☢┃stalker-general

[coral shadow]

ask the monolith

[hallow shadow]

I do t know. My only interactions with Varan are when he betrays you, during the story.
He literally doesn’t exist before that.

I snuck into Commissary, and killed those dudes.
I snuck into that other place and crushed Shah.

As for the Story Missions, I have to go check Diode’s Lab, still

So I’m not even to the point where I meet Varan for the story. It’s not time for him to die, but he’s not here for me to deal with.

This happens to me, every playthrough.
Working for Varan is a meme.

Does the mission for Huron interfere with this?

[north thistle]

Just kill him bro 😎

[timid prawn]

btw is the burer very common? i keep getting them every 10min sometimes they spawn in duo

[wooden walrus]

Yeah, every game with me he finishes his bad boy speech, tells me he won't forget my insolence, watches me leave and 5 seconds later a nade flies through a window and lands on his feet with cartoonish timing

[shell flax]

I direct impacted him with an RPG to prove a point last run

[wooden walrus]

Depends on the area but generally you shouldn't.

[timid prawn]

bruh i killed in a hour like 6 lol

even found one death due to radiation?

[wooden walrus]

I have no idea if they fixed the hilarious hyperactive spawning you could get pre 1.6 but I got 5 in 15 minutes in garbage

If you have any mods, particularly anything to do with alife, make sure they're updated to 1.6

[weary hedge]

They replaced a lot of the blood suckers with burers bc people complained abt the suckers

[timid prawn]

nope i aint touching mods after i finish my vanilla run

[wooden walrus]

And where are you getting these spawns?

[timid prawn]

LMAO i only saw like 2 and usually fighting boars

now i notice i have seen 3 packs of boars too

[timid prawn]

around cement and wild

or was it wild?

[wooden walrus]

You done sircaa yet?

I'm asking because the game uses a hidden rank system, as you advance the story you'll get more difficult enemies

[timid prawn]

ah well rn im ignoring a mission cuz i wanted to explore the new zone around the mission

[wooden walrus]

There's a couple of fixed burer spawns in wild island so it could be happenstance that you ran into them

[timid prawn]

"price is going up?" i believe the mission

[wooden walrus]

But particularly pre sircaa you shouldn't get like one every 10 minutes honestly

Yeah price goes up, that's the varan quest, pre sircaa

Definitely not normal to find that many around there. It seems like the spawn director goes a bit crazy around that place

There's a burer spawner nearby and for some reason it... Sorta spills over in a way

It also seems to kinda back up spawns and you'll get an unusual amount of mutants around the area

[timid prawn]

funny lol i aint complaining more money for me (if i survive) but it was funny when i was figthing a group mid fight a burer just said HI can i join?

[wooden walrus]

I hoped they might have fixed that in 1.6 but it seems they haven't

That's super lame of gsc frankly

[timid prawn]

lame is paying 5k to use your ironsight while wearing nvg.

[wooden walrus]

I understand that alife runs like ass but they should definitely make sure they fix basic story related spawning before they retune the stashes or whatever

[wooden walrus]

There's a mod for canted aiming without nvg, funnily enough

[timid prawn]

would be nice to use canted sometimes. but BRo ironsight? im not using a scope is my boy unable to see thorugh iron? but uses the laser to aim 🤔

[timid prawn]

LMao alife is very funny. yesterday i saw a congaline of enemies front was pigs, then bandits and finally a burer

[wooden walrus]

Like, basic functionality aside, alife goes bonkers at certain spots and nobody seems to even mention it (it did pre 1.6 at least, haven't touched the game since)

[timid prawn]

guesss what i got to fight when i was heading to duty base. :) aburer

[wooden walrus]

That's obviously unintended behavior and I think it's a side effect of them messing with alife values during the 1.5 patches, but it looks like they just... Stopped caring and left it as is ig

[timid prawn]

question do burer grabs damage guns?

[wooden walrus]

Burers to my knowledge shouldn't spawn above ground pre sircaa if the game ran as it's supposed to

[zinc cave]

Yeah I read somewhere that all it takes is modifying two lines of code. But I can’t do that on console and unfortunately mods on Xbox are extremely slim and that one has not made it on yet.

[wooden walrus]

Yes, they can levitate any weapon on the ground regardless of status

[timid prawn]

bruh so that why my gun is getting railed

[wooden walrus]

Can't be too long until they approve it I'm sure. Surprised it isn't yet honestly

[timid prawn]

lmao threw a grenade. burer said thx throws it at the pack of dogs kills 2

[wooden walrus]

Lol

[zinc cave]

That’ll be sweet. But it’s also another reason why I’m working on getting a PC though because I don’t think the mod list on console will ever come close to all of the mods on PC.

[wooden walrus]

By definition it can't, however do keep in mind that after 1.6 like 80% of the mods don't work on pc either lol

They should be convertible with a lil elbow grease but still

(but yeah if you like modding you want pc)

Maybe wait until after the engine upgrade to dial your specs in

With a bit of luck you maybe don't need at 2k computer to run the game at a basic 60 fps

[timid prawn]

somehow im running it in a 1,5k laptop

just feels a bit hot dk if the radiation

[wooden walrus]

You can run it in surprisingly humble specs, if you don't mind your fps tanking to 30 every time you enter a hub

And if you have something like a 5800x3d and a 5060ti you could run the game pretty flawlessly for a setup that won't be over $1500

[ebon blade]

Why is my game crashing? I did a fresh reinstall but it still crashes! It's all GSC's fault!

Did you have any Mods installed? (Player has to be asked this 10 times before they finally answer)

Oh, nothing that should be causing my game to crash, as far as I know, just:

No Headshot Sound
Real Longer Days - 2 hours
Better Vaulting + Better Stamina Usage
Shay's Impacts!!
Shay's: Bloodsplats!!
Dynamic Weather Overhaul - complete
No Anomaly Detection Sound
Alternative Eye Adaptation
Hairless Tushkan 35% Chance
Hairless Blind Dogs 35% Chance
Snork No Mask 25%
Bloodsucker Glowing Eyes
Shay's: Realistic Death Animations
Shay's Living Zone - Gold
Weapon Reposition Project- Vanilla Plus
Planks Retexture
Enhanced Combat VFX
Cinematic Bullet Impacts
More Realistic Forest
Bar Drinking Activity
Cozy Fire Places
Classic Trilogy Flashlight
Lower Consumables/ammo/grenades weight
No crouch Vignette
Player_Gestures - Downloaded after crashes
Bloodsuckers wearing sexy negligee
Chimera with DD breasts in crop top
Snorks in pink hot pants

[timid prawn]

LMAO

wait are the last 3 a real thing?

just curious for science purpose

[vernal lily]

saving this for a copy paste reply, tbh

[timid prawn]

[ebon blade]

Are these real things?

Hairless Tushkan 35% Chance
Hairless Blind Dogs 35% Chance
Snork No Mask 25%

Why would anyone need these?

[timid prawn]

idk i dont even check them if they diff

i rather go for things like more scopes lmao

alright let see how much time from my last burer

it been 25min or less from my last burer and i got a new one around garbage

[wooden walrus]

Ime it'll eventually stabilize again once you finish varan's mission

[timid prawn]

question what the name of the flashbang anomaly?

[vernal lily]

Flashbang

Looks like it's called the Clicker actually, but flashbang seems to be the other name people use.

[timid prawn]

it a funny name cuz i bet someone gonna make a meme that it will teleport you to skyrim or something

[vernal lily]

Interesting meme idea

[wooden walrus]

Hey you you're finally awake

I guess they're called flashbangs, I call them the "AUUUGGHHH"

[timid prawn]

https://tenor.com/view/scout-gif-25786536

[ebon blade]

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oJW9N4

[hallow shadow]

I’m guessing there’s no way around these Flashbangs?

At Diode’s lab? They one-shot me.

This is an effing problem.

[wooden walrus]

They're easily avoided but you have to stay on the ball

[hallow shadow]

It sits in the hole I just jumped into.
“Avoidable”

I die, midair.

[wooden walrus]

You have to be moving in a given direction and they'll try to lead you, the INSTANT they appear you switch directions

And then you have like 2-3 seconds until the next one

Yeah if you get one right as you get in the hole you're kinda fricked yeah

And if your timing is off you're also gonna get fricked

[vernal lily]

If I'm thinking about that same mission, just activate the anomaly by throwing a bolt, and the moment it's done cracking jump head first into the area you're trying to get too.

[wooden walrus]

I don't think they react to bolts unfortunately

[vernal lily]

Wait they don't? Must have changed then because they reacted during my April/May playthrough.

[wooden walrus]

I could swear they don't but I'll be happy to stand corrected tbh

[hallow shadow]

I did it. Jesus.

[ebon blade]

If there are Clickers at any location with buildings (Diode's Lab)
Study if there are ladders or other things to jump on to get on a roof.
Clickers are not on roofs, so focus on seeking high ground away from them.

[hallow shadow]

They react to grenades.

[wooden walrus]

Just like lex the legend predicted

I'm starting to think that guy is onto something chat

[timid prawn]

bro what

[timid prawn]

lmoa i love that my discord name is Lex (part of my name) and then i meet lex ingame :) nice dude such wonderful guy gave me hes loot

[ebon blade]

You can throw bolts to set them off.

[hallow shadow]

My Lex just kinda stares at the walls.

[vernal lily]

I knew it. Glad that still works.

[hallow shadow]

I can’t get him to do shit.

[timid prawn]

save and reload

[ebon blade]

When you find out his real name, you realize he is not a nice guy.

[timid prawn]

WHAO WHO COULD HAVE KNOWn anyway i started blasting eitherway lmao

https://tenor.com/view/started-blasting-gun-eyeglasses-so-anyway-i-started-blasting-gif-16955226

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-2-stalker-scar-spark-meme-gif-6112129495284371231

[wooden walrus]

Yeah saving and reloading is surprisingly effective to get wall stare lex working again

[weary hedge]

[timid prawn]

ngl most of the bugs in this game i fix it via that

[wooden walrus]

I thought that was a problem with the 500 mods I'm running but looks like modless peasants also get it

It's not the mods that separate us, it's the jank that unites us 🤝 🫂

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/psy-gangnam-style-oppa-gangnam-style-gif-9227998

[ebon blade]

After going through the dialogue choices where he tricks the Player and becomes hostile,
and all his groupies become hostile (not attacking me but no longer wanting to talk to me)
I decided I was better off not asking him for side-missions, and I was just going to leave Lex
alone, with all his gang. I was using the stash underneath him to store excess looted supplies
and the location is a good shelter ftom Emissions. This lasted for several months, until some
passing Bandits must have killed him and his three groupies fled the scene or were killed too.
Only the two sentries remain now. When I found Lex dead, his PDA revealed his real name.

[vernal lily]

Am I allowed to post that wall text in meme chat, or is it going to get sniped because it's too long.

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/started-blasting-gun-eyeglasses-so-anyway-i-started-blasting-gif-16955226

[wooden walrus]

One way to find out

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-2-stalker-scar-spark-meme-gif-6112129495284371231

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/psy-gangnam-style-oppa-gangnam-style-gif-9227998

[primal nimbus]

Most classic solution in the Zone

[ebon blade]

I don't know what wall text you are talking about.

[vernal lily]

The one you posted earlier here, few minutes ago

[ebon blade]

I don't care. However I rarely police that channel.

[weary hedge]

Ottomics mod list

[vernal lily]

Well let's see what happens in a bit

[wooden walrus]

You mustn't forget that being a mod makes you immune to the rules you're supposed to uphold

[timid prawn]

i just knew he was saying lies so i just said nah u aint buying me and i started blasting

[ebon blade]

That was actually another Players list of Mods. You can find they posted that this morning, or about 12 hours ago.
I was just replying to Ottomic because he correctly pointed out that most Mods are broken by the 1.6 patch.

[weary hedge]

Dear god

[timid prawn]

corrupt mods?????? oh my hes like me fr

https://tenor.com/view/cat-high-five-high-five-gif-gif-11749178764953808365

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-high-five-high-five-gif-gif-11749178764953808365

[weary hedge]

He does expect GSC to cater to his wild fantasies

[timid prawn]

just found something call digger oui and im like wait where is this stash? smh got excited when i read veles detector and rat king

[ebon blade]

Where is that stash?

[vernal lily]

Any minute now

[timid prawn]

it not a stash it a IOU smh i check online and it says it a quest item the note i found

dk what for so until then im dissapointed

[wooden walrus]

Dommage 😔 🥐

[timid prawn]

devs gotta compensate my emotional damage

[ebon blade]

You confused me when you called it Digger oui instead of IOU

[timid prawn]

same thing (almost)

[ebon blade]

oui is french for Yes.

[timid prawn]

im not french or i would be commiting crimes with a bagguete 🥖

[weary hedge]

🏳️

[wooden walrus]

Stalker and bread go hand in hand tbh

[primal nimbus]

Thank God you’re not cursed to be French

[wooden walrus]

Digger ouis are probably full of better than average bread

[timid prawn]

but what type of bread? it should be a hard one

[wooden walrus]

And cigarettes

[wooden walrus]

(for those still confused 👆)

("oui" means "yes" in french)

[ebon blade]

Tough talk coming from a little yippy dog.

[wooden walrus]

("french" is a way of communicating that's not English)

[timid prawn]

got my first supresor for a rifle. it a supressor for soviet weapons. look at my decider and think yes it soviet enough. it uses soviet bullets

[weary hedge]

Ew Soviet weapons

[wooden walrus]

I'm looking at this surviving mars rover plushie and I'm thinking

gsc could make an absolute killing if they started selling stalker ones

[vernal lily]

for real

[wooden walrus]

...probably a good idea to wait until they shipped the physical edition bonuses, but yno

food for thought

[vernal lily]

New limited edition stalker plushies! Buy them now! Plushies will start shipping next week and will probably arrive 10 years later!

[wooden walrus]

or like faction inspired hoodies like when bioware made those for mass effect 2

[vernal lily]

I have shirt logo printer or whatever you call that machine. Hard for me to actually buy stuff like that unless for supporting reasons. Especially if I could make them much nicer quality.

[wooden walrus]

yeah I wasn't thinking of the physical tchochkes situation before I opened my impossibly big mouth

[vernal lily]

Plushies tho I think gsc could make bank with those

[shell flax]

Sell Scanner or Wish Granter lamps

[vernal lily]

Bro if they ever do make a wish granter lamp I am buying that asap

[wooden walrus]

there's so much crap they could make a makeship for or something, and people would fund it

and you already have the manufacturing set up, it's sorta risk free, you can sell it for a reasonable idk 30 bucks

[timid prawn]

imagine sexy strelok poster for those who remmeber the trailer

[ebon blade]

People forget the requirements of vendors shipping those items.
For example, if there are 12 individual items in a physical edition,
of which each of the 12 items come from different manufacturers,
you can have 11 of them ready to go. The 12th item being made is
delayed or has manufacturer defects. GSC clearly stated in writing
at the very beginning, that physical editions will not ship until all
the items are ready. There is no such thing as partial shipments.

[wooden walrus]

instead of a collection of mostly cheap crap for like 300 bucks

that people will get pissy about because you're taking so long to ship them that the items themselves have already been improved between batches

[timid prawn]

ngl i would be happy with a energy drink can from the limited edition found ingame

[wooden walrus]

I mean you can get one. It'll run you a pretty penny for what I'm assuming is just a can of Generic Energy Drink™

[ebon blade]

They've been sold for over a year on E-Bay.

[timid prawn]

Bru-

[wooden walrus]

but nonstop is a real brand so

[vernal lily]

Well nonstop drink is what I expected, like your usual energy drink. But I would like to collect the limited edition. If I didn't have to pay crazy money for them.

[timid prawn]

https://ua.newproducts.com/en/limited-edition-non-stop-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-moonlight-energy-drink-dedicated-to-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-heart-of-chornobyl-is-now-available-in-supermarkets/

[shell flax]

You seen the prices for just the basic non stop? I fear what the limited editions cost

[timid prawn]

yep they are real

[wooden walrus]

that's some dope ass art ngl

[vernal lily]

people reselling on e bay moment

[ebon blade]

There you are. Been waiting to show you this:

[timid prawn]

zamn i want one

[timid prawn]

saw it for 70$ one can from ukranian store (or atleast i beleive it ukranian)

[wooden walrus]

I'm going to assume securing all the intellectual rights and whatnot is probably not easy to do and you can't really set up things like that unless you're like activision or something

[shell flax]

I love how it looks but the no sprint crushes me

[wooden walrus]

I mean considering there's bottling plants that churn out like 10 variations of the same energy drink just with a different name slapped on top

it can't be that hard to just come to an agreement to print out a limited edition of whatever many "non stop" drinks in the US

would be heaps cheaper than exporting them from ukraine, even without considering the, ynow

[ebon blade]

As far as I know it's not actually available in the game.

[wooden walrus]

just set up some royalties with whoever squirts out [insert generic energy drink name here]

I mean the inside's going to be the same cough syrup tasting knockoff red bull anyway

[timid prawn]

just notice fellow helldiver and zero ?@wooden walrus

[wooden walrus]

those are two games I have played at some point in time yes

actually I wouldn't mind checking out what zero sievert has gotten up to lately

[timid prawn]

supposedly they added some new stuff

[timid prawn]

damn clear sky i like theyre color scheme

[ebon blade]

That's Spark.

[timid prawn]

well i never seen them before

[ebon blade]

You meet Spark at the Detention Center, when you first enter Garbage.
That is if you follow Richter instead of favoring the Ward Faction in Zalissya.

[timid prawn]

wait wait wait wait those guys at the start of garbage? the ones i had to help get hes man out of the ward building?

[ebon blade]

Yep, that was Spark.

[timid prawn]

lol i always met them at night so i never saw theyre armor color or insignia

[main jewel]

i think you can sprint in that one but i know you cant in the cuirass

both of those aree different in looks and stats and uou do get the shield of duty way later in the game i assume

[primal nimbus]

That actually got me laughing

[ebon blade]

Look at the faction patch on his arm:

[primal nimbus]

One of Deggy’s men

[dense sandal]

so i hvnt played s2 for awhile and i kinda forgot bout something

was just walking around n sky turned red i..forgot bout emissions

thank god i hv the infite stamina mod i BOOKED it

[fickle hill]

Since when can you perform executions on zombies

[timid prawn]

imagine grabbing a ak and slapping it with a scope more expensive than it. gotta love tarkov style games

just waiting to do that on stalker but sadly a rifle cost more than my kidney

[wooden walrus]

I mean, the game hands you out an ak and the scope right off the gate

if anything the big problem I have with stalker 2 is the incessant amount of freebies the game throws your way

[timid prawn]

true sometimes it so annoying cuz im exploring HEY EASY NAMED WEAPON BETTER THAN YA STUFF (aka sidequest example genious or the ak with underbarrel plus quick mag)

[wooden walrus]

if it was randomized, still

but they're fixed spawns every time

[timid prawn]

legit happened to me when i upgrade a rifle and then find a fully health rifle that is better than mine

[wooden walrus]

I'll sometimes see someone be like "oh yeah I'm doing a deathless run" and be completely baffled and then I remember that if you know where they are you can get incredibly OP gear basically at the start of the game

[timid prawn]

they wont be able to remove them lol but they/ can do better on the dlc if they are adiotional areas

[weary hedge]

Mfw they expect stalker to be tarkov slop💔

[wooden walrus]

that's the most baffling thing of all, they can be randomized

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/fade-away-oooooooooooo-aga-emoji-crumble-gif-20008708

[wooden walrus]

it needs a game start, but they work just like loot with generators and shi

that means you can set a percentage chance for a static loot to be empty, you can set up what pool it can take stuff from

gsc just... didn't use it I guess.

[timid prawn]

no no it not cuZ of tarkov. it the prgression system. if you explore a bit you can find good loot. in a game that before it was hard to find weapons, bullets,health and food? it feels strange and very out of place

cuz i remember playing stalker what was it call of prypiat?

[wooden walrus]

same with stashes, you can right now make stashes dynamic, and yet gsc decided to just... fill up every single random backpack in the world to the brim with random stuff

[timid prawn]

and legit i didnt find so many stash weapons fully health. i had to save my money to buy a weapon or even just repair one. mostly repair them.

[wooden walrus]

I mean I do love my stalker 2 and I do think some of the criticisms are unfair, but it's true that a lot of the game feels like they went just "eh we'll fix it later" and just lopped entire systems wholesale

and just left the stump there

on the bright side, it has fostered a modding community that in less than a year and against a game that keeps breaking their work every single patch, have worked nothing short of modding wizardry

[weary hedge]

Just don’t pick up the loot

[timid prawn]

i love and hate it. but would i recommend someone the game? yes it better than lots of game. it story is entertaining and the gun feels good. the weapons are sexy. but it has issue? yes there still mutatns spawning like they are most common enemy and not something you go OH SHIt it one of those mutants. and it more like oh that guy again? it like the 10th time i kill him in like a hour. then the oh i got 40 energy drinks,60 bandages, 30 cheese.

[wooden walrus]

yeah I'm in the same boat. Like, god knows the game has a gazillion shortcomings. But I wouldn't have played it for 300 hours if I hated it.

[timid prawn]

wish i could use my emojis

[wooden walrus]

you MAY NOT use emojis

[timid prawn]

i aint paying nitro for it i had 1 year free and that it

[weary hedge]

[wooden walrus]

word

nitro's for chumps

like I'm sorry discord, I ain't paying 10 bucks a month for emojis

[timid prawn]

like it nice if i had to send big files or stream. but i dont do that most of the times. if i had to send a big file it to a friend and i have hes signal lol

[wooden walrus]

I think restricting video file size is hella lame.

[timid prawn]

ith that money i can buy a game, gas,food or a skin if i keep gaming fortnite

[wooden walrus]

ah yes the monthly griddy

[timid prawn]

well it has many users so i imagine the traffic is hella high

[wooden walrus]

yeahh and you can upload your video somewhere else honestly

[wooden walrus]

still, lame.

[timid prawn]

lmao a freind made me buy it and im like K but harrass me for it lmaooo

[timid prawn]

signal, messenger,whatsapp,twttier, instagram. all mention dont ask for payment to upload big files. you can dm anyone and send them a file

[wooden walrus]

you can just upload your video to youtube and link it, it's what I do

usually that won't get you in trouble.

[timid prawn]

until some abusive mod get trigger

[vernal lily]

Set it to unlisted if you are uploading to share where file size is limited. Unless if you don't mind everyone viewing it.

[wooden walrus]

...and point out that linking unlisted videos to your private channel with no subscribers is technically youtube promoting and against the rules?

nnnaaahhh

that wouldn't happen

right?

[vernal lily]

I hope not, but wouldn't be surprised if it did lol

[ebon blade]

Always.

[wooden walrus]

yeah that's a very stupid hypothetical to talk about honestly.

[timid prawn]

alright

it time for me to hit bed it 12am

see you guys in like 8hrs or some

[hearty tendon]

[carmine marsh]

I still hope they eventually fix AI, instead of needing mod bandaid fixes

[hearty tendon]

I really want the frame drops to be fixed

[wooden walrus]

I just hope they fully flesh out the sdk.

[hearty tendon]

I haven't played in a few days because I look at something the wrong way and drop to 1 frame per sometimes

[wooden walrus]

once the engine upgrade is done and it's been a year and at least half the bugs introduced with the engine swap have been somewhat worked around

then I think they should go full on with the sdk and just let modders do their thing while they make vanilla better

[hearty tendon]

Straight up opened my personal stash, put a few things in there, and when I closed it I dropped to insanely low frames, joked that I left my frames in the box, opened it back up and closed it, and my fps was back where it should be

[wooden walrus]

lol

[hearty tendon]

There is no universe where that should be happening, it's insane

[fickle hill]

Manned

[wooden walrus]

unreal engine babyyyy

royalties well deserved

[weary hedge]

Nice sircaa suit

[ebon blade]

You waste that much eating dog food in one week.

[fickle hill]

[ebon blade]

You're telling people to break one of the clearly stated rules here.

[main jewel]

[vernal lily]

Well, there's your answer Ottomic

[ebon blade]

It's a great suit but I hate the yellow accents.

[shell flax]

Understood, turning the SIRCAA suit neon piss yellow entirely

[weary hedge]

It’s an interesting design for sure.

You would think the rich corporation would invest into making it more camouflaged with the environment 😆

[vernal lily]

Holy carp, I thought today was Thursday. Thinking it would be Friday tomorrow. Was about to be bummed out because I got overnight shift on Friday.

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/ahhhh-its-wednesday-my-dudes-mirror-selfie-gif-5446149

[carmine marsh]

skill issue

[ebon blade]

It will be Thursday in 16 minutes.

[wooden walrus]

I'm just off a nights week. Just wasted an entire day on the flip over

night shifts are laame

[vernal lily]

Won't be sleeping early now after realizing this

[wooden walrus]

(but they pay well and you won't have to fight anyone over them)

[carmine marsh]

is there any mod that makes it so bots don't just shrug off a mosin round? I feel like they should do more then slightly flinch

[wooden walrus]

better ballistics and FUBAR I think are your best bet right now

[ebon blade]

What kind of job can a little dog do?

[carmine marsh]

fubar?

[wooden walrus]

there's a number of ballistic overhauls but with 1.6 a lot broke so idk how many are up to code

Full Unlocked Ballistics and Range, it's from inf_solv

[carmine marsh]

I mean I got one, I just want bots to react to being shot more then just a slight flinch and going right to shooting back

[weary hedge]

Bark at people on discord all day.

[wooden walrus]

I personally prefer better ballistics but I think the upgrade system in fubar is cooler so idk

[wooden walrus]

oooh I see.

[ebon blade]

All day...all night.

[weary hedge]

It’s honestly impressive someone can talk about the same issues in stalker 2 for so long

Mind you it’s nothing that groundbreaking

[shell flax]

(Unless you’re on an Amazon overnight in which case they will tell you to suck it up for still shit pay)

[ebon blade]

Yes, it's called Gamma.

[carmine marsh]

wrong game, grok tried to make a s2 mod and now its dead

[ebon blade]

Grok is busy working on it. He's smart and just tells people that so they stop bugging him.

[wooden walrus]

I mean grok's not known for making mods, gamma's just a collection

I mean he put down the work to make those mods get along but still

hopefully we'll get something like a gamma in 2, Point of No Return is looking pretty rad honestly

though if they really want to wait until the game is up to a level where the experience they envision can be modded in, we'll be waiting for a WHILE.

[weary hedge]

[carmine marsh]

wait why do bots not have to reload

just got sprayed down by a double barrel that just kept shooting :/

[wooden walrus]

I... think they don't reload no

[carmine marsh]

so many things wrong with AI whyyyyyyyyyyy

[wooden walrus]

that is a very good question

purportedly lack of time and ynow, things inherent to developing a videogame in ukraine in 2022

[carmine marsh]

AI can instantly know where you are even if you kill someone that spotted you
dont have to reload
insanely accurate unless you move like a cod kid
tanky half the time
shrug off hits as if they got hit by a dodgeball

[carmine marsh]

then you delay it, you dont just release a buggy game (if you can help it)

[wooden walrus]

I mean, idk

the game's buggy as hell and an underwhelming experience in general, but I am glad I have played it

and it was at a serious risk of cancellation too

plus considering the work that's been done this year, if it released now I don't think it would have been that much better, let's be honest.

[weary hedge]

They do.

[wooden walrus]

however, I'm going to suggest npc combat overhaul for at least the hivemind thing you mention

[carmine marsh]

doesnt seem like it to me

[wooden walrus]

letswoolgather was working on a more localized and progressive behavior in that sense, though idk how much progress he's made on that.

[carmine marsh]

idk if thats even compatable with OXA sadly

[wooden walrus]

it is

[weary hedge]

They have an animation for reloading.

[wooden walrus]

well he recently mentioned working on the oxa patch actually

[carmine marsh]

maybe sometimes, but they can shoot as much as they want before they do

[carmine marsh]

damn, sadge

[weary hedge]

https://youtube.com/shorts/Eahe6NXTJDI?si=9pj3HtzG0tE_Myf1

tell me what this npc is doing.

[wooden walrus]

no wait that was probably the oxa-afaw patch. I don't think npc combat overhaul needs any compats

[wooden walrus]

specifically mentions oxa proto so you're in the clear I think https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/635?file_id=11473

I wanna give oxa prototype a go next playthrough

npcco also helps with npcs being able to see straight through bushes

[carmine marsh]

its decent, but health is a constant struggle and I am always poor, but thats also prob due to me only being in garbage

[hallow shadow]

Why don’t you guys like the headshot squish?

[carmine marsh]

I also tried craftable zone, but its kinda ass, needing 3 shotguns to get one shotgun mag attachment

[wooden walrus]

as someone who's played like 200 hours with unlimited I don't think either of those will be a problem lol

[hallow shadow]

It reminds me of the Grunt Birthday Party skull from Halo.

[carmine marsh]

just isnt that satisfying

[wooden walrus]

it's goofy

[hallow shadow]

I know, I love it.

[ebon blade]

Those how long I spent in the Lesser Zone before I left it for the first time.

[wicked magnet]

That's too arcadish

[hallow shadow]

It’s a video game?

[wooden walrus]

what

nonono this is an interactive experience

you wouldn't get it, mom

[hallow shadow]

Yeah. A video game.
Not a movie.

[wicked magnet]

I don't like it when games try to help with hints too much.

[carmine marsh]

still unsatisfying

[main jewel]

me when im 500m away and i headshot a guy and hear it

[hallow shadow]

The sounds is a reward, to me. I like it.
I work for my squish.

[wooden walrus]

I mean I can see both sides I guess

[main jewel]

i want my game to be as realistic but still a little gamey as possible

[hallow shadow]

Splsshhh
“Hah! Got eem!”

[weary hedge]

Some people are too deluded to tell the difference

[carmine marsh]

would rather a crunch then a wet squish

[main jewel]

rust headshot noise the best

[hallow shadow]

Grunt Birthday Party is the best. I need a good “Yaaaay!” And some confetti.

[weary hedge]

plsh

Bow headshots are satisfying

[hallow shadow]

Bow anything is satisfying.

Far Cry, Destiny. It doesn’t matter. I rock a bow.

[wooden walrus]

it ultimately comes down to how videogamey you like your videogames

my answer to that is "gamma" followed by the smuggest face my body is able to produce

[ebon blade]

Crafting in any Stalker game is Ass.

[vernal lily]

I was a bow main in D2, was good at getting those headshots.

[hallow shadow]

But I thought Stalker isn’t meant to be completely realistic?

[wooden walrus]

(funnily enough gamma does have special headshot sounds)

[wooden walrus]

it's a whole topic of conversation, and silliness aside I firmly believe it always comes down to the systems you build and how you build them

[weary hedge]

Stop talking about g*mma

[hallow shadow]

Like some folks have expectations that won’t be met, because that’s not what the game is.

[wooden walrus]

it ultimately is all about how the individual player likes them, but it's just an abstraction in the end

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/explosion-spongebob-bomb-explode-gif-12572892652637881786

[shell flax]

Reminder if S2 was completely realistic Skif would’ve been dead from the intro knockout

[subtle spindle]

the game already has npc death sounds for kill confirmation the headshot sound is too much especially later on when most guns dont 1 tap in the head

[wooden walrus]

it is a bit silly when you open up on a group and hear the identical same sfx several times yes

[weary hedge]

Good thing it will get a toggle next patch

[hallow shadow]

If the game was completely realistic, Skif and Hermann would’ve died on that truck during the Emission they drove through.

[subtle spindle]

also its just as statisfying to hit a shot and see that the target is not there once the recoil settles

you just have to let your brain rewire for a bit after a long session of bf6 or smth where kill confirmation is fairly excessive

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/explosion-spongebob-bomb-explode-gif-12572892652637881786

[ebon blade]

Hermann is secretly a Burer. He used his Burer Psi shield to protect Skif and himself in the truck.

[carmine marsh]

either my shotgun is shooting confetee or it has less spread then my mosin

[ebon blade]

What shotgun do you have?

[wooden walrus]

are you using slugs?

[carmine marsh]

nope

[wooden walrus]

I mean the spread on buckshot is rather tight in this game anyway

[carmine marsh]

suped up m870

[wooden walrus]

it's not the 45 degree explosion in front of you that videogames like to think they are

[weary hedge]

Do urself a favor and upgrade.

[wooden walrus]

it generally shoots a chest-sized cloud of buck that keeps spread for a fair distance

[weary hedge]

Unless ur running BB then there’s no reason to complain. You need range? Grab slugs.

[wicked magnet]

GSC looks at popular mods and then adds them to the game.

[wooden walrus]

if only

well they did integrate some mods into LoTZ last I heard

[carmine marsh]

the mods are popular for a reason

[ebon blade]

Get a better shotgun.

[carmine marsh]

am poor

[wooden walrus]

imagine having money

[topaz grove]

Someone make Alife 2.0 mod

[wicked magnet]

Yes, make a fake mod so that GSC will buy into it and do all this.

[raven monolith]

The headshot sound is so satisfying ngl

[cyan sparrow]

I think I have a goldfish memory, or maybe they changed something since January.

When approaching the Sphere from the north side, the main gate was always closed, right? And there was a burning entrance on the right side of it?

I walked in, and there was even a burning tank. I don’t remember it at all.

Did you guys notice any environmental changes?

[ebon blade]

Go to the Cordon. get a free better shotgun.

[worldly lion]

I installed a mod for clear sky that brings back some cut content, 10 minutes in, a helicopter Was chasing me and bloodsucker attacked one of the clear sky squads

[vernal lily]

Erm, akshully, goldfish can remember faces and other things for up to 3 months

[cyan sparrow]

That’s why i mentioned the month of my last adventure in the game.

[carmine marsh]

should i do psz-7 + tac helemt or duty armor

[ebon blade]

It depends on what territory you are in.

[carmine marsh]

Rn running to malachite to get the guide

[ebon blade]

Malachite sells better suits than you mention.

[carmine marsh]

I'm not there yet

And also still poor

[ebon blade]

There's a great free suit in the Wild Territory.

[carmine marsh]

Which and where

[ebon blade]

Inside the crane over the railroad tracks.

[carmine marsh]

And what suit is it

[ebon blade]

The suspense not knowing is half the fun.

[carmine marsh]

Is it the Dimond

[ebon blade]

No, you're not going to find an Exo is Rostok.
Believe me, you will be very happy with it.

[carmine marsh]

I ment the Dimond scientific suit

Idk, its 2am

[ebon blade]

I don't know any suit called the Dimond. Is that from Gamma?

[weary hedge]

Check out the free suit you can find near the hub in malachite. It’s a very very solid one for mid-late game

[carmine marsh]

Maybe, was a blue scientific suit

[ebon blade]

@vernal lily

[vernal lily]

bird

[exotic glacier]

Holy cringe! Nothing £@ck up my day like the faust fight. No pride and accomplishment. I am basically punished for attempting to unlock the entire map.

[vernal lily]

Tis but a 3 minute boss fight

[weary hedge]

Shoot lamp boss ded

[exotic glacier]

I have already killed him twice on veteran, still not fun.

[primal nimbus]

Sht lmp bs dd

[crystal geyser]

anyone recommend the best armor for a stealth stalker like me

[primal nimbus]

Hmmmm I always stealth around with diamond exo the moment I got it 😂

[serene barn]

yeah i don't think there's any armor related things that help there.

i know that some stats awas changed in the time i didn't play so idk what armors are the best anymore. but i would personally always go for ones that has several artifact slots simply because of how useful artifacts are

[ebon blade]

I took a Guide to Zalissya and 3 Mercs were hiding among the Loners, trying to kill me.

[stark crescent]

Mercs now using guerilla tactics.

[vapid galleon]

[stark crescent]

Meanwhile im stuck in the hospital

[coral shadow]

at least excitement builds up and when you return you will enjoy more the game

[coral shadow]

Faust fight is the most lame fight in the game

imo*

[ebon blade]

In the game or real life?

[stark crescent]

Real life bro.

My dad needs his rheuma checked out

They wanna cut him off the meds that allows him to walk and move normally to see if they still work. Since he has difficulty moving, i told him i would take him.

Theres close to no work anyway, so im spending all my pto cause id rather be bored at home than at work. If im bored at work, im getting funny ideas like looking for another job.

[ebon blade]

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope your Dad gets better.

[stark crescent]

Eh. Its normalised you know. Been going on for so long and its gonna be life long.

Im just bored rn

[primal nimbus]

Merc moment

[raven monolith]

Anyone here ever tried Chernobylite? I originally dismissed it as a Stalker bootleg, but heard some good opinions on it. Haven't played it myself, but it sounded like it pulled off what S2 failed to do.

[arctic flower]

Hey guys, i'm having this bug that seems to be here forever, i didn't play the game for few months, i started the game to check the new night vision goggles and i'm still locked out of the Sultansk or whatever the name of the ship, i tried waiting for emisions, sleeping and so on, the only way inside it is using Guide travel from different location to inside it, any help in solving the problem would be appreciated, i tried google and nothing worked for me, the door just won't open.

[hazy glade]

guys what kind of book is available for pre order? is it like a novel or like a documentary of how the artists did what they did and why?

can you @ me in a reply pls cuz i’m at work so won’t see until im finished. thank you

[hazy glade]

night vision goggles are in the game???

[cyan sparrow]

I played the first game for about six hours and left it on "the self" in 2023. It was visually stunning, but I'm unsure if it’s a love letter to Stalker fans, it feels more like what Stalker shouldn’t be. They did a phenomenal job with the 3D scans, travelling to the location multiple times. However, I’m not convinced around backend of the game, like micromanagement and the portal gun, or even survival aspect were the right path (ofc it's subjective). Additionally, reviews suggest the sequel leaves more questions than answers...

[arctic flower]

yes in latest patch

[cyan mulch]

PLEASE SOMEONE MAKE THE NEW SCAR PHOTO A STICKER 😭 😭

[brittle trout]

Ditto

[shadow token]

Pls exlude https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/7. From the mod achievements prohibition it’s the only mod i’m using but i cannot play decently without it

[bronze sleet]

[exotic glacier]

Walk up the adjacent boat and enter from the top.

[arctic flower]

everything is close

[still current]

What photo

[hardy totem]

Scar Stogie

[wooden walrus]

I choose both

[wooden walrus]

Just use the achievement enabler mod

[exotic glacier]

Oh alright, my upper deck was stìll unlocked.

[shadow token]

Oh lmao there is a mod for disabling mod system? Hahaha

Cool

[wooden walrus]

There's a mod to enable achievements with mods yes

Every game that disables cheevos for mods has a cheevo enabler mod

Begs the question why they would even do it considering the majority of mods available now make the game harder, not easier, but hey

[graceful dirge]

As well as the fact that they know anyone on PC who really cares is just going & downloading this, really they are just screwing over console players further by not only giving them such limited selection of the mods with the way things are right now logistically, but even disabling achievements for something like merely turning off the player icon is just silly. Banning them across the board is what needs to end

[vernal lily]

[stark crescent]

hehehehe. random polls came back.

[hazy glade]

ah hell yeah

[boreal badge]

🥹

[vernal lily]

You get gif perms at higher ranks anyway, but indeed it will take a while

[wanton blaze]

Been trying out VRchat and pleasantly shocked at the variety of Stalker Avatars. Been rocking a Freedom one cause its one of the better ones and I plan to make a custom one later.

[boreal badge]

Vrchat…

[carmine marsh]

whats the button to turn on/off the crosshair

putting away the glutton feels like I just dropped off a 150lbs weight

[obtuse veldt]

LBs...

What are you?

A western spy?

[carmine marsh]

yes

[carmine marsh]

because idk what the average weight of someone in kg is

[vernal lily]

About 71.7 kg

[carmine marsh]

so 100kg

[vernal lily]

Is it not in settings where you customize your UI or something? I wanted to help and see for myself, but my game keeps sharting itself and crashing (cloud gaming and bad wifi)

[carmine marsh]

its a keybind I accidentally hit and cant find

[vernal lily]

100 kg is 220 lbs

[charred nova]

Earn your imbed perms

Get back in the mines and earn them

[vernal lily]

My game shat itself again, I hope you eventually figure it out.

[carmine marsh]

it came back eventually, no clue why

walking through glass always feels cool

[wild thistle]

This game is not only a lagfest, it is also a crashfest. I keep crashing when I try to load a save

[hallow shadow]

The Brood and the Commissary are gonna tear us to pieces.
Either them, or their masters.
Whadda we do?

[carmine marsh]

I got scammed on the falcon armor, its not here :(

[serene barn]

the one in malachite?

[carmine marsh]

yeah, im guessing i need to be past the story mission that brings you there

[dreamy dagger]

So you're bisexual?

[exotic glacier]

I believe you can rush for the falcon suit.

[carmine marsh]

wasnt there when i got there

I wish I could just wait until X time

dont want to sit around until night

[shell flax]

Some mods remove free armor

[boreal badge]

Pc problems lol

[vernal lily]

Was about to send that guy the wall text, but I think I will be nice today

[wild thistle]

What wall text?

[vernal lily]

nothing

I hope your game runs smoothly

[obtuse veldt]

Good thing they got rid of the Seva I on that toxic canyon

Too early OP

[shell flax]

Still in Yantar

It’s just in a different spot

[timid prawn]

m gonna become a hater and racist towards burers in 5min i fought 2

[stark crescent]

well, there is a quest, i think it was at cement factory, where you actually have to fight two of them

then there is a nuclear silo on wild island that also has two of them

[frigid hill]

jeruzalemisreal has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[stark crescent]

oh right, thanks for reminding me that you exist

[obtuse veldt]

Oh... So no longer on that corpse

[shell flax]

Yep

[obtuse veldt]

Side quest for a unique weapon

[hallow shadow]

Bartender Sells All is a fun mod.
The novelty wears off, after a while.

I just like having access to my preferred ammo type, everywhere.
Also. There’s more artifacts than I’ve collected. These things are so pretty.

[hallow shadow]

Better Vaulting is also super neat.

[stark crescent]

a fairly useless unique weapon

[hallow shadow]

Most uniques feel useless, to me.

[stark crescent]

cause they are useless

[hallow shadow]

Unless it’s the Better Ballistics Clusterfunk.

Cause that thing comes in .308, and this offset aim is about to make that my new main Ho.

[timid prawn]

yeah ik fought them and now im getting spam so many of them

[hallow shadow]

I ran into three Burers in the Dig Site at Garbage.
Working on Story Missions.

3 Burers chilling in that little ass cave. Plus the one that was already dead.

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/i-took-a-just-one-awkward-step-stalker-stalker-2-heart-of-chornobyl-chernobyl-gif-12015978203499224597

[hallow shadow]

Went to go move on Varan’s place? Burer flanked me, and a Sucker attacked from the other end of the base.

Vanilla spawns are weird, now.

[stark crescent]

#📸┃screens_and_videos message

i sometimes encounter tamed bloodsuckers

[hallow shadow]

I’ve never seen that.

I’ve had Wardens and Loners walk right in between my gun fight, like they don’t even see or hear it.

I’ll be balls deep in trying to survive, and some random fireteam of jokers just comes waltzing through my killzone.

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/fauxres-gif-1904408163151144952

[latent ferry]

hey did they remove the ability to disable upscaling recently?

[wooden walrus]

The varan area has been intensely weird since 1.5 and I have no idea why gsc hasn't done anything about it

You'll get burers hyper spawning, spawns backing up and coming together all of a sudden

I also get that around cement factory with bloosuckers

I thought they were playing around with the alife values and this was part of the process of untangling the absolute mess that is the alife system, but it looks like whoever was on that got distracted with something else and just... left it like that

At first I thought it was due to the alife mods i was using, but no, it's just the absolute state of this game i guess

[obtuse veldt]

Higher fire rate than regular fora

You know, it would be cool if they brought back the achievement system from Call of Prypiat

Giving you perks for achieving them

[hallow shadow]

So that’s what a pseudo giant is.
Aight. Lemme reload that save.

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/fauxres-gif-1904408163151144952

[ember meteor]

is there a mod that gets rid of the sensitivity changing when walking trough water / being attacking by dogs etc,

[wooden walrus]

Welcome to slam spam city we hope you enjoy your stay

[fierce nexus]

Spam?

[hallow shadow]

I wasn’t prepared, the first time.
I was doing a job for Barkeep.

Was not expecting a giant. A chimera, maybe.

[hallow shadow]

Spam, eggs, bacon, ham, and spam?

Now that I see a Giant, up close, they’re kinda goofy.

They’re only scary in a mechanical sense.

100% Mutant Loot
Nice mod. Now that I have 43x Nasal Glands.

Very carefully.

[vapid galleon]

how can i reach CNPP?

[wooden walrus]

pseudogiants love them some down B

[fierce nexus]

Ong

[wooden walrus]

sorry for the embed fail it was necessary 🙏 😔

[shell flax]

Huge thing they added recently: you can jump over the shockwave

[hallow shadow]

Ahhhh. I was wondering why there was so much shit I could climb onto.
As I was running for my life

[vapid galleon]

???

[shell flax]

Also, Mewtwo didn’t you say something a long time ago about wanting to get Clusterfuck or something earlier?

[shell flax]

Can’t yet, likely gonna be a DLC thing

[hallow shadow]

I want to. But I like my Kharod, for now.

The Cluster is cool in BB. Because it’s .308, and not 5.56

[shell flax]

Look up Bartender Sells Everything

Gives you money goals to get certain gear you want

[hallow shadow]

Not being able to take off that dooky scope makes me not like it.
But the canted aim means I can use it in a regular gunfight.

[vapid galleon]

you had to say "the bus will leave in 12 minute, it will go there. Look Stalker, do you know how many Stalkers have been wasted around here for this purpose? You'll never get there, forget that"

[hallow shadow]

I literally just removed that mod.
Part of it didn’t seem to work.

[vapid galleon]

[shell flax]

What in the great googly moogly hell are you saying to me

[hallow shadow]

I was browsing USB Upgrades.
Wanted to buy a few for my rifle, shotgun, and suit.

But there’s no price tag on the USB Sticks, and it won’t just let you take them.

[vapid galleon]

didn't you understand that too?

[shell flax]

Gotta buy something with the USB

[vapid galleon]

so bad bro

[hallow shadow]

Ahhhh. So. I was just poor.

Gotdammit

[shell flax]

You know, the more you say things to me, the more I think you’re not meaning to be aggressive quote was a lie

[shell flax]

Good news: reinstall, sleep four times and everything is back

Hell you can buy a single bullet and get all the USB sticks in the game

[hallow shadow]

Yeah but… Now I need money.
And I’d rather just wait for the Console Command mod, and just restart.

I swear I’ll beat the story, once, for once.

[hallow shadow]

Don’t tempt me.

[vapid galleon]

this is what Sidorovich told us when we said "how can i reach CNPP? also i want to be rich" at the beginning of the game

[shell flax]

I haven’t played SoC in over a year

[vapid galleon]

anyway bro we need to go CNPP immediately

[fervent island]

only izloms are cut-content.

[shell flax]

Lurkers aren’t even stalker, they’re Watchmen from Metro

Iirc

[fickle hill]

Scar got that cigar like he's ready to pull out those poker cards and play against Korshunov

[near dew]

Sigh….man I can wait to get stalker 2 so I can play guitar in random spots https://youtu.be/bXNINmtGvdc?si=27QVLdqlRGiv4VKx

I dunno I just love when games add stuff that’s technically unnecessary that does bring a bit of life. Playing an instrument, smoking, sitting down somewhere, camping, etc.

[fervent island]

Escape From The Zone (a mod by Jekan) has the best crafting system on a stalker game.

[stark crescent]

Escape from Stalker

[wooden walrus]

there's a fair amount of those

one of the biggest anomaly modpacks is called escape from pripyat as well

it's not as common as you'd expect, but there's still a bunch of those

[weary hedge]

[weary hedge]

♠️

[near dew]

You can’t smoke in stalker 2 though right? How likely could we get a mod?

[wooden walrus]

I'd say "very"

we're probably getting the entire tarkov animation kit and kaboodle at some point, mark my words

the only outstanding problem in the way of modders right now is the very limited sdk

[near dew]

Ok then. I’ll wait for the smoking mod and just hope it’s a simple drag and drop without plugins since I play on steam deck

[meager crag]

https://tenor.com/view/3d-platformer-sonic-game-san-francisco-truck-sonic-adventure-2-gif-15424532816814803270

[stark crescent]

just watched the first episode of Shameless

this show is freaking amazing

a new announcement?

i dont understand the announcement...

theres no poll or something. nothing on X either. i dont think they understand how that stuff works.

[charred nova]

its just mindless engagement

we've been saying for years people hate these pings

[feral horizon]

Karliks to.

[fervent island]

Aren't mentioned on that message tho.

[feral horizon]

Sorry didnt read all of it.

We should get more cut mutants in stalker 2 though.

[wicked magnet]

Dave said 5.5.6 update will be released in 26 q1

[hallow shadow]

What about 5.5.4?

[feral horizon]

Karliks are so creepy looking they'd be perfect to add for halloween.

[wicked magnet]

Yeah I mean 5.5.4

[hallow shadow]

Shucks. I really thought that was gonna be a Q4 thing for 25.

[wraith fractal]

what is dave's source?

doubt anyone at gsc gave him an exclusive real release date/estimate without telling the community first specially when it's in the roadmap for this year.

[hallow shadow]

Tomorrow is my birthday. GSC, please add Console Commands Mod to Xbox.

[wicked magnet]

Just rumors

But he was right when 1.6 was released on 23 September

[fickle hill]

American interstates be like:

[vapid holly]

How are you supposed to defeat the bloodsucker after the bunker in the prologue? I’ve tried but it’s just too fast to kill it in time

[fervent island]

Nah

with Bayun we know that if GSC add more cut-mutants from OL, SoC or CoP atleast the vibes will be "too" different.

[feral horizon]

Yeah

[carmine marsh]

why is 00:00 night and not just after sundown

[feral horizon]

What do you mean?

[vernal lily]

because 0000 is midnight?

That's how it's read in the 24 hour or military time format

[carmine marsh]

it gets dark way before then is what im saying

[fervent island]

The vibes will be much different from the OG design and the design itself will be much different, The OG design of the Bayun is like an cat but bigger and nothing more beside that "big face", while Bayun from HoC is like an cat but bigger and with "much damage" and not seems much an kot

[vernal lily]

If we're talking about in game then I guess it's just how it's made for the game's day night cycle.

[feral horizon]

So they can just change up the izlom and karlik a bit to fit with HoC.

I think they should at least add in the cut mutants with finished models.

[fervent island]

Not a bit tho, but i understand u.

[ember meteor]

why is everything blurry when im moving how do you fix that?

[ebon blade]

The time of sundown constantly changes all year long,
as the seasons change and the distance between the Earth
and the Sun fluctuates. As time is a constant of 24 hours a
day, 00:00 is considered midnight, not dependent on sunset.

[ebon blade]

Try running in real life and look around side to side. It's blurry too.

[vernal lily]

Maybe try turning off motion blur in settings? Too little detail for me to help but that's my best guess.

If your game just looks blurry in general, I would ask if you are playing the game on cloud gaming. It will start looking blurry if your internet is bad.

[ebon blade]

It really depends on your hardware and software (game and video card) settings, as everyone can be different.

[vernal lily]

If said person is playing on low graphics it doesn't even look blurry. Can't know for sure what the person meant because he didn't say anything else.

[ebon blade]

And of course they could be on Console and there are two different levels of hardware quality.

[vernal lily]

Based on the screenshots he sent in a different channel, looks like it's pc

[ebon blade]

Those don't look blurry to me.

[vernal lily]

lol

[ebon blade]

Do those two look blurry to you?

[vernal lily]

Nah, it really doesn't.

[robust pendant]

I'm more curious as to why textures go black when looking upwards

[vernal lily]

That tiny amount of light too much for Skif's eye balls

[robust pendant]

Playing Clear Sky at night be like

[ebon blade]

Maybe their eyesight is failing.

They can always adjust the gamma in the game.

[robust pendant]

I dont think that's gamma related tho

[ebon blade]

They can play around with the gamma and/or brightness if they say:
"why is everything so dark if i look up just a little bit.. i cant see anything".

On the other hand, sometimes with the weather, not every daylight hour is sunny, bright and clear.

This is the view of the Slag Heap from the Radio Tower in Zalissya.

The Burnt Forest Perimeter Dam from the Radio Tower in Zalissya.

[nocturne hatch]

im getting 50 to 60 fps on RTX 3060 12GB with DLSS set on Quality

on 1080p res

[robust pendant]

pretty good for a 3060 ngl

[nocturne hatch]

yeah

im waiting for RTX 6060 to came out and that should be an decent upgrade

[robust pendant]

wouldn't it be better to save a bit more money for a decent amd card?

Or do you really need that nvidia one

[quasi quartz]

what about prototype do you like that unlimited doesnt have? is is the repair/gun system? Im curious as im tossing up between these two for my new "hardcore" playthrough

[wooden walrus]

the freeform weapon building mainly yeah

also I'm interested to see how it handles ballistics

I'm just hesitant 'cause I know I'm going to be missing unlimited almost immediately

also while I'm not particularly looking forward to the inflated item pool, I am interested on seeing how the repair system works

[quasi quartz]

I see. Im a few hrs into unlimited and I love the scarcity of resources. Im also fkd if I get caught in the middle of a pack of dogs without any nearby jumping points

[wooden walrus]

I like how you have to work for stuff on unlimited, yeah

doesn't last super long, I mean once you get to garbage you'll probably be pretty well off

but it is a mod where you end up making questing routes and hunting artifacts to sell for money, which is just bonkers compared to how vanilla just throws stuff at you

[quasi quartz]

yeah thats fair. Im really curious about the upcoming Master mode. Besides difficulty jump, I hope it does something to loot economy

[wooden walrus]

apparently oxa proto kinda manages to hit a similar spot but it does it by mostly dilluting item value

I honestly don't see why people are that excited about master difficulty. It's going to just be a new line in difficultyprototypes.cfg

with probably harsher modifiers and that's kinda it

idk if loot pools even react to difficulty

there's wear and sell value modifiers in the difficulty prototype cfg, but I'm not sure anything else reacts to it, just to player rank

been a hot minute since I poked around though so idk

[quasi quartz]

I never finished vanilla stalker 2 and started modding 10hrs in.. so it could benefit someone like me that wants to do a more vanilla playthrough in the future without a complete overhaul like prototype or unlimimted

[wooden walrus]

I think vanilla stalker does a good job at being a basically bethesda-esque white bread platform onto which modders can spread their sauce

best of cases vanilla is "meh", particularly now I have tasted the forbidden fruit that is unlimited, oxa and the gang

like, once you see how good stalker 2 could actually be there's no going back

[winter summit]

Howdy

I’m new here

[wooden walrus]

boggles the mind that the stash system isn't like unlimited's to begin with, particularly when you consider that it's been created on an incredibly limited sdk (if you can call it an sdk)

[robust pendant]

Funnily enough, I don't think that has been made for the trilogy, which is kinda sad

[winter summit]

I was wondering if anyone recommend a specific game that’s fun with or without mods.

I tried gamma once and I was confused beyond comprehension but it was still cool

[robust pendant]

Well first of all gamma is not a game
But what kind of specific game do you want

[winter summit]

Ik it’s a mod set

For anomaly I think?

[robust pendant]

Yeah

[wooden walrus]

with very specific exceptions I think radiophobia 3 is a net improvement over SoC

but yeah there isn't much else done for the rest of the trilogy

[winter summit]

Also not sure. Like I enjoy watching drewski’s videos of him wandering the Chernobyl area with more modern kit.

Just looking for a fun experience

[robust pendant]

I havent tried it properly, but I've heard from soc especialists that its very different and it has a lot of downsides

[winter summit]

I tried Anomaly GAMMA and it was cool but I was unsure of what I was doing and found myself discouraged/ bored

[wooden walrus]

yes and yes

[robust pendant]

And it is, in fact, very different just from the surface, I cant imagine on the deep side

[robust pendant]

Maybe you'll prefer story mods

[wooden walrus]

I mean you're in the stalker 2 channel

[quasi quartz]

That might be because gamma has less direction and more open/goal orientated compared to something like stalker 2

[wooden walrus]

anomaly in general doesn't really have a story

[winter summit]

Gotcha

[robust pendant]

If you want some mod recommendations, Spatial Anonaly, Return to the Zone and True Path are amazing

I like Goldsphere Completion too, but its a bit janky

[winter summit]

Maybe!

[winter summit]

I watched a lore video discussing the order. That was a while ago lol

Do you recommend I do them in a certain order. And any mods I should play with?

[wooden walrus]

the general recommendation is to play them in order of release

[robust pendant]

The ones I just listed are mods

[winter summit]

Oh mb

[robust pendant]

Oh, the games you mean? Yeah, play them from release

[wooden walrus]

that's Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Pripyat

none of them are required however, you can jump wherever and just go

[winter summit]

Are the mods you listed for specific games?

Hang on I mean like for
-shadow of Chernobyl
-clear sky
-call of Pripyat

Do yall recommend specific mods for each one

[robust pendant]

I think only Spatial Anomaly, it requires Call of Pripyat

The rest should be standalone iirc

[winter summit]

Cool. I’ve been looking at Stalker 2 and it looks sick as well

[robust pendant]

You could play that too, yeah

As an advice: think of the original trilogy as more arcade than hardcore. The gunplay isnt great in soc especifically

[winter summit]

Gotcha ok

I’m a gunplay guy but I can enjoy story too for the most part lol

[vernal lily]

I C you are in the CO server

[winter summit]

Oh yes lol. Gotta get my news somehow

Thank you guys for the advice.

Do I download these off of steam or a website?

[robust pendant]

The mods? From Moddb
Games from Steam

[winter summit]

Cool but also the games themselves

[robust pendant]

To clear up confusions, if you buy the enhanced editions, you get the originals as well

[ebon blade]

You should play the original games without Mods.
Otherwise, how are you going to know what's in the game
and what the Mod added to it? Then you'll know what you want changed.

[winter summit]

Ok gotcha

[robust pendant]

Yeah, of course do that, the ones I recommended heavily change the story and create new stuff

[winter summit]

Are the games on steam

[robust pendant]

Yeah

[winter summit]

Bet.

[ebon blade]

Steam and GoG.com

[winter summit]

On a side note I’ve been wanting PVZ GW2

lol

[ebon blade]

Expect the Stalker games to kick you ass and be difficult.

[winter summit]

When I tried Anomaly a while ago that’s precisely how i felt lol

But since I’ve played Tarkov and had my ass kicked by college multiple times, I’m used to it

[ebon blade]

I would avoid the EE Enhanced Editions, and just play the originals.

[fervent island]

that's the thingi on i think when someone recommend OGSR LE/OGSE/OGSR GA or R3 for SoC as a mod for first playthrought.

[vernal lily]

Soc: "cheeki breeki!" shoots you with a shotgun from a mile away

Bandits: somehow survive a gun to the face

[ebon blade]

It's incredibly annoying when people are asking about Modding a game they have zero experience with.

[winter summit]

You might has well have spoken Morse code

[fervent island]

Or when the people recommend overhauls for a first playthrought to the newbies, the "Mod brainrot" on stalker is big.

[shell flax]

https://tenor.com/view/gimme-that-steal-meme-above-steal-your-memes-gif-16529040

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/virtual-insanity-meme-stealing-fortnite-balls-gif-9171596074631984555

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/gimme-that-steal-meme-above-steal-your-memes-gif-16529040

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/virtual-insanity-meme-stealing-fortnite-balls-gif-9171596074631984555

[ebon blade]

That looks like it's from a music video 20-25 years ago.

[winter summit]

Ok so I’ll get those games and try em out

Does my laptop have to be powerful or nah

[ebon blade]

@vernal lily "29 Years Ago, On This Date In #JamiroHistory, Sept. 7th 1996, Jamiroquai's Pivotal Main-Stream Breaking,
Ground-Breaking 'Virtual Insanity' Music Video Was Released To The Masses!" (YouTube)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JkIs37a2JE&t=6s

[fickle hill]

Laptops are garbage bud G e t r e a l

[ebon blade]

PC or Laptop, it depends on your hardware. You are providing zero helpful information.

[wooden walrus]

long as that laptop was manufactured within the last 10 years you should be in the clear

...last 15 more like

[frigid hill]

redbat3 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[winter summit]

Oh

Well meant to say that you’re right. It is an old game and even though my laptop is bad, shouldn’t have a problem

Gracias

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/laptop-gif-26065233

[wooden walrus]

tu eres bienvenido

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-duty-stalker-dance-gsc-gsc-gameworld-gif-22307630

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-duty-stalker-dance-gsc-gsc-gameworld-gif-22307630

[violet dune]

what is this chat????

[weary hedge]

#☢┃stalker-general

Goteem

[ebon blade]

Which chat are you looking for? Which Stalker game?
How are you a Veteran and you don't know where you are?

[violet dune]

idk, you tell me. i thought im in a meme channel

[ebon blade]

Since you are obviously lost, here you go: https://discord.com/channels/504587323577729024/524246444560089099

[violet dune]

its 5 am rn, i dont have energy 😄

[ebon blade]

You had the energy to be a smartass.

[violet dune]

i still HAVE

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/yawn-guy-lame-boring-gif-24201583

[ebon blade]

I like it when Stalker 2 suddenly gives you a Side-Mission, that you didn't even know existed.

[vernal lily]

So that's where that audio is from. Heard the first few seconds of that song being used for a lot of memes.

[ebon blade]

I should have realized that was from the 90s. That's when people were into big stupid hats.

[empty hare]

My save is finally working again after the nvg update just had to wait for gsc to OK updates for my mods since im a filthy console peasant

[sterile radish]

we eating good tonight boisss

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/dilly-dilly-bud-light-medieval-knights-gif-10990917

[ebon blade]

I didn't realize it at first, but there was a dead Loner underneath the Flesh.

[sterile radish]

oh..

[ebon blade]

Well...he's not eating good tonight.

[vernal lily]

None is wasted at least

[fickle hill]

"headlight" sick name

[vernal lily]

Wonder what his backstory is

[fickle hill]

He likes to hit deers

Hunting season is his favorite so he can go crashing into deer like the man mobile he is

The chevy that keeps on hitting

[weary hedge]

Well said, headlight

[shell flax]

Oh is he the guy utterly gushing about the Bulba anomaly?

It’s honestly cool to run into the guy

[fickle hill]

Them deer won't hit themselves

[vernal lily]

Oh it's the bulba guy

Seemed like a chill dude

[ebon blade]

If you choose the wrong dialogue, you don't get the side-mission.

[hallow shadow]

It’s my birthday.

[hallow shadow]

I always try to get him to be there, before I get Weird Ball.
Chatting with that guy is fun.

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/ren-hoek-ren-and-stimpy-happy-birthday-gif-2266584232271796088

Happy Birthday!

[hallow shadow]

Excellent early game artifact, really.

[hallow shadow]

Honestly, thought that was a Bulba joke.

Hopefully GSC approves the Console Commands mod for console. So I can No Clip and fly around. See all the pretty sights.

Maybe also start my game with Sotnyk. Who knows.

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/morph-face-suck-in-gif-20608840

[wanton blaze]

Happy birthday

[hallow shadow]

Thanks!
I’m 34. Just a really big kid.

I wish there was a companion mod.
Name them Mewtwo.
Or Pickachu.

“I Choose You” Companion Mod. For those of you who wish there was at least someone else there to trade Aggro with.

[wanton blaze]

Hire-able mercs or loners to travel with or share the loot weight

[weary hedge]

Happy birthday brotha.

A companion mod would go ballistic. Better if gsc adds it so I can stick to vanilla

[hallow shadow]

Cerberi’s idea makes sense.
Mercs or Loners at each Hub would make a decent change.

Extra Carry Weight, and a gun in the fight.

[vernal lily]

visual interpretation of my sinus congestion during the spring.

[hallow shadow]

Where are you?

Cause pollen be heavy down where I live.

[ebon blade]

You should play "Call of the Zone".
I took my Companions everywhere.

[vernal lily]

cotz mentioned

[hallow shadow]

What’s going on in here?

[vernal lily]

Texas

[hallow shadow]

Georgia.
Fair enough.

[weary hedge]

Honestly anything would be awesome. Maybe depending on if you side with ward or spark you can have buddies tag along for free.

[wanton blaze]

The horde

[ebon blade]

I took my Companions down into the X-16 Lab.

[hallow shadow]

Right?! Locational buddies.

Are you Ward? Get a free PSD in Chemical Plant.
Friendly with Loners? Same for Garbage/Lesser Zone/Cordon. etc, etc

[wanton blaze]

Could also be the further out locations like Malachite or Yaniv have more experienced or armored loners/Mercs or even faction allies to go with Skif. More expensive but the trade the cost with survivability, gear, and intelligence

[hallow shadow]

You’re why we still have an effing mutant problem.

Ladies and gentlemen, you heard it from Tejas.
He’s why Duty looks so lazy.

[vernal lily]

I should do that probably

[hallow shadow]

Out here makin Suckers, and shit.

[weary hedge]

Exactly. More people would be inclined to boost rep if they took this route.

[hallow shadow]

Tiered weapons, armor, artifacts. Why not companions?

[wanton blaze]

Still fun running Freedom armor cause I love the flecktarn camo specifically. But Im still learning about their backgrounds for them and Duty

[vernal lily]

I don't have any companions yet, but I am currently playing as a monolithian. So not a lot of options there for me.

[vernal lily]

lock and loaded

[hallow shadow]

For sure. And there are so many groups of goons just waiting and patrolling.

Let the player hire at least two goons of their own. Maybe three. To cap out on a team of four. Including the player.

This allows some Roleplaying and side questing that many procrastinators would surely get lost in.

I’m running Falcon, Kharod, Saiga, and I haven’t even met Strider.

Still gotta go talk to Scar.

I got my Ward badge, and dipped West for Malachite.

Then pushed north to Yaniv.
Turns out, Vicky sells Falcon?

[vernal lily]

Bulba guy as companion

[weary hedge]

Vicky sells all the spark goodies

[hallow shadow]

I would hire Bulba guy.

I would also hire the guy just north of the Village. The dude whose buddy died, and you retrieve the body.

You see him, later. In Garbage.

[weary hedge]

Zulu needs to make a reappearance so I can haul his chunky and drunk ah around the zone

[hallow shadow]

Nooner bodyguards, bro.

Hire a few Nooners (former Mono) and absolutely wipe the Zone.

[wanton blaze]

PSZ-5V Guardian of Freedom Suit, Tactical Helmet, Veteran, Kharod, Night Stalker

And I still gotta check out Diode's workshop, but Ive been to Yaniv and have the Weird Bolt. I got so sidetracked Im on a different railway.

[weary hedge]

Until you do the sircaa mission and they backstab you

[hallow shadow]

PSZ-5V, my beloved.

[hallow shadow]

I’ll cross that bridge when I get there.
I still wanna have them.

They don’t ask to betray me.

[vernal lily]

Imagine if you can hire Red, but it would be some sort of rare thing. It's hinted in S2 that he's still around.

[hallow shadow]

Imagine the Player being the only way Harpy returns to duty?

Would you hire Harpy?

[wanton blaze]

Yes

[weary hedge]

Harpy can kiss my hairy ass

[hallow shadow]

I’d hire the guy you save from Babay’s crew.

The one who helps you plot Babay’s murder.

[weary hedge]

GSC turned her into a gilf

[hallow shadow]

I wonder if I could hire the mono we save in Lesser Zone.
I’d do it.

Harpy still goes hard.

[vernal lily]

The Nine guy

[hallow shadow]

I’d hire the guy from Zalyssia Bar who roasted Zotov.

[vernal lily]

Ninth, I forgot

Ninth looks like is the guy

[hallow shadow]

“What do you call three dead Wardens up the Zone’s ass? A good start.”
-My Future Teammate

[weary hedge]

The only good warden is a dead one

[vernal lily]

Sad that towards the end of the game, where you are tasked to retrieve the lamp to help heal Strider, he's in that building or something where you go to retrieve the lamp.

[hallow shadow]

I’d also hire that Merc you save in Rostok

And the zombie you spare in Wild Island

Ivan Von Shambles can come along for the adventure.

I’d have his brainless ass shuffling behind me like some rifle-toting pack mule.

[vernal lily]

Take him on an adventure he probably never got to see

[hallow shadow]

Domesticated Zombies, with some sort of wired collar.

Used for parcel delivery.

I’d protect my zombie, dude.

Nobody kills my unfortunate bastard, but me.

[weary hedge]

Michonne moment

[vernal lily]

Somehow this reminds me of death stranding

[hallow shadow]

They’d be great bait.

[weary hedge]

The Zone Necromancer

[hallow shadow]

Give them orders, like ghost recon.
“Go. Clear that room”
“Hhhrrrnnngggg”

[weary hedge]

I can see scar using zombies as meat shields for the cause 🤣

[hallow shadow]

That’s rough.

[vernal lily]

Probably already using them as his pizza delivery

[weary hedge]

Still waiting for his ass to teach me that trick

[weary hedge]

Now that’s a good use 🤣

[hallow shadow]

He’s got zombies tilling the fields he grows the wheat he uses to make toast.

[hallow shadow]

That’s who walks through the wall, during the cutscene.
The help.

[weary hedge]

They are the shining zone after all

[hallow shadow]

Scar, like the average zombie, should be put out of his misery.

His double minded, twin-lived misery.

Scar should man up, and pull a Strelok.

[weary hedge]

He did us sparkers dirty

[vernal lily]

Put him in a nursing home, his brain is probably soup

[hallow shadow]

Turn him into a zombie. Or does he know the difference?

[weary hedge]

I’ve met seniors with dementia have more common sense than him. I think he needs a psychiatric ward😆

[hallow shadow]

My first playthrough was almost Spark.

When I first started, on release. I made it to that Scar scene, with Combatant.

So, when Star called me a snitch… I naturally nuked my Save, because friendly guy in Baby-Puke Green Armor said I’m a snitch.

[vernal lily]

Star

[weary hedge]

Bro really said snitches get stitches

Star better leader than scar

Scar could give less of a damn if his men die

[vernal lily]

Cried myself a river when Star died

[weary hedge]

He went down kicking monolith ass

[wanton blaze]

Scar I get you're mad but it was a free gun. Plus I have an In with the Ward, so gimme like an hour and I'll tell you what the Ward is upto

[hallow shadow]

Sparkers aren’t the problem.
Scar turned them into one.

[hallow shadow]

Right? Wasn’t even a hint of like. Espionage

[weary hedge]

Everyone’s a problem in the zone. Besides the scientists. It’s the ending spark delivers that’s the deal breaker

[weary hedge]

Because like who actually likes Ward lmao

Everyone’s out to snuff em

[wanton blaze]

Would've been fun on either side, to steal documents or plant bugs to gather intel.

[hallow shadow]

Them scientists are janky, too. Fk you mean.

One of them tried to buy a Soul off me.
Like they already knew it was there.

[weary hedge]

Not all of them.

[wanton blaze]

I get what they're doing but Im here to go hiking, camping, and shoot Wardens. Not exactly a ton of overlap