S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl

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http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=69681 - Preview
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=69677 - Q&A

Graphics are getting kind of dated, but it looks to be on track for 1stQ 07 release.
For anyone who doesn't know what this game is, think of it as Oblivion with guns.
The game will feature what is probably the most advanced AI in any game.

http://www.oblivion-lost.de/ger/community/ukrain2006/screens/Ukrain_Stalker1.jpg
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http://www.oblivion-lost.de/ger/community/ukrain2006/screens/Ukrain_Stalker6.jpg

[Group Zebra]

Oblivion with guns sounds awesome.

[Zakath]

meh

I have no interest in any games besides Gears of War for the foreseeable future, especially one that will never come out like STALKER. :lol:

[team_racket]

more chance of playing this than duke nukem forever. im looking forward to this game. its got a damn cool concept. lets just hope it isnt delayed longer.

[b82b14b7]

Looks good, I've been interested in it since I saw a video a few months back.

[Mr. Ron]

Looks awesome.

[Voyage34]

This looks like it could be a good game. It reminds me of Warhammer Inquisitor a bit. Actually, that should be made into a PC game using the same engine as Stalker.



Inquisitor is the one where you have large single models right? Never played it only read about it so I'm not sure.

[Mazeppa]

If they ever get this out, I'll play it.

[Generic Joshman]

Yeah i remember like 1-2 years ago when hl2 was coming out there were a bunch of videos hyping the game. I was looking forward to it then, not so much now.

[IbanezSamurai]

Doesn't look as good as it did 3 years ago.

[Zakath]

it has leaked

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Hah just came here to post that.

[Mazeppa]

Good news, cheers man.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Hmm I don't think my download is going to be done by the time I leave to go back to school, which is very very gay.

[Zakath]

are you a member of nemesyz?

I should have it in a few hours.

[Kif]

I'm jealous of this game :(

[Mr. Ron]

Awwww i don't know how to use bit torrent. :^[

[Zakath]

Silent Hunter 4, TMNT and STALKER all leaked in the same day.. now C&C just needs to leak!

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are you a member of nemesyz?

I should have it in a few hours.

No but I am a member of sceneaccess and supertorrents. I'm getting decent enough speeds, just heading back early. http://www.sceneaccess.org is having open signups for a bit, also they have yet to do anything about my horrible ratio (Ratio: 0.032 Uploaded: 210.02 MB Downloaded: 6.36 GB)

[Zakath]

thanks for editing those ****in screenshots :lol:

[Mr. Ron]

The mods for this game will most likely rule hard.


That last screen shot makes me all giddy. Blasting aliens/monsters with AK-74's gives me a hard on.

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hahah yeah they were annoying the **** out of me.

[form]

Awwww i don't know how to use bit torrent. :^[

moar like http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=403608

[Mr. Ron]

moar like http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=403608

I'll look into it later. Most likely I'll just wait till it comes out. :p

[Klown]

Had it pre-ordered for a week or so. ^^

I don't usually buy stuff but I'm looking forward to this.

C&C3 too.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

I'll buy it once I go back to work. Same with C&C.

[Mr. Ron]

http://www.stalker-game.com/en/screens_frame.php?id=24&res=1

^^^ Looks like you'll not just be using Russian weapons. Thats a Sig 550 sweeet.

[[Nightbreak]]

This just on PC?

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Yeah. I'm installing it now, finished in time.

[rippa32]

I don't think it'll be delayed again, seems this release date is for real now.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

It's already gold, you can go buy it on wendnesday.

[Mr. Ron]

It's already gold, you can go buy it on wendnesday.

Noiiiiccceeee.


What are the system requirements for this? My system can run HL2 on high so I'm guessing this could run on high as well.

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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2)/Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Intel Pentium 4 2 Ghz/AMD XP 2200+
512 MB RAM
10 GB available hard drive space
128 MB DirectX 9c compatible card/ nVIDIA GeForce 5700/ATI Radeon 9600
DirectX 9 compatible sound card
LAN/ Internet connection with Cable/DSL speeds for multiplayer
Keyboard
Mouse.
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400/AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
1 GB RAM or better
256 MB DirectX 9c compatible card/ nVIDIA GeForce 7900/ ATI Radeon X1850.
10 GB available hard drive space
DirectX 9 compatible sound card
LAN/ Internet connection with Cable/DSL speeds for multiplayer
Keyboard
Mouse.

[Mr. Ron]

BS on that 7900 gpu requirement. My 6600 OC played DOOM3 on high and FEAR on medium. lol

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Thats recommend, aka being able to run it on high with no problems. This game engine probably has the best use of shadows and lighting which means its probably the most consuming.

[rippa32]

I shall be getting this game once I get my new computer. Ive been waiting for it since 2004/2005.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Game keeps crashing on me right before I can start my first mission. Probably won't see a no-cd crack for like a week. Anyone finds one tell me.

[Zakath]

there's one on gamecopyworld already :confused:

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Definitely didn't see that there a few hours ago. Game is ****ed for me, the sky like doesn't load so its just a giant blur (remind me of turning on noclip in doom and going outside the level) so that causes huge fps drops and lag. Hopefully it'll load better next time or something even though my roommate had the same problem.

[Mr. Ron]

Just wait till Wednesday man. :p

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I CAN'T! Mainly because I'm at school now, but this is mad gay. I want to play now, I have nothing better to do and don't feel like getting dressed to go out.

[Zakath]

hmm that sucks, I booted it up successfully but haven't tried to play it yet I hope it works

or else I'll have to go back to Silent Hunter and that won't end well

[Zakath]

Well I can run it on maximum settings 1280x1024 smoothly, with static lighting. When I turn on dynamic lighting even on minimum the fps crashes and it's unplayable. but so far everything works

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Which release did you download? I downloaded the Unleashed release.

[Mr. Ron]

Well it looks like you guys are screwed until Wednesday. :p

[rippa32]

Just buy it when it comes out.

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Just buy it when it comes out.

I CAN'T! Mainly because I'm at school now

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[Zakath]

EMUDVD from nemesyz.com, but you gotta download the fix for the last rar file too.

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Yeah did that, hmm this is mad gay and is going to bother the **** out of me. Has the game worked for you? Its only when I step outside.

[Zakath]

Yea I went outside and got another quest, haven't actually done anything besides walk around the camp though. If dynamic lighting is on try turning that off, I got about 1 fps with it enabled.

[AA-12]

I can't wait until Wednesday. I've wanted this game for so god damn long.

[Zakath]

Well, I've been playing for like 5 hours or so, (although it took me forever to do the first mission, I chose to attack the gang alone instead of using the scouts as backup) and so far it seems pretty sweet. They definitely got the environment to feel like a nuclear wasteland. So far I've run into different groups like loners/bandits/military but so far the story isn't too clear. oh yea, and the night/day cycle + weather effects are really sweet.

here's a few screenshots from the "garbage" section..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Zakath/ss_jake_03-19-07_04-47-29_l02_garba.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Zakath/ss_jake_03-19-07_04-48-19_l02_garba.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Zakath/ss_jake_03-19-07_04-48-50_l02_garba.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Zakath/ss_jake_03-19-07_04-58-12_l02_garba.jpg

[AA-12]

The graphics look really bad :(

How's the violence and grittiness of it?

[rippa32]

So REINER, how does being at school hamper you buying the game on wednesday?

[Zakath]

The graphics look really bad :(

How's the violence and grittiness of it?

eh it's not too bad, they are somewhat dated but it would kinda look gay if everything in a fallout zone was all shiny and flashy.

I haven't advanced too far in the story, (I really wanna get to the actual power plant) but there's plenty of humans/mutants/animals to shoot. There's blood but it's not like popping heads off-brutal.

[AA-12]

Hmm, I can't decide if I want this or not. I think i'll wait for a GameSpot or IGN review.

[Zakath]

download it and decide

[AA-12]

Nah, then i'd never get around to buying it.

[Zakath]

so? :cool:

[AA-12]

Haha :cool:

[Zakath]

tbh right now I'd say don't buy it, but I've barely gotten into it so I hope it gets nice and creepy once I start hitting the high radiation zones

[AA-12]

Yeah, it just doesn't seem too interesting anymore to me for some reason. That said, i'll probably end up with it, haha.

[Zakath]

well, it really is pretty much like oblivion with guns minus the leveling. plus mutants and radiation. so really all it has in common with oblivion are quests...hahaha

[AA-12]

That sounds kind of cool then, haha.

[Zakath]

and I am left with a difficult problem.. it's 6am and I have nothing to do today, do I go to sleep now or keep playing.. :lol:

[AA-12]

Were you up all night?

[Zakath]

yea lol.. playin gears for a while with some buddies then switched to STALKER

i gotta enjoy my last day of spring break

[AA-12]

I've been up too. All this week = my break. I'm gonna try to stay up all day today so I can get my sleeping schedule arranged. Playing death metal on guitar is helping me a ton, haha.

[Zakath]

yea, I think I should have been a vampire instead of human

[AA-12]

Same goes with me, hah.

[Mr. Ron]

Yeah, it just doesn't seem too interesting anymore to me for some reason. That said, i'll probably end up with it, haha.

It's because of the graphics, isnt it?

[AA-12]

That's part of it. Overall though, just nothing stands out really.

[Zakath]

ok, these firefights are starting to really piss me off

it's pretty much impossible to be accurate with anything but a pistol, or else the hit detection is so bad it takes forever to drop people and that isn't fun when there's 8 military guys with SMGs shooting at you

[Let's Chop Cats!]

What difficulty do you have it on?

[Zakath]

STALKER

I was just reading IGN's review and they viewed the "wildly inaccurate" gunfire as a plus since it makes you appreciate the later guns and forces you to close to closer ranges rather then popping everyone from miles away (you can see really, really far) but I dunno if I have the patience to get better weapons.

I really wanna explore the power plant though, I love creepy ****.. but I've only moved through maybe 1/3 of the map so far.

[Mr. Ron]

As long as the recoil on the guns isn't as bad as DOD I'll be happy.

[Zakath]

when you zoom in, even the pistol kicks like ****in mad

I haven't played DOD though so I don't know if it's better or worse.

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You think DOD has bad recoil? I barely play these days and I can still own kids in that game.

From watching some random video the recoil seem almost non-existent, but it wasn't a final build they were playing.

[Zakath]

if you just shoot without zooming there's basically none but zoomed it there is, although i don't think it really affects aiming if you time the shots right


i need a mod for the weight that you can carry though, it's so irritating when you can't move until you drop the bandage you just freakin picked up. i don't know what pussy can't lift more then 60 lbs or whatever

[Mr. Ron]

You think DOD has bad recoil? I barely play these days and I can still own kids in that game.

From watching some random video the recoil seem almost non-existent, but it wasn't a final build they were playing.

Yeah man the recoil is wayyyy over exaggerated with some weapons in DOD. Only some though.


Weight requirements? I like that actually. Makes it more realistic. What weapons do you have Zakath?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Just like in Oblivion, except there you were able to level up that skill. I always hated having to choose which stuff you can carry.

[AA-12]

I read in a preview that the goal of STALKER's shooting aspect is for the players to really have to hone their skill over time for each weapon.

[Mr. Ron]

I read in a preview that the goal of STALKER's shooting aspect is for the players to really have to hone their skill over time for each weapon.

I kind of like that.

[Zakath]

Weight requirements? I like that actually. Makes it more realistic. What weapons do you have Zakath?

uh, two different pistols, shotty and an AK type gun and an MP5 type gun.

[AA-12]

I kind of like that.

Yeah, they said that instead of having a leveling system and more RPG elements, it's more based on the persons skill. It's cool, but i'd much rather have an RPG system.

[Mr. Ron]

Yeah, they said that instead of having a leveling system and more RPG elements, it's more based on the persons skill. It's cool, but i'd much rather have an RPG system.

True. But yeah, I think it's good that they did this for the weapons system because it's not just mindless "aim your rifle at something a mile away and kill it with one shot".

I'm interested in how the trade system works.

[Zakath]

i die so many times it's pathetic, my F7 button is gonna break by the time i get anywhere in this game

[AA-12]

What is F7?

[Zakath]

quick load

*runs in shooting at multiple guys with pistol and dies*

quick load

*runs around another way with shotty blasting away*

quick load

*runs in with SMG*

quick load

*realizes running straight in against 8 military mercenaries might not be the best tactic and still dies*

[AA-12]

Haha, it sounds pretty strategic then, yeah?

[Zakath]

more then FEAR, yes

[Mr. Ron]

quick load

*runs in shooting at multiple guys with pistol and dies*

quick load

*runs around another way with shotty blasting away*

quick load

*runs in with SMG*

quick load

*realizes running straight in against 8 military mercenaries might not be the best tactic and still dies*
lol So I take it this isn't like DOOM3 then haha

[Zakath]

ok well now my pc is letting me run it with dynamic object lighting on. I finally think I'm getting the hang of this game, I actually took my pistol and pwned the military guys with headshots, but it's definitely tricky..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Zakath/ss_jake_03-19-07_22-31-00_l03_agrop.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Zakath/ss_jake_03-19-07_22-29-28_l03_agrop.jpg

[AA-12]

Okay those shots looks sweet.

Any chance of this being in stores tomorrow?

[AA-12]

GS Review is out, 8.5.

On the cons I saw

Bugs both minor and major, especially when it comes to Windows Vista;

Damn :(

[Zakath]

holy **** this game is awesome

I finally got past the first part and got a halfway decent rifle and pistol so I have a chance against the army guys, now the only problem is I keep running out of ammo but anyway I've reached a few low radiation sections and it is creepy as hell there's zombies and mutants and **** walkin around. I really wish I had a better computer though. :upset:

I just got a radiation suit too, so now it's time to go exploring the really messed up areas.

[Mr. Ron]

Tomorrow :D

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AAAAHHHHHHHH! This is still not cool.

[Mr. Ron]

What?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Not playing this game.

[Mr. Ron]

Something not working?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

The game itself.

[Mr. Ron]

You don't like it

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are you retarded?

[Mr. Ron]

EDIT: wait nvm I am retarded. I misread what you said.

[xfragiletimex]

Hey Zakath are you running the game on Vista?

[Zakath]

no.

[Amit]

which scene release are u guys using

[Zakath]

which scene release are u guys using

i am atman. i can read threads and answer my own retarded questions.

[Amit]

ih8u jake :'(

[Mr. Ron]

lol

[Zakath]

ilu2

/back into the Zone

[Mr. Ron]

I hope it doesn't cost like, $50.




btw new armored core 4 trailers are out on gametrailers.com :^D

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Best Buy has it for $40, but typically all new PC games cost $50.

[Zakath]

This game is sick, I got some new weapons and a better protective suit.

I'm currently infiltrating the Freedom to get the grenade launchers back.. Duty forever!

[Amit]

ok so i am using the hatred release and when i run the game the splash screen shows up but then nothing happens :(

[Zakath]

ok so i am using the hatred release and when i run the game the splash screen shows up but then nothing happens :(

hehe nub


i was just part of a massive war between two factions, I killed like 40 guys on the Freedom side :eek:

[Mr. Ron]

want to play now want to play now want to play now

[Zakath]

This game is really amazing, the "A-Life" system can be frustrating at times though, I just had to reload an old save because one of the leaders of Duty got slaughtered by a bloodsucker thus abruptly ending my fight against the Freedom which I really want to continue. I will wipe them from the face of the earth! :mad: anyway it's also funny to get attacked by a pack of wild dogs, shoot at couple and then chase the rest down as they flee whimpering in terror.

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AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! DX and Driver Updates Do NOTHING!

[Mr. Ron]

That must be torture Reiner. I don't even have it and I'm dieing to play it and Zakath's comments aren't helping. :^(

[Zakath]

I'm gonna have the game beat before any of you even play it :p

although I kinda doubt it, there are tons and tons of side quests, I'm skipping most (kill x, find x, eliminate gang of x) but the ones that are interesting take a while to do. I've probly played at least 10 hrs and I think I'm halfway through the main quest.

[Amit]

hehe nub


i was just part of a massive war between two factions, I killed like 40 guys on the Freedom side :eek:

come on help a fellow new jerseyan out </3

[Zakath]

here's a tip, don't use the Hatred release

lololol

[Amit]

i tried the vitality crack too

is the actual iso totally nuked too? :-X

because the person i got the release from on my school's DC++ server got it to work on his computer :(

[Zakath]

EMUDVD from nemesyz.com, but you gotta download the fix for the last rar file too.
works wonders with the gamecopyworld no cd

[Amit]

argh >:[

[Mr. Ron]

Damn I have to have a dinner meeting with a few students tomorrow I might not be able to get it until Thursday! BLAARRGH!

[Amit]

lol@u not using torrents

then again lol@me for using the wrong one :X

[Zakath]

Damn I have to have a dinner meeting with a few students tomorrow I might not be able to get it until Thursday! BLAARRGH!

are they hot chicks
[y] ok
[n] blow them off and play stalker

[Mr. Ron]

lol@u not using torrents

then again lol@me for using the wrong one :X

Yup


Plus there IS a small chance I could pick it up after work too. So while you fiddle with torrents into tomorrow night I'll have a real version ready to go. :D

[Mr. Ron]

are they hot chicks
[y] ok
[n] blow them off and play stalker

There is a few chicks there that I seriously want to bend over a table every time I see them so....DAMN IT

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I'm going to try some beta and hacked drivers to see if it fixes the problem.

[Zakath]

i can give you an invite to nemesyz if you want hahah

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nemesyz has open registration right now. Plus I can't download anything now that I'm at school. 4 gig download limit within a 7 day period. It should work since I got the same version as you, so its probably my laptop which is shitty for gaming to begin with (****ing 7400 Go)

[AA-12]

I'm buying this in about 14 hours :)

[Amit]

2 Zakath 25.96 GB 8.52 kB/s 17.15 GB 5.63 kB/s 1.51 2007-02-12 (5 weeks ago)

awww ^_^

[Zakath]

yea the only reason I bothered to register was for some game, and besides that I've only used it to get Silent Hunter and Stalker.. it's great for game releases but really blows for everything else

[Zakath]

and the speeds are slow thanks to me getting it as soon as it comes out so i'm going off 1 seeder and 3 peers, what's funny is i'm playing it and you're not :lol:

[AA-12]

****, i'm excited about this game now, it better work on my Vista.

[Amit]

yea the only reason I bothered to register was for some game, and besides that I've only used it to get Silent Hunter and Stalker.. it's great for game releases but really blows for everything else

yeah idk i like torrent-leech

this place looks good for getting games though

[Zakath]

this place looks good for getting games though
they're always up there the instant it appears on nforce and I don't like waiting for it to hit public trackers

[AA-12]

I just watched a video. The gun sounds are amazing.

Another question. How many guns and enemies are there? I saw on the site it shows like 4 weapons and 8 enemy types :(

[Zakath]

There are tons and tons of guns, probly like 10 types of pistols alone. Many machine guns, some just variations of one another but there are plenty of differences between most of them to make it interesting. I only got one sniper rifle so far, but from what I've heard there are plenty of those and some new fangled weaponry too. :lol: There are 2 grenade types, a 6 round grenade launcher as well.. oh yea and one machine gun is like the M203 with a nade launcher on the bottom of it. There's silenced weapons as well, the sniper I have right now is silenced.

and as for enemies, there are plenty of them as well. Human (various factions), dogs, other misc. wild beasts, mutants of various forms, zombies, invisible mutants etc etc

[AA-12]

Holy ****, that's awesome then.

What about enemy types?

[Amit]

what's the speed of the game movement/shooting like

quake/unreal (really fast)
half life/CS (kind of fast)
fear (not fast :()

[Zakath]

Wotan: Edited that part in to my last post. Another neat feature is how when you enter a high radiation zone or get near a radiation source, everything gets all fuzzy and kinda blurs into more black and white.. hard to explain but it's a sweet effect that really makes you feel like you're losing years off your life for every second you stay in the area.

[AA-12]

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/stalker/media.html

Check that Amit. There's a few gameplay videos.

EDIT@Jake: That sounds great, thanks man.

[Zakath]

what's the speed of the game movement/shooting like

quake/unreal (really fast)
half life/CS (kind of fast)
fear (not fast :()
Your movement can be really fast when running (however if you're carrying near your weight limit you'll get exhausted a lot quicker, but normally you can run pretty far before stopping then if you just rest for a couple seconds it regenerates). You can also sneak quietly or sneak crouched which is pretty much silent. If you completely outgun your opponents you can sorta run and gun, but usually you'll be using cover to take down enemies. Especially with the terrible aim the early weapons give you, if you want to avoid wasting entire clips on the enemies you need to take your time and aim carefully.

[Zakath]

EDIT@Jake: That sounds great, thanks man.

Yea don't worry haha it's not like FEAR where you fight a clone army.

[Amit]

Your movement can be really fast when running (however if you're carrying near your weight limit you'll get exhausted a lot quicker, but normally you can run pretty far before stopping then if you just rest for a couple seconds it regenerates). You can also sneak quietly or sneak crouched which is pretty much silent. If you completely outgun your opponents you can sorta run and gun, but usually you'll be using cover to take down enemies. Especially with the terrible aim the early weapons give you, if you want to avoid wasting entire clips on the enemies you need to take your time and aim carefully.

excellent

[Zakath]

I just wish they came up with more of the creative type of sidequests, because walking from end to the other to kill some random dude or wipe out a pack of beasts for money isn't worth it at all. I'm swimming in money and haven't gone out of my way to do those type of quests, I think I have like 90k and it's basically pointless anyway because instead of buying the weapons/ammo you can just go exploring and take them from the cold, dead hands of your enemies for free, and the protective suits are given to you as part of the main quest.

[Amit]

would you think leveling would add to the game

[Zakath]

would you think leveling would add to the game

no it would just make it really gay

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Well after like an hour of my computer tarding out due to drivers its still not working.

[Mr. Ron]

****, i'm excited about this game now, it better work on my Vista.

Good luck lol

[Mr. Ron]

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/stalker/media.html

Check that Amit. There's a few gameplay videos.

EDIT@Jake: That sounds great, thanks man.

wow wow wow.

I like the inventory screen and enemies sounds. The atmosphere of the levels are awesome from what I see on the vids.


EDIT: The weapon sounds seem kind of dated. But oh well.

[Zakath]

if you're a real pedantic **** you might notice the bullet casings eject out of the wrong side of the gun, but tqfh who really gives a ****

[Mr. Ron]

Sorry I'm a weapon buff. :(


How is the AI Zakath?

[Zakath]

seems pretty smart, in a fire fight they will take cover, try to flank you and you can't really predict where they're gonna pop out of the cover. Also after a couple guys die by rushing through a door into your waiting gun, they don't just keep rushing in. Actually once I was inside a house with two guys outside, I was waiting at the door when all of a sudden I get shot from my left, one of the guys circled the house and was shooting in an open window at me.

Stalkers seem to try to help their own if they're under attack by dogs or whatever (which sometimes leads to their own hilarious death). I'd say it's at least as good as FEARs but with a much bigger environment and lots of random things happening each time you load up a section.

The AI also loves to play guitar by trash-can campfires.. hahah.

[AA-12]

Good luck lol
Everything has has worked fine and most even better on Vista so who knows. I've read that STALKER is buggy on it though :-x
Yea don't worry haha it's not like FEAR where you fight a clone army.

Hahaha, good.

[Mr. Ron]

Yeah I hear it has some bugs as well. Hopefully they'll have the patches ready for whatever problems arise soon.

[AA-12]

I heard they're working on them already so :D

[Mr. Ron]

good good.


Anyone know if there are any "bosses" in this game?

[Zakath]

Don't fiddle with anisotropic filtering during a storm, the screen will start tearing like crazy.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

After checking the Dev's boards turns out there is a bug with Nvidia's laptop line of cards. SO ****ING GAY. With the exception of Easter I won't be home till May.

[Zakath]

ouch

[AA-12]

My 7800 should own this game.

[Mr. Ron]

6600 OC BABY! OWWWW!!! :cool:





*fail*

[Zakath]

You should still be able to run it pretty well, except in the very first area when you come above ground a lot of powerful rigs crash there as well. But I only have a 6800 OC and I have full dynamic lighting on + med + 1024x768. the res sucks but I'm not giving up dynamic lighting, it literally changes the entire game

[AA-12]

Dynamic lighting will be off for me. Apparently it drags the game down a ton.

[Zakath]

Dynamic lighting will be off for me. Apparently it drags the game down a ton.

Did you not just say you have a 7800?

I can run the game maxed out at 1600x1200 with static lighting but its sooooooo gay compared to dynamic lighting.

[AA-12]

Yeah, I've seen people with similiar rigs say with DL on it drags it to like 15-20 FPS

[Let's Chop Cats!]

1024x768 isn't that bad of a res, its 720P just not wide screen.

[Mr. Ron]

You should still be able to run it pretty well, except in the very first area when you come above ground a lot of powerful rigs crash there as well. But I only have a 6800 OC and I have full dynamic lighting on + med + 1024x768. the res sucks but I'm not giving up dynamic lighting, it literally changes the entire game

Ok nice.

[Zakath]

dynamic + min >>> static + max

If you plan on playing it with static lighting don't even start out with dynamic lighting or you'll realize how gay it looks. The textures look nice, but the atmosphere is completely gone.

[AA-12]

Hmm :-\

[Zakath]

Hmm :-\

remember those screenies you were like "hmmm wtf maybe this game aint teh shiet" well that was static. then creepy FEAR-esque shots were dynamic lighting

[AA-12]

Ok i'm sold, unless the FPS really is dropped to like 20

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Would you say its heavier on the lighting resources than Fear? I can run Fear with soft shadows on at home, but i'll get occasional dips. If they ever update the game for my laptop i'll deff have to use static.

[Zakath]

Would you say its heavier on the lighting resources than Fear? I can run Fear with soft shadows on at home, but i'll get occasional dips. If they ever update the game for my laptop i'll deff have to use static.

it's definitely heavier, you have entire areas lighting up with lightning etc but some areas are smaller the others so usually its not too bad

[angry armadillo]

i have a 4200+ 64bit and a nvidia 7900 at home that needs a test, i might have to try this...

[AA-12]

I'm getting this in a few hours. 'Can't wait.

[Mr. Ron]

Installing right now. :smoke:


It said I don't have enough "page memory" what does that mean?

[Zakath]

no idea

[Mr. Ron]

wtfffff it installed but whenever I click on the icon to play I get a message in German and that "error" sound. :confused:

[Zakath]

try using a no cd from gamecopyworld

[Mr. Ron]

Ok I just went there. How do you go about making a backup? I don't see any directions or anything.

[Zakath]

oh you cute little nub

get the [multi] no dvd/fixed exe
then go to your game/bin folder and make a new folder just name it "Original" or something, then move the exe that's currently there to that file and move the one you downloaded to the /bin folder. then use that to start the game

[Mr. Ron]

Wait I figured out the problem. Apparently I need at least 2GB of page memory (whatever that is). So it's my system not the game. Well **** me with a hot iron! :angry:

[Zakath]

Right-click on My Computer. Go to Properties. Advanced -->Performance/Settings. Advanced --> Change.
Most people say its good to have the page file 2.5x what your ram amount is, some people turn it off altogether, although many many programs require the page file to perform certain functions.

Try 1536-3072.

[Mr. Ron]

Ok, I did what you said and it works now. Thanks man I really appreciate it. :)


To my surprise I can run this on high. :cool:

[AA-12]

I just got it.

Please Vista, DO ME GOOD!

[AA-12]

I just got it.

Please Vista, DO ME GOOD!

[Zakath]

ohshi turns out the secret lab is quite creepy

and I got a frakkin RPG it weighs a ton but I'm keeping it till someone pisses me off

make sure to try and do the interesting side quests, they usually give you something good like better armor, weapons, or a scope attachment for any weapon whooooooo

[Mr. Ron]

The game is absolutely amazing. Looks like I won't be having a life for a while. :^D


I'm on the mission where you have to find the suit now. I bought the silenced pistol, PMm, and the sawed off shotgun so I'm pretty good as arms go. I hope get an assault rifle soon because I ran into a gang and was clearly out gunned and got light-up.

I'm making sure i do every single little mission possible.

[Mazeppa]

This game sounds great, I want to play. My torrent is coming along really slowly though.

[Klown]

Fantastic game so far, saw some dog things in the distance so far haven't encountered anything else aside from humans.

[Mr. Ron]

I keep on getting owned. A random gang attack our little village with assault rifles.


The only gripe I have so far is when you die you have to re-load your last saved game. It would be better if you just respawned.

[AA-12]

Wow, 0 problems on Vista. I'm running it with every 1280x1024 mid-high and object dynamic lighting and i'm getting around 40-50 FPS on average.

[Mr. Ron]

Nice.

[AA-12]

This game is scary as hell. I was creeping into this old beat up shack and got anomolowned and my speakers were up super high :(

[Cocaine]

I should check this out, I need a good SPFPS

[AA-12]

The SP is eluding me

[Zakath]

single player, I'm assuming..
This game is scary as hell. I was creeping into this old beat up shack and got anomolowned and my speakers were up super high :(hahah, just wait till later.. I nearly **** my pants in the lab because I was not expecting something to happen..

[Cocaine]

Yeah, Single Player. I'm just lazy.

[CrossTheBreeze]

is this game for PC? and if so do you need a really good computer to run it?

[Zakath]

Yes, Not Really

[CrossTheBreeze]

any chance that it will come out for the 360?

[Zakath]

i really doubt it, but if yes it'll probably be 12 years before it does :amaze:

[Cocaine]

I think I can run it on medium at least if you guys are pullin' it off with 6600s. I'm not too picky on graphics though.

[CrossTheBreeze]

Can anyone give me the run down fo what this game is about


I'm too lazy to look it up myself

[Klown]

**** myself playing this game twice so far. ^_^

[AA-12]

The game ****in rules. No lies. I can't wait once they get a big patch out and get some stuff modified and fixed. It'll be perfect.

[Zakath]

modify what?

[AA-12]

Just different stuff with the game mechanics like making the side quests more useful, more uses for money, some weapon tweaks, etc.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

They ended up removing a few RPG elements due to the huge delays, so I wouldn't be surprised if a mod added some of them back in.

[AA-12]

I can hope.

They're really the SDK today or tomorrow anyway, right?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

I'd be pretty surprised if they managed to push it out that fast, but they did have like 3+ weeks from the time of the game going gold, so its feasible.

[AA-12]

Here's what I just found. It sounds amazing.

modDB.com: Are you planning to release an SDK? If so, when do you plan to release it, and what goodies will it contain?

Oles: Yes, we intend to please MOD-makers with a pretty robust SDK, containing several editors (level, character, particle and shader), as well as AI, physics libraries and all necessary to create your own MODs of the game. The package should come either simultaneously with the game or shortly afterwards.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Got the game working, but I have to play it in windowed mode. Finished the first mission and I'm already psyched on playing the rest of this game.

[AA-12]

I killed Nimble's *** :cool:

[Cocaine]

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/video-game-article/stalker-features.php

It's funny stuff.

[Mr. Ron]

I killed Nimble's *** :cool:

I shot him straight in the face with my sawed off. He flew across the room. :lol:

[Zakath]

I tried not to piss off the loners early in the game, since everywhere you go there's a group of them. However once you get to where you meet the Duty/Freedom factions the loners can go **** themselves and when bandits attack their camps I usually defend it, then slaughter the surviving loners.

[Mr. Ron]

I tried to attack the group next to the railroad last night next to the mill, and got demolished. When do you get your first rifle? I need more firepower to take care of them.

[-Listy-]

I'm gonna order this today, looks great and I could do with a new game to play.

[Zakath]

You mean the military? I wouldn't take them head on, I ran to the right and if you go up the hill and head towards the overpass, the fence is open right before the bridge (you go almost directly above and to the right of the military but they don't see you). If you do kill them, I think you get a decent machine gun but I'm not sure. Besides that, you get some machine guns a couple levels away but it takes a while for you to get a scoped rifle, and I'm not even talking about a sniper. But I like the wait, it kinda sucked at first but by the time you get a good rifle you almost don't need it because you've become so good with the crappier weapons so the rifle seems amazing.

I have a sniper, scoped rifle and RPG but I still use my P9m pistol at least half the time probably, although that could be due to ammo restraints.. lol

[Mr. Ron]

lol I love how the pistol is better at killing guys at long distance than the AK-74su is.


I can't find the special suit...I go where they say it is but I can't seem to find it.

[Zakath]

which suit/quest/area?

[Mr. Ron]

The very first one you're supposed to get. I just got past the railroad embankment.

[Zakath]

eh.. I don't remember. it probably sucks anyway. I think I stuck with the gay cloth suit until I got to the rad bar where you do a quest for a halfway decent suit.

[Mr. Ron]

Oh wait, I think it was in a tunnel where you had to kill a huge dog for it, I grabbed it but it never showed up in my inventory. Hmm.

[AA-12]

That train part sucks. I always get owned.

[Mr. Ron]

Are you talking about getting past the railroad embankment thats guarded by all those guys with ak's?

[AA-12]

Yeah, there's 3 guys I think.

[Mr. Ron]

A lot more than that. Use the Pistol to lure them out and take them out one by one thats how I did it.

[Zakath]

yea haha it looks like only three, but if you cross over or engage them you'll soon realize your mistake..

[Let's Chop Cats!]

There was 5 guys there when I went by. Owned them all but I used up like a million bandages and med packs. The game started bugging out so I stopped right after I finished them off.

[Mr. Ron]

I can't wait until I actually get into one of the facilities.

[Zakath]

The X- labs are creepy as heelllllll.

I really wanna play this to get to the ending and understand what the hell is going on, but AC is too fun..

[AA-12]

I read one of the endings to this game. It's really quite amazing.

[Zakath]

I read the crappy one, where (spoilers)




You wish to be rich and you see your bolt turn into gold and it starts coming down, then it turns out the building is collapsing and you die and you see your hand in the rubble still holding the bolt.

[Mr. Ron]

I'm going to reload my last saved game because I know I picked up the first suit...but it never showed up in my inventory which is weird. I still have my leather jacket which protects nothing.

[Zakath]

I rely on my quicksave way too much, if I screw up I need to reload waaay back.

[AA-12]

I don't think i've ever quicksaved in a game before.

[Mr. Ron]

Yeah thats the only part of the game I think is flawed.

I'm going to play it nonstop tonight just to get to some of the labs.

[Zakath]

I don't think i've ever quicksaved in a game before.

You actually go to the menu, click save, save it and then exit the menu instead of merely just pressing F6? What a waste of time. I just manually save occasionally to create like hard saves I can refer to if I screw up.

Plus if you die you can just press F7 and quickload the quicksave...

[Mr. Ron]

How do you switch between different ammo?

[Zakath]

You mean like between weapon piercing or regular ammo for the same gun? I don't know, try going to the inventory screen, manually unload the gun (right click and select unload) then maybe drag the ammo you want onto the gun..