S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Series Megathread: The Zone will stop the Russians
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[QUOTE=DeeCeeTeeBee;44130416]I've finally (a bit late, maybe) acquired that unique Vintar that only uses dum-dums. Please tell me it's possible to buy those fucking things somewhere.
I've come across 60~ in 25 hours of play, all of which I used on a psuedogiant mid loot-haul.
[editline]5th March 2014[/editline]
I sold off my other primaries before looking at the ammo it uses. Oh god what have I done.[/QUOTE]
I think you can only find them, so you're sorta fucked.
[QUOTE=DeeCeeTeeBee;44130416]I've finally (a bit late, maybe) acquired that unique Vintar that only uses dum-dums. Please tell me it's possible to buy those fucking things somewhere.
I've come across 60~ in 25 hours of play, all of which I used on a psuedogiant mid loot-haul.
[editline]5th March 2014[/editline]
I sold off my other primaries before looking at the ammo it uses. Oh god what have I done.[/QUOTE]
Traders will start stocking them eventually, not sure whether having high rank triggers it or the Wealthy Client achievement.
[QUOTE=JoeSibilant;44130658]Traders will start stocking them eventually, not sure whether having high rank triggers it or the Wealthy Client achievement.[/QUOTE]
It's certainly not Wealthy Client, but i actually doubt traders stock them at all, i've never seen any in stock at any trader, and i've hit max rank before.
[QUOTE=zombini;44130695]It's certainly not Wealthy Client, but i actually doubt traders stock them at all, i've never seen any in stock at any trader, and i've hit max rank before.[/QUOTE]
I just bought about 30 off of Owl.
Why must I have so many bloodsucker dreams?
I saved that random rookie who gets mauled by dogs and all I got was some lousy homoerotic sexual tension
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Watch out everyone within 300m, i'm farming headshots, and i just got an L96A1. I single-handedly killed every single mutant including the pseudogiant with it during the initial mutant wave just before you join Dawn.
[editline] forgive me padre [/editline]
Forgive me, but i couldn't help but chuckle slightly at this.
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I just got the Noah's Mutant Madness Mission, hopefully my Protecta and L96 will see me through.
[QUOTE=JoeSibilant;44145583]I just got the Noah's Mutant Madness Mission, hopefully my Protecta and L96 will see me through.[/QUOTE]
I think a protecta isn't going to be enough, a Mossberg Destroyer or Predator would be best.
Nope, Protecta has superior accuracy and range, plus the rate of fire makes up for any deficiency in damage (83 with the tactics manual). I wrecked those mutants, and the alpha squad that showed up halfway through.
Can someone tell me how to install SGM 2.1 with all addons 'n stuff?
SWTC: ShoC is .. downright amazing.
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[B][I]DX9[/I][/B] ... can you believe it?
[QUOTE=zombini;44145632]I think a protecta isn't going to be enough, a Mossberg Destroyer or Predator would be best.[/QUOTE]I breezed through it with an RPG and grenades :v:
Granted, the RPG is expensive and slow to load, but it'll wipe out entire squads of mutants nigh-instantaneously. I used it on the tougher mutants, using my Breakwater (both 5.45 and nades) for smaller things, and letting David & Co. mop up the stragglers.
[QUOTE=zombini;44130695]It's certainly not Wealthy Client, but i actually doubt traders stock them at all, i've never seen any in stock at any trader, and i've hit max rank before.[/QUOTE]I've seen them stock 10-20 at a time max, and i'm elite rank currently, with the wealthy client and that SGM achievement you get for ordering 10 things from traders.
Well, I found 10 dum-dum's in a stash, but have had to rely on my upgraded Predator. That wouldn't be nearly as bad if I Alpha Squads didn't love to engage at 200+ metres.
[QUOTE=DeeCeeTeeBee;44149195]Well, I found 10 dum-dum's in a stash, but have had to rely on my upgraded Predator. That wouldn't be nearly as bad if I Alpha Squads didn't love to engage at 200+ metres.[/QUOTE]It's also rather annoying to try and lure them closer, since they prefer to walk sideways like a crab, and simulate the 1854 bombardment of Sevastopol with grenades.
Generally, my strategy with alpha squads is to run to the nearest solid cover and pick them off, since they will happily sit out in the open and get murked by my protecta. Just gotta watch out for the snipers, since one hit from that L96/M82 will either kill you outright or bleed you out in about a second.
I've got fully-upgraded military exo and sphere-12 helmet (can't remember if that's the name; the helmet like the tactical helmet, but with better armour), and that damn sniper rifle still one-shots me sometimes :v:
Fortunately every other weapon they carry plinks off nearly harmlessly, and my PKM spreads them across the landscape.
I want to try Doom's mod merge, but I don't know anything about them. There's one for SoC and CoP, apparently? Do they work with Russian versions of the game? Do they have any official pages/forum threads? I only find reuploads on google search mostly. What can you guys tell me about it (I know it's freeplay + some fixes, but nothing else). What's the difference between the mod for SoC and CoP?
Basically, what I want, is a huge sandbox mod where I can fuck around, after finishing story many times in vanilla.
[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;44149528]I've got fully-upgraded military exo and sphere-12 helmet (can't remember if that's the name; the helmet like the tactical helmet, but with better armour), and that damn sniper rifle still one-shots me sometimes :v:
Fortunately every other weapon they carry plinks off nearly harmlessly, and my PKM spreads them across the landscape.[/QUOTE]
Still only running a standard Seva, a USAS 12 Standard and a Abakan M2 here. They can be a total and utter pain in the ass for me sometimes. Othertimes they generally tend to be entirely hopeless.
[QUOTE=Spor;44149774]What's the difference between the mod for SoC and CoP?[/QUOTE]
Doom's Mod Merge is basically Xiani's Freeplay Start (you create your own character, pick your faction at the start and can then fuck around in the Zone, the story is removed and some level changers are added) with LURK graphics,weapon textures and animations , Doom's CoP Merge is a mix of M.S.O. mod for CoP which improves the A-Life and makes it more interesting along with elements from Ceano's CfP (Call From Pripyat) and Variation Mod. Doom's CoP Merge retains the story while Doom's Mod Merge doesn't.
[QUOTE=Spor;44149774]Basically, what I want, is a huge sandbox mod where I can fuck around, after finishing story many times in vanilla.[/QUOTE]
Out of those two mods I would then recommend Doom's Mod Merge but if you want a [I]really[/I] huge sandbox to freeroam in, I'd recommend Tecnobacon's Soup and playing Collector's Freeplay.
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I'm not entirely sure whether Tecnobacon's Soup has Collector's Freeplay but it should have.
For Call of Pripyat there are a couple of the types of mods you're talking about but not really many freeplay ones. You could wait for Call of Chernobyl or try Way to Pripyat / Winter of Death : Ultimatum. Some of these mods are very russian though, and as a result they might suffer a little from the "kitchen sink"-syndrome where there's a ton of content dumped into the mod but the quality and the style of it isn't really very consistent.
They edited these shots. A lot.
Also, they def. need some sort of AA technique to make up for all those jaggied lines, edges and even distance trees. I mean, while I like the shots, something feels definitely [I]off[/I] about them.
Also, dat FOV. Looks like FC3's FoV which is set to like 55 or something :v:
[QUOTE=Hammer7;44150705]Frozen Zone update[/QUOTE]
More than graphics in general, I'm interested on how the new maps will look like and what kind of a dynamic they have with each other, as well as how the A-Life moves within these levels. But that's something I think we're not going to see in a long time.
Either way, it's good to know that this project is still up and going.
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What I'm excited about is that it seems to have new, well-made character models (unless they're stolen from some modern military shooter games that I'm not aware of) which is always a plus. Unfortunately judging from one of the wayy earlier screens of the mod it seems that they still have that janky thing going on where NPC weapons and hands will clip through their load-bearing vests and so on which produces a really jarring visual effect and it's an instant hit to immersion.
Looks like the sharpen filter from SweetFX.
Hey so I repurchased a physical copy of SoC from Amazon because I like being able to switch patch versions on the fly and I don't know whether this copy is U.S or Worldwide. Seeing the PEGI info leads me to believe it's worldwide. It didn't even come with any instruction manual, just a CD-key sticker above the CD which has the same artwork on the front.
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I can't wait until [Blue] decides to join the thread.
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I can't wait until [Blue] decides to join the thread.[/QUOTE]
Tha ... Thatanos!?
Doesn't he mean [I]Thanatos[/I]? Weird coincidence ... mostly because [B]Autumn Aurora[/B] JUST posted this;
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[QUOTE]Thanatos' Touch
Thanatos' Touch - Official Foliage Add-On for Autumn Aurora 2. Brings new kind of foliage and really deeper atmosphere...
Read description and download it here:
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Thanks for LostWave user for reminding me this idea![/QUOTE]
I don't know how, but i made it through Noah's Mutant Mosh Pit pretty easily, i stood on the tower chucking double F1 grenades and popping Chimeras and Controllers with the Super-Vintar. I'm sure as hell going to be ready for Dawn's Mutant Mosh Pit, got Zulu's RP-74 and a shitload of PP rounds. Gonna set up explosive charges out in the field, they remove loads of muties.
[QUOTE=zombini;44155016]I don't know how, but i made it through Noah's Mutant Mosh Pit pretty easily, i stood on the tower chucking double F1 grenades and popping Chimeras and Controllers with the Super-Vintar. I'm sure as hell going to be ready for Dawn's Mutant Mosh Pit, got Zulu's RP-74 and a shitload of PP rounds. Gonna set up explosive charges out in the field, they remove loads of muties.[/QUOTE]
Pfft. Dawn's Mutant attack is piss easy. A mossberg destroyer, 100 shot shells, a handful of F1 'nades, and a decent amount of med supplies saw me through. Didn't do Noah's thing because it's my own tradition that i kill him immediately and take his compasses.
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