Lads, a good, hardcore, expanded immersive modpack for STALKER, got any in mind?
#╓☢stalker2™-chat-not-gamma-keep-waiting
real tinsel
icy basin
Nah, he added the smiley
But it's about time this channel is weened off the bit of piling on the guy
visual minnow
Now that we’ve got 1.9, when can we expect the engine update?
kindred violet
Presumably with the DLC but who knows at this point
They've wanted it pushed out a while ago but seem to have run into more of a brickwall than they expected (UE 5 porting sucks)
visual minnow
Honestly seems like UE 5 itself is terrible
Only benefit is it makes SOME elements of development easier
But making any improvements to what’s already been made seems difficult
kindred violet
It's not a terrible engine in itself
It's just that there's not enough people who actually know how to properly use it
visual minnow
I see better performance from cryengine
kindred violet
You can have good performance on UE5
visual minnow
Kcd2 looks amazing on the cryengine
kindred violet
You can also have shit performance on other engines
The point is that expertise on UE5 is limited to epic and they don't really share that around a lot
(i would prefer if it was a better engine myself but yknow)
kindred violet
My fav example is that lumen can be and look like magic if implemented properly
visual minnow
“Hey guys! We used UE5! Imagine how good our game looks!”
kindred violet
But if not it's just worse than other lighting engines
Looks good when static but goes super blurry when moving
visual minnow
Lumen is amazing
If used SPARINGLY
Like godrays and reflections
Otherwise shadows and lightning is honestly better for performance
I don’t know why game studios keep seemingly making their games for the top 10% of hardware
kindred violet
Something that irks me with most UE5 games is that you have so little control about the graphics settings yourself
visual minnow
Most people on pc have a RTX 3060 according to the steam hardware survey
kindred violet
The whole min and rec spec is silly with UE5 games anyway since those assume you are going to use upscaling
visual minnow
I mean, FSR and DLSS are… meh…
kindred violet
I have a beefy ass PC and play S2 with just native DLAA and i hover around 60
That's just rough
visual minnow
I have a beefy ass PC and play S2 with just native DLAA and i hover around 60
I use FSR and usually get around 60
I have a 3060
visual minnow
And nvgs
visual minnow
The border that gets applied around the edges of the screen doesnt stay on the borders when moving with fsr
kindred violet
Oh man
I recently tried claire obscure and that game is even worse performance whise for me
I couldn't even get to 60fps without some kind of upscaling
Game is also blurry af
kindred violet
That's egregious lol
visual minnow
Particularly bad when looking around
kindred violet
Fucking hell 
visual minnow
I really think studios should be basing their recommended specs off of the most popular hardware at the time
Cuz without fsr I probably get like 45 fps
kindred violet
There should also be more transparency about use of upscaling
Like min specs with and without upscaling kinda stuff
visual minnow
Whats weird to me is that a lot of games i play only use like 30-50% of my cpu
I have a R5 5600
Non C
Non X*
kindred violet
Overall utilisation isn't always the best measure for cpu use lol
It's more interesting to have a breakdown per core
visual minnow
Still, performance is there to be squeezed out
kindred violet
That's def true
But it might be mulitcore performance that's not being used
I would imagine CPU0 is at 100%
icy basin
Steam is releasing a feature where it'll state the actual recorded FPS you'll experience at listed system requirements 
kindred violet
Steam *is* releasing a feature where it'll state the actual recorded FPS you'll ...
Nice
Steam w
icy basin
Epic could never
kindred violet
It's still so funny to me that epic gives out games for free since it just seems so obvious a way to get people to use your stuff
icy basin
There are a lot of people that have a whole library of free games on Epic, but they'll never play a single one because it's on the Epic app 
It's just that ass
Steam came out in 2004-2005 and it immediately had friends lists and chatting capability
Epic only had it MAYBE in Fortnite
If Fortnite updates or something, you can't play your free games because internet connection is required for the Epic app
But that's a whole lot of offtopic
kindred violet
One last thing,
It annoys me so much having to do crossplay between epic and steam.
It just almost never properly works
visual minnow
Is there an estimated price on how much the DLC will cost?
visual minnow
Stalker 2 is legit just hogging my hard drive space
cuz i cant bring myself to play it until the engine update comes out (and mods are fixed)
nova lake
itll be a few months till the DLC stuff so its not a bad idea to uninstall for space
visual minnow
i have 5 tb so im good on space for now
finite needle
I don't dislike the fact that they're slowly filling the zone with side activities, just it's been almost 2 years and they've finally reached the point where they can add stuff without breaking the game too much 2 months ago. It truly is the most GSC game to ever exist.
warped monolith
game comes out
zone too empty
game gets updates
zone too full
also do you mean breaking the game or breaking the mods 
slim moth
metro 2039 trailer dropped
warped monolith
yup we're all going ape about it in offtopic
new protagonist, the unnammed "totally not artyom" guy suffering from Dark One-induced PTSD referred to as "the stranger"
surely this is gonna be an epic plot twist
slim moth
as long as gameplay is good, idc that much about the story
warped monolith
kinda same
I was invested into the story at one point, back when I played 2033 and LL but it's been so long 
I haven't played Exodus yet.
slim moth
As long as im not listening to Miller im happy
slim moth
kinda same
I _was_ invested into the story at one point, back when I played 2033...
exodus is pretty good. i def prefer the less linear story telling
but exodus i think was the easiest on ranger difficulty cause the lighting in the game is so fucked
you can stealth kill everyone if you really wanted to
warped monolith
I'm just waiting for the youtube videos on the HUGE PLOT TWIST MASSIVE SPOILERS GENIUS-LEVEL WRITING when the protagonist is revealed to be artyom
slim moth
i'll be happier if it isn't artyom
If artyom comes in as a side character, now i think that'd be cool
working with him to take back the metro
in fact. im calling it now. Play as a new person, encounter artyom at some point
warped monolith
since hunter is the big bad, my "prediction" is that he recognizes the stranger as artyom when they meet
either that or idk
protagonist gets captured, artyom appears and saves him
slim moth
ooooo
chrome vale
why did they make the new quest have an expiration thats not the point of no return
shit sucks
tacit glacier
Bro I modded a-life and now I'm seeing npc's walking as early as Richter cutscene 
Was walking to the first bandit fight after prologue but before Zalissya
Lone bandit walks onto the road, spots me and starts blasting, I shot them
Then the ones that were trying to kill the loner in the house say "fuck it" and start blasting at me as well
It legit has potential to rival and outdo xray alife if they cook it well and modding tools let us push it further.
tacit glacier
Bruh my early loot is jack shit now 
I grabbed sdwvit's stash overhaul
And now all stashes basically don't exist until you get coordinates
kindred violet
holy bloat
copper saffron
I grabbed sdwvit's stash overhaul
Stash clues overhaul* not touching the loot
tacit glacier
holy bloat
Can't sell armor or weapons so all I can sell is trinkets if I want to buy anything useful
Might have to grab a mod that adds repair kits
One that is preferably compatible with polish translation fix mod
kindred violet
bro wanted the game to have more polish so he's playing the game in polish 
tacit glacier
warped monolith
holy bloat
man leaves GAMMA but GAMMA never leaves the man
it's an abusive relationship
silver orchid
Is there an estimated price on how much the DLC will cost?
Possibly +-20$ according to if u are on x country or other
tacit glacier
Ultimate Bundle is about $30 in Poland right now, it includes the Season pass
No fucking wonder I was dying in one shot motherfuckers have 556 guns in a starting area while I wear a fuckin leather jacket
tacit glacier
uh
tacit glacier
It appears the Lumox ak got replaced by a Mosin
tacit glacier
Must have mod for people that dislike animal skinning animation
https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1923
tacit glacier
Stash clues overhaul* not touching the loot
bruh
I done a quest in Zalissya
Got a stash near the cooling towers on the other side of the zone
drowsy umbra
lel
I have an issue with "unfinished business", the quest doesnt progress
I get the quest from diode but when I go to factory and enter the lab the quest doesnt progress
warped monolith
Must have mod for people that dislike animal skinning animation <:kekw:128453654...
yeah having animations for these things is "immersive" and all that
but by the 123708495218094th time you have to do it, it gets annoying
vagrant harness
hi
summer vapor
stone grotto
oha
pine mantle
Ok where can i find a guide on how to install mods on stalker 2
kindred violet
It's in pretty much every mod description
It's a simple drag and drop into a folder in your game directory
midnight ingot
Is stalker 2 still full of bugs now?
Also, does deluxe edition really didn't get any dlc? Just want to make sure that i read it correctly, bcs from steam page it's just weapon and a side quest
finite needle
I think the only major bug still in the game is polters and burers throwing shit on your face through walls
I don't remember about the deluxe edition, but I seem to recall the first dlc is included?
Nope, it's Ultimate that includes the season pass, deluxe only gives you the journalist quest
vague gate
hows stalker 2 now? ive been waiting since launch for it to be stable so i can download it
finite needle
Haven't played since 1.8, but it was definitely worth getting then. I'd still wait for the DLC, feels like the game is gonna be complete by that date
humble yoke
Been modding stalker 2. I was really hesitant to use OXA Prototype but it generally feels good.
Certainly better than Ballistics Overhaul imo
Only thing that's annoying is I don't see attachments from OXA on enemy guns :/ It's a little immersion breaking lol.
warped monolith
they didn't install the mod 
vague gate
i mean i bought it. its just rotting in my library cant afford to download it yet lol limited data
does it run well on a 3050?
midnight ingot
Nope, it's Ultimate that includes the season pass, deluxe only gives you the jou...
Yeah, guess if i have to, I'll buy standard then wait for dlc to discount
Not gonna pay more for just extra weapon
pine mantle
I'm not too much of a computer guy, but I am getting nearly 200 fps and my game is still nauseously blurry when I look around. with and without mods. and yes motion blur is off
midnight ingot
I'm not too much of a computer guy, but I am getting nearly 200 fps and my game ...
That's nice, it used to be so bad lol
pine mantle
I think the only major bug still in the game is polters and burers throwing shit...
mhm absolute pain in the ass on veteran difficulty
midnight ingot
I've played the game using gamepass when it was released and i only got like 80fps on 4070 ti super
warped monolith
I'm not too much of a computer guy, but I am getting nearly 200 fps and my game ...
framegen?
pine mantle
framegen?
I've been messing around with different frame gen and it makes a difference. but it still persists. is there a way to just turn off frame gen?
kindred violet
you can switch to DLSS and then put it to 100% res scale which will be native DLAA
pine mantle
DLSS isn't an option for me
I think it is because I have an AMD instead of an NVIDIA
near forge
Certainly better than Ballistics Overhaul imo
I just started a new save with ballistic overhaul redux after using core. Core felt fine besides shotguns being useless. Sadly redux has this awful weight based movement that starts at 20kg.
Are you enjoying oxa prototype? I love what standard does.
humble yoke
I just started a new save with ballistic overhaul redux after using core. Core f...
Yeah prototype. I like most of it's changes.
Though it's a little bloaty
kindred violet
I think it is because I have an AMD instead of an NVIDIA
FSR in your case then
humble yoke
Playing the free roam mods makes me wish we had a multiplayer stalker extraction shooter where you return to a campfire to 'extract'
visual minnow
Fuck it, imma play Stalker 2
Ive been craving it and cant be bothered to wait for the engine update
silver orchid
Playing the free roam mods makes me wish we had a multiplayer stalker extraction...
That already exists brat
It's called BELARUS
humble yoke
That already exists brat
Don't be toxic
warped monolith
"brat" means brother in russian and/or ukrainian
silver orchid
I don't see any toxic behaviour
icy basin
Unfortunate
undone vessel
copper saffron
Playing the free roam mods makes me wish we had a multiplayer stalker extraction...
rtv gonna have multiplayer
silver orchid
https://youtu.be/kaErzVSEwv0?si=cXfoYVuak0O9Lv2w
but it is actually more realistic to play STALKER 2 with Ukrainian voice lines rather than English?
Im not going to watch this.
The response is easy:
If u like more understand the voice acting of the characters without have to check the subtitles always and if u know english, English is ur option.
If u want more inmersion on Kyiv lands and possibly better quality of voice acting, Ukranian.
visual minnow
how is it that I can get 140 FPS on a flight simulator buy cant get a stable 60 fps on Stalker 2
kindred violet
Engine
And optimisation
And just straight up the fact it's a completely different kind of game
hoary badger
Anyone know when we are gonna get Stalker 2 Gamma?
The game by itself is pretty boring IMO
Big open world, completly empty
warped monolith
!gamma2
silver orchid
Big open world, completly empty
I know that perhaps u don't know this, but currently, in this state, in this version, in this day, in this hour, in this second, a freeplay-ified experience will be a emptier experience than vanilla in content
warped monolith
imagine this big open world, completely empty... and with no story quests to do.
tepid spade
DLSS isn't an option for me
use DLSS inputs through Optiscaler on AMD
hoary badger
[⠀](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1098945649929617478/145078556263723...
oh
feral ermine
is there a stalker 2 gamma mod?
warped monolith
is there a stalker 2 gamma mod?
!gamma2
warped monolith
<:peepo_sadge:1439166968014835803>
feral ermine
i wanted a reason to play stalker 2 cuz dat shiet ass af no cap my slime
warped monolith
there's assorted mods out there that are slowly building up to replicate the GAMMA experience, though. I can't help with much because I haven't played in a long time, but there's folks here who can point you in the right direction
feral ermine
there's assorted mods out there that are slowly building up to replicate the GAM...
i’m scared 😰
near forge
I can't take it with the s2 overhauls. BBredux gives dogshit healing and weight mechanics, oxaprototype makes it so you can't use medical items you find in the world.
torpid relic
Anyone know when we are gonna get Stalker 2 Gamma?
ok, to put this into perspective . . . . . it took around 14ish yers of modding old stalker to get to Extensive modpacks like Gamma, From Call of prypiat to Call of chernobyl to Anomaly.
icy basin
Modders also knew how to work with X-ray at that point, from Shadow of Chornobyl
worldly sedge
does stalker 2 have a weapon maintenance mod like gamma
with like individual gun parts and whatnot
kindred violet
no
worldly sedge
sheit
icy basin
Thank fuck
worldly sedge
people are too busy removing carryweight and the intro cutscene
kindred violet
people are too busy doing what's actually possible atm
worldly sedge
i think we need another 10 more of that exact same mod
worldly sedge
people are too busy doing what's actually possible atm
its just unreal
and they have some nice mod support
just need someone whos good and ue 5.1
silver orchid
ok, to put this into perspective . . . . . it took around 14ish yers of modding ...
The time that there since the release until now is not excuse for yet don't have several big mods, even in 2007 and 2008 SoC already had some "big mods" like AMK, Killzone, Priboi Story or mods adding new maps, the problem itself is that the SDK of HoC still needs time to be a proper one (vanilla SDK of SoC is horrendous but the people was bulit different).
Tho, either im saying that HoC modding is barebones, it has great thingis but that in comparison aren't that much of total conversion due to x reasons
worldly sedge
on that note i dont think it needs to be a full conversion
with gamma they needed to do alot of shit to make it look good
dont needa bother with stalker 2 the graphics are fine
silver orchid
Also a important thingi on this theme of the SDK of HoC is that u can't select what install or not, u are forced to install 700 GB of resources to mod this game +- properly if u want, itself is a miracle that HoC has mods real mods, to my eyes the people that installs 700 GB is a bit of crazy atleast but, that's what happens
kindred violet
yeah it's pretty crazy
worldly sedge
How hard is it to extract environmental assets
ocean haven
I can't take it with the s2 overhauls. BBredux gives dogshit healing and weight ...
You might want to check out Stalker Unlimited
nova lake
ok, to put this into perspective . . . . . it took around 14ish yers of modding ...
do you maybe think that, mods close to GAMMAs intent, were already a thing back in SOC?
nova lake
How hard is it to extract environmental assets
S2 is UE5, you can use a standard asset ripper
unborn kelp
...
fuck the arena psy-dog
fuck S2 psy-dogs in general
warped monolith
Thank fuck
why are people so damn obsessed with making their game experience as shitty as possible
do y'all just hate fun
timid bane
why are people so damn obsessed with making their game experience as shitty as p...
I just want the game to be slower paced.
worldly sedge
S2 is UE5, you can use a standard asset ripper
I did try a while ago and it was practically impossible because all the models were baked into the scene but I guess I tried before modding support
It's probably alot more user friendly now
nova lake
I just want the game to be slower paced.
the game... that does not fake survival...
worldly sedge
why are people so damn obsessed with making their game experience as shitty as p...
Sometimes you wanna earn stuff not just get a legendary gun from the start and never worry about maintenance
Depends what you consider fun. If you like constant combat with no downsides you can boot up a cod story and lower the difficulty
Some people find challenge and in-depth mechanics fun
warped monolith
Sometimes you wanna earn stuff not just get a legendary gun from the start and n...
just don't look at youtube "get this OP gun early" guides and you're set
worldly sedge
just don't look at youtube "get this OP gun early" guides and you're set
I found them on accident
Even skifs pistol is great endgame
warped monolith
worldly sedge
just don't look at youtube "get this OP gun early" guides and you're set
Like what I'm saying is the legendary guns are just lying around the map in places sometimes in missions so you'd have to be dumb to not get them theres no challenge to getting them they just are there. Sometimes they are literally handed to you. They just straight up give you a legendary gauss rifle with 99 shots in the mag with full condition
Id prefer slowly build up a gun and be proud I worked through adversity to get it. Not just get it for free because I walked into a building
I think you just have a skill issue because building a gun in gamma is easy. Maybe not as soon as you start but like an hour in you should have the groundwork set to start tinkering with guns. And if you find a gun with a good barrel then you can just field strip it and cannibalize other guns to get it going
warped monolith
I think you just have a skill issue because building a gun in gamma is easy. May...
worldly sedge
Just find a gun with a good barrel and replace the rest
Can be done without tools or traders completely free
Like just admit u suck
warped monolith
I never said I had difficulty playing gamma
worldly sedge
So what's the problem
warped monolith
already said it up there. shit's just unfun
worldly sedge
To you
worldly sedge
Just like feels like the wrong server to be complaining about those features
I was just wondering if anyone was making a mod to make the guns more in-depth bcs they are very bland in s2
They break down annoyingly fast with no way of actually maintaining them other then just going back to traders and spending basically all ur money to keep them running
In gamma I can take parts out and replace them if they break and clean the damaged ones without spending 50k
That is an actual unfun mechanic
warped monolith
Just like feels like the wrong server to be complaining about those features
I mean... I'm in the stalker 2 channel, not the gamma channels
worldly sedge
But like u didn't join for stalker 2
Still against the point. I feel like the game lacks depth
Could use some mods to add some to the gameplay
Graphics and gunplay and all that are fine but healing weapon and armour maintenance def need something for flavor
warped monolith
But like u didn't join for stalker 2
Right, I joined for gamma
then realized gamma is glorpshit
stayed for memes and stalker 2
worldly sedge
I mean I finished it and I am hyped for the dlc but like I can't really say id spend more time then needed on it
Like I would not touch a side quest I just wanted to get the story over with
All the rewards were too meaningless to justify doing them
silver orchid
Like I would not touch a side quest I just wanted to get the story over with
The narrative of several side-quests it's directly connected to the main plot tho
warped monolith
The narrative of several side-quests it's directly connected to the main plot th...
some are even better written than the main story, I'd argue
but someone looking for a gamma experience probably doesn't care much about a game's plot
worldly sedge
The narrative of several side-quests it's directly connected to the main plot th...
That is true but like if I bumped into a random guy at a faction camp I'd just ignore it
I'm more talking about the smaller side quests that aren't linked to the story
I'm gamma I'll do anything from small requests to like stuff related to the story and id for the most part feel engaged
But most side quests in stalker 2 just didn't feel worth it
The memes were there and some would give u legendary guns but like some were just such a pain in the ass and cost so many resources it was just a drag at a point
worldly sedge
but someone looking for a gamma experience probably doesn't care much about a ga...
I do care about the plot and I did take the story seriously but the side quests just didn't do a good enough job at engaging me
Like when the reward is 5k for going into a building full of anomalies and mutants and you're gonna spend an hour in some dungeon crawl getting ur ass handed to you by a little wizard dude blowing your shit off with a shotgun that's left on the ground it gets a bit tiring
warped monolith
Like when the reward is 5k for going into a building full of anomalies and mutan...
I mean... gamma's even worse in that aspect lol
kindred violet
Also your op guns argument reminded of the whole "you are the one that presses the buttons" meme that was going around a long ass gime ago
warped monolith
that exact same thing would award you 1k roubles and a bunch of stuff you can't even sell to npcs
then you haul yourself half-dead back to base and gotta restock meds/ammo and end up spending 3x more than what you got in that little trip
worldly sedge
I mean... gamma's even worse in that aspect lol
Money isn't as needed as you can craft stuff in gamma. In stalker 2 5k won't even repair the damage to your equipment form the mission
worldly sedge
that exact same thing would award you 1k roubles and a bunch of stuff you can't ...
And you can heal for less then 2k
kindred violet
It's laughably easy to make money in S2 tho lmao
warped monolith
I didn't have much trouble keeping my gear in good condition back in 1.0, when repair costs were even worse
kindred violet
What
molten osprey
whats the small hooded dude called again
kindred violet
Wild thing to burst in here saying
molten osprey
forget their name
worldly sedge
I didn't have much trouble keeping my gear in good condition back in 1.0, when r...
It's easy to keep on top of but when ur trying to upgrade on top of that
kindred violet
Burer?
molten osprey
yeah ty
warped monolith
And you can heal for less then 2k
alright, my bad... you would only spend twice as much as what you earned.
worldly sedge
alright, my bad... you would _only_ spend twice as much as what you earned. <:ke...
Im always operating on a net positive. Start with 50k end up with 80k
Buy a bunch of cool new equipment and repeat the cycle
molten osprey
kindred violet
Lmao
warped monolith
only time I'd actively turn out monetary loss was fighting mutants, because they didn't have any loot at all back then
so they were just money/ammo sinks
warped monolith
molten osprey
you just gotta love release s2
worldly sedge
Tbh even with the new skinning mechanic you don't get much
warped monolith
damn I don't have the clip of the guy just dying and "what I've done" playing in the background
molten osprey
you just gotta love release s2
"DANGEROUS MUTANTS" the mutants in question
defeated by container
kindred violet
Duty apologists crying rn
worldly sedge
Also stalker 2 doesn't have fentanyl so in the end its clear what's better
molten osprey
speedrun strat found
kindred violet
warped monolith
who needs fent when you have the special energy drink that permanently increases your carry weight
worldly sedge
I fell down that stairwell once and didn't die and was just stuck at the bottom
worldly sedge
who needs fent when you have the special energy drink that permanently increases...
Doesn't scratch the itch
The fent itch
molten osprey
skif le schizo
so that were all clips
s2 release was awesome
fuck alife
i hate gamma
peace out
warped monolith
skif le schizo
Artyom moment
worldly sedge
I probably should've screenshot it but in stalker 2 I came across a good like 60 zombies outside rostok
I think it was an alife 2 bug
molten osprey
i mean i realized it was some kind of storytelling because you kinda see the crashed truck but that moment was so dumb because i just sprinted over the bridge
i actually thought im getting roadkilled like its battlefield by something for a second
worldly sedge
i mean i realized it was some kind of storytelling because you kinda see the cra...
It's a type of anomaly
molten osprey
i thought only cats can do funny audio stuff
worldly sedge
A rare one to my knowledge but I think there's more around
molten osprey
thats the only one i can remember at least, or that stuck out to me because it was so loud
kindred violet
On release s2 was peak
worldly sedge
I think there's like children laughing and stuff or something somewhere
Just random shi like that
warped monolith
i mean i realized it was some kind of storytelling because you kinda see the cra...
artyom walking through the metro tunnels and hearing sounds of metro cars crashing
worldly sedge
Metro 2039 soon
molten osprey
On release s2 was peak <:KekSkew:1146905259810234368>
i mean the story did its thing and the rest was mostly just funny
EXCEPT
A LITTLE
HARDCODED NUMPAD
worldly sedge
The Reich returns
molten osprey
will never forgive them for that
warped monolith
On release s2 was peak <:KekSkew:1146905259810234368>
I stopped playing because the game kept spawning half-broken guns into my inventory and making me overencumbered
molten osprey
I stopped playing because the game kept spawning half-broken guns into my invent...
or it just changed weapons
my m4 was an ak for a few reloads, swapped to pistol, swapped back, m4 again
kindred violet
Man the random guns spawning
I forgot about that entirely
That was such a funny bug
molten osprey
the worst was that the framegen on xbox was way too bad
i just fought shadow entities
kindred violet
The numpad thing was the funniest shit ever ngl
molten osprey
when i moved my mouse too fast because i wasnt used to right hand gaming, enemies were distorting so hard
worldly sedge
Alife bugs out and it'll keep spawning enemies in one location indefinitely to my knowledge in the current version
molten osprey
havent played since december 2024 so idk
molten osprey
i rushed the game before 1.3 even came out because i knew my xbox would explode
kindred violet
Since with the lair system they will grow every time they defeat an attacking squad
molten osprey
when i wanted to do another run the numpad was still hardcoded, thats fixed now but now its not in gamepass
worldly sedge
It's not necessarily a bug
I mean when you rock up to 100 zombies clipping into each other it can come off as one
kindred violet
Happened a lot with bloodsuckers
molten osprey
AND MY ASS 70 DOLLARS FOR THIS
kindred violet
And I'm unsure if they've fixed it, but I think they adjusted it with 1.8?
Never encountered it myself
worldly sedge
And I'm unsure if they've fixed it, but I think they adjusted it with 1.8?
Witnessed it like 3 days ago
So probably not
worldly sedge
I mean when you rock up to 100 zombies clipping into each other it can come off ...
This also caused me to have enough ammo and medkits to last till the end of the game
Had probably 3000 rounds of 5x45.39
Enough 9x39 to last me probably forever since I only used it in the rhino
200 medkits
Only like 25 scientific medkits tho
humble yoke
I definitely prefer OXA Prototype for that, helps keep the ammo drop bloat under control
visual minnow
Anyone else's ray reconstruction keep automatically turning on for some reason?
solar pecan
hi
kindred violet
Anyone else's ray reconstruction keep automatically turning on for some reason?
Yeah
faint aspen
Anybody got a good collection?
Planning replaying the game
and would welcome a good collection
mossy tide
hello
any one can help me
i am new with the gamma
and i want to play stalker with my friend as coop
any one can tell me the way
slim moth
this is stalker 2
warped monolith
and i want to play stalker with my friend as coop
not possible
drowsy umbra
Its called Tarkov
slim moth
i wish i let modding drama propaganda stop me from experiencing one of the most fun experiences i've had in gaming. all because ego
or people just don't do research or have the capacity to understand how something works lmao
just weird.
warped monolith
i wish i let modding drama propaganda stop me from experiencing one of the most ...
wait, what you talking about
worldly sedge
Still curious how it's completely impossible to make gamma online when online mods exist. Like yeah I get it would break alot of stuff but I'm sure there are work arounds. Like if there are mods that broke when played online you could disable them if it's impossible to fix
slim moth
Still curious how it's completely impossible to make gamma online when online mo...
it'
it's not impossible. people just pretend it is
worldly sedge
Ah
warped monolith
It would be a massive undertaking, and there has already been a fake gamma co-op mod running around which soured the community so no one really cares about it
I know there's a co-op mod CoP but nothing on anomaly/gamma to my knowledge
slim moth
i can confirm that it 1000000000000% not a scam
worldly sedge
Because it's a mod and should be free
drowsy umbra
paymods are scam
slim moth
Grok just mad they make money off it
worldly sedge
My summer car and my winter car also have them. They work but are stupid expensive
slim moth
i didn't pay a single cent and i got all the versions so
idk how other people have issues
warped monolith
i didn't pay a single cent and i got all the versions so
someone bought it and sent you the files?
worldly sedge
I mean can't be mad at stealing stolen content
slim moth
no they got it for free lmao
warped monolith
friends with the author? or are there alternate means of getting that mod without paying
slim moth
def alternate means
warped monolith
based.
is it strictly "gamma co-op" or regular non-gammafied anomaly also works?
slim moth
is it strictly "gamma co-op" or regular non-gammafied anomaly also works?
anomaly version is completely free
slim moth
That's why im like.. you don';t have to use gamma
worldly sedge
Also I can kinda understand a paywall if the mod requires server space and allat. I don't think it's right but I do understand why. P2p tho should be free
warped monolith
gonna chat with a friend who likes sdalger and see if he'd be up for a co-op anomaly run
drowsy umbra
shrugs I gonna continue play FF14
warped monolith
drowsy umbra
If stalker 2 got better content patches, I would play game more
but the x-18 quest is like a 3/10
warped monolith
it'll happen eventually
warped monolith
but the x-18 quest is like a 3/10
the way they make it so you can't do that quest if you progressed too far in the main story is just hilarious
"have fun starting a new save, sucker"
drowsy umbra
in the meantime: Downloading free roam mod and start the quest via console command
go eat shit GSC (jk)
drowsy umbra
still doesnt change that the quest is basically "Oh this is x-18 from og Stalker nostalgia nostalgia bla bla boring quest"
slim moth
it's been fun. you're welcome
warped monolith
Thank you for beta testing the game guys
can't wait for them to release all dlcs and content updates and bug fixes so I can play the game I paid for in 2024
slim moth
i wish i could be that patient. i really wish i could. but i also love seeing the advancements with the mods
however since 1.9 is mid af, im waiting till engine update before playing again.
been fucking up some enderal
kindred violet
Hell yeah enderal
slim moth
It's story is way more interesting than skyrim's
warped monolith
i wish i could be that patient. i really wish i could. but i also love seeing th...
I have to be patient, because 1.0 sucked
slim moth
though dragonborn dlc was dope
warped monolith
and I didn't feel like reinstalling on every new patch to see if it stopped sucking
slim moth
going to solstheim and going into the void
kindred violet
It's story is way more interesting than skyrim's
It's peak haha ^^
Something something nice crisp piece of meat
slim moth
It's peak haha ^^
and the magic is way more expansive
BRING ME A NICE CRISP PIECE OF MEAT
kindred violet
Least unhinged game intro ever
slim moth
i was originally trying to play the game on my phone that i wanted a playthru on my pc with mods and shit
I had to experience it with some qol mods
modding is hard on the phone. atleast im trying to figure THAT shit out
kindred violet
There's an amazing wabbajack list for enderal, the one unfortunate part is that they insisted on making the combat more soulslike, i hate combat like that in the creation engine
Anyway, good game.
Gonna sleep now
warped monolith
enderal is uhhhhhhhhhhh
I forgot
a mod, right?
with its own story and main questline and so on
slim moth
at this point it is it's own game and story and yeah
i don't think you need skyrim se installed
maybe
you might actually
i don't think for GOG you do
warped monolith
standalone mods are the best
worldly sedge
On the topic of stalker online I wonder how hard stalker 2 would be to mod online
The engine is alot better suited for it
warped monolith
the fact it's UE5 and there's an upcoming multiplayer mode, it shouldn't be too difficult
worldly sedge
Oh shi
slim moth
dm
worldly sedge
Np
silver orchid
can't wait for them to release all dlcs and content updates and bug fixes so I c...
Imagine buy a game and that it only be on a "ideal" state +3 years after as minimum, even worse if the user pre-ordered in 2021
warped monolith
yeah I was stupid enough to buy into the hype
trim iron
Me too
warped monolith
trim iron
Should have known, because the norm these days are "Pre-order for the privilege of doing our quality control for us by playing a bug riddled incomplete mess! But that's not all! Pre-order the deluxe edition and get all DLC for free, even if those end up being side quests or visual packs that doesn't even compare to the free mods the community will produce!"
warped monolith
problem is - I only preorder when I know exactly what I'm getting
and I knew what I was gonna get with Stalker 2
and I did it anyway
guess I thought "eventually it'll be good"
and as a consolation prize the game's price increased after release, in my region anyway
trim iron
Similarly, most of my resentment is towards myself because I REALLY wanted to believe it would be great
warped monolith
so I got it for cheaper than I would if I bought it now
trim iron
lol
That is one benefit
warped monolith
let me check that again actually
yea
60 moneis cheaper
enough for an indie game
(which would probably net me more hours of gameplay)
trim iron
I paid $50 more
Oh, no sorry. It's the same price
I did get my moneys worth after launch, though. Mostly thanks to mods.
What's pissing me off is how long it is taking them to fix the game and release the DLC
They are just delaying the modding community from doing their part
silver orchid
They are just delaying the modding community from doing their part
That sucks, but the worst part is that the updates yet will be lethal for mods after of the release of any DLC planned until now, a guy of GSC said that the life of the game would be expanded beyond the "plans" because always new ideas appear
From a "vanilla POV" that's a great comment but from modding view, isn't less than a torture, unless if they add smth to select updates in the platforms
worldly sedge
can't wait for them to release all dlcs and content updates and bug fixes so I c...
Buys stalker game. Finds stalker inside >:(
Stalker doesn't have bugs
It has anomalies
Like the anomaly that causes your game to crash
tacit glacier
Man looks straight outta ps1
tawdry wolf
Will stalker 2 ever reach the level of modding anomaly has achieved
stuck condor
No
visual minnow
silver orchid
Will stalker 2 ever reach the level of modding anomaly has achieved
No, it will reach to the level of modding that Clear Sky has, and that's like 1000000 bazillion times stronger than Anomaly modding
wintry wren
Hi there, I need you guys help. For some reason my game looks like shit and trying to fix the game with mods even makes it worse. There is motion shadow happening. When something moves there is a trail behind it. And fells like AO is broken. Corners are pitch black. And seems like eye adaptation is a joke. Anyone know how to fix these?
torpid relic
maybe try deleteing Engine.ini
warped monolith
things leaving "shadow trails" are a result of upscaling and/or framegen
warped monolith
maybe try deleteing Engine.ini
I don't know of any method to fix the eye adaptation crap
torpid relic
you cant really. it feels hard baked into the game, and in every game that thing is in its awfull
wintry wren
I hate UE5... Why did they choose this engine for this game. It's killing it.
torpid relic
because making your own is ALOT of work and back then UE5 was the shit
warped monolith
you cant really. it feels hard baked into the game, and in every game that thing...
agreed
hate that shit since BF3
torpid relic
and no one knew how shitty it would turn out.
warped monolith
biggest problem is GSC took the lazy route and used UE5's shit solutions for lighting and shadows (aka Lumen) and some other internal features as a shortcut to not having to develop things themselves
many UE5 games are fine because the devs weren't lazy and didn't use these crap features as shortcuts
torpid relic
pov you just walked out of a shed with 20 windows
nova lake
UE5 is the shit rn, not really back in 5.1 days
wintry wren
You can't turn off the image scaling in the game right?
warped monolith
You can't turn off the image scaling in the game right?
I think you can set the upscaling to 100%, which effectively means native resolution rendering
torpid relic
biggest problem is GSC took the lazy route and used UE5's shit solutions for lig...
the lighting is great if you stand still, but . . . .
also theres the issue with light sources, theres table lights who do cast basically zero light, or the barrel fires, or fires in general, come to think of it, every source of light
wintry wren
Okay another question, is ballistics system good now? I played the game when it first came out and wanted to give it a second chance. Should I download a mod for it?
I found 2 mods OXA prototype and Stalker Unlimited
torpid relic
its meh, pretty much like the old games
wintry wren
Allright thanks for the answers
faint aspen
Anybody got a good collection?
Planning replaying the game
and would welcome a good collection
tawdry wolf
No, it will reach to the level of modding that Clear Sky has, and that's like 10...
Ik I just wanted to see if I’d be lied to 😂 but thanks anyway
stiff quarry
any good FOV mods or engine edits, there was one a while ago that worked really well but i cant remember the name or the github for it
slim moth
are you just trying to get a wider fov
[SystemSettings]
r.UseLegacyMaintainYFOVViewMatrix=TRUE
stiff quarry
nah, i found it tho thanks
Stalker2tweaks btw if anybody is interesting, lets you run the FOV out to like 240%
slim moth
warps the image though
warped monolith
spider pov
stiff quarry
warps the image though
yeah you shouldnt go to 240, but you could. i play on 1.2 and it looks pretty dank with TWRP
kindred violet
240 is nuts lol
tacit glacier
240% fov?
Wonder how that would look with panini projection
tacit glacier
mofo gotta be like a chameleon with 240% fov
fr tho
You can play Quake 1 with 360 degree field of view thanks to Panini Projection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9v_XN7Wxh8
peak eagle
fr tho
You can play Quake 1 with 360 degree field of view thanks to Panini Proje...
trippy
slim moth
hushed bloom
Stalker 2 is so fun it's just it being UE5 adds this weird white fog/grain that appears in dark areas and grain in general when outside. :(
warped monolith
https://tenor.com/view/animal-frog-looking-gif-12297254
humble yoke
Imo GSC should make a plotless multiplayer extraction shooter stalker game. Just let us collect artifacts with friends and fight other groups if/when we cross and someone decides to be a dirty rat lol. The game style suits extraction shooters perfectly imo.
remote eagle
nova lake
Imo GSC should make a plotless multiplayer extraction shooter stalker game. Just...
the fisher who uses bait in the GAMMA discord server
will forever more, remain without his fish
warped monolith
Imo GSC should make a plotless multiplayer extraction shooter stalker game. Just...
survarium tried that
it doesn't exist anymore
we don't need more extraction shooters, especially extraction shooters that bastardize existing IPs
[cough] Marathon
humble yoke
survarium tried that
it doesn't exist anymore
survarium isn't an extraction shooter though? It was a bunch of game modes like TDM and a planned freeplay mode.
warped monolith
like I said, tried
it shut down before the freeplay mode came out
which would have worked similar to what extraction shooters do nowadays
game didn't even stay alive long enough for the pve/freeplay mode they've promised since the start of beta
sad, really
humble yoke
Similar, maybe. Definitely not a 1 for 1 though. Extraction shooter gameplay just kind of lends itself to the stalker gameplay loop.
warped monolith
just because EFP exists doesn't mean that's a 100% certainty
humble yoke
Group up at a campfire, go out into a big ol' exclusion zone map. Hunt for artifacts, defend against rats trying to steal your artifacts, get back to campfire.
warped monolith
but I'm sure GSC could get some more microsoft money for a spinoff, if the CEO doesn't buy another lamborghini
nova lake
Group up at a campfire, go out into a big ol' exclusion zone map. Hunt for artif...
just play DayZ Stalker servers
warped monolith
just play DayZ Stalker servers
or gamma without quicksaving
humble yoke
Ya'll are crazy lol. DayZ mods are not a substitude for a fullly fleshed out game lmao. And Gamma is how old? Plus it's not multiplayer. You could do the same with Stalker 2 if you wanted lol.
nova lake
I dunno man I think what you want already exists and youre just mad it doesnt have a GSC tag on it
humble yoke
I'm not mad but I'm saying "You know what would be great? A chicken sandwitch" while you're proposing a roast beef sandwitch instead.
That's just...wat?
Nothing wrong with roast beef but pretending roast beef is chicken is insulting to my intelligence lol
warped monolith
If a game is good, doesn't matter if it's old
humble yoke
If a game is good, doesn't matter if it's old
Subjective but fair
warped monolith
that's not subjective lol
humble yoke
sigh
humble yoke
Yeah this community aint for me, this done dumbass elitist nonsense and now ur trying to rewrite english to be a cunt
no
That shit is loser crap
gluck
warped monolith
That shit is loser crap
yeah how dare people disagree with you
the nerve. the gall.
good riddance to bad bait.
remote eagle
old man baited another one 🥀
warped monolith
he's the one baiting people asking for a shit game to be made even shittier by making it in a shit genre
then calling ppl crazy for not agreeing
bro joined this server looking for yes men
didn't find them
got mad
remote eagle
remote eagle
didn't find them
he actually left 
nova lake
the fisher returns one with no fish
for his bait was worse than dirt
remote eagle
warped monolith
he actually left <:omegakekw:1016121110372306944>
yup
did his last yap and left before I even replied
peak reddit moment
remote eagle
peak reddit moment
visual minnow
Will we ever reach a point in Stalker 2 modding where localization files will just work seamslessly instead of having to be merged?
warped monolith
humble moss
guy wants yet another extraction shooter, calls others crazy
Man arc raiders is fun sometimes. We getting to many🥱
silver orchid
Imo GSC should make a plotless multiplayer extraction shooter stalker game. Just...
Most probably that wouldn't be a good idea because it would be a:
WOW THIS GAME IS A UNBELIEVABLE MASTERPIECE, GOTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
The player base falls a 10000000000000% 2 months after release
Let these thingis to the mods
pliant bough
Just started playing S2 recently, and I love how the game lets me choose the violence option in dialogue, then I get a fatal shotgun blast to the face before my character even fully draws their weapon from the cutscene LOL
Seems like a slight oversight
near forge
Nah, best to lie and choose violence after.
slim moth
Just started playing S2 recently, and I love how the game lets me choose the vio...
skif sucks at the quick draw fr fr
pliant bough
skif sucks at the quick draw fr fr
Skif feels really slow at ADS'ing anything tbh. Not sure why so sluggish
GAMMA might have spoiled me, but S2 feels a bit clunky in comparison
warped monolith
... tarkov may have spoiled me because it didn't feel too sluggish in Stalker 2
kindred violet
Very much depends on what gun you've got equipped, he really takes his time with some of the heavier stuff
visual minnow
Why does it feel like bullets turn into nerf darts after like 50 metres
Except for npcs
dusk parcel
hey guys what is this and how to use it?
stable mica
mates, how do i activate qaslot 2 and 4?
tacit glacier
mates, how do i activate qaslot 2 and 4?
The game currently has hold to use for slots 2 and 4 (tap z to use 1, tap c to use 3, hold z to use 2, hold c to use 4)
stable mica
well that is a fcuking dumb system.
tacit glacier
You can use a mod called Tappable Hotkeys, then in settings you have to press left arrow key to force key change and choose a new bind. In game it will be tap to use then.
stable mica
im quiting till next summer (again)
tacit glacier
fyi if you use mods you'll need achievements unlockers since the game blocks achievements for any sort of mods (that bitch ass mf)
torpid relic
left back in the game cause of consol focus and they never changed it, and probably never will.
kindred violet
what
summer vapor
https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/2161?tab=posts damn mods getting be more global
hoary badger
Stalker 2 or Stalker gamma?
silver orchid
Stalker MOBILE
icy basin
Stalker 2 or Stalker gamma?
Honestly, Stalker 2 :)
hoary badger
Honestly, Stalker 2 :)
Why?
icy basin
STALKER GAMMA, and by "extension" Anomaly, is a sandbox game where you're playing with dolls pretending to be STALKER characters.
Sure it's fun to run around the Zone, farm your faction enemies or pretend to be one of them via disguise, but there's nothing really there.
The story that's currently there is a fanfic-y rehash. No word on Grok's story rework, it's deeply a WIP.
Meanwhile, STALKER 2 at least attempts something new
UE5 ugliness aside, it's a fresh look (some may say it's nostalgia bait, yeah no shit) at STALKER
molten osprey
Because stalker 2 is a game with a Story and not a framework of indefinable cock and Ball torture that is made to drain your life force until you get one good gun and 500 bullets and just play call of duty again with Fancy healing and Smoking animations
icy basin
And re-chewed "Tarkov mechanics"
molten osprey
Like sometimes i crave gamma and i know im bored after 2 hours because i repaired my first gun and every bit of difficulty is out the window
Then its just hoarding bandages and medkits and at at that point i could just replay SoC/CS/CoP
kindred violet
Yeah S2 for me as well, same reasons as they listed
I could also be a little rage-baity and say S2 has better polish 
icy basin
To be fair to GAMMA, it is one guy slapping mods together while other modmakers are doing whatever they want because most don't actually care about their mod being in GAMMA
The downloads number going up on moddb does nothing for em
kindred violet
Oh absolutely
Still sometimes wish that instead of adding more and more stuff there would be a drive to bring things in gamma to an equal status
It's one thing I really notice with the guns
The popular stuff is high quality, has good animations, but if you have something more obscure it falls off a cliff
It very much is an issue stemming from what you said
molten osprey
Im just a victim of the sandbox issue
There just isnt really something to do for me
I once tried to motivate me by hunting the legends and all but whatever
Its just all whatever
kindred violet
Yeah, i also can't play much farther than getting north
It just gets boring af
Dry, does grok have design docs for gamma?
Or is it very much just a "what I currently feel like doing"
hoary badger
STALKER GAMMA, and by "extension" Anomaly, is a sandbox game where you're playin...
I mean, stalker 2 is kinda the same but canon story
And A-life is non existent, and theres zones where is absolute emptiness, no task, no secondary mission
Just, walk
kindred violet
And A-life is non existent, and theres zones where is absolute emptiness, no tas...
I have got bad news for you
hoary badger
I have got bad news for you
What
kindred violet
!hasalife
icy basin
They made is kinda the same if not better than it was in CoP
hoary badger
They made is kinda the same if not better than it was in CoP
So, it has
Is not just stalkers walking?
At least you can see them do stuff?
Like on anomalies or figthing rival factions?
They at least use tactics?
frank sentinel
I’m on my second playthrough, veteran this time.
icy basin
I don't believe I ever specifically went and watched NPCs interact with the world, but they fight
hoary badger
Like sneaking or prone?
icy basin
That's a lot of goalposts 
hoary badger
I mean, they did stuff like that in the vanilla CoP
Its rare
Bu they did somethimes
icy basin
I just did my own thing in CoP
hoary badger
HAHAHSAHS
icy basin
It might as well have not existed for me in CoP
But I have run across squads fighting in Stalker 2
molten osprey
People dont get that that the mighty a life they have heard so much about is a just a bunch of scripts giving you the illusion of an actual life happening
hoary badger
People dont get that that the mighty a life they have heard so much about is a j...
Thats the fun thing
To look like it
molten osprey
The two same stalkers leaving station to patrol the same Claw anomaly every day and maybe Meeting a bloodsucker and shooting him isnt some magic Form of making a Video game alive, its one damn script
I get that its annoying that they werent even able to replicate it on a Basic level in s2, but man people talk about alife like strelok pulled out the monitor and sucked their cock
Stalker was always, get gun that is not absolute ass, hoard Bandages and medkits, play call of duty in a neat setting
molten osprey
I mean i love it, there isnt something that comes close to give me the same feels, but some peoples glasses are so Rose Tinted its a bit cringe
hoary badger
Do you know metro?
molten osprey
Yeah ofc
Read the books, played the games
Only read 2033 and 2034 tho so no idea whats coming this year
hoary badger
Those are the nearest to stalker i can think rn
And IMO i really liked those scripts, because it made the world a liltle bit more alive
In S2 you just walk, and walk, and sometimes something spawn on your 100 meter radius, and thats it
The only thing i could say is better is the anomalies, more diversity and more "puzzles" to get artifacts
Other than that it feels pretty dull
The first 20 hours where really good, the rest is empty
hoary badger
Just rushed the ending
I like to explore a lot, so the first 2 zones where pretty good for me, after that the only thing the game has left is the main story
So i kinda did the same
kindred violet
I get that its annoying that they werent even able to replicate it on a Basic le...
My take on S2 was that instead of implementing such a basic systems they had way too much ambition with the director system and just noticed way down the line that it's awful on performance and had to neuter it to get the game to run and then were too late in development to have a proper workaround and not just the spawning behind you we had on release
summer vapor
There's nothing interesting in the leaked 2023 build. It's very little content compared to what was cut from ShoC.
hoary badger
My take on S2 was that instead of implementing such a basic systems they had way...
We still have the same spawning
100m circle around you
slim moth
it is a render bubble
not a spawn bubble
ig now it's more of render distance than bubble at this point
like yes the a-life ai director thing can/does spawn within that 100m for obvious reasons. but it's no longer just a spawn bubble anymore. hasn't been since like.. what 1.7
finite needle
Even earlier I think, the only way to dispel that kind of rumor now is to release an anime made by studio Trigger
finite needle
My take on S2 was that instead of implementing such a basic systems they had way...
I'm just appalled that there is nothing to do in Rostok or Cement Factory as of 2026, no actual faction wars or way to influence it, no monolith raids etc. After SIRCAA the game just becomes GAMMA but without the milsim stuff, you go A to B and then you have to face the worst bossfights ever ideated.
kindred violet
Then you'll be happy to wait for the DLCs and future updates
It is what it is
I ain't crying over what we got, just looking forward to getting more
heady marsh
Paid for the psychical ultimate edition here. To say I’m utterly despondent on the current state of S2 right now would be an understatement lol. It is what it is but I’ll probs only come back to it once it’s at least consistent with the entire AI NPC side of things. The absolute state of it right now is just soul destroying to experience sadly. I wish the team well in turning things around and hopefully in 2:0 they’ll nail it.
Don’t get me started on flying objects hitting you thru walls and at the same time watching NPC after NPC simply disappearing into thin air…
warped monolith
poltergeists hitting you through walls is a "new" bug, isn't it? I don't remember it happening in 1.0
torpid relic
other then some questionable AI accuaracy its pretty good. the only problem is the "online" render bubble, its only like 100m. you can actually have night time combat now with enemies not really knowing where you are. but once they do know it breaks immersion a little as even some random crackhead bandit with a sawedoff is as accurate as the most elite monolith chad
warped monolith
other then some questionable AI accuaracy its pretty good. the only problem is t...
that's just zone-accurate, remember the Clear Sky Renegades sniping you with TOZes?
torpid relic
hmmm, they werent present at the machine yard place righht?
no that was military, and it was just as bad, i do rember. i dont rember if that was the reason i didnt play more then 5h of clear sky. Really like the warfare thing tho, but CoP was just cooler for me back then
warped monolith
I think cop was the best of the trilogy. CS had some good ideas but they were badly executed 
golden hazel
that's just zone-accurate, remember the Clear Sky Renegades sniping you with TOZ...
It was Scamrovich selling them quantum shells
Cheap bastard would only sell Scar deformed rubber bullets
slim moth
silver orchid
There's nothing interesting in the leaked 2023 build. It's very little content c...
there a lot of interesting thingis in the build of 2023
But possibly never HoC will have a lot of leaked builds
There some images in x sites in bad quality that are from the alpha or pre-alpha and that's probably the "most different thingis" that we will see in a while
THO
GSC offices has a server purely dedicated to store "stalker history" sooooo probably someday someone will post some builds more
warped monolith
GSC offices has a server purely dedicated to store "stalker history" sooooo prob...
unless they were lost in that office fire
lyric schooner
I reckon someone here might be knowledgeable enough to know
how does one fix this unreal engine lumen light leaking bug ?
https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/1rs169b/stalker_2_light_leaking_inside_buildings/
Reddit
slim moth
uninstalling
there are quite a few mods that try to address this. but you can do r.fog 0 get rid of fog indoors
lyric schooner
there are quite a few mods that try to address this. but you can do r.fog 0 get ...
do you know which mods address this ?
Ultra+ does this right?
slim moth
That's what I use.
lyric schooner
That's what I use.
thanks. There are quite a few options in Ultra+. Do you use the default settings?
slim moth
choose the ultraplus preset
and then you can start making changes from there
i don't have stalker 2 downloaded rn or else i'd give you the specific settings to fuck with
hybrid forum
ok so im playing anomaly, why the FUCK do i not have the lead container for my loner run
am i dumb, did i miss picking it up
kindred violet
Wrong channel
lyric schooner
I see now why everyone complained about mutant health
what does even mean to take 100 bullets and not die
lyric schooner
this is base anomaly which is not gamma
this is stalker 2 channel not anomaly
icy basin
this is base anomaly which is not gamma
Which is also not STALKER 2
Matter of fact, this entire server doesn't deal with base anomaly
hybrid forum
i mean its a stalker server i figured someone would know :/
kindred violet
what does even mean to take 100 bullets and not die
Skill issue
lyric schooner
ok using Ultra+
defaults already include light leakage fix
some settings in the mod are crucial
ReflectionQuality : set to high. This fixes terrible flickering reflections.
Shadow Quality: set to epic. No more minecraft shadows.
Also changed foliage draw distance to epic. no more terrible pop-ins
Color Grading set to on for aesthetics
this game needs so much work
tacit glacier
Which is also not STALKER 2
Matter of fact, this entire server doesn't deal with...
By technicality, modding and talking about anomaly is fine since its stalker related.
tacit glacier
You will help your fellow stalker and you will like it reeeeeee
why are screenshots from media in 1024x576
warped monolith
russians using potato pcs
lyric schooner
Is there a shortcut like shift click or control click to quickly move items instead of having to double click each item or having to take all items
onyx harbor
don't think so
yet another thing that pisses me off
another one
maybe in the dlc?
warped monolith
*another* one
visual minnow
After playing GAMMA for so long, playing Stalker 2 feels kinda boring ngl
me want crafting
and scavenging
lyric schooner
yet another thing that pisses me off
I'm half convinced no one in dev team actually plays the game
How do they even manage items
visual minnow
right click, take all
warped monolith
right click, take all
just like the originals
lyric schooner
Yeah screw that I just need to move a few things
heady marsh
Aye, I was surprised how empty and insignificant S2 felt. Real shame… just nothing felt like it held any meaning or even mattered.
visual minnow
Is there a shortcut like shift click or control click to quickly move items inst...
found this vid of a russian that seems to have made a mod to change this, but idk where you can find it
lyric schooner
God bless where's that mod
lyric schooner
I also just installed Immersive HUD mod. It kinda works, but I can't access the in-game setting menu with backslash. Nor can I see vitals in item wheel like advertised. Did something break I wonder
I have not installed any other HUD mods
summer vapor
GSC offices has a server purely dedicated to store "stalker history" sooooo prob...
I find it hard to believe. This whole conspiracy theory that a lot was cut from the game could just be an excuse for the state in which the game was released
warped monolith
I find it hard to believe. This whole conspiracy theory that a lot was cut from ...
those things aren't mutually exclusive. they could've stored old builds and cut content internally
every game has cut content and stuff that doesn't make it to final release, but not all devs simply throw the stuff away
summer vapor
Sure, there's cut content, but what's there? The old version of Garbage can only be interesting
warped monolith
Sure, there's cut content, but what's there? The old version of Garbage can only...
how would we know, it's in the GSC office
summer vapor
GSC is a newly founded company; none of the developers were involved in the trilogy's development. This is their first game, they had funding issues, and much of the game was outsourced. I remember a long time ago someone complaining about low pay at the company
warped monolith
what does that have to do with them having old builds of Stalker 2 in their office
summer vapor
What exactly should be in these old builds?
kindred violet
idk wtf this nonsensical argument is
lyric schooner
There are no binoculars ig
raven saffron
yurt
visual minnow
Lumen is utter dogshit. A doorway wouldn't be this dark
warped monolith
it wouldn't, but that pic goes hard
it's unrealistic but is 100% something you'd see in professional photography with specific lenses and editing and so on
visual minnow
Lumen is utter dogshit. A doorway wouldn't be this dark
Isnt this an issue the Engine Update will be addressing?
finite needle
It better
slim moth
if it doesn't, then i don't see the point
warped monolith
Isnt this an issue the Engine Update will be addressing?
In theory... if that engine update ever happens lmao
finite needle
I started sayng spawn as well, the brainrot is real
warped monolith
I started sayng spawn as well, the brainrot is real
finite needle
THAT I doubt
warped monolith
supposedly we can expect better overall performance too
finite needle
I'll settle for the horrible pixelated Lumen to go away
that's all I ask
I'm not asking much
warped monolith
one can dream
I hope they get rid of it as well but I honestly don't think they will
slim moth
personally, going back and forth between Stalker 2 and other recent UE5 games the feel is substantially different. The UE5.1 sucks fucking hard
finite needle
and I know it's a unreal engine issue because I've seent he same issue with Expedition 33 (and the ghosting)
slim moth
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1306683555488862319/1494226550734852176/S...
never experienced that ever since launch lmao
finite needle
I never got that either
visual minnow
well it could be that i updated dlss
finite needle
"what, you don't have a second penis?"
visual minnow
slim moth
well it could be that i updated dlss
i always have
finite needle
sorry, I used a group A joke in the group B
finite needle
the meaning is that sometimes people in here share stuff that literally happens only to their specific configuration and of course think it's normal
slim moth
wtf is wrong with your game lmao
warped monolith
yea I haven't experienced either of those issues when I played
visual minnow
no this is a base s2 thing
warped monolith
finite needle
Bro is playing Darkwood 3D
visual minnow
literally just walk through any object that you can noclip thru
particularly plants
warped monolith
particularly plants
PANTS?
visual minnow
fuck you
warped monolith
no please don't walk through my pants
slim moth
Don't like.. most games do the transparent vegetation thing
finite needle
So you noclip into stuff and it looks weid from the inside? 🤔
slim moth
and the only reason that looks like ass is probably cause of your settings
finite needle
Sorry, before you claim I am being paid by the ukrainian government to glaze Stalker 2, I've never seen that stuff and I have like 300 hours
visual minnow
god i wish they used anything other than UE5
id even take the monolith engine over UE5
finite needle
same btw
doesn't even look THAT good most of the time
not monolith tho, I've been replayin GAMMA recently and goddamn this game looks ancient and old most of the times you aren't shooting
slim moth
vanilla stalker 2 is a blurry blotchy mess
visual minnow
GAMMA is able to look better that stalker 2 most of the time
finite needle
I really disagree on that
visual minnow
Example:
finite needle
I was walking out of Rostok just yesterday and it looked like crap
visual minnow
literally the only downside of gamma graphics is that the world models have like 4 polygons with 4k textures slapped on em
finite needle
It's a big downside since that's 99% of the assets
visual minnow
literally:
slim moth
most of the maps in stalker anomaly feel like paintball arenas to me
finite needle
Sorry, I just can't get over it anymore now that the magic is gone
slim moth
kills the immersion
finite needle
GUnplay is better in GAMMA still tho
slim moth
I prefer S2's gunplay without a doubt
visual minnow
kills the immersion
well, considering how many firefights are constantly happening, factions WOULD be putting barricades for cover basically everywhere
visual minnow
I prefer S2's gunplay without a doubt
S2's gunplay feels really floaty IMO
plus shooting long range feels like firing a nerf gun
damage does about the same long range too
finite needle
It's fine, but GAMMA feels more lethal
I don't dislike Stalker 2 gameplay, just I'm so used to GAMMA it kinda became my new normal
slim moth
It's all preferential. Like i don't dislike the gamma movement at all, but moving through doorways, stairways can feel so buggy
the inertia is weird and inconsistent
finite needle
Climbing stairs in GAMMA is still the jankiest experience ever
slim moth
can be fixed, sure
visual minnow
the inertia is weird and inconsistent
its cuz if you disable SSS and look at the floors, there are tons of debris and cracks that have collision, that fuck up your movement
slim moth
I also slow down player movement for Skiff down like 25%
so it's a bit more grounded
less arcadey
slim moth
its cuz if you disable SSS and look at the floors, there are tons of debris and ...
gross
visual minnow
Climbing stairs in GAMMA is still the jankiest experience ever
if you look at games like TF2, the stairs actually have the collision of a smooth slope
slim moth
sounds like an oversite
finite needle
Skiff moves better, but as I said I'm just so used to sprint at 75 km/h for 15 minutes straight that I miss it in Stalker 2
visual minnow
Skiff moves better, but as I said I'm just so used to sprint at 75 km/h for 15 m...
ah yes, cuz i like going 1kp/h in a 1cm deep puddle
slim moth
Yeah, i always liked the slow methodical movement so i'd always slow down movement in GAMMA/Zona/Anthology whatever
warped monolith
if you look at games like TF2, the stairs actually have the collision of a smoot...
I kinda prefer stairs to actually be stairs, but in OG Stalker the game can treat the higher steps as a "low wall" and completely stop your movement
idtech and UE games do it way better
slim moth
makes the mutants a lot harder
finite needle
ah yes, cuz i like going 1kp/h in a 1cm deep puddle
I have never seen someone go fast while half submerged in a swamp while bearing around 80kg of stuff
visual minnow
I have never seen someone go fast while half submerged in a swamp while bearing ...
which is why i said 1cm of water
puddle
slim moth
the water movement never really bothered me as much as it does other people
like even running from shit in the swamp, it never really fucked me over
i just knew to avoid em
visual minnow
also the flinching when hit by enemies is a tad excessive
finite needle
It did fuck me over once, while running away from the secret Pseudogiant
I guess that's just the zone being tre zone tho
warped monolith
lighting is amazing
visual minnow
warped monolith
ikt's all brown
finite needle
He somehow manged to pick the brownest, flattest picture ever taken in GAMMA. I might have something better in my folder with a bit of luck
warped monolith
He somehow manged to pick the brownest, flattest picture ever taken in GAMMA. I ...
reminds me of the guy some time ago bragging about his visual overhaul modpack
removes 90% of color from the game
visual minnow
although the color grading in some areas could use some work...
finite needle
Green is Fallout, Brown is Mexico, Grey is eastern europe/London
visual minnow
nah, new vegas piss tint is better
warped monolith
isn't the piss tint from fo3
also what was that game with a very strong blue tint
forgot
slim moth
battlefield 3?
warped monolith
yea!
finite needle
System Shock remake has a strong blue tint but I don't think that's the game you're thinking about
slim moth
killzone brown dirty lens
finite needle
all of the mid to late 2000s were brown
warped monolith
Crysis wasn't 
slim moth
that was bloom and god rays
warped monolith
System Shock remake has a strong blue tint but I don't think that's the game you...
yea I was thinking bf3 but I forgor
slim moth
bloom, blur
warped monolith
god rays is the coolest post-processing effect imo
slim moth
i don't mind it, if it's not over blown
i hate when that shit looks like jesus christ himself is on fire
fucking telly tubby sun shine
visual minnow
if only the game actually looked like the loading screens...
(without max graphics and getting 20 fps)
slim moth
they're from the new engine. some things i can immediately tell is very different is the vegetation
torpid relic
if your standing still it does, cause then UE5 doestn become mega blury
old stalker and stalker anomaly/gamma is great and all but the tiny map sizes really kill immersion if it isnt foggy AF all the time.
im just waiting for the next gamma update to start again, meanwhile i play stalker 2 cause i never managed to finish it and i want to befor the dlc
lyric schooner
so right at the beginning, I was shot by some bandits attacking Zhorik even though the dot reticule indicated Green
how do you identify who to shoot and how to check my reputation with facitons?
finite needle
old stalker and stalker anomaly/gamma is great and all but the tiny map sizes re...
THE GAME AAA COULDN'T MAKE and it's just a short video of your invictus run getting destroyed by the 3 boars spawning on your ass when you move from Garbage to Dark Valley
kindred violet
THE GAME THAT DOESN'T FAKE SURVIVAL
visual minnow
Just did lab x-18, underwhelming
finite needle
I still haven't done it yet, but I wasn't expecting it to be like the 1.8 "small update"
GSC marketing is incredible
kindred violet
I mean, it's literally just one location, i don't know what people expected lol
It sows some neat seeds for the DLC
visual minnow
loot was mid
finite needle
btw we're dropping a 8 hours dlc to the game for free enjoy
visual minnow
I mean, it's literally just one location, i don't know what people expected lol
i expected maybe atleast a unique weapon or armour
kindred violet
Yeah no shit, it's an early game location to visit
visual minnow
btw we're dropping a 8 hours dlc to the game for free enjoy
took me 1 hr...
finite needle
I don't think it was ever a mystery this was going to be a small thing they added to populate the zone
visual minnow
not even
finite needle
took me 1 hr...
Yeah sorry Iw as talking about 1.8
visual minnow
ah