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

[normal sentinel]

That was interesting

||Kill the Strelok||

[hallow canopy]

I believe his ending is the best one of them all

[late kernel]

HDD only for retro gaming or storing stuff that you don't move around

[warped monolith]

and turn-based games maybe

[west moth]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/975199248431865966.webp?size=128

[steel maple]

yeah i switched to the shorty AK and it went fine

[normal sentinel]

Your pfp is fitting for this

[remote eagle]

bro is back

[normal sentinel]

So the 3 captains quest got bugged to shit in 1.7

Which is funny because it worked fine on release

[unborn kelp]

how did they bork it?

[normal sentinel]

Some quest triggers are broken it feels like

And if mercs attack the warehouse they just sit in place instead of aggroing

Might be broken from the stealth changes idk

Thankfully there’s a workaround

Depending on who you side with

[tame lodge]

some npcs literally dont react to me shooting their friends

[normal sentinel]

Yeah stealth is overtuned rn

[golden hazel]

The cycle continues

[normal sentinel]

[dies]

[normal sentinel]

https://youtu.be/w7V6on7lOSY?si=ZcDpomGyFJmv4DGM

Rostok music is cool

[onyx osprey]

Huh wonder what plans they have for the CNPP

[silver orchid]

proper plans

a plan of 20$

[onyx osprey]

True

[warped monolith]

DLC

[onyx osprey]

Obviously unfortunately

Loved games launching unfinished

[signal falcon]

Strelok knows

[wanton arch]

Nuthing!

i doubt DLC is going to bring any new Important objectives

but if it does some how play into the main game

it could tell what ending is true

[late kernel]

If they put the most iconic location behind a paywall, GSC can rest assured they wont get my money

https://tenor.com/view/hello-weston-gif-24957771

[wanton arch]

MODDER WILL EXPAND THE MAPPPPPPP

[remote eagle]

[wanton arch]

the MODDER WILL RECREATE THE LEGEND OF THE ZONE1

[untold sail]

What specs have you guys got and how are you running the game on what settings

[wanton arch]

9060XT
Ryzen 7700
Mid setting with few quality set up to high (range / texture / model

i do have upgraded FSR 4 so i get 90~120 real frame at 160~220 frames in total

but no matter what setting i think i get 1% low of 40

[untold sail]

So the game is really unstable

[wanton arch]

not really because i did not mention about that im playing on 1440 resolution with no upscaling

and even in arc raider the best optimized game in UE5 engines in general

i only get ~120 FPS on 1440p on high setting

with "Default" AMD setting

which does not have any upscale frame gen FSR

i cannot remember the 1% but it did dip around 60 FPS during few section

[untold sail]

Have they said anything about further optimizing the game

[wanton arch]

Engine upgrade

that is expected to give us more performance

[untold sail]

Im really not sure if i should buy the game rn or not

[wanton arch]

if it's not on sale don't tbh

you can just buy and keep it in your libary anyways

it's a game

[untold sail]

Ill see

[tame lodge]

What are your specs

Lets be realistic here

[untold sail]

RX 7900xtx with a ryzen 7 9700x

ik i can run the game, i just want quality aswell

[inner dome]

а где тут мод скачать

[tame lodge]

It will run fine man

[untold sail]

ive tried the game before from someone's account and it wasnt good, barely getting 70-80 fps on epic

no upscaling or frame gen cuz i wasnt sure how much they altered the quality of the graphics

[tame lodge]

what resolution

the engine upgrade isnt gonna magically add 60 fps to it

idk what youre expecting

[untold sail]

no expectations, just needed some answers

have you tried frame generation on it ?

[gentle parcel]

Did GSC fix all the mod incompatibilities they caused in 1.7 yet?

[warped monolith]

that's not up to them, is it

it's the modders who have to update the mods lmao

[silver orchid]

not before Final SDK ver 666

with a size of 2 TB

[warped monolith]

20 TB*

[silver orchid]

SDK ver 666 include:
EACH BUILD EVER MADE OF THE GAME, UNCOMPRESSED

[tame lodge]

no I dont like fake frames

[untold sail]

honestly i think im going to get it, im sure this is gonna be another case of cyberpunk evolution in which the game is gonna be amazing in a few more months

[tame lodge]

make it a year and sure

[untold sail]

worst case scenario i play on high lol

[somber crescent]

cyberpunk is still mid tbh

everyone is glazing it now because they made the game actually playable

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/flyby-sailby-hms-surprise-surprise-sailby-surprise-flyby-gif-17988391

[shrewd summit]

I'm really hoping GSC will fix the fcking screen flickering and tearing near the SIRCAA 🙁

[split crown]

I could never get into cyberpunk. Its gameplay just felt hollow to me.

The show Edgerunners, however, was phenomenal.

[tacit glacier]

Oh cool

Apparently people are gaining hope for STALKER 2 UE5.5 update

Gray Zone Warfare apparently gained 30% or more FPS after moving to UE 5.5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFREWpabS5U

TL;DR
In Gray Zone Warfare:
Mid range PC's went from 40-50 FPS to 65-90 FPS
High range PC's went from 60-75 FPS to 95-130 FPS
Enthusiast range PC's went from 70-90 to 115-160 FPS

If GSC can pull this off the UE update can be quite literally, a game changer

[shrewd sigil]

does anybody actually still play stalker 2?

[tacit glacier]

According to Steam, yes

[nova lake]

in gray zone warfare

[tacit glacier]

Yes
I'd look at it this way, my PC can do 60-75FPS in Zalissya (on a good day, lol) and 80-100FPS outside it most of the time (same principle ).
If GSC can optimize the game on UE5.5 properly I should have 90FPS in Zalissya and 120FPS outside of it, without Frame Gen.

But we'll see how it goes when it comes out

[nova lake]

if it was like gray zone warfare, I dont think itll work out the way people think
considering these games AI and models arent comparable

[tacit glacier]

A man can dream
Realisticly I feel like seeing 10fps uplift would be too good

[untold sail]

How do you guys feel about frame generation in stalker?

[late kernel]

frame generation sucks in any game

It requires extra GPU and CPU headroom to generate those frames, so it doesn't actually double your frames

which makes latency a lot worse and the screen unstable

[warped monolith]

well gzw is a much less demanding game to begin with

but yeah the future is hopeful

[lilac badge]

I installed the new Shay Horizons mod which increases the A-Life rendering distance, the Shay Living Zone, and Clear Sky. What other mods do you recommend? I want to improve the ballistics (the bullet drop in this game is insane) and maybe other things.

[kindred violet]

I'm quite enjoying the fact I can reach about 60~ fps on just native DLAA.
Makes the game look so much better than with upscaling

[lilac badge]

Grok's list of recommended mods is quite outdated 🙁

[outer depot]

performance currently feels pretty okay but it could be better and it'd be "good"

[zealous pewter]

hey guys. i am thinking about going for my first real playthrough of S2 (modded) after being pushed away by the game state on relesae. Which "large" mods do you recommend together as a good package? Played GAMMA for like 400hours with soulslike mode active most of the time. Anyone got recommendations for a good mod combination? Thanks in advance

[gentle parcel]

It is on them, GSC semi broke bpatch methods in 1.7 which modders cannot repair themselves.

[nova lake]

any Frame Gen in any game sucks, doesnt matter

[rotund mantle]

Native or nothing

[pseudo falcon]

man
i got so used to oxa proto
oxa standard feels weird

coz on proto all guns are viable till end game while standard, tend to use kharod or dnipro by end game

[next sun]

so standard is pretty much vanilla

kharod and dnipro just eat most everything else. shits lame

[pseudo falcon]

thats what prototype fixes
even hk416 are usable till endgame

and i like it

@next sun btw are you using craftable and lootable zone with oxa proto?

i noticed oxa doesnt have the patch for it no more? so not needed no more?

[tidal remnant]

I'm ready for the Master Difficulty Ending

Rate my fit

[pseudo falcon]

i just noticed recently
you can see if the rads on the arts if they will give you rads

also upgraded slots have different icon

[tidal remnant]

yeah, I noticed that recently only aswell. It's no use to me since I check the stats from artifacts against each other instead of watching the meter - but certainly nice to have

[pseudo falcon]

but it would be good if the resist doesnt have cap
iirc they are around 80 or 90%

hidden modifier iirc

[tidal remnant]

I heard the Shturm Exo has a higher cap at 95% (saw it mentioned a few times but didn't fact check it)

but I picked the Diamond because I'm a dirty loot goblin

[pseudo falcon]

i prefer the diamond
altho the ID on it says its from monolith

[normal sentinel]

Hahaha

[pseudo falcon]

@tidal remnant btw you dont like oxa proto by the look of your loadout

[tidal remnant]

oxa proto?

[pseudo falcon]

https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/1322530320494628945

[normal sentinel]

What's the gun on the left, Saiga?

[pseudo falcon]

makes guns that have limited attachments have more

[pseudo falcon]

DLC saiga

you get it on pripyat on a journalist stash

[tidal remnant]

I haven't even tried it yet, I used the Cracker Monolith so far exclusively due to it's incredibly low maintenance cost even when fully upgraded

I maxxed out the Saiga (except for 1 blueprint I am missing) and I don't think it will be worse

[pseudo falcon]

i prefer the saiga coz faster reload

also BIG capacity of 20 rounds

[tidal remnant]

I do have some mods (including achievment unlocker to still get them naturally), took it from the Steam workshop. I use a modded scope from that pack on the saiga.

[pseudo falcon]

i want a mod like in gamma where i can sprint while reloading
that staged reload is not enuf for me

[normal sentinel]

I've been using the Ram shotgun but I don't really like the reaload at all

[pseudo falcon]

there is a mod that makes it load more altho feels unimmersive lol

[normal sentinel]

Honestly the Sledgehammer SPAS was fire it just has a really low capacity so it isn't helpful against a mutant swarm

[tidal remnant]

Never even tried it. The Monolith Cracker maxxed out with magazine mod worked wonders for me. Managed to kill multiple Chimeras without taking a single hit. That dance is pure adrenaline

[normal sentinel]

I believe it

Magazine-fed shotguns are just peak

[tidal remnant]

100%

[pseudo falcon]

it was this mod
dont know if it still works
https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/995

[tidal remnant]

oh yeah, that seems cheap. I love mods but I prefer to leave the core gameplay mechanics unchanged

[pseudo falcon]

you might like oxa standard then
makes guns more attachment options

like AK74 having only PSO scope to use the other scopes that hk416, kharod and dnipro can use

[tidal remnant]

I wanted to upgrade from my Monolith cracker to Sledgehammer SPAS, even maxxed it out and took it for a run - Fucking thing lost 40% condition and eats through ammo like Starvin' Marvin but damn does it kick ass. Switched back to Monolith Cracker cuz I am a cheap bastard.

[normal sentinel]

The sledgehammer just deletes everything

Main drawback is the low ammo cap

[pseudo falcon]

well the cracker can have mag so it feels better coz fast reload since magazine fed upgrade

[tidal remnant]

the magazine mod turned it from a solid early game weapon to a viable - if suicidal - mid-to-late game option

[next sun]

Nope, just proto with a few performance/graphics tweaks mods. keeping it relatively light until engine and dlc updates.

[tidal remnant]

I'll definetly give it a try on my next run in a few months or later. I am quite happy with the available scopes but more variety hasn't hurt anyone - and it's all optional anyway so theres no harm

I'd love to switch the Scope on the Clusterfuck though. The scope is sometimes a real pain in the ass when doing CQC in Pripyat, showed it's weakness often enough when raiding Monolith infested buildings

Sadly, Game says no

[next sun]

really like that prototype lets me take the 416 across the whole game. it's one of my favorite rifles in games.

[tidal remnant]

The Sledge fucking deleted anything I put in front of it, no matter the ammo or enemy. The DPS on that thing is brutal

[pseudo falcon]

even uniques are affected so you can change the scopes on them too with oxa standard/proto

[tidal remnant]

It's my favourite by a long shot - the overall package is just bliss and very versatile. Took some getting used to since it loses condition fast when panic firing and the scope is poop on CQC. But other than that it might aswell be made of solid gold

[tidal remnant]

Aight, you just convinced me. 100% getting it for my next run

[pseudo falcon]

thats why oxa is a must for me

[normal sentinel]

I think the problem for me is my loadout wasn't geared towards dealing with swarms of lesser mutants

Rhino - Sledgehammer - EMR

Swapped the EMR for a Kharod

[pseudo falcon]

meanwhile i dont have a problem with carryweight so i carry more guns and ammo

[tidal remnant]

Had the same problem - solved it by carrying around cheap nades to spam while running.

[pseudo falcon]

worked on endgame where if my gun is starting to jam i just switch it

[normal sentinel]

Carry weight is always a problem for me but I like having a little extra for loots

I still can't find a top-tier weight artifact

[pseudo falcon]

altho i do use a mod that i can repair on the go
not gamma level repair but its doable

repair kit bundle and technician rework are the mod i use
and extended equipment

[tidal remnant]

Had the same issue thoughout the entire game with a cap of 80-85 constantly. Just compromised by taking minimal gear and stacking up with killed NPCs. It was a pain in the ass but it was really immersive in a sense cuz you can't pretend to be a shopping cart on legs.

After i found my first Diamond I went full carry weight. Pure sex.

[normal sentinel]

I can only usually haul back 2-3 guns worth of loot, I just hang on to whatever the nicest thing is

[tidal remnant]

just 2-3 Guns?!

how much ammo are you hoarding?!

[normal sentinel]

One grenade would wipe out half of the zone's intelligentsia

[pseudo falcon]

i rarely use grenades, but i prefer UBGL

[tidal remnant]

But I ain't no saint either lol

[normal sentinel]

This is what I'm running with rn

[pseudo falcon]

get the weird water artifact

[normal sentinel]

I just got the exo so idk how it will change loot runs

[pseudo falcon]

weird water has more carryweight capacity

[normal sentinel]

How do you get that one? I remember it was from the strange lights but I didn't bother with it on release cause it was bugged

[pseudo falcon]

there are 3 possible spawn location
check youtube coz i saw the guide there and it works

[tidal remnant]

@normal sentinel Weird water is a game changer. You'll get used to the warmer colours very fast (especially if you like taking scenic screenshots) and the wobble effect can easily be negated by holding your breath when aiming, and even if not - after a few hours it feels like it always was that way

[pseudo falcon]

honestly got all achievement except the last 2 endings, spark and ward

[pseudo falcon]

or use a mod to make it not go drunk

[tidal remnant]

I considered that but I decided against it - That would make it immensely powerful with no drawbacks.

[tidal remnant]

Got Strelok and Skiff ending on Xbox, now doing Ward and spark later.

[pseudo falcon]

btw
if u want a legit way to permanent increase in carryweight
hoard the orange energy drink and when you get the weird pot artifact
equip that art and drink the orange energy drink and it will increase your carryweight permanently

[pseudo falcon]

i got the skiff ending first then backtracked a save to do strelok ending

[tidal remnant]

I hate to say it - I don't like the Ward too much but Korshunov is such a beast of a character, I love the guy. And seeing him manhandle Dalin cemented him as one of my favourites. Plus, his intentions are understandable and respectable (to some degree)

[tidal remnant]

I did it opposite to you, Strelok first then backtracked a save for Skif.

[pseudo falcon]

btw i want to use this mod but dont know if it still works
https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1111

kinda old

[tidal remnant]

I am of no help there sadly - I use AI for modding directions sooooooo...

but I love the concept. Could make for some really nice combinations to min/max different sets of stats

[pseudo falcon]

i got so used to gamma lol

[tidal remnant]

I understand the limitation with a attached helmet with closed-system suits like the Seva, but with others? yeah no.

I haven't played Gamma in ages - got some new hardware that should enable me to play on max settings so a new playthrough next year is deffinetly on the table.

[pseudo falcon]

more replayability than stalker 2 imo

[tidal remnant]

As CodeFluff.exe said, 3 possible spawns. There is a way to cheese it without knowing the spawns - Use a NVG 3a (the one that makes your screen blue). It heavily negates the impenetrable darkness and makes you able to see way further, including making it easier to find the Artifact quickly. Managed to brute-force it that way in 2 minutes without knowing the spawns.

[tidal remnant]

100%. I am a bit sad about the lack of Unique sidequests and random encounters, GAMMA beats S2 any day of the week there for example.

[pseudo falcon]

well gamma has lots of mods
so maybe when S2 has full SDK release
we can hope

anyway
i lost motivation to play
encountering issues when i just want to play fcking kills my motivation to play

[tidal remnant]

That was the reason I stopped playing on Xbox

in my Ward/Spark run I was doing Ward first and in the Duga Assault (where you go through underground tunnels) all the doors I needed to go through remained locked

Pissed me off plenty and then some since I am a completionist and invested a lot of hours into that run already only to be fucked over by an unfinished product

Genuinely, I think Stalker 2 today is a solid product, but it lacks the flair from the old Stalkers and the streamlining in some aspects is just too thick for me.

[pseudo falcon]

iirc even the boat base in zaton also had issue

[tidal remnant]

The old trilogy & gamma will forever remain legendary

[pseudo falcon]

the doors werent able to be open
so i used console commands to just bypass it

iirc i was using UEtools before

kinda like debug in gamma

[tidal remnant]

Wish I could have done that on my Xbox but I won't modify software/hardware on a console for a single instance.

[pseudo falcon]

thats why i prefer PC

altho i do have some games i want to play that are only console exclusive
like gundam vs gundam maxi boost

cant use emulator coz not out yet

[tidal remnant]

My PC back then was rusty shitbucket so it couldn't run Stalker 2. Upgraded since then so now I play on PC.

Just as the Zone intended it to be

[pseudo falcon]

will upgrade my pc when my pc starts to lag
around about after 3 years

[tidal remnant]

If it's 3 yeard from now you're good - the RAM and VRAM shortage will makes prices surge for probably 1-2 years I imagine.

[pseudo falcon]

my pc is still fine so yeah

[tidal remnant]

Mine is on the lower end of the spectrum still but capable of playing AAA on 1080p with mid-high settings

all I need and more

I really don't care about Graphics as long as it looks decent - Got a Series X for high-fidelity games

Atmoshphere, Setting & Story is worth way more to me any day of the week

Alright. Time to make Korshunov proud by beating the Game on Master diff. Time to get my anus expanded.

[pseudo falcon]

kek

goodluck man

[tidal remnant]

Thanks, I'll need it

https://tenor.com/view/strelok-gif-20160389

@pseudo falcon That's the custom scope I use on the Saiga btw, I picked that one cuz it goes perfectly with the laser pointe. Clean af

[pseudo falcon]

i like oxa protoype
altho it has some changes i dont like
like repairing weapons and armor for 10k coupons
but it has its own repair system to make it up for it

also spoiled meds and food
i dont like it so i use a patch to revert it

for the repair cost, i have some alternatives on repair like the repair kit bundle

[normal sentinel]

Got the weird water, how do I not get the drunk effect from it?

[tidal remnant]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/382

found this on google, it's from 2024 so i don't know if it's compatible with 1.7.1

But my guess would be that it should work - Weird Water, to my knowledge, didn't undergo any changes due to official patches so I'd guess it should work

[normal sentinel]

It works, apparently gives the drunk effect if you're over 50kg though

[livid crypt]

which ending do you guys consider to be canon? just finished the game :)

[tidal remnant]

Personally, I consider the Skiff ending to be the one true ending

but I am in the midst of doing the last mission for the Ward ending and I haven't played the spark path yet.

Since there are ||Generators outside the Zone|| and Skiff's ending shows ||anomalies popping up all over the world||.

[normal sentinel]

I’m following the ward path but I’m at the soft point of no return mission where your choices determine the ending

Subtle matter mission

Prolly going to save before doing it so I can see the others

Assuming the end game isn’t a massive slog

[tidal remnant]

I'm in a Bossfight with ||Scar|| right now and fuck me sideways while salting my eyes

https://tenor.com/view/anger-management-counselling-water-help-gif-16760052

I'm also doing the ward path, only a few minutes away from the end cutscene BUT FUCKING ||SCAR|| IS BUSTING MY BALLS SO HARD I'M SPEWING SPARKS

[tidal remnant]

Smart choice, I also have saves before every major decision to side with a faction. Just in case i want a faster run without playing the entire game again

[normal sentinel]

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

I might try spark from the beginning again eventually since it changes a bit

[warped monolith]

that's like saying tarkov 1.0 broke SPT and nikita needs to fix it

[tidal remnant]

I hate Scar with such a passion

Only person I hate more is Dalin, that suit wearing insecure manlet

I threw more bolts at him during the SIRCAA parts than I wasted on anomalies in total

I'd pay solid Money for someone to replace his NPC model with a fucking clown

[normal sentinel]

He’s a psycho lol

[tidal remnant]

He's making me want to stuff anomalous toast down his stupid throat till he chokes on it

[livid crypt]

love scar blasting ur ass with a gauss that one shots u thru walls or rather the smallest cracks ever

or the granite room further ahead that one was fun too 😅

[tidal remnant]

https://tenor.com/view/meme-angry-punho-fechado-de-gif-26104429

My Christmas wish is for Scar to fuck off into the Shining Zone

[split crown]

https://tenor.com/view/scar-stalker-pibb-xtra-clear-sky-gif-14605512341377138525

[tidal remnant]

AAGAGAHAHAGHHGHHGHGHGHHHHHHH

[split crown]

416

[normal sentinel]

Average master mode death counter

[tidal remnant]

AAGAHAJGHAHHGHHGJHKJHGGHGJJGJHGHGJHG

https://tenor.com/view/forced-hysterical-laugh-laughing-laughter-gif-16281731

It's just a game relax it's just a game relax it's just a game relax

[tidal remnant]

and going up

[livid crypt]

finally escaped scars molesting dungeon in s2, now i can get abused in gamma for the first time, excited for tomorrow

[tidal remnant]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

This shit must come straight from a CIA torture lab

No way on earth actual humans came up with this bossfight

I'll send rotten eggs to GSC via mail once I am done with his BS

[livid crypt]

u want some backseat advice? died 20ish times myself there HAHA

[tidal remnant]

Go ahead, speak your mind

I'm way past 20 at this point

at this point I'll accept if someone says I should uninstall

[livid crypt]

flashlight off just crouch behind him till hes within the screens

[tidal remnant]

I have my flashlight off at all times - except when the Zombies re-awaken to see their heads

[livid crypt]

somehow he wasnt shooting me thru walls when i turned it off

[livid crypt]

ye idfk whats wrong w that level, nvg does nothing either

[tidal remnant]

My problem is he always either insta snipes me the second I make the 2 meter dash to the button or he just shoots me through the screens like they're made of glass

[livid crypt]

yea

unironically made me angry at one point

HAHA

[tidal remnant]

This is the closest I'll ever get to getting cucked

and I hate Scar for it

I'll play Clear Sky tomorrow just to jump into anomalies as Scar

[tidal remnant]

I'm past anger. I've reached suicidal thoughts.

https://tenor.com/view/funny-banging-hard-furious-head-gif-10391823

but what do you mean with "crouch behind him"?

make a full round and try to hide behind his ass?

[livid crypt]

yea i noticed he’s trying to search for u so when hes infront of screens smash the button

just remember to cut the tripwire

[tidal remnant]

way ahead of you, I triggered them with grenades before triggering Scar to spawn

threw them from the door that leads to the room

[livid crypt]

HAHAH hivemind i did that too 😭😭

[tidal remnant]

at this pont I'll try anything

[livid crypt]

the button on the left gave me the most turboaids ever

[tidal remnant]

yes

[livid crypt]

it was so buggy

[tidal remnant]

those screens are a induced psi-illusion only visible to Skif

Scar can see right through to snipe my ass

[livid crypt]

chatgpt injected into his brain with the latest targeting system

[tidal remnant]

You'd think GSC makes sure the Finale is polished when releasing a game mode designed to get you into CBT

[livid crypt]

i wish the dev who made the room with the granite soldiers went thru what i have

[tidal remnant]

Fighting a Chimera with only a knife is more balanced that this shit

[livid crypt]

somehow more annoying than scars fight

[tidal remnant]

Granite soldiers...

somehow doesn't ring a bell. remind me please?

[livid crypt]

cranked up monolith i guess

[tidal remnant]

AHHHH

THAT ROOM

I just googled

[livid crypt]

yea, 4 gauss snipers

on the high ground

[tidal remnant]

I had my first experience with that room when i played on release on Xbox

I think after I finish Stalker 2 on Master difficulty I'll go move to the woods and to live a quiet farm life

https://tenor.com/view/forced-hysterical-laugh-laughing-laughter-gif-16281731

[tidal remnant]

fuck it, I give up. pain.

[normal sentinel]

[rotund mantle]

[pseudo falcon]

skiff ending for me

[pseudo falcon]

granite room rape squad

man they were hard

now i know why they call them that

[golden hazel]

The room of many rocks

[pseudo falcon]

do you guys prefer the standard or prototype for oxa

[slim moth]

so

[pseudo falcon]

on standard, you always end up using kharod or dnipro

on proto, you can use anything at end game, even the ak74m u got early game, the problem tho is it touches a lot of stuff

[slim moth]

prototype i think will be peak eventually. but standard is more for only the guns if you want complete control of damage and economy with other mods like better ballistics.

[slim moth]

yes

i think better ballistics may be like that too but im not sure.

[pseudo falcon]

what do you use?

[slim moth]

i use prototype. it's pretty much all in one of economy, damage, and guns

im personally waiting for the patch for oxa proto and craftables/lootables and i'll be 100% gucci

but if you don't like bloat, then prototype would be perfect

i just like to break my shit

https://tenor.com/view/peter-griffin-push-gif-14610899

[pseudo falcon]

if only i can tweak/change the fixed 10k repair coupon

[slim moth]

if you spam r fast enough you can repair if you're under 10k

(;

[pseudo falcon]

oh

[slim moth]

https://tenor.com/view/hacker-pc-meme-matrix-codes-gif-11310648121341593764

[slim moth]

if you're over 10k you'll more than likely spend the 10k but if you get the repair system down, you can avoid ever needing it

the glitch i mean

[pseudo falcon]

kek

[pseudo falcon]

im using a mod that reduces repair cost coz its mental to spend that much

[slim moth]

if you can get it to work than that'll make it balanced

[nimble dock]

anyone knows what mod or combination of mods disables the hunger and thirst system? At least the icons stopped appearing.

[pseudo falcon]

dont use old/outdated mods

[charred ridge]

Hi, can you help me instal stalker gamma?

[tame lodge]

hi this is stalker 2 channel so no, go to #🖥️how-to-install or #╟🔰☢newbies-chat

[charred ridge]

I have followed the steps, but after I "install / UPDATE G.A.M.M.A" the text shows "fatal: not in a git directory"

[tame lodge]

regardless this is not the place to discuss it

#│🔧troubleshooting #╟🔰☢newbies-chat

[charred ridge]

Can't Stalker Gamma be installed on an external SSD?

[tame lodge]

#🔨base-gamma-support

[charred ridge]

thanks, done

[olive finch]

Hi Stalkers, im curious. Why Stalker 2 has such wierd ?rendering? or how it is called? i can barely see object or npcs from certain distance. Even when drawing distance is maxed out. It bothers me especially when im trying to shoot something without the scopes. Never had a problem with that in gamma or other stalkers or games. Im curious about nature of this occurrence.

[maiden valve]

bruh there are like 7 psuedogiants here in the swamps. is this intentional or just bad luck

[hallow canopy]

You do know thats 1 dog right?
The rest are illusions

in short, yes its intentional

a Pseudo Dog can make copies of itself to fool you, the original is usually sticking behind spawning them

[maiden valve]

no. psuedogiants. the big ones. I was chased by like 8 of them

died twice

these guys

[tame lodge]

ue5

theres more to it but its an oversimplifcation of it

[hallow canopy]

oh my bad,I miss read
Yea thats not normal

[maiden valve]

😭😭 it made the mission so stressful for me

[hallow canopy]

What made me stresfull is the Clear Sky mission where you run away from the Chimera
All in Master Mode

[tacit glacier]

A combination of things really
UE5 is one of them but there's also the fact stalkers have a fixed online render distance of 100m after which they move into Offline A-Life
In GAMMA it's less noticeable because it uses smaller maps and the online radius is 300m

Shaytech released a mod that ups the render distance to 150-170m. Will make things look less barren I suppose
https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1879

[late kernel]

Wonder how much that breaks the game or performance in its current state lol

[wanton arch]

I could give it a try

[nocturne smelt]

Are you running SLZ?

[maiden valve]

yes

[nocturne smelt]

It’s a bug with SLZ specific to the swamps. It’s being worked on currently.

[maiden valve]

thank you

[silver field]

when putting files into the ~Mods folder. and i able to group them into there mods so long as the .pak etc files are only one folder deep into the ~mods ???

[nocturne smelt]

So you want to make mod specific folders inside the ~mods folder?

[silver field]

yh just to tidy it up

[nocturne smelt]

Technically you can, it could mess with forced load order (Assuming any of what we have figured out is actually working). You would also have to make sure only 1 of the folders contains localization so you don't get broken item names and descriptions.

[silver field]

so make an extra folder for the locals? ty 🙂

[nocturne smelt]

You could do that yes. The only issues is the load order behaviour. A lot of mods have something like _100_P at the end or starts with zzzzzz. Thats trying to force a load order.

I'm not sure if it will order properly if buried in folders.

[silver field]

right ok. ill scrap the idea then thanks for the info 🙂

[nocturne smelt]

You could always try it, If you noticed any problems just take them out of the folders.

[silver field]

im not super smart when it comes to modding so i like to keep it simple. someone who clearly knows more then me says it MIGHT not work....then ima not even try it

[nocturne smelt]

Understandable, The simplest option would definitely be to put all the loose files into ~mods. Will lead to the least potential issues outside of the mods themselves.

[silver field]

yh ill just do it that way

trying out the stalker ultimate mod see how that works...as i JUST deleted stalker 2 day before last...and had to spend yesterday getting it back so i can try out this overhaul

[nocturne smelt]

I have not tried Unlimited myself yet but I hear good things. Inf_Solv has put a lot of work into creating a balanced progression system.

[silver field]

i saw someone say in that post the other day they found the best SEVA suit in the place where you meet Star for the first time if you side with the loners in teh lesser zone.

[nocturne smelt]

Yeah, That was a bug. It's being looked into. There is something funky going on with certain static bodies. This seems to be a vanilla problem as well.

[silver field]

yhhh

main thing i want....GOOD artifacts.

i spend IRL DAYS...hunting arts in gamma...and the ones in S2 SUCK

[nocturne smelt]

If your okay with a hardcore experience, I think you'll be happy with Unlimited.

[silver field]

100%

i cant mod for poop! but im a hardcore gamer girl 🙂

also got a mod that allows normal saving on master settings. so im really messing my self 😛

[nocturne smelt]

lol, A lot of people end up doing that. Vanilla Masters save structure is kind of shortsighted imo. I personally use Shay's Expedition Rework.

Keeps the you cant just save anywhere but adds campfires and quest saves into the mix.

[silver field]

tyvm...i was looking for something just like that

gotta use them "mommy/daddy tokens" up

only thing i cant find...is a good flashlight mod.

i love the look of Clikrads flashlight where its a WHITE light but only really where your looking. but i cant get a custom FL mod to work

[nocturne smelt]

I use Ace's Real Flashlight. Makes it way more useful but still keeps you on edge.

[silver field]

Clikrad has his set like this...and when he first turns it on. theres an overlay saying "settings in the mod page"....but theres NOTHING linking to anything about flashlights

[nocturne smelt]

I wasn't aware he had a flashlight mod.

[silver field]

this is a video of him showing off his collection

but in said collection theres no FL mod that i can see

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbO9nn31OWU

less im blind...which is ironic 😛

[nocturne smelt]

He's probably using Flashlight Customizer

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/221

[silver field]

thats what i thought ...but i cant get that one to work for some reason 🙁

[nova lake]

watch it get delayed to next year bc 1.8 releases

[silver field]

what get delayed? the collection thats already out?

[nocturne smelt]

FL Customizer uses Simple BP ModLoader

[silver field]

yh i got that also but the HUD wouldnt work

[nocturne smelt]

You put in the deployment command?

[silver field]

......nooooo

[silver field]

yh i just gave it another read over. thanks :p

i told you i wasnt good and this modding stuffs!

[nocturne smelt]

We all start somewhere.

[silver field]

lol..iv been "starting" for the last 10years XDDD

[nocturne smelt]

It helps when you have a resource like discord. There is usually someone available to help.

[silver field]

true so long as i dont get the typical "girl gamer" replys...you have been super helpful 🙂

[nocturne smelt]

Eh, People can be moronic. Personally have not see that reaction in this discord yet.

[silver field]

i get it ALOT in this discord 😛

[nocturne smelt]

Really? That's a shame. Gamma side?

[silver field]

yeppers

[nocturne smelt]

Sorry to hear that.

[silver field]

you get used too it

ok i got the mod added...

but the UI still wont work

@nocturne smelt i did the command and this came up...pressing RIGHTALT+L just makes me crouch or stand and turn on or off my FL

[nocturne smelt]

Hmm, You can do it manually through the .ini also. Let me see if I can figure out why the in game UI is not working.

[kindred violet]

just checked, same behaviour for me

[nocturne smelt]

Yeah, I'm trying to figure out why. I'm guessing the keybind isn't being added for some reason.

My guess is 1.7.1 nuked the in game ui.

[kindred violet]

try shift + Alt Gr + L

[nocturne smelt]

You could try to do the .ini edit and see if that takes effect.

[kindred violet]

this allowed me to open the menu op, don't ask why on earth I had to press shift as well

[nocturne smelt]

Odd

Does the functionality still work?

[silver field]

i cant get it too change anything i just tried messing with the "length" of the FL and nothing changed weather i set it too 0.0 all the way to 10.10

[kindred violet]

yes

[kindred violet]

even odder, for me it all seems to work as intended at least for the changing settings

[silver field]

what is "Alt GR" ??

[kindred violet]

right alt

[nocturne smelt]

Euro keyboard.

[kindred violet]

yeah lol

[silver field]

ah.. yh its not doing nothing for me 😛

[kindred violet]

even odder haha

[silver field]

granted i also have no idea why Right alt makes me crouch...its not set to that.

[kindred violet]

also a good question, got the same behaviour tho

[silver field]

the console says its changing but its not

i give up.....lol

[nocturne smelt]

1.7.1 may have broken it since that video was made then.

[silver field]

yh ill keep an eye out for an update.

[nocturne smelt]

The other way to do it is...

[nocturne smelt]

You wouldn't happen to be on gamepass or GOG?

[silver field]

im on steam

[nocturne smelt]

Not sure then, You can manually set the settings in engine.ini if you knew what settings you wanted.

Or through trial and error I guess.

[silver field]

i got no clue what i need

ill just leave it....Stalk ulti seems to have changed the FL alittle i feel so its working ok for now

[kindred violet]

hmm, that's unfortunate

managed to get it to work on my end, a lot of the settings don't really do anything or need absurdly high numbers to actually do something noticeable

compared to vanilla

[silver field]

guess that 7.1 broke it then 😛

[kindred violet]

well, I am on 1.7.1, could be some really weird mod incompatiblity too

[nocturne smelt]

Wonder if it's conflicting with Unlimited. Since you said the flashlight seems changed a bit.

[kindred violet]

yeah, could try asking in the corresponding thread of #1309526198833119303 #1390437561738203337

[tidal remnant]

FUCKING FINALLY AAAGGGHHHHHHHH

That dude on master difficulty was one tough fucking cookie

[junior sky]

Hey guys I've been looking for a couple of mods that kinda classic it up for Stalker 2

cuz I really like the original hud for Stalker Shadow Of Chernobyl

[silver field]

look up classic on the nexus theres one that changes the hud to the old sytle

[lament geyser]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5DlkUL2mGo This is sooo cool damn

[tidal remnant]

What in the unholy shining Zone

[nocturne smelt]

Cursed.

[kindred violet]

underbarrel shotgun

[warped monolith]

masterkey

[silver field]

thats the perfect gun

[warped monolith]

good for long range
good for close range

[nocturne smelt]

And semi suppressed.

[tidal remnant]

You guys would put a tripod & Scope on a grenade

I just finished the Ward playthrough

Yeah, no way that is the cannon ending

No fucking way in hell

[maiden valve]

anyone have an issue when english speaker subtitles dont show up during non-dialogue events? like an announcement or someone talking at a distance. playing in ukranian, also modded

[near bramble]

it is very odd actually hitting 100 fps on stalker 2

i used to get like 30-40 on the same rig

maybe im just in a good area rn

in 1440p as well

[kindred violet]

inb4 you realise you accidentally turned on framegen

[near bramble]

nah its off

first thing i checked lol

im in swamps though so maybe cuz its less ai around its easier

[nocturne smelt]

Best story wise though. But yeah... Doesn't really leave much room for a Sequel. At least not in a way we would expect one.

[near bramble]

is the ultimate edition content worth paying for?

[nocturne smelt]

Do you want cool guns and outfits? Cause that's about all you get right now.

[near bramble]

not really then

i already got the preorder set and thats enough for me right now

[nocturne smelt]

Season pass is cool but we don't even have any timeframe on DLCs.

[near bramble]

i heard its gonna be after 2.0 releases and thats about all

[nocturne smelt]

Yeah idk, I got it at launch but it's a hard sell knowing what I know now.

I'd say wait until we get more expansion/dlc news.

[near bramble]

yeah ill take your advice

im just happy to be actually playing it after so long

i was playing on like sub20 fps on a 1660 for like 20 hours and eventually i just gave up

[tidal remnant]

it gives you pay-2-win advantage with Op gear

[warped monolith]

🧂

[normal sentinel]

The main story is a such a roller coaster ride once you get to the generators wtf

||I wasn’t expecting to have to dome Dalin while he cowered in a corner but I have a feeling I might have taken the antagonist path||

[tidal remnant]

Dude. That's a massive story spoiler

mark it as such

[normal sentinel]

Fair

[warped monolith]

[normal sentinel]

[slow cave]

https://tenor.com/view/erm-aksuali-veli-vel-nerd-nerd-emoji-gif-11908435316515627035

[hallow canopy]

So I got myself the Ultimate Upgrade
And one of the Journalists USB is stuck in my Inventory and there is no audio on it
That Normal??

[nocturne smelt]

Is it the first one?

You may need to get the second one from a stash before that one stops being a quest item.

The audio plays when you pick them up.

[hallow canopy]

It should be the 4th one in the Swamp next to the Clear Sky Base

at least I dont know if its the right order

Previous one I got was the one with the AS Val and thats it

that one had the 3rd Journal Log

[tidal remnant]

The first one is in your personal stash

did you get that one?

it spawns in there once you reach zallisya I think

[hallow canopy]

At the start of playing yea

Got 1-2-3

[tidal remnant]

hm weird. The USB's should contain text or audio always.

[hallow canopy]

Well its stuck in my Inventory it seems

[nocturne smelt]

It might be the one that leads to the final stash.

But I don’t remember them being stuck in inventory.

The only ones I remember off the top of my head is the player stash one. One in the first journalist stash you loot. Then the final one in the last stash location.

[hallow canopy]

When you get Ultimate Edition or like me the Upgrade to it
The Stashes are everywhere
I did collect the first 3

[nocturne smelt]

I mean the audio logs from the stashes

[hallow canopy]

They all are in Stashes

Well next ones at the Duga

soo ill go check if that one works

[nocturne smelt]

They 100% are not. You have something funky going on if you’re getting audio logs in all of them.

Probably duplicates.

[hallow canopy]

Oh there were the ones with Monolith weapons in em,those didnt had any Logs

I assume those were not with USB

[normal sentinel]

Wtf is this Granite fight

Insane

I regret not bringing my compass

https://tenor.com/view/jack-nicholson-the-shining-nodding-yes-yeah-gif-17042654

[nocturne smelt]

The coolest squad ever obviously.

[normal sentinel]

STALKER devs who designed this

People who got filtered by the boss fights were not ready for this

The whole room layout is basically a middle finger to people who try and cheese a fight

Now I understand what the guy playing this on master difficulty must have gone through

[normal sentinel]

It's done

||Wtf did I just watch with the Ward ending?||

||I assume Skif actually got what he wants but he's essentially under the control of whoever "The Group" is?||

[nocturne smelt]

Ugh. Apparently the phone app does not let you reply to a fully hidden message…

[nocturne smelt]

That is what they are alluding to yes.

But it’s all inference. Not enough info.

[remote eagle]

||he is under control of new C-Con||

[steel maple]

ime master with expedition is like 3 times harder than gamma, i tried it for like an hour or two and was like "nah fuck this"

mfw one shot bloodsucker in the first 5 minutes with a shitty broken HK

[normal sentinel]

[wanton arch]

I like how non of the mod in this game allow you to play end game story without suffer

Oxa literally cut your supply by giving you shitty med out of the end

😭

Not just med

Expired food too

[normal sentinel]

I'm glad they give you options with gear rooms during the endgame

[wanton arch]

All i can get is

Nothing from it

💔

[normal sentinel]

[wanton arch]

Jk about that i do get few extra munition for my svd anyways

It just some granite encouter is a bit ammo expensive

And forced trade in a lot of places

Which making meds from oxa is like

🥀

Never useful

[normal sentinel]

Yep lol

Veteran feels on par with gamma standard difficulty the gear progression is just easier

The main thing I hated with veteran mode on 2 is during early game mutants will ruin you

[normal sentinel]

||So my understanding of the story is that c-con was a breakaway from “The Group” and Ward path is basically a cleanup operation so they can take control of the noosphere and continue with their probably-dystopian plan?||

Sound right @nocturne smelt ?

[nocturne smelt]

I can’t do spoilers as I’m on my phone atm. But basically yes.

|| oh wait. I can maybe?||

Aha!

[normal sentinel]

You can it’s just extra work

||I can see why it wouldn’t be a canon ending solely because it’s pretty solid closure to the story of the Zone and the world in a way ||

[random bear]

For the people who played both, do you prefer s2 or gamma?

[nocturne smelt]

|| yeah basically “the group” was heavily involved with the original X labs. Korshunov was the commander of granite squad who was the security force. It all went tits up when dalin sr went through with the plan. ||

[nocturne smelt]

They are extremely different games. Hard to draw a direct comparison.

[normal sentinel]

Gamma is way better freeplay, stalker 2 is more narrative driven

[nocturne smelt]

|| if they don’t plan to do a sequel it is the perfect ending imo. Or if they do a sequel outside the zone or following another massive emission for some reason. But anything can work with the proper writing. ||

[nocturne smelt]

|| I think it would be cool is if “the group” tried to restart everything and causes some new major fallout to occur. ||

[normal sentinel]

||I could see a spin-off taking place after the Ward ending but I doubt GSC would ever have the resources to get to that, it will be interesting to see what they do with the DLC's story though||

[nocturne smelt]

Yeah. DLCs should add some good lore.

[knotty onyx]

They're different enough it's hard to say that one is better.

S2 is much more similar to vanilla CoP than any anomaly pack.

[wanton arch]

They are built for dif purpose..

The trilogy is story driven

Same case for S2 with actual open world with side stories

Gamma / anomly is a sandbox

[golden hazel]

Ah yes, the literally 1984 ending

[knotty onyx]

Mfw reinstall S2, get bored waiting for shaders and go back to anomaly

[wanton arch]

I would say the ending is what the best for SIRCAA

Not them taking and burrying what they did....

They just

Spoil: ||Korshunov, himself took the control of the zone and eradicate the zone, but you could see the zone is considered still there by small scale. They basically able to create artefacts and make benefit from it||

[wanton arch]

||eradicating the zone ( The Zone: Location where defined by the stalker living) but the function of the zone is still there. Creating anomoly and artefacts are in SIRCAA hands||

This just mean Ward ending is not cannon

If they have to add DLC

Well it could if you as other try to do some thing

[kindred violet]

I'd assume it's something you can do on the side during main story progression

As for which ending is canonical I'd guess ||it's the faust ending||

[wanton arch]

Could be

Sure it's just ||Expanding the zone beyond it's current border||

It just we ||may not control skiff anymore||

Which is fine i guess tbh

Fresh run

[kindred violet]

Oh I absolutely expect skif ||won't really play that big of a role in a speculative sequel apart from being a catalyst for the current world state||

[slow cave]

Skif gets shot by Batman in the end

Shit sucked

Why’d they add a marvel character in?

[wanton arch]

||Skiff could with faust ending. Consider the zone itself can be manipulated by the person inside the pod||

The zone it self keep expanding despite no one is controlling it

[slow cave]

Sucks he’s ya know

Stuck in there forever

[wanton arch]

||skiff def making it worse||

[slow cave]

[kindred violet]

Better

[slow cave]

Skif making an apartment for himself

[wanton arch]

||at least skiff doesn't need to be stuck or in hallucinations||

[kindred violet]

I still need to do the shining zone ending, in pripyat now for that

Actually haven't seen that one yet

[wanton arch]

Gl

Stick with strelok

[kindred violet]

I have already seen that ending

Shining is the last missing ending

[nocturne smelt]

I can't do it. I've tried so many times.

[kindred violet]

Too cringe for ya?

[nocturne smelt]

|| Scar is just so obviously gone... Anything he says is obviously bullshit... I just can't bring myself to allow Skif to be suckered in. ||

[finite needle]

ayo, I accidentally found the new place for SOFMOD

[outer depot]

Yeah I went in there by accident and found it yesterday lol

Just happened to need a spot to hide from an emission

[kindred violet]

||have you seen the last pda entry regarding the journalist?||

[nocturne smelt]

Yes, but it's been a very long time since I have.

Don't really remember the whole thing.

[signal oriole]

Hello, I have a problem here, the game's saves are damaged, maybe someone can help and share their saves, preferably after completing the mission with the Scar on Malachite

I just really want to continue playing it, but because of the problem with saving, I can't, and there are no normal ones on the Internet.

[naive mural]

for me at least, ||the doctor ending made the most sense. it tied everything up pretty nicely, with skiff not giving a shit about anything (which is very in character), and not bowing down to any superior. in the end, he did what he came there to do: fuck up the people who took his life away||

also, for any DLC, im really hoping its a free expansion for duty and freedom, as well as unlocking the areas such as iron forrest

[tame lodge]

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/12/15/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-drops-a-free-story-and-content-update-on-dec-16/

Idk if yall seen this

[naive mural]

wait wait wait, by 7 locations, im going to guess they have to mean areas of interest? right????

also a hub is awesome

OH AND ITS TOMORROW

[warped monolith]

[tame lodge]

Something with malachite

And the new gun is a modded gp37

[naive mural]

wait is this actually real or not

nothings on steam or the stalker discord

[stone sage]

Yes its real GSC member posted it on the blog

[naive mural]

huzzah!!!!!

[tame lodge]

Looks like theres a trailer too

https://youtu.be/4KCLiw3e-b8?si=5NT-D5fVzezUhXnQ

Wait a minute

I hope this isnt ps5 only

[finite needle]

Wait asec

[warped monolith]

look for the gscgame world channel

[tame lodge]

Nothing there

[finite needle]

"The GP37V2 is a modified version of the GP37 rifle, crafted for the most tactically proficient players."

Gee thanks a tacticool G36

Which is exactly what I wanted but in another game

[tame lodge]

This is sus

[finite needle]

They had more fanfare for squirrels in the zone tha actual update, sounds weird

Maybe we were not supposed to find out?

[slim moth]

i'll post the screenshot in the official stalker server. wish me luck

[tame lodge]

Idk but i hope they confirm its for all platforms

Gl

[rigid hollow]

I didnt play the new game but ive heard duty are ass. How come ? Aren't they powerful faction ? Whats the lore behind it ?

[tame lodge]

Its been like 10 years since the og

Times passed

[finite needle]

Duty were propped by the Ukrainain Army and lead by idiots, not a mystery

[tame lodge]

Play the game and find out

[rigid hollow]

damn

i cant play it until A-life is worse than normal game

[tame lodge]

Normal game being gamma?

Or anomaly?

[late kernel]

Normal what?

[finite needle]

A-life isn't significantly worse than any of the mainline games

[rigid hollow]

old stalker

[finite needle]

if not better?

[late kernel]

A-Life is shit in the OG games, too

[slim moth]

it's actually objectively better

[finite needle]

I start to wonder if people has ever played the OG games now

[late kernel]

But the clickbait youtubers want to tell you otherwise

[rigid hollow]

wait so they fixed the bloodsuckers always winning fights and you fight 50 BS non stop

[finite needle]

That's not alife

That's just skill issue

I'll be honest, I've yet to encounter the bloodsucker infestation and hope I never will, but I fixed my Burer infestation in Garbage the old fashioned way

by just killing them all

[warped monolith]

[rigid hollow]

so what do people do wrong to fight BS's non stop isnt it just offline combat

[tame lodge]

Lair respawn timers

[slim moth]

A-life Found a Way

your problem will more than likely be fixed

[tame lodge]

U got a response from the Stalker discord?

[slim moth]

i can't post pictures

i did in the screenshots, but i doubt i'll get any response

[finite needle]

Reddit is complaining they can't use mods if they drop content which is great tbh

[rigid hollow]

so in old games 1 dude can walk the whole zone and do stuff in s2 don't they just respawn and you have a director like in Vermintide games etc that spawns stuff for u to be happy

[tame lodge]

If its not posted on steam by the end of today im gonna assume its ps5 only

[late kernel]

Imagine using Reddit for anything other than a couple memes

[finite needle]

I'd be FUMING

[slim moth]

not with SLZ or A-life found a way

[rigid hollow]

is that a mod

[finite needle]

The memes are great tho, it's the rest that is pretty bad

[late kernel]

Like pretty much every other social media

[finite needle]

Eh depends, mostly on the argument.

[rigid hollow]

if u use the AI chat things they eat info from reddit so indirectly u use reddit checkmate

[finite needle]

Reddit is horrible to talk about popular stuff, the Cyberpunk subreddit was a cesspit, I still remember.

[late kernel]

That makes no sense

[slim moth]

i use the occasional reddit for troubleshooting

[finite needle]

As I said, for hyperspecific stuff Reddit can be useful, mostly technical stuff.

[slim moth]

def for p*rn

[rigid hollow]

reddit is most useful to read about some problem that has happen to you and if someone has the same problem

So whos the strongest faction then if Duty is gone ?

[finite needle]

Ward

[slim moth]

ward

[late kernel]

ward

[finite needle]

Which is like PMC duty

Lead by slightly more competent people

[rigid hollow]

do they use the same color

[finite needle]

No

The Bandera colors were a bit too on the nose

Btw they're also the best faction to join story wise in Stalker 2, at least the one that flows wthe best

[rigid hollow]

So can 1 NPC walk all the maps until he gets killed or he gets despawned once he leaves your FOV

[finite needle]

Oh so that's what you mean, no they are permanent just like the OGs

it's real alife

idk why people keep claiming it's not

[rigid hollow]

so how come theres no PDA where they talk about stuff

[slim moth]

yeah. a-life is pretty much there. just needs major tweaking cause there is over-populated areas and underpopulated areas.

[finite needle]

that was never in the ogs and if I were a stalker I would not join the discord with all that other people who would kill me gladly for my boots

[rigid hollow]

i thought there were spawn points and you have this ring around u and the Director spawns stuff for those points

[finite needle]

That hasn't been the case since 1.4 I think

[slim moth]

the ring is just render distance for your character, but there is still offline going on inall directions.

[rigid hollow]

can you track the NPC's, like do they travel around

[slim moth]

at first they increased the offline distance to like 300m or something now it should be the full map.

[rigid hollow]

or sit inside their circle where they were spawned and guard the zone

[slim moth]

no they go place to place

they will take over poi's

[finite needle]

You can find them guarding a place tho

[rigid hollow]

cuz i love in the ogs how like duty meets freedom fight happens then mutant join while the winning side was looting

and u just find bunch of dead guys

[slim moth]

yup. that's how it is now

[finite needle]

You do find TOO many dead bodies tho, often without any loot because Stalkers gonna stalk

[rigid hollow]

is there an Alter Start mod where u just roam around and do PDA quests

[finite needle]

The big issue is that the alife is 1 - too active imho and 2 - mutants are too strong and can overwhelm the stalkers unless the Ward locks tf in and kills all the bloodsuckers

[late kernel]

Im gonna be a 100% with you

Stalker 2 is nothing like the freeplay mods

[rigid hollow]

its like Fallout 4 story thing

[finite needle]

Close, but it's not ass

the story I mean

[rigid hollow]

ye f4 is ass

u always have to do the main story no matter what etc

[finite needle]

I like F4, just not really into the story

BUT

[rigid hollow]

cuz i like the vibe from the vids ive seen where u can sit around the zone do goofy stuff

[finite needle]

you can go wherever you want exept Pripyat once you leave the lesser zone

[late kernel]

Fallout 4 has such a pointless story

[finite needle]

in a way, you can go around and do goofy stuff

[rigid hollow]

now is there a mag check addon

https://tenor.com/view/tom-senya-gif-26024901

cuz i saw the guns look good but can u check ammo

[late kernel]

Gamma players want their 3467825th gun addons

[rigid hollow]

just ammo check and jam check

[late kernel]

Meanwhile i'm yearning for more unique mutants, anomalies and locations that spices up gameplay

[finite needle]

I think that stuff is gonna be implemented by GSC in the future, since they're obviously gonna add stuff for the GAMMA community

[rigid hollow]

i dont know about mutants and anomalies

[finite needle]

I would kill for them to add back Flame and Law and give me more Duty/Freedom stuff

[late kernel]

Zero gravity anomaly with vehicles floating around in space and the player can jump in and float aswell

[rigid hollow]

if u have stuff like chimera running around wont that predator just kill everything on site

[late kernel]

Anomaly that lets you wallrun up on walls

[rigid hollow]

would be hard to have more predators

[slim moth]

need a flying mutant

😠

[late kernel]

A location where the center of gravity is bent up

[finite needle]

Chimeras and GIants don't really partecipate in alife for that reason, are all fixed spawns

[rigid hollow]

did they add any bug mutants

[finite needle]

the top mutants are Burers and Bloodsuckers

[late kernel]

No but we have deer mutants now

[slim moth]

The deer mutant fucking sucks

[rigid hollow]

yeah ive seen them in GFY

[finite needle]

deer mutants are cool in concept

I like the cats

[rigid hollow]

there should be bird mutants insect mutants lizard mutants

[finite needle]

the rat swarms can disappear

[slim moth]

I need a bat/bird mutant

just fucking rip from metro's bat thing and call it a day

[finite needle]

Eh I think they're gonna add more psy bullshit mutants

[rigid hollow]

Bird mutants in Red forest. In real life birds mutated there had diff color

[late kernel]

https://tenor.com/view/metro-metro2033-10years-of-metro-4a-games-deep-silver-gif-19662778

[warped monolith]

people call them demons
I call them bitches

[rigid hollow]

nah make it swarm like magpies

[tame lodge]

I was confused because they called the dark ones demons in the book no

[rigid hollow]

we already have too many unreal creatures somethin that adds to the vibe

[tame lodge]

And in the game the flying ones are demons

[rigid hollow]

metro books the writer was like a rookie when they made them and the first translations were ass as well

[slim moth]

i can imagine it working like rats in the air and im just not feeling it

[rigid hollow]

just a giant magpie

or some birb

[slim moth]

I want to see something swoop down and pick up tushkan

[rigid hollow]

https://tenor.com/view/bearded-vulture-bone-gif-8112746700887389160

[slim moth]

it could be like a mutated eagle or some shit

[rigid hollow]

or add chickens but like cassowary mutation

[slim moth]

GSC still has not answered my question about new flying mutants

https://tenor.com/view/family-guy-brian-cowards-gif-1926925039581335148

[rigid hollow]

also bug mutants or a lizard

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

you hear this in the swamps

at night

they are the only birbs that make 30hz call so basicly you cant hear it but feel with ur body

[tame lodge]

https://fxtwitter.com/stalker_thegame/status/2000593761798336770

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

@Tom_souzalima It will be available on all platforms where S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is available.

**💬 1 ❤️ 15 👁️ 266 **

FxTwitter · Dec 15, 2025, 3:48 PM

ok heres the confirmation ig

[finite needle]

BUT WHY THEY MADE A POST ANNOUNCING SQUIRRELS AND NOT ONE ANNOUNCING ACTUAL CONTENT

I'm tired boss

[warped monolith]

squirrels > content, OBVIOUSLY.

[tame lodge]

most competent marketing team

[rigid hollow]

arent squirrels the same as rats

[tame lodge]

arent sheep the same as pigs

what are these questions

[rigid hollow]

i mean mechanic game wise how u gonna make them diff

is silly to add same dudes in the game

[tame lodge]

afaik theres no squirrel enemy

theres squirrels in sircaa

tushkanos

rats

idk about any other rodent enemy

[finite needle]

Just regular ass squirrels that do squirrell stuff

you know, there are also normal animals in the zone, and stalker 2 has some of them (crows, frogs, insects, squirrels, fish etc)

[slim moth]

THEY ARE NOT JUST SQUIRRELS

THEY ARE GSC'S REDEMPTION ARC

[finite needle]

They started getting their shit together after the infamous squirrel tweet now that I think about it

[rigid hollow]

https://tenor.com/view/fallout-4-deathclaw-gif-13113676272483002851

[slim moth]

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

[rigid hollow]

is there a faction like the Sin guys in the new S2

[slim moth]

brother, try out the game

[tame lodge]

guys whats the ending

[warped monolith]

wtf who put T-Rex arms on a deathclaw

[rigid hollow]

its a mod i think

[slim moth]

lookin goofy as hell

reminds me of the 1998 godzilla

with matthew broderick

[rigid hollow]

i rather ask first than buying already have lots of games to play and not enough time

[warped monolith]

the modern man's struggle.

and woman, too

and whatever else exists nowadays

[slim moth]

You could wait till engine update, that would probably be the best time.

ik 1.8 patch is around the corner too

[rigid hollow]

they are moving to a new engine or just updated unreal one ?

[slim moth]

updated unreal. from 5.1 to 5.5.4 i believe

they should just go straight to 5.7

5.6*

[rigid hollow]

how are the LOD's in the game has anyone tried max graphics with texture mods everything

and checking do u have pop ups on the highest tower

[slim moth]

with U+ and i think PRZ you can extend the LOD's for tree's and buildings

[finite needle]

There actually is, but it's a spoiler

[rigid hollow]

they said they are gonna add some modding tools is that in already or next update ?

[slim moth]

already in. but phase 1

phase 2 will include quest tools and more assets

which is what a lot of modders are waiting for. of course you have wizards out there that can get through the jank and make incredible stuff.

[rigid hollow]

yes c-con brain on those guys

[finite needle]

Wasn't Shay cranking up the ai bubble for shits and giggles lately

[slim moth]

i got the 250m on

but i got a ambush to deal with

[rigid hollow]

Did you guys have a moment where you see the man behind the machine moment and ruined something for you in the game ? Like for example i was playing recently diablo 4 and in the 2nd expo their cities make legit no sense, was asking myself would people even make it out living like this ruined the immersion for me.

[slim moth]

i mean, the NASA Space Rocket bug was pretty bad

[finite needle]

The Ukrainian Space Program at least was funny

[rigid hollow]

something in the world building etc not a bug

[slim moth]

the world building is, I think, very well done

[finite needle]

Atmosphere and world have always been the best things about Stalker 2

rest might have needed work

but not that

[slim moth]

bugs are the only thing that take ya out, really

even then, you can skip past em if you played any open-world game at launch before. bethesda, stalker og

watch dogs

far cry

[finite needle]

Bro I played New Vegas at release

"played" is a strong word

I'll give you that

[rigid hollow]

bro is old enough for his kids to have kids

[slim moth]

lmao

https://tenor.com/view/old-boomer-history-84years-many-years-ago-gif-18534104

[rigid hollow]

2010 was 16 years ago

[finite needle]

I AM old, never once denied it

[slim moth]

2010 was 45 years ago

wake up

wake up

[finite needle]

||and I do have a kid||

[rigid hollow]

when i say 10 years ago i mean 1990's

[slim moth]

||i have two||

[rigid hollow]

https://tenor.com/view/pass-the-balloon-oldies-grannys-classic-gramps-gif-14078479

[finite needle]

Bro it's Stalker, of course some of the fanbase is gonna be old

[slim moth]

https://tenor.com/view/bed-grandpa-gif-9487085887044394933

[rigid hollow]

im old too

also eastern europian old so thats like x2 old than normal old

are there cars in s2 ?

[slim moth]

hell no

i wouldn't want to drive in the zone

game does not like alt tabbing while it's loading

[rigid hollow]

i saw the map is pretty big are there shit holes like Darkscape with nothing in it or every area has something

[late kernel]

No

Just play the damn game

[finite needle]

That's a fucking drop I wasn't expecting to find on a random zombie in Zaton

[warped monolith]

dang

[finite needle]

Now, where do I find the ammo for that thing

[normal sentinel]

Late game enemies and stashes pretty much

.308 is kind of a pain

New update sounds neat

[warped monolith]

it is very weird that GSC didn't publish the update trailer on their official channel

but no reason to believe it's gonna be ps5 exclusive. would make no sense

[finite needle]

Wasn't someone already saying it's on all platforms?

but yeah it's weird, maybe we really weren't supposed to know

[slim moth]

i love finding shit out early

https://tenor.com/view/hacker-pc-meme-matrix-codes-gif-11310648121341593764

[naive mural]

go to whichever faction you have the most rep withs base, buy 308, sleep, buy 308, repeat

[warped monolith]

someone did but ya know
"trust me bro"

[naive mural]

(i dont know if that works ive not tried it)

[naive mural]

if its a ps5 exclusive im exploding

[warped monolith]

it won't be

it can't be

[slim moth]

this is what im stoked for too. now i have a reason to hang out there

[nocturne smelt]

It was probably just a part of the contract with PS. They get a head start on the announcements or something.

[naive mural]

yeah burnt forest is cool now

[finite needle]

That would promote Burnt Forest out of Darkscape tier for me

[nocturne smelt]

So accurate. Vehicle map with no vehicles

[finite needle]

I still have PTSD from one of my first GAMMA runs where I went there to get a stash and had to face like 9 tushkanos, 3 bears and a FUCKING CONTROLLER just before the bridge

My mind state was that of the level 1 goblin meme

Still, I'm honestly stoked. I hope they keep populating the zone dynamically with more potential hubs, and maybe have us do something about that with Freedom/Duty later on (or their splinter factions, that dream is still not dead)

[silver orchid]

Tho

also

too

youtube

GSC planned add the Mimicry in some point

[slim moth]

the cat

[haughty furnace]

yo is this fire?

[finite needle]

Mimicry is the name of some vampire bat like thing that was planned

[silver orchid]

Mimicry is an old mutant planned for Oblivion Lost, that in some poit was conceptualized for HoC

i remember the concept art of HoC but

[slim moth]

hnnnnnnnnnnnng

give me

[silver orchid]

GSC discarded like 40 mutants for HoC

without count variants

[slim moth]

im going to drop kick them