STALKER - what a game!

m4cc45 · 3 Jun 2012 at 18:55

I didn't think so though I only played it for around 40 minutes before I gave up. I know there are mods that address combat - it's just a shame you're reliant on mods to 'fix' the game (and they weren't available when I first played it).

I loved Fallout 3 (not so much New Vegas - though I'm going to try it again soon) but really didn't get on with Stalker - the marmite metaphor is very accurate.

M.

carlazai · 11 Jun 2012 at 13:10

Just like the OP i recently was looking at my Steam library in a bid to finish some of the games bought in sales but never finished. Had briefly played in the past but not got very far. Now playing through and thoroughly enjoying the game. A couple of annoying bugs but i have found that saving regularly removes the annoyance.

I have just done the x16 lab bit of the barkeep mission. How much game is really left? Does it go on for a long time with all the factions etc?

Haggisman · 11 Jun 2012 at 13:40

m4cc45 said:
I didn't think so though I only played it for around 40 minutes before I gave up.

The guns you get in the beginning are dire, as far as I'm aware this is intentional, to enhance the experience of being a rookie - when you start getting some decent rifles it gets a lot better

It's also not supposed to be a run & gun shooter - it's very much designed so that if you run in all guns blazing you'll die very quickly, especially with the bleeding mechanics.

I think that's part of the appeal really - the market is saturated with COD and BF clones where you can get shot 14 times and shrug it off, so it's nice to have a game which rewards being careful and patient. Obviously it's slightly harder work that doesn't appeal to everyone, hence the love/hate mix

Reaper 392 · 11 Jun 2012 at 16:39

Spils said:
Just installed the complete mod for call of Pripyat when running the installer i got 2 sets of options.

Install normal or advanced went with normal as not sure how it will run on a 460gtx 1 gig ?

Then i got another option about exploding bodies etc ????? whats that all about been a long time since i played this.

what res are you playing? i have a 768MB version of the 460 and get pretty good framerates at 1360x768 res. its been a while since i played so i couldnt say exactly what framerates i get though.

the exploding bodies thing is what happens to NPC's that get caught in an emission. i forget what option i chose of the ~4 but i suppose it really doesnt matter much.

Spils · 11 Jun 2012 at 16:43

Thxs reaper yer I kinda worked that NPC thing out myself after the first emission.

Ive got better frames but its still a bit spikey/jerky normaly when it loading something into the memory or Vram I guess as it spikes for about half a second.

Im playing at 1920 x1200

GeezerButler · 11 Jun 2012 at 18:13

Loved all three games and some of the mods are great.

I come back to these games a lot mainly due to the atmosphere that the game generates.

Running them (especially Clear Sky) from an SSD made things a lot smoother for me.

Omaeka · 11 Jun 2012 at 18:17

The one thing I love about S.T.A.L.K.E.R., is its proof that most developers have no idea what they are doing when it comes to the PC, as my laptop which has a 1.6ghz processor, a 128mb graphics chip and 2gb of ram ran Call of Pripyat on medium settings!

That's insane, when it wouldn't run Morrowind above minimum.

TehBluebear · 11 Jun 2012 at 18:20

This reminds me, I've yet to play ShoC with Complete mod :c

Omaeka · 11 Jun 2012 at 18:23

TehBluebear said:
This reminds me, I've yet to play ShoC with Complete mod :c

Shadow over Chernobyl? I didn't like it so much, the loading screens in between areas killed immersion IMO. That and the fact the level design was meh, Call of Pripyat is better in every way.

Edrof · 11 Jun 2012 at 18:33

It's pants!

(/runs)

TehBluebear · 11 Jun 2012 at 18:44

Omaeka said:
Shadow over Chernobyl? I didn't like it so much, the loading screens in between areas killed immersion IMO. That and the fact the level design was meh, Call of Pripyat is better in every way.

Wait, which STALKER was OP on about?

Omaeka · 11 Jun 2012 at 18:48

Edrof said:
It's pants!

(/runs)

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(⌐■_■)

*chases with fire*

Reaper 392 · 11 Jun 2012 at 20:41

Spils said:
Thxs reaper yer I kinda worked that NPC thing out myself after the first emission.

Ive got better frames but its still a bit spikey/jerky normaly when it loading something into the memory or Vram I guess as it spikes for about half a second.

Im playing at 1920 x1200

i get that a lot too. sucks only having 768MB to play with

Tefal · 11 Jun 2012 at 21:07

clear sky is my favorite.

especially now the bugs are fixed

Tefal said:
Some stalker clear sky (complete mod)

love the way things look when they get wet in the rain

Sadly no before shot, but can you guess what the former bandit is missing?

lovely detail on the snorks now

Just inside the front iornsight you can see the last of an unfortunate zombie group running into an anomaly

MY brains are melting!

Artefact fun

None spawned all collected by me, trying to choose what to sell (still got the very first artefact i picked up in the tutorial )

So beautiful

Tefal said:
Few more

I love how there's actually shadows on the textures, of an otherwise flat surface

they even get removed by shining another light on them

detail on the world models of guns in incredible considering how rarely you ever look at them closely

Notice something wrong with the walls?

Geffen · 11 Jun 2012 at 21:15

chid76 said:
Reading this made me install the game, I found it in my steam list from a sale or something and it only had 25 mins played

One thing that is bothering me though is that vsync seems to do nothing. I am getting 300-500fps and my cards fans are going mental all the time.

What spec do you have to get that FPS. Also do you get any stuttering?

EddScott · 12 Jun 2012 at 17:24

Fingers crossed Lost Alpha does not become STALKER's Black Mesa!

chid76 · 20 Feb 2013 at 16:38

Just reinstalled this again with the complete mod and holy cow, what a game! I tried it before and it never really clicked for me, but after giving it a few hours all I can say is wow.
Am really glad I tried it again and am going to be taking my time and soaking this game up

Mark A · 20 Feb 2013 at 16:46

I Love Star Wars said:
It's pants!

(/runs)

Name change to I Love STALKER?

It's an amazing game and one of the best gaming moments I have ever had when i 'got into it'. I tried it once and didn't get on with it, but after seeing all the love it gets I forced myself to give it a proper go and then couldn't stop playing it.

I think it helps that I'm also fascinated with Chernobyl and would love to visit Pripyat one day.

Bleek · 20 Feb 2013 at 16:53

Well I have S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, never installed or played.

Installing now.

Is the complete mod compatible?

Mark A · 20 Feb 2013 at 17:06

there is a complete mod for all 3 games.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/call-of-pripyat-complete

I personally thought that COP was the weakest game in the series but it was still very good. If you have the other games it might be better off starting with SOC with the complete mod.