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vivid oriole
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@livid stump thank you, can I still explore after the point of no return? And do you think it’s better to explore the game more before going and doing this mission. I just completed the SIRCCA mission and don’t know how it will impact exploration.

hoary ibex
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vivid oriole
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Understood, well sounds like a fun challenge. Any chance GSC will do a fallout 3 dlc type continuation where you hit a point of no return but still can explore after so without expanding the story? I hated that this was done with Cyberpunk 2077. Hopefully they’ll consider something like a NG+

livid stump
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The dreaded point is at the apex of all you've done. You can EASILY walk away from it and then return when you're ready.

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But what happens after said point is, well. No return.

vivid oriole
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Thanks for the help everyone. I appreciate your insight and knowledge. 🙏🏿

tawny sigil
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Guys - First of all, greethings: Secondly, I am having an issue where I started a new game at master difficulty and after the cutscene in the slag heap where you first meet Korshunov and Daalin I have to speak to Richter as part of the 'Back To The Slag Heap' main quest. Problem is Richter won't speak to me. I have tried shoving him around, I have tried getting the developer console working (no luck), I have tried reloading saves, sleeping days on end, letting emissions past, travelling to other regions and coming back etc. Nothing works. Does anyone have any advice on fixing this issue in 2026?

quartz jetty
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Hello im doing my first playtrought and im at the very very end just before the last cinematic is there a way to keep my save and play with everything i have got in the generator zone ?

leaden nimbus
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I am at CIRCAA on master difficulty. After listening to all options (greed, power, control, end, ect) , the game doesn't even let me choose.!!!! 🙁 Skif just automatically says "I want this all to end". Wtf

livid stump
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He is just speaking truth.

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robust tundra
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Assault On Duga is a pretty bad-designed quest.

sly sierra
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Hello i have an issue with the quest " Hot on the trail " i spoke to the guard i show him my pass, i go through the tunnel and the game crash with error 0x000000000000, somebody have the same issue ?

muted isle
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if you are playing vanilla (i.e. no mods) and loading an earlier save doesn't work, consider submitting a ticket to #s2-support

neat lynx
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How do I survive the assault on duga on the ward path? I get to where I'm holding the check point and then am supposed to escape and it's just impossible to get past all the phantoms

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uncut flame
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Hello, is it possible to return generator after finished the game ?

wooden totem
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nope

mild osprey
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Does the Malechite hub get bugged out or something later in the game? I'm playing in a "free roam" kind of mode now having completed the game but with a save prior to the point of no return. I wanted to check out the old Brain Scorcher site as I hadn't investigated it yet, but after using a guide to fast travel all the exits are locked? Is this because the Ward no longer like me because I sided with Spark?

hoary ibex
# mild osprey Does the Malechite hub get bugged out or something later in the game? I'm playin...

Yeah you might be hostile to ecologists/ward depending on your story choices, but either way try the secret entrance through the pipe in that anomaly-filled basin just to the east right there in the compound, the one you have a conversion with Scar in. Have seen some players reporting that entry as still being locked, don't understand why would be the case I don't think you're necessarily supposed to be able to lose the hub entirely the way you could potentially with Zalissya

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muted isle
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I have access to Malachite (all doors open) on Spark route on current patch; I had access to Malachite (secret door only) on Ward path (both vanilla after Visions of Truth)

mild osprey
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Huh curious, I'll try accessing the base from the exterior with the passkey. I'm running vanilla 1.8 also.

mild osprey
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Is it normal for there to be a bazillion Poltergeists at the Scorcher? Looks like there was a big A Life fight off screen because there are like a dozen Poltergeist corpses and a bunch of dead ward exos.

muted isle
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poltergeist spawns in scorcher is very normal

mild osprey
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So Malechite is still locked to me. The Ward NPC directly outside is friendly, but the patrols are hostile. I have the passkey on me also.

muted isle
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if your save is right before Point of No Return, you should have already used the passkey (at least for Visions of Truth) - the passkey should no longer be marked as a quest item and the base/doors should be accessible to you. My only guess as to why the base may be locked is you may have a stray shot or two hitting a scientist/Malachite crew during the battle, which puts it on lockdown (I have Malachite in Green reputation prior to X17 and it stays Green afterwards) then you may need to rely on a Guide to get inside the building; if you like, consider submitting a ticket to #s2-support so the devs may look into it for you (and others)

boreal remnant
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At before the point of no return I noticed that malachite was only accessibly through the sewer pipe or guides but it still was accessible

merry quest
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You can still get into Malachite even if ward takes over. You just have to sneak in.

humble pollen
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Any tips on how to kill faust after destroying the lantern thingies?

unique thorn
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||I just did that fight like 3 days ago and was able to kill him by mag dumping his hip lantern with a Dnipro, just ran up to him and went full auto||

humble pollen
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Alr!

wet tundra
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Dude I was shaking and crying when I did his fight bc I didn’t wanna fight him then I ||chose the option to let him help me up and he dropped me to my death|| 😭😭😭😭

strong sluice
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Lmao

wet tundra
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So unfair

plain knot
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| once you get out thé pod and talk to scar, IS there a ward path ? One that make you not infiltrate thé neuroprogramator base and go a little off thé trail with ward ? |

hexed sundial
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How could I get a suit with high psi protection for ad Astra per aspera quest?

plain knot
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Ssp99 in given by thé ward tech AT icare base or one you Can loot for free in a train car in western swamps

leaden nimbus
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Once Upon A Time At Kazkovyi Mission seems bugged if you've already explored and completed the place prior to the mission. The key is missing. I checked my personal stash. So nothing at the stage triggers.

true jetty
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Wtf. i upgraded from standard to ultumate and the new mission wants to look in my stash....i do it..but nothing happens next x.x

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true jetty
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i have really many things in my stash, so i thought it is an old one...lol i will try to put it in my bag, thx xD

peak zealot
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any one got any suggestions for the bug that occurs during the assault on duga. after faust appears and you need to hold the area. well im forever stuck here it never completes that objective.

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I was done with it...

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peak zealot
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@gaunt lagoon so i actually just got through it funny enough. not sure what will help but ill tell you what i did after like 20 attempts. so i decided to change weapons and brought the clusterfuck sniper rifle instead to do that i had to go all the way back to the chemical plant.
returned back to the mission marker it was mid day in game. slept then woke up to begin the assault run just behind the squad of ward so they don't stop and get stuck and moved up to the first truck on the road. picked off a few enemies until some one calls out over the radio about them needing to be headshot. continue clearing enemies and move up a little bit not too far and wait for the helicopter to get shot down waited a min or 2 for that sequence to end then took out all the enemies and the emitters in the compound before entering through the gate.
so on the rest completed with no issues. not sure what out of all that had an impact but after watching a load of videos online and all sorts this is how i was able to complete the mission. but prior to that i had literally tried every other possible option with no luck. sorry for the essay

gaunt lagoon
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Glad you were able to complete it!

I think I did the same but with one mistake, every ward died except one (master difficulty), and he was standing still before the gate ,maybe that was causing it to break the progress.

Ah well, I am at machalite know, taking to the new mainquest npc, and he allreadybgive me a new main quest marker so i can continue

peak zealot
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im pretty sure all the ward died for me too but it made no difference in this case.

nice im just about to head over there, just being a loot goblin atm. i am playing on veteran as this is my first play through

analog warren
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I am doing "A Minor Incident", at the boathouse, I had previously killed the cat and now I cannot loot the collar from it. I hear the beep from the collar, but cannot loot. Killed a Bloodsucker there too, has a collar on, but can't search it either. ANy workaround for this?

oak pawn
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I’m at the point of no return, but still have a lot of side activities left. Did you guys finish the game and just reload or try and clear everything first?

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oak pawn
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Yeah, that’s likely what I’m going to do. I have the ultimate edition. Might look into those “thingys” if I don’t happen across them. I thought the first dlc was out? Might be mistaken though.

true jetty
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it was fresh sidestoryline but no real dlc. dlcs often cost something. The new sidemission was for free even on standard

oak pawn
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Gotcha

silent barn
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So I'm fighting the Monolith at the Duga rn
Is it supposed to be such a difficult mission? Ive died a couple times now, and nearly instantly when Faust showed up.
I had no deaths to enemies before now, just missteps into anomalies

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I'm using the Vector 9mm so I'm popping heads easy enough (although it might take four or five rounds per monolith soldier)

cold ermine
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back to the slag heap is bugging out for me, scar's sawmill doors aren't opening

cold ermine
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n u know how to uhm, kill faust, right?

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next warren
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How can I defeat Strelok in master difficulty? In veteran difficulty I defeated Strelok with everything I had. All of my ammo and nades. Everything.

keen carbon
next warren
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Also I had a lot of nades with me. Like 99. Not sure how much nades I used on him. But I was well prepared for the legendary Strelok.

keen carbon
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wait I just noticed that you used AKM-74S for that💀

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yeah the damage difference is very significant

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keen carbon
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even within assault rifles of the same caliber (for some reason)

next warren
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Because the economy was terrible in veteran mode.

keen carbon
next warren
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I was able to upgrade and repair it without breaking the bank or going broke.

keen carbon
next warren
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Even with good standing with a faction.

keen carbon
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oh no I mean you can loot those ammo easily from npc bodies
I never bought a single ammo round during the whole game

next warren
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Most reliable for me in veteran mode was SMG, Skif pistol, and AKM-74S.

next warren
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Not bad but not enough.

keen carbon
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yeah 556 are rare indeed

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but fora, dnipro and like kharod with caliber change use 5.45

next warren
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And plus the expenses for those guns. Shotguns are also kinda expensive compared to the smg, Skif pistol, and akm74s.

keen carbon
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that's the same ammo type that akm uses

next warren
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I didn’t know that. But the repairs. feels_bad_stalk

keen carbon
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I just found a bunch of foras and dnipros and switched between them once they breaksmile_strelok

next warren
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I liked the smg but it’s very weak.

keen carbon
next warren
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Takes longer to kill a bloodsucker with a smg than a akm74s. But the smg is very economy friendly.

next warren
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ITS HELL! I ONCE WENT BROKE!!!

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Skif pistol does more damage than the smg I believe.

keen carbon
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# keen carbon yeah pretty sure that's true

Very reliable. Wouldn’t be my primary though. Only for when everything else has gone. In my next playthrough I will definitely go with skif pistol and smg. Since akm74s was kinda hard to maintain in veteran mode economy. Can’t imagine in master mode. feels_bad_stalk

keen carbon
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I really liked skif's pistol (at least before sircaa), just because of repair costs

next warren
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The damage is decent too. It’s like my ace card.

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Even with the normal 9x18.

keen carbon
next warren
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I will definitely need tips on master. I haven’t tried master yet.

next warren
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I only sell the weapons, ammo, and energy/alcohol drinks.

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The ammo depends on the value though.

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I don’t collect everything I see because of space.

keen carbon
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mutant parts requests in Malachite and artifact requests is the best money income

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5 bloodsuckers is 32.5k coupons

next warren
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I might have to switch to Viper 5 as my primary in master mode.

next warren
keen carbon
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I used fora mostly after leaving the lesser zone, but after sircaa I needed like 3 headshots for one opponent with it, so I switched between dnipro and kharod

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keen carbon
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and it takes one with dnipro/kharod

next warren
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What about Strelok?

keen carbon
keen carbon
# next warren What about Strelok?

I haven't even tried to kill him with ARs
I kept Gauss rifle in my stash during the whole game and took it only for the last boss fights

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keen carbon
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yeah I feel that
with that scope sway that must be really hard

next warren
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So you’re telling me it took at least 1 hour to take down Strelok. When I could have used Gauss rifle to take him down quicker???

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In veteran mode?

keen carbon
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yeah I feel like I spent more time waiting for some hidden ambush after "kill strelok" task was marked complete than time I spent actually killing him

keen carbon
next warren
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The pain.

severe sleet
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I was playing during 4 first patches. IT took me 30 minutes to kill Strelok on normal difficulty. Is it fixed now?

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Nerfed?

mighty fern
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severe sleet
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Bruh you remember great swamps iq test? Chimera attack during emission xD

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I noticed it after 20 minutes you dont need to fight it

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next warren
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For whatever reason in Dead Frequency quest, the bloodsuckers in bravo basement are tougher bloodsuckers than regular bloodsuckers. I dropped 10, 20, and then 36 RGD-5 on the small groups and it still did not kill them. I been at it for almost 30 minutes now. Not sure why they’re tougher. Almost like it’s scripted to avoid killing them all.

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Very disappointed. Feels linear. And I hate linear games. Not sure why this specific quest in the specific spot is linear for master difficulty.

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I’m just going to avoid them now since it’s ridiculous and not lack of skill in my part.

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To clarify I’m talking about the bloodsuckers in a huddle and sleeping.

wraith drift
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Finally made it to Pripyat yeah_stalk

upbeat crypt
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the main quest doesnt work

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i mean to give the pda to varan

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because varan shot me so i killed him but it still says to give it to him

shy ridge
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how do i raid a military base at the start of the game

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paper jungle
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im at obita station, trying to recalibrate the antenna but I can’t find and eliminate the last mutant

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anyone know where it is or if this is a bug

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and is it possible to kill the flying mostly invisible thing which can ram and toss things at you

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idk how else to explain it lol

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nvm got it, hard af

prisma matrix
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how do i even kill scar on veteran, full protection and he one shots through walls

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oh yeah and also when i die to him i have to beat strelok all over again

prisma matrix
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died about 10 times to scar now, idk how many times to strelok

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i guess im switching, dont want any more cortisol from this

paper jungle
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Think I play on Rookie feels_good_stalk tho its my first run and first game like thisfeels_bad_stalk

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well crap

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who should i fight in extreme simplicity?

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So I'm playing on master and I finally got to the end of the forge of progress where you take the portal back to Sirca and the game just hangs on the portal screen. uhg lmao. Will try again later.

muted spindle
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Guys, what am I missing on Ad Astra Per Aspera? There's an objective to "Reach the Clear Sky Base." I've made it to the CS base where Faust is, I've shut off all the beacons, I've weathered the emission, but the game just doesn't recognized that I've reached the base. Is there some other CS base I don't know about?

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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

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reef bear
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Hello everyone. I am on "wishful thinking" and the game is telling me to make a wish to the monolith, but I dont want to since it makes me hostile with the ward. Is there a way to not make a wish and stay friendly with the ward?

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dire cobalt
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All is scripted, and will be explained after, don't worry.

cerulean sandal
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I am gonna be so honest the Strelok fight is not it

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Faust and Korshunov were good but Strelok's fight is not bringing me joy

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He tanks too many shots and his gun does ridiculous amounts of damage

quick drum
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Streloks ending was my first ending and getting all the different endings was horrible just for the fact of fighting strelok every other time

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for some reason ||Monolith patrols are not attacking after they got reactivated||, just in some scripted events/encounters. Did this happen to someone else (only mod im running is Oxa prototype)

kindred saffron
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How can I get past the keycard door in X-18? There is no keycard and I can not find any way to get it. Thanks.

ripe lotus
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Hi, sorry if my English is bad, but does anyone know if killing Roosevelt (the former Duty member) in the Baron's main mission in STALKER 2 affects my reputation? I noticed he has a conversation with Zulu. Also, who is Zulu and why is he such an important character? (I've only played STALKER 2). Thanks Would you recommend playing the older games? (I’m new in Stalker)

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# ripe lotus Hi, sorry if my English is bad, but does anyone know if killing Roosevelt (the f...

nope, killing Roosevelt wont botch your reputation with Duty.
Zulu is from Call of Prypiat (3rd and final addon to the trilogy, but we see him in the new Cost of Hope trailer; first major DLC for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, so its most likely if not positive he’ll return.)
he’s located at the Yaniv Station tower in CoP.
i’d highly recommend playing the trilogy, you’ll get a better understanding of the story and the older games are ultimately pretty dope

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Ok 👍 thanks

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# quick drum Well we’ll have to see once the dlc is out but it seems that it takes place afte...

I have another question Is the relationship between Duty and Ward actually good? From what I've seen at the Cement Factory, you can hear over the loudspeakers that Ward is assisting Duty, suggesting they are allies. However, after the destruction of SIRCAA, the announcements change, stating that Duty must continue its mission to protect the Zone without Ward's support. If they have or had a good relationship, will Duty receive help from Ward in the DLC, or will Ward be too busy dealing with Spark?

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And why is the iron forest so important?

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Is SIRCAA old photo bugged? I moved the old photo but the safe wouldn't open

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Also the SIRCAA needs a private box my inventory is so packed

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Hello there! So I love stalker trilogy and played it many times and I even beat clear sky on master but I have a problem: shadows' monolit on first station. How do I beat those if I'm out of grenades and they just instantly kill me?

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I hate this mission assault on duga

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After faust shows up

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It eats my hp

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I died like 20 times

nimble magnet
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Finally finished this mission its very buggy

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how much longer do i have to play for x18 when i'm at the Answers Come At A Price mission?

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