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finite dragon
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I have never seen a zombie in an trenchcoat

clever verge
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Could the Trenchcoat be almighty after all?

lunar surge
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That would take a lot of scripting.
I mean
a lot

pseudo rivet
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Aye

finite dragon
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yes agree monolith

lunar surge
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Finally we agree on something, Duty

finite dragon
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fartu masti

stiff night
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Is there a way to make stalkers appear by difficulty? Like Rookies on 'Novice', normal-level on 'Stalker', Experienced on 'Veteran' and Veterans on 'Master'?
Cool idea, But firstly, It'd actually make the alot easier since veterans usually have top tier loot and weaponry.
So it'd break the balance of the game, Making you get pretty high tier loot early game.
Plus, It doesn't make any sense that zone would have veterans and only veterans.

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And yeah, It'd require a ton of scripting.

static dagger
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you better edit that swear out man

stiff night
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Pardon?

static dagger
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jannies are going sweep you if you dont

stiff night
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swearing can lead to you being banned or kicked from the server

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Oh.

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Apologies then.

static dagger
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can, but doesn't in 99% of the cases

finite dragon
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Guys will i lose process if i install a car mod

static dagger
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you can copy your save file and copy it in another folder

finite dragon
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That is a 2000 iq advice

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Thanks

static dagger
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u kill one and u get end game weapons at cordon

static dagger
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fun

clever verge
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interesting, Discord now lets you quickly react with the most recent emoticons.

hidden cape
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Get a firearm repaired early on. Use good ammo.

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And disable animations.

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Fumbles the Stalker does not know how to do anything with speed and efficiency and deserves every death.

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It's a fun mod.

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The beginning is a real pain. Hoard gun oil and glue tubes/emergency armor repair kits. Repair your stuff after every fight.

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Better repair kits are also worth keeping.

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What did you set the economic difficulty to?

hidden cape
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Oh, I think things such as the Gauss Rifle or Val qualify as end game.

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60 rounds will last awhile if you only have to use one round a target.

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Military has a heavy presence in Cordon, and having high level military will mean a ready supply of rounds. You're arguing as if you won't have a source of the same weapons you're talking about.

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How are you acquiring these hypothetical firearms in the first place, then?

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Luke wasn't referencing looting them from a Stash. He was implying they'd be looted off a corpse.

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Except loot scales with stalker experience ranking.

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That's a fair point.

finite dragon
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jfc

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i did it

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i actually did it

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i beat the mission Evacuation and finished S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call Of Pripyat with a almost perfect ending with 3 or 4 slides bad out of the like 16 possible extra slides, with 4 being the default minimum i think

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woo hoo

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i couldnt get the good slides for garry, yanov, and trevor and i think 1 more

lyric forge
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Why not

finite dragon
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I don't understand why would they cut mercs's radio from clear sky (could anyone explain it?)

pseudo rivet
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Doesn't seem real to me

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Too bad Fudgebomb isn't on this server

finite dragon
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it wont fit imo

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it doesnt fit the game

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if you understand

pseudo rivet
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@finite dragon
FudgeBomb told me it was a joke, just like I thought

finite dragon
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oh,I feel stupid now but thanks for the help

pseudo rivet
stiff night
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TFW you take the entirety of cordon and the great swamps under your wing and then you die to an anomaly you didn't notice (iron man mode with anomaly, playing as the military)

pseudo rivet
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Aw, that sucks

pseudo rivet
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Does someone know if weapon reliability is random or a precise number?

finite dragon
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I think overall reliability is precise number while the chance of jamming is random
And I think the damage each shot does to the gun is fixed too

pseudo rivet
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I'm not sure what wiki to trust anymore, honestly

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All of them say something different

finite dragon
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Wait, so what's the other wiki saying about reliability values?

pseudo rivet
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@finite dragon
Most of them don't have values of Reliability

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But all the other stats are all different on every wiki

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@midnight wagon
No idea

finite dragon
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Information can be unreliable these days

pseudo rivet
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Nah, it always was in the case of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

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Interesting

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If I recall correctly, the IL 86 did say something about reliability and single shot

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Hopefully it actually has effect on the gun

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The rifle's main advantages are its built-in 4x scope, high single-shot accuracy and reliable upgrade technology. When the weapon is fired in bursts, its accuracy decreases significantly and the rifle's basic internal mechanisms become somewhat unreliable.
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If this is true, then that would be very interesting

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And when this number reaches 1, that means the weapon is broken

winged flax
pseudo rivet
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So, this means that the reliability is static

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Nice

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I wonder if ammo type and silencers have effect on the reliability of a weapon

pseudo rivet
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Yep

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Probably some random Free Stalker

finite dragon
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Limansk bridge, I'd like to see how well the Badit's snipers will fare again the crackshots from the Freedom

pseudo rivet
finite dragon
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There was one time that a SVD dropped in the Limansk tunnel, there's just one more step before I could reach her
And then I hit an transition point instead......

robust forge
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F

finite dragon
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I think we should add "transition points" to the anomaly list

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I feel you mate
What weapon did he have though?

pseudo rivet
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SA Avalanche?

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That sucks

finite dragon
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Such a life in the Zone...

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Dude, at least you saved some valuable lives

pseudo rivet
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Very valuable lives

finite dragon
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These Freedom at border are doing God's work, if not for them, then the Mono from the North would have taken control of the whole region in the end

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@pseudo rivet I see god is looking down upon that bridge

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Seriously though that looks great!

finite dragon
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OK so I'm at that tunnel with the travelman on shadow of chernobyl where do I go now?

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Do I go through the tunnel or?

finite dragon
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Agroprom?

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And travel man....

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Oh yeah, I think it's definitely Agroprom underground

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If that's the case, you're meant to find Strelok's group's documents down there

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bandits are cool in CoP

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so im at uh... limansk

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and i just fought some bandits with a machine gun (for the second time)

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theres a gate and a fence and im not sure how to pass

pseudo rivet
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Congrats one becoming Experienced

finite dragon
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almost everywhere is irradiated

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thanks - also clear sky

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well i haven't played cop yet

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so i wouldn't know

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Hope you bring tons of ammo for this

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lots of AP and normal ammo

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its also ammo that is incredibly common and widespread

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Good luck, and maybe an LMG too

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so yeah. not even sure how to progress as my objective is behind the fence but every time i step near it radiation jumps to max and i haven't found a way around yet

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unless its through the house but i've looked a few times

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Look harder

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its that bit at the bridge

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i cleared the house

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of course its through the house

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See?

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why did it take me six loops around the area to find it

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thought i ran into a dead end

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Keep going to the left from the house

robust forge
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Yeah

finite dragon
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But the gameplay is revamped and fun as hell

robust forge
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Kinda

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I don't like the artifact system

finite dragon
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I know, sleep and respawn
It made things too easy for grinding

robust forge
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Not even that

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The detector system

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I like the system where detectors are just for that

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Detecting

finite dragon
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is cop good or nah

robust forge
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Not making the artifacts pop into existence

finite dragon
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i plan to play it anyway but i dont wanna set my expectations too high

robust forge
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Imo it's in between

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Like

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It's still a solid game

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But not as good as ShoC and CS

finite dragon
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like, i dont want to set myself up for disappointment but i also dont want to be disappointed prior to playing it

pseudo rivet
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CoP has the best systems in the whole franchise

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Armor, weapons, upgrades, you name it

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Plenty of sidequests as well

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But it's a little bit small and short

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Small in area to explore

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Short in story

robust forge
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Quests fell pretty organic

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Like

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Mercs just asking you for some food

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Or hunting the chimera

finite dragon
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i dont like hiking through the entire zone anyway

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Everyone has their own opinions of course, for me, the trilogy is just like one solid adventure together in the form of 3 games

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when im like at yantar and need to go back to cordon (hypothetical) i just go "UGHHH"

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kill me

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But it has Hercules

robust forge
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Oh

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Yeah

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Like

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I hate backtracking in ShoC

finite dragon
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I know, but it'll help ease things out a bit right

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with travel being slow and me being able to drop only so much weight and guides charging like the stock market just crashed travel isnt that fun

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i like the stalker games but they have their own downsides and aged a bit

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I'm fine with all tbh

robust forge
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Stalker mechanically aged really badly

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But the game was made with love and care and it shows

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Like

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Mutant design

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I see worsely done animals in modern games

finite dragon
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yeah exactly

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it mechanically aged poorly but the games still fun

robust forge
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They're a lot of fun

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And the atmosphere just sips into you

finite dragon
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what game can i compare this to without getting crucified

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the bugs add flavor

robust forge
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Hmm

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Something really atmospheric

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But janky

finite dragon
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if i say fallout i'll get shot in the head

robust forge
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Stalker isn't that comparable

finite dragon
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in those games you can you know, fast travel

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and that helps a lot when crossing long distances

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no reason not to honestly, you wont miss out on much

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in the earlier games you couldn't but you had this little something called the highwayman

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or whatever it was

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it was basically a car you could repair and you'd travel a lot faster

robust forge
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Fallout was always done in a very bad way

finite dragon
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i actually disagree

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nah i dont think it fits thematically-

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and you are probably sarcastic.

robust forge
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Don't add cars to stalker

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Please don't

finite dragon
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idk that sounded sarcastic

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not what i was suggesting

robust forge
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Every build-restoring mod flashback

finite dragon
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i was just saying, there can be a way to add travel and have it be creative

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back to the highwayman you actually had to repair it and scour for the parts and dish out a lot of cash to it

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Consider the geography and nature of the Zone, cars would be a very bad idea

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now the massive post apoc world full of emptiness doesn't compare to the zone

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which is tight and full of anomalies

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so a car is just a metal death trap

robust forge
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Only stuff like jeeps would be ok

finite dragon
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YES

robust forge
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But full of detectors

finite dragon
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but idk, a bike maybe?

robust forge
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Like

finite dragon
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to be fair you need to have a very high iq to understand the barkeeper trying to give you tasks while you're drunk and playing full volume bass boosted bandit radio.

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like, i could see using a dirtbike in the zone and just shoving a detector in the basket

robust forge
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I see that aswell

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Most of the exclusion zone is a bog

finite dragon
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idk, it probably wouldn't fit but still

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aye bois let's drive full speed into a vortex,what could ever possibly go wrong?

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drive into a space anomaly

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use a localized burner anomaly for the engine ignition

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no no use a tesla and use an electro anomaly for free recharging

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yee

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free fuel

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And a Moonlight too, for maximum effect

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and you could always use battery artifacts to repair your car for free

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Good night stalkers

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Well, I think I will need to head out too. Later

autumn shale
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Weren't Cardan and Nitro working on a car that would work well in the zone?

pseudo rivet
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Yes

autumn shale
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I wonder if it makes an appearance in stalker 2

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the very special zone lada

limpid coral
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alright so I barely played much of clear sky but what do you guys recommend a first play through of it: with the SRP mod or with OGSM?

ember dew
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Srp

finite dragon
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SRP

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OGSM changes too much

finite dragon
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does Gunslinger start only on a new game or what? how does it work?

frail spire
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Gunslinger is just base game with more guns

finite dragon
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but how does it work?

north shell
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what

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elaborate

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or check the mod info like i do

finite dragon
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guns do cooler pew pew,the new pda animation looks rad

north shell
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i hope either the devs are taking a lot of inspiration from popular mods or those modders will come back fro stalker 2

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the base game is amazing for a couple hundred hours but mods let you play for so much longer

finite dragon
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^

north shell
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stalker is prob seeing an uptick because of the recent popularity in escape from tarkov as well

autumn shale
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true

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and also maybe because of metro exodus

finite dragon
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escape from taxes

north shell
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ya that for sure

autumn shale
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I hope stalker 2 will get mod tools

north shell
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from what little ive read they recognize the huge following and mod support they have and i hope they continue to embrace that

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imagine if they let you make your own stories

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or maps

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INFINITE

autumn shale
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would be amazing

north shell
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truly

fading moss
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I am thinking of playing Clear Sky again with SRP, but it's such a pain to have little monetary reward.

tepid linden
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lol

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why you always add videos with no english subs?

fading moss
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Does anybody know if the Steam release of Metro Exodus will be only digital?

tepid linden
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all releases on steam is digital buddy

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are*

fading moss
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Ah ok.

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I wanted to complete my phyisical collection.

tepid linden
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maybe some games have like collectors edition

fading moss
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That would be nice. If they follow the trend with 2033 Limited edition and Redux.

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Thanks.

ember dew
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If you have a problem with money search for artifacts

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And side quests for freedom have nice rewards

fading moss
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There aren't many artifacts in CS 😥

ember dew
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There are

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There are anomalies in every location

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And artifacts in them

fading moss
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Anomalies are also rare, in comparison to other two games.

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I don't know, I'll see later what to do.

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As long as SRP keeps bugs and glitches to minimum I will play.

static dagger
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anomalies are in the same places as in soc

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get yourself a veles detector as soon as possible

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because it detects the best artifacts

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there are some artifacts you can't detect with an echo or a bear

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which is why veles is good

fading moss
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Ofc

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I had Bear and was in the Dark Valley when I gave up.

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Clear Sky is just so difficult at times and unconstitutional.

autumn shale
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I found the quests in CS a bit uninteresting tbh

fading moss
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Same

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And the rewards are spare change.

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But I need money, unlike SHoC.

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And sidequests in CoP were the best, most fun, interesting and with sometime with mutliple solutions.

ember dew
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Few anomalies in swamps

fading moss
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I really want to give CS a priper chance.

ember dew
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2 or 1 in cordon

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Many anomalies in garbage

fading moss
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Speaking od Garbage, freaking bandits keep claiming it back.

river agate
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Anybody know how demanding the Gunslinger mod is?

lunar wigeon
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Yes

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Need more that potato

clever verge
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Man... it's been two days i can't properly play CoP, to much humidity i can't focus.

lyric forge
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Why about humidity

clever verge
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It's summer, too much heat plus the humidity it's unbearable. Hard to breath, sticky sweats, can't think properly, i'm entirely annoyed.

north shell
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damn no AC?

lyric forge
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its 40 bucks go buy one

finite dragon
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I don't have one either

spark radish
boreal swift
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So i been looking at the staplers games and I am I treated in them and been told to start with the first game but I also been told that the game needs mods. Is this correct?

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Stalker *

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Damn auto correct

robust forge
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It doesn't

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Stalker ShoC is tbh good as it is, but if you want to make it more playable then pick some mods

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There were two good patch mods

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Well, one was bad

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The other one was good

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But I forgot the names

ember dew
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zrp

tidal cradle
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a

finite dragon
static dagger
finite dragon
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Dont play mods on your first playthrough.

ember dew
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^

finite dragon
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Vanilla SoC as your first playtrough is a beautiful experience,I wish I could go back in time and replay it for the first time again

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mods bad,fake russian accent good

frozen lion
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SoC vanilla was my first ever. great experience.

ember dew
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because vanilla games are chad

hidden cape
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I hear the sound of the unenlightened.

frozen lion
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ill also never forget my first time in Misery

finite dragon
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of course mods after vanilla playtroughs are good,it's not all just nostalgia,it's also appreciating how mods can enchance the gameplay and make it more entrataining and fun

north shell
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I remember playing soc on my toaster laptop getting 15 fps in army warehouses

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idk tho u can def run some remaster mods to improve your first time experience if you find it too much

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like i bet soc lost so many players just due to the fact that the makarov was complete garbage

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at least in cop they start you with an ak

frozen lion
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with 1 mag

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xD

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i believe?

ember dew
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you start with ak in cs too

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in cop you have 210 rounds

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but idk why they added ak to your inventory in cs

north shell
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yeah getting your first ak74 is special

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so getting it right away feels weird, but its needed tbh cs is a lot more aggressive of a game imo

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crazy nades etc

finite dragon
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I can agree on that, especially if that first AK is Strelok's fast-firing variant

frozen lion
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the aku the shorter one is far less accurate than the akm or the ak74 variants

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they really made it out as a cqb almost like smg

finite dragon
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Many states in US identified that AK-74u variant as an SMG though

frozen lion
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yes but us gun identifications are dumb

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ar-15's being called pistols for the length of the barrel

finite dragon
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How!? Which variant of AR-15 though?

frozen lion
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i believe its caliber and barrel length which identifies it as a pistol. im not sure as im not from the US

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oh wait, it might be stock related

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but eh

finite dragon
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Remind me of that "Patriot" from MGS 4 somehow

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@midnight wagon Yeah yandex is russian.

frozen lion
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i downloaded clear sky to play everythinmg this time, including all the lore notes and such.
but i dont feel like playing it vanilla. anyone recommend some mods?

finite dragon
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SRP, STCS Redux @frozen lion

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STCS Redux uses SRP already

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SRP fixes TONS of bugs

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STCS adds like 100+ weapons

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well scar in russian is шрам

frozen lion
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oooh thank you sm!

finite dragon
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pronounced shram

frozen lion
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ill defo try it out rn

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shram literally means scar in my language

finite dragon
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What language?

frozen lion
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Armenian

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i think

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we borrow alot of russian words since soviet collapse

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smh

hidden cape
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AR-15 platforms are defined as a pistol if equipped with a wrist brace rather than a proper shoulder stock

frozen lion
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ah thank you

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i believe i saw a glock with a stock once that said ''not a stock'' and it passed

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a FLUX

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brace

hidden cape
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The firearm classifications are murky, to put it politely.

frozen lion
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i made a playlist of some music that could be related to stalker

hidden cape
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But in the Zone, you can deal with stalkers in the same way you deal with stalkers.

clever verge
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I would imagine the stalkers flexing on each other to get the female's approval.

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Risking their lives doing the most stupid things, getting the rarest artifacts to attract the ladies eyes.

hidden cape
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The smart female just runs a racket.

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Sells the items they bring her.

clever verge
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and if someone dares to hurt her, the whole camp turns against it.

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i feel like there should be an female exclusive group, called Amazonian.

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and they wouldn't want you set a foot in their camp, unless you gain their trust, doing the most risking quest of the game, i don't know what that would be

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sort of like the mercs at Zaton.

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where you give them food they remain neutral but not friendly

frozen lion
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i tried the mod you recommended @finite dragon

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WHY ARE THE SHOTGUNS SNIPERSSS

pseudo rivet
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Sounds like the Saiga

frozen lion
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nah double barrels hitting me 30% health from MILES

finite dragon
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TOZ-34?

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Sniper Shotgun

pseudo rivet
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Oh

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Hunting Shotgun

frozen lion
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all of then

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even sawed off

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toz 34 and 66

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full size and Sawed off

robust forge
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Slugs are magic

frozen lion
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omg they included my favourite pistol ever

clever verge
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which is?

frozen lion
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the Stechkin

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such a good looking pistol

pseudo rivet
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To my knowledge, it's included in a lot of weapon mods

frozen lion
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its a great pistol

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its an APS

robust forge
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It's an iconic pistol, it would be weird to not see it in many mods

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Same with TT-33

frozen lion
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yeah i love soviet era pistols

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they just look so good

clever verge
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how many Stechkins are in the world?

frozen lion
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not that many, its a rare pistrol

pseudo rivet
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Which explains why it isn't in the Zone

frozen lion
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^

clever verge
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and if it's found in the Zone, they probably sell it to the outsiders.

pseudo rivet
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Explain

frozen lion
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alot of rare weapons are in base stalker

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stechkin is rare, but not THAT rare

pseudo rivet
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Modern weapons

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The APS is ancient

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And mass-produced

clever verge
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What's the average price of a Stechkin?

frozen lion
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stechkin is still being produced

pseudo rivet
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Nah

clever verge
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i remember reading about the Stechkin in the Metro novel.

pseudo rivet
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Budget already is a reason why there aren't too many good weapons in the Zone

frozen lion
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if there is Deagles and even SVU's

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there are stechkins

hidden cape
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The zone is libertarian's paradise. Anything and everything could make it's way there, conceivably, simply because it can be used.

pseudo rivet
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Deagles - Black Market and pretty much a collector's item
SVU - Used by the military and also sold on the Black Market

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They're still being produced

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But the APS isn't officially being made

frozen lion
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stechkins are even seen in ISIS hands. they are being produced still

pseudo rivet
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Black Market

hidden cape
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No, the exoskeleton description reads that it's made on the downlow in basement factories.

frozen lion
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the stechkins are around a grand

pseudo rivet
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It's the only reason I can think of why Bandits and Freedomers have access to them

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Besides, most of the weapons in the Zone are from retired or defective stock, drastically decreasing the gun's price

frozen lion
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ironic, just bought an AUG from the clear sky base

pseudo rivet
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I still don't understand what's so special about the AUG

frozen lion
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in misery i loved to find fix and upgrade new weapons

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the aug i personally love for its scope system and its bullpup design

pseudo rivet
frozen lion
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it has a long af barrel

pseudo rivet
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So basically, design

clever verge
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i wonder if some traders import weapons into the zone, and how much in quantity.

frozen lion
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and accuracy

pseudo rivet
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I never really liked the AUG's design

frozen lion
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and ergonomy

pseudo rivet
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Nope

hidden cape
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I'm ambiguous. Don't dislike it, but not necessarily a huge fan.

clever verge
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Oh no... i've had managed to forget about the AUG. Thanks Amnesia

pseudo rivet
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That's right

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That's how I've managed to survive so long

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Zombies don't want to eat me

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Same with werewolves and vampires, funnily enough

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Eh, DOOM 3 was alright

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Just a bit laggy

clever verge
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Never played Doom

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only the first one.

pseudo rivet
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Nice

hidden cape
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The new Doom has been great. Looking forwards to Doom Eternal

pseudo rivet
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Same

hidden cape
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Thoroughly enjoyed DOOM.

pseudo rivet
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Currently playing Heretic, which is basically Medieval DOOM

clever verge
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1993's Doom

pseudo rivet
clever verge
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I'm not a big fan of fast passed shooters.

pseudo rivet
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I just saw a Chinese SMG that's a 9mm bullpup

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It looks really weird

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I mean

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A bullpup with such a small magazine

hidden cape
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I quite enjoy speed and extreme violence.

pseudo rivet
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CS/LS2

clever verge
#

How do you reload that thing

#

quick realoding.

pseudo rivet
#

With a mag and a hand

clever verge
frozen lion
#

looks like the Halo SMG

#

love it

#

from halo 3: ODST

pseudo rivet
#

The IWI Tavor is gorgeous

#

¯_(ツ)_/¯

hidden cape
#

ODST was a lot of fun.

pseudo rivet
#

Oh, that thing

hidden cape
#

KSGs are a lot of fun to shoot.

pseudo rivet
hidden cape
#

Looks of guns are irrelevant compared to performance.

frozen lion
#

true, but they dont make me feel awesome

clever verge
#

That's a bazooka.

pseudo rivet
#

SPAS-15, I suppose

frozen lion
#

running akimbo long barrel tiger pattern gold plated desert eagles make feel badass

pseudo rivet
#

Fair enough

#

Saiga

clever verge
#

It'll be interesting what kind of approach they are going to have for weaponries in S2.

pseudo rivet
#

Ouch

#

You're killing me

frozen lion
#

misery weapon systems are good

pseudo rivet
#

Never mind

#

I'm dead

#

Wasn't about systems

#

It was about weaponries

#

In CoP, the weapons were the most balanced in the series, every gun having it's own playstyle

#

The more weapons, the higher the chance becomes that it'll just be "This gun better than that gun"

hidden cape
#

Have too many guns to judge...

frozen lion
#

an-94 awesome

#

just use an ak with a long range scope

#

ak74m

pseudo rivet
clever verge
#

Also, what's their gunfight approach will be, are they going to go for a more arcadey style of shooting, or it's it going to incline more into a simulation.

#

I'm more of the kind that likes to measure it's shots, take time, observe and engage, instead of the ramboying of going all in shooting, running, hiding.

hidden cape
#

3 different firearms are heavy.

#

Everything in Stalker right now is done on foot. It's a real pain in the rear end to hump along the gear you need to survive, body armor, and your one rifle over distance, let alone loot thrown in. Nevermind 3 different firearms, ammo for all three, and loot, and food and water.

pseudo rivet
#

The less weight, the more stamina

hidden cape
#

If you're carrying 1000 rounds of ammunition, you better have a machine gun to shoot them.

#

Because you're wasting your time otherwise.

boreal swift
#

Ok so I am being too I should to my first play through of stalker Soc completely vanilla right?

clever verge
#

it would be recommendable, yes. You could install ZRP (Zone Reclamation Project) which fixes some bugs and stuffs.

robust forge
#

Huh

#

Bloodsuckers might reproduce through parthenogenesis

#

That's why we don't see any ekhm organs on them

#

Parthenogenesis is mostly found when an organism has an abundance of food

#

There is plenty of food in the zone

#

For a bloodsucker, of course

#

Which... makes the bloodsuckers female-only

#

@pseudo rivet now I think that I know why you freedomers like them so much

pseudo rivet
#

Fake rumor and you know that

#

It is Bandit dialogue

robust forge
#

Yeah, but still

#

That explains a lot

pseudo rivet
#

Hmm

#

Nah

robust forge
#

For me, it does

pseudo rivet
#

Hmm

static dagger
#

lol

hushed aurora
#

Guess blood ain't the only thing they, forget it i was going to say something stupid

hidden cape
#

Those tentacles are useful for more than just blood sucking

lethal pasture
#

nyet

#

just nyet

pseudo rivet
clever verge
#

I bet they're great for a butt tickle.

viral bay
#

q

#

q

#

q

#

oh lel i can spam

hidden cape
#

That's not a good sign.

finite dragon
#

If the wish maker is a cover up for c-consciousness, what if c-con is a cover up for a government ran bakery that makes money by selling bread... 🤔🤔🤔

#

Well folks that is my stupid message for today see y’all tomorrow

lunar verge
#

How to get the artifact hunter role

pseudo rivet
#

It's unavailable now

wispy axle
#

@everyone

#

Oh no

#

I hope that didn't work I was expecting it to warn me beforehand

feral verge
#

No, it doesn't work

tribal tundra
#

Hello, in SoC, how long until the mutants in the Protect the Border quest in the Army Warehouses trigger? Nothing seems to be happening... do I have to camp there or smth?

finite dragon
#

what modified version are you using?

#

stcop 3.2?

#

yea

#

yeah it's not modified, what issue are you having?

#

did you put both the bin folder and the gamedata folder in when iknstalling

#

Make sure its a 100% clean install of cop

#

Are the weapons invisible?

#

aus internet smile_strelok

#

stcop 3.2 comes with an fov command, you dont need to add it

#

thats why its broken

#

stcop 3.2 edits the bin folder and so does the fov one, causing it to break

#

reinstall stcop 3.2 and without the fov mod and then go into console and type in "fov 90" or whatever you want your desired fov to be

#

reminder that you should never assume 2 mods work together unless explicitly stated

#

especially if both mods edit the bin folder

finite dragon
#

@finite dragon known issue in 3.2, unfortunately its only fixed in 3.3 which isnt translated

finite dragon
#

guys I need help

finite dragon
#

Install stcop last @finite dragon

prisma owl
#

Hey, so I am really new & still looking at which stalker to buy first. I know a lot of people say to play in release order but was wondering what is the best to do? Also which game has the best , modding community behind it(as that is what I really want to get into). Thanks for the help in advance!

pseudo rivet
#

I'd say play the games without mods first. The recommended order to play is indeed Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky and then Call of Pripyat. As for the chronological order, it's CS, SoC and then CoP. CoP has the biggest modding community, but there are plenty of mods for SoC as well

prisma owl
#

Sweet, thank you so much for the help @pseudo rivet !! That is most likely what I will end up doing then.

pseudo rivet
static dagger
#

the best janny

fallow stirrup
#

Anyone know of any Dead Air compatible graphics mods that wont break existing saves? Or is that just risky business?

pseudo rivet
#

@robust forge
Could you perhaps help?

robust forge
#

With what exactly?

pseudo rivet
#

The previous questions

#

When it comes to mods, you know something most of the time

robust forge
#

Umm

#

Sorry for long response

#

@fallow stirrup why do you need graphic mods for one of the best looking mods in stalker community

wispy axle
#

The gunplay in stalker soc is killing me

#

What mods can I install to fix it

robust forge
#

There was a mod based on STCoP, wasn't there?

#

@pseudo rivet maybe you know

pseudo rivet
#

I don't play mods

#

At all

#

I'm afraid I don't know

#

Besides, I don't know what new mods there are

ember dew
#

Just keep playing

#

You will later get better weapons

static dagger
#

its not the guns he said

#

its the gunplay

finite dragon
#

h

boreal swift
#

So I am about to get into the Stalker games and going to play SOC first should I play it modded or should my first time be vanilla?

finite dragon
#

@pseudo rivet why don't you play mods?

covert wharf
#

dang

#

no mods

#

you are true brotha

boreal swift
#

So is that a yes or no to vanilla first time play?

feral verge
#

Yes, play vanilla

clever verge
#

Vanilla all the way, then, you might go for chocolate.

static dagger
#

for first time, 100% yes

pseudo rivet
#

Mostly to keep some of the Lore

#

Weapon and armor balance is also a thing

#

And I guess I'm that one guy that's like " This isn't Canon, this doesn't make sense"

#

Weapon and armor balance isn't a thing in SoC and CS, but that's a part of the challenge

#

Are there some lore-friendly mods out there that adds something to the game but keeps it all Canon?

finite dragon
#

disconnect yourself from canon and you'll enjoy mods @pseudo rivet

#

no modder is going to be canon friendly

#

and ultimately its better just to disconnect it from the release games rather than moan about lore friendlyniess

pseudo rivet
#

Can't

#

Need Lore

#

Must acquire Lore

#

Lore good

#

But yeah, I see your point

finite dragon
#

That and some mods arguably BTFO on vanilla

#

Like OGSR and its cool ideas

pseudo rivet
#

Yep

finite dragon
#

there are people with exoskeleton in rookie camp in clear sky

#

arent they supposed to have bad gear

#

or is it from the faction system cus loners have 200 strength

finite dragon
#

like 2 guards

#

with exoskeleton

proven river
#

I think it's from faction resources

#

Or whatever it's called

finite dragon
#

oh ok

sturdy locust
#

Spoiler alert

#

Sidorovich is fat

finite dragon
#

nah he just thicc

static dagger
#

he's just thick boned

#

his bones are like 30cm wide

zenith flame
#

it's an optical illusion caused by Shimmer a crate of Night Stars, lying nearby.

#

The anti-gravitational push from them is so intense they start accelerating photons at FTL speeds

limber fox
#

are there good mods i can put along with the misery mod

#

im not sure whats compatible with it and would like some suggestions

sturdy locust
#

I need help in call of pripyat

#

The psi emitter in the kindegarden building will not break

#

Only like 3 objects broke

pseudo rivet
#

Tried grenades?

sturdy locust
#

Yeah

#

Nothing

#

Even shot the things at the bottom

#

Nothing

pseudo rivet
#

Shooting the structure of the antenna should result in the antenna breaking

sturdy locust
#

Antenna?

#

The centrifuge looking thing?

#

I already broke it

pseudo rivet
#

Then the problem has been solved?

finite dragon
#

Hello

finite dragon
#

im playing clear sky

#

defending ecologist base

#

zombies keep on coming

#

well nvm

#

last stalker died

#

so i failed

#

rip

pseudo rivet
#

You'll need to complete the missions to stop the hordes

finite dragon
#

so he was meant to die

#

it told me to defend

#

but he died n mission fail

#

i wasted so much ammo

#

for nothing

#

rip

pseudo rivet
#

Nah, not meant to die

#

You can kill the hordes to protect them

finite dragon
#

do i get roubles

#

for it

#

for defending

pseudo rivet
#

Doubt it

#

Maybe from the Free Stalkers

#

Never found out

finite dragon
#

i did it

#

finally

#

i should use better weapons instead of ak72

#

but its ez to find ammo for it

#

no reward

#

reeee

pseudo rivet
#

Yep

finite dragon
#

also what is this thunder effect then screen turns yellow and psi voices

#

does it harm you

#

It does

#

Don't go there yet

#

Do you have a psy-helmet?

#

Nah

#

im tryna get archives

#

for the ecologist

#

Ok

#

Keep doing their work and don't mind the factory where all the psi is comming from

static dagger
#

read what the mission givers say, you would know what it was already if you read anything instead of skipping through everything

#

same with the defending mission, if you read what the stalkers said, you would have had so much less trouble

#

it doesnt hurt to read for a minute or two, jeez

#

be attentive™

frozen lion
#

Or dont make a big issue about it?

#

its just a game brattan

finite dragon
#

i didnt skip

#

also the yellow stuff was in ecologist base not in factory

#

i didnt go to factory

frozen lion
#

its normal to skip doe. especially when you already did the mission some times

finite dragon
#

yee

#

and for the defending mission the stalker didnt say anything

#

it just triggered

static dagger
#

its clear hes doing these missions for the first time though

#

my point is, I wonder what would happen if you didint have the internet to help you find what to do

finite dragon
#

i just asked what the yellow stuff did

#

it didnt kill me so i thought it was pointless

static dagger
#

that yellow stuff was mentioned many times by quest givers

#

barkeep and sakharov if I remember their names were

finite dragon
#

ye but barkeep aint in clear sky

#

right

#

shoc doesnt have yellow screen effect

#

well when i played it didnt

static dagger
#

barkeep indeed isn't in cs, but sakharov is

finite dragon
#

Bro why does it matter

static dagger
#

it doesnt matter now

pseudo rivet
static dagger
#

.... nothing matters now

finite dragon
#

Barkeep best NPC

charred token
#

Uh, hello

clever verge
#

Yo mama is best npc

charred token
#

Alright...

#

So is there any color roles here or is it ranked?

clever verge
#

each rank has a color as well as each faction

charred token
#

Oh

#

Okay thx

clever verge
#

you want an specific color?

charred token
#

And how does the ranks work?

#

Uh

clever verge
#

just keep on typing, bro. the more you type the more you level up

charred token
#

I was thinking about g r e a t s o v i e t r e d

#

Oh, so typing

#

Nice

clever verge
#

That would be Duty.

charred token
#

Aight, thank you for the help

clever verge
finite dragon
#

dooty

clever verge
#

How long does Nimble takes to fulfill an order?

#

i ordered him an Assault Rifle, and there's still not sign of it,

#

Geez, what's with NPC's giving you stashes located in Jupiter's plant.

robust forge
#

Maybe they like the place

pseudo rivet
#

Should usually take him one day

#

24 hours

#

Then again, his assault rifle supply comes from the Cordon

clever verge
#

Right, maybe he's sleeping in one of the cabins, like usual.

#

I don't know what to do with Mitay's situation, is either pay for his rescue, get an army and take them all down, or i go by myself.
I don't want to start a shootout, but they got him hostage, for me if you take someone's liberty, you're asking for trouble.

#

I guess i'll go by myself in the dark, if you pay them what they want they're likely to do it again.

#

Luckily i found this military helmet with NVG.

pseudo rivet
#

Nice

#

Stealth mission for Encorvado

#

Be sure to use an upgraded Martha

clever verge
#

Actually, first i'll negotiate with them, to make sure Mitay comes out safe, then i'll take them all down.

pseudo rivet
clever verge
#

Ok, i've negotiated with them, well more like submitted to them, they not only took the artifact, but 4700r on top of that. Basterds.

#

but i got the diplomat trophy

#

Now i'm really questioning myself if i should pay a visit to them.

frozen lion
#

everything from nimble is 24hrs

#

pistols, AR's

pseudo rivet
#

Yep

torn tinsel
#

are there good graphics mod for call of chernobyl?

#

and sounds

static dagger
#

@torn tinsel

#

the anomaly mod is basically a superior call of chenobyl

#

but it doesn't have the easiness of it

#

its more Grindy and challenging

#

not like call or chernobyl where you can get everything in a couple hours

#

graphics, gun play, sounds, there's even a main storyline which is quite interesting

torn tinsel
#

can i play like in coc freeplay?

#

without story?

static dagger
#

yep

#

its completely freeplay, you can only choose to participate in the main story

torn tinsel
#

okay this mod is interesting

static dagger
#

even when you do, it doesn't limit you, it's just a mission marker like with any other side quest

#

so you can treat it like one - a side quest

#

have fun

torn tinsel
#

thank you bro

#

i will install it for sure

charred token
#

Hey, is it a sin if i haven't played any Stalker games?

#

I mean, I'm starting with shadow of Chernobyl

#

But y'know, i feel inferior lol

finite dragon
#

nah

#

as long as you dont fall for the "just play anomaly meme" you're fine

charred token
#

Uh

#

What's that?

#

I'm new to this don't kill me ;-;

finite dragon
#

anomaly is a massive overhaul freeplay mod that people like to claim can just substitute the main games

charred token
#

Oh

finite dragon
#

but it cant, so starting with the original games is good

charred token
#

Yeah I've seen some mods...

#

Yeah ofc

clever verge
#

No, you should be ashamed of yourself for not playing it when it came out!

charred token
#

I got scared with the Mysery one so vanilla only yeet

clever verge
#

You're a disgrace.

charred token
#

2007?

#

...

#

Sorry...

clever verge
#

There you go, isn't that what you wanted to read?

finite dragon
#

he's joking

charred token
#

Huh

#

Nice comedy you got there

clever verge
#

Thank you.

#

I've never played CS and CoP before, only SoC, but not only that, SoC Oblivion lost mod.

#

That's what i started out with.

#

wrong way to go.

#

Now i'm making myself a good player, played SoC and CS with fix mod (kinda cheating) and CoP on the moment.

torn tinsel
#

guys i need a little bit help

#

i want to play anomaly but as soon i press start the game crashes

hidden cape
#

That was happening to me and I can't remember the fix.

#

You need to replace some files from the patch, I think.

torn tinsel
#

i installed update 3

#

do i need update 4 too?

hidden cape
#

Is there an update 4 now?

torn tinsel
#

yes

hidden cape
#

Install the most recent update only.

finite dragon
#

Using mods is counted as cheating?

clever verge
#

i guess so, 'cause it isn't fully vanilla.

finite dragon
#

SRP/ZRP just fixes A lot of stuff, mostly bugs and even adds a few cut things

#

But I only use mods once the original experience eventually gets stale and old, since vanilla can only go for so long.

vale canyon
#

Hey guys! I'm new here. How are y'all doing?

robust forge
#

I'm good

#

And you?

#

Also welcome to our little big community

static dagger
#

nothing can substitute the main games

#

the main games themselves are a whole different experience compared to playing with mods

#

be it nlc or ogsr or anomaly

#

the main game is just something else

#

the mods are basically free dlc

finite dragon
#

IS THERE A COMMAND IN STALKER CLEAR SKY THAT REPLENISHES YOUR ARMOUR?

static dagger
#

its called buying new armor

finite dragon
#

YEAH, WELL I'M AT THE ENDING RIGHT NOW AND MY ARMOUR IS FULLY BROKEN AND I CAN'T WIN.

#

I LITERALLY CAN'T WIN.

#

THEY JUST THROW A SINGLE GRENADE AND I'M DEAD.

#

I NEED INVICIBILITY OR SOMETHING.

#

LITERALLY JUST THREW 4 GREADERS AT ME.

#

AND I HAVE 0 ARMOUR.

#

IT'S COMPLETELY GONE.

pseudo rivet
#

That's the curse of CS you're referring to

finite dragon
#

I'M PISSED OFF.

pseudo rivet
#

Oi, swearin's not allowed, mate

#

There's probably some cheat engine out there

finite dragon
#

Just download some spawner from some stalker mod site. @Dunkaccino#5114 theres a few.

#

Ok he left...

pseudo rivet
#

Oof

hidden cape
#

Was hoping to make a boomer joke first

oblique needle
#

well then

#

that was uh

#

interesting

finite dragon
#

Asks for help then leaves before getting an answer

oblique needle
#

sucks

static dagger
#

I dont get why he was screaming all the time, my ear drums have burst and now I can't hear anything for about 2 weeks until they heal, according to my doctor

pseudo rivet
#

ᵀʰᵃᵗ ˢᵒᵘⁿᵈˢ ʳᵒᵘᵍʰ

clever verge
#

What happened?

static dagger
#

scroll up

#

there was a guy shouting in each sentence

#

my ears man

#

my ears

clever verge
#

inserts finger in Lukey's ear and wiggles it
Does it hurts?

oblique needle
#

hp here take this medkit

static dagger
#

yes thank you avari

#

I was almost dead after encorvado inserted his finger inside of me

robust forge
#

What the...

static dagger
#

..... I just realised how that sounds

#

I'm not deleting that

#

encorvado will have to take responsibility after having his way with me

clever verge
oblique needle
#

📸

torn tinsel
#

anyone knows amazing modpacks?

peak abyss
#

Stasonsmile_scar

feral verge
#

Yeah, what he said smile_degtyarev

sturdy locust
#

'ello awkward pause What brings you to my humble vessel?

#

Howdeh hoe

#

English dub be like

feral verge
#

What brings you to my bunker, young man?

#

Sakharov has cool voice lines

clever verge
#

Got myself a Firefly in the Chemical area near the Quarry.

#

That's one kind of a artifact, huh. 6+ health

#

also found a dead stalker by the name of Splinter, RIP.

oblique needle
#

i found anomalous bread

sturdy locust
#

I found compass

hidden cape
#

Noice.

oblique needle
#

i found... broken armor..,,.:

sturdy locust
#

I found

#

Op horde of 14 exoskeleton zombinos

#

Good stuff though

oblique needle
#

all have pkm machineguns. so powerful they got guns zombies cant have

sturdy locust
#

And spas 12s

oblique needle
#

imagine zombies with rocket launchers and gauss rifles

sturdy locust
#

Fully upgraded SEVA w/ compass, night star, wrenched and jellyfish ftw

sturdy locust
#

Sidorovich is watching you
He is always watching you
He is disappointed
Every step you take he is watching you
You could be playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R
But nyet
You want to play Fallout instead.

oblique needle
#

fallout is for... stupid man...

sturdy locust
#

Not really

#

Fallout is American culture with retrofuturism and is heavily RPG

#

S.T.A.L.K.E.R is Urkranian-Russian culture in the chernobyl exclusion zone with 2 disasters instead of 1

#

Making it a tactical rpg with horror

robust forge
#

Sci-fi aswell

oblique needle
#

i prefer stalker honestly, dont dislike fallout but it aint in my taste of survival games

hidden cape
#

Fallout isn't severe enough.

tropic vine
#

i love both but i prefer fallout

#

but i am sad about fallout 4 and 76

#

souless dialog

hazy walrus
#

fallout 76 should have never been made.

grizzled vale
#

So...when stalger coming?

wise dust
#

@grizzled vale you are already playing it

finite dragon
#

I didn't even finish SoC and ZhDALKER 2 is coming

ember dew
#

Soc > any other stalker

grizzled vale
#

E gads its verne!

tropic vine
#

i like CoP with misery mod

grizzled vale
#

Haha i dunno how to install mods

ember dew
#

kek

#

copy and paste

autumn shale
#

damn

#

Clear Sky ending...

#

yeh, I finished it finally

#

the whole trilogy

#

and CS... I knew from the start this game is weaker

#

but the ending was pathetically easy

tired anvil
#

was the hardest ending for me cuz strelok was bugged

#

so wasted 2h trying to find him

last cradle
#

Was anyone aware of the stalker faction called final day

#

Was mentioned in SOC, something to do w ghost killing their leader and the faction crumbled. Would be real cool to get a prequel game bout ghost killing final day leader

autumn shale
#

agreed

ember dew
#

yes prequel about ghost killing leaders of final day

#

and nothing more

finite dragon
#

Ghost already killed final days leader before the events of SHOC?

#

There is not much to say

pseudo rivet
#

Another thing that CS does is making cut-content Canon

hushed aurora
#

Really?

pseudo rivet
#

Such as Sin as a faction and artifacts being able to be converted into an anomaly

hushed aurora
#

and artifacts being able to be converted into an anomaly
@pseudo rivet Wait WHAT?

finite dragon
#

@pseudo rivet You mean like ashot mentions Sin once very vaguely

pseudo rivet
#

Yeah

finite dragon
#

Cut factions are technically canon

pseudo rivet
#

However, here is the part where I'm going to crush what I've said

finite dragon
#

Like druids, Sin, Final day are mentioned in dialogs and PDA logs

pseudo rivet
#

Even though Ganja said that activating an artifact to become an anomaly is Canon, it's not possible in the game

finite dragon
#

@pseudo rivet you were joking, CS is not your favorite?

pseudo rivet
#

Yeah, I still need a reference about those druids

hushed aurora
#

Ok so my dreams are broken

pseudo rivet
#

I've heard it before

finite dragon
#

@pseudo rivet They are in a PDA log

pseudo rivet
#

CS is my favorite

finite dragon
#

Basically but in stalker they are just stalkers who hate electricity and PDAs

pseudo rivet
#

Oh

#

Gifted Stalkers

finite dragon
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Its mentioned in one PDA log

pseudo rivet
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Which one?

finite dragon
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In SHOC

hushed aurora
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I always liked CS as a faction more

finite dragon
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Don't remember, ill look it up

pseudo rivet
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Wonder where I can find it

finite dragon
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Probably the russian wiki

pseudo rivet
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Because this is also another thing that gets mentioned in CS

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CS goes pretty in-depth about the Zone itself

finite dragon
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Its here somewhere

hushed aurora
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So CS good, i should buy CS

pseudo rivet
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Thank you

finite dragon
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@hushed aurora yes

pseudo rivet
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I were looking for this, but I never were able to find it

finite dragon
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It says " Some people call these shamans or druids )

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The story of the battle druids.

They say there’s this one gang... People call them Shamans or Druids. So it appears they don’t use any electronic equipment at all, say they want to stay close to the nature and stuff… Well, they reason the Zone reacts stronger to equipment… To all this electromagnetic emissions or something… They say it attracts monsters. Basically, they believe the Zone is like a living being, you know. Like, it’s no good going into it with all these gadgets. If you’re right in your mind you’ll get by fine without ‘em. Doesn't stop them from carrying assault rifles, though… Guess the old teeth and nails are not up to the task, eh? But then again, you don’t hear a lot of stories about one of them kicking the bucket. Well, at least no more than about us… So, who knows, maybe they are on the right track there… They seem to be coming more from the Belarussian side, though… I’d like to have a look at them one day and check out their pockets for some artifacts…
finite dragon
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The people who are against ekectricity

pseudo rivet
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Shaman, Druids

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...Hermit

finite dragon
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Basically monolith that dont like electricity

hushed aurora
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But it says that if you are good in your mind they are ok with you

pseudo rivet
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One of these can be found in CS, by the way

hushed aurora
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Sorry read wrong

finite dragon
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@pseudo rivet CS had the best atmosphere, combat, and quests imo

pseudo rivet
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Yep

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Absolutely

finite dragon
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Gunplay is crap but close quarter combat is still fun

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SRP fixes this though with alternate ballistics

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SRP is a huge bug fix mod

hushed aurora
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If gunplay is like SoC ill be fine with it

pseudo rivet
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Thank you

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This webpage will be very useful

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Well, there's a reason why I called CS the Dark Souls of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series

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You'll bleed

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A lot

finite dragon
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On master

pseudo rivet
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Fountains of blood

finite dragon
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@hushed aurora the first few hours of CS will be hard to get supplies

hushed aurora
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But in Dark Souls you don't bleed, you DIE

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Like what?

finite dragon
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Mostly medical supplies and good weapons

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You will be using a makarov and sawn off for the first hours