⭐┃nospoilers_general

[sour goblet]

thats what you think, i like all of them

[wise geyser]

YESSSS FIGHT YESSSSS

[calm garnet]

cheeki breeki fight

[granite mortar]

Lost Alpha is neither a stalker game nor is it good

[wise geyser]

indeed lmao

[worthy lagoon]

The objective truth is that the masterpiece is SoC

[sour goblet]

we need an arena channel where stalkers argue

[jaunty pebble]

Agreed

[sour goblet]

and we watch to see who wins

[granite mortar]

thats what I KNOW
To think, means to not know shit

[calm garnet]

do we gotta pay for entry 💔

[worthy lagoon]

It's called #⭐┃nospoilers_general

[rose apex]

Oh sorry I meant to day Stalker Lost oblivion build.

[azure topaz]

100 Rads Bar should be its name

[wise geyser]

💀💀

[jaunty pebble]

SoC is the masterpiece, the others are just addons

[granite mortar]

Old Builds are amazing but its not canon for the most part

[azure topaz]

Is it worth playing lost alpha?

[wise geyser]

I love my home…

[sour goblet]

why did i think you said homie

[wise geyser]

More beautiful than the arenas in Rome

[rose apex]

Nope don't play

[wise geyser]

I love my home

I call it the zone

[azure topaz]

Though Yantar in it looks so good

[wise geyser]

Bars

[worthy lagoon]

@granite mortar i am going to do something very bad to you

[wise geyser]

Pause 💀

[granite mortar]

YOU CANT SILENCE THE TRUTH

[azure topaz]

He's going to chuck him into a vortex anomaly

[wise geyser]

SNOOOOOORRRRRKKKK

[worthy lagoon]

Worse

@granite mortar

[wise geyser]

You firstly bastard snork

[jaunty pebble]

Oh no

[sour goblet]

very bad ❌ very freaky ✅

[wise geyser]

Not you lmao

[jaunty pebble]

Kuro….. you did the worst thing ever

[wise geyser]

Wait hold tf up LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Brodies name 💀💀💀💀💀

Nevermind definitely meant you 😂

[azure topaz]

Define worse

[jaunty pebble]

Chymo will never forgive this

[jaunty pebble]

Look at Chymo’s new name

[azure topaz]

Absolutely barbaric

[wise geyser]

It’s as if the zone made an example of him…

This is why we never disrespect the zone..

[jaunty pebble]

A punishment worse than banishment from STOC

[azure topaz]

Would hanging him like the zombie outside of Rostok still be worse

[wise geyser]

It would be a mercy…

[sour goblet]

bro got his wish granted by the monolith 💀

[wise geyser]

That monolith scum

[azure topaz]

Monolith literally got gang banged in both SoC and CoP how are they still alive tbh

[wise geyser]

Well if you wanna be technical lmao if you’ve watched the trailers

They really aren’t Faust is trying to rebuild them because the voice of the monolith is gone

And welp.. we all know who we can thank for that

That’s why he’s looking for strider

[azure topaz]

Was a balding man not enough to kill them lmao

[jovial venture]

oh cool, we can already preorder Stalker2

[wise geyser]

Lmao I just explained it 💀

That’s who I’m referring too as in who essentially destroyed the monolith

[jaunty pebble]

They are not technically. Some got freed and some want to hold on to the hope of the Monolith coming back

[solid dome]

Henlo

[azure topaz]

it went over my head but yeah I get your point

[wise geyser]

Faust

[jaunty pebble]

We were able to for years….

[wise geyser]

And his followers and then it seems strider has his group and followers

One side wants to rebuild the monolith and the other likely doesn’t

[jaunty pebble]

Yea

[jovial venture]

oh huh

[wise geyser]

But shit we will find out in about 9 days boys 👌🗿👌

[jaunty pebble]

One side wants to be free, the other side wants to remake Monolith

[jovial venture]

must have missed it? Or was it also on Steam?

[azure topaz]

Bulat > Exoskeleton

[wise geyser]

I love you @nimble cipher

[solid dome]

Cheeki Freeky iv Undergroundeeki

[wise geyser]

Indeed lmao

[jaunty pebble]

It was there for several years

[silk sparrow]

only nintendo switch

[wise geyser]

Already got my preorder set and ready just waiting for that preload 👌

[solid dome]

No preload, boe

[azure topaz]

Same here champ

[jovial venture]

ah heck, imma be blind then

[wise geyser]

Wait tye homie Mol1t said it’s not happening at all?

[jaunty pebble]

We dont know it fully until they announce it

[wise geyser]

I thought he said info on preload will come close to launch

[jaunty pebble]

Also even if we are able to, your HDD from 2005 wont be able to handle it Krezzin

[jaunty pebble]

He said they will communicate more about it when closer to release

[blissful peak]

thats what i also heard, that info regarding release date timetable and preload will be announced later

[wise geyser]

My WiFi fast asf my game will be done in 50 mins tops so I’m chilling 😎

[silk sparrow]

preload is on nov 25

[wise geyser]

Likely by the 18th or 19

[sour goblet]

THREE BIG STALKERS, AND THEY SHOOTER ON MY THIGHS

[wise geyser]

Pause

[wise geyser]

Unless..

[solid dome]

I think I had Molits answer on the case somewhere but cant find rn

[blissful peak]

probably yeah , we dont need it earlier anyway cause it wont change anything

[wise geyser]

That shit really is 150gbs then Christ maybe an hour or 2

[rose apex]

Tf

[solid dome]

2 for you. More like 12+ for others.

[sour goblet]

remember to wash your hands if kot scratches you, kot scratches are prone to infection, because their claws are usually dirty

[solid dome]

Rong

[silk sparrow]

150gigs are standard for this type of games

[solid dome]

@silk sparrow Will you go Ork mode on the first run?

[wise geyser]

You say that as if this type of games ever released lmao 💀

[azure topaz]

Will it be worth uninstalling rdr2 to free up space to play the game?

[sour goblet]

correct, they have bacteria and can also give you cat scratch disease, which is a real thing btw

[wise geyser]

Only games I’ve played in recent times this big is cod lmao

[silk sparrow]

well there is a lot of games in similar size

[wise geyser]

Cyberpunk is like 80

[solid dome]

Just got scratched, 0 issues

[jaunty pebble]

#📜┃gsc-answers message

[wise geyser]

Shit not that I’ve played tbh but I’ll take ur word

[solid dome]

Not this

[silk sparrow]

i will go master, all ui hidden, i will sit in main base for first 20hrs for sure

ez 200-250hrs for me in this game

on first playthrough

[wise geyser]

Shit lmao my ass is gonna be in the zone for a mental amount of time

My only thing I’m debating is first playthrough UKR or English

I’m leaning more torwards UKR tho

[solid dome]

We shall mentally gather on top of the Garbage crane to stare infinitely at the CNPP in the distance

[calm garnet]

helloo

[wise geyser]

Just sounds more immersive like my homies should be speaking they native tounge in the zone

[glass salmon]

I just feel like it would be weird of me to go English first. To me it’s like metro in the way I feel like the local language would help set the tone and atmosphere for me

[solid dome]

Garbage up, people. Our time is comin'.

[jaunty pebble]

I will go English VO for first run so I can understand the story, for second run I will go Ukrainian VO

[silk sparrow]

cod is super bloated.

[wise geyser]

See that’s what sucks tho because English in the trilogy was fine tbh they had accents that kinda put you there ifykwim but so far not all have accents from what I’ve heard

[silk sparrow]

also you need to restart game 6 times before launching

[lean quiver]

I need apple fritters...

[wise geyser]

So they just sound like pure westerners

[solid dome]

I'll go no VO

[wise geyser]

I did hear a couple accents tho so idk

[jaunty pebble]

I kinda agree on some parts, but I want to understand what’s being said aswell on story

[wise geyser]

Like scar has one

[wise geyser]

No I totally get that lmao

That’s the only reason this is a debate for me for that exact same reason

I can only understand a bit of UKR

[normal ocean]

Damn the save bug for SHOC Switch still happens if I start a new game

Gonna redownload and see if that helps

[spiral stump]

Could try use subtitles, but I get it, subtitles could be annoying

[glass salmon]

Well the cool thing is, if they go multiple ending routes with all the factions, we would get plenty of in game time to mix and match the voice overs haha.

[wise geyser]

Exactly

[jaunty pebble]

Yea, I prefer hearing first. And like I said, second run is in Ukrainian

[azure topaz]

From what I've seen in some of the previews, the English VO is a bit ick but I'll see what I'll go for then I start the game

[wise geyser]

Which is why is prime for multiple playthroughs and switching

[jaunty pebble]

So I can read the parts I might have missed on first run

[wise geyser]

I actually like scar and skifs voice so far from what I’ve heard

Faust sounds okay too but strider sounds like a pure westerner

[azure topaz]

Scar sounds good in the trailer, like a real legend

[wise geyser]

Ong

[jaunty pebble]

And Skif for some reason sounds like Male V from Cyberpunk 2077

[glass salmon]

I think they did really good with all the voices so far. I mean we won’t get the true scale until the games out but from what I’ve seen from the voices in the trailers? I’m thoroughly impressed.

[sour goblet]

some cat scratches cause bumps and blisters on their scratches, this can also be the immune system's reaction to the scratch

[wise geyser]

“A good man is always on time for lunch” as he’s casually flipping a knife caught perfectly in hand 💀

[jaunty pebble]

Which I kinda prefer and like

[jaunty pebble]

And they even lip synced for both VO’s

[wise geyser]

True there brother true there

Idk I’ll see so far the English isn’t too bad but hopefully it’s English with an accent for most of them we shall see though

[jaunty pebble]

I personally dont care whatever VO anyone plays at, as long as you enjoy the game that’s all

[wise geyser]

Can’t believe we this close

[jaunty pebble]

True

Anyways, gotta hop off for 2 hours. Midterm time

[wise geyser]

I’m just gonna finish up a shit ton of laundry today clean up my room spotless even more and then start my marathon

[wise geyser]

Saftey Brodie 👌🗿

[glass salmon]

The only real thing I’m wishing in the game is the ability to interact with the Monolith again like in SoC. That would be so cool to me.

[wise geyser]

Well considering they seem to be a big part of the story lmao there doesn’t seem to be like there will be any shortage of that

Quite literally when you think about it every trailer has to do with the monolith other than the scar one fr lmao

Come to me was monolith even the deep dive gameplay when it dropped had to do with clear sky and the monolith

[glass salmon]

Well, I don’t mean just the faction. I mean the Wish Granter. The giant Monolith structure in the CNPP. That’s what I meant more so haha.

[lean quiver]

I wish for apple fritters

[wise geyser]

Oh well I mean bro…

You played SoC right

Strellok destroyed the C consciousness whom of which was behind the monolith and wish granter ect

[lean quiver]

Holy fuq...10 days until stalker

[wise geyser]

That’s what Faust is explaining and strider in the trailers when they say they woke up

[glass salmon]

Yep. I got all endings in it. I’m definitely aware of the true ending. I just think the concept is sick and hopefully they’ll bring something out with it. That would be like, the cherry ontop for me haha.

[wise geyser]

It would be cool to go back to the sarcophagus for sure lmao

But I don’t want them to drag that story line out tho any more tbh

Was already so much intrigue and mystery that we got the answers to at the end of SoC don’t need to go through the shit again but then again we shall see

Maybe they will do something there pertaining to Faust trying to see what happened

Which I one hundred present see happening actually

Faust is questioning where the voice went so it only makes sense he will learn of it source and go to the sarcophagus at some point in time

And in turn us too as the player

[glass salmon]

Definitely. I can’t wait man it’s gonna be so good haha. Do you think they will bring all the old labs back into the game? Or do you think they’ll just focus on new ones?

[sour goblet]

9 days* 10 hours 29 minutes

[lean quiver]

[wise geyser]

Oh one million percent lmao

[sour goblet]

i forgot how 2 math, its 10 hours 💀

[wise geyser]

It’s the whole zone seamless so yeah plus we’ve already seen a couple of the old labs in trailers

That and some new ones tbh

Not to mention how much time has past between this game and CoP

So who knows maybe there’s some mischievous ass stuff going on in some of em now 😈

[sour goblet]

cough cough bandits kissing bloodsuckers cough cough

[wise geyser]

Jesus talking about the lore and making more questions for myself than answers is getting me too hype

😂😂

[glass salmon]

Same bro same 😂 i feel like i have to go rewatch all the trailers again.

[wise geyser]

Lmao Ong

[sour goblet]

aw man i forgot to add a subfaction, time to write 500 more words

[hardy bear]

the come to me trailer music still gives me goosebumps, possibly some of the best trailer music I've heard

[solid dome]

I'm immunte to my system

[glass salmon]

Dude for sure. Even the pacing of the trailer was really good too. One of the lines still rings in my head and I can’t wait to get to that point in game.

“You cannot kill god, just as you cannot get rid of the sky up above”

[sour goblet]

fair enough

[solid dome]

Huh?

[sour goblet]

#🔮┃fanart_and_cosplay message

i forgot to add hermits lmao

[blissful peak]

hello palasha hows it going ?

[solid dome]

In the name of Kane the Great is this...

[sour goblet]

a list of factions and subfactions (including mentioned ones)

[solid dome]

Devious

[sour goblet]

it is 7000 characters now

characters not words 💀

[solid dome]

Good Gracious..

[sour goblet]

1189 words

[solid dome]

Holy guacamolly

[sour goblet]

what can i say, i like stalker

[crisp ruin]

as we all

[solid dome]

Cheezus!

[sour goblet]

cheezits

[gaunt crypt]

žoin nuun

[solid dome]

Palasha, get your Kalasha, we are going to save Masha (The Zone)

[sour goblet]

WOOHOOO!!

is veteran in a month bad btw..

[celest solstice]

If we ordered a physical edition when do we get our game code? It's only 10 days till the game launches and they have not shipped yet.

[sour goblet]

game code is through email, 20th november (my belief)

[celest solstice]

Just a guess, or you saw that somewhere?

[sour goblet]

im saying that because my memory isnt very good, although i remember something about it being that way

yeah, just searched it up in chat history, game code will be sent to your email on november 20th

[celest solstice]

Yeah just found this on the order page:
The game will be delivered digitally between 11/10/24 and 11/20/24

Also says this which I did not notice until now:
THIS ITEM IS ESTIMATED TO BE READY TO SHIP DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025.

[wise geyser]

The background music in the world and locations trailer for me

[worn oar]

[wise geyser]

The eeriness

[rotund vine]

10 days to sdalger 2

[wise geyser]

Yeah to stalker 2

[hybrid dust]

welp, i can proudly say i just bought the limited edition physical version and i cant wait to get my stuff 😄

[fallow garden]

zdalqer 2

[wise geyser]

don’t know about sdalger 2

[rotund vine]

ukraine got invaded and somehow gsc still had less of a development hell with that game than with soc

unless you count the original stalker 2 under griga then the game has been longer in development than duke nukem forever

[wise geyser]

Well that depends on ur definition of hell lmao

Yeah the dev period was tough for that game but compared to losing brother and sister and your countrymen being invaded ect I would say that was a breeze for them

The GSC team are some strong willed mfers man

[fallow garden]

The game was supposed to come out more than a decade ago

[celest blaze]

fr

[wise geyser]

VIVA UKRANKE 🇺🇦

[fallow garden]

It got cancelled and then revived again, then delayed multiple times

[celest blaze]

[rotund vine]

first time i'd chalk it up to internal troubles

the more recent times was obviously due to circumstances at home

[wise geyser]

Glad it didn’t tbh

Now we getting this masterpiece

[celest blaze]

same this is a much better version imo

xray was already outdated back then

[wise geyser]

Indeed

[rotund vine]

so when are people starting a cult for liquid griga

aka ievgen

[celest blaze]

im starting a clear sky cult

[wise geyser]

My ulti ed got confirmed wtf lmao

Didn’t even see the email

[solid dome]

I stole it

[stark sapphire]

is it known how many difficulty levels there will be in S2?

[celest blaze]

probably the same as the trilogy

[wise geyser]

It was novice stalker veteran master right?

And I think Ironman mode may come 😈

[wise geyser]

You Cheeki Breeki

OHH SHIT yup lmao it updated on Xbox

Shit says 150 Gigs Jesus Christ lmao

[solid dome]

Cheezus

[wise geyser]

Welp hopefully they let us preload that mfer 😅

[celest blaze]

fr it was nice to preload BG3 so i could play it when i got off work

[stark sapphire]

bruhhhhhhh

[solid dome]

I swear Korshunov will not let us obtain the files for he is a sick k_orsh_unt!

[celest blaze]

150 gigs isnt that bad

[solid dome]

👀

[stark sapphire]

I mean I plan to play on geforce now anyway so I don't care xD

[solid dome]

The cloud thingy?

[stark sapphire]

But I really hope it's gonna be available. Coz they haven't confirmed yet, but it showed in some leaks

[stark sapphire]

Yuppie

[edgy notch]

What do u guys thinkf
Stalker 2 on a win10 machine with an i7 third gen and an gtx 1660 super?

[celest blaze]

i got about 825 gigs of just bethesda mods atm lol

[wise geyser]

It’s not that bad at all for the size of the world if anything it should be around that size lmao

But just make sure yall clear some space 😅

I just cleared out 175 gigs to be sure

[solid dome]

I gots same GPUnit

[candid slate]

Yeah, they do. I have mine preloaded rn.

[stark sapphire]

uhh I think it's gonna be tough. but maybe 1080p 60 fps if you're fine with it

[wise geyser]

???? Wait wtf lmao

Oh shit let me go check again rq

[celest blaze]

fr actually stalker 2 is smaller then call of duty warzone for example

[tired zealot]

passes the minimum reqs should be good right

[wise geyser]

Lmao

[celest blaze]

i think warzone is 200ish gigs

[tired zealot]

Im debating getting a 4070 super and a new 1440p monitor just for Stalker 2 run on max settings

[wise geyser]

Nah it’s about the same as 150

[edgy notch]

Yee, i play everyrhing 1080p.
Even tho i have an wqhd screen since a couple days

[wise geyser]

It used to be that big tho like when warzone first dropped way back

[celest blaze]

ah fair i havent followed since tbh

[stark sapphire]

maybe worth updating the gpu to match the monitor. I think 1080p at 1440p is blurry. since it's non-integer

or play at 1440p but with heavy DLSS. gonna be better than 1080p I think

[edgy notch]

But didnt they require atleast an fifth gen cpu?
I dont know if third gen misses some cpu instructions

[wise geyser]

@candid slate I’m checking rn did it let you preload the whole game or the files??

I have the files preloaded but the game itself not letting me

[tired zealot]

Intel Core i5-7600K idk what gen that is and idk my intels very well but you said u had a i7 right

[candid slate]

I think atm it’s just files, usually how it works is it downloads those and it’s like 300mb, then a day or two before it downloads the whole game

[edgy notch]

Oh they even want seventh gen

[wise geyser]

Oh okay yeah figured lmao

[tired zealot]

what exactly is ur i7? a i7-3000? is that what 3rd gen means lol

[tropic junco]

10 days, everyone.

[candid slate]

Yeah, I’d say either the 18th or 19th is when, hopefully the 18th cause idk how quickly mine will download

[wise geyser]

Indeed

[tired zealot]

im hyped, my monitor is broken I need new monitor I also feel like I should splurge on a new GPU to enjoy this beautiful game

[wise geyser]

Facts lmao my WiFi’s pretty good tho so I’ll be fine but I def think they should do the 18tj for people with slower download speeds

[edgy notch]

First number of intel code describes the gen.
The i 7 i have is an 3770 (if i remember correctly)
Third gen, 11 years old or similar.

[raw pike]

I bought one of the reprints so no key yet

[candid slate]

Fr, one of my friends wants it but he has like 3mbs soo..

[tired zealot]

yeah sounds like ur CPU is the potential bottleneck then

[stark sapphire]

I splurged on 4k 144hz miniled and just play everything through cloud on my macbook kek

[wise geyser]

💀💀

Brodie could start downloading the game today and the shit would barely be done 😭

[rotund swan]

bruh s2 was made for me i have a i7 9700k and a gtx 1070

[tired zealot]

I have a 2060super, its not quite the 2070 super it reccomends, so id assume that means I cant run on max settings

[rotund swan]

if only it was a 1080 ti i would be exatly on the mark for recommended spec

mi nuh need nuh ray trace

[candid slate]

Fr 😭😭😔 I pray for him when he wants to get anything COD related

[bronze nebula]

mannnn not lookin good for duty in factio wars, washed

[edgy notch]

Ray trace waste of ressources

[tired zealot]

ive never gamed more then 1080p, if you have a 1440 monitor can you restrict it down to 1080p and play with black boxes on the sides?

[celest blaze]

its neat but devs dont optimize much

[rotund swan]

yh 1440p is stretched

[tired zealot]

I clicked free loners cus I think they are the classic group, but ooo those new groups look very interesting

[celest blaze]

renegades are cooked lol

[stark sapphire]

that sounds awful

[tropic junco]

blud could've started the download at the announcement trailer and it still wouldn't be done 💀 🙏

[stark sapphire]

where are you guys checking these things

[celest blaze]

#👥┃faction-choice

[candid slate]

lmao 🙏

[tired zealot]

I only ask because if I make the jump to 1440 I dont want my GPU to suddenly not be able to handle games

[rotund swan]

they arent in gamma m ost of them have quad nods

[tropic junco]

yeah you can but it does look pretty bad honestly

[tired zealot]

idk I heard the 4070 S should crush most 1440 gaming

[stark sapphire]

just use dlss or amd/intel alternative

[stark sapphire]

yeah if u have 4070s you shouldn't worry

[tropic junco]

I had a 2060 with a 1440p monitor before I got the 4060 (which handles 1440p like a beast btw), and I didn't have good fps in many games

[tired zealot]

dont have one yet just doing research, do yall think 1440P is worth it?

[tropic junco]

4070s is overkill, it's 100% more than enough :)

[rotund swan]

my gpu handles 4k lol and its old asf

[celest blaze]

1440p is a nice sweet spot for gaming imo

i got a 2k monitor and 4070ti

[tropic junco]

I like the upgrade the larger screen is definitely nice, but I don't think that it was a massive upgrade at the end of the day. It's nice to have, not necessary.

[tired zealot]

I heard it can make spotting pixels of enemies easier in FPS's like I heard it helps Tarkov gamers alot lol

[stark sapphire]

It's individual. But I would say yes, especially if you play single player not competitive. I would much rather get 1440p than jump from 100 fps to 200 fps or something

[rotund swan]

the 10 series is still good for gaming

[raw pike]

I mean yeah more pixels to spot with makes it easier

[stark sapphire]

Some people prefer 4k 60 fps over the smoothness of 1440p 144 fps for example. Individual and also depends n game

[tropic junco]

I play lots of tarkov and valorant and I haven't noticed a difference tbh but that might be because of me

[rotund swan]

i get 60 fps on high in cyberpunk

[stark sapphire]

I personally like good resolution and think it's very nice

[celest blaze]

fr honestly

[raw pike]

This is the kind of stuff that makes me believe wrong opinions are possible

[tired zealot]

oh Ive also never had a monitor with over 60hz so I wonder how that refresh rate buff is gonna feel

[celest blaze]

1070ti is still goated

[raw pike]

4k/60 over 1440/144 is incredible

[rotund swan]

fax even better when overclocked

[stark sapphire]

yeah it's real nice

[tired zealot]

my first gaming pic wa a 1060 ti, then I have a 2060 super now, and am considering 4070 Super

[stark sapphire]

1440p 144hz is the sweet spot rn, price/value

[rotund swan]

im looking to upgrade to the 30 series but i need a better power supply im running 550w

[tired zealot]

I have 850W that should be more then enough right?

[stark sapphire]

yeah

[rotund swan]

yuh

[raw pike]

I still play at 1080/144. I had a 4k TV that I used for some 1440/60 games but eh it was too much trouble

[rotund swan]

30 series and 40 only need 750w

[tired zealot]

oooo im about to go buy a GPU on tuesday lol

I need that quality those recent footage have been showing

[stark sapphire]

man I really wish I could have MSI 4070ti stalker edition but I don't think it's availabe in europe yet

[tired zealot]

the game looks so good

[rotund swan]

honestly u wont see much difference

[raw pike]

game looks too good, I don't believe it

[tired zealot]

ikr lol, we are getting ubisoft fake Con footage haha

[rotund swan]

ive played on a 40 series and i couldnt really see a difference other than fps

[celest blaze]

fr i got a decent 165hz for a good price

going from series x to this was insane lol

[tired zealot]

well its just logically speaking if the game reccomends 2070 super, and I have 2060 super, that means I cannot max out settings, so I def want some upgrade

[rotund swan]

it also reccomends a 1080ti loil

[blissful peak]

or the stalker joystick it looks sooo nice

[tired zealot]

true, idk how much different a 1080 ti is, im a noob on gpus, doesnt TI mean it has really good vram?

[rotund swan]

no idea but im guessing if the 1060 is minimum specs it shouldnt be a problem running on 8gb of vram

ill probably run the game on medium and x16 so the edges of stuff is crispy

im just hoping it isnt on dx12 as its the worst directX

[tropic junco]

really? most games run a lot better on dx12 for me

[blissful peak]

hmm? dx12 made games run ssooo much better

[rotund swan]

its poorly optimised so u can only really run it on a power house computer

[tired zealot]

I low key wanna go the extra mile and get a 4070 super TI

[celest blaze]

i've never even seen dx12 yet

[raw pike]

It's UE5 of course it will be DX12

[rotund swan]

its for 30 series users

[rotund swan]

gathered

[tropic junco]

huuuh I had a 2060 and even on that the game had like 10-20 fps more

[rotund swan]

it might be okay we will only see

[tropic junco]

i guess it depends on the game

[celest blaze]

id do it honestly 16 gigs of vram is better then the 12 gig of the older 4070s (like i got)

[rotund swan]

yh im sure it does when games first came out of DX12 they were terrible

[celest blaze]

like the 4070ti can run ultra skyrim with thousands of mods with decent FPS but those 4 extra gigs will take you a long way

[rotund swan]

they probably updated it by now

i prefer DX11

[tired zealot]

oh shi maybe I should just straight up get that stalker 2 MSI 4070 super ti lol its literally made for this

[celest blaze]

16 gig card will last longer before you need to upgrade

[swift garnet]

hi, what does ultimate edition offer? cannot find on steam any explaining on it

does pre purchase allow for earlier gaming?

[rotund swan]

Then again its stalker so u probably have a choice when it comes to DX's

[blissful peak]

plus u get a free game copy with it so win win

[tired zealot]

FROM STEAM

Season Pass With Access to All Future DLCs, Including 2 Story Expansions
Additional Story-Based Side Quest
Single Player: 1 Costume Skin & 3 Weapon Skins
Multiplayer: 3 Costume Skins & 7 Weapon Skins for Multiplayer
Digital Artbook
Digital Soundtrack
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[celest blaze]

i wanna sell my 4070ti to get a 7900xtx

[rotund swan]

i bought it on CD keys

[swift garnet]

you're the man, thanks!

[rotund swan]

10 days i should get my code

[celest blaze]

aint that a gray market seller

[tired zealot]

I already bought ultimate lol

[swift garnet]

only in 10 days we will get to play it?

[tired zealot]

surreal

[tropic junco]

pretty much but I also have bought a lot of keys from many different sites and they always worked

[rotund swan]

its perfectly legit they just sell games much cheaper

[celest blaze]

fair i only really know gog and steam

[rotund swan]

i use free gog sometimes heheh

[empty robin]

I got another email regarding the collectors edition, around april for those who ordered on 8 nov and after, but what about those who preordered in October ? I dont see any updates

[rotund swan]

if they dont send my code ill just refund and get it the russian way hahahaahahha

[edgy notch]

No. No pirates here

[celest blaze]

not based

[rotund swan]

i love GSC to much for that

[swift garnet]

which stalker should i play while waiting? advises?

[rotund swan]

CoP

[edgy notch]

And pleeeease stop paying sites that sell stolen keys.
Friend of mine always uses mmoga and i always would like to hit him with a street sign

[tropic junco]

the real life one

[celest blaze]

SoC

[edgy notch]

Play Call of pripyat.
or go to pripyat yourself

[celest blaze]

id say clear sky if you were forced to pick

[rotund swan]

Piracy is my job bebeh

[swift garnet]

i just want to start my stalker gamer experience, which one is best in ur opinino?

thanks all for the reponses people!

[rotund swan]

CD keys dont steal keys either

they are totally legitimate

[celest blaze]

do the order of release SoC > CS > CoP

[rotund swan]

no CS first then SoC

[tired zealot]

they are all so good tho, Id say I got the most enjoyment out of SoC, but I love the mechanics clear sky adds, I love have detectors and upgrading them overtime

[rotund swan]

do it in order of the cannon lore

[tired zealot]

I think one of the mods for SoC rehauls graphics and adds in detectors, that would be a nice playthrough lol

[raw pike]

Nah playing CS first ruins the entire twist of SoC

[bronze nebula]

CD keys are legitimate on legitimate sites i wont mention. GSC or publishes give those keys in bulk for cheap price. I have already preoredred stalker 2 for 29e

[rotund swan]

Radiophobia 3

[worthy lagoon]

No

[tired zealot]

hmm maybe it was that mod, but that mod is unbearbly difficult lol

[raw pike]

So much of SoC rides on the initial mystery of "who am I and how did I get here?"

[rotund swan]

its easier now

[celest blaze]

oh true

[rotund swan]

they changed alot of stuff

[rotund swan]

but if u already played the games in release order it would be okay

[static compass]

[rotund swan]

to go back the lore order'

[raw pike]

Dude was asking how to start his experience, so they haven't played at all yet

[rotund swan]

bruh

its been 20 years

[raw pike]

🤷‍♂️ niche PC only FPS series from a dead developer can't blame anyone for not having played it

[rotund swan]

theres more english tplayers than there used to be now

[raw pike]

Can't be more english players now than there used to be unless some of them are new and haven't played before

[rotund swan]

i used to play SoC on a laptop in 2009

[static compass]

I hadn't played the OG games before this year

I didn't have a PC back in the day, so I never had the chance

[celest blaze]

thats a stupid take

spark fans already looking bad lol

[rotund swan]

alot of ppl came frm only playing anomaly which i think is scary

[static compass]

Omg, it's Based D Lite
So based

[celest blaze]

@static compass hello

[raw pike]

How? GSC was dead. Fully dissolved and gone. There was no marketing or anything for the game for years and years

[celest blaze]

stalker was and is well known it isnt GSCs fault the games are older then most here

[bronze nebula]

so many new stalkers, so many rookies in the zone, mamy of you will suffer easily avoidable horrible fates like walking into anomaly right infront of you because you didnt know or forgot to throw a bolt. It will be funny to check reddits for funny deaths

[rotund swan]

I only got back into stalker in 2019 when i was playing DayZ

[celest blaze]

i knew of stalker when it released and i was a console user at the time lol

[worthy lagoon]

It wasn't fully dissolved

[rotund swan]

thats the fun part

rookies in the zone help boost sales

[raw pike]

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/stalker-2-canceled/1100-6373393/

[rotund swan]

and it makes it hilariously fun

[lean quiver]

So would you guys say Stalker is niche in the west

[mild marsh]

People, I am almost 40 😅

and STALKER is still one of the best if not the best game I have ever played in my entire life
only thing that came close was Metro Exodus

so I say GSC still has fire

[raw pike]

Gone. The current GSC is under the old CEOs brother

[celest blaze]

deff not niche

[rotund swan]

it was until gamma released

[static compass]

Metro Exodus go brrr

[tropic junco]

I find OGSR Gunslinger so much better

[celest blaze]

so wrong lol

[heavy flume]

Yep, that will be fine. You will have no problem with that setup.

[rotund swan]

now everyone and their mum knows about it

[celest blaze]

stalker was well known we before anomaly and its slop mods existed

[bronze nebula]

Stalker was the only game that gave me creeps, chills, goosebumps and feeling of dread almost all the time im out of campfire light. I hope you feel the same

[mild marsh]

stalker was well known when nothing but SoC got released

[rotund swan]

the zone hasnt been so secretive until the announcment of stalker 2

[candid slate]

My friend who has never played stalker is getting 2, (he doesn’t know anything about it, but he pre ordered it ages ago cause I was yapping abt it)
I’m excited to see him die to an anomaly and tell me the game is bugged

[rotund swan]

true but many ppl had forgottten about it

[worthy lagoon]

GSC was (partially) dissolved in 2011 but they fully re-opened in 2014 thanks to Sergiy's brother and they made other games that were not stalker related

[mild marsh]

buy him trilogy for 10 bucks and let him play it, atleast he will understand playstyle of S2

[elfin spindle]

Will there be a 3rd run of the physical ultimate edition? I just missed the cutoff for the second batch by a few hours and I am kicking myself

[celest blaze]

shadow of chernobyl sold 2 million copies before it ever went to console that is not niche

[candid slate]

I told him to and he said “I’ll get it soon”.
That was a few months back idk if he has played it yet

[mild marsh]

didnt stalker went to console only recently, like few months ago

[candid slate]

I know he has SoC so maybe

[celest blaze]

yes very recent

[rotund swan]

no let him suuffer and learn the consequences of the zone like we all did 10 years ago

[mild marsh]

I played SoC 17 years ago 🤣 🤣 🤣

[celest blaze]

SoC won best atmosphere award in 2007

[candid slate]

That’s what I’m hoping 😔

[rotund swan]

i was 4 when it came out i played it when i was 7 in 2009#

[nimble cipher]

renegadebandidi has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[rotund swan]

bumbaclart

[worthy lagoon]

Tell him ||Deez nuts||

[mild marsh]

I finished my first army tour when SoC got released 🤣

[rotund swan]

good job old man

we commend u

[raw pike]

I started with STALKER Complete 2009

[mild marsh]

I am old, very very old

[raw pike]

legit that was my first time playing it. I remember first hearing about the game because I was really into modding games like Neverwinter and TES

[rotund swan]

u are as old as strelok

[edgy notch]

Here is an German player.
But i did play mostly only Call of pripyat. It was the first, and rhe missing second rifle slot in the other games was to much of an downgrade.

[raw pike]

so I heard about this huge revival modernization project for some sandbox FPS game and was like "hmm I like FPS"

and I don't think STALKER has ever not been installed in some form since

[edgy notch]

Yee 5 minutes later discord did send my message

[worthy lagoon]

German

Has a neko maid pfp

Yeah that checks out

[edgy notch]

Meow?

[rotund swan]

I think rookies to the zone shouldnt focus on story line until they master survivling in the cordon

[heavy flume]

I'm a 66 year old veteran, so you are not the only one. I'm a life long gamer until the end.

[raw pike]

That doesn't take terribly long in vanilla there's only like.... 3 places that bandits spawn?

[tired zealot]

does anyone know how long it takes for the Stalker 2 MSI gpu to ship? I assume its not made in US?

[rotund swan]

it makes the game more fun just kinda doing ur own thing getting fully immersed saving up gear getting ready for the long road ahead

[worthy lagoon]

Meow

[mild marsh]

Clear Sky when you spawn from that tunnel/cave and as soon as you get out army start shooting at you 🤣 and you have to run to the village

[mild marsh]

nothing is made in US anymore LOL

[raw pike]

I only played CS once 🤣

its my least favorite by far. It's good for story purposes but I didn't like how focused everything was

[rotund swan]

the map might have significantly changed due to emmisions and not having to load into the next map

[tired zealot]

well I mean like, I can probably get another GPU shipped here because its stored in US, but the Stalker 2 thing is giving me a State tax, Id assume to import it

[rotund swan]

finding a path through the zone is what ill be loving the most

[tired zealot]

fk I shouldve bought this GPU last month arghhh

I have a feeling its gonna have a long ship date lol

[mild marsh]

obv

[rotund swan]

Skif will be the greatest pathfinder the zone will ever see

ooooo i cant wait to play

[tired zealot]

im so hyped for those expanded parts of the old games, like that trailer showing that church in the swamps has a nearby underground section

buildings in and around pripyat you could only look at in previous games ooooo baby

[mild marsh]

I forgot the name of that guide from Call to Pripyat, the one you met at Jupiter station and when you go pass the tunnels

and you want to return to Jupiter he waits for you with Strelok to guide you back to Jupiter to that building next to train tracks. He is also good fella

[rotund swan]

im expecting the gam,e to be alot harder so old stalkers even have a hard time

[tired zealot]

you knows crazy, they are gonna add DLC

[rotund swan]

yup

i cant wait for the mods to come out

[mild marsh]

2 DLC's actually, and if you pre-order Ultimate you will get both for free + all preorder stuff

[rotund swan]

i wanna get rid of that terrible press F Ui

[bronze nebula]

DLC will be Limansk and something with "sand" word in it. Dune or something

[limpid hearth]

when the reviews will drop? Few days before release?

[tired zealot]

I hope they add a stupid amount of underground sections, with that fking creaky ahh light bulb that SoC underground had in what is that place called agroprom?

[rotund swan]

indeed it is

[celest solstice]

I found an unopened original Clear Sky tin box edition in my games collection that I had forgotten about. Never used it cause I already had Clear Sky. Cant be many unopened ones left around.

[tired zealot]

that UI screams modern triple AAA ubisoft nonsense

[rotund swan]

i still want russian wish granter tho

[tired zealot]

a modder will remedy that shit immediatly

[raw pike]

Baron Harkonnen intensifies

[rotund swan]

yup

big press F ruins immersion]

[tired zealot]

I think im playing in ukrainian Dub, English subs, and probably disabling UI for immersion, and then dealing with the goofy interaction menus UI until a modder swoops in and makes it more nostalgic

[pine edge]

Hello, I pre-ordered a physical reprint collector's edition on game-legends, (which should arrive in April), will they send me the game key on the release day? Is there a process to follow to get it? Or will I automatically receive an email on the 20th, the day the game is released?

[tired zealot]

yeah they should send you a key so you can play it instantly

[limpid hearth]

#📜┃gsc-answers

[pine edge]

thank you !

[celest solstice]

Will get code between 10th and 20th

[tired zealot]

I remember reading that not too long ago

[rotund swan]

ill only be removing the compass and tasks on the side of the screen im sure u will be able to see ur tasks in the PDA like the good ole days

[bronze nebula]

Yeah, thats the wayim gonna play it too

[mild marsh]

arent all pre-orders basially only Deluxe edition

meaning you dont get any of the Ultimate stuff

[raw pike]

If you got it from Final Boss then at the bottom it says keys will be emailed between 10-20

[mild marsh]

so no 2 free DCL's for you cuz you gotta upgrade up

[raw pike]

No, there's a collectors and ultimate preorder that come with the expected game content

[rotund swan]

I never buy physical copies due to the store owners using the season pass codes

[tired zealot]

I can get the MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super 16G Ventus 3X Same day shipping on amazon

ooo but getting the Stalker gpu to play stalker just makes so much sense, I dont wanna have to wait for the gpu to ship tho :cccccccccccc so sad

[pine edge]

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

I'm a bit lost, I bought this one exactly, will I have the code for the 20 with the pre-order bonuses?

[raw pike]

Shop at better stores

[tired zealot]

I dont see why not, you did preorder it after all

[rotund swan]

the UK only has GAME

and they are the culprits

[raw pike]

GAME is a huge corpo you sure you didn't just have one crappy employee and not follow through on getting it refunded?

[mild marsh]

yes, you will get all pre-order bonuses but this is just Deluxe version

[raw pike]

I only say that because I could totally believe it happening at the US Gamestop equivalent

[cosmic vine]

how good are the stalker games are in terms of replayability? I'm new to this franchise

[mild marsh]

best games in history of human race 😅

[raw pike]

Most of us are here because we haven't stopped playing them since 2007

[pseudo rivet]

It's a game I always return to, but I suppose that might be biased

[granite mortar]

wrong
Griga kept one guy to take care of the servers

[hazy helm]

pretty good except for CoP

[raw pike]

Yeah his brother Ievgen lmao

[tired zealot]

the AI and the A-life system do make the game pretty based

[mild marsh]

ban this person 🤣 CoP is also great

out of all 3 I played CoP the most

[hazy helm]

!ban @hazy helm

[nimble cipher]

🚫 You can't ban immunized @hazy helm.

[hazy helm]

sorry man

[granite mortar]

CoP is the worst of the three

[hazy helm]

cant do that

[pseudo rivet]

I'd suggest starting with SoC, then CS and then CoP. So, basically release order

[celest blaze]

CS on top

[raw pike]

https://tenor.com/view/diplomatic-immunity-diplomat-lethal-weapon-two-south-african-gif-16532302

[pseudo rivet]

It's just your least favorite, they're all good

[tired zealot]

mere handgun bullets

[rotund swan]

CS was like a beta for SoC bruh

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/joe-biden-presidential-debate-huh-confused-gif-9508832355999336631

[celest blaze]

that doesnt even make sense

[cosmic vine]

Is there any information regarding the multiplayer as well? or only that it's coming out after launch?

[hazy helm]

what is this guy talking about

[mild marsh]

!timeout @hazy helm

[granite mortar]

they are all good but CoP falls behind

[tired zealot]

CS had more mechanics how is it a beta

[pseudo rivet]

Ironic seen your name

[rotund swan]

whats this faction wars event about?

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/tom-cruise-shades-cool-smug-cool-shades-gif-18677159

[celest blaze]

CS released AFTER SoC and had more features SoC was a mid beta for PEAK SKY

[pseudo rivet]

Basically what the #📰┃announcements tell you it is

[carmine urchin]

do the devs get less money from humblebundle vs. Steam?

[tired zealot]

Ive said it before ill say it again, I detested CS ballistics, but the CRP mod fixes it, the game is suddenly amazing

[hazy helm]

factions having a war... faction wars.... the wars of the factions... warring factioning...

[granite mortar]

about monolith circlejerk

[hazy helm]

SRP doesnt make any changes to weapons accuracy whatsoever, you talk about Alternate Ballistics

[mild marsh]

humble sell Steam keys so I would say the get the same

[rotund swan]

Yh but im dyslexic

[tired zealot]

CS adds blowouts and detectors, some of my favorite most iconic aspects of the zone

[celest blaze]

FR

[tired zealot]

yeah thats included in SRP isnt it

[celest blaze]

in the optional section

[carmine urchin]

right, so the devs sell x amount of keys for a price, and both humble and Steam buy those keys?

[tired zealot]

yeah thats what I mean

[granite mortar]

optional
SRP is actually customizable unlike ZRP

[hazy helm]

no, its optional for a reason!
SRP is a bugfix mod, and so any change to CS design should be discouraged

[mild marsh]

still most scary stuff in all stalker games is you crawling thru Jupiter tunnels while trying to keep everyone alive

[hazy helm]

you dont get SRP because you want to change the game

[rotund swan]

i guess trhe strongest faction are lonerrs

[celest blaze]

i wish ZRP was customizable

[hazy helm]

loners arent a faction

[carmine urchin]

I want to support them as much as possible, even though I can get a small discount from humble over Steam

[hazy helm]

it is

[mild marsh]

basically

[granite mortar]

screw them
Only Vano matters

[celest blaze]

i mean just removing all the changes and only keeping the bug fixes

[tired zealot]

bro if I download SRP, I can then enable alternate ballistics, SRP fixes my guns, its part of the SRP, it might not be enabled by default but thats what I ment lol

[hazy helm]

its not, Alternate Ballistics is an optional addon that you need to install on top of SRP
its not part of SRP

SRP comes with a side of assorted optional mods, they however arent part of SRP because SRP is a bugfix mod

[tired zealot]

I couldve sworn I just downloaded SRP I didnt download anything else

[normal ocean]

There's literally a big options thing

[hazy helm]

changing the ballistics is out of the scope of SRP, since SRP is a bugfix

[pseudo rivet]

Faction Wars: Episode I - The Chornobyl Menace
Faction Wars: Episode II - The Attack of the Monolith
Faction Wars: Episode III - The Revenge of the Group
Faction Wars: Episode IV - A New Zone
Faction Wars: Episode V - The Monolith Strikes Back
Faction Wars: Episode VI - Return of Scar

[late egret]

Who knows how to participate in the war of factions event and when it will be, I chose a faction and I don't know what else to do, probably even winning a realistic prize would be very cool

[hazy helm]

hella

[normal ocean]

You can choose if the AI can use grenades again or if controllers only deal mental damage

[hazy helm]

it wills start tomorrow

get sum people

[normal ocean]

Those changes are optional

[celest blaze]

bro that still isnt enough i want only a PURE bug fix and ZRP still changes things

[hazy helm]

I saw that kuro

[raw pike]

the ballistics in Vanilla STALKER are fine why would anyone want alternatives. Do you not like playing handball with guns?

[tired zealot]

I just checked moddb, theres no extra file for alternate ballstics

[raw pike]

I for one love bouncy balls as bullets, it adds dynamic fun to firefights

[worthy lagoon]

I'm about to start a ping war

[normal ocean]

What changes does ZRP make that you can't turn off?

Holy shit

[pseudo rivet]

https://tenor.com/view/raxd-raxdflipnote-ping-pong-flipnote-gif-15663424872768123555

[normal ocean]

I literally just fully reinstalled switch SHOC and saving is still broken

[late egret]

I think I realized that the faction with more participants will win. and to whom the prizes will be given as they choose.

[cosmic vine]

what is CoP? seems like it has a ModDB page, is it a mod?

[hazy helm]

there is,

[normal ocean]

no

[hazy helm]

are you like, dense

[hazy helm]

Call of Pripyat, the third game in the series

[pseudo rivet]

The bigger the faction, the lower the chance of winning. The smaller the faction, the bigger the chance

[raw pike]

The third STALKER game. Call of Pripyat

[granite mortar]

disable cloud save

[celest blaze]

I hate the “customisable” argument. Same can be said with ZRP. ZRP is not vanilla friendly by default. It changes the UI, it changes quests, it changes texts (where not necessary). Yet NatVak constantly says that it can be changed back. Erm, excuse me, by default it’s not vanilla friendly and 99% of all players will not bother to go to the tool with the crap UI to change back to vanilla settings. And when I tried it, I couldn’t even revert every unnecessary change.

ZRP is not vanilla friendly. They should have done what SRP did and do a minimally invasive approach.

[tired zealot]

huh so I download SRP, and it comes with ballistics, crazy, thats like, what I said man Shaggy from scoobydoo

[cosmic vine]

I wasn't aware lol but like I said I'm very new to this franchise like I only found out about it recently

[celest blaze]

theres alot of small unnessercy changes ZRP makes @granite mortar can go into more detail

[tired zealot]

I just redownloaded SRP just to see that lol

[normal ocean]

Aren't all those changes off by default from what I remember

[late egret]

Is it already known that it is possible to win?

[hazy helm]

damn, I guess the folder named OPTIONAL FEATURES has mods that are OPTIONAL and out of the scope of a BUGFIX MOD
thats crazy man, tahts like, that is insane behviour, holy hell

[granite mortar]

basically ZRP is poopoo and I will bully you if you use it :3

[pseudo rivet]

Event starts tomorrow

[hazy helm]

SRP does not come with ballistics alternate, you need to install it separatly for that

[pseudo rivet]

Bottom line is, play the games Vanilla

[normal ocean]

Me running into all my saves being broken on Switch which is basically Vanilla

Well the saves work but trying to overwrite them deletes them instead and I can only make new saves sometimes

Deleted all manual saves so gonna hope autosaves aren't borked

[tired zealot]

"Ive said it before ill say it again, I detested CS ballistics, but the CRP mod fixes it, the game is suddenly amazing"

this was my original post, and yeah I worded it poorly even misnamed the mod

but I literally said afterwards, that downloading SRP comes with alternate ballistics, I dont have to go to another website to download it seperately, it is included in SRP 1.1.4 but yeah you have to do the painstaking job of dragging and dropping the folder so I guess that means you are Downloading a different mod entirely but thats not how I see it

[finite dragon]

8 zombie dogs killed me, I threw grenades like crazy and shot with smg. First time playing the game

[normal ocean]

Ok wait nvm it's weird

[pseudo rivet]

Do you mean Blind Dogs? Which game?

[normal ocean]

If I save multiple times in the same pause menu, things are broken rn but if I return to gameplay and go back now I can make new saves

[raw pike]

Sprint after them, they have weird AI that makes them try and circle you but if you run behind them they stop and turn and you can pew pew

[hazy helm]

and yes, because SRP does not "fix the ballistics" it doesnt even change their attributes, its a separate mod you installed separate of SRP

[raw pike]

If you stand in place and try to wait for them to strike they'll just take turns and beat you up

[hazy helm]

youre making SRP look bad

[tired zealot]

??? this is a weird take

[hazy helm]

this is SRP, SRP is not the entire archive, SRP is this, that is it

[finite dragon]

stalker shadow

[fast patio]

i hope S2 modding will be big. some of them modders rly take it to the next level

[tired zealot]

SRP is really good, without it my enjoyment of cs would be diminished

[pseudo rivet]

Definitely, they chose UE5 for a reason

[normal ocean]

I hope we see light ZRP/SRPG features come as optional settings to console

[pseudo rivet]

Then yeah, Blind Dogs

[normal ocean]

Let me turn on enemy grenades in SHOC and fix the Clear Sky Artifact timer

[late egret]

Who is familiar with the new game engine probably..

[hazy helm]

wdym
are you saying that, a bugfix mod outscoping its reach and changing the main game ISNT a bad thing? at the offset, if you start changing stuff then youre not a bugfix mod, thus youre putting shade on SRP because youre saying it changed stuff about CS and not just bugfixed, which is what it does

Decane put a lot of effort in solving issues without changing the game

[normal ocean]

Yeah VTM Bloodlines has a great Unofficial patch:

[finite dragon]

stamina runs out pretty fast (now I have several drinks to recharge it), by the way is there any option for fast travel?

[tired zealot]

yeah SRP is a bugfix, and the ballistics arent bugged, they aree jus intentionally awful by default to encourage players to upgrade their weapons sorry if I make SRP somehow look bad but praising that fact then a optional additional mod that comes with it makes the game much better to play

[hazy helm]

ZRP is expressively a QoL first mod

[granite mortar]

no

[normal ocean]

Base UO: Which just fixes bugs.

UO +: Which restores cut content and has some personal changes

[pseudo rivet]

Me who has only been playing Vanilla for the past several years:

[normal ocean]

They're the same exe but you literally get to to choose like with ZRP

[raw pike]

Optional features are still "part" of SRP. The whole of the mod is not just its essentials

[dense hatch]

the alternate ballistics is kinda meh

[normal ocean]

You can find Artifacts that restore stamina.

Stamina goes down the more you are carrying.

Fast Travel sadly was only added in Clear Sky

[pseudo rivet]

Should be pretty alright, as long as you travel light. There's no fast travel in SoC

[normal ocean]

The Stamina Artifacts look like Blue Orbs if I recall

Once you grab a few of those Marked One can basically sprint across the maps

[dense hatch]

fast travel is great for stalker

[normal ocean]

Sadly in Clear Sky Stamina Artifacts are super rare

[dense hatch]

CoP does make it a bit annoying though

[pseudo rivet]

Congrats on Experienced

[hazy helm]

alternate ballistics is a separate mod that has a compability layer and is not inside SRP, and saying it is inside SRP make the verocity of SRP itself questionable as a pure bugfix

[dense hatch]

you have to find a squad first

[raw pike]

I didn't like fast travel in the vanilla games but I use it in Anomaly because the map is too damn big

[fast patio]

if someone adds the shambler from metro series i will scream

[normal ocean]

It mostly bugs me in CS only because it feels like money is much tighter in that game compared to COP

To me I think STALKER does it well, maps aren't large enough to make you feel super annoyed (unless you're trying to sell tons of rifles that are slowing you down) but it's still there

[dense hatch]

you mean the boink?

[normal ocean]

Like Morrowind's map is much larger than STALKER's and fast travel points are very spreadout so it's very annoying there

[dense hatch]

CS has the tightest economy for sure

[tired zealot]

ok this is some like super elitst Stalker Honor that I didnt mean to trample on dude, dont look that far into I explained my point several times

STALKER CLEAR SKY BALLISTICS ARENT BUGGED

SRP doesnt change ballistics because why would it CHANGE something that isnt BUGGED

it is a BUGFIX MOD and stays true to the vanilla story

Decane has a enormous weiner and should be slobbered on by Goth chicks

optional mod known as Alternate ballistics is super nice

[pseudo rivet]

Which honestly makes it pretty good IMO. You can't just fast travel like it's nothing. It actually costs a steep amount of money

[fast patio]

uboinik ye lol

[raw pike]

No, it's not. "Compatibility layer" implies that its just a compatibility patch and you have to go get Alternative Ballistics elsewhere and download it before applying the optional feature folder.

[normal ocean]

To me at least it feels like good "Free" stuff is super rare in CS

[hazy helm]

🫵 put some damn honour on ma mans modding prospect young lad

[normal ocean]

As opposed to the decent bit of armor you find in SHOC and there's not as many side quests

[raw pike]

It's a feature contained within the archive for SRP, downloaded from the SRP page. Its an optional part of SRP

[tired zealot]

may Decane have 10 Goth GFs

[hazy helm]

yes it is optional and outside SRP scope and mod, it is detached off of it and not part of SRP itself

[normal ocean]

COP still has most of the same stuff but some of the sidequests basically allow you to unlock a overtime cashflow

(Since you get free items in a location literally right next to a trader)

[hazy helm]

and praise be the lord jeebus

[normal ocean]

Granted it doesn't help SHOC has mutant hunting as a mechanic

which sadly got removed in CS/COP

Which I find lightly funny if only because the Zone having weird mutants feels like it justifies this for once in an RPG

I'm pretty sure scientists would love to study parts of various mutants

[raw pike]

There's also the whole questline in CoP about the Bloodsucker nest

[normal ocean]

Yeah but I mean you can't take parts from mutants you kill, so it's still there but only as scripted quests

Actually I'm not sure if Clear Sky has any repeating quests

I know SHOC has a ton with time limits and I think Beard's Artifact quests repeat outside of the unique ones?

CS sorta railroads you into faction wars being the only profitable thing, which means lots of backtracking to sell AKs to traders

[hazy helm]

clear sky has cyclic quests

in actuality, they are very important to getting rep with a faction

[pseudo rivet]

Not that much backtracking, seen how you also get rewards for completing missions

[normal ocean]

I thought those were one offs

[raw pike]

Yeah that's why I wasn't a fan of CS. Faction wars are an awesome thing to have as part of a sandbox but having it be the only thing in a STALKER game felt kind of boring

[normal ocean]

Yeah but if you're trying to get Faction War rewards, it's gonna be long and you will need to buy ammo/health alot

[pseudo rivet]

What do you mean "only"?

[hazy helm]

you can walk up to a stalker and ask if he needs smth done, and he will give you a cyclic mission

my brother

[pseudo rivet]

Not really, tbh. If you use the right guns and you don't get hit, it's pretty easy

[normal ocean]

For my switch run I am considering seeing how playing "neutral" goes since that means ignoring the wars

[normal ocean]

Yeah but then you have to wait for the AI to catch up and that means enemy reinforcements show up...

[dense hatch]

I mean there's plenty of stuff outside it like the enhanced artefact hunting, the upgrade system, and the surprisingly fun combat

[raw pike]

Yeah but weren't they always like basic fetch/kill with no worthwhile rewards?

[normal ocean]

Especially Freedom/Duty faction war

[raw pike]

The only thing really worth doing in CS other than the main story was faction war

[dense hatch]

you can just kill everything and dip yet still get credit

[pseudo rivet]

So you take out the roots

[granite mortar]

it was very worth it

[dense hatch]

1-3k cash, which is a lot in CS

[normal ocean]

I like the faction war in theory but I don't think CS handles it well

[dense hatch]

the rep is also extremely important

[normal ocean]

(Also dislike how some of the SHOC guns are now super rare even though that doesn't really add anything)

Like the FT2000

I still enjoy CS but it feels more messy than SHOC in some areas.

[pseudo rivet]

The FT-200m is meant to be rare

[raw pike]

CoP fixing that by giving the rarest variants to a dude living in the attic of a rusted out ship and you just buy them

[pseudo rivet]

Besides, the FT-200m is pretty mid, tbh

[normal ocean]

Yeah but there's "rare" and "You can only get it as quest rewards from near the end of the game, no one else uses them"

[dense hatch]

it's also very rare in SoC

[hazy helm]

they have the same variety as Sahdow of Chernobyl, only difference is taht SoC had some scripted missions thrown into the mix while Clear Sky has only dynamic ones

[normal ocean]

Yeah but Monolith used it in SHOC. I don't think they even do that in CS

[dense hatch]

you literally cannot get it outside of the arena until the sarcophagus

[pseudo rivet]

I honestly don't see the problem with that, seen how it's also CS, a year before SoC and CoP

[dense hatch]

and CS does the same by just giving it to you at the end

[normal ocean]

Scar is literally the only man with a FT2000

[raw pike]

In vanilla SHoC I just artifact hunted since they had very predictable spawns

[normal ocean]

Plus sarcophagus is...much longer than CS finale (even if that is arguably a negative lol)

[dense hatch]

depends what you count as finale

[normal ocean]

I low-key wonder if STALKER 2 is also going to have a big gauntlet or not

[hazy helm]

well they are literally placed in, their spawns arent randomized, and it is bullshit that in CS you need to wait IRL hours for artifacts to spawn so

[dense hatch]

outside of the true ending they're about the same length

[normal ocean]

Or if they'll do it but make sure to have literally every NPC tell you "Hey, you won't be able to go resupply for a while, bring everything useful"

I think for STALKER's Gauntlets I don't mind them in theory but they are sorta badly forewarned

[hazy helm]

I mean, the group of stalkers do tell you that you should be equipped necessarily, and the game only locks you endgame as soon as you enter the stadium in SOC of course

[normal ocean]

Granted It's been awhile since I finished SHOC, I was mostly thinking of CS

where you drop down in Limansk then there's no way back. (Can't remember if it's in the hospital or city)

[dense hatch]

I'll be extremely disappointed if there isn't a final gauntlet like CoP

limansk is the break-off yeah

[normal ocean]

Yeah I'm hoping for one, just make sure to have the player be informed

I could be wrong but I think in Limansk it's the construction site? you drop down on the other side and can't climb back up

[static compass]

Can I kill Korshunov?

[native ibex]

Guys

[dense hatch]

I think it's right after you enter

[celest blaze]

i flew through more ammo then expected in CS ending and i was taking from dead monos almost every chance i could get lol

[normal ocean]

Yeah CS is interesting

[hazy helm]

its in the city itself

[dense hatch]

it's got about as many enemies as SoC except much more dense

[normal ocean]

It feels like you cover less ground than SHOC's point of no return but also there's so many enemies

And the less said about teleporting Monolith in the ending the better

[native ibex]

What about like in SoC

[raw pike]

SHoCs finale was awesome. Going in to the center with a crew of Master STALKERs in exos and nobody making it out alive was peak hype

[static compass]

I got lucky, Strelok got stuck on the ground so I just lit him up lol

[normal ocean]

That's happened to me almost every time lol

[glass salmon]

The only thing I didnt like about the gauntlet in CS was the Helicopter boss fight. idk man, just took me out of the immersion tbh lol

[hazy helm]

we should teleport more enemies, I like fight gauntlets

[normal ocean]

on one of my CS Runs (only STALKER game I've finished multiple times lol) I did do it legit without him getting stuck

[static compass]

That was a bit rough

[normal ocean]

but now I'm "if he gets stuck, he gets stuck!" and just take advantage

[static compass]

Same lol

[normal ocean]

I think if the Monolith at least didn't act "normal" the very frame they spawned it would be ok

[static compass]

Pathfind fail lol

[normal ocean]

Like give them a "landing" animation where they stumble forwards onto their knees or something so you have a few seconds to shoot them or get to cover first before they can do anything.

[haughty ravine]

Heyy guys and girls
How r u today?)

Greetings from Israel

[static compass]

Where my Noon people?

[granite mortar]

Ap-Pro showcase in 2 minutes guys

[hazy helm]

they already live in a place where they are getting irradiated by 10k sieverts of rads and subside of whatever we dont know,

sounds pretty unnormal to me

[sour goblet]

Boy I love kissing men.

[normal ocean]

On the one hand, I do like fighting the occasional helicopter or APC (RIP only appearing in SHOC) but it is dumb how it's done in Clear Sky

[glass salmon]

Fr. It wasnt even the difficulty of it for me, it was just the idea. I know we are the main character and im all for straight up action, but it just felt so out of place in the stalker universe that our character is just 1v1ing a whole attack chopper lol

[normal ocean]

Like there isn't a military push like in SHOC, this is just a random helicopter

[glass salmon]

literally tho

[jaunty pebble]

The players hate the fight gauntlets?

Add more fight gauntlets

[normal ocean]

It's been awhile but in SHOC the military is like everyone else trying to push in now that the scorcher is gone, CS is just some random pilot burning fuel

(I do like the COC mechanic that I think is a seperate mod? where military can call in helicopters if they're in a prolonged gun fight)

[hazy helm]

shouldve added the cut strella

[static compass]

I was like, homie, don't you have other things you could be doing?

[sour goblet]

strellak

[normal ocean]

NGL I wish they brought back the P90

since we know it had a model and textures, it's weird how the entire trilogy has a single smg

[static compass]

Stalker 2 will have a few smgs

[normal ocean]

Yeah it has a surprising amount of guns

[static compass]

33

[normal ocean]

from what we've seen, they clearly took alot of time for guns

[static compass]

I like that each gun seems to have a unique jam animation rather than just making you reload

[hazy helm]

well they took alot of time for the game as well so

[normal ocean]

I really hope STALKER 2 turns out well because it must have been super expensive

[static compass]

It's gonna be peak

Right @old jungle

[normal ocean]

Still gonna wait a little bit before buying for the inevitable "Open World game Day 1 bugs" to get fixed but I am definitely getting it soon probably

[glass salmon]

The best part about STALKER 2 releasing with mod support, is there will be gun mods that add even more guns and weapon platforms haha.

[sour goblet]

Stalker 2 Weed Mod.

[normal ocean]

OICW mod when

[static compass]

Isn't that just Freedom?

[sour goblet]

yes

[normal ocean]

Give me my big giant brick of an assault rifle with a magazine-fed grenade launcher attached

[normal ocean]

That takes up like a third of my carry weight by itself.

[glass salmon]

Homies got the fallout build going haha

[mint nest]

my stalker 2 MSI keyboard came today and im in love

[normal ocean]

I don't think SHOC's weaponry is bad but I am somewhat dissapointed by how little guns got added for CS/Pripyat

CS using different textures somewhat let it get away with it but I still wish more of the almost-finished guns got added

[hazy helm]

it isnt tho, mod support and sdk will be implemented after release, they did say this

[static compass]

Omg
Cat

[static compass]

Where'd you get? I was trying to find that

[hazy helm]

it was a shame they scrapped CS new guns, we wouldve gotten the p90 and the jackhammer

imagine...

[normal ocean]

It annoys me with the P90 since it was finished for the most part

[mint nest]

amazon

[normal ocean]

It had a model and it had textures, just needed animations/stats

[static compass]

Sweet

[dense hatch]

that would be great

[hazy helm]

well animations are the hardest part so

[granite mortar]

Omg
Where?

[glass salmon]

Oh, I see. I must've missed that then. Well, either way. Its cool that they will release the tools for modders eventually.

[normal ocean]

Sadly true, still sad that we have a nearly finished official STALKER P90 that never showed up

[static compass]

[normal ocean]

I presume some mod has added it at some point

[static compass]

I'm excited for story mods, always love those

[granite mortar]

Omg
Cat

[normal ocean]

I am still curious how Scar will turn out

[static compass]

He's just a goofy guy

[normal ocean]

I am very much assuming "He's more goofy after getting brain jumbled at the end of CS"

[static compass]

Accurate

[dense hatch]

he was goofy at the start too

[normal ocean]

I am mostly curious if he became part of Monolith and if that will effect things.

[static compass]

^

[outer aurora]

Scar had some sass at some points

[normal ocean]

Like if Strelok shows up is Scar going to basically revert to "KILL STRELOK"

Also if they're going to mention CS Faction wars or avoid them

[static compass]

Well, he was only trying to stop Strelok from causing another emission, but I have a feeling they might have some beef considering Scar is with Spark and Strelok is with SIRCAA

[normal ocean]

(Like a "canon" victor or just mentioning Scar fought in them as an aside)

[dense hatch]

I mean we see the end results in SoC

the loner and bandit camps in the garbage are both wiped out

[sour goblet]

i think scar just changed and adapted to the zone even more, he's probably one of the new great experts of the zone now, like strelok and degtyarev

actually maybe not degtyarev even though i love that guy

[dense hatch]

I don't know if I'd call him an expert

[static compass]

Shows up
Destroys Brain Scorcher
Shuts off Wish Granter
Kills C-Con
Refuses to Elaborate

[dense hatch]

deggy, I love him, but he's an idiot

[normal ocean]

Deggy canonically having irraditation

[static compass]

Bro's a goober

[normal ocean]

due to his refusal to wear his helmet.

[dense hatch]

perfect wording

he's a silly goober

[normal ocean]

I find it funny how literally one of the first mods apparently for COP was to make him wear helmets in third person

[static compass]

Also I see Stalker 2's inventory most resembles CoP

[swift garnet]

it seems xbox pass will give stalker 2

[static compass]

Makes sense, CoP had a pretty clean inventory in my opinion

[dense hatch]

it's the technically best ui

[wise geyser]

Indeed

[static compass]

They said this years ago, but ye

[dense hatch]

it's just not as fun as SoC or CS

[normal ocean]

I am curious how STALKER 2 will start somewhat, mainly if we'll be "Hobo" like SHOC/CS or get given decent gear like COP

[dense hatch]

I do hope not

[sour goblet]

probably like CoP

[dense hatch]

CoP already has kinda weak progression, and the fact you start with a decent chunk of cash and a full gear set stinks

[static compass]

From what I know you start off with some stuff, but then you basically get mugged and wake up in a ditch with a dog doing a nom on your leg

[normal ocean]

lmao

[dense hatch]

you can get a trs in 15 minutes

[normal ocean]

They give you a taste of being strong then slap it away from you.

[wise geyser]

That’s pretty much it lmao

[granite mortar]

2 minutes
SVD in 3

[static compass]

Then you kill doggo
And then

[sour goblet]

there's an svd near the spawn area

[normal ocean]

Meanwhile Scar gets a VSS that's literally fully broken and only if you explore

[granite mortar]

I know

[sour goblet]

peak progression trust

[normal ocean]

And due to that I often never use it since the bandits constantly attacking the Agroprom stalkers means I usually eventually get a free undamaged one from there

[static compass]

Exactly lol

From what I could tell in the dog scene, you also seem to be wearing the basic leather jacket outfit

[sour goblet]

isnt it a trenchcoat/longcoat?

[granite mortar]

#📸┃screens_and_videos message
:3

[static compass]

No, he's just wearing a brown jacket and jeans with white shoes

Basically the low level loner outfit

[dense hatch]

I had no idea it was that bad damn

[normal ocean]

I don't mind COP's progression somewhat if only because it was clearly done since the last 2 games did hobo start

but having free high end guns at start is wack lol, I don't think I found those

[dense hatch]

I dislike it because you can get a unique pistol in 25 minutes

[sour goblet]

chymo i spent an hour and some writing a list of factions
and you are one good criticizer
so i want you to tell me what is wrong with it, and what i am missing (excluding the bandit gangs, im adding those after)
#🔮┃fanart_and_cosplay message

[granite mortar]

theres also one more AK at the bridge and Deagle in Iron Forest

[dense hatch]

I found the TRS and spsa

[static compass]

I picked up the IL 86 last night lol

[normal ocean]

Technically, you start with one

[static compass]

It was near the circus anomaly

[normal ocean]

[dense hatch]

it's a PMM it barely counts as a firearm

[static compass]

PMM so bad it jams after a reload

[granite mortar]

its borderline unbreakable tho

[dense hatch]

shame preparing stuff is so cheap

*repairing

[sour goblet]

it is a unique pistol, it has twice the amount of durability, meaning its a special model created/modified for deg, its also classified as ancient, and its barely damaged which means this pistol is incredibly durable

what i mean to say is - this pistol is durable because it is durable

[normal ocean]

Shame all STALKER unique guns look indentical to normal guns

Would be cool if Deggy's Makarov looked like the SHOC one (with the black plastic grips)

[sour goblet]

the viper 9x18mm has a different viewmodel in your inventory, i dont remember if it had the same model as the inventory one though

[dense hatch]

it has a little icon on the side

[sour goblet]

i think it wouldve looked nicer with engravings, including his name on it

[dense hatch]

it's like the only unique with anything on it

[normal ocean]

Yeah it uses the icon of a HK53

[dense hatch]

which is a shame, uniques with visuals are immediately better

[normal ocean]

Which apparently was the beta icon for the Viper, it just never got changed for it

[rain marten]

Engravings are useless...

[normal ocean]

I know New Vegas is sort of abnormally goated but I like how unique weapons had different textures in that game.

[sour goblet]

my boy deggy deserves some drip on his stick (for the gangsta bandits out there, or something)

[rain marten]

Yeah yeah... By comparison I like the early bird rifle, the attachments are meant to have a function, like the attached Geiger counter.

[sour goblet]

the uhh preorder gun?

[rain marten]

Yep.

No engravings on that, just some camo paint and the Geiger counter.

[sour goblet]

pretty neat gun

[patent mortar]

And done.

Just completed another CoP run.