⭐┃nospoilers_general

[dense hatch]

totally not kinda mid

[gaunt burrow]

It is what it is

[dense hatch]

well, 2 is actually pretty good, 1 is kinda mid

[gaunt burrow]

Frank Horrigan is just too goated

[pseudo rivet]

Tactics Lore Gang

[dense hatch]

I still need to finish tactics I'm just so trash at it

[rocky trellis]

The very first Fallout is hilariously good. The beginning experience is only fit for masochist (unmodded)

[royal dome]

Tactics was a pain in the ***

[dense hatch]

best intro though for sure

[granite mortar]

Real

[pseudo rivet]

Best setting too

[rocky trellis]

Nothing better than starting the game and instantly running into scorpions

[granite mortar]

So true
My fav setting sure is orange

[dense hatch]

I'm so sad the midwest brotherhood hadn't really been brought up again

[torn geode]

🫤

[pseudo rivet]

I mean, they kinda did, but it's a different BoS because retcon galore

[torn geode]

Hope they don't do that

[dense hatch]

retcon and fallout are basically intertwined since 2

[royal dome]

You know, I've always wondered why there weren't giant mutated insects in stalker. Isn't that an imperative part of radioactive clichés?

[granite mortar]

Also I reconsidered my favourite 40K faction
Orks are the best
"Im invisible because I believe the colour purple will make me invisible" is peak mindset

[dense hatch]

although there haven't really been as many big ones as I would think beyond visual changes

[pseudo rivet]

Since 2? Thought it started with Tactics / Fallout 3

[granite mortar]

Should have painted it red
For that extra speed

[north herald]

Hello dear people so this is it huh, 20 nov will be the date. I mean we can be pretty sure after the news? 😄

[dense hatch]

I'm fairly sure, although I do need a reference to be sure, that 2 retcons how I think the NCR was formed with it starting at some other spot besides shady sands

[gaunt burrow]

[granite mortar]

Yes

[dense hatch]

but do not trust me on that as I'm not sure

[pseudo rivet]

I doubt that, tbh

[worthy lagoon]

Most of the mutants exist because of other reasons, not because of radiation

[north herald]

sooo gooood

[royal dome]

@north herald so long as the Russians don't interfere

[pseudo rivet]

Oof bro

[dense hatch]

I was thinking of the Khans woopsie

[crisp ruin]

@pseudo rivet did you look closer to picture of that guy

[granite mortar]

Je'Khans?

[pseudo rivet]

Kind of a funky topic, don't you think?

[dense hatch]

the discount raiders?

I'm confused why they changed them from literally raiders to almost raiders in NV

[pseudo rivet]

Okay everyone, just to confirm if everyone in this chat is a guy, I need y'alls dick pic to make sure I can narrow it down who Grokhawk is even talking about

[crisp ruin]

[dense hatch]

aw c'mon

[royal dome]

Ewww

[gaunt burrow]

This. Reading Ozerskys dialogue I'm sure that even flesh mutants are man made despite what SoC description says

[crisp ruin]

I laugh so HARD

that even my grandparents woke up

[gaunt burrow]

I can only hypothesize at this stage... I believe that the Zone was formed as a consequence of some new force. Electromagnetic fields, physical force or radiation couldn't have changed the biosphere so quickly. Obviously, some mutations can be explained by radiation... But, excuse me! An ordinary pig would need hundreds, if not thousands, of years to mutate into flesh! In the Zone the mutation occurred in a couple of years. It's as if someone directly altered the genetic information in individual animals. The thought of that is enough to send shivers down my spine."

[royal dome]

That explains a lot

Thanks

[gaunt burrow]

Mutants such as burers and controllers are also man made (although trilogy never says that. CoP official site does)

[crisp ruin]

OR

[pseudo rivet]

And we know that Controllers and Burers were man-made by the Secret Service

[granite mortar]

Guys please rate these ancient runes describing what might very well be the first Jekan shenanigans

The forester's hut is Zaharich's place. And by north, Jekan means northeast, and by boulder he means two boulders, and by bushes he means three pine trees

[pseudo rivet]

Mfw you were first

[gaunt burrow]

https://cop.stalker-game.com/?page=burer

[crisp ruin]

Freedom Guy X Bloodsucker picture

[pearl jacinth]

THE ZONE

[royal dome]

Don't you mean the KGB?

[pseudo rivet]

Secret Service

[gaunt burrow]

Read this

[crisp ruin]

The Ukrainian one or Russian one?

[royal dome]

Those things are hard to kill

[pseudo rivet]

Secret Service

[gaunt burrow]

https://cop.stalker-game.com/?page=controler

[dense hatch]

controllers are 100% man made

[gaunt burrow]

CoP site misspelled controller

[dense hatch]

I think some of them wear bits of clothes

[crisp ruin]

Imma wildin

[pseudo rivet]

We can also assume the same about Poltergeists, although it isn't confirmed

[crisp ruin]

[pseudo rivet]

Although the rumor is that Poltergeists are the ghosts of Stalkers who died in a radiation hotbed

[dense hatch]

I mean we see what might be infant poltergeists in the dark valley lab

comparing the body of them to the little things in tubes

[pseudo rivet]

Supernatural in the eyes of some, invisible creatures haunting the deeper reaches of the Zone, usually haunting old, abandoned buildings. Nothing is known about their origin, although rumors in circulation claim they are spirits of stalkers hit by a massive wave of radiation. Their mysterious appearances and disappearances seem to correspond to the poltergeist legend, hence the name. Known encounters with poltergeists are quite diverse in fact: from mischievous laughter and blood-chilling howling, to deadly fireballs appearing out of nowhere. Unfortunately, all information about the poltergeist phenomenon originates from unclear and contradictory stories of questionable validity.

[gaunt burrow]

Sounds like a schizo theory fr fr

[pseudo rivet]

Of course, but that's why it's a rumor

[royal dome]

What about the bloodsucker?

[pseudo rivet]

We know nothing about them. Probably man-made though

[dense hatch]

snorks don't really make sense considering how there's still so many of them yet they're just mutated humans

I think from the 2006 disaster only?

[pseudo rivet]

Snorks aren't man-made

At least, not to our knowledge

[dense hatch]

not man made but accidentally made

[pseudo rivet]

They're mutated soldiers and also Stalkers

[gaunt burrow]

bloodsuckers are more enigmatic cuz they almost seem like a different species. Their original description mentions that they are "leftovers" from the experiments that somehow continued to mutate in the Zone on their own. It would make some sense, there is almost nothing "human" about them, and there are several subspecies of them that have adapted to a given environment. But they could also be designed in such way from the start, during the experiments

[naive fog]

They're made of men tho

[pseudo rivet]

They used to be men

[dense hatch]

they all look basically the same though, which might just be a time saving moment

[gaunt burrow]

Gameplay reasons I suppose

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah

[royal dome]

Yall may be a bit young to remember the cartoon. That's why I LMAO every time I see the word "snork"

[granite mortar]

Wheres Mr. Anomalous to say the line?

[pseudo rivet]

I mean, they're called "Snorks" for a reason. Do we see anyone in the Zone wearing their type of gasmask? No, yet there they are

[dense hatch]

I think a guy on one of the covers does

[pseudo rivet]

Wow

One single guy

[granite mortar]

Snork in disguise

[dense hatch]

or just a very similar gasmask

hey c'mon it's not like nobody wears it

[pseudo rivet]

So, basically, if you're wearing that gas mask, you're doomed to become a Snork

The Zone discriminating on gas masks fr

[dense hatch]

it's like that one SCP that I don't really care about enough to google

[pseudo rivet]

[granite mortar]

You wear the mask and a quest "Kill the Snorklok" pops up on GiO's PDA

[dense hatch]

I like the idea of certain species going extinct at some point in stalker

just because it'd be neat to think about

[gaunt burrow]

I also think that Pseudogiants, judging by their human foot hanging from their lower back, their face and even bald spot were most likely humans at 1 point. And are result of some experiments

True that

[naive fog]

F to GIO tho

Bro got double banned

[granite mortar]

So true

[dense hatch]

I think stalcraft might be the one that had the idea of controllers being extinct due to being hunted down religiously

[gaunt burrow]

Species like snorks would make sense to go extinct at 1 point as its veryyy unlikely that snorks can reproduce

[granite mortar]

#justiceforsnorkfannumber1

[gaunt burrow]

Huh? Gio banned? How?

[royal dome]

Eww yeah you're right

[dense hatch]

snorks, pseudogiants, controllers, and burers

maybe bloodsuckers

[naive fog]

First broke discord tos then mods banned him for re joining

[granite mortar]

Something something Kuro being nerd

[dense hatch]

but the fact they make nests though

[rocky trellis]

We got Snork maidens at home, the Snork "maiden" at home: Stalker snork

[royal dome]

laughing hysterically

[gaunt burrow]

Dutyers at SoCs Garbage talk about mutants "breeding like flies" but that might also be a figure of speech

[pseudo rivet]

I mean, I don't think so

In fact, we know about mutant dens underground

[gaunt burrow]

Here

[pseudo rivet]

Remember the last time Duty decided to use explosives underground?

[gaunt burrow]

Fair

[crisp ruin]

[rocky trellis]

Maybe spontaneous generation was real all along. You seriously think mutants are spawning from thin air in my cozy stalker games?

[dense hatch]

I think that's just boars and fleshes

[crisp ruin]

What's happening? suddenly I se Snorks with Duty, wtf is happein

[dense hatch]

because they seem to only be attacked by boars and fleshes

[pseudo rivet]

We can also assume this counts for dogs too

[dense hatch]

dogs and variants yeah

[royal dome]

Let's be honest, boars were there before

[pseudo rivet]

Rodents as well

[rocky trellis]

dogs too

[dense hatch]

dogs were mentioned

[pseudo rivet]

I'd love to see even bigger swarms of Rodents, tbh

[royal dome]

Hamsters?

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah, Rodents

[rocky trellis]

Rodents of unusual size when?

[pseudo rivet]

ROUS fr

[gaunt burrow]

I suspect that Pseudodogs also can reproduce. In CoP Noah just had 1 pseudodog called Lesie but in his good ending slide there are all 3

[naive fog]

The book Ołowiany Świt has a cool part when the main character is running from a massive horde of tushankos and complaining about low quality russian ammo and has to get up high to escape

[gaunt burrow]

But it could also be scenario of him finding and taming other dogs

[pseudo rivet]

I counted that under dogs, tbh

[naive fog]

Tushankos would realistically be some of the worst mutants in hordes

[rocky trellis]

Wasn't Noah's dog originally regular dog as a puppy but mutated or something?

[royal dome]

That's one thing I hated in COP. I got swarmed by them and was eaten

[naive fog]

Just use a knife

[pseudo rivet]

No

[dense hatch]

they are just mutated wolves

[royal dome]

Why a knife? I tried blowing them up

[pseudo rivet]

But honestly? I wish I could just stomp Rodents

They're small enough

[granite mortar]

Getting high would be the last thing Id do when running from something
I would only get high once I got somewhere high where the tushkanos cant reach me

[naive fog]

Conserve the ammo

[rocky trellis]

Throwing a grenade at the nest of bloodscukers is probably something almost everyone has tried

[royal dome]

Misjudged the blast radius a few times tho

[pseudo rivet]

And succeeded in. Also killed them with the Vintar BC and the PB-1s

[royal dome]

Never the knife tho

I have to say, it is the best way of picking locks tho lmao

[naive fog]

I use knife a bit less tbh. Knife on controllers and snorks hoes hardest

[gaunt burrow]

Yes but in PC version of SoC you can't receive entry about pseudodogs (at least I never received it in all playthroughs) and another source of learning about their origins is CoP website which many people don't know about

So I wouldn't say that info about their origin is popular

[rocky trellis]

I learned to knife boars and fleshes because one of the mods has so terrible start that even shotgun ammo is too expensive

[pseudo rivet]

Despite the name pseudodogs developed from wolves, the wild animals inhabiting the Zone's forest when the catastrophe occurred gave rise to one of the most dangerous mutant species. Pseudodogs are about as different from mutated dogs as wild wolves are different from mongrels. The creatures mark and guard their territory, attacking those who enter without mercy. Their reaction, mobility and sharp teeth make pseudodogs very serious enemies for large mutants and well-armed stalkers alike.

[royal dome]

What's up with the pseudo dogs disappearing when I shoot one?

[pseudo rivet]

Those are the illusions of a Psy Dog

[gaunt burrow]

Crimson did you ever received that entry?

[pseudo rivet]

No, but it's in the Survival Guide

[dense hatch]

I assume psydogs are just more mutated pseudodogs

[rocky trellis]

Wolves are just furry dogs, change my mind

[gaunt burrow]

I heard soemthing about it being bugged and not given to players in PC version

[dense hatch]

because animals can still die from psy emissions

[gaunt burrow]

From my own experience I can confirm

[pseudo rivet]

Psy Emissions don't exist

[royal dome]

Regardless, I hate them..... A LOT

[pseudo rivet]

Eh, mutants are easy enough, as long as you just keep your distance

[dense hatch]

just zones of psy radiation I don't remember the name

[rocky trellis]

Killing pseudo doggo from distance is a nightmare though

[dense hatch]

and that's what they refer to the yantar lab as giving off

[pseudo rivet]

Besides, most of the time, it's just better to avoid them altogether if possible. It's not like you can loot them so it's just a waste of supplies and weapon / armor condition

[royal dome]

The artifacts still aren't respawning 🥺

[pseudo rivet]

I don't think anything about this was ever mentioned before

[rocky trellis]

in which game? They definitely do on Call of Pripyat

[dense hatch]

isn't that what they say you're trying to equalize in CS?

the inconsistent psy emissions?

[pseudo rivet]

Psy Emissions don't exist

[granite mortar]

Yes
Wolf is definitely a furry

[royal dome]

Clear sky is where i am right now...... not one has respawned 😭

[pseudo rivet]

Soon™️

[granite mortar]

You cant leave the map doe

[royal dome]

And this girl is broke

[dense hatch]

psi not psy

[pseudo rivet]

Pull a Hip, I guess

[pseudo rivet]

Neither

[rocky trellis]

But war is for profit. Guess just gotta scavenge for scraps

[dense hatch]

did you play CS

[royal dome]

Pull a hip?

[rocky trellis]

Hip is a character

[dense hatch]

it's also apparently in the item card for the psy helm

[pseudo rivet]

The Zone is being destabilized by the outbursts of Emissions, potentially scorching everything inside and potentially anything outside the Zone as well

[royal dome]

I'm so confused right now? I need these artifacts so I can not die every few seconds

[dense hatch]

my use of it was correct

[pseudo rivet]

No, because they're not Psi Emissions

[dense hatch]

that's what the psi fields are called in SoC and CS, literally check the wiki

you are incorrect in a way that is verifiably wrong

[pseudo rivet]

Ah yes, because we're obviously talking about psi-fields

Help us! The Third Disaster is being caused by psi-fields!

[gaunt burrow]

Artifacts do respawn in CS but eh, you gotta wait 2 ingame days (around 5 IRL hours) in 1 location

they won't respawn on one map if you will be at any other map, no matter how much time you will spend there

[dense hatch]

that's what I was referring to when I said psy dogs are just more mutated pseudodogs because animals can die from psy emissions

[royal dome]

Yall ever try traversing the red forest with no armor, 1 medkit, 3 bandages, and no antirad?

[dense hatch]

please pay attention to context

[pseudo rivet]

Stop saying "psy emissions", you don't know what it means

[dense hatch]

just check the wiki

[pseudo rivet]

Just check the games

[royal dome]

1 location?

[dense hatch]

I assume you have some sort of browser and it takes 5 seconds

[royal dome]

Wtf is that?

[dense hatch]

I went to verify it was correct and it is, please do so instead of being willfully incorrect

[still ridge]

Psy emissions? You mean the transmission of psi radiation?

[gaunt burrow]

Sakharov does mentions psy-emissions in Clear Sky tho, in more than 1 dialogue in fact

[dense hatch]

yup

[pseudo rivet]

Ah yes, because we can definitely count the Fandom STALKER Wiki as a credible source

[gaunt burrow]

"In this instance it would appear that we are dealing with a man-made device. These documents are a manual for the cooling system of that device, which is located in the underground part of the facility. Its power consumption is quite astounding! So, the picture is becoming clearer... It seems that these bursts of psy-activity occur as a result of failure in the device's cooling system... If we could repair it, that would significantly reduce psy-emission levels. I will need some time to consider this matter, so please proceed towards the facility and join Lefty and his group of stalkers. I should have more information for you while you're making your way there."

[dense hatch]

yes when it has text evidence

[pseudo rivet]

Ah yes, because they're obviously causing the Third Disaster

[still ridge]

I’m sorry what’s the debate this time

[dense hatch]

what are you on about that's unrelated

[still ridge]

[gaunt burrow]

"If Strelok is in the factory, getting inside without a psy-protection device is virtually impossible. We have been studying the psy-emissions originating from the factory for years; they have a pronounced pulse nature. When they are in their low phase, people go into the factory relatively safely. However, we are unable to predict when the next emission will take place, so going inside is like playing Russian roulette. If you decide to follow Strelok into the factory you will most likely end up with your brains melted like most of the zombies around here. There is something which I may be able to do for you, however. Some time ago, I was contacted by a group of stalkers who managed to come out of the factory alive. They came across a technical documentation archive in one of the buildings. Those documents could shed light on what the factory contains and help us uncover the source of such powerful psy-emissions. Help me find those documents and I'll help you get inside the factory."

[pseudo rivet]

Bro, he ain't talking about Psi/Psy-Emissions, he's talking about the actual Emissions

[dense hatch]

psy emissions are actual terminology for those little fields of psy emission

[royal dome]

You mean to tell me I have to spend 5 hours in the great swamp just running in circles?

[dense hatch]

I'm not what are you talking about I clarified like 6 times

go reread the first thing I sent

[pseudo rivet]

isn't that what they say you're trying to equalize in CS?
the inconsistent psy emissions?

Bro, tf you on about?

[dense hatch]

READ

[dense hatch]

AND READ MORE

[pseudo rivet]

That's not the first message that started this. Bro is being brain scorched fr

[dense hatch]

the rest of them understood just fine this is a you issue

matt actually went and pulled up the specific dialog which I appreciate

in CS part of the main quest is repairing the factory to fix the bursts of much stronger psy emissions

[royal dome]

Damsel in distress here.... can anyone get me a solid answer please?

[dense hatch]

psy emissions is the correct terminology for what I was referring to

emissions are not the same as psy emissions

[pseudo rivet]

If you actually were talking about that, then you made it really damn unclear and your use of "equalize" is totally wrong

[pseudo rivet]

You can also just wait and do nothing

It's up to you

[dense hatch]

was the context not apparent to you specifically when it was to everyone else

[pseudo rivet]

Because you mentioned "equalize". You obviously used it in the wrong context

[dense hatch]

you were incorrect about terminology or just didn't pay attention

that's unrelated to what happened after

[royal dome]

Thank you..... I can't say I'm happy with the result.....

[pseudo rivet]

Nuh-uh

[dense hatch]

sorry didn't notice this was en_fallout

[pseudo rivet]

Anyways, yes, Emissions and Psy-Emissions exist, but they're obviously different things altogether

[royal dome]

That's true

[dense hatch]

yes, psy emissions was what was being discussed

not normal emissions

[royal dome]

I've only experienced that in yantar tho

[dense hatch]

you said psy emissions were not a thing which is just a moment

[pseudo rivet]

Not in the context I thought you meant it, because you just dropped "equalize" out of nowhere

[dense hatch]

you still kept that after the 25 other messages

and wasn't helped by you not knowing what psy emissions means

[pseudo rivet]

I know what they are

[dense hatch]

then why did you say they weren't a thing

[pseudo rivet]

I simply figured you didn't because you said "equalize"

[royal dome]

So I'm standing here at agroprom... someone please start me a timer 😆

[dense hatch]

you still should've realized after the 15 other messages and context

[pseudo rivet]

Nuh-uh, you shouldn't have used that word to begin with

[dense hatch]

and response of saying they don't exist wasn't helpful

[pseudo rivet]

Anyways, yes, now we up to speed

They do exist

Doubt anything got mentioned about mutants, though

Maybe CoP, I forgor

[royal dome]

[dense hatch]

they die from emissions which I don't remember what emissions are exactly made of except "zone energy"

the fact that if you survive one via anabotics the mind stills leads toward thinking they're somehow related to psy radiation

[gaunt burrow]

its basically just that yeah, zones energy

Lebedev describes it as "A normal emission is the release of energy accumulated in the Zone, a discharge if you like."

[dense hatch]

it's just not really clear what "energy" means

[royal dome]

Does the 5 hours have to be all at once?

[old jungle]

energy is the quantification of change

[dense hatch]

I don't think it's normal psy radiation because it kills animals and to my knowledge animals in the zone are immune to it

[pseudo rivet]

I mean, seen how Emissions and Anabiotics affect the nervous system, it's reasonable to assume that said energy would be psy-energy

[dense hatch]

I mean specifically what type

[gaunt burrow]

in the gameplay emissions (normal emissions I mean) do kill crows but that's just that

[dense hatch]

a bunch of animals are seen running from an emission in the CS intro though

[old jungle]

what even is a type of energy? 🤔

[gaunt burrow]

yeah them running away is a good point

[pseudo rivet]

Remember the mention of mutants being able to pick up energies we humans can't?

Them running away from them makes sense

[gaunt burrow]

if we're talking about gameplay alone I've never seen normal emissions killing anyone except crows (from mutants) but in the lore not sure

[royal dome]

This sucks 😭

[pseudo rivet]

It do B wat it B

[gaunt burrow]

i guess you're referring to Kruglovs research PDA entry?

[old jungle]

what's wrong?

[gaunt burrow]

"... as it turns out, the emissions affect primarily the advanced spheres of cognitive activity. Experiments show that only humans and animals with developed cognitive processes, such as dogs and horses are susceptible to these emissions. Of the above, only humans enter a state of trance - in animals the effect is limited to a strong feeling of fear. Judging by this evidence, it would be reasonable to conclude that the emissions are geared specifically towards the human brain. Extensive studies on "volunteers" have shown that subjects will leave the trance if given medicamental treatment. We also developed experimental devices that will protect, to a certain extent, the human brain from these emissions. According to our calculations, the source of these emissions is located in the center of Lake Yantar. The source, itself, is likely to be artificial in nature, which means that it can be disabled. There is also the danger of criminals attempting to reach the source of the emissions and gaining control over it."

[indigo marsh]

He first got banned from discord from breaking TOS. Then he joined this server on his new account and he mentioned that he was g i o and he revealed he was ban evading from the discord ban so he got banned for that.

[gaunt burrow]

ahh yeah, good point. forgot about that dialogue ngl

[lethal orchid]

I am literally Redrick Schuhart

[royal dome]

@old jungle I gotta wait 5 hours for artifacts to respawn because I'm a broke girl ☹️

[celest blaze]

💀

[royal dome]

@lethal orchid FINALLY ! Someone who read the book

[celest blaze]

What tos did he break at first I forget

[pseudo rivet]

And while this obviously refers to a signal from a human-made device, it implies that they can pick up more than just that

[old jungle]

Playing Clear Sky? You should be fine without waiting for them to respawn.

[royal dome]

Not a single one has respawned

[loud gate]

Don't waste time waiting in a spot, have some other forays in the meantime.

You can return at any time to the location

[old jungle]

the time has to be spent on the location though

[pseudo rivet]

You can also do Flayer's game or join a faction to earn money, I guess

[gaunt burrow]

there are artifacts in other locations

[old jungle]

artifacts are obviously a nice boost but the game can clearly be completed without ever touching them (I know because I tried )

[loud gate]

No? I mean, I believe so, but like, full location, not just exact place and surroundings.

[worn oar]

Play a anomaly gamma

[royal dome]

I need money

[old jungle]

what for?

[loud gate]

https://tenor.com/view/metal-gear-solid5-cqc-melee-disarm-venom-snake-gif-25558317

[royal dome]

Armor repair, medkits

[pseudo rivet]

Hey, wait a minute... Isn't that the game that copied Helldivers' movement system?

[loud gate]

https://tenor.com/view/wesker-albert-albert-wesker-resident-evil-resident-evil-4-gif-5143688443782660001

[old jungle]

do side quests, farm enemies, collect other loot... there's plenty of other ways to make money

[pseudo rivet]

https://tenor.com/view/how-bro-felt-after-writing-that-how-bro-felt-alpha-wolf-alpha-alpha-meme-gif-307456636039877895

[royal dome]

In like literally out of armor here

[old jungle]

in the case of an emergency, there's a trick to make like 50k if you are at the Red Forest

[worn oar]

https://tenor.com/view/goofy-ahh-memes-gif-4093852067409241275

[royal dome]

What's that?

[old jungle]

play without armor

[gaunt burrow]

hold on @royal dome you are still at the swamps or left it already?

[pseudo rivet]

Inb4 never left

[royal dome]

I'm right beside it at agroprom

[pseudo rivet]

Oh yeah, true

Welp, did you also find the artifacts at Agroprom?

[gaunt burrow]

Hold on I can show you a neat trick. will mention you in #📸┃screens_and_videos channel

[royal dome]

At the southernmost anomaly field

[old jungle]

maybe she could grab the stash near Tuzla tunnel

[pseudo rivet]

There are more

You can also go to the one just North of the Duty base and those North of the Stalker camp

[old jungle]

Another idea, help the stalkers get through the swampy area North-West of Agroprom and you'll get a suit as a reward

[pseudo rivet]

Yup

Upgraded as well

[gaunt burrow]

^

[royal dome]

@gaunt burrow that's insane! I like it 👌

[old jungle]

let us know if you manage to progress

[worthy lagoon]

@pseudo rivet ||Deez nuts||

[pseudo rivet]

Yo mom

I can play like that as well

[royal dome]

Thanks! 😁

[pseudo rivet]

Bro cruel fr

[worthy lagoon]

You just trolled yourself

And everyone else in this chat

[crisp ruin]

[gaunt burrow]

"I love you" "deez nuts"

[pseudo rivet]

Nah, you're actually just trolling ||yourself ||

[gaunt burrow]

||I wish you all a good day be well||

what happened to Ranjid btw? haven't seen him for a while now

[pseudo rivet]

He's still around

[worn oar]

[pseudo rivet]

Just been a little while since he's posted something

[worn oar]

Reverse psychology

[gaunt burrow]

is he still wishing us a good day every day or am I just missing his messages?

[gaunt burrow]

ahh

[pseudo rivet]

Nah, last message was on the 7th

[worn oar]

Is expecting the message and seeing it regardless count as being trolled?

[pseudo rivet]

No

[last moth]

Eyo stalker
Yesterday I did warcrimes on Sidorovich (and he liked it)

[worn oar]

[royal dome]

It worked! Now I can get some medkits anyway. Had to slaughter a bunch of renegades tho

[gaunt burrow]

marked one what de hell??

[untold silo]

Why is duty's armour black?
It doesn't really make sense in a camouflage way

[royal dome]

Freedom said they would take anybody, but won't let me join 🥺

[pseudo rivet]

You'll have to help them

[gaunt burrow]

complete Chekhovs second sidequest

[pseudo rivet]

Or, well, first side quest

And only

Y'know how it B

[royal dome]

I did, he said I'd be a perfect fit, but said he'd let me know

[gaunt burrow]

also even if you complete that quest you won't be able to join Freedom still, because of Agroprom quests

at Agroprom you have to deal with Duty who are Freedoms enemies so that makes sense why game isn't letting you join Freedom at that point

[pseudo rivet]

Ah, brodette hasn't done Agroprom Underground yet

[royal dome]

I'm past that. I'm technically supposed to find a way into lymansk

[last moth]

¿¿Marked one?? ¿¿What the.. hell~~??

[worn oar]

Explain goodwill to him

[pseudo rivet]

Inb4 bugged

Inb4 SRP

[royal dome]

Some forester guy told me to

[gaunt burrow]

so you completed Chekhovs second sidequest, all Agroprom quests and still can't join Freedom?

[royal dome]

Yup yup

[gaunt burrow]

yeah then, most likely a bug

[pseudo rivet]

Bug fr

SRP?

[royal dome]

🤬

[last moth]

Remember stalker
You can use funny cheat codes in order to fly over that cringy river and then do funny stuff in Limansk and then summon hordes of demons in the hospital area because of the helicopter

[pseudo rivet]

Sounds cringe

Wack even

[last moth]

Yes it is

Imagine cheating (that's a massive lack of skill)

[royal dome]

Really? Sounds exciting

[gaunt burrow]

@royal dome do you play vanilla version or do you have other modifications installed like SRP?

[worn oar]

It can be related to goodwill level

He mightve killed someone lmao

[last moth]

@royal dome Are you playing in easy mode (really cringe and ga-) or in master mode (supreme chad)?

[royal dome]

I'm on Xbox. There are very very few mods available..... and I'm on easy. This game is brutal

[last moth]

I hate easy mode players!!!!😡😡😡

[worn oar]

SRP or not, goodwill level is required to join factions. If a faction goodwill level is not high enough, you will not be able to join them

[granite mortar]

rather NOT over SRP

[royal dome]

Most of the mods are just texture packs and weapon mods

[pseudo rivet]

Truly an Xbox (and Novice) moment

[royal dome]

Well I'm not exactly experienced here

[last moth]

Btw, yep, clear sky IS BRUTAL (i've finished all the stalker saga in hard mode, and by far, clear sky is the most painful)

[gaunt burrow]

Ok what is your relation with Freedom?

aftr chekhovs second sidequest they all should become friendly

[royal dome]

The bars are halfway?

[worn oar]

Goodwill level is basically gained by doing missions and helping stalkers from a certain faction. If you kill someone, it might not force them into hostile state if your goodwill was good with them, instead, you simply lower it.

[pseudo rivet]

See? Bug

Xbox moment

Or the game is punishing you for not playing on Master (Based )

[gaunt burrow]

after completing chekhovs sidequest? Ok that just seems like console version bug then ngl

[royal dome]

Again 🤬

[worn oar]

The game is punishing him for killing a freedom stalker "accidently"

[gaunt burrow]

i guess its just console version being wacky

[last moth]

Master players 😎

[worn oar]

He must give some medkits and do more missions if possible.

[last moth]

(Master players in cordon 💀)

[royal dome]

I'm not a happy girl right now...

[gaunt burrow]

do you have older saves?

[dense hatch]

strange how that's pretty much the only thing it does

not even a reduction in prices or anything just a bit of wiggle room

[royal dome]

Yes. Wait, is this why the artifacts won't respawn?

[last moth]

Because they do not respawn

[dense hatch]

they should respawn after a long time

[gaunt burrow]

wdym? artifacts do spawn but you'll need to wait 5 hours (not recommended)

[worn oar]

Not really, it's a simple system. Each task has its own goodwill points. Killing a stalker from a certain faction hits a specific amount of points and its usually more than what one mission can handle

[dense hatch]

just complaining about the lack of benefits for goodwill

[gaunt burrow]

Artifacts do respawn in CS but eh, you gotta wait 2 ingame days (around 5 IRL hours) in 1 location. they won't respawn on one map if you will be at any other map, no matter how much time you will spend there

[dense hatch]

considering it's faction goodwill it doesn't really help much

[worn oar]

How so? Goodwill actually reduces trader prices, and increases sell prices if I remember correctly

It's also your way to gain a spot with their ranks

[gaunt burrow]

does it? lowkey never paid attention to that

[royal dome]

Okay, so I'll stand here at the anomaly field with my bolt and detector thing, while eating birthday cake ice cream and watching the conjuring series

[gaunt burrow]

i don't think theres big difference in prices regardless,right?

[worn oar]

You can not join a faction unless you have more than 500 I think

An average mission gives 50ish

Helping in fire fights might give some extra points

[gaunt burrow]

not needed. there are artifacts in all locations except in last 3

[worn oar]

The difference is not big

But you can notice it the moment you join the faction

[royal dome]

Last 3?

[worn oar]

It's basically you having 600+ goodwill

[gaunt burrow]

||Limansk, deserted hospital and CNPP are last locations||

[royal dome]

I didn't catch that

[gaunt burrow]

also its better to restock on your supplies before entering Limansk, trust me. you'll see why

[royal dome]

I'm scared 😱

[gaunt burrow]

get as many ammo, medkits and bandages as you can before going there. and repair your equipment

[royal dome]

That's why I need money

[worn oar]

How about you do the holly run Alexa?

[gaunt burrow]

how many artifacts do you have? you can make good money by selling artifacts to Sid

[worn oar]

[royal dome]

The Holly run?

I only have the 3 artifacts that I use

[gaunt burrow]

take a look here

there are many ways money can be earned, by completing sidequests of different NPCs, selling artifacts or raiding cordon

and giving flashdrives to technicians

[worn oar]

@pseudo rivet

[gaunt burrow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5RCfgJflT4 heres video for flash drives

video about putting everything in 1 soldiers body and dragging it back to sid I already sent. do you know how sidequests in Clear Sky work? @royal dome

[royal dome]

I have done a few

[pseudo rivet]

Ah yes, the Holy Run, our beloved STOC tradition

[royal dome]

What is it?

[pseudo rivet]

Basically, the Holy Run is our name for surviving the machine gunner at the Cordon

[royal dome]

Oh yeah, that was fun

[pseudo rivet]

Hella

[royal dome]

What a pain in the ***

[gaunt burrow]

basically, not completing all item retvieval sidequests in 1 location softlocks you from receiving other sidequests in other locations

[pseudo rivet]

But those who manage to do it without getting hit are seen as hella based

No Hit Holy Run

[royal dome]

That definitely wasn't me

I was half dead when I made it to Sid

[pseudo rivet]

There's also the Holy Run without the delay and also the Holy Run from the Cordon to the Great Swamps

And variations can be made with those

[royal dome]

You'll forgive me if I don't attempt it right?

[pseudo rivet]

Stealth Holy Run is also possible, but kinda boring

[pseudo rivet]

Sure, you've already done the Holy Run

No based points for you, though

[royal dome]

Thanks

You sure know how to treat a lady 😛

So you're saying I messed up my chances of joining a faction by neglecting certain side quests?

[gaunt burrow]

nope, Freedom only has 3 sidequests in total (excluding Chekhovs quests), but thats not relevant because after Chekhovs second sidequest relation with Freedom should've been increased to maximum already

[royal dome]

......

[gaunt burrow]

the fact that it didn't makes me think its console version bug (or console version being wacky in general)

[royal dome]

I wish there were more mods for it

[gaunt burrow]

have you accidentally or purposely killed freedom NPCs?

[royal dome]

I could use some new quests for COP

Nope, I accidentally killed some bandits that tried to Rob me tho. That's why I can't visit the trader or the tech at their base anymore

[gaunt burrow]

No idea about console versions but I'm a PC player and such thing never happened to me. after "Talk to Sakharov" quest became available I always could join Freedom

dunno how to help you here, sorry

[royal dome]

Oh it's okay. I just want to beat the game. The only stalker I completed was COP

[pseudo rivet]

Sounds like a #1215013259740979320 moment, tbh

[gaunt burrow]

you should've completed SoC first tbh

[royal dome]

Came real close to beating SOC but I keep being blown up by helicopters at the CNPP

[gaunt burrow]

CoP is last game everyone should complete

[gaunt burrow]

ahh

[indigo marsh]

This was his latest message #⭐┃nospoilers_general message

[gaunt burrow]

real. i think you should report it

[royal dome]

Idk how to do that

While I'm off on that rant.... anybody else have any issues with the helicopter? I certainly already tried the holy run.....

[gaunt burrow]

go to that channel and click either PS Clear Sky bugs or Xbox Clear Sky bugs (depends on what are you using)

Then, copy and fill this format:

Type of the bug: technical/visual/quest/dialog or VO/etc
Does it repeatable: Yes/No
Does it block the gameplay: Yes/No
Description of bug and any reproduction steps:
Add photo or link to exchange services to share files (if needed):

[royal dome]

I'll give that a try. Maybe they'll do something about the artifacts too

[gaunt burrow]

what about artifacts?

[royal dome]

The whole respawn thing

[gaunt burrow]

i honestly don't think its a bug

seems like its done on purpose

[royal dome]

I shouldn't have to sit by a campfire for three game days to get an artifact 😡

[gaunt burrow]

again, there are artifacts in all locations except last ones

locations such as Army Warehouses, Red Forest and Yantar have especially good artifacts

[royal dome]

The ones in COP respawn! 🥺

[gaunt burrow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrPxvyTq1Y8

[royal dome]

Well, they're not very good either

[gaunt burrow]

speaking of artifacts, you better watch Bekhkhit's vids (even though he plays modded version artifacts in vanilla are still in the same place so thats irrelevant)

[royal dome]

I'll try that

I guess I'm about to head that way. Lymansk is calling

[gaunt burrow]

how well are you prepared? not worth it entering there with armor thats not repaired

hah, that rhymes nicely

but yeah, Limansk is absolute bloodbath @royal dome , get a lot of artifacts, sell them to Sidorovich and get more money to buy lots of ammos, bandages, medkits etc. don't forget to repair your equipment too

[royal dome]

I can't get any more artifacts between here and there. I already found them all.

I've resorted to capping bandits and selling their stuff.... which is a long and tedious process

[gaunt burrow]

raid cordon outpost instead. better profit

and soldiers will keep respawning so their number is pretty much unlimited

[royal dome]

Well, except for one artifact at the burnt farmstead...... that one disappeared like a fart in the wind

[granite mortar]

Molit said it wont when I asked but he might have missinterpreted the question

better go #📜┃ask-gsc

well we know you can have eng text and ua dub, but I dont think you can choose to have parts of dub in ua and parts in eng

I know

[dense hatch]

it does?

I never noticed a price difference for loners or duty

do you mean SoC or CS/CoP?

[finite dragon]

does anyone know what that whale sound is in clear sky

pretty sure its in CoP aswell

[dense hatch]

what whale sound

[dense hatch]

when does it happen?

[finite dragon]

like im just walking and i keep hearing it every so often

[dense hatch]

I'm not sure what sound you're referring to because to my knowledge there aren't any whale sounds in the ambient soundtrack

do you have a recording?

[finite dragon]

i actually found a video of it, i can send video links in chat or no?

[worn oar]

Yeah

[finite dragon]

https://youtu.be/XyB8oQvj5g4?si=XLZ8yhes_xrmr-B_

its the first few sounds. sounds like a whale

[dense hatch]

I'm fairly sure that's just a cello for atmosphere

[dense hatch]

normal instrumental sound effect

[gaunt burrow]

Yeah those sounds are for gameplay effect

[finite dragon]

darn i thought it was something cool like a creature or something

[granite mortar]

errmmm
Actually
Its the S2 drawn map whale from north east

[grim palm]

[royal dome]

So I downloaded an artifact map..... there are no artifacts there..... are you all sure that this is normal?

[granite mortar]

What map?

[broken latch]

Hello cats and stalkers

[naive fog]

Sup

[royal dome]

Stalker wiki map

[granite mortar]

Omg hi bestie

[granite mortar]

You sure its for the correct game?

SoC artifact maps wont work with CS and vice versa

[broken latch]

Hi Bob cat

[pseudo rivet]

Y'arr

[woven snow]

microsoft store link isn't working

[dense hatch]

probably overwhelmed or something

[woven snow]

i'm literally (well, was) getting a 404 page

well, not anymore it seems!

[frail rover]

So wait, that's pre-orders for only the digital editions?

[finite dragon]

clear sky map is bigger than i thought

[lean quiver]

Why does the Microsoft store page of stalker 2 says that it has in game purchases

[thorny matrix]

ohgod

[dense hatch]

dlc and skins probably

[finite dragon]

stalker 2 battlepass

[grim palm]

If the game isn't delayed again to add snork fingers as food type. I'm gonna be disappointed

[lean quiver]

get help

[dense hatch]

you should help

[lean quiver]

Not qualified

[dense hatch]

too bad

[dire dagger]

nothing beats field experience get out there son time to earn your keep as one of those tik tok therapists

[dense hatch]

you aren't qualified for a lot of the things you do why not add therapy to it

practice makes perfect after all

[dire dagger]

just because ive never defused a bomb doesn't mean i can't

ive just never tried

[dense hatch]

TRUE

[lean quiver]

Doubt you could defuse a bomb though

[dire dagger]

who knows maybe i could

[wraith socket]

This is a great article that just came out, about Clear Sky, written by my close friend in Bulgaria: https://www.sapphirenation.net/try-clear-sky? @gaunt burrow

[gilded flower]

because you're not peak without peaking the sky

[grim palm]

[shadow cipher]

https://tenor.com/view/let-me-in-eric-andre-wanna-come-in-gif-13730108

[wary quest]

should i pre order stalker i want to but money isnt free

[dense hatch]

if you don't have the spare cash, don't

[calm bough]

[karmic vale]

Or you could dream like your playing it

[random bridge]

im.so stoned rn

[lethal orchid]

Play stalker

X labs solo while stoned will give you nightmare tier paranoia I imagine

[nimble cipher]

weewdiedrich has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[pearl jacinth]

experiencing an emission while stoned is gonna get u messed UP

[random bridge]

i tried getting in asmuch stalker in those 10 minutes

[jovial monolith]

oh my god I shouldve hopped on stalker earlier just for that

have you played gamma? the emissions are INSTENSE and I was a little stoned for that it was so cool

[pearl jacinth]

looking up and seeing the sky

[jovial monolith]

I wanted to smash the sky

and not in the thor way

[pearl jacinth]

F.R.E.A.K.E.R.

[jovial monolith]

thats my status now

[naive moth]

Huh

[wraith socket]

Snork!

[wraith socket]

This just happened tonight.

[untold karma]

Hello

[gaunt burrow]

Hi

[elder robin]

I'm playing shadow of chernobyl for the first time and I'm loving it, I can tell why people love this series so much, even as an old game it's so much more fun than most of the shovelware trash we have today

It's making me even more excited for stalker 2, my plan is to play as much as the main series before the release as I can

[oak marsh]

Hello. Anyone know when stalker 2 physical ultimate edition will be available?

[wraith socket]

The thing is...when it actually becomes available you won't have to ask. The news will spread everywhere when the game finally gets released.

[worthy lagoon]

What is going to happen in Oct 25th?

Regarding STALKER mods

@loud gate

[loud gate]

New modding rules go into effect

[worthy lagoon]

Where can i find those?

[loud gate]

Official S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Website

[worthy lagoon]

i cannot find the section

oh i see, nice

i found something on reddit an gsc website

[crisp ruin]

Because of some early access gonna happen???

[worthy lagoon]

what?

[crisp ruin]

I don't get it

[granite mortar]

Sup fellow Grokkers

[worthy lagoon]

Have you played Valley of Whispers? @granite mortar

[granite mortar]

Yeah

Like
I literally have all mods I finished listed on that link in my bio

[rocky trellis]

ez, just blow it up. Then it will not blow up (again)

[worthy lagoon]

Is Return To The Zone standalone? @granite mortar

[granite mortar]

Yes

Return to the Peak

[worthy lagoon]

Try Dollchan 8 @granite mortar

[granite mortar]

Dollchan is abysmal dogshit

It constantly requires you to buy something without giving you ways to make money in the first place

Everyone I talked to just spawnes in expensive artifacts to skip thr grindy quests

[subtle pasture]

Hi! Do we know how much is physical copy?

[worthy lagoon]

#🖤┃s2-pre-order

[lean quiver]

FF 16 releasing today

[wind thunder]

I started anomaly a recently and i am stuck in a way i didn't expect...

I started the quest meet with tukarev and i have all starting equipment and i somehow got to the chernobyl npp so now if i keep going i will get killed by psi and i have 12 shotgun shells and 2 rifle rounds left so going back will be troublesome, what do i do?

[granite mortar]

Me when shit mods are shit:

[celest blaze]

delete anomaly and play CoTZ

[granite mortar]

Delete mods
Play Peak Sky

[celest blaze]

based

[wind thunder]

i finnished clear sky 3 times over

[granite mortar]

Play again

[celest blaze]

but fr i'd ask anomaly questions in the anomaly server

[wind thunder]

yeah, i did, just wanted to see if here had any advice

[celest blaze]

fair

[indigo marsh]

100 percent

You can never replay clear sky enough

[pseudo rivet]

True

[indigo marsh]

[granite mortar]

Peak Sky gets even Peaker with each playthrough

[finite dragon]

if I receive my steam key for the game and dont activate it on my account right away, will it ever expire?

[indigo marsh]

And also more stable

[granite mortar]

For me it gets less stable
But its still more peak every time

[indigo marsh]

Skill issue

[granite mortar]

Shouldnt expire but you usually want to activate them asap

[granite mortar]

Definitely

[indigo marsh]

Is that a reference to Mire Mod for Clear Sky

[rocky trellis]

Not great idea to just hang onto it. The longer it remains unused the higher chance somebody somehow happens to activate it. Very tiny chance but probably has happened to a few people already

[granite mortar]

No

[mortal cipher]

I liked CS maybe cause the adition of 2 extra heal buttons had me going into my inventory less often mid fight

[dim topaz]

Make a generous donation to the Hakurei shrine to preserve your keys' good health 🙏

[worthy lagoon]

JEKAN PRAYER NOW @granite mortar

[royal dome]

Morning stalkers

[mortal cipher]

Morning

[granite mortar]

We thank you, oh Jekan, for revealing the cunning plans of your enemies to us.
May your light shine down on the souls of the brave soldiers who gave their lives in service to your will.
Onward warriors of the Jekan, avenge your fallen brothers, blessed as they are in their eternal union with the Jekan.
Bring death to those who spurned the holy power of the Jekan
Oh Jekan, we do not hear you, why have you left us, oh Jekan? We await your orders, oh Jekan.

[granite mortar]

Med buttons?

[random surge]

will military or bandits give me flash drives?
btw I'm new on CS

i mean will they sell me stashes info?

[granite mortar]

Bandits should I think
But Im not sure if you can even talk to the military

[indigo marsh]

||only one in CS but he is captured he does give the flash drives or is a trader|| (Clear sky main mission cordon spoilers)

[random surge]

i whipped military base in cordon many times

but no idea about bandits

[granite mortar]

Oh you mean if they drop the coordinates

Im not sure but I dont think they do
Like, they drop coordinates but I think you have to buy those with flashdrives from traders

[random surge]

yes bro i mean can i buy flash drive stashes from bandits

will i be able to buy from them even if i attack them in garbage?

[granite mortar]

No
Dont attack bandits at all

[dark sedge]

should I do clear sky master run with the starter gear only

[rocky trellis]

I'd rather just install a mod to make the game harder than making it less fun with self imposed gear restrictions, but that's just me

[wraith cove]

My condolences if you do

[royal dome]

I can say from bitter experience that it's a terrible idea to attack the bandits. I hate them all, but it's better to let them be

Duty is fair game tho 😉

[indigo marsh]

You need them for the main quest

[grave hearth]

kill all bandits

[celest blaze]

tbh master is overhyped

[indigo marsh]

So you can't kill them until agroprom und.

And that fat stack of cash from the main quest too

[granite mortar]

omg hi bestie

[worn oar]

Quick use slots hehe

[granite mortar]

who even uses that in CS?

[worn oar]

New players lmao

[random surge]

but they are red dots on my pda map

[gaunt burrow]

yes, bandit trader Tooth sells flashdrive coordinates

I recommend checking this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5RCfgJflT4

[gaunt burrow]

whats your relation with them? is it horrible? or are bandits at the depot still neutral?

[random surge]

I've been watching this for too much

[fierce flower]

im out here tryin to find SVD usbs on cs

[gaunt burrow]

check the video above

[fierce flower]

bet i will once home

[random surge]

I'm in the beginning of the game and i see that they are red dots on the pda map

I did nothing to them. they are naturally red dots

[gaunt burrow]

have you encountered bandit squad at the Garbages entrance?

they always try to rob the player, and once you start running away and escaping they become hostile

[random surge]

no but they are red in the cordon

[gaunt burrow]

ohhhh, well cordon bandits are always hostile no matter what

[random surge]

i didn't leave cordon actually

[gaunt burrow]

don't worry about it then, those are always hostile

[random surge]

oh really

[gaunt burrow]

but still, wouldn't recommend killing them tbh

damages your relation with the bandits (not useful if you're planning to fully upgrade your SEVA and buy flashdrive coordinates from bandit trader Tooth)

[random surge]

yeah until i get all flash drive stashes

[gaunt burrow]

1 more advice @random surge

wait until loners will take both Garbages entrances

[random surge]

i need lots of advices

[gaunt burrow]

this way bandits won't rob you at the entrances and your relation with them won't be affected yet

[random surge]

when will they do that?

[gaunt burrow]

as far as I remember once you complete all cordon main quests

[random surge]

I'm in the (meet the stalkers beyond the embankment) mission

[gaunt burrow]

Once you get "Get information about Fang from the diggers" quest then loners will start moving to Garbage (maybe even earlier than that but not 100% tbh)

[random surge]

cool cuz I'll be in cordon in that mission

[gaunt burrow]

in any case, look in the map

once you see stalker NPCs standing at both Garbages entrances start heading there

[random surge]

lemme check it rn

oh damn they are bandits!

i thought they will always will be hostile

[gaunt burrow]

only cordon bandits are always hostile

[random surge]

and i also thought these yellow dots were stalkers

[gaunt burrow]

other bandits are neutral at first and won't get agro'd unless you will start shooting them or running away when they try to rob you at the entrances

[random surge]

how much do they take?

[indigo marsh]

Me

I don't use them in SoC tho

[gaunt burrow]

how much money? literally all your money

[random surge]

XD

how about ammo?

[gaunt burrow]

bandits at Garbages entrances only take all your money

[random surge]

but i think i should let them do that in order to get the flash drive and detector and the pda

[gaunt burrow]

not needed, tooth will sell you flashdrive coordinates no matter what

stalkers taking over entrances isn't gamebreaking and is only beneficial

[random surge]

i want to get all weapons upgrades

[gaunt burrow]

if you play on PC it's impossible, because Drifter isn't offering coordinate of 1 flashdrive

fixed in console versions tho

[random surge]

i fixed that issue

[random surge]

the file almost 3kb even less than that

[gaunt burrow]

yes. it can be fixed but only via cheat/spawner mods

[random surge]

had to have a bad time to search the whole internet for that

[gaunt burrow]

normally can't be fixed

[indigo marsh]

"Very soon fate will run its course, and you will be dead"

[gaunt burrow]

its not hard at all. especially if you have seen Anomalous Dugouts video

[random surge]

if you watch the video of flash drives after robbery there is flash on the ground

that guy Anomalous Dugout

[gaunt burrow]

thats different robbery though, not garbage entrance robbery

unlike entrance robberies that can be avoided by few method that very robbery can't be avoided (its part of the story)

[random surge]

ahaaaaaa that's why

[random surge]

so i will be robbed no matter what?

[gaunt burrow]

pretty much. best thing to do in spend all your money before that

[granite mortar]

common bandoot W

[random surge]

go to the video at (4:37) is that where i will exactly be forced to be robbed by the story?

[gaunt burrow]

yeah, here

man... forgot that I can't send screenshots in this channel anymore lol. hold on

[random surge]

it is okay bro

[loud gate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWyO6X3hQsQ

[hardy bear]

I really hope this game does well, they’ve put so much passion into it

[wispy hatch]

any word on physical pre-sale copies in Canada west coast?

CE's for western spy?

[carmine moth]

It will be better than Concord 100%

[fluid abyss]

Any news on physical pre-orders that were ordered already?

[naive moth]

I hope my pc can run stalker 2

[wispy hatch]

all I found was a link to finalbossbundle.com for ce's for western sales..

but the pre-order is out of stock

but i geuss that doesn't mean "sold out"

[valid summit]

It seems like the stalker dogs are gonna have like cod interaction

Where they jump on you

[naive moth]

Really ?

[valid summit]

Yea seen it in the new released vid in announcement

[naive moth]

Dam

[royal dome]

The bandits started shooting as soon as I backed away.... what else was I supposed to do? Get mugged?

[granite mortar]

yes

[gaunt burrow]

where?

[granite mortar]

they literally say "freeze and keep your hands where we can see them"

in that case...
you freeze
cuz you dont wanna get shot

[royal dome]

It was a while ago. I'm just saying conflict with bandits is inevitable

[gaunt burrow]

not really. you can avoid getting robbed via few methods. either wait until loners will take both garbages entrances or start running and avoid their bullets

all robberies except 1 can be bypassed

[hazy helm]

or just pay up

[naive moth]

No money :(

[granite mortar]

no
you literally just pay them

[naive moth]

Weird banit

[royal dome]

Yeah..... no.... I'd rather just dispatch and disarm them by any means available to me.

[gaunt burrow]

you can ruin your relation with them but if you want to fully upgrade SEVA Suit that isn't recommended (only bandit technician Limpid is capable of fully upgrading it)

[royal dome]

Well, I made it this far 😁

[gaunt burrow]

also bandit trader tooth sells some flashdrive coordinates

[granite mortar]

What if Limpid
was called Shrimpid
And he would be a big shrimp?

[naive moth]

What do flashdrive do?

[gaunt burrow]

basically unlock new upgrades for specific guns and suits

[naive moth]

Oh thank

[royal dome]

Again, I made it this far 😁

[granite mortar]

poor bandooters

[gaunt burrow]

all my homies hate bandits fr

i only tolerate bandits in Clear Sky because I want my SEVA to be fully upgraded lol

[naive moth]

Yeah

[royal dome]

I hate it my relationship with the loners is tanking

Freaking monolith

[gaunt burrow]

tanking as in failing? how?

its easy af to make them friendly lol

[royal dome]

Monolith keeps attacking them at army warehouses, and every time I try to save them, they all get killed

I hate monolith

[gaunt burrow]

yeah those call for help sidequests are bugged

[royal dome]

I'm sure there's another way to please them

[gaunt burrow]

not always but a lot of times even after you repel attack NPCs might call for your help again

[naive moth]

Huh

[wispy hatch]

so the collectors editions don't come with copies of the hard disk?

[gaunt burrow]

how many times have you repelled monolith attacks so far? if monolithians won't stop attacking just kill loners

[royal dome]

Yeah, I tried to save the bandits once from mutant attacks and forgot they were sore at me..... the outcome was less than pleasing

About 4 times

I gotta give it to them monolith are hard af

[indigo marsh]

For PC it is a code. For Xbox it comes with a disc

[royal dome]

They are also guarding one of the few artifacts around this area

But I'm getting by

[gaunt burrow]

i only know 1 solution: if NPCs won't stop requesting help even after you helped them for few times or more just kill them

[royal dome]

Loners are my friends tho

[gaunt burrow]

killing few loners won't ruin your relation with them completely

in that aspect bandits are least tolerant in my experience

[royal dome]

It was enough to make them neutral again after monolith attacked them once

[gaunt burrow]

they can turn hostile way more easily than all other factions

[sour acorn]

Guys, who knows if the game will be available in PC game pass?I looked at the console in the "coming soon to gamepass" section, the game is there, there is no game on the PC in the same section

[loud gate]

https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/stalker-2-ukraine-war-developers-doc-xbox-1236146958/

[royal dome]

Gamepass is Xbox only dude

[loud gate]

No lol

[royal dome]

I'm pretty sure.

Microsoft might have a different thing for PC tho

[indigo marsh]

It's not an x box only thing . You can get games on PC with game pass

[royal dome]

Seriously?

I quit doing PC games years ago. Tired of loading money into parts to play the next game

The last one I did an upgrade for was Metro Last Light

[hardy bear]

upgrades can definitely be a pain. but if timed right you can be ahead of whatever console is out at that time

[celest blaze]

What? You don't constantly need to upgrade parts non stop

There's folks here using super old gpus

[gaunt burrow]

^

[cyan canopy]

run stalker with constant frame drops

[indigo marsh]

GPU? What's that?

[royal dome]

Lol

[gaunt burrow]

best stalker experience

[cyan canopy]

fan start making noises

[gaunt burrow]

also, PC Master Race

[royal dome]

Don't forget the random glitches

[celest blaze]

Ong

[cyan canopy]

crash

[indigo marsh]

Imagine X-ray crashing frequently

[cyan canopy]

blue screen after my cat step on power button

[indigo marsh]

It's reliable if it is set up right(no conflicting addons)

[hardy bear]

it's strange cause I never got a single crash throughout all my time playing

[royal dome]

I love it when one of the bandits spawns in an anomaly..... lmao everytime

[hardy bear]

I guess I just got super lucky, but it worked flawlessly

[cyan canopy]

repeat but in different way

[royal dome]

I miss the mods tho

Mod.io has a very select few for Xbox. And they're all texture packages

[celest blaze]

Only time I really crashed was the clear sky ending tbh

[cyan canopy]

PC is more advanced when come to modding

[gaunt burrow]

definitely. way more possibilities than on console

[cyan canopy]

unpack the files and voila you access ALL OF THE files

[royal dome]

I know ☹️

[gaunt burrow]

Common PC Master Race W

[cyan canopy]

well if it wasnt Xbox and Playstation rules

[royal dome]

I'm a retail manager at freaking Walmart tho..... I don't get paid enough for a new PC

[celest blaze]

I mean you can get parts over time

[royal dome]

Too slow

And I got Hella bills

[celest blaze]

Differed gratification is based af

Plus ps5 pro and consoles going forward are such a rip off now

[royal dome]

I'm a story kinda girl tho. I'm sure my Xbox will be fine

[celest blaze]

Ps5 pro in Canada is 1000+ after tax and you still need to buy a disk drive

[royal dome]

Wtf?

[celest blaze]

It's wack

[royal dome]

That's nuts

[celest blaze]

Right? It's why I always default folks to save for buying or building pc these days

[gaunt burrow]

wack fr

[celest blaze]

But your xbox will treat you right for a long time so it's not bad imo

[sand fiber]

soo... 10 years ago??

[royal dome]

Reasons not to visit Canada....

[sand fiber]

anyway PC for the same price as an Xbox is gonna be better :3

[celest blaze]

That's not a valid reason imo

Just means USD is doing better then CAD atm

[royal dome]

It's cold.... I hate cold

[celest blaze]

Fair reason tbh

[sand fiber]

ESPEEEEEECIALLY if you consider that you have to buy games on consoles

[indigo marsh]

You should see what Yuri is doing lol. The compression he is doing to his textures

[royal dome]

I'm super skinny.... that's why cold and me don't get along

@sand fiber yes, it was only 11 years ago. I think I outfitted it to run medal of honor warfighter then said "screw it"

Bought an Xbox 360 then didn't look back until fallout 4

[wraith cove]

Sup

[royal dome]

Then bought an Xbox one until starfield got released. Then bought an Xbox series x

Too bad Starfield seriously let me down

But hey, with S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 coming out, it's probably the best decision I made! Thanks Todd Howard!

[azure dock]

Consoles have their place, and this is coming from someone who's been an avid PC gamer since the 90s. I've built more rigs than most people have had hot dinners. I decided to switch to an Xbox Series X in 2020. I just wanted a simple, plug-and-play experience.

[granite mortar]

Their place on bottom of the food chain

[royal dome]

Come to think of it, a lot of games have been letting me down.... call of duty modern warfare remakes, fallout 76, Starfield, the evil within 2

Oh, and Chernobylite

Great graphics, crappy engineering

But props to GSC for bringing one of my favorite series to console tho!

[inland oasis]

Is the ultimate edition still available for pre-order? or are all the supplies gone?

[loud gate]

#🖤┃s2-pre-order

[azure dock]

Chernobylite wasn't bad at all, though it doesn't quite measure up to Stalker.

[azure dock]

I liked The Evil Within 2, personally.

[inland oasis]

I don't understand if the pre-orders have finished or haven't even started

[azure dock]

What games DO you like?

[loud gate]

Check your local stores from there.

[inland oasis]

they say they're finished...

[loud gate]

Wait for restock or check another store.

[azure dock]

I think Microsoft helped make it possible.

[royal dome]

I like Fallout, Metro, S.T.A.L.K.E.R, and resident evil personally

[inland oasis]

But GSC have in plan some restock of it?

[loud gate]

generally, yes.

[royal dome]

I used to be big on call of duty but my Iraq deployments kinda killed that

[inland oasis]

Ok thx

[royal dome]

Chernobylite was really good, it's just hard to beat......

Trying to feed everyone and not make decisions that piss them off got annoying

[loud gate]

https://x.com/Stalker2News/status/1836089009082417361

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[finite dragon]

Are the guns in shadow of Chernobyl supposed to be inaccurate

[solemn perch]

Yes

If u unlock the bar go to warehouse and grab the vintar and the merc unique m4

[gaunt burrow]

Not all guns are inaccurate. guns such as Viper 5, Vintar, GP 37 etc are pretty accurate

[solemn perch]

Vintar is the best weapon ever

1 shot head shot
Mostly avaliable ammo
Silenced so if u kill someone from afar his freinds don't attack you couse Ai is dumbb

[finite dragon]

I have an ak and it is stupidly inaccurate

[solemn perch]

It is
AK is crap

But don't worry soon ur arsenal will git gud

[celest goblet]

Art book 👀

[dense hatch]

get a single scope

[celest goblet]

Do we know where it will be sold

[solemn perch]

Tbf I hated soc weapons at first until getting m4 and vintar and the unique silenced viper

[gaunt burrow]

Get Viper 5 then

way better accuracy and more easy to handle

it doesn't cost too much also

[dense hatch]

same with the ammo

[solemn perch]

Unique viper at garbage is awsome too

But that's for him to finde if he explores

[solemn perch]

Hey tell me... Was ur AK like this in the TikTok video below?

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZS2xrR3rP/

[rugged void]

soc is easy even with masters difficulty lol

[gaunt burrow]

all stalker games are

most easy game being CoP due to balance not existing there

[cyan canopy]

Easy? Easy? Bro i got one shoot by Monoliths

[rugged void]

just buy like 50 medkits and get 4 batteries for cnpp 2 cuz there it deals electric damage and not radiation damage below if i remember

[dense hatch]

cnpp 2

the sequel to the CNPP that you always wanted

[solemn perch]

First playthroughs I went to CNPP with no anti rads and ran out of meds and no anti rad artifacts

F7 F8 all the way

Every fallen enemy with a medkit was a checkpoint

[rugged void]

lol i took like 20 medkits and it wasnt enough (even with novice difficulty)

[gaunt burrow]

i take at least 50 bandages, medkits and antirads before going to CNPP

entering last levels in stalker without being prepared is a big no

[rugged void]

i think thats a lil too much

[gaunt burrow]

safety never hurts 😛

[solemn perch]

First play through I didn't know crap

Atleast I walked all the way their with a exoskeleton

[rugged void]

instead of antirads use 5 crystals you get from skinflint quest

[solemn perch]

Yes.... I walk with exoskeleton to CNPP.... Fear me

[gaunt burrow]

not my style. i use 3 moonlights and 2 batteries for electric shock to neutralize negative effects of moonlights

[rugged void]

i hate rocket shooters so much, they literally take 20% of your armor durability with 1 rocket.

[solemn perch]

Damn only one weapon?