╓☢stalker2™-chat-not-gamma-keep-waiting

[finite needle]

More in general but if you feel called out, sure. Why not

[lavish brook]

[finite needle]

"If you think that by posting a comically exaggerated depiction of the state of the game you technically lied then you're a liar" there you go.

[lavish brook]

it was literally a meme i found online

don't take it so personally 😘

[finite needle]

Nice, cool

[lavish brook]

comically "exaggerated" inherently means it's not true, it's obviously not me trying to shill the game as something it's not. Use your head goofball.

aint nobody lying lmao

[finite needle]

I thought we were done tho

[lavish brook]

You seem angry, just clarifying.

[finite needle]

Yeah, very angry. Now what?

[lavish brook]

idk, maybe don't be mad?

[finite needle]

Then we're done I suppose. We could have been done about 15 minutes ago

[lavish brook]

lol

[deep lodge]

man this fucking artifact in deaf meadow just keep going back and forth i go to 1 side it and he instantly goes to the other side repeating at least 20 times now

[finite needle]

Spam F as soon as you get next to it enough to make it appear, I don't think there's a better way to do it but to grab it before it runs away

[deep lodge]

he doesnt even appear

hes invisible just jumping around

[split crown]

Yeah it seems okay. Something about it doesn't feel too appealing to me, but I can't quite say what it is.

May just have to give it some more of a go

[deep lodge]

man tracing this artifact takes so long that the guy you help by dragging his dead friend to him turns hostile

i remember the first time i did this it took like 20 seconds now its been 5+ minutes

[finite needle]

Anyway the more annoying to get the better the artifact, at least in my experience. If you still have the Echo I would just give up and come back once you have something better.

[deep lodge]

nah im commited

[finite needle]

[deep lodge]

i need to see what it is and sell it to sidorovich if its ass

so it gets delivered somewhere by his courier, the courier gets shot by bandits and i retrive it back to him for more money

[finite needle]

It's definitely a different take, it does have some more stuff to do and fun rewards early game. A bit of item bloat, some jankyness on newly added item (The TOZ-106 I got let's say doesn't have the cleanest animations). I have still not lost insterest tho.

[deep lodge]

i fucking figured out

why i could never get this artifact, it was stuck on the damn cliff no wonder i kept running in circles

[finite needle]

Ah yeah, it does do that sometimes. I thought it was spawning and slipping away, as they do, but sometimes it does just spawn up above. Was it worth it?

[deep lodge]

spring

for like 1 hour into the game its good

[finite needle]

Yeah, definitely not bad

weight carry limit is pretty good early on

[deep lodge]

if its good we keep if its trash we sell for 2k coupons it is what it is

this is like the 5th one i caught so at least we got money unlike in my 1st playthrough

[finite needle]

Man the choice of having a dude who gives you artifacts for mutant parts in Radiophobia is kinda nuts

[west moth]

If Gabe Newell plays S2, does he have a life? Or does he have not a life? Or maybe both, like half a life? Maybe he even has all three possibilities, let's call it Half-A-Life 3?

[finite needle]

Gabe playing Stalker 2 is Half Life 3 confirmed then

[west moth]

[finite needle]

It can only be that

[west moth]

Absolutely. But what does that mean for A-Life? And will S2 ever get finished

[finite needle]

You can choose: Stalker 2 gets finished, Half Life 3 comes out AND it lives uo to the expectations

[west moth]

This is pure cruelty

[finite needle]

Half Life 3 will never live up to expectations and that's the reason it's not coming out

I've grown to dislike open world encoutners in Stalker 2 greatly.

[tight nest]

Greetings everyone

[proud ruin]

[finite needle]

Now, if only radiophobie wouldn't CRASH on me contantly I'd be playing that

[split crown]

Yea I also thought that was neat

[split crown]

They'd be more enjoyable if they felt more natural/fluid; however, most encounters in the game feel artificially forced.

[frosty rose]

gamma 2 when???

[deep lodge]

2 times in a row i get jump scared by lightning striking right in front of my face

[split crown]

3rd strike gonna hit its mark

[warped monolith]

[deep lodge]

nah now im immortal with this drip

too good

[remote eagle]

[warped monolith]

the desmond miles drip

[remote needle]

My game looks like the sharpening is turned way up but I don’t see a setting. Any thoughts? Otherwise I got it to look pretty darn good

[dreamy trout]

ok random question but does anyone know how to pause/resume the time of day (preferably without breaking anything)

[golden hazel]

2 Half Lifes make A Life, Stalker 2 has not A Life 2, so technically in terms of having A Life, hes in the negatives

[finite needle]

Props to Radiophobia, atmospheric conditions actually alter vision by enemies (I was able to do a basic stealth mission due to fog being present, while with normal visibility I would get istantly spotted)

[warped monolith]

isn't radiophobia the name of another game

oh, it isn't

[finite needle]

Basically, what if SoC used Anomaly rules

[molten osprey]

That sounds interesting

[finite needle]

Some of the weapon models are pretty familiar if you played GAMMA

[warped monolith]

[finite needle]

It's nice, but the concept is better than the actual product. I like it but I like Stalker (wild concept I know)

[molten osprey]

It cant be worse than a vanilla playtrough

[finite needle]

Well it doesn't have the head bobbing so it's automatically better

[molten osprey]

I will definitely look at it

My last playtrough of the classics was legends of the zone on xbox, so the Bar is low

[finite needle]

Yeah, if you played the classics then you should try Radiophobia. It has crashed on me the same number of times as Stalker 2, and I've had Radiophobia for 3 days, but that comes with the franchise

[molten osprey]

Had extreme luck with s2 in my rushed playtrough. Crashed once in 27 hours, and that was when i dropped a gun and she glitched in the wall and did the brrrrr

[finite needle]

Nah I've had at least 4 more, but all of them due to memory leaks in Yaniv or Rostok. No sudden death or CTDs at least.

[undone summit]

Does radiophobia have any differences to ShoC or is it just ShoC in not-anomaly

[lime umbra]

its like a reteling of soc with new mechanics

[molten osprey]

The xbox had no memory leaks luckily enough. You could let the game run for 10 hours or even start it from quick Resume after a week and it would work well

The framegeneration shit was just so bad that i sometimes fought shadow entities

[deep lodge]

something isnt adding up stalker 2 has been running for 4 hours and there was no fps drop

did they do silent patches or something

gonna have to see once i get to rostok if its just luck or not

[finite needle]

idk runs the same as it ever did to me, just had a funny glitch where Scar forgot how to use his mouth so everytime he talked he had his mounth half open, with only the tongue moving.

Somehow while I was watching it unfold I was like "huh, he would do that"

[molten osprey]

So just because im a little confused

There are 4 endings right?

[finite needle]

yeh

At least 4 I know about: Ward, Spark, Spoiler, Spoiler2

Ward and Spark suck by design because they're "bad endings"

[molten osprey]

||i get Skif ending by doing strelok ending but not shooting doc right?||

[undone summit]

Can't wait for GSC to put the true endings in the DLC a la Broken Steel

[finite needle]

||Yeah you refuse to shoot the doctor, that's how you unlock the ending||

[finite needle]

Dragon Age : Inquisition putting the actual ending of the game in a DLC released 1 year later was the actual peak asshole behavior.

[molten osprey]

Alright, because when i played the game on Release i used an article that didnt include that ending so i chose spoiler1

I hope i have a savegame before that moment

[finite needle]

Eh I'm still trying to do a Ward run without feeling like a complete asshole, at least Spark starts as sort of stalkers doing stalkers shit so it's more palatable for me, ward is literally an invading army

[molten osprey]

The thing is

I like their leader a lot, he seems quite reasonable and fair most of the time from what i remember

I also love how he lets Skif have his crashout in sirca, he is a bro somehow

[finite needle]

ngl Korshunov letting me almost strangle Dalin in SIRCAA was actually kinda cool

[golden hazel]

Hes the goat

[molten osprey]

Exactly, things like that make him quite human

[finite needle]

He was like yeah, he deserved that. Not gonna argue.

btw Stalker 2 did a really great job with the narrative and characters compared to the OGs, especially considering that this was their objective since the beginning, big narrative driven, Half Life style game with cutscenes and shit

that no one played for the story

[molten osprey]

Storywise it was everything i wished for and a lot more. A lot goosebump moments

[undone summit]

Real

[golden hazel]

I like how completing different endings gave more insight into the world and put more pieces into the puzzle of just what the hell is happening in the game

[molten osprey]

I liked the pdas a lot. I didnt read all of them but often i would find one and the title would actually interest me. Never have that usually

[golden hazel]

I read all the pdas I could find

[molten osprey]

Just to sometimes get hit with a bomb of sidelore

Yeah i will install it again over night

[finite needle]

There is one close to the Truck cemetary where you track down a Freedom party that gives a bit of insight about zombification, and lets you find the guy who would become a zombie shortly after

plus unlocks a shortcut and gives you a crapton of 9x39

[spark gate]

ngl, from my playthroughs, the game sets up from the bar scene that the ward basically are oppressive cops telling people what to do. but if you talk to zotov, he's pretty reasonable and wont bother stalkers in their day to day activities. (as long as they dont pile up bodies in pointless wars and skirmishes)

[golden hazel]

Large Metal ammo

[spark gate]

korshunov and the rest of the ward are pretty upfront, while scar is basically a meth head telling you to go into abandoned facility #24657 and steal the copper wires for some vague purpose

[molten osprey]

And as much as it sounds oppresive, a faction coming in and just stopping each faction from waging war with each other isnt that bad

[spark gate]

they dont give a shit about stalkers doing their artifact trading/smuggling, and will leave them alone, what they actually care about are the bodies and violence that occur.

[finite needle]

||Spark being essentially another Monolith is something you can understand early on.||

At least, that's kind of my theory.

[molten osprey]

It took me like 1 hour max to start questioning everything they are

I also couldnt believe that scar is scar

Yeah years and years of brain Frying leave their marks but still

[golden hazel]

[finite needle]

Well he's had his brains fried more than a couple of times, I didn't question him becoming like that.

[spark gate]

basically, its that + clear sky. a far cry from the Original spark from CoP

[molten osprey]

It felt out of place for me i dont know why. Didnt feel right.

[spark gate]

rip my boy topol

[molten osprey]

Guy was crazier than nimble that just didnt work for me lmao

[finite needle]

Now, Ward is still a bunch of bullies and war criminals, let's not fool ourselves

[molten osprey]

Nah

[finite needle]

Can't pick Noontide

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/shad-shadstroy-nikolai-niko-stalker-stalker-gif-11370441456931313376

[molten osprey]

Those boys broke my heart

[finite needle]

||Strider trying to kill himself before the Monolith finally snatched control out of him was possibly my favourite moment of the game||

[molten osprey]

But i definitely felt kinda scared going in the Noontide base for the first time

[finite needle]

My man really didn't deserve that fate

[molten osprey]

The thought of running around between Monolith guys just felt not good

[molten osprey]

Its high on the list

||faust boss fight was kinda great for me, i still Listen to the Ost fairly often||

[warped monolith]

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/veryjokerge-gif-16663226618693274664

[finite needle]

It's glitchy, but the moment is nice. As I said, the main story content of the game is pretty good. It's the rest that is lacking

[spark gate]

mine was coming back to the aftermath of the sound of music quest

[finite needle]

So another Cyberpunk scenario

[spark gate]

||sledgehammer playing crest's guitar after crest succumbed to radiation poisoning, being there and offering comfort for the last moments of his friends life||

[molten osprey]

My Main gripe is that the ending was pretty much exactly the same bullshit like SoC or CS with their never ending firefights against exos. CoP at least did it kinda nice with the Heli exfil

[finite needle]

Well you have to give people the narrative and gameplay experience that is killing thousands of exo monos

[molten osprey]

but seeing the fortress and fighting the guys was great as well so meh could be worse

[finite needle]

Radiophobia can win me over by cutting half of the final battle

[molten osprey]

I got more than i expected and who expected more didnt play the classics without mods or just zrp

[finite needle]

It does have some parallelism to CP2077 even in that, one of my main critiques of the game when it just came out is that it felt too similar to Witcher 3 in a lot of sublte things, which I suppose was done out of fear. Stalker 2 is too tied to the classics, a good continuation, but carries a lot of outdated stuff that weights it down a bit. At least imho.

also, game has not a life

[golden hazel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1332854073074126969/game_has_not_alife.gif

[warped monolith]

!noalife

[fallen iron]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1309254531602972753/Screenshot_2024-11-21-21-13-12-76_572064f74bd5f9fa804b05334aa4f912.jpg?ex=6740e9cd&is=673f984d&hm=4c16bf5a7fe14ff8f1b81027f51be666771f1c2eb28f8a82498b0e0f436dea10&

[finite needle]

Btw I had to redo the kill the bandits quest in Garbage in Radiophobia twice because bandit a life just became disinterested into the fight and migrated monolith knows where

Oh little suggestion: Shotguns are op as fuck in Radiophobia.

[split crown]

Yeah I'm already having encumbrance issues

[sharp ermine]

İn Turkey discord is still banned

[golden hazel]

[finite needle]

next patch for sure

[remote eagle]

when

[golden hazel]

Also apparently the collar quest is still bugged

[remote eagle]

how?

[finite needle]

What was the problem, that you had to have a collar when talking to Richter or the quest would not go on?

[golden hazel]

The doctor collar quest

[remote eagle]

[golden hazel]

I'm ready for next patch to make the collars completely unable to spawn

[remote eagle]

[finite needle]

"Are we the baddies?"

[spark gate]

if you helped scar set up the penis explosion field then yes

[split crown]

and 20 more bugs breaking Zalissya

[golden hazel]

Somehow, Zalissya fell

[split crown]

@finite needle any other worthwhile massive STALKER overhaul games/mods you're aware of?

inb4 Misery

[golden hazel]

[bronze zephyr]

Stalker 2 worth checking out now?

[split crown]

It's worth checking out, but don't expect much from the AI

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1332854073074126969/game_has_not_alife.gif

[golden hazel]

!noalife

[split crown]

oh wtf

bot dead?

[golden hazel]

The bot has not a life

[split crown]

can't believe GSC was in control of the bot all this time

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-stalker2-explaining-gif-25555840

[warped monolith]

[kindred furnace]

Are there good mods for stalker two yet? Specifically ones that increase the alife distance and increase the default stamina and other Qol shit?

[late kernel]

That is something the developers should fix

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/processing-attempting-to-get-a-life-failed-process-failed-unable-to-get-a-life-gif-17149712

[outer depot]

yes to all of the above

give the Nexus a quick trawl and you'll see them

[odd fjord]

alife distance

https://tenor.com/view/ray-liotta-laughing-happy-lol-gif-15802525

https://tenor.com/view/harry-potter-gif-23240056

[kindred furnace]

Is the mod manager for stalker two just nexus? Or do I need smthn else as well

[outer depot]

I just do manual order, can't help you there

[kindred furnace]

The gamepass version might give me some issues, but I’m sure I can find some workaround or something

Do u have an install guide for manual or manager at least?

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/riddler-paul-dano-new-rockstars-thumbnail-does-he-know-he-doesnt-know-gif-27552850

[odd fjord]

just see nexus mod description they often have install guide and where mods folder is for gamepass users, just drop the mods in that folder or make it if u dont have folder yet

[kindred furnace]

Thank you

[sharp vapor]

Have not played since I beat the game on launch - what’s the tldr on the alife memes was there some reveal that a-life is actually completely absent from the game or what

[split crown]

It's majorly broken and not incorporated as intended. GSC put a bandaid on AI by at least making it so they don't ALWAYS spawn right behind you now, but AI in general for Stalker 2 is still quite braindead and lackluster.

Don't jump back into the game expecting vibrant and intellectual life traversing through the zone alongside you.

[fallow pivot]

Last I checked, the update on January made it so the modders that adjusted the distance on A-Life beyond 100m got soft-locked. Idk if that has changed.

[covert eagle]

last i checked !noalife

wtf

i hate it here

[peak eagle]

!noalife

[fallen iron]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1309254531602972753/Screenshot_2024-11-21-21-13-12-76_572064f74bd5f9fa804b05334aa4f912.jpg?ex=6740e9cd&is=673f984d&hm=4c16bf5a7fe14ff8f1b81027f51be666771f1c2eb28f8a82498b0e0f436dea10&

[split crown]

Spanish Bread with the black magic

[split crown]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1332854073074126969/game_has_not_alife.gif

[mellow laurel]

[long merlin]

Found this guy in my feed, enjoy it since i cant due to weak pc https://youtu.be/CeVtaBdZC_Q?si=WY0f4vNXxgArLw7E

[quaint narwhal]

[covert eagle]

nevermind i just have single digit iq

[split crown]

You too?

[rich mirage]

This game needs some anomaly gamma features

8 hours and I feel it

[fallen quarry]

im new to stalker bought stalker 2 got hours into it found out about anomaly and it blew me away im addicted currently how did they let stalker 2 release in such a uncooked state 😦

[proud ruin]

https://tenor.com/view/riddler-paul-dano-new-rockstars-thumbnail-does-he-know-he-doesnt-know-gif-27552850

[golden hazel]

[rich mirage]

Enlighten us

[proud ruin]

Stalker without a needlessly tedious repair and crafting mechanics is unplayable

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/veryjokerge-gif-16663226618693274664

[proud ruin]

gamma 2 when

[proud ruin]

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/drinking-energy-drink-drinking-non-stop-yaniv-stalker-stalker-2-gif-10074497999482227562

[spark gate]

Many factors contributed to the state it was released in

[hasty yew]

[finite needle]

Radiophobia won't load anymore, it just closes. That dude was right, it really is the true stalker experience.

[west moth]

[golden hazel]

[proud ruin]

Run as admin fixes it I think

[finite needle]

Already tried, no change. Gotta install and deactivate antivirus I think, otherwise idk.

[proud ruin]

Certified stalker moment

[remote eagle]

never

[finite needle]

unironically this

[remote eagle]

[finite needle]

Donate to Grok button integration

[finite needle]

btw reinstall worked prasie the monolith

[undone vessel]

https://youtu.be/CeVtaBdZC_Q?si=itbQ_SBWEtrL1zAm

[finite needle]

Fine, I'll watch it jeez even here youtube algorithm hits me

[undone summit]

the game that doesn't fake A-life

[west moth]

https://tenor.com/view/no-life-gif-11576362

[peak eagle]

You give it life so it can die then

[tacit glacier]

Man made a mod pack and released it in update week

[minor remnant]

who said its update week?

[minor remnant]

I don't trust them, its more like update month XD

[tacit glacier]

They tried to finish it before Sunday lmao

I'd rather they put out a working patch rather than a buggy one

Flashbacks to Hamster fucking having a stroke in the doorway

[fading monolith]

wen pech ?

[minor remnant]

this month

[deep lodge]

you know whats got me wondering... the achievement about killing every mutant im pretty sure i killed them all but i still dont have it

unless someone else stole the last hit on the elk

[finite needle]

Idk if the chimera in the arena is the one that counts, or isn't the one that counts. Something fishy about it.

[deep lodge]

no no

there is a chimera u need to kill for the main quest

so its definetly not that

[finite needle]

Then I suppose it's the rats, because I'm pretty sure you killed at least one of the other mutants - elks, giants and chimeras don't really spawn in the wild under normal circumstances. Maybe the collar versions of the mutants count as different? They all have psi powers of some kind, and are effectively different.

[deep lodge]

idk

i think hunter just stole the last hit on the elk

[finite needle]

Then there are another couple of guaranteed spawns

[deep lodge]

yeah but i never went to them

[finite needle]

Then it's time, Elks got nerfed so now they're easy if you have a semi auto shotgun (if you don't, it's legally classified as a skill issue)

[deep lodge]

all i have is a boomstick and a dream

[warped monolith]

[covert void]

hi

[deep lodge]

i think the worst part about this 2nd playthrough is that my only death was because i thought i could safely land inside an opening of a cave

just to realize the actual entrance is right next to it

time to get my free hilka from panas

[warm mirage]

is there currently such a thing as a complete overhaul mod for Stalker 2 that works well and is hardcore + fun?

[molten osprey]

lmao

[median lava]

Is there mod to make controller not feel like ass to use?

[odd fjord]

holy cow what a bad list

[finite needle]

Truly the slavic Skyrim

[west moth]

A list? Or A Life?

[odd fjord]

halve of those mods arent even updated

[molten osprey]

didnt watch the video. just saw the video posted a few times and thought it fits the question

[daring grail]

how's stalker 2 unmodded? a-life any good yet?

[carmine halo]

https://youtu.be/t7nkoG_v1Fw?si=nklv__sFQiOp4i_b

[midnight ridge]

Nope

[molten orchid]

I wouldnt recommend playing this game without mods

[west moth]

Wait a year or two, its like with cyberpunk

[finite needle]

Unironically Cyberpunk lite

[west moth]

Stalkerpunk

[jovial berry]

!noalife

[fallen iron]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1309254531602972753/Screenshot_2024-11-21-21-13-12-76_572064f74bd5f9fa804b05334aa4f912.jpg?ex=6740e9cd&is=673f984d&hm=4c16bf5a7fe14ff8f1b81027f51be666771f1c2eb28f8a82498b0e0f436dea10&

[west moth]

We will get there. True stalkers know to be patient

[finite needle]

That's a bit harsh, game is perfectly ok vanilla. Just don't expect good fights with humans in the open

[warped monolith]

this never gets old

[rich mirage]

Oh no this is unpleasant

Crash when I killed the last npc standing

[rich mirage]

managed to kill the last guy and then ctd

[outer depot]

Load bearing NPC

[finite needle]

He is the heart of chornobyl

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/strelok-stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-gif-10863075480991008005

[split crown]

this artist is amazing

[split crown]

vlassic

[finite needle]

ngl I kinda expected Imagine Dragons to play at the end just like the original

[golden hazel]

I had the idea a while back to make a Scar version of it

[finite needle]

"Ah man I can't wait for Stalker 2 to have A life just like the older games" A life in the older games:

[fallen quarry]

somehow still better than stalker 2

[finite needle]

The joke is that this is exactly the same thing Stalker 2 does

[golden hazel]

!noalife

[fallen iron]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1309254531602972753/Screenshot_2024-11-21-21-13-12-76_572064f74bd5f9fa804b05334aa4f912.jpg?ex=6740e9cd&is=673f984d&hm=4c16bf5a7fe14ff8f1b81027f51be666771f1c2eb28f8a82498b0e0f436dea10&

[finite needle]

Now, some of those exo npcs also dragged mutants and stole their flesh from me

[split crown]

also does the fov feel strange to you in Radiophobia? I feel like my character's arms and the gun are stretched super far forward.

[finite needle]

You get used to it after a while, no big deal. But it is radically different than Stalker 2

[split crown]

Maybe it's because it's the complete opposite in Sdalger 2

it's got me fucked up

[finite needle]

Aw man I forgot you had a time limit for the quests in Stalker SoC. Of all the things they could've kept they picked that one

[remote eagle]

imagine if stalker 2 had them

[golden hazel]

The Swamp mission technically has one

[finite needle]

Time limit with the super fast night/day cycle? That would have been enough to make me drop the game

[remote eagle]

[trim iron]

Yes
Either Desolation: https://discordapp.com/channels/912320241713958912/1331777727820468336
Or Modular Hard Mode 2: https://discordapp.com/channels/912320241713958912/1310297745679978496

Not so much "complete" overhauls. That would require SDK, but the best you would get at this point in time.

[finite needle]

I'm sorry, but stalkers ordelry leaving Rostok in a polite queue will always be funny to me (ignore the Clear Sky armor in SoC)

Plus them going DO PRIVET (x12) is nice

[golden hazel]

[rich mirage]

ultra low settings because

[west moth]

Sdalger 2 will live its best of a life

[warped monolith]

low graphics = more a-life

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-stalker-tv-stalker-build-tv-stalker-build-build-gif-3756457842748169719

[remote eagle]

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

[peak eagle]

Skeefa, how could you say you don't like big titty goth women

[spark gate]

SKEEFA ENTER THIS FACILITY AND STRIP ALL THE COPPER

[remote eagle]

im saving it

[golden hazel]

[warped monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/its-peak-old-man-shaking-head-gif-3938163323164042530

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/the-rock-peak-biggest-piece-of-peak-dwayne-johnson-gif-15045312346835955402

[deep lodge]

this damn game repair a gun then find a 100% condition in a stash 2 minutes later

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-duty-stalker-dance-gsc-gsc-gameworld-gif-22307630

[finite needle]

Reasonable reaction tbh

[peak eagle]

Cough and your gear is fucked

[finite needle]

Me deciding to use the Kharod because I'm only dropping 5.56 and need to burn through them (the game proceeds to drop around 25 5.56 rounds for the next 3 main quests and 900 5.45)

It's a dnipro world

yes I know you can convert the kharod to 5.45

[peak eagle]

Same with OG I suppose when 5.56 was getting more common but monolith start using 5.45 towards endgame

[golden hazel]

Nah, it's Rizztyarev's world, the Dnipro is just a part of it

[warped monolith]

[deep lodge]

every time i see pzs-7 body armor as a reward i die inside

garage with 0 light and 3 bloodsuckers for this this body armor

[tacit mortar]

I need STALKER 2 GAMMA like immediately

Like a hooker needs a bump of blow, that bad

[proud ruin]

[proud ruin]

https://tenor.com/view/riddler-paul-dano-new-rockstars-thumbnail-does-he-know-he-doesnt-know-gif-27552850

[tacit mortar]

https://tenor.com/view/no-idea-idk-i-dunno-i-dont-know-no-clue-gif-5178996

[proud ruin]

[golden hazel]

[proud ruin]

[west moth]

Like me, Sdalger 2 will get a life one day

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/processing-attempting-to-get-a-life-failed-process-failed-unable-to-get-a-life-gif-17149712

[tacit mortar]

Is this real? I coulda sworn they weren't doing anything until the SDK comes out

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/riddler-paul-dano-new-rockstars-thumbnail-does-he-know-he-doesnt-know-gif-27552850

[tacit mortar]

Guys I get the memes are great and very dank here but I would really like to ACTUALLY know

Is GAMMA real for STALKER 2 or am I still waiting? 😮

[golden hazel]

No

[tacit mortar]

https://tenor.com/view/angry-annoyed-bad-vibes-throw-it-whats-going-on-gif-16325118

[golden hazel]

Try again in 7 years

[deep lodge]

grok said maybe he release gamma 2 in 2069

[tacit mortar]

Is there even any update on when the SDK releasess?

[golden hazel]

No lmao

[tacit mortar]

lmao sick

[golden hazel]

They can't even get their patch releases on time anymore I wouldn't expect the SDK for another year

That is assuming they're actually going to release it

[tacit mortar]

Yeah I wouldn't be suprised if there's a modded devkit before their official one at this point

[golden hazel]

[golden hazel]

At that point it'd be more likely that it'd be JAMMA rather than GAMMA

[deep lodge]

i havent really played any of stalker 2 mods yet but how did they even implement mutant skining in the first place

was there already some unused files for it in the base game or what

[golden hazel]

It was a cut feature

[deep lodge]

cut feature thats a classic

the amount of things they cut in all 4 games would be enough to make a 5th one

and it happened i got hit by lighting

time to go gamble i guess

[golden hazel]

Certified HoC Tuah moment

[proud ruin]

https://tenor.com/view/riddler-paul-dano-new-rockstars-does-he-know-gif-26833694

[golden hazel]

[hallow plume]

have you figure it out?

[golden hazel]

[split crown]

lmfao I don't think it should be like that

[split crown]

can't say I've experienced this, although I'm also using pillhead which alters medkits and bandages; so maybe pillhead fixed that bug for me lol

[proud ruin]

Has romance sidorovich update dropped yet

[split crown]

[wanton arch]

imagine how fucking infuriated to their core mfs would be xddd

optional secret dlc easter egg boy love arc region locked to mars, heterosexual mfs would still spend hours grinding for it for no reason other than to screech ab their favorite game going woke

[split crown]

I'd rather do what I can in-game to prove to Sid that there's more to life than just money; maybe that way he'd be able to garner trust from his fellow stalkers again, and rookies would begin filling up the starter village once again.

[wanton arch]

ong completely agree, also want sid to fill up my starter village

[serene girder]

Is it bad that I legitimately find myself agreeing with Faust during his Speech at the Duga?

[lime umbra]

that was his thing

[serene girder]

Making you agree with him. But he legitimately makes a lot of sense during his one on one speech to you.

[lime umbra]

it all makes more sense later down the road

[deep lodge]

Faust is a g i would dab him up if i could

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-heart-of-chernobyl-сталкер-сталкер-2-stalker-stalker-2-gif-4942242057245832811

[deep lodge]

After looking at the lore i kind of wonder if he is just immortal at this point

[golden hazel]

Pretty much

[deep lodge]

Achieved what strelok wanted in one of his endings without getting turned to stone

[golden hazel]

[deep lodge]

Makes so much more certain that skif ending is canon

[golden hazel]

It's either skif or strelok

[deep lodge]

Cuz in theory he would achieve what he wanted at one point in the future

[golden hazel]

It all really depends on how they handle the dlc

[deep lodge]

https://tenor.com/view/take-my-money-heres-my-card-here’s-my-card-card-take-my-card-gif-5650338825958178904

[proud ruin]

Femboy Skif dlc, stalker has gone woke ⁉️

[golden hazel]

My guess for a dlc is that the strelok one is canon and you're gonna play as scar still working for the remnants of clear sky and get sent to take out strelok

[proud ruin]

The zone has fallen millions must strip copper wire

[deep lodge]

Me im delusional and want to play as monolith in dlc

Obviously wont happen

[golden hazel]

Have you not done the Spark ending?

[deep lodge]

Nah

I did skif and now im planing on doing strelok

[golden hazel]

[proud ruin]

Soylok be like ‘u mast kell old man skeefa’

[golden hazel]

MY GF IS NOT SAFE SKEEFA YOU MAST KEEL OLD MIN

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-stalker2-explaining-gif-25555840

[deep lodge]

Il be real i dont even get what happens in spark ending besides living in a delusion

Or well skif is everyone else is a corpse for some reason

[golden hazel]

[deep lodge]

Nvm i read the explanation it makes sense now

Its still not close enough i need to be able to play as a member of the granite monolith squad and bully every single stalker in the zone

[warped monolith]

[deep lodge]

I remember that damn fight on veteran difficulty and how painfull it was god bless u go do final mission without an exo suit

[golden hazel]

It was aight

[deep lodge]

I ran out of ap rounds

[eternal latch]

i accidentally clicked stardew valley after pressing first install initialization am i cooked

[golden hazel]

Did you miss every shot?

[deep lodge]

I used every shot

[golden hazel]

So you missed then

[deep lodge]

Nah the worst part is i make sure the gun is single tap and not burst or full auto

[golden hazel]

[deep lodge]

But

Its that fucking pseudogiant mf

[golden hazel]

Those fucks always glitched out for me and spammed the slam attack and just stunlocked me

[deep lodge]

I learned that if ur gonna cheese them make sure the container ur above isnt open

Otherwise they charge through it and you get hit

[golden hazel]

Pseudogiants get all 3 big irons on my hip to the face while I'm chugging 904310413 monsters

https://tenor.com/view/drinking-energy-drink-drinking-non-stop-yaniv-stalker-stalker-2-gif-10074497999482227562

[deep lodge]

I wanted to do a cheese in that fight

But they clearly patched it cuz the area gave you full radiation in 3 seconds

[golden hazel]

[deep lodge]

Wcyd 10/10 would do circles for 3 minutes with an oversized bullet sponge again

At least strelok had this cool gun on his desk that i wish i could use outside of final mission

Too bad the durability didnt even last halfway

[golden hazel]

What, the spitfire?

[deep lodge]

Sotynk

I dont know if you get it right before or during point of no return

Cant remember at what point he sends you after doc

[golden hazel]

That's Rizztyarev's gun

[deep lodge]

But man what a scuffed final mission i experienced ran out of ammo for both main guns and switched to some late game vss vintorez and whip

[golden hazel]

That's the point

[deep lodge]

Nah bro i felt a connection with sotynk

That gun was something else

[golden hazel]

[deep lodge]

So sad having to leave it behind

Imagine this mf strelok had the option to take this gun but he decided to use his ak with 1 pen power

That in his hands somehow ignores this stat and does 5x more dmg than it should

[golden hazel]

zone magic

[deep lodge]

Also i wish i knew that heart of zone

Gave infinite hp regen if you equip it

Obviously i find this out after i finish the game

[golden hazel]

[hearty sierra]

@junior fiber hey I'm trying to contact you

[thorny basin]

How do I get those animations?

[golden hazel]

[wanton arch]

Brothers, why don't I share photos in the media or ss section?

[icy basin]

Newcomer role

[fallen iron]

_ _
@wanton arch, remove your Newcomer role to:

• gain access to the restricted part of the server;
• ask for help/support with custom modlists (enabled/disabled mods in MO2);
• download additional mods for GAMMA;
• talk in the #╓☢stalker-chat (you'll need to be Rookie in order to post in this channel first)

▶️ Go to #⏩start-confirm to remove the role, but ONLY after you have successfully installed AND launched at least once the mod pack.

[icy basin]

Which may be slightly hard to remove if you're not here for GAMMA

But only slightly

[west moth]

I will get slightly hard when S2 is finished

[proud ruin]

[tawny vessel]

Saw S2 was on sale
How much has it improved since release?

[jovial berry]

Not much. A bit less broken but still a buggy mess

[tawny vessel]

I don't care that much about the bugs
More about the core gameplay that people had issues with: mutants, economy...

[wooden glade]

well core gameplay is slightly better than launch, but that's not saying much really.

IMO right now it's still pretty average core-gameplay wise, and wayyyy worse than the original trios

[jovial berry]

You might want to look into mods tbh. Desolation and Maklanes is a good start for expanded vanilla. Modular Hard Mode if you're really looking for Misery type overhaul

[tawny vessel]

A misery type overhaul is something i specifically do not want

[midnight ridge]

Yeah, misery is shit

Have you tried new start freeplay mod, is it worth?

[lone badge]

what ending is this

[proud ruin]

Skif ending

[finite needle]

Fights against npcs in the open are kinda bad, not in a fun way, feels likes you are being shot by a firing squad

Mutant fights are ok except the big ones, too tanky

Ai is generally very static and too accurate

[rich mirage]

I just shot that invisible mutant and disappeared

[grave stone]

if i wanted to download a maximum of like 5 mods, what would you guys say are some essential ones? Maklane's Better Zone looks good, other than that some one's i know of that i'm interested in include Grok's Less Grenades, Longer Days, maybe Mutant Loot

mainly i'm interested in decreasing AI aimbotting and mutant bullet sponges while keeping the game difficult enough, and increasing immersion

[icy bough]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1643320/view/831582351143207687

[golden hazel]

HoC Tuah

[glass adder]

oh mein gott

[rustic ermine]

waow

[icy bough]

[golden hazel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1351304623406714971/SKEEFA.gif

Bruh

I'm convinced they coded this game on windows bandera with ms paint

Nice

[split crown]

holy mother of christ

[icy bough]

WHAT THE FUCK ?

[split crown]

For what fucking purpose

[icy bough]

ITS DOUBLE THE GAME ITSELF

[finite needle]

Mine is 46 so idk

[split crown]

yeah I just clicked download and it also says 46, but the pics I posted above are before I clicked update lol.

Will have to check what the local files size is once the download is finished

[golden hazel]

[finite needle]

Skill issue tbh I did it before the nerf (I reloaded around 12 times)

[golden hazel]

[torpid relic]

well, it overwrites existing files, i havent update some time so my file size is 280gb

[split crown]

massive

Oh
The download finished, and the number got even LARGER

[golden hazel]

[split crown]

alright GSC, how many mods did you break this time

[finite needle]

Ayo they even fixed my biggest gripe with Radiophobia (except the fact I have to reinstall it every time I wish to play)

[golden hazel]

Game still crashes on launch

[split crown]

[finite needle]

Yeah I have the same with radiophobia.

[split crown]

What A-life?

[lavish hornet]

!noalife

[fallen iron]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1309254531602972753/Screenshot_2024-11-21-21-13-12-76_572064f74bd5f9fa804b05334aa4f912.jpg?ex=6740e9cd&is=673f984d&hm=4c16bf5a7fe14ff8f1b81027f51be666771f1c2eb28f8a82498b0e0f436dea10&

[golden hazel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1332854073074126969/game_has_not_alife.gif

[finite needle]

make it double

It's a fix to the abhorrent open world fights I suppose, one of the issues was that they were too frequent

[split crown]

crazy they have a 1060 as the recommended minimum GPU

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/shad-shadstroy-nikolai-niko-stalker-stalker-gif-11370441456931313376

[split crown]

gonna lose my mind

[finite needle]

1060 is insane lmao

[golden hazel]

I have a 2060

[finite needle]

ain't no way my old laptop can run that shit

[split crown]

and the actual recommendation for recommended settings is a 3070 Ti lmfao

or 4070

[finite needle]

gotta get that 5070

[split crown]

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/nvidia-jensen-huang-the-more-you-buy-the-more-you-save-keynote-2018-gif-12315008507302833354

[split crown]

5070 is fuckin' garbo based on what I've seen and read.

[finite needle]

That's the joke

[golden hazel]

Ye

[finite needle]

I had that yesterday, it wasn't really that out of character all things considered.

[split crown]

like so bad apparently that it's on par with if not worse than the 4070

[finite needle]

he was just yapping with his mouth wide open, only the tongue flapping. Average Scar behavior if you ask me.

[split crown]

I kinda wanna launch the game, but I fear my mods may be broken with a new update just patched in.

[split crown]

imagining this is hilarious

[finite needle]

RIP that guy who prepared a long ass youtube video with his recommended bloat mods

[split crown]

Dude, like someone else mentioned before, at least half of those mods he included haven't been updated since like November or December lmfao.

[finite needle]

NO way that shit's gonna work ok

[split crown]

what the fuck does that mean

[finite needle]

No offence but if you did that you deserved to get softlocked

[split crown]

KEK

just noclip through the wall or door

also I'm reading some steam reviews (never have before today)

pretty fair review imo

maybe one day they'll fix the lighting also, I think the ward would look better if they went back to having their vests be black like Korushnov's was

[golden hazel]

This man has never played a Stalker game in his life

[split crown]

continue reading

[finite needle]

I will not accept headshot splat slander in this house

[split crown]

Haha

I personally don't really mind the headshot noise. On one hand it is nice to hear an audio que signaling I domed someone, but if it wasn't there then it's also whatever

[finite needle]

It's also there in Radiophobia

kinda reminds me of the HR flirting vs harassment meme

[split crown]

audio is a little weird for me in Radiophobia. For some reason there's no audio for rain

like there's audio for the thunder, but no audio for rain

[finite needle]

Radiophobia is barely functioning but it's fine because it's free I suppose.

[split crown]

fair

[golden hazel]

Such is life in the zone

[serene girder]

And I mean, if you don't want a Headshot sound, there is a mod for that. It's literally just a sound replacement so should theoretically remain compatible.

[split crown]

im gonna load Sdalger 2 up and see what happens

[golden hazel]

Hoc Tuah

[finite needle]

Btw that revew was written by someone who used to shitpost on /v/ back int 2010 and has remained kinda there

[split crown]

wait what lol

[serene girder]

Oh lord. The person even added the Headshot Sound from STALKER GAMMA, Wepl's Headshot SFX

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/462?tab=files

Literally just a sound file replacement. I don't see something like that becoming incompatible thankfully.

[split crown]

gamma one is decent

[finite needle]

It's the sentence about people getting into computer gaming because of Stalker that makes me think that, it's not something normal people thinks or cares about.

[drowsy umbra]

so do I get that right: Patch 1.3 is just patching some stuff but doesnt add interesting things

[finite needle]

But it was a common sentiment on 4chan /v/ back then

[split crown]

Maybe, I didn't think of 4chan with that line.

I never really frequent /v/ because it's a cesspit imo

[serene girder]

I haven't been on 4chan in ages. Isn't /v/ the videogame board?

[finite needle]

I can only imagine that it got worse in the last 15 years

[split crown]

many such cases

[molten orchid]

Im sad that it seems they still havent changed quest items to either have zero weight, or no ability to sell them after they've been used

[split crown]

You can sell some quest items after they lose their usefulness though

[finite needle]

Most of them in fact, like all the pdas. Bubbs' PDA was bugged and couldn't be sold no?

[molten orchid]

I cant sell Skif's pistol (stopped using it awhile ago), cant sell the Monolith Regenerator etc etc

Shit, I cant even STORE Skif's pistol in my stashes

[split crown]

They fixed that some few patches ago

Mug's PDA was still busted though, lol, dunno if they fixed it.

idk if today's patch fixed it, but I was able to store and sell Skiff's pistol

[finite needle]

My man it weights 0.05 and can't be stolen by Burers, just accept the Monoilith's will

[molten orchid]

I WILL BURN THAT MONOLITH TO THE GROUND

[serene girder]

I dunno, Faust makes a LOT of sense. Glory to the holy Monolith.

[molten orchid]

The RPM-74 is still not a PKM, and is still chambered in the wrong cartridge.

[split crown]

good thing mods exist.

[molten orchid]

REEEEEEEEEE

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/strelok-stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-gif-10863075480991008005

[finite needle]

Also pretty sure it's a balancing thing to avoid making sniper ammo too common

[molten orchid]

but its DUMB

[serene girder]

They could have pulled a CoP. Linked Ammo exclusively for the LMG

[split crown]

Welp, things seem to be off to a great start

[molten orchid]

LOL

[split crown]

[peak eagle]

nice anomalous pistol you got there

[molten orchid]

bruh what happened to gunthe Ultimate finger pistol

[split crown]

Anomalous MAC-10

[molten orchid]

Send that to them, immediately

[serene girder]

It's a Finger Pistol. Point and Bang.

[finite needle]

He has some mods from what I can see

[molten orchid]

Oh, so you fixed things eh?

[split crown]

how about an m870 for your troubles

[finite needle]

But unironically, this is the fate MAC-10 deserves

[golden hazel]

Finally, a weapon to surpass my detecskeeftol

[serene girder]

Yup. Explains it. OXA. Gotta wait for THAT to be updated.

[golden hazel]

The hell is OXA

[serene girder]

Oxide's Expanded Armory. Dex is running it.

[split crown]

this is so fucking good

[split crown]

a mod overhaul on all weapon attachments

[finite needle]

Real shining zone hours

[serene girder]

Mmmhmm. And given there's the OXA Watermark? Yeah, gotta wait for that to update.

[golden hazel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1351304623406714971/SKEEFA.gif

[split crown]

It's a common sense overhaul tbh because MANY of the attachments in Sdalger 2 should be compatible with various guns (and aren't by default)

[serene girder]

Well, guess I'm not playing STALKER 2 for a few weeks.

[split crown]

yeah...

[serene girder]

Yeah, so many Picatinny Attachments that aren't compatible with Pic Rails.

[golden hazel]

Meanwhile me not playing HoC Tuah since december

[finite needle]

Feels good to be a vanilla enjoyer

[molten orchid]

One of many reasons this game should not be played vanilla

[finite needle]

(I'm playing Stalker 2 because Radiophobia won't fucking work)

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/nerd-radar-gif-26553049

[serene girder]

I might go play some VTOL or maybe Into the Radius.

[split crown]

another big reason why I posted that one dude's steam review up above. He's right that it's a shame you need a shit ton of mods to make a game seem fun or playable.

not just with Sdalger 2, but with most AAA titles today as well.

[finite needle]

Blame Bethesda for that

[serene girder]

Yeah. Bullet Spongey Mutants and Enemies are Bullshit. If I can die in a few shots, so should enemies not in super heavy armour.

[split crown]

mhm

[golden hazel]

The rot consumes

[split crown]

https://tenor.com/view/todd-todd-howard-watch-it-what-did-you-just-say-what-did-you-say-to-me-gif-22673491

[serene girder]

And canonically the Sunrise Suit is lucky to stop a pistol round.

[finite needle]

Giants and Chimera aren't fun to fight because they don't really feel like I can avoid them. Just chuck meds and use enough ammo to arm the whole monolith and done.

[golden hazel]

It's like how I said before, Stalker 2 was an inside job

HE WAS THERE

HE TOOK THE A LIFE

[finite needle]

You need a shitton of mods to make New Vegas run. I think the basic is Viva New Vegas, which is 150?

[molten orchid]

Bloodsuckers and Ghosts are now easily the most fucking annoying enemies

[finite needle]

But same with Stalker series, let's not pretend that Stalker wasn't kept alive by modders all this time.

[split crown]

wild how the Sunrise suit is still my fav suit to find and use in Sdalger 2

[golden hazel]

Bloodsuckers, you mean 99% of the mutant spawns?

[split crown]

you're not wrong

[molten orchid]

Their fucking paralyzing roar and stagger jump

[peak eagle]

"Legendary Mutants" becoming another annoyance

[serene girder]

Yeah, I know Dex. It's insane. And the Stalker Series only survived due to the ease of modding.

[golden hazel]

I loot a stash, Bloodsucker, I walk outside of a safe zone, Bloodsucker, I think about going in an anomaly field, Bloodsucker, I breathe too hard, Bloodsucker, I reload, Bloodsucker, I open my pda, Bloodsucker, I kill 10 people in a row that spawned right in front of me, you best fucking believe there's a Bloodsucker

[finite needle]

Mods is also the reason why people feels the game is not very Stalker (despite it being very Stalker), it's because they are so used to modded versions that they forgot how og stalker was. So, the game they wanted was not the game devs envisioned, but the game the fans and modders themselves created with expectations and past modding.

[serene girder]

Oh for sure. Bloodsuckers, Psuedogiants, and Chimeras SHOULD be Rare. We should be facing mainly packs of dogs, small groups of Cats, Flesh and Boars, and a LOT of the Rodents when we're in their nests. Poltergeists, Controllers, and Burers should also be very rare given they're literall X-Lab Created Mutants.

[split crown]

https://tenor.com/view/fcc-finch-chicken-channel-stalker-chernobyl-strelok-gif-25426279

[finite needle]

Ngl I wish for more dogs and boars and less bloodsuckers. There are waaay too many.

[serene girder]

Yeah and Poltergeists are FAR too common as well. Same with Controllers and Burers.

[finite needle]

I'm fine with less stalkers, open world encounters were are and should be rare anyway.

[split crown]

Can already tell I'm gonna start another new game whenever modders send out their updates

[finite needle]

Controllers and Burers aren't open world spawns tho. Suckers are.

Imma do a Ward run when 1.4 comes out, I promise.

[golden hazel]

Bloodsuckers should stay tanky as shit, hell even reverted to their 1.0.0 health, but by god make them not the most common mutant in the zone GSC what the hell

[split crown]

Actually, I had a controller spawn in the burnt forest (surrounded by like 7 zombified stalkers) when I was hiding in the cemetary shack during an emission.

Idk if it was random or supposed to happen.

[serene girder]

Bloodsuckers weren't super tanky in CoP were they? I remember taking them down with a pump shotgun.

[molten orchid]

^ They werent nearly as tanky as they are now

[finite needle]

Eh a bit more health than that, at least 2/3 iirc. Still not as tanky as now

[serene girder]

Shotguns with Buckshot used to be the best way to take out any mutant and any lightly armoured stalker in the old games. Sunrise Suit, Trenchcoat? Buckshot.

[split crown]

Get rid of the bullshit knockdown they can do to the player, and I won't have much to complain about with them.

[molten orchid]

That knockdown

[finite needle]

Best part is when you destroy them BUT THE KNOCKDOWN STILL GOES THROUGH

[molten orchid]

Is pretty much the reason that I soon as they do their scream, I just ditch the encounter

[golden hazel]

Funny mechanic when you're fighting more than one of them

[molten orchid]

not gonna bother

[serene girder]

Same with Controller's Knockdown. A Temporary Stun similar to a Grenade, Fine, but a full on Knockdown?

[split crown]

and the 2nd and/or 3rd bloodcyka just comes up and pummels your head into the ground while Skeefa is getting up

[finite needle]

The yell is fine, before they were pushovers, really.

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/shad-shadstroy-nikolai-niko-stalker-stalker-gif-12045943941512022740

[serene girder]

There's a reason I run the No Hide and Seek Mod. You don't even have their breathing and eyes to go by anymore, let alone their former telltale shimmer.

[molten orchid]

What is this mod?

[split crown]

Right. I do miss having the eyes and breathing audio getting closer to indicate their whereabouts.

[serene girder]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/395

[molten orchid]

LOL

[serene girder]

That mod. Sure they're fully visible always but.... Without any tell otherwise

[split crown]

Like I don't wanna disable their invisibility, but idk why or how GSC got rid of these key features for bloodcykas.

[serene girder]

Yeah. Not to mention if they're charging you, they do so on all fours too.

[molten orchid]

That took some getting used to

[golden hazel]

I'm gonna be honest, after reading the patch notes, the bloodsuckers probably do have a breathing sfx but they forgot to add it

[serene girder]

But still, they had a shimmer in CoP, and you could see the glowing eyes.

[finite needle]

They forgot to add like half the sounds according to the damn patch notes

which is ironic because the sound is one of the few things I find actually good

[serene girder]

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/stalker/images/c/c2/Cloaked_Bloodsucker.png/revision/latest?cb=20101206042902

See? Shimmer. You could look out for the eye glow and the shimmer.

[molten orchid]

Didn't see too many A-life chnages

[golden hazel]

It's because

!noalife

[fallen iron]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1309254531602972753/Screenshot_2024-11-21-21-13-12-76_572064f74bd5f9fa804b05334aa4f912.jpg?ex=6740e9cd&is=673f984d&hm=4c16bf5a7fe14ff8f1b81027f51be666771f1c2eb28f8a82498b0e0f436dea10&

[molten orchid]

damnit I was trying to remember the bot command

[split crown]

right

[split crown]

tbf, the shimmer is still there in Sdalger 2, but it's not super clear and you can only really make it out once they're already pretty close to you.

[serene girder]

I've never seen the Shimmer in Stalker 2.

[golden hazel]

I was only able to tell where the creature was because DLSS would start having a stroke wherever it was moving

[serene girder]

So DLSS gave you more of a tell than I had without

[golden hazel]

I ran it at low 1080p btw

[outer depot]

There’s a fairly evident shimmer when they’re cloaked

I do wish the eyes still glowed though

But you can see them when they’re cloaked at like 25 yards or so

[serene girder]

Yeah, the shimmer never showed on my end.

[golden hazel]

No idea what shimmer you're talking about

[serene girder]

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/stalker/images/c/c2/Cloaked_Bloodsucker.png/revision/latest?cb=20101206042902

[outer depot]

Basically the fact they’re not truly invisible

[golden hazel]

Yeah it looked nothing like that on my screen

[serene girder]

That's CoP but still, it is supposedly like that. My Game, they're always truly invisible when they cloak. It's why I run No Hide and Seek.

[outer depot]

when they cloak/decloak there’s another effect too

[golden hazel]

If I could run the game, I'd show you what I would see

[outer depot]

I mean I was standing on top of a truck and staring at a cloaked one looking at me from behind a tree a few dozen yards away and I could make out his outline pretty clearly

[serene girder]

I dunno what it is then. Maybe it's my Display or the size of it but when they cloaked they were 100% Invisible on my end.

[molten orchid]

https://tenor.com/view/tx5x2-the-boys-rtd-power-gif-15870353

[finite needle]

Maybe it's just placebo, but the game does feel smoother to me after update. idk.

[finite needle]

Were the cockroaches alywas there? If yes, can we make a GTA V vs Stalker 2 cockroach AI video?

[molten orchid]

I honestly do not recall

Can you squish them like in Half-Life?

[golden hazel]

Where's the fish AI GSC

[split crown]

I don't recall cockroaches, but I do recall ants crawling on static corpses you find

[split crown]

Where's my in-game fishing, GSC? There's clearly fish in the waters of the zone

[finite needle]

Fishing mod when

[golden hazel]

500 rads for 500 cigarettes

[split crown]

on god

gimme cigarettes I can smoke in-game before I buy another pack irl GSC

[molten orchid]

I miss the campfire lore stories

[golden hazel]

Aren't those deluxe edition exclusives?

[molten orchid]

No clue

[split crown]

wait how

why would they lock campfire stories behind paywalls

[golden hazel]

I remember something campfire being paywalled

[split crown]

all I ever hear is "HAHAHAHA YOU GUYS ARE HYSTERICAL, HERE'S A JOKE - " on repeat

[finite needle]

A N E K D O T

[golden hazel]

[finite needle]

Some of the jokes are pretty good, I ain't even mad. Just, not enough guitars and harmonicas.

[golden hazel]

Yeah, the deluxe edition gets more campfire songs and tales

[split crown]

[finite needle]

Considerign the person Grig is, I wouldn't put that beyond him honestly

[golden hazel]

He needs more basic game features behind paywalls so that he can afford another Blyacht

[finite needle]

Dude was infamous back in the day for going to work in a Ferrari while the GSC employees were getting below average UA wage.

[golden hazel]

Makes sense he ended up dealing with microsoft then

[finite needle]

Thus, people must seize the means of production by modding the game how they like it. Just don't let the average Stalker modder try to come up with a story or dialogue.

Technically all stalker games are free

[abstract furnace]

ts so ass bruh

[serene girder]

Anyone remember the mess around "The Frontier"? Case in point!

[finite needle]

The Frontier's whole point was the Caravan joke at the end. That's it.

[serene girder]

Sure that was Fallout New Vegas but point stands. 😛

I've seen Stalker Mods with better writing than The Frontier

[finite needle]

Good thing anomaly has map markers because there's no way in hell I'm reading all that bullshit.

[peak eagle]

If you go to the Cooling Towers region, you can find catfish in the rivers there

that's your AI

[split crown]

I've got the strain of autism where I read all quest/task descriptions and read every dialogue sequence (unless it's a sequence I've already been through, then ill just skip)

[golden hazel]

Also frocks in random places

[split crown]

if you skip all the story in a game, what's the point of even playing it?

[serene girder]

You mean This Fish AI? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCC6t4xhM2k

[finite needle]

I didn't skip story in FFXIV, I skipped all of Anomaly after the first few sentences. You can guess why

[split crown]

I'd still read the shit in Anomaly if I went back to play it

[finite needle]

I am only human, I can only take so much

[serene girder]

I'm doing a UNISG Run in GAMMA currently.

[finite needle]

UNISG is possibly the only way GAMMA gameplay makes sense lorewise.

[serene girder]

UNISG and Monolith.

[finite needle]

Like dropped behind enemy lines, everyone hates you, you gotta fix shit yourself and so on

[golden hazel]

Renegade for life

[serene girder]

Renegade and Bandit also make sense gameplay wise. Who's gonna help you fix your gear if you're either of them. Monolith, you probably have to fix your own stuff because realistically they don't have a dedicated trader.

[finite needle]

Duty and Mercs are the least likely to be hobos but here we are

Freedom I could buy it, at least GAMMA freedom. Not Stalker 2 Freedom

[golden hazel]

Under the C-Con they definitely had mechanics

[serene girder]

Sin as well make sense too. Really, all the factions that are mostly hated make a lot of sense and match.

[finite needle]

Just don't tell an Anomaly fan that Sin is just beta Monolith

[serene girder]

Fair point. Yeah, I run the reenable mechanics mod for that reason.

[finite needle]

And that UNISG is Ecos but from westberlin

[golden hazel]

Sussy bakas

[serene girder]

UNISG is even Canon. Just not as Militarised(Though that can be justified by us flying the UNISG Flag even though we're actually Tier 1 Operatives. We're just using it as an excuse if we're caught and confronted.). They're the group Scar was escorting in the beginning of CS.

[lime umbra]

it really isnt

unisg is not cannon

GSC has to come up and say they werent

retconed to be escorting normal nerds

[serene girder]

Ah, damn.

[finite needle]

Which is fine, considering a new faction that exists only to be escorted by Scar during Clear Sky to never appear or be mentioned again is pointless

[serene girder]

They were originally supposed to be though for sure.

[golden hazel]

And even so they'd just end up being absorbed into SIRCAA anyway

[serene girder]

Because SIRCAA is an international organization.

[lime umbra]

yeah its like cutcontent factions

its not really cannon but they were planned

[finite needle]

There is a couple that were cut from Stalker 2 iirc

[undone summit]

Unless you take the Merc who talks about well armed and experienced foreigners in the zone walking around without a guide seriously

[golden hazel]

Black Slugs Rule

[serene girder]

Yeah, Hog does mention that in Clear Sky

"Have you heard about a new major expedition into the zone? Technically, they're environmental researchers from the UN, but that's just on paper. Sure, they've got a couple four-eyed scientists, but one look at all the others tells you they're seasoned fighters. Oh, and dig this; They're not using guides."

[undone summit]

Thank you for being verbose, I couldn't quite recall it

[serene girder]

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

Am I wrong to say that Monolith Armor has drip.

[golden hazel]

It's great but it lacks the sprite carrying capacity that the sprite suits have

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1351304623406714971/SKEEFA.gif

[warped monolith]

[finite needle]

Btw new death screens are kinda nice

[grave stone]

are Desolation and Maklane's Better Zone compatible, and recommended to use with one another?

considering if i want to mod Stalker 2 when these update for the patch

or just play vanilla lol. i haven't played since Christmas time

[warped monolith]

these are official? or mods?

[finite needle]

Official apparently

low effort, possibly screenshots sure, but I welcome the addition

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/veryjokerge-gif-16663226618693274664

[warped monolith]

even if it is just screenshots, they look good

[serene girder]

Better than the crappy Bloodsucker every time

[warped monolith]

laughing cat death screen mod

[serene girder]

Soysucker? 😛

[golden hazel]

Byeah

[serene girder]

https://tenor.com/view/byeah-yeah-jerma-jerma985-gta-gif-16194072094781404916

[finite needle]

Anomalies hurt a lot more right now, I almost got onetapped by an electro anomaly and I have a Falcon lmao.

[serene girder]

They adjusted the Anomalous Protection. Is the Falcon a Combat Type Suit(Bulat and similar) or a Scientific Type Suit(SEVA, SSP, Wanderer)

[finite needle]

combat, used to be the top early/mid game armor before this patch I suppose

[serene girder]

That's why. Combat had their Anomalous Capabilities Nerfed and Scientific had their Anomalous Capabilities Buffed.

[finite needle]

Yeah, I noticed. Can't say I dislike the choice

[lyric schooner]

Judging from a lack of excitement I'm guessing the game still needs cooking

[serene girder]

So did the old ones. Didn't CS take over a year of patches to get fixed?

I'll say this though. It's come an insane distance since launch

[finite needle]

Nah they said it was gonna be a fix and qol patch. Plus they nerfed weird water again

[tawdry vessel]

oh boy i cant wait an extra week for all the mods to get updated to 1.3

[split crown]

yea those new death screens are nice

[lyric schooner]

How is Shay living zone mod? What is missing if we play the game with the mod?

[split crown]

literally me

[outer depot]

The only downside from this one is mod updates so far

I like the armor rebalances

[warped monolith]

what even is this emoji

[split crown]

pepe

[jovial berry]

Me when my mod will probably never need to be updated

[tawdry vessel]

which one is that

[jovial berry]

Dynamic Weather Overhaul

i dont really touch CFGs at all, since i directly work with UE assets. Shouldnt break unless they decide to actually patch their weather

[spark gate]

Rip weird water

Used to just have hypercube, compass, 2 thunderberrys and 1 ww to carry me through the game

[split crown]

ive never even found one of those

[spark gate]

Those are basically rare spawns, iirc they get a bit more common as the game progresses

Thunderberry is one of the best since it boosts stam regen, esp paired with WW

[tawdry vessel]

so weird pot artefact combined with the limited nonstop drink gives you a 0.5 weight carry boost anyone knows if its permanent

[split crown]

I mean I've never found a Weird Water artefact

I've found the other ones you mentioned

[spark gate]

Oh

Ww is easy to find, just go to wandering lights at night and usually will most likely spawn in predetermined locations

Its also one of the most useful artifacts too

[proud ruin]

No romance sidorovich in update

unplayable

[deep lodge]

The update is cool and all but what i just realised is that we are missing fanatic or someone else to take his place in stalker 2 to kidnap as a companion

I wonder what fanatic is doing 10 years later in stalker 2

[golden hazel]

arson

[split crown]

is Fanatic even a canon character, or was he simply added in via Anomaly?

[undone summit]

Fanatic does exist, he's who replaces Wolf in ShoC after he leaves for army warehouses

If you complete all his tasks iirc

[split crown]

Ah. Wolf didn't have any tasks for me when I was in Cordon

must be tied in with the main story

[glad socket]

alright guys and gals
is it worth reinstalling the game for this update?

[peak eagle]

Oh yes totally

[fallow pivot]

Just read the patch.

A-Life balances, but nothing about an overhaul?

[split crown]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1332854073074126969/game_has_not_alife.gif

[odd fjord]

same

[jovial berry]

You saying that is so sad on so many levels... 😦

!noalife

[fallen iron]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1309254531602972753/Screenshot_2024-11-21-21-13-12-76_572064f74bd5f9fa804b05334aa4f912.jpg?ex=6740e9cd&is=673f984d&hm=4c16bf5a7fe14ff8f1b81027f51be666771f1c2eb28f8a82498b0e0f436dea10&

[golden hazel]

The Life has not A Game

[tacit glacier]

Okay who doubted me earlier when I said update this week?

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/504592534081896458/1351617884597653564/patch_1-3.jpg?ex=67db07bf&is=67d9b63f&hm=5e7520dbe2e9e0943c9723931166dd2e1c184d71dada42bf3821c76fdd205a40&

[split crown]

ya basically how I be feeling because I can't play my game right now

[golden hazel]

Same

[split crown]

although, I'm still unsure what's causing invisible weapons. Dunno if it's broken mods or GSC broke something in their game overall.

[tacit glacier]

Kek

[split crown]

I've seen posts online stating both modded and vanilla playthroughs are experiencing invisible weapons so

Thank you GSC, very cool

[golden hazel]

I said it before I'll say it again and I'll keep saying it, they coded the game on windows bandera using ms paint

[split crown]

I don't even know what bandera is

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/sseth-ssethtzeentach-vibe-check-grab-gif-20363655

[golden hazel]

https://youtu.be/SjugsyOKNvg?si=oboVYPv0iLjVo0SL You have acquired a class assignment

[split crown]

I fuckin' love Sseth

Hey hey people

wait a min - how is that video 6 years old

[golden hazel]

[split crown]

I swear I remember it not being that old.

[golden hazel]

Gonna be in the retirement home by tomorrow

[split crown]

[golden hazel]

[split crown]

https://tenor.com/view/thats-it-yes-thats-it-that-right-there-omg-that-thats-what-i-mean-gif-17579879

god, I've seen this video before, but it's still just as golden as the first time I watched it

hey wait a min

[lime umbra]

That clip lives rent free in my mind
Windows bandera

[split crown]

https://tenor.com/view/sam-hyde-hyde-wars-theatre-of-the-aire-gif-23835420

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/aaronpaul-aaron-paul-cry-crying-gif-7621646

[lime umbra]

He got away with it (again)

[proud ruin]

[split crown]

@golden hazel holy fuck, so I'm looking at this page https://www.moddb.com/games/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-remastered-ue4

and the fucking vid on there https://www.moddb.com/games/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-remastered-ue4/videos/stalker-ue4-level-escape-sidorovich

[golden hazel]

WAS THAT THE FNAF LAUGH

[split crown]

idk about that, but what Sid says is fucking so outta left field

[golden hazel]

Peak

[golden hazel]

https://youtu.be/w3n9bIMSDHY?si=qkdHhyhpCSLXBwK-

[split crown]

kek

[warped monolith]

fun fact, anomaly's Controller has the Betruger evil laugh sound bites from Doom 3

[proud ruin]

[split crown]

sorry still no Sid romance option

[proud ruin]

[golden hazel]

Retarded waaaan wat da helllllll

[split crown]

[astral idol]

lol

[proud ruin]

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/negotiations-are-underway-for-a-stalker-2-netflix-show-because-bleak-post-apocalyptic-fiction-and-chornobyl-are-a-killer-tv-combo/

https://tenor.com/view/me-atrapaste-es-cine-its-cinema-cinema-esto-es-cine-gif-12869046600151364058

pure kino⁉️

[golden hazel]

The show will not have a life

[spark gate]

itll be cancelled after 2 seasons or something

[lime umbra]

but what if its a quirky anime heavily based on the game ?
(again)

[golden hazel]

!noalife

[fallen iron]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1309254531602972753/Screenshot_2024-11-21-21-13-12-76_572064f74bd5f9fa804b05334aa4f912.jpg?ex=6740e9cd&is=673f984d&hm=4c16bf5a7fe14ff8f1b81027f51be666771f1c2eb28f8a82498b0e0f436dea10&

[golden hazel]

I'm gonna be honest I don't even think that would save it

[lime umbra]

it prob could
given it saved the utter dog state that cp77 was on

and you know
s2 greatest issue is that it runs bad

[golden hazel]

2077 actually had frame rate that didn't rely on dlss to be playable

[lime umbra]

[golden hazel]

And yes I played the release patch

[split crown]

how about they finish their game first

[split crown]

I don't want a show, movie, or whatever - I want a finished product (game) for the money I paid

[proud ruin]

sorry no you must consume Netflix slop instead

[golden hazel]

Just watch, the A Life update is gonna be paywalled behind the deluxe edition too

"Enhanced ALife"

[split crown]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-gif-13259672441119550833

[proud ruin]

$99.99 special edition dlc

[tawdry vessel]

stalker 2 dev team:

[proud ruin]

Netflix stalker show
its about mercs and they all have British accents