⭐┃nospoilers_general

[nimble cipher]

krezzin has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[solid dome]

FIRST TIME WOLF REMOVES A HYPE-POST

For the first time in the modern history of STOC, Wolf interrupts the Brain Printer...

This is HUGE PRECEDENT

STALKER 2 DOESN'T FVCK AROUND
IT GOES AND STRAIGHT UP FINDS OUT

[gaunt crypt]

Just preordered mtfks

[solid dome]

2 late

You should have preordered early for BONUS: 10+ pages of Hype-Post

Krezzin's own accolades kind of thing

[gaunt crypt]

[sly matrix]

I just made a double kill with a vintorez

did not know that was possible

[hazy harness]

Mug ? Stalker mug ? Where mug
Want mug

[dire dagger]

It’s in photos it’s not official and looks really bad

[indigo marsh]

There is one shop that sells a stalker 2 themed mug with a limited edition purchase #📸┃screens_and_videos message

[hazy harness]

I see thanks

I have onenof those metal hiking mugs that you can put over the fire, wonder if I can get that engraved in some stalker way

[marsh dome]

Trailer today ?

[celest goblet]

Maybe?

[dire dagger]

Trailer I hardly know her

[tight harness]

Anybody want to guess at how long the PS5 port will take……….👀

[solid dome]

PS5 can die in acid

90% of the Stalker fanbase doesnt give a crap about sofa gamers

[celest goblet]

IDK. Hard to say without an announcement

If it does happen at all id expect a year or so

[tight harness]

Wow nice attitude you little troll. So I should not get to enjoy because I’m not a PC freak? Should GSC go out of business after what they’ve been through because you think only PC gamers should get to enjoy? Sad. Games for everyone!!

[polar orchid]

With the price of a PS5 why not just get a PC

[tight harness]

I’m going PC for my next gaming device. It’s just time.

[rocky trellis]

It will takes X ammount of years, where X is the time that the universe exists.

[dire dagger]

Unlikely to ever come

But maybe someday

[crisp ruin]

[polar orchid]

Did they port the original games to PS5? Or just Xbox?

[rocky trellis]

trilogy is on PS pretty sure

[tight harness]

Ya the PS5 has the original trilogy just like Xbox.

[polar orchid]

Might not take long tbh its Unreal Engine which is fairly straightforward to port. Just depends how long Xbox has exclusive rights

[deep quiver]

add grob to stalker 2!!!

[rocky trellis]

it's not a usual case of exclusivity

[dire dagger]

So the thing is

Microsoft spent big money on this game so

I find it some what unlikely it will get ported to ps5

[rocky trellis]

apparently it wasn't microsoft that suggested the exclusivity

[polar orchid]

In that case, at least a year or 2

[untold karma]

Hello

[lime gull]

As likely as a Bloodborne pc port

[rocky trellis]

well a port is coming, just not by Sony

[dire dagger]

Yup

[dire dagger]

Basically the ip for blood borne is in a ton of legal limbo so

It’s basically impossible to get ported

[rocky trellis]

legally, that is. But a pirated port is a viable option if you don't mind breaking a few laws... well not sure if it's entirely illegal either.

[dire dagger]

Rather it got ported than not

But all the more reason to just get a pc

Xbox games all launch day one on pc

[rocky trellis]

And Sony also getting closer and closer to that

[dire dagger]

All there best games launch a year later on pc

Just wait

[rocky trellis]

Apparently Marvel's Spiderman 2 was just a bit less than a year, before that most of their big titles took longer than that

[dire dagger]

To nintendos credit they never port there stuff to anything so by that metric there games are worth buying on the thing they release on first

[crisp ruin]

As a 3.Party Game port?

[rocky trellis]

They are just protecting everyone from their slop. They only release few good games occasionally

They got Zelda, they got Mario and they got Splatoon... what else is even good quality?

[opaque vortex]

3 weeks!

[finite dragon]

Hey is anyone looking looking for the limited edition stalker pre order. In Australia or USA

[solid dome]

Ohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohoho

Sony whistleblower on the trigger

[indigo marsh]

I mean for older games you can probably legally emulate on your phone

[dire dagger]

Lots of good first party games

[dire dagger]

I have iPhone plus I don’t play games on my phone

[rocky trellis]

gotta have the best possible phone to get a good view of messages and browse the internet

[dire dagger]

Real

Nah I buy for battery life

That’s what I care about

[dire dagger]

Don’t antagonize the consoles players please

[solid dome]

Gochuman

[dire dagger]

But I mean your not wrong

90 percent of stalker players are on pc

[rocky trellis]

That might change tho

[finite dragon]

@dire dagger Are u a mod ?

[indigo marsh]

Plus you have overhaul mods on PC

[rocky trellis]

stalker is very new to consoles after all

[dire dagger]

No im Jeff

Why you asking

[rocky trellis]

I saw a reandom article claiming that stalker 2 will get mods on xbox. No clue how true that is but at least there is copeium

[loud gate]

It is true.

[indigo marsh]

I got my phone for like around 50% off and they slapped in a free 256 gb SD card on top of the 256 GB of internal storage

[storm kernel]

will the still water anomaly be featured?

[rocky trellis]

Good to know, it didn't really do good job at listing sources so couldn't really trust it

[dire dagger]

If your asking about physical pre orders for ultimate edition the only place you can get is this

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product/B09DJCW6RK/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1&language=de_DE

If you have a passport

You can order it

Oh no

I guess it’s already sold out

[storm kernel]

I don't like the idea of giving my passport to a major corporation

[dire dagger]

Rip in the chat

[dire dagger]

It’s for European export

[sly matrix]

you got the last one

[dire dagger]

Guess so

Awaiting my order to be cancelled

[indigo marsh]

There are some updates of inventory for different stores and maybe Aus and US might get it.

[storm kernel]

still I don't want my passport/ID floating around on a server somewhere. One data breach and then all that information is being sold to data brokers everywhere.

[dire dagger]

Well it’s what it would have taken to get it

All I’m saying

[storm kernel]

guys the preorder form on GSCs website is down it's definitely a restock coming!!!

takes hit of copium

[dire dagger]

Yah nah

According to @loud gate that store won’t restock till April next year

[finite dragon]

Because if people are looking for the limited edition I have some website

[dire dagger]

By all means post em

[storm kernel]

what's the site? And do they ship to US?

[solid dome]

STALKER 2 SLIPS THROUGH THE
CRACKS OF YOUR BRAIN

[loud gate]

Moyo*

[finite dragon]

Us sports direct

I’m at work tell when I get home

[dire dagger]

Moyo not gsc website?

[storm kernel]

ok

[loud gate]

No, Moyo store only.

[dire dagger]

Ah ok

[loud gate]

According to Shurik

[dire dagger]

Mates got all the insider info

[loud gate]

Bro, Shurik is not an insider

@stable axle tell us, what kind of insights you have in GSC

[dire dagger]

He’s gotta be something cus I’ve not heard none of this from anyone else

[sly matrix]

InB4 Shurik comes in and whacks us over the head with an

[solid dome]

He did it to me once, NDA rocked me, I SURVIVED

[sly matrix]

Bullshit, you're lying!

[solid dome]

Can't kill a krettin

[stable axle]

[dire dagger]

See what I tell yah

[stable axle]

Check Ukrainian online store "Moyo", S2 preorder page

[sly matrix]

called it!

[stable axle]

Technically, I'm in Ukraine, as a GSC, so you can call me insider

[crisp ruin]

you got stoned bruh

[crisp ruin]

After Serbia... OFC.

[deep quiver]

use RGNs!!!

[sour goblet]

my country already did that several times

[crisp ruin]

For to, Serbian Discord Admin that bullied me

over being Turk

[sour goblet]

well thats rude

[dense hatch]

who actually uses underbarrel grenade launchers if they aren't integrated

in CS you need a specific upgrade for it and in SoC most of the really good weapons don't have a slot for one

besides the tunder

[still ridge]

ft-2000m gang

[north iron]

I do

[dense hatch]

isn't that integrated

[loud gate]

@dire dagger https://game-legends.de/en/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl-Collector-s-Edition-Reprint-Code-in-a-Box-PC-4020628560201?utm_source=sendpulse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=physical_eu

They are in stock, all again. Just recieved the email.

[tight vortex]

why i need to buy from germany as a hungarian?!

[indigo marsh]

Yeah it does have a integrated grenade launcher

[dire dagger]

They got ultimate?

[loud gate]

yes

[dire dagger]

Nah it’s not in stock

[mild owl]

Man, only in europe

[tight vortex]

i prepaid and ordered to my address, gladly they shipping from austria to hungary

[mild owl]

literally not a single option to preorder in mexico or the us

[loud gate]

https://game-legends.de/en/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl-Ultimate-Edition-Reprint-Code-in-a-Box-PC-4020628560287?utm_source=sendpulse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=physical_eu

[thin copper]

🇸🇦

[dire dagger]

Ight let me make a call

[celest goblet]

Hmm they are producing more physical editions?

[thin copper]

There is not much left to go. I am embarking on my first exploration and adventure trip. I am very excited about this

I think they are waiting for us

Yes, more realistic

I imagine myself when I show them how to escape into the most terrifying thing🤣

[silk sparrow]

2:30h left till new announcement

cant wait, so excited

[deep quiver]

what if there would be newly constructed buildings in the zone

just asking it would be HEAT

practically a goated excuse for new locations

[north iron]

Remember, no pre-orders

[silk sparrow]

?

[celest goblet]

Meh

[silk sparrow]

its stalker2, you always preorder

[dire dagger]

They stopped offering world wide shipping g

[deep quiver]

Remember, No Wards.

[dire dagger]

It’s so over

[dire dagger]

Any others restock?

[deep quiver]

don't shoot! we're with the science team!

[marsh dome]

[exotic verge]

Bruh

[north iron]

It's the golden rule my guy, never pre order

[silk sparrow]

not on this one brother

[mighty summit]

Hey guys sorry if this is a constantly repeated question but what is happening with the physical pre order? I've tried looking for info but found nothing solid

[silk sparrow]

i know i will play this game even if all npc animations will be in T pose

[north iron]

That's what they said about cyberpunk

[silk sparrow]

but they actually pulled it off. game is amazing now

[celest goblet]

You can sign up for notifications from your local retailers if they get a restock. It seems at least some countries will get a second run

[dense hatch]

this is around the 150th time this question has been asked

[dense hatch]

cyberpunk didn't have people play the demo

[north iron]

Why preorder tho? Just wait until it comes out, if it's a buggy mess just don't buy it

[celest goblet]

That seems like a low-ball estimate tbh. At least a few hundred

[silk sparrow]

im a fan of the game

[north iron]

You gain nothing from pre order

[mighty summit]

cheers dude, I've signed up,

[celest goblet]

I played the originals when they were buggy messes and I still fell in love with them

Not that I would encourage everyone to do so but I know what I want

[silk sparrow]

logic to not pre-order games is actualy very valid. but not for me on stalker 2

i wouldnt pre-order anything from blizz or ubi or ea

[celest goblet]

Yeah in general I agree. But this is one time I am making an exception

I have been waiting since 2010 for another entry in this series and it does look like this one has shaped up to be what I wanted

[silk sparrow]

from what i saw, from all these latest demo review etc etc, what gsc had to go through to make this game in general its just no brain to pre-order

if it will be unplayable on launch i will wait for patches

[crisp ruin]

After Cyberpunk 2077's Release Problem and Starfield being hyped flop, I stopped the pre-ordering stuff. Also currency is high to buy.

[indigo marsh]

You gain some goodies

[silk sparrow]

i think additional campfire songs or some kind of content for pre-orders

[still ridge]

Cyberpunk didn’t have hands on reviews 3 weeks before release

[celest goblet]

My gut feeling usually does not lead me astray and it's that this will be at least an okay release for a good game

[still ridge]

Nor was it showcased nearly as much during certain conventions and stuff

[north iron]

Didn't give me no review copy

[celest goblet]

Maybe you can ask

[silk sparrow]

you could play it at gamecon

[still ridge]

Hundreds of people played it on console like a month ago

[north iron]

Besides, all the gameplay footage is the same

[crisp ruin]

No joke but, I have no hope left for Unreal Engine Games, since every one looks same

Godot Engine 👍🏻

[rotund widget]

No, but we will all be able to 3D-inspect artifacts in-game (presumably via Counter-Strike-like animation) 😉

[still ridge]

How

[crisp ruin]

Python Script 👍🏻

[north iron]

All the, "hands on reviews" on YouTube have the same footage

[silk sparrow]

yes, because of the spoilers

[crisp ruin]

btw

[still ridge]

Because that was all the footage they provided. They said use the provided footage instead of your own

[silk sparrow]

reviewers said they seen more, but was not allowed to show

[north iron]

Sterlok dies

[still ridge]

every major reviewer has good things to say. It will not be another cyberpunk situation

[dire dagger]

Until the trailers and real gameplay footage dropped I was extremely against pre ordering

But

Now id say it’s more understandable to do it

[north iron]

I don trust them

[silk sparrow]

from GSC or blizz? because no. thank you. no more blizz unless its new IP.

[dire dagger]

Form gsc

[silk sparrow]

agree

[dire dagger]

Then don’t

In 22 days we will know for sure

[celest goblet]

I certainly wouldn't have done it before the recent demos and press event

[silk sparrow]

i waited enough, seen enough. nothing will change my mind. i just pre-ordered

[still ridge]

Ok. That’s fine but what about the people who reviewed it separately from all the major gaming websites

[north iron]

Hopefully it will be good

[still ridge]

I’d get it if it was just IGN but there are longtime fans of the series who got to review it and say it’s fantastic

[silk sparrow]

i dont expect to be flawless

[dire dagger]

Given all I’ve seen I have good faith it will be good

[still ridge]

You should be more inclined to believe them

[celest goblet]

Wait and see when it is out is a perfectly valid approach still

[still ridge]

Ofc

[silk sparrow]

we will find some breaking game bugs

[north iron]

Like who? I only trust donkey game reviews

[dire dagger]

up until 2 month ago you would see me in here regularly arguing against the game being good

[crisp ruin]

So guys... Daz Studio 3D has support for Unreal Engine (for exporting Realistic Human Models from program), so I don't need to sign up to UE Meta Human to make NPCs to Stalker 2 Mods.

[still ridge]

Longtime fans of the series?

If they review it and say it’s good then I trust them

[dire dagger]

Real

People got to play it

[silk sparrow]

u already cookin? game is not out yet

[north iron]

They are fans of stalker, their opinion is biased

[crisp ruin]

Yeesss

[north iron]

I want to hear it from someone who has no clue about what is happening in the series

[crisp ruin]

Ma boi will be in game

[silk sparrow]

no anime girls with thick thighs okay? keep it mil sim

[crisp ruin]

btw this is the model I made long ago

[north iron]

Who is that?

[silk sparrow]

gives me dude from jedi game vibes

[north iron]

It looks nothing like Nicholay

[silk sparrow]

i was talking about cal kestis

[dire dagger]

Bros chats harshest critic right now

[crisp ruin]

yes

btw don't look at Daz 3D's shop

So many woman

[silk sparrow]

marketing genius

[north iron]

Are you afraid of them?

[crisp ruin]

I mean, I'm woman too

[north iron]

(x) doubt

[crisp ruin]

yes

[silk sparrow]

so it builds only chars or you can build anything 3d?

[crisp ruin]

Only Chars

[silk sparrow]

😳

[crisp ruin]

It's kinda be like The Sims where you make sims at CAS scene but without Live Mode.

[silk sparrow]

i assume you dont need to actually move poligons. there is bunch of parameters and sliders

[crisp ruin]

However, making chars are easy but making outfits for Daz is hard.

[crisp ruin]

yes, you only mess with parameters and sliders.

[silk sparrow]

there is like korean game i think new type of sims. Inzoi. basicly char build simulator

[crisp ruin]

Kinda be like free Human Creator but you need to pay to get other parts (so I pirate those)

[crisp ruin]

That uses Meta Human system of UE5

[zinc flax]

I was about to buy off of game-legends, shame they don't deliver to the US since it is my only option for physical PC

so much for the whole "If S.T.A.L.K.E.R.2 Heart of Chornobyl pre-order is still not available in your country*, you can pre-order the physical version of the game at Game-legends.com"

[crisp ruin]

Yeah, kinda hard to find physical ones.

and yeah, we can add Daz Studio for Character Creation Program for Stalker 2 Mods

[tight vortex]

what if you ask a friend from europe to buy it for you, and send it to you?

[hot tree]

you will have to spend like a $100 for shipping

[tight vortex]

thats probably true

[silk sparrow]

you have to have EU friend lol

[dire dagger]

Amazon de until they ran out

Was offering it for USA

You just had to have a passport

[finite dragon]

US sports direct and jb hi fi Australia has limited edition preorder available @dire dagger

[dire dagger]

Amazon de has collectors edition pretty sure

But again if you don’t have a passport you can’t order

[finite dragon]

Nah I order from Australia first.u just need to do a fake Australia phone number

They ship to us

[hazy helm]

only for the postal service to ruin your package, nice strat

thats what I call, delayed suffering

[dire dagger]

Hype

[still ridge]

Quite the contrary, they’re more likely to criticize it for not being true to the originals and stuff

[hazy helm]

Im glad I bought the game thru steam like 3 years ago, I wouldve been so fucked if I was stressing over physical preorders and shit

[north violet]

My only criticism so far would be the removal of binoculars. (If that's actually true.)

Everything I've seen in the trailers and gameplay footage tells me that they get what made the original trilogy so great.

[still ridge]

Yeah that would be a little weird

More incentive to get scopes though

[polar orchid]

they removed binocluars?

[north violet]

I've seen it mentioned but have no idea if it's true. I also don't think it would make sense, especially when the map is so much bigger.

Oh, we could get binocular upgrades!

[north violet]

Possibly? It's something I've seen people claim but I have no idea if it's true.

[crisp ruin]

[north violet]

Hmm, so I was just looking thorugh #📜┃gsc-answers and apparently there's a dedicated pistol slot again? Does that mean that we'll no longer be able to equip an assault rifle and a shotgun or that we'll still be able to do that and have a pistol on our belts?

@polar orchid Well, I just put in a question regarding binoculars in the QA bot, so hopefully we'll get a definitive answer at some point.

[hazy helm]

Binocs are out but Arma 3 zoom is in

[still ridge]

Wait really

[hazy helm]

2 main weaps and 1 pistol slot

[north violet]

Hell yes!

[north violet]

In my opinion, that's stupid. I liked the immersion of using binoculars to scout out a spot from afar.

[polar orchid]

why would you even need a pistol when you have 2 mains

[north violet]

Meh, one more gun never hurt.

[hazy helm]

it hurts my weight count

[north violet]

Besides, having a pistol means you would have a way to defend yourself when holding something in your left hand e.g. a detector.

[polar orchid]

i hope ammo is scarce enough that the horror aspect shines

[north violet]

*9.39 Desert Eagle looms in the distance*

[polar orchid]

at least in early game, lemme be scared

[hazy helm]

it wasnt good to begin with, better to take a 9x39 rifle

[north violet]

Oh God no, that thing sucked. I remember trying it out and finding how much of a disappointment it was.

[blissful peak]

hello everyone ! how are you all doing ?

[hazy helm]

the Vintorez and Avalanche are able to kill almost anything in 2 shoots, and the Thunder is a really good AR

[sour goblet]

how the hell do i give loki morgan's pda?

[north violet]

Oh yeah, the 9.39 rifles are awesome, it's just that pistol that was garbage.

[dense hatch]

they're gone gone

[north violet]

Saw a post on the subreddit today about the Anomaly fetch quest(s) where you find tools for the technicians. I think that should have been adjusted to where not EVERY TECHNICIAN needed you to find them more tools.

Technicians who are in more remote bases? Sure, that makes sense, but the technicians at major faction bases like Rostok, the Army Warehouses, Cordon, etc. shouldn't have trouble getting better tools.

[dense hatch]

tools are used as progression barriers specifically so you can't just get a bunch of really strong items and upgrades early on

[north violet]

Oh I get why it's done, but I can still think it's stupid.

[dense hatch]

the opposite would be better as it would encourage actually going to these remote places compared to maintenance it obsolete

the current system just kinda stinks

[hazy helm]

well you could talk to the anomaly devs but we aint got nothing to talk about here

[north violet]

I stopped playing any mods a couple years ago. I doubt I'll touch anything new tbh.

[hazy helm]

Return to the Zone

[worthy lagoon]

Goldsphere

[finite dragon]

What u mean u just gotta talks to him

[hazy helm]

KURO

[sour goblet]

i have morgan's pda and im at yanov rn

[hazy helm]

@worthy lagoonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0MpPuPw32U

[sour goblet]

am i just too early in to give it to him?

[finite dragon]

Did u talk to him

[sour goblet]

yes

[finite dragon]

What was the last main mission u did

[sour goblet]

uhhh

evacuation location b28

[finite dragon]

Huh idk maybe it’s glitched

Are u sure u still got the pda

[sour goblet]

yes

nvm

those are the wrong pdas

[finite dragon]

So u don’t have it?

[sour goblet]

goddamnit now i have to go to a save before i sold it

[finite dragon]

Damn now u making me wanna go home and play. I am at work

[still ridge]

It happens lol

[sour goblet]

nvm im just gonna enjoy the rest of my game instead of worrying about a few ending slides

[edgy drift]

is this legit? "Edition Reprint"

[rocky trellis]

if you don't want a stalker game, don't listen to fans. If you actually want a stalker game, probably do listen to the fans...

[tough anvil]

I just got an update in regards to the pre-order

[rocky trellis]

There have been a few cases of devs taking their game completely different directions in recent years. Original players of the series hate it while completely new players that never touched the series before might love it

[sour goblet]

chat i pre ordered from ebay and it hasnt come for 12 years am i cooked

[nimble cipher]

mr_cookie13 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[tough anvil]

I'm stressed should I keep my Coolshop pre-order or pre-order trough game legends?

[sour goblet]

it really reminds me of my father who went artifact hunting a few years ago and didnt come back

[proven cargo]

damn, was really looking forward to buying the ultimate physical edition. Shame they expect me to pay the same amount of euros as the americans have to pay dollars. I ain't paying a nearly 17% markup just because the publisher felt quirky

[rocky trellis]

now... that could go 2 different directions

it's one thing to go buy milk and never come back and to hunt artifacts and never return another.

[velvet geyser]

Do the devs get more money if I buy thrugh their site and not steam?

[rocky trellis]

pretty sure it just gives you a steam key (if digital). Not entirely sure how steam handles that tho

[velvet geyser]

Yeah idk if it removes steam taking their cut

Would rather go right to devs

[tough anvil]

I only had good reviews here in the Netherlands

[rocky trellis]

that would be nice, but entirely unviable if stores like steam or physical stores didn't get a cut. They don't work for free

[velvet geyser]

Yeah I;m sure they'll be taking their cut either way

[rocky trellis]

not that steam would be in need of more cash tho...

does seem like they've learned to spend it a bit more wisely recently

[ornate rampart]

it would be cool to know if the content of these "reprints" is the same of the older preorders, I mean it should be right?

[hot tree]

so wahts the difference between these reprints and older preorders?

[finite dragon]

Literally no difference

The only difference that there are now TWO batches of preorders

[rocky trellis]

just checked gsc-answers and just a kind reminder that if something seems too good to be true, then it damn is

[finite dragon]

Someone post this to reddit lol #📜┃gsc-answers message

r/stalker keeps getting these key sites advertisements every so often

I call them advertisements because someone posts “is this legit” and then immediately within 10 minutes some random guy comes in and says “yes this is legit and I have had good experience”

[rocky trellis]

not good idea to go anywhere near these "deep discount" sites. Either you're getting scammed, information stolen or you're buying something stolen

it's almost like somebody affiliated with it comes to pose as a "customer"

[tough anvil]

I'm stressed should I keep my Coolshop pre-order or pre-order trough game legends?

[rocky trellis]

seen that scam in runescape enough times... one time was enough lol

The scam goes along the lines of:

1. A ridiculous too good to be true offer you instantly doubt
2. 1 or more people affiliated with the scammer come to assure you that no, it's legit!
3. Get scammed

Seen that crap on youtube comment sections too, but it's bots instead

[still ridge]

You can still get the outcome from giving loki/shulga morgan’s PDA by doing a couple other things

[sour goblet]

oh alr

[finite dragon]

If you preordered a physical edition previously, keep it. Chances are, the new batch will get shipped AFTER release.

[tough anvil]

Only pre-ordered it like 3 weeks ago

[balmy hound]

Yes, i'm expecting a bunch of "I've been scammed" stories about these websites in the near future.

[finite dragon]

At least Moyo, the Ukrainian retailer, has added a note to the new preorders that they will ship in April 2025

[rocky trellis]

the other alternative is that they kind of are "legit"... just good old money laundering selling steam keys bought with stolen money from a website... but chances are those keys are already used even then

[finite dragon]

I don’t know what coolshop is. It’s not on the official GSC list. Ask Mol1t how legit it is.

[finite dragon]

GSC stopped selling stalker 2 keys in 2022 so I have no clue where the hell are they going to get the keys from

[tough anvil]

What was the original price of the physical edition?

[still ridge]

Yesterday’s announcement came at 1:00, so maybe we’ll have another

[jade coral]

Guys don’t buy from CD keys on new games lol it’s not guaranteed

[still ridge]

I hope

[proven cargo]

only coolshop I know is coolshop.se, and they tend to only sell physical things, like consoles, controllers, game disks, etc.
Haven't ever seen them sell stalker 2 pre-order tho.
(then again, I only buy older games n stuff)

[dire dagger]

From me I’m the infamous key dealer

[tough anvil]

https://www.coolshop.nl/product/s-t-l-k-e-r-2-heart-of-chernobyl-ultimate-edition/23NQ49/

[dire dagger]

Me over here wheeling and dealing keys

[finite dragon]

Hello the infamous key dealer, I’m Billy

[rocky trellis]

Jack has the keys if you have the coin

[finite dragon]

I’ll be genuinely surprised if key sites actually deliver on discounted preorders

[dire dagger]

I wouldn’t be surprised but

If the keys are stolen

Highly likely they won’t work or

Will be cancelled after launch

[proven cargo]

seems to be the same company.
I've personally bought a mario + rabbids 2 from them, like half a year ago. Still haven't gotten the game yet, because their supplier for it keeps delaying when it'll be available for sending. Haven't paid anything yet either, so I'm indifferent to it, but you should be aware of that

[finite dragon]

preordering stuff is such a scam

[finite dragon]

That’s assuming the keys even exist in the first place

if you collect stuff then i understand

[tough anvil]

I paid with Klarna so I won't pay until they have delivered it

[finite dragon]

but other than that, its laughable

[tough anvil]

But I'm afraid I'll miss out on the pre-order

[rocky trellis]

pre ordering physical kind of scam... but if you don't pre order you might miss out. But if you do you might get it late and could have bought faster on launch. But what if but what if!

[dire dagger]

How you can miss out on a digital game

[tough anvil]

Because their price is also lower then Game Legends DE for example..

[dire dagger]

They gonna run out of copies

[tough anvil]

I mean miss out on the physical edition..

[tough anvil]

Still more expensive than coolshop.. Which is interesting.

[vital hare]

a

[proven cargo]

I paid with card, but they have yet to charge me for it. They did charge me for the burnout paradise remaster that I bought together with it, and that game I got like less than a week after ordering. Really nice game :)

[dire dagger]

Well it’s standard practice not to charge for pre orders till it’s sent out

I’m pretty sure it’s illegal in most places to charge before hand

[finite dragon]

Oh crap you’re right

[tough anvil]

If you have a creditcard yeah, but over here in the Netherlands you pay and it's directly on the other persons bank account

[finite dragon]

Did they add +40 Euros to the reprint what the heck

[proven cargo]

ye, they not only tend to have pretty decent prices, they'll also price-match competitors if you find another company, like maxgaming, selling something for less than what they offer. Tho, this isn't a case of them adjusting their prices, just that you get a discount for the items you've gone through a process to inform them of as being cheaper elsewhere.

[tough anvil]

https://x.com/stalker_thegame/status/1625857489911820290

[tough anvil]

Yeah I think they stick to this price cuz of the pre-orders before

[tough anvil]

I got word from their customer service.

[hot tree]

the reprints come in april no?

[proven cargo]

I was so looking forward to buying the ultimate physical edition, as I could stomach paying 380 usd for it, as it'd equate to roughly 3980 SEK.
Them wanting 402.98 euros for it increases the price to 4670.20 SEK for me, which is completely out of touch with reality, imo.

[tough anvil]

I paid 339 euro's trough Klarna so Im happy

[tropic dove]

gsc reprinted ultimate edition for higher price?

[proven cargo]

I'm personally pissed that I missed buying the original pre-order on Webbhallen, when it was only like 350 usd, or what you paid

[tough anvil]

Coolshop you can still pre-order

[rocky trellis]

uldimate/collector's edition are never really meant to be fairly priced for what you get. There's always scarcity pushing the price up. If you sell it too cheap scalpers just instantly clean them up and start selling them to you at far higher price

[proven cargo]

pretty much. They've gone on record to complain about inflation a couple times and say that the ultimate edition will cost more

[proven cargo]

not here in sweden 🙃

[tough anvil]

Because of the war the factories that were going to produce them.

[finite dragon]

Dude retail editions are produced by Plaion which is a German company

[tough anvil]

https://www.spelbutiken.se/produkt/s-t-l-k-e-r-2-heart-of-chernobyl-ultimate-edition/23NQ49/

[tough anvil]

Have a more difficulties with getting their materials.. Thats what I've been told

[proven cargo]

I keep forgetting they also go by spelbutiken over here xD
what the hell, then I'm game immediately.

[finite dragon]

What materials? Again, German company

[balmy hound]

And pretty sure Plaion = Game legends, so anywhere else at a lower price is suspicious.

[tough anvil]

Does Germany have all the materials that they need?

[tropic dove]

only netherlands shipping tho

[finite dragon]

Yes what the crap are you yapping about

[finite dragon]

Since when is Plaion an online retailer?

[nimble cipher]

mr_cookie13 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[tough anvil]

Germany imports their goods right? They don't have all the resources themselves right?

[balmy hound]

Since game legends is one of their website It's a whole group

[tough anvil]

They have multiple websites for multiple countries

[finite dragon]

Oh crap you’re right. Sorry, I was thinking about the Koch Media catalogue and messed up

[tropic dove]

only amazon and gamestop for italy and we havent got anything since 2022

[finite dragon]

What?!

[balmy hound]

Yep it's all the same, and there has been a name rebranding indeed

[tropic dove]

I ordered from amazon.de an xbox one version even tho I play pc..

[karmic wigeon]

Hello. I have seen noted that the Physical Edition does not have a physical disc, but the game will be delivered digitally. Does anybody know that does this mean exactly? Do we get a steam key? Do we get a key for an online installer?

[tough anvil]

Bruh, this guy..

[finite dragon]

Though tbh the figurine and lamp are PROBABLY made in china while the backpack is from thailand

[balmy hound]

Yes, it will be a Steam key, with pre-order bonus.

[tough anvil]

So it's not all made in Germany.. thanks

[finite dragon]

Huh?

[tough anvil]

Thanks for proofing my point.

[finite dragon]

What point?

Like are you trying to say the Ukraine war has impacted the production of physical editions or what?

Because it hasn’t, the physical editions are produced outside

[proven cargo]

massive thanks for getting me that link. I can't find the pre-order by using their in-store browser.
One thing I can say positively about them, is that my first purchase of them was a DJ Hero kit. The turntable was broken, can't register scratches, and the local electrical repairman couldn't fix it, so they sent me another kit for free :3

[proven cargo]

got reminded that I actually used Klarna for that other purchase as well :y

[tropic dove]

does anyone have a link for a shop who ships whole eu?^

[finite dragon]

It’s weird that GSC has been unable to resolve the availability problems for the past 3 years

[tropic dove]

they don't answer

[finite dragon]

Oooh the fanmovie is about to premiere on youtube

Shadow of The Zone

The kickstarter one, made by the guys who did those SCP movies.

[tropic dove]

they could just say : look guys we're sorry but we can't get you more

instead of we dont know

[dense hatch]

it went out earlier actually

[tropic dove]

who should know then lol, as far as I know canada and america didnt even got the chance to pre-ordrer

[finite dragon]

Remember that the community managers are just the bottom end of the chain. They genuinely do not know.

And good luck getting ahold of the guys at the top

[rotund raptor]

[finite dragon]

Yes but it’s going public in 8 minutes

[tropic dove]

true, but the problem is still the lack of communication I think

[dense hatch]

it'll be fun to see how people react to it

[tropic dove]

from the higher ranks to the managers and amnagers to us

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/sleeping-sleep-dog-dawg-eeper-gif-5083970977419902566

[dense hatch]

150k or so budget

going only by kickstarter too

[balmy hound]

Game legends stays the default retailer if there are no other options for your country in the s2-pre-order list.

[dense hatch]

they also painted a working BTR

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/sam-hyde-dont-touch-me-altright-mde-gif-10148717

[dense hatch]

wait

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/bossmanjack-bossmancrack-door-slam-gif-15511752804176713842

[dense hatch]

I may be thinking of the wrong one hold on

[hazy helm]

no youre right

they ruined a rare BTR variant

and I am beating myself over it

[dense hatch]

it was a working SKOT

not just a btr

also no exoskeletons which kinda sucks

and some spoilers

[hazy helm]

they were too busy buying 10k respirators to make 100 bucks cosplays

[dense hatch]

I would've preferred a 100 dollar outfit limit

it's the least fan film fan film I've ever seen

it doesn't feel like a film made by people who love the franchise, it feels like a film made by someone who thought the property is popular

[hazy helm]

you got the SCP director, what were you expecting

[dense hatch]

anything

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/joker-arthur-joaquin-phoenix-you-get-what-you-fucking-deserve-gif-15915948

[dense hatch]

I don't even think there are mutants

[hazy helm]

I kept telling peeps that it would be shit but noooo

[still ridge]

Slop

[dense hatch]

optimism did not pay off tbh

[still ridge]

I love slop

It’s like gamma the movie

super slop

[acoustic light]

Do you think ultimate physical edition is worth it? Seems kinda expensive

[dense hatch]

at least gamma has mutants and anomalies

[dense hatch]

it's for people who really want to support the devs

[rocky trellis]

Their SCP stuff was still good. But I guess it's easy to not mess up the lore when the lore is just bunch of people coming together to make shit up

[dense hatch]

the SCP stuff isn't half bad because it fits

[hazy helm]

knoing SCP shit doesnt translate to Stalker they are completely diff

[finite dragon]

What if we are into it huh?

[dense hatch]

it wasn't bad for lack of talent mostly

[hazy helm]

my condolences

there is no way to fix shit taste

[dense hatch]

just for a lack of passion and too much budget

[brazen loom]

Any news on the pre orders for the ult eddition?

[fervent socket]

So I looked by at my email that I used to request the ultimate edition for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and when I press the confirm button it says email already confirmed, do I just need to hold out and frequently check my email for notification to get my chance to buy it now?

[finite dragon]

I’ll just say your taste is crap

[hazy helm]

#🖤┃s2-pre-order all we have

[brazen loom]

Ah gotcha

[dense hatch]

152nd

[placid grove]

Any news about the retail versions availability? I would like to buy it but im from Brazil, and i cant find any brazilian store selling it... Im already looked for "Game legend" site, but it dont even have a shipping option to brazil.

[rocky trellis]

if a real fan of the series were to make a short "movie" about stalker, what would be the chances of it being purely human vs. human conflict, no mutants, no artifacts and no anomalies? 😂

[acoustic light]

I just got an Email which said it was available for purchase now

[hazy helm]

Im not the one defending SCP Slop

[dense hatch]

153RD

[brazen loom]

Bull from where?

[crisp ruin]

[acoustic light]

https://game-legends.de/en/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl-Ultimate-Edition-Reprint-Code-in-a-Box-PC-4020628560287

[crisp ruin]

Mod got Wolf'ed

[finite dragon]

Of course you aren’t, you’re Vasim

[acoustic light]

german though

[dense hatch]

I normally wouldn't be a fan of the "real fan" terminology but it's actually applicable here

[finite dragon]

Meanwhile I’m Billy

[hazy helm]

Physical Editions of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 are now in stock.

Ultimate: https://game-legends.de/en/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl-Ultimate-Edition-Reprint-Code-in-a-Box-PC-4020628560287?utm_source=sendpulse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=physical_eu
Collector's: https://game-legends.de/en/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl-Collector-s-Edition-Reprint-Code-in-a-Box-PC-4020628560201?utm_source=sendpulse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=physical_eu
Limited: https://game-legends.de/en/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl-Limited-Edition-Reprint-Code-in-a-Box-PC-4020628560188?utm_source=sendpulse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=physical_eu
Standard: https://game-legends.de/en/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl-Day-One-Edition-Reprint-Code-in-a-Box-PC-4020628560164?utm_source=sendpulse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=physical_eu

[dense hatch]

this doesn't feel like a stalker fan film, this feels like a mediocre tacticool film in stalker

even then the setting barely matters because THEY DON'T USE IT

[tough anvil]

Your welcome ❤️

[finite dragon]

You stole this from mozi vasim that’s not nice

[dense hatch]

the coolest parts are when they do, like the emission

[rocky trellis]

I find it applicable in any situation where there are people that should have been gate kept.

[split wagon]

ааа сталкер 2 вийди будь ласка

[sly matrix]

new stock? wild

[dense hatch]

I don't even think it really matters here considering how they just didn't use the setting

these aren't "fake fans" in any way because they aren't even pretending to be fans

[brazen loom]

They don't ship to NA..NOOOOO

[crisp ruin]

Germans are lucky tho

[fervent socket]

Nothing in the U.S. yet sadly.

Do I have to keep an eye out on this site for NA or my local sites here?

[dense hatch]

just get a buddy in Germany to order it and make them stream it

I feel like it hurt the movie

just because that's the only thing I can think of as even somewhat of an excuse

[hazy helm]

Cut like half of the extras and focus the movie on a dingy bunker to save resources, use the budget you used in costumes to make mutant CGI and such

[dense hatch]

or the gear, and the SKOT

I think the skot would've been like a fifth of the budget alone

[hazy helm]

idk if the skot was brought by the vollunteers or smth

[dense hatch]

I hope it was

[placid grove]

Brazil's so messed up that this site doesn’t even allow shipping here, lol

[dense hatch]

otherwise that's a huge waste of budget

[placid grove]

It looks like it won’t be possible to buy this in a conventional way here

[dire dagger]

Only place that does is Amazon de and one other

Amazon de requires you to have a passport though

[brazen loom]

German passport?

[dire dagger]

American passport

I got my ultimate edition from there today

sadly it was the last one

[brazen loom]

https://tenor.com/view/annoyed-fuck-frustrated-gif-13611303

[dire dagger]

They have limited though

If you want that

[brazen loom]

I'm looking for the ult phys pc

[fervent socket]

Same.

[rocky trellis]

Can't help but wonder if they were kinda unprepared for the demand from US, or simply because shipping within EU and close to Europe is easy enough...

[fervent socket]

Probably easier for Europe than US atm.

[placid grove]

Is there an email to contact regarding the availability of the retail version?

I registered my pre-order... But so far, I haven’t received anything.

[fervent socket]

Not the only one

If you live in Europe check the pins.

[placid grove]

Ok

[dire dagger]

Unfortunately unless you live in Europe or you got a middle man your out of luck

[fervent socket]

Aw

[fervent socket]

Is that for us NA folks?

[brazen loom]

Wonder why they bothered with collecting our emails if that's the case

[fervent socket]

Maybe it’s not available just yet, there’s alot of logistics and production when it comes to this stuff

[placid grove]

Yep

[hot tree]

whats inside the limited edition digital content?

[fervent socket]

Probably key and skins.

[hazy helm]

you can see on the steam page

[dire dagger]

Yup

[dire dagger]

It will not reach North America before launch

Maybe after but

Currently unknown

[fervent socket]

That… sucks

[hot tree]

steam doesnt have the limited edition physical copies

[hazy helm]

yes but you asked for the digital content no

https://www.stalker2.com/preorder/physical
you can see what digital version corresponds with the physical version here

[fervent socket]

Like I have the ultimate edition on steam already, so I am not missing out on playing it. Just the collection is interesting

[hot tree]

all it says there is that it comes with a limited edition digital content+ preorded bonus but there is no digital copy that corresponds to "limited edition digital content" as far as i know

[hazy helm]

Ill have to talk to mol1t

[livid light]

Hallo

[hot tree]

I mean correct me if im wrong

[naive fog]

Ok

Are you mean tho? Idk you irl

[hot tree]

<,<

[rose moth]

dont be mean, being mean is bad

being nice is cooler

[fervent socket]

It’s just a bummer for the rest of us

[hot tree]

stop before i get warning fro being "mean" xd

[naive fog]

Warning Afro noway

What does it look like

[rose moth]

i love afros

afros are my fav hairstyle

[naive fog]

Balt

[hot tree]

also wonder if we lets say get standard physical edition if we will be able to upgrade to deluxe digital on steam later

[hazy helm]

you weren't wrong, I sent a message to Mol1t about this

[hot tree]

my bet is that its the standard digital edition

[naive fog]

Stand and what?

[rose moth]

dont gamble

[hot tree]

fixed it xd

[rose moth]

gambling makes you lose money

[hot tree]

no no no thats preordering xd ^

[dense hatch]

[chrome sigil]

That's what quitters say, just keep going

[rose moth]

99% of gamblers quit before their big win

[naive fog]

Wait so if I quit before starting and then gamble will I have a big win??

[chrome sigil]

Your big win will be in there somewhere

[rose moth]

underwhere?

[chrome sigil]

https://tenor.com/view/emoji-gif-10501611039328526631

[digital sleet]

welcome back, stalkers
do you guys know if there is any possibility to install the game digitally (on steam f.e.), when buying the physical version? my system doesnt have any physical cd readers to install it from cd, but I really would like to have the physical box version in my collection

[dire dagger]

[hazy helm]

Buying physical will get you a steam code for pc

[visual spear]

Short question, i got an e-mail that the ultimate Edition is again restocked ist IT true?

[digital sleet]

yes, i saw it on amazon some minutes ago

[dire dagger]

Maybe?

[digital sleet]

but its already gone again. lol. it was around 300€

[visual spear]

Okok well but the link in the email didn't take me to Amazon but to another website gamer-legends or something like that

[dire dagger]

Yah it was on Amazon de

[eager scarab]

Is PC physical edition available in US?

[fervent socket]

No sadly.

[dire dagger]

Only way to get it is via Amazon de with a passport

Or via a middle man

[robust granite]

The official website just pops up a cartoon of sidorovich eaching chicken ..

When you click pre order

[robust granite]

Yup thats the one

[granite mortar]

[fervent socket]

Apparently it’s a update or something

[lean jasper]

Hi guys,
I've just got a mail which containing an URL to pre order the game.
So I wonder is this URL legit/safe?
https://game-legends.de/en/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl-Collector-s-Edition-Reprint-Code-in-a-Box-PC-4020628560201?utm_source=sendpulse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=physical_eu

[fervent socket]

#📜┃gsc-answers message

[visual spear]

Got Same Mail seems to BE Safe and Trustpilot Score of 4,5 stars

[robust granite]

Nice

[fervent socket]

It’s legit, check the pins

[lean jasper]

kk thank you

[mortal geode]

Evan Royalty's movie on STALKER was peak ngl..
anyone else seen the premier?

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/el-risitas-juan-joya-borja-ratones-coloraos-laugh-meme-laughing-man-gif-24899295

yhea it was a pile of shit

festering

[granite mortar]

mercenaris tactislop

[mortal geode]

i liked it. 🤷‍♂️

[hazy helm]

you can hear the flies buzzing

why did they hire a SCP director to make a stalker movie?...

are they dumb?stupid?

[granite mortar]

starring drewski

[dire dagger]

Wait are we talking about the movie wendagoon made or something else

[hazy helm]

yhea, shadows of the zone
wendigoon wasnt the director it was Evans Royals

[sour goblet]

merkenndelism schmerkendelism

[rocky trellis]

wendigoon sounds so wrong

[dire dagger]

Wendagoon would have done a better job probably ngl

[pliant siren]

Where can i pre-order ultimate physical in EU?

[naive fog]

[dire dagger]

https://game-legends.de/en/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl-Ultimate-Edition-Reprint-Code-in-a-Box-PC-4020628560287?utm_source=sendpulse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=physical_eu

[sour goblet]

wendigooner nation rise up

[rocky trellis]

Well... halloween is soon and november dangerously close

[sour goblet]

holowen

[dire dagger]

Halloween is tomorrow

[fervent socket]

The ice witch awakens soon

[sour goblet]

all i want for christmas is stalker 2

[fervent socket]

AAAH

[rocky trellis]

while researching which PC parts would be roughly equivalent steam deck's parts, found out that it seems to meet the minimum requirements

But also found out that another game I was planning to play on it might be out of reach, a game that would have been perfect for it (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Turn based combat).

[dire dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/jc-denton-deus-ex-gif-22280125

[rocky trellis]

If I pay enough, will lord Gaben gib deck 2 early?

[dense hatch]

new stalker movie is just a single guy in front of a whiteboard explaining the plot of SoC

[dire dagger]

Amazing

I mean they had 100k

[dense hatch]

wasn't it 150k

[dire dagger]

There wasn’t much they could do

[sly matrix]

where can I pre=order tickets?

[dire dagger]

Yah

150k

But still

That’s basically a low budget movie

[dense hatch]

that's far above most fan projects

[fallow garden]

why is mol1t constantly answering preorder questions that typically have the same answers instead of actual important stuff

[dire dagger]

So big surprise mid

[fervent socket]

Check the pins, it’s European only

[granite mortar]

cuz hes based like that

[dense hatch]

I think the second season of nuka break was like 30k or something

not including the many many many smaller projects with budgets that are almost certainly smaller

they definitely could've done better from a budget perspective with the costumes and prop choices

[worn oar]

Wrong channel I suppose

[rocky trellis]

Because people don't know how to use that nice little search box on top right of discord

[fervent socket]

Gamers can’t read

[dire dagger]

It’s the most hot button question right now

[static compass]

Oh shadow of the zone came out

Neat

[fallow garden]

i asked if we're getting dlss + frame gen with the option to set it to DLAA (instead of just dlss quality)

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/homelander-disappointed-disgusting-disgusted-looking-gif-6561690286467128067

disgusting

[dire dagger]

It’s gonna have gen 3 dlss

99 percent chance

[worn oar]

https://tenor.com/view/the-boys-homelander-antony-starr-laughing-shouting-gif-892255254545432676

[dire dagger]

vasim hates dlss don’t mind him

[winter comet]

So from Anomalous Dugout there appear to be four main story paths: Insitute, Monolith, Ward, and Scar. Which one do you guys think you would take on a first playthrough?

[fallow garden]

watch this game need Lossless scaling to run properly

tbh I have a 4090 and I use lossless scaling all the time with some games. Like helldivers 2 and elden ring

[granite mortar]

Institute and Ward may be the same
I think its Strider, Faust
And later on Scar (Iskra), Institute (+Ward)

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/spider-man-spider-man-web-of-shadows-depressed-sad-gif-16524395

[fallow garden]

real

if it doesnt have terrible 0.1%/1% lows we're fine
aka no stutters

[winter comet]

Alright, between Institute/Ward, Strider, Faust, and Scar which paths do you guys think you'd do for a first playthrough?

[formal tinsel]

why

[granite mortar]

depending on how the story is structured
If its choice between 2 and later on other 2
Then I will go Scar and Strider
If its choice between 4 then I will probably go with just Strider

[hazy helm]

it was a lesser version of SoC concepts tied together with glue, hollywood tropes, shoddy acting, bad voice acting, really bad gfx
this if you divorce it from what it is supposed to be
if you see it in the lenses of "its supposed to be a stalker like property", its a complete travesty of the look, lore, and inspirations of stalker

its a SCP movie

a bad SCP movie

[granite mortar]

kurugululov

[dire dagger]

I mean it’s eu5 so unless it’s totally botched should be fine

[hazy helm]

I know GSC modified UE5 for their personal uses

especially bc UE5 is so shit optimisation wise

[fallow garden]

UE5 games are known for being unoptimized af

[hazy helm]

its like, why are you cutting optimisation features for normal workflows? bc you wanna enforce your worse options? yhea...

[fallow garden]

The only difference is that some of them actually look stunning, while others look okay but still run kinda bad

[stuck pewter]

I

[dire dagger]

Well 22 days

And then we will know

[fallow garden]

This is nothing new. All big studios working with UE5 need to implement their own functions/rework some stuff

And it also doesn't necessarily have anything to do with optimization. It's usually just mechanics/physics

It's the things they need to tweak so that the game actually feels like a stalker game instead of something more generic and less defined

[stuck pewter]

I hope stalker 3 makes 2 billion dollar

[fallow garden]

why not 3 billion dollars

[dire dagger]

Too bad physx died off

Physx was cool

[dire dagger]

10 morbillion dollars

[balmy hound]

For Stalker 2 💪

[stuck pewter]

Maybe theyll make as much money as russia wants to fine google for

Its up to $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 now

[hazy helm]

its literally optimisation of graphical tools

[stuck pewter]

Im not joking look it up

[hazy helm]

its like why cant I use Lumen with manual LODS? because if they werent shilling Nanite then nobody would use it

[dire dagger]

Vasim

Stalker 2 should have physx

[hazy helm]

ho why did you remove this old optimisation feature that is widely used for a reason? because theres a newer worse version of the tool that achieves worse results for move perf drop? huh

[dire dagger]

[silk sparrow]

RTX ON

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/raccoon-handshake-fake-tease-feint-gif-4376603321991465533

[quaint lark]

I just wanna inspect artifacts

[dire dagger]

Tbh physx it just kinda works really well

[silk sparrow]

Stattrack Soul | Fade

[dire dagger]

Never had an issue with it

But newest game that has it is metro exodus

[fluid abyss]

Metro exodus was good but kinda flat imo, I wish it was more

[granite mortar]

metro exodus was mid because it wasnt in metro

[loud gate]

real

[solid dome]

STALKER 2 WILL BE THE BEST GAME IN EXISTENCE

[hardy turtle]

too much water imo

[dire dagger]

Very true

It felt like a game with no clear direction

[lime gull]

Metro Exodus would've been better if it had more Metro bits

What do you hope the dlcs will offer?

[granite mortar]

openworld in tunnels would be peak
what we got was ultra mid

[granite mortar]

more opportunities to punch Faust in the face :3

[lime gull]

Ngl felt like Chernoblyat

[lime gull]

New Faust Punching Bag for Stalker Hideout dlc $ .99

[granite mortar]

bag is lame
I want to punch the real deal Faust

[lime gull]

The expectations simply don't exist for stalker dlc though, so it really could be anything.

I am hoping for some new areas accessible from the same open world map, maybe a few new guns & a little questline.

[dense hatch]

-60 frames on average

[lime gull]

I am really hoping that it's not gonna be like... multiplayer pvp arena dlc. Rostock bar pvm arena dlc.

[dense hatch]

I really hope they're proper dlcs and not just item packs

[lime gull]

Truly that would be the worst outcome

[granite mortar]

Drop kick Strider into concrete wall DLC for 10 Euro

[dense hatch]

they probably won't be considering the new snow areas, but still

[granite mortar]

would buy that

[lime gull]

No Kill Strelock dlc? 🥺

[dense hatch]

worst possible outcome is like a "shotgun pack" or something

[granite mortar]

Kiss Strelok DLC

[lime gull]

New sunrise suit texture pack dlc

[dense hatch]

[lime gull]

Honestly I would take a silly arena dlc over a skin pack dlc

[indigo marsh]

Kiss gunslinger

[dense hatch]

a dlc that took place entirely in the arena could be cool

[lime gull]

Why do people dislike Gunslinger/IWP so much, out of curiousity?

[lime gull]

Yeah, like an arena champion dlc? Expanded arena with way more levels & fights? That would be pretty awesome.

[dense hatch]

I'm not a huge fan because it lowered the amount of weapons and just a personal dislike for the style of gameplay, along with the weird item animations jank, but it is well made

[dense hatch]

oh for sure, especially if it had like different types of arenas

[lime gull]

Ah, valid. I always thought those mods were intended to increase the amount of weapons lol.

[dense hatch]

nah, that would something like the arsenal overhaul mod

[indigo marsh]

I mean IWP is mostly liked from what I read maybe other than the economy changes it adds.

[dense hatch]

gunslinger is fun to use once or twice but I really didn't see a reason to do multiple playthroughs

it also makes the escort quests kinda painful because NPCs are more fragile

[lime gull]

You can't really escape economy changes with stalker mods if they add more guns tho. The og trilogy is so built around that gradual improvement of gear and adding even just a few new unnecessary items really bungles progression.

[dense hatch]

I mean it depends

NA7 does a pretty decent job but it also just changes the economy a lot

[lime gull]

Mm, I didn't know that but it makes sense.

[dense hatch]

it's hard to keep the vanilla stalker economy

[lime gull]

Is the rest of NA7 good? I haven't heard about it.

[dense hatch]

NA7 is alright if you treat it like SoC

just in terms of how you interact with quests

[lime gull]

I'm tempted to play something stalker-esque but I can't decide what lol. I was going to continue trudging through Gamma but tbh I think that would burn me out of the game before it even came out.

[dense hatch]

the amount new weapons is my favorite part

I'd honestly suggest trying legend returns for an interesting freeplay experience except it seems to have been taken down

besides that wind of time is pretty good and trapped is a straight up combat gauntlet that reminded me a lot of the end to SoC

[indigo marsh]

For gunslinger according to Vasim there is the animation state system, forces a more static play style, and some other things that I don't remember

[dense hatch]

I legitimately have no idea what he's talking about

I just think eating and using bandages got a bit annoying after a while

[lime gull]

I suppose I get what he might be alluding to? Bc you can't shoot when eating/drinking/using meds

So you would spend more time behind cover or just standing still doing an activity like that.

But tbh Gamma had a similar array of animations and it never felt spectacularly static

[indigo marsh]

The 3d PDA is so annoying if you accidentally accidentally hit the button for the Pda underground

[dense hatch]

I think he means the item usage delay

did you play fo4?

[lime gull]

Yeah that is annoying

[lime gull]

Yes unfortunately

[indigo marsh]

I played the SoC version of gunslinger and it added some weapons which was really good.

[dense hatch]

imagine if every time you used a stimpack in the pipboy it dragged you out of the pipboy

[gaunt crypt]

[prime cradle]

Hello! I would like to buy the collector's physical edition. Until now I saw it on a Hungarian online store, but today I got an e-mail about the possibilities. This e-mail says: "Please follow the link below to contact the retailer of your region directly and acquire your own collectibles from the Zone". When I click on it, there is a store from Germany. Does it mean, I cannot buy this edition in Hungary? Thank you!

[dense hatch]

instead of being able to use like 3 and some food items and then having the animation

[lime gull]

Mmmm hate that

[dense hatch]

I should probably play it just to try it out

[lime gull]

That is IWP, yeh

[dense hatch]

it's not too bad with how CoP makes healing slower anyways but it can be annoying at times

[dire dagger]

If you got a Radeon maybe

[lime gull]

Heard all it needs are some atmosphere mods and it would be amazing

[dense hatch]

I thought IWP was going to be standalone soon?

[candid bough]

ive been trying to order the physical ultimate edition for like the past two years, and i signed up for notifications and everything, are they just still not available for pre order yet? has anyone else been able to order them?

[lime gull]

Pretty sure it is now, I think its on the cryeray engine?

[lime gull]

You have to order them through a local retailer this close to launch

The window for preorders through GSC was like 3 YEARS ago at this point

[dense hatch]

I think Europe had some active stores just today

[indigo marsh]

Yeah it is

[fervent socket]

Europe only atm check pins

[dense hatch]

I'm surprised people are still trying to order almost 2 weeks before release

[indigo marsh]

It is. Tourist said it will be standalone soon.

[dense hatch]

I'll try it then

it's just on moddb right

[lime gull]

I'm not, I would expect more people to ask about it now that the game is actually possibly really going to release on nov 20th

[dense hatch]

it just seems like people would realize they're cutting it a bit too close

[lime gull]

People where a little hesitant before bc of an apparent lack of gameplay trailers (bc people kept mistaking the ingame cinematics for pre-rendered scenes)

[full bronze]

full of bugs and bad AI

[lime gull]

And also bc it was pushed back a few times

[dense hatch]

I didn't mind the most recent delay for bug stomping

[lime gull]

Working as intended, those are called anomalies.

[full bronze]

i heard that joke 3000 times

[fervent socket]

I put my place in line around June 10th

[lime gull]

I don't mind any delays as long as the game releases.

[dense hatch]

funny every time

[lime gull]

Honesty, the more time they have to polish the better, but they didn't have to set a release date so ambitiously the first two times

[candid bough]

ive litterally been trying to pre order for like over 2 years and have never been able to

[lime gull]

I would've rathered they stay quiet about the release date until they were confident about it... Just bc of the negative press the date being pushed back created.

[dense hatch]

NA?

[worn oar]

Some stores got the game back to their stock

[candid bough]

yeah

[full bronze]

i pre-ordered the digitial version 1 year ago

[worn oar]

He's talking about physical tho

[dense hatch]

it's been like that for a while

[full bronze]

thats why i wrote "digital"

[lime gull]

Honestly physical releases are such a nightmare. I get wanting the overpriced fanboy junk that comes with it, but that doesn't seem worth all the effort to track down a copy & having to order it at the right time, on top of paying double or triple msrp for the base game for it.

[worn oar]

[lime gull]

There's always some supply chain issue and ever since covid, every asshole with a wifebeater and Facebook account seems to scalp the newest most anticipated product.

[worn oar]

Well, some fans do appreciate limited collectibles (me included), so it is indeed unnecessary for you, but rather necessary for those who want to be fully satisfied and to feel special. It's also a good way to support devs

[coarse prism]

They are avaliable on game legends again, the reprints atleast for EU, offtopic just saying

[candid bough]

i mean i signed up to be able to pre order a copy of the physical ultimate edition, but have never gotten any other emails saying they are ready, and like everytime i click on retailers it takes me to the discord, but the discord links take me to the stalker website, so basically one big loop, ive seen some pre orders for the ultimate edition here and there, but they wont ship here, i have never seen anything available for usa as far as pre order goes unless its digital, it sucks, i pre ordered their ultimate edition like way back in the day, ive been playing since shadow of chernobyl came out back on 07 so thats basically the only reason i wanted the physical ultimate.

i guess the digital version it is then, just really sucks, there are honestly less games than i can count on one hand that i would order, or pre order a physical ultimate edition for, especially at the price, but this happened to be one of them.

[tender creek]

Hello. Hm. Is sharing yt vids here allowed? (If any mods here would be glad for an answer)

[dense hatch]

whose YouTube videos are they

[mortal ember]

test

[tender creek]

This one #💬┃ua_offtop message

Well, that's an answer

[dense hatch]

it'll happen regardless

[fervent socket]

You are NA right?

[dense hatch]

I didn't think it would come out until like 4 hours from now

[tender creek]

I just admire pretty good ukrainian voice lines

no jokes I jumped when heard first one, quite unexpected

[candid bough]

yeah im in the us

[lime gull]

I believe NA has been having more trouble than usual with preorders. Not that hearing that helps anyone but it's what I've heard from being here for a while :<

[candid bough]

okay, so i guess im not the only one at least lol

[lime gull]

I'm an NA player and while yes the goodies are irrelevant to me the main reason I avoid collectors' editions (I play a lot of games that have them) is specifically the pain of a collector's edition being sold out ahead of time or just straight-up not being released in small towns like where I live. I went to one pre-release event for a collector's edition item and by the time I got to the end of the line (I arrived 2 hrs early) they sold out & told me to come back in two weeks... Lol.

I'm not going through that with games I actually anticipate playing on release week

[fervent socket]

Yeah NA and other places are getting the rough end of the deal

[candid bough]

yeah, pre orders back in the day used to be way better imo, i have waited in long ass lines quite a few times, but eventually always got the edition i was wanting, but i haven't heard of any places doing midnight releases or anything like that for a while, maybe I'm just out of the loop, but it seems people would just rather get things digitally these days.

plus i work until midnight 5 days out of the week anyway, so having the time to go sit in a line at this point in my life is basically non existant.

[zinc flax]

yeah why is it that NA is getting shafted with PC physical anyway, microsoft helped back them didn't they? lol

[lime gull]

I think it was something that peaked in the 2000s, but I think the impracticality of it was really what put the kibosh on midnight releases. Think of it from the store's perspective. They have to find staff willing to work that shift, bc it's way later than normal. Mall security has to be around later & be more vigilant than normal bc of the people coming for the midnight release... Then you have to worry about the supply chain issues, if the games don't arrive before the midnight release then you're utterly f*cked.

[dire dagger]

@wraith socket brought up early that stalker collectors editions never really made it to N.A.

even for the original trilogy

[candid bough]

yeah i have seen stores around here pushing back the midnight release by a day in the past. due to stock not arriving on time.

[dire dagger]

I mean midnight releases basically don’t even exist anymore

[lime gull]

I mean a lot of the stores that even used to do them aren't around anymore...

[candid bough]

that too

[lime gull]

The only 'video game retailers' around me are big box stores and a couple of mom & pop hobby stores.

[dire dagger]

I mean why bother it’s not like your showing up to actually secure your copy of the game

Since you can just download a digital copy

Which has unlimited supply

[lime gull]

That was true even back then though

[dire dagger]

Nah

Like 360 era

PS3

[lime gull]

Well maybe not at the very start...

I guess that's true, the console gamers always got shafted.

[dire dagger]

Nah

They were winning back then

Wdym

Most of the flagship titles back then launched only on console

[lime gull]

having to wait till midnight to pick up a copy of a new game only to go home, pop the disk in and realize you have to wait 5 hours for an update to download?

[dire dagger]

Not back then

[candid bough]

i mean they could still get things digitally, it was just kind of a pain in the ass, between slow download times, and slow ass read/write speeds of the drives that came in most 360's or ps3's

[dire dagger]

Not to mention very limited disk space

[candid bough]

that too

[dire dagger]

Blu ray disk for a ps3 was like 1/3 of its entire storage capacity

[candid bough]

i finally said screw it back in the day and modded my own drives into my systems

[lime gull]

good lord don't even remind me. Installing wow? Hope you like cycling through like 12 disks...

Anyway, I feel we're straying a bit far from the topic of Stonker

Do you think we'll encounter more aircraft in S2? Seeing as COP illuminated the 'issue' that the military had with their tech?

[dire dagger]

Dunno

[candid bough]

the 360 may have had a proprietary connector, but all you had to do was unscrew it and put whatever 2.5 inch drive you like, becase all it was was basically a sata dongle lol.

[dire dagger]

Probably not

[lime gull]

Wonder if the ward will have helis

[dire dagger]

That feature was hella meh

[lime gull]

The iconic 'heli attack' component of fps games was such a 2005-2012 era thing anyway

[candid bough]

i love taking down choppers in gamma lmao

[lime gull]

I think they'd be an interesting enemy in late-stage areas... Having to swap to the rpg-7 to shoot down a heli while fending off mutants and mercs sounds like an engaging time.

Although the fact they can be competent enemies sorta deflates the idea that the airspace above the zone is as dangerous as the ground.

[candid bough]

i cant wait to see the updated engine version of the rpg-7 lol

the new engine looks so good.

[stuck pewter]

Stalker

[lime gull]

Yeah, I'm very excited just to see some of the classic trilogy areas redone.

[dire dagger]

Stalker