⭐┃nospoilers_general

[twin thistle]

(i know just lean into the bit smh)

[still ridge]

Never

[twin thistle]

FINE

[still ridge]

Anyways, I hope we get one more trailer before launch

Just to build more hype

[twin thistle]

should just be a video of some Freedom dudes hitting a blunt

[balmy hound]

I'm betting on a release trailer

[wise geyser]

WE WANT THE SHINING ZONE TO REVEAL ITSELF

[silk sparrow]

we entered november. no nut till stalker 2 begins today!

🎉

[twin thistle]

a true stalker would not risk prostate health

😤 😤 😤 😤

[silk sparrow]

we all gonna bust on launch anyway 😈

[wise geyser]

🗿

[junior creek]

We also started movbemver. I myself suffer from testicular cancer, so I encourage all male stalkers here to have a follow-up visit to the doctor

[astral valve]

I am going to beat the entire stalker trilogy before S2 comes out...

[wise geyser]

Sorry to hear that bro

[astral valve]

With only a PM.

[wise geyser]

On master difficulty 😎

Headshots only

[astral valve]

Yes, only testicle shots

[wise geyser]

…

[astral valve]

[loud gate]

There will be a launch trailer.

[astral valve]

Hopefully I'll do it before launch, because I can get busy

[wise geyser]

Mozi blessing with the info

[loud gate]

Not sure on Accolades, but Launch Trailer - yes.

I imagine they'd do accolades too, but who knowwwwws.

[astral valve]

What if I also streamed it in a vc or smth

[twin thistle]

Oh, and it's an Iron Man run

[astral valve]

Oh god, dunno if I can do that, not that good lmao

[twin thistle]

[astral valve]

Without PM, sure but with PM only that's just shooting myself in my balls instead lmao

[wise geyser]

Speaking my language

[astral valve]

I could try not to die but only as an optional thing

[wise geyser]

I HOPE stalker 2 has Ironman sometime down the line

I can only dream

[sour goblet]

of course, i will make sure to watch bloodsucker adult videos everyday !

[wise geyser]

🗿

[astral valve]

Bloodsuckers...

[mystic anchor]

Has there been any word on whether Kino will be included in the games radio music?

[astral valve]

That would be cool tbh, but no there's no word of it

Oh god should I also start pm only chronologically, like Clear Sky, SHoC, CoP

[sour goblet]

yes

[ornate rampart]

does anyone know if there's a difference goodies-wise between the original physical editions and the new reprinted ones?

[nimble cipher]

cqviti has been warned

Reason: Posted an invite

[astral valve]

John PM Scar

[sour goblet]

more like degtyarev because he has his own special mackelrov

[sour goblet]

@fallow swallow

[astral valve]

Lol

[sour goblet]

@dire dagger i think this guy is a bot, he posted the link in every channel

[twin thistle]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-nervous-eyes-innocent-scared-gif-13420473

[astral valve]

If S2 comes out do I also do PM only?

(I'm literally insane for even thinking of doing that)

[sour goblet]

No. You must do knife only.

[dire dagger]

Got em

[rocky trellis]

I'm hoping that pistols don't completely fall off mid game

[sour goblet]

thanks jack

[rocky trellis]

would be nice to be able to reserve the pistol slot for a silenced option or some kind of backup weapon for mid range if you've got a sniper and shotgun

[astral valve]

Sure.

[wise geyser]

Not even actually lmao there’s suppressors and medications

Modifications

[ornate rampart]

replying to what I found: yes they are the same

[twin thistle]

do not give your pistols medications, it will chemically imbalance them and you will find all of your possessions tossed on your front lawn

[wise geyser]

So you can def do a stealth pm only prob just ammo is gonna be the issue

[rocky trellis]

ammo isn't usually an issue in stalker

[astral valve]

Shoc will probably be the hardest for PM only cause its the only game with no modification or repair system in vanilla

[rocky trellis]

with exception of a few weapons with rare ammo

[wise geyser]

If he does a PM only in stalker 2 he’s def gonna have to dump that hoe to kill the bigger mutants

[rocky trellis]

just bring 1000 rounds, ez

[wise geyser]

Lmao

[astral valve]

Me omw to Sidorovich:

[sour goblet]

i mean that could work but up to like a weight limit or something depending on your guns

[rocky trellis]

if I remember right, at least in Pripyat carrying 1k of pistol ammo is kind of doable? just no room for loot

my standard for ammo to carry for rifles was about 200-300

but who knows how much ammo weights this time

[wise geyser]

Tbh I’m hoping in stalker 2 you can’t do that

[sour goblet]

weak

[wise geyser]

I want attrition to be a huge factor at least on the higher diffs

[rocky trellis]

the less ammo you carry, the more you can haul home

[sour goblet]

i was carrying 2200+ armor piercing 5.56 bullets

[wide locust]

19 days my dudes.

[sour goblet]

including 800+ rp-74 ammo, 60 of each battery kind and etc

[rocky trellis]

that means 437 hours in Africa until Stalker 2 release

oh wait stalker 2 is release almost midnight for me...

[wide locust]

what was the benefit of buying the Ukraine Supporter Ultimate edition... Twice again?

[rocky trellis]

well I know what I'm not doing that day. Sleep is for the weak

[sour goblet]

im faking sickness on november 20th

[timber light]

Ultimate Physical edition finally can be pre-ordered in US and Canada! https://finalbossbundle.com/products/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-heart-of-chornobyl-reprint?_pos=1&_sid=3fa922efa&_ss=r

[wide locust]

good thing i already called in vacation for the last week of the month

Only me, myself and I. Hunting the Putin NPC

one mighjt say I'll be.... STALKING

[crisp ruin]

wtf I'm seeing, I just came here and see this

[hazy harness]

what do you see

[rocky trellis]

Just a regular day in the zone. Wake up and wonder wtf is going on

[wide locust]

He sees Deedee

[crisp ruin]

weird words lmao

[twin thistle]

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[crisp ruin]

I'm getting better from illness bruh

[wide locust]

sick even before in the zone?

Better stay home all together then mate

[rocky trellis]

picked bad time to get sick, mate. Should have waited a bit longer for the release

[crisp ruin]

yup lmao

[wide locust]

[hazy harness]

As a joke I asked my friend who's a doctor and doesnt know stalker if she would recommend vodka for rad poisoning and she went "are you f#king stupid" 😔

[rocky trellis]

[hazy harness]

gotta teach doctors their jobs nowadays

[sour goblet]

and rightfully so, you're supposed to use anti-rads you idiot!

[wide locust]

could be worse. My gf of 17 months broke up with me because i said i'd be gaming my 1 week vacation

she must be monolith

[rocky trellis]

just drink problems away. if 1 bottle of vodka doesn't solve your problem, drink anotheer. Repease until problem is solved

[crisp ruin]

you need to get gamer gf bruh

[hazy harness]

drinkable anti rads is easier on me 😔

[fervent socket]

Hm.. do I buy it now or wait until I get the email.

[twin thistle]

BUY NOW DO NOT WAIT

[sour goblet]

pop it into water

[hazy harness]

ew

[wide locust]

She was a Warcraft girl

[crisp ruin]

too bad

[loud gate]

@dire dagger

[wide locust]

had a STALKER girl once My ex is who showed me stalker

but god is rarely fair

[sour goblet]

this must be a sign from the monolith for you to kiss men

[rocky trellis]

Where do you keep finding those legendary rarity specimen?

[hazy harness]

oi

[fervent socket]

Hm, I’ll wait until I get a email.

Nvm

Got it ordered

[hazy harness]

the duality of man

[native ibex]

Hmm... anomalous edibles.

[hazy harness]

Weed so good it makes Monolith sound reasonable

[dire dagger]

Holy shit w

[sour goblet]

probably because its been sitting in a psi-emissions field for like 3 months now

[native ibex]

The blue Aminita Muscaria

[dire dagger]

I’ll cancel the Amazon de one when I get home

[hot tree]

why cancel use both

[rocky trellis]

Nice, finally some good stuff for NA bros as well

[dire dagger]

Dude it’s 400 bux

[hot tree]

more stalker per stalker

[dire dagger]

I’m not keeping both

[sour goblet]

even faster

[rocky trellis]

400 before or after any extra fees?

[hazy harness]

still not available in my country

[hazy harness]

the distinguished stalker carries 2 backpacks for maximum looting

[twin thistle]

the distinguished stalker uses artifacts to make 1 extremely heavy backpack loaded to the brim work

efficiency friends, efficiency

[dire dagger]

It’s 450 total

[hot tree]

walk into a grav anomality to lessen the weight of your backpack :)

[rocky trellis]

backpack of infinite hoarding

• allows carrying as much as you can
• does not reduce weight of items

[twin thistle]

and hey, trim off a few extra pounds. like, all of it from your skeleton!

[hot tree]

thats just backpack of not moving

[twin thistle]

AKA a stash

[rocky trellis]

when you go over the weight limit but happen to find an energy drink from one of the corpses

[twin thistle]

Red Bull never gave me those kinds of wings. Preworkout on the other hand

[dire dagger]

When can I brew my own drugs in stalker

[twin thistle]

sounds like you want to play Gamma, which, you know. god help you.

[dire dagger]

Wait that’s a thing

I’ve never played gamma I have no idea

[twin thistle]

yes, you can make drugs in Gamma. it just also comes with all the other things in Gamma people hate.

[rocky trellis]

rather than energy drink, the real answer is a lot of methamphetamine to travel a hundred kilometers with massive weight on your back, but with the downside of finding yourself in a random location

[dire dagger]

I like your gate keeping spirit brother

Keep it up

[twin thistle]

balanced, as all things should be

[dire dagger]

If you stick around long enough definitely officially cool material

[granite mortar]

new Council of Cool people member?

[twin thistle]

apologies I thought I signed up for the Council of Losers, my mistake

[dire dagger]

Lmao

The most elite of elite chatters are members of the officially cool club

[twin thistle]

the cheekiest and occasionally breekiest, but not on Monday's

[granite mortar]

you can also be Officially Based which is a tier higher
or if youre lucky, get your own custom title

[twin thistle]

I hope my future title is Bloodsucker OnlyFans

[rocky trellis]

watch out, your request might come true

[indigo marsh]

That reminds me of the gatekeep title you have

[twin thistle]

you see the vision

[granite mortar]

yeah but I gave that to myself to justify my ranting

[indigo marsh]

Oh yeah I finished messenger yesterday

[rocky trellis]

why Fridays always be like this? Been home for hours but haven't done a single productive thing like play video games yet

[indigo marsh]

I am setting up AMK 1.4 Autumn edition but the mouse cursor gliding feels kinda weird

[quiet fossil]

So unbelievably happy to finally have the physical ultimate edition ordered in the US. What a sigh of relief

[twin thistle]

I kept thinking I missed it and then saw the Sid with the chicken thing and was like "FACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK"

did not park my ass for a year on my Gmail inbox just to not get it 😦

[native ibex]

Like what?

[twin thistle]

are you asking about the things people hate or which drugs you can make

[native ibex]

The former

[twin thistle]

there's a laundry list, but most of it can be adjusted with sliders. the single wildest thing is the gun repair system. I kinda like it and also don't.

[native ibex]

Buy kits, replace parts, put on some gun oil. Not so bad, just expensive

Something that I like about mods. Field repair.

[twin thistle]

you have to remove and replace each individual component of the gun, and each component has a condition rating. on top of that, some weapon classes can only be repaired with specific kinds of kits and repair tool sets that you need to either find in the hardest parts of the Zone or craft with extremely rare materials.

[rocky trellis]

cheap to maintain high durability, very expensive to repair from bad condition

imo, the repair system makes you treat it more like a real gun

[native ibex]

Mhmm, mhmm.

[twin thistle]

Yes, like I said, I don't mind it personally, but the one very odd thing is that the default weapon drops are always comically poor

[native ibex]

I'm sure that's normal in vanilla

[twin thistle]

Like I know a merc isn't wandering into Pripyat with a 7% FN or something like that haha

[native ibex]

We'd be rich right off the bat if we could just scoop up weapons and sell them

[twin thistle]

Oh, you can't sell guns in Gamma

[native ibex]

Of course

[twin thistle]

I mean I'm not sure that's entirely intuitive but the in-universe explanation is fine

[native ibex]

Been thinking of trying Anomaly Custom, but I hear there are issues with translation.

[hazy harness]

I hate when Sidorovich tells me "Come, come, I'll give you things" and scams me out of a fortune for 2 bandages

[twin thistle]

I enjoy Gamma for what it is but I get why a lot of people get turned off from it

[sour goblet]

am i becoming a dyslexic or something? why do i constantly read things wrong, i thought this said issues with radiation

[native ibex]

I like that it really refreshes the experiences, GAMMA

[twin thistle]

the radiation poisoning is just a side bonus

[native ibex]

An all-in-one mod has its appeals over picking out hundreds of mods from all over the place.

[fervent socket]

I mean you can pre order it on some website

[native ibex]

Could be early-onset dementia.

[solid dome]

Anomaly and Gamma can suck dick on a public street and get killed in a brutal manner

[granite mortar]

kino

[twin thistle]

right but it wasn't available for the longest time and it didn't seem like pre-orders were going live

it was a little hard to tell when it actually was being listed

[twin thistle]

the one thing that's gonna suck is all the people who started with these and think that's what STALKER 2 will be

[granite mortar]

now
Bad Company has 2 versions
original, non linear with multiple endings
and Remaster, which is linear and leads directly to events of Bad Company 2
@indigo marsh

[solid dome]

Word

[twin thistle]

why did I think this was Battlefield related and got excited for no reason smh

[sour goblet]

my memory is also not that good i forget ive eaten sometimes if i get too caught up in something, and then i look back to my empty bowl to see my food is gone

[granite mortar]

I usually misread "user" as "ussr"

[solid dome]

Whats grokkin, grokstie? @granite mortar

[fervent socket]

Yeah it was weird but it seems they are slowly rolling it out.

[twin thistle]

what threw me off was seeing people order it elsewhere so I thought I'd missed the boat somehow haha

[granite mortar]

Im grokking a new mod called Grokception
its groktastically groksome

[timber light]

You can go straight to the link and buy it any time.. while available..

[fervent socket]

Understandable

[fervent socket]

I know, I already put down the money

[indigo marsh]

And there are graphics upgrades/weapon pack upgrades for the remastered version right?

[granite mortar]

I think the graphics are a bit better and some scripts are fixed

if you just want to rush towards BC2 (best mod in the series) then play remaster

[fervent socket]

“While available” So like x amount of time until they run out?

[indigo marsh]

It's the bad company trilogy. It's a story mod series for stalker.

[granite mortar]

oh also
the remaster is in the ZIP with BC2
so you will download it either way

[indigo marsh]

The remaster seems like a downgrade TBH

[granite mortar]

well BC was pretty short but very confusing with all its quests and endings
the remaster works as connecting piece between between Messenger and BC2 rather than its own mod

[solid dome]

Can I grokest it?

[sour goblet]

my game crashed as soon as i pressed last save

[granite mortar]

Groksolutely

[solid dome]

I will give you my Grokail for you to send me all the Grokinks, thou does it run on Grokindows 10?

[sour goblet]

grokinks

[dense hatch]

scope on the revolver

[granite mortar]

It Groks on Grokdous 10 Groksolutely Groktastically

[solid dome]

Grokking you up with my Grokail right away

[dense hatch]

before people buy them all

[indigo marsh]

So it should be bad company, bad company remastered, and then bad company 2: Freemason?

[granite mortar]

you groktall it on Call of Grokiat and play

[solid dome]

Wait hold up should I Grokstall on C drive ?

[native ibex]

You should be seeing a professional

[granite mortar]

yes
that is if you want story only
I would suggest going back and trying all the different endings of BC after finishing the trilogy

[fervent socket]

Figured as much, glad I went ahead and bought it don’t have time to wait for a email.

[native ibex]

So is your name a political statement

[solid dome]

Okay you have a Grokessage, shoot me your Groktasticus mod, boss

[granite mortar]

on Solid Grok Drive
otherwise it might not grokking load

[solid dome]

I own Solid Grok Drive, new generation

[dense hatch]

[native ibex]

This Grok guy seems prolific. Is he a deity of some sort

[granite mortar]

groktastic
https://www.moddb.com/mods/the-exception-translated

[solid dome]

How do I Grokstall the Groklific Addon? Where do I put it?

[twin thistle]

NGA*, Non Groksure Agreement

[sour goblet]

no, because i am a teenager, and also because i game and spend a bit of time on my devices, my family will most definitely believe it is because i am spending this time on these devices

[native ibex]

Okay. Well, good luck if my guess was right.

[solid dome]

Put i between N and G and add another GA

Les all Groktest the Grokception mod

[sour goblet]

NGAGA?

[granite mortar]

no
we do this because you can replace any word with Grok and the meaning wont change in the slightest
OR DOES IT
with some stuff we changed the meaning to make it intentionally confusing
you can say shit like "Grok yourself" and it will mean "have fun"

[solid dome]

Grok shit and die!

[dense hatch]

understand yourself

[sour goblet]

thanks

[twin thistle]

Lady Ngaga, the Wish.com Lady Gaga

[solid dome]

The chat went hyper loser mode

[indigo marsh]

I love the HUD design that the exception modification has. It takes the best parts of CS HUD, combines it with an OGSE artifact belt, and then it slightly ruins it with the CoP style quick actions displayed on the HUD. It is almost perfect. It's going to be some time before I play it tho.

[solid dome]

Spiralling down the madness

[twin thistle]

my job here is done

[solid dome]

Manski about to get the Grok out

[twin thistle]

[vague harbor]

OH MY GOD

WE GOT A PHYSICAL EDITION UPDATE

[crisp ruin]

ain't you was at Bethesda server?

[vague harbor]

I use to pray for times like this 🙏

[twin thistle]

a groktacular moment in the history of the series

[dense hatch]

cube

[gentle estuary]

cube,,,,,

[twin thistle]

not so groktacular for my wallet

[dense hatch]

finally a new artifact, cube

[crisp ruin]

After Emil ruined eveyrthing at Bethesda, we left with slavjank, my beloved.

[faint rampart]

got the same GPU

[wise geyser]

I’m really not gonna have a life outside of stalker for a while man lmao

[polar orchid]

Mission: Kill The Richter

[placid parcel]

I saw!!

[gentle estuary]

I will not be seen for days

[wise geyser]

Dude facts lmao

[vague harbor]

Already bought it

Best $400 ever spent

[wise geyser]

Like I genuinely will think my family will worry for me tbh lmao

[worn oar]

Magic cube

[cyan canopy]

cube

[worn oar]

sweet

[rocky trellis]

it sounds like an artifact that would FINALLY be useful for reducing firearm damage

[placid parcel]

It says it's a reprint tho, so it's just the same items I assume, but now comes in a cool looking box lol

[balmy canyon]

Does anyone know where you can buy the limited editon for norway? The only place I see is from amazon, but that's +25% tax for importing. Anyone else from Norway that purchased physical editions?

[native sparrow]

Norway

[lethal orchid]

The only thing saving me from total life takeover from stalker 2 is my grades

[dense hatch]

can someone send a picture of the magic cube it's not loading for me

[finite dragon]

Lets hope for the best. Ray tracing as usual not really an option. But I'm hoping for smooth 60 on high settings.

[lethal orchid]

It's nothing special lol

[twin thistle]

it's the same exact assortment, box included, as the first run

[worn oar]

seems irradiated

[dense hatch]

c'mon it sounds cool

[vague harbor]

Still amazing

[wise geyser]

I’m making sure my room is spotless my mini fridge is loaded my new headset is comming tomorrow window slightly open for cold air monitor cleaned and turned up to 144fps mode marble desk cleaned off leds turned to blue

[vague harbor]

I never thought I’d be able to get a physical edition

[wise geyser]

I’m boutta have no life

[dense hatch]

or is it just a rubix cube looking thing

[scenic steeple]

opps boutta catch me with the motherfuckin CUBE

[placid parcel]

Yea nice, same items, but now comes in a stalker box😎

[twin thistle]

the Magic Cube is actually a Lunchable box

[lethal orchid]

@dense hatch can't send images in this chat

[icy prism]

THX GSC!!

[twin thistle]

I'm pretty sure the STALKER box was always a thing even with the first run

[native sparrow]

GSC please allow stalking in stalker 2

[placid parcel]

Fr, I found one in GameStop, but it was for Xbox, gonna cancel that one and get the PC version instead now!!

[twin thistle]

STALKER box sounds like something I go to jail for having

[scenic steeple]

thats just regular stalker.

[placid parcel]

Maybe, but in the reprint it now shows a unique box in the photos

[polar orchid]

magic minecraft block

[vague harbor]

GameStops in Ohio here wouldn’t offer preorders for anything other than the base game for Xbox

[faint rampart]

same here

[wise geyser]

I mean shit lmao you can just follow an npc who’s loot looks good wait for them to leave away from settlement and go deeper into the zone load up the svd from far and welp.. said is the misfortune in the zone.. for whoever your stalking atleast lmao

[twin thistle]

oh wait do you mean like the blue one or whatever

[faint rampart]

tbh, we should be good.

[west minnow]

it's stalking time

[twin thistle]

[opal drift]

Just ordered Ultimate Phyical editions, LETS GOOOOO

[dense hatch]

#💬┃en_offtop for a second?

[solid dome]

lol

[solid dome]

No preload...

[uneven granite]

nooooooooooo

[worn oar]

guess we found your heart boy

[lethal orchid]

@dense hatch posted

[twin thistle]

the code is sent between 11/10 and 11/20 so I think you're still possible for a preload

[opal drift]

I got gig internet

[uneven granite]

Stalker 2 cancelled guys, pack it up

[placid parcel]

All of em except standard edition have a unique looking box where I assume the items arrive in

[silk sparrow]

can you juggle artifacts in game? GSC should add this, dont miss on this opportunity

[worn oar]

huh

[silk sparrow]

main game selling point MVP feature

[polar orchid]

you stack the cubes and put a door on the front to build your starter base

[solid dome]

Next artifact reveal:

Boob Touch

[faint rampart]

guys, I'm dumb as shit, how can I see which version I bought on steam?

[uneven granite]

NDA Rock artifact

[faint rampart]

it was last year so I forgot

[pseudo rivet]

What about Mama's Beads?

[silk sparrow]

i just want to pull them out and juggle

[gaunt island]

So that email about the physical editions is legit!?

[vague harbor]

I’m so hype

[gaunt island]

I’ve been waiting 3 years for that email!

[twin thistle]

followed by Enigmatic Cucumber

[vague harbor]

ME TOO

[crisp ruin]

I read "Magic Cube" as "Rubiks Cube"

[faint rampart]

c: got the ultimate one

[pseudo rivet]

Hella, check pinned messages

[crisp ruin]

[silk sparrow]

me on nov 20: https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/7/7e/Juggle-Five-Balls-Step-15.jpg/v4-460px-Juggle-Five-Balls-Step-15.jpg

[lime gull]

Papa's conspicuous fuel rod with winking hole

[polar orchid]

me on Nov 1st: Let_Me_In.gif

[frail rover]

Same here, so glad I didn't miss it. I think I just got lucky noticing the email from like 5 minutes ago 👍

[still ridge]

Give me your phone

[pseudo rivet]

https://tenor.com/view/eric-andre-let-me-wahh-wild-go-gif-13490041

[still ridge]

You’re done

[twin thistle]

[crisp ruin]

I'm living at GMT +3 (Turkish) Time and Today is Nov 1st

[wise geyser]

See the crazy thing is for the past two months since gamescom and stuff I haven’t been paying attention too much to dwindle my hype but now that it’s so close I just can’t bro 🗿

[opal drift]

dude im at work and got a notification on my phone, funniest part is im reading Roadside Picninc right now too, which is the book that STALKER is heavily inspired by

[wise geyser]

I need to have memory loss for like 2 weeks rq

[balmy cape]

I'd like to get the physical edition too but can't find a place to pre-order, i see you guys talking about some news on proerders, what's up ?

[vague harbor]

Great book

[pseudo rivet]

Sure, allow me to help you

Play C&C4 for two weeks

[wise geyser]

Please do

[frail rover]

https://finalbossbundle.com/products/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-heart-of-chornobyl-reprint

[wise geyser]

Lmao

[frail rover]

(from the email they sent me)

[lime gull]

Anyone got a convenient way to time travel to the 20th?

[wise geyser]

Ong

[opal drift]

im only like 50 pages in and its amazing

[polar orchid]

Freeze yourself in liquid nitrogen

[balmy cape]

Thanks a lot !

[wise geyser]

Or a hibernation chamber

[lime gull]

Nb4 s2 gets delayed to November 21st

[wise geyser]

So I can sleep until the 20th

[pseudo rivet]

Listen to a lot of music from that time to go on a nostalgia trip. It's not the real thing but it's the next best option

[wise geyser]

Don’t… 🗿

[lime gull]

Wake me up, when November is just about done...

[vague harbor]

Haven’t read it since like 2018 but I loved it.

[hazy harness]

idk if you're into audiobooks but Cory Thomas Hutcheson's reading of it is super good (I listened to it at work last week)

[still ridge]

19 more sleeps

[wise geyser]

FUCKKKK MAN

[vague harbor]

Have a copy of it on my shelf next to my stalker collection

[still ridge]

[pseudo rivet]

Oh wait, not that 20th

[wise geyser]

I’m so hype bro I can’t

[vague harbor]

Sleep is for the weak

[lime gull]

Sleeps is for the week

[vague harbor]

Anyone else shaking rn

[wise geyser]

You know what lmao that’s actually a real good way to look at it lmao

[vague harbor]

This is hitting me like crack rn

[lime gull]

Anyone else fking malding rn

[polar orchid]

When GSC comes out with a "we're releasing a week early instead": Dont tell Medley he's sleeping.

[wise geyser]

Ong

Stalker 2 is boutta hit me like the PUREEEEEST form of crack on the planet

[twin thistle]

A wise stalker sleeps when he can, for the fight ahead is long and Grokky

[lime gull]

They made the game 10% smaller so it's so well optimized they can release it early

[pseudo rivet]

Another suggestion to pass the time is to play Burnout Paradise

[still ridge]

Another nice little artifact promo. I reckon we’ll get a few more of these and then maybe a trailer before launch

I hope

[pseudo rivet]

And, of course, the most obvious option, replay the entire Trilogy, but I trust you all have already done that like the Chads you all are

[lime gull]

Hoping for a trailer like next week tbh

[vague harbor]

The platinum for stalker clear sky is pissing me off

[still ridge]

If there’s going to be one, it’s going to be during launch week

I guarantee it. (I have no basis for this claim)

[vague harbor]

I can’t get the stupid ass quests to work

[solid dome]

What is the Trilogy?

[polar orchid]

feels like forever ago now... was right before they delayed again

[pseudo rivet]

Clear Sky my beloved

[twin thistle]

STALKER 2 is important enough that it's a launch month, even after the game comes out

[still ridge]

Dead air, Anomaly, Gamma

[pseudo rivet]

SoC, CS and CoP

[solid dome]

WHat is soc/

[still ridge]

Nope!

[pseudo rivet]

SoC on

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/561153801114091521/1296234449712975872/lv_0_20241016231117.gif

[exotic mural]

No mosin?

[still ridge]

Yeah what’s SoC I only know Gamma and anomaly

[wise geyser]

My name is now my wish

[solid dome]

What are ou talking about

[vague harbor]

Is this a joke

[exotic mural]

Yall fall for shit so ez.

[pseudo rivet]

No (Yes)

[wise geyser]

More times than you can count brother

[still ridge]

Least obvious bait

[vague harbor]

Lmao

[exotic mural]

Escape from Pripyat 😳

[pseudo rivet]

I assume more than Valve can count

[exotic mural]

Call of Tarkov 😳

[gaunt island]

Does anyone know if the steelbooks are physical disks or just download codes?

[exotic mural]

Codes dummy it says it

[twin thistle]

It's a download code

[exotic mural]

Steam key.

[gaunt island]

I didn’t read it no reason to be mean 😪

[twin thistle]

Do people even have disk drives anymore

[still ridge]

Not many discs nowadays

[wise geyser]

Ay bruh

[rotund widget]

It's interesting how in Ukrainian this artifact is literally called "Rubik's Cube"

[wise geyser]

No need to be a dick

[exotic mural]

Better name

[still ridge]

That’s sweet

Should be localized like that

[exotic mural]

Suck mine

[twin thistle]

fun fact: if you try to solve it it literally rips your limbs off

[wise geyser]

Too small

[blissful peak]

Hello stalkers! How's it going ?

[exotic mural]

Much like your brain

[wise geyser]

Talk about a grade school comeback 💀

[still ridge]

Keep it civil guys

[granite mortar]

gud

[wise geyser]

Ofc

[still ridge]

You play NA7?

me on my way to clip through one of the 20 mazes in the mod

[wise geyser]

Me by the time stalker 2 comes out

[pseudo rivet]

https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYTYxZ3RtbzQ1NHhlcnFqZXkyMGxxOGVpYm42cTRuZjhlZXNocXo4MiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/I3tWbpXvxRP07EeDwL/giphy.gif

[wise geyser]

Ima die of hype

[still ridge]

Feels like they added a lot of cut concepts from early SOC and even OL

[blissful peak]

19 more days it's close now

[twin thistle]

this is biologically impossible, choose a better form of death

[wise geyser]

Indeed brother

[still ridge]

Benadryl induced coma until November 20th

You didn’t hear it from me

[blissful peak]

🤣

[celest solstice]

$600 CDN for the Ultimate.. dang I guessI am skipping that 😦

[twin thistle]

You're gonna get a visit from the Hat Man

[granite mortar]

no

[blissful peak]

And then a week off from work cause of "injuries" exactly starting from 20th November.

[opal drift]

Man I hope the physical edition gets delivered on the 20th

[twin thistle]

I don't think the physical goodies are coming anytime soon

[dense hatch]

play it

[wise geyser]

Died in anomaly

[dire dagger]

Nah they will

[twin thistle]

There we go

[wise geyser]

Shot by loners

[dire dagger]

Amazon de said it would come at the latest November 25th

[blissful peak]

Highly doubt it

[twin thistle]

I think the reprints have to be manufactured still no?

[wise geyser]

Found with a stone around my neck

Thrown of a cliff

Torn apart by dogs

[opal drift]

Maybe they will give us our codes digitally?

[twin thistle]

I just assumed you get the game code in the next week or so and all the physical stuff sometime next year

[gaunt island]

I am actually shaking with excitement right now I’ve been waiting years for these physical editions

[twin thistle]

this part is yes, between 11/10 and 20

[wise geyser]

I am blind but it is you who cannot see👌🗿👌

[pseudo rivet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/504592685428899851/1275534255770042419/280fa13c-a0dd-4f29-93ca-7cea3374edb7.gif

(Don't tell Rahmi I posted this)

[scenic steeple]

first thing i am going to do when game releases is try and join monolith

[blissful peak]

Sameee welcome to the club

[wise geyser]

Time to @ Rahmi

[twin thistle]

Physical items not shipping until April 2025, you've got a bit of a wait

[scenic steeple]

is monolith still around?

[pseudo rivet]

Yep

[wise geyser]

🗿

[scenic steeple]

Shit catch me up on the factions.

[wise geyser]

Anomalous dugout man

[scenic steeple]

Which ones dissolved and which ones are new from the info we know.

[gaunt island]

Damn I didn’t see that but BAG SECURED

[pseudo rivet]

Ward, Spark, Noon and ISPF

[wise geyser]

All the vids you need right there

[twin thistle]

there's a really cool new group call Dees Knutz

[indigo marsh]

@colonel .rahmi

[pseudo rivet]

https://tenor.com/view/shock-shocker-shocked-black-guy-gif-27526370

[sour goblet]

i feel totally unsatisfied with my shadow of chernobyl run, should i just like, reset the entire thing?

[dense hatch]

why

[pseudo rivet]

Why?

[hazy harness]

yes

[wise geyser]

🗿🗿🗿🗿
🗿🗿
🗿🗿
🗿🗿🗿🗿
🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿
🗿🗿
🗿🗿
🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿
🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿

[sour goblet]

idk man, it just feels like i did everything wrong all of a sudden

[still ridge]

Is it your first time playing

[pseudo rivet]

In what way?

[nimble cipher]

jerm20290 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[sour goblet]

no lol

[pseudo rivet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/504592685428899851/1290777094128668743/lv_0_20241001214630.gif

[wise geyser]

Oh sorry wolf

[still ridge]

Oh then yeah your call

I’d get burnt out replaying the first part of the game again tbh

[sour goblet]

bad decisions, plus i really wanna experience that first part again

[pseudo rivet]

I guess you could

[wise geyser]

One of my fav missions is soc

[pseudo rivet]

Not sure what bad decisions you're referring to, though

[wise geyser]

Is when you go to kill baron

I believe that was his name I could be wrong

[pseudo rivet]

You're wrong

[pseudo rivet]

Not sure who you mean, though

[twin thistle]

He made Strelok take the blue pill, died in the Matrix RIP

[pseudo rivet]

Perhaps... Kill The Strelok?

[wise geyser]

The bandit leader at umm dark valley

[pseudo rivet]

Oh, Borov

[wise geyser]

Ohhhh yeah okay him lmao

My ass said baron 💀

[twin thistle]

Oh I thought it was Charon lol, way not who I thought you meant

[dense hatch]

on my recent no sidequest run I just went by the brain scorcher

only part of the game I usually end up skipping more often than not

any more and I get burnout near the end

[wise geyser]

I’m beating Ironman mode if they have it first try mark my words

Unless I get klepped by an anomaly then welp

[pseudo rivet]

I've got something better for you

Knife only playthrough

No armor

[wise geyser]

He’ll no lmao

Iron man mode run master diff

[twin thistle]

even better; vodka only, no armor, Iron Man

[warm linden]

aight imma go bed, see ya pookies

[sour goblet]

to be honest, i feel like everything i did was a bad decision, now that i actually took time and played the other games instead of constantly replaying soc

[wise geyser]

Gn

[dense hatch]

[pseudo rivet]

Goodnight person who hasn't been here in the chat until now

[sour goblet]

what im trying to say is that my views on certain characters, factions and etc changed and i think i could redo everything with a more satisfying playthrough based on my new beliefs

[celest solstice]

ARGH I am a sucker, I ordered the Ultimate anyway lol

[wise geyser]

Ngl if strellok is in game lmao with the new realistic looking faces and such he is gonna be one odd looking mfer 😂

[pseudo rivet]

Freedom or Duty, I assume?

[warm linden]

I was too busy trying to mod clear sky and grinding warframe sorry pookers

[twin thistle]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-strelok-shadow-of-chernobyl-shaker-dance-gif-26346044

[wise geyser]

Embed fail

[sour goblet]

mostly that

[wise geyser]

No gif perms 🍻🗿👌

[twin thistle]

all of mine fail, just like my life, one big embed failure

[dense hatch]

does CoP have the artefact wandering thing?

[wise geyser]

Damn..

[pseudo rivet]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/561153801114091521/1092159492021563473/ClearSkyMyBeloved.gif

[pseudo rivet]

Yep

[wise geyser]

Best game in the trilogy hot take idc

[dense hatch]

it felt like it was weaker

[pseudo rivet]

Correct take

[wise geyser]

I stand by it

[dense hatch]

the artifact wandering I mean

they didn't go as fast as they did in CS where they basically went around the player, in CoP you can just run up to them

[pseudo rivet]

It's still present in the game. Would be fun to see that happen way more

Oh, you mean like the movement inside the anomalous area itself?

[dense hatch]

I'd love it if they went back to CS levels

[dense hatch]

yeah

[sour goblet]

ive encountered a few artifacts that were pretty fast

[pseudo rivet]

Fire artifacts are the most mobile

They literally jump around the entire anomalous area

[dense hatch]

in CS or CoP?

[sour goblet]

cop

[dense hatch]

but like gravitational ones don't move around at 40 mph

[pseudo rivet]

Yep

[dense hatch]

and they did that in CS while going quickly

[pseudo rivet]

Not in my experience, tbh

[dense hatch]

the one by the helicopter?

in the garbage

[rocky trellis]

Me trying to dislodge that gravitational artifact from ceiling of the cave:

[pseudo rivet]

Sorry, where?

[sour goblet]

yeah i think they should bring that back because grav anomalies are pretty strong

[dense hatch]

in the small vehicle graveyard that the stalkers are trapped in?

[pseudo rivet]

Oh, with the fire anomalies

[dense hatch]

anomalies are just kinda weaker in CoP

[pseudo rivet]

You mean to the West of that?

Yeah, pretty static from my experience

[rocky trellis]

on master anomalies are still very deadly if you walk into them. The passive area damage is just not as serious

[dense hatch]

it just seems like with any prep

[pseudo rivet]

The area damage in CS is very much a threat

Less so in CoP, sadly

[dense hatch]

like the helicopter in the swamp, if you take an antidote and have any upgrades you can just walk to it

the swamp in CoP, not CS

[worthy lagoon]

@pseudo rivet tbh i really like that new anomaly in S2

[pseudo rivet]

Zaton

[pseudo rivet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/504592685428899851/1290785272308432926/lv_0_20241001221658.gif

[rocky trellis]

Those acid anomalies are very easy to spot anyway. I usually just go almost straight for the objective while dodging anomalies

[sour goblet]

new anomaly? dont spoil it for me, i want to see them ingame

[worthy lagoon]

Deez nuts

[dense hatch]

i was about to ask

[rocky trellis]

they've shown a few new ones in trailers already

[pseudo rivet]

It was so obvious

[sour goblet]

im pulling out my shooter and achieving freedom

[sour goblet]

i havent watched any

[dense hatch]

removing their balls?

[dense hatch]

same, I wonder if they'll have some like the teleporter where it's not just a damage spot

[sour goblet]

no removing my brains

[rocky trellis]

just be thankful that this game is actually good and not bunch of people on copium calling it game of the year. Would never recommend to not check out trailers for a game if you plan to pre order. And if no pre order, still better to just check some gameplay videos with no real spoilers to know if it's going to be good or not

Totally not talking about certain game that came today...

[sour goblet]

i also came today

[indigo marsh]

What does he say? I don't have my ear buds on.

[pseudo rivet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/561153801114091521/1296234449712975872/lv_0_20241016231117.gif

[rocky trellis]

Something about nonstop nut november I guess

[indigo marsh]

I looked away after deez

[pseudo rivet]

Finally, people are evolving

[sour goblet]

DEEZ NUTS

ingame

[twin thistle]

I am playing that certain game. It's fine. It's exactly what I thought it'd be

[rocky trellis]

Better that than trying to avoid spoilers and be disappointed

[twin thistle]

Yeah I suspect it's gonna get shredded by people thinking it's the best game in the series and it doesn't seem like it will be lol

[indigo marsh]

This should be an actual unstated rule.

[pseudo rivet]

It is

[indigo marsh]

You're an opp bro. One day you will be hit by an AWP.

[dark sedge]

19 days away..

[indigo marsh]

Amk static removes the effect

[hot oasis]

Got my ultimate physical edition pre-ordered 😎 Very excited!

[sour goblet]

wakawakawakawakawakawakawakawakawaka

Have you ever eaten a weed

[dire dagger]

Dunno maybe we will see

[dire dagger]

Just so everyone is aware

Also mentions that the steel book may or may not be included

[exotic hamlet]

I flinch every time I see an announcement here because I think it's going to be a delay.

[dire dagger]

If anyone wants to ensure they get a steel book

There for sale directly on Amazon de

[frail rover]

Is anyone actually prioritizing the steel book, when what really matters is LAMP ?

[clear hawk]

Who's using which retailer for PC version of the physical copy?

In the UK that is

[cobalt nexus]

The zone map is by far the coolest item.

[fervent socket]

Im torn between the backpack and the lamp

[static compass]

What says this?

[dire dagger]

Na pre order site

[static compass]

The final boss one?

[dire dagger]

Yah

[static compass]

I've never heard of that store and they have virtually no followers, but I doubt GSC would link everyone to a scam site

[fervent socket]

The box crate looking thing looks cool.

[static compass]

Also wondering why it says reprint, but I remember they had it for sale on that site a while back before it sold out, this must be the second wave of stock

[marsh lichen]

I just got a link to pre order the physical edition and it connects me to a US store, im in Croatia, is this for real? Did anyone here from my neighbouring countries buy it anywhere in the EU? Otherwise it really isnt worth it the duty shipping and tax would be so expensive its silly. The collectors edition from there would be more expensive than buying the ultimate in a no duty area.

[hazy helm]

#🖤┃s2-pre-order

[static compass]

I dunno boys, does the site seem trustworthy? Lol I'm paranoid about sites I've never dealt with/heard of

[marsh lichen]

Does seem to be, but for anyone in europe its going to be really expensive…

[frail rover]

I already ordered mine from that finalboss site. Since it linked from an official Stalker email I have no reason to suspect it's not legit

[rocky trellis]

Always feels weird to see this american month/day/year shenanigans...

[static compass]

Did you order the first wave, or this new one?

[hazy kayak]

venom

[frail rover]

the one that i was emailed about maybe 1.5 hours ago, i assume new?

[rocky trellis]

always makes me doubt is it day or the month when one of the numbers isn't higher than 12

[static compass]

Oh yeah, its new

[frail rover]

its the only "wave" i was aware of in the first place so 🤷‍♂️

[static compass]

That site had the ultimate edition last year briefly before it sold out

They had put it in the pre orders chat

[frail rover]

Well I hope that means I got lucky today. I actually ordered several units

[olive jolt]

Have any of the mods said anything about it? I always worry abt spoof emails n stuff :(

[static compass]

Kinda weird that it doesn't come with a physical disc

[sly matrix]

discs to small

[hazy helm]

#🖤┃s2-pre-order
#⭐┃nospoilers_general message

[static compass]

?

[sly matrix]

modern day games are too big to fit on discs

[frail rover]

True, I remember the good old days when I had to swap one floppy disk after another to play a game

[olive jolt]

Thank you so much! Dont know how I missed that

[hazy helm]

quadruple layer blue rays are about 128gb

to be dair

double layer are 50

[sly matrix]

we had Fable TLC with 4 discs to install

[frail rover]

dair to be fair 👍

[loud gate]

Should be available in Croatia too.

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

[static compass]

Oh cool, the weapon and armor skins are named finally lol

[frail rover]

There was something satisfying about watching files be transfered, alongside that little windows setup picture

[rocky trellis]

I'd assume these unique weapons and armors are skins and not like, actually different item? Or a reskin of existing item

[lime gull]

same ngl but tbh as long as it's not in the literal announcement section, we should be safe 🙂

[marsh lichen]

I sent them a mail, when you try to order it doesnt offer Croatia as an option. Gonna go try again and leave an update. Ordering from the states the collectors edition is 220€ and another 130€ in delivery and duty taxes for anyone wondering.

[lime gull]

They are reskins of existing weapons/gear.

[rocky trellis]

never realized that that this ultimate edition seems actually better than most of those usuall collectors editions. A lot of that stuff sounds actually cool

[bronze mortar]

fINALLY PHYSICAL EDITIONS

[lime gull]

I'm not sure how the system itself will work though, there has not been any gameplay footage that shows it off.

I was kinda hoping we'd get a little showcase of what the exclusives look like

[rocky trellis]

used to hearing about expensive collectors editions for games only for them to turn out to be a disappointment to be collected for the sake of collecting it

[static compass]

Why no steelbook

[rocky trellis]

probably delays on that one and might not make it on time

[static compass]

I can understand no disc, because I guess it's fragile, but odd to potentially not get a steel book

[static compass]

Could be

[nimble oasis]

I received an email with updates on physical copy, but "Learn More" does not have hyperlink

[sour goblet]

i wouldnt use it anyways, too precious

[lime gull]

Well, considering the ultimate edition apparently comes with 3 weapon skins and 1 costume skin for SP and 3 costume skins and 7 weapon skins for MP, It'd be nice to see what they look like beforehand. 😮

[sour goblet]

true

[lime gull]

It's not why I bought the ultimate edition anyway (I wanted the soundtrack + art book & the dlc / bonus quest content tbh)

but yeah it feels a liiiiittle lame to advertise those skins without showing off what they look like. :/

[sour goblet]

my local drug dealer

[lime gull]

steam. I'm not getting a physical edition.

[worldly cargo]

Got it! Yayyy

[tough grotto]

I hope this doesn't invalidate my existing pre-order through Game Legends? I paid a good bit of money for it already

[worldly cargo]

Wanted that back pack and anomaly

[lapis star]

Too bad it’s in USD, I’m not dropping 566 Canadian on the ultimate lol

[lime gull]

Yup nope

[dense hatch]

you could be dropping 400 euros

[lapis star]

True

[dense hatch]

also wasn't it 180 USD?

[marsh lichen]

So checked again. It pretty much offers any other country other than Cro, BiH, Serbia and lower. I think the entire EU is covered by them except us.

[dense hatch]

I thought the conversation rate wasn't nearly that bad

[lapis star]

Ultimates 300 something usd, we get around 70 cents on the dollar

[fervent socket]

456 for U.S

[nocturne dagger]

How do we get them in canada>

[worthy lagoon]

Check #🖤┃s2-pre-order

[rose apex]

When is steam giving Preload of stalker 2 any idea ??

[fickle forum]

rip i already bought ultimate on steam

[robust stream]

Just placed my order for ultimate. Never got a physical pre order before

[worthy lagoon]

No info yet

[rose apex]

It's releasing on nov 20 right right?

[marsh lichen]

Yep

[storm kernel]

I'm thinking about preordering limited edition

[nocturne dagger]

do you know where i can get it in canada?

[storm kernel]

but with shipping that thing will cost like $100

[rose apex]

Gonna drink vodka and play s2 simultaneously like a true loner..

[nocturne dagger]

game stop doesnt have physical ultimate

[upper jasper]

Anyone know if the pre order provides the key digitally prior to delivery? Says expected to receive items in 2025, way pass the release date of stalker 2

[zenith tree]

have they said whether this release date is final?

[storm kernel]

I might just pre order deluxe edition on GOG

[rose apex]

There will be no more release date delays right like before?

[worldly cargo]

It’s worth it to me. The last addition I ever bought that was anything big was the assassin Creed Odyssey collector edition

[celest goblet]

Seems unlikely at this late hour

[fickle forum]

#📜┃gsc-answers message

[rose apex]

When cyberpunk was gonna release few days before they took 10 days extra time to improve the game..

[upper jasper]

Thank you very much for the info

[lime gull]

Nov 20th they announce a nov 21st release date xD

[lime gull]

tbf Cyberpunk was dogshite on release

I played it on a pretty dec pc and it ran at like 7 frames.

[elder fiber]

dumb question but do we have to wait for a physical disk if we order the physical edition?

[lime gull]

The only reason I say that is because it's public knowledge that S2 has been optimized to play on Xbox S systems, which have lower specs than most pcs.

[rose apex]

That's true af.. But yeah if stalker 2 releases with 60 fps and occasional stutters I am fine as long as it doesn't become shit like cyberpunk release.

[lime gull]

It's in the GSC-answers tab

[elder fiber]

i guess i shouldve just followed this question lol

[lime gull]

The whole situation w/ Cyperpunk is different from S2.

[fiery vault]

Why am i seeing Sidorovich's dumb face holding a piece of chicken when trying to preorder

[elder fiber]

ooooh cool cool lol ty

[lime gull]

I feel like Cyperpunk was CDprojectred's big flagship title after the success with the Witcher game, but it turned into a nightmare because of intense crunch and trying to push the game out before it was ready.

whereas S2 has not had so much pressure to release early as much as it has had pressure to optimize and make the game as succinct as possible over the last 4 years.

but I'm kinda talking out my ass lol

[lime gull]

maybe you should check gsc-answers

[gilded gust]

its glitched for me as well

[worthy lagoon]

#🖤┃s2-pre-order

[lime gull]

It's not glitched, GSC has explained the situation a dozen times in gsc-answers... the site is being updated/changed, so there is no way to access preorders from the site atm. You have to go through regional retailers.

[nocturne dagger]

Kuro if you read mt message after gamestop isnt carrying physical

[gilded gust]

cool, perhaps they should send out the preorder email after the fact.

[worthy lagoon]

I can't do anything about it, any other updates will be sent via email and #🖤┃s2-pre-order

[nocturne dagger]

will boss bundle work?

[worthy lagoon]

Idk the website

[fiery vault]

The entire pre order process has been a huge dropped ball

[gilded gust]

yeah, it's been sitting there for a few years now, now it drops out of nowhere with an email and really nothing else as far as notifications go

i dont think they've even posted about the email in here yet, i had to double-take to make sure it was even real. And I preordered on Steam thinking physicals wouldn't even become available in time since release date is rapidly approaching

[fiery vault]

I dont care about the digital stuff, just the physical. Been waiting a long time lol. But if I cant get it, it's whatever. Saves me $350

[gilded gust]

Understandable

[fiery vault]

Atleast theyre not ripping folks off like with Bethesda and Fo76

[gilded gust]

if you want to try to see if you can get it, it's on finalbossbundle.

[lime gull]

The answers are literally in the gsc-answers tab, I am flabberghasted. I get it is frustrating to only get an email when the preorders become available, but isn't that the point... lol. You only get emailed when it's available.

Like, all of the answers are right in front of you, all it takes is the good sense to look at them...

[solemn steeple]

Got my ultimate pre order in

[gilded gust]

No one is checking that channel, they're instantly are gonna go to #🖤┃s2-pre-order or #📰┃announcement

[fiery vault]

You should not be required to navigate multiple forms of media in order to figure out how the pre order process works

[fervent socket]

Physicals won’t be here until like April of next year

[chrome ridge]

Ok but they couldve named the new artefact something more interesting

[gilded gust]

Indeed, but a code will be emailed

[lime gull]

Sounds like their fault.

[chrome ridge]

Magic cube is just so...... Meh

[lime gull]

You gotta hit one button lol

[gilded gust]

No, not really. It's simply called lack of communication and announcements 🙂

[dense hatch]

as opposed to goldfish and slime

[lime gull]

up until people started getting emails about the preorders, you know, which was both of those.

What you want them to announce when the preorder isn't available every week until it comes out? 🤣

[gilded gust]

There is no mention of the bundle being available anywhere in this discord.

[solid geode]

Hello all, I got a bit of a silly question, and apologies if this is not the right channel to ask it. I heard the physical pre-order emails are starting to be sent out, which is pretty awesome. However, checking back to the original confirmation email I got, from before they locked being put onto the email list, it says my region was listed as unknown. Is this going to screw me over? I haven’t been able to find a way to correct that if possible

[chrome ridge]

True, calling it magic cube is like calling a fish "water animal"

[regal sapphire]

staal-ker vs staw-ker

[lime gull]

stooker.

[regal sapphire]

tf

[gilded gust]

Would've still expected an announcement of it being posted to finalbossbundle. You can keep endlessly defending it if you want tho

[lime gull]

I'm not defending anyone lol, just use your sense. If you got an email about it, you got an announcement didn't you?

[regal sapphire]

idk if ive heard stooker before

im more of a staal-ker

[gilded gust]

What about the people who didn't? They announce their games going to Switch but not the bundle now being available to purchase on finalbossbundle? It makes not a lick of sense.

[fiery vault]

I didnt even get an email even though I signed up for it

[gilded gust]

Exactly my point

[lime gull]

who didn't get an email? They probably didn't sign up to get any news about preorders, the site's been up for years. Or, the game isn't officially available to preorder yet.

[fiery vault]

I just happened to be looking at reddit

[gilded gust]

Probably hundreds of people in here not even aware it's available to buy right now

[lime gull]

from one retailer

[marsh cliff]

So 18 days left til the release
I assume that the minimum and recommended sys reqs we see on Steam and the main S2 website are pretty much official at this point right guys ?

[lime gull]

yes

[eternal barn]

I just ordered mine from final boss a few minutes ago i hope it comes in time

[storm kernel]

yup

[solid geode]

Not to be nagging or obnoxious, but any pointers or advice would be greatly appreciated. I just want to make sure it’s a non-issue, or if I need to find a way to correct this lol

[gilded gust]

there is an example right here, @fiery vault didn't despite being on the signup list.

[storm kernel]

key gets sent in email before release, physical stuff ships in 2025

[marsh cliff]

NGL..Kinda hard to believe an UE5 game which can run on 1060. Whatever they did to Optimize the game must be learnt lol

[gilded gust]

I think you're just arrogant and want to defend it no matter the situation.

[pseudo rivet]

I'd say check for game stores in your area and see if they've got the special edition you're interested in. Physical editions are starting to get back in stock, so perhaps the same is the case for your country

[storm kernel]

probably minimum settings at 1080p/30fps with upscaling

[marsh lichen]

Well dont know where you are but there are two retailers one is game legends and the other is finallbossbundle go check if any ship to your conutry….otherwise much like me you are yiffed

[eternal barn]

yes ultimate consumerism

[cobalt nexus]

It has to run on a xbox series s which has only a little more power than a ps4 pro

[marsh cliff]

GSC mentioned the performance 60 FPS mode on Xbox Series S could be possible in future too
So I have a feeling It may run better than 30fps on 1060

[storm kernel]

hopefully stores closer to me get physical editions in stock so I don't have to pay $20+ in shipping. idk if there are plans for physical pc editions in gamestop/best buy but if not GOG is option

[solid geode]

Alright, thank you. I’m from the US, It’s just because the region seems to have been listed as unknown that idk if that messed me up in the email system

[storm kernel]

hopefully

[cobalt nexus]

I highly doubt it unless you have a really good cpu paired with it

[marsh cliff]

Same But If they could pull it off then Kudo to them

Can't believe It's only 18 days left until all of us can play S2 which we have been waiting for so long lol

The first time I heard about it was in 2019....After so many delays

[storm kernel]

I've been waiting since like 2020

[marsh lichen]

Yeah the finalbossbundle then it is for you! Enjoy 😃

[storm kernel]

four years of longing

[gilded gust]

almost 15 years

[pliant aspen]

Waiting since 2012 XD

[solid geode]

Thank you!

[cobalt nexus]

Instead of getting the ultimate edition you could get the standard edition and a second hand gpu upgrade

[solid geode]

Doing me a huge service right now haha

[finite dragon]

[marsh cliff]

What could have been If they had gone with that Early S2 version back in 2012
But NGL I kinda lowkey want the one we're going to have better haha

[finite dragon]

I love Eugene Grygorovich

[gilded gust]

yeah, i remember seeing the leaks from back then. Seemed interesting but this seems a little more grounded.

I just wish it was on X-Ray or whatever engine 4A used for Metro Exodus though

[eternal barn]

imagine when the game drops its just a link to a flash game lol

[gilded gust]

I'm afraid it's not gonna feel like stalker on ue

guess we will see

[marsh cliff]

UE5 is alright tho
It's more well-known to many developers around the world which makes Hiring people for certain positions easier

[gilded gust]

well yes of course, i have experience with it

but at the same time, i think x-ray was proficient albeit dated.

[fickle forum]

that game makes my PC crash every time, apparently something to do with 3600mhz RAM

[uncut night]

I remember sometime in the middle 2010s. In conversation about games that never got a sequel . Stalker was brought up. And I got mega sad. Thinking of the game that we'd never see.

This moment is surreal. Stalker was dead. I'm still shocked it came back and we got a proper sequel

This is not how these stories usually end up. About a tale of resurrection

[rocky trellis]

UE5 is really good if you don't skimp on time you spend on the game. The worst result is you just leaving the "looking good" part entirely to the engine

[marsh cliff]

Can't be worse than watching your FPS tanked below 2 digit number because you shoot a shotgun at close range on water surface
Classic COP experience

[fickle forum]

lol yeah, I could at least get an hour out of it before it would crash. but playing like that is no fun so I never got to finish it

[gilded gust]

yeah same, i thought it was just gonna be left to modders for awhile. Pretty wild seeing it come back. I was honestly hoping 4A would pick it up but it seems GSC picked themselves up and got it ready

[rocky trellis]

if you want to see something really nice, do check out Expedition 33 that is also on UE5 and it's looking amazing. Not because graphics are high, but because it has really nice art style/design

[solid geode]

ok so looking at the Final Boss bundle for physical pre-orders, I'm a little confused. There's the ultimate edition which is sold out, but then there's also one labeled as "reprint," for a much cheaper price, but there doesn't seem to be much to actually differentiate them. What's up with that?

[gilded gust]

ready or not 😉

[uncut night]

Well I'm not sure that ever would have worked out. 4A didn't have the rights and it was unlikely they ever get them given the relationship between both companies back then.

But whatever the case is worked out in the end against all odds

[marsh cliff]

I'm not sure about RON
Before the UE5. The game was playable without a single freeze or crash. But after the update, It pretty much just freezes randomly which forces me to use the Task Manager

[gilded gust]

yea, i was hoping they'd somehow get the rights. I mean you can clearly tell metro & stalker are related visual and gameplay wise since so many of the same people worked on them

[solid geode]

RoN goes hard lol, though it's a shame the arg has kinda hit a wall

[gilded gust]

yea not too sure what we're doing with that atm

haven't heard anything about it since like.. 2 years ago

[finite dragon]

i got a question, how much fps can RTX3050 ti can get on low setting on the game? any opinion

[gilded gust]

although not my dept.

[solid geode]

I tried to help with it a bit, it's been going again since the dlc dropped

[rocky trellis]

imo, ready or not is kind of example of what to not do with UE5, unless going for that ultra realistic real life looking style works for the game.

[solid geode]

but we've been struggling as of late

[merry atlas]

Sorry for the dumbass question y’all just trying to figure out what’s going on since some people are getting the email and I haven’t gotten one yet. Can we preorder the physical editions? I’m trying to order the ultimate physical edition from the stalker website but it’s still got that picture lol again sorry for the dumb question I’m just confused

[gilded gust]

finalbossbundle

its on there for US regions

[rocky trellis]

There is a real worry that UE5 games just end up looking the same because devs being lazy or not given enough time to make the game

[marsh cliff]

If Stalker 2 min and recommended sys reqs were actually correct..Your PC would handle it just fine with some mixed low-med setting with FSR, DLSS thingy..Maybe somewhere around 60fps or more

[gilded gust]

yeah i dont think the CMs are paying much attention to it as of late, but things are crazy busy rn so it makes sense

[solid geode]

seems to be sold out unfortunately

[merry atlas]

Well shit

[solid geode]

there's another thing on the site labeled as a "reprint," not sure what the distinction is though

[untold karma]

Mfw ultimate edition is 100 odd pounds more expensive than predicted price + almost £150 in delivery and import taxes

[dense hatch]

https://finalbossbundle.com/products/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-heart-of-chornobyl-reprint?_pos=1&_sid=3fa922efa&_ss=r

[untold karma]

[dense hatch]

is this out already?

[rocky trellis]

that sounds like a brexit moment

[dense hatch]

I don't plan on buying one but that link was pinned only 3 hours ago

[untold karma]

I can't pay in installments cus it's a UK address not US

[finite dragon]

random msg but if anyone is thinking of upgrading for stalker 2 and needs a cost effective GPU, you can get a TITAN XP for less than 200 USD online 👍

[gilded gust]

its just on there as a new version i suppose.

[rocky trellis]

personally, I don't do installments. cheaper to save up money and just pay it all in 1 go. That also ensures you don't end up "buying" too many things in installments and unable to pay all of them

[solid geode]

so reprint is the right one?

[gilded gust]

steelbook is not garanteed to be in it

yea its still a physical edition

[merry atlas]

It says I can check out and buy it

[solid geode]

hm

then one last thing, remind me what the steelbook is again

or rather, what it would mean if it's not included. Would I just not get something I'm technically paying for? Or would it be like, say, paperback vs hard copy

[gilded gust]

*** Please note that the delivery of the SteelBook® is not guaranteed and is subject to change. A plastic case or a SteelBook® in one universal design for all editions may be provided as a replacement if necessary.**

i assume its the picture after the stickers

[solid geode]

oh so you still get the art, it's just the container?

[gilded gust]

think so

[solid geode]

I can live with that

[fiery vault]

How will the game run on my intel i9 12900kf and rtx 4090

[gilded gust]

either way it gets replaced with a plastic version

if it cant be provided

[dense hatch]

why are people asking performance questions, did they remove the steam page performance tab

[marsh cliff]

https://www.eurogamer.net/stalker-2-heart-of-chornobyl-pc-specs-are-here Oh right It seems like the Min and the Recommended sys reqs on Steam are official
A lot of gaming sites posted the same thing about this a few hours ago

[cobalt nexus]

What cpu and ram?

[dense hatch]

"Recommended:

OS: Windows 10, Windows 11
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X / Intel Core i7-9700K
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB
Storage: 150 GB available"

[cobalt nexus]

Gaming sites are reporting specs from 2 years ago as they have just been released to get clicks

[dense hatch]

nice

[marsh cliff]

😭 Classic yeah
I read another different article and they said they had found these sys reqs on Steam the first time lul

Oh god

[dense hatch]

they haven't updated it yet so it's probably still accurate

[nimble tulip]

Hi stalkers, do you think there will be more physical Stalker 2 releases in Spain?

[dense hatch]

it might be lower considering the visual changes from some of those earlier trailers

[nimble tulip]

Thanks my family

[marsh cliff]

I guess
It would be weird to not update it now especially it's only 18 days left before the release

[cobalt nexus]

People shouldn’t just look at the gpu. The cpu will do a lot of the heavy lifting too. Basically a 4 core wont cut it.

[dense hatch]

#⭐┃nospoilers_general message

[dense hatch]

there's a legitimate chance they could've just not changed

[worn oar]

[cobalt nexus]

After all this time I dont understand why there isnt a pre release benchmark tool. Hell even the Zaton asmr scene from the youtube video would be better than nothing.

[marsh cliff]

GSC did that with COP I think

Technically a bench mark demo to see if you can run it or nah

[cinder eagle]

Ok so this pre-order for the physical edition isn't a phishing link right? 😂

[cobalt nexus]

Yeah

[hollow heath]

Bit the bullet and got the physical edition. Wish me luck lads.

[cinder eagle]

Because the moment I saw the email I purchased it....so

[cobalt nexus]

The matrix ue5 demo/benchmark might be good to use

[finite dragon]

11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz, 16 Gb ram

[cobalt nexus]

Is it a laptop?

[granite mortar]

definitely

[finite dragon]

yea

[marsh cliff]

I hope It would be accurate enough...Kinda shady to make an inaccurate sys reqs which misleads people into pre-ordering because they think their PC can run it like me lol

[dense hatch]

if it drastically changes they probably would've changed it

they got it to run on the series S so I'm not that worried

[marsh cliff]

Yah..even they said the Performance 60fps were totally possible with Series S too which is mind blowing
They also mentioned that Optimizing for Series S had helped with Optimizing the game for PC too

[cobalt nexus]

Ah right the laptop 1050ti isnt quite the same as a desktop 1050ti. I would expect 1080p 60fps with med-high settings. That 8 core cpu you have is nice.

[finite dragon]

no its rtx3050 ti

[runic ivy]

does anyone know if the physical limited editions include an emailed steam key? considering they might show up after the release day

[finite dragon]

idk i asked it in chatgpt to compare and it says u get like 30-40 fps on low settings

[marsh cliff]

IG 30-40 could be playable for someone
But you shouldn't trust ChatGPT..It really doesn't know everything tho

There're some stuffs which chatGPT gives ya an inaccurate or downright wrong answer

[finite dragon]

idk i prefer 60 fps at least unless i have to buy a gaming pc for only stalker 2

[finite dragon]

i see i hope thats the case

[marsh cliff]

I'm kinda skeptical abit on UE5 because Not many games with that engine run well these days...except Fortnite

Especially with the Open World special stutter issue

[finite dragon]

agreed

i hope they optimized the game so well people can reach 60fps with min requirement

[still ridge]

I wouldn’t even drop 300

I’d just try and get the artifact lamp and figurine separately tbh

That’s just me though

[marsh cliff]

But GSC have emphasized many times about the Optimization on Series S which benefits PC optimization too + The min and recommend sys reqs haven't changed at all
So I could be wrong and I would be happy to be proved wrong by GSC

[chrome sigil]

I'm doing that for the map

[marsh lichen]

Yes, the physical editions are prolly coming april may 2025

[thick orbit]

WTF are these shipping prices. £35 minimum to a maximum of £400?

[marsh lichen]

Taxes and customs

[cobalt nexus]

My bad it was a 3050ti wasnt it? You will be fine at 1080p

[weak ember]

sadly. it's rediculas having things imported in from the EU after brexit. used to buy alot of my airsoft guns from EU shops

[thick orbit]

I've bought loads of stuff from the EU post-brexit and never been hit this hard like damn.

[weak ember]

if it's over i belive £135 it started getting taxed at £20%

[weak ember]

yah, it depends what you're getting, weight also price hikes etc. Tried to buy an Airsoft ak for £280 (normally 340 in the uk) and tax, shipping, import brought it up to like £95 so it wasn't worth it

[marsh lichen]

Yeah, im in Cro and cant order since the german supplier doesnt ship to my country afaik, and the US is damn expensive with customs and shipping. I get my airsoft guns from gunfire… at least i got there xD

[weak ember]

yah i used to order from Gunfire! and Taiwan Gun, they're based in Poland

You have some amazing airsoft sites in Croatia from what iv seen

[cobalt nexus]

Heres a UE5 benchmark tool. It may give some indication of how your PC will handle Stalker 2

https://www.ezbench.gg/

[dense hatch]

.gg

[cobalt nexus]

Also try the Matrix awakens and black myth wukong benchmark tools. They are free too