💬┃en_offtop

[steel sapphire]

@void kelp yk most of vtubers have 3d models

[dim light]

Sounds big brain, good luck with the pixel model

[steel sapphire]

Even opera gx's vtuber Aura gx has it

[void kelp]

Yes, but a 3D model is expensive on my cheap ass GPU

[dim light]

4 cases of voluntary manslaughter against Marked One

[worldly thunder]

😱

[void kelp]

And besides, the Pixel Art one is so much cuter

[steel sapphire]

I slaughtered 4 freedomers

[void kelp]

Imagine how cute I can look while saying the most diabolical shit the zone has heard

[steel sapphire]

Yeah and the owo thing

[dim light]

I suggest making a mentally deranged model of Kira too for when the shit hits the fan

[raw orchid]

Small jokes about LGBT are tolerated here as far as I understand, but likely serious offenses won't be tolerated

[void kelp]

Real

[marble tinsel]

Twomad is deceased.

[steel sapphire]

Kira with kawai I need to make fan art of her

[pearl fractal]

https://tenor.com/view/damn-dwayne-johnson-gif-26760138

[void kelp]

Pixel Art Kira changing to low poly 3D Kira

[raw orchid]

@pearl fractal hi Rahmi

AKA Vasim

[steel sapphire]

Well I still like your model

Man I also love your German accent

[raw orchid]

@void kelp thoughts about Vova Vist?

[void kelp]

I like my model too, but I wamma switch to pixel Art because its so silly

[worldly thunder]

I had a case where I was sitting on a server for the development of a mod, where the author threw the development progress, but there were people who threw flags and everything else

[pearl fractal]

Hello brotherman, wsup

[raw orchid]

Doing good bro, wbu?

[steel sapphire]

@pearl fractal btw

[void kelp]

How doe?

[steel sapphire]

Did ya miss me

[void kelp]

Oh, I got a slightly better mic. Maybe my accent will be more prevelant now

[marble tinsel]

Possible OD

[pearl fractal]

You see guys? I'm vasim, disguise failed

[void kelp]

What’s od again?

[dim light]

Rest in peace your zoom class trolling will be missed

[steel sapphire]

VASIM WTF ARE YOU DOING ON RAHMIS BODY

[dim light]

Drug overdose

[marble tinsel]

Overdose

[void kelp]

Oh

[raw orchid]

RIP

[steel sapphire]

@coarse rapids COME HERE

GET OUT OF THE RAHMIS BODY

[marble tinsel]

I mean he didn’t deserve that, nobody does.

[void kelp]

Who would that be?

[raw orchid]

Cordon machinegunner. Vova Vist is just his meme name

[steel sapphire]

@raw orchid btw sup

[raw orchid]

Hi man

[pearl fractal]

Eh, boring day.. lol
All I could see is cringe couples that kept playing on my nerves 😬

[steel sapphire]

Also I'm not sensitive so dw about me

I told you in dms

[pearl fractal]

ah? Ewwww

[steel sapphire]

Btw rahmi

Did you miss your old guy marked one? @pearl fractal

[dim light]

https://tenor.com/view/i-miss-the-rage-miss-the-rage-nik-zervos-nikolas-nikolas-zervos-gif-22368340

[steel sapphire]

It's been long man

[raw orchid]

Least insane Bandit leader

[steel sapphire]

Doing yoga

[pearl fractal]

Are you about to confess your love to me? hold your horses man

[steel sapphire]

Hell nah man I just asking as a friend

[dim light]

friend(s to lovers)

[worldly thunder]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/561153910891347968/1206304580552495174/2e787a7abe895cd7.gif

[pearl fractal]

[steel sapphire]

Bro you take it to the sussy way

[steel sapphire]

Since we don't see ourselves for a long

[dim light]

I am wanted in 16 countries for environmental and domestic terrorism

[steel sapphire]

You literally can go insanely fast

[void kelp]

Oh, that outpost military…
I think they deserve a proper payback. The military is a tough crowd to deal with in the first place

[steel sapphire]

@pearl fractal sir check my drip

[steel sapphire]

Opinions about me?

[raw orchid]

I mean his goal was to literally stop you

can't imagine Scar having good opinion about you tbh

[steel sapphire]

Scar vs Strelok

[pearl fractal]

Where do you put that candle tho?

[raw orchid]

Strelok was literally running away from Scar in Red Forest

I think it's obvious who the winner is

[steel sapphire]

To search junk

I have no torch

[pearl fractal]

Old good goose chase

[raw orchid]

Strelok turned into Usain Bolt in Red Forest

bro probably had like 10 endurance artifacts

[steel sapphire]

I'm faster than him

[void kelp]

Guys I found something else!

[pearl fractal]

Bipolarity effects

[steel sapphire]

And I can even handle the whole monolith base

[void kelp]

No, not you. But I've seen your face before

[steel sapphire]

Where

[void kelp]

So I can assign ANY image to the triggers in the 2D vtubing Program...
So I can lock in and just go:

[steel sapphire]

NSFW arts?

[steel sapphire]

Thought you went crazy and make some Kira nsfw

[void kelp]

Nono, im just gonna add a keybind to become a locked-in bandit

[glass bobcat]

[dim light]

Tf your dirty ass thinking about

[steel sapphire]

Nothing

[dim light]

That isn't an answer

[steel sapphire]

I thought of black business

[void kelp]

You don't remember me, do you? Marked One

[steel sapphire]

I do

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/poroshenko-порошенко-змушуєзамислитись-gif-613001075543308343

[pearl fractal]

@gray jetty Brother man! And I was saying someone is long time no see

Come come

[void kelp]

Good

[steel sapphire]

[steel sapphire]

You tryna shoot me

[raw orchid]

@void kelp @steel sapphire

[steel sapphire]

I mog either

[raw orchid]

man this always goes so freaking hard omg

[void kelp]

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/me-and-the-boys-entering-pripyat-for-the-first-time-stalker-stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-meandtheboys-gif-19392299

[void kelp]

I'd like to rent a bike next time I'm riding around the Zone…

[pearl fractal]

Unpopular opinion: SCAR is weak af his brain is literally mashed potatoes

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-gif-18098793

[raw orchid]

Lorewise he's literally superhuman

[steel sapphire]

True

[raw orchid]

have you forget Kalancha/Beanpolev's dialogue?

[steel sapphire]

Bros got brainwashed

[pearl fractal]

Lorewise aye, but my own opinion is that lol

[raw orchid]

"It's true - some of your abilities, such as motor skills, reaction and endurance, improved rapidly after the emission. It seems that the emission supplied your body with energy... Conversely, this brief period of strength is followed by a sharp decline in your well-being, the effects which you are currently experiencing. Finally, I'm going to tell you something you already know: the emissions are destroying your nervous system. If they keep reoccuring - you will die... or, what's worse, lose your intelligence and your very "self."

[void kelp]

I'm going to chase you around again, Marked one…

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-anime-gif-24423607

[steel sapphire]

@pearl fractal look at this slick edit

[pearl fractal]

And also by weak I don't really mean physically

[gray jetty]

what up

[steel sapphire]

Yo jak here

[pearl fractal]

That's exactly what I wanted to imply lol! Mash potatoes

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/slim-gif-21460500

[raw orchid]

That's in case emissions would continue happening

Scar, at least during CS events was superhuman who had a sense of humor

bro woke up after large emission in the opening cutscene and asked Lebedev if he's in heaven, after waking up

[steel sapphire]

Bros like Gordon Freeman he can't talk

[pearl fractal]

Nothing really.
Was only checking on you buddy. You good?

[pearl fractal]

What do you say after the events of CS then

[void kelp]

I'm trying to be as gentlemanly as possible right now

[raw orchid]

I mean there's nothing to say about his fate after CS. It's literally not known

so there's a big room for speculations and theories

[pearl fractal]

Hes nervous system is mostly fried

[raw orchid]

Perhaps

[steel sapphire]

@pearl fractal

[pearl fractal]

Knowing what ik from lore, I'd say it's most likely death.

[raw orchid]

We don't know for sure. I'd like to think he survived but meh, headcanon isn't a canon

[steel sapphire]

The music tho

[raw orchid]

there's also a chance that he got converted to Monolith

but even in that case being a Monolith member isn't 100% guarantee that you'll die

We already know that Strider and his squad got deconverted

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/my-honest-reaction-monolith-stalker-stalker-game-cop-gif-5328015560665532230

[steel sapphire]

[raw orchid]

and I assume that tons of other Monos got deconverted either during events of CoP or after CoP events

[void kelp]

Suddenly, there's a study group about me

[pearl fractal]

The last emission in CS was unlike any other. It most likely sped things up and scar's system expired. That or you can suggest zombification? If he survived that knowing what kind of effect emissions had on him, he'd be either Potato as I said or super charged + expiration date lol

[pearl fractal]

That's just a reddit theory calling Charon SCAR for having a Vintar

[raw orchid]

I mean there's a possibility (at least a small one) that Scar could survive and be converted to Monolith, but him being Charon isn't very likely

Speaking of Charon

[void kelp]

When you fall into temporary death, your nervous systems not burned out, like just before you become a zombies

[raw orchid]

In the cancelled Stalker 2 from 2011 it was planned to be revealed that Strider was actually Charon, and that he was the one who led the original Monolith group to the center of the Zone.

[pearl fractal]

Strider backstory is still too open

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/fish-dead-bruh-weird-im-dead-gif-21710794

[raw orchid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb0Aurgcnvg

doesn't seem like a very powerful emission tbh (at least, not for me)

it kinda seems weak so it could be a small scale emission

that or we haven't seen full extent of it

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/cheeki-breeki-intensifies-gif-11654584

[pearl fractal]

Mostly shot dead or killed due to different reasons. Strider happened to stumble upon degtyarev and it was his lucky day. He could've died anytime having his mono suit on in fact

[pearl fractal]

Idk know why this discussion seems familiar? Lol I think I discussed this with Vasim 1.0 once?

[raw orchid]

Agree about Strider yeah

Him and his squad got pretty lucky

regarding the emission in the end of Clear Sky, either we haven't seen full extent of it or it was indeed a small scale emission

that caused everyone to just lose consciousness

if it's really a smaller scale one then I can see Scar surviving that

[glad nova]

she want me so bad

[pearl fractal]

Yeah mini scars theory haha

[raw orchid]

mini scars theory? what's that?

[pearl fractal]

All passed out and got anomalously charged to he super mini scars

[raw orchid]

[pearl fractal]

The whole CS faction became the very thing they studied

[raw orchid]

you know what's funny?

[pearl fractal]

Sounds like a good ending lol

The ward background

[raw orchid]

Strelok survived more emissions that Scar (assuming that Scar couldn't survive emission in the end of CS)

[pearl fractal]

Bro got his psi protection busted and got exposed to the emission

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/кавун-gif-25807437

[raw orchid]

Strelok survived the emission that knocked out Scar in the beginning of CS, then he survived emission in the end of CS and ALSO survived emission that happened when Kruglov was taking measurements

[pearl fractal]

The whole CS faction became monolith c-con puppets

[raw orchid]

Whole CS faction riperino

[dim light]

Don't know what's happening so Imma just send a gif

https://tenor.com/view/sir-yes-sir-oorah-oorah-marine-twerk-army-gif-22931251

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/sbu-сбу-працює-відправка-даних-gif-12201834926578386760

[raw orchid]

Mess with me and you'll be mince

[sturdy forge]

Excuse me?

[void kelp]

I'm curious as to why Lebedev didn't tell him to defeat that guy at that time. And I secretly suspected that Lebedev and Clear Sky's superiors might be part of Monolith faction

[dim light]

You're excused

[pearl fractal]

I saw this somewhere and got it saved :
The zone releases a huge psi emission. This kills Scar (He's got no protection and the last emission damaged his nervous system). The survivors, including Strelok are rounded up, memory-wiped, tatooed and programmed, then loaded into death trucks and sent back into the zone to do their assigned missions.

[dim light]

Have a nice day

[sturdy forge]

I'm honoured to be excused then my good sir

[raw orchid]

Most likely those who survived that emission became Marked Agents yeah

but here's another thing: MOST death trucks don't make it

[dim light]

You are ever so welcome my dear fellow

[raw orchid]

according to C-Con Representative Zone is unstable

it's even more unstable in CoP, as emissions are happening daily

[pearl fractal]

C-con was keeping the zone in check and without it it's wild man

[raw orchid]

C-Con representative even said "you're one of our agents sent to kill Strelok" so it can be assumed that secretly, other Marked Agents were also looking for Strelok (in case they survived the transportation)

generally idea of other Marked Agents secretly working for C-Con without them even realizing it is pretty interesting ngl

[raw orchid]

although it was confirmed that more than half of stalkers die during the transportation so yeah, there wouldn't be too many of them

[void kelp]

Both Sasha and Strelok are quite lucky, but, I'm only one with a regret.
Who's going to pay me 50,000RU reward? My work completed, but no one is willing to pay for it

[raw orchid]

I doubt you'll receive your reward from Clear Sky

hard to do that when faction is literally gone

[void kelp]

Yeah, my job I should have turned down in the first place, as a mercenary I am certainly entitled to a reward. They hired me. It was only a free and tiring job...
sighs Let's make Nimble pay for it. He's alive

[raw orchid]

No man

Nimble has been through a lot

[pearl fractal]

@steel sapphire you quite a ruckus didn't you?

[void kelp]

Oh well, he's responsible for telling Sasha about Clear Sky

[candid cloud]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/509049633494794273/1207429687446609920/ssstwitter.com_1701591537768.mp4?ex=65df9d86&is=65cd2886&hm=f92a759d326ca53729393c0024d5093cbcc68a9ddd0f236b81c551a591402d64&

[raw orchid]

I saw that one before 💀

[narrow smelt]

[void kelp]

I don't think Marked One would know if I told him the information about Clear Sky, and also, I think he's sleeping in a safe camps all the time

[raw orchid]

Strelok took up the position of Chief Scientist Consultant in SIRCAA

[void kelp]

Then let's demand a reward from Strelok as well. I'm the one who cleaned up the mess he made in the place

[stray ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/maru-sled-gif-19360179

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/chad-cat-gif-25670800

[earnest escarp]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/807809192537882647/1090301114219515914/20211118-002-1.gif

[void kelp]

Actually, I've a friend named Charon. He's a lot like me, but he's old-fashioned and strictly religious. According to him, Pripyat is a garden of monoliths, and the sarcophagus is it's highest sanctuary. He calls all factions other than Monolith apostates, and says his goal is to hear Monolith's voice again. So, I have two stubborn old men

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/godzilla-nod-agree-gojira-heisei-gif-17184310

[narrow smelt]

Man I miss nyc

[ripe merlin]

@raw orchid do you want me to make more of these? #🤨┃stalker_memes message

[raw orchid]

Sure

[normal escarp]

Stalker fans when Pripyat stops calling them
):

[bitter spruce]

pripyat never called me...

[polar prairie]

[bitter spruce]

hii!!

did you just add that?

[polar prairie]

yeah :>

[bitter spruce]

nicee

how was valen day

[polar prairie]

it’s been a day for sure

finished electrical project

[polar prairie]

[hidden gazelle]

my lungs are melting

[polar prairie]

noooo

[neon vale]

https://tenor.com/view/kifflom-gta-gta5-caption-gif-19399675

[worldly thunder]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/613523198377590935.gif?size=64

[grizzled dome]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wITblgZrtI

[shell bronze]

SURPRISE LOGAN

[simple sage]

something0421 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[glad nova]

indeed it is

[woeful gorge]

i was just walking around and saw this

[shell bronze]

Why.

[woeful gorge]

i didnt do that

[steel sapphire]

Bro how can I be an agent if I was in death truck

Which is controlled by monolith

[vernal loom]

https://tenor.com/view/vampire-awake-gif-13648027

Hello chat

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/ghost-mwii-cod-silly-ghostmwii-gif-368371257047912920

[vernal loom]

https://tenor.com/view/silly-eat-hungry-food-pfsf1968-gif-16352596

I want to eat mushrooms so bad rn

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/sidorovich-gif-20097310

[vernal loom]

I’m hungry

https://tenor.com/view/excited-meme-encara-tiktok-animal-gif-26923186

[worldly thunder]

It's better just borscht

https://tenor.com/view/кавун-gif-25807437

[vernal loom]

I already have borsch

[narrow smelt]

https://tenor.com/view/baboon-eat-me-bite-me-eat-this-you-nasty-gif-14242488

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/solid-snake-metal-gear-solid-scared-solid-snake-gif-26553659

[vernal loom]

https://tenor.com/view/come-here-come-to-me-flirt-gif-13656511

[vernal loom]

I will eat you

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/godzilla-nod-agree-gojira-heisei-gif-17184310

[narrow smelt]

Good luck tryna eat around all the hair

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/561153801114091521/1202272255523164190/chill.gif

[worldly thunder]

Why do I buy nuggets, and they are small?

[narrow smelt]

Nuggets are fire

That’s why ya buy them

[vernal loom]

Ви з України?

[worldly thunder]

yep

[narrow smelt]

Yap

[vernal loom]

Both of you?

[narrow smelt]

What? I don’t know what I agreed to

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/poroshenko-порошенко-змушуєзамислитись-gif-613001075543308343

[vernal loom]

Аваааа, я дуже рада

[narrow smelt]

Bru what is this language 😭

[vernal loom]

Слава Україні 💖🇺🇦

[worldly thunder]

Героям Слава

[narrow smelt]

Gonna assume this has nice things to say about Ukraine

[vernal loom]

Я не вампіра

[vernal loom]

Means “glory to Ukraine”

[narrow smelt]

Ya know we got ua chat for a reason right

https://tenor.com/view/speak-english-pulp-fiction-do-you-speak-it-gif-16440534

[worldly thunder]

I've been sitting for 5 hours now to get on 2b2t

https://tenor.com/view/cat-holding-head-cat-sad-cat-rahh-wahhhh-gif-11843610789762008433

[narrow smelt]

Tried to get on that but I had to wait like 3 hours. F*ck that

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/sweaty-gamer-speedrun-whipping-whisk-sweaty-gamer-gif-24775759

[swift pawn]

just purchase a priority queue status

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/poroshenko-порошенко-змушуєзамислитись-gif-613001075543308343

[sly wigeon]

Kitty

[sly wigeon]

low shutter speed

lets more light to hit the sensor/film

also blurs movement

[glass bobcat]

I was close

[teal oracle]

Good game tho

[glass bobcat]

Hide and seek is my favorite gamemode

[teal oracle]

Neat

Anyway helldiver has mortgaged my house, taken my soul, and fcked my wife
I need more

[sly wigeon]

Lovely.

PC Gamer must play

[teal oracle]

It’s such a good game

[sly wigeon]

Splendid.

[glass bobcat]

Ai was camping me lol

[sly wigeon]

https://tenor.com/view/what-a-krill-krill-metal-gear-metal-gear-krill-what-a-thrill-gif-14588326793709515134

[ripe merlin]

NOOOOO the sad kitty emoji

[sly wigeon]

Not kitty

Remove.

[teal oracle]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/891872499313303582/1205217358160072854/IMG_2601.png?ex=65d79122&is=65c51c22&hm=a3a4ed30002dabad2da2d83b924c4edff0aac74b63c0afe8c9a4cea9d95d5556&

[teal oracle]

Is this a cat

[candid cloud]

You are the one who sent me this.

[sly wigeon]

Kitty

[sly wigeon]

More kitty

Do not remove.

[candid cloud]

Less kitty.

Remove.

[sly wigeon]

Not kitty.

[ripe merlin]

I love when cats have just the paws sticking out of their body, so cute

[sly wigeon]

Remove you.

[candid cloud]

Not kitty.
Remove the message.

[sly wigeon]

Perspective moment

[sly wigeon]

Kitty

[glass bobcat]

Thats how I felt when that black and white monster found me

[teal oracle]

He’s not a monster

[glass bobcat]

I didnt mean car

[teal oracle]

You meant car

How could you
Such a innocent car
Look at him

[earnest escarp]

https://tenor.com/view/sprite-drink-winky-winky-face-cat-gif-26717355

[teal oracle]

What’s up with his eyes

Immensely disturbing

Car is not real
Car is government drone
We’ve been compromised

[ripe merlin]

Why is bro a grenade from stalker

[teal oracle]

His ass IS a throwable explosive

[teal oracle]

Nooo don’t torture the wunk!!!!

Fine have it your way

[ripe merlin]

Blud is being interrogated for info on s2

[teal oracle]

[glass bobcat]

I meant this fella

[teal oracle]

That’s not a car

[glass bobcat]

I meant monster

U thought i was talking about car

[teal oracle]

Only car in chat

[glass bobcat]

I wonder whats this thing on the floor

[teal oracle]

Moderators! Cut of his nuts!

[glass bobcat]

[teal oracle]

[candid cloud]

https://tenor.com/view/s13-drift-car-driving-gif-15638782

[teal oracle]

That’s not car!

That is a vehicle!

[candid cloud]

https://tenor.com/view/gtr-r34-skyline-gtrskyliner34-gif-24025807

[teal oracle]

Moderators, force him to pay for S2 preorder

[candid cloud]

https://tenor.com/view/gtr-car-drift-gif-15023633

[glass bobcat]

@teal oracle check this completely normal car

[teal oracle]

[candid cloud]

Where's my 50$? 😭

[teal oracle]

My 50$ now

[candid cloud]

No...

[teal oracle]

Moderators, remove his copy of Cultic permanently from his library

[glass bobcat]

NOOOOO

[teal oracle]

[glass bobcat]

You found my weak spot Lars

👏

[teal oracle]

[candid cloud]

THAT'S IT! I'm taking away your cta, Lars.

[teal oracle]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

God shall punish you for your misdeeds

[candid cloud]

And god will punish you for taking my 50$.

[glass bobcat]

And Cultic from my library

[teal oracle]

Nuh uh
I am righteous

[candid cloud]

Nuh-uh.

I'm Shooteous.

[teal oracle]

Anger

[candid cloud]

https://tenor.com/view/shootmania-storm-shootmania-storm-joust-elimination-gif-8216617884538226516

[sly wigeon]

Audi prototype in Bulgaria.

[sly wigeon]

I do

[teal oracle]

Then stretch

[sly wigeon]

Can't

[teal oracle]

😔

[sly wigeon]

Anyway, do you like it?

[void kelp]

Morning, stalkers

[sly wigeon]

Hi

[void kelp]

How are you?

[sly wigeon]

Like what were the chances that I would see it

[sly wigeon]

Proud of myself

[sly wigeon]

.

[void kelp]

Hehe

That thing is... hard to Look at

[sly wigeon]

Well it's a prototype and they have special camouflage against people like me

[void kelp]

People like you?

[sly wigeon]

Yes. Who take photos of cars

[candid cloud]

Жєсть.

[crystal lagoon]

Hi guys

[ripe merlin]

#💬┃ua_offtop

[sly wigeon]

Indeed.

[void kelp]

I crave violemce :3

[sly wigeon]

:3

[void kelp]

:³

[sly wigeon]

:3

[sly wigeon]

Typical cat thoughts

Our time is fleeting. We do not matter. We will be forgotten.

[teal oracle]

You crave vehicular manslaughter you terrible driver you

[raw orchid]

https://tenor.com/view/champoy-el-risitas-kek-issou-etu-gif-17837830

[void kelp]

Indeed

[teal oracle]

Kira did you steal your drivers license

[narrow smelt]

https://tenor.com/view/jack-metal-gear-rising-armstrong-metal-gear-before-i-die-jack-before-i-die-gif-25204929

[glass bobcat]

https://open.spotify.com/track/2xfis7MaMccRveBXwXqcku?si=M6mVfJd-R26--N4ogcn9Rw

https://tenor.com/view/bye-mr-skyscraper-gif-3527479

[ripe merlin]

+rep

I miss old battlefield when everyone was bad at it

[glass bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/lol-gif-5852846

[ripe merlin]

I remember putting jeeps inside elevators and getting them on top of buildings to take down choppers

Especially on that hotel map

Hate when people glitch on top of elevators inside walls

[crystal lagoon]

Hey Matt how ya doin

[dim light]

https://tenor.com/view/donut-mayo-donut-operator-mayonnaise-mayo-backpack-gif-20719663

[raw orchid]

Hi man. I'm good thanks

You?

[crystal lagoon]

Same went sailing today was great fun

[crystal lagoon]

Did it with some friends

I should probably sleep gn

[raw orchid]

nice. have a good night

[dim light]

Salutations my goofy goobers

[teal oracle]

[glass bobcat]

Don't be looking at me like that

[sly wigeon]

MAAAAATHS AAAAAAAAA

[granite tangle]

did my meme get deleted or did it not upload properly

[sly wigeon]

Idk

[opal venture]

THE CURSE HAS BEEN BROKEN

I'M FREE TO SPEAK AT LAST

[simple sage]

bend69420 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[opal venture]

Who the f#uck is tingus pingus
I ain't ever heard of lativia

[candid cloud]

https://tenor.com/view/shinjithemedic-blackops-call-of-duty-gif-20691054

[tepid matrix]

@lucid crow @steel valve rule 6 👆

@shy narwhal

[lament zealot]

What

[lucid crow]

wat

where

[tepid matrix]

Soviet/nazi symbols

[lament zealot]

it’s in a joke and doesn’t even support it bruh

[lucid crow]

I don't see it

link the message

[lament zealot]

I think he’s referring to this one

[tepid matrix]

#💬┃en_offtop message

[lucid crow]

@granite tangle don't send it here

[lucid crow]

It is not in supportive context

[lament zealot]

Janny moment fr

[tepid matrix]

So if im make a joke with nazi swastika it would be ok?

[lament zealot]

I mean, if the joke wasn’t in support and didn’t cause a huge debate, then it’s probably fine (albeit on the edge)

I wouldn’t suggest doing it, but I wouldn’t get upset about it after the fact either

[narrow smelt]

I love racist jokes

[lament zealot]

I feel like that wouldn’t be allowed

[narrow smelt]

I love sexist jokes

[lament zealot]

Rule numbah six or smth

[narrow smelt]

I didn’t post anything wrong tho

I just said I love the jokes

[lament zealot]

yeah

I’m just saying if you posted a meme about it

[narrow smelt]

As long as it isn’t offensive then it’s fine

[tepid matrix]

I believe that the rules should be absolute for everyone, so delete the swastika and the Soviet symbol . unless this is posted for historical content purposes (not sure if the server allows it)

[narrow smelt]

But to be fair people got offended at the bee movie so

Using people’s feelings isn’t a good metric

[narrow smelt]

There have been much worse things posted on here that were let slide

[tepid matrix]

when I threw memes with a German soldier (from the movie) I got a mutt only for his uniform, so it would be fair to remove this too

[lament zealot]

Letter of the law (delete everything) vs spirit of the law (as long as it isn’t a major violation or causes a disruption let it slide) moment fr

[lament zealot]

sounds like inconsistent mods

I know the EU mods are way stricter

[narrow smelt]

I’m pretty sure as long as ur not a mod u can’t be telling people to delete stuff

[candid cloud]

https://tenor.com/view/kuruhs-kuru-hot-shot-alcohol-sonic-nfs-gif-24536985

[granite tangle]

uh

[lament zealot]

Oh and also it highly depends on the channel

[narrow smelt]

https://tenor.com/view/fuhrer-cat-gas-gif-25955244

[lament zealot]

This channel is hella relaxed, main & memes not so much

[candid cloud]

https://tenor.com/view/realizing-everyone-knows-what-you-did-hatsune-miku-anime-vocaloid-gif-17298714

[tepid matrix]

I just want justice because, for a meme from a movie without a swastika, they give mute, I'm not asking for a ban, I'm just asking for permission for everyone, or a ban on publication for everyone

[lament zealot]

Bro is just salty some mod spanked em. Chill out bro you don’t gotta be a janitor

[granite tangle]

average snitch

[tepid matrix]

Ok 😊

[sly wigeon]

hi

[sly wigeon]

bro smiled even when his wife and kid got murdered

[tepid matrix]

Its just botox

[narrow smelt]

https://tenor.com/view/kanye-west-vultures-everybody-new-gif-12847039774498163445

Kanye loves mustache man now

[wintry veldt]

Lmao imagine simping for a man that would gas you

[narrow smelt]

Lmao

[wintry veldt]

I think its a publicity stunt, there aint no way that man read anything about H man, he just figured people would start talking about him, and lo and behold they did.

[narrow smelt]

I really don’t understand it he’s not some small fry where he needs attention he gets it effortlessly I mean it’s literally kanye lol. He didn’t need to do this I genuinely think he actually hates them lmao

[wintry veldt]

I dont mean as in people dont know him, i mean as in people started talking about him, kinda like the oscar slap, yeah sure everyone knows the oscar awards, but when the slap happened it was trending so hard.

[narrow smelt]

Maybe yea. I just don’t think Kanye needed to do all of this. Making a good album for one would’ve been able to achieve what we assume he wants which is relevancy and would avoid bad controversy

I’m listening to his new album rn and it’s pretty good but like damn every other line is a straight diss to Jews

[wintry veldt]

Yeah but that actually takes effort, going on a podcast and saying brain dead contraversal takes is easy.

Even if he did i still dont get minorities who support right wing leaders, like my good man he would put you in a labour camp tf you on about xD

[narrow smelt]

Bro he got mike Tyson, Ty dolla $ign and a couple pretty big rappers dissing Jews like it’s nothing 💀

[wintry veldt]

I think were edging the moderators with all this political talk lol, i can feel big brother watching

[narrow smelt]

💀 lmao

[wintry veldt]

Tyson?

[narrow smelt]

Well we can discuss I’m sure just as long as we don’t share an ||incorrect opinion lol||

[wintry veldt]

What did mike say?

[bitter hearth]

hello there

[narrow smelt]

He said something about how Kanye is saying the truth nothing too specific

It’s like at the end of one of his songs

[narrow smelt]

https://open.spotify.com/track/71MzcOebEC5KoWBbzvFPkj?si=yMo0vD4mT1G4qsLhup2cUQ

Skip to like last 30 seconds

[narrow smelt]

Hi

[bitter hearth]

whats up

[narrow smelt]

Talkin about Kanye

[bitter hearth]

oh did he do something new?

[wintry veldt]

I dunno doesnt seem related to jews, i think mike would stay away from white supremacism, especially since he was notorriosly racits against whites lol.

[narrow smelt]

-mike Tyson

[narrow smelt]

He didn’t get specific yeah

[wintry veldt]

Probably for the best, i have no doubt he is still racist AF but he doesnt need the extra contraversy.

[narrow smelt]

https://tenor.com/view/mike-tyson-awkward-smile-gif-12019750733995365253

[opal venture]

Yeah about that...

[sly wigeon]

resurrection by erection

[opal venture]

Aye

Powerwolf W band

[sly wigeon]

I love that line

Indeed, W name, W lyrics

[sly wigeon]

that's me

latinia

I love Latinia

[opal venture]

I always thought that was lativia

[sly wigeon]

My country

[opal venture]

Guess where I'm from 🐺

[sly wigeon]

jamaica

[opal venture]

🐺🐺🐺🐺

[sly wigeon]

?

[opal venture]

Turkey

🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🔥🔥🔥🔥🇹🇷🐺🔥🇹🇷

AWOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[glass bobcat]

kitler

[sly wigeon]

look what I made

somewhere cold from beacon pines

[narrow smelt]

🔥 lyrics

[opal venture]

Ikr

[narrow smelt]

This album is fire tbh but the lyrics are crazy

[opal venture]

Shit's fire

[narrow smelt]

Idgaf tho

U can have the worst lyrics

As long as it sounds good that’s all that matters

[opal venture]

That's the thing

Lyrics are usually good too

Unless you rhyme pain with rain you're good

[narrow smelt]

gah damn this song is fire

https://open.spotify.com/track/3IoAMvGFYzM05B64h7qmdf?si=cd33414481454d1b

YOU MAKE MOMMY LATE FOR WORK💯

[glass bobcat]

I like old kanye songs, BUT THIS IS FIRE 🔥

[narrow smelt]

ik right damn that beat came out of nowhere

[glass bobcat]

BR for wells he built 💀

[narrow smelt]

https://tenor.com/view/promoted-discord-mod-meme-discord-reverse-gif-23924701

[glass bobcat]

Im discord moderation and Im slim

am I an anomaly?

[opal venture]

https://tenor.com/view/todo-todo-aoi-todo-jjk-gif-13742823266590234692

[glass bobcat]

fr

[narrow smelt]

u should call pripyat

[strange dune]

https://tenor.com/view/big-chungus-joe-family-guy-walking-joe-walking-omg-gif-20653628

[raw orchid]

@wintry veldt I just saw your question in #🤨┃stalker_memes

Instead of risking warned by replying there I'll tell you about that in this channel

Monolith got no real reason to invade the South. They're tasked with defending the North of the Zone from everyone

[wintry veldt]

They do?They constantly attack it, and also seek to kill infidels, and suprise suprise, the south is filled with the aformentioned :/

They had to make a whole barrier to keep them out, i think its a thing they do constantly for them to make a barrier for it

[raw orchid]

They're attacking the Barrier because the Scorcher is having a cooling down period

[wintry veldt]

Yes, so why didnt they just stay and defend it then?

[raw orchid]

Literally nothing implies that Monolith have a reason to go to Southern territories

[wintry veldt]

Why not purge the zone of infidels

[raw orchid]

Even more - by going South they'll risk deconversion

[wintry veldt]

And also kill all the infidels who will eventually try to pierce the north?

[raw orchid]

1. deconversion 2) their task is to defend the North. For them going south, risking deconversion, risking losing manpower etc is pointless

[wintry veldt]

You forget the crux of the problem, the south is a defacto training ground for stalkers who will eventually attack the norht

[raw orchid]

Brain Scorcher was preventing everyone from infiltrating the center

Only minority made it through the Scorcher, like Streloks group

[wintry veldt]

Yes,so why did they focus so hard to defend it?And also, the barrier was there BEFORE the story of SoC

Meaning they did the whole attacking thing for a reasonable period of time

[narrow smelt]

not every stalker in the zone wants to attack the north. plenty have their own goals that dont involve the monolith

[candid cloud]

Wtf is going on? Just joined the chat.

[raw orchid]

Because its a private army of C-Con. Of course they'll be focused on defending C-Cons secrets and kill everyone who will try to go to the center (if Scorcher won't do it before them)

[raw orchid]

Also this^

[wintry veldt]

And also my main point peratined to how freedom wouldnt coop with monolith, they kill them, constantly, not necesarrly about monoliths will to expand

[raw orchid]

Your average joe just wants to get rich by selling artifacts

[ripe merlin]

Who said that monolith would ever coop with someone?

[wintry veldt]

Stalker CoP invalidates this completley lmao, the reason the northern zone exists is because people went north almost immediatly after the brain scorcher went kaput.

[wintry veldt]

It was a meme some guy posted, how freedom and monolith would coop against duty, i said that baloney

[narrow smelt]

that dude talks out his ass lol

[raw orchid]

By "everyone" you main mostly stalkers and small squads of Duty, Freedom and bandits?

[wintry veldt]

Im aware lmao

[raw orchid]

CoP hasn't shown us FULL faction of Duty and Freedom

Only small squads of these factions

Its mostly stalkers. Besides, there are still likely tons of stalkers in the south

[wintry veldt]

In soc they are actively fighting in the red forest and pripyat when you disable the brain scortcher, both freedom and duty, its litteraly mentioned by Sid

Meaning they almost immediatly went to the north the SECOND the brain scortcher was disabled

[raw orchid]

Aware. Only squads of these factions are fighting though

Good ending slide of Vano says that Freedom still controls military warehouses

[wintry veldt]

Lmao was voronin mean to haul the entire rostock garrison to the north for my point to be valid?

[raw orchid]

Meaning most of the Freedom faction remained there

Same with Duty. Zulu went to Rostok to talk to Voronin

[void kelp]

He must be a the observer of Zone. More informed than ecologists

[raw orchid]

My point is that not EVERYONE is in the North, not really

[wintry veldt]

And i didnt mean EVERYONE litteraly

[raw orchid]

I'm not denying that many went to the North, sure

But not everyone

[wintry veldt]

Its a hyperbole

Stalker CoP ends (if you get the good one) by saying that free stalkers are starting to liberate Pripyat

I mean i get what you are saying but my main point was how monolith and freedomers would have nothing in common enough to pair up against duty lol

[raw orchid]

We do not know canonical ending slides of CoP (most of the slides at the very least)

CoP ending slides, except first 3 ones are player determined

[raw orchid]

Monolith is hostile with everyone

[wintry veldt]

Bravo, you finnaly understood what i said lol

[raw orchid]

Main point is that Monolith got better things to do than invading the south

Invading south: huge risk of Monolithians getting deconverted, losing manpower. Besides, Monolith contains ex members of majority of factions

If they kill everyone in the South then they also won't be able to expend

[wintry veldt]

Yes, but they still try, kinda like how duty has better stuff to do than to haul to army warehouses to curb stomp freedom, this doesnt mean they wouldnt ever do that

[wintry veldt]

Yes?And by eradicating the south they also get rid of all intruders lol?

[raw orchid]

New people will be coming to the Zone regardless

It will literally be war without an end

Besides, Military would have more chance of killing Monolithians (at least at Cordon)

[wintry veldt]

Yup and the militarly would probably try to nuke it once the base in cordon got nicked lol, but a gaggle of brainwashed soldiers dont really have a grasp about geopolitics

Im sure they would have an internal limit to how much they would expand, but army warehouses surley is within their plausible reach

Displayed by the fact that freedom has a B A R R I E R to keep them out

[idle wadi]

Wassup

[raw orchid]

Not only Monolith is attackig the barrier tho, mutants also do

But unlike Monolith, mutants can go everywhere

[wintry veldt]

Blud has never heard of Bloodsucker village lol, im sure the monolithians are a bigger threat

[raw orchid]

And that would be problematic

[wintry veldt]

Freedom isnt quite so worried with mutants.

[idle wadi]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. argument, I love those

[raw orchid]

How does bloodsucker village invalidate my claims? Do you realize that more mutants coming from the barrier means that they could go absolutely anywhere?

Freedom also kills mutants btw

[raw orchid]

Even in south

[ripe merlin]

I wish I could protect Gotham again

[wintry veldt]

Yup, not as nearlly in the same amount as duty tho, the main reason why i mention the village is because if freedom had such a big problem with mutants dont you think theyd eradicate the village? I doubt they put up the barrier for mutants lol

[raw orchid]

If they weren't worried then why would they kill mutants, right?

[void kelp]

I would like to ask Charon's opinion on commanding the Monolith. I don't know if that old man will give me the exact answer

[wintry veldt]

Charon makes very little sense lore vise lol

[idle wadi]

Every faction kills mutants, there's no friendship between them

[wintry veldt]

I mean why is he the "Leader" of the monolith? Isnt that the C-C?

[raw orchid]

Yes

[worldly thunder]

Perhaps this is the best step-by-step strategy from humanity,by the way, Ubisoft has discounts on all games

[raw orchid]

Freedom didn't put up anything. Army used to defend it during CS events (or rather, before CS events), when the large emission happened it cripped the army

Then free stalkers started defending it, and lastly Freedom

Main reason why Freedom moved to Army Warehouses in the first place is to defend the Barrier

[idle wadi]

The Bloodsucker is a problem to Freedom, but why would they waste resources to eradicate it when they fight Duty and also hold the Monolithians off

[wintry veldt]

Gee whiz i wonder why they defended it?Surely its just the mutants,because the south is so mutant free!All of what youre saying isnt addresing the fact that there is a lot of evidence implicating that the monolithians tried on multiple occasions to attack the south directly

[teal oracle]

@urban coral dark Angel kitty

[wintry veldt]

Yes, indeed the thing im saying!

[idle wadi]

Doesn't make sense for them to waste resources on less important things like

[ripe merlin]

That's why they hired marked one

[ripe merlin]

Adorable

[wintry veldt]

Youre agreeing with my point dum dum, im saying the monolith is a bigger threat than mutants/

[idle wadi]

Yes that's what I'm doing

[wintry veldt]

Therefore the barrier was put up to defend against the monolith, not mutants.

[raw orchid]

By "South" you mean Yantar? Limansk? In Yantar they turned on psy-emitter in Lab X16 (not directly said but implied)

[wintry veldt]

And the army warehouses, the thing we are talking about constantly

[ripe merlin]

What are these arguments, just dumber and dumber, why would a barrier be set to prevent mutants and not monolith at warehouses

[smoky cave]

Good night fellow stalkers

[idle wadi]

Strelac

[wintry veldt]

YES!!!! THE THING IM SAYING!!!

Please read my entire argument with matt, youre confused about what we are talking about

[raw orchid]

Barrier being setted up only for mutants isn't what I was saying

[idle wadi]

There aren't even mutants coming from the Radar

[raw orchid]

But huge horde of mutants coming from there still posess a huge threat because unlike Monolith, mutants can go absolutely everywhere

[wintry veldt]

Omg i just got experianced role lol, i guess my opinions matter a bit more now lol

Arguing with people is basically discord XP farming

[raw orchid]

1 question, do you think Scorcher works 24/7?

[wintry veldt]

No? It still works, quite a lot, it works a lot more than not working

I mean i get what you are saying, yes mutants do tend to come from the north, sure, but the main reason for the barrier was because monolith incursions into the south

[urban coral]

Literally an Inquisitor

[teal oracle]

[idle wadi]

Hey Basim

[urban coral]

'Sup

[idle wadi]

Sorry, you aren't Vasim, you're Wack

[urban coral]

Wrong

[idle wadi]

I can't tag Rahmi to call him Basim?

[urban coral]

I am Basim, apparently

[idle wadi]

No

You're Rahmi,

[urban coral]

Wrong

[idle wadi]

Yes, you are Rahmi

@coarse rapids Wack, look at Rahmj, he's faking identity

[urban coral]

Then why was there a Barrier BEFORE the Monolithians became a threat?

[wintry veldt]

And you know there was a barrier before the monolith how? Devine insight?

[urban coral]

Because it was made by the Military that controlled the area

[coarse rapids]

@urban coral thoughts on Helldivers 2 drip?

[urban coral]

Haven't checked

[idle wadi]

Hello Rahmi

[wintry veldt]

And you also know this???It is litteraly never mentioned who built the barrier.

[urban coral]

Intro looked funky, ngl

[urban coral]

Okay, not built, but the Stalkers took over the Barrier from the Military after the Emission at the start of CS

[wintry veldt]

Even if it was built before the monolith, you bet the monolith became a quick priority when they started cropping up

[wintry veldt]

And the monolith exists during CS, thus your point makes no sense :/

[urban coral]

But what was the Monolith before the events of CS?

[coarse rapids]

I drive this

[worldly thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/senator-armstrong-senator-armstrong-gaming-terraria-green-slime-gif-25921266

[void kelp]

I received a task to do something about Brain scorcher's cooling mechanism

[urban coral]

Favorite

[wintry veldt]

Nothing, the C-C didnt start brainwashing people becase the zone wasnt quite so promiment for there to be enough people to brain wash, the first "stalkers" in the zone were the military who tried to penetrate it to its center inorder to blow up the reactor.After stalkers started settling in and wander into the brain scortcher did the C-C have ample manpower supply to make the monolith a formidable force.

[void kelp]

Oh, don't worry

[urban coral]

Inb4 mod or you mean CS Yantar

[idle wadi]

Damn, Imperial Scouts

[worldly thunder]

color like in Freedom lol 😱

[urban coral]

Except the Monolith DID exist before they all got brainwashed

[coarse rapids]

I think they all look good ngl

[raw orchid]

Monolithians don't have a reason to invade the south, and it also wouldn't be wise to do - if they started to pose a threat, the military would probably quickly deal with them (the only reason why they haven't done that already is because Monolith occupies strategic locations in the center of the Zone which is very difficult to reach in the first place). The lack of psi-emitters in the south could also be a problem.

Monolith troops sometimes go below the Scorcher, as evident by the PDA entries describing their presence in the Dark Valley. This venture likely had something to do with the X-18 lab (in which a Monolith suit can even be found). Between the events of Clear Sky and Shadow of Chernobyl they also went to the X-16 lab at Yantar, and had a fight with the military there. This raid likely had something to do with the psi-emitter that is present in the underground lab.

As can be seen, they only go south for specific purposes, and not to simply kill their enemies. Now, about the Barrier - many people assume that Monolithians are actively trying to break through it, and that only the courage of Freedomers who protect it holds them back. But that's not the case. Monolith could easily break through the Barrier and neither Freedom nor Duty - nor even their combined forces - would stop them, purely because of their numbers - in Shadow of Chernobyl there are literally few hundreds of Monolithians (meanwhile Freedom consists only of several dozens of stalkers). The road to the Scorcher alone was protected by more Monolith members than there were Freedomers in the Army Warehouses.

The attacks on the Barrier were simply intended to scare people away - just like the heads impaled on pikes that are put up by Monolith in various places. The fact that they went to Yantar also shows that the Barrier wasn't the only way through which they could get to the south if they would want to.

There is also a second, more obscure reason why they attacked the Barrier

The attacks on the Barrier were simply intended to scare people away - just like the heads impaled on pikes that are put up by Monolith in various places. The fact that they went to Yantar also shows that the Barrier wasn't the only way through which they could get to the south if they would want to.

There is also a second, more obscure reason why they attacked the Barrier - the cooldown periods of the Brain Scorcher. This was a mechanic that was planned to appear in the game, but eventually was scrapped. Still, there are mentions of it present in Shadow of Chernobyl, so lore-wise it exists:

I also found documents regarding the "Psi-Brain" mechanism. The whole neighborhood was under the influence of that piece of trash - it zombified everyone who came within range. I learned that there is another mechanism in Lab X19, and that's what is likely to be the Brain Scorcher. I also learned that these mechanisms are not always operating at full strength. There are periods when the power is lowered to cool down the apparatus.

[wintry veldt]

Yup, in very small numbers.

[idle wadi]

@coarse rapids I would buy but I just fear its one of these games where you get hooked for 3 weeks and then you forget about the game

[raw orchid]

Finally

[idle wadi]

I can just wait for DD2

[wintry veldt]

I request 5 minute allocated reading time for Matts resposne, please allow me.

[urban coral]

Gotta agree though, we don't know who exactly built the Barrier, but I believe it was said in CS that Lake Yantar was the furtest explored by regular Stalkers before the events of CS. Unfortunately, I can't send you the quote either, because I forgot to screenshoot it

[urban coral]

I assume this is from that Reddit guy?

[void kelp]

Of course, CS history, it was my job

[raw orchid]

Reggash yes, but he is pretty reliable when it comes to lorewise

[urban coral]

I agree with his point of the Monolith invading the South being pointless, like they do in CS and SoC

[raw orchid]

Exactly Crimson

[urban coral]

And even if there are multiple Scorchers, it's still unwise to just throw body after body towards the South while their goal is defensive in mind

But I assume we can simply call that an early design issue when they didn't fully got them figured out

[raw orchid]

Likely yes

[urban coral]

Although that's not really a satisfying answer...

[raw orchid]

Monolith is literally private army of C-Consciousness so gotta agree

It makes 0 sense for them go to full offensive

Pripyat and other Northern unexplored territoties also give them huge advantage

As they obviously know these parts like their 5 fingers

[urban coral]

Honestly, what's most surprising is that they got pushed back all the way from Radar to Pripyat. That includes Zaton and the area around Jupiter as well! And we know they've been there, thanks to the stashes and the markings they've left behind

[raw orchid]

Ye. Although Kovalsky says that they receive reinforcements from CNPP

[wintry veldt]

For the first part of this, sure, i also think the monolith couldnt realisticly engage with the militarly, which is why im reffering to the army warehouses exclusevly, it would make sense to take the warehouses since its directly connected to the brain scortcher and is also heavly fortified, thus helping them in their efforts to repel intrusions if and when they captured it from freedom.The second is a clear example of them having reasons to fortify the south, the third isnt necesarrly true, the monolith would have to mobolize a historical amount of people in order to combat both freedom and duty, since they are both "dug in" so to speak, does rostock seam easy to take to you?The fourth directly contradicts the third, why would monolith have to "scare" the army warehouse people away if they could just curb stomp them?Also there are spiked heads in the bloodsucker village, does that mean the monolith eventually reached there?No, if you think freedom is against stickign heads on spikes, well then thats on you, they have ample time to stick heads on spikes lol, even if the monolith impaled heads on spikes i fail to see how this is somehow a foolproof way to scare people off, there are far more horrifiyng things in the south than some impaled heads.The last thing mentioned is cut content and is therefore not cannon lore and thus has nothing to do with what i mentioned.

[raw orchid]

So even in that case they aren't completely defenseless

[long wigeon]

there’s probably hundreds of monolith warriors crammed into the CNNP

[urban coral]

Definitely, but the point still stands that they basically lost not just Radar, but Zaton and the area around Jupiter as well

That's a lot of ground to lose

[raw orchid]

True

[long wigeon]

yeah

[wintry veldt]

And if we are going with the good ending, eventually pripyat

Strelok is effectively the doom slayer in the stalker universe

[urban coral]

They are definitely weakening in power

[long wigeon]

they’re definitely not the powerhouse that they were in CS and SHOC

[urban coral]

But, even with the Brain Scorcher being disabled, they are still getting reinforcements straight from the CNPP. This along with what the Group representative said confirms that there are multiple Brain Scorchers around the Zone

[wintry veldt]

They rely greatly on the brain scortcher,in almost all engagments with other groups directly led to them loosing, hell even in the ending attack of Stalker SoC they were losing up until the C-C triggered an emmision

[raw orchid]

Lorewise Monolith is extremely powerful and huge (at least, before CoP events where they experienced huge loses). But regarding them taking the Rostom and other parts, they likely could BUT with heavy casualties

Rostok*

[urban coral]

Hmm, it depends, honestly

[wintry veldt]

Yes? And? Thats like 1 thing i said from that entire wall of text

Im sure in a 1v1 situation they could sure, but you are also excluding they would have to fight freedom first.

[raw orchid]

Don't forget that Monolith has advanced weaponry such as Gauss Rifles and NATO weapons

[raw orchid]

Their Gauss Rifles alone gives them an edge over others

But theres a risk of deconversion

[urban coral]

And the other Free Stalkers around the Warehouses, not to mention the other Stalkers who help at the Barrier

[urban coral]

I mean, not really. They're pretty rare

[wintry veldt]

And the horde of stalkers who would probably haul in order to defend the warehouses and rostock

[raw orchid]

True but still, Gauss is powerful

[wintry veldt]

There is like a neat dozen in the entire zone of those.

[urban coral]

There's one at the Dark Valley as well!

[wintry veldt]

And cheap too!

[raw orchid]

And also, Monolith members would obviously know Nothern parts better

[urban coral]

I know right?

It was basically a steal

[worldly thunder]

My pet

[wintry veldt]

Yes, rostock and the ARMY WAREHOUSE of the army warehouse map are not the north.

[raw orchid]

They spent a huge amount of time in these parts, so there's some possibility that they'd be more lost in the South. Risk of deconversion doesn't help either

[raw orchid]

Lmao

[wintry veldt]

Oooh so we are back to that argument?Still, as i said, there is ample evidence that they tried to, throwing out manpower at the barrier to "scare away" stalkers is dum dum, why not just dig in at the radar and wait for the stalkers to come to them? Seems like easy pickings

Because they obviously tried to penetrate the warehouses on multiple seperate occasions

[void kelp]

What can be said is that some areas are relatively calm thanks to Freedom's efforts to stop the monolith from moving south. At least the south isn't in too bad of shape

[raw orchid]

Scorcher can still be infiltrated. Examples: Mikluha and Streloks group

This leaves another possibility

Lemme explain

[wintry veldt]

Aite go ahead

Let him cook!!!

[raw orchid]

So let's assume that Monolith, fully mobilized and is now going to try to FULLY invade the South

In that case, theres a possibility that not LITERALLY everyone will fight them

Some could simply take advantage of Monos being in the South and head North

[wintry veldt]

@urban coral hol on let him cook

[raw orchid]

And for C-Con its not profitable

[void kelp]

Don't mind my nagging

[raw orchid]

As we already know that Scorcher was already bypassed by Mikluha and Streloks group

Whats to say that others won't be able to bypass it too? Maybe most won't be able to, sure

But minority (like very experienced and veteran stalkers) might as well could

[wintry veldt]

Done?

[urban coral]

I mean, let's condense this logically.

When it comes to the Monolith, it's like this:

• Wide arsenal of weapons, including exotic weapons such as sniper rifles and even the RPG-7u
• Very resilient and strong. Lore-wise, it was mentioned that one grabbed a Stalker and even while entire mags were emptied into him, he still had a tight grip. Even when captured, they will try to kill themselves and can do so with only one bang with their head against the wall.
• Very ambush heavy, at least in CS and CoP. They decided to use Pripyat's environment to their advantage and set up ambushes in Limansk as well
• They somehow knew about Tarasov's ambush. Could be another case of them using Pripyat's environment to their advantage or they must have spies

-...But when on the offense, they simply just throw bodies towards the Barrier with varying results

TL;DR they're very good at defending and ambushing, but their offensive tactics could use some polish

[raw orchid]

Ye they can ambush and defend well. I doubt it would be the same case for their offenses tho

[void kelp]

It's like studying history of the Zone…

[urban coral]

They've got plenty of snipers, so they really should use that to their advantage

[raw orchid]

Fair enough

[wintry veldt]

In my opinion they just suck a* in all engagements in general, in most large battles, (clear sky and armys direct attack of the cnpp, which they only clutched because the C-C released an emission), i mean the existance of CoP existing the way it does is ample proof they failed to defend agaisnt multiple other groups, i mean on their own they are definetly up in the top brass of the factions, but in an allout war, chances are they still lose, because the south will defo unify to curb stomp them.

[urban coral]

In that case, it's kind of a good thing that Freedom would be the first enemy they'd meet, because Freedomers are crackshots as well

[wintry veldt]

As for @raw orchid point, yes, that is why they didnt mobilize so they instead sent large-ish detachements to try and penetrate the warehouses that way, and failed, almost every time.

[urban coral]

True. It's kinda weird how they never just breached into the Landromat and just got rid of them all. I assume that, with all the patrols being taken down by ambushes, they're taking their time before striking hard and fast. Then again, that would be when they'd be at their weakest at the Landromat too

[long wigeon]

the army brought in

an entire convoy of BTRs
trucks
Mi-24 attack choppers

[urban coral]

And Monolithians brough RPG-7us

[raw orchid]

I never understood that as well tbh

[wintry veldt]

In CoP the monolith is just getting dunked on because they couldnt rely on C-C emmisions to save them when they enevetably got dunked on, i mean look at the state of the northern zone, the monolith is defo at their weakest in CoP.

[long wigeon]

maybe even T-64A MBTs

[urban coral]

Gameplay logic. Otherwise, there'd be no true base for you

[urban coral]

(Honestly, in a way, that'd be way more based actually. Just you and your squad. That is, if they survived...)

[long wigeon]

like

[raw orchid]

Monolith decides to set up squads to ambush small squad consisting of Deg, Tarasov, Valentyr, Podorozhny and Morozov instead of fully invading the Laundromat with all their remaining strenght

[long wigeon]

when you enter the CHNNP there’s a massive destroyed convoy with dozens of dead military stalkers and spetsnaz

[wintry veldt]

Yup, and when directly confronted with what is essentialy a barely surviving detachemnt of the army, they get their a* handed to them, because big brother C-C isnt there for them to clutch it.

[urban coral]

They could definitely get rid of them, but didn't do so because "gameplay logic"

[raw orchid]

Pretty much

[urban coral]

You know how it is, because what fun would it be for your enemy to just insta-destroy your base?

[wintry veldt]

Yeah the monoliths history of engagements make no sense, because lore wise they sould be the strongest faction, but gameplay wise they just sort of have to lose for the story to proggres.

[raw orchid]

Honestly Guide played a huge part. Strelok directly confirms that if not for Guide then Kovalsky and the rest of the Army boys wouldn't last for long

[urban coral]

The typical bad guy curse

[long wigeon]

curse of enemies with player character

[urban coral]

I know how it feels, C&C considers the Brotherhood of Nod to be bad guys too 😔

[wintry veldt]

Im talking about their escape from pripyat, Guide managed to guide (hehe) them to the laundromants, not necesarrly helped them in their fight with the monolith in pripyat.

[raw orchid]

So if not for Guide Fairway members likely would die even earlier, before reaching Pripyay

[raw orchid]

Gameplay wise main characters are literally force of nature so idk

[wintry veldt]

Yeah because the gameplay states that strelok, a single man armed with what we can presume is only an Ak-74U (given the cutscenes) managed to single handedly destroy what in concept should be one of the most powerfull factions in the entire zone.

[urban coral]

I mean, definitely. Everybody bloody hates the Military with a passion. Not to mention, with the Zone seeing them as a threat, they'd also act like magnets for mutants and anomalies

[raw orchid]

I do agree with the fact that gameplay wise Monos are a perfect target practice

[urban coral]

Monolithians are basically the first Renegades

[raw orchid]

Tbh Military distracted a huge part of Monolithians when Operation Monolith was taking place

Strelok is honestly lucky as hell

[wintry veldt]

Yeah, the bad guys who do bad things because they are bad and therefore are destined to lose when godod guy ™️ shows up

[urban coral]

Caesar's Legion

[void kelp]

Strelok is responsible for most things

[wintry veldt]

Yup, operation Monolith was the militarly undeniably dunking on the monolith, the only thing that saved the monolith from being eradicated from the zone entirely is the fact that the C-C released an emission, scattering the military entirely.

And once the C-C was gone, the militarly and the rest of the stalkers proceeded to dunk on them in the north.

[raw orchid]

Gotta agree on that matter. Unlike Freedom and Duty, Military has more advanced equipement and weaponry

Such as BTRs and helicopters

[wintry veldt]

T A N K S

[raw orchid]

Ye

[urban coral]

Duty actually does have choppers

But they're only mentioned in CS, probably used for transport only

[wintry veldt]

Freedom technically has tanks too, they are in just a bit of a need of repairs 😛

[urban coral]

The BTR in Duty's base may be functional as well, but we don't know for sure

For real

[raw orchid]

Even if they do we don't see Duty using choppers. I'd assume its either for different purposes or for the "black day"

[urban coral]

Mentioned-only lore do go hard, tho

[wintry veldt]

Yeah its a shame i didnt get to see a monolithian charging a squad with his bare fists lol

[urban coral]

That'd be awesome, but I still stand with the opinion that they aren't suicidal fanatics

[wintry veldt]

Wdym arent?They litteraly explode themselves inorder to prevent capture 😛

[raw orchid]

Doesn't seem not suicide-ish

[urban coral]

Yeah, but that's to prevent capture

[wintry veldt]

And also this

[urban coral]

Yeah, this quote shows us how ridiculously strong they actually are

[raw orchid]

For real

Honestly they can be considered superhuman

[wintry veldt]

And the gameplay states that they are a big ol pushover lol

[urban coral]

The way it is written, he only banged his head once and it cracked like an egg

[wintry veldt]

Yeah, which is a feat

[urban coral]

Really strong

[wintry veldt]

That requires inhuman willpower first and foremost, im sure the survivial instict would stop anyone from hitting themselves against a wall that hard.

[urban coral]

But what I meant with suicidal fanatics is that I don't see them as guys who'd suddenly just grab their knife and run into gunfire

[wintry veldt]

They do that if they have no more ammo lol xD

[urban coral]

Only doing last-ditch efforts

[raw orchid]

Survival instinct doesn't apply to Monos

They don't retreat and don't fear death even when outnumbered

[urban coral]

Hence the "suddenly"

[wintry veldt]

Yeah, because they have transcended the concept of mortal pain, a person may stop fighting if his arm gets blown off, a monolithian will proceed to just stand up because to him the HOLY ROCK is more important than his trauma.

[raw orchid]

Monolithians die when their body truly gives up

[urban coral]

They do still grunt in pain and will recoil from a wound

[wintry veldt]

Goes hard AF

[urban coral]

Not accurate to the written lore

[raw orchid]

Real

[urban coral]

GSC pl0x fix

[wintry veldt]

I wonder how they will bring the monolith back in stalker , all seems to imply they got killed off once the main emmiters got turned off, they will probably end up like strider or just get curbstomped, in CoP monolith dialoge you can hear them being confused as to why the monolith wasnt talking to them anymore.

Its kinda sad honestly, but symphatising with brain washed fanatics is quite hard lol

[urban coral]

Inb4 they pull an Episode IX and...

Somehow, the Monolith returned and reactivated the Brain Scorcher

[raw orchid]

I assume there won't be too many Monos in S2

[urban coral]

https://tenor.com/view/somehow-palpatine-returned-somehow-palpatine-poe-dameron-poe-gif-20849141

[raw orchid]

💀

[urban coral]

We've seen that way too often in mods

[wintry veldt]

Kinda like what Anomaly did, they will just say oooooh they somehow cameback (dont ask how they just did okay shut up)

[urban coral]

It hurts

[raw orchid]

Anomaly also brings back Clear Sky faction, that canonically got destroyed

Only few known ex members we've met

[urban coral]

At least it's better than CoC, which claims that Clear Sky is neutral with Duty and enemies with Freedom, because Clear Sky wants to destroy the Zone 💀

[raw orchid]

And... whacky factions like Sin and UNISG

[wintry veldt]

Actually clear sky seems to make plasuible sense to continue on, since Anomaly only leaves the member we didnt see engaging in the assault on the CNPP, but them not existing in SoC and CoP seems to indicate that they probably just disbanded

[raw orchid]

💀

[long wigeon]

there should be a faction war mod based on that one super weird mod faction chart

[wintry veldt]

I like the concept of UNISG, makes sense that other countries would inevetably find out about the zone.

[raw orchid]

Chances of Clear Sky faction getting recreated are extremely low honestly. In CS it was said that Lebedev holds the whole faction together

Without Lebedev chances of second Clear Sky appearing are next to impossible

[wintry veldt]

Yeah, im pretty sure they just disbanded and joined the local loners

[long wigeon]

the one with the BOS, Enclave , the WW2 Germans, Institute, and a whole bunch more

[urban coral]

Yeah, but, for some really stupid reason, Clear Sky thought that, when Strelok's shield got disabled, the Emissions would suddenly just stop, which obviously wasn't the case. So their leader, Lebedev, got proven wrong and Clear Sky lost not only the glue that kept Clear Sky together, but also got proven that he was wrong...

...I still REALLY hate how they just thought the Emissions would stop when the shield got disabled. That's just pretty braindead on their part, ngl

[raw orchid]

It do be like that

[wintry veldt]

No?Thats not what they thought?Lebedev wanted to stop strelok reaching the center, because he figured the big emmisions happened because strelok got inside the CNPP (in which he was right) what he forgot to take into account is that when they made strelok voulnerable to psy attack, the C-C would just release the emission, killing 2 birds with one stone.

[urban coral]

Yeah, but he wondered why the Emission didn't stop

[wintry veldt]

Yup, thats the miscaculation im talking about, he forgot the C-C could just release and emmision once both clear sky and strelok were volnerable to it. C-C strategically held off the emission up until strelok was made voulnerable to it, so they could get him AND clear sky, where as in if they released the emmision outright, strelok had a solid chance of getting in the CNPP without CS slowing him down.

[urban coral]

https://youtu.be/xb0Aurgcnvg?t=78

"The Zone was supposed to calm down"

[wintry veldt]

It is stated that the emissions can we directly controlled by C-C, when the representative mentions they release them in a timely manner, and this is further proved y them being unpredictable once the C-C got skill checked.

[wintry veldt]

Yup, a massive blunder by lebedev :/

[urban coral]

Which I really hate

[urban coral]

Also, DesDocs, I assume?

[wintry veldt]

What?

[urban coral]

The Group controlling Emissions

[wintry veldt]

DesDocs?

[urban coral]

Design Documents

[wintry veldt]

What of them?

[urban coral]

Because it never got mentioned that they actually released an Emission themselves

[raw orchid]

Lebedev's beliefs seem to tell me that he didn't know about C-Consciousness, he shouldn't think a Third Disaster is possible if he knew they controlled the flow of energy

[urban coral]

Agreed

[raw orchid]

Or if he knew about C-Con BUT didn't know that C-Con could control flow of energy

It would make more sense if Lebedev truly thought that the Zone was alive I think

[wintry veldt]

He was aware of the C-C, he described the large emissions as the zones defense mechanism, it is directly stated that he once worked with the scientist that make up the C-C

[void kelp]

They argued for several hours with great passion…

[urban coral]

What mod?

Nevermind, read that wrong

Anyways, we do know about his work in CoP

[wintry veldt]

In CoP it is revelaed he also worked in the underground labs with what would go on to make up the C-C scientists

[urban coral]

Yeah

Well, rather scientists of the Group

Lebedev really blundered on that one

[wintry veldt]

All in all i fail to see how he couldnt have predicted that the C-C would just release an emmision when strelok was voulnerable to one

[urban coral]

I mean, do we know that the Group controls Emissions?

Is it ever mentioned or just DesDocs?

[raw orchid]

I’m not sure because CoP shows they left before transferring to X-7, a laboratory intended for Noosphere experiments (clear implication it is the C-Con lab to me). They had the responsibility of delivering the documents to it, but left them there and presumably left the Group entirely. If they weren’t told about the C-Consciousness and were supposed to find out only after arriving at X-7, then they don’t know

[wintry veldt]

Yes, it is stated by the representative.

[wintry veldt]

Im not sure if Lebedev knew of C-C being a group of people, but he is definetly aware that the zone can release emmisions at will, therefore it makes no sense why he couldnt figure out that making strelok voulnerable to an emission would just make the zone release one

Hell, the whole plot is them wanting to stop strelok from reaching the center zone,because when he does, the zone releases a powerfull emmision, as seen in CS and SoC

[raw orchid]

I always thought that it was C-Con specifically who released the last emission in CS, not the Zone itself

[wintry veldt]

It is!

The zone in self makes the emissions, but the C-C ditcates when it is dispatched.

[raw orchid]

Anyways the Zone did became quite stable for some time

There are only 2 scripted emissions in SoC

[wintry veldt]

https://www.youtube.com/@anomalousdugout9557

This guy has great videos on stalker lore

[raw orchid]

But other than that no regular emissions happening

[urban coral]

I mean, he did say that they're using the C-Consciousness to prevent the Zone from expanding, but we don't even know if Emissions directly expand the growth of the Zone, other than the one from the Second Disaster. During the events of CoP, Emissions appear daily, so the destruction of the C-Consciousness definitely affected the Zone and destabilized it

We don't know anything about them actually controlling Emissions, unless it's from the DesDocs

[wintry veldt]

It all seems a great coincidance that "the great emissions" happen only when someone is dangerously close to the center

[urban coral]

Or perhaps the Zone has a consciousness of its own

[wintry veldt]

As i said, the zone makes the emmisions, the C-C just ditcates when it gets released, thus the zone became more unstable when the C-C was no more in CoP

[urban coral]

So, speculations

[wintry veldt]

Consistent beyond reasonable doubt :/

[urban coral]

So yeah, speculations

[void kelp]

i found something on youtube

[urban coral]

Congrats!

[void kelp]

its from 2011 and its a leaked build

[wintry veldt]

What you got there,Ashot?

[raw orchid]

The idea of emissions expending the Zone seems retconned in CoP. Loki even says the Zone isn't expending, although Barkeep, and even C-Con Representative in SoC mention the Zones expansion

[void kelp]

wait lemme find it first

[raw orchid]

I mean sure big emissions do expend the Zone

[urban coral]

Exactly

[raw orchid]

But not necessarily emissions on smaller scale