☢┃stalker-general

[hallow shadow]

I’m not.

[static lark]

“The Courier was manufactured by Toyo Kogyo (Mazda), and imported and sold by Ford Motor Company as a response to the unforeseen popularity of the small Toyota and Nissan (Datsun) pickups among young buyers in the Western states.”

[hallow shadow]

My mom recently got a Mercedes GLS 450, and like. She says “can you help with oil and stuff”?
Mother. No.

[charred nova]

you need to change the oil every 3k miles

complete with filter

like an rx8

funny enough it takes rx8 oil filters

[hallow shadow]

Ugh. That sounds like a chore.
Like need to change?

[charred nova]

they burn oil

[weary hedge]

https://youtube.com/shorts/-W7wOj5x9ik?si=iSG8U3Sv0oUb7Dyn

[charred nova]

after 2k miles

you add one quart

then change at 3k

[weary hedge]

I need this gun

[charred nova]

all boxers burn oil

even porches burn oil

[charred nova]

goofy ah gimick gun

but there is a famous saying when buying stis

[static lark]

We’re just reinventing the C96 Broomhandle Mauser now

[charred nova]

if the owner says it doesn't burn oil run away

[weary hedge]

Exactly. Fkn love this kinda shit 🤣

[charred nova]

c96 is cool though and it had a detachable mag in certain models

[static lark]

Yeah the base one didn’t

Like the original, I know the automatic ones had detachable mags

[charred nova]

when we getting that in stalker 2

we got the apsb

[weary hedge]

Something about heavy capacity clip loaded guns itches a certain spot for me

[charred nova]

9mm auto pistol

c96

[static lark]

Never cause the Schnellfeuer was horrible

The APSB is horrible

[charred nova]

as are all machine pistols

thats not the point

[static lark]

If you want a full auto 9mm just get the Beretta 93R or whatever

I get it’s not full auto but it’s 3rd burst so it’s just as good

[charred nova]

thats what they did in stalker 2 made the apsb burst

[static lark]

That’s not correct

[weary hedge]

I think it was more made for being in a pinch no?

[static lark]

Honestly just add in the CZ51 Scorpion

[charred nova]

well they are suppose to have a stock

to make them slightly more contrable

[static lark]

It was made for tank crews but just about every gun made for tank crews are either garbage or garbage

Besides the Tanker M1 Garand that thing is cool

[charred nova]

pretty sure the apsb was spec ops pistol

[static lark]

It’s based off the Stetchkin APS which is a tankers gun

[weary hedge]

This would make sense. I’ve seen some reliable auto pistols with a kit attached ofc

[static lark]

“It was introduced into service in 1951 for use by artillery and mortar crews, tank crews and aircraft personnel, for whom a cumbersome assault rifle was deemed unnecessary, and saw service in a number of wars including the Vietnam War, Russo-Ukrainian War and Syrian Civil War.”

[charred nova]

oh

im thinking of the APB

"During the Soviet–Afghan War, the APB was used by Soviet Spetsnaz team leaders as an extra weapon; they usually carried on a sling with the suppressor and stock mounted. It was used by radio operators and even by some heavy gun crews.[3] Special forces units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) such as the OMON and the SOBR have also used the pistol."

[static lark]

Yeah but that’s not the one in stalker

Idk why they call it the APSB

I mean you can put a suppressor on the one in stalker so I guess that’s why but idk

[charred nova]

would have made more sense to just make it that APB

then you could give it the folding wire stock

[static lark]

The folding wire stock doesn’t look as cool though

[charred nova]

well sure but

[echo nimbus]

What is the difference between an expansion and dlc for this game?

[charred nova]

one is free?

maybe??????

[frigid hill]

zevtec has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[static lark]

Wolf’d

[weary hedge]

I wanna use the grease gun in stalker. That thing is so (garbage) I love it

[charred nova]

wouldn't really make sense

its a rare collectors item

it has no place in the zone imo

[static lark]

Idk… I think they still use the grease gun in the Middle East

[weary hedge]

For sure

[static lark]

It’s easy to use it’s basically an American Uzi but in 45acp

Open bolt angry tube

[charred nova]

how can that be if its such a highly sought after collectors item

[weary hedge]

Hell yeah brother 😂

[echo nimbus]

It's so over isn't it 💀

[charred nova]

maybe im thinking of the m3 vs m3a1

[static lark]

Why do you think they’re so sought after half the ones we had in ww2 got sent to random nations afterwards and now they’re just being used for no reason

[charred nova]

over

if we are gonna have some odd smg in stalker its gotta make sense

[static lark]

Go to the wiki page for the M3 Grease Gun and look at how extensive the conflict list is

[charred nova]

give us the Suomi KP/-31

[static lark]

It was used in the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Gulf War

Afghanistan war, Iraq War

Syrian Civil War

[weary hedge]

It’s insane

[static lark]

The reason it’s used is cause it’s easy to use… literally just an angry tube

[weary hedge]

And it’s so damn cheap

[static lark]

I’m pretty sure the Sten gun is the same way cause it’s an angry tube

[static lark]

It’d have to be rare

[charred nova]

most of the odd weapons id wanna see would need to be tied to a quest

and be the only one in the entire game

[static lark]

I mean sure some winter war vets might’ve brought some home to Ukraine with them but I’m sure they wouldnt just be laying around

[charred nova]

like to get the m1895 you'd need to complete a bunch of hunting quests and then as a final reward he'd give it to you

[weary hedge]

Definitely not lol

[static lark]

Also fun fact Suomi KP/31 literally translates to “Finland Machine Pistol 31”

[static lark]

I still don’t know how to feel about them adding the mosin to the game

[charred nova]

like

to be fair

[static lark]

I love the mosin but…. Really? You gave me a mosin

[charred nova]

i don't really like it either imo

[chilly leaf]

Vets bring back all kinda shit lol

[weary hedge]

Based

[charred nova]

but its one of the most mass produced gun in all of history

[static lark]

Like I LOVE the mosin it is maybe my favorite bolt action of all time

[charred nova]

so the idea of it being in the zone is basically a certainty

[weary hedge]

I was saying definitely not to it not being lying around

[static lark]

But why would I choose a mosin when theres a SVD laying right there

[chilly leaf]

Ah nvm

[charred nova]

cheaper

[static lark]

You can get a SVD like 20 minutes in the game

[chilly leaf]

Svd only uses a specific ammo iirc

[weary hedge]

Thanks to our boy Strider❤️

[static lark]

It uses the same ammo as the mosin

It uses 7.62x54r

[charred nova]

another fun one would be an AVT 40

[static lark]

I would be a fan of the SVT yeah

[charred nova]

SVT with rare unique variant being the AVT

[static lark]

You know it’s only the AVT in Tarkov right

[charred nova]

wack

[static lark]

They didn’t actually make automatic SVTs

Honestly it doesn’t make much sense to add the SVT though

It’s basically just a bigger SKS and they made less of them

Still would be cool to have one

[charred nova]

i mean they made a lot of them

over a million

[static lark]

There’s like 10x that of SKS

[charred nova]

but we already have the SVD

which is the same thing but immensely better

[static lark]

Nah the SVD if anything is the SVT but made into a sniper

The SKS is just a semi auto ak if anything

[charred nova]

the svt even compared to other semi autos of similiar style

was not really that impressive

[static lark]

Cause it was made by Soviet Russia while it was being invaded

From what I know about it it’s better than the G43 but worse than the Garand

The G43 had issues

[charred nova]

the g41 had issues

the g43 fixed those issues

[static lark]

Yeah that

Garand still clears

[charred nova]

oh yah for sure

it was in another league

american production might

[static lark]

The only thing better that the SVT and G43 has going for it is detachable box mags

And they were both 10rnd detachable box mags

[charred nova]

though the 8 round enblock clips were not that big of a down grade

compared to the common stripper clips of the era

[static lark]

The Garand did have the 8rnd En Block but that’s chill cause at least the rifle worked more than half the time

[charred nova]

like if you were reloading a 10 round box mag from 2 5 round stripper clips

[static lark]

Well I’m pretty sure it evened out cause Germans and Russians were only gave like 2 mags and then the rest of their ammo was in stripper clips

[charred nova]

the en block clip would reload way faster

[static lark]

(Which is never shown in WW2 games)

And even then the mass majority of Germans were still using Kar98s

And Russians were using Mosins

[charred nova]

yah

thats the one major difference

usa came in with no standard bolt actions

ever man got a semi auto

[static lark]

The only people using bolt actions were designated snipers

And even then I’m pretty sure some of them were just gave Garands with scopes

[charred nova]

marines had the m1903 with that crazy 8x

[static lark]

Literally just a fat tube on top of the gun

[static lark]

Yeah

[charred nova]

was first of its kind to be fair

[static lark]

Literally just toob

The Russians got the PU scope it’s like 3.5x iirc

[pure canyon]

does anyone know how to get mod.io mod subscriptions to work? I subscribed to them but they arent loading in my game

[charred nova]

are you on steam

[pure canyon]

yup! i believe i linked it but cant figure out how to verify

[charred nova]

just use steam workshop

its got all the same mods

plus more im fairly sure

[static lark]

Imagine having to snipe with what we would consider a midrange combat sight today, literally just a ACOG sight

Which it is a mosin you’re not really gonna be too too accurate

[pure canyon]

huh thought it was missing some but ill double check. originally did want to do it this way

[charred nova]

at best you had the PEM which had a slightly higher magnification

[static lark]

It was only 3.87x

[charred nova]

why i said slightly

lol

[static lark]

So you get a whole .37x

Ooo when you go to the wiki page for the PEM sight it pulls up a picture of Vasily Zaitsev with it

Cool

[charred nova]

it looks way cooler too

[static lark]

Yeah it actually fits the rifle instead of having a tube that’s like 3 inches long

(Post a picture of a mosin with the PU)

[static lark]

I feel like if you have a good cheek well on the rifle you wouldn’t even see through the scope

[wooden walrus]

trying to ignore every person who is going offtopic crashes my discord

ggs

[static lark]

It’s bad that the “best” Mosin made was made by the fins

I want a M39 SAKO Mosin so bad

[charred nova]

we are talking about guns in stalker 2 bro get real

https://tenor.com/view/1984-george-orwell-george-orwell-1984-1984-chips-1984-ruffles-gif-7144052804264359069

[static lark]

Why is big brother eating ruffles

[wooden walrus]

uhuh

[charred nova]

why not

[charred nova]

imo the mosin is not really that cool of a bolt action

straight pull bolt models from the austrians are cooler

[static lark]

Can you take the scope off of the mosin in Stalker or is it just eternally scoped

[charred nova]

you can

but idk how ive not played the update

[static lark]

The Ross MKIII is cool it’s straight pull

The Winchester Lee-Navy rifle is also cool, it’s an American straight-pull rifle

Lemme find the video

https://youtu.be/3BtY5N41q_E?si=NmONIK0WL5K7Xt2m

I forgot imbeds don’t work

[static lark]

It was loosely adopted by the Navy and the Marines during the Spanish-American war

[charred nova]

anything that uses some weird one off caliber doesn't really belong in stalker 2 imo

[static lark]

Oh no I’m not saying it belongs

I’m just saying it’s a cool rifle that I wish was more prevalent cause I’m a nerd and I want one

[charred nova]

fair

good luck with only 15k units haha

[static lark]

I could buy one right now from Rock Island Auctions… if I wanted to take out a loan for 30,000 dollars

[charred nova]

and an ammo you'd have to make your self it looks like

[static lark]

To be fair the one they’re selling was recovered from the USS Maine from the bottom of Havana Harbor so

[charred nova]

how is it not totally destroyed?

[static lark]

It’s more of a collectors item than anything

[static lark]

Uh… American engineering or something

[charred nova]

pre atomic stainless steel

[static lark]

Apparently the Lee Navy was a weird rifle

I’ll try to find the video of it functioning it doesn’t look like it would function the way it does

https://youtube.com/shorts/-nVnHSdn11A?si=7uVz97HUNLM3y22i

[charred nova]

its not a true straight pull bolt

[static lark]

It is

It just pulls at a weird angle instead of straight back

Imagine a straight pull mosin

[rancid kiln]

You can put a scope mount on it for a 1x red dot, but that's it 😁

[static lark]

Who at GSC made this decision… I want them to regret it

[charred nova]

there is a way to use the irons

it exists

i just don't know how

[rancid kiln]

In the stock game, pretty sure iron sights is a mod

[charred nova]

they literally showed the gun off

[static lark]

I don’t know why I care cause last I checked I have like 300 762x54r stockpiled cause I don’t use long range

[charred nova]

with the irons

what happened

[static lark]

With no rail mounts

[rancid kiln]

🤷‍♂️

[charred nova]

theres no point in sniping

when you can only see 100m away

https://tenor.com/view/1984-george-orwell-george-orwell-1984-1984-chips-1984-ruffles-gif-7144052804264359069

YOU WILL ENJOY 100M BUBBLE

[static lark]

Adds snipers… makes skif blind to everything further than 100m

[charred nova]

like its not as bad as it seems you can still snipe with in 100m but

it would be a lot more fun if you could actually climb up on some giant tower

and kill some guy 500m away

[static lark]

And pick off just random monolithians

What else would be cool to have in Stalker

[charred nova]

hmmm

[static lark]

The Nagant revolver

[charred nova]

nah

uses a custom ammo type

[static lark]

So?

[charred nova]

no go

basically what we got ammo wise

are the options for what we can have

[static lark]

The Tokarev would be cool to have but it also uses a special ammo

The MP7 would be cool but it’s a special ammo

[charred nova]

some 7.62x39 thing

no matter what it is

[static lark]

P90 would be cool but it’s a special ammo

[charred nova]

because they added the ammo type then removed it

because they didn't actually add a single gun that used it

except a single ammo conversion

[static lark]

7.62x39 isn’t in the game anymore?

[charred nova]

from all ive heard reported no

[static lark]

Cause you can still convert the Dnipro to 7.62x39 but if the ammo isn’t in the game then

[charred nova]

nah

they changed it

it now converts to 7.62x54r

[static lark]

that’s not…

[charred nova]

this is clear sky accurate

[static lark]

That’s not how that works…

[charred nova]

the trophy akm in clear sky also fired 7.62x54

so its lore accurate

lol

[static lark]

They could just take one of the two AK74s and change it to 7.62

There’s no reason we have a AKS-74U and a AKS-74

Just change the AKS-74 to a AKM and make it shoot 7.62x39

And then add back the Dnipro conversion

[charred nova]

i think they should just look at whats out there and pick basically anything

it wouldn't even matter much to me what it was

just anything unique at all

[static lark]

That way you have baby Ak shooting 5.45, AKM in 7.62x39

[static lark]

That’s kinda the problem

The only real guns that shoot 7.62x39 are aks

Or guns derived from the AK, I mean they could add in a galil I guess but why is there a IWI Galil in Ukraine?

[charred nova]

i think they could easily just add more conversions

give the groz a 7.62x39 conversion

[static lark]

I forgot the Groza was in the game

[charred nova]

could add the Beryl M762

[static lark]

Doesn’t she groza shoot 7.62 irl anyway

[charred nova]

uh

[static lark]

So an AK

[charred nova]

hey its a different ak

ITS POLISH

[static lark]

It shoots 9x39

[charred nova]

and its in pubg

[static lark]

It’d make more since to just have an AKM

just add the AK-12

It could be the opposite of the Fharod

What’s the Fharod based on anyway

Sorry Kharod (I don’t use the gun)

Oh it’s based off of the IWI Carmel

I guess a Galil isn’t that far out there we have the IWI Carmel and the IWI Tavor in the game

[charred nova]

yah i guess 7.62x39 is kinda not that important

like i know it was orginally gonna be for the cut rpk

[static lark]

I don’t see why we have two AK74s

They coulda just done what I said and make one of them either a AK47 or a AKM

[charred nova]

i mean i agree

[static lark]

Where can I upgrade the Dnipro btw?

[charred nova]

RK 95 could also be cool

yaniv

or pripyat

[static lark]

Harpy? In Yaniv?

This is what I get for being scummy and getting an end game weapon when I was only like 2hrs deep

[charred nova]

oh actually

you can't anyways

the upgrade requires a blue print

which is located in pripyat

unless you do pripyat early

[static lark]

I just wanna do normal upgrades

I don’t wanna change it to 7.62

[charred nova]

fair

[fickle hill]

You don't have to just ignore it

[static lark]

I’m far away from going to Pripyat anyway

I just made it into Sircaa

Still angers me that Skif’s pistol is better than the special variant of the USP

[static lark]

What’s your opinion on the SVS and the VSS?

[charred nova]

i think as they are in game

they aren't that good

[static lark]

I wish that the 9x39 guns we’re better

[charred nova]

i mean they should be

[static lark]

Id honestly use the SVS over the Dnipro if they were better

[hallow shadow]

I just run Better Ballistics.. I cannot wrap my head around the progress-gated damage, that still never actually competes with what the enemies can do to Skif.

[static lark]

9x39 was literally made by the Russians to be an armor piercing supressable caliber

[hallow shadow]

9x39 is a formidable round. Yes.

[static lark]

That’s its entire purpose and in Stalker it just feels like I’m throwing pebbles at them

[hallow shadow]

But so is 5.45. It’s not exactly bad.

Why the 416/G36 are on the lowest rung of viability is mindblowing.

[charred nova]

where is the 416 to 417 conversion

[static lark]

Yeah I cannot use the 416 or G36 in game

It feels like I’m just blowing on the enemies

[hallow shadow]

Even Better Ballistics has it right.
Clusterfunk drops as .308.
STOCK

[charred nova]

the g36 sadly lacks an unique variant which made me never want to use it

[static lark]

That’s why I rushed the Dnipro

[charred nova]

oh so it makes it a 417

BASED

[hallow shadow]

Is that the Israeli weapon? Dnipro?

[hallow shadow]

Essentially, yeah.

[static lark]

No it’s the homebrewed Ukrainian rifle

The Dnipro is based off of the irl Malyuk which is literally just an Ak turned into a bullpup

[hallow shadow]

Literally. You pick it up off the ground, and it’s already chambered .308
Better Ballistics is such a beautiful thing.

[static lark]

The Fora and the Kharod are Israeli

[hallow shadow]

Then, what’s the Kharod?

[static lark]

The fora is based on the IWI Tavor and the Kharod is based on the IWI Carmel

[charred nova]

i mean it makes more sense

[hallow shadow]

Ahhhh. Ok. I’ll be using Dnipro then.

[hallow shadow]

For sure. Cluster was designed to be a DMR

In some American army units, they’ll send you to LRM school, and hand you an M16, and say “DMR”, and it just kills me on the inside.

[static lark]

I’d use the Fora but there’s no use cause it’s worse than the Dnipro, unless I wanna swap it to 5.56 so I can use up the stockpile of 556 I have

[hallow shadow]

Better Ballistics, and the Fora becomes pretty insane.

[static lark]

I mean I suppose the M16 is more of a DMR than the M4

[hallow shadow]

Only by barrel length.

[static lark]

Idk why they made it a 5.45 instead of a 5.56

[charred nova]

well its not really a dmr even still its a battle rifle

[hallow shadow]

Video game logic? Devs don’t know guns?
Stalker was never meant to be “realistic”?

All sorts of answers.

[charred nova]

speaking of battle rifles where the fuck muh fal at

[static lark]

I mean I know they make 5.45 Tavors irl but you already have the Dnipro as a 5.45 so why not make the Tavor 5.56

[hallow shadow]

What makes me upset is that the AKS does less damage than the Dnipro, and they’re chambered the same. (In vanilla)

[static lark]

Not by definition, it still shoots an intermediate cartridge

[hallow shadow]

Literally, because I found the gun in a different spot, it does more damage.

[charred nova]

7.62x51 is battle rifle caliber no?

[static lark]

Yeah the M16 is in 5.56

Which is an intermediate cartridge

[charred nova]

yah ik

i was talking about the 417

[static lark]

Ah my bad

[hallow shadow]

Jack and I meant the Cluster.

[static lark]

Yeah then I guess the 417 would be a battle rifle

[charred nova]

i can't wait to see what oxide does to make the unique weapons truly unique

[static lark]

Still doesn’t feel right since I’m used to battle rifles being FALs and M14s and Scars and stuff

[hallow shadow]

I hate that most uniques I’ve found aren’t worth running.

[static lark]

Yeah why isn’t there a FAL in Stalker that’d go hard

[charred nova]

oh i know most just have more durability and thats it

or they are a direct upgrade over the regular one

[static lark]

I remember when the game released and everyone was glazing the SOFMOD and it’s basically just a fully upgraded 416

[hallow shadow]

SOFMOD is dogshit.
So is the AK from Warlock’s quest, so is the 416 from poppy field.

[charred nova]

or they are awesome but have some stupid attachments welded on

[hallow shadow]

Without Better Ballistics, the SOFMOD isn’t worth anything but Koupons.

[charred nova]

i thought you said the clusterfuck for a second

and i was gonna slap you

CLUSTERFUCK SLAPS

doesn't even matter it has basically no durability

[hallow shadow]

If I could remove that scope, or make a canted sight

[charred nova]

still insanely goated

[static lark]

The AK?

[charred nova]

its just a dmr that has ammo you can find everywhere

[static lark]

Isn’t that the one that drops with the 4x scope on it?

[stuck seal]

I thought the glutton was cool, and then I realized that selling it was even cooler

[charred nova]

except toward late game where you really need to use ap rounds for it to be good

[charred nova]

lmgs are basically a meme

[hallow shadow]

After you go get that guy Warlock sends you to make pay up? He’s got some AK that’s actually a joke.

[charred nova]

insanely heavy to the point using them is pointless

[static lark]

I remember finding some random named AK that has a 4x scope welded on it that you can’t take off

[charred nova]

gotta carry around an extra 8kgs compared to a regular gun

[hallow shadow]

In Lesser Zone?

[stuck seal]

I picked up the glutton, mag dumped a sucker, mag dumped some mercs, then sold it because why tf would I use it

[static lark]

Oh you mean the one that’s got plastic and crap all in it

[static lark]

I think so idk I found it when game dropped and I just recently got back into my playthrough

[hallow shadow]

My first goal in S2 is to get anything to drop me a Fora as soon as possible.

I had to restart.

Mods aren’t updated on the regular, on console.
So two of my mods have conflicted, and had to restart.

[stuck seal]

Did they patch the ability to drop the guns in the tutorial to pick them up later?

[static lark]

I ignored the main missions and immediately looked up on YouTube the “best weapons and their locations” videos and just went from place to place getting all of them

[charred nova]

i think the unique weapons where you basically just give them back

and get nothing for doing so

i hate that

[hallow shadow]

You get to keep everything you put in that safe, except the 416 you find in the bunker.

[charred nova]

ESPECIALLY the emr unique

[static lark]

I’ll get back to my little stash box and tell you the name of the AK

[hallow shadow]

You get to keep the ammo.
Not the rifle.

[charred nova]

not that its any good but still

[stuck seal]

I wonder what mods don’t conflict, they should put that in the descriptions, or, put what it would conflict with

[hallow shadow]

It’s named for a guy.
Vagisil or something.

[static lark]

Isn’t vagisil a women’s hygiene product

[charred nova]

i guess that could work on console since gsc gotta test them all

[hallow shadow]

Yes, but the dudes rifle starts with a V.
I’m just being funny about it.

[stuck seal]

I play unmodded right now anyway so I have no fear of that

[hallow shadow]

It’s literally Noob Bait. (In vanilla)

[charred nova]

just play on pc

have no problems

[stuck seal]

My only fear is breaking open a box to get food and then my game crashes because why is it crashing it’s just a box stalker 2 please

[charred nova]

[static lark]

My game has ran fine so far

[hallow shadow]

I’m modded, on Series S.

[charred nova]

yikes

[hallow shadow]

I’ve never been further than Swamps, but I’ve never had a crash.

[static lark]

Only that if I let my Xbox go idle when I go to resume the game it keeps telling me to reconnect my controller even though it’s connected

[stuck seal]

For some reason, breaking boxes in underground areas has crashed my game before, it only happened twice but its still something

[hallow shadow]

Quick resume, to me, is a trap.
That’s meant for powerful machines, like a PC.

[hallow shadow]

What patch version?

[stuck seal]

That was months ago

[static lark]

The Xbox quick resume is usually pretty good, stalker 2 is one of the only games that is iffy about it

[hallow shadow]

Anything pre-1.4, I’d believe it.

[stuck seal]

Idk what patch that would be

[hallow shadow]

I’ve never used it.

I’m soooo indoctrinated with “proper shutdown procedures” that I’ll never use it.

I hate predictive text.

[stuck seal]

My wallet would kill me if I don’t shut my electronics off

Gotta pay bills you know

[static lark]

I mean I always properly shut it down when I’m not using it but if I’m gonna eat something I don’t turn my Xbox off and let it go idle them when I finish I come back and just quick resume

[hallow shadow]

I’m a disabled vet. I’m also not made of money, and employment is hard when you can’t do some things.

My phone and my Xbox and my decade old laptop are all I have.

[static lark]

I love my Xbox

I have a lot of “high tech” stuffs but my Xbox is one of my favorite things

[hallow shadow]

Same. I’ve been Xbox since Xbox has been alive.

[static lark]

I could go without my phone, my computer, my watch, my smart tv, etc etc etc

But I would really miss my Xbox

[hallow shadow]

I only ever got to play Halo cause my mom has photosensitive seizures..

[charred nova]

you people disappoint me

[hallow shadow]

I was like 9, 10?

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/1984-george-orwell-george-orwell-1984-1984-chips-1984-ruffles-gif-7144052804264359069

[stuck seal]

I think I’m just now noticing this, probably cuz I don’t pay attention to the job givers that much, but I think birch and harpy have the same head

[static lark]

I still have my original Xbox, still have my 360, still have my Xbox One

[hallow shadow]

We don’t all have mommy-daddy money.
But if I could afford a decent rig, I would have one. No lie.

[static lark]

My pc was bought for me for my birthday about 4 years ago and it’s ok, my brother knew I wanted a pc so yk

I’m just cheap on things, I grew up poor so I never like spending money on myself

[hallow shadow]

My stepdad bought himself a nice Alienware laptop.

He uses it to run his CNC Plasma Cutting Table.

[static lark]

The community college I went to for machining had big old expensive HAAS machines

[hallow shadow]

I used to use one, when I was building boats.

Had to build the jig, cut foam and wood.

[static lark]

We cut stainless steel and aluminum when I was learning to well machine

[hallow shadow]

Smallest boat I’ve ever helped build was a 63.5ft yacht.

Biggest was 77ft.

Fishing liners.
For those tourist that are like “I wanna go deep sea fishing!”

[static lark]

I built a cannon… it wasn’t a big cannon but it was a cannon that shot little ball bearings

[charred nova]

i use to work on ion implanters

[hallow shadow]

But man. I can sand concrete so smooth you’ll see yourself in it. Block sanding SUCKS.

[hallow shadow]

Was ist das?

[static lark]

I took the machining classes cause I wanted/ still want to build guns

[hallow shadow]

I never went to welding school. My “structural” welds wouldn’t be “legal”.

I’m an aspiring artist. I make trees out of metal, for commission.

[charred nova]

idk what that means

[static lark]

But I need to probably learn gunsmithing but classes cost money and I don’t have money

[hallow shadow]

Exactly what I said.. I don’t know what an ion implanter is.

[charred nova]

oh duh lol

uh

[hallow shadow]

Was ist das means “what is that?”

[charred nova]

its like a particle accelerator

i did quality control for them

[hallow shadow]

My bad. I didn’t know what you were asking.

[static lark]

My thoughts behind taking machining classes was if building and designing guns doesn’t work out I’ll at least be useful to a machine shop somewhere working on machining engine blocks

[hallow shadow]

That’s insane. That’s some smart-people shit.

[charred nova]

we just put them together

but it was the best job ever

[static lark]

Ok Barry Allen

[charred nova]

they make semi conductors

[hallow shadow]

“I used to make stuff that could make black holes”

[charred nova]

i mean thats what it does

it accelerates an ion into a wafer of silicon

[static lark]

Yeah bro idk if you haven’t realized this

[hallow shadow]

Huh. I’m writing a book, and trying to use silicon life as an antagonist.

[static lark]

My niche is in mechanical things like guns… engines… etc. I have no idea what “wafer of silicon” means

[hallow shadow]

It’s hard to pin down, since we can’t prove it does or doesn’t exist.

[charred nova]

the machine made rtx 3090s

or could

[static lark]

You worked for NVIDIA?

[charred nova]

no

[hallow shadow]

It’s designed for “testing” things. It’s science stuff.

[charred nova]

no

[hallow shadow]

Literally all I can guess

[charred nova]

its for mass production of things like memory chips

that would go on a nvidia card

[static lark]

I will never understand how computers work

[hallow shadow]

Ahhhhh

[charred nova]

well

inside a computer are a bunch of gates

transistors

[hallow shadow]

Essentially, he didn’t make the GPU, he helped make the stuff that goes ON a GPU.

[static lark]

I took a computer science class in highschool I failed it with like a 39 I legitimately just do not understand how that stuff works

[hallow shadow]

All the knobbies and stuff?

[charred nova]

transistors can be either open 0 or closed 1

[hallow shadow]

The things on the chips/boards.

[charred nova]

the transistor is the most made thing in the entire history of the human race

[static lark]

(It was a throw away class I already had all the credits I needed to graduate I just needed a class to be in)

[hallow shadow]

These owls be LOUD AS HELL in my yard.

[charred nova]

we have made over 10 sextillion transistors

[static lark]

Hehe sex

[hallow shadow]

Sounding like damn monkies, tryna get laid.

HU HU HU HU HAHOOHOHOHOH

[charred nova]

but all those little gates are made by carving a design into a silicon wafer

[hallow shadow]

IWAAA HOOJUAHAHAHA

[charred nova]

then implanting a dope material

[subtle helm]

hello

[hallow shadow]

That’s a lot.

[charred nova]

it is

as i said

[static lark]

WHAT IS A SILICON WAFER??? In my head I’m invisioning those little strawberry or vanilla wafers that old people have in there houses

[subtle helm]

the game has been released for a while so I was wondering if it could be considered mostly bug free today,n at least regarding story and optional quests

[stuck seal]

Tasty

[static lark]

I’m not stupid I know this isn’t real

[hallow shadow]

It’s like a ring, but made of silicone?
You play Starfield?
Look up “semi metal wafer

[charred nova]

its better but far from finished

[charred nova]

ive held them in my hands so they are very real

[hallow shadow]

Good man. Got them gloves on.

[subtle helm]

my fear with big games is getting involved in the game and not being able to complete a quest because of a bugged script or something that mmesses with the quest

[static lark]

Why’s it look like that? It looks fake

[charred nova]

well skin oil would instantly destroy them so that is needed

[hallow shadow]

Back in the 90’s when I had a PC, my dad told me to not touch cards barehanded.

[charred nova]

because its been implanted

[stuck seal]

That’s unfortunately a reality with many games

[static lark]

I’ve always been told to not touch LED lights barehanded

[static lark]

Idk why I’ve just always been told to not

[charred nova]

leds are also made in that same way

though its a bit different

same idea though

[subtle helm]

yes that's why i often do backups but even so you are not safe from a bug happening at a crucial time

[hallow shadow]

In Stalker 2, that’s only happened to me once.

I found a place, killed a guy. Didn’t know he was connected to a quest.

Had to restart.

I wish I could record these owls getting it on over my head.

[static lark]

I also don’t understand how LED lights work, I get conventional like filament lights

But a LED is over my head

[charred nova]

its surprisingly complicated

[subtle helm]

led lightbulbs are the only ones you can find now

[charred nova]

for good reason

they are way better

[subtle helm]

yes

before we ddint use them because the light wasnt good but that was long ago

[weary hedge]

This is a very common mishap in the trilogy lol so identify who you are aiming at before you shoot😂

[static lark]

I remember growing up I had a filament lightbulb literally blow up on me

I mean it was a tiny lightbulb so it didn’t really matter but it still blew up

[charred nova]

basically

[subtle helm]

one major issue I had in Clear sky was starting a quest to help a faction, but then, less than a minute after, the battle is over before I could join it

[charred nova]

an led contains a band gap

[static lark]

What’s a band gap?

[charred nova]

and when electrons move between the gap

they are emited as light

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF8d72mA41M&pp=ygUIYmx1ZSBsZWQ%3D

this video explains it way better than i could ever hope to

[static lark]

Ah so invisible things becoming visible because some scientists with bigger brains than mine did science things

[weary hedge]

It all comes down to science my friend

[charred nova]

the fact we have led lights is thanks to completely unhinged work of a single man from japan

[static lark]

I hate to say I’ll “never” understand something cause I really don’t consider myself stupid, I mean I grew up in the Deep South of America I’ve met some absolutely stupid people and I know I’m not that. But there’s a few things that I just cannot understand no matter how hard I try

[hallow shadow]

If you’re a 90’s baby, you can remember when LEDs became a thing.

[charred nova]

i don't

but i do remember a time before leds were everywhere

[static lark]

Early 2000s baby

[charred nova]

when i was growing up we had halogens

[subtle helm]

What I don't understand well sometimes is why americans seem to support companies who oppress them

[static lark]

I remember filament light bulbs

[hallow shadow]

Ohhh man. It was a huge debate between fluorescent and other things.
Then, LED stormed the market.

[weary hedge]

And that’s okay. Don’t put that kind of pressure on yourself. Just appreciate the fact there’s people out there willing to put in the effort towards those sort of things 💪

[hallow shadow]

What’s Deep South?

[charred nova]

the southernest parts of america

[hallow shadow]

I’m in Brunswick, GA.

[static lark]

I grew up in the middle of nowhere Alabama

[hallow shadow]

Ok. That’s Deep South.

[static lark]

Yeah no I’m talking the HEART of the Deep South

[charred nova]

we also had xeon lights for a little while in expensive cars

[hallow shadow]

All you had to say was Alabama.

[static lark]

I remember Xeon lights

[hallow shadow]

Yup, I remember the Xenon craze, too.

[charred nova]

they honestly kinda suck

[hallow shadow]

So unnecessary.

[charred nova]

the tech to make them work right is pointlessly complicated for what you get

[static lark]

Every type of automotive light besides LEDs suck from what I’ve found

[charred nova]

i mean xeon lights are "cool"

but

[static lark]

(I drive a 1989 Ford Bronco I have a true opinion on this)

Literally every other light before the LED is garbage

[hallow shadow]

Driving in S2 would be great.

[static lark]

Wanna see more than 10 feet in front of you? Yeah go screw yourself

[charred nova]

nah

i mean

[hallow shadow]

Even if it was just a little Bongo Truck.

[charred nova]

my miatas halogen pop up lights

cast more light than both my parents volvos

[hallow shadow]

I love when Miata’s wink.

Thems are some cute cars, dude.

[static lark]

I dated a girl in highschool who drove a Miata

god I feel old

[hallow shadow]

I used to drive an Infiniti.

[charred nova]

im so sorry for your lose

[hallow shadow]

Fanciest I ever got. G35.
Absolutely poor on gas.

[charred nova]

they are mechanical disasters

my buddy at work has one

it breaks every month

[static lark]

To be more specific I drive a 1989 Ford Bronco II the Bronco 2 is the smaller version it only has a 2.9 V6

[hallow shadow]

I had two misfiring cylinders, and an exhaust leak in 6 months.

[charred nova]

is it fuel injected

[static lark]

I love the truck really I mean it’s my dream truck but I have a V6 that has the power of an i4 and the gas economy of a V8

[static lark]

Every Ford Bronco made after 1986 is fuel injected

[hallow shadow]

That effing sucks.

[charred nova]

they got no excuse then

[hallow shadow]

Gimme an electric scooter for the Zone. Or an ATV.

[charred nova]

go get a australian barra i6 and put that in it

[hallow shadow]

A Three-Wheeler would be cool as hell, until you drive through a whirligig.

[static lark]

If I were to put anything in it I’d just find a 302 from a truck and put in it

[charred nova]

but bro

the barra is so cool

its the ford 2jz

[static lark]

I think I could fit a Ford 300 in it but it’d be tight

[hallow shadow]

SLAP AN LS1 IN YHERE! All you need is good few Ugga Duggas

[charred nova]

rotary swap it

youd get the same mpg

but youd be the coolest guy around

[hallow shadow]

Cool factor means something

[static lark]

No ok I’m gonna go in a car guy rant

I HATE when people do that

[charred nova]

okay as a fellow car guy im all for it

[static lark]

“Well let me take this Mustang and drop a LS1 in it”

[hallow shadow]

Hahahahaha!

[static lark]

WHY WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT

[hallow shadow]

Yes! ROAST MEH!

[charred nova]

if its a mid 2000s mustang id get it

[static lark]

YOUVE BASTARDIZED THE FORD

[hallow shadow]

The Ford doesn’t deserve an LS1.

[static lark]

YOU TOOK WHAT MADE IT A FORD OUT AND PUT A CHEVY HEART IN IT

[charred nova]

those things blow head gaskets constantly

[static lark]

YOU MADE THE FORD TRANS INTO A CHEVY

[hallow shadow]

I’m anti-ford, even though Ford and Chevy are just the same as my GM.

[charred nova]

chevy is gm

[static lark]

If you really want a 5.7l V8 just put a 351 Windsor or a 351 Cleveland in the mustang and send it

[hallow shadow]

I was raised “Chevy”, but I prefer imports.
American vehicles don’t cut it, for me.

[charred nova]

ill take a boxer or a rotary every time

I LOVE UNREALIABLE ENGINES

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[hallow shadow]

I’ve seen dudes run their cars into the ground on the autobahn.
It’s hilarious.

They bring their big ol Rams and F250’s overseas, just to watch it fall apart in a year.

[charred nova]

to be fair both those engines have large crutches to make them way more reliable than stock

[hallow shadow]

But, bring that MUSTANG to Germany? Some German might offer to buy it off you.

[static lark]

My first car was a 2004 Ford Ranger Edge (which was the Ford Ranger Sport under a goofy name)

[hallow shadow]

A nice old American Muscle? They’ll buy it.

[charred nova]

my first car was my 1995 miata

[static lark]

Great vehicle

[charred nova]

for context im 22

[hallow shadow]

I used to own a Mach 1, and sold it to a German.

[static lark]

I’m 20

[hallow shadow]

I’m 33

[static lark]

You did say you were married so

Kinda assumed you were at least in your 30s

[hallow shadow]

For three years. Got married too young.

[charred nova]

funny enough im also going to school to be a mechanic

🤝

[static lark]

Yeahhhh I was gonna get married at 19…. Figured out quick that was a bad idea

Don’t date redheads guys it’s NOT WORTH IT

[hallow shadow]

Mechanics are good dudes.
There were 3 jobs I never let my soldiers make fun of.
My MPs never were allowed to poke fun at Medics, Cooks, and Mechanics.

(For the latter half of my career, I was a “team leader”)

[charred nova]

i can't be bothered with women at this point in my life

[static lark]

I’m a mechanic by “it’s the only thing I can competently do”

[charred nova]

till i own a rx7

no space in my lif e

[hallow shadow]

My ex wife is Redheaded.

She was the only one in Minnesota that I could find.

[static lark]

Idk I mean women ain’t bad I’m not gonna go on that path… but like idk I was an idiot and I wasn’t thinking

Pretty sure she’s pregnant now by some deadbeat so I got out relatively good

[hallow shadow]

My divorce didn’t end like a typical military divorce. She didn’t steal me for all I was worth.

She just said “I don’t wanna be married anymore. Pay the lawyer fees”

[static lark]

You were what an infantryman?

[hallow shadow]

Bam. I was divorced in 3 months, while being in Germany.

[static lark]

No MP my bad

Yeah you weren’t worth too much then

[hallow shadow]

Whatever you say, “almost joined”.

[static lark]

That’s another reason I didn’t join the military I didn’t trust the redhead I was dating to not sneak around

[hoary crest]

What a charming individual

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/1984-george-orwell-george-orwell-1984-1984-chips-1984-ruffles-gif-7144052804264359069

[hallow shadow]

That was pretty harsh, for no reason.
While I understand that being an MP isn’t inherently a good thing, the average nerd doesn’t need to go rubbing my face in the shit, if they don’t understand.

But I’ve been outside the wire.
I’m wounded and disabled.

[static lark]

I had gone to take my ASVABs, I went to MEPS and got checked out for everything I had my hand in the pen ready to sign and then there was a death in the family and I just couldn’t in good conscience leave my family after that

[hallow shadow]

I don’t care.

[static lark]

Oh I didn’t mean to be disrespectful I’m sorry that’s my bad

I should work on my phrasing of things

I really do apologize, I get after the fact it doesn’t mean much.

[hallow shadow]

It happens. I’m sure you just meant to poke fun.

[hallow shadow]

But my three extra holes, and missing teeth feel differently.

[static lark]

My social credit is absolutely nonexistent anymore

[static lark]

You said you were in Afghanistan?

[hallow shadow]

Yes. 2012-13

Probably when some folks here were still in school.

[charred nova]

i was in school

i was 10

[static lark]

I was like 8-9 so yeah

[hallow shadow]

Dang. I’m old.

I feel old, correction.

[static lark]

Do you know what you were shot by?

That’s a weird question

Or was it like shrapnel or what happened I suppose

If you’d like to talk about it I mean I don’t wanna bring back any memories or nothing

[hallow shadow]

AKs? They were behind rocks.

I want even shooting back. I had to get out of my truck, to go hook up another one, to pull it out.
I was the driver of my truck, and got put down before I could get back.

I managed to hook the tow-cable. But got nerfed sprinting back to my truck.

[static lark]

Did you pass out?

That’d suck one minute you’re getting shot at next you wake up in a hospital

[hallow shadow]

I didn’t get all three hits in one time.

My missing teeth knocked me out.

I woke up with my face wrapped.
I was the one who drove over the no-no device.
Butt of my SAW came up, hit me in the chin.
Shattered my shit.

I’m not even 40, and I have dentures.

[static lark]

I have a guy I graduated with that’s what he went to do, I mean he joined up for the sole reason to be a machine gunner

Told everyone throughout highschool that’s what he wanted to do with his life he wanted to be a machine gunner

[hallow shadow]

I’m a little guy.
“Give the little guy the machine gun” did more damage than any combat wound.

[static lark]

Yeah nah I’m rather skinny if I did actually go through with joining up I’d have done it through a waiver, they wanted me to do Logistics

[hallow shadow]

A SAW, unloaded is circa 17lbs. Fully loaded, is 20+
Vest is 45, a little more with all the ammo and gear.
(You aren’t swimming in that)

[static lark]

Usually marines need a waiver for the ASVAB I was gonna need one for weight

[hallow shadow]

I almost needed one for weight.

I was one pound over the minimum.

I only got a 105 on my ASVAB. I’m a dummy.

[static lark]

The day before I went to MEPS I was 4 pounds under minimum and they stuffed me full of all of the hotel food I could eat for a solid 12 hours

[hallow shadow]

Well, my GT Score was 105.

Yup, and probably told you not to take a shit.

[static lark]

On the ASVAB I scored like an 80 and my highest like individual test score was for the mechanical part

[static lark]

Yep no pissing either

I didn’t piss for like 30 hours

[hallow shadow]

I’m surprised o haven’t been Wolf’d for that.

Lemme knock on this wood desk, real quick.

[weary hedge]

Aye brotha nothing wrong with mps. Tho they are heavily frowned upon in the military their role is important in the whole kit Kaboodle. People hate police forces all over the world but people are also entitled so don’t stress over it lol

[static lark]

I knew I wasn’t gonna see any combat

[charred nova]

AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE LAME

[static lark]

I had a eye surgery when I was like 8 and I’m colorblind along with the being underweight thing

[hallow shadow]

When I was in, I was all about it.

It wasn’t until I got out, and saw the way the world was. I lost all illusions of grandeur.

Authority is only ever begotten by, and maintained by violence.

[weary hedge]

Everyone’s got their own view on things and there ain’t shit you can do about it most the time. Just gotta do you and pursue what you wanna do

[static lark]

I didn’t mean it as a diss towards cops, I was just trying to poke fun since we were talking about divorces and all… just didn’t really think of the phrasing well

[charred nova]

i just find it pathetic

[hallow shadow]

I’ve helped people I’ve saved lives.
But.. I was still an awful authoritarian figure, at my core.

[weary hedge]

I gotcha I’m just saying I see that kind of behavior every day and it’s just off putting and short sighted

[hallow shadow]

The average MP is better than the average Blue Suiter (regular cop) in my opinion.

[static lark]

Yeah I didn’t mean to be disrespectful or anything, I mean I’m glad you all went out and served and did what yall had to do, it’s more than I have done at least

[weary hedge]

I do aswell

[charred nova]

i wish they would let me speed but

[weary hedge]

Oh for sure

[hallow shadow]

Strictly because of our obligations to those around us.

Cops aren’t constitutionally obligated to protect you. It’s why so many kids die.

MPs are required to face that, alone, until backup arrives.

[charred nova]

but i also understand why its there job to stop me from doing it

[static lark]

I wasn’t going in to do Logistics when I initially wanted to join

[hallow shadow]

Post limit is 35.
Bro. As long as you don’t run my lights and stop signs, and aren’t drunk, Stewart was free for you.

[static lark]

I wanted to do combat idk what I was gonna do to be honest I was at a point in my life where I was kinda angry at everyone and just wanted to get shipped off and get told what to do

[hallow shadow]

As long as I was on shift.

[static lark]

Then my recruiter was like “you made good enough on your ASVAB to do logistics” so I was gonna do that till I didn’t

[hallow shadow]

Combat sucks.
Hollywood lied to us.
10/10 service does not guarantee citizenship.
10/10 you do not want to know more.

[weary hedge]

Those emotions are normal as men. But combat changes you and you should be glad you avoided it.

[hallow shadow]

It really jacks up your perception of things.

[static lark]

Oh yeah no combat 100% sucks like I said I was kinda just angry at everything and just wanted to be told what to do by someone who wasn’t my mom or stepdad

[charred nova]

i mean being blown apart or watching your brothers be blown apart is pretty fucked already

not to slightly those who choose to do it

[weary hedge]

It does I’ve seen it time and time again and it’s not something you can just fix in a person. It’s something you have to adapt to

[charred nova]

but it in my eyes commands a massive amount of respect

[hallow shadow]

Yup. I’ll never get “normal”, again.
I just have to find way to not snap my shit

[static lark]

Yeah no I respect all of you guys who went out and did what you had to

[hallow shadow]

But hey. Therapy, weed, shrooms.

I need a Modder to just… Put the Dnipro in my Stash. So I can start up, and pull it out.

[charred nova]

like my great uncle turned out pretty alright

he fought in nam

[weary hedge]

Hell yeah talking about it helps and figuring out certain ticks goes a long way and just coming back to reality and realizing why things are the way they are

[charred nova]

he just repairs collects sells and trades antique cars now

[hallow shadow]

My grandpa was in Nam.
My mom was in Iraq.

[charred nova]

though he made it out with all his bits attached

[static lark]

It’s actually kind of a family tradition to not join or not be able to join, my grandad was gonna get drafted to Nam but when he went in to get checked out they found out he had a leaky heart valve and they wouldn’t let him serve

My great grandad was in training for WW2 and a week before he got out Truman dropped the nukes

[charred nova]

every car he owns is also a manual

and i do mean every

[hallow shadow]

I’m in one piece, I’ve got extra scars. My “holes” are medically classified as grazes. But they didn’t feel like that.

I’m just missing teeth, and fine motor skills.
Memory loss.
And other things.
Busted knees, back, shoulders, neck.

My manual skills SUCK, and I’m a drummer.

[charred nova]

guy is over 70 years old still drives cars with 3 pedals sometimes with out power steering

[hallow shadow]

Makes me so butthurt.

That’s a tough old hoss.

[static lark]

Yeah after hanging out with guys in the military and reading about it and actually talking to people instead of just falling into the propaganda

That stuff sucks

Even if you don’t get shot or blown up your back is shot, same with your knees and everything else

[hallow shadow]

You trade your entire youth away.
Then, Uncle Sam says “I got mine, sorry you didn’t get yours”, and that’s it.

[static lark]

Turns out carrying 80 pounds of gear isn’t good for your joints n things

[hallow shadow]

Chewed up. Spit out.
To watch the world “you fought for” rot away.

[frigid hill]

zevtec has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

zevtec has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[hallow shadow]

W O L F ‘ D

[charred nova]

owned

[weary hedge]

Ima strangle you wolf

[hallow shadow]

T I M E S 2

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/1984-george-orwell-george-orwell-1984-1984-chips-1984-ruffles-gif-7144052804264359069

[static lark]

I mean the patriotic part of me still wishes I could “serve” but at the same time I feel kinda lucky that I won’t have my knees sounding like a box of rice crispies at the age of 27

[weary hedge]

I got beef with this ai

[hallow shadow]

XD

Wolf Bot is best boy.

He’s also one of my favorite guides in the Zone.

He lives in Cordon, in Stalker 2.

If you didn’t already know.

[static lark]

But yeah sorry again for being harsh, I didn’t mean to come off that way

[hallow shadow]

I joined the army a right winger, and came out almost a commie.

[weary hedge]

What I was tryna say is I know you don’t know me but I’m proud of you brotha. Our countries gonverment and entitled individuals might sugar coat ur whole situation but you mean more than that and deserve better🙏

[hallow shadow]

You’re good. I got defensive.

Next time, it’ll just be settled with an ACOG. 😛

[static lark]

Nah it’s not good I mean I’ll take accountability for it, it wasn’t chill and I need to work on how I say stuff

[hallow shadow]

I made a rough joke earlier. Forgot to who. May have been you.

“A rubber would’ve protected us from you”
I call it karma.

[static lark]

I mean at the end of the day you’re right I’m am just some nerd, you at least actually served and sacrificed something I’m just a guy who sits around and plays military games and looks at how guns work too hard

[hallow shadow]

I talked the shit. Someone gave me the shit.

Nemesis, goddess of retribution is pleased.
Balance is struck.

[static lark]

Yeah nah that was me but I didn’t take it seriously, and the way I came off to you was a bit harsher than that

[hallow shadow]

I be mad as hell that these 416’s suck, though.

I really wish these 5.56 weapons weren’t booty cheeks.

[static lark]

Why do games do that?

[hallow shadow]

Uhhh. In my conspiracy brain… I have a few answers.

[static lark]

In like every game I play the 5.56 guns suck so bad

[stuck seal]

What games are you playing….

[weary hedge]

lol 5.56 is supposed to be generically effective

[hallow shadow]

It’s intentional, to mislead the public.

Like how in TV/Movies, “accurate” portrayal of a uniform is a no-go.

Uncle Sam also doesn’t want the average constituent to know what the 5.56 is capable of.

[stuck seal]

That was debunked long ago, Hollywood just can’t get their costumes right

[static lark]

Recently. Arma Reforger, Stalker, Battlefield 6, Idk I don’t play games as much as I used to but like

[hallow shadow]

BF6 was an absolute blast.

[charred nova]

true

[hallow shadow]

That SGX (MPX) was way too stupid to put down.
Best gun.

[charred nova]

IT EVEN RUNS WELL

[static lark]

In arma Reforger the AK takes like 2 shots to kill while the M16 takes like 4

[weary hedge]

Can’t wait for launch. I’m so glad they are taking the direction they are going

[charred nova]

never thought id see the day

175 fps on my 9070 xt

[hallow shadow]

That destruction was awesome.

[weary hedge]

Realistically one shot from both is enough to screw a man up

[stuck seal]

One of those games is a generic fps where caliber doesn’t matter as the devs give all weapons in that category pretty much made up stats, the other is a simulator where damage is reflected on where you hit

[hallow shadow]

The MEDIC DRAG? Bro. I felt chills, PTSD chills, dragging dudes behind cover to patch them up.

[static lark]

I saw people saying it was too much like call of duty, it felt like battlefield 4 to me

[hallow shadow]

It was fast paced.

Smaller maps than 4, in my opinion.

[tawdry oar]

people say it's cod as if they know what they're talking about

[stuck seal]

Are you the one with the m16

[hallow shadow]

But it was not “like CoD”. Not to me.

[static lark]

I only play medic in games where you can select roles and I can say that the BF6 medic playtime was great

[tawdry oar]

ohh look at me i'm doing the movement strat like in cod
wrong, curse of tank cannon 💥

[weary hedge]

Nah cod normies have been brainwashed for too long they have no idea what they are talking about 😂

[hallow shadow]

Most firefights don’t take 20 minutes.
If they do, you’re having a bad day.
Most firefights don’t happen at furthan than 150m.

[static lark]

No I always play as the Soviets in Reformer

[stuck seal]

The reason m16 ttk is longer is because Soviets have better armor

[static lark]

Yeah I get that but I mean even when you’re not wearing armor the M16 is statistically worse than the AK

[hallow shadow]

Depends.

[stuck seal]

Take off armor for both us and Soviets and shoot in the upper torso for both ak and m16, both will go down and bleed out in 2-3 shots

[hallow shadow]

If you can shoot.

The M16 will have a more effective range than some stock AK.

[static lark]

Pretty sure the AK costs less in supply points too but I haven’t played in a month or two so I could be wrong

[weary hedge]

Guns don’t have statistics like that irl we don’t got health bars broski😂

[hallow shadow]

But the AK (if 7.62) will hit harder.

[stuck seal]

I’ve been playing reforger since early access, I know how the two teams weapons work

[rancid kiln]

According to Map genie, there is 792 stashes in stalker 2 (backpacks, duffle bag, etc) the hoarder/loot goblin in me is crying 🤣🤣😭

[static lark]

I mean in Arma Reforger

[hallow shadow]

The Romanians I deployed with had 5.45 AKs.

[weary hedge]

Oh yeah they got some balancing issues

[hallow shadow]

I wish I could get into reforger.
Bought it. Can’t stand it.

I just want my SOFMOD to be good for more than shooting Dogs.

[static lark]

Honest the reason I play the Russians more than the Americans in Reforger is cause 90% of the time the Americans are sitting in spawn trying to get their outfit how they like it

[stuck seal]

Real, Soviet players actually play the game

[hallow shadow]

Fashion Souls is a very important aspect of life.

[static lark]

The Russians usually just pick up RPG7s and walk around like Jamsheed

[hallow shadow]

“Look good, feel good”

[static lark]

Please tell me someone gets the Jamsheed reference

[hallow shadow]

I also wish this Starship Troopers game didn’t suck.

[weary hedge]

True warrior 🪽

[hallow shadow]

Made by the same folks who made “Squad”, or whatever.
But nowhere near as well taken care of.

[stuck seal]

Most of them just have basic stuff

[hallow shadow]

It’s Temudivers.

[stuck seal]

A lot of stashes I’ve found don’t even have meds in em

[static lark]

Ooo Helldivers comes to Xbox in like 3 weeks

My bad 2 weeks

[stuck seal]

Payday but in space

[weary hedge]

I’m so damn excited for this. It’s taken way too long

[hallow shadow]

I need to sell some art, to pay for it.
Yall wanna buy some trees? I can find a picture to show in Offtopic.

Help me get a game? XD

[stuck seal]

Give this man his v bucks

[static lark]

Someone send this man 80 bucks on CashApp

[weary hedge]

You can also make a profit pretty easily off pest control services or cleaning services

[static lark]

Just do dropshipping

Or make a podcast

That’s what everyone else is doing now

[hallow shadow]

#💬┃en_offtop message

[weary hedge]

This stuff takes a bigger investment tho. Podcasts also take time to build viewerships

[hallow shadow]

I make that. With a TIG Welder.

[static lark]

My brother is a welder

[hallow shadow]

I’m not certified.

[static lark]

Meh what’s a certification besides a piece of paper that tells you you know how to do something that you know you know how to do

I mean I’m “certified” by Briggs and Stratton to work on their engines but it’s not like one cylinder lawn mower engines are really that complex it’s like 20 parts tops

[weary hedge]

Papers like that mean everything in America unfortunately 😂

[primal nimbus]

More used to stick and gas welding techniques. Sorry :(

[static lark]

I mean yeah but if I can make something and sell it to someone why care

He makes art from welding why should he have to pay for a certification when he knows he can do it cause he makes it

[weary hedge]

You don’t need a certificate for that. Only companies care about that kind of stuff because they can hold you liable for things

[static lark]

Yeah but since he works for himself then who cares

I’m saying he said the whole “I’m not certified” like it actually meant something all it means is he’s not dumb enough to pay for classes to get gave a paper for something he knows he can do

[tardy rain]

all it means is completely unqualified and incompetent people aren't put into situations where a lack of ability could result in people literally dying

yea, it sucks if you can do those things but aren't 'qualified'

[static lark]

He’s making art not building sky scrapers

I agree that there should be checks and stuff for people who are building like yk infrastructure but if he’s making art then why sell himself short by saying “I’m not certified”

[hallow shadow]

Not being certified means, if I do try to do a structural weld, and it breaks, I become liable.

It means I can’t actually use welding as a job, unless I get certified.

But no.
Because most people don’t want to pay their welders enough, for the shit they go through.

[static lark]

Yeah nah my brother started out as a welder making like 20 bucks an hour

He works for caterpillar the construction tractor company and he ended up going to just mechanic cause the mechanics make more and do easier work

Still has his 30k student loan debt from welding school though just to not even weld for a living

[hallow shadow]

Hey, Modders. I’ll weld you up a display gun, if: You make a mod that gives me a Dnipro in my Zalyssia stash.

ooohhhh I’m almost level 25. I’m about to have a purple name, for Mewtwo colors.

I’ll make you an M9, out of steel rods.

[stuck seal]

If Mewtwo is so good where mewone

[static lark]

That’s just Mew

[hallow shadow]

I like Mew. Can learn every move.
I like Mewtwo… Because of the message he represents.

[charred nova]

where is the skif zone house

so i can display all my loot

i fricken love when games let you do that

[static lark]

What’s his message?

[stuck seal]

Change the world, my final message

[hallow shadow]

"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are."
-Mewtwo

[static lark]

I have Joshua Graham as my pfp cause of the message he represents

[hallow shadow]

-Mewtwo, Pokemon Movie.
Released before some of these folks were born.

[stuck seal]

I have displace as my pfp because they all freaking die

[static lark]

His overall message is that your past doesn’t define you it’s what you do with your future and how you improve yourself that defines you

[hallow shadow]

Mewtwo is the same.
“Doesn’t matter how you were born. It’s how you decide to live”

[static lark]

Like in the game he goes from Caesars right hand man who murders and assimilates tribes for a mad man

[hallow shadow]

Graham went hard.

[static lark]

Then after he fails that mad man throws him away like garbage and then he goes and starts to help the tribals in Zion and then he learns mercy and all that

[hallow shadow]

“Mercy”
As we match up a river, wiping out opposing tribals.

[static lark]

Or you can make him just cold and make him murder everyone but I like to think the canon ending is he gives mercy to them

[weary hedge]

I love mewtwo. His perspective on reality is perfect

[hallow shadow]

I pick the name Level 5 because that doesn’t actually exist in any game.
Mewtwo almost always spawns at 70, or 45 at the least.

[static lark]

Well it really depends on how you decide to influence him but it’s kinda obvious you’re supposed to tell him to be merciful since it kinda goes along with everything else about his character

[hallow shadow]

I’m content with pushing them out.
Not wiping them out.

Graham worked too hard to re-sully himself.

[static lark]

Yeah I mean the white legs get wiped out anyway

[weary hedge]

White legs are also not good people to say the least lol

[static lark]

If you listen to the end slides for the DLC after you push them out of Zion it says they went back to Caesar to report their failure and he ends up crucifying those who are left

[hallow shadow]

I just like being at the Sorrows camp, because one of those caves gives you desert ranger armor.

I haven’t played NV in almost a decade.

[static lark]

I play it at least once a year

[hallow shadow]

I’m that way with Witcher 3

And Dark Souls 2

[static lark]

I tried Witcher 3 I just couldn’t get into it

[weary hedge]

Me with the dark souls trilogy😂

[static lark]

I mean it seems fun and all but I also haven’t played the other 2 games so I feel lost in it all

[hallow shadow]

It simulates a Witcher 2 save. You just answer some questions.
Gives access to a couple characters.

Otherwise… It’s generally standalone.

I also have the books, never played the first game, never beat the second.

[static lark]

You know what would make CD Projekt Red a lot of money

[hallow shadow]

Witcher 4?

[static lark]

Remake Witcher 1 and 2

[hallow shadow]

I dunno.

[static lark]

So people can actually play them isn’t Witcher 1 like 24 years old

[hallow shadow]

The last few remakes I’ve seen haven’t really improved anything.

[static lark]

Oh nvm the Witcher 1 came out in 2007

[hallow shadow]

Even the Dark Souls remake.

It’s still old, ugly, and janky.

Oblivion is… Oblivion..

[static lark]

I liked the oblivion remake

[hallow shadow]

I can’t stand it.

Everything is the same. It’s a remaster. A reskin.
To me.

Same with Dark Souls remake

[jade mulch]

Is there any way for me to fix the sultansk being unaccessible? I can’t complete a side mission because of it

[static lark]

Well yes it’s not supposed to add onto the game it’s just supposed to make it to where you don’t need an emulator or 20 thousand mods to make the game work

[hallow shadow]

Lemme find the link. Theres a way to jump into it.

[jade mulch]

That’s what a remaster is buddy

[hallow shadow]

Operative word is ReMAKE

[jade mulch]

Updated graphics, bug fixes, ultimately it’s the same game but prettier

[static lark]

That’s why it’s been basically confirmed that there’s a Fallout 3 and FNV remake in the works