⭐┃nospoilers_general

[still ridge]

which is why I pirated exodus

[heady shoal]

i want to buy it on steam, but then i have to pay in € and not with $ that means 13$ more, which will cost me 73$ for the stand alone edition 😦

[tired anvil]

It is a regional thing, yes

[weary kiln]

[tired anvil]

You can buy on their website

[heady shoal]

i only have 3 options there, steam, epic and microsoft.. yeah so Epic it is then :/

[frail spire]

Your social credit score has gone up

[heady shoal]

who? me?

[frail spire]

Now you're allowed to have clean water at your place

[heady shoal]

https://tenor.com/view/calculating-puzzled-math-confused-confused-look-gif-14677181

[tired anvil]

You have the option of buying it on their website?

[finite dragon]

the joke is that Epic is tied with China and xi pingjing and CCp
and they have the social credit score system as you know

[still ridge]

pingjing

lmao

[rotund lance]

uhhh, btw, anyone know what the season pass means? is it for online only or is it for dlcs?

[sonic rampart]

winnie pooh

[stark lynx]

Why do so many of you have the same pfp

[heady shoal]

when i choose the digital copy from their website, they ask me to choose one of their 3 options as i mentioned before

[tired anvil]

It was mentioned to be DLCs iirc

[worthy lark]

Oh you mean winnie the pooh?

[still ridge]

guys

we don't want the server taken down

[rotund lance]

sweeeeet

[tired anvil]

Give it a few days and everything regarding digital buying/pre-orders will be ready

[solid dome]

What else is season pass for, ikr

[heady shoal]

Aight, understandable

[still ridge]

[rotund lance]

some games use that stuff for MP extra XP or whatever

[heady shoal]

[frail spire]

Think of season pass as a redflag or as a foot in the doorstep

[solid dome]

GOD FORBID

[worthy lark]

As long as it doesn't affect singleplayer I'm Gucci

[sonic rampart]

What if the DLCs are Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat sized games

[still ridge]

lol no

[pseudo rivet]

Kinda X'ing on that

[finite dragon]

since they are full storylines, prolly will be

[frail spire]

Not even by a longshot, those times are gone

[heady shoal]

Ummm another question, which version should I buy? I know the ultimate is the best there is, and with it I can support the developers, but I'm a poor bandit and i really can't decide which is better

[solid dome]

Two of em will be - story expansions used as wording to iron out the confusion

[rotund lance]

probably storylines and moar guns

[still ridge]

they're not gonna be separate

[worthy lark]

Time to duct tape them together in a year each

[still ridge]

most likely

[finite dragon]

no as in theyre gonna be full stories like CS and CoP

[frail spire]

inb4 they release a CoC build as a standalone dlc

[solid dome]

The rest of the DLCs will likely be additional questlines (aka Sam's Story) and extra cheesy-ness

[sonic rampart]

Wouldn't mind that

[worthy lark]

i mean imma be a cheapass and wait for launch because it will be on gamepass day 1 so i can test the game for under 10€

[naive widget]

Yo who else is pre-ordering retail ultimate edition ?

[solid dome]

DLC #1: Nimble's Past - learn how Nimble became shoplifter in southern Kiev that led him to the Zone

[rotund lance]

true, gamepass... but I think if we want to supposrt the devs we'd need to buy the full game... at least like 30% of people

[frail spire]

Nimbles past... how about a dlc about scar getting rekt

[worthy lark]

i'll definitely buy it if it's good but i ain't gonna throw 60€ at them without testing first

[pseudo rivet]

We already have that and it's NOT a DLC

[solid dome]

I love my Nimble. Scar after!

[pseudo rivet]

[heady shoal]

I want to buy it, and i can afford the 50.99$ on epic games, but I dont want to pay all that money if there is no huge difference between the editions

[rotund lance]

or sidorovitch scams you for 60mins asmr bonus soundtrack

[finite dragon]

I wanna see tf happen to scar

[pseudo rivet]

Schrodinger's Scar

[worthy lark]

i'd give a kidney just for this

[stark lynx]

Seriously why do so many of you have the same pfp

[frail spire]

Yeah, gonna support devs by buying on a storefront and not their site, big meme words

[pseudo rivet]

Purple Dragon Knight gang

[solid dome]

Which one, left or right?

[worthy lark]

whichever happens to be less busted of course

[sonic rampart]

Why not both, who needs kidneys after all

[stark lynx]

Scar moved to Albania,make it canon

[solid dome]

Am I the only one to laugh constantly in the last hour or something here

[frail spire]

Take your meds

[worthy lark]

Emission hit so hard he became a discord emote

[rotund lance]

got a few giggles here and there myself

[solid dome]

Four lollipops per hour. Deemed done.

[worthy lark]

Not constantly but i'm feckin wheezing here at some messages

[solid dome]

I'm like the same I feel

[worthy lark]

yesterdays hypechat had my sides in orbit

[rotund lance]

missed that sadly, came here after the flood it seems

[finite bolt]

why would they put additional side story quest behind paywall or guitar music soundtracks

[frail spire]

So in which year will the game be based on?

[elfin flower]

What exaclty will be the multiplayer? PVP, PVE, coop story mode?

[frail spire]

So I can have an idea on which guns may pop up

[worthy lark]

2102 and it's actually a fallout 76 spin off

[sonic rampart]

They never said how many years after CoP it's gonna be set in so it might as well be 2042

[pseudo rivet]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[worthy lark]

streancommunuty.ru
somethings fishy here

[sonic rampart]

Nice bot

[frail spire]

We may finally get an artifact powered nugget

[wintry sorrel]

Finally games we can be actually hype for are coming out and not cybercrap

[worthy lark]

that feel when stalker 2 is the first game im hyped for in like 10 years

[sonic rampart]

Don't get too hyped Mr Kiryu

[stark lynx]

Cant wait to get 15 minutes of gameplay for it

[frail spire]

Can't wait for characters to throw random memes at the player

[wintry sorrel]

Oh I know. There's only one game that's s
TRULY safe hype and that's elden ring

[worthy lark]

can't wait to overhype, get dissapointed and come crawling back to anomaly
jk overhyping is stoopid

[frail spire]

more souslborne trash hype
Slightly big kek

[polar stump]

Yo yo yo, why the georgian flag in the FAQ bro? lol I was like we got other georgians in here other than me?

[frail spire]

Who cares

[worthy lark]

yo why my name suddenly blöö

[wintry sorrel]

Eh I think if it fails that hard it'll be because of optimization issues tho

[rotund lance]

the fun part about overhyping is that even if stalker 2 fails, it'll boost stalker CoP sales, because... if you want stalker, you can only get so many games that feel like stalker

[worthy lark]

thank lord there's 3 other games after sdalger 2 comes out

[wintry sorrel]

Well hopefully devs are learning from all the BS of the last few years

[stark lynx]

We're gonna have to see some more gameplay to see how good it is

[frail spire]

I mean, define "fail", all ea games are failures yet rake so much cash that they get away with it

[sonic rampart]

I hope we get real gameplay soon

[rotund lance]

don't forget that GSC is a small company and they're trying to deliver... a LOT in a short time. I mean, I actually doubt april 2022 will actually be the final date

[wintry sorrel]

Failure is subjective and "bad games" are subjective...

[worthy lark]

literally yearly releases of the same game and they release it at 60€ with minor team changes, one year they accidentally left the previous years logos in the stadium in fifa

[frail spire]

gsc is trying to deliver a lot in a short time
Right... short time

[stark lynx]

FIFA,NBA, WWE games are the bane of the industry

[wintry sorrel]

Man why do I even join game discord servers anymore, yall are so depressing and negative lmao

[quiet tendon]

worth the wait though, after all it is stalker

[tired anvil]

Idk if 4+ years is a short time tbh

[worthy lark]

rest in rip WWE games after THQ died, 2k19 was pretty gud tho, HCTP and no mercy best. also they stopped with the yearly wwe games after the 2k20 glitchfest

[stark lynx]

nah it'll be fine

[rotund lance]

4 years of actual coding work or 4 years since they started to exist again?

[frail spire]

tfw no republic commando 2 ever
REEEEEEEEEE

[stark lynx]

a KOTOR 3 is happening tho from what I heard

[solid dome]

Make it 3 years cause of the rsearch taking a lot

[pseudo rivet]

If so, be prepared to be disappointed

[solid dome]

Three years fits perfectly fine for 200+ now 300+ team

[stark lynx]

If the same team works on it there is hope. EA is losing rights to star wars games

[pseudo rivet]

Nah man, doubt it

Anything Disney Star Wars is wack

Play the original games

[tired anvil]

It's been 8 years since they started to exist

[stark lynx]

Their license is literally expiring this year

[worthy lark]

Almost every game series that gets continuation 5+ years after the originals is usually wack because big companies want that sweet sweet nostalgia money

[tired anvil]

4 years between the announcement and the release date. They've been working a bit before announcement, so slightly over 4 years in development time

[pseudo rivet]

Disney Star Wars

[rotund lance]

I mean, they didn't need to code an engine, but there is still more than enough work for 3 years if they actually do implement most things we want. The fact that suggestions are still open means that many features aren't finished or set in stone. so it's about one year for some features, max

[tired anvil]

SoC was 7 years with 0 nostalgia money

[pseudo rivet]

Star Wars will still be Disney's thing

[solid dome]

KOTOR remake will be KEKOR

Please forgive me for I sinned

[pseudo rivet]

KEK OR DON'T

[solid dome]

Keks of the Old Republic Remake. Huh-uh-huh-h...

[stark lynx]

You don't know anything man lol. There is a chance for republic commando 2 as well if EA gets the shaft

[worthy lark]

GSC aint no ea i have hope

[pseudo rivet]

I'd love an Imperial Commando game, tbh

[tired anvil]

Things we've seen last night makes others say otherwise

[stark lynx]

Perhaps ukranian blood has a gene that makes them produce good games,we shall see when stalker 2 comes out. Or maybe its their depression

[still ridge]

as long as it's not a blatant cash grab it's ok

[pseudo rivet]

Inb4 it B

[still ridge]

I hope it don't b

[stark lynx]

I was worried too at first tbh,but after thinking about it it isn't that bad

[still ridge]

if it b what it b then we'll c

[worthy lark]

I'm not gonna stress over a cinematic trailer

[still ridge]

not the trailer

[pseudo rivet]

Rule of thumb, Sir Dillon

Never go from B to C

[still ridge]

I c

[pseudo rivet]

Good

[still ridge]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/561153801114091521/836176953912066058/ClearSkyMyBeloved.gif

[pseudo rivet]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/561153801114091521/836176953912066058/ClearSkyMyBeloved.gif

Clear Sky our beloved

[solid dome]

In before the 60 square kilometres are half of the areas bland and poor on details, repetitive fetch quests and same generic NPCS you see in each village.

[still ridge]

I wonder if Leon is our antagonist

or one of them

[random vortex]

Is ||leaning|| confirmed yet?

[solid dome]

I can see it happening tho, by far the worst possibility

[still ridge]

his outfit is quite different from the sunrise suit

it's not duty

[pseudo rivet]

It's just a PSZ model bodysuit

[weary kiln]

i dont think you can have a stalker game without leaning

[still ridge]

it b black though

no red anywhere

[sonic rampart]

Seva

[solid dome]

If we had a Metro game without...

[still ridge]

sevas have a different color scheme

[pseudo rivet]

Yes, like I said, it's a PSZ model bodysuit

Just a PSZ

Not a PS5-M

[still ridge]

I'll make a prediction

[weary kiln]

idk about metro but all the stalker games had leaning so

[still ridge]

leon is a leader of a new faction

[stark lynx]

Curious how exosuits will look

[still ridge]

don't be

[solid dome]

Exosuits converted to jumpsuits

[stark lynx]

Nah they'll be fine

And can we please get the slowmode down to at least 30 seconds the hype is over and chat isnt being spammed please mods

[tired anvil]

Yea sure

-slow 5

[iron heath]

Slowmode is now enabled in this channel with a chat delay of 5 seconds.

[stark lynx]

Yeah thats a lot better

[rotund lance]

inb4 instant spamming comes back

[stark lynx]

Finally a good experience with a moderator

[worthy lark]

REE BAD GAME AAAAA, SEE YOU IN 5 SECONDS

Jk

[pseudo rivet]

Wait

[worthy lark]

Mods here are some smooth going lads ngl

[sweet pivot]

when will be the ultimate edition avaliable? retail

[pseudo rivet]

We have slow mode now?

Since when

Man, why can I only post every so often

[still ridge]

unironic?

[pseudo rivet]

This is annoying as heck

[pseudo rivet]

Ironic

[sweet pivot]

Thanks
Do you think there will be enough or you have to quick buy?

[still ridge]

figured

no he isn't

[pseudo rivet]

Moderator, yeah

[still ridge]

nah, duty member

[pseudo rivet]

But I'm Vanilla as heck

[still ridge]

hence the red

[pseudo rivet]

[still ridge]

[stark lynx]

[sweet pivot]

omg I dont want to miss it 😄

[tired anvil]

Probs gonna need to buy fast

[worthy lark]

Oh yeah babyy time to mess up a daily challenge in dirt rally and blast a skoda on a tree

[rotund lance]

guess I can kiss ultimate goodbye then, in a few days I won't be able to pull that kinda money out of my... pockets

[tired anvil]

Who knows, maybe there's a lot more of them then we expect

[rotund lance]

25% of the twitch chat was hyped for stalker 2 more than any other game, including halo. that's a huge number of people, so I doubt that

[quick dune]

what year is s2 set in

[random vortex]

Probably 2021 or 2022.

[still ridge]

2022

[quick dune]

[still ridge]

“Current day”

And it releases 2022

[random vortex]

What year did you want it to take place?

[quick dune]

2016-2018

[finite dragon]

GASPS

An anomaly kept my mouth shut

[still ridge]

10 year difference from cop

That’s a good amount of time for things to change

[frigid kelp]

yo

anyone know what the the song is in the trailer? the one they played at the beginning with the guitar

[finite dragon]

darude - sandstorm

[random vortex]

What about the rooftop song? Is that new? 🤔

[solid prism]

I think it was the 108 bit of the zone

We heard that before

[random vortex]

Thanks.

[pseudo yoke]

Where can I download the OSTs?

[sonic rampart]

You could download them on the site before they updated it yesterday

I don't know where now tho

[pseudo yoke]

https://youtu.be/XHbp2SQPto8?list=PL9RwrofADo2010-IJNjmxRvMidlqJB4rm

[frigid kelp]

Big thanks bro

[pseudo yoke]

yeah thats why im asking lol

[harsh axle]

oho, multiplayer huh?

[finite dragon]

@pseudo yoke what do you think about new trailer of stalker 2?

[balmy steppe]

Does anybody know the name of the classical song?

[pseudo yoke]

A little disappointed in the cinematic gameplay, but beyond that I am excited

I am hopefully gonna get my hands on that ultimate edition

[finite dragon]

thanks

i think you're right

[solid prism]

I love the edit they did

Stalkers talking about stuff and then you see that stuff they wee talking about

[solid dome]

Chat chilled for a bit

5 second slow mode

[solid prism]

But sadly we didn't see A- Life 2 and how it works

[finite dragon]

so when does the retail version come out

[sonic rampart]

If you're talking about the pre orders, they will be available in the next couple of days

[royal kayak]

I hope we will have more info on the content of the Ultimate edition before release .

[fervent willow]

Everything will be shipped on release day right?

[narrow leaf]

will retail be disc only or will it also come with a code cus i dont have a disc reader on my computer

[foggy gulch]

You get a steam code with all the retail versions

[fervent willow]

It will be steam CD key with retail version

[tired anvil]

Yes

[tired anvil]

Steam Key

[narrow leaf]

sick thanks man

[narrow leaf]

thanks

i was just wondering cus idk what the steelbookwas lol

[finite dragon]

I hope they will make enough ultimate editions

[fervent willow]

I thought i read somewhere that there wont be a limit on Retail Ultimate Edition.. am i wrong?

[finite dragon]

hello stalkers i need some help i make stalker wallpaper engine but i need one texutre of gas mask i post pic in screens and videos please if someone can help me

[narrow leaf]

what do you need?

[finite dragon]

the gas mask hud but to be transparent

[narrow leaf]

oh i thought you wanted a pic of a gasm mask lol look for a website that generates a green screen or sum

[solid dome]

Rip it off the game assets

[narrow leaf]

good idea

[finite dragon]

i dont know from which mod is that mask

[solid dome]

Tried Anomaly?

Looks like Anomaly to me with the weapon addons

Could be Dead Air too

[tired anvil]

More information regarding the retail versions will be announced in a few days

[finite dragon]

i will try to edit that mask from the pic first

[deep heron]

Wonder how much GSC had to scrap from the game since its being released on console too

[sonic rampart]

Hopefully not a lot

Btw it seems you get the steam background and avatar as soon as you pre order the game on steam

There are a couple of people already rocking them

[deep heron]

Do you still get the steam content if you buy it retail?

[sonic rampart]

Yep

[deep heron]

Thank god

The cases look great

[fathom depot]

greetings everyone 👋

[sonic rampart]

The background looks cool

[fathom depot]

oh, just wanted to ask a question, but i see it's answered already 😅

[ruby oracle]

Hi✌️

[fathom depot]

this ^ 😅

so basically, even after buying retail one, there will still be bonuses for digital too?

"Steam Exclusive Content"

🤔

[sonic rampart]

You get the bonuses when you register the steam CD key that comes with retail

[fathom depot]

i see

Thank You for answering 😄

[sonic rampart]

[fathom depot]

welp, time to find some job and get cash for ultimate edition

[sonic rampart]

Good luck with finding a job and getting 340 bucks for the next couple of days

[fathom depot]

yee i know 😅

[sonic rampart]

As far as i know they are limited, so i imagine they will be gone very fast

[deep heron]

Crap

[fathom depot]

not a chance of getting one

[deep heron]

Was hoping of being able to wait and think

[fathom depot]

same :/

[narrow leaf]

im getting limited. seems like the best bang for your buck

[sonic rampart]

I'm 50/50 on pre ordering but if i do i'll be getting limited too

[deep heron]

I wish the limited case was the ultimate one

Really like that electric blue explosion

[sonic rampart]

I like the blue case personally

[narrow leaf]

its the same for every game like this

i learned my lesson eith fallout 4

*76

[deep heron]

Uh

How did you not know 76 was gonna be garbage

[narrow leaf]

idk'

[pseudo rivet]

Kinda this, tbh

I mean, it definitely doesn't look like a Fallout game to me

[narrow leaf]

i love gsc but im not putting 340$ on the line sorry

[pseudo rivet]

Fair

[finite dragon]

340, hmm it’s not that bad. I’ll probably buy it right away. Hope the figurine lives up to expectations

[narrow leaf]

im def buying the limited if i can at least so still an investment but since i wont start working until july my hands are tied

the thing i really want is that backpack

[gritty basin]

i did pre order ultimate now

[sonic rampart]

Retail?

[gritty basin]

nope

[deep heron]

Im sure theres a chance itll be sold on ebay or amazon for like $20 or something in like a year or few

[gritty basin]

steam

[narrow leaf]

eh idk. i hope tho lol

the stalker community is literally the best tho lol this is the most packed discord server with the least arguing ever

[sonic rampart]

Not really

It was a bit toxic earlier today

[narrow leaf]

oh

[cyan garden]

i disagree

[narrow leaf]

well i joined like 10 mins ago to see if retail was disc only so i didnt get to see

[sonic rampart]

It wasn't that bad

there haven't been any dramas or what not

[narrow leaf]

aw dude you just reminded me the monolith exist

ima replay cop hold up

[fathom depot]

i was for quite a while, just never chatted here 😅 and wanted to ask about that pre-order

[narrow leaf]

yea they should specify that i think it i a pretty faq

[gritty basin]

i see Artefact Container Lamp in retail pre order , i really want it bad

[stark lynx]

Game will be fine, it's like you people don't want it to be fine

[quaint trout]

I dont think anyone will rip your head off for asking a question, despite the answer being in the FAQ. We're just people and sometimes we just seek quick and simple answers.

[narrow leaf]

theres always a chance. we're being cautious

[deep heron]

Wait they actually filtered curse words?

I was trying to say that artefact container lamp is gonna be crap

[low oracle]

Remember your Roots, stalker team, because that’s what Fans Want. We Need 1) a Dynamic Faction system with changing allegiances, 2) Master difficulty on Release and an option on First Play-through (Not unlockable), 3) a Working Surrender system that makes them Run Away and not try to kill you the second they stand up, 4) a Dynamic Stealth System allowing players to hide, sneak away, and disappear in darkness, And 5) 100’s of Dynamic, world-Effecting Quests, with Useful rewards and payments (not just here’s 1000 rubles for killing off that Chimera den! So much skill!). These are Necessary, as in Not Optional. It’s 2021+ not 2007, and these things have been needed since Shadow of Chernobyl. If the world is missing these things, it will be a Colossal Disappointment to players like me that have been there since release and played All the games (including all the metros). Don’t be CDPR and Cyberpunk, but one of the legends like Halo Combat Evolved, Half Life 1, and Call of Chernobyl: Legendary.

[narrow leaf]

and also making you feel unimportant

[deep heron]

Agh yeah taking another look between collector's and ultimate yeah collector's looks better

That lamp is definitely not gonna be bright and i also want that backpack

[low oracle]

If they have a container for artifacts in the game the benefits better be huge or else no one will really use it. Like why would someone put their gun away to have +10% fire resistance.

[leaden aurora]

Yea I’m def getting the collectors too
I just like that figurine and artbook

[vernal magnet]

My main “concerns” are leaning and lack of weapon recoil. Everything else people are worried about like the god mode totally felt like a typical “E3” thing when showing the game off

[sonic sierra]

https://youtu.be/5qUCmtK-B4M

[lunar talon]

dd

[low oracle]

I was walking through the red forest, or as I call it The Red Hell, on my way to helpiter (Jupiter) with a group of 5 NPC’s on Master and 2 of them actually made it through. I was very surprised but glad that 1 of them made it to the scientists bunker with me.

[glossy inlet]

When will Stalker 2 take place?

[deep heron]

Yes

[solid dome]

Lol, what?

Where will the game take place? The Holy Cherno of Ukraine

[leaden aurora]

You mean release? It releases on April 28th 2022. We don’t know the exact date in game, but we do know it’s after the trilogy.

[pseudo yoke]

No, he is asking what year

[pseudo yoke]

After 2012

[stark steppe]

I think when i checked it was independent from the others but still uses the lore

[leaden aurora]

It’s a sequel to the trilogy, but supposedly you don’t really need to have played the trilogy to enjoy it

[random vortex]

I mean this is Stalker, almost everything is toxic.

[marble cipher]

yo guys how r u ?

does anyone know if there are devs in here ?

[tired anvil]

There are devs here

[solid dome]

To the right of your screen, the GSC Cafe

[grim torrent]

Maybe ad some stalker 2 trailer emojis?

[marble cipher]

oh but are they active ? because I got a question abut stalker 2 ( the 2012 version )

[solid dome]

#🔍┃ask_gscarchive then

Ask and you shall receive

[unborn frigate]

Yes I'm am a developer. I developed aggressive symptoms of depression

[solid dome]

😁

[marble cipher]

lesgo

ty btw

[solid dome]

Only those dare ask will be given the opportunity to be free - don't mind me, I'm talking ship

[stark steppe]

I like how its mostly russian chatter

[solid dome]

Yup, a game made by ukrainians and russians. Damn why they speak in cyrillic?!

[atomic flume]

I have 6600k

[unborn frigate]

Get out of here stalker

[atomic flume]

And motherboard doesn't allow oc

Goodbye fellow stalkers 💸

[finite dragon]

good luck stalker

[naive widget]

After call of pripyat.

[unborn frigate]

Red Forrest is the most dangerous area in the game, because it has the most radiation irl 😳

[digital lion]

the Ultimate Version price is too high for the 2 story expansion and the season pass. ok you include a season pass make it only avaliable in ultimate and give the 2 Story Expansions in deluxe

[unborn frigate]

You know what your name means ?

[stark steppe]

Wish limited retail got the art book but eh

[digital lion]

not covered

[finite dragon]

[unborn frigate]

Ye

Cover urself

[digital lion]

no need

[unborn frigate]

Aight

[low oracle]

NFM I agree about the red forest, but it’s not justradiation, but the conglomerate filth Freedom blocking Duty’s glorious March to save the planet. Also Monolith spawning behind freedom moving south from radar and CNPP usually wiping out Freedom and Duty. And also the dozens of high-tier wizard class Mutants that spawn everywhere, like alpha chimeras, alpha bloodsuckers, pseudo giants, and the dreaded Electric Burers. The Red Hell Cometh for the master stalkers.

[oblique crypt]

Imma be calling that Stranger dude that's talking Skif as Slavic Leon for the time being.

[low oracle]

I’d rather raid the Garbage Base in The Bandit Dump 3 times on Ironman than 1 short walk through red hell.

And by short walk I mean dead sprint screaming while electric anomalies burst mutants around you, chasing you, praying monolith can’t see you in the woods and shoot the chimeras lunging through the dark. Bring a seva suit with Gen 2 NV.

[finite dragon]

I hate the Red Forrest, in all the games and Anomaly no matter how prepared I think that I am that area shoves a red hot poker in my face and steals my cookie.

[low oracle]

Helpiter is where the poor go to get rich and the rich realize there is no escape. only fitting the gates of Jupiter is the red forest.

Lol

[finite dragon]

My last play-though of Anomaly I went in with a fully modified Exosuit and a full suite of artifacts on my belt, I left with broken armor and no medkits, bleeding out on my walk back to Rostok

[finite dragon]

Well lore wise it is correct the red forest is a very dangerous place and people just get killed a lot in there and that's the whole point of the forest as a challenge and what the forester says it is a very bad place

[low oracle]

Nice waffles I heard the snow mod is great for anomaly. I hope S2 has snow and dynamic anomalies in snow

[random vortex]

Your cookie is now mine. 🍪

[finite dragon]

That would be super cool but also super hard to implement

Dynamic anomalies are a must though I really hope that we have to constantly adjust to the randomness of emmissions

[verbal hemlock]

Hmm. Apparently having good gunplay means that the game is a “Tarkov clone”

I hate people.

[finite dragon]

Oh yeah I saw alot of Zoomers saying that this gmae is a metro rip off on Reddit yesterday

[verbal hemlock]

Incels bro

[stark steppe]

Time to get the aks

[finite dragon]

Nah it is about that the game gets to complicated

[verbal hemlock]

what

[finite dragon]

There are so many items

So many mechanisms that aren't in the official stalker

[stark steppe]

I wonder what the inventory management will be like

Zoomers cant deal with all there guns taking up space :>

[random vortex]

Skyrim inventory. kappa

[finite dragon]

Idc honestly

[finite dragon]

[stark steppe]

I want my STORAGE SQUARES

[finite dragon]

I really like that kind of inventory

I can just rearrange my stuff all I want

[stark steppe]

You are over encumbered

[finite dragon]

Eats 10 loafs of bread

Oh god, what if they add leveling and perks

[low oracle]

I loved the Misery system with different types of gun care and maintenance. I’d say most of that heavy-immersion will be a PC modding thing again. This one will probably be like exodus except stalker of course

[finite dragon]

I hate misery

You have killed a Flesh +15xp

It is just too hard

[random vortex]

I can't wait to massacre an entire outpost for no reason other than to finish leveling up.

[stark steppe]

Imagine if your bolt just broke

[finite dragon]

Or running our of them

[low oracle]

You said it bro. If misery was cal of Chernobyl it would have been madness

[finite dragon]

What

Bruh you mean call of misery

I only play call of chernobyl

[random vortex]

Imagine if your gun blows up and you have to play the rest of the game without use of your hands. 😳

[finite dragon]

With arm the zone

[finite dragon]

Dying Loner: "Why are you doing this Skif"
Skif: Loads Shotgun "I needed Vodka Resistance Level 2"

[stark steppe]

Resident evil moment, use your medkit to heal your hands

[low oracle]

I mean Misery only had the 3 areas of Pripyat, that’s why I never liked it. The mechanics of misery were good but nothing like the greatness of Call of Chernobyl.

[random vortex]

Can't get drunk with your homies around the campfire anymore with vodka resistance level 2. 😢

[finite dragon]

Call of chernobyl is great

I just like to choose my own adventure

Just doing errends

And killing peeps I need to kill

[finite dragon]

Won't worry there will be a bug with Vodka Resistance Level 3 where you become infinity drunk*

[random vortex]

Poggers

[finite dragon]

Mabye I should do a alcholic run of SoC after this

Only on Vodka the entire game

[low oracle]

QUESTS, GSC; Quests. This is what we need 100’s of. Unique, rewarding, faction related quest systems.

And new game plus

[random vortex]

I will become the faction leader of Freedom and Duty at the same time.

[stark steppe]

I mean, the guy who upgraded your gun in one of the games had to drink vodka to make some of the stuff

[finite dragon]

New Game plus might be a bit op though, literally starting at Rookie Village with a Exo, Gauss Rifle and enough grenades to crater then entire zone

[frail spire]

Cardan could make you a railgun if he had more vodka

[finite dragon]

Unless it ups it all in stash you have to explore for

[stark steppe]

imagine if it started broken

[frail spire]

New game plus could just be more stuff in the shops from the getgo if such thing was ever implemented

[low oracle]

Hey don’t forget you still need to find Batteries, bullets, and gear. unloading a gauss and just have it sit in your inventory for the next 40 hours. Tinder rounds are ExpenSive

Lol Tunder

[finite dragon]

New Game Plus, but instead of starting you off with all your gear you are given special stash locations that are very hard ot get to

So now you need to find your end game gear and survive the challenge to get it

[low oracle]

I could survive that

[finite dragon]

Same

I wonder what they will do to prevent the player from be a running 24/7 energy drink and vodka powered super slav

Are we going to be required to sleep like in CoP

Pls no sickness mechanic

[low oracle]

If anything sleep was always too forgiving. You could sprint for 18 hours straight and never fatigue. A Fatigue system could be great in this game also

Maybe a Survival mode like New Vegas, where you could choose a difficulty, Survival, and be forced to do more realistic things like eating, drinking, sleeping, maybe sickness (maybe)

[turbid warren]

what is peoples thoughts on preorder skins and what do yall think they mean by "skins" (like just camo or full changes to gear?)

[finite dragon]

I would like a nutrition system tbh, less health and stamina is all you have is vodka, cigarettes and tourists delights. Basically Valhiems system where you need to stack different foods to get a full use out of your character.

[rotund lance]

has been clarified as just optical skins

[low oracle]

Bloodsucker skin 4.99

[finite dragon]

I'm gonna guess that its gonna be like a Strelok, Scar or Degtyarev skins

I wonder what Strider is up to in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, I wanna learn more about the freed Monolith

[low oracle]

Multiplayer is going to be lit for a few months at least

[finite dragon]

Capture the Artifact
Team Deathmatch
Mutant Hunt
Hardcore Team Deathmatch

My guess for the modes

[fading reef]

you just looted a bloodsucker crate! unlock it with a bloodsucker key (£2.78)

[low oracle]

I’d take all of these with a Mutant Horde mode too. That would be Amazing (I like horse still)

[fading reef]

horse

[quick portal]

hi all greetings from germany 🙂

love the first stalker games! I hope stalker 2 would be great! 🙂

[tired anvil]

Welcome

[low oracle]

Just a hold-out mode that mutants constantly attack, and you can buy bullets with kills and guns and all that. Maybe with a Blowout every 10th wave that spawns harder mutants?

[tired anvil]

Happy to hear, enjoy your stay

[quick portal]

Thx

sorry for my bad english iam not the best in this xD

[low oracle]

Zombie survival would also be a cool multiplayer horde mode

[tired anvil]

No worries 🙂

[quick portal]

are vehicles planed in stalker2?

[frail spire]

Why a zombie survival, why not just horde mode if you're gonna do that
Also no vehicles in s2 they said

[quick portal]

okey is that better without vehicles?

in your opinion?

[random vortex]

Yes.

[digital patrol]

Drones would be interesting

[quick portal]

the saddest thing was there cut many content from the first stalker. Love the old Oblivion Lost trailers 🙂

[frail spire]

Yes, no vehicles means no sections of the map filled with nothing so vehicles become useable

[quick portal]

yeah agreed#

[frail spire]

Instead we get guides which do the same thing you would do with a vehicle

[wicked token]

Same, they are insane

[quick portal]

many people say stalker 2 would be a bug festival like cyberpunk 2077. I hope there not right.

[tired anvil]

"Have you seen the gas prices lately?" - GSC about vehicles

[wicked token]

It probably wont be a bug festival, Im just a bit disturbed

[random vortex]

I mean Stalker SoC was pretty buggy on release too.

[wicked token]

The only thing Im scared of is the involvement of Microsoft in such things like a Season Pass

Now THAT, Im scared of

[finite dragon]

It depends on what they are doing for the DLC model

[random vortex]

If it wasn't for Microsoft, they might not have had the funding to make the game in the first place.

[wicked token]

Well yeah, but still

[tired anvil]

Eh

Sergiy is rich

I doubt it

[wicked token]

Same

[quick portal]

In Lost Alpha Mod you can see the true vision of Stalker SoC. Sad somone leaked a build online and the chance for Lost Alpha to became in the official Stalker series never happened 😦

[wicked token]

I dunno, game is impressive but some things dont feel right

[wicked token]

That would be Oblivion Lost Remake

[finite dragon]

if they are planning this game to turn out like Doom Eternal where they are putting effort into making a long as possible experience that is meant to keep you interested with meaningful "expansion type pack" DLC then I would be all for that

[tired anvil]

OLR is closer to the original docs

[quick portal]

yeah youre right 🙂

[wicked token]

Man, I absolutely love OLR

[tired anvil]

I mean they call CS and CoP DLC

[wicked token]

Its probably my #1 mod for SoC

[tired anvil]

So if they provide quality like that I don't mind

[finite dragon]

They are essentially standalone games using alot of the framework of SOC

[wicked token]

Game will have quality I dont doubt that

[quick portal]

Hope they improved the Alife Ai feature 🙂

[finite dragon]

they are DLC in the way that Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors is DLC

[wicked token]

Im still just worried about the "extras"

[tired anvil]

Still, if they call that DLC then I do not mind at all

[quick portal]

the soundtrack of stalker

[gray seal]

I have a feeling stalker 2 is gonna be one of the first UE5 games

[wicked token]

Would be nice if they could bring MoozE on board, then it would be 10/10

[quick portal]

is the same composer in stalker 2 present?

[wicked token]

No, sadly MoozE isnt working on Stalker 2

[finite dragon]

I wonder if they are going more melodic here based off some of the sample tracks

[native ibex]

Hey hey

Any info on the physical edition pre-order date yes

[gray seal]

Just as long as the in game radio has Kino in it

[quick portal]

i hope they put some mysterious soundtrack like in stalker SoC in it

[wicked token]

Imagine, Markus Holler, MoozE and Kuzmenko making the soundtrack, just like for SoC. It would be the best thing ever!

[tired anvil]

Everyone will be pinged when it's ready, keep an eye out

[native ibex]

Thanks gaj

[tired anvil]

Cheers

[wicked token]

And dont forget Firelake 👀

[quick portal]

will be strelok in the game. Hi there its your PDA kill te strelok 😄 xD ...^^

[wicked token]

Tbh I even love the songs that were removed from stalker or just were used in trailers etc

[quick portal]

And was stalker 2 realy needs is.... CHeeki Breeki 😄 xD

[robust forge]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/371896306211487754/853274517509636126/The_Nightmare.mp4

[wicked token]

I just want atmosphere, and the usual Stalker feel, old levels, old faces

New stuff can come along too, wouldnt mind

A bit of zone extending would be nice

[low oracle]

Zombie survival as a 2nd mode because it’s a Call of Chernobyl thing, where all spawns are set as zombies. Zombies are also constantly spraying rounds and killing everybody no cap

[wicked token]

If S2 contains the old levels, we definitely aint getting vehicles

They were planning to add vehicle specific levels back in SoC, I cant remember the names right now. There was one between army warehouses and yantar maybe? One was called Milgrad or something. But these levels were cut

[native ibex]

Wouldnt be surprised if that easter egg existed. Just that old pda lying around somewhere nearby after you meet him

[wicked token]

What would be even nicer is to mix the old and new versions of levels

Old garbage and new garbage in one

[rotund lance]

sounds like you would like the anomaly mod

[random vortex]

Mfw some dude on redding crying about the price of the season pass, then tells me he pirated all the games. Like why you crying if you just pirate stuff?

[tired anvil]

Darkscape

[wicked token]

And yeah, Darkscape was one too

[tired anvil]

Darkscape, MilRad, Sawmil or smth

3 maps that got cut

[wicked token]

Yeah it was called Milrad

These were mostly just...road.

[native ibex]

I hope the quality of the map matches its size

[wicked token]

I wonder how they will connect up levels that previously had loading zones between each other

[onyx hill]

Anyone knowing when the retail pre-orders will be available on their website?

[wicked token]

You have to make up new landscape for that

[frail spire]

Checkpoints probably

[wicked token]

Or even, completely new levels

[native ibex]

Gaj says they'll ping about it

[onyx hill]

Thanks my guy

[native ibex]

Ye

[stark steppe]

Hope it looks pretty

[wicked token]

Also, I want to have a stalker media specific question, where can I ask around?

It is about the SoC soundtrack.

[native ibex]

I hope that gameplay trailer was on games journalist difficulty, because that looked pretty brainless during the shootout

[finite dragon]

To assume that this would be CoP using a new engine and the SoC map would be an understatement

[native ibex]

Just how modifiable will the game be...

[finite dragon]

It looked heavily like a pre-rendered cinematic thing

[native ibex]

Will there be a grid-based inventory system for superior pc master race

[finite dragon]

I would assume that thats not what the gameplay will be at all for the gunfighting

[wicked token]

They just made them very inaccurate, or godmode was on

[finite dragon]

That was basically more to show what the gameplay was in a cinematic way, rather than a straight demo

[native ibex]

Inb4 hard mode has Tarkov terminator scav ai

[low oracle]

Only thing the inventory really needed was proper organization. Everything piled up in there , so hopefully they put a lot of thought into a good, quick, easily identifiable, live-action inventory.

[wicked token]

Actually, I might ask in #🔍┃ask_gscarchive , maybe they know something 👀

[native ibex]

Been playing Anomaly so long I forgot there weren't even loot categories

[remote crow]

Me explaining why women can't be in stalker 2 while being a woman myself https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/524246444560089099/854022952504918056/speed.gif

[native ibex]

What kind of mutant is a woman

[finite dragon]

Does anyone know if there will be female characters in Stalker 2

like did GSC confirm of deny that?

[remote crow]

One

[low oracle]

Inventory: like maybe horizontal organization, instead of vertical. More options like “sort alphabetically, price, loaded,”
Also Oh Yeah NEEDS an “Unload All in Inventory” option Please GSC!

Unload All button, for the love of the Zone put that in there!

[wicked token]

Actually, maybe not lol

[remote crow]

WOMEN JUST CAN'T BE IN STALKER 2 OKAY

[native ibex]

I would like to be able to work on exos like you could work on power armor in F4.
Put it on a bench and modify individual sections

First they come for the boy scouts, now the zone

[finite dragon]

An exoskeleton system that had upgrade paths and attachments would be neat!

[finite dragon]

Name: Woman, Type: Mutant

[native ibex]

When you're on team Freedom, women are always around.
They just have tentacles on their faces

[frail spire]

"They're always aggressive towards everything, their parts are barely worth study, Duty mostly kills them on sight"
PDA entry on women

[native ibex]

Duty taking MGTOW too far

[frail spire]

Then you find the secret files in the freedom base about them shaggin em

[solid dome]

Back to the topic of women and this franchise?

[finite dragon]

don't see it happening

they would have to make a new model too

[frail spire]

I wouldn't be against adding them if we weren't living in the current year dystopia of simps and sjw

The only way to add them now is if somehow no one pays enough attention and are just implemented as regular npcs

[finite ridge]

why would anyone even care as long as it's not rubbed in the player's face that there's women

[frail spire]

But thats never going to happen, someone is gonna scream and we will have the pink army harping us

So the best move is to keep stolker as it is and never ever see tits until the universe heat death

[tired anvil]

They said in #📗┃s2-faq today that pink doesn't fit 😎

[finite dragon]

this was my main gripe with most games, its not an actual good representation of women. In metro exodus the character of anna is literally only their to say what artyom is thinking, which is pretty sexist if you really think about it.

[frail spire]

Honestly I wouldn't mind a meme amazon faction but it will never happen

[low oracle]

People don’t like seeing women get killed, that’s the Root. Stalker is not friendly, nor happy, it is Depressed (not “depressING” just depressed). That’s just how it is. I’d detail it more but nuff said really.

[frail spire]

Also imagine the headlines "in stalker you can kill women like you kill men"

[finite ridge]

i agree. anna was good in the other games and they ruined her in exodus. just present women the same way the fallout does: just like any other character

[still ridge]

Female scientists only

Only faction that makes sense

[finite dragon]

Amogus scientist skin?

[finite dragon]

it makes no sense too as artyom has a voice actor

[still ridge]

Yes

[frail spire]

Like, if somehow womans are introduced in stalker then you're gonna get rape city with bandits and duty probably

[finite dragon]

🤨

[still ridge]

Why duty?

Lmao

[vestal laurel]

Very based.

[frail spire]

On top of monolithians capturing femstalkers for breeding purposes

[low oracle]

I also liked her Anya as a character, and plus women have home bearing roles and childbearing as a functional sociological role. It’s not sexist to have a woman looking after her kids Especially post-apocalypse. People just don’t realize what they’re saying when they think housewife is sexist.

[tired anvil]

Duty will do smth gay before touching a woman tbh

[finite dragon]

Im going to bed

[still ridge]

It would have cost you 0 dollars not to say that

[frail spire]

Or going full body horror and having burers and controllers using women as well

[still ridge]

Can you not

[finite dragon]

Simps just talking about women

This is a real pot kettle black

[frail spire]

Theres a LOT of things that could go wrong in stalker if women were introduced

[finite ridge]

that could be avoided lol

[leaden aurora]

Please sir, I can only vomit so violently

[vestal laurel]

Maybe there could be a female trader who sells very good food and some ammo.

[still ridge]

Simply female scientists

[vestal laurel]

That works, too.

[finite ridge]

people just need to not be freaks and people need to not be hardcore sjw and it would be fine adding women

[still ridge]

Or Babushkas like forester

[vestal laurel]

Just no combat.

[frail spire]

Female scientists would be captured mid anomaly study and end up the same

[still ridge]

Bro what

[finite dragon]

I dont see any issue with adding women, stalker takes place in the modern world and lots of soldiers are women now

[finite ridge]

^

[finite dragon]

It would be better she sold some services

[still ridge]

Is this your fantasy class r something

[frail spire]

fantasy

Do you even stop to think what happens to woman soldiers that have the bad luck of getting captured?

[finite dragon]

🤨

[frail spire]

Also we have fallout new vegas that deals with these issues as well

[still ridge]

Who are trained in combat vs a bunch of drunks?

[finite ridge]

And that doesn't need to be depicted for the game to have women and still be good?

[still ridge]

Literally

[finite dragon]

a bit too dark for stalker

[rancid knoll]

Is it?

[still ridge]

That’s not it

[frail spire]

I mean its not

[still ridge]

It’s not that it’s too dark

It’s that it’s unnecessary

[finite ridge]

and too distasteful for stalker

[finite dragon]

and way out of character for the series

[vestal laurel]

The likeliest possibility is that women won’t be in the game in combat, and that’s perfectly fine😂.

[finite ridge]

i'm okay with there not being women, i just don't understand why some people are so against there being women

[frail spire]

Then why waste time adding them at all?

[rancid knoll]

Western culture moment.

[finite dragon]

I would like it if there were a few women in the game, would feel a bit more realistic but very few actually doing the shooting

[frail spire]

Like we have no issues with not having women, meanwhile adding them is gonna be a hornets nest

I rather not drag unecessary heat towards the game

[finite ridge]

There would only be issues from people who would never play the game

[still ridge]

There’s gonna be heat towards it regardless

[finite dragon]

but that depends on how the devs are handling the zone this game tbh, is it more open than the other games, is it more closed etc

[still ridge]

There can be female scientists

Doesn’t mean they have to be raped to add depth

[rancid knoll]

It's not like they've added a Mary Sue to kick everyone's ass. It'll be fine.

[still ridge]

^

[finite dragon]

one thing i really want to see is foreign governments in the zone, that could be interesting

[finite ridge]

if they were just depicted the same way men were, just different models and voice actors, there would be no issue

[frail spire]

only womans in the zone are scientists
bunkers constantly under attack in search of fresh meat
mission Defend the Queen
YES VERY EPIC UPVOTES

[still ridge]

bro

Who would win, a bunch of drunk rapists or a highly secure LITERAL BUNKER with guards

[rancid knoll]

Where is that scenario?

[still ridge]

Literally

[low oracle]

If the women in the game were treated just like Every other npc, Soldiers looking for Barman money and artifacts, then that’s fine NP. Women are just a hot topic now but I don’t see why one of the first things people turn to is “what if a woman gets captured?” It’s a Videogame, not some dark web mod.

[finite ridge]

^^^^^

[still ridge]

Literally

[leaden aurora]

Even if they did add women to the game that doesn’t automatically mean they’d add like fucking rape scenes or be constantly talking about it

[still ridge]

Precisely

[frail spire]

Yes, lets ignore the faction literally called "Bandits" who are considered scum

[finite ridge]

???

[still ridge]

Bandits aren’t even that bad

[hexed seal]

Why is the inclusion of women in a Vidya game such a hot topic

[still ridge]

Renegades maybe

[finite ridge]

Rape still wouldn't have to be depicted??

[still ridge]

But they’re renegades

[leaden aurora]

But no one is saying in a realistic sense it would never happen, it’s just saying that it wouldn’t be necessary in the game

[low oracle]

I raid the bandit base on master difficulty for fun

[finite dragon]

honestly the way bandits are portrayed in the game is unrealistic, far too organized and they always shoot on sight

[finite dragon]

how did that go?

one thing stalker kinda forgets is that men dont like to fight

[low oracle]

The shoot on sight thing is the worst. I wish faction groups were less hung-ho and more reserved, like their death is a bad thing

[frail spire]

No, shoot on sight across the map is peak stalker experience

[finite ridge]

true

[still ridge]

only shoot on sight faction should be monolith

[finite dragon]

because weird people

[still ridge]

Or freedom-duty

[low oracle]

Monolith>duty>mercenaries>everybody else>Bandits.

[finite ridge]

every npc in the game should be hyper hostile and one shot you

[low oracle]

Totally agree.

[tired anvil]

Every NPC has a unique smile, is that not enough

[still ridge]

Duty-freedom too

[frail spire]

No, they need to have unique underwear

[finite dragon]

idk how that should be handled because on 1 hand they are at war but on the other we have accounts of people in war just not fighting each other and just teasing instead

[frail spire]

Duty needs to be a gasmask g-string

[still ridge]

Defectors

[finite dragon]

and in a decentralized area like the zone that could be exacerbated

[still ridge]

I mean a lot of members left both factions

[frail spire]

Freedom a canabis leaf

[still ridge]

Free stalkers is the only way

[finite dragon]

luv freedom, luv the zone, simple as

[frail spire]

Don't weed me bro

[low oracle]

That’s why the game needs dynamic factions. Monolith always hostile, duty and freedom always fight, bandits may attack you maybe not, things like that.

Like if you’re face-to-face with a bandit squad they might walk by you… to shoot you in the back when you’re not looking

[finite dragon]

what even is freedoms goal

[still ridge]

Free zone

[frail spire]

To smoke weed and to shag mutants

[still ridge]

Not government controlled

[finite dragon]

surely that would just be opening it up for private investors no?

unless they want to make the zone a city state

[frail spire]

Probably, issue is that the govt would never allow that on principle

[still ridge]

They don’t want anyone controlling it

They don’t want anyone destroying it

They don’t want anyone exploiting it either

[frail spire]

They are just weedadled degenerates who believe the world should be a zone

[still ridge]

hey, don’t talk to me like that

[frail spire]

Then you have duty who like to larp as military until they're told "bro thats illegal"

[still ridge]

Nah duty is chad

So is freedom

[finite dragon]

i wish zone politics was elaborated more on

[low oracle]

Government always sending special forces squads close to freedom base and the barrier to radar. Always opening fire and dying to everybody but monolith cleans up regardless

[still ridge]

I want to see strider’s faction

[low oracle]

Monolith no checki breki no cap

[still ridge]

I also believe Leon is the leader of a new faction

[low oracle]

I thought the same thing lol

[still ridge]

Seems like the opposite of duty

[leaden aurora]

I hope strider comes back 😔

[low oracle]

Freedom and monolith alliance would be intense, and actually give duty some pause. 5 duty could kill 20 freedom no problem, see it all the time in the red hell.

[still ridge]

Most likely

[finite dragon]

A freedom and monolith alliance wouldn't even make sense

as cool as that sounds

[still ridge]

Lol wut

[low oracle]

Freedom has no end game. They can’t hope to shovel loner recruits with a dime forever.

[still ridge]

Monolith are hostile to everyone though

[finite dragon]

monolith doesn't want a free and open source zone, they literally guard it as it is their sacred place

[finite dragon]

including bandits

[wary cove]

Unless you mean former Monoliths breaking free from brainwash, I don't see how that could work

[low oracle]

Freedom wants the zone to be their home. Monolith wants people to stay away from CNPP and the collective. Monolith could at least use freedom as fodder to the military, like the end of clear sky.

[still ridge]

Monolith don’t plan like that

[stark steppe]

Except when they get their mind deleted and sit around like
ah ok, what did we do?

[low oracle]

But their Leadership does.

[still ridge]

We don’t even know their leadership

they’re still getting signals as we see in CoP

[wary cove]

Would they want to sit down and negotiate with lukash, tho?

[finite dragon]

I wonder how high the monolith recruitment rate is?

[low oracle]

From what I could tell it was the C-collective. I think canonically they were killed off by strelok so who knows now

Maybe there is no monolith anymore in 2

[finite dragon]

judging by our encounters with them throughout the series near limitless

[wary cove]

[weak thicket]

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

[potent bluff]

I think Monolith isn't the main enemy... anymore

[leaden aurora]

I’m pretty sure in CoP there was pretty much no leadership or direction for Monolith anymore and that’s why guys were starting to break free of their brain fog?

[wary cove]

Chad faction attracts chad people

[still ridge]

Remember the antenna degtyarev found in CoP?

[leaden aurora]

Ah right

[finite dragon]

they just speak to the sarcophagus and wish for infinite recruits

[still ridge]

He says that it’s likely that’s how they were being communicated with, hence the ambush at the hospital

They were informed

[wary cove]

Only Monolith master and the preacher were sort of leaders in CoP ig

[leaden aurora]

I hadn’t given much thought to it at all. 🤔 interesting

[finite dragon]

so u guys think scar will come back or?

[low oracle]

Right sorry it is C-Consciousness got that mixed up.

[vestal laurel]

Would be based if he did.

[finite dragon]

i think scar will be a doctor like character in 2

[vestal laurel]

A doctor-like one? How so, man?

I was thinking that if he did come back, he would be the solemn explorer type.

[finite dragon]

idk just like doctor in soc

[wary cove]

unlikely, but would be great if he's mentioned somewhere

[still ridge]

Nah

He ded

[finite dragon]

Proof

[frail spire]

Scar has been dead for years give it a rest

[blissful coyote]

po

[low oracle]

I’d like to see some influence from other countries, like the UN, the CIA, maybe special forces like Delta and Green Berets. Not much, just like a lore addition. The zone must have many buyers overseas.

[finite dragon]

we dont have a body and its proven that he can just survive emissions

[wary cove]

Either dead, brainwashed or brain dead

[finite dragon]

what if hes just lost

[still ridge]

His nervous system was deteriorating anyway

[low oracle]

Lots of interest for weapons technologies, like the Gauss rifle being powered with Electric artifacts like battery.

[wary cove]

that would be a better fate

[solid dome]

People think he IMMORTAL

[still ridge]

We knew that

[low oracle]

Sparkler

[frail spire]

I mean, if they expand on mercs we may get more foreigner agents but dunno

[still ridge]

Flash

it’s flash I believe

[finite dragon]

me too, never really made sense how theres only ukranians in the zone even though word would travel quick and foreigners would come pouring in looking for artifacts

[still ridge]

Stated somewhere

[finite dragon]

especially seeing how lucrative the trade is as described in the game

[wary cove]

It is flash indeed

[steady pebble]

if he does not have hunger, it is quite possible.

[still ridge]

@pseudo rivet many yike and wack moments in the chat

[frail spire]

It's lucrative because it's kept closed off, if everyone started pouring it then we would have a literal warzone

[finite dragon]

it already is

[pseudo rivet]

I'm here

What is it

[finite dragon]

artifacts are rare and every government and rich person would want some

[pseudo rivet]

How do we count the cringe?

[frail spire]

Yes, thats why they send mercs

If foreigner agents get caught it would mean war

[still ridge]

read at your own discretion

[low oracle]

And that will stop the CIA from getting in? I’d bet some checkpoints wallets have gotten much fatter in the years since the zone

[frail spire]

Thats why you send unmarked and unwashed mercs

[pseudo rivet]

Think I'm too scared

[still ridge]

I’ll give you a taste

[finite dragon]

foreign involvement in the zone probably will be touched on

[still ridge]

Freedomist-Monolithian coalition

[pseudo rivet]

Inb4 Kill or Kilt doesn't know STALKER lore

[low oracle]

That’s takes about a Lot in the Mercury base too, and their “powerful contacts”

[pseudo rivet]

Wowzers, based af

[still ridge]

Wow

[finite dragon]

like its proven the zone has an arms trade, drug trade, and many other illicit activities and i doubt all of those are being sourced in ukraine

[solid dome]

He just wheezing

[low oracle]

Talked about a lot in the mercenaries base, autocorrect

[finite dragon]

likes its clearly intended throughout the games that the world is aware of the zone and wants to profit/research it

[pseudo rivet]

Then, what's actually going on

[solid dome]

I don't completely know the Lore too I have to admit, not that deep

[still ridge]

We saw monolith in the trailer

[jade dust]

Hey all! Im sure this has been asked, but any estimated date on pre-order for the retail ultimate edition?

[finite dragon]

Another armies cant ignore ukrainian sovereignty and deploy forces inside their territory lol

Except for russia

[frail spire]

Yes, thats why a THEY USE MERCS DO YOU GET IT

JESUS

[still ridge]

Yeah basically just things that would completely break the narrative we’ve gotten this far

[frail spire]

[finite dragon]

and all those mercs are ukranian in game

[pseudo rivet]

Should be in #📰┃announcement

[finite dragon]

Who knows who employes the mercs there are already in the zone

[vestal laurel]

Even the US is probably doing something fishy around Chernobyl.

[pseudo rivet]

Mercs are mercs

[frail spire]

Mercs are mercs doesn't matter where they are from

They get paid and they do the job

[stark steppe]

Mercs:
I HEAR MONNNNEEEEEEEEEY

[pseudo rivet]

UN

[finite dragon]

Their job mostly consist on getting sniped in the hundreds by strelok

[pseudo rivet]

This is true

[frail spire]

Remember to snipe your local water plant for free gear

[solid dome]

Me right now: wat the sky is going on here?!

[jade dust]

tyty!

[solid dome]

I have no clue lol

[still ridge]

I just want strider faction

[pseudo rivet]

No clue, tbh

[still ridge]

Leon faction is my bold prediction for S2

[pseudo rivet]

Shaman Ending first try

[still ridge]

Opposite of Duty, Freedom but radical and organized

[frail spire]

NWF faction vs Redfield faction

[finite dragon]

[bold lion]

For real, this would be sick.

[pseudo rivet]

Would be really weird if they didn't show up

[still ridge]

Well it’s most likely gonna happen

[static sparrow]

[pseudo rivet]

Illusions

[leaden aurora]

Dear god don’t start this up again

[vestal laurel]

[leaden aurora]

[pseudo rivet]

[still ridge]

No wom*n

[frail spire]

ahem
Monolith breeding pens
Thats all

[pseudo rivet]

https://gfycat.com/faithfullightdairycow

[still ridge]

Can you not

[vestal laurel]

Will Strelok return in Stalker 2?

[still ridge]

Jesus

[pseudo rivet]

NDA

[leaden aurora]

Please keep your fanfiction to yourself

[frail spire]

"The monolith blesses us with new life"

[vestal laurel]

Crimson, was that in response to my question?

[still ridge]

Is this your sexual fantasy or something

[vestal laurel]

If so, all righty😂.

[pseudo rivet]

NDA, yeah

[steady pebble]

[frail spire]

No but it's always a good argument for no women

[pseudo rivet]

We don't know, basically

[still ridge]

it’s NDA, but probably

[vestal laurel]

Well, hoping for the best. Thanks.

[pseudo rivet]

Same

I'd love to kill him in S.T.2

[nocturne thorn]

wait who is talking about breeding pens what

[pseudo rivet]

Just random gibberish

[still ridge]

some degenerate

[nocturne thorn]

they just use mindcontrol

[still ridge]

Oh god

[frail spire]

Based

[nocturne thorn]

who are yall tweedle dee and tweedle dum?

(jk)

[still ridge]

There are many of us

[pseudo rivet]

I am Sir Crimson, keeper of STALKER Lore and this is Sir Dillon, the Chad of Chads (Has a really sharp chin, which looks cool af 😳)

[nocturne thorn]

that emoji is brilliant is there a larger version of it?

[pseudo rivet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/738051330052063323.png?v=1

[finite dragon]

What is all of your opinions on GSC Game World, the company itself?

[pseudo rivet]

Which one, exactly?

[wary cove]

They're too busy praying to junk antennae and sniping infidels to even care about breeding

[pseudo rivet]

Man, y'all are taking this serious too

[static sparrow]

TRU 😂

[pseudo rivet]

Lmfao

[frail spire]

I mean at some point they'll run out of idiots to brainwash

[steady pebble]

[wary cove]

Of course not

[ebon horizon]

I think is better pay game pass

For take this game

[quick portal]

hi guys can i show you some pics of my far cry 3 project years ago i rebuild the reactor from STALKER.

[frail spire]

No

[finite dragon]

I did it in Minecraft when i was a kid

[wary cove]

Nothing that turning on the brain scorcher for a second time can't fix
Anyway

[quick portal]

why

[frail spire]

Does it even work anymore?

[ebon horizon]

The Capcom E3 was sucks

[frail spire]

How many times has it been shutdown?

[pseudo rivet]

Smh no need, there are multiple Brain Scorchers around the Zone

[wary cove]

[pseudo rivet]

Sure, might want to post it in either #🔮┃fanart_and_cosplay or #📸┃screens_and_videos

[finite dragon]

Well who would have guessed that just pulling down a lever wasn't enough lel

[ebon horizon]

Will have multiplayer?

[frail spire]

Yes, released later

[ebon horizon]

Okay cool

[quick portal]

ok thx 🙂

[ebon horizon]

150 GB 😳

[vestal laurel]

DARN.

Heavier than the elephant’s foot in CNPP.

[frail spire]

Yoooo now that you mention it we may get to see an elephants foot

And a visually updated one at that

Or just straight up die even with max rad resist

[vestal laurel]

Would be funny😂. Maybe even acquire part of it for a mission.

If that’s physically possible.

[glossy condor]

yo alright

[frail spire]

Probably not, even if it was what if the second you pull the upper crust some reactor juice comes out

[glossy condor]

anyone got a good mod for SoC that doesnt change the story too much

[novel grotto]

how much for Phisical Release?

[pseudo rivet]

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

[novel grotto]

i mean how much time less

[solid cosmos]

I get no bottleneck. https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Ryzen_5_2600/GeForce_RTX_2060_SUPER/0Qj14p8A/16/100

[finite dragon]

That isnt very stalker

[worthy lark]

Wadu heck i get 8% bottleneck with a rx 580 strix oc

[solid cosmos]

Oof

[finite dragon]

A rx 580 is worse than 1070

[solid cosmos]

I'll pour one out for you, homie. You need a new card

[finite dragon]

2060 is superior

[solid cosmos]

I upgraded from a RX590 to a 2060 super

[finite dragon]

I upgraded 1070 to 1070 this year

[solid cosmos]

[worthy lark]

Eh i did this as a semi ghetto build last summer because i got tired of running a 10 year old cpu with an r7 240 2gb

[pseudo rivet]

No clue, soon™️

[solid cosmos]

I was lucky to get the 2060s before the prices got decimated.

[worthy lark]

And now gpu prices are out of hand for good

[solid cosmos]

Only paid about 40 bucks over the actual price.

[finite dragon]

Who need good graphics anyway...

[solid cosmos]

Got it back in sept, before it got REAL BAD.

[finite dragon]

Stalker is about awful experience

5 frames, 480p

[solid cosmos]

yeah I'm not exactly worried about running it. I'm pretty sure it will be fine. I might have to run a few things on medium and everything on high. Also you joke, but that's how I had to play shadow of chernobyl on release

[frail spire]

800x600 with shadows off and everything ultra low

[solid cosmos]

I had a emachine when Shadow of chernobyl came out. I fell in love with the game lmao. forced my comp to run it at sub 10 fps