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

Finished migrating all of my shit to an SSD. Gonna be trying out Myseri on it in a few moments, hopefully it will remedy some of the stuttering that happens.

[QUOTE=zombini;43939427]Finished migrating all of my shit to an SSD. Gonna be trying out Myseri on it in a few moments, hopefully it will remedy some of the stuttering that happens.[/QUOTE] Did you already get the [URL="http://www.gsc-game.com/main.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr3&thm_page=1&thm_id=6030&sec_id=18"]new LuaJIT libraries[/URL]?

[QUOTE=LoNer1;43939454]Did you already get the [URL="http://www.gsc-game.com/main.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr3&thm_page=1&thm_id=6030&sec_id=18"]new LuaJIT libraries[/URL]?[/QUOTE] The mediafire download is set to private. And yes i have used it, and it helped IMMENSELY. Luckily i made a backup of it when i wiped everything. [editline] fuck [/editline] I am stunned, this is my first SSD, and i am amazed at the difference it made. It used to take several minutes for CoP to load on the first run, now it loads in seconds. Everything is faster, by a gigantic amount. Haven't actually tested the game, trying to get SMAA to work right now. Stalker has gotten me addicted to sausage and canned meat.

[QUOTE=LoNer1;43933522]Hit stats are dependent on ammunition type mostly. Go into 'weapons.ltx' and change the ammos hit params accordingly to see difference in game. Do mind, the NPC's will also profit from this.[/QUOTE] Both of them use the same ammo though : \ 5.45x39mm [QUOTE=zombini;43939646] [editline] fuck [/editline] I am stunned, this is my first SSD, and i am amazed at the difference it made. It used to take several minutes for CoP to load on the first run, now it loads in seconds. Everything is faster, by a gigantic amount. Haven't actually tested the game, trying to get SMAA to work right now. Stalker has gotten me addicted to sausage and canned meat.[/QUOTE] Dammit Zombini stop giving me more reason to get a new machine. My bank balance dosn't need to be any lower D:

[QUOTE=zombini;43939646]The mediafire download is set to private. And yes i have used it, and it helped IMMENSELY. Luckily i made a backup of it when i wiped everything. [editline] fuck [/editline] I am stunned, this is my first SSD, and i am amazed at the difference it made. It used to take several minutes for CoP to load on the first run, now it loads in seconds. Everything is faster, by a gigantic amount. Haven't actually tested the game, trying to get SMAA to work right now. Stalker has gotten me addicted to sausage and canned meat.[/QUOTE] I absolutely love my SSD, it's a shame that they're still fairly pricey. I don't want to put just one or two games on mine, I want [b]all[/b] of them on there. At least the 1TB drives are $500 now as opposed to being well over 1k, so there is some progress there.

[QUOTE=Amez;43942086]I absolutely love my SSD, it's a shame that they're still fairly pricey. I don't want to put just one or two games on mine, I want [b]all[/b] of them on there. At least the 1TB drives are $500 now as opposed to being well over 1k, so there is some progress there.[/QUOTE] Wait for a sale on Newegg, i nabbed a Seagate 600 240GB drive for $145. Absolutely worth it, especially if you already have a HDD in use. It's a major pain in the ass to get set up though. I had to make backups of several steam games and my music n personal files, then i had to install windows on the SSD, format the old drive for use as a data drive, then basically start from scratch. I'm kinda wishing i got a SLC based SSD though, they have write cycles in the 100K+, where the MLC is 3K and TLC is 1K. That's still a lot of writing, but more is better.

[quote][b]Strelok's Diary - a cheeki romance by Sidorovich[/b] Strelok is a strong, experienced and handsome S.T.A.L.K.E.R from Ukraine. His life is going nowhere until he meets Alex Degtyarev, a veteran, stalker man with a passion for weapons. Strelok takes an instant disliking to Alex and the cheeki and breeki ways he learnt during his years in Pripyat. However, when a bandit tries to rob Strelok, Alex springs to the rescue. Strelok begins to notices that Alex is actually rather sexy at heart. But, the pressures of Alex's job as a USS Agent leave him blind to Strelok's affections and Strelok takes up artifacts to try and distract himself. Finally, when weak Mercenary, Scar , threatens to come between them, Alex has to act fast. But will they ever find the cheeki love that they deserve? [b]Praise for Strelok's Diary[/b] "I fell in love with the hot Alex Degtyarev. Last night I dreamed that he was in my teapot." - The Daily Tale "About as enjoyable as being slapped with a dead fish, but Strelok's Diary does deliver a strong social lesson." - Enid Kibbler "I love the bit where a bandit tries to rob Strelok - nearly fell off my seat." - Hit the Spoof "I could do better." - Zob Gloop [/quote] [url]http://www.plot-generator.org.uk/[/url] Greatest thing ever [editline]17th February 2014[/editline] [quote]Hellish Pripyat - a short story by Sidorovich Strelok was thinking about Degtyarev again. Degtyarev was a courageous hero with beautiful abs and handsome eyelashes. Strelok walked over to the window and reflected on his death trap surroundings. He had always hated hellish Pripyat with its raspy, roasted radiation. It was a place that encouraged his tendency to feel sad. Then he saw something in the distance, or rather someone. It was the a courageous figure of Degtyarev . Strelok gulped. He glanced at his own reflection. He was a special, adorable, Vodka drinker with strong abs and sexy eyelashes. His friends saw him as an amused, afraid angel. Once, he had even helped a gleaming blind dog recover from a flying accident. But not even a special person who had once helped a gleaming blind dog recover from a flying accident, was prepared for what Degtyarev had in store today. The rain hammered like loving dogs, making Strelok joy. Strelok grabbed a peculiar Kalashnikov that had been strewn nearby; he massaged it with his fingers. As Strelok stepped outside and Degtyarev came closer, he could see the curried glint in his eye. Degtyarev gazed with the affection of 5088 daring brief bloodsuckers. He said, in hushed tones, "I love you and I want love." Strelok looked back, even more joy and still fingering the peculiar Kalashnikov. "Degtyarev, have my children," he replied. They looked at each other with sad feelings, like two square, spewmungous snorks smiling at a very admirable hunting trip, which had Bandit Radio music playing in the background and two charming uncles drinking to the beat. Strelok regarded Degtyarev's beautiful abs and handsome eyelashes. "I feel the same way!" revealed Strelok with a delighted grin. Degtyarev looked lust, his emotions blushing like a regurgitated, rainy artifact. Then Degtyarev came inside for a nice shot of Vodka. THE END [/quote] [editline]17th February 2014[/editline] [quote]Our Beautiful Sausage Love - A Valentine's Song For Alex by Scar This one's for you Mr Degtyarev! My love for you is like the most Beautiful sausage, Your face reminds me of Sexy snorks, Together, we are like tourists breakfast and vodka. Oh darling Alex, My Beautiful sausage, My Sexy bread, The perfect companion to my tourists breakfast soul. Crystals are red, Moonlights are blue, I like artifacts, But not as much as I love killing with you! Oh darling Alex, Your abs are like Hot weapons on a summer day, You're like the most Manly stalker to ever walk Pripyat. Your Sexy face, Your vodka soul, Your Hot abs, Your Manly stalker being... How could I look at another when our Beautiful sausage love is so strong? Be my valentine Mr Degtyarev![/quote] im done with this shit

[QUOTE=LoNer1;43938158][t]http://media.moddb.com/images/games/1/9/8059/00607.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] SSAO is broken, everything creates a white aura (especially weapon). This fucking shits me so much, Far Cry 3 was the worst offender I have ever seen.

Oh man, i just experienced a feeling i haven't felt in a game in ages, and it's all thanks to Myseri: Fear. I haven't felt fear in a game in so fucking long i can't remember the last time. I was out at the Gas Station by the Claw anomaly, fell in there with the snorks with only an AK-105. I grabbed that container and hauled ass outta there. I kept hearing the snorks coming for me, and i was chased all the way to Shevchenko by about 7 snorks, they proceeded to massacre everyone on there while i hid on the roof like a baby, regaining my breath. After the screams died down, i headed for the stairs to see if anyone survived, out came the seven snorks, all ready to kill me. One quickload later, i decided to say fuck it and legged it to Skadovsk. Thus ends the story of Degtyarev and the Seven Snorks.

[QUOTE=zombini;43943130]Oh man, i just experienced a feeling i haven't felt in a game in ages, and it's all thanks to Myseri: Fear. [/QUOTE] I know right. Last time I truly felt afraid was probably Half-Life 2 in Ravenholm. And before that HL1 in general. When I compare that to the shooters I've been playing more recently - Warframe, Twattlefeild3, Blacklight, TF2, Call of Dirty - it makes me think the people who go on and on about the 'casualisation' of gaming - the rarity of hardcore challenge, or suspense - the rise of regenerative health and braindead AI - might actually have a point. 2014 is going to need more atmospheric shooters I feel. Maybe DayZ standalone will be able to deliver to some degree. I know people still hold hopes for Survarium, but I just don't think they're going to deliver.

[QUOTE][IMG]http://puu.sh/6Ztwe.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] [QUOTE][IMG]http://puu.sh/6ZtFX.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] Which style looks better in your opinion, FP? [editline]17th February 2014[/editline] [QUOTE][IMG]http://puu.sh/6Zuap.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] and then hot pink bullets for the ladies

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[QUOTE=1239the;43943596]Which style looks better in your opinion, FP? and then hot pink bullets for the ladies[/QUOTE] The first lot - non glowing. And can we get hot pink for the gents too please? <3

non glowing definitely

I wish misery had the PE scope for the mosin nagant. I sort of wish there was something else I could put on it besides that ghastly PU scope.

ooh 13,000 posts

[QUOTE=Beacon;43944022]non glowing definitely[/QUOTE] The reason I experimented with the glowing style is so that special ammo types could be more easily distinguished in the inventory without having to look super closely at the shape of the bullet, or actually click on it and read the item name. Suggestions to a beter method of achieving this kind of visual feedback would be appreciated [editline]17th February 2014[/editline] [IMG]http://puu.sh/6ZxwJ.jpg[/IMG] here's them in actual game

[QUOTE=1239the;43944043]Suggestions to a beter method of achieving this kind of visual feedback would be appreciated [editline]17th February 2014[/editline] here's them in actual game[/QUOTE] I would try small - but bright colored icons. Something like: [IMG]http://www.signblitz.com.au/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/warning-signs5.png[/IMG] Maybe you could even do them in hot pink :P What I did for my fallout nv mod which had a lot of custom ammo's - was use clear icons similar to the ones used on warning signs. In fallout the hud is all one colour so its important to use clearly distinguishable shapes. In stalker your hud is in full colour but you may want to restrict the palette a bit to keep within the 'rusty irradiated wasteland' look.

[QUOTE=1239the;43944043]The reason I experimented with the glowing style is so that special ammo types could be more easily distinguished in the inventory without having to look super closely at the shape of the bullet, or actually click on it and read the item name. Suggestions to a beter method of achieving this kind of visual feedback would be appreciated[/QUOTE] My first idea would be making a more prominent glow around the item in the inventory; each type of round would have a specific color assigned to them. The only issue with this would be that you might need to provide some documentation as to what the certain colors mean. My second idea would be a pretty simple one but it would also most likely look pretty shit; you could setup a small "ribbon" type thing on the icon with AP, HP, or whatever you want on it. It would probably look shitty, but it would be simple for both players and the devs to implement. Here is an example of what I am talking about for my second idea from the Steam store: [img]http://puu.sh/6Zytg.jpg[/img] [editline]17th February 2014[/editline] Also, I can't wait for Spring, that's the time I, for some reason, just randomly get back into a full playing phase of stalker. Once that playing phase starts I pretty much just play until the end of fall. :v:

Could you not adapt the existing upgraded weapon icons. I think colour coding the background is going to be pretty ugly, though.

[QUOTE=Etcetera;43944511]Could you not adapt the existing upgraded weapon icons. I think colour coding the background is going to be pretty ugly, though.[/QUOTE] Another thing could be adding symbols or letters in the lower right corner of the icon. Upper left is the quantity, lower right is the quality! H for hollowpoint, A for armor-piercing, F for FMJ, I for Incendiary, so on. It would be quick, wouldn't need other colours than black and white which stand out in regular ShoC inventory well as well as synergizing well with the quantity number [B]AND[/B] it would IMO be the simplest solution. Wouldn't stray too far away from the original either.

[QUOTE=Gatekeeper828;43944304] Also, I can't wait for Spring, that's the time I, for some reason, just randomly get back into a full playing phase of stalker. Once that playing phase starts I pretty much just play until the end of fall. :v:[/QUOTE] Daily journal updates of the Great Stalker GateKeeper please and thankyou.

[IMG]http://puu.sh/6ZABZ.jpg[/IMG] ?

The lower left ones look the best, but those are rather high contrast colours.

[QUOTE='[Green];43944637']The lower left ones look the best, but those are rather high contrast colours.[/QUOTE] I'm colourblind so this kind of colour subtlety shit isn't my forte.

I thought of something like this. Same colour as the stack count. [t]http://i.imgur.com/gL285rc.png[/t]

How well does that luajit thing perform in SGM 2.2? I'm thinking of giving it a whirl but the mediafire link on GSC is private.

I'm looking at all these mods and it's like with them, you can make the Stalker games look like something completely different, and that's the good thing about full moddability.

I think steam knows something... [IMG]http://puu.sh/6ZHKp.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Amez;43937292]Nope. In fact it doesn't do anything at all. Followed all the instructions, looked online all over the place to see if there's a way to make it work and nothing did.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I've never been able to make that thing work either.