☢┃stalker-general

[marble gyro]

The plus, Creations on starfield for ps5 is WAYYYYY BETTER than fallout and skyrim on ps5

[charred nova]

We think stalker 2 dialog is sub par

Just wait till you see star field

[fresh cloud]

playstation mods for Fallout 4 are in the dark ages

they are fighting for actual crumbs

[charred nova]

Blocks of concrete can produce more interesting dialog then what they wrote for starfield

[ember cradle]

I mean it kinda has to be

[marble gyro]

Not necessarily

This is Sony

They are HUUUUUGE TIGHT LIPPED when it comes to mods on console

[violet dune]

time to try road to vostok

[marble gyro]

And so far Starfield has At hells gate which is a doom crossover, The veil which I've heard it's way better than the story

Npc overhaul and Dark star overhaul

Actual guns with custom animations

Like.....Sony never allowed those stuff in fallout and skyrim

Which was why Creations on ps5 was so barebones

[thin skiff]

another sale with no discount on upgrade packs 🙁

[carmine star]

Just had one

[violet dune]

same did CDproject with their DLC

cyberpunk was on discount and DLC full price

[carmine star]

Nvm I might retarded

[fresh cloud]

I imagine as we get closer to the DLC we wont see sales for the upgrades, cause it'll be a much better value to just get the ultimate edition with both DLCs included plus all the other extra stuff

Why spend $20 for one expansion when you can get the second one plus more content for essentially half the price of both?

[thin skiff]

I'm mad I missed the single time the upgrade packs were on sale in like Feb.

[violet dune]

it was like 30%

[thin skiff]

I assumed it would never happen because they weren't on sale for Xmas

[violet dune]

u saving maybe 5-10 eur...

[thin skiff]

it's not about the sale, it's about being a deal sniper

[river chasm]

True

[violet dune]

LOL, i guess true

[ember cradle]

Are stalkers gay?

[visual basin]

Guys I just opened the whole map and didn’t get an achievement is it bugged or what?

[violet dune]

cnpp and iron forest too?

[visual basin]

Including zones in fog area like every possible location

[fresh cloud]

did you discover CNPP, Iron Forest, and the generators?

[visual basin]

Yes

[fresh cloud]

Give it a minute or 2, it'll pop up

[visual basin]

Ok thanks I’ll wait

[violet dune]

it wont pop

[visual basin]

I’m currently on ward ending on generators and before run specialty to cnpp and iron forest

Strange..

[violet dune]

did u explored everything on the map? all corners?

[visual basin]

Yep

[violet dune]

maybe its bugged

[visual basin]

Oh lol yeah it’s actually popped up after like 4 mins xd thanks mate I was worried a little bit

[sharp gulch]

I know people struggle with this Achievement, but it eventually works. Try to go deeper through the iron forest

[visual basin]

I got it 🥳

[fresh cloud]

See? told you

[visual basin]

Yeah it just popped up after several mins lol

[violet dune]

game and steam aint syncing fast enought lol

[visual basin]

I’m actually surprised how ward ending is different compared to skif one

[violet dune]

end mission route is very different

[visual basin]

Well skif and strelok are almost identical

I was expecting same

[violet dune]

i just wait for DLC to do another slow playthrough

[visual basin]

I wanted to achieve iskra and ward endings on new engine but it taking too long for this update

So just doing it rn before free update

[violet dune]

they put engine upgrade into 2025 q4 roadmap. they either take time to use most of engine features on this long upgrade or they had some problems during upgrade

[visual basin]

Yeah

[violet dune]

my guess they started 4-5 months before announcement

[visual basin]

I think it will drop with dlc

And No update for march

[violet dune]

most likely

[river chasm]

It's a very challenging thing to do on a finished game

[violet dune]

they might had to re-do some things from scratch.

[visual basin]

I wonder if old saves will work for it

That’s why I wanted to complete all endings just in case

[plain fiber]

I'm pretty sure they stated exactly that in an interview.

[violet dune]

no doubt they dont want to invest this much time and resources and not do it in correct way.

[sharp gulch]

I'm really hoping they pull it off. S2 being redeemed like CP77 would be a sight to see

[violet dune]

would be too good

to pull off cyberpunk is incredible difficult

[sharp gulch]

Can be done

[violet dune]

what budget they had like 400-500m

[sharp gulch]

Definitely not lol

Like 200M at tops...

[violet dune]

ik doubt GSC has anything close to cyberpunk budget

[sharp gulch]

Ah you mean CP77 yeah but also years and years of experience

[bitter plover]

i would even say more like 100M at tops

[sharp gulch]

S2 is mostly a new dev team, outside of its senior member a

[bitter plover]

yeah

and in Czechia and Ukraine, game devs arent paid exactly well

[violet dune]

As of November 2025, the game had sold over 35 million copies, making it one of the best-selling video games of all time. Its total cost to develop and market (including updates and DLC) is reportedly between $436 million and around $440 million, making it one of the most expensive video games to develop. A sequel, Cyberpunk 2, was announced in October 2022 and is in development.

[sharp gulch]

Also they worked with the worse UE engine that has existed, they lost a bunch of progress in the fire and of course the war. No excuses anymore, but what they pulled is still impressive by measure

[bitter plover]

35 mils is insane number

[violet dune]

they had Idris + Keanu. they cost i guess

[bitter plover]

completely agree

i still cant believe, taht the game wasnt canceled

[sharp gulch]

Probably thanks to how boss the upper management behaved and prepared for the war

[random glade]

hello there

[plain fiber]

General Kenobi.

[sharp gulch]

Have you seen the documentary? If it's to be believed as presented, they really went the extra mile for the game

[plain fiber]

Two documentaries at this point right?

[violet dune]

I seen multiple

also latest presentation from devs

[plain fiber]

Even now, they still have half the team in an active warzone.

[violet dune]

a month ago or sometghing

[random glade]

do you guys ever had problem with finding Splinter dead in Stalker COP?

[bitter plover]

yeah, thats true

[bitter plover]

i saw it. They were ready. And czech gaming group helped them with relocation also. Still most of the work was on GSC

[random glade]

in previous saves also he is dead

[bitter plover]

and based on interview, if you dont count employees, but rather actual devs working on game, majority are ukraine ones, not those in Czechia

or the bigger portion. not majority

[main jewel]

OUUGHH i cant wait to see the poltergeist embryos

[fresh cloud]

Adoptable little guys

[main jewel]

that comes in x18

for anyone who skipped SoC

[fresh cloud]

I hope they add the embryos back to other parts where they're supposed to be

[main jewel]

yes

well

actually

SoC was quite some time ago from 2021 HoC

so the old ones should be quite grown now

[fresh cloud]

Hopefully we'll see some cool stuff

[main jewel]

x18 had tests on humans and other biological guys like animals

[fresh cloud]

I'm not expecting mountains to be moved, just a neat little thing

[main jewel]

they better have more documents trust

we might see more on the kadaver actually

due to what x18 is supposed to be

and what experiments took place

[fresh cloud]

I hope these ones are the concept ones and the one we see in CoH is like the new one they made

[charred nova]

Maybe we can talk to them now

Perhaps they can play chess

[main jewel]

erm no they will be violent and evil

[river chasm]

One of the most expensive games ever made? Yes I would doubt it

[fresh cloud]

Don't talk to me or my psi-son ever again

[charred nova]

That’s not fun

[main jewel]

but lowkey if i dont see a single thing on the kadaver in x18 i might be pissed off

[charred nova]

It would be cool if they had an intelligent mutant in there

[main jewel]

cause thats THE place

[charred nova]

That would be something new and unique

[main jewel]

fallout 4 scientist that got turned into a super mutant

[fresh cloud]

I mean if we want to get technical, Faust is a mutant.

[main jewel]

if one of those kaimanov brainwashers dont wash my brain ill be mad

[charred nova]

Intelligent controller

Though I guess that would just be Faust

[main jewel]

one day we will see x1

[dire heart]

can we ban cupcake they made me sad

[charred nova]

While we can mute people by request we can’t ban you

[dire heart]

f

[sudden rapids]

Mr Balls

[meager crag]

So true

[fresh cloud]

At what level do I go from experienced to veteran?

[meager crag]

25

[fresh cloud]

8 more levels of yapping to go then

[meager crag]

Hella

[charred nova]

Then 25 more till you can post images

[regal sinew]

[fresh cloud]

Monolith guide me

[main jewel]

yup

[meager crag]

198 more to take the number 1 spot

[hoary tundra]

I confirm, Monolith guide me here to say this

(And now I'm leaving until the next event where we need to help our brothers)

[visual mortar]

[stuck adder]

Why is getting to the weird bolt now harder or is it that I simply have a skill issue?

[visual mortar]

who the fuck is HormoneMan

[stuck adder]

I dunno, mods decided to bless me with the Monolith wisdom 🙏

[charred nova]

@visual mortar i think this may be another tejas special

[tacit zinc]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kirk-hearing-angry-bird-WqB6iWcM6FKZ887eXg

[visual mortar]

lmao

when was this done

[charred nova]

11/19/2025

considering both you and me were the only people who changed a lot of people names and neither of us did it can only be one man

[stuck adder]

Who is the sinner

[sand locust]

It has taken me almost one and a half year, but i finally did it, i beat Stalker 2 😄 Yes, there has been some game breaking bugs along the road, at least 4 different savefiles have been wasted thanks to npc's not moving, or action not triggered. But today all the stars finally aligned, and i got through it. Now i'm ready for the dlc 🙂

[cyan sparrow]

Congratz

[charred nova]

i feel like it will take ages before we find every name tejas changed

and it seems like an ODD pattern they are all vaguely sexual in one way or another

[visual mortar]

curious

[visual mortar]

the texas devil

[charred nova]

his curse lingers even now

[stoic flicker]

Hows everyones performance recently? I'm playing on a 9950X3D + 9070XT and since coming back to the game its a bit stuttery, wasnt like that in January? did something change? I'm on driver version 26.3.1

[cyan sparrow]

Lock the frames. I was playing 180Hz/2 90fps locked

[charred nova]

there have been problems with radeons in newer versions of the game i also have a 9070 xt and had the game lock up my entire pc and sadly its not just for me

[still current]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-cute-food-eating-cat-eating-gif-1320502635529344444

[ember cradle]

What’s the better suit the guardian suit of freedom or psz-12v bulat?

[stoic flicker]

Interesting, what driver are you running?

I just cleaned out the game of mods, verified and then rebooted the PC and now it seems to be fine... touch wood. How strange.

[fresh cloud]

Im hit or miss on a 4060ti. I'll be fine for like 30 minutes then all the sudden Ill drop to like 5 frames randomly. I either have to wait a few minutes to get back up or exit out and back in.

[bitter plover]

often just cleaning shaders will get it done

[stoic flicker]

good shout, any clue how to do that on a per game basis or would you recommend just wiping it all?

[charred nova]

the newest

[bitter plover]

You just need to find the file for it and manualy delete it. But it shouldnt have to be done every time. Just from time to time, especialy after long pause or something

[carmine star]

I'd choose guardian and always do as soon as I get to garbage and that carries me all the way to malachite

[ember cradle]

It’s like I’ve had the suit a while and I’m at a point where enemies have exo suits

[carmine star]

Lol oh damn you need to go to malachite for falcon or get an exo yourself

[stoic flicker]

is the mouse x/y sensitivity 1:1? I remember reading that it apparently wasnt the case and left/right is less sensitive

[ember cradle]

Ok yeah I can make it there I think

[carmine star]

explore around Malachite and look for goodies

[ember cradle]

I look for goodies all the time it’s basically all I do

I just don’t buy guns or armour anymore cause the second I do I’ll get another one for free

[stuck adder]

I have RTX 4060 Laptop and I can't complain. Like, the temperature is between 76-79°C but at least I have 90 FPS with frame gen

[river chasm]

I continue to run in the 60-75 fps range at 1440p on my 3070/7700X system

[robust pendant]

Bro reaching 80c in a laptop 4060 is not normal 💀 💀 💀

Clean and/or repaste that, idk.
Maybe undervolt

[stuck adder]

We are talking about UE5 game

Besides, for a laptop, having under 85°C is still okay, unless you plan to play for 6 hours straight lmao

[bright ether]

Does the radio stations differs from hub to hub? I keep switching the radio in Yaniv because every few minutes it begins to play some eerie tracks

[stuck adder]

Also it is like, almost 9 months old laptop, so repasting it is kind of too early. And I cleaned it up like a week ago so

[ember cradle]

I like helping out other stalkers

[robust pendant]

Its not for a 4060 💀

How many watts are you pulling max on the gpu

[proven hollow]

in what channel tho?

[stuck adder]

Well my max is 75W but I usually have around 60-65W.

[robust pendant]

💀 💀 💀
Yeah no, 78c is not really normal

Its at the edge of being ok, so I would be careful

[stuck adder]

Also it ain't power throttling

But maybe it is because I have Stalker 2 on Epic 1080p with DLSS Q/FG
Not the DLSS stuff, that only adds to VRAM, but maybe it is because of the preset?

Also, I might forgot to mention it, but the 77-79°C is just the hotspot of GPU, in average, I have 70-73°C😅

[robust pendant]

Oh ok, that is kinda more reasonable then lol

[stuck adder]

I was also scared because of the hotspot but then I found out what it really means and I said "nah you'll be okay boah"

[stoic flicker]

gaming laptops usually run hotter, I had two high end ones - one from Alienware and one from MSi and both ran at about 80C-ish, its just their nature I think

[stuck adder]

I had a laptop with RTX 4050 Laptop and it only had ONE fan. No wonders when I had in average 80-84°C when I played Resident Evil 4 Remake

[robust pendant]

Yeah, I mean, I get that the cpu is around 80c, but the gpu should be at least less than that, and even less if it is a 75w

Mine is 75w too, 4060, and the average on the highest setting on the least optimize game is like 72c (not counting hotspot)

[stuck adder]

Tbh, if the averages for both CPU and GPU are equal, it is a success

[robust pendant]

90c

[stuck adder]

Shhh, my CPU is only in average 82 up to max 85°C

I love an aggressive 13th gen

[robust pendant]

Same.............

[stuck adder]

My thought process was "I have i5-12450H and RTX 4050, how much better is a laptop with i7-13620H and RTX 4060 Laptop"

[gentle citrus]

Did you check your hotspot?

[dreamy dagger]

My hotspot?!?!?!

Dude, I washed my rear last year!

[old aurora]

Oh Jedi Niko Belic. Teach me your wisdom

[stoic flicker]

true

[main jewel]

can i use your hotspot

[burnt bridge]

It ain’t cool

[marble gyro]

Starfield is actually pretty cool

[stoic flicker]

what FOV do you guys play at?

[marble gyro]

Mostly 100

[kindred fable]

Mostly 90. Always felt perfect for 16:9 screen resolutions

[ember cradle]

I’m at malachite with the trader what is the best rifle I can get

I heard the zubr is pretty good

[bold smelt]

most games i play at 70

[winged glen]

Either I’m a wuss or stalker is the scariest game I’ve ever played, I’m in a laundromat in Pripyat and it’s dark and I’m on the roof and I just see someone storm past downstairs and now I can’t find them 😭

[carmine star]

the hunter becomes the hunted , or you were always the hunted

[winged glen]

Peak writing

[vernal lily]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1313476520781549588/1360615804751581325/pop_richter_1.1.gif

[brittle steppe]

I dont change my fov

[astral otter]

86 is the max (throttle) point of the 4060, so it's not unreasonable

[robust pendant]

Better to not reach there, thats what I mean

[astral otter]

probably more likely to brick your laptop by trying to fix the "problem"

[robust pendant]

Especially for such a low wattage gpu

[robust pendant]

I dont think undervolting and repasting are going to cause any issues

Of course if that doesnt solve it, then its rip and you have to live with it, but thats another topic

[astral otter]

Undervolting can cause instability
But repasting you could totally mess something up. Especially if someone doesn't have experience

I've delidded cpus and stuff, so I'm not saying I'm that person, but people are too brazen to recommend opening up a perfectly working laptop.

especially when it's categorically in spec

[robust pendant]

A slight undervolt wont cause much tbh, if anything.
And yeah, well, Im not saying they should open it without any experience at all lol, but they already cleaned it once, so Im sure they know one or two things already

[regal parcel]

Holy moly I only just now found the reason lmao

It was an app called Wand that just randomly updated to have a crosshair for your games/overlay.

[heady hornet]

Should I play the original ps4 call of prypiat or the enchanted ps5 one

[barren canopy]

Point of no return, 0 deaths, geared and ready..

World first tomorrow, hopefully.

[heady hornet]

Why does the ps4 cop look better than the ps5 one

it shouldn't work like that.

[plain star]

hello chat, is there a "mod" that is just for disabling al mods in Stalker 2?

Theres one for CP 2077 so im just wondering

[carmine star]

Recorded?

[barren canopy]

Recorded and streamed bro.

Been working at it for awhile. Always die to something dumb, like a fall. Combat and anomalies became trivial awhile back.

Almost all side quest done, etc, around 50 hours of playtime.

[carmine star]

Niiice

[barren canopy]

Going to have to practice scar with my Master 100% file for DLC etc a bit more. Have the fight memorized, but so much is left to chance

Almost ate it to an emission today in Bulldozer cave.. There is maybe a 1x1 meter square in that place that is safe. I was luckily able to heal through until I found it, ate my gear to 50%

[velvet compass]

pls need help in yanov where i should get over tunnel with m scanner i cant use it i cant place it in spot like other i seen in video it is bugged or what the hell its going on i try with spirit dies same when spirit survive and i talk with him but each way looks like tunnel option its bugged

[fresh cloud]

If tht tunnel is bugged just turn the scanner into the Corps and the door at yaniv will just be open.

[velvet compass]

i know but than i gota have different ending

[fresh cloud]

It wont change your ending, you can do either and it wont effect any of the 4 endings

Unless your just wanting to see how different it is, it won't be a game ruiner

[velvet compass]

ah ok anyway would be nice iff its works i spend like 15 hours iff no more to get over tunnel now its looks like its bugged 😄

[barren canopy]

Personally have never used the tunnel, Yaniv always seemed like the better of the two, and I have played this game a lot... too much, lol

[fresh cloud]

The tunnel is just so out of the way, Yaniv is just the better option

[barren canopy]

Yeah, exactly. Plus, it doesnt have any impact on the story one iota.

[velvet compass]

ok ok ty

[fresh cloud]

The only thing that's different about it is "oh maybe free stalkers can go there now" but that doesn't show in the gameplay.

[barren canopy]

Harpy will still want you to hunt them down regardless. She is a hard women.

[fresh cloud]

Damn good luck, I remember someone else was saying they were attempting it a few days ago.

[velvet compass]

but strelok tells u no help nobody u are on your own and i remember he bitching about it when u get scanner to yaniv corps

[fresh cloud]

I gave it to the corps and worked directly with him on my first playthrough, I don't even remember him bitching about it

[barren canopy]

Strelok is an odd duck..

[fresh cloud]

Wait... we can say bitching?

huh

[barren canopy]

Yeah dude, going to need it, Scar is soo.. dumb for lack of a better word. I usually one shot him anymore. Moving one of my games to him atm to practice off stream

[fresh cloud]

That's interesting, I've never had a problem with him in any of my playthroughs. The only bossfight that kicked my butt was Strelok

[barren canopy]

It's the aimbot and one shot kill, if the slightest part of your hit box is showing.

[ember cradle]

I don’t know why I didn’t think of it but I didn’t visit cordon till now

[barren canopy]

2 grav fields, always worth going.

[velvet compass]

lol i prebuy so first run was when its come out with all bugs 😄 i had manny problems back than 😄

[ember cradle]

I was trying to get the magic cube but I’m still searching

[barren canopy]

I feel your pain, I had to go through 4 emission cycles this playthrough for my first compass. I had gone all the way to Swamps for my first main quest looking for one.

[velvet compass]

ok ty all i go get back to game after i finish my sausage and bread

[ancient fractal]

How come strelok dies so easily to the railgun

[barren canopy]

It's a railgun? Careful, you can bug him due to doing way too much damage though, lol

End up having to reset the fight, etc. Should only be 2 shots though.

[ember cradle]

You fight strelok?

[barren canopy]

Certain choices can lead to it, every principle character can end up a boss fight.

[barren canopy]

I personally always drop him, I am not a fan of his ending, and definitely like having his drop for the real final bosses.

[ancient fractal]

I'm starting a new playthrough, and whenever I leave the zallysia bar I get shot at????

[barren canopy]

All I can think is, you accidently shot a bunch of loners or someone in the town.

[ancient fractal]

I think I killed one single loner with nobody else around

It's a punishment for upgrading to deluxe instead of ultimate

[barren canopy]

Oddly could do it. They should be a little more forgiving on stray shots, given you get hit by crossfire.. a lot

[ancient fractal]

Are they hostile forever?

[heady hornet]

Its funny how bad the enchanted games are

Took all the color out of them

[ember cradle]

Why the hell is everyone in zalissya dead?

[barren canopy]

Yeah, the enhanced do look a bit washed. I am used to running just Lurk on the ogs though.

[ancient fractal]

What part are you at?

[ember cradle]

Im meeting richter at rostok for scientists

[ancient fractal]

I frogor that part

[barren canopy]

Yeah, did you go there when they called for aid?

[ember cradle]

Oh

[ancient fractal]

I'm actually softlocked, if I survive for too long I just die

Ts why the ward is the best faction

[barren canopy]

They definitely have the better mission structure. Personally, loner all the way

[ancient fractal]

Kolya plaster gotta be my favorite random stalker

[barren canopy]

Felix Lighter was my personal for random name. Og Bond movie people know.

[ember cradle]

Enough stalker for tonight

[barren canopy]

I am too obsessed with the game for that. I can not e explain it

[fickle hill]

BALD

[barren canopy]

Happens to the best of us. Beards in the zone are odd, considering the use of gas mask

I have bandits inside the final labs being mowed down by monolith atm.. interesting

[fickle hill]

Nice

[ember cradle]

I wish skif had a Ukrainian accent

[old aurora]

Given that we know Chris Hemsworth is in Cost of Hope I think he'll voice the fat dude with the LMG from Duty

[barren canopy]

Zulu, I could see it.

Going to add another 100 deaths to my Master 100% tonight practicing the mad jester.

[still edge]

thats some good ass camouflage , minus the glaring bald head popping up like a target practice

now that i think about it , we dont see any stalker using war painting in their faces for when they dont use helmet, that would be a god tier ai behavior

[barren canopy]

Problem is, at night they would still use the head lamp or NVGs giving thier location away.

[astral otter]

He does.
He even speaks Ukrainian.

[ember cradle]

He sounds American and it’s upsetting

[shell flax]

Swap languages

[bold smelt]

why, thats just localization

[barren canopy]

Just play in Ukrainian

[bold smelt]

they even did it in a cool way with characters having numerous english varieties

[ember cradle]

I did like that addition tbf

[still edge]

not every stalker has or should have nightvision , not every stalker or stalker faction has the money for it

war painting is still extremely effective and dirt cheap to get

[shell flax]

Also Alex Montroyo is Canadian fun fact

Also he’s a musician too

[bold smelt]

i was very happy with it because my biggest wish for S2 was that it would have more international people because the zone would obviously become a worldwide known thing by the time of the game

[still edge]

i dont know what is the demographic of the zone, but i hope its and stays at the very least 85% or 90% ukranian , and the rest turist

stalker was a perfect foreign experience for me to enjoy, there arent many games were i felt i was visting trully a different country as when i played Stalker

[shell flax]

Writing down a dead set population for the zone would be boring as fuck

[fresh cloud]

It's 100% ukranian if you change the language to ukranian

[bold smelt]

i think itd be more fitting as 60-75%russian/ukrainian/belarusian and then the rest would be foreigners

[still edge]

demographic not language

[bold smelt]

there are foreign accents in the trilogy's non-english dubbing, so i bet they did the same for S2

[still edge]

worst case scenario, stalker 3 becomes a game where there are more foreign people than ukranian/russians/caucassians

[visual mortar]

https://web.archive.org/web/20091023043334im_/http://www.geocities.com/zxzag/anm_troll.gif

[still edge]

and becomes the most generic gta npc demographic type of game

[bold smelt]

caucasians are foreigners

[still edge]

what i mean , people from the region

[brittle steppe]

i think there should be a single namekian in the zone his name is green man

[still edge]

neighboors or natives

[bold smelt]

they arent from the region though

poles or balts would be better

[still edge]

true

[bold smelt]

i wished they put a bit more focus on foreign governments, like you cant say america and americans wouldnt be infatuated with the zone, and a side-quest would be really interesting

[still edge]

well i think GSC got that covered anyways, i should be worried for the future of the stalker culture

[still edge]

i dont know if americans would be openly invested in a radiated wasteland filled with mercenaries and bandits

now , if somehow the zone has oil? well then

[elfin hedge]

i would

[bold smelt]

theyd absolutely be interested in the artefacts that DEFINITELY made their way to america by the time of S2

[barren canopy]

Definitely would have Black Water and other shadow companies vying for control

[still edge]

lets liberate the zone 🦅

[fresh cloud]

To be fair, Ukraine kept the Zone mostly a secret. It wasn't until after the events of CoP that the IPSF stepped in

[bold smelt]

even the trilogy said that overseas people were hungry for artefacts

[still edge]

they would but secret companies, not the united states army

most likely america already uses mercenaries to fulfill america´s interest

[bold smelt]

yeah but the sale of artefacts outside of the zone punches a gigantic hole in that secrecy, and foreign governments would absolutely be aware and interested, even if they kept it a secret from their people (which would be unlikely anyway)

[still edge]

they dont have to drop american people per say , to do actions inside the zone, when the local people are cheaper and more informed about the zone than the american´s themselves

[bold smelt]

it would be cool to see the UN idea revived after 2 decades

[fresh cloud]

Yeah but, why go in yourself when you can have all these dumb stalkers die in an anomoly for you instead? Especially with how bad the military got destroyed not once, not twice, but three times.

[bold smelt]

mercenaries only work so far and are famously unreliable even in universe, especially non-merc stalkers

[still edge]

pharma businesses already uses artifacts if i remember correctly

so the artifact business is already been used by americans most likely

[barren canopy]

Well, beating Scar every other fight atm.. not good enough

[bold smelt]

tampico wanted a mexican stalker somewhere because itd be hilarious

[barren canopy]

You know the US would be the prime benefactors to loners, be it gov or private business.

[bold smelt]

i just want a side-mission regarding some foreign interest like other series do

fallout did it competently

[still edge]

what would make sense is a branch of the IPSF being used by the americans to smuggle artifacts by an undercover treaty between the united nations to keep it off the records

[barren canopy]

Ukraine would definitely get into NATO finally.

[still edge]

if Ukraine joins nato in real life, i would imagine stalker 3 having more american´s influence into the game

the next big faction joining the zone , that would be absolutely peak

and then that big american faction is shaddy and possibly evil , so a part of that american faction splits and joins the loners, freedom and duty

and the npcs call them ex-yankies stalker, i dont know, maybe im dreaming too much

[barren canopy]

Get some more modern weaponry in the zone, for sure

[still edge]

why there arent any mines in the game

or widely used by npcs

[barren canopy]

Well, flash bangs and smokes exist in game and used by npcs, odd we dont get them, Smokes for Scar...

[still edge]

and molotovs

the cheapest granade you can build in any place in the world, and super effective too

even used in modern warfare situations

[barren canopy]

I am dreading the fight on my current permadeath run.. we go like 70/30 at the moment.. I cant get consistent wins at all.

Time for a beer and a break. I've added well over 100 deaths to this file from practice, lol.

[still edge]

[ancient fractal]

Scar is goated

[balmy kestrel]

Never

strelok is better

[barren canopy]

I am a fan of the Colonel. Definitely the best written, and the English voice acting is sooooo good. Absolutely chewing the scenery in the best way.

[astral otter]

sido always best

[main jewel]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/232710179496525824/1098151025745072210/attachment.gif

[astral otter]

"dawg food is more valuable than this sheet"

[marble gyro]

Put in about 7hrs in starfield already

[west salmon]

Star is underrated tho :(

[mystic minnow]

When is Patch 1.9 coming? And what does it Include? A-Life Improvements?

[sterile radish]

should be this week i believe, it should fix a few bugs there and there but im not sure about any A-Life improvement

[brittle charm]

Imagine if Stalker 3 is just an actual Roadside Picnic adaptation if the Skif ending is canon

[dusky pawn]

Why tho

The in game lore doesnt correspond to the real world 1:1
NATO doesnt have to do much with america nowadays
And why would they introduce an american faction anyway when mercs can be used for foreign characters anyway

[ancient fractal]

People will fr look at you and say spark isn't the best faction

[balmy kestrel]

Never

[main jewel]

i am one of them

[ancient fractal]

Roadside picnic too peak

[main jewel]

why did you pregnant man wmoji me ill cry

im mot a man anyway so it doesnt affect me

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1308034374473617459/1488642198244163884/IMG_9035.gif

annaana boo boo i get to send images

[brittle charm]

Is this Scar talking?

[ancient fractal]

No, I'm me

[brittle charm]

I know it’s you, Scar.

[ancient fractal]

I wish, scar the best character

[main jewel]

it is

or a brainwashed person

[ancient fractal]

Why does he lose his shit?

[main jewel]

spark loses for a reason

[brittle charm]

TOPAL WAS THE FIRST TO DIE. MACE TRIED TO WARN US. BUT ALL HE COULD DO, WAS WEASEEEEE.

[ancient fractal]

Spark is the monolith if they were the good guys

[brittle charm]

Monolith if they lost all their aura

[ancient fractal]

Spark has way more izzat

[brittle charm]

Being led by some guy who escaped the retirement home

[ancient fractal]

Monolith lead by an inanimate object btw

[main jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/bait-bait-or-low-iq-bait-or-low-iq-call-it-call-it-bait-or-gif-11665902714889208022

i call low iq

[ancient fractal]

Can I put a silencer on the mac 10

[main jewel]

only real ones know the rock is a illusion made by the ccon and the ccon is controlling the monolith

[ancient fractal]

Shhhh

[main jewel]

[ancient fractal]

Only real ones knew of the noosphere before stalker

[brittle charm]

Nah, I think Monolith is based

[main jewel]

only REAL ones know that the monolith isnt some club you can join

[ancient fractal]

It is because I'm slandering jt

[heady hornet]

I bought call of prypiat and i think i had my expectations way higher

[main jewel]

that answer works pre 2011

but not now

[main jewel]

what did you expect..

[heady hornet]

I don't know

[main jewel]

[ancient fractal]

Monolith are bums just like the stalker 2 bloodsuckers

[heady hornet]

The combat is fun tho , guns are fun

[main jewel]

if you bought call of pripyat on gog you could get gamma for free woth a easy install btw

a gsc approved way

if ur on pc

[ancient fractal]

Gamma baddies

[main jewel]

i dont like gamma

but ill still advertise it

as a option to have fun

[dusky pawn]

Topol*

[main jewel]

also it directly supports gsc with it being locked behind call of pripyat and HoC

[brittle charm]

THIEVES RULE AND WARDENS DROOLLLLLLLLLL

[main jewel]

does gsc have a donation page btw

[dusky pawn]

Truth ^

[brittle charm]

It’s called buying Stalker

[main jewel]

but what if i wanna send money to gsc

i have all stalkers

including the original trilogy

thats off sale bow

now

cause ee slop replaced ut

[brittle charm]

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[ancient fractal]

Can I make the m10 Gordon not 45.

[main jewel]

probably not itll still suck anyway

[brittle charm]

Buy Cossacks 3

[main jewel]

but

[heady hornet]

How can i enjoy call of prypiat more

[main jewel]

but

[ancient fractal]

Mods

[dusky pawn]

Canned food

[heady hornet]

Im on a stupid console

[brittle charm]

Cheats

[main jewel]

cossacks is like a bun..

[main jewel]

theres a mod.io tab

very small amount of mods tho

[bold smelt]

what if they put gordon into stalker 2

[heady hornet]

It barely even works

[ancient fractal]

When does Huron die

[main jewel]

works fine for me

are you on ps

playyystation

[bold smelt]

its like a what now

[main jewel]

if you are then you get no custom assets or custom scripts unlike xbox, we get all the stuff

when gsc approves it of course

[heady hornet]

Screw sony twin

[ancient fractal]

Get an xbox

[main jewel]

sony are scaredy cats when it comes to modding

i get to have oxa

oxa is virtually impossible for ps

it has too many trademarked names

custom assets

everything

[marble gyro]

Sony just hates Free modding

[main jewel]

we get eotechs

and trijicons

new mags

new guns

[marble gyro]

They are greedy

[main jewel]

sony only allows things like changing health

infinite money

[brittle charm]

Imagine if Cost of Hope had a scene where it’s all of the Duty leaders vs Freedom leaders in all the stalker games

[ancient fractal]

Can you eat artefacts

[scenic scaffold]

they're more strict when it comes to using other brands/ips/trademarks

[main jewel]

bethesda went through hell trying to get sony to allow modding

[marble gyro]

Bethesda is also paying them royalties

[main jewel]

true but they also are against custom scripts

[ancient fractal]

Hardly mods though, no external assets

[main jewel]

true

[scenic scaffold]

true that. Fallout 4 modding on playstation is also disgusting

[brittle charm]

Wait, I thought FO4 on PlayStation still doesn’t allow mods

[main jewel]

sony against everything that isnt already in the game

[ancient fractal]

They're really bum "mods"

[main jewel]

skyrim

[marble gyro]

So on starfield, on playstation, they added 17 guns so far via mods, with custom animations, multiple quests with custom VA

[main jewel]

average sony L

[marble gyro]

Now tell me, why that did not exist in fallout or skyrim on Sony platforms?

[ancient fractal]

Because skyrim is better

[main jewel]

looks like someone has a letter to type to sony

[brittle charm]

Again, Sony L

[scenic scaffold]

playstation really just a bluray player with no disc drive now. so what's the point

[main jewel]

also tho realistically

[marble gyro]

Are you even listening to what I'm saying?

[main jewel]

bethesda has the best record when it comes to mods so sony would be more lenient on bethesda

but gsc is a no go

apparently

[scenic scaffold]

it's a hulu/netflix station

[ancient fractal]

No, it's a playstation

[scenic scaffold]

idk i never play mine

[marble gyro]

Starfield has about as much mods as xbox right now, so why did they not include those mods in skyrim or fallout? I'll tell you why, Sony saw zero money in it, they are greedy hungry bastards

[ancient fractal]

Fortnite tung tung tung sahur

[marble gyro]

Just because they saw Starfield as like a number 1 pre order, they allowed Bethesda to even let them use star wars content

[ancient fractal]

No way

[marble gyro]

Yeah

[main jewel]

well actually i read recently skyrim has more custom assets

because its bethesda

also

doesnt starfield suck

[ancient fractal]

Are there death sticks

[marble gyro]

Only blasters with custom reload animations, armor sets, custom voice mods, no lightsabers yet

[main jewel]

its a rare flop described by some sources

[marble gyro]

Modders are working on it

[ancient fractal]

I want death sticks not lightsabers

[main jewel]

25 years for a flop is kinda sad but erm if you enjoy it i guess its okay

[marble gyro]

You'd be surprised to see how many sources are glazing it atm

[scenic scaffold]

star wars doesn't save that game from being one of the most mundane experiences in gaming

[marble gyro]

To the point it changed the publics general view

[ancient fractal]

I liked it, but I'm probably to joyful to see downsides

[scenic scaffold]

I really tried to like it

[main jewel]

well erm i dont like starfield and all i get is reviews saying its ass

you like it and you seem to get great reviews

[weary hedge]

heya

[marble gyro]

I like it sure, but it doesn't affect my algorithm

Because I don't search anything up on starfield

[main jewel]

and reddit says it has alot of copy paste bases

[marble gyro]

Like YouTube I mean

[main jewel]

and the open world aspect is boring cause of it so

[scenic scaffold]

they used procedural worlds in the most boring and uninspired way possible

[main jewel]

and the main quest beinf awful

[weary hedge]

how are y'all doing?

[main jewel]

like the characters are good

but the story is weak

[frigid hill]

yeetusdeletus9031 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[scenic scaffold]

lets use procedural generation to copy and paste the same boring assets with no radiant AI at all

[main jewel]

i saw that

[marble gyro]

To each their own on the main quests, so far I'm up to like where I got my first starborn power and so far I actually like it

Literally tickles my nerd fancy

[brittle charm]

Also, so many loading screens it’s immersion breaking

[main jewel]

well you also got the game yesterday

[marble gyro]

Yeah it's cliche writing

[main jewel]

[marble gyro]

I'm also 15hrs in

[main jewel]

that actually isnt too much

[marble gyro]

From where I'm at, story is almost done

[scenic scaffold]

starfields story was cool. It's just for a bethesda game i expected replayability, and even with the new game plus i had no desire to ever play the game again...

[main jewel]

good lawd

[marble gyro]

Out of all the Bethesda games, this main storyline is one of the shortest I have ever seen

[main jewel]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/232710179496525824/1098151025745072210/attachment.gif

[main jewel]

for 25 years in development

this is not good

at all

[scenic scaffold]

i thought the star wars thing would make it cooler, but it's just a retexture of the game. it's not going to fix anything

[marble gyro]

They put more resources on making "Accurate space" as Todd Howard says

[main jewel]

i heard 25 years from google

[marble gyro]

Retexture with its own custom main campaign

[main jewel]

oh 25 years in the making

[scenic scaffold]

is there lmao.

[main jewel]

8 year development

[brittle charm]

25 YEARS? I thought it was like, 13

[weary hedge]

wasn't Starfield 1000 planets that basically had the same 5 locations? Tbh I expected more

[balmy kestrel]

Is strelok ending cannon

[main jewel]

nar its just they desired a space rpg

[scenic scaffold]

more than likely ||not|| or ||possibly||

[brittle charm]

Is that really considered “development”

[main jewel]

then took 8 years to make something thats worse than fallout 4

and fallout 4 took less time to make

[scenic scaffold]

they figured out to LADDER. Calm tf down

[balmy kestrel]

oo

[main jewel]

skyrim too

[brittle charm]

Fallout 4 has fun gameplay and sandbox at least

[brittle charm]

Skif ending could be canon, because it’s really ambiguous

[dreamy forge]

Delayed since engine didnt want to play ball and tbh still doesnt for the type of game Starfield is

[marble gyro]

They did add new pois recently

[weary hedge]

I wonder what would happen if a small cargo plane full of goods (Small objects, supermarket stuff and Canned Goods i mean) fell into the zone, how much bloodshed would each faction do to get it in your opinion? 🤔

[marble gyro]

Still pregen, but there are more than 5

[brittle charm]

You can’t even blame some of Starfield’s problems on the engine because modders were able to fix those problems on earlier games

[weary hedge]

eh, anyway I don't play those style of games. I prefer Indies (Stalker is the exception, it's peak)

[brittle charm]

Isn’t Stalker an indie game, lmao

[scenic scaffold]

Stalker 2 is AAA af

[bold smelt]

dude

[brittle charm]

I’m joking

[weary hedge]

There's a difference between Stalker and another peak game like Deltarune

[brittle charm]

I’m more referring to the original trilogy

[dreamy forge]

I mean it works mighty fine for typical RPG even with loading screens but huge space not so much. End result being abysmally many loading screens back to back

[bold smelt]

deltarune became mid after chapter 1

(i havent played it since)

[ancient fractal]

Always mid

[marble gyro]

The freelanes traveling is pretty good so far

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/toucan-bird-loaf-loafing-animal-gif-16156592159053577301

[weary hedge]

Deltarune is peak Indie gaming and nobody can tell me otherwise

[brittle charm]

^

[ancient fractal]

I can

[dreamy forge]

Waiting for StarUI to update since Bethesda cant make functional UI even if their life depended on it lol

[vernal lily]

I needed an excuse to post that toucan

[bold smelt]

its alright, there are much better bullethells, much better narrative-driven games and much better RPGs, its a jack of all trades but a master of none type game

[weary hedge]

and that's good imo

[bold smelt]

i think my enjoyment of it was dampened by the fact that its bullethell aspect is stupid easy

[weary hedge]

I'm working on a crossover art between Stalker and Deltarune, two peak games in one

[brittle charm]

I love crossovers that make no logical sense

[scenic scaffold]

i will look into this, cause this has had more updates since i've last seen something about it.

[weary hedge]

I mean, I already made 8 pretty weird AUs for Kriselle, including the Stalker One, now it's just completing the Fun Gang

[bold smelt]

i dont think any game has more crossover artwork with stalker than touhou

[brittle charm]

My greatest dream is reading a Stalker x Metro crossover

[vernal lily]

stalger

[weary hedge]

Kris is a Loner
Noelle is a Ecologist
Susie is Freedom
Berdly is Clear Sky
Ralsei is Duty (That's because he is self-racist and hate darkners /hj)

[bold smelt]

what would the little guy on the bike be

lancer

[brittle charm]

The Ward

[marble gyro]

When you played it, It was probably the beta

[weary hedge]

Bandit ofc, he's "Evil" but probably just because King brought him in the zone. King is actually Bandit evil

plus Bandits and Freedom are (kinda) "Friends", so his friendship with Susie has some sense

[ancient fractal]

Are you naming mid

[weary hedge]

wdym?

[ancient fractal]

Mid

Not good

[weary hedge]

I like both games, hence I make crossover art, that's all

[ancient fractal]

What's art

[weary hedge]

uh... give me a few minutes and I show you

[ancient fractal]

Best artist is Hieronymus bosch

[weary hedge]

I don't know who he is, can you send a wikipedia link?

[marble gyro]

Yeah, I actually like starfield

Turning on my music and playing the game, I already got lost placing sandwiches on the pilot dashboard

[gaunt jungle]

Ngl, being a fan of S.T.A.L.K.E.R, I'd love to visit Chernobyl irl

Well, at least Pripyat, I know nobody can actually visit the CNPP

Maybe one day humans can safely visit the CNPP, but I doubt it

[ancient fractal]

Vro just google him

[weary hedge]

https://giphy.com/gifs/brainrot-patar-patarlegend-bmLlSndzhqWgWb3vXW

anyway i googled him

not my kind of art

[ancient fractal]

Still the best artist

[gaunt jungle]

Who would be a Stalker

I personally feel like Asriel would fit the bill

[weary hedge]

we never see him in game, so dunno

[gaunt jungle]

Going off his Undertale version

[weary hedge]

honestly Undyne is 100% Duty and Alphys either Clear Sky or Ecologists

[gaunt jungle]

We need official stalker plushies

[weary hedge]

we need an official survival kit

[proven hollow]

we need an official 1.0 version of the game

[blazing ingot]

While there is no definitive explanation why there is no Stalker merch, I can say beyond any reasonable doubt that GSC is not releasing merch because they want everything to be made in Ukraine. However, they can't or are unwilling to negotiate a supply chain to make merch.

The old Stalker store with trilogy merch, including the unique fashion brand, was fully made in Ukraine at the time, until the store closed in 2014.
-# ⓘ Signed • 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓘𝓷 𝓐 𝓓𝓻𝓪𝔀𝓮𝓻 👑⁨

[cyan sparrow]

Based!

[weary hedge]

Stalker 2 should come out with a Free AK, a Loner outfit and a Survival Kit. At least the collector edition 👆

[proven hollow]

Someone should make a mod to put some metro guitar tracks into stalker 2

[sage mist]

YO I FINALLY BOUGHT ITTT

ultimate edition too

[regal sinew]

Welcome to the gang holmes.

[blazing ingot]

Not until GSC officially negotiates a modding license for Wwise like CDPR did for Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk.
-# ⓘ Signed • 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓘𝓷 𝓐 𝓓𝓻𝓪𝔀𝓮𝓻 👑

[sage mist]

ive been playing gamma for a while but I got sick of the many steps to install even tho its easy it js takes a while

[smoky hawk]

just pack it then

[sage mist]

huh

nah i love gamma its honestly one of my "always keep on pc" games so i will wait till 1.0 drops and then install plus i love how stalker 2 looks and feels from the trailers and gameplay videos too

[vernal lily]

https://tenor.com/view/gillslawyer-dog-gif-gillslawyer-gif-2927883352786495489

[dire heart]

skiff sucks at hand to hand combat how do you lose hand to hand while useing a exo vs a person not useing a exo

[proven hollow]

but cupcake, you're the one controlling skif

[mossy vapor]

hello

[shadow token]

Anyone knows where to find that soundtrack they used in the ps5 launch trailer? The end titles but remixed??

I’ve been looking for months without success

[gaunt jungle]

Would still love a plushie Pseudogiant I could cuddle with at night

[odd sky]

Friendly reminder, to write Chornobyl not Chernobyl

[harsh trench]

Hmm.. if the name of it is changed then does that mean the way to pronounce it is changed also?

[regal sinew]

This one? https://youtu.be/GZT__heyEx8?si=uc1F4hZt9Y7yYV8j

[still current]

[shadow token]

Yes it’s end titles but I’m looking for that exact remix: https://youtu.be/dQiD6D81evQ?is=D6f13CFjEdBNh8Oj
But they just don’t drop it

[still current]

I love granma too may she rest in peace

[dire heart]

im not though its a cutscene

[proven hollow]

That's just a skill issue then

[feral sigil]

Hello when engine update ?

[proven hollow]

hopefully somewhere between now and the release of the DLC in the summer, or possibly alongside the DLC

[feral sigil]

That soon ?

Wow nice

[feral sigil]

Ai fixed yet ?

[proven hollow]

you gotta be a hell of a lot more specific than that to answer that

[odd sky]

Yes

[gaunt jungle]

Hopefully the engine update fixes the horrible Lumen issues

[bitter plover]

it should at least make them much better

[gaunt jungle]

That damn lumen issue with the lighting in some areas looks so bad

Genuinely could make someone think their GPU is going bad

[long thistle]

should i download a bunch of 4gb vram optimisation mods to see if it will run better on my 1050ti for fun. or will that actually just fry my pc evern more xD

[gaunt jungle]

Like, the weird thing is, Poppy Playtime runs on the exact same engine as Stalker 2, yet the lighting in PPT doesn't have that issue

[mystic river]

Different genres

[gaunt jungle]

True

[mystic river]

Stalker is more open using a different lighting style

[marble gyro]

Morning

[mystic river]

Morning

[mystic river]

Also, Stalkers lighting is less specific due to the amount of lighting there is

[vale shadow]

In dlc trailer is it MP shotgun on 1:00?

[shell flax]

Doubt it, probably just another unique version of the Cracker 860

Now give us a unique Toz you can actually find

[vale shadow]

https://tenor.com/view/sad-spiderman-walking-sad-spiderman-spiderman-spider-man-sad-spider-man-gif-3703119905849809936

I want an MP shotgun...

[small quest]

when does this update come — this week or next?

[vale shadow]

#📜┃gsc-answers message

[shell flax]

Imma be real, we’ll probably never see a lot of, if any more, Russian guns outside of mods

[small quest]

so this week?

[vale shadow]

Wait, idk, I heard in video, that not that week

[shell flax]

At this point I honestly would expect them to add more stuff from fucking Pakistan instead

[small quest]

well does GSC ever hit a target for release? I'll just wait around

[marble gyro]

Only target release they hit, was the release of stalker 2

[vale shadow]

Idk, evrthng ends, so maybe...

[shell flax]

I very much doubt it

[vale shadow]

AK16A1

[regal sinew]

I hope they eventually fix Skif’s shadow cause it looks cursed.

[vale shadow]

I hope this shit end. Maybe after bigger shit, but end

[charred nova]

Is sad since the aek would be a really gun to see

[ripe pasture]

Is anyone else getting crash issues in Stalker 2?

only recently started occuring, so I don't think it's an update thing

[golden gulch]

I heard you played the added quest
What the fud does Sidorovich do down there in X18?

[ripe pasture]

yesterday, to be precise

[charred nova]

I have played it yes can I tell you no

[shell flax]

Mods?

[ripe pasture]

none. Completely vanilla

[shell flax]

Platform?

[ripe pasture]

PC.
apparently a GPU thing?
It says "Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0x000001fe5d4b34a8" in the crash report. Can't find any specifics for that precise address ...

[shell flax]

How much VRAM and what GPU

#pc-specs could probably help more then me I won’t lie

[small quest]

and by hit we mean glancing blow 😂

[charred nova]

Wdym it got delayed like 5 times

[ripe pasture]

fair. It says 8,0 GB dedicated GPU memory usage and 16 GB shared GPU memory usage

[violet dune]

tip for errors. put this error in chatgpt / gemini / grok prompt and ask what is this error. 8/10 times you will get an answer

[main jewel]

most of all testers have

[violet dune]

must be new stocks of chicken

[dusky pawn]

It ending wont do anything to erase the hostilities

In fact both countries will likely hyperfocus on trying to erase one another from their culture even harder post war

[vale shadow]

I dont think it's gonna end normally

[teal terrace]

[graceful dirge]

Man I've always thought fighting dogs in particular felt awful lol but wow this video of a dude trying to juke them with noclip shows how terribly overtuned their "autoaim" to Skif is, https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/s/rqXpksy3pi would love to see this corrected in the future either by the devs or through mods

[obsidian pond]

is stalker anomaly or soc better

[dusky pawn]

Wars always end

And nothing about war is normal anyway so idk what thats supposed to mean

[tall hawk]

SoC if you like good games

[obsidian pond]

whats hte difference

[tall hawk]

SoC has soul and was designed with the purpose of making a good, original game. Anomaly just exists to be a slop copy of other games. It's tarkovslop.

[proven hollow]

Scoofy at it again

[proven hollow]

scoofy has been asking these questions for a week straight now, don't expect anything serious out of him

[tall hawk]

ok twin

Anyways, today I realizing, it's almost been one week since Bjorn ✌️🥹

"slugs arent effective at long range because I said so" - Bjorn, 2026

[regal sinew]

Scoofy is Bjorn 2.0.

[vocal wave]

Does anyone know if we need to complete the main story mission in X18 order to trigger the X18 quest line in 1.9

Ermm I don't want to do story missions cause I want this save file for DLC

[bitter plover]

most probably yes

[marble gyro]

[vocal wave]

I need confirmation 😅

[bitter plover]

there isnt yet.

[vocal wave]

😭

[bitter plover]

like logicaly, you need to get the main quest to be able to get there, so logicaly you will have to finish it first

[vocal wave]

Welp. Time to go and kill a couple of dudes there

[tall hawk]

nah, Bjorn was easier to ragebait

[obsidian pond]

is stalker kinda like starfield

[hoary crest]

So Road to Vostok is fun

[obsidian pond]

hell no

permadeath zones 😵‍💫

[hoary crest]

It wasnt a question

[obsidian pond]

https://tenor.com/view/xbox-starfield-video-game-astronaut-gif-18363083001109707456

[hardy totem]

https://tenor.com/view/epic-embed-fail-gif-400062707846796155

[plucky jewel]

Just saw a video about Western Australia having red sandstorms and when I saw what it looked like, all I heard in my head was “Attention Stalkers, an Emission is about to begin!”

[worldly ingot]

Somehow the controller on the bread factory roof died before I got there

[harsh jungle]

bro didn’t wanna fight anymore

[vocal wave]

Honestly games like stalker are meant to be played on permanent death otherwise they have no replayability

🙊

[robust pendant]

No, this game is at least decent

[river chasm]

If they were meant to be played on permadeath then why have all the games featured quick save hotkeys

[still edge]

to call any game "like starfield" is the biggest insult a person can do to a videogame

that shit is trash

[obsidian pond]

How does soc compare to s2

Whats the best stalker game for beginners

[hardy totem]

Yes

[visual mortar]

the first one

honestly soc is the easiest because a lot of the mechanics weren't established until later games

so like artefacts are scattered all over and you can just scoop them up without a detector

actually scratch that start off with clear sky randomizer mod on veteran

[marble gyro]

Out of all the comparisons you switch from "is stalker like fallout?" To "is stalker like starfield?" Make up your mind already

[charred nova]

Starfield and stalker how about as little in common as possible

[obsidian pond]

which one has more dialogue

[hardy totem]

Literally the same game

[visual mortar]

starfil
e

[marble gyro]

Yes

[hardy totem]

No

[charred nova]

Stalker 2 has better dialog

But that’s not a high bar to clear

[marble gyro]

My little pony has better dialogue

[visual mortar]

stalk2 sucks so bad you should just llay startfel an an and

[hardy totem]

S2 sometimes has dialogue

[charred nova]

Comparing some of the worst dialog ever written vs something written by someone even mildly competent

[hardy totem]

Except when it doesn't

[charred nova]

Stalker 2 dialog has its short comings but I wouldn’t call it terrible

The line delivery on the other hand….

[hardy totem]

Surely delivers lines

[marble gyro]

The delivery was bad

English VA especially

[charred nova]

It had its moments

But it was clear a lot of the dialog wasn’t recorded in context

[obsidian pond]

what

[charred nova]

Like the guy didn’t know what lines came before In a lot of cases

[hardy totem]

Short answer for the negative

[marble gyro]

Again......HE FREAKING VOICED A CHARACTER IN KCD2

And stalker 2 has ZERO ENRGY FRON HIM??!!! like what was he thinking??

[charred nova]

They should have told him to deliver dialog like Jc denton

That would have been extremely funny and based

[hardy totem]

-# A bomb...!

[marble gyro]

He should watched some B rated Ukrainian movies

At least he can see what humor we want from him

[charred nova]

Skif gets told someone just died and he’s like wow that’s unfortunate anyways I’m looking for this guy have you seen him

[hardy totem]

Occupational hazard

[charred nova]

Skif threatening people like if you don’t have anything to tell me I guess your life isn’t worth living

[marble gyro]

Stalker take cover an emission is about to hit

Skif: but will it pay rent tho?

[charred nova]

I guess that means I’m not getting paid

[regal sinew]

Payment in bread and sausages.

[marble gyro]

New stash

"YO NEW LOOT!"

sees bread, sausage and 9x18 rounds

https://tenor.com/view/american-psycho-patrick-bateman-american-psycho-gif-7212093

[tall hawk]

I've been thinking recently

I think GSC should start using generative AI to create GAMMA 2 in STALKER 2!!

[dusky pawn]

Likely bad direction

[tall hawk]

the biggest issue with STALKER 2 is how much pencilslop is in the game

[dusky pawn]

In VA direction>actor skills

[charred nova]

Yah a lot of the English vas have given good performances on other projects

Something just went wrong in stalker 2

[final vigil]

I found the wall in Freedom's former base in Army Warehouses that Duty blew up! lmao

Its still there. So good. #📸┃screens_and_videos

[river chasm]

As I recall they had to recast and rerecord a ton of stuff after the evacuation so it was probably done on a tighter timeline than they would have liked

I guess we will see based on if the VO in cost of hope is any better or not

[obsidian pond]

they should add cars to stalker 2
and helicopters
that would be fun

[worldly ingot]

I should probably post this in seeking advice but the drum mag for the saiga is at the pripyat docks right?

[worldly ingot]

Honestly a big letdown was not having helicopters when you see one in the intro, and considering the ward definitely has enough funds for them

[marble gyro]

There is a car in stalker 2

You can buy it from a npc

It s a special one too, needs a compass to run

[tall hawk]

they should add triple T to stalker 2

[hardy totem]

They should add aircraft carriers and nuclear subs to S2

[sudden rapids]

Stalker 2: Naval Warfare

[drifting plank]

Anyone had crashes on entering noontide base for the first time? I seem to be blocked from progression, 5 tries, 5 crashes, playing on Xbox

[plucky egret]

Sometimes even (brace yourself) ONE whole bandage

[amber lotus]

Anyone see they showed the 2x scope on the AK in the new trailer?

[marble gyro]

https://tenor.com/view/ace-attorney-edgeworth-edgeworth-clussy-fever-gif-26147745

[obsidian pond]

stalker 2 looks cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOoCOv8pkIs

should i buy it

[hardy totem]

Yes

As a matter of fact

You should buy it for you and all your friends

Ultimate editions

Right now

100% worth it

Best gaem

[sudden rapids]

buy physical ultimate edition pls

[hardy totem]

Multiple

[burnt bridge]

🤖

[serene barn]

Not just a 2x but it seems it was the same type as Deggy’s Dnipro has. So either it’s being added in or we become able to take it off to use on others.

[tall hawk]

scoofy isnt even good ragebait dawg 💔

[tall hawk]

hopefully they'll update the game so we have a wider variety of attachments on each weapon

it seems they have the pic rail adaptor for the AK as well

[serene barn]

Yeah i would like optics to be a preference thing rather than “ it don’t fit because we said so “

[tall hawk]

also it would be nice if enemy weapons could have the chance to be modded/have attachments

[marble gyro]

Should I buy stalker 2?

[obsidian pond]

What

Its just cool gameplay

[sudden rapids]

ultimate physical edition at least

[halcyon echo]

it's funny that every time i see strelok, he's like that he's seen sh!t

[raven monolith]

No. I got it as a gift and still feel ripped off.

[sudden rapids]

can you gift me Stalker 2?

[harsh jungle]

insert thousand yard stare meme here

[carmine star]

Put the stalker in the bag

[sudden rapids]

how's the honse maxxing going?

[obsidian pond]

Why?

[main jewel]

can someone help me find a good primary and secondary for the late game that fits my playstyle?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1449808330477535242/1449808330817011876/EN_Peritya.gif

[harsh jungle]

daily Honse pic is in the pets channel

[sudden rapids]

[chrome path]

Can crosshair be disabled completelly?

In stalker 2

[harsh jungle]

I have to Honse post or else the server collapses, that my job

[regal sinew]

I’d imagine in options. It’s disabled along with the compass by default on Master diff though.

[still current]

Yeah

Go to UI/hud setting and disable it

[ember cradle]

Dark times is annoying

[chrome path]

Any drivable vechicles in the game?

[main jewel]

you can buy a car from a guy

this is where its located

its okay vehicle

[chrome path]

Thanks!

[main jewel]

yw

[slender abyss]

Ok dumb question is there even a strong electricity resistance artifact so the electricity doesn't hurt me so damn much

[fresh cloud]

There is, but nothing will protect you like the Weird Bolt.

That will soak up all anomaly damage, with the caveat of needing to recharge from an emission

[vapid galleon]

what are you looking for in the Zone stalker🗣️?

[fresh cloud]

A bitchin' set of wheels

[worldly ingot]

Honestly weapons like the SVU against late game exosuits excel compared to kharod/dnipro, the only problem is the durability

[fresh cloud]

💪

[worldly ingot]

doesn't it also resist dmg after the initial 3 uses at the cost of stamina?

[fresh cloud]

I'm not sure, I just grabbed it for the collection. I just stay away from the anomolies.

That's the weird ball though

[slender abyss]

Oh but why does the damn electricity deals so much dmg to me??

[fresh cloud]

Cause electricity hurts

[worldly ingot]

fair enough, only arch artifact i use is the weird water, and only when i am about to be put into yellow encumberance

I was at 1.2 mil coupons and after upgrading the diamond exosuit, whip and margarch saiga I was left at 400k

[fresh cloud]

I thought about using weird water but even with a ton of ammo in me I still have 15 or so pounds of wiggle room for other things, plus an emergency hercules if I need to really loot grub.

[worldly ingot]

It's nice to just have as a backup artifact in your backpack and I think you can hercules on top of it too, it's only 0.45kg anyways

I also tested the AKM-74S on late game exos and it takes 4 headshots with AP ammo so that's going right back into the stash

[fresh cloud]

I'll have it in case i get thirsty

[ember cradle]

Bitches

[bold smelt]

how tf are you a warrior of the monolith

[ember cradle]

Stumbles into stuff

I mean shit all I’ve been doing is bumbling around the zone

[regal sinew]

If you keep Weird Bolt equipped after its uses are done, I think it like doubles your stamina usage. Just unequip it after you use it, you can tell if it has a charge left as it will still have the sort of red glow on it. It’s like a normal Bolt when it’s depleted.

[worldly ingot]

Interesting to know ty, I don't need it for this playthrough but honestly if I was to do a permadeath run it would be one of the first things I'd pick up 😅

Like half of my deaths on this first master run that I am basically done with were to shock anomalies

[marble gyro]

Can someone tell me if stalker 2 will fill the empty void to find a good video game?

[worldly ingot]

No go play dead air 2.5 kappa

when people are so obsessed about the hobo phase of stalker that they rework the whole game around it

"We put price inflation into the game because uhhh... ummmm"

[still current]

Dead air

Lol

[still current]

Should be less gradually

[marble gyro]

The new encounters they added for starfield are pretty cool

And they actually have writing that shadows previous ES games

Like writing is good

The only downside is, I think they are one time encounters per unity jump

There is even a trophy tied behind them

There was one encounter where I found a Old woman, and she is like beckoning the player to come aboard her ship, turns out she was like some infested demon or something

In the end of the day, I filled her with lead and turned her into Swiss cheese because I just became too overpowered

[ripe pasture]

To get into Dalin's safe, you just have to adjust the picture next to it, right? That's how I remember it, but nothing happens when I do it now

I did google it. I'm asking for a second opinion

[main jewel]

drink boy

[fresh cloud]

[main jewel]

hydration

[tall hawk]

Starfield is pretty good, haven't played it much. When I get back to my home PC I'll probably pick up the new expansion and start that up. Never played Shattered Space, is that worth it?

[charred nova]

No

Bethesda is a talentless studio

[robust pendant]

actually, bethesda thrives in talent, the problem is the management who cuts it off

[worldly ingot]

They do world building extremely well, but yeah the other parts of game design not so much....

[tall hawk]

iirc they have some really good programmers who work with Creation

[worldly ingot]

Bit late but you save and reload the save and it will open, and the same thing will happen when you enter the code and you do the same thing and you will be able to grab the battery

[charred nova]

Todd can make a good game

I just don’t think he knows how to make a good RPG anymore

[worldly ingot]

"anymore"

[tall hawk]

agree to disagree

well, maybe you're kinda right on that idk

[charred nova]

He directed the Indiana jones game

And that game is great

[tall hawk]

I feel that compared to Skyrim, Starfield just has waay less freedom with the kinda character you're allowed to play

[worldly ingot]

Skyrim's world for example is insanely well built and unique, same with Fallout 3, but the games themselves are so mid