⭐┃nospoilers_general

[worn oar]

Skirt, streponk, major dogtleap, and Skinff are the main characters of stalker 2

[upbeat gale]

[verbal hemlock]

Strelok, Scar, Degtyarev, Beast, Skif, see he fits right in there

[regal sapphire]

oh wait and hes freedom too

[fossil fiber]

It was a different reality in 2007. Everything was crashing

[upbeat gale]

imagine if Strelok returns like some kinda of messiah, like Gordon Freeman in Half-Life 2

[hazy helm]

skill issue,dare I say

[loud gate]

Like your wallet because of alcohol now?

[verbal hemlock]

you could’ve said car

[fossil fiber]

Alcohol was cheap back then, what you talking about?

[loud gate]

I said NOW.

[fossil fiber]

I forgot you were just born back then

[worn oar]

@solid dome did I hear rop

[solid dome]

Mozi born in what year?

[hazy helm]

lol,do I really sound that old to you

[loud gate]

Actually, a bit earlier, DaVinci

[fossil fiber]

Damn, alcohol already affects my reading skills

[solid dome]

Precisely

[worn oar]

Want to initiate code rop?

[loud gate]

Vasim is actually around 70 probably, he just lied

[solid dome]

Code Red, Rahmi about to drop the lyrical bomb

[loud gate]

[upbeat gale]

Vasim was born before jesus

[solid dome]

Sweet Georgia Brown

[fossil fiber]

According to that one recording - yes

[loud gate]

I'm off to Dogma 2, @hazy helm I'll drag you with me

[verbal hemlock]

This Dogma 2 has people in a trance

[fossil fiber]

I'm not sure Mozi was even born. He could be a vampire

[hazy helm]

nha Im currently working in Unity

[gaunt burrow]

I'm in my prime
Yet I won't commit any crime
Vasim killing Strelok in CoP. Call it the real vibe
Might not nice. Its a roll and die
Fell from my grace

[verbal hemlock]

remaking CoP in Unity I presume

[loud gate]

He took just one awkward hit of copium and his world plunged into darkness

[fossil fiber]

[verbal hemlock]

so real

[earnest bear]

So much talk about Console game's lately I start to get
Day before wibes

[loud gate]

He ~~could ~~is a vampire.

[solid dome]

📣

[upbeat gale]

remaking gunslinger in unity

[loud gate]

[verbal hemlock]

what does that possibly have to do with The Day Before

I honestly can’t find a way to make sense of that statement

[loud gate]

Nothing, it's like people being skeptical of S2 because Evgeniy and Sergiy are brothers, just like that Day Before Studio

[coral echo]

Bro on the mission where you can help duty of freedom in the army warehouse the tower sniper keeps on shooting the duty commander before I can do anything. Any way to fix it?

[loud gate]

Yes, I am not joking, I heard the statement from above

[fossil fiber]

[earnest bear]

Talking about other stuff than the game people are waiting for stalker 2 in that Case

[verbal hemlock]

Anyone who compares GSC to Fntastic doesn’t know anything about either of them

[solid dome]

You won't spend a dime
It all comes with the fame
Forget about your prime
Subscribe to my rhyme
Enjoy it mane

[verbal hemlock]

krezzin I love it but we need to teach you how this rhyming thing works

[fossil fiber]

By other stuff you mean games that are part of the franchise?

[loud gate]

Almost like it's a bad thing informing players about their most recent released product...

[solid dome]

You can't be doubtful about my rhyme

[fossil fiber]

Mozi, releasing og stalker games on console is the same as talking about your calendar app in dev blogs

[gaunt burrow]

You might be fool
Your organism has a lot of copium. Its full
What is this? A rhyme school
Nah, I'm cool
I won't be cruel

[earnest bear]

Releasing something else is also day before Tactic

[verbal hemlock]

lmao real

[finite dragon]

i make a stalker to do app

[loud gate]

lmao what

[verbal hemlock]

dude watched one video essay on The Day Before and is now qualified to decree in-development games as scams

[solid dome]

Man, you are such a tool
Trying to be cool
You such a fool

[loud gate]

VaDinki, how could GSC release their games on console and also PATCH them? Delusion bro, scam

[finite dragon]

krezzin spittin

[verbal hemlock]

you’re a real one krezzin keep spitting

[solid dome]

I'm not in the best mood yet

[worn oar]

Vasim came and chose war
Krezzin effects kicking the door.

Words of the faithless started to flood.
Rahmi answerd in cold blood.

Oh dear stalkers why can't you see?
Stalker 2 is masterpiece that is coming to be.

Come on fellas, be rash
Stalker games may always crash.

It's a feature you damn blind?
Heed my words and open your mind.

I quote here the Monolith guy.
He told skiff in a tone so high.

"I may be blind, but it is you who can't see"
Be sure, sep 5 will come, for time flee.

[fossil fiber]

What if I told you that almost every big company that has franchises with multiple games in it also rereleases them either in form of remasters, remakes etc. or simply brings their older games to other platforms?

[verbal hemlock]

what I’m legitimately curious about is if they are going to fix the actual bugs that have always existed in the games (Ex: Drifter not selling his flash drive stash)

[solid dome]

You a real G unit bratanski

[verbal hemlock]

I feel like they either have to try or just remove that achievement entirely

[loud gate]

Maybe

[fossil fiber]

Depends if it won't break the game even more

[verbal hemlock]

real

[loud gate]

If that happens, I see it as an absolute W

[verbal hemlock]

there are also new bugs such as Clear Sky’s stash system being broken entirely (stashes disappearing off map, vendors selling the same stash over and over, duplicating the contents, etc)

And CoP’s in-game achievements disappearing and resetting. here’s hoping they figure that out lmao

[worn oar]

Hard-core mode on

[solid dome]

We should recruit an actual hip hop producer and do lyrics for him to produce authentic STALKER rap

Would be badass

[fossil fiber]

I think GSC is just happy at the moment that og games somehow work on consoles at all

[verbal hemlock]

you know who would do that, I know that the guys over at Death Row Records would do that

[solid dome]

DRR baby

[verbal hemlock]

Suge Knight Stalker rap

[fossil fiber]

You want to break the games?

[loud gate]

More anomaly additons are good

[fossil fiber]

Don't give them ideas

[loud gate]

@hazy helm Want to get mad?

[verbal hemlock]

yeah I dunno what kinda voodoo magic these Bulgarians have strung together but I was mostly pleased with how the trilogy performed on console. The worst bug I had on my first playthrough was Joker’s PDA just not existing which I didn’t have on PC

[gaunt burrow]

Krezzing Effect? Sounds scary but good
I'd participate but I'm in a bad mood
Listen to them. They love food
What they don't like? They don't like a bad brute
I'm finishing this rhyme. Its just absurd

[worn oar]

Oh come on dude you know nothing.
Your words to krezzin deserves gutting.

[verbal hemlock]

look I admit I was wrong, I repent, krezzin’s rhymes are fire

he’s a real one, a top spitter

[solid dome]

Like a thunder our lyrics echo in the skies
MOLIT, PRODUCE US

[verbal hemlock]

If Molt is serious about this STALKER thing he’ll do it

[hazy helm]

What

[loud gate]

People have spoken and said CS is the worst
https://twitter.com/Stalker2News/status/1773612372407574818

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 News (@Stalker2News) on X

Poll 📊

Which is the best S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game in your opinion?

Twitter · Mar 29, 2024, 7:25 AM

[solid dome]

Enough lyricism for today. Time to get naughty by nature.

[solid dome]

STALKER Mobile takes the spot

[hazy helm]

This world is shit
We need to start over
The west has fallen

[verbal hemlock]

if that poll reached the masses, CoP would have 45% at least

[fossil fiber]

Twitter poll? Why would you give him a scientific proof of him being wrong?

[solid dome]

Dragons Drugma or Stalker Copium? I choose the latter.

[loud gate]

[fossil fiber]

East was always more based anyway

[loud gate]

It was above ShoC for a bit actually

[verbal hemlock]

I think it’s an SoC propaganda campaign spearheaded by bots, CS would have more than that in reality

[loud gate]

He's Portuguese, leave him be

[verbal hemlock]

Strelok’s propagandists at SIRCAA want to highlight his journey

[jagged gale]

Anyone here a console player?

[fossil fiber]

Poor fella

[worn oar]

wise words

[finite dragon]

Is this the console discord

[loud gate]

Not really, but I did play ShoC on console, yes.

[verbal hemlock]

yeah I’ve played through the trilogy on both pc and console

[verbal hemlock]

going to throw you into a whirligig

[solid dome]

Yeah, what about my cornsole?

[jagged gale]

Does the port have achievements?

[loud gate]

Yes.

[worn oar]

No, this is Matt's school

[jagged gale]

you think they should port them to steam release?

well, controller input was planned as well

[verbal hemlock]

Yes, all three games have an entire new suite of achievements, and some of them are extremely creative such as entering the flea market basement without any gear so you don’t get robbed

[solid dome]

Speak up, you are in downtown Consolero

[loud gate]

Yes. Is it gonna happen? Maybe

[finite dragon]

Has anyone picked apart the console engine yeah

[solid dome]

Cardamn did

[fossil fiber]

https://www.trueachievements.com/news/stalker-shadow-of-chornobyl-xbox-achievements

[finite dragon]

where do i read about it

[jagged gale]

On Reddit someone said no because stalker doesn't need soulless time fillers or something (probably the guy was talking about game society norms or something)

[verbal hemlock]

I want to see the spaghetti they added to make the equipment wheel

[solid dome]

Van Cardamn once attempted to fix the console, it exploded in his face

[loud gate]

reddit moment

[verbal hemlock]

that guy is an idiot, the achievements are harmless and fun

[fossil fiber]

He dead?

[jagged gale]

I think GSC should
I pretty much have no reason to play stalker other than gather hours

and it is concerning me that STALKER, and a a matter of fact anomaly bores me

[verbal hemlock]

there are maybe 1 or 2 achievements per game that are stupid, such as getting all stashes in Zaton that have weapons, which is currently unobtainable because several of the stashes are bugged lol

[solid dome]

No his face was burned and his left eye popped out due to the excessive brain pressure

[worn oar]

No need for the harsh words

[jagged gale]

and Stalker is considered gameplay wise unique
so Half Life 1 extremely bores me but not 2, still don't like the gameplay

[fossil fiber]

Just wait for S2. it will consume you for a lot of hours

[jagged gale]

Bruv I just hope the gunplay feels good

[loud gate]

afaik, I don't work at , so I can't say much

[solid dome]

He's now known as Flesham

[verbal hemlock]

the guy in question is a redditor my man he’s not a person (I joke)

[jagged gale]

you don't need to anyway

[solid dome]

I gone into the cringe alley

[fossil fiber]

It will

[loud gate]

It will

[jagged gale]

playing through FEAR 2
I literally left the Armacham chapter and I am so bored of this second playthrough

it just feels generic, to me that is

[covert slate]

something i just wondered, was the music used in the trailer for the console ports posted anywhere?

[worn oar]

Same I'm bored now

[verbal hemlock]

and if it doesn’t there will be mods that turn it into GammaAnomalyGunslingerEscapeFromPripyatSoupSlopSludge or whatever it’s called

[loud gate]

No(t yet)

[jagged gale]

maybe playing through franchises one by one without going to the other one until I finish it wasn't a good idea...

[fossil fiber]

[loud gate]

[jagged gale]

I am going to be honest
Tarkov models and stuff like that would fit into stalker, if it was done lore-friendly

[solid dome]

@worn oar How to un-bore ourselves? Should we holler @keen rune ?

[worn oar]

Mozi is naughty af

[fossil fiber]

No need for that

[verbal hemlock]

the Stalker community would be a much better place if we stopped using the term ‘soup’ for mods and started saying ‘sludge’ instead

[jagged gale]

true, just saying, stuff should be lore friendly

[fossil fiber]

You are naughty too

[worn oar]

MULTIPLAYER

[loud gate]

Shut up, Vasim.

[solid dome]

I can't, I wish, I'm at work

[jagged gale]

Not really there is a woman speaker so I don't think so

[solid dome]

Work eating my ass

[worn oar]

Only when I'm at the bar

[jagged gale]

that's not Vasim

[loud gate]

S2 has woman interviewer with beautiful voice tho

[solid dome]

It's Gasim

[worn oar]

You can't pull the Portuguese card on me

[jagged gale]

Yes, my little lovely schizo ❤️

[loud gate]

Yes, he is Vasim

[fossil fiber]

We are just sharing our naughtiness with STOC

[jagged gale]

not unless I speak Brazillian swear words I learnt from Max Payne 3

[gaunt burrow]

Matt, Krezzin and Rahmi. We're obsessed with stalker and rhyming in this motherf*cker
Eating Vova Vist on breakfast. Real sigmastalkers
Other difficulties don't exist. Only Master. We're not stronger but also faster
Zones residents for us are just an additional way to be the top fraggers
No one can find the better muggers

Rate fellas

[loud gate]

1/10, stick to lore

[jagged gale]

I would be the Legend of the zone if it wasn't for my friend who got me into his shady discord
;-;

[gaunt burrow]

Bruv

[loud gate]

I was mean

[fossil fiber]

For sure. Just saying that people are too concerned about S2 in general. They shouldn't be

[worn oar]

I'll allow you to explain what you just said I'm feeling generous today

[verbal hemlock]

This is why Matt is the man

[jagged gale]

Relax, I don't mean it

[worn oar]

Who said so?

[jagged gale]

My mind is normal
I am speaking for everyone here, not on purpose

[jagged gale]

???

[solid dome]

Matt, Krezzin and Rahmi, and sometimes Mr.M are the Real G's of STOCtown. Undeniable!

[jagged gale]

They shouldn't be if we know that they will not remove leaning

[fossil fiber]

[gaunt burrow]

Unsubscribing from your channel

[verbal hemlock]

this community has a really weird thing about women I really don’t get it

[jagged gale]

if they do, it's over

[worn oar]

You dare not mess with vasim

[jagged gale]

I never do, hell I like him

[fossil fiber]

It's in the game. Demo players can confirm it

[jagged gale]

I guess it's just absurdism humour

[solid dome]

159 days to go soon

[verbal hemlock]

oh yeah a lot of it is absurdist joking

[jagged gale]

YES!

[verbal hemlock]

but I get the feeling a lot isn’t

[jagged gale]

meh aslong as it's not political and doesn't get serious then it's fine

[jagged gale]

Then it isn't fine

[loud gate]

I take everything back, it was actually great, Matt.

[fossil fiber]

Oh boy

[jagged gale]

Yeah Matt, keep his revenue up bruv

[hazy helm]

@loud gateuse this image in your next trailer

[jagged gale]

Hi Vasim

[worn oar]

Mozi said that I'm vasim and you chose to not have faith in his words

[gaunt burrow]

I take my words back as well

[jagged gale]

Why not both?

[worn oar]

@solid dome say something

[jagged gale]

@hazy helm yo you got a double body
you're big boss now
You're Big Boss
Rahmi is Venom Snake

[loud gate]

Doesn't fit CoP

[fossil fiber]

[hazy helm]

the freedom guy is you and Im the controller

[jagged gale]

that's a metal gear solid V reference

[gaunt burrow]

Is that bloodsucker with a gun or am I tripping?

[hazy helm]

yes

[verbal hemlock]

I need the context behind this awful masterpiece

[jagged gale]

You know what I really want GSC to do

[hazy helm]

@loud gateis this more your style?

[jagged gale]

to make a spin-off of Oblivion Lost (not the futuristic one, the one when it was decided it was going to be about chernobyl/crimea)

[loud gate]

Yeah, this is perfect.

[jagged gale]

insert absuridst woman joke

[worn oar]

Bro wanted to play cool
He winded up being a fool.
Loose in mind, dry in soul.
Poking me, making me cruel.
Do it again and you'll drown in a pool.

[verbal hemlock]

what is that on his right

[hazy helm]

does he know

[jagged gale]

Unfortunately I don't

[verbal hemlock]

is that a gorilla boar human with a belt fed machine gun

[jagged gale]

with respect, it looks like a mutant (stating not criticizing)

[verbal hemlock]

that looks like something that would fight with the Brotherhood in Fallout Tactics

[tall glen]

I want context for whats going on in this image

[jagged gale]

real

[verbal hemlock]

having the context might be more confusing than the initial viewing

[jagged gale]

anyways, what do you think?

Assuming you know what the Beta stage/Oblivion Lost was in STALKER

Because it was amazing
it was ambitious and to call it very creepy for a horror game is an understatement
but either it did seem like STALKER was indeed supposed to be a 100% a horror game

unlike now, with slight elements

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/riddler-paul-dano-new-rockstars-thumbnail-does-he-know-he-doesnt-know-gif-27552850

[jagged gale]

one thing I really did like in the Beta Stages/concepts that there was no good ending

[hazy helm]

it is one of the Stalker Community Books made when the series was under creative commons license for books

[jagged gale]

and that a tutorial guide was supposed to haunt you every night

[hazy helm]

no longer the case\

[jagged gale]

would you assume a stalker book would be made with SOC/CS/COP plot?

[verbal hemlock]

I might be insane but SoC always felt like more of an action-thriller to me than horror barring very specific segments (Underground Controller, maybe the X labs)

[hazy helm]

no LMAO

nha

lol

[jagged gale]

could have assumed

[hazy helm]

all the stories are original and non cannon

[verbal hemlock]

has anyone here read the Southern Comfort and Northern Passage or whatever they’re called lol

[hazy helm]

yes

theyre shit

[verbal hemlock]

Afghanistan zone featuring Tarasov (yes that Tarasov) or something idk I read the very basics of information about them

[jagged gale]

Well then read Beta concept of SOC
I could say that it was proper nightmare fuel, especially after playing OLR 2.5 I could assume what stalker could have been

oh wait, that was what I was talking about, STALKER has now slight horror bits, unlike the beta which was proper horror

[gaunt burrow]

CoP Tarasov?

[verbal hemlock]

as far as i’m aware yeah, he got promoted or something

Valentir and Podorozhny should make cameo appearances in S2

[hazy helm]

yes

its the same tarasov

[gaunt burrow]

Agree

[hazy helm]

its a self insert in a bad story

[verbal hemlock]

I hope they go the route in S2 where we can meet some friendly/chill ‘military stalkers’ rather than being universally hostile

even if it’s just they’re barely tolerating of regular stalkers rather than shooting on sight

[jagged gale]

well let's think about it realistically how it would have been
UA army got orders to engage upon STALKERs unless something changed?

[jagged gale]

Hey Vasim, since you know most about things related to stalker, did you ever come across Beta development documents on SOC?

[verbal hemlock]

I just think, like, it makes sense for the regular grunts like those in Cordon or Agroprom to engage stalkers on sight, right. But actual legit military stalkers going on ops deep in the zone? you’d think they wouldn’t want to engage the regular loners and dutyers/freedom unless they absolutely have to as part of their mission, why fight a war on multiple fronts in that environment if you don’t have to?

even if it’s like, “officially we’re supposed to engage you on sight but really we don’t follow that order because we like being alive and it’s not worth our time”

[solid dome]

Sorry, I went to the Bar for a lil

[gaunt burrow]

I kinda hope that military in S2 won't be so damn incompetent

[finite dragon]

im drinking coffee brandy and might go back to the bar in cs

[solid dome]

Do not

[verbal hemlock]

i know they should still ultimately be an antagonistic force in the big picture, but I hope we get some more friendly military/military stalker guys a-la CoP.

[solid dome]

A duty sex offender was caught in the bathroom, place has been locked by the military for inspection

[finite dragon]

ive been playing the most long form playthrough of cs

[solid dome]

You goblins, don't go to the bar atm. It's sexual harassment chaos.

[finite dragon]

Duty does business with Epstein

[solid dome]

[gaunt burrow]

Hell nah

[finite dragon]

lmao I love some stalker en_stalker schizo posting

[solid dome]

I like it here a lot

[sly matrix]

Business as "visiting his island" or as in "not killing himself"?

[finite dragon]

Duty provided his island with artifacts

Even Sid wouldn't work with him but Duty on the other hand..

[solid dome]

Duty took it deep

[finite dragon]

Should I write a fan fic novel about it

[solid dome]

Do not take this out of context, please

[verbal hemlock]

Operation Fairway was actually meant to expose Epstein’s outpost at the CNPP

[worn oar]

[verbal hemlock]

the stingrays didn’t hit anomalies, they got suicided

[gaunt burrow]

Real

[verbal hemlock]

ever notice that stingray 2 had 2 “self-inflicted” gunshot wounds to the back of the head?

[finite dragon]

DutyGate: Artifacts for the Island by acister

[solid dome]

Lmfao

[finite dragon]

lol almost missed that

[solid dome]

Our theories are unmatched

[finite dragon]

and now we got p diddy in the mix of it all in the zone

[verbal hemlock]

we see connections that even GSC’s writers themselves wouldn’t dream of

[solid dome]

[verbal hemlock]

Ice’s last words before the Preacher killed him? “Epstein didn’t-“

[sly matrix]

They can hire us for a solid 5 cent an hour

[finite dragon]

Probably what they're paying their out sourced devs

[worn oar]

Krezzin, I have a gift for you! Check the bar

[solid dome]

I heard of the raid, man they up to steal his jewelry hidden in the walls

[verbal hemlock]

438 dollars a year, that’s what the average Bulgarian makes anyway

[solid dome]

Czeching it out

[sly matrix]

That's enough for one ultimate edition tho...

[verbal hemlock]

is that really what they’re charging for the edition with all those souvenirs lmao

[sly matrix]

More.like 350 i think

[verbal hemlock]

no disrespect intended to GSC but I could undoubtedly get fanmade merchandise that’s twice the quality for half the price

are they even doing a regular physical release, I kinda want a physical copy

[finite dragon]

I honestly might make a stalker inspired "street wear" thing when s2 comes out

I think I could make some bucks and the slavs would eat it up

also slav aesthetic has been trending in the west forever

[verbal hemlock]

something I actually don’t know, in the Ukrainian/Russian voiceovers, does Strelok have the same VA in all three games?

he notoriously is voiced by three different guys in each of the three games (I consider SoC’s to be his true voice) in the English voiceover

[sly matrix]

Real

[finite dragon]

CoP the real strelok

[gaunt burrow]

Same

[finite dragon]

Will the real Strelok please stand up

[gaunt burrow]

In Clear Sky he does sound too young which is strange

Considering CS events happened just year earlier before SoC events

[sly matrix]

He sounds like a generic stalker

[calm slate]

Hi! Sorry if it’s been brought up before but any word on the PC trilogy getting controller support implemented from the console ports? Works fine enough on steam deck but that update would make it so much better!

[finite dragon]

Pray

[verbal hemlock]

yeah I feel like a lot of people don’t realize the entire trilogy takes place over the course of 11 months

[finite dragon]

Maybe I didn't even realize that, is it actually 11 months-ish exactly

[gaunt burrow]

CS started in September 10 of 2011, and CoP started in August 3 of 2012

[verbal hemlock]

Clear Sky: September 10, 2011
Shadow of Chernobyl: May 1, 2012
Call of Pripyat: August 3, 2012

[finite dragon]

I guess I thought it was over a couple years, makes sense it was just one

[gaunt burrow]

Only Strelok and Nimble appeared in all 3 parts

F to real ones

[verbal hemlock]

Call of Pripyat is really the only one where time can progress a lot since you can sleep

so more or less it’s about a year from Scar being saved by Clear Sky to the Evacuation

[solid dome]

Deffo

[gaunt burrow]

Loved that addition ngl

[finite dragon]

having a silk screened stalker aesthetic on camo long sleeves and hoodies, i feel like it would look good

[keen rune]

@solid dome can't be bothered, I'm with my lads on a party rn

[solid dome]

Party starter

[finite dragon]

Prodigy reference

[solid dome]

💯

[finite dragon]

have you listened to my tarkovsky show yet

[solid dome]

Nope have to admit

[finite dragon]

its gone Lone in the Zone all over it

[earnest bear]

I said gives wibes. I never Said I am qualified to detect anything

[finite dragon]

wibes

[solid dome]

Must listen then

[finite dragon]

I also meant to contribute to lone in the zone and never did, im a failure

[solid dome]

Nobody does anymore except Valuable Krezzin

At given point its my personal "When I'm bored" playlist

[solid dome]

And the chat, ladies and gentlemen, fell asleep on the keyboard

[gaunt burrow]

Krezzing Effect vs en_stalker

Winner: Krezzing Effect

[solid dome]

en_stalker man card: Revoked indefinitely

[violet juniper]

I was wondering What stalker game has the best modding community ?

[finite dragon]

Is someone by any chance familiar with the ps port trophies and can help out with a tip for the trophy „party on the beach“ please? I’ve already started my third run, because I thought my savefile is broken..

[hazy helm]

Shadow of Chernobyl has the overall better mods

but IG

the biggest mods always use community tools and engines

[violet juniper]

Gotcha I’ve been interested in the console ports of the franchise and heard mod support comes later this year so I’m excited to see which game gets more attention

[hazy helm]

newer mods always made engine edits so

[solid dome]

Of course it's always the first title in a series

[violet juniper]

I thought so but when researching I always get mixed responses between SoC and CoP

[solid dome]

SoC it is, sir

SoC is SoaCked in mods

Only things we dont have is nude mods and bot mod for MP

[halcyon isle]

Privet fellow Stalkers

[sand fiber]

zdarova

[hazy helm]

CoP has a lot of story mods,the quality shifts beetween "mercs hurr durr" and passe stories to genuinely good
but SoC has the best overall tbh

[solid dome]

Protivootrova?

[hazy helm]

gameplay and story wise

[violet juniper]

Gotcha I plan to play the games Vanilla first but genuinely just looking for the one that’s more enjoyable from a gameplay perspective

[sand fiber]

i don't think you're prepared for stalker mods

[halcyon isle]

I have me a question Comrades.
I have been playing Stalker Clear Sky lately and I faced a problem where my fps would skyrocket while cooking my gpu. How can I cap it to 120 fps?

[violet juniper]

I don’t think I am either tbh I wouldn’t go all out to begin with just bug and graphic fixes maybe a few new weapons

[verbal hemlock]

me, sitting my corner enjoying Spatial Anomaly for the fifth time

[gaunt burrow]

I genuinely love CoP but it really has weakest main story. Main story is short too

If you won't complete sidequests and let your teammates die then ending slides will be "everyone and everything died"

[violet juniper]

Does it have a lot of human enemy encounters? I’ve heard it feels the most empty out of the franchise

[solid dome]

+1 on the story part

[verbal hemlock]

yeah but that’s not really a ‘gotcha’, that’s what the entire game is built around

[sand fiber]

you can't really mod stalker with "a few new weapons", it's all-out total conversion maddness

[verbal hemlock]

It intentionally is an antithesis to SoC and CS where the main story is the only focus and side quests are tiny bonuses at best. The entire game is built around the side quests and faction quests

[sand fiber]

objection, CoP's main story and quests are the most atmospheric in the whole series

[gaunt burrow]

Exactly. CoP is literally just sidequests

[verbal hemlock]

and that’s not a bad thing lol

I could also say “Clear Sky is literally just the main story”

[gaunt burrow]

While its main story is "go investigate why Fairway failed" "it failed cuz anomalies move after emissions lmao"

[verbal hemlock]

alright now that’s just reductionist lol

the story is about far more than Fairway itself with numerous moving parts and other elements

[gaunt burrow]

Sidequests are wayy more than main ones

[verbal hemlock]

yeah that’s the point

[gaunt burrow]

CoP has 22 main quests according to Wiki

Game is literally mainly sidequests

Plus I didn't enjoyed babysitting ally NPCs

[verbal hemlock]

I remember you saying that before but the number of main quests means absolutely nothing. you could literally reduce SoC’s main story to about six actual quest segments and the same for CS. just going by the actual main content both of those games are short too

[gaunt burrow]

Still love the game don't get me wrong but Jupiter Underground mission is pain in the ass. Teammates dying from 1 snork hit or accidentally shooting eachother

[regal sapphire]

I find it funny how zulu always dies on each of my playthroughs

[verbal hemlock]

at the risk of alerting the horde by mentioning Fallout you could also say “Fallout: New Vegas is literally just a game of side quests” since more than half the main story is directing you to do the faction side quests, just like CoP does

[gaunt burrow]

Its not just the amout of main missions. I think we all can agree that SoCs and CSs main story was a lot interesting than CoPs one

And SoC doesn't have a lot of main missions either

[verbal hemlock]

yeah and again that’s the point, SoC and CS rely entirely on their main stories, whereas CoP uses the main story as a vessel to deliver all of the side quests and faction content

it’s all an intentional design philosophy that’s very different from what SoC and CS did, but that doesn’t make it inherently bad. Some people prefer the strong main story though

ngl I like how CoP’s main story ensures that all of the finer details and specific events line up (survivors from Stingrays 3 and 5 linking up and meeting Noah, survivors from Stingray 1 meeting Guide, all the numbers being accounted for). Deggy being essentially a detective piecing things together is also sick

[gaunt burrow]

I see your point. Still hate how you have to babysit your allies in CoP though

And I'll always hate Jupiter Underground mission

Legit hardest part of the trilogy for me

[verbal hemlock]

yeah I agree having to savescum to keep the allies alive is annoying. Getting the entire team should be a benefit, not a hazard

They should be babysitting me not the other way around lol

also “Evacuation” is a mess. Totally dope atmosphere and vibe to it as the finale mission but man they should’ve tripled the health numbers on the NPCs

[gaunt burrow]

Evacuation mission for me is unironically always very easy

[verbal hemlock]

mfw I have to stay in the zone to check the bodies and make sure one of the guys didn’t die so I get the good ending for Pripyat

[gaunt burrow]

Its Jupiter Underground mission I have trouble with

Teammates either die by snorks, accidentally hit eachother or me

[verbal hemlock]

yeah it’s not too bad to get the perfect outcome but more often than not one of the guys will get clipped by a monolith sniper before you can kill them fast enough

[verbal hemlock]

oh yeah I’m always getting shot up by my own guys in the underground lol

Nitro doesn’t know what he’s talking about, that mission would unironically be less of a hassle if Deggy went alone

[gaunt burrow]

Ikr

Babysitting teammates just makes everything harder

[verbal hemlock]

I wish Sokolov had some kind of an alternate ending for if he stays at the scientists bunker

come to think of it, I have no idea if any of the teammates ending slides even play if you didn’t bring them on the trip

[gaunt burrow]

Afaik no. If you won't hire Vano for the trip for example then his ending slide won't play at all. Same applies for others

[verbal hemlock]

also I find it really hilarious how B28 was designated as the evac point when it’s literally the most dangerous area in the entire game, sandwiched between 2 Monolith bases. Another great decision by great Colonel Kovalsky

[gaunt burrow]

Incompetency of the military knows no limits

[verbal hemlock]

not that he would’ve known about that, but choosing the Pripyat point when he had already been in Yanov and seen it with his own eyes is hilarious

not to mention they could’ve taken shelter at the scientists bunker while awaiting pickup at B205

[gaunt burrow]

Even during Fairway Degtyarev and Guide did most of the heavy lifting

[violet juniper]

Which would you guys say has the best gameplay loop? And most in depth systems?

[verbal hemlock]

The entire group besides Sokolov would probably be dead if they hadn’t lucked into meeting Guide and Noah

and even Sokolov only lived because he ran into Garry

[gaunt burrow]

Exactly

[verbal hemlock]

I dunno about ‘loop’ but SoC is probably the best game you can continue ‘existing’ in after completing the main content up to the point of no return, because of Barkeep, Sid, and Sakharov’s repeating quests

[sand fiber]

none

[gaunt burrow]

Blocked.

[verbal hemlock]

CoP is the most refined with its QoL features and systems but after completing the quests your options are Beard’s artifact orders and Beard’s artifact orders

that’s one thing that I wish CoP had taken out of SoC’s book. The repeatable radiant quests in SoC really made that game come alive and make you feel like you could keep existing in it and doing stuff if you wanted to

[gaunt burrow]

I also enjoyed CoP achievements

[sand fiber]

stalker has literally no gameplay systems whatsoever, ground for them - yes, but as it is it's just a simple shooter

[verbal hemlock]

CoP’s in-game achievements are excellent, straight up one of my favorite features in the trilogy

[gaunt burrow]

Many good additions in CoP gotta admit

[verbal hemlock]

fast traveling within an area

[gaunt burrow]

100 loading tips was a nice addition as well

[violet juniper]

So CoP has no repeatable side content?

[verbal hemlock]

However one may feel about some of CoP’s design choices, they learned a lot from SoC and CS to refine some of the elements and have some good QoL improvements

[sand fiber]

yes

[verbal hemlock]

Besides Beard’s artifact orders, all of the quests and content is one-time stuff, better to start a new playthrough.

[gaunt burrow]

CoP doesn't have repeatable sidequests (except Beards artifact orders I guess). SoC does have sidequests that reset tho

[verbal hemlock]

but ngl by the time I finish all the stuff in CoP I feel like starting a new playthrough again anyway lol

Complete Evacuation and it’s like, “you know what? I feel like doing ‘The Hit’ and rescuing Petruha again ” and it snowballs from there

one thing that I find very funny is how there’s absolutely no logical reason to side with Sultan over Beard. Permanently turns off Beard’s artifact orders and the measly payout you get from Beard’s business is awful. So not only is it the morally wrong thing to do, it’s also stupid and not profitable for anyone

[gaunt burrow]

It doesn't make any sense for Degtyarev to side with Sultan lorewise as well

Degtyarev used to be a former stalker. He would know a thing or 2 about bandits

[verbal hemlock]

Beard’s artifact orders turn Deggies around the zone into millionaires overnight, why would he ever side with Sultan

[verbal hemlock]

yeah exactly, he’s a former free stalker turned USS Agent, nothing about his background should have him help the bandits of all people achieve supremacy lol

Sultan has this thing about how he’s ‘establishing order’ and keeping things going smoothly, but how does wiping out Spartacus’s security team do that at all lmao

I dunno if the writer messed up, but I would hope it’s just meant to be that what Sultan says and what Sultan actually does are just two totally different things

[gaunt burrow]

I wish we would be able to kill Sultan ngl. Always hated that bastard

[verbal hemlock]

yeah same. I think it’s weird how ‘The Hit’ is just presented as Sultan hitting Spartacus’s team for loot. It should be presented as Sultan hitting Spartacus’s crew because they’re a threat to his ambitions of lording over Zaton. Beard mentions that Spartacus and his guys are all former police and special forces

it doesn’t really show in game where they’re just regular loners with leather jackets but we don’t talk about that

[gaunt burrow]

Grouse is ex police detective and local sheriff

[verbal hemlock]

Yep

[gaunt burrow]

Grizzly also said that he knows a group of stalkers who used to serve in special forces unit

[verbal hemlock]

If you ask Beard who should guard the scientists, he says Spartacus and his guys are ex-police too

[gaunt burrow]

[verbal hemlock]

I know it’s for gameplay balancing reasons but I find it a little immersion breaking how most of the loners in Zaton and Yanov are rookies that wear rookie gear. The entire point is this is near the center of the zone, they should be the legit guys

[gaunt burrow]

Damn I actually didn't know that honestly

[verbal hemlock]

I’ll see if I can find a screenshot of it

[gaunt burrow]

I mean this

[verbal hemlock]

I know

[gaunt burrow]

Trilogy never fails to amaze me

Like when you thought that you already knew everything you learn something new

[verbal hemlock]

I learned recently that if Topol’s crew dies you can hire people to replace them. The options are - Gonta’s crew, Grizzly’s crew, Freedom, and Duty

It’s basically ‘guarding the scientists’ but alternate

Gonta, Garmata and Crab: In order for the player to hire them, the player must complete In Search of Magpie and Hunting the Chimera, and both Gonta and Garmata must have survived the hunting mission. Once both missions were completed, the player can speak to Gonta, who will accept the player's offer.

Mitay, Grizzly and Torba: In order for the player to hire them, the player must complete Hostage without Mitay dying, after what they will be able to hire them for the mission.

[gaunt burrow]

Hermann will also have different dialogue if Topol and his crew die/survive right?

[verbal hemlock]

Oh yeah for sure, I’ve never heard the death dialogue though

Topol’s a good guy so I’ve always made sure to keep his crew alive lol. I absolutely love how they get new gear at the end after doing all of their missions

[gaunt burrow]

Agree

[verbal hemlock]

It’s little details like that that really make CoP for me. Everything ties together

[gaunt burrow]

Its a good attention to details. Topol and his crew getting new gear and joining scientists (if they'll remain alive)

[verbal hemlock]

Major Degtyarev’s Zaton and Yanov Problem Solving Service: What existential problem can we solve for you today?

Entire CoP is Deggy fixing other peoples’ messes

[gaunt burrow]

I honestly don't like the fact that we still don't know canonicity of many CoP ending slides

[verbal hemlock]

I’m sure S2 will answer some questions. In general, I’d say more often than not, the ‘good’ ending slides will be the canon ones

[gaunt burrow]

Hopefully so

[verbal hemlock]

Oh one thing that I think is hilarious: Doing Trapper’s quests actually makes Yanov infinitely more dangerous because bloodsuckers, burers, and chimeras will start to spawn out in the open when you complete the last quest

And also killing the wounded Chimera makes regular Chimeras spawn in Zaton

so by making the zone safer lorewise you’re ironically making it far more dangerous gameplay wise

[gaunt burrow]

I think its the fact that by completing these quests you're advancing forward, so game decides to make things harder for you

If that makes sense

[verbal hemlock]

oh yeah for sure, I don’t mind it for myself but it gets all my favorite stalker groups killed lol

Strider’s boys are gonna run into a Chimera and get squad wiped

[solid dome]

We're approaching 3 am, bois

[gaunt burrow]

I love different mutants fighting eachother ngl

[solid dome]

Have you prepped your schizo talk?

[gaunt burrow]

Its pretty entertaining I gotta say

[verbal hemlock]

You can measure my happiness in CoP by the named NPCs that stay safe in Skadovsk/Yanov vs named NPCs that do A-Life stuff (Petruha and Awl, Strider’s squad) and inevitably get killed

I take a drink in celebration every time Petruha and Awl safely return to Skadovsk

[gaunt burrow]

I don't really care about Striders guys honestly. I only care about Strider

[solid dome]

Courier, mind telling us where you are tuning in from?

[verbal hemlock]

yeah it’s hard to care about guys that have no unique dialogue

[verbal hemlock]

United States

[solid dome]

I see

[gaunt burrow]

Real

[solid dome]

Petruha, ma boy

[gaunt burrow]

Always glad when I see those 2 alive

[verbal hemlock]

they were undoubtedly on time and resource constraints but I wish more NPCs in CoP had unique dialogue. Anyone who’s not a squad leader won’t talk, and even the squad leaders only have their generic shared lines that allude to quests/clues/etc

and even a lot of the named characters only have generic dialogue, like Kremen. And Kovalsky is pretty much the only Fairway guy that has actual dialogue outside of missions

[gaunt burrow]

Also there are literally no info about Jack and Shishak

And these 2 are leaders of their groups/crews

[solid dome]

Petruha must be saved for the good of human kind

[verbal hemlock]

literally, the only thing we get about Jack is he’s a shifty predatory lender

[solid dome]

He always warms your heart with his Pipe down line

PIPE DOWN MAN LET ME FEEL YOU IN

[verbal hemlock]

it does surprise me that, outside of the 2 sensitive PDAs and turning in Flint, that Duty and Freedom don’t have any actual quests of their own (not counting Yar’s quest)

and also Shishask and Jack only appearing in Hostage and Debts respectively and then having no further relevance

[verbal hemlock]

lmao he was a real one there. gotta have the best info to save main man Nimble

[gaunt burrow]

Yeah

[verbal hemlock]

in a game where the main focus is on faction-drama side quests, Duty and Freedom take a backseat. ironic

[gaunt burrow]

I did enjoyed Trappers sidequests tho

[violet juniper]

Which in your guys opinion have the best npcs interactions? I heard Cs leans towards that way more but is a mess

[gaunt burrow]

Wdym by NPC interactions? You mean NPC dialogues?

Imho Clear Sky NPCs have the best dialogues

[verbal hemlock]

None of the games evolve into, say, Fallout 1/2/NV level dialogue with choices (besides yes/no lol) and paths and such, but CoP was leaning into it the hardest

but when it comes to NPCs providing lore and such, CS NPCs are the real deal

[gaunt burrow]

Definitely

CS is generally very lore rich

[verbal hemlock]

who knows if it’s something they have a priority on but it’ll be interesting to see if S2 has a legit RPG dialogue system a-la Fallout/Mass Effect/other legit RPGs

[gaunt burrow]

And its a shame that many players try to finish it as soon as they can

[violet juniper]

Yeah I’m honestly just looking for which one has the best rpg elements to get immersed I

[hazy helm]

SoC

[verbal hemlock]

ultimately when it comes down to it you kinda see the games add a few more RPG elements as time goes on. I would say CoP is the most RPG-like, but in a weird way that I can’t quite explain, so is SoC.

it depends on your view of ‘RPG elements’, CoP was evolving more into the Fo2 style of having all these quest choices/outcomes and different ending slides

[violet juniper]

I pretty much just like to go around and sell things and upgrade that’s always been super satisfying to me in games

[verbal hemlock]

SoC is the most in-depth (they simplified certain elements in CS and CoP, in the same way certain elements from Mass Effect 1 were simplified in 2 and 3) but CS and CoP also have more features such as directly upgrading your gear rather than just swapping it out for better gear

If you like making money and continually upgrading your gear, SoC and CoP both are all about that life, but in SoC you’re replacing rather than making upgrades

[violet juniper]

Gotcha I really like how each game does its own thing and tries different things it seems

Very intriguing it’s hard to find franchises like that nowadays

[verbal hemlock]

oh yeah absolutely

[keen rune]

SoC is lore wise, CS i just visually beautiful (at its time), and CoP is just everything made better

Just that it mostly focuses on side quests rather than the storyline, story isn't as good as SoC

[hazy helm]

SoC and CS are still beautiful to this day
CoP is a downgrade in every aspect except side quests

[keen rune]

Wouldn't say downgrade, I think people just like it because it has more non-main quests that give the player some time off, storyline wasn't bad, but I wouldn't say a good story

[hazy helm]

it is qutie literally a graphical downgrade

[keen rune]

Choppers crash, guy finds out why, guy finds out, escape

[hazy helm]

and writting downgrade

and AI downgrade

[keen rune]

Gotta give em props for good side quests, as that was the only interesting thing, that and the achievements

[hazy helm]

that is like,the only thing they did right

[keen rune]

Graphically wise it looked like SoC but less god rays

[hazy helm]

at which point is the cons outweighting the cons

[hazy helm]

no,SoC looked better,straighht up

its most likely bc CoP maps suck

[keen rune]

There's only 3 main areas you can go to, and it's just back and forth nonsense, Zaton, Jupiter and Pripyat, but the game is central around Pripyat, so I wouldn't say it's a good map at all, just fetch questing at that point

[hazy helm]

more so to do how textures,grass and ligthing works

maps were made hastily and not very well

[keen rune]

I read somewhere that they had to focus on downgrading to prevents framerate issues or something like that, either that or it was an aesthetic choice

That or becausea SoC looked really bleak with the coloring filter

[hazy helm]

CoP had 1 year of development,they designed the game in 6 months and made it in 6 months,they couldnt put much and were rushed,the entire AI A-life was scrapped bc they didnt know how to work with it,they didnt know how to modify it and they didnt have time + it didnt work with their scripted quests,the maps were rushed aesthetically and Pripyat suffered the most

CS used preproduction from another older cancelled game and reused a lot of content thus allowing them to be more creative and more dedicated with what new things they wanted instead of CoP

[keen rune]

Gotta give props to the devs for putting effort in such a short time span, nothing bad with CoP, I think most people crap on it because of how 1. bad it looks, and 2. quests

If effort is even the correct word

[hazy helm]

CoP is the one that gets the least crap

most crapped on is CS

[keen rune]

I personally don't see anything wrong with CS, maybe that cliffhanger ending with Scar, other than that, nothing wrong with the game, I think the story could've been a bit better, but I think it was a good prequel, the only thing I saw bad was the Limansk portion, hated that area

[covert slate]

yeah, cause of bugs

[shrewd elm]

clear sky's faction system was great

[hidden stratus]

It had a lot of action and little running back and forth.

Was a big improvement from the previous game as well.

Except for that nasty ass motion blur

[keen rune]

There was a faction system??? I only focused on the story of CS...

Must be the trauma I experienced from the CNPP in SoC, hated that place and still do to this day

I don't know how many times I died in there...and with no medkits and broken armor...

Ill be honest the only reason I played CS was because I wanted to get over it, so I basically rememebr nothing as I was still scared when finishing SoC

[shrewd elm]

yes, you could join loners/bandits or duty/freedom

[finite dragon]

Good morning.

[finite dragon]

I agree with you.

[keen rune]

More like good night from where I am, it's 9:51 over here and I'm trying to finish these exam papers for chemistry

[finite dragon]

In Japan it will be 11am.
Your hard work and study. 📝

ーーーーーーーーーーーー
If you fight for the depot many times, Loners and Duty will suppress Bandits from spawning.
and 🆚

[sand gorge]

Eventually Duty will gain the entrances to the garbage that the loners haven't and it will be safer

[finite dragon]

I joined Loners and reduced Bandits resources and manpower to zero, but they showed up before I knew it.

As expected, I can't provide combat support when I'm in Limansk, bros...

[keen rune]

I joined Loner becauase I myself am a loner (i like working for sidorovich)

[finite dragon]

I joined Loners because Wolf is my favorite. But he left Rookie village.

Also, Loners is there are simply fewer enemies, and it's not as lively as Freedom or as strict as Duty.
But I can assure you that I know the good and bad of all factions.
I like all factions.

[steep creek]

idk what it is but i just have an unquenchable thirst for a big hot sweaty man to kiss me on my lips

[sour verge]

There will be mods for stalker on console???

[violet juniper]

I been researching it and it seems that way

[sour verge]

I joined the bandits and I’ve been trying to hold off duty attacks for like 3 hours

[violet juniper]

It’s gonna be extremely limited though to follow Xbox and PlayStation guidelines

[sour verge]

I have not spotted a single automatic weapon in my allies hands

[stable crow]

What should I do first? The prypiat briefcase or turn down the antenna?

[sour verge]

PlayStation is a a lot more strict when it comes to mods than Xbox

[violet juniper]

Most definitely atleast we’ll get new textures and reskins on Xbox

[sour verge]

I just want modding so I don’t have to walk around in a bandit jacket

[violet juniper]

It’ll be interesting for sure

[somber sapphire]

Have been playing shadow of Chernobyl for the first time, just turned off the psi generator and still have yet to find a shop, is there any that are close? Or do I need to venture elsewhere

[finite dragon]

Me = : “Please open that big door during Emission! … After that, let’s fight me.”

[shrewd elm]

go to the bar?

[worn oar]

If you mean the antennas then you can go back to the army warehouses.

[finite dragon]

Hello. A new day has arrived.

[latent flame]

it is, i had a lot of fun going into gunfights

if i wanted to kill some poor soob, i could look around the corner and theres bandits

[solid dome]

After years of lacking common sense
Anomaly players learned
STALKER 2 will not be ANOMALY 2!
One after another
losing their minds
Ultimately killing themselves
in Escape From Tarkov
And nobody will bury them

Rahmi, we are the Guides of the Light

We preach, we teach, we never snitch

[nimble cipher]

dinonuggets6868 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[sour verge]

Can my bandit team mates learn to invest in some Ak’s

Why are these idiots running around with double barrel shotguns

At LEAST get a viper

And I’m supposed to take on a loner base with exoskeletons?!?

[safe badge]

I wish you all a good day be well

[violet juniper]

What’s everyone’s thoughts on clear sky?

[gaunt burrow]

unironically my favorite stalker game

[finite dragon]

Shadow of chernobyl has some bugs which cause past missions to reappear in the tab

Not a deal breaker tho
I love the game

[violet juniper]

I heard it gets a lot of hate but I like the sound of its systems way more than SOC

I really like faction stuff lol

[finite dragon]

It may be meaningless as a game strategy, but I enjoy completing certain sub tasks, receiving rewards from traders, buying food from faction members and bartenders, and eating and drinking while spending the night camping.

[finite dragon]

Very fun.
It's difficult at times, but it's always fun. And the main character, Mercenary Scar, is my beloved mercenary.

[sour verge]

Faction wars are fun

I like being part of a faction and actually contributing to it

But I’m not gonna finish my bandit play through till I can get some console mods

Cuz they are SUPER weak

[finite dragon]

The reward for defending the camp is approximately 1000 SA (RU), and diet sausages and bread are 400 SA (RU). 🤔

[violet juniper]

Yeah they’re probably the weakest of the factions but makes for a good challenge run

[sour verge]

Wasn’t my smartest idea for a first clear sky playthrough

[finite dragon]

If you join Bandits, the main tasks of faction wars and main quests of CS will definitely become incredibly difficult.
It's always related to Duty and Freedom.

[gaunt burrow]

Bandit scum

All my homies hate bandits

[finite dragon]

Like Baron of Metro Exodus, Bolov or Yoga are very cunning, and this faction is far from benevolent in capturing and enslaving innocent Loners, at least in the Zone.

[gaunt burrow]

Yoga is a scum even by bandits standards

[finite dragon]

The wiser the villain, the more attractive it actually is.

[gaunt burrow]

Yoga does have a pretty good jawline, gotta admit

[finite dragon]

Let's talk to Yoga using neutral save data.

[finite dragon]

Which one will save you, Renegades or Bandits?
Who's Renegade's boss?

[gaunt burrow]

It's not known

Renegades don't even have a proper lore

[finite dragon]

Personally, I don't want Renegades to be seen as just a dropout or a rehearsal for a faction wars.

[gaunt burrow]

I do think that a lot of Renegades are just former bandits who didn't liked Yoga's leadership, policy and Yoga himself

[sour verge]

Yeah most of them probably just rejoined when borov took power

The rest died

[finite dragon]

And, what happened to Borov during the one year gap?
Sorry, Bo“l”ov is Bo“r”ov. 😅

[gaunt burrow]

He ate Yoga.That's why he got so fat in less than a year

[finite dragon]

Ohh… Nooo!
He did something pretty terrible...
Bandits are not good after all! You should clean up Garbage is immediately!

[spring apex]

[keen rune]

A new day, no news

[verbal hemlock]

this just makes me appreciate the final product even more ngl

[keen rune]

Dear Mol1t, if I give you all my scholarship money, will you release footage?????

It's worth 100 grand in USD

[verbal hemlock]

100g scholarship man you’re probably qualified to make your own STALKER

[keen rune]

With XRay maybe, not with UE5

[verbal hemlock]

and what’s so bad about that

[keen rune]

I'm no game dev but with 100g I won't be able to hire a full team

[verbal hemlock]

make a story mod for CoP all the cool kids are doing it

[keen rune]

Yo Mol1t, are you gonna prank us with S2 news for April Fools? Are you gonna fool us Stalkers with a trailer???

[sharp hazel]

Ukraine

[silver ledge]

SoC

Shadow of caseoh

[gaunt burrow]

based

[finite dragon]

CS
Cream Softie.

[gaunt burrow]

Agreed

[finite dragon]

I wanna eat ice cream with Scar.

[drowsy valley]

hi chat, about to try and install lost alpha, send help or my game files may explode

[nimble cipher]

restraining_order has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[karmic sand]

Man.

[karmic sand]

Count your days bud

[latent flame]

joined Duty in Clear Sky

why do i have the sudden urge to kiss men

aH.

So thats why.

[karmic sand]

Worship me nerds

[latent flame]

is it filled with buff, steamy Dutyers

[karmic sand]

Ermm

Yes

Grrr

[hazy helm]

bro cant even say fuck lol

https://tenor.com/view/borzoi-ok-gif-27704540

[karmic sand]

They be removing my speech rights

[silver ledge]

Mo monolith 🤫

[karmic sand]

Pull up to the sarcophagus and see what happens buddy

[silver ledge]

🤫 rock

[karmic sand]

Rock 🤫

[silver ledge]

He’s still talking

[karmic sand]

No

[silver ledge]

I hope you get erosion

[karmic sand]

I hope you get brain scorched

[silver ledge]

Bro.

Your washed up man.. where’s your kids? Where’s your familly?

You abandoned them.

[karmic sand]

I know

[silver ledge]

They crying for you

[karmic sand]

I got my gng fr f

Me n gng be rather silly

[karmic sand]

NO NO

STOP THATS NOT COOL

I bet you don’t have decoder ❗❗

Alright

That’s it

🤫🧏‍♂️

[wooden girder]

😡😡

[silver ledge]

No meeting for the rock

[keen rune]

I ran out of bullets on the final Anomaly mission and now I'm ded

[dense quest]

Someone help me what is the meaning of this bandit dialogue: Kranti vasyem?

[sour verge]

I just saw a duty member get snatched up by a bloodsucker

[spring apex]

iirc "it is the end of you!" (said when they are in group against lone enemy)

[dense quest]

Thanks bro ❤️

[sly viper]

@glossy blade Patch for PC trilogy when???

[solid dome]

If we have STALKER 2 in the next 2 hours I donate 200 ml blood

@glossy blade Alright?

If it comes within 24 hours, I'll however confess a total of 24 sins I have done in the past 24 years

@gaunt burrow Sounds like a good deal, no?

If nothing occurs from now till 7:19pm tomorrow, I'll play a Tencent game

till I collapse

[halcyon isle]

[solid dome]

If nothing happens at all I am on to steal Nimble's flash drive for Sidorovich, format it to FAT-32 and upload 100 gigabytes of sped up hardbass on

You hear me Molit!
I will destroy Valuable Sidorovich laptop speakaz!

Its no drill

Y been warned

Stop, freeze on the spot
Feel the breeze?
Yeah its hot
Its the pot
Lets your brain rot

Business as usual over @ the Hood.

[keen rune]

Krezzin over here is becoming Eminem of the Zone

[keen rune]

Will you confess your search history if it comes in the next hour?

[solid dome]

I has become The Lyricist

[solid dome]

Certainly will

[solid dome]

I hit you with sum knowledge, dog

[gaunt burrow]

list will be too long

[solid dome]

Reserve me the whole chat

[keen rune]

Better watch out Mol1t, Krezzin is many things, but he never lies about his 24 sins

One of em is pirating

The 2nd is finding Sid's files

[solid dome]

Actually its the 25th sin

He safe

What are you 2 good fellas doing, @gaunt burrow @keen rune ?

You chillin, feelin?

[gaunt burrow]

playing SoC, reading Sids dialogues (again)

[solid dome]

Me, I try to open a bag of nuts and I'm going nuts failing

[gaunt burrow]

I guess you can call it the nut job

[solid dome]

Of course, of course

[keen rune]

I am figuring out where to take my lab partner out, I asked her out on a lunch date

[solid dome]

I come out for blood
You hang out for food
I stomp my boot
You drop the loot
In the hood

[keen rune]

Figuring out if I should talk about Strelok...or Skif

[solid dome]

Skipf the Skif conversation, he drunk

Head for Strelka

Honest to god man

[keen rune]

Yo Mol1t I got a killer deal for you

You release a 30 minute demo and I'll ask her out, deal?

In the next 24 hours, I'll be waiting.

[gaunt burrow]

We should be glad
To have an anti rad
Nothing but a bit of blood
I feel like Shadow of Fight's Ironclad
Up in the club

[solid dome]

What does Molit have in return?

[solid dome]

Wild, very well, you gots eet

[gaunt burrow]

Hi Mr.M btw

[keen rune]

I'll give em proof of me with her and a slap on the wrist

[solid dome]

We have successfully invented, by accident, the Stalker rap!

Need a new role: Mic Melters

[keen rune]

Someone hire this man as the voiceover for Stalker 2's soundtrack, available only on the Cheeki Breeki radio station

[keen rune]

Sup officially cool matt

[solid dome]

Hosting the chunkiest tuneage

Fattest spliff inducing beats

[keen rune]

Bass boosted??

[solid dome]

Sup my rastaman

[solid dome]

Kick pitched too

[keen rune]

the next Marshmello here, but instead of spitting beats, he'll be spitting anomalies in Garbage

[regal sapphire]

the man herself

[worn oar]

[sly matrix]

trying to replicate this atm, was the first camp they captured north-east or north-west from the military outpost?

[devout canyon]

RTX 4060 might be good for STALKER 2.

[regal sapphire]

on gyatt

[nimble cipher]

ilamanrq has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[keen rune]

They haven't updated the reqs yet so who knows, you may need something better

[devout canyon]

Tbh, I'm pretty sure it can run it well, altho yea I should be aware of this.

[worn oar]

It is more than enough

[devout canyon]

Yea

[worn oar]

Vram won't be that much of a problem if you have something around 3060 up to 4000 series

[devout canyon]

thought: when I'm still Novice even after ~3.5 years in this server

[worn oar]

I'd be more worried about processors now

[devout canyon]

Yea, with 8GB VRAM while I play gmod on one of my addon presets the VRAM usage is 98%

[devout canyon]

I have i7-12700H so it shouldn't be a huge problem

[worn oar]

I have an i5-12600kf and it should be enough for a good fhd setting

[gaunt burrow]

Chat more often

[worn oar]

You have a laptop right?

[devout canyon]

True.

[gaunt burrow]

You get experienced rank when you reach 10th level, and veteran rank at 25th

[devout canyon]

It can run gmod actually very well

[worn oar]

You'll be able to have an average experience if you ask me. Wouldn't rise your stakes much tho, but you're cool so far.

[devout canyon]

and also Clear Sky with max graphics

[worn oar]

I'm expecting some good optimization and therefore, I think we might be able to play safely if that's the case

[devout canyon]

Oh well I'll see if I can run gmod with bots on ZS great (Stress test)

[worn oar]

You can't compare with cs

You can just try to benchmark something close to what we expect from stalker 2 at least when it comes to system requirements

Then you might have an overall idea on how things will be.

[upbeat gale]

I think my rtx 2060 super can handle it

(forgot to mention another post)

[devout canyon]

Yep. Ik about benchmarking stuff there

[worn oar]

Handling is a different thing. Most of us will be able to play the game. Problem is who's going to be able to rise the stakes more than the other

[devout canyon]

And even RTX 4060 is better than 2070 Super

Amazing.

[upbeat gale]

let's hope this game will be optimized

[worn oar]

I think it will be enough leaving Ray tracing and other $hit out

We don't know much! It's all purely considered as speculations and somewhat reasonable guesses

[devout canyon]

Same.

[worn oar]

The PCs that were used in gamescom were kinda high in terms of specs. If only I was able to play the demo... I would've really got a good idea on how much juice the game needs to run maxed

Though, it'll also be a wildshot too

[loud gate]

RTX 4060 will be enough for S2, don't worry

[worn oar]

Since it's not the full game lol

[worn oar]

boai

[loud gate]

Pretty sure the PCs they had in Brazil had 4080s and top of the line CPUs

13900K, I think

[worn oar]

Yeah! I just made a small search and figured out as much

Top of the line machines

[loud gate]

They were Alienware Pre-Builts.

[devout canyon]

alrighty
also I have Armoury Crate app so y'know I can set Turbo mode or set GPU mode to Ultimate and GPU will be going like, a lot faster

[loud gate]

For a top of the line game

[worn oar]

wasted resources if you count stalker 2 out I mean

The only exception they had in gamescom is stalker 2

The rest of the games they had were potatomush

[loud gate]

Stalfield

[upbeat gale]

heart of copium

[devout canyon]

Also when my friend says he wants to get Gtx 1070 Ti.
Not worth it. I'd rather say go for RTX 4060.

[worn oar]

#🤨┃stalker_memes message

[upbeat gale]

3060 seems good too

[loud gate]

[worn oar]

Stalfield: a$$ of Gaymscom

[worn oar]

[upbeat gale]

what if stalker 2 is a huge success and GSC makes expansions in the likes of CS an CoP

(I know CS and CoP are not expansion packs, but nowdays those games could be considered more like dlc)

[loud gate]

S2 will have 2DLC Expansions that will expand on the Story and World

Maybe more actually

[worn oar]

Since we have a gamepass, we can expect dlcs.

[upbeat gale]

Well, maybe not as huge as CS and CoP

[loud gate]

You don't expect DLCs because of Gamepass, you expect them because they have already been confirmed

[worn oar]

If the game gets as much success as we hope for (and it will), we can expect some good $hit coming within a year or so after release.

[upbeat gale]

Degtyrev prequel dlc

[worn oar]

Mozi Mozi Mozi let us act like we don't know $hit. Gamepass itself can act like a basic information itself. No need to say more after that haha

[loud gate]

Can you check https://www.stalker2.com/en for me and read what Ultimate Edition includes?

[worn oar]

We can't predict the path of the story expansion in terms of what's going to include. We need to play the game to be able to make theories lol

[upbeat gale]

yeah I know

Just thinking high

[worn oar]

Dummy

Did you read my text? Haha

I said let us act like we don't know

[loud gate]

Yes, I just like messing with you

[devout canyon]

Altho GTX 1660 Ti, the laptop with that GPU I had previously doesn't run well.

[worn oar]

So, the visible presupposition that can be found in context says that we both know

[worn oar]

Ik

[gaunt burrow]

If story will be bad af (God forbid) like Degtyarev siding with Sultan and Sultan's CoP ending slide would be canon I won't consider S2 as canon

[devout canyon]

Also, I have no idea why RTX 4080 Super on gpu benchmark shows less price than RTX 4080

[loud gate]

Can you NOT

[gaunt burrow]

Nah seriously, I hope story won't be butchered

No one does really

But if story will disregard the trilogy and will for example make bad ending slides of CoP canon etc then that would just suck

[fossil fiber]

How is that "disregarding the trilogy" if the ending you talking about was part of the game?

[gaunt burrow]

How is it not? Do you think S2 canonizing CoPs bad ending slides (giving an example here) is something players would like?

[loud gate]

I don't understand why a bad ending = bad story in the sequel

[gaunt burrow]

Especially since I assume that majority of players finished CoP with either perfect ending or with many good slides at least

[loud gate]

Not everything happens as you want to.

[gaunt burrow]

Give me an example why S2 should canonize Sultan's ending slide for example? Especially since Degtyarev was a former stalker

[fossil fiber]

What's the point of giving players a choice to side with "bad characters" if the majority of people side with good characters anyway? This is what you basically saying

[gaunt burrow]

That would simply be a bad writing c'mon

[fossil fiber]

How is that bad writing?

[gaunt burrow]

Nor would that make any sense lorewise

[gaunt burrow]

Why would a Degtyarev, a former stalker side with bandits instead of stalkers?

He as a former stalker would know a thing or 2 about bandits

[loud gate]

Cause why not? If that would be true, Degtyarev could have had his motivations, it could be expanded in the sequel

[old jungle]

My guess is that since the new game will probably take place a decade later, there will be little connection to what happened in the previous games and many questions we have about them will remain unanswered. Keeping what happened unclear is a safe way for GSC to avoid all the plot holes of the originals while focusing on new exciting stuff.

[loud gate]

Again, we don't know if that's even true, and even if it may happen, Degtyarev could have his own motivations

[gaunt burrow]

This is just bs. Personal motivation or not I can never see Degtyarev ever taking side of bandits

[loud gate]

I doubt it, I fully expect to see how the Zone has changed due to the Legends of the Zone's actions

[fossil fiber]

He is also working for the government

[gaunt burrow]

And? That doesn't mean he would automatically side with bandits lol

[fossil fiber]

I never said he would automatically side with bandits

[gaunt burrow]

Even before USS he used to be an experienced stalker

[old jungle]

Sure, we'll see the consequence for the Zone as a whole. But little things like what side a main character took for a particular side mission will not be part of it.

[gaunt burrow]

I don't really see him ever taking Sultans side

[fossil fiber]

By this logic: Why would a stalker start working for the government? They aren't the clear good guys in Stalker universe.

[loud gate]

Ehhh, I can see small stuff to as nods to the trilogy. It would PLEASE the fans a lot

[old jungle]

It's better if we are kept in the dark and we never know what decisions the characters took besides on the main quests

[loud gate]

Again, no one said he did lol.

[loud gate]

Hell no

That would make our decisions meaningless, if we don't see them the effects of them afterwards

[gaunt burrow]

I wouldn't compare government with sultans crew. 2 different scenarios here. Besides, military stalkers do exist

Stalkers definitely hate bandits more than government

[loud gate]

@old jungle I may actually complete the thing earlier btw

[old jungle]

They are meaningless. Did any of your decisions as Scar affect SoC? Did any of your decisions as Marked One affect CoP? No.

[gaunt burrow]

Since PDA entrt of military stalkers says the following:

[fossil fiber]

The point is: Him working for the government can be seen morally questionable by other characters

[gaunt burrow]

Soldiers who underwent special training following their service in the Zone or stalkers who voluntarily signed a contract with the Army. Usually equipped with various support gear and well-armed. Used mainly to study the causes and effects of the catastrophe and to map out the Zone. They can work on their own or in small detachments of up to five people. Military stalkers do not allow normal stalkers to approach and open fire on sight."

[loud gate]

Different times, and yes, somewhat yes

But only main stuff. That's why S2 is the perfect opportunity to elaborate on the smaller stuff too

[old jungle]

The game just takes place too long after, no way we will see the effects of things that took place 10 years ago

Things in the Zone change way too fast for that

[gaunt burrow]

Definitely. But its still different scenarios nonethless. Like stalkers (some of them) even voluntarily signed the contract and became military stalkers

Majority would simply hate bandits more

[loud gate]

[fossil fiber]

You understand that this "Military stalkers do not allow normal stalkers to approach and open fire on sight" literally can mean that normal stalkers can look at people who became a military stalker as traitors?

[gaunt burrow]

My point was that if stalkers literally sign up the contract to become military stalkers that simply means that they like army more

Degtyarev isn't only military stalker

[fossil fiber]

And my point was that Degtyarev becoming a government employee is already a questionable choice in the Zone.

[gaunt burrow]

I can agree on that, but its not like stalkers would also take kindly to Deg working for Sultan for example

And not just stalkers but others hate bandits too, like Duty

[fossil fiber]

If he works for the goverment - he should be loyal to the government and their interests. Technically in that conflict on Skadovsk he probably should be more neutral to both sides than supporting one of them

[gaunt burrow]

Also no one really knew Degs identity during CoP (at least, before Deg revealed himself)

Its not like he could be prosecuted for that

[fossil fiber]

So avoiding any conflict is not only in his interest but also the people who he works for

You gotta differentiate between what you think is morally right and what the character Degtyarev should be thinking is morally right or what serves his interest

[loud gate]

The Cannon Ending for CoP may have been the one where he ignored most conflitcs. He had a mission, he was there FOR A mission. The Side Content of CoP could be meant as what the player would do, not what Degtyarev necesserily did. However, I like to think Degtyarev did most good endings (and some bad )

[gaunt burrow]

I don't see how Degs main mission would prevent him from doing trappers quests for example, and other sidequests as well

[fossil fiber]

Exactly. Him ignoring most conflicts simply makes the most sense for his mission. HE WAS UNDERCOVER

that's like the first rule for any agent lol

[gaunt burrow]

Also why would government care about some ship?

Do you think USS would care about who has control over Skadovsk?

[loud gate]

While it would be better for "us", the realistic outcome was probably that he didn't give a damn about the smaller conflicts of the swampy Zaton

[gaunt burrow]

USS as in entire organization, not just Deg

[fossil fiber]

It's not just a ship. It's main hub for a lot of stalkers. You may wanna have controlled it by people who would do business with you aka sell you information

[fossil fiber]

Yes, most def

[gaunt burrow]

Ye you got my point. Semantics aren't needed

Owls ending slide didn't confirmed anything either. It said that according to rumors Owl sells info to USS

Keywords: according to rumors

[sly matrix]

rumours he may or may not have started himself to seem important

[gaunt burrow]

"Owl established contacts with clients outside the Zone. He trades in information, and if rumors are true, there are regular reports sent directly to the USS."

How true those rumors are, we don't know. Not yet anyways

[gaunt burrow]

^

Literally nothing would prevent Owl or some random stalker(s) from spreading such rumors

[storm wren]

Fun Stalker Fact:

The Golden Sphere Artefact in Roadside Picnic was a heavy inspiration for the Wish Granter in SoC, which lies dormant in a quarry like how the Monolith lies dormant in the CNPP

[sly matrix]

for some reason the optional fetch mission in the military warehouses in CS aren't showing up, even though I've done them everywhere else

for some reason the leader of Hog's squad of mercenaries turns hostile after an emission

[median zinc]

Apologies if this has been asked before. Has GSC ever mentioned, or are considering, re-releasing the original trilogy OFFICIALLY on the UE5 engine for PC? I know they've been several modders who have started to port over the originals in the past but they all appear to have stopped working on them (the ones I know of anyway).

[hazy helm]

no plans

[hidden stratus]

message

[finite dragon]

I think ''OG Trilogy'' is fun, but in the end I realized that it's an and that it's not at a level that would allow you to play it normally without mods. You've to thanks all modders.
PC version players will especially feel.
Unless you really love GSC and vanilla trilogy, you won't feel like continuing with the game...

[spare trail]

Any of them will trigger it

[finite dragon]

Is the application error that occurs when loading the game data several times in Limansk city reported as a bug in the console version? Problem with my ps4?

[keen rune]

Not unless they remake it, and chances are it'll be years long to come, since they still need to test out if the UE5 will work for S2.

Plus time, volunteers, funds, it'll take a while for it to be fully remade into the UE5 engine

[lean fossil]

how do I switch the spoken language to Ukrainian but keep the text and everything else on English for all the games on Xbox??

im dumb, nevermind

wait how do I switch the languages on call of pripyat on xbox

[silver ledge]

Snorks..

[covert slate]

i don't think there's a way to have english text with different language audio

[lean fossil]

i figured it out with CS and SOC, but not COP for some reason

shit why can't I send pictures

[sand fiber]

why

[finite dragon]

Good morning. Nice day we have.

[dense quest]

Will any of you guys help me with my mod?

I just need some translations

[maiden wasp]

anyone knows how to instal the Priboi story mod? no matter what i do i doesnt work

[granite coral]

Hi ladies & ladies

[finite dragon]

Hey uhm can someone help me out?

[hazy helm]

whats the problem

[finite dragon]

Like everything

I‘m really confused in soc

[hazy helm]

what are you confused about

[finite dragon]

The story mainly ig

[hazy helm]

what mission are you at rn

[finite dragon]

Idek

[finite dragon]

I think Styloks secret stash

[hazy helm]

agroprom underground?

[finite dragon]

Yea

[hazy helm]

so did you get to the bar yet?

[finite dragon]

No im stuck in the army base

[hazy helm]

you are still at the start of the game,misteries will be explored and solved,but later

[finite dragon]

Yeah but like the arrow is pointing me to a closed off entrance

[hazy helm]

from the underground you surface at a army base where you need to get a briefcase of documents and get to the bar

[finite dragon]

That makes more sense now

[gilded remnant]

Who is the guy you save from dogs in the beginning of soc?

Cuz he died 😦

[gaunt burrow]

Fox

[somber sapphire]

About to enter Pripyat in soc how much of the game is left?

[finite dragon]

I wonder if Duty or Freedom won't give a camp defense mission.
Now that I think about it Bandits called for defense once, and I defended their camp from a boar's attack.
The reward was 2500SA (RU). Bandits have a strange sense of money...

[keen rune]

Very little, though you're gonna have a tough time...

I advise that you restock on ammo/armor, because...you're gonna have a ride in the CNPP

[somber sapphire]

I have been already, I haven’t had armour for like 4 hours

[keen rune]

Then I advise medkits/antirads because you're gonna need it

[somber sapphire]

I turned off the brain scorcher without any

[keen rune]

Then you should be fine, so long as you don't run out of ammo

[somber sapphire]

It took me forever and was hellish

[icy prism]

Tomorrow April begins. Let's pray to see something new from STALKER 2. Good weekend to all and happy Easter.