⭐┃nospoilers_general

[celest blaze]

efp vanilla isnt the worst its just so grainy looking if that makes sense idk the best way to describe it

[indigo marsh]

I have played games with bad graphics like CP77

[nimble cipher]

blaize00 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[wide flume]

[indigo marsh]

1984

[celest blaze]

[dim topaz]

So... As I was saying...
Clear Sky story is RATHER goofy indeed

[wide flume]

Yea, but orange crayon suit

And Chad sky

[celest blaze]

[dim topaz]

The faction itself is fine

[celest blaze]

i like how goofy CS ( the game ) is tbh

[wide flume]

GSC IN ALL YOUR HOLY LIGHT, GIVE ME THE ABILITY TO PLAY STALKER 2

[celest blaze]

[dim topaz]

What happens during the game is what's really stupid, add to that the english VA, the factions and the broken faction war system, and it's impossible to take it seriously. It's such a whiplash after the masterpiece that is SoC

[wide flume]

But fun

[static compass]

[dim topaz]

It's fine inspite of it, not because of it

[wide flume]

Infinite round shotgun

[gloomy knoll]

You want Infinite Money in CS?

Forester vintorez Bug

[wide flume]

You get to go to lovely limansk

And

Helicoper

[still ridge]

Wonder if Mac 10 will be able to go in the pistol slot

[dim topaz]

It's so easy to cheese that, you just stand in the bottom left corner in the far end of the area, and shoot it, it can't even fire back

[wide flume]

Helicoper

[dim topaz]

What I hate is how strelok somehow manages to become invincible once you get to the end, and you have to reload 🙂

That was an interesting design decision

[wide flume]

Hate cnpp will agree

[agile pebble]

Will p90 be in the game?

[fathom jolt]

i guess so

since the developers have made fort-221 (ukrainian copy of tar-21) then i hope they haven't forgotten about the p90

moreover, the p90 was already in the early versions of stalker soc

but it was deleted

[indigo marsh]

They returned to the pistol slots?

[loud gate]

It's categorised as SMG, so no

[still ridge]

In the developer deep dive there are two primary slots and a pistol slot

In the UI

[static compass]

Glad to have 3 slots

[finite dragon]

If you ask me, except for the trilogy, all mods are fanfiction.

[static compass]

Very helpful for swapping on the go

[loud gate]

This is a fact

[finite dragon]

Thank you!!

All modders and fan fiction enthusiasts can love the game " S. T. A. L. K. E. R. " because the trilogy represents the canon.

The same goes for any other game or movie.

[solid cosmos]

What's everyone's playtime on Clear Sky

I'm sitting at 117 hours on steam and around 30 hours on Xbox.

[finite dragon]

ps4 830 hours, ps5 32 hours, PC several years! 😁

I am interested in the inside of the brick semi-subterranean structure in the Old Church of the Great Swamps.

[solid cosmos]

Haha. Before I bought the games on steam over a decade ago, I had pirated versions that I know I dumped several hundreds of hours worth of time in.. shadow of chernobyl was sitting at 800 something, with another 300+ on steam version. Same with call of pripyat. I think clear sky was probably sitting around 300ish before I moved to steam.

[willow vigil]

as promising as the deep dive and everything else looks, is anyone else worried about the AI?? At exactly 19:20 onward in the deep dive video you can see the controller clearly struggling to move around as if stuck in the same spot

[sand fiber]

so true bestie

[still ridge]

Or it was hiding from the player and letting the army of zombies do the work? Doesn’t necessarily imply the AI is bad

It’s not like you saw it glitching into a wall

[sand fiber]

oh wow almost like it's a stalker game or smth

[willow vigil]

go look, you can clearly see him walking back and forth in the exact same position

well idk, its just odd since all this time barely any gameplay with the more demanding npcs has been shown, only stuff like zombies or controllers which dont necessarily have the most complex behaviors

https://youtu.be/uExkrBfy9cg?t=1161

[still ridge]

I see what you mean actually, I think it probably has to do with the building itself as opposed to the AI

Like the pathfinding of the AI in relation to the building it’s on

[willow vigil]

yeah, this, on top of the fact that we have yet to see a proper gunfight with proper stalkers, its a little worrying

[still ridge]

Not in this uncut gameplay, but we’ve heard from people who played the demos that the human AI wasn’t bad

We’ll see more this gamescom too

So depending on the reception I won’t be worried

If people say it’s not good after this demo, that’s another story. We’ll see.

[karmic vale]

I wonder what trailer will release if they delay it again

[still ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/jebaited-low-quality-bait-wavy-man-gif-26402013

[wide flume]

Please don’t be another one

[rocky trellis]

That's like every game ever... better question would be was that bad luck or a bit more common issue

Even in very high quality games AI still occasionally gets stuck somewhere because it's not possible to account for everything

[solid cosmos]

So just like the OG trilogy then? Smells like the eurojank I was hoping it would be.

[rocky trellis]

Peak stalker gameplay is when you install a lot of mods and they turn the game buggier

[lethal orchid]

They call that Goldsphere OGSE I believe

[worthy lagoon]

OP 2.2

[worn oar]

https://tenor.com/view/gorilla-hello-chat-discord-monke-good-morning-gif-26382875

[vale patrol]

Hello brother

Can’t wait for anomalous dugouts video analysis on the deep dive. I’ve been bingeing his videos and man are they great 👍

[old jungle]

[worn oar]

2hs vid

[lethal orchid]

I'm hyped

3 trillion things I missed

[old jungle]

I'm splitting the whole thing into 3 parts. Part 1 will be about the quest gameplay, set to be around 40 minutes long

[lethal orchid]

"As you can see here, the reflection in the puddle foreshadows the entire plot of the game, which is as follows:"

[worn oar]

@old jungle may the Monolith be with you in this hard journey

[old jungle]

Thank you my friend

[lethal orchid]

I wonder what route they're gonna take with the old monolith

There's this video I keep watching over and over for some reason

[worn oar]

The deep dive was our biggest information source. Going through it will certainly be hard fr

[lethal orchid]

I think I just really like the aesthetic and emotions it presents

I'm wondering if they'll have scenes like this where you really see the impact of your actions as strelok

https://youtu.be/I6WMVn6RSgg?si=AriFzUOXWtUqOaaI This video

[worthy lagoon]

17:59

[worthy lagoon]

Watch Mol1t about to drop another video at 17:59

[old jungle]

The quest but without commentary, that's possible

[worn oar]

GSC spoiling us

[granite mortar]

@grim palm you won the golden medal in terrorizing snorks
how do you feel?

[vale patrol]

😂😂

[grim palm]

Feel like nomming some snorks

[old jungle]

[granite mortar]

omg its Korshunov
my favourite bald man in Stalker

cant wait to shoot him

[vale patrol]

💀

[granite mortar]

I will shoot everyone and everything in S2

[vale patrol]

I’m genuinely not gonna have a life in stalker 2 💀

Gonna make sure my room is clean as hell. Make sure my workout gear is accessible to use throughout the day, turn in my AC, lights off and just fkn play

[prisma goblet]

I wonder how long it Will take to beat the game 100% with side quests etc.

[vale patrol]

Facts

I don’t care how long it takes though lmao. I 100% completed AC Oddesy so I’m def ready for this 👌🗿👌

Wait have we seen a Burr yet?

Lmao those chubby little mfers

[old jungle]

around 100 hours

[vale patrol]

Yessssssssssirrrrrrrrrr

[old jungle]

though one playtrough is not enough to experience everything

[vale patrol]

Yeah true

Ima try to see if I can a lot of people alive to not have to bar anything but I also don’t wanna play unorganicly and planned

If I wanna kill a mfer they gon get killed 💀😭

[dapper finch]

Presumably because of faction alignment

[vale patrol]

Yeah

Mariia also mentioned it’s because of who you may kill

[old jungle]

yes

[loud gate]

Modest

[old jungle]

isn't that what GSC said?

[loud gate]

Zak also said 'hundreds of hours'

[old jungle]

I mean if I could spend thousands of hours in the OGs I'm sure I will also do it in the new game

[vale patrol]

Man the hype is gonna kill me 💀

[flat barn]

So apparently stalker 2 is gonna be at gamescom, has there been any word on what we might see?

[hazy helm]

@leaden perch S2 won't have magazine mechanics as it clashes with the series, none of the original games had it, check the suggestions channel rules btw, your suggestion is a duplicate

[loud gate]

Sure, I can tell you about

There's a playable demo from 21-25 august and a presentation on Xbox channels on 21 15:00 CEST

[leaden perch]

Sorry, I just joined the server a few days ago, and not the magazine mechanic but maybe the animation of how ill it is would be nice but without that combination with them I can completely understand the decision 🫶

Apologies for not seeing the question/suggestion yet, I am only a few dozen in 🙈

[tough lance]

gmornin fellow stalkers

[hazy helm]

You're better than the 90% of ppl that merely wrote a single weapon they wanted in the game, at least you tried to recommend something of substance

[leaden perch]

I appreciate the honesty 🫶 And if that’s really that bad and people are not using the opportunity to suggest new & nice and good things that could be implemented in the game that no other game has done right or has ever seen before or just help making the game more appealing for most people I do apologise for that in their name… 🥺

[slender crown]

hello stalkers

[sly matrix]

Hello 6 cai frumosi. it is me, stalkers

[loud gate]

Cai*

[sly matrix]

I can typing

[dapper finch]

What's the betting that we get another video today?

[proven shadow]

Sup lads whats up ?

[loud gate]

I think they will release the gameplay quest with no commentary or cuts

[tough lance]

cs is good 😾

[granite mortar]

yes

[proven shadow]

come say that to my face !

Lmao ye its good but the worst of the trilogy

Anyway no time to argue. Brother ! We must retake Rostok for Dooty !

[granite mortar]

Duty has better base now tho
I hope

[tough lance]

i didnt play cop yet so i cant tell but new content is always good, even if soc is better, after playing soc so much ud naturally begin to dislike soc and like cs even if cs is worse

cuz ud be tired of the usual

also, surprise boar attacks in swamps was cool as heck

[proven shadow]

It would make a lot more sense imo that they moved and not that they were pushed out by freedom. At least judging by how CS handled the 2 factions lol.

Duty might not be needed if there are other factions doing the same thing tho like Ward or whatever

[tough lance]

ur walking and all of a sudden a few boars appear out of bushes and u one shot each of them with ur shotgun

[grim palm]

[proven shadow]

Yeah the reason people dont like CS as much isnt the early game. Its when it turns to Call Of Stalker Modern Zone 2 in the second half

And the ending fight lol

[hardy bear]

Understandable. I personally liked the opening area, which most seem to hate, but the latter parts weren’t as fun

[hazy helm]

Didn't know we were talking about CoP

[proven shadow]

[granite mortar]

well yeah
theres now way Freedom forced them out
I think Duty found better spot and left Rostok to Freedom as part of the ceasefire, to strenghten their relationship

[loud gate]

The cope is real

[granite mortar]

I mean
I dont mind Freedom having Rostok
I just hope GSC has good reason for it because theres no way Freedom just attacked and took such well defended position, especially when peace treaty was active

[hazy helm]

if you can't crack the egg just boil it

[granite mortar]

you imply that Ganja smoked so much weed he covered entire rostok in smoke and forced Duty out?

[slim forge]

hey, anyone knows how to equip the psy-helmet? cant drag and drop it in the helmet slot.

[granite mortar]

you dont, trilogy skipper

[hazy helm]

Maybe after a particularly bad emission the only way to the bar is bottlenecked and freedom takes advantage of this by sieging and starving them out

[granite mortar]

still dont think it would be worth the hussle during peace treaty
unless some dingus like Skull broke it

[hazy helm]

A lot would naturally change over the course of the years who knows

[granite mortar]

well yeah but seemingly a lot didnt as well
so far S2 seems to have this weird half status quo

[placid laurel]

what is NDA?

[granite mortar]

fancy piece of paper telling you to shut up

[placid laurel]

what is it the abbreviation of?

[granite mortar]

non-disclosure agreement

[placid laurel]

thanks

[tender torrent]

a question that I ask myself #📜┃s2_suggestions are really listened to and applied by the developers according to the positive opinions or not?

[granite mortar]

nope
its way too late in developmewnt for that

[placid laurel]

probably not, maybe small changes

[granite mortar]

but GSC kept it so we dont riot

[placid laurel]

lol

[proven shadow]

Im sure the devs will delay the game so they listen to you and implement the changes <3

[tender torrent]

delay of several months?

[granite mortar]

delays were to polish stuff
not to implement new features

[tender torrent]

surely readjust things

[placid laurel]

im not sure about the delays anymore, they have given so much information in the last days that it actually looks like its going to release

[granite mortar]

yup
marketing in full swing

[hardy bear]

That locations montage especially was sweet

Making me so much more hyped to hear the soundtrack in full

[placid laurel]

im afraid i wont be even able to play it, i dont want to watch it from some streamer/youtuber, not for stalker...

[tender torrent]

Demand for Ultimate Physics Edition is astronomical

[granite mortar]

man the scorcher was PEAK

[hardy bear]

ALL of it was

[granite mortar]

all of it was peak
but scorcher
was PEAK

[hardy bear]

Even some of the tinier details like the Geiger reverb. Thought it might have been done in post at first, but I don’t think so now

[placid laurel]

the beep sound was magical to my ears fr

[hardy bear]

The main question I have left about the game is how it’ll make revisiting old locations fun again. Of course groups will move around, but will loot respawn at all so that it can remain fresh each visit?

[tender torrent]

it would be cool to have several different sounds depending on the type of detector

[placid laurel]

im really curious about how they managed to make every detector "unique"

[stable pivot]

beryll 5M or sunrise, whch one is better(in clear sky)

[tender torrent]

Song radioactivity, anomalies, artifacts, others

[hardy bear]

They felt unique enough as is in my eyes. One showing distance, one that beeps, to show distance, one with a rough direction and one with precise location

[stable pivot]

cuz i wondered if i should keep my sunrise suit or switch to the beryll5M, cuz i got alot of money rn

[rocky trellis]

Those would be all from older games, but they vastly improved the look of that basic detector. Maybe that's not the only difference tho

[granite mortar]

the new detector is cool

I like

[worthy lagoon]

@old jungle do be getting crazy with Mol1t answer

[hardy bear]

Haha

[old jungle]

yes

[prisma goblet]

The music from the band "The Unsleeping" in the "Rostok sunrise" video is soooo good for running

[indigo marsh]

Literally NA 7

But instead of 20 fps and micro stutters it's .2 fps and massive 3 minute stutters every 5 frames

After you said that I started a WT match and lo and be hold, first rank I see? T 26 E-1

[granite mortar]

[indigo marsh]

Ofc I saw the tiger

It pinned me down while a panther penned me

And ofc it's was a 6.7 tiger

[dense hatch]

finally, a reason to use pistols

[granite mortar]

6.7 tiger at 10.0 right?

[indigo marsh]

?

Wdym?

[granite mortar]

usually when I see latewar german tech its at like 10.0

[indigo marsh]

I see it at 5.7

[granite mortar]

I saw Marder 38 at 10.0 once

but its usually Tigers, Panthers, Stugs and Hetzers

[indigo marsh]

It doesn't make sense to bring a panther or a tiger tho. A TD would be better

[celest blaze]

maybe they were doing it for the memes

[granite mortar]

well I also saw nashorn once

but its usually Tigers and Stugs

Panthers and Hetzers are a bit rarer

[hazy helm]

In the zone?

What

[celest blaze]

in WT

[granite mortar]

yes
in the Zone of uhhh
Ground Zero
(Roadside Picnic Zone)

[celest blaze]

oh yes

[granite mortar]

its in Canada

real real
trust

[hazy helm]

#💬┃en_offtop

[celest blaze]

oh its in the exclusion zone ong trust

[granite mortar]

true

Tiger at 10.0 is anomaly
it spawns the "free kill" artifact

[worn oar]

[rocky trellis]

Where's the Hello kitty tank? The real best feline tank

[sly matrix]

I prefer the duck-tank

[static compass]

The days to release inch closer

[nimble cipher]

__veles has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[lean quiver]

[tough lance]

i f*ckin hate this game, grenades dont work, you empty a full amagzine of ak74m2 (or whatever the name was) to zombie not 5m far from u and none of them hit, bullet velocity is so low if i threw a rock itd go faster

this is the most annoying gunplay ive ever seen in any game ive played

[lean quiver]

i dunno if you are being sarcastic or not

[tough lance]

im not

[safe badge]

I wish you all a good day be well

[lean quiver]

[tough lance]

i cant keep playing this shit without modding although i really didnt want to mod, or maybe i should just skip to call of pripyat

[hazy helm]

or maybe just upgrade your gear

[lean quiver]

dude just keep playings you are going to get better weapons eventually

the game becomes a cakewalk once you get anything with a scope or accurate

[tough lance]

its not about the gear, i have a full condition lr300 with scope and silencer, the bullet spread is extremely unrealistically high

[lean quiver]

remove the silencer lol

[tough lance]

u cant even hit something a few meters near u

[hazy helm]

I said upgrade your gear, make sure you install upgrades that make it more accurate and flat, and that you remove the silencerº

[rocky trellis]

that's what happens with low budget guns in stalker games. Guns have different stats and accuracy is very major one. Most of the starter weapons are absoultely ass beyond 10m distance

high end weapons are extremely accurate and you can dome enemies at 50m distance fairly reliably with right upgrades

Early on it's better to just give up on longer distance fighting and instead use cover to get closer

At least until you can loot or buy a better gun

[indigo marsh]

In the zone it would be BTRs and T 64s. Maybe T 72s or T 80s or even a T 54/55.

[lofty cobalt]

Especially tigers would require way too much fuel to function properly
And well, they would break down way too quick in the rough terrain of the zone

personally, “a tiger would rock at place XY” just sounds like a weird fantasy by Wehraboo to me xD

[broken latch]

Took me a moment to realise you're talking about tanks

[granite mortar]

ehh
we only saw T-64s, BTR-70s and Mi-24Ps

[finite dragon]

hello, does anyone know what the price will be for the ultimate physical edition?

[indigo marsh]

A Prius would be the best vehicle in the zone because of the electro anomalies and the left over fuel from before the evacuation

[granite mortar]

its on the stalker2.com website no?

[loud gate]

#🖤┃s2-pre-order

[finite dragon]

thx

[indigo marsh]

Yeah it wouldn't be unheard to have t72s and t80s

[granite mortar]

ehhhh

ukraine didnt really have those
they mostly had T-64s

[indigo marsh]

The t 80 is an upgraded t 64 chassis, no?

[granite mortar]

extensively upgraded

[indigo marsh]

But it does use jet fuel so that will be a problem

[granite mortar]

T-80s would be waste for the Zone

[granite mortar]

no
it has gas turbine

[indigo marsh]

But if it's anything like the Abrams then it would be multi fuel

[indigo marsh]

Yes that's the word I was looking for

Just called it a gas turbine because I had a massive brain fart

[indigo marsh]

That's true

The t 54 would be a better choice because it's out of service and it was mass produced

You could just upgrade it

[granite mortar]

brooo
thsi leopard stared at me for like 20 seconds, and then proceeded to shoot my track

[indigo marsh]

In stalker?

[granite mortar]

yes
Definitely

[indigo marsh]

The leopard was just trolling

Or he was making you feel scared

[indigo marsh]

Also the crew are anomalies. They are repairing mission killed tanks in a minute

[granite mortar]

no
he shot me
destroyed my track
I was standing still
he goes, looks at me, and shoots the track again

[granite mortar]

they are the italian forklift from Cars

[indigo marsh]

Definitely bait

[granite mortar]

no
more like german mains not knowing how aiming reticle works

[indigo marsh]

Actually a lada or a Zaz would be better

[granite mortar]

V3S better

[indigo marsh]

Is that some car from Skoda?

[granite mortar]

from Praga

[indigo marsh]

Prada?!!!

Didn't know Strelok was a fashion model

[granite mortar]

because he isnt

Degtayrev is

[indigo marsh]

[indigo marsh]

This would be because there would be some of them from the disasters

[lean quiver]

Strelok would become a fashion model if that was his mission on the PDA

[rocky trellis]

Femboy Strelok mission when?

[dense hatch]

no swimming, it's so over

[tender torrent]

This answer/question @old jungle seems to be deleted 🤔, or it must be an error

[old jungle]

I still see it

[tender torrent]

Exactly what time is the comment?

[old jungle]

11:59 for me but it depends on your time zone

[tender torrent]

Ah.. I see the comment, but your name has been replaced by the apostrophe and numbers , but I don't know why this does it to everyone, it's difficult to identify the author of the question, I don't know if it's the bot

[old jungle]

ah yes I see that problem

[hidden stratus]

Why would there be a bot asking questions

[dapper finch]

Hmm... sounds like something a bot would say

[static compass]

Real bot hours

[wide flume]

Real questions right here

[dapper finch]

Y'all have spent too long in the zone

[sly matrix]

brainrot talk

[static compass]

It's not as bad as the snork talk

[hidden stratus]

The only bots here are Europeans, I know who you are, and what you are. Europeans are robots made by the government

[sly matrix]

beep boop

[solid cosmos]

Europeans aren't real, just like birds.

[stable pivot]

hey guys quick question. i am playing clear sky rn. I just got a Vintar BC, and i am able to get sum ammo for it whenever i want. BUT i also have enough money to switch my Sunrisesuit for a Beryll-5M. Which of those 2 should i do?(cuz i cant do both)

[stable pivot]

I DONT EXIST ?!

[hidden stratus]

You should know this, unless you arent updated to the newest version

[sly matrix]

complete duty/freedom facvtion wars for a nice suit, buy ammo

[stable pivot]

so i need to side with one of these factions?I prefer to remain passiv/ neutral

[hidden stratus]

Just do duty, they sell the type of ammo there

[untold salmon]

Europe is a falsehood created to sell french food as high class

[hidden stratus]

You can keep hopping between factions

[stable pivot]

well, imma do the gun then

[sly matrix]

hello fellow humans, I also enjoy the consumption of WD40...- I mean tea

[loud gate]

https://x.com/Stalker2News/status/1824459295481594123?t=oc1jXk0ePLpOQm_pOK-AsA&s=19

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

It seems Kevin Michael Clarke plays Doctor in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 🔍

Twitter · Aug 16, 2024, 2:52 PM

Doctor is very handsome in S2, it seems

[trim fractal]

Do solid strelok like chinese food?

[solid cosmos]

Daddy

[trim fractal]

Or he only like the tuna cans and bred

[trim fractal]

Doc IS BACK?

[zinc flax]

he's such a good doctor, he made himself younger. Could say it was the anomalous properties of the zone

[static compass]

Just like Richter

[trim fractal]

Solid strelok IS also back? Or he isnt back?

[solid cosmos]

Bets are open if we get another trailer [madness] in 58 minutes

[celest goblet]

We don't know if Strelok is back at all. But I think people are betting on yes in some capacity at least

[errant robin]

Why Czech websites of STALKER 2 does not working?

[hidden stratus]

I think in #📜┃gsc-answers Mol1t said something about recurring characters

[finite dragon]

hello chat

[trim fractal]

Whats NDA?

I would LOVE to have sid back but It would feel like fanservice

Well or not maybe not really

He is a greedy bastard its in character having him in the zone years years by

[static compass]

Insanity

[old jungle]

Non-Disclosure-Agreement

It means they can't answer the question

[static compass]

Mol1t will hit em with the NDA rock

[granite mortar]

real

[granite mortar]

wrong

generally stalkers speak pretty highly of Sid

all mentions of greediness are about Toad, buildo counterpart of Sid

[celest goblet]

He seems like he trades fairly even if he's always in it for his own business

[granite mortar]

heck in CoP stalkers even say he sells tools and that they are for good price

[trim fractal]

I mean i would too but i Risk my Life for an artifsct and i get a bitc slap and 3 R

[granite mortar]

in Clear Sky he pays solid 95% of price for artifacts while other traders do like 60%

[old jungle]

Because Scar helped him out

[trim fractal]

He paid little for the artifsct nearthe military block

[old jungle]

"I'm offering you a life-time discount for helping me deal with the Military" - Sid to Scar

[granite mortar]

everyone does
tier 1 artifacts are worth 2k roubles
Sid pays 1900
Suslov pays 1300

[granite mortar]

one legend to another

[trim fractal]

Why articats are more expensive in cop

Its because degty IS more handsome?

[granite mortar]

inflation

🦐 shrimple as that 🦐

[trim fractal]

We love sid

[granite mortar]

yes

[trim fractal]

Im sorry sid for calling you greedy

I was wrong pls sid prequel Game in the 90s

[stable pivot]

yo, dunno why but all important npcs in da main bandit base in clear sky are gone... what happened?!

[trim fractal]

Cs bases can be buggy af sometimes

[hidden stratus]

maybe they're off the clock

[gray gust]

i mean.. its the most buggy out of all the stalker games

[granite mortar]

i mean.. its the ~~ most buggy out ~~ best of all the stalker games

[gray gust]

cop for me

[granite mortar]

cope*

[gray gust]

but cs is still a good game. huge leap in terms of graphics and mechanics from soc

[stable pivot]

nvm, yoga is dead

but the rest of ppl are back!

[umbral rune]

Alright gsc, what have you got for us today

[old jungle]

[loud gate]

Olena Kurta reveal

[old jungle]

[gray gust]

noice

[celest goblet]

I am guessing perhaps a weapons showcase

[umbral rune]

Skifs mom confirmed

[dense hatch]

shame he's in such a bad spot

[tough lance]

yo guys, in clear sky, where u go to get the compass for the forester, theres a lower floor under u through planks, when u hit the planks u can go down, and there are poltergeists that throw objects at u when u move, is it possible to kill them cuz i really hit them a lot and they don die

[dense hatch]

yeah there's a couple tutorial videos

[granite mortar]

just go further the tunnel

[tough lance]

is there anything interesting down there

[dense hatch]

grenade launcher and some artifact

[tough lance]

u mean avoid them and go through the door?

[dense hatch]

don't recall where though

[tough lance]

or do u mean dont go down and just exit the tunnel an dgo back to forester

[granite mortar]

door?

[granite mortar]

I mean just enter the tunnel

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah, grenades work as well

[granite mortar]

and first chance you get
you turn right

[solid cosmos]

No new announcement... it's so over.. I'm gonna go doom post on reddit now. this game is so dead. I can't believe it....

[icy prism]

xD

[pseudo rivet]

@old jungle
Regarding to your question, have you ever done the Agroprom Stealth Run? It's where you grab the documents at Agroprom without being seen or killing anyone

[solid cosmos]

what... that sounds insane lmfao

[old jungle]

yes I've done it once but most of the time I don't have the patience

[pseudo rivet]

Aye fair, it's pretty fun to do

The one at the Waste Processing Station is much harder, tbh

Mfw I was thinking "Station" but I felt like it was "Plant", but yeah, it actually is Station

I'm getting older

[celest goblet]

Alas, the hour comes and goes without a video

[solid cosmos]

It's so over...

[pseudo rivet]

Soon™️

@loud gate
Ngl, the question of Edition upgrading is a really good one. I'm happy to see GSC actually considering it, because that sounds like a great idea

[loud gate]

[solid cosmos]

Jumpscare

[pseudo rivet]

[solid cosmos]

at least anomalous has a break in new content stuff so they can actually make a video now.

[tough lance]

im not sure were talking about the same place, itb seems un misunderstand the point im in in the game

[solid dome]

Molit about to ignore my question regarding the paint. I FEEL HE WILL DO IT.

[tough lance]

anyways, game crashed, had to restart the computer, the gunplay is really shit, even with a full accuracy svd, when u perfectly aim on the head on a target not 20 meters away, bullets dont go straight they spread randomly, sometimes to the left sometimes to the right

this game has to be one of the most frustrating and annoying experiences in the whole gaming industry

[granite mortar]

you said compass artifact from forester

[tough lance]

yeah, before u get the compass from renegades

theres a opening to one floor below, when u jump down polters attack u

[celest blaze]

Disagree hard

Clear sky is based af

[granite mortar]

real real

[tough lance]

i tried to like the game, with no prejudice, i was even liking it at the beginning but nah

[celest blaze]

It's about the same gameplay as the rest of the trilogy

[tough lance]

yeah, then that means they all suck when it comes to gunplay

[celest blaze]

Stalkers never been about gunplay lol

[tough lance]

i think in soc accuracy wasnt this bad, if u shoot one by one, it would hit

in clear sky, it ups even more

[celest goblet]

Base accuracy in CS is lower, with upgrades it is better

[tough lance]

instead of fixing an issue, they made it worse

the trade prices are not shown correctly

[cyan marsh]

I need 200 different weapons for my experience to be enjoyable

[tough lance]

grenades dont detonate , you have to unequip and reequip wo make it work

[cyan marsh]

(I would only ever use 4)

[hazy helm]

Clear Sky leaned on the innacuracy, on purpose, to push you into closer distance gunfights

it is a different ideology

[tough lance]

thats why i dont even carry nades in clear sky anymore

u throw a grenade the number is the same and nothing happens

[hazy helm]

??

what did you do to break the game to the point where grenades dont work

[tough lance]

if someone can break a game without even trying to break it, that means the game is already broken

[solid cosmos]

Play vanilla lol. I felt grenades weren't doing anything unless it was one of the rifle grenades or w/e

or from the launcher

[tough lance]

im playing vanilla, no mods

[solid cosmos]

sorry that was in response to Gunslinger hater.

"what did you do to break the game to the point where grenades don't work"

[tough lance]

ok

[hazy helm]

there has never been a problem with grenades from me

yes in vanilla cs

[tough lance]

it is about gunplay, its an fps game, u use guns to complete objectives, fight enemies mutants, gunplay is everything, just because it has a deep story and theme doesnt mean gunplay has to be shit when u basically do everything, everything u achieve in the game is with gunplay

[hazy helm]

Stalker is about fast paced close quarters gunplay I dont know why ppl try to spinthat stalker doesnt care about gunplay

[dense hatch]

true

emphasis on fast paced

[solid cosmos]

They very rarely seemed to help me at all. Idk how many grenades I shot down or threw down into that hole, but it didn't do crap to the poltergeists there. Rarely did they seem to kill regular stalkers, but the launched grenades always seemed to kill, but the thrown ones felt useless

[solid dome]

I don't, if stealth works properly

[tough lance]

the game literally is centered on guns and shooting, so any issue regarding gunplay has no excuse

[granite mortar]

huh

game crashing because of guns isnt issue of gunplay

its issue of crappy installation

[tough lance]

thats not what i said

[tough lance]

so u think the game crashes because it wasnt installed properly? i disagree

[granite mortar]

if its crash related to guns, it probably means some of the files are screwed up

[tough lance]

also, u dont do manual installation, steam does it for u, what could have u done wrong in the installation process when theres no installation process

[granite mortar]

there is installation project

[tough lance]

it crashes because the game is broken lol has nothing to do with installation

[granite mortar]

steam downloads packed files, your pc unpacks them
thats when the errors happen

[solid cosmos]

That's why they tell you to validate files.

[dense hatch]

yeah grenades are very hit or miss in SoC and CS

[granite mortar]

you literally install it from web, just because it isnt manual doesnt mean there is no place for error

[dense hatch]

I'm not even sure how they work except it's either great or terribly

[tough lance]

no offense ur bullshitting rn, then why dont every single game from steam doesnt crash but this one does?

its the game itself

[dense hatch]

which game?

[solid cosmos]

Have you tried turning it off and on again.

[tough lance]

that makes it crash, not steam fcking up the files when installing

[dense hatch]

oh CS

[tough lance]

goldsphere says cs crashes because steam fckes up the files when unpacking them during installation

[dense hatch]

what

[solid cosmos]

How hard is it for you to validate the files to be sure they all unpacked properly

[tough lance]

and im saying it crashes cuz the game is broken

[dense hatch]

like all crashes?

[granite mortar]

the game is broken because it isnt installed properly

[tough lance]

its got nothing to do with installation, it crashes cuz the game itself is broken

[granite mortar]

like
the game doesnt crash on its own for no reason
if the game is broken, it means it isnt isntalled correctly

[tough lance]

tell us then, how do we install it

[granite mortar]

you VERIFY your files

[tough lance]

there isnt even installation, steam auto does it

[granite mortar]

screw this
see ya later alligators
in a while crocodiles

[solid cosmos]

right click on clear sky in steam, go to properties> installed files> verify intergrity of gamef iles

[dense hatch]

what's causing the crash

or is it crashing on startup

[tough lance]

nah sometimes during gameplay it suddenly freezes, sometimes you alt+f4 it works sometimes u have to restart the pc

[solid cosmos]

Sounds like a pc issue not a game issue

Still verify your game files.

[dense hatch]

that sounds like a PC issue if it's freezing

vanilla CS normally just crashes

[tough lance]

why would steam install every game properly but mess this one up doesnt make sense

[solid cosmos]

It happens. Why won't you verify game files.

[tough lance]

doesnt it crash when it freezes

[granite mortar]

#⭐┃nospoilers_general message

emphasis on your pc unpacks them

[dense hatch]

crash is just when the game fully dies and shuts itself

[stiff cypress]

has anyone been able to get confirmation as to whether we can holster our weapons in the vanilla version? In the World & Locations video it definitely seems like you can. I'm really hoping this is the case. Having to have your weapon or tools out in a safe zone fees like it would be immersion breaking. Plus I want to be able to take cinematic videos/screenshots as I'm not sure that the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series has ever had an official photo mode without mods. I'm brad new to the series and really looking forward to this game. Almost feels like The Long Dark and Fallout had a baby.

[pseudo rivet]

We can holster them in the Trilogy, so it'd be really odd to not be able to do that in HoC

[hazy helm]

The OG games all have holstering and none of them have photo mode

[static compass]

They holstered weapons a few times in the footage

Or at least brought them out from being hostlered

[dense hatch]

demo mode kinda

it works close enough

[static compass]

I mean if they wanna add photo mode I won't complain, the game looks amazing

[hazy helm]

Not the same

[dense hatch]

something like what bl3 has would be nice

I have no idea why they had a photomode in that game but it worked fairly well

[static compass]

Or even the metro exodus photo mode

[dense hatch]

ooh

[static compass]

Except maybe one that lets you see Skif for cinematic shots

[finite dragon]

I think the biggest advancements A-Life “2.0” could do for itself is making the world feel even less ego-centric then the trilogy by letting Stalker AI utilize and fall victim to all the same systems player character is. (Example, AI Stalkers actually navigate and die to anomalies, AI Stalkers legit take quests from each other (and lose the player money), etc.

Just close the gap between player character and AI character capabilities.

[slender crown]

hello stalkers

what is in your opinion the ugliest gun stalker vannila or modded?

[finite dragon]

TR probably

vanilla TR looks really crunchy

[dense hatch]

very easy, the HPSS

[hazy helm]

@finite dragon btw your suggestion was removed becaus there already is a prone suggestion

[dense hatch]

specifically SoC

[slender crown]

both of those look decent

they look like guns

[dense hatch]

when holding it

[finite dragon]

k

[dense hatch]

the model looks odd for the HPSS, which isn't helped by how it's also not great

[pseudo rivet]

Bulldog 6, the textures look dated in comparison to the other weapons, despite the weapon's textures actually being tweaked in CS and CoP

[opaque parrot]

Someone suggested adding more weapons. I think maybe some sort of a teaser showing the arsenal (not neccessarily in full) to see what we're getting would be cool. I counted only a few weapons showed across the trailers. I just hope we won't end up with a couple of pistols and rifles only.
But the weapon customisation seems to be the real deal, I think they'll definitely deliver on that one

[finite dragon]

ye im not worried about guns tbh

[dense hatch]

I remember seeing something about multiple smgs somewhere

[still ridge]

There’s 5 SMGs lol

in the original there was only the MP5

[finite dragon]

viper

i hear far cry Ukraine getting thrown a-lot lately, honestly the only thing that separates stalker is the nature of the zone, and a-life.

hopefully gsc is putting way more sweat into a-life as much as the mocap cutscenes and animations.

[dense hatch]

is there a list of them anywhere?

[pseudo rivet]

We've got more weapons that the Trilogy. I wonder if they're all usable late-game and made for specific playstyles, kinda like CS and CoP

[still ridge]

Sure, here.
MP5
Ots-02
MAC-10
PP-19
Vector

[dense hatch]

ooh

[still ridge]

that’s how many we know of

[dense hatch]

nice

[pseudo rivet]

Now the HoC names

[still ridge]

Uhhhh

Viper-5

Take it or leave it

[granite mortar]

Zubr my beloved

[still ridge]

ZUBR-19

[pseudo rivet]

Don't know them either, haven't remembered them yet

[lean quiver]

I hope artifacts give unique shit not just add modifiers to some stats

[still ridge]

well we saw the compass

[pseudo rivet]

So true, bestie

[still ridge]

It SHOULD have a unique effect

given its reputation in the originals

Also heart of the oasis if deggy didn’t take it already

[lean quiver]

that said that compass just dropping in anomaly field lolk

[static compass]

Believe there is also the Remington 700
HK416
RPG-7
VSS Vintorez/AS Val
Saiga 12
SVD

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah, as far as we know, they only spawn from Space Bubbles

[granite mortar]

[static compass]

Omg another cat

[still ridge]

They asked for SMG list

[granite mortar]

where?

[static compass]

[granite mortar]

OMG
cat

[still ridge]

Heart of the oasis type artifacts will probably be there too

With unique effects other than stat boosting I think

[dense hatch]

death lamp that instantly kills you on pickup

[pseudo rivet]

Ngl, kinda sad they renamed the SA Avalanche to SA Lavina

[static compass]

Ah, my bad

[dense hatch]

aw

[pseudo rivet]

I get it, but, I mean, come on. It literally has VAL in Avalanche

Bit of a missed chance, tbh

[static compass]

I wonder if the Vintar is still called that

[still ridge]

SPSA-14 is coming back at least

[static compass]

Gimme spas-12

[pseudo rivet]

Aye, and looking even more goofy than before

[still ridge]

How so

[pseudo rivet]

Wonder if it's still a popular weapon amongst Duty

[still ridge]

we only saw duty using AKS-74Us lol

[pseudo rivet]

View model just looked a bit funky, is all

[pseudo rivet]

Love that weapon

[still ridge]

Stock unfolded

[pseudo rivet]

Aye

Hope we'll get more Carbine-type weapons in HoC

Now the REAL question

[static compass]

I was hoping for at least one bolt-action, but we've got the Remington 700 for that

[opaque parrot]

Give me a Gauss rifle and send me to CNPP

[dense hatch]

hope the scope is detectable

[pseudo rivet]

Is it Car__bine__ or Car__bean__?

[static compass]

Probably will be

[opaque parrot]

You mean detachable?

[dense hatch]

autocorrect moment

[static compass]

Bean?

[pseudo rivet]

Discuss

[opaque parrot]

[still ridge]

Americans pronounce it bean

[lean quiver]

Hmmm but about the upgrades are we talking just stat upgrades or parts modification too

[still ridge]

I think parts modification

[opaque parrot]

They'd pronounce anything wrong

[pseudo rivet]

You mean they pronounce it incorrect?

[static compass]

I pronounce it correctly

[still ridge]

We saw the HK416 with a drum mag in the locations trailer

Probably a weapon upgrade

[static compass]

Hope we can put a box mag on the saiga

[opaque parrot]

The CNPP is 657 carBEANs and 5 mags away from Cordon

[pseudo rivet]

I'd rather have that be an actual choice tbh. No a direct upgrade

[lean quiver]

Ah yes Drum Magazine Saiga, the bane of mutants

aaaah magazine fed semi automatic shotgun

[opaque parrot]

Give me that Saiga and send me to Hell

[pseudo rivet]

Quick-switch mags would be extremely handy, too

[static compass]

Fully upgraded Shambler, my beloved (metro)

[lean quiver]

againts mutants yeah

[opaque parrot]

With the blue tape?

[finite dragon]

low crouch or prone

[pseudo rivet]

They likely would in light of the reference, tbh

[lean quiver]

I probably wouldn´t have beat metro on ranger without the saiga lol

[pseudo rivet]

Both

[finite dragon]

Standing
Crouching
Proning i think is solid

[opaque parrot]

Same lol

[lean quiver]

Think we gonna have scaling methods

like DLS or FSR

[finite dragon]

DLSS

[lean quiver]

That

[finite dragon]

Lossless Scaling is going to carry me so hard

[lean quiver]

that duck does wonders

i would prefer native still, less latency loss

[finite dragon]

i found a way to get like no latency when i use it on gamma

[finite dragon]

heres to hoping it translates

[lean quiver]

All i know is to cap the frames to ones you can get and use that other method

WGC

[finite dragon]

ur right i cap to 38 and as long as i can get that stable i can pump my settings up as high as i want get get 75 fps free

[opaque parrot]

TF is the difference between that and RTX anyway

I put every single option on and on max settings but I don't get the difference between those 2

[lean quiver]

RTX is a branch of nvidia cards

[finite dragon]

tbh no screen tear and little to no input lag.

Only issues:

-slight artifacts if u move ur mouse rly fast

-can be blurry at low light levels

both i ignore cuz it feels apart of the game anyways.

[untold silo]

Here's to you, nicola and bart...

[opaque parrot]

No sh** stalker

[lean quiver]

[granite mortar]

ray tracing is better lighting system
DLSS is frame generating feature

[finite dragon]

DLSS automatically compresses your game quality like a car shifting gears to get you fps

i think (i tried it on RE4R)

[lean quiver]

Ah thankfully RE4R run well for me

[granite mortar]

it renders it in smaller quality adn then upscales it
its faster than rendering in full quality

[opaque parrot]

I'm just a simple Dumm Dumm, thx for explaining

[granite mortar]

[lean quiver]

Goldsphere give me that helmetless cat

[finite dragon]

https://tenor.com/view/tongue-out-gif-10899711823759253871

[opaque parrot]

'Cause I noticed some games don't have RTX options but they do have DLSS and I thought that's got to have something to do with raytracing and overall graphical improvements (I just got an RTX card a while ago so I don't know squat about any of it)

[celest goblet]

DLSS is primarily an advanced upscaling method, though recent versions also include the frame generation technology

[static compass]

Here's a helmetless cat

[finite dragon]

yeah ray tracing is a math algorithm that basically allows games to simulate the suns light rays 100% accurately to IRL

this is why you see those crazy god rays and reflections with RTX “ON” games

[granite mortar]

like in minecraft

[lean quiver]

God tier lightning basically

[static compass]

What about Stalcraft?

[lean quiver]

Remember when the biggest flex you could make was running shaders on minecraft

[granite mortar]

slop

[opaque parrot]

Tbh I think the only games that made that feature really visible to me were Metro Exodus and TLOU

And of course as soon as I manage to buy an RTX card, some pathtracing comes out of nowhere too...

By the time I get to that games will actually look like rl

[tender torrent]

I have the impression that the artifacts are a little too easy to catch, after which we haven't seen Skif get caught in a gravitational anomaly

I don't know if it was a beginner's tutorial to show the gameplay, and that it will have more challenge and difficulty

[worn oar]

[static compass]

I feel like it's not gonna be that easy in game, the trailer just has to pretty it up to give you an example of finding an artifact

[lean quiver]

the animations are lacking

[static compass]

What animations?

[lean quiver]

artifact pick up

item pick up

[static compass]

I mean, it does look a tad odd that it just floats in your hand when you pick it up

The pickup for other items just looks like any other stalker

They just pop into your inventory

[lean quiver]

yeah but i expect it to being animated

[static compass]

I dunno, not something that really bothers me

I'm just glad there are animations for using items now

[lean quiver]

then again i guess you can´t please everyone

[static compass]

Like eating, drinking, bandages, etc.

[tender torrent]

on the other hand I am extremely enthusiastic about the night, above yes, perhaps an impression

But it was only a first presentation of gameplay, and frankly I am impressed by the graphic quality, the night, the emission red sky color

[static compass]

Oh yeah, the emission looked amazing

[wide flume]

Don’t mess with me
I play gamma for fun

[tender torrent]

UE5 gives its effect, exemplary cinematographic films like Call of Duty by motion capture, which will change the situation

The sensations will be there, I absolutely have no doubt

the very realistic effect and weapons and the sound of weapons in the environment with the tones of all its environment depending on its type of device, etc.

Again the question of outfits, which we haven't really seen, but in my opinion to come for August 21

and discussions between characters according to our choices and exchanges of goods with a merchant and others

[static compass]

Yeah, I'm wondering what the special edition and pre-order outfits look like

[worn oar]

Not entirely? Check the trailer again

[static compass]

Well, you reach for them

[worn oar]

Yeah

Remember the E3 trailer?

[dense hatch]

Remember E3?

[worn oar]

They managed to get the game to look like it

Gameplay

Actual gameplay

That's absolutely impressive

[dense hatch]

wonder how it runs when it rains for a while though

[tender torrent]

Absolutely

[static compass]

Yeah, I'd say the game looks even better

[worn oar]

Yep

[static compass]

You asked about the downgrades, remember?

Only GSC didn't choose that path

[tender torrent]

But it wasn't the feeling of the same developers in the past who were at SoC A4 Games Metro, Exodus, I didn't feel this soul of the game like in the trilogy, it's just my personal feeling

[jaunty pebble]

Stop lying to yourself, no one plays GAMMA for fun, people play gamma for the struggle and the pain

[static compass]

Masochists

[wide flume]

😡

[lethal orchid]

300 lbs or kg

which do you weigh?

[wide flume]

Uhhhhh kg of course the motherlands weight systems

Who would use the Baka western people’s terms

[stable pivot]

hey, i am playing clear sky rn and i am doing the quest where the ppl who help the scientists and me need to close of sum valves or something... but at the place where the mission "goal" is, the psy emission is so high, that i die instantly.Was i supposed to get the psy-blocking thingy?Or when do i get it?

like wtf? I cant do shit!

i just... die!

[wide flume]

Did you talk to the group of stalkers outside of the facility

[stable pivot]

yes i did but nvm, i am just super stupid, i wasnt supposed to go with em, but make sure they could do their job without zombies attacking em

[wide flume]

[dense hatch]

is it ever explained why nobody just attempts to arrive from anywhere but the south

except the military

[midnight oar]

i assume its because there's a shit ton of monolith in the north, along with like belarusian border guards stopping people

[violet badger]

clear sky did?

[violet badger]

or maybe there is no safe way there because of anomalies and radiation

[dense hatch]

where

[violet badger]

or do i remember wrong

[dense hatch]

I don't recall it dough so

[dense hatch]

but most of the monolith is already guarding the plant, and I don't see how there couldn't be stalkers going through from that way anyways

or from the other 2 cardinal directions

[violet badger]

an answer i found in the land of degenerates reddit:
C-Consciousness representative tells Marked One that they created an entire network of psi-fields around the center of the Zone to stop people from reaching the CNPP:

We created a network of psi-fields on the way to the Zone’s center in order to recruit agents. You know one of these fields by the name of Brain Scorcher. When a stalker attempts to reach the Zone’s center in order to fulfill some wish we acquire control over his consciousness and program him to a specific mission.

It's possible that other psi-emitters that are still working may prevent stalkers from approaching the Center from other sides.

Besides, it's seems that only in the south of the Zone there are proper 'communities' with bases, traders, access to supplies and safe places. Northern areas might be completely desolate, full of mutants, zombified and monolithians. So trying to approach the CNPP from other directions would result in quick death long before reaching the goal.

[dense hatch]

we only ever really see the south of the zone, and not really told what the entire area is like around it

[violet badger]

perhaps we get an answer in stalker 2

i kinda wish it was related to the trilogy

[dense hatch]

there's also that the only known psi emitters are all shut down

[violet badger]

known

[dense hatch]

any explanation beyond almost pure speculation would be great

[dense hatch]

if there were any other ones it would be quite obvious

[violet badger]

and besides, why take the long route?

[dense hatch]

would it be a longer route?

[wide flume]

GSC LEND YOUR HAND TO ME, AND LET ME PLAY STALKER 2 EARLY

[lethal orchid]

wtf

why is vladik brutal actually fun

I thought it would be complete slop but its decent

If it had stalker gun mechanics, I think I would like it a lot

[dense hatch]

it seems you are empty has been dethroned for russian halflife

it might've been russian BioShock actually

[hardy bear]

Has there been any mention whether the soundtrack may end up on Spotify and the like come launch?

[dense hatch]

the original game soundtracks aren't on Spotify so I'll be surprised if it is

besides the radio music I think

[hardy bear]

As far as I’m aware there are a couple by one of the musicians on there, but it’s not listed under gsc specifically

Unless they are fan remixes for Spotify or something

[dense hatch]

which songs?

like the background music or do you mean the songs with lyrics?

[hardy bear]

The background ones specifically

Ah, nvm, the songs I have here are by someone with a similar name, not the same ones though

Either way, I hope they end up on there

[finite dragon]

Why did Clear Sky chase Strelok

Why didn't they say "Oh the Monolith will kill him it's fine." and NOT try to stop him?

[acoustic rock]

Probably the wrong channel to ask, but if I preorder the Ultimate physical edition, will I get the ultimate digital edition in the form of a steam code?

[violet badger]

because they don't wanna leave their fate to chance, strelok has already went to center couple of times

[finite dragon]

And what would he getting to the center even do

[lethal orchid]

aw hell naw

small chance this dev is a nazi

bro made a computer password "1488 228"

and the AK has 88 / 228 on it

idk what 228 means but I looked the numbers up and some baurotrama lobby had a hacked player count that was 1488/228

I think I'm grasping at straws but to see that twice is a little weird

[solid cosmos]

#📜┃ask-gsc ask here and await an answer.

[tough lance]

clear sky is finished too, 1 to go

[lethal orchid]

wait I should have put this in offtop my bad

[tough lance]

the game was surprisingly short

[solid cosmos]

I mean, it depends if you blow past side content or not. I squeezed 30 hours out of the xbox version

[tough lance]

its a good game, it doesnt deserve the hate it gets, just betweeen limansk and agroprom, it can get very frustrating, especially in red forest

[solid cosmos]

if you do everything it's like 16ish hours, but I spent a lot of time freeplaying/wandering around killing bandits

[tough lance]

well, since ur gonna upgrade to a newer game, theres no point soing side quests and putting time, unless ur playing call of pripyat

[naive fog]

It gets hate?

[acoustic rock]

Clear Sky was fun, but I always remember weapons just not hitting where you'd aim

[solid cosmos]

Not true at all lol.

[tough lance]

also u cant go back after a certain point in the game

once u reach chernobyl u cant go back

[naive fog]

Same with SoC

[sand fiber]

228 is a meme number, 1488 is, yeagh

edgy slavs

[solid cosmos]

You can't go back after a certain point in shadow of chernobyl either and in Call of pripyat too until you beat it

[sand fiber]

it does ;333

[broken latch]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-kitty-eepy-cat-eepy-kitten-eepy-gif-8186911474993351997

[naive fog]

The AN-94s muzzle velocity is dogshit lol

[lethal orchid]

What's the meme?

[autumn canopy]

I just finished STALKER series. All of them vanilla with no mods.

Man… I haven’t enjoyed a gmae and its lore and characters and felt connected to them in so long…. This is genuinely the best series of a game I’ve ever played

[broken latch]

Aim where you don't want to and you shall hit your enemy - Scar Tsu

[lethal orchid]

Oh it's just the russian 420 equivalent

[indigo marsh]

Discord is the only place where it doesn't get hate

[naive fog]

Damn

[autumn canopy]

And yes I played Clear Sky Vanilla on Master Mode with no mods

[acoustic rock]

Now install some mods and enjoy what feels like an unofficial sequel; I'd especially recommend Stalker Gamma.

[naive fog]

Y'all play it any other way?

[tough lance]

red forest if full of radiated areas, the entire road is radiated, full of those fly looking like anomalies and when its dark u cant see them too and it gets annoying, also travel shortcuts dont make sense, a road clearly looks at army warehouses but when u use it it takes u all the way down to garbage

[sand fiber]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[naive fog]

That's the only way to play vanilla

[autumn canopy]

I mean my buddies all of them freaking play Anomaly all the time

[acoustic rock]

I mean, I've played through all the games at least 6 times

[naive fog]

F

[tough lance]

another way looks at chernobyl but it takes u to army

[naive fog]

I got my boys into stalker, one of em is about to finish SoC

[broken latch]

The road could be filled with anaoamlies so he takes a different route in between levels

[autumn canopy]

The thing is tho. My friends kept telling me “why no mods bro?!” And Im like “because this is the way the devs wanted it to play out and it’s fantastic + I wanna FEEL the jump from Stalker to Stalker 2 and how the devs really pushed themselves uk?”

[tough lance]

travel in clear sky dont make sense so before traveling, point at it, itll show u where its gonna take u to

[dense hatch]

apparently 1488 is a Nazi identifier

so that's awful

[acoustic rock]

I do hope the Red Forest gets a whole revamp, it's such a cool area

[sand fiber]

instead of playing analmeme try story mods like
Goldsphere, Return to the Zone
Spatial Anomaly
Valley of Whispers
Oblivion Lost Remake 2.5
and for freeplay like anomaly
Call of the Zone
Road to the North
Legend Returns
:3

[broken latch]

I hope there's gonna be crazy areas like from stalcraft

[dense hatch]

stalcraft has a couple interesting areas like the revamped swamps and whatever they renamed agroprom now

[tough lance]

yes, the accuracy is terrible, thanks to weapon upgrade system, the accuarcy issue is even worse tha soc's but in late game in limansk i found an an94 and the accuracy bwas acceptable, it was fun fighting close quarters at construction site

[naive fog]

Console SoC has Ahroprom instead of Agroprom

[broken latch]

I like the most graveyard and that long lava passageway from aprogrom to the pit

[dense hatch]

have you tried interacting with the upgrade system

[tough lance]

also they made an94's sound way sexier

[dense hatch]

true, the lava passageway is great

[ruby warren]

The starter AK becomes a laser once you upgrade it in Clear sky

[tough lance]

it became my fav rifle in clear sky

[solid cosmos]

how is road to the north?

[naive fog]

Mfw hunting rifle exists

[sand fiber]

dunno, never played :33333

[dense hatch]

most of the large anomaly fields are actually pretty cool and I'd love to see them in an actual stalker game

[tough lance]

what

[naive fog]

Ask chymo

[naive fog]

The hunting rifle is the superior rifle

[broken latch]

Btw where is Matt, haven't seen him around in days

[tough lance]

hunting rifle? u mean the shotgun?

[ruby warren]

Im using the vintorez now in clear sky just because I love the look of it but I feel like I could have gone the entire game with the starter Ak, I was pulling off headshots left and right lol

[dense hatch]

besides being nerfed because if stalcraft had as lethal anomalies as stalker artifact hunting would be impossible

[naive fog]

He said he is going away for a bit

[dense hatch]

it's called the hunting rifle

[broken latch]

Holidays or something serious?

[naive fog]

Personal stuff so idk

[broken latch]

Hope he's doing good

[solid cosmos]

Oh RTTN seems to be built on top of call of misery. gross

[naive fog]

Same

[naive fog]

Chymo recommended it so it can't be the worst

[tough lance]

its good, good accuracy also better than sniper rfiles like svd and svu cuz shoots faster, kills faster, pretty useful both in ranged and when someone suddenly appears close quarters

[broken latch]

Do you guys know about the stalker hermit in CS that sells RPGs in aprogrom?

[wide flume]

Clear sky

[dense hatch]

it's not too bad but it has similar problems

[wide flume]

The best stalker game

[sand fiber]

i tried to kill him for his rpg like 15 times and it never dropped

[solid cosmos]

I know of him, but I did not find him

[dense hatch]

like the pricing of everything

[indigo marsh]

It has misery bloat

[broken latch]

Traders don't drop stuff

[tough lance]

close to the ending, my 5.45*39 ammos ended so i had to use vintorez close quarters and it worked well

[dense hatch]

I always forget he's there

[sand fiber]

it does if they equip it

[ruby warren]

Btw do artifacts respawn in clear sky? doesnt feel like it and I was selling every artifact I found on the assumption it did 😦

[broken latch]

He's in the loner base under one of the man holes, I think it was the north east corner of the base

[wide flume]

Very slowly

[ruby warren]

Thank god

[sand fiber]

and Hermit can equip his RPG, i got it one time when i just fuсked around

[ruby warren]

I thought I had majorly screwed the pooch

[tough lance]

do u know shooting spot in duty base where u can make infinite money, its pretty boring tho

[naive fog]

Guys check en offtop and/or fanart and cosplay

[broken latch]

Yes, you have to wait irl 3 hours inside the same level and if you leave, the timer resets

[naive fog]

Tf is he doing

[wide flume]

It’s gonna be awhile

[tough lance]

also be careful lol if u get too close to that guy, he literally steals ur gun, takes it from u

[ruby warren]

Welp gonna side quest it up and leave the game running while I eat my meals

[tough lance]

u cant kill him too

[naive fog]

Someone needs to silence him

[solid cosmos]

I wonder if Stalker 2's map will end up in Call of the zone or anomaly or w/e by way of just moving areas around and adding the new ones in with loading screens.

[autumn canopy]

thanks

[solid cosmos]

Oops, didn't mean to reply to that lol

[ruby warren]

I was confused for a sec lol

[solid cosmos]

my b ad

[lean quiver]

Imagine stalker 2 mods potential 🤤 🥵

[solid cosmos]

I meant to answer your question, then got sidetracked.

[tough lance]

one time, i checked my inventory and saw both my lr300 and shotgun are gone, then i thought maybe its in the stash or something, i went back searched everywhere but didnt find them, then i saw the shotgun in his hands and said that couldnt possibly my shotgun, then i loaded the last save and tried it, he really steals ur weapons if u get too close to him lol

[dense hatch]

after a very long time, I think it's like 8-4 hours

[ruby warren]

Jesus

[solid cosmos]

It's much easier to find them in Call of pripyat cause you can just sleep a bunch.

[tough lance]

stalker 2 wont need mods for at least 10 years to come

[solid cosmos]

One thing I will thank mods for for SoC and CS is the ability to sleep.

[ruby warren]

Yeah I already beat SoC and Pripyat, loved how the emissions reset the artifacts in that game

[lean quiver]

shame it didn´t tell you which anomalies got reseted with artifacts

[naive fog]

If throwing empty vodka bottles isn't in game I might try code it in tbh

[tough lance]

u skipped clear sky? 🤨

[dense hatch]

there are the detectors too

[ruby warren]

Had to, wasnt playable on xbox for a while

[dense hatch]

like the little silver boxes with the radar dishes

[tough lance]

understandable

i like clear sky suits

[ruby warren]

The mod update mostly fixed it, still hard crashes my xbox on some anomalys though lol

[tough lance]

theyre cool

[indigo marsh]

Smh 😤 excuses

[ruby warren]

Sorry homie, I legit couldnt leave clear skys base because it would crash

[tough lance]

i only got 1 artifact through the entire cs and that was because of the mission

[ruby warren]

Rn Im rocking a stamina artifact and an anti radiation artifact, trying to save up for more slots

[tough lance]

i mean there arent artifacts like in soc to just pick up, how do u even get artis in cs

[ruby warren]

Its nice being able to sprint for more than 3 seconds lol

[indigo marsh]

It wasn't a bug. They wanted you to stay with them. Because they are #1 scar fans

[lethal orchid]

1 puff off the krezzin kart got me interdimensionally traveling

[naive fog]

Detector

Go near an anomaly

Find artefact, collect artefact

[tough lance]

i tried once it doesnt beep or light up

[naive fog]

Then it had no artefact, try more

[tough lance]

maybe cuz that anomaly had no arti

[indigo marsh]

Omg anomaly

[ruby warren]

Might be a bug or you just arent at the right anomalies

[tough lance]

must be the 2nd

cuz i tried only once

[naive fog]

That's why

Try at every anomaly group

[tough lance]

well the game is finished now, maybe in cop

also whatb exactly happens in the ending of cs

we shoot streloks anti psi armor and... ?

[ruby warren]

I went around the entire map hunting artifacts to sell so I could save up for the SEVA and Bulat suit and their upgrades, now I gotta wait 4-8 hours for them to reset

[tough lance]

the zone goes stable for a while then builds up energy and does one last massive emission

strelok is still alive, what happens to scar

the games story seem very ill-thought

[ruby warren]

I assumed either monolith or hes a vegetable somewhere

[static compass]

Nobody knows what happened to Scar, it's ambiguous

[naive fog]

Other SEVA colours would be cool

What if I wanna blend in

[tough lance]

what about strelok

[static compass]

Wait, did you play SoC?

[pseudo rivet]

"Schrodinger's Scar", according to GSC

[naive fog]

Makes it better for cosplayers too

[tough lance]

yep

[static compass]

You know Clear Sky is a prequel to Shadow of Chornobyl

CS, SoC, CoP is the chronological order, just not the release order

[tough lance]

but in soc's story, someone said, strelok failed to go past the door to portals so he was sent back with death truck, but in clear sky he already is past that door?

chronologically it doesnt make sense

[pseudo rivet]

Whoever told you that knows nothing

[tough lance]

an in game character said

[granite mortar]

I hate anomaly
Gsc pls remove anomalies

[indigo marsh]

😠

[pseudo rivet]

Lmao nope, nobody ever said that ever

[granite mortar]

And weird pigs and dogs
Its unreliastic

[tough lance]

maybe u missed something in the game

[granite mortar]

It breaks muh immuhshun broooo

[pseudo rivet]

Nope

[tough lance]

cuz im sure doctor or someone else said that

[pseudo rivet]

Maybe you read something wrong?

[static compass]

I forget the finer details, we need
@old jungle lol

[indigo marsh]

So true

[tough lance]

nahhhh

[pseudo rivet]

Nah, that's probably not it. I'm probably just wrong and don't know the lore

[tough lance]

strelok made it to that door but they couldnt make it past so fang made an ecryption device

[indigo marsh]

You both are wrong bc Scar is actually Strelok

[tough lance]

and hid it in an hotel in pripyat

[naive fog]

Think he's thinking of the wrong door

[static compass]

Pretty sure during the pursuit with Scar, Strelok wound up getting brainwashed by the C-Con, then wakes up in SoC with amnesia

[granite mortar]

There cant be any women in the zone so its more immuhsive broooo
It had to be like real life for me to be immuhsd
Immuhshun brooo

[old jungle]

Sir Crimson knows very well, you don't need me

[gloomy knoll]

If you play CS, you should have the first one spawn right on your first task in the swamps

[naive fog]

No cause Strelok doesn't use a VSS

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah, the real ending is actually unlocking that door over at Sidorovich, which allows you to go into an anomaly so you can teleport to the CNPP for the TRUE true ending

Almost nobody knows of this, though

[indigo marsh]

He did in CoP(after I gave it to him)

[sand fiber]

i mean REALISTICALLY and TACTICALLY and IMMERSIVELY you would get some women in the Zone

[naive fog]

Nuh uh

[pseudo rivet]

Woo women fr

[naive fog]

Anomaly moment

[granite mortar]

Not immersive since it has to be like real life
Means no women

[lean quiver]

What would you think would happen to women in a place like the zone anyway

[granite mortar]

Wrong
Actually
True ending is wishing for chicken nuggies
You give them to Sid and then drive away into the sunset with him

[gloomy knoll]

Maybe the devs knew the bloodsuckers look too hentai like hence no women in original games

[sand fiber]

do you think bandits don't rape male stalkers?

[static compass]

Am I wrong @pseudo rivet

[naive fog]

Cause he's an agent ye