☢┃stalker-general

[pseudo gate]

eh, those guns are not that nice, and there are plenty of attachments in the game

2 patches away, 1.8 and 1.9

[ionic cliff]

i meant time-wise...

[pseudo gate]

and a bunch of hotfixes

probably mid 2026

[left quest]

I agree

[pseudo gate]

i think they want the game to be in UE5.5.4 before 2.0, and that task is hard to quantify

probably we`ll get 1.8 before the end of the yeah with some quests

[left quest]

Do you guys think they will ad cigarettes?

Would be cool cinematically

[still edge]

its not always like this. Sometimes devs decide to do 1.10 , 1.11 and at some point decide to do 2.0, Doesnt even matter really, its just a number anyways. they could have called the 1.7 patch 2.0 because of how much the game changed.

[hallow shadow]

So I can have some random MGS character in my comms telling me how sick I’m getting?

[shadow token]

I would say that the next update is the engine one

[still edge]

they should for many reason.

• something to do while enjoying the zone
• way to relax next to a campfire
• stalker is absolute cinema

[left quest]

Fr

[ionic cliff]

alright. ill wait longer. not gonna play the game until it reaches its intended form

[hallow shadow]

But in all seriousness.
As a smoker. I’d dig a cigarette mechanic

[pseudo gate]

dont think its a priority, animations require time and i dont see it as a mechanic

[pseudo gate]

i think next one will be more quests and sleep system rework

like the timer and sleep deprivation mechanic actually doing something

[left quest]

They should make it so that you can select when you want to wake up

[pseudo gate]

yep, literal alarm clock

[hallow shadow]

They should make it so your Pokemon can follow you.
You know how cool it would be, trying to get the Slag Heap Gym Badge, with your Flygon following you around?

[still edge]

animations like smoke in UE5 its soo easy to do, it only takes maybe half an hour MAX, just using metahuman makes its soooo easy to develop

[pseudo gate]

you can wait for a long time like that
1.7 version is a good version to play

[shadow token]

They did a roadmap for this year and one of the things were the new engine, idk i would say that cause of the performance improvements on this update too, seems like they’re touching engine things

[pseudo gate]

oh, thats interesting

for now I think the priority is a hotfix for all current bugs

[paper bloom]

Anyone also have like no roaming hostiles in regions outside of lesser zone? All i'm seeing are friendlies like freedom, loners, ward, etc... Rarely ever see any roaming mutants either

[still edge]

yea UE5 makes somethings that used to take many hours , now takes couple of minutes, automatizes motion caption, lightning , flora , terrain, upscaling, LoD, vaulting animations, parkour animation, navmaps. maybe even more since i havent been in the loop for the last UE5 updates.

[tranquil jewel]

Anyone know if there is a console command mod that's working? I just got to Zalissya on a Master run and I don't have a journalist flashdrive I'm on Ultimate Edition + Preorder, it's always been there before now and I'd like to get some of that gear this run.

[still edge]

what you mean? a console command to spawn gear?

[tranquil jewel]

so I can start the Journalist quest, since the flashdrive is not in my stash.

[left quest]

I hope they add weapon inspections

[pseudo gate]

you need to complete couple of story quests for that flash drive to appear

[left quest]

Yep

I had to suffer to get the veteran gun

[tranquil jewel]

Did they change its spawns? Historically it's just spawned there the second I get into town.

[pseudo gate]

nope, for me it always spawned after I think returning the sensors to whoever you want

[tranquil jewel]

Ah, I see then. Thank you, I figured something had broken. I'll play it out and see

[pseudo gate]

I mean you can't leave Lesser Zone and go to Zaton without doing the story anyway

[gray gulch]

Game looks so good in 4k on ps5. Well done guys 👍👍👍

[fickle hill]

DAYUM

[stark crescent]

oh right

with the game releasing on the ps5, we will now probably see alot of new faces around here from console peasents

[rich tangle]

anyone know if the yanov station traders can still sell a veles detector? only mods i have are bb redux and oxa standard

[spare canopy]

This far.

[misty goblet]

r they going to fix the power cables bug anytime soon?

[stark crescent]

a bug with the power cables

[strong onyx]

🤏

[tranquil jewel]

Hey, I just got the objective Seek and you Shall Find. Thank you for the help!

[weary hedge]

Schizophrenic and the zone is a wack place

[robust pendant]

Most likely in the next update, maybe

[weary hedge]

Noah has a pet mutant dog in call of Pripyat. That would be cool if we could in stalker 2

[stark crescent]

i think hawai only sells up to bear detectors

[rich tangle]

i've noticed that so far but i've seen people online saying that you can get a veles here

[weary hedge]

Not sure if they changed this but veles detectors were story gated until you reach the encounter with the 2 stalkers in red forest, then all the traders have RNG to sell them but the trader that spawns in at red forest after the mission there sells one 100%

[stark crescent]

as far as i know, only the pripyat trader sells veles

wait. doesnt barkeep sells veles?

[rich tangle]

at least i made some good money doing side quests up here

[stark crescent]

according to google, you can get the veles after the search fo past glory main mission. its not lootable.

[broken stag]

i really wanna meet the person who balanced this game i just mag dumped a guy point blank and he lives

[rich tangle]

i saw this + people saying that yaniv traders had it occasionally, very lame misinformation lmao

[stark crescent]

the only trader i know who has it, is in pripyat with dude.

[ebon blade]

STALKER 2 PS5 and PS5 Pro Comparison Highlights Major Visual Upgrades https://search.app/B6dqt

[stark crescent]

im not sure if i ever saw it sold at yanov.

[weary hedge]

Yup story gated. If you want one 100% the trader in red forest is the only one for that

[stark crescent]

ps5-go home more like it

[ebon blade]

Whether you like it or not, there are new people here because of it.

[gray gulch]

Why

[stark crescent]

*new people to convert to pc

[zenith acorn]

I'm having same issue... Sprint in place when stamina runs out. Any fix for this?

Happened after 1.7 update

I'm guessing it has something to do with weight mods... But disabling mods didn't seem to fix the issue

[stark crescent]

havnt heard of that bug before

[wise depot]

Are there any voice chats on the server

Would love to stream me replaying the game there

[mystic prairie]

anyone know what performance is like now? last i played was on release with gamepass and it ran like shit. I have a ryzen 5600x and rtx 3070

[broken stag]

still mid a bit better but its anywhere from 30-80 fps on a better rig

[mystic prairie]

oof

so i'd prolly be looking at 30-50fps?

[broken stag]

depends on the part of the zone sirrca ran at 90-100 garbage lesser and swamps 30/40

[broken stag]

for the most part yeah

[mystic prairie]

dang

guess imma have to play in 10 years when i can afford a better rig xD

[broken stag]

if 1.8 doesnt fix nothing will

[wise depot]

Pc sucks balls, I was able to run stalker 2 without any bugs 2 months after launch on my xbox

Plus good fps

[mystic prairie]

guess im stuck with GAMMA for the time being

[tranquil jewel]

my peak on a fresh 1.7 run was 120 FPS.
i5 10400
2070 Super
32gb RAM
High settings with DLSS and FSR3.1 I think

[mystic prairie]

and averages?

[tranquil jewel]

I say this, I haven't checked again since. Let me relaunch since I just messed with mods, and I'll see what it's like.

[mystic prairie]

i also am using 1080p so dlss/fsr looks like dog and doesnt help much in the way of fps lifts

least in the majority of games ive played

[tranquil jewel]

honestly I don't know what resolution I'm at. I assume 1080 because it's usually decent but my monitor is pretty ancient at this point.

[mystic prairie]

could you lmk what 1080p native is like?

[sterile pumice]

looking at getting this on ps5 but can nto find any reviews that are decently in depth that are from current patches most just go over the recent changes rather than how the game is i do not want to waste money like i did on KCD2 since that game was just frustrating rather than fun.

any feedback will be appreciated

[mystic prairie]

i quite enjoyed KCD2

[mystic prairie]

honestly man, i'd recommend watching gameplay walkthroughs

[sterile pumice]

the combat was so painful i could not kill anyone it felt impossible and then i heard from a friend it had Forced stealth and that sucked out my last willpower to try and power thourgh the not fun combat

[mystic prairie]

theres 1 quest in the woods in KCD2 that does have forced stealth its not hard, albiet a little annoying

[tranquil jewel]

Okay, so in Zalissya town center, it's steady between 75-83 FPS.

[mystic prairie]

and swamps?

[tranquil jewel]

The Swamps I am not at yet since I just started a new run. But they were never any harder for me in past versions of the game than any other region as far as running it goes.

[sterile pumice]

i heard your in a fort and such but yeah

but yeah i was trying to find reviews without spoilers as i do not want to be spoiled on game stuff just trying to see if stalker would be my thing and not gather dust on my shelf like kcd2 is as long as the game is fun interesting to explore has a interesting story and stuff to find and see and the combat is not unfun i am mostly a happy camper lol

[tranquil jewel]

1.7 has definitely raised the average frame rate and the game feels significantly smoother

[broken stag]

HOW IN GODS NAME DOES A MONOLITH GUY TAKE 3 MOSIN HEAD SHOTS

[paper bloom]

How are you even supposed to find out what the code is to that door in yantar? There's literally no hints at all. You're just supposed to somehow know the code is on a few trucks in the vehicle graveyard full of trucks?!?!

[wise depot]

Their locked in

They watched those sigma edits on their fyp

[shadow token]

Anyone knows the song on the ps5 launch trailer?

[daring pulsar]

Anyone still having issues with bugs and enemies spawning right next to you

[candid stirrup]

Very carefully

[river chasm]

The painted message on the wall gives a hint

[tranquil jewel]

Master difficulty plays great except no story mission scenario was balanced with it in mind

[broken stag]

3 762x54r AP

i dislike noontide the fackers legit take bullets like mutants

[tranquil jewel]

It feels like no one play tested it at all because the bullet sponging is out of control, but Skif still dies in a single or maybe two hits (if you’re lucky), making the enemy wave missions like the Sphere escape pretty impossible with Expedition mode’s forced save policy. I can patch it with mods but it’s a bandaid fix.

[broken stag]

early game feels amazing but it dies there

[tranquil jewel]

I really don't want to, but I might switch off of it. It's a great difficulty setting for open world stalking but the mission design does not compliment it at all.

[broken stag]

i legit thought i was missing with how tanky the guys are im running out of ammo and guns and bc theres no repair men outside of garb on this side of the map it sucks

[broken stag]

"oh boy do i love dying to the same mutant 9 times due to piss poor level design

dont you love being stun locked

[tranquil jewel]

mutants aren't the issue its human enemies with pinpoint accuracy at 70m and I die instantly to them, which, if not for one particular mod, would force a full mission restart from Zallisya.

[broken stag]

i never have this issue the guys cant hit the broad side of a barn

they will hit maybe 5/6 times then storm trooper

[tranquil jewel]

I'm approaching 20 deaths now trying to leave the building, let alone the Sphere's walls. If I had to redo it completely every time, I would have uninstalled again probably.

[broken stag]

also still hate how the guns feel why tf does the mosin have more drag than the 9x39 guns

this game is amazing in so many ways but is ruined by the enemy design

like ie the mission to kill noontide in the starter village sucks it goes on for way too long the village isnt set up for fire fights and they are so tanky i had to run to the stash thrice to switch guns

also ngl NV feels borderline useless most times in a dark place i still cant see with them on even if there is enough light for them to work

[empty hare]

What NVGs are you using? 3Bs work great even in bunkers, and i use the light with them for fighting

[broken stag]

gen 2

[tranquil jewel]

Yeah it sucks in real life too (old shit triply so) unless you have a ton of ambient light. It doesn't let you see in total darkness it's just intensifying surrounding light.

[empty hare]

Ahh yeah those aren't as clear, not great in super dark areas

[broken stag]

id assume they have IR with them

[empty hare]

I wont spoil unless you want me to but you can get 3Bs as soon as you ||leave lesser zone||

[tranquil jewel]

Well, you can have IR light, but then everyone else with NV sees a shining Skif-shaped beacon on the horizon and will shoot at it

[broken stag]

where at if i may ask

or is it if i go ahead oh where i should go

[tranquil jewel]

Unrelated, does the Sphere still have unlimited IPSF spawns? If so I’m dropping it to Rookie because this is ridiculous

[empty hare]

||Yantar Dam, far West of the Yantar region. Jump from the right of the radioactive cars onto the cloud/cushing thing anomaly. I don't remember the door code off the top of my head but it's scattered around the helicopter graveyard||

[broken stag]

ight thanks ill do it after i do the noontide base quest

[empty hare]

It did last i checked. Cleared it, left to hide from an emission and came back to a fully staffed base

[tranquil jewel]

That is abysmal

[broken stag]

does rpg condition matter

[empty hare]

I ended up just sprinting through it and only shooting back if i needed to

[tranquil jewel]

Oh, I don’t mean that it repopulates I mean do enemies keep coming infinitely during the mission there

[empty hare]

Ohhh, no they shouldn't i dont think

[tranquil jewel]

Yeah, if I leave hard cover for even a second I die so not an option :/

[empty hare]

Yeah it's way more difficult than i initially expected for an early mission. I got super lucky my second time and had a group of like 7 bandits attack it right as i showed up

[tranquil jewel]

oh, so, I guess enemies can shoot through unlimited material thickness too? Yeah I'm done with master difficulty.

[empty hare]

Yeah i got shot and killed by a bandit with a sawed off shotgun through an entire truck engine and cab

Like 6 feet of material

[frigid hill]

temp22 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[tranquil jewel]

uh oh can't use the F word in here. Anyway yeah I just got shot through an entire wall, lengthwise, by 5.45

[broken stag]

OH BOY DO I LOVE MY M RATED GAME DISCORD

bro im tweaking i keep switching my ammo types when im trying to take off nods

[wise depot]

Can't wait to get nods

Started a new playthrough after around a year

[urban mortar]

They're not like other games nvgs I'll tell you now

[tranquil jewel]

Oh you can't switch off of master. New game start warning said you couldn't switch back to it.

[steady flower]

Just got the game on PS5, does anybody know if devs are working on a patch to increase the max look sensitivity? It feels really slow. (Yea yea I know go back to cod ha ha)

[broken stag]

you arent the first person and i believe so

[steady flower]

Thanks for your reply! I’m glad to hear it. I also submitted a ticket on their official site to do it the right way and not just complain

[broken stag]

hopefully it gets fixed soon i fully understand hating slugish controls

[urban mortar]

300 hours of gameplay yay I have no life

[dull apex]

Games good.

[livid coral]

I wish there was a way to set permanent map markers so I could tag all the places that spawn artifacts

[river chasm]

Yeah I wish that the map pins were expanded

[valid umbra]

why cant i take mutant parts? white dot but cant do anything

[plain star]

Can someone please tell me where to find a guide to "properly uninstall mods"?

[broken stag]

????

[plain star]

I was reading the 1.7 patch info and theres a text saying "For more information on how to correctly uninstall modifications, read the dedicated topic:" and a link below it

i click it and it just takes me to news center of S2

[shadow token]

i suggest you to remove the engine file in C:\Users*your user*\AppData\Local\Stalker2\Saved\Config\Windows

after that remove all mods in the mods folder in C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl\Stalker2\Content\Paks~mods

and finally check for integrity on steam propertys

if you only want to remove an specific mod, download that specific mod, check for the files and remove those files

[broken stag]

this guy is laying on the floor gets up and shouts at me that hes friendly

[plain star]

Ohh nice idea, havent tryed that, and i dont have engine file there and also i dont have a mods folder inside paks folder
Imma try that rq ty bro

[shadow token]

then you probably didn't install nothing lol

[plain star]

i did have some, and engine file for binaural audio and a mod that disables headshot and medkit sfx

[shadow token]

i'm using the headhshoot mod, mmm i think it has a pak inside, normally pak files that comes from a mod should be on folder ~mods inside the content, i suggest you to create that folder in case you don't have it

[plain star]

i sent a support request cuz i culdnt get any achievements

After i deleted mods folder and engine file

[urban mortar]

Ah son of a-

The train tunnel artifact is IN the train

I CAN'T REACH IT

[plain star]

they said that i should just do a reinstall and still not working, but that was on previous update, imma try now in case it got fixed

[plain star]

is there a window or gap?

id toss a grenade inside in that case lol

[paper bloom]

Is that the train tunnel with snorks? It fell into the carriage too for me. Gap is too small for grenades literally impossible to grab

[urban mortar]

Yep that's the one

I can't grab it I want it tho

[ebon blade]

There are a lot of train tunnels with snorks. Which location and territory are you at?

[urban mortar]

The one in Chemical Plant

With the electric anomalies in the front and leads to army Warehouses

[rich eagle]

Anyone start a new 1.7 game and make it past the lesser zone and explore? I am having issues with A life and spawns in my game. Similar to here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/1p3f3m8/spawns_after_patch_17_are_weird_is_it_just_me/

Chose ward path and had burer spawns after taking teh garbage depot, seemingly just wandering burers for no location mutants for awhile and now no mutants really spawn at all.

[urban mortar]

I've made it past the lesser zone now just started a new save, I can tell you I've noticed a lot more mutants in general, burers included and they're not coming in groups of one but sometimes up to 3 and also others, also watch out, as for me the, "For Science!" Mission spawned like 5 bloodsuckers and jfc they hurt but besides that, I haven't noticed no mutants spawning just more high end mutants spawning and NPCs being in places you wouldn't think they'd be

[strong onyx]

when are we gonna get a mod to stop the game from reorganing our inventories...

it gets really annoying sometimes.

[strong onyx]

Can confirm, ran into three burers earlier. Mutants are a lot more common now.

[urban mortar]

I've noticed it stop doing that and you have to press S in the inventory screen at least on PC

[strong onyx]

thats the sort button.

thats what is annoying, anytime you relog the game auto-sorts your inventory. If you sleep? it auto-sorts again.

[urban mortar]

Hmmm weird I haven't noticed it doing that

[strong onyx]

Yep, its done it since launch.

[urban mortar]

Unless I hit the sort key but I'm not saying you're doing that just saying I haven't seen it do that

[ebon blade]

Why keep changing it? Just let the inventory be and get used to the default arrangement of items.

[strong onyx]

thats what ive been doing, but it would be nice if it didnt do that.

[urban mortar]

Also yeah the bridge from Lesser to Garbage I've found usually is a burer hot spot, ran into 3 there, also a pseudo giant as well at another spot while trying to get to Rostok, and well honestly I'm kinda glad that's the case cause before they had limited spawns it felt like so you'd only be able to do like 1 round or 2 of the Malachite mutant part quests

Haven't noticed any cats tho so

I have also noticed a lot of dead stalkers and mutants around the designated hot spots tho, like dead before I even get there and no gunshots or anything either so free loot sometimes

[ebon blade]

Your inventory will fluctuate depending on what you add to it.
There is a sort button to make it go back to some order, but any excess
looted items will often be in places that are temporary, until you dump or sell them.

Moving things around in a specific order, where you would like to see them, is a waste of time.

[strong onyx]

But the tism?

[ebon blade]

Are you saying you have autism?

[tardy rain]

The game doesn't store a grid, it stores a list. The UI interprets this list and uses it to fill the grid. Re-ordering the grid just reorganises the displayed icons, it doesn't change the order of the original list. Anything that refreshes the UI causes it to redraw from the original list, which causes the 'refresh'

Or at least that's the impression I've got from a lot of messing around with the UI

[golden gulch]

Both you and NPCs can shoot through thin surfaces.

[empty hare]

Yeah but this was the engine block of a truck

[golden gulch]

2 things could happened

1. They shoot through the bottom of the truck because it's hollow there and the pellets hit your legs.
2. bullets/pellets can pass through every cracks of the truck, the windows for example.
   I need to see exactly where that happened though.

[thin apex]

guess I'm no longer playing stalker 2 since it got pulled off gamepass

I doubt I'll be buying it unless it goes on sale for a decent chunk cheaper cos I already got a few hundred hours out of it

[fading thorn]

Is there a way to disable upscaling?

[ebon blade]

Have you tried looking at the multitude of various settings with your video card (PC)?
If you have an Xbox or PS5, I do not know. I would suggest asking Google for that.

[potent yew]

Where do I post bug reports?

[potent yew]

Where do I post bugs Mr mod

[ebon blade]

https://support.stalker2.com/hc/en-us

[potent yew]

Ty

Most of my artifact finds are in the floor and I can’t get them

[south parcel]

I'm really enjoying this game

[ebon blade]

That's what a lot of people have been saying.

[south parcel]

Luckily I haven't had that happen yet

[potent yew]

Ngl tho this game fire but im unable to get my 10k rubles now

[ebon blade]

There are plenty of side jobs at all the Faction bases.

[south parcel]

Can't wait to see what the future will bring

[south parcel]

You were trying to sell artifacts?

[potent yew]

Ikkk but I wanna be sidrovic’s little princess

[potent yew]

No it’s a quest

[south parcel]

oof

[potent yew]

You’ve found the rookie village in the beginning right?

[potent yew]

The one with my precious chicken leg eater

[potent yew]

I’m stacked rn tbh even being 5 hrs in. Custom AK, AR15 with drum mag, prestige svd, optics etc

[south parcel]

Which one

I've been running the thine rifle and it's pretty good

[potent yew]

The Corsdor, the one you wake up in the first game

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/sidorovich-eating-sidorovich-stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-soc-intro-gif-15651740733092594213

[potent yew]

Yes

[south parcel]

Nope haven't went there yet

[potent yew]

Its bottom right of the lesser zone

[south parcel]

Ahhhh

[potent yew]

Yuhhh

[ebon blade]

The gate from the Lesser Zone to the Cordon, does not open until you
do the main mission at the Sphere and are allowed to leave the Lesser Zone.

[fading thorn]

Upscaling is disabled in my graphics software but I'm talking more about in game where I cant disable the upscaling method

[ebon blade]

What graphics card do you have?

[fading thorn]

RX 9070 XT

[ebon blade]

you can disable upscaling with your RX 9070 XT by turning it off within the specific game's settings or by disabling driver-level upscaling features like Radeon Super Resolution (RSR) in the AMD Adrenaline software. For in-game upscaling technologies like AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), it will have its own option in the graphics or video settings to turn off or set to native.

[strong onyx]

I don't understand how the AI in this game still as xray vision.

[ebon blade]

They can smell you. When is the last time you bathed?

[strong onyx]

its pissing me off, I dont know why this hasnt been fixed after over a year.

[fading thorn]

RSR is off and the only options for upscaling I have is TAA, FSR and XeSS where I can change the resolution scale of each. I dont want to use any upscaling whatsoever

[strong onyx]

NPC Combat Overhaul is also DEAD until SGC can fix the mod conflicts.

[ebon blade]

I don't know what to tell you, other than there are many reasons I would never buy an AMD video card.

[strong onyx]

Runs pretty well for me.

[strong onyx]

Settings > Graphics > FSR Native AA

[fading thorn]

I hate how the native AA on FSR looks, its absolute dogshit so I use TSR native which still isn't good

[strong onyx]

That's a new one I've never heard before.

[fading thorn]

I'd just rather not use any upscaling but that doesn't seem to be an option in the settings unfortunately

[strong onyx]

That would be what FSR Native AA is. TSR Native also, though I don't know why someone would use that over FSR Native AA but to each their own.

[subtle spindle]

what is telling you that upscaling is on? TAA can look much like upscaling

[fading thorn]

The AA on FSR at native looks terrible which is why I prefer to use TAA to avoid the upscaling however the AA is still garbage

[steep bloom]

I got a trophy for eating bread with sausage 😂

Peak, 10/10

[undone rock]

So now that we've all played a bit of the new update what do you guys think they'll have for us in the next update whenever that happens? I personally want the binoculars next at least.

[dreamy dagger]

Day 367 and all we're still holdin on to our dear lives...

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/jesus-take-wheel-lord-omg-cheers-gif-9932767

[foggy olive]

I recently noticed that this feature was changed, although honestly, as someone who played in this mode for 60+ hours, I can say that it was done terribly. Here are a few examples of how it looked, not to mention the graphical bugs.

[strong onyx]

I haven't noticed it personally but this game looks like utter crap anyway.

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/cik-christ-is-king-jesus-christ-king-chris-on-chain-gif-4880016686040133334

[foggy olive]

Srry wrong ping 😅 @fading thorn

[strong onyx]

Game still looks bad.

the AA in this game is some of the worst I've ever seen. That includes cyberpunk which historially has awful AA.

[foggy olive]

this setting has been disabled, it can no longer be used

[strong onyx]

TSR is broken too, the presets do not work. You have to adjust it manually.

[foggy olive]

Without pixel

[strong onyx]

without pixel...?

[foggy olive]

Personally, for me, yes, if you see the trees that I dropped for you before and these ones, there are no pixels

[foggy olive]

the first pictures look very grainy, if I zoom in on the screenshot (original) I can actually see the pixels

[strong onyx]

What's the difference between the two, settings wise?

[stark crescent]

hello, stalkers!

[foggy olive]

Grainy (no upscaller native ) no grainy (dlss dlaa)
and it's a bit strange because in theory no upscale should be better? but in practice it turns out completely differently

[strong onyx]

DLAA isn't an upscaler.

It just uses AI to smooth out edges at native.

FSR Native AA is the same thing, it just acomplishes this goal in a different manner, but the implementation of FSR including FSR4 in this game is so bad by the developers...

[foggy olive]

for me no upscale it's(no upscaling) not dlaa or native aa

[strong onyx]

I've been using DLAA > FSR 3.x > FSR4 Native AA, using DLSS as a input.

[foggy olive]

At first I played without upscaling for about 60 hours, but later the graphical bugs in this mode and the graininess really got annoying.

[weary hedge]

Wish I was doing this irl rn

[foggy olive]

thats no upscaller for me

[strong onyx]

Yikes.

[ebon blade]

The Slag Heap is a special place, unlike many other Faction bases.

[tacit jay]

I don't remember the secret to fighting burers.. Seems like nothing I do hurts them anymore lol.

[foggy olive]

look at hair and teeth

[strong onyx]

I shoot them in the head, but I use mods like better ballistics.

[weary hedge]

Couldn’t agree more. I like it a lot more than the more popular place Rostok. The slag heap is cozy and the layout is awesome

[stark crescent]

gold tooth

[foggy olive]

It's more like a tooth of God here.

[foggy olive]

In any case, this setting can no longer be enabled from what I've seen.

[fading thorn]

That sucks, any reason why?

[ebon blade]

Rostok is a great location, and I like the four gates to the Freedom base
but it's so spread out, and you don't have any commanding views of the
surrounding areas, like the Cement Factory, Slag Heap or STC Malachite.

[foggy olive]

#☢┃stalker-general message

[foggy olive]

#☢┃stalker-general message

[foggy olive]

#☢┃stalker-general message

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/rick-shane-turning-the-walking-dead-rick-and-shane-gif-27330910

[scenic quarry]

Cheeki breeki

[dreamy dagger]

iv ramki

[foggy olive]

chiki briki pal'chik vykin

[fading thorn]

Huh. Ok then I'll stop complaining about having it on but hopefully they do make the AA better in the next big update

[scenic quarry]

Can i get a glock with burst fire rate?

[foggy olive]

absolutely all my screenshots are grainy because I played in this mode for a long time, if you zoom in on them it looks terrible. Compared to now I at least don't see these terrible lighting bugs, I swear to God if I was epileptic I would die in SIRCAA

[mighty goblet]

omg what is this

[plush badge]

Hello! just downloaded 1.7 version, and I get CTD every time I start the game right after the "loading game data" phase. Is there anything I missed? Game does this with or without the mods. Any help please?

[scenic quarry]

Wanna pull up to the zone with the spirit of King Von

[foggy olive]

Its no upscaling

[foggy olive]

this method is no longer available, so there is no problem with this

[ebon blade]

You should have never had any Mods installed, when you update to a new patch.
You should uninstall the game completely and do a fresh install of the game.

[mighty goblet]

i understand, i play on dlss quality

[plush badge]

just did that

[scenic quarry]

Is the main character american?

[ebon blade]

Ukrainian.

[scenic quarry]

Sounds american ngl

[ebon blade]

It all depends on the language you choose to play the game.

[wicked magnet]

John Stalker

[scenic quarry]

Fair enough

Can i pull up to the zone like King Von? @ebon blade

[ebon blade]

King Von was killed by Bloodsuckers some time ago.

[scenic quarry]

Gotta avenge him

[silk isle]

Hello everyone

I have been playing stalker2 since it's release date

Amazing game

Great work from the developers with all the patches especially 1.7

[scenic quarry]

Ive been playing since yesterday

Them mutants need to chill

[silk isle]

Does anyone know where can I suggest an improvement for the dev team?

[ebon blade]

https://support.stalker2.com/hc/en-us

[dreamy dagger]

Nowhere, cuz now consoles matter more

Wonder when they release a Switch and Android version

[silk isle]

Thank you for the link

I suggested dev team to make it possible unload vog 25 from the grom s14 weapon as we can already unload the rest ammo

[fervent robin]

Bro plays in english dub and expects character to speak ukranian

Its scary to think that these people get driving licenses

[smoky shell]

Problem with game pad inventory management.

If I have 2 main weapon slots free, next weapon I equip always goes to the 1st slot which is standard, ok. But what if I want it to be equipped in the second slot? I don’t see an option to choose between slots. And when both slots are occupied, how to swap them?
Also, the same problem is for equipping medkits and bandages.
And equipping artifacts rather feels frustrating, when I need to make many clicks and they work kinda randomly. Artifact is selected with green outline and then it’s not selected, then you accidentally equipped it.

Do I miss something or inventory managements with game pad is bad?

[quiet elm]

i gotta give props for the cutscene directors

yall did amazing

[vapid galleon]

Cheeki Breeki everywhere!

[vapid galleon]

[dreamy dagger]

Cheeki freeki ivsodomiki

https://tenor.com/view/pepe-julien-gif-8397827176904122794

Cheeki conqueriki ivcaptiviki? @vapid galleon

https://tenor.com/view/thank-you-for-your-sacrifice-thank-you-for-your-selflessness-i-appreciate-your-sacrifice-jesse-eisenberg-columbus-gif-15263077

[vapid galleon]

Conquer'd

get Conquered

Cheeki Conqueriiki conquered

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/power-lord-of-the-rings-lotr-gif-9197188

[plush badge]

alr managed to do a super clean install, and now games booting up, though Ive encountered a different problem. The buttons for exiting the game and etc are flashing between a controller anc pc layout. Is there a fix for that?

[plush badge]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-gif-959353769133896202

[dreamy dagger]

Lmao, no way?

[median nymph]

do you have a controller plugged in?

[plush badge]

if I have any kind of controller plugged in, why would I ask what could be the problem dude

[median nymph]

do you have one of those analogue optical keyboards?

[median nymph]

people can be more stupid than you think

[plush badge]

do you want to know if the power cable is plugged into the PSU too? brada eww

[median nymph]

.

[true tangle]

hi

[paper trail]

I just experienced that in master difficulty you can actually save those starting weapons the m16 and the bigger AK in a stash before losing everything. in every other difficulty you lose those more advanced weapons but in master difficulty you can keep them 😄

[scenic quarry]

Nah i was expecting an accent

Thats what i meant by the main character sounding american cuz he got an american accent

[pine sail]

Professional actor

[scenic quarry]

Can i get a draco in the game?

I wanna feel like King Von in the game lol

[pine sail]

I understand Russian, but not Ukrainian. All shoud talk ukranian but game shoud be like stalkers get you know ant start communicating in eng for immersion

[paper trail]

is it for someone the same that opening the Map on highest graphics settings is shrinking the fps to 20?

even though I have like 120 fps with framegen on?

[naive field]

You can get a 74U which is close enough

[fiery tiger]

Releasing a new Stalker Anomaly modpack somtime after X-mas most likely but I was wondering if self promotion is allowed in this discord and if so which channel would be best for it? Have many videos on my YouTube of testing if its allowed and will need OBT testers eventually

[tough bay]

Is STALKER 2 master difficulty with a rebalance mod a good idea?

[wicked magnet]

Do it

[near harness]

This game is brilliant , pre ordered it on the ps5 been loving it. Enjoyed the originals but loving the The exploration ,combat, graphics etc in stalker 2 👌

I saw there was plans for a multi player at some point like death match/ team death match. Got me thinking some sort of battle royal mode would be good with emissions closing in different weather etc at random different sections of the map . This type of mode have good potential in stalker if there’s multi player planned

[supple root]

Ngl that looks great lol

[spring gust]

Guys, I'm on my 3rd glass of wine and I'm going into the zone - I'm sure it will all end perfectly.

[regal saffron]

How buggy is the ps5 release of stalker 2?

Surely not a repeat of the xbox release..

[spring gust]

I presume it's on 1.7? If so, I feel like this is the best version of the game.

[regal saffron]

Nice. I pre ordered it because i figured why not get the small bonus it said was included

Anyone else feel like stalker 2 is near perfect compared to similiar games released or in general these days?

[spring gust]

Well I have 193 hours in it, and ||I haven't finished it yet!||

[regal saffron]

How is this a spoiler?

[spring gust]

Oh its not a spoiler, it's more me hiding my shame haha

[fervent robin]

Thats not how it works lmao

[stark crescent]

you can learn to talk with an accent

but it helps to grow up in the region of the accent

[drifting crag]

why do the objects that are being thrown by telekinesis ignore walls now lol

[stark crescent]

bug

[spring gust]

They do? Mine don't.

[drifting crag]

poltergeist big ouchie

[obtuse veldt]

Is it me or there were some items relocations on this patch?

[spring gust]

I somewhat feel annoyed that tin cans hurt me more than bullets - but then I'm like, OK it must be some incredible telekinesis lol

[drifting crag]

i'm playing on an old save with every stash looted but pripyat still locked behind story

it's so nice that they just spawned the nvg's in the world lol

[spring gust]

I'm being blue-balled trying to find an exoskeleton. Like... the game actually just refuses to give me one.

[drifting crag]

seva suit best suit

and before that just sunrise suit

[obtuse veldt]

Bulat if you can't get it

Unless you want cooling towers slow ass exo

[drifting crag]

nah just sunrise suit and aurora mask

[foggy olive]

What? It just child counting-out rhyme like Eeny, meeny, miny, moe

[stark crescent]

kinetic energy. to make an object as big as a tin can to move at the same speed as a bullet, means there is some huge ass kinetic energy behind it.

[drifting crag]

maintenance too expensive

SA-U Gabion is my new favorite gun

[spring gust]

Yeah maintenance costs can be brutal. But it teaches you to reduce getting shot lol

There is a mod that reduces costs btw

Also there are some good ways to make $$$ as well.

[stark crescent]

well. so far im making good enough money i dont need mods to make it easier for me

plus, eventually you have reached end game stuff anyway. you start to upgrade and use weapons you would never use anyway just for the fun of it

[spring gust]

For ex. one thing is try and keep a single of each artifact your find you aren't using, as the missions you pick up for bartenders and other NPCs to find them always pay way more. Some of the pay crazy amounts heh.

[shadow token]

Anyone knows what’s the song used in the ps5 launch trailer ??

[hard pebble]

Game like bugged out and stopped tracking my quest can’t even track it agin ps5 hopefully gonna restart and maybe that will fix it

Nope didn’t fix it

[novel wave]

might be this one
#📸┃screens_and_videos message

[stark crescent]

wasnt it a girl singing?

[novel wave]

not in the trailer

[stark crescent]

right

im watching the trailer right now. when it mentions you can find "a friend" in the zone, you grab the hand of faust on top of the duga. if only unaware people knew that he drops you when you take his hand 😅

[novel wave]

🤣

i'm one of 8.1% of people to fall for it

[shadow token]

seems like it's a remake of end titles, HEEEEEEEEEEEEY GSC PLEASE DROP THAT SONNNNNNNNG

[novel wave]

could ask it as a question in https://discord.com/channels/504587323577729024/1272487636946386964

[stark crescent]

yea but this is so freaking scummy ya know

ps5 people watch the trailer. think its cool. then they reach that part. they see faust offering a helping hand. they remember the trailer. they take the help. and then he freaking drops you

[novel wave]

funny though

[stark crescent]

gsc want players to feel betrayed

[novel wave]

i'm sure no one would even remember that from the trailer by the time they get to faust

[vapid galleon]

as they said
Cheeki Breeki everywhere!

[cobalt fiber]

It’s not scummy lol

People are meant to think for themselves not how they’re told

[fleet phoenix]

ok this is genuinely annoying

i'm trying to fix my settings because even with my RX 7800XT the game gives constant audio stutter. so first thing i'm trying to do is disable upscaling, surprise surprise THE OPTION TO DISABLE UPSCALING WAS DELIBERATELY REMOVED????????

my cpu/memory load doesn't even reach 50% yet the game decides to throttle the everloving hell out of my GPU for some reason

[vapid galleon]

[fleet phoenix]

is it too hard to ask for a game studio to not dump 1000 gallons of vaseline over every damn game

[pseudo coral]

I'm playing with a 5700x 4060 and the game runs much better then it did at release goodjob GSC now the UE5 update and you belong in the No man's sky/Cyberpunk category.

[fleet phoenix]

even bumping the game down MULTIPLE PEGS my gpu is still being throttled

[fleet phoenix]

meaning?

[pseudo coral]

Well No man's sky was really bad at release just like cyberpunk but the devs did a 360 and stalker 2 is doing the same

I dont wanna say bad but unfinished/needed more time to cook

[fleet phoenix]

well sure but the game's been out for over a year now

cyberpunk runs amazingly now (not sure how long it took to CD to fix it) meanwhile stalker 2 destroys my audio

[pseudo coral]

Have you tried lowering the bitrate in settings?

[fleet phoenix]

there's a bitrate setting??

[pseudo coral]

Windows settings audio

[fleet phoenix]

oh

i use linux to be honest

[cyan sparrow]

It’s proton then, try experimental

I’m running 6950xt with locked 90fps on debain - ultra settings

[fleet phoenix]

cachyos proton never done me wrong till now but sure

[pseudo coral]

Oof yeah I dont know anything about Linux then CPU throttling can cause audio issues

[fleet phoenix]

wait does the game use an attempt at a native linux version

[cyan sparrow]

You’re playing on steam?

[fleet phoenix]

yup

[cyan sparrow]

You need to set experimental proton or download geproton. It need to be set under game pref in steam.

[fleet phoenix]

so there is an attempt for a native ver

lemme try cachy proton first then

[cyan sparrow]

Yes you will see which is default before changes

[cyan sparrow]

No, go vanilla or ge

[violet dune]

patch 1.9 when?

[fleet phoenix]

experimental then

[cyan sparrow]

and let the shaders reload

[fleet phoenix]

mhm

[wicked magnet]

Have you guys noticed this? https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/1p3km68/wtf_please_fix_this/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[fleet phoenix]

i woulda tried GE first but i'm too lazy to grab latest atm

[fleet phoenix]

ngl the anomaly trigger range is usually bs

oh speaking of how the hell do i deal with the ||flying orbs that follow you like an angry ghost and toss crap at you||

[wicked magnet]

I agree, and spherical anomalies are even worse

[fleet phoenix]

yup

[fleet phoenix]

still crackles from time to time albeit less

[still edge]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/524231625039413249/1441563417067655259/HighresScreenshot00089.png?ex=6922e8cd&is=6921974d&hm=9498f2dc5b08907d25f18ce93c29c110270aebc67fab85887be1b0c47e0313b3&
Hey! npc do have a smoke, therefore GSC should add a smoke mechanic to reduce psy damage and reduce sleep depravation

[violet dune]

molotov

we have vodka, how we dont have molotov is just beyond

[shadow token]

Is there any place to report bugs?

[violet dune]

just take basic crafting from TLOU and will be a big + for gameplay. atleast something

also ammo crafting would be so good. all better ammo can only be crafted or bought (expensive)

[robust pendant]

#s2-support

[shadow token]

Thanks!

[floral meteor]

Has anyone been having problems with some of the smaller scopes ? Like holographic and the normal red dot

Just can’t use them as if I do or see them laying around they send a blinding light that causes my game to crash at times so on some guns I’m forced to use ironsights or 2x scopes and it makes me not able to use any uniques that use those scopes lol

Only big problem for me but the artifact underneath the map is a common one I know about

[edgy gazelle]

Im on the mission the price foes up, im at the maze and ive killed off the attackers but it isnt counting them as killed, all of them are still marked. Am i missing something?

[wicked magnet]

burers one shot you in master mode

[dreamy dagger]

Not me though

[golden gulch]

1.7.1 is going to improve performance even more?

[still edge]

i dont think that would be a compelling feature, it would turn the game into a crafting sim or something, also i dont see how stalkers would be able to craft very specific ammunation in simple bonfire with 0 profesional knowledge, a very precise equipment would be needed to build bullets, and then the game turns into a base crafting ukranian sim .... nah , thats not stalker.

[violet dune]

ok than, just walk around map and loot stashes for bread and medkits

[still edge]

yea, its kinda buggy, most likely going to get fixed in 1.7.1 next week

[still edge]

corpses, stashes, traders, like in any stalker game.

such is life in the zone 🚬 ☁️

[violet dune]

yep, lets not try to elevate, just keep it 2010.

[sharp gulch]

https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/1p3u29u/performance_comparison_of_100_161_and_170_ryzen/

[violet dune]

160p

[violet dune]

i notice how smooth rostok was

[still edge]

nobody is asking for that feature, change is not always good. There is a formula, a theme, a style. And it should improve what the artistic expression of stalker tries to make us feel, lonely, scared, lacking resources, anxiety, adventurous, fascination.

Those are the theme of stalker , not chilling in a base , crafting bullets while placing furniture while hearing some ukranian lullaby.

[dreamy dagger]

What GSC should do is Battle Royale and remove SP

[bitter plover]

[burnt bridge]

Lol

[bitter plover]

i know its trolling but my god, i know there are ppl who literaly think like that

[dreamy dagger]

Its not trolling whatsoever

[empty hare]

Wow guys new Stalker 2: Battle Royale Zone Supreme Edition lootbox just dropped only 99.99 this time! Maybe I'll get an MP5

[dreamy dagger]

You remove SP and include Battle Royale - you dont need to spend money on trying to fix A-Life

[empty hare]

No need to fix A Life, just make the entire game MP by default and have every "NPC" played by a real person who's paid $.99 a day to pretend to be their respective NPC character

[dreamy dagger]

Thats the dumbest concept a human being can come up with

[umbral lodge]

Death 100 to anomaly lol

[dreamy dagger]

Well hopefully STALKER 3 is extraction shooter

[umbral lodge]

No

Stalker shall always be its own thing

[still edge]

stalker 3 should be a turn base rpg similar to baldur gates 3

[late siren]

Hi all I just read
The Stalker 2 reddit page with what they are planning next i was curious is the possibility of what they have planned including the engine update coming before 2026 arrives?

[dreamy dagger]

It wont be for long

[umbral lodge]

Once in zone no escape from zone go cheeki breeki

[dreamy dagger]

GSC cant do STALKER forever

Sooner or later this franchise will be ruined

[still edge]

most likely an increase of render distance and binoculars, all in the same patch with the engine update.

[umbral lodge]

We can have hope

[dreamy dagger]

You cant

[umbral lodge]

I can 🤣

[dreamy dagger]

Hope died after Half Life 2

[umbral lodge]

Hope died when Tony hawk was remastered

[dreamy dagger]

Hope died when EA was sold to the Arabs

[umbral lodge]

Need for speed is dead

[dreamy dagger]

It isnt since Cardan and Nitro are developing the new V16 engine

[still edge]

@dreamy dagger is trolling so much every day , at some point he is going to become the trolling itself. Dude is not even going to realize when is he trolling and when he is being serious .

[late siren]

Will the engine update alongside a lot of the likes of the drinks,loot reworks be coming in December do you think?

[violet dune]

everyone have their own opinion on what they want and dont want. currently there is no desire to go around and loot stashes or pray for better stashes balance like they trying to do. if you just want to do playthrough, you dont even need better ammo, you can just go through it.

what we currently have for mechanics:

• stashes (even with rebalance it still dont give any joy to seek them)
• hunting (one of my currently favs activities)
• artifacts (yea its cool, but we already did this X amount of time)
• random bartender side quest: kill / find artifact / deliver
• just randomly farm bandints / monoliths for loot

This is why i think some of the "new mechanics" like crafting would be interesting and yes basic ones, because GSC cant handle over engineering and most likely they would not like to even add anything more difficult than coach dads can do.

And to say oh lets just stick to what stalkers is all about. i dont think we should only stick to 2010 gameplay, they cant even stick with 2010 AI...

[still edge]

loot rework is already done

[umbral lodge]

Im just happy to be here

[late siren]

Thank you so much Klutz

[dreamy dagger]

I'm not

[violet dune]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-oh-really-huh-uh-sure-shocked-face-gif-17805725

[umbral lodge]

Is there a way to tell what time it is on the pda?

[still edge]

crafting doesnt make sense in stalker game, this is not a base building chill and relax game , this is the Zone. Dont try to psych yourself into it.

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/thank-you-i-appreciate-you-i-appreciate-it-thanks-bow-gif-15329025

I'm not happy to b ehappy

[umbral lodge]

O I see in the corner lol

[dreamy dagger]

Do you see the Encyclopedia?!

[umbral lodge]

This guy wants me to grab a body out of the anomaly and its dark

[violet dune]

it makes a lot of sense. check real stalkers in the zone and how they crafting their shelters in abondoned pripyat places. just saying

[untold gust]

Having weird screen glitching in the game, is there a support channel or something? thanks

[violet dune]

https://tenor.com/view/everything-will-be-just-fine-damon-morgan-freeman-vanquish-everything-will-be-alright-gif-20882659

[wicked magnet]

Strelok had a shelter under Agroprom

[violet dune]

he is real stalker

[still edge]

doesnt make sense, stalkers are not profesional technicians, this is not like rust where you can just make bullet having the ingredients. A bullet its not as easy to make as you think its. Most of the stalkers are just bandits, heavy workers, soldiers, veterans, and people from poor families. Not profesional engineers. Neither is there profesional equipment in the zone to make bullets. Why would that equipment be made inside the zone , when it could be bought from outside cheaper.

Does make sense lore wise, realistically, gameplay wise.

[violet dune]

no one trying here to do rust, "when it could be bought from outside cheaper" ammm did you checked technicians prices? if we want realism i dont think anyone in the zone should be even able to mod you weapons or high tier suits. well also what about gauss rifle which was build in the zone with their ammo? did they also bought it cheaper from outside?

[still edge]

modding a gun and building a bullet are completely different thing.
Cleaning up an AK can be done by a kid in a 2 minutes, installing a mod to a weapon its just as easy as to placing the mod in place and adjusting it.
Building a bullet needs very specific equipment to make the case and then very specific amount of gunpowder, a the professional handcrafting ability to handle that equipment, and also that specific equipment to be inside the zone which is even more ridiculous.

makes absolutely no sense.

[violet dune]

also there is no lore about what zone can build and cannot

[steep bloom]

Guys there's thousands of artifacts in the anomalies, right?

[violet dune]

somehow military veteran skif cant clean his own weapon

[steep bloom]

They respawn? Bc I wanted to sell some i found but idk if they are unique

Also why does it say 12k but they sell it for 3600?

[violet dune]

depends

[serene barn]

only the artifacts called Weird, are unique. everything else is randomly picked to spawn in when an emission has happened.

[steep bloom]

I found em in the first zone they kinda suck so I wanted to sell em

Look photos wait

#📸┃screens_and_videos

[violet dune]

all artifacts have tier list also there are legendary and unique artifacts

[still edge]

it would only make sense to craft bullets inside the zone if...

1. the world is completely apocalyptic, no industry , no manufacturer.
2. skif is a profesional technician capable of building a bullet
3. there is a bullet scarcity through the zone

none of those cases are happening in the stalker world

[violet dune]

yes, because devs didnt build it and you bringing your crafting "lore" from OG stalkers

[shell flax]

Quick addendum: people do reload their own rounds, quite frequently

Quality may vary

[still edge]

devs didnt want a completely apocalyptic earth

[shell flax]

Granted that shit is expensive irl so it genuinely wouldn’t make sense in the zone like Klutz said

[steep bloom]

Ok check Photos i sent everything

[still edge]

bro its trying to make sense something that doesnt make sense @violet dune

[steep bloom]

Also idk what red radiation means, do i get more radiation when equipped?

[serene barn]

i think ideally, to reload rounds. you'd need the materials to make the new bullets, you'd need the powder and other things. then you'd need like several tools to ensure they're fit together right and doesn't blow up your weapon somehow.

[shell flax]

Yes

[steep bloom]

Ok thx

[violet dune]

i would only use peso in early game. so its would be easy to move around heavy inventory. other artifacts not that great

[still edge]

and why do all that hustle when you can just sell artifacts and then buy bullets, exactly

[steep bloom]

I know but I got one better wich is Vortex atm

Look, wait

[shell flax]

A gun detonating from overpressure can go from ‘scare the shit out of you’ to ‘kill you on the spot’ so yeah

I don’t think the average Stalker is gonna reload their rounds

[serene barn]

i mean, i'm not for the idea of us being able to craft ammo in the first place lol.

[cyan sparrow]

hmmm, why the hek eating food canned food cannot be canelled in the same way as drink.

[still edge]

me neither, i dont think anyone ever asked for that neither

[steep bloom]

Ok sent it

[serene barn]

like someone else said. the Stalker universe isn't quite post apocalypse.

[steep bloom]

Let me know, or should I equip both

[violet dune]

its a damn game, nothign makes sense in stalker anyways

[steep bloom]

Yeah outside world is still normal

[serene barn]

the Zone has an influx of materials and consumables from outside.

[still edge]

exactly, its not , its just a effed up place with a completely normal world outside the zone

[violet dune]

mhm, just imports are controlled by international guards, traders usually dont have enough supply and it cost like it was made by his own hands with magic materials

[serene barn]

i saw someone say that they didn't get joy or something from finding stashes and i'm like. as someone who's not played the game in like 8 months or something. i'd be very happy to bot have to go to 1 or 2 places on the whole map, just to get 1 specific attachment for my gun.

[weary hedge]

Damn alife finally works

[shell flax]

Speaking of, attachments are much more common but not so common you’re tripping over them

[weary hedge]

FINALLY

[shell flax]

I found the Grom drum mag too

[weary hedge]

took 12 months to add lol

[violet dune]

they put now attachments in more exclusive stashes. (more common). their rebalance was to add "better loot" instead of medkit vodka and bread

[serene barn]

they also just sound like they're much more valuable now than what they used to and that's also cool for me because getting coupons to do stuff with for my gear when i played on Veteran was such a pain.

[still edge]

there is a difference between verisimilar fantasy world who follows a logic and train of thought.
VS
a fantasy world that has no rules and doesnt make sense inside that world or in the real world.

Stalker has some rules and lore , even fantastic and paranormal events have a logic to it even if in real life doesnt make sense. Those rules should be followed to make that world believable. Stalker also borrows some realism from the world , economics, geopolitical factors, gunplay, physiological natures to injuries and sicknesses.

[violet dune]

previously you got only food, meds and some ammo, now they added weapon, attachment, rare ammo. so these become more common and should be more exciting

[shell flax]

Master is very much different in that regard because of stash scarcity

[cyan sparrow]

Do you love WOlf?

He never replay to me.... how do you get soo attached to him...

[weary hedge]

its the mods torturing me, if i had the chance id crack wolf tho

and then hang him by his balls for deleting my messages

[violet dune]

yes, and having underground manufacturers who can craft ammo makes sense. if you so specific and trying to be realistic. yes one guy in the middle of the forest cant just put powder and metal sheet to make a bullet.

[still edge]

underground manufacturer of bullets.... when there is underground facilities with mutants, artifacts, technology beyond any human´s imagination.
and.... there is also a underground manufacturer of 5.56 bullets .... bruuuh ahahahhaha

you see the contrast? how uninspired and illogical it sounds?

[violet dune]

oh yeah, this way is very bad

[still edge]

@violet dune maybe if one day stalker has a true apocalyptic earth , then it would make sense, but until then... nop

[serene barn]

i do not see the need nor logic as for why there would be a guy making ammo inside the zone when the zone gets so much ammo from the outside smuggled in. all like the main traders in the zone is easily able to get their hands on it so there is clearly a good trade network for it

if there was someone who was making ammo it would basically threaten the price of it from everyone else and it'd lose value if that guy was just gonna undersell.

[violet dune]

good way to start faction wars

[shell flax]

And then he’d get smacked by mercs hired by those same dudes he’s undermining

[still edge]

the manufacture alone of zone-made bullets would be so high, it would not compete to the prices of cheap outside the zone bullets.

[violet dune]

from basic crafting to ammo-manufacturing empire

[serene barn]

the guy in Rostok that buys worn guns even gets his ammo and guns from the guy that lives at the Poppy Field

[violet dune]

kingpin approves

[serene barn]

exactly.

[shell flax]

Also why are yall acting like he’d be forging the bullets from scratch?

Most reloading is done by just picking up spent cases and using the ones that aren’t totally screwed up

[violet dune]

wait who lives in poppy field?

[serene barn]

literally if any faction had the means to produce ammo in the zone, it would be Ward.

and they'd make it for themselves.

[violet dune]

ward least need to make ammo

[fleet phoenix]

ok so for some reason graphics are missing textures more and more?

[still edge]

Ward doesnt need to make bullets when they directly get the ammo from the united nations donations

[violet dune]

they are like private military, they established outside

[serene barn]

i forgot his name. but he can tell you where something is in there but to get him to tell you gotta go around and collect the guns and ammo for him. off the dead bodies in the field.

[violet dune]

well he dies pretty fast

[cinder socket]

Has anyone on Xbox , Had any issues with the game application closing down when trying to open the mods menu in game?

[serene barn]

the guy scavenges the ammo and guns from dead stalkers that entered the field and died. but he's doing it as part of his deal with Ragman

as Ragman buys those off of him, and it's why the game tells you about how his goods are pretty bad.

[cinder socket]

Asking for a friend, he's had crash issues all morning and I can't figure out what's wrong

[violet dune]

anyways, more mechanics what to do in the zone is needed, currently if you played for 200+ hrs is no reason to stay for now.

[still edge]

what it could be cool and feasable , is armor crafting since thats pretty easy to do

[shell flax]

Tell him to manage storage and delete reserved space

He needs to unsubscribe from all his mods afterwards if he has any installed

[still edge]

just get some plates of armor , place those, arrenge it to your armor and get some extra bullet stopping defense

[violet dune]

and what to do with armor? become a trader?

[still edge]

what you mean?

[serene barn]

are you talking about like, makeshift armor upgrades?

[still edge]

yea

[serene barn]

like plates in your armor sounds very basic compared to all the fancy things the Technicians are able to do.

[violet dune]

i mean ammo crafting was like you always need it, most of the time traders didnt had top tier ammo or very expensive, but with armor you not going to change it every run and crafting armor from scratch is not much engaging. you will do few times

[still edge]

that would make total sense in the zone

[violet dune]

but this wont push very far

[still edge]

exactly to have armor traders like we currently ahve , but also have expansion slots where you can place your own pieces of armors from scraps of steel, ceramic, kevlar found throught the zone and artifact infused armor (extremely rare)

[lost needle]

Ponor

Why am i Clamenter

[violet dune]

if you can craft an very specific , unique armor and you need to work with some kind of high tech engineer like a quest side. this would be cool. we had similar quest in icarus for hazard suit, but its just not that interesting quest itself

[still edge]

not crafting high tech armor, just expansions to the armor there are already for the current armor

[sharp gulch]

@waxen marten Hero shooter MP now please. You can pick different stalker with special anomaly powers

[violet dune]

what you still missing on current armors? i think most of them too OP already

[violet dune]

Stalker Marvels

[still edge]

in real life bullet proof armor has slots where you can place steel, ceramic, or kevlar. There could have this mechanic and allow to have makeshift armor

[serene barn]

gonna need 4 or so extra, additional artifact containers lol

enough hanging around my waist that you'd think it was a skirt

[still edge]

@violet dune just one more crafting mechanic that can be within the stalker universe

[urban meadow]

Anyone else enjoying the Master difficulty so far?

[violet dune]

anything can be in stalker universe, anything

[mighty pike]

can somebody confirm whether this mod works on 1.7?
https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1325?tab=description

[violet dune]

look at the sircaa building... who in the world would build this type of building in the zone

[mighty pike]

Strelok

[violet dune]

they tried to put some brutalist utopian building. how many years it took to build, who defended them from mutants and other enemies

[dreamy dagger]

I'm paying for that. With NFT cards.

[mighty pike]

Strelok

[violet dune]

also baloon in lesser zone... how this baloon survives emissions or direct lightining? any lore for this?

[mighty pike]

It's made of Strelok's foreskin. Full of aura.

[serene barn]

Emissions is primarily Psi energy that fries the brain.

[violet dune]

idk, scar survived multiple times

[serene barn]

yeah i know that in the game it destroys gear rapidly but it just happens to only do that if you're carrying it.

[violet dune]

no logic 😄

[serene barn]

he's been classified as having innate Psi protection sort of. he was resistant to it but it still did damage to him when it happened during Clear sky.

he survives like 2

[violet dune]

they said he is slowly getting cooked

[serene barn]

in CoP there was pills that you could take iirc, that was developed for that purpose to let you survive an emission

the Emission doesn't actually like, burn things because then there wouldn't be any grass or vegetation lol.

it just fries the brain of living things.

[robust pendant]

He is pretty much cooked when theres another emission he is exposed to

[serene barn]

which is why birds used to fall out of the sky when it happened i think.

[violet dune]

we can see in S2 how cooked he is

[serene barn]

i'm not actually sure about when things was done to Scar. like PDAs make it seem like it was done in Clear Sky but i think maybe something more was done to him after and it's why he's so different in stalker 2 than in Clear sky

[robust pendant]

Just think S2 lime it was non-canon to the trilogy

Theres so many inconsistencies that they are both separated

[violet dune]

also no anomalies in the sky, we had some interactions with helly

also how wards moving cars in the zone

learned anomalies changes positions after each emission

[broken stag]

ngl im still sad that the arena feels so bland

[violet dune]

2009 arena, even pre-fight camera movement

[serene barn]

maybe their cars are just purpose built to be able to take hits from anomalies.

they'd have the funds to do that type of thing i imagine.

[violet dune]

on gravity anomaly tires would explode

car would flip over

[serene barn]

meh

[broken stag]

it was so good man

[serene barn]

if we can lower the damage we take by some armor upgrade that improves the physical defense. cars can do something too

[broken stag]

i just doubt it would be worth it tbh helis are a better option if you need to move fast which ward has also sneaking a car in the zone is MUCH harder

if cars were worth it i think most of the btrs we see would be in use

[violet dune]

because we play on noob difficulty, anomalies like electric and gravity should just 1 shot skif

[smoky hawk]

they do in Master, pratically

[serene barn]

Ward doesn't sneak anything in. they're on terms with the IPSF or what their name is. so they likely just move whatever into the zone.

[broken stag]

elec does 1 shot all others do like 75-90 percent based on armor

[serene barn]

SIRCAA was built together with governments iirc.

[broken stag]

this place is also a hilly nightmare and would be near impossible to keep a car and or armored car running

[violet dune]

like suppose to be, 1 shotting

[smoky hawk]

it would be much better if Ward was the Military and Skif had a guy on the inside that used to work with him in the SF

instaed of being SIIRCA Personal army

[broken stag]

it makes sense that its a pmc

[smoky hawk]

shut up

[violet dune]

they removed military in general. now its international guards or whatever

[smoky hawk]

https://tenor.com/view/shut-shut-up-shut-it-shush-shut-your-mouth-gif-26635232

[broken stag]

which makes sense

[smoky hawk]

its still the military, always will be

"International Guard"
Look Inside
Comprised of pratically all Ukr local soldiers

[broken stag]

well its makes sense they would get dibs?

its not a un force

[violet dune]

in reality the zone would be so insanly protected by superpower countries, it would be wiped out from all loners, bandits etc

[smoky hawk]

I dont want it to be realistic

[violet dune]

first checkpoiunt would be 100km outside the zone 😄

[serene barn]

i missed the like, accents from the trilogy honestly.

[broken stag]

agreed

[broken stag]

then why complain???

[smoky hawk]

my complaints dont touch it not being realistic tho?

[violet dune]

i want to craft my top tier ammo with poweder bottle and metal sheet alone in the middle of the foggy forest during 3v1 fight :/

[still current]

Craft sucks

[violet dune]

[still current]

Tbh

[violet dune]

ace, shay, oxide will save me

[smoky hawk]

its a good thing you were banned from GSC HQ for chanting "GIVE ME A CRAFTING TABLE" at 3 AM

with a sign

[serene barn]

if there was anything to craft it should be like, molotovs or something lol

[violet dune]

like it would matter to chant anything at GSC 💀

[violet dune]

makes no sense lore wise to craft in stalker, its cheaper to import from outside

you cant put rug in half filled vodka bottle. makes no sense

[broken stag]

tarkov

[serene barn]

sort of fail to see why Skiff couldn't put some rag in a vodka bottle

only thing i'd see being an issue if if the bottle had enough alcohol in it to burn

[violet dune]

he is ex-military veteran who dont know how to clean weapon so pays to some bum 10k coupons to clean it for him... what a princess

[broken stag]

sounds about right

[broken stag]

bro i have rad protection why did sleeping give me full rads

[violet dune]

must be a rads

[broken stag]

i used an artifact that gives rads but i have a counter balance the little bar wasnt full

[serene barn]

hmm, can't remember if you can even go to sleep if actively building rads.

[broken stag]

okay so the artifact gives rad even with protection im assuming i thought i was fine bc idfk the rad bar was half filled

[violet dune]

you cant go sleep hungry even if you didnt slept for 10 days... this is damn good logic

[serene barn]

what bar

[broken stag]

right next to artifacts

[serene barn]

uh, i think as long as there is anything in there. you're building rads lol

[broken stag]

THEN WHY HAVE THE BAR

[violet dune]

maybe artifact in wrong container

[serene barn]

because the more rads you have the more health your lose every second.

[broken stag]

wdym

[broken stag]

WHY HAVE THE BAR IT IMPLIES IF IT REACHS THE TOP THATS BAD

[violet dune]

if your artifact has +rads and its not in secure container on ur armor, you building rads

[serene barn]

because it is bad if it reaches the top?

[broken stag]

which is which

[broken stag]

it wasnt at the top

[serene barn]

if it works the way i think it does.

[violet dune]

secure containers have light green line

[serene barn]

it doesn't need to reach the top.-.

[broken stag]

it doesnt

[serene barn]

the bar is an indicator of how much rads you've got in you.

[broken stag]

im color blind

[broken stag]

how much you get per second

[serene barn]

if you've mismanaged your artifacts. you'll build radiation.

some artifacts emit radiation.

some of them absorb and get rid of it.

[broken stag]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/799865932327157788/1441841481928278220/image.png?ex=69234305&is=6921f185&hm=d7c2cd2e411df9a883a12bbb32180d1e4d88ed4daaaae53a0b2b664ac6f4f9ea&

[violet dune]

like 70% of them have rads

[serene barn]

if your level At least, doesn't level out. then you will build radiation

[broken stag]

are any of these secure? i legit dont know

[violet dune]

no

[broken stag]

im aware im saying the bar says to me "if it doesnt reach the top that means i have wiggle room on rads"

[serene barn]

not secure, secure ones have a metal frame around them as well as green light

[broken stag]

got it thx

[serene barn]

no that likely means you're dying from rads but not quickly lol.

[broken stag]

i woke up with full rads 💀

[violet dune]

https://primagames.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/stalker-2-inventory-menu-weight-limit.jpg

first 3 is secured

[serene barn]

show me a picture of your equipped artifacts then

[broken stag]

it was thunderberry

im aware this was my fault im just saying the bar at least to me said something different

[serene barn]

no the bar is an indicator of your radiation level.

if there is any, you've got rads.

[broken stag]

im aware im saying to me it came off as a "until danger:

[serene barn]

if you have any radiation build up, you'll slowly increase in rads.

radiation levels only dictate how quickly you lose health.

[dreamy dagger]

If you have any radiation build up, you can't get your schlong hard!

But how would you know this without the Encyclopedia!

https://tenor.com/view/laughing-face-itstommylove-stalker-stalker-2-laughing-gif-3682522396447558570

[broken stag]

bruh why does this gun shoot black powder theres so much smoke

[viscid shale]

Sup

[paper bloom]

Okay why am i being shot through glass shard anomalies? I thought the whole point of them is to stop bullets?

[violet dune]

enemy has antiglass ammo

[paper bloom]

This 1.7 update broke collision. Enemies shooting through concrete walls and glass shard anomalies. poltergiest and burers throw objects through walls. Artifacts fall under ground.

[broken stag]

1 step forward 1 step back

[paper bloom]

Guess we'll see if the 1.7.1 fixes any of this

[violet dune]

every major patch had following hotfix patch in few days... its just how it is

[fleet phoenix]

so any idea how i can fix artifacts in s2 not spawning? i keep approaching the artifact location in ||ribs|| and there's a flash of light but no artifact

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/issou-risitas-risitas-issou-marrant-drole-gif-10391379893317752300

[broken stag]

you on pc?

[violet dune]

https://tenor.com/view/lolol-gif-19936286

[plain fiber]

Artifacts are spawning underneath terrain and shit, it's a known issue.

[fleet phoenix]

yup

[broken stag]

no clip into the floor to find it

[fleet phoenix]

any drawbacks of doing it? like preventing cheevos or something like that?

[broken stag]

youll have to mod to allow you to get them still but i started doing it after losing 4 artifacts

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/the-big-short-what-he-said-exactly-gif-21062808

[violet dune]

console mod and no clip to artifact

[broken stag]

doesnt excuse it man

[plain fiber]

I just want a gas mask/helmet overlay GSC, please...

[broken stag]

i dont

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/training-day-denzel-washington-denzel-yes-sir-gif-15829033

[broken stag]

wearing a gasmask whileplaying games SUCKS

[violet dune]

im tired of canned pork, can we get something else?

[plain fiber]

Realistically it would be toggleable, so those of us that want it can have it, and people like you can turn it off.

[broken stag]

when i play tarkov and my guy has a gp5 i wear a gp5 bro its like def and blind

[fleet phoenix]

is the one on the workshop the one i should use

[broken stag]

idk dont use steam workshop just add the tools from nexus

[violet dune]

i also use nexus

[fleet phoenix]

gotcha

[plain fiber]

I want the immersion. Besides, I think Metro proved it can be down without it being obnoxious. I remember the brief period I played Anomaly, I found an addon that had some really great HUD overlays for different helmets/masks.

[broken stag]

worlds WORST redesign

[dreamy dagger]

I see people waring masks out in the open every fking day, go explain it

[broken stag]

ye im just being dumb now i wear the mask irl for immersion and its fun

[broken stag]

full on gas masks???

[violet dune]

i see people wearing masks out in the open every fking day, and smoking cigs

[plain fiber]

Sounds fun...at least for a bit.

[dreamy dagger]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/908584370070241321/985515091413860362/giphy.gif.gif

[fleet phoenix]

can't find a console mod on nexus

[broken stag]

ue4ss

[dreamy dagger]

Cuz there is none

[broken stag]

english

[plain fiber]

How many instances (and recordings) are there of this guy laughing his ass off?

[broken stag]

giving callouts is fun

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/the-wire-bunk-lester-english-interrogate-gif-4207717

[paper bloom]

LOL I've been shooting malachite personnel because they wear the exact same outfit as IPSF! They really gotta change that

[plain fiber]

No they don't?

[fleet phoenix]

where did you get your console from

[violet dune]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/304?tab=files

[paper bloom]

Im standing right next to this malachite guy with ipsf camo gear right now

[dreamy dagger]

A lot

https://tenor.com/view/gorilla-gif-23819133

[fleet phoenix]

thanks

[broken stag]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/799865932327157788/1441841481928278220/image.png?ex=69234305&is=6921f185&hm=d7c2cd2e411df9a883a12bbb32180d1e4d88ed4daaaae53a0b2b664ac6f4f9ea&

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/560

[plain fiber]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure those guys are actually IPSF and are just stationed there as guards. Actual Malachite dudes wear SSP suits.

[violet dune]

ipsf has cool gear

[broken stag]

man i wish people spawned further than 75 meters away really kills the game in open areas

[plain fiber]

100* meters.

[broken stag]

it seems to vary then

[violet dune]

they working on it for patch 2.5

[broken stag]

2028 1.0 comes out

[violet dune]

wait for shay, goona be 300+

[paper bloom]

This IPSF or Malachite guy is at the vehicle station outside malachite, and he's friendly to me. Very confusing when all IPSF are hostile in the lesser zone

[plain fiber]

Expansion of the "online" bubble probably isn't going to happen until after the engine upgrade.

[paper bloom]

Why haven't they expanded it gradually.

[violet dune]

it gonna happen for pc next week

[broken stag]

hoping for feb on this bc the zone feels more alive but not og alive

[dreamy dagger]

February 2026 physical editions anyone?!

https://tenor.com/view/laughing-colin-jost-saturday-night-live-cracking-up-hilarious-gif-25915499

[broken stag]

i forget how ugly the bmp 2 is

[violet dune]

i dont like how AI moves, feels so braindead

[broken stag]

feels wrong

[paper bloom]

Has anyone noticed npcs getting stuck a lot more? Fleshes are running in place like they're constantly slipping, and Bloodsuckers are break dancing, even seen bandits bust some moves

[fleet phoenix]

uhh is there any way to keep achievements active when having mods or

[steep bloom]

I scammed the bro, I was supposed to bring something to a place for a side quest, one dude wanted to buy it for legendary weapon, I gave it to him, took the weapon and offed him with it.
I took the mission thing back from him and got extra rewards behind a door and now I'm gonna complete the mission

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/shaking-my-head-steve-harvey-steve-on-watch-upset-unhappy-gif-16817330

[violet dune]

because its not scripted and most likely will always happen. AI director simulates and than renders in 100m bubble. and AI experts correct me

[valid umbra]

Should i kill the Shar or Roosey?

[paper bloom]

What does that have to do with npcs getting stuck in place though?

[dreamy dagger]

Both, then commit selfkill

Commit allahu kekbar!

https://tenor.com/view/big-lebowski-laughing-hysterically-gif-12793962

[violet dune]

https://tenor.com/view/im-not-lyin-im-not-lying-not-lying-truth-real-gif-11760206

[violet dune]

it means its simulated and just rendered and AI stucks on something

[plain fiber]

Look at it this way: The IPSF grunts at Malachite are there to protect the scientists from hostiles. Lots of stalkers do jobs for Malachite, so they're probably under different orders than the guys stationed at a border region like the Lesser Zone.

[violet dune]

if it was scripted like in linear games. NPC would have clear path to walk, but now in S2 they just rendered here

[paper bloom]

But they only get stuck when they enter combat. Their pathing is sometimes broken but i've never seen them get stuck outside of combat

[paper bloom]

Yeah i guess that makes sense

[violet dune]

idk, im not a dev.

[broken stag]

guys how do i get back up from the nvg3b spot

[plain fiber]

IPSF guards the facility itself, Spark guards the scientists when they go on expeditions into the Zone.

[violet dune]

ladder?

[broken stag]

its up

[violet dune]

lock on the ladder?

[paper bloom]

theres a lever inside

[broken stag]

nvm the lever was bugged and didnt let me poke it the first time

[violet dune]

ah yeah, next to the door

they could have just had lock on the ladder... but no they need some kind of lever

[paper trail]

did those homing electric anomalies becoming more aggressive? one followed me super far no chance to escape. how are you even doing this in master difficulty.

[paper bloom]

Remove your artifacts, put them in inventory.

[mellow marsh]

Howdy

[paper trail]

is it homing towards artifacts?

[paper bloom]

Towards yours, the game never mentions this or hints at it anywhere

[broken stag]

one thing im suprised about is the fact no one has gotten a btr working and or stole its main gun

[weary hedge]

Welcome

[mellow marsh]

Thank yah :)

[paper trail]

oh wow. Good to know. I will try that

I just thought to myself that it must be super duper annoying playing master difficulty not knowing that detail especially when you meet scar

[violet dune]

someone stolen all cable copper in 1.7\

bandits working double shift

[lilac crown]

I’ve been having an absurd amount of fun with this game

[paper trail]

me too. since I fixed my cpu problems I play on almost 100% 60 fps with framegen 120

[weary hedge]

What have you enjoyed most?

[lilac crown]

As of right now I love snorks

It hits me with a lovely sense of nostalgia

[paper trail]

Is there a way to play master difficulty without the expedition saving nonsense? (I get the challenge for master difficulty) I just want to have the game more difficult than veteran but still saving mid game without exiting the game

[atomic yew]

Have the devs said anything about the artifacts spawning under the terrain? Having a blast with the game but every artifact except 1 has spawned under the terrain, so don’t really feel like continue playing until it’s fixed.

[violet dune]

pc has mod

[paper trail]

save to use or buggy?

[violet dune]

i dont use, i cant tell

[weary hedge]

Hella. They are one of my favorite mutants

[lilac crown]

I just got to the part where I’m entering the swamps, I can already tell I’ve barely scratched the surface

[robust pendant]

Its most likely going to be fixed on the next patch. Many had the same problem. You can still report it to #s2-support if you want, in case they havent gotten the message hehe. Or so as to make it a bigger priority

[lilac crown]

My only complaint is the lack of a faction system

[paper bloom]

Snorks hit like trucks on master

[weary hedge]

Haha yeah lol you haven’t even gotten a quarter way through. There are a ton of easily missable side quests and unique encounters everywhere.

[atomic yew]

Alright, I’ll guess I’ll hold on a week or two then but man I really wanna continue but sucks not being able to grab the artifacts lol

[paper bloom]

They said the update comes out next week

[lilac crown]

I stumbled upon the gravi artifact and it’s lowkey a game changer

[paper trail]

without patch 1.6 and 1.7 swamp was such a menace. infested with mutants on veteran difficulty complete ressource drain with no return because back then no mutant ressources could be gathered.

[serene barn]

i really wish a litttle that there'd be like, some sort of consequence for like, killing people that didn't exactly deserve it or like not returning people's things to them if you originally said you would

[lilac crown]

So I missed out on some horrific experience eh? Also 10 hours in and I just found out guides are fast travel points

[broken stag]

BRO BUERS ARE SUCH BS

i legit am soft locked by its killing me through a wall and its gun melts me in 1 second

[weary hedge]

If you ever need an extra weight artifact there is a unique one called “weird water” found only around midnight in the swampy marshes near the sircaa entrance

[paper bloom]

Lol where is this burer?

[broken stag]

one of the undergorund lab bits in chemical plant

[paper trail]

I had one burer bugging out on me and going away from me instead of ambushing me. So I knifed it

[lilac crown]

I typically travel very light but I’ll def wonder out that way!

[broken stag]

its gun kills me in 3 shots even with armor

[paper trail]

yeah it was horrible. I was happy to go away from the swamp. not anymore though xD. Oh and of course NPCs could shoot you through the reed

[broken stag]

grenades dont work bc he throws them back through walls at me

[paper bloom]

lmao, yeah I hate fighting them rn. I would say stay behind walls to avoid the gun, but then they just throw shit through walls so lmfao

[onyx meadow]

will factions remember me if i murder randoms i see walking around? will they eventually shoot on sight

[broken stag]

i cant even use my shotty bc he steals it so im just using skifs pistol and wiating

[lilac crown]

I know my next playthrough will be a veteran expedition

[paper bloom]

I think I lead a burer outside and just sniped him with the three line rifle till he died, they cant throw stuff at you or pull your gun if you're a certain distance away

[weary hedge]

Good luck and have fun stalker. Also another good thing to know is once you’ve entered sircaa and completed that part of the game, a great number of side quests become unavailable so tread with caution

[brisk mason]

I wish the devs would fix poltergeists. They can hit you with things going through the walls which I believe is a bug.

[paper bloom]

and I really hate the stealing weapon in this game. In Call of Pripyat they would lower your stamina and then make you drop your gun, because you had to have low stamina before they could take your gun. Now it doesnt matter they just grab it

[onyx meadow]

i saw somewhere that they were working on a fix for this but could be wrong

[drifting bear]

#📜┃gsc-answers message

[pseudo gate]

I'm really excited for swamps on master
Gotta deck out spas14 for this one
Also self imposed challenge of not wearing faction armor unless I'm in bed with said faction (like spark or ward) works wonders to get me to appreciate different suits I never worn before

[lilac crown]

Yeah my current plan is to do a little playthrough on regular and then my next one I’ll have a major focus on hitting every sidequest

[pseudo gate]

Too bad there are no system for npcs to recognize what you're wearing and behaving accordingly
Like ward doesn't mind you wearing falcon or diamond

[serene barn]

i guess it's no wonder that they've promised 1.71 or what it was, soon already with what i'm hearing about the state of the game.

[pseudo gate]

If you're a relatively new stalker you should've seen what it was on 1.0....

Nowadays bugs are relatively tame in comparison

[paper bloom]

It's cause your faction patch is removed. I only recently noticed this. I've even seen some other stalkers with the patch removed too

[serene barn]

i played 1.0

[karmic vector]

Hey guys new player just downloaded the trilogy on ps5 and am currently 1 day into my first run on SOC and I have a few questions if someone can possibly answer them for me

[pseudo gate]

Oooh, that cool, I never noticed this
Although npcs shure have an eagle eye to notice the lack of the patch when you're in bushes somewhere
Still tho, it's my third playthrough so might aswell use something that is not diamond

[paper bloom]

Also you can see the faction patch removed when you're climbing a ladder btw

[pseudo gate]

Rn I'm rocking explorer suit and it ain't half bad for the garbage zone
Plan on getting sunrise after and then we'll see
Probably falcon since it's my crazy unc Scar playthrough

Too bad spark has neither a base nor an exosuit

[karmic vector]

I’m having issue with inventory management someone help me

[weary hedge]

SSP-100I Survey maxed out is the closest thing to an exo spark produces that the player can use. It holds up incredibly well in Pripyat

[karmic vector]

Is there any place to stash loot on SOC?

[pseudo gate]

I used ssp100 discovery my last run, but ye, heard only good things about survey

[pseudo gate]

Yep, but stashes are not transferable

[pseudo gate]

Also pripyat on master should be a blast
In every sense of the word

[karmic vector]

Im playing on ps5 my weight is always like 48/50 and i have some decent stuff i just dont want to use it right now but i also walk around super slow so like fallout is there anywhere i can put some of my stuff and come back to it later

I’m only a day into the game never played it before

[weary hedge]

Those Gauss rifles aren’t gonna feel too good😂

[marsh iron]

just pick a favourite chest anywhere, there is one right by the campfire in rookie village for example

[karmic vector]

Also if I post a pic can someone tell me what to sell and what to keep unless your just supposed to play this game super heavy and walk around slow