☢┃stalker-general

[main jewel]

hey! you not look like ghoul
how come

[vapid galleon]

[main jewel]

whuh

[vernal lily]

maybe I will watch someone else play the new content or something

[main jewel]

nooooo

[vernal lily]

Sad emoji

[vapid galleon]

[vernal lily]

Maybe I will never see Banzai after all

[main jewel]

the guy who wasn’t actually supposed to be strelok

[main jewel]

the guy who appeared in a singular trailer but then got cut into gsc cut content land after dancing

[vapid galleon]

eeeh, shut it

[main jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-stalker2-dance-man-of-culture-gif-21968528

[vernal lily]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1308034374473617459/1429594582911549460/wholesome_cat.gif

[main jewel]

this guy is banzai btw

[vapid galleon]

[vernal lily]

Love of my life returned

[main jewel]

infact both npc models wear the same outfit, its just the current one you know and love wears a coat over his original outfit

[main jewel]

yes, except he abandoned his radio desk in pripyat

[vernal lily]

At least he's back

[main jewel]

mhmhmm

[vernal lily]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1308034374473617459/1429594582911549460/wholesome_cat.gif

[main jewel]

the cut content is slowly coming back trust

its being stitched up into new things

[vernal lily]

I probably would have forgotten this game by then

[main jewel]

eh eh eh

[main jewel]

:c

im half way to be able to send images btw without a moderator to send them for me or me having to forward them

[vernal lily]

One year later and I can't bring myself to enjoy this game like I used to. But this goes with the entire stalker franchise really.

[main jewel]

hopefully itll get better

take a long break like most

my break was when 1.7 and 1.7.1 dropped

[oblique igloo]

Hy stalker nice Sunday

[main jewel]

i physically couldnt play at all during the whole time

so i played battlefield instead

and i still helped people here with zone knowledge

[vernal lily]

My break was around April/May of this year

[main jewel]

take another one

[vernal lily]

Maybe

[main jewel]

when one is burnt out one must recharge

[vernal lily]

Sometimes it will never recharge and that's fine too

[main jewel]

if i was a charger i would recharge you, that goes for every charger too, but dont be sticking your forks in sockets now, they dont like that.. as it hurts their feelings..

youll come back to the game, maybe when the engine or first dlc update happens

trust

[vernal lily]

Not really hopeful for this game if I was being honest. But would love to see it get better.

[main jewel]

it will get better trust

[vernal lily]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1308034374473617459/1454684498619924601/1766894205805.gif

[main jewel]

if you want something different go play gamma.. if thats not your spice go play battlefield or any other random game you have.. or you could twiddle your fingers to the bone, your choice

[vernal lily]

KCD2

[main jewel]

what is tht

[vernal lily]

Replaying the first game also

[vernal lily]

Kingdom Come Deliverance

[main jewel]

kill crippled degenerates 2

oh aint the eng va of korshunov in that game

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/henry-of-skalitz-kcd-kingdom-come-deliverance-gif-14042213953607243455

[oblique igloo]

It will improve, yes, because since its release, it hasn't improved, nor have they added any new content. Everything will be seen with the engine and DLC updates. However, from day one to today, you can't say it hasn't changed, even the AI ​​behaves better since the game's release.

[golden gulch]

Vadya Flyer have a Marauder suit on him. I love it when bugs and glitches benefits me

[vernal lily]

I honestly think I'm just getting burnt out of this series.

[main jewel]

crunch

[main jewel]

if your burnt out go and travel to new fires

[oblique igloo]

I finished Kdc2 twice and it's beautiful, a real RPG, the fighting is a bit stiff but when you get the hang of it it's so much fun in the middle of the chaos and then the story is well constructed throughou

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/burnt-toast-toast-burnt-boiling-struggling-gif-7735049349272727983

I think you are past the point of thinking about that.

[main jewel]

being in one ash pile isnt gunna helppp

[vernal lily]

But part of me still wants to replay game

[main jewel]

go to a new set of logs

[golden gulch]

If one turning into a zombie, remove the helmet do nothing

[main jewel]

itll hurt you

i will whip and lash you until you take a break

[vernal lily]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1238970017329189024/1302524795937755188/ezgif-7-5875e47d1e.gif

[vernal lily]

Npcs are still dying by randomly walking into high rad zones without a thought

[main jewel]

they dont do that for me

[oblique igloo]

Play at dyingh light the beast or run at starfield

[vernal lily]

Shartfield

I rather go play No Man's Sky (game I already have)

[main jewel]

shitfield

[oblique igloo]

No man sky it's solid game space travel a spent 500 h su no man sky

[oblique igloo]

Hahaha not like starfield

[vernal lily]

6 just died right in front of me, at Garbage

Too bad I can't grab free loot or I'll die too

[sullen viper]

Hey could anybody tell me if the game at its current patch worth starting or would it be best to wait for a few more patches for best experience?

[vernal lily]

Well

He just looted off of a Loner, should I shoot this guy

dafuq happened to my graphics

Sadly not even a loaf of bread on him

[oblique igloo]

If you want to wait a little longer, there will be an engine update and DLC, then yes, there is the complete experience. Otherwise, the game has improved so far, but you can see that something is missing in terms of polish and Life 2.0. However, it plays well compared to the original release.

[sullen viper]

Okay thank you for the reply so in your opinion if stalker 2 would be my first stalker game if I play the game now probably I will not feel like there is much wrong with it right?

[vernal lily]

Just now getting message from Banzai FINALLY

[oblique igloo]

No, it's not fixed, but there are still some bugs. It's not perfect, unfortunately. You could play the trilogy to get a feel for the game. Stalker Legend of the Zone.

[vernal lily]

😩

[tranquil mantle]

I don't think there's any major bugs left though, mostly things that a new player wouldn't even notice

[oblique igloo]

You didn't get the message when you approached the red forest

[vernal lily]

I did, I'm just deciding to start the new stuff right now

[kindred fable]

Hoards of burers and bloodsuckers + polters and burers throwing shіt through the walls are pretty noticeable

But yeah, they are getting there

Devs, I mean... They are getting there...

[oblique igloo]

Yes, true, but you know, it happened to me yesterday during the Sircaa events, when there's the game movie transition, the HUD no longer appears, no compass. If you're new, you don't know what to do and you get angry, you give up everything. When instead, just click on the pause menu and re-enter the game and everything reappears. Unfortunately, many give up because of this bullshit, which GSC doesn't fix.

[oblique igloo]

And that's annoying. These things should be fixed quickly. Luckily, I've never had any of this happen to me, but I always have hope during the game.

[vernal lily]

😫

[oblique igloo]

Hahahaha funny But where do you get these beautiful things?

[oblique igloo]

Oo I still have to get there and I don't know if I should continue with the story I wanted to have an exoskeleton or tell stories that haven't been told before

[vernal lily]

FINALLY we meet 😍

RADIO SIGNALS you say...

[oblique igloo]

yes yes sorry traslation error

[vernal lily]

Wait what

[oblique igloo]

I just did the events of the israac and I'm going to the wild island save the guy here they are in the story

[vernal lily]

I am just kind of talking to myself here, idk what you're talking about

[oblique igloo]

what

[ebon blade]

You don't need an Exoskeleton for Untold Stories.

[vernal lily]

Not sure where this story is telling me to go. Everything's locked.

[ebon blade]

Your PDA Map should be showing you where you need to go next.

[vernal lily]

It's telling me to go to a place that's locked behind a door

[ebon blade]

Are you still in the Red Forest Mine?
Can you post a screenshot where this door is?

[vernal lily]

I am where all the bandits are so I guess so

Can't even get out from here

[ebon blade]

Turn to the right where you see a stack of wooden crates.
Bust them with your knife to reveal a hidden passage.
Use that passage to go around and sneak up on the Bandit.

[sinful creek]

Why enemies stills spawns right behind you when you turn away for a moment ehh

[vernal lily]

All the bandits are dead already

[ebon blade]

There should be one behind that door.

[vernal lily]

And there's no breakable wall to my right

[lost lava]

There is hidden path behind crates and rocks

[vernal lily]

I can't get there it's locked

[ebon blade]

I never said it was a wall.

[ebon blade]

Turn to the right and look at the crates to smash.

[vernal lily]

Man they blended in so well....

[lost lava]

Leave that door alone xd
Turn 180 and enter narrow passage

[vernal lily]

Nearly 5 am moment

[ebon blade]

Not 180. More like 100-120.

[lost lava]

Or 270 depends in which direction u will turn xd

[ebon blade]

270 would make you jump into the abyss.
Do you not know how a compass works?

[lost lava]

Depends where u have zero

[ebon blade]

If you give directions on how someone should approach something
zero is always directly in front of you. 180 is directly behind you.

By saying turn 180, you were telling them to go back where they came from.

[lost lava]

Eh its just easier to tell turn 180 and look around than trying to pinpoint hole in wall

[oblique igloo]

Ok ok thanks

[ebon blade]

It's just easier not to give bad directions, that just confuse people even further than they already are.

[vernal lily]

All this talk because of my blind ass

[ebon blade]

Now your ass is 180.

[lost lava]

Kg carrying all that loot

I got like 70k+ from stories untold loot

[ebon blade]

There should be a Bandit behind this door with an upgraded GP-37.

That will save somebody a huge amount of coupons if they don't have an upgraded one.

[vernal lily]

I'm just trying to play through this and drop game afterwards. But I do have that in my pocket atm.

[ebon blade]

Just be sure to meet all the members of NK-5 before going to find the tools at the Car Dump.

[vernal lily]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1308034374473617459/1454684498619924601/1766894205805.gif

https://tenor.com/view/i-saw-w-gus-fring-gus-gustavo-deleted-gif-25440636

[sullen flume]

I came for Stalking tips
Can anyone help

[vernal lily]

Kiss Sido on the mouth

[sullen flume]

The German rapper?

[vernal lily]

Is this one of those guys again? Tejas, snipe him!

[sullen flume]

Calm down my boy

[vernal lily]

Favorite trilogy game

(from this series)

[weary hedge]

Yes and also ssio

[sullen flume]

Oh

[vernal lily]

What do you think of Strelok

[golden gulch]

Ok so I know that Psi anomaly fields are real things (someone else just reminded me that , thank lol)

1. Do these fields respawn artifacts if we already took them?
2. Is there anything in the files suggest Psi artifacts?

[sullen flume]

Drop dead gorgeous

[vernal lily]

Have you played the trilogy

@sullen flume

[sullen flume]

I never played anything less than quardology

[vernal lily]

@vestal lantern something is wrong with this guy, допитай його!

[sullen flume]

I mean Strelok is a good person
What u wanna hear

[vernal lily]

Do you know what this server is about

[sullen flume]

Stalking?

[vernal lily]

uh oh

[sullen flume]

Come on , it was a joke

[vernal lily]

I know you're looking at this chat WeirdAl, this guy is SUS

[sullen flume]

I have read the description, chill down boy

[vernal lily]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1308034374473617459/1454684498619924601/1766894205805.gif

[vernal lily]

Thoughts on the trilogy

What's your favorite one

[sullen flume]

I am thinking of playing
My friend recommended it

So I thought it would be good to join a server dedicated to trilogy

[vernal lily]

Still seems a little sus...

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-patrick-star-noted-notes-gif-26231953

[sullen flume]

I sea

[vernal lily]

"dedicated to trilogy"...

[sullen flume]

The game
Happy now

[vernal lily]

You still got no clue bucko

[weary hedge]

Stalker 2 is the best stalker game out there ^^

Better than any of the OG trilogy

I know thats heresy but thats my opinion 😏

[vernal lily]

stalkering my way out Chornobyl

[sullen flume]

I like PPL like u

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-worship-worshipping-now-bowing-gif-12297363

[weary hedge]

😂😂

[sullen flume]

Can I play like 30-40 minutes or does it require more time

Per day

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/james-doakes-doakes-curious-suspicious-questioning-gif-14390669560130901665

[weary hedge]

Idk i wouldnt have fun playing for that little but i guess if you want to you can

[sullen flume]

I see
Thanks

[weary hedge]

For me the game is best played at a very slow pace so i think 30-40 mins you wont get anything done tbh i spent up too 2h looking for only one artifact

[sterile radish]

accidental reacts, my bad

[vernal lily]

Bro still got NO clue

[sullen flume]

Thanks

[weary hedge]

At this point nobody does

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/i-saw-what-you-deleted-cat-gif-25407007

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/stare-cat-stare-cat-look-staring-cat-gif-2234218620804077902

[vernal lily]

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

[ebon blade]

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

[blazing ingot]

Patch 1.9 should add thermal scopes. Add pee animations. Change the pee particles for simulated ropes as seen in the implementation found within Duke Nukem Forever circa 2001. Also make the pee ropes glow through the thermal scope.

Keep in mind Duke Nukem Forever was made entirely in Unreal Engine 1. This superior rendering tech has existed longer than GSC Game World.

[cyan mulch]

This last update really made the game unplayable for me..... for some reason the game dips from 100fps to 10-15 fps regions like the burnt forest, Pripyat,Rostok......

[lost lava]

Considering that u can see shit most of the time, thermal scopes would help a lot

[oblique igloo]

next patch they need to fix the issues with the poltergheist burers that shoot things through the walls and implement A-LIFE again to improve the gaming experience and fix some bugs like al israac not opening the safe you have to reload the save game the game huds no longer appear transition cutscene game, it needs to be a patch that smooths out the game even more to make it fluid

and then focus on the DLC and change of engine hoping that it will not be problematic for a game like this but surely they are already testing the new version of the engine surely, it must be released without problems and I believe that GSC knows that there must not be problems with updates of the new engine

level 18 xd

[narrow olive]

Does anyone know where I can obtain a whirlwind artifact in the lesser zone

[smoky hawk]

check pins, Alife is implemented at a level beetween SOC and CS and is the reason why people find so many dead bodies at places

[golden gulch]

Still need help

[smoky hawk]

yes and no

[oblique igloo]

Okay, that might be fine for me, but it definitely needs improvement. You can't spam me with a 100m bubble. You need to make it bigger if you want a more realistic, artificially alive area. Maybe with a 250-300m bubble, you don't risk having everyone in the same spot, as sometimes happens with 7-8 NPCs piled up on top of each other. This needs improvement, like people getting stuck in stairwells or in some doorway

[smoky hawk]

NPC offline interection isnt conditioned by the size of the bubble, the bubble is the visual spawn in

[foggy olive]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1879

the mod just exists get ready for FPS drops several times on hubs

[oblique igloo]

Yes, I know exactly, as for the reason that it needs to be enlarged, I'm not saying that it's not good, I'm saying that with such a small bubble it sometimes happens that 56 NPCs spawn in a block all close together and don't move, that needs to improve, I'm fine with it being SOC or CS levels now that there are conquests in the points and it's cool because you find yourself in the middle of a conquest, but it needs to improve on these things, they need to refine it to make things more fluid and not too scripted

[smoky hawk]

what does that have to do with anything?

[oblique igloo]

I tried it and it made my game crash and gave me problems. I don't know if it was updated but I had a lot of problems with this mod.

[smoky hawk]

Im saying that Alife quality isnt really the bubbles problem, more so the sofistication of the Alife itself that isnt up to par, and it needs to be better

[foggy olive]

he wants a 270 meter bubble and is really expecting it, so I literally sent him a message with mod

[smoky hawk]

SPN, I want a 500 meter bubble

I dont want a mod

I am not installing a mod

I expect GSC to do it tomorrow

[foggy olive]

Can your computer render at 500 meters? lol, I want to see that.

[smoky hawk]

tahts up to GSC

[oblique igloo]

Yes, I agree with you, it needs to be refined to make it seem like the area is truly alive in the artificial sense. At the moment, compared to the exit, it has improved a lot and they need to continue like this.

[foggy olive]

if there are 200 of them it will be a miracle

[smoky hawk]

I dont care, I know what I want

[oblique igloo]

250

I think we'll see this bubble story with the implementation of the new engine

[foggy olive]

and I want a cruise liner and a ballistic missile. let's be realistic

[golden gulch]

The answers to my questions?
So these psi anomaly field does respawn artifacts?

[foggy olive]

if after improving the engine they manage to optimize the game and rendering 250 will not kill fps to 40 then maybe it will. but again, you need to make the system settings because I don't really believe that the minimums will give 250 meters. at the moment even 5090-4090 may have a problem

[oblique igloo]

ehh yes it could be it all depends on seeing how the game will improve with the new engine and then we'll see what comes out I have a 4080 and stalker with DLSS and DLLAA I get 120 fps sometimes dropping to 110 in particular areas. Let's hope it optimizes the new engine well

I don't know Cyrillic, sorry😅

[night iris]

Hello stalkers

[oblique igloo]

hyy hahahaha

[night iris]

You know I am the authority of Bandits and Renegades?

[oblique igloo]

you're really serious

[night iris]

This is a question?

[oblique igloo]

sorry you talking in the game

If you are talking about the game, honestly, no, I don't know who the authorities of the bandits or renegades are, I have never had any problems apart from the bandits

[foggy olive]

Try to off frame gen and go on rostock plant

[shut gyro]

Good eve stalker nation

[oblique igloo]

ok I have to go there soon and I'll let you know what happens

@foggy olive

[foggy olive]

I tried it in 2k on 4090, and I will say this. I don't have a stable 60 frames. Yes, the situation is much better than on release, but the fps jumps from 64 to 40

[oblique igloo]

with a 4080 in 2k then I should do about 35-30 fps without framegen just pure raster power, I'll see I'm curious then I'll tell you how many fps I do

@foggy olive you played starfield

or kdc2 or cyberpunk phantom liberty

[foggy olive]

Yeah

[oblique igloo]

what about starfield and shattered space dlc

you opinion

[cobalt fiber]

Shit

[oblique igloo]

sorry off topic im curios XD

[oblique igloo]

BUT IF IT'S SHIT because in the trailer accolades it has all the maximum scores from all the houses

[shut gyro]

Maybe i should buy 22 Ruble Gauss Rifle

[oblique igloo]

the gauss must be powerful take it

[oblique igloo]

look here how it feels shit

#💬┃en_offtop message

[warm violet]

https://tenor.com/view/itstommylove-tommylove-tommy-stalker-stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-gif-3287512186578866085

[cobalt fiber]

Fuck review sites man it’s all a political monopoly

Bethesda have dropped the ball massively

Little hopes for FO5 and ES

[smoky hawk]

and I am, I expect GSC to change and modify the game to accomodate a larger spawn radius, smth a mod doesnt do

[foggy olive]

I'll be honest, I haven't played it for very long because I have other games, I'm more into strategies.
for example, one game in EU4-5 can last about 100-200 hours

[lost needle]

Never trust stuff like IGN lmao

[topaz crane]

has stalker gotten better? I only tried it at launch and it was pretty buggy

[tame gust]

Whens the enxt update

[harsh jungle]

eventually

[foggy olive]

Phantom liberty so good

[oblique igloo]

io ho paura per fallout 5 visto tempi che corrono molta paura come per tes6

[proven hollow]

@dreamy dagger relax, please

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/cant-stop-wont-stop-dave-chappelle-happy-dance-cant-stop-gif-1674967693483076548

[proven hollow]

you rascal

[stoic flicker]

its pretty cool that depending on what kind of playthrough your doing, the areas you visit are totally different for the main story beats

[sick arch]

Do artifacts with physical protection not stack? Liquid rock and compass add bar overlap instead of adding together

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-no-anyway-weird-face-itstommylove-stalker-stalker-2-gif-909299803028062890

[stoic flicker]

once the bar is full it wont give any more benefits. I think you can stack durability and endurance tho

[vapid galleon]

[feral sigil]

Hello stalkers

[sick arch]

Weird the bars not even full. They just don’t appear to stack.

[idle cove]

Keep up the good work guys @young magnet

[proven hollow]

smh can't even finish the 2025 roadmap in 2025

[feral sigil]

What was in the roadmap 2025

[vernal lily]

4625, and I still got a lot more red weapons in my stash.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1308034374473617459/1454684498619924601/1766894205805.gif

[cobalt fiber]

Anyone good with editing xml and jsons

Will pay for someone who can help set up DayZ server

[empty hare]

Why not ask in the DayZ discord? This is for Stalker

[cobalt fiber]

Cos I can brotherman

May or may not need it for another project

[runic oracle]

Anybody here crashing? 🙁

[shell flax]

Check your mods aren’t outdated

[vernal lily]

91 bread

[still current]

sheesh

[shell flax]

Hey Rahmi, free scam bot in Nonspoilers

Typical 4 png link shit

[still current]

dealt with it

thanks for the head up

[shell flax]

No problem, I hate scammers

[cobalt oracle]

Physical resistance explained.
https://youtu.be/RmYFjRP5w3A?si=7Kf3e3x0OQnGKwL8

[shell flax]

The most minor of catharsis seeing one more get nuked

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/bill-hader-eating-popcorn-keith-morrison-dateline-snl-gif-25666169

[eternal cosmos]

Lol i just learned that you can't go to x-16, but in the game files there are even models for a miracle machine

sadge................

[digital geyser]

man the ad astra mission is so badly designed jesus

even worse when you have mods

[cyan sparrow]

Starfield will have fewer loading screens in 2026 what a time to live in!

[eternal cosmos]

I am only waiting when this guy from Star Wars full overhaul for starfield will finish his work, then i will play starfield.

[stark crescent]

Wassup stalker gang

[main jewel]

there is actually a layout for x-16

its modeled but it isnt too detailed

[eternal cosmos]

i want all of x labs lol idc how i want it

[main jewel]

i have the screenshots

[eternal cosmos]

can i have it on pv?

[main jewel]

mine..

[eternal cosmos]

:C

i understand

[main jewel]

i hope the devs tho

revive the longot A6 pro, the pgo-7v and the atn thor HD 640

cut content my beloved..

[eternal cosmos]

Yes, i hope they revive cut content

[main jewel]

maybe one day we will actually see the bandit exo

[eternal cosmos]

S2 have so much potential with a cut content omg.

[main jewel]

though that would be scary

also probably it wouldnt have sprint

[eternal cosmos]

You know that when i first saw S2 announcement trailer (from 2012) i was dreaming of bandit with EXO LOL

[main jewel]

gah i really hope the devs add back the rpd as it was modeled fully in owls gun case for like a single patch

the rpk was a concept with sound files tho i dont think i need it

[main jewel]

we will probably never see this

i hope gsc adds a 1pn58 tho

[eternal cosmos]

:'((

[main jewel]

gsc i beg

[eternal cosmos]

yessss

we need nv scopes

[stark crescent]

What is that

[eternal cosmos]

Scope with noctovision

[stark crescent]

I think we keep forgetting how the zone short circuits electronics

[eternal cosmos]

?????

[main jewel]

nightvision

3.5x

[main jewel]

go into dms rq i messaged you

[frigid hill]

mantisex_ has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[stark crescent]

Get wolf'd

[eternal cosmos]

Yeah i am NOT writing allat

[stark crescent]

Thank you for writing down all the story inconsistancies

Also, there is a difference between electrics,.and electronics.

Shortly said, everything that doesnt run on circuit boards will do just fine in the zone.

Pda is a technicality. Lets just say they are custom built for the zone

Plus, ionized radiation pulls electrons from batteries. They get drained every radiation field you go through

Need a hand crank for that light on ur head

Good thing stalker 2 survival dont make you buy batteries every 5 minutes

[main jewel]

well dont say lets just say i mean they are custom built

our current ones of course that look like tablets

i wonder why they even switched or if theres any mention of old pda’s or something

you only see darks and the locks old pda

[shell flax]

By the time of 2021 in universe, the zone is a publicly known thing. I wouldn’t be shocked if some big electronic company started making Zone rated PDAs en masse behind the scenes to sell to Stalkers.

[main jewel]

this is probably why a 1pn58 would never work considering if you also where able to get one irl people have reported the old soviet batteries dont actually give enough power to the scope

sooo they kinda just make their own or buy some and hope

people also buy battery converters so

its a battery casing that matches the old soviet one that holds 3 AA batteries

[eternal cosmos]

I mean many companies could start to make whole custom equipment for the zone, cause many people think that she grows. And if you know one of the endings you know what happens (idk what is true lore accurate ending tbh).

[eternal cosmos]

I think that eggheads would easily make some "anomalous" batteries.

[shell flax]

The average stalker struggles to make enough money to feed himself reliably or keep his gear in decent condition, how would they afford custom made batteries

[still current]

Well, that shit was planned as hinted in CoP ending

But it got all debunked by S2 new lore limiting anomalous energy to the zone and only there

New lore made anomalous objects discharge after a certain amount of time after leaving the zone rendering them useless (artifacts) outside the zone.

[shell flax]

I truthfully hope we never get a concrete timeline for the duration for how long they last

[plain fiber]

Wait, is that a Bandit exo?

[shell flax]

Though considering the flavor text for some of them, they obviously last long enough to become global hits in shit like interior decorating

[main jewel]

in reality it actually depends on how much energy is held within it an its capacity n stuff

a slug wouldnt last long

a compass would last for quite a bit

[main jewel]

mhm! its just a merc gas mask, a random put together armor with leather and scraps, and a exo rig strapped onto it

[stark crescent]

Feliz navidad. Feliz navidad. I dont know this part, but i know they end with feliz navidad.

[plain fiber]

It probably depends on the artifact. I think there's still flavor text that mentions some being used for research outside of the Zone, so artifact lifetime would have to be long enough that research is still viable.

[shell flax]

Plasma artifacts are hunted by Defense Contractors so they probably last a good bit

[stark crescent]

I wanna wish you a merry christmas! I want to wish you a merry christmas. I wanna wish you a merry christmas, from the bottom, of my heart.

[plain fiber]

Please GSC....please.

Honestly, they really do need to give Bandits better equipment. I know they've always been amongst the worst equipped factions in the Zone, but surely there are at least some Bandit groups that have enough resources and are organized enough to field better equipment than trench coats and track suits. It's getting a bit silly running into Bandit squads wearing that shit in the freaking Red Forest and Jupiter.

[still current]

It shouldn't have been changed at all. Like that single detail Fucks up lore in a large way. Duty and military lore crack under it as both prohibit getting anomalous objects off the zone fearing unforseen outcomes (but now it all falls appart as it discharges and becomes a weirdly shaped rock). Freedom, mercs and egg heads used to aim for the outside world exporting those to be used in multiple ways varying from black market to actually research and all, but now it all falls apart as it discharges. Even value wise, it is rather troubling now too

[main jewel]

well the point of it is that they are bandits, they would scrap together these but because of it they would be significantly weaker

[still current]

Apparently not, research can only be done within the zone boundaries now

There is no clear mention of it having any contribution outside the zone anywah

I remember cut artifact lore from early builds attributing anomalous reactions to artifacts making new anomaly birth possible if certain conditions were met, now that idea is somewhat taking shape in the topaz anti-utility as it causes anomalies as it could remove ones if tweaked, but all within the zone boundaries.

The second Caribbean experiment is still unclear, so ig some instances of a larger topaz like machine making anomalous creation possible outside the zone

[shell flax]

Not really if artifacts were useless or couldn’t be researched outside the zone, stuff like Mama’s beads wouldn’t have become popular for interior decorating or plasma’s wouldn’t be popular with defense contractors

[still current]

Hence, the zone expands with it

[plain fiber]

Mama's Beads would still be a pretty rock-thing even without its anomalous properties though.

[still current]

Is it? Mama beads remains a zone product

[shell flax]

They have a life span yes but they don’t immediately turn to dust the instant they pass the threshold of the Zone

[still current]

No mention of it being generated outside the zone anyway

[vapid galleon]

?

what did you mean?

[still current]

First anomalous cloning happened in yaniv bunker as a result of hermann and ozerski's experiment

[shell flax]

It’s pretty clear I mean watching scam bots getting nuked

[still current]

And then came sircaa

[vapid galleon]

got it

[still current]

No mention of any other facility contributing in this matter outside the zone

[cyan sparrow]

I was jesting

[vapid galleon]

they can't already, Artefacts are unique to Zone

[still current]

Yeah

As per new lore limiting anomalous energy to the zone's connection to the noosphere

[vapid galleon]

even if someone returning from the Zone, gives 5-6 artifacts to the high level scientists, it will never be enough. Because you will constantly need to obtain artifacts from Stalkers

[shell flax]

You mean like the various artifact collection jobs you can already do

[still current]

Fun fact is that S2 confirms duty's main line saying that the zone expansion is real but funniest part is that it was caused by sircaa instead of having it linked to anomalous objects

[still current]

Yeah, but still makes the whole thing less valuable

[vapid galleon]

wait, didn't understand the "it was caused by sircaa" part. SIRCAA is a new organization

[vapid galleon]

Artefacts are very common in the Zone, so they are almost cheap items

[still current]

Yeah, S2 prologue is a sircaa incident causing an anomalous field outside the zone which resulted an alpha artifact to spawn outside the zone

Which proves the zone expansion claim

[vapid galleon]

hmm got it. I thought you were talking about the big emission

[still current]

No

Those were caused by the c-con

And later on by their absence

[vapid galleon]

SO

The world fears Zone's expansion
Join Duty
And save the Innocent

[still current]

Yeah hehe

Tho, duty is super fucked since soc and even more now

As long as voronin stands

[lost lava]

Duty got cucked hard, they sit in forbidden by god place instead of owning middle of map

[vapid galleon]

Duty is already based on something f***ed

those left to die...

[still current]

Honestly, the first rational was fine and understandable, but it got twisted later on

[frigid hill]

jeruzalemisreal has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[still current]

[stark crescent]

honestly, duty was already quite cucked during cop

[plain fiber]

Just because it's not as significant as what happened in the Yaniv bunker or SIRCAA doesn't mean that artifact/anomalous research isn't happening outside of the Zone.

[vapid galleon]

hey guys, stop get wolfing

[still current]

It doesn't also mean it is.

[plain fiber]

Right, but you keep talking like it is.

[lost lava]

I really hope for mod that will bring og colours of armours. I have no idea who is who untill they start shooting

[vapid galleon]

There's no mention of people returning to the mainland from Zone, but I think there are a lot of them. Some people aren't really greedy and they get what they want and then leave. In Stalker 2, you can hear a lot of people saying "one last heist, then I'm f***ing leaving." I believe there are people who genuinely leave

[still current]

Nah, it's simply because there is no mention of it taking place which actually means it's not until it is said so

Yeah

[lost lava]

Considering that immortal all knowing sniper guarda the wall, no
Nobody is leaving

[vapid galleon]

another lore less commentator who don't understand anything about the story is deeper than that. Based, very based

[still current]

The zone ain't a place people want to live in. Those who are there are all chasing a certain objective and its lucrative in the majority of cases

[vapid galleon]

I'm not talking about the part after any ending of the game, I'm talking about a period that has been going on for 20+ years

[lost lava]

I was playing stalker in middle school and i understand so shooo
But i prefer old order

[vapid galleon]

got it

[still current]

[distant sierra]

hello there fine gentlemen

[vapid galleon]

GO NORTH STALKER

[lost lava]

Get close to wall in cordon
This magic one shooting sniper and killzone are terrible and unnecessary additions

[vapid galleon]

hello Stalker!

[vapid galleon]

who cares, we're talking about lore

[still current]

CLOSE ANOMALY STALKER

[distant sierra]

im here to avenge elden lord

[still current]

Huh

[lost lava]

Lore pfff who cares about it
no one can read books in zone

[vapid galleon]

eehehehe, I forgot to exit the game before coming to this chat But to craft a Compass (), I need to hunt down a few Chimeras

a few = 7

[still current]

Ew

[lost lava]

7 chimeras
5000 rounds and 7 guns later

[plain fiber]

Would you prefer the insta-death radiation walls and barbed wire fencing from the original trilogy?

[still current]

Crafting artifacts lmao

[vapid galleon]

6 Saiga round to hunt down a Chimera, but Chimera Heart isn't guaranteed

[vapid galleon]

SIRCAA style

[plain fiber]

Anyways, time for my hot take of the day:

I think the complaints regarding Anomaly/GAMMA's "tacticool" features are completely ignoring that the original trilogy also had "tacticool" in it too. The original trilogy was full of early 2000s "tacticool" e.g. infantry exoskeletons, in-helmet HUDs, real-time enemy highlighting/targeting, etc., while Anomaly/GAMMA feature more modern "tacticool" e.g. canted sights/aiming, modern NVGs, thermal scopes, etc.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has always had "tacticool" in it, it just looked different back then compared to how it looks now.

[lost lava]

I would prefer lack of any artificial kill zones.
There is exactly zero reasons for one shoting sniper.

[vapid galleon]

💯 💯 💯

☢️

[plain fiber]

It's just another way to keep the player out of bounds, or in the case of Northern Duga, from getting into story-important areas too early. I would prefer if they only targeted the player if they actually went out of bounds or into story-restricted areas too early, but I digress.

[lost lava]

Huh? Who doubt in that.
Stalker is famous for tacticool features

[vapid galleon]

TactiCOOL uhuuv yeahhh

[plain fiber]

You've never been here when Anomaly and/or GAMMA come up have you?

[vapid galleon]

I'm going to sleep on my pink pillow, friends/Stakers. (I'll be circling the Radar in my dream) Peace

[lost lava]

Honestly?
I dont care about tourists opinion
We would have slide and dodge if devs listen to them xd

[plain fiber]

I don't think Anomaly or GAMMA have a slide-dodge mechanic, or if they do it's not on by default. Every playthrough I've watched never had anything like that.

[arctic gorge]

they dont im pretty sure

[plain fiber]

I believe GAMMA does have a "mantle-anywhere" type of mod, and I do wish we were able to mantle more freely in S2.

[lost lava]

I never said that gamma had slide.
Im talking about people who downloaded one mod and then demand those feature AND "modern" mechanics
I regeret browsing steam forums after game launch
"Primitive gameplay"
"lack of dodge and block" xd

[winged nova]

is the unknown stalker ar416 better than the standard one?

from what i've seen it has better accuracy but it can't be modified

[lost lava]

Basically exactly the same, 1st tier gun just like ak.
Unless u use mod that removes gun tiers

[plain fiber]

I'm an original trilogy player, I've been into S.T.A.L.K.E.R. since years before Anomaly and GAMMA helped the franchise become popular in the West (especially the US). I just don't have the rampant hate-boner for the mods and their player-bases like some of my fellow OGs do.

I do think some GAMMA-player takes are...interesting though.

[winged nova]

alright

so no point in fixing it right now

[plain fiber]

Why would you ever look at the Steam forums? They've always been garbage.

[lost lava]

We all make mistakes

Why the hell my game has boner for laterns
I got like 6 in row

[proven hollow]

I don't hate Gamma i just think it's slop enjoyed by people who like slop and whose opinions can be safely disregarded because they want to turn other stuff into slop.

[static swift]

Huge debate guys

In terms of lore and storytelling would you rather say metro series or stalker series is better?

[burnt bridge]

Both mid. Metro better still

[vagrant pewter]

is there a vendor of volume energy drinks to counter the poppy field effects?

[iron wind]

metro no doubt, it has like an actual OG writer attached to the script

exodus is among the best games of this genre that I played

[oblique igloo]

the metro series is one of the most beautiful together with the original mass effect stylists

Guys, are there things to do at the cement factory, missions, etc.?

[plain fiber]

Why is it "slop" though? It's just a further evolution of the hardcore survival total conversion from MISERY mixed with Call of Chernobyl.

[plain fiber]

I'd put Metro above S.T.A.L.K.E.R., though S2 has definitely raised the bar for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s writing imo.

[lost needle]

Metro has about 5 books or something and theyre all good afaik

[plain fiber]

Yeah, Metro has the benefit of being a true adaptation of a book rather than simply taking inspiration from one.

[lost needle]

I mean metro took inspiration from roadside picnic too didnt it

[lost needle]

Such as naming the surface scavengers stalkers

[fickle hill]

Chick

[oblique igloo]

cocodee

[plain fiber]

I think so.

[smoky hawk]

no

[vernal lily]

Snorks can one tap me now

[twilit osprey]

I think the AI did get better since 1.7....in the same spots of difficulty I had before 1.7, it's gotten a bit more

[trim gulch]

does anyone know how to get past the first starting cutscene without freezing? i havent been able to start the game.

[umbral mantle]

I managed to find Roadside Picnic at my local library, so I decided to give it a read

And wow, it's a very good book

I can understand why someone wanted to make a movie and several games from it.

Or inspired by it, rather

[feral sigil]

Metro one of the best lores in gaming history enough said.

[trim gulch]

metro has a pretty good story but, i wouldnt say its THE best. its immersive with great gameplay features tho

[feral sigil]

You need to be at least 30+ to understand and appreciate whats up in the game bro

[trim gulch]

hm. 30 is a bit over the top to "understand"

but i love metro, i own the series on switch ps4 and pc but, its not the best story hands down

[feral sigil]

Tell me your no1 story in video games bro

[fickle hill]

That's like saying you need to be 40 to learn how to rebuild a transmission

[feral sigil]

Metro lore is deeper than you think

[trim gulch]

off the top of my head, and ik its been overstated SO much but the last of us and red dead series geniunely have amazing stories.

im not a person with the most intellectual takes

but those stories in the games are actually peak.

[feral sigil]

You see ? We are worlds apart

My favorite story in gaming is mgs2

No hard feelings tho i love you

[trim gulch]

https://tenor.com/view/ishowspeed-laughing-don't-laugh-don'tlaugh-ishowspeed-laughing-gif-15284676702826611657

dang it. guess gifs dont format here

[feral sigil]

Also mgs2 is not what it looks like

There is a deeper meaning there too

[fickle hill]

Masters and above

[trim gulch]

does anyone know how to get past the first starting cutscene without freezing? i havent been able to start the game.

[wind siren]

Hey 👋 Uhh. Is there a known issue with Burnt Forest right now? I've been playing for several hours, no mods, current Obj. is Red Forest... I decided to explore Burnt Forest first since I was around the area and I have been sitting on top of a pile of tires for 15 minutes at least. Bloodsuckers won't stop spawning

I sort of lost track at around 18, and every time I kill a group I hear more screams and suddenly there's 3-4 more again. I'm running out of ammo lol

[empty hare]

Yeah some of the spawns aren't working great, just run

[burnt bridge]

What’s that

[grave drift]

Hi cro @vocal copper

[feral sigil]

Metal gear solid 2

[plain fiber]

So does Icarus end up zombified regardless of what you do, or should I have destroyed those things?

[main jewel]

my keyboard works hell yea

now i dont have to use my funky controller on xbox to play this game 🥹

[plain fiber]

Apart from the helmet, that does look like an actual radiation suit, which makes this a "true" exoskeleton and not an exosuit.

I NEED IT!

[main jewel]

true

i can give you the fuller image so you can look at it closer

stickers are very small

[plain fiber]

Hell yes please.

Put it in #📸┃screens_and_videos if you have to.

[tranquil mantle]

What's up Stalkers

[plain fiber]

Well, I found out earlier today that Bandits were supposed to have their own exoskeleton.

[tranquil mantle]

And exosuit

[plain fiber]

Oooh, you have an image of that?

[tranquil mantle]

Someone posted it here earlier

I'll try to find

[plain fiber]

Oh yeah, @main jewel. They're about to post a bigger version of that image.

[main jewel]

okar

[plain fiber]

okar

[vernal lily]

okar

[main jewel]

you have to send me a friend request

[plain fiber]

Can you not post it in #📸┃screens_and_videos?

[main jewel]

im trying to dm you

[plain fiber]

I want other people to see it too.

[main jewel]

im adding other things that might get deleted

so shh..

[tranquil mantle]

I can't find it

[main jewel]

okay ill just

#📸┃screens_and_videos message

[tranquil mantle]

That's the one I was looking for lmao

[main jewel]

yus

[tranquil mantle]

Bandit exo goes hard I like it , was there an exo skeleton too or just the suit?

[main jewel]

they were together but you can see how the exoskeleton part is all rusty and you can see how its attached to such a weird leather like suit

its all rusty and dirty

[hearty tendon]

Anybody good with ReShade and HDR that's able to help me with something?

[sleek hemlock]

I was so overwhelmed by the amount of immersion with HUD on even that I had to sit back for a moment this game is on par with metro oddly for me

[rigid frost]

how can i enable dlss frame generation?

i have a rtx 5060

[fickle hill]

Talk about missed opportunities

[ebon blade]

I'm more concerned about all the Bandits being removed from the Slag Heap.

[fickle hill]

Nah that's only when GSC left clicks and delete

[narrow olive]

How do I get past the flashbang anomaly

Like there's twenty in this little area bro😭

[fickle hill]

Sprint, walk back, sprint, walk back or just fool the AI and turn left and right

It's more of a reaction based anomaly

[cosmic wigeon]

I agree that it was tactical for the time but I still maintain that Zenitco and CAG gear looks like shit in Stalker

I’m glad Stalker 2 limited Zenitco to basically just foregrips which is pretty mundane

[ebon blade]

It depends on where you are at, to give you advice.

[narrow olive]

I got past them it was at the workshop in garbage

[ebon blade]

Yeah, run past them and get inside the building or on the roof of it.

[ebon blade]

Once you get inside, be sure to turn the device "off" as soon as possible.

[narrow olive]

Ik already got past it

[ebon blade]

I'm talking about the device in the underground.
Did you let it keep zapping you or did you turn it off?

[sacred cedar]

Running is the best option, you're supposed to throw bolts around so they explode them but it never really seems to work all it does is create more flashbangs

[main jewel]

@narrow olive use the weird bolt as it makes you invincible to all anomalies for a certain amount of uses

[main jewel]

[narrow olive]

I'm kinda broke

[ebon blade]

Do side jobs to earn coupons.
Hunt for artifacts to sell and
sell used weapons in Rostok.

[stuck seal]

Honestly one time I tried just staying in yaniv and it worked

I just did jobs for harpy on repeat with cheap gear, yeah I was making money slowly but I was making money, and not losing it to high repair cost or buying ammo

[stuck seal]

That is in fact yaniv

[main jewel]

hi yaniv

[stuck seal]

Crazy thought but, how tf did the corps move all those train cars like that

[stuck seal]

Like not only did they have to push rusty train cars around with basically nothing which would need so many people to even push, but they needed to brave the radiation too

Degtyarev summoning two thousand stalkers to push train cars

[fickle hill]

My eyes are blessed

[ancient fractal]

Russian cinematography too peak

[stuck seal]

Can’t tell if they made her model smaller or if they put her further away from the counter

Probably neither and my eyes are tricking me

[ancient fractal]

Why are some of the traders mean

[umbral lodge]

That moment you wonder if anyone's done a melee only run

[ancient fractal]

There's gotta be some enemies you have to shoot

Can you stealth kill faust?

[fickle hill]

Skif is a stranger to them

[ancient fractal]

Most stalker would be a stranger though, wouldn't they?

[fickle hill]

Well who knows we don't see typical stalkers talk to traders

[shell flax]

It doesn’t help that Skif is only 25, to all the vets he talks to, they probably see hum as a kid at this point

[stuck seal]

Except the ones that have seen him in action of course

[empty hare]

Am.. am i old?

[shell flax]

Also I’m pretty sure for harpy specifically, being in the Corps for a decade has just obliterated any form of patience she had with Stalkers in general

[empty hare]

"Hey uh Harpy that brand new AK you sold me... well something happened to it"
"No no no i didn't throw it into a springboard anomaly, of course not"
"Yeah i know it looks like i did but pinky promise i didnt..."
"So can you fix it? Ive only got 200 koupons"

[golden gulch]

The fact that he still loves you after you helped Ward take over Slag Heap 💔

[vernal lily]

Anyone tried getting that gun behind Quiet before the events of sircaa

Managed to make it fall on the ground, but got no idea how to get it towards me

So I kind of figured it out, but it's going to take me hours to make it slowly creep towards that doorway.

[carmine star]

When do we think we will get another hotfix

[shell flax]

Not til January

[ebon blade]

I've heard of people doing something with it, but I've never been able
to do anything with it other than throwing bolts to make it fall over.
You got it to the ground at least. Mine's still up on the rack stuck.

[slate forge]

Anyone know a fix for permanent black screen after the part where the guy knocks you out with his gun in the beginning of the game? I can't get past this part it always gets stuck and can't progress

[strange dust]

My flash light keeps turning off when i turn it on? How do i fix it

[shell flax]

Are you using lootable zone

[cyan sparrow]

Many fall for that best mod

[fickle hill]

Looks like it has a extended mag on it

[quartz obsidian]

I’m re downloading 2 so I can play stories untold

Time to head back into the zone

[main jewel]

[vernal lily]

Interesting

[ebon blade]

Does everyone get sent to the same location, after reuniting all four members of the NK-5 group in the Burnt Forest?

[graceful dirge]

Pardon my ignorance but is #🎄wolfcheers the Discord Holiday Event as mentioned in the Q3&4 Roadmap? the relevant #📰┃announcement message isn't particularly clear on any details? I am familiar with the more recent event that went on closer to launch with faction point-based giveaways related to those !rolls so wondering if this is similar situation? I realize I've been doing it mindlessly without even considering what it's all about but guess that's why I am after all 🫡

[ebon blade]

@graceful dirge Any chance you can answer my question right before yours?
As to the Discord Holiday Event, I would assume that your guess is right, since I don't see anything else.

[graceful dirge]

My luck has been similar, at one point I rolled something in the 90s but a successive 2 and then a 1 had left me quite disheartened

[graceful dirge]

Sorry did you mean everyone as in all 4 of those characters or for all players? Though either way my answer would be back at Kazkovyi camp based on my experience and this is only my first playthrough of the new content so otherwise maybe sorry not yet? I'm only now on my way to Volkov SAM Complex as part of Radio Silence on my first playthrough of these new missions Found myself very distracted both in the Zone & real life but hoping to make good dent here over some bit more tonight and tomorrow

[dreamy dagger]

Entered Gaffer's place for 1st time ever. What did I do? Talk to him bout Squint then steal his PDA in front of his eyes and walk out.

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

[graceful dirge]

With that being said, I had opted in giving Medulin an OZK suit instead of the Debut or the Sunrise, but I was disappointed to see that I was quickly offered a dialogue option to fast travel along with him which I took in the efforts of immediately continuing the quest, but wondering now if whatever survival chance based on suit I was giving him really meant nothing in the long run or was it possible before that to be represented through some other choice?

[ebon blade]

Yes, I am asking if everyone is sent to the Volkhov SAM bunker next.
I just did it but if you have not, I will say no more. Other than the many
dialogue choices were such that the one I chose was the wrong answer.

[hearty tendon]

https://tenor.com/view/l3gacord-stare-laughing-emoji-blue-slime-gif-14668909583579328987

[graceful dirge]

Gotcha then yep as far as I'm aware it's Volkov SAM but didn't necessarily go back even further into quest chain to see if that could change based on some previous decision & and you for keeping it spoiler-free

[ebon blade]

I made plenty of manual saves, so I have no problem redoing it.
I just don't like it when dialogue choices make Skif freeze undefended.

[graceful dirge]

Likewise and that alone is one of the reasons I'm glad to be committed to a (modded) Veteran playthrough instead of Master or Veteran+ I hate the limitation on saves, but anyway do you mean like the [Attack] sort of options that initiate combat immediately? If so I definitely agree, especially because I've been running Better Ballistics for a while now & with greater bullet lethality more often than not that means I die before I even get to draw my gun in retaliation

[dreamy dagger]

@ebon blade You think anyone will get up here to steal my shi? 😄

[ebon blade]

You zeroed in on exactly what I am talking about. I realize now that it is
more important to move to a defensive position than to start shooting.

[main jewel]

me

free koupons

[dreamy dagger]

Its all broken beyond repair, get it, okay....

[graceful dirge]

For sure exemplary of the best offense being a good defense

[ebon blade]

There are so many empty stashes all around Zalissya,
that you could store those in, other than your personal box.
There's one right across the street to the left, in the barn's attic.

[main jewel]

i wonder why gsc decided to use koupons instead of like something like hryvnya or kopiykas how ever you spell the first one

[ebon blade]

If they are broken beyond repair (0%) than you need to put them in a dead body so they vanish.

[dreamy dagger]

Bruh how do you evade the Valik Lummox gang if you threaten them, they kill you in an instant after the dialogue finishes. Cant even run!

[dreamy dagger]

Thats news to me, thought there isnt any blue box 😄

[main jewel]

you get valik to tell you where the stash is, then you are instructed to go up onto the tower, then you have the choice to shoot the bandits or if you dont the bandits will still kill you

[graceful dirge]

I think to encourage the notion that they are Zone currency and should be treated more like a regionally-relevant crypto than some fiat currency having any real value transmutable on the outside without some Sidorovich-level money laundering skills

[ebon blade]

Probably because coupons or koupons, are nondescript and not tied to any one country's currency.
That may be a wise choice for the multitude of Players, that come from all over the world.

[ebon blade]

You're going to find knapsacks more than blue chests.
Your gold one should be in the back room at Hamsters.

[main jewel]

oh well koupons sounds like my countries food stamps and ngl with how the game has koupons being so invaluable compared to a euro or usd they might as well as be them

i wish they had a cooler name

[tranquil mantle]

Npcs don't pick items up after you drop them right? They only search bodies?

[main jewel]

i wish npc’s picked up items off the ground

imagine if a npc found a better gun and dropped the other one he had which was worse

id love to see that

[graceful dirge]

Yeah I've seen some conjecture https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/s/JaHF24toHm about what their real world value could be converted to but no definitive answer of course because of the sort of items and prices scattered across the game (not even considering difficulty economy differences) and hopefully going forward when we get localization possible with SDK can change the name back to rubles or Zonebucks or whatever makes your pockets feel heavier

[tranquil mantle]

You'd love it till npcs found your loot

[ebon blade]

There also may be a historic reason:

The Karbovanets (Ukrainian: карбованець, romanized: karbovanets', plural: карбованці, karbovantsi for 2–4, or карбованців, karbovantsiv for 5 or more), also colloquially known as kupon (купон, plural: купони, kupony) or coupon from the banknote printing, is a former unit of currency in Ukraine in four separate periods of the 20th century. It is also a predecessor currency of today's Ukrainian hryvnia. The karbovanets was subdivided into one hundred kopiykas, but no denominations in kopiykas were ever issued, owing to inflation.

[dreamy dagger]

I killed them before the dialogue. THEY WERE ALL STANDING READY TO BE KILLED, lmao.

[main jewel]

i will go back to the soviet ruble

[dreamy dagger]

They kinda reacted after I killed 2 of them, the fk

[tranquil mantle]

I drop a grenade in the middle and take a couple steps back

[dreamy dagger]

Do they run?

[ebon blade]

You were supposed to go to the top of the water tower and get the AK with scope to shoot them.

[main jewel]

its quite sad a little how stalker EE trilogy and stalker 2 desovieted everything

[tranquil mantle]

They don't really have time to

[tranquil mantle]

I didn't even know that ak was there till the second playthrough

[main jewel]

i hope theres a mod one day that brings back some of the more soviet things back into the chernobyl landscape

[graceful dirge]

A different kind of Zone Reclamation Project

[main jewel]

i am level 26

[tranquil mantle]

oops I didn't realize that was an f salute

[main jewel]

maybe.. i just want to have the old trilogy style of stuff back, not politics changing the game

i mean gsc for god sakes removed the cnpp entry sign from the enhanced edition trilogy 🥹

i heard they added it back cause people were mad

[graceful dirge]

Hey likewise bro 🍻 I've only more recently ramped up my regularity of engagement here lol but still blows my mind how much yap it must take to get beyond 50, though of course this Discord has been around for a while. If time spent playing the game translated to XP here I surely would be higher, at like 2k hours on S2 now & numerous others over the years on original trilogy + mods

Also was unfortunately accidentally banned lmao so my join date is when that happened instead of sometime in mid-2021 I think it was I had joined this server. Lost all my inventory items rip but now I feel like Skif that muc more

[dreamy dagger]

Lemme try this

[main jewel]

i cant wait for my level 50

[dreamy dagger]

No damn way they killed Cologne only because of his cool smell?

At least he isnt called Geisha Cologne, lmao

[main jewel]

he put on too much

[tranquil mantle]

I kill the stalker after he pays me too

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/chapelle-funny-laughing-snl-gif-7231840

[ebon blade]

The level 50 thing just came out this late summer.
Before that, there was no image perms at any rank.
Except of course in the specific designated channels.

[main jewel]

oh good lord

krezzin got buffed late summer

[dreamy dagger]

Tf is with his crackhead-like facial expression, lol?!?!?

[main jewel]

unless he was always allowed to send images

[main jewel]

the cologne got to him

[dreamy dagger]

[main jewel]

his last breaths were pretty toxic from all that cologne outside

[dreamy dagger]

Oh no what am I doing here

I'm trippin', man

[ebon blade]

Don't tell me you're the kind of dumbass Player that misses half of what's going on
(rewards and other important info) in the game because you just kill everyone you meet.

[dreamy dagger]

I kill em all!!!!!!!!

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/gun-shoot-fail-woman-gif-18529006

I'll take that as a "Yes"

[tranquil mantle]

Time to switch from clear sky to S2

[main jewel]

you actually get rewarded for doing this with finding a unique in the cordon

its a unique aks47u

and if you dont kill the guy youll never get it or find it

[dreamy dagger]

Ima waste everyone, no friends whatsoevver

[graceful dirge]

Loner by the strictest meaning of the word

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-no-sad-sad-face-itstommylove-stalker-gif-2792173149039987458

[main jewel]

this guys cool smell was probably toskovats inexcusable evil,

it has top notes of gunpowder
middle notes of blood and iodine and some plants, and base notes of concrete, rain and incense

one of its cons is it causes physical discomfort and can cause nausea

[dreamy dagger]

Lmao

[main jewel]

who the hell wants to wear gun powder, blood, and concrete smells on them

[ebon blade]

The rewards of what people give you or tell you, is far more valuable than
the loaf of bread and two rounds of ammo you get from looting their bodies.

[dreamy dagger]

Bro, lmaooooooooo

Loaded an autosave after I fkd around near the water tower and...

VALIK LUMMOX CORPSE FELL DOWN FROM THE SKY

I just can't.......... lmaooooooooooo

It was supposed to be loaded on the ground

[main jewel]

guardian angel much

[dreamy dagger]

This game is absolute masterpiece

I'm gon set up OBS so I record this bad boy

[ebon blade]

Yes, but not if you play it like Serious Sam.

[graceful dirge]

This was one of my favorite similar wtf moments #📸┃screens_and_videos message

[graceful dirge]

Lol thank you it's worth sharing! My jaw was on my desk 😭

[ebon blade]

Looks like a Bat. I've seen them in various places.

[dreamy dagger]

Mans glitched underground now calling for help.

[proven hollow]

poor guy, swallowed by his debts

[graceful dirge]

#☢┃stalker-general message 🦇 Not quite the threat from above I meant but I'll take it, and hell put some horrid stuff in the water too I want it even more inhospitable & dangerous

[ebon blade]

At the Barge, at the very beginning of the game, where the Poltergeist is,
if you go to the rear of the Barge and climb up on the platform, Bats fly out.

[ebon blade]

You brought so much shame to that scripted event,
Valik Lummox had to hide himself from looking at you.

[vapid galleon]

broo what theee....

[ebon blade]

I just forwarded for Doughy Baby. It's his video.

[dreamy dagger]

So bad at this game even pseudo dogs kill me
Man, I was never so bad

Come on man why they keep pranking me. Look!

https://tenor.com/view/what-dave-chappelle-huh-fuse-gif-5848731

[dreamy dagger]

@vernal lily Y playing too?

I'm so bad I feel like I'm a bot....

[vernal lily]

Yes

Not for too long I don't think. Just trying to get through Stories Untold.

[vapid galleon]

man, is it real bug? how even it's happening?

[dreamy dagger]

Still at Zalissya fkin around, lol

[graceful dirge]

I almost wish we could be swarmed by them similar to the regular rats but I'd really rather some greater aerial mutant threat (and Ward helicopter patrols!)

[graceful dirge]

Yep lmao I had seen that similar sort of thing I believe related to corpses being near gravity based anomalies, though that was the most extreme example of it & I haven't really seen it since whatever next update must have patched it out

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/on-frog-frog-on-god-on-dog-gif-13492924572480532659

[vapid galleon]

traumatically

[tranquil mantle]

The side job of saving the stalkers from the Sultan's men is one of my favorites, I love that you have to clear the building like swat style to get the bandits before they shoot the stalkers

[dreamy dagger]

But while I'm still at Zalis... I cant not mention, again, how bulletspongy AI is...

[tranquil mantle]

What difficulty are you on?

[quasi kettle]

[graceful dirge]

I'm not sure how purist you are but I would recommend the popular mod Better Ballistics https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/129 I don't know how I played so much vanilla before this one personally with that issue lolol, but it's kept me hooked even more since having that fixed

[dreamy dagger]

Yeah every time I shoot a fella in the head, no matter the distance, I gotta do it 3-5 times to kill him.

[dreamy dagger]

Veteran as usual

[tranquil mantle]

That's strange head shots are normally all one shots in my experience

Unless it's like skifs pistol

[dreamy dagger]

Yeah Skif's pistol, but I use ARs too

[graceful dirge]

Join us brother you won't be able to look back 🙏

[ebon blade]

I just redid it all and I got it right this time.
The key was ducking behind cover to the right.

[tranquil mantle]

I can't wait to sell my ps5 and get a Pc just for this game lol

[dreamy dagger]

Thanks boss but I prefer not to install mods atm

[ebon blade]

That's the spirit. There's hope for you yet.

[hardy totem]

No polititcs on this server

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/they-live-gif-5227785317280227017

[proven hollow]

Yeah, he said "rule nr 8"

[eternal cosmos]

Yeah forgot myself

[tranquil mantle]

No politics in the zone, well besides faction politics

Speaking of that glory to the Ward death to all else

[proven hollow]

only thing i wanna hear out of Trumps mouth is "stalker 2 is a great game and GSC can make it the absolute greatest bestest game by just adding binoculars"

[dreamy dagger]

No politics for non-politicians in here, aight?

[oblique igloo]

Hi guys, what are you up to? You start arguing early in the morning.

[proven hollow]

working

[tranquil mantle]

What's up El terror

[oblique igloo]

come on its cristmass come on

[eternal cosmos]

Going to the psychologist

[proven hollow]

the worst part is they're taunting us by actually having binoculars lying around

[oblique igloo]

I don't care, be good, it's still Christmas time

[oblique igloo]

ahhhhnnnnnn okkk

[tranquil mantle]

I don't think anyone was being bad

[vapid galleon]

?

[oblique igloo]

I always tell you and I repeat if you have to get there count to 10 and do 20 hours of starfield and everything will pass😂

[eternal cosmos]

No i forgot to not speak about politics and deleted my message, or maybe you are speaking about something else?

[proven hollow]

that's the problem with starfield, nothing interesting passes in 20 hours

[ebon blade]

Just remember where they are, when they become real and moveable.

[oblique igloo]

my goodness, how bad

[proven hollow]

i bet they won't even be on the same location

[eternal cosmos]

Yeah i spent 50 hours in starfield and i can easily say that the game is so bad

[vapid galleon]

yeah, they're just random

[vapid galleon]

🤣 🤣 🤣

[oblique igloo]

Anyway, guys, since the advent of sircaa, the Monoliths are coming back and it's one mess after another. I've used up all my supplies to kill the Monolith.

[tranquil mantle]

I really wanted starfield to be amazing because Bethesda was my favorite studio growing up but it's so horrible

[ebon blade]

True, but you never know. They may have been placed in
those locations we find, with the intent to be originally active.

[proven hollow]

I think i lasted about 30-40-ish hours before i found the exact same base on a "random" planet five times over and just got bored with it

[eternal cosmos]

Exactly xD

[vapid galleon]

israel? xDDDD

[oblique igloo]

translate f.....

[eternal cosmos]

Idk what is it?

[tranquil mantle]

Freudian slip lmao

[proven hollow]

ooh, so it wasn't just me who saw that

[oblique igloo]

i correct

[vapid galleon]

🤣

[eternal cosmos]

Sircaa = israel??????

[vapid galleon]

[tranquil mantle]

I mean...

[proven hollow]

i'm sure the mods would enjoy that discussion 😛

[oblique igloo]

but in the cement factory there is something to do as primary secondary missions before going to scar

[dreamy dagger]

Christm__ass__?!?!?

[eternal cosmos]

You mean what???? Its not even close 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[proven hollow]

krezzin RELAX

[vapid galleon]

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/make-up-unprepared-lip-stick-beauty-kurt-russel-gif-4446563

[oblique igloo]

Yes, it's Christmas time so be good and relax.

[proven hollow]

yes, krezzin, listen to the man

[tranquil mantle]

It's new years eve time now

[dreamy dagger]

This whole playthrough feels like a set up....

[eternal cosmos]

What are you doing?????????

💀💀💀💀

[vapid galleon]

😐

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-no-sad-sad-face-itstommylove-stalker-gif-2792173149039987458

[oblique igloo]

hahahaha o my god

[proven hollow]

Step-krezzin i'm stuck in the concrete please help

[eternal cosmos]

Krezzin is your brain mutated?

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/bitch-what-bitch-dafuq-the-fuck-huh-gif-11633433

[dreamy dagger]

I quit the game cuz I felt horrified!

[proven hollow]

he's just bulgarian

[dreamy dagger]

Why is my game glitching in all sorts of forms....

I had a dog freeze midair... a bandit dying but still standing....

https://tenor.com/view/help-pray-gif-5562358

[proven hollow]

i feel like you have wrong expectations about the slav jank GSC makes

[tranquil mantle]

You must have walked through a glitch anamoly, take some glitch block

[dreamy dagger]

I need this Glitchblock ASAP!

[oblique igloo]

We'll talk later, I'm going to do 2 or 3 jobs, otherwise I won't do anything, remember, be good and play stalker 2 as much as you can, skif needs us

[eternal cosmos]

Good hunting!

[tranquil mantle]

Gotta mix psi block with Hercules and vinca, breaking bad style

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/chappelle-holla-lemme-holla-at-you-gif-7784985

[graceful dirge]

Well when you get sick of trading headshots with enemies I would try that one out, I truly swear by it!

But in the effort of transparency I can recognize two cons:

1. It can make some story segments particularly challenging because Skif is often expected to be a one-man-army & this now makes enemy weapons just as lethal as your own. Especially dangerous now are scenarios where Skif is expected to fight back immediately

2. This wasn't something I wanted to see return from SoC anyway lol but still worth mentioning because this mod technically ruins the intended weapon tiering progression of vanilla HoC with later-game weapons having greater penetration values than their same caliber early-game variants, leading to them doing much more damage against the armored enemies you'll face more especially then. Personally I just would rather weapon damage staying somewhat relevant being more based on caliber and don't mind finding some different sense of player progression in other ways

[dreamy dagger]

I hate something else

[eternal cosmos]

Is that chat gpt?

[dreamy dagger]

Sometimes when you lean from cover, even if you run around and confuse the enemy, then out of the blue you lean checking on them, they shoot at you taking 50% of your HP even if you barely pop out

Thats making me close the game fr - enemies are far too precise

[graceful dirge]

No just psi-induced brainrot (un) fortunately

[proven hollow]

if you sprint around to try and confuse them they can 100% hear you though

you need to sneak around

[tranquil mantle]

Personally I wish that damage was based on caliber instead of what gun you're shooting, it would make a lot of guns still viable for the whole game

[dreamy dagger]

I know I'm bad at the game but damn, how can an NPC hit you so precise from like a tower thats like 50 metres ahead...

[dreamy dagger]

I tried both yet a lot of times I get down to 20% out of a corner even if they're shooting from afar

[eternal cosmos]

I see... sorry that i mistook it for chat gpt i think i have AI Psychosis on this point lol

[tranquil mantle]

Once you get an optic or scope the firefights get way easier

[eternal cosmos]

(Cyberpunk mentioned)

[dreamy dagger]

What if I got the scoped AK from the Lummox stash, I still cant kill pseudo dogs with 1 shot to the head

Hitbox seems messy at times

[proven hollow]

ok, that's honestly a skill issue, but use skif's gun against them tbh

[dreamy dagger]

Maybe I'm too old for games?

[iron wind]

only use shotgun with muties

just a waste of bullets using ak

[tranquil mantle]

I don't think most mutants die from one shot, but unarmored people like bandits should

What gun are you using

Also does anyone know if it's possible to save the crazy ward soldiers in the Shock Therapy mission?

[dreamy dagger]

Skif's Pistol, PTM, Scoped AK from the Lummox quest.

[tranquil mantle]

They're both pretty low damage, fyi his AK has lower damage than a regular AK as well

[iron wind]

all are garbo guns vs muties

[dreamy dagger]

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

[tranquil mantle]

If you're still in the lesser zone and want to attack from a distance I would recommend a 3 line rifle, also if you're interested I can show you a spot where you can get an svd but ammo will be limited

[dreamy dagger]

Nah, thanks, I like to explore myself

No Google used whatsoever yet so I'm gut

[iron wind]

rifles for humans, shotguns for muties

this one simple rule will carry you throughout all combat in this game

[tranquil mantle]

That's what's up man respect, if you explore around you'll find it.

[carmine star]

1911 for muties

[dreamy dagger]

Yeah always been like that - wonder why I didn't use the shotty...

[tranquil mantle]

The shotgun build is tough early on because you only have the double barrels

[dreamy dagger]

Thanks boss

[tranquil mantle]

[indigo stone]

When engine update

[cyan sparrow]

Did you know that Starfield will have less loading screens soon?

[indigo stone]

Yes! And We will land on planet without loading screens!

[tranquil mantle]

Anyone here played No Man's Sky?

[dreamy dagger]

WHEN man wheeeeeeeeen come on say a word let it out, open the door to our dreams

[violet dune]

new engine this week right? still 3 days left

[indigo stone]

Of course!

[indigo stone]

Max details on GTX 1050Ti will be guaranteed!

[tranquil mantle]

Trying to just knock down people with out killing them is tough, I force of habit give a few extra shots

[violet dune]

AJ last week

[kindred fable]

I did. The ability to get from one planet to another one without loading screens is kinda cool... Other than that it has nothing interesting to do in it

[kindred fable]

The engine update is NOW

[tranquil mantle]

Good to know I keep seeing it but I'm not sure about getting it

[tranquil mantle]

Tejas you're very well versed in S2, have you done the Shock Therapy quest before?

[dreamy dagger]

Wait wait, people

Do we have Black Bloodsuckers in S2?! (as mentioned in SoC's dialogue files)

https://tenor.com/view/leonardo-dicaprio-the-aviator-oh-really-i-dont-care-dicaprio-gif-23949867

[violet dune]

yes

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/ceno0-youtube-ceno0-sunglasses-looking-looking-at-gif-7731322010455496941

Stop lying

[tranquil mantle]

What makes you ask?

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/scarymovie-anthony-anderson-gif-20586472

Wait no no hold on i clicked wrong gif sorry wrong one my bad

[tranquil mantle]

[violet dune]

stop lying

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/rush-hour-you-and-me-me-and-you-yu-mee-gif-6521388707144075848

[dreamy dagger]

@violet dune Help me out here I'm gettin insane

[violet dune]

im not gonna put vaseline on ur nips

[tranquil mantle]

a real stalker would help krezzin out

[dreamy dagger]

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

[dreamy dagger]

Forget bout my nips. TAKE THE COUPONS AND RUN!

[violet dune]

Im not my cousin Nimble

[hardy totem]

I just came back in to see what's being talked about

And now I'm leaving again

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/spit-take-laughing-laugh-gif-13945267

[dreamy dagger]

Come back again @hardy totem

[dreamy dagger]

We literally scared off Tankovic

Adding this to my Biggest Regrets list of 2025

[tranquil mantle]

Sometimes the zone gets too freaky

That's when you know you need to take a holiday in Rostok

Bet on some cage fighting

[ebon blade]

No, I have not progressed that far in my game yet.

[hazy haven]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-gif-18174868

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-gif-18174868

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/shake-the-bushes-until-the-truth-flies-free-lucifer-morningstar-tom-ellis-chloe-decker-lauren-german-gif-17384440

[dreamy dagger]

PIEROG?

https://tenor.com/view/gary-spongebob-gif-8382816

[main jewel]

can play station players mod the game yet

[proven hollow]

krezzin when are you going to leave the lesser zone tutorial area and actually play the game?

[main jewel]

im curious

[main jewel]

never

krezzin hates this game bro

[ebon blade]

We know he made it as far as Zalissya.

[dreamy dagger]

I dunno, man. I'm still around Zalissya completely "fkin around till I find out" - and what it is I'm looking for, I don't know myself

I cant play during daytime when I have time cuz I own IPS monitor and I cant see crap

Its like a damn mirror this monitor....

Imma rip out the glass shell and enjoy a good game, I swear

[ebon blade]

Turn the lights off. Put up some curtains or use a sheet.

[dreamy dagger]

Curtains are closed
I have an idea though

I put a blanket around the monitor, wrap it behind my head and this way I will have full visibility, GOPNIK STYLA

https://c.tenor.com/KVJW7txIFp8AAAAC/tenor.gif

I bought this IPS display cuz of longevity, its 5 years old and I hope it lasts 5 more, but boy...

lately I been struggling with it

I know OLEDs solve this issue but boy, they last like half of IPS displays

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/looking-around-who-asked-black-man-meme-loop-gif-20218231

Krezzin at home.

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/im-blind-cheech-marin-blind-man-gif-14165338

Dont laugh at me man