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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl ⚠️|☢︎T|⚠️ Don't Be a Menace to Bloodsucker While Trying to Catch an Olive in The Zone
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Josemayuste
Member
The game has it flaws, obviously, and it is a little rough around the edges for the time being, I'll recommend the game to someone who know what he's stepping into, or a long time Stalker fan. Thay said, I don't recall a game which immerses the player and provides so much player agency and sistemic gameplay since Skyrim.
To sum up, it's better to wait a little bit more for patches and fixes, GSC will deliver. The core for another cult classic is there already.
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
The games got it's hooks in me now. Unfortunately I found a really good suit after killing a fire wielding mutant. The unfortunate part is it's such a nice suit even the tech in Garbage can't upgrade so I can get some lead containers and start using artifacts without rad poisoning.
Fess
Member
GymWolf
Gold Member
I have the same problem so you have to live with that until you meet with the person interested with that quest, i had 2 pda vut now i only have one so it is possible to make them disappear.
I had a way worse bug that soflocked me from interacting with stuff because i talked with a specific npcs during a quest, i had to go back and kill him to solve the problem
Yerd
Member
I just finished the quest being a good boy. Got no reward and reloaded a save right at the first stash. Then quit. Will find out what happens tomorrow.
GymWolf
Gold Member
In short you can chose to be a cunt and get GREAT rewards, or chose to be a good guy and get nothing except good guy rep but i don't even know if it count for something or not, the people at the base were cool with me even if i killed the dude in cold blood.
Btw, if you decide to go the cunt way, in theory you can only steal stuff from 2 stashes because after you kill him the mission fail and the loot disappear, but if you kill him from stealth and are fast enough to pick the stuff, you can still loot the stash before the fail state, so chose wisely WHERE the third encounter is, not every encounter gives you the chance to kill him in stealth...
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Josemayuste
Member
I robbed everything LOL
GymWolf
Gold Member
Grildon Tundy
Member
The "Sign of Hope" side mission was bugged for me. I think it has to do with the convoluted path up to a roof you take. For me, one of the waypoints was in an inaccessible area through a wall.
So I could get to the objective and complete it, but the game thought I still needed to hit the waypoint and wouldn't update. Oh, well.
So I could get to the objective and complete it, but the game thought I still needed to hit the waypoint and wouldn't update. Oh, well.
Wolves hunt in packs
Member
Haven't upgraded any weapon/suit yet, are upgrades removable like gun attachments? i guess not so when should i start upgrading stuff? i have 30k but haven't bought or upgraded yet.
Josemayuste
Member
DanielG165
Member
Those Poppy fields are no joke dude. I must’ve downed at least 5 energy drinks to get through a section of one for the item I needed.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
No one told me there's gonna be fucking FIRENADOS in this bitch!
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
Why would he lie tho, isn't he like well known in the Stalker mod scene?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Some vendors have 'Missions' to get specific type of artifact and they give you a hell of a lot more tokens for it (think $10k).
I learned that the hard way as I was selling the one's I wasn't using and on more than one occasion I ran into a vendor who would have paid $10k for something I just sold for $1k.
Keep them in your stash unless you're REALLY strapped for cash.
Little Chicken
Gold Member
Do I need to keep PDA's and notes?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Anything the game lets you sell, you can sell. Quest items that are required will not be sell-able, you won't even be able to drop them.
GymWolf
Gold Member
We helldivers 2 now
No one told me there's gonna be fucking FIRENADOS in this bitch!
SJRB
Gold Member
> pick up Hamster’s pda right outside his store
> walk in
> sell him his own pda I just picked off the ground 5 feet away
> profit
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
March Climber
Member
I’m planning to eventually pick this up in the future after hearing impressions, but I have a concern if anyone can answer:
I keep hearing that the game’s console controls feel like they were made by someone who only ever played with Mouse and Keyboard. Basically like how old non-Halo PS2/Xbox games used to feel before most devs figured things out.
Is this true?
I keep hearing that the game’s console controls feel like they were made by someone who only ever played with Mouse and Keyboard. Basically like how old non-Halo PS2/Xbox games used to feel before most devs figured things out.
Is this true?
SirKicksalot
Member
I just got to the depot in Garbage. It's astonishing how similar this area is to the original.
The labs were traumatic lmao
>some
The labs were traumatic lmao
Fess
Member
I don’t care what any critic says I’m at the GOTY point for this game right now. Feels like when I jumped into Skyrim the first time, I can laugh at bugs and jank but in the end I still love the game for everything else it does right. Probably sold the game to 3-4 people today at work from talking excited like a kid about all kinds of cool scenarios I experienced during the weekend. Even had a 60yo non-gamer start asking stuff about it
jzbadblood
Neo Member
I did the money glitch and became a millionaire. The cost to repair equipment is too damn high. Not enjoying this as much as SOC or COP, but perhaps once the AI 2.0 is patched it'll give me what I need out of it.
Wolves hunt in packs
Member
The Xbox version has stick drift, tho it's not very common, basically the MC looks at his feet once in a while lol, should be fixed soon i believe.
Other then that i have no issues with controls with the XSX version.
edit: they feel quite modern for you question.. like click l3 to run etc, also you have some options to choose if you want to hold or toggle for gear wheel and such, I'm quite happy with the controls.
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The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
Dunno, theres some former a-life modders as well who claimed the opposite of him. The game has a strange defense force for some reason. Either way, idc. Im still waiting for an official patch or two.
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LaughingStock
Member
I did what I was paid to do you filthy thief.
I'm playing on PC with a controller and it's fine. It's no Destiny 2 but I don't have any issues lining up headshots.
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Drake
Member
oh man, I just watched a video on how to do it. I kind of want to do it because I agree, the cost to repair is ridiculous, but I feel like it'll kill the survival aspect of the game. The economy is broken as fuck right now though, so maybe I will.
Grildon Tundy
Member
I'm playing with controller on PC. No real complaints except there's seemingly no deadzones on the thumbsticks.
So I swerve left and right like a drunk when trying to run in a straight line, and the aiming reacts to every little movement. Definitely playable. And the swerving is probably partly my fault, but I have never had that issue in a game before.
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M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
Franchise is cult hit pretty much, so defence force is given
As a Slav from small country, where this series had big cultural impact I am one of them
GudOlRub
Member
Ngl after learning the game has several potential save-breaking and soft-locking bugs related to the main quest I kinda expected a hotfix to be deployed asap to at least fix those issues until a proper patch could be released, instead the game released 5 days ago and they still haven't fixed it. Does not bode well for gamepad bros who can't play with the deadzone issues since that problem is "to be addressed in future updates".
I'm kinda afraid of continuing playing after reading so many reports of people's saves getting borked while playing the main quest
I'm kinda afraid of continuing playing after reading so many reports of people's saves getting borked while playing the main quest
LaughingStock
Member
Always keep multiple hard saves.Ngl after learning the game has several potential save-breaking and soft-locking bugs related to the main quest I kinda expected a hotfix to be deployed asap to at least fix those issues until a proper patch could be released, instead the game released 5 days ago and they still haven't fixed it. Does not bode well for gamepad bros who can't play with the deadzone issues since that problem is "to be addressed in future updates".
I'm kinda afraid of continuing playing after reading so many reports of people's saves getting borked while playing the main quest
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
I like how dangerous mutants are in this game. Makes Fallout look like a joke. The dog that can make shadow clones is a menace.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Today has been my 'fuck around the zone' session.
Found:
- An artifact that pretty much instantly stops bleeding, thus rendering bandages useless
- A radiation suit looking armor that can be upgraded to have at least 1 slot which nullifies radiation from an artifact, meaning I can put an Endurance one with High radiation on it and not have to worry about it, but benefit from the Endurance boost.
Found:
- An artifact that pretty much instantly stops bleeding, thus rendering bandages useless
- A radiation suit looking armor that can be upgraded to have at least 1 slot which nullifies radiation from an artifact, meaning I can put an Endurance one with High radiation on it and not have to worry about it, but benefit from the Endurance boost.
gunslikewhoa
Member
We need a katana mod for those fuckers.
Little Chicken
Gold Member
I'm only 8 hours in, barely scratched the surface, wondering if I should set this aside and play the older games first, or will they hold up after playing this? This is my first Stalker game.
hououinkyouma00
Member
I ran into my first big bug this morning during the mission "A Minor Incident" and ending up needed to use a command prompt to progress past it. This was 38 hours into my play through.
I'll post the reddit thread here in case others run into it as well.
Also not major spoilers but there's a couple easter eggs which are cool
It's a niche franchise from a small developer that has nearly 2 decades of love poured into it by devs and fans alike.
I'll post the reddit thread here in case others run into it as well.
Also not major spoilers but there's a couple easter eggs which are cool
There's a COD4 easter egg In Pripyat, and there's also a OG Menu screen easter egg near the ChNPP
It's a series beloved by many because of how much charm it has and how well it does things it sets out to do. It's not for everyone but for people like me and many others small bugs and stuff like that doesn't detract enough from the overall package to ruin it.
It's a niche franchise from a small developer that has nearly 2 decades of love poured into it by devs and fans alike.
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DirtyBast8rd
Member
Found it. I had a Speedlink C64 style USB joystick plugged in. Apparently it caused trouble with the X input Series X controller. It showed up as stk-7024x. This was the game controller for android i mentioned. I Googled it and its a cheap gamepad which shares parts with the Speedlink stick apparently.
Problem solved.
xVodevil
Member
Just realized, now if Resident Evil is planning to go open world this is the way to do it! With this atmosphere, inventory management and dark souls like suspense and dangers every corner.. good pacing with giving you the relaxing daylight before descending into terror or hitting hard with a storm. This has everything we love horror games for and more!
I've also dropped to 1440p DLSS quality + FG and basically barely had any issues in the last 2 days along with this mod Optimized Tweaks S.2 - Reduced Stutter Mouse Fix Improved Performance Lower Latency
Now it's just smooth fun all the way. Absolutely loving it and now safe to say clear GOTY for me.
I've also dropped to 1440p DLSS quality + FG and basically barely had any issues in the last 2 days along with this mod Optimized Tweaks S.2 - Reduced Stutter Mouse Fix Improved Performance Lower Latency
Now it's just smooth fun all the way. Absolutely loving it and now safe to say clear GOTY for me.
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TIGERCOOL
Member
waiting for the patches, particularly A-life stuff, is gonna be tough. I was really enjoying my time with it but can tell the game is special enough to experience nearer to the devs intended vision for my first go. Will probably also opt to buy on steam rather than play on PC gamepass due to its shittier performance and likely slower updates.
Buggy Loop
Member
I'll be in when they fix A-life 2.0. I mean we have proof its there but bugged out.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Sounds like a decent game. I'll wait for more patches for XS before trying.