☢┃stalker-general

[steep bloom]

Noooo cat!!

[eternal cosmos]

So there was Soviets, Americans, Chinese etc.

[floral elm]

NOOOOOI MR KATE NOOOOOO

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/meow-meow-cat-donuts-gif-25476426

[keen terrace]

That is all that was needed for you to do

[steep bloom]

NOOOOOOOOOOO, you evil monster it-it could've made it why didn't u help it

[sand hawk]

But thats not what we says dude seriously ur a grown ass man dont act like this and this dude work at ICE…

[steep bloom]

Thx for saving it bro

[cyan sparrow]

Okay enough you all!

Sammy boy says:

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/soggy-cat-shark-ssoggycat-curseforge-minecraft-gif-10127735356643084535

[steep bloom]

Here's some coupons +500 coupons

[gentle citrus]

YEA thanks of him i can sell my kits for 200%

[keen terrace]

Sorry, but anything related to russian is pretty sensitive to us, especially when it is said in a positive form, that is one of the reasons why rule about no russian is being watched in here

[cyan sparrow]

I'm getting more hits on daiting by updating the bio with 'CL30 6000mhz'

[keen terrace]

So I told not to use it, it is in the rules

You do what I told

Easy as that

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/sad-ant-with-bindle-bindle-with-sad-ant-sad-ant-ant-sad-gif-7241997155403641103

[cobalt fiber]

And he’s a grown ass man who can surely and simply pipe down

[hardy totem]

I think it's about to get back on topic

[sacred cedar]

I literally just named my childhood drinks I didn't even put any form of positive or negative connotation to it, you're just overly invested in this because of your feelings

[proven hollow]

let's talk about belgians

[cobalt fiber]

Since people want to bandwagon this shit - if you continue to argue with moderators ill dish out mutes so you have somebody else to blame

That is all

[keen terrace]

I'm not gonna continue that

[proven hollow]

they'd fit in the zone very well

[vernal lily]

Damn, if it was this easy to get myself muted. Now I know ! !

[sacred cedar]

Yeah you should definitely take some time off of discord I agree

[vernal lily]

Still waiting for that 2 week iron pan to the head

[hardy totem]

Stop this discussion and get back on topic

[keen terrace]

wait, what pan

[frigid hill]

basednano has been muted for 12 hours

Reason: take some time off, multiple warnings

Muted until · Dec 16, 2025, 12:07 AM

[vernal lily]

DAMN he got it before I did ! !

[cobalt fiber]

Let him blame someone else now too

[proven hollow]

try harder bro

[keen terrace]

why the hell would you need to be muted 😭

[cyan sparrow]

Okay, when pacz 1.8 before 1.7.2?

[floral elm]

I hunger for patch too brother

[vernal lily]

Getting put out of my misery before the year ends ! ! !

[proven hollow]

do you crave the patch like you crave the forbidden lamp, brother?

[floral elm]

Yes brother

But I think we wont get anything, it's Esther this week or nothin

[proven hollow]

you must resist it, brother, the light is the cäll of death!

[brazen arch]

gsc answers so quiet lately, do u guys think something big is coming.

[keen terrace]

Something always comes before New Year, always had been

[floral elm]

I years forbidden låmp brother

I must go on my path of enlightenment

[tiny merlin]

Glad that toxic discussion is over. Let's talk about something happy and pleasant, like why is it always a good choice to hate on Gamma players?

[floral elm]

Fingers crossed, it would be great. I heard some speculation about trailer like ,,bullet and bolts" trailer we got around that time a year back

[vernal lily]

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

[oblique igloo]

good actor scar

[vernal lily]

Too much hopium, and we might as well end up like those guys at Half Life !

[floral elm]

There is a small bit of copium left that we will get 1.8 this week with side quests

[floral elm]

Their subreddit after TGA:

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/laughingcat-cat-laughing-meme-cat-laughing-at-someone-cat-laughing-wheezing-cat-wheezing-gif-9998732734790196672

[keen terrace]

[keen terrace]

We believe

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/561153910891347968/1304414938118357042/Monolith-pray-stalker2.gif

[floral elm]

Oh please mol1t please may we have some announcment left this year

Please mol1t

https://tenor.com/view/picklejuicelover69-gif-1483426411005875907

[cyan sparrow]

Just to remind them about the real good game where you don't do micro mgm inventory 90% of the time.

[proven hollow]

Announcing OP2.2 official partner of GSC

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/huh-cat-cat-huh-small-cat-huh-what-gif-2593177363967991691

[floral elm]

Im about to get aneurysm trying to find advanced tools I swear

[cyan sparrow]

Play Stalker 2! Problem solved, and Robo will be happy!

[floral elm]

Im saving my next playthrough for future updates but I'm really eager to jump back into the game

[proven hollow]

that's not true, people playing stalker 2 doesn't make me happy, it makes me neutral, it's people playing gamma that makes me judge them

[feral sigil]

Hello stalkers

[floral elm]

Hello

[vernal lily]

Time to hop on that gamma guys !

[proven hollow]

i cräve the forbidden multiplayer

[floral elm]

I crave the forbidden ARG continuation

No new clues for weeks

[oblique igloo]

if they subtitled it in Italian it's possible that no one, even with AI, would open up the player base even more

[oblique igloo]

hiiiiii

[sly ocean]

Were do i get more 7.62 Ammo?

[oblique igloo]

but these ammunitions had not been removed or am I wrong

[feral horizon]

I know SoC had better A-life than Stalker for over a year but at the same time, SoC is actually a pretty small game. That's why I think Stalker 2 is better at this point.

[oblique igloo]

fn2000 it would be really nice to have it was a really cool weapon

LA85 i dont remember

[proven hollow]

SoC a-life was barely functional

[sand leaf]

some of the dialogues are kinda comical on master mode

[Attack] and you die instantly after pressing it

[feral horizon]

I barely noticed it when I first played it. Like once your done with lab x-18 and x-16 you're basically ready to go north where there is basically no exploration.

[feral sigil]

My favorite game is cop then stalker 2

[upbeat steppe]

do we think we’ll be getting a surprise update before EOY? 👀

[proven hollow]

the mods/testers are all being very giddy about something

but what it is? only they know

[feral horizon]

I like CoP to but I wish the story was better and there was more to do in pripyat. Kinda feels like a collection of good side quests.

[feral sigil]

Agreed brother but it was the first one i played and you know first love is forever

A sequel never feels the same again whether its a game or a movie

[feral horizon]

One thing I wish Stalker 2 and the rest of the vanilla games had was better trading with npc's in the field. In Stalker Lost Alpha, you can buy full stacks of ammo from npc's and actually sell them guns.

[oblique igloo]

but we always hope it's a gift given the support we give to the game which still has its 10k players

[proven hollow]

yeah for a singleplayer game stalker 2 is remaining surprisingly active, but then again so have the OG's for many, many years

[shell kite]

how can i gt rid of the MEDIA channel i muted it set notificatiosn to none and it still pings me

[proven hollow]

remove your media role here: https://discord.com/channels/504587323577729024/1313899638591328358

not entirely sure if it removes it tbh when you remove the emote...

[tiny merlin]

Despite everything, S2 is a solid, immersive experience, not for everyone, that is for sure, but it is a solid game, basically like no other on the market right now, going 10K players strong (not counting the console players even) seems like a big sucess

[shell kite]

il try thanks

i never had that role 😭

[scenic quarry]

Honestly the game is about decisions, decisions and more decisions, and dying 215 times

Evrrytime i find an artifact i always sell it, is this a good decision?

[tardy belfry]

playing s2 for the first time....does the flashlight actually suck or am i wrong ?

[sand leaf]

it does suck

[tardy belfry]

i wonder if i should use a mod for it

that flashlight is almost comparable to metro's lighter

[sand leaf]

esp if you're outside trying to look into a building, then the flashlight just makes things darker

[scenic quarry]

Get an NVG, much better

[tardy belfry]

i'll be honest i actually dont like using nvg. At least in soc

[sand leaf]

NVG ruins the vibe

[tardy belfry]

i liked how the world looked with the flashlight

[tiny merlin]

@tiny merlin depends, there are some lucrative quests from bartenders that reward you up to 30k cupons, for bringing them a specific artifact. I always keep at lest one of each artifact in my stash for those quests. But you can just sell them if you know ypu wont use them, that is allso fine

[tardy belfry]

but s2's flashlight is really getting on my nerve and the viewmodel is so close up

is it supposed to be like that too ?

[scenic quarry]

What the best places to find artifacts? I usually go to areas thats litered with anomalies

[scenic quarry]

Survival> vibe lmao

[eternal cosmos]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/221

[tiny merlin]

Those are the places to look for them, there are lots of them on the whole map, and after some time you can visit them again, because the artifacts respawn there

[eternal cosmos]

All areas with anomalys that are depicted on PDA when you discover them, artefacts respawn after few days

[scenic quarry]

Well shit

Tbh it sucks that fast travel dont exist, when i get loot i gotta walk my heavy ass to the nearest vendor 1km away from me and dodging bandits and mutants

[tiny merlin]

There are maps online, that show those areas that respawn artifacts, its a good thing to look them up if ypu plan on artifact hunting

[eternal cosmos]

ehhmmm

[eternal cosmos]

There is fast travel you must talk to the guide xD

[scenic quarry]

The guide also 1km from me

[tiny merlin]

That is the way Stalker works, you have to consider what is worth to cary back to the vendors. Later in the gsme you will swim in cupons, no need to cary every item back

[scenic quarry]

Currently swimming in 20k

Never have i ran out of coupons

[eternal cosmos]

that's the way you must play, you can also wait for the modders to make more accesible fast travel 🙂

[scenic quarry]

I also got the NVG 2 took me srlling some stuff and completeing that mission where i gotta kill bandits that took out some Freedom guys

[tiny merlin]

The Guides prices depend on your reputation with that specyfic settlement, it drops significantlly after makim them green(good reputation)

[scenic quarry]

Yrah i just recently found out why the vwndors are green i thought they were infected or smth lmao

[lofty coyote]

i finally went to the red forest

and i hate it

[frigid hill]

gub0213 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[lofty coyote]

i apologize 💔

i said a bad word 🤤

[tiny merlin]

Funny enough, for me the Red Forest and the Swamps are like the two most oppressive areas in the whole game. I think it's because of the limited visibility due to the trees and bushes, you never know what enemy will jump on you next

[lofty coyote]

god forbid i wanna see some red trees dude 💔

[cyan sparrow]

Still no update?

[tiny merlin]

2.0 just came out

[main jewel]

wgat

[main jewel]

if they look around certain color like orange its probably cause you have a colorblindness setting thing

also 2.0 for what

[lofty coyote]

im pretty sure the orange thing is an actual thing that happened to the trees by chernobyl

[main jewel]

The easiest 4 quick artifacts are: (1) Sphere Comm Hub (2) Magnetic Cave (3) Deaf Meadow (4) Old Mill Underground

these respawn

[main jewel]

no i mean if your trees arent red like they look orange in game i know its real

they are supposed to be red

theres a colorblindness color correction setting that makes red shaded colors look way more orange

[lofty coyote]

i said that because i tend to die to zombies

i hate them alot

[main jewel]

zombies have the shortest detection range if your not right infront of them i believe

you can pretty much crouch walk behind them for awhile without being seen

but usually they also dont notice when you execute a zombie right behind them so executing them is easy

[proven hollow]

zombies are great for stabbing, ez loot

[tiny merlin]

Let me just say, that zombies that talk > zombies that just scream/make noises. Like, it's so creepy when you hear a zombie talking about "Going home" and that "He is sorry daddy is late", love the way zombies are shown in s2

[cobalt fiber]

George A Romero era zombies >

Literally anything else

https://tenor.com/view/bub-day-of-the-dead-zombie-zombie-apocalypse-zombies-gif-16959535

[crisp mango]

So, Ive got the game pre ordered, downloaded it and yeah, we all know about the release. In my first playthrough, ive done the main missions until point of no return. Now im thinking about giving it a try again. Is it worth it or should i still wait to get a worth waiting better experience?
Problems that i mostly had were game crashes and a -life

[tiny merlin]

I think if you want a "best" experience, it's a good idea to wait for the first DLC, probably early next year. As the game is now, it is a great product. For me personally, I love it, but it has some bugs, so I think it is worth it to wait a little while, especially if you already waited this long

[crisp mango]

Thank you for that advice

[tiny merlin]

Wooo, update tomorow? O.o

[carmine star]

?

[tiny merlin]

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/12/15/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-drops-a-free-story-and-content-update-on-dec-16/

[carmine star]

I'll wait until official statement on discord

And I hope burgers and poltergeist are fixed in this next update

[arctic blade]

Do you guys still have the Partner gun quest locked in inventory? After that update?

[sand pond]

Does master difficulty increase hunger?

Skif starves to death after just an in-game hour without breakfast after sleeping.

Probably the hungriest of all protagonists

[tame gazelle]

that is norwegian for bugs galore

[arctic blade]

@sand pond I be heard that difficulties do change this parameter, but haven't tried

[sand pond]

Well, I've played on stalker in my first playthrough. But it was on 1.0 release.
On second one I play on master, from the 1.7.
And wow, food is actually pretty important now, especially after sleeping.

[vapid galleon]

rise and shine strider, rise ans shine

[arctic blade]

@sand pond crazy that you already play master, I struggle at Stalker mode 🤣🤣

[steep bloom]

Sometimes I wish the zone was real, if it was I'd probably sneak in

[floral elm]

What??? Chat is this real??

[steep bloom]

I'd risk dying? Ye, but what do i care

[tiny merlin]

Not confirmed on any other social media yet, from what I checked

[steep bloom]

Yooo peak

[floral elm]

WTF THERE IS A YT VIDEO TRAILER ON PS YOUTUBE ACCOUNT

ITS BANSAI

[steep bloom]

Sony did it again, they messed up and leaked stuff

[floral elm]

HAHAHAAHAH

[steep bloom]

Like they leaked Leon being second MC of requiem

[slow crypt]

is this real???

[lusty gazelle]

lol new free content update from sony

[floral elm]

YEEEEESSSSS

[steep bloom]

Ye probably but its leaked, sooo company will announce it sooner or later atp

[slow crypt]

wtf like is bait?

[steep bloom]

Sony messed up again😭

[floral elm]

Lmao its non public

[steep bloom]

?

[floral elm]

Video so it is leaked

[floral elm]

Yt trailer, it's set as non public

[steep bloom]

U said or someone said it was official sony YouTube account

[steep bloom]

Ohhh mb gang

[floral elm]

It is official, but video itself is non public - you need a link to ee it

ITS REALLL ONE PIECE IS REALLLL

[slow crypt]

jajaja

[floral elm]

Omg gsc peakworld is at it again

Its gonna be amazing christmas present

[proven hollow]

what in holy leakage is this

[floral elm]

New quests, locations A HUB in red forest - just what we neededd

[floral elm]

[proven hollow]

More bugs for christmas?! Exactly what i wanted!

[steep bloom]

THE MONILITH, THE MONOLITH IS REEEEEEAAAAL

-# stalker version of the meme, I made it now, do yall like it?

[sand pond]

Well, on a second playthrough, once you know how game works, it's significantly easier. You know what awaits you further on the quests, you know where all the good loot is, you know what guns are good and what are bad. How enemies work.

So yea, I've decided to check out how it plays on master.
After a year of patches and fixes.

Economy is rough, but surprisingly manageable, if you spend your money well.
Gives weak weapons time to shine, because they are... cheaper to repair, helps save money.

But one thing that I absolutely hate on master difficulty - is how anomalies are punishing now.
Unless you pumped up your protection to the brim - most of them are instant death.
Out of 250 deaths I have now, most of them are anomalies.

[floral elm]

I know it was worth it to chronically check discord, telegram and other news

[bitter plover]

in Burnt Forest, not Red

[floral elm]

Sorry mb

But yes we need hub there

[bitter plover]

deffinitely

[floral elm]

Thank you sony, very cool

[quaint umbra]

Shadow drop tomorrow? 😱

[tiny merlin]

No wonder the 1.7.1. took so long, they were working on this, nice

[floral elm]

I want expecting it at all

At this scale, amazing

[bitter plover]

btw, i dont think its leak or too early release of post. I think we will have dicord ping from GSC pretty soon also

[tiny merlin]

Yup, same

[proven hollow]

they\re also working on the engine update alongside it

[floral elm]

HOPIUM IS BACK

[floral elm]

Its so stalking back

[proven hollow]

but tomorrow already is quite surprising

[stuck marlin]

See that's what I want tomorrow 😛

[tiny merlin]

RIP my Tainted Grail playthrought

[proven hollow]

wonder if it also includes a fix for the issues... burers throwing stuff through walls, not being able to lift up that one body during the quest, etc 😛

[stuck marlin]

I'm waiting for the engine update to hop in again because I don't know if it'll break saves

[floral elm]

Would be great

[arctic blade]

Nice tips @sand pond yep, I m running on my 2nd playtrough and I do get better management, but in my first playtrough I didn't get that partner gun, but now as I unfortunately let monoliths invading the Zalisya zone I m stuck with that extra 5kg with almost no use

[proven hollow]

and i also hope the quests will be added seamlessly into existing saves...

[coral dirge]

lol just finished the main quest mission in Burned Forest and already left, good timing for them to add a hub

[bitter plover]

why wouldnt they

new quests (like Honta) were always added into existing saves

[proven hollow]

can't wait for the new quest line to bug out 20 minutes into it cause some door won't open

[cyan sparrow]

Image our faces when we actually will be able to complete the new quest

[quaint umbra]

The stlaker experience

[ancient fractal]

Why is spark so goated?

[stuck marlin]

If there's stuff like stash changes it was impacted by patches

[visual mortar]

blark

[stuck marlin]

So might depend on location

[cyan sparrow]

So Sony leaked the update or it was intentional?

[slow crypt]

yea leak

[bitter plover]

it doesnt matter. There might be things affected by having it on already existing save, but it will still add new quest into existing one

[slow crypt]

from the blog brhuuuuu play station moment

[bitter plover]

its not leak. Read it, its supposed to be released today clearly

[ancient fractal]

Goated Sony as usual

[proven hollow]

provided the blog is still up, it either isn't a leak or they are really slow with noticing and removing it

[bitter plover]

btw, Mozi already posted trailer for this patch on Twitter

[dreamy dagger]

Oh no not another discount...

WHERE IS THE PROMISED CONTENT FOR THE END OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!

[proven hollow]

tomorrow

[bitter plover]

so its not leak

[bitter plover]

im talking about this blog post, not the patch

[tiny merlin]

Leaked before time it was suposed to be shown, because the video is private, you cant view it without a link

[quaint umbra]

Sony needs some maxi pads to help with the leakage

[ancient fractal]

More discounts

[proven hollow]

i got that as a wrote it, brainfart

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/copium-cat-gif-27161395

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/brilliante-sau-rick-dalton-leonardo-di-caprio-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-tears-gif-16802802

[bitter plover]

the blog is clearly worded in a way, that the blog post was supposed to be released today

[shadow token]

How can a ps get an announcement of the new content before oficial discord

[tiny merlin]

They messed up the time zones or something probablly

[cunning vault]

.

[ancient fractal]

Goated

[bitter plover]

Link to trailer
https://x.com/Stalker2News/status/2000588767346692388?s=20

[cyan sparrow]

New hub in the Burnt Forest region

[ancient fractal]

Wdym

[shadow token]

https://youtu.be/4KCLiw3e-b8?si=KaAvJqhRUX7t2M_L

[cyan sparrow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KCLiw3e-b8

[crude hawk]

It's on all platforms before people ask lol

[proven hollow]

when second free content update though?

[cyan sparrow]

hotfix for free content when?

[shadow token]

gsc have been working hard this year, i'm glad i spend my money on this

[proven hollow]

smh promising binoculars before end of 2025 and then giving us some free content instead like what is GSC even doing

[cyan sparrow]

hehe write a complain

[bitter plover]

clearly binocs will come with UE update, which will come after new year. There was line, that things might be postponed till new year.

[crude hawk]

It's better then them not working on anything so it's better then other company's in my opinion

[coral dirge]

Binocs will only come when they figure out the A life stuff

[cyan sparrow]

I still have hopes for pole dancing nuns at Rostok Bar

[shadow token]

why are you that obssesed with binoc having long scopes

[tiny merlin]

Binoculars will be a paid DLC

[cyan sparrow]

True stalker, stalks neighbors

[wicked magnet]

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/12/15/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-drops-a-free-story-and-content-update-on-dec-16/ is this true?

[harsh jungle]

big if true

[carmine star]

Adds Binocs, enemys now shoot you from from space.

[cyan sparrow]

Tag gsc, bc none of us here is brave enough

[shadow token]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KCLiw3e-b8 nein that's fake

[coral dirge]

only thing I miss about the binocs is the little target outline that helped you tell friend or foe. wasn't useful back then, but everyone looks a little samey now lol.

[bitter plover]

its official Sony post, of course its true

[azure dove]

So is there a big update tomorrow or what

[harsh jungle]

someone ask gsc and see if it’s real

[proven hollow]

yeah, sony wouldn't lie

[shadow token]

it's weird cause i was yesterday walking on a specific building and thinking.... this looks exactly like a rebuildeable place for basement, and here we go, probably some places like this will have npc traders after do specific tasks

[proven hollow]

@waxen marten is it real?

[tiny merlin]

Some intern at Sony is going to have a bad day

[wicked magnet]

Why we didn't get a announce about it

[cyan sparrow]

Praise Robo for his braveness!

[harsh jungle]

good question

[tiny merlin]

Sony messed up

[crude hawk]

Yes that is true since they wouldn't of done that if it wasn't true

[shadow token]

they're working on the content while Sony was working on the announcement

[oblique igloo]

the only thing is to ask a mol1t

[bitter plover]

we will rly soon most probably

[waxen marten]

Real talk

[dreamy dagger]

Its crazy they promised BUT I HIGHLY DOUBT THEY WILL DELIVER IT THIS YEAR

[cyan sparrow]

Mol1t typing.... XD

[shadow token]

[harsh jungle]

is it true

[proven hollow]

nice

[waxen marten]

some of exclusive stories for our PlayStation friends

[oblique igloo]

It seems strange to me that on PC nothing and PS5 they do free updates, very very strange

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/laughingcat-cat-laughing-meme-cat-laughing-at-someone-cat-laughing-wheezing-cat-wheezing-gif-9998732734790196672

[proven hollow]

wait, hold up, only for ps5?

[shadow token]

what ?

[bitter plover]

Jesus ppl. Its SONYs website. Like you act like its some rumour or something. Of course its true

[oblique igloo]

only ps5

[dreamy dagger]

@waxen marten Can you tell me why I don't have music in the frikkin game?

[harsh jungle]

so some for them and none for us on Xbox and pc?

[waxen marten]

update is not PS exclusive, news are

[bitter plover]

its just basicaly exclusive interview about patch, thats all

[cyan sparrow]

Turn the volume up in the settings

[waxen marten]

stop panicking

[vernal lily]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1308034374473617459/1449983296489525278/1765773357045.gif

[crude hawk]

It's for all platforms but Sony always gives it early to show people

[quaint umbra]

Every time @waxen marten speaks I am pregenate

[dreamy dagger]

Everything is at 100%, no MUSIC AT ALL ingame, only in the menu

[cyan sparrow]

Cannot handle the tension!

[waxen marten]

what a way to go

[proven hollow]

but we like panicking it's our favorite pasttime in this chat

[shadow token]

weird i have music, maybe some mods problems

[dreamy dagger]

Never installed a mod for this game, fresh save too

[quaint umbra]

Grounds for ban

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/gerara-here-man-gerara-gerarahere-gerara-here-gif-1016063380612785665

[shadow token]

try to start a new game, trigger the combat music and then load your old save

[oblique igloo]

anyway a got ps5 we'll see tomorrow if there will be any downloads

[dreamy dagger]

BUT I HAVE TO WATCH THE FRIKKIN INTRO AGAIN....

Let me skip....................

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/club-penguin-ghosthy-hi-hello-wave-gif-10017453

[quaint umbra]

No skip4u

[shadow token]

let me Skif

[crude hawk]

😂 im on Xbox

[lofty wolf]

Does Stalker still look like ass on Xbox series x

[harsh jungle]

fr

[cyan sparrow]

Wasn't your words that you like to 'watch' hehe

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-my-god-speechless-speechless-face-itstommylove-stalker-gif-14353048749899083759

[quaint umbra]

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/doug-walker-nostalgia-nostalgia-critic-office-stop-gif-27668178

[proven hollow]

got 'm

[dreamy dagger]

I like to watch OnlyArtifacts, though

[proven hollow]

I like onlySid

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/different-strokes-gary-coleman-oops-gif-15811482

[oblique igloo]

It's a good end-of-year gift, everything is fine, as long as nothing breaks and maybe they even fix the bureaucrats who throw things through the walls

[proven hollow]

it is not fine, it is panic

[cyan sparrow]

Lexa wait! Don't throw all anime chars on him yet! Hes jesting around!

[river chasm]

Looks like the mystery of the ARG will finally be solved

[mossy scaffold]

Any news on next patch 1.8?

[oblique igloo]

panic chat

[shadow token]

idk

[cyan sparrow]

Good morning

[shadow token]

will the free content be 1.7xxxx or 1.8?

[oblique igloo]

1.7.5

[proven hollow]

1.7.1.blegh

[dreamy dagger]

69.69 when?

[crude hawk]

1.7 just came out last week or something so give them time

[mossy scaffold]

@cyan sparrow morning

[shadow token]

i read somewhere that the 1.8 would be the engine swap so probably in a few months

[cyan sparrow]

I knoweit you like to watch, specially 69

[coral dirge]

wonder what the new iteration of UE will be like.

[river chasm]

If this is not 1.8 I would expect 1.8 in Jan/Feb

[indigo stone]

Next stalker game should be named Stalker 3: The rise of reactor

[crude hawk]

It would be in 2026 when next patch most likely comes out when new dlc comes out

[shadow token]

grounded swap the engine to the same version as stalker going to and the performance changes were drastically improves

[mossy scaffold]

Yeah I know I love the Devs they’re amazing just want to know about the anomalies under the map.

[main jewel]

i used the wrong sticker

i ment

[burnt bridge]

Wouldn’t adding new content require better performance?

[waxen marten]

hey, we are working on that issue, hopefully we will purge them from the dwarf lands

[smoky hawk]

what

[cyan sparrow]

I'm curious if 7 locations to explore will be something what isn't now accessible

[mossy scaffold]

@waxen marten Thanks brotha 🙏🏿🙏🏿. I know you guys have a process but any chance it will be her before the holiday?

[shadow token]

will the pixelated part of the map be avaible?

[coral dirge]

STALKER: Uncensored

[wicked magnet]

They aren't new locations they're PoIs

[oblique igloo]

hey are already existing places that will be populated at least that's what's written in the ps5 blog

[proven hollow]

we're almost halfway to the stalker 2 1.0 release at this rate

[hard nacelle]

Stalker fishing 😁

[main jewel]

i wan dlc already

[coral dirge]

the video that was on Youtube seemed to indicate like new "dungeons" or something, a mine in Red Forest and something else

not sure if they were just inaccessible before

[bitter plover]

based on Sony blog, its repopulating old areas and probably changing some areas already in game. Its not like entirely new locations in areasy, that werent in game before

[oblique igloo]

but it's strange that they don't post an announcement here on discord bha

[river chasm]

If there are brand new spots they were not spoiled at least

[hard nacelle]

Has there ever been talk about adding a vehicle?

[coral dirge]

might be a time delay thing as part of the deal with Sony since Sony evidently gets some news releases ahead of everyone else

[bitter plover]

bcs this is not announcement. Its blog post of interview with GSC about the patch. It acts as announcement, but its not announcement per se. And Molit said, that its exclusive to Sony this post

[river chasm]

No but it would be sick to have a bike

[oblique igloo]

ok ok

[coral dirge]

Think any sort of implementation is impractical right now, especially with anomaly placements

[hard nacelle]

Solid point

Get thrown into the air every 15 seconds 🤣

[coral dirge]

the thing I miss is being able to pay stalkers out in the field for fast travel to nearby spots instead of walking 10 minutes lmao

[main jewel]

i have a gif for this

i wish i could send it

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-soc-bloodsucker-on-bicycle-gif-20911439

[bitter plover]

this is what CoP did well, yeah

[bright ether]

I'm confused. So what do we know about this so called update?

Is it PS exclusive, or what?

[coral dirge]

not exclusive, the blog post announcing the drop of the patch was though. new quests, a new hub, that sort of stuff. nice lil additions.

[bitter plover]

only what is in the blog is known, nothing else

and its not exclusive at all

like the update itself i mean

[bright ether]

Can you share the link to the blog?

[bitter plover]

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/12/15/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-drops-a-free-story-and-content-update-on-dec-16/

[wicked magnet]

what does this mean? #📸┃screens_and_videos message

[unique locust]

The POI that will eventually become a hub when you complete the new quests is initially barren

Only after you've done the quests will it start being populated by NPCs

[coral dirge]

I feel like the wording is slightly confusing because a bunch of people are about to have Fallout/Skyrim PTSD

[bright ether]

A hub in Burnt Forest. Splendid!

[coral dirge]

Was running away from there yesterday and there were bloodsucker spawns everywhere. I vowed to not come back. Thanks for making me GSC lol

[wicked magnet]

Okay, I thought we'd build a hub like in F4

[bright ether]

Just recently I was raiding the Duga and Burnt Forest and was dealing somehow with the absence of stash somewhere closer than Malachite/ Chemical Plant

By the way, the jumpscare thunders are a great horror feature

[cyan sparrow]

Who is getting off from work tomorrow?

[forest scarab]

So what do we have tomorrow
1.8, or 1.7.2 content update?

[robust pendant]

maybe nothing

[burnt bridge]

Rip sony

[stuck grove]

best we can do are gangs of burers or packs of bloodsuckers

[forest scarab]

Nah, not an option. There is a sony trailer already.

[dreamy dagger]

What is that even, another ARG? Enough with this...

[shell flax]

‘Another ARG’

No it’s a full content update

Probably gonna be the last one of the year I imagine

[burnt bridge]

Link please?

[shell flax]

@burnt bridge

[forest scarab]

https://youtu.be/4KCLiw3e-b8?si=_Vxje9wnvtFf72p-

[robust pendant]

but it might not be tomorrow, thats what Im saying

[shell flax]

It literally says tomorrow

[dreamy dagger]

Huh?

[burnt bridge]

Thank yous!

[dreamy dagger]

So thats the excuse for not revealing DLC01?

GSC, you keep failing....

[shell flax]

[river chasm]

The DLC will reveal itself when it is ready to show I am sure

[dreamy dagger]

Yeah
When I die

[shell flax]

Look I’m just saying, if these quests are good and they’re confident dropping this stuff as a free update? We might be chilling in the future

[burnt bridge]

Oh word so it looks like there’s a quest to fight for a hub like in burnt forest

[shell flax]

8 quests

[dreamy dagger]

All fetch quests?

[burnt bridge]

it looked pretty legit

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-ummm-oh-dear-grand-tour-gif-25951998

[bitter plover]

its literaly free content update Krezzin

[shell flax]

I’m happy about the unique G36 though

[burnt bridge]

Are we ruling out dlc?

[dreamy dagger]

Yeah I know what GSC is trying to do here

[burnt bridge]

Oh right

[bitter plover]

DLC is still cooking in the oven. Why to talk about it

[dreamy dagger]

They wont deliver the promised content in Q4 2025 Roadmap and they think the memory span of some of us is this bad

[river chasm]

This is part of the roadmap is it not

[shell flax]

Yep

[dreamy dagger]

One part, where is the rest?

[bitter plover]

there was literaly line in the roadmap,. that some parts of it might get postponed into next year

[umbral herald]

I think they can reasonably claim it is, if I remember that roadmap well enough

[bitter plover]

yes

[dreamy dagger]

What does the 2nd paragraph even mean...

[river chasm]

I cannot think of a single project in my professional life where 100% of it was done on time

[burnt bridge]

Molt scrambling to get an announcement out

[umbral herald]

as in, it wouldn't be fair to say they spent time and effort on non-roadmap stuff

[bitter plover]

That some things might be delayed, bcs they wont make it in time...

[lilac crown]

So real

[bitter plover]

real

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/here-we-go-here-we-go-again-meme-here-we-go-again-gta-meme-gta-sa-gif-17384567604138647795

Okay started a new playthrough, when is music supposed to kick in???!

[bitter plover]

bro, did you even read the roadmap it was literaly there, that they cant promise, that they will release everything in 2025, that something might get pushed into next year

[tiny merlin]

GSC is literally waiting for Krezzin to die, to release the full game. It's been fully completed for a year now, but they won't release it cuz he's still breathing

[visual mortar]

good point

you know what we must do

[dreamy dagger]

Man can yall shut up. For the first time ever I fell under the map in the game...

Shits cursed

Past the prologue.

NO FKIN MUSIC STILL.

Brand new save. No mods.

[bitter plover]

wait, is it only music or whole sound?

[visual mortar]

me when im deaf

[dreamy dagger]

Only ingame music

2nd mutant type spotted though, a Flesh just approached me near IPSF base in Zalissya

https://tenor.com/view/ron-burgundy-will-ferrell-anchorman-great-odins-raven-gif-6206749

[frigid hill]

krezzin has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[dreamy dagger]

And fvckin left the scene, lmao! Came in while I was fighting the IPSF and ran away!

[lament pelican]

7 new locations? seems like a lot, maybe a map expansion?

[golden ruin]

Seems more like populating currently empty areas

[bitter plover]

according to blog, its change to existing locations, not new map or something

or adding new areas to existing locations

[lament pelican]

yeah, makes sense. there are a lot of empty building and areas already, no need to add a new map for this

[bitter plover]

exactly

[lament pelican]

interesting why they decided to drop it now, not as part of 1.8 or next years engine upgrade

[wary chasm]

Still waiting for a discount on ps5 🥀

[dreamy dagger]

@bitter plover Tell me I can't explore this without telling me I can't explore

Holy shit I can. 10 dudes at the entrance and IM WALKING OUTSIDE SHOOTING, lmao

[shell flax]

Just double checking, you didn’t accidentally enable streamer mode did you Krezzin

[unique locust]

This is going to be 1.8 I assume

This is a major enough update to be considered as such

[bitter plover]

some parts you can, some parts you cant until you have quest for it

[dreamy dagger]

10 dudes at the entrance and 10 more came at me

[shell flax]

You physically disabled combat music

[bitter plover]

and how you know, that this isnt 1.8?

[dreamy dagger]

IM DEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[dreamy dagger]

Combat music is not all music... Its only durin combat, son.

Lemme try enable this bwitch

[bitter plover]

no you right. I have it also disabled

[sleek tartan]

There a new update coming out?

[dreamy dagger]

Enabled combat music, no combat music at all. I'm in combat.

[hearty tendon]

There's a new hub coming to the burnt forest region? That's sick

[dreamy dagger]

Yo everyone ran away, its Kwezzy in the lobby!
@bitter plover

https://tenor.com/view/laughing-quintero-jesus-quintero-los-socos-de-cemento-risitas-gif-18238996613441764633

Man this will always kill me...

Shadows looking very low on Medium is... WILD

[bitter plover]

hmm, there has to be something wrong

[still current]

Having fun?

[dreamy dagger]

Every time I close the game, GFX settings reset to Low. This is now Medium but still bad.

[wicked magnet]

So why is there no announcement if the update is literally tomorrow?

[stuck grove]

let em cook bro

[violet dune]

HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE

[dreamy dagger]

An update that doesnt bring binoculars is no update - some naysayer in the Zone

[indigo stone]

Hi, please make port on Switch 2, thanks

[dreamy dagger]

Dude not being able to climb up the sphere is a LETDOWN OF THE DECADE

Can yall explain this to me as well?

[gloomy citrus]

Hmm

[halcyon karma]

bro keep playing 😭

[proven hollow]

bro just play the game

talking before he played, typical

[violet dune]

binoculars that doesnt zoom zoom further than 100m for enemies is no binoculars - some crazy guy in the zone

[dreamy dagger]

I have over 30 hours already and I do exploration only atm kinda

[violet dune]

30 hr stuck at first bloodsucker in prelogue

[gloomy citrus]

My dumbass was stuck at the scripted chimera in swamp area.

Thought I need to kill it first in order to progress.

[violet dune]

than emission hits and u have no meds, dont know there to go and chimera chasing u

[proven hollow]

i played in the good old days of release where that chimera never spawned properly 😛

[dreamy dagger]

Yeah, I'm not speedrunning shit

I like to do most stuff people dont do anyway

[weary hedge]

60 hours in just made it out of cordon

[vernal lily]

So I decided to use the paid membership for geforce Now. Suddenly game doesn't run like shit. I guess free version connection is throttled or something? Well at least I got the membership on sale for a month.

[proven hollow]

yes, krezzin, you're very special

[crystal granite]

Sooo 40% off on Xbox, worth getting or not yet?

[dreamy dagger]

I just cant deal with AI seeing you perfectly clear no matter if day or night

Leaning is more dangerous than not leaning

[proven hollow]

bro you can literally sneak up to everyone at night though

[dreamy dagger]

Not in my case somehow

[crystal granite]

What diff do you play?

[dreamy dagger]

Veteran

[crystal granite]

Man's playing tough diff n complains it's tough

[gloomy citrus]

Definitely yeah.

A major update is coming.

Might dont want to miss that.

[crystal granite]

Hmm, that the UE5.5? Or did that happen already? I played the game on GP but they took it down lol

[still current]

New Story Content update.

[proven hollow]

still no binoculars what even is GSC doing smh

[crystal granite]

CNPP?

[crystal granite]

Modders to the rescue

[still current]

Not dlc no

Can't share info on this

[gloomy citrus]

There will be a new safezone or hub in burnt forest area.

[crystal granite]

Sneeky breeki with this one okay

[gloomy citrus]

Theres also a new weapon.

[crystal granite]

That area was soooo underused, good

[still edge]

1.8 dropping tomorrow, wtf, i guess GSC has been doing some crunch hours before vacation

[still current]

Old good NDA rock

[crystal granite]

Say no more, understood

[cyan sparrow]

Show that to Sony

[still current]

Yeah, still can't share more than what the announced.

[gloomy citrus]

Not sure why molit havent announce it yet. He prolly waits for the actual release then announce it at the same time.

[still current]

As simple as that

[crystal granite]

Peak attention moment

[proven hollow]

I think he meant Sony gets dibs on announcing it

a day earlier than the release

[cyan sparrow]

It's okay... get it, don't like us anymore

[crystal granite]

Course Sony gets dibs...

[still current]

Anyway, it's worth the wait

[naive fable]

Is the content update for PC too?

[proven hollow]

patch tomorrow or the thing after?

[gloomy citrus]

Yeh

[indigo oriole]

When engine update ? 😂

[proven hollow]

yup

[still current]

Next yeah

[naive fable]

February hopfully at least

[still current]

Today. It's already live

[solar lotus]

FEBRUARY ???

[crystal granite]

Screw it I'll buy the game later tonight, not bad for 40% off

[solar lotus]

THEY PROMISE US for this year

[crystal granite]

[subtle dove]

Mmm not really sure about this XD

[cyan sparrow]

The point is that the game is worth full price easily

[still current]

No? Did you read the note in the roadmap? Saying some point might migrate to the next year roadmap?

[crystal granite]

Wouldn't say that

[still current]

Obviously . Even if I knew when it would be released, I wouldn't say

[hardy wind]

Hi, where can i buy 9x39 sp6 ammo?!

[proven hollow]

it is slowly getting to the point where it's worth full price, still needs some serious spitshining

[solar lotus]

No, I wont believe you, you make me cryyy 😭

[crystal granite]

This

[glacial onyx]

will there come and update tomorrow ? 1.8 ? 🤔

[naive fable]

I think they will need more time for that and the Update that is coming is a excuse for that

[mossy scaffold]

For those with the deluxe or ultimate version of the game would anyone say that it’s too easy or not worth the price? I think it is but wanted to get some thoughts

[naive fable]

IT is if they deliver the dlcs

[still current]

Engine update and Binoculars, probably more quests too, all coming next year. Hopefully Q1

[proven hollow]

it's fair to say "when", it isn't going to be abandonware after the succes they had so far

[solar lotus]

[naive fable]

Yes fair point

[proven hollow]

GSC gonna want that sweet sweet DLC money

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/llama-what-lama-llame-what-oxx-gif-13150907

[solar lotus]

I hope that some gamemode like Anomaly will appear in Stalker 2 with creating your own stalker, choose the faction, dynamic etc...

[nimble monolith]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Update
https://youtu.be/4KCLiw3e-b8

[still current]

Yeah. Getting the ultimate will automatically grant you the season pass which will include existing and future paid content including the announced story dlcs. So, yeah, best have that from now

[proven hollow]

I'd put a few dozen hours in just faction wars in stalker 2 😛

[mossy scaffold]

Is there a chance that we could get a dynamic seasons in the game

[crystal granite]

I'm willing to pay good money for more monolith stuff

[smoky hawk]

no

[proven hollow]

from GSC? most likely not, adds very little tbh

[mossy scaffold]

Thanks I will definitely look into getting this, any chance there will be discounts for standard to ultimate. I own the game on disk

[proven hollow]

didn't a modder already make a snowy version?

[still current]

Discounts keep popping up now and then, so try to grab it the moment you spot one

[mossy scaffold]

Got thanks again brotha. GSC has done an amazing job so you will always have my support. 🙏🏿🙏🏿

[still current]

I'm not gsc tho, but I'm sure they appreciate it

[mossy scaffold]

Ah I knew that 😆🤦🏿‍♂️

[crystal granite]

Well, guess I'm the owner of the Ult edition now

[mossy scaffold]

Any chance there’s discounts for Xbox

[still current]

Ultimate does feel like cheating cuz of the free items you get but it is what it is haha

[cyan sparrow]

Congratz best purchase ever!

[crystal granite]

-40% across all editions right now

[cyan sparrow]

You mean the OP teddy among items?

[crystal granite]

Don't think there's a way to upgrade editions so I don't feel like missing out

[crystal granite]

OP? More like creePy

[shell flax]

There is actually

[indigo stone]

Is it true that 1.8 will come tomorrow?

[gloomy citrus]

I think only xbox for now but christmas in 2 weeks, thats probably when the discount for all platforms.

[crystal granite]

Hmm, been outta the loop for longer than I thought

[deft coral]

Apparently yeah

[still current]

Yes, bingo

[still current]

I'm joking ish

But still, some stuff you find would make things easier for you, especially stuff otherwise you'd be buying yk

[crystal granite]

Sounds good to me

[pseudo gate]

so that info about story content in 1.8 is true?

[indigo stone]

And does it include fishing mechanics?

[mossy scaffold]

So there is a digital upgrade rn on Xbox but it’s not discounted. However I just bought the game on disk at game stop for 34 bucks but the digital ultimate is 65.00. Just my luck 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🥹🥺

[proven hollow]

nevah!

[pseudo coral]

We getting new content tomorrow????

[proven hollow]

no, not you 😠

[pseudo coral]

I'm a monolithian serial killer I deserve it

But W if true

[proven hollow]

ooh, in that case

[dreamy forge]

Seems so

What does "hub to create" mean

[cyan sparrow]

NEw hub, like cordon etc

[still current]

Fallout

[dreamy forge]

We get to build own hub?

[cyan sparrow]

Nope, it will be technician, trader etc

[still current]

You'll find out soon enough

[dreamy forge]

Ill find now if i blackmail you

[cyan sparrow]

We will need collect teddies

Don't tell to anyone yet

[pseudo coral]

I like blackmailing, gaslighting, stalking count me in.

[still current]

Yeah

[dreamy forge]

Smh 2 hours later i find out the press release

[still current]

Try your luck

[dreamy forge]

Luck is for gamblers

[still current]

https://tenor.com/view/hehe-hee-smile-steve-harvey-gif-7550012

[vernal lily]

We get to create our own Minecraft house at red forest

[still current]

Each of you will keep interpreting the whole thing in his own way ig

[hard nacelle]

I've been grinding trying to build my guy up as strong as possible somebody just told me that this game ends after the campaign? Is there no free roam after?

[still current]

I want to correct you all, but won't

[vernal lily]

Just leave me be with my delusions

[still current]

You'll get a warning before heading to the end phase, so you can either keep on freeplay or end the game. It'll be your choice. An actual free roam after finishing the game is not possible

[dreamy forge]

Well unless the new hub folk are selling me cool new swag im not interested

[vernal lily]

meow

[unique locust]

Having a hub at the western part of the map is massive and allows you to explore that place without running 2km+ while overencumbered from exploring

meow

[pseudo coral]

Thansk for reminding me putting 1k on black right now

[dreamy forge]

Ill take half if you win

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/pay-attention-to-me-one-orange-brain-cell-kitten-cat-meow-gif-16762328332322827176

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-mewing-mew-cat-mewing-mewing-tutorial-mewing-cat-gif-495067373805540650

[hard nacelle]

Thank you

[atomic compass]

I guess there won't be a hub in Burnt Forest from the get go, but you would have to do some quests to help NPCs establish one there

[hardy totem]

Actually, that gif looks like AI

[dreamy dagger]

Can someone explain this?
I have suppressor mounted on the PTM, ITS NOT EVEN THERE!

What is this bug called?

[vernal lily]

Bug

[dreamy dagger]

How come I have it mounted but it just isnt there

@bitter plover You still say I'm complaining just for complaining?

Works on 2nd pistol though

Why it wouldnt work on whatever the other is

Wait it works but why the hell you'd have 2 pistols...

Pistols should go only in the pistol slot

This is weird

[subtle dove]

What do you mean?

[oblique igloo]

Like 2 guns and a bug or can you do it

[stoic flicker]

Was there free dlc on the 16th I heard? just read an article 🤔

[dreamy dagger]

Aaaand suddenly music just started playing, lmfao

[dreamy dagger]

Pistols shouldn't go on the secondary wep slot above cuz now I have 2 pistols equipped, why would I need this?

[subtle dove]

Yes they should, what if i want only pistols?

[dreamy dagger]

Well, dunno

It just feels weird, I thought silencer is bugged... 😄

[oblique igloo]

And a bug from there it makes no sense 2 guns equipped

[dreamy forge]

Oh i see

not "create a hub" but Creation hub... Journalists these days...

[pearl atlas]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgB339Y915k
is this real?

[dreamy forge]

Well guess gotta hand it to the guy for not using copy & paste but ffs

[hot basin]

I don’t need to restart to see the update effects right?

[dreamy forge]

Its not live yet

[hot basin]

I haven’t played 1.7 yet

[coral shadow]

yo 1.8 dropped today or drops tomorrow?

[vocal wave]

Tomorrow

I only hope they won't f*** it up for existing users. I'm gonna smash my keyboard if I need to start a new game

[pearl atlas]

how do you all know when it's released? I'm not seeing any announcements.

[cyan sparrow]

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/12/15/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-drops-a-free-story-and-content-update-on-dec-16/

Thanks to Sony hehe

[solar lotus]

UE5 update include with 1.8 ?

[vocal wave]

No

[dreamy dagger]

WTF? FPS drops are back?!?!?!?

[dreamy forge]

Would have waved that in marketing if it was

[vocal wave]

UE5 isn't coming anytime soon

[dreamy dagger]

I havent had it for 24 hours or so...............................

[solar lotus]

It's the only thing I wanted this year :/

[dreamy dagger]

This game is hella unoptimized, man 😄

[vocal wave]

Probably not coming for another 6 months

[solar lotus]

💀

[dreamy dagger]

@dusty viper This shit is killing me, lmao

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/laughingcat-cat-laughing-meme-cat-laughing-at-someone-cat-laughing-wheezing-cat-wheezing-gif-9998732734790196672

[pearl atlas]

my main concern right now are the bullets from friendly stalkers somehow homing in on me when they're shooting at the enemy.

[solar lotus]

Ok so I will probably not playing in the next 6 month

[dusty viper]

Lack of Vram Kreszz

[solar lotus]

💀

[pearl atlas]

I'm not sure if it's because of the mods or it's a vanilla bug

[cyan sparrow]

Looks like ultra settings hehe

[dusty viper]

dont worry, your issue will be gone soon. Your new GPU will have 8GB. Which isnt massive but with proper settings it will alleviate this problem fully.

[dreamy dagger]

Check this out, 5 seconds later

[solar lotus]

A few month ago I was on a 570

[dreamy dagger]

Its not VRAM though

[solar lotus]

[dreamy dagger]

Its not even topping it

[solar lotus]

:((

[dusty viper]

Do you monitor it?

[dreamy dagger]

Yeah

Max is 5.62 GBs, which isnt 6...

[frigid hill]

ksenchy has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[pearl atlas]

you have 6 GB of VRAM?

[deft coral]

Its still really close to the max and can still trigger fps drops

[cyan sparrow]

Anything in bg what eats your pc?

[vocal wave]

Tomorrow new gun I guess

[deft coral]

Also damn
Playing this game on a 6gb card when even 8gbs cards struggle

[cyan sparrow]

and new save

[dreamy dagger]

Only Discord, Steam and ShareX running

[vocal wave]

Nooo 🤮

[dreamy dagger]

Ye

[pearl atlas]

my condolences

[cyan sparrow]

oh...

[vocal wave]

I swear if they mess up for existing users I'll just make a new save and add everything I own through console commands

[dusty viper]

Well I expect the new GPU to help here

[vocal wave]

Everything. Every bullet 😂

[cyan sparrow]

anyway you will do it by mentioning console hehe

[pearl atlas]

are you on your first playthrough?

[vocal wave]

No, my 3rd. 3rd and final, not starting a new game anymore

Seriously I had enough 😂

[dreamy forge]

You will

[pearl atlas]

I just find it weird that you're holding onto your gear.

[vocal wave]

It's actually 4th. I had to delete one save

[vocal wave]

What is the fun of AK if you have to shoot someone 5x in the head

😭

[pearl atlas]

well it's not like there's an end-game AK anyway, so what's the deal?

[cyan sparrow]

How many Moderators need to be stand by tomorrow here?

edit: trying to assert how many bugs to expect.

[wary chasm]

Does Playstation got Christmas sales?

[vocal wave]

I just don't have the energy in me to start in lesser zone again

[pearl atlas]

sounds like you're just burned out on the game in general.

[vocal wave]

Yeah. I'm fed up with bugs and all mods broken every update

[west inlet]

Hold on we getting a new free dlc tomorrow?

[pearl atlas]

for me, the beginning is the most fun part of the game.

for these types of games.

[west inlet]

I always enjoyed the startup of stalker

[pearl atlas]

since you're at your weakest and even minor victories feel significant.

[proven hollow]

yeah the late game is just you zooming across the zone 😛

[vocal wave]

For me the best part of the game is Prypat. The never ending army of Monolith.
Farming money

[pearl atlas]

for me that was the worst part.

it has a lot of places to explore, but there's absolutely not point to it.

you're already at max power level by the time you get there.

[oblique igloo]

well come on even the exploratory part isn't bad you see those strange things from anomalies monsters

[pearl atlas]

plus, it's full of puzzles, which I'm not fan of.

[oblique igloo]

sorry😅

[graceful dirge]

Anyone else on console having both left and right stick inner deadzones resetting randomly to default 20% value? Seems to happen upon loading a save & sometimes just out of nowhere

[pearl atlas]

see what? there's nothing there that you haven't seen elsewhere in the Zone.

I had the same issue with CoP's final level, actually. huge map, a lot of loot, but no point in going after it.

[oblique igloo]

but it's not true from the various villages some random encounters I find exploration better than in other open worlds here it pushes me to look at every place

[proven hollow]

farming loot in a singleplayer game is a bit weird imo

[vocal wave]

That's why you go there early 😂

[pearl atlas]

dude, Pripyat is like Skellige from The Witcher 3. absolutely not worth time it takes to clear everything out.

[oblique igloo]

There shouldn't be anything that only ruins the game and then with the money you buy everything and become a terminator

[oblique igloo]

For me it's different if I arrive in Pripyat or Duga, I explore all the areas regardless of whether there is loot or not, encounters, etc., precisely because the beauty of exploring the area,for you it's not worth it personal tastes on how to deal with things and that's all there is to it

@pearl atlas you played starfield

[pearl atlas]

no, but I played other Bethesda games.

[oblique igloo]

on starfield I would have done like you it's not worth exploring everything because many things are the same but the same in everything

[frigid hill]

mantisex_ has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[eternal cosmos]

XDDDD

One day i dont observe any stalker 2 social media and in this one day they announce free DLC! Let's go!

[oblique igloo]

wolf hits

[cyan sparrow]

Not enjoying gamma anymore?

[pearl atlas]

I wonder why they didn't announce it here

[eternal cosmos]

Yeah he will make me a better person...

[pearl atlas]

so, that whole homing bullets bug – anyone else getting it or just me?

[eternal cosmos]

Could you explain it? I didn't hear about any homing bullets bug

[subtle dove]

Is there a way to lower from master difficulty?

[oblique igloo]

gamma is very nice but until it is subtitled in Italian at least it stays where it is I tried it I did 30 hours but that's enough

[eternal cosmos]

you must make new save

[proven hollow]

never did

[subtle dove]

So, no

[eternal cosmos]

so, no.

[pearl atlas]

when I stand within 10 meters from friendly or neutral stalkers, their bullets always hit me instead of going where they're aiming.

[subtle dove]

Sigh

[eternal cosmos]

ahhh yeah i think it is intended, you must fight carefully

[pearl atlas]

can't you just change it in the options?

[subtle dove]

I can't, even if in the game it says i could change it

[eternal cosmos]

no, you can only change other difficulties

[pearl atlas]

dude ffs

[mild haven]

You're locked into Master when you make the new save

[subtle dove]

But when you choose the master difficulty it says: you can lower the difficulty later

[pearl atlas]

IT'S A BUG

[mild haven]

It does not say that

[subtle dove]

It does?

[eternal cosmos]

it says you can't?

[subtle dove]

At least in italian lmao

[shrewd whale]

Is Pripyat locked behind the main story or can I just go there

[lilac crown]

Locked

[eternal cosmos]

#📸┃screens_and_videos message

[pearl atlas]

I can literally stand behind someone, they shoot at a bandit in front of them, but I'm the one who gets hit.

[shrewd whale]

Bummer

[mild haven]

Legally, yes. In practice, there's numerous ways to get there that are pretty easy

[eternal cosmos]

AHHH okay i didn't understand, i have this bug too

[mild haven]

Just look up a Pripyat early video that works with the latest patch

[eternal cosmos]

sorry i am on meds and i don't think sometimes

[shrewd whale]

Will it actually break the game or no if I go there too early

[mild haven]

Nope

[eternal cosmos]

nahh

[subtle dove]

Wait, maybe i think it will lower the difficulty, what i need is to be able to save the game whenever i want. That's what it says when i choose master, that i can enable saving whenever i want again, if things get too tough

[pearl atlas]

Master has a lot more features than just that

[subtle dove]

Yeah but i just want to be able to save whenever i want, so how can i do that?

[pearl atlas]

you can't on Master

[subtle dove]

Ok, i'll link the image in the channel

[eternal cosmos]

no you can't do that on Master, only with mods but they are easy to install. If you want i can send you a link to that specific mod.

[pearl atlas]

Master mode really isn't worth it in my opinion

[subtle dove]

The game literally says i can lmao, check the screen

[subtle dove]

But yes please and thanks 😄

[pearl atlas]

it's like a half-whacked attempt at the Ranger mode from the Metro series.

[eternal cosmos]

Brother change to english for a moment cause i can't speak Italian :C

[proven hollow]

i can: bella ciao!

[pearl atlas]

maybe it's a localization issue?

[eternal cosmos]

O partigiano portami via

[oblique igloo]

ooo andiamo bella ciao yes,

[eternal cosmos]

Yes it could be that.

[proven hollow]

uuh, si, gracias

[oblique igloo]

o bella ciao ciao

[subtle dove]

I translated it for you

[oblique igloo]

and having said that I'll go on for a bit with stalkers, see you later, be good, don't fight over the artifacts

[subtle dove]

What do you have in the english version of the game?

[eternal cosmos]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1777

[eternal cosmos]

I will send a screenshot in a moment

[subtle dove]

Ok, thanks!

[eternal cosmos]

LOL Is translation that bad? Or they planned to make that feature but forgot to change that later? It sucks then

[subtle dove]

I think they wanted to make it a feature but they forgot or removed it

[pearl atlas]

what feature?

[subtle dove]

The translation is good, there's a new paragraph

[subtle dove]

Being able to save again in master mode

[pearl atlas]

well, if you don't want to use mods, remember that you can just quit to main menu to save.

[subtle dove]

Anyway if the mod works, im good 😄

[eternal cosmos]

Yeah really doesn't matter, you wont be worse when you install mod for saving cause in original trilogy you could save on master diff

[pearl atlas]

the quitting trick actually even lets you save during combat.

[subtle dove]

Nah it takes too long to save and exit and load etc etc

[eternal cosmos]

Yeah, i use this mod too so feel free to make the game as you want it to be with all the mods!

[subtle dove]

I used to savescum a lot in anomaly, until i read that i should really not do it

Or was it lorerim a skyrim modpack? 🤔

[pearl atlas]

it's too easy to die in these games

and a lot of the deaths are really cheap

[subtle dove]

Nvm anyway yes, a lot of deaths are really really cheap, and tbh im scared about crashes. 2 days ago i lost 30 minutes of game because of a crash :S

[eternal cosmos]

Save scumming is good imo, but you should try (maybe in other playthrough(s)) play the game like it was intended to play.

[subtle dove]

I started like this, then crashed after 30 minutes. Never again

[pearl atlas]

imagine going through the Red Fortress without saving every 10 meters.

[lapis lantern]

so 1.8 update with a few quests tomorrow then?

[eternal cosmos]

yeah

[pearl atlas]

which quests are they adding, though? and where do you get them?

[eternal cosmos]

So maybe when they fix the game lmao

[subtle dove]

Sure 🤣

[graceful dirge]

Not sure yet, but picks up directly from the narrative that has been presented in the ongoing ARG

[pearl atlas]

are they pushing this new content with the homing bullet bug still in the game? or will that be fixed in 1.8?

because it's kinda insane to play the game like this. makes you paranoid about "friendly" NPCs being anywhere near you.

[graceful dirge]

One can only hope, I've not experienced that yet personally

[pearl atlas]

especially on harder difficulties, where a single stray shot can kill you.

[graceful dirge]

Yeah I'm running Better Ballistics that would be a nightmare, treat everyone as hostile at that rate lol

[eternal cosmos]

They are aware of this bug and maybe it will be fixed in the upcoming patch, if not be patient. Remember that they are still in bad situation in ukraine.

[marble solstice]

Tf does a hub to create mean lmao

[pearl atlas]

dude, I literally live here.

[eternal cosmos]

NVM xD

[marble solstice]

Stalker 2 settlement building ong

[eternal cosmos]

SO REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE STILL IN BAD SITUATION, but still we all will manage, slava ukraini from poland!

[pearl atlas]

thanks man.

[still current]

Well, ig I'll comment on this.
The hub is not for you to create but rather participate in Its making. It's not like in fallout or minecraft. You simply do stuff and so it reacts on it and end up setting it up.
The place already exists but story progress will affect it. I won't say more and what I said is already leak like since I'm not supposed to say anything.

[marble solstice]

Crazy how they released all these good updates after it got removed from gamepass 💀

[pearl atlas]

this really is Fallout 4 in the Zone. incredible.

[marble solstice]

Ooooooh that's cool

[pearl atlas]

this is better

[eternal cosmos]

WHAAAT!?? Nice!

[sand pond]

1.8 tomorrow?

Didn't expect a huge patch so soon
GSC been feeding us well I see

[charred nova]

@still current can we leak 1.8 now since Sony leaked it

[eternal cosmos]

In what time will be patch?

[eternal cosmos]

YEAH i just wanted to ask about it lmao

[stark crescent]

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/12/15/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-drops-a-free-story-and-content-update-on-dec-16/ excuse me, but why do i have to find out about this through playstation news? Why isnt it in announcements?

[sand pond]

(though it also meant some mods will die before updated )

[pearl atlas]

that's what I've been asking

[still current]

Well, no, but I had to say that specific thing to clear out any potential information twisting. I'll blame it on Sony's early announcement

[charred nova]

Leave it to soy station to ruin the whole reveal

[pearl atlas]

it's not just them. I learned about from a YouTube channel.

[eternal cosmos]

So that's why

[still current]

Early post. It wasn't supposed to go out that early I believe

[pearl atlas]

time zone shenanigans?

[still current]

At least they didn't leak the plot

[sand pond]

I personally like leaks, sneak peeks, and WIPs
And hate surprises

So...
Thanks, Sony, I guess?

[pearl atlas]

I think GSC was really counting on this being a surprise

with that ARG and all

[sand pond]

Wha? New ARG?

[still current]

No

Not yet

[eternal cosmos]

Yeah i heard rumors that they will release patch in this month but someone said that in the end of month not in the middle

[sand pond]

Eh
I hoped ||the new gun would be actually brand new, rather than tweaked variant of an already existing one.||
There are generally a lot of guns from the OG trilogy that are certainly fan favorites but still somehow didn't make the cut in S2.
Maybe with future patches... maybe with the DLCs...

[still edge]

Hate surprises? Are you a control freak?

[still current]

Nobody knows when patch release happens except GSC. Apparently, with Sony's post, it's allegedly tmrw

[pearl atlas]

no, the old one. apparently it ties into the new quests.

[shell flax]

Sony really doesn’t care about ‘leaking’ other companies stuff, they only care about money and activity

They do this so often I’m more surprised people get shocked by it

[tacit jay]

The surprise was that anyone thought sony would keep a secret

[still current]

I wouldn't call it a leak though, maybe a mistake or something

[eternal cosmos]

Oh okay

[shell flax]

Once is a mistake, Rahmi

15 different instances is on purpose

[still current]

But the post was definitely written by GSC

That's the thing

[sand pond]

I am

[shell flax]

Oh yeah, for sure

I still blame Sony for being repeat offenders on posting shit early

[still edge]

Sony makes 38 mistakes a year, poor sony, dont bully a multi million company

[still current]

Brand manager

So, it's not a leak and more of a timing issue

[iron wind]

guys is it true, tomorrow is free story dlc?

[shell flax]

Supposedly

[iron wind]

but nothing about it in this discord

[shell flax]

Considering GSC’s Twitter commented on it I’m assuming so

[still edge]

Gsc: please dont leak our stuff
Sony: watch me doing it again in january

[still current]

You'll get the announcement when it actually releases. The vid is unlisted and the only way you could see it is through the blog post.

[iron wind]

aight, I think Jack was talking that GSC has 1 more suprise before TGA

I guess this is it

[pearl atlas]

who?

[outer spade]

Sony probably has a exclusive announcement or something like that, we've seen it before with them

[odd fractal]

How much does stalker cost now on xbox

[outer spade]

£30 for standard

[sand pond]

I hope they will fix having empty stashes on a map.
Really distracts when you have a lot of stash markers, but everything is empty.

[pearl atlas]

that's weird. when I get a stash marker, it automatically refills the stash, even if I cleared it minutes ago.

[odd fractal]

I said I was buying it yesterday but i bought a monitor so im kind of lucky

[outer spade]

Probably going to pick it up myself for that price

[untold timber]

new content update tomorrow. Good job devs! The game really needed more side quests mid/late game. Keep them comming!

[pearl atlas]

they should focus on fixng the bugs

[untold timber]

they have multiple people doing multiple things xd

[pearl atlas]

the problem is that each patch with new content also breaks the game

[neon egret]

We're getting a content update tomorrow Will it require a new save?

[pearl atlas]

so there's never a safe point to start playing

[untold timber]

that's a QA issue. The QA people aren't the ones making the content.

[pearl atlas]

once again: so?

[eternal cosmos]

IMO yes as always

[pearl atlas]

this drip-feeding of content is insanity

fix the bugs, then add new content together with big expansions. that's how it's usually done.

[stark crescent]

Half the guns in the game are just base weapons with some attachments preinstalled. Theres nothing unique about them. The mosin nagant atm is the most unique rifle in the game cause there is only one of it