☢┃stalker-general

[still current]

Gpu updates are wack atm

Super fucked

Idk about the very recent ones, but before those, it only ruined stuff for me and I had to roll back

Idk about you

What card do you have

I'm only talking about NVIDIA btw

[naive sigil]

just ignore it now tbh, summary of the whole situation is just me complaining how the game runs horribly on my gpu even though its above minimum requirements, any details youd need just scroll up but like its basically a back n forth discussion on how im saying the game runs horribly and then im correcting people who dont know what they're talking about since they have the equivalent help of an ai support assistant

i already deleted the game i just cant be bothered to try fix everything, ive already tried mods, ive already tried changing settings, ive rerolled drivers to 566.36 it just is not going to work

[still current]

Well, complaining is fine. I do understand that the game performs differently from person to another and that's not quite the good thing. I do hope things get better in future patches or with the engine update coming soon (not the next patch, maybe the one after it.)

Well, these complaints do help devs with feedback, so as long as everything is civil, you are super free to do it

More than welcome

The game miraculously works almost flawless for me

Ofc, some common issues came with the recent patch and its present for me too, but other than that, everything is quite fine in my exp

[green rock]

Oh, okay, I have a 5070, so Nvidia is bugging me because I was enjoying the game, and it's happening to me. I read up about it. The bar is broken for some players

[still current]

It's weird, but 3060 users have been blessed by the zone I believe lmao

[still current]

Probably, but one can not be sure. I just heard a lot of complaints coming after GPU driver update, so, it was fair to assume it's the main reason shit went south for some players, especially after experiencing something similar a while back.

[naive sigil]

at this rate im just gonna wait until i upgrade my gpu and then get back to playing the game since it seems like my best option

since my gpu is not going to do very well

[still current]

Honestly? Maybe what we all need is Engine update. I mean it would still UE5, but the one the team is shifting to fixed quite much and it would greatly help most people have a far better experience

I'm placing my bets on it

[still current]

What do you have?

Btw

[naive sigil]

gtx 1660 super, ryzen 5 5600x, 2x8 3200 mhz ram

[green rock]

i did the same i used to have a 4060 ti and game was not running well

[wooden walrus]

a 5060ti can maybe reach 60 fps on high-ish. On a good day.

with like half the options on "medium" and 1440p

I do have my hopes up for the engine migration but I mean, worth tempering them.

I'd say it would be reasonable to expect big gains on hubs but I'd still have my doubts it will perform much much better while on the field where cpu loads are lower

[still current]

Well, it's not ideal since the game is demanding (tho yours is kinda performing better than a lot of modern cards lmao). I wouldn't deny the possibility that you will be able to experience a better gametime post engine update, so hang on there until then. If things didn't change even a bit for you, then a gpu upgrade shall be.

[still current]

My thoughts

It can be the relief most people are waiting for

If done well

It's a great chance to shift the balance

[wooden walrus]

if it's anything like nightingale, it's gonna be night and day

[still current]

Honestly, it's a win either way

I just hope it won't be bumpy

[wooden walrus]

I mean we're talking about gsc here

like half the changelog for 1.5.3 doesn't really work and even then they managed to introduce like, at least a couple major bugs lmao

gotta hand it to them

[still current]

5.1.1 has too many issues that are fixed now. Perhaps it would help greatly with hardware features unlike what the one currently used

Software forced I heard

[still current]

I don't really blame it on them mostly. The engine is in a dogshit state

Lmao

I mean, whenever something is fixed, something also breaks

[wooden walrus]

I mean yeah, but still, it's almost awe inspiring

[native sun]

hey everyone, if anyone here RTX user 20/30/40, what gpu driver version u guys using for stalker 2, I'm using 566.36 which is most stable version before RTX 50xx patches came out which is broken, so if anyone would tell me what version u guys using would be great, thanks.

[shrewd needle]

He earlier said that as soon as he gets to Zalissya, game stops using the GPU, goes down in FPS and crashes.

His RAM usage is high, so I figured that keeping some empty would help, but he has problems with attitude, so I gave up.

[wooden walrus]

but yeah hopefully they'll get things done and still not break too much on the engine swap

[still current]

Well, I would blame myself as a tester for not finding the bugs early enough to make it before update

[shrewd needle]

Look from here, General: #☢┃stalker-general message

[wooden walrus]

I'm kinda puzzled by the testing process honestly

'cause the changelog's specific on like, "solved a problem that made the NPCs carrying pistols have one arm twisted"

and yet, every single heccing npc carrying a pistol still has their arm twisted

like I kinda sorta maybe can ehh understand the burer spam in garbage 'cause it's something somewhat local and you'd have to spend a relatively decent amount of time around plant for it to happen to begin with (as far as I understand it)

but like, the arm thing is like, evident at first glance

[still current]

Plenty of factors for such results. Perhaps it's all software issues

Can be driver issues

Can be Nvidia setting

And well, the game requires a bit more juice than earlier versions, so it can be the card not keeping up.

But the fact you mentioned the sudden usage shifts, then it's mostly GPU driver issues

[shrewd needle]

Well, he could explain more, but he kept asking, "Do you know how software/hardware works?"

Well...they can solve it themselves.

[obtuse veldt]

Hardware issues are unusual but there are cases

i had a malfunctioning CPU, switched it to a 5900x and the issues were gone

[dreamy dagger]

Motherfker... I had S2 installed. Changed OS. Changed Steam's path to my new library. The mofo overwrote S2 files and now I have to download 130 GB again...

POS platform

[wooden walrus]

I mean you could start the download, copy the files over to the folder, and then restart it

usually it will discover the files then

[still current]

Rip

[dreamy dagger]

8 hours to wait cuz Steam is doing sheith I never asked it to...

I'm mad

.........

I had the whole gam einstalled, this crap decided to overwrite the files and download it again....

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/mad200-heavy-tf2-percentage-rage-gif-16820921

[warped marsh]

hell yeah, got stalker shadow of chernobyl

[drifting forge]

Hell yeah

[warped marsh]

uh

i've got it in Russian tho

[round sun]

just thought of something. id really like to see a tactical crossbow in game. was playing Sons of The Forest and made me think about it.

[wooden walrus]

I hope they add a deez launcher

[hardy totem]

what the f is a launcher?

[wooden walrus]

ligma balls
https://tenor.com/view/dr-manhattan-gif-18899941

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/emoji-emoji-disintegrating-emoji-disappearing-meme-21st-century-gif-24891417

[torn gate]

To help myself get over my stalker 2 addiction I'm gonna play the mass effect trilogy

[wooden walrus]

project silverfish is pretty cool actually

I was going to say it's oxycodone to stalker's heroin but honestly, it stands up pretty well on its own, despite the very clear, uh... inspiration on the series

I tried the demo which is basically just an old alpha version wholesale, apparently they've added quite a bit since

[shrewd needle]

At least it worked out for you...

[plain fiber]

Hey all, how's everyone doing today? Any new bouts of whining?

[shrewd needle]

Also, I just found out that the inventory can be scrolled by holding the right mouse button and just...dragging.

And I'm FURIOUS how I never knew about it before considering scrolling the inventory is an exercise of pain.

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/mad200-heavy-tf2-percentage-rage-gif-16820921

[plain fiber]

Any other US residents got any fun plans for the holiday weekend?

[shrewd needle]

Yep, very mad.

[shrewd needle]

Week-end half over.

[plain fiber]

Yes, but the holiday isn't until Monday.

<says something controversial and waits>

[hardy totem]

<claims the oppsosite is true without providing a shred of evidence>

[plain fiber]

And bam, Facebook was born.

[wooden walrus]

topical

[plain fiber]

Also Twitter, Reddit depending on the sub, etc.

[hardy totem]

What have we done...

[meager crag]

https://tenor.com/view/stranger-things-fire-flame-gif-14920648

Kill it with fire

[plain fiber]

Valid response.

I'm staying over at a friend's place for the holiday, should be fun.

[obtuse veldt]

I did everything to fix it, thought 2 different brand ram was the issue but nope.

Tried a 2x16gb ram config test still black screened and it was always a critical CPU error

Usually different ram sticks from different brands may have different timing

Like a vehicle timing chain

[shrewd needle]

My average PC experience.

[obtuse veldt]

Saw the CPU on sale at Best buy, a 5900x at 200 and I went f... It 12 cores and higher frequency vs my old 6 core 4650g pro

Bought also ram with better Mhz

[plain fiber]

Gonna get a 9800X3D for my next build.

[obtuse veldt]

Holy moly, the stutter was gone and it's a miracle if it ever crashes

[plain fiber]

Gonna get 64GB DDR5 for the RAM.

2TB Samsung SSD, probably a 980 Pro.

[obtuse veldt]

I ain't changing mobo until AM6

[wooden walrus]

I could get a 9070xt and 9800x3d for under 1500 eurodollars

[plain fiber]

Well I want to switch to AMD so that's gonna be my best option for a gaming rig.

[obtuse veldt]

I'm gonna stick with the CPU at least another 5 years

[wooden walrus]

probably just over 1k honestly, if I just took out everything I don't really need

[plain fiber]

Yeah, I don't have that option. Current rig is Intel.

[wooden walrus]

however I recently made the bad decision to get a 5060ti so I'm gonna have to live with that for a couple years at least

[plain fiber]

Ouch.

[obtuse veldt]

Maybe I'll upgrade ram to a 4x32gb ddr4 config

[plain fiber]

I'm leaning towards a 5080 for my next build.

[wooden walrus]

I can't say I'm that concerned for waiting this generation out tbh

[obtuse veldt]

I still look to upgrade to a 4070ti super or a 5070ti

[plain fiber]

I'd rather not keep waiting personally, I'm getting really sick of being on 60 suffix cards.

[wooden walrus]

I initially wanted to upgrade to a 5070ti but there ain't no way I'm paying anywhere near 4 digits for a gpu

[obtuse veldt]

But I ain't buying 4000 at the same price

[plain fiber]

Hopefully by the time I actually buy it, the price will have gone down, but I'm not holding my breath.

[obtuse veldt]

I'm not paying 800 for an old gpu

[shrewd needle]

You ain't gettin' one for cheap either.

[obtuse veldt]

If it hits 500~600 maybe

But got a be 16gh vram

[plain fiber]

Why are GPU prices still so damn high? Is it because all of this stupid hype around AI?

[obtuse veldt]

You said it

[plain fiber]

Ugh, I can't wait for this bubble to pop.

[obtuse veldt]

The AI bubble is about to burst

[plain fiber]

FASTER

[obtuse veldt]

Remember the f..... Crypto bubble?

[plain fiber]

Also the .com bubble.

[obtuse veldt]

Dumb scalpers got f....ed

[plain fiber]

Womp womp.

[obtuse veldt]

I need to heist a scalper

[plain fiber]

I just want to future-proof my next build as much as I can.

[obtuse veldt]

Gotta liberate their improperly owned cards back into the market

[plain fiber]

Luckily for me, it seems like UE5 is getting more optimized/easier to optimize, so for the uncommon instance in which I play a title that runs on the engine, I'll hopefully be good.

I used to point out that my not playing of many AAA titles played out in my favor when it came to hardware costs, but it seems like more and more indie titles are starting to use UE5, so it's not as escapable as it once was.

Like that upcoming indie horror title, Routine, I'm pretty sure that's a UE5 title, thought it could be UE4. I think a lot of people forget how good UE4 can look.

[shrewd needle]

Because capitalism.

[shrewd needle]

You sure?

https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-ceo-says-ai-boom-far-over-after-tepid-sales-forecast-2025-08-28/

[plain fiber]

AI definitely isn't going away, but the level of hype surrounding it can't last forever. Additionally, despite what the dipshits at the C-suite level think, it's not ready to fully replace humans.

[wooden walrus]

the number and volume of data centers that are being built is unsustainable, I'm sure

[shrewd needle]

It isn't about lasting forever. It's about lasting just long enough to cause permanent change.

[plain fiber]

The whole thing is unsustainable; Sam Altman says that AI is going to require trillions of dollars of infrastructure investment.

[wooden walrus]

just like cryptomining, it's going to become very const inefficient, very quickly.

[shrewd needle]

Capitalism and sustainability don't go hand-in-hand.

[shrewd needle]

Considering AI companies are printing money...

[wooden walrus]

are they though?

I mean they sure are dumping insane amounts of money into it but like, I wouldn't call that printing money

[shrewd needle]

It's not like they're existing in a vacuum considering the capital expenditure and ongoing expenses.

[plain fiber]

If I remember correctly, none of these AI companies have actually seen any profit, they've been operating at a loss this whole time.

Note: This does not count Nvidia.

[shrewd needle]

Yes, but my point is that they're still afloat and not gone. Meaning money is coming from somewhere.

[plain fiber]

That's because there's still a bunch of hype surrounding the whole thing, even despite the cracks that are starting to show.

[shrewd needle]

No, I'm talking only about the money part...the companies and their investors haven't gone bankrupt yet.

[wooden walrus]

yeah it's kind of an arms race where like, 90% are bound to just go up in flames

[plain fiber]

Because they still haven't burned through their money piles yet.

[wooden walrus]

plus there's the fact that AI itself is proving to be an unsustainable concept

[plain fiber]

Also when it comes to this kind of thing, the hype surrouding it and the money involved go hand in hand.

[wooden walrus]

right, well, AI fatigue is a very real thing

and the fact that thanks to the miracle of human laziness it's starting to permeate places where it shouldn't, pushback against it is mounting

add to that the fact that the output of AI itself is starting to become predictable and increasingly unhinged as it shits where it eats by design

[plain fiber]

I'm constantly reading anecdotes from people in IT over on r/sysadmin and r/cybersecurity about the issues they're running into when using AI. There's also a serious problem with people relying on it entirely despite the fact that it is not infallible; it's becoming a crutch and making people worse at their jobs.

[wooden walrus]

I just kinda thing it'd be awesome if the next tech fad doesn't rely on goddamn gpus

you've had crypto and AI, leave next one to idk ram?

[shrewd needle]

Well...considering even Windows is now being coded using AI...

[wooden walrus]

I think some of the more menial tasks can probably be left for AI

but anything other than that, to me, is megacorps trying to find a problem to apply the solution to

it's like oh yeah ubisoft's going to write games with AI

yeah let's see how well that goes

[plain fiber]

I'm not anti-AI; I think it's a tool with the potential to be incredibly powerful and useful, but it's not the second coming of Christ that so many people in the tech space seem to be treating it as.

[wooden walrus]

techbros be techbroin

[plain fiber]

That is a viable use-case for AI, but it's important to have the code reviewed by a human, which is almost assuredly happening. Additionally, there are likely many parts and components of Windows that aren't implementing AI-written code.

It's potentially useful as a time-saving/efficiency tool, but it has to be used carefully and properly.

[wooden walrus]

(honestly if you told me any of the last 5 years of ubisoft games have been written by an AI I'd probably believe you)

[shrewd needle]

Doubtful; everyone I know hates Windows 11 with a few exceptions and I think someone on PCGW was complaining about bugs resulting from bad coding.

Considering Microsoft fired most of their Gaming Division, I doubt other departments are doing any better. I don't expect humans to be reviewing anything.

[plain fiber]

If Windows was being fully coded by AI it literally would not function. The fact that Windows 11 does function clearly indicates that humans are still involved in some way.

[shrewd needle]

Not fully, but I suppose increasingly.

[plain fiber]

Windows 11 is also fine, I've used it repeatedly and it will be the OS for my next PC. It's overhated imo.

[shrewd needle]

I'll be moving to Linux by 2032.

[wooden walrus]

the silver lining of the AI explosion is that it's shown that you can't take the human out of cultural production

[plain fiber]

I'll probably start using Linux once I have the money for a laptop.

[plain fiber]

It's shown you can't just take the human out of anything.

@shrewd needle You know what distro you're going to use?

[shrewd needle]

Mint. Tried it before, but only on a LiveUSB (since I like portable computing), except it'd get a kernel panic if I updated the kernel.

And I'm a 500% noob at Linux.

[shrewd needle]

For now; I do expect systems to keep getting better and evolve, no?

[plain fiber]

There's another distro you should probably consider called Bazzite. It's built from the ground up to be a gaming-focused Distro.

Also hopefully by 2032, SteamOS will be available on desktop.

[plain fiber]

From what I've been reading, the current iteration of AI is pretty much as good as it's going to get. For the next stage, a very significant improvement in technology would have to occur; we haven't reached the Singularity yet.

[shrewd needle]

Bazzite is mostly for gaming and Steam Deck users, no?

[plain fiber]

Correct.

[shrewd needle]

I mean, we're not even at AI yet...most is LLMs and image generators.

[shrewd needle]

Yea, I prefer something general-purpose, since I don't use Steam as much.

[plain fiber]

That's what "AI" is right now though.

[shrewd needle]

Yea, but I always take 'singularity' to be far beyond the point of a genuine AI.

[plain fiber]

The thing is, the LLM models we have now is a step in the development of true AI; the truly mind blowing stuff simply hasn't happened yet, and quite frankly I think it's still a long ways off.

[shrewd needle]

The 'A' is easy. The 'I' is not.

[plain fiber]

True, genuine AI is a major part of a technological singularity though. The whole gist is that it's a point where technology grows beyond human control e.g. an AI entering a self-improvement feedback loop and saying "screw this", and rebelling against its human creators, or a "Grey goo" scenario, or something else along those lines.

[shrewd needle]

Stellaris Rogue Servitors be like... 😏

[plain fiber]

Correct. What we have now is more akin to a virtual intelligence (VI) from Mass Effect; little more than an interactive menu with the façade of a human.

Funnily enough, when I was experimenting with AI, I pointed out the similarities between our current LLM models and VIs from Mass Effect, and it actually agreed with me.

I gotta go get dinner. Probably won't hear back from me until Monday, have a good night everyone.

[shrewd needle]

True, though I suppose the VIs in ME are far more functional than the current ones we have.

Bon appetit.

[exotic glacier]

I have been on Linux since December and mainly playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.2 (Sunk cost fallacy maxxing) and apart from that rubbish gnome desktop environment and Ubuntu updating as much as windows, streaming is all that changed.

[shrewd needle]

I'm on Windows 10 IoT LTSC and a noob at Linux, so...it'll take time for me to move. And since IoT LTSC will go out in 2032...

[kind plume]

so what do yall got your gamma settings at? i have to put mine at 14% to not see the symbol on the left but then ingame my flashlight is no good 5 feet out

[shrewd needle]

Everything at 50%.

[spare canopy]

how much did that cost?

[shrewd needle]

Nothing. Just an ISO and a USB.

[oak acorn]

Guys is there any fixes for crashing games

[unkempt vault]

You know what’d be hilarious?
If we go into lab strelok’s in and find out he’s in there running a radio station using a voice modulator to sound like a woman

[weary hedge]

Yummy

[ebon blade]

Tastes like chicken.

[fickle hill]

I lived in Florida and time to time ate boiled Squirrels and tested like chicken so I can relate

[misty salmon]

Snapping turtle also tastes like chicken I believe

[ebon blade]

The only wild animals I have eaten were dog and monkey. It was in the Philippines. I was just visiting.

[misty salmon]

MONKEY?!!?

What’d it taste like?

[ebon blade]

gamey.

[shrewd needle]

Meat-eaters...

[stuck seal]

chicken

[shrewd needle]

Am I missing something or multiple weapons are locked behind specific story paths?

[marsh iron]

it's true

[shrewd needle]

Hmm...guess I can then cheat them in if I they're not in the path...starting with that bloody Combatant.

I miss CoP where you could just order them and get them all...

[marsh iron]

i love when my bro Nimble brought me the Lynx, what a goat

[fickle hill]

Beware of the stalker boogie man

[shrewd needle]

IKR? I'm still confused how Strider got a hold of it, though. Especially since it's supposed to be his original rifle from the Monolith times.

[marsh iron]

I mean if Nimble can get it for Deggy; perhaps Deggy just never got it and it was Strider's all along

either way, my fav gun in both games, love the sound it makes it just hits different

[fickle hill]

You got the Lynx from strider and the Whip from strider

[marsh iron]

we are talking about CoP in this case

[fickle hill]

Ah

[marsh iron]

love both Whip and Lynx in S2 too, no contest there

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/devo-whip-it-whipit-devowhipit-gif-18085793

[shrewd needle]

Yea, but the description in both games says it was made by a local expert, but in S2, it's clearly shown as Strider's personal weapon, and the Monolith don't commission 'special' weapons, so...eh...

[shell flax]

The text was changed in a later update to ‘a deceased master’

[shrewd needle]

Also, fair enough; I haven't used the Lynx in S2 due to it being just a different paint-job.

[shrewd needle]

Yes, I know. It was the same in CoP...off a dead gun-smith that was a master at his job.

[shrewd needle]

But this, because somehow, S2 has more plot and world contradictions than anything... 😒

[marsh iron]

bear in mind Strider is not a regular monolith; he's a leader of some sort so it's possible he has access to better gear both due to his skill and rank

[shrewd needle]

Oh, no...I get that, but in all games, they've used standard weapons and never special one-offs, so just wondering. Even Charon from SoC had a regular Vintorez and the Preacher only had a Gauss Rifle in CoP.

But hey, the more special weapons, the better. Now I want the rest too, like the March, for one.

Got all the Spark armours AND an invisible Bizon! How cool is that? 😏

[marsh iron]

holy 328 bandages

[shrewd needle]

You should see the number in the stash.

[marsh iron]

also just wanted to add, getting the Lynx from Strider at that point of the story is both symbolic (as he lay down his arms for the future; notice he never fires a shot at people after the "breach") and functional (specific preparation for Azimuth) , so I can get behind the decision

i mean the stash sure but you have them in the field! (I guess you are running a weight mod so no worries there)

[shrewd needle]

Well, I mean, considering the back-story...I don't really mind the Lynx either ways.

[shrewd needle]

Yep, but a trainer, no modification. Carrying basically...uh, let me see.

1626.4 KG currently.

[shell flax]

Me with nearly 2k in my stash

[shrewd needle]

My stash has to basically be 50 tons by the fact that I just collect shit.

[marsh iron]

now im curious what i got, looks like we have some loot goblins here

[shell flax]

I use bandages as emergency money once I get a hypercube

[marsh iron]

real, people sleep on bleed res artifacts

[shrewd needle]

Currently got 99.19 KGs of TOZ-34s (32 of them), 86.38 KGs of AK-74Us (32 as well), 52.5 KGs of MP5s (21), 35.19 KGs of Remington M870s (11), 178.24 KGs of AK-74s (54), 114.68 KGs of HK416s (31), 94.78 KGs of sausages (237)...not counting ammunition, special items, attachments, armours and such.

This is inventory, BTW, not stash.

[shell flax]

Nightmarish to navigate

I understand you enjoy the game like that, but that shit would send me into a frenzy

[shrewd needle]

There's a sort key, though.

Also, this: #☢┃stalker-general message

👆 makes inventory movement SO MUCH easier, considering the EXCEEINGLY TINY PHUCKING scroll bars... 😒

[shell flax]

I just don’t see the point personally in it

[shrewd needle]

Nah, just saying. I just collect shit to sell for monies (especially considering the economy).

[shell flax]

Fair

[marsh iron]

honestly with the payouts from Vicky money is hardly an issue (perhaps more so for mid/late game)

as well as artifact quests if you are into artifact hunting as well

[shell flax]

He’s on a much older release so Vicky’s mutant hunts don’t exist for him

[marsh iron]

ah i see

[shell flax]

Truthfully, it’s a single player game. Who gives a shit how you play besides yourself lmao. Just don’t be a dick about it and have fun.

[shrewd needle]

Uh, 'Vicky' money?

[shell flax]

Malachite lady

[marsh iron]

make bank for science

[shrewd needle]

Ah...mutant hunting...yea, not for me.

[shrewd needle]

I agree with this completely.

But it's still fun to brag about haulin' weight. 😏

Skif can't run fast, can't reload fast, can't swim, can't do anything, but he can haul...with some help.

Zone Freight Services.

[ebon blade]

191 Medkits. Use one (second picture)

[shrewd needle]

I did later.

[ebon blade]

That's only 3,585.59 pounds. A large sedan.

[shrewd needle]

I generally travel around with partial health and only heal at low health, since too many Bandits spawn and it's a pain having to heal every moment.

[shrewd needle]

Reminds me of that Fallout tram or something where the tram was merely a prop and an actual person was under the ground, walking along because the tram was the hat... 😆

[dense badger]

is there a mod that adds like a bike in the game

[ebon blade]

On ereht si ton.

[dense badger]

what

[ebon blade]

No there is not.

[dense badger]

would be cool tho you can see bikes in the game

[shrewd needle]

I love this scope for its simple reticle.

[shrewd needle]

He spoke in reverse.

I love the melancholic vibe of the Burnt Forest.

[shell flax]

I cast quintuple lightning strike

[shrewd needle]

Not enough.

[ebon blade]

Wish fulfilled.

[ebon blade]

I love the Burnt Forest. I've only explored the eastern half of it, but the action there is so crazy.
Just hanging around Cherevach village, I can amass so much loot, it's really a gold mine for coupons.

[shrewd needle]

IKR? I'm currently going from west to east (went from Malachite to Duga to Burnt Forest), so currently about to clear Orbita, then head over to the dam and then the village.

[shrewd needle]

https://tenor.com/view/perfection-mwah-kiss-perfect-gif-16053759

[weary hedge]

Ive been struck by lightning in this game a few times now

Like more than 3

[shrewd needle]

I've been struck every once in a while; no big deal.

Man, why is Spark randomly hanging around Orbita?

How...do I even reach for this shotgun?

[marsh iron]

with patience and cunning (aka spam that key lol)

[shrewd needle]

A BIT difficult to co-ordinate both the jump and the use... 😔

Finally got it, bloody SPAS-12...

Also, I just realized...everyone asks me why I don't upgrade and while I've got reasons...the best reason is that I can jump to Pripyat using the fence. 😏

Something they removed for no reason in the later version.

[wooden walrus]

There's a guy in the unlimited discord thread who's been getting early pripyat on current versions so it's still possible

[shell flax]

Every time they patch one early Pripyat thing, the community finds more

As the Zone intended

[shrewd needle]

I'm not there, honestly, but at least the fence is easier.

[shrewd needle]

Only for them to patch it instead of make Pripyat open.

[wooden walrus]

if I was to sequence break I'd just noclip tbh lol

[ebon blade]

It was a lot of work to get to the Ferris Wheel in Call of Pripyat.

[shell flax]

Why would it be open? That’s the entire point of the Corps.

[ebon blade]

It seems like everyone wants the top tier Exos as soon as possible.
Kind of defeats the purpose of all the mid-tier armors to choose from.

[shrewd needle]

That's the easiest way, but it's just better to have a normal way, so as to avoid having to do that.

[shrewd needle]

I mean give the player a way to open it than just lock it behind story.

[shell flax]

I rock the Bulat most of my run, might do a berill one with 1.6

[wooden walrus]

I'll eventually reach pripyat at some point ig lol

[shell flax]

I do enjoy Exo suits don’t get me wrong but stuff like the Bulat and Berill interest me more because they’re more grounded gear

Also the idea of wearing military gear and rocking hard sci-fi shit at the same time is funny to me

[ebon blade]

No Psi protection. Pitiful anomaly protection. Are you an old military gear aficionado?

[shrewd needle]

Not me; happy with the Bulat. Just want to clear out the dense as phuck city so I can enjoy the story later without having to bother scavenging. And also to explore without being stuck at the end of the game.

[shell flax]

Psi protection isn’t a make or break for me. And yeah sort of. I’m actually debating recreating the Berill (or the PSZ7) for some hunting gear or something.

[wooden walrus]

perfect for deer

[shell flax]

And anomaly protection can be supplemented by artifacts, I’m willing to sacrifice something like a Thunderberry for a bit more protection with another Liquid Rock or even a Night Star for a bit more weight

[shell flax]

Mainly because IPSF gear is less likely to get raised eyebrows from game wardens lmao

Minus the helmet

Or neighbors asking questions either

[ebon blade]

@shrewd needle Burnt Forest on the left. Lesser Zone on the right.

[still current]

[shrewd needle]

Looks so noice!

I'm almost to the East, currently at the Swinery.

Where my 1911?

[shrewd needle]

I know. I totally got scammed out of mine. 😔

[wooden walrus]

sidor ate it

[ebon blade]

How?

[wooden walrus]

in hindsight the chicken flavoring wasn't the best idea

[shrewd needle]

Old version, so I don't have the 1911 or the Mosin. But yes, Sidorovich ate them.

[shrewd needle]

That greedy slime-bag will eat anything.

[ebon blade]

Are you running a lot of Mods, or just using the God version?

[shrewd needle]

Not a lot, but a few. Also, 'god' version?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1311817583351169114/1411591090733060259/1756619940788.png?ex=68b53626&is=68b3e4a6&hm=731a3794e25a09092affbe8f0709ae47880bc57f2b645bb628108c0ac3fa3c8f&

[weary hedge]

Ok so grenade launcher is bugged

[ebon blade]

Isn't God mode the same as Trainer? Where you can't be killed and have unlimited carrying weight?

[ebon blade]

It's a terrible system of inputs if you are on PC.

[weary hedge]

What do i have to do?

[shrewd needle]

God Mode is different, it only makes you invulnerable to damage and death. Unlimited carry weight is different.

[shrewd needle]

I told you before, GL isn't bugged. Hold the key down.

[ebon blade]

1. Bring up the Console Wheel
2. Click on the weapon with the grenade launcher
3. Press the "C" key to switch it on
4. Clear the Console Wheel
5. Use your mouse to fire the grenade launcher

[weary hedge]

Console wheel?

[ebon blade]

GSC failed to make it a single key on the keyboard, like they did for the trilogy games.

[weary hedge]

Dear God ive never used the wheel

[shrewd needle]

If you're on PC...hold down the B key.

Did he block me? This is like...the third time I tell him.

[ebon blade]

Yeah, I changed all my keys around, so I wasn't certain where it used to be.

[weary hedge]

Wtf

[wooden walrus]

he's special

[shrewd needle]

Yea, but I'm pretty sure the GL can't be re-bound except from files.

[weary hedge]

What a flustered cuck

[shrewd needle]

Very...

Honestly, though...considering all other keys (especially re-binding the torch to F for flash-light and for 'phuck my thumb stretching too much') and V for firing modes, B is not that bad.

[weary hedge]

I hate games that make things super complicated. You guys are lucky I like stalker so much lol

[shrewd needle]

https://tenor.com/view/side-eye-dog-suspicious-look-suspicious-doubt-dog-doubt-gif-23680990

[wooden walrus]

I use Z for firing modes

[shrewd needle]

Pain to reach, NGL.

[weary hedge]

I'm happy I finally got an exo

[shrewd needle]

Damn, got attacked by a boat-load of zombies at the Distribution Substation; is that normal?

[hardy totem]

Perhaps they get distributed from there

[ebon blade]

Where is the Distribution Substation? That name doesn't ring a bell.

[shrewd needle]

Burnt Forest.

[ebon blade]

And do they travel by boat? perhaps a truck load would have been more fitting.

[shrewd needle]

South of the Chemical tanks in the Chemical Plant.

[ebon blade]

I'll be going there soon.

[shrewd needle]

Careful when you get into the main, lit house. That's when you get swarmed.

[ebon blade]

I'm in Zalissya, about to take the pontoon bridge back to the Burnt Forest.

Have you been to the dam yet?

[weary hedge]

Anomaly 2 when

[ebon blade]

How about never.

[round sun]

@weary hedge after the radiation clears in Chernobyl.

[hardy totem]

Never. +2 days, just to be sure

[wooden walrus]

#📸┃screens_and_videos message

[shrewd needle]

Yep; finished it off and even got the shotgun with some trouble.

[weary hedge]

Jesus good luck with that

[ebon blade]

Is that the place where you had to leap and smash yourself against it to grab it?

[shrewd needle]

Yep. While mashing the Use key all the time...bonus points for you hitting the wall causing the aim to change direction.

[shrewd needle]

My condolences for this rush. 😔

[ebon blade]

I was just down river from there.

[wooden walrus]

nah it's just afaw

out of the box, that mod will basically just unlock all mutants everywhere

[shrewd needle]

Damn, all the way down south. Pain getting back up to the Pontoon Bridge.

[wooden walrus]

had like 4 controllers back to back on lesser zone (spawns are kinda funky in the game to begin with)

[shrewd needle]

Yea, but it's still unfunny having to rush around with a Chimera.

[wooden walrus]

I took out most mutants off the spawning but I left chimeras 'cause in the end they're just roided up boars really

and you can give 'em the good ol 76 juke as demonstrated

[ebon blade]

I spent the night at the Scientist's Bunker, waiting for daylight and a possible Emission.

And to think, the Old Perimeter Wall might have blocked the river, at one time.

[weary hedge]

How do I fast travel?

[weary hedge]

Find a pseudogiant and press f on it to ride/fast travel places easy👍

Not funny

I’m not joking

[ebon blade]

I prefer the Bloodsucker Uber.

[weary hedge]

Bloodsuckers work too but you have to drop them a slimjim

[fallen latch]

uber you straight to the menu screen ong

[wooden walrus]

I'd do it but last time I tried riding a bloodsucker the Freedom guys got jealous

[hardy totem]

Best fast travel method is getting yourself yeeted across the map by a burer

[shrewd needle]

At least you got through the night. 🙏

You guys got some issues with riding mutants... 😆

[ebon blade]

Each faction base has a Guide. A Guide can only take you to a location you have been before.
In other words, you have to walk there first, then you can use the new location's Guide.

[weary hedge]

Oof

They aimed for realism on stalker 2 and I'm not even mad

[ebon blade]

If they didn't, people would finish the game in 10 hours.

[weary hedge]

Whats the latest speed run?

Par time I mean

[ebon blade]

No idea. I despise speed runs. It's like "How can I see less than 1% of a game?"

[weary hedge]

Some people get 100% of the game while speedrunning

[subtle spindle]

speedrunners see another side of the game that you dont get to see

[wooden walrus]

I think the spawner on the train depot south of icarus is also acting silly

man I can't wait to see all the new and exciting ways next patch is going to manage to break the game

maybe every single npc gets replaced by a pseudogiant

and somehow that makes it past testing too

[shrewd needle]

Might as well walk to the destination. 😏

Done with Burnt Forest, now to run 1.5 KM to Ahroprom... 😒

[ebon blade]

Did you already do the Cemetery, Perun's Hill and the stash by the elctrical tower on the shoreline?

[ebon blade]

That's the dumbest thing I've read today.

Speed running is "what is the bare minimum I can do to enter a level and go to the next?"

[ebon blade]

I just arrived near there. I went around it to the other side, where there was a Loner by some giant boulders.
The Loner wanted a detector, of which I gave him a spare Echo I had on me. he then told me about 3 of 4 locations,
that I had already been to. Krug was the new one to me is S2. As I was scoping out the back of the Distribution Substation,
I looked over the cliff facing the water, and came face to face with 7 Bandits, half I killed by the water, and the other half in the woods.
I had so much loot from them, I had to postpone going inside the DS for now, and I took all the loot back to my roof stash at Cherevach village.

[shrewd needle]

Yep, I finished all of them; got through Burnt Forest completely. At least from all the loot I found on MapGenie; IDK if there's any left. Journalist's stash was good, though...

[shrewd needle]

Yep, I gave him another Veles and got the story.

And Bandits are no better than Zombies, NGL...at least Zombies only stumble. Bandits are...pain. I'm getting loads and loads of them, courtesy of SLZ.

[ebon blade]

I'm not using MapGenie. Unless they are activated, I find them by searching every building, house, structure, outhouse, barn and other outdoor objects.
What is SLZ?

[shrewd needle]

Nah, all good...just saying; I generally count map completion using MG, so I know I've picked everything up. And I still look everywhere, just easier to get to specific points using MG.

SLZ = Shay's Living Zone...modular version with maximum spawns, except those spawns only work once I pause due to how the game's AI is made (localized rather than global).

One from Chemical Tanks and one from Ahroprom.

[ebon blade]

SLZ for artifact spawns? For people and mutant spawns?
I just realized, that when the Loner that you give the detector to,
tells you about those 4 locations, it reveals their description on the PDA Map.
Like I said I had already been to 3 of the 4 locations, but the one I had not been to yet was the Krug Antenna.
However, when I just looked at my PDA Map now, I noticed the "?" icon for the Krug was replaced with its name.

[shrewd needle]

SLZ = people and mutants. Artifacts stay the same.

And yes, the loner is later found wounded/dead (not sure) at the south east bridge (west of the Tesla that's going around the camp-site).

Also yes, the descriptions update; I hadn't been to Perun Hill and it updated for me too. Guess it's a good way to help the player explore the map more.

[ebon blade]

So, did SLZ give you more Zombies than normal at the Distribution Substation?
Did you find the Legendary Artifact that is supposed to be in the Burnt Forest?

[shrewd needle]

No, it just increases the spawn rate, so instead of, say, one group of NPCs spawning every 30 minutes, it now spawns more than one group every 5 minutes (just an example, not to scale).

And yes, I found the Mist. Was fun (except for the Bloodsucker, that kept running from me, for some reason).

[paper cape]

i have 350k credits, what can i buy for them? i haven't been to Yaniv yet

nothing of interest from traders except the scopes that can be found in stashes

[ebon blade]

Yaniv has a good selection of scopes.

[paper cape]

when can i buy exoskeletons?

[ebon blade]

No idea. I know most all are found in Pripyat, except the gimped one at the Cooling Towers.

[ebon blade]

Is the Mist within the green area where it's foggy? And what is this recessed area in red in the middle of the Burnt Forest?

This shows you the extent of where I've been in the Burnt Forest.

[shrewd needle]

No, it's south of the Helicopter Depot (that big, unlabelled rectangle to the left.)

You can see the anomaly icon there. The part you circled is just the map mist since it's the edge of the playable area.

Krug is northern-most, south of that is the Helicopter Depot (with the 2 roads leading to the Duga) and further south is the Mist.

[wooden walrus]

Behind the taco bell, between 23 and 23:30

Don't tell the ward or I'll know

[ebon blade]

Oh that helps. I see the Legendary artifact symbol. What is the recessed red arrow on my map I circled?
And on your Map, what is the location to the east of the chopper base, deep in the middle of the burned area?

[shrewd needle]

That's the place called 'Conflagration' with a thermal artifact. I missed it, like a genius.

I got confused between all the burnt areas and the Orbita station and ended up not realizing there was more... 🤦

[ebon blade]

Are you saying the Conflagration is the red area I circled or the other location to the east of the chopper base I asked about?

[shrewd needle]

The red circle = Conflagration. The green circle = the normal map-edge mist.

The area in green does have minimal loot, if you want to look; there's a truck with 2 bodies (radio-active) at the west junction. There's a little underground 'bunker' in the center and to the east, there's a van with a food crate. Only in the green-circled area (+/- 20 metres).

The bunker is a bit north of the road, on a raised area. The other 2 are basically on the road on either ends.

[ebon blade]

What is the blue area circled I keep asking about?

[paper cape]

haven't been to rostok yet* am i still in early game?

[shrewd needle]

Oh, that is the general burner area; there's a Scanner there (on a platform that juts out from south to the north). Once you activate the Scanner, 2 Fire Poltergeists spawn there.

[shrewd needle]

Didn't see the blue circle here, so got confused for a bit.

[ebon blade]

Why the hell would I want to activate a scanner there? Can I just run from the Fire Poltergeists after doing that, if I have to?
I circled it in blue, because two times before, I asked you what the location east of the chopper base was and you didn't answer.

[shrewd needle]

Because Scanners give you artifacts? Fixed artifacts (they remain the same each run), but...yea. And you can run, but if you want the artifact, you'll have to take them out (so you can do it safely).

Again, sorry about not answering before; didn't see. My bad.

[still current]

[shrewd needle]

Hey, General. Help Tejas out with those Poltergeists. 😏

[still current]

In what context haha

I'm sure he's an older veteran than myself

[shrewd needle]

This, the Scanner there spawns those 2 Fire Poltergeists...major pain.

[shrewd needle]

Oh, I know...but S2 tends to be punishing at times.

[ebon blade]

I hate thermal anomaly fields the most. You get burned, even when you avoid the actual anomalies.
Likewise getting burned by Fire Poltergeists sounds just as unappealing. Especially if there are two.

[shrewd needle]

Well...considering their telekinesis...won't survive to get burnt.

I got Better Ballistics with the G36 100-round drum...HP rounds make short work of them if I chase them down myself (along with a few shots of the SVD).

But if you're able to, you can just grab the artifact from the Scanner and run. Think they'll remain till you kill them eventually, but doesn't hurt to try. At most, you can reload and come back later if you can't take 'em out.

[shrewd needle]

Chemical Plant, spawns a Burer. Once complete, it gives you a Petal.

[golden gulch]

You can buy the Liberty Exoskeleton at Rostok, the girl who sell armor, it's random so you might need to sleep till it spawn in her stocks.
Remember to only buy the exoskeleton, not the exosuit because all exosuits suck, maybe except to Ruby Exosuit.

Yes Exoskeleton and Exosuit are 2 different things in this game.

Imo the exosuits look way better than the exoskeletons, too bad they're all except for the Ruby pretty much unusable.

[still current]

Poltergeist must be chased down. It's simple to kill them if you shoot at the right distance with a shotgun

Their psi damage is somewhat troublesome, but you tend to predict those with enoygh encounters (passing by/through you).

The only annoying mutants I couldn't really do with ease are giants and chimeras

Rest are really easy if you get used to their patterns

Hardest so far are chimeras

[shrewd needle]

Both; Chimeras can only disable you using melee attacks, whereas the giants can do so merely by jumping.

[golden gulch]

This is due to how restricted your movements are in this game compared to the trilogy, for the sake of being realistic.

[still current]

Wrong

[golden gulch]

Thank God they rarely spawn.

[still current]

I would say if thats my problem, I'd throw a skill issue counter on myself

The reason that they are annoying is simply them either being bullet sponge, super fast, or way too op in terms damage imputs

[shrewd needle]

Nah, stun-locks are not a player fault.

[still current]

Not saying that

[ebon blade]

I think the Rostok Trader selling any Exo, has to do with main mission progression.
I've been going to Rostok for 8 months now and she has never had it available.
I've paused doing the main missions, because I wanted to explore on my own.

[still current]

That's another issue

But not really an issue

[wooden walrus]

yeah enemies can be a bit BS-y honestly

[still current]

Since it's a mechanic

[wooden walrus]

the slam spam with giants is ssstuuuppiiiddd

also chimeras being able to wombo combo you from 100 to 0 is also nice

[still current]

hella

I usually die from being grounded every 2secs

[shrewd needle]

Fair.

[shrewd needle]

Bloodsuckers, Chimeras and Giants are the worst offenders of that.

[still current]

Well, I basically disassociated those animations from movement restriction. An oversight from my part, but still kinda eh

We can dodge or chase unreachable grounds

Like I usually do haha

[wooden walrus]

giant slam go brrr

smash DK mode

[still current]

The only way I beat chimera without dying

[shrewd needle]

Yea, but with the Giants, you can't avoid the ground slam. Which is where the problem lies...you can't jump or get higher to avoid. You're going down either ways.

[golden gulch]

The girl only sell the exoskeleton after you finished ||the second Duga mission||

[shrewd needle]

Just get the Bulat; who needs the ES?

[hardy totem]

How many shielded containers does the bulat get?

[golden gulch]

2

[shrewd needle]

That's one Hypercube and one Compass covered. Rest can be custom.

[golden gulch]

Those who want to put 2 thunderberries,2 hypercudes, the extra carrying weights, and are afraid of psi radiation and Controllers.

[shrewd needle]

Definitely, though I was thinking more general-purpose.

And the Falcon is an upgrade on the Bulat, so that works too...if you can be a platformer. And it gets 2 shielded containers as well.

[hardy totem]

@shrewd needle in that case: me, I need ES : )

[shrewd needle]

Why?

[hardy totem]

Artifact containers make the suit

That's why the SEVA is such an unmatched beast in CS

[shrewd needle]

I'm PRETTY sure you can finish the game in a Bulat in S2, though. 'Cause you still getting 5 slots.

[hardy totem]

I mean sure

But finishing it in ES I find more enjoyable

[shrewd needle]

That's fair; can't argue against 4 shielded slots (which is why I'm getting the Diamond once I jump the barrier).

[wooden walrus]

#📸┃screens_and_videos message 👀

[still current]

We'll push such a change if need be

I would suggest such thing when a chance arises

[shrewd needle]

That'd be genuinely appreciated; even if we could avoid by jumping, it'd be truly useful.

[still current]

Correct. It's the best suit you can push with till pripyat and end up having the liberty or a better exo

The rest are basically meh, not really worth the investment

I usually do invest in multiple suits and all, but I use those as a spare koupons for need

[shrewd needle]

That's only fair, since many of them are useless; Freedom's are good for all-purpose and Spark's have heavy armour.

[still current]

Kinda meh still

I'd go with spark or ward gear and preferably ward heavy armor before upgrading anything

I'd do some basic upgrades on most suits if it's necessary

Won't say no to that

[shrewd needle]

The Shturm is meh, though...and that's a mid-tier suit; not sure if there's a heavy one.

[still current]

I kinda know most stuff, so I'd rush to get the suit I need the moment I'm off zalysia

[still current]

Ward convoy suit if I'm remembering the name correctly

Kinda offers some good protection and worth the early investment

Downside is containers

You'll have to upgrade to unlock 3 or 2

Not sure if it has 3 or 2 free ones

[shrewd needle]

Yep, the Convoy is meh, since it's a mid-tier. Sure, it's not BAD, but...you get it. And the Ward doesn't have a heavy suit, only the Operator ES and the Shturm.

[shrewd needle]

2 stock, 1 upgrade.

[shell flax]

I’m still disappointed that the ward doesn’t have a full body non exo suit

[still current]

It's a heavy suit

Idk how they categorized it as mid, but okay

It should get a rebalance ngl

Ward are supposed to have great resources

And they are not against anomalous objects mostly

So, I think it's not really fitting to have their gear limited in such way considering their association with sircaa and their tech/work and whatsoever

[shrewd needle]

Because the protection and upgrades are mid-tier.

[shell flax]

There was a mod called wards glory but it went way too hard in the opposite direction lmao (stapled Exo suit stats to the body armor and mask)

[shrewd needle]

Also, all heavy suits are full-body. The Convoy isn't; it's got clear distinction between the armoured lower and helmeted upper.

[still current]

I like them separate

[shrewd needle]

That's fair, was just saying why mid-tier.

[still current]

That way I can choose the combo I require

[shell flax]

Look, get me another IPSF and some Corps themed suits

[golden gulch]

The Shturm is DLC block btw

[golden gulch]

What about corundum?
It also has 2 shielded slots and the same physical protection(iirc) and an extra 1 bar of psi protection.

[still current]

Pretty fair

[vast frost]

☢☢☢☢Get out of here stalker!☢☢☢☢

[wooden walrus]

No you get out of here

[vast frost]

говорит на языке счётчика Гейгера нет

[wooden walrus]

Gotta love when updating your gpu drivers disables it and crashes your system

[wooden walrus]

I mean it could be worse. It could force me to reinstall windows

wouldn't be the first time

[golden gulch]

Holy ducky where's the patch? When is the patch?
😭

[wooden walrus]

no patch for the duck worshippers

[warped marsh]

do i need a good laptop for stalker anomaly?

[violet dune]

yes, better play stalker 2

[wooden walrus]

yes, stalker 2 will run like ass regarding how good your computer is

true performance democracy

[golden gulch]

Does Stalker Anthology run better than Stalker 2?
For example can I get a stable 60 fps with just a Ryzen 5 2600 and RX 580?

[smoky hawk]

the first requires demencia, the other a 2k PC

[neon grail]

Made a clip, me in Cordon, wanna see?

[main jewel]

they should add the l85a1 and the sg 550 stalker 2 bro.. AND THE AN94 like i am missing these guys fr…

[shrewd needle]

Fair enough.

[exotic glacier]

I would hope so.

[weary hedge]

4070 rtx I never loose frames

Maybe the new patch will address this issue

[round sun]

whats yall fav weapon to slap Poltergeist with or at least, most "effective"?

[still current]

A good shotgun

Just get very close to it and make good shots

[round sun]

mhm I thought so too, I find shotguns most effective. well placed shots will take it down post haste.

[still current]

I take those down in 4good shots

You just gotta try and move out of it's way when it tries to escape through your spot

That way, you save yourself the crazy ass damage it deals when it passes through or by you

[shell flax]

Cram a Ram-2 in its eye socket and keep firing

[round sun]

yeah its about 4 shots for me too

[weary hedge]

RPG. It solves all my problems

[round sun]

I use my good old Sledgehammer hehehe

[shell flax]

I ran the saiga my second playthrough, I’ve come to learn I just really enjoy the Ram more then the others

[fallow walrus]

I dont understand this game's money system. I only spend it on repairs, never about a single gun or ammo

[wooden walrus]

looks like the 1.6 november date on that polish magazine was a goof as hoped 😌 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcWOJ6lDRp0

[round sun]

theres something about pump shotguns that i just cant stop using them

i know they arent ideal considering a slow reload but i love em

[sand hawk]

hey all, did gsc complete the whole q2 2025 roadmap ?

[wooden walrus]

there wasn't a q2 roadmap

and what's there for 2025 I take more as a wishlist than a roadmap, because I would strongly doubt everything on it will be done by the end of the year

[sand hawk]

tell me what ur smoking or look in annoucement 14 april 2025

[sand hawk]

ok but did they complete it ? wasn't asking about what you think of those roadmaps

[wooden walrus]

huh. Had no idea they actually posted one.

[ripe falcon]

I do believe that everything was completed on time

[wooden walrus]

yeah everything in there is arguably in the game.

[sand hawk]

but i share your opinion ottomic

[wispy sundial]

Yes, they added everything from the first roadmap

[wooden walrus]

one could argue the alife system is still not there but it's been improved, and I think the two guns are the 1911 and mosin

I honestly had no idea they had posted any semblance of a roadmap, good on em

[ripe falcon]

we shall see, we could be pleasantly surprised

[wooden walrus]

hey, I'll be ecstatic if that's the case

[ripe falcon]

1.6 should be pretty big so who knows

[wispy sundial]

The only thing they might not be able to add this year still is the engine upgrade (especially if they do decide to go straight to 5.6 instead of 5.5.4). Everything else is definitely doable.

[wooden walrus]

(I'll probably still be ecstatic just with the engine upgrade, regardless of how many steps back that carries)

[sand hawk]

did someone in this channel did updates the roadmap by checking what is done as updates are made?

[ripe falcon]

it's gonna be there for the PS5 release on November 20 so I guess it should follow soon after on PC

[wooden walrus]

the ps5 version has been confirmed to run on ue5.5 so I would assume the engine upgrade will be by late november which is when the ps version launches

[wispy sundial]

I feel confident they will be able to add most if not everything from the roadmap within the next 4 months

[ripe falcon]

that's the spirit

[wispy sundial]

If we suppose that 1.6 will be some time in September and 1.7 in November/early December

[wooden walrus]

I'm half expecting something to horribly break half the game and taking like 2 extra months to fix things before they can update it further lol

but I'm cautiously optimistic either way

[ripe falcon]

eheh that's not out of the question

[fervent island]

imagine that in november or december GSC announce formally the first expansion

[wispy sundial]

no point in being defeatist

[ripe falcon]

that is also possible

[wispy sundial]

GSC has proven that they are willing and capable to improve the base experience

[ripe falcon]

either December or early 2026

[sand hawk]

we need to make a shared googledocs with those roadmap updated

[ripe falcon]

they've been working on expansions for a long time

[wispy sundial]

also news on the first DLC content and new regions would also be great of course

[ripe falcon]

why though? It's all on update logs

[sand hawk]

take times to look at update logs

[wooden walrus]

I hate roadmaps because I'd rather get stuff when it's ready and not to meet an arbitrary deadline

[ripe falcon]

it's better than complete radio silence from the devs

[sand hawk]

i don't have the game so it's cool to see where the game is, without looking at 20minutes youtube video

[wooden walrus]

but the gaming industry feeds on hype so

[ripe falcon]

oh, I understand

[sand hawk]

true

[wooden walrus]

I'd rather complete silence and them just dropping 5.5 one fine day out of the blue

I don't need to be told what you're working on, I want what you're working on when it's ready

but I get I'm an offlier in that sense

[ripe falcon]

then don't keep up with the news I guess

[sand hawk]

yeah might wait another 2 year or 3, when all there dlc are out and mod support is solid with lot of mods

[wooden walrus]

...and that's how I didn't even know there had been a roadmap for q2 lmao

[ripe falcon]

makes sense

[acoustic orchid]

Ukrainian subtitles on the channel is going well. I should have done it sooner.

[ripe falcon]

Hey, nice new vid 👍

[wispy sundial]

Who knows. We might even get some spoilers about upcoming expansions from the artbook releasing in December.

[acoustic orchid]

Thank you just trying to help those who cannot understand me 😂

[ripe falcon]

yes, that's possible. In fact, the current artbook already has cut stuff that may return in the future

[ripe falcon]

a very commendable effort

[wispy sundial]

Exactly. Was thinking of the cadaver and some more locations

[fervent island]

Yes, they just need time.
According to my understanding GSC has an team dedicated to work on the updates and one team working on the expansions, imagine how fixed or a lot of content could have Heart of Chornobyl if GSC doens't had as current plan release atleast one expansion on 2026.

[acoustic orchid]

Thank you

[ripe falcon]

yeah, they are working on a lot of stuff simultaneously so it takes time, but I believe it will be worth in the long run

[wispy sundial]

From all we know GSC is actually pretty large in terms of employees, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if they have two main teams. One for the base game and one for expansions.

[wooden walrus]

I'm not sure the problem with updates is so much amount of staff as well, ynow, war and stuff

[ripe falcon]

gave development is a complicated endeavor

[wooden walrus]

I'm sure a ton of work has been dedicated into documenting the code and picking up where other devs have left off

[sand hawk]

in a video i heard that gsc have 2 main team and in the one for the expansion pack, another 2 team : one working on the 1st expansion and second on the 2nd...

[wooden walrus]

but, from the looks of it, there's been a bunch of alife parameters that have been re-introduced with 1.5.3 so hey

[graceful dirge]

So has it been confirmed in private channel that console is not getting any more mods approved till 1.6?

[wooden walrus]

(it's a hunch but we've been messing around with it and it looks like some more alife functionality that was previously unused now may be back in the game)

[sterile radish]

seriously? thats a bummer

[obtuse veldt]

So i was thinking, when CNPP, Iron Forest, Limansk is released

Will the upgrade blueprints be relocated? Cause god i f***ing hope they do

[wispy sundial]

That would leave nobody working on the main game, which is definitely not true.

I doubt there is working being done on the second expansion yet past some initial concepting

however we know expansion 1 has been in the works since at least last year

[dreamy dagger]

AAAAAAAAah I'm getting mad. Who here runs Linux?

Ever since I changed Mint for Kubuntu, S2 wont even launch...

[leaden crown]

There are mods, that allow them to spring. They might be outdated tho.

[wooden walrus]

I hope we get lootboxes with 1.6

[fervent island]

I guess that the team that it's working on updating are just a few devs compared to these two teams for the DLCS, perhaps the devs updating the game are more by that of update the engine.

[golden gulch]

They conflict with other mods too

[leaden crown]

I don't use mods currently.

But I wanted to test this one, hopes it works on the latest version of the game.

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/ryan-gosling-ryan-gosling-critics-choice-awards-ryan-gosling-stunned-ryan-gosling-confused-ryan-gosling-ken-gif-1064110215758638004

Say no more!

[wooden walrus]

stalker 2 fomo of chornobyl

[dreamy dagger]

Say less

Do not speak

Can you BEElive, @oak junco

We have the worst wish someone could've wished

Lootboxes...

Witch, what....

https://tenor.com/view/lost-we-have-to-go-back-jack-shepherd-tv-show-reaction-gif-14744504

We oughta go back

[wooden walrus]

I got that wish on a lootbox, funnily enough

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/r-kelly-crying-youre-killing-me-gif-16707565760154889533

What the hell, no matter what I do, this game wont run here.

I tried

1. VKD3D_VULKAN_DEVICE=0 %command% in launch options
2. Downloaded Proton 9.0.4, downloaded 10.0.4 via ProtonQT
3. Installed latest nVidia driver 570

Anyone had trouble running S2 under Linux?

Sh/t just doesnt launch, you hit Play, it appears to run and the next second it crashes without any error...

[gentle citrus]

People on windows with Nvidia have also problems might just be driver fck up

[dreamy dagger]

I don't want to install Windows back but... in such situations...

[wooden walrus]

your puny penguin god has abandoned you

[dreamy dagger]

Yeah, I'm losing hope, I tried everything...

I mean Linux has been around forever, its 2025 and yet, after 3 decades it so hard to run a damn new game. What are they doing for so long with this OS... constantly updating and shizz not working. LMAO.

[gentle citrus]

Thats not linux thats just Nvidia and their hate for Linux

[dreamy dagger]

Though it worked on Mint

Same PC, 2 different distros - on one the game worked out of the box, on this it refuses to launch even after I updated to 3 different driver versions and 4 different Proton versions...

Maybe I should to back to Windows and once the moment to switch to Linux comes, I should stop using computers, cuz its hit and miss on this platform - one thing works, other never runs

[wooden walrus]

I had my linux phase like, 10 years ago

tried a couple times to switch over, went back to windows not even a week after every time.

[dreamy dagger]

What happens when MS releases Win 12 and its full-blown AI OS...

I dont want that crap....

[wooden walrus]

it'll probably be more user friendly than linux so

linux is only enjoyable for those people with big enough of a rage boner towards big tech to put up with the OS equivalent of cbt at every single turn

and I mean I grew up with DOS and windows 3.1, I'm no stranger to clunky ahh OS

but I just can't with linux

[dreamy dagger]

What a joke, lol. Updated to open kernel driver - latest nVidia driver, now my password manager app doesnt run too...

Man I had enough. I have to go back to Bloatdows.... Fkkkkkkkkk...

[ebon silo]

does anyone know how to stop stalker 2 from making my cpu have insane high latency and making my game drop to 5 fps?

[wooden walrus]

hubs are very cpu intensive.

depends on your cpu but I have a 5600x and it'll go down to 20-30 fps in hubs. It should get better when you move away from them.

not much to be done in that front, but it's expected that it'll get better once the engine update releases towards late november.

[ebon silo]

oh, oke thanksss

[shrewd needle]

Collected from parts of Garbage and Rostok and the entirety of Malachite, Duga, Burnt Forest and Chemical Plant.

[sage cliff]

How's the state of alife atm? I played on release and stopped after a few hours

[wooden walrus]

Online up to 100m, offline simulated about 1km around the player

I think with shay's complete it's pretty good

[misty salmon]

How’s everyone doing

[misty salmon]

Good lord brother

[ebon blade]

I've collected about the same number of weapons, just at Cherevach.

[ebon blade]

What is the red thing I circled?

[oak junco]

We HAVE to go back..

[ebon blade]

@shrewd needle I know you have no limit on the weight you carry, but what about your stamina? Can you run non-stop without restrictions?

[ebon blade]

Getting rid of Windows, is like shooting yourself in both foots and wondering why you can't walk any more.

[shrewd needle]

I can if I choose to, since the trainer allows an infinite stamina option.

[shrewd needle]

That's the AK's iron sights from #1399623509830795468. The AK glitched, though, so I can't use other scopes.

[ebon blade]

What do you mean by ES?

[shrewd needle]

Exo-Skeleton.

[shrewd needle]

Noice!

[ebon blade]

I've never heard anyone use that abbreviation for an Exo. People just say Exo for Exoskeleton.

[shrewd needle]

2 letters shorter than 3. 😏

[ebon blade]

Yeah, but I can only haul out so many at a time. I have to do it by foot, up north to the Loner Guide outside the Chemical Plant,
I take the Guide to Rostok, get them repaired and sold to Eugene. Then the Guide back to the CP and walk back to Cherevach.

[shrewd needle]

Long trip, NGL.

[spare canopy]

WTAF!

[shrewd needle]

There's never enough.

[shrewd needle]

Wouldn't repair costs be far more than the sell costs?

[ebon blade]

I have 2 tiny Mods to my game. I remove them during the day and only reinstall them at night (so I can loot mutants).
The first mod is any weapon can be repaired, which is my main source of income. The second is reduced repair costs.
I do this so I can focus on exploring (like you) and I have income to upgrade every weapon and armor I come across.
That's why I wait until night to repair and sell the weapons. At daylight I have no Mods when I go out to explore.

[shrewd needle]

Huh, interesting. Maybe I'll get the reduced costs one too, since the upgrade costs are through the roof in this game.

[misty salmon]

I’ve made about 40 grand from a trip but never 90… I gotta step up my game

[shell flax]

AFaW has just sent rare mutant spawns through the roof so in that run I’m constantly topped up on mutant parts

In my SLZ run I just sell every gun I can find

[shrewd needle]

Most income can be made solely from hostile NPCs...selling their shit.

[ebon blade]

I've served my time with the trilogy games. No Mods, with grinding and grinding and grinding just earning money to buy things.
Stalker 2 is so large and there is so much to see and explore, I decided it would take forever to grind and grind, just to afford things.
This is why most Players find it easier to just focus on the main-missions and they only have the funds to just see the bare minimum.
They rush to the end game, to get the best weapons and armors, because they don't have the time or coupons to do anything else.
My priorities have been to go to all the Faction bases, turn them green and do side-missions. The main mission gets put on pause
at various stages, that I predict are a good place to stop, so I can explore all the nearby locations and fight men and mutants.

[ebon blade]

That's why I understand your game, where you are using a Trainer. Not the method that I would have used, since I can be killed by men, mutants and radiation.
However, I realize you have picked this method because you have the same priority. You want to explore and see everything. Like me, but I'm more vulnerable.

[shrewd needle]

I don't have God Mode, though...I am not invulnerable; I only use it when grinding for artifacts and having to deal with the RNG (it gets inane beyond doing the same anomaly 20 times in a row, so speeding it up).

But yes, exploration's the best of all. As the story progresses, the reason to actually go out there and look for stuff or just roam around gets eliminated.

[ebon blade]

I just saw one of your screenshots, where you have the full dose of the red circle of radiation, that would kill me in seconds, but you seemed unaffected.

I jumped up on a boulder in the Red Forest, that before I even realized it had so much radiation , that I dropped dead before I could use anti-rads. That sucks.

[shrewd needle]

Yep, but that was because I was beyond the playable area; I only use God Mode for such stuff which is either out of bounds or the above anomaly farming.

The VERY rare case where I use God Mode in active gameplay is when some random bug happens and gets me killed, like being thrown high into the air with no chance of survival.

Otherwise I stick to being normally vulnerable, 'cause Better Ballistics is just too much fun.

[ebon blade]

Better Ballistics seems to be a popular mod. I'm just playing the game as is. In the trilogy games, you can generally repair any weapons and sell them.
It's just an artificial level of hardship, to make the majority of looted weapons worthless, forcing the Player to use the crappy detectors to make coupons.

[shrewd needle]

Yep. And even when you do...the artifacts sell for like, 1/3 their actual price... 😒

And yes, BB is popular because it makes combat feel like combat and not just high-powered paint-ball guns.

[ebon blade]

I actually don't sell any artifacts. I've only given away a few to complete side-missions.

All my income comes from selling used weapons. I currently have about 2,220,000 coupons.

@shrewd needle What I usually do, is I make a manual save, upgrade a new armor as much as possible and then I review the results to see how it upgrades.
If it's a better suit than I have I will keep it and wear it. If it was a waste of coupons, then I will go back to my earlier save before I spent all the coupons.

[mellow dune]

I wanted to have like one fully upgraded version of every armor and weapon in the game… that didn’t fare so well as I started to get the stash bug with the unuseable space

I didn’t realize what was actually happening untill it was too late for me to revert to the save just before it started happening

[ebon blade]

I'm keep at least one version of every armor i come across, but the majority of them are not upgraded.
The upgraded ones I keep are the ones I used until I found better. Does the unuseable bug still exist?

[verbal hound]

is the three line rifle has a problem in game cuz it is invisble and the ammo is unknown ?

[ebon blade]

It shouldn't be invisible. It uses 7.62 x 54, just like in real life.

[verbal hound]

when i use it , i am holding the air lmao

and the ammo is written tooltip ammo

[ebon blade]

XBox or PC? Any Mods? Are you using the full HUD for all weapons?

[verbal hound]

pc and yes using mods but nothing for weapons more than the durability

[mellow dune]

Ima gunna try again for this play through to try and do every weapon and armor, where I know I messed up was storing a bunch of broken weapons to sell in rostok (I didn’t know I overloaded the stash at the time)

[ebon blade]

Try removing your Mods to see if the weapon becomes visible.

[verbal hound]

alright

[ebon blade]

Once you get your used weapons in Rostok, take them out of your personal stash and store them in another Rostok stash.

[mellow dune]

That’s what I’m doing this time

[ebon blade]

I've never heard of a single person mention this same problem, so I'm blaming your Mods.

[mellow dune]

I was also keeping all the notes and PDA’s I found as well I might have to find my own little ‘base’ to store all that stuff in

[verbal hound]

the "Three Line Rifle" and its associated ammo issues in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 are likely caused by vanilla game bugs, not necessarily mods, although certain mods (like removing quest item status) could prevent the weapon from appearing at all. Some players report the weapon being invisible or not working correctly, even in unmodded saves, possibly linked to specific mission progress or save file corruption. To fix this, you may need to try starting a new save, deleting all mods for a clean install, or wait for an official patch from GSC Game World to address these widespread bugs

[ebon blade]

I'm doing that too but I think a recent patch removed being able to collect PDAs now (unless needed for a side-mission)
The information for the PDA seems to be added to our personal PDA, but there is no physical PDA to collect anymore.

[mellow dune]

Idk, I have about 20-30 right now and I’m about 15 hours in this play through. Some of them might disappear when you collect them but most haven’t. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[ebon blade]

Sounds like an AI answer. You can try removing your Mods or as the AI says, to start all over and blame the game.

[still current]

[ebon blade]

Did you buy the rifle, get it from loot or find the partially upgraded one on the roof of the Detention center in Garbage?

[verbal hound]

just giving you the answer that i found by asking

[still current]

What's the problem?

[verbal hound]

but yeah without mods it works and visble well

[ebon blade]

Invisible Mosin.

[verbal hound]

too many mods to look in with one causing that lol

[ebon blade]

Most likely a Mod that was created BEFORE the Mosin was added to the game.

[still current]

Shader issue

Does it fire?

And does other weapons seem the same or its just the Mosin?

I would recommend clearing shader cache and letting it load again eitherway

I had a similar issue once and it was due bad shader load

[verbal hound]

all weapons were working , only the mosin but it works well after removing all the mods

[still current]

My cat shutdown my pc while it was loading the shader and when I resumed, it finished but my weapons went invisible and had some strange issues too

[shrewd needle]

Just like me, Mr. Artifact Hoarder; I've never given any away either, including the weakest.

[shrewd needle]

So, basically comparing both armours with full upgrades?

[still current]

Hmm then it might be a different issue

[verbal hound]

thanks for the help @ebon blade

[still current]

So, maybe it's a non supported mod after all

[verbal hound]

it is one mod of them

[still current]

What are you using ?

[verbal hound]

maybe outdated one

too many mods

but only a durability for weapons

[still current]

Yeah, best reinstall those in case one was updated without you knowing

[ebon blade]

Yes, I choose the ability to carry more weight and getting the most shielded artifacts slots as most important. My current armor has 3 shielded.

[still current]

Anything that says that it changes weapon rebalance can be causing the issue

So, just check those in case there is an update or not

[shrewd needle]

I'm still with the Bulat, so 2 for me; ES is a while away.

[still current]

If not, play without it until it gets updated and says that it works with the current game version

[shrewd needle]

Also, invisible weapon, eh? Sounds familiar. 😏

[ebon blade]

Why the Bulat? You can get better at STC Malachite. You have the coupons.

[verbal hound]

yeah, thats what i will do if it is not updated

[ebon blade]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/562933297127358464/1410376637865918504/image0.gif

This is a good story.

[verbal hound]

untill now it was the mosin

[still current]

My cat is literally black like the one in your gif

Lmao

[shrewd needle]

I'm at STC Malachite; the Bulat is basically the top-end with 5 slots, I don't think there's any other armour (besides the Falcon, but that has either 5 with 1 shielded or 4 with 2 shielded) that is that good besides the ES.

Also, I went from 920,000 Koupons to just around 350...

[shrewd needle]

Yea, I've got multiple invisible weapons as well, but I don't mind.

[still current]

[verbal hound]

annoying cuz i wanted to try this weapons

[shrewd needle]

I mean, they're just invisible...they function fine, including attachments and upgrades.

Check this:

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[verbal hound]

well mine while i hold the mosin , i am already holding the air

and unkown ammo

[ebon blade]

The SSP-100I Survey (Spark) is my armor. Upgraded to 5 slots with 3 shielded.

[shrewd needle]

Well...as I said, you can still use them normally. No iron sights, but the weapons are fully functional.

[shrewd needle]

Oh, fair. I've got the SSP-100M, so that covers the anomaly protection; I stick to the Bulat for non-anomalous use since ballistic protection is one of the highest.

[high plover]

the bulat is honestly peak

[ebon blade]

My physical protection is upgraded from the base you see in the comparison.

[verbal hound]

for me , it didn't even want to fire and invsible as i said

[shrewd needle]

I know, but it doesn't match the Bulat. The combat suits are unequivocally better than any of the scientific ones for combat (which is basically 70% of the game).

[shrewd needle]

Oh...well, I hope you manage to get it working.

[weary hedge]

Why is there only a handful of scopes

[ebon blade]

That's not worth it to me to give up 3 shielded artifact slots. I have 2 Thunderberries and 1 Compass equipped.

[shrewd needle]

You know it...the Bulat and Falcon beat the shit out of any other suit for physical protection.

[shrewd needle]

No, I understand...just saying that for combat, it's far more useful to use the Bulat. The SSP-100 is still respectable, NGL.

[high plover]

how can i play with the controller on stalker soc on my laptop?

[ebon blade]

Here is how much I was able to upgrade the physical protection on the Survey.

Just how much greater does the Bulat have?

[verbal hound]

well , it works now when removing all the mods . so i need to find the one causing that and remove it but too many mods will go through lmao

[harsh jungle]

OG SoC or EE and which controller

[ebon blade]

The more Mods you have, the greater chances of future problems or conflicts with other Mods. Try to choose the bare minimum you need, not want.

[verbal hound]

alright , will keep that in mind and hope for no more issues

[ebon blade]

It's best to choose individual Mods that do one specific thing you need, rather than massive Mod packs that combine many mods, often made by different people.

[shrewd needle]

I can upgrade the SSP-100M up to 4.5 bars of physical protection (approximately), but that's it. The Bulat, as you can see, handily beats it.

Though my SSP-100M is not fully upgraded because I'm missing Blueprints. 😔

[shrewd needle]

Well, start off with anything that modifies weapons. Much easier that way.

[ebon blade]

That's why I have the Survey. It is almost as high as the Bulat, but the Bulat has 0 Psi Protection and crappy anomaly protection.
Choosing an armor for just one singular attribute, at the expense of all the others, does not seem like a wise choice, in my opinion.
However if you travel with unlimited weight (Trainer) you can pull out a dozen suits for each situation. That's not me with one suit only.

[shrewd needle]

Yea, but even with unlimited weight, I only keep 2 suits. The larger the inventory, the more the problems with memory leaks and crashes.

Hence, the SSP-100M for anomaly fields or other anomalous areas (since they're specific) and the Bulat for combat (since, as I said, that's what happens 70% of the time). Combat is the major killer, NGL.

[ebon blade]

I understand why you love the Bulat. I just go out without Mods when I'm fighting men, mutants and anomalies, so I have to choose one suit for the best overall protection.

[shrewd needle]

That's a fair point and the SSP-100I does well there.

[verbal hound]

they one thing i have is the durability for weapons , so gonna try to remove it and see

[weary hedge]

anyone else have the static bug where the walkie talkie or radio wont stop making that static noise until you reopen your save

[weary hedge]

[ebon blade]

This looks like one of these stuctures they made when the Monolith lost contact and didn't know what else to do.

[golden gulch]

Good luck

[weary hedge]

Indeed

[unkempt vault]

Love the SIRCAA suit

It’s such a good all-rounder suit until you get to Malachite

And just carry the Duty suit for a cheap backup

Until you can finally get to the Sparktism suit

[weary hedge]

It kinda seems efficient doing it as a mod compilation

BTW what's your guy's graphic settings?

I'm asking because my game doesnt quite look like the screenshots

[ebon blade]

My system matches the High settings.

[weary hedge]

I have this weird issue with screenshots looking like they aren't on the epic setting. Are you guys using new shaders or something?

Maybe my settings are wrong?

[honest ferry]

its fake! i got a 3090ti and it runs 50fps on max 1440p smh

[ebon blade]

Just because your system doesn't perform where you think it should, doesn't mean it's the same as mine.

[honest ferry]

tho yeah i am using DLAA

[still current]

[viral prism]

Good Moringen

When will Stalker Gamma and Anomaly be released on consoles as full-fledged games and also fully dubbed in German?

[ebon blade]

Why don't you ask in the proper place? Here you go: https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/1029824156289732649

[honest ferry]

Holy fcking shit that person has every possible social media and launcher bound to their discord account

[wooden walrus]

imagine not spending every living second with baited breath for the release of console gamma

just think about it guys it could be released NOW

... okay but it could release NOW

dammit.

[meager crag]

Maybe now?

Hmm, no, that's not it

NOW

Nope, still nothing

[wooden walrus]

It has never been more over

Billions must resign to play an inferior form of entertainment

[weary hedge]

Statistically people spend 70% of there wealth on entertainment

No point in living if you cant have fun

[meager crag]

I wouldn't label taxes as "fun", but to each their own

[hearty tendon]

What's everyone's preferred ending?

I just recently did the Skif/Doctor ending, and I think it's my favorite, and makes the most sense

[still current]

🤷 networking is kinda important

[still current]

"Taxes are fun I love taxes. It is similar to a toxic relationship. You can't get enough of it and somehow it kinda feels dynamic and often addictive"

[meager crag]

Whatever tickles your fancy

[still current]

Not mine

Forgot to use the quoting marks

""

[still current]

Batman

[wooden walrus]

that's why I evade them

[meager crag]

But... I'm Batman

[ebon blade]

Look at their name on all the media. What more do you need to know?

[wooden walrus]

"you see your honor, in my client's defense, taxes are wack crap"

[rancid kiln]

Never? Very unlikely. It's a mod, so GSC has to do it not the modders.

[zenith gust]

2% of the us economy are like

Trillionaires

[weary hedge]

I'm at work right now I'm too poor to know about that

[honest ferry]

saaame

[honest ferry]

i need monolith cosplay so bad

but corundum suit dont exist irl

[still current]

There is a reason why for multiverse
We can both be batmem with no issue

[meager crag]

Nuh-uh

You can be Batmem

But I'm Batman

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/batman-fortnite-griddy-fortnite-griddy-batman-griddy-gif-8126791067742376668

[hearty tendon]

Really wish I could throw the underbarrel shotgun on the 416

Skeleton key my beloved

[meager crag]

This gets me so tilted, I could tilt a tower

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/tilt-city-tilt-tilted-city-gaming-gif-25798474

[weary hedge]

Why? It’s so fire af ong🔥

[meager crag]

https://tenor.com/view/batman-dance-gif-16602786

Not as fire as this

[weary hedge]

😂

Something about original Batman’s hit dif

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/batman-batman-retro-retro-batman-batman-60s-batman-tv-gif-8288893557681755535

[weary hedge]

All they did was cut out the porn scenes

[honest ferry]

porn

[hearty tendon]

I remember Adam West Batman had a device that created a 10,000 decibel pulse to ward off wild animals, which is so incredibly powerfully loud it would collapse into a black hole and instantly end the entire universe

For reference, the loudest possible sound in air is 194 decibels, it can't get all that much higher than that but if a sound goes beyond 194 decibels it starts to 'rip apart' the air, Adam West Batman was nuts

[ebon blade]

When you see Bats in Stalker 2.

[weary hedge]

Jorkin it🔥😎

What the hell am I watching

It looks pretty tasty ngl

Theres 10 seconds of my life I won't get back... thanks

[still current]

Nuh nuh Any further comment might end up offending someone lmao

[still current]

https://tenor.com/view/could-never-broke-could-never-gif-14497217

Neva evah

[ebon blade]

That was an Indonesian meatball dish. I guess someone deleted food.

[weary hedge]

Lmao wtf it was clearly food😂

[wooden walrus]

Rip on deez bels amirite fellas

[lone epoch]

I love stalker.. But it also made me break my controller

[smoky hawk]

shouldve used a M&K

[wooden walrus]

Lost to the zone

[weary hedge]

I just got booted from a server for standing up for myself

Everyone on the internet is so hypocritical

[wooden walrus]

Many such cases

[weary hedge]

Some guy was talking to me vary condisendingly and when I said the previous generation of nerds are assholes they booted

[hearty tendon]

Shot a bandit in the head and he fell down and started snoring

[wooden walrus]

snorking!? 😳

[hearty tendon]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-gif-26150901

[smoky hawk]

youre right but you say it like its a bad thing

[weary hedge]

Like i get it. Your iq is high but dont treat people like retards because of it

[smoky hawk]

you have the wrong idea, youre supposed to engage in a swordfight on the internet for stuff you don't care that much about to pass meaningless time

[hearty tendon]

What, did they act all high and mighty that they were super intelligent or something?

[wooden walrus]

I mean they probably were

[weary hedge]

Yeah they were

I wish I had a screenshot

[smoky hawk]

so they were smarter

well, his name is voided brain so

[hearty tendon]

Egotism is the polar opposite of intelligence, I think you can rest easy knowing that they gnaw on bricks in their freetime

[weary hedge]

Voided brain because there is a lump in the back of my head

[wooden walrus]

they probably have a very smart reason to gnaw on bricks so idk

[near swallow]

People got real comfortable knowing that they won't get popped in the mouth for saying whatever they want.

Not saying that as if I would irl because I'm a coward lol

[smoky hawk]

fried brick, with a side of dirt cookie

[hearty tendon]

They really do, it's astounding how brave the separation of a screen makes some people

[weary hedge]

My punches are like pillows

[wooden walrus]

I'd hate getting pooped in the mouth ngl

[near swallow]

ngl same

but talk shit, get shit in

[viral prism]

Thank you very much

[smoky hawk]

id say it was bait, but he does have a LoL tag in his discord

[hearty tendon]

Fr, all the shit talking has moved online though, not enough shit talking irl

[weary hedge]

Half the shit i say isn't even actually me. Ever hear of deepfake? I hardly talk on my stream but somehow say sus stuff? Wtf

[smoky hawk]

what

[weary hedge]

And people can reproduce your voice with manipulation shit too like the internet is full of fake assholes with big egos

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/matt-frewer-1980s-1985-computer-animation-comedians-gif-16976473

[smoky hawk]

if youre scared you have enough material out there online freely available to anyone to make a deepfake of you, your opsec is probably too bad to even be online in the first place

that also means youve pissed someone off enuff to make a deepfake of you,

[weary hedge]

Just knowing about deepfake is sus

That includes you too

[wooden walrus]

cognitohazard

[smoky hawk]

playing by lovecraft rules

[wooden walrus]

now we've all been exposed

[smoky hawk]

now you know too voided

youre also infected

[wooden walrus]

the basilisk is coming for us all

[smoky hawk]

its called grok and hes a very very great cosmic horror

[weary hedge]

Where can I upgrade the bulwark exo