickly

[acoustic orchid]

“ depends what mutants you target. Once they drop you will see a white dot interact for the loot.

Covered it in a video mods are causing issues with mutant loot

[frigid hill]

vikator45 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[tame gazelle]

how do u beat faust when all ur weapons are red

[proud minnow]

U go back and fix weapons

He is hardest boss

Also carry like 10 frags

[tame gazelle]

some design. a boss fight after 600 monoliths soldiers in a game where your armor and guns breaks after 20 shots. threw 3 nades and he died jesus what bad design lol

with a duga backdrop with 35 fps

[fallow walrus]

I need help for a quest that I stupidly got stuck on. Zakhar babay

[proud minnow]

Not to mention aimbot ai who knows where u are

[proud minnow]

Sorry i havent done it

[fallow walrus]

Happens to me in other quests with bandits such as varan where I'm supposed to talk to him but they shoot me instantly, when I reload the game enough times they go back to being friendly.

[proud minnow]

Bro i click on resolve mods and my game crash wtf

[tame gazelle]

the ai last patches have started with supressing fire? liek they dont even care you are behind cover

[proud minnow]

Wow this time i clicked on R with mouse and it works

[proud minnow]

Bro the ai have improved by alot than it was at launch and its fun to fight it but i tested it , the ai knows where ur hiding and its suspicious also not to mention if u get even in a little open 1 2 3 not even 123 just 1 and dead

It needs lot and lot of work rn

[tame gazelle]

as long as their gun is not behind cover they are ust emptying their mags with unlimited ammo

[proud minnow]

The most annoying part was them spamming grenades

But sometimes a life give me mutants so they kill each other

Also man someone should add parkour in this game its stupid i cant climb walls

[tame gazelle]

so next playthrough for faust im just gonna bring a 100% dura rpg with 20 rockets, because all ur other gear breaks before u even get to him so

[proud minnow]

If u dont care abiut achievement just download one shot skiff pistol mod

[rancid herald]

u know that u dont have to shoot him directly right

the fight is easy the major issue was the fps during the fight

[tame gazelle]

tell me am i to use my controller ability on him?

that is true tho fps was horrid compared to rest of the game so far

[proud minnow]

The hardest fight is with that 5 blood sucker in thr bunker

[rancid herald]

one roaring and you remain stunlocked while the other 1 hits you

bloodsuckers in S2 behave more like juggernauts instead of stealth assassins which is eh
Doesnt fit the design

[proud minnow]

They waste ammo

[rancid herald]

maybe the chimera in arena

on veteran

[proud minnow]

Also i hate swamps so much

Worst area of the game please remove this area

[rancid herald]

Swamp is alright...You should see swamp in from soft games...

[proud minnow]

Man the water slow u down and i hate it so much

And if emission comes rip

[rancid herald]

U mean the one in zaton ?

[proud minnow]

Yeah

[rancid herald]

yea that one was annoying

[proud minnow]

Psi beacons

[rancid herald]

even bigger annoyance i was getting shot there through bushes long distance by bandits

[proud minnow]

Yes

[tame gazelle]

GSC maybe you should add tiered artifacts since looting the same Sprign artifact for 300 hours gets kinda dull.

[proud minnow]

Gsc shouod add flame thrower so we can kill the annoying dogs

[worldly thicket]

Cough cough I got one shot by a chimera if I didn’t cheese it with max phys prot I would dodge and get pounced on one once get stonlocked and indtabfie

[acoustic orchid]

Takes about 4-8 RPGS 😂

[rancid herald]

Chimeras ai in S2 is an annoyance it pounces twice in a row which is undodgable

[worldly thicket]

I didn’t even have a chance

[rancid herald]

which is my only complaint, i dont care about the tankiness if the fight itself u can survive without getting hit

[worldly thicket]

I got stunlocked and insta killed I had to cheese it