S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Series Megathread: The Zone will stop the Russians

[RazorsharpLT]

I see the zone as a way of expanding scientific knowledge and earning money. The latter is wich you can actually acomplish, since you're not a scientist. So i remain a mercenary/loner.

[Schmaaa]

I just did a fresh install of CoP and it crashes after around 5 seconds to a minute after I start it up. I've verified game cache, no mods, deleted user.ltx, ran it as administrator. Any other solutions or should I just leave it uninstalled?

[[Green]]

Post here after crashing, the game pastes a crashlog on your clipboard.
If it's stack trace, may the Zone claim you because there is nothing people know of. If it's something else, you still have hope.

[Ajaxial]

[QUOTE='[Green];41764737']Post here after crashing, the game pastes a crashlog on your clipboard.
If it's stack trace, may the Zone claim you because there is nothing people know of. If it's something else, you still have hope.[/QUOTE]

Stack Trace is just an overflow of data pertaining to a specific function in X-Ray. Sadly. It can be bought about by unending functions, syntax errors causing function loop without a closing end. Or simply just a slight hiccup in the engine itself among many other things.

SO as Green said, yeah. Could be a number of things. I remember once that crash can be caused by those thumb.db files, can't remember specifics. But have a gander.

[editline]9th August 2013[/editline]

Although I think that was for gamedata folder entries only. Otherwise, uninstall, completely nuke the registry of all traces of it, restart, and try again maybe?

[[Green]]

I may or may not do a drinking TFW stream at Saturday. Rules are the following:

- When I die, take a shot.
- When I crash, take a shot.
- When I find mai raifu, take a good shot.
- When my stream dies, drink half of the bottle. Then resume streaming until passing out.

[Loner]

Did I hear anyone say custom Duty weapon skins?

[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_09-10-11_15-40-06_l02_garbage.jpg[/thumb]
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_09-10-11_15-40-08_l02_garbage.jpg[/thumb]
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_09-10-11_16-13-58_l03_agroprom.jpg[/thumb]

Duty4ZonePresidency

Also, gotta love Zone Wars random spawning in cordon
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_08-29-11_21-41-16_l01_escape.jpg[/thumb]

If you sit 'in' the bodies, the enemy's can't kill you lol. And it's always painful to see shots of an old mod you've probably lost :(

[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_08-29-11_21-29-42_l01_escape.jpg[/thumb]

[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_08-27-11_21-41-19_l01_escape.jpg[/thumb]

[TheKingofBees]

so anyone have a reccomendation for a mod like MSU that isnt so... Brown?

[Purple Magpie]

[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;41763153]I gave up saving Kruglov on modded games, he must have 1hp.

"Marked One you must help me!"

"Nope"

*dead*

"Better him than me."[/QUOTE]

I clear the entire area he has to go through beforehand and run ahead of him when I start the escort. There's only a few enemies that spawn during the escort, so it's relatively easy if you're Johnny-on-the-spot with buckshot.

[Thomo_UK]

I tried to do it on Doom's Mod Merge and got lashed every single time. Finally I managed to do it, but rolling with a not so good AK-74S doesn't help when every 5 seconds it dies on you and the precious seconds you spend reloading the mercenaries get ever closer~

and Wolfhounds insane accuracy from any range ever.

[Purple Magpie]

I used a shit ton of grenades on the mercs usually. Mostly the ones above me until I could get inside to the stairs/cover.

[mikester112]

[QUOTE=LoNer1;41765510]Did I hear anyone say custom Duty weapon skins?

[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_09-10-11_15-40-06_l02_garbage.jpg[/thumb]
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_09-10-11_15-40-08_l02_garbage.jpg[/thumb][/QUOTE]

I thought of something like this once, like factionized weapons, a freedom version, duty version, merc version, maybe even a monolith version, bottom line all of them should have their own pros and cons.

[Purple Magpie]

It'd be interesting, - if a little bloated - to have a mod that has a baseline weapon and then versions for each faction. Taking a SPAS for example, Duty versions might have a slightly higher durability at the cost of firing speed. Freedom would be the reverse - faster firing but lower overall durability. Merc versions would have a tighter spread/increased accuracy but do less damage, Military would be the reverse. Monolith weapons would probably be the best bet, but they would cost considerably more to repair and would be harder to find.

Every faction would also have weapons they specialized in, which would be the best of that weapon type you could get. Duty would have high-quality LMGs and heavy ARs, etc..

I dunno, that sounds a bit too bloated for a mod on its own. Would work well as an addition to TFW though.

[editline]8th August 2013[/editline]

Or as an addition to any mod really, but on its own it just seems like too many minor edits with not enough extra to do.

[ni🅱️🅱️a]

Isn't that essentially the reason for the NATO/Warsaw Pact split between armaments.

[Araknid]

[QUOTE=TheKingofBees;41765619]so anyone have a reccomendation for a mod like MSU that isnt so... Brown?[/QUOTE]

Dooms mod or Swartz

[[Green]]

Which is funny because Swartz = black, pretty close to brown :v:

[Tureis.]

Can I say that I actually enjoy TFW for CS a lot? It's not even really what it's attempting to simulate, (because in that respect I actually think it sucks in those regards) but it's when you're starting out and are basically running around doing simple missions, delivering supplies and curbing mutant hordes. To me the way the Zone is set up in the mod feels a lot more realistic and immersive. I also like Stalker the most when I'm struggling to make ends meet, I feel most mods fail to create that struggle.

[Araknid]

[img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/q80/s720x720/1150212_436929296426328_610610792_n.jpg[/img]

[Loner]

[QUOTE=Araknid;41770026][img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/q80/s720x720/1150212_436929296426328_610610792_n.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

Vintar tsunami with a dam build out of ammo, 10/10

[Ajaxial]

[QUOTE=LoNer1;41765510]Also, gotta love Zone Wars random spawning in cordon
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_08-29-11_21-41-16_l01_escape.jpg[/thumb][/QUOTE]

As in the one I made for SOC a few years back?

Didn't think people still played that or Faction wars for SOC. :v:

[Araknid]

[QUOTE=LoNer1;41765510]
Also, gotta love Zone Wars random spawning in cordon
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_08-29-11_21-41-16_l01_escape.jpg[/thumb][/QUOTE]
Zone wars?
You have my curiosity.
Is it this? [url]http://stalker.filefront.com/file/Faction_Wars;97459[/url]

[Ajaxial]

Zone Wars was a mod I built using my base mod Factions wars, the one you linked and also this thread for it.

[url]http://www.gsc-game.com/index.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=96&thm_id=16864&page=1&sort=ASC&sec_id=16[/url]

Zone wars can be found here -

[url]http://www.gsc-game.com/index.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=1&thm_id=21457&sec_id=16[/url]

[Araknid]

[QUOTE=Jamie1992GSC;41770213]Zone Wars was a mod I built using my base mod Factions wars, the one you linked and also this thread for it.

[url]http://www.gsc-game.com/index.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=96&thm_id=16864&page=1&sort=ASC&sec_id=16[/url]

Zone wars can be found here -

[url]http://www.gsc-game.com/index.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=1&thm_id=21457&sec_id=16[/url][/QUOTE]
so uh
is there a working download link for Zone wars? :v:

[Loner]

[QUOTE=Jamie1992GSC;41770189]As in the one I made for SOC a few years back?

Didn't think people still played that or Faction wars for SOC. :v:[/QUOTE]

Yup, still do. I still have a backup or 2 of it. One of the funnier mods I've played with in SoC, especially funny with Atlas 1.6, although atlas was not used for this screen.

[Ajaxial]

[QUOTE=Araknid;41770225]so uh
is there a working download link for Zone wars? :v:[/QUOTE]

The only one I have is Zone Wars V1, without the V1.1 fixes. Loner might have it still. It would be worth asking him.

Here is a link to V1 if you want it, sadly I haven't the time right now to check for V1.1 in my external backups but can do when I get back home in about 2 hours. Unless Loner beats me to it. :v:

[url]http://www.sendspace.com/file/5ywhxo[/url]

[Loner]

I won't, I'm approx 250km away from my PC :v:

Question;

Did anyone notice there's almost NO good gauss re-skins out there? Correct me if I'm wrong. I took a shot at it;
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_06-09-12_23-24-13_dark_forest.jpg[/thumb]
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_06-09-12_23-25-44_dark_forest.jpg[/thumb]
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_06-09-12_23-25-49_dark_forest.jpg[/thumb]

Forgive the quality, .jpg + static lightning ... I've made too much skins :v:

[Ajaxial]

[QUOTE=LoNer1;41770294]I won't, I'm approx 250km away from my PC :v:[/QUOTE]

I shall have a good gander when I return home in a couple hours then. :v:

[Araknid]

Ill just mess about with V1.
If you find a backup of V1.1, I'd appreciate it if you can upload it, cheers.

[editline]9th August 2013[/editline]

also need da graphics
what's the best texture pack for SoC?
Argus?

[Loner]

@Jamie

Still loving it :v:

[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/366/365208/ss_kevin_06-28-11_21-54-56_l04_darkvalley.jpg[/thumb]

Some artefact activation mod and particles by me.

[QUOTE=Araknid;41770317]Ill just mess about with V1.
If you find a backup of V1.1, I'd appreciate it if you can upload it, cheers.

[editline]9th August 2013[/editline]

also need da graphics
what's the best texture pack for SoC?
Argus?[/QUOTE]

Shameless self advertisement.

Argus 1.0 looks pretty fantastic, but judge for yourself wether you'd like this more:
[URL]http://www.moddb.com/mods/photo-realistic-zone-2[/URL]

Included with new vegetation textures (2k res) and special shaders for this pack.
WARNING, your pc must be pretty beast for it to handle the textures + shader combo.

Shots;
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[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/20/19369/ss_kevin_03-27-13_18-22-54_l03u_agr_underground.jpg[/thumb]
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/20/19369/ss_kevin_03-24-13_01-35-31_l03_agroprom.jpg[/thumb]
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/20/19369/ss_kevin_03-24-13_01-36-28_l03_agroprom.jpg[/thumb]
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/20/19369/ss_kevin_03-24-13_01-02-29_l02_garbage.jpg[/thumb]
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/20/19369/ss_kevin_03-23-13_14-33-24_l01_escape.jpg[/thumb]
[thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/20/19369/ss_kevin_01-20-13_18-03-57_l04_darkvalley.jpg[/thumb]

[Araknid]

[IMG]http://puu.sh/3Xyr7.jpg[/img]
[IMG]http://puu.sh/3Xyrn.jpg[/img]
Got this annoying glitch, and I don't know what it is.
The only thing that I can think of that are causing this is kingos max shaders, but I'm not sure if it'd be doing this.
Textures I'm using are Argus textures while im waiting for PRZ to download

[editline]9th August 2013[/editline]

wow Zone Wars has a TOZ-34
fucking amazing

[Paravin]

Do they [I]really[/I] give out better info if you're friendly?