☢┃stalker-general

[vernal lily]

Perhaps

[hallow shadow]

Learn Braille

[weary hedge]

I need to learn Ukraine so I can play the games in their language

[hallow shadow]

Same.

[weary hedge]

Petition to start a Ukrainian language learning channel

[meager crag]

https://tenor.com/view/better-as-neat-fryslan-frysk-pakjesavond-sint-gif-16908760987978465356

[hallow shadow]

Speaking of. Did yall know there’s a Mandarin version of an Avril Lavigne song?

Hilarious.

[still edge]

which language sounds the coolest for you guys?

[meager crag]

Mine

[weary hedge]

Slavic and African

[robust pendant]

I can't, it's 45$ that I don't have

[hallow shadow]

Probably German and Chinese.

[vernal lily]

Not sure if I can categorize a language as cool, but I think my own native country's language is neat (Korean)

[robust pendant]

and I do think that absence of Alife makes it worse in S2. Because in the ogs you can make a replacement or little cool encounters or fights every now and then. While S2 is a big open world, so of course it's absence is significant

[still edge]

try to find a family group to join , i would invite you but im from Argentina

[hallow shadow]

Korean is cool as hell.
I miss Korea. I was in Camp Humphreys for a year.

[still edge]

i love how asian people talk, when they express surprise and say "OOOOH"

[hallow shadow]

Hangul is hard for me to read, though.

[still edge]

this very distinct

[robust pendant]

Mi bro, somos del mismo barrio jajajaja

[still edge]

boludo detected

[robust pendant]

But dw, I have no interest now, my laptop would actually melt

[still edge]

i see

[robust pendant]

it already reaches 80c max on silksong at 144fps, with wattage limited to 22w. I need a ptm soon

[still edge]

yea the game ask alot for your hardware. i can barely run it with a 3060ti

[hallow shadow]

Yeah? Well. My card is a 6969fu

[still edge]

damn , still play the ogs stalker they are insane, i finish stalker soc at the very least 6 times

[robust pendant]

I have an i9 13900h and a 4060, so I don't think I'll have much of a trouble. It's just the temps that I have to worry now

[robust pendant]

I have done the same. You can check my steam hours if you want

and I have more because I've played on offline for some time

[still edge]

brazzers is the manufacturer of that videocard?

[still edge]

gigachad

[hallow shadow]

Works like a charm. I just have to spit on it a few times.

[weary hedge]

Ayo how you know this name bro?

[still edge]

i owned the 69series one time

[weary hedge]

Dirty dawg

[hallow shadow]

It is the Year of our Deggy, 2025.
Who doesn’t know that name?

[weary hedge]

Gotta find the choppas

You should play shadow of Chernobyl @hallow shadow

[robust pendant]

you HAVEN'T?

[hallow shadow]

I can’t even afford a pack of smokes, right now. I’ve been shaking all day.
I’m not buy a game

[robust pendant]

fair

[vernal lily]

If it goes on sale I might get you it tbh, since it goes for really cheap

[weary hedge]

I mean when it’s on sale. You can find it for 10 bucks

All 3 for 15 if I remember correctly

[hallow shadow]

It’s all good. I don’t need it.

[still edge]

to think that i bought stalker 2 for 3$usd

[weary hedge]

Actually?

[robust pendant]

no way you got it when it was at ARG$

[hallow shadow]

I wouldn’t play it, if I don’t have smokes. I’ve been pacing in my driveway all day.

Glad I paid all my bills, so I can have nothing leftover.

[vernal lily]

Throwback to when I got the entire trilOG for around $6 🥀 . This was before the EE editions were released tho, so maybe that's why.

[still edge]

when steam had regional prices, it was 5000$ar basically 3$ or 4$ usd back then

[robust pendant]

you lucky bastard

[hallow shadow]

I’m happy I got S2 on Gamepass. I don’t even own this game.

[still edge]

[weary hedge]

Wow, I did not know stalker 2 sold for that little

[still edge]

dont worry, nintendo fans dont own any games neither

[hallow shadow]

Daaang.

[robust pendant]

well, in argentina everything was sold for very little in steam. Until they dolarized it

[hallow shadow]

Or, Ubisoft fans.

[robust pendant]

in a way it was a good change because developers weren't getting shit, but damn it hits hard to see a game at 70$

[weary hedge]

Why?

[still edge]

i think they forgot to adjust the argentinian prices and left it as it was by default

[weary hedge]

Ohhhhh I gotcha

That’s nuts

[robust pendant]

it had it's regional prices at argentinian pesos, so a dollar costed even less than an actual dollar

[vernal lily]

People who use Steam don't actually own the game either, if you know you know

[still edge]

because gaben is really good dude and he tried to help us argentinians to not lose our beloved hobby.

[hard pebble]

Random question, for a upcoming stalker to ps5 when it releases
Can you keep playing after you complete the game? Cuz man looks like I got a lot of exploring to do

[hallow shadow]

You cannot.

[robust pendant]

explore before finishing

[hard pebble]

Geuss I won’t be beating it anytime soon then

[hallow shadow]

However. There are a couple breaks in the story. And a definitive “point of no return”.

You can plan around it. New Vegas style.

[still edge]

hey! i know that but i trust gaben he said "if someday steam has to end, i will put every game on drm free that day"
in gaben we trust

[vernal lily]

Just make a hard save before end game and go back to that save. Or just explore as much as you can before reaching the end.

[weary hedge]

It’s a story based game but you can complete everything before finishing besides the certain faction stuff and 4 endings.

[hallow shadow]

Once the game tells you to go to SIRCAA, stop.
Turn west. Start sprinting.

[robust pendant]

I'll just invade that thought a little bit: man is 62 year old. Who would be at charge when he retires? Would they do that?

[vernal lily]

Leave the Zone, never come back

[hard pebble]

Okay thanks guys, so what quest do I need to keep an eye out for near the end?
Serious question lol

[still edge]

his son

[robust pendant]

good answer

[weary hedge]

When you have to go into Pripyat is when you near the end

[hard pebble]

Okay got ya, I can go there at any point though right? Nothing walled off ?

[hallow shadow]

The “middle” point of the story is when you go to a place called SIRCAA, after the Swamps.

This is your middle point. After this point, a majority of side quests get nuked.
Go west, instead of SIRCAA

[weary hedge]

There’s a barrier but there’s secret ways around. Only reason you’d want to go in is for good loot.

[still edge]

Gaben will tell a tale like a targaryan , a sort of prophetic story about the winter "My son, steam is the last of the gaming fortress, in you i leave you the light that will shine in every gamer heart, its in you to hold this light for the rest of your life and be a force of good, order and hope"

[vernal lily]

You can't get into Prypiat before the game tells you to go there. There are ways, but stalkers would rather not share those secrets.

[hard pebble]

Okay got ya.

[weary hedge]

All in all tho the game is very fun and I hope you enjoy

[hard pebble]

I’m super excited pre ordered it way to early though sucks seeing a 26 day timer 😂😂

Or 27 whatever lol

[still edge]

yes its ,im just very perfectionist and purist.... i want it.... i want it.... my a....

[weary hedge]

At least you get some pre order goodies

[hard pebble]

Wonder how crappy the mods will be? Since it’s going through sony? Hopefully their should be some decent graphic mods

[hallow shadow]

The game is quite beautiful, already.
You’d probably want weapons and items mods.

[weary hedge]

You guys should have the same options as Xbox. Let me find you a link so you can look at the current ones

[hallow shadow]

There’s Weather mod that’s nice, though.

[vernal lily]

I love just chillin' in Red Forest

[hard pebble]

Okay Appreciate it

I just know Sony has boat load of restrictions

[weary hedge]

https://mod.io/g/stalker2?platforms=xboxseriesx

There’s a filter option to see only console ones

But yeah you’ll probably have to wait a bit for modders to get the port transferred over. It was different for the trilogy mod.io

[hard pebble]

Thanks guys sorry I may have many questions near this release I’ve never played the game but I have Ben delving into every video I’ve found I love the open world, not so much of a fan of a closed ending but that can still be avoided

[still edge]

when the SDK is out i would like to program a new monster, a Slavysquat.... a monster from the depth of zone. Dances like a drunken slavic man around the forests, it can be easily recognize as he produces a hardbass music in the surrounding area, and then when it notices a stalker , starts screaming slavic slurs and drinking more vodka

[vernal lily]

Questions are fine, we would rather have you ask them than not at all

[weary hedge]

You’ll also probably get the possibility for a free roam mod which is currently available on Xbox so.

[hallow shadow]

I don’t know what debug start means, but yeah.

That’s the only current “free play” on console.

Much like a Fallout 4/Starfield mod… It disables your main quest, and unlocks all available regions.

[vernal lily]

Just an alternate start than what the game intends

[hard pebble]

Awesome I Ben watching this guy “immersive realistic gameplay” I think? And man his stuff looks ACE I doubt console will get that good but hopefully someday 😂

[hallow shadow]

As for “graphics”

You’re looking for anything by “Ace” or “Feliche”

[weary hedge]

Oh yes lol pc has some crazy cool options. Tho console is constantly getting updates so its not entirely out of the picture

[hallow shadow]

His weather overhaul does wonder for the lighting.
He also has weapon VFX. Better muzzle flashes, better flashlight.

[still edge]

which mod?

[hallow shadow]

Dynamic Weather Overhaul

[weary hedge]

That with longer days and nights pairs very well

[still edge]

DAMN that looks goood

[hard pebble]

Ya I think he sold the game for me 😂 I know it won’t look that good but the raw gameplay no mods still looks really good for ps5

Ooo an supposed to be engine upgrade also at some point

[still edge]

in the middle of the night i cant see shit, i would shit myself in that level of darkness

[hallow shadow]

Vanilla Stalker is gonna hurt.
Buckle up.

[weary hedge]

Well we have NVGs now😏

[vernal lily]

Summon 20 chimeras to this guy's location

[hard pebble]

I know it will be ok lol

[weary hedge]

Put them fancy toys to use

[still edge]

[still edge]

as much as NVG looks really cool, i would play without them for more hardcore experience

[weary hedge]

That’s fair. I honestly prefer my flashlight in most situations

[hard pebble]

Another question I know theirs a player stash, is their a limit to it? Or can I just throw 200 guns in it😂😂

[hallow shadow]

I barely like using NVGs in real life.
Uncomfortable as hell.

[weary hedge]

Nope, stash away stalker

[hallow shadow]

Expensive as hell, too. Nuh uh.
Not me breaking, or losing my NVGs.

[hard pebble]

Sweet! lol

[weary hedge]

The prices on them are insan

Thank god there’s free ones

[vernal lily]

I think there is an invisible limit (at least on pc, unless it's patched), but you'd really need to be a really bad loot goblin for that issue to arise.

[hard pebble]

I did see a video on that lol

[hallow shadow]

Yes, dude.
The 3bs are nice. But I need to find some 3a’s somewhere.

[weary hedge]

Only location I know of is Jupiter

[hallow shadow]

But like, Army NODs? Nah.

I left that shit in a pelican case, in my assault pack.

[hard pebble]

Not me over here saving vids for locations and items for when it releases 😂

[weary hedge]

That’s how I was with Elden ring lmao

[hallow shadow]

Jupiter? For 3a?

But 3b is on Yantar. Daaang. 3a must be the better set.

[hard pebble]

Dude Elden ring was amazing. Still a go to

[weary hedge]

Wait 3b is the white phosphorus right?

[hallow shadow]

Yes sir

[hard pebble]

It’s always the games that come out of nowhere that end up being just pure aces

[weary hedge]

Okay, 3A is the green version then

[hallow shadow]

That’s how I felt about JSRF and Final Fantasy Tactics: Advance

[hallow shadow]

Beeeetttt

[weary hedge]

Tho you’ll have to find away past the border if you want to get it in Jupiter

[hallow shadow]

I’ll probably just farm.
“Bartender Sells All”

[weary hedge]

Hell yeah😂

[coral cove]

GOOD NEWS FOR ME

I GOT A BOTTLE OF RUM LETS GOOOO

[hard pebble]

another ?
So is Pripyat the only place kinda “blocked off”

[still edge]

in elden ring , im making a journal of every location , item , detail i find on the game. On paper i write things like this "It appears to be a bronze broken door, i can hear the wind from the other side, probably a location i could go but there must be another entrance to it"

[weary hedge]

No, Jupiter is which is connected to Pripyat

[hard pebble]

Ok got ya

[still edge]

i feel like im sherlock holmes from elden ring

[hallow shadow]

“Kinda”

In the intro, like any game.
After you “wake up”, you’ll be in a region known as Lesser Zone.

Gotta beat this area to unlock the rest.
After that, anything north of Yaniv is off limits until you progress.

[weary hedge]

Dude that’s fking sick. Elden rings environment is amazing for that. I will never forget my first playthrough

[vernal lily]

That's literally what I do too, I have a dedicated journal for when I play elden ring lol

[hallow shadow]

I used to have a Facebook meme page dedicated to Elden Ring and Starship Troopers.

Even had a “seasonal arc” going where I made memes about Troopers in the Lands Between

[still edge]

you can do that , because miyazaki has a extreme purposeful story telling, he doesnt everysingle thing with logic, foreshadowing and tradition in mind, everything has to make sense, from sound design, art, arquitecture, colors, everything

[weary hedge]

It’s also heavily inspired by berserk and game of thrones

[still edge]

nice! i bet there are more people doing it, its really fun

i dont want to watch any video, any wiki, anything, everything has to be found by me and me alone

its like playing videogames like back in the day , in the 90s 2000s when internet didnt exist or was very rare to use

[hallow shadow]

Gokfrey, Gokefroy, Gokcock, Gockfrott, the Wretched.

[still edge]

yeeeeeee boyyy , the good stuff

[still edge]

hahaha typical medieval naming

[hallow shadow]

I found a meme that made fun of Elden Ring boss names, and it was just different versions of Goku.

[weary hedge]

George R.R Martin makes some good stuff

[still edge]

berk , game of thrones , stalker, elden ring we are lucky to live in this era of digital art

[hallow shadow]

I’m a Terry Goodkind and David Eddings kinda guy.
Piers Anthony, too.

[weary hedge]

Oh yes, I am incredibly grateful to experience such things

[lucid charm]

Xanth my beloved

[hallow shadow]

Oh my god
I’m so glad someone else knows one of those names.

I felt myself turning grey and wrinkly.

Anne Rice also writes some sick books.

Aside from her vampires, she had a witch series.
Slaps.

[lucid charm]

My mom raised me on xanth and blue adept…mind you she skipped the…raunchier bits

[unreal basin]

So, mods have finally been updated I’m assuming at least some of them?

[lucid charm]

Yes

[hallow shadow]

Noice.
I found Xanth, just by being drawn on by a book cover.

I was raised on David Eddings (Belgariad) and Terry Goodkind (Legend of the Seeker/Sword of Truth)

[unreal basin]

Yippe, Stalker 2 doesnt cause my xbox to throw a fit when I play it modded, unlike Fallout

Forgot to turn off ping sorry

[hallow shadow]

Because GSC is more competent that Bethesda.

[still edge]

which fallout?

[unreal basin]

4 on xbox

[hallow shadow]

Fallout 4 has been ass since it was born.

[still edge]

hahahahahhaha

[unreal basin]

The Xbox does bot want to start it

[hallow shadow]

But I won’t lie.
I occasionally go back.
Install some mods, and remember why I uninstalled.

[weary hedge]

Fallout 4 is a curse

[still edge]

brooo, being able to run stalker 2 and not fallout 4 (2016) its a shame

[unreal basin]

Eh its not that bad

[weary hedge]

I also like to go back but damn it hasn’t aged well

[lucid charm]

Eh, it has it’s good moment and it’s bad

[unreal basin]

Its probably a mod in my lo causing it

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/facing-a-ghoul-maximus-fallout-coming-to-get-you-giant-monster-gif-3023148135912189210

[still edge]

oh bethesda.... if only they could give the brand to someone else

[weary hedge]

The show is great tho

[still edge]

imagina Larian studio having the fallout brand. BROOOOO o.o

[weary hedge]

obsidian

[still edge]

Obsidian is a shell of its former self

[unreal basin]

Obsidian is dead, all the devs that worked on NV quite

[still edge]

most of the ogs from obsidian left

[lucid charm]

Obsidian wrote outer worlds, I’d rather it stay with Bethesda.

[hallow shadow]

Obsidian gets way too much hype.
Their most recent game was ass.

And most of the work for New Vegas was done for them.

[weary hedge]

Yeah, og obsidian was amazing. Still miles better than the current state of Bethesda tho.

[hallow shadow]

Outer Worlds was… Ok.

[still edge]

outer worlds is closer to a bethesda kind of work, the real ogs are scattered around the developer ecosystem

[hallow shadow]

I hope the second doesn’t suck.

[weary hedge]

Got cycled out for corpos

People playing chess for the market

[graceful dirge]

Haha ugh rip but sort of expected this https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/the-outer-worlds-2-review-a-disappointing-sequel-3271358/

[hallow shadow]

Wake up, Samurai

[still edge]

yea, entered the corp body and they got shit on their way out

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/lock-the-fuck-in-samurai-wake-the-fuck-up-samurai-wake-up-samurai-keanu-johnny-silverhands-gif-1833415348269552020

[hallow shadow]

The game isn’t out, yet?

[latent pond]

https://tenor.com/view/sds-gif-20505870

[hallow shadow]

Yo, I like that.

This is my gif, now. God gave it to me.

[lucid charm]

I’m not saying Bethesda doesn’t have problems, but to say all their games are bad is dishonest.
Fallout 4 was a good game it just crashes a lot and the art design sucks,
Skyrim was great but it’s been repackaged so many times gamers hate it due to over exposure
And fallout 3 is still an amazing game to this day

[weary hedge]

We’ve got greedy corpos to burn

[unreal basin]

So any new mods worth trying if they’ve been ported?

[still edge]

bro i remember watching the cyberpunk day 1 videos, never in my life did i ever laugh to a game being so bad, luckly they make it right today is a full package

[latent pond]

Ngl when i played cyberpunk on my series x day one it ran mostly fine very few bugs and nothing was gamebreaking. Nowadays its borderline flawless

[still edge]

the thing is, if you inspect into who really made the bethesda videogame , you start to understand why the older games were so good and why they became worst and worst with each release, its a big story but i could simplified it

[lucid charm]

That’s fine, and I totally agree. So long as you aren’t making a 3 hour video about how fallout 3 sucks (and this is why) we’re chill

[weary hedge]

The game today is great. So glad they patched it up

[hallow shadow]

Ok ok ok. You’re right.

Fallout didn’t suck, for a while.
After a few updates, they broke it.
The newest update really didn’t help, either.

Skyrim was alright. It really was. I’d still play it, if the mod menu wasn’t so stupid.

But I hate that they had to resell that game over a decade.

Oblivion was good. When it came out the first time.
That UE5 reskin? Atrocious.
Starfield? Whack.

FO3? Probably the best. New Vegas tied.

[unreal basin]

Is Ace’s Flashlight still broke?

[hallow shadow]

Bartender Sells All

[lucid charm]

Eh, I’d argue the oblivion remake was actually pretty good. It was the same game just repackaged in a prettier engine. Plus the original gave me migraines due to the bloom and color palette

[hallow shadow]

No.
Also, better Vaulting.
English Zone, and a free play mod.

“Prettier” is subjective.

[latent pond]

Starfield is very meh. So much potential wasted. The only fun i had was doing the pirate questline and after that just felt like i had to play it because i spent money on it. Didnt help it felt like it was written to be G rated

[hallow shadow]

But I can’t take that from you.

Different strokes, different folks.

[unreal basin]

Does Powerful Bright Flashlight work?

[hallow shadow]

Ehhh.

[weary hedge]

Ayyyy someone else who enjoyed the pirate quest line but nothing else 🤣🤟

[hallow shadow]

It’s more like a Pipboy light.
Ace’s is your best bet.

[unreal basin]

Thought you said Ace’s was still broken?

[latent pond]

Based take 🤝

[hallow shadow]

It’s not.

[weary hedge]

Delgado was a good character, same with all the other side pirates

[hallow shadow]

Don’t try OXA, if you’re on console.

Wait till after the weekend. GSC is already looking at it.

[latent pond]

The abandoned ice planet prison was a hella cool setpiece. Highlight of the game lol

[unreal basin]

English Zone looks Neat!! Is Qol x BB still not updated?

[weary hedge]

Facts bruh

[hallow shadow]

No longer need the double pack.

Just grab BB, and your preferred QoL.

[unreal basin]

Oh

[weary hedge]

Finding the hidden treasure> some random alien civilization bs

[latent pond]

Know why it doesnt work? I tried it and it just said "nah your not using this"

[hallow shadow]

Wasn’t even aliens. Just “people” but different.

[still edge]

@lucid charm the real mastermind behind the bethesda magic was Christopher Weaver. He is the guy who made the elder scroll story, ideas, gameplay, premise and the guy who put the team together to make his dream work into reality.
Christopher Weaver got backstabbed by Todd howard and with the owner of Zenimax, they both pulled a legal trick to fire Christopher from his own enterprise, i dont remember if they bought stocks from the enterprise illegal or if they fired him based on harrasment allegations. But they did, and they did it to take the enterprise and continue his work. Todd howard is more like a marketing guy , he doesnt have a developer mentallity , hence why he always want to make the game to be cheaper and easier (Morrowind -> Oblivion -> Skyrim) With each release they took features from the original game , in order to "refine" it but thats false, everything that made morrowind great , was taken in Oblivion and the same happend in skyrim. Scrapped features just for more money and less budget.

[weary hedge]

Yeah I know, I’m just dumbing it down because it was so misremembersble

[hallow shadow]

I’m on console, are you?

Essentially, the game tells me I have a lack of storage.

[latent pond]

Exact same deal for me

[hallow shadow]

I have no real info.
Just that GSC/Oxide say to wait till next week.

[latent pond]

Running a series x. Every other mod takes just fine except that one

And literally only that one.

[hallow shadow]

Same for me on an S

[unreal basin]

Welp, guess I’ll setup my mods tonight and start the new playthrough tomorrow

[latent pond]

Anybody try the focus aim bullet time mod? I cant function without it now i NEEEDS it

[unreal basin]

Is Instant Aggression Fix still a must have or is it broke

[hallow shadow]

You can use the Fix, or NPC overhaul.

[unreal basin]

The Combat one?

[hallow shadow]

Yup.

There was an update to player bones and such.

Slows down on getting spotted.

Both mods do the same thing except, NPC has combat changes.

Fix is vanilla combat behavior, with tweaked senses.

[unreal basin]

Thoughts on Enhanced Weapons FX?

[still edge]

S2 still has the same spawn radius?

i remember when it was 1.1 patch the spawn radius could be adjusted in the .ini 😮

[hallow shadow]

I’ve never used it.
However, the Tracers is standalone, and really helps identify where the trees are shooting you from.

[unreal basin]

Oh its a addon for Enhanced Combat VFX?

[unreal basin]

Its a addon?

[dull osprey]

heh i just took a picture of an emission

speaking of, it feels like an emission is happening outside irl lol..

[hallow shadow]

Tracers is standalone.

[vernal lily]

It happened last night for me, my power went out for a bit

Well not really last night, more like 2 am in the morning

[dull osprey]

noted..

[still edge]

that reminds me when there was a shooting outside of my house, while i was playing fps, i couldnt tell where the enemy was since i didnt know which bang was real or videogame

[vernal lily]

ah yes, I have experienced that also

[still edge]

its absolute cinema

[spring gust]

Is it just me or does S2 compile shaders every time you boot it?

[vernal lily]

That's normal

[spring gust]

We can't cache these bad boys somewhere?

[vernal lily]

Now game let's you skip it, but I don't think it's recommended

[spring gust]

Oh yeah hell no I'm not skipping it. I value my FPS.

[spring gust]

I agree, that would be quackers.

[still edge]

probably something is off with the shaders things, no other game makes you process it every single time, they just get cached once and done

shader cache was a pain in the ass for GSC, maybe an UE5 glitch because of the old version of the engine

[spring gust]

I still get audio cut outs, which is really annoying. Just 1-2 seconds of no audio before it comes back.

[vernal lily]

Throw back to when I heard snork attack sounds miles away even after killing the said snork.

[hallow shadow]

Still actually haven’t gone to sleep yet.

I might make two whole days.
Running out of smokes changes a man.

[still edge]

bro what? 2 days without sleeping?

[hallow shadow]

Yup. Ran out of smokes, yesterday.

I’ve been literally having withdrawals, and not sleeping.

Coffee. Food. Orange juice. Video games.

Distractions. Distract my shit. Can’t remember I’m out. Go outside, pace around.

By 1300, tomorrow. I’ll have started my third day.

[still edge]

bro thats dangerous, you need to sleep

[frigid hill]

.mynameiscody has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[mossy wind]

they call me the baby killer

[hallow shadow]

W O L F ‘ D

[mossy wind]

can i cuss in this server

[hallow shadow]

Obviously not, dude.

[topaz grove]

Another day another bombing and power cutouts

[weary hedge]

wow im actually suprised

[still edge]

real life? damn

[hallow shadow]

Glory to Ukraine.

[topaz grove]

Yeah, that's the usual shit you experience living in Kyiv nowadays

[hallow shadow]

I have a friend in Kharkiv.

He tells me much the same thing.

I’d join, if I could afford the plane ticket.

[still edge]

i have my hopes on Ukraine, althrough i never been there , the stories i read about them are touching, something tells me it going to be fine one day. Althrough with some perils and suffering inbetween

[topaz grove]

It's worse in Kharkiv because its on the border and more rockets can reach it

[hallow shadow]

In all reality.
A country, roughly the size of Texas is absolutely grinding the Russian army.

It’s taken them forever to be able to take much of anything.

Ukraine is short fighting men, power. Much needed everything.

[hallow shadow]

He says there’s always a shelling, and drone attack.

Hates that it’s always when he’s not on rotation.
Monsters target civilians.

[still edge]

the things that happend in Ukraine , the extreme luck of some events to allow Ukraine to still have their own freedom it has to be divine intervention, or at least its what i believe since there arent any scientific or material analysis that i could fall back to , pure luck or divine intervention is my guess

[topaz grove]

As long as Trump doesn't shit on us Ukraine will survive

[hallow shadow]

I also believe that Putin/Trump have a reason to prolong the war.

It’s profitable. Now. Americans can say “donate to us, so we can send it to Ukraine” and I’m sure you all get the smallest share of it possible.

[still edge]

true, the hope has to come from other source, maybe a social revolution or something, something will change eventually that its not bound to a politician

[hallow shadow]

Calling him a politician is a biiiiig stretch.

[vernal lily]

I have a friend in Kyiv, and his apartment got blown up. The last I received a message from him.

[empty hare]

This is the first war I'm old enough to have really understood (US/Afghanistan doesn't count as it was an entirely different type of conflict) and it's pretty horrifying to see. I think we will see things get worse in terms of US/Ukraine relations before they get better, and before the war is resolved. I hope this is not the case but it seems that things will likely proceed down that route

[topaz grove]

Is he ok??

[hallow shadow]

Afghanistan was a money war.
No matter how much they say it was terrorism.

[still edge]

as any war ever was

[hallow shadow]

That war was fought for Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and such.

[vernal lily]

Himself he's fine, including his cat. I don't know about the rest of his family though. He hasn't said yet.

[still edge]

not a single war was made from good intentions

[empty hare]

I think also that the prevalence of near instant proliferation of video media from literally right on the front line is going to be noted as a major factor by future historians

[hallow shadow]

I can count on one hand how many times I actually thought what I was doing was actually the right thing.

But no.

I was just “following orders”. To bully brown people for Uncle Sam and Jesus.

[empty hare]

Afghanistan was a disaster from start to finish. As much distrust as i have for the CIA they actually got it right in the first 30 days on the ground, then proceeded to absolutely cock it up

[still edge]

true, unfortunately , dehumanize a culture for profit was always the way most first world countries kept their power. Make money making wars, win even more money winning them

[hallow shadow]

I watched my mother invade Iraq.
I deployed to Afghanistan.

War has been my entire life.

[vernal lily]

It may be smart not to talk too much surrounding these topics, given that there is a no political talk rule here.

[empty hare]

Had we not tried to play empire and milk that situation for every penny we could i think we could have done at least some good there, so long as we left when we could no longer help (we didnt)

[hallow shadow]

If America was such good world police, why haven’t all those bases everywhere stopped all the wars, yet?

[weary hedge]

Yeah, let’s cut back on the political talk. I understand such topics are important but there’s a reason the server doesn’t allow it.

It tends to branch to other things and not everyone shares the same ideals, so best to not start anything.

[hallow shadow]

Got kicked out of the gas station.

Told the cashier lady to give me smokes, cause god said so.
“It doesn’t work like that, you goon” she tells me.

But.

I’m waiting for Monday.
So I can see OXA in glory.

[empty hare]

I got turned away buying smokes when i was like 20 because "you just look too young" even though the dude was holding my ID

[bold smelt]

we didnt really have any right to go but we also shouldnt have left, at least not the way we did

[hallow shadow]

Maybe actually be able to mount a Collimator on an AKS

I turned 34 a few days ago.
I look effing 50.

[bold smelt]

you sure it wasnt because you were 20 buying smokes

[empty hare]

Hahaha what do you mean? This was before they raised the age to 21

[bold smelt]

oh

[vernal lily]

Yeah, I was about to say this, lol.

[hallow shadow]

I remember that.
I was already 21.
Those poor kids.

They can get these problems when they’re older.

You don’t want smoking.

[empty hare]

Yeah same, i turned 21 like i months before they changed it

[hallow shadow]

But, here I am. Day 2, waiting on payday, to make next month.

Hands are shaky. But no spaghetti.

[weary hedge]

Moms spaghetti

[hallow shadow]

Got eem.

[hallow shadow]

Your HUD is always red, sir.
Why?

But that’s a really nice shot you have lined up.

I see why you took it.

[elfin hedge]

I just finished clear sky what's everyone opinion of clear sky

[vernal lily]

I lobe Clear Sky

[weary hedge]

It’s raining outside so I’m not sure when I get clear sky

[elfin hedge]

whats your favorite part ab out ti

[bold smelt]

this guy DOESNT like clear sky btw

[hallow shadow]

Clear skies, or “good weather” is usually related to a high pressure system in the air

[elfin hedge]

called out for nothing

i just think its mid because i dont like the gun play it felt more janky than soc

[hallow shadow]

I have pretty clear skies.

A little light polluted, but stars on my Georgia sky.

[weary hedge]

The Grand Canyon has quite the night sky

[hallow shadow]

West Coast is superior coast.

[weary hedge]

You can see the whole universe

[hallow shadow]

I was born in the deserts of sunny Southern California.

I prefer my sand skies.

[weary hedge]

They have a whole astronomy camps out there with telescopes they let you use

[hallow shadow]

I’m desert country, not swamp country.

[robust pendant]

It is less janky than soc tho

In soc it feels more janky

Thing is that you need to upgrade your gun. If you don't, then ofc it will be bad

[hallow shadow]

My grandpa has our family estate in Nevada. Hour or so from The Strip.

I’ll die in the desert, too. If I can help it.

[robust pendant]

I think its a 5-6/10, has neat stuff but some infuriating others, the story is very mid (although factions are more developed) and CS is a faction made out of plot convenience, amd erased for the same reason

And after limansk, game is boring af

[weary hedge]

Why don’t you like floral areas like forests and swamps?

[hallow shadow]

Swamps aren’t floral, in georgia.

Humidity. I hate humidity. I’d rather be in a desert.

[weary hedge]

Or arctic

[hallow shadow]

I’d rather sweat, than shiver. Any day of the week.

I like forests.
Just not swamps.

[visual mortar]

[weary hedge]

Arizona is meh

[robust pendant]

I think the best way to play the game is to go loner, capture the depot once and then never engage in faction wars again

[weary hedge]

Hot as all hell

[hallow shadow]

The gun laws are fun. Weed is legal.
That’s about all that’s going for Nevada.

[elfin hedge]

the jank is diffrent i i feel like its worse

[robust pendant]

Agree to disagree ig

[visual mortar]

okay dude... thats fightin words..

[elfin hedge]

yup

[weary hedge]

Pitch me Arizona

[robust pendant]

Now, what about SoC, how was it

[elfin hedge]

i liked it

[visual mortar]

uhm... HOT.... uhmmm.. DRY..... uhmmm CACTUS.. uhmm

[weary hedge]

Not sold

[elfin hedge]

horror aspect was amazing and gun play was still jank but i dealt with it

[weary hedge]

I am now convinced to stay as far away from Arizona as possible

[robust pendant]

Im glad, I honestly think its the best of the trilogy

Damn now I want to play it again but with a modpack a guy gave me

[hallow shadow]

There’s nothing in Arizona you probably couldn’t find in the Canyon.

Probably prettier, too.

[robust pendant]

Its on ogsr but looks pretty vanilla, with enhancements and bug fixes

[elfin hedge]

aaltho i loved the rpk from clear sky

[robust pendant]

Oh yeah

[elfin hedge]

its funny

[robust pendant]

I went to limansk with an exo and an rpk, full of artifacts, destroyed everyone

[elfin hedge]

i did that

[weary hedge]

Now we are talking, the Grand Canyon and Colorado river are beautiful but I could never live there

[hallow shadow]

Is Limansk in S2?

[robust pendant]

Apparently isn't and won't be

[elfin hedge]

is limansk in any of the stalker big mods

[hallow shadow]

You wouldn’t catch me in some cold place, like Colorado.

But the Canyon? Hmmm. I’d dig myself a cave, if I was allowed.

[robust pendant]

By big mods, which one do you mean

[hallow shadow]

Shucks.

[elfin hedge]

annomoly gamma or others i dont know

[robust pendant]

At least for now hehe

[weary hedge]

The river runs through Arizona

[visual mortar]

YUH!

[robust pendant]

Yes, it is in those

[elfin hedge]

cool

[bold smelt]

YUH!

[robust pendant]

If you play anomaly tho, I'd recommend OWA

Has the vanilla look and simplicity, really cool addon

[hallow shadow]

Still. I wouldn’t be in Colorado.

I would’ve gon AWOL so fast.

[elfin hedge]

i see when im done iwth pripyat

[hallow shadow]

Living in some shit joint like Colorado. That’s just Ohio, for the west coast.

[robust pendant]

Glhf

[weary hedge]

What’s in Colorado that’s so bad? I’ve never been.

[visual mortar]

@elfin hedge woah what the hell is this guys name!!!!!!!!

[elfin hedge]

woah

[hallow shadow]

Cold. Mountains.

[charred nova]

damn who is this new guy in chat

[bold smelt]

https://gif.fxtwitter.com/tweet_video/G1n5CkIaoAIagkh.gif

[hallow shadow]

Blood C?

[weary hedge]

Oh, I’ve passed through on my way to Texas, that’s about it.

[visual mortar]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1407013142164410561/1425623446242721894/G2wFFXNWIAQOLKu.gif

[elfin hedge]

what

[visual mortar]

what

[vernal lily]

what

[hallow shadow]

Would not recommend.

[visual mortar]

dawg the hell is happening in your game

[charred nova]

im banning you next watch your back

[opaque quiver]

high on zaza

[frozen solar]

damn your aim sucks

[ebon blade]

Abandoned Yantar Scientist Bunker. Full of Zombies.

[visual mortar]

i love your screenshots, they looks so schizophrenic

[hallow shadow]

Yup. I’ve… found that place.
There was a controller outside. I had to start a Genny or two, then I could go in.
But they were all huddled at the door for me.

[opaque quiver]

analogue horror found footage

[bold smelt]

i love this new niche game called stalker 2 you guys should try it

[visual mortar]

i know who you are.....................

[elfin hedge]

great refrence image will remember for stalker 2 when i play

[bold smelt]

https://tenor.com/view/i-know-what-you-are-cat-sus-suspicious-cat-side-eye-cat-meme-gif-11842087146493734807

[visual mortar]

https://tenor.com/view/dishwasher-explosion-colinfurze-gif-27388584

[weary hedge]

Aurthur jigglecock has arrived

[frozen solar]

arthur do it jiggle? proof?

[visual mortar]

Please report the jiggle to my DMs

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/fnaf-five-nights-at-freddy's-toy-freddy-animatronic-sigma-gif-18383648778972099528

[visual mortar]

https://tenor.com/view/old-man-milk-bag-burst-asian-gif-4679687170019552265

[bold smelt]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/869040751739273247/1177438335199887370/image0.gif?ex=657281e6&is=65600ce6&hm=4112569a9b51c04cba049697873719ad538861a393431c7bc94aabdbd7df8042&=&width=242&height=137

[elfin hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/dexter-dexter-morgan-morgan-morgan-dexter-dexter-ewww-gif-10083604162228652049

[visual mortar]

ophan obliterator

he's a dodge ram!

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/dexter-dexter-morgan-morgan-morgan-dexter-dexter-ewww-gif-10083604162228652049

[elfin hedge]

thanks for embeding

[visual mortar]

https://tenor.com/view/fnaf-freddy-freddy-fazbear-chica-toy-chica-gif-7393714755797064875

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/politikz-filthy-frank-pink-guy-gif-18329813

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/the-fnaf-movie-gif-2037626696781875793

[frozen solar]

i love didge rams

[bold smelt]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/401178479439249420/980553560624349234/20220520_112211.gif

[visual mortar]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1312651760208183328/1391856176064364554/image0.gif

[charred nova]

when the adding dodge ram to stalker 2

[visual mortar]

is that yours in your pfp

[frozen solar]

working on a mod on it right now

[ebon blade]

How many were shot at that event?

[opaque quiver]

COLLECT MY VRILL EDITS

[visual mortar]

no god damn way

[frozen solar]

https://tenor.com/view/slender-slenderman-cute-slendrina-cute-cat-gif-956440826781817693

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/slender-slenderman-cute-slendrina-cute-cat-gif-956440826781817693

[visual mortar]

thanks for embedding

[visual mortar]

https://tenor.com/view/beaverbark_3ds-gif-23683765

[frozen solar]

https://tenor.com/view/cursola-corsola-pokemon-galarian-corsola-galarian-cursola-gif-12988713224237124971

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/cursola-corsola-pokemon-galarian-corsola-galarian-cursola-gif-12988713224237124971

[weary hedge]

What the hell

[frozen solar]

pokemon refrenced had to post it

[hallow shadow]

That’s a lot of sparkles.

[elfin hedge]

the orphan obliterator has found its next target

[frozen solar]

https://tenor.com/view/two-trucks-lemon-demon-gif-21026501

anyway about dodge rams

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/two-trucks-lemon-demon-gif-21026501

[fickle hill]

Straight to the garbage

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/ford-built-ford-tough-beamng-crash-200mph-gif-25012463

[hallow shadow]

My favorite part about Dodge is that the Dart has the same engine as a Fiat 500

Well. One of the models.

Other than that, they’re just behind Ford in shittiest manufacturer.

Then again… Imports are life.

All the good cars aren’t American made.

[weary hedge]

Real ones drive Kei trucks

[fickle hill]

Well that's what they say now but if I could trade it for a 1950 bucket with a circular stereo I would take it

[hallow shadow]

I want a Bongo truck so bad.

[fickle hill]

Those beauties are so rare and so beautiful

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/speedzone-acty-pizza-truck-race-gif-12672190

[hallow shadow]

I need a Geo Tracker. So I can paint it like a Jurassic Park

https://tenor.com/view/jurassicpark-trex-dinosaur-gif-5515382

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/jurassicpark-trex-dinosaur-gif-5515382

I used to want the JP jeep

[vernal lily]

Good news, despite bad weather, I think I will be able to play S2 without it looking like a 144p youtube video.

[hallow shadow]

Bad weather? Must be cold for you, if you’re in Korea

[vernal lily]

Nah, I am in the US

[hallow shadow]

Why does it look so bad on your rig?

[fickle hill]

But unfortunately the F150 that I got will be the truck I will experiment on for making my own electric engine instead of spending $5k for one

[vernal lily]

I use geforce now, dependent on good internet

[hallow shadow]

Drive it to my place.
I’ll weld a tripod to your bed, so you can mount a machine gun.

I’ll even install some panels in the door, and around the engine bay.
Armor buff.

Well. Maybe after I get some smokes, and actually sleep.

Swirly vision is bad for welding.

[fickle hill]

[hallow shadow]

That’s suuuucks.
I’m sorry.

[weary hedge]

Reminds me of that one dude who turned a tractor into a war machine

[hallow shadow]

Good luck. I hope you get to enjoy some of it.

[fickle hill]

KILLDOZER

[weary hedge]

Lmaooo yeah that guy

[hallow shadow]

He’s where I get the idea.

Also, seeing an Afghani Toyota Hi-Lux got me thinking.

[fickle hill]

Get a diesel and make 10k pounds to 40k pounds of a mobile german bunker

[vernal lily]

Spoke too soon

[hallow shadow]

Aw shucks.

[weary hedge]

No stalka two for you

[hallow shadow]

Hmmm. Super Credit farming.

Or new Witcher 3 run?

[weary hedge]

Shiii I gotta check if the new warbond got leaked

[hallow shadow]

I’m honestly waiting for CDPR to release mods for Witcher 3 on console. (Rumored for later this year)

That shit is gonna slap.

[weary hedge]

I still need to get into Witcher

[hallow shadow]

It’s honestly not bad.
It’s a little janky.
It’s eurojank.
What isn’t

But. It’s pretty neat. The TV show… Meh. People fanboy over Cavill, but it’s not that deep.

Witcher is a massive world. Three maps, at least. The size of Skyrim.

[weary hedge]

What’s eurojank?

Yeah it looks sick, just never got around to it

[hallow shadow]

It’s a bigger map than the Lands Between.

[weary hedge]

That’s cool and all but how does the actual content hold up

[hallow shadow]

Eurojank?
Elex. Starship Troopers. Witcher

It’s really not bad, it’s easy to navigate, and spread through out.

Combat doesn’t suck, fall damage does.

His powers are cool.
You get to be Ciri, occasionally.

The story seems to follow the books, loosely.

You’re still looking for Ciri, but she’s all grown up.

[weary hedge]

Interesting. I have a basic understanding of the story but only because I watched the show (it was pretty mediocre)

[hallow shadow]

The show ain’t shit.

[weary hedge]

I don’t fw the whole persona Geralt had

Gave me Superman vibes

[hallow shadow]

I’ll be honest with you.
People glaze Henry Cavill, but that show wasn’t all that.

Read the books.
Geralt is more like a Spartan/Jedi than you’d think.

He’s mutated, of course. And with suppressed emotions.

It’s not a persona. It’s trauma.

Only 3 out of 10 boys survive to be a Witcher.

[weary hedge]

Spartan/jedi are well written heroes. How they portrayed what I little know about witchers was not it

[hallow shadow]

Ohhh. Witchers were born to be monster hunters.

Orphans, raised like Spartans. Seriously.

The show didn’t explain shit about what a Witcher is.
It expects you to already be a fan.

Try the game, or get the books.
The show was dog cheeks.

There’s even an NG+

[weary hedge]

Fair enough, tbh I only watched the show because my ex at the time thought it looked cool. Turned out to be cheesy as hell. But I figured it didn’t explain a lot of the lore.

[hallow shadow]

All the stuff you see in the Store, aside from the two DLC, are free.

That show was a cash grab for a few actors.

[weary hedge]

What game and book would you recommend starting with?

[hallow shadow]

I started with Witcher 2.
But W3 simulates a Witcher 2 save by asking questions.

So, 3 is technically standalone, if you view it like S2 compared to the trilOG

The characters make an effort to flesh themselves out, remind you of their past.

Multiple romance options. Elven hookers.

You name it.
Honse saddle racing.

There’s even a trading card minigame like Magic, called Gwent.

Your horse is summonable.

As for the books, the first one is Blood of Elves

[weary hedge]

That’s neat. I’ve seen W3 graphics hold up really well too.

[hallow shadow]

It recently got a 60FPS update.

[weary hedge]

The loot system…looks interesting tho tbh

[hallow shadow]

It didn’t use to be that way.

The weapon/armor/crafting system is kinda neat. And kinda tedious. Stalker style.

Some Blacksmiths and Armorers are only available in some places, and can only work on so many things.

Materials and Gold is fun to hunt for. Geralt is always broke a f

Crafting is cool, and towards the end you can get nice Set Bonuses, and such.

Crossbows. Not just swords.
Axes and stuff, too.

Throw grenades. Shoot spells.
Get drunk, and talk shit to vampires.

Where did everyone else go?

I guess it could be late, for some.

It’s only 2300 for me.

[weary hedge]

Well I’ve already got W3 so I’ll download it and give it a go once I finish up a couple of the games I’m on.

Chat typically slows down around this time.

[hallow shadow]

I hope the mods drop, soon.

But the game is pretty neat. In my opinion.

If you’re able to figure it out, it gets pretty easy. But also not.

[weary hedge]

You’ll mainly just see Tejas and I posting stalker

Yeah stalker 2 needs an update

[hallow shadow]

Huge world. Definitely a “just one more Contract” game.

[weary hedge]

There he is

[hallow shadow]

That’s a… Weird look on that sucker.

Radar, always red.

[vernal lily]

hm

[hallow shadow]

Tejas stays in-contact.

[weary hedge]

He’s a man of combat, what can you say

[vernal lily]

Almost at level 47

[hallow shadow]

Neat. I’m almost 43.

[weary hedge]

Soon ™

[vernal lily]

Will resume posting random slop in en offtop

[hallow shadow]

I wish the Console Commands mod would release for S2.

So I can no clip around and see what the place looks like.

[ebon blade]

@vernal lily The 10.9k/13.0k is how much more chat/media you need to do, to go to 47.

If you remain very active, you could reach 50 by the end of the year.

[vernal lily]

[ebon blade]

Just be glad you are that close.

[weary hedge]

Just got to the scene with Faust and Strider again

[north thistle]

Who here has played Hollow Knight?

Why the hell is my name “Priest of Spaghetti Monster???”

Wtf

Who’s doing this????

@weary hedge

[weary hedge]

Bruh wtf do you want

[north thistle]

Stop that

[weary hedge]

Little shit

[north thistle]

I know you’re the one changing my name

[weary hedge]

I’m not tho

[north thistle]

Who else would name time “Priest of Spaghetti Monster?”

[weary hedge]

Me good mod. A saint if you will

[north thistle]

Wait

MY NAME CHANGED AGAIN?

[weary hedge]

Fausts bastard son is hilarious tho😆

[north thistle]

Who’s the mf that keeps doing this

I can’t even change it

[weary hedge]

There’s like a million mods

[hallow shadow]

I hate these name changing dirtbags, dude.

They do it just because they can.

Worst people ever.

[north thistle]

IKR

[vale grail]

Someone asked in the Q&A if Stalker Anomaly is coming to Steam.
Is there still people out there that think Anomaly is an Official Stalker title?

[north thistle]

I’ve never even played Anomaly because I’m a broke console gamer 😢

[hallow shadow]

“It’s harmless”
Yeah. To you, with the power to do all the stupid shit, and give me shit for wanting my name back.
Professional abusers.

[north thistle]

Wait you still have your name right?

Or did they change that

[hallow shadow]

Nope. I’m A lvl 5 Mewtwo.

Not this dogshit that whatever dog humper left me as.

Their mother was hamster, and their father smelt of elderberries.

[vale grail]

If you add the console price with 7 years of gamepass/ps plus and higher priced games you will find that its console gaming making you broke.
Come to PC where freedom is.

[north thistle]

But out of all the other characters, why they make me the bastard son of Faust.

[north thistle]

My parents don’t want to get a PC because they are still convincing themselves that our broken useless computer still works

Im doomed to being a console gamer till I have my independence 😞

[vale grail]

Consoles are fine, just very expensive over a gen cycle.
Its really cool that all the Stalker games are on them now

[fervent island]

ehem, ehem, not S.T.A.L.K.E.R Mobile

[hallow shadow]

Because it’s “harmless”.

These people don’t give a shit about one another, they’re as gods on the internet.

[fervent island]

just 4/5

[north thistle]

Please

[hallow shadow]

Why would they give a damn?

[north thistle]

Never say that sentence again in this channel ever

[hallow shadow]

Who, me?

[north thistle]

No

The mf that suggested putting Stalker on mobile

[vale grail]

Surely The enhanced trilogy could be on mobile now. New phones are more powerful than the switch

[fervent island]

Wasn't a suggestion, S.T.A.L.K.E.R Mobile is the second S.T.A.L.K.E.R released.

[north thistle]

🤮

V-bucks??

[weary hedge]

Mis click

[vale grail]

A Stalker Battle Royale is what we need

[north thistle]

… Maybe…

I still don’t know if that would be a good idea

Last time one of my favorite games became a battle royale they went down a dark road

[hallow shadow]

I don’t know. Stalker BR would be overrun by all these PC sweats.

[vale grail]

There is a Stalker like co op survival game just released on steam. Its called Misery.

[weary hedge]

Misery is on steam now??

[hallow shadow]

It wouldn’t be worth it, to play with them.

[north thistle]

Does it have Cheeki breeki and artifacts and exoskeletons?

[vale grail]

Not the mod. Its a stand alone game

[weary hedge]

Oh I was about to say lmao

[north thistle]

If no Cheeki Breeki then no play

[weary hedge]

Before anomaly and gamma??

[hallow shadow]

More dirtbag behavior.

[north thistle]

Tec can you change my name please?

[weary hedge]

Yea sure

[hallow shadow]

They’ll tag you in memes, but they won’t fix your shit.

[north thistle]

Ummm

[hallow shadow]

My name is still wrong.

[vale grail]

You mean before OP and Solyanka

[north thistle]

Appreciate it

[weary hedge]

lol i don’t like anomaly or gamma but they are very popular

[north thistle]

They did my boy Mewtwo dirty 😔

[hallow shadow]

They think it’s funny.
Someone didn’t raise them right.

[north thistle]

Raised in a barn

[vale grail]

Yeah I prefer the Wacky soup mods. Anomaly and Gamma are too serious

[north thistle]

No damn manners

[weary hedge]

Everyone should play lost alpha/oblivion lost for their first mod

[north thistle]

Huh?

[weary hedge]

The adults are talking sweetie

[north thistle]

What’s that? Explain it to me in Console gamer terms.

Im too broke to understand

[weary hedge]

Crazy mod packs put together by chads

[vale grail]

Ask your Dad about his first girlfriend. These mods are kind of like that story

[weary hedge]

Basically turns stalker into a whole new game but still having its core

[north thistle]

Sir I have licked the Brain Scorcher

[fervent island]

Possibly SFZ Episode 0 Deluxe Remake or Jekan mods are a better start.

[north thistle]

I need you to speak in simpler terms please

[vale grail]

Its SoC before they made sensible changes

[north thistle]

Ah ok thank you

Let me ask ChatGPT real quick tho

[fervent island]

and SFZ Episode 0 is like, one of the best stalker mods ever made.

[weary hedge]

I’ve never played either. What are they?

[hallow shadow]

Whoever changed my shit, yo momma is a Snorlax.

Thank you. Christ.

[weary hedge]

Ur welcom

[north thistle]

@hallow shadow

[hallow shadow]

I meant whoever made it not Mewtwo.

I’m happy it got put back.

But I’ll always hate everyone that’s a mod, now.

[north thistle]

Based mind set fr fr

[hallow shadow]

Because they’re the same type of folks who would probably be bad cops.

It’s power abuse, with a smile.

Absolutely degenerate behavior.

[shell flax]

Actually batshit comparison

[hallow shadow]

Not in the slightest. They’ve shown what they’re willing to do, when given power.

[north thistle]

Actually forget that

[fervent island]

great mods, or atleast SFZ Episode 0 and Return To The Zone are that.

[hallow shadow]

It’s literally that simple.

[vale grail]

Return to the Zone is great

[shell flax]

You are saying the mods would cause genuine harm to people because they changed your discord username

[north thistle]

He didn’t say that

He just said that they were abusing their power

Not that they would harm someone

[shell flax]

By changing a screen name

[hallow shadow]

Well, if they had the power? Probably.

Look at what they do, with what they have now.

[north thistle]

Look

[hallow shadow]

It’s used maliciously. It’s only a joke to them.

[north thistle]

It ain’t about changing a name dude

It’s about the fact that they show what they’ll do when given power

Abuse it for their own amusement

[hallow shadow]

They’re just shit people. Borne from shit people.
Who do shit things to people.
Simply because they know they can, and think it’s funny.

Tell me you don’t see an issue with that dynamic.

“Human nature”, at its finest.

[shell flax]

I’m actually lost for words how stupid this is

[north thistle]

My good sir

[hallow shadow]

Then stay silent.
I don’t give a shit.

[north thistle]

It ain’t about the name changing

It’s about the intent behind it

I chose my name because it was special to ME

[shell flax]

WHAT GOD DAMN INTENT IT WAS A JOKE IN BAD TASTE, NOT SOME GOD AWFUL AFFRONT

[weary hedge]

Bet, I’ll look into that one.

[fervent island]

RTTZ has an prequel, Escape From The Zone, i recommend that one too.

[north thistle]

The intent to use their privileges and benefits for their own amusements

[hallow shadow]

Changing my shit, without my consent, isn’t the issue.

It’s what they do after.
I politely ask to get my name fixed. They mock me, and muck it up again.

But when I don’t say anything, they leave it there.

It’s done to cause a reaction. That is the issue.

The name isn’t the problem.
It’s the choice to ruin someone else’s peace, for a giggle. Simply because they can’t stop you.

Like, it’s even in the army.
“I will not use my rank or position to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety.”

It’s a lack of ethics and moral compass

[shell flax]

So they’re garbage human beings for this then

[hallow shadow]

Yes.

[weary hedge]

Thank you bro. Where did you download these ones?

[hallow shadow]

Power abuse is power abuse.
It’s not a “joke” if I cannot rectify the situation on my own, or even adequately return fire.

They’re intentionally engaging someone who cannot fight back, or they’ll just ban me.

You’re just lost in the sauce.

[fervent island]

SFZ DEMO
Escape From The Zone

Both are standalone.

[weary hedge]

Sweet

[shell flax]

Tec, question. Besides Lost alpha, any mid pack recommendations?

[north thistle]

Just a question does anyone here vape

If so what flavor?

[shell flax]

Tried it once, damn near died

[north thistle]

What flavor?

[shell flax]

Some kind of mint, it was like four years ago

[north thistle]

Did it taste like mint? 🤔

[shell flax]

The rotting corpse of mint

[hallow shadow]

In a few more hours, I’ll be starting my third day. Awake.

[shell flax]

Tried melatonin?

[hallow shadow]

I have not.

I have stress and service induced insomnia.

This is actually a regular occurrence.

SCAM

[shell flax]

Moms ex tried to kill me and her so I have something similar but not anywhere as severe

[vernal lily]

@ebon blade

[hallow shadow]

I’ll probably crash around Noon, to be real.

But. That’s two and a half days. Longest I’ve ever done was three days. Passed out after dinner time.

[hallow shadow]

Is that a Giant?

[vernal lily]

Tejas' screenshot? That's a snork.

[ebon blade]

I was busy with my game. Thought you might like a taste.

[hallow shadow]

Ohhh. It was so dang close.

[hallow shadow]

I thought it was like a giant, or burger doing flips.

[weary hedge]

Burgchurg

[ebon blade]

Those Snorks move fast.

[hallow shadow]

A well timed pack of Snorks can really ruin one’s day

[weary hedge]

Imagine there was an execution animation with the knife

On some mutants

[shell flax]

The fact they constantly kick the living shit out of your shins will always be funny to me

[hallow shadow]

They do… What?

I’ve never really let a Snork get close enough.

[vernal lily]

The constant hopping around and the fact that they can jump a mile away or further is what annoys me about them

[hallow shadow]

I really do hate how there’s no hiding from them.
If you see Snorks. You must engage the Snorks.

[north thistle]

You ever killed fleshes with only a knife

[ebon blade]

@hallow shadow Did you find this yet?

[hallow shadow]

No.

[north thistle]

ZAMN

[hallow shadow]

Haven’t started over, yet.
Waiting on more mods and stuff.

[north thistle]

DNIPRO COUPLED MAGS AND A ASSAULT RIFLE SUPPESSOR

😩

[hallow shadow]

At least, not a complete playthrough.

I’d rather use the 45 mag, though.

Coupled mags don’t feel worth it, to me.

[weary hedge]

Show chat ur stash

(He’s absolutely loaded)

[hallow shadow]

I’d rather have 15 extra rounds, and add a second or two to my reload.
Than swapping mags all the time.

[hallow shadow]

No.

[north thistle]

Does he have exoskeletons?

[hallow shadow]

I don’t even have save file, right now.

[weary hedge]

He has damn near everything. Including enough artifacts to equip the whole zone

[hallow shadow]

I’ve never been far along enough to get an Exo

[north thistle]

He ain’t nothing special I have that too

[weary hedge]

Talking about Tejas

[weary hedge]

You don’t understand

Tejas is a true stalker

[north thistle]

So am I

[weary hedge]

He is loaded

[north thistle]

I am loaded too

[ebon blade]

Actually there are many artifacts I don't have yet.
I spend more time exploring than I do artifact hunting.

[north thistle]

I don’t have a j*b so I can put in as many hours as I want

After school ofc

And on weekends and holidays

[weary hedge]

I know which is why it’s impressive

[vernal lily]

If I can even start up my game, I should start artifact hunting. Have at least one of every artifact.

[hallow shadow]

I know there’s lore reasons why… But I wish there was occasional air traffic.

Even if it stops to shoot. Or if it just flies on by.

Some skybox activity would be nice.

“Merc Drop Detected”

Two blackhawks come land next you, dumping Mercs onto the field.

[weary hedge]

Speaking of mercs, I found a group who had a couple mutants in cages

[weary hedge]

Do it

[vernal lily]

SadSvit's new song that just released seems very fitting for S2, wonder if gsc adds in new songs to the game or just keep it as is.

[hallow shadow]

I saw there’s a music mod, I the server mod channels.
Desolate soundtrack, or something.

Kinda neat.

But. I also kinda hate background music.

Unless I manually turn it on.

Did GSC add more lines to the NPCs?
I feel like they’re saying shit I’ve never heard, before.

Faust, how do you get all those cat stickers?

Man. My typing sucks.

[vernal lily]

Yeah I don't really like background music too, but I was more so talking about if GSC adds new songs to the radio.

[hallow shadow]

Ohhhh. That would be sick. I love Stalker radio.

[vernal lily]

Discord servers

I have nitro so I can use them everywhere

[hallow shadow]

Ahhh. I’m jealous.

I love dogs, like any normal human should.

But I’ll always be a cat guy.

[weary hedge]

Do you have a Ukrainian music playlist

I have snailys cheeki breeki playlist and the whole stalker 2 radio

[vernal lily]

I have the Ukrainian doomer and post punk music playlist saved on spotify

[hallow shadow]

What is Ukrainian post punk?

[vernal lily]

Didn't make it, but it has a little over 200 songs in the playlist

[hallow shadow]

Like… Ukrainian A Day To Remember, or whatever those post hardcore guys are?

[weary hedge]

You should send a link. I need more UA tunes

[hallow shadow]

Cause. I can dig it.

[vernal lily]

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7ySTvUmuw2TpTh2VpkjVfi?si=de7686ab7a2a4ee7

[weary hedge]

The radio is nice but it has soooo many songs

423 to be exact

[weary hedge]

540 songs :doomcat:

[vernal lily]

Nah, that's the amount of saves. It's 258 songs.

[weary hedge]

Oh lmao

[vernal lily]

Still a lot tho

[weary hedge]

Thank you anyways

[wicked magnet]

[weary hedge]

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0g57gQkQ7yT5zmR8NVNVXY?si=GUxEh1xCQseMrTQPgDE_vQ&pi=uyV4iAPjSzGI3

This is bros playlist

[vernal lily]

Zam

bandit radio

[weary hedge]

Is kino popular in Ukraine ?

I keep seeing their name pop up

[vernal lily]

Don't really know too much about that, but based on the amount of Kyiv listeners in Spotify for Kino maybe. Not sure about right now tho given the situation.

[weary hedge]

Yeahhh, i probably should’ve looked that up. Didn’t know that’s what they were.

[vale grail]

Fire Lake is a very good Ukrainian Band.

[ebon blade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5giPfTuSq0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccTqH6639JA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3Hqqh3CwXU

[vale grail]

Also 5’nizza

[ebon blade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrjECcaUZUo

[vale grail]

Im a big Opeth fan so naturally the first time I heard Fire Lake I loved them.

Very similar syles

[weary hedge]

Thank you bro @vale grail

[hallow shadow]

Guh. That same song Sido is always listening to.

Great song.
I hate Sido, though

This band’s drummer doesn’t suck.

[vast frost]

how does one become staff

[vernal lily]

moderator?

[weary hedge]

Aye it’s renegade

[ebon blade]

You have to put in a lot of time, be sociable with people and get noticed by staff.

[vernal lily]

Speaking of, I tried messaging Molt but got error message 🥀. Need to wait for him to add me back.

[weary hedge]

Really? I remember that didn’t happen to me when I sent him a message awhile back

Are you sure it’s not ur settings

[vernal lily]

I remember that too, but he was the one messaged me first so idk if that makes it any different.

Bro if Molt blocked me it's so snorkover

[weary hedge]

I messaged him first

A month ago so

[ebon blade]

You have to spell it right, first.

[ebon blade]

Mol1t

[vernal lily]

Well I'll try messaging later, not too pressed about it

Probably should sleep right now, got work at 6 am

[weary hedge]

A stalker needs his eep

The zone is rough

[ebon blade]

If you don't message him in the next 6-8 hours, he won't see it until Monday.

[wild epoch]

I, for one, am completely ok with the mods fighting over the opportunity to change my name.

It was a biblical moment, a canon moment.

[wild epoch]

Almost looks like hes running up on you to deck your head off.

[sterile radish]

oh shieet!! they added oxa’s to console!

[wild epoch]

that has potential to be such a cool shot. imagine they were underneath the rails, arms resting on that middle bar and having the mesh as a rest for their chin

[coral shadow]

morning stalkers

[hardy totem]

Hello, Stalkers!™

[slender ledge]

What?

[hardy totem]

Seems pretty self explanatory...

[slender ledge]

I didn't hear him

[coral shadow]

the earth isn't flat,time zones exist

[hardy totem]

Radical thinking nowadays

[wild epoch]

its always morning somewhere

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/flat-earth-world-globe-plane-gif-7900121

[coral shadow]

that wouldn't even work if physics of shadows and light would be applied, and the sun is plain visible at the earth night time

[ebon blade]

Don't think too hard about it. It's a stupid Gif.

[coral shadow]

It's the zone

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/20hours-in-america-west-wing-the-west-wing-changed-time-zones-gif-12898605

[wanton blaze]

Having a laugh. Freedom armor is labeled Svoboda in the game files, and I found a Svoboda FM in someplace called Chernihiv in Ukraine.

[weary hedge]

Hello all. Thought I’d ask a question on here someone can hopefully help me with. So I’m currently playing Stalker 2 on game pass and really enjoying it, I want to get the ultimate edition. Can I get the upgrade pack and play through game pass as I have been or do I need to buy the full ultimate edition including the base game?

[glass dust]

Stalker 2 has console mods

I mean, I don’t expect it to be much of anything… at best prob Bethesda levels of console modding lol

I haven’t played in months lol

[wild epoch]

Thats more of a microsoft question, if youre playing stalker 2 through the game pass and don't have the ultimate version, then you'd probably have to buy the complete game to have said version of the game.

game pass is usually giving you "this version" of a game but if you want something more then you have to buy it

hope this helps @weary hedge

[glass dust]

Man, I have not played stalker two in a while

I think I dropped it like… patch 1.0 or so

[wild epoch]

im not sure if you meant something else but the game released on as a complete game (1.0)

[weary hedge]

Thanks mate

[glass dust]

The game got its A-Life a while back no?

whatever it’s called….

Is it as good as the older games as I hear? because I heard some mixed reception when that first dropped

[wild epoch]

there have been several majors patches since release and one of them was a recent overhaul of the A-Life

[glass dust]

ah

Yeah, I’m a bit rusty

[wild epoch]

The system they are using for A-Life for s2 is a different A-Life system they made for the trilogy. Trilogy A-Life was truly ahead of it's time and they haven't captured it in s2 but they're trying.

[glass dust]

yeah, I’m assuming that it’s trying its best

[wild epoch]

I would say a major problem people highlight is that "events" seem to just appear out of view to constantly engage the player I guess. While trilogy A-Life counted a certain amount of npcs in the game and would have them all doing a simple objective while not within the players view, which s2 has not accomplished just yet.

Transfer from one part of the zone to another? Come across two hold squads dead with a bloodsucker eating ones corpse? Thats good A-Life cause the game is working while the player isn't there.

Instead in s2, you'll rarely come across the aftermath of a situation, you usually have it happen while you look away or while youre walking up on it. Which just doesn't hit the same, sure it lets you engage in encounter but its cool to just know that the world is progressing without you being apart of it.

[glass dust]

I’m also guessing that it makes you hunt for the A-life rather than witness it naturally in the original trilogy, it was just that good?

[wild epoch]

Yeah cause the A-Life was constantly moving, I mean there were definitely locatiosn where you know you could find certain stuff of course whether it was a faction or mutant. But you truly had to go exploring for anything you wanted.

In s2, a lot of the wildlife is constantly around you imo, and seeing how the current version of A-Life is constantly spawning stuff near the player, it sorta finds you more often than it.

[wild epoch]

Gamma enjoyer

[dreamy dagger]

Day 339 and Petruha still can't remember what happened with his binocular....

[wild epoch]

[dreamy dagger]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1308034374473617459/1408885149575151626/Sidorovich_ould_you_pay_me_in_advance_crop1_final.gif

[vapid galleon]

https://tenor.com/view/eric-andre-hannibal-buress-huhuhu-upset-surprised-pikachu-gif-24010873

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/shaq-shaquille-o'neal-nba-basketball-tnt-gif-2291429436710376944

[fading slate]

lolololol epic memez

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/no-shit-itstommylove-stalker-stalker-2-holy-shit-gif-8934041983470999520

[vapid galleon]

@dreamy dagger can you send the video of this conversation or tell me its name?

[wild epoch]

Is it Kweezin or Kueffin today?

[vapid galleon]

i need to listen that immidiately

[dreamy dagger]

Its an episode of The Eric Andre Show but I have no clue which episode exactly.

[wild epoch]

Or residential hobo yapper

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/shaq-shaquille-o'neal-nba-basketball-tnt-gif-2291429436710376944

Hey Chungus, what in the chungus is chungusing with you?

[wild epoch]

https://tenor.com/view/big-chungus-gif-25288755

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/john-cena-cena-are-you-sure-are-you-sure-about-that-are-you-sure-about-that-meme-gif-23133134

[wild epoch]

Conquering uranus no longer

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/wtf-wtf-is-going-on-confused-confused-look-confused-face-gif-1939469825770009422

[wild epoch]

The amount of fun the mod team was having with my name yesterday was crazy

[vapid galleon]

why tf is pinned

[dreamy dagger]

They where chungusjuring you?

[vapid galleon]

🤔

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/confused-face-itstommylove-stalker-stalker-2-confused-gif-16149074681535941632

[wild epoch]

Sir, they were overchungusing me.

They out chungus'd the hut

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/dancing-face-itstommylove-stalker-stalker-2-vibing-gif-9058576574706925591

They Cheech & Chong'd the whole place!

[wild epoch]

We've reach degenerate and diabolical levels of chungus overload. Some would even say lethal.

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/talking-timelapse-weird-face-itstommylove-stalker-stalker-2-gif-17474851517981078742

We successfully Chong'd the firmware of this Chongannel

[wild epoch]

Its been chung'd the to third degree, no trail, no jury.

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/let's-party-smoking-pineapple-express-happy-gif-4429638983538323523

Chungtastic

[wild epoch]

You should full send it on my name if you have the ability to change it.

[dreamy dagger]

I'm not a mod and never will be a mod here because I don't need to be a slave. 😛

[wild epoch]

Make it legendary. Make the God's weep. Make the peasants beg for a forgiveness that didn't even involve them.

[wild epoch]

certified worst way to go, trying to drop one in the woods with a bloodsucker running up on you.