☢┃stalker-general

[plain fiber]

Oh yeah, I've heard the stories about how bad that was.

[crisp cairn]

noting right now but the dlc that comes out in the summer

[plush anchor]

oh, so I just have to wait then and replay the game as long ap

[plain fiber]

You think we'll get 2.0 before the DLC?

[crisp cairn]

most likely at the same time

[plush anchor]

also, will they add women stalker like in gamma? I`m all for equality and stuff... but dont want the arcade game feeling , Idk, just my oppinion with all the respect

[marble gyro]

Dlc set to summer, Q3.....maybe

[crisp cairn]

but they could also just do 1.10 1.11 1.29 and so on

i asked but did not get an answer at all

[marble gyro]

If not, I'm going to be stuck playing starfield for a long time

My adhd brain, will find something stupid to do in that game and I'll log 500hrs easily

[bright harbor]

Yuck. They just had to copy that ridiculous G3 reload from Ready or Not.

[main jewel]

this is a reminder to you all

no matter how good something is someone always has to hate

https://tenor.com/view/key-and-peele-skit-you-will-never-be-troy-distraction-gif-14057568753463082760

[bright harbor]

Define "Good" in this case?

[fickle laurel]

Why are the stalker2 steam sales always like 10-12$ off lmao the game is not worth more than 30$ 😭 played it on xbox gamepass and dint even finish cmon man

[main jewel]

the whole dlc trailer stuff IS FIRE and keep in mind, alot of people irl practice that same reload, it helps save a mag instead of throwing it on the dirty floor

which in stalker 2

no matter what

you always throw your mags on the floor

for whatever reason

where are all these white roles coming from

hey

i saw that

[main jewel]

your missing out gang

[marble gyro]

Stalker 2 for 12???? Never seen it go under 30

It's been mostly 40% off

Dunno who you're supplier is, but I want in

[main jewel]

can you read

10-12 dollars off

[river chasm]

I think the engine update will come first. Whether that is 2.0 is anyone's guess

[main jewel]

they could come together too who knows

[river chasm]

I think they previously said they would be separate but plans can certainly change

[main jewel]

like the engine update (free) alongside the dlc (paid)

boom big update

im so glad i bought the uh

[bright harbor]

So, a few points, I didn't say the rest of the DLC trailer stuff wasn't fire, I was just expressing disappointment in copying 'tacticool' trends from other games to a degree. It's just a minor nitpick.

Secondly, what people exactly? No professional that I know of would advise doing those reloads under pressure. You can literally just reindex it. Put it in a deep pocket. Put in a dump pouch. Do literally anything other than a technique that requires more dexterity and more risk of a mistake.

Thirdly, I know what you mean, I don't really like the dumping mags on the floor thing either, it's just that that every other game just wants to copy stuff from MW2019 no matter how much sense it does or doesn't make for style points.

[main jewel]

ult edition

[bright harbor]

It was impulsive, I will admit.

[main jewel]

normal regular ass people, and who caresss if the reload is like that its just supposed to look cool

and well uh its not really exactly copying i mean its lowkey kinda a common reload and noone wants all reloads to be the sameee,
imo there should be different reload animations if your not detected, detected, running, and bleeding or hurt or whatever

also where the hell is the proning in this game

oh also

i didnt read that you said to a degree

https://tenor.com/view/those-who-grow-grow-those-who-know-gif-14628111826263067934

you should wait

atp

wait

wait for summer of 2026

[carmine star]

Wait 6 years and three moons

[bright harbor]

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on the commonality of highly stylized reloads among practical shooters.
And as for 'style points', sure. Subjective. I would just say that not doing tacticool competition trends isn't a lack of style, it's just practicality being an alternate style. Cheers anyways.

[main jewel]

the dlc comes summer of 2026

[main jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/themaster-mafioso-smoking-cigar-old-man-gif-23467325

truth

have a good day mr

[river chasm]

There's like every other gun in the game for that. It seems normal to want to introduce some variety

[jolly mulch]

y'all think the engine update will remedy CPU performance

[south parcel]

I wonder how much the dlc will cost

[jolly mulch]

$20-25 if i had to guess

[river chasm]

I think it will help, though the games certainly better on that front than release. The newer lumen supposedly runs much better

[jolly mulch]

it doesnt seem PL or SOTE

[astral otter]

Yes

[jolly mulch]

oh for sure, i primarily mean for settlements where the metahumans just tank performance

[smoky hawk]

taticoids seethe at the action lover

[jolly mulch]

I mainly ask because my GPU is already pretty good, and my CPU is for most games (5800x3D) but it struggles a lot in those settlements

[main jewel]

eh maybe probably

i hipe

hope

[river chasm]

Hopefully that will continue to improve yeah

[south parcel]

Seems reasonable

Can't wait for the patch

Although I do enjoy the game right now

[jolly mulch]

i honestly dont the settlement performance is just way too dogshit

[main jewel]

well if you are playing on pc..

just get better parts bro

[wraith depot]

Hii

[river chasm]

I'm definitely fortunate I was able to upgrade to a 7700X last year and that solved basically all my big performance issues

[main jewel]

i wonder what all is gunna be in the dlc

cause technically

theres more we dont know about

[main jewel]

roar

[carmine star]

Dlc things I suppose

[main jewel]

there should be more armors..

[pseudo leaf]

I wonder if the Kadaver mutant is just going to be a tanky slow snork or if it’ll have its own unique gimmick

Obviously I hope for the second. But idk the first feels possible as well

[main jewel]

lowkey he just seems like a dude in power armor

[pseudo leaf]

It has to be a mutant. Or at least a zombie stalker

[main jewel]

this one

you can find this helmet in the zone

so

thats where im going rn

[fickle laurel]

Not really i played close to the ending and Anomaly is 10x more fun yet FREE

[marble gyro]

Anomaly is ass cheeks

[fickle laurel]

Also played all 3 og games nothing about stalker2 is worth the price

[pseudo leaf]

There’s a cut mutant called the Kadaver that has to be this. I doubt it’ll be just a dude

[fickle laurel]

WHAAAAAAAAT

[frigid hill]

loots. has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[fickle laurel]

U cant use bad words here 😭😭😭😭

[main jewel]

well he looks special and i know

[pseudo leaf]

Also where is this helmet?

[main jewel]

did bro not play storys untold

[pseudo leaf]

Not yet, I was putting it off until later in my 2nd run. I guess I’ll have to check it out real soon.

[main jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/key-and-peele-skit-you-will-never-be-troy-distraction-gif-14057568753463082760

[ocean zephyr]

Ykw im curious

did it say the trailer was rendered in engine or not?'

[main jewel]

the trailer is all in the new engine

[ocean zephyr]

Oooooh thats gonna be so peak if my 4080 super doesnt burn up trying to load it lol.

[main jewel]

uh

[ocean zephyr]

It looks alot more like the og trailers did

[main jewel]

this new engine is supposed to be better

and i think itll fix some stuff

[ocean zephyr]

Yea but im wondering if it'll still be a strain cuz of all the new details

[main jewel]

if i remember right our current engine is like a weird experimental one

or at least thats what i heard

[ocean zephyr]

Oh what

[main jewel]

yeah

[ocean zephyr]

That is sooooo weird

but is it like an old experimental engine?

[main jewel]

ive heard someone say im not sure if it was jack or not but the engine couldnt do what gsc wanted it too so gsc has a special version or something

and its like ass and buns

even the regular engine if this one isnt is still ass and buns

[ocean zephyr]

how could it not handle what gsc wanted? thats wild

[charred nova]

It’s a heavily modified version of ue 5.1

According to gsc anyway

[main jewel]

kinda weird

[astral otter]

Nah, it's pretty normal

Devs pretty frequently have to change engines to work with them.

[modest notch]

Woke up and saw new dlc trailer

Which month summer 2026 starts?

[astral otter]

December

[forest herald]

will you get the dlc free if you own the "Deluxe to Ultimate Upgrade"

also will the dlc be late game or like mid game?

[astral otter]

Yes. The whole point of ultimate is the DLC.

[fierce nexus]

My friends are about to get really annoyed with me when this drops

[main jewel]

why

[fierce nexus]

All I did before and during the first couple weeks the game was out was ramble about Stalker

So they're about to catch round 2 lol

[marble gyro]

I'm so bored

Dunno what I want to play

[empty hare]

Minecraft

[harsh wharf]

https://tenor.com/view/hop-on-arc-raiders-arc-raiders-gif-13277060465674131888

[snow basalt]

Hello everyone i am new here, I do not have tbe game yet but I am buying it on Easter

From the many videos I've seen it looks very fun and realistic

[tidal robin]

I really need to know this because I’m actually really stressed about this but do Petruha and Awl appear in STALKER 2? I translated something from a wiki in another language but I can’t tell if it’s actually in the game or just planned and it’s destroying me

The English wiki has absolutely nothing besides saying that Awl appears in S2 but provides no context. I’m more worried about Petruha anyhow

[fierce nexus]

Hmm?

[charred nova]

Don’t think there in the game

I mean a lot of iconic stalkers are still missing from the zone

[tidal robin]

Petruha and Awl? Petruha helps you raid the Car Park in SoC and gets injured in an anomaly in CoP, Awl is his best friend from CoP, and the wiki says Awl is in S2

[sturdy wind]

Things spotted in the new trailer:

Returning characters: Loki, Voronin, Zulu
Returning locations: CNPP, Lab X-16, Limansk
New mutant: Kadaver
New weapons: SVU, SKS, G3, HK433
New weather: Fog

[charred nova]

Still largely unknown if they will appear

[tidal robin]

it’s killing me dudes I find comfort in these characters

[charred nova]

It’s not a sks

[sturdy wind]

Oh

[charred nova]

It’s a svt

[fierce nexus]

I don't recall seeing anyone named Awl

[charred nova]

The new trailer gets a full view of the barrel

And it’s got the barrel shroud of a svt

[sturdy wind]

So no 7.62x39 gun 😭

[charred nova]

Seems gsc has opted not to include them

[tidal robin]

In CoP? He appears at the Boiler Anomaly, cheering Petruha on, and then when Petruha gets injured he begs for your help. And if you run off he gets SUPER mad

[charred nova]

A shame but hardly a surprise

[tidal robin]

I basically wrote his entire wiki page he’s awesome

[fierce nexus]

I never finished CoP, I just meant I haven't seen him in HoC

[tidal robin]

oh okay

[pseudo leaf]

I wonder where it’ll fit balance wise? Like it has to be better than the mosin, but how much.

[fierce nexus]

Owl is back, but that's all I know

[tidal robin]

His name might be Shilo in HoC as well

because that’s another translation

[fierce nexus]

Owl, Nimble, Doctor, Wolf

They're all back

Beard, Sultan

Bunch of others I can't think of lol

[tidal robin]

I’ve seen them

[charred nova]

cardan doesn’t appear either

Neither nitro

Owned bud

Too slow on the draw

[tidal robin]

I think he does actually. I saw a clip, he’s like locked in an underground bunker though so you can’t get to him

so that’s weird

[charred nova]

He definitely doesn’t appear

After over a year and a half someone would have noticed

[tidal robin]

maybe it was fake lmao

[charred nova]

100 percent was fake

My thought is they are cut due to there cop good ending

But I’m sure they could be retconned back in as dumb as that would be

[tidal robin]

I wish stalker had a fandom like, idk, twdg? I mean, how come nobody ever talks about how Tuna from CoP actually has some interesting motivations? I feel like he would even have some supporters with a fandom like that.

[fierce nexus]

I guess he's there, but he doesn't appear anywhere or get mentioned

Like Noah for example, he's mentioned once

But never seen

[snow basalt]

Is this new thing coming a dlc that unlocks CNPP

[charred nova]

The fandom related to the real games is way smaller than the anomaly/gamma fandom

[tidal robin]

I feel like Noah will appear at some point

[fierce nexus]

2 new regions

[snow basalt]

The base game is 60 dollars on steam correct

[charred nova]

It makes the stalker fandom appear way bigger than it really is

[fierce nexus]

I'm assuming CNPP and generators

Unless the snow place is getting added

[snow basalt]

Ah okay, I haven't bought the game at all yet tho lol so ill have to wait to buy the dlc

Its 60 dollars right

[brittle charm]

No price atm

[fierce nexus]

Yeah, but the ultimate includes all expansions

[snow basalt]

Im talking abt base game

[fierce nexus]

He's talking base game

[tidal robin]

yeah I know. I also notice that stalker fans dont really understand what they’re talking about sometimes. They view everything as either good or bad, and it sorta ruins having a deeper understanding of what’s going on

[snow basalt]

How much is the ultimate version? Im buying the game for Easter but I cant go too overboard on my game budget

[fierce nexus]

So far he's just mentioned

[brittle charm]

110 bucks

[fierce nexus]

110

[snow basalt]

Oh my yeah ill be buying base game 😂

Unfortunately I do not have the current means for the ultimate edition

[fierce nexus]

This is the first major DLC tho

It's just been small things and fixes so far

[snow basalt]

Yeah ill end up buying it eventually

[charred nova]

I mean……..

[snow basalt]

Im just excited to have a new game to play after playing fallout 4 and war thunder for so long

[tidal robin]

I was so happy when I got the ultimate edition and met Nightingale. Unfortunately anyone else who did that mission knows how things are.

[fierce nexus]

Truuuuee

[charred nova]

The stalker factions have never really written amazingly

[fierce nexus]

Don't remind me

[charred nova]

They have always trended towards writing freedom as the much more definitive good guy

[fierce nexus]

They wrote Noon pretty good

[tidal robin]

I mean, seriously though, nobody admits that Sultan group in CoP has some actually decent morals simply because they’re Bandits.

[charred nova]

Mean while writing duty as bumbling morons who fail at basically every

[tidal robin]

In SoC they were kinda weird. Remember the cannibal guy?

[brittle charm]

Duty are the underdogs, but I like underdogs

[charred nova]

They have nothing to root for

They are just regressive Luddite’s

[fierce nexus]

They've seen better days for sure

But I guess Voronin is still leading Duty

[brittle charm]

They got drip and some hype moments

[charred nova]

Like ward is basically written as duty except they have a plan and make progress towards there goals

[fierce nexus]

That was Myklukha in the trailer right?

[tidal robin]

In SoC Freedom was honestly underrepresented. In the Bar, NPCs would talk about how terrible they were, the moment you enter their base they threaten to blow you up and talk about arms landing on Skinflint’s head, and then there’s a cannibal. I guess they made this up by making them have way more content and morality than Duty in later titles.

[rose ocean]

I have 1 mission left and my story is finished I Hope I can play the dlc if I dont play this last mission

[fierce nexus]

Ye

[rose ocean]

Nice !

[brittle charm]

Double fingers crossed and praying that the DLC presents Duty as competent with Zulu around

[rose ocean]

Thanks for the info

[fierce nexus]

I don't wanna spoil but it's one of those games ||where you can't play after the ending||

If that's even a spoiler

[charred nova]

There morality and justification simply make more sense

[tidal robin]

Voronin is the absolute worst. Genuinely hate him.

[rose ocean]

Ye i know bro unfortunately already finished the game twice

[fierce nexus]

Well, he back

[charred nova]

Duty is basically like we must destroy the zone cus bad stuff could happen if we don’t

[fierce nexus]

Oh.. then yeah lol, you can play without doing the ending first

[charred nova]

Even though we don’t know how to destroy the zone

Or even where to start looking for a way to destroy it

But we totally will just you wait

[rose ocean]

Nice good to know

[charred nova]

Meanwhile ward runs a train on them

[fierce nexus]

Duty is like.... a bunch of nerds

[charred nova]

And does everything they planned

[fierce nexus]

Ward is Duty with a better budget

[tidal robin]

Yeah, but the game presented them as just crazy monsters so it kinda sucked. And Duty was always there, helping the Ecologists, having the main hub, the Bar. Yeah, Duty just overshadowed Freedom in SoC, it feels like they didn’t even care about Freedom, hence why there’s still a glitch to join them in the final game.

[charred nova]

And a plan and semi competent leadership

[fierce nexus]

That too

[tidal robin]

If General Krylov was still around Duty would be amazing

[fierce nexus]

The whole reactivation of Monolith wasn't a wise move tho

[charred nova]

I much doesn’t actually make sense given there lore

This is effectively retconned before the trilogy is over

[tidal robin]

A lot of things in SoC dont make since given later established canon.

[keen shard]

does anyone know how to fix the customzone error on cop

[charred nova]

Freedom is the ones known for helping the scientists and wanting to use the zone to make the world better

[charred nova]

Ask in #⭐┃trilogy-general

[tidal robin]

Yeah, and in SoC, that one Loner in the Bar says they attack the scientists.

It’s very strange

[main jewel]

i mean, they arent wrong

the thought is there

[charred nova]

It’s Luddite thinking

Which is just super cringe

[main jewel]

erm

[charred nova]

The key to almost limitless possibilities let us throw it all away because we are afraid

[tidal robin]

It might be crazy to say this but Sultan’s Bandits are literally the best faction in the series. While they mainly seek profit, their methods of doing it in CoP result in more safety for Loners and better trade, alongside passive income for Degtyarev

[charred nova]

This kind of carries over to hoc

[tidal robin]

There’s a reason they canonically won

[charred nova]

I’d say he is probably of the most unchanged characters in stalker 2

[main jewel]

i guess but ngl to me it seems like another thing to add to the corruption of governments when they get a hold of the power

[tidal robin]

Yeah. Three Captains was a pretty great quest

[main jewel]

you get a juicy weapon too

[tidal robin]

exactly

[main jewel]

with oxa

you get a even more juicier ine

a g28

[jolly berry]

Is it possible to buy early bird pre order bonus, Key or something?

[charred nova]

Like he kind of doesn’t really hate loners or want to actively harass them

[main jewel]

some people have it

jack has one for 300 bucks

[tidal robin]

Exactly! They’re neutral with eachother mainly.

[main jewel]

for pc i think

but

[charred nova]

He is a morally grey character who is definitely a bad dude but not pure evil

[main jewel]

the early bird stuff aint that good

[charred nova]

The tourist suit is

[main jewel]

dude

[tidal robin]

Sultan’s Bandits also appear to be neutral with Dury and Freedom, as assisting them incurs no reputation loss with either group

[main jewel]

the tourist suit looks like straight throw up

[charred nova]

It fucken does

[main jewel]

its color scheme is terrible

[jolly berry]

I want campfire steam pack

[charred nova]

I got no idea why they did that

[main jewel]

and after playing for awhile

[charred nova]

I’m not even sure what that does or means

[tidal robin]

I don’t even blame him for being bad. He had every right to be like Borov, or Yoga, look at his backstory. But he became something far better.

[main jewel]

i know where the better stuff is

[charred nova]

[jolly berry]

steam background and pfp frame

[torn gate]

I just saw the new dlc trailer I'm already hyped

[charred nova]

You willing to pay 300 bux for that

[jolly berry]

no

[charred nova]

Unlucky

[main jewel]

you get more stalker storys and a few songs stalkers can play

[tidal robin]

Duty versus Freedom finally happening in HoC is truly beautiful. I always believed this game would be great, even when people were trashing it at launch.

[main jewel]

that all happen around a campfire

[charred nova]

Which ones

[main jewel]

only when you sit down

[charred nova]

Does anyone even know

[main jewel]

i dunno

[charred nova]

I’ve never heard it mentioned even once

[main jewel]

im not even sure if thats fully true

[charred nova]

[main jewel]

cause noone mentions it

you get a unique multiplayer badge i think for whenever the fuck that comes out

[tidal robin]

Wait, I just realized this is general, and there’s also no spoilers general. Can we spoil shit here?

[main jewel]

and if you have ps5 you get the worst bag possible

[charred nova]

Yah

[main jewel]

scar dies, strelok dies

[charred nova]

Games been out for a year

[tidal robin]

I know dude lmao

[main jewel]

skif ending is most likey canon

[charred nova]

Skif doesn’t get any bitch

[main jewel]

and erm

[tidal robin]

I like how Major Degtyarev doesn’t die. Proves he’s the best

[main jewel]

yus im just replying yo it

[main jewel]

true

skif dies in the skif ending

[charred nova]

He’s one of the best returning characters

[main jewel]

or well

uh

[charred nova]

Skif ends the world

[main jewel]

he might as well as be dead

[charred nova]

In the skif ending

[tidal robin]

scar is genuinely a bum in this game dude

[main jewel]

nah

[charred nova]

He basically does

[main jewel]

the world just gets the mysteries

and the weak die

[charred nova]

He turns the entire planet into the post apocalypse

[main jewel]

but thw strong survive

so

oh god

if the skif ending is canon

and we have a stalker 3

fallout 2.0

[charred nova]

Strelok ending is probably cannon

[main jewel]

its just gunna be fallout

[tidal robin]

we’re gonna be dust at that point man

[hoary crest]

So a timeline we're only a decade away from then? Normal service has been resumed 😄

[main jewel]

i can get behind this, trying to escape the zone

[visual mortar]

37

[charred nova]

Atomize beneath a beautiful atomic sun

[main jewel]

YOOO TUFF GAME STROY LINE

TRYING TO ESCAPE THE ZONE

[tidal robin]

that would be GREAT

[main jewel]

i should be a lead designer one day

[tidal robin]

but only if the GOATs Petruha and Awl were there

[charred nova]

Or you go back and kill strelok

[main jewel]

[charred nova]

To free the zone

[main jewel]

true

multiple endings to have

you leave the zone and get a new house, you shut off the ccon and destroy the heart of chornobyl

errrrmm

and some other endings

i dunno

[charred nova]

And you marry your favorite stalker babe

[main jewel]

im not attracted to stalker women

they seem abusive

[tidal robin]

birch low-key a baddie

[tidal robin]

but not as bad as petruha

[charred nova]

Birch looks like a high schooler

[hoary crest]

That ship sailed about 5 f*ckin years ago 😂

[main jewel]

can you stop pissing in cups

[charred nova]

[visual mortar]

it water

[main jewel]

no its piss

stop it

[main jewel]

cups are not for that

[tidal robin]

stop pissing dude

[main jewel]

yo

[charred nova]

I need a drink

[visual mortar]

im realy hydrated see

[main jewel]

dont make me

[charred nova]

I’m thirsty

[main jewel]

beat you

no

[visual mortar]

hey i got something

[main jewel]

dont drink it

NOOO

[visual mortar]

hey jack i got something for you to drink

[tidal robin]

a thing of bleach fell on him

[charred nova]

A new toy arrived today as well

[tidal robin]

cute

[hoary crest]

Heh, pretty nice

[charred nova]

Waited 6 months or no 7 months

For it to finally arrive

[main jewel]

six secen

[visual mortar]

him or the knife

[charred nova]

But it was worth the wait

[hoary crest]

Jesus, thats some delivery delay

[tidal robin]

all of the above

[visual mortar]

six seconds until what

[charred nova]

You don’t know me bro

[main jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/ishowspeed-67-six-seven-67-meme-gif-6277274746708817032

[charred nova]

Don’t be calling me cute

[tidal robin]

you’re such a tsundere

[main jewel]

cute

[visual mortar]

well i disagree with both

[tidal robin]

hey that’s mean man

[hoary crest]

Really? In front of my tea? Fcuk this

[main jewel]

i think the couch is cute

stealing it

[charred nova]

Damn not me

[visual mortar]

hell nah dude

[main jewel]

naw _____ fuck u

https://tenor.com/view/key-and-peele-skit-you-will-never-be-troy-distraction-gif-14057568753463082760

[hoary crest]

Your fingers are too stubby mate

[visual mortar]

we all ugly mfs

[tidal robin]

hypotenuse

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/nokotan-plush-plushie-plushies-boom-gif-247205074479300967

[main jewel]

you can put anything in the blank

[hoary crest]

I'm not, I'm beautiful, thank you very much

[visual mortar]

woah

[main jewel]

am i ugly tampon

[hoary crest]

[visual mortar]

hrmm

no not really

[main jewel]

wishful thinking

[main jewel]

danggit

[visual mortar]

but we all are internet freaks

[frigid hill]

voracity_t has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[charred nova]

I’m losing my grip in this race I’ve lost

[frigid hill]

davidreal4055 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[charred nova]

It’s over for me

[main jewel]

im definitely a internet freak

[visual mortar]

wjy is it so small

[tidal robin]

youre not kind to me

[main jewel]

wanna look at fein

[hoary crest]

It's true I look like a f*ckin drug dealer

[charred nova]

Me too

Actually

[main jewel]

fein

[charred nova]

I look like the lead singer from ac dc on my student id

[tidal robin]

People in other servers think my pfp is me but it’s actually just Major Degtyarev’s model guy

[hoary crest]

I mean, thats pretty rad in all fairness

[main jewel]

its oksy

i look like the average person

not average

hurm

[visual mortar]

im definitely a internet freak

[main jewel]

purple hairbisnt average

[tidal robin]

I dyed my hair purple by accident once

[hoary crest]

Idk, you might be fit, you might be a trollop, don't ask me

[charred nova]

But instead of sing on stage I plug my obd2 scanner into my car

[main jewel]

hey

watch the video i sent you

[visual mortar]

hi fellow C snapple

[main jewel]

say which object ij this chat

they wont know

watch video and say which object

[charred nova]

I’ve lost

[main jewel]

i think id go with a leaf @visual mortar

[hoary crest]

Some times ye win, sometimes ye lose, such is life

[main jewel]

the bottle is scary

[tidal robin]

the people in my ceiling turned off my power for a second and now my HoC isn’t working and I can’t look for Petruha and Awl anymore I’m about to freak out dudes

[main jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/key-and-peele-skit-you-will-never-be-troy-distraction-gif-14057568753463082760

[visual mortar]

the drumstick

[harsh jungle]

the heck did I miss

[main jewel]

well you have to do the full thing

you realize that right

[visual mortar]

the full thing

[main jewel]

yeah

[visual mortar]

hrm

[main jewel]

the whole thing

wanna re think

[visual mortar]

nah

[harsh jungle]

the whole WHAT

[tidal robin]

help me please do you know if Petruha and Awl are in STALKER 2 I’m gonna die please

[charred nova]

There not

[tidal robin]

They have to be

[tidal robin]

the English wiki says Awl is there, and the other wiki says something strange I don’t understand but it must be true

[harsh jungle]

I haven’t played in a bit but I didn’t seen em when I did my last full playthru maybe they died

[main jewel]

oh ikay

[main jewel]

the drumstick

[harsh jungle]

y’all are eating wood?

[tidal robin]

Petruha and awl are more important than the air you breathe dudes they are literally the greatest

[main jewel]

we arebt gunna tell you

[harsh jungle]

nah bro Deggy is the greatest

[harsh jungle]

I’ll just assume you are until proven otherwise

[tidal robin]

Not true, Awl says Petruha is twice the man that Deggy is in dialogue.

And that’s a quote from CoP

[harsh jungle]

nah

[tidal robin]

Petruha is in Shadow of Chernobyl and Deggy isn’t so that’s proof

[harsh jungle]

Deggy is incredibly based tho

[tidal robin]

but Awl punches Major Degtyarev which means he’s tuffer

and this is truth

[harsh jungle]

bro you’re entitled to your opinion

my opinion is that Deggy is incredibly based

[tidal robin]

I thought we were having fun🥺

[hoary crest]

He'd be more based if we got Sotnyk a bit earlier

[main jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-fein-gif-15746867394008825718

[hoary crest]

Just sayin'

[main jewel]

@visual mortar

[harsh jungle]

would be even MORE based if we met him earlier than we do in the main quest of s2

[hoary crest]

Indeed

[jolly berry]

sell for 50

pls🩷 😭 😢

[charred nova]

Hell no

[jolly berry]

100

[charred nova]

It’s an ultimate edition key

[jolly berry]

oooooooooooooh

[analog solar]

playing S2 and finding major locations/bases from the trilogy with new inhabitants or completely abandoned

man it feels so weird because i replayed cop like a month ago and im at this one merc base

looks almost identical

[visual mortar]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-fein-gif-15746867394008825718

[prime geyser]

U roleplay a cop U can do in stalker ?

[astral otter]

I love S2 fleshing out the original places.

[analog solar]

call of pripyat..

[astral otter]

Everything has had a big glow up in the 2nd game

[prime geyser]

?

[analog solar]

yeah and they still manage to keep it very similar to the original games

[visual mortar]

this guy just spawned in

[prime geyser]

I spawn in slag heap

[exotic marsh]

I just had a thought. A discord voice chat with people playing any stalker game

[marble gyro]

So like I was walking out back of my neighbors yard, which is like a small woodland, he has a man made River there right? He wanted me to check on it

And I found a fat ass Beaver

Like I'm talking the thing looked like it ate for 4 families

Waist size was equivalent to the equator

[analog solar]

it’s called a mutant

[exotic marsh]

He wants to be friends. And maybe snacks

[hoary crest]

100% won't take a chunk out of your leg like a f*ckin mobile melon-baller

[exotic marsh]

That made my day! Mobile melon-baller

[grand finch]

Hi is there any mods online?

[jolly berry]

guys please sell early bird for 50 , SOMEONE

[fierce nexus]

[jolly berry]

yeah

[fierce nexus]

I was summoned?

[jolly berry]

spawn me pre order dlc key rq

[fierce nexus]

Sorry, I ran out

Fr

[marble gyro]

Don't think we can unless we have a extra code and that would be a complete pre order factory new copy

And even so, I wouldn't charge 50

Sorry man that's 175

[jolly berry]

breh I have nothing to say

[jolly berry]

I just need that animated things for my steam 😭

[fierce nexus]

Oh that stuff?

I dunno how to get that stuff

[marble gyro]

Ah I see

210

High in demand

And it ain't cheap

[jolly berry]

It's not just high in demand , I LITERALLY SEARCHED EVERY SITE

and nothing

[marble gyro]

Yup, high in demand, meaning your chances are slim

[jolly berry]

I pre ordered stalker 2 in 2021 then refunded it for 1000 times than finally didn't in 2024 but deleted my 3000 usd steam account because I was depressed and now bought it again 😭

[marble gyro]

Wolves hunt in packs arisen

[jolly berry]

but

BUT

I bought collector's edition and ultimate in steam

[fierce nexus]

[jolly berry]

BUT STILL NO ANIMATED PFP

[prime geyser]

U are lie

[jolly berry]

I am lie

[gloomy citrus]

Finally a DLC and its about Duty and Freedom.

[jolly berry]

I love Duty tbh

[gloomy citrus]

Also, is that Zulu?

[marble gyro]

You want the animated pfp?

[jolly berry]

yes

[marble gyro]

Just buy it via the points shop in steam

[jolly berry]

fr?

[marble gyro]

Well not the early bird one, but you can buy everything else

[kind ocean]

After a few months of not being able to play Stalker due to its removal from Game Pass, the offer will finally allow me to buy it. I'm eager to return after months (this is going to sound a bit stupid but I bought the Ultimate Edition of Stalker before the game itself, but oh well now I'll also enjoy the DLC).

[hoary crest]

Well at least my dumb ramblings made someone smile 😄

[jolly berry]

I want early bird one

[agile lava]

Bark bark

[jolly berry]

woof

[simple tide]

G3 getting added, i can die peacefully

[jolly berry]

W profile and life choices

[dusky anchor]

Is there a mod to play stalker 2 after finishing the game?

[broken stag]

bro a half min till these bug sget fixed what a joke

[static lark]

We all know Noontide is the best faction

[shell oak]

The new dlc looks CRAZY GOOD!

[sterile radish]

hell yeah

[brittle charm]

I’m surprised no one mentioned the indirect line about Spatial Anomalies in the trailer

[plain star]

RELEASE THE GSC FILES
(engine upd)

[analog verge]

Hello!! Just a question. Do we know IF the next update (1.9) is going to be save compatible?

[exotic marsh]

What's the best way to kill a burer?

[languid totem]

Is the Integral A (Kriss Vector and my favorite SMG in video games) and VS Vintar good? I’m having difficulty deciding what to pick for my second primary.

[south wasp]

'Ello my fellow stalkers

[pseudo leaf]

The integral A isn’t bad, I prefer it in .45 since it is a lil anemic with 9mm. The extended mag is also a must. The ammo either way is pretty plentiful and cheap.

The vs vintars is also pretty good. a decent bit more expensive ammo wise. But you can use it like a dmr, and the suppressor helps quite a bit sometimes.

I liked using the vintar more when I had the ammo/money

[languid totem]

Is it possible to use them in endgame? Also should I get the normal Integral A or Riemann?

[dusky pawn]

The dlc guns are basically the same but its suppressed internally

Its kinda shit against people tho while vss is a nice head tapper up until pripyat

But vector's good against mutants however it is expensive to run due to repair cost

In short vector=best anti mutant smg
Vss=good midgame anti human weapon

[languid totem]

And which shotgun I should use Saiga or the Ram-2?

[pseudo leaf]

Honestly that’s kinda up to you since both are the end game great shotguns.

The Saiga seems less impressive stat wise, but with its fire rate and reload speed it can be the ultimate mutant killer.

The ram 2 is better in most other stats. But a decent bit slower to reload, and a slightly slower fire rate. I think it has the tightest spread of any shotgun in game, so range is great (especially compared to the saiga)

Pretty much, do you want to spit out tons of shotgun shells and shred every mutant in your way? Or do you want a slower but more effective per shot shotgun?

[dusky pawn]

The ones that give you the stats you want lol

Just fyi more protection doesnt benefit after maxing it out

[whole turtle]

Wait guys did i see corectly. Is that Zulu in the DLC?

[pseudo leaf]

Yeah that’s him. He’ll be a main character in the dlc. He was cut from the base game iirc

[whole turtle]

Finaly. He is back. Happy to see him return

[pseudo leaf]

Yeah they talked about him quite a bit in 2. I was convinced I’d see him at some point, but no.

Thankfully they’ve expanded the faction war cut content so we’ll have more of Zulu and voronin than ever.

[dapper zinc]

Hi, new DLC included with deluxe or ultimate?

[dusky pawn]

Bleh voronin

[dusky pawn]

Read the steam page

[pseudo leaf]

I’m sure all of their interactions are going to be them bickering. Will be entertaining to see.

[kindred fable]

Ultimate only

[pseudo leaf]

I do wonder if we’ll get more of Myklukha or if it’ll just be his lieutenants we’ll be working with.

[dusky pawn]

I just wonder is the zulu mavka dynamic gonna be them being sworn enemies or will they try to rebuild the peace

I mean tbh i dont mind killing zulu atleast mutants will have bacon to enjoy

[pseudo leaf]

Whole lotta bacon for sure. He’s big af

[dusky pawn]

I assume that we will be dealing with voronin/mykluha at the start and then gradually zulu and mavka will take control respectively
I just wonder whats the end goal

[dapper zinc]

I only have the base game atm, should I upgrade to ultimate or buy the DLC separately?

[dusky pawn]

We dont know dlc prices

[dapper zinc]

I mean it would be cheaper than upgrading to ultimate

[dusky pawn]

We dont know that

1 dlc sure but there will be a 2nd one

[dapper zinc]

look KCD2 for example

[dusky pawn]

Kcd2 devs are not gsc

I also wonder wtf does cnpp have to do with freedom or duty

[kindred fable]

I guess upgrading to ultimate would be the cheapest option but I can't tell currently

[kindred fable]

KCD2 didn't have big dlcs in general

[pseudo leaf]

I imagine the whole struggle will be about both leaders losing their original values, and their second in commands/lieutenants wanting to shift back into the old ways. We hear a decent bit about their soldiers realizing that (in base game).

I doubt Zulu and Mavka would work together on that front tho, unless if it’s just to get rid of Voronin/Mykhlukha.

[dusky pawn]

Yeah thats why I suspect you have to kill one of them

Cause they are more extremist than voro and mik

[kindred fable]

I wonder if there will be a third option: being against both of them

[dusky pawn]

I guess to keep the status quo like in 3 captains

I aint doing that tho voronin is despicable and uhh hot girl>mykluha its that simple

Besides I have a freedom patch on my backpack so I feel obligated

[dusky pawn]

Actually i kinda wish this wasnt the cause just to make fence sitters panic

[pseudo leaf]

True would be funny to see them forced into one of 2 extremes.

I wonder if it’s going to have one of those endings where supporting either side has very different but destructive effects like farcry 4.

[astral otter]

Probably be more expensive to buy DLC separately if you’re planning on getting both of them

[dusky pawn]

It would fit them game thematically tbh

[jolly berry]

I killed strelok

I did good?

[pseudo leaf]

I think it’s pretty easy to imagine the bad freedom ending. They would probs try to use the psi-baby/pseudo brain (or other x experiments) to their advantage and screw up majorly.

Duty’s would probably be just them blowing shit up without thinking of the consequences. Like some devastating psi wave is released once they destroy the brain/baby.

[pearl crow]

I didn't, I helped him and...I have regrets.

[jolly berry]

I just got an achievement Go through with Kaimanov's initial plan when finished the game

Zone should be destroyed tbh

[primal nimbus]

I hope there’s a Mercs ending of Duty and Freedom continuously going at it with some consequence.

[placid obsidian]

Has anyone else had a weird glitch where the main POV gets pushed into the top left of their monitor and everything else on screen is a bunch of messed up lines? As soon as I turn on the flashlight it stops. I'd post a video or picture but for some reason I can't. I'm not very good with computers, I'm kinda new to PC gaming

[pseudo leaf]

That’d be real cool. I don’t particularly like how most mercs are just treated like slightly tougher bandits.

[jolly berry]

you know what I don't love in modern games? Psychogenic themes like in black ops 7

stalker 2 have a lots of it

[pseudo leaf]

You should be able to post it in the #📸┃screens_and_videos section.

[placid obsidian]

I posted it in the screenshots and videos

[dusky pawn]

Psychogenic ?

[dusky pawn]

That is if the freedom v duty part concerns these fetuses

It might be something unrelated you just stumble upon as skif

[pseudo leaf]

I assume the x labs have to be part of the focus at least. Weird if they just shoehorned it in.

[dusky pawn]

I mean I cant really fathom wtf x labs, freedom, duty and cnpp have to do with eachother but we will see

[dusky pawn]

If you mean telepathy and psi stuff thats been a heavy focus in old stalkers too lol

[primal nimbus]

Same here

[dusky pawn]

They are like an evil deus ex machina

They just appear, do shit the plot requires and disapear

[pseudo leaf]

True, they’re totally plot devices more than a faction.

[jolly berry]

No I mean like skif locks himself in case and etc.

[dusky pawn]

What

I think its pretty clearly explained why he does that

[jolly berry]

I'm not saying why

[dusky pawn]

And these pods have been there since soc, strelok was asked to step into that one in soc

[jolly berry]

I just don't like that part of the game.

And ending is a little too long

[dusky pawn]

Id say its too short and rushed cause its just boss fights really

Anyway I dont get what you are really trying to say and what cod has to do with it

[jolly berry]

like I killed first boss and said " Victory " but no there is second, killed second " Victory ", no there is a third one killed a third one and finally guess what? "Victory" but no you need to go through monolith army and basically all of them have gauss rifle

[jolly berry]

it is similar

[dusky pawn]

Yeah its the side effect of there being a lot of factions trying to achieve the same goal (capture octa)

[primal nimbus]

I really want Mercs to have importance outside of being used of plot devices. It’d be cool of a quest for you to help Mercs in Limansk, or something.

[dusky pawn]

In what way tho ive never played BO7

Idk why someone would buy any game thats a 7th installment anyway

[pseudo leaf]

One thing I just noticed on a rewatch of the trailer (I’m sure someone else has brought this up).

At 1:19 in the trailer we see what seems to be Zulu fighting another duty member in an underground train car, upon a closer look this seems to be Voronin. I wonder where exactly this train car is, maybe under the CPP.

[dusky pawn]

Maybe its the jupiter underground

[kindred fable]

I really like resident evil 7

[dusky pawn]

Ok fair but RE's differ from eachother more substantially than CODs do

[kindred fable]

Fair...

[primal nimbus]

Ace Combat 7

[dusky pawn]

Bro 😭

[primal nimbus]

[dusky pawn]

Anyway I just meant that in the case of cod the 7 is a sign of something (extreme brand label exploitation and laziness)

[primal nimbus]

I now wonder. Could the Mercs also be after the Psy Baby away from Duty and Freedom, and could you help them?

[pseudo leaf]

They should probably be used as a source of main quests/side quests sent from the outside world.

Like it makes sense that the mercs aren’t the masterminds behind anything. But it’d be cool if we could join up with their ongoing objective sent from some powerful mainland group.

[dusky pawn]

I hope not

Why I like stories untold ^

And scoutmaster cause he doesnt just disapear after ceasing merc activities

[primal nimbus]

Hell, thats we can get weapons like an AEK, XM8, and all that

[dusky pawn]

We already have the xm8

And I really doubt they will add russian weapons that werent in the previous games

Only old USSR shits

[primal nimbus]

If we get a Merc focused expansion besides Banzai’s group with Scoutmaster being a major part in

[whole turtle]

Bro. I HATE X16

[dusky pawn]

Skill issue

[primal nimbus]

I mean, the AN94 was picked over the AEK back in that time

[whole turtle]

What do you mean skill issue. This is the only map which gave me chills with the big ass brain

[pseudo leaf]

True, I wish they’d bring back the Obokan. Since it was in the trilogy.

[dusky pawn]

Yes because it performed better at very specific accuracy tests
However both were ru weapons and I doubt they will wanna add those

[primal nimbus]

Whats x16 again. Been w my hile

[dusky pawn]

It looks silly lol

[primal nimbus]

Fair

[dusky pawn]

Also yeah forgot obokan so an94 might be added

I also suspect rpd, akm are on the table still

Maybe MAYBE the weirdass 9x39 creations like 9a91 since they stem from the vss and are pretty old but still ru made sadly

[pseudo leaf]

People have been saying that at 1:04 in the trailer there’s an sr3 so that may take the 9a91’s place.

[primal nimbus]

Speaking of new guns, the g3 is coming?

Or is it the other hk

HK553’s not the name iirc

It was made right before the g36

[pseudo leaf]

Yeah looks like some shortened g3 model. Hk433 is the other one I think.

[primal nimbus]

HK433 is the newest HK gun

[pseudo leaf]

And of course a hotly debated svt or sks. I at first thought it was an sks but now I’ve switched around.

[astral otter]

The more I look at the SKS/SVT the more confused I get

[primal nimbus]

They’re basically sisters

[astral otter]

It doesn't have a hole on the charging handle, but it looks like it has a barrel shroud

maybe it's some mutt

[pseudo leaf]

I wonder where it’ll fit in the balance. It has to be better than the mosin, but where is it compared to the svd?

[primal nimbus]

I’m thinking of the HK53.

Goddang the Germans went at it

So many cold war era HK rifles to track

[pseudo leaf]

Oh for the shortened g3. I think they’re almost identical, it just has some markings on it that suggest g3.

Of course there’s tons of different polymer furniture. I haven’t found one that completely matches the trailers one.

[primal nimbus]

Imma look again once I finish driving

It’d be cool if its exclusively the Mercs that has it

[pseudo leaf]

Hopefully they sell it, cause otherwise I’m definitely stealing that off of a dead merc.

[primal nimbus]

I mean, whered you get gausses other than for 800?

[kindred fable]

The lab in Shadow of Chernobyl that has a tube with a big brain in it and you need to shut it down

[primal nimbus]

Ah that one

[pseudo leaf]

Most reliable dealer in the series. That’s for sure.

[kindred fable]

With a timer, zombies running around and all that

It's in the "Red forest" aka Radar (Dunno why was it called red forest in ENG localization, tbh)

Ah, wait, my mistake, it's under Yantar

[primal nimbus]

Should’ve been 850 I’ll be honest

[kindred fable]

Starting to mix stuff up in my head already...

[primal nimbus]

But yeah. Make the new AR Merc exclusive, like the gauss be monolith and 800 coupon exclusive

[languid totem]

Alright, thanks.

[primal nimbus]

@pseudo leaf Looked at it. ‘762x51’ is inscribed on the g3

[pseudo leaf]

Idk why either really, but maybe they thought the name was more well known to English speaking non trilogy players.

The red forest has been a pretty iconic name associated with Chernobyl so it could just be over corrective localization.

Plus they even have some overt references to the Ukraine war in red forest (I think it’s the only region with them) like the tractor pulling the bmp out of the lake and trenches dug in the irradiated soil.

[primal nimbus]

It has to be the g3 then

Look in en off top

[tranquil mantle]

Everyone excited for the DLC?

[pseudo leaf]

Oh yeah I’m hyped. I was missing the duty vs freedom stuff in the base game.

[odd sky]

Yes

[tranquil mantle]

Me too 100% I really enjoyed the faction wars in Clear Sky even if they're broken. Hyped to see a polished version of that

[wanton blaze]

I am begging we get back into the CNPP. I'd love to see how SIRCAA got the Monolith out

[tranquil mantle]

Well they teased CNPP with an animation before the DLC announcement so I imagine it will unlock with the DLC

[wanton blaze]

I also wonder now much of the story needs to be done to do the DLC. Cause if you can start it before the Swamps trip, I'd be Hyped even more

[icy tiger]

So judging by apperance of X-16 in DLC trailer, maybe in 1.9 we will get lower levels of X-18, and there are also doors leading there.

[tranquil mantle]

Anything to avoid the swamps for as long as possible lmao

[wanton blaze]

It's a cool area. I go exactly once for the story and avoid it like its diseased after.

Plus, I like the Noontiders. I want to keep them around as long as possible.

[tranquil mantle]

I enjoy the swamps but they are just so far from the nearest trader and guide

[kindred fable]

I was talking specifically about the first game of the original trilogy tho... It makes sense that the red forest in stalker 2 is called a red forest because, well... It's a forest and it's red, lol. It also makes sense in Clear Sky. But the "red forest" from Shadow of Chornobyl is a weird thing because it isn't really a forest region. Sure, it has some trees but not that many, lol

[tranquil mantle]

I really like how tense the meeting between Duty and Freedom felt in that trailer, I know it's a cut scene but still they nailed it

[pseudo leaf]

Ah I misunderstood. I was thinking that red forest was still called something different in other translations.

[kindred fable]

My guess is that it will be accessible right after leaving the Lesser Zone... Maybe not ALL the content but the faction war part of it, it would make sense imo

[odd sky]

I love how they implemented sunflowers into design

[kindred fable]

(Or maybe after SIRCAA?)

[wanton blaze]

Freedom and Duty facinate me cause they are polar opposites and the fact peace lasted this long shocks me. Though why Duty and the Ward don't team up confuses me a bit, even for the bit of just trading gear and beefing defenses

[odd sky]

Sunflowers are national symbol of Ukraine

[tranquil mantle]

I would say after lesser zone or siirca are the best bets

[primal nimbus]

I am

[pseudo leaf]

Ward doesn’t seem to fully trust duty with anything big. They’re useful as pawns but not trustworthy enough to be fully worked alongside. Even limiting trade.

[wanton blaze]

Or the thought of the Shah and Roosevelt having a larger impact on the DLC, instead of just Voronin

[tranquil mantle]

Well they do iirc, Ward basically unofficially backed Duty until the peace was broken

[primal nimbus]

Yeah I found out the hard way after killing ward near some duty guys

[wanton blaze]

With armors like the Bulat and Falcon, I do wonder if the armor you wear might influence the DLC events

[tranquil mantle]

Yeah it be like that, if you go to the Duty base post Siirca, on the loud speaker they talk about how ward won't be able to help them anymore as well

[pseudo leaf]

Yeah I was bummed that shah didn’t have some secret quest.

Roosevelt can get a special scene but not shah (you can piss him off by stealing his gun but that’s it).

[tranquil mantle]

With the new weapons I hope we also get new armor, specifically a better duty exo

[primal nimbus]

Next thing we know, we get:
“Deadly anomalies, dangerous mutants, anarchists, and bandits.”

[wanton blaze]

I just tended to put an RPG through the Shah's wall anyway.

[pseudo leaf]

I always just lured them all out the front door (by killing the guard) and took them out as they came through.

In my 2nd run tho I got the special scene. It isn’t much at all, just him being angry.

Roosevelt’s was cooler.

[wanton blaze]

Personally, I kill all 3. anti-bandit and all that.

[pseudo leaf]

Roosevelt sounded relatively alright imo. Not like shah tho haha, he’s a caricature.

[primal nimbus]

I was hoping to trigger the mission of Sidor asking Skif to deal with Roosevelt

[pseudo leaf]

Maybe I missed some dialogue or notes.

[wanton blaze]

The Shah has some fun notes about how his gang worked in that one basemant near the main bar. Giving even his own Bandits nightmares.

[primal nimbus]

All I can say is that I can finally use my stockpile of .308

[pseudo leaf]

Yeah shah seems like a bandit first and foremost with being a freedom ally as a far 2nd priority.

As far as I saw it seems like Roosevelt just got ousted (perhaps temporarily) out of normal duty but is still pretty loyal to the cause.

[pseudo leaf]

I hope the g3 is as crazy as it should be. Should shred, but have crazy high recoil full auto.

At least at first. After upgrades the recoil could be more tempered.

[primal nimbus]

If the Germans designed it to full auto, I full auto

[pseudo leaf]

Oh yeah exos won’t stand a snowballs chance in hell when I get that.

[primal nimbus]

At least I have slightly more confidence in fighting a chimera

[pseudo leaf]

That and it should make the new armored mutant/enemy less of a tank.

[primal nimbus]

Armored mutant seems fun to fight

[pseudo leaf]

I thought it was the cut Kadaver mutant but got some kinda negative responses from someone who I think is a play tester.

It would be kinda funny if they just slapped a bunch of armor on a random snork tho.

[primal nimbus]

Armored Snork is not a joke

-# Besides Chimers, Snorks lowkey scare me the most

[pseudo leaf]

Their noises are by far the worst. But I love fighting them the most out of any mutant.

It’s like a chaotic game of duck hunt with how they fly.

[primal nimbus]

They had me screaming the most

[pseudo leaf]

I like how they aren’t tanky but still reward decent aim.

Bloodsuckers aren’t too tanky rn (at launch they were crazy) but yeah they aren’t particularly fun with how common they are.

Pairs of Burers also seem to be spawning in tons of random ass places. They’re alright I guess.

[primal nimbus]

Next time Isee a Burer, I’m getting a gauss

[dull knot]

Will they release a physical copy of Stalker 2 with DLC on it?

[pseudo leaf]

I still just use good ol skifs pistol. Feels kinda funny magdumping a psi-dwarf.

[primal nimbus]

Lol true

[pseudo leaf]

It also takes them out surprisingly quick. All for like 200 coupons worth of ammo.

Of course you never buy 9x18 it grows on trees.

I think the decider would work for burers too since it’s a quest weapon (as long as you don’t finish the quest).

[tribal galleon]

is there anything new confirmed from the cost of hope? like new mutants or guns

[smoky hawk]

aside from the ones in the trailer?

[pseudo leaf]

A shortened g3, an hk433 (it seems), an svt(maybe sks), and a new smg the fort 230

There also may be a 9x39 sr3

The trailer only gives us very brief glimpses.

[primal nimbus]

Imma rewatch. Didn’t notice a fort 230

[pseudo leaf]

I don’t think it’s in the trailer. It was on the gog page supposedly.

[dreamy dagger]

Day 492 without a damn word 'bout the Multiplayer situation - MP was meant to happen before the DLCs, bruh

[pseudo leaf]

Also what seems to be some kind of new armored mutant.

[smoky hawk]

Kadaver

[tribal galleon]

are you being funny or is there a second trailer? i only saw one at the end in some tube?

[tribal galleon]

thats very cool

[smoky hawk]

not being funny, you can see what we assume is a Kadaver in the middle of the trailer attacking skif

[tribal galleon]

im gonna rewatch i thought it was those jumping zombies we already had

[smoky hawk]

the snorks are already in

[pseudo leaf]

Certainly looks like one, one moderator (perhaps play tester) kinda made it seem like wasn’t one. But maybe I misunderstood.

[tribal galleon]

i know, i thought i was seeing snorks, so this is like a new type of snork or something then?

[smoky hawk]

we dont have access to the dlc as a playtest

[smoky hawk]

no doesnt look like it

[pseudo leaf]

Ah ok, I wasn’t sure if you guys had any extra info about it, sounded like they didn’t think it was one.

If it is a Kadaver it’ll probably be like a armored supersoldier with more animalistic instincts

At least it’s beating skif like a chimp in the trailer

[dreamy dagger]

Okay stop, what you're saying is for late at night

[charred nova]

Hope we hit 1000 days with no multiplayer

[dreamy dagger]

Fuq yall for saying it!

https://tenor.com/view/disappointed-face-itstommylove-stalker-stalker-2-disappointed-gif-7179624076751122457

[opaque niche]

Does anyone know if the engine update is coming with the dlc release?

I asked AI and it just said maybe so I figured I'd come ask the people who know what's up the most 🙂

[odd sky]

You could just ask_gsc, AI has nothing to do with stalker2

[proven hollow]

we can only assume so, nothing has been said regarding that beyond that they're still working on the engine upgrade

[opaque niche]

Okay tysm 🙏

[proven hollow]

also krezzin, relax

[scarlet gyro]

Finally got nitro first thing I did gave stalker community a boost

[cyan sparrow]

Very nice of you

[dreamy dagger]

So you abducted Nitro and sold him for a boost?

I'm this close to blocking you.. human trafficking is not something I tolerate at all

[proven hollow]

KREZZIN, MEDS

[scarlet gyro]

Got a deal from sidorovich

[cyan sparrow]

But remember who you founding (discord)

The same institution whom is harvesting your data and wanted face check

[scarlet gyro]

Fr ?

[cyan sparrow]

Yup

[scarlet gyro]

I just got 3 free month of nitro from Playstation so eh im not spitting on that

[dreamy dagger]

What data?

[proven hollow]

all your data going straight to xi jinpings rube goldberg machine of human suffering

[dreamy dagger]

I have no personal information on this PC whatsoever

Harvesting my shi!

[opaque niche]

Discord knows the age of 95% of its users and tried rolling out a selfie verification for the other 5% and people lost their minds.

[smoky hawk]

discord approximates the knowledge of your age unless you just state it outright, which considering the ceiling of intelligence for discords userbase, you very well may have

[scarlet gyro]

Damn that's crazy didn't even know discord was owned by winny the pooh

[proven hollow]

as if everyone's data like age isn't already stolen a dozen times by a dozen platforms

[dreamy dagger]

The day Discord starts requiring face scan I'm deleting it no matter what

[smoky hawk]

unless you introduce it online no it isnt

[dreamy dagger]

They can suck my corndog!

[smoky hawk]

you are the custodian of your data at the end of the day my dude

if your age is getting passed around you fucked up somewhere along the way

[proven hollow]

we used to learn kids that you never use your real name online and never post anything you didn't want publically seen, yet somehow this changed the moment companies found out they could sell your data

[opaque niche]

They can accurately guess just by the vocabulary you use and the channels you join. Just like how Facebook can guess when you'll poop next accurately within 7 minutes.

[smoky hawk]

their guess will be very scattershot unless you start sharing the existance of your occupation and details of interpersonall life

[scarlet gyro]

I mean they aren't nothing to see from me so they do whatever dont even have any social media beside discord I guess

[dreamy dagger]

If I never entered any age or mentioned my age anywhere on the internet, how would they know my age?

I dont also use VC nor I show myself

[proven hollow]

I took internet from Odido, a company here in The Netherlands, they got hacked through a phishing email, they didn't pay the hackers, and now all my data is out there, how is that my fault?

[dreamy dagger]

I'm a ghost

[cyan sparrow]

Algorithms calculate probability based on your natural typos

[opaque niche]

It isn't scattershot. It's accurate +- a few years.

[smoky hawk]

they can make a guess based on your posts, if you ever talked about your work, or relationships, etc etc, and even manner of speech an assumption can be made

[dreamy dagger]

I talk like 10-20-40-60 years old all the time, they cant get me

[dreamy dagger]

Never did talk personal life

[smoky hawk]

youre always doing it in the bar

[scarlet gyro]

Beside what would they do with that data ? They ain't gonna blackmail anything no ?

[opaque niche]

They're gonna guess your age so the EU doesn't fine them.

[smoky hawk]

sell it to interested parties so they can more accuratelly advertise you and categorise you

[dreamy dagger]

Not with exact details like numbers n shit

[dreamy dagger]

They bouta leak my sextape that doesnt even exist

[scarlet gyro]

😂

[opaque niche]

👀

[smoky hawk]

this loaded gun pointed at my head is fine because the company has assured me it has no firing pin, they have the means and tools to introduce a firing pin in the gun, very easely, but I wont worry about that...

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/fatjoe-yesterdays-price-is-not-todays-price-gif-25504700

Only thing I know they are selling is my phone number

[smoky hawk]

I could prob get close to who you are with how much shit you talk ngl

[dreamy dagger]

Countless times I got calls from foreign countries
This is how I know

[scarlet gyro]

They can advertise me anything they want i ain't eating any of that im always buying the same stuff

[opaque niche]

I just wanna be friends bro 🥲

[dreamy dagger]

Would be quite hard

[smoky hawk]

this is why we cant have nice things

you are the cause of the disease

[proven hollow]

we know Krezzin is bulgarian and like... 20 people live in Bulgaria? Max?

[scarlet gyro]

Wha 😂

[cyan sparrow]

Discord telemerty is insane, on linux I need to force myself to use sanboxed enviro/flatpak but still I don't feel safe enough.

[dreamy dagger]

Do you know my age?

[opaque niche]

34

[dreamy dagger]

Nope

[opaque niche]

dang it

[dreamy dagger]

That was a lie all along

[opaque niche]

108

[dreamy dagger]

My dick can still get hard, man...

[scarlet gyro]

7 billion years

[opaque niche]

oh

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/laughing-neil-degrasse-tyson-startalk-lol-thats-funny-gif-21983702

[scarlet gyro]

Dw I bet some artefacts that can make you live longer

[dreamy dagger]

Okay okay

I'm 99 and by 100 if they dont do STALKER 2 justice, I'll commit SUDOKU

[scarlet gyro]

Sepuku you mean 😂

[pseudo leaf]

Nah old people love sodoku

[scarlet gyro]

Sudoku is a word game brother

[opaque niche]

I got halfway through act 2 when it came out. I pre ordered it. I've just been waiting for updates and stuff before hopping in, mainly night vision but then the engine update.

[dreamy dagger]

Exactly

[opaque niche]

sodoku deez nuts

[dreamy dagger]

I'll die thinking when they do it right!

LOL!

Or maybe I'll committ SODOMYOKU!

https://tenor.com/view/itstommylove-stalker-2-laugh-crazy-laughing-gif-16679674146624330170

RELAX @proven hollow

And stop doing that wax. YOU ONLY DO HARM TO YOURSELF. Become a gorilla!

[scarlet gyro]

https://tenor.com/view/punch-gif-25402017

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/clapping-applause-sleeping-tired-gif-17584797

[jagged rapids]

[opaque niche]

[scarlet gyro]

[opaque niche]

Aw cmon it was hilarious 😅

[dreamy dagger]

Suspend this man. DEPORT THIS MAN for I saw him smelling Snork feet at the corner of Bloodsuckee Avenue and 69th Street. ALL IN PUBLIC!

[scarlet gyro]

Anyway how many new weapons we saw in the trailer?

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/sidorovich-laughing-sidorovich-stalker-gsc-game-world-gsc-gif-10511308776135339550

[opaque niche]

about 6 or 7

[south parcel]

actually?

[opaque niche]

no I'm just being evil

[dreamy dagger]

@opaque niche Listen

[scarlet gyro]

https://tenor.com/view/the-boys-s4-homelander-cough-disgust-gif-15540398707739933423

[dreamy dagger]

Turn me into a control rod and insert me into the Core. Aight?

Put me down there, man

Let me feel the heat!

[slim matrix]

So what happened to upgrading Unreal Engine or did I miss that update?

[scarlet gyro]

Bro is about to enter the cnpp

[opaque niche]

I'm scurred

[proven hollow]

you created your twitter account in 2012, had a blog that isn't accessible anymore, your first posts on twitter were links to your blog so you were somewhat serious about it so not too young, next to that on a forum you have a signatory saying you were "trucking virtual roads since 2002" meaning you were old enough to enjoy a trucking sim in 2002, so maybe anywhere between 14-20 at the time? so i'd assume anywhere from 40-45 year olds, roughly

[scarlet gyro]

Bro is pulling old info like an angry gf

[opaque niche]

40-45 isn't old 🥲

[proven hollow]

for krezzin i go to the end of the world and back

[pseudo leaf]

I think there’s been 4 in the trailer and 1 on the gog page

[scarlet gyro]

I saw an sks and a G3 i think

7,62x39 come back ?

[dreamy dagger]

Goddamn

GOOD LAWD!

[thin apex]

hello epic gamers

[proven hollow]

dw bro life begins at 50, or so i'm told, by 50+ year olds

[pseudo leaf]

There’s one right after the g3, people think it’s the hk433. There’s also what seems to be an sr3 in the trailer.

The fort 230 is on the gog page.

Some people think it’s an svt-40 so it’d just be 7.62x54

[thin apex]

yellow name

[thin apex]

so what regions is the DLC gaming place in are we going to the iron forest and the CNPP

[dreamy dagger]

I feel I been stalked

[scarlet gyro]

The monolith knows everything brother

[thin apex]

if only the game was still on gamepass I might buy the dlc but it's not so I would have to rebuy the whole game

[scarlet gyro]

Like Agatha at the sircaa ?

[proven hollow]

dw bro if you knew my complete username you could do much the same 😛

[charred nova]

It’s not a sks

[scarlet gyro]

I thought i saw it by the dutyer exo

[charred nova]

It’s svt40

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/524231625039413249/1486785860174217248/88CAD726-CC88-4EE3-B3C9-22EE60C4F804.jpg?ex=69c76d7c&is=69c61bfc&hm=23b75c484ab53a348a589bfc9254060b1c16d8d5a327d8f8dd7af69c9b1207a8&

[scarlet gyro]

What Caliber is that?

[charred nova]

As you can see here it has holes in the barrel shroud

Which a sks does not have

Svt40 is a 7.62x54r

[scarlet gyro]

My dream of 7,62.39 come back just fade away damn

Give us a damn akm 😂

[charred nova]

Yup seems gsc has opted to can its inclusion

[ember grove]

Svt 40 has a small barrel shroud

[charred nova]

The sks doesn’t have a barrel shroud so

[scarlet gyro]

Sucks cuz we already have a semi auto 7,62.54r

[gray heath]

Hello Stalkers,
I have a serious issue with my S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Deluxe and Ultimate Editions.
I have been waiting for this order for one and a half years.
I ordered both versions:
Deluxe (blue)
Ultimate (red)
Problems:
I received the wrong steelbook (red instead of blue in the Deluxe edition)
I did not receive the game codes
This is a big problem because these editions are expensive and include additional content.
Has anyone experienced similar issues with PLAION?
Thanks for your help!

[charred nova]

I mean I largely agree it’s a pointless inclusion that doesn’t really fit anywhere in the current tiered weapon system

[scarlet gyro]

True I mean we just need a sks, akm, tokarev and ppsh and we got pretty much every guns from Soviets

[charred nova]

Wrong