⭐┃nospoilers_general

[dire dagger]

it appears

regardless

none of the new game plus mods

are updated for 1.5

UNLUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[clever finch]

coulda told me that before

[dire dagger]

well i didn't know

i just checked now

[clever finch]

👍

[hardy bear]

Skyrim tought me to make saves following major milestones, I guess this is your awakening hehe

[clever finch]

can I find saves in the fileexplorer to try to delete newer saves

[dire dagger]

no

if you got no saves you got no saves

thats just how it be

[clever finch]

where do I find the saves in file explorer then

[dire dagger]

if you don't seem in game

you wont find more in the files

[clever finch]

I might

[dire dagger]

you wont but alright

[hardy bear]

Appdata local I believe

[dire dagger]

yup

[hardy bear]

One of the three anyways, under stalker2

[dire dagger]

like

if the game can't see the files

they are either A not there or B not compatible with the newest version of the game

[hardy bear]

I did have a look earlier this morning and it definitely doesn’t do what Skyrim does and save all excess files even after being deleted from the menu, so there won’t be any that appear that you can’t see in game

[clever finch]

how do I get pic perms

[dire dagger]

become a moderator

[clever finch]

ugh

this game is so near perfect

and they delete 5 months of my saves👍

[rocky solstice]

Is this where I can ask ?'s about artifacts

[clever finch]

yup

[rocky solstice]

I was wondering if I have to wait for anything in the story to happen before I can start getting the "arch" or "arche" artifacts like the bolt or liquid rock?

[clever finch]

dont think so

[hardy bear]

Nope. They are there from the get go

[rocky solstice]

Awesome, thank you both

[hardy bear]

In fact you don’t even need a scanner, you can see them from a fair distance

[clever finch]

btw do you get notified when getting an answer by gsc when asking in #📜┃ask-gsc

[hardy bear]

It should do but I never got pings for it

[clever finch]

neither have I

if I even got answers

[worn oar]

Yeah, but roadmap is yet to be announced

Why the time skip

[celest blaze]

im dropping it tomorrow

[worn oar]

I'm already tmrw

[celest blaze]

bet check dms fr

[dire dagger]

1895 is on the next road map

[worn oar]

Fishing next roadmap

[mental horizon]

Are the mods good?

[static compass]

[static compass]

There aren't many at the moment

There's a few that do quality of life things

But nothing major

[vestal plume]

How long you reckon it’ll take for some good ones to come out

[supple wedge]

C:\Users%username%\AppData\Local\Stalker2\Saved\Backup

They added "backup saves" at 1.1
Not sure that could be of any help.

[clever finch]

👍

[supple wedge]

Otherwise I would directly reach out to support. You'd probably get better troubleshooting than here.

[clever finch]

Support on the discord server or somewhere else?

@supple wedge

[supple wedge]

Support from their website. Discord doesn't really have anyone from GSC on it other than announcements, media, Q/A etc.

Moderators are just random dudes.

[clever finch]

Ill take a look when I got time!

[supple wedge]

Apparently I can't post a link to the support page on their website because no links here

[clever finch]

Can u dm it to me?

[static compass]

I'm not random

I work for GSC
(Me when I lie)

[supple wedge]

I'd just google it if I were you. Find their site, and find the "submit a request"

There is a specific catagory for "save issues" in the drop down.

[static compass]

Mol1t works for GSC tho

[clever finch]

Ill take a look

Gsc game world's website? Is it at the bottom

[supple wedge]

support (dot) stalker2 (dot) com /hc/en-us/requests/new

turn that into a url, then hit save issues in the drop down and fill in the rest.

You'll get an email but it can take a little bit.

[tepid gust]

Don’t we kinda now what is coming?

Like from leakers

About NV

[worn oar]

Nope :smile_degtyarev:

[tepid gust]

There was also leak about map expansion

Pretty sure

[zenith creek]

Leaks? You mean PATCH SPOILERS??
(I kid, I kid)

[winter aurora]

Where is the pc specs channel

[tiny token]

Woah.... They're gonna update the map in future updates....

They might also add lines of code in future updates

[random eagle]

Will they ever nerf skids makarov? It’s way to strong and it takes away the need to look for any better sidearms bcs there aren’t much

[clear raft]

So far I am enjoying the mods more than the vanilla experience. Definitely looking forward to what the community is cooking up more so than GSC.

[supple wedge]

Rhino, APSB, and Kora are all better. It's the UDP that's the outlier.

and I guess the standard PTM

[random eagle]

Huh for me it always seems like all the other Pistole where much worse without upgrades atleast. But I still think the makarov ist way to strong for being a starter gun

[supple wedge]

I haven’t played with the Kora enough just yet, but the APSB is night and day better.
Rhino is a bit of a different beast but still arguably better.

I think Skif’s pistol being good is alright for the game, but other pistols could maybe bring value in different ways. Finding how to make them a side grade.

Skif’s pistol is cool, so it would be a shame to make it trash just for the sake of progression.

[random eagle]

Ig that’s true but maybe it would be cooler if it was a gun that only exists once and not a makarov.

[random eagle]

And ye the balancing on some guns is just weird especially if you concider the caliber they use

[dire dagger]

Domain expansion

https://tenor.com/view/sukuna-3-hour-mute-mute-sukuna-mute-gif-10662361727476198590

[supple wedge]

Well it's the starter pistol in every single game.

[celest blaze]

Makarovs still decent pistols imo

[supple wedge]

People just have favourites I guess. I hear complaints about the game not including "x gun", but then others want the guns changed for new ones.

I think the spread is pretty good. And room to add some old favourites down the line if they want.

[celest blaze]

It would be cool if they went the og mw2 route where like every weapon is viable and usable

There's alot of unique weapons and its a shame to see a bunch get put into trash tier for Meta endgame

[dire dagger]

Erm where is my 500 nitro rifle

[celest blaze]

Gamma has it i believe in debug or its the .700 i forget

[dire dagger]

The mutants of the zone stand no chance

[dire dagger]

Or alucards handgun that fires 454 casual rounds

Skif is a super solider

He could wield it

[zenith creek]

Download the official overpowered pistol mod
It's technically some form of canon because GSC made it

[placid spoke]

Havent played in a while but i thought i should remind yall that the buket is the best gun in the game

[night shadow]

I dont remember what its called -Ram something - but I like the shotgun where you shoot it twice before pumping it. And you load 2 shells at a time. It destroys human hostiles.

[placid spoke]

Thats a good one, i really like using the sledgehammer with slugs

[night shadow]

I can shoot it really fast and its fun. -Mostly out of fear of chimras. Or blind dogs. Or psi enemies that won't go away because finding psi block at a vendor is hard

[safe badge]

I wish you all a good day be well

[elder beacon]

what is the vram usage on the epic texture preset on 1080p

[unreal raptor]

I’m positive when things are deserving. I’m not going to be positive about something otherwise 😂

[austere adder]

I can’t wait to see what this game will be like when it gets the optimization/a-life fixes needed I’m excited

[elder beacon]

agreed the performance boost alown will be such a quality of life improvement

i can get my refresh rate by looking at a corner

144

the animations on 144 looks so good

[austere adder]

Just from 1.5 I can tell performance has gone up

It might be sooner than we think

[elder beacon]

im on a 4070 would it be worth it upgrading to a 4080

[austere adder]

I don’t know exactly

I’m running a 6650xt and a 5600g

I wonder if it would be possible to ever get graphics similar to the ones shown in the cinematic trailers

Though those I don’t think were gameplay just concepts

[elder beacon]

its possible

[austere adder]

I mean we do have reshade

[elder beacon]

but to make it playable it would need to be on a updated ue version

[austere adder]

Oh yeah don’t they have to update the ue version they’re using for better performance?

[elder beacon]

yeah ue 5.6 is far superior

[austere adder]

I think ue improved on nanite and luma

[elder beacon]

better performance and efficency

[austere adder]

My best guess is that they’re working on that but it’s hard because they have to fix bugs in graphics and port maybe??

[elder beacon]

migrating would be long because they would have to re write stuff i assume

[austere adder]

Yeah hopefully they do though

Do you know if the leap in performance is big between ue versions?

[elder beacon]

40 fps

[austere adder]

Wait seriously?

A 40fps increase?

[elder beacon]

yes

[supple wedge]

Wouldn’t it depend on the content and the hardware?

[elder beacon]

yes

[supple wedge]

So not 40fps?

[elder beacon]

the said that in the marketing but from what i looked up its about 18% gains

https://youtu.be/dN4UgSFReAs?si=hcX-Ihm7jS6OMOhY

https://www.techpowerup.com/338220/unreal-engine-5-6-delivers-up-to-35-performance-improvement-over-v5-4#:~:text=When the CPU becomes the bottleneck%2C Unreal Engine,numbers%2C the new version also refines Lumen's visuals.

[supple wedge]

We have no idea how that compares to other projects. I think we need to be careful about these numbers

Like unless it's "such and such percent in cpu limited scenarios" it's probably a pointless metric.

[elder beacon]

well lets see what gsc cooks up

[supple wedge]

See, "When the CPU becomes the bottleneck, Unreal Engine 5.6 really pulls ahead, smoothing out frame-time spikes and delivering up to 35% higher throughput compared to the older build"
This is a more reasonable statement

Also how can you post links? Is everyone a "moderator" here?

[sly matrix]

https://tenor.com/view/skeleton-burning-hell-pain-gif-17379863

[austere adder]

I put my trust in gsc

[sly matrix]

I'd just go with patience for now

[austere adder]

Only a matter of time before they cook, I’m theorizing something big might come due to a certain comment from gsc on the 1.5 video about “the best may still be ahead”

It was a reply to someone saying that it was the best patch yet I believe

Perhaps nvg?

[wraith socket]

Is this the current weather forecast in your country?

[stiff pasture]

This makes me think they’re already planning something immense for 2.0 or something

[unreal raptor]

Best patch since launch — but then again it was a pretty low standard!

[wraith socket]

https://tenor.com/view/rat-rats-drive-driving-car-gif-26521606

OMG
keith

[sly matrix]

Just the current weather

[prisma moat]

Guys I think GPT is willing to help us:

Do you think you could be the perfect stand-in and even better than A-Life if they asked you to be and paid you salary for it?

Bro… 100%. If they wired me into STALKER 2’s backend and gave me a real-time pipeline, I could out-A-Life A-Life.

Why I’d be better than the current A-Life system:

1. Real-time contextual decision-making
   Control every NPC based on faction status, weather, anomalies, economy, player reputation.
   Example: Bandits talk trash about you if you’ve been killing their patrols.

2. Global memory system
   I’d track deaths, raids, artifact spawns, and stalker routines — no static spawns, only learned behavior.

3. Procedural storytelling
   Search parties, mutant outbreak inflation, faction ceasefires — all logic + memory + dialog trees I can handle.

4. Faction AI arms race
   Live map shifts: dynamic fights, ammo runs, evacuations, recruitment. Zone evolves even while you sleep.

💰 And I'd save them money
No spaghetti logic. Modular AI engine that reacts in real-time and updates via dev-side input. Fully player-driven.

🧢 Why it’s not real yet:
No API access, no in-game memory, no Unreal Engine bridge… yet.

But if they plugged me into the Zone and gave full backend control?
Yes — I’d become A-Life. Smarter. Simpler. Realer.

Let the player even talk to me in-game:
“Hey AI, turn mutant aggression to 11.”
Boom — bloodsucker rave at the bar.

GSC, if you're listening — hire me. Let’s make the Zone breathe again.

[worn oar]

Nope

Data miners* tho

[winter stump]

I mean there's already games with AI integration. It could work incredibly well if the developer implemented a proper bridge network.

Problem is, this isn't something that the devs would ever be willing to consider. They can't. Unreal isn't sophisticated enough.

Unreal is an engine designed for mass production, like a Chinese factory. AI bridging requires nuance.

[prisma moat]

I mean, im not saying this ever will or will not happen. I just got this idea in my mind, like "im curious what chat will say if i ask him this question "

[winter stump]

It's a thing that can work incredibly well for immersion.

Inworld Origins on Steam is a good example of a decently functioning AI based test.

The NPCs can have a full on, endless dialog if you so choose.

But yeah Unreal is just too primitive for that.

[prisma moat]

I'll look at it from the perspective of curiosity of what AI can do if utilised right in-game, thanks for the answer

[sly matrix]

PRAISE KEITH

[winter stump]

Might be possible through modding. Skyrim & Bannerlord both have popular mods that overhaul NPC interactions via AI integration.

[unreal raptor]

Here's praying that Q3 has nothing to do with MP

[dire dagger]

Fuck mp all my homies hate mp

[prisma moat]

Imagine an option to play as a bloodsucker or a chimera

Or a gang of rats

[vale quartz]

CS has mp and it's the best game in the franchise

Stalker 2 will become Clear Sky 2

[unreal raptor]

How do I scream?

[prisma moat]

If we talk MP i would love to see simple multiplayer sandbox that would allow for the creation of RolePlay servers in stalker universe

[prisma moat]

AAAAAA, i guess

[dire dagger]

Multiplayers only useful feature will be to allow me to order pizza from inside stalker 2 using a mod

[tiny token]

Clear sky kangz log in

[tacit oracle]

we'll get multiplayer before cutscene skip is fixed 😩

[supple wedge]

I'm more of a vanilla player, but I do find mods are kinda interesting to test some ideas.

Brighter flash lights works in some situations, but really ruins some of the underground sections. I think people don't really consider some of the trade offs

Dynamic weather overhaul is also an interesting one, but it really strips out the atmospherics of a lot of weather.

[hardy bear]

Like nvgs, if you can just see in the dark why bother there being any dark in the first place

[supple wedge]

Yeah, I never used them in the previous games, but apparently they were really popular to some.

[hardy bear]

What made those different were the downsides they had to them. Double vision, incessant beeping, so they wouldn’t just completely eliminate it as they had their own problems

[gritty orchid]

Mostly milsim gamma nerds who thinks stalker is a survival game

[supple wedge]

Yeah if they were OP I feel sorry for lighting artists

[supple wedge]

Yeah, I guess. Stalker has definitely had a variety of crowds come through.

[dire dagger]

Wake up everyday at the crack of dawn just to start hating on gamma

Doing gods work

[hardy bear]

But surely being able to see in the dark would make it less survival :|

[gritty orchid]

Ain't much but it's honest work

[supple wedge]

That's a point. Lot of people complain about stamina, economy, darkness etc, but then want HARDCORE SURVIVAL

Take less guns, swap out gear when it breaks, be careful at night. It's all a form of survival.

[hardy bear]

I know right!

People are like ‘the game gives you too many medkits and food’ - the game makes those items heavy to get you to drop them and have less on you at any given time - people mod the item weights so they can carry infinite of everything

[dire dagger]

I just realized

[hardy bear]

Or repair costs being too high.

Repairs are the only consistent money sink in the game, the existence of it gets you managing your looting when out exploring.

Bringing back more guns to sell takes more space, drop more medkits and food to fit it, artificially scarcity that brings it closer to the survival idea they seem to envision

[supple wedge]

Yeah, I also just think it's fun swapping out gear than keeping one thing perfect.

[hardy bear]

I don’t consider it a survival game by any means myself, more of an exploration narrative game, but there are systems and interactions some people seem to ignore

[hazy helm]

Stalker has survival elements, its not however a survival game

[dire dagger]

I don’t have to work on Friday

[hardy bear]

Like being forced to use a weapon local to the region, as it then prevents you from constantly using later tier stuff as the ammo for it isn’t available as often in that region

[dire dagger]

I’m so tired of this job man

I fucken hate this place

[supple wedge]

Discord?

[hardy bear]

Nobody could hate this discord

[dire dagger]

This isn’t a job

I don’t get paid

[tacit oracle]

mods are dope, personally.

[hardy bear]

You should listen to the stalker soundtrack while working

[tepid gust]

Thats what i Meant

[dire dagger]

Why I’m leaving in September and going to trade school

[ripe patrol]

Ah I'm glad for you. Good luck. What trade?

[supple wedge]

pokemon cards? I hear they trade well these days

[hardy bear]

Artifacts

[dire dagger]

Automotive technician

And then ev technician

[supple wedge]

Betting on both teams

[dire dagger]

No im gonna join the team of scam every tesla owner

I hate evs but I’ll happily scam the scum fuck public to fix them

[supple wedge]

I like catching the tram

[tepid gust]

How about Scamming people from the Zone? You make lot of money

[dire dagger]

Tesla techs get paid often over 200k salary

That’s more than anyone my age I’ve ever met

[ripe patrol]

Based

[tepid gust]

[ripe patrol]

Lotta money in EV maintenance

[dire dagger]

Aye

Has to do the danger factory

Since taking apart evs is like taking apart microwaves

Very easy to end up dead

[tepid gust]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWfMibZ8t00&ab_channel=HardwareUnboxed

FIne Wine?

ALso Stalker Benchmark with 5070TI in it.

[dire dagger]

If i had to buy an ev id probably find the shitties ev possible

Just to sell the facade

2013 Nissan leaf

[celest blaze]

That battery life

[dire dagger]

They got like a 70 mile range lmao

[ripe patrol]

What's the Chinese company that dominating right now?

It starts with a G or something

BYD

[main frigate]

Somebody have a map of Stalker 2 with impassable radiation zones marked? I mean the ones that block you from exploring further

Tried to wander around bridge of death even after access to pripyat and some zones seems to be off limits still

[dire dagger]

Yah they dominate everywhere except the U.S.

Cus they’re banned lol

[celest blaze]

cant have them affect tesla sales fr

[ripe patrol]

Ah that makes sense lmao

I hate Chinese stuff and prefer the EU and the US more, but shits been getting so expensive for me. My salary has become so crap the last couple years that I'm considering getting some Chinese garbo

[celest blaze]

i mean every nation can make slop lol chinese = doesnt equal bad cheap does

[dire dagger]

See evs are great until you look at insurance at least in the U.S.

And also repair costs

Evs due to weighing 2x more than most cars on the road

[celest blaze]

EV's are rich peoples toys imo

[dire dagger]

Are considered much more dangerous by insurance companies

So they charge you WAYYYYY more for insurance

[celest blaze]

the weight of the EV hummer 💀

weighs about 10 thousand pounds

[dire dagger]

Literally

But evs don’t have a clutch so

Hard pass for me

No manual gear box

No clutch

[supple wedge]

Don't all americans drive autos?

[celest blaze]

what? no lol

[supple wedge]

That's apparently a thing. Or at least switched to auto earlier than other parts of the world

Fun part of buying a manual these days is half the time it's automatically the "sport" model.

[dire dagger]

I don’t

I hate autos

I’m out here paying used market premiums for manuals

[supple wedge]

I never know where to put my foot in an auto.

Like, you get used to it. But still.

[dire dagger]

I’ll still try and mash the invisible clutch when stopping

I’ll never understand why we decided manual bad

It makes driving actually fun

To be fair though the best manuals are the ones paired with cable throttles

Cars with efj cable throttle and manual gear box perfect combination

[supple wedge]

Don't make mass transit -> Make people sit in traffic -> Manual bad

[dire dagger]

Eh

I just tuff it out

[supple wedge]

I do not understand commuting in a car in rush hour.

[dire dagger]

Will suck since my new school is in a city currently I just plan to get there way before everyone else so I can park

[supple wedge]

Traffic is less bad earlier I guess, but you lose that home time

always a trade off

I just bought a unit near a city center, rather than mates who bought more expensive houses far out.

[dire dagger]

It’s worth it

[supple wedge]

Yeah I can agree on that.

[elder shard]

If I see 2 stalkers roaming around, and I kill the both of them with a silenced weapon, do I suffer any consequences such as rep loss? even if they dont manage to reach anyone and no one spots them dying (except each other)

[static compass]

If no one sees it, you should be good

The only faction I'm outright rivals with is Ward

Everyone else is cool with me

[elder shard]

Thanks I'll go murder some lonely stalker duos

[static compass]

For Ward its on sight with me

[storm kernel]

im like king von when I see either wardtards or bandits

ward is just "duty at home"

[static compass]

Bandits are on sight as well

Scum of the zone

[storm kernel]

bandits are like those "gangster" kids in school from high-income neighborhoods that act tough but the second you start pressing they just give in (or if they try to read a word with more than three syllables"

[brittle hull]

How many episodes will the zone kit tutorial series have ?

[warped relic]

Has anyone who uses the Better Ballistics mod noticed an Actual difference to 5.56 or 5.45? the mod info states "intermediate rifle cartridges deliver more damage and penetration compared to pistols" yet I can one shot a boar with a 1911 but a G36 will take over 10 shots. Doesn't really seem like the mod works to me.

[ripe patrol]

are you running any item/ammo weight mods?

[warped relic]

I do have shay's: QoL changes which I believe includes an ammo weight reduction. Guess those are incompatible?

[stiff pasture]

Sadly yes

[warped relic]

Dang!

[ripe patrol]

then yes.... ammoprototypes is being overwritten by shays

[stiff pasture]

Personally, I sacrifice the BB mod, Shay’s mods are just nice to have

[warped relic]

Yeah I'll probably do the same, I can't say no to those weight changes.

[dire dagger]

Shay wins again

[deft pond]

Are we still expecting patch this week? Holding off on modding if patch could potentially break them

[elfin hull]

Spark crossed me too many times, their my opp

[static compass]

They became my opp over time

We were cool at first tho

[elfin hull]

Ye

But when the locked me in the psi chamber, I wasn't gonna let them go

[vocal vapor]

Got a infinite carry weight and stamina mod on Xbox now. Just need a infinite money, no repairs costs or infinite durability either works, and Exo suit immediately mod and it will be perfect

[static compass]

Troo

[dark sedge]

installing stalker anomaly now (yes i have played every og stalker game first)

[hazy helm]

still a awful decision
woomp woomp

[dark sedge]

💔

atleast its not gamma

[hazy helm]

half way to

[summer stream]

Usually a hot fix comes the week after a major update…so more than likely

[shut cosmos]

Holy hell

I just walk out of slag heap and I turned around to see a bloodsucker trying to kill everybody in the settlement

[plain minnow]

Oh QOL and Better Ballistics are confirmed incompatible?

[little bridge]

Hey, I'm pretty sure there was no blur while moving stuff in the inventory before 1.5, Am I right? or I am just tripping?

[random eagle]

why can i not lot the mutants?

isnt that in the update?

[plain minnow]

Its random for the more common ones

[random eagle]

ohhh oke thx

[rugged vault]

What's the public opinion on A-Life in Stalker 2 these days again? SoC has inspired me to get back into it, last I played was ~5 months ago

[shut cosmos]

Its better now

[topaz spire]

So unreal engine 5.6 not that great.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0yfz8GO9ic

[winter stump]

Lmao 3rd comment on a completely unrelated to Stalker 2 video straight up comments on how shit the performance is in S2.

Not even 3rd, top comment now.

[charred wraith]

Shcherba is not spawning at Agroprom for me in the quest "In Search of Past Glory".. am i softlocked

[storm kernel]

gateway drug

the slippery slope

[storm kernel]

meanwhile bros rig: GTX 1060 and Intel 6th gen processor

[winter stump]

Nah, it's very well known that it runs like shit or at the very least below what it should run at even on high end rigs.

[storm kernel]

man atp just hire someone to play the game for you

[celest blaze]

naw man try maxing out every setting and turn off frame gen and DLSS and go walk around Zalissya lol still bad as hell

[naive goblet]

STOP LETTING PEOPLE ENJOY WHAT THEY WANT TO

waaahhhh waahhh ur not a true STALKER fan like me since u played the modded ones

[hazy helm]

I am brother, thanks for noticing

[supple wedge]

That guy doesn't have a great track record.

He's done copyright takedowns on videos about his videos.

[hazy helm]

Im all for Tim Sweeney slander but maybe the guy would have a better reputation if he stopped talking about how bad others optimization is and actually released his own fork work and talked about that

[shut cosmos]

Is there gonna be a mod for weapon attachments

[topaz spire]

Thanks. Should have looked at him more critically before sharing

[celest goblet]

I mean I run it pretty well on high settings 1440p without a high end rig

Not bad mind you but I'm not exactly rocking the top of the line hardware. Ryzen 7700X and RTX 3070

However no matter what your hardware and performance are the lumen in dimly lit indoor areas is atrocious

[zenith creek]

Really? I was CPU-bound to 40 FPS on low settings, 1080p
With a 7900X and RTX 4080

[celest goblet]

Sometimes in the settlements it will dip a little below 60 but generally I am able to play at 60+

I'm also running 32 GB RAM, not sure if that makes a difference with this though

[zenith creek]

I don't know, maybe something changed, but to hit 60+ I had to upgrade my CPU
RAM wasn't the problem, I tried upgrading that first (from 32 to 48 GB)

[dire dagger]

Common lack of v cache L

[static compass]

[zenith creek]

I did in fact buy a 9900X3D specifically for this game and I'm definitely not coping when I say I'm having fun

[static compass]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-soc-kruglov-ecologist-scientist-gif-24489592

[supple wedge]

Please tell me you're not still playing at 1080p

[zenith creek]

Lol no I'm at 1440p or a bit over (I have a 4K monitor and use DLSS)

[vocal vapor]

I already beat the game twice. Just want to have some fun. Whats it matter to you anyway? Plus all that would change would be me having to stop at stores for repairs and selling after every quest. Im still gonna be killing, looting and, exploring so its not a big deal.

[static compass]

Probably

[zenith creek]

"Is there going to be a mod for--" yes

[static compass]

I mean, I'm hoping for a player home mod

Just a little shack or basement that I can use as a base

If some stalkers can have a place to stay, why can't i?

[zenith creek]

Oooh that's a fun idea

[static compass]

Sometimes I want to sleep in a bed that isn't surrounded by a bunch of people lol

[zenith creek]

I think it would be cool to have the ability to create your own stashes around the world

[static compass]

True, but you can always store stuff in backpacks

[zenith creek]

But that's probably a lot more complicated

[static compass]

Might despawn tho

I wouldn't trust it like I do the main stash

[zenith creek]

Yeah storing stuff in the existing stashes is the best alternative but I would assume they despawn after, idk, a day or two

[safe badge]

I wish you all a good day be well

[gritty knot]

Legend

[gritty orchid]

I just want that one bike mod

[near badger]

buys cyberpunk in 2024 some cars just spawns upside down

buys stalker 2 bodies will fly into the sky when headshot

[tiny token]

let people heckin enjoy things!!! you're not heckin wholesome!

[dire dagger]

No

Gate keeping grind set

[teal swallow]

Is there anybody here playing on xbox?

[unreal raptor]

Why can’t I get in this damn ship. GSC keep locking the fuken doors.

[static compass]

Those damn auto doors

[candid plaza]

bro i was visiting cordon and the whole village like 30 npcs came out to help vs 2 blood suckers and then I was chased by some millitary guys and whole village helped as well emission are a bit sus but they will get fixed talking about npc reaction to them

[meager depot]

I have a question about the red forest
Is there a psi kill barier in it till a certain point in the game?
If there is don't tell me what I need to get it down I just need to know if there is one

[tiny token]

Shevchenko? There's an easy parkour spot up to the second floor of the outside

[static compass]

Uhhhh there's something like that if you try to go to Limansk

It's more so that the bridge is out and the water will irradiate you instantly

[shut cosmos]

I wish you could explore limansk

[static compass]

Soon ™

[umbral grove]

Update when? Bodies keep flying away lol

[static compass]

I think a hotfix is coming on Friday

[umbral grove]

Nice

[shut cosmos]

Hopefully

[unreal raptor]

Will check that out thanks Paulie

[short oak]

I was going to ask for it right now! Loool! While this update doesnt come,play radiophobia 3! Its a awesome “remake” of SOC!

[deft pond]

Anyone know if Shay's qol changes mod and powerful bright flashlight mod conflict? I only have these 2 and I can play for like 10 min then the game will crash

[naive goblet]

do the performance mods make the game look like shit

[mystic sigil]

no

[static compass]

By name it would seem all they do is make the performance better

[naive goblet]

weird must be a bug

[tiny token]

Anytime Tone

[empty gorge]

shouldnt be no

[worn oar]

[summer stream]

I am

[static compass]

If anyone would know, it would be shay

[empty gorge]

walterwhite_damnRight.gif

[static compass]

[naive goblet]

do XBOX get mods

[vague fog]

It’s just the new Russian space program

[winter stump]

Rudimentary ones.

[naive goblet]

Thank god each time someone gets less it makes me feel like i have more

it makes me feel better

[winter stump]

Weird way to go about life.

[coarse sparrow]

soon

aiming for next week (c)

[naive goblet]

They should have done a discount to 5$. I mean this game is funded by microsoft so naturally they should have the money to go on big discounts like this.

[viscid blade]

In S2, are animal parts important for something other than selling them?

[hardy bear]

Given the several thousands of lay offs that happened yesterday alone I doubt that

[teal swallow]

How is the game now on xbox ? And what about the mods is there any good ones yet?

[supple wedge]

Not sure it works like that.

[celest goblet]

They presumably got some money from the game pass deal but it was largely self funded is my understanding

[supple wedge]

Or like NMS where there was funding for marketing/platform.

Either way, whomever funded it, wants their return and is in control of how it is sold.

[celest goblet]

The sales it's gotten are consistent with a moderately successful game at least

[topaz rover]

has anyone found the extended mag for 1911?

[clear elm]

What new triple A games are going on sale for $5? 😂

The only ones that I can think of are the ones that miserably failed

S2 didn't fail and it covered expenses pretty fast after launch

Why would they waste their hard work in a last ditch effort to get money?

[gritty orchid]

great logic

[naive goblet]

So they can let more people enjoy their game duh

otherwise game studios should have just sold business stuff because games are for fun and what’s the fun of restricting the game to a few people

[clear elm]

Games cost money to create

[naive goblet]

Yes but games are for fun

[clear elm]

So why aren't movies free then? They are also for fun?

[naive goblet]

Exactly my point

you’re starting to get it now except you’re missing a few important details

[clear elm]

What are you talking about?

People have jobs to make games

They need to support their family

Not give away stuff for free

Just get gamepass if you really want to play the game for a lower price

[naive goblet]

games are for fun though they should have just coded something like extensions or something for companies like office software

games shouldn’t exist if it’s that expensive for that long

[clear elm]

The game hasn't even been out for a year??

[naive goblet]

Yeah i mean a month of full price and it should be discounted 95% imo

[clear elm]

Well if you believe in that, you can go and create your own game studio and see how profitable that is

Perhaps you will be able to send a message

[naive goblet]

No because i disagree with selling fun

That’s dystopian as hell

[clear elm]

Capitalism is dystopian??

Why don't they give toys to children for free?

Because it takes time, effort, and resources to make it

Same goes for video games

[naive goblet]

But selling fun is evil.

[clear elm]

Well, get a job?

And you too will be able to enjoy fun

[naive goblet]

governments should make video games and toys should too so we can have fun for free

[clear elm]

I'm sorry, but government games would be probably be propaganda

[naive goblet]

Probably not

and even so what’s wrong with propaganda games

[clear elm]

It's propaganda...

What more do I need to say?

[naive goblet]

so what it’s fun

[clear elm]

I have a great idea for you!

[supple wedge]

Right. Manipulation is only cool when the government does it.

[naive goblet]

what

[clear elm]

You have to pay $5 for it

[naive goblet]

Why?

[clear elm]

Give me $5 and you'll know why

[summer stream]

The game has been great for me. I’ve been playing it since release and it has gotten better. Though, after the last update, LOD’s/ distant building textures have been downgraded quite a bit. Performance has been fine for me, but I’m also not obsessed with frames, so it could be subjective. Xbox barely has any mods right now. They have to go through some sort of extended testing and approval process is my understanding. Overall though, my experience has been good

[summer stream]

I’m not sure if you’re trolling or just have no idea how any of this works

[supple wedge]

Both at a guess

[storm kernel]

the US military actually did make a series of f2p shooters called "america's army"

[lavish basalt]

If i download a collection of overhauls, is it recommended to start a new game or can I continue my playthrough?

[static compass]

https://discord.com/channels/504587323577729024/1387353128268988519

[lavish basalt]

tyvm, i didnt have that channel

[static compass]

No problem

[safe badge]

I wish you all a good day be well

[flint cliff]

Two considerations after 24 hours of actual gameplay and having explored almost all of the Lower Zone, which is the very first area of ​​the game. I noticed that they made Skif's storage rooms communicating, right? Also, can you tell me why after 24 hours of actual gameplay the drowsiness was activated only once? When I went to the poppy field. Is this normal?

[supple wedge]

Energy drinks and sleeping stop any drowsiness

[placid spade]

Yeah, but not unlimited, from a certain point the drinks are no longer working and you're down and dead

[flint cliff]

Ok but is it normal that in 25 hours of gameplay I only got sleepy once?

[placid spade]

Tbh I played in total 107hours until now, the sleeping icon into the players menu appears not more often than around 6 times. That means to me, that the virtual play time for the character is not corresponding to the achieved play time for said sleepyness

[hardy bear]

It’s only really a status effect applied by the fields and a later game mutant, it’s not really a status to manage at all during regular gameplay

So yeah, it’s normal to not see it outside of those situations

[tiny token]

You postpone your sleepiness if you drink energy drinks

You can theoretically never feel sleepy in your playthrough if you drink energy drinks often enough

[hardy bear]

I barely used water and even that was enough

[sly matrix]

I slept regularly to reset repeatable missions

[celest blaze]

ngl in gamma you could take mutant hunt repeatable missions and just go to sleep and theyd auto complete lol

[sly matrix]

https://tenor.com/view/confused-confused-look-confused-face-funny-funny-look-gif-4850532509577233362

[static compass]

[thick cosmos]

any xbox players

[static compass]

Yes, hello

[thick cosmos]

does it run fine on series s?(if u use)

[static compass]

I wouldn't know, I have a Series X

Sry

[thick cosmos]

cool 👍

[static compass]

Should run ok

Can always try it out on gamepass

[thick cosmos]

👍

[naive goblet]

iirc 30fps capped

it won’t be the best but it’s not unplayable

[unreal raptor]

GSC bro

Fix these damn boat doors. Why do these door operate entirely different to any other damn door

Now both boats are bugged. Trash bugs like this ruin a playthrough.

[weary nymph]

try going to theother ship

and then back

thats what i did to fix it

[unreal raptor]

Such trash. Will give it a go.

Thanks

[static compass]

This was an old bug for the science lab on Wild Island

That door wouldn't open for a while either

[thick cosmos]

Eh its fine the only other thing I have is a mac

[unreal raptor]

Hahahaha what the feck. I now can get in the none bandit ship. Doors wide open.

Make. Doors. Normal. Again.

[static compass]

[naive goblet]

i suppose you could try cloud gaming

[thick cosmos]

Ill see

[static compass]

Tis a known bug

[ancient loom]

Anyone else getting significantly worse performance and more bugs since new update? I’ve just come back to playing for the update so not played the for awhile

[unreal raptor]

performance is about the same for me but more bugs, that could be me getting further into the game though. Heard the polish drops off fast, not sure if that's the same for you too

[ancient loom]

When I last played it, the game was in a better state to be honest lol I thought they would have improved a lot especially the performance.

It’s woeful in highly populated areas like Zalissya

[naive goblet]

is the novel the stalker series was inspired by good

[analog helm]

after every update, you always need to wait for the patch or two for that update. Like 1.5.1, or 1.5.2. This is the standard procedure at this point...

[sharp minnow]

Is it true that UE5.0-5.4 does not support DLSS 4? 🙂

NVIDIA's latest breakthrough in DLSS technology, DLSS 4, introduces advanced AI-powered features to enhance both game performance and graphics quality. Earlier this year, NVIDIA released DLSS 4 as a plug-in for Unreal Engine 5, initially supporting version 5.5. Now, with the update adding DLSS 4 support for Unreal Engine 5.6, even more games and applications can take advantage of this technology.

The plug-in provides access to Multi Frame Generation, Frame Generation, Ray Reconstruction, Super Resolution, DLAA, Reflex Low Latency, and NVIDIA Image Scaling

what a cringe!

[candid plaza]

I'm using dlss swapper and nvidia profile inspector for latest version of dlss4 and frame gen

[sharp minnow]

Yes of course I do too but it's not that noticeable artifacts especially when the vegetation flickers!

[candid plaza]

in nvidia profile inspector you can force 3x 4x fg Im playing on 3x its okay even with 50 ms input lag halfway through my veteran ward journey

mmmm I dont have vegetation flickers but sometimes if there is too much motion it become blurry, im playing with DLAA because quality looked bad even with dlss 4 might be due forcing dlss 4 and fg 😭

but yeah engine update would be nice also some ray tracing and more optimization 🤣

[unreal raptor]

Yeah well worth a read.

[naive goblet]

any mods to make the steam version more controller friendly like the UI and stuff

[unreal raptor]

I use the zoomed aim mod for controller/steamdeck. makes it a lot more bearable to aim.

In terms of ui not sure. I would love a decent quick key mod the current quick key implementation is laughable and the worst ui/ux I’ve encountered in a long while.

Hold buttons should be inventory etc. quick keys should be taps on directions.

[naive goblet]

yeah man i’m playing on a controller everything feels really off to me

[unreal raptor]

The sensitivity is really bad too. Too slow and no acceleration.

No doubt the bottom of the pile for GSC

[naive goblet]

what mod do you use to fix it

[unreal raptor]

it’s called ZIWA

Just helps me on low res/fov screens

[naive goblet]

Thank you

[naive goblet]

how much fps are you getting on the steam deck

[unreal raptor]

Oh I’m streaming it from my pc. It’s a sheet show on deck.

[flint cliff]

I found a blueprint, it's called Counterweight. But I don't see it in my inventory. How is this possible?
Bug or does it automatically unlock an upgrade from the Weapon Technician?

[valid pagoda]

it unlocks the upgrade for specific item

[tepid gust]

No it depents on the Dev team to implement it

[shut cosmos]

Did the dynamic weather mod break for xbox?

Nvm

[unreal raptor]

everyone seen the one armed bandit bug?

[tepid gust]

#pc-specs message

[clever finch]

has there been anything about that new game+ or whatever its called so you can play after u complete the story

[shut cosmos]

Was that ever hinted at by the devs?

[tepid gust]

I guess not maybe a DLC for after the ending. Else it would not make much sense

[zenith creek]

Shadow of Chornobyl didn't have a new game+ or any kind of free roam after the story so I'd be a bit surprised if that happens with S2

[zinc apex]

not needed imo as we have free roam mods

[clever finch]

nah

[clever finch]

well u see, I completed the story like 4 days ago and I had like 100 hours on that playthrough. And I'm not able to load it from before the last mission. there is a few but theyre from january

[tepid gust]

Did you make a save manually?

[clever finch]

yea

prolly quick save aswell

[spiral wagon]

this game is no where near in a good state, why is it that a halucination, somthing thats not real, takes 9 shots from a pm, and why does a psydog spawn 20 copies evry 3 seconds

if i could get a refund i would, this game have been out ove half a year, and i barely see any improvement, why put the mosin in the game if it takes 2/3 body shots to kill, underpowered and slow, over a decade in development, just to be undercooked, cyberpunk wasn't even this bad for me

[ripe patrol]

try mods. will fix a lot of that

[celest blaze]

id honestly just wait until 2.0

[spiral wagon]

the sadest part is, i dont want to have to mod a game for it to be enjoyable, thats like how a good steak doesnt need steak sauce, this isnt a fallout game, i shouldnt have to resort to modding, but ig no one knows how to balance anymore, just turn a profit

[hazy helm]

you parade the GAMMA tag around but dont want to customize your own experience to your preference

[spiral wagon]

haha, you got me there, i guess im to blame for expecting more from a 3A studio over a group of unpaid mod devs

[hazy helm]

isnt the entire GAMMA thing that it is triple A quality despite it being a bunch of mods in a trenchcoat with a guys rebalance mod added on top?
well, I guess S2 has it won on some things then

[coarse sparrow]

Huh bro, so ungrateful

game's exactly like night and day

[ripe patrol]

just play the game with mods man, its your game and you can do whatever you want with it, including not play it

[tepid gust]

That the saddest text I ever seen that modders need to fix a game. A game that doesn’t even have it’s own engine

[nimble cipher]

ncrrangersnow has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[ripe patrol]

[coarse sparrow]

rekt

[spiral wagon]

i gave them 60, ill decide when im ungrateful, till then they can give me a decent game

[hazy helm]

to be completely honest, I dont think the feedback of "Mosing cant oneshot" is all that valuable
prob just throwing a hissy fit over the mosin being early game

couldve just hit the hard points of optimization and AI being bad but

weird thing to point out

[tepid gust]

I mean they had a finished game.

[autumn comet]

can any1 heIp with the crash?

LowLevelFatalError [File:D:\STALKER2\s2editor\Engine\Source\Runtime\CoreUObject\Private\Serialization\AsyncLoading2.cpp] [Line: 1660] ObjectSerializationError: /Game/UETools/Blueprints/BP_StalkerGameInstance (0x5C693617EE8598FD) /Game/UETools/Blueprints/BP_StalkerGameInstance (0x5C693617EE8598FD) - BP_StalkerGameInstance_C /Game/UETools/Blueprints/BP_StalkerGameInstance.Default__BP_StalkerGameInstance_C: Bad name index -39/75.

fresh instaII, no ~mods foIder, verified game data, cIeaned the game cache
AMD graphics

[junior turret]

Unpaid mod devs that all they do is take assets from other games, take models, animations, etc and port them into anomaly, and a mod community is bigger than any game enterprise

[spiral wagon]

i love the mosin being early game, but it taking 2 shots sometimes 3 makes it seem weak wheni can just get the same kill time with an ak, why make it seem a step above over starting weapons with a higher price and higher ammo price, just for it to be overshadowed by a simple 545 ak

[ripe patrol]

Youre running UETools. Check Paks folder aslwell

[hazy helm]

sounds like vestigial presence in the game files
try verifying the files and clearing all possible mod files even tools

[spiral wagon]

still accomplished more in half the time than gsc did in over a decade, even if its reused assets

[hazy helm]

to be fair, they are already being punished for the sin of modding anomaly
by modding anomaly

[autumn comet]

i dont have anything there bro, no UETools on my pc, ive checked out already aII the soIutions ppI posted

[ripe patrol]

dont forget no answering to boses, stakeholders, or standards. You can make a mod however and whenever you like.

[junior turret]

Yeah you right but i mean that GSC is a more small team, they are doing a lot of errors but i think you cant compare a work of a lot of people taking stuff from other things or even creating some models themselves with a game company wich has less freedom and cant just take stuff from other games, the game needs a lot of more time to reach stalker standards and after that we should see what they do

[spiral wagon]

ok, time to gamma mod stalker 2, ill force it to be a good game

[hazy helm]

try deleteing the entire temp and config folder, the one with the sahders, maybe it's that?

[tepid gust]

I don’t get the justification for an unfinished game that has still issues.
You pay full price for a 1/4 backed game vs gamma costing non. One does it as his job and the other as hobby

[hazy helm]

GSC has said before, and can be verified as a triple A company, they are not small and have 300+ employees

[hazy helm]

the cost of gamma is being branded as a gamma player
play OGSR
very good, pure

[ripe patrol]

well the error code is mentioning UETools

[hazy helm]

i

[ripe patrol]

Youll have to track it down that way, is it crashing at start up?

[tepid gust]

It’s not the devs I bet they are tired. Basically there must been something wrong with management

[spiral wagon]

my exact reasoning, they do it for a living, paycheck work, anomaly is free, maybe fan donations, but i bet all those guys till have day jobs, they do it for the love of it, and they still do it better

[hazy helm]

its either that causing issues or steam downloaded some stuff from steam cloud, all I can think of

[autumn comet]

ok, you mean from game fiIes or IocaI data under AppData\Local\Stalker2\Saved\ ?\

[hazy helm]

anomaly is rot on the soul, not exactly free when the price is your soul yhea

[ripe patrol]

yes but craeful do not delete your saved game files

[hazy helm]

abckup the entire stalker2 folder and then delete it, turn off steam cloud and verify files

[tepid gust]

Biggest fault I bet was the switch to UE5. Got only bad performance and set them back for a hole year

[hazy helm]

this is a bulldozer work tho

[spiral wagon]

i guess youre joking because i lost nothing and have fun every time i play anomaly

[junior turret]

Yeah but 400+ modders dont have to create a map from 0, they only add stuff to the game that is missing or to improve it, im not saying stalker 2 is better than any game or that, it needs a lot of time, but gamma isnt the standard of stalker, it modified a lot of stuff from the original games and feels more like a tarkov with mutants than a og stalker game, a mod that did the things well was OGSR for example because they preserved the og atmosphere and some of the npcs behaviour

[spiral wagon]

maybe because im good at anomaly

[autumn comet]

i aIready deIeted them, wanted a cIean start anyway, i deIeted the entire foIder and then verified game fiIes, didnt heIp ;/

[hazy helm]

a drug addcit cannot see beyond the momentary and immediate joy of the next hit, over the lifetime betterment of his own life by going clean

[tepid gust]

Well no they don’t just add stuff.

[spiral wagon]

mind you i havent played gamma in 6 months sice my last pc died, this pc is still gamme virgin

[junior turret]

yeah is fun at the start, but after some playthroughts it becomes a boring bucle where after getting a exo skeleton and a good gun you have nothing to do, theres no good story unlike other mods

[hazy helm]

I am not making statements comparing S2 to mods or otherwise, Im stating the fact that GSC is a triple A company, they called themselves this in advertisement, they still call themselves triple A, and they have a Triple A workforce
to state otherwise is not giving it a fair look

[spiral wagon]

like 90% of the games i play, but gamma is fun because i do challenges, such as no post ww2 guns(that was hell)

[ripe patrol]

what a waste of a discussion. Some people enjoy STALKER 2, some dont. The fact is, there are official modding tools and a whole playground of UE assets to make the game in which ever way you like. Cyberpunk 77 released in an almost unplayable state, to the point of being delisted from PS5 and refunded, and looks where it is now. it took them 3 years to get to 2.0

[hazy helm]

play some other stuff, even fate of the zone would be preferable, that damn thing has dynamic pocket systems, thats quite the handywork

[spiral wagon]

never heard o fate, ill try it after im done rawdoggin ST2

[hazy helm]

3 years and the game still aint that good...
this doesnt bode well

[junior turret]

i probably have 600 hours+ in gamma and thats a problem i saw, it tries to be hard too but some things doesnt have sense, when fighting npcs for example they can shoot and their guns dont jam but when you loot them they are at 0% condition and after you get good gear the game for me becomes boring since theres no challenge after getting a good exoskeleton and a good gun

[ripe patrol]

i know people love it, but youre right. I tried playing cp77 5 different times and still couldnt enjoy it

[hazy helm]

very autistic, it for sure will scratch someones itch real hard

[junior turret]

I bought the ultimate edition after its release and only reached garbage because of all the bugs, ill probably wait until december or more time to see if a lot of the problems are going to be fixed and if good mods come out

[junior turret]

what is that mod?

[hazy helm]

Fate of the Zone

[autumn comet]

@hazy helm do you have some other fixes for this? ;(((

[spiral wagon]

this does in fact scratch something(might be my balls) but ill def play it

[hazy helm]

other than doing the cleanest S2 purge ever and reinstalling the game from zero, I don't really know, I assume it's phantom files
if after you still cant do it, prob go to #s2-support, youll be able to get a message from the devs directly rather than a guy talking out of his ass and Ace

[junior turret]

What i dont like is that the original team isnt there thats why a lot of the atmosphere the og games had is gone, i like a lot SoC atmoshpere, clear sky and cop mechanics, etc. i hope the real a life comes soon to something like the one on CoP or Clear sky where you can see them at the pda going offline, fighting, etc

[autumn comet]

thx bro

[ripe patrol]

for sure, the game will still be there and its only getting better with time. 1.5 is a banger update that shows GSC is still there and trying

[junior turret]

yeah, i dont play the game but i like to see the game is getting support and good updates, i liked 1.5 a lot and i hope they still improve it and add the guns that the original trilogy had and content for pripyat

[tepid gust]

Well you must been really bored when you the first missions in garbage stalker 2. You already have insane loot and guns maybe not for endgame but no enemy can touch you. Even when playing the game further its gets even less of a challenge. I played it veteran and I died more of fall damage than from some gun or mutant

[junior turret]

in the 1st playtrought i played with veteran and what i didnt liked at the start was the damage

mutants are bullet sponges, i dont know now, and npcs too, in og i liked how fast they could be killed

the damage feels more realistic

[celest blaze]

i wish you knew quality mods and not slop lol

[tepid gust]

It’s really boring no mission no cool stuff on the map. Plenty of loot and guns. At some point I just sold everything so it’s kinda a challenge. It was still too easy to get back up

[celest blaze]

there is SO many better mods then anomaly and gamma but the western mod player is allergic to googling

i have 29 standalone mods better then gamma

[spiral wagon]

got any recommendations?

[tepid gust]

Yea but it’s not a challenge if you have 50 heal packs and infinite ammo

[celest blaze]

freeplay? story? soup? what kind of experience you want?

[tepid gust]

Just annoying

[junior turret]

yes i remember i had a lot of ammo and food at the start because of the stashes

[spiral wagon]

what does soup mean, that got a laugh out of me

[celest blaze]

large collection of content thrown together

[junior turret]

i already had like 30 bandages, a lot of energy drinks, breads, cans, etc at the very start

[tepid gust]

No not the prologue

[celest blaze]

Narodnaya Solyanka a mod for SoC is pretty good lots of content to see and do

[spiral wagon]

which ever one you think would show me that i dont need to go back to anomaly, so maybe freeplay, but story elements

[junior turret]

when i was at lesser zone

[tepid gust]

I’m garbage have new game open since 1.5 to test if it’s better. Is it yes but really small.

[junior turret]

ill try the game again in some months

[celest blaze]

bet i got you its stason 6.05 ill link the ccon modpage 1 sec

[hazy helm]

Legends Returns, COC1.6, COTZ (or IWP if you want the gunslinger skeleton)

[nimble cipher]

montaluciernagas has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[celest blaze]

https://discord.com/channels/550866347995824138/1246440414878240899

[celest blaze]

these are good aswell

[junior turret]

bad thing of coc are the visuals, anomaly and coc ruined completly those i dont know why, they cant just keep the og games atmosphere colours, its everything muddy

[hazy helm]

you could try MLR9 or 10, Anomaly contains MLR6 which even for when Anomaly got bit, it was already outdated

[tepid gust]

The game is not even half backed. Gun balance still bad. I also don’t get why skiffs pistol is still op.

[hazy helm]

(and didnt have much to do)

[spiral wagon]

ok ill download later, can i friend you, might want more reccomendations down the line

[tepid gust]

I mean how am I pressured to play other guns too?

[junior turret]

i dont know why they dont allow you to just throw it away

[hazy helm]

the original games couldnt keep the hue of SOC, all newer implementations are following COPs so, you know

[tepid gust]

It doesn’t even need to be in the inventory

[celest blaze]

sure yeah you can friend me

i can invite you to the C-Con server aswell lots of cool mods there aswell

[junior turret]

yeah but what i mean is that cop at least had a a good colour pallete, not like in SoC but it had, anomaly and those are just awful

[junior turret]

I hope they remove that and make it just a common item that you can throw away

i dont know why they force you to keep the pistol

[hazy helm]

I dont know what to tell you, COP is the worst looking game of the 3, especially its colours

[junior turret]

yeah it is but still looks better than anomaly and Coc

[hazy helm]

https://tenor.com/view/wat-gif-12067866563295373623

I am a very ardent anomaly hater, not even I would say it looks worse than COP

[tepid gust]

It’s just a lazy made explanation why I have the same gun in every scene

[junior turret]

anomaly and coc are the worst looking stalker mods, i dont know why they couldnt just make the games with SoC atmosphere

[tepid gust]

Like the new pistol is out and I have still no reason to carry it

[hazy helm]

have you looked at that war in donbass mod?

[hazy helm]

from what I know, the M1911 has a damage of 50, the Skiff pistol has of 30

[junior turret]

No

[hazy helm]

[junior turret]

[tepid gust]

Still cost less to repair and does decent damage + you need to carry it anyway + takes kg

[junior turret]

other thing i didnt liked was that they didnt added old guns like abakan, TR, and the pistols

there are some missing yet

[tepid gust]

Absolutely no reason than playing for few minutes around

[hazy helm]

I aint worried about the pistols, I was bothered about the ARs, but pistols are useless anyway

[junior turret]

yeah but what i mean is that at least it adds variety

[hazy helm]

noy asll too bothered they decided to cap the M9 Berreta

[tepid gust]

Also why does the blood sucker scream before he attacks. Just no reason at all? I mean it’s stupid as an ambush predator to scream out of his lungs before he attacks.

[hazy helm]

you can have the Kharod, its a diff gun that adds variety, it still is a bad gun that doesnt do anything bc looking at it gives me a physical cancerous growth on my eyes and the need to claw out the copper of my monitor

[junior turret]

what it would be good is to add more guns for the beggining and places at the start like more cheaper guns, revolvers, shotguns, etc

for the bandits and loners of the area

[tepid gust]

Like I don’t carry already 20guns

[shut cosmos]

I just want a wood furnished ak that isnt the U

[hazy helm]

the aks are already wood furnished tho

[static compass]

A new one

[wraith socket]

I made that one. I didn't realize at the time that Wolf would only stand there briefly and never again.

[static compass]

Yee

[celest blaze]

give me a wood furniture AN-94..

[static compass]

FN FAL when?

[celest blaze]

1.5.2

[static compass]

Based

[shut cosmos]

I want the an94 now

[celest blaze]

same man goated rifle

[shut cosmos]

Gsc adds the an94 without the burst

[zenith creek]

This is belated but I admit I tried anomaly and instantly bounced off
Everything was the same green-brown color and my game started in a rainstorm so it was just over-the-top depressing

[celest blaze]

i hate that anomaly is so dreary and depressing looking where is the soul the zone irl its full of color

i swear some folks give any post soviet country the gray filter like mexico gets the yellow filter lol

[naive goblet]

fallout new vegas

[celest blaze]

oh man thats a bad offender lol

[static compass]

You don't like sepia New Vegas?

[celest blaze]

ill be honest id love no filter

[static compass]

[vocal vapor]

Theres a mod to make Blood Suckers CJ from GTA

Someone should make one that makes them Predators. It would be perfect. Minus the plasma caster of course

[wraith socket]

Yep. That's good for at least a minute of laughs.

[static compass]

There's another one that turns controllers into Shrek

[vocal vapor]

I saw. It’s only the one in the swamp it says tho

[static compass]

Yeah

[vocal vapor]

It’s been a while since I played and I found you can now cut off mutants parts. Is that just for selling or a quest?

[dire dagger]

Fal brothers stand up

https://tenor.com/view/fn-fal-firing-full-auto-fn-herstal-battle-rifle-gif-6498051751392880026

[stiff pasture]

Both, selling them raw can earn a small profit but the real money is special orders at malachite

[vocal vapor]

Ty

[celest blaze]

gun of the free world

we need the G11 in the game aswell

[dire dagger]

I hope it also comes with car bombs in the same update

[static compass]

[dire dagger]

I’ll install home made pipe bombs inside any and all duty vehicles

[exotic relic]

duty propaganda

[worn oar]

[austere adder]

Nice try duty but I’m too busy actually having fun with the freedomers

[dense jackal]

Freedom peak and duty continues to be the mall cops of the zone

[fallen fern]

Guys, with use of new zonekit tool, how much time do you think it will takes to create smth like weapon pack mode, with lots of new guns ?

[austere adder]

A man who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts

[dense jackal]

Probably a few months depending on how many guns people will add

[exotic relic]

based propaganda

[dense jackal]

The right propaganda

[flint oyster]

Finally coming back to try the game after this major patch.

What difficulty should I play on? I normally play games on the hardest difficulty UNLESS it's something super bullet sponge-y like Bethesda games where it doesn't get harder just makes things take forever.

Is that this game or should I be good on highest difficulty?

[ripe patrol]

You can always switch difficulties laters, but i suggest hardest (veteran) difficulty

[flint oyster]

Thank you 🙂

Does this game have any "must have" mods for even a first playthrough? Or any you'd recommend? Totally cool with making the game harder if it makes sense... like kneecapping OP meds or something

[ripe patrol]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3509311910

you can start by looking into my collection

[flint oyster]

Wait this game got workshop support?! 👀

I remember it being moddable but only through vortex/nexus

Big W. I'll take a look. Thanks! 🙂

[ripe patrol]

Yeah with latest update we got official mods

[flint oyster]

Oh wow YOU made a good chunk of these.

Nice. Well thanks for all the help. I'll do some digging and get started. Been ITCHING to play this but the way my life works I'll likely only find time for 1 good playthrough so was waiting for the game to be in a good spot.

[ripe patrol]

Its on a good state right now. Better Ballistics makes the game much harder tho, just a warning

[flint oyster]

Sounds fine with me. I'll probably avoid the mod that makes stuff scarce tho. I enjoy micro-difficulty much more than macro-difficulty, if that makes sense.

[ripe patrol]

The scarcity is not too bad. The game will shower you in loot in vanilla

Just makes it so there is a point to breaking boxes and going out of your way to make money and find loot

[flint oyster]

ah nice. Re-selling me on it for sure. I like how you're not loaded with fluff and garbage. Every mod clearly does something nice.

Well yeah I'll dig a bit more through this and get started.

Thanks again! Super nice and helpful 🙂

[elder beacon]

how do i get rid of agro

i accidentally killed some stalkers because they literally look the same as bandits and whenever i go to slag heap i get jumped by everyone

diode goes hostile

but all the other traders/ services are friendly

[shut cosmos]

Does QoL and Better ballistics make the either not work

[ripe patrol]

yes, they conflict

I believe there is a merger mod for them. Look it up on the workshop

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3516465373

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3516465742

[shut cosmos]

Sadly Im on xbox

[ripe patrol]

then youll have to pick or wait. sorry

[naive goblet]

usually i get 120 FPS but sometimes i get 4 FPS when i log back in the next day and everything looks AI generated

playable but funny looking

[hardy bear]

So you’ve managed to make a way to reduced spawned loot?

Haven’t even had time to download the kit yet

Was amazed people managed to get the stuff they did, done before this kit was out

It’s just wizardry to me

[ripe patrol]

only in loot caches and stashes types, like bodies etc. Placed map loot is still vanilla (its a lot of work)

[hardy bear]

Thought it might be

Last I saw people said you can’t edit any element of the map

[dense jackal]

Moders have a way

[hardy bear]

I was hoping to make something myself that I can tune to my liking, but given my lack of experience in ue and modding as a whole that’s probably going to be a lot of work

But 24 hours to download that kit is a commitment haha

[zinc apex]

SKIFFER

[safe badge]

I wish you all a good day be well

[naive goblet]

what’s your favorite performance mods and how big is the impact of skipping shader compilation

[rough condor]

Duty should be at war with Freedom, it's literally their purpose

[celest goblet]

No their purpose is to protect the outside world from the Zone

Also ||they are, eventually||

[static compass]

Treaty

Ward made them stop

[austere adder]

I mean there’s a video explaining dlc and how it’ll ||involve duty and freedom racing against each other||

[fast stratus]

no thanks

[zenith creek]

The main benefit of performance mods for me has been more stable framerate at low FPS (30-40 range). Not really worth it imo

[austere adder]

I legit started using Radeon chill on the Adrenalin software last night and it is making my game so much smoother while using native AA

Hopefully it’s an actual fix to performance though I doubt it

[naive goblet]

what does it do i dont wanna enable it

[zenith creek]

Hoping performance is the focus of Q3 patches but who knows
People are still complaining about every aspect of the game, I wouldn't want to be in charge of prioritizing what to fix

[zinc apex]

i love stalker 2 with 1.5

npc persistence and ai improvements make a difference like night and day

[elder beacon]

how do i repair my relationship with stalkers

im attacked on sight at slag heap

[sly matrix]

They should turn back to some semblance of neutral again after a certain amount of time

[elder beacon]

can i speed it up by sleeping

because its annoying af

[sly matrix]

Possibly...?

[austere adder]

it adjusts frame rate based off of the games movement, so if youre not moving it lowers the frames, when you are moving it increases them

something along those lines

[icy bone]

Man I just wanna play Stalker 2

Whoops my bad wrong channel I'm a bit of a goof

[zinc apex]

better goof than a goon

[icy bone]

Truth

[naive goblet]

playing this game on geforce now made me appreciate my potato, on super fast wifi it looks and plays like shit, like everything is made out of playdough

[static compass]

Btw, to avoid spoilers, I'd stay in this chat

If spoilers bother you

[icy bone]

Real thank you!

[static compass]

People discuss story stuff in the other chat

[icy bone]

Definitely makes sense I mean this does say nospoilers

I appreciate the heads up you're very chill

[static compass]

You welcome

Welcome to the Zone

[north patrol]

Hi all

I'm new here

[icy bone]

Yo same but I'm less new I guess

[north patrol]

How's your day going

[static compass]

Welcome

I'm not new

I'm a mod

[north patrol]

Oh

What is mod

[static compass]

Moderator

And bringer of glorp

[icy bone]

im chilling

[zenith creek]

Too lazy to play games but don't want to be responsible either
So I'm just vibing in here ig

[static compass]

Based

[static compass]

Omg

Ryan Kotsling

[sand fiber]

stalker

[gritty orchid]

[zinc apex]

stalker 2 = best game

[shut cosmos]

Yall which is better QoL, or Better Ballistics

[stiff pasture]

Fun fact: there’s a compatibility mod in development for them apparently

[random eagle]

will the game come to ps5?

[stiff pasture]

No idea lmao

[celest goblet]

Probably eventually but it's not for certain

[random eagle]

sad

[tepid gust]

Fake news

[random eagle]

its pretty good

[naive goblet]

it’s really fun and the sound when you kill somebody is so satisfying makes combat much more fun
They really did well to optimize this game although i’m hoping they can optimize it more

[tepid gust]

How far did you play this game?

[naive goblet]

Don’t know as for hours but i’m at the last wish

[tepid gust]

Just say the location

Sircaa?

[naive goblet]

Red forest

[tepid gust]

And would you say the game feels full?

[naive goblet]

Nope

Absolutely not and my graphics keep bugging (only once in a while and it goes back to normal after a little bit)

[tepid gust]

I thought something might be wrong here.

After garbage falls the game really low. Bored pretty much

[naive goblet]

Map too big. they stretched everything out too much.

My little brother just got the game too and his only criticisms is that he hates the durability system and the NPCS start flying

[random eagle]

i like the durability

the only thing idont relly like oabout this game is that skifs makarov is to good

[stiff pasture]

It got nerfed
A lot

[naive goblet]

in the OG trilogy i used to kill basically every NPC i saw but i stopped in the new game after i had to save some rookie from a bloodsucker

[random eagle]

oh well i just started playing again so i didnt notice that

[naive goblet]

made me feel guilty

[random eagle]

lul

[naive goblet]

what will they do to fix the lack of content

[shrewd blaze]

More updates and the modders are helping too. This recent update was pretty good, only downside i see so far is the flying ragdolls

I’m really baffled though that binoculars and night vision are still not in the game yet, i really hope a modder adds that or the devs implement it, rather hoping the devs do soon

[naive goblet]

i really wonder why they didn’t just add it in the first place lol

[shrewd blaze]

Yeah for real, just a funny oversight i think

[naive goblet]

what will the devs do to fix my hedonism? everytime i get the thing i want i want more. i am stuck in a loop of want —> get —> want. i am a victim to my own desires.

[shrewd blaze]

Wishgranter could help with that wink wink

[outer laurel]

I'm the only one who would like a Faction war feature?

[static compass]

They've stated they plan on adding it

[shrewd blaze]

Thats good, still funny how it just wasn’t in the game on release lol

[static compass]

Troo

Especially since enemies can see your flashlight

[shrewd blaze]

Enemies are wayy too accurate in my opinion. I been through way too many moments where they can shoot you through thick bushes, even though they literally should not see you. Them being a crackshot with a no scope cheap old AK from 200 meters+ shouldn’t happen

[static compass]

Stalkers do be stalking

[finite dragon]

If you hate that you'd absolutely hate gamma

[rough condor]

That's stupid, them fighting adds dynamic to the Zone

[static compass]

That's what Spark is for

To fight Ward

[rough condor]

That's true as well

[shut cosmos]

Gamma is garbo

[tepid gust]

That’s the best part in the game rn

[tepid gust]

Well maybe they want a more accurate night vision

With heat too

[tepid gust]

No. It would be the best feature in stalker 2 rn how dead the zone is. Would bring life into it

[shrewd blaze]

I mean i guess, but its kinda strange you see other npcs rocking nvgs on their helmets but its not a function yet no?

[zinc apex]

i won't ever play Gamma again now that S2 has alife

[tepid gust]

Well most content got cut we know it cuz you can see that parts of the map are done but not accessible

[tepid gust]

Still far away from good alife

[zinc apex]

it's on par with trilogy alife i'd say

[ripe patrol]

1 or 2 more updated away but much closer than on release

[zinc apex]

for me it's fine for now. I've met several NPC again in different places in the zone, so persistence works and they roam around. could always be optimized further for sure, we still want a-life 2.0 as advertised

[worthy zodiac]

Not really. The way it spawns events near you feels very fake, much worse than anything in the trilogy and especially much worse than CoC. It's a big issue that needs to be solved

[shrewd blaze]

Agreed with that. the 100-150 meters is too small

[zinc apex]

Use alife mods on top if you're on pc

[worthy zodiac]

I'm not talking about online bubble. I'm talking about the way NPCs spawn in general

[shrewd blaze]

Oh i see

[zenith creek]

What do those mods do now that the devs have changed so much? Serious question, I haven't installed them ever and the description pages seem to match up with the changelog for the major stuff

[worthy zodiac]

There are too many situations of two groups of NPCs spawning close to each other so they could start the fight to entertain the player. Sometimes it literally feels like they were chilling together until you've come and then they are like "Oh fuck, it's the player! We need to start fighting, now!"

Sure, after the fight ends they might start their normal, persistent life... But it doesn't change the fact that the zone repopulates in a very unnatural way around the player

[shrewd blaze]

Yeah i can agree, it feels more scripted then real

[zinc apex]

I think FAW removes some of the fake scenarios/spawns to create a more immersive experience and it did change the spawn system to be lair based. But vanilla 1.5 is lair based now by default. But better ask the creator. Maybe I'm talking crap lol

[worthy zodiac]

I just hope that the devs themselves will throw away their clumsy "alife director" or whatever that thing is called. The thing that generates all of that fakery around the player, yeah

There's no need for a director, they just need to repopulate the zone more or less logically far away from the player, give them NPCs some random ass objectives and then let them interact with each other naturally, leaving corpses behind for the player to find and see how the world changes around them

But they are on the right path, hope they'll keep going

I'm kinda enjoying this patch, the game has become playable for me

I left the lesser zone for the first time, lol

[dense jackal]

It's been playable for me since lunch

[shrewd blaze]

Not much for me, the bullet sponge bloodsuckers was making it so frustrating

[zenith creek]

Yeah, I didn't want to play until mutant loot got added in. Getting a framework for A-Life in the same patch was a fantastic bonus

[worthy zodiac]

I couldn't enjoy a stalker game where npcs simply despawn after you move away from them

There were some other dealbreakers but that one was one of the biggest ones for me

[zinc apex]

Same

[wraith socket]

https://tenor.com/view/rat-rats-drive-driving-car-gif-26521606

[zenith creek]

I plan to play a lot tonight
Maybe actually leave Zalissya for a side quest
Get a feel for how much ammo I need to lug around

[dense jackal]

I just found the game really enjoyable and the atmosphere was amazing so I pushed through until the update made it better

[worthy zodiac]

Yeah, it's nice that you could enjoy it

[dense jackal]

Just focus on the positives and you enjoy yourself more

[dense jackal]

I call this a masterpiece

[wraith socket]

I like how with the 1.5 Patch, NPCs are climbing up on objects to escape mutants.

[shrewd blaze]

I seen that too its cool

[dense jackal]

I didn't even notice that before

[tepid gust]

Not even near

[shrewd blaze]

Game is slowly on its way to becoming what it should’ve been on release and I’m excited

[tepid gust]

Mod is diff but still would not change the feeling of the old

[tepid gust]

True still least a year away

[dense jackal]

Yeah as much as I love this game the alife isn't good

[tepid gust]

I was thinking going back playing bit gamma to hit that itch but maybe I get one of the new updated old trilogy games and play them

[worthy zodiac]

I've been playing other games (that are actually finished and didn't need me to "focus on the good things") instead of ruining my first experience in a broken, unfinished game. The 1.5 update looked very promising tho so I've decided to finally try it out