S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Series Megathread: *Spot Bloodsucker* I didn't want to go there anyway
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[I]This is the way it is with the Zone: if you come back with swag - it's a miracle; if you come back alive - it's a success; if the patrol bullets miss you - it's a stroke of luck. And as for anything else - that's fate.
-Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky[/I]
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[IMG]http://cop.stalker-game.com/des1/menu_list_img_s.gif[/IMG] [B]S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl[/B] previously known as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Oblivion Lost, is a first-person shooter computer game by Ukrainian developer GSC Game World, published in 2007.
It features an alternate reality theme, where a second nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the near future and causes strange changes in the area around it. The game has a non-linear storyline and features gameplay elements such as trading and two-way communication with NPCs. The game includes elements of role-playing and business simulation games.
The background and some terminology of the game ("The Zone", "Stalker") is borrowed from the popular science fiction book Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky and the 1979 film Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky, which was itself loosely based on the book.
In S.T.A.L.K.E.R., the player assumes the identity of an amnesiac "Stalker", an illegal explorer/artifact scavenger in "The Zone", named 'The Marked One'. "The Zone" is the location of an alternate reality version of the Chernobyl Power Plant after its second (fictitious) explosion, which contaminated the surrounding area with radiation and caused strange otherworldly changes in local fauna, flora and even the laws of physics. "Stalker" in its original (film) context roughly meant "explorer" or "guide", as the stalker's goal was to bring (guide) people into the Zone. On July 11th, 2007, GSC Game World announced a prequel S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky which would be released on 29th of August in 2008.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. stands for "Scavenger, Trespasser, Adventurer, Loner, Killer, Explorer, Robber".
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[IMG]http://cop.stalker-game.com/des1/menu_list_img_s.gif[/IMG] [B]S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky[/B], is the stand-alone prequel for Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, a first-person shooter computer game by Ukrainian developer GSC Game World.[3] The game consists of a roughly 50/50 mix of new areas and old, remodeled areas from the previous game. The X-ray graphics engine has been updated to version 1.5 and includes DirectX 10 support (later patch 1.5.06 included DirectX 10.1). Additionally, the AI received an overhaul to accommodate the new faction wars feature.
The player assumes the role of Scar, a veteran Stalker mercenary who was injured and rendered unconscious by an energy emission while guiding a group of scientists through the Zone. Scar, the lone and somehow lucky survivor, is rescued by Clear Sky, a secret and independent Zone faction dedicated to researching and understanding the Zone in order for humanity to better understand what kind of phenomena it is facing. It is not known how Scar survived, but it is noted he has suffered damage to the nervous system and now has an unusual characteristic around him. After becoming familiar with Clear Sky, a patrol at an outpost in the swamps is under attack and Lebedev requests Scar helps them out, especially as some of the men there saved Scar's life. After fighting off mutants keeping the team pinned, a second emission suddenly occurs. Scar is once again the sole survivor, recovered shortly after the emission died down. The leader of Clear Sky, Lebedev, is amazed by how Scar is still alive.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. varies from the first game in the way that there are factions within it that you can interact with, within the zone.
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[IMG]http://cop.stalker-game.com/des1/menu_list_img_s.gif[/IMG] The events of [B]S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat[/B] unfold shortly after the end of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. Having discovered about the open path to the Zone center, the government decides to hold a large-scale military "Fairway" operation aimed to take the CNPP under control.
According to the operation's plan, the first military group is to conduct an air scouting of the territory to map out the detailed layouts of anomalous fields location. Thereafter, making use of the maps, the main military forces are to be dispatched.
Despite thorough preparations, the operation fails. Most of the avant-garde helicopters crash. In order to collect information on reasons behind the operation failure, Ukraine's Security Service send their agent into the Zone center.
From now on everything depends on the player.
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:siren:[B]People new to this game must play the vanilla version of the game first! It's easier and it gives you some time to get ready for harder modifications![/B]:siren:
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[B]S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl mods:[/B]
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[B]S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky mods:[/B]
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[B]S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat mods:[/B]
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[B]Websites:[/B]
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- Epic comics made by Crisis! :D
[URL="http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=19216337&postcount=338"]Crisis's Art Compilation[/URL]
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- Kingo's ultra-impressive modifications!
[URL="http://sites.google.com/site/kingo64ssite/"]Kingo's Website[/URL]
[URL="http://sites.google.com/site/kingo64ssite/Home/s-t-a-l-k-e-r---shadow-of-chernobyl/optimisation-guide"]Kingo's Optimization Guide[/URL]
[URL="http://sites.google.com/site/kingo64ssite/Home/optimised-game-shaders/stalker-shaders-max-cop"]Kingo's Shader Mod for Call of Pripyat[/URL]
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- Comic artist that draws comics that we all can relate to!
[URL="http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=20106225&postcount=190"]Raiskauskone's Comic Compilation[/URL]
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- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Avatars and Modifications created by Appolox.
[url=http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=20495595&postcount=1612]Modifications[/url]
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[url=http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=20487762&postcount=1559]Stalker Movie Avatars[/url]
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:siren: [b]Listen up, under this message is an image which gives a description of the few biggest mods for SoC.[/b] :siren:
[url=http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4974/1265596874758.jpg]Mod Descriptions "/v/'s list of approved S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl mods"[/url]
[i]- Brought to you by the veteran Facepunch Stalkers.[/i]
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[b]Official Thread Music[/b]
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[QUOTE=famasfanalt;20358294]isn't this you know early[/QUOTE]
yep
So....Um.....Why?
the thread was up to page 43. Amez is going to sleep soon so I guess he just wanted to get it done.
[QUOTE=spekter;20358341]the thread was up to page 43. Amez is going to sleep soon so I guess he just wanted to get it done.[/QUOTE]
Seems fair enough to me. :P
Oops I accidently the whole old thread.
GuyZ! I have an idea, what if I played clear sky THEN SoC THEN CoP? It would be like prequel > first > sequel. I so smrtr!
Yes Jimmy, yes you are.
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RAted OpTaMiStiC
Posting for first page spot.
Just kidding, hopefully my Collector Edition from Ukraine comes in soon!
I have a question, for the PDA's and the papers on the bridge with all those vehicles where do I go to find more about them or sell them.. what about the BMD-3 or BD-3 w/e it's called gas can thats in the case of that truck on the bridge, where you need 2 keys to open it, what's that for?
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Also, goodnight fellow STALKERS!
Fresh Prince of Stalk-Air will be forever know as the best thread title ever.
Word of warning to you sexy devils, Stalker chat is spoilerific at the moment.
Also, how the fuck do I find out where the 2 keys for the gas canister on the bridge are?
They are in vehicles, one on the bridge to (I think) the east, and the other below the bridge in a burnt out car.
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH sexy
[editline]06:30AM[/editline]
damn you
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;20358548]They are in vehicles, one on the bridge to (I think) the east, and the other below the bridge in a burnt out car.[/QUOTE]
Thanks Baby.
So how do you turn the minimap back on in LURK.
I keep losing the dead bodies in all that fucking grass and I can never find them to loot them.
Welcome to our swamp icebreaker. NEW THREAD TITLE gogo.
Some Stalkers are real pansies, I found 4 Stalkers that got killed by a dog.
[QUOTE=FOOJE08;20358927]Welcome to our swamp icebreaker. NEW THREAD TITLE gogo.[/QUOTE]
Shpill da beans!
"What is this shit."
Well I think we've cycled through our favorite quotes of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. I think we can finally get on to the real stuff.
[QUOTE=Hostel;20358975]"What is this shit."
Well I think we've cycled through our favorite quotes of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. I think we can finally get on to the real stuff.[/QUOTE]
What do you mean?
He means we need to ask the Bloodfuckers for an opinion.
Fikma and Vankya Fatso are keeping me company during this here emission.
Snag stole my stuff. Bastard. :argh:
Has anyone noticed that a lot of the unique characters in CoP have the faces of GSC developers? Take Garry (the one who takes you to Pripyat) for example, he looks like one of the lead artist for stalker.
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