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

[warped monolith]

stalker 2 isn't nearly as much a "fuck you" simulator as gamma is. it's way closer to the un-modded original trilogy

graphics are good, nothing mindblowing, atmosphere is a bit less oppressive and bleak because stalker 2 has more color to it

gun mechanics are simpler. you won't have to repair guns by finding spare parts or anything.

you just take a broken gun to a technician npc, pay him money and he'll bring it back to 100% instantly for you

as for mods, I'm not familiar with stalker 2 modding so someone else would have to answer that for ya

[quartz whale]

I've been having a great time with it again recently. If you're deadset on playing mods instead of trying it vanilla first (which I would recommend), I'd suggest trying the Rusted Dawn modpack on Nexus Collections. BolshevikRemover, the guy who made it, did a fantastic job making everything work together in a cohesive way. Feels a little more 'GAMMA' like, if that's what you're looking for, but it's still OG STALKER at its core. You could also wait for the 2.0 release and the first DLC later this year; it's set to improve and add a lot more to the game, including Limansk, Jupiter, and the CNPP (if leaks are to be believed), as well as the engine upgrade to Unreal 5.5.4, which should fix a lot of the performance issues around Luman.

[silver orchid]

||The "leaked map" is really a datamined map from the 1.3.2, a map in the gamefiles, made for the devs, sooo everything that u see in that map with several extensions is real||

[devout ravine]

Anyojne ever have the bug of stamina not regenerating on its own?

I slept, am not hungry and am not overweight

[warped monolith]

Do you have any artifacts equipped that have negative effect on your stamina?

[devout ravine]

Nope

Also seemed to start kinda randomly, I was overweight at one point, but since dropped a lot of stuff but maybe its like still registering that im overweight?

[warped monolith]

that's weird

I have no idea what to suggest

restart the game? load a previous save?

[devout ravine]

Could be a mod or something fucking up

Yeah might try reloading a save

[warped monolith]

oh. if you have mods installed, then yeah it could be one or more mods screwing things up

[devout ravine]

was also having the issue of "cannot sleep cuz of status ailment" thing in Zalissa

Just reloaded the same save and the issue is gone... weird

[warped monolith]

such is life in the zone

[devout ravine]

it do be like that

[sacred jungle]

Yo how can i pop a lower decky without the juice leaking

[warped monolith]

brainfart leakage

[sacred jungle]

My bad wrong server

[fluid lake]

I've had this. And instances where I would regen (gain) psy for no reason permanently.

Both times fixed by reloading not the most recent save, but one at least 30-60 minutes back

[tranquil lintel]

Updated modlist drop incase anyone was looking for a small, free roam, anomaly-like experience. (PC only, Cigarettes is excluded due to b-patch conflict w/ another mod.)

[white moat]

is game good yet

[fluid lake]

been

[quartz whale]

yeah it is, at this point its just "do i want to wait until the BIG content drop at 2.0" in like 5 or 6 months

[warped monolith]

or the so called engine upgrade people seem to already have forgotten

[snow smelt]

Is there still a 100-200 meter event spawn bubble?, I've been out of the Stalker 2 loop for a while.

[snow smelt]

Is the " A-Life 2.0 " a real thing now?. And how is the NPC Stalker AI combat behaviors now?. They looked pretty rough last i saw, but that was some time ago.

[quartz whale]

from what ive been playing? it feels better, but it isn't perfect. the combat feels good... ish. some fights feel very nice, and others will make you wonder what the fuck gsc is doing. which, in fairness, is basically 1-to-1 with OG alife. still, the system clearly needs work; supposedly 1.9 is supposed to give alife a boost, but my guess is that another major alife upgrade isnt gonna drop until 2.0, alongside the first DLC and (probably) the engine upgrade

still, considering how utterly unforgivable the system, or lack thereof, was at launch, i'd tentatively say that im hopeful for the future. it feels like gsc has put in a lot of quality work to improve the game, and i do think it is now worth the time of most players.

disclaimer: i am a stalker 2 story enjoyer, which i thought was great even at launch. that does make me more charitable to some of the games obvious flaws, but im trying to set that aside for the gameplay issues, which is still its weakest point.

i'd also suggest playing with the rusted dawn modpack, which is great and ive been enjoying it heavily. but vanilla is also pretty fun now

[snow smelt]

Yeah I've just been monitoring it over the last year or so. I may give it another shot eventually. Playing originally on launch just really left a sour taste in my mouth. Hard to shake my previous impressions and return to it and give it a fair shake.

[steel wraith]

Do you know of any mod to eliminate the zoom in the x1 or iron sight?

[fluid lake]

ever unpak something yet?

[fluid lake]

I just made one, if you want it lmk

[cedar pond]

Stalkers, those who use Shay’s living zone , where can I find controllers ? I have encountered random Burers , snorks , elks and etc but neither controllers or chimeras and giants

[marsh wadi]

Trying to get back into the game but I’m finding that most mods that I used are outdated. Are there any that reduce mutants health and make gunfights more enjoyable mechanically (less tanky humans and better feeling gun ballistics basically) ? I’ve tried unlimited but the difficulty it creates isn’t enjoyable to me

[surreal prism]

Encountered a game breaking bug where all the saves I make become corrupted after entering the bunker/tunnel complex in the Lost Boys quest in Zalissya. I'm using the clickrad's immersive stalker mod pack, a mod to make the mutant loot more consistent (doesn't work I can't loot mutants), and a russian voice mod. Any idea how I can fix this as well as not being able to loot mutants or should I just wait until 2.0 comes out? Also I do not have the longer sprinting mod so thats not it for not being able to loot mutants

[steel wraith]

I found one. Ty

[green lark]

arethe deluxe and ultimate versions cosmetics or content? if its content is it worth?

[sweet mica]

is there a mod yet that creates random anomalies after emissions?

[slim moth]

is there a mod that can get me my wife and kids back

[odd fjord]

i honestly thought of that

but the issue?

overpopulated surface map

unless u go over every. single. vanilla. spawn

instead of adding, changing

[burnt prairie]

anyone else with a modded game having an issue where after you die the save get corrupted?

[sweet mica]

you are the modder shay?? responsible for all the Shay's X??

[odd fjord]

mayyybeeee

https://tenor.com/view/robert-downey-jr-tony-stark-gif-26471287

[slim moth]

https://tenor.com/view/thats-him-mr-wednesday-american-gods-thats-the-guy-thats-him-right-there-gif-18698286

[odd fjord]

https://tenor.com/view/jesus-christ-thats-jason-bourne-shocked-surprised-shookt-gif-16976111

[cerulean halo]

there is a steam sale for S2 and I just bought it, I'm getting 60-70fps med settings (which Im happy with) in zalissya but just wondering if thats about what I can expect as I go farther into the zone?

[summer vapor]

It will be about the same

[cerulean halo]

Nice one (I'm happy with 50+ plus in combat), thank you

[knotty onyx]

Some big fights may give you frame drops

[cerulean halo]

Damn, hopefully its not too bad as I'm over the 2hrs for the steam return

[knotty onyx]

For me it was noticeable but not unplayable.

I played it capped at 60 on a 7900xt and 5600x3d. My biggest drops were to around 40.

Tho last time I played was before the driver update for the 7000 series that improved FSR performance.

[tacit tinsel]

Is this what the best grade of artifacts look like? First time I got this (and lived long enough to check the stats) 😂

[keen atlas]

Hello, which mod is responsible for stalkers no longer surrendering?

[hardy crest]

yes, common > uncommon > rare > legendary

[amber fable]

Can anyone make sense of this (abbreviated) crash log? Or is it bisecting time? xD [2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: === Critical error: ===

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: Fatal error!

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0xffffffffffffffff

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff98f399693 UE4SS.dll!UnknownFunction []

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff98f398d60 UE4SS.dll!UnknownFunction []

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff98f38ea35 UE4SS.dll!UnknownFunction []

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff98f3884f5 UE4SS.dll!UnknownFunction []

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff98eb9a6b1 UE4SS.dll!UnknownFunction []

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff98ebb30ad UE4SS.dll!UnknownFunction []

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff98ebe2eba UE4SS.dll!UnknownFunction []

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff98ee5a231 UE4SS.dll!UnknownFunction []

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff71c6f3678 Stalker2-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff71c6f23f0 Stalker2-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff71c741287 Stalker2-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff71ccae0e0 Stalker2-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff71ccadcbf Stalker2-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.02.07-23.22.48:015][890]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff71ccad8be Stalker2-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[tribal current]

Em.... Stalker 2 is UE5 slop?

[tardy merlin]

I like how nobody talks on here

[silver orchid]

haters gonna hate

[tribal current]

Every time I run Stalker 2, I have 60 fps with frame generation and input lag. Also 80% of map is empty.
Better start new run in GAMMA as bandit

I mean my PC is potato-brick-shit

[tardy merlin]

I got 16 gigs of ddr4

Uhh a gtx 1660 super

And a ssd of 500 gigs

I think yours is alright

[tribal current]

i have 1660 uhh... in 2019...

[tribal current]

is was sarcasm
Stalker 2 is shit

[tardy merlin]

I made my pc in 2019 haven’t changed a single thing

Other than that I took out the ram once and blew on it

[tribal current]

https://tenor.com/view/stare-cat-cat-stare-fast-gif-9103868621036733672

[tardy merlin]

Uhh what else did I do to it

I punched it once

Or no twice

Twice yeah

And i use a monitor that can get up to the very high quality

Of 720p

[tribal current]

I just notice this UE5 slop is 164 GB

wtf

164 of yellow bandit's teeth?

[tardy merlin]

Like I feel bad for the devs a little but

But not a lot

Should have just modernised the X-ray engine

[tribal current]

stalker 2 devs is not original stalker devs

[tardy merlin]

Oh

Even idk I started playing a week ago

In general

[tribal current]

most of old stalker devs was fired

[tardy merlin]

Started playing stalker a week ago

[tardy merlin]

Oh

Then I feel bad for the old devs

And not bad at all for the new devs

Burn them at the stake for Heresy

Uhh anyways

Why can’t I post any screenshots

[tribal current]

Disgusting textures
Zero optimization
Shit code
Unreal Engine 5
164 GB size
Most of the game is empty
$60 and a bunch of more expensive editions
Ukrainian Ubisoft?

[tardy merlin]

Probably

Can I call them a disgrace to stalker

[silver orchid]

Don't feel bad for em

They are ok

In any case, feel bad for MoozE that wasn't called in any point of the development to make atleast a bit of the OST

[tardy merlin]

Wait shit why does stalker 2 look like dying light two

I just realised

[warped monolith]

people either played it and moved on, or are talking about it in a more relevant discord server (like the official stalker 2 server) instead of here

[tardy merlin]

Why is there a official stalker 2 server and not jsut a official stalker server

[warped monolith]

ask GSC, not me

[tardy merlin]

I do feel like the original trilogy players and stalker 2 players wouldn’t get along

[warped monolith]

gamma players and stalker 2 players wouldn't get along*

[tardy merlin]

Also why does stalker 2 look like dying light 2

Like bruh

https://tenor.com/view/dying-light-he-ntai-dying-light-2-good-night-good-night-good-luck-gif-15014146660488216866

Oh my fucking god

Rahh

I can’t sent anything close to a photo man😔

[silver orchid]

there two official servers of sdalger

but one is only for GSC themselves and the other is for any guy that wants talk about sdalger

[tardy merlin]

I have no idea about anything about any community about stalker

Like I said some time ago

I started a week ago

With anomaly

Cuz I saw a video it looked cool and anomaly was free

And I was broke

[silver orchid]

Has sense to my eyes

[tardy merlin]

Was anomaly even a good starting point

Like I uhh started with a pm a leather jacket and a respirator and like two mags and I didn’t know I could take anything from the menu at te start so I died 5 times at the tutorial of shooting boars

[silver orchid]

Far from be "good starting point", u should play sdalger 2: heart of chornobyl or the OGs/EE, really almost anything is a better starting point than Anomaly.

[tardy merlin]

So did I go through cock and ball torture and survive as a newbie

Also uhh

Idk how to show my load out but I can say it

[silver orchid]

that is not smth ideal in#╓☢stalker2™-chat-not-gamma-keep-waiting

go to the place where u belong #╟🔰☢newbies-chat

[tardy merlin]

Eh it’s not even gamma man

It’s from anomaly cuz uhh

Well

I haven’t even downloaded gamma yet

[golden hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/riddler-paul-dano-new-rockstars-thumbnail-does-he-know-he-doesnt-know-gif-27552850

[tardy merlin]

Anyways uhh

Anyways how do I send screenshots man😭

How

[silver orchid]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/456765862775488513/1440593379288420503/Where_Artefacts.gif

[tardy merlin]

How

Idk how to send screenshots so my loadout is Uhh M4A1 RAS with a M203 underbarrel grenade launcher a ACOG and NATO suppressor uhh I also have a spas 12 a makarov and a M9 bayonet and I also have a exoskeleton that’s fully upgraded I also have two Kevlar thingies and a body cooler

[silver orchid]

sees #╓☢stalker2™-chat-not-gamma-keep-waiting
send the same question in #╓☢stalker2™-chat-not-gamma-keep-waiting than in #╟🔰☢newbies-chat about Anomaly

[tardy merlin]

I found my m4a1 ras on a random mercenary

[silver orchid]

keep talking about Anomaly in #╓☢stalker2™-chat-not-gamma-keep-waiting

[tardy merlin]

It’s not gamma so

[silver orchid]

https://tenor.com/view/peak-it's-peak-mid-it's-mid-shaking-head-gif-14930609437819582275

[tardy merlin]

Ehhh

Alright man ima go to sleep it’s 1:34 am Eastern European time

[fallen iron]

_ _
@tardy merlin, remove your Newcomer role to:

• gain access to the restricted part of the server;
• ask for help/support with custom modlists (enabled/disabled mods in MO2);
• download additional mods for GAMMA;
• talk in the #╓☢stalker-chat (you'll need to be Rookie in order to post in this channel first)

▶️ Go to #⏩start-confirm to remove the role, but ONLY after you have successfully installed AND launched at least once the mod pack.

[tardy merlin]

Nevermind I have to install the game first and in doing that tomorrow

[tribal current]

He's russian

they will NEVER call him

[silver orchid]

doens't care brat

GSC right now has a couple russians in their team

[tribal current]

with russian citizenship?

[silver orchid]

Also, the development of S2 started in 2009, and re-started in 2018, much before of the "hate russians, they try to invade our country" v2

If GSC don't called MoozE for the OST, is because they don't want him in specific

for some reason that surely is stupid but they don't want him

[tribal current]

I believe most of content 2009-2018 was trashed

i mean cut and deleted

[tardy merlin]

Does le gross mean the big or something in french

[silver orchid]

Yes, but pretty much the new S2 only had a solid plot since 2021

soooo anything from 2018-2020 really doens't care, except for my buildo soldats

[tardy merlin]

Anyways why was a dude like half a hour ago asking for gooner mods for stalker in the newbie chat

Like dude wanted a mod where you could do things to bloodsuckers

[silver orchid]

Go to #╟🔰☢newbies-chat

[tardy merlin]

Wah

Alright sir😔

[tardy merlin]

Can I go to the Russian chat

[silver orchid]

Just do it brat, don't ask me anything

[tardy merlin]

Sorry sir

Yes sir

[slim moth]

https://tenor.com/view/my-honest-reaction-monolith-stalker-stalker-game-cop-gif-5328015560665532230

[tacit glacier]

...

So anyway

We got cats in GAMMA before Unreal Engine update in STALKER 2

[kindred violet]

Okay?

[tacit glacier]

I don't know why but I just find it funny.

[dusk patrol]

id much rather walk 30 miles irl then walk for 5 mins in this game dear lord

[oblique wadi]

Any overhaul mods in the works s2?

[quartz whale]

depends on what you mean by overhaul. nothing on the same level as lost alpha, or even anomaly. the tools just aren't there yet.

[warped monolith]

weren't there cats in gamma for a long time now
the version I played in 2023 (or 2022 i forgor) had them already

[kindred violet]

He isn't talking about the enemies

Rather the hideout cat mod

[warped monolith]

[icy basin]

But
But we had cats before we had S2

Jarvis, remove his positive canthal tilt

[tacit glacier]

Not like this

[icy basin]

Who done dipped they orange cat in oil

[tacit glacier]

I think it's raining

Anyway
Fully animated hideout cat
lmao

[slim moth]

now THAT is bloat

ripping off of road to vostok lol

[warped monolith]

[vapid surge]

Hai everybody how are you all today :]

[cunning nest]

Is stalker 2 worth playing modded

[rancid saddle]

you should have a nice day!

[warped monolith]

is bro ok

[tacit glacier]

I'd delete the pics before mods step in.

Also @stuck zenith we got some new user stirring shit on day one in the server and day 9 on discord in general

[warped monolith]

I don't even wanna click that youtube link

it's probably cancer considering the messages before and after

[stuck zenith]

also the dude playing on a repack

[warped monolith]

who the fuck says this kind of shit

[warped monolith]

I had to triple take before I noticed what was wrong. lmao

[stuck zenith]

its some rick and morty shit that only new gens understand

idk

[silver orchid]

||Send it to the dungeon, then u wouldn't do it later||

[icy basin]

Hey
Go buy the game

[slim moth]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-monolith-maytech-head-nod-yes-gif-2408363176849133420

[hasty trench]

any good mods for this game?

[gilded verge]

we're not there yet

if ever

weapon packs mostly, but that's like meh

[tired stone]

[light ginkgo]

i litteraly cant

[icy basin]

Well, at least don't show yourself breaking #📄rules 4

[light ginkgo]

didnt know that, but how u figure out the game is pirated?

[warped monolith]

the file manager screenshot showing the folder with the repack name

[light ginkgo]

aaaaaaa

[icy basin]

[lofty robin]

does anyone know why there is a vignette on my screen

is it because Im tired or something ?

[tired schooner]

Yes

[granite plinth]

every time I play this goddamn game on xbox the towns are literred with naked corpses

no mods to put masks on all their ugly faces ):

[icy basin]

Can't help it when dumb AI can't make it in shelter
Would be nice if there was some culling of corpses and thrown out loot

[dapper palm]

Hello everyone, please help me understand why I'm installing the OXA Prototype, Craftable Zone, and Lootable Zone mods, but the game crashes when I load the main menu.
However, when I remove the OXA Prototype mod, the game doesn't crash. These mods seem to be compatible.
Please assist me.

[stuck condor]

Less stamina drain

[stuck condor]

I mean, it's nice seeing loot on guys you destroyed early game way way later

But it hurts performance

[left lark]

o

[lime valley]

Hi everyone, I'm trying to use Vortex in Stalker 2, but the mods aren't installing in the ~mods folder within the game folder, and when I try to change the folder path in the Vortex settings, it gives an error. How do I solve this problem?

[kindred violet]

Not to be rude, but don't use vortex, just manually copy the files

The implementation for vortex is really bad

[lime valley]

I wanted to use collections based on usage, which led me to Vortex.

thank you for your attention

[plain remnant]

Ik the AI's so stupid

Also at least for me when they get into combat they always stand in one place without moving

[granite plinth]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjDMwsbaSd8 is it even possible for stalker 2 to ever look this good?

I feel that if they didn't upgrade the unreal engine it would look more like this

[lime valley]

Good evening everyone, to install a collection in Stalker 2, do I use a program or download the files one by one and install them manually? I ask this because I tried using Vortex, but the mods didn't appear in the ~mods folder.

[icy basin]

Note for the future: Never ever ever ever expect E3 demo visuals to stay

It's nearly always going to be downgraded because it was rendered specifically to sell the game or attract investors

[granite plinth]

investors

[icy basin]

That's how it is with publishers

[silver orchid]

investors with sdalger be like:

sees the coolest thingi ever
Excuse me brat, but actually this is going to sell 2 copies if u have luck

[junior thicket]

https://i.imgur.com/lIkG414.png is this some kind of bug?

svu not able to use standard 762x54?

i was, before loading the game today, im confused

[knotty onyx]

Yeah it can only use high quality and AP

The shitty 7.62 is for mosins and machine guns

[craggy spear]

Witcher 2 or 3
I forgot

[warped monolith]

more like "every game shown at e3 ever"

watch dogs, witcher 2 and 3, cyberpunk 2077

[craggy spear]

Witcher case was worse
It was E3 only thing or shit

[granite plinth]

this game has not a life 😿

[warped monolith]

I sincerely don't remember so I'll take your word for it

I do remember Watch Dogs though lol

and cyberpunk

[craggy spear]

been years since i heard what was the deal and what Witcher game it was
but it was smtn along the lines of being only thing that was working as a game at the time or something like that

[hollow tartan]

guys where can i find this place? where is it?

[silver orchid]

There two thingis like that

one is a playable location in x moment and other is out-of-bounds somewhere right to cooling towers region

[hollow tartan]

wdym right to cooling towers region

[silver orchid]

with that i want mean smth like it's above the region (not in the region itself, next to the region, more at the north)
If i remember correctly, i believe that the out-of-bounds location it's somewhere between the river between cooling towers and cold island

[hollow tartan]

damn i have hard time understanding you

[hollow tartan]

so this place can be visited by player to explore or its just for one mission

[silver orchid]

There two places that are like that location:
One is playable, u visit it in x quest of x storyline according to ur choices
The other is out-of-bounds and isn't playable in the normal playthrought

[hollow tartan]

oh

okay where is it hidden then

both of them

[digital plume]

doesnt play gamma but cant read anyway

[winter halo]

Hoy guys,

faction system in S2 is trash but right now, Harpy wants me to kill some robbers near Yaniv base and they are actually freedom members - will killing them affect my rostok standing?

My reticle shows them as white, so neutral, but they attack on sight and loners + corps don't give a f about them even when these "robbers" shoot them accidentally, while shooting at me.

[eternal pine]

Just kill them already

[warped monolith]

you're not being paid to ask questions, skeefa

[winter halo]

They're dead already, lol

But not seeing rep values kinda grinds my gears a bit

[granite plinth]

i feel sad everytime I want to play stalker 2 I remember psuedogiants take 15 gauss rifle headshots to kill and my odds of survival are only possible by getting one of two meta weapons

[winter halo]

Use AP ammo for pseudogiants, a shotgun takes care of it quick

[pseudo falcon]

wow niche

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/2022

for those who want more carryweight in a legit way

just like Anomaly

[junior thicket]

great mod

but sadly the game is capped to 140kg

which is odd because with good exo and artis u can go above that

[pseudo falcon]

then use a mod that removes that limit

[junior thicket]

Kinda hard with conflicts is the problem

[pseudo falcon]

Bpatch might fix
dunno how tho

[hardy crest]

That hasn't been the case for....a good while now

Giants on veteran can get two tapped by the gauss

Mutants are significantly less tanky than they used to be

[granite plinth]

that surprises me tbh

what about the weapon balancing? the Dnipro and the Kharod are basically the only choice?

[junior thicket]

Yes

That's unchavged

Unchanged

I added maklane mod to fix that

Allowing you to use basically every weapon

[torpid relic]

i do know pseudogiants and chimeras are tanky but not as crazy as on release, bloodsuckers dont take 200 buckshots anymore too, 3-4 will be enought. my biggest issue is that there are even bloodsuckers in the lesser zone and garbage. feels like the devs where too excited to throw them at you.

[high spindle]

yeah bloodsuckers are absolutely fucking everywhere, game needs more of the mid-level mutants like the lurkers

the other cool guys like burers are too strong to roam regularly but boars and dogs are too weak, you know

[tacit glacier]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNglzxLM45w

Apparently there is a teaser for interior part of the CNPP.

There: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKxZ0PVMI2s

It's the control room

[warped monolith]

5.5.4?

[tacit glacier]

UE 5.5.4

[warped monolith]

oh

[tacit glacier]

The Engine Upgrade

[warped monolith]

lmao I knew it was only gonna come with a dlc

[serene steeple]

Hey yall, been away from S2 for a while, can someone tell me which is the hottest performance optimization mod out there atm ?

[warped monolith]

how long is "a while"

the vanilla game got some performance improvements, try it out before looking for mods. maybe it plays well enough already

[silver orchid]

yes

[serene steeple]

I hopped into vanilla S2 just recently but didn't play, the perf improvements was... okay-ish to say the least

right after the big NVG update I think

[uneven quartz]

Hiii fellas

[verbal venture]

https://youtu.be/xGqEW3iRNoQ?si=ro7_imm8s50By0fX

[odd fjord]

https://tenor.com/view/monkey-confused-gif-15712129875520007531

[verbal venture]

one step closer to Anomaly 2 🫡

[remote eagle]

[warped monolith]

unfortunately

[verbal venture]

why unfortnuately?

these are good news

[silver orchid]

wdym, that already exists

[warped monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/final-fantasy-vii-remake-cloud-strife-tifa-lockhart-aerith-gainsborough-cloti-gif-27060423

[verbal venture]

There are No faction related Main and Side quests

You Just Spawn in their Base and thats it

[verbal venture]

Tell me

[silver orchid]

I get it, for a "Anomaly 2" poopy quests written by someone that shouldn't be focused to writte sdalgerquests is a needed requeriment for be Anomaly 2.

[verbal venture]

obvioulsy lol, doing the daily quest get boring over time

[silver orchid]

Well, i'll recommend u expect story mods instead, or "ports" from story mods of the OGs

[verbal venture]

yea, thats what im doing , and i think that in approx. 8-9 Years we will be able to play Anomaly 2

still need to wait for GSC give us full access to the Mod SDK

and then after that we have to wait years for the Community to cook

it will be worth it

[main gull]

hi! can anybody help me with 21:9 problem? I cant find settings to turn off gas mask filter or whaterver that glass circle is.. did anybody had that problem when switching to ultrawide monitor? I've tried downloading 3 mods that fixes some glass filters but they didnt work. 🙁 this looks awful..

[warped monolith]

better ask in #╟🔰☢newbies-chat, because this channel is for a different game

[tawdry dagger]

how on earth do you tear patches off simplest thing i cant figure out lol

[warped monolith]

read the message above yours

[tacit glacier]

Wrong chat lmao

[warped monolith]

he asked this in offtopic, as well

[tacit glacier]

smh my head

[warped monolith]

he's asking in every non-stalker chat channel

instead of the dozen gamma/stalker channels the server has

[tacit glacier]

Rookie mistake

[silver orchid]

this is +- how Limansk would looks in the map, since a long time i've reading that the map probably is smaller than the OG map image tho

[warped monolith]

I can imagine the need for an engine upgrade before putting that in the game
if rostok fucks performance, imagine that entire area.

with no loading screens

[silver orchid]

I read that the engine update is smth apart of the DLC, soooo i expect that the engine be updated to UE 5.5.4 one or two weeks before than the release of the DLC

[warped monolith]

yeah. that couldn't possibly come out before the update*

no one would be able to run it

... of course, assuming the engine update actually helps as much as they're promising

[silver orchid]

||According to the thingis that i've reading, Limansk just is going to be a GHOST CITY🙏 and not smth like Rostok with many stalkers or populated locations||

[sweet mica]

X5 is such a cool experience

Got obliterated by (spoiler for ward path) ||sparkies when leaving agro underground||

[surreal violet]

Hi everyone. Please tell me which mod should I choose for my ALIFE: living zone or alife found a way? Thanks

[noble verge]

Choosing between English or Ukrainian Dub is like choosing between Red Dead Redemption or Undead Nightmare

[fluid lake]

Ive always liked FaW, but its more difficult. LZC is far more realistic but also, less difficult.

[buoyant quarry]

Hi everyone. Do you guys like STALKER 2 yet?

[ivory leaf]

Arena classic - empty any arena body, move it to the door, put in it all the cool stuff you want to keep or sell after the arena

Honestly it took me some basic logic and common senses to come up with this arena robbery plan

[granite plinth]

Do you guys like the new factions S2 added? i think they are ass

also, my biggest gripe is the shading of the weapon and environment not matching, like the AKS 74U wood furniture being so bright and neon at night and the sleeves of your character being too brigh

possible that it's a mistake on my part?

[silver orchid]

yes, every faction in HoC is ass

[granite plinth]

I feel like they should just reskin spark as freedom/CS and ward as Duty

[icy basin]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-stalker-2-korshunov-colonel-korshunov-ward-gif-7609651101951900652

May Korshunov pat you on the head, soldier

[alpine swan]

hi guys, haven't played stalker 2 for a while. Are there any mods to make damage actually dependent on ammo and not rifle itself?

[granite plinth]

yes, on console it's called Better Ballistics. It will change the game tremendously but there's also Better Ballistics Lite which just makes damage accurate per caliber

I'm sure it's available for PC too

[boreal frost]

i've been debating picking up stalker 2, worth?

[silver orchid]

If u feel that perhaps will there a better time to buy it, i'll recommend u wait a FEW-FEW-FEW months to buy it, until the DLC be released

[short geode]

Does anyone know if crcr still work ?

[rocky sage]

It is in a much better state than it was on launch

A life actually works in S2 now

[molten mango]

What is the mod that adds this weapon?

[ancient osprey]

what's the most unforgettable thing from S2 u can't erase from memory

i will start

[kindred violet]

Wrong chat

[kindred violet]

Absolute comedian here

[slender canyon]

Does playing stalker 2 vanilla for the very first time be worth it (to taste the game in its natural state sort of so I know what I need to mod afterwards)
Or it is really that bad/tedious/unfair ?

[kindred violet]

Just play it vanilla

It's mostly people whining about veteran / master difficulty

And wonky on release balancing

[slender canyon]

What difficulty do you suggest? I am more than used to this kind of game and don't wanna have the feeling that the game is too easy or too unfair ?

[eternal pine]

Go for veteran like a true ||legend||

[slender canyon]

Alright, thx for the feedback

[kindred violet]

Just go normal, don't do the SoC thing of playing on master because people say that's the way to play

[warped monolith]

play whatever difficulty you like

they're all doable

[slender canyon]

SoC on max difficulty is perfectly doable (but I know the game by heart so I know I'm biased lol)

[slender canyon]

Yeah but I saw people bitching about enemies hs you from across the map and stupidly tanky mutants. If raising the difficulty only means fighting absurdly strong and accurate mutants/npc doesn't seem fun or challenging tbh

[warped monolith]

wasn't that toned down when the game got patched over time?

[slender canyon]

No idea that's why I ask before buying/trying the game

[warped monolith]

I haven't played since v1.2 either, but from what I've seen in this chat over time, it's not nearly as bad as it was in the early days

either way, I suggest waiting for a sale. Game seems to be in a much better place than back when it came out but it still needs some more time in the oven.

(something-something engine update)

[silver orchid]

U wasted the opportunity to say true stalker, fuck u

[eternal pine]

We don't talking about stalking truly stalker

Taboo

[icy basin]

An okay fan-game made for free

[silver orchid]

https://youtu.be/isxMVbs7kz0

[slim moth]

i want to like it, but the darks are just way too dark and night time looks atrocious

but it does look good during the day

[paper anchor]

Just completed in for the first time couple days ago - ultimate edition. It’s definitely in a stable and playable state. I would however recommend a flashlight and stamina mod as QOL (an insane amount of running around and a dim vanilla light). Combat is arcadey - usually the best answer is to brute force and close the distance as most early game weapons are horribly inaccurate with tangible damage drop off at range - save for snipers. Frustratingly enough they still haven’t fixed bugs with poltergeist throwing objects through cover but game is still easily conquered despite this. If you like the stalker series give it a go. It’s very nice to see the old landmarks in a fresh coat of paint.

[warped monolith]

I still have it installed here from way back when it released, but never played it I should change that sometime soon.

[icy basin]

There's been some updates

[warped monolith]

dang

[icy basin]

It's really just "unpack these like you installed the game"

[summer vapor]

https://youtu.be/djoBWKucKD0?si=Gm3ldCGXq_470J3Q

[hoary remnant]

Sixseven

[eternal pine]

Yes comrade

[feral dome]

guys when I was looking around flash player games cuz of boredom and found a Stalker archive game called Stalker flashed,theres not much topic going around on the forum so i suppose i will just paste the game link here if you are feeling nostagic and curious
www.oneonlinegames.com/games/advertising-games/stalkerflashed

[molten mango]

Tell me which mod adds this weapon?

[remote eagle]

!topic

[fallen iron]

@molten mango

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2-related gameplay Discussions.

This channel WILL contain spoilers for this game. Spoiler tags are preferred, however not mandatory. Moderators do not want to sit in here and read every spoiler for some jokers sneaky n-word. By joining this channel you aknowledge that you can be spoilered. Be aware. If you want spoiler-free discussion, the official server surely has a channel for that. The official Stalker Discord is also for technical support for the game. This is a G.A.M.M.A-server, and not the S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 tech-support. Furthermore:

• Any server rules apply to this chat aswell
• English-only
• Only S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2-related convertsations. #╟❓general-offtopic and #🎪bruh-fart still exist as channels, use them for anything offtopic or meme related
• Keep the screenshots and videos S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2-related channels.

[icy basin]

I like how the mod name is in the gun name, too

[warped monolith]

[remote eagle]

[upper pulsar]

Anyone tried Radium mod?

[silver orchid]

The engine updated it's on the DLC, GSC just must confirm it

[warped monolith]

[kindred violet]

more fuel to the fire that is MBOmis' spite about the engine update

[warped monolith]

yeah I love paying for game fixes

don't you?

now the big question is will this famed engine update that may or may not improve performance happen before the game's first anniversary

[kindred violet]

what made you think that you'd only get the engine update as part of the DLC?

[warped monolith]

It's more of a "I'll believe it when I see it" kinda thing. In the meantime, always assume the worst

this way, any positive surprise will be a pleasant one

https://klipy.com/gifs/star-wars-surprise

[kindred violet]

like, do you seriously think they're going to maintain two separate engine versions

I get your thinking but that was just a bit silly

[warped monolith]

they tried shoving NFTs into the game
and one of their 'highlights' before the game came out was a detailed and extensive teeth system

at this point I don't doubt their capacity for incompetence

because who tf cares about npcs' teeth

[kindred violet]

the artist that has designed the feature

[warped monolith]

that's one person too many

[kindred violet]

my guy, why so pissy?

[silver orchid]

Doens't matters, with the engine update GSC will be able to see pseudogs making poop in path tracing + DLSS 4 + frame generation + nanite at max + lumen at max + reshade + at 8K

[warped monolith]

like I said, expect the worst. Any surprise will be a pleasant one

besides, if they expect us to pay $70 for the game, it's only fair for us to expect good quality

[dense dock]

anyone know why stalker 2 is burry for me on epic

i have a rx 9070

so i have the vram

its unplayable lamo

[warped monolith]

if you have upscaling on, try turning it off and running at native resolution. performance will take a hit, but check if the blurriness gets better

[dense dock]

i have tryed

ive been banging my head on a wall of the past days

i wanter buy it

[silver orchid]

Delete this or moderators will say:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/992122099843989625/1381967235207135322/Alarming-Cat.gif

[fluid lake]

DLAA or 100% TSR, doesnt change that everything you see is temporal data

but, I like motion blur so what do I know

[dense dock]

yeah mb

it shoudnt effect it tho

but hey im playing stalker gamma a free game

[silver orchid]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1366771029342556240/1450412591582019649/good-morning.gif

[dense dock]

there should be a chance

that some people here

also sail the high seas

[dense dock]

but

i play on 1080p

im getting a 2k samung soon so

i also play at 75hz so there is some blacking

[fluid lake]

the better your base framerate (pre-upscale, pre-framegen) the quicker it stops happening, well it doesnt stop, it just updates quick enough for you to not notice

[dense dock]

so if i get a 165hz samsung it should stop right

also my guns are pixlated around the edges lamo

[fluid lake]

if you buy $5000 PC it should stop

or turn down graphics

[dense dock]

...........

my friends latop rtx 4070 dont get it

hes on a latop and has lower vram then me

[fluid lake]

you have a 9070, what upscaling are you using

FSR Native AA?

switch to TSR 100%

(honestly TSR 70% still looks really good)

I have a 7900xt, pretty much equal performance besides hardware rt which unreal 5 doesnt care about

I know people who still want to use FSR use optiscaler to make it playable

[slim moth]

Ultra Plus has a FSR3 add-on you could try

[warped monolith]

wasn't there an option to turn off all upscaling and rawdog it

[fluid lake]

we once had access to "TAA" but then they realized TSR 100% handled noise better and it was removed

noise from* lumen, rtgi, nanite

[dense dock]

yep

[dense dock]

yeah its removed

[fluid lake]

oh man, im sorry you've had that foliage for this long

[dense dock]

any fix?

i like stalker 2 but its unplayable

[fluid lake]

tsr :>

if it fixes it for you, I have some engine.ini lines for you that Ive been refining for a long time

[dense dock]

ill try it when i get home and tell you how it gos

[carmine wigeon]

i also use tsr ultra quality - 80%

on 1080p

on a low end pc

im still runing a rtx 2070 amp

but i also use the performance mod from vynngfx

inside the first village i have roughly 60 fps, outside 80- 90

[silk garnet]

DLSS Quality on top

[carmine wigeon]

is there any gas mask overlay mod for stalker 2 that works still ?

[fluid lake]

seeing as its not a gameplay mechanic like in metro, the reshade part of whatever worked before should work now

[icy basin]

!bc

[fallen iron]

@fleet heart

Use bot commands for yourself only in #🤖bot-commands. Do not clutter main channels.

⠀

[slim acorn]

Yo stupid question, is it better to DL the mods from Steam Workshop or NexusMods?

[fluid lake]

Nexusmods. It's rare but if you can't find it on Nexus mods you can pull the files from steam workshop after you subscribe, then unsub afterward. It's because of load order you want 1 app to handle your load order

[slim acorn]

Well it's more like conflict-wise, since i haven't seen any needs for mod loader and thus im wondering if steam workshop mods will be more compatible with eachother or it doesn't change a thing 😄

[fluid lake]

I still think trying to cut out steam as much as you can is the play. The way it stores the mod files is actually annoying to navigate through.

[kindred violet]

Yeah, just manually mod your game

[fluid lake]

And through vortex which I assume you are using, chad manual too, you have the option of managing the load order

Chad manual

YEA

[slim acorn]

Well I've never used vortex afaik 😄

[kindred violet]

Vortex is perfectly fine, just not for stalker 2 lmao

[fluid lake]

It's 👨‍🦽 you don't miss much

[slim acorn]

I feel like it's fine for everything except modding games 🤣

[kindred violet]

i mean you never used it ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[slim acorn]

I've never seen a die hard fan of vortex neither so 😄

[slim moth]

most of the time i've been using it recently, for falloutnv/3, oblivRE, skyrim, for the collections. It never works

might as well stick to wabbajack

[kindred violet]

Being a die hard fan of software is a little weird

[fluid lake]

I just assume people use it if they ask questions like what site to use for mods

[fluid lake]

Every PC gamer eventually becomes software enthusiast

There's only so long you can get away with not maintaining your car before it breaks down

[kindred violet]

Enthusiast and die hard fan are two very different shoes man

I get what you mean tho

Whilst I don't 100% agree

[fluid lake]

Someone out there has got Nexus merch shirt on out in public

Rn

[kindred violet]

So what, i just said it's a little weird to be so attached to a specific piece of software

Whatever it is

[slim acorn]

Trying to catch someone on one word whilst it was just a metaphore is a little weird

[fluid lake]

Eh, I'm not debating you or anything

[slim acorn]

By die hard fan i meant more of someone who promotes using vortex and sees it as superior to other software

[slim moth]

give me mod organizer 2 and call it a day

[fluid lake]

Even for the- yeah. That. Skyrim

Everybody gonna be on MO2

[slim moth]

wish S2 could be

[hard grail]

has anyone tried STALCRAFT: X ? how is the experience

[slim moth]

MMO=trash

[kindred violet]

Why not just say that in the first place ^^

Anyway, i personally use vortex, have had little issue with it and generally recommend it for someone who is less versed in modding games

But I'm not going to split hairs about using any other mod manager

[slim acorn]

I've played it for like last 3 days, it's good but has flaws 😄
It doesn't have that stalker vibe, but aside of that it's still good 🙂

It's not pay2win for sure, but it takes a lot of grinding later on 😄

AI is kinda of bullet sponges but it's not like stalker 2 problem

[hard grail]

how is co-op and is there defeating large mutants or clearng bunckers , ... as a team ?

[slim acorn]

Well I just got to The Bar which is set as "act 2" and sure, there's co-op up to 4 people, there's not like clearing bunkers, but there are anomalies, artifacts, there's defeating large mutants, lairs (it's just a pack of few mutatnts and afterwards You get a "lair" to simply loot), there's camps and bases... There is stuff to do, there's storyline, PvPvE fights over outposts, some instances like dungeons, and most important the game is PvPvE so be careful where You wander 🙂

Stashes are more like burried treasure You can dig up, after finding them with scanner (quite simple)

There's Auction House that gives advantage over tech tree, so my tip for start : Don't bother with tech tree since You don't need it pretty much till late-game. You get good weapons off main story and You can buy good suits on auctions from other players 😄

[warped monolith]

games are software and they have fans

and I've been a diehard fan of utorrent for decades

[slim acorn]

Fuck me... 1hr of self troubleshooting since google was shit with helping me... for people out there that want to come back to Stalker 2 after some time : Remember to delete the Local Data of Stalker 2 if You want to play. I got crashes on launch and reinstalled twice before I remembered there might be some old data stored there ....

[warped monolith]

oof

[slim acorn]

Ye.. crash log was shit at helping btw.

[warped monolith]

let me check that right now, then

[slim acorn]

Literally 0 help

I had UE crash with error code of 0x0000000000000018 which should be of GPU if google experts are not mistaken but ye.. it wasnt.

[warped monolith]

apparently there's nothing in my appdata/local folders referencing stalker 2. I should be safe, unless it's not labeled GSC or Stalker or Heart of Chornobyl

in which case it can go fuck itself

[slim acorn]

And crash log mentioned something about failing in terms of cache

[warped monolith]

(unless you meant something else?)

[warped monolith]

ye that does not exist here. I should be safe for a reinstall then

[slim acorn]

I mean... idk if it's important

[warped monolith]

eh I didn't play much anyway.

I wouldn't mind restarting from de benigning

[slim acorn]

I used to play quite soon after the release of the game, up until the game decided to fuck itself so hard i lost all my saves and they just got corrupted

[warped monolith]

amazing

we love unreal engine

though atp I don't know if that's the engine's fault

never had that happen in any ue5 game... so far...

[slim acorn]

iirc i was after Monolith invasion on the rookie village

I did on the other hand wandered into the Yanov Train Station before the story sent me but it shouldn't be a problem at all 😄

Damn... has it really been almost 2 years...? 👀

[warped monolith]

it can't be

game came out in november 2024

that date format is mm/dd/yyyy

yes I know it's dumb, blame America

[slim acorn]

Ye, America is a 3rd world country so idk why anyone would use their date format 🤷🏻‍♂️

[warped monolith]

[slim acorn]

Skip Intro should be must-have ;-;

[silver orchid]

i don't get why there people using month-day-year, same thingi with these other poopy systems, why the month should be first instead of day???

[warped monolith]

there should be a mod for that

[slim acorn]

I think it's due to Americans inability to use brain, so they use month first due to lowest number (12 months..) then days (up to 31) then Year.. well obviously why

[slim acorn]

True that 😄

[silver orchid]

https://tenor.com/view/its-peak-its-mid-its-slop-gif-6305864970897496313

[slim acorn]

Yay, seems that I've modded the game correctly! I thought sBetter Ballistics will have issues with Living Zone/Maklane Better Mutants or OXA 😄

[static harbor]

Whats better S2 or gamma?

I need opinion from someone with taste in games and someone who finished both gamma and S2 🙂

[kindred violet]

not comparable games

[warped monolith]

what does "taste in games" even mean, people are not gonna have the exact same opinion and perspectives as you

and like immortalmo said, they're not comparable. GAMMA is a milsimtard cbt sandbox experience, stalker 2 is a mainstream story-driven game with exploration elements and not much more

[upper pulsar]

Gamma is the best! So many features that you won't find in Stalker 2

[silver orchid]

https://tenor.com/view/uni-cat-unicouniuni3-fnaf-gif-13976006820668028361

[slim acorn]

I'll be honest, it's better if You play at least Stalker CoP, then go ahead and try GAMMA, afterwards, when You'll get bored of GAMMA go for Stalker 2 🙂

[static harbor]

lol im at the point of "getting bored of Gamma" but it ll be a long way

[slim acorn]

I mean, I thought You're asking more of a newbie to the games and mods, but if You've already played GAMMA for a while, You should definatelly try Stalker 2 if Your PC let's You play on decent fps/lag and quality 😄

Stalker 2 lacks that vibe and fearsome experience that OG Stalker have but it's still a decent game 😄

[crude ivy]

so i started a new modded stalker 2 run and the door to hamster is somehow locked? (the first weapon trader) i am quite confused

[ivory leaf]

He tried to do something, but gave everything - RIP to the real heroes

[fluid lake]

Locksmith mod. Holding shift and E is how you even use that mod

You don't need to press E if you sprint into the door

[stone mortar]

i much prefer the atmosphere and visuals of S2

but everything gameplay related is better in gamma

[pseudo falcon]

never thought id see the day
a shell rain mod for stalker 2

i only remember having this on fallout 4

[fluid lake]

Yeah the casing pretty much existed for the player camera only

I wouldn't use it if you're cpu limited

[crude ivy]

oh my god thanks xd the next thing would be does someone know why i can't save outside of safezones? expedition mode isn't on

[fluid lake]

Combat state or you're in an animation of some sort

A status effect being high enough too

Like if you're radiated enough to lose hp

[crude ivy]

nope i started multiple saves and tried different things from the begining of the tutorial to the first safe zone can't safe until i get there

i guess it is a mod since i installed a modpack but i really don't know which one it could be xd

[fluid lake]

Is this rusted dawn

[crude ivy]

nope shining zone

[fluid lake]

Stalker infinity only has an optional file for what should only change master mode

[fluid lake]

Any chance you have a skip intro cutscene. Fast start skip early cutscenes

One of those 3

[crude ivy]

i have used skip intro scene yeah

[fluid lake]

Checks out.

[crude ivy]

but that disables all saves outside of safe zones?

[fluid lake]

It's incredibly outdated for starters and those mods are inherently unstable for modding because they skip a significant amount of flags that other....game functions hook into. Like you can get some really bizarre npc behaviors from these

Like vendors standing in a place you can't trade with them from

NPCs that should be sitting walking away from you in dialogue

[crude ivy]

nope didn't happen yet but i will make a new safe and look if i can save after i jump out of the truck

[fluid lake]

I did say can.

[fluid lake]

And another thing. This may not work like you expect it too

Like I said they're early hooks

You'd need to start a new game to see if it actually worked

[crude ivy]

that was my intention completly new save to see if i can save after i jump over the fence

[fluid lake]

I'm just a degen with too much time on my hands

[crude ivy]

well i appreciate the help xd

hmm nope i jump over the fence and can't save

ha found it expeditions rework is listed as dependicy and it makes it so that you can't save outside of safe zones even if you are not playing expedition

[midnight glen]

@jade hearth 🥖

[dense dock]

nvm i just got a new samsung

game isnt burry now

also no blacking too

yeppie

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1329982234924683274/1329982237097201704/jam_SUPERSONIC.gif

[hollow tartan]

nah i see polygons, nah this game is unplayable

https://klipy.com/gifs/hes-so-determined-though

[warped monolith]

death

[kindred violet]

Lmao

[cinder sleet]

Wtf is this?!

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-cant-wait-impatient-anxious-eagerly-gif-12243170376163390127

I looked at a video of all guns in the game in this was not among that list. Pleasantly surprised

[warped monolith]

isn't that the unique skin for the Vector that deluxe/ultimate edition owners can get

[cinder sleet]

Oh idk tbh

I’m just happy I found it. Cool as fuck

[warped monolith]

if you're happy, then we're all happy

[cinder sleet]

Ah I wish that were true 😭

Thank you though 😮‍💨

[cinder sleet]

Alright I clearly know fuck all about this game

Just killed these guys, went to loot them, and they just vanished

Game is kinda scary ngl

[tranquil lintel]

anyone know if new oxa weapons are on standard or just prototype only?

[weary temple]

what kind of mods do yall run for immersion/improved visuals? i have ultra+, weathers revised and weapon reposition

[cinder sleet]

I use YGC.. Dynamic Weather Overhaul, Some Shays, and I did my own filter using Nvidia to touch up some things

In my maybe unpopular opinion, PRZ is too much... everythings looks too "oily"

[slim moth]

||"the zone, skeef. we need to love her. Skeef, you don't know her like i do"||

[carmine wigeon]

ellu guys, is there any way of better identification of factions in stalker 2 ?

im always runing around not knowing if its a bandit or just a garbage guy walking around xD

[warped monolith]

you eventually get used to it

or idk

save, shoot, check

load if he was friendly

[junior thicket]

jfc the basement fight is SO unbalanced

fucking monolith spawns literally behind, under and above you

and they see you with absolute eagle eye

you see nothing through fog

[tropic echo]

is there plans to open up teh SDK?

[slim acorn]

Maybe in 10 years 😂

[silver orchid]

Dezodor about Stalker 2 Old Concept:
34. Is GSC involved in this project in any way, or are you doing it independently based on available materials?

Yes, they have been and remain involved, but at the moment I cannot share any further details.

35. Do you have any predictions regarding the release year of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Old Concept?

Unfortunately, no. It is a complex task, programmers spent more than two years making the engine more stable and ensuring it could be compiled on Visual Studio 2022. We have also spent years creating small level scenes based on the old global map and design documents. We have only just begun assembling them into a single open world, but the engine is still not ready for a big single-player map .
The animators have also worked extensively on the base character, and the programmers had to help them fix things (because they weren't working) and update the Maya plugins to a newer version. So, while we can now do many things that were just a dream when we first received the archive

[brazen oasis]

@real bane

Can everyone help.me.ping bro I worked for him and he has not come online since then

[cinder sleet]

Evening ladies and Gentlemen

Could some one point me in the direction of learning reshades? I want to make my own. Theres a particular one that seemed to be gate kept so I want to crush it and release for free

https://tenor.com/view/i-don't-know-idk-idk-about-that-gif-7336250873949261946

Pretty please 🙏🏾

Seems fairly straight forward. Don’t really have to do coding or as much. Don’t want anything as extensive as PRZ, but indoor and outdoor detection would be nice to simulate at the very least. Wish me luck. It’s for all of us

[tranquil lintel]

If you're on PC, OXA Standard/Prototype and GAMMA Campfire have faction ID's.

[cinder sleet]

Positive results already. This is going very well. Will continue

Amazing what you can achieve when you look

[robust path]

how's stalker 2?

[warped monolith]

where' that guy who says "buy it and find out"

[brave comet]

if you like stalker, you'll like stalker 2

[warped monolith]

on the other hand, if you like gamma, you might not like stalker 2

[robust path]

yeah it doesn't look that great

i was still waiting for a-life to be done but there still seems to be some issues in the game

considering waiting a couple more years for them to add more, change some things and fix a lot of things

[warped monolith]

[brave comet]

gonna be honest chief, if those are the things that are keeping you from enjoying it then I don't think it's your type of game

the core of the game and what a stalker sequel needs to be is there, everything else that's being fixed is window dressing and trying to unfuck ue5

[robust path]

did they fix the ai weirdness and stealth? is the a-life fixed?

the conversations also looked pretty shallow last time i checked 🤔

the weapon system looked a bit weird too for upgrading and whatnot

there's a lot of valid problems with it and weird changes that affect the atmosphere of stalker, which is a big part imo

[white dock]

Are there any updates on Return Mechanism Sleeve Tightener for Integral appearing outside of SIRCAA? As I remember, in previous patches it was somewhere in the Garbage before being removed. Also, is there some way (through glitches) to get to the SIRCAA in the endgame?

[warped monolith]

it's identical to clear sky and call of pripyat

[warped monolith]

I've seen people mention that stealth was easier since recent patches, but I haven't played to check for myself

[kindred violet]

Yeah, stealth is better

Also istg a-life is the bane of S2 discussion

[sleek vortex]

have people modded stalker 2 enough to make it more like the older games in the sense of how much guns do damage, enemy AI, etc?

[remote eagle]

[kindred violet]

[warped monolith]

lmao

it's like a sleeper agent activation phrase

[kindred violet]

Bro is part of the stalker program

[vernal bramble]

i just wish we could have the old use item hotkeys

[robust path]

i mean it's what i like most about the games tbh

but if stealth is better and enemies don't spawn on top of you/see you through buildings it may be worth a shot

they supposedly tweaked/fixed the a-life a bit but i'm not exactly sure what's it's looking like atm

last time i watched a friend play the game was when it came out, and last time i spoke to someone that played the game was like a month ago but he was seeing it through rose-colored glasses imo so i wanted more of a neutral opinion before i considered picking it up yet

might still be worth waiting another year or two though, who knows 🤷

[weary temple]

Liking stalker 2 a lot so far, I'm wondering how do I go about looting mutant parts? I saw that it was included way back in 1.5 but the prompt never shows

[proud ruin]

Is this dogshit better yet or nah

[icy basin]

It's aight

[wraith heron]

Is there any modpacks for stalker 2 for better stabilty and enhanced mechanics?

I dont know why but stalker 2 looks too ugly for me (especially trees and grass)

[fossil fjord]

Hey guys, from 2025 to today did the game had any major optimization update ? Or is it still the same heavy game ?

[thick moth]

Hi, I'd like to know if there's any way to play any Stalker game, any game for that matter, in co-op mode.

[kindred violet]

Rule 11

[plain remnant]

I think there were updates on optimization but I don't think much has changed overall

[jagged night]

Question: I just started Stalker 2 1. 7. version, and yeah Bloodsuckers and poltergheists are a bit tanky, is there a mod to make them less spongy, I forgot my Nexus account. I'm playing on normal.

[kindred violet]

Why are you on an old version?

[jagged night]

Oh I'm dumb, do I have to play from the start again?

[white dock]

Are vortex jump glitch still working?

[wraith heron]

Whenever I was in a fight npcs suddenly starts shooting from walls and ceilings like an aimbot is it mod issue? how can I solve that problem

[summer vapor]

No it's vanilla bug since 1.7

[wraith heron]

can I fix it?

[summer vapor]

Check Letswoolgather mods idk how well do they work

[devout ravine]

Anyone ever have a bug where when you loot mutants, you just get a bunch of random shit like ammo, meds, guns and artifacts? lol

Just started happening to me several times in a row, not sure if its a mod doing some weird shit or a known bug

[devout ravine]

Ah... seems its Grok's modular mutant health that is doing it...

[warped monolith]

that mod was made for the 1.0 version of the game

you may wanna remove that.

[robust path]

oh i forgot there were mods

they might solve some of the issues i have with the game 🤔

maybe it do be worth a purchase

[devout ravine]

Yea already uninstalled it lol

[devout ravine]

The mods are great, the main big ones I use are Stalker Unlimited + OxA standard, plus some other visual improvement mods

Also Maklane’s better gunfights

[robust path]

thanks for the input, i'll seriously consider it once i get paid 💪

only issue is space on the drives, i had to clear Where Winds Meet for GAMMA 😄

might barely have enough room for stalker 2

[carmine wigeon]

u gotta have better ballistics redux

without that mod the whole stalker 2 game is just a bullet sponge

[devout ravine]

Will check it out

[carmine wigeon]

it makes it also harder since npc's can also oneshot u in the face

[devout ravine]

To be fair, Stalker Unlimited already tweaks the ballistics and NPC’s fucking melt you if you aren’t in cover

[trim iron]

You know very well why they are running an old version...
Didn't bother to search for the latest version when they sailed the seven seas

[cinder sleet]

https://tenor.com/view/houseki-no-kuni-houseki-hi-chat-phos-hi-chat-houseki-bye-chat-hi-chat-bye-chat-gif-15735392228585942119

[boreal frost]

I ended up pulling the trigger and buying the game. Fighting humans feels great, the mutants are ehhhh. Exploration is fun enough. I am definitely missing the survival elements from gamma but I wasn’t expecting them to be there.

Overall I like it so far

[silver orchid]

someone know how get ttf or opf of fonts from the promotional images of S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2?, i understand that atleast the "release ones" are private but also im searching the old ones soo doens't matters much

[brave comet]

which images specifically?

[silver orchid]

these ones, i just know that the second font probably it's based on another font used for promotional images from 2002 to 2004 (a font that already i have)

[brave comet]

jesus... ya good luck man, there's like a million weathered stencil fonts out there just like that one

[silver orchid]

I saw that the first font probably it's based on base 02 but if isn't the same font by GSC it is useless to me, f

[brave comet]

there's always the chance that they modified a font but ehh idk the 2's are all identical >.>

[silver orchid]

I got the first font, well, not exactly the same font by GSC but i got the original font, the one in that image it's edited and basically is more cleaner, the OG one (RUSBoycott) has a style more destroyed, i had the font since a couple hours but just now i realised that GSC based x font on this other x font, now the probably lost media thingi is exact the font of the old S2

[carmine wigeon]

• stalker 2 is a 4/10 imo ..
• world feels empty ..
• A life aint there
• mutants are just reused material i donno .. its cool to see all the old mutants again but at least do smthn new with them .. like if i use a shotty on a mutant it should lose a leg or arm or face xD ..
• bloodsuckers just run up to u, push u and run away like cmon

• the whole dmg model of the game is just not good .. unless using mods ofc

[kindred violet]

[golden hazel]

[boreal frost]

Kinda feels like old farcry in a good way to me. I’m not too far in; I just made it to the scrap heap. Maybe my opinion will change as I play more.

I’m not sure if it feels emptier so far or just less reactive. I’m finding stuff all over the place.

My main frame of reference is gamma and I always knew it wasn’t going to be gamma 2.

The pda is really lack luster and harms the immersion. even something as simple as holding it further from the camera would be an improvement. Compared to gamma it feels less like a tool and more like just a menu. The relations tab with the rankings was good and the messages and rankings would go a long way in making the world feel more alive even as an illusion to true A Life.

The mutants I’ve encountered are poltergeists, dogs, and bloodsuckers.

• dogs feel fine, their movement animations are good.

• poltergeists are men now I guess? I liked how they feel more like forces of nature in gamma. Being able to become invisible to them by moving slowly gave them a lot of character. Adding the knowledge layer of Figuring that out in gameplay added to immersion as well learning the zone and how to survive different things along with your character.

• bloodsuckers just kinda feel bad, they don’t try to flank you and being basically just men it should take no more than two shotgun shells center mass. They should be weaker and smarter. they’re ambush predators and if their ambush fails I shouldn’t have to run away and repeat the “ambush dance” 3 times. If I see them they should be punished if I don’t I shouldn’t be punished. Not sure instant death would feel good but maybe If they back attack they heal idk. But right now they just feel bad.

The game looks phenomenal and I haven’t had any performance problems.

[boreal frost]

I’ve enjoyed how enemies like leshy have placed traps around them. And I’ve had some really fun firefights. I would like to see the armor ratings match the appearance of the enemies a bit better but generally gunplay feels really good. That may change as I encounter heavier enemies like exos assuming they’re in the game.

Never finding armor on enemies is kinda weird.

I think the game so far is a bit above average. 5.5 or 6 out of 10. I’ll definitely leave an update once I finish the game

I’ve never worked with unreal but if it’s mod friendly then I think we have a really solid base for the future.

Sorry for the book writing

[dense dock]

https://youtube.com/shorts/2qx-9icrpAU?si=-2jHxj8nCC2oOgEg

God dam wish my game looks like this

All bright and clear

Mines burry af

[icy basin]

Good, the pda is the way it was in the trilogy
Just another menu

[eternal pine]

This is a generic survival game with no remarkable elements

[kindred violet]

That is a generic opinion with no remarkable elements

[eternal pine]

This is a generic person with no remarkable elements

[kindred violet]

That's not the burn you think it is

[near forge]

Just finished my 3rd back to back gamma playthrough and bought s2 last week. I've really loved it.

[silver orchid]

Compared to gamma it feels less like a tool and more like just a menu.
I don't think that be worth "feel it as tool" if the 3D PDA is inmersive
The relations tab with the rankings was good and the messages and rankings would go a long way in making the world feel more alive even as an illusion to true A Life.
Yes, the PDA needs more features from the trilogy (contacts ), even i think that the NPCs have a "feature more" in the model of their PDAs

[warped monolith]

it's just like the OG trilogy but prettier

so is Stalker generic?

[warped monolith]

not finding armor on enemies makes sense. You just shot a guy to death, are you gonna steal his armor full of holes and wear it?

or should npcs walk around with a spare suit in their backpacks

I also think there's a sort of "moral code" where even if you just killed a guy who was about to kill you, you don't just... steal his clothes lol

[eternal pine]

As a survival eggsperience

I'm mocking the click bait titles like this is a mind-blowing survival game that you've never heard of

[warped monolith]

did GSC natively add the possibility for canted aiming without NVGs or do we still need a mod for that

[eternal pine]

You need a mod my stalker

[warped monolith]

their excuse for it was hilarious

"it's technically not possible"
then a mod pops up on the same day the nvg update is released

[boreal frost]

Only makes sense if you don’t factor in headshots or leg shots. no reason a shot to the dome would damage body armor and no reason riddling someone with bullets center mass would ruin a helmet.

[boreal frost]

Best explanation I think, Irl I also probably wouldn’t want to spend the time taking more than a helmet unless the gear was really nice for fear of attracting too much attention

[kindred violet]

in the end you need to realise it's a game

it's not a realism simulator :)

[boreal frost]

Yeah I’m having a lot of fun, like I said it reminds me of farcry in a good way. It’s good the way it is and could definitely be improved without changing the core of what it is.

I have a preference towards slower and grittier gameplay and would love if the game felt more like gamma.

But I would never say the game needed to be like that to be good or that it should have been like that initially if that makes sense.

[hollow tartan]

🙁

is he really dying.. i need spoilers..

[devout ravine]

Anyone know of a good mod that reduces NPC health so they arent such bullet sponges?

[devout ravine]

No

[warped monolith]

I love you

best response

[kindred violet]

Incredible response

[golden hazel]

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

[remote eagle]

[hollow tartan]

girls: he didnt cry on titanic, do men cry?

me tearing up because strider is crying because he couldnt save his men

[slim moth]

https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/2092?tab=description

[warped monolith]

I'd be happy with an auto-walk hotkey

[undone vessel]

https://youtu.be/vumVo9vNBCU?si=o8JXe7cVpPNxJP-d

[warped monolith]

for a game with not much (or any at all) fast travel, being able to do other things while the character automatically walks forward is peak

MMOs do this, Outward does this, and at least one other game I can't remember right now

can check menus, inventory, map and whatnot without having to stop

or even alt-tab and do something else on a secondary screen

if you're just walking from A to B and there's nothing happening on screen, you don't need to be 100% focused and engaged on the game at all times

[slim moth]

the ole keyboard key weight does the trick

[warped monolith]

[slim moth]

i ripped it off reddit man lmao. i don't disagree at all

[warped monolith]

I've used DIY solutions for things like that in the past

like using a rubber band on analog sticks for... whatever the fuck it was back in the playstation days.

[slim moth]

taped the analog stick for the lvl 99 sneak in skyrim

went to school, came back. done

[warped monolith]

I think I did it for an endurance race in Gran Turismo

the one in an oval track

[slim moth]

i think it was in Arc you could windows key to kinda tab out and it would start auto-walking for you till you hit a action

[warped monolith]

it does that, yeah

[visual minnow]

engine update when

[warped monolith]

it's been 84 years and we still don't know

[silver orchid]

With the release of the DLC, it's confirmed, just GSC must confirm it

[remote eagle]

same as gamma 2 trust

[tropic echo]

wait i updated the Game and the Coon is gone 🙁

replaced with the LAR grizzly win mag?

[remote eagle]

damn they added grizzly in stalker 2?

[hollow tartan]

finished stalker 2.

can yall gues which ending i chose

[granite plinth]

I want to love this game but the foliage is chronically blurry , do you think this can be fixed in the new engine update

[fluid lake]

what upscaling you use / whats your gpu

[granite plinth]

gpu is xbox series x

I should have metnioned

[fluid lake]

im just gonna....crawl back into the bush I was in

good luck bro

[granite plinth]

[nocturne oriole]

Oh I seen that, on my console

[granite plinth]

they'll fix it

it's an issue with anti aliasing or something

I play on Series X with a 1080p monitor and I think that is a large part of the blurring issue

that + framegen/game mode

[wise halo]

why tf does every nexus mod need a chuddy ai image

all i get to see as im individually donwloading 77 nexus mods

[remote eagle]

because nexus is garbage mod platform

[wise halo]

true

1.5MB in 2026 is insane

[fluid lake]

At least you can get 10 gbs up there

Discord won't even do 50MB

[full flame]

is this worth it?

[wise halo]

rusted collection sucked, gonna try clikrad now

[cinder sleet]

Morning morning. Have a good weekend gamers

[remote eagle]

meanwhile me installing 1000+ mods modpack from steam in less then minute

[wise halo]

true but their all outdated versions tho 😭

[remote eagle]

🥀

[wise halo]

is there a way to ctrl click items in inventory i forgot

[warped monolith]

have you tried holding ctrl and then clicking

[fluid lake]

I use a double click autohotkey script on a mouse button.

As far as I can tell. You either double click, physically drag, right click > take all of stack, or just take all.

[hollow tartan]

guys are some of those leaks true?

[silver orchid]

Dead City is fucking shit just for fill the part that it has

Already there a equal to Dead City in-game, the south part of Chornobyl-2

[hollow tartan]

yeah thats trye

what about lymans, and the snow area? and the jupiter factory tho?

pripyat II is also good

also idk whats that

this also looks typical

[silver orchid]

This map is fake.
This datamined map from the patch 1.3.2 is true, a map used in the development, sooo that is not leaked and true and this is not leaked either

[hollow tartan]

oh!

so those on the sides are dlcS?

future flcs?

flcs*

dlcs*

i see dlc of limans and the snow islands

[silver orchid]

Is not snow island, is Cold Island or smth according to the in-game names mentioned by x characters

[hollow tartan]

but what is this?

[hollow tartan]

ah yeah yeah

[silver orchid]

Content that if everything goes bad and as shit, never would be released

[hollow tartan]

oh

i hope it will get realesed, all the dlcs

last question? what about the places with line dots?

[warped monolith]

I only understood "zona"

Zona ne... 3rd word I have no clue

[hollow tartan]

it means

The zone does not let go

cant wait for the plant dlc ngl

[golden hazel]

HoC Tuah

[granite plinth]

does anyone else have an issue of a white flicker at the bottom edge of their screen in S2?

[slim moth]

i think that has to do with dlss resolution

[granite plinth]

can't mess with those settings on Xbox Series X unfortunately

[slim moth]

oh then it's probably not that then

[modern mason]

Can someone tell me without too much spoilers, Does siding with Ward over the other faction have better rewards?

[fluid lake]

Siding ward will guide you closer anomaly fields so more artifacts the moment you leave the lesser zone, and in that same area has a quest that guarantees a Soul artifact. But outside of that I dont recall

[modern mason]

What about later missions? Does ward give better pay out or give access to better gear?

[fluid lake]

you will discover better gear exploring well before the factions give you their gear

quest rewards mostly are just coupons

[modern mason]

But they both pay the same?

[fluid lake]

I...am not sure

[modern mason]

So Seems it just comes down to my ideology about th zone?

[fluid lake]

thats one way to word it, I would say....go with your gut.

repeat playthrus get better too

because you have context from previous that makes more little details you may have missed make a ton of sense

one faction doesnt tell the full story when the credits roll

[slender halo]

Help please! Not sure what’s going on with my game. If I start a new game my FPS is 60. No framegen. After about 15mins of playing the frames go down to about 25fps… the GPU load is at about 50% while playing the game… and 100% when I’m in the game menus where the fps count is again 60fps… any idea on what the hell is going on??

[fluid lake]

Tell tale sign of a cpu bottleneck

Stalker 2 for how pretty it is.

Deceptively cpu bound in a lot of situations

[warped shadow]

Hello brothers

🎅 🚬

[kindred violet]

[silver orchid]

first:
delete the third message because moderators will be angry
second:
why the EE, play smth else, Rammaken mods are great
third:
this is the #╓☢stalker2™-chat-not-gamma-keep-waiting
fourth:
no

[stuck zenith]

Don't ask about or discuss piracy here

[warped shadow]

Ok dudeZz

Sry

[slender halo]

Thanks man. I’m aware S2 is very CPU bound. But this is not the case with this situation… neither the CPU or the GPU get pinned to 100% and temperature is around 50°C to 60°C…

[fluid lake]

Now CPU utilization as task manager reports it is not The same way a gaming load on a graphics card shows you utilization

That's what I mean by deceptive

Another key factor to this is well your RAM. All those IO operations are handled by the CPU too.

I don't like to use anecdotes but. A 5800x looked almost exactly like this. Going to a 7800 X3D (and some cheap ddr5 at the time) was a significant improvement. While what windows report almost the same level of util

[slender halo]

This is a new game I just started. Look at the difference. I’m getting about 60fps with a new game start and pretty much after 10 mins I’m down to 25/30… if so…

[fluid lake]

Doesn't how similar those graphs look to be any kind of a giveaway?

Anyway I'm sure that this happens as you're approaching zalyassia and walking through it momentarily and stops right?

This problem becomes lesser and lesser as more NPC get called and cached to your save data.

It's not too dissimilar to shader compilation. Notice how each time you boot the game up after the first time it gets a bit faster

Hope this helps

[slender halo]

Thanks for the help. But that’s not what I’m experiencing. Doesn’t matter if I’m in Zalyssia or not. In my main savefile I’m getting 4fps with NO GPU load at all. Almost 0% but if I enter a dialog with an NPC or enter a game menu it jumps to 60fps and GPU/CPU load to over 80%… look at the FPS too right. When in dialog and when out of dialog… it’s very weird…

[fluid lake]

I like how the screenshots you post right in the middle of zalyassia

Anyway if what I said isn't what you wanted to hear. What were you hoping to hear

[heavy zodiac]

What is your specs?

[slender halo]

Sorry man. I’m not trying to be rude and appreciate the help. It’s just that what I’m seeing and trying to convey is not matching what you are pointing out. Those screenshots were to demonstrate the FPS behaviour when in a dialogue with an NPC and when not in dialogue you can see the 40fps difference. Also I would assume that both GPU and CPU would be pinned to 100% or at least at very high load most of the time. What I’m seeing is that neither CPU or GPU is even 20% when the severe issue is happening. And it doesn’t matter if I’m in the middle of Zalyssia or out in the open…

[slender halo]

RTX 5070 32GB ram and i9-14900

[kindred violet]

Cpu / gpu load is very misleading

It doesn't actually tell you how strained your cpu/gpu is

[slender halo]

Ok. So I should ignore that my GPU is at 94% when I’m in the game menus but barely 30% when I’m actually playing the game? Is there a way to debug this?

[kindred violet]

I wouldn't say ignore it, there's def something wrong

But I couldn't for the life of me tell you what

I take it you have done a full clean reinstall of the game?

[slender halo]

All good man. Yes I’ll probably do that next and see what is going on

[fluid lake]

You're right and I'm sorry I missed that detail. That was actually a really defined condition for your issue when I seem to have ignored in that moment for what led up to me assuming you were experiencing something all of us see in our games to varying degrees and why.

There's so many people who come on discord expecting help for unexpected performance and bundled you into that

[slender halo]

All good. I’ve been doing some more tests if I find anything I’ll share,

[fluid lake]

If it's specific to dialogue I do have...a thought popping into my head.

Hair quality in graphics settings seems more like "UE5 Metahuman Details" settings mistranslation

[weary locust]

Всем привет

[tight oar]

anyone here know how to force borderless window and a specific resolution in the .ini file? i cant seem to find this info anywhere

[arctic marsh]

man this game truly runs like dog shit, somehow played 90 hours on my 8700k and 1080ti and then now on my 9800x3d and 7900xtx swear it runs just as shit

[plush sun]

use optimized tweaks s2 boost version + stk2 - spf + DLDSR with DLSS 4.5

and see the magic happens

your using amd, so use the equivalent of dlss 4.5

[junior thicket]

u can go fsr 4 also the performances are not as bad as before

are you 4k? 1440p?

[arctic marsh]

1080p technically on an ultrawide

2560x1080 but I upscale to 1440

Dont have FSR4 either only 3.1

[plush sun]

should work too

did you try the mods I mentioned?