S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Series Megathread - We have death during loading - does Minecraft? - Games

I just beat X16 in SoC, Should I give away Ghost's suit or keep it for myself. I also have a SEVA suit I found in a building in Wild Territory. Which is better Ghost's suit or the SEVA?

It's amazing how STALKER works with me. Both with SoC and CoP, it took me about 5 times of starting a new game before I actually got into either one, but once I did, I couldn't stop playing. With SoC, I kept playing until I finally had the urge to continue past the first bandit mission, and with CoP I jumped the hurdle once I discovered just how fun it is to walk around and not do anything.

Trade Ghost's suit to Sakharov, he gives you the SSP-99M suit. It's better or equal than the SEVA suit in everything except the Night Vision

Alright, I didn't know the SSP-99M was that good

[QUOTE=Thorny;29086577]Good day to all :) Your article is awaiting authorization now mate.[/QUOTE] woop

In AMK (the regular AMK, because i dislike people soup for various reasons, its still good, but not for me) i seem to have a real good luck this time, i've found shitload of artifacts and in 1 stash, there were 4 crystals

[QUOTE=Chernobyl1948;29087700][media]http://filesmelt.com/dl/AINS.png[/media] Hey stalker, wanna buy some artifacts?[/QUOTE] [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/795329/1298055775739%5B1%5D.jpg[/img] I have enough, but I just can't hold them all!

[QUOTE=Watevaman;29087753]It's amazing how STALKER works with me. Both with SoC and CoP, it took me about 5 times of starting a new game before I actually got into either one, but once I did, I couldn't stop playing. With SoC, I kept playing until I finally had the urge to continue past the first bandit mission, and with CoP I jumped the hurdle once I discovered just how fun it is to walk around and not do anything.[/QUOTE] The games are very immersive to me. When I'm playing them and a mod or a new questline appears I'm hooked to them until I don't complete them. That's something that didn't happen to me in other RPGs.

guys help im at the npp on soc and i need to open the door but it needs a key i think ive got the key but where the hell is the keypad ?

[QUOTE=StaT;29088174]guys help im at the npp on soc and i need to open the door but it needs a key i think ive got the key but where the hell is the keypad ?[/QUOTE] The secret blast door? You need Fang's Decoder from Pripyat. If you haven't talked to Doctor and you don't have a save before the CNPP you're fucked.

[QUOTE=croguy;29088220]The secret blast door? You need Fang's Decoder from Pripyat. If you haven't talked to Doctor and you don't have a save before the CNPP you're fucked.[/QUOTE] Or not :v: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B1_nizEqg8[/media] (Yes, I know it's ancient). e: VVVVV You can still open it with replicating the stunt in the vid. It's a bit cheap but if you don't want to reload an earlier save it's pretty handy.

[QUOTE=croguy;29088220]The secret blast door? You need Fang's Decoder from Pripyat. If you haven't talked to Doctor and you don't have a save before the CNPP you're fucked.[/QUOTE] well damn

So I'm hostile with Freedom, which sucks since I like Freedom more than Duty, is there anyway to make them neutral again, missions or anything? I'm guessing not

Freedom is for teens. Real men go Duty or Loner.

[QUOTE=Paravin;29088512]Freedom is for teens. Real men go Duty or Loner.[/QUOTE] Agreed, factions are for wusses who are afraid to be alone in the Zone.

I don't like dutys ways. [editline]10th April 2011[/editline] For me it's Loners > Freedom > Duty > Mercs > Ecologists > Bandits > CS > Renegades > Monolith > Military. [editline]10th April 2011[/editline] Why don't we all post scales of what factions we like? Like... Favourite > Faction1 > Faction2 etc. Best to worst.

[QUOTE=Garik;29088536]Agreed, factions are for wusses who are afraid to be alone in the Zone.[/QUOTE] Even when you do join a faction you're still alone since nobody doesn't want to get off their lazy ass and go on a raid. You just have more guys to shoot at.

Loners have their own little factions too.

[QUOTE=Paravin;29088512]Freedom is for teens. Real men go Duty or Loner.[/QUOTE] Duty is for ~~specops~~ kiddies

[QUOTE=C:\;29088587]I don't like dutys ways. [editline]10th April 2011[/editline] For me it's Loners > Freedom > Duty > Mercs > Ecologists > Bandits > CS > Renegades > Monolith > Military. [editline]10th April 2011[/editline] Why don't we all post scales of what factions we like? Like... Favourite > Faction1 > Faction2 etc. Best to worst.[/QUOTE] For me it is Duty > Mercs > Loners > Ecolgs >CS > Military > Freedom > Monolith > Renegades > Bandits [editline]10th April 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Zezibesh;29089088]Duty is for ~~specops~~ kiddies[/QUOTE] Wouldn't that be Mercs?

Clear Sky is for those that fancy hanging out with dead people.

Loners > Bandits (They're cool mmkay?) > Freedom (They're cool also dude) > Duty > Military > Monolith (Christ they're freaky) Dunno about mercenaries

[QUOTE=Garik;29089304]Dunno about mercenaries[/QUOTE] Mercs are a double edged sword. While one side is made out of preety cool guys that are very helpful and play a big part in the game(Hog, Lefty, Leishy, Slasher/Hatchet), some are massive douche bags that are causing chaos throughout The Zone (Wolfhound, Black's squad, Mercenary Detachment in Dark Valley). Then there are the merc teams that just want to do their jobs, but treat stalkers with hostility(Waste Station Mercs, Mercenary Detachment in Pripyat(Serbin & Co.) and Limansk Mercenaries).

Any really good mods for CoP I should try. Never completed it.

Actually, fuck bandits. They suck more than monolith

[QUOTE=C:\;29088587]Why don't we all post scales of what factions we like?[/QUOTE] Well : Loners(if you can call them a faction) > Ecologists > Duty > Mercs > Freedom > Bandits > Monolith > Renegades I excluded the military because I can't properly place them on the scale at all. On the other hand, they pose quite a lot of trouble to the ordinary stalker because of the cordon not to mention their shady dealing with the bandits in Clear Sky but I can't really [i]hate[/i] them. At least the regular grunts are conscripted so they can only do what their commanding officers tell them to do and from an outsider's point of view stopping unrestricted flow of radioactive materials into the black market is definitely not what I would consider a sinister motive. The worst of the military are actually the officers who are so high up in the chain of command they probably have never even set foot in the Zone and so the officers and soldiers who have to endure both the horrors of the Zone and the pressure brought upon them by paper-pushing bureaucrats get my sympathy. Call of Pripyat did a nice job in making the military more human than some faceless gas mask goons that are evil by default and must be gunned down at all times. Besides, now that Degtaryev is a Colonel every time I have to gun down a ukrainian soldier in STALKER 2, I will remember that I shot one of Degty's boys and it will weigh on my conscience :ohdear: . Also, the Monolith is an interesting case. While I would certainly profess hatred against them, I don't find them as despicable than the Renegades since the Monolith aren't anymore in control of their minds. The original Monolith members who honestly believed in the powers of the Monolith before being their brains fucked with don't exist anymore so they are little more responsible for their actions than the completely mindless zombie stalkers. On the other hand, the shutdown of [sp]the Brain Scorcher and the resurgence of non-brainwashed Monolith dudes [/sp] brings an interesting dynamic into the faction. e: I guess you could also argue that Monolith are more moral than the Loners that try to get to the Wish Granter if you believed that the Zone will grow 5 km each time someone makes a wish and by killing the stalkers who get too close to the center, they unwittingly prevent the Zone from launching devastating mega-emissions like the one in the end of Clear Sky :v: . However, the Renegades are fully aware of their actions and don't have the decency to work along the somewhat understandable business practices of their more organized bandit brethren and instead live out of murder and malice wrought upon those unfortunate lone travelers who get jumped by them.

[QUOTE=PaChIrA;29089391]Actually, fuck bandits. They suck more than monolith[/QUOTE] Just got sniped by a makarov, I see?

[QUOTE=Zezibesh;29089510]Just got sniped by a makarov, I see?[/QUOTE] Nah, I just remembered them stealing my shit in CS and CoP

[QUOTE=PaChIrA;29089598]Nah, I just remembered them stealing my shit in CS and CoP[/QUOTE] That's why I always go hostile on the Bandits in Garbage. They rob you of all your hard earned money [I]twice[/I].

So if I already own ShoC and I buy Clear Sky, can I get CoP for $15 instead of $30? It only saves $5, but I can't even afford the $25 right now, so it'd be helpful anyways.