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

[late kernel]

no

[wanton arch]

Dang

[wooden glade]

!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&

[late kernel]

Sir this is the stalker 2 chat

How do you people keep mixing up the two channels?

You'll see it when your "newcomer" role gets removed at one point

you can ask for help in newbie chat too iirc

Right above newbie chat, you still have newbie role so you cant see it yet 'cause you're new to the server

[turbid sable]

found it thx

[icy basin]

Surely this helps

[peak eagle]

Surely

[warped monolith]

maybe... but stop calling me Shirley

[remote eagle]

[digital plume]

https://tenor.com/view/how-can-you-read-this-no-pictures-gif-15201067

[remote eagle]

[chilly ore]

I am playing with the Stalker Infinity mod and another one that I believe enhances the enemy ai behavior.
The game went from "total ass" to "somewhat enjoyable if you turn your brain off"

[wanton arch]

I was hoping the base game had improved as I’m out of town and am only able to play on console.

Kinda sad they fumbled so bad

[chilly ore]

Not that many glitches, but some issues are inherent to the core game design and would need very deep changes to "fix"

[chilly ore]

oof

Infinity reduces the loot you get about about 70% and my stash is stocked full of shit

hell, I go out with the APB, I mag dump enemies and come back with 150 extra 9x18

makes no sense

[crisp raven]

yo question, I just installed stalker 2 on steam and when I press play it says running then never lauches and the play icon reappears. Anyone know why it wont launch?

[terse gazelle]

haha, maybe an anomaly!! after all theres no bugs, only anomalies

[toxic topaz]

hey theres a mod that disables lumen and i get 50-70 frams on my 1660 ti

its called 4gb fix ultra optimization

[civic olive]

Did anyone make a mod that fixes NPC behavior? I played Stalker 2 a few months ago but gave up because combat got repetitive too much.

[jovial berry]

there's Combat Overhaul and a few A-life mods

i suggest just trying out one of the complete overhauls like Infinity or Modular Hard Mode (really difficult)

[wooden glade]

I see, thanks

tbh it's not gonna be of much use to me anyways but good to know.

[remote needle]

cfg

[haughty ridge]

i would play it like this if i had no other choice lol

[icy basin]

"Launch" it again by right clicking steam icon in tray

[wooden glade]

honestly I don't think it's worth it at such a low res, you might as well use GeForce Now at that point

[lavish hornet]

if you drop the foliage more you can probably get more

[wooden glade]

yeah, maybe that might work alongside a more performant engine.ini files

[crisp raven]

didnt work, ive tried admin as well

[icy basin]

Weird
Usually worked for me, "launching" the game while it's already "running"

[fringe halo]

first time launching stalker 2 on my pc was a failure

[lavish hornet]

If you have no mods installed yet verify the game files

[warped monolith]

STALKER 2 will only be a good game once this video is remade using sounds from it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhBLJ6L-byo

[golden hazel]

So once the devs remember to add the sounds cause they forgor

[warped monolith]

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-yes-cat-gif-555799605331270828

[finite wagon]

why the repair costs still high af in this game i literally go bankrupt all the time

[remote eagle]

nope they ok

[unborn kelp]

are guns and outfits still made out of cardboard for vanilla S2?

[proven pelican]

feels like my gear is always breaking

something i found out is stepping into anomalies damages your guns too

[remote eagle]

yeah better inequip them if u doin artefact hunting

early game guns repair is cheap

but lategame guns and exo damn u can go broke fast

my hard earned 500k gonna turn into nothing when i get to late game quests

[unborn kelp]

tbh lost interest during very first playthru just after sircaa story part
only recently decided to poke it again

gamma mutants are way better

[remote eagle]

swamps and sircaa no joke

[proven pelican]

i gave the game some time to update because of the issues it had on launch and i am not disappointed, just curious as to how the zone seems to have changed so much lol

my headcannon is anomalies blocking paths to other places or just plain old spacial anomalies

[remote eagle]

i prepared to swamps better then to BS in gamma

[unborn kelp]

psydogs still as dogshite ( ) as on launch?
that almost broke me in the swamps
then again, I didnt prep nearly as much as I probably should have (if I had any fucking idea how it was going to get)

[remote eagle]

now not as bad as at launch

[unborn kelp]

so just 10 bulletsponge clones each instead of 15
ok 😜

[remote eagle]

2-3 good powerful shots from shotgun and they gone

first playthrough in S2 after swamps i was fkn broke and without ammo

second playthrough in S2 i brought sledgehammer to the swamps and become doom slayer

[unborn kelp]

that's still way more than clones should need 🙄

[remote eagle]

they dying from 1 shot lol

[unborn kelp]

you just said 2-3

[remote eagle]

all 10

[unborn kelp]

ah

[remote eagle]

or grenades which is fuckton in stalker 2 i got like 20 of them in my stash

[warped monolith]

[slow verge]

Haha stupid cat guy can’t spam ok cry anymore hahahaha

[peak eagle]

[remote eagle]

[slow verge]

What the heck!!! 😡😡😡😡

I hate you stupid idiot

[warped monolith]

[slow verge]

Stupid dumb idot

[remote eagle]

[peak eagle]

[remote eagle]

@west moth

https://tenor.com/view/crycat-crying-cat-crying-cat-thumbs-up-thumbs-up-ok-gif-22851318

[golden hazel]

[slow verge]

I hate that stupid car it’s so dumb all of you are stupid I hate you bitch

[long shell]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/785002594363113482/1365971705822056569/ezgif.com-resize.gif

[remote eagle]

[drowsy umbra]

[remote eagle]

👍

[nocturne smelt]

[peak eagle]

[molten osprey]

[warped monolith]

[unborn kelp]

checks channel
...

[molten osprey]

Joos hates that supid car

[icy basin]

[lapis spade]

[remote eagle]

[unborn kelp]

🚗

[warped monolith]

[icy basin]

[clever herald]

Hi guys i want to install these mods. Does my save will broke? #╟⚒stalker2™-mods-making-discussion message

should i start new game?

[placid moat]

A lot of them probably are outdated and will break your game, you will have to take a look on Nexus and look for ones that got recently updated / made

Also it depends on the mod if you should start a new game

[leaden crane]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1075088528909795460/1290624297752199328/20240122_212234.gif

[nocturne smelt]

Rip

[twin spoke]

So how the game is working right now? did they improve A-life 2.0?

[nocturne smelt]

[true yew]

Yo, just installed gamma and got more mods than what I suppose to have.
Gock is this true?

[wooden glade]

!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&

[jovial berry]

This is stalker 2 chat

[jolly stratus]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1168562048586752052/1366114877671866488/Screenshot_2025-04-28_021300.png?ex=68106de0&is=680f1c60&hm=043aa9b457086661f928e38cc9ffba3921469328f4c9fe544fd03ed5e0a40734&

Stalker original trilogy update

[icy basin]

SHADOW OF CHERNOBYL UE5 /j
And not the updated kind with better performance

[tribal oak]

Contemplating buying Stalker 2, have many of the initial issues been fixed? Like A-Life

[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&

[jovial berry]

The game is in a much better state but i suggest you play modded as it fixes many of the issues

[tribal oak]

Sounds good

Do you think it's as good as the OGs?

With the mods I mean

[jovial berry]

hard to say. I dont think so, in terms of gameplay, but it does feel like a good STALKER follow up, provided that they fix AI and release a good SDK

Theres a bit of lack on "sandbox" content. Its an open world linear adventure

mods make it so you need to spend more time prepping before missions, like doing side quests or going for loot

[tribal oak]

Hope they release a SDK, would be great to have Stalker 2 as a base for new mods

Like Call of Chernobyl etc

[jovial berry]

there already some good mods there. MHM if you want the hardcore experience, infnity for overhaul (makes game feel more like 1.0)

[nocturne smelt]

Stalker Infinity is like Vanilla plus. MHM is what would happen if you cover yourself in honey and go poke a bear.

They are both really good overhauls, Highly recommend.

[tribal oak]

Thanks for the tips guys

[warped monolith]

[remote eagle]

[peak eagle]

[wary nimbus]

We cannot forget about Desolation, still great in my opinion. But I really hope that it won't be forgotten by its creator.

[nocturne smelt]

I just don't recommend it anymore since I don't keep up with it and any update could break it since it's outdated.

[warped monolith]

@icy basin

[jovial berry]

shoundt be advertising here

[icy basin]

🐌

[muted elk]

Make sure you install oxa and desolation my man. Pretry good!

[muted elk]

Nah its creator already have the next beta version

[slim moth]

mhm > Deso

[muted elk]

Also paired it with longer daytime and ADS without fov changinv mods. They are so damn good. And i just installed a radio mod.

[wary nimbus]

Where? Deadly is not active for a few months

[muted elk]

Talked to him 2 days ago and also sent me the link for the next version beta. Just keep it.cool.

[warped monolith]

"just keep it cool"
pings the guy

[wary nimbus]

Sorry, I didn't understand properly what it means to "keep it cool".

[nocturne smelt]

[foggy walrus]

I need some help with mod installation. I want to use RWNG mod but it overrides all of the other mods like OXA and Mutant parts in spite of the mod page saying they are compatible. Anyone ever had a simillar issue?

[muted elk]

why not desolation with oxa?

with that it is mandatory to use that mod, and in its guide there a step by step tutorial how to install it properly along with the other mods

[foggy walrus]

Which one is that?

[muted elk]

lemme send the link for you

[muted elk]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1179

[nocturne smelt]

OXA localization already has real weapon names in it.

You can only have one set of 3 localization files.

The game can only read one set.

[late kernel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy9cVLxVrew

[mossy tendon]

So would I be able to play this comfortably at 1080p with a 3060ti?

[late kernel]

no

still runs like shit

[mossy tendon]

Fuck , guess I’ll wait on it than

[cursive crown]

It would work but would probaly have to have settings on low.

Game forces RTX which is gonna hurt

[slow verge]

Bich

[proven pelican]

this game is bonkers

[west cloud]

So does stalker 2 still suck and Gamma reigns supreme?

[honest wadi]

Guys, what should I do if I need to turn on the settings of the solution, but the home button does not work?

[heavy jacinth]

I was about to ask about the performance thanks for a message from yesterday that answered my todays question.

[burnt hull]

Both are different experiences

[wooden glade]

in terms of gameplay features and depth, Gamma reigns supreme yeah

but in terms of graphics/art style and immersion (AI aside), I'd say Stalker 2 has an edge

[tawny vessel]

Stalker 2 is basically the originals, but made in 2020-s

[gilded jay]

In stalker 2 npc hunt artifact ?

[late kernel]

no

[feral elbow]

Has anyone tried the Maklane’s Better Zone mod for S2?

[wooden glade]

!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&

[unkempt plaza]

Will 64gb ram, an i7 14800-f (i think) and a 5080 run 4k?

[pliant lintel]

Delete and turn back true Stalker

Pls Anyone fix this game

[wooden glade]

patience is virtue.

[warped monolith]

they'll fix it by the time they release the DLCs, just like Cyberpunk.

[molten osprey]

[cerulean cargo]

https://tenor.com/view/monolith-stalker-worship-wish-granter-gif-4163859184604151540

[warped monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/ip-grabber-ip-grabber-thanos-gif-21846609

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/ip-grabber-gif-10569004084972694641

[slow verge]

Fuck you bitch

[chilly ore]

I found a place with around 15 crystal thorn artifacts that give me psy damage.
A specific one crashes my game when I pick it up

What do?

I am using stalker infinity

[molten osprey]

[golden hazel]

[warped monolith]

[chilly ore]

Took me this long to stumble upon a random reddit post that just so happens to show me that the guides were fast travel points.

Second mechanic that I needed a reddit post to know about, with the first one being the electra anomaly only chasing you if you have artifacts equipped.

[warped monolith]

Guides being fast travel are something people may know from Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat

[golden hazel]

Can't wait for the DLC, Clearer Sky

[warped monolith]

and Caller of Pripyat

[golden hazel]

[muted elk]

Nah it chased me without arties.

[slow verge]

I hate you so much dumb bich so stupid

Stupid cat its not even funny so dumb

[icy basin]

This bit is going on for a tad too long, bud

[slow verge]

Shit up idiot

Bud

[icy basin]

All you do in this discord is say "poopoo peepee" and rant about an emoji (and squirrels)

[jovial berry]

https://tenor.com/view/fancy-top-hat-tip-aunty-donna-nurse-report-gif-17786883

poopoo peepee

[unborn kelp]

[slow verge]

I did’nt see in rules where I cant say poo poo peepee

[acoustic coral]

No it will make your pc implode in on itself creating a small black hole that will destroy the world

[acoustic coral]

Bro put on the homelander pfp and thinks he tough

[icy basin]

Read the very first rule about being "that guy"

[slow verge]

At least I’m not stupid like you

[unborn kelp]

🍿

[drowsy umbra]

[hearty current]

[molten osprey]

[tired garden]

[wanton arch]

where yo find outoff topic chat

[nocturne smelt]

You may have to remove your newcomer status. You can do that at https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/1029827096488452137
After that off topic is https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/912320242301149215

There are other ones for other languages as well.

As well as a myriad of other non-stalker channels.

[warped monolith]

[icy basin]

[unborn kelp]

🐶

[solemn horizon]

anyone still play this shit?

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/spit-it-out-spit-disgusting-gif-16413711

[peak eagle]

[drowsy umbra]

[warped monolith]

[golden hazel]

[hushed garden]

They've completely fixed the game, A-life is now fully implemented. Enjoy

[silk dove]

[golden hazel]

[proven pelican]

how the fuck do i get to burnt forest

[proud ruin]

[slow verge]

Pee pee poopoo

dumass

[icy basin]

I'd say that's pretty good

[eager solstice]

@slow verge (joos6265) has been muted for {2 days} for reason: Learn to stop being rude. You're not being cool, you're being weird and alienating. Sit in the corner for a few. -2d

[proud ruin]

Bro spelt dumbass wrong

[icy basin]

That works

[unborn kelp]

and whats with the seeming cat obsession here?

[proud ruin]

[icy basin]

Coping cat

[unborn kelp]

no, really
did I miss anything?

[icy basin]

Basic formula

"Stalker 2 will be fixed "

That's it

That's the whole bit

[unborn kelp]

k

[silk dove]

patch 1.4 next week

[remote eagle]

[unborn kelp]

link?

[remote eagle]

there was no announcement for that

[warped monolith]

[warped monolith]

why was this emoji removed

[icy basin]

To make room for

[remote eagle]

[icy basin]

You may not like it, but it spawned a "speak in braille" bit in a chat

[warped monolith]

I wonder if there's a mod tool in discord to check emoji usage

[icy basin]

Probably some bot

[fathom zephyr]

does the game still run like shit

[wanton arch]

Hii!!

I'm the only one here who thinks that Stalker 2 should have a dismemberment mechanic?

Not for the sake of gore but realism

Like, if someone gets shoot in the head with a high caliber weapon, naturally that will be a mess

[arctic marsh]

only person

[hushed garden]

[hushed garden]

DM the devs

I think Eris might be psychotic

[nocturne smelt]

Stalkers who step into a whirligig are pretty dismembered.

[golden hazel]

Transformed into meat chunks, even

[brisk galleon]

hey yo some one to talk for a few mins 😉

?

btw why i got ukrainian flag in my nick name -.-

[pseudo falcon]

newcomer role

[muted elk]

Hello! Any recommendations for an overhaul?

[nocturne smelt]

Modular Hard Mode or Stalker Infinity depending on what your looking for. Desolation is a 3rd option but waiting for Mod Author to return and update it. It does still work currently though.

[undone vessel]

https://youtu.be/pB3OLnDZEIY?si=uZL7vGZT5BUt78sM

[cosmic glade]

cant wait 🥳

[molten osprey]

I can wait

Another one or two years

[remote eagle]

[drowsy umbra]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-snap-ohsnap-gif-18271233

[lone badge]

why gun get a white outline

when it rains

[stoic moss]

has anything been mentioned on the stalker 2 q2 road map about what stalker original trilogy next gen update means? is it just a pc release of what they had not long done with consoles?

[warped monolith]

I haven't seen any official word about it but I bet it's a pc version of the "legends of the zone" thing they released in consoles

[split crown]

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

[molten osprey]

Pretty good actually

I played trough the og trilogy on xbox and most of the annoying Bugs were gone, like i experienced none and it looked pretty nice. The lights Look great but motion blur is eww like always

[warped monolith]

nice

[molten osprey]

I guess for PC it could be even better. I even got some friends to play it that way >:)

[rotund night]

Hello, I can't install a save manually for Stalker 2 on the Game Pass. If one of you could help me, thank you.

[pearl shadow]

Hey, just wondering if anyone knows of a mod that lets you put regular red dot sights on the AS Lavina?

for some reason it can only use 2X and 4X scopes

[pseudo falcon]

whats the difference of better ballistic mod and FUBAR?

[placid moat]

Oxides Expanded Armory, it makes the cutomization for all the guns in the game better and more logical

[pseudo falcon]

oh hey, chat is alive again

[placid moat]

From my experience the mutants in Fubar are spongier

[pseudo falcon]

wait wut

[pseudo falcon]

oh that wont be a problem
i have a mod that decreases their HP by 75%

[placid moat]

I switched from fubar to better ballistics recently and am trying it out now for this reason

[pseudo falcon]

my only problem is that stalkers eat so many rifle ammo

[stone ferry]

is it worth buying stalker 2? i have a ryzen 5 5600 annda rx6600

[pseudo falcon]

the damage is comparable to gamma

im trying FUBAR atm

[placid moat]

Well for Stalkers I think they are pretty similar damage wise

[pseudo falcon]

cant say how tanky mutants are with better ballistics

since i have a mod that decreases their total HP

[proud ruin]

Yes I have the same specs

Runs okay on medium settings

[tall sable]

Skifs music slaps

[tall sable]

Trust me bro get in the pod

[tall sable]

https://tenor.com/view/noah-i-saw-it-ive-seen-it-i-seen-it-i-witnessed-it-gif-25837667

[silk dove]

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

[tall sable]

Soul shaker

[hushed garden]

Is there a mod that can make bloodsuckers into tentacle Shrek's?

[pseudo falcon]

is it intentional the the diamon exoskeleton is a monolith armor lmao

[dusky drum]

Kinda a long shot, but does anybody know what that 50s sound doowop song is on the radio is?

[undone vessel]

https://youtu.be/DoWbROkkQxM?si=7qojsWh7XuDEYqlK

[remote eagle]

i got better option https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1347

[pearl shadow]

Does anyone know how to fix the names on items and ammo in Stalker 2?

I know that it's most likely due to the localization files that came with mods I have installed, but I wonder if there's any way I can fix it, I'm not sure where to even begin to do so

Mods I have installed that included localization files: Mutant Loot, OXA

[hollow tartan]

how do i install the mod for optimizing of stalker 2?

i dont have the paks folder

oh wait i do LOL

[placid moat]

Arent Optimization Mods always engine.ini files?

[hollow tartan]

how do i optimize it can yall help

[pearl shadow]

just an FYI you should put them in the ~mods folder that you find inside the paks folder too, if you don't have that then make it

[placid moat]

You probably have too many localization files in your Folder. Use only the ones from OXA as all the other stuff is already included in them

[pearl shadow]

the one I downloaded is a pak at least, idk if it actually works but the game doesn't crash so lmao

[pearl shadow]

oh okay, I'll try that thanks

[placid moat]

No Problem

[placid moat]

Which Mod die you download?

[hollow tartan]

STK2

[pearl shadow]

I did find a community localization pack that fixed the issue caused by mutant loot at least, so now it's only the OXA stuff, hopefully this helps

[hollow tartan]

@placid moat so i just copy those 2 ini files and place them in the game folder where it said?

[placid moat]

Can you send me a link to the mod so I can Check please ?

[placid moat]

All the stuff from the community pack is already included in OXAs Localization
I dont know how up to date the Community pack is, so I wouldnt recommend using it

OXA on the other hand is being Updated regularly

[pearl shadow]

removing the other localization files didn't fix the issue for the OXA parts, but it didn't cause issues for mutant loot anyways so I'll just keep them removed then

[hollow tartan]

i sent you pic, can you help

wich optimization mod do i use

[pearl shadow]

okay wait, it did fix it for the most part

the collimator sight for the deadeye specifically is still bugged though, but that could just be the mod not having fixed that itself, so I might just have to report that as something need fixing

[placid moat]

The .ini files dont belong to pak folder, you have to put them in the config folder which should be located somewhere Else on Your Computer

[placid moat]

Strange, could you send a screenshot of your mods folder?

[hollow tartan]

i dont have the Windows folder

[pearl shadow]

sure thing one sec

[placid moat]

Can you Open The winGDK folder?

[pearl shadow]

for some reason the same sight only just from a special weapon has a weird name, could just be special weapons that are like that at least for now

[placid moat]

Thats the one, paste your .ini files there

[hollow tartan]

copy paste?

[placid moat]

But make a Backup before

[hollow tartan]

of the files i replace?

[placid moat]

Yes

[hollow tartan]

okay okay lemme try

[placid moat]

Alright, so dont know why the localization is still bugged for you but a lot of your mods are outdated, maybe that has something to do with it

[hollow tartan]

ah wait i gotta close my game LOL

[placid moat]

Cant Tell for sure tho

[pearl shadow]

it seems to only be for special weapons, so it could have something to do with that, otherwise everything else is named correctly

I'll just have to refrain from removing parts from those weapons lol

thanks for the help

[placid moat]

No Problem, for more help you can Check out the OXA Channel

[pearl shadow]

didn't know there was one

[hollow tartan]

why did i started having lag spikes, i was running atleast 40fps now i fell on 3-6 fps

[tired path]

i hate stalker 2

[unborn kelp]

... and?

[icy basin]

[molten osprey]

[placid moat]

Your Optimization mod might be outdated

[hollow tartan]

i installed second optimization

[placid moat]

Did it help?

[hollow tartan]

still not working idk what to do, i deleted the other one and installed new one, still not working

game starts runing at 50fps, 1-2 minnutes later i fall lon 3-6fps its annoying as hell

[placid moat]

Which Region are you in? Because Memory leaks in certain regions are a vanilla issue

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-no-top-gear-jeremy-clarkson-no-one-cares-gif-18925814

[hollow tartan]

just the start game bro lol

[pearl shadow]

the first ''base''/village you go to have major performance issues for me, it gets better when you move on

[placid moat]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/899

try this one out, I am using it too and it makes the game playable for my 1660

[hollow tartan]

how do i install

[placid moat]

Just drop the engine.ini file in your winGDK folder

And delete all the other optimization mods you tried out

[hollow tartan]

well

i should just return back the original ini file?, i i just should replace the old one

[placid moat]

You dont have to return it if youre gonna try out another config with the same file Name

[tall sable]

"YOU SHOULD JUMP INTO AN ANOMALY NOW!"

[slate skiff]

For those who played it, is it really bad ? Or there is still good things to come from it, especially compared to the old ones

[brazen tundra]

@night mesa you should try playing unisg

[humble smelt]

poppy field looking a little different

[remote eagle]

nah he rather fucks zone

[tall sable]

You are zone

[tall sable]

Thank you

[remote eagle]

[uneven heron]

Any word on the next Stalker 2 updates for Q2, like the Next Gen Updates for the OG Trilogy, or the Stalker 2 Dev Kit?

I'm dying for news

[remote eagle]

pins

[uneven heron]

I'm referring to the road map, nothing new out there since 20 days ago.

It's like all news has gone dark

[remote eagle]

check their official server?

[uneven heron]

Can anyone get into it?

Just joined it haha

[winter bane]

I was summoned and I don't like it.

[warped monolith]

[golden hazel]

[remote eagle]

[proud ruin]

[pearl shadow]

So I'm terrible at playing guitar in general, does anyone know if there is a mod that lets you just autoplay it? Like maybe select from a list or anything

I'd love to just sit down at a campfire and play while waiting out a storm or something but yeah...

[wary nimbus]

No mod like this but I would also to play some pre-made songs. The ones which other stalkers play would be awesome

[crystal thicket]

dude every singular ending in this game seems ass

the only one which is arguably good is streloks ending but apart from him the others are terrible fates

[bright hull]

Welcome to triple A

[warped monolith]

dystopian post-apocalyptic story has no happy endings?
unthinkable

surely the AAA industry is to blame. The original trilogy was full of happy endings

millions must perish

[icy basin]

Poopshitland fans when Poopshitland does not offer a gram of happiness at the end of the journey

[remote eagle]

[icy basin]

[crystal thicket]

Don't kill me but the only ending that might be okay is the ward ending? From what I see nothing changes they just lock down the zone and nobody really dies

[remote eagle]

[proud needle]

https://youtu.be/VQRLujxTm3c?si=bI_6Ep8ZmkgAXOVI

[warped monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/ip-grabbermegamind2-gif-23461251

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/ip-grabber-gif-10569004084972694641

[proud needle]

Yes

[hard mountain]

Hi is ther link wher i can download updates for stalker 2?

[jovial berry]

Like pirated versions?

[hard mountain]

yes

[wooden glade]

Pirate discussions are not permitted here lol, just saying

[jovial berry]

[warped monolith]

[quartz scaffold]

I'm just imagining how I'm doomed to play an old version because I pirated the game.

[polar sigil]

unfortunate cop xbox gamepass

[icy basin]

Bruh.

[eager solstice]

@hard mountain (sandis6k) has been muted for {3 days} for reason: NO discussion, much less request of STALKER 2 piracy. -3d

[icy basin]

[wary nimbus]

@jovial berry @boreal tide We talked recently about Ultra+, gonna give it another try. What are your suggestion to maintain good looking game while keeping the good performance?

[jovial berry]

I got an okay-ish beefy PC though. Just dont even try ULTRA on global ilum, shadows and shading. Keep those High or Lower

You can change Lighting Quality to Standard, it looks pretty much the same

with these settings, with DLSS 4 set to Balanced, FrameGen, Object Detail set to High (everything else on Ultra). I get around 70-80 FPS outside, around 55-60 in towns

[wary nimbus]

I have RTX3080ti and currently playing on epic settings with 4k res with preformance engine.ini, should I reduce some settings in game?

[jovial berry]

Global Ilum, Shadows, Shading to High

Ultra i got from 80 fps to like 30 lol

I have a 4070, 3080TI should perform a bit better id say

I do have a nice CPU though, game is heavily CPU bounded for me

13700K i7

[wary nimbus]

I have AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and 32GB of RAM

[jovial berry]

you can change lightingAO to GTAO. I honestly like GTAO better but lumen has a nice effect on corners i like... might go back tbh

[nocturne smelt]

With U+ you can drop down from epic to high and most likely won't notice anything different.

I like Lumen when I can afford Ray reconstruction.

GTAO without.

[wary nimbus]

I did your settings, reduced Global Ilum, Shadows, Shading to High, lost around 10 fps

You are playing on 4K res?

I'm getting 35 - 40 fps outside now

[jovial berry]

1440p

with balanced

[wary nimbus]

Ah, that a reason for better frames

Worst fps I get when I'm rotating, it even drops to 15 etc.

[jovial berry]

lol :/ might be a CPU issue tbh

the game is so bad on AMD 😦

[wary nimbus]

Propably you have better DLSS and you are playing on 1440p, 4K makes a huge difference

Changed Lighting Quality to Standard, it works better now while rotating, fps stayed the same

I would stick to it, 35 - 40 fps are playable for me

And the game looks better indeed, better LOD's, no lighting flickering etc.

[jovial berry]

youre not using FrameGen?

[wary nimbus]

But expected a bigger defference actually

[jovial berry]

also did you swap dlss version?

[wary nimbus]

I'm using DLSS, Quality

[jovial berry]

but no frame generation?

[wary nimbus]

No

you mean fsr?

[jovial berry]

no frame generation

[wary nimbus]

FSR 3 frame generation

thats what you mean?

[wary nimbus]

I have no such option

[jovial berry]

Wait does the RTX3000 not have frame generation?

[wary nimbus]

Only Scaling Method and FSR 3 Frame Gen

[nocturne smelt]

No

[jovial berry]

ah shit

[wary nimbus]

idk

[nocturne smelt]

The way around it is with dlssg-to-fsr3

[jovial berry]

You could get with FSR FrameGen. Do you know how to use DLSSswapper @wary nimbus ?

[wary nimbus]

Im getting too much input lag while using fsr framegen

[jovial berry]

yeah FSR framegen is ass

[wary nimbus]

Unplayable for me

I dont know nothing about DLSSswapper

😅

[jovial berry]

okay go to your nvidia app. Do you know about forcing DLSS versions on games using the nvidia app?

[wary nimbus]

No, I'm competly green in it

[jovial berry]

oh boy im about to make you game look and play much better

[wary nimbus]

I just undervolted my GPU and thats all xD

[solemn latch]

is there a mod to unlock or acces all the pre order and deluxe editions weapons i cannot acces them even trough console ? Stalker 2

[solemn latch]

sorry i'm to poor to pay rofl

[remote eagle]

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

[wary nimbus]

XD

[solemn latch]

my bad

[tacit glacier]

New sticker idea in #╟📸stalker2™-media message

[lone badge]

why the hell

are fleshs so agressive in this game

[icy basin]

You're a meaty lad

You're food

[lavish granite]

how can i make real weapon names compatible with project itemization?
real weapon names lists its compatible but it in prject itemization it tells me to install seperate .json files

or is it a different mod making issues?

[nocturne smelt]

Are you having a localization issue? Name_name_name type items?

Your best bet would be to use the Modular Hard Mode AIO localization files. There is a Real weapon names option and the mod uses project itemization. So both would be present.

[lavish granite]

yes

i dont use modular hard mode, will that matter?

[nocturne smelt]

No, It uses localizationDB as a base and then has a whole bunch of addition mods localization included since they are used for it.

It's one of the more up to date localization files I know of.

[lavish granite]

where do i place that file? and do i need to delete the old .paks?

(.paks of localization)

[nocturne smelt]

They would go in ~mods. You only want to use the 3 from MHM.

The game can only read a set of 3 files.

Any more and you will run into broken names and descriptions.

[lavish granite]

i deleted the old localization files and place the mhm files in the ~mods folder like any other mod

[nocturne smelt]

This is the one you want

[vocal dawn]

Fatal error: [File:Unknown] [Line: 880] hr failed at D:\STALKER2\s2editor\Engine\Source\Runtime\D3D12RHI\Private\Windows\WindowsD3D12PipelineState.cpp:836 with error DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED with Reason: 887A002B

some fix for this shit?

[dawn halo]

Hello, how to kill helicopter ?

[slim moth]

Hello, how to kill befriend helicopter ?

[nocturne smelt]

Try here https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/1029824156289732649

[slim moth]

https://tenor.com/view/ka52-hellochat-helicopter-gif-6991423474696499593

[nocturne smelt]

Sounds like a GPU crash. Try lower settings, update drivers, ect.

[crystal pelican]

people please help me i lost the 8k texture mod can someone please post this mod

[boreal frost]

is S2 worth playing yet or does it still feel hollow?

[wooden glade]

!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&

[wooden glade]

serious answer though, it's still the same just with bugfixes and a couple of AI/balancing/mutant tweaks

I'd only recommend another playthrough with overhaul mods like Modular Hard Mode, they can't fix AI but it'll improve progression by a lot

[boreal frost]

They being modders or the devs?

[wooden glade]

mods, you can look for them on NexusMods

[fierce saddle]

Do you think Grok or someone else could make a modpack for Stalker 2 in the future? Right now I prefer gamma over Stalker 2
way more

[modern oracle]

GAMMA for stalker 2 when

GAMMA2

[remote eagle]

never

[icy basin]

Easiest ban of my life

[eager solstice]

@abstract remnant (vavilon556_70581) has been banned for reason: Months of silence followed by posting hogrider and emoji reacting with zov and the Russian flag in S2 chat? Ezpz

[icy basin]

Actually never

[tall sable]

I fuck with scars faction icon ngl

[wary nimbus]

Grok seems to not like S2, propably because of the technical state of the game

[zenith rover]

how use 2th scope/crosshair

[shadow stirrup]

stalker 2 factions suck

[vague gate]

people that played stalker 2 how is it?

[nocturne smelt]

Entertaining but still needs time to cook.

[unborn kelp]

vanilla S2?
hf upgrading your gear is all I'm saying (shitty regional progression)
avoid fighting mutants as much as possible, theyre just a waste of time and resources

[vague gate]

there are mods for s2 already?

[unborn kelp]

quite a few

[slender sleet]

guys, is the game updated ? are there mutant parts?

[tall sable]

See I know something about scar in stalker 2 but I can't say because spoilers

But if you wanna know dm me

[remote eagle]

[tall sable]

I won't just post it tho i'm chill like that

[digital plume]

... i once had a discussion where people ... 10 years after the release of half life 2 episode 2 ... complained about me spoilering the story ... when we were discussing a possible release of half life 3 ... DUDE its been 10 fucking years

[remote eagle]

[golden hazel]

The real heart of chernobyl was hidden in between Strelok's hairline

[golden hazel]

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

[icy basin]

Imagine spoiling episode 2, man

Asshole

[digital plume]

10 years later

[drowsy loom]

||https://youtu.be/pB3OLnDZEIY?si=1lXGXXqQoo990aCw||

[lone badge]

they made flesh's agressive to fill the void of hostile npc's

[tall sable]

Skeeefa it's peak!!

Is it wrong I like faust?

[tall sable]

I hate what the did to scar

[odd thistle]

im stealing that

i need some good mods for stalker 2 >:((((

[haughty sierra]

Faust has the drip

[south steeple]

как кидать хим свет?

[celest folio]

a bit off topic, anyone have thoughts how stalker2 vanilla compares to gamma modpack? i love gamma, just the old game's frequent map change loading breaks immersion so was curious

[jovial berry]

Not at all comparable to GAMMA, but comparable to the OG games its aight

still missing key components

[celest folio]

thx... just praying for stalker 2 modpack

[proud needle]

Scar have Schizophrenia(1 personality sigma gigachad and the other screaming half grandfather half whiner)

[pulsar oak]

I saw they posted a roadmap but have they said anything about multiplayer yet?

[daring ruin]

No

[tall sable]

He has worse than schizophrenia wait until you find out

[unborn kelp]

||smtg smtg pod person? ||

[tall sable]

Close close

If you remember the clear sky ending

Spoiler

||scar isn't scar anymore the brainwashing for him was a success its scar in body form but someone else entirely inside his mind clear sky scar is dead he died in that hallway or he was uploaded to another stalker||

[unborn kelp]

that's basically what I said?

[tall sable]

No pod tho

The pod is for those who control the zone

[unborn kelp]

are you sure they didnt use one during that whole process?

[tall sable]

Yes it was just the ||tv||

I'd go crazy too listening to that fuzzy beat

[unborn kelp]

ngl when that scene came where he just let the zombies in?
"yeah, nope
fuck him with a rusty chainsaw"

[tall sable]

Zombies in stalker are lame

Because now any dead body can become a zombie. When before zonbified stalkers were those who's brain melted to the point of animal instinct

[unborn kelp]

I'm sorry?
are you confusing stalker with something else?
from what I understand, its always been still-living bodies, just with their brains effectively mush?

[tall sable]

I've seen the bodies in the bunkers and there is one where the dude Is dead af lootable but soon as you pick up the notes he rises back up again.

[unborn kelp]

lulling you into a false sense of security

[tall sable]

They're too stupid to do that in lore. They just walk around going mama mama ughhh

[jade idol]

is there a mod that makes the ai bit more unbroken? i was playing and they can see me trough the walls and soot me its not fun

also question does any of you happen to know if we go inside the bar my frames will drop really bad and got memory leak later on

[nocturne smelt]

Look up Letswoolgather on nexus.

Npc combat overhaul and Stop NPCs xray

Those may help you out.

Make sure to read descriptions as one of them requires you to add some stuff to engine.ini

[jade idol]

ok thankyou

[iron talon]

guysss

I'm getting like 60fps on every setting

someone help please

I have an rtx 5070,

what was the point of buying this stupid gpu if I can't even play at solid 60fps, I'm getting lag spikes and very low gpu usage

[unborn pulsar]

Game is v CPU bound

[prisma quiver]

someone can tell me if am going to run the game, i have a 4060 ti 16gb and a 7600x (16g RAM)

[tired garden]

it will run but not great. what resolution are you at

[prisma quiver]

1080

is it about the gpu or the RAM?

[tired garden]

it should def run at medium settings

[prisma quiver]

how much fps, with dlss ofc

[tired garden]

ohh i dont use dlss. but with dlss you might indeed get a good framerate

it just wont look that great i guess, i have a 7900xtx and at 1440p on high get 60fps in prypyat. tho that might also just be my cpu struggling

[prisma quiver]

nice then, i will try stalker gamma first, never played a stalker game before i want 2 try something before expending 60 dollars on a game lol

[prisma quiver]

if the game doesnt run well in that gpu its bad optimized asf

[tired garden]

cpu also does alot with areas with alot of npcs.

but yes the game is not great in terms of performance....

[prisma quiver]

do the devs said something about any performance update, or there is any mod that makes the game run better?

[barren iris]

чо

[tired garden]

it truly doesnt look a frame over 30

[remote eagle]

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

[proud ruin]

You will consoom the ue slop and you will enjoy it

[tired garden]

https://tenor.com/view/dont-ask-questions-just-consume-product-gif-26899054

[proud ruin]

https://tenor.com/view/jesus-ballin-mars-bars-gif-19910027

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/ip-grabber-gif-10569004084972694641

[tame onyx]

Anyone know if there is an ammo crafting mod for S2? Or would that be something that needs the modding SDK

[jovial berry]

SDK

[lone sundial]

кто может подсказать по установке

[wicked pilot]

Really wish Faction patches and scern artifact and items overhaul would update to the new stalker 2 version

[icy basin]

Купил со стима, установил через стим
Изи

[weary swallow]

where is stalker 2 gamma

[icy basin]

Not going to be done by Grok, and we're not aware if anybody will ever make it

[jovial berry]

Not until SDK arrives

[golden hazel]

The SDK has not a life

https://tenor.com/view/looking-at-distance-strelok-stalker-stalker-2-heart-of-chornobyl-gif-9607769205614768453

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-yes-cat-gif-555799605331270828

[cold comet]

anyone know if gamma is also coming on stalker 2?

with multiplayer?

[cold comet]

?

[hybrid forge]

2mrrw

[cold comet]

fr?

[hybrid forge]

no

[ripe parcel]

is stalker 2 any good? thinking of getting it after I finish gamma

[cosmic glade]

i js finshed stalker 2

i am insanely happy w the game tbh

optimisation is a bit on the eh side but i fw the story a lot

ill take a break before getting the other endings, of course i had to do streloks first

[remote eagle]

chad

[sullen depot]

Mood. I just finished doing Skif's ending last week after doing Strelok's first a few months ago.

[onyx saddle]

Y'all I'm so mad. We had speculations, but they still arent true. WHERE IS S2 FREEROAM

I wanna join bandits and rob newbs

[jade idol]

any one knew how to get around those 3 house that will teleport you if you going on the backside of the building in great swamp

[tender oar]

somebody know why the shaders comp is so slow?

it used to be fast

[cedar plank]

after yesterday's graphic driver update, my game keeps crashing for up to 1 minute after loading the game. Does anyone have a similar experience? Fatal error: [File:Unknown] [Line: 880] CurrentQueue.Device->GetDevice()->GetDeviceRemovedReason() failed at D:\STALKER2\s2editor\Engine\Source\Runtime\D3D12RHI\Private\D3D12Submission

[nocturne smelt]

Did the game do a long shader load after the driver update? Do you have an Engine.ini edit to disable Shader load on game launch?

[cedar plank]

after the update the first loading was longer as always but it's always the first time. But any others normally loads in a few seconds

[cedar plank]

I have such a command in engine.ini but I turned it off some time ago? turn it on?

[nocturne smelt]

No, you want the game to reload all of the Shaders after a driver update. So if it did I'm not sure why you would be crashing. You may need to clear out the shadercaches and reload them all.

[cedar plank]

I turned off shader loading and it works for now....for 30 minutes without a crash

[nocturne smelt]

Seems like something is going wrong during shader load. I would still clear out your shader caches and let the game reload them. But if it works it works.

[cedar plank]

and again crash 😄 so I'll clear the cash and see

[frozen arrow]

Long time Gamma enjoyer, i did not buy Stalker 2 because of missing features like A life and such. Does anyone know how Stalker 2 has changed since release?

[cedar plank]

I cleared every possible cache that could be there and still the same.. I can play a bit longer but after 10 or 15 minutes it crashes

[icy basin]

Feature isn't missing, but not as functional as one may desire

[tacit glacier]

Update soon fellow stalkers
When?
Probably sometime this week, I don't know

[warped monolith]

update on the game or some mod?

[tacit glacier]

Game

[midnight ridge]

It's missing

There is no a life

[icy basin]

Files are there

[midnight ridge]

Cut content is cut content, no available in the game

[warped monolith]

[cold comet]

where do i find the toggle surface alignment key in gamma setting?

[jovial berry]

The what now?

[cold comet]

for building

i cnat ss it one sec

if you can join vc ill share my screen

[jovial berry]

This is Stalker 2 chat not gamma

[cold comet]

where is gamma chta?\

[warped monolith]

try #╟🔰☢newbies-chat

[cold comet]

thnaks

[tacit glacier]

https://x.com/modiohq/status/1922268143700877823?t=jZeBimZSNZFoEXV7j6Ld6w&s=19

mod.io (@modiohq) on X

We've got an established love and passion for @stalker_thegame and their modding community.

So we're incredibly proud to confirm our collaboration with @GSC_GW to bring official cross-platform mod support to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 later this year.

We'll see you in the Zone!

X · May 13, 2025, 12:30 PM

I don't think this one was properly shared in here.
https://fixupx.com/stalker_thegame/status/1919794776288711035

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OFFICIAL (@stalker_thegame)

Some toothy mutants will be ready to eat you very soon. Like, literally!

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▶ Play video

FixupX · May 6, 2025, 4:41 PM

[arctic marsh]

oh lord bro I hope they don't use mod.io for pc

shit is brutal

[tacit glacier]

How so?

[deep verge]

Hello Stalkers, I have not followed the game since the underwhelming release, has anything improved or is it still

!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&

[wanton arch]

buncha bug fixes

nothing else i think. maybe a life improvements

[deep verge]

I assume that means the strange spawns have been fixed? What about the economy issues, repair costs, bullet sponge mutants, bizarre weapon and ammo balance?

Those are the main issues I remember

[wanton arch]

cant remember what got fixed but the game is playable, screenshot of the roadmap attached

[tardy fractal]

Genuine question why does Stalker 2 Map was Way off from the All Map triology?

Like in stalker 2 swamp was in bottom right not left

[tacit glacier]

The new map is more accurate to real life exclusion zone

My personal head canon is that before c-con controlled the zone's shape using indistinguishable portals.

[tardy fractal]

Oh so they follow real life map instead making remasterd of 3 stalker series

i've saw they are going to remastered the triology which is im still kinda questioning does it mean making new game or implementing all maps that rn that is missing in stalker 2?

[tacit glacier]

As far as I remember, the next gen update is going to be a graphical upgrade for the Legends of the Zone trilogy (the console port of the first three games)
It's also going to be ported to PC, so we'll get higher quality cutscenes and other stuff, like controller support.

[tardy fractal]

So its an upgrade from old game?

kinda interesting

i haven't really follow Stalker series so far deep but the story its impressive for me lol

I hope the ModKit for Modders release smooth

[tardy fractal]

btw Doctor Thanks for answering it 👍

[nocturne smelt]

I'm pretty sure it's just the version consoles got but for PC.

Which is what The Doctor said now that I actually read everything.

[wary nimbus]

Wait for upcoming 1.4 and see what it has changed, propably some massive improvements to AI are coming

I'm 3/4 of ward playthrough with Desolation mod, kinda worried that patch will corrupt my saves

[tacit glacier]

Playing with mods in a game that is expecting large, game changing patches, is like playing with fire

You're gonna get burned.
A lot of people likely have Mutant Loot right now.
What happens when 1.4 comes out with its official implementation of Mutant Loot?
You now have two types of mutant loot

[wary nimbus]

No risk = no fun

[tacit glacier]

True. I've been modding Oblivion to heck and back

[wary nimbus]

Even without playing with overhaul mods it is not guaranteed that you wont have a need to start a new game

God know what GSC would implement in vanilla patches

I'm just curious if they will add Mutant Loot in 1.4, if yes all overhaul mods will be broken

[tacit glacier]

Yep

[wary nimbus]

Btw anyone know's if Zivaka Modpack is available in English?

[tacit glacier]

I wouldn't be messing with modpacks rn anyway

1.4 is supposed to drop this week

Iti s assumed this part of the roadmap is going to be included

[tacit glacier]

And I mean they already did the "Mutant eating corpses" part

[wary nimbus]

Yeah, but sooner or later, modders would adpatd their mods to the newer version

[wary nimbus]

I think its no way that they will add all of these in 1.4

[tacit glacier]

We shall see.

[wary nimbus]

So probably not much of new content around

Just only heard rumors about mutant loot

[tacit glacier]

To be fair Mol1t also said mutant behaviours got overhauled

[wary nimbus]

They will add mutant eating animations

They bragged about it on social media some time ago

[tacit glacier]

And this

[wary nimbus]

No clues about adding mutant loot to be honest

New mutant abilities and corpse eating

But we will see

[tacit glacier]

One of the answers claims optimisation was further improved along with lighting quality (Then they shared a pic of the improved night atmosphere)
This checks the last checkbox regarding stability, optimisation and bug fixing.

Two answers for combat and out of combat behaviour for NPC's and mutant behaviour improvements along with the video of mutant eating a ripped off flesh leg.
This checks out A-Life/AI Updates part of the roadmap.

Mutant Loot - To be confirmed
Shader Compilation Skip - To be confirmed
Player Stash Window Increase - To be confirmed
Wide SCreen Aspect Ratio Support - You mean that wasn't already in place???
Two New Weapons - To be confirmed

[placid moat]

It is

[winter coral]

any word on Alife2.0 actually being fixed and implimented?

or complete overhaul mods? entire game feels like a cheap copy paste of skyrim with guns compared to gamma... i've been spoiled and it sucks..

[wary nimbus]

Yeah, I've asked Zivaka himself about it and he sent me a link

[wary nimbus]

S2 is an completly different thing than GAMMA, no point in comparing

Its more like vanilla OG games but improved

Of course not finished still

[winter coral]

tbh, that is sadly my point.. modded stalker is what kept the brand alive and over 10 years later, OG studio makes new game that ignores virtually Everything that kept their brand alive through mods...

[wary nimbus]

Its not OG studio which made the old stalkers, completely new people. S2 is more like a new platform, we just need to wait for SDK and more fixes to drop and then all the fun will began

[winter coral]

OG studio in namesake, but yeah, all diff ppl.. but tbh the amount of work needed by moddeds... it's like they're gonna have to rip it apart down to the bones, engine and assests and build it back up by hand to make it worthy of the name..

[wary nimbus]

Actually assets are really good, their quality is outstanding. Overall the game is not that bad imo, I'm having good time playing and the atmoshpere is also on point. Performance, A-life, AI behavior and balance could be still improved but other things has been fixed since launch. Now we need more content - more quests, more features, more weapons, restoration of cut content, SDK and mod support and in the later time - DLC's. If you are looking for more GAMMA like experience try some overhauls like Zivaka's modpack, Modular Hard Mode, Infinity, Desolation etc.

I'm also waiting for game world enhancements like better LOD's behavior, better lighting and more forested areas to the Zone.

[winter coral]

i meant the engine and assets are what would be kept, but like all the animations, and extra coding for more realistic gun performance and ammo types as well as you armor and kit/rig.
It's things like finding a new gun and weighing pros and cons of how much ammo for each, what caliber is it, what attachments can you put on, how many spare mags do you have, does your rig hold enough mags of the right kind

all little things, but realism bits that add to gameplay function and immersion imo.

[icy basin]

RETVRN TO ARCADE SHOOTER

SHADOW OF CHERNOBYL 2

[wary nimbus]

I can agree, weapon realism is not well done in S2. But you surerly should look into mods like Better Ballistics (realistic weapon rebalance) and **OXA **(realistic weapon attachemnt system with no strange restrictions, NVG, repair system and some other things).

[winter coral]

does OXA feature PiP scopes? also, idk how many of those made it to console yet... i only have S2 through xbox gamepass and kinda glad i didn't have to buy it..

[wary nimbus]

Ah ok, no mods for XBOX at the moment, you need to wait for Mod.io implementation

Or buy a PC

[winter coral]

figured.. as is on console for vanilla game, i kinda consider it unplayable..

[wary nimbus]

Never been a console fan so I cannot discuss about it

[winter coral]

i have a pc but it's middle low end and i'm replacing it this year. i just don't like buying games that i have to mod like crazy to enjoy..

[wary nimbus]

It does not, no mod actually does that for S2

Not a big fan of it, too much of a performance killer

[winter coral]

but the IMMERSION!!~ xD

[wary nimbus]

But you have played GAMMA which is a modpack full of addons for a mod (Anomaly) made on a mod (Call Of Chernobyl) which was a modded mix off all three OG games xDD

Mods makes the game worthy playing for years

OG stalkers without mods are timeless classics but without mods their popularity won't be as big as it is now

[winter coral]

Agreed, but those modpacks took a Lot of time, and were made by a good handful of different people, S2 is out like half a year now and prob wont have the level of mod support anomoly gamma has for at least a couple years i feel

[wary nimbus]

We will see what will happen after SDK drops. Even now we have wery skilled and enthusiastic modders for S2 who makes some awesome things even without SDK

Just look on mod channels here what these guys has already done

GAMMA 2.0 is a matter of time imo

Maybe not made by Grok and in other name but still

[winter coral]

idc who makes them, as long as it gives more guns, ammo types, more realistic ballistics and equipment management along with other QoL game tweaks, addon's and overhauls.. I'll be happy. lol

but i agree, it is only a matter of time.. i just hope sooner but feel like it will be later. a good day if i'm wrong :V

[icy basin]

Most likely not by Grok

[wary nimbus]

Yeah

[cedar plank]

for two days I've been struggling with an error probably after updating the graphics card. I've tried everything and I'm still pissed off with it. Typical and well-known error Fatal error: [File:Unknown] [Line: 880] CurrentQueue.Device->GetDevice()->GetDeviceRemovedReason() failed at D:\STALKER2\s2editor\Engine\Source\Runtime\D3D12RHI\Private\D3D12. I play other games and nothing happens and now it's only with Stalker that I have it. I normally have settings between High\Epic and out of curiosity I turned it down to low. Are these black dots jumping on the ground and moving away normal or is something wrong with the card? Does anyone know anything about this specifically? My specs: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core,
Nv GeForce RTX 4070
32gb ram

[timid oyster]

@haughty sierra

[haughty sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/jimmy-g-jimmy-butler-butler-reaction-senorclatticus-gif-7603023078686875221

[timid oyster]

pin

[timid oyster]

https://tenor.com/view/thanks-infinity-gauntlet-power-thanos-gif-15000377

[nocturne smelt]

• Try using DDU to wipe out all of your Graphics Drivers and reinstall.
• Clear DXcache by turning Shader cache in Nvidia control panel to disabled, restarting, and then using disk management to clear it. Make sure to restart and re enable shader cache in Nvidia control panel then restart again. (Sometimes you have to use Disk management multiple times to clear the Shader cache.)
• Clear Steam Shadercache, Are you allowing the game to fully load shaders on game start?
• Check to make sure all the DLSS/FSR .dll are properly installed and not missing.
• Verify game files.
• Disable GPU Hardware Acceleration.

That's what I can think of on the top of my head. I'm sure there are 100 other things you can try as well that I'm not aware or thinking of.

If you play other games with no issues the problem is most likely with the game or something associated with it.

Could always try rolling back your Drivers to what you had before as well.

[placid moat]

Great, want to try it out too the next time when I am able to play

[radiant abyss]

Worth playing the game? Or is anomaly better

[hollow basin]

Yes but not at full price or in its current state

[tacit glacier]

THE WORD OF MOL1T

[radiant abyss]

[plush torrent]

Gamma is like 15 years of cumulative work, you’re not gonna see anything like that for S2 in a long time

[icy basin]

p!implode 152733569087832064

[icy basin]

Zooted

[midnight marsh]

how do i kick

wrong channel LMAO

[fringe halo]

I’m honestly surprised at how many bugs I’ve encountered on my first playthrough, I should of recorded all the ones I have encountered I only ever recorded this one. The game is enjoyable despite the bugs though, the problems I had with the game seem to have been fixed with the 1.4 update stuff

[jovial berry]

Game is fun, could be much better, and really buggy. fingers crossed for 1.4 and SDK

[fringe halo]

I am wondering how 2.0 will look by the time that comes around

The he only gripe I have with the game is how boring traveling is tbh

When going from point a to point b there’s usually nothing that really happens

There’s only a very rare random encounter

[jovial berry]

yeah they need to add more side quests or something more interesting than just stashes

[rancid saddle]

Anyone else kinda....just stare at the roadmap in disappointment?

[warped monolith]

I kinda forgot the roadmap exists tbh

[tacit glacier]

I mean
It's a Q2 roadmap.
It's what they planned to finish before the end of June.

There is more planned after that.

[rancid saddle]

Game in its 1.0 state was just so woefully unfinished

[tacit glacier]

It was... Pretty much like Shadow of Chernobyl on release tbh
Unstable, buggy graphics (which are still buggy to this day on vanilla SoC)

[rancid saddle]

I dunno why I bought it. Shoulda listened to my frontal lobe

[icy basin]

Canon state of any stalker game

[tacit glacier]

Arguably it's a solid stalker sequel. Sure it's undercooked but every stalker game dropped in that state, not counting Call of Pripyat by which the team has pretty much mastered the engine

[warped monolith]

fact

[tacit glacier]

Now we are seeing the repeat because its not the same team, and its a completely different engine that has completely different challenges to overcome.

[rancid saddle]

I'm a simple man. When I buy something that was done poorly, I get mad and ask for my money back

Only I can't with this one. So I'll just bitch about it ineffectively instead

[icy basin]

Man you'd hate Shadow of Chernobyl on release

Or Clear Sky at any point in time

[rancid saddle]

Yeah I probably would lol

[icy basin]

Yet we all persevered

Mostly the eastern europeans

Me for example

[rancid saddle]

Modders picked up the pieces

[tacit glacier]

Trying to enter Cordon in unmodded Clear Sky is an experience.

[icy basin]

I simply didn't know better

I played Clear Sky until the Limansk Bridge crash and simply didn't know better

[tacit glacier]

I played Clear Sky until the game told me to shoot one man with a gauss rifle until he died

[warped monolith]

closest thing to literal cbt that I ever lived through

[tacit glacier]

"Stalker spotted. Fire!"
PKM that induces PTSD

[icy basin]

The man turns invincible if you reload the save
Funniest thing I've ever seen

[tacit glacier]

Defeating him or not has the same ending that makes you ask "wtf was the point of me dealing with that?"

[icy basin]

Funni

[haughty sierra]

People believing Anomaly or GAMMA 2 is coming to S2 are a bit too optimistic , them things took years before they got set in motion

i expect nothing less from S2 modding so yeah

[warped monolith]

I expect nothing more, either. UE5 isn't gonna be as moddable

no one's gonna get the source code to mod it as extensively as the originals were

[tacit glacier]

I dont know why everyone hailed s2 as anomaly killer

[scenic brook]

This is actually the patch I came back after a bugstravaganza in 1.0. The last couple of patch notes seem to have fixed all the things that made me ragequit mid-late game.

[late kernel]

People play too much Anomaly instead of trying out the other banger stalker story mods

[golden hazel]

Killer? No, it added more anomalies.

[remote eagle]

[daring ruin]

lmao how did it happened

[icy basin]

Hey
We don't allow Ukraine Insurgent Army flags in the server
So remove it from your banner please

This bit too

Right then

[eager solstice]

@daring ruin (olexander.) has been muted Forever for reason: You have been deemed to violate the rules of this server (Inappropriate username, PFP, Bio, Pronouns) and/or TOS and are hereby muted. Should you insist on not changing your profile within 8 hours this mute will be escalated to an account ban. Should you try to evade by leaving & rejoining the ban will be immediate. Once you have changed the violating factors, be sure to DM one of the present moderators to get released again.

[radiant abyss]

https://tenor.com/view/killer-queen-stare-anime-gif-14114544

[tired breach]

Stalker trilogy looks crazy good

[fierce falcon]

Yesterday saw a post that said
"Let modmakers make the game better and only then you should play, just wait a few years till MODMAKERS not DEVELOPERS will fix the game"
Since when do modmakers are relied on for making games and not developers that should have made the game in first place?
How is this person right?
I paid more than a 60$ and now I have to wait for someone else to make game better and not devs?
That's why I returned it and now playing a green version of it

It's just frustrating

[tiny ridge]

Sorry if this can't be here but did you guys see the trilogy remaster coming?

[fierce falcon]

Yep
It's very mid tho

[warped monolith]

Have you played any Bethesda game

they're perfect examples of waiting for modders to fix and finish a game released in a sloppy state by the devs

[fierce falcon]

THANKFULLY only Skyrim and when I was 13

[fierce falcon]

I understand it and I yet I can't understand why people keep on fixing someone else's mistakes for free?

Any Bethesda game and current stalker 2 are THE examples

We will not talk about emptyfield

[warped monolith]

cause they see potential in a shit game and decide to realize it themselves
this server is a perfect example of it... GAMMA is a huge collection of hundreds of mods for Anomaly

[fierce falcon]

God forbid emptyfield

[fierce falcon]

It is
But unlike stalker 2
Trilogy didn't have any empty promises
It had 3 games that you played and enjoyed
When I start stalker 2 I feel that game is bad in every single aspect

[warped monolith]

nostalgia goggles
og stalker trilogy was very much unfinished, buggy and performed poorly

maybe except call of pripyat but you'd imagine the devs would finally learn how to make a functioning game on the 3rd time

[fierce falcon]

Yep

To be honest I am just angry at the so much anticipated game and at devs that make excuses for the problems of it
Loot at metro exodus
Looks just as good if not better and it has optimization
NO MODS JUST THE GAME

I expected devs to look at the mods and get the idea of the direction
And we got starfield in the chernobyl where you run from point A to point B to point C to point A for and hour and half

[glad idol]

сталкер хуета

гамма это конечно круто,но знаете что еще круче? Конечно же сражения в War Thunder! Легендарный многопользовательский экшен с техникой различных эпох,начиная от Первой Мировой до современных иноваций!

[icy basin]

https://tenor.com/view/thanos-infinity-gauntlet-snap-finger-snap-gif-12502580

[eager solstice]

@daring ruin (olexander.) has been banned for reason: Didn't comply, UAP/UIA flag in banner

[jovial berry]

Wait what?

What kind of flag is that?

Ukrainian Insurgency? Wtf

[icy basin]

Not allowed here

[jovial berry]

Well that was an interesting read

[jovial berry]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1643320/view/525341911175660025

Persistent A-Life: stalkers are now living their long, happy lives, unless they meet their end in the Zone as a result of their actions outside the player's view.

@odd fjord @wintry mountain

[timid oyster]

Persistent A-Life
I need someone to test it out

[odd fjord]

we have had it for past two weeks @jovial berry

[timid oyster]

Also, mutant eating finally

Though it may have been a thing before

[midnight ridge]

What bs are you talking to, you don't remember how many promises they've made before 2007

[mossy stratus]

is stalker 2 worth getting into?

asked my friend who was a big stalker fan and said he didnt like it

[finite needle]

It will be the instant I get back into WoW

[mossy stratus]

Bruh

[finite needle]

just to spite me, guanrateed

No, it sucks and fucked my wife, avoid it before it gives you the cooties

[mossy stratus]

LOL

guess ill stick to gamma then

[finite needle]

Serious review: I liked it but I got bored after SIRCAA, this in 1.3.

They added a-life, or so they claim, but still haven't fixed my biggest complaing - lack of stuff to do after SIRCAA. Main quest is fine, but lets you trek miles and miles and it gets boring.

[wary nimbus]

We just need to wait for more quests to be added

[midnight ridge]

We just need another 10 years to make it playable

[wary nimbus]

Its playable already imo

[midnight ridge]

https://youtu.be/2VXMEqFBXRE

[wary nimbus]

That was fast

[midnight ridge]

Let's find out how they've handled a-life main concern

[finite needle]

If they fixed the walking toward enemy behaviour that's unironically enough for me to consider playing it again

[wary nimbus]

Hoped that this patch would bring something more than AI imprevoments, maybe one of these new guns or mutant loot, but still its a good patch

One more step into right direction

[midnight ridge]

Looks like still !noalife

[wary nimbus]

Ni ma alajfa

[midnight ridge]

Gonna wait for 10 another steps to finally moving into restoring OG games behaviours

So, have to go back to gamma

Was hoping for installing new game start freeplay, put on some kind of modpack and have fun

But not yet

[cedar plank]

I don't want to be misunderstood but gamma is not stalker. If someone played the original trilogy then there is no problem with S2 because the trilogy also struggled with problems and was patched. And the biggest problem of gamma and also S2 players is that they expected from S2 simply that it will be gamma. No offense to people but I can't read this slowly because of you anymore

[pseudo falcon]

Alife patch lets gooooooooooooooooo

[finite needle]

man I can't wait for people to realize how little a life really offers to the game

[pseudo falcon]

anyone tried the ALife patch?

im currently updating it

[finite needle]

There is a video posted by someone, but in terms of actual gameplay I don't think so.

all I want is more content, if they fixed open world combat then I'm game.

[pseudo falcon]

you mean how AI takes cover and can stealth walk?
like how they do in gamma?

[finite needle]

Yeah, I've never hidden that I prefer GAMMA combat to vanilla stalker. Seems they moved in that direction which is good, also they removed grenades from Bandits, blessed day.

[pseudo falcon]

btw this is my problem before the patch
they can hit me with all the pellets before

[finite needle]

gamers when lore accurate shotguns exist

[pseudo falcon]

like all the shotgun pellet home into me

i much prefer gamma shotgun behaviour

[finite needle]

jokes aside yeah, ALL the pellets from 100m with a sawed off is a bit too much

[pseudo falcon]

and they HIT all
while you do it and it only deals small damage

also mutants now eat corpses
unlike before, they just idle

[finite needle]

Gotta try it later, will start a new run I think - last one was fucked because of the collar bug and so on.

this time I swear I'll be a good ward boy

[pseudo falcon]

same
altho i have oxide and some other mods

first run will be siding with the free stalkers

nxt run will be ward

[icy basin]

Scout mains smh

[finite needle]

Actually big, not even joking.

[haughty sierra]

!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&

[fierce falcon]

Ok then

[icy basin]

[finite needle]

They promised cars, I sure as hell aint seen no cars in SoC vanilla

[stiff quarry]

anybody in here have beta access to the SDK yet or wat ? dont let that NDA keep you from sharing with your people

Limitations
Because of the limitations on consoles and safety reasons, actual implementation of Mod.io
SDK allows modifying only already existing files. It means that no new content like new models or
sounds can be added to the games using the SDK. In other words, changes can only be introduced
to already existing files.
The types of files that can be modified:
● Animations
● Textures
● Models
● Videos
● Sounds
● Shaders (only on PC)

is this the sauce or naw ?

[wanton arch]

Hi

[tacit glacier]

Shadow of Chernobyl on release was supposed to

• Have driveable vehicles (the code is still in the game and can be accessed but the vehicles are jank as fuck)
• Have more maps (one of the more noteable removed maps was Darkscape which the player would use a car to escape through after Agroprom)
• Have a much more expansive story
• Was supposed to have a bigger focus on physics
• Was supposed to have working stealth
• Some major locations were meant to be larger or were located somewhere else entirely

A-Life was supposed to be better, meaning

• NPC's were supposed to walk around anomalies

• NPC's were supposed to be able to use ladders with animations

• NPC's were supposed to heal themselves and have animations for that action

• There was supposed to be weapon walking animations but they were cut last minute due to testers experiencing nausea

• There were supposed to be more weapons, like the P90, TOZ-34, MAC-10, GSh-18, plantable mines, useable mounted PKM.

• The game cut mutants such as burers, cats, Izloms (fractures), zombies (not zombified stalkers), rats, chimeras

• According to cuts guitars were supposed to be useable

• Three anomalies were cut (Lift, Time Machine, Rusty Hair)
  Funnily enough NON-STOP was supposed to be the energy drink available in the original STALKER.

And let's not get started on the performance issues and bugs shadow of chernobyl experienced on release

[icy basin]

Jarvis, look up if breaking NDAs is against Discord TOS

[tacit glacier]

People breaking the NDA get their shins broken.
I know because of Olaf the Shin Broken who broke the NDA and men in black came to his house and broke his shins.

[near stratus]

insanely g@y, im no expert but shouldnt those be separated. Full mod support for PC and limited for console?

[stiff quarry]

i didnt say break it i said dont let it keep you from sharing with your people, you gotta walk on your tip toes sometimes

[icy basin]

[near stratus]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/799421154598977567/1030574990954868886/1665775366347010.gif

[stiff quarry]

I really hope there is some separation in their guidelines specifically but chances are this is what we will get. They need us to buy their dlc for content rather than let the community create their own.

[stiff quarry]

That text was linked specifically from their LoTZ FAQ, remastered trilogy with dog shit mod support definitely means stalker 2 will get the same treatment

[jovial berry]

this is for triolgy remaster, lets hope not the case for HoC

[wintry mountain]

Yeah unless it’s different from what was tested persistent alife is not there lol

[late kernel]

Still has 100 meters AI render distance and random NPC spawning around you doing nothing but walk from A to B

I don't care that the old games had poor A-Life, performance and all that, that shouldn't be the case for the newer game

[finite needle]

I'm still waiting for the day when they implement all that full only for the game to be fundamentally the same