Is this good and are the sequels worth it
>>343200171
Yes, they're some of the best games out there. 12/10 atmosphere.
It wasn't good when it first came out and it aged like shit so not really. Think low quality Fallout clone.
>>343200171
>sequels
there are no sequels
>>343200171
Yes
Yes
Release order, check stalker general on /vg/ for mods.
Do you reccomend any mods or no?
>>343200171
You can skip CS but COP is a must.
@343200584
Low quality bait, not even worthy of a (You)
No, it's raved about on /v/ because it fucking sucks ass
>>343200171
A rhetorical question, or just a newfag who's never seen one of those THOUSANDS of STALKER threads on /v/??
They're fucking brilliant mate!
Consult this Starting Guide,
then see the /vg/'s huge Stalker General for more tips and links: >>>/vg/stalker
Play in the release order. Start with no mods - only latest patch, OR get the full "Starter Pack" first; these contain bug-fixers and light visual mods that can help performance as well.
Leave big overhauls for later playthrougs. Avoid the "Complete" -mods. Always play on MASTER difficulty for best realism and atmosphere, and disable crosshair.
Don't give up in the beginning! The starting gear sucks ass and first area can be a bit boring.
>>343200584
i'll be nice
here you go, champ
don't spend it all in one place
>>343200584
low quality bait is low quality.
>>343200769
Dunno mate, the cock on the radio in the Freedom camp was enough for me.
I own all 3 games but I only played Shadow of Chernobyl and didn't get too far in it
it's the most immersive FPS open world game there is
>>343201287
thank you for your input.
>>343201317
>it's the BEST & most immersive FPS open world game there is
FTFY
>>343201445
>thank you for your input.
you are welcome
Can it run on my laptop
Very flawed yet very unique games, especially in terms of atmosphere.
Shadow of Chernobyl is more linear but still has a good amount of side content and open maps to explore. There are several mods for it
Clear Sky takes space before SoC and is considered the weakest but is still worth a playthrough If you enjoyed SoC. Barely any mods
Call of Pripyat is pretty good. To me this one is the strongest in terms of atmosphere. The maps are more open and much larger than previous entries. Decent amount of mods
>>343202082
Yes.
I have this old craptop with i3 @ 2.1ghz + Intel HD 3000, and I get > 75fps average at 1366x768, med-high settings, DirectX8 "Static Lighting" mode, with Starter Pack's graphics mods installed, if I keep V-sync off.
Dynamic Lighting requires quite a bit more graphical powers, and will bomb your framerates on a mere HD 3000 chip.
>>343202631
What killed CS for me were the awful bugs and crappy upgrade system.
Also, only two endings.
>>343200171
SoC has a higher enrgy, and focused more on settlements and the people.
Clear Sky is low energy, and more open field atmophere
COP is nice i guess, still can't beat SoC.
>>343200171
Yes they are excellent I preferred call of pripyat but that's just me
>>343200171
yeah, they're pretty good.
Clear Sky is weaker than the other two, Call of pripyat is the most polished one, but they're all worth at least one playthrough.
Are they stand alone? So I can just go straight to CoP?
the other Stalkan thread just died when I was typing a reply, so I leave this here:
>>343201341
>Just bought Call of Pripyat. I've played Clear Skies and SoC; I absolutely love SoC but am ambivalent towards CS. Looking forward to it because I heard it is more SoC than CS. Any recommended mods or should I play vanilla?
CoP's the most tested and thus stable of all STALKER games out of the box, so you should be fine.
Some people consider it to look the worst of the three though, so you may wanna try applying Absolute Nature + AtmosFear on top to help that. FOV Switcher is always handy too.
All those are included in the CoP's Starter Pack. Just make sure to NOT install the mini-HUD that comes with AtmosFear nowadays, unless you like pushing your nose to your screen every time you want to make out the tiny symbols.
>>343203551
In what sense? They share the same narrative, if thats what you mean. Other than that, yeah, you can jump to CoP
Is there any way to avoid having those shitty framerate drops? Game is running smoothly, but once in a while it just drop for a second or two. I've read I'm not the only one that has this issue with first STALKER and I can't really start the other ones until i finish first game
>>343200769
>@
go back to twitter
Haven't played in a while but when I did I liked Misery mod. No idea if it's considered shit/meme mod now.
SoC with AMK 1.4.1 is an amazing experience
>>343204321
kids have always complained about it, but I personally dig them. Can't get proper challenge out of vanilla, so Misery was just the kind of crack I needed.
Too bad that if you seriously "git gud", you can become almost a walking tank before hitting Yantar. Again.
>>343204150
The micro stuttering is a flaw in the engine itself. You can only lower settings, and look up and try that 3GB RAM FIX for Stalker games.
>>343200929
always the
>PLAY VANILLA FIRST MEME
Also, the /vg/ has an entire pastebin dedictated to why Complete is shit, while I fucking loved Complete.
/v/ and /vg/ can be so autistic at times.
>>343203551
>Are they stand alone?
yes.
>So I can just go straight to CoP?
If you have played SoC and CS already, yes.
Otherwise, fuck no! Why'd you do that??
>>343204562
it's not a "meme". It's just a fucking fact.
Anyone starting with tons of overhauls is only going to ruin the game.
>>343200628
http://www.moddb.com/games/stalker/mods?sort=ranktoday-asc
Try out Misery mod also.
http://www.miserymod.com/
>>343204562
>while I fucking loved Complete.
well no wonder, you're a fucking shitter.
>>343204234
he did that so the shitter doesn't get (You), you dimwit.
>>343200628
See >>343200769
No big mods if it's your first time. Bug-fixes and light visual mods are OK.
Ignore this moron:>>343204662
>>343204562
>while I fucking loved Complete.
Here's your (You)
Should i buy the Stalker Bundle ?
>>343204562
>playing vanilla meme
>meme
Fully patched vanillas are plain great on their own. Modding should be left for after beating the games for quality replayability.
>>343205241
yes
>>343204562
Have you considered that you're the autistic one?
>>343205441
Done
>tfw lost my 20+ hours save file
FUCK
I really can't be bothered going through it again
>>343205042
Well sorry! I didn't know suggesting mods that change gameplay was a bad thing! Let me pander your personal butthurt preferences.
I agree that you should play your game unmodded the first time through.
>>343205671
Welcome to the fantastic world of A NU CHEEKI BREEKI.
You will receive your complimentary vodka in 5 to 6 bussines days.
>>343205893
So i start with SoC right?
>>343206006
Yeah, play them in release order.
Which one is better Complete, AMK or Lost Alpha?
I can only buy one:
Shadow of Chernobyl
or
Call of Prypyat?
>>343206082
Greatness awaits
>>343206006
Yes.
consult this rookie guide: >>343200929
>>343206243
Both + Clear Sky.
Or rather, PIRATE them all.
The devs won't get a single cent anymore anyway.
vanilla, the games are pretty shit. mods save them though. def worth playing at least once (modded).
>>343206243
The former
What happened to stalker 2
>>343206243
>buy
why? the money won't go to the devs.
>>343206278
Oh yeah, one thing: play the games on MASTER difficulty, regardless of your skill or preference.
The lower difficulties are all fucked in terms of gameplay changes, like weapon accuracy and whatnot. The devs designed the game to be played on master and then added the otehr ones somewhat forcefully and kinda fucked up.
>>343206554
>>343206787
Alright, thanks
>>343206554
shhh, we don't talk about it..
>>343200171
Yes and Yes.
>>343206554
It's still a bit of an mystery. But the general idea seems to be that:
>Development was going well
>50% + done in late 2011
>Some corrupted Ukrainian parties started circling around the big pile of dosh Stalker had created
>Sergei, the CEO of GSC, calls it quits and kicks everyone else out
>He kept the STALKER's IP all himself, and started looking for new team
The matter whether Sergei saved the project and team, or was just a money-hungry jew, is still up to debate. There was also rumors of some potential publishers disappearing when the early discussions about potential console-ports went nowhere.
So what are essential SOC mods?
>>343207292
None.
>>343207292
No mod is essential in STALKER.
read the thread next time: >>343200929
>>343207160
spoopy
>>343206006
Release order is best order.
Shadow of Chernobyl is the first game. Best story and introduces the lore. The start is a bit slow as the first guns are absolute crap. There's also multiple endings and only one of them is canon for the sequels.
Clear Sky is the second game and a prequel to SoC, but it assumes you know the first game's lore and sort of spoils its twists. It doesn't really add any relevant new story stuff either (it's mentioned literally only once by a side character in CoP) and the faction system is a bit shit. You can skip this if you wish, though it's not all bad.
Call of Pripyat is the last game in both release and chronological order. Most polished gameplay mechanics of the bunch. Great side quests, however the main story isn't that impressive as you already know the lore and twists, though it provides some good closure to the series.
Play on Master difficulty because it affects both you and the enemies' bullet sponginess.
Throw bolts to scout dangerous anomalies.
>>343207439
The one which lets you repair equipment at traders is pretty important.
No idea if that's been implemented in the starter packs though.
Is it better to get Complete or Oblivion Lost?
who /merc/ here? freedom is alright because they also use nato guns, but bushmasters and miniguns are the best.
>>343207710
>The one which lets you repair equipment at traders is pretty important.
No. Fuck you.
>>343207798
Oblivion Lost.
No idea why'd you want to use mods from 2008 anyway this day and age, unless you play the FAR superior AMK1.4, that is.
Complete's totally obsolete, casual and buggy POS, and completely (lol) dethroned by Starter Pack's mods.
>>343208035
>but bushmasters and miniguns are the best.
>>343208114
>blowouts
>mutants roam
>restores mutants
sold
>>343208114
>No. Fuck you.
No fuck YOU leatherman.
Unique weapons and armor you found while exploring breaking apart with no way to replace is pretty terrible.
I got that repair mod a week after the vanilla game was released, it was a blessing.
>>343208332
Attaboy!
FYI, Oblivion Lost literally, as in dictionary definition seriously ripped of AMK, and only sprayed tons of random "for teh lulz" shit on top.
Many elder Anons such as myself started our modding habbits with OL back in the days, but I always considered it to have some super weird design choices. If only I'd realized to try AMK sooner, so I would not have had to spend countless hours tweaking OL into bearable form.
>>343208508
>Unique weapons and armor you found while exploring breaking apart with no way to replace is pretty terrible.
No, it's not.
It makes you adapt to changing situations, pre-plan your gear and actions more carefully, and overall adds to the scavenging & survival elements of the game.
>I got that repair mod a week after the vanilla game was released, it was a blessing.
Well you're no better than all those casual Complete-faggots.
Beat vanilla on 1.0001 and later 1.0003, no problems, and loved it.
>>343207160
I bet pretty much everyone involved making the game ended up dying in the Ukraine war when they decided to play real life STALKER
>>343200171
Yes and yesTrust Monolith
>>343204562
>he actually played and enjoyed vanilla 2.0
>>343206243
CoP, more fun and more mod support. Just buy SoC, playthrough that, then buy CoP and install Call of Chernobyl mod. It smooshes all 3 of the game's maps together and adds a bunch of fetch quests, it has it's own little modding community too, CoC vanilla is a normal ass cake and the addons provided are the icing. It's so fucking fun to roleplay as your own guy and make your own little life for yourself in the zone.
Is the multiplayer any good?
>>343211301
No. In fact it's pretty much non existent unless you want to play with rooskies.
>>343200584
I'll cheeki breeki (you)r face bitch
STALKER SoC: Fucking awesome
STALKER CoP: Amazing. The best of the three.
STALKER CS: Shit. Don't bother.
>>343211301
No. At all
However there's a promising mod called Ray of Hope that's supposed to turn the game into some sort of MMO/survival multiplayer game.
But
>never ever
release date
Do the devs get money from steam sales again now?
Not too long ago people would say just pirate the game because the devs/studio split up and they didn't get any money.
>>343211951
Dont think that changed
>>343211701
>Amazing. The best of the three.
>>343211951
I really have no idea where the money goes at this point. STALKER 2 isn't happening, so I don't see a reason to buy the games unless you want to.
All of the games were released on GOG so you can just pirate them if you want.
>>343212023
Fight me, nerd. CoP had the most fleshed out gameplay mechanics, the most shit to do, and the fewest game breaking bugs.
Its a "people think misery is hard" double feature with "he saves the game outside of friendly camps and areas"
quite shameful
>>343212148
>>343211998
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSC_Game_World
Well apparently they reformed and are working on a new game, so I would hope they are getting revenue from their earlier works.
>>343212148
i like CoP, but the world felt empty and stale after my first playthrough
>>343200171
Yes and yes except Clear Sky. I'd also reccomend the Metro series for full glorious Russian post apocalyptic immersion.
>>343200171
It is. You might as well pirate them, the original team doesn't get a cent if you buy the games anyways.
Also non-steam versions are slightly easier to mod.
>>343212448
I'm not sure if the former members are even on that team.
>>343212937
>I'm not sure if the former members are even on that team.
Does that even matter though? Wouldn't the studio get the revenue even if people that worked on the games left?
Or is that decided on a case by case basis by those involved via a contract/agreement?
>>343212148
CoP has no atmosphere, its so easy its not even funny, I've speed ran it without glitches in 20 minutes and no deaths.
Is no more open than SoC but feels more enclosed with its round maps with no content on the edges, again is WAY too easy, has almost no good mods vs SoC with hundreds.
Weapons and visuals feel like a step down.
Side Missions are easily brute forcable and lack are too short.
Chenobyl is a daycare ez mode with no content.
You can't even join Freedom or Duty.
You are not a real loner.
You are a nobody that accomplishes nothing important.
New mutants are killable with a knife even on its "hardest mods"
BTW there are no hard mods, don't even open your mouth to say Misery or all your arguments are invalid, Misery is a difficulty and a modification failure photoshopped to appear otherwise.
CS is top fucking tier you kill yourself.
>>343213189
CS is probably the most unmemorable one.
Though, the only thing I do remember is it ran like fucking ass.
>>343213071
No, you would just be giving Sergei more money for his Pepsi addiction and Ferrari bulletproof funds.
>>343206243
>I am a proud law abiding citizen and piracy is stealing which is degenerate
>>343213189
>CS
>good
Opinion discarded.
CS was complete garbage.
>STALKER PLS HELP WE ARE UNDER ATTACK
>"attack" (a couple bandits) is over two seconds later
>wtf you cunt you didn't help us!
Repeat x30 over the next hour.
>>343213431
It only ran like ass before final patch and on the swamps because of the tall grass.
It ran like a dream after that, it still has to date one of the most interesting mods and Road to Limansk is shaping up to be top tier mod.
I don't know how its not memorable, it has the CNPP and Strelok in the flesh as a real NPC in full powered Ukrainian mode.
CoP doesn't even have CNPP and Strelok just shows up like a normie NPC doing nothing but following waypoints at the end.
If anything CoP is the most bland of the series, sure it might be fun to fuck around but nothing special happens and its too DAMN EASY.
Alright, let's roll that joint, and be rp on an ironman run as Freedumb on CoC
>>343213189
>CS is top tier
>Broken faction wars
>Shotguns nerfed to shit
>Crashes every 5 minutes
>>343213893
Are you going to say SoC is shit too because it has shitty repeatable secondary quests?
Nobody forced you to help NPCs capture an area other than a couple of times to advance the storyline.
You don't play this games like this, you don't follow its instructions like if you were playing a bland hallway FPS.
I bet you didn't even know 90% of the SoC map is explorable from the very start, yet I double bet you followed each area like if you were trying to 100% it.
>>343214138
> >Crashes every 5 minutes
I'm sorry you can't properly install a game anon but thats hardly the game's fault.
