⭐┃nospoilers_general

[loud gate]

No, no it does not

[uncut saffron]

What if I pronounced it Chornobyl this whole time, what about plenty of Ukrainians that probably did too?

[deft stirrup]

if STALKER was changed that would be a retcon because the tatoo-example STALKER stands for i forgot what lol

[gaunt burrow]

Stalker tatto is acronym basically

[deft stirrup]

ye

[gray matrix]

That’s still a completely valid pronunciation, but a place like Agroprom/Ahroprom is not even a real place lol

[uncut saffron]

Neither is the zone?

[deft stirrup]

there is only a few real places? plus what does that even change or matter

[loud gate]

https://tenor.com/view/talking-wall-gif-5021467

I am done

[uncut saffron]

At the end of the day, GSC owns their rendition of Stalker, they have the right to do whatever they want. Just because one letter is upsetting you, nothing else is gonna change about the game

[gaunt burrow]

which 1 should be canonical spelling when PC versions have "Agroprom" and console versions "Ahroprom" tho? genuine question

[still ridge]

By definition it’s not a retcon

[uncut saffron]

Whichever, it's a language difference so it doesn't really matter

[loud gate]

Both are because both are the same thing

[uncut saffron]

Exactly

[deft stirrup]

ye the lore implication doesnt change

[uncut saffron]

I'm waiting for the paper that's being written rn

[deft stirrup]

ragebait

[indigo marsh]

I mean Roma sounds better and rolls off the tongue better

[uncut saffron]

I think their brain exploded, they stopped typing

[deft stirrup]

brainwashed

[still ridge]

I mean if you disagree then you disagree with the Oxford dictionary definition of the word

Which basically means you’re wrong

[uncut saffron]

Not only that, but that languages as a concept exist

[gray matrix]

eh, idc really, just really used to the old names, it’s been so many years now

Just wish they would translate new names from Ukrainian but leave the ones they translated years ago alone

Original trilogy is a product of its time

[still ridge]

It is what it is

[deft stirrup]

everyone is used to the old names

[old jungle]

The English version does not matter anyway since in the story all characters would speak and write Ukrainian

[gray matrix]

Even in Ukrainian localization some characters speak Russian iirc

And some speak a mix of both

[old jungle]

Yeah and also Russian sometimes but never English

[uncut saffron]

You can play the game in French or Chinese if that makes you feel any better

[still ridge]

They’re not changing anything that’s been established in the older games, and if they do, it isn’t necessarily a retcon if it happens after the events of CoP.

[deft stirrup]

back then they used to speak russian and ukranian but nowadays they try to speak less russian and more ukranian most ukranians knew english from before

[gray matrix]

I am not referring to what the characters speak canonically but rather the canonical translation, it’s a common concept for eg Japanese game series like PERSONA

[uncut saffron]

Key word "translation"

[old jungle]

I don't think there is such a thing as canonical translation

[pearl olive]

this is the most boring gripe i've ever heard about a game

[still ridge]

a retcon would be something like ||strelok fails to disable the brain scorcher|| or ||clear sky didn’t get wiped out at the CNPP||

[uncut saffron]

Hahah

[still ridge]

I’m going to 1984 you I’m afraid

[gray matrix]

Mb

[uncut saffron]

https://tenor.com/view/angry-baby-baby-crying-crying-baby-gif-25803638

Aw damn haha

[still ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/halo-political-gif-21438301

Even if it has to do with that you can’t talk about it

[gray matrix]

Anyway, the point of “now” is irrelevant when talking about a game who’s events are set in 2012 (wonder if in HoC characters are going to fully switch to Ukrainian?)

[deft stirrup]

i just dont see ur the only person probably in existance who thinks ahroprom and agroprom are different according to the lore and therefore are retcon

[still ridge]

I think yes, or English

[gray matrix]

What

[deft stirrup]

i think ukranian and english

[still ridge]

Actual voice acting wise

[deft stirrup]

some trailers had ukranian voicing and some english voicing so that speaks a lot

[uncut saffron]

Okay I can feel my brain cells dying with this conversation. I wish you all the best @gray matrix and I hope you get this medical condition sorted soon, love you pal

[gray matrix]

I don’t mean the VAs present in the game but rather the languages stalkers actually canonically speak

Like Anomalous earlier made a point that nobody actually speaks English, it’s just a translation thing

[deft stirrup]

they speak russian and ukranian but right now in terms of the whole war thing its only ukranian probably

[uncut saffron]

That was a joke btw, no offence intended. Bye all

[deft stirrup]

its english so it can appeal to the outside world mind you

[gaunt burrow]

what's funny is that bandit trader Tooth in his dialogue mentions English names

"Yoga ain't gonna be the boss for long. I have this feeling Borov is gonna make his move sooner or later, 'cause Yoga is getting a bit too big for his britches, and he can't seem to see an inch beyond his nose. He's got him a snake in his bosom and it's gonna bite him sooner or later. I ain't tellin' you this for you to go and share it with every Tom, Dick and Harry. I'm trusting you with information, so if you find something worthwhile you bring it here, understand? Don't you worry, it don't matter who the boss is - Yoga or Borov - I'll still be trading here."

[deft stirrup]

could be from a different country

[pearl olive]

Agroprom -> Ahroprom? How am I supposed to even find it on the map now

[loud gate]

There's no such thing as a wrong translation lol

Well, unless the translation IS actually wrong lmao

meaning it says something completely different than what it was supposed to be

[deft stirrup]

what was the old name for agroprom

[old jungle]

[deft stirrup]

what is this cat about? ive seen you guys use it

[pearl olive]

he's awful silly

[deft stirrup]

whose's cat is this

[gaunt burrow]

I have the same question ngl

Wonder what's the origin of that emoji

[old jungle]

[gray matrix]

@glossy blade idk if you can somehow forward this to Mataboo or whoever maintains the series but someone has already found the cause of this bug (#1215014045472788540 message ) on PC, it happens when you save right as Sidorovich stops giving you an introduction upon coming on Cordon, as there’s a window of 0.3 seconds between the sound_end call being forwarded to the next script.

More info in this thread: https://github.com/Decane/SRP/issues/154

[pearl olive]

just search for latest cat info on Anomalous Dugout's YT channel

[lime gull]

'Ello errybody

I tried making it to the B.S. in Gamma last night. It did not go well.

So today I shall try to reach the beeg brain.

[lime gull]

Watched your interview with GSC last night too, fantastic job and I'm glad you got the opportunity! It was interesting to hear of the team's endurance of hardship during the production, but it was very heart-warming to hear and I'm happy that the game's getting so much polish.

[old jungle]

It was one of the moments for sure

[loud gate]

I was really happy to hear Zak's nervous laugh

And his "Oh"

[lime gull]

Speaking of, was there a part of the demo that you were particularly happy with?

[loud gate]

But yes, it was a fantastic interview)

[old jungle]

the whole thing really

[lime gull]

Yeah, that was pretty funny.

[old jungle]

but my favorite was interacting with anomalies

[lime gull]

Well, colour me extra excited. XD I was hoping that you were particularly intrigued or tickled by something specific but I'm sure if I was there and got to play it, I'd feel the same way.

[old jungle]

did you see my video about the demo?

[lime gull]

Yeah! I'm really excited about the changes to anomalies. I wasn't too happy with COP's being mostly non-interactive.

[gaunt burrow]

you're referring to that interview published 6 months ago right?

[lime gull]

I believe so, I'll probably end up rewatching it.

[old jungle]

he is yeah

[lime gull]

Yeah, it skipped my recommended tab on YT. :'c

[old jungle]

My biggest video so far

[celest goblet]

It was good to hear that the demo got more polished for events after Gamescom

[loud gate]

How did you skip it, McCulkin was literally on the right in the thumbnail..

[lime gull]

ah yes, I've rewatched it a couple of times now, it's the one that's also got the bolts & bullets trailer breakdown in it, right?

[old jungle]

exact!

[lime gull]

YT likes to not show me content I want to see and instead show me stuff from very small channels

It's a mixed bag, sometimes I stumble across a diamond in a rough lol

[loud gate]

YouTube

[gaunt burrow]

honestly recommendations about S2 are one of the few instances where YT recommendations were actually good

[celest goblet]

I would like it if the demo got released for the public sometime before the release but I understand that such things are pretty difficult

[drowsy schooner]

Was there something that you did not like about the demo? Something that felt out of place?

[gaunt burrow]

those recommendations caused me to return to trilogy and community of stalker

[lime gull]

I'd milk that thang dry of content lol

[lime gull]

Yeah, now that I'm binging s2 hype content my recommendations are 90% Anomalous Dugout videos and about 10% random GAMMA playthroughs

[old jungle]

I feel like some animations were still work in progress, and some controls were different from the OGs which impered my movement

but overall I have nothing bad to say about it

[drowsy schooner]

But the world still felt like stalker? Nothing that they changed with the atmosphere?

[old jungle]

a short demo is not enough to conclude on that matter

[loud gate]

It would waste a lot of time, and when I think we would find it nice, but it would be a huge pain for the developers.

[drowsy schooner]

Yeah ig

[celest goblet]

Yeah that is why I do not expect it to happen, but I can dream

[lime gull]

Just looking at the few glimpses of the Zone from the Bolts & Bullets + demo video, it looks like a more high fidelity version of the classic zone we know and love, but I don't think we'll know for sure until it's out. I think the transitions between notable zones will be what I am most interested in.

[drowsy schooner]

I hope that they do another demo

[gray matrix]

I tried the game on gamescom and one thing I did not like is the dialog style, they switched from huge walls of texts to short few sentences at a time. Imagine Morrowind —> Oblivion/Skyrim kind of transition in dialogs

[old jungle]

The gameplay sure felt like the OGs, and the location looked a bit like Cordon

[old jungle]

It's too late for that, next thing we get is the whole thing!

[lime gull]

Zalesya confirmed for 'spiritual successor to Rookie Village'

[lime gull]

Are all of the characters voiced?

[gray matrix]

I honestly do not remember.

I had a chance to only speak to Richter and some rando

[old jungle]

not really since Rookie Village will be back

[lime gull]

Rookie village 2, electric boogaloo?

[old jungle]

Some random? That was Zhorik

[celest goblet]

Part of me is still a little surprised the game came to be at all after the original sequel was canceled so long ago, I just want to see it in motion for myself

[lime gull]

If the dialog is all spoken, I don't think I mind the shorter sentences. Playing the game the first time, I often felt like reading the walls of text were a discordant break from the otherwise smooth action of the zone, but that's not really a thing that bothers me anymore playing it, just the first time that I did.

[drowsy schooner]

They might do a "beta" for people to test. Kinda like with how COD lets people play a couple of missions without purchasing the game.
Just to get a taste and maybe bring more players to the Zone 🤟

[gray matrix]

I did not like the checkpoint system but they said it’s just for the demo and the game will have classic save systems

[lime gull]

Yes, I'm very curious how much of the concepts from that cancelled version are going to make a return.

[old jungle]

Maybe, we'll see

[gray matrix]

At least one model from S2 2011 was used in the first teaser trailer (the one with rookie village)

[loud gate]

No, cause both are in the game.

If you mean it in the sense of "starting village" though, then yes

[old jungle]

The poppy field is also from this time

[drowsy schooner]

Did you see any OG items? Like random blue boxes or the white/blue box with loot?

[old jungle]

Not in the demo but they were seen in the trailers

[lime gull]

to be fair, I didn't mean to imply that it was replacing rookie village, just that it was another entry zone like you said.

[nimble cipher]

brandon.5 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[gray matrix]

Yeah but we can’t really say if they just had the same idea again really. Although I remember news about one of S2 2011 writers handing new GSC employees all his work related to the plot of the cancelled game.

[lime gull]

In the bolts 'n' bullets trailer during the 'stash' scene, you can clearly see a greenish safe, just like in the OG trilogy. xD

[lime gull]

I'm sure it'll be a mix of both new and old ideas, either way I'm excited to see the final product. hnngggh only like four more months.

[old jungle]

CTM has one of the OG stash box as well as the breakable metal box

[celest goblet]

A lot of items seem to be new and updated versions of the same designs as the original. It seems like the visual identity of the world is staying close to how it was before

[drowsy schooner]

Did you talk to any npc? Was there the option to choose the dialogue? I really hope they kept the "see you" and "can you tell me something interesting" and the overall way the entire text the npc's speak is left on the screen for you to read

[old jungle]

Only Richter and Zhorik whose dialogues were related to the main story. There were usually 2 possible responses.

[drowsy schooner]

But the ui/art style was the same?

[old jungle]

not really

[drowsy schooner]

A good change?

[old jungle]

there was no box anymore, the text is on transparent background

[old jungle]

neither good nor bad I would say

[drowsy schooner]

I'm gonna miss the box

But that was also an old build so everything could have changed

[old jungle]

maybe there will be different menu options

like "OG style" or "New style" but I'm not sure

[lime gull]

I'm sure with time, modders could change the UI to make it resemble the older games if people really want.

[drowsy schooner]

Yes and I hope that there is an option to bring up the old map ui in the corner of the screen. I don't really like the one they have now

[deft stirrup]

to be honnest im gonna settle down for anything GSC makes it

[drowsy schooner]

Exactly that would be perfect

[deft stirrup]

im a pretty young guy and me waiting 10 years for Stalker 2 is literally my entire life

all i wanna do is play S2 and enjoy it in its full glory

[old jungle]

Honestly these minor changes don't really matter when you are playing. While I was immersed in the Demo I could not care less about it because it all blends in and fits very well together.

[drowsy schooner]

The stalker community is hungry for anything new S2 😭

And so am I 😭

[deft stirrup]

man i wish i could play the demo aswell where was it avaliable to play? i know i wont be able to but i wanna ask

[lime gull]

We'll be eating good soon enough

The closer we get to release, the more content I think we'll get.

[celest goblet]

It was at various conventions around the world, though I do not know if they are still bringing it around to places

[old jungle]

It was available at various gaming events, Gamescom, Gamescom Asia, Paris Games Week, etc

[deft stirrup]

oof

[drowsy schooner]

We just need to survive 108 more days

[deft stirrup]

stalker 2 is gonna release 10 days before school

i dont know if thats good or bad

[drowsy schooner]

W

Its good. You got 10 days to be in the Zone

[lime gull]

Where all of the characters you interacted with in the demo voice-acted?

Or was there any points where there was dialog that wasn't voiced?

[old jungle]

yes

[lime gull]

Sweet.

I was a little worried "not plot relevant" characters wouldn't get voice-acted dialog, just the usual barks that all the typical generic npcs have.

[loud gate]

Welp, it's not 2009 anymore

[lime gull]

True

[north herald]

This moment when you think something dropped about stalker 2 and its only an update for the console stalkers 😦

[sleek hound]

yoo so todays patch fixed the wolfs brother reward??

[gaunt burrow]

You mean Drifter?

He isn't Wolf's brother. Hound is

[deft stirrup]

interesting

mods? someone got his account hacked

[red spruce]

Mods, send this man to the brain scorcher and have his brain scorched immediatly!

[gaunt burrow]

@broken latch we got another one who needs to be 1984'd

[broken latch]

!tempmute 777942014649696326 10d nsfw invites

[nimble cipher]

🚫 Member not found

[broken latch]

looks like someone got him before me

[deft stirrup]

speedrun

[quick sentinel]

leaving server speedrun be like

[finite dragon]

do people still play stalker

[hazy helm]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1053471338372800522/1088230376259977256/A_nu_shvidko_vpav.gif

[finite dragon]

I love eft

[quick sentinel]

you can always play stalker in real life. and go exploring chernobyl

[finite dragon]

Or maybe Chernobyl could explore me

[quick sentinel]

[finite dragon]

Maybe the Heart of Chornobyl was just inside me this whole time

[gaunt burrow]

There's a shadow that wants to explore your Chernobyl

[leaden ridge]

its been a while since i did

it got boring

[finite dragon]

I did a 100+ hour Clear Sky replaythrough and stopped at the end, going to start cop i suppose

[deft stirrup]

ofc duh

[deft stirrup]

wdym stopped at the end just finish the game

[finite dragon]

It's my third playthrough bro, it's a free zone

[deft stirrup]

ah

[quick sentinel]

freedomers: "how to find cute female bloodsuckers in my area" army: "wants to know your location"

[gaunt burrow]

Freedomers aren't interested in bloodsuckers ffs, thats a misconception caused by mods

Freedom in lore either kills or avoids mutants

[nimble cipher]

m3dk1t_ has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[quick sentinel]

you wouldn't kill female mutant if you saw one. specially if it was harmless

[deft stirrup]

what did u even say lol

[lime gull]

It's a secret

it's between me and the noosphere now

[deft stirrup]

one of zone's mysteries

[lime gull]

Nah I made a joke about being a bloodsucker-loving freedomer but I used a naughty word and Wolf got mad at me :'c

[deft stirrup]

back to the rookie camp u go

[lime gull]

smh

[quick sentinel]

zone huge mystery is where vodka and food comes from. cause it's clearly not getting shipped from outside world

[deft stirrup]

didnt Matt already cover this

[pearl olive]

it's actually insane how misinformed you are... yet how hard you try

[quick sentinel]

lmao imagine army giving shit to deliver food and vodka to people who entered zone illegally

[gaunt burrow]

Description of Lukash's "Destroy the herd of rodents" sidequest:

"There are no rodents anywhere near our base, though these creatures can get anywhere. And just recently there were so many of them here - you wouldn't believe it. Two months ago we dealt with them..hehehe. So, we figured out where the rodents came from to our base. From the Wild Territory, you follow? There's a fear that these jumping rats will multiply and return. We need a man to take care of them for us. Will you go?"

Description of Lukash's "Kill the stalker called Scarecrow" sidequest:

"We eliminate monsters, expect for us it's a matter of survival, not profit. Mutant populations are not as numerous; besides, they're living beings too, so we can't permit their annihilation. Some individuals refuse to understand it. An apt illustration is the stalker called Scarecrow. He got his nickname for a reason, selling stuffed mutants. We've warned him before, but all for nothing. So can you do a good deed for mother Earth?"

Description of Lukash's "Clear the village" sidequest:

"Man, will you look at all those bloodsucking monsters swarming in the village! No one gets within a hundred meters of it, except complete dumbheads. And some say they've been seeing things there... a controller is all we need right now! Anyway, it's high time we put an end to it. I'm not forcing you, to tell you the truth I wouldn't go there myself. But if you're not afraid, then my gratitude won't have any bounds."

Skinflint: "I can give you a Crystal if you do me one particular favor. A nasty situation has developed... Lately, no one has been bringing any artifacts from the village - they are too scared. They say bloodsuckers have settled in there. These days, I can't even send anyone - in fact, I'm that close of asking Duty for help!"

Wheres them boning bloodsuckers part (spoiler: there isn't)

[quick sentinel]

bloodsuckers and blind dogs just want to hug stalkers

[gaunt burrow]

Cuz its a stupid joke thats not backed up by any proofs

And joke that has already been told millions of times

[lime gull]

I don't know that most jokes are reliant on hard evidence tbf

The joke is really just seeing how bent out of shape freedomers get when you say mean stuff about them to their face

[gaunt burrow]

Its actually amazing how much misconceptions there are about factions ngl

[lime gull]

true, I'm sure those'll be assuaged a little in S2, with the bigger story focus.

[old jungle]

Not at all. If I make a mom joke it's not based on any evidence. That's the level we are are talking about here.

[lime gull]

Humour is all about taste anyway, can't escape the fact that unexpected absurdity is a pretty big part of comedy in general

[deft stirrup]

campfire jokes are a thing i dont know why they dont get talked about much

[lime gull]

Like running into a bloodsucker wearing a party hat strapped to their egg-shaped head

[old jungle]

the one with the well is my favourite

[deft stirrup]

i cant remember it can u tell me what it was

[gaunt burrow]

Problem isn't even about jokes, but rather in the fact that these jokes were told so many times that some legit started believing them

[quick sentinel]

I bet freedomers are half furries or into mutants

[gaunt burrow]

[deft stirrup]

[lime gull]

that is unfortunately how it works irl too sometimes, people do joke about things so often that they become baked-in biases

[old jungle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MmPAm7JJW8&t=6s

Watch this and have a good time

[lime gull]

I can't wait for these moments to be dubbed in english in S2, It's gonna make them a lot easier to understand

[quick sentinel]

anyone knows what are origins of cheeki breeki and what it means???

[deft stirrup]

google it

"AH NU CHEEKI BREEKI IV DAMKE," which roughly translates to "one, two, you're on top!"

best info i could find

[pearl olive]

I hope in S2 the stalkers at the campfire still talk louder than any human alive

[deft stirrup]

there was a time i was watching a playthrough of a youtuber playing SOC and he had to wait until night passed through and there was a stalker playing the guitar the entire time non stop until morning

[gaunt burrow]

https://youtu.be/Jku7IcIvyE4?si=y0Nu5ta3nuZTsm0J

[lime gull]

How else will I hear their jokes over the sound of the oncoming emission + random gunfire and ambient music?

[gaunt burrow]

This made me laugh harder than it should've

[pearl olive]

i've definitely jumped out of my skin a few times from it.. night time.. all is calm.. crackling fire... 'OH PRIVYET!' at 420 decibles

[lime gull]

Poor Timyuk. He got a little too close to the B.S. in his golden years.

[gaunt burrow]

[old jungle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMPKDNqU9No

[fossil fiber]

Unfortunately some of the stuff is still lost in translation

[old jungle]

I hope Blight is alright. I wish he still made videos 😢

[gaunt burrow]

"The leader of the bandits, Borov" shows Sultan

[deft stirrup]

oof his last video was 2 years ago

[old jungle]

doesn't change the quality of his work

[gaunt burrow]

True that

Barkeep actually called Borov "Boar" in one of his dialogues but thats the only time Borov got called Boar

[runic pier]

what effect does the threaded spsa have on buckshot compared to regular shotguns?

like i imagine it's more accurate with slugs and darts but i don't know how it's supposed to be worse with buckshot unless they coded in damage to the threading

[amber tendon]

It doesn't make much difference

[worthy lagoon]

I honestly prefer slugs

Slugs are op

[runic pier]

well, i guess it's probably time to swap out my combat chaser then

[hard ember]

okay imma restart my clear sky play through, i think i could undo some bad ideas when playing great swamp

[raven grove]

The best thing to do in the great swamps: Leave

[lime gull]

Ahaha! I've finally gotten back to where I was before Gamma got a huge update and corrupted my saves.

not that far honestly but I farm in the midgame like a madman

[hard ember]

i actually thought great swamp is a high light

like yeah it's just two weapons, a mp5 and a pump action

but that doesn't make it a bad map

too bad ||the local faction war ends the minute i leave swamp||

[lime gull]

I did everything I could in GS in my playthrough of CS and then got out of there once I won the faction war, but it never wore on me. But playing Gamma, I dread going there

Ahhh. M.M. was easier than I remember, but then I also went in there with a shakal ak105 and like 500 HP rounds that I spent all of during my little romp through the group's big brain in a jar.

It helped having a companion at the first section, they really distracted most of the snorks and the bloodsucker while I mopped them up.

To celebrate, I bought a full PC set-up from Sakharov, I just hope Rostock has ethernet somewhere.

[wild wharf]

So question, is drinking 8 bottles of Vodka immediately all at once good for your health, (Cause I just guzzled it down in supplement of medkits)

[prisma goblet]

Depends, are you talking about stalker or irl?

[wild wharf]

b o t h

[prisma goblet]

For stalker you should be fine

But you may need to see a doctor

Quickly.

[wild wharf]

Instructions not clear, ended up in Cordon. Sidrovoch says even he doesn't know how i ended up in the zone

[finite dragon]

ok trying to beat the end my stupid cs playthrough from a bit ago and i dropped the wrong guns its so annoying

[void plover]

Question regarding the pre order will the game be a disc or a code?

I looked at the faq and it wasn't clear to me on.this question

[hard ember]

so.. no way to get the CS-3a armor for free?
..and if i bought it early in Great Swamp from Clear Sky base, it won't come with a free tactical helmet right?

(as I understand it, if you buy it through Nimble then it comes w/ a free tactical helmet?)?

i haven't check with Nimble yet, but wiki says 40,000RU, but at the Clear Sky base it's 16,000RU

[indigo marsh]

The nimble one is in Call of Pripyat

Helmets are only available separately in call of pripyat

[finite dragon]

i forgot how dumb clear sky ending is

[hard ember]

hmmm weird, how come we engage in skirmishes assigned by the team leaders and we win them, but now we have zero resources, i don't get that, it's like we are losing the faction war

is it because we let Renegedes have some intermediate asset like pumping station?

"All you have to do at first is secure the pump station and several other territories: The Burnt farmstead, Northern farmstead, Southern farmstead and the Old Church" -- fandom

I don't understand how to secure something like N Homestead, cus these team leads at Machine Yard only wants to take intermediate steps like securing "Encampment near truck" and "Encampment in reeds" it's very confusing.

and once we secure these inconsequential stuff, they just return back to Machine Yard lol

[wild wharf]

We get barely paid anything. It's like the average life of the cocaine farmer. We work for something valuable, yet we barely get jack shit. (I'm aware it's illegal)

[hard ember]

oh there was a squad leader at Gravel Pit willing to give assignment to take pumping station, i got some resources back

these intermediate goals are apparently important for resources

[raven grove]

Day and Night is about Stalkers prove me wrong

[normal tiger]

hey gents, what's this I hear about confirmation that we're seeing gameplay in june?

[lime gull]

Haven't heard anything of the sort, but I think there's a big assumption that we'll see 'more content' about S2 closer to the release date, and the idea of new content coming in June is a hope I think a lot of fans are holding onto atm.

[finite dragon]

gunslinger good or bad for a cop replay

[desert drift]

stalker 2 when?

[lime gull]

Good for a replay imo

it'll freshen things up a bit but it won't change the game to a point where it's unrecognizable.

[finite dragon]

i think im going to go for it, eff it. ima nerf the burers tho with a mod

[lime gull]

Yeaah, they're assholes.

[lime gull]

Sep. 5th

[finite dragon]

game is annoying enough lol, ill play a dumb hard standalone mod if I want to deal with that

[lime gull]

haha, I don't find it that much harder than the base game but from memory, I sped through the first half and made it to Yanov, then I think I got bored of it and started palying Gamma

[finite dragon]

gam what

[lime gull]

It's a modpack for Anomaly that essentially compiles all the compatible mods together into one omega modpack that's a lot easier to update and keep updated, at least imo. But it drastically changes the gameplay and makes it a weird merger of EFT and Stalker.

[finite dragon]

i know im being transgressive me no likey gamma

[lime gull]

ahhh yeah, that's fair

I don't judge, I just play it because I had my fun with the og series and wanted something more challenging to chew on till S2 comes out.

Plus this way, I do get ultra-familiar with the OG areas. Should make it more fun for me when I get to see them remade in s2's glorious graphics.

[finite dragon]

It's not my dogma, it's a free zone, as long as you played the original

[lime gull]

Hah, my buddy who got me into the games talked like he'd played every game in the series, but I found out after I beat the OG series that he'd actually only played anomly. I was taken aback.

He didn't even beat anomaly, he just got a bit in then quit playing when he got a bit hardlocked by some dynamic anomaly spawns in the tunnels of the miracle machine.

[finite dragon]

I've honestly only played gamma and anomaly for a combined hour or two

I'm not into like tactical survival games, i like the long dark

[lime gull]

I have my problems with Gamma but it's an interesting experience. I enjoyed learning the ins and outs of the crafting & repair system, and they feel like complimenting layers on top of Stalker's base gameplay for me.

I've mucked about in the mod configs to tune things to my liking, which helps, but there's certainly things that frustrate me.

I had a worse time getting to Strelok's hideout than I did with the M.M. just because the entire area had no natural campfires for me to quicksave at. So I died repeatedly at the last second and had to restart at the ladder like 3 times.

[celest goblet]

I enjoy it in moderate doses from time to time, but I do enjoy some games that are basically glorified spreadsheets and do not spending a lot of time in menus doing inventory management and crafting.

[bright schooner]

anomaly/gamma is a really particular experience that is enjoyable if you're in the mood for tight gunplay and a fun, open environment, but like every sandbox is ultimately limited by how insubstantial everything you do and accomplish is.

it has no real push beyond progression for the sake of progression; the world is lifeless beyond what you can shoot and the direction of your next fetch quest. and that's fine if you're looking for that kind of mindless experience, but it definitely doesnt make for an impactful one.

[finite dragon]

What happened to all the haters in here. I leave for a month and it's all posi people

[bright schooner]

you can only circlejerk for so long about hating a game until you break your arm

anyway og games better lmao

[river gate]

I was waiting for stalker to release on xbox for so long I spent the money I had saved for when it released lol

[lime gull]

The progression exists solely through itemization and there IS a sense of progress with completing the M.M and B.S but beyond that, you're 100% right, it feels like a poor man's retelling of a story I'm already familiar with.

[lime gull]

fact

[lime gull]

Shouldn't take you 4 months to save up for it again honestly.

[lime gull]

Anomaly lacks a story of it's own to drive progression forward and it really suffers for it.

[finite dragon]

I think a good survival game can speak for itself without much of a story but Anomaly isn't for me.. I actually don't like most survival games

[void plover]

ok but does anyone know if the physical preorder game will be a disc or a cd key

[sand fiber]

play nlc

[lime gull]

wth is nlc?

[sand fiber]

a mod that will make you beg for death if you dare to play it

quite challenging and plenty of fun

[lime gull]

hah, if I wanted to do that there's already hundreds of other mods for the OG trilogy that accomplish the same thing. I just like the layer of gameplay that gamma adds, not so much the difficulty spike.

[sand fiber]

if I wanted to do that there's already hundreds of other mods for the OG trilogy that accomplish the same thing
no not really

[lime gull]

I see what you mean now, it's not just a difficulty hike mod, it's actually a proper mod.

[sand fiber]

every stalker mod is a proper mod

(almost)

[lime gull]

I mean in the sense that it isn't SOC with values changes to make mutants hurt you more or make stalkers tankier.

[sand fiber]

the last time i saw something like this was on playground dot ru lmao

[hard ember]

okay i am happy ^___^ i managed to find all 3 flash drives for great swamp plus.. get the resource bar to at least 66% percent

i don't know what mis-steps i took but i couldn't wipe out hte renegades

[lime gull]

They do regularly retake stuff, so it can be difficult to fight them all back

plus I don't think you can ever actually fully wipe them out unless you clear all the bases and progress out of the great swamps

[hard ember]

but mebbe a bug? i could not get any squad lead to give me a mission to take on the N homestead

[worthy monolith]

gasps i cant believe it! They patched the trophy? Hell yea

[hidden stratus]

poop fart

[fast stratus]

Hi

[hard ember]

i might stick around great swamp a lil moar until i have purchased the CS3a armor, might as well do all teh caches

gonna go watch STalker (1979) bbiab

[humble harbor]

You talking about Clear Sky or a mod? If it's clear sky I had to give up on wiping stuff out, the faction system was definitely undercooked. It's basically kill everyone and pray they don't send a squad to something like the Garbage entrance posts which blocks you out of taking the depot, over and over lol

[sand fiber]

you can't wipe out factions

because CS sucks

[gray matrix]

You’re never supposed to take this

[broken latch]

You sucj

[sand fiber]

cope

[broken latch]

Cap

[humble harbor]

CS was clearly rushed, but with SRP it's still a solid STALKER experience. In a lot of ways I prefer the story to CoP, but CoP is obviously the most functional and feature complete stalker out of the box

[lime gull]

It's funny how the original trilogy is like that. SOC had a pretty alright story, CS had an okay story with a pretty predictable ending, and COP was a robot masquerading as a military stalker.

I started playing the OG trilogy with COP first and it by far has the most modern-style graphics and playability, but I couldn't help but giggle at the monotone delivery of the protagonist's voiced lines throughout the game

[deft stirrup]

Idk about you guys but i was perfectly able to destroy freedom with no bugs other then random freedomers in their base

[lime gull]

just wait until they repopulate

[deft stirrup]

They breed each other?

[gaunt burrow]

Meanwhile CoP story: "Degtyarev go investigate why operation Fairway failed" "Fairway failed cuz anomalies move after emissions lol"

CoP literally has weakest storyline

[ornate rampart]

you forgot the part: "but CoP has stuttering even if you tune the alife accordingly, because the 3 zones are bigger than SoC and CS"

[elder laurel]

Shadow of chernobyl is one of the games of all time

Why did i start the series on master difficulty

[ornate rampart]

never had it with SoC and CS and tbh I hope S2 won't have this issue

[elder laurel]

And i am always

Always low on both ammo and medicine

[ornate rampart]

for me that's the right way to play it, check this out https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/7fxvt5/what_do_difficulties_actually_change_in_stalker/

but you can tune it down anytime

[elder laurel]

Starter weapons really scream starter cause gyat zamnn they suck big time

[deft stirrup]

Get used to it

[ornate rampart]

it's only an issue early on (same thing, especially bandages for CS)

you can't go full auto on all weapons

[deft stirrup]

If u know how to use the PM ur gonna kill most people with a headshot

[ornate rampart]

do short burst of 1-3 shots

[elder laurel]

Was it a smart idea to fight them military at the start of the game to get their guns and stuff cause uhh i did that spent like 30 minutes doing so

[deft stirrup]

Where

[elder laurel]

Right at the very start

[deft stirrup]

Bridge or outpost

[elder laurel]

Both did the bridge first doe

[deft stirrup]

The outpost was for later in the game

[ornate rampart]

it's profitable to do it but the issue is the LMG guy on the right and thry'll swap in another guy asap if the original one is killed so you have to keep a tree between you and him then ads them from far one by one

[elder laurel]

Also question do the lads respawn and for how long

[ornate rampart]

the bridge one is easy, you can either kill/run/bribe

[deft stirrup]

Yes uhh no idea but it takes a while

U cant farm them

[humble harbor]

Yea after SoC they definitely didn't know what to do storywise hahaha, CS was sorta interesting but CoP was basically a whole lotta nothing in terms of advancing the plot.

[elder laurel]

Uhh bribing never seems to work as they will always shoot me first and ask questions when i'm dead

[ornate rampart]

which ones, at bridge no, at military camp yes

[deft stirrup]

Bribing only works at the bridge

[elder laurel]

Also seems like SOC is the most solid entry out of the trilogy which is weird to say the least

[gaunt burrow]

CS is definitely pretty lore rich. Especially when you read dialogues of NPCs

It even has mention of older Monolith faction

[deft stirrup]

I think CS plays a major role

[ornate rampart]

I liked CS quite a lot

[gaunt burrow]

And plus CS has unique characters like Hermit

[ornate rampart]

CoP was just ok mostly because of the stuttering

[elder laurel]

Also plot wise are the rest of the games after SOC just prequels?

Soudns like they just dont know how to advance the plot after SOC

[gaunt burrow]

CS happens first, then SoC and finally CoP

Thats the chronological order

[elder laurel]

Can't wait till i can sell my shit to the ecologists

Lots of artifacts that i barely used at all

Too much Radiation frfr

[gaunt burrow]

One of the things that makes me confused is the fact that detectors appeared in CS, events of which happen before SoC events

CoP also has detectors but not SoC

SoC also presents the idea of the Zone's growth but neither CS, nor CoP say anything about that

[elder laurel]

Can't wait until all of Ukraine becomes the zone frfr

[gaunt burrow]

CoP even has Loki's dialogue where he directly says it isn't getting bigger

"They're idiots, that's what I think. I mean, why the hell would they want to destroy the Zone? it's not consuming precious resources or getting bigger... or anything. They could just sit there and study it to their heart's content - just think of how many scientific discoveries could be made... I mean, in the history of man-kind, no one has never been able to understand antigravitation, right? And in the Zone you've got ready-made antigravitation devices lying all over the place. It wouldn't hurt to kick their asses out of here, but it's too much hassle. By the way, don't be confused by our relations here at Yanov. We are at war... it's just that Yanov has been made neutral territory, if you know what I mean."

Not even Duty mentions anything about Zone's growth. Scientist Hermann just said it's evolving

[elder laurel]

Sounds like the average ecologist just wanting to still have his job

[gaunt burrow]

I honestly don't think that it's getting bigger tbh

Trilogy makes it unclear since only SoC presents the idea of the Zone's growth

Only concrete proof would be C-Consciousness Representatives words but he could be lying in order to convince Strelok to join them

Leaders of Clear Sky, Lebedev and Kalancha, were members of the Group, which created the C-Con project - but they didn't say anything about emissions or anything else causing the Zone to grow. They were only afraid that frequent powerful emissions (like the one from CS intro) may destabilize the Zone, which will have consequences:

The Zone is spewing out emission after emission and pumping itself full of energy with each one, so much so that the readings on my sensors oscillate with unbelievable speed! And unless we find a way of reversing the trend, the result will be a disaster of far greater proportions than the 1986 catastrophe.

[drowsy schooner]

Is the Ward going to replace the military? Do they stop people from entering the Zone?

[prisma goblet]

We don't have much information about them. But they are like the police of the zone, so I think so

[gaunt burrow]

Ward will be another faction

that'll most likely be in cahoots with SIRCAA

[prisma goblet]

If they are officials they could replace the military, no?

[gaunt burrow]

Either military won't be replaced or will be replaced by IPSF

International Perimeter Security Force

[prisma goblet]

We know that in the stalker universe the militaries are extremely corrupt. Maybe the Ukrainian government with the help of the UN had time to create a more efficient organization specializing in the protection of the area

[prisma goblet]

Never heard of that, where does it came from?

[gaunt burrow]

#📸┃screens_and_videos

[prisma goblet]

Ok I see

But the scene is a flashback from strider when he was still monolithian

But yeah, maybe ward will be another faction like duty

[gaunt burrow]

Operation Monolith conducted by the "Military" but in that trailer it depicted the military as "IPSF"

[prisma goblet]

(theorizing about stalker 2 makes me so hyped hahaha)

[gaunt burrow]

so it begs a question if retconned the military into always having been the IPSF, beacause the original 3 games don't mention the IPSF anywhere

[prisma goblet]

I hope they will come with a good explanation and not just "it was there the whole time!"

[granite mortar]

Demidov did that
Mystery solved

[drowsy schooner]

Does the "international" mean that we will see people from other countries reacting to whats happening in the Zone? Would be cool

Because we've never seen or heard from anyone outside of the Zone? Right?

[gaunt burrow]

"Ever heard about Station Thirty-Two? That's where they all bit the bullet. It was all quiet at first, pretty much normal... They'd be reading their meters, taking samples, poking their gear into anomalies... And then they all started going nuts. Every friggin one of them. Everyone slowly going off their rocker. One of ours, the one that retired eventually, told me about it... Some actually ripped their own throats open, other would smash their heads against the wall, and some would simply... Gun in their mouth and... And then the beasts started swarming all over them. Those few who were still sane enough barricaded themselves in the house. You get the picture, right? Dark night, all the local beasties outside, and people going nuts one after another inside. In short, in the morning those who still had it together broke out of there somehow. Went straight on, even got caught in some anomalies... Got to the Rotten Forest... But none of those who had been left behind have been found. they say loads of controllers were recorded in that area. that's how it was... Since then, no one goes anywhere near Station Thirty-Two, and the foreigners steer clear of the Zone... " - Fragment from SoC's PDA entry called "The chronicles of egghead globalists"

"Right... I seem to remember you asking me about something last night, though I can't recall... Ah, got it. You wanted to know why it's only our eggheads messing around in the Zone. Curious why the foreigners won't show up, even though there's enough stuff here for thousands of Nobles prizes... Alright, let's see. First of all, what the heck do they need coming down here for, when they can simply pay some of our guys and get the results on a silver plate? Second of all, they've actually been there themselves, and quite a lot of them, too. It's just that in the last two years these gringos have been badly scared of going into the Zone..." - Another fragment

Dialogue of Orest in Clear Sky: "You know, even before the Zone became what it is now, it was still a real shady place. That was right after the original 1986 disaster. It was all secret back then, but the information slowly leaked out and all sorts of rumors started to spread, one scarier than the next. Some saw mutants not far from the Chernobyl NPP, some came across ghosts in the deserted villages. A good number of years passed rather quietly, but then a real nasty story went down. Some foreign morons came over to tour the Zone. Mostly men, but some women too - bored aristocrats looking for some extreme apocalyptic exotics. I don't know who they tipped off, but a bus of people went right into the Zone. So it went, and so it vanished - along with all the police escorts. That story raised such hell that the Zone became totally off limits. However, the first stalkers who came here told of very strange zombies whose muttered speech resembled English. So there you go..." @drowsy schooner

[granite mortar]

Where do you get these so quick?!

[gaunt burrow]

magic 😛

[drowsy schooner]

That is horrific

[gaunt burrow]

also tourism is a thing: "There is one thing, pretty easy. They want to bring some foreign tourist over. He paid some dough to my homies to get to look at the Zone. And the area where they're gonna show him around needs to be cleared of mutants. Will you do it?" - Description of Sidorovich's Purge the area from mutants sidequest

"The former owner of this thing was a real tourist and, it seems, often went on very difficult, on the verge of human endurance, hiking trips. He knew how to distribute correctly the weight that he carried, and which things to give preference to. The coat pockets and the educated choice of the backpack allow its owner to carry a heavy weight." - Description of SoC's "Tourist Suit"

[hazy helm]

We never seen or heard western ppl but stalker does feature variety in the east side

[drowsy schooner]

Wow

[gaunt burrow]

Hog also mentions UN btw

"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."

[granite mortar]

Damn

Crazy

[drowsy schooner]

Yes this is exactly what I'm talking about. Foreigners in the Zone from the perspective of the outsiders would be cool, even for just 1 mission

[gaunt burrow]

they are scared to go into the Zone according to this

plus they pay Ukrainian scientists for the information according to that PDA entry

and those who went into the Zone didn't came back

[drowsy schooner]

Yes but I would want to see what scared them and how they influent the Zone now

[gaunt burrow]

even that UN expedition Hog mentioned, cuz Nimble in Call of Pripyat says that he got "GP37" and "FT-200M" from UN observers

"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..."

[drowsy schooner]

Are they not obligated to not share anything to anyone other than the government?

Surely the higher ups would find out

[gaunt burrow]

I mean existence of the Zone to the outside world isn't really a secret tbh

Sidorovich in Clear Sky says that many are interested in the Zone's wonders:

"A long, long time. I was one of the first in the Zone. Back then we didn't have radiation detectors or suits, so your life expectancy in this place was real short. That's why I've never been past the Garbage. That sort of thing isn't for me. I've got the brains for a different sort of business: I'm like engine grease, without me the engine falters and that means people start fighting. But when I'm around everyone's happy. Even though the Zone is full of wonders, the demand for these wonders is even bigger - be it from governments, special services, private agencies or fat cat collectors. I'm their link to this place: I facilitate trade between the Zone and the outside world. I know all the right people and I can solve just about any issue without leaving this room. That pretty much sums me up."

entire governments

Beard and Suslov also say that outside world is full of trinkets and artifacts

"That's the sort of people we are! You can't buy an extra fifteen minutes of life or a spare store from death, but us traders are needed everywhere. Even in the Zone, even in the Swamps and even underground. It's an illusion that the Zone is under lock and key and the army has all the ways in and out sealed. Think about it, nowadays artifacts and rare specimens from the Zone can be found all over the world, and your fellow stalkers never have a shortage of canned meat, vodka, ammo or equipment - somebody's gotta be responsible for all that, right? Well, that's where we come in. In this place it ain't like selling bootleg CDs on the outside with the cops up your ass every damn day! Around here the situation is very simple: the outside world has an interest in the Zone and vice versa, but it's officially forbidden, prohibited and all that bullshit! That's what we're here for... we make sure those interests are satisfied, and everybody's happy. There's a joke among traders that if someone points a gun at you, your best bet is to try to buy it off them!" - Suslov

[drowsy schooner]

What? There are artifacts outside of the Zone?

[gaunt burrow]

plenty

[drowsy schooner]

The ones that people sell or natural ones spawned

[gaunt burrow]

artifacts collected in the Zone go to outside land

for different purposes

[drowsy schooner]

You are so quick with these answers haha

Thanks Matt

[gaunt burrow]

for example 1 clinic was interested in Meat Chunk

"There's an order for an artifact, the kind that heals wounds, called Chunk of Meat! They have a clinic of some sort. If you get it you'll get paid and help people at the same time." - Description of Sidorovich's "Find the artifact called Chunk of Meat" sidequest

"I have a request for the Stone Flower. The order is from the jewellers, by the way, so let's try to make the pretty ladies happy, eh? If you get it, you'll get the money and a bottle to drink to their health..." - Find the Stone Flower artifact

[drowsy schooner]

What happens to the guy that saves strelok? He is in the very beginning of the game

[gaunt burrow]

basically entire governments are interested in artifacts

not just people from the big land

[gaunt burrow]

His fate isn't known. He just appeared in 1 cutscene only

Even his name wasn't mentioned anywhere

[drowsy schooner]

I wonder if the black market for artifacts will be affected by the Ward

[drowsy schooner]

😭

[gaunt burrow]

want another cool fact? @drowsy schooner

[drowsy schooner]

Sure

[gaunt burrow]

some artifacts lorewise can generate anomalies. It was mentioned by Yar in Clear Sky: "Useful? Useful in our line of work means something that's gonna help you stay alive. That, or something that's gonna make your enemy dead. I'll tell you about artifacts. What's an artifact? It's a cluster of anomalous energy, kinda like a stock cube. There's also artifacts that can...err...what's that damn word...ah, right...ge-ne-ra-te anomalies! I think that's how Chekhov says it. Anyway, only problem is, once the artifact generates an anomaly it's as good as useless. The anomaly itself ain't exactly powerful nor does it last long, but it's good enough to delay someone or knock 'em off your trail altogether"

[drowsy schooner]

So are all artifacts naturally made?

[elder laurel]

It would be pretty weird for the zone to not have foreigners by now

[granite mortar]

Omg thats the plot of true stalker!
Best mod ever omg
How awesome is that?

[gaunt burrow]

they are clusters of anomalous energy like Yar said. spawned by anomalies but 1 of SoC's sidequests state that 1 artifact got recreated in the lab

hold on lemme get screenshot

[elder laurel]

yeah sure russians are foreigners but actual foreigners like from other parts of the world

[granite mortar]

Armenians

[gaunt burrow]

Ashot and Mercenary Ara are Armenians

https://vocaroo.com/1kjCQ2bp2mm9 Ara's voiceline

Some mercs in SoC have clearly Armenian accents. Proof: https://vocaroo.com/1cshY0LisMNx

[hazy helm]

Yea like Balkans

[gaunt burrow]

plus there's also Vano, who's Georgian

and Gordon Freeman's dead body in the Wild Territory

[granite mortar]

Why didnt Cordon Free this poor Man?

[gaunt burrow]

The mercenary leader Dushman was cut from the final version of Shadow of Chernobyl, but I think it's still worth mentioning him because many fans may know him from mods. He shares his appearance with Ara, and his nickname has roots in languages used in the Middle East (such as Persian and Turkish, where Dushman translates to 'enemy'), so it can be assumed that he was supposed to come from these regions. Dushman appears only in certain pre-release builds from 2005/2006 and can be encountered in the cut Dead City location that is featured in them, however, mentions of him are still present in the files of the final game

Scarecrow, the stalker clad in an exoskeleton and carrying an unique IL 86 who can be encountered at the Army Warehouses in Shadow of Chernobyl, and who is the target of the "Kill the stalker called Scarecrow" task, is implied to come from an unspecified foreign country. This isn't mentioned in the game itself, but we may learn about that from his bio description that was cut before the release but is still present in the game files:

"Experienced smuggler. For a long time, plied his trade in Africa and South America. The news of the Chernobyl disaster brought him to Ukraine. In a short while, he managed to smuggle hundreds of stuffed mutants out of the restricted area and earned the nickname "Taxidermist". When not "working" in the Zone, he is a successful trader."

In some pre-release builds, the player had the opportunity to ask Arnie few questions - including where he comes from, to which Arnie would reply in an interesting way:

"Where from? From many places. I don't even know what to consider my homeland. A long time I spent in Africa, then several years in Ecuador. And then I heard about this cute place and understood that I can earn a good penny here."

[elder laurel]

Wouldn't be suprised if some us military spec ops lads gets to be in the zone considering the ruskies seem to be enroaching it too

[gaunt burrow]

not exactly US military, but UN researchers were there @elder laurel

[hazy helm]

headcannon

[elder laurel]

Chernobyl being a supernatural irrdiated hellhole ain't gonna stop the US nor russia from trying to profit from the mess

[hazy helm]

Doesn't mean that is whats happening in game at all

[gaunt burrow]

foreigners were in the Zone at 1 point

according to Orest's dialogue and PDA entry "The chronicles of egghead globalists"

it's not like existence of the Zone is a secret

[elder laurel]

Yeah trying to keep the zone secret from the outside world is downright impossible at this point

[hazy helm]

You never see them but you hear of the UN and how they get their shit kicked and how embarrassing they are

And that's the extent of it

[gaunt burrow]

https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/1bit5p9/comment/kvmk122/

for more details here

[elder laurel]

Making fun of the UN gets too old

[hazy helm]

little hurt?

we need to keep the tradition alive

[elder laurel]

Not really but saying that it doesn't do much of anything is just Copium

[gaunt burrow]

I mean even Shulga thinks that combined military might of all countries won't be able to destroy the Zone: "Plenty, but that's confidential. All I can say is that there is more to the Zone that meets the eye. Some of our people believe that the Zone is a tumor that must be removed at any cost. Given what I've seen, I'm more inclined to believe that the Zone is a living organism and we are nothing more than bacteria that live inside. Even if we combined the military might of every country on the planet, we still couldn't destroy the Zone. That's why we have to be smarter than that: we have to find the reason for the Zone's existence and eliminate it."

UN failing was expected

[elder laurel]

They did eradicate small pox afterall

[hazy helm]

they do literally nothing in the zone and profit of the black market by having access to the artifacts at the convenience of a high tech fancy lab
no real reaason for UN to lose more fancy heads

[elder laurel]

I mean the UN isn't gonna expect themselves to have everybody's military just charge at the zone

[obsidian gust]

i have a question if you bought the ultimate edition of stalker 2 for steam is it called the ultimate edition in your library?

[hazy helm]

they didnt and thats not what they want nor expect
they sent scientific expeditions all of them utterly failed

[elder laurel]

Global politics still happen outside of the zone

[gaunt burrow]

tbh according to Hog at least they seemed capable fighters

[hazy helm]

why should they fact into the zone and what it is and their stories

[gaunt burrow]

Mercs saying that would mean something

[hazy helm]

I fail to see how a stalker story needs to be bigger than the zone itself

[elder laurel]

Aye aye i was talking about the IRL UN for that not this fictional version that still embody the spirit of the IRL UN

[obsidian gust]

i have a question if you bought the ultimate edition of stalker 2 for steam is it called the ultimate edition in your library?

[hazy helm]

why are we talking about the IRL UN
when we are talking about stalker

[elder laurel]

The great eggheads pay great and that's what matters most innit

[hazy helm]

in your steam library it should appear as the name of the game that being Stalker 2 Heart of Chernobyl

[obsidian gust]

ok

thank you

[hazy helm]

ironic that they are worse than a alcoholic whos stumbling into anomalies

[elder laurel]

Average bandit/loner experience be like

[gaunt burrow]

this fragment explains a lot of things

and it's honestly logical too lol

just pay a lot of money to Ukrainian scientists for the information, simple as

[elder laurel]

Lotsa Ukranian scientists willing to die in the zone seems like

[loud gate]

Hello, guys and gals

[south sapphire]

Hi guys))

[versed crypt]

Hello

[versed crypt]

Hello (again)

[loud gate]

Wassup

[versed crypt]

Pissed off by U.K laws and regulations again

[loud gate]

[granite mortar]

Streloks office sounds cool tho

Or
Sounded

[ornate rampart]

Logic tells me you either unpacked all 3 games and specifically where npcs lines are at and maybe making use of a local coded ai to retrieve what you need based on X amount of tags you add as a filter.

Or you are a wizard, because of which you have my respect anyway.

[finite dragon]

hey guys. what's up?

[sand fiber]

stalk er

[drowsy schooner]

Any theories on if Skif will die?

Like in other games when the protagonist changes after you finish all the main missions

[loud gate]

Why would he die

[drowsy schooner]

I have no idea. GSC have been super secretive about the story

[sand fiber]

no actually there'll be a choice whether to give his body to Johnny Silverhand

i read the leaks, it's true.

[drowsy schooner]

Good

Now I know what I'll be picking

[sand fiber]

nomad ending, skif will go with actual skifs and conquer rostov oblast'

[loud gate]

Lmao

[drowsy schooner]

That reminds me. The different endings, what do they mean? That the entire game ends or that only the main story can end in different ways? I would like to go back and do more side quests after the main story is done.
I know that we don't know anything about this but still fun to speculate

[loud gate]

[drowsy schooner]

[sand fiber]

you'll also be able to choose skif's background
corporate, from one of igor kolomoyskiy's companies
streetstalker, a gopnik from zhytomyr
and nomad, this one's a secret

[sand fiber]

they're probably gonna add post-game but it will be like CDPR's implementation, where there's a certain point-of-no-return that you get thrown back to once you finish the game

or not

maybe the world will change like in cut postgame of FNV

who knows.

[drowsy schooner]

Oh wow, would be cool

[sand fiber]

it limits the ending possibilities somewhat

[drowsy schooner]

Have they teased us with how many endings there will be? Or what kind of endings (like bad/good/greedy etc)

[sand fiber]

no they haven't

we don't have any information on the game besides the full-build leaks

[radiant remnant]

Some of y'all have never missed the choppers and stayed behind in the CoP ending and it shows

[sand fiber]

yeah because why would you

[radiant remnant]

to stay in the zone

[deft stirrup]

funnily enough when i didnt know english i beat COP and i didnt know what to click

[sand fiber]

why would you stay in the zone when you could. return, to the. zonme. stalker.

[radiant remnant]

in case you didn't know, the game actually recognizes this as a possible ending, where everyone leaves and you stay behind. Loners set up in the landromat, Yar makes the trip, even... and you can 100% the game with better equipment and artifacts. Especially if you give Strelok his stash notes

[tiny olive]

Scar looks like King in One Punch Man

[sand fiber]

yes i do know

you cannot fathom what i know

[deft stirrup]

real

[radiant remnant]

Respectfully, you're not the first to say this

[sand fiber]

and that's not yar who makes the trip, it's his evil clone

[deft stirrup]

strelok is one punch man

uncle Yar's hangar from CS

[radiant remnant]

no way

[sand fiber]

it's true, sometimes there are two of them in postgame

[loud gate]

There's usually none for me

At least, none if you don't count corpses

[granite mortar]

Return to the Zone
Hell yeah

[sand fiber]

you will RETURN TO THE ZONE, stalker....

[granite mortar]

I will return to Return to the Zone

I still havent finished Memories DLC

[sand fiber]

stalker... i remember you're returns...

[granite mortar]

Why does it have to lag so much? :(

[sand fiber]

the what dlc

[granite mortar]

Most interesting DLC nad its borderline uplayable
And I say it as someone who finished Dreamcatcher on 15 fps

[granite mortar]

Memories, DLC for Jekans mod Return to the Zone

Instead of making new mods from scratch he released few free DLCs for RTTZ

[sand fiber]

why is there a dlc for a mod

[granite mortar]

Less work, plus its free so I see no problem

Its kinda like an update with new content rather than DLC

[sand fiber]

stalker modding is insane 😭

[elder laurel]

Mid game in SOC is neat

The Mercs and Ecologists are at it

[granite mortar]

Do you want to make a new mod from scratch or take your existing mod and its mechanics and just give it nee maps and story?

One of those is significantly easier

[sand fiber]

at this point i'd rather make my own game tbh

[granite mortar]

Well Jekan is doing that

So, yeah...

[sand fiber]

oh seriously?

[elder laurel]

Automatic guns that can actually go where my aiming goes

[granite mortar]

Hes making a non stalker experience on basis of CoP (no I dont mean gamma by that)

[granite mortar]

All can do that with exception of AK-74u

[sand fiber]

you can go to warehouses before agroprom and solve this issue

[sand fiber]

oh well, it's still on X-ray, can't sell it

[elder laurel]

Amazing

[granite mortar]

Vintar go brrrr
Or rather psh psh psh psh

[sand fiber]

i actually didn't know about the free vintar for the longest time, always preffered sgi anyway

[granite mortar]

Xray is thr bestest engine of all time

[granite mortar]

Heresy!

[sand fiber]

of course it is, but GSC won't allow you to get the money, even if it's a separate game 😭

[granite mortar]

Yes
Its based

It uses stalker as basis, makes sense you cant sell it

[deft stirrup]

whats the stalker hygene like

[sand fiber]

boystink, boysmell

[granite mortar]

Sids chicken has less flies around it

[sand fiber]

the further you're from cordon the harder it is to get clear and irradiated water

[granite mortar]

Its almost as if Sidorovich thr Great made Cordon super duper best location

[sand fiber]

yes but that's the problem

[granite mortar]

Nah

Plus its same with all other games, you cant sell doom mods

[deft stirrup]

black market

[sand fiber]

i just want dedicated modders and gamedevs to get some money 😭😭😭

[granite mortar]

But, if you want modern doom like experience you can buy Hrot, its only stylized to look like doom

[sand fiber]

you can actually, doom's idtech version was open-source since the late 90-s and GZDoom games are being sold on steam

[granite mortar]

Pretty sure Jekan has patreon or something, go send him your life savings please

[granite mortar]

Zamn

[sand fiber]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072150/Hedon_Bloodrite/ i will play this thing someday

[deft stirrup]

stalker battleroyale

[sand fiber]

it looks so cool

[elder laurel]

Well i'm gonna miss the Bandits from the early game

[deft stirrup]

which game

[sand fiber]

theoretically GSC could pull the same move and make x-ray opensource but ehhhhh

[elder laurel]

The times where i actually struggled against a buncha gopniks with nothing but vodka and pistol in hand

[granite mortar]

Welp

[elder laurel]

The unique pistol is still doing me good doe

[granite mortar]

Theres nothing we can do

[deft stirrup]

did u know each gun has different ways to aim

[elder laurel]

Uhh no actually

[sand fiber]

he actually doesn't allow stalkers in the rookie village to wash themselves because he enjoys the boystink. true canon.

[deft stirrup]

PMs for me at least u gotta aim higher then the head

in SOC

[granite mortar]

Smell attracts artifacts (actually makes them evacuate from their home anomalous field) and we all know Sid loves to eat artifacts

[sand fiber]

EAT ROCKS!!!

[granite mortar]

Because his quote: "hmmm artifact, nom nom nom
Ahhhhh" is canon from SoC and we all know that

[sand fiber]

aren't some artifacts like canonically remains of dead stalkers

[deft stirrup]

yes

[sand fiber]

some fuсked up implications. how will grigorovich explain this.

[deft stirrup]

i dont remember which tho

[deft stirrup]

[tiny olive]

Yar looks like that one Filipino senator

[granite mortar]

Grigorovich is Sidorovich
Canon 200% confirmed
Both are greedy ukrainians

[deft stirrup]

lol

[tiny olive]

Yar also looks like that one certain Filipino Singer named Bamboo

[sand fiber]

sid's addicted to non-stop, secret build lore

[granite mortar]

Non-stop is Sids tears, secret build lore

[drowsy schooner]

I just want Skif to say "It's Skiffin' time" and skiffs all over the Zone

[tiny olive]

KFC

Kordon Fried Chicken

[sand fiber]

that's why his side of the bunker has no visible exit

it's a PRISON, he's TRAPPED

now that's some real buildo lore

[tiny olive]

Sid can't fit on the door alone, he is fat

[sand fiber]

okay i remembered the intro cutscene so this theory kinda collapses, but the cutscenes were made by australians, they can't be trusted

[tiny olive]

Shadow of Queensland

[elder laurel]

When will we ever see anybody eat chicken ever again in this franchise

[thick bolt]

is the tunder weapon any good? compared to trs301

[loud gate]

(It's better)

[granite mortar]

They lost a war to bunch of big chicken, I dont think they are capable of lore friendly animation

[thick bolt]

I was booking it out of the wildlands where you meet kruglev (I was scared of the dogs) and some dutiers were pushing that place, I saw one with a cool weapon which was the tunder, and I sneaked up behind him until he got killed by the mercs then booked it

[solid dome]

Deadly rants, dangerous grants, cultists and wankers... None stand a challenge for us Loners, hence we will remove those pests from the Planet.

[spring apex]

nice, its probably barin

with tunder 5.45mm

[wild wharf]

Classic Australians

[tiny olive]

Ngl, the first time i saw the intro for SHOC, i thought i watched the wrong disk of Polar Express

[wild wharf]

The world fears Australia's expansion, join the loners, and save our planet today

[radiant remnant]

but can you mount an optic on it?

[loud gate]

You need an optic?

[radiant remnant]

You think you're better off without one?

[elder laurel]

Ok which faction to join in SOC? Freedom boys or ard duty lads

[loud gate]

Yes

[radiant remnant]

Duty are stoopet

[elder laurel]

Right mfs just treated me like shit in the local bar lmfao

[radiant remnant]

Good luck with your thunder from further than 100m

basically a glorified PMm

[bright schooner]

trs301 has a better aesthetic than the tunder, but maximum aesthetic is the sgi-5k anyway lmao. max slav drip is always a vintar bc tho

[thick bolt]

I mean in terms of utility

[bright schooner]

oh i knew what you meant, but utility choices are just a numbers thing 95% of the time. tunder does more damage, vintar is better than that. flavourless choices. spice it up. its more fun to use whatever you like most anyway

[thick bolt]

alright then, Ill sell it, go to the military storage thing where I can find the vintar and pair it with the trs 301 thanks

[bright schooner]

bet

sa avalanche is probably your best find tbh, if you have access to one

[thick bolt]

sure ill find that

[deft stirrup]

1 2 3 uhhh shoot them bandits

[bright schooner]

[wild wharf]

So question, If I were to find a glowing rock and the only special part about it is that it's glowing. Can I call it a artifact?

[deft stirrup]

yes

wait no u cant

[drowsy schooner]

What do I do with the crazy stalker's usb drive? (SoC)
Can I sell it or use it to unlock a mission?

[deft stirrup]

the one in army warehouses?

[drowsy schooner]

I don't remember where I got it. I think so

[deft stirrup]

give it to the freedomers

[gilded glacier]

Guy from freedom named Max will give you a mission to retrive it

[drowsy schooner]

I already made them my enemy by joining Duty 😦

[deft stirrup]

well then its just a relic now

[drowsy schooner]

Nooo

[thick bolt]

you cant join duty

[gilded glacier]

you can actually

[thick bolt]

but you can side with them I think

[gilded glacier]

you have to help them destroy freedrom base and go to their leader to do some work for him

[wild wharf]

I kinda prefer Duty, at least those guys protect the Bar.

[gilded glacier]

they protect it because that's the only place where they can rest from their duties

[deft stirrup]

u can only join freedom in SOC

u get on their goodside with duty and freedom becomes hostile but ur still not a duty soldier

[gilded glacier]

sorry my mistake

but at least you can hang out with buddies in freedom base

[hazy helm]

you will not be joining duty merely helping them

[gilded glacier]

Yo, A-shot, are you gonna bring that over here or what?

[runic pine]

That will be 20 dollars!

[gilded glacier]

You cheapskate! ...All right, get them from the commandant..

[runic pine]

Come again?

[gilded glacier]

So how 'bout it, Ashot?.

[drowsy schooner]

Nevertheless I can't do anything with the usb drive

[runic pine]

If you want it, you get it, OK? Move your a*s!

[gilded glacier]

You're a real jerk, you know that? You're just sitting there, doing nothing all day!

[runic pine]

Hey, you go suck my...

[deft stirrup]

have you both lost your freaking minds?

[bright schooner]

Ay, cut the bullshit, you bozos! You're making the whole base sound like a used car dealership!

[runic pine]

Hey yar!

[gilded glacier]

Yup?

[runic pine]

Look what i got in here

[gilded glacier]

Watt you got in there A-shot?

[runic pine]

Come here and see

[gilded glacier]

You got nothing that would impress even a little girl. No, you come over. I've got something to show you, or should I stick it out for you to see?

[runic pine]

I no have microscope...!

[wild wharf]

Touche, I mean you freedom guys are constantly protecting the barrier from the local rock worshippers, so I will give you that.

[deft stirrup]

eh constantly?

[wild wharf]

I mean they do their job of preventing Monolith from going in pretty well, so yeah bro.

[wild wharf]

Let me guess, is it weed? (I actually want some please tell me it's weed)

[deft stirrup]

they dont smoke

if they smoke it would be ciggars its canon

weed not really

[wild wharf]

Aww man, I really wanted some weed

[indigo marsh]

@wild wharf read the message I am replying to

[thick bolt]

I have a question

[wild wharf]

... I have no idea whether I should be happy or disturbed

[thick bolt]

||Do we have to go back to agroprom to meet streloks friend in his place to find the decoder in pripyat?||

and get the true ending

[pearl olive]

mmyep

[thick bolt]

Do we have to talk to him for it to spawn in one of the hotel rooms

[pearl olive]

oh nvm good question

i think it might still spawn?

[thick bolt]

alright, should I go to it after I ||disable the brain scorcher||?

[celest goblet]

Think you can do it whenever but ||it's usually easier to do it before brain scorcher unless you were planning to return south before Pripyat anyway||

[thick bolt]

alright, Im at the barkeep now, I think ill do it then go to the ||brain scorcher||

[celest goblet]

It is just less walking that way if you don't like to backtrack

[thick bolt]

alright thanks

[fresh zephyr]

How do you guys feel about stalker anomaly?

[celest goblet]

Pretty decent if you want a Freeplay mod and don't mind or like more item management than vanilla. Also pretty stable compared to some others.

[hazy helm]

its one of the bad forks of CoC that misunderstand's Misery and fails to delete MLR

[deft stirrup]

good mod/game but after one full playthrough it lacks story which drives me more it gives me reason to play at all

[celest goblet]

It's the most popular freeplay mod but there are plenty of others depending on the experience you want

And yeah if you want a decent story you are better off playing pretty much any other mod

[deft stirrup]

i wanna play radiophobia 3 rn but my laptop cant run it im waiting for my parents to buy me the coola PC

[celest goblet]

Tried it a while ago before the last major update and the balance felt pretty off. I do want to go back again sometime because I believe some of the things I thought were bad got adjusted some

[sand fiber]

• statements dreamt by the utterly deranged

THIS is what stalker modders are demanding respect for

[granite mortar]

Lore wise all weed supplies in the Zone were gone at that time

[wild wharf]

NO!!!!!

[granite mortar]

yes

[wild wharf]

Well...at least I got my vodka.

[granite mortar]

[broken latch]

https://tenor.com/view/shrek-pitchfork-kill-burn-stake-gif-11227021

[granite mortar]

overrated poopoo mod, just play Last Day

4/10

[hard ember]

in Clear Sky, if there's a working well, they can wipe themselves down so probably not the worst, depending on how many weeks of the hottest summer there are, Ukraine probably pretty cool, temperate, malaria might be an issue with a swamp--i didn't even know there are swamps in Ukraine--they can also boil the swamp water if they are desperate enuf, mebbe run it through a filter, get rid of most of the mud

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/spiderman-boss-laugh-gif-686084896267900916

actually funny

[granite mortar]

do I get [officially funny] behind my name now?

[raven grove]

Tell me a joke

[celest goblet]

What are the differences between anomaly and last day anyway

[granite mortar]

Anomaly had half the features stripped off, recieved new engine and poorly written story

thats about it I think

[granite mortar]

You know why crabs cant get high?

[raven grove]

[broken latch]

I think Ur name would be too long

[granite mortar]

because they will always be at the bottom

[broken latch]

Not letting me

[hazy helm]

Anomaly strips the fuck out of Last Day to try and make it good
they failed

[granite mortar]

real

[granite mortar]

nah, surely not

[hazy helm]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1171602505382236231/1242506349582221352/Skating.gif

get styled on

[granite mortar]

wth

[celest goblet]

Suppose I could always just try it for myself

[granite mortar]

Not recommended

if you want to suffer then play Fotograf, Anomaly cant do even that properly

[indigo marsh]

Is last day good

[granite mortar]

no

[hazy helm]

no

[indigo marsh]

I shoulda guessed

[granite mortar]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qje01bmurZk&ab_channel=TheWolfstalker
Heres list of mods better than trhat (Ignore Anthology please, it got there by bad bad mistake)

[indigo marsh]

Rttn is apparently a good CoM based on Chymo's recommendation

[granite mortar]

Only good CoM fork ever

EVER

[hazy helm]

RTTN is p good actually

[hard ember]

ouch CS-3a upgrades are kinda $pendy in Clear Sky

[indigo marsh]

I mean those are the only 2 memorable CoM forks

[hard ember]

prob 50,000 rubles for full CS-3a upgrade

[finite dragon]

Does any one know how to install arsenal overhaul redux 2.3.1 clear sky

[hard ember]

on top of the base 15,000 price in Clear Sky base

[celest goblet]

RttN is pretty good yes

[hard ember]

the name Clear Sky is uber funny cus i don't think i ever seen a clear day in great swamp

[indigo marsh]

What problem are you having? I have not installed AO redux 2.3 CS but I have installed other stalker mods so they should be similar to install

[finite dragon]

Let’s go in mod chat so I can show

[indigo marsh]

Most of the time in the swamps in the clear sky with beautiful lighting

[hard ember]

i am just kidding dawg, just mostly gloomy weather

[indigo marsh]

The lighting in CS is so good

[hard ember]

what i also love is just running around Great Swamp like a head-less chimkin in pitch dark with just a flash :3

[wild wharf]

The clear sky part is probably because there never will be a clear sky in pripyat, so they are probably coping.

[fresh zephyr]

Yeah, after meeting everyone and realising that only thing to do is to complete generic tasks for factions to get rep with them kinda made it shallow for me

Also i hate the cats at the beginning

[void plover]

Lieten I need answers regarding the physical pre-order in the steelbook will the game be a disc or a cd key?

[fresh zephyr]

What are the specs needed for radiophobia 3?

[lime gull]

I don't think anyone will actually know until they arrive, here at least. I would suggest emailing or otherwise directly contacting GSC

[deft stirrup]

u need a decent PC

[void plover]

This is so sad I'll send another email

[old jungle]

Steam code

[fresh zephyr]

Better than for anomaly? Is it a standalone game or a mod?

[celest goblet]

It's based on OGSR iirc

[deft stirrup]

its basically SOC but way harder

[fresh zephyr]

Is it like anomaly (freeplay) or like mainline stalker games

[hazy helm]

Radiophobia 2 sucked ass and balls

so I dont hold any cards up for Radio3, especially with how it looks

[hazy helm]

it is a normal SoC mod

[deft stirrup]

its standalone

[hazy helm]

say waht you will about 2 but its fay ass taht they took it down just to upload 3

thats fucked

[nimble cipher]

inever._ has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[hazy helm]

lol

[indigo marsh]

It doesn't allow me to say it 😭

Only you can say it

I'll wait 10 secs to confirm

[void plover]

Many thanks

[granite mortar]

Dont

Its poopoo

[granite mortar]

You can say buttfuck

[indigo marsh]

I know

[sand fiber]

you can actually say fuсk if you're brave enough.

wolf hates this one fuсking trick!

[granite mortar]

Black magic

[indigo marsh]

I checked thats why I said "I'll wait 10 secs to confirm" after I said it

[granite mortar]

How the buttfuck do you do that?

Is it a rank specific thing?

[sand fiber]

nope

i'm just built like that

[granite mortar]

Bullshit! Youre lying

[sand fiber]

let wolf take me if i'm lying

[granite mortar]

[drowsy schooner]

Just beat SoC on Master. Now time to play CS for the first time

[neon widget]

fuсk

[neon widget]

what?

[nimble cipher]

chymo_ has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[granite mortar]

What the heck

[old jungle]

Nice, good luck

[broken latch]

even tho i factually know that difficulty only changes drop rates

i still feel stronger in master

[loud gate]

Strider is typing...

[gilded glacier]

I completed all trilogy on master and cs was the hardest due to bleeding. Make sure to have bandages and medkits with you

[granite mortar]

Finally!!

[old jungle]

[granite mortar]

We need more people here to be called after Trilogy characters

[sand fiber]

we need more gay people here

[loud gate]

We have @rocky shadow

[granite mortar]

I mean, theres plenty of Mercenary fans...

[hard ember]

so outside of Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, Call of Pripyat are there other S.T.A.L.K.E.R. content to try?

[granite mortar]

No

[hard ember]

so this is wai every1 is waiting for Stalker 2?

[granite mortar]

I mean, theres some books ( I dont mean RP )

But they havent been translated iirc

[hard ember]

yep super enjoyable Roadside Picnic and Stalker movie ^___^

ah ok ok, they canon?

[granite mortar]

No I mean, official GSC books

[hard ember]

ohhhh there's GSC books????

[granite mortar]

And also novelizations of the games I think

[hard ember]

fascinating.. will google ^___^

[granite mortar]

CoP at least has novelization, and it says that Degy sucked at acting as Stalker so everyone knew hes an army guy but went along with it

They didnt want to hurt his feelings I guess

[gilded glacier]

Best thing about each game in my opinion:
SoC: smacking through enemies like butter
CS: my favorite, fraction wars, bandit radio, combat music
CoP: great story, choosing your patch, multiple endings

[granite mortar]

Factually wrong
Best thing about CS is the background noises in Freedom base

[gilded glacier]

Right

[granite mortar]

The Yar/A-shot conversations
The music etc.

[drowsy schooner]

Thank you

[hard ember]

i really love enjoying all the world-building that GSC has done, can tell it was made w/ love

[broken latch]

There is mods and inspired games, stalcraft probably has the most interesting ones but it's a p2w mmorpg that's not fun after early game

[hard ember]

do you suppose these games, if built in 2024, would be far easier to make? i mean the dev tools availble now

[granite mortar]

Yes

[pearl olive]

you think? this is the gayest discord i've ever been a part of - and i'm in gamma's

[nimble cipher]

chymo_ has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[drowsy schooner]

Thanks for the tip. Should I play CS also in master or is it way too hard for the first time?

[broken latch]

Some people hate themselves so they port soc maps to UE4/5

[granite mortar]

Ahhhh
They would have all these smelly poopoo features like fast travel

[hard ember]

^ kekekeke 🙂

[gilded glacier]

I menaged with my skill isiuses

[granite mortar]

Tha effectively ruin any sense of size the map offers

Making the player even more of a demigod

[broken latch]

Master all the way is fine, although a moment that you will surely recognise as "beaches of Normandy" is the only alright time to lower the difficulty

[hard ember]

yeah i approve of the many curated design choices, cus if they allow me to fast travel everywhere i wouldn't notice the world building

[celest goblet]

The areas in the trilogy were not too big and the amount of backtracking was not too high so fast travel was really not necessary

[gilded glacier]

The biggest difference is the amount of loot you get from corpses, so you will find yourself in situations without ammo or bandages

[hard ember]

yeah agreed, the map sometimes give this impression that the world's far bigger than it is, then i do a short trek and boom i am already at the destination

[granite mortar]

Thats one more reason why anomaly stinks, fast travel makes it boring but the maps are also empty and dead so walking isnt fun either
+No lore

[broken latch]

In CS there is actually a damage intake difference between difficulties

[hard ember]

ah, not familiar with anomaly.. is that a GSC game or something? or repackaging?

[broken latch]

Big fan mod poorly made, thrives off of others add-ons

[hard ember]

ah ok ok 🙂

[sand fiber]

just a freeplay mod

[finite dragon]

I am selling out and playing gunslinger with this playthrough of cop

[pearl olive]

gamma has EVERYTHING.. which is .... not enough.. and also too much

[broken latch]

@hazy helm

[granite mortar]

Its poorly made mod of a mod of a mod of a mod for CoP

[drowsy schooner]

Hahaha okay 👍

[drowsy schooner]

So more loot if I lower the difficulty?

[broken latch]

Less damage taken too

[finite dragon]

lol so many people hate on mods but how can I if I never even try them, gunslinger seems chill whatever. its a mod not an apartment im renting

[celest goblet]

Be prepared for precisely calibrated grenade barrage in CS

[broken latch]

But loots is fine enough in master

[sand fiber]

not enough furries and gays

[broken latch]

Oh yeah CS npcs love grenades

[gilded glacier]

I remember making save after clearing a place from bandits and still beading out and i had to search corpses for bandages. After reloading the save 6 times i somehow menaged to find bandages and one bandage wasn't enough and i had to buy one from my teammates, and i went through all my tourists delights

[drowsy schooner]

Hahaha

[broken latch]

10000027482th playthroughs be like

[gilded glacier]

Also the ability of enemies to throw granades perfectly from across the map is annoying

[celest goblet]

They might as well have artillery sometimes

[drowsy schooner]

Is it worse with higher difficulty?

[celest goblet]

But it is a part of the experience for better or worse

[gilded glacier]

I don't think so

[pearl olive]

the kind of stuff i tell people about the game, desperately wanting them to try it

[granite mortar]

Gamma doesnt have gay people, they have furries suffering from brain unjuried
Big difference

[pearl olive]

i'm still learning to navigate all the social nuances forgive me nothing but love tho

[jolly glen]

hey guys idk if im in the right place, some guy with a fake instagram account is texting my gf and saying very bad things to her.. can someone help me find his main account? idk what to do, and im worried..

[pearl olive]

we talk about stalkers in here buddy

[gilded glacier]

And my swamp play through looked like killing one regenerate, saving, dying, loading save, killing another one, repeat

[hidden stratus]

Dont think a discord server about a decade old videogame is the right place

[pearl olive]

no stalker talk here

[jolly glen]

oh okay bro i just googled something so yeah.. have a nice day:)

[finite dragon]

DM a mod for help

[pearl olive]

wait bro was for real