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

[QUOTE=croguy;43345616]sms[/QUOTE] I'd love to play this, but I have no idea how you play stuff like these. Is there a guide somewhere?

[QUOTE=M.Ciaster;43346536]congratulations, you win the Most Passive-Aggressive Post Of 2013 award![/QUOTE] Prove me wrong then, mr. smartguy.

[QUOTE=XeroG;43346660]I'd love to play this, but I have no idea how you play stuff like these. Is there a guide somewhere?[/QUOTE] The only thing you have to worry about is that numbers match numbers and that you understand how the action list stuff works. Everything else functions depending on how well you can roleplay.

[QUOTE=croguy;43346765]The only thing you have to worry about is that numbers match numbers and that you understand how the action list stuff works. Everything else functions depending on how well you can roleplay.[/QUOTE] I see, thanks.

[QUOTE=Hammer7;43346741]Prove me wrong then, mr. smartguy.[/QUOTE] oh, I didn't say you were wrong, I just said that you phrased it in the most assholish way possible :)

[Thumb]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/83439462/WTF.png[/thumb] When i installed soup and changed graphical settings all my writing went like this. i have restarted and it still happens. how do i fix?

Is there a list of armor that was introduced in stalkersoup?

[QUOTE=ashrobhoy;43347201][Thumb]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/83439462/WTF.png[/thumb] When i installed soup and changed graphical settings all my writing went like this. i have restarted and it still happens. how do i fix?[/QUOTE] Something about streched out textures just shouts out "Russian mod"

Hey guys I've been out of the stalker game for a while and wanna play clear sky for the first time since 2010 but I forget which mods are good since I always played clear sky the least [url]http://www.moddb.com/downloads/stalker-clear-sky-mod-pack-2012[/url] That one good?

[QUOTE=NuclearAnnhilation;43347885]Hey guys I've been out of the stalker game for a while and wanna play clear sky for the first time since 2010 but I forget which mods are good since I always played clear sky the least [url]http://www.moddb.com/downloads/stalker-clear-sky-mod-pack-2012[/url] That one good?[/QUOTE] if you want some Clear Sky classic experience, try that one, it fixes a lot of the CS bugs so, is usefull. ANYWAY i´m not expert in CS mods so, that´s what i can say.

I've always been curious, who/what is this guy supposed to be on the SoC cover? [IMG]http://www.pwned.com/gamecovers/pc/1345485239-S-T-A-L-K-E-R--_Shadow_Of_Chernobyl.jpg[/IMG]

Misery has the most bullshit AI in the universe. Out walking by the merc base to find a good vantage point for an assault, they instantly see me in dense fog. Same thing happened with a bandit that was at the old gas station, he dropped me in 4 shots in a heavy rainstorm from over 300M away, while i was aiming at him through my rifle scope.

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;43347980]I've always been curious, who/what is this guy supposed to be on the SoC cover? [IMG]http://www.pwned.com/gamecovers/pc/1345485239-S-T-A-L-K-E-R--_Shadow_Of_Chernobyl.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] can´t see the image, are you reffering to this one?: [IMG]http://soc.stalker-game.com/img/wallpapers/stalker_wp_01_1024.jpg[/IMG] that´s Adrian Shephard placed in Chernobyl by Gman ("the right man in the wrong place can do the difference") If you thought that he would be frozen by Gman 4ever, NOPE, you´re wrong

[QUOTE=NuclearAnnhilation;43347885]Hey guys I've been out of the stalker game for a while and wanna play clear sky for the first time since 2010 but I forget which mods are good since I always played clear sky the least [url]http://www.moddb.com/downloads/stalker-clear-sky-mod-pack-2012[/url] That one good?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]- [B]MYSTERY bt True Zone Projects[/B] - [B]Complete by Artistpavel[/B] - CS Remix by boredgunner (that's me) - Absolute Nature by Cromm Cruac - Gnomus scopes by Gnomus - Additional guns from Misery, by True Zone Projects - Icons from Misery, OGSE, Oblivion Lost, Arsenal mod, and others[/QUOTE] No. You'd better off with stuff like Total Faction Warfare, Presky, or The Warmongers. Total Faction Warfare is highly recommended if you have completed the vanilla Clear Sky. For fixes, get Sky Reclamation Project

[QUOTE=zombini;43348008]Misery has the most bullshit AI in the universe. Out walking by the merc base to find a good vantage point for an assault, they instantly see me in dense fog. Same thing happened with a bandit that was at the old gas station, he dropped me in 4 shots in a heavy rainstorm from over 300M away, while i was aiming at him through my rifle scope.[/QUOTE] My best advise against the "human" AI, be sneaky, be pacient and flank them, that´s the best way to drop them.

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;43347980]I've always been curious, who/what is this guy supposed to be on the SoC cover? [IMG]http://www.pwned.com/gamecovers/pc/1345485239-S-T-A-L-K-E-R--_Shadow_Of_Chernobyl.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] You mean bad skin guy? I assume he's a Zombie or something. He doesn't correspond to any character, afaik.

[QUOTE=AdrianTheShep;43348038]can´t see the image, are you reffering to this one?: [IMG]http://soc.stalker-game.com/img/wallpapers/stalker_wp_01_1024.jpg[/IMG] that´s Adrian Shephard placed in Chernobyl by Gman ("the right man in the wrong place can do the difference") If you thought that he would be frozen by Gman 4ever, NOPE, you´re wrong[/QUOTE] no no, this guy [IMG]http://empirestategamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl_Logo.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;43348075]no no, this guy[/QUOTE] Could be a civilian zombie / Counterpart mutant but really, it's likely not referring to any exact creature or character, it's just a cover art thing. [QUOTE=zombini;43348008]Misery has the most bullshit AI in the universe. Out walking by the merc base to find a good vantage point for an assault, they instantly see me in dense fog.[/QUOTE] AFAIK almost no mod out there has penalties for A.I in bad weather conditions so while fog and other effects make it really hard to see shit in Misery, the fact that the A.I is not penalized is not unique to Misery.

[QUOTE=rikimaru6811;43348040]No. You'd better off with stuff like Total Faction Warfare, Presky, or The Warmongers. Total Faction Warfare is highly recommended if you have completed the vanilla Clear Sky. For fixes, get Sky Reclamation Project[/QUOTE] Well is there a mod like Misery for CoP or Oblivion Lost for SHOC?

[QUOTE=NuclearAnnhilation;43348139]Well is there a mod like Misery for CoP or Oblivion Lost for SHOC?[/QUOTE] Look for Mystery. [editline]29th December 2013[/editline] It has those same crappy promotional images :v: [editline]29th December 2013[/editline] Although it is hard to find a quality mod that has many new contents and the look of Misery for CS [editline]29th December 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Beacon;43345420]wut[/QUOTE] I'll just leave this old content here.. [IMG]http://puu.sh/62FDE.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=proch;43347746]Something about streched out textures just shouts out "Russian mod"[/QUOTE] i fixed it apparently texturedetail has to be maxxed as other texture details are broken. but then it crashes every 10 mins

[QUOTE=ashrobhoy;43348487]i fixed it apparently texturedetail has to be maxxed as other texture details are broken. but then it crashes every 10 mins[/QUOTE] Try switching DX version.

Yes, the lack of any STALKESOUP downloads is kinda disturbing. Where can i find the the .DB version with the latest patch?

This last page really made me realise what kind of people who're posting here, again.

[QUOTE=LoNer1;43348807]This last page really made me realise what kind of people who're posting here, again.[/QUOTE] We're a mixed bunch.

For Loner1's question about combat sim and what-not... STALKER in its very core has been a pseudo-arcadey shooter to begin with. While you can steer it towards a more "realistic" direction there is only so much you can do that before it becomes detrimental to the gameplay. Going overboard with this would mean that other gameplay mechanics would also have to be severely adjusted to compensate for this drastic change in combat. But if you insist... One thing I find that STALKERSOUP did right for example is that shotguns weren't 90 degree cone shot hoses of ridiculousness. From the flesh farm in Cordon I could drop an army guy at the railroads with a well placed SPAS-12 grapeshot. That's still a very realistic range, no more than 50 meters. That is something I've never seen in other mods so far and it really is something I'd like to see. As for assault rifles and battle rifles, in my opinion they have too much spread. EVERYTHING has a little too much spread. I'd like to take a rather unorthodox comparison here: Blacklight Retribution. That game originally had bullet spread on a lot of weapons. After people complained that combat just degraded into jamming your SMG's barrel into the enemy's mouth and spraying until one of the two dies, they changed the mechanic quite a lot. In the new gunplay spread was reduced RIDICULOUSLY. A lot of guns could fire nearly pinpoint accurately from the hip. So, what the fuck right, now it's laser guns. Well, not exactly. See, they instead made the recoil a bigger thing. The screen twitched with each shot and as such, controlling recoil as well as using the weapons in their effective range was what determined your lethality, not lucky spread. In STALKER, a couple of factors could bring this into what I would at least imagine to be an enjoyable state... * Losing kinetic energy over distance depending on the caliber This would not only make people account for the bullet drop at longer distances, it would also prevent people from sniping with pistols halfway across Zaton. While technically possible, it wouldn't be feasible as it'd feel like a hard pebble bouncing off your helmet if fired for such a long distance, if we're talking about like a 9x18 round. A .338 Lapua Magnum round on the other hand would still have a lot of energy and could in fact be used to snipe halfway across Zaton, provided that you have visuals. *99.9% and falling accuracy No weapon is absolutely accurate. There is just no making a 100% accurate gun. However, the gun spread could be reduced to a minimum and the recoil could play a higher emphasis. This way submachine guns that have less recoil could be more reasonable options than their more mule kicking friends, the assault rifles and battle rifles. More controllable, less damage. On top of this, weapon degradation shouldn't reduce the accuracy into a ridiculous 30 degree cone, but only be noticeable at mid-long range shots. Unless the gun is made out of wax, the barrel just won't magically widen up into a blunderbuss. *Effective range of weapons vs. effective range of calibers I don't know exactly if this can be implemented, but the actual effective range of a weapon and the bullet chambered should be calculated by the potential the round can store in itself and how much of that the weapon can exert into it upon firing. For example an AK-74 and an AN-94 have different ranges despite having the same caliber because of their inner workings. These kinds of differences in functionality could mean that every weapon is unique in its own way without really doing much with appearance. Again, I don't know if these can be implemented, but this, in my opinion, is how a good balance could be achieved. Oh and make shit not degrade at lightning speed, real guns can take thousands of rounds before jamming...well, depending on how well they're manufactured. FN Herstal's weapons are a little infamous for jamming (looking at you P90 and F2000) but an AK variant probably won't jam after even 1000-2000 rounds.

[QUOTE=rikimaru6811;43348164]Look for Mystery. [editline]29th December 2013[/editline] It has those same crappy promotional images :v: [editline]29th December 2013[/editline] Although it is hard to find a quality mod that has many new contents and the look of Misery for CS [editline]29th December 2013[/editline] I'll just leave this old content here.. [IMG]http://puu.sh/62FDE.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] oh man i've never seen that, that's great one of paravin's finest

It takes all sorts.

[QUOTE=LoNer1;43348807]This last page really made me realise what kind of people who're posting here, again.[/QUOTE] you have to take the good with the bad mate

I had a dream about STALKER last night.