⭐┃nospoilers_general

[solid dome]

You are playing with my thin as paper emotions at the moment, dude

[pale pivot]

Like when they showcase a trailer or gameplay of a game

[thorny barn]

ah I see

[solid dome]

Kevin can wait, Krezzin on the other hand, can't

[pale pivot]

Typically there are a bunch of other games there too

[granite coral]

https://tech4gamers.com/xbox-showcase-early-2024/ There will be a new Xbox Showcase in Early 2024

[pale pivot]

We waited this long so might as well wait a little longer

[thorny barn]

has any of you played survarium?

[solid dome]

Trash game, yeah

[pale pivot]

They are rumors but they’re pretty likely it seems legit

[old jungle]

Unfortunately

[leaden ice]

We need to take our daily dose of copium and move on

[thorny barn]

haha

[granite coral]

I hope it is

[pale pivot]

Lol I’m hoping for a game to release that hasn’t even been leaked or announced so for all I know it could not even exist lmao

[thorny barn]

I heard a part of ex GSC team worked on that game

[solid dome]

Tell me how I can escape from the bunker I'm locked in to breathe in from the fresh copium

Let me out, for Petruha's sakes

[pale pivot]

Is copium healthy?

[solid dome]

It helps your brain cells keep functioning

[pale pivot]

I heard it improves blood flow

[leaden ice]

You need to inhale hopium to negate the effects of copium

[thorny barn]

I heard it's like a boner pill for stalkers

[loud gate]

That Showcase must be before Mid Jan, or we get something before it.

[solid dome]

It gives you extra power, you feel like Nicolas Cage in his young days

[granite coral]

We'll see in time

[hazy helm]

Survarium?it was a common P2W FPS
like say Warface,nothing of note

[leaden ice]

Remember to take your prescription for a fresh copium

[solid dome]

So I can cop a bottle of hopium in the long run?

[loud gate]

If the game comes out in February, no chance not to get something before 15th of Jan. If it comes out in march, maybe.

[old jungle]

Imagine there is a showcase and nothing about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

[thorny barn]

I used to play it because I missed stalker so much...it's been way too long without a new game

[old jungle]

TGA flashbacks

[loud gate]

BLIAT

[vernal magnet]

Absolutely 100%

[solid dome]

Anomalous trolling at this very point

[loud gate]

We... actually knew we wouldn't get anything more in 2023...

[leaden ice]

You can also try the Mol1tanium but it's risky

[loud gate]

DaVinci knew but didn't tell us, so our holidays wouldn't be ruined

[old jungle]

I told you Strider was the end of the year trailer

[granite coral]

Our brains are tired of thinking about possibilities 😄

[loud gate]

Yeah, Zak mentioned it was a "nice way to end the year"

[solid dome]

How much for a half bottle, I don't want to buy full and risk poisoning the environment

[vernal magnet]

Strider was such a deliciouis trailer but we are too close to release for such long media gaps now. People are starving for new news

[loud gate]

Yeah, like you don't have an insight into the game

[vernal magnet]

I really miss the batches of highly tuned screenshots

[solid dome]

Strider was a living presentation of us in a way he's crying, we do too

[old jungle]

and the OST releases

[solid dome]

And the fact it still isnt updated in the press-kit

[vernal magnet]

the literal S2 hype playlist

[solid dome]

And the fact the press-kit is still a 7+ gb zip file, ffs

[loud gate]

We are getting close to 10PM EET and suddenly, the GSC bois have gone silent

[vernal magnet]

pass the copium

[old jungle]

there will be nothing and you know it

[loud gate]

? Strider is in the Press Kit

[old jungle]

rip BAB

[solid dome]

BAB isn't, is it?

[old jungle]

no

[loud gate]

BAB isn't no. Interesting though.. @glossy blade Can you say something about this?

[solid dome]

Molit, what have you done to our BABushka, Molit, what crime have you done against our elderly lady, bratanski

[leaden ice]

You can buy some. But you need to bring me a handful of hair from Lebedev's bald head

[vernal magnet]

Mol1t is so patient dealing with a billion pings on the daily lol

[loud gate]

Must be pain

[vernal magnet]

hehehe BABushka thats a good one

[old jungle]

it's for the cause

[solid dome]

You know me, I always come armed with random, out of the ordinary, humongous jokes

Molit right now watching how the next trailer is made and laughing at us behind the desk

[vernal magnet]

god i hope so lol

[solid dome]

So cruel

[leaden ice]

Even better he's recording the gameplay just for us

[loud gate]

Did the colors of the roles just change for 1 second

[solid dome]

Molit, can you give us your AnyDesk ID to check out something?

[solid dome]

No, your brain short-circuits

Change the fuses, bruh

[granite coral]

He will give his remote PC connection to you soon

[finite dragon]

I cried

[solid dome]

I'm in pain

[pale pivot]

Stalker 2 came out yesterday 🤦‍♂️

[solid dome]

My bones are weak, my lungs make weird noises, my stomach eating itself...

I'll be consumed by silence on a silver platter

[pale pivot]

[solid dome]

My blood pressure?

[pale pivot]

[solid dome]

I went from 140 to 100?

[pale pivot]

It’s 999

[solid dome]

Alper, you are a fraud and a menace

[pale pivot]

[icy prism]

is his work lol

[granite coral]

I'm a big copium

[icy prism]

i wish i was him

[granite coral]

and desperate 😒

[solid dome]

Wish I could be a CM to be paid for fighting people with rocks

Sounds about fun

I wish I was a bear so I could sleep through the boring days

[rocky shadow]

Copium died in our souls

[solid dome]

Easy mode of life

[rocky shadow]

we are drained to last drop

[solid dome]

We are like a turkish person left without his kebabs

We represent a skeleton with 5% remaining HP during the final boss fight

Damn my jokes tonight are wild

[granite coral]

Come to Istanbul, we have kebab for you

[solid dome]

I prefer lavash

[granite coral]

[solid dome]

Wait you're turkish?

[granite coral]

Yup

[solid dome]

Excuse my poor joke

[granite coral]

It is okey 😄

[solid dome]

You don't want to make a turkish person angry talking about food

Will eat you alive

[granite coral]

No because kebab is really delicious

[solid dome]

We are like someone on a Hardwell concert, completely freaked out

[granite coral]

You are the last person to learn that I am Turkish after a long time

😒

Shame on you!

[pale pivot]

Turkey number 1 🇹🇷

🐺

[granite coral]

Ty

[granite mortar]

Duty number 1!!!!

[pale pivot]

As a Turk, I agree

[granite coral]

Oh didn't know that

[pale pivot]

I’m half Turkish half Iraqi arab

[granite coral]

We Turks are everywhere 😄

[pale pivot]

I mostly speak Arabic tho I’m learning more Turkish

Ekmek is good 👍

[granite coral]

But I'm 100% Turk not Arab btw

[pale pivot]

I was a group project lol

[granite coral]

Because Arabs are not Turk

So simple

Two completely different nations

[pale pivot]

I said I am half arab and half turk

[solid dome]

My internet disappeared for good 5 minutes, I assumed Molit shut me down

[pale pivot]

Not that I am Turk because I am arab lol

[pale pivot]

[steep jetty]

stupid question but, what is STOC gaming?

[solid dome]

STOC, acronym of this server + gaming

STalker Official Community

Sometimes called STOCtown

[pale pivot]

I never knew that lol

[steep jetty]

Right, but is that a special group or something you just add to your name?

[solid dome]

It's a following

Only the biggest nutjobs are part of the club

We're called freaks, schizoids, plebs, pest, crackheads, so on, so forth

We take no offense from anyone

We carry the flag

We dominate the skies
We roll on clouds instead of driving cars like normal people do

Higher ups drive exotic rugs

Help me I think I'm losing it!

[granite coral]

Speaking for myself, my mental health is not good because of Stalker 2, but I am happy with this situation.

[pale pivot]

[steep jetty]

it's fine, just pray to rock, you feel better soon.

[pale pivot]

Is stalker 2 causing you to have bad mental health?

[granite coral]

I want the game you know

And I've been waiting for years

[silver pagoda]

yeah mol1t dont tell them bro, they cant expect it

sorry wrong chat guys my bad

[thorny barn]

heh

[tranquil barn]

The game will come be patient

[loud gate]

That's bad to hear brotherman. Did you score yet tho?

[granite coral]

Looks like no goals yet

[loud gate]

[loud gate]

I'm sure you'll figure it out

[granite coral]

❤️

Well I'm still searching

[loud gate]

Hey, no one said having two is wrong

[granite coral]

Yes two is better than one

[loud gate]

Agreed

[worthy lagoon]

@loud gate release tomorrow

Source

Trust me

[loud gate]

I know

Tommy Salami already told me

[balmy hound]

2 years... 2 YEARS for this answer !

[broken latch]

Told what

[loud gate]

Nothing

[broken latch]

I really hope s2 doesn't release tomorrow

I haven't pre ordered it yet

[hazy helm]

nothing
all we know is no coop and it wont be anything like DayZ
expect what it was in the OGs

[hollow rivet]

guys we have any news for stalker 2?

[balmy hound]

Maybe they have found a fun formula between them for the MP ?

[balmy hound]

Negative since the Strider trailer.

Release officially still planned for Q1 2024.

[hollow rivet]

i hope to go all good!

[valid thicket]

I hope the bandit song is in STALKER 2. If it isn't I'll be wholly disappointed.

[balmy hound]

I guess this kind of reference will be. You can't have a Stalker game with no Cheeki Breeki or no 100 Rads bar.

[broken latch]

We had 2 games without 100 rads bar

[valid thicket]

But zero games without bandit radio

[broken latch]

Only 1 bad bandit radio

[gaunt burrow]

100 Rad Bar wasn't show in Clear Sky and in Call of Pripyat wdym?

[balmy hound]

They were branded as standalone add-ons, the trilogy is one whole game at the same time... 💯

[gaunt burrow]

[broken latch]

Get out of here stalker

[balmy hound]

[bold sphinx]

Stalker is stalker and it is perfect

[bold sphinx]

Hi hey broski

Also cya broski I need to sleep

[gaunt burrow]

Have a good night

[finite dragon]

nuclear bomb

[vernal magnet]

im seeing images of S2 being preloaded on xbox

game must be close

[worthy lagoon]

Proof

[loud gate]

a sec

just saw it, big stuff. put mentions of what it includes for people wondering
https://twitter.com/Stalker2News/status/1743044567505441168

Wrong link, but gets the job done lol

[pale pivot]

im getting some philosophical vibes from the story

giving me fallout new vegas vibes which im so hype for

i love learning about ideologies and stuff especially in stalker

im so excited

[finite dragon]

Can someone help me with one thing

[worthy lagoon]

What do you need

[umbral jay]

Yep ?

[vernal magnet]

i dont have perms to drop the images in here shrug

i can DM if you like

[worthy lagoon]

Yes

[vernal magnet]

ill post it in the images channel for all

[worthy lagoon]

I doubt that has anything to do with STALKER

And i doubt i can do something about it

[mild owl]

what’s happenin

[finite dragon]

I can't understand the meaning of stalker can you explain

[marsh dome]

15.2 Stalkers

[hazy helm]

there aint any official meaning,there are fan theories,some being more storng than others,but its just a name

Stalker

[finite dragon]

What is the theory about?

[finite dragon]

Oh, so I have to talk about massacres and genocide here

[pale pivot]

uhh

[vernal magnet]

[finite dragon]

I think I will not ask you more questions because there is no normal chat here

I didn't even understand the meaning of stalker

[hazy helm]

whu

I dont understand what you mean

[pale pivot]

this is a channel where we talk about the video game franchise stalker

[hazy helm]

the Acronym was said to be taht in a gamespot magazine

[pale pivot]

its a work of fiction

[finite dragon]

I don't think I should be illegal and leave here

[hazy helm]

if you mean why they are called stalkers

its due to influences from Roadside Picnic

which used the battlefield looters which were called Stalkers as inspiration

[pale pivot]

[finite dragon]

Now I understand the meaning of Stalker. You mean Game Stalker?

[hazy helm]

yes?

https://tenor.com/view/james-franco-wait-what-wut-wtf-nani-gif-25479769

https://store.steampowered.com/sub/35983/?cc=it

[finite dragon]

You could have said it was a game at the beginning, but you are here to support that game

[hazy helm]

I assume that anyone who comes here comes bc they already know that this is the server of the company that owns the games

https://tenor.com/view/rock-one-eyebrow-raised-rock-staring-the-rock-gif-22113367

why else would you join this server...?

[finite dragon]

What do you mean? I took it under the translator in addition to reading it several times, but I didn't understand what you said

Let a question talk about crack playing is illegal ?

[worthy lagoon]

How did you find the server and why did you join?

[worthy lagoon]

Crack playing?

[gaunt burrow]

He meant pirating I guess

[finite dragon]

It has a funny story

[hazy helm]

everyone in all these years who has joined this server has joined bc of the games with no mixups
youre the first

[finite dragon]

What I said was amazing?

[hazy helm]

it certainly was a new way to confuse

[worthy lagoon]

[finite dragon]

I have no understanding of BC games, can you tell me what is the flow of those games?

[hazy helm]

they are action exploration FPS focused on the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone,wherein reality is breaking down resulting in mutants and anomalies that break reality to appear,as well as near-magical artifacts that are collected for humanity

[finite dragon]

Oh my God, Stalker 2
It is 150 GB. I can't experience it even in my sleep 💀

[hazy helm]

they are focused on the zone and its origins

[finite dragon]

Like Fallout

[worthy lagoon]

Here these are the games https://store.steampowered.com/sub/35983/?cc=it

The order is:

1. STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl

2. STALKER Clear Sky

3. STALKER Call of Pripyat

[finite dragon]

Because I play Fallout a lot

[worthy lagoon]

STALKER 2 is a sequel of Call of Pripyat

You can find the trailers in the store page

[pale pivot]

its similar to fallout from an apocalpse sense ig

but fallout is different too

but generally fallout enjoyers also like stalker

im a prime example lol

[hazy helm]

no not really
Fallout focuses much more on the mechanical aspects of building a character while stalker is much more so focused on delivering an action experiense with very subliminal RPG inspirations
and Stalker has very little headway in choices you can actively make

and the zone

isnt apocalyptic

the world hasnt collapsed

[pale pivot]

ik its not but they have similar vibes imo

[gaunt burrow]

Even though S.T.A.L.K.E.R and Fallout share some similar post-apocalyptic themes/tropes, they are quite different and cannot really be compared

[finite dragon]

I understand what you mean now

[hazy helm]

reality is shifting in this one zone and the military is containing it,Stalkers swarm the zone to sack it of tis valuables and make bank

[pale pivot]

if u like fallout, youll probably like stalker

[finite dragon]

But I don't think I can run Stalker 2 even with my weak system, but you can experience Stalker 1. The game of the first version gave good graphics compared to that time.

[gaunt burrow]

Yeah only Zone is/feels apocalyptic-ish. The rest of the world in Stalker universe is still normal

[finite dragon]

Where do they sell Stalker 1 with a discount?

[pale pivot]

ik it was on sale on steam like a little while ago

u can try stalker anomaly for free though

[finite dragon]

Yes, it is one of the most popular RPGs that I play

[pale pivot]

to get a sense and feel for the game

[hazy helm]

why would you recommend an entirely new game for him to paly?

[pale pivot]

even though the og games are different

[hazy helm]

that was an interesting play

[finite dragon]

do you mean crack?

[gaunt burrow]

Anomaly is just a mod. Not canon at all

[pale pivot]

ik they are different but anomaly is a good gateway still

[hazy helm]

nha he wants you to download a different game so "get a feel"

[gaunt burrow]

Play vanilla games first instead

[pale pivot]

plus stalker on steam rn isnt on sale

[hazy helm]

no not really
the good gateway would be SoC,its the best introduction
Anomaly is only a introduction to itself,being its own property

[pale pivot]

idk if this dude wants to drop like 60 bucks to get all the games

[hazy helm]

Anomaly is a polar to Stalker so

[pale pivot]

it has a lot more milsim but it isnt polar

[hazy helm]

not
it doesnt

[pale pivot]

the og stalker games have a lot more story to offer and lore

[hazy helm]

did you actually play anomaly?

and yes its a polar

[pale pivot]

yea i did and i still felt the stalker vibe from it

[hazy helm]

aas any freeplay genre fork is

[gaunt burrow]

@finite dragon Start with vanilla first. Not with mods

[finite dragon]

In a way, I think it is similar to the mechanics of Far Cry and the atmosphere of Fallout

[valid thicket]

They are cheap on GOG

[hazy helm]

riiiight
no anomaly doesnt veer into a MilSim territory,rather it tries to keep the tenants of Misery,the survivalist roots it wants to be recognized as,but still wants to streamline its own origins to be equal to CoC,and its a polar bc Freeplay by its mere concept is a polar to the completely story driven design of the original games

[finite dragon]

I am downloading it, it is still in the download phase

[valid thicket]

Theyre like 19.99 for CoP and SoC, clear skies is 9.99 on GOG

[pale pivot]

they are different in the way they are played yes, but they are still similar in setting, themes and characters, and they both share the same world for the most part

anomaly is more of a sandbox not story driven

[hazy helm]

they have a wide variety of differences in setting,gameplay,characters,presentation,lore and world

[finite dragon]

So goodbye, in a few moments I will share my opinion about my experience with Stalker. Thank you for the advice

[hazy helm]

🐧 as any MLR CoC fork would be

[pale pivot]

have fun bro its really good

[hazy helm]

good luck

[pale pivot]

there are a lot of differences that add up to make a whole different game. in general though, its a good gateway into stalker because its free and has similar vibe. after all it was my gateway anyways

but yea they are different for sure

[hazy helm]

how can it be a good gateway when you want to introduce ppl to smth so utterly different?
it doesnt even have the same vibe
bc it doesnt TRY to
that is the main thing

just bc ppl liked Anomaly

[pale pivot]

dude it is

[hazy helm]

doesnt mean they WILL like stalker

that is the main thing

you can like one and not the other bc they are so tdifferent

[pale pivot]

if people like anomaly for its gameplay then yes it might not be a good gateway

bc the actual stalker games have different gameplay

but if people are interested in stalker bc of the mutants, lore, and whatever else

[hazy helm]

they have different gameplay,tone,lore,gunplay

yhea....

[pale pivot]

stalker anomaly tries to expand lore but it doesnt change really

its not retcon

[gaunt burrow]

Hold on why is mod and lore put in the same sentance?

[pale pivot]

not canon lore

[hazy helm]

no
it does change it,it adds elements and changes stuff,as well as retcon things merely bc it wants to feature the main characters,it adds awful elements bc it merely finds them cool looking,and the entirety of Hips quest is like throwing dirt on the Freedom and Duty lore

its not cannon

[gaunt burrow]

Even if a mod has a really good story its not canon anyways

[hazy helm]

and it will jsut confuse ppl

[pale pivot]

i never said it was canon

[hazy helm]

if you want to get into stalker
play stalker

that is literally it

really

its

Im not going to get into HL2 by playing Entropy Zero

[pale pivot]

well some people dont want to spend money on something right away especially if there is a really good experience that can give them a good FEEL for the games that is literally free

thats how i got into stalker

i seen it and i thought it looked cool but i also heard about stalker anomaly

and tried that first and liked it so i bought the rest

[hazy helm]

I could say smth rn if I wasnt in the GSC server and wasnt a mod
but you are not going to get the feel of stalker from anomaly or any mod for that matter,you are gonna get the feel of that mod,bc,its different

[pale pivot]

but they are very different yes

[hazy helm]

its like me saying,play RTTZ,its just better COP,yiure gonna get the feel

no,its utterly wrong

Mods are as much separate entities as the main games and should be respected as much,they stand apart and are their own being and product borne from the creativity of their own creators
they are completely individual on themselves

[pale pivot]

ik what a mod is lmao i never said it was supposed to be canon or is the best representation of the actual stalker games.

the actual stalker games are very different on how they are played and what they even are. stalker anomaly is an open world survival sandbox

and actual stalker is very different from that

also stalker anomaly isnt canon to the actual games too

and has a different focus

[worthy lagoon]

Do you know what time it is? @hazy helm

[broken latch]

You will get into hl2 by playing hunt down the freeman

[worthy lagoon]

Wanna see Vasim getting pissed off? @broken latch

[hazy helm]

yknow I actually think you activelly harming Anomaly's vision by smushing the narrative it feels close to stalker since it undermines its own individuality and tis own being

[broken latch]

Idk, he helps me a lot

[worthy lagoon]

It's time to play Goldsphere instead of NLC7 @hazy helm

I heard his screams from here

[broken latch]

⚰️

[pale pivot]

? ur putting words in my mouth dawg. its whatever i just think anomaly has a cool stalker-ish vibe to it

[hazy helm]

you see,anomaly comes from a line that is traced from,Misery,and tries to be like itself,it never wanted to be like stalker bc that is not the POINT
mods should be allowed to grow apart from the main games while not being criticised for it and their own creativity shouldnt be undermined by ppl trying to make tenuous connections really

[broken latch]

Stalker good
Anomaly bad

[hazy helm]

as mods in the stalker community are more separate entities

[broken latch]

End of topic

[worthy lagoon]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-swimming-poopsie-silly-gif-14546589990767279660

[broken latch]

Admin abuse!!!!!

[hazy helm]

I said what you said,that anomaly feels close to stalker when it really isnt,and then you tried to link stuff back when it really shouldnt as it should sprout and move away from it
I want to see more projects break out of the mold,there already are so many and I think they are so creative that we will always need more ppl to creatively express whatever they see without being shackled by needing to be related,close or like stalker

🫵 I recommend you play AlternativA or Return to the Zone

[pale pivot]

i agree with you i didnt mean to say that stalker anomaly is like the next stalker game or that it tries to be a stalker game

[hazy helm]

your only mad Jekan made a better mod than Goldsphere and you havent played

[pale pivot]

it just has some stalker vibe imo but thats subjective so it is what it is

[worthy lagoon]

Which one

[broken latch]

Stalker Anomaly only feels like stalker because it takes place in stalker maps

[hazy helm]

Return to the Zone

[worthy lagoon]

Shush

[pale pivot]

exactly. it still feels like stalker :)

[hazy helm]

does Global Warfare feel like stalker bc it takes place in the same maps?

[broken latch]

Yes

[hazy helm]

does OP2 feel like stalker bc it takes place in some of the same maps?

[broken latch]

No

[hazy helm]

does NLC7 feel like stalker bc it takes place in some of the same maps?

[pale pivot]

not just that but a big portion of it is bc it takes place on the same map obv

[hazy helm]

in reality,none of these do,bc the components and creativity that are imbued in each one makes them smth completely different and inhjerently beautiful

[broken latch]

Mods don't capture the stalker atmosphere

[hazy helm]

bc they dont need to and dont want to

[pale pivot]

what about lore friendly mods tho?

[hazy helm]

its more fufilling to try and achieve smth new than to try and step withing the lines of someone elses works

[pale pivot]

anomaly isnt lore friendly btw just saying

[broken latch]

Yeah so it's kinda stupid to say Anomaly feels like stalker because if it didn't take place in triology maps, it wouldn't be able to create any atmosphere similar to stalker

[pale pivot]

i agree. i like putting star wars mods on skyrim

[hazy helm]

I wouldnt stuff like FWR Lite like,on the same level as the mosd Im talking about,if you get what Im saying

[broken latch]

Only lore friendly mods are bug fixes

[pale pivot]

yea i understand

[pale pivot]

what about a mod that adds trump in the game?

[gaunt burrow]

Bruh

[hazy helm]

I mean you could argue that,ZRP isnt lore friendly since it makes actual changes to mechanics and texts
but yknow
it still fixes LOADS of problems with SoC so

[broken latch]

Is trump in stalker?

[hazy helm]

[steep jetty]

what exactly makes anomaly not lore friendly?

[pale pivot]

ofc he is

[pale pivot]

a lot of things lol its hard to list

[broken latch]

ZRP changes damage, ZRP is the same as gunslinger like all those misery clones

[steep jetty]

can you give me a few?

[broken latch]

no

[gaunt burrow]

Mans really want Trump in Chernobyl. Honestly 💀 moment

[broken latch]

It's existence

[hazy helm]

they made fan fiction of stories and dialogues,brought back each main character for marvel fan points and stump on established lore

[gaunt burrow]

Literally everything

[hazy helm]

like Hip contradicts lore already established in the own game

[pale pivot]

ok well the biggest change is literally down to how the gameplay is

[hazy helm]

bc Hip,is smuggling weed,which makes no fucking sense
nobody is going to take the weed away,why are you smuggling it,duty isnt going to pin you down and search you,stop being dumb

GOD,such an awful character

[gaunt burrow]

LMFAO I can imagine how pissed you were when you saw Strelok in Anomaly

[broken latch]

Strelok was alive in cop

[hazy helm]

but yhea,they brought back Ghost and Strelok and gave them a new sidekick and remade the trip to the north so that later youc an fight dish soap brand sin bc,muh desdocs and later you can fight an entirely new and entirely bad faction called UNISG that brings back Degtyarev bc...I dunno I guess fans like him so he needed to be there its

it feels like an avengers plot but ten times worse

[gaunt burrow]

I think Vasim always killed him tho

[broken latch]

Lol what

[hazy helm]

yes I kill strelok in CoP

[gaunt burrow]

So he couldn't be alive for long

[broken latch]

Anomaly is battle royale at this point

[hazy helm]

you need to be story relevant and coherent to NOT receive a bullet from me

[gaunt burrow]

Point proven

[broken latch]

Why

Isn't the game over if u kill him

[gaunt burrow]

Even Ghost? Who was literally dead in original SoC

How did they explained Ghosts return even

[hazy helm]

he does not deserve to live
he randomly saunters into the laundromat,almnost in drunken stupor,with a stupid face,NOBODY stops him from plunking his ass down on the clothes washing machine and for absolutely no reason or conviction shown before,he explain everything as tho hes the narrator and his movie was cut short 3 hours and he has to condense the entire SoC plot last second,and tries to plead with you to protect him completely contradicting the accomplishements of the past,its
1-boring in execution
2-stupid in logic
3-uninteresting in concept
Scar and Strelok should not be shown,they shouldnt not be elaborated,they should become legends murmured around the campfire to wow newbies,like a mystical pirate

its just,such an inferior and dryly laid out sequence

I hate it

it loses so much potential

I feel like taht with pretty much every line in CoP tho so...

[gaunt burrow]

"In a drunken stupor, with a stupid face" kek

Vasim its pretty funny seeing you hating Streloks appearence in CoP can't lie

[steep jetty]

UNISG isn't an entirely new faction btw.

[hazy helm]

I exxagerate for comedic effect

[steep jetty]

UNISG was meant to be in CS.

[hazy helm]

UNISG is a new faction made by anomaly devs,especially when you consider they are NATO super agents that are able to teleport and are spies
and not really,there was ISG,which was a scientific group (no faction) under the scientists,and there were multiplayer skins for NATO,there really isnt UNISG

[broken latch]

Voice acting in cop, 5 stars

[hazy helm]

its a fabrication

[steep jetty]

based on the cut content I've seen for CS, ISG wasn't just a scientific group. They were armed pretty heavily iirc.

[hazy helm]

they were an expeditionary force that was being lead by Scar as the opening to Clear Sky
this plan was just as fastly cut as it was made,there really isnt any lore at all tied to ISG and any of it is fabrication

they have like,a texture and common comabt barks

[steep jetty]

True, I can agree that there isn't much but speculation about them.

[hazy helm]

I mean if youre going to include NATO into the plot at least make it interesting know what Im saying?I already talked about this,but,the only cool thing I like about GAMMA is the thing that is never used
they say that the UN is blocking weapon shipments from otuside and thus traders cant get guns to sell
this is an explanation for gameplay reasons,but I want you to spend some time to actually thing of the consequences of the UN exercing their authority over the zone
that means,they are strongarming every trader in the zone,and have a tight grip on the border,you know what that means,UN controls the zone,that leads to some wild conclusions and possibilities
you can make a S2012 situation whereing Stalker's are being institutionalized and regulated and thus its a fight beetween the legal and illegal

that is,interesting asf

[gaunt burrow]

UN is mentioned for few times in original games tho. Hog: "There are always developments in the Zone, and they're always interesting. I already told you about Monolith - they're on everybody's tongue... Have you heard about a new major expedition into the Zone? Technically, they're environmental researchers from the UN, but that's just on paper. Sure, they got a couple four-eyed scientists, but just one look at all the others tells you they're seasoned fighters. No idea why they're here. Oh, and dig this: they're not using guides. Either they're being guided by satellite, or their mission is so secret that no one else could be let in on it. They seem to be approaching the Radar. I dunno how this will end, but I got a feeling it won't be pretty."

In SoC, loners at Yantar allude that the scientists work with UN in random dialogues:

"Have you seen our smartasses, the color of the United, damn it, Nations? Lately they're completely chickening out. Gotta call in the whole regiment along with the airforce for protection just to take a few steps off the base"

[hazy helm]

of course GAMMA never does anything,bc,why would you be interesting man
it could even lead to cool gameplay thigns like smugglers that sell weapons at a very high markup,implement a barter system for artifacts and toy around with these ideas

do smth man please

[gaunt burrow]

In CoP, Nimble mentions that UN observers were a source of some western assault rifles that he may deliver when asked for such a weapon:

"Here it is - GP37, a new-generation assault rifle. Accurate, reliable, and convenient with a built-in optical scope. It was previously owned by a UN observer. Their group was sent to the Zone to investigate. However, the situation turned for the worse...

Just a sec. Here's a modular FT-200M rifle, the brainchild of Belgian gunmakers. Accurate, all-purpose, handy for both righties and lefties, comes with an optical scope and a grenade launcher. I got it from some unlucky UN observers..."

Don't these mentions basically confirm that UN presence is canon, which dispels a common lore myth - that the Ukrainian government blocks access to the Zone for other countries, and that the western governments are forced to rely on mercs to get an insight into it?

[hazy helm]

UN was always a thing
but
everytime theyre talked about they are ridiculed

which,based

[steep jetty]

wish there were a few known US stalkers, because I know way too many rednecks who would thrive in a place like the zone.

[gaunt burrow]

Stranger killed Strelok? I always thought that it would be Strelok who would die by that Stranger dude

Seems like they were going for that route (maybe still are, who knows)

His honest reaction would be something like this:

I'm not really surprised about Dalin tho

From the very start I thought this dude was shady

Maybe

Btw what about Faust? Any info about him in 2010 version?

[hard thistle]

guys 330€ for ultimate edition - yes or no

380 even

[prisma aurora]

yes

[finite dragon]

Man just sell ur kidney at this point

Buy company shares

[pale pivot]

remember the days when ultimate editions were 90

deluxe editions were 70-80

and normal was 60usd

if that has collectible irl stuff then sure

[nimble vault]

YES WORTH IT

not really

[pale pivot]

but im not paying almost half a grand

for digital only stuff

[valid thicket]

But you get a cool backpack

[pale pivot]

backpack better be made out of real leather or something

i love gsc and stalker but 380 is so excessive

if it doesnt come with a lot of cool irl stuff

[prisma aurora]

fpr 380you should get a working gauss rifle

[stiff oracle]

We need some updates on development hey

[prisma aurora]

scroll up

the game is probably going to launch this month or next given the news

[stiff oracle]

Yeah I’m struggling to find the “news” with what you’re saying, but thanks man

[prisma aurora]

ok, wait a sec

cant send images here goddamnit

[stiff oracle]

Dm me if you want

[prisma aurora]

k

[stiff oracle]

I’m only just starting to play through HoS

[prisma aurora]

whack

btw i cant send you the image, your acc doesnt accept messages from this server

[stiff oracle]

Odd hey

[pale pivot]

yo dm me too

[prisma aurora]

k

[naive quest]

prob not the greatest idea to buy a game before we get gameplay that is reviewed by others, (i'm sure the game will be good but games like cyberpunk and no mans sky exist, but it also means if they do make a bad launch it could get better)

[west loom]

Ultimate edition is literally £95 on the main page and £65 on G2A.com

[naive quest]

fr? wtf

[hidden stratus]

Devs dont make anything off places like G2A

[stiff oracle]

It’s not a great era to buy a game on release, sucks.

[west loom]

i mean im risking it i bought it

[naive quest]

so i shouldn't buy it from em

[west loom]

if you;re smart yes, if you want to support no

[naive quest]

i have 45 bucks in steam anyways i'll just get deluxe

[west loom]

plus the g2a account keys/accounts still make the devs money but just isnt as profitalble.

and i feel like this game will be successful since its a franchise and already has alot of cover

[naive quest]

is g2a rlly trustworthy tho? i've heard it is but not sure

[west loom]

i buy all my games there

just be careful you're buying ''keys'' and not ''accounts''. made that mistake and now i have seperate steam accounts lol

[hidden stratus]

Up to you, I wont lie I often buy games from there too but advising people to buy from G2A here is not very nice. And often times there is alot of fraudulent activity on sites like that so not smart to advertise the site to people who know little of it

Their money though not mines so who cares

[west loom]

im an average guy working 9/5 and living on my own and got alot of bills, its convienent for me

[pale pivot]

i get what u mean bro

[west loom]

but if you're with your parents, making money, not spending alot, you could throw extra to support creators

[pale pivot]

either way g2a has a history of scamming ppl (i got scammed lol)

[prisma aurora]

wish i could say something in this chat

[west loom]

go for sellers with 5k+ sells.

[pale pivot]

i have before but i still got scammed

[hidden stratus]

Just wait 5 years from now when the game is on discount on steam

[pale pivot]

i just learned that if u wanna have the best experience with something, u gotta cough up some money

no way to cheap out and have a possibility of getting scammed

[west loom]

not to question your intelligence man but i think it could've just been on your side, 5k+ sellers dont normally have time and effort to scam, and if something went wrong you make a claim. g2a's support is great

[pale pivot]

websites like g2a have next to no safety regulations. the most they might do is shut down sellers but often times they don't do that as it hurts their sales.

they dont care if i got scammed. most people know to steer away from g2a so it's not like they have a reputation to uphold

they still made money off me even if i got scammed or not

[west loom]

the only scam iv'e seen on g2a is the keys.

[pale pivot]

i tried to buy a key for fifa 20

[west loom]

i mean the random game keys

[pale pivot]

idk either way im not gonna try again from a site that hosts scammers on their marketplace. its ur money so do what u want but i personally don't think its the best idea. just get the game from gamepass

[west loom]

when does STALKER actually realease, i could've find an exact date anywhere

[hidden stratus]

Q1

[west loom]

what does that even mean

[hidden stratus]

Quarter one of this year

Any of the first three months of this year

[west loom]

so it could come out tomorrow

[hidden stratus]

No they would probably release a trailer with a release date first

[pale pivot]

They’d probably want to build up more hype

[narrow loom]

fr

[west loom]

anyone here played elden ring

[raven raptor]

I did

we can discuss it in #💬┃en_offtop

[thick sundial]

was stalker 2 already avaliable to be bought on xbox? in the last few hours i've seen a few folks on twitter claim to have bought the game and already be able to pre-download some stuff

it was just a few hundred MBs if im not mistaken, but it's still kind of weird, ngl

[nimble cipher]

kill_yulian has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[placid slate]

I saw the same, and i might just order a series x rn

[raven raptor]

it's just an executable for an xbox, nothing special out there

[umbral jay]

What's inside ?

[pale pivot]

u can play it on a pc ya know

[pale pivot]

nothing. preloading games is a feature on xbox where u can download a game before release so u dont have to wait after release to play it

u cant actually do anything with it

[lethal orchid]

Are the cutscenes going to be in-engine? Or are they prerendered?

[grizzled solstice]

Any where to pre-order collectors edition xbox

[pale pivot]

they look to be in engine

some cutscenes appear to be transitioned from gameplay

like the one cutscene where skif opens the door and gets a gun put on his head

[lethal orchid]

Yeah

[pale pivot]

it seems pretty dynamic that cutscene would kinda be ruined if it was pre rendered

but we have no confirmation so take this with a grain of salt

[lethal orchid]

Right

I'm hoping once they get a break and enough time after it they can upgrade the graphics a little

Maybe even just the UI; I like the classic style UI, but it doesn't seem to match the rest of the game

[pale pivot]

the graphics with that one trailer was way off from the rest of the trailers

i think graphics should be one of their lesser worries or at least the thing they tackle last

[lethal orchid]

Right, I'm guessing the other trailers were prerendered and that one trailer is the actual

[lethal orchid]

I mean, gameplay comes first of course, but given sufficient time it would be really nice to see yknow?

I think I might turn off the crosshair

[pale pivot]

i dont think the other trailers are pre rendered or at least some parts were actual gameplay

they probably did this because they wanted to market the game so they turned up the graphics a lot for the first couple trailers

[lethal orchid]

That's what I'm hoping, yeah

[pale pivot]

but as we got closer to release they started to show more gameplay where they had to turn down the graphics to show smoother gameplay

[lethal orchid]

People definitely hated on it too much

[pale pivot]

they did

it was mostly lighting changes. the texture quality seemed fine

[lethal orchid]

Right

I'm sure in the right circumstances it looks just as beautiful

[pale pivot]

like cast shadows (shadows casted by small objects) were either removed or toned down

and bounce lighting seemed to get affected too

[lethal orchid]

I was kinda hoping for less muted colors, but it doesn't matter much to me

[pale pivot]

maybe ray tracing or lumen also took a hit

hopefully they've been optimizing now that we're very close to release so that we can have some of those features back

but as they say you can have anything but not everything

[lethal orchid]

to be honest I don't really care at all

Will wait maybe 1-2 days before purchasing for that day 1/2 patch and then buy at full price

I have never spent 60 bucks on a game before, and Stalker 2 definitely deserves it

The only thing that would stop me from buying it is an overwhelmingly negative rating on steam lol

[toxic vector]

me, but i quitted playing pvp because there are so many chainsaw glitcher in pvp

[normal bobcat]

wher S2

[finite dragon]

This game is awesome ngl. Sadly I have my exams coming up, will have to stop playing

The worst part is dragging bodies to the trader's den

[toxic vector]

i hope they nerf selling price for looted common weapons in the S2

so i dont have to be a hoarder to be rich in the zone

[safe badge]

I wish you all a good day be well

[finite dragon]

hello. how are you?

[fast stratus]

hi

guys i can not wait untill release date

[finite dragon]

after i cried yesterday for 15 minutes, i feel a little better. i just hope i won't need to cry anytime soon

[fast stratus]

why mate? what happend? i cired last night tbh

[finite dragon]

depression

[fast stratus]

i see, it is a hard issue. have you tried talking to a therapist?

[finite dragon]

i had many therapists and non of them worked

[fast stratus]

how long you had depression? and if you mind can i know the reason?

[finite dragon]

i had depression at the age of 5. and it is genetically, but i exterior factors have amplified it like my toxic parents

[fast stratus]

damn thats so hard! do you take medicine for it? i suggest you to do not go to a trip or something

[finite dragon]

i stopped going on trips a couple of weeks ago because i didn't want to do something crazy. also, yes i take medicine

[fast stratus]

think for a second. see what is making you sad in your life and then clean it. dont run away from them

[finite dragon]

i was thinking about taking my life since i don't see a point

[fast stratus]

no no no nooooo dont ever do it. you are WORTHY. every one are

[finite dragon]

i will try. especially since i didn't find a way to end myself painlessly

[fast stratus]

dont say that. just dont try to harm yourself please

[finite dragon]

i will try to live.

also, when will alexander the game launch on gog since is the last game not available on online store and owned by cgs?

[fast stratus]

thats great. you know what is your dream? is there anything you wanted to experience?

[bold sphinx]

Gm me mates

[finite dragon]

i want a gf. and to make an organisation that protect gamers from anti consumer practices

[bold sphinx]

We all do lol just make sure you get one that ain’t nuts like my most recent ex

Also get out more it makes you feel happier even a bit of exercise and might get you a gf if you run into someone you like and ask for their number or smthn

Like I used to be I beenstalk and also depressed but I now go to the gym and it help me get over my eating problems my depression and made me happier and more confident also I’m now no long weak and skinny so it was a win win

[wise blaze]

anyone heard of the WIP game called gray zone warefare? its supposed to be based on roadside picnic.

[bold sphinx]

Yo ranjid

[bold sphinx]

No but the book is good

[wise blaze]

look up the game. not like STALKER. but it looks interesting to me. if it works, it is a game that neeeeds to come out for the sort of genre it is in. arma 3 type mixed with other stuff

[trail marsh]

How can I find gp-25 grenade launcher and attach it on my gun

[bold sphinx]

I think steal it from and enemy’s gun

[trail marsh]

Thanks

[bold sphinx]

Just remember at the point you have a enough ammo to use it your gun is good enough you can just kill everybody in the room so it’s not rly worth it

[fast stratus]

I understand

I wish I had some Japanese friend

[granite coral]

Hey guys

[bold sphinx]

Hey alper how ya doing

[granite coral]

As always lol

How about you?

[bold sphinx]

Good currently working out so ima text inbetween reps

[granite coral]

Hımm I see

[bold sphinx]

So you doing anything today?

[granite coral]

I'm thinking of maybe going for a walk, but I'm not sure.

[bold sphinx]

Always good to get out I live right next to a lovely lake so for me walks are nice

[granite coral]

Very nice

[granite coral]

I live in Istanbul, by the sea.

[bold sphinx]

Nice I also live by the sea

It’s a 8 min walk or so

[bold sphinx]

Idk if there are any Australians on this server now I have found the Italians I am looking for the aussies

[granite coral]

Italians are warm-blooded like us Turks, but it seems a little difficult to say the same for Australians 🙂

[bold sphinx]

Lol true

You know anyone here though that might be?

[granite coral]

I don't know anyone like that right now

[velvet spire]

Any news when https://www.stalker2.com/en/preorder/physical will be preordable in middle east?

[silver pagoda]

Yo evgeniy my brotherman whats up sorry bro for not answering earlier my discord is kinda bugged atm i just saw your DM, yeah i'll come to the stalker 2 release afterparty on november 2024 bro dont worry about it, tell mol1t to pick me up i havent been to czechia before

sorry guys wrong chat my discord is bugged ffs

[bold sphinx]

Yeah you can just delete it you know

[silver pagoda]

sorry bro my discord is bugged atm my bad bro wrong chat

[bold sphinx]

All good

[gaunt burrow]

Sektaros to Discord: Decided to play bug games?! With me???

[bold sphinx]

I remember the first time I went through the aporgram underground I didn’t know the flash light existed so I spent like an hour just running around until I found strelocks hideout

It was pain

[silver pagoda]

what the hell is sektaros

[gaunt burrow]

God bless Agroprom Underground

[silver pagoda]

sounds like mythological greek monster

[gaunt burrow]

It gave me 4 Flesh artifacts and 1 Moonlight

[gaunt burrow]

LMFAO

Misspelled it since dumb + recently woke up

[loud gate]

Hi, STOC. Everyone ready for the trailer today?

[gaunt burrow]

[silver pagoda]

i wish you all a good day be well

I SEE YOU TYPING BRO DO IT

[tropic junco]

Guys I‘m going insane I dreamt of playing stalker 2

[gaunt burrow]

i wish you all a good day be well

[tropic junco]

Ok so I was definitely in dead city, rostok, and an area above dead city I can‘t remember.. it seems like my dream mind swapped the places of dead city and wild territory but oh well.
I had an AK, but also a glock.
Stealth was in the game, but I kept getting seen by a bloodsucker and the human ai also saw me because of bad stealth skills in dead city…
My dream ended with me taking down a lot of people in dead city.. you guys think this is a sign of a trailer dropping today?

[gaunt burrow]

I think this is a sign of you playing too much Stalker

[tropic junco]

I‘m really not even playing that much stalker

…since last year

Nah but fr I have maybe played 3 hours of shadow of chernobyl a few days ago but this dream was super random so yea

[granite coral]

Ranjid is that you?

[gaunt burrow]

Maybe

[granite coral]

[sour verge]

There’s gonna be a trailer today?

[loud gate]

[sour verge]

Whenever i wait a long time for a game I start to dream about it too

[granite coral]

I'm not ready

[finite dragon]

Can I send a link to a stalker meme video in the Meme channel, or is that against the rules?

[finite dragon]

terrorism

[finite dragon]

Ohnu

Cheesme stik

[sour verge]

Anyone know if you’ll be able to join factions in s2?

[granite coral]

I don't think so but who knows

[umbral jay]

I had weird dreams about stalker too

I have severe autism i think

[tropic junco]

nah bro

we just got early access to stalker 2 🥱

[sour verge]

GSC is beaming 5G 4k stalker 2 gameplay directly into our brains

[tropic junco]

fr

[raven raptor]

I had it too like a year ago

I'm going postal for sure

[tropic junco]

nah the graphics were insane (maybe because it's real life in my brain)

[silent stump]

fr

[umbral jay]

I already told it in this channel but if i remember well i was in a place who look like either the monolith control center before the end of the game and the arena but way smaller version and i just had a shotgun, killing them one by one while hiding after each kill they were like 15 or 20 i think

Stalker 2 gameplay leaked in my head ?????

[fresh fiber]

Only GSC can cook a game for years and not give a release date. Even though we're in the literal quarter it should come out.

[tropic junco]

Yeah it honestly feels like it

[turbid crag]

You can join factions and this change the ending. GSC said that in the PC Gamer article back in 2021 or was it 2022?

[tropic junco]

Beyond good and evil 2 sends its regards

[granite coral]

Oh it is good then 👍

[bitter steeple]

I bet it's gonna be March 20th

[ancient sleet]

I bet it’s gonna be June

[tropic junco]

That‘s not q1 but uh

[granite coral]

I'll be out tomorrow

[worn oar]

[bold sphinx]

I think the date has been released as the 15

[bold yarrow]

on gog it's written 31st of march but this is like the last day of q1 so probably not it

[bold sphinx]

Who knows

[finite dragon]

If we're not getting a trailer in January, the game isn't releasing in Q1

[broken notch]

22march

[bold yarrow]

alright i'm betting a jellyfish on the 3rd of february

[valid thicket]

I think we have a date now. 04/27/2022 according to Xbox.

It isn't technically Q1 but oh well.

[storm badge]

2022?

[hazy helm]

ikts 2021 bro

we are locked in home

[valid thicket]

Oh I didn't notice that. Might be a typo or might be some old release date

[storm badge]

Yes, it`s first release date from the gameplay trailer from E3 2021

[hazy helm]

its old release date

[valid thicket]

I wonder why xbox put it like that

I guess they had to put something down. Oh the page is from June of 2021

[tropic junco]

Yeah well amazon says 31 march but that‘s q1 last day, although it says shipping till 2th of april so it might really be the worst case scenario that it releases on 31st of march, but i‘m more thinking of end of feburary/early march release, probably between 12-18th march

[silk sparrow]

stalker on xbox

[steel vault]

20th of march 📌

[silk sparrow]

we got date announcement?

[balmy hound]

We've got several for Q1

[silk sparrow]

[granite coral]

Q1 2024

[ionic cargo]

Nope, not an exact date yet

I’m half expecting a delay but I don’t think it’ll be a huge one this time if it happens.

[granite coral]

There may be no delay this time because in the last video the release date was Q1.

[naive quest]

[solid dome]

STALKER 2 TODAY OR????

[valid thicket]

Looks like it is no

[solid dome]

2013-2016 doesn't make decade later my boy

[granite coral]

I decided to pack my things and move to Ukraine. I will camp in front of GSC's door.

[solid dome]

I'll camp near the back entrance

Make sure nobody slips out with the trailer

[valid thicket]

Aren't they in the czech republic now?

[solid dome]

2 offices

[granite coral]

👆 💯

[solid dome]

Molit, trailer today?

[granite coral]

Then I'll hold the front door, you hold the back door. @solid dome

[icy prism]

i want to believe

[rapid umbra]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rF5r7zR3v4

fake STALKER fan makes worst video essay, asked to leave the STALKER community

[river igloo]

ım expect,hope,to be happy relase today ım only wait this game

[marsh dome]

Today is the day

[full bronze]

hello people

i joined for some advice:
I want to get into STALKER and was advised to play the original trilogy first, but i haven't bought Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat yet because i can hardly get into Shadow Of Chernobyl

i'm looking for a remaster/remake modpack or overhaul for Shadow Of Chernobyl that doesn't turn it into this drastically different experience but sort of modernizes it

STALKER Gamma interests me with how good the graphics, animations, guns and gunplay looks and stuff however i'm well aware it has nothing to do with the original games and differs drastically in gameplay, Anomaly is the same vein

[rapid umbra]

anomaly and gamma suck are and are super boring

[rapid umbra]

try this

[full bronze]

really?

from what i've seen they look absolutely stunning and realistic but i know they don't play much like the OG games

[full bronze]

i heard this is standalone and does not track steam hours, is this true?

[rapid umbra]

yes lol just use an app like steam achivement manager and "fake" run shadow of chenrobyl while youre playing the mod if its that important to you

[full bronze]

the hell that's a thing?

[rapid umbra]

graphics arent as "objectively" good as some make it seem. to many anomaly fans who have barely or not at all played the originals, they seem amazing and "obivously" an upgrade from the originals, but they remove a lot of the charm and soul of STALKERs, and most of the mods for STALKERs, graphics and atmosphere

[rapid umbra]

https://github.com/gibbed/SteamAchievementManager yea i used it to get 1500 hours in unturend so i could play the unturned 2 beta lol

[full bronze]

well at least from the vids of the brainjacket guy, GAMMA looks good 🤷‍♂️ maybe he mods it a lot more

[rapid umbra]

its mainly for achivement stuff (no idea how it works in that regard) but you can also "fake" running a game so you get hours on it without needing to actually run the game

[reef flicker]

just preordered the ultimate edition last night as an early birthday gift 🫶 i even received some exclusive steam profile stuff which is really nice

[full bronze]

alright so the mod you recommended me will make the graphics, animations and gameplay (?) up to date without ruining the vanilal aesthetic, correct?

[rapid umbra]

well im glad you like the graphics! theyre just divisive is all. makes the game look a lot more generic and bland to put it lightly

[full bronze]

interesting take

well i know nothing about STALKER, i just got sort of circumstantial experience with it

[reef flicker]

you should get the first three games then

[full bronze]

my Arma unit ran an OP set in the STALKER universe and supposedly the map, with anomalies and stuff, but not any factions or human enemies and all

[reef flicker]

highly recommended

[rapid umbra]

every mod you install will "ruin" the vanilla aesthetic as they all change graphics. the original games look great still and there isnt much you can do to "improve" them without "ruining" the aesthetic. anyways, the mod implements some bug fixes and polish as well as a new weapon pack, so its up to you if you want to use it. ill link you some more mods gimme a minute

[full bronze]

i am familiar with Into The Radius which many people say is STALKER in VR, and i'm familiar with many games it inspired, like Tarkov (at least i assume it inspired it a bit) and stuff

[river igloo]

ı played gamma but ıt have very bug ı cant complete first quest because its crash always

[rapid umbra]

awesome. there is (or was, idk if its still up) a stalker server in DayZ if youre into that game

[rapid umbra]

womp womp

[full bronze]

well the graphics just look dated is all

it's not so much the color palette as i am aware it's part of the aesthetic

[rapid umbra]

yes but the "dated" atmosphere is what makes the game so charming and unique graphics-wise, so modding it will ruin the atmosphere no matter what, if you get what i mean. if you want "better" graphics youll have to ruin the atmosphere

[full bronze]

i kind of get what you mean, but i lack the nostalgia that is there for that kind of thing with STALKER, i've experienced it with other games but in STALKER i don't have it

[reef flicker]

the original stalker isn't what it is without the potato like graphics, it's part of the charm

[rapid umbra]

this mod also changes the atmosphere, makse the zone all brown and dead, but it might be what you want. it DOES make the game harder tho

neither of you get what im saying xD

[full bronze]

just whichever mod remasters/remakes the game without ruining vanilal too much

[rapid umbra]

ok gimme a minute ill look more i guess. you can look yourself too

[full bronze]

i guess vanilla+ is what i'm asking for

[reef flicker]

lol sorry, i'm sleepy as shit so sometimes i don't make sense

[full bronze]

i've been looking for a lil bit, and Memories Of The Zone seems promising but i've heard of Vanilla Twist too, can't find much on it tho

[reef flicker]

but anyways, i just hope you'll enjoy the game in your own experience

[rapid umbra]

there arent really any "vanilla+" mods. there are mods that add new graphics and change/add new weapons and tweak gameplay, but its still the base game with little additions outside of that. lots of big content mods are BASED on the original game, where you still do the vanilla questline, but they all add so much new stuff that it definitely isnt vanilla+

[full bronze]

see this is the predicament i'm in, i don't want it to change too little but not too much either

new graphics without changing the atmosphere too much and some sort of visual overhaul to the textures and animations would do

[hazy helm]

hey arent you the guy that joined and asked for the same in DoC and then left when ppl told you ZRP and nothing else?

[reef flicker]

woopsie

[full bronze]

i think? i don't remember

[hazy helm]

it was p funny ngl

but yea

get ZRP
and nothign else
at most FWR Lite,and CrommCruacs Absolute Nature and Flora

[full bronze]

i didn't leave because i was unsatisfied fyi, i left cuz i got what i was "looking for"

[hazy helm]

I would not recommend anything more

[rapid umbra]

lots of stalker mods (both total conversions and "vanilla" remakes) use this weapon pack. you wont find triple a level weapon animations really anywhere, at least not in "vanilla+" mods, but this should? satisfy you

https://www.moddb.com/games/stalker/addons/absolute-nature-texture-pack1 https://www.moddb.com/games/stalker/addons/absolute-structures-texture-pack1
and these 2 just update the textures. if you want to be super minimalist those 3 mods are your best bet most likely

[full bronze]

over Memories Of The Zone?

tell me now so i can leave you guys alone cuz i'm willing to go that route if you feel it's the best remaster route for what i'm looking for

[hazy helm]

you dont need to leave the server lmao
I mean,that series is what Id recommend only

[rapid umbra]

memories of the zone will definitely change the vanilal aesthetic. there really arent any vanilla+ mods that keep the aesthetic sadly. the 3 mods i just posted are your best bet if youre adamant on keeping the vanilla style

[full bronze]

there is technically a whole video deliberately titled "how to remaster Shadow Of Chernobyl in 2023 - a guide for new players" but that shit's 2 hours long, dude

[hazy helm]

Memories of the Zone does mess with the atmosphere a lot

[hazy helm]

yhea and it sucks as well so

[full bronze]

does it?

[rapid umbra]

english stalker youtube is almost all crap. our community is cursed

i also just found this mod which looks closer to vanilla than memories of the zone and you might wanna check it out

[full bronze]

well i don't speak Ukranian so i can't really do anything about that lmao

[hazy helm]

like I said
the only things I can recommend are
ZRP,FWR Lite,and CrommCruacs Absolute Nature and Flora

[rapid umbra]

yep 😢

[hazy helm]

that is all for a first playthru

if this is your second

do wahtever you want

[full bronze]

it's my first

and prob last, tbh i don't see myself replaying it, especially with a backlog to clear

[rapid umbra]

id recommend this too but the game wont look much better than it alraedy does in vanilla, so if it bothers you that much these mods probably wont do the trick

[hazy helm]

then yea go for the route I said

[rapid umbra]

then just go vanilla and use the mods he recommended. you wont regret it once you get used to the game. trust me, after you play for a bit it just clicks and you forget the game is even jank

[hazy helm]

it will retain the atmosphere of the game while having better animations and touched up textures

ZRP already changes so dialogue and mechanics so

[rapid umbra]

i remember when i first got into STALKER it was all i played. i completely forgot it was jank after a bit of playing until i played another game, far cry 2, and saw the weapon sway around when you moved your mouse around lol

[full bronze]

alright thank you

also, can i ask, i remember seeing hate for STALKER 2 a while ago, people complainign graphics were "downgraded", i don't understand that?

also isn't that kind of ironic? so many people insisting that it's not the graphics that make the games but the atmosphere and STALKER 2 supposedly downgrades and it's a big problem? kinda odd, no?

[rapid umbra]

stalker 2s gameplay is def dumbed down and "de-jankified", some people are mad at that i guess

[full bronze]

......mad at less jank?

[hazy helm]

first trailers were rendered,new trailers had graphics toned down to settings that players would realistically play at

[full bronze]

idk man a sequel so many years later on a great engine like UE5 kind of demands not being as janky as the 2007 original

[rapid umbra]

i was about to say what vasim just said

[full bronze]

which still looks stunning

[rapid umbra]

yes, its gonna be awesome. lots of people will surely complain about it tho sadly. im sure a lot of anomaly fanboys will be mad its not like anomaly 😰

[hazy helm]

yhea,but,hate does drive sales

[full bronze]

i work with UE5 and i can tell you it makes it incredibly easy to make jaw dropping graphics at the push of a few buttons but optimizing it is a whole other thing

i definetely can't see a world like STALKER running well at the kind of graphics UE5 is capable of pushing

[rapid umbra]

i honestly hate the "triple a" look of UE5 engine games but stalker 2 looks great

[hazy helm]

its also very easy to make a absolutely disgusting bolegnese of VFX anbd PostProcessing
I find the dychotomy funny really

[full bronze]

UE5's purpose is to look as realistic as you want it to be but also as old as you want, the game i'm making is a retro shooter, for example

[rapid umbra]

kewl

[full bronze]

GSC pushing for the graphics they are is a good move imo, enhances the atmosphere

[rapid umbra]

oh def stalker 2 is gonna be beautiful

[full bronze]

not actually, you need to have a Post Processing Volum ewith those effects for that to happen

[rapid umbra]

it leaked too one time and im p sure the graphics DID look great

[hazy helm]

I would say UE5 is really bad at compartmentalizing and cutting fat
but its not like Unity HDRP is,well,any good
or even mid,it just sucks

just maker your own engine

[rapid umbra]

i like bloom and fancy effects so thats fine with me. im actually playing the L.U.R.K.mod right now and its the best looking stalker mod ive played

[full bronze]

i relooked at the 2021 trailer

[rapid umbra]

it definitely looks.. unique though. not for everyone
https://i.imgur.com/ecHnR.jpg

[full bronze]

yeah that's 100% made in the Sequencer, that is NOT actual gameplay

the movements are too unnatural, they definetely used the built in Sequencer

the actual gameplay trailer people claim is a downgrade is a proper gameplay demonstration

the camera shakes and movement better reflect what Unreal allows to happen in actual gameplay, while in the 2021 trailer they looked hand animated

[rapid umbra]

@full bronze anyways, STALKER is jank and you cant really get rid of it. The Anomaly mod and its addons (like GAMMA) are pretty much the only "non-jank" STALKER mods out there, but once you get used to the STALKER jank it genuinely just dissapears, you will completely forget about it like magic

[full bronze]

yeah but Anomaly is completely separated from SoC and plays totally different : (

[rapid umbra]

yes and it also is boring as hell

[full bronze]

i got homework to do now, but later i'll try installing the mods recommended, thanks a lot guys

[silk sparrow]

in 2021 trailer. lightning/shadows are very good

looks very realistic

[full bronze]

it was probably painstakingly hand placed baked lighting

[rapid umbra]

just give stalker some time. even if you dont think you like it, keep playing. shadow of chernobyl has sort of a rough start imo but once the game clicks youll be hooked

[full bronze]

which tbf is probably how the game actually is, but the 2021 trailer being in the Sequencer meant they didn't need to account for performance

you can throw path tracing in the Sequencer and if you just export it as a video file, it'll run at the FPS you told it to

[silk sparrow]

i mean it most likely pre-rendered with a lot of touch up

but still looks fck good

[full bronze]

i'm deff happy STALKER 2's coming to gamepass

i don't even have to pay for it https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1131679867495256124.webp?size=48&name=yeahcory&quality=lossless

[rapid umbra]

yep

so excited for ittt

[silk sparrow]

if graphics will be like metro exodus. it will be big win

[full bronze]

Exodus' graphics actually are overrated imo

the game is a blurry, ghost-ridden mess, the voice acting is subpar, the animations are pretty bad and the art style is generic

[solid dome]

I'm fkin reading a prayer to God, Allah and every other at the moment

[silk sparrow]

is a good graphics for apocalyptic world

what do you expect from this type of genre?

aliens with floating boats?

[full bronze]

not really

[silk sparrow]

give an example what is good for u

[full bronze]

the game has severe blur and ghosting issues, it aged terribly, the lip syncing, voice acting and animations are mediocre, the movement is janky af

the story was boring and uninteresting

[rapid umbra]

xDD

[rapid umbra]

your standards are way too high. i dont think youll ever enjoy stalker lol

[solid dome]

Molit, come on people. January seems like too good to be true for a release window, February has more sense to be, March goes to be the last scenario where good deeds can happen. Do something, for God's sakes.

[finite dragon]

stalker 2 leaks

[full bronze]

well for a post apocalyptic world i think that STALKER 2 as we've been shown conveys it much better, Fallout 4's modded visuals definetely do a good job (like the STALKER overhaul modpack)

[rapid umbra]

stalker isnt post apocalyptic

[solid dome]

Stalker is religion

[silk sparrow]

so u say fallout has better graphics than exodus?

[full bronze]

my standards are definetely not high, STALKER vanilla definetely doesn't have any ghosting or blur

[rapid umbra]

metro is fkin beautiful ur insane for what youre saying frankly

[full bronze]

when you mod the visuals to be closer to Exodus' aesthetic but not being Exodus itself, i've seen clearer and better visuals

[rapid umbra]

new vegas is probably the worst shooter / action rpg ive played xD

[full bronze]

i said Fallout 4

[rapid umbra]

the graphiucs suuuuuuuck

[full bronze]

nope, but it takes place in a part of the world that is kinda apocalyptic

[solid dome]

Stalker is the first and last videogame franchise with integrity, unmatched story building, environmental design, atmosphere, soundtrack, character design, user interface, so on.

[rapid umbra]

i suppose

[full bronze]

definetely not, i own and played the Enhanced Edition of Exodus, the supposed best looking version of it and "remaster"

[solid dome]

Stalker, its the last action hero

[full bronze]

max settings including RT and the game was a blurry, ghosting afflicted mess.......

textures were unimpressive and the gameplay just made everything 10x worse

[rapid umbra]

its not for everyone i suppose

[silk sparrow]

😄

[rapid umbra]

yea, its p hardcore. not for everyone

[full bronze]

it aged like shit, they didn't change anything since 2018, i attribute it to that

[rapid umbra]

its just not for everyone. you cant handle it, thats fine. dont pretend the games bad xD

[full bronze]

games that require DLSS like Exodus look bad if it's badly done

[silver pagoda]

Yeah mol1t, I am awaiting, what time is the upload?

[silk sparrow]

to say fallout4 has better graphics its just straight up no energy to argue. i guess everyone sees differently

[silver pagoda]

shit my bad guys wrong chat

[full bronze]

Fallout 4's graphics can be modded to fit Exodus's aesthetic and STALKER's if you want and 90% of the time it ends in much clearer visuals

[silk sparrow]

some say gta4 looks better than cyberpunk. well it is what it is

[solid dome]

Stalker 2, in the meantime, will splatter our brains across the floor, ceiling and wall.

I'll be so good, our hardware will overheat during the intro, will cool down for a second and once we press the New Game button we'll enter another state of mind.

Hereby I tell you, Stalker 2 will be our first and last love

[full bronze]

i prefer clear, non ghosting visuals than a bunch of blur and ghosting, because what good is Ray Tracing and all that if it's all hidden by a bunch of focred blur and ghosting?

[silk sparrow]

if u prefer something. it doest mean its bad

[rapid umbra]

better atmosphere and charm

[full bronze]

100% dated games like STALKER look "better" than Exodus cuz they don't have that blur

[rapid umbra]

cyberpunk looks ugly and is pretty laggy

[full bronze]

nobody that has good eyesight is gonna say Exodus' blur and ghosting is a-okay

[silk sparrow]

if i like vanilla icescream and u like chocolate. doesnt mean vanilla is bad

[full bronze]

it looks better than Exodus does but it has overrated graphcis, yes

[full bronze]

you're acting like clarity is a subjective thing when it's not

[silk sparrow]

cyberpunk with 2.1 update is incredible

stop tripping

[full bronze]

2.1 ruined VRAM consumption, has broken Ray Reconstruction and the game as a whole's graphics are incredibly blurry with ghosting even without any upscaling

[rapid umbra]

the cyberpunk devs are geniuses. they released the game nearly unplayable due to bugs so once they spent the rest of the year or two fixing the game and making it playable, people would act like its actually a good game when its mediocre at best

[regal sapphire]

so true

[silk sparrow]

played everything maxed out, no issue

[full bronze]

how does ghosting even happen without upscaling?!

[rapid umbra]

TAA

TAA is responsible for a big portion of the ugliness of MANY modern games

[full bronze]

then it's badly done TAA, cuz most other games i've played don't have ghosting like that on TAA

[rapid umbra]

oh LOTS of games with TAA have ghosting and other visual issues. its one of the worst graphical implimentations of modern gaming

[silver pagoda]

yeah mol1t, u upload now? awesome

sorry guys ffs my discord bugged, wrong chat cant delete now goddamn

[solid dome]

Stalker 2 will be the Ridley Scott of video games, the Seinfield of game culture, the Sopranos of action figures, the Bruce Lee of melee and not only...

...it'll go berserk on our asses

[silver pagoda]

is it gonna be like anomaly?

[solid dome]

It's gonna be Michael Dudikoff versus Godzilla, bro

[loud gate]

Zak called. Trailer is out today gg

[bold sphinx]

But where😭

[marsh dome]

when trailer

[loud gate]

Out, brotherman. Zak called.

[finite dragon]

When clear sky makes a come back in stalker

[loud gate]

[marsh dome]

Madness overtakes me

[marsh dome]

Never sadly

[bold sphinx]

I must know I need my HIGH RN STALKER TRAILERE ARE MY DRUGS

[silver pagoda]

YOU ASKED ME ABOUT STALKER 2 2023 CHRISTMAS TRAILER, REMEMBER?
ITS AN EMPTY HOPE
DECIDED TO NOT MAKE A NEW TRAILER AND PLAY PASSIVE? WITH ME?
MOL1T AND I WERE JUST DISCUSSING THE LACK OF THIS END YEAR'S TRAILER
BUT WE CANT QUITE SEEM TO GET A CONCRETE REASON FOR IT
MAYBE YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT
IT REMINDED ME THAT WE USED TO GET NEW TRAILERS IN THE END OF DECEMBER
I TOOK JUST ONE AWKWARD HIT ON COPIUM AND MY WHOLE WORLD PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS
IM SORRY, MOL1T
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA....
THAT WAS THE DAY STOCK STAYED UP UNTILL 10.00 PM FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT
SUDDENLY, THE VOICE OF HYPE WAS GONE!
I FELT AS IF I WAS AWAKENING FROM A YEARS-LONG COPIUM
AND THROUGH THE MONITOR, I SAW MOL1T POST JUST A SINGLE EMOJI FOR AN ANSWER
WE HAVE A SIMPLE CHOICE!
SIT BACK, AND JUST WAIT FOR ANOTHER SUPER DELAY
OR TAKE A CHANCE, AND GET GSC TO MAKE A NEW TRAILER
ONLY I DIDNT CHOOSE THAT DATE
UNLIKE YOU

[silk sparrow]

[broken latch]

@hazy helm i regret ever trying ogsr and gunslinger on soc

[hazy helm]

what happened now

[loud gate]

Vasim wouldn't recommend Gunslinger to anyone, don't blame him

[broken latch]

i hate it as much as anomaly

the same amount you hate strelok in cop

[hazy helm]

just play OG OGSR

[broken latch]

the what

[loud gate]

OGSR without Gunslinger

[hazy helm]

OGSR GA is a addon
you can just play the original OGSR

[silver pagoda]

OGSR gunslinger is ultimate soc experience by far

[hazy helm]

wasnt that gamma

[silver pagoda]

imagine want to play random aim mechanics like in og stalker lmao what are u blind bro?

ogsr gunslinger is life, i have it tattooed on my chest

[hazy helm]

I dunno who told you that OGSR had raindom aim

[silver pagoda]

gamma is close second and then anomaly, by far the best mods after gunslinger

[broken latch]

why cant people make mods/addons that change one thing and not everything (example, want better looking gun animations? sure but heres also damage changes just in case)

[silver pagoda]

i am so glad stalker 2 is gonna be like gunslinger with proper animations, first aid animations etc.

i hope you can fix ankle after long jumps aswell in S2, true military experience

I WOKE UP AT 29TH OF DECEMBER 🔪
I'VE GOT HIT WITH ANTICIPATION
AND WHEN I GOT UP
I HAD NOTHING IN NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING A TRAILER
"NO TRAILER TODAY"
WHY IN THE HELL WOULD YOU NOT MAKE A TRAILER? ⁉️
"TAKE A LOOK AROUND"
U P L O A D N E W T R A I L ER
I'VE GOT NOWHERE TO GET BACK TO, MOL1T
OVER AND OUT

[hazy helm]

they do make those

FWR

[broken latch]

if i dont know about them, why would you say the acronym instead of the full thing

[hazy helm]

it literally is called FWR

I dunno what to tell you

https://www.moddb.com/mods/full-weapons-reanimation/downloads/fwr-lite-pack-final

[broken latch]

so its not short for anything

[silk sparrow]

tutorial how to download

[hazy helm]

steam or gog

[broken latch]

YES IT CALLED FULL WEAPONS REANIMATIONS, WDYM