⭐┃nospoilers_general

[indigo marsh]

[granite mortar]

Completely skip Viper, even the free one at pump station

[finite dragon]

My 8 year old LAPTOP with 4 gigs of ram, a 920M gpu and an I3-5005U is way too good it ran the brand new Elden Ring DLC so well

[pseudo rivet]

Guess I'll try it in CoP

[granite mortar]

[pseudo rivet]

See if it can be competent without using the Frasier

[granite mortar]

I mean
I ran it on first gen i5 with rx550

[finite dragon]

This thing needs like 5 minutes to boot up

[granite mortar]

10GB ram tho

[pseudo rivet]

Seen how CoP's stats are fairly balanced

[nimble cipher]

phantom.striker has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[pseudo rivet]

Bless you

[finite dragon]

I'm jealous

[granite mortar]

Jealous or my shitbox I sometimes call "a computer"

Jljk
I love that thing
Where else could I store 400GB of story mods

[trim fractal]

What did you said?

[granite mortar]

Something about being a jellyfish

[finite dragon]

I can't play Metal gear solid 3 on this thing bro

[granite mortar]

I never played MGS

[finite dragon]

That game came out like 20 years ago, emulating it needs 8 gigs of ram and the pc port is so bad

[finite dragon]

I played the first 2 games and they kinda aged ngl

[granite mortar]

Also guys
Its 2 years since I played SoC for the first time

[granite mortar]

[finite dragon]

I could possibly try to install a rom on a usb drive or disk and plop that into a ps2 if said ps2 works

Also what do y'all think about playing stalker with a controller

[granite mortar]

I hate FPS games on controller

Mouse and keyboard are far superior
Car games can be good tho

[finite dragon]

Okay but it can work if the controller has gyro or whatever it's called

However this is a PS2 controller, so it 1000% doesn't have gyro

Might make for a challenge

[finite dragon]

Stalker 2 looks fantastic, I'm dying to play it

[icy prism]

same here!

[broken latch]

@gaunt burrow @hazy helm is there a bug in CS that starts emissions upon level change?

[hazy helm]

no idea

[sand fiber]

it's intended

[celest goblet]

The check for emissions happens when you enter a map

[indigo marsh]

Wait, emissions are not supposed to start on level change?!

[hazy helm]

they are, now that I remember

I havent looked at it for far too long

[celest goblet]

It goes up each time you enter a map and don't have an emission then resets to its base chance

[broken latch]

So it's completely random and not a bug

[hazy helm]

the script refreshes when loading a level (entering a level not loading a save) not while playing the game normally

[broken latch]

what???

Am I the only one that hasn't had emissions pop up on level changes?

[indigo marsh]

For me other than the scripted emissions they only happen on level change

[broken latch]

It's probably a bug?

[sand fiber]

no, it's intended

[broken latch]

@hazy helm now explain in English for beginners

[sand fiber]

the game thinks about starting an emission only upon level change

[broken latch]

How do I stop that

[sand fiber]

reload

[hazy helm]

a roll of chance for the emission only happens when you enter a certain level

[indigo marsh]

Load the autosave

[broken latch]

So just save and reload the save after entering level

[sand fiber]

no, reload to a save before entering

[finite dragon]

I don't know what to say (I don't talk in this server

[sand fiber]

emissions in CS suck, too long and everyone despawns

would've been great to actually run for your life or desperately try to fight your way to a safe place

[frosty spruce]

Hey, what re the band names in that video that just dropped today? I can't load the video in this fireworks booth.

[broken latch]

What are the chances of an emissions happening on entering level, 1/10?

[sand fiber]

anastymoza, song - Хризантеми
ДК Енергетик, song - Вулиця Схiд
The Unsleeping, song - Жити

[celest goblet]

15% default, goes up by 10% each time you do not have an emission

[frosty spruce]

Thanks so much. I hope Spotify can load with this trash service.

[hazy helm]

just check the zone chronicles wiki

[still ridge]

Meanwhile, in call of Pripyat

[wraith sonnet]

did you guys use snipers in the original games?

[sand fiber]

yeah they're short there at least

[still ridge]

They’re short and good though

[sand fiber]

playing CS rn, bought like 500 rounds for SVD and having fun with it

[still ridge]

Implemented the best they’ve ever been

We’ll see how they are in HoC, but it seems like they’re going the CoP route

[wraith sonnet]

nice! i kinda just fell into using automatics and shotguns in the trilogy

[patent barn]

I used thoese in Pripyat 1 underpass quest

[still ridge]

goated quest

[patent barn]

against Monolith

[still ridge]

I’d love a similar quest in stalker 2

that would be awesome

[patent barn]

I sure it will be better

[sand fiber]

honestly gameplay in the trilogy doesn't make sense, every component of it i look at seems to not work, i don't understand why i find it fun

[still ridge]

CoP is pretty coherent

[patent barn]

magic

https://tenor.com/view/mr-bean-gif-23140940

damn links

[celest blaze]

Early 2000s charm

[sand fiber]

nah not really

that's a part of it, but no

[celest blaze]

It's tough a part of me loves the jank then the other part of me wants arma tier ballistics and systems

[nimble cipher]

arraxus has been warned

Reason: Posted an invite

[naive fog]

Russian

Bits and pieces

Enough to tell some differences

Makes you wonder if they're gonna change some names to Ukrainian

Cause Strelok is Russian

But they probably won't change it, it's too iconic

I want to improve it but I lack motivation and I also want to learn Ukrainian so idk what I'm doing

Ukrainian is like russian and polish together and Russian is bits of polish and it's whole thing

I speak Polish so it's much easier for me

The pronunciation is closer to Polish than Russian for a bunch of stuff

Just like in Russian it's pronounced like Strelok, in Polish it's Strzelec and Ukrainian combines the 2 but leans more towards Polish

[sand fiber]

for the trilogy? Russian

[naive fog]

Already mentioned 😎

[sand fiber]

it's not, Russian and Ukrainian are largely the same

the only difference is lexicon

same thing with Belarussian

slavic languages are very close to each other, to the point that you can understand the other language without learning it

[naive fog]

Pretty much ye

[patent barn]

btw belarussian is most similar to ukrainian language then another

[sand fiber]

yeagh

[patent barn]

around 85% lexicon

[trim fractal]

Like the character?

[naive fog]

The word

[static compass]

Pretty sure it means shooter

[naive fog]

Ye

[sand fiber]

it's Strelok in russian, Strilets' in ukrainian

[trim fractal]

Ahh

[naive fog]

Feelin so educated rn

Finally

[pseudo rivet]

It's intended

Like NozAr said

[still ridge]

Not of characters

[static compass]

If I'm not mistaken, Fire Lake is a Ukranian group, but Live to Forget was sung in Russian

[pseudo rivet]

Emissions can still happen at random, though

[storm wren]

I'm sure it's a valid theory that the red and green colors of the Stone Blood come from blood and chlorophyll.

[still ridge]

Call of Pripyat is goated because of this

[celest blaze]

Fr

[pseudo rivet]

Uh

[still ridge]

I know you’re not talking about it but still

[celest blaze]

I liked how frequent emissions were in CoP

[still ridge]

Random emissions are the best way to do it

[pseudo rivet]

CS has both

Kinda, at least

[still ridge]

Scripted and random?

[pseudo rivet]

Moving between areas can be a bit funky

[still ridge]

HoC is like that

I bet

[pseudo rivet]

The true STALKER experience

Only thing I don't like about CS is how long those Emissions take

[still ridge]

we know of one scripted emission in HoC

[pseudo rivet]

That combined with how frequent they are makes them annoying

Although CS Emissions are way cooler than CoP Emissions

[indigo marsh]

Emissions are only a bit annoying in CS and CoP

They aren't too bad

[pseudo rivet]

Only time Emissions are awesome is when you're in combat

[still ridge]

It’s a core gameplay mechanic

can’t complain imo

Gameplay and story

[pseudo rivet]

Having those in Faction Wars is pretty tense

[indigo marsh]

The only time emissions are annoying is when you're over encombered

[still ridge]

in CoP they’re fine, they last like 3 minutes lol

[pseudo rivet]

So, uh, never?

[still ridge]

Fr

Kid named artifacts

[indigo marsh]

It's only like once or twice

[still ridge]

[pseudo rivet]

At least, I just travel light

[sand fiber]

firelake is GSC's in-house group, yeah

[pseudo rivet]

Firelake Anomaly would be funny

[sand fiber]

they last like 10 minutes in CS, literally have to step away and watch youtube everytime they happen 😭

[pseudo rivet]

Aye, agreed. Only bad thing of CS imo

[indigo marsh]

Loot goblin in CoP is fine bc of the exo skeleton with the ability to upgrade

[sand fiber]

also i just destroyed the last duty squad

[still ridge]

Imo CoP got the gameplay down to a T

[pseudo rivet]

That and bushes basically reducing all damage of your weapons

[sand fiber]

which felt SO satisfying + i got 3 PKMs

[indigo marsh]

I check the discord during that time

[still ridge]

Artifact hunting, anomaly navigation, emissions, etc etc

Stalker 2 is going to be similar to CoP, gameplay wise

[pseudo rivet]

To be fair, artifact hunting is a bit easy in CoP

[still ridge]

Out of any of the other games

[indigo marsh]

I wish CoP kept smart cover

[still ridge]

A bit too easy

[pseudo rivet]

Real, but yeah, no Faction Wars

[celest blaze]

I hope stalker 2 has faction wars again tbh

[indigo marsh]

Also I hope HoC has smart cover

[celest blaze]

This too

[still ridge]

A-Life is probably fine

[sand fiber]

aaaand i just realised i can't upgrade it since duty doesn't exist anymore

[sand fiber]

god i hope not

[celest blaze]

I can't wait to see how advanced a-life is now

[still ridge]

Could be really bad

[celest blaze]

Faction wars is fun and immersive

In lore factions always fighting

[sand fiber]

it will be bad, for faction wars you need hundreds of stalkers constantly running around

[celest blaze]

I mean ue5 can handle it

[sand fiber]

and it will not be stalker

[still ridge]

True

[sand fiber]

yeah but not how it is in CS

[indigo marsh]

In CS I made a meat grinder for loners in the electro anomaly part tunnel

[celest blaze]

Only cuz cop had a year in dev

Game was beyond rushed

[sand fiber]

anyway, Faction Wars in HoC will seriously limit the scope of the game, i can't think of a proper large-scale implementation

[still ridge]

For like 2 missions

That’s the only way lol

[celest blaze]

They should just do it as a separate mode like in anomaly and other mods

[sand fiber]

yeah it'll have to be like quest-chain based or smth along the lines

[still ridge]

As in scripted quest stuff

Yes

[indigo marsh]

I think HoC will be more similar to SoC gameplay than CS gameplay

[sand fiber]

CS was literally the same, they developed Anarchy Cell for a year and then scrapped it

[sand fiber]

^
the trailers felt like SoC, can't quite explain it

[still ridge]

CoP* it got the core gameplay loop down to a science

[celest blaze]

Let me cope about clearsky

[indigo marsh]

I mean you can play clear sky instead of coping about it

[celest blaze]

True

[sand fiber]

and from the two screenshots from the leaks i've seen it's very much like the trilogy

[celest blaze]

I'm excited for dead sky mod

[sand fiber]

not sure if that's good or bad, i'd love to see some more experimenting

[sand fiber]

i need to look into Anarchy Cell more tbh, from what i remember it was very cool

[indigo marsh]

Heard that from people who have heard opinions about it from people who have played the demo

[celest blaze]

I'm excited man not much longer

Almost 2 months

[sand fiber]

okay actual question how does everyone immediately know that Scar is a merc

[signal cedar]

So I'm new to the stalker franchise and currently playing through the first game for the first time. I'm a bit confused by the anomalies and artifacts as nothing is really explained is this supposed to be the case or did I miss something?

how they work how to combat them etc

[still ridge]

The new demo might be the full game lol

[pseudo rivet]

Which game are you playing?

[still ridge]

Shadow of Chernobyl right?

[pseudo rivet]

Because it's explained in both SoC and CS

[indigo marsh]

I heard it from last year's demo's reaction

[still ridge]

Last years demo was pretty bad compared to this one

Based on the reception

[indigo marsh]

I heard mostly good things from both

[signal cedar]

Sorry then where did I miss something? I'm just starting the game only a few missions in and im dealing with some anomalies that I just have no idea how they work is all

[pseudo rivet]

Which game

[signal cedar]

Shadow of Chernobyl

[pseudo rivet]

North of Sidorovich's bunker

[still ridge]

Yes you are missing something

[sand fiber]

you missed something, they explain it to you
also there are PDA entries for each individual anomaly

basically you deal with them by discharging (in case of electra) and avoiding (in case of everything else)

[signal cedar]

Thank you for this I didnt know there was entries I'll check that out now

[sand fiber]

also throw bolts to find a safe path

but usually you'll just see them

[cyan canopy]

The best way to know it is by... Killed by it.

[celest blaze]

Fr

[finite dragon]

They work because noosphere energy and some other bull that spawned from trying to harvest said energy with machines in Chernobyl or something. Artifacts give you some kind of buffs but most are shit and you can use bolts to trigger anomalies which makes them go on like a cooldown, you can also just go around them

Also good luck on X18 and agroprom

[cyan canopy]

If you in Agroprom Underground, make sure you grab Fast Shooting AK-74

It can take you in late game

[static compass]

Must have missed that

Then again, my dumb self missed strelok's stash the first time soooo

[cyan canopy]

Dont forget talk to Mole once he show you the underground entrance if not then the sequence would be repeated.

[solid cosmos]

How do you miss Strelok's stash. The game literally takes you there as part of the main quest chain does it not?

[jaunty junco]

twice

[jaunty junco]

ive just ran into a strange issue in CoP if anyone is able to help, it seems all the stalkers in the Skadovsk dont want to move for any reason and sometimes block all the doors, reloading doesnt seem to fix it nor does restarting the game.. only makes them stand still in a new spot

thankfully im done with the area but still strange

only mods i got on are fov, grass render distance and a gun mod

[naive fog]

It's an absolute pain I've spent so long on that shit I don't even remember how I got past

No mods for me it's just something that happens rarely

[umbral jay]

Hello, i wanted to play stalker with cut content but should i play, Lost Alpha, Oblivion Lost, or Build 1935 ?

like are these game different for each another or do they share some similarities ?

[celest goblet]

Pretty different. I'd recommend OLR or Vector of Alienation

[umbral jay]

Like Oblivion Lost Remake is more complete than simple Oblivion Lost i guess ?

[celest goblet]

It remains up to date at least, it just got a new release this year

[buoyant light]

I skipped right to CoP instead of playing SoC

[celest blaze]

what

[raven grove]

what

[celest blaze]

bro skips a good game for mid

[buoyant light]

I just wanted to see what its like

[celest blaze]

fair tbh but you should atleast play soc

[buoyant light]

I will, I'm not completely skipping it I just want to see what its like

[celest blaze]

good cuz soc is the core stalker experience the other games arent

[sand fiber]

Lost Alpha isn't a restoration project, it's a build-inspired fanfic
Build 1935 is literally uhhh a build and not a full game
Oblivion Lost is an old and outdated mod that has little to do with the builds

What you're looking for is Oblivion Lost Remake, which has three versions: 2.5, Vector of Alienation and 3.0
Vector of Alienation is an addon for OLR 2.0 that rewrites the mod to be more faithful to the original story
2.5 is a more updated version, and recently the open beta version of 3.0 released
3.0 is, from what i heard, very different from 2.5, so much so that it can be considered another mod entirely

I suggest playing all 3 if you have the time

[sand fiber]

why...

[sand fiber]

and if you don't, well, i've only played 2.5 and that was pretty stable

[naive fog]

Definitely going to play gamma next and we all know it

SoC is needed

As a first game

[jaunty junco]

I never understand what makes people begin a series of games at the 2nd or 3rd game

[naive fog]

Same

[umbral jay]

Damn okay, cos i like SoC and i wanted to visit things like the dead city etc to see what the game could've looked like

[naive fog]

I don't care about the game if it's even Wolfenstein 3d I'm starting at the beginning

[jaunty junco]

my autistic brain could never allow me to start with anything but the first game

[naive fog]

Same

Don't even have to be autistic bout that imo

Common sense

[jaunty junco]

a lot of people are forgetting this one

[naive fog]

Same but still

[sand fiber]

yeah, forgot to mention, while OLR is focused on rebuilding the 2002-2004 Stalker Oblivion Lost, there's also RMA Shadows Addon which leans towards restoring cut SoC ideas from 2004-2006

[naive fog]

Bits of it still get through my thick ass skull

[buoyant light]

ur right, it just threw me in with no tutorial with some guns and a mission

and the audio is messed up for me

[jaunty junco]

SoC is the tutorial

[sand fiber]

this is what SoC does

and yeah throwing you into the game without any handholdy tutorial missions like in CS is based as hell

[umbral jay]

Damn that's a lot of things

[naive fog]

Who needs the tutorial anyways

[buoyant light]

so much recoil too

[naive fog]

You find out shit on your 5th playthrough and it's fun

[jaunty junco]

being 'blind' is half the fun

[naive fog]

Exactly I only found out about NVGs in SoC on my last playthrough

[sand fiber]

still easier than trying to understand what's the deal with 8 different versions of Lost Alpha

[naive fog]

Took me ages to find out there was semi auto

[jaunty junco]

that was the first thing i checked lol

[naive fog]

Lol

[umbral jay]

Bruh

[jaunty junco]

whenever i play a new game i scour the settings

[naive fog]

I always like getting close and shit so I always run AKS-74U And chaser 13 until I found out semi existed and moved on

Game doesn't matter CQB is my thing

[jaunty junco]

Im usually an in your face person but stalker often humbles me

[sand fiber]

i mean, what SoC provided was enough, a bunch of text on the screen and PDA entries if you need them

[naive fog]

Ye

[sand fiber]

pathologic pilled :3

[jaunty junco]

whats this new saying? lol

[sand fiber]

wdym?

[buoyant light]

on the setting that lets you change recoil control, which way makes it so its better control

[jaunty junco]

pathologic pilled, idk what that means

[umbral jay]

Guess i'll play OLR then

[buoyant light]

I'm back to playing SoC, don't hate me bc I played CoP

[naive fog]

Ight good you learned

[sand fiber]

Pathologic is a 2005 videogame made by a russian alcoholic and some people who he met in nightclubs, it is also the best written game ever, surpassed only by Disco Elysium

[umbral jay]

So, OLR 3.1 ? i mean it we should continue in #🔩┃trilogy_modifications but...

[sand fiber]

3.1 is the Oblivion Lost mod, the old thingy, i'll link you 2.5 and 3.0 in a second

[jaunty junco]

i remember seeing this somewhere now

i think my partner tried playing it

[jaunty junco]

@spring creek

[buoyant light]

should I try taking on the military base next to the stalker camp in SoC

[umbral jay]

You can try

[buoyant light]

my best weapon is the AK-74U

[umbral jay]

Okay

[buoyant light]

now there's a big group of soldiers coming to the camp

[terse hedge]

new to stalker anyway you can play with friends?

[sand fiber]

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/hmvQK9g8JDY_HA?w=1 the 2.5
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11RFIRu5LBI3Y8JBDxwcGWQmKKayzINdz/view the 3.0
https://vk.com/doc148199461_674014855?hash=t85nSzJbE5xtZUa9qbWcLKyZe6j9Hezsk6nD71Kiv0D&dl=mm1zy4t7o7oGrogYmj50cOB2W83SqNtM6Pv98vBs6yP 3.0.18 patch
https://github.com/skenka25013/Oblivion-Lost-Remake-3.0-Translation/releases/tag/3.0.18 translation for the patch

also note, 3.0 doesn't have the best translation (it's a revised machine one), prepare to suffer

[sand fiber]

there are multiplayer mods like X-ray Multiplayer Extension and Stalker Belarus, but the base games only support deathmatch multiplayer

[jaunty junco]

Always

[umbral jay]

Okay thanks

[sand fiber]

ALSO if you'll have any questions about the game make sure to join the C-con server

[umbral jay]

i will, thanks

[terse hedge]

you guys excited for stalker 2?

[umbral jay]

No

I have bad pc so i cant play

[jaunty junco]

I am but still cautious

[umbral jay]

Now let's do a coinflip to decide wich mod to install

[nimble cipher]

corvidiandragon has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[sand fiber]

if it lands on a side you should play gamma instead

[covert slate]

i got a 4070 and are ready to go

[celest blaze]

me but with ti

i cant wait to see how hard stalker2 pushes my pc

[umbral jay]

Nah man i just love soc and i want to play with the cut content, i dont understand all this gama stalker thing with too many features, i prefer to keep it simple

[jaunty junco]

based

[covert slate]

one of us

[spring creek]

oh yeah
@lady.sarrin
you would hate this
purely symbolic political story commenting on society, purposefully insufferable gameplay, references fo theatre and punishing difficulty

i really need to finish it sometime :)

[spring creek]

@jaunty junco

[sand fiber]

political???

[celest blaze]

Gamma isn't bad but it's far from stalker I'd recommend playing the other mods first

[spring creek]

come on surely you can't tell me it's not political

it's at least social commentary

[sand fiber]

well duh there are lesbians in the game of course it's political

[spring creek]

the f
that's not what im talking about

[sand fiber]

okay seriously though i don't think patho is political or social commentary, the more i try to analyze the game's philosophical system the more nonsensical it becomes

[spring creek]

maybe that's just a small brain issue
it's nonsensical because it's so symbolic
there's political intrigue, higher classes maintaining control, also cultural commentary with hoe the doctor is an outsider trying to fix a town that he has no business in while the heirophant is a citizen but an outcast with more potential than people realise

i watched the hbomberguy video about it so i know everything

[umbral jay]

So 3.0 is closer to the original SoC experience right ?

[umbral jay]

Yes and yes to LadySarrin

[sand fiber]

yeah no, hating on Bachelor is just a tumblr reading of the game, the game is heavily inclined towards the utopians and Dybowsky, the author of the game, associates himself with Daniil

if anything termites are portrayed negatively

i'm sorry i'm autistic about this game 😭

[spring creek]

well if you're right then i guess i hate the game
because i always saw it as outside forces infecting this town as it rots from within due to class struggle

[sand fiber]

there were multiple phases of SoC development, in 2002 to 2005 the game was called S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Oblivion Lost, it was its own whole thing, a different story, different gameplay, different vibe and atmosphere
somewhere around 2004-2005 the concept changed, and it moved towards the SoC we know

as i said, OLR focuses on the 2002-2004 version

[spring creek]

if my reading is that off, then i feel like it's just pretentious shlock that isn't fun

[sand fiber]

there are still HUGE differences between the builds of 2005 SoC and the release, but the vibe is largely the same

[sand fiber]

i honestly might be wrong, the text is very intricate and i forgot the better part of it, there are obvious things like the Olgimskiy's family slave business and the town itself being divided into three wealth-based districts, i remember a reading that suggested the Kains might be pursuing different goals from Stamatins&Bachelor, so ughghhg

[spring creek]

im just saying that if im supposed to like the Bachelor, then f this game
i can't express how i feel about him without banned words XD

[sand fiber]

they had a chance to add more coherent theming to Patho 2 but they didn't, only worsened it

[sand fiber]

whyyyy

[spring creek]

he quotes latin at people

[umbral jay]

Okay thanks for these information, you seem to know alot about these things xd

[sand fiber]

bachelor is a jerk but a well-meaning one imo

a lot of hate on him is based around a mistranslation anyway

[spring creek]

i think he's hubris personified

[spring creek]

what was that?

[sand fiber]

stalker builds are literally the best thing ever, SoC's development history and the amount of dev content we have is a very unique case

[sand fiber]

the Lara dialogue that hbomb showed in his video, it was mistranslated and made Daniil sound like a complete asshоle

[umbral jay]

Real

[sand fiber]

okay i might be overexaggerating

[spring creek]

i don't even remember that dialogue
the arrogance of thinking he could cure death and quoting latin at people is enough for me to not like that the creator likes him :p

[sand fiber]

You are broken, Lara. You're used to mourning the sorrows of this world. I, on the other hand, am used to winning.

Твой дух сломлен, Лара. Ты привыкла оплакивать печали этого мира. А я привык побеждать.

the only difference is in the first three words, in english it's "You are broken" and in russian it's "Your spirit is broken"

[spring creek]

to be fair, i like Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, but the creator really likes a character who's literally a serial killer
but i can understand his reasoning, he can relate to his mannerisms, it's not about him being a murderer
maybe if he has a good reason like that i can understand the patholigic thing

[sand fiber]

araki is so based tbh

[spring creek]

hehehe

[jaunty junco]

Araki drew himself hugging Rohan, of course he is

[celest goblet]

not a lot of people get to make a whole career out of one thing they love

[spring creek]

https://static.zerochan.net/Araki.Hirohiko.full.3829450.jpg

[sand fiber]

that drawing was much more intimate than just hugging

[spring creek]

he's so bi

[dim topaz]

Who doesnt like Kira

[jaunty junco]

JoJo is all about hot beefy men posing zesty like

[spring creek]

exactly!!!!

[jaunty junco]

[dim topaz]

[jaunty junco]

Should probably #💬┃en_offtop if jojo talk

[ornate rampart]

ot: I really wish you are still considering adding this https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mgTmXiC4Ptw to the radio somehow (I even sent you a suggestion on this through email last year)

[sand fiber]

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F74fqqgdzea8d1.png

[dim topaz]

I mean stalker, by nature of existing, is a jojo reference

[spring creek]

OH MY GOSH, YEEEEEESSSSS

[dim topaz]

We just need to find a point of relation

[jaunty junco]

The zone is a stand

[dim topaz]

Psi attacks are hamon

[spring creek]

IT ACTUALLY IS

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[jaunty junco]

Artefacts are rokakaka fruit

[spring creek]

OH MY GOSH

[dim topaz]

They even have separate universes with all the mods out there

[sand fiber]

i'll make sure to add Diavolo to my hazbin hotel mod, which is totally real and will be developed

[dim topaz]

I loved the part where Marked One said "If this snail crawls up my arm, I will have to kill Strelok"

Wait Marked one is literally jo2ke

[gaunt burrow]

good morning guys

I can now

[gaunt burrow]

it's intentional I guess. emissions are especially common when you change levels a lot

[buoyant light]

When you think ur about to take a short nap then wake up 2 hours later sweating with your phone at 23% and you have a giant headache

Now I'm gonna play more SoC

[indigo marsh]

He's gonna forget to charge it while playing SoC

[gaunt burrow]

@pseudo rivet I never understood that, why is "Source of radioactivity" in "Anomalies" section?

[indigo marsh]

Good morning mattpatt from the game(and the other) theory channel(s)

[gaunt burrow]

[buoyant light]

[pseudo rivet]

To be fair, where else should you put it in the encyclopedia?

[gaunt burrow]

Guess you got a point there

but game considering "Mobile Science Lab" as a faction makes 0 sense

[pseudo rivet]

Buildo remnant

[indigo marsh]

I have heard that it's a build remnant or sometin

[pseudo rivet]

I mean, it's not like the topic doesn't fit there

It's rather that the description of them never allowing someone in isn't correct

Also, just look at that Buildo model

[covert slate]

what an egghead

[pseudo rivet]

Bro is legit cooked

For those wondering, just 2.9K EXP away

Ngl, kinda sad I still haven't gotten a DM about LEGO Universe, but it B wat it B I guess

[gaunt burrow]

poggers

I was planning to ask that question

[pseudo rivet]

Yup, thus why I posted it

That is the Power of the Inb4

Okay, so yeah, the IL 86 is basically amazing as a sniper rifle until it misses like 1-2 bars of reliability

Guess I finally found out why it's RNG at times

[gaunt burrow]

reliability isn't IL's strongest aspect

[pseudo rivet]

True

You can build it for automatic fire instead

It's a pretty good weapon for long range when upgraded for automatic fire, actually

[gaunt burrow]

i gotta try playing with IL in Clear Sky some day

[pseudo rivet]

Aye, figure it'll be disappointing tbh

[gaunt burrow]

so far I liked upgraded IL in CoP a lot

in SoC its meh

[pseudo rivet]

How did you upgrade it?

[gaunt burrow]

like that

[pseudo rivet]

As of late, I noticed that CoP upgrades are kinda like CS and focus into something specific

[ancient haven]

DAMN IT

[pseudo rivet]

Ah, zigzagged

Hella, did that as well at first

[ancient haven]

i had a dream
that stalker trilogy got ported to pc

[gaunt burrow]

and then you woke up

[pseudo rivet]

It IS on PC

[gaunt burrow]

it is on PC longer than on consoles

[pseudo rivet]

Oh yeah, also tried experimenting with silencers

[ancient haven]

i meant legends of the zone edition
i wanted achievements!!!!!
also the engine is 64 bit
also controller support

[pseudo rivet]

They basically give both more and less recoil

[gaunt burrow]

sounds good

[pseudo rivet]

It do B wat it B

[gaunt burrow]

I was always a fan of silencers gotta admit

still am actually

[pseudo rivet]

Sounds like a contradiction though, doesn't it?

[gaunt burrow]

aye

I'm biased when it comes to silencers

[pseudo rivet]

Basically, it gives recoil on, to my knowledge, at least the first three shots

So burst fire with the silencer actually gives you less recoil

Same for the IL 86 with single fire obviously, allowing you to hit the same target in quick succession

[gaunt burrow]

will be righ back in few mins

[pseudo rivet]

Alright

Not entirely sure why you can also place a silencer on a Viper 5, but I guess it's always handy

Just feels a bit odd on a weapon that doesn't have a burst fire mode

[gaunt burrow]

I always felt that silencers don't fit Viper 5

[pseudo rivet]

It's there for that good ol' Merc vibe, I guess

Although Freedom uses silenced Viper 5s as well

[indigo marsh]

Are silencers broken in CoP like in CS?

[pseudo rivet]

I guess that, if you can control your bursts, it could be good?

[gaunt burrow]

Kinda wish we could attach silencer on AKM 74/2U tho

Theres 1 near Nitro with silencer attached on it

[pseudo rivet]

Damage reduction, flatness reduction, accuracy reduction, recoil reduction on the first couple of shots, after that recoil increased

[pseudo rivet]

Fr, always wanted that

[indigo marsh]

Do silencers still make you less stealthy in CoP?

[pseudo rivet]

At least, it makes more sense for the AKM-74/2U than the Viper 5

[gaunt burrow]

Less stealthy? Shouldn't it be the opposite?

[indigo marsh]

I noticed that in CS silencers got me more noticed

[pseudo rivet]

No, you can basically just tap enemies and they'll be like "Oh, one of my friends is dead. Weird, probably a heart attack... Welp, time to loot!"

[pseudo rivet]

Probably because of the damage reduction

[gaunt burrow]

That'd make sense

[pseudo rivet]

If your first silenced shot doesn't kill someone, you've got a small timeframe before everyone gets aware of your presence

[indigo marsh]

You know the tower up where Foresters live and where duty is stationed near. In my bandits run, I first attacked them with silencers attacked to the GP 37 and they instantly noticed me the second I hit one of them.

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah, it wasn't a kill shot, I guess

[indigo marsh]

Without the silencer, on my second set of attempts I shot them and I got mostly body shots and they didn't even notice me

[pseudo rivet]

Weird, probably an AI issue

[gaunt burrow]

Interesting

Gonna start putting more attention to such things

[pseudo rivet]

Or they want to punish you for being dumb enough to try out a silencer

[gaunt burrow]

[indigo marsh]

I noticed it because I kept getting skill issued with the silencer and then I took it off

This was the one of the 2 times where I thought grenade spam was ridiculous

[pseudo rivet]

Some people say that things like the Vintar BC and the SA Avalanche are better than silenced weapons because they won't notice you at all, in comparison with silenced weapons, which will alert them

But this is just completely false

I mean, I can one-tap enemies with the IL 86 and nobody even knows how their buddies died

[indigo marsh]

I kinda want to do a sniper run

[pseudo rivet]

Based

[indigo marsh]

Not like a Rifle adapted to be a DMR

[pseudo rivet]

Aye

[indigo marsh]

I am guessing it's gonna be the best in CoP

[pseudo rivet]

Not Vintar BC, I hope?

[pseudo rivet]

CS and CoP, tbh

[indigo marsh]

Vintar bc is a sniper that is better used as a DMR

[pseudo rivet]

Basically, yeah

[gaunt burrow]

Vintar? I honestly like it in CS more

In CoP I don't use it as much as I do in CS

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah, because you can actually turn it into a sniper rifle in CS

If you want a sniper rifle, you need to buy the Tide

[indigo marsh]

I just used foresters vintar for the end game

[pseudo rivet]

Hella

[gaunt burrow]

By the time Forester gives me Vintar I already have 1 thats fully upgraded

Even better than Foresters (Scar's Vintar from opening cutscene)

[pseudo rivet]

That's why I challenged myself to play with the Vintar BC

In CoP, not all uniques are a direct upgrade

And even if they are, they usually focus in something specific

[indigo marsh]

Imma do a run with the SVD bc you said it was a one shoter

[pseudo rivet]

Hella

[gaunt burrow]

SVD is OP as hell even without upgrades

[pseudo rivet]

Especially if you have the Lynx

SVUmk-2 can be a bit more flexible

[indigo marsh]

Flexible as in more for using it for mid range?

[pseudo rivet]

SVUA-2 is pretty awesome too

[indigo marsh]

Not mid range CQB

[pseudo rivet]

As in "Can also be used in a pinch when you aren't sniping"

[safe badge]

I wish you all a good day be well

[gaunt burrow]

Likewise

[pseudo rivet]

Mfw legit responded to him

[gaunt burrow]

[indigo marsh]

This bot has been sending one message for 442 days

[pseudo rivet]

I unfortunately don't have a lot of experience with it in CS, seen how rare that weapon actually is

[gaunt burrow]

Ranjid should already have a Veteran rank at this point

[pseudo rivet]

I mean, it's one message each day

It's impressive he even got Experienced

[gaunt burrow]

@pseudo rivet @indigo marsh I wish you all a good day be well

[pseudo rivet]

mfw

[indigo marsh]

You should start doing that too

[pseudo rivet]

Alright

[indigo marsh]

You need the XP to reach lvl 100

[gaunt burrow]

real tbh

[pseudo rivet]

I wish you all a good day be well

[gaunt burrow]

[indigo marsh]

I wish you all a good day be well

[indigo marsh]

I wonder what rank he is

[gaunt burrow]

Ranjidism

[gaunt burrow]

Experienced

[indigo marsh]

I mean level

[gaunt burrow]

oh, that I dunno

[pseudo rivet]

But yeah, I unfortunately don't have a lot of experience with the SVUmk-2 in CS, because that thing is actually just luck-based to even get

[indigo marsh]

He is level 13

[gaunt burrow]

just 13? expected him to be at least on 15th level

[pseudo rivet]

The flash drives of Yar are all for the SVUmk-2

I just know that the SVUmk-2 is goated in CoP

That and the SVUA-2

[gaunt burrow]

SVD > SVU imho

[worn oar]

That's already a glorious feat

[pseudo rivet]

Meh

They're both different

[indigo marsh]

I thought you were talking about ranjid for a second

[worn oar]

early day nerding, boys?

[gaunt burrow]

yessir

[pseudo rivet]

Think I prefer the SVUmk-2 for the larger magazine and potential integrated silencer

[gaunt burrow]

anyways I gotta jet, cya all

[indigo marsh]

I should probably go to sleep soon

[pseudo rivet]

We're not talking about Warhammer yet

[pseudo rivet]

Cya later

[worn oar]

[indigo marsh]

Cya 👋

[pseudo rivet]

Also tried using the AC-96/2 in CoP, but yeah, it actually is kinda bad

Pretty sad to see, ngl

[indigo marsh]

I enjoyed the AC 96 more than the GP 37 in CS

[pseudo rivet]

True

CoP AC-96/2 just has a ton of recoil, which makes it kinda bad

That alongside the reliability

[indigo marsh]

AC 96 is kinda shit in CS unless you upgrade it but that goes for almost all guns

[pseudo rivet]

Basically

I can also suggest upgrading the TRs 301 into a sniper

Pretty good ngl, not to mention light

Mag size of 40, ability to attach an grenade launcher

Good weapon

If only the Mera scope wasn't broken

1.8K now, btw

[dim topaz]

Technically anomaly just means something that's not supposed to be like that normally. So the description kinda fits

[dapper finch]

I interpreted that like the human shadows at hiroshima

[dapper finch]

Anomaly just means weird thing

[west oar]

Did they really put a compass with enemy markers in the game? XD

[dapper finch]

Probably optional

Also not exactly new

CoP showed fire direction on the minimap

[west oar]

Yeah fallout had it lol

Oh a completely different mechanic to compare to, okay

[dapper finch]

The compass literally jsut replaces the minimap

both just show a red blob for direciton of fire

[west oar]

Uhhh, no? That sentence is just incorrect

[covert slate]

i gotta feeling that there's going to be a whole selection of hud options to choose from, given that alot of games have more accessability features these days

[dapper finch]

No it isn't. HUD compasses exist as a way of replacing the need for a minimap. That's the entire reason for them.

[hazy helm]

minimap is better tbh

your tools got nerfed

[covert slate]

personally i'm going to go for a dynamic hud, where things will only show up when needed

[west oar]

It seems they are making a far cry game in zone setting with extra Ukrainian focus

[dapper finch]

Sure, but not my point. Just saying how they relate to one another

And TBH the SoC HUD was seriously OP with the way it told you the enemy number and you could triangulate positions using that

[hazy helm]

noooo all the info that was already given to me by UI is now given to me by other UI and I need to call it Far Cry

sure, the bar is inneficient as fuck, but its not like enemy markers+body markers+quest markers+location wasnt already told you in the minimap with the PDA serving as more than good enuff locator

[hidden stratus]

Man saw enemy alert symbol in hud and shifted the entire game into farcry

[granite mortar]

Erm actually
Anomaly meams out of norm
Something that is different from the vast majority and defies certain rules

[lethal orchid]

I'm gonna turn off most of the hud

Assuming they allow that

[granite mortar]

Heresy

Just wait for SoC hud mod smh

[lethal orchid]

I turn the cross hair off in all the games

And npc identification

Well in the replays

[dapper finch]

That's also what weird means?

[granite mortar]

No

Its hard to explain in english at it is stupid language

[dapper finch]

Weird is synonymous with unusual, strange and different

[dapper finch]

Ain't it funny that the "Lingua Franca" or "French Language" is English.

[granite mortar]

Ewww
French

[bronze nebula]

Discord faction flairs when? I wanna spread some monolith propaganda

[granite mortar]

There are

Just join a faction

[bronze nebula]

Thank you oh Monolith..

[trim fractal]

Everyone should join freedom

[finite dragon]

Cringe

Free stalkers all the way

[trim fractal]

They are cool but they are not freedom

[finite dragon]

Who cares about some dumb rock or some pointless faction wars

[bronze nebula]

Because it matters, tells a lot about persons state of mind.

[trim fractal]

Or clear sky

[finite dragon]

I already know that

[trim fractal]

That rock can heal you

[finite dragon]

Damn, does the rock come with essential oils

[trim fractal]

Every person that is not brainwashed is sick

[bronze nebula]

that rock also gives best in slot weapons and armor

[trim fractal]

Is braindirty eww

[finite dragon]

Monolithians when I show them a picture of Strelok

[trim fractal]

Strelok is my favorite balding Guy

[granite mortar]

What about C-con representative?

[finite dragon]

How dare you speak french to me

[trim fractal]

Were you out when there was an emision?

[granite mortar]

My fingers are somehow too chubby for my phone
I would never speak french

[finite dragon]

Ohhh ok

I'm glad that it was a spelling mistake

[trim fractal]

Wich ending you guys got first ?

In soc?

I got the good ending because im good

[granite mortar]

I got ||I want the Zone to disappear|| since Im professional procrastinator and I kept saying I will "go to Guide later"

[dim topaz]

I thought a Pink Floyd fan would be a Freedomer

[gaunt burrow]

Hello

[granite mortar]

Hello

Did you shill Orest today?

[gaunt burrow]

Got the true ending even in my very first playthrough

[gaunt burrow]

[bronze nebula]

That would be too shallow

[granite mortar]

Orest best character
Right after Nimble of course

[gaunt burrow]

Real

Orest do be the goat

[trim fractal]

Blind strelok went hard tbh

[granite mortar]

Anyways
Its 11am and I already converted and saved an Anomaly player

[dim topaz]

Bro you even have the same name as their leader, cmon

[bronze nebula]

Brother, thats my irl name

[dim topaz]

That's the point, it was meant to be

[bronze nebula]

but its not with deep or hard S

its just basic S

[granite mortar]

Lukash is with Š

[dim topaz]

Being deep or hard is preferrable

[granite mortar]

[west oar]

Do you guys know of any details regarding the questline that increases the price 30%? How much value added is in that quest hypothetically?

[bronze nebula]

yeah, mine is without Š so that possibility of being a junkie is off

[gaunt burrow]

No idea tbh

[granite mortar]

Wdym?
Is it the CoP freedom vs duty thing?

[west oar]

Is that supposed to be it? Where did they mention that?

[gaunt burrow]

Eimron what are you referring to exactly?

[granite mortar]

Well all that comes to mind is that
If you help Duty then trader will increase prices, if you help Freedom then I think technician will

[west oar]

Noo, I meant stalker 2 edition that Is 100 dollars

With the questline behind that paywall

[granite mortar]

Oh

[west oar]

I'm curious about the quest, any details?

[granite mortar]

Isnt that like a year 1 pass for upcoming DLCs tho?

[west oar]

There are going to be DLCs?

[granite mortar]

Ye

[west oar]

Where can I read the most about all that, the website? Or is there a better source?

[granite mortar]

Dunno
Usually its discussed here

But the website should probably have it

[gaunt burrow]

Better to check the official website of S2

https://www.stalker2.com/en

[worn oar]

2 future story expansions

You can check what comes with each edition of the game in the official website

[worn oar]

Wdym? You mean the 2 expansion dlcs or the extra special quest that comes with deluxe and above?

Either way, we technically know nothing in that regard, so far.

[marsh dome]

Certain that one of the expansions will involve the mercs

[granite mortar]

yes
more lore accurrate mercs :3

[marsh dome]

I can see the opening of a new area with the need to access an unknown laboratory, finally a joint job for mercs (but this time it will go wrong)

[granite mortar]

doesnt it always go wrong?

like Wild Territory assault, X-8 fiasco...

[gaunt burrow]

CoP was hyping mercs a lot

[marsh dome]

Whenever the protagonist interferes yes

[gaunt burrow]

I'd be surprised if they won't have at least a bit of lore in S2

in the main game I mean, not necessarily DLCs

[marsh dome]

I don't think we'll have a story arc in S2, but rather in expansion (there's already a lot to say and do).

The idea of the Mercs making contact with Skif and visiting their new base

New NATO weapons

[granite mortar]

only cool mercs are thoe who use AKs at Wild Territory because you can farm PSO scopes from them

[marsh dome]

For me, S2 will stick to the "traditional" factions and the big new ones, and I don't think there'll be much room for the mercs (sadly)

[gaunt burrow]

i disagree. Scar, Hog and Leshiy are in "cool" mercs category in my book

Hatchet too, kinda

[granite mortar]

yeah I meant more of background characters

[gaunt burrow]

ahh

gotcha

[worn oar]

The ward is founded by mercs

[steady onyx]

yeehaw i just lost all of my saves in cop, because my patriot p210 ssd just died (i got scammed with the ssd, i didn't buy it myself)

now i'm playing on a wd red sa500

[granite coral]

I voted for Clear Sky

[granite mortar]

Clear Sky for the win

clearly only dumb people are awake rn as CoP is winning and SoC has no votes

[woeful hedge]

Hello guys

[solid prism]

I guess i'm dumb then

[granite mortar]

yes you are :3

[woeful hedge]

what's up?

[granite coral]

Welcome

[woeful hedge]

I am from Russia, okay?

[granite coral]

Depends lol

[worn oar]

SoC will always be my fav

[granite mortar]

Up is a 2009 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Pete Docter, co-directed by Bob Peterson, and produced by Jonas Rivera. Docter and Peterson also wrote the film's screenplay and story, with Tom McCarthy co-writing the latter. The film stars the voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, and Bob Peterson.

[half bone]

I voted for soc

[granite mortar]

[celest blaze]

voted clear sky

[woeful hedge]

was there a talking dog?

[granite mortar]

yes

[half bone]

Sure, CoP has the biggest mods, but shoc is where it started stalker modding 2 years before release

[granite mortar]

CoP is best when it comes to freedom of choice and quest design

[woeful hedge]

I watched it

[cinder vortex]

what is wront with the website stalker2.com I am unable to preorder the physical edition. It just errors

[granite mortar]

[half bone]

Yeah, hopefully they bring it to stalker 2 as well

[granite mortar]

USA?

[cinder vortex]

yes

[granite mortar]

yeah preorder is unavailable there

[worn oar]

don't stray too much off topic fellas

[woeful hedge]

Stalker 2 is out already?

[hazy helm]

in 2 months

[woeful hedge]

September?

[granite coral]

5th Sept.

[woeful hedge]

Good

[celest blaze]

almost time

[woeful hedge]

Very good

[granite coral]

You cannot play it since you live is russia

[celest blaze]

?

[granite coral]

You only can play it with Game Pass

[celest blaze]

russians can play stalker 2

[granite coral]

Nope

[woeful hedge]

Interesting, аre there any Russian speakers here?

[celest blaze]

i feel this is bait

[woeful hedge]

VPN?

[granite coral]

If someone live in belarus or russia, cannot play the game

[gaunt burrow]

Clear Sky my beloved

[hazy helm]

the purchase of Stalker 2 has been blocked in russia, you will not be able to buy it

[woeful hedge]

anyone listen to rock?

I'm sorry if I'm not writing very correctly

[woeful hedge]

😫

I worked to save up for it

[celest blaze]

i was suprised microsoft did that as it companies care about sales '

[woeful hedge]

In Russia like and love world Stalker

[tender torrent]

stalker basic is very popular in eastern countries, western Europe too, stalker 2 will surely be worldwide soon

[granite coral]

except belarus and russia

[tender torrent]

for stalker 2 yes

[tender torrent]

I believe the trilogy were also very popular around 2010

[granite coral]

yes the trilogy is still popular in their country but they cannot play S2 for a long time

[fallow obsidian]

Got my hard drive fixed And im playing again althougth this is a New game cause i don't rembere much

[finite dragon]

63 Days left

[gaunt burrow]

we are 63 days away from becoming shadows of chernobyl

and replacing our hearts with heart of chornobyl

[finite dragon]

[gaunt burrow]

sup Ila?

[granite coral]

[finite dragon]

nothing much man, i hate summber its too hot, i just go to gym and rot behind the screens

[gaunt burrow]

yeah man i hate the heat

[fallow obsidian]

Chat do you think artyom could survive in the zone?

[trim fractal]

Sure

Even better than degteyarev

[gaunt burrow]

I'm not familiar with his feets and with Metro series in general tbh

but he did survive a lot

so he for sure would have better chances of surviving than your average rookie stalker

[fallow obsidian]

Oh come on you gotta play them
Its in the big3 of post nuke games

[trim fractal]

Moscu from metro is more dangerous than the zone imo

Also he survived supernatural shit

[fallow obsidian]

They're on sale rn im pretty sure
Buy them they are great

They Got 2 endings all 3 of em

[gaunt burrow]

perhaps someday I'll buy the games, but not yet

[fallow obsidian]

Trust me they are amazing

[celest goblet]

Yeah I feel like Artyom would be perfectly fine

[gaunt burrow]

From what I know Artyom does have decent chances of surviving

[fallow obsidian]

He survived those librarys

[gaunt burrow]

not like your average stalker that got no prior experience

[fallow obsidian]

Yeah but im pretty sure the avragw stalker isin't also the chosen one

[gaunt burrow]

it would also depends on what equipment he'll have in the Zone I guess

like are we talking about him entering the Zone with OP gear and weapons he obtained in the Metro series or?

[dapper finch]

Techncially Strelok is the chosen one... to self-yeet

[fallow obsidian]

Wdym
I haven't completed the game yet And also you dumbfuck i Said avaragw

[dapper finch]

Also Scar is weirdly emission-proof

[gaunt burrow]

Strelok isn't an average stalker by any means

neither are Degtyarev and Scar

[gaunt burrow]

hey man, no need to insult others

chill

[dapper finch]

Just a theory 😉

[fallow obsidian]

Oh ok but don't Bring headcannons in

[dapper finch]

You'll see what I mean

[fallow obsidian]

Yeah i'll see your thorey when i finish the game

[gaunt burrow]

guys discuss all you want but please, remain respectful during the conversation and avoid insulting eachother, otherwise I'd be forced to take action

[fallow obsidian]

Are you gonna send a nuke to za?

[gaunt burrow]

to za?

[dapper finch]

ton?

[gaunt burrow]

[fallow obsidian]

Is*

[gaunt burrow]

am I gonna send a nuke to is?

i don't get it man

[fallow obsidian]

US*

[gaunt burrow]

i'm a pacifist, I don't own any nukes

but seriously, I'd like not to warn and punish people

[dapper finch]

Ultimate pacifist move is to own all the nukes

Peace... or else!

[static compass]

Own all the weapons so that nobody can fight

[gaunt burrow]

quote such as "talk softly but carry a big stick" can apply in this convo

[static compass]

So anyway, next trailer should be a mutant reveal I assume

[dapper finch]

Deer?

[static compass]

Probably a controller if I had to guess

[dapper finch]

Don't think it's been in any footage

[static compass]

But yeah, could be deer

[dapper finch]

That was already in Time of Opportunities

[gaunt burrow]

controller already got revealed yeah

[static compass]

So was the pseudogiant, but they made one for it lol

[dapper finch]

Ah yes the non-hairy cousin

[gaunt burrow]

maybe they'll show different "version" of mutants idk

[static compass]

Just show me the snork

Let me see the goober

[static compass]

Could be

[dapper finch]

It would be cool if they had different types of gasmask

[static compass]

Hmm true, but they would still need hoses otherwise the name wouldn't fit

[dapper finch]

True

[gaunt burrow]

that's actually a very neat idea

creative as well

[dapper finch]

Thinking about it snorks are really weird. They must have a single origin if they all have the same type of mask

Like all from one big experiment or one faction

[static compass]

They were all soldiers once

[gaunt burrow]

to me its clear implication that snorks used to be soldiers

who as a result of some unknown phenomenon, mutated and were degraded to their current state

[dapper finch]

Perhaps an early expeditionary taskforce to the zone

[static compass]

I know the first appearance of one was beating an officer to death with a broken shotgun

[dapper finch]

Or even like The Group's guards

[gaunt burrow]

Burers and Controllers would be results of experiments according to this: https://cop.stalker-game.com/?page=burer https://cop.stalker-game.com/?page=controler

[static compass]

I just know someone raised the question of where do all the snorks keep coming from

[dapper finch]

"Heavy is good, heavy is reliable. If it doesn't work you can always hit them with it."

[gaunt burrow]

Ozersky's descriptions provide some interesting information that is often unnoticed, concerning the ongoing "evolution" of the Zone, and the fact that fleshes may be the result of some genetic experiments, which implies that they could've been artificially created, akin to some humanoid mutants

[dapper finch]

Hah imagine if like... there was some kind of substance inside that particular type of mask that caused the mutation when exposed to the zone

[gaunt burrow]

that's a good question. we can assume that there was a huge amount of soldiers that turned into snorks

that would explain trilogy having such amount of them

[static compass]

Yeah, and I'm sure they'll make a return

[gaunt burrow]

as far as reproductive system goes, there's no chance that snorks can ever reproduce

mutants such as pseudodogs likely could as in Noah's ending slide in CoP it shows 3 pseudodogs instead of 1

[dapper finch]

Some anomaly deep underground that just keeps cloning one single snork over and over again

[gaunt burrow]

In SoC Dutyers also say that "mutants are breeding like flies"

but that could just be a manner of speaking

rather than a direct confirmation

[dapper finch]

Yeah I think that's more "we can't shoot enough to lower their numbers"

[bronze talon]

62 days

[dapper finch]

That's a long time to run with scissors without injury

[static compass]

Sidenote, that song by The Unsleeping was great

Hope they bring back Dirge for the Planet

[sand fiber]

they must mean the non-human mutants, dogs, fleshes, bayuns, bloodsuckers

[granite mortar]

I feel like im losing braincells
I spent some time arguing with retards about mercs not being american, I linked Reggash´s post about this aaaand
Silence

[sand fiber]

i mean some of them surely must be

[static compass]

I'm of the notion that people come from all around the globe to enter the zone

So it stands to reason that there are some Americans in the zone lol

[granite mortar]

yes
some of them (my braincells) must truly be (dead)

[granite mortar]

yeah the point is mercs arent one of them

[sand fiber]

your braincells are american? i knew it

[granite mortar]

majority of them is from south-eastern ex ussr states

[granite mortar]

well thats no surprise, just put " hamburger 🍔 " in the searchbar

dammit

[static compass]

I appreciate that everyone in the dub seems to have different accents

Instead of everyone just sounding American or British

Of course I'll probably be playing the UA dub

[fluid abyss]

Life be so fine then BOOM brain scorcher 🤯🤤

[gaunt burrow]

either that or it was manner of speaking

both scenarios are plausible

[gaunt burrow]

I mean trilogy already does have characters of different nationalities (Vano, who's Georgian, Freedom trader Ashot and Merc Ara, who are both Armenians, Gordon Freeman)

additionally Orest also mentions foreigners who came to the Zone before the second disaster and Hog mentions literal UN expedition

[fluid abyss]

100% Americans in the zone.
Unlimited guns? Priceless artifacts? Capitalism?
Ayup that’s just like the US of A

[fallow obsidian]

Ok guys wh does the millitary hate me?

[granite mortar]

because they are supposed to keep people out

[gaunt burrow]

because military isn't supposed to be friendly or even neutral towards everyone in the Zone, except scientists

but still they are corrupt as hell

[granite mortar]

block people from coming to the zone and get rid of those inside

[gaunt burrow]

yet military is responsible for the fact that there are artifacts and other Zone's trinkets on the big land

[dapper finch]

No people, no noosphere, no zone. Clever.

[worn oar]

[gaunt burrow]

honestly, if military in stalker wasn't so corrupt and actually followed orders then they'd be gunning down literally everyone who's in the Zone illegally 24/7

[dapper finch]

Probably less likely to be accepted in most factions though. Mercs I can see being any nationality or Ward as they're connected to SIRCAA

[dapper finch]

Stalkers sell artefacts to Sid, Sid pays off the brass.

That's why the cordon troops never advance on rookie village

[gaunt burrow]

its not directly confirmed. Sid does have dialogue stating that he's surviving thanks to army commander

he also mentions connections in other dialogues but not a word about him paying the brass

[dapper finch]

It doesn't really even need dialogue to confirm, just the obvious fact that they could eliminate rookie village in minutes if they wanted

[gaunt burrow]

quite the opposite, he meantions that people need vodka and magazines

[worn oar]

Military allowed some illegal breakins to the zone

[gaunt burrow]

implying that Sid sells military some of his stuff instead

[dapper finch]

Sid might even be an asset, with the way he talks about "upstairs"

[dapper finch]

who better to use as artifact mules 😛

[gaunt burrow]

that I always interpreted as him saying something like "I didn't saved you to get closer to God and Heaven"

[dapper finch]

Huh, hadn't thought of it like that, also makes sense

[void yew]

Hi, was there perhaps a new patch for legends of the zone? I downloaded something today but couldn't find any patch note

[gaunt burrow]

Last patch was in 29/05/2024 I believe

Mol1t announced it in #📰┃announcement channel

[ancient haven]

@glossy blade i have a question, what version of unreal engine was showcased in time of opportunities trailer? was upscaling on?

[worn oar]

That was ingame footage.

[ancient haven]

Duh

[worn oar]

The game is using UE5

It should be now its newest version.

[ancient haven]

I know its ue5
But what version is it
Upgrading to newer engine versions is never easy
Alot of stuff could break so its not always the latest

[worn oar]

Maybe you are right? I only guessed. Judging by what has been shown and when it was shown, perhaps it's 5.2?

Mo1t might answer you if it's not under

[tender torrent]

I just know at the level of 5.1 and 5.2, these are readjustments and improvements compared to the default of 5.0

[worn oar]

Yeah! Adding new features to the engine is what makes upgrading harder. However, if nothing was really added, and it's all rather called adjustments and bugfixes, it should be relatively easy.

Well, that easy is not our kind of easy ofc.

[crisp ruin]

Now I'm close to complete Call of Pripyat, with few side quests I did. I have huge question that, why this game is too short??

First game was longer and Clear Sky was even longer then these two games.

[gaunt burrow]

main story is short, CoP is mainly sidequests

[tender torrent]

we must also take into account the unknown problems that developers may encounter with the game when we will surely discover bugs when launching the game, just like new titles freshly released

[worn oar]

Press reviews and the ToO trailer suggest that the game is at good state, both in looks and gameplay

It means that everything is going as it should

[tender torrent]

it is essential

[crisp ruin]

I like how New Vegas did it with involving main quests with side quests that does something to make the ending make sense, I see they tried this on here. But problem is side quests (most are) doesn't make sense. Yeah, does change ending but for what cost?

[gaunt burrow]

having all the good ending slides makes the game complete

[worn oar]

I might aswell say that the team did a real feat, making it closer to E3 level of graphical fidelity.

[gaunt burrow]

and gives you a a lot of satisfaction

[worn oar]

Guys are doing God's work id say

[crisp ruin]

Makes tru to the Stalker 2 game, for a reason?

[tender torrent]

UE5 is new in the world of video games, it will be a great way to show its general stability of this NextGen

[gaunt burrow]

wdym?

[crisp ruin]

With more people coming there from outside, Zone still deathly and.... Females...

[gaunt burrow]

If you're referring to ending slides then some of the ending slides are canon

for example Striders ending slide

[worn oar]

More reasons for us to show more respect to what GSC is doing

[crisp ruin]

[gaunt burrow]

or Streloks, since SIRCAA is a thing

[gaunt burrow]

[crisp ruin]

I **BET **someone gonna make "Females of The Zone" mod for Stalker 2, where you can have sex finally.

[gaunt burrow]

bruh

[worn oar]

Idk what's happening rn

[worn oar]

?

[gaunt burrow]

100% a female

[crisp ruin]

Imagine Sterlok with his wifey...

[fallow obsidian]

Dose soc have multiple endings?

[gaunt burrow]

but even in that case that's just 1 women

[gaunt burrow]

7 in total

all 5 Wish Granter endings are false ones

2 endings are "true" ones

[worn oar]

Let's make it 99.9%

[fallow obsidian]

Ima be honets idk what that means And im thankful

[crisp ruin]

I saw that, she gonna hide her big boobas to look like men.

[worn oar]

Mind you language, stalker

[gaunt burrow]

it means that ending where you destroy the C-Consciousness and ending where you join them are true ones

[gaunt burrow]

mfw

[tender torrent]

I think the work done by is going to be phenomenal when the game comes out, everything is under , in my opinion, everything is well managed and well tuned to make this one of the best games Game World is made of since the creation of the company, this will be a great world first

[crisp ruin]

but game mods will be wilding

[gaunt burrow]

anyways we've only seen 1 female officially

[gaunt burrow]

.

[crisp ruin]

[gaunt burrow]

judging by her age she could be Zone's resident that refused to be evacuated

like Forester

[worn oar]

[crisp ruin]

She looks like in her 25-35s

Because I'm gettin to be older woman too

[gaunt burrow]

no way she's in 25-35

looks way too old

[crisp ruin]

40-45 then

[gaunt burrow]

I'm thinking 50-60

[crisp ruin]

btw I was talking with my friend at discord last night and... I just remembered that.... Everyone is gonna sexualise Richter... Because my friend send me a twitter link that has NSFW pic of him.

It begins...

[gaunt burrow]

game isn't even out yet and you mfs already make NSFWs

[crisp ruin]

People are horny

[worn oar]

what?

[crisp ruin]

I mean he does look attractive and handsome man.