S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: How we much am I you think you need for it, bring even more

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Oldstench: Jun 29, 2007; Let's talk about where you're going.

Hi. Just getting around to playing SoC for the first time since it was new. Is ZRC and the shaders linked in the OP still the best way to play (mostly) vanilla?

# ¿ Jan 6, 2021 00:59

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# ¿ Apr 16, 2024 13:55

Oldstench: Jun 29, 2007; Let's talk about where you're going.

Thanks. I went with ZRP and the shaders. Seems to be what I was looking for.

e: hooly poo poo this game is hard.

# ¿ Jan 6, 2021 07:01

Oldstench: Jun 29, 2007; Let's talk about where you're going.

Zaphod42 posted:

Quicksave a LOT

I am. Believe me. The problem is that I still only have a lovely handgun, a lovely silenced handgun, and a sawed-off with 4 rounds and I'm having to kill a bunch of bandits in the Garbage. Hope I find a better gun soon.

# ¿ Jan 6, 2021 08:03

Oldstench: Jun 29, 2007; Let's talk about where you're going.

nexus6 posted:

Ah - the Hobo Phase TM

lol - yeah I've already gotten some better assault rifles and shitloads of ammo. I am curious about AP bullets. They don't seem to kill Army dudes significantly more efficiently than standard FMJ. Is it just that I'm missing more than I think?

aniviron posted:

As an addendum to the stealth chatter: bushes don't really hide you from the AI's vision, and make an absolutely poo poo ton of noise when you move through them. Contrary to every other game with stealth mechanics, avoid foliage like the plague.

Holy poo poo, that makes so much sense. Thank you.

ThisIsJohnWayne posted:

I love when someone finds the stalker games for the first time. Reading about their journey into -Radioactivity: surviving inside the hellfires and anomalies in the zone of Chernobyl- is as good as any travel diary.
Get out of here, Stalker.

On my way to Agroprom. Saved some Loners, shot some Army, got Cuisinarted by some anomalies as I was running away from some Very Bad Doggos. Game is effective at getting me tense.

Quick question - is there ever any fast travel or shortcut back to the first zone (without mods)? Having to walk back through 4+ zones to turn in a quest item for Sidorovich.

# ¿ Jan 6, 2021 23:49

Oldstench: Jun 29, 2007; Let's talk about where you're going.

Fellis posted:

Eventually you’ll get artefacts that allow near infinite sprint if you arent overloaded, and that helps travel a ton, especially when you are familiar with the anomaly locations

I'm currently running around with 2 Moonlights which helps a lot. I also found a SEVA suit and TRs 301. Survivability has increased a bunch.

Do stashes not spawn gear unless you find info about them on a random PDA?

# ¿ Jan 7, 2021 18:34

Oldstench: Jun 29, 2007; Let's talk about where you're going.

ThisIsJohnWayne posted:

Yes, they only spawn by finding their pda in Shadow of Chernobyl. That's some good gear btw, have you seen a lab yet?

Don't think so. I assume I'd know if I had. I did save an ecologist who told me to come visit him at his mobile lab. Haven't done that yet. Currently stuck deciding if I want to try and kill all the Duty guys who want me to help them take out a Freedom stronghold. Duty sucks.

# ¿ Jan 7, 2021 19:34

Oldstench: Jun 29, 2007; Let's talk about where you're going.

Not a fan of Yantar. Deffo not a fan of snorks.

e: was not expecting to go deaf IRL today, but that Controller in the sewers had different ideas.

Oldstench fucked around with this message at 15:28 on Jan 8, 2021

# ¿ Jan 7, 2021 21:26

Oldstench: Jun 29, 2007; Let's talk about where you're going.

If I agree to help Freedom kill the Duty squad at the farmstead, will I be unable to use the Bar anymore?

Also whoa! I'm Strelok? Who could have seen that coming?

# ¿ Jan 9, 2021 23:10

Oldstench: Jun 29, 2007; Let's talk about where you're going.

Just finished and got the "good" ending. Was not a fan of the Monolith gauntlet at all. Good game though.

CoP next I think.

# ¿ Jan 11, 2021 18:35

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# ¿ Apr 16, 2024 13:55

Oldstench: Jun 29, 2007; Let's talk about where you're going.

sea of losers posted:

after that i highly recommend you at least check out call of chernobyl, but id recommend Anomaly. much more nuanced and survivalist. im surprised you havent played these games haha

I did play SoC way back in the day before mods fixed a lot of stuff and on a computer that could barely handle it. I remember something happening that kept me from continuing the story so I just gave up and didn't play it again until just now.

sea of losers posted:

also if youre playing CoP you can use the gunslinger mod, which i would HIGHLY recommend. it adds some guns and makes Everything Very Fancy

Is gunslinger good for a first playthrough of CoP or does it ~~break~~ modify the game somehow so it's a completely different experience?

# ¿ Jan 16, 2021 22:09

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