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

I'd play it.

[QUOTE=Ownederd;45205253]game companies just don't set up shop over night. gsc translated educational software to ukrainian for years until they made games. their first ever game was an oddball warcraft 2 mod that boosted the unit counts to insane heights: i am not kidding [IMG]http://www.smallgames.us/uploads/posts/2012-12/1356446814_warcraft-2000-1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]It proves they didn't just set up shop over night for a kickstarter moneygrab'n'run, fwiw.

More for LURK: [t]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/13/12990/Untitled-3.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=Weirdness;45202248]I might pledge further down the line. I'm tempted by having a new stalker-like game, but all this digging around by people doesn't give me the best hopes.[/QUOTE]Well, what do you expect? We've already had two offshots off of GSC, 4A Games and Vostok Games. Both of their entrees seem a bit more organized than West Games' step into the light.

[QUOTE=Cutthecrap;45205264]In the name of our Almighty Lord: What the fuck is that?[/QUOTE] despite the fact that there was no way in hell this was authorized by blizzard, it was the inspiration for gsc's own rts games: cossacks, american conquest, etc

[QUOTE=Lizzrd;45205333]Well, what do you expect? We've already had two offshots off of GSC, 4A Games and Vostok Games. Both of their entrees seem a bit more organized than West Games' step into the light.[/QUOTE] Isn't Survarium just post-apocalyptic multiplayer-only deathmatch tripe, though? Areal seems way more promising to me than that. [editline]24th June 2014[/editline] Metro 2033 is great, but it's linear as heck, and it's almost always underground. It's not really about exploration and survival, which are the traits of STALKER that I like the most.

I didn't even notice Areal had a stretch goal that would be open world multiplayer, that needs to happen if at all possible.

i have no doubt that areal is gonna make it now, they're over 12k

Those stretch goals seem pretty low considering the supposed features they'll be adding, but I have no doubt the original goal will be met with 12k+ a day into the Kickstarter.

I keep crashing at the same point in Clear Sky I'm in the Red Forest chasing Strelok, He goes in the tunnel, I kill all the guys he hired except the one who surrendered, i tell him to take me to Forester, he gets about 100 meters into the Red Forest and then he says something like "That's the guy! get him" and runs away and then the game crashes [editline]25th June 2014[/editline] what do

[QUOTE=Jetpack Bear;45205964]I keep crashing at the same point in Clear Sky I'm in the Red Forest chasing Strelok, He goes in the tunnel, I kill all the guys he hired except the one who surrendered, i tell him to take me to Forester, he gets about 100 meters into the Red Forest and then he says something like "That's the guy! get him" and runs away and then the game crashes [editline]25th June 2014[/editline] what do[/QUOTE] [url]http://stalker.filefront.com/file/Sky_Reclamation_Project;122002[/url] "+ Fixed a crash in the Red Forest upon following one of Strelok's helpers into the ambush at the Witch Circle when the ambush squad has already been killed."

Jesus Christ, barely a day in and already Areal's funding is halfway there.

I've got a question about the world. Just how post-apocalyptic is it? There's still a powerful military, and some items make reference to advanced medicines and technology being developed, which I doubt could happen if the world was over. Is it just the ever-enlarging Zone that's screwed up, or is everything everywhere screwed up?

[IMG]http://static1.ozone.ru/multimedia/books_covers/c300/1002223973.jpg[/IMG] idk what you guys think but i really like this cover art for some reason despite how cheesy it is. i love the gaudy colors [IMG]http://static.ozone.ru/multimedia/books_covers/c300/1004227450.jpg[/IMG] this one is just plain ol' awesome looking

Clear Sky Shaders in Lost Alpha Fixed Soft Particles at work (notice the hard edges on the original): Before(DX9 R2 Renderer): [url]http://i62.tinypic.com/20uycdj.jpg[/url] [url]http://i59.tinypic.com/347tgr6.jpg[/url] Now(DX9 R2 Renderer): [url]http://i61.tinypic.com/aaenia.jpg[/url] [url]http://i59.tinypic.com/2e2m16s.jpg[/url] I just ported DX9 Clear Sky Shaders to Lost Alpha (tweaked). *Fixed Soft Particles *Fixed bright sky *Fixed many more things? Who knows, these are modified Clear Sky shaders [url]http://www.mediafire.com/download/bgi7yqgl05pz67w/DX9_Clear_Sky_Shaders_in_Lost_Alpha.rar[/url] Experimental thou, should be stable but needs more testing :)

[QUOTE=lockdown6;45207242]I can't believe kickstarters like Areal that throw around names of other well-liked games, claim to be the original devs and call the games 'cult classics' get a boatload of money while games that actually have something to show for themselves barely make their goal, if at all. Remember Takedown: Red Sabre? They flaunted their team of VETERANS that worked on CULT CLASSICS like Rainbow Six, Rainbow Six Rogue Spear, Ghost Recon PC, F.E.A.R., Condemned and Halo 1, 2, 3, Reach, 4 and now that the game is actually out and it's a massive steaming turd that list reads more like a list of games you should play instead of Takedown.[/QUOTE] eastern european game devs tend to take a much more different approach to their projects compared to western ones but ye i still do see reason to be cautious

Is there any solution to Call of Pripyat crashing on Directx10? I have Nvidia's GTX 660 and I've heard there is some problems with CS and CoP running with Dx10 on GTX GPUs. If I play with Dx9 or 11 the game runs perfectly, but when I try Dx10 it won't even load.

[QUOTE=Ownederd;45207177] [IMG]http://static.ozone.ru/multimedia/books_covers/c300/1004227450.jpg[/IMG] this one is just plain ol' awesome looking[/QUOTE] Isnt this a recolour of Stalker official art? I watched the video on that kickstarter and They shouldnt have used so much footage of STALKER, especially when they're talking about their game and the features and just showing similar things in stalker. They had all that concept art on the page that they could have used. It looks interesting though and I'll be interested to see how this develops later on down the road. Also, I havent really been back to the thread since Lost Alpha came out. Whats the status on Redux 2 and Gunslinger and Lurk 2. Those are the mods I'm still most excited for, and I'm curious how they're coming along.

[QUOTE=Ownederd;45207177][IMG]http://static.ozone.ru/multimedia/books_covers/c300/1004227450.jpg[/IMG] this one is just plain ol' awesome looking[/QUOTE] I think I've seen that crouching guy somewhere.. There: [t]http://s1.1zoom.net/big0/365/262479-6402.jpg[/t] It's like there are stalker model presets for people to create stalker art :v:

Areal is [I]extremely[/I] suspect. I'm as enthusiastic as the rest of you about a spritual successor to Stalker, but the stolen art assets and grandiose promises do not fill me with confidence.

[QUOTE=millenia3d;45205325]More for LURK: [t]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/13/12990/Untitled-3.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] Seriously, your textures are fucking incredible.

The Areal Kickstarter suddenly went down by like $7000 dollars, strange.

[QUOTE=Furioso;45205661]Isn't Survarium just post-apocalyptic multiplayer-only deathmatch tripe, though? Areal seems way more promising to me than that.[/QUOTE]Will get free play and coop eventually. Right now it's got working gameplay and balance, and that's more than Areal can show to. [editline]25th June 2014[/editline] The copied stalker art might be the fact that the concept artists also worked for SoC, but who knows right? [editline]25th June 2014[/editline] This thing worries me a bit though: "Pledge $60 or more You get unique armor and weapons that will not be in the standard version of Areal."

[QUOTE=Etcetera;45207668]Areal is [I]extremely[/I] suspect. I'm as enthusiastic as the rest of you about a spritual successor to Stalker, but the stolen art assets and grandiose promises do not fill me with confidence.[/QUOTE] I couldn't have said it better myself. Promising the world without backing anything up except for a few stalker scenes and prefab unity showcases is absolutely suspicious.

[B]Ray of Hope[/B] (coop mod) got a synchronized doors. [video=youtube;q1ENra8nUtw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ENra8nUtw[/video]

[QUOTE=millenia3d;45205325]More for LURK: [t]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/13/12990/Untitled-3.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] Definitely my favourite weapon in stalker. The feeling when you shoot your first mutated animal with it.

The Areal devs released their first Kickstarter update with an explanation regarding their video. [quote=Areal Kickstarter]Regarding in-game footage, we have worked on various engines to thoroughly examine as well as learn about how different technologies and resources work. This development process is what we tried to convey in our trailer. Doing this allows us to maximize frame-rate and graphical fidelity in our game.[/quote] um

[QUOTE=zeldar;45208331]The Areal devs released their first Kickstarter update with an explanation regarding their video. um[/QUOTE] Yeah I'll hold onto my money thanks.

[QUOTE=Weirdness;45208438]Yeah I'll hold onto my money thanks.[/QUOTE] Nicolai from misery send them a technical email regarding the game on which they couldnt give answers. Misery dev. Is sure that its a scam

[QUOTE=LoNer1;45208475]Nicolai from misery send them a technical email regarding the game on which they couldnt give answers. Misery dev. Is sure that its a scam[/QUOTE] What was the question?