📸┃screens_and_videos

[maiden coyote]

that's the point 😂, idk why he's friendly

[scenic saffron]

https://tenor.com/view/chill-guy-chill-guy-just-a-chill-guy-relax-gif-1579445140409713118

Dude's just a chill guy

[maiden coyote]

Dude's just celebrating Christmas, too tired of fighting

[hollow ruin]

I don't think this guy is having a good day

[fallow parcel]

Thanks man super interesting to see the game being played all over the world

[fallow parcel]

This game looks so freaking good

[sand nymph]

Man, I looked all over the roof too! I must've missed it then. Thank you!

You recognized the area code instinctively or did you look it up?

[pallid pumice]

yeah i know right? just imagine the next engine update, it gonna be amazing

[leaden mountain]

Finally brainschorcher!

[river osprey]

Thanks GSC for all the Moments!

[plucky mist]

Still too expensive dawg 🙏

[somber yoke]

Seems like a mosin to me

[acoustic kelp]

If it looks like mosin acts like a mosin it is a mosin

[wide ocean]

The sky is bleeding

[somber yoke]

sun is leaking

[past elbow]

Look what I got for Christmas 😁

[wide ocean]

Didn't even know that was a thing

[carmine narwhal]

Which variation do you like more?))

[wide ocean]

2/6

[fallow parcel]

I would love all of them

[lavish holly]

The chance of a STALKER getting struck by thunder in The Zone are low, but never zero.

The C-Consciousness basically gave me two warning shots.

[surreal folio]

@sly aurora

[pallid whale]

@surreal folio These are the floppy bodies you want to keep? wtf

[surreal folio]

Adds flavor, yes

[pallid whale]

what a joke

[surreal folio]

Also floppy boddies I'm referring to are the ones that flop, like bounce

Like you kill something and it just ragdolls in the air then bounces

[sly aurora]

yeahhh seeing how enemies spawn on top of me quite a few times, cause of poor scripting combat AI, i don't think i would be playing Master difficulty 💀 maybe some time in the future once community fixes it

[surreal folio]

You can also see as well homie has his modded, vanilla game runs fine

[sacred wraith]

-# mysterious ahh

[scarlet reef]

Found a great picture spot in Duga

[frail merlin]

Cavity Artifact🦷

[quick wing]

[fallow parcel]

Huh did i miss something? U werent hit were you?

[sharp chasm]

@charred kestrel

[charred kestrel]

damn, that's crazy tbh

i'd say try to see if there's a pushable box around somewhere or otherwise noclip

[sharp chasm]

i did try to push some boxes but it doesn't enough to jump off the rooftop still

idk what to do i will pick my gauss from prypiat i guess

[charred kestrel]

maybe toss a grenade behind it, see if it moves the body?

[sharp chasm]

i did try that too but it doesn't move to right side

[timber tapir]

[past jetty]

clear sky was destruction 😢 how many hours spent

[gentle portal]

I know, I bought the deluxe and it hurt my pocket, but I've been waiting 10 years for the game, so it's worth it as a christmas gift for one self

I bought it on december 19th and played it on a daily basis

[plucky mist]

Enjoy!

[feral pendant]

Where the hell IS that

Im Dumb ITS clear sky

[leaden mountain]

Bro i am really strugling but i still bought ultimate edition preorder as i am really a fan

[leaden mountain]

do you play on a winter mod?

[timber tapir]

Ye

[leaden mountain]

Game is really pretty in winter!

[limber shuttle]

Praying GSC approves it for console before the season is out lol https://mod.io/g/stalker2/m/winters-tale-early-alpha#description

[surreal lichen]

I took a photo with my phone of my monitor. Mini led with hdr on. Wonder if this black level is too much 🤔 lol cant see anything without the flashlight. Guess that is how it should be though?

[dusty solstice]

Good or nah?

[past jetty]

How much I hate this pseudo-giant

[hazy crescent]

whats out there 👀

[lavish holly]

I bled out during one of the teleportations... and now Skif's soul is in permanent inter-dimensional stasis.

[dry meadow]

feels like something that could actually happen in the Zone/noosphere

[scarlet reef]

Heading into The Sphere to ||recover the second Emitter for Scar||

[pallid whale]

The Zone does not protect you from the 2000's blonde dye era

Average Zone glitch

[cunning belfry]

Tobě taky hezké vánoce)

[cerulean pollen]

#s2-lore-discussions message @topaz fossil That doesn't mean the artifacts lose their energy immediately. The time frame is not specified either because the developers couldn't decide on one, or because they wanted to remain flexible while adding new lore.

The fact that artifacts are used for their anomalous properties outside the Zone (before they fall apart) was not retconned, but even has been solidified by keeping the demand stable.

Also, how do you think the Alpha was working before the Zone appeared?

[quick wing]

what tf is this?

[placid berry]

Yeah use more stupids mods and say the game is broken 👍

[fallow parcel]

What gun is this

[wide ocean]

15 pseudogaints...why

[fallow parcel]

Whats the revolver it looks cool af

[wide ocean]

Model competitor, journalist stash i believe

[fallow parcel]

Thx dude will check that out

[bright stirrup]

I think I am doing pretty well from the beginning (I play it on Veteran)

[past jetty]

what a great game the old stalker trilogy I still play them every now and then like mass effect

[bright stirrup]

I might buy the rest to the trilogy

[pallid pumice]

at ease ahhh

[wicked falcon]

Just wait till the emission hits

[fallow parcel]

Wha wha what dawg

[scarlet vale]

Wait til an emission hits, rob em of all their fresh bread, never go hungry again

[tight skiff]

https://tenor.com/view/xrd-exrd-crypto-btc-eth-gif-23801255

[limber shuttle]

Love Skif's accurate adjustment of fire selector levers, which is even more evident now with the use of canted aim. Though playing with minimal HUD since launch had led me to pick up on & appreciate the really neat unique separate animation for going up vs. down on the AK lever if you pay attention to the thumb while ADS, a super niche yet handy feature of weapons with this style selector switch & a great testament to the level of detail the devs put into the weapons

https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/s/rkaD4Uty4F

[raven rock]

what mod is that

[pallid pumice]

Kaimanov Terror Emission, Classic Blowout Reborn

[raven rock]

thank you!

[scarlet reef]

Absolute kino

The lightning striking right in between those 3 guys was the cherry on top

[somber yoke]

I guess there was an emmision coming, the scream at the end was the best part

Aftermath

[hollow ruin]

Stalker Drank himself underneath the table, literally

[lyric peak]

https://tenor.com/view/yep-gif-14695751784991438845

[obsidian cipher]

laivex has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[mortal hatch]

(modded)

[limber hound]

Love this so much bro

[scarlet reef]

Couple of pictures from Malachite again, easily one of the most photogenic regions

[granite knot]

???

[red isle]

I think your zone has the cordyceps virus

[scarlet vale]

found a loner chucking bolts at a grav anomaly

[red isle]

Do they react to npc bolts?

[scarlet vale]

Currently no, but the animations for bolt throwing and artifact hunting are in game. They just need to make them actually interact with them to finish em I think.

[red isle]

That would have been cool

[scarlet vale]

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s on the way with one of the next big A-Life updates in the future

You can physically hear the bolt fly through the air too

[frail merlin]

[Not my Image] 🤣

[past jetty]

It would need a nice update just for life to give it a more serious imprint even in the stealth field

[brave hearth]

You can never be zombified if you have no brain or head

[wanton epoch]

You don't need a ceiling to survive the emission, duh.

[vagrant cloak]

headless horseman ahh mf

[restive horizon]

It's an animated short where two stalkers must survive a Cold Emission.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g32pPidQ-Wg

[obsidian cipher]

steevoweeno has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[dry meadow]

he had enough of Banzai's sh--- experiments and took matters into his own hands

[sand nymph]

I've dealt with this ladder before, but is there just no way to disarm the trap on it?

[timber tapir]

[sand nymph]

Where's our actual Ward Exoskeleton GSC?

[violet hare]

for anyone whos seeing this out of context, this is the bandit exo
a piece of cut content

as you see its a rusty exoskeleton rig thats attached onto sewed up leather like armor with the helmet portion being the merc gasmask,
because its so ass you probably cant run in it or you can but itll be better than most suits up too things like the warden convoy or the berill in terms of physical protection but then after that it falls off, your supposed to find this in garbage

[acoustic kelp]

You probably can't even jog in it the joints are so rusty

[acoustic kelp]

We have 3 operator exos

[restive ibex]

bloodsuckers going wild

[alpine panther]

Ohhh
I had the exact same thing in that exact spot in the same exact way
Except it was bloodsuckers

[obsidian cipher]

bad6714 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[torn copper]

sorry for the psi-effect & blood splat

[reef dust]

i could drop the other sniper in my inv but the lost coupons...

[torn copper]

drop the svd and drop about 30 or more medkits: THATS why

[reef dust]

this monster

[scenic saffron]

Bro got 35 grenades and 68 medkits 💀

[reef dust]

uhm

[torn copper]

drop the grenades & about 40-50 bandages

[reef dust]

then im dead bc the monster is on me

[torn copper]

? drop your loot in the house?

[reef dust]

how do i get to the house, i spawn and the monster is instantly attacking me and after 30 secs an emesion is comming

[scenic saffron]

You're supposed to just run away

[reef dust]

i did it and went to the house but... it didnt saved me ig its not save

[torn copper]

wait.. i thought you saved inside of the beach house?? at this point just load your old save and organize your inventory

its the best i can help you with, and dont scavenge for too much loot

[reef dust]

i did, a save from 15 min ago but what do i drop

[scenic saffron]

The svdu, 30 grenades 50 bandages, all the vodka

[torn copper]

drop the svd, 25 grenades, 30 or 40 medkits, and 40-50 bandages

[scenic saffron]

That's the unique svd lynx, he should just drop the non unique weapon instead

[torn copper]

the ar is the SOFMOD; also a unique

[tight sinew]

@timber tapir @charred kestrel Here are 2 clips, first shows me shooting the 3 banditos in the head from the Water Tower and killing none with 1 bullet. Second shows the same but I killed 1 of the 3 with 2 shots,

DO NOT IND THE SCOPE SKIPPING, its my mouses' right button being worn out so it skips at times. Lol.

[reef dust]

Is SOFMOD good ? Should I use it instead of dnipro

[torn copper]

but he could drop the svu if thats better ^^

[scenic saffron]

He's got a SVU equipped

[torn copper]

imo, its a good weapon for close-quarters. its really your preference, but the dnipro can do close-to-mid range

[scenic saffron]

You should not use the sofmod because you only got 18 bullets for it

[torn copper]

my bad, forgot about that

[reef dust]

I mean generally

[scenic saffron]

Still no it's worse then the dnipro

[torn copper]

did you kill off some of your weight as previously? @reef dust

[reef dust]

The other sniper in my inv is gone and some other things I’m faster now

[torn copper]

whats your weight now?

[glass coyote]

Aza you should always just take a few things with you when leaving for a mission or looting, pick your two weapons and have about 200 rounds of your AR and 50 of your secondary.. maybe 15 first aids 15 bandages and a few items of food plus some alcohol and one rad med kit.

[reef dust]

64

[torn copper]

uh..could you provide another screenshot?

[glass coyote]

If you go above 40kg youre too heavy.

[reef dust]

Im always over 40 I was traveling with 65+ for the first 20h 😭 after I watched a vid I realized how fast you can get without taking so much with you

[reef dust]

Im on my phone rn my WiFi on my pc isn’t working well but I forgot medkits that’s why I was still heavy

[torn copper]

yeah, medkits take up a big chunk of weight if you’re carrying THAT much. also remove the vodka as @scenic saffron suggested

[reef dust]

Oh ye thx

[torn copper]

okay i should get going. if you’re still having trouble, just try and organize/tidy up your inventory a bit more and you should be fine. aim for below 50 but if you cant, just try commencing with the mission again

[late halo]

Came back after almost a year and this crap is still not fixed bruh

[stark ocean]

Still killable from standing on the pump?

[restive ibex]

somehow yes

[stark ocean]

Ohh it's okay to have a skill issue xD tailing is bad at head shot, you should predict where he will be next instead xD

[tight sinew]

Not only its a skill issue, its hardware issue cuz this mouse seen more use than the whole PC - its, I guess, 14-15 years old Logitech mouse, lmao. I got a new one around I forgot to unpack it, lol.

From those clips I posted you'd think I'm playing with a controller, lol. THIS BAD!

[stark ocean]

I'm just jesting around from a good humor in the last days in this freaking year xD

[tight sinew]

On top of everything I forgot you can hold your breath... to land a better shot

[tight sinew]

Goddamn right, son. Off to a new start.. old style! 😄

[stark ocean]

New year perhaps new engine, new happiness, and new complains 😅

[tight sinew]

Brodman, I swear I'll take a photo of this mouse and send it here. It looks ancient. Even the plastic turned solid yellow from white. 😄

[stark ocean]

looking forward! xD don't cut the cable hehe

[tight sinew]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/881691853949382708/1275813975333933066/TOMMYSLEEPER.gif

[charred kestrel]

why are you shooting the floor so much though? take a extra second to line up your shot

[tight sinew]

I'm not sure if I'm not AI controlled...

[charred kestrel]

bro, you choose where your hand moves

[feral pendant]

Old Bandit

[sly aurora]

hey at least he has clothes on and is inside, that's 2year progress right there

[sly aurora]

get a 500kg mod

[late halo]

My bad. I guess I didn't take that into consideration lmao

[karmic verge]

Got one as well in the bar. The dude has been laying there ever since I came to rostok.

[reef dust]

I don’t wanna play with mods

[reef dust]

WHATS THAT 😭

[scarlet reef]

I wouldn't worry about it

[violet hare]

@timber tapir is it just me or did this merc spawn outta nowhere, this is at the cordon stables, and if he was sitting there, i was running around making alot of noise so he shouldve detected me before i even entered the pig stable area

actually i think he was sitting down but why did he not detect me

[reef dust]

what is this rthing? and is it worth killing

[violet hare]

your more worth running away from the enemy with the most health

[lyric peak]

That's a pseudogiant, and no it is not worth killing it

[reef dust]

its dead now

[lyric peak]

Does game even let you loot that thing

Should have saved your ammo unless you had to kill it for some quest

[cerulean pollen]

Yes, you get its nail

[lyric peak]

I hope it's worth a lot

[timber tapir]

Looks like he was hiding in the corner or dropped down from the rafters.

[timber tapir]

Do you have a wired or wireless mouse?

[reef dust]

should i take another gun for missions

[violet hare]

mercs doing anything to get their get back for me turning their elite squad into zombies

[timber tapir]

Go visit the Malachite Repair Facility.

[violet hare]

i dont want to im scared

what if theres 50 mercs waiting

[timber tapir]

You can approach it from a distance
and flee if you don't like what you see.

[finite eagle]

shot this guy in the face and he didnt get mad at all lmao

[finite eagle]

[wide ocean]

He doesn't seem to have much goin on up there anyway

I love the snow

[violet hare]

can anyone identify what kinda tank this is cause this is like one of a kind ive never seen a tank like this in stalker 2

cause certainly that cant be a t34

the closest i could find is a isu 152

[limber shuttle]

Pretty sure that's an ISU-152 because some of them were used in the real life cleanup of the disaster

https://www.firearmsnews.com/editorial/radioactive-isu152/370779

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz2nhRaBjQo

[violet hare]

ima search up why they used them cause golly, this is in the vehicle yard south of pripyat btw if you wanna view it yourself

oh yea side by side

[limber shuttle]

Such a great testament to the level of detail the devs put into making the Zone full of real life accuracies & easter eggs in addition to those related to the original trilogy

[violet hare]

wait yo the devs added these in random stashes i just found one in pripyat

and no this isnt a mod im on xbox using mouse and keyboard

those who havent played any part of the dlc these things are real and silly

[scarlet reef]

Those can be found in all stashes now, since 1.8 iirc

[violet hare]

i thought ir was only in rascals ngl but woohoo

[torn copper]

👌

[pallid pumice]

something is not right🤔

[limber shuttle]

Waiting out the storm, but the cold ain't goin' nowhere 🥶 🚬

[scenic saffron]

The drop rate on them is terrible on master

[vocal kraken]

[obsidian cipher]

theoriginalf has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[reef dust]

is this good?

[torn copper]

jolly!!

[normal badge]

"YOU SHOULDNT PAAAAAS!" - Chair

[past jetty]

Just finished the panic broadcast, what an atmosphere it really makes you feel inside the area

[rose patio]

In what point of the story are you

[reef dust]

idk how to tell

[reef dust]

how to get that

[limber shuttle]

Some traders may sell but they are $$$ and there are static maps spawns for the 4 different versions https://patchcrazy.co.uk/all-night-vision-goggles-location-in-stalker-2/

[reef dust]

are they worth to get?

[limber shuttle]

Oh absolutely even the Gen 1 helps a lot in darkness though be aware you may still need to use your flashlight conjunctively for very dark areas as they work off of ambient light, and currently there's no IR option for flashlight so of course doing so will still make you visible. I would advise you go pick them up from spot on the map instead of purchasing and personally, I think it's a lot more fun to start with the immersive & still usable Gen 1 & work your way up if you'd like rather than skipping right to the "best" Gen 4 though technically that's possible as soon as you leave Lesser Zone

[reef dust]

i hate it not being able to see enemys when its night will it hgelp with that?

i will try getting NVG Gen 3B since im near that rn

what do i need to do here i cant interact with the thing+

[lyric mural]

4 of these bastards ambushed me 😭

[acoustic kelp]

Gotta go through the other side

[past jetty]

you got yourself dinner😅

[lyric mural]

Lmao mmm mmm tentacles

[scarlet reef]

Ward reminds me of the SCP Foundation

[peak river]

Anomalous frog i found while doing the stories untold quests

[violet hare]

this is night stalker
this is a free unique so no deluxe or ultimate required
@stable carbon
im mot sure if you knew or not

[stable carbon]

No you accidentally spoiled it it's fine though lmao

Also if that profile or banner as they would say is created by you it's gorgeous

[violet hare]

well realistically theres no hint in game where it is cause its not in a stash itll take you ages to even discover it

[violet hare]

no its not but i do draw anyway
the artist is in my bio

[stable carbon]

Ooo I'm sure you draw well

I appreciate artists in all honesty we need more of you all

[obsidian skiff]

Streaming on TT! Come chill out in the zone gents

https://www.tiktok.com/@gritto07?_r=1&_t=ZP-92fTXeYmebf

[muted ice]

Just arrived at Wild Island and the Zone throws me this banger. I don't even have proper gear to safely use it yet.

[quick wing]

[dreamy matrix]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: New Year Teaser. Live Video Wallpaper for PC. Its still a working progress but I'm loving it 🙂 Can't wait for 2026 & Happy New Year!!!

[reef dust]

is this weapon good? i never saw it before now some random guy dropped it

[lyric peak]

https://tenor.com/view/ineedit-needit-spongebob-squarepants-need-it-gif-4883495

[reef dust]

is it rare?

[lyric peak]

Maybe things have changed after updates, but I never had an npc just drop something like that before. Even after reaching the certain point of the main quests where I would be seeing them.

[reef dust]

i think its pretty common i just found another one.

[lyric peak]

I suppose drop rate changed over the months where I took a break from this game

[reef dust]

well still give a ton of money (44%)

[reef dust]

any1 know how i can get in here the door is locked

[cerulean pollen]

You need to find a key nearby, probably on some table

[keen wraith]

Friendly zombie wtf

Hanging out with some friendly mercs

[pallid pumice]

skif's adventure to the backroom

what could this place be?

[lyric mural]

@glass coyote
These are the guys, what faction is this?

@surreal folio

[surreal folio]

Paramilitary

[lyric mural]

Okay thanks 😊 finally

[surreal folio]

Yw man

[reef dust]

me wondering why i have fps drops (i have 16gb ram 5600x and a 4060..)

[pallid pumice]

red forest is laggy

[reef dust]

i only have huge fps drops some times being near to npc but most of the time its fine i have no idea whats causing it

[reef dust]

well since i switched to low settings, i havent got any fps drops

[pallid pumice]

yea i got fps drop when sitting with npc, prob game issue

[reef dust]

what sepcs do you have? and on what res are you playing?

[pallid pumice]

i play on like 5060 ti i7 14700k 1080p epic high setting with high quality dlss. 70-80 fps normally but for red forest i get 60-70 fps

btw theres pc spec channel we should hop on it

[reef dust]

60-70 fps are fine, i think im constantly playing on around 50 fps with some times fps drops to 5-10 fps

[pallid pumice]

went right to prypiat after richter gave me the coin for the ferris wheel ride

[stark ocean]

Ohh you went? You didn’t jump down in front of him to see the easter egg? 👀

[scarlet reef]

Can you actually ride it?

[dreamy matrix]

🎉Happy New Year 2026!🎉
My Unofficial Fan‑Made Desktop Lively Wallpaper Loop is now LIVE — and it’s 100% FREE for everyone to download!
I’ve made five versions for you to choose from.
Hope you enjoy them — and good luck out there, stalkers. link to the playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0OuW67YFuo4uR_mTWjG9HNQfs__-N_Lj&si=W7DKHvTvSxue_vFf

[flat coral]

The guys found a safe place))))

[surreal folio]

Solid advice @wide ocean

[normal badge]

Oh my. . .😳

[hazy crescent]

Just finished Garbage and sold all my broken guns at Rostock. feels good to FINALLY have a decent loadout and some coupons in the bank 😎

[regal plume]

https://youtu.be/unecYTfdfRQ

[surreal lichen]

[rich cobalt]

I thought they were degtaryev corps?

[wide ocean]

They are

Technically they're called corps

[pallid pumice]

will this be added to the game?

[past jetty]

Jesus, how to die badly

[proud python]

beautiful place, need to get reshade again to really step up my photo game

[finite eagle]

he shy

[sand nymph]

Where do I find the code for this stash in the Chemical Plant?

[dusky vortex]

8506

[sand nymph]

Where do you find the code though?

[dusky vortex]

There’s a PDA via roof top with the code location is bugged

[sand nymph]

On the roof of that building? Okay, if it's bugged that explains why I couldn't find it.

[dusky vortex]

Yeah but that’s the code 🙂 it’s also bugged if you chose to side with warden via the story the pda and room will stay blank/empty

[finite eagle]

Yo GSC did you hire miyazaki to design this place or smt??

[stark ocean]

What they doing?

[hushed dust]

hey guys any idea why night vision color changes when using immersive mode?

[gentle portal]

There are some artifacts that I've grabbed and bugged the animation

[violet hare]

peak and absolute shit
EE should rot in a hole
censored isnt enhanced

[surreal lichen]

Huh? They fixed that awhile ago I thought

If you are talking about all the RU signs and whatnot that were removed. They said they fixed that

[surreal lichen]

Is this one of the old games

[scarlet vale]

No, that’s S2

[hushed dust]

cool snork fight using PRZ reshade

[violet hare]

nope, they fixed the cnpp sign and i think some in pripyat, the russian jokes are still removed, alot of other signs are its disgusting how they let politics get in the way of a masterpiece

and despite that.. it still feels weird to play.. as its kinda ment for consoles..

[graceful raft]

Hi guys, has anyone ever seen this shirt? I have the option to buy it but I don't want to find out it's a fake

I'm trying to find photos from various gaming events, but can't find anything

[surreal lichen]

Idk i never played the original and probably wont since I have enhanced. I am really liking it a lot so far

[obsidian cipher]

brokzimmer has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[lyric mural]

Is there a reason why the Ward has the exo suit LMG guys that kill in literally 1 bullet? Not even a bad area, literally exploring Garbage and have Prypiat unlocked in the story line, now these exo dudes are 1 shotting all over. The hell?

Veteran difficulty wearing fully upgraded diamond exo suit btw

[sand nymph]

Where are my ward exoskeletons and exosuits GSC?

[limber shuttle]

I did get the following reply from GSC support about the scope issue @violet hare who knows how it will progress, but hopefully someone along the way agrees this needs a revamp

_"Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed and well-explained piece of feedback. Your description of the scope behavior and the comparison you provided make the issue very clear, especially regarding how the reticle appears “painted” on the glass rather than projected through the optic.

You’re absolutely right that this affects immersion, particularly on tubular optics like the PSO-1, and especially while moving or aiming down sights. The way you described the relationship between eye relief, scope shadow, and reticle depth is very helpful context for understanding the visual discrepancy.

I’ve forwarded your feedback to the team so they can review it as part of ongoing work on weapon optics and visual presentation. While I can’t promise specific changes, this kind of precise, technically grounded observation is exactly what helps highlight areas that may benefit from refinement.

Thank you again for taking the time to share this and for doing so in such a clear and constructive way. Feedback like yours genuinely helps improve the experience."_

& for reference I said:

What I am humbly requesting today is some attention into an issue that plagues all of the scopes in the game, particularly any of those with tubular optics such as the 4x PSO-1. Simply put, it looks like the reticle was painted on the rear glass instead of actually being projected through the optic. Hard to convey in a still image but gives some sense of it, not even considering picture-in-picture talk here, but attached are example views of Stalker 2 vs Arma Reforger 4x PSO-1 & anyway especially when Skif is moving whilst ADS, paying attention to how the characters on the reticle appear to be in the foreground on the face of the glass really makes it look so goofy and incorrect, especially as compared to the simulated eye relief scope's shadow around circumference which the reticle should seem to be “beyond."

[stiff hull]

Pripyat is so pretty

[violet hare]

YEAAAAAAAHHHHHH

https://tenor.com/view/i-used-to-pray-for-times-like-this-i-used-to-pray-meek-mill-dreams-and-nightmares-dreams-and-nightmares-michael-jordan-gif-4600240804856944817

[scarlet reef]

Reforger mentioned

[humble relic]

what kind of anomaly is this?

[novel agate]

the best kind. its called a texture glitch.

[hushed dust]

I ran out of ammo but not of willpower

[wicked falcon]

Skif uses the same knife to eat from the can and stealth kill bandits/cut up dead mutants?

[scarlet vale]

Considering magical artifacts that purge radiation exist in abundance, I don’t think a little sickness is gonna stop Skif

Also I don’t think Skif really gives a shit either way

[wide ocean]

@tawdry robin the top 2 are the protected slots, the bottom 2 are unprotected

[torn copper]

loving the new winter mod, actually runs insanely well on xbox series s

[lyric mural]

I'm on series s also, performance is still same?

Looks cool as heck tho very nice shots.

[finite eagle]

just reshade or whole mod?

[hushed dust]

just reshade

[torn copper]

yeah, someone on the discord said “early winter mod experiences massive-to-frequent fps drops on xbox series s..” soo, yeah lol

[drowsy cypress]

These are the same

[violet hare]

they arent when upgraded fully

in different attributes PLEASE LET ME SEND THIS MESSAGWBINHAETE YOU SLOWMODE

[tranquil flower]

wish there was crate at Sircca 🙂

[novel agate]

me on my way into town with all my loot i found.

[novel agate]

i have made a complain about this too. every single mission should at least have a private stash at the beginning of the mission. players will often find stuff on their way to the mission and more stuff during the mission which makes this extra frustrating. i had a hell of a time in the swamps as i found two named weapons and a Corundum armour that i wanted but had to lug that shit through the swamps, outrun a chimera when an emission was called and then backtrack with Faust giving me another named weapon, plus the scanner to carry, to face a pseudogiant on the way back.

[pallid pumice]

evil strider

[fading peak]

[torn copper]

dude, did their souls get sucked out of them?? 😂

[violet hare]

oh woah

[fringe rover]

yeah, happens with anything but x1 scopes

[violet hare]

well are you using anyyyy mods, thats also a missing texture pattern

perhaps are you using any mods that change how reticles function?

i havent seen this as a issue for the vanilla game yet..

[fringe rover]

might be enemy weapon attatchments

but i just got this weapon from strider lol its not something ive found

[violet hare]

mmm maybe, you should do some testing to see

[fringe rover]

ok thanks 👌

[weary loom]

The Shining Zone

[quick wing]

rise and shine Strider, rise and shine

[wide ocean]

Performance on series x

Quality on series x

[limber shuttle]

#1387390279857995796 message
Yeah drastically different skies has been an "issue" since launch but wondering if you are using DWO too? I play on Performance though switch to Quality for screenshots so I'm familiar with this, how's this for a drastic Quality/Performance mode swap. Such an insane tonal shift caused by that different skybox is something that I have not really been able to grasp why and pardon my laymen understanding, is it just those responsible effects are that toned down in Performance that the entire atmosphere of the scene ends up changing as such?

[wide ocean]

Remind me but dwo is drastically weather overhaul right?

[limber shuttle]

#1387390279857995796 message Can see it happen in real-time as I make the swap, so is that just like major layers just inactive when on performance?

[limber shuttle]

Dynamic Weather Overhaul yep though I have definitely seen this issue manifest in vanilla

[wide ocean]

I think weather overhaul might be messing with the lighting somehow making everything more saturated than normal

Or its just something in the game itself that makes colors blown out and way too intense

But luckily quality seems to be running at a decently high fps in quality so ill keep it until it starts running sub 50fps

[limber shuttle]

Sorry to burst your bubble anomaly, but quality mode is locked to 30fps so technically that's the highest you'd ever be experiencing. Though the stable 30 could to some eyes look better than an unstable 60, I can't stand the chop of Quality mode personally

[wide ocean]

Idk, it feels higher than 30fps

There's definitely a drop but I dont think its 30

[limber shuttle]

https://youtu.be/aA7Q7Duh5S0 Check out ~6:30 timestamp that is Quality mode locked 30 as confirmed most recently again the Digital Foundry video from when the PS5 version launched. Much smoother than it was at release regarding drops, but still only targeting 30

[wide ocean]

Either way, looks smooth/quick enough for me to not feel like its 30

I can tell when its 30fps in motorfest, like its in slow motion

[limber shuttle]

No offense lol but your inability to see that being issue or difference is at large especially on console part of why 30 is still being seen as an acceptable floor these days, swap back and forth between quality & performance there's a very drastic difference in fluidity that even if not immediately noticeable, certainly becomes evident the more you play

[wide ocean]

I know there's a difference, im saying unless it becomes an actual issue to me id rather have the game look good rather than blown out and over saturated even at the cost of some frames, ive never been much of a high framerate person because it doesn't matter as long as its not super noticeable

If you really want high framerate and quality just get a pc, console is dying out anyway and im switching over when next gen rolls around anyway

[weary loom]

is she crazy?

[wide ocean]

I rarely find the mutant deer, there's no way

I've only seen 1 in pripyat that wasnt scripted with hunter

And I have about 13 days in game, at least according to xboxs stat tracker

[weary loom]

this could be shay alife

they spawn all type of mutants by region, not scripted ones. on vanilla is 2 scripted: 1 in red forest and another in pripyat close to generators doors

[wide ocean]

Vanilla and modded those things are rare

[scarlet reef]

Theres 1 at the scanner between Yaniv and Red Forest, 1 in Pripyat, and you can repeatedly get them at Helicopter Base in Burnt Forest. I got 7 in about ~4hrs

Well worth it for the money

[drowsy cypress]

This is fully upgraded with all blueprints. The only one I am missing is the story related upgrade but that shouldn’t change. You can test this for yourself, unless the story upgrade is a different percentage then they are exactly the same

[wide ocean]

Think Lexa meant when choosing different upgrades, unless ssp doesn't have different upgrade paths

[drowsy cypress]

But you are allowed to fully upgrade it

I will send a recording. They share the exact same upgrades.

There are no variations. Again unless the story upgrade is not constant across all suits then they are exactly the same

[wide ocean]

Yeah, I figured it didn't have "choose one or the other" upgrades

[red isle]

But having 60fps makes the game look 10x better

[wide ocean]

Not really, smoother sure, but not "better"

[red isle]

No definitely 💯. 60 fps is like your in the game rather then watching a slideshow of what’s around you

[wide ocean]

I mean, it feels fine to me either way, noticeable sure but not that bad

Maybe im just use to lower fps so it doesn't bother me as much

I do hate 30fps in racing games though, that i will agree is better at 60+

Snork family

[fierce delta]

Can you keep giving the mutant parts to her? Like does it reset every couple of days or?

[scarlet reef]

Yes for different ones each time

[fierce delta]

I see. The helicopter base is so pretty, id glady go there to farm the deers lol

[south shadow]

can someone tell me what graphic setting causes this white grain inside dark caves/rooms/etc?

[sour pewter]

ward armour

[pallid pumice]

theres place that the deer respawn, u go there hunt them and sleep 24,48 hours and then come back to the location

[frail merlin]

I have that too - Playing at low-Med @1080p 60FPS

[violet hare]

so this is just a knife skin that people will barely see cause not enough people use the knife

[wide ocean]

[limber hound]

whoever this dude is hes my favorite stalker npc

"aye aye captain!" ahh

[wide ocean]

I will sooner drag myself across the zone before I drop anything

[wide ocean]

I immediately got into a gunfight and got 20 pounds heavier

[limber hound]

Why do you have 2 pmms 💔

[wide ocean]

Because i can

And skifs pistol wouldn't take the pistol colim scope until now for some reason

[opal lotus]

I want this for our revolver..

[obsidian cipher]

bober_gey has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[finite eagle]

i need to fix ts

Currently at epic 1440p dlss4 quality, no FG

[sand nymph]

Hope this exosuit become available to the player in the future.

This is always what I wanted to see; a Rostok checkpoint manned by Freedomers. Never made sense to me that the location just sat abandoned when it's one of the main entrances to Rostok.

Didn't there used to be a stash here or am I misremembering?

[scarlet vale]

Me at 4 AM violently dehydrated

[weary loom]

just smoke vodka

Nadeshow

[acoustic kelp]

Looks good

[weary loom]

Other side of Pripyat

[finite eagle]

How do you fix this??? this is horrendous

Im playing at epic settings and i do not have any performance mods

[weary loom]

nothing will fix this shit, wait for engine update

[drowsy cypress]

Movement speed without Better Ballistics

Movement speed once Better Ballistics is installed @gray jay

For some reason, once a ladder is climbed it slows Skif down…

[thorny flame]

anyone else have this bug happen on the skadovsk damn ai wont move and i cant get out of room or down the stairs. playing on the ps5 pro. i didnt have this issue on pc version.

[scarlet reef]

Love the thunderstorms in this game

[coarse slate]

Man...after 19 years I'm finally back here

No way....

[sour pewter]

mastiff (screenshot repost from tejas)

[quick wing]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-2-stalker-scar-spark-meme-gif-6112129495284371231

[quick wing]

https://tenor.com/view/sidorovich-laughing-sidorovich-stalker-gsc-game-world-gsc-gif-10511308776135339550

[torn copper]

duty might be planning a full-on assault on rostok..

[pseudo wyvern]

Yaniv background ❤️ https://youtube.com/shorts/kmIn9euIGrQ?si=IgqpV2E3G-48sX2s

[glacial vessel]

I have 3 Go of picture, how I can share ?

I have a passion for taking millions of photos of games. 🫩

[drowsy cypress]

Lol it looked you took his head off with the way he fell and the blood splatter 😭

[weary loom]

[coarse slate]

I haven't activated Windows 11

and I don't plan to.Too busy exploring the Zone to care about an OS

[lyric mural]

Even on my potato Series S, game is beautiful.

[obsidian cipher]

mrscrumo has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[coarse slate]

After almost 17 years...It feels good to be back home

I thought this was Skadovsk but no,It's Shevchenko.Honestly tho,It's a massive upgrade from what It was in Call of Pripyat

[quick wing]

🤙 💯 exactly

[plucky terrace]

I feel ya bro, I've been so tempted to buy an X but with the price hikes I ain't even sure if its worth it now

[charred kestrel]

where's the final number for the keypad here? i found 2, 6 and 8

[cerulean pollen]

The same place as the other (or pure logic)

[bright stirrup]

Made it to Chernobyl's power plant

[coarse slate]

At this point,I want to cry.Cry for Nimble,Novikov,Lebedev and for everyone in . I don't know why I can't cry...

[coarse slate]

Damn,didn't know the game looked THAT good on high settings

my RX 580 8GB just isn't built for that.At least It can run Stalker 2 at a solid framerate

my old PC couldn't run the game after the main menu

[weary loom]

Yep, on Epic this game looks very nice

[dry forge]

there's still alot of issues that show up when your actually in game that are hard to see in a screenshot or easy to gloss over.

[coarse slate]

such as ?

[bright stirrup]

Here to to make your mood better, they're doing fine here

[dry forge]

terrible lods, terrible AA and insane aliasing when not using AA, terrible reflection in water, blurring from lumen i think (like when you pull your knife out) and loads of other things

[coarse slate]

[coarse slate]

Yuuri_Happy

[limber shuttle]

I noticed with the addition of that new saturation setting, its default value is 60 does that seem pretty high to anyone else? I'd always thought the game was oversaturated & wondering what others are using now? Understandably this is going to come down a lot to individual display settings and this doesn't exactly convey my point but here's two identical frames in which this is very evident didn't change saturation value 60% but one in HDR and one in SDR looks as such and got me wondering about dropping the value as a sort of consolepleb ReShade (when taking a screenshot on Xbox with HDR enabled it saves a version of both)

[amber zealot]

@high hound this is the last message i gotten before i cancelled mine, cause waiting a year and a half for a physical edition should be punishable by law.

dunno if they have send any other messages about more delays, but i dont think they would dare doing it.

[high hound]

Yeah, that's the message i last have too. but was wondering if they've said anything if it is finally set, or if its yet another delay or whatever...

i still have my order set, but if it won't come next month, unfortunately i'll cancel, if i still can that is.. otherwise already rip.

[amber zealot]

if htere is going to be another delay, trust me, they will send a message on the last day of februari, and not sooner. cause that is their entire scheme.

[high hound]

True, they did send that delay at the end of April 2025, so will probably get another at the end of February... Can't have shit in the zone 🙁

[limber hound]

oasis

[quick wing]

🤙 💯

[quick wing]

🫡

[coarse slate]

anim_cs

[hidden cloud]

I found the device that causes Emission, it's in CNPP, kinda tricky to get in here without cheats but I made it.

[real dirge]

Those are the Generators

[hidden cloud]

ah, it's kinda cool in here, views are great, but if I go down psi-radiation/radiations will kill me instantly.

[hidden cloud]

These Generators upclose without cheating is one hell of a feeling

ok, that's crazy structure for currently unused area

[limber shuttle]

#☢┃stalker-general message

Have been curious about this area beyond generators and the relevance it might have had

Sorry not the best video there my save is on far side of that structure vs the screenshot from tower in Dead Valley, lol also night and currently running 24-hour mod + muh winter console framedrops lol but anyhow, it's that large warehouse structure north of the generators that one of the main walkways almost seems to go right up to, which would ultimately lead you to that room just full of barrels

[quartz bear]

Btw, somebody see differences after using DLSS 4.5? 😄

[lyric mural]

Squad goals

[hidden cloud]

I got out of bounds in stalker 2

[sand nymph]

I'm assuming these are story-locked locations? (Except for maybe what looks like the Pripyat Underground?)

I wish we could check this out. Cool set piece regardless.

Feels like I should be able to get here too.

Is this supposed to be a base or something? It seems too well lit and...kind of homey?

*Doom 2016 music intensifies*

[quick wing]

big mag boss

[cerulean pollen]

It partially is if you choose the Spark route.

[torn copper]

@raven rock

[raven rock]

The snow mod is so peak

[torn copper]

hell yeah

[hidden cloud]

Anyone ever get to the Generator without using mods?, I can't seem to get there using Springboard glitch

[torn copper]

i do know you can go there with ||one ending,|| but if you mean free-roaming it there used to be a bug back then which you could access the region via prypiat, though its been patched since then

[amber zealot]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bn6LbnNox1k?feature=share

[wet nova]

This will get you into dead valley which leads to the generators https://youtu.be/xF85PJ-kapU?si=NjD7ZxQfskiszQx9 i did this on ps5 the other day ! Although the jump took me like 20 tries.

[pallid pumice]

this cut scene hit different with emission warning warning mod!

[torn copper]

absolute cinema

[hidden cloud]

we need hardware ray tracing instead of this mess Lumen made

[modest crag]

One armed ward dummy

[quick wing]

one of the best character in Zone

[hidden cloud]

absolute STALKER.

[limber hound]

blithering idiot

[hidden cloud]

Out of Bound rn, no cheats/mod

What is Chernobyl Anomalous Zone lmao

wasted 21 anti rads to get here

[limber shuttle]

It will say that for anywhere that you're not in the boundaries of a specific region, can notice making a save right at the beginning of the game outside of the fault wall will give the same result

[compact fossil]

ive done the generatorend where i had to run beside there . Dont know if you mean something else.

Where they want to search my loot from him? O.o xDD

[proper echo]

What faction are these people from? never seen them before. Found at ||Quiet place after the monolith reactivation||

[obsidian cipher]

Onward warriors of the Monolith, avenge your fallen brothers, blessed as they are in their eternal union with the Monolith.
Bring death to those who spurned the holy power of the Monolith.

[scarlet vale]

Corps, their base is in Yaniv

Seems they want Wild Island now

[proper echo]

Never met them, probably they came out after that point

[karmic verge]

cashing out ~80 kilos of artifacts

[stiff hull]

He clearly lost his arm to the Zone

[stiff hull]

Same uniforms, different patches

[scarlet vale]

<@&1429819918492368916> porn bot

[wary kestrel]

gottem

[torn copper]

uhm.. stalker hand?

[limber hound]

The corps, deggys faction that controls pripyat and yaniv

[jaunty kayak]

Hmm

[ruby cypress]

When you see a group of rats

[cunning belfry]

Dude, you've got a million and a half and you're running in seva suit)))

[violet hare]

seva suit is fire idk what ur on about, EVERYONE ran sevas back in the trilogy days its so iconic
exos are boring

[vernal gyro]

bro what

[hidden cloud]

too bad I alr saw this from my friend.

flying across CNPP

where to land safely

I'm finally at Generator

[violet hare]

i always thought you would be spammed by 300 emissions if you went there early

[hidden cloud]

lol, I got spammed like 2 Emissions, but I hid in CNPP

ngl guys, this is out of bound fr, I'm in the void

[violet hare]

ive been there

in the duga theres a area where you can go through a window and go into a building area, the floor is completely fake

and youll fall through

[hidden cloud]

the game actually gave up this time, reached UE5's Limit.

[compact fossil]

I use a topgear seva too (the one with the red plates) since a loooong time. Its the best for fast running AND Amoury 🙂

[violet hare]

seva-d?

[compact fossil]

could be dont know outside the game ^^

[violet hare]

seva duty…

oh

[compact fossil]

the 93kg and 5 artifacts one with 4/5 amory i think. (edited: oh the weight depends on artefacts too xD) and i dont use any Teleports so i have to run alot xD

[limber hound]

The black knight from monty Python and the holy grail

[hidden cloud]

Are you using DLSS 4.5?

[past jetty]

no im dllss base with game dlaa and framegenerator

I didn't change anything I use all the base of the game I think it's dlls 3.5 of the game if I remember correctly

[hidden cloud]

ah. but it's so sharpen tho, it looks like DLSS4.5

[past jetty]

but I think it's clear also because I put dlaa in upscaling so I use native 2k with the frame generator of the 4080

[polar nimbus]

It looks so broken on that screenshot

Atleast for me, could just be discord mobiles bug but idk

[scarlet reef]

Is this DWO? This looks amazing

[quick mango]

DWO, winters tale and clear sky mixed together.

[stark ocean]

Imagine seasons, and heat related equipment m, fire places to actually warm up, and shades to put down the body temperature

[warped hamlet]

not perfect, but here we go. Cut from the footage of the PS3 trailer; guitar played by me - hope it is recognisable (flashing lights warning just in case)

[quick wing]

damn mate, you've done a great job. I congratulate you on this, very good

[warped hamlet]

tbh. it's pretty similar to the trailer. I just cut it a little to fit the audio so most of the congrats should go to GSC 😛 but thank you!

[quick wing]

👌 💯

[limber hound]

love this game on master so much

[gusty moth]

Hello, I have a problem where the screen seems to do a light shake and also glitches (with slight shadows that last less than a second), any idea on why this happens?

(I dont know if this can be posted here if it's not allowed just delete it, it's just that i dont find a support focused channel where i can post this video)

[warped hamlet]

following https://discord.com/channels/504587323577729024/1308753015355740181 I would recommend you to contact GSC at https://support.stalker2.com/ I have done so in the past and they respond swiftly.

[sour pewter]

(your sharpness setting may be too high; also turning GI from epic to high may help)

[gusty moth]

Well, now that you mention it, it happened when i changed it from 20% (for some reason that was the default) to 100%

[sour pewter]

(20% is what I use)

[gusty moth]

Isn't that too low?

[sour pewter]

(0-20% looks the best for me)

[gusty moth]

Well, 20% looked really good too tbh, it's just that the higher it is the clearer it looks i think

[scarlet vale]

<@&1429819918492368916> crypto bot

[wary kestrel]

bro had his finger on the trigger already god damn

[sand nymph]

Where the hell is the key?

Same thing here.

And here.

[dense sonnet]

there's no key, you have to get on top of that circular structure to the right of your marker, there's a place marked with yellow paint from which you have to shoot at the plank keeping the doors closed, the balcony with the doors is also marked with paint

or you could try chucking a grenade at that balcony from the ground

[sand nymph]

Thanks.

I swear I've been looking all over for these three.

[dense sonnet]

a grenade from the outside also works for the second one

[sand nymph]

Much appreciated. Kept looking all over for a spot to either shoot or toss a grenade in but I guess I wasn't thorough enough.

[dense sonnet]

this one does require a key, it's in the same building on a table, however poltergeists spawn nearby and they can sometimes throw it somewhere

[sand nymph]

I did pick up a key but it says it's for barns and garages and doesn't work on these doors.

[dense sonnet]

if it has old in its name then this is not the right one, there's another key on another table in that building, should be yellow

[glossy hill]

SMOKE 🚬

Bloody mess 🩸

[torn copper]

woah, thats sick

[near viper]

Mod?

[glossy hill]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1948

[quick wing]

what a disgusting mod, who would use this

[glossy hill]

Many folks it seems, including me 🤣 I like realistic blood splatters etc. And this mod is very well done

[quick wing]

i don't think this mod is very well done, just a bullshıt

[glossy hill]

Thats your opinion 🤷🏻

[torn copper]

@raven rock

[twin quiver]

Make a better one

[last crest]

such bs right here

[quick wing]

🧠

[raven rock]

[glossy basin]

[obsidian cipher]

attackgod has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[errant agate]

i think we'll be in a for a good video

[austere lodge]

how hard is S2 100% compared to all these together?

[pallid pumice]

stalker gore 🥶

[odd dove]

stalker view

[tight ivy]

I love hoarding

[vagrant cloak]

hoarding is my passion

[sharp cradle]

I love STALKER 2

[tight ivy]

need a new graphics card to play ts

[obsidian cipher]

digitalgoblin has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[weary loom]

Some test between DLAA and preset K, L, M. M/L has more sharp textures, almost identical to DLAA. K has denser treetops and a bit blurrier textures.

[quick wing]

wait, is this real place?

[gilded cave]

Yes i saw it on a documental and i though about Cordon, i think it looks similar right?

[quick wing]

it's looks like cement factory :D

[gilded cave]

i was thinking about this specific place

[quick wing]

i don't know bro it's literally looks like cement factory for me, so close

[quick wing]

I think that thing is too long to be a ladder, and the house seems bigger

[gilded cave]

I haven't visited the cement factory yet, it's probably very similar too, it's impressive the atmosphere of Ukraine and how well recreated it is in Stalker, i was like watching the zone while i was watching that documentary

[quick wing]

@full wolf @lyric peak what do you think about it

[burnt shard]

Oh no

[full wolf]

What's that, even?

[limber hound]

S2 100% isnt THAT bad, only some super specific achievements and getting all endings is irritating

[dire sentinel]

would it be alright to drop clips of stalker gameplay in here? Wanna make sure its not just for like glitch fixes or what not.

[limber hound]

Im on 50/58 and im close to 200ish hours

[limber shuttle]

Getting all endings is not as bad if you create saves at points before those major decisions that dictate ending (fortunately you get a bunch of direct moments towards endgame) and then play out each of those forks rather than new saves entirely for the ending achievements. Those moments would be before Subtle Matter Dangerous Liasons and The Last Wish because in each you make major decisions that put you on specific ending path. But then for 100% of course the ones like collect all blueprints (static spawns) & especially collect all artifacts (muh RNG) are particularly grueling especially because the game doesn't keep track and you'll need to do so yourself. @austere lodge S2 100% shouldn't be that much worse than some of the more challenging ones in CS/CoP similarly the collect-a-thons or ones derived from specific player choices but definitely will take some time & especially patience on those artifact spawns

[austere lodge]

thanks, I'm used to the save-hopping from the OG trilogy so this should be fine as well

[limber hound]

Only annoying things in s2 100% are imo the scanners and armor/weapon upgrades

And getting bingo isnt very easy

[versed bay]

encountered a rainbow

im taking so long to finish the main quest in this game i really just like to walk around everywhere instead lmaooo

[quick wing]

it looks like the real cement factory

[full wolf]

Idk, it's foggy so I can't be sure it's that. I saw the real one once and I don't quite see the same here, maybe due to the fog

[past jetty]

it works fine this mod is giving you problems

[sand nymph]

I'll take a look around. Is there anything super good in that stash if I can't find it? Just wanna know if I'm really missing out on something.

[dense sonnet]

Yeah there's a blueprint

[dense sonnet]

Though good news is that I was wrong yesterday, just checked and you actually need the yellow key to get the "key to the old padlock" (which you already have), so all that's left now is to use it to open the metal doors near the entrance of the Shopping Mall from the side of the square, inside there's a lever that opens the actual doors to the room with the stash

Sorry for the confusion

[sand nymph]

Yeah, I searched it up on Reddit and it turns out I was just oblivious and didn't notice the locked double-doors next to the garage entrance. Whoops.

Got the blueprint though!

@dense sonnet This one: #📸┃screens_and_videos message Is still giving me trouble. I've chucked grenades into the room and even launched in a couple M203 grenades, but the door remains locked.

[lyric mural]

When IPSF shows up to the emission party...

[dense sonnet]

Hold up hold up try through this opening, it's the stage with anomalies

[sand nymph]

Oh my God, I didn't even think to try that. Thank you! I'll ping you if it goes well.

[sand nymph]

It's not working. I've tried from both sides and the door will not unlock.

[versed bay]

my experience fighting burers in a nutshell:

[raven rock]

i got stuck there cuz it took me forever to realize that there are two of them 😭

[sand nymph]

@dense sonnet I finally got it! Ended up looking up a YouTube video to see if I was doing anything wrong, and it turns out the required grenade placement is annoyingly specific.

[versed bay]

i got soo lucky the other one was dead + a friendly loner happened to come by

oh nvm

[dense sonnet]

Glad to hear it!

[torn copper]

@raven rock

[raven rock]

second to last one is my favorite

[hallow igloo]

heard this song in a stalker meme and want to hear the full version. all i know is that it might be some sort of cut clear sky combat song made by the same creator? tried to use multiple apps to track the song down but no dice.

if anyone knows the og track plz send it to me

disregard last

[violet hare]

so they were completely friendly why would you do this

[lyric mural]

They technically weren't, they woulda started shooting if i didn't. Also permadeath I'm not taking chances.

[violet hare]

i mean i guess they will agro when the emission goes away after a couple minutes

[lyric mural]

The loot alone was worth it

[violet hare]

not necessarily, if they walk like that then they wont hurt you, infact with mutants, sometimes they will also be completely friendly when hiding from an emission with you

i had a couple friendly snorks with me in a pipe

and then after the emission for like a minute, they became evil again

[young dagger]

ok guys. i am overloaded (in game obvisouly). is there a way to put extra weapons and stuff in some lockr etc?

[torn copper]

on your pda, you can store your loot in random stashes stalkers leave behind.. kinda the entire “purpose” of stashes in situations like you’re in

leave a marker to remember it and you should be good ✅

[tiny fjord]

Ngl it was still my biggest gripe with the game, definitely wasn't going to leave a bunch of loot in a random stash somewhere in a no name location i would have to come back to, and that was a lot of story locations you get forced to go to then walk 1-3 kilometers to the nearest shop or stash box.

[stark ocean]

Gives nice vibes, like winter wetness

[torn copper]

thought that too!

[thick heath]

Hello

[surreal folio]

@devout haven

[devout haven]

Yesss tyyyy

[surreal folio]

Those are all the farming spots you can go to for artifacts

https://game8.co/games/STALKER-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl/archives/485479

Here is the link for it

[blissful cape]

These NPC's talking to each other and telling jokes in the showers ! I wonder how i can join their "club" .. 😂

[young dagger]

thanks! will try that

[fallow parcel]

What a nice Surprise

[formal vector]

@sand nymph
Duty and Freedom
The % is spawn chance from the random spawner

[sand nymph]

Oh cool.

[formal vector]

Yeah

[wicked falcon]

DUGA FM
Bringing you the latest brain melting hits from The Zone.

[dry meadow]

"Check My Brain" by Alice in Chains starts playing

[wicked falcon]

Even The Zone has hype.
5% more is better than nothing, I'm so excited 😑

[hallow igloo]

what do you guys call this part of radar? does it have an official name?

[deft wraith]

https://stalker.fandom.com/wiki/Northeast_base

[wicked falcon]

Tony Stark was here

[proud dawn]

Dang, poor guy.

[paper minnow]

https://tenor.com/view/obadiah-stane-tony-stark-was-able-to-build-this-in-a-cave-with-a-box-of-scraps-tony-stark-box-of-scraps-iron-man-gif-23963164

[past jetty]

it makes a very nice ice noise

[young dagger]

gunfights are actually good in this game. however continous stash hunting reminds me of farcry

[cursive lava]

Always love the eerie feeling.

[fallow parcel]

died 6 times there already, no artefact

[pseudo wyvern]

https://youtube.com/shorts/r-jzhVfSXvs?si=aQph2DzUZ5M5IwPM

[obsidian cipher]

blue_cliff_record has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[trail cave]

Why?

[ashen spade]

Filnt's

[fallow parcel]

Yo whaaat? I thought you cannot get this one LOL

[novel agate]

The Weird Bolt?

[fallow parcel]

died like 20 times from that tornado before i figured out where the bolt was

[novel agate]

Sorry for low quality but needed to compress to 10mb

Also peak ammunition usage.

[fallow parcel]

i once witnessed how veteran group were humiliating a group of rats
was fun to spectate

[novel agate]

Depends on what rats. Rat swarms I have seen devastate an entire basecamp in the burnt forest area.

Like I showed up to a field of corpses that had been eaten by them and dudes piling out to get killed one after another. One grenade and alot of loot goblining later I made out with about 80000K

[fallow parcel]

there should be a lot of corps xD

[fallow parcel]

time to get some sleep...good raids stalkers

[proud dawn]

I've heard of acupuncture but this is ridiculous.

[karmic verge]

Zone-blessed energy drink

[past jetty]

atmosfere , solitude...

bad end

[bright stirrup]

[pallid pumice]

BRO THIS SCARED ME

[fallow parcel]

are you using reposition mod?

[obsidian cipher]

blur3301 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[frail merlin]

It was always on the top of the Bunker in Yantar but then they moved it inside the bunker and was Story locked.

[hybrid spire]

first

second and the screenshot is current settings

[past jetty]

yes non prototipe but vanilla reposition

[fallow parcel]

yeah ive seen videos of it, now is says don't look for loot here or smth like that
when you look on the top
but as it looks like, its not even possible to get on the top without getting inside, or were there any trick?

[muted ice]

GSC nailed the overcast weather. It reminds me so much of Shadow of Chernobyl.

[frail merlin]

You had to Push a crate from a railcar to the bunker then you had to do some parkour to get on top😅

[fallow parcel]

Jesus! Wtf did I just do?!

[limber hound]

one remains

[fallow parcel]

Nice

[scarlet reef]

Which one?

[limber hound]

Project Y

[stiff hull]

Welp, Skif isn't making it back to the mainland

The dumbest death I've encountered so far

[rich cobalt]

I’ve died more times to fall damage then anything else in this game

[obsidian skiff]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fMGT2y/

[limber shuttle]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1594

[stiff hull]

Yeah same lol

D-12MT is perfect for Bloodsuckers

[bright stirrup]

[limber shuttle]

heavy Skyrim vibes

[gilded cave]

can anyone tell me what's writed here please

[karmic verge]

Something like "no more loot here".

[gilded cave]

Oh, allrigh it’s near of a closet door, i hate these messages cause i can’t read it by myself to get info about the field

[karmic verge]

I'd say ignore them and just explore as you wish

[cursive lava]

||I wonder if there will be stash right above the door. behind a grille for a ventilation shaft.||

Can´t read the third word right, but it can be -maybe - also translated into "хабара тут ыхбше нема" = "there's more swag/stuff here"

[gilded cave]

Thanks i will try to look around to see if i can open that dam door

[bright stirrup]

[quick wing]

https://tenor.com/view/military-salute-hunk-resident-evil-umbrella-corporation-re4-gif-10964846216827613989

[limber hound]

saved the best for last

[cerulean pollen]

Bandits in the Zone and their spheres of influence (from the beginning of the game up to the Signal). Underlined names - independent kingpins. Yellow - the dominant gang of their respective region (Nestor - the kingpin of Garbage, Sultan - the kingpin of Zaton, the Renegades control the Red Forest). Light-gray, without a number - nameless small gangs from the radiant quests. With a number - small gangs which are encountered through some side quests or random encounters. (The map may have errors or subjective judgments.) (Red.: Vityok Moon's gang is independent, he's just left Sultan relatively recently)

[unique dawn]

Someone stop me, the game is swallowing me in like an anomaly

[limber shuttle]

Very dope, is this just for lore purposes or has some effect on gameplay like certain bandits having hostility with others?

[cerulean pollen]

Only lore

[sand nymph]

And this is why the Malachite mutant part quests are worth doing.

Where am I supposed to find the code for this stash?

How do I get to this teleport anomaly and into one of the highrises? Isn't that where the Liberty Exoskeleton is?

The aftermath of clearing out this building...

[limber hound]

Is this a mod or sumthn? 93000 is insane

[sand nymph]

Nope, pure vanilla.

[dry meadow]

didn't even know Viktoria bought mutie parts like that, dayum.

[fallow parcel]

pretty beautiful pistol skin

[lament jay]

1st playthrough ever on master - haven't even xplored Yantar or north of it. Never purchased anything. 1m coupons just from repairs. if anyone wants to call me Daddy, now is the time to do so.

[obsidian cipher]

_lmndk_ has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[solemn python]

Emission or sunset? 😅

[fallow parcel]

emission

[solemn python]

I should have taken screenies of the 6 or 7 stalkers who were fighting that poltergeist on top of the pipe, just south of Rostok 🤣 completely ignoring the emission building up, they just kept firing at the thing ("Cover me! I need to move!") then dropping dead all at once 🤪

[past jetty]

ok now?

[alpine bloom]

Apologies inanimate barrel, I wasn't familiar with your game

[sand nymph]

I looked up the solution but does anyone know how you're supposed to find the code legitimately? I saw something about PDAs and was scrolling through all the ones I collected, and I presume I found it/them considering I had the coordinates, but I have no idea what the PDA(s) are named.

Also, this is my current artifact loadout. I still need to find a Thunderberry, but what other artifact would be best to try and fill that fifth non-leaded slot with?

[limber hound]

DB da looong way

[finite eagle]

anyone having same issue?

happens even using DLAA

[finite eagle]

It "fixes" if I turn the flashlight on

[lament jay]

never have i ever killed so many blood suckers than east part of the burnt forest. there's 5 dead in this photo. at least 7 more in the last 30 minutes. i friggin love the RNG in this game.

[mental bay]

Damn this game looks real

[near viper]

Hdr?

[frail merlin]

There are 3 or four outside this cabin too 🤣

[gilded cave]

That’s something related to an upscaler

[cursive lava]

Did u survive?

[fallow parcel]

it was on swamps, id never think that little container could save me

[versed bay]

the real anomaly is brain eating amoeba

[scarlet reef]

Pretty sure thats just an irl photo

[lament jay]

Are you using mods? I am on max graphics and urs looks better.

[real dirge]

I don't know if you're being serious, but I'm pretty sure that's a IRL picture

Or is it no?... OMG I've gaslit myself

[plucky terrace]

You guys ever heard of the new box anomaly , dont touch or it will throw you lmao

[cerulean pollen]

Rookie mistake, easy loot for bandits

[subtle tangle]

Found a silly bug at ||the weird pot location||

[plain fiber]

It looks real to me also. That water looks too good lol.

[strange wigeon]

Jesus what mods are you using, I thought I had my game looking good

[solemn python]

Yous are getting trolled 🤣

Zoom in on the tree branches in the upper left and lower left, the leaves are blurry, thats a real camera focusing on the far trees. The grass is stomped flat in the mid right... S2 graphics are good but not that good

[strange wigeon]

I legit was just inspecting the photo and was like hang on a sec

Feeling very dumb now

[solemn python]

Nah don't feel bad, it threw me too at first... The poster found a place with colours matching the game's general palette, and the vibe is just right in the pic 😆 Honestly it's impressive how close it is

[pseudo birch]

freedom recruiting anyone these days

[lapis whale]

had the same bug, in the corridor in building, but it was like 5 by 5 matrix of rats levitating in the air

have video of it

[plucky terrace]

Why is homie holding monolith hostage lmao

[surreal folio]

https://youtube.com/shorts/7LA7MyE7wEw?si=mVmA8TQISZmv-4jX

This is actually pretty cool wonder if it still works?

[scarlet reef]

Bro ran away as fast as he could

[mental bay]

[subtle tangle]

It looks kinda silly

[quick wing]

https://tenor.com/view/sidorovich-laughing-sidorovich-stalker-gsc-game-world-gsc-gif-10511308776135339550

[stiff hull]

Duga, standing right under the radar array

[obsidian skiff]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fU5GPM/

[cursive lava]

I wonder if this is a kind of easteregg?
First guess was Fallout T XY Helmet

[torn copper]

perhaps, but goddamn that head piece looks badass

[soft ridge]

interesting what ue5 is capable of. i have found the exact settings that can make the game easier to play. lower textures and grass

[vocal kraken]

[torn copper]

2nd to last one is freaking cool!

[glossy hill]

🫣 Mutant spawner was bugged in The Swamps and I met at least 15 Pseudogiants. I dont know how I survived, my legs were fast enough I guess... 🤔

[scarlet reef]

Before and after the thunderstorm cleared, heading toward Limansk bridge from Yaniv Station

[proud dawn]

This Rat King was just sitting next to this dead bandit.

[frail merlin]

I found this one

[plucky mist]

I decided to try to recreate my old screenshot (on the left) and the new one is on the right

[cursive lava]

After 138 hours playtime since release and with long pause, I encountered the magnificent tornado. And I love the easteregg: || Wilhelm scream|| .

[lyric mural]

Bruh what happened here lol struck by lightning and there's no storm going on?

[dry forge]

you stepped on a anomaly
cant tell if your serious or not

[lyric mural]

No, I didn't. This is just outside Rostok hub, there is no electro anomaly in this spot ive been through here multiple times.

It was indeed lightning. You can hear it strike.

[dry forge]

didn't know they added lightning

[lyric mural]

I even looked back at the ground, there is no anomaly lol. Uhhh lightning has been in the game since launch, bro.

I've been struck before during actual storms, it is rare, but this was like nearly a clear day lol it was weird.

[dry forge]

i've never been struck 🤣

[lyric mural]

This is a permadeath run too, thankfully didn't take too much health.

[dry forge]

that'd have been rough

[pallid rock]

Lightning was already in the game at launch.

[dry forge]

won't 100% believe it till I'm struck

[solemn python]

I should start taking screenies, the amount of funny things I meet is unbelievable

[lyric mural]

I mean, you don't need to be struck. It's quite common to see lightning in any storm in the game. Idk how you haven't seen any yet, unless you're trolling or literally just started playing.

[dry forge]

i know theres lighting but i didnt know you could actually get struck