☢┃stalker-general

[quasi summit]

Eh gear is allowed

[hallow shadow]

It’s right.
No need for trophies like that.

[smoky hawk]

nha
i want an AK man

[quasi summit]

I have some of my dads gear

But nothing else was allowed

[static lark]

You’re telling me you never saw a gun in your time that you were like “it’d be cool to bring one of those home”

[hallow shadow]

Wanting an AK, and lifting it off some Romanian or dead guy is different.

[static lark]

I know they did it a lot in WW1 where the doughboys would bring back Mausers and things

[quasi summit]

I’d love a ww1 mauser

[smoky hawk]

you know what Im choosing

[static lark]

Is that Saddams golden AK

[hallow shadow]

Ew. An Airman.

[quasi summit]

I’d love a malyuk

[static lark]

Meh I wouldn’t

[hallow shadow]

I wouldn’t.

[quasi summit]

It looks good

[hallow shadow]

It’s Israeli. I’ll be boycotting that.

[quasi summit]

I thought it was Ukrainian??

[smoky hawk]

the Carmel is Israeli
the Malyuk isnt

its a Vepr with diff furniture

[hallow shadow]

I’m corrected.

[static lark]

The Malyuk while it’s cool for Ukraine to make a homebrewed bullpup all it really is is a AK74 that’s in some polymer with a trigger linkage

[quasi summit]

The Carmel as in like kharod

[smoky hawk]

yes, the piece of junk

[static lark]

Yeah the Kharod and Fora are both IWI guns, the Kahrod = Carmel, Fora = Tavor

[quasi summit]

Yeah the crappy assault rifle that jams every 2 seconds in stalker 2

The fora is good

[smoky hawk]

they could've put the Galil OG, just saying

a way better gun

[static lark]

IWI is Israeli Weapons Institute iirc

[smoky hawk]

the Carmel is awful

[quasi summit]

They should’ve added the sa80 in stalker 2

[static lark]

Oh I thought you were saying for the Fora cause the Tavor is a great gun from all I’ve seen

[quasi summit]

It was in clear sky and it was brilliant

[static lark]

I actually wouldn’t mind having a Tavor irl

[smoky hawk]

a random assortment of parallel lines forming a rough shape of what is supposed to be a low effort copy of the universal AR

[charred nova]

we need one of those finnish aks

[smoky hawk]

i hate the Carmel, the Tavor just looks aggressively generic, the Carmel is a sore to look at

[peak oracle]

Honestly at this point GSC should just ditch unreal engine and just buy a license for the 4A engine

[static lark]

Valmet

Or Valmut I can’t remember

[quasi summit]

I would’ve liked an m16 or m4 in stalker 2

[static lark]

Ah yes and rebuild the entire game

[charred nova]

RK 62

[static lark]

That totally won’t take millions of dollars, multiple months if not years of labor, and cost GSC a lot of money

[static lark]

Yeah the Valmet Rifle

[quasi summit]

Yes stalker 2 took forever rebuilding it would be annoying

[peak oracle]

it's not like the entire game isnt a clusterfuck and a horrible mess

[sage dew]

4a engine is a frok of xray engine xD

[static lark]

Cause it’s made by Valmet Sako

Sako makes great guns they’ve always made great guns, I want a M39 Sako Mosin

[peak oracle]

and it haves A-life

well not exactly a-life but its 100x better than we have now

[static lark]

Idk if you know anything about how businesses work but usually you don’t wanna pull your already completed product off the shelves to rebuild the entire product instead of just patching the messed up parts of your product

[peak oracle]

choosing UE for stalker was a mistake from the starts, the dev hell is a testament on how messy and buggy that engine is

[smoky hawk]

the Dev Hell has got nothing to do with engine choice

[charred nova]

they massively over estimate what they could make in the time they had

[static lark]

I’d rather completed and a little dirty around the edges than 2 more years of rebuilding the entire game

[smoky hawk]

GSC had dev hell on xray as well, ppl do it all the time
it comes down a lack of organization

[charred nova]

simple as

[smoky hawk]

the engine sucks but not bc of this

[sharp quest]

hey random question. Im looking for the scene where you go up this shaft and find the beautiful green field, but i cant find the keywords of searching for it. Anyone who can help?

[static lark]

@charred nova Did you know it is easier to buy a Valmet in Canada than it is to buy a normal AK?

[charred nova]

given current geo politics probably easier in the us too

my buddy is getting married and gonna move from canada to usa

[static lark]

Don’t ask me why idk anything about Canadian gun laws but I know that it is easier to buy a Valmet thank an AK

[charred nova]

and he has to leave all his russian guns behind

[peak oracle]

patching a game build on UE is like trying to fix a boat which is sinking with bubblegum and prayers

[charred nova]

because its illegal for him to import them to the usa

due to the current geo politcal situation

[static lark]

Idk if it’s entirely illegal to do it but it’d probably be expensive

[charred nova]

nah

its illegal

[fervent island]

every stalker had his own "development hell", except Call of Pripyat (was so mid that GSC made the entire game in 7-8 months) and MOBILE.

[smoky hawk]

strelok path looking into the xlab in cordon

[static lark]

What state is he going to?

[charred nova]

you CAN NOT import russian guns into the usa

atm

[smoky hawk]

so true brother so true

[sharp quest]

ty!

[peak oracle]

even on fortnite which is the main UE game suffers from horrible frame drops and visual bugs thanks to spaghetti code

[quasi summit]

They can fix stalker 2 they just have to really focus on it

[static lark]

I know they banned Russian ammo

Stalker 2 is far from the worst UE game I’ve ever played

[charred nova]

if they are already in the usa

its fair game

but if not

your out of luck

[static lark]

It’s a little rough around the edges yeah but it’s not the worst thing I’ve ever touched

[quasi summit]

Couple anomalies here and there but it’s a good game

[static lark]

My uncle owns an Egyptian Maadi AK, idk how he got it, idk where he got it from. But he has one

[quasi summit]

Wow

[charred nova]

mind you this is a new ban

[peak oracle]

you think a game built in the most unstable UE build will get fixed? perhaps a ""playable"" state but it will never be fixed if devs still cling on nanite and whatever raytracing crap built on the engine

[charred nova]

due to the war

trust me bro

when they banned all the russian ebay sellers

it was a dark day

[quasi summit]

It’s pretty playable rn so yeah I’d say they could fix up the anomalies here and there

[charred nova]

[static lark]

Hey bro I’m gonna say this as kindly as I can, we obviously disagree with you about the engine. You screaming from the rooftops about how bad you think it is will not change our minds

[quasi summit]

And anyway the harmless bugs are a lil immersive

[charred nova]

those guys could hook you up for literally fucken anything for a fraction of the price

[peak oracle]

that mindset is very mediocre

[static lark]

I’m glad you’re as passionate as you are about it but it’s a lost cause let’s just move on

[charred nova]

well no shit

im just saying it sucks

[peak oracle]

i guess that's why the game is just a heap of steaming crap even after a year

[quasi summit]

In fact I hope some bugs don’t get fixed as it adds to the experience of the zone

[static lark]

Buddy I don’t work on the game why are you taking out your frustrations on me

[hallow shadow]

Let’s all start a war, in your backyard, and see how well you develop a game.

[static lark]

I wasn’t talking to you

[peak oracle]

the game has been on dev way before the war lmao

[charred nova]

oh my b

[quasi summit]

Oh yes and don’t forget killing some of the devs helps a lot

[static lark]

Nah you’re good just didn’t want you to think I was being rude

[peak oracle]

also they moved the HQ with the devs to another country shortly before the invasion

[charred nova]

alright bro lets settle down even if that is sarcasim

[hallow shadow]

A portion of GSC is literally fighting.
The other portion is removed from home.

They’re doing the best they can with what they have, you imp.

[static lark]

Guys ITS NOT WORTH THE ARGUMENT we obviously disagree but it’s not worth the trouble

[quasi summit]

Alright dude I’m sorry

[static lark]

Who cares what one dude thinks if you all like the game just play the game and go about your days

[peak oracle]

me when i spread misinformation

[charred nova]

all good i know you don't mean it

[quasi summit]

Anyway what do you guys think of the anomaly visuals

As in the artefact things not the game

[hallow shadow]

You must be an American.

[static lark]

It’s not worth it just drop it

He’s trying to get someone in trouble let’s just ignore him

[hallow shadow]

Ohhh. He’s like that Decanus guy.

Roger.
Ragebaiter disregarded.

[peak oracle]

dude the only confirmed staff was one of the co founders and he voluntered, the rest are on prague safe and sound

this isnt rage bait this is just the plain truth

[quasi summit]

I like that saying I think im going to use that now

[hallow shadow]

As if they don’t have family. Or friends back home?

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/jarvis-ragebait-this-guy-iron-man-tony-stark-gif-3966857531535969686

[quasi summit]

Jarvis activate goon mode

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/minion-never-goon-goon-cigarette-bad-ass-gif-5598618633103076947

[quasi summit]

How are yall sending gifs 😭😭

[peak oracle]

if you want to use them as an excuse for a bug ridden game founded on lies and broken promisws then i dont know what elsse to tell you lmao

[hallow shadow]

Mods only.

[quasi summit]

Dude we have moved on

[peak oracle]

and dont let me get started on the nft stuff lol

[static lark]

I personally think the game is pretty good, it’s enjoyable I played it till like 3am last night

[charred nova]

yah so was cyberpunk

welcome to the club

WE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR NEARLY A YEAR

[static lark]

I wish some stuff didn’t cost as much as it did but besides that I don’t have many gripes

[quasi summit]

Had to stop going to bed at 3 I’m very sad

[hallow shadow]

To answer the earlier question, no. I didn’t make the dash for Dnipro.
I fell the hell asleep.

Hadn’t slept on 24hrs.

[static lark]

I usually don’t stay up that late but the zone kept calling

[charred nova]

here is the truth of the matter

stalker 2 came out 2 years before it was ready

[hallow shadow]

Shortly after the Roadmap drop.

[charred nova]

thats just the truth

[quasi summit]

lol I used to do that every night

[charred nova]

and thats the giant catch 22

[hallow shadow]

Bro just wants to cry.
Slap that ignore button on jinx and let him cry.

[peak oracle]

what's the point? both games were the biggest lies of their respective year

[quasi summit]

The late bedtime caught up to me recently

[charred nova]

you can look at the game in 2 years when its actually done or just keep complaining but no one disagrees about being the dishonesty

anyone who does is just coping

[static lark]

Why do you wanna hate so much if you don’t like the game request a refund and go about your day

[lean viper]

Currently save scumming

[static lark]

If not please stop trying to convince the fans of this game that it’s a bad game

They like it let them like it it costs you absolutely nothing

[quasi summit]

Canon event for all players

[peak oracle]

people said the same with cyberpunk and only after the dlc it was on a playable state lol

[lean viper]

Anyone know a good spot for electro atrifacts im doing cement factory rn bc the garbage spot isnt spawning idk y

[hallow shadow]

Maybe that’s a machine issue.
Have you thought about upgrading?

[static lark]

Go to map genie

[lean viper]

Oh I’ve had to do it liek 3 times for each ending atp

[charred nova]

game is playable as is

its just insanely mid

because almost half of its orginal planned content is missing

[quasi summit]

Why are you in a sever of a game you hate? If you like the originals talk about them instead of hating on the new game

[chrome glacier]

I need to ask something.hello all.

[static lark]

Hallo

[quasi summit]

Ask away

[lean viper]

I have and imma do north garbage for acid and the spot under it with the shah for thermal

[quasi summit]

What artefact you going for

[lean viper]

I already have compass

[lean viper]

Rn electro berry but after its liquid rock and hypercube

[peak oracle]

wanting the game to improve=hating the game

[static lark]

Yeah mapgenie is better than anyone here tbh, what I did was just walk around with map genie pulled up and tried to farm as much as I could

[hallow shadow]

Bro says “unplayable” lol
Dawg, just upgrade.

Your machine’s inability to play this game does not constitute an error on the Dev’s part.

[quasi summit]

Not in any way mate

[charred nova]

like the argument the game is unplayable i think is dumb

you can say the game is grossly unfinished

because that is entirely accurate

[peak oracle]

did i say that the game was mid? i said the game is unplayable

[chrome glacier]

I have this issue let's say. Whenever I'm close to the chemical plant (the sparta military folks) they're normal. As soon i step in the base the become hostile. Why . outside the tall to me . I'm on the endgame mission currently ,but i go around finding artifacts , weapon mods ,etc

[lean viper]

Equals means “the same as” you know that right 😭

[quasi summit]

I have 130 hours and I’ve only encountered a couple bugs

[charred nova]

game is completely playable

its just really mid

[hallow shadow]

Then Get a better PC.
Sounds like a you problem.

[static lark]

I want the game to improve by talking to other fans of the game and seeing what everyone would like. What you’re doing is coming in saying the game is garbage and that if we like the game we’re delusional

[charred nova]

as its unfinished

[peak oracle]

the only way to play this comfortably is to crank up the DLSS or FSR to compensate the insane optimization crap lol

[charred nova]

well great news

[static lark]

You might not have access to that area, I don’t fully know to be honest I’d need more specific information

[quasi summit]

Ok? Tell the devs that it’s more a you problem if it’s unplayable because everyone else here is playing it fine

[charred nova]

there upgrading the engine and that should massively improve

[quasi summit]

You aren’t part of the ward or you are near the military

[hallow shadow]

Bro plays on a TI-82, and calls everything unplayable.

[peak oracle]

the "new" engine its just the same UE 5 with a new coat of paint and more RT

[charred nova]

it has way better performance

[chrome glacier]

I have the badge on me and can't get rid of it . As i remember i am part of their team

[static lark]

Remember this guy first came in and his advice to GSC was to rebuild the game in a whole new engine

[peak oracle]

raw or fake frame performance

[lean viper]

It’s pissing me off sometimes I get the legendary artifacts in 5 tries and sometimes it’s in 50

[charred nova]

raw

[hallow shadow]

Should they just let it sit the way it is? Or are you gonna quit persecuting them, for trying to do something?
What’s good enough for a posh kid like you?

[static lark]

Hmmm idk is the game telling you to go there or are you just trying to go to go?

[quasi summit]

I had the same problem I believe even if you have the badge you may not be registered as part of the ward

[peak oracle]

dont believe it til i play it, epic tends to lie a lot with UE

[charred nova]

you can see people testing it on youtube

its not exactly hidden

[quasi summit]

I think the badge was for a certain quest

[hallow shadow]

Bro hates UE cause the internet told him to.
What are you, 5?

[charred nova]

hey

[static lark]

Did you accidentally shoot some of the Ward guys?

[charred nova]

i hated it for that reason too

DON'T MAKE FUN OF ME

[hallow shadow]

DO YOU ALSO HATE PINEAPPLE ON PIZZA?!

[chrome glacier]

I am trying to get the drum mag for the AR weapon

[charred nova]

YES

[quasi summit]

I hated it cuz my friend told me to

[charred nova]

AND IVE NEVER EVEN EATEN IT

[peak oracle]

first video i saw and it was on dlss

[static lark]

UE5 isn’t that bad imo… could it use some work sure. But it’s better than some and worse than others who cares

[chrome glacier]

Anyway I'll run and pray

[hallow shadow]

Oh, well… Valid…
WAIT A MINUTE

[quasi summit]

Ar416?

[violet dune]

"Our main mission in the near future is upgrading the game to Unreal Engine 5.5.4." i apologies in not believing they would do this 🫡

[static lark]

You might not have access to that area

[chrome glacier]

Thank you so much everyone .

[static lark]

I really don’t know exactly

[quasi summit]

Anytime

[chrome glacier]

I can use the fast travel stalker and the merchant outside of the base at least

[lean viper]

Go to cordon and near the base there is a bridge with a train, on the west side of the bridge inside the train there is a bad with a drum mag

[chrome glacier]

Thank you 👍🏼👍🏼

[violet dune]

UE 5.5.4 i image would come with DLC or near it

[lean viper]

I can send u pics if u need

[peak oracle]

why are you glazing UE soo much? it's very known for being an awful engine bloated to oblivion, even the UE editor tends to crash a lot

[charred nova]

dlss is just dlss

the raw performance had to improve to make it better

[quasi summit]

We need a dlc so bad

[hallow shadow]

I’m not glazing UE, I’m mocking you.
There’s a difference, turd.

[static lark]

I agree I want more content

[charred nova]

i don't

no dlc till the games done

[quasi summit]

The bandits yearn for bread

[peak oracle]

glazing UE to spite me ok lmao and you're calling me childish

[violet dune]

no DLC till my blue 6k coupon car starts working. i paid !

[static lark]

Ok contrarian what else are you gonna say that GSC should trash the game and rebuild it in some other random engine?

[charred nova]

thats not what i said at all

[quasi summit]

I mean you are ragebaiting

[peak oracle]

im not

[charred nova]

im saying they should finish the game before making dlc

[hallow shadow]

Im not glazing, im mocking.
I don’t believe UE is some infallible engine.
But I do believe you are an idiot of monolithic proportions.

[static lark]

(I’m making a joke about the dude who’s been arguing for 30 minutes)

[quasi summit]

Mhm sure

[lean viper]

I tagged u in the screenshots channel

[charred nova]

chill guys

hes black pilled alright

and i get it

[lean viper]

Check that out

[violet dune]

@charred nova did u tried bf6?

[quasi summit]

Goated guy

[charred nova]

this game makes us all black pilled

[static lark]

Can’t you mute people

[charred nova]

hes not doing anything wrong except arguing

[static lark]

Just start muting people use your power

[charred nova]

thats not a crime

[lean viper]

I know the struggle 😮‍💨

[charred nova]

yes

its really good

[quasi summit]

Your a good guy for helping others like that

[static lark]

Yeah bro I’d be a horrible moderator I’d start muting people off rip if they were even slightly being an inconvenience

[hallow shadow]

Homie needs attention, and his parent don’t cut it.
So he comes here, gets his humiliation kink, and leaves.

[charred nova]

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

[frigid hill]

digitalgoblin has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[charred nova]

i should bring back democratic mutes

[static lark]

Add the Type 99 Arisaka to the game

[peak oracle]

then you're an absolute moron lmao, it's been proven, tested and even documented that the entire UE5 is a bug ridden and bloated mess and it you can really appreciate how bad it is when you compare a game built in UE4 without all the RT and nanite

[static lark]

I vote you mute him

[lean viper]

I almost spent thousands on a diamond exo when I started the boundary mission

[violet dune]

hell yeah, i put 32hrs on first weekend and some additional time in bflabs. i really enjoy it

[lean viper]

Could’ve been bad but I got helped out

[quasi summit]

You’ve been arguing for half an hour now dude.

[charred nova]

idk pacific drive in eu4 and it runs like ass imo

btw if no one has played pacific drive

its pretty good

[quasi summit]

lol the repair price is ridiculous

[charred nova]

you should play it

[peak oracle]

i mean look at BF6 engine, it runs at stable 30fps even on GTX cards

[hallow shadow]

Wow, you can read stuff on the internet, too?
Do you believe everything you read?

[echo nimbus]

Driving 🚗

[static lark]

Isn’t that just stalker but in a car?

[charred nova]

yes

[hallow shadow]

Do I need to tuck you in, with a blankie?

[charred nova]

its a rogue like car game

alright can you guys just knock it off

[static lark]

Like don’t all you do is drive around and find anomalous things?

[peak oracle]

are you even able to answer a question without another question? are you mentally limited?

[static lark]

The Woobie

[dreamy dagger]

We back
We so back
We are in the back
We are damn up the crack

[lean viper]

BRO IVE BEEN FARMING THIS ELECTRO BERRY FOR ONE HOUR NOW

[echo nimbus]

He's spreading pacific drive propaganda

[violet dune]

i though u dead

[charred nova]

you gather materials to upgrade your car and do that yes

its pretty fun

[lean viper]

ITS NOT APPEARING BUT I WONT STOP BC I FEEL LIKE IM CLOSE

[static lark]

What kinda car

[quasi summit]

I think it’s time to hang up the detector 😭

[echo nimbus]

Gambling 🎰

[charred nova]

a 1960s wagon

[static lark]

That’s what she said

[peak oracle]

idk what game is that but i guess is badly optimized

[lean viper]

https://tenor.com/view/digging-for-diamonds-never-give-up-gamble-gambling-keep-gambling-gif-15498081004227486559

[wooden walrus]

a shitbox 2000

[hallow shadow]

Sweetheart, you’re just looking for reasons to be mad, instead of seeing that there’s room to grow.

[dreamy dagger]

I was, until a Goblin with a dark green hoodie walked up to my dead ass and gave me a medkit. DEADASS!

[lean viper]

NO FCKING GIFS WHAT

[static lark]

Can we mute people yet

[dreamy dagger]

Oh hell naw bwoe

[charred nova]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvPPggQ-pHs

[echo nimbus]

No one has perms except mods im p sure

[peak oracle]

"wah wah can we mute people with the opposite opinion"

[static lark]

The whole argument that’s gone on for like 45 minutes now is boring

[charred nova]

alright guys

unreal engine sucks

[lean viper]

Yyyyyy I’ve never understood y ppl can’t use gifs like it’s just for fun

[echo nimbus]

Stop spreading propaganda 😤

[charred nova]

approved talking points

[dreamy dagger]

Wachu on bouts?

[charred nova]

WE ALL HATE UNREAL ENGINE

[echo nimbus]

Probably incase of ppl spamming I'd assume

[charred nova]

now

lets winge and complain about something else

[wooden walrus]

it's okay. Kinda wasted opportunity but as a narrative game it's eh

[static lark]

You’ve been insulting other people for 45 minutes. I don’t give a damn about your opinion I’m just trying to talk about a game I like while you verbally abuse people

[violet dune]

lets create our own engine. Community Engine

[charred nova]

well yah

the story kinda sucks

but its fun

[echo nimbus]

It's gonna have stalker 2 dating sim

[wooden walrus]

that it is

[hallow shadow]

It’s not an opinion, Gardevoir Lover.
You’re just looking for ragebait.

[static lark]

I hope so

[charred nova]

SHUT UP

STOP

[shell flax]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-maytech-monolith-prayer-gif-16869366242639767810

[echo nimbus]

Jack we know u like blood suckers it's ok

[hallow shadow]

Standing down.

[charred nova]

or ill get out my moderator hammer and wack you guys

[static lark]

PLEASE I YEARN TO SEE IT

[peak oracle]

lmao y'all been insulting me the past hour, i just started to answer back to lvl 5 mewtwo

[echo nimbus]

Ban hammer gif

[quasi summit]

We all getting freaky with Strelok

[static lark]

Harpy my love

[echo nimbus]

Until it becomes cod and adds anime and stuff no

[echo nimbus]

Jack telling us how he doesn't like blood suckers (he does and he's denying it)

[charred nova]

can't wait for my Zenless zone zero ak skin in stalker 2

[echo nimbus]

Isn't there a hello kitty skin or smt for one of the sniper rifles

[static lark]

His ex wife was a blood sucker just like is divorce lawyer

[charred nova]

yah

[wooden walrus]

what if we kissed under the sarcophagus 😳 👉 👈

[echo nimbus]

Damn no wonder he keeps denying it

[static lark]

Hear me out… Snorks

[wooden walrus]

oh here we go

[echo nimbus]

No

[charred nova]

we will have no snorking in chat

all snorkers will be muted

[static lark]

Then Poltergeists

[echo nimbus]

That dude that says he's stalking it Is gonna show up

[dreamy dagger]

Me at Unreal's door, screaming like a mad man:

*Die, you lil piece of unmoddable performance hoe. Die, sucka!"

[charred nova]

see this guy gets it

hes saying the approved talking points

[lean viper]

All I’m getting is soul lantern and moonlight like 1 electro berry bro

[static lark]

Ok UK Government

[wooden walrus]

godot port when gsc

[dreamy dagger]

This guy gets it as well, dont you see...

[lean viper]

It’s all I want

[charred nova]

sir that is not on the list of approved talking points

[static lark]

At least you can sell them for money

[quasi summit]

Yeah that stuff is annoying

[echo nimbus]

Atp just get the engine editor and spawn one in

[static lark]

Go ahead and post the big brother gif

[charred nova]

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

[dreamy dagger]

Bruddermans, wachu doing with a damn lantern, under the moonlight with like 1 electro berry.............. get your brains together

[static lark]

Is it Gif or Jif?

[echo nimbus]

Yk ur gonna cause ww3

[lean viper]

Imma scream in a sec

[hallow shadow]

Goffrey Lannister

[charred nova]

alright bro

[lean viper]

I’m crashing out I’ve been doing this for almost an hour

[charred nova]

we are not talking about that here

[dreamy dagger]

KEKS

[lean viper]

For one fcking electro berry

[static lark]

You made him stand up from his la-Z-boy

[echo nimbus]

Just don't farm cuz drop rates r doo doo

[dreamy dagger]

KEKKERS

Yall better be prepared for binocular sniping

[charred nova]

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/65c25d820483234984d9a275/0fceaf4b-596c-4bdd-a7f5-fcff5adc0e83/HAT+ICON+OPTIMIZED.gif?content-type=image%2Fgif

[dreamy dagger]

Coming soon to a sto... oh look at that fine ass.... hmm

[static lark]

I’m never gonna stop gooning

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/minion-never-goon-goon-cigarette-bad-ass-gif-5598618633103076947

[echo nimbus]

💀

[static lark]

All my stalkers are gooners for Harpy

[dreamy dagger]

Ew, Limansk in 2026 boys

[honest stag]

hi

[dreamy dagger]

Life can't be much more cruel than 2025 kicking you in the roadmap hard enough to get you in coma

Wake me up in Q2 2026, bossman @charred nova

[static lark]

I just wanna go to actual Chornobyl

[charred nova]

i will

dont worry

i want to go fishing

in the zone

[dreamy dagger]

down to the bone

[charred nova]

take me to the cooling towers to go fishing today......

[static lark]

I wanna lick the elephants foot like how I’d…. Nvm

[dreamy dagger]

[charred nova]

bro come on

[dreamy dagger]

[static lark]

What I can’t lick the irradiated goo?

[dreamy dagger]

The dude likes feet...

[charred nova]

[frigid hill]

a_lvl_5_mewtwo has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[echo nimbus]

💀 yall freaky

[hallow shadow]

Awww.

[static lark]

Forgive me for wanting to know what the forbidden radiated ice cream tastes like

[charred nova]

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

[static lark]

What’s the iron forest like?

[charred nova]

its a forest made of iron

[static lark]

Trees are made from wood you can’t trick me

[charred nova]

so its probably very metalic

[dreamy dagger]

God forbid we have GIF support on this GIF-less gifnnel.

[hallow shadow]

Ironwood? Like… From that one MMO? Aeturnum or whatever?

[versed reef]

It's funny how everyone uses this gif wrong lmao
Like they have no idea of the context

[echo nimbus]

We will never get gif support

[dreamy dagger]

One giant iron surrounded by trees

[static lark]

Iron giant? Superman

[charred nova]

its big brother eating ruffles

[dreamy dagger]

Clothing iron

[static lark]

THERES A STARMAN WAITING IN THE SKY HED LIKE TO COME AND SEE US BUT HE THINKS HED BLOW OUR MIND

[charred nova]

what context is needed

[echo nimbus]

The server when we can use gifs

[static lark]

half of the time this is a perfectly hinged discord….. the other half of the time

[charred nova]

if we ever gave the masses gif perms

it would be only for master+

[versed reef]

It's not Big Brother. It's Goldstein, the fake dude the party made up to rile up the people against a common enemy

[echo nimbus]

Is that the role u get by yapping ur life away or smt

[charred nova]

yes

[charred nova]

yah im a goldstein im very rich

[echo nimbus]

Ofc

[charred nova]

im made of gold

[static lark]

Those are the Rothschilds

[charred nova]

goldstienma am i right guys

[versed reef]

He's a Rocka feller

A swell chap

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/geeked-vs-locked-in-angry-bird-vs-angry-bird-locked-in-bird-gif-17221846656631414500

[static lark]

Too bad the Rockefellers are all poor now

Now their biggest claim to fame are oysters

[echo nimbus]

Those taste bad 👎

[static lark]

I’ve never had Oyster Rockefeller

[versed reef]

Real

[lean viper]

U GUYS I KID U NOT I SWEAR ON MY LIFE ON THE TRY THAT I WAS GOING TO GIVE UP ON I EVEN TOLD MYSELF IM DONE IF THIS ISNT IT BUT YOU KNOW MIRACLES HAPPEN THEN GUESS WHAT

[echo nimbus]

Gambling

[lean viper]

I GOT THE BLOODY ELECTRO BERRY

[lean viper]

AFTER AN HOUR AND 20 MINS

[static lark]

I want to try to Kobe a grenade into its mouth

[lean viper]

I HATE THIS GAME

[meager crag]

We all do

[echo nimbus]

Truly not worth it

[meager crag]

(Not really, but at least a pretty large group does)

[echo nimbus]

Which r the ppl who only complain

[charred nova]

shut up bro we like the game today

[meager crag]

Nuh-uh

[charred nova]

YUH HUH

[echo nimbus]

Cause we finally got roadmap

[meager crag]

[charred nova]

we can go back to hating it again on monday

[echo nimbus]

I told u guys to believe in the dream

[echo nimbus]

No

[static lark]

When they add in more bullpups I’ll like it again

[meager crag]

Sorry, not gonna happen

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/uni-cat-gif-16508948274886257497

[lean viper]

Now onto hypercube

[lean viper]

I’m going into endgame so I want smth idk

Alr I will count how many tries hypercube takes me

[echo nimbus]

I had hyper cube liquid rock and smt else Idt I farmed any tho

It was compass w those two

[static lark]

You guys actually min max the artifacts?

[echo nimbus]

No I just find them this run my luck is bad tho

[static lark]

I just carry whatever I have

[echo nimbus]

I haven't gotten a single legendary or rare artifact

The weird ball is so useful tho

[lean viper]

I had 2 compasses and 2 thunderberries without farming on my main run

This run was speedrun tho so I only had a compass

[echo nimbus]

💀 u didn't need all that

[static lark]

I don’t know all of the artifacts so idk what I have

I know I have the eye and the urchin I think

I could look but I’m watching YouTube

[echo nimbus]

The liquid rock imo is the best legendary artifact

[lean viper]

Yh no downsides

[static lark]

Idk where to find any of the legendary ones so I just don’t

I know I could look at Mapgenie but it’s not that serious so idc

[lean viper]

Heart of Chernobyl clears all 😮‍💨😮‍💨

[echo nimbus]

It's just random spawn chance but the further/ deeper u go into the zone the chance goes up I believe

[static lark]

Is the weird nut still broken?

[echo nimbus]

My save got bonked so I couldn't even get it

[echo nimbus]

No clue I never used it anyways since u need to charge it or smt

[static lark]

What’s even its pros v cons

I just remember it was bugged on launch so I never bothered to get it

It’s the only one I know where it’s at cause it’s at the fire cooling tower

[lean viper]

U take no damage from anomalies (about 7-10 charges I think) but when it runs out u need to wait for an emission and run outside after the emission ends when the sky is still red

[static lark]

That sounds garbage

[lean viper]

Not rlly u take 0 damage

[lean viper]

OH WAIT THE COOLING TOWER

[static lark]

Yeah but you have to run into an emission to charge it

[lean viper]

that’s weird bolt I was talking abt sorry

[echo nimbus]

Tbf there r way better artifacts than that. Which do way more

[lean viper]

No when it’s done and u don’t take damage

[static lark]

Ah I miss understood

What’s the weird nut do then besides have a funny name

[lean viper]

So weird nut is basically a hypercube, ur bleeding stops rlly quick but the downside it when u use medkits or bandages the like health going up think is a little bit slower

[static lark]

Why would I want that

[lean viper]

Bleeding resistance

It’s great, I hate bleeding

[static lark]

Just get a uncommon one that has bleeding res

[lean viper]

Especially when u do the slightest thing like run into a barbed fence of run into glass and u have to waste a bandage

[lean viper]

They r a lot slower

[static lark]

I hate the shard anomaly not cause of the bleeding but cause it rips your armor to shreds

[echo nimbus]

The altered artifacts r basically if u can't find the legendary ones ngl

[static lark]

Just 100% chance to drop kinda things

[lean viper]

Kinda I mean the weird pot and flower and bolt (which is like all of them😭) are all unique

[static lark]

Doesn’t the flower make you invincible but it needs recharge

[lean viper]

Weird water is my fav

[shell flax]

No, it makes it harder for mutants to find you iirc

[lean viper]

I wish it did anything but it’s useless, only makes u less detectable by enemies (more stealth)

[static lark]

@oak grove I think the AVT might be a real gun, a call back to our convo yesterday, and after thinking about it I wouldn’t mind a Automatic 7.62x54r rifle in the game

Only auto 54r guns we have are the Dnipro and RPK

The AVT just gives us what’s effectively a Soviet FAL

[static lark]

Oh that’s goofy

[fathom yarrow]

off-topic but is steam down for anyone else?

[lean viper]

Idk

[marsh iron]

tuesday usual steam maintenance

[wooden walrus]

was about to ask, not getting a steam down but my game keeps complaining about the cloud save

[fickle hill]

CURSE YOU CHEWSDAY

[fathom yarrow]

Seems like its down everywhere actually

[wooden walrus]

nuh uh

steamstat.us says:

"🛠 Steam is down for routine maintenance every Tuesday.
There have been 112,000 page views on this site in the past hour, this could indicate an issue with Steam."

see here, "this could indicate an issue with steam"
case closed.

[fathom yarrow]

You're fun at parties aren't ya

[static lark]

Add the MP7 to the game

[wooden walrus]

I mean it would make more sense than a mac10 I'll be perfectly honest

[deft coral]

Tuesdays are always maint day

[wooden walrus]

for all the fuddery in this channel I must agree to this point in particular

[static lark]

The MAC10 is dumb

MP7 cooler

Or p90

[hallow shadow]

I think P90 is a pretty weapon, but I’m not too sold on how good it is.
Never actually used one.

[static lark]

Or add the B&T TP9

[static lark]

I mean I assume it works well

And I’d hope the MP7 would work well, to get them over here you have to spend like 30,000

[echo nimbus]

Weird ball is the best one trust

[hallow shadow]

I love my weird ball.

[ashen quartz]

So there won't be any more new weapons this year?

[strong onyx]

It’s an interesting weapon to fire thats for sure.

[maiden creek]

I think its best they focuses on polish the game more before added any new weapon. As far as i know theyve put all weapon from previous trilogy and an extra 2 weapon. They are working on adding previous toolis like binocular and nvg first

[inland sage]

What consequences are there to killing random squads of friendlies? They don't help me at all during a firefight with a bunch of hostile mercs and actively loot the enemies as I'm killing them.

[sharp gulch]

Alife

[static lark]

Then the rest of the people in that faction begin to really not like you

I was so stunned when the random Warden patrols started shooting at me when I sided with Noon/Spark

[lean viper]

Liquid rock acquired

Only hypercube left

[primal nimbus]

Wakes up.
Sees latest road map.

When more new weapons?

[strong onyx]

When it’s ready.

[fierce nexus]

I'd rather NVG first

[primal nimbus]

Sides with the guys who mutually hates the Ward.
Gets shot at by Ward anywhere you meet them.
Surprised pikachu.

[primal nimbus]

Touche @strong onyx

[static lark]

Well I didn’t think they’d actually shoot me

[strong onyx]

Huh?

[fierce nexus]

[static lark]

I walked up to them trying to talk and I got shot by AKs

[primal nimbus]

Pinged you since I wanna combine 2 topics together since I’m lazy lol

[static lark]

Then I was like “oh yeah I just blew up Sircaa”

[spare canopy]

Kudos to GCS if they are going to update the engine and take advantage of all the optimisations.

Hopefully, they will also make the changes needed to properly give A-Life 2.0 as they envisioned.

If you are updating the engine, then take the time to get the ground work and backbone of everything else right at the same time. So the the game can actually shine.

[primal nimbus]

Yeah you turned SIRCAA into Black Mesa lol

[static lark]

“Why are you guys shooting at me?”
Turns and looks at the billowing clouds coming from SIRCAAs fresh rubble

[primal nimbus]

“Oh….. Yeah.”

[potent crescent]

How much do y’all think the engine upgrade would increase performance

[static lark]

Hopefully a noticeable amount

[spare canopy]

As much as possible.

But if they are doing that, then hopefully they are going to undo all the short cuts they did to get a game out, and do it right this time, thoroughly and properly, doing the franchise justice.

[static lark]

SIRCAA was too clean anyways

[spare canopy]

I absolutely hated SIRCAA.

[static lark]

After spending hours doing side quests and scumming the game I’d gotten used to everywhere being dark and grimey, so when I stepped into SIRCAA the clean marble tiles made me feel like I was on an alien planet

[inland sage]

Well it would be nice if they would stop robbing me with no ability for me to stop them aside from angering an entire faction.

[spare canopy]

I expect that was the intention.

That jarring out place feeling... It felt unnatural, in am area that was completely unnatural.

Bit for me, I didn't like, and I hate the way the game changed after it... Especially bringing monolith back blah blah... boring.

[static lark]

Is it really robbing you if the loot is on a dead guy?

[inland sage]

My dead guy. Harumph.

[primal nimbus]

The moment I stepped onto SIRCAA, I felt like I entered Half Life: STALKER.

[static lark]

Yeah I kinda hate how the game set up Noon to be the new “big” faction that you help out and try to help counter Monolith and then no matter what you choose they get zombified again

[spare canopy]

You also knew it was also going to go tits up.

[primal nimbus]

Given Scar and Strider’s prior chat, yeah

[static lark]

As soon as I talked to Dalin I knew things were going, he’s just unhinged

And then I talked to Agatha and she questioned me knowing 100% I was about to blow up SIRCAA then I lied to her face then strider out of no where on radio gonna say “OH BY THE WAY WERE HERE”

[static lark]

Shut up strider

[primal nimbus]

“Yeah. I don’t know shit.”
“Hey, Skif. Me and the Boys are here to blow shit up.”

[spare canopy]

pretty much.

I would have gone something like Ward come in, think they no better, through a lot of money at it and it all goes wrong, and Noontide coming in clearing up the mess, would have been a far better approach...

Maybe something sinister escaping from the noosphere and corrupting the real world...

[cedar bronze]

is there a mission bug in the A Miner Incident mission where even after I piched up the observatory activation instructions, the task doesn't get marked as completed?

[primal nimbus]

Say that again

[cedar bronze]

what?

[primal nimbus]

You wouldn’t get it

[cedar bronze]

,<

[static lark]

“We have enough to suspect something big is about to happen do you know anything about that?”

“Who me? Nahhhh I don’t know nothing”

“HEY SKIF WE HAVE THE EXPLOSIVES AND WERE IN THE BASEMENT”

[timber pier]

Hello chat.
If i would like to share a writeup i made for the use of f-model and such to do basic mods for whoms ever that might intrest where do i share that?

[cedar bronze]

so do I jus give up or do I make a bug report or something?

[primal nimbus]

Sounds like something a Freedom-aligned Loner and a Dutyer having a chat, the Loner covering for a Freedom sneak attack from underneath the Cement Factory then a Freedomer radioed lol

[spare canopy]

Make a bug report, then try loading an older save and see if the bug persists.

[static lark]

I’d try to reload save and do it again and then if it doesn’t work I’d send in a bug report, sometimes the code just doesn’t trigger for some reason

[cedar bronze]

I tried reloading save, doesn't work.

[cobalt fiber]

Long time no see

[static lark]

Yeah just send in bug report I suppose

[static lark]

My real question is why didn’t Agatha warn anyone

She gave me time to go downstairs have a whole conversation with that one Noon guy and then when I decide who I want to align with I finally start to get shot at

[primal nimbus]

Given that there’s some sort of shadowy council she’s a part of, I won’t be surprised if they have their own agenda

[primal nimbus]

Ngl I wanted to shoot Dubny because of Hog, but thought about it after reading a PDA and believed its just Hog trying to get extra points.

[static lark]

Isn’t her whole purpose for being there involved with SIRCAA is cause she wants to use the anomalies for some Illuminati type stuff

[primal nimbus]

SIRCAA (from my understanding) seems to not fully know that

[static lark]

SIRCAA must be a bunch of idiots

[primal nimbus]

Given they have Dalin, yeah

-# Rip to Papa Korshunov. He’s not mad. He’s just disappointed.

[static lark]

Well Dalin is a “genius” he’s also insane which clouds his judgement I suppose

[hallow shadow]

So, this Dnipro.
What kinda optics can I slap on that thing?
2x?

I really wanna put a 2x on it.

[static lark]

I use the Holo

But I think you can put the ACOG or whatever on it I’m unsure though

[hallow shadow]

Hmm. Fair enough.

[static lark]

I don’t see why you wouldn’t be able to cause it’s got picatinny rails like anything else

[hallow shadow]

Just unlocked Lesser Zone earlier today. Gonna zoot past the checkpoint and rush that tower.
Might swing to Cordon, first. Because Sido sells suppressors.

Also. There’s armor someone told me about.

[static lark]

Again I don’t use suppressors I have like 5 in my stash but I just don’t use them

[static lark]

The Exo I was talking about?

[hallow shadow]

Near a grain elevator?
I use suppressors. They occasionally work.

I disapprove of Holo sights.

[hallow shadow]

Was it an exo? Like just north of Rookie Village, up the road?

[static lark]

Oh that wasn’t me if it’s a grain elevator, there’s an Exo close to the cooling towers in a maintenance warehouse

[thorny ibex]

It's a duty exo

[hallow shadow]

Ohhh, no. Another stalker, yesterday, was telling me about a nice suit in Cordon. I’d found a blue Merc Suit. That might be what they told me about.

[static lark]

Yeah a Curaiss

[hallow shadow]

Ew. Doody.

[static lark]

It doesn’t look like Duty

[thorny ibex]

It only has it's colors

[static lark]

And it’s one of the best armors in the game the only real downside is it makes you unable to sprint

[hallow shadow]

Unable to sprint is a deal breaker. Dang.

[static lark]

Then for Exo you’re gonna have to wait till Pripyat to get the Diamond

[thorny ibex]

I like diamond exo

[hallow shadow]

Does it come with any buffs to offset that, other than stats?

I like the Guardian of Freedom suit, in Garbage. I’ll be picking that up on my way to Cooling Towers.

[static lark]

It’s pretty solid against all types of damage, it’s a bit meh against Psi, it also gives you +8kg of carrying cap

[thorny ibex]

Or if you have the mega Jesus version of stalker you could get that one

[hallow shadow]

8k? That’s actually pretty insane.

[static lark]

And once you go to Yaniv to upgrade it I’m sure it makes it better

[thorny ibex]

But both require pripyat

[plain fiber]

We're missing several weapons from the original trilogy still, so that's incorrect. We're missing:

• Fort-12

• Makarov PB

• Walther P99

• Beretta M9

• Browning Hi-Power

• Desert Eagle

• AN-94

• L85A1

• SIG 550

• FN F2000

[hallow shadow]

I need to find me a filled-out Stalker map.

[static lark]

I think you can get the one in Yaniv to do it unsure though

[hallow shadow]

Blegh. L85?

[static lark]

Mapgenie is great

[plain fiber]

Well ideally we'd get a more modern replacement.

[hallow shadow]

I can get behind an M9, and a 550, though.

[static lark]

There’s not really such thing

[charred nova]

the duty exo is the worst exo in the game

[static lark]

The L85 is garbage

[static lark]

Shut up, it’s better than what he has

[thorny ibex]

The diamond exo yea but I think they patch it

[hallow shadow]

Isn’t that just the SA80?

Cause yeah. Dookie gun.
And I like bullpups.

[charred nova]

ERM SIR YOUR FORGETTING THE F2000

[static lark]

The L85 is the “improved” version. It’s still garbage

[plain fiber]

I don't mean literally for God's sake, I mean a more modern rifle that can fill in that tier for the 5.56 weapons; something that serves as a Western/NATO equivalent of the AKS-74U.

[plain fiber]

HOW DID I FORGET!? Adding it now.

[hallow shadow]

F2000 is such a fun looking gun.

[charred nova]

Liberty exo supremacy

[plain fiber]

Alrighty, fixed.

[static lark]

Isn’t the Liberty the one you need the Ultra edition for

[charred nova]

no

[hallow shadow]

I’d also run an AN-94.

[static lark]

What’s the one that comes with Ultra edition

[charred nova]

its literally found just sitting there in the pripyat library

[charred nova]

its some heavy ward armor

it honestly sucks

[static lark]

It’s an Exo

[hallow shadow]

Why not?
Let’s just get the Beryl, honestly.

[charred nova]

there is a free ward exo you can get that is way better

[thorny ibex]

Diamond exo is better because monolithians have drip

[hallow shadow]

Where?

[charred nova]

nah fake news

[plain fiber]

AN-94 could probably do with a more modern replacement. They already did that with the Saiga replacing the Protecta and the HK-416 replacing that AR-15/M4 equivalent that I can never remember the real world name of.

[charred nova]

its on the way into pripyat

i forgor where

[thorny ibex]

Explain

[hallow shadow]

Good enough, thank you.

[charred nova]

has higher carry capacity

instantly better

[plain fiber]

I'm just sad that the Liberty exo no longer has those orange stripes across the ballistic vest.

[static lark]

Also why did the UA in uni adopt Beril over Bulat?

[charred nova]

like its on the out skirts

[thorny ibex]

Yea but I run funny water that makes you drunk so diamond better

[primal nimbus]

Ngl the I liked the TRS-300 back in Clear Sky.

[charred nova]

you gotta do gotta climb up on some pipes

and throw bolts to run through the electro anomalies to get to it

[plain fiber]

The attachment versatility made it insanely useful and viable even into the end-game, at least in CS and especially in CoP.

[hallow shadow]

Timing anomalies became an issue for me, trying to save that guy’s dead friend in Lesser Zone.

[charred nova]

fake news

[static lark]

The Bulat is the better armor but the Description says that UA adopted Beril over it

[thorny ibex]

How

[plain fiber]

Ugh, how can anyone stand to run the Weird Water 24/7?

[primal nimbus]

Make it be a HK416 unique that’s way better

[thorny ibex]

I forget that I have it equipped

[static lark]

They’re just actual alcoholics

[hallow shadow]

I’m a no-good-dirty-rotten cheater, and I’m running infinite stamina and carry weight.

Mostly for the stamina. Carry weight doesn’t mean much to me, I pack light.

[plain fiber]

Eh....not sure if I'm a fan of that idea. The whatever-it's-called is a pretty old gun.

[thorny ibex]

Yes my skif is the one who drinks

[charred nova]

liberty has more phyiscal protection

so its better

[primal nimbus]

True but I like it so much lol

[static lark]

No one knows apparently

[thorny ibex]

Let me check that

[charred nova]

basically all the other stats don't matter

[static lark]

Have you considered…. The monolith armor makes you look cooler

[charred nova]

if i did id be lying

[static lark]

You’re just a freedom fanboy

Go watch brokeback mountain for the 12th time this week

[hallow shadow]

Duty seems just as sketchy as Freedom, though.

[charred nova]

i mean duty is just ward but shit

[hallow shadow]

Glorified Mutant Hunters.
Nothing more, and maybe a little less.

[thorny ibex]

Woah now duty is better than ward

[static lark]

Can you run in Liberty armor?

[plain fiber]

In S2, Freedom has become sketchy AF, whereas Duty has become pathetic and stagnant.

Both factions need leadership changes imo.

[charred nova]

no not really

[plain fiber]

With an upgrade yes, same with the Diamond exo.

[charred nova]

ward did everything duty wanted to do

[hallow shadow]

Freedom does weird me out.
I guess it comes down to internal conflict?

[charred nova]

in a much shorter time frame

ward actually managed to destroy the zone

duty never even got close

[plain fiber]

Cuirass exo is the only exo without a sprint upgrade and I have no idea why.

[hallow shadow]

Like. I don’t wanna wipe the Zone off the map, but I also really don’t want to make the whole world The Zone.

But there’s no in-between for these guys.

[plain fiber]

Freedom has never wanted to make the whole world the Zone.

[static lark]

What does the Liberty actually look like when equipped tho

[charred nova]

probably because it can be obtained at literally any point in the game

[static lark]

Cause if it looks worse than the Urban camo Diamond then I’m not using it, rule of cool always wins

[plain fiber]

Isn't the sprint upgrade progression-locked in Pripyat though? It's not like it would really matter.

[hallow shadow]

Curaiss Exo? The one you told me about, right? In Pripyat?

[primal nimbus]

Idk if I still have liberty exo

[gloomy citrus]

Cooling tower

[charred nova]

no

[plain fiber]

Cuirass exo is in the Cooling Towers region.

[hallow shadow]

Ohhh. Then, why hate freedom?
Duty just sounds really ACAB, like Ward, to me.

[hallow shadow]

But I’m doing a Ward playthrough. For my first. Just to get the guilty feeling out of the way.

[gloomy citrus]

Whats this? Isnt Cuirass exo has Duty camo?

[static lark]

@hallow shadow if you wanted to get normal armor that isn’t exo you could go to STC Malachite and get the Falcon, or go over to Rostok and buy the Wolfhound armor from Birch

[worldly thicket]

I’m doing a spark to get mine

[plain fiber]

Freedom sees the Zone as a boon to mankind and thinks it should be open to all. Duty sees the Zone as the greatest threat to mankind in all of Earth's history and think it should be destroyed. The two groups are diametrically opposed in their ideologies and views on the Zone, which is the source of their conflict.

[static lark]

That’s liberty

[charred nova]

thats liberty

[gloomy citrus]

Oh ok

[charred nova]

honestly the biggest crime of stalker 2

[hallow shadow]

The Sparkers are next, for me.

[charred nova]

they did not add any of the clear sky armor

WHERE MY FUCKEN CS-1

[static lark]

So it has gold accents instead of being camo?

[thorny ibex]

Ward tries to control everything but fails and duty held off freedom at their peak though you could say that S2 is freedom at their peak

[hallow shadow]

Then I’m just not comfortable with Duty.
Dang.

[plain fiber]

The oranges are too dull.

[thorny ibex]

Plus duty held more ground the ward ever has

[hallow shadow]

That sounds clear-cut, to me.

[charred nova]

ward literally stomped duty

what you on about

[gloomy citrus]

Duty has always been a meme in stalker franchise. No one takes them seriously.

[plain fiber]

To be fair to Duty, their reasoning behind their views of the Zone aren't unfounded. Just about every member of the faction has at least one horror story that brought them to the faction in the first place.

[primal nimbus]

Duty wants to destroy the Zone.
Freedom wants the Zone to be open to everyone.
Ward’s just a bunch of pricks.

[hallow shadow]

Fair enough.
I remember restarting cause I accidentally killed a Roosevelt guy, without a quest.

[charred nova]

its a low iq take on the zone imo

[hallow shadow]

FREEDOM

[charred nova]

fear of the unknown

yet too afraid to actually do anything about it

[static lark]

[charred nova]

just preach your gonna destroy the zone

[static lark]

Noon on top, we will hopefully be back in DLC

[charred nova]

while never taking a single step towards doing it

[plain fiber]

I wouldn't say low IQ, just very shortsighted. The Zone absolutely has the potential to be of great value to mankind, as shown in the best ending to CoP.

[primal nimbus]

I mean, given resources and logistics, its a no brainer.

[static lark]

Noon has the coolest patch imo and they look cool that’s why I chose them

Your politics are boring, the rule of cool will always be on top

[hallow shadow]

The Zone has potential, and I literally living history.
I could not just erase a chunk of Ukraine like that.

[charred nova]

like the entire idea of destroying the zone is dumb

the zone has magic rocks that cure cancer

and we are just gonna get rid of that

🤨

[thorny ibex]

After being weakened from with in

[static lark]

So plutonium?

[hallow shadow]

Because it can be monetized.

[static lark]

Isn’t that weird radiation can give you cancer but they also use radiation to treat cancer

[primal nimbus]

Duty has been dealing with deadly anomalies, dangerous mutants, anarchists, and bandits, not really prepared for someone like Ward to literally show up to the Zone like they did.

[charred nova]

boo hoo

if i have to choose between having rocks that cure cancer but they cost a lot

[plain fiber]

I think Duty would be better off if they reworked their philosophy. Instead of trying to destroy the Zone, they would be better off trying to protect the outside world from its more dangerous aspects like mutants, anomalies, etc.

[charred nova]

and none at all

im choosing the former every time

[gloomy citrus]

Nothing will stop Duty in its triumphant march!

[charred nova]

to never do anything

[hallow shadow]

I’m not saying you’re wrong, man.
But that could be one of their reasonings.
I’m freedom.

[primal nimbus]

Checks roles
Sees Freedomer role

[hallow shadow]

But “greed” is a detriment to humanity, and destroying the Zone would prevent greed from happening

[gloomy citrus]

Just be monolith smh. You get wallhacks and aimbots.

[static lark]

I’d like to say nothing will stop noon when it comes to destroying Monolith but yk it literally took 10 seconds of a Noosphere signal to make Noon into Monolith

[hallow shadow]

However.
I’m not nuking the zone twice.

[charred nova]

again who cares

[primal nimbus]

*thrice

[gloomy citrus]

Such is the will, of the Monolith...

[static lark]

Frice

[plain fiber]

Like hunt dangerous mutants, aid the scientists in research of anomalies to better help protect against them, hunt down Bandits to help protect people within the Zone, etc.

Duty could actually put themselves into a position to be friendly cops/game wardens, but instead they wallow in fear and shortsightedness.

[static lark]

So since I’m a noon fanboy am I just a monolith sleeper cell

[echo nimbus]

No

[primal nimbus]

I blame Voronin for that.
Krylov was actually chill

[charred nova]

duty has never worked with the scientists

freedom has though

[static lark]

Hello fellow Noontider

[hoary crest]

Doody

[plain fiber]

Didn't say they did.

[thorny ibex]

Yep

[echo nimbus]

They r trying to convert us back brother

[thorny ibex]

Join us brother

[charred nova]

hope they add an alt route for stalker 2

[plain fiber]

Actually wait, wasn't there a bit of dialogue or something in SoC that mentioned Duty doing stuff for the Ecologists in Yantar?

[primal nimbus]

Oh god, the Nooner-Mono schism

[charred nova]

where you stop the monolith from activating

[hallow shadow]

The Nooners really didn’t do anything wrong.

[static lark]

“The Tax Collector”

is a Monolithian

Yeah that tracks

[echo nimbus]

That would be peak bro

[static lark]

Literally just wanted to recover and be left alone

[hallow shadow]

They just wanna not be brainwashed.

[thorny ibex]

Fair enough

[charred nova]

it always felt like that was suppose to be an option

[echo nimbus]

Nooners just wanted to live on the nice island in peace

[charred nova]

it makes no sense to just kill noon right after you meet them

[hoary crest]

Well.. Some of them anyway

[primal nimbus]

I hope Bluish and his friend turned out okay :(

[static lark]

Yeah Faust… he don’t count

[echo nimbus]

Bro the cutscene w strider might have been the only "good" piece of dialouge in stalker 2 for me at least

[hallow shadow]

I can’t wait to face Faust.

[echo nimbus]

We dont like him

[static lark]

Faust is just a Monolithian who pretends to be a Noontider

[charred nova]

i should have been able to kill faust

for a new route

[primal nimbus]

I will always lie to Strider after telling him the truth only once

[plain fiber]

He's also the final result of the controller experiments iirc.

[echo nimbus]

No good endings in stalker 2 💔

[static lark]

For the Noontide route you just slime out Faust

[thorny ibex]

He is a controller in a human skin suit

[hallow shadow]

Really?

[static lark]

Faust straight hands you his handgun and leaves

[echo nimbus]

I lied to cuz honestly he doesn't deserve it 😪 legit one of the most tragic characters

[plain fiber]

It's debatable.

[hallow shadow]

Like a FromSoft game?

[charred nova]

i should be able to rat him out to strider then kill him

[static lark]

Depends on your definition of “good”

[plain fiber]

Hey now, FromSoft games do have good endings.

[echo nimbus]

Like Tim said it's debatable but imo for skif there is no good ending rlly

[hallow shadow]

Age of Dark

[charred nova]

technically there is

[echo nimbus]

Sekiro has actually good endings 🗣️

[charred nova]

the ward ending

is the good ending for skif

[hallow shadow]

Not linking the flame

[charred nova]

he gets his house and gets to go home

he fucked over literally everyone

[static lark]

Yeah but the zone becomes a corporation controlled area

[charred nova]

but at least he got to go home

[hallow shadow]

That’s all I’m there for.

[echo nimbus]

Is that even technically good tho? Cuz isn't everyone being spied on basically

[plain fiber]

Age of Dark in DS1 really is the good ending because you're letting the flame fade like it was supposed to.

[charred nova]

if your skif yah

you don't care about that

you literally betrayed everyone

lol

[thorny ibex]

Brother he becomes a stalker

[primal nimbus]

Agreed

[plain fiber]

DS2's good ending was taking the option to walk away imo.

[static lark]

Is there a unique variant of the Gauss rifle?

[echo nimbus]

Thats why I don't like skif

[hallow shadow]

Destroy Nashandra, and Aldia, and turn around.

[plain fiber]

DS3 I think has a couple of endings that could potentially be considered good depending on your point of view.

[echo nimbus]

Imagine if strider had a gauss rifle that u could get

[charred nova]

he arguably becomes an agent but its too vague to really know what happened

[hallow shadow]

Age of Dark.
Give your Firekeeper the Eyes.

[weary hedge]

Purification ending on top

[echo nimbus]

Corporate sellout

[static lark]

Instead he just gives you Leon Kennedy’s gun from RE4

[charred nova]

at face value skif sold out the entire world for a house

[plain fiber]

However, the best ending in DS3 is to let the flame finally fade. I mean for goodness' sake, the world is literally dying and covered in ash because people won't let the damn thing just end.

[hallow shadow]

She hates you for it. But oh well.
I’m here to do the right thing, not make friends.

[echo nimbus]

Dragons heritage is good too ngl I like how most endings r "good" in sekiro

[static lark]

Better be a nice house

[charred nova]

the way its described sounds like it is

[plain fiber]

Is that the one the ends with sequel bait?

[weary hedge]

Fr

[hallow shadow]

Frenzy Flame is also a good ending, and I’m tired of pretending it’s not.

[echo nimbus]

But also skifs the same person who went into the zone cuz he lost his tiny house

[charred nova]

so he got an upgrade

[echo nimbus]

It's not bait bro have faith

[plain fiber]

Well okay, sequel tease.

[charred nova]

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

me when i betray everyone i meet for a house

[echo nimbus]

Yeah but also prob could have gotten a job within that time frame lmao

[echo nimbus]

Trust sekiro 2 is any decade now

[static lark]

Betrayed What’s his name for a house

[charred nova]

skif is not the brightest bulb

[static lark]

The dude who’s really friendly I can’t remember his name

[plain fiber]

I could see it happening eventually. They probably have the ending there just in case they do decide to do a sequel.

[static lark]

Schneider or whatever

[hallow shadow]

Richter?

[static lark]

Yeah that guy

[echo nimbus]

Honestly if the mc was a noontider that could be better imo

[plain fiber]

Today is patch Tuesday my dudes, don't forget to do your Windows updates.

[hallow shadow]

Richter, my beloved.

[static lark]

I suck with names

[fickle hill]

[charred nova]

skif probably has Asperger syndrome due to how emotionally oblivious he seems at times

[static lark]

Straight called that man autistic

[unkempt vault]

I’m trying to do the malachite platforming and the game is chugging

[echo nimbus]

I pray for sekiro 2

[plain fiber]

As an autistic person myself (with an Aspergers diagnosis specifically), I could absolutely see Skif being autistic. Richter as well.

[static lark]

Seal

[charred nova]

from one to another i can tell

[hallow shadow]

Richter, for sure.

[plain fiber]

Ah, so you too have the autism-dar?

[static lark]

Can we date Richter next DLC?

[fickle hill]

Takes one to know one

[static lark]

Is Autism-dar like Gaydar?

[hallow shadow]

Romance options when, GSC?

[charred nova]

stalker 2 finally has women

women are not romancable

[plain fiber]

Yes. Not sure if it has an actual name though.

'Tism-dar?

[charred nova]

0/10

[echo nimbus]

Jack waiting for blood sucker

[fickle hill]

Not really

[hallow shadow]

Tism isn’t bad.
We all exist on a spectrum.
Like radiological waves

[frigid hill]

lazarus2466 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[static lark]

WHAT I SAID BIRCH AND HARPY

[charred nova]

you said bitch

which is a moderator only word

[plain fiber]

Lol.

[static lark]

Fat fingers

[hallow shadow]

I like that we can say shit.

[plain fiber]

HE FAILED! LAUGH AT HIM!

[hallow shadow]

The simple things.

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/chudlogic-chud-logic-evil-gang-evil-gif-11587451429599961940

[plain fiber]

*insert that laughing GIF from Final Fantasy here*

[echo nimbus]

Stalker 2 coop when

[fickle hill]

Via mod

[plain fiber]

I'd much rather have that than a boring-ass and totally unneeded PvP multiplayer.

[hoary crest]

Update map for the rest of the year looks good, though it also looks like its gunna break a lot of mods 😄

[echo nimbus]

Does anyone want pvp? 💀

[plain fiber]

And this is why I don't mod a game when it's still being actively developed/patched.