STALKER Series Megathread: All news we get about STALKER 2 are bad jokes and concept art - Games

How does the interest on deposited money work in SGM? I honestly cannot figure out how to get it.

[QUOTE=Etcetera;34036093]How does the interest on deposited money work in SGM? I honestly cannot figure out how to get it.[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure it works along the lines of 1. Store Cash. 2. Do shit(?) 3. Wait/Sleep(sleeping usually ends with mega mutant waves) 4. Come back for money

[QUOTE=DRESSING;34035875]Is there any non-torrent link for sector23? 3,7Gb, no seeder. nope![/QUOTE] Starting up utorrent so I can help seed.

Allright. The cordon in clear sky where you enter right next to the military with that unlimited PKM. If I try sprinting towards it, they just mow my shit. If I try going under the tree, I run out of medkits and the tear my shit up. If I go the other way around, the Stalkers there wreck me. I swear to god once I get past these guys, I'm coming back with an SVD, and I'll make sure each one of those military recieves a direct bullet into the cranium. Twice. EDIT: Of course right after I rage about it I get past them.

[QUOTE=Highmist;34036274]Allright. The cordon in clear sky where you enter right next to the military with that unlimited PKM. If I try sprinting towards it, they just mow my shit. If I try going under the tree, I run out of medkits and the tear my shit up. If I go the other way around, the Stalkers there wreck me. I swear to god once I get past these guys, I'm coming back with an SVD, and I'll make sure each one of those military recieves a direct bullet into the cranium. Twice.[/QUOTE] Real stalkers throw bolts at military.

[QUOTE=Deaver;34036293]Real stalkers throw bolts at military.[/QUOTE] With no clothes

[QUOTE=Deaver;34036293]Real stalkers throw bolts at military.[/QUOTE] I've discovered that the Paradise Lost mod actually lets you hurt people with bolts. I learned this the hard way in the bar area.

I'm pretty sure that Build 2215 or something had bolts that caused damage.

[QUOTE=croguy;34036365]I'm pretty sure that Build 2215 or something had bolts that caused damage.[/QUOTE] I'd be ridiculously fucked at the rate I go at when taking the time to throw bolts at people, if they had kept that feature.

[QUOTE=Lyoko774;34036347]I've discovered that the Paradise Lost mod actually lets you hurt people with bolts. I learned this the hard way in the bar area.[/QUOTE] Some mod for CoP that I tried made throwing knives for bolts that do shit damage. Undocumented feature. I tried thowing bolts at stalkers that appear near starting area in CoP. Instant 'gameover'.

[QUOTE=croguy;34036119]I'm pretty sure it works along the lines of 1. Store Cash. 2. Do shit(?) 3. Wait/Sleep(sleeping usually ends with mega mutant waves) 4. Come back for money[/QUOTE] I never get any option to actually take the interest, though. I can see how much interest I should be getting, and my current balance, and I can deposit and withdraw money, but I can't get interest.

[QUOTE=Deaver;34036293]Real stalkers throw bolts at military.[/QUOTE] My bolts will blot out the sun

[QUOTE=Highmist;34036274]If I go the other way around, the Stalkers there wreck me.[/QUOTE] You can just run up to the bridge and the stalkers won't even get a shot at you and they will turn friendly / neutral when you reach the rookie village. [editline]herp[/editline] If you want to run for it, just sprint towards the tree, crouch under it quickly and then just run diagonally to safety. Travel lightly if possible. [QUOTE=Highmist;34036274]I swear to god once I get past these guys, I'm coming back with an SVD, and I'll make sure each one of those military recieves a direct bullet into the cranium. Twice..[/QUOTE] That's the spirit [t]http://i.imgur.com/UW3aT.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=Highmist;34036517]My bolts will blot out the sun[/QUOTE] Then we shall stalk in the shade!

[QUOTE=DRESSING;34035875]Is there any non-torrent link for sector23? 3,7Gb, no seeder. nope![/QUOTE] Notice any difference in speeds? Seeded for about an hour but can't seed all night.

[QUOTE=Starship;34037382]Notice any difference in speeds? Seeded for about an hour but can't seed all night.[/QUOTE] I've been having the torrent open for a couple of hours now. It hasn't downloaded anything, although I couldn't necessarily say the same thing for the other 100 odd people I saw trying to download. If you gotta shut it off, then don't worry about it! I'll just wait until whenever they release that English download.

[QUOTE=Ap0c;34037518]I've been having the torrent open for a couple of hours now. It hasn't downloaded anything, although I couldn't necessarily say the same thing for the other 100 odd people I saw trying to download. If you gotta shut it off, then don't worry about it! I'll just wait until whenever they release that English download.[/QUOTE] Been seeding several gigabytes according to utorrent :/ Ahwell I couldn't get the beta to even work so I'm not sure if it works at all with steam crysis.

I claim being a Monolith Preacher spreading the word to fellow Monolithians and boosting morale.

Fuckiing TFW. Anyone have any tips on how to actually hold an area? I've cleared out all of the main factions to 0 fatcion strength. Defiance, Freedom, Duty, Renegades. Working on The CS guys at the swamps, but monolith patrols jkeep steamrolling my exit/entrance routes at dark valley. And although I can't find any bandits ind ark valley, they seem to still have 42 faction strength. And I don't know why my exo-wearing merc buddies can't fend off a few dogs or cats :( Also, is there any way to make it so when I call in a squad, I don't receive that one squad which only has 1 guy in it? I'd have thought holding resource points would up the gear and number of people per squad, but I have 8 points and can't see any difference. Why are my suadmercbros so feeble.

[QUOTE=DeeCeeTeeBee;34037931]Fuckiing TFW. Anyone have any tips on how to actually hold an area? I've cleared out all of the main factions to 0 fatcion strength. Defiance, Freedom, Duty, Renegades. Working on The CS guys at the swamps, but monolith patrols jkeep steamrolling my exit/entrance routes at dark valley. And although I can't find any bandits ind ark valley, they seem to still have 42 faction strength. And I don't know why my exo-wearing merc buddies can't fend off a few dogs or cats :( Also, is there any way to make it so when I call in a squad, I don't receive that one squad which only has 1 guy in it? I'd have thought holding resource points would up the gear and number of people per squad, but I have 8 points and can't see any difference. Why are my suadmercbros so feeble.[/QUOTE] It wouldn't be challenging if there were no opposition. And use the radio. It's pretty handy.

Got [url=http://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-online]this[/url] working on an English version of the game by using some binaries from the Russian version :buddy: Now I need someone to try it with.

[QUOTE=Lyoko774;34038228]Got [url=http://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-online]this[/url] working on an English version of the game by using some binaries from the Russian version :buddy: Now I need someone to try it with.[/QUOTE] What does that do, anyway? Just add mutants to multiplayer?

[QUOTE=Deaver;34038182]It wouldn't be challenging if there were no opposition. And use the radio. It's pretty handy.[/QUOTE] I'm not syaing otherwise, and I've made pretty great use of the radio so far. You can't call in backup/call for squads to capture a area without it, unless you plan on talking to them in person. Opposition is perfectly fine, was just wondering if there were any tips on stopping my exo wearing double squads on an area to not be ravaged by single squads of monolith, bandits or dogs/cats. Also trying to find the last few bandits hidden in dark valley, so they stop attacking my resource points.

[QUOTE=Deaver;34038266]What does that do, anyway? Just add mutants to multiplayer?[/QUOTE] You have no clue how big of a deal that is. This opens the doors for possible full-on co-op play.

[QUOTE=DeeCeeTeeBee;34038373]I'm not syaing otherwise, and I've made pretty great use of the radio so far. You can't call in backup/call for squads to capture a area without it, unless you plan on talking to them in person. Opposition is perfectly fine, was just wondering if there were any tips on stopping my exo wearing double squads on an area to not be ravaged by single squads of monolith, bandits or dogs/cats. Also trying to find the last few bandits hidden in dark valley, so they stop attacking my resource points.[/QUOTE] Here's what you do: press Escape, go to TFW settings. Lower the respawn rate of your faction to its lowest possible number, then raise the one of the opposing factions to its maximum. Eventually you'll have more stalkers than you know what to do with. Honestly, I left the settings like that, left the game on for a couple hours, and bam, Bandits overrunning every single part of the Zone minus the Swamps. Anyway, if anyone makes a STALKER's 2012, be sure to include me.

To Lyoka: steam died and I'm tired, going to bed now. We'll play it tomorrow.

[QUOTE=Blaberry;34038963]To Lyoka: steam died and I'm tired, going to bed now. We'll play it tomorrow.[/QUOTE] :saddowns:

So after SGM suddenly making my CoP run at .1fps I uninstalled it and threw on Atmosfear 3 (and Absolute texture pack) and its running fine again, Just wondering are there any other mods that don't change vanilla too much but are pretty good grabs. Do people still suggest that Sound mod in the OP? I wouldn't mind oomphier sounding guns but I'm not so sure about all the other sound changes. Is there any type of ZRP for CoP? Are there any mods that just by themselves add more customization to NPC outfits like SGM does (Complete too I think, I forget). I saw the AI overhaul mod on the GSC forums awhile ago, is that still being worked on and is it amazing? Anything standalone for more a better translation or something (I see something about this in Complete) (After further looking, I basically want half of the shit thats in Complete, without actually getting Complete because I'm using Atmosfear3)

[QUOTE=Nathan;34040532]So after SGM suddenly making my CoP run at .1fps I uninstalled it and threw on Atmosfear 3 (and Absolute texture pack) and its running fine again, Just wondering are there any other mods that don't change vanilla too much but are pretty good grabs.[/QUOTE] Redux IWA / upcoming Misery [QUOTE=Nathan;34040532]Is there any type of ZRP for CoP?[/QUOTE] Call of Pripyat didn't need ZRP. Hell, it didn't even need patches. [QUOTE=Nathan;34040532]Are there any mods that just by themselves add more customization to NPC outfits like SGM does (Complete too I think, I forget).[/QUOTE] You're thinking about a "variation mod". There's a CoP variation mod by Darkenneko but IIRC it doesn't work with AtmosFear. Pretty much every major mod makes use of it, at least partially. [QUOTE=Nathan;34040532]I saw the AI overhaul mod on the GSC forums awhile ago, is that still being worked on and is it amazing?[/QUOTE] Yes, it's amazing. However, it can get a little too hectic sometimes. There's a mod called [B]Swartz mod[/B] that uses some parts of the M.S.O mod and adds other stuff as well : [url]http://web.igniferous.net/Swartz/?page_id=2[/url] [QUOTE=Swartz mod feature highlights;34040532] [img]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111015012842/stalker/images/4/41/CoP_RadGood.PNG[/img] Overhauled radiation system. There are no on-screen indicators, instead you’ll notice the effects of radiation based on visual cues such as screen wobble, blurred vision, etc. Radiation does not do any immediate harm, it’s an invisible and long term threat that is everywhere. To help with this, pack lots of vodka, grab antirads when you can afford them, and carefully read the hints during load screens. [img]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111015012842/stalker/images/4/41/CoP_RadGood.PNG[/img] New AI by Alundaio. AI is far more intelligent and responsive. Pointing a gun in someone’s face may get you shot. Shooting at NPC’s will result in them chasing you down to kill you. AI runs from big threats. NPC’s use scopes, can hit you with the butt of their rifles, heal themselves, and can engage in long-range firefights for the first time ever. [img]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111015012842/stalker/images/4/41/CoP_RadGood.PNG[/img] Atmosfear 3. Now incorporates numerous new features, like customizable weather in-game, chemical/radioactive fallout, psi-storms, moon cycles that cast shadows, meteor showers at night, and generally amazing looking weather. Fully customizable so mess around with the weather settings to create whatever atmosphere you’re looking for! [img]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111015012842/stalker/images/4/41/CoP_RadGood.PNG[/img] Making friends has it’s advantages. Good reputation among a stalker or small squad of stalkers will allow you to recruit them as companions to help you during the intense firefights you will likely encounter. [img]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111015012842/stalker/images/4/41/CoP_RadGood.PNG[/img] Incorporated a highly tweaked version of Massive Simulation Overhaul by trojaunch. This breathes even more life into the Zone as various groups hunt for artifacts, secure abandoned bases, hunt for mutants, engage in faction wars, and many other things. Expect to see Freedom & Duty in Zaton, Merc patrols waiting to ambush you, snork nests, etc.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/dWyC0.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/7v3vN.jpg[/t] [QUOTE=Nathan;34040920]Damn so the variation mod doesn't work with Atmosfear ?[/QUOTE] I've tried it but at it's current state, no. I suppose you [I]could[/I] try merging them but I have no experience on the subject. Well, at least major mods try to include their own version of the Variation mod and stalkers on the GSC forums are probably working on getting them to work as well. [QUOTE=imaguy;34041118]What mod is that? Grass looks like LURK but that is clear sky[/QUOTE] Faction Fronts. [QUOTE=Araknid;34041159]If anyone makes STALKER bros 2012, can I be part of it?[/QUOTE] Oh yeah, I would like to be a part of it as well. Even a small role would suffice. (Preferably a bandit in a trenchcoat&balaclava) [QUOTE=Araknid;34041159]Also, someone should add Seano12 as a grave or something.[/QUOTE] He should be a zombie version of his old STALKERbros pic :v: .

Can I be a stalker bro? I lurk a lot, but I've been avoiding blowouts for a while now.