⭐┃nospoilers_general

[hazy helm]

you cannot judge anomaly by using its mod,much like,you cannot judge a bethesda game or a cdpr project game,by saying "but they ahev good mods"

we are judging anomaly

and the only good anomaly is is Old World IG so

[eternal lichen]

I've never heard of Old World

[hazy helm]

even choco is developing a fork for his new version of Old World bc anomaly is so very bad

since its basically just a very poorly ported CoM mod list fork

[hazy helm]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/152-old-world-addon

[eternal lichen]

Ohhh ok😁

I think once Stalker 2 releases all the old games people will barely play

[finite dragon]

wdym i still hl1

[hazy helm]

wdym?this makes no sense

what are they gonna do pull the games out of the stores?

[eternal lichen]

Since GSC stated it will require 100+ hours to explore every secret

[finite dragon]

less people will play at first but probably if you zoom out time new players to the franchise will end up playing it

[hazy helm]

if S2 is good it will boost numbers on the originals!!!

and S2

its looking pretty faithfull,I am hopping its good

[finite dragon]

I'm optimistic but am nervous they're going to release it too early (and then fix it)

[eternal lichen]

No no that's not what I meant at all, just means that since new games come out they play less of the previous ones, that goes for games in general

[hazy helm]

@eternal lichen

[eternal lichen]

True

[hazy helm]

just bc HL2 released it didnt mean HL1 was chucked to the garbage

it boosted its sales even,Id say

[eternal lichen]

Ahhhh ok☺️

[hazy helm]

many old games maintain relevancy in today's market despite having newer games on the market

[finite dragon]

people still buy hl1, if i had to guess its probably the most sold game from that era these days

[hazy helm]

Id say there are more ppl playing old games now than ever

[eternal lichen]

So in reality it's all about marketing right?

[finite dragon]

i mean i guess in half life's case they are good games, even stalker being kind of jank has an active community for its age from it being good

[hazy helm]

Stalker is a good game

every stalker game is good

fite me

[finite dragon]

lol I just said kind of jank but obviously I think they're good

[eternal lichen]

Lol I've been playing Stalker for a while, every time I screw up I have to start my saves over again😂

[hazy helm]

explain

[eternal lichen]

Well every playthrough I've done with Clear Sky I've had to wipe my saves due to the fact I tend to screw up on certain areas

[hazy helm]

why

what do you mean screw up?

[eternal lichen]

I die every single time lol

[finite dragon]

isnt that the point of save scumming (which is part of Stalker's charm)

[eternal lichen]

I'm not really great with any FPS but I play it for the adrenaline rush

Kind of like racing games

[hazy helm]

??
that is normal in a game tho,thats waht saving is for

use the F5 and F9 functions

Im not kidding either,I also suck

[finite dragon]

literally part of the gameplay

[eternal lichen]

Lol I forget most of the time

[finite dragon]

most people save scrum af on any harder difficulty, the game is hard

whoops scrum

[eternal lichen]

I have a hard enough time on easy 🤣

[hazy helm]

is alright is alright

I thought you emant restarting the game bc you thought you were hard/softlocked

[eternal lichen]

No no lol just means my skill is lower than any stalker combined

[dry imp]

laugh at this user

[split adder]

Cringe master difficulty only difficulty

[patent cargo]

stalker 2?

[frosty ember]

No, this is Patrick.

[dry imp]

no i dont think so. try somewhere else

[eternal lichen]

Please do, I'm laughing at myself most of the time cuz who dies on easy?

[tawny shale]

I had a family member play SOC yesterday.

They died on Novice, and proceeded to give up and play Slime Rancher.

[hazy helm]

how old are they

[tawny shale]

I think 40.

[hazy helm]

makes sense

[tawny shale]

They didn’t know how to use the iron sights.

They kept shooting the bandits at the car park without it.

[sterile hedge]

Everyone is (hopefully) realising that modern AAA games are just a cashgrab and moving on to times when games were made for passion not money

[hazy helm]

"new games arent fun" mfs when I show them pizza tower

[sand fiber]

untrue

they're all bad

[sand fiber]

"new games aren't fun" mfs when i turn off their multiplayer session battleroyale/big media franchise shovelware

[finite dragon]

alright i just bought the 3 stalker games

[thin arch]

These games are tough and can be janky at times. I die in CS on stalker difficulty. Just use those saves to your advantage

[sterile hedge]

I have a maximum of 20 hours on cod and 170 on half life for a reason

[dire dagger]

Bitch say that till they play grave yard keeper smh

And that game don’t even need a 3d accelerator man

[hazy helm]

Think it can work on a 3dfx?

[dire dagger]

Nah it has dx11 requirements

I can spoof up to dx9

[hazy helm]

[dire dagger]

So in theory……

Stalker could run

But it would run like ass I bet lol

[hazy helm]

Haha of course

Btw you out of work?

[patent cargo]

Mataulipas

[thin arch]

It feels like the good games that have been coming out the last few years have focused more on gameplay mechanics over fancy graphics, which is fine by me honestly

[spring abyss]

I dunno dude, i saw too many graphics and too many boring mechanics

[thin arch]

Really? Maybe I just played a lot of retro style titles and wasn’t paying attention to much else

[spring abyss]

We are talking about AAA

[thin arch]

Ah sorry, yeah I can’t think of any good AAA titles that have come out in recent memory

I am looking forward to RE4 remake, but I’m also just a big fan of the RE series

[sterile hedge]

im playing re4 but dumbass ashley keeps getting snipped by mortars and the next save point is 30 min away

[thin arch]

I hope they kill off Ashley in the first 30 minutes of the remake

[leaden rivet]

I didnt remember enemies being this spongy in shadow of chernobyl

Unarmored ones i mean, they take +10 bullets to the body like nothing

[amber tendon]

Video games

[sterile hedge]

The only reason some still like her is because she's hot, that's it, that's the only reason

[spring abyss]

It's bc the first guns are very weak

Try to use the toz at short range

[thin arch]

Which is weird because, you know, it’s a video game

[sand fiber]

both are fairly boring linear shooters though

[thin arch]

I didn’t find half life or any of its spin offs to be boring.. I enjoyed them thoroughly

[sand fiber]

indeed

[thin arch]

Opposing force was the best of that trilogy

IMO

[sand fiber]

it's fine but kinda unnecessary

[thin arch]

See I would argue that blue shift, while an awesome game, was the unnecessary title. Who gives an F about Barney?

[sand fiber]

it was supposed to be a dreamcast exclusive, so yeah

[thin arch]

The more I’m playing these older stalker titles the more I feel like it’s a true evolution to what half life was

There’s some kind of half life nostalgia I’ve been feeling while playing SoC and CS

[sand fiber]

ehhhhhhhh no not at all

CS has some half-lify battle music though

[sand fiber]

HL's a linear FPS and SoC's an open-world immersive sim FPS survival RPG horror

[thin arch]

I really don’t find stalker to be survival horror at all

Survival yes, but the horror part.. meh

[sand fiber]

i'm not sure what survival horror is even supposed to mean tbh, but there are horror parts and somewhat of a hobo-phase though not really

[thin arch]

Survival horror would be more like the original RE’s or Dead Space.. wether or not you find it scary is up to you, but the whole focus of those games is scaring the player. I don’t get that vibe from stalker.. it has some jump scare moments I suppose but still

It’s not focused as much on the action

[sterile hedge]

horror isn't just "haha funny monster go boo" horror is an umbrella term for negative emotions such as dread and depression, this comes from the atmosphere of the game. The jumpscares are just to spook you temporarily and make you punch a hole through your monitor.

[silver pagoda]

True horror is twitter

[sterile hedge]

Too many memories about arguing with 9 year olds on which political party has committed the most amount of crimes

[thin arch]

Is everyone here on euro time by the way? Am I the only one from the US?

[silver pagoda]

lots of people from US in here man

[sterile hedge]

I'm from Poland 💪

(best country on earth btw)

[nimble cipher]

Tinderviddles#0013 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[thin arch]

Got warned for using a bad word, but I was going to say that I’ll take your word for it. We’re a bleeping mess over here

Oops, meant to reply to @sterile hedge

[tawny shale]

I am from the US. We speak American here.

[worthy lagoon]

I am sorry for you

[tawny shale]

Thank you.

Who knew that being from "the greatest country in the world" (self-proclaimed by Americans) could be such a heavy burden?

[thin arch]

The only reason I mentioned that is because I saw someone post that most people here are EU and was just curious

[tawny shale]

I'd imagine a good chunk of users would probably be from Ukrainian or Russian demographics, but I don't actually know how many there are in this server.

[spring abyss]

Stop shooting down my balloons, their are the highest plane of the brazilian air force

[worthy lagoon]

I thought those were my balloons to prove that STALKER 2 is real

[thin arch]

Hahahaha

[worthy lagoon]

Phew, that means i still got my balloons

[tawny shale]

Stop trying to use your balloons to create The Zone.

[spring abyss]

They passed on the brazilian border, so i named then brazilian planes, sorry

[worthy lagoon]

Ah...

[tawny shale]

I wonder how many people know about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. in different countries. Namely, the countries that don't seem to have translations for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. built into Steam.

How'd you come to know about S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Sylky?

[spring abyss]

Well

That's a bad story

[tawny shale]

You don't have to tell it if you don't want to, if it makes you uncomfortable.

[spring abyss]

I buy a pirate cd back in 2010

It was stalker

That's the story

[tawny shale]

Ah. And you fell in love with it ever since.

[spring abyss]

I eventually knew a about cs and cop searching on my 2010 internet

[sand fiber]

vietnamese stalker translation when

[tawny shale]

The only languages S.T.A.L.K.E.R. seem to support are English, Russian, Ukrainian, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish.

What language of SOC did you get on your pirate CD, Sylky? Was it a fandub or something?

[spring abyss]

English

Theres fan made portuguese translations back today

But today i only play in English

I personally don't like games on portuguese, bad translation

A lot of things lost their meaning

[tawny shale]

Apparently there's a Japanese fan dub for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. I'm really surprised. https://w.atwiki.jp/stalker_soc/pages/56.html

[spring abyss]

[sand fiber]

it's over

[tawny shale]

It's joever?

I don't understand, deer person.

[sand fiber]

it is OVER

[tawny shale]

Who is over?!

Am I over?!?!

[spring abyss]

It's all over, it's all over, it's all over
Another day, another night
The day is through, it's time to start a new
And when the cycle ends, another starts again
Someone's looking at the sunlight
Thinking that the moonbeams are better than the sunshine
Someone's looking at the daylight
Dreaming that their nightmares are better in the daytime
Wish it would start, wish it would start

[dry imp]

what

[spring abyss]

It's a song

[narrow tartan]

You

Take this quiz: http://scp-int.wikidot.com/le-test-des-gdi
I'm doing an experiment.

[dry imp]

what

[narrow tartan]

Just take it.

And tell me your result.

[jaunty mason]

Anderson Robotics

[hearty vigil]

@solid dome what’s wrong with GSC statement?

How can you ask people who did not work at SoC what was the main source of inspiration of SoC?

We know core SoC devs. Oleg Yavorsky, Anton Bolshakov, Andriy Prokhorov, Alexiy Sityanov.

Two of people who came up with initial Zone idea (back when it was in Crimea) are Oles Shiskovtsev and Andriy Prokhorov. They work at 4A Games now, both.

The person who came up with the idea of making the story open world and designed most of the game’s scenario is Alexiy Sityanov. He works at 8D Studio now.

[finite dragon]

What was the statement?

[hearty vigil]

Dude asked new GSC what were main inspiration sources behind Shadow of Chernobyl, I told him that new team is virtually unrelated to SoC and apart from two programmers and one sales guy, nobody is still working in GSC.

None of scenarists, game designers, anyone worth asking about inspiration sources. It’s all new blood.

[finite dragon]

oh yeah makes sense, long time ago and didn't most of the original devs leave to 4a

[hearty vigil]

Yep, a lot of people went to 4A in 2006. Those who stayed and developed CS and CoP eventually left when S2 2011 got canceled and founded Vostok Games.

[leaden rivet]

Will i get the "good" ending in SoC if i just follow the main quest and complete secondary quests?

From what i've read ||i shouldnt ally with duty/freedom||

I allied with 1 and got the "bad" ending a few years ago

[tawny shale]

The bad ending being the Wishgranter?

[leaden rivet]

Yeah, strelok got crushed by debris (Because i had too much money i Guess)

[tawny shale]

None of the Wishgranter endings are "good" endings.

[leaden rivet]

For the good ending i've read ||i should avoid both duty/freedom and search for some.papers||

With good i mean ||strelok destroys a "machine"||

[tawny shale]

Ah.

[leaden rivet]

Will the game give clues and markers or do i need to do some research?

[tawny shale]

Yeah, there are a couple of prerequisites you need to accomplish. I don't believe allying with Duty or Freedom affects it.

[leaden rivet]

I think i had to visit doc too (Whom i didnt visit the first time)

[tawny shale]

You need to visit Doc, yes.

That is imperative for the good ending.

[remote karma]

Find the stash in pripyat hotel

And ignore the wishgranter when in the CNPP

[leaden rivet]

All that is marked by a quest, right?

For now i only know i have to Talk to the guide, follow his quests and get the decoder

And avoid the wishgranter (No idea how since the first time i couldnt)

[tawny shale]

There’s a ||door you can take to bypass the Wishgranter.|| If you don’t have the decoder you ||can’t open it.||

[leaden rivet]

I see, thanks

[hazy helm]

you could always force your way in like a speedrunner but thats a glitch

[west harbor]

hey

where can i find some good artifacts in the swamps?

[ocean vault]

Is the Ultimate Physical Edition still avaliable to buy/preorder?

[leaden rivet]

In shadow of chernobyl, i talked yo fanatic about defending the village but didnt accept right away yet mercenaries spawned, i killed all of them and the quest didnt complete

Did i mess up?

Basically i killed the mercenaries before accepting the quest

[sand fiber]

yeah

[cyan canopy]

Yeah i guess

Best bet its most likely load autosave

Avoid the mercs proceed to talk with Fanatic if you need restock some ammo or sell anything feel free to talk with sid

And then clap those mercs out

[subtle pewter]

Is there a larger backpack/more space in shadow of chernobyl? i find myself constantly overweight or just barely

all im looting is ammo basically and i bring out some rad pills and meds

[cyan canopy]

Exoskeleton

[solid dome]

What do you think, should you know your past or background doesn't matter? Counter question.

[nimble cipher]

rVined#1337 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[winged leaf]

Okay lmao warn for that gotcha

[hazy helm]

[winged leaf]

Hell did you say?

[winged leaf]

For clearance i said f word, sorry

[hazy helm]

Trashcan has had his brain destroyed dont mind him

[frail venture]

whats 9 plus 10?

[winged leaf]

-1

[jagged gale]

Does anyone from offtop talk here?
Only Vadim and Krezzin

Waifu and Tampico... Sylky... Jesus I think I should start too...

[spring abyss]

[jagged gale]

omfg... 😩

😋 ate it
tastes like burner anomaly

[spring abyss]

[jagged gale]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-epico-meme-gif-24919283

[spring abyss]

You got no power here

[jagged gale]

(whoever said you can post pictures on general you lied)

[spring abyss]

[jagged gale]

I am here since 2019
but my account got deleted

[spring abyss]

💀

[jagged gale]

#💬┃en_offtop message

[spring abyss]

Deleted user is cool nickname

[jagged gale]

#💬┃en_offtop message

[jagged gale]

A lot of people have it

[spring abyss]

They are all cool

[jagged gale]

means I am too 😎 (if that's what you're saying)

[spring abyss]

Your nickname is not deleted user

[jagged gale]

😩
😋
But my previous account has it

[spring abyss]

X to doubt

X

[jagged gale]

X

[spring abyss]

[golden mesa]

playing stalker soc for the first time

any tips or mods ?

[hazy helm]

Don't install mods if it's your first time,play vanilla
With that said when you're looting a container or enemy,don use consumables directly from their inventory or it will crash the game,that's everything that needs to be said
Just start the game,if you have questions about difficulty go to the pins in this channel there will be a chart there

[spring abyss]

Play vanilla on your first run 👍

[golden mesa]

not even Zone Reclamation Project to fix up the game a bit ?

[spring abyss]

Zrp mess up bc it add non vanilla stuff fren

[leaden rivet]

How is bullet damage calculated? Some enemies tank a whole mag like nothing

[golden mesa]

alr

[leaden rivet]

Nato ammo

[hazy helm]

@leaden rivet

[spring abyss]

You need to shot them in the head 👍

[leaden rivet]

Yeah i saw It, im playing on master and It shouldnt matter but they are HP sponges

I have to admit that im not using armor piercing ammo (I dont have access to a steady supply)

[hazy helm]

Try headshots,that should be easier overall

[leaden rivet]

That works but some can tank 2/3 shots and im pretty bad at shooters with mouse and keyboard

For me is extremely hard to headshot enemies, specially without a scope

Im using the automatic rifle looted from mercs (Ts i think its called)

[thin arch]

I felt the same way.. I ended up dropping the difficulty from master to veteran after the beginning portion of the game. The gun they give you at the start of a the game may as well be a mini super soaker. It sucks.

[hazy helm]

that IS the point of a rag to riches progression system

[leaden rivet]

I mean now i destroy most common enemies but some armored ones take a full mag like its nothing

[hazy helm]

that IS balancing working right

[sleek tundra]

Yes

[hazy helm]

NLC truly takes a toll on the less fortunate ones

Btw when are you getting back on,and where did you leave?what was your loadout?@sleek tundra

[sleek tundra]

Ak 105 medium

Stalker suit gas mask, decent artifacts

I've stopped playing in general

[hazy helm]

Was that on the Strelok stash?
I pissed around the swamps and was able to get a Clear Sky suit from 3 different artifacts I got while looking for stashes,currently waiting around for that idiot to appear so I can snag that AOK

[sleek tundra]

Lots of games on my plate and NLC is too long

[hazy helm]

Ho sad, understandable tho

[sleek tundra]

Nah, the military leader

[hazy helm]

NLC has captivated me,I can't let go now,I'm too deep

[sleek tundra]

He gives you one and some ammo for completing the quest

[hazy helm]

I thought you HAD tk kill the Agropom mil

[sleek tundra]

Nah, you don't

[hazy helm]

I got the details of the base from the idiot deserter at the swamps,so how do you get in contact with Agropom mil without shottie shot

Genuinely thought you'd have to go suffer thru killing all the mil there

[sleek tundra]

The trader stands next to a power line

[hazy helm]

I'll spend the entire night waiting 2 ingame days

Have fun Trashcan

[sleek tundra]

Literally me

[hearty vigil]

New GSC has repeatedly shown they do not know their past. From claims of cut mutant “sandman” to existence of Sanek and Handra in Clear Sky’s early plot, their messages have proven countless times to be full of misinformation, and average stalker fan knows a ton more about development history than company’s employees.

[hearty vigil]

Not till endgame, constant need for inventory management is part of the game’s economy.

[hearty vigil]

ZRP comes with a lot of non-optional changes that heavily deviate from vanilla experience and dev intentions.

Despite the popular opinion, it’s not purely a bugfix mod.

[solid dome]

Painfully true, sir

[hearty vigil]

Then this brings me to the starts of this discussion — why would you bother to ask people who have zero idea about that?

[golden mesa]

holy shit didnt know the map of this game is so small

[solid dome]

Seeing if they are up to learn? You caught me unprepared with the answer 'ere.

[finite dragon]

I think ZRP is chill myself. I find a lot of people here are long time STALKER players so it makes sense they would get nit picky about little changes and not need a mod. But as a first time player in 2022, I would argue the QoL changes made me appreciate it more and more patient to get through the game. Next time I play I'll play vanilla though. The changes are really nominal if you don't change the mod's settings and are 99% QoL

waits to get shot

[onyx hatch]

What’s that

[hazy helm]

Super hard an interesting russian mod
Don't recommend it,but it's very good

[onyx hatch]

You should make a YouTube video of it

[hazy helm]

Hahahahahaha no

[onyx hatch]

Unless there already is, idk I want to try some modded stalker, I wanna see a bit of it before getting mods

[hazy helm]

there is,russian videos of it
Don't worry your pretty little head over it and go play some Apocalipsis or something

[onyx hatch]

Have you been into stalker for a long time?

[hazy helm]

Yes

[onyx hatch]

Like 10 years?

[hazy helm]

Not THAT long but I'd say more than 6 years

[onyx hatch]

Gah damn, I’ve only started playing this New Years 🤣🤣

[worthy lagoon]

Me playing since 2008

I feel old

[onyx hatch]

Your an OG stalker

[vernal magnet]

cheers man in my 30s now been playing since 07. time flies

[worthy lagoon]

Thing is, tomorrow i will turn 22 years old

So i started playing STALKER while i was 7 yo

Xd

[vernal magnet]

youy feel old stage 1 right now

stage 2 hits between 25-30

i was in my mid teens when i played so it never got to be a childhood game for me. that would have been cool to have

[worthy lagoon]

Nah man, i feel older than you

Way older than you

[vernal magnet]

if you did service time or got divorced then maybe so

[spring abyss]

sylky is older im 22 and already bald
i need money for a hair implant

[vernal magnet]

see Kuro Sylky might have us beat

[spring abyss]

[vernal magnet]

22 and bald is rough on the self esteem. funny enough, i always cut my hair short cause it was comfortable and the moment it felt like my hair wasnt full like it used to be i was like, oh, maybe i do not like this afterall lol

[spring abyss]

💀 be bald in brazil is like have leper

[vernal magnet]

still cuttin it short. way better

better to have hair on your chest than your head amirite bois?

[spring abyss]

amen

[worthy lagoon]

I work in healthcare

[vernal magnet]

oh yea thats hardcore

[worthy lagoon]

I am around 250 years old

[vernal magnet]

compound that with no sleep regiment and yea it wears you down fast

[finite dragon]

im post boomer

[vernal magnet]

OG stalker crew up in here like

[finite dragon]

i just played for the first time last year tho

[vernal magnet]

https://tenor.com/view/cfsk-dubbs-old-man-dance-dance-move-gif-16204942

[finite dragon]

thought maybe i could do gifs as a veteran, y can some people

[spring abyss]

[grim palm]

[vocal trench]

Probably a question asked often, any way to purchase Physical Ultimate Edition anywhere? Sold enough artifacts for the cost to not matter. Let me know.

[finite dragon]

Any place it's available is in #🖤┃s2-pre-order

[whole hull]

I need new STALKER 2 info. Otherwise I will die. Thx in advance

[finite dragon]

lol its supposedly coming out this year with next to no gameplay footage or new info and hardly any international distribution

[sage siren]

the stalker community needs editied photos of cats in all the different gear

[hazy helm]

They are mutants,they don't wear gear?

[tawny shale]

Question. Do we know how big the Zone is?

Not the STALKER 2 playable area, that's 60 square km, but in general?

[vernal sluice]

You mean the Zone in STALKER world?

[tawny shale]

Yes.

[vernal sluice]

Considering the old trilogy's lore, it might be the same as a real Zone.

I mean, Exclusion Zone.

@spice onyx you mean retail editions?

[spice onyx]

Yes. I wanted to buy the most expensive edition to support the devs. Either pc or console but what I see is unavailable do th wu mean sold out.

[vernal sluice]

What's your region?

[spice onyx]

AmericA. But willing to pay to have it shipped. I’m trying to do a charity stream throught the year and donate my funds to help with the developers who paid the ultimate price. And their families. So I Al so wanted to display the ultimate edition behind my setup.

[vernal sluice]

If I remember correctly, currently USA isn't available for retail preorders. The devs are searching for a way to deliver retails to USA.

[spice onyx]

I have. Friend who lives in Europe.

[worthy lagoon]

GameLegends is having issues, so if you want to buy the Ultimate retail edition for PC you could buy it in the UK and then ship it by using a friend of yours or third party shippers @spice onyx

[worthy lagoon]

Where?

[spice onyx]

I just want to have the edition. To display and show my support

England I think I’m not sure.

[worthy lagoon]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/S-T-L-K-R-Chernobyl-Exclusive/dp/B09DJCW6RK

[vernal sluice]

The steam code of that retail edition won't be region locked?

[spice onyx]

I don’t need the steam code as I have gamepass. I just want to support the devs. And display behind me when I stream.

[worthy lagoon]

This one is the XBOX edition

[vernal sluice]

Then you should follow Kuro's instructions.

[worthy lagoon]

Since PC one is already sold out

[spice onyx]

Link says there’s an issue with the link

[worthy lagoon]

Use a VPN

It's Amazon.uk

You could also wait

I am sure GSC will implement new sellers in the US after they announced the exact release date

[vernal sluice]

Aren't the devs considering the resupply of Ultimate Retail for PC?

[spice onyx]

Can u dm me the link so it don’t gt burried in chat for me plz and thank u

[worthy lagoon]

Game Legends (should be international but it's having issues):

XBOX: https://game-legends.de/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl-Ultimate-Edition-XSRX-INT-4020628673598

PC: https://game-legends.de/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl-Ultimate-Edition-PC-INT-4020628673611

@spice onyx

[worthy lagoon]

@glossy blade

I think Mol1t can answer to that question and whether or not they will expand selling in the US

[vernal sluice]

Thanks.

[tawny shale]

30km?

[vernal sluice]

Yes. Cause in CS it was said that Strelok have been working mainly from Belarusian side of Zone's borders.

[tawny shale]

Interesting.

[cyan canopy]

So? Is there any rookie village like around there

[tawny shale]

No. In the game’s universe the Rookie Village is to the south, on the Ukrainian side. I think the “going north” dialogue in the games and the compass pointing towards north are indicators of this.

Even though, in real life, Pripyat is northwest to the CNPP, not south.

[glossy blade]

Yes, short answer

[leaden rivet]

Whats the best weapon in vanilla shadow of chernobyl? I remember using the vintar the first time i played (Ammo weight is the main drawback) and now im using the G36 which is extremely precise

First i used the thunder rifle but It was imprecise

[cyan canopy]

G36 and VSS

Also Deagle around dead Gordon Freeman in Wild Territory

But trying to complete the game only use Strelok Basic Equipment like SIG 550 and AK74u

[leaden rivet]

Yeah i picked that one but i only had to use It 2 times, for the most part i use the main weapon

Im worried about the vss mag size, 10 bullets isnt much

And if i remember the last few hours of the game everything is close combat gunfights

[silver pagoda]

VSS my beloved

[leaden rivet]

From what i remember the damage per bullet of the vss was crazy high

But im in love with the G36 for now, its so precise

And ammo weights much less than the one for the vss

[rotund fox]

that's 60 square km
You answered your own question

There was also a speculation that as of SoC the zone continues to expand bit by bit after every emission but we got no concrete evidence of that

[split adder]

9x39 guns like the VSS and Tunder S14 have a huge round so they're great for late game enemies with armour

[leaden rivet]

Yeah, i think i'll use the vss, the "G36" is good but i prefer the vss's scope

What i dont like is how heavy 9x39 is

Im having a lot of problems mananing weight (Im always around 40~ out of 50 lbs)

And also, vss mag is so small

[subtle pewter]

Is it worth it to mod SoC and the other games after im done playing through them or should i just go straight to anomaly?

[hazy helm]

there are a lot of interesting mods around,depends on waht you want tho

[subtle pewter]

Tried out anomaly for a bit and it changes the game quite a bit so i still have to get used to it.

[hazy helm]

it is advised to play the original games first before going all in in mods

[leaden rivet]

Im doing exactly that, i played shadow of chernobyl a few years ago, tried anomaly and got my ass kicked so hard that i unistalled It (And also because my pc couldnt handle It well)

And i plan on finishing clear sky and call of pripyat

I've read i'll need to install a mod for clear sky because It is extremely buggy

[hazy helm]

I can and do play Clear Sky unmodded but you can install SRP,just remember that SRP removes the AK from your starting equipment

[leaden rivet]

Oh thats fine, i prefer being weak early

My only worry is the gunplay and weapons accuracy

[subtle pewter]

Playing shadow of chernobyl right now and im thoroughly enjoying it. Only game i've played before that's kinda come close to this is 7 days to die but this game wins in terms of ambience and how much jumpscares it has lol.

Excited to get to clear sky though

When i sprint and let go sometimes it keeps sprinting even though im not holding the sprint key not sure if that's intended or a bug. Maybe a toggle setting i have to turn off.

[leaden rivet]

Install the reclamation project mod for clear sky

[leaden rivet]

Its an autorun (You can run without having to hold the key all the time), i dont think its a bug

[subtle pewter]

ah okay

[leaden rivet]

I tried clear sky before and without a patch is extremely buggy and crashes a lot

[hazy helm]

I have yet to crash with CS

I crash very very little in CS and SoC

[spring abyss]

My cop once crashed during a load save, the load corrupt but i could still load, and when it loads there was not a single npc in the map, neither mutants, nothing spawnable was there

[hazy helm]

it loaded into the game journalist difficulty

[spring abyss]

Gsc easter egg

[finite dragon]

Heya, sorry if this has been answered somewhere else but I have a question regarding the pre-order contents. I am highly considering purchasing the Limited Physical Edition. But something that has me a little confused and scared is I am unsure if I get a digital copy of the game with all the bonuses and whatnot, or, if I only get like, a disk I can put in a console. If anyone could clear this up I would greatly appreciate it. If this is the wrong channel, I apologise and shall delete it and move it to the correct one. Thank you.

[hazy helm]

buying a PC version will come with a steam code with all the bonuses that are listed,buying a console version will come with a cd,this cd then has all the bonus,that or it will come with the codes for said bonuses

[finite dragon]

So, when I go to preorder it. I assume I'll have to put in my address and all that. Then it will ask me to pick either pc or console? Then depending on which I pick I'll either get a key or a disc?

[hazy helm]

it will first ask you to choose either pc or console
if you want a physical edition go to #🖤┃s2-pre-order

[finite dragon]

Thank you very very much for your time and help.

Oh, one more quick question, would the steel book just contain product keys and stuff then?

[hazy helm]

yes

[finite dragon]

Brilliant, thank you

[sage siren]

I want edited photos of REAL cats in all the different gear.
sorry should have clarified

[hazy helm]

what,why????

[sage siren]

BECAUSE!!! It would be cute

Just let me have my little Merc battle buddy

[hazy helm]

there will be no companions in S2

[sage siren]

1 that makes me sad and 2
BRO I wanna use em for memes. Give me more stalker Merc kitties

[subtle pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-army-gif-13339359

[spring abyss]

[late bobcat]

PC hard cover cases come with a code and usually a disc

[finite dragon]

I see, well, my pc doesn't have a disc drive which is why I had the concern.

[hazy helm]

the CMs have already said all PC editions will come with a steam code

[tawny shale]

So the STALKER 2 playable area makes up the entirety of the Zone?

[late bobcat]

i know

[late bobcat]

understandable

[finite dragon]

So it shouldn't come with a disc should it, just codes

More of a display piece that way

[polar fern]

Q

[sterile hedge]

since most artefacts are organic, can you eat them and what are the side effects?

[spring abyss]

If you eat a psy artifact you became a controller
If you eat a blood loss artifact you became a bloodsucker
If you eat any other you just die felling alot of pain

[slim scaffold]

you'd probably get the effects of the artefact permanently

[sterile hedge]

so i can just eat 20 jellyfish and be immune to radiation

[slim scaffold]

for your next 2 hours of life yeah

[slim scaffold]

we're allowed to talk mods here right?

[hazy helm]

#🔩┃trilogy_modifications

[west harbor]

do the cordon soldiers ever stop shooting at you in clear sky?

[hazy helm]

the cordon soldiers will forever be hostile in CS

[slim scaffold]

thanks

[west harbor]

so im never getting the vodka i left behind that rock back...

[hazy helm]

military property now

[finite dragon]

me with an RP-74 and a Bulldog 6 on my backpack:

[hazy helm]

good thing this isnt a RP server dork

[finite dragon]

i know i was talking about the game

[hazy helm]

ho sorry

Im jus dumb,wrong channel

[finite dragon]

dw lmao

[leaden rivet]

I've just finished shadow of chernobyl on master and the worse fight was the very last one before getting the best ending

When i killed half of the guys i hear a rpg behind me and im like "no way"

The good thing is i was able to master the headshot technique lol

[coarse reef]

well the entire like last hour is bad not good

[leaden rivet]

What i hated the most was the radiation zones

[dry imp]

just kill them all

[fiery vault]

Seeing as how the ultimate edition for Stalker 2 Preorder price is going up today, does that mean preorders will actually be opened back up soon?

[finite dragon]

did they announce that its going up today? or the other when they did the lamp thing

[fiery vault]

I just remember hearing the price was going up today. Don’t see why they’d raise the price but still not release preorder purchases. Hopefully I’m not misinformed and confusing anyone

[hazy helm]

They are opened,if you're European

[finite dragon]

It went up on the 15th

[fiery vault]

Well hopefully it will be opened to Americans like me in the near future, before I can convince myself that it is a bad purchase

[finite dragon]

$379, get ready to sell a kidney

i do think its funny they opened preorders before having distribution

[fiery vault]

I make pretty good money so I can justify it slightly

[finite dragon]

well grip me one too while you're at it

[fiery vault]

holup, mind elaborating for a brainlet like me?

[finite dragon]

They don't have their international distribution figured out and it's an anticipated AAA game, just seems questionable. been fine if it was a hiccup for a bit but it's been a while now

[fiery vault]

Oof. Well with that new found info (for me), may skip out on the preorder til they figure that out. Guess Ill go to Etsy for all my fan related shit

[finite dragon]

i would just get a cool antique military pack honestly, way more stalkery, i have a cool swiss one from the 60s i use

[fiery vault]

Yeah I got some stuff like that already. Was moreso interested in the collectibility of these preorder items. But if they dont have shipping down, then Ill pass. Dont know why they dont just use DHL. But, whatever

[hazy helm]

DHL sucks

CTT are the best

fite me

[finite dragon]

They just need to find a legit distro for big stuff, i think DHL is more for individuals and not large freight but i could be high

[fiery vault]

DHL has shipped me things from Finland to California in 4 business days

[hazy helm]

CTT has shipped me items from china in 7 days without extras or customs,with very little shipment fees as well

[fiery vault]

Yeah but then you have shit from China

[finite dragon]

China got some shit, half the shit is from china anyway no matter where you buy it

[hazy helm]

and?

[finite dragon]

They produce 1/3 of the world's goods, some of them are legit (or american companies just outsource anyway)

I think the quality was way more questionable like in the 80s/90s

lol 44 deaths from Teslas (more than the Pinto in the 70s which was a big deal), you never know these days

[fiery vault]

Not all of China’s stuff is trash. But it is an objective truth that locally produced (atleast in the US) items are held to a higher standard of quality than similar Chinese items

[finite dragon]

lol feeling caffeinated and contrarian rn https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-food-additives-banned-europe-making-americans-sick-expert-says/

idk there's some truth in that but I think American quality has declined a lot the past 20 and China the opposite

[hazy helm]

depends on the product,besides,some stuff youll never be able to get outside of china

but hey if you can get me a german made PS2 Network to SATA adapter then I'd be swell

[fiery vault]

Exactly. I wasnt saying all Chinese products are shit

[hazy helm]

I mean the only VCR encoder stuff I can find is german,handmade,niche and costs bucktons

[finite dragon]

what are you doing with vcrs

[hazy helm]

[subtle pewter]

didn't realize i was so close to beating soc so i just took out everything in chernobyl with the crappiest armor on lol

totally planned

[hazy helm]

thats how many do it so

welcome to the club

which ending you did?

[spring abyss]

If you're in chernobyl look the ground to find some armors

[finite dragon]

i don't remember what armor I had, yeah I think I got an exo in pripyat

[spring abyss]

Theres skat-9 and exo suits on the ground in the cnpp level

[subtle pewter]

lol wish i would have known that but whatever i did it :p. i think it was the main ending im not sure it's the one where you ask the monolith for money and you get crushed. good times.

[hazy helm]

you got one of the bad endings,hahah

[spring abyss]

Oh you did the monolith ending

To get the good ending you ||finish the strelok questline||

[fiery vault]

Anyone ever played CoP with the Misery mod?

[spring abyss]

Ewwww

[fiery vault]

https://tenor.com/view/breaking-bad-aaron-paul-jesse-pinkman-sad-tears-gif-15925597

[finite dragon]

lol thats sad, sad gif without embedding

[fiery vault]

ew no embed perms

[hazy helm]

yes,why?

[spring abyss]

https://tenor.com/view/sigh-cleo-gif-20187286

[fiery vault]

Just curious cause that was my first experience with STALKER, many, many moons ago

[subtle pewter]

ahhh well monolith ending is fine with me haha tbh if that were me and it was real i probably would have wished for money too. totally forgot about the strelok stuff because one of the guys i had to rescue who was gonna give me more info kept running back into the enemy compound and dying over and over so

[hazy helm]

I feel sorry for you if thats the case

Misery is a pretty bad mod

[fiery vault]

How come?

[hazy helm]

guess its time for Clear Sky now

[spring abyss]

[hazy helm]

I mean Misery is a bad mod,with bad balancing and worse bloat

[spring abyss]

Misery based mod are completely different from stalker based mods

[fiery vault]

Im guessing you dont like Anomaly as well then?

[subtle pewter]

Clear sky time indeed

[spring abyss]

Misery, anomaly, rttn and more are about having a survival experience

[finite dragon]

hope you like grenades

[hazy helm]

anomaly is a bad mod,but I dont see what taht has to do with any of this

[subtle pewter]

as long as im the one doing the throwing then i love grenades

[fiery vault]

Anomaly has a lot of bloat and is very unbalanced

[spring abyss]

Those mods don't care about stalker itself l, they are a new thing that's the controversy

[hazy helm]

I dont see why you wanna invoke anomaly when we are talking misery is all

still

misery has some interesting ideas that could be good but never go anywhere

[finite dragon]

I think new is fine, I think stalker fans are pissed people dont play the originals (which are better)

[hazy helm]

at the very least

[fiery vault]

Im just curious, not tryin to start nothing lol

[finite dragon]

anomaly is a touchy subject around here

[spring abyss]

It's ok fren 👍

[hazy helm]

well I like misery more than anomaly bc while misery has redeeming qualities and some features that while weren't fleshed out were interesting in concept
anomaly is just...

it's a poorly optimized bad CoM modlist fork

[fiery vault]

I love Anomaly. I like being a Merc and putting on a Dutier outfit and placing IEDs everywhere

[spring abyss]

You will be a little mocked here by playing anomaly but that's all, if you got a different opinion no one will censor you for that
You're welcome 👍

[fiery vault]

Ive played SoC and CoP (never played CS lel), i just prefer Anomaly now adays for the sandbox of it

[hazy helm]

freeplay mods in general are just a dead end

[hazy helm]

wtf why havent you played CS???

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1044009505370935448/1052637309750747338/29B137A0-B2CA-4BD3-A92E-542BCC35BEED.gif

[fiery vault]

buggy

[hazy helm]

bruh you never played,how would you know numbskull?

[spring abyss]

Call of chernokyl >>>>>

[fiery vault]

Just cause I aint played it doesnt mean I havent watched vids or heard reviews on the 15 year old game

[finite dragon]

I used SRP( probably getting banned) and liked it and the QoL fixes

[spring abyss]

[hazy helm]

you could have just played and experienced it firsthand

[fiery vault]

If i said STALKER Gamma is the only real way to play STALKER, would i get lynched?

[hazy helm]

why did you jump it?

[hazy helm]

I would find and murder you yes

I take special offense to you skipping CS for no reason

[fiery vault]

(ive never played Gamma)

[spring abyss]

👍

[cyan canopy]

Founded Anomaly type player and your faction its a merc

[fiery vault]

Honestly, my wife is going away for about a month and a half, so i may replay the entire series. Only thing I give a shit about tho before that is slapping on some good reshaders. I got a beast PC and want to look at pretty stuff. If you DM me some good reshaders then Ill definitely replay the WHOLE series

[cyan canopy]

Let me guees you are using HD Model

[fiery vault]

Perhaps

[spring abyss]

Reshaders 👎

[hazy helm]

just install CS,maybe use SRP if youre paranoid and use DX10 and all graphics cranked to 10,that is all you need
take your time with the game,interect with its systems,faction wars,upgrade system,the stashes,and have a fun time

[cyan canopy]

Tbh Anomaly player really ruin Mercenary original faction type

[hazy helm]

why are you making this worse?

[fiery vault]

https://tenor.com/view/savages-pocahontas-gif-5458002

[finite dragon]

CS does look really good, best in the series graphics wise

[fiery vault]

stalker players when another player plays differently

[spring abyss]

Try hd models in cop, the game will crash every 10 seconds

[finite dragon]

With SRP I had no crashes

(no hd models or anything)

[spring abyss]

Different things

Cop is unstable af

When you put mods on it it became hell

[cyan canopy]

CoP run okay to me

[finite dragon]

yeah actually it didn't crash much but I had a couple with CoP, none with the rest and the S/ZRP

[fiery vault]

Stalker Escape from Pripyat is the real way to play Stalker

[cyan canopy]

Stalker isnt Tarkov

[spring abyss]

Try hd models + absolutely nature + atmosfear

[hazy helm]

thats the worst bait I have seen in a while

[fiery vault]

[fiery vault]

It got Barney

[hazy helm]

we are so over

[cyan canopy]

No need for that

[spring abyss]

Cop is kinda ugly

[cyan canopy]

Old World Anomaly Pack is best

[fiery vault]

Honest to god tho, Ive been enjoying STALKER Expedition a lot recently

[cyan canopy]

Enhanched Ligthing (DX11)

[spring abyss]

Is not about effects

[hazy helm]

still a downgrade to CS,or how the devs say,a optimization

[spring abyss]

Cop textures look ugly, the vegetation looks ugly

[finite dragon]

whatever dx version is lower I used in CoP and it looked ok

but yeah was a downgrade from CS. Pripyat looked good tho

[spring abyss]

The whole swamps level in cs beats all cop levels on details

[cyan canopy]

SoC graphics

[hazy helm]

SoC just has a charm,a certain something I cant put my finger in...

[finite dragon]

SoC is my fav, most vibed

[hazy helm]

ends up being graphically better than CoP and I think its just cuz Im biased or smth bc I cant put it into words

[finite dragon]

Thickest plot and world building for sure

[cyan canopy]

SoC had more variant model than CoP and CS has

Like Urban Rookie camo and face

[spring abyss]

I love cs

Cs is so living it got that guerrilla vibe

No other game got that vibe

[fiery vault]

Who do yall think will be the main baddies in Stalker 2?

[spring abyss]

Cod is game a about war but only in cs you fell like you're in a real war

[finite dragon]

I like CS but it's my least favorite, it's not sci fi / survival horror enough for me, feels like an expansion pack

[hazy helm]

CoP is arguanly more of an expansion pack than CS

[finite dragon]

feels more like STALKER to me IDK, to each their own

I liked CS don't get me wrong, thought it was a little harsh in some ways and enjoyed the faction wars and wandering around

[hazy helm]

I dunno CS fleshed the factions and lore so much,as well as adding so much and updating some mechanics,and while I would change some stuff its all very good

CoP seems like a step back
still,its so different from what is back that I cant confortably judge it

[finite dragon]

eh, it wasn't scary and there wasn't inside levels

I liked CoP a bunch gameplay wise, really liked the outdoor levels and Pripyat

Was the only outside area I thought was creepy, the sound design was really good too

[spring abyss]

Cop is weird bc it got the cs life i mean, those randomly wandering squad don't really work like in soc and they are so few

In soc theres waves and waves of gopniks in some levels

The loners begging for marked one help, while other levels you just saw a bunch of newcomers reaching a safe place to chill

Cop safe places are only the mainspawns where the stalker come to see each other

In soc every place is place to see a fren

[finite dragon]

SoC definitely my favorite, need to replay it again soon

[hazy helm]

SoC is the best

[finite dragon]

finishing metro series for the first time rn tho and pretty soon will disappear for a minute to finish this bootcamp

[fiery vault]

Anybody wanna share who they think will he the bad guys in Stalker 2?

[cyan canopy]

Who Strelok? Or maybe Leon like guy in first gameplay trailer

[hazy helm]

who knows,Im hoping they rank up the complexity and there are no bad guys just different ideologies

[finite dragon]

Yeah hoping there's a reputation system

also military = bad

[fiery vault]

I dont mean bad guys in like the evil mustache twisty sense, I just mean like how Monolith were kind of ‘the bad guys’ in most previous titles

[finite dragon]

lol maybe with the war they might change the military vibe

[hazy helm]

||from waht we seen in the series and the trailer Im thinking that the monolith will be now stalkers that have regained consciousness and are trying to reintegrate into the community of stalkers and ward the clan of stalkers that resents and hunts down these monolithians that have been "cured"||

[finite dragon]

^ that makes sense

[fiery vault]

wonder if the war caused delays and now theyre gonna write in the Russian military as a bad guy faction

[civic goblet]

i wonder if my pc will explode when i run s2 on high

[fiery vault]

Isnt that kinda literally a big part of the premise in CoP?

[finite dragon]

I hope not, would like my STALKER lore not current events

[hazy helm]

that would not only be dumb it would also go against waht they said about real life events not messing with the story

[hazy helm]

not really no

CoP shows 2 instances but its not central to the plot

[nimble cipher]

Jimi#3248 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[hazy helm]

[finite dragon]

Why did those ex monolith in CoP regain consciousness again, i forget

[spring abyss]

Cop plot is the lab secrets and mysterys of the zone

[fiery vault]

I mean it’s kinda big deal that it is happening at all for the future of da series

[hazy helm]

muh brain washing isnt eternal

[hazy helm]

its not a big deal for the plot of CoP,its tangential

[finite dragon]

ok yeah it was arbitrary?

[fiery vault]

Fair enough

[hazy helm]

you do one sidequest and tahts it

[hazy helm]

strider and his group just snapped out of it
no explanation

we are left to assume

it wore off or smth

[nimble cipher]

Jimi#3248 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[hazy helm]

[fiery vault]

What bad word did I even say?

[finite dragon]

idk this server is fascist, the game has swears and weed and alcohol and violence but this a disney server

[hazy helm]

you said the f word

fu- etc etc

[fiery vault]

While everyone was messing about in the North, the Renegades gained ultimate power in the South. You must defeat the value brand bandits or face ultimate destruction

[finite dragon]

also the cooldown in here is insane for it not being that active

[hazy helm]

Renegades should never be made an actual faction bc it wouldnt make sense

Renegades are the exiles of the community,being pushed to the most extreme parts of the zone from being shunned

[finite dragon]

It does seem probable that after 20 years of that they could form their own faction

[fiery vault]

Sounds like some anti-Renegade propaganda. Best be careful before they cheeki your breeki

[hazy helm]

renegadis gods of zona

[fiery vault]

C-Con was secretly Sidorovich all along

[spring abyss]

The renegades are in the north either

[hazy helm]

I do like the Clear Sky are a C-Con shell done to guide Scar theory tbh

[leaden rivet]

Im going to start clear sky, any tips? I've already installed SRP

[spring abyss]

Loot all badages you found, use your first 1000ru to upgrade your pmm

Pmm is a life saver in cs

[hazy helm]

yhea,take it slow,do loasd of quests inside Swamps and make sure you help as much as you can,you can get one of the best armours and a chaser 13 in the swmaps without going to cordon if you play it right
use the mechanics to upgrade your suits and weapons
artifacts are usefull as well
get close to enemies and kill them,CS tries to have you get into more close battles

[spring abyss]

Actually in cs the renegades got already a lot of power, they hold half of the limansk city, a red forest mine and the limansk bridge. And got great equipment, they even hold a compass artifact

[finite dragon]

If there's a grenade thrown at you just quick load your last save. Also I wouldn't have picked loner because the bandit base is glitched in the garbage - was hell to take it over permanently

[fiery vault]

In Stalker 2, Renegades have overrun the Ukrainian government and now sit as the head of the United Nations. Sidorovich rules with an ironfist and extremely inflated prices

[spring abyss]

I almost sure they are wiped out after cs, and probably have helped borov became the bandit leader

[leaden rivet]

Alright i'll keep those things in mind, thanks guys!

Also, should i install Alternate balistics from SRP?

[finite dragon]

I kept it vanilla

[spring abyss]

I don't think* you should even using srp in the first place

[finite dragon]

eh Im pro SRP, im sorry the QoL updates makes it much more enjoyable

[spring abyss]

Srp adds a lot of cut content stuff that messed up the vanilla stuff

Cut models and more

[leaden rivet]

I mean i just want the Game to not crash every 20 minutes like It did a few years ago

[spring abyss]

Cs is very stable by itself

[finite dragon]

where does it say that SRP adds models

[spring abyss]

The cs vendor is a cut model

[finite dragon]

ah yeah

[spring abyss]

Theres no heavy cs model in the main game

[finite dragon]

well I think it w as worth using , it fixes FW stuff too

[spring abyss]

I played the vanilla for a long time to know that theres no major problem with the game optimization that really needs a fix

Cs problems remains in the gameplay

[finite dragon]

there is a giant list of FW issues

[spring abyss]

Fw?

[finite dragon]

and quest stuff breaking

[spring abyss]

I never really saw any

[hazy helm]

no

[spring abyss]

The major problem with cs is the infinite spawn but theres standalone mods to fix that

I mean, before zrp @finite dragon did you even played cs without any mod?

[finite dragon]

no but I've watched videos and have read the changelog, people aren't wrong when they call CS buggy its objectively true.. its like understood by most

[spring abyss]

Then it's the end of the discussion

[finite dragon]

ok guess my opinion isn't valid

[hazy helm]

I dont know if youj mean Bandits spawning wrong or if you mean factions just respawning

[spring abyss]

I hate the infinite spawn

[hazy helm]

you say keep it vanilla yet tell someone to install a mod that goes against the vanilla,curious

[spring abyss]

Dude, you're talking about other people experiences without even saw those things yourself. That's dishonesty with the game experience

[spring abyss]

No infinite spawn

[finite dragon]

its well known to be buggy and for a new player in 2023 they probably would be more likely to enjoy the game with some QoL changes

not everyone has been playing for 10 years

[hazy helm]

infinite spawn is a deliberate choice made by developers and taking it out goes against your vanilla belief

[fiery vault]

👆

let people play how they want

[hazy helm]

really the only problem it has is pathfinding and some QoL in faction wars nothing else I'd change

[spring abyss]

I played with and without, and i really don't like it, also my cs now is completely modded

Also i need to put some cut content stuff

[hazy helm]

that is not advised for a new player

[spring abyss]

And how about the bandits compound?

My problem is with that area, it not looks like a dev choice, that thing is clearly a bug

[hazy helm]

the only thing that should be fixed is the bugs where essential NPCs go fight and die and where the bandits respawn in the wrong area

enemies from factions that have been defeated spawning to try and claw their way back in is a deliberate choice

[spring abyss]

You can clear the whole bandits compound, kill the traders, kill the the technician but you just reaload a save while inside you already got the message that you lost the battle and the bandits take over again

That thing is completely broken

[hazy helm]

like I said,fix these issues,not removed the respawn feature completely

what you said was remove the feature

[spring abyss]

It not removes

[hazy helm]

then why we fighting?

[spring abyss]

The bandits will still spawn counter atack units

The only spawn affected is the those that you completely clear

During the climax of the war you will still see a bunch of squads

[remote crow]

Can y’all tell @digital lynx here that the ||Wish Granter||isn’t real

AND Pashenka told me so

[spring abyss]

[azure shuttle]

mfw the reward is behind duty guards in rostok

[spring abyss]

Put the spoiler on it

|| ||

[azure shuttle]

https://tenor.com/view/monolith-preacher-games-stalker-gif-19391373

[spring abyss]

[azure shuttle]

bruh

[spring abyss]

👍
Now is a good troll

[remote crow]

Strelok is a reliable source as my husband

[spring abyss]

The spoiler tag creates expectations

[finite dragon]

||Strelok is the wish granter ||

[digital lynx]

Imma create a video now of me just shooting Strelok now

[tawny shale]

Atheadax you have to stop!!! You can't just have two husbands!

Polygamy's illegal in most countries!

[finite dragon]

It's 2023, sure you can

[tawny shale]

Seems like legally you can't in most countries? I haven't researched the topic extensively, and I suppose people can always advocate for social change. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_polygamy

This includes Ukraine and Belarus.

[digital lynx]

Yo what did I return to

[finite dragon]

Well it can be lowkey, marriage is a bit out of date anyway

[tawny shale]

You returned to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Official Community! Welcome!

[digital lynx]

Ah thank you my friend!

Hope I don't say the wrong thing and get ♻️ or

[spring abyss]

Except in the zone 👍

[tawny shale]

Fair enough. The Zone has its own laws.

[finite dragon]

Everyone in Duty is in a polycule together

[vestal laurel]

This is so untrue.

[finite dragon]

It's a fact, it's part of being in Duty

[leaden rivet]

In call of pripyat, is the extra cost of 5.56 rounds worth It?

[worthy lagoon]

Yes

[leaden rivet]

I've just found a pretty good rifle (Looks like a M4) and im worried about its degradation

Otherwise It seems superior to my akm and i can buy a lot of 5.45 ammo

[sand fiber]

what rifle lmao

[leaden rivet]

https://stalker.fandom.com/wiki/TRs_301

I wasnt a big fan of It in shadow of chernobyl because of the iron sight

Not sure where can i get a nato scope in pripyat

Its my least favourite scope but its probably better than using my akm for headshots haha

[grave hearth]

Mercs at the waste plant should have a few but you obv have to kill them first

[solid dome]

@spring abyss You think the budget's under NDA wraps too?

[spring abyss]

I dunno i only buy the game 8 years after i played

[spring abyss]

Theres no money in brazil

[solid dome]

Brasell...
Sounds naughty

BraЗиЛ?

[spring abyss]

Our money is the "real", but i trade bananas for stuff

How many bananas you want for stalker 2? I can give 1000

[cyan canopy]

Add Banana

In S2

[spring abyss]

[subtle pewter]

lol so i remained neutral throughout my playthrough and freedom members wanted me to help them kill a duty camp and i said yeah sure no problem. when we got there i just sat back behind a building and let jesus take the wheel. all the freedom people died.

[spring abyss]

Look this my fellow dutyers
@velvet flax , @dry imp , @silver pagoda

[silver pagoda]

Divine intervention 🙏 📿

[subtle pewter]

lol

[velvet flax]

[dry imp]

good morning my brazilian brother

[spring abyss]

Gm bro 😎

[latent stump]

hey can someone give me a hand? I'm playing Call of Pripyat and I'm looking to get the "friend of duty" achievement by maxing out my rep with duty but according to the wiki I need to complete certain quests in Duty's favour in order to get this. Do I HAVE to do these quests to get the achievement or is there another way to increase my rep with Duty

[spring abyss]

you need to do these quests

[latent stump]

Need to? Even if I did 3/4 in duty's favour

[spring abyss]

those quests will heavily increase your rep with duty

but theres bugs too

even do it then you can not get the achievement

it already happened to me like 100000 times

[latent stump]

what bugs are there?

[spring abyss]

don't get the achievement even doing the quests

[latent stump]

well I defiantly didn't do all the quests in Duty's favour ( I did 3/4), is there still another way to get the achievement

[spring abyss]

my tip is in the next run to do the duty quests in sequence to grind the maximum reputation with them

[latent stump]

do you mean to do all the quests in rapid succession

[spring abyss]

yep

[latent stump]

gotcha

[spring abyss]

👍

[latent stump]

that sucks :(

[latent stump]

thank you for helping tho brother

[spring abyss]

but theres once was a unique run that i achieved the achievment of duty and loners, but it never happened again to me

[latent stump]

how on earth did u manage that

[spring abyss]

😎 zone magic

[latent stump]

actually I can imagine giving medkits to Duty members would increase reputation so you could of done 3/4 quests needed for duty and then did that?

[spring abyss]

i dunno fren

i rarely find any injured dutyer bc i always shot every freedomer on sight

[latent stump]

bruh

[leaden rivet]

Can the F2000 be as precise as the GP37 in call of pripyat? Im buying 1 from Nimble and i dont know which one would be better (I think the GP37 fits more for my playstyle)

[latent stump]

my advice is to go with the F2000, as it can mount a nade launcher

[leaden rivet]

I tend to avoid close quarter combat but the F2000 has a grenade launcher

[latent stump]

but overall imo Strelok's rifle is the best gun in the entire game

[leaden rivet]

Yeah grenade launcher is so good vd groups and grenades are pretty cheap

[spring abyss]

you can see hes info here https://stalker.fandom.com/wiki/FT-200M

i'm not sure bc i always use the abakan

[leaden rivet]

I used the F2000 for the last hour of chernobyl and loved it, the GP was good but the F2000 handles better

[spring abyss]

abakan is very good

[spring abyss]

😎 then check the wiki for his stats in cop

[leaden rivet]

I've read that yeah, superior stats vs GP and F2000

[spring abyss]

imma go eat cya stalkers

[latent stump]

I fkn love that gun. One of the best looking guns in the series

[latent stump]

if you mod it for fire rate it goes CRAZY

but I'd also look into reliability for the gun bc my experience is that it degrades very fast

[leaden rivet]

It seems the F2000 is less reliable but hits like a truck

I prefer to keep the distance with enemies

[leaden rivet]

I think im going to buy the G36, It seems better for sniping

[spring abyss]

It is, but you can find a free vss in the burn farm on zaton

[blissful bluff]

I miss playing stalker man

Just wanna chill in outskirts and hunt English speaking monolith

Wait a min why is wolf the "discord bot" playing clear sky?

[novel pivot]

Здравствуйте, хочется задать вопрос можете добавить русскую озвучку, потому что зачем вы ее убрали и даже в метро2033 есть русская озвучка. Я как ваш фанат могу сказать то что некоторые люди с Азербайджана, Казахстана, и других стран СНГ не знают украинский, ведь сложнее читать чем слушать персонажей. Будь ласка GSC!!! Я сам с Украины.

[finite dragon]

because he's trapped in it

[dry imp]

got a problem with clear sky?

[finite dragon]

i almost got banned yesterday for saying I like it but it wasn't my favorite and maybe has issues, 1984 here

[hazy helm]

I'm not gonna ban you for that,if I was,Nozar woulve been first on my hitlist

[finite dragon]

I will repent and play 10 hours straight of vanilla CS

[hazy helm]

you know how to make me happy

[finite dragon]

ey susan

[sand fiber]

i would rather die as a cs hater than live as a slave

[finite dragon]

based

[vernal magnet]

Clear sky the best sky can't hear any complaints overDX10.1 water surfaces

Who doesn't love the machine gunner outside the Swamps that gives you candy if you sneak towards him

[subtle pewter]

dont even have a chance to sneak one footstep and hes like "OMG something moved!" and uses star wars advanced laser bullet technology to instantly snipe you

[finite dragon]

yes and don't forget the realistic instant kill grenades, makes it immersive and tactical

[hazy helm]

must be for you
I was able to tank grenades in mine

[finite dragon]

maybe I'll have better armor next time I play i dont remember what I had but I played a lot, had good gear

[vernal magnet]

Used to hate it until I realized it made the game better. In SOC you get used to camping and creeping and clear sky made you stay on your toes

[finite dragon]

Eh I like having to take it slow, much more immersive to me. It's what 1 person would do against a million or whatever. I can't wait to be able to use actual stealth in s2 (if its good hehe)

[vernal magnet]

True but IRL the enemy would flush you with grenades also

[finite dragon]

lol not like that tho

that shit is a smart heat seeking bomb in cs

[leaden rivet]

Well, i bought a G36 for 20k and 5 minutes later i got a vss from a stash lol

[sand fiber]

how do you think ukraine's winning in this war

LOVI LIMONKU

[leaden rivet]

Im instakilling enemies wih exos 4 hours in

Progression is strange in CoP, you get overpowered fast

In shadow of chernobyl i suffered, a lot, and now im destroying everything

[sand fiber]

eh, it happens in SoC only because you know nothing of the game yet

[leaden rivet]

I finished It once but like, 6 years ago

[sand fiber]

but yes CoP's easier and the economy's a bit broken

[leaden rivet]

But the last part on master? Oh boi (And i mean the one with guys with rpgs behind you)

Me vs 7 guys in full exo + a Guy with a rpg behind me

[vernal magnet]

Lol foreal every time it plops down next to you it feels like a "We will be right back!" Meme

[leaden rivet]

I wont lie im having more fun with CoP

Exploring is rewarding

[finite dragon]

CoP's gameplay was really fun, people here are perverse sadomasochists

[leaden rivet]

And anomalies sell for a good amount of money

[finite dragon]

I just didn't like the ending of CoP and the pacing was a little weird but the levels were great

[coarse reef]

the ending is universally the worst part of every stalker game

[finite dragon]

It definitely was a progression of each sequel becoming more anti-climatic, CS was kind of a watered SoC ending, and CoP didn't have an ending (gameplay wise)

[sand fiber]

untrue, ending of CoP was the most emotional thing i experienced in gaming at the time

[coarse reef]

i too cried at how bad it was

[sand fiber]

wrong

bad english va ruined it i suppose

[vital dagger]

just learn ukrainian forehead, and you don't even know how bad was it with the polish va

[sand fiber]

polish dub the best dub tbh

[vital dagger]

It's funny but it sometimes plays two times

I've tried changing to the english version once but it kinda messed somethings up

[sand fiber]

i don't like UA localisation as much, less voices and some are swapped
especially bad in SoC, cause no Prokhorov and some other actors

[vital dagger]

fair, but i don't have to worry about that cuz i have beaten the games, but i kinda want to go back to CoP to just kill some bandits

[hazy helm]

it was almost comedical tbh,I was in tears from laughing

[lime sorrel]

i need help

when i try to start clear sky i get an error saying "Cannot find bin\gamedata\configs\system.Itx"

[finite dragon]

average CS playthrough

[finite dragon]

you playing through steam?

[lime sorrel]

nope

[spring abyss]

System ltx is a problem with every xray game

[spring abyss]

Try to get admin permissions while run the game

[lime sorrel]

doesn't work

[spring abyss]

Still not work delet the system ltx, but create backup first

If still not working, try to reinstall the game

[lime sorrel]

cant even find it

[spring abyss]

Follow the folder path

[lime sorrel]

i think my game is missing files..lol? there isn't gamedata in the bin folder

[spring abyss]

No, your game is okay

The files are in the db format

Also what exe you're trying to open?

The one in the bin folder?

[lime sorrel]

yep

[spring abyss]

Nope friend

You should have one in the main folder

Check if there's any there

[finite dragon]

I feel like I had this problem with anomaly but forgot how i fixed it

wait nevermind that was a different thing i remembered

[spring abyss]

@lime sorrel fixed?

Let's try this fren

The bin folder executable

1-create a shortcut

2-Right click find the properties tab and click

3-inside the shortcut table you will se the destiny and the start in paths

[lime sorrel]

Not fixed, cant find the other exe

[spring abyss]

4- in the start in path put the main folder path like this

5-Give admin permissions

[spring abyss]

Try those steps with the executable in the bin folder, see if it works

[lime sorrel]

Works now. Thank you ❤️

[spring abyss]

Stay strong king 👍

[lime sorrel]

Can bigboss be a good stalker?

[spring abyss]

Yeah

[river thicket]

Any Snake would be a good STALKER

Really anyone from Metal Gear would be a good one

A Artifact to surpass Metal Gear

[finite dragon]

I really want to replay MGS in order. I've only played the first two. I know they're coming out with a remake

[spring abyss]

You should play the pc with mods

A dude remade the entire mgs for pc

Another dude fixed the broken mgs2 version

Mgs 3 is kinda a nightmare to make it work on pcsx2

[finite dragon]

hmm havent done much ps emulation, i did play drakengard 3 which is ps3 emulated

[spring abyss]

Some dudes are saying that is already possible to play mgs4 on the pcsx3

But emulate ps2 is still a nightmare, ps3 is probably worse

[finite dragon]

well i did ps3 and it wasn't too hard

just a little googling, i have it set up, probably could do 2 too

[spring abyss]

[finite dragon]

I should play more console games, I have my computer hooked up to a projector and a nice stereo

[spring abyss]

I should play games in general

My job is making me die

💀

[river thicket]

I got an Xbox so I’m stuck with just MGSV and MGRR

Amazing games btw

[glossy blade]

whyyy

[spring abyss]

My boss bro

[glossy blade]

its feelsbad

[spring abyss]

Too many impossible tasks one after the other

I already make it like 30 scripts

Still not enough too him

[glossy blade]

💀 in fact

[river thicket]

Jeez, didn’t know dev leads were that brutal

[glossy blade]

I feel for my friend Sylky, Sylky deserves better

[spring abyss]

Tks, you know i don't even i know why my boss still want more data. My current task is kinda useless, he want me to find the events and groups of a flash, those are the info that a satellite use to find a single flash. But if we already got the flash itself mapped alone and mapped as a grid, and even divided by hour of the occurrence why we need such info? 💀

To find it i need to explore data that i never touched before witch will require a new conversion script just for that 💀

[lime sorrel]

i get too scared while playing

i even play with low volume

fake bigboss : (

[spring abyss]

Nah, it's ok. Just keep a eye on everything 👍