⭐┃nospoilers_general

[frail spire]

Hire me gsc, I promise to make your offices to be at least burnt down in a week

[nocturne thorn]

well most of it is speculation as of now, all we can really do is wait and keep our ears open

[solid dome]

The Good (Positive), The Bad (Negative) and the Hyped (Nuts) - one line to describe a whole community.

[marsh cliff]

EU studios have great ideas tho :V. But in terms of performance and polishing. I would say EU studios are lacking a bit of it

[rigid perch]

nevermind, the rar.html part was me being a dumbass
but now it says that the rar is either unknown format, or broken

[solid dome]

Crytek Kyiv. Jesus, leave me alive please. Worst studio to outsource your game to for optimization.

[tired anvil]

We only know it's MP

[drowsy mountain]

Not sure but through the Deliuxe sales content and stuff it's giving me the think of stuff similar to fallout 76 or some sort of RPG like so

[finite dragon]

Yeah... Im just gonna wait for Ray of Hope

[frail spire]

You gonna die before it comes out

[marsh cliff]

Maybe Stalker 2 Multiplayer would be something like Escape From Tarkov tho

[sinful sky]

Dont get hyped people dont preorder anything

[solid dome]

Ripper, I'll ping you in #offtopic about something

[drowsy mountain]

I mean it's just a year,we had wait for 10 years already anyway

[frail spire]

We need a spinoff stalker game but it's Army of Two

[gusty pike]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is number 4 on global top sellers on steam.

[marsh cliff]

[burnt heron]

congrats to the devs/publisher to the trailer and progress of the game

[frail spire]

So was no mans sky and fallout 76 at some point

[finite dragon]

can you play with gamepass?

[marsh cliff]

I wonder when we will have more infos and gameplay of Stalker 2 tho ? Like a real gameplay demonstrating the game mechanics

[eternal hull]

hmmmmm which one of the 50 billion different versions shall i buy

[frail spire]

that pinned message
Confirmed Canvasgate 2.0 but in cyrilic

[nocturne thorn]

not pre ordering a game again, not after cyberpunk 2077

[tribal condor]

Is it possible to get the retail copy for PC?
I NEED those items

[finite dragon]

cyberbug 2077

[dense burrow]

All these pings REEEEEEEEEE

[dire flame]

anyone else triggered by the pre ordering

[tight meteor]

The fact they're offering pre-order bonuses concerns me, so does the idea of weapon skins

[random drum]

and the uniforms

[dire flame]

also

that was hardly a gameplay trailer

I guess I'm 32 and should just play retro vidya forever

[red ledge]

yea wut is this? i need to preorder to hear the other songs on campfires

[finite dragon]

can someone reply

[surreal kiln]

why is the ultimate edition retail so expensive?

[tribal condor]

So, physical has a PC release?

[tired anvil]

Yes

[random drum]

I don't like where it's going

[lofty aspen]

so, multiplayer is confirmed?

[finite dragon]

Yep

[tired anvil]

Some form of multiplayer, yes

[frail spire]

inb4 modders add anime songs to the campfires
OH NO WHY DID I THINK THAT

[finite dragon]

mp artifact hunt?

[tight meteor]

I hope it doesn't subtract from the single player, which is literally all the core fanbase wants

[simple basalt]

Hey gaj do any of the pre order purchases above standard include a steam key?

[nocturne thorn]

well at least Psychonauts 2 looks promising...

[tired anvil]

All of the physical editions include a Steam key

[dense moon]

are you sure ?

[simple basalt]

And a physical? I’m assuming from the “steelbook”.

[tired anvil]

Sure about what?

[finite dragon]

Man, I love Stalker and stuff, but this is expensive ...

[tight meteor]

I only just read the prices

[dense moon]

that the physicals include a steam key

[rustic apex]

physical.. box.. pc... is the game finally coming out or im just dreaming?

[finite dragon]

[surreal kiln]

I really like the ultimate with the lamp, but bruh... 340$?? For that price u have to add inside an original piece of the reactor lmao

[lofty aspen]

I hope the don't rune it. the last thing everyone needs is another fallout 76.

[simple basalt]

I’m about to

[tired anvil]

Is my dyslexia kicking in or did you not write clearly enough

[frail spire]

No gaj ur just dumb

[tight meteor]

£95 for Ultimate Edition

[full cliff]

all these really big collector's editions cost like this nowadays

[past shuttle]

Steelbook

[rustic apex]

I been waiting for so long, is the game finally coming out??

[tired anvil]

I mean yea that's also possible after sitting here for this long

[simple basalt]

Physical as in disc sorry

[finite dragon]

Damn Literally 110 Eur here

[finite dragon]

On my birthday, April 28th

[tired anvil]

Seems like only keys to this answer

[bitter thunder]

Is the game really going to be 150 gigs?????????????

[tired anvil]

Yes

[finite dragon]

The only collectors edition I ever got was fallout 76, don't let me down gsc

[signal dove]

I NEED the Patches souvenir so I can burn the Duty patch outside and video it

[past shuttle]

340 dollars...

[glacial quartz]

LOL 150 GIGS OF PURE STALKER

[simple basalt]

Thank you!

[rustic apex]

april 28 of 2022??@finite dragon

[tight meteor]

I don't mind how big the game is tbh, considering the massive 4k-looking textures

[full cliff]

I'll probably go for the deluxe one, don't really need the backpack or the container thingy

[surreal kiln]

idk man, I usually see collectors in the 100/200$ range. >300$ is new to me

[finite dragon]

That backpack better be made from the finest Chernobyl canvas

[tired anvil]

64 square km

[tired anvil]

Yes

[frail spire]

Look man, people is free to use their money as they want but we don't even know the quality of these extra goodies, and I want to believe people isn't dumb enough to fall for this again after the whole fallout 76 debacle

[vivid tinsel]

fallout 76 moment

[tight meteor]

I'm concerned about more pressing matters, namely skins for stuff and how expensive it is

[royal jungle]

m-m-m-multiplayer skins?

[simple basalt]

I wish we could have options in the textures we download like in siege. Some of us don’t really need the 4K ones

[past shuttle]

You seen it right m8

[marsh mason]

Wait MP STALKER?

[glacial quartz]

can we please not compare GSC to Bethesda?

[surreal kiln]

I agree the backpack is forgettable, but that container seems awesome, also ultimate steelbook is the prettier imo

[tired anvil]

Whilst you aren't wrong, on the other side of the spectrum some people want anything and everything GSC related, so they'll take it regardless of quality

[full cliff]

a lot of companies have taken it as a norm nowadays

[vivid tinsel]

no

[tired anvil]

@finite dragon no swearing please, and yes, some skins will be there it seems

[bitter thunder]

I'd take it if I had the cash

[frail spire]

inb4 you can buy dildo skins for bolts and throw them at people
I at last see what they're going for, those geniuses

[marsh mason]

😮 You're kdding me! No way! For real!? MP STALKER!? Don't lie to me guys.

[loud quest]

I hope thiw will be ported to UE5

[surreal kiln]

this is 100% true, that lamp is a render for sure. Hope they will make a video about the physical stuff

[frail spire]

CS also had mp so it wouldn't be weird

[finite dragon]

Figdoodling skins and costumes are bad practices

there, cleaned it up

[thin willow]

Offering a pre-order seems a bit premature. The game has a long way to go and the fact that all the materials we've seen so far from the game are screenshots from the trailer suggests that

[glacial quartz]

so many people crying over the edition versions, if you are that broke just stick with the 60e version like any other game release nowadays

[tired anvil]

Well, we also saw the trailer tonight

[marsh mason]

https://tenor.com/view/cr1tikal-penguinz0-meme-woo-yeah-baby-gif-19316511

[vivid tinsel]

didnt CoP aswell?

[sonic rampart]

SoC as well

[simple basalt]

Stalker backpack fo 76 canvas bag 🤷‍♂️

[rustic apex]

will this cstalker have multiplayer?? like, coop?

[bitter thunder]

Coop? I doubt it

[simple basalt]

Emphasis on “co op”. Gsc has already confirmed it

[frail spire]

Hopefully no, co-op is usually trash unless the game was designed around it

[rustic apex]

I hope so, like borderlands 1/2/3

[glacial quartz]

It's confirmed there's coop

[bitter thunder]

Oh lol

[royal jungle]

arena multiplayer is pointless in this kind of game, coop all the way literally a “multiplayer fallout” people have been begging cor

[rustic apex]

there is coop? jesus christ, I love this game, best choice ever

[glacial quartz]

coop with your partner or a brother

[sick smelt]

I can't wait

[hushed aurora]

No

[stark lynx]

If it has co op I'm gonna buy the game for my little cousin,he's never played any of the stalker games. I can't wait to take him on his first trip to the zone

[finite dragon]

THAT ULTIMATE COLLECTORS EDITION

[dire flame]

People are complete fools

[glacial quartz]

@hushed aurora GSC staff confirmed there's coop though

[sick smelt]

do I still get the stuff If I pre order on steam

[hushed aurora]

Look at #📸┃screens_and_videos

[tight meteor]

I'm going to wait until the game comes out to buy it, that is what most people should do

[finite dragon]

The game keeps getting better

[stark lynx]

I really hope none of the season pass stuff and skins affect the single player experience

[grand pendant]

he misunderstood the question

[dusk mountain]

@neat roost how much liters is the backpack? Really interested in it but wanna know the liters

[dire flame]

just look at all that shilling in this text channel lmao

[glacial quartz]

well they seem to plan it alteast which is fine by me

[paper scaffold]

Any word on if the physical editions can be redeemed on STEAM? I'd love to grab one of the physical editions but also want it on STEAM.

[tired anvil]

No coop yet

[frail spire]

What you're meant to do is not fall for meme editions with a marble artifact nor another canvas bag

[finite dragon]

I am most worried about what modding opportunities this would even have now

[grand pendant]

yes

[finite dragon]

[dusk mountain]

kek

[tired anvil]

The physical copy comes with a Steam key

[dire flame]

If you pay an extra 30 dollars you can unlock the great swamps and Clear Sky faction

[stark lynx]

Gonna need to buy a new graphics card

[finite dragon]

ah yes

[mossy stag]

Special extra quest only for ultimate edition of the game?

[heavy root]

I got a freind on playstation that wants to play will stalker2 ever get on ps?

[paper scaffold]

@grand pendant@tired anvil Thanks for the info. Gonna grab a physical edition then.

[finite dragon]

My PC won't be able to run this game on Low

[tired anvil]

Cheers mate

[frail spire]

We wait for the potato mod and play it anyways

[tired anvil]

Not sure, we only know about Xbox and PC

[halcyon dirge]

Why cant i pre order???

[stark lynx]

I'm good on everything except graphics cards

[tired anvil]

It will be available in a few days 🙂

[finite dragon]

If I can afford it I am gonna grab the Ultimate Phsyiocal

[stark lynx]

So how do I find a cheap rtx 2070 everyone?

[halcyon dirge]

THX bro I cant wait!!! Xaxa

[finite dragon]

you don't

[unborn field]

why is the ultimate edition so expensive?

[finite dragon]

Buy a gaming laptop, Lenovo Legion 5 is a really good one

[stark lynx]

I like my big screens

[frail spire]

Because COOMSOOM ARRRRGHHHHH MY WALLET

[tired anvil]

Lava lamps cost

[finite dragon]

Then hook up a monitor

[leaden aurora]

i think it would be nice to get the limited edition. The art book and figure look cool

[stark lynx]

And all I really need is a graphics card,I meet all the requirements except that one. I'm stuck with a 1060 rn

[finite dragon]

A gaming laptop, really? Overheating here I come...

[haughty crag]

just put the laptop in ice water

[finite dragon]

Big brain logic

[tight meteor]

I think you just invented water cooling

[haughty crag]

time to patent my idea

[halcyon dirge]

I think so too!

[silver crater]

is there a date when we will be able to buy the retail editions im getting just a whitescreen
i know it says available soon but when is this

[grand pendant]

in a few days

[royal kayak]

Soon ™

[tight meteor]

Grins in 970

[stark lynx]

My 1060 is the 3gb one dw

[tight meteor]

Ah mine is 4gb, she's held up well over the years

[indigo spade]

Does it say if the physical copy is redeemable on steam anywhere?

[silver crater]

do you have some exact numbers?

[inland steeple]

Good trailer, nice stuff.

[finite dragon]

The phsyical ultimate pre order is 400+ canadian monopoly bucks

[frail spire]

canadian
I'm sorry

[stark lynx]

All the graphics cards are still sold out oof

[royal kayak]

That backpack better be good .

[silver crater]

just buy it

[grand pendant]

all i have is

[finite dragon]

That half of my pay checque :l

[exotic swift]

Why it is becoming nomral for game companies to launch there game with 2 story dlcs which is always in ultimate edition : |

[silver crater]

oof

[indigo spade]

I'm feeling on the fence. So far I've only ever preordered 2 games, this would be my third. The extra goodies in ultimate edition looks hella cool but the whole Fallout 76 thing makes me suspicious. I hope they come out with more details on them later on, before every ultimate edition is sold out.

[lone vine]

VERY excited

[tired anvil]

Maybe I might be able to help, more details like what?

[finite dragon]

"Souvenir Zone Permit" So is this like the 2011 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 build where people are allowed into the Zone so long as they have a permit?

[grand pendant]

hopefully not

[frail spire]

"Hi gsc is the backpack good?"
Gsc:
"Have you heard of canvas?"

[tight meteor]

Personally I'm going to wait until more information is available

[pseudo yoke]

Is there a limit on how many ultimate editions there are

[indigo spade]

Well, anything. So far all I can see is a screenshot and name. Like, material, description, dimensions etc. Like someone mentioned before, a video of some sort showing them off.

[finite dragon]

Thatsa good question, I hope they aren't a super limited lot since I think I will have to save up for months ot get it :l

[frail spire]

Super foreskin edition: day one of ten

[lone vine]

whats up with the paid additional costume and weapon skins?

[paper scaffold]

I would think they'd do that closer to launch. The physical items probably won't be finalized and go into production until early next year at the earliest. Everyone remembers the Fallout76 Canvas bag fiasco and doesn't want a repeat of that.

[tired anvil]

I hope this image helps a little 🙂

[lone vine]

why would there be costumes in singleplayer, is the game no longer going to have the armor system the earlier games had?

[tired anvil]

The game will have some form of multiplayer

[raven pond]

Is that only if you get it on the website, or will getting it on steam get you stuff as well?

[indigo spade]

I've seen it, looking around on the website etc. Just cautious after Fallout 76 is all hahaha

[finite dragon]

Is he holding a Soul artifact

[tired anvil]

The Steam version includes some different things, this is the website version

[edgy narwhal]

Bro Stalker 2 looks amazing

[terse tusk]

yeah but costs a lot

[frail spire]

If the game has mp then it's gonna be something contained in the mp mode unless singleplayer armors have camos

[tired anvil]

Perfectly understandable

[finite dragon]

"Life-simulating system “A-life 2.0” that makes the game world feel alive as never before"

[edgy narwhal]

But wtf those minimum specs. I cannot run it

[lone vine]

yeah that right there spooks me: "Single player: 1 new costume and 3 weapon skins" whats up with that on singleplayer?

[finite dragon]

I know how you feel bro, I have a GTX 1050 TI

[royal kayak]

I really don't like not having a date for the preorder . I don't want to miss it dude .

[finite dragon]

"Take over a role of the lone stalker and explore photorealistic seamless open world in a 64-km² radioactive zone with a variety of environments that reveal post-apocalyptic atmosphere from different angles. Make your way through the Zone to define your destiny as you choose your paths within highly branching epic story." 64 KM ZONE

[exotic swift]

i fell you bro we are done for in the 1 or 2 years

[inland steeple]

Any information how the multiplayer will work?

[frail spire]

Todd:
TEN TIMES THE SIZE

[unkempt pulsar]

If I buy one of those fancy collector's editions, am I gonna be waiting multiple weeks for delivery or will we get our keys emailed to us?

[edgy narwhal]

I have gtx 1650 4gb

[upper inlet]

F76 makes me seriously consider preordering anything

[frail spire]

If you didn't doubt preorders before 76 then dunno man, you gonna get scammed real hard

[wise fjord]

where can i preorder the retail version of stalker, i really want the patches and all the other stuff

[upper inlet]

I need to jump off that nostalgia train

[indigo spade]

I'm guessing the keys will be instantly redeemable on steam, but you can't install/play the game until launch. Or the codes only work on launch day, but they're in collectors edition you're sent.

[leaden aurora]

stalker 2 website, preorders will open in a few days

[finite dragon]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is the 8th highest selling game on Steam RN

[wise fjord]

oh thx

[frail spire]

I remember doing a "it will be a $200 edition with a rusty bolt" joke but this went really wild

[unkempt pulsar]

but they're in collectors edition you're sent.
That's what I'm worried about. Don't wanna be waiting for a CD key to be sent to me as part of the package from Ukraine. That would suck.

[neon kiln]

I love GSC Game World but the convenience of having my games on steam outweighs that love.

[proven wing]

Wow 😯

[finite dragon]

hey guys how much is the retail ultimate edition with all the figures?

[exotic swift]

same , we can play the game for sure just on low settings, i dont think its gonna be bad at all

[grand pendant]

$340

[neon kiln]

I have the money in my steam wallet already

[pseudo yoke]

329$ USD I think

[royal kayak]

339.99$

[rare rain]

I will probably need to visit the wish granter for a new pc to run the game at max settings

[silver crater]

the better question is how many will there be

[grand pendant]

@pure crow no swearing btw

[frail spire]

$350 plus foreskin plus tip

[neon kiln]

How much does steam skim off the top?

[finite dragon]

[pure crow]

Sry

[finite dragon]

@pure crow digital pre orders are avabile now, physicals are for anotehr few days

[real hollow]

how did you check that? on my store it's 2nd or 3rd depending on the order

[silver crater]

imagine they pull something like a number of 100 or something like this

[vague mirage]

Do the physical editions include a DVD or is it a digital code?

[real hollow]

Steam takes 30%

[neon kiln]

Steam is such an ingenious business model

[finite dragon]

Front page of Steam in the Top Sellers section and Steam DB

[halcyon dirge]

I wondering about delivery system. Physical edition delivering by local system or directly from GSC game?

[finite dragon]

[frail spire]

I wonder how much stuff MC forced onto them

[sour kettle]

No Gog.com pre-order?

[neon kiln]

Ew gog.com

[foggy gulch]

gog > steam

[finite dragon]

I agree but I don't want to give anymore money to CDPR

[fiery sleet]

Hello there

[neon kiln]

virgin gog vs chad steam. The only thing good about gog is that they have & optimize old games

[unborn field]

what a shame that there is no gog version

[fading reef]

no DRM as well?

[real hollow]

retail > anything (because of the goodies)

[silver crater]

ohh yea that would be a good one

[frail spire]

Gog>steam>>>trash>powergap>other launchers

[bitter prism]

hello cope hotline?

[unborn field]

I really wanted to buy it on GOG

[foggy gulch]

I like that gog doesn't force me to download a client and sign in with an account to play single player games

[neon kiln]

Idk, I just like steam cuz all my games are there

[hasty delta]

cant pre order physical on their website

[real hollow]

they said in a few days

[fiery sleet]

I just saw the video on steam shop

[neon kiln]

Ez and convenient

[marsh lagoon]

What do you guys think about the requirements? I've spent years waiting for this one and now I'm effed because of my ancient rig :((

[sour kettle]

All my stalker games are on my gog.com account

[foggy gulch]

Anyone know about shipping time on the physical copy? Will we get a code as well so we don't have to wait?

[stiff olive]

how do I pre-order the digital version on their website? It just redirects me to the steam store.

[finite dragon]

Can my Socket 7 AMD K6 and 3DFX card run STALKER 2?

[main burrow]

do you get any digital preorder bonuses when you buy the retail preorder editions?

[fiery sleet]

Graphism looks wonderfull

[hasty delta]

oh.. back to stasis it is then

[unborn field]

same here

[silver crater]

36 please

[neon kiln]

Are there any bonuses for pre-ordering the standard version?

[pseudo yoke]

I hope they make it 1000, Just so regular people have a chance to get one. I will bet money these will be scalped.

[edgy narwhal]

Wait rly? Than great. But my procesor is weak. I5 4690 3,2ghz and only 8 GB

[fiery sleet]

I think I'll wait Talker 2 playing Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky and Call of pripyat again

[frail spire]

No, only coomsoomers get treated with value

[sour kettle]

PRE-ORDER STANDARD EDITION NOW TO GET EXCLUSIVE BONUSES:

Extended Campfire Content: more guitar tunes and tales that you can hear in the game around the stalkers' campfires
'Early bird' Weapon Skin
'Early bird' Costume Skin
'Early Bird' Multiplayer Badge
Steam Pack: Animated Avatar, Animated Avatar Frame & Animated Profile Background

[leaden aurora]

The physical standard edition has some additional bonuses with no extra cost also ⬆️

[neon kiln]

I see, multiplayer stuff then. I’ll just wait for release, or maybe later in the year. Steam summer sale is approaching and there are a few games I wanna pick up. Mainly RD2

[frail spire]

tfw you lived long enough to see BGM's being used as "extra content"
Just end it man, put this whole industry out of it's misery

[main burrow]

how many digital preoreder extentions do you get when buying the retail preorder editions?

[fiery sleet]

What mod would you advice for a new game of shadow of chernobyl ? I'll play again before stalker 2 release.

[foggy gulch]

ZRP

[halcyon dirge]

Is it conclude Season pass at Physical edition?

[neon kiln]

In the meantime, I’m going to play anomaly

[finite dragon]

PRE-ORDER STANDARD EDITION NOW TO GET EXCLUSIVE BONUSES:

Extended Campfire Content: more guitar tunes and tales that you can hear in the game around the stalkers' campfires
'Early bird' Weapon Skin
'Early bird' Costume Skin
'Early Bird' Multiplayer Badge

why do i pay for extra guitar songs

[sour kettle]

https://www.stalker2.com/#/preorder

[fiery sleet]

Zone reclamation project ?

[foggy gulch]

Yes sir

[neon kiln]

Once I’m done modding that bad boy, it’ll look like the stalker 2 trailer.

[frail spire]

Pay for the background music you lowly consumer

[fiery sleet]

I'll check that, thank's for the advice.

[finite dragon]

why do i have to pay extra for extra side missions TTTTTTT

[foggy gulch]

The optional FPS mod that's part of ZRP is a good add also imho

[unborn field]

if the pre-order thing doesn't show up on the website, then delete your cookies from stalker2.com

[simple basalt]

Puts on aggressor reshade

[neon kiln]

Nah, i’ll just wait, doesn’t seem worth it atm. I’m excited for the game but out of principle, I don’t spend my money on something before I am sure it’s worth it.

[random vortex]

Do we know what the multiplayer is gonna be like? 🤔

[halcyon sinew]

extra side missions? lmao just wait until modders put it in

[fiery sleet]

Do you think I should use a few mods or only one ?

[frail spire]

YOU DON'T HAVE AN OPINION YOU FILTHY CONSUMER BUY WHAT WE TELL YOU TO BUY

[finite dragon]

I hope they revert the idea of paying extra for extra story missions, it just doesnt feel like something GSC would do

[simple basalt]

Is this first play through?

[unborn field]

yap...

[foggy gulch]

As many as your heart desires stalker. ZRP and Autumn Aurora 2 are the only ones I personally use in SoC

[finite dragon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObS5WD2D7Pc STALKER has come a long way since this

My God, guys! It looks very epic but please. I beg you to have a co-op story in it! I have been waiting for years to experience the STALKER experience with my dear cousin. We have been huge STALKER fans since we were kids. To this day, we all have all the games on our PCs and we always talk about how good it would be if there was some form of co-op. So please! There is simply no other game like this that we love so much for its atmosphere and story !!!!
Keep up the good work! and I wish you success!
(A random STALKER fan from Hungary)

[fading reef]

no

[halcyon sinew]

well they are partnering with microsoft no wonder they have all that exclusive booger stuff

[pseudo yoke]

Its far too late to want stuff like that lol I hope we get co-op or something but

[lyric forge]

Nah no thanks

[frail spire]

This is why we can't have nice things

[neon kiln]

Co-op would be really fun ngl, but I don’t believe they can retrofit in co-op this late in development

[fiery sleet]

No, I played this game many time but never used mod (except once a mod called "realistic" or something like that, I forgot)

[simple basalt]

Go crazy den

[pseudo yoke]

How can Unreal not handle coop?

[foggy gulch]

Do we know for sure yet is it UE4 or 5?

[neon kiln]

this late in development

[simple basalt]

Bruh... you’re assuming it hasn’t been part of development from the start

[halcyon sinew]

i wonder what type of mod support it will be since they have "extra" stuff as preorder bonus

[pseudo yoke]

Its unreal, coop will be added by modders at the minimum

[frail spire]

Why not just release an expansion with a co-op mode instead of shoving everything in one game

[neon kiln]

Not a bad idea

[stiff olive]

thank you, that worked

[pseudo yoke]

Why is coop bad? Do you not have friends?

[unborn field]

you're welcome

[fiery sleet]

Did someone tryed "call of the zone" for call of prypiat ?

[frail spire]

The more things a game has the harder it gets to mod since everything code-related is mixed so you don't know what changes could break something

[fading reef]

not bad, just don't see a way it could work with what a base stalker game is supposed to be

[vague mirage]

UE5 is not a finished engine. I doubt they've been making a a game for several years with an engine that's not available yet.

[random vortex]

You see other stalkers traveling in groups all the time in CoP.

[sour kettle]

No, Skif. I'm not giving Her to anybody.

[tired anvil]

Yes, very easily

[pseudo yoke]

I bet "Him" is Strelok

[fading reef]

yet the main character is always alone, with good reason. the atmosphere doesn't work when you have a friend talking to you

[vague mirage]

It's possible, but it's not gonna be as easy as pressing a button

[tired anvil]

Tell that to Degtyarev lmao

[thin adder]

Hwo do i prr:;rder.the.dtakler gamer pl;se hellp??

[tired anvil]

It will be available in a few days

[pseudo yoke]

Hey Gaj, do me a favour and delay it until Thursday

[fair crater]

holy blin, gameplay trailer

[leaden aurora]

Then you don’t have to play coop

[frail spire]

Co-op sounds good at first but then you have to wonder how it will work in a game that was intended to be singleplayer with an multiplayer mode that has no connection to the main mode at all and was mostly made for giggles

[fading reef]

more time invested in making co op is less time invested in the rest of the game

[neat roost]

It's my fault, sorry

[neon kiln]

I am really excited for this game, I can’t remember the last time I was this excited over a game

[fair crater]

those enemies shoot like storm troopers tho

[grand pendant]

no worries, we already clarified that in the chat @neat roost

[fading reef]

it's a trailer for an xbox conference

[neat roost]

Excellent, buddy! I really appreciate it.

[grand pendant]

[hasty night]

i really want to try co-op with some friends, most of my friends dont really play stalker which sucks so maybe this might help them get into it? i also like the idea of being like companions and travelling together. yknow? idk though. i think the games looking amazing though im so excited

[fair crater]

did i just see a headcrab

[fiery sleet]

Thanks for all your advices

[fading reef]

I got drawn into these games because of how alone the atmosphere makes you feel, don't you feel like that whole aspect would be gone for new players especially?

[timber violet]

I dont think many will play coop as a first playthrough

[frail spire]

What I'm looking for is that they improved the companion system since it sucked ass, ie: not being able to give them better armor since models were models meaning you had to find an exo-model npc

[fading reef]

that's what he's suggesting though

[hasty night]

possibly, but like with the forest (which i know is totally different and should really be compared?) even though its good on its own it can be better with other people? but when i was growing up playing the game id normally find myself daydreaming about having other people with me, that makes me sound sad but its finnnee.

[finite dragon]

Wait what is this about Campfire songs locked behind dlc

[lament wharf]

hello slyth

[hasty night]

wait we can play campfire songs??? brb preordering rn

[pseudo rivet]

Well, it's locked behind a pre-order

It's that simple, tbh

[sharp pewter]

I don't see how is this game going to be open for mods when they are charging you with extra campfire songs ingame...

[pseudo rivet]

No, by others

[foggy gulch]

Gotta create some value for those 15 other ways to buy the game

[tired anvil]

Some things we don't understand either, I guess we only have ~10 months to find out

[frail spire]

Because if they don't have mod support gsc will go instantly bankrupt

[sour kettle]

just wait for the goty edition boys

[fading reef]

I understand what you mean, but that would mean a lot of new players would just jump into co op and miss out

[cyan garden]

i cant believe they just showed the trailer for shadow of chernobyl today, thats really lazy on gsc's part..........................

[pseudo rivet]

I guess we got ~10 months for GSC to explain it to us

[tired anvil]

One can only hope

[still lance]

Multiplayer confirmed to be co-op, or is it going to be similar to previous games?

[pseudo rivet]

I've lost mine

:(

[tired anvil]

Only MP, we don't know what type

[pseudo rivet]

Perhaps S.T.2 will give me a Ray of Hope

[frail spire]

Like, this whole franchise is alive due to mods, if gsc doesn't wants to get EA'd they'll have to deliver good mod support

[pseudo yoke]

Theyve confirmed mod support. They will likely release an SDK which will be infinitely more useful than X-Rays

[forest owl]

We love our game with all our hearts, and do respect all the stalkers and their opinions. But there could be a possible misconception between us. You will get all your favorite things from original series in every version of the game.

All these additional extras are our token of appreciation for the support before the release. Even without it, you'll get an opportunity to sit by the fire, listen to the songs and explore the Zone without any limitations.

[leaden aurora]

idk, one of the things that's really stressed by the community is atmosphere as you said, i think many new players will be able to understand that the first playthough at least would probably be better if they play alone.

[sour kettle]

No more Hope, just Patience rn... (Especially after CP2077...)

[cyan garden]

i hope the netcode for MP, if it's only PVP, is structured so it won't be a years-long journey to get co-op working

[fading reef]

a lot of new players for this game would know nothing but what gsc has shown, though

[hasty night]

thats true, thats why im trying to urge my friends to play the first three before they even think about playing this one. i presume you can play it as a standalone but i think itd be a lot better with the other ones. and i know many people would join in with co-op but they always have the option to then play it alone and compare it that way? in my opinion, i think the co-op option (which even then its only that, an option) is a good one since itll encourage people who dont enjoy playing alone to play the game

[tired anvil]

Only brain damage left after tonight in my case

[pseudo rivet]

Token of appreciation - behind a paywall

Dang

[pseudo rivet]

Neat af bro

[leaden aurora]

For all of my first playthroughs of the games I never added any mods, because the community generally said not to on your first run. That kind of thing

[pseudo yoke]

There's nothing wrong with giving inconsequential stuff to people who pay a bit more

[grand pendant]

good

[foggy gulch]

Yeah should probably just say "Microsoft made us do it"

[sharp pewter]

I don't understand, does the preordering mean i get to hear the stalkers play a few more songs at the campfire? If that's the case and the game is going to be mod supportable (lets say how we could mod the previous games) then what's stopping me from just doing that myself?

I've done replaced gun sounds and all of the game's combat tracks and ambients in the previous games before

[frail spire]

"Microsoft said that if we didn't do it we would get replaced by their indian tech support"

[pseudo yoke]

Nothing?

[pseudo rivet]

Yeah, it gives some more songs and other stuff

[fading reef]

dear god imagine if they try to control the modding market like some games do, where the moderators have to confirm every upload

[pseudo rivet]

Some campfire stories as well

[sharp pewter]

won't that put the company at a loss if people can just do that?

[hasty night]

thatd be kinda heartbreaking im ngl

[random vortex]

People will always upload their mods to Nexus.

[pseudo rivet]

Would be based, though

[pseudo yoke]

How is it a loss?

[foggy gulch]

Those of you that are wondering how mod support doesn't invalidate the preorder bonuses are asking good questions

[woeful violet]

stalker was my childhood and ive been playing stalker, and possibly a hundred mods, for hundreds of hours, over the last 12 years of my life, to say it has impacted me greatly is to make an understatement. the joy i felt when i saw this announcement today out of the blue is palpable, makes me feel like a kid again. the sequel i always needed. 😂

[grand pendant]

i mean, 50% of something is better than 100% of nothing

[fading reef]

nah I mean no modding unless you go through the devs like bethesda games on console

[frail spire]

Thats like saying pirating hurt sales

[timber violet]

I think you guys stress it too much, I think GSC understand that ppl will be able to do that but its YOUR CHOICE to support them RIGHT NOW, nothing more than that

[fading reef]

watch out for the people that unironically think this lol

[hasty night]

me too man, me too. i ran upstairs to tell my dad to check the new trailer. the stalker series is by far one of my favourites. ive missed it so much.

[random vortex]

I think it'll work differently. Most Unreal Engine games just have you download their SDK from Epic Games Store.

[sharp pewter]

if i understand correctly, hypothetically im going to preorder the game and i got the campfire songs.

What's stopping a modder from doing that exact thing for free by modding it?

[pseudo rivet]

Patreon where?

[unborn field]

people who pirate wouldn't buy the game anyway

[foggy gulch]

GSC presumably

[pseudo yoke]

Again, nothing

[lone leaf]

I don't usually pre order on principle
HOWEVER

[pseudo rivet]

Nothing

Maybe your morals

[woeful violet]

unfortunately NONE OF my friends play stalker and nobody can understand this visceral reaction

[timber violet]

One thing im very happy about the trailer is that it didnt reveal any actual spoilers, even the guy you talk to is refered as "stranger"

[lone leaf]

We do, brother. We do.

[fading reef]

rememvber, don't preorder stuff unless you're fine with throwing all that money in a campfire

[pseudo yoke]

How can you miss something that has never disappeared

[random vortex]

Plus I mean, Skyrim Special edition still has tons of NSFW mods on PC, even if the console mod space is curated.

[hasty night]

bro tell me about it, i sent the trailer to someone hyped as hell and there reaction was 'deadass never heard of this game before wut' like please :((

[leaden aurora]

You'll make whatever Ukrainian who thought up that bright idea cry. 😢

[carmine pivot]

Exactly man, we all know how u feel

[fading reef]

I specifically said I was talking about the way it works on console

[frail spire]

Trying to go against modders and pirates hurts the company and regular users 10 times more than the pirates/modders, see nintendo killing romsites for the sake of wanting to hold ips hostage

[sharp pewter]

don't tell him that!

[hasty night]

its just been a hectic few years, i havent had the chance to play it, its just nice to see it pop up on my youtube, kinda made me realise how much i miss the game

[fading reef]

vladislav spent sweet time modelling the interior of the CNPP just so we can have the amazing and great linear sequence at the end of shadow of chernobyl

[frail spire]

Also who cares about consoles mods? Modders should upload versions that brick consoles just for fun

[woeful violet]

:(( have you played stalkersoup / narodnaya solyanka?

[finite dragon]

I just saw the new stalker video and I must say that the dev team did an incredible job

I am so HYPED

[hasty night]

no?? what is it? if its good then ill give it a go, ive suddenly got three months free hahah

[sharp pewter]

the only good thing that came out of that whole e3 disaster was stalker gameplay trailer lmfao

[foggy gulch]

The new battlefield game looks alright

[limpid gazelle]

Stalker 2 overpriced af

[grand pendant]

stalkersoup isn't the same as narodnaya solyanka, don't try the former because it's almost the same as the latter but full of bugs and crashes (literally every 5 minutes)

[hasty night]

itll be worth it though, i hope, dear god i hope its worth the money if its anything like cyber punk im never touching a video game again

[uncut night]

I dont normally pre order, but I made an exception today because I'm paranoid of another metro exodus happening :I

[sharp pewter]

it's weird to see gsc put things like extra quests behind a paywall

[foggy gulch]

Huge red flag imho

[woeful violet]

yeoooo that's hardly enough time but its the largest most insane modpack for stalker, for me its the most memorable ive ever used its like 30gb or something

[red ledge]

back 4 blood? forza horizon 5? they were pretty decent

[random vortex]

Halo Infinite. 😎

[meager temple]

God yes, I got this super job right on time

[sharp pewter]

inb4 modders just break it and find a way to get that for free

[frail spire]

Having a canvas bag bonus edition is the real flag here

[edgy narwhal]

I hope i will be able to run it

[carmine pivot]

The halo trailer over shadowed the s2 trailer

[hasty night]

damn,, ill search it up and have a look at it! 🙂

[meager temple]

Ultimate edition, here I come

[lone leaf]

The only things that worry me are terms like "season pass" in the pre order bonus packages

[foggy gulch]

Hopefully, we aren't going to have as complete access to Stalker 2 as we did the older games what with all the source code being leaked and what not

[woeful violet]

http://www.stalkersoup.com/
you can contact the modder, tecnobacon, on steam too and hes super helpful and friendly. really what the community is about awesome guy

[cyan garden]

https://gyazo.com/04477f26d1db3b52c5c7422c996495da yikes lmao

[sharp pewter]

i don't know what happened there, wasn't around

[woeful violet]

the retail ultimate is over 300 dollars..... steep

[drifting osprey]

The second that COOP is confirmed by the devs I am preordering, as will my friend Arch

[hasty night]

im only a few months away before im able to leave and get an actual job, all im wanting are those damn dog tags.

[meager temple]

I thankfuly landed a nice job as a game dev

[frail spire]

Except co-op wasn't confirmed, gajunas already said he got trolled by gsc

[carmine pivot]

Damn

[drifting osprey]

this looks awesome, and the dev team behind this game is massive.
I said the second that it is.... not that it was

[meager temple]

So I need around 4 months of saving, because I want to upgrade my GPU and CPU as well, since I planned to do that, but now I have an actual pretext for that

[tired anvil]

[limpid gazelle]

Syberpunk is thrash and the game is made just for money and i really hope Stalker 2 is not like that but seeing the price and thriler its probably the same and that ruins everything.

[silver crater]

so who will go for the retail ultimate pack?

[daring notch]

Do you guys know if there are any multiplayer mods for stalker anomaly?

[meager temple]

I aim to do so, stalker

[foggy gulch]

There aren't

[drifting osprey]

there is multiplayer as per the website but we don't know in what form

[fervent willow]

Im hoping to

[sour kettle]

Just too much love in their work, not enough time and a "decadent" industry maybe?

[daring notch]

Damn I want to play with a friend so bad but I can't find any kind of modification to allow multi

[cyan garden]

the "two story expansions" part worries me to death

[hasty night]

i really hope its nothing like cyperpunk, my dad put the thought in my head and now im too worried to pre order it. if it is idk, i think ill be more disappointed than angry

[leaden aurora]

I think I'll go limited, artbook and figure are more interesting to me than the lamp or backpack and i dont care much for a season pass lel

[drifting osprey]

weather it is pvp, pvpve, or coop we have not been told yet,

[buoyant solstice]

they at least didn't tease it for 7 years

[foggy gulch]

There aren't any, there's the ray of hope mod that's not out yet but they claim to be working on it. It's probably a pipe dream though

[lyric forge]

Wait a minute, on the ultimate edition I see the faction badges, are those the only factions that’ll be added? WHERE THE FUGG IS MERCS AT

[hasty night]

yeah, thats true

[frail spire]

Mercs were a last-minute faction tho, they weren't meant to be one universal faction but different groups, just saying

[finite dragon]

why?

[autumn spoke]

So guys what do you think ? Is Ultimate Edition worth it ?

[drifting osprey]

digital sure, if you liked the previous games.

[random vortex]

I'd wait till we actually see what the expansions are.

[hasty night]

im not sure yet, im still thinking about it, that bags looking pretty good thoughhhhhh

[autumn spoke]

You are talking about two story expansions right ?

[lone leaf]

I'm gonna simp and get the retail bigboy pack but if I get cucked I'll make it public so everyone can enjoy my shame

[frail spire]

falling for the bag of all things
Lmao

[finite dragon]

epic

[leaden aurora]

nylon

[random vortex]

Yeah.

[hasty night]

lmfaooooo yesyes

[frail spire]

Have fun getting a nylon bag with some scribbles on it

[potent bluff]

CS and CoP are also expansions story of SoC... Imo

[ebon horizon]

Nice gages guys 😎

[lyric forge]

Yeah although 4 factions and the war with duty and freedumb is kinda wack. I was hoping for more expansion on the mercs as little is known of them.
Unless they add them to those DLC’s and we finally get to see their base

[hasty night]

i mean, it seems to be coming out with gamepass anyway, which i have, so i dont really know if i should preorder it, the only reason i would be for the dogtags and the bag (mostly the dog tags i would buy those alone im not joking),,,,,, and the lamp

[cyan garden]

does it mean those two story expansions are only for people who pay a whole 100 dollary-doos? its really vague

[grand pendant]

they are working on it, almost every day vcs are released.
There is also XrMPE which already has a playable build.
And a terrible MP made forked out of a leaked XrMPE build but ignore this last one

[lone leaf]

Ye if it's ass I'll probably be showing that off here

[acoustic smelt]

today has been a massive mood whiplash, from the cool looking trailer to announcing 110€ edition with stuff cut out of the base game for pre-order only stuff, that's just predatory. GSC please, we know you wanted to get with the times but you really didn't have to copy all of the scummiest moves from AAA studios.

[lyric forge]

Honestly I just pre ordered it because this is the last company I have faith in

[acoustic smelt]

I'm not going to preorder, ever

[frail spire]

They are working with microsoft, dunno what were you expecting

[hasty night]

if this company breaks my trust im just not gonna trust anyone or anything again

[lone leaf]

Yeah not surprised if xbox was like "hey so you want our money right, do this"

[frail spire]

Imagine trusting a company lmao, coomsoomer moment

[random vortex]

Is your life really so barebones that game companies are the only people you interact with or put trust in?

[acoustic smelt]

and then there's the very real fear that it's getting heavily consolized. Sure, it's very possible the trailer is just the common E3 fodder but it's worrying.

[lone leaf]

But fuggit I can make anther 350 buckarinos without a fuss

[limpid gazelle]

You probably have a powerful PC that you can run the game on so i assume that you want to pre order it and i'd reccomend not. I personaly think that you should wait few monts and just see the game on yt or twich.... and they buy it cause now i think its not smart buy cause its a lot of money and the game is just new unexplored and 60 euros is not a small amount of money that someone can throw away if game is thrash.

[hasty night]

well no, but ive been into these games for pretty much my whole life, i was pretty much raised playing stalker, idk i just really trust the company

[autumn spoke]

I don't care about the digital stuff and skins I only want these 2 extra stories but the price is killing me

[lyric forge]

That would be worrying considering the main focus should be PC.

[timber violet]

why are you guys such doomers? just wait for the game to come out, if you dont like it, sure its sad but if its great? idk why you assume so many things and bother yourselves with these things, dont wanna preorder dont and wait for the game, got the money and wanna support them now? go ahead

[lime compass]

for the collectors retail to not have the digital ultimate included is quite cheap

[acoustic smelt]

what makes you think that? It has to cater to the lowest common denominator, which is going to be consoles.

[tropic pulsar]

Bandits demand $60 in exchange for a pre-order, will you give it to them?

[frail spire]

So far everything shown is literally justifying being "doomers"

[foggy gulch]

It's mostly different people from the team that made the original games. Lot of them left for the metro franchise (source a random yt video correct me if im wrong)

[haughty crag]

is retail ultimate in limited supply or preorder only? im eyeing it but i kinda wanna wait for more info on the game

[timber violet]

lmfao okay lets get into it, whats wrong with anything showed so far?

[hasty night]

its coming with gamepass, so i dont really have to pre order it, i was just gonna preorder for the collectors items tbh

[silk sparrow]

What difference between 60 and 110 pre-order? only collectables?

[leaden aurora]

definitely in limited supply

[unborn field]

yap

[frail spire]

MP skins with songs as bonus, special editions being expensive af, dlcs, gamepass

[hasty night]

im not sure how i feel about single player skins

[tropic pulsar]

I preordered without thinking am I a zombie?

[burnt epoch]

single player skins make no sense

[weak thicket]

Are the retail physical collector editions arriving on same date as the game or before?

[civic fiber]

Already know that there'll be dlcs? how long was S2 in the developement?

[foggy gulch]

You're a good consumer

[silk sparrow]

than i saw this new trailer... jesus its looks too good

[finite dragon]

Concerned about the skins but everything else is good

[acoustic smelt]

Steam won't do refunds to original payment methods (only steam store credit) if buy it over 3 months before launch, so even if you want to get on the pre-order goodies I'd hold my money until closer to launch. They'l still give refunds as long as you do it within 2 weeks of launch & have played less than 2 hours, I recommend making use of that.

[weak thicket]

you must consooooom

[tropic pulsar]

😎

[sour kettle]

It's not what GSC showed the problem, it's our gamer experience...
All I have for GSC now is love but yeah...

[autumn spoke]

Guys we will be able to buy these 2 extra stories later right ? I mean after the game released

[hasty night]

exactly, i just idk, its a bit off

[timber violet]

legit dont understand whats wrong, these bonuses are for people who are willing to pay more for things that dont affect the gameplay.

DLC's I am kinda with you on that but you have to remember that maybe if they did not partner with microsoft we might've not a get a 'second' stalker, so if thats all microsoft asked for thats worth it in my eyes.

[grand pendant]

yes, original stalker devs in the actual team are like 2 or 3. Not sure a lot left for Metro though, afaik only Andriy Prokhorov funded 4A. Others work in different games, like 1 Tarkov dev or a few Survarium devs.

[finite dragon]

Unless you use vodka bottle as suppressor 👌🏻

Then Im all in for skins

[acoustic smelt]

everything so far suggests no

[weak thicket]

Anyone know if the retail physical collector editions arriving on same date as the game or before?

[burnt epoch]

i mean i suppose its harmless, letting people use the skins they paid for in singleplayer but i never would because it wouldn't make sense story-wise

[autumn spoke]

Wait, WHAT ? I mean that makes no sense. I hope you're wrong. Like what's the point of that

[finite dragon]

Sense story wise?

Stalker you make your own story

[random vortex]

Yes, I'm not sure why he said no.

[burnt epoch]

well then my story doesnt involve gun skins

[acoustic smelt]

wait did you mean the expansions or the pre-order content? The former probably works like a season pass, but the latter seems to be definitely pre-order only.

[lone leaf]

Ask I know is I'm gonna go collect magic rocks, get spooked by monsters, and shoot the locals.

[hasty night]

they have to let us buy the extra stories later, right?

[old elk]

I am kinda worried about stalker 2

[real hollow]

i'm a huge fan of Survarium but there's not many ex-Stalker devs left in it, it's a very small studio now. But Oleg Yavorskiy and Ruslan Didenko are still running their own studio. Though the guy that matters is Dmitriy Iassanev and he's the lead dev in S2 again (he programmed the AI and the physics in the original Stalker IIRC)

[finite dragon]

'' So stalker where did you get that cool looking gun ''

'' I bought it from an anomaly a rip in space and time ''

'' Ah dawaii... ''

[frail spire]

Forking money for literally no reason means devs do not need to make actual content since retards are paying full price pre-orders+editions

[random vortex]

Yes, I'm not sure why people are even worried about this.

[foggy gulch]

No, it would be kinda dumb not to though, double dip for more money

[tropic pulsar]

[autumn spoke]

I was talking about the expansions

[real hollow]

people don't like having to pay extra for cut content from what otherwise would be a complete game

[grand pendant]

yeah, he is A-Life dev

[timber violet]

And why do you care what others pay? if the base game is good theres nothing that should bother you

[hasty night]

as they shouldnt lmfao

[weak thicket]

this is true

[silk sparrow]

wait stalker will have multiplayer?

[random vortex]

It's literally expansion style content. Did you complain about expansions 20 years ago when they were the norm on PC?

[acoustic smelt]

They're cutting content already made from the base game and putting it behind a "you have to blindly pay in advance before reviews are out" -paywall, that's just purely anti-consumer.

[grand pendant]

yes

[real hollow]

i'm talking about the extra side quest

[frail spire]

Because common practice nowadays is selling stuff that was planned to be in the base game as "extra" stop justifying your terrible opinions

[finite dragon]

There is also mod support

[acoustic smelt]

The old games did as well, but it majorly sucked so nobody remembers it existing.

[foggy gulch]

Exactly the way they word that it sounds like a one time thing

[timber violet]

but the "cut" content is literally skins and some campfire songs, you wouldnt care about those anyway.

Also, DLC's are probably worked on after game release so its not like they cut those before and release as additional

[silk sparrow]

oh i only played campaign

[real hollow]

careful with that, people still play Stalker tournaments, with real money prizes

[finite dragon]

If the skin is a ak with vodka suppressor then we all should buy it right now!

[hasty night]

the campfire songs are one of the best bits, im kinda bummed out that you have to preorder to get some more songs

[autumn spoke]

That's right. Looks like someone just became like the other AAA companies

[civic fiber]

oh yea never played stalker MP

[random vortex]

Same. 🤔

[real hollow]

if you played survarium the modes were very similar to stalker MP

[timber violet]

You the same people crying about DLC's now are the same who were crying all day long and complaining about GSC selling out and the game becoming XBOX exclusive or something with 0 information

[silk sparrow]

i just want every campaign story available. dont really care about multiplayer

[hasty night]

i played it once to 1v1 my brother because i was so sure i was better than him

[civic fiber]

I have tousand hours in stalker, thanks to mods

[random vortex]

I feel bad for people who put money into Survarium.

[finite dragon]

👌🏻🗿

[grand pendant]

then you have thousands of hours in mods, not stalker

[real hollow]

yeah survarium and stalker fans don't usually get well xd

[silk sparrow]

isnt survarium is created by stalker devs?

[grand pendant]

wrong reply, rip

[tired anvil]

Yes

[lone leaf]

You guys are all forgetting the most important thing

[civic fiber]

ou dont know what you are talking about there friend xD

[silk sparrow]

most important thing is: its official. no more rumours

[real hollow]

Yep but most of them left 2 or 3 years later. Sityanov, the guy who did the story for Stalker, quit very early on to work on his own games.

[sour kettle]

?

[grand pendant]

believe me bro, i do

[finite dragon]

My keyboard dosent even work for stalker games

So i am greatful for stalker 2

[lone leaf]

Can we customize our gopnik's teeth in the multiplayer?

[real hollow]

Do we know if it's UE4 or UE5 btw? they said you can import UE4 projects into UE5 and it releases around the time of UE5 launch

[silk sparrow]

@real hollow kinda sad

[old elk]

Stalker 2 better have a shadow of chernobyl graphics option

[tired anvil]

No, we don't know which version of UE it is

[acoustic smelt]

well I guess you could say Stalker 2 is made just as much by stalker 1 devs as survivarium was which is kind of an oof

[finite dragon]

Now that there is ray tracing we have mirrors to see our customized gopnik teeth

[civic fiber]

SIGH whatever - you do you tryhard. I enjoy sleeping bag, cut content and bugfixes xD you need to chase KD ratio, well that's your fight-

[random vortex]

4. UE5 isn't complete yet.

[real hollow]

i know of at least one recently announced game that is UE5

[hasty night]

yikes

[sturdy galleon]

so uhm...this looks bad. its not even out yet and im already dissapointed

[random vortex]

What's the release date?

[edgy furnace]

lol how

[tired anvil]

April 28th 2022

[frail spire]

Yeah, and it's gonna get worse since we have like 10 months left or so

[hasty night]

im excited, im trying to ignore anything bad, other than the skins which im quite upset about but its finee

[solid dome]

Размер игрового бесшовного мира Зоны составляет 64 км².

[kind obsidian]

Are there developers on server? Please, reply on questions if it doesn't bother you. || How long do you work in programming or it your hobby? Are there successful projects and not very successful ones? I just want to draw a parallel between you and myself. I have been fond of programming for a long time, but I do not find it interesting for myself in some moments and it turn me off. Now I'm thinking: is it worth trying or is it not mine? I use unity and C#. ||

[lime compass]

@tired anvil any new when the retail will be able to preorder?

[timber violet]

any idea what previous stalkers game size was?

[random vortex]

I mean for the UE5 game that dude was talking about.

[acoustic smelt]

Me too man, me too. I've seen the AAA-style steam release page with more than 2 editions and triple digit prices way too many times

[tired anvil]

A few days from now

[solid dome]

Not sure my wild guess is 15 give or take

[tired anvil]

You're better off asking this in #🔍┃ask_gscarchive 🙂

[edgy furnace]

How many original devs are working on this?

[sturdy galleon]

cut content sold as pre order bonus, probably no mod support because of unreal engine 4, planned season pass, HUGE open world map which will probably be filled with trash filler content, in engine cutscenes that are probably unskippable, dumbed down for consoles (faster gameplay, more player health, no grid inventory, no recoil)

[real hollow]

it's called Echoes of the End but there's no release date

@finite dragon @tired anvil he was asking about the UE5 title that I have heard of.

[timber violet]

x4 the map size? if its actually filled with content thats huge.

[tired anvil]

We don't know, but some are

[frail spire]

Can't wait for the coomsoomer fans finding their way here and sperg out how I'm supposed to get a preorder+special edition to become a legit "fan"

[autumn spoke]

I feel you... the pain...

[civic fiber]

heh porting this whole thing from UE4 to UE5 would unlock all the UE5 goodness, I'd love to see that

[solid dome]

Yeap. If done justice. BOY! I'd lose my s!

[hasty night]

lmfao me too honestly

[timber violet]

No one ever said that, but keep on hating, you doing great!

[tired anvil]

Some already did, both of you can quit it

[frail spire]

I didn't mentioned you tho

[random vortex]

All the assets would still have been made and optimized for UE4 though.

[willow patrol]

I know this is a little late but anyone know what the guy was referring about the music in the trailer I forgot to mention it

[viral bobcat]

My 1050 Ti time has come

[lime compass]

only thing the trailer displeased me was the stiff gunplay and movement, if that would go live id rather go read a book

[civic fiber]

Well UE devs promiss "easy porting" xD so I dunno

[finite dragon]

Minimum is 1060

[hasty night]

same 😌

[viral bobcat]

1050 ti is on par to 1060 i've heard

[cold cargo]

So if I understand correctly, you get physical stuff based on the version of the game you preorder

[obsidian trout]

I'm concerned for A-Life tbh

[real hollow]

Mod support is confirmed as far as i know. No idea where you're getting the no grid inventory thing, trailer had ui_off in the console.

[hasty night]

thank god

[solid dome]

Throw your 10XX away, join the 1660 gang if not 2X

[random vortex]

I'm looking forward to seeing if they can actually make it work like they originally intended.

[acoustic smelt]

It's an E3 style trailer, everything is on rails, pre-scripted, pre-rendered, that's something I would give them the benefit of doubt on even if I'm otherwise displeased with how everything turned out.

[frail spire]

Get a 6969 with a 420 Tb ram stick

[autumn spoke]

Maybe some modders mod the special extra quest and 2 story expansions after the game released what do you think ? I don't know if it's possible tho

[solid dome]

Редактор модификаций будет доступен после релиза.

Hol up, mod editor?! Heck!

Also sorry for the ping

[civic fiber]

Oh I was just thinking about that, A life on xray is great, so good, I basically never seen anything even close, all the other tires we can see in stuff like farcry or even skyrim is a joke

[finite dragon]

He didnt bother reading their page either

[foggy gulch]

A-life 2 is interesting for sure, even if the game is bad or over monetized the Ai stuff could be really good.

[sturdy galleon]

@real hollow right. red dead redemption 2 also has confirmed mod support. look at the modding scene for that. and compare it to something like, let's say, san andreas from the same company

[real hollow]

maybe you should compare it to original stalker modding community? lmfao

[finite dragon]

when are the retail edition preorders available?

[random vortex]

Look at every Bethesda game. You can just download the extra content and install it like a mod.

[lyric forge]

Yeah look what happened to “dIAbLo MobILe” that reaction, literal meme.
You’re probs being sarcastic anyways.

[sturdy galleon]

@real hollow i will compare it once it comes out and all the "mods" are skin swaps, number changes and save files

[autumn spoke]

Then hell no I am not gonna pay extra money for all these digital scums

[obsidian trout]

all good

[acoustic smelt]

"gameplay trailer" has to be the biggest misnomer the gaming industry has come up with.

[broken robin]

Release date&

[finite dragon]

Tazor trolling right now

[silk sparrow]

2 Story Expansions: It means DLC included?

[frail spire]

inb4 the dlcs are sold at full price for 1 mission each

[finite dragon]

Launch exclusive
So it's coming to ps5?

[tired anvil]

They mentioned A-Life 2.0 wayyy back in 2020 as well

[sturdy galleon]

have you even seen the modding scene for unreal engine 4 games? it is pathetic? you are the one trolling and lying to everyone here

[finite dragon]

@tired anvil eyo my account got hacked

[random vortex]

3 months exclusivity for Xbox.

[tired anvil]

They have not said anything about PS5

[tired anvil]

Sucks to hear

[glacial quartz]

ultimate edition pre-ordered LET'S GO

[finite dragon]

Like every steam game

[lyric forge]

heh kiddo you wanna go visit reactor 4 just to do 2 missions as DLC? That’ll be 20 dolleroos

[acoustic smelt]

Deluxe without season pass is 80€ and Ultimate with it is 110€, so absolutely no way that the expansions are going to be less than the difference. I'm guessing something like both 20€ a piece.

[frail spire]

only $20
Think $40

[lime compass]

@tired anvil maybe any timeframe or info you can give now for the quality of the lamp and backpack retail stuff?

[finite dragon]

Xcom does it I see no one complaining about their overly expansion pass.

Same with civilization v

[frail spire]

Xcom has amazing mod support tho, I can get stormtroopers and aliens ontop of 500+ customizable soldier parts

[tired anvil]

I can only say that they said the pre-orders for them will be in a few days

[acoustic smelt]

I don't personally have much of an issue with the season pass, kinda given up on that already, my biggest gripe is cutting stuff and making it a pre-order only bonus.

[silk sparrow]

Yea but it show extra 2 story expansions. so its just Main game story with little more questions or 2 DLCs included than they come up

[sturdy galleon]

i'm not pulling the trigger on this one. even though i sunk way too many hours into the originals. i don't like what i'm seeing

[foggy gulch]

"Hey we made this thing that could have been part of the game but instead we're gonna nickle and dime you for it and use it as pre-order bate." -GSC probably

[acoustic smelt]

yeah, we don't know how big said expansions are going to be, and it's a wholly new thing for stalker. They may or may not be worth the 30€+ or whatever they end up being. It's a gamble.

[autumn spoke]

I guess no one does

[lyric forge]

Why 40 when you can think 60?
It’s anudda story cons00mer, give us your money

[solid dome]

I hope it doesn't mean just map editor lol...

[mild storm]

150 gb

[sturdy galleon]

@autumn spoke plenty of consoomers with low quality standards already have. look on steam. it's #1 top seller. age of empires 4 not far below

[silk sparrow]

@acoustic smelt agree. if its just some side questions

[mental river]

Am I the only one not happy about this game? really skeptical of this release now.

[worldly pier]

Qq mans

[viral bobcat]

our hype is cured

[mild storm]

I think its gonna be good

[mental river]

I honestly don't think mp was a good idea

[acoustic smelt]

like if the expansion contain something along the lines of expanding the map by about the size of one CoP area, add a few hours worth of story, new weapons, armors and 1-2 new mutants I could see them being worth it. Something like Skyrim expansion, despite all the flak they had a lot of content.

[random vortex]

Stalker has always had MP.

[finite dragon]

And stalker wont?

[viral bobcat]

not until the real gameplay though, trailer already looks promising

[silk sparrow]

it have to be good. i heard original PDA beep beep. they sold me with this

[lyric forge]

I wouldn’t mind it tbh, as long as it stays death match and not go to Co-Op story mode.

[autumn spoke]

I mean I am pleased with the graphics but these editions are bullshit. I won't buy them since I can get the extra quest stuff with a mod later.

[mental river]

Ofcourse but they could've put the effort into making the singleplayer the best it could be

[mild storm]

Just buy the base game and buy the expansions if you like them simple enough I guess

[random vortex]

Didn't they do that with the originals? 🤔

[frail spire]

Until proven otherwise I'm not expecting much

[mental river]

I play stalker for the single player not multiplayer

[sturdy galleon]

@autumn spoke i don't care much about graphics anymore. i was looking at ready or not the other day. it's just graphics. they forgot to put a game in there. stalker 2 looks like graphics+ HUGE generic AAA open world

[solid dome]

Wait you saying you want TDM instead of storymode coop. What in Earth's core you did just say... How... What is this, CSGO gang raided the server?

[mental river]

Also id like to see actual like first hour of the game before release there isn't much to go on

[signal escarp]

did they say if it was gonna be PvP and/or coop?

[silk sparrow]

i want battle royal in chernobyl!

[solid dome]

I'd like to play Stalker 5 too.

[frail spire]

people forgetting original mps were TDM and not co-op related at all
TDM was more core than whatever else

[autumn spoke]

Yeah actually you're right. No complete game should need an expansion pack.

[finite dragon]

Its unreal engine 4 their mod support is better and more compatible than any other game engines with mod support

[mental river]

The story stuff is interesting and game looks wonderful

[acoustic smelt]

I'm hopeful for Stalker 2 but so far we have very much gone down the exact beaten path of generic AAA games, three editions & triple digit price on launch, pre-order exclusives, skins, console-first, mass appeal first, etc... I'm well aware it's a bit of doomsaying, but I'd very much like even the tiniest bit of evidence of the contrary. It'll likely be an okay game but is it gonna be a stalker game?

[solid dome]

TDM was core because of the age SoC released. Unreal Tourney 3 in 2007, Quake still rolling high, etc.

[tired anvil]

I mean, GSC says that Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat are expansion packs, so it's confusing af with them honestly

[sturdy galleon]

show me some unreal engine 4 games with mod support as good as the original stalker games. im waiting

[silk sparrow]

or 64/64 battles with vehicles

[viral bobcat]

it's kind of a let down that the season pass only obtainable for the ultimate edition

[solid dome]

No complete game needs no expansion packs. What bs is that. Expansion packs are meant to tell different angles of the story. I legit think something happened with the server tonight.

[signal escarp]

its coming out on console first?

[sturdy galleon]

@viral bobcat its a letdown that there is a planned season pass in the first place... that shouldn't be there

[burnt epoch]

so whats with the trailer, was most of it pre-rendered or ??

[solid dome]

Nope. Pure showcase trailer of what to expect. Judge for yourself.

[urban ore]

stalker 3 when

[viral bobcat]

you don't have to buy bonus content, i bought rdr2 without it and it's worth the money

[acoustic smelt]

We can't really know. Could be, either that or it's definitely scripted & on rails. Sadly these days "gameplay trailers" never actually show gameplay...

[timber violet]

Wait what, Clear sky was only 2x2km and stalker 2 is going to be 64? according to this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_KHvJ4qFZM&t=1170s

[autumn spoke]

But they released these games after the SoC. I think this one is different because they are like "Hey so finally finished Stalker 2 but guess what you have to pay extra money to play the full game"

[lyric forge]

Yes that’s what I’m saying and no o have never played CSGO, only CSS.
I just wouldn’t find it fun to explore The Zone with another Stalker, I’ve always been a SP type person, for games like these.

[mental river]

People have an issue with the devs asking you to buy dlc when the game hasn't released yet. Usually dlcs are sold after the games release not before

[burnt epoch]

balls.. well thanks

[pseudo yoke]

What is missing from the game?

[solid dome]

Then don't play that mode, it's purely optional. Whats the matter then. Because you don't want it doesn't mean nobody needs it, you dislike it = 100 more people like it

[lyric forge]

I already paid 340$ for the ultimate pack, if all fails I’ll be huffing copium for the rest of my life

[finite dragon]

Graphics sucks in ready or not

[pseudo yoke]

how did you buy it? its not for sale

[frail spire]

We won't know until years later when someone leaks stuff, or until we get to play the game and find unfinished areas or unused files.
Like you know, old stalkers

[solid dome]

Certified troll

[finite dragon]

Insurgency
Chivalry
Squad

For example

[solid dome]

None exist, sadly. No matter what UE boys tell you. None.

@finite dragon Those are multiplayer oriented, lul. Are you for real?!

[finite dragon]

Nah, Its the truth ready or not has some awful graphics especially in multiplayer.

Are you some sort of founder? Seems like you have been funding them

[autumn spoke]

Isn't "Additional Story-Based Side Quest" about the story ?

[viral bobcat]

standard edition is what I can afford, let them rich boys fund everything they have with ultimate edition

[pseudo yoke]

A single additional side quest is what youre in a tizzy for

[finite dragon]

Multiplayer oriented games are far more difficult to implement mod support than single player

[acoustic smelt]

UE4 being a well-known engine with wide tooling support is going to make simple stuff like model or texture edits easy. Actual gameplay mods however, that's going to be hard to say.

[solid dome]

It isn't Tazor's point obviously. Read his comment again.

[finite dragon]

Ue4? Me happy

[frail spire]

Sidequest can range from "random fetch quest #20" to "character dies offscreen and you won't know unless you did this quest"

[viral bobcat]

Can we just appreciate high quality model of bloodsucker

[autumn spoke]

I only mentioned that one because I don't know anything about these 2 extra stories rn. If they are as big as CS then it's OK but otherwise they are the missing parts to me.

[finite dragon]

Star Wars jedi fallen order also has mod support but no official

[pseudo yoke]

I doubt theyre big at all

[finite dragon]

Season pass 🤮

[hasty night]

what do you even get with a season pass?

[finite dragon]

[leaden aurora]

The two story expansions are part of the season pass, which means they’re dlc, which just means that whoever gets ultimate version won’t have to pay more for the DLC. But the two story expansions will be available for everyone if they’re doing this normally. The side quests are a separate thing

[silk sparrow]

vodka attachment to ak

[finite dragon]

However they are making some sort of mandalorian game and story in there

Meaning the wide compatibility and access of tools support lots of modding to multiple aspects

[frail spire]

Also like I said if the game has too much stuff cramed into it then modding becomes real hard to do. Biggest issue would be gameplay mods that change how the whole game works as basis.

[autumn spoke]

If they are not big then I think it would be better if they come with the standard edition.

[acoustic smelt]

The expansion pass is a pig in a poke. Might be big expansions well worth the money, might be AK retextures, impossible to tell yet.

[finite dragon]

They are easily accessed and manipulated

[silk sparrow]

damn i need new gpu

[burnt epoch]

same

[vague mirage]

I just checked PCpartpicker and the prices are all out of wack.

[silk sparrow]

i wont run stalker on low graphics. it must be ultra to experience those creatures in lab

[burnt epoch]

rockin a GTX 660

[acoustic smelt]

I just fear that the pre-order exclusive quest is going to be some massive fanservice call-back to the originals like Strelok comes and says hello and gives you his zone mutated AK with infinite ammo. I kinda doubt they'd consider anything insignificant a bonus worth mentioning.

[timber violet]

My hope is that by release I can get one for a decent price, atm its still crazy but goes down a bit

[finite dragon]

Then geforce now is the only option

[autumn spoke]

Is there a way to see the Steam Exclusive Content ?

[silk sparrow]

3080 i guess is an option

[timber violet]

3070 3080 will do enough

[burnt epoch]

if i can find a good price im going for a 3060 ti

[pseudo yoke]

Good luck lmao

[finite dragon]

3080 almost up to 20k

[silk sparrow]

my hope it wont be another superhype like cyberpunk was. but i guess its not a case here

[timber violet]

You think Recommended specs are for best graphics or just whatever Xbox level grahpics will have

[vague mirage]

I would settle even for a 3060. Have a 480 4gb right now

[silk sparrow]

recommended will be medium-high mix

[burnt epoch]

I gotta get mine by January so i can get Elden Ring on release

[acoustic smelt]

It's got to run on current gen consoles so I wouldn't get too far ahead with the PC specs speculation

[autumn spoke]

That hpye was something unique I mean when you have Keanu Reeves then that's something different

[timber violet]

Cyberpunk promised too much, Stalker literally doesnt promise you much and its mostly people who just love previous games want to play more of that 'idea' game

[acoustic smelt]

Though I guess doing a Cyberpunk is always an option and making the console version run at 15 fps.

[silk sparrow]

lol

[vague mirage]

What do you guys think about the 64km^2 size? It seems reaaaly big and I'm not sure ift's a good thing

[timber violet]

If its not just empty space to travel and walk or some bs things like far cry had with annoying npc's attacking you then its great

[quaint trout]

Really depends on how they fill the world. As long as there are enough things to explore, it will be a amazing map.

[silk sparrow]

it could be pain in ass with you have to travel a cross map always for one mission to another. but in general its nice to have a lot of space to explore if they do something with map. not just empty land

[autumn spoke]

It depends on the side quests and events. I mean if there are a lot of things to do then its okay

[acoustic smelt]

Looking at almost every single open world game that totes a massive map size these days 90% of that map tends to be devoid of anything worth seeing. In most cases the big map just serves as something to quickly run through rather than something to explore, like the old stalker games were at least to some degree. It's worrying, yeah.

[vague mirage]

This game seems like it will be more like COP - a freeplay/sandbox route instead of ShOC more focused world

[timber violet]

I think its going to be all three mixed 🤷‍♀️

[viral bobcat]

no more loading screens bois

[rich spade]

hello guys with a 1660 super and i5 10400f, can i run it?

[acoustic smelt]

the alternative to loading screens tends to be noticeable pop-in and suspicously slowly opening doors

[vague mirage]

Very glad for that. And I assume won't be like Fallout where you have to load in to get into every building/cave. It's so archaic

[burnt epoch]

yes

[rich spade]

medium or high settings?

[quaint trout]

Lets be honest: nobody wants to play a walking simulator. So a big world with barely anything to do will be answered by the modders with a "fast travel" option. We know several games, that had a big but unfortunately empty world. I just hope GSC takes enough time to complete the game. I'm fine with waiting, as long as the game will have a good atmosphere and story.

[timber violet]

Low to medium probably

[frail spire]

The instance loading still has worth, no loading means that everything going out at once outside your view range

[acoustic smelt]

It was a massive revelation to my child brains when I figured out why all of those PS2 games had those weird mechanical doors with a lengthy opening animation.

[silk sparrow]

does stalker support rtx?

[remote crow]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[frail spire]

Pubetracing technology

[vague mirage]

Yeah, if any dev is reading this - please delay the game as much as you want - we want the best game possible and not another CP77 situation. We will wait, trust me.

[remote crow]

I'll cry if I can't play stalker 2 on my garbage mac

[autumn spoke]

What do you think ? Is Stalker 2 going to have as many mods as the older ones ?

[frail spire]

we want the best game possible so delay at will
So you want another hl3

[silk sparrow]

stalker is not on macos

[acoustic smelt]

though CP77 was massively mismanaged and overhyped, I doubt any delay they could've withstood without going bankrupt could've fixed the mess they made

[vague mirage]

HL3 was never delayed. Valve is just a company incapable of organizing enough people to finish a game.

[tired anvil]

It sure does

[frail spire]

hl3 was never delayed
Lmaoing real hard rn

[tired anvil]

Didn't HL3 get cancelled like twice behind the scenes though

[autumn spoke]

So it supports DLSS too right ? Sorry I really don't know much about all that stuff

[silk sparrow]

did valve ever said they doing hl3? it feels like any new game from valve will be for VR

[vague mirage]

Yes, it was cancelled, not delayed.

[sacred rose]

No. Most mods aim to increase immersion or combine games like CoC. They seemed to get the immersive factor of the zone, atleast I hope so. Looks great in trailer for that

[tired anvil]

I can only comment about Ray Tracing, idk about DLSS

[frail spire]

HL3 got cancelled because the hypetrain was so big that no matter what they released it was going to be subpar with expectations, so instead of getting hit with the boo train they simply killed it off

[tired anvil]

Over a decade ago, yea

[frail spire]

Which is why hype is cancer, the more hype it is the more backlash the game will get

[quaint trout]

But bro, how are you expecting to keep up with the HL3 hypetrain? People expect a mangum opus of gamedesign.

[acoustic smelt]

Plenty of examples of games that promised the "you can do literally anything!" etc. and then turned out to be Cyberpunks and No man's skies because, as it turns out, if you don't limit your scope in any way it's going to be impossible to deliver

[frail spire]

HL3 wasn't a "you can do anything tho", it was on rails as hell

[vague mirage]

I feel like GSC has been OK with their marketing so far. I still have lots of questions but todays reveal was very promising.

[quaint trout]

FYI: No man's sky is an example of a game that failed, but wasn't ditched through the dev's and they actually used the money they earned to fix it and turn it into an award winning game.

Just dont be EA games. It's that simple.

[acoustic smelt]

The HL3 they planned sure, but the messiah of gaming HL3 the players are waiting for is an impossibility

[frail spire]

Thats the point of why it got cancelled, no matter what they did it was going to crash and burn

[stark lynx]

No man's sky is great now. Can confirm

[vague mirage]

The ending of Alyx is basically HL3. If they can do that for a whole game then it's a HL3

[frail spire]

The only reason why people didn't rioted over alyx was due to valve finally doing SOMETHING that wasn't trash like artifact

[timber violet]

Alyx was great, i'd take a HL3 similar to Alyx but for PC

[silk sparrow]

Alyx its just "homemade" game for their VR set

[vague mirage]

Does anybody know if we get a disk or a code with the physical editons of S2?

[tired anvil]

Steam code

[vague mirage]

I'm buying the physical edition then. Thanks

[quaint trout]

Let me guess: Your rig doesn't have a DVD drive either? 😂

[frosty escarp]

I don’t think anyone’s does in thsi day and age

[vague mirage]

Yup

[hazy helm]

for physical version you get a steelbook so Id get upset if it really was just a code

[quaint trout]

Haha, same here.

But i am going for physical anyway, because i want to get my hands on the ultimate edition to do an unboxing review for my followers.

[hazy helm]

youd be wrong,I have loads of CD's,use old pc's,sad life

[vague mirage]

I just want the physical map

[frail spire]

not having a dvd tray to burn ps2 games
Shame on u

[foggy gulch]

I have one of those USB CD/DVD/Blue Ray drives

[finite dragon]

I would like to get a good edition, but shits expensive.

[hazy helm]

why not the 340 box?

[thin oak]

So i have lived to see this day

[blazing surge]

I really want that ultimate edition

[frosty escarp]

Btw the gameplay in the reveal looked super prerendered

[quaint trout]

It is the 340$ box. The price is really high, but man, there are only 2 franchises on this planet i love.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and GOTHIC ❤️

[finite dragon]

That ultimate edition is either gonna be selling for 30 bucks on eBay in a few years or for 700+

[unreal island]

How much will the Ultimate Edition be limited ? :o

[thin oak]

Please be a good game, please don't be another Cyberpunk.

[frail spire]

Too late

[foggy gulch]

I sincerely hope you can make ROI on that video

[hazy helm]

I have my reasons to say it isn't,mainly aiming down sights has errors in animation blending,it shows there is no animation adn that its just a pose changer made by the engine

[frosty escarp]

Something seemed off idrk

[quaint trout]

I dont make a single dollar through my costume stuff. I just wanted to start with videos to inform people about costumes, how to weather them and stuff like that. It's my hobby.

[finite dragon]

The new Stalker does look nice as f, I never expected this day two years back.

[hazy helm]

shows that it may be true Gameplay,they upped a lot of settings to make it cinematic,dumbed the AI down,and Voila,trailer done,but Im known for optimism

[frosty escarp]

I’m very hyped don’t get me wrong but I’ll remain skeptical

[quartz owl]

it was definitely gameplay

[acoustic smelt]

I really hope that it was just pre-scripted on-the-rails gameplay with godmode on and not like actual gameplay

[foggy gulch]

The Halo 2 E3 demo was gameplay too

[frail spire]

Yeah but halo 2 gameplay upped up by making you have akimbos

[quartz owl]

hwever the game has still lots to improve regarding animations, models etc, it's very half assed. the rest is absolutely great

[hushed aurora]

It wasnt actual gameplay tbh, You can tell its mostly makeup

[vague mirage]

Did any of you actually expect a release date today? Cuz I was very surprised. Gameplay yes, specific release date no.

[acoustic smelt]

because it didn't look like a human playing a game, it was the traditional e3 shot with slow panning and deliberate motions

[foggy gulch]

Not at all, I figured the game didn't actually exist

[frail spire]

Also
demo
God damn thats an old word already

[autumn spoke]

Season pass means that you get the future DLCs right ?

[hazy helm]

like I said,VFX can be turned up and mouse smoothing as well to give a cinematic feel,it does not mean much

[vague mirage]

Yes ReoK

[slow coyote]

But we did, 28 of April

[tired anvil]

What we saw today was far beyond what I expected

[untold tree]

if i buy the physical copy of the ultimate edition is the game going to have a steam key with the disk? my rig does not have a disk reader and i would like to have the ultimate edition with the collectors items

[vague mirage]

Exactly @tired anvil . I only expected a bit of gameplay.

[quaint trout]

Steam key

[acoustic smelt]

and a godmode/lobotomized AI, because I sincerely hope you can't just callofduty your way into the middle of a swarm of enemies without turning into a pincushion in the final game

[autumn spoke]

It's really hard to say if season pass is necessary or not I mean I have no idea about the future DLCs like

[cyan garden]

hmmmmm........ https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/441742146958262272/853774770235375716/unknown.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/441742146958262272/853774777008521256/latest.png

[untold tree]

thank you guys!! happy hunting!

[tired anvil]

We got a release date, gameplay sorta, minimum requirements, price, no store exclusivity etc

Pretty solid

[hazy helm]

like I said in the first post,I expect they dumbed the AI down to make it feel cinematic,or is your guy dying in the first bullet or two cinematic?

[slow coyote]

Well, is ok for me, my pc doesn't even have a disk reader

[summer walrus]

lets go boys

[quaint trout]

We figured that out. Some of us lack a disk reader. Because: Why? Most of games are digital copies anyway nowadays.

[slow coyote]

Confirmed multi-player, co op, DLC, skins

[opaque parrot]

Am I the only one who has a feeling Skif and that stranger are talking about Strelok actually?

[silk sparrow]

Coop is cool

[hazy helm]

Historical Archival

[tired anvil]

Co-op is unconfirmed

Please forget any mention of co-op, that was a mistake

[cyan garden]

i think everyone is, either that or a scientist, idk why else he would be looking to spare his life

[foggy gulch]

Rip Blu Ray, we hardly knew you

[lyric forge]

Lets gooooooooo

[acoustic smelt]

physical disc PC releases really don't exist anymore, no game launches without a day one patch that completely defeats the purpose of an offline installer anyways

[slow coyote]

Dang it :c

[silk sparrow]

exploring Pripyat with ya bois

[hazy helm]

XRMPE

[silk sparrow]

yes but build-in coop always better and easier

[tired anvil]

For sure

[scarlet oracle]

thoughts on stalker 2 so far?

[coral river]

I would be sold on ultimate edition once we get to see physical, close up pictures of the backpack and artifact container

[tired anvil]

Brain is fried from the last 4h of the chat

[silk sparrow]

@scarlet oracle Outstanding graphics. didnt lost old school stalker vibe with sounds and atmosphere

[slow coyote]

Mixed, looks awesome but i won't be able to play it in my PC and idk how the skins, microtransactions and multilayer gonna work

[finite dragon]

P a i n

[frail spire]

I can't coom to this

[vague mirage]

Great trailer honestly - with the stalkers around the campfire - they really know who they are making this game for. Just really impressed by everything. In my mind GSC is still dead/only like 30 people. But they are obviously a huge company again and it shows.

[acoustic smelt]

• Game looks good as expected
• Impossible to say anything about gameplay because of the E3-ized "gameplay" trailer
• 110€ editions and pre-order exclusive quests are BS

[pliant nest]

Hey.. Can someone explain why is there a "SEASON PASS" option...

[main delta]

Until when does pre-order usually last?

[acoustic smelt]

... launch?

[slow coyote]

Cuz there will be dlc's and expansions

[finite dragon]

Season pass, ah yes fortnite mixed into our Slavic game, very gut.

[scarlet oracle]

The story expansion part scared me a little. The atmosphere has been preserved perfectly but it looks like they're taking it in a metro direction

[main delta]

I know it's a stupid question, but it's my first time pre ordering a game and i don't have money currently so i wanted to make sure

[silk sparrow]

but season pass this is for MP only i think

[finite dragon]

Hope so

[slow coyote]

Idk, there will be story expansions

[pliant nest]

i hope this won't be nexxt fallout 76

[autumn spoke]

As far as I know from the other games it's most likely to be for all the future DLCs but appreciate the positivity

[tired anvil]

Honestly a bit tricky to say with S2, they mentioned that some of those special editions are in limited amount but they didn't say how much

[timber violet]

Just dont preorder if you're scared and wait for release, all you get for preordering is cosmetics, you should not care about those if all you're looking for is single player story

[pliant nest]

you mean dlcs right?

[hushed pivot]

GUYS IT'S HAPPENING, FINALLY, STALKER 2!!! :'DDD

[foggy gulch]

Cosmetics and depending on which version you buy campfire songs and one special quest

[acoustic smelt]

Just don't pre-order, period. This is not going to stop until people stop willingly throwing their money at anti-consumer practices.

[autumn spoke]

Yeah but it's not like I thought it would be

[nova spruce]

yah, next year

[main delta]

What is your prediction the prices will be for the biggest collector edition?

[vague mirage]

Worst case scenario is there's a Season 2 Pass in the future with more DLCs.

[silk sparrow]

season pass is not bad if they wont ruin it with weeb skins like codmw did. im fine if they add more authentic interesting skins

[slow coyote]

Yep... Dlcs about the main story, hope they do like in metro, the main story is in the base game and the DLC'S are sort of side stories

[hushed pivot]

Yeah let's hold on till there's more videos, but still I'm so glad it's going to be real and not just a rumor

[frail spire]

If theres a season pass in the first place then you can god damn expect some more stuff like it