🔩┃trilogy_modifications

[waxen berry]

By definition, it does

Lots of different bosses

Different map and level layouts

Different synergies

[merry forge]

atomic heart slaps

[waxen berry]

Gamma needs more changes to the loadout screen to make choosing different factions be more rewarding

[austere bison]

It's bad but ok

[merry forge]

how so

its a great fps game

[waxen berry]

Tampico

It's copying Bioshock

[merry forge]

good story amazing character designs

[ebon tusk]

I quite like AH

[waxen berry]

That alone makes it a 6/10 game

[merry forge]

no its not

it's completely different

[waxen berry]

Dudes be like

[merry forge]

it's taking ideas from it

[austere bison]

Atomic Heart:

Universe: good and interesting
Story: extremely boring, even the protagonist is bored and he's repeating it over and over again.
Voice acting: one of the worst I heard these past few years (tvoyu mat' translated to crispy critters really? And in French it's translated to "Putain de meschoui" which means "fucking cooked lamb" )
Open world: worst mechanics I ever witnessed for an open world... Infinite respawning ennemies just in front of you, there's no incentive in killing them. You spent your time simply running and dodging ennemies. Unlocking a door becomes a chore when the ennemies respawn while you are doing the puzzle...
"Dungeons": the best part of the game that gets ruined later on by MIRYADS of super spongy ennemies.
Progression: the scaling of your character and upgraded gear is so minimalistic I don't even understand why it's in the game. The glove is "fine" though. But since the powers are endless and cost nothing to use, it defeats any sense of resource management, which is emphasized even more by other aspect of the game:

Since the upgrade system is almost useless, there's no incentive in checking the open world additional locations.
Since the open world is so annoying to traverse, you simply run from objective A to B the fastest you can, the exploration is useless and not a pleasure anyways. And you don't kill enemies that become way too spongy after some time (bosses you fought during the game become normal enemies almost).
The crafting is broken, you litterally swim in resources and simply craft infinite amount of heals and ammo.
Since you can have infinite amount of ammo for your gun, you don't need to manage ammos for multiple guns, you simply get the one you love and use it indefinitely.
You thus can focus on upgrading one gun only.
Quickly you'll be maxed out and the progression becomes inexistant (after 5h or so).

[merry forge]

and from lots of other games

[merry forge]

too long didn't read

i have fun, combat is good, story is good

simple as

also what, "upgrade system is useless"

💀

[waxen berry]

You don't need to upgrade it to progerss

Doesn't matter if a weapon could be upgraded to deal 50% more damage if you already two shot kill enemies

[austere bison]

Now I remember why I blocked you

[merry forge]

yeah you do, you'll get stomped if you dont

[merry forge]

lmao what

[merry forge]

but you dont?

[waxen berry]

Example

[merry forge]

exthample

[austere bison]

Hey, give the elemental charges effect on normal enemies

it has absolutely no impact

[merry forge]

it definitely does

[austere bison]

[merry forge]

enemies have specific elemental weaknesses

💀

[austere bison]

Shotgun with electric ammo = 2 shots to kill. Shotgun without electric ammo = 2 shots to kill

[ebon tusk]

the game is spaced out so crafting and upgrade system won't be done in 5h,Im 14 hours in and I still hgavent gound 50% of the upgrades and most crafting recipes are locked,I'll need to progress the story to do,altho I do agree with some of the open world criticism since it feels mostly there to pad,still,I was able to kill enemies in a way they wouldnt respawn anymore,the repair bots would stop spawning after 3 robots if the factory isnt close to it,I like the combat overall and enemies have yet to get spongy,altho that may be bc I still need to progress the game

[merry forge]

it doesn't

you haven't played it

bro stop regurgitating a youtuber take

[austere bison]

I did, played for like 10h

[merry forge]

fake

[austere bison]

ok I'm out of this chat

[merry forge]

good

[ebon tusk]

really,where did you end up leave the game at?

[bright wigeon]

modification wars

[austere bison]

goddamn troll

[merry forge]

b-but he's trolling!!!

stfu bro

[austere bison]

what's the point in engaging a discussion with you anyways, have fun playing Atomic Heart

[merry forge]

thanks bro!!

[austere bison]

but FYI elemental effects is only important for bosses in terms of damage and status application, but enemies die too fast for the elemental status to have any effect anyway when applied through the ammo, and the glove powers are already much better to apply status effects anyway.

Also, there's no progression in terms of gameplay, you can unlock and test the various powers of 2h of gameplay, and then it's only minor passive boost applied to the same powers you already know by heart after 3h

[merry forge]

nope

the game is good

you're wrong

simple as

[austere bison]

elemental damage is more useful on full auto guns, but the charges depletes so fast it's not worth using it anyway

[bright wigeon]

modification wars

[merry forge]

hey sylky

[bright wigeon]

hey mark

[austere bison]

That's definitely what metacritics say anyway

[merry forge]

thats not my name........

[austere bison]

[merry forge]

because its true

[bright wigeon]

[ebon tusk]

I would say the game is a 7/10,altho Im enjoying it a lot

[merry forge]

so far its a 7/10 for me

really fun

[austere bison]

still has the worst open world in ages though

[bright wigeon]

how about we play farcry 2

[merry forge]

okay and?

[merry forge]

so did fallout

[austere bison]

The game is an open world FPS/RPG, but the story is boring, the voice acting is horrendous and the open world is bad

[ebon tusk]

it's strange,I think it wouldve fitted better if instead of one single open world they had smaller open levels that are above ground,with lots to explore but that were still contained,so you could try and make some interesting stuff and wouldnt need to swamp the area with cameras every 5 meters

[merry forge]

the story is very interesting idk what you mean

[bright wigeon]

farcry 2 is so fun

[austere bison]

the whole gameplay needs to be changed for the open world to be relevant anyways

[austere bison]

read my comment above, the one you didn't care about

[ebon tusk]

its def something that doesnt fit,shows how messy dev was,reminds me of smth that I heard,that the higher ups wanted to smash everything that was popular in it no matter if it fit or not

[merry forge]

nah

game is good

simple as

[austere bison]

reach the endgame and then tell me you don't agree with half of it

[merry forge]

you haven't reached the endgame what

you said you played it for 10h

i've played it longer and haven't reached endgame

[ebon tusk]

the dungeons are by far the best the game offers,and the story dungeons are really good,even tho I only did Vavilov and VDHN of story dungeons and the 2 polygon facilities closest to you for side missions

Ive been playing for close to 14 and it seems Im only at the start

this is just me,maybe Im too slow for my own good

[merry forge]

there's a lot to do

[austere bison]

the game is 15h long bro, I also watched Klean and Ella finishing the game

[merry forge]

there it is. he watched it

[ebon tusk]

really?how tf am I so slow then...

[merry forge]

his argument is something that other people said

its over

[austere bison]

mixed feeling about this, I can't say the first dungeon is stellar for instance

like the actual objectives are so poorly executed

[bright wigeon]

Wasn't this channel about mods?

[austere bison]

everything is so slow and laborious, the moving platforms, etc

even the character says that it should be faster

[austere bison]

I never said I finished the game anyway

But from what I experienced until then and from what I saw of the end, I don't see why I should continue

it's an average game

[merry forge]

its good game

i have fun

i really enjoy the world they created its very interesting

[ebon tusk]

I like that the game experiments with a fair ammount of objectives and puzzles even tho some are slow
like do I REALLY need to wait that long for a goddamn container to fill?thats excessive!!

[merry forge]

i liked that part because it allowed me to fight enemies and i really enjoy the combat

[austere bison]

for how long did you play the game where are you at ?

[ebon tusk]

I like the puzzles it sometimes gives,they made me think a bit and the times I had to search wasnt the games fault just me being a idiot and not positioning me correctly

[bright wigeon]

@austere bison look my mercs

[ebon tusk]

maybe Im getting dumber tho,something to consider

[merry forge]

something like 12 hours and i just left the facility after molotov visited

that weird dream part was kinda cool

[austere bison]

Yeah these parts are so weird x)

[merry forge]

nah its a good game

it's interesting because it tells a story in a freezeframe but while making it looks like something out of a children's cartoon

game has amazing designs

[ebon tusk]

not what I meant,I meant some puzzles making me stop to think a little more carefully,I am dumb,so thats not a metric

[merry forge]

oh i see

[austere bison]

the puzzles are fine, what's puzzling me is the whole gameplay loop... I guess I'm just over demanding about it

[ebon tusk]

I mean,I have been waiting for the game since the first images and snippets came out
I have been with it since the beggining,I was expecting it to be a mess,just downright awful
maybe my expectations were too low?

[merry forge]

same

the game has intrigued me from its conception

[austere bison]

My expectations were low, then played a bit and was pleasentely surprised, then delved into the open world and my new expectations got crushed because I simply did the math and experimented with all the gameplay mechanics just to see they are so bluntly added to the game

[merry forge]

you did the math...?

bro what

[austere bison]

it's just a cosmetic aspect, there's no ressource management at all, crafting is a joke, upgrades are useless (reducing recoil on guns where you don't care about recoil for instance) the elemental system plays a role only for bosses, etc

[merry forge]

crafting is necessary wdym

upgrades are far from useless

[austere bison]

Atomic Heart:

Universe: good and interesting
Story: extremely boring, even the protagonist is bored and he's repeating it over and over again.
Voice acting: one of the worst I heard these past few years (tvoyu mat' translated to crispy critters really? And in French it's translated to "Putain de meschoui" which means "fucking cooked lamb" )
Open world: worst mechanics I ever witnessed for an open world... Infinite respawning ennemies just in front of you, there's no incentive in killing them. You spent your time simply running and dodging ennemies. Unlocking a door becomes a chore when the ennemies respawn while you are doing the puzzle...
"Dungeons": the best part of the game that gets ruined later on by MIRYADS of super spongy ennemies.
Progression: the scaling of your character and upgraded gear is so minimalistic I don't even understand why it's in the game. The glove is "fine" though. But since the powers are endless and cost nothing to use, it defeats any sense of resource management, which is emphasized even more by other aspect of the game:

Since the upgrade system is almost useless, there's no incentive in checking the open world additional locations.
Since the open world is so annoying to traverse, you simply run from objective A to B the fastest you can, the exploration is useless and not a pleasure anyways. And you don't kill enemies that become way too spongy after some time (bosses you fought during the game become normal enemies almost).
The crafting is broken, you litterally swim in resources and simply craft infinite amount of heals and ammo.
Since you can have infinite amount of ammo for your gun, you don't need to manage ammos for multiple guns, you simply get the one you love and use it indefinitely.
You thus can focus on upgrading one gun only.
Quickly you'll be maxed out and the progression becomes inexistant (after 5h or so).

since you didn't read it

[merry forge]

i am not reading it

[waxen berry]

SHUT UP, SHUT UP

[merry forge]

[merry forge]

wait

[bright wigeon]

@austere bison i made a couple of new models with my friend @young fable with the basic stalker assets and fixed some models from old and outdated stalker mods, when i launch my mod i will organize those models with the portraits that i made and release for the other modders

[ebon tusk]

the upgrade system is fairly usefull Id say,not completely useless,especially the mellee weapons

and crafting,I have found this useful in certain situations

[merry forge]

i like the melee combat a lot

[ebon tusk]

but it is true there is no resource management or lack of resources

[austere bison]

make portraits for Dux Models

but these ones look cool as well

[ebon tusk]

I almost have 1000 of organic materials without trying

[bright wigeon]

tks

[ebon tusk]

whats keeping me from doing everything is those neuromod components

[austere bison]

crafting is useful, indeed, but it simply destroys any aspect of resource management.

[merry forge]

what?

[austere bison]

because you end up with 1000 of each resource and can craft anything in tons

[ebon tusk]

thta it does,it does not look like a game where you need to take it slow and manage your every resource,I dont really understand that part

[merry forge]

i never had that

[austere bison]

why so much looting then ?

why should I kill enemies then ?

[merry forge]

i always find myself looking for resources

[ebon tusk]

it isnt meant to be a resource management game simple

[merry forge]

because the combat is fun

[austere bison]

after 4h I had 300 of each... and it only increased after that

[merry forge]

did you not use them at all?

bro i always run out because im upgrading

[austere bison]

Oh you mean when the bosses of the game become basic enemies ?

Like this Red polymer beast that you find at each corner

[ebon tusk]

they really do that?

hmm...

[merry forge]

they don't?

[ebon tusk]

depends on how they scale,I'll need to play so I can see for myself

[austere bison]

you can even find the first dungeon plant mutant dude + polymer beasts at the same time

[austere bison]

[merry forge]

wdym

[austere bison]

from what I saw when shooting them and seeing their HP bar barely moving, it's the same boss copy pasted

[ebon tusk]

where they using elemental attacks along with abilities to deal with them?

[austere bison]

so indeed in that case elemental aspect is important because of the spongyness of these dudes

[ebon tusk]

and upgrading their weaponry?

[austere bison]

or, you just run past them

[merry forge]

thats what the elemental stuff is for

you're supposed to use their weaknesses

[ebon tusk]

bc first time I fought the Plyush I used only physical attacks,I went unprepared and had my ass handed to me
then I got myself some cannisters and abilities that echance the elemental damage and was able to kill him

[austere bison]

but why should I spent time killing them ? when I can just run ? they don't spawn anything useful once killed and they are completely optional

[ebon tusk]

they spawn a rare component that only those rare enemies have that is needed for select upgrades

[austere bison]

especially since KS 23 and Elek is more than enough for the last boss

[austere bison]

you don't need it if since you don't need these upgrades

especially when the biggest scaling you get is from your glove, which uses the most basic item you find everywhere

[ebon tusk]

the upgrades are there to make your life easier and make killing enemies easier\

not using them and then complaining about enemy sponges is quite,backwards,its like not leveling in a RPG and then complaining that enemies are getting harder to kill

[austere bison]

do:

• Spend time killing the same enemies over and over and explore the open world to get resources to upgrade various guns

or:

• Simply upgrade one gun, craft 5000 ammo for it, stomp the game

[ebon tusk]

yes,you have an overabundunce of crafting materials that you get to upgrade guns so they can keep up with the enemies health
you overrelying on a gun is fair,its your playstyle after all

[austere bison]

also, the almost infinite ammo simply destroy any kind of interest for melee weapons

thankfully elemental melee weapons are fine against bosses

[austere bison]

the problem is that the guns don't scale enough to justify the upgrades

[ebon tusk]

infinite "ammo" isnt really a thing since its limited by inventory size which will be taken up by your weapons and supplies even if youre using simply 2 guns

[austere bison]

also, since selling guns give you every invested crafting material in it, you can easily try everything, which is good, but which kills replayability

[austere bison]

well you can wear like 120 shotguns rounds + healing

few canisters here are there and that's it

your glove is enough to kill tons of enemies anyway

[ebon tusk]

a shotgun isnt really a problem solver for everything,since its damage and accuracy drop off at longer ranges

[austere bison]

90% of the enemies are melee

[ebon tusk]

wdym...the only damaging ability in the glove is the shok,all others are support abilities like throwing the enemy in the air or the shield or frost

[austere bison]

they are able to do damage once empowered

[ebon tusk]

the only other ability is a specific upgrade for the telekinisis which isnt that great

[austere bison]

shield reflects damages (and is also the best kitting tool btw)

the bubbles crowd control + ice deals damage + elek deals damage

but all you need is max elek and max shield to kite anyways

[ebon tusk]

hmm,then its bc Im not far enuff into the game

I'll get back to you when I am so I can give a better opinion

[austere bison]

The combat is interesting but the damage balance and scaling isn’t good.

People saying combat is good should try EYE divine cybermancy

[ebon tusk]

jokes on you I have

[austere bison]

It’s a janky good game

[ebon tusk]

good game indeed

[austere bison]

Atomic Heart movement mechanics and gameplay is good, it feels good, but after like 6h it’s the same thing over and over again

Good thing is you can respec everything and try different things

[bright wigeon]

That game is weird i played since 2016
Still doesn't know 1% of the lore

[dapper jay]

what's the best way of playing the main games (or the main story) but with all the advancements made for Anomaly/GAMMA? i.e. - animations, enhanced shaders, graphics, weapons, inventory management and such. I just want to replay them with these graphics 😦
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/456766338984181783/1068601128452886649/AnomalyDX11AVX_2023-01-27_15-34-23.png

[ebon tusk]

sorry?wdym?

I am not really understanding

[dapper jay]

isn't this the stalker games modding channel...?

[ebon tusk]

yes but what do you want in concise terms

you cant just say I want SoC to be like Anomaly

[bright wigeon]

Try Ogsa + gunslinger for soc
I dunno for cs
You can try misery + gunslinger for cop

[dapper jay]

i know gunslinger, what's ogsa?

[ebon tusk]

OGSR GA isnt SOC,its a whole new thing

[ruby citrus]

this will be stalker in 2013

[bright wigeon]

Radiophobia 3 on soc then

[ebon tusk]

I mean yhea,but what does he want

[bright wigeon]

He just want graphics and weapons i think

[ebon tusk]

I genuinely dont understand,a TC?a graphic overhaul?a vanilla frendly tweak?

[ebon tusk]

ho

@dapper jayI assume youre already played the trilogy right

[dapper jay]

graphics, updated weapon models, animations, that's about it xd best one I know is radiophobia.

@dapper jay I assume youre already played the trilogy right
yes, and I want to do it again but not with 2007 graphics xd all the modding is being done on anomaly/gamma ffs

[bright wigeon]

This is radiophobia 3 in a nutshell
https://youtu.be/UzesGF1-_-A

[ebon tusk]

right ok
there is currently a Gunslinger for SoC mod being worked on,its russian tho,no current translation
for now
use FWR with Absolute modpacks

[bright wigeon]

And this is misery + gunslinger
https://youtu.be/dvW9PXqkhfU

[ebon tusk]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/full-weapons-reanimation/downloads/fwr-lite-pack-final

[bright wigeon]

I really dunno any that is like this for cs

[dapper jay]

I know this but it's still in development:
https://ap-pro.ru/forums/topic/3371-shadow-of-chernobyl-update-obt/

[ebon tusk]

use these
https://www.moddb.com/mods/full-weapons-reanimation/downloads/fwr-lite-pack-final
https://www.moddb.com/games/stalker/addons/absolute-structures-texture-pack1
https://www.moddb.com/games/stalker/addons/absolute-nature-texture-pack1

[dapper jay]

lmao

[brisk goblet]

[spare mantle]

best rpg in universe
rest is in offtop

[young fable]

why the seva suits are texture inside of trenchcoat why

[bright wigeon]

He already got the seva armor

By default

[young fable]

i mean is it just retexture of trenchcoat

that add seva texture in it

[bright wigeon]

?????

You know that to make the texture works you need the 3d model that match with the size right?

If not the texture will be really bug

[young fable]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/fvm

[bright wigeon]

They are literally merging different 3d parts of different models

[young fable]

atleast its good

[bright wigeon]

Dude did you saw your merc?

[young fable]

what?

what merc?

[bright wigeon]

I will use him but he is hella bugged

[young fable]

ohhh

yeah

because i use it for my cop

hang on

[bright wigeon]

It's bc you can't put the a different texture in a different model without ajust the size

[young fable]

this is probally why

just rename the texture whatever you want

[bright wigeon]

Tk

[young fable]

what do you think about this Clear Sky model
@bright wigeon

[bright wigeon]

Theres not great changes in the first one, but that backpack color not match the faction the second one is good

[neon socket]

So, um... this is where we ask about mods for the game?

[bright wigeon]

Yep

[young fable]

yes

[neon socket]

Alright, what can you guys tell me about Anomaly?

[bright wigeon]

I dislike it

😎

[young fable]

same

[neon socket]

Mhmn
For what Stalker game is it?

[young fable]

somehow

[young fable]

you mean Anomaly game based on it?

[neon socket]

Yeah

Sorry i'm kinda stupid and just got into Stalker recently

So i have a no clue what the hell is going on 😔

[bright wigeon]

It's a standalone mod it does no need the main game

[neon socket]

Awesome!

Also rare since most mods require the base game

[bright wigeon]

Looks like you're new in the stalker community

[neon socket]

Only other game i know that has standalone mods is Carnivores

[neon socket]

Yep

[bright wigeon]

Stalker got a lot of standalone mods

[neon socket]

Which ones do you consider de best? Or the most decent?

[bright wigeon]

Coc
Lost alpha
Olr
Goldshepre

[young fable]

its from Stalker Call Of Chernobyl to Call Of Misery to Last Day and finally Anomaly

if i wrong

but did you play 3 of stalker games if not i highly recommend play them to make sure what story is

[neon socket]

I'm currently playing them but haven't gotten very far.

They're fun though

[young fable]

try call of chernobyl if you want too

[neon socket]

Okay, i will!

[young fable]

i recommend install Doctor X Questlines addons,Vanilla Cop hands (optional),etc.

[neon socket]

Will do

I have another silly question: have creatures, weapons, and characters from other games been modded into Stalker by the community?

This is my final question i promise 🗿

[ebon tusk]

unfortunatly

[neon socket]

Ohhh

Cool cool

[rustic flare]

It won't be cool if you see them.

[neon socket]

True

My first encounter with a Bloodsucker made me shit bricks

[young fable]

true but can we move to #⭐┃nospoilers_general

[neon socket]

Alrigth perfect

[sullen flume]

coc was my first game but have never finnished it yet

i go back to the 3 vanilla games and dont recall how many times ive played it

coc is the mod that i spend the most time on it))

[merry forge]

true

can we get this guy a stfu retard

[bright wigeon]

@stiff seal i need some help here

[merry forge]

what does this even mean

[stiff seal]

done

[merry forge]

guyth look guyth imma thpam thomthing in the thtalker disthcord hahaha

[bright wigeon]

Thanks

[merry forge]

pure comedy my special feller

[bright wigeon]

[merry forge]

is this just not translateable

[bright wigeon]

Forget about it

[stiff seal]

cringe

[merry forge]

bro what does that mean

[bright wigeon]

Look here

[merry forge]

what

[neon socket]

sometimes, you need to set the steaming pile of garbage (anomaly) on fire... pun intended

[bright wigeon]

Ewww anomaly

[neon socket]

I fixed it

[bright wigeon]

No it still anomaly

[neon socket]

https://tenor.com/view/iryo-i-respect-your-opinion-opinion-gif-25966892

frick

i respect your opinion

[bright wigeon]

No embed powers here hum

[neon socket]

literally 1984

[bright wigeon]

[neon socket]

Anywhomst've. how do i go about modding SoC?

[ebon tusk]

https://tenor.com/view/headbanging-cat-headbang-cat-metal-cat-heavy-metal-cat-gif-21213763

[bright wigeon]

[ebon tusk]

[bright wigeon]

What do you want to know?

[ebon tusk]

check the pins

[neon socket]

I was trynna find a re texture mod. Every guide online is like “edit this file in the notebook” and yaddy Yadda

[bright wigeon]

Just search for texture packs

[neon socket]

Yooooo

[bright wigeon]

Soc texture overhaul

[neon socket]

I never thought of that

[bright wigeon]

🧱

[neon socket]

Lemme check again

[bright wigeon]

Theres nature overhauls
Snow mods
And structures mods

[neon socket]

Snow mods? Fick yeh

[bright wigeon]

[bright wigeon]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-winter-edition

[neon socket]

Gonna download it

Do I need to put the file in the addon folder? That’s the part where I get stuck

[bright wigeon]

[neon socket]

[bright wigeon]

Extract the files in the game folder

Follow the readme instructions

[neon socket]

Jesus that’s simple.

My estrobrain no work

[bright wigeon]

[neon socket]

it didnt have one

the .rar file

[bright wigeon]

Check the download page

[neon socket]

one seggs

[bright wigeon]

🧱

[winged seal]

Touhou is very similar to STALKER.

[crystal parrot]

translation for alternativa isnt working

[neon socket]

Anyone know how can i download stalker anomaly?

Becuase the download links in moddb site are too slow, and the magnet link dosen't work at all, is there a mega version perhaps??

[bright wigeon]

Change the download mirror on moddb

[neon socket]

I've tried them all, can i downloaded from google drive or mega maybe?

[bright wigeon]

Have you checked your connection?

Moddb mirrors are pretty good

[ebon tusk]

In the download description there is a torrent link

[neon socket]

Yes i know, but it dosen't work

[bright wigeon]

Them look on the anomaly server, theres a channel about download and installation

[neon socket]

I checked, it seems that there is no google drive or mega version

Only torrent

[ebon tusk]

Then just use the torrent

I recommend qbittorrent

[neon socket]

Lad, i have just told you that the link dosen't work, nothing comes up.

[bright wigeon]

Them will have to keep changing the download mirrors until you find one who work's

Or ask someone in the anomaly server about alternate download links

[ebon tusk]

It's a magnet link supposed to connect directly to your torrenting client

You need to install a Torrenting client,like I said,I recommend qbittorrent,this allows you to torrent files
Then just open the link in a browser with popus active or connect directly in the client using that link

[neon socket]

Okay im downloading the qbittorrent right now.

[merry forge]

download manager

or a torrent too that works

[idle maple]

Hi everyone: quick question

is A.R.E.A. janky as all shit or have all of my experiences been really unlucky?

most telling is when a trader I'm at gets rushed by boars which all the npcs ignore or when I get run up on by military in the rookie village and nobody does shit about it.

[bright wigeon]

Every misery based mod is like this

[idle maple]

Why? anomaly is exponentially more polished

I actually really like area but it seems like every time I die I ragequit because of how moronic the death was.

[ebon tusk]

Anomaly is a unbalanced and unoptimized mess

[strange adder]

i thought Anomaly was actually optimized

[idle maple]

I agree it's not balanced, but atleast I can balance it myself.

.. also I run it fine 144hz so performance is a shrug from me. But when an NPC completely ignores an enemy that B-lines for me I just quit

[ebon tusk]

I have had more crashes from anomaly than I've had from playing the vanilla games combined

And I have played the vanilla games for 200+ hours

It runs poorly

[strange adder]

Have tried S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Lost Alpha DC Extended yet?

[idle maple]

what version of directx are you running and what graphics card do you have? @ebon tusk

[ebon tusk]

I have dropped it for the clearly better option OLR2.5

[ebon tusk]

I ran it thru every version
RTX3070

this is not the problem

[idle maple]

Weird.

[ebon tusk]

It's the mods problem

[idle maple]

I runn anomaly on linux and it runs flawlessly for me.

[strange adder]

LADCE is a good mod
I even tried OGSR Gunslinger Addon
It has really cool animations but quite unbalanced with the amount of money from corpses as loot

[ebon tusk]

LADCE is poopy

I'll have to try the old version of LA

[strange adder]

Just how

[ebon tusk]

By downloading a old version of LA

Ez

[strange adder]

LA version better????

[ebon tusk]

Ppl still fight BC ogse 0692 and ogse 0693,more likely than you think

[idle maple]

I wasn't aware people thought ogse692 was better

[strange adder]

tbh OGSR Gunslinger Addon is as good as ogse right?

[ebon tusk]

I'd call OGSR GA bad BC the balancing gets thrown off

But OGSR pre GA has weird balancing

Meaning the OGSR I most liked was the one SeRega repacked

[strange adder]

But why LADCE is bad?

[ebon tusk]

Th story is poopy,once they started taking liberties and changing it from build story

Which is why OLR2.5 is better

[idle maple]

I've actually never played OGSE

Which is the best stalker freeplay right now?

[ebon tusk]

I've heard good stuff about Legend Returns

[idle maple]

whoa this is different. No shit.

This looks a call-of-the-zone-like experience.

(call of the zone has the best atmosphere of any mod I've ever played)

that team also made https://www.moddb.com/mods/call-of-chernobyl/addons/mlr-92-eng
which I was not aware of

[bright wigeon]

🤢

[neon socket]

crap wrong one

[bright wigeon]

No embed hum?

[idle maple]

?

[neon socket]

@bright wigeon the winter mod didnt work

[bright wigeon]

Check the requirement version

Soc got multiple versions

[ruby citrus]

not like OLR doesn't take big liberties in terms of the story

[ebon tusk]

OLR is still better in story departments than LA

[ruby citrus]

idk never played LA

[bright wigeon]

@scenic ore the model is on ogf?

[scenic ore]

well no, i had just finished putting it together as an obj, i also have a .nif version

thats all i have atm

[bright wigeon]

Hum

Is for what game?

[bright wigeon]

I like to make models combination for my mod

[scenic ore]

Anomaly

[bright wigeon]

Hum

You need to find some files

The character description tha contains the isg npcs, is on the gameplay folder

The portraits dds, in the ui in the textures folder

The actor portraits file, its on the text descr folder on ui in the configs

If you find those files i can put in the game for you

For free

[scenic ore]

Alrighty

I’ll take a look

@bright wigeon one quick question however, i had originally packed the model without a head included, as it was originally used as an outfit in Fallout 4 and GTA V. Will i need to add a head model before i continue on?

[bright wigeon]

Of course

[scenic ore]

gotcha

[bright wigeon]

I will put the meshes in a skeleton

[scenic ore]

alrighty

[ebon tusk]

Anomaly lets you unpack and pack files with a prepackaged tool btw,dunno how to feel about that

[young fable]

AXRTools have better unpacker

[ebon tusk]

I mean,you will be using the AXR tools anyway,to work on anomaly,but unpack the files you'll need to use their unpacker

It's just double click it but still

[young fable]

I tried but its take long time

[ebon tusk]

It's weird they'd package the game with it is all

[neon socket]

Has anyone ever tried to recreate the STALKER: Horror of Chernobyl creepypasta?

[ebon tusk]

Never heard of it,if it is a western thing then no,no one has

If it is eastern then most likely yes

[neon socket]

According to the story, some dude found the mod in some Russian website (i think)

[ebon tusk]

There are so many russian mods out there youre unlikely to find it if you're eyeballing it

[neon socket]

True, then again its just a story

I just got curious

[flint lodge]

hey i have asked this question before but i forgot the answer so what are some good mods for SoC that stay true to vanilla while modernising the game

probably a lot to ask for but ill take anything

[ebon tusk]

vanilla itself
If you want try ZRP

[flint lodge]

ZRP?

[ebon tusk]

I assume you already played it since you are asking for mods

[flint lodge]

no but my dumbass played anomaly before the main games

[ebon tusk]

Just play the games vanilla then
Play SoC,then CS with SRP,then CoP

[flint lodge]

okay but i dont like the ui and map any mods for that?

other than that the game is pretty good just those things

[ebon tusk]

wdym you dont like the map and want to change jt

[flint lodge]

i meant the minimap

[ebon tusk]

You need that minimap

Its to help you fighting

I mean...you have this
https://www.moddb.com/mods/ui-hud-overhaul/addons/ui-hud-overhaul-1-4

Never tried it never had a reason to

[flint lodge]

thank you

how do i install it?

[ebon tusk]

Open fsgame.ltx with notepad and go to the gamedata line,change the false to true and save
Then copy the contents in the mod rar into the game folder and overwrite

I recommend you do vanilla but a well

[flint lodge]

seems too much work

ill just play van for now

[ebon tusk]

[crystal parrot]

has anyone here played alternativa?

[neon socket]

I've played Winds of Time

Installed It today

[strange adder]

I still wonder if anyone played Legend Returns v0.9.2 mod it has leveling and skills system
(but different than the one in LADC)

[ruby citrus]

eh i've heard of it

[neat dune]

zlounberg#9072 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[languid sable]

what's the best mod for SoCh that replaces the animations but keeps vanilla weapon models?

[idle maple]

@languid sable are you looking for actual SoCh mods or do yuo just want the feel of vanilla stalker with the original maps?

[ebon tusk]

try this
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-re-animation-project2/downloads/srap-soc

[languid sable]

most vanilla experience with a bit of 2023 if you get me

[ebon tusk]

play vanilla

[languid sable]

will look into it, thanks

[ebon tusk]

its the most vanilla youll get

[idle maple]

You should look up lost to the zone for a full free play experience.

[ebon tusk]

that is not what they requested

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1053599007374589992/1058528888445210744/ezgif.com-gif-maker_2.gif

[idle maple]

Well its what I said.

[ebon tusk]

I forgot

[ebon tusk]

why recommend something that is so very detached from whta he asked

[idle maple]

If you do look into it, mind standings change randomly. there's an add-on that removes that.

LotZ is very vanilla-like. Shoo. Its just not an actual vanilla stalker base.

And it detached from the series.

[ebon tusk]

I mean not to throw shade at LotZ but its anomaly based,and the guy asked for SoC

its like asking for half life stuff and you sending entropy zero 2

[idle maple]

LotZ is CoC based.

Which is essentially vanilla stalker with the story tossed and all the maps added.

[ebon tusk]

it does not retain the same gameplay or quirks however

it seems like a great mod for something completely different,Im sure LotZ is very good however

[idle maple]

LoTZ has the best task system.

like, by a LOT. it's not close. the zone feels more alive than it did in clear sky

You can talk to stalkers and ask them for hints about tasks, the campaign is integrated into the brain scorcher questline while simultaneously randomized, stalker-offered tasks are quite integrated and have lots of thought put into them, etc

I reeeeeeeeeally dislike the anomaly task system. I find it static and boils down to (find rare esoteric litter for money that isn't worth it)

[ebon tusk]

anomaly is just a bad CoM modlist forked badly over OpenXray64
so if youre wondering why its bad
there you go

[idle maple]

I like anomaly, I just don't like the task system and I think the mutant combat is far too twitchy

That said, for full mods, I'm not sure what I want to be playing, for the two specific reaosns specified (and LotZ is a bit basic in actual features if I'm honest, I'm ready for more than that)

[ebon tusk]

I really need to play Legend Returns

[idle maple]

I played legend returns for a bit, it's very vanilla style, with extra RPG elements and custom UI

[unkempt zenith]

yo, Im currently playing anomaly with BaS, and a few other mods, inclding icons. But some guns dont have icons in the inventory, such as the PPsh or some NATO weapons

any info??

[bright wigeon]

Try the anomaly server friend, it's on the anomaly moddb page 👍

[merry forge]

play stalker

or at least the Old World addon

[sinful goblet]

someone here have people from Usa miami

[ebon tusk]

What?why?

[eternal jasper]

need abit of help, according to the modding stuff yadayada i cant mod soc due to fsgame which i cant open

its really just absent with the lfx, anyone know what to do?

kinda need to get ZRP

nevermind i solved it out

[ebon tusk]

Just right click the file,open file as,choose notepad

[eternal jasper]

found that out but thanks, tried to find a notepad but realized i already have one lol

[boreal marsh]

i want to have more nice nature

in soc

[bright wigeon]

Download absolutely nature

It's a mod that change the nature textures

[jovial sedge]

is it possible to somehow modify the files of anomaly mod so that i can pull out the progression of a certain character from the folders
just finished living legend, mortal sin and afterglow and want to try out these new factions but not lose the original boi

not very good with file bending abilities

[ebon tusk]

Explain to me better what you wanna do

[jovial sedge]

copy the save files to somwhere else so i can do what i want and then put the copied save back in so i can continue

is that possible

[bright wigeon]

The save file is from the same game with the same addons?

[jovial sedge]

yea

[bright wigeon]

Why not just create a new save?

[ebon tusk]

You cant
Maybe you could track down the file that lets you choose your starting equipment and recreate it but you cant simoly move a character to another questline kf faction

[jovial sedge]

no no

[ebon tusk]

you kinda can but it would take you an immensurate ammount of work and sketchy coding as well as funky mental gymnastics

[jovial sedge]

i meant whole save put it in a separate folder so i can do new game

[bright wigeon]

The dude just want to backup his old save to create a new save with another character

[jovial sedge]

yes

thank you

[bright wigeon]

Well do it then

[ebon tusk]

@jovial sedge bro just copy the saves from anomaly and save them somewhere else

Easy as pie

[jovial sedge]

pie takes time and skill to cook

[bright wigeon]

But why not just make a new save file with a different name?

[jovial sedge]

you can rename them?

[ebon tusk]

Burh

[bright wigeon]

You can create a new save file with a different name on the game save tab

[jovial sedge]

TIL theres a rename here

i just use quicksave thats all

[ebon tusk]

In the loading screen you can rename them

Its a base feature thats in the vanilla games no reason for anomaly to not have it

[jovial sedge]

tbh i didnt use it in soc either

only quicksaves

[ebon tusk]

you live on a very very dangerous road my friend

[crude bloom]

That's asking for something to break and not being able to reset it lol

[jovial sedge]

It is what it is

[merry forge]

bro what

[brisk goblet]

I create a named save before + after every mission

quicksaves are just so I don't lose 20 min of progress

[neon socket]

Can someone help me make this mod work properly with CoP Gunslinger? https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-hud-by-mike0422
I installed it like any other mod for Gunslinger.
The hunger icons are broken as you can see in the image.
The radiation indicator doesn't work.
Fire mode indicator doesn't work.
The game crashes after dying in a gravitational anomaly.
The option menu has visual glitches.

If someone has the gunslinger discord please send a link i couldn't find it.

I haven't made any mods so if you are able to help treat me like im five.

(Sorry for the images i couldnt screenshot the game properly.)

[ebon tusk]

this is for anomaly,Gunslinger is a mod for CoP,they arent compatible,youd need to merge files and fix bugs

why are you installing a Anomaly mod on CoP

[neon socket]

Thats the problem idk whats causing the bugs

[neon socket]

It usually works and the mod is awesome

[ebon tusk]

well it clearly doesnt work here!you'll have to learn LUA and fix any bugs yourself

the easier way is to

not do it at all!

[neon socket]

I have been looking at the script files for 3 hours now

Its almost the same as other CoP mods

for the hud

[ebon tusk]

how Anomaly works the HUD is completely different from how CoP works the HUD and how CS works the HUD

go to the C-Con server and ask in the modding channel

they'll point you to the tools and the differences beetween each's implementation

[neon socket]

C-Con server?

[bright wigeon]

I'm not 100 sure but anomaly have redone most of the systems of call of chernobyl

And call of chernobyl itself have made a lot of changes in the cop systems

[neon socket]

Its a different engine

[bright wigeon]

To merge a mod so different you will need to completely redone it

[neon socket]

Thats what i needed

to know

[bright wigeon]

Learn lua

Learn gunslinger and learn anomaly

[ebon tusk]

CoC modifies the engine of CoP,Anomaly grabs OpenXray64 and smashes CoM modlist on top of OpenXray64

[bright wigeon]

Indeed that task is so hard that the gunslinger animations are never properly ported to anomaly, just remade something similar

[ebon tusk]

suffice to say CoM is a mod built on top of CoC

[neon socket]

Thanks for the info!

[neon socket]

Idk if it matters but i tried using SidHUD and it works perfectly. From what i got from the S2 hud mod its based on SidHUD. I will try to replace the textures to see if it will work.

[young fable]

is it possible put CoP hud in Call Of Chernobyl?

[neon socket]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/call-of-chernobyl/addons/cop-hud-for-coc

If thats what you mean

[young fable]

thx

[neon socket]

I don't really need help modding but for some reason in Clear Sky I don't see my guns and I don't know why this happened and I can't find anything about it

Like when I hold a gun it's invisible I can't see my arms nor the weapon

I have tried uninstalling the game multiple times but the issue happens again

[bright wigeon]

You're using any mods like srp?

[neon socket]

No, I don't know how to mod

I did however try to install a mod that would enable so you can find the 3rd Cordon flash drive (that you are supposed to get from the man you save from dogs)

But it didn't work so I uninstalled

[bright wigeon]

Check the options meny

Menu*

Find a unmarked box about weapons

You're probably using some weird build

[neon socket]

Ohh haha I'm retarded

[bright wigeon]

It work?

[ebon tusk]

[neon socket]

Yes tysm there was a unchecked box for "Show weapon" which I had no idea existed 😂

[bright wigeon]

Good

[ebon tusk]

good

[bright wigeon]

[neon socket]

If only uninstalling the game would revert to default settings though it would be simpler

Thank you 👍🏻

[bright wigeon]

It's bc you didn't uninstall all

The game keep the configs in the documents

To complete uninstall you have to delet the clear sky Configs there

[ebon tusk]

steam makes a backup of settings and saves
and Stalker keeps a backup of the configs in the documents folder

[neon socket]

I went to the file explorer and dragged the entire Clear Sky folder to the trash bin and was hoping it would wipe everything

[bright wigeon]

Nah

[neon socket]

Ohhh cloud save?

[bright wigeon]

Next time delet the clear sky folder in the documents

[ebon tusk]

yes

[neat dune]

hammarslag#5424 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[neon socket]

What I say

[ebon tusk]

probs the f word

[bright wigeon]

[neon socket]

Ohh yes I said -ing

[bright wigeon]

Relax the wolf bot is broken

[neon socket]

Anyways thanks guys

[bright wigeon]

[neon socket]

Yo can I get some help?

I'm trying to figure out how to pre order the limited edition of stalker 2

[spare rampart]

If it's on an Xbox one sadly it's ONLY for series X/S

[neon socket]

I have a Xbox one s I just need to know where I can get the pre order I'm after

[ebon tusk]

#🖤┃s2-pre-order

[merry forge]

its for xbox series x/s you wont able to play it on a one s

[neon socket]

I have a series s man I just need to know where I can get the pre-order

[proper forge]

Can someone recommend a mod/modpack to enhance SoC? Like big fixes and visuals or other quality of life changes

[bright wigeon]

Usually i play with arsenal advanced it already got everything, but it's not for anyone taste

You can try radiophobia or autumn aurora

Radiophobia 3 looks good

[proper forge]

Thank you, I'll check these out

[ebon tusk]

if this is your first playthru I recommend going vanilla,if not
try Absolute Nature+Structures and FWR Lite

[proper forge]

It would be my first for this one yeah, I played CoP through a couple times vanilla. With that being said I'll attempt vanilla first

[ebon tusk]

if you are paranoid then you should get ZRP altho I would say vanilla

[ebon tusk]

be warned tho using any item when youre in the looting screen will cause a crash,aside from that,save often and with multiple slots and youll have no fears

[proper forge]

lol I'll keep that in mind about using items while looting! Also I damn near wore out my F5 in CoP so I'll carry over that tradition

[ebon tusk]

Ím recomending you make multiple hard saves,by that I mean,manual ones,whenever you feel likke you need them
dont overrely on F5 for all your saving needs,allways have a backup to fall on

this for any stalker game and mod

[proper forge]

Got it, will do. I appreciate the advice as it will have likely saved me some time in the future!

[waxen berry]

Go pure vanilla

Then try OGSR, it stays closer to vanilla than radio racism or whatever its called

[slate vector]

hmm

[night hill]

CoP with gunslinger is amazing

A wonderful experience, I absolutely adored the PDA

[bright wigeon]

👍you're welcome

[crude bloom]

🤔🧐

[slow bear]

dunno where to ask this so if it isnt here sorry, anyone know how to fix where my game keeps crashing when I try to load into a save or create a new game, there is no error window or anything it just closes with the windows error sound

[bright wigeon]

Run the game with admin permissions

[boreal marsh]

i installed lost alpha but sky is not looking good

does someone know how to fix it?

with addons or maybe settings?

hey

[bright wigeon]

What's wrong with the sky?

[waxen berry]

I still hate how the worst game received one of the best weapon overhaul mods that's only comparable to MMod

You don't even get to use the weapons that much

[night hill]

CoP had its own special charm to it, I liked it

[waxen berry]

Gameplay wise

It was both the best and the worst in the series

Guns should've been balanced better because some weapons are straight up inferior to others and get outdated very quickly

Artifacts require a separate discussion

[echo osprey]

Hello ! I've just finished Shadow Of Chernobyl, it was super dope and I'm moving on to Clear Sky right now, I've downloaded some mods, SRP, OGSM, Arsenal Overhaul, Atmosfear, CS Complete and HD Models, I just wanted to ask if any of you know if I can play with all those mods ? is there going to be conflicts between files and if yes then which mods should I go for ? I'm just trying to play an enhanced version of the game basically and all those mods are bringing some really interesting stuff

[bright wigeon]

no

complete change the scripts that arnseal overhaul will need change

indeed, complete is really a bad mod you aint lossing nothing

srp and ogsm no either

both are script changers

[ebon tusk]

you cant
what I recommend you do is install SRP and play the game with nothing else

[bright wigeon]

srp is kinda of bad either, not bad as complete but it aint a big improvement either

[ebon tusk]

SRP is good,even tho it has some questionable changes

better than ZRP

[bright wigeon]

no

[echo osprey]

surprised by the divide of opinions here haha

[bright wigeon]

atmosfear can work with absolute nature wich is much better

[echo osprey]

heard nothing but praises from ZRP and SRP

[echo osprey]

isn't absolute nature for SoC ?

[bright wigeon]

no, any stalker got one

have you buyed the game ?

[echo osprey]

on GoG yea

[bright wigeon]

if you do dm i can send you the game with this mods

you will only need to unpack

[ebon tusk]

ZRP makes additions to SoC that arent in the vein of a bug fixing mod,SRP removes one thing

[bright wigeon]

is more easy bc the load order is confusing

[ebon tusk]

@bright wigeon what are you gonna send

[bright wigeon]

he buyed the game

[ebon tusk]

what?

[bright wigeon]

is fine to send the gamedata

[ebon tusk]

we all bought the game

there are no discernible differences beetween GOG and Steam versions

[bright wigeon]

the load order of the mods is terrible

[echo osprey]

it was like 13 euros on sale on GoG for all of the games

[bright wigeon]

my one is gog

[bright wigeon]

good

[ebon tusk]

what Im saying is that the Steam version and the GOG version are the same

it doesnt matter which you have

[bright wigeon]

and ?

[ebon tusk]

the difference is that Steam applies it's usual DRM which is easely bypassed

[bright wigeon]

cool

[ebon tusk]

you were talking about the game version as tho it made differences

which is why I asked you

[bright wigeon]

i'm not

where i talked ?

[ebon tusk]

https://tenor.com/view/good-morning-wake-up-wakey-wakey-awaken-gif-26734899

[bright wigeon]

embed fail

i'm talking about the mod load order

hd model not work if you install it by last

[ebon tusk]

why would you install HD models

[echo osprey]

what does Absolute Nature and Absolute Structure do to the game exactly ?

[ebon tusk]

dont do that

wtf

[bright wigeon]

atmosfear can crash the game if you install before ao

absolute nature will not work if you install before atmosfear

[ebon tusk]

Nature changes the textures for the flora of the game and Structures changes the textures for the structures of the games,the buildings,it all comes down to stylistic prefences

[bright wigeon]

texture change, make it looks better

i show ya

hold on

[echo osprey]

alright alright

[ebon tusk]

also,Atmosfear is quite heavy on PC so I wouldnt recommend it
especially bc there is no need to use it

the game is beautiful on its own

all you need if get the game,install the 1.1.12 version of SRP

play

ezpz

[bright wigeon]

https://youtu.be/s1s0wgKugLo

https://youtu.be/lSXIBWV2YPY

@echo osprey here look

[echo osprey]

thx

[ebon tusk]

why does he have a mosin

[bright wigeon]

mc pc handle it very well

[ebon tusk]

what did he do to the game!

eugh

[echo osprey]

I have a good rig i'll be fine

[bright wigeon]

ao

[ebon tusk]

GOD

[echo osprey]

I'm not necessarily a Stalker purist

[ebon tusk]

neither am I

[echo osprey]

all I want is to work my way up to Anomaly and eventually when it releases Stalker 2

[bright wigeon]

[ebon tusk]

like I said

play SRP only

its your first playthru

[echo osprey]

Anomaly Gamma*

[ebon tusk]

[bright wigeon]

remember use this order
hd models
arsenal overhaul
absolute nature
atmosfear

[ebon tusk]

SurDno will hang me if he sees me telling you to use only SRP

[bright wigeon]

if it not work, call me

[ebon tusk]

damn,absolutely ruining visual aesthetic

[bright wigeon]

[ebon tusk]

why dont you port your models to CS,those are better than HD models

[echo osprey]

I came for guidance and left even more confused lmao

[bright wigeon]

digital signature is different

[echo osprey]

No but really thank you both for your time

I'll figure it out haha

[ebon tusk]

but at the end of the day,Id say take HD models and AO for your first playthru

[echo osprey]

It's not likely i'll revisit the game anyways, Maybe I'll play OGSR Gunslinger to revisit SoC but that's about it

[ebon tusk]

OGSR is completely different from SoC

they arent the same

especially
OGSR GA

[bright wigeon]

dont worry you can play vanilla without mods, the game works fine

if you want mods here is the installation order

hd models
absolute nature
absolute concrete
atmofear

dm me if it not work
thats all you need to know

[echo osprey]

That's why I played SoC with a few mods instead

[ebon tusk]

did you...ruin its aesthetic as well?and balancing?

I mean

[echo osprey]

Nah

I played with ZRP

[ebon tusk]

there are mods that dont do that
FWR lite is p good

[ebon tusk]

ho then its fine

[echo osprey]

changed the fov

[bright wigeon]

never try complete, he is the worst mod ever made by a human being

[echo osprey]

that's all

lmfao

[ebon tusk]

yhea complete sucks

[echo osprey]

I usually don't interact too much with communities from things I like and trust me I love a lot of things

but so far I found that the Stalker community has been really helpful and nice

[bright wigeon]

[echo osprey]

So thank you for your help !

[ebon tusk]

a shame about the anomaly community

[bright wigeon]

now its time to ruining your experience with neco arc gifs

[ebon tusk]

still cant believe what they did to charlattan

a well

[bright wigeon]

[echo osprey]

ay man, idk who did what to who I just wanna play the cheeki breeki video game, shoot mutants and bandits and walk through the zone while feeling depressed with it's desolate environment haha

Maybe I'll interact with the community a little bit look at the memes and that's it haha

[ebon tusk]

yhe dont worry about it,its nothing

[echo osprey]

I'll probably pop up again on this channel in roughly 2 weeks to ask which mods i should use for CoP

[ebon tusk]

but yhea

[bright wigeon]

also be careful friend, do not post offtop memes on #🤨┃stalker_memes ok? its againts the rules, if you got fun stuff not relataded to stalker post on #💬┃en_offtop

[ebon tusk]

there is none

COP doesnt need mods

right out of the box,it works

[echo osprey]

not even Gunslinger ? i heard it's pretty good !

[echo osprey]

got it thx

[bright wigeon]

absolte nature and atmosfear are even better in cop, here look

[ebon tusk]

I wouldnt recommend Gunslinger for first timers,defenetly play vanilla first time around
maybe download Absolute Nature and Structure but aside from that nothing else

[bright wigeon]

@echo osprey https://youtu.be/NYDeXQmjWoI

[echo osprey]

alrighty

[echo osprey]

I'll be using that

[bright wigeon]

[ebon tusk]

still
@echo ospreyif your game is dropping frames regularly and isnt running all that well,uninstall Atmosfear,its not very well optimized and is very heavy

[echo osprey]

I've actually used Absolute structure/nature on SoC too

[bright wigeon]

the problem is not atmosfear

the problem is the grass density

i checked this

if you low the grass density the fps boost

[ebon tusk]

it certainly would be,Atmosfear actually makes view distance higher meaning you have to render more,and with all the additions it does,it is heavy on engine

and in the end,Id say uninstall it and play the game without it

[echo osprey]

Even with a good pc i might still run into those kinds of issues ?

[bright wigeon]

in my game the render distance is even near them the main game with the atmosfear in

[ebon tusk]

who knows,just warning you

[ebon tusk]

Atmosfear triples view distance in the clear day and adds so much,its clear why the game struggles on many other PCs

[bright wigeon]

works fine on mine

[ebon tusk]

CS also works fine on your PC

[bright wigeon]

[echo osprey]

nice to see such a dedicated community

[bright wigeon]

[echo osprey]

glad i finally came around to trying out the games

the modding scene is just abismal so much stuff has been made

[bright wigeon]

you're welcome

[echo osprey]

Alright time to mod the game, thx again for you guys's help !

[echo osprey]

used HD Models, Absolute Nature & Structure as well as Arsenal Overhaul

changed fov and it runs well

[bright wigeon]

[neon socket]

Gunslinger is a great mod, I've beaten CoP twice without it but this mod makes it a lot more fun

The installer also includes Absolute Nature (If I remember correctly)

Though mine is bugged and changes all guns names to something such as "gunsl_wpn_ak74" or something

Same goes for talking with some NPCs, it has a weird dialogue option like "stealth_npc_blah_blah"

[ebon tusk]

Gunslinger suffers from modders megalomania

overshooting so to say

[dusty crow]

can anyone help me get anomaly working with mod organiser 2?

always modded it manually but ran into issues and now im trying to use MO2 but it's been refusing to work

[ebon tusk]

what is the issue?

[dusty crow]

mods just don't work when i run the game

[bright wigeon]

You should try the anomaly server friend they will know better.

[dusty crow]

appreciate it, wasn't sure if there was one actually

[bright wigeon]

It is

Check the anomaly moddb page

The link is there

[dusty crow]

so it is lol ty

[verbal parcel]

Yo can someone help me figure this out? Essentially I’ve got stalker GAMMA and Escape from Pripyat installed, both of which have their respecting profiles on MO2. My problem is with my reshade. On gamma, it works fine. On EFP, when I open up the reshade menu, it’s using the same directory for shaders as it does for gamma, and can’t find anything. I think I just need to add another directory but I’m not sure as to where I need to set it to. If anyone has any idea lmk.

[bright wigeon]

You should try the gamma server friend

@austere bison this dude need some help, also where is the gamma server link?

[verbal parcel]

It’s not a gamma issue tho

I just said I had both installed cause I figured that would be important

I guess I could try the efp server

[bright wigeon]

Or the anomaly

[austere bison]

discord.gg/stalker-gamma

Please don’t mute it was asked ?

[bright wigeon]

don't worry i will talk with the gsc to give you the content creator role

[bright wigeon]

@verbal parcel check this out, theres help channels there

[ebon tusk]

im pinning that and redirecting anyone who asks

[bright wigeon]

We should ask kuro dude

[ebon tusk]

It asks often enuff to warrant it

Just copy the message link and send it to anyone who asks for gamma here

i mean why would you play gamma but some ppl like hurting themselves

[bright wigeon]

If a mod is reading this, i have nothing to do with this, and i only got 4 hours of sleep per day

[ebon tusk]

i shall die on tbe sinking ship

[bright wigeon]

[bright wigeon]

I think we could direct anomaly players too

If they know modding gamma, they know mod anomaly better

[ebon tusk]

No,give them a good mod,link then to Old World addon

[bright wigeon]

call of chernobyl sylky edition the stalker 2 dlc

[merry forge]

no because gamma is like a three click installation

not much modding done there

[bright wigeon]

hummm

[merry forge]

good mod, played it a bunch but then got bored because its still anomaly

[remote locust]

pretty much a new player to stalker who (HAS BOUGHT THE TRILOGY) but wants to get into anomaly more for its open ended style

I have an active run but i can't seem to deal with radiation like at all

how do i deal with radiation effectively and what are some general tips you have for earlygame moneymaking?

[bright wigeon]

You should play the trilogy before play anomaly

Bc anomaly itself is not about stalker, anomaly just like gamma is about a survival experience in a hazardous environment

Completely different from the stalker main titles

[remote locust]

yeah, i know, i do wanna get around the main stalker titles soon but just off the back of Into the Radius I kind of wanna get a hardcore survival experience before jumping back into a more story oriented one

i probbaly sound like an idiot right now but either way I will still play the trilogy (I have SoC already installed actually to play right after im done with anomaly)

[bright wigeon]

Well be careful

Anomaly can ruin you experience with the main trilogy

[echo osprey]

I'm trying to download Gunslinger for Call Of Pripyat, is the version currently up on moddb the last one ? it says it's a beta and last updated like 3 years ago ?

[bright wigeon]

What you will download is the download manager + installer + optional addons downloader and installer

All of this in only one executable

[echo osprey]

and all that is what's linked on moddb ?

[bright wigeon]

What?

To install the mod just download the file in the moddb gunslinger page

[echo osprey]

ok ok that's what i wanted to make sure of

thanks again !

[bright wigeon]

[echo osprey]

i'll be using Gunslinger, absolute nature and atmosfear for CoP

[bright wigeon]

Oh

Could you re-install your cop?

[echo osprey]

It's installed and vanilla right now

no mods installed yet just basic version

[bright wigeon]

Bc gunslinger got it's own absolute nature and atmosfear where you can chose in the gunslinger installation

[echo osprey]

well perfect then haha

[bright wigeon]

I dunno if it will conflict but it's possible

[echo osprey]

I had downloaded atmosfear and absolute nature but didnt install yet

[bright wigeon]

Good

[echo osprey]

guess i'll just use the gunslinger installer thingy and add those through it

[bright wigeon]

Install atmofear and absolute nature in the gunslinger installation they will give you to option to do it

[echo osprey]

got it ! thank you !

[bright wigeon]

[waxen berry]

Huh

Weren't you playing the game vanilla 5 minutes ago?

[waxen berry]

Anomaly isn't a hardcore survival experience

[echo osprey]

No ?

[waxen berry]

If that's what passes as hardcore, then we're well and truly screwed

[waxen berry]

So you played vanilla?

[echo osprey]

no

[waxen berry]

Gunslinger first before vanilla?

Why?

[echo osprey]

idk why not

[waxen berry]

Changes the experience too much, removes some guns

Screws mutant balance

Not recommended to start with it

[remote locust]

Relatively speaking its hardcore compared to the shit devs put out

[waxen berry]

I could argue it's easier

Not in every department

But at least some

In the vanilla games, you had to progress to get the good equipment

Here, you can get the good stuff by just repeating easy-peasy quests

Not to mention, there's a much larger chance of a quest auto completing here

[remote locust]

Fair point

I just mean in terma of its systems and shit it can get deep

Terms*

Compared to most survival games

[waxen berry]

Deep?

The mod is relatively basic vanilla

The mechanics aren't that deep compared to the original trilogy

The new ones, like crafting, are usually pretty stupid or overcomplicated

[remote locust]

Man i mean compared to other games

Stalker is stalker

[ebon tusk]

yes,stalker is stalker and anomaly is anomaly

very different

[remote locust]

Yes, they are

This is the modifications channel so i was talking about anomaly

[ebon tusk]

yhea and anomaly is bad

what else is new

[remote locust]

opinions are new to you i guess

i don't wanna get into some petty internet argument though so let's just leave it there

[merry forge]

its not in the slightest. there are plenty of dedicated hardcore shooters that do it much better than one dev on the xray engine could

[remote locust]

i mean yeah, but let's say for me, casually plays tarkov, beat into the radius, has dabbled into stalker and occasionally plays Hunt Showdown

shit's still pretty hard

then again my first run is on medium gameplay and stalker progression

[bright wigeon]

Stalker progression what this mean?

[merry forge]

doesn't necessarily mean its a hardcore shooter. hard core shooters are their own genre

mainly focused on tactical ops and combat

anomaly is just stalker but bad

[bright wigeon]

Farcry 2 is literally this