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

[Lizzrd]

[QUOTE=Lizzrd;44546877]Alright, clear skies at 55%, now we wait.[/QUOTE]Annnd it's 4 am. I don't know how long I've been playing.

[Danny.B]

[QUOTE=kimr120;44545749]Haha.
I was playing Shoker 2.1, I was just in the outskirts of Skadovsk and near the firethingyanomaly something runs past me at a ridiculous speed, I shot it because I thought it was a bloodsucker.
I was wrong. It was actually a loner but fortunately he did neither die or shot me.

I decided to move on and suddenly a bandit runs past me and just goes "HOWDY HO!". I broke out in laughter because it was just so damn surprising.[/QUOTE]

Did you try OWR? If so, which one is better?

[Lyokanthrope]

[QUOTE=Wulfram;44545184]Frozen Zone looks so little like Xray that it baffles me. Its weird how much having models and assets that arent from 2003 changes things[/QUOTE]

wait, that's X-ray? holy shit, I thought it was CryEngine or something.

[Araknid]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM-nyvRitZ0[/media]

[Lyokanthrope]

[QUOTE=Whitefox08;44547079][IMG]http://puu.sh/88Yvt.png[/IMG]
please kill me

Finished SoC yesterday. [sp]Got the False ending with immortality. I was kinda disappointed then again I never talked to the guide, oops.[/sp][/QUOTE]
Lost Alpha will be 10+GB. Have fun with that :v:

[Ghost101]

Is it possible to merge anything into SGM 2.2, like MSO or OWR or something?

[Col. Buggernuts]

[QUOTE=Ghost101;44549720]Is it possible to merge anything into SGM 2.2, like MSO or OWR or something?[/QUOTE]It's always possible, it's just a matter of how much time it'll take, what things you'll need to replace or even remove, and how likely it is that things will break entirely.

Weapons probably wouldn't be too hard to merge, but I would definitely not fancy the task of merging MSO into SGM.

[Ghost101]

[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;44550031]It's always possible, it's just a matter of how much time it'll take, what things you'll need to replace or even remove, and how likely it is that things will break entirely.

Weapons probably wouldn't be too hard to merge, but I would definitely not fancy the task of merging MSO into SGM.[/QUOTE]

True, I'd just like to get some more difficulty into SGM. It's fun, but eventually gets too easy, even with Alpha Squads.

[Gatekeeper828]

[t]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/24/23400/ss_dante_04-13-14_05-17-58_zaton.jpg[/t]
[img]http://puu.sh/89tuU.png[/img]

HD Project never fails to amuse me in the morning. I still can't believe he thinks that sun looks good.

[Ninja Nub[NOR]]

that's a sun?
i thought it was a flare or something

[Loner]

[QUOTE=Bloodshot12;44547755]
Mods?[/QUOTE]

PRZ2 + Shaders + my own weather mod based upon SWTC :v:

[editline]15th April 2014[/editline]

[QUOTE='Ninja Nub[NOR];44550506']that's a sun?
i thought it was a flare or something[/QUOTE]

[I]Indeed, nothing but the very best[/I]
[t]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/24/23400/ss_dante_09-13-13_18-59-28_zatonc.jpg[/t]

[Araknid]

[QUOTE=LoNer1;44550753]
[I]Indeed, nothing but the very best[/I]
[t]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/24/23400/ss_dante_09-13-13_18-59-28_zatonc.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
the hell is this

[editline]15th April 2014[/editline]

fucking hell
starting dling the soup
'6 hours left'
alright thats fine, it'll be done when i come back from work

nope it slowed down to 50kb/s while I was gone

[VintageCat]

Sooo... Are you guys hyped for Lost Alpha?

[BloodShot12]

nah

looks shite

[Beacon]

I've only just had a proper look at The Seed by the Misery guys, looks really neat. Anyone else pledging?

[Muukkis]

[QUOTE=VintageCat;44551491]Sooo... Are you guys hyped for Lost Alpha?[/QUOTE]

Based on the leak I'm very optimistic, but I really hope they will tweak some things before release.

[BloodShot12]

This is stupid, but i really hope they change the ground textures to blend with the grass better.

Even with the high grass draw distance the change between grass and terrain is still jarring (based on the leak anyway)

Also arm textures for armors. Those two are the main things I want them to have/fix

[oddFlow]

[QUOTE=Bloodshot12;44551616]
Also arm textures for armors. Those two are the main things I want them to have/fix[/QUOTE]

Give me great animations with csky/cop hands for those few new weapons that LA adds, and you will have a mod on your doorstep delivered in 24 hours.

[BloodShot12]

Could you possibly do the same but with new hand meshes for different armors if you had anims for them?

Or is that way more difficult/impossible?

[Ninja Nub[NOR]]

[QUOTE=LoNer1;44550753]
[I]Indeed, nothing but the very best[/I]
[t]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/24/23400/ss_dante_09-13-13_18-59-28_zatonc.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
is this hell

[oddFlow]

[QUOTE=Bloodshot12;44552022]Could you possibly do the same but with new hand meshes for different armors if you had anims for them?

Or is that way more difficult/impossible?[/QUOTE]

That's what I'm telling you, actually replacing textures on the mesh is a matter of minutes, but I need one ogf file with those good looking animations, or at least the same animations that those new weapons have, but under clear sky/call of pripyat hands.

Otherwise, all the weapons from SOC would have changing suit hands, and those few new weapons wouldn't, because they use old stalker shoc texture for hands.

This is what I mean:

Cop/csky hands:

[IMG]http://s56.radikal.ru/i152/1007/c8/b921c9dca754.jpg[/IMG]

Soc hands:

[IMG]http://4put.ru/pictures/max/238/731350.jpg[/IMG]

[Loner]

[QUOTE='Ninja Nub[NOR];44552201']is this hell[/QUOTE]

Kinda.

Also, Beac, thanks for the support. I'm sure the guys appreciate it from such a respected community member.

[QUOTE=Bloodshot12;44551616]This is stupid, but i really hope they change the ground textures to blend with the grass better.

Even with the high grass draw distance the change between grass and terrain is still jarring (based on the leak anyway)

Also arm textures for armors. Those two are the main things I want them to have/fix[/QUOTE]

LURK merge of the grass with LA... yesh. LURK was one of the few mods that managed to blend the grass perfectly with the ground, albeit a little oversaturated.

[t]http://i47.tinypic.com/3308aqa.jpg[/t][t]http://i49.tinypic.com/6fwjyc.jpg[/t]

[editline]15th April 2014[/editline]

[QUOTE=oddFlow;44552497]That's what I'm telling you, actually replacing textures on the mesh is a matter of minutes, but I need one ogf file with those good looking animations, or at least the same animations that those new weapons have, but under clear sky/call of pripyat hands.

Otherwise, all the weapons from SOC would have changing suit hands, and those few new weapons wouldn't, because they use old stalker shoc texture for hands.

This is what I mean:

Cop/csky hands:

[IMG]http://s56.radikal.ru/i152/1007/c8/b921c9dca754.jpg[/IMG]

Soc hands:

[IMG]http://4put.ru/pictures/max/238/731350.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Black Ops 2 hand rig FTW! In a more serious tone though; those look really really good for some reason, especially in CoP Gunslinger and Shoker 2.1

[Beacon]

[QUOTE=oddFlow;44552497]That's what I'm telling you, actually replacing textures on the mesh is a matter of minutes, but I need one ogf file with those good looking animations, or at least the same animations that those new weapons have, but under clear sky/call of pripyat hands.

Otherwise, all the weapons from SOC would have changing suit hands, and those few new weapons wouldn't, because they use old stalker shoc texture for hands.

This is what I mean:

Cop/csky hands:

[IMG]http://s56.radikal.ru/i152/1007/c8/b921c9dca754.jpg[/IMG]

Soc hands:

[IMG]http://4put.ru/pictures/max/238/731350.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Right.

1: Who are you, and welcome!

2: How do you know so much (may very well be related to 1:)

3: Do you want to make custom arm textures for new suits in Redux 2.0? (please)

[oddFlow]

[QUOTE=Beacon;44552606]Right.

1: Who are you, and welcome!

2: How do you know so much (may very well be related to 1:)

3: Do you want to make custom arm textures for new suits in Redux 2.0? (please)[/QUOTE]

Hey! I haven't really been registered anywhere before, but I thought now is quite the time, since LA is coming out so soon, and I'm planning to make a mod on it's engine.
I've been reading forums (mostly russian) and modding vanilla game for quite some time, wanted to release a mod but never really finished it. Now that LA is coming out, it's about time.

Regarding custom arm textures, I do have some in my archives, from metro and stuff, but I'm not really a texture artist, I haven't really retextured anything myself, only worked with some meshes before, but not a lot of experience there either.

I could check out what suits you are talking about, maybe I could figure something out, no promises though :)

[Beacon]

[QUOTE=oddFlow;44552809]Hey! I haven't really been registered anywhere before, but I thought now is quite the time, since LA is coming out so soon, and I'm planning to make a mod on it's engine.
I've been reading forums (mostly russian) and modding vanilla game for quite some time, wanted to release a mod but never really finished it. Now that LA is coming out, it's about time.

Regarding custom arm textures, I do have some in my archives, from metro and stuff, but I'm not really a texture artist, I haven't really retextured anything myself, only worked with some meshes before, but not a lot of experience there either.

I could check out what suits you are talking about, maybe I could figure something out, no promises though :)[/QUOTE]

Cool! What kind of mod are you looking to make for LA? What skills do you have if you're not a texture artist? Also, what have you worked on before?

I was thinking custom textures unfortunately, things like SSP-99 arms, etc. Oh well!

[oddFlow]

[QUOTE=Beacon;44552944]Cool! What kind of mod are you looking to make for LA? What skills do you have if you're not a texture artist? Also, what have you worked on before?

I was thinking custom textures unfortunately, things like SSP-99 arms, etc. Oh well![/QUOTE]

Honestly, I'm not particularly master at anything, I do know a little bit about everything, at least that's what I think. That would be a terrible line to say in a meeting for a job though :v:

SSP-99 you say? If you're talking about orange scientific suit, wouldn't this fit:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/VwA1LvV.jpg[/IMG]

[Beacon]

[QUOTE=oddFlow;44553002]Honestly, I'm not particularly master at anything, I do know a little bit about everything, at least that's what I think. That would be a terrible line to say in a meeting for a job though :v:

SSP-99 you say? If you're talking about orange scientific suit, wouldn't this fit:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/VwA1LvV.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

That's always a good sign, it's important to be well versed in a bit of everything in this profession ;)

So what kinda mods have you been working on?

Yes, that's actually exactly what I want haha, where's it from?

[oddFlow]

[QUOTE=Beacon;44553021]That's always a good sign, it's important to be well versed in a bit of everything in this profession ;)

So what kinda mods have you been working on?

Yes, that's actually exactly what I want haha, where's it from?[/QUOTE]

Actually I've never been in a group or anything like that, I was working slowly in my free time on my own mod, but like I said never really finished it. Had lots of ideas though, and I'm quite sure they could be possible to implement on the new engine of LA.

Those textures are actually from vintar's arms match suit mod, it's the one I was talking about, it would be quite easy to implement into LA, just need new meshes for those few new weapons, like I said. I'm pretty sure it's integrated into Autumn Aurora 2 mod as well, but those arm textures might be slightly edited in there.

[simkas]

I see that Doom's mod merge for SoC has some kind of "total freeplay" mod as part of it, what exactly is it? I want to play through all the main story missions, would that prevent me from doing so or does it just add some extra stuff for that?

[Muukkis]

[QUOTE=simkas;44553073]I want to play through all the main story missions, would that prevent me from doing so or does it just add some extra stuff for that?[/QUOTE]

Doom's Mod Merge rips out the whole main quest.

[QUOTE=simkas;44553073]what exactly is it??[/QUOTE]
You'll be able to create your own character, modify your name and your faction, then you'll spawn into their base and can do some small sidequests for them or just fuck around in the Zone. The Brain Scorcher is, by default, switched off in the start of the game.