that's why when loads of people were at the center in CS, an emission which killed almost everyone happened
#⭐┃nospoilers_general
robust forge
Weren't blowouts the result of energy fluxes?
pseudo rivet
||||
robust forge
You know, the whole C-Con was collecting to much energy so they had to expell it
pseudo rivet
It's the energy that the Zone stores up. All this energy has to be let loose
But it also works like an immunity system, trying to rid any sickness from the Zone
static dagger
I knew it, people are the sickness of this earth
robust forge
I remember that it had something to do directly with C-Con project
static dagger
smmh
robust forge
Although it should be contained at a reasonable level
pseudo rivet
We all know about that time when the Third Disaster was almost triggered
finite dragon
I mean why in the cutscene it shows like stuff cool & all then strelok appears back in CoP
Actually i wont ask
static dagger
you just did 
finite dragon
Communist aliens transcended humanity into one big virtual reality because we are too inferior for their hivemind project
static dagger
what I find funny about soc is
that all the facial animations and cutscrnes in general
are so much better than most games nowadays
tired anvil
are they really? i havent played that many games recently and honestly just expected a comment about how weird they look due to them originally being russian/ukranian
finite dragon
They are godly
static dagger
I honestly think that they're much better
tired anvil
what would be a good example of a more modern game with horrible ones
static dagger
they feel more... real... than other cutscrnes in games
finite dragon
What makes Stalker good in general is the focus on efficiency and everything being useful, that being cutscenes too
Thats why i dislike mods that add unecessary stuff like cooking systems
finite dragon
Soyboys lol
tired anvil
just a waste of a developers time
finite dragon
It really is
Lost Alpha in the other hand got working computers
Which is actually a nice addition
tired anvil
reminds me of fallout
static dagger
compare the stalker soc true good ending to assassins Creed 4 black flag cutsc enes
tired anvil
cant forget clear sky had working computers first tho
tired anvil
it was weird playing first time and after an emission just being in the same house again
static dagger
after thr intro, the whole game is pretty good imo
that's why so many people were turned off
finite dragon
The intro was probably necessary to add the clear sky faction
Whch later just vanishes again
The faction was unfairly used as prequel material too
static dagger
but dang
gunslinger mod
goods stuff
the pda impressed me alot
plus the new ironsights on weapons
can actually see what you're shooting
pseudo rivet
You can't with the Vanilla weapons?
finite dragon
Aiming is okay in Vanilla
tired anvil
you cant aim down sights in vanilla cs which was weird
couldve just been an option to toggle on and off
finite dragon
Honestly who needs aim lol
tired anvil
shoot with your hands tf2 style
finite dragon
- every redditor that complains about guns in CS
tired anvil
theres a single redditor for everything
tired anvil
you can be the first one
kind crow
its just hipfire with pistols in cs
finite dragon
Why would i want to be
Reddit is the street corner with 100 hobbos, in which only 2-3 hobbos graduated from high school
I'll probably be striked for not being in the anomaly/misery common consciousness)
tired anvil
speaking of, whats with people adoring misery so much
finite dragon
They think unbalanced = realistic
tired anvil
i mean sure they can think that
but why does realistic=fun all of a sudden
aint always like that lol
finite dragon
They are somehow attracted by the exaggerated graphics
To begin with, the zone's concept aint realistic either lol
Rather keep logic
finite dragon
Realism includes taking dumb steps as long as they are in acceptable conditions
robust forge
I'm a fan of milsims, but I hate misery
finite dragon
Well stalker is kind of logical
tired anvil
afaik people dont run around with guns in the zone
robust forge
Because it's outright autistic
finite dragon
Because anomalies & artifacts are explained
tired anvil
game wise, sure
finite dragon
They follow the formula the zone created
tired anvil
but if were going to be 100% hardcore realists like the proud redditors we are
stalker shouldnt exist period
))
finite dragon
Misery isn't logic because there's literally no reason to add 20 pseudogiant at each camp
Its not even a soupmod lol
robust forge
Yeah
It's just hard for the sake of being hard
It's neither realistic nor fun
You know, I'd like to see a stalker game with gameplay of milsim tbh
finite dragon
Misery is for sniper soyboys that prefer killing stuff from 3 kilometers away
robust forge
But not Misery
tired anvil
stalker made by bohemia interactive
finite dragon
REBORN for example is enlightened and straight shoves at you weird stuff
But Misery PRETENDS to be realistic
robust forge
Yeah
It just pretends and goes with 2007s formula
Slap brown filter on everything
Call it a game
tired anvil
watch stalker2 somehow be misery
finite dragon
Stalker 2 will never meet the exceptations of the fanbase lol
It will be a disaster just like Lost Planet 3
tired anvil
tbh its kinda hard to meet the expectations after such a long time and so many different ideas/opinions
sort of how like valve would never meet the expectations for half life 3
finite dragon
HL2 itself was very different from HL1
robust forge
Just because it won't be the way we remembered or reimagined it through mods
tired anvil
cant wait for gaming journalists to bash stalker2
ill probs replay all 3 games in vanilla before release
just to see
finite dragon
I wont play stalker 2 anyways because im poor
robust forge
Black, you have that "Clear Sky" screenshot?
tired anvil
what if someone gifts it to you
finite dragon
As if someone will lol
finite dragon
Stalker 2 will delay just like India
robust forge
You know, the CoP screenshot described as Clear Sky
tired anvil
hoping its not 60+ bucks for a 10gb game
tired anvil
india doing quality over quantity
finite dragon
robust forge
Yes, that's the one
finite dragon
Its the video of some autist doing reviews of AK-47s in every game
tired anvil
lmfao think ive seen that one
finite dragon
even thi stalker uses the AK-74
tired anvil
its a refined version of the ak47 and if he hasnt played the game its not that hard to confuse
probs asked a friend for a screenshot or smth
or video
finite dragon
Still
Also
Why would he do a review of a weapon in a game he didnt play
Thats just not logical at all
robust forge
Money
The more he says the less he'll need to stretch the vid to reach 10 mins
And the more he says the more people will be interested
tired anvil
aint the video like 6mins long
finite dragon
Its basically primitive Faction wars 3.7 made by some other dude
robust forge
So most likely to get more interest
robust forge
You know, stalker is concidered exotic behind the ocean
finite dragon
Its kinda ancient but well worked, it doesnt add any graphicql change
tired anvil
wait i dont actually see stalker in the vid
might be blind
might be the facts theres tons of videos like that
finite dragon
It maintains faction relations vanilla too
tired anvil
have fun
static dagger
🇱🇹
static dagger
lmao
tired anvil
am from proud lithuania
static dagger
lithuania
best contri in world
stalker 2 will be set in lithuania
the villain will be Ms. mushroom
tired anvil
ignalina npp
static dagger
heh
frank condor
quality of life is poor
static dagger
the true stalker experience
static dagger
^
tired anvil
yeah nah i wasnt too serious
definitely not perfect here
tho edit quality of life being bad part out
tired anvil
saltibarsciai
frank condor
yeah basically food
tired anvil
detonate ignalina, youll find lithuanian bread and polish sausage around just like in stalker
frank condor
tired anvil
ofc half the country will be radiation but whom cares
static dagger
I miss nothing about lithuania heh
shrewd dagger
the women
tired anvil
grandmas?
static dagger
everything is better where I live, the food too
tired anvil
where do you live
static dagger
austria
tired anvil
also lets go to #💬┃en_offtop
finite dragon
Romanian here
surreal cloud
that's a sexy bread
frank condor
@midnight wagon they stay
frank condor
sweet hamlet
dude i just saw the announcement
stalker 2 it's not going to epic store....right? , RIGHT?
high field
Chill the f out they just wrote that this has nothing to do with digital stores nor platforms
frank condor
does that mean unreal engine 4?
pseudo rivet
Yes
static dagger
I hope it gets launched in the steam store
pseudo rivet
I wouldn't worry about that
tired anvil
even if it was an exclusive, it would come to steam either way
people imagining it as if it wouldnt
shrewd dagger
GOG or die
static dagger
ooooof
pseudo rivet
You look like a lot of pixels slammed together
static dagger
is it GOG or g2a that screws up devs?
pseudo rivet
G2A, from my knowledge
shrewd dagger
G2A = key store, doesn't matter where the keys come from
GOG = CDPR's legitimate storefront, unique game selection, universally no DRM and lots of games come with free goodies, offline installers available to download, GOG Galaxy 2.0 has lots of advantages over any other client
not even knowing what GOG is = sin
pseudo rivet
static dagger
I use steam so
shrewd dagger
steam slave
static dagger
tired anvil
personally, i think stalker2 shouldve been developed on flash
tired anvil
oh god not again
pseudo rivet
Well, it's only been a while since GSC Game World returned, so it makes sense
static dagger
I was joking hahahh
finite dragon
why didn't they put stalker 2 on the creation engine
static dagger
.
pseudo rivet
.
finite dragon
it would have been on par with 76
not as good of course since 76 is the greatest game crafted by man
static dagger
you'd have to pay 99.99€ to unlock textures and another 49.99€ to unlock sound
maybe another 49.99€ for the ability to shoot
finite dragon
mom can you please buy this epic pack
i can finally shoot this snork
only 49.99€ for one bullet
static dagger
speaking of unity though, one of my most favorite games has been created on the unity engine
its a game called rust
very good
finite dragon
rust is a good game, but i don't have the money to get it
static dagger
although I wonder how stalker would work on an unity engine
tired anvil
probably like tarkov or smth
finite dragon
put it in beta for one day, release the game one day later
pseudo rivet
It depends on the artifact detector you use
The better your artifact detector, the more rare artifacts you can detect
finite dragon
for call of pripyat at least, you usually have to go to certain areas, or anomalies
pseudo rivet
Same with CS
finite dragon
that way usually one appears, but detectors allow for more
better detectors i mean
static dagger
certain anomalies give certain artifacts, but if you want rarer ones, you have to have a better detector as crimson said
mostly it depends on what type of anomaly it is
electric anomaly - electric artifacts,
chemical anomaly - chemical artifacts, e. t. c..
static dagger
I said come in, don't stand there
finite dragon
there is a way to get a better detector in call of pripyat, but i don't know if it's a spoiler
finite dragon
no, it's the mission with the scientists
static dagger
well, yeah
there should be a patch pack on moddb for clear sky
also
contrary to popular belief, spoilers actually make people more excited to play a game or watch a movie, too bad that this information hasn't spread so people still freak out about spoilers for some reason
@midnight wagon https://www.moddb.com/mods/srp
static dagger
hmm
tribal patio
anomaly
north fjord
I like anomaly very much, brother
clever verge
No the first one you see is at Garbage.
Ops i'm mistaken, the first one is at Swamps.
Clear Sky*
They can be found at the Burnt farmstead in the Great Swamp. Burners are also commonly found in the Fault anomalies in the Swamps and Dark Valley. The Concentration Camp in the Garbage also has Burners, but since the Bandits aren't too keen on letting you in, getting to them can be difficult. In Yantar, near where you have to get the PDA for Sakharov, and at the Symbiont in the Red Forest. They are also found within the Military Warehouses overlooking the road to the Garbage. And finally in Limansk in a corner behind an apartment house, located at the end of the road with the Space Bubbles.
clever verge
I've found a Mama's Bead on Dark Valley, in that crater, where you get the x8 scope.
Don't remember if it was with the Echo or the Bear detector, one of those.
It's not a great artifact IMO, the Eye is far better.
clever verge
It's drivable?
clever verge
Why drive a Buggy when you have the Lada.
clever verge
What's that?
sturdy locust
It's an hl2 reference
clever verge
Better watch the next time. But i believe it only turns hostile the ones next to him or part of the squad.
sturdy locust
With other experiments in Anomaly with the debug menu. There is the beta controller 
a lumber jack controller, a reskin of the chris walker from outlast controller and a former bandit controller
They also have feral ghoul zombies and female zombies
But are very rare
clever verge
Mmm female zombies, noice.
sturdy locust
Oh noes
sturdy locust
They also have a witch reskin too
clever verge
Witch? like in Left 4 Dead?
clever verge
"Rraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghhh"
sturdy locust
There is also a new zombie
The blind zombie
Generates a psy emission in his vicinity
Fast like hell
clever verge
oh, like a Radar.
sturdy locust
Looks like a fallout 3 feral ghoul
And his sounds are deepened versions of the headcrab zombie
Some
clever verge
Dang headcrabs man.
sturdy locust
There is also an unused mutant
It's a fracture but instead of human
It looks like an ape
Or a primate
clever verge
Fractures scares the poop out of me, the only reason i feared Oblivion Lost.
sturdy locust
And is tall and tanky
In anomaly normal human fractures sound like an old guy on drugs
There is also unmasked snorks
But they just look like nova six crawlers with normal human face and with military gear
clever verge
Googling.
Not good
Have you seen anything on the Gunslinger mod?
It's pretty darn cool, a better designed gunplay, and the electronics actually get interference when there are emissions.
red tulip
Call of Pripyat.
clever verge
It's in Beta for now, so it'll be better if you play vanilla first.
mystic crow
finite dragon
what are the best mods for improving stalker expirience i am new in the stalker game and am heavily moding it
tribal jolt
pseudo rivet
@shrewd dagger can help you with that
finite dragon
welp no one gives a vodka
pseudo rivet
At least, when he comes back online
finite dragon
@pseudo rivet what do youmean new to the game and already modding
shrewd dagger
Play OGSR English Edition
it is the best mod to play when you're new and vanilla just doesn't cut it
finite dragon
i saw it from Nikolai its a bug festival thanks
i will try it
i am playing the call of chernobyl mod
shrewd dagger
OGSR isn't a bug festival compared to vanilla, you probably saw a video edited to show bugs that can also happen in vanilla
finite dragon
what is so good about the mod
shrewd dagger
much better quest design than vanilla that's also more open ended as well, much better atmosphere, much better writing, much better shooting mechanics (things like picture-in-picture scopes with backup iron sights, more upgradable weapons), other much improved gameplay mechanics, better everything
Call of Chernobyl is just all maps from all 3 games but nothing to do on them really
finite dragon
so i dont need any stalker games to play the mod
shrewd dagger
correct
finite dragon
final question
pseudo rivet
New to the series, right?
pseudo rivet
Yeah, it's mostly suggested to play the games vanilla
finite dragon
why
pseudo rivet
Yeah, I know
finite dragon
YOU GOT ME ON VODKA
pseudo rivet
Vodka can be used to reduce the radiation poisoning accumulated in your body
finite dragon
and also i am prob the only one who doesnt like the vanilla but when its modded its soo fun and much bettter
pseudo rivet
It's in Vanilla
shrewd dagger
in OGSR it is most useful against telepathic effects
finite dragon
i know vodka is in vanilla
damn vodka has many uses
can someone give me a link to the mod
shrewd dagger
part 2
https://www.moddb.com/games/stalker/downloads/old-good-stalker-remastered-ogsr-database-files
Optional weapon sound replacer from a mod called The Armed Zone (real weapon sounds)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cqbmdtvc-SUMYY9kFFskc4fM9Le6XHGA/view
finite dragon
thanks comrade
shrewd dagger
finite dragon
unreal breach
finite dragon
...I decide to be spareful with my resources and money and I get called greedy in the end while getting crushed...really stalker?
shrewd dagger
you done goofed up
finite dragon
b-but my 2 rpgs my sniper rifles and my infinite supply of various assault rifles,I just wanted to be an african black market weapon dealer
shrewd dagger
were you playing SoC for the first time
finite dragon
yeh
I'm too lazy to download mods,the game is already awesome by itself in vanilla
shrewd dagger
did you know the game has 7 endings
finite dragon
Yeah I just looked it up,I'll try to go for the ||true|| ones now
finite dragon
Hhmm I hope that's a joke,my emergency save is before crossing the checkpoint and meeting with the group of veterans
shrewd dagger
it's true: to get the true endings you must do something in the cordon, check your diary
finite dragon
thanks
how is your experience going in the meanwhile?
I can't wait to buy CoP as well,after completing it on vanilla master I'll give a try to CoC and mess around in sandbox mode
shrewd dagger
well I started the series about 12 years ago
and I discovered the one true stalker
NLC 7
a 100+ hour story mod
shrewd dagger
well, NLC 1 came out in 2009 or maybe even earlier 
you CAN rush it and beat it in maybe 60 hours?
finite dragon
woah they probably worked on it for 2 years straight every day
shrewd dagger
there's a 500+ hour mod
finite dragon
not considering how much it took for them to upgrade it to nlc7
hold up
am gonna try this OGSR thing out
damn that mod is long
500 hours?what are you supposed to do in all that time?
finite dragon
are those mods really as much entrataining as the main game?
shrewd dagger
it is this big
shrewd dagger
yeah modding has only sped up in its 13 years of existence
finite dragon
the call of chernobyl mod isnt all that great am dissapointed
all of that modding for nothing
Yeah I understood that it's more roleplaying than anything else
what stalker are you playing
Shadow of chernobyl for my first time!
is it good
I completed it in 24 hours ||(fake ending)||
That was great
shrewd dagger
Biggest mod = OP2.1 (500+ hours) but it's a really wacky mod full of stuff from other games and insane sci-fi elements
Highest quality mod = NLC 7, it takes quest design and writing quality and survival AND shooter gameplay mechanics far beyond vanilla and any mod and most games...
Most technologically advanced mod = Dead Air and Amomawy of all currently released stuff
sexiest mod = AlternativA FactA with Love Stories addon
finite dragon
Hhmm thanks sir,I'll take note of that
Wait wait,is there any mod that lets you play the guitar?I wanna sit down and play the guitar so bad
shrewd dagger
I think that's a CoC addon that might exist in other mods based on CoC
maybe not
some mods let you play harmonica for sure though
finite dragon
I heard that Ogse maybe lets you play the guitar
shrewd dagger
probably, since it has harmonica
finite dragon
Thanks again
shrewd dagger
also OGSR is a newer version of OGSE
(OGSR English Edition for you I assume)
generally my first mod suggestion to people
finite dragon
I love this game,it has been sitting in my library for a year since I've bought it but now that I ramped up the difficulty to master instead of stalker it became so much better
If you ever play CoP (call of pripyat) use Call of chernobyl for an update and misery if you want to fell like an stalker
Dead air if you want to suicide lmao
finite dragon
Shut up 🙂
shrewd dagger
misery doesn't add replayability, just badly designed bloat
CoC = fetch quests galore
finite dragon
You like dead air?
Or what mod do you like?
I find misery pretty well designed, just harder
shrewd dagger
The way I see it, having 1000 misc repair items, snorks and zombified stalkers eating headshots all day, mutants with no footstep sounds, and dogs that like 180 and momentum-shift in mid air with homing leaps, isn't good design
artificial difficulty and has the same difficulty curve as vanilla, just more exaggerated
sell enough artifacts, get rich and then you're smooth sailing untouchable heavy-pocketed god
haven't tried Dead Air yet, waiting for the update
one of few mods known to westerners I haven't played
but I dislike stalker freeplay
finite dragon
I guess that I can't go wrong if I stick to vanilla
shrewd dagger
It either amounts to repetitive fetch quests/assassination quests/protect scientists while they measure/clear mutant den quests, or Warfare which is just point capture and faction wars almost like Battlefield conquest
finite dragon
also why isn't it as much replayable?
shrewd dagger
CoP you mean? Well the writing is just... really bad in it, level design has a lot of issues too and the game is pretty weak on character
shrewd dagger
replaying it is a very drab experience, not to mention the same as the first time you played it ultimately
finite dragon
hhhmmm
shrewd dagger
You need to play NLC 7 Luc1fer (though everyone does)
finite dragon
I mean, it is 10 times better than SoC imho
shrewd dagger
now there's a well designed hardcore survival experience not full of bloat
the more hardcore nature extends to quest design even, which is generally more like Pathologic
e.g. someone says "Meet me in this location tomorrow at this time" and you miss it, that's it he's gone
and there's the one mod that really focuses on replayability too
as quests can play out more differently than most RPGs
shrewd dagger
if you don't understand Russian then you'll need to wait till the end of the year
for the hand translation to come out
or early 2021 even
finite dragon
oof
shrewd dagger
it'll be a newer version of the mod anyway and it'll always be unparalleled, not just within the stalker franchise but as an FPS in general
100+ hour story driven mod with a really complex story and quest design more like Pathologic or the first two Fallouts? Yeah never seeing that again
there's a WiP manual if you want to learn more
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1IE5XhB1hWj90gx0uV9uQF5gZGbSm-A9h
finite dragon
But I mean
NLC7 is hardcore or easy noob friendly like stalker complete
Sure translating +40 potential hours of npcs talking is a pain in the butt
shrewd dagger
I already said it's actually truly hardcore unlike Misery (and not artificial difficulty, logical difficulty via intelligent design)
finite dragon
Good
shrewd dagger
er
there's a section on it in that manual
check it out if you want to learn just HOW it's hardcore
finite dragon
If you think misery is artificial difficult you need to try dead air
Thanks for the help,you're great!
shrewd dagger
but some quick examples: it has some uniquely uninhabitable locations, mutants have more bizarre properties not just their basic attack, anomalies are infinitely more hardcore (they're EVERYWHERE, they move with each emission, some are totally invisible)
yeah I bet
I believe Dead Air comes from the Call of Misery dev
or the Misery dev even
I forget, one of those
there is even NLC 7 merch
finite dragon
Even merch?This project is much bigger than I tought
@shrewd dagger what means NLC
Btw dead air was described to me by a guy in reddit with such accuracy it hurted
‘’Dead Air: Experience being a true stalker with your arms shaking uncontrollably while ADS'ing like you got parkinsons, breathing heavily like you got congestive heart failure and not being able to sprint for more than five feet without keeling over, all this while being so broke you spend half the mod without even being able to afford ammunition and every weapon you will ever find being broken as it has been run over by a truck’’
shrewd dagger
shrewd dagger
it is the same mind that brought you guys Misery after all, or one of them
NLC stands for New Level Changer since it began as a level transition addon for AMK in like 2009, lol
it needs a new name...
finite dragon
Is there gameplay of it avaliable?
Old grandpa veteran of vietnam tours gets lost in the zone:the mod experience @finite dragon
@finite dragon exactly
I am told to wait Intel the translation for NLC is out before playing
I was like ‘’wtf m8’’ when I saw you literally could only ran for 5 seconds
shrewd dagger
waiting for translation is best unless you understand Russian
shrewd dagger
finite dragon
And the parkinson aim is true tho
Dammit I wish I could speak hardbass just to play this mod
As a policeman in formation myself I’ve never seen such shaky aim
Not even in near retirement agents
A real stalkers experience
A mix of being drunk,nervous,having a rush of adrenaline and being very very afraid to die
I’ll play the mod with google picture translator in hand all the time
What can go wrong
Is Google picture translate better than yandex image translate
finite dragon
Well
Well
Ill try machine translation
Well
@finite dragon I have seen screenshots
@finite dragon Tell me if its as bad as it looks
I’ll do
I’ll play it in an hour or so
@finite dragon
this one?
shrewd dagger
that is the mod yes
finite dragon
I have no idea,ask Jester
finite dragon
I just got into stalker and even after finishing the game I'm clueless
shrewd dagger
finite dragon
It remarks how much you can learn before being a true veteran,you don't just have to complete the game and call it a day
shrewd dagger
peak example https://i.imgur.com/oe8RLVb.jpg
finite dragon
Drunk Marked One gets his hands on giant vodka stash and begins to wildly fire ak 74 u while dacing to hardbass and yelling nonsense at the trader
the trader closes his store a couple of hours later out of desperation
shrewd dagger
The funny thing is in NLC 7, Sidorovich sometimes goes away on business and he's unavailable for a day or two (in-game days)
he will do this every month
various NPCs have a schedule like this
not barkeep though
finite dragon
that finally makes some sense
shrewd dagger
it is the only mod that makes various things make sense
finite dragon
they are not treated as npcs anymore but as people with their own business that need to get their hands on new supplies to sell
shrewd dagger
Yes and it makes characters actually human instead of just quest giving robots, character development seems inspired by Tarkovsky's movie at times
finite dragon
Lma
clever verge
Took me a while to see the sniper on your Profile pic.
finite dragon
this is a cool build
idk why the blood effects were removed though
they were seemingly working fine in the build
clever verge
Should Stalker be a gory game?
shrewd dagger
only realistically so, as more realistic violence = more disturbing = perfect fit for stalker
clever verge
Remember seeing the labs for the first time, filled with limbs everywhere.
heads and stuffs.
finite dragon
while some stuff were cut for good reason like ammo on belt, some of the builds had some great stuff
Imagine stalkers sploding in a bloody pulp due to anomaliesi n 4k
it's unacceptable so much got cut
shrewd dagger
daizeninfant just now learning about builds
clever verge
and seeing the aftermath of the anomaly.
finite dragon
no I've known
shrewd dagger
ok bb
clever verge
all splattered and with time the stain gets darker and darker, only to be washed away by the rain.
finite dragon
I'm just thinking about it
shrewd dagger
I'm thinking about my day ending in 16 minutes hopefully
finite dragon
Blood for the blood good
clever verge
What if every victim of the whirligig makes an Artifact.
instead of just spawning out of nowhere.
shrewd dagger
then you have a very easy way to make artifacts...
clever verge
You could intentionally throw a stalker in order to get something
clever verge
Talking about easy way to get artifact, SHoC.
shrewd dagger
NLC 7 has artifact transmutation that involves mutant body parts, but not humans
clever verge
Maybe every 10 victims it forms an artifact.
shrewd dagger
yes it has one of the most consistent arsenals
new guns, all very high quality, all have equally good animations that are early 2010s AAA game level
3D scopes, multiple optics per guns unlike SoC
clever verge
Does weapons have levels of rarity?
shrewd dagger
you can turn reticle illumination on/off, you can choose between 4 different reticles on Kobra
finite dragon
Cool
shrewd dagger
for sure, more than anything else in the series
no Nimble but it has someone else who does something similar...
someone you've met
I won't say who
shrewd dagger
it is a complete reimagining of SoC
so it has some of the same characters, but now much better written
some are used differently
shrewd dagger
standalone mod
shrewd dagger
custom engine, total reimagining of SoC's story using a much changed formula
finite dragon
So it just finished downloading
Btw where is the store of the mod
They seem to have some merchandising
shrewd dagger
oh that was a joke, I had all of that custom made heheh
only I have it
I'm 1337
by the way did you get the addons pack? It includes the machine translation
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zyMVMLom1eWP1F5VrcsTAJapbi7M41C7
finite dragon
Lol
shrewd dagger
also you can beat NLC 7 without ever even shooting any humans
it even encourages not using violence, but feel free to
clever verge
Why did the Stalker killed himself in the build?
finite dragon
RiP
Finally a mod where I can stop killing everyone
@shrewd dagger do the midget cucks that kill you by looking at you die of 1/2 headshots?
shrewd dagger
do you mean the Burers
shrewd dagger
they are actually not spongey in NLC, more like the design docs where they were WEAK since they use a shield to stop bullets
if you can actually shoot them, and not their damn force shield, you can kill them without spending an entire mag on them
but they will one shot you with their shotgun-like telekinetic blast until you have really good armor
shrewd dagger
Too bad they're usually in closed indoor spaces like in the lore, and even if outdoors they tend to have cover/concealment
shrewd dagger
A totally different mod
finite dragon
well what is it
finite dragon
damn the gunslinger mode looks cool
clever verge
Is it there a mod that merges Clear Sky maps with the main story from SHoC?
Or a mod that ports Shadow of Chernobyl into Clear Sky's engine.
tribal jolt
Try running as administrator @finite dragon
tribal jolt
ok
shrewd dagger
You installed it wrong, post a screenshot of the installation folder @finite dragon
shrewd dagger
did you launch XR_3DA.exe as admin
clever verge
I've come back to Forester with the information on the group of Mercs trapped in a bubble. Then he sent me to retrieve an super rare artifact (compass) from Bandits in a tunnel (pretty cool tunnel). an what's cool about all of this, Duty went ahead and wiped them out, i had to enter take the Compass and get out. EZ piece.
Nice, the old man gave me a Vintar!
finite dragon
And that’s an upgraded Vintar too
finite dragon
E
solid dome
static dagger
cut off all your limbs and install superior bionic limbs that boost your performance
ez
finite dragon
Ez
@shrewd dagger here you go
I cant post anything here
I posted it in screens and vids
static dagger
there are shotguns called protecta in cop @midnight wagon
if u upgrade it, it can be automatic
though if u want to use a fully auto shotgun, I suggest installing fire rate increasing and recoil reducing upgrades
pseudo rivet
In SoC and CS, that would be the SPSA-14
finite dragon
pistols are the way ok
pseudo rivet
Yes
static dagger
Karen
slow zealot
thanks
mild garnet
I just started SoC after playing through CoP a couole of times and dear God the gunplay feels so much worse. Of course it's to be expected since SoC is an older game but still
frail spire
Who cares about shotguns, I want the gyrojet
finite dragon
I want to double wield DShKs
frail spire
There should be some akimbo stuff tbh, remove the ability of being able to ADS for that extra pestool
frail spire
Are they wrong?
robust forge
no
finite dragon
guys I need help in SOC
I got the stash in pripyat
where the hell is the secret door?
there is no sign of it
Its in the sarcophagus
I already read it
ktosz to zazluzyl wayesz
IDI KAMNIE
clever verge
Look, follow your heart
finite dragon
guys
what is the alternative ending to SEC
destroy C-consciousness Or join them
because I am nearing end in SHOColade
clever verge
Joining would be the alternate ending.
finite dragon
I chose destroy them so I can go blasting through the roofs and portals
Hope you still have plenty of ammo and supplies left
yes
marked one
what the hell
pseudo rivet
It is
pseudo rivet
Nope, you need to defeat the Mercenaries at the abandoned factory. Otherwise, you can't join them
Ah
Yeah
Same with every other map
pseudo rivet
Probably someone outside the Zone
clever verge
Imagine the SHoC intro, but instead of corpes, bags of breads.
""
- What have you got?
- A bag of bread, it came from the market truck. It's got the brand.
- Well you know the trail, leave it on the-
- This isn't stale ones!
- BS you're lying!!!
""
lucid elm
doesn anyone sometimes crash when the chopper is shooting at you on CoC?
static dagger
wait so SHoC is SoC? I though it was a mod until now
tribal jolt
What should I do if a random button stops working
like while I’m playing gunslinger mod I cannot pick up items
and earlier “O” didn’t work
clever verge
in the save files it says Stalker-SHOC
tribal jolt
The key works but it isn’t picking it up
clever verge
so that's way we call it like that
finite dragon
@static dagger shoc and SoC are shadow of Chernobyl
finite dragon
finally after fighting dozens of monoliths I got a peaceful ending...
feral verge
Haha, Daizen being homosexual again
finite dragon
I would ask the wish granter if you truly love me,and then I would get killed.
JUST KIDDING K HATE ALL OG UOU
finite dragon
glances at blood sucker
the bar and the rookie village have a lot of homoerotic energy
are you implying duty is gae?I think freedom would fit the role much better
that's just where stalkers culminate
golden olive
Duty's mission is to prevent the zone's homosexuality from spreading
finite dragon
feral verge
Got it
feral verge
I can't believe Dolga is maximum homosexual...
Actually, I think everyone already knew
golden olive
https://steamcommunity.com/app/4500/discussions/0/2183537632752423407/ this thread was a very intellectually stimulating read
feral verge
That one guy who calls it ZONE in capitals
finite dragon
ZONA
feral verge
All of these comments are wrong because of Orest's PDA anyways )
feral verge
It's more about the fact that they'd need to do models for women and voice acting
And they were already short on time and had to cut a lot of stuff
tired anvil
They didnt have the budget yeah
golden olive
No they released the game and they were like "Ivan did you add the vomen?"
- "OH NO I FORGOT!!"
Its probably for budget time reasons, yes
what did they actually cut tho
oh theres a wiki article
frail spire
Well zombies for starters
Your usually seen civie zombie with no weapons but their claws were cut iirc
feral verge
Dogs in armour
frail spire
Yooo
feral verge
Who can speak like humans
frail spire
That sounds rad as hell
feral verge
It sounds like a madman having a fever dream
finite dragon
they also wanted rat armies
frail spire
Dunno, would be cool to see factions using armored and trained dog mutants and psydogs
finite dragon
the noosphere was gonna be sentient
in earlier versions of x-16 the brain was gonna TALK
frail spire
Yeah it gave off that vibe
frail spire
Do more than just be there
golden olive
I love everything about the STALKER games except for the whole noosphere thing
do people like that plot element
what happened there
feral verge
It's basically the main plot point
feral verge
It's fresh and it's great
golden olive
: (
frail spire
I liked it
golden olive
I see
feral verge
It gives a lot of creative freedom, hasn't been repeated 20000 times over by other games and is fairly interesting
finite dragon
the noosphere is good but it's just dumped at the end with exposition instead of being anything in the story
frail spire
Maybe the c-con could have made it sentient after taking control during SoC
And up to that point was just chillin
feral verge
What
finite dragon
in fact the counterpart was supposed to be a fake stalker made by the noosphere
feral verge
The C-Con didn't control the noosphere
Their intention is to contain and destroy the zone and try to fix their mistake
frail spire
Dude they were the ones who would release massive emissions after charging it up
feral verge
Because they had to release them in order to keep the machines that they were using to protect themselves powered
golden olive
It's like they just wanted to combine the zone from Roadside picnic with Chernobyl and shooting and they were like, so how do we do that... the noo...sphere, yeah
feral verge
The reason they created the monolith is so stalkers wouldn't disturb their work
frail spire
By using the noosphere influence
golden olive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noosphere oh I didn't know it was based on something
frail spire
The sphere was always there, thats what I get from the sphere
frail spire
C-con were the ones who started making shenanigans with it
feral verge
C-Con were just scientists that tried to mess with the sphere of thought (noosphere) in order to remove negative emotions
They don't control it and they never managed to
frail spire
Also hows gsc gonna handle the whole "all artefacts are a seed of the zone" thing?
clever verge
True Detective also plays with that concept, it's called Psychosphere in the serie.
feral verge
They joined and created the C-Con in an effort to preserve themselves so that they could continue to try to fix the noosphere
sturdy locust
It grows into radioactive fruits, grain and veggies
golden olive
The negative emotions thing is so dumb... why even. Is that supposed to be an awkward reference to the end of Roadside picnic or something
feral verge
It's not dumb, it's an example of man trying to play god
frail spire
I wonder, what if in next stalker the more "mature" the seeds aka: artefacts are the more violent and lethal would anomalies be?
Could be a suggestion right?
golden olive
I wonder how much Stalker 2 is going to acknowledge this whole noosphere stuff or just kind of ignore it
feral verge
The funny thing is that Strelok probably hurt the world more by destroying the C-Con rather than just leaving them alone
frail spire
Dunno, the whole point of killing C-Con was how they were losing their minds
feral verge
STALKER 2 has to acknowledge the noosphere otherwise it's not a STALKER game
frail spire
Even if they had good intentions at first
feral verge
C-Con weren't losing their minds, they just used questionable methods to try and achieve their goal
frail spire
It reminded me of the old world blues dlc from fallout new vegas
finite dragon
stalker 2 should be a reboot that takes the ideas from the builds and well, builds on them
frail spire
They congregated a bunch of geniuses that slowly lost their minds over the course of the years
golden olive
Well I just find it interesting that people actually like the noosphere stuff, I just find the concept to be like a 0/10 with nothing redeemable about it
feral verge
Well, your opinion is wrong
frail spire
Then after they moved from meat to machine they started loosing their humanity and became deranged degenerates
feral verge
😎
feral verge
Aliens?
golden olive
yeah
frail spire
By the book definition theres no zone and the "zone" is just a concept
clever verge
If they don't bring the concept into a gameplay, at least they should expand in Lore.
golden olive
have you read the book tho
feral verge
No, but you just said it was aliens that did it
lucid elm
Stalker 2, what if it has females
feral verge
But it's just "aliens did it", again
golden olive
its a bit more philosophical than that
feral verge
It's overused as hell
It might be done well, but if you boil it down, it's just aliens
golden olive
well you dont really know what they are that caused it
clever verge
The whole concept of the man trying to decipher the uncanny technology, the thing that would launch humanity to the future, then it turns out it's aliens poops.
golden olive
just some entities or beings that nobody has any idea or understanding of
leaving their waste on earth
frail spire
I want no vagenes in my kolbasa simulator
I kill Hip in every stalker mod I come across
feral verge
I much prefer the noosphere, basically because it's not something a lot of videogames talk about
Well, media in general doesn't use it as a plot point
frail spire
Also without noosphere controllers would become a meme
golden olive
I would prefer if the game didn't really have much of an explanation
feral verge
If women were in STALKER 2, most people wouldn't care either way
frail spire
Ah but you see, if it was just women there would be no issue
clever verge
It'll make the killing more pleasant, fo'sho.
frail spire
But if they put those in, they'll attract the beta orbiters and their leeching queens
golden olive
The way the whole explanation is delivered, i.e. a floating scientist man with a bad accent... makes me think the whole plot point is a complete afterthought, like they made the game first and then plot later or something
frail spire
And eventually gsc will bend and add megadykes that hate men
We all saw that happen with a bunch of games
golden olive
what game has megadykes
frail spire
See trannytech by harebrained schemes that lets you pick "them" as pronoun
clever verge
They only have one breast because of radiation.
frail spire
They have a bigger sosig than any other man in the zone due to artifacts
frail spire
More like mamas beads
golden olive
Stalker is the game of choice for incels
clever verge
To contain period, you're right.
clever verge
"I'm on that day of the month, could you find me a Mama's Bead or an Eye, i'll pay you really well wink"
feral verge
It really is, Rovilm
frail spire
Maybe go one step further and they get their boobs filled with souls
Or moonlights
One for each boob
clever verge
i need the Strelok reaching for the monolith, but with moonlights.
frail spire
They could also make the monolith look like a woman as a representation of idealization
golden olive
but why did they make the word stalker into an acronym
clever verge
Virgins of the Zone.
clever verge
Something doesn't fit right?
Probably cut content.
golden olive
why is it an ENGLISH acronym
hehe
I only just thought of that
you gotta admit that is dumb and makes no sense
golden olive
Yes
golden olive
STALKES
frail spire
Back to the drawing board
golden olive
nailed it
clever verge
Probably it was marketing idea.
golden olive
Yeah