🔨base-gamma-support

[rugged sable]

Oh I see, it does not even appear

[fresh merlin]

is there an artifact that requires special conditions to appear

like at night or wearing sth

[rugged sable]

Let an NPC collect it and do some killing? 😄

[simple cipher]

i usually shoot them with a shotgun, it throws them quite far

[rugged sable]

well, it maybe under the world, it happens

if it appears next time, shoot it

[fresh merlin]

it's flying across me all the time

[rugged sable]

then it's under the world, this happened with me many,many,many, aaand many times 😄

[fresh merlin]

I have bombed with grenades

Nothing

Turned on god mode

Still nothing

[mystic finch]

One of the updates says your meant to be able to buy the weakest armour plate from vendors but it isn't showing up in traders at all

[fresh merlin]

kevlar plate?

ecologists sell a bunch

[jagged lance]

you at supply lvl 2+?

[mystic finch]

petrenko is supply lvl 3

[jagged lance]

idk

i havent been seeing them at traders either

not in the crafting menu either

[graceful iron]

ecologists definitely sell them

[mystic finch]

hmm ok going to have to get my rep up with ecos though

[graceful iron]

you dont have to, they sell them at level 1

unless that was changed

[jagged lance]

recent update says supply 2

[graceful iron]

all traders ?

[jagged lance]

#📢development message

[mystic finch]

I will go back and check again but pretty sure it wasn't there but I doubt sakararov is supply lvl 2 though

[sullen valve]

Is there a way to add two scopes on an AK similar to the Ak-105 tactical?

[mystic finch]

yeah supply lvl 2 yet petrenko does not sell it at supply lvl 3

[sullen valve]

I like having to switch scopes without opening my inventory

very tacticool

[jagged lance]

depends on the ak

rightclick and look at scopes

will tell you if it can have a kit put on

[sullen valve]

ohhh right the kit

[fresh merlin]

@graceful iron I have done everything.... this artifact must have a special condition or it's forgotten

[sullen valve]

ty, i never cosnidered it

[jagged lance]

try low crouching

ive had to lowcrouch to pick up rings before

[mystic finch]

you can switch scope types that are compatible with a hot key

[graceful iron]

did you try going up and then pressing enter ?

the artefact isnt on ground level, its above

its a bugged artefact and it isnt a new thing, anomaly and stalker always had this

[sullen valve]

Should I even bother using the diguise to increase rep for Mercs?

I feel like it's too much of a hassle

[fresh merlin]

Tried and still nothing lol

[graceful iron]

https://tenor.com/view/elmo-shrug-不造-i-dont-know-gif-5094560

unless its a quest artefact just forget about it

[fresh merlin]

ok at least I know it's not any common knowledge

maybe it's the fabled af_monolith

[graceful iron]

the monolith shard does not spawn normally

[warm sluice]

sounds like you gave it all of 5 seconds of thought, ah well it ain't your problem if you don't know how to automate it I guess, hope you figure something out for the community sake

[fresh merlin]

when I get close to it, it sometimes disappears

this can't be a simple trick

[jagged lance]

you do it then mate

[fresh merlin]

it's in this anomaly in darkscape

maybe someone else will one day figure it out

[knotty patrol]

Is there a way to stealth kill with knife? I snuck into the military outpost in south Cordon, but I'm afraid my PM won't do any damage to their armor. I'm still new, so no other guns

[fresh merlin]

PM
no other guns
sorry mate you are screwed with capital S

[jagged lance]

theres a setting in gameplay i think in the stealth tab that enables takedowns or something like that

idk how reliable it is

[fresh merlin]

one stealth kill means nothing against an angry base

the only way I fought that outpost was with my trusty SKS with scope

[knotty patrol]

Oh, I was hoping I could do this quietly

[fresh merlin]

one headshot for most of them

[graceful iron]

you can knife them but you will have to not be seen or heard, enable the stealth kills in gameplay options and all knives as viable

its not really effective

[knotty patrol]

Ok I snuck up behind him, it said "F to speak" but he turned around before I attacked with my knife

Then I reloaded and it crashed

Lol

[graceful iron]

if you get close enough to speak to him he will notice you, use your knife before that

[knotty patrol]

I'll try again. Thanks for your help @graceful iron @jagged lance and your words of caution @fresh merlin 🥲

[mystic finch]

stealth kills need to be done with the spetnaz switch blade by default unless you set the option for all melee weapons

[knotty patrol]

Hmm I set "all" but it didn't work. I must be doing it wrong. Took a few right clicks to kill him, and definitely not silent haha!

[mystic finch]

you need to not be seen

[fresh merlin]

Is there a special animation for spetsnaz blade

[mystic finch]

nah just normal attacks slash or stab

[knotty patrol]

I definitely have not been seen, I'm also coming from behind, and close enough to see the "F to talk" prompt

[mystic finch]

well it works for me it's useful for when there are only a few standing away from each other all you need to do is stab they should die in one hit

[hoary thicket]

first of all, i searched the mission on this channel and saw the answers to the location of the archioanomaly and the scanner, but still cant find it

im on the mission "the last dawn:get the scanner in the archianomaly" i located the west tower on the swamps, searched around it and south of it, i went to the bog pounder anomaly but i cant see the scanner

Can someome help me?

[little needle]

#╭📖faq

[knotty patrol]

As soon as I knife him (left or right click) he punches me, and I have to knife him a few more times to kill. Even if he doesn't get any shots off, he shouts so I guess that alerts everyone else. He has lots of armor, I guess that matters?

[little needle]

Ok so my inventory is absolutely stacked with documents. When do I get to get rid of them?

[mystic finch]

it shouldn't it doesn't say anything in the options

[little needle]

I'm accepting spoilers at this point.

[mystic finch]

I do it to the merc standing at the top of the construction site in wild territory all the time

[knotty patrol]

FWIW, my PM seems to do nothing to them. They just flinch. Is it possible to kill with a PM?

[mystic finch]

only very light armour otherwise you need to use ap ammo and it will still take a few shots

[little needle]

Not without AP

[knotty patrol]

Ok, if I can't do the stealth stuff right I'll move on to another area. Thanks again everyone

[hoary thicket]

do you mean this FAQ?

#╭📖faq message

Because its not that mission

[mystic finch]

if they are wearing a very weak helmet such as bandana,balaclava eco helms the makarov should pierce through the head

[hoary thicket]

nvm, found it by luck

[barren garden]

hi, for some reason my fps goes into single digits during night, any tip how to fix it ?

[little needle]

LAST DAWN: CAN'T FIND THE SCANNER FROM THE ANOMALY IN THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF THE SWAMPS

copyright registered tm, assorted thank you and worshipping for the pic goes to @lauta_ro floppa_pelmeni

[jagged lance]

#╭📖faq message

[knotty patrol]

Hmm it looks like the spartan helmet that I had at the end of CoP, the one with the one-side air filter. I'm at the military outpost in south Cordon, I just started today and started going south, I guess I'll go north lol

I can't get the stealth/knife attacks to 1-shot, so I don't think this will work

[jagged lance]

i wouldnt fight military until i had atleast advanced tools

[mystic finch]

actually for eco helms you will need ap sorry I forgot they are br 15 but you should be able to headshot bandanas and balaclavas

[mystic finch]

I think good medium armour at least

[jagged lance]

except enemy models dont always correlate to what they're wearing

[mystic finch]

yeah it's stupid how that works I don't think it matters south of the zone though weak helms are weak in the south by the time you are north you will be piercing weak helms anyway

[jagged lance]

dont think its on purpose

just isnt 100% finished

[knotty patrol]

Ok I just shot him point blank in the back of the head with the PM, did not work. I'm out, will come back to this area later haha

[jagged lance]

and unless there's a green stash in the outpost you're probably better off doing something else

miitary outpost is by no means a beginner thing

[mystic finch]

I have helis so I need an rpg to even attempt military

[knotty patrol]

Yep, I think I just went the wrong way. I'll head north and try and find Farm. I keep hearing about it on the radio prompt things that pop up.

[jagged lance]

is this your first time with a stalker game?

[barren garden]

please i have a issue my game fps goes to the toilet during the nigh, did anybody experience this or know how to fix it ? it goes from 60fps to like 10

[mystic finch]

even the cordon farm is going to be rough for you with just a pm

[knotty patrol]

No I played CoP a lot, I loved it, but I haven't played Anomoly and this is my first time trying Gamma really

[jagged lance]

thought you mightve only played cop

well good luck with your PM man

[mystic finch]

my advice do missions for wolf in rookie village one of them gets you temporary companions then get yourself a decent weapon pm is rough to use by itself

[knotty patrol]

Oh, when I find another weapon I'll switch that's for sure! I haven't found anything yet, but no rush, I realise it's just the beginning!

[knotty patrol]

Ok thanks, I'll go back and find Wolf

[jagged lance]

ive played gamma for about 80 hours now and i still wouldnt start without a primary weapon lol

[mystic finch]

yeah no primary weapon gets you killed fast

[dusty basalt]

Does enabling EAX increase the chance of crashing?

I'm struggling trying to get thru X16

[simple cipher]

is there any guide in the rookie village?

[jagged lance]

no

closest guide would be the guy in the clear sky base in great swamps

[simple cipher]

ty

[astral wigeon]

still need to fix this somehow

[jagged lance]

something to do with your texture quality

one of those sliders

[astral wigeon]

nope

already did that, I am using Maids not Cr3pis as well

[jagged lance]

could be a maids issue then because i dont have it

[knotty patrol]

Ok, I was stubborn and kept trying. I killed the guy with enough headshots with the PM, it said "technician Seryoga has been killed, no longer need permission for vice"

I guess I'm not supposed to kill these guys? They're definitely hostile

[jagged lance]

you can play as military

[north turret]

well that depends what faction seryoga on?

[jagged lance]

so they have their own technicians

[north turret]

if its a enemy faction then its a good thing you killed him cause now you can use his vice for free

[jagged lance]

if you're not planning on becoming military or a faction thats neutral with them you can kill them all

[simple cipher]

how do i activate night vision?

[dusty basalt]

#│💻keybinds-in-gamma

[simple cipher]

damn, i had a gen 3 night vision device and thought it only worked as a headlamp

thanks man

[dusty basalt]

Thought the same thing at first too

[runic stone]

which Moddb download mirror should be the best for me, i live in greece

[graceful iron]

125 or 126, both of them are EU NL

you can try checking if there are more near your region

[runic stone]

how

[strange ledge]

I'm unable to fast travel, tried enabling/ disabling the limited fast travel mod and relevant options. I can't seem to find the option to do so

[graceful iron]

#🔨base-gamma-support message see this and the pinned message in this channel on how to change to a mirror thats not in the installer

[serene cedar]

After a blowout, the 24- Skies Redux mod's blowout skies are not used. What mod is replacing those skies? I did a search and could not find any other texture files except in that mod's file? Is there a .db0 file somewhere that is overriding?

[uncut moon]

Remington 700 with installed Mod X GEN.3 chassis seems to give no zoom when using the scope, is this intended or a glitch?

Because the beefy scope just functions the same as the red dot sight on it.

[undone harness]

Can you guys tell me how to get expert tools? Can't seem to get lucky with stashes and I looted 104 so far

[jagged lance]

stashes are the only way

are you in the north?

[undone harness]

Got to Jupiter 2hrs ago

Guess I just gotta continue

[jagged lance]

its red forest and up

i doubt you've looted 104 stashes in 2 hours lol

[undone harness]

Talking about every stash I looted

Everywhere

[jagged lance]

yeah expert tools only spawn in stashes in the red forest and up mate

[simple cipher]

any idea where is this stash? i've kinda looked everywhere

[inner ivy]

Is it possible to switch between the main optic and the canted one?

[simple cipher]

should be, check the mcm keybinds

[uncut moon]

yeah, the keybind is V i believe

[jagged lance]

#│💻keybinds-in-gamma

[inner ivy]

Tank you so much!!

[jagged lance]

aka underbarrel grenade launcher key

[frozen slate]

guys is it possible to remove the limb dmg addon?

[fresh merlin]

You would have to remake the medicines

[frozen slate]

im to soft for it xd

ah ok

[fresh merlin]

And their recipes

[sharp cradle]

how much psy protection do you need to be able to walk around psy fields like the nerve wrecker anomaly or the helicopter in army warehouses

[low dragon]

Psy helmet from Sakharov in Yantar, or try with weed or psy protection medicine

[sharp cradle]

I tried that it still kills you almost instantly

do psy protection meds stack ?

[graceful iron]

you can disable the body health system and then disable gamma minimalist HUD

[dense moss]

Can someone help me? The night vision wont work

[hoary veldt]

Hold N

[graceful iron]

did you try scroll to zoom ?

[dense moss]

Its night vision with headlamp

[dense moss]

Wont work

[hoary veldt]

Are you on DX9?

[dense moss]

Like it will turn on but the vision is still the same

DX8

[hoary veldt]

Hum, not sure if Beef's Shaders work on DX8

[graceful iron]

#╭📖faq message #╭📖faq

[uncut moon]

Can you elaborate a bit on how to control zoom with scroll? I tried scrolling but to no avail as far as I remember

[hoary veldt]

Thanks Cat

[graceful iron]

mouse scroll should zoom in and out in most scopes with variable zoom

[jagged lance]

only scope i know of that has variable zoom is the march

[dense moss]

Wait is the flashlight in the gun functional?

[graceful iron]

the GEN3 definitely has a variable zoom scope, i used it before

[low dragon]

Did you try the psy helmet? not sure if psy meds can stakes

[hoary veldt]

Psy Helmet from Sakharov doesn't protect against normal psy fields

[jagged lance]

gun flashlights dont work no

[hoary veldt]

He needs a better helmet with better psy resist

[graceful iron]

probably 25%, you need a helmet or suit with good psy protection

[uncut moon]

Okay scrolling actually worked, it's just that the control is inverted so I didn't notice first time, thanks cat :D

[sharp cradle]

I got soul with 20% psy protection hopefully on top of my suit and meds with psy helmet will allow me to survive

[graceful iron]

should be able to survive, try to be as quick as possible

[simple cipher]

is the sks tactical a different gun from the sks molot?

can you convert a molot into a tactical?

[graceful iron]

it takes more scopes i think

no

[simple cipher]

oh ok

any quick way to get a decent helmet??

i'm having trouble with the radiation

[dusty basalt]

my mans have you played the game?

[simple cipher]

i've been struggling to find a helmet, i've been playing for about a week

and i'm new to it

[dusty basalt]

stashes and/or kill someone with one and repair it

[hoary veldt]

Use Radioprotectant for the time being

[graceful iron]

stashes wont have helmets (for some reason), you need to try using radioprotectant and moving a little north to find more enemies

[hoary veldt]

It’s relatively cheap and good for moving across heavy rad pockets

Otherwise use a smoke

[simple cipher]

i see

[dusty basalt]

wack

[simple cipher]

i got a few helmets, but i got no repair kits

[graceful iron]

the purified bloodsucker meat has a really powerful radiation protection buff if you can afford to make it

[simple cipher]

guess i'll keep trying

noted

[graceful iron]

it lasts for a long time as well

[jagged lance]

keep a couple good cigarettes on you

[graceful iron]

10 second animation and 70-90 second duration

[simple cipher]

i always do, but the better areas have higher radiation and i don't have enough time to screw around

[dense moss]

Whats the thing i should be looking btw um i kinda cant see anything regarding NV

[graceful iron]

you need to disable beefs nvgs and 3 other addons

beefs nvgs does not work for dx8

[dense moss]

Ahh figures

Thanks

[white quiver]

Hi, can anyone tell me if it is possible to permanently change settings in the MCM?

Anytime I update GAMMA trough the installer, it resets all of my changes

[graceful iron]

#╭📖faq message #╭📖faq

[white quiver]

oh very nice, thank you

[barren garden]

im having massive fps drops during night time meanng after 21:00 till 5:00 game runs like hell, literaly goes from 60fps to 10 . runs good during day. please help

[simple cipher]

same thing happens to me, but mostly when im in the rookie village in cordon

[barren garden]

oh maybe its map issue then, happened to me in cordon as well, did not tested it other maps yet

[simple cipher]

it seems that its related to many npcs

got 6 companions once and attacked the military roadblock -> 5 fps

[barren garden]

are you using headlamps for npcs ?

[simple cipher]

they use headlamps, yes

but this low fps issue occurs during the day mostly

on my side

[barren garden]

hmm might be that then

oh

it happened to me only during night, and stoped literaly when the in game clock hit 5:00

[simple cipher]

i got good fps during the night

where is the cordon roadblock case supposed to be? it doesn't seem to be in the same place as the original game

[barren garden]

thik its in the tower with the hmg

[simple cipher]

top floor or lower?

[ornate salmon]

yeah its in the small tower area where the dude with the mounted pkm is

top floor

[knotty patrol]

All I can suggest is #old-framerate-optimisation I followed some of those steps and they helped

[ornate salmon]

go up the staircase then left inside of there

[simple cipher]

can you even sneak past him?

[ornate salmon]

disguise, invisibility artefact or murder them all

not many choices

[barren garden]

i think you can pay off the scammer in rokie village to get them off your back

no idea if it works tho

[simple cipher]

i did, but they shoot if you get close

tried just now

[barren garden]

then kill them

[ornate salmon]

then kill them yeah

or sneak by them with an invisibility artefact

[barren garden]

or get a nerd uniform

they are neutral with military

[simple cipher]

i see

[barren garden]

you must hhave disquises on tho

[simple cipher]

thanks, i'll give them a try

yeah

[barren garden]

btw the tools are still rng or do they spawn in certain locations ? talking about basic advanced and expert tools

[simple cipher]

if i'm not mistaken they are rng

you'll find basic tools easily, they're pretty common

mostly from green stashes i think

advanced and expert probably from purple stashes

[graceful iron]

did you add any mods to gamma? cant think of any reason why fps would drop at night in gamma, but some other addons could be the cause

[floral salmon]

Quick barrage of question: How do actually artefacts spawn, it is not tied to emissions (like in lore/base) anymore?
And their charge can be completely random?
How rare is tools RNG now, should you forsake even thinking giving set to tech completely?

Thanks in advance!

[abstract trout]

I can't change the brightness, any help?

[graceful iron]

artefacts have a chance to spawn after x minutes, and a chance to spawn after emissions (same as vanilla anomaly)
condition of radioactive artefacts is a random number from 10-40(or 45 i am not sure)
tools spawn in marked stashes and are not very rare, but its advised to keep one full set of all the tools

make sure to check the manual in your pda

[median lagoon]

what does handling affects? weapon turning, faster equipping, scoping speed etc? any idea?

[graceful iron]

what DX are you using ?

[graceful iron]

#🔨base-gamma-support message see this pinned message here

[abstract trout]

dx 11

[little needle]

Hey, how is trader repairing supposed to work? Can you repair guns? But not parts right? What about armors?

[graceful iron]

you can change brightness in the mcm for dynamic tonemap, or you can go to mcm and disable that and then change the regular brightness settings

[median lagoon]

ty

[abstract trout]

and then will I turn it on again?

[graceful iron]

repairing a gun at a mechanic only cleans the overall gun condition, you will still need to replace/clean the parts. you cant repair armors at mechanics anymore

[graceful iron]

no

[median lagoon]

one more questions is it possible that emissions stop happening? it's 4 days now since an emission

[abstract trout]

alright thanks

[graceful iron]

#╭📖faq message #╭📖faq is this it by any chance ?

[floral salmon]

Thanks again. I did, but just asking before blundering (considering tools). 😄
Nothing less than 100% artefact can be sold, so Sacharov's charge/artefact schnapps distilling kit is a must, right?

[median lagoon]

I'll check iot out ty

[abstract trout]

there are many options in the tonemap, can you tell me exactly which one edits brightness

[graceful iron]

you can sell them at 30% but you should consider keeping some of them, they can be really powerful. you can empower (repair) them using the artefact melter from ecologists

[graceful iron]

i think you can increase the min and max hemi and amb? i am not exactly sure but you can try changing them and seeing how much that affects your brightness

[abstract trout]

okay thanks a lot

[median lagoon]

well regarding those barrier mission, actually I recently took them a couple of times and both got completed, but I didn't do the mission someone did it for me. I turn them in so I don't know if anything is stuck in the script. I will check the debug mode to figure out something

[simple cipher]

any downside to killing the military from roadblock?

[graceful iron]

if you are from an enemy faction to them there is no real downside

[floral salmon]

That's the one. 😄 Just made a bit of a joke.
Got really rough luck, burned starting ecologist suit getting few of <10% artefacts in Yantar.

[knotty patrol]

Hey, quick one, should I be disassembling or field stripping all these early weapons? I don't have the parts or money (or knowledge) to upgrade them, and I can't sell them.

[graceful iron]

if they have a good barrel (dirty or functional) you should disassemble, if they have other good parts you can fieldstrip them and if none of that just drop them

[knotty patrol]

Awesome, thank you

[graceful iron]

if its a weapon you want to use you can keep and put it in a stash for later

[bleak egret]

disassemble all armors with parts 50% or above. disassemble weapons if they have parts you need, but you shouldnt just disassemble all weapons you find for no reason.

[knotty patrol]

Thank you

And is there a way to pick up a stash that I made?

[bleak egret]

sure

take all the items from it

youll get the backpack back

[knotty patrol]

Ok perfect, thanks again

[abstract trout]

I tried everything, disabled the tonemap, used the console but cannot change the brightness 😦

[bleak egret]

on what? the general game? or the nvg?

[abstract trout]

in game brightness

[bleak egret]

well, first. is there any 3rd party program thats doin stuff to your game. second, can you adjust brightness on your monitor. third, thats all i got, cat can help with the rest lol

[abstract trout]

I don't think anything is working in the background that affects it. Yeah he tried to help, I ll keep trying on solutions. I ll write if I can find smt

[simple cipher]

where is the package with the 111 MHz rf signal from cordon supposed to be? it says its in the eastern region of cordon, but i've been through the entire area already

[bleak egret]

you are using the RF receiver right?

[simple cipher]

yes

[bleak egret]

on channel 111? if so, you just gotta run around followin the beeps

[simple cipher]

yeah, already found the one near agroprom

[bleak egret]

you can also get a particular artifact to help with those

[simple cipher]

but this one won't show up

never heard of thi

s

[bleak egret]

its called ||lamp||

[simple cipher]

noted, thanks. i'll give it another try now

[past quest]

Anyone know if its possible to remove parts of helmets/clothing to repair them and put them back?

Or can you only disassemble fully

[graceful iron]

only disassemble

you need to replace the parts to repair the armor, you can disassemble armors or buy parts from mechanics

if you arent sure how to repair armors see the guide in #╭📖faq #╭📖faq message

[past quest]

thank you!

[sharp cradle]

does updating redownload all of the mods ?

or only the affected mods

[jolly plover]

jesus the map so stuttery and laggy in Great Swamp. too much NPC movin. when i tried to delete all common squads. it becomes smooth

danmnet

[graceful iron]

#old-framerate-optimisation

did you increase populations ?

[jolly plover]

nope didnt touch that population thingy

[median lagoon]

regarding emissions, normally I would ear the crows and after few moments an emission would start. Right now I ear the crows and that's it. so seem like my emissions are bugged somehow.

[jolly plover]

lmao. killed a bunch of military. now its smooth

[acoustic timber]

how to spawn stalkers that can be companions?

[brisk zinc]

There's a spawn command in debug mode, from there you can click on some buttons and make them your companions

[acoustic timber]

thank you!

[past quest]

Can I remove a barrel from a rifle for maintenance and put it back? Or is it only possible through the maintain parts interface?

[brisk zinc]

Only trough that interface

[past quest]

Thnx!

[brisk zinc]

The other only way to REMOVE it is by disassembling the gun, meaning you will lose the gun

You can CLEAN it by using something else

Like a repair kit or cleaning kit (I don't remember the correct names now)

Check #╭📖faq, we have an extensive guide for it

[knotty patrol]

I can't find Fanatic's stash

"nest egg"

[brisk zinc]

It's in one house around there in Rookie Village, of course

Look up, it's on something

[pale cloak]

I have e yet to find a weapon 50% or above. Most of them are wrecked. Ditto parts. It's to worth disassembling those right? I'm talking between 7-20% which is almost entirely what I find

[little needle]

Ok. I think then I just want to feedback a bit. Seems cheap to do at mechanic.

As opposed to 3-4 cleaning items

To go from like 30-100 cleanliness

[graceful iron]

it is supposed to be cheap, its only cleaning the gun. also you should provide feedback in that channel not here

[little needle]

Yea 🤝

[primal condor]

are the flashlights on modernized weapons functional? I got the AKM 74 'Beard', i see that theres a laser pointer and a flashlight, but i only know how to activate the laser

or is it just a batterypack for the laser idk

[gloomy rose]

Did you defend the barrier? There is a post in #╭📖faq I think about emissions not appearing after that mission and a possible fix

[north nebula]

Hello, the night vision wont work, i long press N key, makes the animation but the night vision filter is not activated. Regards.

[bleak egret]

are you actually wearing nvg's, or using a nvg scope

[north nebula]

i am using nvg, last week this working, but with the last release,its dont work its rare

[civic wharf]

Are there bugged artifact spawns? My detector is beeping as if I'm right on top of an artifact but judging from the directional indicator it looks like it's either directly below me or somewhere above me?

[bleak egret]

oh for sure. sometimes they spawn in the ground.

[bleak egret]

dead battery?

[bleak egret]

no, lights just for show

[bleak egret]

so, that may be tied to your Scavenging skill. loot more bodies. Press K to check skills

[civic wharf]

you won't find a weapon 50%+ but some weapon parts will be 50+, disassemble/field strip and take what you need, those parts you can fix with ramrods/files or part repair kits

part repair kits work on anything 10%+ condition, ramrods/files are 60%+

[low dragon]

So ramrod/files are not only for barrels?

[little needle]

Every part needs either file， ramrod, or multi tool to fix

[knotty patrol]

This game make me feel more poor than I do irl haha

[primal condor]

ive been getting these messages about bounty squads looking for me etc etc, probably because im ranking up, where are they though? ive only heard talk so far and not seen anybody come after me and i really wanna have a friendly chat with them :)

[graceful iron]

they will get to you eventually, but if you move a lot between areas or stay in a friendly base they will stop chasing for a while

you will recognize them when you see them

[primal condor]

okok thanks

[sullen valve]

Is there a kit for m4 tactical?

[jolly plover]

you can check the details of each weapon if they have special kits for them i think

[sullen valve]

Ty, I’m at work atm so I’ll check when I get home

In da zone

[median lagoon]

yes I did that, let's hope it's fixed now. ty

[empty monolith]

I'm running a vss vintorez with 30 bullet mags, what secondary gun should I use with it?

[bleak egret]

a good one

[simple cipher]

is there any way to repair a completely broken armor without an armor repair kit?

[bleak egret]

nah

[simple cipher]

im kinda stuck, need a repair kit to get an armor in order to further advance into radiated zones

[empty monolith]

Thank you mr obvious, which one?

[bleak egret]

i mean, thats pretty subjective. some people rock a dmr and a shotgun

others will take an assault rifle and a lmg

[pale cloak]

Thanks will check my stats for that, I loot EVERYTHING I can

[bleak egret]

is there a particular type of gun u wanted to use alongside your vss?

[gloomy rose]

I would take some sort of low to medium range weapon. Like Demonturtle said: a shotgun with Slugs or a SMG (I use a Aug A3 for example beside a DMR/Sniper and I like it)

[empty monolith]

Um something that can kill mutants easily would do, althout magless shotguns can be a pain

[empty monolith]

Alright, thank you for the suggestion

[bleak egret]

any gun will kill mutants with the proper ammo

use HP ammo or buck shot

[empty monolith]

Alright thank you

[bleak egret]

my personal loadout is a pmc svds, cause it is absolutely busted

and an isg saiga

[north nebula]

I put new batteries in it, but it doesn't work, I'm updating the gamma and try again

[north nebula]

It already works after updating, good hunting stalkers

[leaden vigil]

Anyone else ever had their echo detector not blink when near an artifact?

it makes noise just the light does nothing

[wise sparrow]

Echo detector only works on low tier artefacts

[pale cloak]

been looking for this stash at rookie village...I see there is an attic but there is no ladder that I can see to get up there...didn't see a stash container on the ground level of the house...any tips? thx

it's this house, there is no ladder outside

[plush wharf]

Hop on the roof from the logpile outside

[buoyant coyote]

where can I tweak food and water consumption rate

[pale cloak]

thanks!

[bleak egret]

gameplay progression iirc

[fresh merlin]

do we have a searchable list of artifacts

Like each time I want to find one I have to hover my mouse through 50 random images

[sharp cradle]

what is this laser anomaly

[sullen valve]

Do companions care if you have a disguise on? If I disguise as merc, do other mercs wanna kill my companions?

[abstract trout]

how to change the brightness of skies only?

[slow fox]

Isnt increasing supply level supposed to reduce prices from merchants?

[fresh merlin]

They never trouble you

Except you have to put on disguise where even they can't see

[fresh merlin]

Reshade. Go into the midtones highlight stuff

[abstract trout]

I ll try now. It is too bright when it is raining

[fresh merlin]

Maybe weaken the bloom

The bloom is often a big culprit. Check to see if any filter is doing it

this is my grim reshade preset on top of gamma , you can drop it into overwrite\bin of your gamma folder

see if you like it

[pale cloak]

weird my scavenging level is only 2 but I loot EVERYTHING

what actions raise scavenging

my strength is at 7

[abstract trout]

wow thanks a lot

[pale cloak]

endurance 8, survival 5

strength 8 actually

weird that scavenging is so much lower b/c I take everything I find and disassemble most of it

what tool do I need to repair a NATO sliding bolt carrier w turning bolt lock that is at 3%

[white quiver]

Can I just activate MagsRedux if I want to use it? It is not in the optional kategory.

But it is disabled by default

Faq dont say anything about it

[plush wharf]

It's compatible. It works with a few hiccups that are inherent in the mags redux mod. Make sure to read the title of the mod in the modlist.

[brisk zinc]

It is

Look better

[fresh merlin]

can anyone show me what dead bodies look like in pda tier 3

because it's not showing dead bodies for me

[white quiver]

Ok maybe I have to update gamma again completely

Thx

[stable stag]

Very small, blue dots. You'll have to zoom in and squint to see them

[sullen valve]

Mag redux is a great mod, I just make a rule that I won’t use any of the 60 bullet magazines

Kinda defeats the purpose if you have six 60 mags In a load out

[amber tide]

Will Stalkers take stuff out of a stash that I put items in?

[brisk zinc]

No

[amber tide]

awesome, thank you

[north turret]

Hey guys is the merc guy in the Outskirts who can get rare stuff work in GAMMA?

[spice cypress]

Is there a way to stop hit squads from spawning right on top of me?

[bleak egret]

well. merc base is in dead city. if you are referring to the dude you play the patch lottery with, yes he is with the mercs in dead city

[north turret]

nah the other merc in the outskirts, you pay him for exotic weapons and outfits and tells it will arrive in 24h.

[bleak egret]

ooo yeah the bookstore. i dont think you can anymore. best to just murder them all to get BiS armors

[late depot]

That option was taken out, can't order from him

[north turret]

fuck

[late depot]

He still says that he does orders if you talk to him though

[north turret]

what is the BiS armors?

[bleak egret]

best medium tier is loner's Wasteland suit, best heavy tier is merc ACE suit, best exo/nosorog is also merc

gotta murder lotsa mercs

farm em up son

[north turret]

fuck i am a MERC!

[bleak egret]

alternative you can team up with mercs and bring them to thier doom somewhere

but thats super tedious considering the drop rates

[north turret]

lol i can do that but idk im a gun for hire not scumbag, im just gonna go with the Wastelander, but the Nomad is good too if you have the healing upgrade.

[bleak egret]

well medium tier armor is not going to be adequete up north at all man. if you really dont want to get the merc armor, the loner's Hybrid Suit is another heavy tier option

[vale mantle]

clear sky questline ends after you report to Cold and receive cs3 and 20000ru?

[north turret]

yeah im having kinda of a hard time in the north.

[bleak egret]

i bet. in the meantime see if you cant get yourself some of those slottable armor plates, or an empty/full empty/compass

[humble dagger]

hey guys. Fast Travel. Looked up in the PDA. Is Fast Travel mean the Guides who bring u in places or can i just jump to places ?

[bleak egret]

you can jump to anywhere you want if you enable it in options. if you want a more lore friendly option, you can use the Guides

[north turret]

i am rocking 3 steel plates slots lol, still getting my shit kicked in.

but for that i have to git gud.

[humble dagger]

@bleak egret thx. i enabelde it when iam visitit the place. but i dont get how to start it.

[bleak egret]

click on lil green houses when you are in your pda's map

yo might have to filter out "Areas"

[humble dagger]

@bleak egret agian thx . found it

[dense moss]

Btw can i kick mutants? There's an artifact saying something about kicking

[spice cypress]

Just press use

[brisk zinc]

@fresh merlin use this damned channel for questions

Mods in MO2 enabled by yourself are disabled because every time you update GAMMA, your mod list goes back to default
It's to ensure that everything works because GAMMA have a default mod list, the rest you enable is extra

[north turret]

btw Demon do you play with dynamic faction relations? i am and its getting frecking confusing, i am a merc and friends with freedumb and clearsky and ecos but now none of them and im now freinds with dooty? huh?

[bleak egret]

i do not. i always found it way too... "swingy" for my tastes

[north turret]

hmm yes i can see that

[visual flicker]

how hard would it be to mod AK-74 Beard to have a grenade launcher?

[bleak egret]

+ill get tired and walk into a former allies base and get blasted lmao

[north turret]

dosent make much sense

lol

[bleak egret]

why would you want to? im curious. beard is one of the lower tier Ak series

[visual flicker]

Because there is AK-74 model with nade launcher

So, I wonder, if its a matter of changing "Grenadelauncher=no" to "=yes" in some file or it would require more work

[low dragon]

Hey, what should I do with the military documents found in Strelok hideout in Agroprom. Barkeep wants to buy them for 5k roubles but im pretty sure he wants to scam me

[north turret]

try giving them to strelok in outskirts

[low dragon]

okay ill keep them or no

w

[north turret]

if i remeber correctlly he gives you an artifact if you give them to him.

[mild trout]

@cunning hazel all the recipes are unlocked from the start afaik

[granite tundra]

can somebody please list the mod's they are using ?

[mild trout]

besides some late game exo stuff i think

[north turret]

and the chef notes

[granite tundra]

just the numbers. Since i turned everything off at once because my game wouldn't start

[north turret]

you have to get those from the guy who has an alcholhol addiction in yantar.

[mild trout]

you should have 292

[granite tundra]

so from 1 to 292 ?

[mild trout]

well, yes

MO2 should say you have 292 active addons

[granite tundra]

well i turned everything off because the game wouldn't start for some reason

[bleak egret]

tbh i wouldnt mess around with it, just get a better ak

[bleak egret]

i'd head over to #old-only-installer-support man

[visual flicker]

win11?

[granite tundra]

i'll just start turning shit on i guess see if it works

[sleek rune]

hey guys, is there a command in the console or anything to noclip? stuck behind some companion NPCs in sid's shop lol

[bleak egret]

yeah, but it may be easier to just fast travel to a nearby location

[sleek rune]

ah okay, gonna remember to make them wait outside next time lmao

[visual flicker]

@granite tundra it should work out of the box after running Grok's installer unless: 1. you haven't followed the instructions (ie. haven't run installer as admin, haven't clicked allow scripts), 2. your antivirus might block Mod Organizer 2

[granite tundra]

i fucked up something i'm sure.

I'll figure it out

just thought maybe people have a quick and dirty fix for me

[visual flicker]

Just make sure that you follow instructions to the letter. And if you have windows 11, remember to check if your antivirus is not messing with Mod Organizer 2

[granite tundra]

win 10 for now

[visual flicker]

Good for you

[granite tundra]

if i have to forcefully upgrade

i'm going linux

never back

[bleak egret]

it works on both 10 and 11 just fine lol. sounds like you borked it up yourself without windows' usual help doin it lol

[visual flicker]

Man, I misclicked when it promted me to upgrade, left it as it was because I was lazy. 2 days later they removed option to return to win10

RIP

[bleak egret]

11 is great so far

im enjoying the extra frames

[visual flicker]

You just haven't run into win11 bullshittery yet

[bleak egret]

possibly. i usually dont though

[visual flicker]

ie. Bitdefender runs anomaly with MO2 without issues on win10. On win11 it throws a hissy fit

took me whole day to figure out

[bleak egret]

well, that has lil to do with win 11 itself tbf

its a 3rd party AV

[visual flicker]

Which has to do something different, because win11 does something different

[bleak egret]

right. so bitdefender dudes need to upgrade their av

for win 11

not win 11 needing to change something to better fit bitdefender

[visual flicker]

Yea, easy to say now, that you are aware what is causing the issue. But imagine running something fine on win10 with your set up and then suddenly something stops working on win11.

[white quiver]

After I did a update from 224 on there are many addons deactivated. Is this the way it should be? I am trying to understand the load order and I thouht deactivated addons are always at GAMMA disabled

[visual flicker]

Did you click update data first?

[white quiver]

Yes

[visual flicker]

Alright, do you have Gamma profile in MO2 selected

?

[bleak egret]

there should be 3 or so red X's on the list, as well as many disabled mods

that is normal

ensure your mod total is 292

[white quiver]

Ok 292 active. Then everything is Fine. Thx bro

👊🏽

[willow hawk]

I know how to automate it. But I have to run a program like everyday to check updated add-ons, calculate the new checksums in that case, update it, etc.

It's just a lot of work for almost no reason, especially since most likely only the biggest add-ons are affected and it is easily trackable

[pale cloak]

what tool is needed to disassemble ammo?

[bleak egret]

any disassemble tool. tier 1 is grooming kit, tier 2 is swiss army knife, tier 3 is multitool

[pale cloak]

thanks

I looked at the details for the gun repair kit and didn't see any usage amounts...can it be used indefinitely?

[bleak egret]

it can to "repair" guns by dropping new parts in them from the main tools' menu (basic/advanced/expert). if you use it to "maintain" parts within the gun and repair the parts themselves, instead of replacing, you DO use charges

[pale cloak]

ok I think I did the latter bc its no longer in my inventory, damn

will vendors begin stocking them or must they be found in stashes?

I am referring to the gunsmithing kit, to be clear

[bleak egret]

technicians can be "leveled up" by giving them toolkits. after 12 hours or so, they will restock their trade inventory and will have new repair kits and parts.

so, its a good idea to give extra toolkits you find to technicians via their quest

but alllllways keep 1 of each kind for yourself

[dense moss]

Idk what you guys talkin about earlier but win 11 is as disgusting as the face of a posiogiant

[visual flicker]

Is turning off Miracle Machine part of some quest?

[bleak egret]

yes. a few

[pale cloak]

Yes I have found 3 basic tool kits and given one to the Tech a clear sky and 1 to the Tech at northern farm and kept the other

I've only found one gun Smith and kit and kept that in my inventory but it looks like I've used it up because it's no longer there

[bleak egret]

you can craft more of those gun repair kits

its the most reliable way to get them

[visual flicker]

Have you ever tried just turning it off without progressing the quests? Would it autocomplete objective of quests started after MM is turned off?

[bleak egret]

im not sure. probably? its easy enough to get the quests though (and get paid for doin it 🙂 ) what faction are you with?

[visual flicker]

ISG 😛

[bleak egret]

oof. hes with them murderous amerikanski ecologists

[visual flicker]

I plan to jump factions once I complete afterglow

[fresh merlin]

so we have to re-enable our mods every time? couldn't the MO2 profile feature be used here ?

[bleak egret]

any extra mods not on in GAMMA by default, yes.

it is using the profile

the GAMMA profile

hes got extra mods

[visual flicker]

Ye, just realized

[fresh merlin]

not even that extra, just the mods already in gamma that are not turned on

[bleak egret]

either way, yes. gotta turn on mods not on by default in gamma. its ntb honestly

i usually turn off fast travel, turn on body dots. bam. done

6s of work

[visual flicker]

fast travel?

jeus. fucking. christ

[bleak egret]

theres a fast travel limited mod on

and i like travelling fast, when i please, where i please

[visual flicker]

I played for like 50 hours

no fast travel

[fresh merlin]

[bleak egret]

https://tenor.com/view/thighs-leg-day-muscles-flexing-gif-15393295

thats u

lol

[fresh merlin]

how many stashes do you have

[visual flicker]

How do you fast travel?

I mean, I just had no idea you can

[fresh merlin]

right click on map

[visual flicker]

I tried that

[bleak egret]

look for the green houses on tour pda's mini map

[fresh merlin]

try it on important areas and stashes

[bleak egret]

make sure to filter out "Areas"

[visual flicker]

T_T

[fresh merlin]

how many stashes do you have?

do you just have to travel back to rostok every time or keep stashes everywhere?

[visual flicker]

One in Cordon, second in Rostok, third in Merc Base, fourth in Jupiter...

[fresh merlin]

[bleak egret]

https://tenor.com/view/crying-black-guy-meme50fps-interpolated-interpolated-crying-black-guy-crying-crying-black-guy-gif-23747218

[fresh merlin]

that's about what I expect yes

[stable stag]

[fresh merlin]

you know i bet I COULD make a killing by offering a stash management service in the Zone

though probably no one would trust my authority

[junior badge]

hi, there was update and i update mu game and i dont have laser on bizon, i dont now if i do somthing wrong or i must do somthing more thaa update in gamma instaler

[visual flicker]

Alright, so fast travel... any other helpful mechanics?

[bleak egret]

well, if fast travel is immersion breaking, use the in game Guides

[fresh merlin]

Nothing as big as that

[bleak egret]

you pay em roubles and they basically teleport you to very specific already pre-set locaions

[fresh merlin]

you can't just use a guide each time you want to travel back to home stash

[bleak egret]

you can if you make em where they take you 😛

[fresh merlin]

damn gotta shell out 6k every time?

[bleak egret]

like i said, less immersion breaking

and 6k? thats like a rounding error on my mineral water tab lmao

[fresh merlin]

I use mineral water only against radiation. like a better vodka.
Purified water is my drink

[bleak egret]

purified water weighs too much

even states in the #│📚manual to use that shit for cookin

[fresh merlin]

let hip carry the extra canteens

[bleak egret]

woooooooooooooooooow companions

[visual flicker]

Ye, I don't use em

Its like extra hassle

[fresh merlin]

[visual flicker]

To keep em alive

[fresh merlin]

you don't use companions for mules?

[visual flicker]

Nope

I just don't pick up

[fresh merlin]

tell them to stay at start of map then ask them to come to carry

[visual flicker]

every single thing

[bleak egret]

hell no. they bug out, block your path, make the game so easy i get bored

GROK added the new green tier food

[fresh merlin]

0

[fresh merlin]

you do you I am sitting here with my 1500+ kg home stash with every weapon known to man

[bleak egret]

it gives you carry weight now

[visual flicker]

You know I migh've had 1500 kg stash...

[fresh merlin]

Imagine the pain of seeing cool outfits and weapons and not being able to pick them up

[visual flicker]

if I knew about fast travel

[bleak egret]

you guys use mags?

[visual flicker]

Nah. I used them for some time but it was just micromanagment autism turned to eleven

[bleak egret]

we should use this channel for questions and @cunning hazel needs some MAGS help

[visual flicker]

he might sell them later. I am not sure, but I think I remember getting them at supply level 4 or 5

But I am not sure

[bleak egret]

yeah @cunning hazel what is your goodwill with loners

im pretty sure the 60 round uber broken mags are the top tier right?

[fresh merlin]

exohelms don't require batteries right?

[bleak egret]

correct. exhohelm is just a helm, albeit the second best exo tier hat

[fresh merlin]

jesus it's broken

[bleak egret]

fix it then

[fresh merlin]

no. I mean broken in a good way

[bleak egret]

oh. well. its only second best, and has worse rad res than the ranger heavy tier hat

[fresh merlin]

you mean spartan right

[bleak egret]

mhmm

100% upgrade

but the ranger does have better rad res

and its only heavy tier

[stoic moth]

I love mags. Being able to use 60 rounders in any ak makes them all fun

[bleak egret]

eh

its a bit op

[fresh merlin]

only expert tools is the roadblock so exo and heavy are the same roughly

[stoic moth]

I've seen extended SVD mags on clear sky traders and ash 12 mags on Lori's. You need higher rep

[visual flicker]

I would welcome the ability to attach bigger mags to weapons as an upgrade, but sitting in my inventory and managing all this shit is just waste of time

[bleak egret]

the roadblock is finding one tbh lol

[visual flicker]

Besides, Grok does not recommend using mags

[bleak egret]

you can with upgrade kits

[visual flicker]

Ye, but then its technically a new weapon

[bleak egret]

the best 5.45 in the game without a doubt

is the ak12 monolith upgraded

and the upgrade kit brings its clip to 60

getting a 60 clip at the start or early game

[visual flicker]

But can I attach grenade launcher to it? 😄

[bleak egret]

is silly

[bleak egret]

of course

[visual flicker]

oh really

I can buy the kit of Sid, but haven't found the ak12 yet

[bleak egret]

yeah. but getting grenades for it is a pain, since they use special uber ridic ones

no no

ak12 monolith

not regular

[visual flicker]

so the kit does not change it into it?

Oh my

[bleak egret]

kit converts gun named: AK12 Monolith into: AK12 Monolith Upgraded

[visual flicker]

Oh ffs

[bleak egret]

and thats why i dont like mags. getting a 60 clip should be an endgame reward

[fresh merlin]

No variable zoom

[bleak egret]

oh for sure. delerik is correct, its got a bolted on acog and have no side sight

but its nasty at 60 clip and has the best nade launcher

[visual flicker]

I dislike side scopes

they seem fine

[stoic moth]

I'd rather not be restricted to a Meta gun because of the clip size tbh

[severe shadow]

Is the possibility of being recognized while using disguise based on other stalkers rank or what? Is it possible, for example, to pass through Rostok as a Merc wearing a Duty armor?

[bleak egret]

side sight is 100000% necessary for svds pmc, best gun in the game. without the side sight that gun would be only a sniper

[visual flicker]

yes

[brisk zinc]

No, because as Demonturtle already said, you're using GAMMA profile, which is the default GAMMA mod list

[fresh merlin]

Ok

[bleak egret]

o hey falco

https://tenor.com/view/yellow-alert-gif-7762498

what color is this

[visual flicker]

I am playing as ISG now, so I tested this mechanic fully.
What you want is to:

1. Get armor of faction you want to pass by
2. fix it
3. remember to attach patch
4. look at the botton ==== signs. The greener and fewer there are the better. Things that affect them is you wielding a weapon, sprinting, kneeling etc.

[fresh merlin]

Between flatness 10% and handling 25% which gun upgrade do you prefer? What exactly does the 25% mean? I assume it is not additive to existing handling stats

[visual flicker]

I am also pretty sure that if you kill someone when disguised it does not affect your goodwill with that faction, but I also play with stealth kills on, so not sure if that is default behaviour

[bleak egret]

what do you want the gun to do? flatness determines how far a bullet goes before dropping. if its a sniper or DMR, flatness can be important.

[severe shadow]

Ooohh armor condition affects disguise too, I totally missed that point. Thanks

[fresh merlin]

Yeah but the number doesn't mean much for me without comparison

25% handling, how good is that

[bleak egret]

well, its based off the guns base states. 25% increase in handing on a 1000000000000000 handling gun would be huge

on 55 handling gun, not so great

[hardy grotto]

how do i zoom in and out with a scope? and use my laser

[visual flicker]

Yup. After 5 ig hours of wearing disguise in front of somebody, you get an achievement and get even harder to detect

[bleak egret]

#│💻keybinds-in-gamma

[visual flicker]

Very useful if you want to Solid Snake it

[fresh merlin]

My gun is now 72% handing. What does 25% mean?

[bleak egret]

.72 x 1.25 = .9

[fresh merlin]

There's another 20% upgrade

I'm sure it can't go above 1

[bleak egret]

i doubt it too, buuuuuuuuuuut there may be systems im not aware of

what is the gun?

anyways

[fresh merlin]

Scar h

[bleak egret]

oh. just trash it and get something else

[visual flicker]

so bonuses are additive? I thought that 0.05 upgrade and 0.1 upgrade is 1.05*1.1 not 1.15

[warm sluice]

it's not automation if you have to do it manually; maybe figure out github ci or some other free ci provider to do automation

[bleak egret]

scar h was the king in stock anomaly. in GAMMA its low tier

[bleak egret]

im not 100% sure.

but thats how i always viewed them

[fresh merlin]

Hmm? Still killing exo in 2 hits. But what do you recommend

[warm sluice]

a lot of the damage numbers with these weapons seem uhh biased

but eh gameplay is ok

[bleak egret]

if you want a similar DMR with the same ammo type, use the SA-58 and its variants

[warm sluice]

@bleak egret why do the DMRs do so much less damage with the same ammo tho

[bleak egret]

balance and rarity i suspect.

[warm sluice]

is the SA-58 more or less rare than other 7.62x51? its probs just balance

[visual flicker]

There are more little people that push the bullet out of the barrel in the other one

[warm sluice]

@visual flicker we're talking about in-game only right

[bleak egret]

nah, thats just physics

lil bullet gremlins lmao

[warm sluice]

uniform powder loads and bullet weights and shapes in same casings plus sufficient barrel length equals same velocity... but the bullet gremlins don't gaf about physics

[bleak egret]

though, the best gun classified as a DMR in GAMMA is the ISG vss variant

[fresh merlin]

Subsonic?

[bleak egret]

yeah, 9x39

but it slaps

[warm sluice]

I never understood why the subsonic 9x39mm does so much damage in this game, it's gotta be just balance reasons

[bleak egret]

until you get yourself a PMC SVDS lmao

then youve won the game

[visual flicker]

Is that so? I thought ISG stuff is mostly just tacticool with odd 1% extra handling and accuracy

[warm sluice]

I just got an SVDS, I have to fix it up

[bleak egret]

oh no, pretty much all the best guns inthe game are ISG's

and best armors are mercs

[bleak egret]

no, the PMC SVDS

a whole nother animal

[sharp cradle]

where can I find sun and tapeworm ? seem to be pretty rare

[visual flicker]

Because of upgrades or smth? Because baseline don't strike me as that much better

[warm sluice]

what are its stats @bleak egret

[bleak egret]

junk tier artifacts. find them everywhere

[fresh merlin]

I have that actually. I just don't like the small mag size

[sharp cradle]

no luck finding them so far

[bleak egret]

when you can 2 shot any enemy with chest shots, its sassy. 5 exos? np. all dead 1 clip

[bleak egret]

well im not gonna write a dossier. head here and check it out https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MtcGryS-7sWRKWrDXpg28n1QXs6th-dofZYAqAP7mYQ/edit#gid=861018765

[warm sluice]

small mag size matters less with good bullets.. but er telling that you need good aim

[bleak egret]

Snipers Tab

so you can mount a Giperon to the svds pmc

and it has a reddot on the side

can sniper or dmr with no issue

and can 2 tap exos

[warm sluice]

snipers dont list damage?

[bleak egret]

86 dmg

[warm sluice]

oh I see it, diff column

the 700 remmington does 86 too

it's 86 semiauto tho right?

[bleak egret]

here comes Grok to sing the song of the svds PMC

[willow hawk]

Yeah well. I could setup circle CI, but honestly, once you get everything downloaded and installed that thing is pointless anywyqs

[bleak egret]

sing the song grok

sinnnnnng

[bleak egret]

yeah semi

just click twice on an exo to delete it

[warm sluice]

well that's one way to say you don't care about people having corrupt/incomplete downloads cause hitting that cancel button fucks stuff up

failing a checksum would at least tell them which one to delete

worst case is when it fails on a zip at the end of a chunk and it doesn't even know the zip is bad/incomplete

[bleak egret]

loris. hes at the northern farm in cordon

[severe shadow]

Now try to figure a Monolith trying to disguise as a Freedom

[fresh merlin]

another issue here is that the BR6 ammo for the gun is like 11k, while the BR6 ammo for scar-h is 6k

[warm sluice]

wth the l96 is a .338 that does same dmg as 7.62 nato?

[visual flicker]

Doable 😛

[warm sluice]

and it weighs so much

[bleak egret]

need half as much. also you dont need the br6. the regular is so damaging i find myself hardly ever even using AP rounds

[severe shadow]

Yes, but figure it in a roleplaying perspective lol

[visual flicker]

also lore wise, Strelok in first game was pretty much C-consciousness agent so monolith passing as loner

That is until he was marked one

[bleak egret]

i mean. its the end game gun. if you are worried about weight, you shouldnt even be able to find it/repair it yet

[fresh merlin]

how many regular 7N1 rounds to the body of exo to kill?

[warm sluice]

what? the l96 is not good compared to the other .338s, I'm saying it's heavy and does too little damage

[bleak egret]

so, i never use the crappy br3 rounds. i only make/buy the br4. 2 shots pretty much

[bleak egret]

im talking bout svds pmc

[warm sluice]

I don't even see the svds yet tbh

just found it

[bleak egret]

line 35

[fresh merlin]

when is the last time you used the md5 hash on moddb after you download a mod?

[bleak egret]

yeah

[warm sluice]

when I went through @runic stone's mod list, we verified ours with a md5sum file; but hey if the md5s are already on the page, that makes generating a sum w/o downloading them possible - that much easier

[fringe radish]

Any way to refresh the RF stash? I can't get to it.

[bleak egret]

refresh? what do you mean

[pale cloak]

It's not possible to put radiation emitting artifacts into the inventory of your companions is it? I get the logic behind that so so I'm fine with it but I just wanted to make sure because I haven't seen that before

[fringe radish]

This

[warm sluice]

did you already pick it up?

[bleak egret]

Well, use your RF receiver, set it to 243 and listen for beeps

[fringe radish]

No, no

That's the easy part

The problem is that I'm Freedom

[bleak egret]

Probably can.

[warm sluice]

do you know how to disguise?

[bleak egret]

well, you can probably do it with debug. Though, id say you have a fun lil challenge with a disguise.... or a lot of bullets.

[fringe radish]

It's in the center of the damn duty base

[warm sluice]

I play as merc, I just picked up an ecologist disguise

[warm sluice]

lol yeh it ain't easy bein greasy

[fringe radish]

I tried with a full condition duty armour, still no dice

[bleak egret]

killthem.

[warm sluice]

try at night?

[fringe radish]

Does Rostok have any unprotected entries?

[warm sluice]

also when you did your disguise, you didn't get the message you got seen right?

[fringe radish]

Yeah, I get the message that I'm disguised, and the detection bar too

[junior badge]

u need armor and helmet to full disguise

[fresh merlin]

why does the hammer shotgun cost way less than dushman saiga even though hammer has 12 rounds

[bleak egret]

hammer sucks.

[fresh merlin]

How about saiga 12s

[bleak egret]

if you want a clip shotty, use the ISG saiga

[fringe radish]

I just checked how the system is set up, it's held item + Body Armour only

[bleak egret]

if you want a shotgun that fires a single AA round, use the ks23 boar

[junior badge]

i try with only armor and with helm that hide face was easyer

but if you came to close to them they start shooting

[fringe radish]

Yeah, both checkpoints make that really hard

[bleak egret]

just

kill them

[fresh merlin]

saiga 12s is bad?

[junior badge]

you can try take some mutants with you 😄

[bleak egret]

mmm, its not the best variant

[junior badge]

and then try passing them

[fresh merlin]

I think gun stats lack a few stats

like recoil and reload time

or flatness

[bleak egret]

sothe 12s has a much worse rof compared to the isg variant

worse accuracy

worse damage too

all for 2 more shells in the mag

the isg saiga has a 3 shot volley too

[visual flicker]

Ye, but best gun is not the gun that exists, but the one you have access to at any given time.

Although, I gotta say, ISG guys are wimps

I saw cats kill whole squad

[bleak egret]

i usually get isg guns off of monos

since mono can spawn with any wep

[fresh merlin]

I don't think we ever need more than 3 clicks a second for a shotgun

[bleak egret]

youve never use the isg saiga lol

3 round

volley

so 3 clicks

9 shells gone from mag

[warm sluice]

switch firing mode

so that you can single-click

[bleak egret]

now rumor is that GROK will evenually add in the RAPTR

which is basically a shotty with a bigass drum mag

and a mad rof

and i think its full auto too

when that drops someday, mr RAPTR will be shotty king

for now, its the isg saiga or ks23 boar

[fresh merlin]

Too much power lol

Unless he adds super chimeras

[warm sluice]

wait is the pmc svds that much diff from the svds; only fire rate?

[fresh merlin]

Variable zoom

[warm sluice]

does it have diff upgrades?

[warm sluice]

eh... I guess that helps

[fresh merlin]

Warsaw rifles don't have variable zoom

[bleak egret]

fire rate, better upgrades, variable zoom, better scope selection, side red dot

[pale cloak]

? I don't think you can. I found one that emits radiation and couldn't move it into the inventory of either of my companions. I did not have a lead case to put it in

[warm sluice]

side red dot is nice

[fresh merlin]

how about mandatory lol you never go back once you master zooming

[warm sluice]

I play at 4k

[bleak egret]

its the key to its dominance, put a GIPERON on it for sniping, snap to red dot for DMR

[fresh merlin]

which other warsaw rifles get variable zoom I wonder

[bleak egret]

guess youll need to start smoking till you get it back to your stash

[warm sluice]

yeah I can see the red dot being really nice
I get sad when the crosshairs or dots are inaccurate tho..

I just want to be able to manually zero my guns lol

someone should make a mod for that

[fresh merlin]

crosshair? you turn on crosshair?

[warm sluice]

the crosshair in the scope?

[fresh merlin]

ok scope optics

[warm sluice]

a fine wire or thread in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument used as a reference line in the field or for marking the instrumental axis

[pale cloak]

That's what I did was asking cause I was curious if this is an intentional feathe intentional feature sounds like it is

[warm sluice]

my biggest problem with playing at 4k is that most of the scopes are too low res, the center points normally cover way more than just 4 center pixels

and sometimes they're shifted left or right; I can deal with just off up or down

[fresh merlin]

Holy dang

Why is rd 9 39 so expensive

[bleak egret]

well, you should probably just craft that

[warm sluice]

@fresh merlin cause they are not real 9x39s, they are magic, they explode on contact or smth

[bleak egret]

it only uses Small Rifle Ammo

so you can use your Rifle Ammo for the SVDS PMC

[fresh merlin]

no

I mean RD 9x39 ISG

[bleak egret]

yeah i know

[fresh merlin]

fucking gun costs 230k

[bleak egret]

ooooo hes got the economy fucked

well, like i said its best DMR

and if you play GAMMA you never buy guns anyway

[warm sluice]

it's a 9x39 that does 52 dmg shot smh

I think it's just rarity @fresh merlin

[fresh merlin]

Subsonic

Dang

[warm sluice]

yes its dumb lol

[bleak egret]

well, ive used all the guns at this point

you could also try ASH

if you were so inclined

[fresh merlin]

I don't like subsonic

The bullet drop is real

[warm sluice]

why not?

[bleak egret]

its not a sniper lmao

its a DMR

[warm sluice]

it's an artillery piece

[bleak egret]

the best bit about the ISG VSS is the 2round shot like the an-94

[fresh merlin]

What's even the advantage of subsonic

[bleak egret]

double tap ftw

[bleak egret]

ive cleared the entirety of DC without getting shot

with the ISG VSS

[warm sluice]

it is supposed to have no supersonic clap, so its supposed to be super-stealth

[bleak egret]

makes no noise

none

[fresh merlin]

Ninja playthrough then

[bleak egret]

and double tap ap to the head with the 2 shot fire mode

means even exos die before alerting

[warm sluice]

I think it might sometimes mean you die before you figure out what you're getting shot by

unless you look at the red cone on the minimap ofc

alright so where's the best place to collect this svds pmc?

[bleak egret]

monos drop all weapons

go gettem tiger

[visual flicker]

Also

[warm sluice]

I'll just go north I guess

[visual flicker]

it pays to look at your friendlies' weapons

because sometimes you can stealth kill em and take it 😛

[bleak egret]

eh

you end up killing so many monos

i got like 12 of every gun before i even hit mid game

[visual flicker]

Ye, but monos are far north. Friendlies are all around you

[stoic moth]

Is the ISG VSS the one thst can equipt the grenade launcher?

[visual flicker]

O_O

There is such vss?

[bleak egret]

yeah

[fresh merlin]

rd 9x39 can

[bleak egret]

"Rifle Dynamics RD-9x39 ISG"

aka isg vss

it really is the best DMR

[stoic moth]

Ah I have the RD version. Is that the same one?

[visual flicker]

Oh that one. Had no idea its VSS derivative

[stoic moth]

Oh

[bleak egret]

still garbage against the all powerful and op pmc svds mwhaha

[warm sluice]

day 3... time to borrow a vice, make a shitload of 762 nato and head north...

[stoic moth]

Yup I got it during the barrier defense. I had to kill a freedomer to get all my guns cause he was the only one that lived through that, and he vacuumed all my loot

Once I get my expert tools I guess it's time to finish the game

[bleak egret]

barrier defense really is the best way to foolproof get at least one of the BiS guns

theres always at least one in that mono mass grave

[fresh merlin]

why is the nightvision on the rd9x39 better than the nightvision level 3 we craft?
Often the headlamp we craft has a lot of very bright spots with any amount of lightning

[warm sluice]

lol no gunsmithing tools, not enough to make any bullets

guess its time to loot and shoot smh

[bleak egret]

cause GAMMA uses BEEFs nvgs, and the guns use BaS nvg scopes

[fresh merlin]

jesus

[visual flicker]

btw. have you noticed that shift-moving ammo or ammo parts from stash sometimes disappears some of ammo and parts?

Because I swear that stash of 40 bullets just became 12 bullets

[stoic moth]

The grizzly detector doesn't exactly work with BEEFs nvgs. Still a mass of brightness moving around

[bleak egret]

nope, didnt notice. not sure if that even happens

[fresh merlin]

can we switch to BaS NVG already

I hate the BEEF ones lol