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

[wanton arch]

with broken PKM

[remote eagle]

[wind arrow]

My PC can go from running medium to high settings now… yay…

[wanton arch]

idk how the fuck sultan men got this shit on their hand

[remote eagle]

go and repair it to sultansk

[wanton arch]

wait i think stalker 2 rn is kinda erm

memory leaking

32gb of system ram went up to 90% usages

game froze when it hit 99%

[odd fjord]

?

[desert arch]

just did the last of the four possible endings to S2. All of them are pretty bleak, in best Stalker fashion, but I sure asf was hoping for at least one brighter option to run with

1.6 made the game feel much better overall too

don't think I will touch it again before any sizable mod-pack drops eventually

[wanton arch]

WE ARE ON THE GAMMA GRIND MINDSET

this is so odd

[slim moth]

damn, people really be suffering from GAMMArot

[wanton arch]

Stalker 2 be like

oh you are about to loot random ass people with a mod that affect loots and may make a weird ass request

boom

[slim moth]

how tf are you using that much ram.

[wanton arch]

by default it eat 20gb of ram

because

well

steam discord + stalker all at the same time

and youtube

[slim moth]

ah. i usually turn most shit off.

so when you picking up loot off people your ram spikes?

[fossil fjord]

hi guys, from launch till now, have they improved the performance ?

i'm looking to play again, but last time the game runned like shit

[jade harbor]

Vegeta and strelok lowkey matching in balding pattern

[wanton arch]

likely it's a mod issue

[slim moth]

yeah i was trying to test it on a loot box and my shit stayed a flat 20GB

[wanton arch]

the 1.6 enemy attachment drop do drop conflicted gun file that can break the game

but this is a new type of breaking

game froze and constant use of VRAM

[slim moth]

i've been reluctant on getting the npc attachment mods.

[wanton arch]

it's a rare shit even

i mean the first breaking are UE4 breaking report which talk about attachment conflicts with upgrades

[slim moth]

RIP LNA

[wanton arch]

which can be ignored if you decide not to uninstall few upgrades

like MP5 has sight despite no sight upgrade

but it could be me using unlimited enemy attachment drop

dam imagine some one make a mod that allow collateral (penetration on flesh target)

now i really hate the swarm...

ok idk how many tuskano swarm i encountered in the swap rn

[wanton arch]

i really hate th swamp

[steep pivot]

I'm on my way to go Sirdovich

Bro i just wanna get to pripyat

I'm getting tired of walking lol, we need some unli speed boost or something

Also I went to Yaniv, theres no NV in the shop like wtf.

[silver orchid]

Would be good if the vehicle of Nitro and cardan be an train.

[dapper jay]

so is the gamma community feeling like 1.6 made it worth my first playthrough?

or is it looking like gamma forever ruined us till the game is modded to hell

[warped monolith]

as long as you don't go in expecting a "gamma 2" like a

[kindred violet]

^this

[dapper jay]

no, im not a total tard lol

does it feel like the "zone" though? enough immersion and beauty to make the experience worth it?

[pure meadow]

anyone knows if this mod works with 1.6? https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/320?tab=description

[kindred violet]

probably will cause issues is my guess as it's not updated for 1.6 yet

[kindred violet]

I'd say so yeah

[dapper jay]

good enough for me i guess.

[kindred violet]

only problem for now with the "zone" is it being rather empty, as there's not a lot of side content in "lategame" areas

but personally I think the zone itself is beautifully caputred

[dapper jay]

i feel like they are planning to fill things out in DLC.... the official discord had a NDA moment when people started asking about red forest and something else. which clued a bunch of people in on plans

as the mod support and dlc hits and major updates slow the community is gonna be able to really start cooking for those of us who are junked out on gamma

[kindred violet]

yeah i'm quite excited to see what's coming later down the road with the game :)

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

[silver orchid]

what a shame that some regions don't have none sidequests.

[steep pivot]

Yeah the world is kinda empty, and we need some QoLs for running around explorations.

[wanton arch]

the grass is a bit

well

[wanton arch]

lootable zone allow more spawn drop location

craftable + lootable

confirmed to be usable in 1.6

but tbf there is no mod that allow better mutant/stalker spawn in general

[vital jungle]

are you playing with FSR?

[wanton arch]

i do have FSR on but i don't think that is a big issue

it

it's native

[dapper jay]

wow these keybinding on mouse and keyboard are a joke

anyone have a recommended layout. the overall design is just bad but i dont know wheere to begin to make it intuitive. i have a g502x

[molten osprey]

try binding stuff on numpad 1/2/3 and 5 :) im sure it will work absolutely fine because this is a AAA game and its been worked on since eleven months :) surely no hardcoded keys or anything nooooooo lmao :)

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1312720246481621022.gif

[nova lake]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1171602505382236231/1424766140504080394/ezgif-824d72354d78bd.gif

ok

[warped monolith]

poor frog

[peak eagle]

ribbit

[gusty crystal]

cz?

[viral grove]

is there any mod manager for stalker 2? cause i rly dont want to fiddle with manual files

[vital jungle]

im wondering how hard it is to create mod which would show time in seconds of applied buffs or debuffs. Imo it would be one of the best QoL mods and must have for a lot of players. Weird that there is no such mod after so many time

[dapper jay]

i found a keybind setup i like, 1.6 is a huge improvement but there is still just this itch and feeling the game doesnt scratch

[vital jungle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3AJr0DrZUM&t=1s

[warped monolith]

6 months old... might not be entirely reliable nowadays

[vital jungle]

maybe but at least it will give an idea what mod managers there are. All he/she needs to do is find more recent video but honestly i never had issues with manual installation. Just choose the mod, click track to get notifications when it gets update then download and drag file, easy.

and read description before that

[shadow sphinx]

does this game have not-not a life yet. haven't played since... december

/notalife

what was the meme again

[slim moth]

it's fine for what it is for now. it's not as large scope as people want/expected but it's getting there. combat feels good in my opinion.

[warped monolith]

!notalife

uhh

!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&

[warped monolith]

there we go

[shadow sphinx]

ayyy there it is

[mossy jasper]

didn't play for 10 months

baited by NVG

10000k

and then for 2 hours got given back shots by mutants until i rage quit

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-snork-snazzywazzy-gif-15345364852442037064

[crystal pelican]

hey guys i want to get back into stalker 2, i played it in the beginning with modular hard mode and it was a great experience. Is there any modlist or workshop collection that is working good right now with 1.6?

Any recommendations?

[kindred violet]

!hasalife

[fallen iron]

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[kindred violet]

[shadow sphinx]

got given back shots by mutants

[silver orchid]

yes

[golden hazel]

!noalife

[fallen iron]

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

[drifting basin]

guys did anyone in here playin gamma on potato machine ?

[kindred violet]

Wrong chat

[steep pivot]

Guyss

What should I do

In with you, or [Escape] Dangerous Las mission.

[kindred violet]

Sorry, where exactly are you at?

[steep pivot]

What?

Nah I already made the choice

I'm finally heading to Pripyat

I'm not gonna play the game again after finishing, I think it needs more polishing like they gotta do something about the running and traversing

[peak eagle]

Depends which ending you wanna do

[steep pivot]

I went for the wrd

Ward

[peak eagle]

so long as you accept Ward and reject everyone else towards endgame it should lock you in for the Ward ending

[slim moth]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1461

[summer vapor]

I wish they have different damage/hp/speed

[late kernel]

or if they're neutral or not

[summer vapor]

peacefully grazing wild boars🤔

[late kernel]

The idea of everything coming to kill the player is a thing only in hardcore stalker mods

the fact stalker 2 does it aswell is lame and removes that uncertainty if something wants to kill you or not

not too stalker-like

[summer vapor]

Yes, but there's already a feature where mutants growl to warn you not to approach

[warped monolith]

I always thought they growled to invite me over for tea

[steep pivot]

They growled to me to tell me their location and slaughter them

Stalker 2 is a great game, but it needs more and more polishing. I loved the new NVGs update BTW just made the game way mroe playable at night.

The idea of a Tacticool x Stalker - like is not even a bad idea tbh. Having a genre like that is cool and immersion it gives feels different.

[warped monolith]

[steep pivot]

Not cap bro I swear

[kindred violet]

idk man

[shadow sphinx]

i'm playing OXA's Prototype overhaul + Shay's Living Zone complete. It's deffinately a different and harder experience than vanilla at launch, and not because everything sponges bullets

I like how OXA solves the mountains of meds and food everywhere balance problem by replacing them with nerfed/rotten versions, and adding in high quality foods and meds

[jolly forge]

Killed my first Chimera today. Genuinely wanted to cry

[kindred violet]

nice, suckers are a bitch to kill

[mossy jasper]

Imma be real i'm cooked

Stuck in pripyat

Wasted all my money

And now i gotta farm

[warped monolith]

good luck, stalker

[mossy jasper]

pripyat is hell

3 ambushes in a row

[lament geyser]

is it still raining all the time ?

[molten osprey]

Numpad

[finite needle]

Mna is having a breakdown on numpad implementation, which about 50% of keyboards don't even have anymore, and I respect the hustle

[kindred violet]

Fr

One of my fav characters in the chat

[kindred violet]

[split crown]

forever a classic

[plain ruin]

im having a issue where none of my guides work. they let me select the town, skif says "lets get moving" and nothing happens. no loading screen, nada. and i cant find anything about it.

anyone had this issue?

[uneven lance]

i should replay stalker 2

[wanton arch]

he went insane....

[wanton arch]

not much content but i think the game run smoother for you to play around

recommended to play with 1.6 mods anyways

[kindred violet]

Yeah no shit

[kindred violet]

I mean technically ||he didn't lose his mind but rather gained a second|| (spoilers)

[finite needle]

||My pronouns are they/them venom.jpg||

[kindred violet]

[remote eagle]

[wary nimbus]

@glad ivy What reshade do you use on your screenshots?

[idle garden]

First time on this channel gang, fresh installation of HOC - advice on 1.6 compatible collections/lists please? Maybe there's a bot command I can use?

Prefer easy to kill / easy to die kind of setup

[glad ivy]

Cold Light (with a some minor color/contrast changes on top)

[kindred violet]

I mean I'd advise giving it a go vanilla first before jumping right into mods

[knotty onyx]

Yeah maybe just a simple damage rebalance if you don't like fighting bullet sponges

[idle garden]

Yep - done - credit where it is due, the patches have really helped the game. Did 2 play-throughs, now I'm ready to get crazy with it

[idle garden]

Ballistics overhaul - absoutley

@knotty onyx pretty much agree with you - I don't want to over-complicate things - and this is my last message before I get strung up for spamming - ambition is to rebalance damage (primary) and then I'm a little greedy because I'm on some decent hardware, so the dream would be to get a) Stable graphics mods and b) Loot down to 2% of base game.

K, shutting up now and thanks!!!

[knotty onyx]

Loot mod might not be necessary.

1.6 removed a ton of loose loot around the world and made stashes more rewarding.

[idle garden]

Saw that, but consider that I play GAMMA without any scattered loot and try to only pick up things when condition is >75% - to prolong my suffering.

I know you can't compare HOC to GAMMA but... call me a fan

[warped monolith]

keyboards without numpads are for smoothbrained people

[warped monolith]

can I just call you silly instead

[idle garden]

Call me whatever bud, but gimme a recommendation, yeah?

[knotty onyx]

Your time would probably be better spent playing radiophobia or something than trying to contort stalker 2 into that kind of game

[kindred violet]

what great recommendations lol

[kindred violet]

you could try unlimited

[idle garden]

Radiophobia is brutal - did it once, loved it, but sticking to GAMMA going forward

[idle garden]

You're the second person to tell me that - will look into it, thanks!

[knotty onyx]

OXA prototype is good, but very clearly unfinished.

And idk if it's updated for 1.6

[idle garden]

Yep - again, with you on this - I have it in my downloads...

[kindred violet]

it works for 1.6

[idle garden]

Very useful - getting on this now - appreciate it.

[wary nimbus]

Thanks

[slim moth]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1710?tab=posts

[vital jungle]

could you share changes that you made please?

[iron palm]

@trail gulch would you share your mod setup / settings for your latest screenshots please? Your game looks so stunning

[trail gulch]

Yeah sure

In-Game Settings:
Everything Epic
DLSS Quality
Frame Gen

Default contrast, gamma, brightness
50, 50, 44

Using PRZ Cold Light 2.0.2
Lumen AO
Ray Reconstruction
Highest LOD Quality
Highest Lighting Quality
Lowered Gamma in PRZ to about 0.900

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/265?tab=description

[vital jungle]

btw regarding prz, have you noticed any difference between highest and default lighting setting? Because i found no difference while highest eats up to 15 fps with fg on

[trail gulch]

For me it seems to mainly affect lighting around foliage, haven't tested it much indoors tbf

default is still better than the highest in-game settings though

[iron palm]

Thank you so much mate! 🙏

[shadow sphinx]

wow, just threw that cold light PRZ mod in and my retinas are seared. whole different experience. makes me want to build a new PC.

[shadow sphinx]

ok had to remove it. my eyes are sore.

[warped monolith]

[slim moth]

yeah.. i finagled with it. definitely needs a lot of tweaking for personal set ups. i just went back to my old reshade lol

and it killed my frames lol

[minor nest]

!dof

[fallen iron]

@minor nest Follow this: #╭📖faq message

[vital jungle]

Ty

[tacit parcel]

Been a while since I’ve checked in. Whats the state of S2 these days? AI better?

[stuck seal]

is there a mod that makes guns sound more impactfull

[kindred violet]

Afaik currently there's no possibility to change the audio

[stuck seal]

oh god

[kindred violet]

Though I could be wrong

[alpine robin]

Been a few months since I asked, game good yet?

Last time I played 3 months ago I was forced inside of a fight right after the tutorial and waited 25 mins for the AI to actually kill eachother cuz I had the starting PM and only like 2 of the guys died

just fuckin uninstalled after that

[kindred violet]

"forced into a fight"

[stuck seal]

[deft linden]

adding new sound bank*
You can change audio

[kindred violet]

Thanks for the correction!

So yeah don't listen to my ass

[vital jungle]

wait you installed other reshade effects on top of prz? Like martysmods_regrade, cyrodilic and pcamera?

[wanton arch]

well that is an anomoly

[undone vessel]

https://youtu.be/D83JlnEcg9g?si=xuIgk9n0PJ9dUgjl

[peak eagle]

Nikolai, he lives once more

[peak eagle]

Another good video

[kindred violet]

lmao

[alpine robin]

Yes i was pretentious fuck

There was no way around, i was in a building and safe and then 2 parties spawned around the house and started fighting

[knotty onyx]

You can shoot them actually

[alpine robin]

not with 12 rounds of 9x18

when theres well over 12 people

[knotty onyx]

That's enough for 12 guys

[alpine robin]

read

woah

no way

[warped monolith]

all I hear are excuses

[peak eagle]

Yup, seems about right

[wanton arch]

i should try shay modpack

[kindred violet]

you do also have a knife

[vital jungle]

And you can throw bolts at them as well

[warped monolith]

you can also loot the guys you kill and take their guns and ammo

so technically you have infinite bullets as long as you keep killing

[vital jungle]

Yep, skill issue

[wanton arch]

im pretty sure you suppose to hit head most of the time

and like first spawn in they only force you to fight 3 bandits

then get a stash

and clean the bandit camp if you want to

[hollow nest]

Whats the probablity of a Anomaly type mode for Stalker 2? I already have an Idea for "Time period" (basically just set it before Stalker 2 takes place so Noontide can be around and also have Monolith remanants in Pripyat). Or maybe less anomaly and more so like a Call or Chernoybl deal, since Anomaly added more features to CoC and I more so just want a Stalker 2 with my own custom character/lore.

Alternatively, is one being made and how can I help make it?

(or just like how do i start making this, I'd genuinely do that as a solo project if I really had to)

[wanton arch]

you should ask people in #╟⚒stalker2™-mods-making-discussion

[hollow nest]

I thought that it would be better here since thats where I'd go if I actually do decide to make the mod, right now its me looking around. Though good call, but I wont repost this there, its already here and someone there will probably see this in time and respond. If i dont get a response then I will ask there in a few hours.

[wanton arch]

i mean you should say that into the mod making section too

sure you are not making a mod but you are planning to make a mod

asking for the possibility if that thing can happen

im assuming that is what you want tho

[hollow nest]

actually ye good point, Ill just go over there now lol.

[wet veldt]

Is game worth slogging through for the campaign? Waited a long time after stopping 15 hours in when the game came out to wait for mods and such to make it better but it still just has so many problems i feel like 🙁

[hollow nest]

yes. I'd recommend a few mods for performance but I genuinely believe the game is like a 9/10 without bugs.

[wet veldt]

it's mainly the AI that just take me out of the game immersion

[hollow nest]

it misses the mark on the 10 due to lack of weapon and armour variety compared to say anomaly but is good for an OG stalker

[hollow nest]

Didnt notice any issues, main flaw is a lack of A life and sometimes very blatant spawning of NPCs around you

[wet veldt]

that's what I mean really

[hollow nest]

Ye than not a recommend. Though for such a big map, I'd say A-life to the Scale Stalker OG does it isn't possible, let alone anomaly/Gamma

[wet veldt]

i agree there's probably more limitations but just sad that after so much time I still turn around for a second and a group of bandits can spawn 20 ft from me

[hollow nest]

I dont even think (without some very heavy work) unreal could handle even base Stalker A life as I think it is a genuinely terrible engine past maybe 4. Thats my opinion though, and Im sure many people can disprove it, though its my opinion unreal is the cause of most poor optimisation in the industry.

[wet veldt]

There are some interesting video essays about lack of optimization in modern games and some of it seems to stem from using crutches provided by engines like unreal and not going the extra mile to optimize. I'm just a laymen though so it's hard for me to make any real claims about game optimization lol

[glad ivy]

Yes, but I just have Cyrodillic and Regrade enabled (in addition to the primary PRZ effects)

[hollow nest]

one of the mods I downloaded disabled cloads and I got a 200+ increase in FPS (Jk its more like 30 to bump it to 90+) and had minimal stutter. Something wrong with the Skybox and clouds in S2 I believe.

[wet veldt]

yeah thankfully performance isn't a major issue since I have a 4090

[hollow nest]

speak for yourself brother Im on a 2060, my saving grace is a Ryzen 7 5700x and 32gb of ram which is not enough in twenty at this point.

[wet veldt]

i can see how you're on the struggle-bus i'm sorry brother

[hollow nest]

anyway, on A-life my solution is to have a similar thing to Stalker anomaly or CoP but for very select NPCs or groups of NPCs, only simulated if your in their region or an adjacent (excluding the time spent in Lesser Zone due to it being cordoned and a few areas like Wild Island/Cooling plant since no point in simulating them when you arent doing anything that will make you meet them.) But I'd keep the aspect of spawns around the player, but maybe change it to be that it can only happen in certain compounds or can only happen ahead of the player and behind something to given an illusion something was going on prior to you being there.

and more side quests btw.

just more

like I dont care for quality just give me more reasons to play the game bro I actually enjoy it so much

STALKER 2 GAMMA would hit me like crack bro im not kidding, I'd be in that shit like a STALKER in a field of artifacts/like Strelok at the end of SoC

[vital jungle]

Where you found them? I downloaded latest 6.6.0 reshade, installed all effects on top of prz and there is no such effects

[slim moth]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-monolith-tik-tok-tik-tok-dance-gif-3948875391628105368

[atomic raptor]

hows the current modding scene for stalker 2? heard the tools got released some time ago? played on launch and havent been keeping much track of what happened

[shadow sphinx]

apparently enough toolage is available that modders are introducing new items models and graphics

OXA is a good-ish example

[silver orchid]

The problem is not the probability

the problem in this case is if even is possible, remember that one of the biggest thingis of CoCk and his sons is the A-Life (at one level that currently with HoC, is impossible integrate without fuck the entire game).
An group of modders are working on Point of No Return, an freeplay mod inspired on Anomaly, being one of the biggest projects in development for HoC, that is the most closed thingi for now (if ever comes out).

None should expect smth like an CoC in HoC or Anomaly in HoC in atleast two years; the situation and HoC are bad for the stability of an modding comparable to Call of Pripyat and/or Call of Chernobyl.

[broken orchid]

guys, i've been out of stalker 2 since release, played it for like 10h then ditched it due to bugs.

is the game good enough to play now?

are there any good QoL modpacks for S2? given that I like less loot / harder progression. stalker unlimited? rusted dawn? oxa?

[feral basin]

you want hardcore combine OXA-Prototype, Rusted Dawn

The mod pack is still WIP

But this two core mods makes the biggest changes

If you want more progression focus then spice in lootable and craftable zone

[broken orchid]

tyvm

[feral basin]

You'll be finding yourself disassembling power banks and the game will force you to commit atrocity to get better materials to craft your first NVG and get the veles

If your lucky you might find one on dead people

[broken orchid]

so, it's either 6h grind or luck? 😄

[feral basin]

Yeah pretty much

[broken orchid]

thanks

i'll check both

[modest wave]

anyone know how to fix this?

[bronze urchin]

You got OXA installed?

[modest wave]

yep

[bronze urchin]

Usually you need to delete all non-OXA localization files

If you go into your mods folder and do a search for 'localization' remove all the ones that aren't 'localizationOXA'

[modest wave]

well im currently using rusted dawn so hmm...

[modest wave]

what about on vortex?

[bronze urchin]

You can right click any of the mods and go to the folder, then just go one up

Then do a search in that folder.

For Rusted Dawn; no clue. Might have to check that mod's page to see if there are any conflicts as I'm unfamiliar with it.

But the file names that show up with 'SID' in them is typically a localization conflict caused with OXA's files. Since OXA includes a bunch of different mods in his localization package, it's usually just easier to remove the others

[modest wave]

what about with EML?

EML does have localization files but it adds content

i think?

[bronze urchin]

I believe EML works with OXA

[modest wave]

so skip that one?

[bronze urchin]

Nah, you need to delete all the localization files, regardless of compatibility.

[bronze urchin]

Yeah, delete (or move to somewhere if you want to play it isafe) those localizations

ANY localization files will cause conflict. But again, OXA has gone to some pretty significant lengths to make sure his mod includes other mods' localization information

That's older, but I think he mentioned EML works on more recent posts.

[modest wave]

what are localization files?

out of curiosity

just like, translations?

[bronze urchin]

I believe they are names and descriptions reference tables for items

STALKER only loads 1 localization file, so you need to merge them into a master file. But OXA has done that with a bunch of mods already. Won't be 100%, but a pretty significant amount

OXA's mod is also a bit weird where sometimes you need to spawn new items for it to take effect. So if you can find that item ID, spawn it in console after you remove the other Localization files, it shoul show the proper name. The one currently in your inventory may not update

[modest wave]

hmm

hopefully in time we can eventually achieve the levels of breakdown we had in gamma

[bronze urchin]

Should only be 5-10 years

[modest wave]

i want to tear things apart and individually repair them again

[modest wave]

https://tenor.com/view/darkest-dungeon-ancestor-gif-21405227

[bronze urchin]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

Gotta get COMPLETE access to the source code, which only came about with STALKER 1 because shenanigans

And I don't foresee GSC giving that up for STALKER 2 so soon. Their full SDK will probably do a lot, but don't think it'll do that much.

[modest wave]

ah well... Seems i'm going to need to get a console command mod

though UETools's seems uh, buggered

[bronze urchin]

I use Simple BP ModLoader; works well

But then you need an Achievement Enabler Mod if you want achievements

[modest wave]

hmm

now I just need to figure out what this stuff is to try and spawn it and fix it

[modest wave]

damn things are still showing up with messed up text

[odd zealot]

Is finding a Veles detector in Garbage the place where you first meet the spark guys

Is that normal? I'm not using any mods that changes up loot spawns

[bronze urchin]

Just looked up Rusted Dawn and it seems like it uses its own localization files. You can try deleting OXA's and other mod localization files and using only Rusted Dawn. May work

[feral basin]

If your using rusted dawn or OXA don't download the localizations from other mods.. chances they're already there.. if you want maximum localization patch compatibility either download rusted dawn, or download localization files from the extended equipment mod, their new update adds nearly tons of mod localization on their localization .pak or you can install merged localizations which supports variety of popular mods with exception of OXA ofcourse

[pure meadow]

anyone knows why this is happening with this mod?https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/484?tab=description

everytime i look around it just turns black for a second

[wanton arch]

it just the lighting system being ass in general

[bronze urchin]

I'm assuming the Localization prioritization if you go with Rusted Dawn would be: Rusted Dawn > OXA > Vanilla/Other mods? i.e., delete all localization but Rusted

Was browsing the Posts on Nexus for Rusted and it seems like it's 50/50 with the Localization merger. I'm not using Rusted, but the Localization hierarchy is generally interesting to me so I'm also curious in how this pans out.

[modest wave]

So you know if there's any other localization files other than rusted dawn and EML that have localization packs in them in the collection?

I could only find EMLs localization files after searching through it

So I'm not sure if there's another .of doing a sneaky

[warped monolith]

[bronze urchin]

Of the three you have mentioned; OXA, EML, and Rusted Dawn all appear to have their own localization files.

The OXA ones should be deleted and you should download the Localization_EN in Rusted Dawn's files section on Nexus.

Outside of that recommendation, and searching in the collection of mod folders, I don't know what else to suggest.

Would have to point you to the Rusted Dawn Posts page

[feral basin]

If your not using rusted or OXA use merger and put it no.1 in your load order or better alternative if that doesn't solve it use the localizations on the extended equipment mod they have separate file for localization which includes majority of the mods most people would use anyways

[bronze urchin]

I see

Thanks!

[feral basin]

Make sure to only use one

Delete all localization files except for one you'll use

[bronze urchin]

That I knew

But just not sure of who's localization is the one ring to rule them all

[feral basin]

The problems was OXA localization does not Include some mods

And it conflicts with other no matter what load order you put it

[fluid lake]

Do the side quests impact variables anywhere else

Like say you don't do any side quest in Zalysia. Does that lead to ||monolith killing everybody before you even get there||

[modest wave]

@bronze urchin just making sure im doing this right with prototype, so like this?

if you know

[bronze urchin]

I think so?

Don't install any of the Localization files other than Rusted Dawn, apparently

Or, you can try using the Localization Merger mod for all them

[wanton arch]

oh well

[warped monolith]

perfectly zeroed.

[wanton arch]

bro...

OH NAH

https://tenor.com/view/ohthemisery-oh-the-misery-oh-the-misery-gif-10090736289525603098

[slate pulsar]

https://youtu.be/9bpKaTGgiLA

[finite needle]

Guess what, turns out Victoria 3 running Anbennar is more resource intensive than fucking Stalker 2

[tacit glacier]

BRUH

@icy basin I can't post this as a response to a #╟📸stalker2™-media message XD

"attachment only"
"BOT THIS IS AN ATTACHMENT" moment lmao

[quartz fable]

Only thing I dont like about OXA is the weird names you see objects have in the inventory, shit like <<AKS74>> ect

[wanton arch]

it's the localization does not work well

and yeah Oxa still have a long way to become a great mod..

[wanton arch]

consider this.

[quartz fable]

Not sure what you're referencing

[wanton arch]

it's oxo standard package

a broken sight

[quartz fable]

All I see is an image of a dragonuv

[wanton arch]

with.

or look at this

from Oxa standard

oxa prototype is fine

at least for the attachments

but balance wise on vet mod

https://tenor.com/view/its-as-shrimple-as-that-shrimple-simply-mantastic-mantastic-manta-ray-gif-26542779

[quartz fable]

I need to find a ballistic damage mod that doesnt wind up with NPCs like solder getting killed before you get the option to help them

[wanton arch]

i mean you have to act fast during the sphere monolith attack

[quartz fable]

And an AI mod that unfucks the combat behavior. The AI are full well of being more smart than they are in the vanilla game.

[wanton arch]

i use hardcore ballistic mod anyways it just how fast you can react to it

i saved him yeah

[quartz fable]

Nice

[wanton arch]

tbh you have to download a mod that make AI worse in a way in order to save him if the AI can just 1 tap you at insane accuracy

[quartz fable]

I hope someone makes a mod that gets rid of that dumb dodge animation they have too

Yeah the problem with the AI in this game is the same issue with most moderb game AI. The AI in the first STALKER games were almost on par with the AI in FEAR

And are significantly smarter than the AI in FEAR in anomaly and gamma.

These days "good" or "smart" or "hard" AI is just aimbot/wallhack

[quartz fable]

Makes sense

[finite needle]

It's the price to pay from having predetermined pathing and situations in a controllabe environment and specific spawn vs having to actually code an AI that reacts to any kind of factor. So, as payoff for open world, you get bots.

[wanton arch]

i mean if some one can make a mod that provide protections for certain NPC

like gamma did

( i forgot which mod )

[shadow sphinx]

lol wtf the repeatable side quests like Errand for Hera still bug out and can't be completed? classic GSC.

[wanton arch]

have to download no quest delay just to farm

[warped monolith]

gotta watch this before it gets deleted

again

[shadow sphinx]

how did this random yootoober get a vid capture of my playthru of the game

[warped monolith]

he's in your walls

[shadow sphinx]

fugg

[warped monolith]

@icy bough this your game?

[shadow sphinx]

looks grate what reshader is that

[icy bough]

yes sir

[warped monolith]

now I wonder what the censored joke was

[stuck seal]

anyone know what file in OXA makes it so medkits heal for nothing ?

i gotta delete it

[kindred violet]

you just need actual medkits :)

and there's stims that heal fast like the basegame

[stuck seal]

can i ust buy those ?

[kindred violet]

yeah

they're also not that expensive

[stuck seal]

ok but in theory if i wanted to get rid of that mechanic

i saw the mini patch

but im too dumb to install it

do u know how i do that

[kindred violet]

you can always ask in the OXA thread in mod posting

[wanton arch]

Oxa prototype does reduce healing spees from medkit to like

💔

10s duration of healing

[stuck seal]

[wanton arch]

With medkit you found on the ground it would just be like 4%

It makes the fight longer by forcing you to heal up to take a few shot

[stuck seal]

ye i noticed its so rough

[stuck seal]

where is that if i may ask ..

[wanton arch]

Its not that bad in stalkers fight

[stuck seal]

[wanton arch]

It just for mutants

Gg

Mutants in oxa prototype is still tanky

[kindred violet]

#1309526198833119303 in here

[wanton arch]

And they can tap you if you play vet

🥀

[stuck seal]

ty

[stuck seal]

i see i see ty

[wanton arch]

I mean there should be medkit nerf standalone mod on nexus

OXA RESIDUE

THEY TOOK MY SIGHT

[solar steeple]

Hello guys, is it worth it to buy Stalker 2 now? When game got release heard it wasnt rly worth it

[split crown]

sure if you don't mind it being flawed; you can still enjoy the game for what it is, but it's definitely not in a finished state yet imo.

I think the modding scene is getting better bit by bit too for Sdalger 2.

[solar steeple]

Ah i thought it was in an better shape, i guess i could give it a try with mods

[shadow sphinx]

you're going to break the economy rebalance OXA Prototype is going for if you mess with it's fix the for infinite-free med item fountain that is the vanilla game. you're supposed to buy effective meds using all the koopons you get from selling the loot items.

[shadow sphinx]

it's a good game, even if you're a stalker/anom/gamma fan who is going to be disappointed by all the corner cutting GSC did, esp regarding AI.

[stuck seal]

oki i will stop then

ty

[solar steeple]

Interesting

[wanton arch]

nah it just

idk your style playing the game

it's a mod anyways

you could ask the owner on which file that affect consumable stats

and pretty sure you need appropriate program to change the codes anyway

don't use note++

(i bricked a lot of mods)

https://tenor.com/view/ohthemisery-oh-the-misery-oh-the-misery-gif-10090736289525603098

[bronze urchin]

Anyone else having issues with Nexus downloads over slow?

it's like...110k/s...

Didn't think they'd start punishing non-subscribers like this this quickly

[summer vapor]

Yes, sometimes this happens

[bronze urchin]

I think their Chicago server went down...

[wanton arch]

i felt like moddb have lesser mods

alright chat any idea about radium modpack

[shadow sphinx]

fukin psi cat bastards. do they read your aim to dodge perfectly?

[wanton arch]

They do in base game

Or to be more corret

Bullet hit

Dodge

Negate damage

[shadow sphinx]

rofl Field Radiobiology Base is such a clusterfuck w/ shay LZC. for some reason a massive Duty squad spawns in just as I'm about to trigger the Mercs, and then after an hour of fighting IPSF shows up. pretty sure I accidently popped some Duty in the head cause they look kinda like Mercs in bad lighting.

oh and duty wasn't even fighting the mercs. they were treating the merc base like a lair for themselves but not fighting over it

[steep pivot]

We need more stalker 2 stuff!

[subtle jasper]

I've been enjoying stalker 2, just one thing though

I made this meme right after I rage quit for the night

[steep pivot]

I think I hate Pseudo giants more lol

I can bait Chimeras to jump and dodge it, but pseudo giants all you do is run xD

[subtle jasper]

I haven't seen a pseudo giant yet

But very time, EVERY TIME I go into the swamps to continue the story

One of these bastards comes out of nowhere, knocks me down, and before I can get up, kills me

I don't even see it coming

[steep pivot]

Oh yeha the swamps lmao worst part of the game

[subtle jasper]

Fuckin right?

I'm just trying to go to clear sky 😭

[steep pivot]

Are u doing the mission?

Or just visiting

[subtle jasper]

The mission

[steep pivot]

Is it night time for you?

[subtle jasper]

Irl? Yea
In game, evening

[steep pivot]

I did the mission when it was night and it was damn annoying lmao

I think the hardest part are the watery areas

[subtle jasper]

is it easier at day? Should I try to survive until then?

[steep pivot]

When you try to run away from the chimera chasing you

[subtle jasper]

YES

Omg

[steep pivot]

No I think it's scripted to be evening then it goes darker later on after the activation of the device

Also the emission is scripted

After that mission, I just felt relieved lmao.

Btw it's still a pain to walk away from swamps so I really hate it af. Never even planned to re visit again lol

[wanton arch]

wow vortex is actually ass

https://tenor.com/view/ohthemisery-oh-the-misery-oh-the-misery-gif-10090736289525603098

downloading mod collection

still have to manually download each file

[kindred violet]

Vortex can be great

But not for S2

It's highly dependant on the game

[wanton arch]

im trying vortex rn

it just by the design it limit your download speed + req payment for good features.

[kindred violet]

Yep

It's how they finance the platform

Not that happy with it but oh well, i bought lifetime premium ages ago now so yeah

[wanton arch]

tbf that help them to develop such a website/mod manager

[tacit glacier]

tbf it's their servers that reduce download speed, not the app.
Even MO2 will download slower if you don't have a subscription

[wanton arch]

true

and boom Oxa prototype prob need an update

that is just curse

load order issue ?

[summer vapor]

What are these mods?

[wanton arch]

from the look of it

it can be these 3 not being compatible in a way

well oxa it self have issue with sight off set and not stick to the gun

[summer vapor]

Ah, I don't know, I can only advise you to look for this problem in the comments.

[wanton arch]

should be oxa issue

i mean all 3 at the same times

yeah

this dude...

[peak eagle]

bit difficult to navigate yes

[wanton arch]

it's like bro forget to remember which step i took

[peak eagle]

glowing patches of electricity, lets step in it

[wanton arch]

I FORGOT

man some mod just bricked it

[vestal cargo]

Anyone tried loossless scaling on stalker 2 recently ?

[wanton arch]

idk if you want the info on APU + GPU

[vestal cargo]

mine ? well its low end .gtx 1660 ti and i7 6700

[wanton arch]

tbf i don't use loss less scaling for now because it's R7 7700 + 9060XT 16gb

but i got like 120 frames more in a total of ~300 fps with Epic View Range Epic Object Detail and Epic Texture

but Low on others ( not needed)\

Tbf that is on plainfield

Like a lesser zone or duga

[vestal cargo]

saw some reddit users sayings the input lag is worse with it but they're like older replies besides the game have improved in terms of performance right ? solid 60 fps is all i need . just to play it .. I loved stalker 2 , then hated it but now i wanna love it again

[kindred violet]

Yeah i think you're def gonna struggle getting it to 60

But absolutely don't use framegen in any way if you're below 60

[vestal cargo]

Yep for first person shooters it's gonna be noticable but no harm trying out ! thanks

[wanton arch]

Well it def has input delay but its not that noticable due to my gameplay is all about stealth

And 1 tap

High fps would provide the best during a few horde mission

[tacit glacier]

What the

FUCK

[slim moth]

i will never use a s2 nexus mod collection lol

[rotund mantle]

kinda goofy ngl

[finite needle]

Doesn't have picatinny rail, 0/10

[warped monolith]

cod mw cursed guns edition

[wanton arch]

Nah it's just oxa compability issue

Im pretty sure you could just get extra sight mod and it would work fine

• more pistols + triology gun mod

[finite needle]

I'm more concerned of you people feeling the need to attach sight to a double barrel

[wanton arch]

Nah

Its the fucked pda texture file

The DB shown is just a mockup of m870

[finite needle]

Oh I see

[wanton arch]

The 2nd image

Well tbh idk if triology gun mod have compatibility issue with + sight anyways

[finite needle]

Still too early for mods methings, gotta wait aroud 5 to 6 years before the Misery equivalent reaches the sith lords on Twitch

2 to 3 if you're optimistic

[wanton arch]

😭

Tbf for compatibility fixes

I expect months

Major overhaul mods would be like 5 years + after gsc done with the game

[finite needle]

GSC STILL hasn't finished the game and I'm mad as hell because conceptually I love Stalker 2, just is missing a lot of stuff

[wanton arch]

Ue5 is not really finished either so we have a long ass way

[finite needle]

at least alife is in the game, and has moved the needle so little people still think it isn't there

[wanton arch]

Its like

[finite needle]

always been a doubter

[wanton arch]

When ue6 done

Wait for 3-4 years

The base game is fone

Then wait for at least 3 years

We get major overhaul mods

[finite needle]

Eh I can tolerate this for Stalker and Stalker only because this is exactly how it has always been

[wanton arch]

Like this is being really optimistic

[finite needle]

technically the vision they had for SoC was realized in CoP, partly

[wanton arch]

8 years for a game

[finite needle]

SoC was literally a beta, and it started devlopment in 2001

[stuck seal]

ah shid doesnt work

[finite needle]

I ain't clicking that choom

[stuck seal]

cant upload a vid

[stuck seal]

wanted to ask if anyone else has that weird bug when they try alt zoom mode on a rifle and it completely bugs out

some mod causes it im guessing but i cant figure out which one

[finite needle]

Only solution is to remove EVERYTHING and reinstall.

[stuck seal]

[slim moth]

this early on, s2 collections are bound to have major compatibility issues unless it's minimal list which in that case isn't enough changes to be worth downloading, for me personally.

but i also like making my own shit so. Rusted dawn sounds cool for people who just want to plug and play ig. I switch shit around too much and test for the modders to stay dedicated to a collection

[finite needle]

I'm waiting for The Unemployed to gather the best mods for me

[slim moth]

if it was fallout 3/nv/4 with 1000's of mods to choose from and you have no idea what's compatible with what. it makes sense to download a collection for compatibility.

[finite needle]

Yeah, that. We're still too early in the life of the game to have a decent mod. Hell, Tamriel Rebuilt is still ongoing to this day.

New Vegas is barely playable without mods, and people doesn't just download mods, they go to Viva New Vegas and follow the guideline

Whippersnappers don't know how hard it was for us old heads back in the day mumble muble

[slim moth]

I tried to do a DUST nv run. there were a few collections but none of them worked for me.

[finite needle]

Viva is a vanilla collection, the only thing it adds (if you choose to do) is a few cut content and a redux version of the JSawyer mod, which makes the game harder and, ironically enough, closer to Call of Pripyat

Which was the reason why hardcore mode exists in New Vegas

[slim moth]

i bought fallout 3 about a year ago for tale of two wastelands and couldn't get those collections to work either lol. could be skill issue, but damn. I had nexus premium and still wouldn't run.

[finite needle]

I couldn't get tale of two wastelands to work as well, maybe it's just janky. A shame, because feeling wise I really like Fallout 3, perhaps I personally enjoy it more than NV.

It's mostly a feeling thing, it does exploration much better

[slim moth]

keeping the mechanics and all the mods that NV is capable of and going to FO3's wasteland would've been dope

[finite needle]

Exactly, but considering that a Fallout 3 remaster is very likely, I am waiting for it

[slim moth]

We need a reveal trailer, god dammit

[finite needle]

played New Vegas too often and too recently to be actually excited about a remaster, but I'd love to replay Fallout 3

[slim moth]

like, with the success of the TV show you would think they would want to get more games out there. FO76 is not what the majority of their target audience is interested in.

but bethesdarr got the elder scrolls VI they got in limbo

probably just outsource the Fallout remake developement

[finite needle]

It's not that easy to make a good Fallout game. Consider that New Vegas got the same reception as Cyberpunk and Stalker 2 at release, because the game wouldn't fucking work.

I know, I was there. I remember.

[slim moth]

ik, it can hardly work without mods.

[finite needle]

To this day, with decades worth of modding, it still is jank, and fundamentally unfun to play as a shooter

plus the whole Barter and 1 charisma debacle

[slim moth]

I'd like to believe they'll build a remaster with modding in mind. Oblivion remaster i believe has sdk now right?

oh nvm the script extender

[finite needle]

Probably, modding is their fortune

btw I can't help but think that if new vegas was released today people would call it woke for 1 - having like 1 straight character among your companions and having the Literal Fascist as a comically evil bad guy

[slim moth]

i was enjoying oblivion remaster for a while, but the performance was trash.

[finite needle]

works fine on my machine, but then I remembered I've never realy liked Oblivion very much

[slim moth]

it had really bad stuttering. in places near towns/cities. might be fixed by now, hopefully. i only got a 4070s and 5600x. Need a better cpu, for sure.

[finite needle]

I got a 5070 and a Ultra 7 265k, it works fine enough on that machine

Still seems a bit too expensive to run a remaster of a soon to be 20 years old game

When I was a kid a 20 years old game was fucking Mario

man I'm old

[slim moth]

well, when the remaster is in UE5 everyone expects the worst lol.

[gloomy kelp]

lets go

[stuck seal]

anyone know if there is a mod that breaks offset aiming ?

[tacit glacier]

Meaning?

[flat wadi]

prepare to get aimbotted through walls by infinitely spawning enemies

[tacit glacier]

When was the last time you played, that hasn't happened (at least to me) since like, 1.3

[slim moth]

been fixed for a while. aim botting is nowhere near as bad after 1.6

[flat wadi]

im not playing it again

[slim moth]

okay. lol

so you hang out to tell others of your experience that's outdated?

[tacit glacier]

Nah, man gets a high by spreading mis info based on games release feel

[slim moth]

people are so interesting sometimes. but not in a good way.

[tacit glacier]

As one once said.. "We live in a society"

[stuck seal]

i basically have a lot of mods installed and whenever i try alterior zoom(offset aiming) it zooms in way too far and bugs out and breaks

dont have the rights to send vids otherwise i would show what i mean

and i cant figure out what is causing it

[slim moth]

ik you have to download a compatibility patch for the offset and oxa

[stuck seal]

thats the problem im not even sure which mod added the offset aiming

is it oxa ?

[slim moth]

hol up i gotchu

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1656

do you have this

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1699

if you do you need this

[stuck seal]

nah i dont

is there like a quick way to send my mod list

[slim moth]

ig screenshotting your folder

[stuck seal]

cant send any pics or vids

[slim moth]

dayum

[stuck seal]

its cooked

[slim moth]

idk what other mod adds in offset other than an maybe an overhaul adding it in like stalker unlimited(not that theirs does, cause idk im just saying), but i have no idea whatcha got.

[stuck seal]

can i maybe send in dms

if it doesn bother you

[slim moth]

yessir

[slim moth]

offset aiming mod was conflicting with a faster ADS mod

[warped monolith]

damn it's been a long time since this extremely deadly weapon was unleashed on an unsuspecting fool

[finite needle]

The average Stalker player either hasn't played Stalker since release or has only played Anomaly

We gotta wait Sseth to make a positive review of the game in around 5 years for the perception to change

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/yep-gif-14695751784991438845

[golden hazel]

Hey hey people, Sseth's alternate reality twin Mmeth, here.

[warped monolith]

guys

I bring more hassan peak

at offtopic

[warped monolith]

we got a nikolai video, it's more than we deserve

[shadow sphinx]

get out of here

[slim moth]

https://tenor.com/view/family-guy-peter-griffin-he-said-it-he-said-gif-5286270

[subtle jasper]

BOLT BE UPON YE
(spoiler warning)

[modern vessel]

my wife walked in on my throwing bolts at everyone in rostok, immediately starts chortling like crazy

[icy basin]

Dink

[kindred violet]

Deserved ngl

[flat wadi]

Sometimes

[tacit glacier]

kek

But yeah, current STALKER 2 is pretty playable, not counting the performance

[icy basin]

UE5.4.4 copium huffing continues

[kindred violet]

[flat wadi]

So they fixed that bullshit ai shooting through walls

[tacit glacier]

5.5.4

[kindred violet]

"shooting through walls" sir what

[flat wadi]

Literally quite what i experienced when i played stalker 2 in june

[tacit glacier]

Early AI was pretty pinpoint accurate and pretty much always knew where you are

But now you can actually flank them and they'll be trying to pin your last known location

[flat wadi]

Hmm

[tacit glacier]

Plus they aren't as accurate at distance anymore with majority of the shots being near misses instead of you getting riddled with bulletholes

[kindred violet]

This reminds me of the alien isolation xenomorph lmao

[flat wadi]

If thats fixed then the only negative thing i probably have to say is the lack of russian since its like listening to estonian as a finnish guy but its understandable why its not included

[kindred violet]

Where they had two sets of AI with minimal interaction, one that always knew where you were and one that didn't but was actively searching you

[tacit glacier]

Honestly all I need from this game is for it to run better and for the AI bubble to be larger so we can actually see them at a distance instead of the A-Life walking into the 100m mark and appearing out of thin air.
It just looks like AI is spawning in.

[flat wadi]

I mean listening to ukrainian when i understand russian is the same as listening to estonian when i speak finnish

[kindred violet]

Just play with english VA

[flat wadi]

[kindred violet]

[icy basin]

Played with Ukranian dub English subs, despite only knowing Russian and English
It's enjoyable

You can always look up (likely AI slop) Russian dub mods

[tacit glacier]

The funny thing is, as far as we can tell Russian dub and subtitles were complete by the time first trailers were appearing.
Then someone said "I want this land"

[icy basin]

[kindred violet]

I am currently wondering, since they fixed the mouth movements for the UA VA, what were they using before that, just the English facial anims?

[icy basin]

Beware that these are also likely forever stuck in VK and Telegram groups

[icy basin]

Probably lul

[tacit glacier]

I bet they are the same quality as forced ai dub in YouTube

кюк

I like how Google Translate thought this was Tatar langauge and just said this means "Sky"

[kindred violet]

[tacit glacier]

Someone isn't up to date with the zones secrets

[kindred violet]

Nah, I've seen that

[tacit glacier]

lol

[kindred violet]

Just bein silly

[tacit glacier]

In other news

• Next update will be 1.7
• No it will not have the Engine Upgrade
• Engine Upgrade will be announced as a separate update? It will be announced when it's ready is the point.

[kindred violet]

I think it's really cool to have this ARG teasing new stuff in the game itself

[tacit glacier]

Yeaah

[kindred violet]

They be cookin

[tacit glacier]

afaik the safe locked behind the second code was just a cool stash

[kindred violet]

Engine update is like goulash, gotta let it cook a long time

And the longer it cooks the better it is

And that's today's weird analogy

[tacit glacier]

If 5.5.4 goes easy they may upgrade to 5.6
But 5.7 is where shit's at

5.7 adds foliage voxelization

And does jack shit in terms of improving performance apparently

[wanton arch]

THIS IS SO PEAK

look at lil bro doing at noon

aw.

[kindred violet]

Aww nice, he actually got in the base for you

In my last game dude got stuck outside walking into some barrels

[wanton arch]

prob better AI mod allowed that

last time with vanilla bro just wander around the forest

oh.

[wanton arch]

oh the new patch actually broke Oxa prototype

[subtle jasper]

A very rude way of asking for help, no?

I tried helping but fuuuuck I kept dying so he can go do it himself

I'm no good against psi creatures

[kindred violet]

What, don't like being asked for help at gunpoint

And yeah psi stuff is annoying af, especially if you don't have psi pills on hand

[peak eagle]

At least the bayun is less bullshit than the psi dog

[kindred violet]

god yeah

[tacit glacier]

@timid oyster is that #╟📸stalker2™-media irl or a mod?

[timid oyster]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1306

[tacit glacier]

dayum

I got fooled

Does it impact performance in any way?

[timid oyster]

Cant tell

I never tried it

That "screenshot" is real life

[tacit glacier]

Fucking

Jebaited

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1YBv2mWll0

[kindred violet]

lmao

[mellow galleon]

Is it a stalker game yet or is A-life still nonexistent, no way time skip the farcry 6 ass intro tutorial and poor AI reactivity

[summer stone]

So, why is the Russian word for Kayak a meme? I'm confused.

"Каюк," for anyone wondering.

I mean, I saw it on the wall and thought nothing of it. But what's the fascination? Is it something that's part of an ARG or something?

[remote eagle]

it Ukraine game not Russian

[summer stone]

Okay but why is the word for Kayak a meme?

[remote eagle]

why the fuck its a meme

[summer stone]

No clue, I've just been seeing it pasted a lot on forums and other discord servers lately.

And the Devs on twitter responded with Каюк lately when asked about it.

[remote eagle]

people dont know meaning of word and making fun of it

[summer stone]

I guess. XD

[warped monolith]

!noalife

[fallen iron]

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

[kindred violet]

!hasalife

[fallen iron]

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[remote eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/death-meme-memedeath-emoji-discord-emoji-gif-3333488701315454362

[thorn siren]

any lore experts here

[remote eagle]

[golden hazel]

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

[peak eagle]

what too much psi-radiation does to a mofo

[golden hazel]

PSI RADIATION IS A CONSPIRACY MADE BY THE WARDENS TO HOARD ALL OF THE COPPER WIRE SKEEFA

[remote eagle]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/920016996752564286/1423410476812996760/image0.gif

[remote eagle]

i hope first dlc will be about copper wire

[golden hazel]

SKEEFA WE MUST GO TO LIMANSK, THE SNEAKY WARDENS HID THE MOTHER OF ALL COPPER WIRE DEPOSITS THERE

[remote eagle]

and

[shadow sphinx]

but y do dey want all the coppah?

[steel tiger]

WHERE WOULD YOU GET THE DEER HUNTER KIT

[opaque jungle]

https://tenor.com/view/hoodbender-rdcworld-hoodavatar-hood-avatar-gif-7373043062452024678

[warped monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/epic-embed-fail-ryan-gosling-cereal-embed-failure-laugh-at-this-user-gif-20627924

cool gif tho

(yes, I clicked)

[shadow sphinx]

is dat glawk switch

git hyperkube. git bit by spicy doggo. bleed.

[stuck zenith]

https://youtu.be/9bpKaTGgiLA?si=oOwLGk6EmoReYksg
enjoy peak (spoilers)

[icy basin]

p!repost

[plucky ibex]

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[stuck zenith]

[peak eagle]

Alright, finished S2 a second time

[wanton arch]

my ass trying to find a mod that can deal insane HP mutants for Oxa Prototype over here

any suggestion tho

like actual working Mutant health reducing or mutant nerf mods

[summer vapor]

Better ballistics

[wanton arch]

i don't think they are compatible

for oxa prototype

[summer vapor]

Well, in that case, I don't know what might be compatible

[wanton arch]

gg i might download some cheat mod like focus aim

[tacit glacier]

Mutants feel pretty killeable with rusted down mod pack but you need a new game for it xD

[wanton arch]

RAH

btw anyone still use Oxa prototype rn

[subtle jasper]

Poor niva

Nivas are my favourite Lada because of Návštěvníci

[wanton arch]

idk why i could not use oxa PDA rn

[remote eagle]

which ending?

[peak eagle]

kaymanov's again, cause the other 3 are insane

[remote eagle]

[warped monolith]

replay the game
do the exact same ending again
based

[remote eagle]

chad gaming

[warped monolith]

I ended up doing that in witcher 3 because I couldn't force myself to make the shittier choices along the story

[remote eagle]

me in new vegas

because all 3 other factions sucks

[finite needle]

Me in New Vegas trying to do a Legion run and ending up shooting Caesar in the head as soon as he opens mouth

[warped monolith]

basically, yeah.

I'm physically incapable of comprehending anyone siding with Caesar

it's just

too comic book villainesque imo

"haha we invade lands, take slaves and rape women"

[finite needle]

You would be surprised

[warped monolith]

I'm not. I just don't understand them

I do get "evil playthroughs" but idk

caesar's legion is just lame

I can be evil without being lame.

[finite needle]

It's a fun POV, too bad the ideologic clash also comes with the clown on top which, somehow, hits all my nerves

[tranquil lintel]

Anyone have an idea if a companion mod would be possible in the future? Just curious, probably one of the best features for me is going on raids with a squad in gamma. Would make this game for me next to variable zoom/binocs.

[mossy jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/kiryu-yakuza-crying-joryu-like-a-dragon-gif-125963196485767685

I fucking hate the scripted chimera chase

[golden hazel]

Woe, suspended glass anomaly upon you

[peak eagle]

glass everywhere

[teal wraith]

Hello brothers. Why i cant find any armor? where it should be in the guides, it's not there in mine

[shadow sphinx]

Brother, may i have some armör?

[peak eagle]

what armor you tryna find

[teal wraith]

cuirass exoskeleton

i am cooling towers

other armors are also not in the locations where they should be in the guide

[slim moth]

i think they switched some stuff around bc there were exploits to get them easily or something

[teal wraith]

I thought about that too

[peak eagle]

cuirass should still be there, collected it when I did 1.6

[teal wraith]

not for me...;(

[peak eagle]

I wouldn't be surprised if a minor patch moved it, but cuirass wasn't a good exo anyway

[remote eagle]

imagine not having a sprint in that zone

i'd better kms

[teal wraith]

I'm just looking for armor for the ad astra per aspera task

[remote eagle]

grab urself a freedom seva or a duty

[peak eagle]

go south of the cement factory towards the uncompleted building, there's a Seva-D on the roof which is pretty good

[remote eagle]

[peak eagle]

If not that, there's also a regular seva in Wild Territory, in the crane cabin of the electro anomaly field

[remote eagle]

not regular seva its freedom seva 🤓

[teal wraith]

you mean the "cage" ?

[remote eagle]

its in crane cabin

[peak eagle]

yeah, at the very top

[remote eagle]

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

[teal wraith]

thx, i will check

[teal wraith]

I'm upstairs and there's no armor

[remote eagle]

are u playing with mods?

[teal wraith]

yes i hace some

have*

[remote eagle]

which ones?

[teal wraith]

Day Length 3 Hours
ProjectY
Repair Cost 75
RWNG
Sleeping Bag Mod 1.6
Stalker Optimizer (Ver2

[remote eagle]

check that spot with seva-v then if it has no seva then its probably some of the modes deleted free armors

[teal wraith]

Ok thx, i think that is the reason

[hollow heron]

Hey guys!
Does anybody else get the "No achivements because mods" message?
I checked Vortex and there are no mods installed.

[tranquil lintel]

Could try to check your game folder and see if there is a ~mods folder present under Drive:\Program Files (x86 if applicable)\Steam\steamapps\common\STALKER 2 Heart of Chernobyl\Stalker 2\Content\Paks

[slim moth]

well if there are left over mods in the ~mods, mod.io, or steamworkshop folders those are other places to check

[hollow heron]

yeeeah i had some leftovers in there 🙁

More side weapons, All Exos Sprint, No Shader warmup, and the works

i forgor

[slim moth]

that should help out a bit

[hollow heron]

yeah, the writing also got fixed now 😄

for example, the "Night of the Hunter" was written like SID_UPDATEFONT_NIGHT_OF_THE_HUNTER and so on

even in game item names were wacky

[kindred violet]

The joys of having outdated localisation files

[wanton arch]

man

i know OXA prototype bricked the mutant looting systems

https://tenor.com/view/doakes-james-doakes-dexter-morgan-dexter-flashlight-gif-10593574466888155064

[wanton arch]

type shit you see

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker2-scar-laugh-gif-12786287499780353633

[stuck seal]

does it ?

[wanton arch]

i can redo the test

i mean the only issue when i could not skin a mutant is when i have oxa on

but when i can skin a mutant

Oxa just brick it self

tho i should try to load Mutant Extend at the end to justify my claim first

[kindred violet]

I think that might be the issue ^^

[wanton arch]

possible

hold up lemme hit my Veteran on WH 40k first

[wanton arch]

the load order does not help

tbh

at the same time i placed 50 boars and now they are hunting me

[kindred violet]

And if you remove the mutant mod?

[wanton arch]

hold up lemme blow up this horde of flesh

[wanton arch]

same case

[kindred violet]

Odd, what if you just have oxa active?

[wanton arch]

oxa prototype only ?

nah i looked the mod list again it could be this one

[kindred violet]

Yes that was my thinking, since if it doesn't work then it's def something with oxa

[wanton arch]

i doubt the other mods can affect mutant looting than Oxa/NPC combat overhaul/EML

unless Focus aim

[kindred violet]

Just do it, you never know

The point is to see if oxa is the issue, easiest to do that is have it running in isolation

[wanton arch]

prob must have spawn tools on for now

NAH

i think it's really Oxa

consider these are what i have left

spawn tools def did not because i used it before Oxa

it's reall oxa prototype

eh i will do fresh oxa prototype install later

[kindred violet]

You can also report it to oxide

[wanton arch]

i just need to make sure

[novel viper]

Question is there a go to mod pack for 2 yet and or a better a life mod. Just trying to see if there are any go to mods to run

[wanton arch]

Oxide armory extended if you want some thing about gun and attachment

there is Plus Sight

Triology weapon modpack

Pretty pistol modpack

then for A life you have Shay mods

and then the best modpack for ballistic is better ballistic

eh a huge modpack

[novel viper]

Sweet I'll give these a try

[kindred violet]

Could also give unlimited a try if you want a general economy and somewhat of a gameplay overhaul since it makes it a lot harder

[mossy jasper]

When you know that every faction in the game is secretly just an agent of c-conciousnees but you just can't prove it

https://tenor.com/view/dexter-gif-1878760417600646737

[wanton arch]

https://tenor.com/view/it's-not-as-shrimple-as-you-think-shrimple-meme-shrimp-meme-shrimp-gif-1921944168216252712

i like how strider just kick

[warped monolith]

IDI KO MNE

[kindred violet]

come to daddy M

[kindred violet]

damn

[wanton arch]

bro.

[kindred violet]

bro asserting dominance

if you t-pose they can't see you

[wanton arch]

sob.