☢┃stalker-general

[zenith gust]

I’m on pack watch this morning

[analog lintel]

The same insult twice, where's the creativity?

[hardy totem]

How about no insults? Keep it civil ya'll

[drifting forge]

Hey i was watching that

[analog lintel]

I like Scar's insult where he says you were a talisman but you turned out to be a forgery. I need to incorporate this into my conversations more

[drifting forge]

We should all just start talking and acting like HoC Scar

[smoky hawk]

finally a good feature

[floral musk]

What

[analog lintel]

True. I don't understand the hate for his S2 writing, I find him hysterical. I don't agree with him, but I love to side with him until it's time to get off the Spark Train

[zenith gust]

I don’t need to be creative when I speak facts

[zenith gust]

It’s funny

[drifting forge]

Same, at least it's all explained why hes like that

[zenith gust]

[drifting forge]

I goddamn love him lmfao. Especially his UA voice actor

Did such a good job on him istg

[smoky hawk]

bitches be watching someone squash rats and then ask "wheres the creativity"

[analog lintel]

I am blind, but it is you who cannot see

[analog lintel]

I honestly preferred the english voice actor. His english VA was the best in the english cast in my opinion, I would sometimes swap to english to hear his cutscenes because of how fun his weird accent was

[drifting forge]

True

[zenith gust]

I know right

[drifting forge]

But i hate the English overall, cant stand it

Like yeah they didnt do a bad job

[analog lintel]

Oh it's horrible they went with British voice actors. I have no idea why that was done

[drifting forge]

But nothing fits

[analog lintel]

The british accents are so strikingly strange

[drifting forge]

Ukranian hobos who speak shіtty English wouldve been peak for random npcs

[analog lintel]

I wish they'd gotten Ukrainian english speakers to do the en dub, or at least english speakers trying their best (likely horrid) Ukrainian accent impressions. It could've at least been funny bad

[drifting forge]

I wish the suggestions channel was still open

Modders could have the time of their lives with some of it

[smoky hawk]

you can laugh at idiots here

[drifting forge]

Real

[analog lintel]

It's such a shame STALKER 2 did away with the old inventory UI, I hate the new stuff. I miss seeing ranks and names and pictures when looting bodies

It also gave us protagonists with distinctive faces, since we had to see them whenever we opened the inventory. Meanwhile Skif's face in S2 is so.... basic and boring

It's not like they can't do character design, S2 has an excellent looking cast who are all very distinctive, they just didn't put the effort in to make Skif look interesting because you only see him in the endings

[smoky hawk]

hes a self insert character

[analog lintel]

I wouldn't say that really. Skif is designed to be something of an audience surrogate but he does have some of his own views which develop depending on your story path. A self-insert is when a creator puts themselves directly in the story

I agree, though, that we could've seen a little more from him character-wise. I understand they wanted to make him be someone with no desire of his own for the Project Y ending to make sense, but it wouldn't have hurt to make him slightly more likable and interesting.

Skif just sorta gets carried by the rest of the cast story-wise, since they're all far more interesting characters who he propels into action

[smoky hawk]

hes made to be vague so the player inserts himself into him

aspiration and all

[inland mantle]

There used to be one?

[smoky hawk]

quite simple really

[analog lintel]

Yes, audience surrogate, as I said

[smoky hawk]

unfortunately

[drifting forge]

Before games release yeah, lot of dumb shit but it was entertaining

[inland mantle]

Damn, those are usually chaos

[analog lintel]

My STALKER 2 suggestion: include a cat-ear headband hidden in Dalin's office. For lore.

[obtuse veldt]

Gotta say a thing about Zaton bandits, it seems they are the only ones with a brain

[drifting forge]

Honestly

Also the Agroprom bandits who disguised themselves as Loners

[teal shadow]

Anyone feels weird at the fact that trilogy garbaj has a small dirt road instead of asphalt in HOC?

[analog lintel]

I didn't notice that, but you're right

I guess they just wanted to standardize it because HOC's map, while I have MANY issues with it, is making more of an attempt to portray the real logistics of how operations worked pre-second-disaster (with the rail lines and the roads all making some sort of sense)

It's a shame we never get to see Korshunov and Kaymanov interact

[teal shadow]

How do train depots work? wouldnt it make sense to have big roads for trucks and stuff to carry shipments?

[drifting forge]

I prefer the HoC map layout but it can really be expanded a good bit and needs to be filled with quests and interactions cause it's lacking them

[teal shadow]

Agreed

[analog lintel]

I mostly like it except things like the Scorcher and Zaton being weird

Zaton makes me enraged its literally stated in CoP to be in the north, through a passage opened up by the Scorcher coming down

its based on a real place NORTH OF PRIPYAT

[drifting forge]

Yeah that pisses me off a lil

[zenith gust]

They should’ve hired American rednecks to do comically bad Russian accents in English

[teal shadow]

why does that remind me of counter strike

[analog lintel]

STALKER 2 feels like a major step back for the series in the geography. In the old games it made sense that "the north" was the dangerous place, they were in the southern Zone and the center was to their north, but we see in CoP that they're now getting towards the upper half of the Zone too. Then in HOC we go right back to the center being the northernmost point

its like GSC forget the Zone is a radius around a central spot

[drifting forge]

Yeah

But, BUT, there is 1 thing that pisses me off most

Rad levels have dropped like crazy. Last playthrough I beat it with a sunrise suit almost the whole game and the only rads i got were on borders in the Red Forest

[teal shadow]

isnt that also the case in the original trilogy?

[drifting forge]

From hour 6 to right before point of no return i ran with the Sunrise

[teal shadow]

or have i forgotten something

[analog lintel]

I don't know I got rads in a few places, but I do think some more radiation could've been good in certain spots

[analog lintel]

the originals had "radiation anomalies" -- usually on the outskirts of a map to tell you to go back. they were spots of high radiaiton

[sharp prawn]

whoops. there may be another bloodsucker nest "introduced" in the latest update near the zallisa village where the stalker camp out by that bus stop. 4 beasts are not able to be contained

[drifting forge]

Theres a clear difference. The trilogy had more rad hotspots too

TrilOG had some areas where you needed better armour like a Seva

[analog lintel]

i think they were very cool from a lore perspective since they're clearly an anomaly coming from the unique collective memory of Chernobyl

[drifting forge]

Or where Sunrise aint enough prot

[teal shadow]

alr alr, i see your point

The only time I died of radiation was in the slag heap in stalker 2

[analog lintel]

Yeah thats those instakill areas right

I got hit by those so much. Annoying area.

[drifting forge]

Like for example Red Forest in SoC, just try crossing the shortcut with a Sunrise lol. Or straying off the path slightly

[teal shadow]

most of the death was from trying to get to richter

[analog lintel]

True

[drifting forge]

HoC just has a lot less and a lot less powerful rad hotspots

[analog lintel]

SoC red forest was horrifying

[teal shadow]

yeah I just remembered that, I think I spent like 10 anti-rads

[analog lintel]

I guess that area is now north malachite

[teal shadow]

(case of me being a complete dumbass and hiding from bullets in radiated area)

[analog lintel]

Oh yeah while we're on the subject of the map: Army warehouses is infuriating. It's not even a region anymore, being merged into the chemical plant, and NOBODY LIVES THERE. You're telling me there's a massive compound once used by the largest faction in the Zone and people aren't setting up in the area AT ALL?

[teal shadow]

I know right

[drifting forge]

First playthrough I was using scientific medkits to cure rads i was that messed up

[analog lintel]

And it's not like the chemical plant is much better of a base for Ward than the Warehouses would've been either. Why did they steal the plant from Spark if there was a massive military base next door??

[teal shadow]

probably because of easier access to more populated area, malachite was just mostly scientist, right?

[analog lintel]

Even if you're gonna put Ward in the chem plant, I don't see why we didn't get a settlement in Warehouses. That side of the map needed some sort of base (especially since you lose access to Malachite after a certain point)

The Western Zone got hit BAD by the cutting room floor

RIP west duga region.

[teal shadow]

western part of the zone was so empty outside of story missions ngl

[analog lintel]

It's such a shame

really most of the Zone was empty outside of story missions

We're never getting A-life....

[teal shadow]

sad :(

at least the fellas who just like to explore and stuff is having fun

[analog lintel]

Burnt forest is by far the most bizarre region. You get sent there exactly once in the story and there is nothing else there in terms of quests

I just.... why?

[drifting forge]

Forgot it exists lmao

[analog lintel]

An area the size of garbage with a really unique aesthetic and all you do in it is talk to scar and leave

[teal shadow]

burnt forrest seems like the type of place with medium to end game enemies with good loot inside, idk just gives me the vibe

[analog lintel]

yeah. It could've been a really cool place, but instead its just... very empty

There is that one nightmare house

I loved that place (even though the key was hard to find)

[teal shadow]

its like at the very edge of the map

[analog lintel]

the lightning strikes in burnt forest are so cool

[zenith gust]

The burnt forest

Why would you ever wanna spend more time in California

[lone epoch]

I lived in california

[zenith gust]

I feel bad for you

[lone epoch]

.....IT WAS BLOODY TORTU-

[zenith gust]

Yes it was

No guns and white women everywhere

[lone epoch]

blshfuehej

[zenith gust]

No redeemable qualities in the slightest

[lone epoch]

I freaking hate Cali... Why is it even a state..

[drifting forge]

Lmao

[lone epoch]

Being there makes me want to go outside, hand out guns and play "Call me maybe" as loud as possible

[zenith gust]

Californias motto should be “atleast you aren’t in India”

[lone epoch]

yk what... That's such a great idea its going into my

-# itty bitty tiny ass book of ideas

because. That's literally what it should be

[tepid hull]

Hey guys does anyone know how can i get tester?

[lone epoch]

a tester?

[distant coyote]

Anyone know how to report a bug I just got that deleted my Veteran save?

[lone epoch]

err nope I do not know

[shrewd needle]

No, that picture is from my own game; maybe an update lengthened the ladder.

[tepid hull]

Tester rank here on discord

[shrewd needle]

Getting stashes and cleaning out dead bodies using MapGenie.

[lone epoch]

oh yeah idk then

[teal shadow]

ah... map genie, classic

[shrewd needle]

Yep, there's just too much crap lying around too large a map, so...streamline it.

[teal shadow]

helped me out in tyring to find sidequests when bored ngl

[shrewd needle]

I only use it to find stashes and such; quests are kind of obvious due to blue markers.

[near swallow]

Mild spoilers about a certain guy from the roof on Wild Island

||Somehow the zombified Noon guy up there has climbed down and is now walking along the northern shore. He's just out for a walk, I'll let him live.||

[nimble heath]

||Same here, sometimes I kill him by accident and have to load a previous save||

[near swallow]

Oh, the dude's door is closed so I can't complete the quest D:

nevermind, just needed to go back to Strider first

[worldly wigeon]

Add the bfc9000 to stalker

[misty salmon]

Do the ask questions this and ask if they can add it, higher chance of it being seen there

[worldly wigeon]

You don’t know what the bfc9000 is

[graceful zodiac]

GAMMA mentioned!

[misty salmon]

I don’t your right

What is it?

[near swallow]

Probably don't google it if you're in public or on a work machine.

Why you'd be on discord at work, I don't know but I don't judge

[raw smelt]

Bro my save just gave the ghost on me and corrupted 😭

Honestly wouldn't mind replaying stuff, so much has been added since release and I feel like I missed most of the experience

But I don't wanna miss out again on stuff so Imma wait a few months, got a friend hooked on the game though

[late shore]

Will my ultimate edition LAMP ever ship 😵

[silent valve]

one of the biggest questions to the universe...

[rancid kiln]

(In regards to the first message in the #📜┃gsc-answers from this time) I think after all the radiation in the zone Skif would become bald no? 😅

[pseudo gate]

Canonically he's new to the zone
Do you remember streloks glorious mane in that trailer in 2021?
Look at him now

[rancid kiln]

https://tenor.com/view/full-metal-jacket-holy-jesus-what-is-that-meme-funny-gif-15283730

[misty salmon]

Uh oh dude

[silent valve]

^^

[austere pagoda]

explain please

also explain please

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/riddler-paul-dano-new-rockstars-thumbnail-does-he-know-he-doesnt-know-gif-27552850

[stuck seal]

He may not know but I do

[charred nova]

According to some leaks that Guy from the trailer ended up getting cut and replaced with strelok

He was some sorta fsb agent allegedly

[stuck seal]

Oh I thought it was just Strelok with a different suit and hair as to not spoil the game, or I guess hide the fact that Strelok is there

Just like how strider had a balaclava on in one trailer

[charred nova]

Can take leaks with a grain of salt but given what ended up getting censored before launch it’s very believable

[wooden walrus]

It's not specific to your mod but like, you'll (almost) always get a bandit spawn in the bonfire by the cowsheds heading into the pontoon bridge. Same as you'll find a bunch of fleshes in the cowsheds

when you're playing with a mod that encourages going around the same area multiple times, encountering the same damn spawns twice a trip gets kinda tiring.

[stuck seal]

Yeah some spots are annoying as is

Like the rat horde that always spawns in rostok no matter how many times you kill it, or the bloodsucker spawn in magnetic cave

[wooden walrus]

LetsWoolGather says 1.5 broke GenericLairPrototypes.cfg, which is the reason he had to declare spawn timings for each mod instead of relying on that. I'm not sure myself, because I have merged zzzzz_a7_SLZ_SlowerSpawns_ lairpoi _AO_5x_P into Complete and it does feel like pois do take longer to spawn but it could be a me thing

[wooden walrus]

I haven't gotten a bloodsucker at magnetic but I do know what you mean, like the rat swarm near dire thicket (which also has a bloodsucker spawn lol)

[austere pagoda]

you....merged.....modular addons with complete? 🤣🤣🤣😭😭

[wooden walrus]

the 5x slower spawn one yes

went over the merge and it looked like it only made the timers longer so figured it'd be fine

'sides far as I was told that file wasn't working so I was like hey

[stuck seal]

I don’t know why GSC decided to make some places have constant spawns of annoying mutants, like a constantly respawning merc or bandit squad isn’t bad, but I don’t like passing through an area to get somewhere else and running into yet another bloodsucker or other mutant type that respawns in that exact spot everytime

[wooden walrus]

so far it seems to work alright, and even I've seen some pois not respawning in 10 seconds which to me is good

[wooden walrus]

far as I've been told the file controlling the respawns got kinda broken in 1.5 which causes the almost instant respawning but I'm not a modder and I have no indepth knowledge of these things (also I haven't played since january until well into 1.5 so)

[stuck seal]

This was the case even before that update

When the game first launched and I was exploring every inch of lesser zone, I passed by magnetic cave often, and every time i did there would be the bloodsucker

[wooden walrus]

the respawning has always been kinda silly quick yeah

[stuck seal]

I also wonder why GSC made the tinnitus effect so bad with rpgs

Like ah yes, hmm, let’s put super tall grass everywhere, and then make a pseudo giant be in the tall grass, in which you won’t be able to properly hit it until it’s close to you making the rpg more of a detriment than anything else because you get stunned and the giant just instantly kills you

Even when the rocket explodes like 10 meters ahead of you, you still get stunned

[wooden walrus]

I generally don't carry RPGs 'cause it's just dead weight like 90% of the time.

[stuck seal]

I carry the rpg when going to places that I know it will be useful

Better that then carrying 400 rifle rounds and 200 buckshot if not more

[wooden walrus]

jeez, that bad in vanilla huh

[stuck seal]

And wouldn’t you guess, when you need the rpg, it’s in a place where you have to shoot it in close proximity, in which you will get stunned because somehow a shaped charge warhead blasts back at you, and the target will have a free shot at hitting you, which if you’re not wearing an exo, can very much kill you

Of course I had an exo on so I can take a few punches but it’s still annoying

Well really the warhead wouldn’t even go off at that range, it would just make a giant dent in the giants skull

[split viper]

Aww man I was reading that

[austere pagoda]

and you dont have this with faw?

[austere pagoda]

yeah it could work, can just create weird unexpected results that i cant really help out with hha

[austere pagoda]

need to talk to wool about that, been out of the loop for a few weeks

[still current]

[wooden walrus]

I mean it happens with afaw as well, but there'll either be other npcs attacking the poi so they'll be busy (or dead) by the time I get there, and supposedly, pois can also change hands with afaw so there should be less repetition. I'm a bit conflicted about that approach since I like my zone barren and lifeless but I wanted to give it a shot.

I'll be honest, I dropped afaw after I encountered like, 5 burers over the span of 15 minutes in garbage. That mod takes a very very liberal approach to mutants in the overworld that I don't like, and I couldn't find a way to make it completely stop, even though I edited the aidirector files and specifically adding them to prohibited entities

so I just went back to lzc

[wooden walrus]

do please take into consideration that I am a big dumdum so maybe I misunderstood things but I would say that was the gist of it

[wooden walrus]

so far it seems to be working well but yeah, I'll totally take it into consideration if things get silly.

[flint roost]

Hello!

[wooden walrus]

hello handsome

[thick kite]

Hulo

So , is there any news about the new patch and the fixation of major bugs like an invisible threat bug?

[wooden walrus]

no

[thick kite]

Man

[wooden walrus]

if there is it'll be on the news or #📰┃announcement

[thick kite]

Ok thank u ottomic

[wooden walrus]

Ideally I'd prefer if POIs had like 3-4 respawn configurations (including being empty) but I don't think the game supports that as it is, reason why I went with afaw

[acoustic orchid]

How is everyone tonight

[thick kite]

I am good Dave how r u?

[thick kite]

It is just because I am on console and I wanna play the story and this bug came in clutch and yanked my fun for this game

[wooden walrus]

as someone whose playthrough was stopped in its tracks by the post-||sircaa|| zalissya bug, I understand.

[thick kite]

Dude I just skipped the story and went to pripyat

That's how bad these game breaking bugs are

[tepid hull]

Thats crazy

[wooden walrus]

I stopped playing for about 6 months and/or kept restarting to try out mods

on the upside, I already got like 200 hours and barely made it past the midpoint of the game

so hey at least I got a good value out of it

[thick kite]

That is better than staying in the same place for 9 years

Stalker 2 is amazing what ruins it is bugs

[acoustic orchid]

Very good thank you

[acoustic orchid]

Keep an eye on my channel will drop any updates on patches and latest Stalker news

[tepid hull]

I just bought the game on steam but havent got a chance to play it yet because im on vacation currently

[thick kite]

I am gonna do that thanks for the news brother

[thick kite]

Big tip , buy a lot of water

[wooden walrus]

water?

[thick kite]

Yes

[wooden walrus]

I usually end up with more that I know what to do with

[thick kite]

Drink it

[civic bronze]

Can you save scum for the rhino in stalker 2

[wooden walrus]

I mean unless you're literally sprinting everywhere

even then you can just alternate between jogging and sprinting

[thick kite]

That is why water is imp

[acoustic orchid]

Thank you friend

[thick kite]

Well I am a loot goblin so I have to drink water 24/7

[lone epoch]

wader

I havent drank water in Abt a day or so.. Thanks for reminding me

[thick kite]

Ur welcome

[wooden walrus]

hydrate yourself king

[lone epoch]

..What if I don't wanna

[wooden walrus]

you will be hydrated

[lone epoch]

Foine Aggresive eye roll

[thick kite]

Ur choice either get heated by an emission or drink water for protection

[lone epoch]

I wanna play Stalker.. But Im gonna crash tf out if I do.. OH WAIT I CAN PLAY JURSASIC PORK

[thick kite]

Dude I almost broke the tv screen because of the bandits keep killing when I had no armor at all

[lone epoch]

I may or may not have almost broke my controller by gripping it too tight

[thick kite]

What

[lone epoch]

Yeah.

[thick kite]

How

how did u manage that?

[lone epoch]

Well I play on Xbox.. and I gripped my controller so tight I heard something crack

I think I was js getting pissed at the invisible stick drift

[thick kite]

Were u on a boss fight?

Ohh makes sense

[lone epoch]

And Im not even that far into the game Im only on the side mission "Piece of cake" (Which is not a piece of cake)

[zenith gust]

Skill issue

Have you tried drinking and smoking cigarettes to lock in

[thick kite]

Tbh with u , I forgor that mission

[civic bronze]

Can someone tell me if you can save scum for the rhino

[lone epoch]

idk

[wooden walrus]

I did somewhat accidentally spike a controller into a table and fubar'd it

[lone epoch]

Er no

[wooden walrus]

in my defense I wanted to spike it into a sofa but it went sideways midair

[lone epoch]

the controller flew

[wooden walrus]

flight of the dualsense

[lone epoch]

In my.... Laundry basket.

[zenith gust]

Then why are you bitching

[lone epoch]

Im not bitching? And plus Im to young to do any of that.

[zenith gust]

Don’t complain about issues if you aren’t willing to do what’s necessary to fix them

[zenith gust]

You are never too young to start smoking but ok

Trust me kid a pack a day will do you good

[thick kite]

Can we all just chill?

[zenith gust]

I cannot tell a lie

[lone epoch]

Well yeah. But I prefer to stay sober and I don't have cigs in reach

[zenith gust]

Cmoon

You will never survive the zone

[civic bronze]

Can someone tell me what condition yellow means on the interactive map

[thick kite]

U don't need to take a cig u know , it's ur choice

[zenith gust]

No they do

[thick kite]

It means it's a main mission

[lone epoch]

Is this a sign to become a professional chain smoker?

[zenith gust]

Yes

[thick kite]

No they don't as well as it can give lung cancer

[zenith gust]

Lung cancer only claims the weak

[lone epoch]

My dad has lung cancer

[zenith gust]

Well this aged poorly

[wooden walrus]

Mine did. Past tense.

[lone epoch]

bc.. He chain smokes. My dad don't got teeth. Bc he chain smokes

[zenith gust]

Uh oh

[thick kite]

Don't do it if u saw ur dad smoking and getting that

[lone epoch]

Oh Im so sorry

[zenith gust]

I’m gonna go offline now

[lone epoch]

bai I had fun talking ta u

[thick kite]

Good job👍

[zenith gust]

Thanks bro I’ll do it again

[lone epoch]

"Good job" 💀

[thick kite]

Aight

[lone epoch]

love the pfp bruv

[zenith gust]

I learned nothing and feel no remorse such is life in the zone

[thick kite]

Ok?
What do I use this info for?
Unless it's a stash

[lone epoch]

You use it.
to eat it
nom nom

[zenith gust]

Probably sawkin

[thick kite]

Did yall ever experience pripyat while doing the story?

[weary hedge]

Figures lol. What happened?

[lone epoch]

No

[zenith gust]

Sawkin on deez nuts

[sick shale]

To be blunt, lots of things kinda feel easier when done ahead of time

[thick kite]

I didn't even ask

[zenith gust]

Sawkin on deez nuts

[lone epoch]

Im trying to make Skifs mask out of cardboard.

[zenith gust]

Get the cardboard from smoked cigarette cartons

[lone epoch]

....Im not smoking

[thick kite]

Can I get a guass rifle in stalker 2?

[wooden walrus]

afaik yes

[thick kite]

Is cement factory good for artifact farming?

[stuck seal]

No

[thick kite]

And which region is good for artifact farming

[sterile radish]

garbage, prypiat, duga, & the lesser zone imo

[unkempt vault]

Her accent was cuter for the English version

[civic bronze]

Can someone tell me if unlocking the guides is worth it

[subtle pike]

Ay wsp yall I hope everyone is this server has an amazing day 🫶🫶🫶

[fickle hill]

It can be especially if they're green it's the only fast travel in the game and if you get to pripyat early you don't have to jump the cars to get over when you just buy your way there

[exotic glacier]

It really is if you do,even better if you get them green. Walking around is boring and not fun.

[zenith gust]

I am gonna day drink

[exotic glacier]

Was a good day actually. Cut down some trees, opened up the tractor diff to check what is up with it.

[flint roost]

We love day drinking

[zenith gust]

Yeah if I was a stalker I’d find the wish granted and I’d wish to triple all single mothers rent

[flint roost]

Wonder how that would backfire

[still current]

[fervent summit]

RAAAHHH

[flint roost]

My wish would probably be unlimited Oreos of any flavor that I cant get fat off of

[still current]

I'd wish for stupidity to vanish

Only if the wish granter was real to begin with

(Even in game circumstance)

[wooden walrus]

why would you want me to disappear

[still current]

Well, you sure you're such?

Maybe another term with a close meaning?

[wooden walrus]

I am made of stupid yes can confirm

[still current]

Shame

You'd be invisible

I said vanish

Not de_exsist

[wooden walrus]

ah phew

[flint roost]

There goes 90% of human population. Good job

[wooden walrus]

In that case I don't have any reasons to prevent you from reaching the center of the zone

[zenith gust]

Thank god hopefully it hit the right ones

[wooden walrus]

nono it's good we just vanish as in go invisible

[flint roost]

Oh shit

[still current]

And I may end up being one of them

[flint roost]

Id wish for... Time stop... And invisibility

[still current]

You know? You can wish for whatever, but you better know you'd end up either a monolith, or a zombified

[flint roost]

Naaaahh

[subtle pike]

I love day drinking ❤️❤️

[wooden walrus]

gotta make sure you're not irradiated

[split viper]

Anyone know what the update today is for?

[still current]

Huh

Update?

[static pollen]

Were i can report some bugs ?

[shell flax]

On todays episode of: I’m a dumbass

I’ve been running drivers from

TWO THOUSAND GOD DAMN SIX

[civic bronze]

Is the central checkpoint good for farming money early game

[spark pewter]

once again, the base im at decides im the enemy and shoots me for no reason when they loved me before

[flint roost]

Hell yeah

[native sun]

got stalker 2 yesterday, downloading now, 20 gigs left to start, any advice for performance or gameplay before starting would be great :)

[deft coral]

What is your build

[hardy totem]

at least they're tried and tested : )

[still current]

#s2-support

[shrewd needle]

Am I missing something or is there no 'maximum' electrical protection artifact?

[fickle hill]

There is not a electrical protection artifact that high just strong among the 77 ARTIFACTS

[native sun]

if you mean pc specs, it's RTX 2060s + ryzen 7 3700x, ik performance won't be top dog but at least playable

[cobalt marsh]

what resolution are you playing at

[native sun]

1080

[cobalt marsh]

You should be ok at med-high. I would turn raytracing down as far as possible though

[native sun]

yes will do

[cobalt marsh]

And use dlss

[native sun]

I'll go with performance

[cobalt marsh]

Also dont be afraid to turn up brightness. night is DARK and the flashlight is so bad as to be nearly useless

[native sun]

alright

[cobalt marsh]

Gameplay wise, dont be afraid to just NOPE from enemies if you cant take them. Mutants especially. Have you played any stalkers before?

[native sun]

nope

[deft coral]

If you have stutters set hair and textures to low and everything else to medium

[native sun]

hair is pointless ofc will set it to low

[wooden walrus]

So heads up, it looks like the game just up and decides to spam burers in the southern part of Garbage now.

Would love to get confirmation from someone else as so far I've only seen one other report of this:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1643320/discussions/0/603039550639620337/

[shrewd needle]

Yep...ridiculous, but appreciate it. And even the Glare is rare as phuck.

[shrewd needle]

That's called 'entry test'. It's where the Zone tests your skills at being worthy of staying there.

[cobalt marsh]

Keep your gear repaired. Search for artifacts to sell for money. You can also loot goblin dropped weapons. Traders will buy them from you if they are yellow durability or higher. be careful upgrading too much expensive stuff early. Repair prices are based on the value of the item being repaired.

Probably a ton of other things but you can always ask questions here

[fickle hill]

Artifacts like liquid rock are more common than Devil's Mushroom

[shrewd needle]

RNG, though... 😡

[native sun]

much appreciated

[shrewd needle]

Malachite's jumping puzzles can die, NGL... 😡

[tepid hull]

Is the multiplayer expected to come in Q1 2026 by any chance?

[fervent island]

maybe yes, perhaps no, GSC is more focused on Story expansions.

[tepid hull]

I know they are i was just curious

I think many people are waiting for it to come

What level do you get experienced rank from?

[misty salmon]

Okay I might be a little stupid, but since when does having an artifact in your backpack give you radiation?

[gusty peak]

i just spotted that gsc fixed the stalker 2 fence shimmering

[tepid hull]

Does someone know?

[gusty peak]

do u not know?

[fickle hill]

Just chatting I know mee6 like the back of my hand you will get 15-30 exp a minute

[misty salmon]

I got monolithians to brutally murder I don’t have time for that

[tepid hull]

Yeah but like from what level?

[fickle hill]

15

[tepid hull]

Thx

[misty salmon]

Should I be using high quality ammo or AP with the trophy? (9X39 VSS)

[tepid hull]

I think its mostly personal preference, but if you're not that good of a shot then i recommend ap (armor piercing) because that deals pretty good damage to the body too

[misty salmon]

I’ve just been having trouble finding AP

[sweet swan]

there's no weapon mounting in stalker 2 is there ?

[misty salmon]

Weapon mounting? Like functional bipods?

[tepid hull]

No, i dont think there is

[sweet swan]

yh is it possible . weapon resting ect ?

[sweet swan]

ahhhh ok

[native sun]

finished intro of the game, went to the first safe zone, got 20 fps, when combined fsr with fsr FG got 120 fps, yet again amd saving my performance

also used mod from nexus mods to solve stuttering issue, game performance now is chef's kiss

[shrewd needle]

Don't you get lag from the FG?

[native sun]

umm i only tested it before going off, gameplay was so smooth, no wasn't lagging

[native sun]

if you're using RTSS or any type of v-sync yes this will cause game to run in slow motion, so double check that

[shrewd needle]

Well, I get significant control lag from turning on FG, so...20 FPS it is.

[random badge]

57 hours in

Playing on veteran difficulty

I thought the game would be harder, but it's not

[shrewd needle]

Install Better Ballistics.

[misty salmon]

.. 219 hours

I think I have a problem

[shrewd needle]

Am I missing something or is the 'Scorcher' in S2 massive enough to cause the Poltergeists to re-spawn while you're still there?

[shrewd needle]

1000+.

[fickle hill]

Oh yeah get far enough away and you can come back and just farm them

Ez money while you can get a bonus artifact it's just funny that their is 4 of them in 1 area

[shrewd needle]

Well, no farming for me and artifacts take me travelling elsewhere to re-spawn, so...meh.

[shrewd needle]

Right, 4...I keep forgetting the back-side also has a regular one... 😖

[fickle hill]

Yep

[shrewd needle]

Pain, though...you kill them and they just show up even though you're inside the premises simply due to spawn distance.

Specially since the fire and chemical ones can just spawn temporary anomalies under you.

[fickle hill]

A electrical one will spawn time to time

Which if you're on hard you're gonna have a miserable experience if you don't have the suit

[shrewd needle]

Which suit?

[fickle hill]

Any suit that has a high enough electrical protection to save you from one 200 volt Taser

[shrewd needle]

True; got an upgraded Bulat, with artifacts, so am good for that. Besides, the 500 corpses around the place make it worthwhile...once.

Eerie as hell, especially in a storm, at night: #📸┃screens_and_videos message

[fickle hill]

Just some new yorkers ignore them

[shrewd needle]

Death Yorkers.

[teal shadow]

Man, Stalker 2 looks kinda goofy at night ngl

[fickle hill]

If we apply that logic man it would be a shame if NVG makes it look worse

[shrewd needle]

To an extent, it does. But it's still realistic enough to creep you out...

Going through the 'Scorcher' at day feels like a hike; at night, it feels menacing as phuck.

[fickle hill]

Tune the radio over by the bridge to Lymansk and we'll see about that

[shrewd needle]

Eh...I mean...that recording wears off fast due to the fact that Lymansk doesn't exist.

[fickle hill]

Fair enough I have notice that some radio's you tune are broken like the on in wild island

I got no noise from it at all

[shrewd needle]

Well...after having done Leshiy's radio the right way, maybe that might not be a bug but something that needs to be done in order for the transmission to show up.

Because if I killed Leshiy by exploring and then tried the radio over at the Pol Depot, it'd be silent.

[misty salmon]

Is the diamond exo the best armor?

[shrewd needle]

Yes.

[misty salmon]

Awesome

[fickle hill]

Pretty much but for combat it would be ruby or operator for that 20% accuracy bonus

[lone epoch]

Should I reset Stalker and try again?

[misty salmon]

Holy crap when you fully upgrade the diamond exo it gives you FULL PHYSICAL PROTECTION

[shrewd needle]

That requires agility, NGL...which, uh...Skif doesn't have.

[shrewd needle]

You'll need that; you'll be facing large numbers of mobs and need heavy armour.

[misty salmon]

I got the liberty and diamond exos rn im tryna get em all

[fickle hill]

I mean yeah all he does is drink energy drinks and bread and sausage not the Ukrainian poorury of bread and water

[shrewd needle]

Yea...they're all available in free roam, and all ES are basically God-Mode in vanilla game.

[round sun]

since you have first and second best, go third, which is Ruby I think

[shrewd needle]

IKR? Man can't reload fast, can't move fast, can't swim, can't stealth...

[misty salmon]

I don’t remember where to find it

[fickle hill]

I will tell you this good luck on getting the Shield of duty that is near impossible

[misty salmon]

And a lotta vodka

[shrewd needle]

Enerhetyk; upper floors where you have to use a grenade.

[shrewd needle]

Is that the PSZ-9D at the Agricultural Workshop? Or did I mix shit up again?

[misty salmon]

Oh perfect I’m there rn lol

[weary hedge]

Isn’t duties the cuirass?

[fickle hill]

Nope this is the only exo that you have to buy from cement factory and greening duty is so easy you don't have to walk there

[shrewd needle]

Use MapGenie if you get lost; you have to throw a grenade from the east side into the third floor.

Best done from the ground.

[fickle hill]

Nope Shield of duty is a 20 kg suit that can go down to 5.5 kgs

[shrewd needle]

Huh...explains why I never found it in free roam; NGL, that name feels alien to me.

[shrewd needle]

WTF? 5.5?

[weary hedge]

That’s right they have 2

[fickle hill]

That's for cuirass

My head hurts as of now after grinding a bit today I woke up at 3 in the morning so yes I will be confusing

[shrewd needle]

NGL, I like variety, but seems S2 went all out on ES variety...there's one ES for every faction, which makes it even more confusing.

[shrewd needle]

At least you woke.

[drifting prairie]

How annoying is the fact that Stalker 2 is unplayable without dlss.

[shrewd needle]

Not at all?

[shrewd needle]

Why are you lurking?

[fickle hill]

Here's the issue we don't have any for spark, Mercs or Corps

[shrewd needle]

Uh...I'm pretty sure Spark and Mercenaries have their own.

Hog wears an ES. As does that guy Sidorovich sends after you if you don't shake down the other merchants.

[fickle hill]

They do but we have non of the 3 factions we can wear if that makes sense

[shrewd needle]

Ah...yea, fair point.

Though I guess they're all served by the regular ES, that's from the older games?

Also, Spark's Falcon is basically an ES but without needing the sprint upgrade, considering the heavy protection.

[fickle hill]

Yeah but just remember cuirass and bulat are the only 2 exo's without sprint and cuirass for some reason has sprint regen for no reason

[shrewd needle]

Bulat isn't an ES, though...like the Falcon, it's just a heavy armour.

[fickle hill]

Oh wait Bulkwark

[shrewd needle]

Also, Brummbar = Mercenary ES.

[fickle hill]

Oh yeah where ever the sprint blueprint is

[shrewd needle]

Bulwark and Liberty = Freedom, Cuirass and Shield = Duty...why do they each have 2 ES, to start with?

[fickle hill]

Idk maybe just for fun

[shrewd needle]

Ruby and Diamond = Monolith... 😒

Operator and Shturm = Ward...

[fickle hill]

Shturn I learned is just a more armored Exoskeleton

[shrewd needle]

Yea, but it's still a Ward piece, just like the Convoy.

[fickle hill]

A DLC verision of it to say the least

Yeaaah

[shrewd needle]

So yea, Loners, Bandits and Spark don't get their own. Neither do scientists, since they only had the armoured scientist suit in SoC.

CS, CoP and S2 removed that, for some reason.

[fickle hill]

If bandits got one it would a fallout lookin ahh suit

[shrewd needle]

Lymansk moment.

TBF, the regular ES serves Loners and Bandits well, though Spark could use some.

Though maybe it doesn't fit, since Spark = basically insanity, in a nut-shell and all their normal suits are heavily armoured for combat.

[fickle hill]

Watch the scientist get one in a DLC expansion I doubt they want to keep what they got now it would be interesting if they added clearsky stuff in an expansion

[shrewd needle]

I mean, the SSP-100 is basically the scientist version, but I'm talking about another one.

https://stalker.fandom.com/wiki/SSP-99M_Suit

This one is basically the SEVA on steroids.

Burn 90%
Electric shock 90%
Impact 50%
Rupture 50%
Radiation 90%
Chemical burn 90%
Explosion 60%
Bulletproof cap 40%
Night vision 2nd gen

[fickle hill]

Man

[shrewd needle]

Yep. Man.

[fickle hill]

That's almost better than SP-100 Sircca

[shrewd needle]

It is.

Thermal: 45.5%
Electrical: 45.5%
Chemical: 45.5%
Radiation: 60%
Psi: 55%
Physical: 40%
NPCs: 50%
Artifact slots 3

[fickle hill]

I mean yeah you could swim in the cooling towers if you want

[shrewd needle]

Yea, but the SSP-100 can be upgraded, while the SSP-99M can't.

[fickle hill]

Ah

[shrewd needle]

Maybe that's the point, I guess; the SSP-100 is just cheaper and weaker for purchase with custom upgrades for customers wanting it, making it equivalent to the SSP-99M.

Since the 99M is expensive as phuck (in lore; game-play is reverse).

[fickle hill]

I gotta see if I can get my hands on shield now I just know after Sircca's burning is when duty sells a cuirass when green so I have hope for early enough to grab it if it's in the store I hate Voronin with his limits on the store

[shrewd needle]

But...isn't Duty green from the start of the game? If not, how to get them green?

[fickle hill]

They aren't but if you stick with ward long enough they will just turn green

[misty salmon]

Is the thunderberry artifact supposed to be so easy to get?

[fickle hill]

I haven't stepped foot in cement factory to get Grom-15

[fickle hill]

Well it's easier than rare artifacts

[misty salmon]

Well it says legendary but I’ve gotten it like six times

[fickle hill]

Wow

[shrewd needle]

WTF?

[shrewd needle]

Depends. I haven't got it even after doing anomalies 50 times overall.

[fickle hill]

I know it drives me insane their stupidly easy to turn green

[dense badger]

this game is very scary

[shrewd needle]

But I'm not with Ward, how then?

[shrewd needle]

No, it isn't.

[dense badger]

it bloody is

the noises

[fickle hill]

Idk I can step foot into the outpost and after walking around they turned green

[shrewd needle]

That's just better graphics. S2 is far less (and more) scary than the original trilogy.

[shrewd needle]

I'll have to try, then...basically everyone is white to me.

[dense badger]

ive never played them so i wouldnt know

[shrewd needle]

Should. Playing S2 without playing the trilogy = half the shit won't make any sense.

[dense badger]

are they still available to purchase and if so where could i find them?

[ashen rock]

Hey guys, I’m at the point where I met with Strider after he died and I just meant with scar should stick with scar or leave

[shrewd needle]

Both Steam and GOG. Search for Shadow of Chernobyl.

[misty salmon]

Do what you want man, you can always play again

[ashen rock]

But like idk could y tell me what happens if u choose to leave or stay

[dense badger]

thanks but sadly i only have an xbox

[shrewd needle]

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/stalker-legends-of-the-zone-trilogy/9N4GFFDG41JR/0010

[ashen rock]

What happens if I choose to leave or stay?

[shrewd needle]

Find out.

[misty salmon]

That’s for you to find out dude

[ashen rock]

Which me luck stalker I think the shinning zone is wrong 🫡

[dense badger]

why does the AI have like a lock on for their guns but i cant even see them

[ashen rock]

Idk

[dense badger]

bit annoying tbh

[shrewd needle]

What do you mean 'lock on'?

Also, posted the XBone version of STALKER trilogy up there.

[dense badger]

i was playing earlier and like they were just shooting me from somewhere and i literally couldnt even see them

[shrewd needle]

Yea, that's an existing problem with the AI having full visibility of you and 100% accuracy.

[misty salmon]

I got one last exo suit in Prypiat to grab

[dense badger]

i hope they fix htat in the next update

[shrewd needle]

Hopefully.

[misty salmon]

One more exo suit to go

[obtuse veldt]

Sooo...

Any bets on new areas big patch release?

Like the 2.0 patch perhaps?

[misty salmon]

Correction I have three left

[fickle hill]

Dude we're still waiting on the cnpp and Lymansk

[obtuse veldt]

My bet is somewhere between... February ~ April

[shrewd needle]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/stalker/comments/1hwxadq/why_is_everyone_in_an_exosuit_i_mean_everyone/?sort=old

Did these people not play the story at all?

[soft frost]

Hey! I'm sure this question has been asked a million times by thousands of different people - but do you guys think that the game is worth playing now? I've just gotten a new monitor, and it's been on my list forever. I haven't played the original STALKER games so it's not like I have a super strong expectation of what A-Life or certain features should be, I'm just looking for a game worth experiencing.

and I already have it purchashed if that changes anything, I'm not spending any new money lol

[wooden walrus]

No, you should actually install this on an hdd, take it out of the computer, tie a weight to it, sail off into international waters and chuck it into the ocean so you can ensure the largest possible physical distance from it

[soft frost]

LOL

[obtuse veldt]

If you bought the base game, you aint missing much at the moment

DLC does not seem close anytime soon

And the DLC does look like its gonna be some big thing on its own

But i think we might get a free DLC area

[shrewd needle]

Phantom Liberty moment.

[obtuse veldt]

I think

[soft frost]

Gotcha! I guess I was wondering if it's worth waiting [insert time] for [insert feature on the horizon] (A-Life update in 1.6??) or just starting it now.

[obtuse veldt]

Probably more weapons added in 1.6

[shrewd needle]

If no Desert Eagle, I quit.

[fickle hill]

That would of been on the list...

[obtuse veldt]

We need .44 ammo for deagle/rhino imho

More revolvers too

[shrewd needle]

Nah. .50 AE or bust.

[wooden walrus]

I mean I hope they actually fix the stuff they either didn't or further broke in .5.3, that'd be a good start

[gritty helm]

i just want some cool 7.62x39 guns like SIG 553 7.62x39 or WAC 47

[obtuse veldt]

RPK probably soon

[wooden walrus]

Other than that and just avoiding breaking the game any more until the engine update in November-ish is all I'm asking

[gritty helm]

SIG553R

[obtuse veldt]

After engine update bet the Big patch is coming

[shrewd needle]

Yea, realized later. Had only known about the 5.56...

[gritty helm]

RPK doesnt have good mounting optic system

[obtuse veldt]

Big magazine tho

Pewpewpew

[wooden walrus]

Just please try and keep the game playable gsc, it's all I'm asking 🙏 😭

[shrewd needle]

Can be done with AK drum.

[obtuse veldt]

Which... It's not in-game yet

[gritty helm]

AK is not good enough unless it's an modernized AKM with MK3 chassis

[obtuse veldt]

And many drum mags can cause the weapon to "break"

[shrewd needle]

Eh, in a game...

[gritty helm]

stop suggesting obsolete weapons

[shrewd needle]

We just had a Mosin added...that's as bloody obsolete as it gets.

[obtuse veldt]

Mosin Nagant, cough

[gritty helm]

that should be the last

[shrewd needle]

AK-74 isn't obsolete.

[obtuse veldt]

Nah, now as punishment we are getting a Ppsh-41

[shrewd needle]

NGL, I want more modern shit...

But AK-74 drum magazine is still pretty good.

[obtuse veldt]

Ok, then we getting drivable vehicles with seeker rockets, sounds good?

[gritty helm]

side mount optic doesnt look nice enough

[shrewd needle]

I sad 'guns', not 'AA artillery'.

[fickle hill]

Adding more drums that we can't find already like the 4 weapons that have drums that are a spawn only

[shrewd needle]

That's on GSC...they need to make them more accessible.

[shrewd needle]

Where would you mount it, then?

[gritty helm]

MK3 chassis

[shrewd needle]

Still same...you got the GL below and scope above.

Unless you're mounting in front of the scope, which sounds like it might be an issue...

[gritty helm]

underslung Grenade launcher for Assult rifle is actually an old idea

[shrewd needle]

Yes, but point is that the rail is still blocked, so where do you put the laser? Same for top rail.

[gritty helm]

it just slow down your rifle manuever

[shrewd needle]

Slow but powerful good, NGL.

[gritty helm]

it's pointless for assault role imo

you only shoot one

reloading GL in mid battle is dumb

modern armies no longer use it

[shrewd needle]

It takes as much time to switch between normal fire and GL/shotgun as it takes to reload due to having to hold the key down, so...

[shrewd needle]

Yes, but we're not IRL...we're in a game. And a game can compromise.

[shell flax]

Gonna point out Stalker has never really gone super hard into realism

[native sun]

anyone having sort of mouse bug, when i run mouse kinda locks it self from moving for milliseconds then i can move it again.

[wooden walrus]

I hope we get milled ak receivers guys they're so much better than stamped

Trust me I saw a brandon herrera video once i know what i'm talking about

[split bough]

morning as a brand new player i must say i love the franshise

[sharp prawn]

who thinks having a k98 and luger would be sick. they technically would make sense because after the war they were given willy nilly to anyone

[shell flax]

I want an Alpha AK unique because it’d be funny to see in S2

Also it would annoy AK fanatics

[stuck seal]

Kinda wish skadosvk had a person to give jobs

[marsh iron]

(owl?)

[stuck seal]

Right now it’s just a place to see beard stare in horror as I unload all my artifacts onto the counter

No, owl never has the option to give jobs

Not before or after three captains

[wooden walrus]

why can't I react to this truth

owl has always had jobs for me but I'm in unlimited which is more generous with contract giving windows

maybe they become available before/after sircaa?

[stuck seal]

Idk why that would have to be a requirement

I guess I’ll just wait till I get there and then check again

[marsh iron]

(i have done multiple jobs for owl before and after three captain)

[stuck seal]

(It is clear then that you have but I have not and it’s possible my game could be glitched)

[marsh iron]

if you are playing vanilla then consider submitting a ticket to #s2-support then

[wooden walrus]

cursory search doesn't give any particular conditions for owl to give you jobs. Kinda puzzling tbh

[stuck seal]

I’m not concerned about it, it’s probably a one off glitch or something, not enough to submit a ticket over it

[wooden walrus]

apparently you can force it with uetools, or, you could at least

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1643320/discussions/0/603017487742688138/

[stuck seal]

Plus I’m no coward, I face bugs head on, don’t need no “game dev” (if that’s even their real title) to come along and “fix” it 😤 😤 😤

(This is in fact satire in case someone was wondering)

[wooden walrus]

speaking of bugs, letswoolgather might have managed to at least mitigate the burer spam in garbage, gon give it a try

https://tenor.com/view/just-when-i-thought-i-was-out-they-pull-me-back-in-michael-corleone-al-pacino-the-godfather-gif-19249100

[gritty helm]

the first stalker game in trilogy is actually the one with many realism features comparing to other FPS games in that era

the blast of hand grenade

bullet drop

gun jam

weapon and ammo weight

[dense badger]

lwk photo mode would be mint

[stuck seal]

Agreed, turning off the hud is cool and all but being able to stop the game at the right moment would be really good too

[wind ore]

is there a release date on the multiplayer or is it cancelled

[stuck seal]

It already released silly

[fervent island]

Isn't cancelled, or atleast don't seems be the exact case.

But in none datamining of 2025 and blablabla there's a single refference to MP or smth

[shell flax]

I’d say multiplayer is at the absolute bottom of the priority list currently

[fervent island]

sooo, perhaps the next year HoC obtain MP.

[fervent island]

Yeah.

[shell flax]

Between the engine upgrade, 1.6 and other major patches the rest of the year and just general patching and hot fixes

Also, getting mod approval automated for console

[fervent island]

and in the Q1 2026 possibly HoC is getting the first expansion.

[shell flax]

Even then, multiplayer isn’t gonna be some grand coop or 64v64 mega war stuff. It’s probably gonna be the same as the trilogy, just Deathmatch and stuff

[fervent island]

yes, perhaps a couple more of mechanics and nothing more.

[shell flax]

I understand multiplayer was a promised thing, but I see new people coming in and going ‘when MP’ and then are surprised when they’re told it won’t be coop

[stuck seal]

Why would anyone want 64v64

Then again who knows what people want these days, communities can’t be coherent

[empty fiber]

I just wanted to ask if anyone else has had an issue where you get "The save data is corrupted and can't be loaded" every time the game is closed and launched? After it started happening I took note of the hours played, loadout, current mission, location, and even my currency. However, nothing appears corrupted?? I'm glad I didn't lose anything but I'm still concerned about why the message is appearing.

[misty salmon]

I just want co op for the main story, not any death match stuff

[misty salmon]

We using the same gun rn

[ebon blade]

I keep it ready to go as my primary weapon when moving.

[misty salmon]

Bro I am stuggling to get the weird bolt, everytime I get up there I spam X (I’m on Xbox) and still miss it

[ebon blade]

I don't have it yet, but I did grab a picture someone said was the way to go:

No idea if this is helpful to you. Most people say it can take several times to get it.

[wanton blaze]

I always made a quick save at the bottom of the crane so if I failed at the grab I'd reload and try again. Stay as close the edge as possible and try to look just infront of the Bolt, that worked for me.

[mint kiln]

Just massacred the brood :3

[lost wigeon]

Co-op would be so much better than a mp

[lapis silo]

The og stalker multiplayer is a blast, especially capture the artefact

But coop would be nice

But I don't see gsc ever making it though

It doesn't at all make sense story wise

[lost wigeon]

Story wise no, unless we start to talking factions,
As much as I hate to compare something akin to fallout 76 but straight up our beloved zone could be phenomenal if done correctly the possibilities would be endless

[wanton blaze]

I'd love a PvE style Group up, like the 4 man npc teams that wander around. Wander the zone with friends, find artifacts, deal with bandits, die to radation.

The biggest thing is I would definitely want the option to PvP than it being a general PvPvE. I played enough of the Division and Division 2 Dark Zones. While not 100% against those that want to PvP, I want the option to choose whether I want the PvP or just PvE.

[wooden walrus]

it actually seems like it's working!

I've seen a couple burer spawns out of place, but they were in close vicinity to a scripted burer encounter and there was only one of them (one in the ||sam silo|| north of rostok and one near ||Varan's||)

least I don't have like 5 back to back which hey

[analog lintel]

Ray of Hope

[analog lintel]

You're thinking of ray of hope. Which will release in 2089 by the lower estimate

PDA NOTIFICATIONS

99+ missed texts from Scar
[STRELOK I SHOWED YOU MY SHINING ZONE PLEASE ANSWER ME]

[nimble heath]

forget Ray of hope, google xrMPE arcanum coop (its out and working)

[sharp prawn]

PDA NOTIFCATION: please charge your device it's down to 15%

I saw a mosin with the straight bolt handle and better finer wooden grain texture, i think it would look good if that was applied

[wooden walrus]

hog gun
#📸┃screens_and_videos message

[sharp prawn]

I wanna know how do npcs can shoot you from 1km away through thick bushland and hills where i can't see where anyone is

[nimble heath]

main thing that bothers me is how NPC can kill you in just a few shots from miles away, yet when they're shooting at each other they will fire roughly 204056745.56 rounds at each other before someone dies

[wooden walrus]

yeah that kinda bugs me

[ebon blade]

I prefer my 1944 model.

[wooden walrus]

particularly if they're melee enemies, they'll take forever

I think what they need most urgently is to have some sense of self preservation

stay at range, back off, maybe even disengage

[sharp prawn]

i have no idea how you uploaded that but it actually looks similar to what i seen

https://imgur.com/a/fhSA9M0

[ebon blade]

https://imgur.com/a/fhSA9M0

Master rank and above, you can upload images.

[sharp prawn]

the noob continues to grow

[ebon blade]

Just keep hanging out here and contributing, and you rise in rank.

[silent valve]

This is the only possible way, but, since I missed the bolt at very first try, I never saw it again into later tries. Is that a bug or an unwanted feature?

[ebon blade]

I've only heard some people were very lucky and others had to try many times. After all, it is a tiny object.

[silent valve]

Yeah, but the trick to get down low at the scaffolding and save to have a better retry after missing it wont help since update 1.4.1^^

Also the yelling guy out of the whirlwind only appears once and never again, even his corpse has disappeared at later retries

And I got wolf'ed to lvl15

[nimble heath]

I did try the way someone did it on youtube which is to get to the crane before the storm gets there, then heal yourself just as the storm passes over you. that didnt work, died every time. ran through in the eye of the storm liek you're 'supposed' to, and got it first try

[wanton blaze]

Personally I'd love to have a no scope version regardless. I crave the iron sights

[sharp prawn]

just go for the mod for now, Three Line Rifle no scope by default on workshop. A few minor issues with the mod, if you shoot the rifle andhope for far away straight light shot, it won't happen, the bullet drops a bit. Two Since enemy NPC can shoot you from kilometers away through thickbushland it's a bit hard return fire but not impossible

[silent valve]

Also not to speak of the award with the headshot above the distance of 70 meters only with iron sights

[wanton blaze]

I run most of my mods through nexus, so something probably conflicted since I did for a while and it never worked. Although me missing something is entirely possible

[nimble heath]

what we need is a mod that glues all keys to their spawn point

[sharp prawn]

speaking of, there is no lockpick set to lock pick locked doors?

[nimble heath]

'lets put a key in the same room as a poltergeist' all time #1 best idea of the century award

there is a mod for that, this is the only mod I used on my first playthrough becasue of this lol

installed, unlocked 'that' door then removed

[wanton blaze]

Someone in the zone, alive or dead, would definitely have a lock pick set

[acoustic orchid]

Morning Stalkers

[nimble heath]

I have a 'sledgehammer', locks should no longer be an issue

[ripe falcon]

Hello, how are you doing?

[acoustic orchid]

Very good thank you. Love the channel keep up with the great videos.

[ripe falcon]

Nice, thanks. You have been doing a great job as well

I cannot wait for 1.6

[acoustic orchid]

Thank you and yeah hopefully testing starts into September. It will be the first patch I have tested.

[ripe falcon]

I have no idea what you are referring to

[acoustic orchid]

Haha yeah, I need to be careful what I say

[ripe falcon]

lives on!

[sharp prawn]

I want experience the weird stalker dream where you get to shoot up a hoard of tiny rats with that compact ak and trench coat

[silent valve]

huh?

[ripe falcon]

it should be possible to recreate it in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

[ripe falcon]

it's a dream sequence from SoC

[sharp prawn]

except the rats have to be made their behaviour neutral, spread out and increase ammount

[ripe falcon]

maybe when we get to the CNPP a similar scene will happen

[sharp prawn]

and what the hell is that artifact strelok got because i been trying to look for it

looks like a sea shell from some beach

[silent valve]

Ah, but this is S2 and I have no clue whats u r talking about 😄

[ripe falcon]

all I can say is that if you keep looking hard, you will find it

[ripe falcon]

I suggest playing the original trilogy, it is great

[nimble heath]

|| story related ||

[dim spire]

I am confused on why LPS doesn't fit this SVD I found? Is it intended?

[ripe falcon]

yes it is intended

the ammo description tells you which weapons use it and vice versa

[dim spire]

ah, i see. Weird

[silent valve]

No, normal. You cant use every ammo onto various weapons, like into real life dude

[ripe falcon]

it was changed at some point by a patch, maybe that's why you are confused

[dim spire]

Nah I am pretty new to this game. I was waiting for the game to get a few updates before I played. So this is my first playthrough

I just picked up an SVD in the lesser zone and I already had the mosin so I was wondering

[silent valve]

You are not talking about S2?

[dim spire]

I am talking about stalker 2

[silent valve]

Since when theres a Moisin?

[nimble heath]

recent patch

[silent valve]

Ah

[dim spire]

yes, and no the LPS irl is interchangable with the 7N1 (which the SVD in game shoots)

[nimble heath]

I've only seen it in trader stock so far

[dim spire]

so in this case, weird

[ripe falcon]

I guess it is for game balance

[dim spire]

yeah I figured, thats fine though the mosin is good till i get some more exotic ammo

[silent valve]

For game balance they should adjust the NPC skills...

[ripe falcon]

Welcome to the Zone then! I hope you enjoy and don't hesitate to ask any questions here, fellow stalkers are always ready to help.

[silent valve]

Got hit from a certain distance through all obstacles and not to mention the grenades which are always exact on point right in front of your feet...

[dim spire]

yea ive just been running if i hear grenades being thrown lol

[ripe falcon]

It's not as bad as Clear Sky

[dim spire]

I actually had the collectors edition pre-ordered like 1~ year out from release. I just really wanted my first experience to be not absolutely riddled with bugs

[nimble heath]

flashbacks

[dim spire]

hilarious to me that the bag they put in the collectors edition is actually a super nice bag (Fallouts funny nylon bag comes to mind)

[silent valve]

Fallouts first bag was a bust

[nimble heath]

I had a quick look yesterday, nope I dont like stalker that much

[silent valve]

they exchanged it to complaining users

[dim spire]

yeee its still hilarious they only exchanged it to complaining users, and had like a massive data leak aswell while doing that

[nimble heath]

aeverythign in the pack was cheaped out

[sharp prawn]

I wish we can throw small rocks or bots at npcs to cause them to get angry for no reason

[dim spire]

I am glad I waited though, I am using none of the upscaling tech for FPS, still have good performance, and the game looks really nice on top of that.

[silent valve]

Here Im happy with my helmet from the CE and the Pip Boy CE from Fallout 4

Own them both

[dim spire]

FO4 one was good yea

I should hang up the posters at some point ngl

[nimble heath]

my mate has a butt stallion

prices have gone pretty high on those

[silent valve]

Some CE's are always increasing in price when they are very special

[nimble heath]

I've got a HL2 plushy headcrab

[silent valve]

me too^^

and Gordons pullover

[dim spire]

that is awesome but im not that old XD

well, I wasn't on PC back in the glory days of these more old school story FPS games

[nimble heath]

I've still got my operation flashpoint bullet keychain somewhere

I'm pre-pc, pre-fps gamer lol

[silent valve]

Im in since windows 3.0 in black/white 😄

[nimble heath]

yep my auntie has a black and white 3.1 windows laptop

my first gaming machine was a commodore 64

I played duke nukem (2d) on that laptop, first game I played on a PC. second was shareware doom

[silent valve]

I'd totally skipped gaming into my childhood and youth, since there were only the typical arcade TV machines and my parents were not friends of playing this. To I came very later to my first FPS which was Half Life

[nimble heath]

I played Duke Nukem 3D on my Amiga, usign a Mac emulator. and it was faster than any Mac at the time becasue it had an 060 processor, Mac only had 040

[silent valve]

I got Wolfenstein 3D onto a 1.44" disc^^

[nimble heath]

I used discs when they were actually floppy lol

and dont get me started on tapes

[silent valve]

yeah, meant floppy, but not the 1.2" ones

[nimble heath]

yeah I mean 5" ones, that were actually floppy

non of thios modern hard shell stuff (I got thiose on my amiga ofc)

[silent valve]

Later my first bigger flight sim was Falcon 3 and the package with all handbooks and manuals were above 1kg on weight, not to speak about the 7 floppy disks to install

[nimble heath]

only 7? Monkey Island 2 had 10 😄

[silent valve]

^^

[nimble heath]

those were the days

[silent valve]

agree

first pc bought 1995, got a 1MB graphics card and 4MB RAM and a 40MB HDD

got later pimped to 8MB and a 3DFX Voodoo boost card, which was kinda SLI'ed to enhance the power

[nimble heath]

I only caved to the PC when half-life came out

[silent valve]

I dont know the SP mode of Half Life since I was totally tied to the MP mode

[nimble heath]

had some pre-built shiot with ati card of some description. the only good thing about it was the celeraon p300 processor. binned everythign and popped a proper motherboard in there and smash FSB up to 100 for a 450mhz overclock

[silent valve]

countless MP session in LAN parties or online

[nimble heath]

my mate had an o4riginal 3dfx card, with the VGA passthroguh (I mean wtf is that)

[silent valve]

yeah, Im talking exactly about this

[nimble heath]

you know its a 3dfx by the 'glide smear' look

iirc my fiorst gfx was a voodoo 2

or it may have been the tnt2 ultra, which was a proper amazing card

[silent valve]

Lucas Arts brought the game "Jedi Knight" on and without said 3DFX card it was nearly impossible to play

[nimble heath]

yep I had that one, lots of fun. keep meaning to try the vr versiomns team beef have put out but its low down on my todo

[silent valve]

I'd skipped the buy of the Voodoo 2 and jumped to some other graphics card which I dont remember

[nimble heath]

back then it was p[robnably the nvidia tnt they were a revolution in those days compared to ati and 3dfx

[silent valve]

true

[nimble heath]

remember when the sound card was just as important

I had an audigy 2, amazing stuff

[silent valve]

yeah, I got a soundblaster 16-bit with integrated CD controller card

[nimble heath]

no wait, that was later. I had the other one they bought out and killed

[silent valve]

only time I got a sonic sound card was caused by buying it as a bundle with mainboard

actually I got a soundblaster audigy installed, since I use it also to digitize my lots of vinyl discs

[nimble heath]

ah the aureal vortex 2, A3D. proper amazing with halflife when you're hiding in a crate and the helecopter is flying above

I still have my PCI audigy 2 in a box as I can no longer use it

[tepid hull]

Hello

How everyone doing?

[ripe falcon]

Hey, I'm doing fine, how about you?

[tepid hull]

Im doing good

[ripe falcon]

Nice

Waiting patiently for 1.6

[tepid hull]

Yeah, me too

Do you by any chance know when multiplayer might be coming?

[exotic glacier]

LFMAO, not shooting at the monolith in the cable tunnel, they still die and I still fail one of the objectives.

[ripe falcon]

nope, all I know is that it's gonna be a while

[ripe falcon]

yeah I had this bug too

[tepid hull]

Well, thats for sure

[exotic glacier]

It's rubbish. What does the doctor give you for doing this?

[ripe falcon]

Just coupons I think

nothing crazy

[exotic glacier]

WoW, what pointless design... They die then.

[wanton blaze]

Its a Coupon bonus, scaled to difficulty I believe

[ripe falcon]

It's not about the reward, but your actions

[tepid hull]

Thats wise

[exotic glacier]

It's sh*t mate. Plain and simple. We don't even have non lethal takedowns.

[ripe falcon]

[tepid hull]

Kill them, kill them all

[wanton blaze]

Im still sad about the Nootiders in general. I really liked them before the return of the Monolithians. I feel for the Prof Lodochka.

[ripe falcon]

[wanton blaze]

https://tenor.com/view/no-no-gif-17511868351874922325

Pain. Both the link and my man Strider. I still use Lynx.

[weary hedge]

Morning stalkers

[exotic glacier]

Hello

[weary hedge]

How is everyone’s day so far

[tepid hull]

Im doing good

[exotic glacier]

Good actually got up early to get some tasks done and now I am off to Faust to give him his healing thing.

[weary hedge]

Hell yeah good to hear gentlemen

[solemn shell]

Good morning everyone, how is the current state of Stalker 2 on Xbox Series X? Can it already be purchased or is it better to wait for some more updates?

[silent valve]

Its better to get a PC 😄

[acoustic orchid]

So close to 1000 Stalkers hope to see you there - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPM4TSOnIbE

[smoky hawk]

the xbox mod situation gives me hope they will abandon all mods for consoles
a thought in heaven if there ever was one

[silent valve]

in my heaven no consoles ever happened

[nimble heath]

what>? not even the nes, megadrive and ps1?

[acoustic orchid]

What is the issue with mods on console? Do you think they bottleneck mods on PC?

[teal shadow]

Its not about the reward, its about to see if I could

[smoky hawk]

i do not like consoles

[acoustic orchid]

Yeah, I can tell from your name 🤣

[zenith gust]

Consoles> pc
Pc> modern consoles

I’ll take a console as a primary gaming source any day

If you think a pc beats an Xbox 360 or ps2 you are simply wrong

[silent valve]

Thats not the point

[zenith gust]

That is the point

[tepid hull]

Its not

[zenith gust]

Yes

If it’s one or the other there is no better piece of hardware than an Xbox 360 with the blades dashboard

[tepid hull]

Whatever, i dont want to argue

[silent valve]

Point is, since greedy developers discovered that nearly all games could be raped more or less good to all sides of play modules they do, regardless if it makes sense or not

[zenith gust]

Cause you can’t

Cause I’m right

[subtle spindle]

if xbox 360 is so good why didnt stalker release on that

checkmate liberal

[zenith gust]

Because we are too busy with superior games like army of two or ghost recon 2 and halo 2

[subtle spindle]

@smoky hawk laugh at this guy ^^^^

[smoky hawk]

weak ass small soul

[smoky hawk]

it is bad to laugh at the mentally deficient
god just made them that way

[zenith gust]

If you didn’t have friend growing up just say It B

[subtle spindle]

vasim has a point

[zenith gust]

Mw2 four player at 12 fps>>> all other gaming experiences

[silent valve]

FPS playing with crossplay is one of my reasons to abuse consoles

[zenith gust]

Online gaming is so cringe compared to the Far superior couch co op

[smoky hawk]

says the person who has never experienced a lan party

[zenith gust]

You are a clown, I still host lan parties to this day

[silent valve]

lan parties... wait, those were the days were I'd carried a 15" tube ray monitor from flat to flat^^

[zenith gust]

With Xboxes the superior machine

Star Wars battlefront AND rainbow six 3 last time, cry about it

[silent valve]

pffff

[zenith gust]

If that’s your reaction to a rainbow six lan party you never got laid tbh

You’ve clearly never played lord of the rings conquest and it shows

[silent valve]

You had never experienced driving the whole F1 season F1GP2 in a lan event, or battle through Command&Conquer so dont annoy

[still current]

[acoustic orchid]

What does this emoji mean?

[hardy totem]

Big sipp

Maybe, idk...

[zenith gust]

Command and conquer is on 360

And we also play that

So cry more

[lofty dew]

console is shit everything is shit we're all gonna die and live in the balkans

[wooden walrus]

🐻 🎵
#📸┃screens_and_videos message

[zenith gust]

We must create a stable Balkan ethnostate

[median kettle]

So. I now have a pc that can run it. However before i would buy the game I wanna know one thing, since i didn't follow the game at all past like 1 week after release
i remember that the game had massive issues with the advertised alife 2.0 system, and enemies basically spawned t-posing around the player.
was this ever fixed and does the game actually have the system that was promised? aka the world does its thing without me everywhere? or is it still "enemy spawn only somewhere around you" but hidden better?

[wooden walrus]

there's an online and offline a-life system now

[median kettle]

well, yes, the trilogy had that

[wooden walrus]

enemies will spawn around you at 100-ish meters, they will simulate movement and combat off to like, 1500m I think?

it's still kinda limited but there's an ai simulation around you

(it's still kinda jank but it's better than launch)

there's a couple mods that also improve on alife if you're on pc

[median kettle]

i did not expect the game to render everything anywhere, so offline alife is more or less a given. but does it actually work now? and i can have the promised thing like "you come around an area where stalkers fought mutants" or "enemies wander across the zone and may stumble upon you"?

or is it just in given spaces where enemies spawn and elsewhere its always empty?

[wooden walrus]

I mean yeah you come across other groups and you'll find guys being dead to other stuff

[median kettle]

also another question. was the game nerfed into the ground overtime because of newbs getting killed on expert, or is it still very hard on expert?

i remember early patches doing heavy nerfs to mutants

[wooden walrus]

I'll be honest, vanilla does feel quite easy. But that's what mods are for.

[median kettle]

yeah i am not modding it. so in case you played idk, misery or what was the name? nlc? .... 7 or smth.... is it much easier?

[wooden walrus]

vanilla is much easier than misery yes

then again, misery is a mod soo

[naive pulsar]

Does anyone know if the pS5 version of stalker 2 will have mouse and keyboard support?

[stuck seal]

That last part is the most terrifying

[median kettle]

leaning towards a pass now.

[wooden walrus]

vanilla is easier, but in a way it needs to be easier

mutants need to feel easier because you encounter them much more often now. Humans feel easier overall, but if you install a tryhard ballistics mod like BB or FUBAR, there's a few instances in the story that become infuriatingly hard.

[median kettle]

i mean, the game has "journalist" content 😂

[wooden walrus]

good one.

[stuck seal]

I know sid is hiding some journalist content but I can’t prove it

[frigid hill]

rubjonny has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[torn gate]

Beautiful

[nimble heath]

the a life is much better, no more a-life spawning directly out of your 'behind'

[median kettle]

i see server is great. no embeds, no swearing 🤣

perfectly fit for a 18+ playerbase

[nimble heath]

I'm impressed they knew the british spelling of the A word

[stuck seal]

Me when it is my civic responsibility to swear but I’m in a server that doesn’t allow swearing (I am absolutely devastated)

[nimble heath]

difficulty feels the same to me as from launch tbh

I only play on the highest difficulty

[wooden walrus]

if you want it spicy I recommend Unlimited in Veteran difficulty, it's still not tryhard hard but it will be markedly more spicy and demanding than vanilla.

[median kettle]

arse?

[stuck seal]

Is unlimited the one that hides the stashes

[nimble heath]

its similar to earlier stalker games, you get killed a lot at the beginning, then once you get decent gear it gets easier

[wooden walrus]

indeed

[nimble heath]

yeah... why are you allowed to say it lol

[median kettle]

built different

[stuck seal]

What else does it do

[wooden walrus]

imo the game's difficulty suffers from two things: handouts, and combat difficulty having to be balanced around a few moments where you're standing right in front of someone shooting you in the open

[nimble heath]

it also feels a bit arteficial. you die i na few hits from miles away, but the NPC can be shooting at each other point blank for half an hour before anyone dies

[median kettle]

so nothing really changed and the game is still a 6/10 at best 😂

[wooden walrus]

it includes FUBAR, its own set of valuables and mutant loot, and does some misc changes to mutants and other stuff overall

[torn gate]

I feel like it's more 8/10

[stuck seal]

So basically unlimited just changes up the loot and economy

[nimble heath]

it started aroudn a 6 for me at lauch, but most of the niggles are gon and I'd go for an 8 also. personally I cant get enough of it

[wooden walrus]

you already had made up your mind before you even started asking around this chat.

[torn gate]

I have an unhealthy addiction to this game

[stuck seal]

I do too

[nimble heath]

basically if you liekl all the other stlaker games, you'll love it. its like those, but more beutiful

[median kettle]

nah, before i was at around 7.5/10

with alife maybe 8