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

[QUOTE=Vivi_O;44703207]It seems to be about as buggy as any large STALKER release, this being the largest of them all. I'm waiting to see if 7+ years of working on the mod has killed their enthusiasm for fixing it now that it's available to the community.[/QUOTE] This is what scares me the most, too. What if they indeed start losing interest and want to move on with their lives? Sure these are 'what if' scenarios, but they're very plausible. The current events must've struck the team pretty hard. I can only sympathize with them if they do end up abandoning the thing. I'd be a shame, but I could see the reasoning behind it. And, there's still a huge active community who'd probably be willing to fix it. Another thing comes to mind ... imagine your average kitchen-sink russian / slav / ukr mod on LA with all kinds of random stuff thrown in :v:

[QUOTE=LoNer1;44703395]This is what scares me the most, too. What if they indeed start losing interest and want to move on with their lives? Sure these are 'what if' scenarios, but they're very plausible. The current events must've struck the team pretty hard. I can only sympathize with them if they do end up abandoning the thing. I'd be a shame, but I could see the reasoning behind it. And, there's still a huge active community who'd probably be willing to fix it. Another thing comes to mind ... imagine your average kitchen-sink russian / slav / ukr mod on LA with all kinds of random stuff thrown in :v:[/QUOTE] i don't think that dez0wave is going to jump ship. LA is pretty much their baby

[QUOTE=Ownederd;44703406]i don't think that dez0wave is going to jump ship. LA is pretty much their baby[/QUOTE] You'd be surprised how many moms end up abandoning their baby because of stress. I don't think it will happen, though, but still.

[QUOTE=DEMONSKUL;44702755]Five bullets each? Are you on easy or something? It takes me like a whole mag of 5.56 for one...[/QUOTE] I'm on Stalker difficulty and they were probably wounded from fighting the bandits.

[QUOTE=Beacon;44703371]I love it. I haven't had huge problems, and there are some bugs, especially with the PDA, but overall it's very good in my opinion.[/QUOTE] I loved it as well, completed it with a good ending more than a day ago, lots of things need tweaking, but it has a lot of potential, especially in future modding.

rev. 1.3001 changelog: [QUOTE=Changelog] S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: LOST ALPHA Patch v1.3001 (2nd of May 2014.) changelog: The patch is savegame compatible, so You do not have to start new game for this patch, but for maximum experience it's recommended. If you installed 3rd party / user made fixes and mods for Lost Alpha, it's highly recommended to reinstall the game to have a clean install before you apply the official patch. This is required to avoid conflicts with the 3rd party content. We can not give support for such cases. - game will work on windows xp op. system, although dx10 cannot be used on xp - new fsgame.ltx to solve the saving / loading problems for users who installed the game to Program Files - quicksave / quickload buttons now can be remapped - fixed serious bug with wrong ui_movies.xml which prevented to play half of the game - fixed storyline battery task in sarcofag - fixed flying tree and geometry on Yantar level - fixed geometry on Garbage level - fixed the crash on r1 (static lightning) render when player entered 'Great Metal Factory' level - fixed rat monster crash and effectors bug - fixed random crash related to pda contacts section - temporaly disabled legs/shadow in options, if you have it enabled, please type this to console: g_actor_body 0- with removing visible leg feature, the missing footsteps and self shadow works again by default - "la options" debug menu is disabled on widescreen - crows are killable - ak74, ak74u, L85, G36 sounds synchronization fixed - proper fix for safe crash - missing "chmieltist" beer sound fixed - missing p90 model added - brightness, gamma and contrast sliders fixed - no available phrase to say, dialog[yantar_sakharov_start_talk] fixed - no available phrase to say, dialog[agr_ratcatcher_start] fixed - several (hopefully all) missing descriptions added back - crash when player ESC from solitare and hex viewer fixed - restored working class for hex viewer, text viewer, image viewer, console - same fix for artefact merger - crash in repair window fixed - wrong passwords for doors in pda fixed - loading last save overlap window fixed - added marker for 'strelok's flash' and 'yantar wires' because many users reported it's too hard to find them - fixed camera position to climb out of UAZ jeep - fixed OnMouseAction crash (Tetris in LA PC) - Veles gives correct download module, so no need to buy it from Barman - updated mi24 model, should fix "callback kils bone matrix bone: front_gun_tower" - improved tasks and task completion on agroprom - fixed luminocity and distance for stalkers to default value, ai works better - removed the strange reverb when eax is enabled, and added more stable sound dlls - temporary fix for missing suit upgrade - fixed incorrect mag size for upgraded pb1 - added vehicle prices to dialogue - corrected outfits icons and soldier outfit - new helicopter sound with tuned volumes - added pda articles for downloads - missing vehicle icons were added - several vehicle properties were changed- various small tweaks and fixes ----------------------------------------------COPYRIGHT 2014. DEZOWAVE GROUP | GSC GAMEWORLD[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=woot835;44703484]I'm on Stalker difficulty[/QUOTE] scrub git gud

[QUOTE=exostalker;44703497]I loved it as well, completed it with a good ending more than a day ago, lots of things need tweaking, but it has a lot of potential, especially in future modding.[/QUOTE] Grats on a 100 posts! [img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/heart.png[/img] And indeed, I think, as a base, it will be THE new spark that will light up a fast array of STALKER mods. Not only in technical, but graphical sense it improved, offering a more stable platform for modding than CoP. Can't wait to see what the community has to show more

[img]http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o272/Crazy47/Capture1.png[/img] Coming back to this again. Anyone else missing the whole SOUNDS folder?

I'm not even going to update, I need to complete this awful story after what I've witnessed.

[QUOTE=Crazy;44703544][img]http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o272/Crazy47/Capture1.png[/img] Coming back to this again. Anyone else missing the whole SOUNDS folder?[/QUOTE] Seems to me like they've made a typo. It's probably supposed to be [B]dream_rats.ogg[/B] instead of [I]dream rats.ogg[/I], meaning the one without the underscore doesn't exist and thus the game CTDs You can (for now) rename the file into 'dream rats' or if the patch fixes it, install that when it's up

[QUOTE=Pops;44703513]scrub git gud[/QUOTE] You w0t m8, Il rek u, i swear on tha cheeki breeki

Lost alpha wouldn't be so bad if stalker wasn't keen on crashing when a fucking fart sound is missing

[QUOTE=woot835;44703614]You w0t m8, Il rek u, i swear on tha cheeki breeki[/QUOTE] [t]http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/april08/stalk2.jpg[/t] [I]"No fighting in the bar!"[/I]

[QUOTE=croguy;44703275]Barkeep should have told you to go and talk to Ratcatcher. He's the military deserter hiding inside the half-sunken swamp wagon in Agroprom.[/QUOTE] Wait, so after you leave the underground you're supposed to go to the Barman? I'm stuck at the "leave the underground" part, I get out the spiral staircase but for some reason the mission just doesn't complete.

[QUOTE=woot835;44703614]You w0t m8, Il rek u, i swear on tha cheeki breeki[/QUOTE] [img]http://i.imgur.com/B1AHQE2.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=ionuttzu;44703705]Wait, so after you leave the underground you're supposed to go to the Barman? I'm stuck at the "leave the underground" part, I get out the spiral staircase but for some reason the mission just doesn't complete.[/QUOTE] Did you get out via the really big spiral staircase with the chimney, or did you get out via the one you entered?

[QUOTE=LoNer1;44703601]Seems to me like they've made a typo. It's probably supposed to be [B]dream_rats.ogg[/B] instead of [I]dream rats.ogg[/I], meaning the one without the underscore doesn't exist and thus the game CTDs You can (for now) rename the file into 'dream rats' or if the patch fixes it, install that when it's up[/QUOTE] Yes, but I don't even have the [B]sounds[/B] folder where the file is supposed to be.

Dang it, I dont have any pictures to fight you with, since I am a newcomer to the Stalker series ;_;

[QUOTE=Crazy;44703716]Yes, but I don't even have the [B]sounds[/B] folder where the file is supposed to be.[/QUOTE]Must be packed into the db files. You could probably replace it with any old sound and it'll stop the crash.

[QUOTE=Ownederd;44703511]rev. 1.3001 changelog:[/QUOTE] Aww, is it just the changelog? I thought it was already released.

Oh yes, it now works on Windows XP.

How do I get into the bar itself? I cant find an entrance....

[QUOTE=Shirky;44703932]How do I get into the bar itself? I cant find an entrance....[/QUOTE] Navigate your way to the northwest corner of the map and then go from there. (The actual bar entrance is to the left of the blocked-off old entrance through a building) I made the mistake of trying to get to the bar while suffering vodka aftereffects with only one flashlight battery left in the middle of the night, but I eventually managed to stumble in after about 20 minutes of hopeless wandering.

hey guys, in some way, it's better for them to have released LA earlier. You know, having a crapton of players playing it uncovers more bugs than any beta testing team. So it's better to have knowledge of all those bugs and know and fix them than working on the game with that closed beta testing team for more time and finding out it's really a FUBAR thing. I bet they won't give up.

...you guys do know you can follow the cleaned up access road taking you to the entrance instead of hugging the anomaly-riddled walls? It's like a 20 second sprint through a patrolled asphalt path what's the problem with navigating it.

I know everyone is talking about Lost Alpha currently, but does anyone have an opinion on Zone of Alienation for SoC? I briefly tried it. So far the lack of a hud and what seems (to me at least) the lack of being able to fire your weapon as fast as you want. Like if I left click three times, there will be only one firing animation.

[QUOTE=Shirky;44703932]How do I get into the bar itself? I cant find an entrance....[/QUOTE] It's over near where the Wild Territory is

[QUOTE=Ap0c;44703973]I know everyone is talking about Lost Alpha currently, but does anyone have an opinion on Zone of Alienation for SoC? I briefly tried it. So far the lack of a hud and what seems (to me at least) the lack of being able to fire your weapon as fast as you want. Like if I left click three times, there will be only one firing animation.[/QUOTE] Not knowing how many bullets your current mag has is a no go for me. Plus damage values are horrible. A burst from a mp5 vanquishes any bandit but you have to unload X>10 7.62x39mm bullets to kill them. Nonsense. Plus, with all the magazines they have on their bodies...no point in having the reload mechanic. You can easily become rich as a full AKM mag is worth 1500-1900 and they aren't that heavy. I have to reckon that the AI is quite different from any other mod I tried. They REALLY try to flank you, they RUN to flank you, they do the gay corner-crouched camping and a lot of stuff that took me by surprise. I would recommend you try out Lost Word Origins or OLR. And if you don't want THAT quantity of new stuff, OGSE. Those are the most un-russian russian mods.

Didn't they say to think of this release as "early access" for LA or something?