S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Series Megathread: Stalkers raving in the face of danger - Games

Hum.. I don't wanna sound like I'm stupid, but can someone please tell me what I should download? (The AMK Nardonaya and translation please)

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;22028523]Call me an idiot.[/QUOTE] Okay.

Alright, i have the option of static lighting with high resolutuon and all my settings up with perfectly fine frame rate. Or I can run full dynamic shadows with 800x600 with most of the settings up. Should I just stick to static or full? [editline]10:26PM[/editline] [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/dl/bros.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/dl/tehsky.jpg[/img_thumb] Bad frame rate in these pics but I just had to snag some pictures of that sky. I tried forcing AA with NVIDIA control panel on but it doesn't seem to work.

[QUOTE=Thomo;22029645]meet it halfway up the resolution, down the settings The only reason I don't play with a lower resolution it looks blocky as fuck and when I do auto-reset the monitor it has a massive black outline. Static is okay, but try object dynamic, you still get bump and parallax so the models don't look shit.[/QUOTE] It's tough matching it up though. I guess I could do with lower textures, for some reason that makes a difference. Object detail does too obviously. I've never been a graphics whore but If I can get some nice eye candy going it would make a nice change. Plus everything is much brighter with dynamic lighting it seems. Object is OK but sun shadow makes everything brighter :saddowns:

[QUOTE=Paravin;22023686]I <3 German AA Gun.[/QUOTE] i love you too :v:

This has been on my mind for a while [img]http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/1917/soccs.jpg[/img]

Ok, what about CoP?

I don't own it

[QUOTE=Foxzone91;22028535]Hum.. I don't wanna sound like I'm stupid, but can someone please tell me what I should download? (The AMK Nardonaya and translation please)[/QUOTE] [url]http://fnord.to/stalker/dl/AMK-Nardonaya-Soljanka-26-01-10-eng.7z[/url] Be warned it may crash like Thomo said, I haven't been able to install my 1.004 stalker yet.

[QUOTE=Raiskauskone;22030536]I don't own it[/QUOTE] :colbert: Go buy it.

Isn't sold on my country

Alright, I have found some twisted clone of Seva pimp/ duty raver. His name is Anton Witcher and he will kill everything. He was in the Ventilation Complex with a buddy called Gosha Putty. Gosha got killed by a lousy zombie. But Anton just wasn't having it. While spamming bullets at the 2 zombies you meet when you walk in, he moves into the next room where there's about 4 of them. Dodges every single bullet and kills 5 of them, leaving the one in the toilet for me to finish off. He then snipes every rat dumb enough to come into the room and ends up cleaning the place out. [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/dl/ss_user_05-18-10_22-57-00_jupiter.jpg[/img_thumb] Is it worth it getting to the oasis? That puzzle seems rather annoying and I don't know how I lit up 3 arch ways.

I'm running the mod by thorny and have a question, what does the red dot indicate on the top of my health bar? I'm also losing health.

[QUOTE=ababs362;22030945]I'm running the mod by thorny and have a question, what does the red dot indicate on the top of my health bar? I'm also losing health.[/QUOTE] The one nearest to the left is blood. The one towards the right is hunger.

The Clear Sky picture needs more drugs and funky music.

[QUOTE=ababs362;22030945]I'm running the mod by thorny and have a question, what does the red dot indicate on the top of my health bar? I'm also losing health.[/QUOTE] Satiety/hunger - you're starving to death.

Can I ask why Hawaiian doesn't sell med kits? I can't really find any on Stalkers anywhere or even to trade from them.

I have a bunch of stuff I want to sell but it won't let me sell them to Owl. Is it because they aren't in the best condition? Anyway how can I get it so I can trade him everything regardless (a mod to do this)? Call of Pripyat is the game. I have thorny's mod on aswell.

[QUOTE=ababs362;22031811]I have a bunch of stuff I want to sell but it won't let me sell them to Owl. Is it because they aren't in the best condition? Anyway how can I get it so I can trade him everything regardless (a mod to do this)? Call of Pripyat is the game. I have thorny's mod on aswell.[/QUOTE] They need to be in a green condition for every trader, not just Owl. A little addition I think makes sense.

[QUOTE=Memobot;22031878]They need to be in a green condition for every trader, not just Owl. A little addition I think makes sense.[/QUOTE] I thought so but I mainly wanted to know if there was a way to change this so I can sell them anything in any condition

[QUOTE=ababs362;22031917]I thought so but I mainly wanted to know if there was a way to change this so I can sell them anything in any condition[/QUOTE] [url]http://stalker.filefront.com/file/Sell_Everything;104529[/url]

The way the armor degrades in SOC after applying the patch is fucking annoying. Is there any way to revert the armor back to the way the it worked before the patch without reinstalling?

[QUOTE=Lone Wolf807;22030537][url]http://fnord.to/stalker/dl/AMK-Nardonaya-Soljanka-26-01-10-eng.7z[/url] Be warned it may crash like Thomo said, I haven't been able to install my 1.004 stalker yet.[/QUOTE] Thanks. I'll have to wait for the site to go... eeeer, normal... That image (try opening the link u gave me) reminded me of the reviews of both ShoC and CS on GT... The reviewer is just retarded... has anyone seen it?

[QUOTE=Raiskauskone;22030536]I don't own it[/QUOTE] Basically "next-gen" graphics but without using shaders. Think sunsets, but all day.

its a doozy 1. [URL]http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=21998373&postcount=642[/URL] 2. [URL]http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=22016797&postcount=722[/URL] 3. I awoke, sometime in the middle of the night, to the sound of rustling. Squinting at the sky, the moon peeked out of a mélange of thin, dark clouds. It must have been several hours since I'd fallen asleep. I wiped the sleep from my eyes, and peered below. There was a shadowy figure moving about in the gloom. Was it a mutant? A person? I couldn't tell. I could feel my heart in my throat, racing, as I drew my pistol. The silhouette moved slowly, cautiously, and stopped in the middle of the clearing. I peeked at my watch - 4:09. The thing didn't stir for a long while, but all I dared to do was observe it. My eyelids drooped, though I fought to stay awake. I feverishly glanced at my watch again - 4:32 - and looked back at the clearing. In a split-second of panic, I imagined that when I'd return my gaze to the silhouette, it would be gone, just as in cheap horror films. It was still there, and I continued to observe it. The tree sighed. I detected a faint medicinal odor. Voices, some kind of stringed instrument in the distance, and a crackling fire were audible. I squinted at the sight of a white, dirty ceiling. I felt terribly drowsy. I'd go as far as to say that I felt comatose. I sat up, and peered around the room, after glancing at my now broken watch - stuck at 4:37. I was sitting on a rather stiff, but relatively clean mattress. The sun shone through several broken windows, and a slight breeze passed through them, making the tacky curtains cascade in the draft. There was a table across the room, with various consoles, instruments, tubes, and other random objects scattered across it. A massive, white cabinet occupied the corner. Brisk footsteps abruptly echoed through the room, and a bulky man with a dusty, bushy grey beard entered. He wore an unkempt white labcoat over a soldier's smock. His dirty, grey trousers had seen better days. "Hello, Pavel," he said in a hearty voice, "Looks like you're awake." He grinned. I was taken aback by his knowledge of my name. "My name is Sergej, but everyone here calls me Pioneer, or Pio." "Excuse me, but how do you know my name? Where am I? What's happened to me?" I asked impatiently, letting my bewilderment get the best of me. "We searched you and discovered your papers and letters of correspondance, of course. As for where you are, I can't tell you exactly where, but you're in the Sentinels' camp.And as for what's happened to you, we're not so sure either. One of my scouts discovered you in a way, out in the sticks," he explained. "He thought you were dead, but when he went to examine your body, you stirred, and said something to him. Do you remember what you told him, Pavel?" "No... I don't remember anything beyond last night. I'm sorry, did you say Sentinels?" It was all too much to take in. I was thoroughly confused. I had so many questions - how did I get here? What happened to me last night? "Well, Pavel, when my scout found you, you came out to him. Ha!" Pio proceeded to roar in laughter. I laugh nervously, until he regained his composure and wiped a tear from his eye. "My apologies, Pavel. I'm known for my jokes. When Oleg found you, you uttered the following," he continued. He proceeded to remove a crumpled sheet of paper from his coat pocket, cleared his throat, and read it aloud. "'The Lord is my strength and my shield, my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. Therefore, my heart exults, and with my song I shall think Him.' According to Oleg, you continued to repeat this prayer until you passed out several minutes later." Pio lifted his gaze from the paper and looked at me. He put the sheet of paper back in his pocket. "Religious men are few and far between in the Zone. Would you say that you're a religious man, Pavel?" Since I was a teenager, I didn't particularly care for God, or for religion in general. I wondered why I would unconsciously chant a prayer I'd never heard before. "I don't particularly care for God, or for religion in general, Pio," I explained. "I don't recall ever hearing that prayer, let alone memorizing it." Pioneer looked troubled. He stroked his beard, and a cloud of dust emerged and dispersed into the air. "I see." "If you don't mind my asking, are you a doctor, or a scientist, Pio?" I persisted. "Or maybe you're a psychologist, considering the questions about religion." "Just routine, Pavel, don't get excited," he chuckled. "I like to think of myself as both a scientist and a soldier, whatever the situation permits. Now, why don't you tell me what's happened to you?" I dictated the events of the previous night to him. I recounted everything that I could remember, from the point that I awoke in the trench. Pio seemed thoroughly interested in what I had to say. He never ceased eye contact. Every now and again, he'd mutter to himself inquisitively, and stroke his beard. It seemed as though Pio always had a fresh crop of dust in his facial hair, as it emanated from his beard every time he fondled it. Finally, I finished telling him of yesterday's events. He lifted his gaze from my face, frowned, and hemmed. "A very strange tale, Pavel. Very odd indeed," he thought aloud. "Corpses... bubbles... oases... you didn't drink too much of the good stuff, did you? Ha!" Pio roared in laughter again. "Don't be so serious all the time, Pavel. Laugh once in a while. It's good for you!" "I don't feel very much like laughing after what I've been through," I muttered. "All jokes aside, we do know that according to your blood tests, you didn't drink enough to start hallucinating," described Pio. He moved to the table, and procured a clipboard. "In fact, you're relatively free of radioactivity, blood pH is normal, organ function is healthy, cholesterol is low, and body fat is 11.2%... quite frankly, you're in much better shape than a lot of the usual fare that winds up in here." He replaced the clipboard. "Usually, we get rather mangy bloodsuckers with venereal diseases. Ha!" Pio roared into laughter. "Trust me, they don't taste as good as they say," he chuckled. "Pio... you mentioned something about this being the Sentinels' camp. Care to explain?" "Back when the zone was still relatively young, there was a faction known as Clear Sky. It was led by Lebedev, whose intention was to study and protect the Zone. But he wasn't above using force to achieve his goals," he explained. He strutted to the window and gazed fondly into the distance. "To make a long story short, Clear Sky was eventually obliterated mysteriously, and most of the faction disappeared entirely. The remainder formed a splinter faction, which was dubbed the Sentinels. We too, study and protect the Zone, in the shadow of Clear Sky." Pio turned to me, and his eyes glinted. Sensing his intentions, I proceed to ask, "Let me guess, Pio. You need me to do something for you?" "Indeed I do. I need your help, Pavel," he said. "Recently, strange phenomena have been occuring in the Zone, similar to what you've described. Our scouts have reported sightings of a shadow, lurking at night, just as you described. Patrols go missing, only to be found days later as putrifying, charred cadavers. As a result, we're threatened with ever shrinking ranks, and I do not wish to see the Sentinels share the same fate as Clear Sky. None of our patrols have survived these encounters - save for you. Beyond this, you inexplicably escaped a bubble without a compass, and apparently discovered an oasis, all within several hours. You're either a fantastic liar, a competent stalker if ever there was one, or the Zone seems to have obliged you as no stalker before you. You've no reason to lie, however. That leaves two possible conclusions." "I don't understand. What do you need me to do?" "Bear with me. Considering your exploits over the last day or so, it would seem that you're immune to whatever has been happening to our group. Therefore, I'd like to enlist you to investigate the phenomena," he affirmed. If you could discover what's behind these extraordinary occurences, it would be an immense help to our group. You'll be paid in full, of course," he said, grinning again. Pioneer and I shared the same goal - to discover what happened to me, to the Sentinel soldiers. I had to accept his proposal. The promise of money wasn't bad, either.

[QUOTE=spekter;22031222]Can I ask why Hawaiian doesn't sell med kits? I can't really find any on Stalkers anywhere or even to trade from them.[/QUOTE] The Medics in each town area sell drugs and medkits.

[QUOTE=DeVotchKa;22032780]The Medics in each town area sell drugs and medkits.[/QUOTE] How did i not realize that.

[QUOTE=Foxzone91;22032044]Thanks. I'll have to wait for the site to go... eeeer, normal... That image (try opening the link u gave me) reminded me of the reviews of both ShoC and CS on GT... The reviewer is just retarded... has anyone seen it?[/QUOTE] Im not sure why it does that, I've had it happen before where it changes to a picture. I think its to stop hotlinking or disables the dl after a while. Goto [url]http://fnord.to/stalker/[/url] every hour or so and try again.

[QUOTE=Furioso;22032669]its a doozy 1. [URL]http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=21998373&postcount=642[/URL] 2. [URL]http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=22016797&postcount=722[/URL] 3. *words*[/QUOTE] what, is Slender Man wandering The Zone now? nah, just joking man, great story!

[QUOTE=Raiskauskone;22030448]This has been on my mind for a while [img_thumb]http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/1917/soccs.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Clear sky was WAY more brown than that.