Blodhemn Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 So is it better to not install any patches at all or install them and go the mod route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 So is it better to not install any patches at all or install them and go the mod route? Equipment degredation isn't as bad as it sounds. Install them and play it that way for a while. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blodhemn Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Atleast so as I can come back and complain. Sure thing. Still another day or so before the game arrives. I haven't seen anyone complain about bad performance. That, I must say, is a shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 When you turn on the really impressive real time lighting, the performance goes to ****. Otherwise it's fine. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 (edited) Maybe. I think it has more to do with it's post apocalyptic roots (things break) and an attempt to create a valid barter system (which still kinda fails). If you haven't played the game at all then armor degradation will probably not bug you as much as it did me. I've always said that if it was implemented from the start I may have felt differently about it (although still not positive since I dislike the concept in general). I didn't think it was worth changing until the latest patch was released (since the first one invalidated savegames), but the latest patch fixed one of the most annoying things with the original release - the lack of five-button mouse support - so with that it's definitely worth patching. Armor degradation be damned. (edit: and while I do think that it's a bigger issue than Tale seems to do, I must add that for the record I haven't modded it away or anything) Edited May 17, 2007 by Spider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 That's Texans, for you: over-reactors! OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blodhemn Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 When you turn on the really impressive real time lighting, the performance goes to ****. Otherwise it's fine. The performance is so bad just from the second lighting option, my guy doesn't know whether to sit or just ****in' explode already. The game looks so much different between the static lighting and object dynamic lighting that I can't even imagine what it must be like at the highest setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blodhemn Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 For some reason I just can't get into the right frame of mind to play this game. I've opened it up about a dozen times and have only stayed in long enough to complete one quest. I guess the shooting aspect just leaves a lot to be desired at this point. My first great experience was wasting 80 bullets of my pistol on a single enemy and then just saying "screw it", pulling out the shotgun and sprinting from tree to tree to blast this **** point-blank. Oblivian with guns does seem about right. Though of course, I haven't given it a fair shake yet. I just hope the battles become a bit more exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowtrain Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 For some reason I just can't get into the right frame of mind to play this game. I've opened it up about a dozen times and have only stayed in long enough to complete one quest. I guess the shooting aspect just leaves a lot to be desired at this point. My first great experience was wasting 80 bullets of my pistol on a single enemy and then just saying "screw it", pulling out the shotgun and sprinting from tree to tree to blast this **** point-blank. Oblivian with guns does seem about right. Though of course, I haven't given it a fair shake yet. I just hope the battles become a bit more exciting. It's hard. Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blodhemn Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Normally I like hard games. The shooting aspect just seems a bit dull. Not as much feedback as I like for a shooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 It gets a little bit easier. The beginning part where you only have wildly inaccurate weapons is part of the charm. Once you get to automatics you're set. I'm playing using Kaftan's mod, but it seems that armor still degrades. I don't know if that's intentional. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowtrain Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Even the starting pistols are reasonably effective out to about 30 yards. Just lean out from behind cover and fire a lot of bullets. If you have 200-300 rounds of the 9*18 ammo just open fire from the cover of the nearby building. It takes a bit, but its a pretty easy way to get an aksu and some ammo. I usually leave the soldiers alone though, since they keep the number of bandits in the area down for a while. Eventually the bandits will wipe them out, then I go loot the soldiers bodies for their weapons and ammo. Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I think the game needs more black fungi. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 God I hate Stalker, worst game ever Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowtrain Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I once saw a movie about Black Fungi from Mars. Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Did it have Godzilla in it? OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Fascinating article. The devs should have put man eating plants in the game. :D Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) Not really STALKER related, but Chernobyl related: Photographic records Spring '07. It's actually sort of a narrative. Pretty incredible. You can see some of the conceptual inspiration for STALKER areas there. Edited May 25, 2007 by Pop Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 More pics: Calf Foal Colt Mutant Baby Makes the game almost plausible. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wistrik Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Not just Stalker, but City17 (Half Life 2) as well. The movies are interesting as well, especially the one showing the pile of radioactive core (Elephant's Foot) that's now covered up. Creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 At the beginning of the twentieth century, radiation was regarded as a super-good thing. In fact, low level exposure has been seen to improve the heath of people (numerous radioactive caves and pools are used for medicinal purposes), e.g. modern day Iran has the highest background radiation, and the people are unusually resistant to cancers. It is hypothesised that the radiation triggers cells in the body/blood that actively seek out dangerous stuff, like pre-cancerous cells. Large doses of radiation just destroy the cells, though. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowtrain Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 New STALKER game in 2008: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=167570 A little odd. Sounds like sort of a cross between an expansion and a new game. a prequel with 50% of it occurring in the same space as S:SoC and 50% in new territory. ANyway, its nice to have a game o actually look forward to. Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Yay! "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musopticon? Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 That's great news, alright! kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 New STALKER game in 2008: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=167570 A little odd. Sounds like sort of a cross between an expansion and a new game. a prequel with 50% of it occurring in the same space as S:SoC and 50% in new territory. ANyway, its nice to have a game o actually look forward to. A new STALKER on the way, and I've not even bothered to complete the Original. Not because it's bad, but I could never reach my next destination due to silly fences or hills. So I got stuck in the bar and drank a bottle Vodka...or 7. Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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