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

[split crown]

you're gonna DOWNLOAD the tarkov modpack for Sdalger 2, and you're gonna ENJOY it.

I don't remember lmao

[remote eagle]

game about heart of chernobyl
can interact with it only in 1 ending

[proud ruin]

bravo gsc

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/writing-fire-gif-523038869044733220

[proud ruin]

https://tenor.com/view/breaking-bad-jessie-pinkman-aaron-paul-get-away-with-it-frustration-gif-4405537

[golden hazel]

Gotta buy the ultimate mega season pass for that

[split crown]

the HOC TUAH edition

[remote eagle]

mega season pass is 300$

[split crown]

that's like 300,000 coupons

https://tenor.com/view/freedom-stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-stalker-freedom-sakharov-gave-me-experimental-zone-weed-gif-13440845669431909815

[golden hazel]

Can't wait for gsc to drop the pay2win coupon update when the 1st dlc comes out

[split crown]

also they could have done a better job than just calling the new currency "coupons" imo

[golden hazel]

Coulda called that shit weedcoin since freedom made it lmao

[split crown]

fuckin kek

imagine if Freedom had any sense of its former self and made the official currency of the zone some shitcoin with a meme name

[proud ruin]

tfw swindled by freedom memecoin

[golden hazel]

Rug pulled by Ganjacoin

[proud ruin]

it would of been so peak if they didn't butcher the og factions

[split crown]

dude weed lmao

[proud ruin]

the anarchist faction created the new currency for the zone

[split crown]

true sellouts through n through

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/explaining-stalker-сталкер-флинт-сигма-gif-15010663227243103228

[remote eagle]

there is tooltip in game about that, they wanna be free yes but they figured out that to be free and rich is better

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/under-new-management-more-like-under-new-management-megamind-megamind-meme-jokez-da-joke-gif-19867663

[remote eagle]

[stoic lichen]

Ahh hell nah, they done turn the Freedomers from Anarchists to Libertarians.

[kindred violet]

Anarchocapitalism my beloved

[warped monolith]

[peak eagle]

behold money n fresh bread

[digital ivy]

New game plus mode in stalker 2? Think I’m nearing the final mission and don’t want to start over from the beginning again

[nocturne smelt]

No New Game + officially, There used to be a mod for it but not sure on it's status anymore.

[remote eagle]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1211?tab=description

[grand delta]

Anyone got a recommendation on the best overall overhaul for stalker 2

[remote eagle]

https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/1390437561738203337

[grand delta]

Thanks

[twin pebble]

I'm enjoying unlimited, my advice would be to not be shy about upgrading early and mid game gear that you plan to use.

You will be using things for a while, and can't just run to static spawns to grab exo skeletons once you reach garbage.

[unkempt plaza]

The va for the english dubbing is odd

[twin pebble]

I run Ukrainian audio with English subtitles

Ain't no way you are making me listen to the English dubbing lol

[unkempt plaza]

They all sound scottish

[kindred violet]

I mean, I very much see what they were going for having the "regional variance" in accent in english the same as you would have in ukrainian

[unkempt plaza]

It just sounds like I’m in glasgow though

[twin pebble]

I don't care about the accents, I just think the English va is horrible

[remote eagle]

its more proffesional then ukrain

[twin pebble]

I can't tell if it's good or not with the native language but it sounds better

I don't mind subtitles

[kindred violet]

"I don't understand it but it must be better"

[warped monolith]

[remote eagle]

i understand both english one is better but Ukraine VA of scar is just too good

[kindred violet]

SKEEFA

[twin pebble]

Not really what i said.

I can't understand it, so it's preferable to the English that I can understand and that I can tell is bad voice acting.

Where the Ukrainian is a language I don't speak, the inflections, structure and pacing is all lost on me.

It could be great and or terrible and I wouldn't know so it's a wash for me.

So I opt for the subtitles, and at least the characters are speaking the language of the region.

[trim iron]

I agree. It doesn't have to be better to sound better. It's about the emersion.

[remote eagle]

[warped monolith]

some truly meta-philosophical talk here today

"it doesn't have to be better to sound better"
this kinda statement makes jayden smith seem like someone we should listen to

how can mirrors be real if our eyes aren't real

[slim moth]

https://tenor.com/view/palla-deserto-desert-hot-gif-6014273

[remote eagle]

damn thats deep

[slim moth]

https://tenor.com/view/tumbleweed-boring-empty-rolling-theres-no-one-here-gif-17171715

[trim iron]

I came for the voice-over opinions, stayed for the existential crisis. Next up: debating whether subtitles are just visual lies.

[remote eagle]

[warped monolith]

they're visual AIDS

also depending on the game, subtitles are visual lies because the localization process could outright put a subtitle that doesn't match what was said

[fierce valve]

Can someone send me link to Desert eagle mod if there is? The Nexus page got removed

[tidal nest]

!debug

[fallen iron]

@tidal nest How to enable debug mode: #╭📖faq message

[golden hazel]

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

[slim moth]

[mystic rapids]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1391547270746603661/1400296756671025244/1.jpg?ex=688c1f7b&is=688acdfb&hm=da145ddc3c99c0e55b29d92e56d0905e284a52048399ec8784001b04f5bec7cc&=&width=1062&height=1416 https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1391547270746603661/1400296756977074176/2.jpg?ex=688c1f7b&is=688acdfb&hm=abc49d7440fd0bbe817ae26b0d7ee2cd6b6f80bc91e89cc25a5b5e5ac67c1d87&=&width=1062&height=1416 https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1391547270746603661/1400296757300301854/3.jpg?ex=688c1f7b&is=688acdfb&hm=efe18f6ba46ef904e75917394f2cf437af59556f18a1e9ad2cba268eec224729&=&width=1062&height=1416 https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1391547270746603661/1400296757581058170/4.jpg?ex=688c1f7b&is=688acdfb&hm=99c6ad4da43d178ee4e447d08b786097831a1bd1367b4bcd21d42c1885a66fcf&=&width=1062&height=1416

[warped monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/mods-discord-mod-moderator-moderation-clash-of-clans-gif-24080525

[stoic lichen]

[warped monolith]

my bad

[proud ruin]

the english va is unbelievably bad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtyKEE-hQEI

it could of been peak like the so bad it's good slavic accented va

[proud ruin]

are you saying you think the english va is good

[kindred violet]

Good, yes, great, no. Perfect? Hell no
But it's miles better than bad Slavic accents.
This isn't your niche stalker game anymore, it's made for a wider audience thus required a more "normal" VA

[proud ruin]

anyways enough of listing reasons why the game is bad

[kindred violet]

Me when argument

[proud ruin]

it's made for a wider audience of retard console peasants
it shows

[kindred violet]

[proud ruin]

thinking the english va is good is low tier bait

it's comically bad

why does every Ukrainian sound like they're from london

[kindred violet]

Because you want to convey regional variance to an english speaking audience that wouldn't be able to pick up differences between different slavic accents

[proud ruin]

not playing with Ukrainian va with subtitles

[rotund mantle]

console peasants in 2025? yikes

[grave citrus]

average cave diving enjoyer

[arctic marsh]

anyone know whats up with the stalker 2 mouse acceleration?

I have it shut off in windows but it feels so weird in game like I have vsync on but its not

[proud ruin]

[warped monolith]

you do realize you sent a video of the OG trilogy, right?
.......... right?

[proud ruin]

and it's peak

[warped monolith]

and you do realize this is the stalker 2 channel
right?

[proud ruin]

[warped monolith]

ok so you're being a moron on purpose. good to know

[proud ruin]

[kindred violet]

[tiny pewter]

hey guys, what overhaul mod can you suggest instead of modular hard mode? since its not updated

[twin pebble]

You have OXA Prototype, Unlimited, and Rusted Dawn which I think is Unlimited merged with craftable/lootable zone mods.

I'm enjoying Unlimited ATM l, it has a really nice loot randomizer/PDA cracking system. I run it with OXA standard for attachments and NVGs

Consumable loot is greatly reduced.

[tiny pewter]

how did you manage to use unlimited with oxa prototype? i just read that they're incompatible

[twin pebble]

I didn't, I use Unlimited + OXA standard.

Standard adds new attachments, alows greater customization of uniques/standard weapons, and NVGs but no overhaul stuff

Sorry I'm suffering through autocorrect ATM

[tiny pewter]

thanks man, is unlimited better or maybe worse than mhm in your opinion?

also i really wonder does unlimited's rebalance makes npcs and mutants to kill in a few shots?

like what mhm brings to the game

[twin pebble]

Unlimited appealed to me because of the decreased consumables loot, randomized statics spawns, and the PDA system.

I did three vannila playthroughs prior and I would always end up with 100s of med kits, too much ammunition, and once you know the static gear spawns there would be no reason to actually explore and search for gear, and instead just found myself running to grab my preferred weapon/exosuit as soon as I entered garbage.

Now getting gear is less reliable but when you pull good stuff it feels better IMO.

Ballistics are rebalanced and base damage and penetration are determined by the bullet instead of the gun. Gun upgrades and artifacts can now alter bullet damage/pen but this means you can actually use a weapon you like, instead of being pigeon holed into the same 4 "end game" guns

TTK both ways is typically quicker both ways, but penetration and breakpoints are still important.

So don't expect to kill high tier exoskeleton enemies or Chimeras with normal .45 ammo for example

[tiny pewter]

i havent played mhm as well, but always wanted, because as you said in the mid game i had around 100 or even 200 medkits and a lot of ammo which is a litlle annoying. MHM as i know from videos also reduces ammo and meds drastically, but again since that its not updated i have to choose some alternative to it. Thanks for your reply man

[tiny pewter]

yeah i got you thanks

[twin pebble]

If you play it, my advice is to not to be shy about upgrading low/mid tier gear you think you will be using awhile.

I was conditioned from vannila that upgrading anything that isnt "end game" like the dnipro/khrand or exoskeleton is a waste because of the weapon balance and how easy it is to get them.

But now that stuff is harder to get and with how weapons work I found myself using a larger variety of equipment for much longer.

I love my AS Val

[tiny pewter]

thanks mate, so you absolutely suggest to install unlimited overhaul for realism and immersiveness, right?

i also haven't completed my first playthrough) but game was purchased 9 or 10 months ago) just dont have much time to play it

[twin pebble]

I do. I find the game system more engaging with the mod and making meaningful decisions more often.

They added 30+ artifacts too, so be sure to keep hunting for them, they do more than just protection now.

My critiques ATM is that mutant loot should be toned down/adjusted and guns should sell for a little less. But most people still say the economy is a little harder than vanilla.

Oh ragman won't buy broken equipment anymore.
So don't bother hoarding red weapons anymore, it's useless.

[tiny pewter]

yeah i got it, but vanilla economy is really easy at least for me, if its a little harder as you said then i would have made it more harder but anyway thanks, im downloading stalker 2, i haven't been playing it for 2-3 months, then i'll give a try to unlimited and see is it worth

[ancient charm]

People, Is there a Misery type mode in stalker2 yet? The one that makes game much harder

[jagged night]

does game provide enough mechanics that repeatable for you to farm?

[twin pebble]

4 different endings. With branching paths to each. They don't take that long, especially in vanilla.

My current modded playthrough is my 4th and final ending. I have turned to mods now to make the game deeper and more engaging.

But I also just like wandering the zone exploring, finding artifacts and fighting things.

I also hope that GSC adds a more indepth faction mechanics in the DLC that modders can leverage

[brave pier]

cheeki breeki iv damki

[warped monolith]

a nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[ionic karma]

hey yo, what mods do you use for stalker 2?

[twin pebble]

Unlimited, OXA standard, Shays living zone, Shays Impacts, Aces Flashlight , Feliche Longer days (you can choose how long you want, I use two hours)

[kindred violet]

Firstly this is the Stalker 2 chat, secondly no they're generally considered scams

See rule 11

[eager jacinth]

my mistake, thanks

[mild nymph]

is it finnaly optomized

[kindred violet]

[icy basin]

#🤖bot-commands

[timid oyster]

https://tenor.com/view/yap-yapping-yap-yap-yap-talking-to-much-ttm-gif-17123022661056420647

[kindred violet]

Bro boutta get smacked

[warped monolith]

[twin pebble]

Sometimes my 4090 drops to 80 FPS at max settings

[stoic lichen]

Ugh, god I fucking hate the flash-bang anomalies so much.

[kindred violet]

dodge and weave

[stoic lichen]

Easier said than done lol

[kindred violet]

run around like a hare being chased by a fox

[stoic lichen]

Multiple flashbangs can spawn at once.

[kindred violet]

it's genuinely painful to have to do it, since they always spawn directly to where you are running

[stoic lichen]

That’s the problem! I get what I need to do, but it doesn’t make it easier…

Fuck it, bring back that fire ball trail anomaly. At least then I can see it more for more than 1 FUCKING SECOND.

Like… if they only spawn once and then there’s a timer for you to relax, that would be fine. It’s the fact that MULTIPLE can spawn in an instant is what pisses me off.

[twin pebble]

My favorite is the flashbang anomaly right above the ladder down to the journalist cache with a fire poltergeist, and the hole is so small it forces you to do the climb animation

[stoic lichen]

If I were to describe the Flashbang anomaly in two words it would be “Fuck you.”

Even if you understand how to avoid it, it will just randomly fuck you, and you’ll have no idea why.

I sound like a broken record but my main issue isn’t that they spawn randomly.

It’s that they can spawn multiple times at random intervals, so you can’t even time yourself.

[kindred violet]

I don't think I've had the particular problem with multiple spawning at once

[twin pebble]

Definitely one of the hardest anamolies to avoid, with like no tolerance of things going wrong.

[kindred violet]

oh absolutely

thankfully very rare

[stoic lichen]

So, I went through the Tornado anomaly first time, and MAN was my first impressions was me being scared shitless.

For a simple platform puzzle, the sound design and visuals are just… fuckin peak.

I was genuinely intimidated by it knowing I have to go into the eye of the storm.

[twin pebble]

It's really cool

[stoic lichen]

And the conjoined wagons located next to it is also nice to just stare at it lol

The Northern West part of the zone is just very interesting to explore.

[twin pebble]

I looked for a "weird" artifact at that train for like an hour the first time I found it until I noticed it didn't have the correct map icon lol

[kindred violet]

[stoic lichen]

lol

[kindred violet]

the trains are really cool

[twin pebble]

But I think they did really well with some of the weird and visual anomalies and want to see more of that in the dlcs

[kindred violet]

yeah the designs are peak

[stoic lichen]

Yeah, like the mysterious floating water orb in Malachite.

[patent kraken]

id give them credit on how the game looked if UE5 didnt just make games look good by default

[hybrid ridge]

I finally changed the game to English and boy howdy is the voice acting...interesting.

Instantly changed back.

[patent kraken]

yeah they did a " really good job at capturing the stalker atmosphere "

[hybrid ridge]

The English voiceover sounds like they are chilling at 6 flags.

[patent kraken]

plz refrain from comments that might make it sound like stalker 2 isnt good, thank you!

[hybrid ridge]

Stalker 2 is fantastic what?

[patent kraken]

have u beat it

[hybrid ridge]

yee

[patent kraken]

no i really liked stalker 2, especially after the monolith showed up, it really felt like a polished game after that

[dawn geode]

A good man is always on time for lunch.

[twin pebble]

Scar give me my altered Toast

[warped monolith]

altered sosig

[vital jungle]

damn, after your posts i want to try unlimited + oxa standard so bad but in the same time, as it is my first playthrough, i dont want to go with different path and decisions aaand i dont want to replay all main missions that i already completed cuz it feels like im too far into main story 😆 dillema

[vital jungle]

@twin pebble have you encountered new bugs with those mods?

[twin pebble]

not really no, alife is kinda whacky with spawns sometimes but I think thats a 1.5.x vanilla problem

[vital jungle]

Alright, thanks. Im seriously considering to start new game because i have so much loot and good gear that im starting to lose interest to exploration. My current main mission is called "through hardships to the stars". I wasnt be able to find on google in english how far i am into main story but i found 8 month old post with main missions list in russian and if nothing changed, looks like i only completed 35% of the game which is not so far i guess

@twin pebble sorry for ping, last question. Do you swim in loot as well after some time with unlimited or its pretty well balanced and encourages you to explore all the time?

[twin pebble]

the time it takes to financially stabilize is more delayed, but its still possible to accumulate alot if youre smart with your money.

Im past the 2nd Duga mission and i am still hunting for gear/upgrades/artifacts for end game kit

@vital jungle

[vital jungle]

got it, thank you

[warped monolith]

[stoic lichen]

Did anyone else look up that one code in Pripyat for that lock door with the 8-digit code? Cause I have no clue how you’ve would intuitively figure out where the PDA’s are with the right codes are AND figure out that they’re for that one specific location, let alone trying to search through all the other notes you pick up.

[cloud prawn]

Can i schizo theory for a moment

[warped monolith]

of course

[cloud prawn]

I believe there is a non-zero chance the ||scar|| we meet is a copy made by the monolith (like it was never implemented in || CS ||originally) and we might see the real one in the DLCs

[warped monolith]

plausible

other people thought the same

[patent kraken]

what makes u say that

how many instances of copys is there in stalker

[brave dune]

hello stalkers how can i find 3dss mod for WRAP?

[remote eagle]

stalker 2 dont have one

[remote eagle]

https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/1035807043933720576

[icy basin]

Hey, no advertising

[cloud prawn]

Planned and never released for CS specifically, considering they've revisited other ideas i wouldn't be surprised if they'd bite

[hasty canopy]

I haven't played for very long, but I'm noticing gunplay seems to be kind of floaty, like it doesn't have any weight. Has anyone else noticed this or am I just being nitpicky

[icy basin]

Welcome to STALKER guns

[twin pebble]

In stalker 2 some guns just feel sucky imo.

Example, I really enjoy shooting the AS Val but the Khorad( or whatever is supposed to be the Israeli gun) sucks to shoot.

Ak feels pretty good, dnipro feels nice even upgraded.

I think there is a point where if you upgrade the ergonomics too much the gun feels too arcadey sometimes

[stoic lichen]

Imma be honest, I also feel like the scope sway and flinching can a bit too much. I get why it’s there, you obviously aren’t holding the gun as stiff as possible. I just wish it was toned down a bit, or for the stock upgrades to actually remove a bit of scope sway.

[vital jungle]

Hi! I started new game with Unlimited and my hp bar looks like that for pretty long time. I googled and as i understand dark red is hp which depletes faster (fresh wound). Does it mean that with this mod most of the times you play with "debuffed" hp and only after sleep it gets to normal?

i red unlimited description and i know that medkits are reworked, im only curious about this debuff

[twin pebble]

I had no idea the game even had a fresh wound mechanic lol

[vital jungle]

but do you have same hp? like red and dark red?

[twin pebble]

I just cleared the monolith gauntlet apartments and got shot up in my save, I should have "fresh wounds", let me check

[stoic lichen]

The monolith gauntlet is fun to go through. Good way to make some cash as well.

Especially with the John Wick pistol, just airin shit out.

[twin pebble]

oh I cant post screen shots because im new lol.

My bar is does not look like that, its a solid red, but i do remember it looking like yours immediately after healing.

IT probably shouldnt stay like that all day

[vital jungle]

hmm, alright thanks

[twin pebble]

wait i lied

after looking at it closer there is a very small deeper red sliver on my right side

i think my fresh wound is very large bcasue i almost died

@vital jungle

oh this changes things, i have been avoiding sleep with artifacts but i should still take naps it seems lol

[warped monolith]

[vital jungle]

thats what i found

[twin pebble]

Okay cool thanks

Edit: oh some I'm mostly 100% healed up then.

No sleep for me then

[tacit glacier]

Finally

U l t i m a t e

[warped monolith]

[little sage]

has there even been an official dlc announcement yet?

[warped monolith]

not yet

only the promise of 'all future release dlc' if you buy the season pass/ultimate edition

they also promised a free multiplayer mode added "in the future", no specific dates yet

[tacit glacier]

Chances are 1.6 will come with something
Or at the very least, 2.0

[little sage]

Im just thinking that it makes more sense from a marketing standpoint to announce DLC along with the upgrade options. Maybe im just 🫃

[warped monolith]

do you mean upgrade from standard > deluxe > ultimate editions?

[little sage]

yeah

[warped monolith]

I thought those already existed for stalker 2. sheesh.

[kindred violet]

lol no

[vital jungle]

after some time i started to regret that i bought only standard version because ultimate gives dlcs for free, thanks for posting otherwise i could miss it))

[tacit glacier]

Nah, the upgrades just dropped

[vital jungle]

wait do i need to start new game to get new items after upgrade?

[tacit glacier]

Nah
The stashes just appear on the map

[twin pebble]

I tried to look up my steam purchase history to how much I paid for ultimate edition because I kinda remember it being cheaper as an early preorder very early on to try to drum up money for the war but I have no history of purchase in steam.

I have no idea where I actually got stalker 2 lol

[warped monolith]

I do think I pre-ordered Stalker 2 for cheaper than what it costs right now. Let me check.

[warped monolith]

maybe you bought it on gog?

[twin pebble]

Does that come with a steam key? Let me check lol

[warped monolith]

no, you'd have it on gog isntead of steam

anyways, I checked the price and you're right. At least in my currency, the ultimate edition is more expensive now.
I paid 359 BRL and now it costs 429 BRL.
that's 70 bananas difference. Almost as much as a AA game.

[twin pebble]

Yeah I think it was 70ish USD if I remember correctly as opposed to 109 now.

But I have nothing on my records

[warped monolith]

it's possible you bought it at a key reseller? or maybe it's further back in your purchase history

go down the list and click 'load more transactions' and then just ctrl-F and search for 'chornobyl'

you can also check the licenses and product key activations screen. if you bought a key and activated it manually, it'll show there but it won't show you how much you paid.

[twin pebble]

Yeah I used Ctrl f.

I also checked humble bundle.

I wonder if they were selling preorder from their site very early.

I purged my email account of old unimportant emails recently and so nothing in my email either.

Not that any of this matters

I'll check when It got activated, that's a good idea

[left jackal]

This game is fucking shit guys so crap I'm lost for words enemy's spamming in front of me massive FPS drops during battles what a pitty it's beyond my words

Back to gamma all day long

What's with this FPS drops was all good before it's unplayable crap

[warped monolith]

[twin pebble]

Bro dosent have a 4090 it seems

[obtuse raptor]

Gamma 2 release date?

[kindred violet]

no

[warped monolith]

[remote eagle]

2077

[vital jungle]

Question to chat moderators. Im playing my first playthrough and choosed to || support Strider and gave him PDA which as i understand will lead me to specific ending related with him, but after i saw screenshot from cutscene in Stalker2-media i have feeling that he will become monolith. Am i right? If yes then such screenshots from cutscenes should not be allowed, if im wrong then i apologise||

[vital jungle]

sad but ok

[warped monolith]

this is for stalker2-chat, he was talking about stalker2-media

they're allowed but with spoiler tags... if someone didn't tag it

[remote eagle]

[remote eagle]

[vital jungle]

create a spoiler for everyone who didnt complete the game for the sake of likes under pretty picture is so silly...

[warped monolith]

welp. it is what it is

[warped monolith]

#🤖bot-commands

[stoic lichen]

Welp, I finally finished STALKER 2.

[warped monolith]

[stoic lichen]

I enjoyed my experience of it overall.

[golden hazel]

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

[proud ruin]

https://tenor.com/view/homelander-homelander-the-boys-homelander-sad-homelander-its-peak-homelander-peak-gif-14542009839452529163

[kindred violet]

Time to replay another 3 times for all endings

[twin pebble]

If you have a save right before doctor decision you can knock two endings out really quick.

Ward divergence isn't that far behind either.

The other ending is not part of those forks though

[kindred violet]

I think it's nicer to go back the whole way since you then can get some more variances / angles on events with the different choices, there's some neat things there

[remote eagle]

[jovial current]

Not really sure where to post but my game keeps crashing in the middle of outskirts. I haven't changed any mods and I'm not sure what to do

[remote eagle]

https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/922555488665743391

[twin pebble]

My friends said they don't like the sparker path but I think I'm enjoying it the most.

It makes sense to try to help Strider in this path, you get much cooler cut scenes at SIRCAA doing this and melted brain Scar and his gang are fun to be around.

[wary nimbus]

I finished the game second time with Ward this time and I need to say that I liked Spark way better. Not because of the endings but ward option was a bit boring somethimes imo

[twin pebble]

Yeah, the deeper I went into the Ward playthrough the more sympathetic I was to the Colonel and his goal, but it does feel more boring when compared to the other options

[stoic lichen]

I do think that game’s story intentionally keeps some parts mysterious or full of intrigue, never giving you the full picture. Ward and Spark always talk about how they’re going to control the zone for the better, but you always feel like questioning yourself the further you’re in the game.

What can I say, I like moral ambiguity in stories, just makes it a lot more interesting.

[warped monolith]

[stoic lichen]

And then Strelok comes in and tells everyone to get the fuck off his lawn, and honestly I can’t really blame him.

Cause the zones brings in people who either want to play as god or want to believe in the lies meant to trap them in the zone forever.

[twin pebble]

It's something the game does really well, each group is actually convinced they are in the right, that their truth is well, true. There is manipulation in each group.

You are not given all of the info in any of the playthroughs, which really skews perception.

[stoic lichen]

Honestly, Skif’s ending is just him going “fuck it, we ballin I guess.”

[twin pebble]

I think the ward ending would be your stereotypical "good" ending if Skifs and the Colonels actions weren't co-opted by the shadow organization.

[stoic lichen]

Honestly, I prefer Strelok’s ending more. Again, I don’t really blame him for telling people to stop poking the zone with the damn stick.

Cause barely ANYTHING comes good from doing that.

[twin pebble]

Oh I prefer it too, destroying/deactivating the zone is just boring 😂

[kindred violet]

personally I most liked the ward ending so far as it seemed quite thematically coherent for SKEEFA

[warped monolith]

the skeefaning

[kindred violet]

I really liked the part where SKEEFA said it's SKEEFA time and started SKEEFAING all over the place

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

[cloud prawn]

|| Deggy's rifle|| being the clearest example tbf, it's a laser rifle for all intents and purposes, i still really like it though

[proud ruin]

the best part is when skeefa looks at the player in a cutscene and says "truly i have become stalker 2 heart of chernobyl"

[stoic lichen]

“Ah, I see that a stalker too is trying to find the heart of chernobyl”

[vital jungle]

guys who is playing vanilla, do you encounter such bug when mutants spawn on base inside building? It happened to me couple times in 100hrs but im playing modded S2 so im currious is it because of mods or its vanilla issue. Weird is that i found absolutely 0 reports on google about this issue. For example in Rostok zombies spawned right in the bar and just 10 min ago 3 mutants spawned in Zalisya right inside building where is my personal stash. Not infront of me (i didnt see how it happend) but when i approached the building i saw that they blocked the doors and couldnt go out. I cant shoot them as well so they are just stuck

[kindred violet]

never had this kind of an issue in my own experience, and I also mostly play modded.

140h total now

[vital jungle]

Do you play with Shays Living Zone?

[kindred violet]

I've only started using A-life mods about 30h ago

[ivory zephyr]

Where can i find NVG mods at

[wary nimbus]

Nexus, OXA for example

[ivory zephyr]

thanks

[vague gate]

is stalker 2 worth it or do i wait>

[stoic lichen]

I say wait some more if you’re not tolerant of some bugs still here and there.

It’s getting better, but I know certain people aren’t gonna play a slightly better game.

[pseudo falcon]

backtracked a bit on my kaymanov ending
and i finished strelok ending
now to do ward and spark ending
need 2 separate full playthroughs
ugh

my most hated is ward ending

oh wait
i think i can backtrack even more to do spark ending and ward in this run

all in one save lmao

[vital jungle]

nice, now i cant get out of building because of those sausages, time to learn console commands i guess 💩

[dense igloo]

how can skif eat with knife 😭

[kindred violet]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[twin pebble]

Like this 😬

Installed ultra+ mod, holy heck does the game look great at Epic settings now but also cut my frames to 1/3 lol

[dense igloo]

i gonna get stalker 2

but not from sources i shall get ti be called player

how much?!

[kindred violet]

UE5

just the size of modern games tbf, sucks ass

[kindred violet]

wrong channel buddy, this is the stalker 2 channel

and it's called project inverno

[merry frost]

guys moddb servers are shit right now if i ddonowloadd dthe mod files from the optional section where do i need to put them

[warped monolith]

carefully.

[late kernel]

Eating like an ethnic dad

[warped monolith]

[pseudo falcon]

@vale saffron

appropriate channel
only m700, kharod and gp37 can mount the shotgun underbarrel

m700 is R700
kharod is IWI Carmel
and gp37 is G36

[vale saffron]

damn

looks sick

[stark rock]

Anyone know why changing how much stamina sprint uses breaks the ability to search shit? I wanna be able to run for more than 5 seconds

[pseudo falcon]

thats vanilla issue in this patch

hmmmm
maybe i should try it without mods

[vital jungle]

Hi! I tried Ultra+ as well for 2 days but at the end returned back to TrueEpic. I ran high preset on Ultra+ with some adjustments for better graphics like advanced lighting but TrueEpic is just better. Shadows, reflections and overall look is more superior. With adjustments that i made in config file i get better fps as well than Ultra+. Just wanted to recommend to try it out if you want to improve how the game looks. I will post few screenshots for comparison. In specific weather conditions shadows of Ultra+ just looks "flat". This is where i decided to give up on it (greyish is Ultra+ and rest two are TrueEpic, there is no reshade on all screenshots)

screenshot of mutants in the building which i posted above where made with TrueEpic as well

[twin pebble]

I'll check it out, thanks.

I actually had to play with my hdr settings to make it less saturated with Ultra+.

Did not not run into the washed out issue.

[real tinsel]

Lads, after plenty of months, am going o get back to S2 once again, let me ask, is there any "misery mod" out there? I want something hardcore, difficult progression, i want to suffer like a masochist, can someone indicate me a mod (or mods) like this?

[remote eagle]

idk try this one https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/1390437561738203337

[tacit glacier]

I'll do you one better
https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1561
This mod uses Stalker Unlimited as base

With Lootable Zone and Craftable Zone you basically have basic Anomaly like gameplay loop.

[remote eagle]

ty for sharing

[tacit glacier]

You're welcome.
The modpack is basically a list of mods which you then put the modpack on top of to complete it all.
Runs pretty well.

I dare say I have... An Anomaly like experience

[real tinsel]

Tks a lot for the tips! I believe i can finally play Stalker 2

[remote eagle]

time to start a new run i guess

[tacit glacier]

Like, I end the prologue and realize mfrs stole my detector

And the guy that offers you one gives you a broken detector, so it's worth jack shit too

It incorporates oxa and reduces your carry weight expecting you to make use of backpacks basically
There is also nightvision goggles that just sit in your inventory tbf but let you see at night.

Oh yeah, when installing Extended Equipment part, make sure to follow the guide for it https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/articles/137

[remote eagle]

so its not a all in one pack?

[tacit glacier]

Nope

But at least its just mostly drag and drop.

[remote eagle]

so i need to download all those mods too right?

[tacit glacier]

Except for the one that says "No need to install", obviously

[remote eagle]

oh

[remote eagle]

finally installed it

[tacit glacier]

Setting fps to 30 makes the game responsive

O-ho

Lummox AK is wooden

Also has removeable scope.

[remote eagle]

ui mod name?

[cedar pond]

Hey guys , playing on Xbox , doing heavy burden quest , but I can’t open a door to bunker , does anyone knows what can I do ?

[split crown]

looks like the Clear Sky UI mod

[remote eagle]

🤝

[remote eagle]

[tacit glacier]

fyi pressing . will open a crafting menu

Also may I direct your attention at
Tappable Quick Slots

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1377

It even somehow lets you rebind locked keybinds
Just tap left arrow on the grayed out quickslot binds and select a keybind.
I have the classic F1,F2,F3,F4 set up and it's honestly a game changer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSGRzb0f8mE

[remote eagle]

[tacit glacier]

... Okay
Must have https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1493

[remote eagle]

[odd jacinth]

can my pc run stalker 2 at over 40 fps now?

i have the release recomended specs and spent 100 fuckin euros on the game

and i couldnt play it for many, many months

[tacit glacier]

Just lock it to 30
I found it surprisingly responsive

[twin pebble]

I use to run the game at 130ish fps but have moved to ultra+ and settled for 60ish with much improved visuals

[green island]

Shit is still optimized terribly.

[slim moth]

i get 80 to 90 in the zone with lows of 60 around towns. U+ helps a lot, personally. can set lighting to performance with really no visual quality loss if you really need to

[little sage]

even the "vanilla" option in ultra+ changes the lighting. I couldnt stand it

[slim moth]

not for everyone ig. lol

[warped monolith]

[amber breach]

hi, is there any s2 mods that adds random quests to the game? like we got in anomaly* you pick up random go kill bring me and else quests and do them? probably not yet but I wonder

[remote eagle]

im afraid only this one https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/585?tab=files

[amber breach]

sadge. time to wait more 🙂

[slim moth]

Stalker 2 point of no return

not out yet tho

[amber breach]

yeee waiting for it because with that feels empty for me I love to have random missions fro meverywhere to do otherwise I skip it all and just focus on main story :/

[slim moth]

if you do new game start (disables main missions and join a faction) and just run side missions from bar keep and the missions across the map

especially with some A-life mods to make the zone feel more populated and dynamic

[amber breach]

yes but its like one main source of missions is bar I would love to see simialr system added to all npc with a chance just like in anomaly

[warped monolith]

damn I even forgot there was a wait timer to get new quests lmao
what a smartly designed game

[slim moth]

i'd love for something like that eventually

[amber breach]

its almsot there with few mods but not quite yet. I ofc played through the whole game once coz who skips release 😄 but now waiting for a proper crafting system/loot system/missions

[remote eagle]

at least they not failing after certain time has passed like in some other game im not gonna name

[amber breach]

when all of that will be added not just one thing will dive deep into it.

[warped monolith]

[slim moth]

i can understand a timelimit for certain missions. especially if they offer more for getting completed in time.

escort missions would be cool to see. gotta fix the ai pathing and shit first.

[remote eagle]

nah man i did quest = still gonna fail if not gonna talk to npc to complete it

bro dont know about what quests im talking about

[slim moth]

if you're talking about a specific quest then no. lol.

im talking in general.

[unborn kelp]

dont recall
were npc stalkers affected by anomalies in S2?
if yes?
LOL NO to escorts

[slim moth]

oh yeah, they walk into them all the time and you have a mission where one guy is in the middle of a bunch of electric anomalies. you get a anomaly off of him for getting him out

[warped monolith]

instead of failing the quest, a more elegant design would be to give bonus rewards if you complete it within the timeframe. If not, you just get the baseline rewards and a pat on the back

[unborn kelp]

yeah, I just remembered that dickhead after posting

[slim moth]

this would be the solution.

takes forever just to open god damn

[slim moth]

his pathing is not very good lol.

like i said, they'd have to really make the AI more self aware to the surroundings for the escorts/squad command type stuff.

[warped monolith]

I really need to reinstall this game sometime soon.

[slim moth]

i have a 1TB SSD dedicated to this mfer

[remote eagle]

i was talking about SoC quests

[unborn kelp]

doubt thats gonna happen

[slim moth]

knowing that there are going to be multiple phases to the dev kit tells me that gsc is expanding on the game and what the kit will be able to do. Rn it's surface level and should get way deeper. i have no worries that NPC AI will get to that point whether its with the help of mods or not. it's just a matter of time.

[violet lodge]

@

[hollow tulip]

it sucks i cant post pictures here. does anyone know why Vilnius is used for NPC last names and .45 bullets?

[warped monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/mods-discord-mod-moderator-moderation-clash-of-clans-gif-24080525

[odd fjord]

@cobalt parrot

[hasty canopy]

What does everyone think of the English dub for stalker 2? I personally don't think it's amazing, it could be better, but I also get lost on subtleties and tone with the Russian (Ukrainian?) voiceovers because I don't understand that language

Also one more question, there are certain things that slightly annoy me with this game, and I know mods would fix them, but should I finish the game first completely vanilla, and then mod it however I want? Or just go straight into modding

[warped monolith]

play however you wish

[hasty canopy]

That is most logical, but I also just wanna know personal experiences with either one

[twin pebble]

I watch a lot of subtitled material and I read the occasional book, so I prefer the native language with English subtitles, as I find the English VA very bad.

But at the end of the day it's a single player game, so you should play it however way brings you the most enjoyment.

[remote eagle]

[kindred violet]

[twin pebble]

Devs also alluded to limansk, iron forest, and CNPP as places that they want to add. there is also a dead stalker with a radio with screams coming from the other end near the bridge to limansk

They also acknowledged people want to see more with duty and freedom and faction wars

[fair hamlet]

Hello fellow stalkers
I do require help cause I'm about to lose my mind
Those trees are killing me
Why is it so damn blurry? It geniunely hurts my eyes
Already tried multiple settings (shadows, AA, rendering distance) and nothing helps
Does anyone have any solution?

[kindred violet]

Are you using any upscaling? Dlss / fsr / taa?

Unfortunately any kind of anti aliasing is done by the upscalers

[fair hamlet]

Yeah, I tried to switch DLSS to something else, but it ain't helping

[twin pebble]

You could probably force DLDSR via control panel for AA that dosent degrade the image, although there will be a performance hit.

You could also force DLDSR then enable DLSS to recoup that performance. (This sounds silly but it actually works most of the time, I do it in Hunt showdown because their AA implementation is ass)

If you have Nvidia

[fair hamlet]

Tried dldsr in Tarkov, it worked fine for me
Thanks, sounds like a good idea actually

[fair hamlet]

It was Optimax - Performance (Stutter FPS Latency Fix) causing this problem
Just in case anyone have same issues as me

[twin pebble]

Good to know.

[warped monolith]

[dense igloo]

is stalker 2 even worth buying?

[twin pebble]

Nah, we all play it as a joke.

The people developing mods also are doing it as a joke.

[dense igloo]

the joke indeed-

[twin pebble]

Oh no, reskins in an optional scavenger hunt quest. Just get standard and ignore the higher editions if money 💰 is a factor

[dense igloo]

do you have DOF on? or smt habout render distance?

[dense igloo]

so its reskin? i though its ,,pay for op shit''

[warped monolith]

[dense igloo]

wish steam gave me clear image to read

gonna use my old tactic then

Crack
play a bit

if i like it
buy on sale

if i dont?
ignore and deinstall

[fair hamlet]

I wanted to play with COLD LIGHT reshade, but it won't work with some optimiser mod i had
So I had to switch to another one and it caused trees to look like that

[dense igloo]

what GPU you own?

[fair hamlet]

3070ti

[dense igloo]

could you show me ur settings in game
maybe we can find the fix

[fair hamlet]

ty mate but I fixed it already haha

[dense igloo]

oh

[dense igloo]

didnt notice

i had same issue with DMC5 for soem reason

[warped monolith]

been a while since I used this

[fair hamlet]

Oh, that's weird
But in current AI era I'm not surprised

[dense igloo]

its not the AI
it was about the settings i had

i had interlaced render and made game look like shit

[fair hamlet]

Was trying to blame dlss for everything bad in videogames but it seems i was bit wrong

[dense igloo]

well interlaced render method can benefit older pcs
but it makes some stuff blurry

[timid oyster]

@haughty sierra

[twin pebble]

Dammit beat me to it

[timid oyster]

we are so back

[twin pebble]

Dude

[haughty sierra]

i mean this shit looks good on paper

[twin pebble]

NVGs

[haughty sierra]

i really want to give Stalker 2 a new chance when they bring out a DLC and some good updates

god bless

[twin pebble]

I won't need mods for NVGs

[timid oyster]

get it? cause its on paper

[twin pebble]

Lol

[haughty sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/disappointment-gif-21343121

[twin pebble]

Master difficulty

I hope that comes with a significant decrease in consumable loot and randomized static spawns

80% of this is stuff mods have or are trying to tackle lol.

This looks great though

[little sage]

this looks like a winter 2025 release window now

[kindred violet]

This is huge

[little sage]

Im also expecting a lot of mod incompatibility on that update

[kindred violet]

The engine update bullet point made me audibly celebrate lmao

[twin pebble]

It's actually huge.

[kindred violet]

I really didn't think it would happen

But I guess they realised how fucked they are with the current build

[twin pebble]

It's going to make better performance, better graphics, and more/expanded features a possibility.

I am surprised that's announced for this year though.

Does Unreal provide porting tools/resources? Im assuming they do.

[kindred violet]

I could also imagine they might be getting support from epic for it

[twin pebble]

That's a good point

Probably

[kindred violet]

since we know that's what's happening with the witcher 4

[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/old-man-its-peak-its-way-too-peak-its-honestly-more-than-peak-meme-gif-14944785001351870503

[warped monolith]

[timid oyster]

boycott this one

true react the real one

[twin pebble]

Done

[kindred violet]

🫃

[prime stratus]

My thoughts exactly. Stalker 2 should be a massive thing for Epic Games to show off UE potential. I figured they would be at least a bit invested in to Stalker 2.

[tacit glacier]

BOOOYYSSS

UE 5.5.4

[warped monolith]

I can't wait for that to make zero difference

[tacit glacier]

That would be hilarious ngl

2.0 update reactions. You heard it first here

"All that talk about new ue5.5 being better and it still runs like shit"

[remote eagle]

[tacit glacier]

I guess 5.6 is not stable enough to consider

That being said, 5.5.4 should improve foliage

Expect all mods to just break on impact

Like fucking lego's

[kindred violet]

Naturally

[warped monolith]

I still believe roadmaps are just delusional lmao
I'll wait to check the updates when they arrive instead of holding out hope for promises

[stoic lichen]

I’m honestly excited for the npc combat updates. I hope it’ll make guerrilla tactics more viable, (Hiding in bushes, etc.)

[finite needle]

If 5.5.4 of whatever gets rid of the funky trees and CGA lighting in low res I'm all for it honestly

[stoic lichen]

Just please fix the lighting, for the love of GOD.

[twin pebble]

I agree, it will go a long way if it happens

[trim iron]

They'll run a sale before that update drops to scoop a bit from the hype first

[tacit glacier]

More likely that the sale will drop as soon as 2.0 goes live
"Hey, STALKER 2 had a major update right now: Unreal 5.6 and major AI enhancements. Get the game now at 40% off" or something

[warped monolith]

[tacit glacier]

You know, I was going to say "Looks like the one handed bug is still here"
But then I noticed the third guy.

[remote eagle]

npc still flying after headshot but thats a rare occasion

still funny

[warped monolith]

LMAO

[stoic lichen]

Damn, no head.

[real tinsel]

Any tips into starting console in S2? There used to be a mod but it doesnt work anymore

[warped monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/mods-discord-mod-moderator-moderation-clash-of-clans-gif-24080525

[sweet mica]

LETS GOOOOO ROADMAP

im hype, its everything i want them to prioritize

[twin pebble]

Yeah, the roadmap seems very in touch with community wants.

I hope it materializes by the end of the year or around it. I'm cheering for them

[obsidian summit]

Why are some saying UE 5.5.4 is a big deal? I am out of the loop, just better performance?

[warped monolith]

in theory, yes.

[warped monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/seasame-street-seasame-street-martians-book-gif-19927585

Words.

[obsidian summit]

LOL, What makes you think I didnt already ask AI XD
aside from the "Expierimental" First person stuff it just seems like alot of performance stuff. Which fair enough but I never personally had alot of performance issues with the game. I was wondering why it seemed like such a big deal to others but I guess its just the performance mostly.

[slim moth]

basically, 5.1.1 uses a lot of features that were in very early versions so it will overall help for graphics, performance, and modding capabilities.

[late kernel]

An engine update wont magically mix the performance issues, it basically gives better and improved tools for the devs to work with, so its easier to make and actually optimize the game

[glass crescent]

is there a way to teleport to the cnpp?

[queen elk]

I don't know anything about game engines and development, but I heard that Unreal Engine 5 up to version 5.3 was a complete trash optimization.

gsc used one of the first versions of the innovative engine, so a lot has certainly changed for the better so far

Apparently, they had to face the truth and decided that the A-life system cannot be implemented on this one xD

[warped monolith]

[queen elk]

have full admiration for them investing so much time and money into a ready-made product that won't bring them any money, most creators would simply make another game

just hope it doesn't end up like this: they'll never introduce A-life and go bankrupt again because it will be a tragedy XD

What do you guys think about Stalker 2's progress so far? I only played the game once at launch and it didn't have any critical bugs. As you can see, the game is unfinished.

I wanted to wait until version 1.6 and play it again but now I have to wait for the new version of the engine xD

[warped monolith]

they still have DLCs to sell so it makes sense

no one's gonna buy DLCs for a broken game

[queen elk]

luckily I'll get them for free for the ultimate version

[warped monolith]

"for free"

you paid for them already... just paid before they were released

[kindred violet]

discounted if even

[warped monolith]

I noticed the game is more expensive now than it was when I pre-ordered

sleazy GSC and/or Microsoft. Greasy, even.

[finite needle]

Never buy Paradox games then

[kindred violet]

paradox games my beloved

just one more DLC

[finite needle]

Me buying all the DLCs and playing exclusively Anbennar

[warped monolith]

at least in Stellaris you can play online with someone who owns the DLCs and you gain access to them while you're playing together

never woulda even touched the game otherwise

[kindred violet]

yeah that's a great feature

[tacit glacier]

I don't know what kind of black magic this is, but STALKER 2 runs better with Lossless Scaling FG from capped 60 to 120 than with capped 120 DLSS FG

[tacit glacier]

OH WHAT THE HELL
I THOUGHT THAT WAS ONLY IN X-RAY!

A FUCKING ISPF JUST SNUCK UP ON ME, SHOT ME TWICE AND THEN BONKED ME IN THE FACE

I was genuinely dumbstruck cause I heard two shots from a PM, looked behind the door and it turns out the fuck was inside the building with me.
I didn't even manage to shoot at him as I was mid re-load.

The AI is actually scary in this game at times
I legit think they might cook with the final version once all DLC's and other extra stuff is done.

[warped monolith]

after seeing a guy doing a duck-and-weave maneuver to dodge shots, I don't doubt this game's AI is capable of going full Neo on our asses

dammit I lost the video

oh, found it again. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Lau6WDHNY8Y

[icy basin]

Turns out it's really fucking easy to ambush the player that thinks the fighting's over

[tacit glacier]

Oh it wasn't over
I was exchanging potshots with one ISPF dude behind a car while peeking from behind a door.
When I heard the two pm shots I could've sworn the dude was shooting me through the door because he was camped right on the other side
Boy was I surprised to see him inside the building with me

[icy basin]

[woven halo]

daaaaaaym

[woven halo]

....this stock gameplay?

[tacit glacier]

Considering a similar video dropped right after the game released, yes

[twin pebble]

Yep, enemies lunge/melee and dodge at close range

[bleak nova]

Do only i see how stalker is dying? its not the same as it was, i remember when stalker SoC came out, this game was brilliant and now? stalker 2 is another game, its worse than the previous parts

[kindred violet]

bro certainly does not remember on release SoC with that take

[bleak nova]

kiddo when i was born you probally was still in your father balls

[kindred violet]

ever heard of rose tinted glasses

[bleak nova]

ever heard of staying quiet and dont be a pussy?

shut ur bitch ass kiddo

[twin pebble]

Lol

[twin pebble]

Ok Boomer

[bleak nova]

would you tell me this straight into me?

or only in discord?

[twin pebble]

I loved SoC and the original games when I played them when they came out, got them free with my graphics card, but stalker 2 probably the best vanilla stalker currently.

I could see an argument for CoP to be on the same level but I think it requires mods

[twin pebble]

Straight to your face

[bleak nova]

you dont understand me, i dont give a fuck abt graphic, gameplay and childhood kid

[twin pebble]

Yeah, even if you take out graphics from the equation, SoC has less content, smaller game world, shorter more simple story, less mechanics

And more bugs

[remote eagle]

[warped monolith]

yes, posted in november 27

[warped monolith]

@icy basin can we get this toxic mf slapped alongside the phishing guy

[eager solstice]

@vale panther (rob32t) has been banned for reason: Compromised account

@bleak nova (pastis2115) has been banned for reason: Go whine on Reddit or some shit

[warped monolith]

dry best mod

[icy basin]

Ay
Don't take the bait so easy

If only carp bit that fast

[twin pebble]

I don't mind, gets me closer to getting to rookie so I can post screenshots

[kindred violet]

engaging with bait for that sweet sweet xp

[warped monolith]

[kindred violet]

[fallen iron]

_ _
@twin pebble, 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]

Rookie isn't what lets you post

Taking off Newcomer does

[wraith timber]

do yall think stalker 2 will got a mod pack like gamma?

[late kernel]

no

[queen elk]

If they now introduce tools for adding custom content and enable the A-life system, why not?

[wraith timber]

im guessing thats not planned for stalker 2?

[queen elk]

the simulation can only be for 1 km, not the entire map

it would always be some kind of simulation and the beginning of mods

after all, soon there will be part 2 of the modding tools update, which will allow you to create your own stories

the current ones do not allow it

now the only thing you can really do is replace the skin xd with something that already exists

[wraith timber]

in the next update would there be more gun mods/addons via steam workshop or nexus

and im talking about full on new guns not just re textures

[tacit glacier]

I mean that is already possible

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6hs3PBIXGI4

Granted, this one got removed for some reason

Can still be got from Nexusmods if you go to Rusted Dawn mod page (has a link to the archive)

[wraith timber]

that shit looks so small in his hands

[warped monolith]

skeefa is hickok45

[twin pebble]

Looks about right for the 357 variant

Although it has 7 in the mag so

Skeefa has big hands🥴

[warped monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/mods-discord-mod-moderator-moderation-clash-of-clans-gif-24080525

[heavy kernel]

how to enable quicksave anywhere? i just installed and i can only save near campfier

[kindred violet]

This is the stalker 2 chat

[icy basin]

Whomever the fuck is advertising GAMMA does a poor job

[remote eagle]

[shy steeple]

why he standing?

[vital jungle]

anyone is playing with unlimited mod here? i struggle to complete mission || Dead Frequency, there is 4 bloodsuckers in the room. Unlimited has reworked medkits which have slow healing rate and i cant outheal their dmg and im dying all the time, how to beat them?||

[twin pebble]

Is this the collar quest line?

Ohhh nvm

Are you on the Spark side? Where you need to go find info about the ward Lt?

If so those blood suckers are supposed to be in their sleeping state and possible to sneak by

[vital jungle]

yes, im on spark side and yes i need to find Lt

[shy steeple]

[vital jungle]

hmm, ill try

[twin pebble]

There is usually one patrolling but unaggroed blood sucker that walks in a loop, through the main room and then through the back hallway.

Then there are like 2-3 in the main darker room that are "sleeping" facing the walls. I snuck by them in my latest unlimited playthrough, but In vannila I just gunned them down.

[twin pebble]

Duty exoskeleton?

[shy steeple]

ssp100

[twin pebble]

Never realized it had black gloves

[remote eagle]

[shy steeple]

funny shit i need use bug with high jump

to get artefact

[remote eagle]

artefacts clipping through shit again nothing new

[shy steeple]

my eyes just bleed

[vital jungle]

thanks for help || i tried to be sneaky but failed lol, the one which was patrolling aggro on me (my bad) after that i just ran and i had no idea where im running but i ended up on stairs and exploited it lol they attacked me one by one and retreated after each hit that i made||

[twin pebble]

I don't think they do a good job broadcasting that that area is supposed to be the staple bloodsucker lair sneak sequence, I didn't even realize it's what is supposed to happen there until like my third playthrough lol. Wish there was a mini cutscenes or even a PDA of a dead guy

[pale haven]

hello, new here, i was wanting to buy STALKER 2 but i heard it still needs a lot of optimazation and QOL at launch, i know it wont be as GAMMA but i would love to grind and explore that game. I wonder if you guys can confirm that the optimisation is good now

[shy steeple]

i play just with optimization mod

[queen elk]

why no lossless scaling?

[twin pebble]

I play with Ulta+ with some HDR tweaks and tank my fps to 60 with a 4090 but everything looks like a cutscene 😂

[queen elk]

fsr generation and dlss suck dick

[devout seal]

Hey wasn't stalker 2 supposed to have a multiplayer pvp mode?

[queen elk]

on lossless scaling u can do x6 ratio

fsr give u only x2

[twin pebble]

Have Nvidia? Try forcing DLDSR via control panel, it will degrade performance though

[shy steeple]

can i use lossless with xess?

[queen elk]

only frame generation upscaler is G

[devout seal]

Yeah fr studios just use it nowerdays as an excuse to not optimize their games

[queen elk]

u can use dlss or fsr upscaler and frame gen from lossless

I always play like this

the only problem is that you have low base fps and I don't know if it will work well with a x6 multiplier, the higher the multiplier, the lower the native fps
It is said that for the game to run perfectly, a constant 60+ fps per second is required. I played the gamma and sometimes it dropped below it, it was ok.

[twin pebble]

It's currently MIA and no one knows what's up with it.

Some of the EARLY preorder/deluxe editions mentioned stuff like "3xRiemann Vectors, 2xSP-100 SIRCAAs" implying there was going to be some sort of extraction shooter mode or similar, then it was changed to just like skins

[shy steeple]

bruh

[shy steeple]

idk why they just walking

[frail raven]

Народ, приветствую! Подскажите, по ANOMALY: GAMMA во время боя неписи видят меня метров за сто и давай чётко лупить по мне. Ощущение, что аим у них лютый, потому как попадают по мне часто и чётко. Вопрос: как или же где править дальность обнаружения неписями игрока.

[shy steeple]

#☢чат-сталкеров-ru-ua

[shy steeple]

funny bug

[twin pebble]

That a default scope?

[warped monolith]

[wraith timber]

i spawned in a exo suit using commands and whenever i equip certaint weapons it like clips through my character does anybody know any fixes?

[warped monolith]

yes. stop cheating.

[remote eagle]

[wraith timber]

[shy steeple]

ye

i forgot to play main quest

[kindred violet]

I thought you can't get out of the lesser zone without completing at least the sphere part of the lesser zone..

[shy steeple]

can with bugs

i like do this 3 times

• i have opened door cuz stalker 2 create bad scripts for 1.0 version

[kindred violet]

[shy steeple]

quit game

steam show fucking 34 gb usage from videocard

[remote eagle]

[split crown]

Holy fuck that's amazing

[split crown]

Totally normal and not memory leakage at all

[near sage]

Hey guys, anyone running modular hard mode on 1.5.2 patch? I have a bug where I cannot loot any mutants, is there a way to fix this somehow?

[remote eagle]

its not compatible with current patch

[near sage]

That's sad, it's basically the only total overhaul mod I like

Tried Stalker Unlimited and Desolation, Unlimited was too hardcore, Desolation was too easy xD MHM falls exactly in the middle

[remote eagle]

try this idk https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1561

[near sage]

I saw this, I'll give it a go

I was running a combo of MHM + Artifact changes from Unlimited, also the stash system changes from Unlimited are pretty cool but to extract that out is going to take me a while, maybe this Rusted Dawn will be not as hardcore as plain Unlimited due to these additional mods included

[oak dew]

Give OXA Prototype a try

[near sage]

I did, that one had just too much junk items in it so it didn't stick with me

[near sage]

Can I use LNA with this?

[slim moth]

LNA is out of date

[ocean laurel]

When gamma 2

[slim moth]

2077

[warped monolith]

at least

[split crown]

When Valve learns how to count to 3

[ocean laurel]

Lmao

[lusty shale]

Game is still bad, yes?

[hidden tiger]

yes

[ocean laurel]

When modders fix the entire game will be good then

[turbid oak]

I await when modders fixes the game then i play.

i don't want to be disappointed nor i have the courage.

[young fern]

guys is there any big ongoing mod projects for S2?

[shy steeple]

gamma 2

[young fern]

Copium

[snow marsh]

so uh, what underqualified intern did they hire to make this 💩

[tacit glacier]

Broken polygons on what is supposed to be glass surface

[warped monolith]

@icy basin compromised account alert

[icy basin]

Yeah I see em

[eager solstice]

Successfully banned 2 members

[warped monolith]

damn

bots on fire today

[vocal jungle]

Hello people, i wonder if stalker 2 is worth buying now ? I really like the survival aspect of GAMMA and the fact that the zone lives, with stalkers roaming the land etc...
So i was wondering if they patched the AI or if they are still dumb and spawn behind you ?

[kindred violet]

A-life is pretty much on par with the OG games now.
If you want some "survival" aspects you could check out some of the crafting mods and a mod like unlimited if you want it to be more difficult

You can also use any up to date a-life mod if you want it improved even more

[vocal jungle]

Cool ! So they fixed A-life ? Thats great it was the only big thing that was stoping me from buying stalker 2 🙂 so i guess i will buy it now if they fixed it !
Thx !

[warped monolith]

he said a-life is equivalent to the original games, not gamma

there's a huge difference

[shy steeple]

still die in emission and walk into grenade

[vocal jungle]

Fair enough 🫠

[nova lake]

if you expect Stalker 2 to play like a survival slow game, you will not like Stalker 2

as for AI, it gives you a Placebo effect that makes it seem on equal footing as the OGs while not being A-Life

[vocal jungle]

Then i guess i will wait for GAMMA 2.
Copium

[warped monolith]

"placebo effect"
if it looks like a duck, sounds like a duck, moves like a duck...

[wanton arch]

What's the current state of Stalker 2?
Can you just enjoy the game or do you regularly have to deal with bugs, etc?

[shy steeple]

same cringe

[remote eagle]

its ok not great not terrible

and if game have bugs its not a gamebreaking ones

i played with mods just fine

[wanton arch]

Hm okay thanks

[remote eagle]

u welcome bro🤝

[wanton arch]

Also what about replayability?
Heard the world is quite empty and uneventful

[shy steeple]

60 sub quest, about world true

i better say character slow and need buff like 1.3-1.5 speed

[wanton arch]

Sad

[slim moth]

im having a blast with mods. but ig that's an unpopular opinion

[warped monolith]

I suppose that depends on what exact mods you're using

dunno how modding a game is "unpopular", especially in this server of all places

[slim moth]

Modding the game isn't unpopular, having fun with the game seems to be

[warped monolith]

ah. yeah. Hit 'em with this whenever they try to spoil your enjoyment

[slim moth]

It's weird people interact/join a discord of something they don't like.

[remote eagle]

[warped monolith]

or use the "quit having fun" meme

[remote eagle]

[slim moth]

I'm all for criticism and critique but not when it's arbitrary.

[queen elk]

Do u think is close for big update?

because I want to play but I don't know if something bigger will come out soon after this roadmap. The first one is supposed to be an engine update but will it be within a month or later?

[remote eagle]

only gsc knows

[queen elk]

until the league in poe 2 there is nothing to play, stalker 2 would be perfect XD

[spice lynx]

i havent played this game since like a month after release, can anyone tell me if its playable now to a satisfying level or atleast enjoyable.

[slim moth]

I think the game is playable. im not having any game breaking issues.

[slim moth]

1.5.3 will come out sometime next week or something. hopefully

1.6 will be next month from what i remember

[near sage]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1561 game is better with this, not gamma but passable

at least you are not drowning in medkits and bandages

A-Life still crap though, need some mods for that as well

[slim moth]

A-life found a way

[kindred violet]

!hasalife

[fallen iron]

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[near sage]

im using shay's living zone, is a-life found a way better? I tried it with MHM but got some weird twitching movement of AI with that one on

might have been due to MHM

[slim moth]

i only noticed weird twitching with mutants. but im pretty sure that's vanilla. I think the twitching you're talking about was fixed

[vital jungle]

any suggestions how to complete || whishgranter quest at SIIRCA? Im dying to the Ward soldiers all the time. Im playing with Unlimited mod so dmg and medkits are reworked. I run all the way up to the stairs next D2, pop some psi pills and just wait for about minute while they search for me then they throw a grenade bacause of wallhack and i die or for example 2 soldiers come up to the stairs and i die after 2 shots. If i move too far from doors then npc spawns behind me without any sound and i die after 1-2 shots. At this point i started to think that best solution would be to spawn best gear through console just to complete this part of quest but perhaps you could suggest something?||

[near sage]

its like erratic movement left and right while walking away or running away, sometimes they dont do it and they walk normal so not sure whats going on... i am on the latest patch though

[slim moth]

the top of the stairs is the best spot, right side

There should be something to hide behind and just pop headshots as they come up the stairs

[warped monolith]

[slim moth]

did ya get through it

[white moat]

so uh, is this game good yet

[slim moth]

omg

if you could only realize how annoying it is to see that question each day

Make an opinion for yourselves for God's sake.

[vital jungle]

thats the spot i was talking about. I die there all the time. I tried to enable god mode just to skip this part but its doesnt work. UETools crashes my game but Simple BP Loader seems does nothing. Tried different commands like xsetgodmode true, UETools_god, UETools_god true but i still die. Do you know by any chance how to enable god mode?

[slim moth]

are you using MHM?

or have you ever used mhm

[vital jungle]

im not sure that i know what it means, i have 2 maps ~mods and LogicMods because of UESS4

if MHM is Modular Hard Mode then no i never used it

[slim moth]

Whenever i ever did try to use godmode i was using MHM and it was disabled. if you use UE tools: UETools_God

[vital jungle]

i tried to install UETools but my game crashes all the time on launch

[slim moth]

gotcha. the other thing you can do is download Spawn Tools 2

[vital jungle]

thank you i will try it right now

[vital jungle]

it worked, i didnt find god mode there instead i made npc to "freeze" so they did nothing and after some time cutscene triggered, thanks

[slim moth]

no prob man. ik that part is a pain in the ass.

[slim moth]

https://tenor.com/view/meme-horrors-beyond-our-comprehension-low-tier-god-mods-banned-gif-8530537273735940092

[eager solstice]

optimumname (optimumname) has been banned for reason: Compromised account

[wanton arch]

That's like saying reviews are useless since you can just buy the game and play it yourself

[kindred violet]

Which would be an assessment one can make in this modern age of game reviewing

[true jay]

10 попаданий в ебало из дробовика. ОН ОХУЕЛ ?

а бр защита это типо то какой минимальный показатель бронепробития у патронов должен быть ?

[dense igloo]

what ya fellas think about new controller?

[nova lake]

during a more proper time, all the opinions we needed before a purchase was how cool the cover was

[cinder sleet]

Mmmm I hear Stalker 2 has big updates on the way

[stable nymph]

another 110 gb update ? :p

[icy basin]

Не тот чат
Кстати - если AP < BR, урон = 0
Но только если ты стреляешь :)

[near sage]

it seems quite less with Shay's Living zone complete + rusted dawn compared to MHM, but can still happen, might try a-life found a way

[warped monolith]

[vital jungle]

guys who is playing with Unlimited. I red in comment section of Unlimited that to be able to shoot regular 7.62x54 rounds with SVD i need to do specific upgrade. Im at Rostok now and i can do all available upgrades here but there is no such upgrade which would allow me to shoot those rounds, at least description of upgrades doesnt say it. Am i doing something wrong?

[twin pebble]

dont have an svd in my stash atm to check, sorry

[shy steeple]

somebody create mod like not usable pda while going emission?

[tropic wave]

So, whats actual game stability/enjoyment is after some time of realese? Should I play now or wait ^^?

[slim moth]

you can look at gameplay, get caught up on update news on youtube, those are way better determining factors than the opinions of some scrubs on discord.

[shy steeple]

how tf kill this guy

[slim moth]

so there is a room to your right, just funnel them through there till it progresses

[shy steeple]

oh he just not use animation outside building

idk why people do script like this

[slim moth]

Faust section is very frustrating. i hope they make more adjustments to it.

[wanton arch]

Yes you can spend several hours watching videos to try to get information you can also get by asking 1 question
And some questions that people might have are rather difficult to get an answer to that way like how is replayability, how are crashes and bugs

[slim moth]

then ask specific questions instead of "is the game any good"

[wanton arch]

True in this case I guess, if that's all people usually ask

[slim moth]

like brother in christ, we're in a S2 modding discord. we wouldn't be here if there wasn't atleast something of substance.

they should go to the official S2 discord. They fucking hate the game over there.

[slim moth]

Dude, Lossless Scaling is actually really fucking good

[queen elk]

ofc i use this in all games x4 or x6 for 360hz

stalker 2 would be unplayable without it

[wanton arch]

How much does it reduce actual FPS by?

[queen elk]

In my case, depending on the games, 20-30%

[split crown]

better than the frame gen you can activate in S2?

I was using Lossless Scaling for Gamma a long time ago; it was nice for that use case scenario.

[slim moth]

the inputlag is slightly worse on lossless scaling, but if you don't mind it and want to hit a certain fps, by all means, lossless is the way to go

[split crown]

Gotcha, I'll keep that in mind next time I give S2 a go. Appreciate it.

[slim moth]

It's something worth going back and forth between them to see whatcha dig. I was playing for a couple hours locked in at 120fps which was nice

[split crown]

That does sound nice.

...until the S2 memory leaks appear as they normally do

not entirely sure if it's still just the game being super buggy or because I'm trying to play with my 3070 which only has 8 gigs of VRAM.

[cunning nest]

Is STALKER 2 still a mess or is it worth playing now

[warped monolith]

[split crown]

It's a mess in the sense that memory leaks still occur way more often than they should. (they shouldn't be happening at all, but I doubt they'll permanently fix that shit any time soon)

Actually, there may be a chance it gets fixed once they finally upgrade to the 5.5.4 or whatever UE5 engine.

who knows

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/1984-gif-19260546

Memory Leaks WILL Continue Until Morale Improves

[split crown]

https://tenor.com/view/aww-hell-nahh-aww-hell-aww-hell-nahh-gif-9659330954843262630

[near stratus]

thoughts?

[trim iron]

https://tenor.com/view/toy-story-woody-reach-for-the-sky-toy-story3-gif-23893542

[tacit glacier]

Tbh I feel like no matter how much they try to improve, a chunk of the playerbase will have problems with the fact the game launched in a basically broken state

[split crown]

at this point it appears they're just throwing already available mods into the game as official features now, lol, which should have been features on launch imo. Many quality of life mods at that.

Like how could there be 0 night vision whatsoever yet there are literal outfits with night vision devices on them in-game?

[gentle parcel]

I still believe they rushed the game out the door because dev revenue ran dry.
Especially since they had to essential rebuild the game around 2023.

[kindred violet]

yeah I would figure that's plausible

[midnight ridge]

GSC is well known from abandoning already existing progress of project and making everything from scratch

[golden hazel]

Doktor, the game had not a life

[midnight ridge]

Does it have now?

The 100m bubble is still there

[golden hazel]

It has the bones of a life

Yeah that's about it

I don't see the bubble ever going away by GSC's hands though

[midnight ridge]

Agreed

Honestly, the core itself hasn't changed much

I feel like it's still the same game from the lunching time

A few improvements are not able to vanish first impression

[golden hazel]

The story carried the game's first impression for me ngl

[kindred violet]

Easier to fix game mechanics than having to fix the story

[golden hazel]

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

Nothing to fix in the story

It was peak, down to the last 100 times someone said Skeefa

[kindred violet]

SKEEFA

[charred ocean]

Is it true Stalker 2 Devs had a hard time finishing game because People in their team went to war

[midnight ridge]

Skeefa, skeefer the skeefiest

[wanton arch]

Oh damn
Is that even worth using in Stalker 2 then since you have so low base FPS?
Unless benchmarks from this video are very outdated I guess https://youtu.be/g03qYhzifd4?feature=shared

[timid oyster]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1643320/view/670592606916313722

[tacit glacier]

"Fixed an issue where the subtitles for the intro cinematic were out of sync."
Took them over half a year

[timid oyster]

I thought that was an issue only with my brother

Since we tried to launch the game on his pc, a GTX 1060 3gb lmao

It was an interesting attempt to say the least

[near sage]

4.8GB patch, handful of fixes... wonder if ill break my mods if I update. Is there any way to launch the game on steam without updating?

[shy steeple]

bruh i get strelok edition stalker 2

also sad they not add ng+ without main quest

[tacit glacier]

👀
https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1556

[remote eagle]

[finite needle]

They better get Studio Trigger to do a succesful anime, I hear it helps a lot with that exact issue

1 year to add NVGs is wild tho

[remote eagle]

they gonna be ass and nobody gonna be use it anyway

[finite needle]

Just like the OG games

[remote eagle]

[near sage]

these guys have balls i guess xD

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand they survived xD

[finite needle]

While it's fun to speculate that Noontide, being ex Monos, is able to survive Emissions, I've seen Nooners die to emissions so there is clearly an issue

[near sage]

yea same, seems that latest a-life still tends to leave npcs outside in the emission and they eventually die when it hits

finding quite a few bodies dead in friendly bases after emissions, could be the mods as well though

[finite needle]

Thought it was fixed back in 1.5.1, it was very frequent to have a lot of dead NPC bodies in bases because the AI detected both the clearest safe spot as available and full, so they got stuck in a circle of trying to get into a place and refuse to enter. Only happened in big hubs, never seen this happen "offline".

[real tinsel]

Everytimt i get hooked up in S2 theres an update and my game crashes due mods lol. Lets see what will happen

[near sage]

Yea same here, but theres a workaround, you can keep your steam offline and it wont pull the update

if you go offline it will still show the update button but you can just click it and it will let you play the game but won't update the game, by offline i mean if you click on steam client steam > go offline

[shy steeple]

wtf that mean Xd

[remote eagle]

4 crashes fixed

[trim iron]

It means if you still experience 4 crashes, it's not the ones they fixed.

[shy steeple]

rust in stalker 2

[trim iron]

#📄rules message

[queen elk]

If u have 100+fps basic 20-30% its ok framegen for perfect working need stability 60 native fps

On high end PC 0 input lags 0 swim mouse its perfect

[wanton arch]

In that video 4090 barely reaches 100 at 1080p epic....
Never used frame gen so no idea if more fake FPS would be worth that increase in latency

[shy steeple]

i use frame gen to get 100 fps

bruh

i cant get my brain

like generators is quest location or what

[vital jungle]

So... How are your mods after update? All works?

[shy steeple]

some mods from folder work 50/50

i put mod for a life and game crash with nothing

anyway nice view

also wtf

[queen elk]

I played on ultra 1440p with 4080s and 7800x3d with nvidia frame rate x2, I didn't know about lossless scaling back then, and I had an average of 140fps, which means it ran natively at 70 frames, taking into account a 20-30% performance drop

I had no problems, even in the city I had 120 frames, so it was 60 fps native

Now when I think that instead of the ridiculous x2 counter I could have had x6 and played at 360hz, it makes me sick....

I don't know what you guys have with this lag, my mouse has never floated in any game and I've never felt even the slightest lag. NVIDIA Reflex + Boost and Ultra Latency Reduction in NVIDIA are always on if possible.

[wanton arch]

Max settings?

[queen elk]

yep + dlss quality dlss 4.0

[wanton arch]

Oh so just 1080p

[queen elk]

during the fight with the monolith I only had clippings of the game but it was due to the optimization of the fight, everyone had it like that

dlss 4.0 performance look better than trash taa antyaliasing

nvidia did a great job on the new version of the upscaler + no ghosting

but remember u need always solo manualy use latest version dlss for get 4.0 much games have dlss 2-3

I don't know what the situation is with FSR 4.0, but apparently it's also quite good, but very few games have it and you can't just overwrite the older version with the newer one from the program, and FSR 4.0 is reserved only for the latest Radeon 9000 series cards.

that's why nvidia wins in this field completely, you can enable dlss 4.0 even on rtx 2060

[vital jungle]

try to play with dlss custom 80% (Quality is 67%). I have 4070S and in terms of fps there is some reduction of course but with FG it feels good anyways and 80% dlss feels close to DLAA you definately see difference. With your 4080S it will be even better. I play with TrueEpic mod for best graphics but no reshade. Reshade eats too much fps but if to choose between reshade and DLSS 80% i definately choose second one.

[kindred violet]

imagine going out of bounds and being surprised things aren't completely modeled

[twin pebble]

I can't believe the devs didn't account for me nocliping at the speed of light around the map till my vram fills up and I crash

[vital jungle]

just bought lossless scaling to try it out, money were deducted from my bank account but there is no app in my steam library... and its steam page says that i can buy it again like i didnt

[twin pebble]

Is it under tools and not games?

[vital jungle]

thanks for hint, it was under programs

[twin pebble]

Let me know how it works for you.

How does it hook into each program?

[vital jungle]

i will

sorry english isnt my main language, i dont understand your question tbh

[queen elk]

lossless G 😄

[twin pebble]

No problem, I'll Google around

[queen elk]

remember u can use lossless framegen for videos/streams too

[warped monolith]

[near sage]

top tier AI programming xD

[warped monolith]

better vantage point for guard duty

[vital jungle]

so, unfortunately base fps drop is too big for me. With dlss custom 80% fps dropped from 55 to 38 (heavy rain), i tried dlss balanced and from 66 fps it dropped to 46. In theory i can delete TrueEpic mod but its too good to play without it. In terms of ghosting i didnt find any issues at first glance except door textures (screenshot) you cant see it on screenshot but when i move my mouse with LSS fg those lines have big shimmering effect while nvidia fg has no such effect and with 35-45 base fps input lag is huge. I will play as i played before

@twin pebble

[finite needle]

This kinda reminds me back in the days when people was clowning on CP2077 because the third person POV looked bad, bugged and unfinished in a game that wasn't meant to have it and needed to be moedded to implement it.

[near sage]

try this visuals mod https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/484

[warped monolith]

"I broke the game
it looks broken"

[vital jungle]

i tried it, imo TrueEpic is better. In terms of shadows, reflections and overall lighting its 100% better

[near sage]

Interesting, this is the best graphics mod i tried so far, might give the TrueEpic a go as well

[vital jungle]

its definately worth to try, you wont lose anything if you will try)

but i have 4070S and my gpu cant handle extreme version of mod with increased drawing distance so i play with LumenAO without increased drawing distance + i changed values of few lines in config file which gives me around 8 fps more

[vital jungle]

if you will try it out delete Ultra+ config first as this guy said

[slim moth]

no vvv check ramps article

[slim moth]

snakeoilengine.ini's are not good.

[twin pebble]

Here's an article on the subject and how the Russian invasion effected the team/development

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgq843dg4geo.amp

[slim moth]

i saw your invite on steam

[vital jungle]

What is snakeoilengine.ini?

[slim moth]

performance engine.ini's with parameters that don't work in S2

atleast U+ changes real parameters.

[vital jungle]

Have you checked that engine.ini?

[slim moth]

i've pretty much used all of them since launch

i always go back to U+

[vital jungle]

There is a lot engine.inis with useless parameters but this guy knows what he is doing, at least thats my thoughts after i tried both U+ and Truepic.

[slim moth]

TrueEpic was one of the last ones i tried and like most of them, gave me shadows on the edges of my peripherals around a lot of foliage.

was a while ago. maybe made it better. but im done going down that route.

[compact mist]

hey, nothing spawns in boxes I cut, someone already seen this ?

[jovial berry]

Have you tried Ultra Plus?

[near sage]

Scroll a bit up and you will answer your own question xD

[barren turtle]

I completed stalker 2 within the first 2 weeks it was out and damn I wanna replay it now but I got the original trilogy to replay first XD

[vital jungle]

Yes

[vital jungle]

I ignore them, not worth the time

[cloud cape]

does anyone else's game freeze after waking up in pripyat towards the end of the game?

[twin pebble]

They are multiplying lol