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

[QUOTE=Cutthecrap;44709457]Wow, if they do manage to fix all LA errors, it will one of the best games evar Plus, if some russian wacko team grabs it and does amazing stuff with it....auf wiedersehen to my nazi college grades[/QUOTE] Only problem is that the gameplay perspective shared by the LA team is different from all the players. Just look at the weapon/mutant balancing and all that and you realise that Master difficulty is a complete cake walk. It's balanced like STALKER Complete

People (here) said my AI fix breaks a quest. I have no further plans. I only did it because ThaOneDon (aka S3r1ous) personally asked me to fix it. I guess you can enable it during freeplay or something. I have my own Call of Pripyat project I'm working on and I don't want to be responsible for breaking your game when I have no intention on further supporting the mod, sorry. You will have to hope Dez0wave fixes the AI, I told them the issue and we will see if they take my advice (doubtful. :downs:) Though this guy claims: [quote]Was playing LA 1.3 + S3r1ous S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha Mods V6 + Lost_Alpha_AI_Tweaks_by_Alundaio_R2. I am a fair way into the game ... about to go to Pripyat. Did a fresh install LA 1.3 + patch 1.3001 only. It works fine so far with my last save.[/quote]

[QUOTE=K1ngo64;44709527]Only problem is that the gameplay perspective shared by the LA team is different from all the players. Just look at the weapon/mutant balancing and all that and you realise that Master difficulty is a complete cake walk. It's balanced like STALKER Complete[/QUOTE] Ah, of course that can be fixed by the players. But I was making reference to stuff like those crashes, weird AI problems and quests, visual glitches, and so on, stuff that most of the community can't touch without breaking up something else (EDIT: SEe alundaio for example, his post below mine. He managed to fix the AI but it broke up the quests and that requires more time to investigate and fix). Once that is polished, the rest doesn't matter that much. I don't really care if they balanced the game in a horrible way.

Oh shit [t]http://cloud-3.steampowered.com/ugc/597035495736408962/973DC5BCBFA24A915E0B4FAE8C5C69D3BCCD043C/[/t] PDA works now

Did a fresh install of LA with patch 1.3001 and it seems to be messing with a couple things. I can't turn sound acceleration off (the stuff that gives you crazy reverb in Sid's bunker) and some lights are not working (mainly candles and fires)

It (the PDA contacts menu) always worked for me.

How do i fix this [t]http://i3.minus.com/iytwZ81qsNr7o.jpg[/t] Usually this has been caused by the wrong configs, but there is no wpn_shotgun_hud

Gah! Stupid couch. [t]http://puu.sh/8x1aa.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=Bloodshot12;44709830]How do i fix this [t]http://i3.minus.com/iytwZ81qsNr7o.jpg[/t] Usually this has been caused by the wrong configs, but there is no wpn_shotgun_hud[/QUOTE] Is it not in db files either?

Didn't see it in there when i searched with the extractor. It happened in construction site. I had a feeling it was the winchester even though there's nothing in the config file there that points to "wpn_shotgun" but I replaced the config anyway so I'll see what happens when i go there.

[QUOTE=spawny;44709317]the patch just breaks my game when i want to load a save i get this [code]Expression : fatal error Function : weapon_hud_value::load File : WeaponHUD.cpp Line : 38 Description : <no expression> Arguments : There is no 'binoculars' bone for weapon 'w_binoc_hud'.[/code][/QUOTE] Goddammit, I am getting this too. There is no way that I am reinstalling. This stupid things takes about an hour to install, and I am well over a quarter of the way into it. I don't feel like losing all of that progress. I would honestly rather just uninstall it at this point. This thing was not ready for release [I]at all.[/I]

[QUOTE=Jazer;44709734]Did a fresh install of LA with patch 1.3001 and it seems to be messing with a couple things. I can't turn sound acceleration off (the stuff that gives you crazy reverb in Sid's bunker) and some lights are not working (mainly candles and fires)[/QUOTE] For the second problem try going into console and typing "r2_allow_r1_lights on" iirc from when I used to mess with this stuff, r1 lights are the DX8 render. I've noticed that LA had it turned on by default, which I found strange, but yeah that should make the camp fires work at least.

[QUOTE=BananaFoam;44710005]Goddammit, I am getting this too. There is no way that I am reinstalling. This stupid things takes about an hour to install, and I am well over a quarter of the way into it. I don't feel like losing all of that progress. I would honestly rather just uninstall it at this point. This thing was not ready for release [I]at all.[/I][/QUOTE] It's a config file error I believe. Do you have a weapons mod? The configs for the binoculars could be conflicting/pointing to the wrong place.

[QUOTE=BananaFoam;44710005]Goddammit, I am getting this too. There is no way that I am reinstalling. This stupid things takes about an hour to install, and I am well over a quarter of the way into it. I don't feel like losing all of that progress. I would honestly rather just uninstall it at this point. This thing was not ready for release [I]at all.[/I][/QUOTE] i mean if you just uninstall any community patches or mods that you had. you probably wouldn't have to reinstall. it's just easier

[QUOTE=Bloodshot12;44710048]It's a config file error I believe. Do you have a weapons mod? The configs for the binoculars could be conflicting/pointing to the wrong place.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I thought it was the weapons mod (I mean, the error is related to a weapon after all). Is there an update to the model pack that makes it compatible with this patch? That might fix it.

So I decided I'd give Lost Alpha a shot again after the frustrating disaster it was last time, so I let the torrent redownload of the course of ~4 days of terrible australian internet... ...and it still wont fucking start [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/fPMta2s.png[/IMG] im gonna go out on a limb here and just assume that the torrent is broken or some shit and i have to download the separate parts off moddb (this'll be fun) which is essentially impossible because chrome cancels my entire download when my internet goes off for no reason at all, which usually happens once every 10 minutes. [editline]123[/editline] considering just downloading the leak at this point

Minor dark valley spoiler [sp]*Walks into dark valley. Visits the bandit camp. Meets contact.* "Marked One, I have a plan, steal a bandit jacket outfit from the bandits and convince one of them to tell you the secret password" "That is a uhhh..great plan...but the bandits...have...a bad case....of not being filled with blood." "Not filled with blood? Then what the fu-" "Bullets. They are filled with bullets. I have a problem. I can't help it. Unrelated note: I have a lovely collection of used rifles to sell you." Hopefully I can get by with just murderizing the monolith folks. Which is really my preference anyways. [/sp]

[QUOTE=GunFox;44710318]Minor dark valley spoiler [sp]*Walks into dark valley. Visits the bandit camp. Meets contact.* "Marked One, I have a plan, steal a bandit jacket outfit from the bandits and convince one of them to tell you the secret password" "That is a uhhh..great plan...but the bandits...have...a bad case....of not being filled with blood." "Not filled with blood? Then what the fu-" "Bullets. They are filled with bullets. I have a problem. I can't help it. Unrelated note: I have a lovely collection of used rifles to sell you." Hopefully I can get by with just murderizing the monolith folks. Which is really my preference anyways. [/sp][/QUOTE] [sp]Before you go into X-18, go buy the download module from barkeep. What Veles's gives you is for the skills system that isn't 100% implemented and you'll need to go there anyway. This should save you time figuring that out.[/sp]

I think I'm going to hold off on Lost Alpha till it gets fixed up a bit more. The Soup should keep me entertained for a bit.

[QUOTE=Ghost101;44710433]I think I'm going to hold off on Lost Alpha till it gets fixed up a bit more. The Soup should keep me entertained for a bit.[/QUOTE] Started playing stalker soup myself quite recently, was amazed at how realistic the combat became, and how you can literally get one shotted from a realistic distance if you are not careful about peaking out of your cover. I wonder how the realism of the soup compares to L.U.R.K which I haven't played yet, a mod that is apparently also very hardcore.

[QUOTE=genkaz92;44710713]Started playing stalker soup myself quite recently, was amazed at how realistic the combat became, and how you can literally get one shotted from a realistic distance if you are not careful about peaking out of your cover. I wonder how the realism of the soup compares to L.U.R.K which I haven't played yet, a mod that is apparently also very hardcore.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I'm enjoying the combat. It's very quick and satisfying to drop an enemy in a shot or two center mass. I actually haven't had any crashing or lag so far, though I haven't gone into many new areas yet. Last version I played was over a year old, so it feels way different.

[QUOTE=genkaz92;44710713]Started playing stalker soup myself quite recently, was amazed at how realistic the combat became, and how you can literally get one shotted from a realistic distance if you are not careful about peaking out of your cover. I wonder how the realism of the soup compares to L.U.R.K which I haven't played yet, a mod that is apparently also very hardcore.[/QUOTE] You're going to have fun fighting in Agroprom. Here's a hint: [sp]There's no stealthy approach in Soup. You die, die fighting, or fight. The AI is that bullshit and after you collect the documents the amount of troop might double. The last time I cleared house I used god mode and counted a grand total of ~35 killed soldiers.[/sp]

Someone speedran Clear Sky in 15 minutes and 39 seconds. [url]http://speeddemosarchive.com/demo.pl?STALKERClearSky_Novice_1539[/url]

[QUOTE=genkaz92;44710713]I wonder how the realism of the soup compares to L.U.R.K which I haven't played yet, a mod that is apparently also very hardcore.[/QUOTE] Bloom and jelly [editline]3rd May 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Lizzrd;44710808]Someone speedran Clear Sky in 15 minutes and 39 seconds. [url]http://speeddemosarchive.com/demo.pl?STALKERClearSky_Novice_1539[/url][/QUOTE] Novice.

[QUOTE=The golden;44710819]Oddly enough I've had limited technical issues with it. I still don't like it much though. I don't like some of the design choices they made. That's a personal opinion though.[/QUOTE] I've gotten very little crashing, it's just so empty feeling right now. Little to no A-life and while exploring is fun it's missing that organic, living world feel that even vanilla STALKER has to an extent. On an unrelated note, Autumn Aurora looks really nice, does it add much content or is it mostly visuals?

Just a quick modding tip for all you guys. If you're tired of stamina only regenerating when standing still, I have a tweak for you. Open /gamedata/config/creatures/actor.ltx in a text editor, navigate to the following section. [code]stand_power = -0.005 walk_power = 0.00001 walk_weight_power = 0.00005 overweight_walk_k = 5 accel_k = 3 sprint_k = 65[/code] Change the values to the following. [code]stand_power = -0.005 walk_power = -0.0025 walk_weight_power = -0.002 overweight_walk_k = -0.1 accel_k = 0.5 sprint_k = -1.25[/code] And now stamina will regenerate fastest while standing, fast while walking, moderately while running, but sprinting and jumping will still tire you out. This works for all STALKER games including Lost Alpha.

[QUOTE=K1ngo64;44710851]Bloom and jelly.[/QUOTE] I do not get your expression, what do you mean? In the sense of L.U.R.K being the more hardcore one?

my LA Options aren't opening though, any idea?

[QUOTE=Everest;44710215]So I decided I'd give Lost Alpha a shot again after the frustrating disaster it was last time, so I let the torrent redownload of the course of ~4 days of terrible australian internet... ...and it still wont fucking start [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/fPMta2s.png[/IMG] im gonna go out on a limb here and just assume that the torrent is broken or some shit and i have to download the separate parts off moddb (this'll be fun) which is essentially impossible because chrome cancels my entire download when my internet goes off for no reason at all, which usually happens once every 10 minutes. [editline]123[/editline] considering just downloading the leak at this point[/QUOTE] What is your OS and where are you installing the mod? Are you installing the third party applications in the third party folder, too?

[QUOTE=croguy;44710756]You're going to have fun fighting in Agroprom. Here's a hint: [sp]There's no stealthy approach in Soup. You die, die fighting, or fight. The AI is that bullshit and after you collect the documents the amount of troop might double. The last time I cleared house I used god mode and counted a grand total of ~35 killed soldiers.[/sp][/QUOTE] When it comes to Agroprom [sp]I usually just camp in one of the houses and wait for the soldiers to come in one by one through the door way like a shooting gallery, or in the very least that trick worked in vanilla. I did briefly thought of attempting something stealthy, but then decided that crammed position exploiting cheapassery was significantly more pleasant.[/sp]