⭐┃nospoilers_general

[exotic mural]

Blind gamer gets blind ending

[celest blaze]

Ngl monolith drip goes hard

[broken latch]

A fitting end

[exotic mural]

I had a full naked run to the sarcophagus (awful) and when I got in there it just gives you stage 20 cancer

Which makes sense but I thought that maybe a videogame would turn off the radiation inside of the final area.

😔

[granite mortar]

Yeah thats not how Stalker works
Final area is always the worst

Except for Limansk Hospital
That one isnt final but is by far the worst

[celest blaze]

Sarcophagus was crazy lol

[indigo marsh]

What about viva vist

[celest blaze]

Mfs camping corners with shotguns like it was call of duty

[indigo marsh]

Or whatever his name is

[exotic mural]

I'm gonna go get lunch and then start clear sky

[celest blaze]

Based AF clear sky is awesome

[granite mortar]

Not yet
But soon

[broken latch]

Why would there be no radiation inside a failed nuclear power plant, what was the thought process behind that

[gaunt burrow]

Before entering Pripyat stadium restocking on your supplies is a must

[broken latch]

Meh

[granite mortar]

Get Hunting Rifle and darts asap
Put accuracy upgrades on it
Its fun, trust me
Its the only way to make the starter area fun

[broken latch]

Just ball it and go to cnpp

[gaunt burrow]

I always have 50 bandages, medkits and antirads when I enter that stadium

[broken latch]

Resupplying is for the weak

[celest blaze]

Speaking of clear sky can you join other factions and fight them or is the swamp the only real faction Content?

[exotic mural]

I accidentally aggro freedom and duty so by the end of the game everyone was my opp

[broken latch]

You can

[granite mortar]

I never did that
I kinda live off the land I mean, cold hands of my enemies

[celest blaze]

Based thank you

[gaunt burrow]

You can join loners, bandits, freedom and duty in clear skg

[granite mortar]

Duty for the win

[gaunt burrow]

Sky*

[celest blaze]

Cordon is gonna belong to the bandits

[exotic mural]

I threw a grenade in their house!!!

[gaunt burrow]

Nah uh

[granite mortar]

[exotic mural]

Duty is best source of 9x39 let's be real here

[indigo marsh]

Nah that's Monolith

[granite mortar]

They are best source of memes

[gaunt burrow]

[exotic mural]

I can't wait to play clear sky because thats the one with the funny song

[broken latch]

https://tenor.com/view/elcen-simba-embed-perms-ember-perms-flex-edel-gif-21389394

[granite mortar]

Kill mutants
Behead mutants
Dropkick mutants against walls
Slam dunk mutant baby into trash can
Crash mutants against concrete

-Voronin 2012 (probably)

[gaunt burrow]

Bad idea to join bandits, as loners, duty and freedom all fight them

[broken latch]

You'll love the voice acting, I hope my Croatian dub will nail it

[gaunt burrow]

You'll have to fight on 3 fronts

save yourself a huge headache

[granite mortar]

Žižka could pull it off

[indigo marsh]

I am replaying clear sky with SWR(SRP ver) and some sound changes that I cannibalized from 2 other mods and I am having a pain bc of mg

[gaunt burrow]

And don't join any faction at all

[granite mortar]

Dont listen to him
Join Duty

[celest blaze]

I'll keep this mind

[exotic mural]

I hope this isn't a joke

[indigo marsh]

Also I heard joining banydit faction buggy as hell

[gaunt burrow]

Faction war in general is buggy

[granite mortar]

Nah
Its just bandoots being bandoots

[indigo marsh]

I thought you didn't release it yet

[gaunt burrow]

Although I gotta admit that idea itself is very cool

[exotic mural]

My main complaint with the game is that the gunplay is SO bad at times

[gaunt burrow]

In the swamps you get tons of sidequests and you may not even complete half of them

Because they'll get cancelled

[granite mortar]

[exotic mural]

I was using an AK74 for most of the game and it felt like it had an effective range of .5m

[gaunt burrow]

Ruins received/completed tasks ratio too

[granite mortar]

Thats case only with short AK

[indigo marsh]

Man screw this, Imma use the northern swamp exit and keep my 50kgs worth of loot

[granite mortar]

You dont want to meat Vova?

[gaunt burrow]

Not to mention backup that needs 10 hours to arrive on captured enemy location lol

[granite mortar]

[exotic mural]

I was using the fast firing one from strelok stash

[granite mortar]

Damn
That one has good accuracy tho

[exotic mural]

I put a scope and gl on it

[granite mortar]

Did you crouch when shooting?

[exotic mural]

Occasionally

I was usually leaning around a wall or tree

Afterwards I switch to a VAL and then a VSS and they did way better

Maybe shouldn't have been using an ak as a sniper but whatever

It cleared out all of rostok so it's good enough for me

[gaunt burrow]

9x39 guns generally are very OP

[still ridge]

Losing my mind

(It’s a gamma video)

[gaunt burrow]

"what you need to try before S2" how about deezuts?

[nimble cipher]

b18c5 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[indigo marsh]

[exotic mural]

frown.

[gaunt burrow]

Literally 1984

[exotic mural]

I was saying I enjoyed the caliber

[indigo marsh]

[gaunt burrow]

Wolf warns for word sh*tty but not for worf shit

[celest blaze]

[gaunt burrow]

Word*

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/face-melting-indiana-jones-fire-transforming-gif-12010697

HE TOLD PPL TO SKIP CLEAR SKY

THAT GOGGLY MF

[gaunt burrow]

💀

[celest blaze]

I doubt he could handle clearsky tbh

[exotic mural]

Do all of the games take place in the same map?

[celest blaze]

He prob got taken out fighting in the swamp

[gaunt burrow]

Many can't. Thats why they trashtalk it so much

[indigo marsh]

No, CoP maps are completely different for the other 2 games

[gaunt burrow]

Its simple skill issue

[hazy helm]

CS will add maps and remix SoC maps while CoP will have completely new maps

[exotic mural]

Thats cool thank you

Ok omw to get burger and then play game

[covert slate]

dude doesn't even bother linking Clear Sky on steam with the rest of the series and reccommends True Stalker too lol

[pearl jacinth]

theres no way bru

[sand fiber]

it's so over

[pearl olive]

we ride at dawn

[gaunt burrow]

Its burover

[granite mortar]

My brain hurts and my day is ruined

[granite mortar]

Burover? Son of Karlikover?

[gaunt burrow]

Real

[pearl jacinth]

did he get vova vist'd

[gaunt burrow]

Vova Vist killed him for millionth time I guess

[lost frost]

Heresy

[covert slate]

best believe i commented on his video about that

[sand fiber]

we need a purist stalker influencer fr fr

[celest blaze]

Same

[lost frost]

How much is he being payed?

[ripe hinge]

221

[celest blaze]

Drewski goofy af

[indigo marsh]

What is the video about ?

[sand fiber]

what you should play before stalker 2
(soc-cop and anomaly/gamma)

[sick lake]

Does anybody know will stalker 2 supports multicore? I'm thinking between Ryzen 5600 and Ryzen 3700X, so I need to know about multicore

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/bricks-gif-6525378798534810671

[indigo marsh]

Definitely not analmeme or gamma

[sand fiber]

of course it will, it's ue5

[lost frost]

True

[sand fiber]

everything that's not built on x-ray supports multicore

[granite mortar]

Erm skip the best game and go play operator slop

[indigo marsh]

But SoC and CS are required

[sand fiber]

the west has truly fallen, both sides are wrong...

[lost frost]

You should play nothing before stalker 2 so your desire for it grows stronger

[covert slate]

god the comment section of that video requires a Wrenched

[sand fiber]

stalker-themed edging

[sick lake]

I asked this because of efficiency. Now I have ryzen 5600 and thinking about "upgrade" to 3700x. Does it have any sense?

[lost frost]

I think it’s the best method

[sand fiber]

No, absolutely none

single-core performance doesn't matter in games since like, 2010

[granite mortar]

Im right tho

[sand fiber]

even a year ago such a heretical statement wouldn't be agreed upon here... we need another crusade on czech republic fr fr

[granite mortar]

[indigo marsh]

I will take a cz 97 or a Bren 2 as a bribe to not crusade on Czechia

[hazy helm]

not really youll be fine

[sick lake]

About two minutes ago I saw a video on YT where several games were compared. And the conclusion was about multicore or multithreading (idk the difference)

[sand fiber]

again, it doesn't matter, both 5600 and 3700x are more-than-enough

[broken latch]

If you love how bandits sound in soc, you'll even more love the English voiceacting of clear sky

[sick lake]

I understood, just wondering which is preferable for a stalker 2

[broken latch]

What

[gaunt burrow]

Clear Sky's and SoC's EN dub is peak

CoP's EN dub is so bad its good

[indigo marsh]

The dub for the trilogy

[sick lake]

ok, thanks

[sand fiber]

^guy who hasn't heard anything other than EN dubs

[broken latch]

It's so bad that it's bad

[broken latch]

What about it

[gaunt burrow]

CoPe

[indigo marsh]

I thought you didn't release it

[gaunt burrow]

It has its moments tho

Worm food line makes me laugh every single time

[exotic mural]

They remind me of Scavs from Tarkov, and bandits are what they're directly inspired from

[covert slate]

the corny lines make it worth it lol

[exotic mural]

I dont know what they say but I like when they yell cheeki breeki

I genuinely had no idea that came from this game and hearing it at the car park had me in shambles

[hazy helm]

source?

[exotic mural]

nikita has said many times that Tarkov is stalker inspired

[hazy helm]

what is the source in "scavs are bandit inspired"

[exotic mural]

Their voicelines contain stalker references and again, nikita has said it

[hazy helm]

Nikita said that they were inspired directly?

[exotic mural]

One of the scavs can yell "STALKER!" when they see you lol

IIRC one of the guards can be named Strelok as well

[hazy helm]

Strelok literally means Gunslinger

and you havent actually showed me proof taht he said scavs are inspired nor any of the VAs

[exotic mural]

I know

[exotic mural]

Have you played tarkov........

[hazy helm]

yes
nothing at all like stalker

I dont know what the actual fuck you are on about mate

[exotic mural]

Its not supposed to be like it, the developers took inspiration you goofball

Tarkov is also like DayZ and Arma in a lot of ways

[hollow cargo]

tarkov stinks stalker is better

[hazy helm]

yhea, you have showed me no such evidence taht scavs are bandit inspired

so

[exotic mural]

ON GOD! FOR REAL!

[hazy helm]

I have no idea what the actual fuck you are on for real

[hollow cargo]

classic stalker, not modded

[hazy helm]

🫳 say a lot show nothing

[sand fiber]

nikita has said that he was inspired by stalker

[hazy helm]

not what I asked

[exotic mural]

do you hate tarkov or something 😭

[hazy helm]

I asked you a very simple question
it appears that you have just wildly made assumptions for some reason tho

[exotic mural]

some people just love arguing i guess

[hazy helm]

way better than going online and talking mad shit with no backing

[covert slate]

he's just asking for evidence of it is all

[hollow cargo]

yeh

[exotic mural]

REAL! ME TOO!

[sand fiber]

what do they say in russian?

[hollow cargo]

i think tarkov is fun dont get me wrong but i also think that stalker isnt tarkov and it shouldnt be tarkov

[hazy helm]

🤷‍♂️ ok?

I dont think anyone here is saying that it needs to be like it

[exotic mural]

i agree with this

i was just talking about how one series inspired the next

[sand fiber]

why the fuсk is there a faction named "the goons" in tarkov 😭😭😭

[exotic mural]

they edge in customs

[nova wedge]

Your brain is too rotted

[hollow cargo]

theyre scav bosses and they are also stupid and i hate them

[exotic mural]

2000 hour tarkov player here, never buy this game, and especially not after the april incident

[nova wedge]

Internet ruined the word goon. Used to just be a silly guy who went Okay boss!

[gaunt burrow]

Lmfao what? Chat is this real?

[flint grail]

"scavs say cheeki breeki so they must be related"

[exotic mural]

also just, google Andrei Tarkovsky lol

[hazy helm]

wtf are you talking about man

why bring the movie ionto this

[exotic mural]

oh my god what do you have against this game 😭

[hazy helm]

what the actual fuck are you gonna pull out of a goofy top hat now

[exotic mural]

this guy would throw hands with nikita if he could

[sand fiber]

it is, they're головорезы (headhunters/cutthroats) in russian 😭😭😭

[granite mortar]

Yes
I do

[granite mortar]

Erm actually
Its head cutters

[exotic mural]

it's not a bad game, it just has horrible developers

[sand fiber]

yes but it's too literal

[pearl olive]

which step number is this? it's on the list for sure

[gaunt burrow]

Bruh moment fr fr

[granite mortar]

Yes
Im very literate

[nova wedge]

Only the strong will survive!

[sand fiber]

what's literacy rate in czech republic

why is it called czech republic and not czechia 😭

[nova wedge]

Its called both

[sand fiber]

oh wow it actually is

[exotic mural]

theyre called the goons because they are part of the rogue faction and carry out their dirty work☝️

@hollow cargo drg emote is crazy

[nova wedge]

Oh I didnt realize it was the swarmer its so small on my screen

I love drg (I am phenomenally bad at it)

[exotic mural]

very nice, can we see Crassus Detonator now?

[covert slate]

Oops, all swarmageddon

[hazy helm]

tbf

the insect emoji kinda looks like a crab

🦀

[nova wedge]

🦗

[nova wedge]

Is this a bedbuge

[exotic mural]

deep rock is a cool game until you get special powder and then nothing is nearly as fun

special powder is one of those things that once you try using it, makes everything else boring because of how fun it is

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/crab-rave-dancing-dancing-crab-gif-16543314

me

[sand fiber]

what's special powder

[covert slate]

i like using RJ250 compound myself

[exotic mural]

it's like a Force o' Nature from TF2 on crack

[broken latch]

@granite mortar in golden convoy where is info for red forest in processing station

[hollow cargo]

an overclock for the scouts shotgun in DRG that flings you

[sand fiber]

oh

it's kinda lame compared to other things that are in the game tbh

[exotic mural]

it can both kill you or be the most invaluable tool

[gaunt burrow]

Question: do polls also give you xp?

[covert slate]

this mans hates fun ^

[exotic mural]

i think it's probably my favorite overclock

[broken latch]

Beard was the only one spared from bad voice acting

[covert slate]

and i'm thankful every day for it

[hollow cargo]

hyper propellant user

[gaunt burrow]

You shouldn't have said that, stalker. Now you'll be WERM FUUUUD

[hidden stratus]

✋ Stalker 2🤚

[loud gate]

Silly very.

[granite mortar]

Because its a republic
Duh

[broken latch]

@granite mortar

[granite mortar]

On one of the ledges

[broken latch]

Of what

[sand fiber]

whats dat???? some fallout thing??

[broken latch]

Be more specific

[granite mortar]

Uhh, northern ledge
Close to eastern stairs I think

[granite mortar]

Yes
Entire nation collectively larps as NCR

[sand fiber]

wtf the only based slavs??

[broken latch]

Nothing there

[hollow cargo]

the entirety of the NCR when i walk across hoover dam with 16 fatboys

[granite mortar]

Wait
Its on that ledge above tanks
Eastern one

[broken latch]

I already left the game

Barotrauma calls

[granite mortar]

Damn

[broken latch]

Would be a cool mod if it wasn't for all the bad descriptions of item locations

[celest blaze]

Drewski goofy af

[granite mortar]

Just ping @boreal girder next time

[sand fiber]

we need to subject him to 100 hours of REBORN tbh

[gaunt burrow]

Real

[sand fiber]

i can fix him.

[granite mortar]

🤨

[boreal girder]

What?

[hazy helm]

brother...no...
you goofy ass needs to play the prequel

if you gonna play the series
play it well

[sand fiber]

1. sister
2. haven't actually played it yet
3. i CAN fix him

wait i thought you meant reborn and not CS

😭

[boreal girder]

@granite mortar Why the ping?

[granite mortar]

I told 1984 to ping you next time he struggles with GC

[hazy helm]

Reborn beklongs to a trilogy,yknow

[sand fiber]

aren't they all called reborn?

it's uhhh the first reborn, then doppelgangers, then another doppelgangers, no?

[hazy helm]

Another Way->Doppleganger->Source

[sand fiber]

googling on ap-pro rn, it tells me the first part's called "Artefacts of death", that there are public and author's version, and that there is a remake called reborn: legacy???

[boreal girder]

Cool, but not here, I barely visit this server.

[sand fiber]

also there's a different version of the second game???????

i'm losing my mind

[boreal girder]

@broken latchIf you have questions, write on the ModDB page or send me a PM.

[sand fiber]

alsooo uhh is Wolfenstein related to the series or just a separate thing

[granite mortar]

Damn

[indigo marsh]

I am glad you had self restraint and didn't talk about the sequel

[granite mortar]

I have moved over that already

Please Psy I need GC2

[hidden stratus]

Would GSC still like me if i was a worm?

[sand fiber]

gsc never loved you.

[hidden stratus]

I understand

[hazy helm]

brandon, think, you are a worm, you do not need love

[hidden stratus]

Nothing but grass around me. Maybe you are right.

[covert slate]

wuuuuurm foooood

[gaunt burrow]

I think as a worm you wouldn't need GSC's love. You'd just need some WORM FUUUUD

[hidden stratus]

Thanks guys, I guess I just needed to hear it from someone else to understand. I finally see things differently now.

[granite mortar]

Did someone say

[gaunt burrow]

Relatable fr

[broken latch]

Fr

[finite dragon]

fr

[pearl jacinth]

fr

[silk sparrow]

any new trailer?

[hazy helm]

check announcements

[mint cave]

how can i stop stalker 1 from resetting my settings after reloading the gaem each time?

[wild hare]

Try start game as administrator .

[hazy helm]

make sure youre running the game in an unprotected folder

[lethal orchid]

So like not in program files

[mint cave]

every time?

[covert slate]

you can set it in the properties to start as admin automatically

[mint cave]

alright

[hazy helm]

just open steam as admin and it should work

[celest blaze]

Drewski ended up adding clear sky in the video cuz we all shat in him lol

Still can't believe listing anomaly and true stalker before a canon game

[lethal orchid]

True Stalker is unironically a crazier take than Anomaly

Bro did NOT play the whole mod

[hazy helm]

at least BlueTheRobot played Dreamcatcher...thats better...

\

[mint cave]

ok

im having alot of crashes. two hours n and its crashed 5 times

[lethal orchid]

Yeah thats stalker lmao

[covert slate]

which one are you playing again?

[lethal orchid]

You can get Zone Reclamation Project

[lethal orchid]

It's a mod that fixes most bugs

[mint cave]

need mod

how do

i wont need to restart my save will i?

[hazy helm]

you will

[covert slate]

you could also just get the OGSR engine for it, it makes the game run in x64 architecture for modern hardware

[hazy helm]

dont

it makes even more technical and render changes

[covert slate]

how so?

[hazy helm]

OGSR uses different renders as well as adds features to said renders, it will change how SoC looks

ZRP does make one big change, still preferable

[lethal orchid]

Just do zrp

[covert slate]

only thing i really noticed with it was parallax shaders for textures, proper grass shadows and some really nice puddles when it rains

[celest blaze]

I feel OGSR is better for a second run

[covert slate]

true

[mint cave]

how do i run it as administrator? options not showing?

[covert slate]

i usually go to the exe file and set that up in the properties for it

[mint cave]

ye but the optons not showing

[covert slate]

did you look in the security tab?

[mint cave]

wait has it changed?

[covert slate]

hang on, lemme look at where it is

oh no wait it's not in security it's in compatability

[mint cave]

ye i dont have that tab

doesnt show on everything for some reason

[covert slate]

that is odd

[hazy helm]

right click on the steam icon and run as admin

[mint cave]

ok done that now

[hazy helm]

run SoC

crashing will reset settings to make sure the game is functioning correctly but this should make it so steam has thje ability to run games in admin

[mint cave]

for me its been resetting when i close it normally.
any way to stop crashing from resetting settings?

[hazy helm]

no, this is an engine function to make sure the game runs normally next time you turn it on

remember that using items while in the looting menu is an insta crash and not much does crash after that

[mint cave]

oh, lol

im just about certain each time ive crashed its been that

[covert slate]

yeah no like, do NOT eat food out of an enemies loot inventory

[mint cave]

lmao

[covert slate]

put it in yours first

i hope that bug was fixed in the console version

[finite dragon]

Ngl, shadows is pretty fun so far for what it is

[sand fiber]

it is!!!

[finite dragon]

yea

[halcyon plaza]

Any news on the next-gen update for the console versions?

[wet lark]

I love your pfp and bio

[sand fiber]

No, besides that it's coming out in 2024
Don't expect anything anyway

[spring apex]

skill issue

[exotic mural]

<@&524189227144052757> ewww malware

[mint cave]

thank you

[celest blaze]

Isn't stalker 2 on console considered next gen already ?

It's not a xbox 1 or ps4 game

[tulip kite]

Hi everyone

Can my rtx 3060 12gb run stalker 2 in max settings?

The recommended graphics card are GTX 1080ti and rtx 2070 super

[celest heart]

Without raytracing probably (assuming u are on 1080p)

[tulip kite]

Will this game have ray tracing?

[tulip kite]

Yeah I play on 1080p

[tulip kite]

How many fps?🤔

And how many fps will I get with max settings+ray tracing on my rtx 3060 12gb

[tulip kite]

1080p

[empty yoke]

bout two fiddy

[celest blaze]

Like 10 probably

[tulip kite]

💀

[celest blaze]

Idk though tbh it's hard to say I feel they will optimize their game well

You'll probably have good fps though

[tulip kite]

Can't say anything cuz it's made by unreal engine 5

[celest blaze]

True is there any other raytraced UE5 game on the market rn? you could find benchmarks for your gpu to get a rough idea

[nimble vault]

anyone know if stalker 2's multiplayer will be crossplay?

[tulip kite]

In robocop it's 55-60 fps in max settings without ray tracing

And 80fps with max settings+dlss Q

[celest blaze]

I feel you'll have good fps then

[tulip kite]

Yeah cuz recommended requirements are rtx 2070 super and GTX 1080 ti

And rtx 3060 12gb beats GTX 1080ti in next gen games

GTX 1080 to only got 20fps in Alan wake 2 while rtx 3060 12gb got 40 fps

And rtx 3060 12gb gets 50 fps in fortnite ue5 with rtx on+lumen+dlss Q

I think that I can get 30-40 fps in stalker 2 with max settings+rtx on

[tulip kite]

+dlss

[covert slate]

i'm just thankful i have a 4070

[hidden stratus]

with a 3060 max settings and ray tracing definitely not, you will struggle. I know this because I played the game

3060s or 6600 amd equivalent usually cant run games with ray tracing 1440p and exceed 60 fps. Talking from experience here

And even if recommended requirements say rtx 2070 whatever we need to consider that it we will probably need something a bit stronger. Not on the devs but this is how it always is. There are a lot of factors to consider. Such as Windows version. The age of the parts. Etc

[exotic mural]

HOLY SHIT HAHAHA

I kinda forget that Stalker 2 is going to be one of the games that pushes the boundaries and limitations of my hardware

[covert slate]

it's definitely going to be a benchmark release

[celest blaze]

100%

I'm curious to see how my 4070ti will do maxed esp down the road with mods

I know maxed stalker EFP is like under 100fps which isn't ideal

[worn harness]

Hi guys, someone on Reddit told me to pop in here because either you guys will know or a dev may see it when they pop in. Do you guys know of any potential restocks for the physical edition? In the preorder channel, the last update was from May 2023, so I'm a bit worried I missed out. Thanks!

[covert slate]

we aren't really sure on when they will restock, but i'm sure that they will make a post saying if they are in, apart from that be sure to regularly check in on the websites you're getting it from

[broken latch]

We are hoping it will get restocked on the summer

[worthy monolith]

They ran out in 2023? Wait fr?

I thought we never got any in stock

[hidden stratus]

2 and a half months left. Not sure when GSC is planning on speaking on the deliveries or a possible restock

[covert slate]

83 days left

[celest blaze]

Can't wait

[deft stirrup]

Duty will supply you with excellent gear

[pearl jacinth]

[stone granite]

In the latest trailer on the timecode 1:59 is this not a Beard from the "Call of Pripyat"?

[ripe hinge]

among us from the impostor

[covert slate]

it's theorized that it's beard, but we have no confirmation yet

also fun fact

at the 1:52-1:53 mark you can see an older woman NPC at the stand

if you go frame by frame you can see her earrings

[stone granite]

Finally.

Women are no longer legends in the Zone.

[covert slate]

i got a screenshot of it as good as i can in #📸┃screens_and_videos

besides even before then there were a few stalkers in the previews games that talked about seeing women in the zone, one of which proclaimed that "i would walk into an anomaly for her" and the other was caught by the patrols outside the perimiter and only had a stern talking to before being escorted away

[gaunt burrow]

That PDA entry heavily implies that it was Zone's f*ckery

Closet thing we got is girl Leska that got apprehended by the Zone's border

[nova wedge]

I wonder if there will be more playable demos at places, not that id get to go to any. I know for sure gamescom

[tender raven]

Anyone in the US been able to preorder the ultimate physical edition(PC) from anywhere yet?

[velvet sleet]

man ive also been waiting for that

[gaunt burrow]

@pseudo rivet would you consider Chef and Magpie as traitors? Chef is a drunk while Magpie betrayed only Splinter, Gonta & his crew who aren't Freedomers

but there aren't any indications of Magpie directly betraying Freedom members

[elder laurel]

Hmm the choice between Military suit and Exo suit

[celest blaze]

ong but id say exo

[gaunt burrow]

Exo is good armor for endgame

[elder laurel]

Guess i'll yoink Fang's unique Exo suit when i get there

[gaunt burrow]

but you can't run with it in SoC & CS

in CoP you can install sprinting upgrade to exo (Cardan will be able to perform that modification if you give him all 3 tools)

[elder laurel]

Yeah that's like my only issue for the Exo besides the fact the elemental protection for Exo is subpar but still good enough

It's bullets and explosions from there on

Btw do rpgs just insta kill you no matter what

Or is their a stat that you can stack to somehow protect yourself from atleast 1 explosion

[gaunt burrow]

In SoC I'm pretty sure yeah

idk about other games tho. because pseudogiants in CS & CoP are more durable

[elder laurel]

Kinda hate the fact the military suit is like located right at the very end of the game without having to pay some hefty shekels for it in the bar

[gaunt burrow]

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

In CoP pseudogiant can even deflect RPG round

[elder laurel]

Goofy ahh looking mfs

[celest blaze]

based af

[gaunt burrow]

as for RPGs killing you or not that'd depend on the distance

luck as well I guess

[celest blaze]

fr pray you're not in arming distance and hope for the best

[solid dome]

@mortal parcel What is your stance on the latest trailer for HoC, Grokimane?

[mortal parcel]

I’m super excited. Really good.

[solid dome]

Like, honest excited or Puke Stephatenson excited?

[mortal parcel]

Still can’t believe we are so close to the release

[solid dome]

You seen Reddit already, yknow what I talk about

[mortal parcel]

I’m always honest unless I use emojis or /s

[solid dome]

Aw

I often forget to use /s but its too often I go sarcastic so it would be considered spam command

[mortal parcel]

Hehehe

[potent bluff]

[solid dome]

Waddup, lovely BLIN

You went Eco, man. Green keeps it clean.

[potent bluff]

Ayeee

[solid dome]

[pseudo rivet]

B.L.I.N. in da house fr

[celest goblet]

That trailer was definitely strong

[solid dome]

BLIN in da house to equip us with new BLINders

[pseudo rivet]

Magpie is a traitor to the Stalker code of being human. Chef is not a disciplined person. Like, not even close. Doubt he's even for or against Freedom

[solid dome]

Others say its a cinematic illusion, can you even believe...

[pseudo rivet]

BLINders? Why are you talking Frysk, ma dude

[solid dome]

Security on the door didn't frysk me for sh/t

Hold up hold up, I cant lie no more. I am Luke Stephenson follower, you should know STALKER 2 runs on bandaids. Migrate to Fork-knife maybe before its too late.

[solid dome]

Magpie out there eating his wormpie

[celest goblet]

There will always be haters

[normal bobcat]

Does the knife in CoP still wreck NPC's like it did in SHoC

[sand fiber]

yes, even mutants

[normal bobcat]

Good

[pseudo rivet]

No, because you basically have an invisible wall around you that prevents you from closing in enough to consistently hit with your knife

[celest blaze]

Wait fr?

[broken latch]

Yes, same thing with cs

Very annoying

Cuz they can glitch you out near walls

[celest blaze]

That explains why I got stuck in a fence lastnight npc pushed me in couldn't get out for a bit

[exotic mural]

I really hope Stalker 2 expands upon the gun variety a lot. How cool would it be to see some older weapons like an SKS or Mosin at the start of the game?

[sand fiber]

why

[celest blaze]

Fr love sks and mosins tbh

[exotic mural]

I think they're cool

[celest blaze]

And it's fitting there would be old cheap surplus rifles around tbh

[sand fiber]

it would be the same as finding a ppsh in fallout

[exotic mural]

They're also still used today lol

[celest blaze]

Not really tbh

[exotic mural]

Dude I hate to tell you but in Fo4 you can find rusted down AKs from 300 years ago

[sand fiber]

yeah by russian army

[celest blaze]

I mean to be fair if it works lol

[exotic mural]

You can find a HK G3 in fallout 3 and NV lol

If gun works, gun works.

[celest blaze]

I can imagine ex soviet countries are swarming with mosins and sks but I could be wrong

[sand fiber]

(doesn't)

okay mosin rifles are still being produced lmfao

[pearl olive]

so are SKS

[exotic mural]

It would make a lot of sense for ill equipped bandits to be using things like a mosin considering that at the start of the games they have makarovs (gun from 1940s) and sawed off double barrels (also just as old if not older)

[sand fiber]

fo4 isn't canon

[pearl olive]

Mosins and SKS are fkcing badass

[exotic mural]

This ^ i think a modernized SKS like a tapco would be cool

[celest blaze]

?? What

[exotic mural]

I dont want to deal with the hassle of a million types of 7.62 though lmao

[hazy helm]

such weapons would be too outdated tbf, but S2 will add a lot more weapons to the mix

[sand fiber]

nah, mosin is literally a russian empire gun, it's funny to even think about

[exotic mural]

If gun works, gun works

[pearl olive]

@sand fiber that doesn't make it any less badass... mosin is iconic asf

[sand fiber]

it isn't

[pseudo rivet]

Outdated and why even get a replica when there are better options?

[celest blaze]

I hope we see scar and augs tbh

[hazy helm]

yes, if a gun works, it works, but throught stalker the guideline to add a wepaon was always wether it was sufficiently futuristic or new, and if it was cool

PPSH and shit like that, yhea no

[exotic mural]

I think more western weapons would be cool

Used by mercs and stuff

[hazy helm]

it is interesting to see ppl overthink what "stalkers would use in the zone"

[sand fiber]

yeah, iconic when you're talking in the context of russian revolution and ww2, not modern day

[celest blaze]

Bait used to believable

[exotic mural]

By the time stalker 2 takes place I'd assume the western world would definitely be interested in getting in on the action

[pseudo rivet]

OICW my beloved

[exotic mural]

Action (money)

[pearl olive]

@sand fiber most things that are considered iconic fit into a time frame such as this - yo're not changing the point lol

[sand fiber]

bethesda fallouts just aren't

[normal bobcat]

Are you referring to the Assault Rifle

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/gigachad-chad-gif-20773266

[exotic mural]

Yuh

[pseudo rivet]

UN exists

[celest blaze]

Fr it's why I like EFP guns

[exotic mural]

I wish it didnt....

[normal bobcat]

Assault Rifle wasn't in NV, atleast vanilla

[pseudo rivet]

I hate the Anti-Christ

[hazy helm]

I do not undersatnd whats this obcession with including the west into every single piece of media

but ah well

[celest blaze]

Are you one of "those " kinds of fans

[exotic mural]

Wait isn't the g3 in stalker anywho or is it another gun

[pseudo rivet]

To be fair, there are more 5.56mm guns than 5.45mm guns

[sand fiber]

yes because seeing a drafted russian soldier with a mosin is badass and cool and definitely not funny as fuсk

[hazy helm]

we have an SGI5k

[sand fiber]

what kind of fans

[pearl olive]

@sand fiber i'm sure you fire plenty of riles enough to tell me what's quality

[hazy helm]

which is based on the SG550

[celest blaze]

Thinks nv is the last canon game

[exotic mural]

Literally lol, 5.45 is very rare compared to 5.56

[sand fiber]

american brainrot, as always

[exotic mural]

I love new vegas as much as the next guy but fo4 and fo3 are fun 100% lol

[sand fiber]

yes, 'tis the truth

[pearl olive]

hahaha yep i am correct

[exotic mural]

The stories aren't as good but they're not the antichrist

[pseudo rivet]

Fallout fan and the retcons cause every game to be their own canon

[deft stirrup]

Quote of the day: if there is no one protecting the outside from the expanding zone who will?! -not sure if it's 100% correct

[pseudo rivet]

F3 and Tactics GANG

[celest blaze]

Wrong

[exotic mural]

M4A1 in stalker would be very cool i think

[sand fiber]

nope

[pseudo rivet]

"Expanding Zone"

Thank you, Strelok

[covert slate]

there's an AR in the new one

[exotic mural]

Same with like an AK 19

[celest blaze]

Coping hard lol bethesda owns fallout all of it is canon

[deft stirrup]

Ideekkk how it was

[sand fiber]

canon is only what you choose it to be

[pearl olive]

fallout canon is the most boring argument ever.. what do artifacts taste like

[pseudo rivet]

Holy wowzers based?

[sand fiber]

human flesh

[exotic mural]

300 hour new vegas player here: i like fallout 3 and 4 :)

[deft stirrup]

Wall isolation

[pseudo rivet]

Not again...

[hazy helm]

we have the TR301

[exotic mural]

rocks

[celest blaze]

Stalker gamma and anomaly are canon then

[hazy helm]

the better M4 standin

[normal bobcat]

My only gripes with Fallout 3 is DC isn't fun to traverse, the weapon spread is ridiculous and its main quest is meh. Otherwise its a decent game.

[deft stirrup]

Or tingly rocks

[gaunt burrow]

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

[exotic mural]

Thats based off of an LR300

[sand fiber]

if you want them to be

[celest blaze]

[hazy helm]

I like that Stalker channel is just thinly veiled disguise for Fallout general

[hazy helm]

yes

[gaunt burrow]

In Shadow of Chernobyl, Loners at Yantar may also mention UN in their dialogue:

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

[sand fiber]

so true

[exotic mural]

UNZONE time!!!

[celest blaze]

Let's make this a gamma channel

[pseudo rivet]

Imagine adding more than one AR-15 platform in the same game

[pearl olive]

the 4090 will be here in 2 hrs.. if you're fast enough you can catch the delivery driver between the building and the door..

[gaunt burrow]

"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..." - Fragment from SoC's entry called "The chronicles of egghead globalists"

[exotic mural]

I love shooting duty members in the forehead!!

[pseudo rivet]

Same asf

Soon gonna add Ward to that list

[exotic mural]

Bang bang down with the goober faction

[gaunt burrow]

"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..." - Orest's dialogue

[deft stirrup]

Dont force me to yap about duty vs freedom again

[exotic mural]

Pothead anarchists vs larpers who wins (me, I win)

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah, there's no need. Freedom simply has the moral high ground

[normal bobcat]

I'm fine with them adding more guns to STALKER but not to a ridiculous level like you see in mods

[gaunt burrow]

Only Ganja smokes weed. And some portion of Freedomers cuz if Scar asks them "What's new?" question they'll answer with this :

"We got lots of sun, fresh air and grass...really good grass...c'mon, dude, stop worrying and just enjoy it!" That doesn't mean that literally everyone in Freedom is a drunk and/or junkie, though.

In SoC Freedomers are literally complaining about not having weed in their pockets:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EUcPIpAHNg

CoP Freedomers don't even have any weed, since they can answer Degtyarev's "You seen any military around?" question with this:

"Nah. This one fella was sayin' that he saw seven soldiers following a free stalker past the radio plant towards Pripyat. There ain't been any weed in the Zone for a while, so I figure that's gotta be crazy talk, pure and simple."

[pearl olive]

but muh boomstix

[deft stirrup]

Matt grind

[deft stirrup]

They wont duh

[gaunt burrow]

I'm completing tasks assigned to me by the commander. What, did you think Duty is the only clan that can follow orders? We can be disciplined too, when the situation warrants. You gotta be a moron to really believe that Freedom is full of junkies and drunks. Think about it, if that were true our whole clan would've been dead and buried a long time ago." - Dialogue of Random Army Warehouses Freedomer in Clear Sky

[deft stirrup]

They will add more realistic and believable guns

[hazy helm]

as long as the pacing and progression allows it I see no problem

[normal bobcat]

^

[hazy helm]

you put more thought than the developers did

[pearl olive]

as long as whatever weapons exist are *balanced *

[hazy helm]

as long as its cool and futuristic enuff

it should be in the game

meaning, yes

the FAMAS should be in COP

[deft stirrup]

Toz 34 most broken weapon

[exotic mural]

Youre literally chatgpt

[deft stirrup]

Better

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah, I'm not interested in them adding a trillion guns with all of them tiered and unbalanced

I'd rather have guns made for specific playstyles and multiple choices within said playstyle

[celest hornet]

Hi will be this game on Geforce Now?

[sand fiber]

should 3d printed guns be in the zone then?

[exotic mural]

Yeah but there should be more than 8 guns in the entirety of the zone lol

In SOC there's like 3 guns you can only get after pripyat

[hazy helm]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1086305824852414534/1246465764207235125/2024.04.2417829687252488481536O6Jr4p-sEvLr1Nl-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif

[pseudo rivet]

Name every single gun in the Zone

[exotic mural]

Yes this would be badass and would make sense

[pearl olive]

at least modifying attachments will spice it up regardless

[covert slate]

not really

[hazy helm]

that isnt a problem, when you get to Pripyat the game is almost ending

[sand fiber]

hello Пенис Душилин, first of all i'd like to inform you that Денис Пушилин officially banned replacing the first letters in his name.
second, no information as of now

[hazy helm]

youre literally at the end

[celest hornet]

Пенис Душилин is a meme, its means Dick idk how to translate Душилин

[celest blaze]

I forgot GeForce existed

[final gate]

STALKERS, I’m about to play CoP
Is there any fix mod I should know about?

[sand fiber]

большое спасибо for explaining the meme

[gaunt burrow]

Not necessary, just play vanilla CoP

[covert slate]

not really, it's the most stable of the three

[sand fiber]

No

[hazy helm]

not necessary no, just play vanilla

[exotic mural]

Low bar

[final gate]

Perfect, thanks STALKERS

See you in STALKER 2

[celest hornet]

ya navit ne znay kak reagirovat

[pseudo rivet]

What I'd love to see is that certain guns can be found later in the game and that you have to progress further into the game to get them, but that they aren't a 100% must-have that replaces anything you found before that. Have it just like CoP, in which most of the guns are balanced and each tailored for a specific playstyle

[gaunt burrow]

guys let's play the game

[sand fiber]

ya tezh

[gaunt burrow]

you ask me something about lore and I provide dialogue (or screenshot at least)

[pseudo rivet]

Deal

[normal bobcat]

I agree with this

[broken latch]

English

[sand fiber]

that's english, yup

[covert slate]

flash drive with movies

[sand fiber]

good wits!

[pseudo rivet]

CS, Freedom quest

Help me out, bud. Me and Ganja were sitting at his place, watching a movie on his laptop when the commandant caught us and started going on about how I'm on duty and all that. He wanted to smash the laptop into pieces but we stopped him, so he took the USB drive with the movie on it and threw it over the fence, into the radioactive area. Get that drive back and Ganja will reward you.

[gaunt burrow]

The USB drive contains the latest movies, but they can't be watched on a PDA due to their resolution.

[exotic mural]

Why is there no gay men in the zone, surely two dudes would have gotten bored by now

[pseudo rivet]

Poker

[sand fiber]

because there are

[hazy helm]

can en_stalker not be a cesspool of unfunny children for a day

[pseudo rivet]

No

[exotic mural]

No

[deft stirrup]

Bad game design

[gaunt burrow]

why would there be gay men? stalkers literally have wives: "Nothing. I don't know squat. I grab a bite here and there, trying to make enough for my daily bread. It's too creepy going into the Zone itself - to hell with it. And there's no work at home, my wife's on my case - gotta live somehow. Here at the Garbage, if you look around for a day, you can get some artifacts together. And it'll do for your bread and butter." - Random Cordon Loner NPC in SoC

[pseudo rivet]

Solid Snake in the Zone

[pearl olive]

all the stalkers have psychic furry monkey children at home

[pseudo rivet]

Poker

[sand fiber]

because if you take a huge population of men some of them'll be gay

[exotic mural]

Why is there no women in the zone then

[pseudo rivet]

Doesn't have to mean he's specifically gay, but he's known as a rapist

[deft stirrup]

What would a woman wanna do there

[gaunt burrow]

I don't remember Voronins sidequest saying that he's gay tbh

[normal bobcat]

women? what women

[exotic mural]

Money!! Money!! Money!!!!

[gaunt burrow]

1 sec

[pseudo rivet]

Inb4'd you

[normal bobcat]

those are a myth

[gaunt burrow]

"Subject's nickname - Poker. One of the most cruel bandits' leader, swine and rapist... Evidently his head is not okay: they say he caught a rare disease in the Zone. Now he suffers quite frequent lapses of memory, and when he gains consciousness, he can't remember who and where he is. Nevertheless, he's always armed and very aggressive. Presumable location: Dark Valley. Ready for the task?" - Neutralize the bandit task, SoC

[covert slate]

what if i told you there's someone in the newest trailer

[deft stirrup]

Women barely live in the outside world doubtfully in the zone

[hazy helm]

no one added them, it doesnt matter

[exotic mural]

LOL

[gaunt burrow]

they are only mentioned. 1 girl called Leska got caught at the border

"I'm just your average Joe, no different from anyone else. I've always been a rolling stone though. When I was ten I took off for China to study Shaolin martial arts. They took us off the freightliner three days later, and my dad gave me a real good thrashing. When I got older I spent all my time travelling - hitchhiked across Europe, spent a winter with chukchas. Then the Zone emerged. At the time I was friends with one girl Leska - also a thrill-seeker, like me. Well, she thought we were friends, though I felt a little different... Anyway, one day I was looking for Leska and some friends told me she'd gone to the Zone. Right away I get my things, grab a pistol with some rubber bullets and head straight here. I made it thanks to all my travelling experience. I spent months searching for her, carrying her photo and showing it to everybody. Finally a stalker told me some international troops apprehended Leska with some pretty boy near the Zone's border. Gave the two a lecture and sent them home. So, I thought, God bless you, Leska, God bless. I didn't go back home then. And now I'm just kind of stuck to the Zone." - Dialogue of Orest

[deft stirrup]

Which game

[pseudo rivet]

Why would a woman go to the Zone when it's known even in the Zone that there is an artifact that can, and I quote, "woo women". If that is known in the Zone, then it's 100% known in the Big Land as well

[exotic mural]

First woman attempts zone entry, asked to leave

[gaunt burrow]

Clear Sky

[exotic mural]

There is?

[pseudo rivet]

Scarlet Flower

[covert slate]

**if you watch the newest trailer and go to the 1:52 to 1:53 mark you'll see a new female NPC you can see her earrings and everything if you go frame by frame **

[gaunt burrow]

there's also PDA entry in SoC called "On Loneliness" but it heavily implies that it was some Zone's f*ckery

[pseudo rivet]

It's mentioned in both SoC and CS

[deft stirrup]

Ye i saw that picture

[exotic mural]

Haven't finished clear sky

[pseudo rivet]

We can even obtain it in CS

[gaunt burrow]

Scarlet Flower yeah

A mysterious artifact of unknown origin. Produces virtually no emissions: it's only confirmed effect is to woo women.

its description^

[exotic mural]

Rizz artifact, baby gronk has 4 of them equipped

[normal bobcat]

we know, we're just poking fun at the fact the trilogy lacks them.

[deft stirrup]

What do u mean by "woo"

[gaunt burrow]

I don't have dialogue about yantar loners giving you this sidequest but I can provide screenshot in #📸┃screens_and_videos channel

[pseudo rivet]

This may or may not be more of an inside joke I had with Mol1t. Not even I know

[exotic mural]

Wait actually?

[pseudo rivet]

Make them fall completely head over heels for you

[gaunt burrow]

#📸┃screens_and_videos proof

[deft stirrup]

Check #📸┃screens_and_videos

[pseudo rivet]

The dude who has one got himself a harem

[deft stirrup]

Crazy

[exotic mural]

I watched the trailer but I never noticed that

[deft stirrup]

Neither did i

[exotic mural]

Why is everyone so mad about the black guy is my question

[pearl olive]

South Park was right all along.. someone tell GSC to make Skif a woman.. and make her lame and gay

[sand fiber]

yeah, it's barely a frame but you can see a part of her face

[gaunt burrow]

because they're racist

[deft stirrup]

Cusss no other races in trilogy

[exotic mural]

Can I buy the n word pass for 500000 rubles?

[covert slate]

[deft stirrup]

Come to balkans and its free

[gaunt burrow]

Vano is Georgian, Freedom trader Ashot and Merc Ara are both Armenians, Gordon Freeman. Orest even mentions foreigners who came to the Zone before the second disaster and Hog mentions literal UN expedition

[hazy helm]

bc theyre idiots

[exotic mural]

Let me have skif introduce himself as "my n*gga" please

[gaunt burrow]

people acting as if trilogy never had ppl of other nationalities lol

[hazy helm]

yhea....

[deft stirrup]

No but like visually

[exotic mural]

No albania....

[deft stirrup]

It would be weird seeing a chinese guy in the rookie village

[pseudo rivet]

Because you don't see them that often in Ukraine, but there's actually a black person in the SoC Survival Guide. Also, yeah, there are people from other countries in the Zone as well

[exotic mural]

What if its Bruce Lee and he does 500 damage with melee

[pseudo rivet]

We don't know if he's actually from outside Ukraine, so we'll just have to wait and see

[deft stirrup]

Lol

[pseudo rivet]

@gaunt burrow
Solid Snake in the Zone

[exotic mural]

I like skif's gas mask, can't wait to not have it as an armor in the game

[gaunt burrow]

dunno about that 1 ngl

[sand fiber]

it wouldn't

[gaunt burrow]

what's the answer?

[pseudo rivet]

It depends on if you know MGS 2

[gaunt burrow]

not familiar with it

[exotic mural]

Thats another thing, if old ass gas masks are in the zone, why no mosin?

[hazy helm]

not advanced enuff

[gaunt burrow]

Weapons from the WWII era wouldn't really fit in with the rest of the arsenal. The games have a certain aesthetic when it comes to the guns, majority of them come from 70s-90s, with a few being from early 2000s. It was never about realism and what weapons would be widespread in a real-life scenario; if that would be the case, then G36s, Desert Eagles and LR-300s would never be included in the games

Keep in mind that from the perspective of the times in which they were being developed, Stalker games take place in the future. Adding obsolete weapons like the Mosin rifle wouldn't make much sense when modern assault rifles are easily available in the Zone.

It's the same thing with suits and armors. Most of them are not some homemade outfits created from random military surplus, like something you'd expect stalkers to wear in real life, but specialized, professional protective suits that seem more sci-fi than realistic. In real life, most stalkers would wear old Soviet gas masks and use old Soviet guns, but the series has its own unique aesthetics which has nothing to do with realism

[pseudo rivet]

Look for any dialogue concerning a Stalker named Iroquois

[exotic mural]

If gun works

[naive fog]

Mosin would be awesome tho

[hazy helm]

the main reason why there are no bolt actions in the first 3 games is bc they arent advanced enuff, since the developers anted futuristic and advanced weaponsl, they wanted semi automatic weapons

[exotic mural]

Okay chatgpt

[hazy helm]

if you didnt care for the reason why would you ask for a reason why it wasnt there

[gaunt burrow]

"A few of our guys were bringing their loot back to base, passing through the Garbage. Just walking on the fringes - you know how that place is. And all of a sudden some bandits jump out a hundred feet from them and go, "We got you, shitheads, now put your guns down and turn over your loot!" The group leader, Iroquois, says, "Why don't you come and take it from us!" Then he starts blasting and the group starts rushing from tree to tree, with the bandits after them. And so they zigzagged their way to Agroprom, where our guys gave the bandits a warm welcome. Now we're keeping these gents in custody, but don't really know what to do with them." - Thrush

[exotic mural]

Give me ANY bolt action rifle. I'll take a T-5000

[broken latch]

https://tenor.com/view/sleepy-kitty-sleepy-cat-sleepy-sad-sad-cat-gif-13665137351453051889

[pseudo rivet]

And useless, seen how old it actually is, expensive or just a replica when there are just way better alternatives in the Zone readily available

[pseudo rivet]

Based Snake

[broken latch]

He has these texts saved because it's a common question, Mattpat is the biggest historian in English community

[exotic mural]

If gun works

[normal bobcat]

literally the SVD or whatever the bullpup variant is called overshadows the mosin

[exotic mural]

Hardstuck Virgin IV

[pseudo rivet]

And would probably be cheaper in the Zone as well

[pearl olive]

a solid bolt action that can use iron sights and/or a scope is all i need.. but so gd sick of VSDs

[exotic mural]

Cool gun but mosin is cooler

"Yeah man the 1911 is cool but Thermonuclear bombs are better" no shit

[broken latch]

??

[gaunt burrow]

rude

[exotic mural]

I'm sorry.

[pseudo rivet]

It's that he actually has these things saved. Otherwise you'd get the lore lecture from me instead

[normal bobcat]

You're really defensive about an outdated bolt action.

[pearl olive]

matt is our historian and human stalker encyclodpedia.. better respecognize

[exotic mural]

I dont care to learn about lore from someone who thinks the sks is irrelevant because its old

[naive fog]

Ye it's just cool gun that would be cool to use

[gaunt burrow]

my answer is given here. got nothing else to add

[sand fiber]

we should add flintlocks to stalker because they're cool!!!!!!!!!

[pseudo rivet]

Once I started with the joke, it seemed like Mol1t caught on to it and started referencing it as well, but I'm still not sure if he actually knew or not

[exotic mural]

I think that it's a cool and formidable gun that has lasted the test of time and makes sense to be in the zone, an area of desperation. The mosin is a weapon that the desperate can rely on

[exotic mural]

This but unironically

[deft stirrup]

i never found bolt action snipers funi i like toz 34 is very snipy

[naive fog]

Especially early game

[pearl olive]

guys i've never shot a gun but let me tell you why this one sucks

[sand fiber]

play disco elysium or smth idk

[broken latch]

A desperate man can rely on aksu that is all over the zone, so plenty of ammo for it

[hazy helm]

youre really up your own ass with ppl who know more huh

[pseudo rivet]

If only the scope for it actually fit on it

[gaunt burrow]

aha

[exotic mural]

Yes but 7.62x54 is also a very common round

[hazy helm]

no it really

[deft stirrup]

no need

[loud gate]

There is Mosin in S2

[broken latch]

I heard about that thing where less knowledge people actually have more confidence in what they say, I forgot the name of that

[hazy helm]

7.62 is a pretty powerful and not common round

[pseudo rivet]

Then you'd just using a weaker sniper rifle

[naive fog]

Yippee

[exotic mural]

Lfg

[pseudo rivet]

Ah cool, firewood

[exotic mural]

I fw the mosin nagant heavy

[pseudo rivet]

SVUmk-2 Gaming

[broken latch]

Moisn is cool and all but not for the zone

[deft stirrup]

im praying to the GSC gods for toz 34 modified version

[pseudo rivet]

Clearly the new GSC doesn't agree with us

[gaunt burrow]

I still stand by my opinion that Adding obsolete weapons like the Mosin rifle wouldn't make much sense when modern assault rifles are easily available in the Zone

[deft stirrup]

decade later*

[gaunt burrow]

besides Mosin wasn't available even in the trilogy, that happens like decade before S2

[broken latch]

You can't have a apocalypse game without a moisn sadly

[exotic mural]

Can't wait to play a stalker game with polished and refined vanilla gunplay

[pseudo rivet]

We can just say that it was clearly added in because of fanservice

[pearl olive]

they would still be around.. everyone and their mother owns a mosin over there and plentyy of them still fire today

[broken latch]

Fax

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/eh-meh-jim-jim-halpert-the-office-gif-25317293

[gaunt burrow]

like if it wasn't even in the trilogy why would it be in S2? won't make much sense imo

but fan service will be fan service I guess

[exotic mural]

Mosin in S2 mosin in S2 mosin in S2

[hazy helm]

clearly its not the same team, shit can cahnge
I knew the guys in charge of weapons had changed the guidelines when I saw an HK416

[pseudo rivet]

At least we don't have Fire Emblem levels of fanservice

[exotic mural]

HK416 is goat gun

[pseudo rivet]

At least, not yet

[deft stirrup]

the serial number on GP36

[hazy helm]

I wish the germans had stopped making guns and CETME was still around

[gaunt burrow]

real

[naive fog]

Loads of guns that weren't in the trilogy make sense to be in the zone

[broken latch]

@hazy helm has there been any word around for when the system req will be updated?

[hazy helm]

soon trademark

maybe

who knows

[exotic mural]

The Germans will never stop making guns as long as the US military industrial complex has them on a contract leash

[pseudo rivet]

I've made a small wishlist for guns I would like to see in Heart of Chornobyl

1. OICW
2. RPMmG-7u

[pearl olive]

great so S2 is going to be a bunch of super lame modern .556 frame ARs? Soccer mom guns in 2024

[exotic mural]

RPK would be cool

I would love a mounted lmg

[hazy helm]

shouldve contracted the Spanish to make copycats

[exotic mural]

A bunch of bandits turn a corner and get mowed down by 70 rounds of 7.62x39

[hazy helm]

at least they knew how to make stylish guns

[pseudo rivet]

How do you want to carry the thing it's attached to?

[sand fiber]

oh my god i was right this really is american brainrot

[tender torrent]

We could even see weapons that we never had on stalker?

[gaunt burrow]

The games have a certain aesthetic when it comes to the guns, majority of them come from 70s-90s, with a few being from early 2000s. It was never about realism and what weapons would be widespread in a real-life scenario; if that would be the case, then G36s, Desert Eagles and LR-300s would never be included in the games

[pearl olive]

says the person who's never held a single gun

[gaunt burrow]

It's the same thing with suits and armors. Most of them are not some homemade outfits created from random military surplus, like something you'd expect stalkers to wear in real life, but specialized, professional protective suits that seem more sci-fi than realistic. In real life, most stalkers would wear old Soviet gas masks and use old Soviet guns, but the series has its own unique aesthetics which has nothing to do with realism

[hazy helm]

you are did you not see the posts?
some stuff is fitting, others not so much, but nothing thats bad quite honestly

my hatred is merely for the HK, its personal

[deft stirrup]

who that weapon

[exotic mural]

If you cant roll out of bed and be considered armed in dangerous in under 6 seconds, please leave the gun discussion

[hazy helm]

yes the HK can die

[exotic mural]

I sleep with a Glock 17 4 feet from my head

[sand fiber]

poor american thinks that's an insult 😭😭

[pearl olive]

i know guns okay ive played COD

[hazy helm]

if you cant turn your brain on Id recommend leaving the caht but I dont know if you are in possession of one to begin with

[exotic mural]

LOL

[deft stirrup]

never played a single COD game in my life and probably never will 👍 not that its bad just i really cant or want to

[pearl olive]

your lack of argument due to ZERO experience and jsut saying the word brainrot isn't helpingyou make any points

[exotic mural]

caht

[tender torrent]

I just arrived possibly if it remains balanced well extended

[pseudo rivet]

To be completely fair, the reason why specialized sets of armor exist is because they've adapted to the Zone. It's like that dialogue in CS, with each death being a valuable lesson. Despite the Sunrise Bodysuit being a DIY, it's still made specifically for the Zone and that's why STALKER is so based asf

[hazy helm]

you can have a lot of guns and still be balanced as long as the ammount of guns fits the ammount of progression

[sand fiber]

it's a brainrot because you bring some obscure american gun stereotypes and think the outdated peasant rifle is badass 😭😭😭

[exotic mural]

All I'm saying is that there's a reason why the Monolith soldiers at the end of SOC use western weapons 🇺🇸🤝🇩🇪

[pseudo rivet]

Opinions on my wishlist?

[gaunt burrow]

Fair

[gaunt burrow]

they have diverse weaponry

[tender torrent]

absolutely

[pearl olive]

obscure stereotypes? you are ignorant as they come every moron in the US owns a 556 from AR and thinks theyre Price from COD

[gaunt burrow]

they don't use NATO weapons only. Monolithians also use warsaw pact weapons

[deft stirrup]

i think whatever gun is in the game is gonna shoot good

[gaunt burrow]

in fact Monolithians have the most diverse weaponry in the trilogy

[exotic mural]

Western shotgun, western assault rifle, VAL and a gauss rifle

[sand fiber]

well yeah true

[pseudo rivet]

Lmao yeah, Monolithians use everything

[normal bobcat]

Groza namely

[pearl olive]

modern .556 AR rifles are the dane cook of guns

[normal bobcat]

or atleast what comes to mind, iirc they also might carry the akaban

[hazy helm]

yes because they are the most futuristic and modern guns in the game, which fits for the last stages

[pseudo rivet]

Ah yes, because the "VAL" is a Western weapon

[hazy helm]

I dont really undersatnd, whats your point here reg

[exotic mural]

It wasn't supposed to be, thats why I didn't say western behind it lol

[gaunt burrow]

AK 74/2, Obokan, and Val aren't western guns, tf are you on about?

[pseudo rivet]

Here's something that you guys probably didn't know. The Gauss Rifle is Israeli

[tender torrent]

I don't think I have any other weapons in the western zone like Famas, too far west for exports, but I don't think so

[gaunt burrow]

Gauss Rifle isn't western weapon either lol

[exotic mural]

Yeah I know, I wasn't referring to them

[exotic mural]

I know?

Its not a weapon irl anywho

[pearl olive]

i have the .22LRversion of the gauss rifle

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah, because it's actually Ukrainian but exists out of Israeli parts

[naive fog]

He never said they were western

[exotic mural]

Israel doesn't exist

There are 3 countries in the world

[pseudo rivet]

You're wrong according to STALKER canon

[exotic mural]

Yeah actually given the current political climate this joke needs to be walked back,

[deft stirrup]

if i see a bulgarian in S2 im gonna jump from my chair through my window landing on the grass

[exotic mural]

I am not an antisemite nor am I a zionist 🙏 no opinion on any conflicts

[pseudo rivet]

What's your opinion on the conflict between Duty and Freedom?

[pearl olive]

i'd say at least 50% of the stalker fanbase would play the Kyle Rittenhouse mod if it gets made

[normal bobcat]

Whats wrong with Bulgarian

[exotic mural]

shoot duty for infinite pab 9

[deft stirrup]

no like i would be hyped-im bulgarian

[gaunt burrow]

based ngl

[normal bobcat]

Ohh

[pseudo rivet]

"No opinion on any conflicts"

Still hella based tho

Duty wack as heck

[nimble cipher]

b18c5 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[deft stirrup]

hehehaw

[gaunt burrow]

literally 1984

[exotic mural]

wolf confirmed duty sympathizer

[pseudo rivet]

Literally @broken latch

[normal bobcat]

Server for M rated title, cant swear casually

[pseudo rivet]

We constantly make petitions to ban Wolf, but it doesn't work

[gaunt burrow]

real

all my homies hate Wolf

[exotic mural]

Do the warns mean anything

[pseudo rivet]

Real

[deft stirrup]

cant wait for the S2 achievements ive never completed an achievement stalker specifically

[exotic mural]

Wolf in game :D

Wolf bot :(

[pseudo rivet]

Not anymore

[hazy helm]

fucking sucks huh, shits fucked

[deft stirrup]

u get warned

[normal bobcat]

I mean you're a moderator so you get a pass

[gaunt burrow]

60% of the times I got warned because I copy pasta'd ingame dialogues containing cuss words

[hazy helm]

simply fucking amazing

[deft stirrup]

im a man of respect and i dont swear

[pseudo rivet]

Real shizzle

[deft stirrup]

unless its necessery

[gaunt burrow]

censorship doesn't makes sense also tbh. like how is shit word allowed but not word sh*tty?

[deft stirrup]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[naive fog]

What words even are allowed?

[pseudo rivet]

Well, to be completely fair, swearing had a hard ban in the past and the server was extremely wholesome back in the day

[deft stirrup]

N O N E

[granite mortar]

.fuck you
Imagine not being able to swear lmfao

[pseudo rivet]

Fr

[gaunt burrow]

yhor

[deft stirrup]

shit

[pseudo rivet]

Doo-doo

[deft stirrup]

im a big man now i can say shit

[tender torrent]

True

[nimble cipher]

.krischaka has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[pseudo rivet]

Or, as I like to call it, Doody

[exotic mural]

What if instead of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. it was F.R.E.A.K. and instead of shooting bandits, skif threw it back sensual style

[nimble cipher]

markedmatt has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[deft stirrup]

f word is really bad guys

[gaunt burrow]

oh nvm

[naive fog]

What in the tarnation, god dang it

[normal bobcat]

Frick

[gaunt burrow]

Ok F word isn't allowed but S word is

[deft stirrup]

F U dge

[pseudo rivet]

Fornication

[naive fog]

I gotta know

[normal bobcat]

gosh diddly darnit heck

[deft stirrup]

föck

[tender torrent]

What do you mean by "Healthy Server"

[deft stirrup]

shiät

[nimble cipher]

polski_strelok has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[normal bobcat]

I don't know if I believe the wholesome part

[pseudo rivet]

I'm being legit

[naive fog]

No way 💀

[pseudo rivet]

Like, extremely wholesome

[exotic mural]

can I get freaky with a bloodsucker

[normal bobcat]

No Reg, that isn't safe Reg

[gaunt burrow]

if you're a bandit, yes

[granite mortar]

You should get touchy

With grass..

[pseudo rivet]

Then everything changed when the femboys arrived 🔥

[exotic mural]

I'm touchign something right nao... and by it, heh, well, let's just say my peanits ahaha

[naive fog]

Well in the SoC item description for it's tentacles it says they dissolve stuff so you prolly shouldn't go near them

[gaunt burrow]

"Which Zone are you asking about? This one? This is just a children's playground compared to some other joints I've been in. A real paradise for a thief. Barbed wire and armed soldiers? Well, that's nothing. We got our own army. Move around all you want, get unlimited packages from the outside, and get hammered all you like - it's nothing but a joyride! Only problem is - no women. They don't like it here. Sometimes I get a craving so bad that even mutants start looking hot to me..." - Dialogue of Clear Sky bandits

[deft stirrup]

i wanna play the harmonica

[granite mortar]

People drink Cola
I dont think Squidward is that dangerous

[pseudo rivet]

Pepsi GANG

[granite mortar]

Real

[deft stirrup]

i just finished drinking my pepsi

[naive fog]

Hell ye

[normal bobcat]

wouldn't that mean getting sucked by one would be fatal

[gaunt burrow]

@pseudo rivet left twix or right twix?

[deft stirrup]

right

[pseudo rivet]

Reese's Nutrageous

[pearl olive]

hk416 or mosin?

[naive fog]

Just put the whole thing in your mouth

[pseudo rivet]

OICW

[gaunt burrow]

🤨

[naive fog]

Mosin for life

[gaunt burrow]

kinda sus bro, ngl

[pseudo rivet]

You know Reese's?

[gaunt burrow]

not familiar

[pseudo rivet]

It's like chocolate but with American peanut butter inside of it, which is extra salty