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

[rustic ermine]

(dont mind me im simply harvesting the xp)

[snow hill]

mods

[rustic ermine]

NO

[snow hill]

kill this xp creature

[peak eagle]

mayhaps even a roadside picnic

[rustic ermine]

I STILL TALK STALKER HERE

[icy basin]

Become grey name
NOW

[rustic ermine]

The mod has not A life

[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&

[snow hill]

After receiving the CALL OF PRIPYAT i have decided to take a ROADSIDE PICNIC here underneath the SHADOW OF CHERNOBYL with this beautiful CLEAR SKY up ahead out here in the HEART OF CHERNOBYL

[icy basin]

[rustic ermine]

cock

Let me dream about being a colored name

i will break free from this shackle that is white one day

[peak eagle]

white is a color

[rustic ermine]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1278041913827528704.gif?size=48&quality=lossless&name=JokergeNo

[snow hill]

dies of peak (radiation)

[peak eagle]

time to be racist and not suffer consequences then

[warped monolith]

[remote eagle]

[rustic ermine]

[west moth]

[proven hollow]

LFG

[peak eagle]

a tiny blip in reward for the average bloodsucker attack costing you 20K in repairs and another 20K in ammo

[proven hollow]

damn fucking right

[remote eagle]

after chimera or pseudogiant but not after bloodsucker

[peak eagle]

few chimeras or giants around

bloodsucker bargain sale tho

[verbal venture]

https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images//40721482/f24a7aa98215bf8c2e1b6c5289d9864edb069dca.png

finally Mod SDK is next

[peak eagle]

50th time being reposted

[verbal venture]

how about 51?

[peak eagle]

another 50 more

[west moth]

What if the real A-life is the roadmap we made on the way

[vague frost]

lol what a coincidence this is… I’ve just watched a youtube video about stalker 2 and thought to myself I wish there was an anomaly mod for this game. I can’t force myself to play this game due to how good anomaly/gamma is in comparison…

[verbal venture]

For Freeplay is Gamma currently better , Stalker2 is just heavily focused on Story, you play it once then stop

i tried Freeplay mod with MHM

[vague frost]

that’s very saddening

[verbal venture]

it was a nice attempt but lacks alot of things

[vague frost]

what’s that?

[verbal venture]

The Freeplay mod allows you to start a new game + with ofc selecting a faction

MHM = Modular Hard Mode

[vague frost]

ah I see

[verbal venture]

it adds new items , repair kits, new meds

the usual stuff you see in anomaly

[vague frost]

I’ll keep a close watch on it

[verbal venture]

its pretty much attempting to make it like anomaly

[remote eagle]

p!repost

[plucky ibex]

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[plucky onyx]

Yeah reinstalled gamma after a long while and thought why the fuck was I playing stalker 2

[snow hill]

Can't wait to wear a bloodsucker hat with some pseudogiant boots and a cozy pair of controller mittens

[vague frost]

ikr

if I had to pick one game I’d rather pay for it’d be gamma

[golden hazel]

Me thinking about playing hoc tuah but then steam hits me with the 2033 Redux is free

[peak eagle]

artyom, go blow up the dark ones

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker2-character-stalker-gif-18333719

[wild dragon]

does anyone know if stalker 2 is playabel (and enjoyebel) without modds and if its not yet, what mods do you guys recomend

[remote eagle]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1351304623406714971/SKEEFA.gif?ex=67fe2540&is=67fcd3c0&hm=d5573cf1cd55b3f3658db43357765493d48f0952234dd5c31fbde4d7572a611c&

[remote eagle]

that depends on u honestly some enjoyed the game some saying game is dogshit

[rustic ermine]

It just needs more time in the oven

it felt pretty good when i was playing it

could be better now

[remote eagle]

!oven

[rustic ermine]

when you ove in the hot eat the artifact

[gentle dove]

Does anyone know how to leave the last quest with all items from end game

[peak eagle]

you don't?

Pretty sure you're at the point where backpedaling is not an option

[gentle dove]

I was hoping for a glitch maybe but rip

[remote eagle]

try mods

[gentle dove]

Yeah just found cmd ty ty

[remote eagle]

[plucky onyx]

I keep accidentally calling them the black ones

[peak eagle]

either way, 3 missile strikes upon ye

[remote eagle]

stalker 2 mods when modding SDK get a release https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1bTvLlKqpQE?feature=share

[plucky onyx]

https://tenor.com/view/obama-obamaclaping-gif-15173805

[warped monolith]

considering how the OGs played, I'm guessing there'll be a chance that mutants drop loot

[warped monolith]

artyom we need to steal the reds and the nazis' copper wires

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/metro-exodus-2033-last-light-beloved-gif-10187321784935977150

[arctic marsh]

the only mod stalker 2 needs right now I'd say is oxides

[peak eagle]

moar drugs

and food variety

[late kernel]

Better to release a "lazy" roadmap rather than an ambitious one they can't complete

[remote eagle]

[wanton arch]

Bro yeah I can see how it’s dogshit but it’s still stalker so it’s automatically a masterpiece

[remote eagle]

game of peak

[wanton arch]

What’s a stalker mod u know that’s like not that popular

[remote eagle]

u mean for og trilogy?

priboy story

[wanton arch]

Yeah actually

[wanton arch]

I’ll try this

[remote eagle]

its not good tho

[wanton arch]

Bro the more cracked the more fun

Ur stalker u should feel depressed that’s the reason why I play

[remote eagle]

try return to the zone

[wanton arch]

Alright thanks

[remote eagle]

i just dont know which are translated to english

[remote eagle]

if u want to suffer tho try NLC ur nervous system gonna be fucked after that one

[wanton arch]

Fill me in why 💀

Nothing could be worse than Faust boss battle design

[remote eagle]

u play as discord moderator

[wanton arch]

That is indeed a deveststing reality

[remote eagle]

i just shooted him from rpg and it ended the fight somehow

it was on realize version tho

[wanton arch]

Why do u use rpg ur stalker

U only have pm and ak

[remote eagle]

because rpg is weapon and i have a spare space and 5 rpg shots

[wanton arch]

Doesn’t that take all the space

[remote eagle]

oof i need to get in game to show u my build

[wanton arch]

I mean it’s worth it

I couldn’t find rpg in my playtrough

[remote eagle]

for boss fights? ABSOLUTLY

and chimeras with pseudogiants too

[wanton arch]

Or that ugly creature that uses a his feet to smash in the ground

I hate that mf

[remote eagle]

its pseudogiant

[wanton arch]

Oh yeah yeah lol

[remote eagle]

here is what im using dont mind that armor in backpack with yellow guns they are for selling

and this beauty

[wanton arch]

Oh yeah this guns cool

I use the rhino revolver a lot

[wanton arch]

Why u don’t get exoskeleton?

[remote eagle]

because thats armor is good too

and cheaper to repair

[wanton arch]

Oh yeah probably

[remote eagle]

and only exo i wanna use is freedom one which is in endgame

[wanton arch]

Is that even better than diamond?

Stats wise

[remote eagle]

they similar

diamond a little bit better

https://game8.co/games/STALKER-2-Heart-of-Chornobyl/archives/486979

[finite wagon]

WHY DOES THE AI IN THIS GAME HAVE AIMBOT

[warped monolith]

assuming they can complete even this one

[remote eagle]

[wanton arch]

Wait til they shoot thru walls

[wanton arch]

That’s cool there are some nice ones

[remote eagle]

i dont recommend only that one cause its dont have upgrade for running

but u can get it right after prologue

[finite wagon]

they was just shooting me with a shotgun from sniper rifle range WTF

[remote eagle]

truly gamma experience

[pliant sigil]

I like how much justice they did to make the swamp in Stalker 2 just as unbearable and awful as the one in Clear Sky

[remote eagle]

nah clear sky swamps was chill compared to that

[wanton arch]

That makes it painfully slow but good use for the start of game

[remote eagle]

repair cost has left the chat

[pliant sigil]

SEVA-D reigns supreme in the early game considering how easy it is to get and has mostly reasonable repair costs

[remote eagle]

that exo serves 1 good purpose:selling it

[wanton arch]

That’s actually quite expensive

[wanton arch]

Yeahh

[remote eagle]

true best armor

i just changed to this because well im rich mf now

and it easy to get too

[wanton arch]

Where do I find gauss

[remote eagle]

side quest with collars

[pliant sigil]

I like to use the Discovery because space suit drip even if it isn't optimal

[remote eagle]

yeap liked that suit too i was using it on my 1 playthrough

[remote eagle]

#╓☢stalker2™-chat-not-gamma-keep-waiting message or pripyat

and there is high capacity magazine for it in pripyat kindergarten

[snow hill]

Noontide got the best fashion in s2 and it's not even close

[nocturne smelt]

Monolith always did look cool.

[snow hill]

got that urban ddpat camo style

very slick

[split crown]

I just don't want helmets to be forced on these suits; minus maybe the egghead suits and exo-skeletons, I believe every outfit should have the option to be helmetless so you can wear whatever headwear you want.

[proud ruin]

[cedar fossil]

Anyone have the strange bug where Zakhar's men are missing during "A Big Score" and Akopyan is dead?

[reef ore]

I played on release and realised it's be better to come back after the bugs were ironed out. Is it time to play yet or do I give it another six months?

[nocturne smelt]

6 months if your looking for a drastic change.

[reef ore]

Sounds good. Plenty of other things to play in the meantime.

[ember acorn]

Are they gonna add the offline combat?

[gentle dove]

I just tried to enter X-16 and I’m very sad now

[plucky onyx]

Yeah felt the same way

[remote eagle]

yeap thats cool idea but u know in CoP it was not a thing nor in anomaly

[golden hazel]

[remote eagle]

that a neat feature ngl but i doubt that they gonna made this

[burnt abyss]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306685071201140819/1361412698306379846/eng.png?ex=67ff52a1&is=67fe0121&hm=d0c4b9efc94b75dd7e510e5e51e7d3b69eea3a0edb93ebad402a10b7da46fe28&

games comin round really nice , really well since it was released

[snow sail]

Crossed over ones are already finished or ongoing ones?

[burnt abyss]

i think they are done

1.3 did alife fixes. i don't play the game now currently because i took a break due to finishing the game and wanting to put it down for abit.

[remote eagle]

p!repost

[plucky ibex]

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[snow sail]

Kinda want to play it when it’s more or less ready

[burnt abyss]

when the patches slow down, am i right?

[split crown]

So? Why can't Stalker 2 be different?

[remote eagle]

idk bro im not developer

[nocturne smelt]

No one knows what their plans are. At least I don't.

[split crown]

Yea and a-life is definitely not fixed lmao

[remote eagle]

[alpine frigate]

Another update.

[remote eagle]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1306683555488862319/1351304623406714971/SKEEFA.gif?ex=67fece00&is=67fd7c80&hm=dee7e0f33c42636f64e926ac13d1703cc17dae1b57d2db93c3d2de805a00decf&=&width=400&height=225

also game on discount now -20%

[latent ridge]

You'd think they'd drop some fat content pack to lure people into the game but it's nothing + discount

[remote eagle]

true stalkers stay in zone

[west moth]

If they have a map, they stay on the road, to a life

[remote eagle]

[west moth]

[remote eagle]

[left tinsel]

Hello mates.
Since the roadmap had just been published, we believe that the time for our petition has come. We encourage you to sign it for us to see the cut locations being brought back to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 - such as the magnificent Korogod.

https://www.change.org/p/expand-the-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-world-map?recruiter=1315199122&recruited_by_id=6c8a1860-456f-11ee-ab2e-9f652c60b2fd&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard&utm_medium=copylink

[remote eagle]

its gonna be locked behind payed dlc

[left tinsel]

It's still gonna be fine - as long as they get it back. And we are to ensure that, giving them signals that we want it.

[remote eagle]

[wanton arch]

Huh?

[wanton arch]

Ya'll dont understand that gaming companies do not care about the audience, they care about investors

[molten osprey]

Okay boss

[midnight wind]

Maps are dead empty and activities diversity is in shambles but you NEED MORE MAPS

[remote eagle]

game need more side quests and another stuff to do on current maps

[molten osprey]

Who doesnt like walking 3 km without something to do

[icy basin]

We returned Darkscape to Anomaly

[split crown]

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaah pretty much

[icy basin]

Look how that turned out

[split crown]

more like Hellscape

[molten osprey]

never even entered that map

[remote eagle]

[split crown]

Fucked up how a lotta the map in Sdalger 2 is just as empty as Darkscape

[molten osprey]

quests in darkscape were like "oh? nope"

[icy basin]

Do you like Darkscape?

[west moth]

Walking simulator: The zone

[icy basin]

Despite Darkscape being plenty atmospheric but alright

[west moth]

At least S2 is no extraction shooter

[remote eagle]

[west moth]

And no lootboxes or subscription. We have to look at the emission on the horizon

[split crown]

Tbh, although I hate Darkscape, it's also a great place to visit for mutie hunting.

[peak eagle]

extracting all the shit weapons to sell to ragman for a days work of coupons

[split crown]

idk lol, the prime example I usually think of when it comes to extraction shooters is Tarkov, and that game has tons of tasks and content to strive for completion; however, that game overall is just not new player friendly in the slightest, and it's got its own mountain of issues still being dealt with.

I'll probably come back to S2 once the SDK finally gets released (beta or not, not really sure what GSC means with that vague bullet point) and modders have more control over what can get implemented into the game.

[remote eagle]

oh yeah that is the shit thats why its the best stalker game

[split crown]

If I can't be a loot goblin, then it ain't Sdalger

[remote eagle]

[peak eagle]

We need a convoluted quest chain that has us buy an actual gauss rifle for 800 coupons

[split crown]

and the ammo it uses is just copper wiring

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1359764220652294204/SKEEFA.gif

[remote eagle]

[deep hedge]

Do you make your pfps?

[icy basin]

No, I commission em, on the rare occasion that I can afford it

[remote eagle]

how much that cost you?

[true yew]

"Critical A-life fixes" checked

[split crown]

if GSC thinks a-life is fixed
wew lad

[warped monolith]

[true yew]

This is my first time hearing of "Korogod"
What is the lore

[split crown]

yeah I've never heard of it either until Vall made his post

[true yew]

did a very surface-level search and the only thing I got is that it is a cut location around duga that was important and used to contain doctor's house and lab x2

Got more info about lab x2 than Korogod or Korogod Forest

[split crown]

Huh, I see

[true yew]

Frankly, I never dug deep much into cut content nor explored the mods that brought them back

[west moth]

Once A-Life comes out i will be no-lifing the shit out of it

[true yew]

Either I wait for everything to come out or go directly to the zone to get the full Stalker experience

[west moth]

I'll wait a year before i fire it up but others had a good experience. You just cannot experience the OG games or gamma/anomaly/whatever mod

[deep hedge]

I see

[deep hedge]

Yes

[steady lodge]

Whats the fps losss with c counciousness grass

[split crown]

Wrong channel, but the fps loss shouldn't necessarily be all that noticeable.

[steady lodge]

@split crown isnt general chat for any purpose and question?

But thanks for answering tho nobody answered me in those "good channel"

[split crown]

You're in the Stalker 2 gen chat

no prob tho

[vocal ferry]

hey how do u get image perms?

[fallen iron]

_ _
@vocal ferry, 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]

By taking off the role

[steady lodge]

Ah shit my bad

[wary nimbus]

That's true but there are rumors about ~50 cut quests from the existing maps so after they bring them back, they can expand the map as originally planned

Sure it would take time but if GSC won't lost their interest in the game then we can expect that new content will be coming in years

So we can encourage them to not lost faith, repair the game and bring the cut content back so we could get a S2 as promised years ago

[remote eagle]

i only heard about Noah cutted quest

but 50? damn

[wary nimbus]

Naah, there are much more

According to the leaks of course

[remote eagle]

they not always true

[wary nimbus]

I think Noah quest was the most finished so it was pretty easy to bring it back

[remote eagle]

yeah i even saw mod

[wary nimbus]

But there are concepts and scenarios already, we just need some coding and voice lines

[remote eagle]

[wary nimbus]

About the petition about bringing back the cut areas - We need to realize that it's not about them dropping everything and adding blank and empty maps. It's about motivating them to actually not abandon the game development. There are so many unrealized ideas that would be a real shame if they are forgotten. But as I say, fixing the game first then adding content. But we can act now with this to show that we care about this content.

[finite needle]

I'm just hyped that according to the leaks Flame factions is literally og hippie terrorist Freedom and that alone gives me strength

[left tinsel]

Yes, because quests are not a problem, modders can create hundreds of em. But when it comes to locations and anomalies, only GSC can create the high-quality ones. Modders are impotents in this case.
So yeah, I need MORE MAPS.

[finite needle]

Nah Grok's right here, first develop what you have then concern about adding more empty places

[left tinsel]

This petiton is not about "forget about everything and expand the map".
It's about "give us cut content in FUTURE content updates and DLCs".

[wary nimbus]

Nobody said that they need to do it NOW

To be honest guys, do you really belive that they are strictly focused 100% on fixing the game? I'm sure that some of them already thinking about future DLCs and content

Not telling that they are working on them but propable they are preparing some concepts and plans

[wary nimbus]

Modders can make good maps but everyone have its own art style that which may not be cohesive with GSC level design. Not to mention the asset which propably will by copy pasted from other levels. Beauty of S2 map is that nearly every location is hand crafted and unique

[midnight wind]

It’s ridiculous. Let GSC do their thing

S2 sucks donkey balls because of many aspects but not about the map size. New maps aren’t needed.

[warped monolith]

true, game map is already huge (and some areas are horribly empty)

most important thing is fixing the game's issues, new content can and must wait

I'm already peeved at the idea of them adding "new weapons" with so much crap that needs fixing. But hey, new guns

[west moth]

My inside sources tell me we will get a wide assortment of melee weapons next update

[left tinsel]

New maps are needed. Vasyankas elements are not.

[undone summit]

What are people gonna do with the maps when the current ones are a slog to traverse

[latent ridge]

bro... my CNPP..............

[peak eagle]

looted and stripped

[unborn kelp]

stares at technicians

[latent ridge]

I can't really wrap my head around the || doctor ending, and how he was faust the entire time || <- ending spoiler so read at your own device

[warped monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/bait-thats-bait-tom-hardy-mad-max-gif-5055384

[left tinsel]

Create our mods. I am to create a team and to create a "Roadside picnic" concept. It's described here. Use google translate if u wanna.
https://ap-pro.ru/blogs/entry/1071-stalker-sborka-mechty/

[warped monolith]

use the huge ass map that already exists a LOT of open and empty space to play with

[peak eagle]

so many locations and buildings with nothing

[chrome wind]

is there a mod that disables friendly fire when it comes to companions?

[latent ridge]

well yeah because it's copy pasted assets to create illusion of a filled map

[undone summit]

You want more maps so modders can do things in them? Like MBO said, there's already a massive map to play with.
More empty space for the sake of itself isn't gonna work for modders if the base material isn't interesting. Go look at Starfield and tell me I'm wrong

[chrome wind]

wait wrong chat

[latent ridge]

zaton is needlessly big to pad out the game time

[snow hill]

just add a far cry style gyrocopter you can ride around

[peak eagle]

where's the anomalous tricycle to travel around

[snow hill]

anomalous unicycle

[peak eagle]

anomalous wheel n stick

[snow hill]

anomalous wheelchair?

[undone summit]

The fast travel anomaly

[peak eagle]

like the one C-Con has

[snow hill]

so this thing?

[peak eagle]

Into the fire I go

[snow hill]

long range incinerator yeet

[left tinsel]

Did you even look through the art works, dude?

I'm a bit shocked these guys do not understand pretty obvious things, like "unique places, unique archanomalies, atmospheric environment"...

[undone summit]

Let GSC finish the game and implement said modding tools, then we'll see.

No point in looking forward to plans for a big mod and cut content at this point where nobody can make them at all.
There's already a wealth of artworks and cut ideas based on previous versions of Stalker 2 in development anyway

[warped monolith]

the game already has unique places and environments with NOTHING IN THEM. It's an open playground for modding

[warped monolith]

not to mention mods breaking with future updates (and the upcoming DLCs). Imagine doing that allegedly huge project just to see it crumble to dust when GSC updates the game

[rustic ermine]

could stalker 2 even handle a big content mod

[undone summit]

Don't get me wrong, it's not a boring idea but now? Or even in the foreseeable future?

[snow hill]

is he ok

[rustic ermine]

Woodleg anomaly

[snow hill]

dear god it's spreading

[left tinsel]

S2 doesnt have Korogod. Doesnt have the Oakpine archanomaly. Doesnt have the Northern Pripyat with the "little star" archanomaly and amazing PMK 169 facility. I want all that. Done by GSC, not by modders.

[warped monolith]

good luck waiting then

[left tinsel]

Shocked by upcoming SDK news.

[left tinsel]

I aint waiting, I'm doing what I can with the petition, that's the point.

[undone summit]

A petition isn't gonna make them work any faster
Hell, if it did, it's gonna come out rushed like the actual game

[warped monolith]

lmao

[undone summit]

With all respect, this is shortsighted

[left tinsel]

There is no a SINGLE word in the petition about "faster"

[warped monolith]

they're scrambling to fix the game's current shitshow state
then they have 2 (or 3) DLCs to release

[left tinsel]

It's just about "what we would like to see in the future content updates".

[warped monolith]

but "pls make more empty maps so we can mod them"

[strange heath]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1310297745679978496/1358962029490081903/STALKER_2_New_Anomalies_in_the_Zone_Are_Surprising_Shorts_Stalker2_games_stalker1.gif

[rustic ermine]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/920016996752564286/1152299737547018372/1512022232993.gif

man i wanna play stalker 2 again

[left tinsel]

I wonder if it's 2 or 3 planned for the nearest future.

[remote eagle]

go back to lobotomy corporation

[coarse cliff]

is it normal there is pack of dogs of 10-15 on every spot of sidequest i do lawl

[rustic ermine]

RNG FORCES ME TO RESET TO DAY 1

[snow hill]

tjghis plajcs tastes likej coppr

okay worth the brain damage

[drowsy umbra]

petitions are worth a bunch of crap. Neither are companies legally obliged to do what petitions want nor are petitions are smart way to "enforce the players will"

[rustic ermine]

gaw dayum what a view

[left tinsel]

What's a "smart way" then?

[remote eagle]

Dont forget to grab duty seva there

[snow hill]

tasty

[drowsy umbra]

not making yourself look like a clown

because that is how companies look on petitions

[left tinsel]

Lol, okay, would there be anything useful from ya?

[drowsy umbra]

I mean, you can try to get into the closed beta or get a job at GSC, but the cruel reality is that you dont get what you want any faster or with any more guarantee by casting a petition

[snow hill]

big fan of this thing

[remote eagle]

someone walking in orange SSP

[drowsy umbra]

imo, stalker 2 needs to improve on these things:

• bringing the map to life by adding a radio system like in the og trilogy. GAMMA imo shows it: you dont need to have a thousand mutants or npcs running around everywhere, you need them scattered in a credible way mutants and nps would roam the zone, e.g. Wards patrol in groups while loners and bandits are running alone
• better technical performance, it just needs to run better
• adding interesting gameplay mechanics that havent been in the OGs, like a proper eat and drink system

dynamic anomalies is also a thing GSC could add

dynamic faction relations and:

a proper free roam mode

[rustic ermine]

i want co op

[wary nimbus]

Won't be, confirmed by GSC

[rustic ermine]

[warped monolith]

what would even be a "proper eat and drink system"

[rustic ermine]

calories and diet

[warped monolith]

[snow hill]

ok m10 gordon is the best gun. This thing is hilarious

[warped monolith]

reminds me of Green Hell, where food is segmented in 3 parts... proteins, carbs and fats

[snow hill]

coutning calories, varied diet, needing to have cured meats/non iradiated food

[snow hill]

gotta rep the ecologist fit

[rustic ermine]

i do not wish to watch my calory intake as i am being shot down by monolith or whoever tf we got in 2

[river current]

i play stalker to not watch my weight

do not remove my right to chow 17 sausages in the span of 1 minute

[snow hill]

i feel ike what gamma has is enough. Y'know, not eating bad food that old or irradiated. maybe you could add a food spoiling system or a cooking thing using mutant meats but other than that

[rustic ermine]

the skyrim method

[snow hill]

considering you sprint everywhere and chug energy drinks skif should be 300 kilos and pissing out kidney stones non stop

the rarest artefact. The kidneystone cluster

[remote eagle]

[river current]

my skif should have died from liver disease 5 hours in

i do not let my vodka go to waste, rads or otherwise

[rustic ermine]

we love our scientists here

[remote eagle]

i love spark armor

[rustic ermine]

even if i am a filthy dutyer

[snow hill]

i need to find a scientist seva suit

[drowsy umbra]

with "proper" food I say stuff that is non-irradiated

[remote eagle]

but u have one no?

or u mean the SPACE one

[west moth]

Base building and crafting would make a great addition to S2

[snow hill]

the orange one is just a normal doodad suit

I want a the heavy duty stuff

[remote eagle]

which one?

[snow hill]

idk, i'm not taht far in the game. I've onyl found the orange one. But normally there's a stronger version that's more bullet resistant

[remote eagle]

duty seva was on building u climbed

with psy shit

[nocturne smelt]

SSP-100

[rustic ermine]

eco's have a new suit?

lemme check this out

[nocturne smelt]

kind of, It's technically a Sircaa version called the SSP-100

[remote eagle]

\

[snow hill]

woah

[rustic ermine]

lmao its literally just power armor

[snow hill]

I WANTS IT

[rustic ermine]

I WANTS IT TOO

[nocturne smelt]

😄

There are 3 versions that I know of

Happy hunting.

[remote eagle]

u can buy it in malachite if u have access to it

[snow hill]

i just got the garbo

[rustic ermine]

i shall keep this knowledge for when i return to the game

[snow hill]

to*

[rustic ermine]

too late you got the garbo

[nocturne smelt]

It's a mid-late game suit

Unless you go out of your way to find it

[remote eagle]

yeah and u can get it right after prologue in zalissya

u need to get access card to malachite and then buy it there

[snow hill]

idk what those words mean but I'll keep 'splorin

[rustic ermine]

Is malachite like a form of "premium" currency that allows you some very strong goodies?

and i dont mean currency that you buy with real money

[nocturne smelt]

It's a location

[rustic ermine]

oh

[nocturne smelt]

I don't want to say too much if you've never gotten to that point.

[rustic ermine]

ehh just spoiler it

so i can click and no one else shall suffer

[remote eagle]

its research facility

[nocturne smelt]

It's the new eco location. North west.

[remote eagle]

west

[nocturne smelt]

Directly north of Duga

[remote eagle]

[rustic ermine]

i will proceed to slowly forget about this in the coming days

[nocturne smelt]

I guess it is more west. I tend to not think about red forest and up since it feels like it's own thing.

Red forest kind of separates the map.

[snow hill]

what

[rustic ermine]

https://tenor.com/view/money-sniff-r-ich-wrestler-vince-mc-mahon-gif-8023399

[nocturne smelt]

Huge, grats.

[remote eagle]

i found of those in kordon

[nocturne smelt]

Used to be crazy broken at release.

[rustic ermine]

now does that rad maximuin thing mean its inflicting a shit ton of rads or making you resistent

[remote eagle]

first

[nocturne smelt]

inflicts

[rustic ermine]

owie

[snow hill]

if red = bad

[nocturne smelt]

You need either a combination of rad resist artifacts or a max rad resist artifact to use it without baking yourself.

Or a lead container

[rustic ermine]

how much exactly is "maximum"

[remote eagle]

u need to find maximum rad res artefact from chemical anomaly to use it

or THE GOAT ONE AND ONLY

WEIRD WAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEER

[rustic ermine]

I like your funny words limbus man

[nocturne smelt]

4 mediums, 2 strongs, or 1 maximum

[fallen iron]

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[nocturne smelt]

I thought they removed the rad resist in 1.3

[remote eagle]

really?

bruh i was using this build anyway https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1306683555488862319/1361458015655432232/image.png?ex=67ff7cd5&is=67fe2b55&hm=34e089bac747a40836097aa1a6f94cd9dc895b051e67811b3dc10da12dc48b91&=&format=webp&quality=lossless

[rustic ermine]

damn bro how much ammo do you need

[nocturne smelt]

Pretty sure, but I would have to confirm by looking at notes.

[nocturne smelt]

All of it.

[remote eagle]

im stashing it all

im loot EL GOBLINO

[nocturne smelt]

Not removed but decreased

[remote eagle]

if u was not on duga mission i showed u it

[remote eagle]

STILL GOATED LETS GOOOOOOOOO

[rustic ermine]

with this new found knowledge of legendary artifacts i now have a reason to scour the entire zone

[remote eagle]

some of them really neat

some a goated

[rustic ermine]

any of them straight ASS?

[remote eagle]

id say they a good ASSet

[rustic ermine]

[icy basin]

I'd like to watch Bird figure out the Bolt

[rustic ermine]

dunno what it is but im sure it cant be that bad

Im a fast learner

[remote eagle]

[rustic ermine]

[snow hill]

SOME GUY!

[rustic ermine]

[snow hill]

so far my fav anomaly is the floating glass stuff

I found a floating chunk of the Xen dimension from halflife

[rustic ermine]

i like looking at it with great interest and disgust as i pass through it so i can loot

[remote eagle]

is that artefact with max rad res?

[remote eagle]

if u walk slowly or crouch u dont get damaged by it

[rustic ermine]

https://tenor.com/view/friday-the13th-part-viii-door-glass-jason-gif-16797929

[remote eagle]

[rustic ermine]

nah

we EAT glass here

this 10 sec slowmode is dreadful

[remote eagle]

[snow hill]

med chemical res

[snow hill]

yeah that's why I love it. I was in a firefight and needed to heal and reload so i just slowalked into it and took my time while it acted as a shield

[remote eagle]

damn i never found that one

[icy basin]

[rustic ermine]

when i first found it i was in the.. old bandit hq? (its the place that usually has the moving fire orb anomaly in gamma) there was a stash on the other side of trhe tunnel and it was covered in the glass.

so the smart lil stalker that i am

I ran through it.

[snow hill]

game is pretty

[snow hill]

lunch

[rustic ermine]

what does it taste like

[remote eagle]

go ahead try it

[rustic ermine]

https://tenor.com/view/big-chungus-eating-watermelon-gif-15291020

[remote eagle]

[rustic ermine]

i fucking love this gif so much

[snow hill]

blue cheese suprisingly

[rustic ermine]

mmm chesse

[snow hill]

I do love blue cheese so i'm happy

[rustic ermine]

i dont like the idea of eating mold but i may be proven wrong one day

[warped monolith]

[rustic ermine]

[remote eagle]

[rustic ermine]

my hand is cold

[snow hill]

bring it here 🤝

[rustic ermine]

🤝 I can always count on you sister

[blissful nebula]

Dang Imma die of old age before Stalker 2 is "fixed" by the devs.

[west moth]

Maybe we'll get Sdalger 3 before that

[blissful nebula]

I just fkin do a pulse check & try the game out but fps is the same, no night vision. I see NPC's walking through anomalies.

Can't loot mutant corpses

[west moth]

Check the pins, stalker

[blissful nebula]

At least mutant corpses is in the roadmap. NV ain't

[west moth]

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

[blissful nebula]

Yeah but Imma die of old age man Istg

[west moth]

I'm waiting at least a year, maybe two for my first playthrough

[blissful nebula]

Ig it did take like 2 years to fix Cyberpunk. Maybe I gotta wait that long for Stalker 2 as well.

[west moth]

This is like Cyberpunk or No mans sky

[blissful nebula]

Honestly it seems less buggy than Cyberpunk

[west moth]

Sure but from what i read everywhere, i will wait

this is a /patientgamer moment

[blissful nebula]

It's legit just. Performance optimization + mutant loot + AI + Night Vision at this point & it'd be playable.
It's been 5 months, but the most noticeable change I notice is enemies don't spawn behind my ass. Probably some quest progression bugs were fixed also

[west moth]

Its not just that. Players who finished complain a lot of missing content especially late game. That will probably added with the DLCs

[blissful nebula]

I never got there because the economy balance + performance tanked in later areas.

[west moth]

Its simply unfinished, this is early access

[blissful nebula]

When I did a fight late game & returned with like 50 guns in my inventory, sold them & couldn't repair my armor in Rorstok where my FPS was like 20. I just deleted.

[west moth]

I waited for so long, i can wait longer

[blissful nebula]

This was even post economy balance stuff in like December I think

[west moth]

Yeah read many such experiences. Obviously balance issues

Play something else and have hope & patience. I believe they will deliver

[blissful nebula]

Maybe I should just reinstall Gamma for the stalker experience. I feel like Stalker 2 can't do it for me.

[west moth]

[blissful nebula]

At this point game file sizes are similar anyhow.

[ember acorn]

I love how enemies can just dodge bullets like they're the main character

[blissful nebula]

Even dogs run zig zag, dang them

But yeah I think it's pretty cool behavior from humans.

[ember acorn]

Is it just the newest one with that mechanic, or does Pripyat have it?

[warped monolith]

[blissful nebula]

I haven't played the trilogy in a few years, but I think the aggressive AI behavior in older titles was a lot more straightforward.

But yeah, not touched in ages so not 100% certain

[ember acorn]

I know Pripyat had good guns, but it removed Offline combat

Basically, even if your not there witnessing it, NPCs will fight each other

[blissful nebula]

But it's cyclical rather than random in my experience.

So while they would fight it'd be like groundhog day.

Honestly beyond that it's immersive.

[ember acorn]

I just hope they add, or at least make it compatible with mods to bring it back in this one

[nocturne smelt]

It's mostly an engine limitation they are dealing with atm.

[remote eagle]

[west moth]

True stalkers overcome any limitation

[remote eagle]

not engine tho

[west moth]

Then its obvious: Only an engine change can save us now

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/unreal-unreal-engine-computer-smoking-computer-smoking-gif-24575019

[west moth]

Back to X-Ray it is

[remote eagle]

no

[west moth]

Too late, everything has been arranged

At least we get a life

[warped monolith]

yea. not gonna happen

[remote eagle]

false

[west moth]

I was totally serious, guys

[brazen lake]

just rename unreal to xray

[nocturne smelt]

I honestly don't think UE5.1 will ever be able to track 1000 npcs living their lives. The best we can hope for is a convincing spawn system. Maybe it even tracks offline within a bubble around the player. But I just don't see it being able to do the entire zone.

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/evil-laugh-musanpro-nikke-doro-dorothy-gif-16158099313532557237

[blissful nebula]

I think tracking all of it is unnecessary personally. If you run from Cordon to Garbage, I at least don't expect Cordon NPC's to be living their life.

[nocturne smelt]

I agree completely, but for some reason the fact that Billy Badass isn't living his life in Pripyat is a deal breaker for people.

[blissful nebula]

I swear they just live their lives on repeat anyhow.

[nocturne smelt]

Alife has become a buzzword with very little understanding of how it actually functions.

[late kernel]

I just wish the rendering distance wasnt limited to 100 meters

and didnt spawn in the most random places

[nocturne smelt]

Yeah, this is a major hurdle they need to figure out how to overcome. Seeing things spawn is never acceptable imo.

[blissful nebula]

Clear a camp inside a cave, walk 25 meters away, turn around & there's a random sitting in that cave camp. Stalker 2 epic immersive gameplay.

[late kernel]

No such things as smart terrains or safe distance

[remote eagle]

stalker was never an immersive game

[late kernel]

Its immersive when you buy a used hazmat suit and play stalker like that

[remote eagle]

[nocturne smelt]

Eh, It was always very atmospheric, So in a way it was immersive. The arcadey nature of the games kind of ruins it though for immersion sake.

[late kernel]

then die of radiation because the used hazmat suit soaked up many rads

[blissful nebula]

I think Stalker 2 is immersive, but it has a lot of immersion breaking things

[remote eagle]

[late kernel]

Im sorry to burst your bubble

but stalker 2 ain't immersive

[remote eagle]

atmospheric and immersive are different things brotha

[blissful nebula]

I'll stop feeling immersed. My bad for feeling the wrong way.

[late kernel]

The atmosphere is there, but the gameplay is not

[blissful nebula]

Subjective opinion

Stalker 2 to me is more immersive than the trilogy ever was.

[nocturne smelt]

I'd say it's a cornerstone in making anything immersive.

[remote eagle]

[nocturne smelt]

I agree with this, There are just too many things that pull you out of the immersion.

[blissful nebula]

I just hope in a year or two the game is actually able to hold that immersion, but Idk how much hope I should have lol.

[late kernel]

Yeah because having abundant loots, weapons that use the same caliber has different penetration values even though AP ammos exists, overly bulletspongy enemies, unbalanced artifact detectors, subpar AI with very short rendering range that makes sniping impossible and makes the game feel absolutely dead and empty and uninteresting because of the lack of actual radiant AI system, exaggarated bullet drops, and what now is SO "IMMERSIVE"

Brother you are sitting in front of a computer, the word "immersion" does not exist

[blissful nebula]

🤓

[nocturne smelt]

I mean, It's going to take a lot on GSCs part, I just hope they don't release this SDK and put it all on the modders. Cause even with a toolkit there is only so much that can be done.

[remote eagle]

holy shit thats based af

[blissful nebula]

Yeah it's just like not that deep

A game is immersive if you feel immersed.

[nocturne smelt]

People enjoy different things, There is an entire genre built around immersion.

[late kernel]

My fault that i have standards

[nocturne smelt]

That's fine, but your telling someone else they can't be immersed in a game because of your standards.

[late kernel]

Never said that

Im saying that STALKER 2 is an objectively inferior product

[nocturne smelt]

To what though?

[blissful nebula]

You are telling someone "I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but Stalker 2 ain't immersive" in response to how I feel about the game.

So I mean

[late kernel]

Simply told how i feel about the game, nothing personal

[blissful nebula]

All good

[ember acorn]

I just want to eat and drink
And when I stop, I sit and have to restart from scratch

Is it so much to ask for a perm death survival?

[copper saffron]

S2 is fiiine, it’s a good framework for future mods

[ember acorn]

I have a laptop.

I can imagine it would heat up my TV dinner once I ran it

[blissful nebula]

I have a 3060 Ti & it's pretty much a 30fps experience on low settings.
Probably because the CPU isn't a top tier one.

[thorn plume]

They haven't even released the sdk, yet

[drowsy umbra]

I still think the rank system and its radio system from the OG trilogy are OP

if we get that at some point, I am very pleased

[ember acorn]

I just want the OFFLINE COMBAT!

[west moth]

You will have not a life and be happy

[rustic ermine]

We have not a life

[snow hill]

and here's the squatter

[rustic ermine]

Squatter? I hardly knower

[pseudo falcon]

btw, what mod is better? better ballistics or fubar?

[nocturne smelt]

I've only tried Better Ballistics, I Enjoyed it.

[pseudo falcon]

you didnt try fubar?

[snow hill]

cranky aint he?

[blissful nebula]

It's true. It's the highest I can see.

[deep hedge]

Stalker 2 is immersive, it just runs like it is on a computer from 1946

[nocturne smelt]

Nope, I mainly play MHM now so I don't run any weapons mods outside of that.

[cedar fossil]

What do you think the two new weapons are going to be? I am hoping that one is at least a Glock 17/19 because it's stupid that the only 9x19mm pistol is a story mission unique.

[ember acorn]

How about an American shotgun

[warped monolith]

It's a wonder they're promising new guns when there's so many issues to fix

[ember acorn]

Rome wasn't built in a day

[cedar fossil]

I mean if I'm getting new guns I want ones that fill a role that adds something to the game.

[warped monolith]

something something priorities

[cedar fossil]

An AKM would be nice for some wood stock style and something to use all that 7.62x39 lying around.

[ember acorn]

What about an Egyptian Ak47?

[cedar fossil]

Most other guns I can think of don't fundamentally change things up with just two of them.

[left tinsel]

Guys, could anybody please do this:
"T_GLOBAL_MAP_BASE was updated in 1.3.1. Go to current game files. Use fmodel to extract. Filename T_GLOBAL_MAP_BASE"

[icy basin]

Would you be better off asking this in #╟⚒stalker2™-mods-making-discussion

[left tinsel]

Cheers

[icy basin]

The more technically able side of this server category

[west moth]

The oven needs time to get a life

[plucky onyx]

https://tenor.com/view/chernobyl-not-great-not-terrible-its-okay-gif-24540363

[finite needle]

Variety for the gun spawning anomaly

[late kernel]

100 ak variants will save the game

[finite needle]

Stalker fans was clamoring for 100 ak variants

[peak eagle]

500 Aks

[remote eagle]

make it 200 and im bought

[finite needle]

idk what the hell you guys want anymore tbh

[remote eagle]

[peak eagle]

Where's the FN2000

[finite needle]

I just want the game to run decently

[late kernel]

Gamma fans*

[remote eagle]

i just want more funny side quests

[proud ruin]

Romance sidorovich option

[remote eagle]

im not fan of gamma radiation

[late kernel]

https://tenor.com/view/farcry6-gif-23383353

[proud ruin]

You stalkers don’t know what you want!

[late kernel]

I want my old guns back

I want my bulky fish looking bullpup rifle

[finite needle]

You got at least 3 bullpup rifles that look like crap.

[finite needle]

More areas.... but also more quests on already empty areas? Less AKs, but more guns?

[drowsy umbra]

I want my Steyr Aug

[late kernel]

More quests that aren't boring busywork

[finite needle]

That's all I want my man.

that and please, I don't care about a life or whatever but just don't make hostile squads of mercs spawn out of thin air in a place where I don't have any cover. That just feels like stumbling into an execution squad, it's not fun. It's just annoying.

There are so many places already with nothing meaningful to do in them except exploration, and some of the content is missable if you side with either ward or spark at a certain point.

[drowsy umbra]

I didnt even interact with Duty at any point in any of my main story playthroughs

they are so far out of place in this game

[remote eagle]

[sly stag]

hi, such a question, I want to start playing with stalker again and what mods would you recommend the most to make it much more difficult with finding items and the economy in general and to make you have to explore more to survive?

[split crown]

yeah, honestly, once I discovered the part where you literally get locked outta content depending on who you side with, I just hated it lol. Like there's already limited content, yet they cut more no matter what once you get further into the game? Very cool and epic

[split crown]

Desolation or Modular Hardcore Mode.

Personally I've tried Desolation and enjoy it.

[finite needle]

Me finding out you could go do stuff in the SoC train deposit hangar place from SoC if you went Ward:

btw I'm watching CP2077 related stuff and now the game feels like it's pretty much how it shuould have been. But it's been 5 years.

[sly stag]

ok, i'll try desolation too, thanks

[split crown]

In Garbage? ||I always make the decision to just go in guns blazing and clear the place out because 99% of bandits in Sdalger 2 are just worthless assholes lol; though it's also funny because Ward, at least every time I've done it, gets glitched and doesn't even move in to start helping me until there's only like 1-2 bandits left in the place. Even then, once Ward takes over the depot as a base/outpost, if I leave and come back they all disappear lmao so like what's even the point of taking it as a position?||

[finite needle]

ngl this is consistent with Ward's actions throught the game, they really are Duty 2.0 In all seriousness, it's kinda dumb you can't do it if you're locked into the Spark path, but that's the direction they took and gamers love when their actions have consequences so there you go, you miss content based on your actions

[split crown]

I'm just wondering if it's the game messing up or the Ward just physically moves on from that position to somewhere else once you leave, though.

Because once you deal with that area, it just becomes empty with no other NPCs spawning there iirc

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/sammy-classic-sonic-fan-when-will-you-learn-that-your-actions-have-consequences-gif-26164785

[finite needle]

Yah as it is now I think it's meant to set up a strong position for the A L I F E to go and start doing their thing. It never happens because a life right now it's just out there to pick fights and nothing else, and doesn't really need to move into defensible positions and shit.

[split crown]

a-life, as it stands right now in Sdalger 2, is just "spawn in and fight anything that moves - 20-30 meters away from the player in X min intervals" simulator.

[finite needle]

which happens way too often too, feels like GAMMA's army warehouse at moments

[remote eagle]

[split crown]

Then the survivors just wander off and despawn once they're out of the player's fov

[finite needle]

(I've been told that it's fine if there's a 3v3 going on every 4 minutes in AW because it's supposed to be a warzone duh)

(the zone feels alive that way with spam clogging your chat)

[split crown]

At least Army warehouses in Gamma are fun and engaging imo

(loot goblin brain goes brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr)

[split crown]

God I miss the PDA messaging system...

[finite needle]

Unless you start as Freedom and everyone is friendly + your first target is a master duty with a 9x39 OR goes into Rostok and stays there until the heat death of the universe

[split crown]

even that feature alone was nice to feel at least some life emanating from other NPCs.

[finite needle]

I hate the PDA messaging system, I hate stalkers shitposting in general

[split crown]

LMAO. Yeah I've never done a Freedom playthrough in Gamma

[split crown]

I love seeing idiots shitposting

[finite needle]

and I hate when ivan the peevan goes "YO CHECK THIS OUT I'VE FOUND THIS ARTIFACT I SURE HOPE NO LONER MUGS ME FOR IT NOW"

[split crown]

end up finding him dead like 20 min later from blood cykas or a pack of boars

It'd be neat if other NPCs actually took it upon themselves to ambush NPCs that do announce that sorta shit over public channels though eh

[finite needle]

despite what stalker fans might think, alife ain't complex like that.

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/lotr-so-you-have-chosen-death-chosen-death-lord-of-the-rings-gif-15767548

[split crown]

I know

but a man can dream and imagine

[finite needle]

I do however miss the older games combat AI, the current one is really not fun

[remote eagle]

u want good mod with full on alife system for og trilogy stalker

play oblivion lost remake
u gonna regret playing it

[finite needle]

I've been suggested that Radiophobia has the "best" alife system, and I've seen loners form a conga line out of rostok to migrate and sit in a campfire for weeks, or some dude attacking me because I was looting my own stash

[remote eagle]

thats not a life

[split crown]

I tried Radiophobia, and it's just kinda ehhhhhhhhhhhhh imo.

[remote eagle]

i tried it too it was ok for SoC mod

[finite needle]

It's fine. Has some stuff it does well, but also a lot of stuff that is really dumb.

all in all is a decent SoC remix, but wouldn't lose my sleep over it

[remote eagle]

thats like 100% of SoC mods my dude

[split crown]

I'd also call it fine I suppose, but I didn't even make it out of Cordon before just feeling bored with it

[finite needle]

Jokes aside, there's a reason I stuck into GAMMA long enough compared to all the other mods

[split crown]

yeah, Gamma is also the best feeling experience I've had when it comes to any STALKER modpacks.

[proud ruin]

Radiophobia enjoyer

[odd fjord]

no dont

[odd fjord]

DONT recommend desolation for now my dude

it is outdated and requires an update from mod author

mod author is currently not available due to personal reasons

the ONLY working and maintained large scale overhauls currently are:

• Modular Hard Mode
• Infinity

a smaller overhaul like mod is :

• Maklanes better zone

[split crown]

it was outdated even when I was playing with it lol

[odd fjord]

yeah and thats extremelly bad

[split crown]

it seemed to be working just fine for me

[odd fjord]

just cus a mod works even when its outdated doesnt mean its not negatively impacting other stuff

EVERY file that mod touches is now a file stuck on that stalker 2 version

[remote eagle]

thanks for that i wanted to try some

[split crown]

my last time launching the game was like March 26th or something

[odd fjord]

yes and it might seem like it works

but u are changing small variables u wont notice easily, things could be translucency for ai sight, damage values, penetration values etc

every. line. in the configs of desolation NOT used by mod are old outdated lines

[split crown]

yeaaaah damage values were definitely fucked lol. NPCs would 1-2 shot me

though I also use Better Ballistics

[odd fjord]

u are making a trade where u get the mod overhaul stuff but u revert yourself to the last updated mod version for all other stuff

[split crown]

I gotcha

[nocturne smelt]

I had the same setup. I moved over to MHM and have not looked back since.

[odd fjord]

so like, do u want to play on 1.1 when the game expects 1.3.2?

some systems not used by config use new data from recent version and then halve the data is from 2 versions ago

[split crown]

might have to try MHM next time I get back into Sdalger 2. Not gonna launch again tho until GSC can figure out how to at least someone finish cooking the game.

[odd fjord]

that might seem okay on surface untill you run into huge issues caused by inconsistency

[split crown]

Was unaware of this. I'll have to keep it in mind.

[odd fjord]

its fucking crazy, mods like reduced repair cost

[split crown]

will more than likely delete my current playthrough anyway and start another new game.

[odd fjord]

they change 1 single line in 1 file but in return you revert a minimum of like 200 lines back to old version, all because of 1 number change

[split crown]

wtf

that's crazy actually

[odd fjord]

ANY mod thats longer days NOT on like 1.2 or 1.3 is changing the corevar, the most important config back to that mod version

[split crown]

[odd fjord]

1 - corevar, 1.0
2 - corevar 1.0
3 - corevar 1.0
4 - mutant configs 1.0
5 - corevar 1.0
6 - not sure tbh
7 - not sure tbh

so EVERY SINGLE mod filtered by most endorsed atm will revert your files to 1.0

[split crown]

yea I'd usually play with a longer days mod + better climbing/parkour mod + increased carry weight (which usually comes with lower repair costs iirc and more stamina)

[odd fjord]

so:
U get: "the mod works"
what actually happens: "the mod works but EVERYTHING else the mod doesnt touch in config is now 1.0"

if there was damage values in that config untouched? now its 1.0
was there sound changes? 1.0 now

[split crown]

Interesting that you mention the sound changes... I think I remember the ak-74u's reload animations sounding different when I was and wasn't using Oxide's expanded armory mod.

This is all just adding to the tediousness of modding lmao.

glad I'm taking a break from playing the game

[odd fjord]

not advertising but theres only a handfull working mods atm

[split crown]

will just need to pay extra attention to which mods I use that affect the core variable.

[odd fjord]

if anyone reads this, just look at gamma mod posts for active posts and/or see mhm mod description below for actively maintained mods

[split crown]

alrighty, thanks man

[odd fjord]

no problem, just make sure u use the most recent major version possible of a mod (1.3) in this case and if u cant just go into a fitting mod post and ask how you can do it yourself

stuff like reduced repair anyone can do its just changing a number, or no sprint or more weight

[remote eagle]

thanks

[split crown]

Regardless I'm gonna have to probably delete a buncha shit outta my mods folder

[odd fjord]

here is a convenient list of actively maintained and supported s2 mods i have by the hand:

below work with MHM seamlessly

• Ani HVX (Modular Hard Mode - hardcore overhaul)
• Ace (Weather Overhaul, weapon reposition - weather)
• Oxide (attachments, guns - guns)
• Linxz (npc, attachments - NPC)
• Flic (physics - a bit of everything)
• LetsWoolGather (AI Combat, Aggro, Alife - npc and simulation)
• Shay (Living Zone, Talk Trade, Roaming Trade - ai, simulation)
  -> use only 1 alife mod if playing with mhm

below don't work with mhm combined

• Maklane (Better zone, Better gunfights, zone overhaul - a bit of everything)
• inf_solv (Infinity - semi hardcore overhaul)
• Kazz (ballistics - guns and ammo)
• rbwadle (ue4ss script mods - a bit of everything)
• Ekkaia (freeplay mod - freeplays)
• MZ3RO (sounds)

these are actively maintained and supported mods for stalker 2, this is also a list i personally forwarded to Mol1t to include in closed sdk testing

[icy basin]

Making me think I should re-download the game

[finite needle]

eh I'd wait for them to fix up open world a bit before

[nocturne smelt]

There are def some improvements needed on GSCs side. It just comes down to how much jank you can deal with. The overhaul mods make the majority of the systems feel better but they can only do so much for now.

[split crown]

Hell yeah, thanks for the recommendations!

[icy basin]

Rather, uninstall and reinstall

To make sure no mod files remain

[finite needle]

Turns out open world gunfights and chimera/giants fights were my turning points, couldn't stand to do them, just dropped it all.

[odd fjord]

wait till u hear stalker 2 has pak mod residue effects where even a complete reinstall of stalker 2 might not work

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

[nocturne smelt]

Understandable. Hopefully GSC or a mod can fix those issue for you in the future.

[nocturne smelt]

Good ol Pakcache.

[icy basin]

So how do you fix that?

[split crown]

didn't even consider that as being a problem.

(I've never once reinstalled the game)

[odd fjord]

WIPE every single file associated to stalker 2 like all, or a tedious process where u like gotta put stuff on true and then false and then on true and stuff

[icy basin]

Oh
Easy enough

[nocturne smelt]

lol

[icy basin]

only 15 steps

[split crown]

[odd fjord]

https://tenor.com/view/coding-gif-25731151

[split crown]

yeah I'd rather just delete all the damn files

[icy basin]

Whatever keeps me out of mechanical watch repair for a second longer

[split crown]

so just literally go into the Stalker 2 folder and manually delete everything?

[odd fjord]

no EVERYTHING. EVERY. THING

[nocturne smelt]

Yes, And %localappdata%

[odd fjord]

saves, docs, appdata, install, mods all of it

oh and if u do it that way, gg save ofc cus save has the mod data in it

[split crown]

I've restarted my playthroughs in S2 probably like 15 or more times now.

So that's not really an issue

[nocturne smelt]

You and me both lol.

I think I've restarted like 10 times in the past 30 days.

[split crown]

I'd at least be more ok with restarting each time if the game/world was more RNG/randomized each time like how Gamma is.

like with what sorta random items you find everywhere in Gamma just lying about as an example

[nocturne smelt]

MHM

[strange heath]

MHM got replayability

[nocturne smelt]

Guns, armor, helmets, and stashes are almost all randomized.

Certain tiers of items are locked behind hidden rank requirements.

So no running to x spot to get y weapon.

[split crown]

Oh fuck really? Damn

[nocturne smelt]

Imo it's the closest to a Misery style overhaul your going to get pre SDK.

[split crown]

Oh, I'm sure it's probably fine, but I'm guessing it's still fine to use an Engine.ini?

[nocturne smelt]

With what MHM?

[onyx mist]

anybody know what the mossberg shotgun nuclear option was and should I worry about updating for it, I have 0.9.3.1 and I believe that was the last update otherwise

[nocturne smelt]

https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/958342885005221898 Try here.

[split crown]

yeah and in general I suppose

[nocturne smelt]

Yeah you can edit Engine.ini.

Just need to know what to put in there or ask someone for theirs and use it as a template.

[wanton arch]

Can u kill nimble

In the game

[drowsy umbra]

||maybe||

[split crown]

I've been using one of the OG ones off the nexus that's still somewhat regularly maintained

[nocturne smelt]

Yerts?

[split crown]

Nah, lemme grab a link to it

this one: https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/17

[wanton arch]

I destroyed a duty group in rostok SOC we fucks with freedom

[nocturne smelt]

I'll take a look at it. Not familiar with this one.

[split crown]

the list of stuff in it is pretty extensive from what I recall

I use the version for G-SYNC monitors

[hollow juniper]

my friend said u can cum in the game, what keybind bruh?

[west moth]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1356887475435470889/Video-920_1.mp4?ex=6800a86f&is=67ff56ef&hm=a66c6e3871cfc6f7ef567f67227953ddb6db4976cbb6d9994bd3e19f7f8051b3&

[remote eagle]

alt+f4

[west moth]

Only available if you edit a-life.ini

[remote eagle]

better delete that gif or Dry gonna slap u

[rustic ermine]

no shlorkin

[west moth]

It's spoiled now

[remote eagle]

[fallen iron]

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[west moth]

[odd fjord]

ayo falco wtf my speakers

[icy basin]

Works every time

[storm bloom]

Do I not have a framegen option? Or are the options just badly labeled?

[split crown]

this is your frame gen option:

the NVIDIA frame gen option is only available for 40 & 50 series GPUs

[storm bloom]

That's what I guessed, it's just weirdly labeled then.

Thanks!

[split crown]

[cloud fractal]

Hi, maybe someone can answer me. Will I be able to handle gamma on a gt 710? + is it possible to somehow disable graphics mods and install DX8? Anticipating questions, I don't have money to upgrade my PC

[warped monolith]

Please ask about gamma in #╟🔰☢newbies-chat. This channel is for Stalker 2

[cloud fractal]

Oh, sorry, my mistake

[wanton arch]

Yoo

[pale vine]

[ripe valve]

Can you jump the pseudogiant's stomp attack? Because, I have tried many times with different timings and distances yet I keep getting hit.

Does it have an aoe effect in S2?

[nocturne smelt]

I've been hit by it standing on a boulder like 6ft off the ground.

[warped monolith]

its aoe effect is vertical as well as horizontal

[plucky onyx]

How does something hitting the ground really hard hurt me

[warped monolith]

shockwave

[plucky onyx]

I mean if someone dropped a car on the ground near me at height, I wouldnt get hurt by the transfer of energy to the ground 🤓. Maybe its supposed to psi related

[warped monolith]

or maybe it's a sci-fi game where a giant monster that barely resembles anything human does a really strong ground stomp

[plucky onyx]

Immediate immersion mod

[warped monolith]

play something else then

'muh immersion' with space and time-distorting anomalies, genetically engineered mutants and a hive mind that alters reality

[nocturne smelt]

You can be immersed in any genre whether it be sci fi or fantasy ect. Realism is where you run into a problem.

[west moth]

The pseudogiant has a life, that's what makes it so effective

[nocturne smelt]

They have not a life. Not until the game can let them live it in Pripyat while I'm in the swamps. /s

[chilly cradle]

yo

[wanton arch]

Bro I got the strelok ending no regrets

[stable quail]

mod io

[golden hazel]

They stole the bloodsucker village so they definitely have a life

[peak eagle]

pseudogiant village now

[remote eagle]

[west moth]

[orchid summit]

im having this bug where i cant talk to korshunov, did the emission strategy and that didnt help

[nocturne smelt]

That does not look like Korshunov. At least I don't remember him looking like that.

That looks like a normal Ward soldier weaing an exo.

[orchid summit]

Exactly

But korshunov should be there

[nocturne smelt]

Try finding him at the chemical plant maybe? I'm not sure.

I didn't have this happen on my Ward playthrough.

[stark holly]

he's in a backroom somewhere iirc, looks like malachite

[clever ether]

Hey, i've just seen the "Roadmap for Q2 2025", i'm just wondering, what is the Q2 or a Q(x)? And when would it be released?

[warped monolith]

Q2 = Second quarter of the year
so months 4-5-6

[clever ether]

ohhh thx ^^

[manic notch]

anyone know how to get the reshade working

[nocturne smelt]

Indeed.

[wintry wigeon]

How's the state of the game currently? I quit at SIRCAA on release to not ruin my first playthrough

[nocturne smelt]

Very slightly improved from vanilla? But not very noticeable. They tend to fix some things but than other things they fix revert to their broken state again. It's been very hit or miss.

If you were not happy with the game then... I don't think enough has improved to change your mind.

[wintry wigeon]

My biggest gripes other than quests breaking was that A-life was literally nonexistent on release

and the mutants/STALKERs were absurdly tanky

[nocturne smelt]

There are still quests that break, Still a poor implementation of a spawn system, and enemies still have their arcadey health pools. The last one I do not expect to change since all the GSC games follow this trend.

Going to have to look at mods to change the enemies.

[wintry wigeon]

Super basic mods can fix the health pools but the rest are just fundamental parts of the game that needed a lot of work

[nocturne smelt]

Still do.

[wintry wigeon]

I hope it's like Cyberpunk 2077: a dumpster fire release, and a great game after 2-3 years of work

[nocturne smelt]

You won't get back spawned as much but we are still limited to a 95m render range and spawns are noticeable.

[nocturne smelt]

Hopefully, We will have to wait and see if they can pull a rabbit out of a hat.

[wintry wigeon]

I think it could (mostly) be reasonably done. A-life and optimization are gonna be the biggest challenges

They still need to readd a ton of cut content and then expand more on that

Honestly if they didn't plan for a console release, it'd probably have come out in a better state

[nocturne smelt]

I think they can definately implement a convincing spawn system. I think there are engine limitations preventing full zone life simulation. I also believe full zone simulation is unnecessary.

Optimization is the larger issue. If people can't run the game in a stable way. What's the point.

[wintry wigeon]

As far as I understand, real A-life exists in the code. The issue is that it potentially destroys performance

[nocturne smelt]

They probably did try it. The issue is the amount of storage required for all the simulation tracking. UE5.1 does not have such a system. So it needs to be made from scratch.

[wintry wigeon]

People say the newer versions of UE5 could help but I don't know how much of a pain it'd be to update the game

[strange heath]

Id think its a mix of them also not having enough experience. It seems like from the gothic remake its for sure possible

[strange heath]

Probably pain

[wintry wigeon]

Maybe a bit of that too

[nocturne smelt]

Gothic has full map simulation?

[wintry wigeon]

What they have there already is quality, it just needed a lot more time

[strange heath]

Its for sure pretty advanced

[wintry wigeon]

AI in general the past ~10 years has decreased in quality

[strange heath]

Not sure the extent but it seems pretty good from what theyve talked about

[nocturne smelt]

Honestly, We just need a larger render radius and a better way to hide spawns. I'd be fine with that.

[wintry wigeon]

It has to be much larger for snipers to be relevant

[nocturne smelt]

I played the Demo but It's not a large enough area to really convince me they have a large scale simulation going on.

[strange heath]

Double the render and just limit it from an angle and itd be good

[strange heath]

Ye i think the demo is pretty old

[wintry wigeon]

I figure offline simulations will just have to be updated kinda infrequently depending how far away they are

Like in the original games, they maybe update every few minutes in other regions from what I can tell

[nocturne smelt]

They could just do a larger radius for offline, Make offline tracking like 1000m and render 200-300m. I feel like that would be convincing enough.

[strange heath]

We kinda have offline up to 800m stable with faw. So its close to zone wide. If they implement a database its for sure possible

[wintry wigeon]

300 would maybe still feel limited with snipers

[nocturne smelt]

Tracking what Monolith is doing in Pripyat while your in the swamps just feels unnecessary.

[nocturne smelt]

Sure, but from a vanilla perspective, there isn't a weapon in the game with an effective range that large.

Let alone people are not rendering assets that far away.

[strange heath]

300 also really long in this game, dont think its feasible unless on a hill or something

Ops wrong answer lol

[wintry wigeon]

Depends on map. Some areas were extremely open

[strange heath]

Best way anyway is just using an option in settings

Win win

[wintry wigeon]

For render definitely

[nocturne smelt]

Just for arguments sake.

That building is 376m away

[strange heath]

Ye distance compared to og feels twice as long

[nocturne smelt]

Had to turn my compass on for that pic. I feel gross.

Playthrough ruined.

[wintry wigeon]

The construction site?

[nocturne smelt]

The first white building

[wintry wigeon]

Yeah that's what I meant

400-500 render distance would work in my opinion, just leave it up to settings

[nocturne smelt]

Sure, I'm all for a scalable option.

[wintry wigeon]

I think it was Zaton, but there were tons of very open fields there too

I honestly can't remember the name cause the whole map is so different

[nocturne smelt]

If someone can pull that shot with an 8x scope. They deserve to have the render range lol.

[strange heath]

fukn nexus

[wintry wigeon]

With 8x it wouldn't be too crazy, I'd be more worried about the goofy health pools at that point

[strange heath]

[nocturne smelt]

It's been an issue today, I still can't see changelog updates.

[wintry wigeon]

I hope they undo the weapon tier based balance. You should be able to use an AK74 fine in late game

[nocturne smelt]

I doubt it, It follows the OG game progression.

[wintry wigeon]

I gave a bunch of feedback back when I did play and hope they considered it seriously

[nocturne smelt]

Mods fix that issue though.

[wintry wigeon]

I'm just wondering how anything like GAMMA can be recreated in STALKER 2. Faction relations felt.... nonexistent

[nocturne smelt]

They had full access to the engine when they created Anomaly. I don't think something like that is going to happen with S2.

It would be very difficult to do something to that degree.

[wintry wigeon]

We'll see I guess. We don't know yet how in-depth the modding tools will be

[nocturne smelt]

But I'm sure eventually we will get modpacks that will get pretty close.

[strange heath]

Since its UE and SDK is pretty rare outside of epics own launches
probably not that in depth if I speculate

[wintry wigeon]

The community would collectively riot if GSC fucks the modding community

[nocturne smelt]

I think the problem is sourcecode accessibility. I don't see GSC just letting everyone in.

[wintry wigeon]

I've lost count how many times I've read "mods will fix it" the past few months

[nocturne smelt]

People have unrealistic expectations to be honest. They expect modders to be able to fix everything.

[strange heath]

Considered how good the game is with current mods, even if SDK is basic, much can be done

[nocturne smelt]

I'm honestly surprised so much is possible now.

I was not expecting half of these mods before an SDK.

[wintry wigeon]

They can make a crazy amount of stuff happen but like you said, they needed engine code itself many years ago

[nocturne smelt]

We will find out soon. Hopefully this Closed SDK test goes well.

[wintry wigeon]

I figure it'll be another few months

[nocturne smelt]

Most likely.

[split lance]

I mean they sort of have with stalker anomaly/gamma

[nocturne smelt]

Yeah but Anomaly/Gamma is not the standard. It's extremely rare for a company to hand over full access to an engine and let people do whatever.

It's a special case.

[west moth]

True stalkers never lose hope

[split lance]

Ya fair

[west moth]

[split lance]

Seeing stalker recreated in other games is also neat

Like the dayz stalker servers that sometimes pop up