⭐┃nospoilers_general

[wide flume]

Call of Pripyat

[dense hatch]

that's food I think

[indigo marsh]

At night?

[still ridge]

CoP so good man.

Hot take but it’s my favorite

[indigo marsh]

Not really a hot take generally

[hidden stratus]

i straight up only played CoP once in all this time

[last moth]

SoC>>>

[indigo marsh]

Ong

[hidden stratus]

Yeah my next run will be my 5th for SoC

[solid cosmos]

I'm about to either run through doom's mod merge or assembly by sam.

[wide flume]

CoP is relatively the best gameplay wise

Story wise SoC takes cake

That is my genuine take

[hidden stratus]

Not a take, just facts

[wide flume]

Clear sky still solos

[hidden stratus]

Biggest map right?

[wide flume]

Yuh

[warm linden]

I hunger

[wide flume]

Real

[last moth]

DEADLY ANOMALIES

DANGEROUS MUTANTS

[frank egret]

I’m on the deserted hospital level and the clear sky people won’t do anything after I killed the sniper and the mg

[last moth]

I've managed to clear up cordon's base in master mode

It was painful

[frank egret]

Why are they aiming at nothing

[last moth]

Idk

[frank egret]

Look in screens

[copper jackal]

Hey everyone.
I bought an Xbox specifically for STALKER 😅
But I'm curious about one thing:
When pre-ordering for PC, you get a "pre-order bonus," special quests, costumes, skins, and 2 DLCs. How can I get all of this on Xbox?

[wide flume]

You can pick to pre order for Xbox

On the website

[wide flume]

But for the digital version we’ll likely see the “Special editions” sooner to the release date, like most games

On the Xbox store

[sand fiber]

wha

??

[wide flume]

Gng is a hater

[sand fiber]

SPEAK ENGLISH

[wide flume]

Dawg is hating

[sand fiber]

what does this mean 😭

[wide flume]

I think brotha is opposition

Maybe even a duty member

[karmic vale]

Freedom are bloodsucker suckers

[wide flume]

Personally snorks are my fancy

[sand fiber]

also №2 CS hater already exists @proven shadow :S

[wide flume]

CS hater = dung eaters

[sand fiber]

why do you want to cycle estrogen whatever that means 😭😭

[karmic vale]

They love estrogen

They take hrt

[wide flume]

Is take on tren which is a steroid, you cycle tren for better muscle growth. So I could estrogen cycle, for maybe a faster transition.

[sand fiber]

waow literally me

[wide flume]

i going into the medical field

But we locked

[broken latch]

cycle tren

[wide flume]

Tren cycle buddies

[finite dragon]

… bro …

[wide flume]

Hey were locked

[finite dragon]

I just want my son back…

[wide flume]

[finite dragon]

🤣

[loud gate]

What

[versed crypt]

WTF did I just read?

[cyan canopy]

Bootyers

[worn oar]

Shame

[worn oar]

Actually, that's wrong bandits are bloodsucker suckers

Quite literally. He was moderation the official stalker page too. He's been a stalker fan longer than any of us and witnessed the build phase of the game when it was a thing.

Possibly!

Actually, that's wrong. His whole stalker 2 release thing was about the time it would take to find the killer with the notes he left in my comment section. He's basically saying goof luck finding it before stalker 2 comes out.

[granite mortar]

Best emoji

[wide flume]

No

Do not ruin car with snail

I hate snail

I love car

[granite mortar]

no

"Snail is love
Snail is life"

• God (2013)

[wide flume]

Gaijin (2013)

[granite mortar]

Same thing

[wide flume]

What if ||freddy fivebear|| apart of c con

[granite mortar]

What if GSC paid p*rn stars to promote the game?
Certified gaijoob strategy

[wide flume]

[dapper finch]

One port to rule them all?

[dapper finch]

CoP's maps are too open and full of foliage that enemies can x-ray vision through for the gunplay. I like the 2 primary weapon slots though and artifact detectors.

[granite mortar]

Artifact detectors are from Clear Sky (the best game)

[sand fiber]

this is what prohorov wanted

[granite mortar]

[sand fiber]

true vision

[proven shadow]

Soo are people legit mad that ladders in S2 are yellow ?

Did we really reach this lowpoint as a species ? Lol

[wide flume]

Yellow like dying light climbing points

[somber hawk]

war thunder ahh 💀

[fair jackal]

I think it’s just funny that they didn’t want to make the game easier but at the same time started painting things you interact with to make it clear you can lol.

However it’s not really an issue as it really is just helping you see things.

[proven shadow]

No no I know that but like fr ladders ? Those are quite yellow irl for a reason too

[fair jackal]

It’s an overall choice as the planks are painted too

[proven shadow]

If it was some random boxes like DL2 sure. But ladders are yellow irl too. For obvious reasons

[fair jackal]

I do wonder about if it would be nice to have a way of telling what crates will break and which won’t.

[tender torrent]

This gives a blander smell

[dusk bloom]

Make them all destructible

[karmic vale]

There are yellow ladders in all other games

[proven shadow]

Yes exactly so why are people mad lmao

[fair jackal]

High visibility colors like red or yellow but also, I don’t know if that was a thing when these ladders were made maybe?

[proven shadow]

Yk what we should do ? Paint ladders pure black !

^said no engineer ever

[wide flume]

Most people have been gamma washed, so if it’s not a pain to do anything they don’t like it

[proven shadow]

It wasnt a thing to paint things bright colours like yellow to be easily spotted in a emergency ?

[wide flume]

They need everything to be a sludge to do, no hand holding

[fair jackal]

In the og games they’re like only ever rust brown or white with flakes coming off?

[opaque parrot]

One thing I also noticed is those crates that have some supplies are also marked, basically giving us a hint. While in previous games you had simple crates with no idea which ones have something in them and which don't.

[tender torrent]

Are you afraid that it will be too easy and lack Easter eggs?

[proven shadow]

Nah I am just asking if people are actually mad they used a bright colour for ladders. Not boxes or anything else just ladders lmao

[wraith socket]

There had better be some Easter Eggs.

[fair jackal]

In Chernobyl in whatever year it was the zone happened or before? Idk it seems a little like a never thing to do

[tender torrent]

I'm afraid yes

[jaunty junco]

All I want from Stalker 2 is LMGs, gimme big gun and am happy gorl

[sand fiber]

dunno about the west but majority of ladders here are black

[fair jackal]

I noticed the green wooden ones with ammo in the deep dive but honestly I like those because it’s weird when we break those cube ones in the older games and all that space was taken up by a single frag rolling around in there lol.

[tender torrent]

there were yellow ladders at the nuemro 4 reactor so I don't know, maybe

where surely a basic color chosen via UE5, "Yellow"

[jaunty junco]

In Australia ive mostly seen steel or various colours of paint, some yellow

[fair jackal]

Best they can do is that one gun it seems.

[proven shadow]

Idk these things are welcome imo. Mid to late game you will just want to know where to go. It takes a lot of skill to just create obvious interactable enviroments without bright colours

[jaunty junco]

How you sure?

[tender torrent]

I believe that the lakes, ponds, will be radioactive

[wraith socket]

I hope the water is deeper than my ankles.

[fair jackal]

Pretty. We have almost seen every single gun that will be in the game. Only one was a big ol gun, the RP-74 or whatever they’re calling it this time

[tender torrent]

Without bright color with more deserved reward suspense, I find this normal

[fair jackal]

Is that supposed to be relevant to anything I said

[tender torrent]

Than rather added a color to make this easier and without any real deserving smell

[proven shadow]

It could also lead to frustration and "where do I go moments ?"

[tender torrent]

for the color, it will be, difficult very very easy, and the rest without color

[tender torrent]

Absolutely

[proven shadow]

The real issue imo is the burner anomalies. They feel weak compared to the OG games.

Unplayable.

[fair jackal]

I don’t think I see how…lol

[dapper finch]

They're just on a low difficulty

[proven shadow]

No no I mean the effects

It looks like a oil spill that caught fire more than anything

[dapper finch]

Looks fine to me

Like that one shot of the building consumed by fire (near the 5/6 cooling tower)

[tender torrent]

I think that in each moment of situation like in the trilogy, there was this challenge of searching for objects, crates etc of all kinds which and the soul of the trilogy, but making it easier and less deserving , and also another smell

This freedom to go as you please and find surprises

[dapper finch]

Well the only yellow paint we've seen so far has been on things for traversal, not the actual things you're searching for (items)

[wraith socket]

I had no idea the yellow paint has upset so many people.

[dapper finch]

I didn't even see it until it was pointed out

Like the ladder just looks like... a yellow ladder

[tender torrent]

I have the impression that the burners have no effect

and especially the lack of sensations of red screen where other which accentuates is lack of sensations of being in the fire

[proven shadow]

Idk in the first 3 games burners felt anomalous. Like someone dropped a fire spell on you or smth

Now they legit feel like a gas leak lol. These are anomalies. They should feel scary

[tender torrent]

I hope they won't put other yellow colors

[dapper finch]

Honestly the yellow on the planks just looks like rot as much as paint

And yellow doesn't = interactable, there's a broken yellow ladder in one of the underground shots

[tender torrent]

hmm yes, but it added something more, in the gameplay shown, it looked too easy to access

[proven shadow]

Yeah

[tender torrent]

so maybe it's a tutorial made on purpose I don't know

[proven shadow]

Gameplay trailers always look weird just because nobody actually plays the game like that. Like nobody pans the camera slowly lmao

But anyway it looks great I cant wait for it to release

[tender torrent]

Ah yes yes, after just a demonstration plan surely, but perhaps in no case did they add real fire damage 🔥 expressly to show for example the captured artifact, otherwise, you need protection , where artifacts, a by going very quickly to avoid burn damage, that had nothing to do with it

[tender torrent]

The yellow is just a nuisance lest it be too easy for the experienced stalker

[wraith socket]

Yeah my phone told me r/Stalker was talking about that a week ago. I don't hang out there or here. I was asked to show up here and look around.

[hazy helm]

TBF the Chinese IGN journos still found it confusing so

maybe we need to put yellow paint on every pickable item

[opaque parrot]

Don't give them silly ideas

[tender torrent]

maybe mods could fix the problem

[worthy lagoon]

Mol1t said it is

[tender torrent]

Absolutely yes it is indicated in #📜┃gsc-answers

[worthy lagoon]

Yeh

[tender torrent]

It makes me think that if there are chests, hidden objects to be recovered in lakes, marshes, it could be radioactively interesting

not to mention potential hidden aquatic mutants

[rocky trellis]

As if that isn't fine. It's annoying that these days pretty much every game has flashing neon lights pointing to the correct direction so you can't go wrong way even by accident

Should go and give Half life a try if haven't played it. Doesn't hold your hand all the time and sometimes actually have to search a bit to find the way forward

Also a good example of how to introduce game mechanics to the player so you don't have to mark everything

[tender torrent]

it's like asking for the hand of mom and dad and not finding your own way out Finally, at a certain age

[rocky trellis]

But to be fair, journos find a lot of things confusing. I know it's hard to read and follow clear instructions how to jump and dash mid air... how could anybody figure that out, huh? So hard

[somber hawk]

they should just make the ladders are a diffrient color if you are playing on master

problem solved

[prisma goblet]

What are your theories about the story of the game?

[worthy lagoon]

Why would they change the textures based on the difficulty lol

[grim palm]

[tender torrent]

exactly, for example where in another way

[prisma goblet]

Do you think we're going to get a new trailer for the Gamescom?

[worthy lagoon]

Yea

[tender torrent]

The problem with the texture is that it directly helps to find the indicated place, instead of us searching for the enigma, once discovered, it is of absolutely no use in the other difficulties, and we know where the enigma is hidden, so no more suspense

[somber hawk]

or there could be a setting for that

"Way indicators"

[safe badge]

I wish you all a good day be well

[lean quiver]

there´s a benchmarking tool for stalker 2?

[fair jackal]

hmm will i always get robbed of all of my money when i try to enter Agroprom through Garbage?

in Clear Sky

[cyan canopy]

Just ignore the bandits

And try best way to dodge them

[fair jackal]

won´t they just turn hostile if i run past

killing them doesn´t seem viable as it put me from like 1,5 bar in good into 4 and a half into bad, into red

[sand fiber]

yes, either go to war with bandits or manage your finances

could also join them

[dense hatch]

not a great idea considering how many free stalkers there are

[fair jackal]

i forgot if the AKM is better than the AN

[dense hatch]

they're similar enough

[fair jackal]

i just spent money on getting nearly all the upgrades for Accuracy etx

maybe i shouldn´t have

[opaque vortex]

Please let it show human ai and a life 2.0 🙏

[fair jackal]

given it´s heavier than my kitted AKM

[loud gate]

News on 21 august at 15:00 CEST

[finite dragon]

Prophet himself

[pseudo rivet]

They're both decent in CS, tbh

[loud gate]

[hardy bear]

Mr game himself

Not too fussed if they don’t show off a life, besides just displaying groups moving around by themselves I’m not sure how they’d choose to showcase it

[fair jackal]

I’m just thinking that if it’s not notably better I won’t really feel like it is worth the extra weight

[celest blaze]

AN goes hard and has hyperburst

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah, CS is a bit more balanced when it comes to weapons, so it's more up to your playstyle. Doesn't mean that everything is truly balanced, but it's more balanced compared to SoC

CoP has the most balanced weapons in the Trilogy

[prisma goblet]

source ? 🤓

[loud gate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Qd1cFr9VY

[pseudo rivet]

21st do B the 21st

[prisma goblet]

[celest goblet]

Yeah Xbox put it on their schedule for that day

[prisma goblet]

ohhh

i see

[hardy bear]

completely forgot there were other shows beyond just the opening one

that's good to know

[somber hawk]

the an 94 is extremely good in soc

with the hyperburst it shreds cqc

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah

It's great in SoC and CS as well

It was so good, they nerfed it in CoP sadly

[somber hawk]

CoP nerfed alot of guns

[celest blaze]

[somber hawk]

i really liked the 545 groza in CoP

[pseudo rivet]

It's alright, tbh. 5.45 Jack-of-all-trades

[somber hawk]

i wonder if it will come back in stalker 2

[tender torrent]

An94 had something more compared to the Ak74

[pseudo rivet]

Although it's better to upgrade it for range, IMO

[pseudo rivet]

I really hope so, as it would fit Military Stalkers perfectly and show the progression of time

At least, if those are still around

[somber hawk]

9x39 rounds in the game were really wierd and hard to find so the 545 groza was perfect

[pseudo rivet]

They really nerfed 9x39mm in CoP, but they're still alright

It's just that 5.45 or 5.56 is a better option in case you don't want to constantly buy more ammo

[tender torrent]

EBR14 shown in the trailer at night?

[somber hawk]

yes

[sand fiber]

i always confuse 9x39 ammo with 9x18 :S

[pseudo rivet]

O o f

[tender torrent]

The famous EBR14 silencer from MW2

[nimble saddle]

Rookie,
Do you even STALKER?

[tender torrent]

Will we have the grenade launcher?

[somber hawk]

fun fact: you can modify 9x18 pistols in CoP to use 9x19 ammo

[pseudo rivet]

Bro probably STALKER'd more than you, tbh

[somber hawk]

(it does 2 more damage)

[pseudo rivet]

Although the confuzzle is weird, ngl

[nimble saddle]

No.

[pseudo rivet]

I've never noticed a damage change, tbh

[nimble saddle]

I believe in 45 ACP superiority.

[somber hawk]

45 acp pistols are op in cop

you can make the udp full auto

[dire dagger]

12 gauge slug has entered the chat

[nimble saddle]

Is there a mod for SOC to make the double barrel shotgun fire both shells simultaneously?

[tender torrent]

You might think that the 45 acp doesn't do much damage

[nimble saddle]

Fraizer superior

[pseudo rivet]

Useless. Utterly useless

[somber hawk]

i forgor

[pseudo rivet]

Just click faster

[nimble saddle]

COP has been a power fantasy for me as soon as i got my PKM fully upgraded...

[nimble saddle]

NO i want it to be like the super shotgun from doom!

I want to do an entire playthrough in soc with that thing alone

[pseudo rivet]

You're playing STALKER instead, deal with it

[dire dagger]

True I mean if you just aim for the head your good

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah, but like, at that point, just use a sniper rifle or an assault rifle

Anything is better than slugs and darts

[dire dagger]

Problem with slugs is kinda that by the time you got a shot gun accurate enough to use them effectively

You got something better than slugs

[tender torrent]

Accurate hunting rifles with high damage are preferable at close range compared to the assault rifle with the additional damage range

[sand fiber]

[indigo marsh]

It absolutely decimates stalkers in CS during early game

[pseudo rivet]

Useless

[bronze nebula]

https://tenor.com/view/itstommylove-tommylove-tommy-stalker-stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-gif-9348303416213118815

[fair jackal]

TFW you get your first endurance artifact

[pseudo rivet]

PMm Gang

[bronze nebula]

a nuuu

[dense hatch]

the first hour

as soon as you get anything else it's not worth the weight or having to carry around the ammo

[icy prism]

@glossy blade is there any chance you guys will update the requirements for STALKER 2 in the next month? there is 134% inflation in my country, and I want to buy a new GPU before my money is devalued...

[indigo marsh]

That's enough time to upgrade your AK and get ammo from the ||main base of renagades||

[still ridge]

Renegadis gods of zona

[worthy lagoon]

If there's the need to update the requirements they will

[granite mortar]

renegadis gods of zona

[sly matrix]

[granite mortar]

Omg hi

[dim topaz]

I'm thinking of quitting my job for release

(plz no delay)

[sly matrix]

https://tenor.com/view/focus-commitment-will-gif-19916882

[fair jackal]

it is in Clear Sky when you are hunting down Fang that you get flashbanged and robbed by bandits when you enter a place in Garbage right?

[granite mortar]

Yes

Its so peak
Lost 70k to them
Not even mad

[fair jackal]

i have 56k right now

i am considering if i should mod an SVD i got from a dead Freedom'er

just to use the money on something.

and they take my items too right or?

[granite mortar]

Yeah but items you can retrieve

Money is gone the moment you get knocked out

[fair jackal]

do i need to kill anyone for my items.

[sly matrix]

You can put all your items in a chest and pick them up after the ambush

[granite mortar]

the robbers
they will be marked on the map

[fierce flower]

i cheesed it by tossing all my stuff on the floor

then doing it

[static compass]

But what about the Scavengers, Trespassers, Adventurers, Loners, Killers, and Explorers

[dim topaz]

Items can be retrieved but money is gone forever. Invest in salami now

[granite mortar]

The acronym doesnt mean shit
The dots are there because of copyright

[static compass]

I know lol

[granite mortar]

Yes
Now you know

[ruby warren]

You are now enlightened

[rocky trellis]

Some publisher that doesn't know jack shit about the lore:
"Here's what it means (but we made it up lol)"

[still ridge]

Be real

Why is that a good idea

[ruby warren]

Red forest in clear sky is tearing me a new one

[still ridge]

Yep, one of the most dangerous places in the trilogy

[ruby warren]

I decided to go artifact hunting since I just upgraded my SEVA suit to hold 5, and now I’m fighting for my life

[somber hawk]

get the tank machine gun

[ruby warren]

I beat soc and cop on master with my vss and I’ll beat this game with the same gun

[hardy bear]

Surprised people expected us to get some kind of playable demo at home to try. People would crack that open in a week and datamine everything

[somber hawk]

that was the plan

[celest goblet]

Well I never expected it, but I still would have been happy to have one

[fair jackal]

can the unique RP-74 be modded?

[dim topaz]

Because i'm quitting anyway. They just want me to stay a bit longer. But stalker is coming out...

[fair jackal]

at what point were you able to get one? i´m stilling i should get one and mod it before i do anything against the bandits

[ruby warren]

The seva suit?

I got one from the duty base for like 22k

[fair jackal]

i wanna join Duty this time around

[ruby warren]

I was going to join freedom but then I realized that Duty sells 9x39 ammo and freedom doesnt so freedom aint getting my help

[fair jackal]

Duty sells my RP-74 and the their techy has the mods so, lol

i missed it my first playthrough sometime last year.

[royal moat]

Hey guys, i just bought the Stalker trilogy bundle and I was wondering how i could mod my game and if i could mod a playthrough that i already started?

[still ridge]

Depends on the mod usually no

[hazy helm]

not recommended

[still ridge]

Plus you should play the games vanilla for the first run

[royal moat]

Yeah i want to but i was wondering i could get a simple graphics mod or bug fix mod since couple people i talked to recommended them saying there's first playthrough friendly ones

[granite mortar]

Bug fix mods usually do change other things than bugs as well
Afaik the isnt fix only mod

[royal moat]

Hmm ok then

well i suppose i will play completely vanilla, although I am adamant on figuring out a way to get a graphics overhaul

[granite mortar]

._.

[fair jackal]

i´d prolly still say to just go base game

[granite mortar]

Game looks good enuff
Graphic packs ruin atmosphere since they are mostly ugly ai upscaled gray bland mess

[celest goblet]

The visuals and style can grow on you if you give them a fair chance

[royal moat]

Fair enough I'm convinced, about to boot the game up for the first time, thanks guys!

[granite mortar]

:3

Peak gatekeeping experience

[indigo marsh]

:з

So silly

[sly matrix]

wouldn't actually call this gate-keeping

[granite mortar]

Dont ruin it for me :(

[sly matrix]

I'm sorry, you are the peakest of gate-keepers

[fair jackal]

it´s also more so that anything you change before your first run, makes there be less to appreciate from the mods.

[royal moat]

So the game is making me install this "directplay" thing, is this required?

[granite mortar]

Yes

[royal moat]

Is stalker difficulty your average run of the mill medium diff?

[fair jackal]

there´s a picture somewhere i think of what it actually changes by difficulty

[royal moat]

Where at?

[granite mortar]

Stalker difficulty is normal difficulty, yeah

[royal moat]

And what would be the recommended difficulty? friend of mine said to play on something above stalker for best experience

[sly matrix]

the difficulty you enjoy most

depends on how much you tolerate quickloading

[royal moat]

Played my fair share of quick save games so i reckon for my first ever playthrough on any stalker game, period, I'll start off with stalker difficulty

[still ridge]

@granite mortar radiophobia good or no

[fair jackal]

Master diff is rough.

[sly matrix]

I like it, but that's me

[indigo marsh]

CoP master dif is relatively easy

Because it's CoP

[fair jackal]

you die very easily.

well idk about CoP yet

[indigo marsh]

There are like 5 non mutants

[royal moat]

Damn, i cant even adjust my volume when im tabbed in

[fair jackal]

i ran the games through on "normal" or something then replayed on Master

[lethal orchid]

@loud gate New trailer is really neat

@old jungle I know I'm late, but the new video was really interesting! I hadn't really understood the implications until you talked about them

[old jungle]

Nice

[dense hatch]

CoP is the easiest one because of the new stash system and how easy the economy is

[loud gate]

I hope you liked, a combination of the two games lore

[still ridge]

It’s the same lore

[indigo marsh]

What happened to the CSers?

Did you kill them all?

Were any CS nerds harmed in the process of making the video?

[granite mortar]

No

Goofy ahh gamma slop for SoC

[still ridge]

lol?

[dense hatch]

does it remove buying gear from vendors

that sucks

[still ridge]

More or less slop than gamma

In your opinion

[dense hatch]

how can something be more gamma slop than gamma

[still ridge]

Good point

you never know though

[granite mortar]

Less slop
But still
The worst way to play SoC

[celest goblet]

Nowhere near as bloated as anomaly/gamma

[dense hatch]

oh the misery

[fair jackal]

mhm yes, going underground to kill a whole lotta snorks and this guy gives me a shotgun, cool, but then gives me slugs lol.

[granite mortar]

It doesnt even need bloat to be bad

[static compass]

Why not vanilla

[unique spade]

Hi all, i tried to look but couldnt find information on this. Does physical copies come with discs or digital download only? :/ would be cool with discs but doesnt seem to be the case

[naive fog]

Both

[unique spade]

Ohhh!

[naive fog]

Physical and steam

[static compass]

Disc for console, steam codes for pc

[static compass]

Oh really?

[unique spade]

Oh no

[naive fog]

You can use discs in pcs tho

[unique spade]

Thats sad
So pc versions dont come with disc

[naive fog]

Yes??

I don't remember anymore cause of this

[static compass]

I'm wrong nvm

[naive fog]

Ye it should come with both

[static compass]

I just assumed they wouldn't

[unique spade]

As on game legends physical preorder it says on picture its a digital download

[static compass]

Could depend on the retailer

[dense hatch]

just go buy a bunch of shot

[unique spade]

Ive ordered collectors edition and hoping there will be disc but it advertise it wouldnt but still hope for it

Might contact them if they know anything

[static compass]

Mol1t may know

[still ridge]

No they won’t

[unique spade]

As in my opinion if its a physical copy it shouldnt be digital download. Personally id love the disc,was one of the reasons of me getting the physical copy with the goodies and to support the game, but if it doesnt come with disc its fine still, i will just get them elsewhere and support them with more money 😵‍💫

[static compass]

[fair jackal]

i have returned to the loner base in cordon to grab from my stash. also went there thinking the tech could upgrade the Spas i was given but he has no upgrades for it despite him being the one that has asked for Shotgun modification USB sticks

[still ridge]

@spark vortex Eagerly anticipating your thoughts about the game when you’re back from gamescom

[sand fiber]

'tis impossible to fit modern games on disks, physical copies nowadays are only possible with flashdrives/cartridges :3

[static compass]

Oh I forgot they said they'll have a new demo at gamescom

[unique spade]

There are bluray disks to 120gb

[sand fiber]

the game is drm-free and sold in GOG anyway, so whateva

[granite mortar]

Rel

[hardy bear]

Haven’t used a disc in nearly a decade at this point, how can a game of this size even fit on one?

[granite mortar]

God I wish physical preorder came with GOG code

[sand fiber]

true :S

[fair jackal]

do the physical orders come as disks or steam codes? lol

[still ridge]

@old jungle hey man, you’re not going to gamescom this year right?

[old jungle]

nope, can't go

[granite mortar]

Code for PC
Disc for console

[unique spade]

Blueray disks exists 25/50/100/120gb. Shouldnt be a problem qwq. I love discs still. Preservance is cool

[fair jackal]

hmm.

[hardy bear]

That’s understandable, just didn’t know they could feasibly fit anymore

[fair jackal]

so the only way to get the cassete for the game is to get it for console?

[still ridge]

Aww. Unfortunate.

[silk sparrow]

good day stalkers

[unique spade]

I will just get console base edition for disc i guess. It probably not different between editions. Or perhaps the disc art

[static compass]

I hope at the very least you get to hear some of the new details so we can get another video

[fair jackal]

i´m not certain yet if i want the game for my PS5 or my PC

[sand fiber]

pc of course

[silk sparrow]

ps5? only xbox or pc

[fair jackal]

oh.

[unique spade]

Pc! And enjoy unreal 5 engine

[fair jackal]

i thought it had said it was also on PS

[old jungle]

trust me, I will

[spark vortex]

yup dood, On wednesday, I have a list for specific things to look out for

[silk sparrow]

they never said it

[fair jackal]

PC it will be then. i just hope i can run it well enough without lowering things.

[unique spade]

2070 rtx is recommended as i saw

[fair jackal]

so...

[sand fiber]

it'll prolly release on PS5 after a few months :SSS

[unique spade]

Will be not easy. So buckle up

[fair jackal]

so can we not get a physical PC edition?

[unique spade]

We do but not a disc apperantly

[hidden stratus]

Can ya'll take a look at the water, it doesnt look very high quality compared to everything else

and the animals and their ai

[unique spade]

But indont know how thats physical then…

[spark vortex]

personally not going too much into lore/story details I think a lot of people dont want spoilers on that too, im focusing on the mechanics I guess and the elusive A-life, will track down some loners/bandits and follow em around

[fair jackal]

has anyone asked GSC for like confirmation on how that will work like am i just getting a digital edition then and not getting anything from the physical as it might not be available as a pc order as it won´t be a disc but a code?

[silk sparrow]

i did benchmark for wukong game, its on ue5. damn it looks insane

[hidden stratus]

For the physical version of the game you get a code not a disc, then all the pre-order items for whatever edition you get and physical items like badges, map, a statue etc. Depens on what edition you get

[fair jackal]

but then i will still have to find out wether to get a digital edition or the physical based on the other things you get with them no?

[hidden stratus]

Like what? What exactly do you want

[still ridge]

Mhm, I saw a bit of it. I agree AI is probably #1 on things to check out since we don't have too many details right now.

[static compass]

Yeah I'm looking forward to seeing what A-life brings this time

Those little details pull everything together, like watching a blind dog drag a dead stalker

[hidden stratus]

Look at the website and the different editions https://www.stalker2.com/en

[fair jackal]

is there even a physical edition for pc then

[naive fog]

Yes

[fair jackal]

like isn´t the "steel book" the cassete for the disc?

[still ridge]

yes but it included a game code afaik

I don't think it has a disc

[static compass]

So I was right

[naive fog]

Pcs take discs tho

You just need a setup for it

[spark vortex]

im guessing its a code, thats how stores get stocked with these editions, it can be fully prepped, they just have to put in a code, not get an entire CD shipped afterwards

[dim topaz]

+1 bro
A-life is the number 1 thing I'm curious about rn

[hidden stratus]

What is this conversation, a steel book is a special type of case that is a decoration

[sand fiber]

it's gonna be disappointing :3

[still ridge]

Wukong looks insane, it's crazy to me how some folks are convinced the game doesn't look good lol

[spark vortex]

my pc dont take discs lole

[fair jackal]

but does that mean we´d get an empty "steel book" for getting the standard physical edition for pc?

[naive fog]

F

[dim topaz]

I'm sure your parents thought the same

[still ridge]

I have faith.

no point speculating when we'll find out in like 2-3 days

[hidden stratus]

you get a steelbook for every physical edition

[static compass]

Steelbook doesn't mean disc

[fair jackal]

seems kinda weird though to get a steel book without a disc

[spark vortex]

honestly I'd prefer no disc either way in modern times but yeah, most likely no discs , the thing is tons of PC gamers dont use disc drives anymore, ever, its outdated

[hidden stratus]

20 years type of outdated

[static compass]

As long as I can get other merch I'm fine

[spark vortex]

modern times, also imo waste of resources

[static compass]

GSC, REOPEN THE STALKER SHOP

[still ridge]

discs can get damaged, game codes can't

[spark vortex]

i NEED merch tho yeah if someone found a dutch site that sells it please tell me

any pre order collectors/ultimate editions

[fair jackal]

do we know anything about the extra campfire content or that "special extra quest"?

[static compass]

I'm hoping they make more merch after the game launches

[naive fog]

My ass already spends too much on stalker cosplay I won't even have enough money for merch

[sand fiber]

you don't own the code :S

not like you own the game on the disk either, but still

[spark vortex]

its gonna be a few lines of dialogue over campfires as random eastern eggs I feel like, and the special quest might be fetch quest , simple but impactful perhaps, or a longer one.. but im feeling it will be short

[dense hatch]

y'all aren't careful enough with discs

[hidden stratus]

We dont know anything about quests, we dont know anything about restocks for physical editions, we dont 'know' anything about the map

[spark vortex]

point is people wont miss out on much by not getting it

[dense hatch]

the natural scratching is minimal

[static compass]

I just hope the song from the original Skif trailer is a campfire song

[still ridge]

the pre order complaints are such nothing burgers lmfao

it's not NFT shite

[spark vortex]

I mean i just wish dutch sites restocked thats my real complaint

[fair jackal]

i feel like in the Disc vs digi topic, there is also that if you get banned for whatever reason or you lose access to your account somehow, the disc will still work

[somber hawk]

the skin complains are even dumber

[hidden stratus]

Do you want a disc? is that what you're getting at?

[somber hawk]

"why skins in a singleplayer game thats so dum 😭"

[still ridge]

people think camo spraypaint is the same as some CoD ass pink weapon skin

[static compass]

I just wanna know what they look like lol

[still ridge]

newsflash: people put camo on their guns

[hidden stratus]

We saw the weapon camo in the deep dive i think

[spark vortex]

most popular stalker mods have skins/reskins of certain weapons and they are well appreciated so its fomo I guess

[fair jackal]

well no i don´t want a disc, i wanted to know if it comes with a steel book and a disc for pc if one would order it like a friend wants the steel book as he has that for the other titles.

[dense hatch]

I don't enjoy the idea of skins because they could look really jank

[hidden stratus]

Yes to steel book, no to disc, code will prob be a steam code since that is what it takes you to when you press pre-order

[dense hatch]

like if they just look kinda dipped

[granite mortar]

Yeah but there its just bloat

[sand fiber]

you place too much trust on GSC, it's a company that will monetize everything it can
the only reason stalker franchise didn't end up being milked for 15 years is GSC closing in 2012 :s

[still ridge]

literally 99% of the game is going to be good in my book. The LAST thing I need to find out is about the A-Life

[fair jackal]

for my own sake, i don´t really care much about the physical bits n bobs that it comes with

[naive fog]

Send em over to me then

[granite mortar]

Youre not based and pepsi pilled!

[somber hawk]

10k roubles: 10$

(ingame)

[still ridge]

If that was the case they would have kept nfts imo and made the game more casual

[naive fog]

Had pepsi yesterday too

[sand fiber]

stalker psp, stalker java, stalker online, stalker series, stalker merch, ingame stalker product placement, stalker books

[fair jackal]

but like, so if you get a physical edition, for pc, do you still get the digital items?

[somber hawk]

wait stalker on the psp?

[hidden stratus]

Yeah the in game currency economy is so confusing

[fair jackal]

like the skins, season pass, etc

[sand fiber]

planned

[somber hawk]

damn

[sand fiber]

stalker online was a planned browser mmorpg

[hidden stratus]

depending on the edition yes

[dense hatch]

realistic conversation rate

[sand fiber]

they wanted CS to be an xbox title, too

[fair jackal]

so if we get the Ultimate Physical edition we will get the Ultimate digital things as well?

[somber hawk]

ngl i would play that if i had my psp still

[hidden stratus]

But as someone from US it would make everything extremely cheap.

[hidden stratus]

yes, just look at the website. It will answer most of your questions

[sand fiber]

and with GSC reopened we got the genius griga junior marketing move of putting nft shit and battle passes in the game :3

[fair jackal]

do we know anything at all about the 2 dlcs that is promised in the Ultimate Digital edition?

[hidden stratus]

no

[fair jackal]

i am looking but it doesn´t tell lol.

[spark vortex]

100% agreed, a more seamless (just modify your gun on a bench) kinda way will be nice, im sure the vanilla game has skins too, just not specifically the pre order skins. or maybe they ARE in just later unlocks

[sand fiber]

depends
there's leaked information

officially - no, but practically we do know what they're about

[fair jackal]

what i wanna know is if it´s worth the extra 30 bucks

[spark vortex]

you'll never know tbh
its also subjective

[hidden stratus]

Go to home, scroll down. Or there is different tabs for digital and physical

[celest goblet]

Wait until they are released

[still ridge]

lmao

[hidden stratus]

Fastest way to ruin a game is to put battle passes in it

[still ridge]

there is no battlepass

[hidden stratus]

Just a general thought

[fair jackal]

Brandon i am literally on BOTH the preorder sites for Physical and Digital and nowhere i am seeing does it specifically tell me if i get the digital things too if i get a physical pc edition lol.

[somber hawk]

imagine if that would be in stalker 2 💀💀

[silk sparrow]

oh damn new trailer in 2 days

[somber hawk]

multiplayer battlepass

[still ridge]

mozi moment

[hidden stratus]

I will go to the length of making a 30 sec clip to prove you wrong

[indigo marsh]

It's just that more people use steam

[somber hawk]

who uses GOG actually

[silk sparrow]

me, for 1 game

[somber hawk]

its kinda obscure

[indigo marsh]

Chymo

[fair jackal]

if i am wrong then i feel a snapshot of it would do

[silk sparrow]

cyberpunk was 70% off

[indigo marsh]

And I would have used gog if steam didn't have the stalker bundle

[silk sparrow]

GOG now limits cloud space

for stalker i would go to steam for sure

[somber hawk]

ubisoft connect 🗿

[indigo marsh]

Gog is drm free afaik, so it's better for modding stalker

[still ridge]

literally as long as the AI and A-Life is good the game is going to be great in my book

[silk sparrow]

on steam you cant mod?

[fair jackal]

i´ll prolly just get the Deluxe Digital edition.

[still ridge]

you can

as a user

[indigo marsh]

It's just better on gog

[still ridge]

not maker

well you can but it's harder

[indigo marsh]

Because some time steam is annoying when you are trying to mod it and opens a vanilla copy

Atleast for me

But that might be a skill issue on my part

[fair jackal]

eh i think i better get the Ultimate Digital edition. i´d prolly want the 2 Story Expansions and then whatever extra they might make given it seems there will be more than just those 2 expansions

[sand fiber]

in what world is GOG obscure

[rocky trellis]

in almost every world...

compared to steam or epic it's pretty small

[sand fiber]

nah, bigger than epic methinks

[rocky trellis]

almost nobody bothers to mention if the game is going on gog, but always people mention if it's on epic or steam

[sand fiber]

and everything is small compared to steam, valve is a monopolist

[sand fiber]

ew

[rocky trellis]

Ah yes monopoly of providing too good service...

[granite mortar]

I use GOG so its better

[hidden stratus]

GOG looks very divorced dad

[indigo marsh]

Gog is mid

You have to get files through physical media

[hidden stratus]

and S2 is on gog it looks like

[indigo marsh]

On gog

[sand fiber]

Thank you Pepsi-Co for providing me with delicious corn syrup, yum-yum! My labor value is yours!

the commies don't want you to know this but microplastics are actually good for you.

[wide flume]

Pepsi

[rocky trellis]

Forgot to take your meds?

[sand fiber]

sergiy grigorovich save me... save me sergiy grigorovich.... sergiy grigorovich save me.....

[wide flume]

[rocky trellis]

Like seriously, do you not even understand how much valve/steam has done for PC (Including Linux) gamers? Nobody else bothers to do what they do because they believe in that if you do not screw over your customers you're not making profit

[indigo marsh]

Steam is still a monopoly tho

[rocky trellis]

While not making a single attempt to be one...

[sand fiber]

making as much profit as possible results in screwing over your customers
it becomes even easier to do this if you're a monopoly, wich Steam kinda is
and Valve are known to screw over their customers

they aren't publicly traded, which makes things a bit better, but still

[rocky trellis]

if steam is screing over customers, then what do you think everyone else is doing?

valve is as pro customer as it gets

[sand fiber]

it's not like steam is a good platform either, it takes a third of the sale from the dev, you rent games instead of owning them

[rocky trellis]

and where is that problem of gamers?

[sand fiber]

you don't own your games, your favorite indie dev doesn't get as much money as they could've

[rocky trellis]

and even less if you go epic...

[sand fiber]

like, a real example of a pro-customer platform would be GOG, they go out of their way to fix retro games, everything is DRM-free and is being sold for you to own forever :3

[wide flume]

I fw steam

[sand fiber]

the cut is still a third but eh what can you do

[rocky trellis]

and why would I care if I truly "own" the game or not? it doesn't do anything for me

[celest goblet]

The cut steam takes made a lot of sense as an alternative to physical distribution back when it was getting off the ground. Other companies took way too long to catch up so they're years ahead of any competitors now

Back during the brick and mortar days you paid for manufacturing and distribution, and then the stores also took a cut

[sand fiber]

why do i care if i lose my account and suddenly can't play the games
why do i care if steam suddenly revokes my rights to play a game
why do i care that i have to buy games multiple times and never truly possess them

[rocky trellis]

Don't see a single thing that is even remotely likely to become a problem during my life time...

Just don't be an asshole and you're not losing any rights to games

[sand fiber]

because you'll never lose your account with a library? or because you're content with even a possibility of someone taking content you bought and "own"?

[rocky trellis]

what if your house burns down and you lose all your games?

[somber hawk]

i think losing the house would be a bigger problem

[rocky trellis]

not something really worth considering, if it happens it happens

[sand fiber]

that's why GOG is good, buy a game digitally once and download it from any source wherever however and it's legally yours forever and ever :3

[rocky trellis]

even if you lose your account, which is far more likely to happen with lower budget cyber protection?

I kid you not Epic lost my password to hackers the very first month they started competing against steam, after that never considered buying a game on their platform again

[sand fiber]

whatever happens the gaem is yourz, it's not tied to your account or anything, it's DRM-free

copy that shit and launch it on a nintendo 3ds, whateva

nintendo special tactical corporate unit might kill you tho

[rocky trellis]

and unless you go out of your way to make multiple copies of it at multiple locations you'll eventually lose them

[sand fiber]

ehhh no just download from wherever

drm-free is the true pro-consumer stance ;3

which is why i'm glad S2 is

[somber hawk]

"omg the thing i paid for on steam isnt entirely mine, i will sue you!!!1"
insert the goverment:

[granite mortar]

Imagine if other companies were like nintendo
Like if BMW sued you for repairing a car they stopped making spare parts for

[sand fiber]

I MEAN

[somber hawk]

apple:

[sand fiber]

i heard in apple TOS it's stated that the devices you bought aren't yours, you simply rent them

[granite mortar]

Well apple wont sue you since you cant even get spare parts in the first place

[sand fiber]

there's also some weird shit going on with cars TOS and paid functions

YOU BETTER START BELIEVING IN CYBERPUNK DYSTOPIAS, YOU LIVE IN ONE

[granite mortar]

TOS?
The Anarchy Cell designation for Hunting Rifle (ToZ-34)

[sand fiber]

buildo induced schizophrenia 🙏

[somber hawk]

i wish they will add the long toz 66

[granite mortar]

I live in commieblock
Its postpunk if anything

[pseudo rivet]

TOS 34 fr

[sand fiber]

commieblocks are fine (depends)

[pseudo rivet]

At least, when it comes to SoC

[sand fiber]

khruschevkas come in different versions, some better some worse

[granite mortar]

Only the grey ones
The moment they paint them in bright colours its bad

[rocky trellis]

Eh, never plan to get a car. Getting driver's license here is basically a scam costing up to 2k depending on where you live 😂

[somber hawk]

"you dont need to play stalker if you live in one of its location" ahh moment

[sand fiber]

i legitimately looked through the window the other day and went "wow real Oblivion Lost vibes here"
is it over for me

[worthy lagoon]

It's so much @sand fiber

[sand fiber]

i think if i landed in some american metropolis i would go "wow real cyberpunk 77 vibes here" 😭😭

[sand fiber]

why am i gaming

[pseudo rivet]

Please, come to Brazil

[worthy lagoon]

You ARE THE GAMING

[pseudo rivet]

How dare you change NozAr's name without permission? Don't you know gamers are racist by nature?

[sand fiber]

officially gaming?

[worthy lagoon]

Indeed!

[sand fiber]

brazil would be some kind of revachol vibe i guess :з

[pseudo rivet]

Come over here to Friesland, see what vibe that gives off to you

[sand fiber]

fries what

[pseudo rivet]

Friesland

[sand fiber]

wheres dat

[pseudo rivet]

Over here

[sand fiber]

WHERE ARE YOU

[sly matrix]

wait, you a dutchy?

[pseudo rivet]

Friesland

[somber hawk]

i am experienced now yay

[pseudo rivet]

[somber hawk]

didnt notice it

[pseudo rivet]

Frisian, tbh

[granite mortar]

🇺🇸 🍟

[sly matrix]

close enough

[pseudo rivet]

Patat

[sand fiber]

all the small central european nations are fake germans

[granite mortar]

[sly matrix]

I prefer the term ''Klingon farmer'' if you don't mind

[sand fiber]

belgians? germans
dutch people? germans
switz people whatevers? germans
briish? germans
germans? poles.

[granite mortar]

Just because I eat Schnitzels in my Zimmer and scream Here Gott when I run out of beer doesnt mean Im German

[pseudo rivet]

Good thing Frisians are just Frisians

[sand fiber]

czechs aren't small methinks

[granite mortar]

Nah
Were magic dwarves making weapons for wehrmacht

Repub if hate elves (French) or something

[sand fiber]

this is true

[granite mortar]

Why did GSC cut the Karlik-Burer cult
We could have had dwarfpilled faction

[dim topaz]

You mean the HRE

[sand fiber]

also continued reading Children of the Zone and apparently Duty were a bunch of 18yo larpers in a bunker in the middle of garbage

[pseudo rivet]

I no like Elves. Elves B cringé asf

[sly matrix]

because too many on this server wouldn't be able to handle that...

[granite mortar]

HRE and its capital Prague

[sand fiber]

this is so true

[pseudo rivet]

True fr

[granite mortar]

So true so true

[pseudo rivet]

Although I did decide to make a Wood Elf in D&D for shizzles 'n giggles

[granite mortar]

Damn
Duty fans are bunch of larpers in their moms basement

[sly matrix]

#📸┃screens_and_videos message

[pseudo rivet]

Elf Barbarian, no less
https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D520251232/

[sand fiber]

olr 3 doesn't have the karlik-dog war... tbh karliks vs blind dogs is a much more appropriate plot than whatever SOY journalisto shit is going on in Children of the Zone

"uuuh ooh ahhh the children disappeared the soviet scientists are controlling our minds the transnational corporations are making us donate our blood in exchange for food they are building a termitary in The City's metro!!!"
SHUT UP I WILL GENOCIDE THE BLIND DOGS IN ORDER TO APPEASE THE MASTER-BURER

[pseudo rivet]

You must protect them from each other

[indigo marsh]

That's why you need to buy NA and NB Miatas

[somber hawk]

nothing beats a cheap miata

[indigo marsh]

M109 paladin

Or pickles made of the ||c con||

[royal moat]

Hey so its my first time playing, could i in theory have 4 stone bloods equipped and have close to 1000 health?

[somber hawk]

"JESSE DONT USE STONEBLOODS"

they give health regeneration iirc

[royal moat]

oh it said +100 health so i thought it was hp lol

[pseudo rivet]

It's best to use them after a battle, as they make you take more damage from guns and mutants

[somber hawk]

the only artifacts i used in soc were the bleeding healing ones

i saved so much on bandages

[hardy turtle]

I managed to schedule my 2nd vacation to november, blessed monolith

[rocky trellis]

Now imagine if there's a surprise delay (jk, very highly doubt there's going to be another one)

[somber hawk]

imagine if theres a suprise undelay

[rocky trellis]

Okay guys, we can actually release the game september!

of 2015

[young plume]

Hey, when are preorders for the collector's and ultimate editions rolling out?

[wide flume]

They’ve said they’re working on it we just have to watch for an announcement

Likely in the next 2 months I assume

[young plume]

Thanks, I've been going crazy not to miss it recently

[fluid abyss]

I wonder what the deal is with preorders that have already been purchased

[nimble cipher]

pundaren6827 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[wide flume]

[somber hawk]

wolf'd

[granite mortar]

Damn
OLR 3 fell off

[indigo marsh]

Just don't get hit

[dim topaz]

Don't you know what happens when the delay is over?

That's when the delay begins of course.

[rocky trellis]

just need to delay the delays until the game launches, ez

[dim topaz]

Someone should make a suggestion titled "release the game"

[pseudo rivet]

Literally this, but that would make Stone Blood useless

[finite dragon]

Easy asf
nobody hits on me irl

[dim topaz]

What if you like taking hits?

[spring apex]

skill issue then

[dim topaz]

[indigo marsh]

Maybe because it is

And also all that extra space that is taken that could be used for vodka

[scarlet moat]

Would love to see this game encompass a "Co-Op" mode.

[pseudo rivet]

To be fair, I don't know what a furry finds attractive, so I don't know how others would look at you

[spring apex]

[dim topaz]

I wonder if physical preorders will feature Dante from the devil may cry series

[pseudo rivet]

Maybe Dante from 40k?

[dim topaz]

For the empruh

[pseudo rivet]

Same tho. That or I'm just so blunt, I never even noticed anyone acting different

[dim topaz]

Meanwhile I'm actively being s- harassed at work lol

[pseudo rivet]

Have you mentioned that before or am I misremembering?

[dim topaz]

I don't think so

But it's not fun.

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah, I can only imagine

Hope you can somehow do something against that, bring it to light or get another job or something, I dunno

[hazy helm]

there wont be a COOP mode as the developers do not want this mode in the game

[fair jackal]

in Clear Sky, can you join the stalkers to take out the Bandits then join Duty to take out Freedom?

or will i have to join Duty to deal with both

i really want to get a SEVA suit then have the bandit mech upgrade it unless i can get the same upgrades for it from someone else if that guy has already been given the thing to make the mods

[hazy helm]

the faction you join is the one you are locked into for the rest of the game

you cannot leave the faction

[sly matrix]

Wrong, you can go from loners to freedom

[pseudo rivet]

Yes

[fair jackal]

so i will have to find a SEVA suit from another source than Duty without joining them

then once i have, get it modded then i can join Duty

[sly matrix]

You can even go from duty to loners, and then from loners to freedom, if you're reputation isn't too damaged

[pseudo rivet]

Nah, you can join Duty after being a Neutral, no worries

[hazy helm]

if you join a faction you cannot leave said faction and join the other

[pseudo rivet]

You can

[sly matrix]

You can

[hazy helm]

but you help them out up to a certain point without joining them

no you cant

[pseudo rivet]

You can

[naive fog]

I did it last playthrough

[pseudo rivet]

He can

[hazy helm]

last I checked not in CS no

vanilla

[pseudo rivet]

You can

[dense hatch]

someone boot up CS

[sly matrix]

I have litterally finished each side of each faction war in a single playthrough, twice

[hazy helm]

literally couldnt

[sly matrix]

In vanilla

[hazy helm]

in vanilla

[sly matrix]

I have, in vanilla

[hazy helm]

I couldnt, in vanilla

[fair jackal]

i just don´t wanna cheat myself out of getting a fully modified SEVA lol

the SEVA can hold 5 artifacts right?

[sly matrix]

Want me to stream it to you tomorrow? I'd be happy to demnstrate

[hazy helm]

no

[sly matrix]

Suit yourself

[somber hawk]

how

save before a choosing what faction to help and after doing that side load back the save?

[sly matrix]

By defeating each faction while killing as few members as possible, leaving my reputation high enough to join them afterwards

[fair jackal]

hmm, if i join the loners or what to call em, i get a SEVA suit but only after having cleared out the bandit base.

[dense hatch]

joining loners isn't really worth it

[sly matrix]

Correct

[dense hatch]

you can't even upgrade the seva

[fair jackal]

well no because that is done by the Bandit's mech

[sly matrix]

You can if your reputation with the bandits is high enough after defeating them to turn back to neutral if you go from loners to freedom

[royal moat]

First couple hours of SoC, been fun so far, although I wish i could do something about this weight, im carrying 3 guns and ammo and im already overencumbered :(

[somber hawk]

get a exoskeleton

[royal moat]

that increases your weight?

[dense hatch]

disables walking so ain't really worth it

[sly matrix]

Exoskeletons increase carryweight yeah

[fair jackal]

i couldn´t even kill like 4 bandits at an entry to Agroprom without going into red

[royal moat]

cool, good to know

[granite mortar]

It is extremely worth it

[dense hatch]

not before going to pripyat

[granite mortar]

Wrong

[dense hatch]

bulat is cheaper and allows you to sprint with similar levels of protection

also not as overpriced

[fair jackal]

isn´t there a thing you can upgrade the exosuit to let you sprint or am i just wrong there

[dense hatch]

in CoP

[fair jackal]

i feel like i remember doing that

[sly matrix]

Correct, bandits are a special case as your reputation with them goes down way faster than with other factions. So the trick to only kill one bandit and have loners kill the rest in defeating them

[dense hatch]

I can't remember if you can with fang's suit or not

[fair jackal]

i don´t know how i´d do that though, the loners never go over there.

[granite mortar]

No

[fair jackal]

i feel like when it comes to armor i prefer things that let me use a lot of artifacts because i find them really useful

[sly matrix]

There's actually three ways to make that happen, but I'm working atm and on phone so I can't go full essay mode.

[dense hatch]

I think the CS suit has a decent max capacity

*cs-1

[fair jackal]

currently i use a Sunrise for 5

[dense hatch]

3

[sly matrix]

Seva suit can get a max of +20 if memory serves

[fair jackal]

3? 3 what

[sly matrix]

3

[dense hatch]

CS-1 has a 3 artifact limit with upgrades, phone was being annoying

[pseudo rivet]

Proof posted in #📸┃screens_and_videos

[sly matrix]

Based

[pseudo rivet]

Now I'mma try Duty to Neutral

[fair jackal]

i wanted more time to be able to use the RP-74 when i´d get one but i feel like i have to push more into the story to get another chance to get a SEVA before i nuke the Bandits

[sly matrix]

Sensible

[fair jackal]

is there a list of who pays the most for the different things for Clear Sky?

[sly matrix]

Sid pays best for artifacts

Flea market traders pay best for weapon attachments

Red forest mine trader pays best for certain upgraded weapons looted from corpses, eg. Upgraded AC96 from dutiers, for which he'll pay full price

[broken latch]

Scientists

[broken latch]

What

[sly matrix]

Sid pays 5% more for artifacts than sakharov

In CS, in SoC sakharov pays more

[broken latch]

OOOOH clear sky

[vale drift]

Theres 3 stalker games on playstation, what order should i play them in

[naive fog]

Oh shit thanks I'm just past Vist in a CS playthrough

[naive fog]

Shadow of Chernobyl - Clear Sky - Call of Pripyat

[vale drift]

Thanks bro

[naive fog]

Clear Sky is a prequel but play Shadow of Chernobyl first, so order of release

[sly matrix]

Important note, he pays most after you help him out with the loot and you receive his discount

[naive fog]

Ight thanks man

[solid dome]

Krezzin happened

[sly matrix]

The ten factions lived together in harmony, but then everything changed when the Krezzin happened.

[solid dome]

I WAS ATTACKED WHILE I WAS JOGGING
I TRIPPED INTO SOMETHING
AND WHEN I WOKE UP
I WAS ENTRAPPED IN A HOLE
"HERE'S YOUR NEW SMART WATCH!"
WHY IN THE HELL WOULD I NEED A NEW SMART WATCH?
"TAKE A LOOK WHAT THE SCREEN SAYS!"
T H R E E M O N T H S IN H E R E?
PLEASE BUTCHER ME INSTEAD, MOLIT!
SAVE ME FROM THE MISERY!

[sly matrix]

Back in the day they would be merciful and just steal your kidneys. Now they're out for your sanity

[solid dome]

Korshunov picking us one by one

[worn oar]

[tender torrent]

@old jungle I just saw your latest video deep developers, the detail and representation of the work done is simply iconic, masterful, you really deserve to be affiliated with and to be recognized for your representation to the community

[old jungle]

Thanks, I myself would not go that far. Btw I'm working on part 2 and it's going to be insane

[solid cosmos]

I can't wait for it.

Least GSC stopped releasing trailers for a little while so you can actually make a part 2 without having to stop and add more thanks to new footage.

Though maybe that changes on wednesday..

[old jungle]

Trying to get it done before Gamescom. Maybe it will work out for part 2 but there's no way to make part 3 in time

[tender torrent]

We see that these are gameplay and trailer close to the release which was initially scheduled for September 12, before it was postponed to November 20 for unforeseen bugs, but this will allow us to refine and perhaps add some additional details for the developers in this time frame.

[hardy bear]

Still working through COP, bumped into that Tuna guy...
A surprisingly nice little interaction

[fair jackal]

i have finally made my way up to Yantar now in my CS run lmao. i got sidetracked by looking bandits and stalkers at that place in agroprom

i need the money to buy a SEVA suit if i can get the scientist to sell me one so i can upgrade it.

[tender torrent]

https://youtu.be/IgAeFmwZTmQ?si=JcVbDGWAaLzCQma2

35:25 did you use this good sound from the trilogy if I remember, this soundtrack should be added in stalker 2

[wide flume]

Clear pilled

[static compass]

Zonepilled

[fair jackal]

i really hope my question i sent in will be answered lol

[solid cosmos]

What was it?

[pseudo rivet]

I just noticed something interesting in Clear Sky I wanna check out

Turns out that, if you're a Bandit and enter Dark Valley, you'll have missions to capture locations in the Dark Valley

Assuming the same is the case in Agroprom, I want to capture Cordon, Garbage, Dark Valley and Agroprom

[lethal orchid]

Oh shoot

That reminds me, I need to replay CS and do all the faction missions

[fair jackal]

it was about the time it takes for time to pass in game.

i don´t think i could ever play as a bandit

i am already using hours hauling the things i get off the bodies i kill as it is while being good with Freedom, stalkers and Duty.

i can´t imagine how much loot i would feel the need to haul around to sell if i had to fight those 3

[solid cosmos]

Anomalous touched on it in his video. A full day in game is roughly an hour. 1 minute is 2.5 seconds in real life.

In the OG trilogy a full day was 2 hours and 24 minutes

[fair jackal]

yeah i know, it´s why i wrote in about it.

an hour for a day in STALKER feels too damn short

i might want more time to run around while it´s light out

or go out at night for other things.

[solid cosmos]

For comparison.

GTA 5, RDR2, Dragon’s Dogma: 48 minutes.
Elden Ring, Dying Light 2: 60 minutes.
Final Fantasy XIV: 70 minutes.
Skyrim: 72 minutes.
Witcher 3: 96 minutes.
Cyberpunk: 180 minutes.

This is how long 24 hours is in various games.

[fair jackal]

i would just personally like longer days

[hidden stratus]

Dragons Dogma day and night cycles feel like literal days

[solid cosmos]

They really do lol

[fair jackal]

especially when we know that this one will actually have sleeping in it

[solid cosmos]

It's cause of the pacing of the game. I think. It's honestly great. Idk the timescale for DD2 tho.

also to be fair, CoP also had sleeping. It was grueling to deal with in SoC and CS, trying to wait for daylight when it took an hour and some change for it to get to it. Not being able to sleep SUCKED

[hidden stratus]

You said what I was thinking, but yeah DD2 is far longer. In general time passage is different when you can't skip time like sleeping, waiting or fast travel

[fair jackal]

i don´t remember being able to sleep in CoP

[solid cosmos]

48 minutes seems to be the general standard for video game day/night cycles. So 48m=24h

It's the only one you can sleep in without the use of mods.

[solid cosmos]

Apparently Dd2 is roughly 48 minutes as well. It really just feels way longer though cause of the pacing

[fair jackal]

i just feel like the days should be longer if we can just skip by sleeping

[solid cosmos]

Well thankfully mods will probably allow you to adjust that at some point if the dev's don't add a timescale adjustment themselves.

Who knows, maybe there's a whole slew of options like that for customization

[naive fog]

How lol

Anytime you have to wait for smthn you just sleep

[fair jackal]

i haven´t played it in like a year i guess

[indigo marsh]

I can confirm for agroprom

Although I thought it was automatically assigned after you captured cordon base

Until now

[pseudo rivet]

Awesome

Then I guess I'll do exactly that

[untold salmon]

if i cancel my preorder but then re preorder it in a month or so ill still receive the bonuses right?

[lean quiver]

Probably

[jaunty junco]

Just got a DM from a bot here

[static compass]

As long as you do it before release it should be fine

[untold salmon]

aight sick

[lean quiver]

But really in general i´m againts the practice of pre order

it serves no purpose anymore

[static compass]

It's like an investment

[wide flume]

But I wanna pre order stalker 2

[naive fog]

For games I prefer early access tbh

That gives the full game and everything when it releases

[jaunty junco]

When companies hide "open betas" behind pre order paywalls, thats some bs

[lean quiver]

Like back in the day you pre ordered because it was physical but now that is digital it makes no sense is not like is gonna run out

[jaunty junco]

I remember when steel books were more of a thing

[nimble cipher]

lady.sarrin has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[jaunty junco]

Now its season passes and crappy cosmetics

[naive fog]

Crappy players too for a lot of games these days

CoD fell off real hard

[jaunty junco]

Its community is either angry 12yr olds or man children who never grew up at this point

[naive fog]

Last I played CoD was Warzone 2 season 3 or smthn, not even counting campers and shit but I got flashbanged and ended up assassinating the guy who flashbanged me while blind lol

[jaunty junco]

My last moment was standing on a hill with a minigun and mulching like 5 people then dying, was worth it

[fair jackal]

I keep forgetting what it is people get for preordering it.

[naive fog]

I have screenshots

[untold salmon]

actually no point in cancelling my preorder because it was over 6 months ago whoopsie

[naive fog]

Physical only

[static compass]

Mine has been pre-ordered since September 2022

[untold salmon]

January this year i ordered

[static compass]

One day

[untold salmon]

i await patiently

[static compass]

My first playthrough is gonna be very slow lol

I'm not rushing a thing

[untold salmon]

same i wanna take in everything i can

[celest blaze]

Same

[dense hatch]

I'll spend 3 hours attempting to parkour the new terrain

[lean quiver]

Can´t wait to do all side quest and then do 1 mission of the main

[dense hatch]

immediately bored

stalker 2 critical failure, millions must metro

[gloomy relic]

im gonna rush and then spoil things for anyone who dares click on my spoiler marked comments

||Dont read this||

[hidden stratus]

Spoil things for what

[naive fog]

Aiaiai

[gloomy relic]

heart of chernobyl

[hidden stratus]

Its not even out yet

[gloomy relic]

i mean when it is

[ruby warren]

I play games stupidly slow so it’s gonna be spoiled for me now matter what I’ve accepted that

[hidden stratus]

How do you expect people to remember this months from now

[gloomy relic]

remember what?

[hidden stratus]

What you just said

[ruby warren]

What did he say?

I don’t remember

[hidden stratus]

You dont remember what?

[ruby warren]

What?

[hidden stratus]

huh?

[ruby warren]

Who?

[gloomy relic]

Yes

[dense hatch]

[gloomy relic]

Nah fr im gonna take my time too, ill be staring at every wall, looking for nuggets

Be like, "I wonder what this room would look like at night time"
*stands there for 2 hours

[ruby warren]

Yeah I’ll end up being stupidly OP by a quarter way through the game from exploring too much and trivialize the main quest as is tradition

[dense hatch]

yeah making the main quest a joke before the next difficulty spike is stalker tradition

[gloomy relic]

i explore a good bit but never ended up OP on my first play

[dense hatch]

I cleared out agroprom on my first run

[gloomy relic]

maybe by like the middle of the game i get OP

[ruby warren]

With the game being completely open ended I doubt there’ll be a big main quest difficulty spike