Stalker is it ok to play not patching?

andyarmitage · 10 Apr 2007 at 22:06

I have started this a couple of weeks ago and am just going back to it but i don't want to patch it , will it be ok to play it through without a patch? i have read threr have been problems with it and so far it runs ok so i thought i would leave alone, what do you think.

Buffalo2102 · 10 Apr 2007 at 22:11

I havent patched as I haven't had any problems either. If you aren't having any problems then don't bother with the patch.

andyarmitage · 10 Apr 2007 at 22:12

that's great thanks

Well Splattered · 10 Apr 2007 at 22:17

Buffalo2102 said:
I havent patched as I haven't had any problems either. If you aren't having any problems then don't bother with the patch.

No problems here either, just finished x16

tanner · 10 Apr 2007 at 22:59

No problems from me either Stalker seems to run just fine straight from the dvd without any patches

NutritioN · 10 Apr 2007 at 23:12

No problems before, no problems after. Patch fine for me.

Darkwave · 10 Apr 2007 at 23:24

I play it patched because the v1.01 patch improves the AI a bit and makes the traders actually useful.

dbmzk1 · 11 Apr 2007 at 01:15

andyarmitage said:
I have started this a couple of weeks ago and am just going back to it but i don't want to patch it , will it be ok to play it through without a patch? i have read threr have been problems with it and so far it runs ok so i thought i would leave alone, what do you think.

Patch it.

Or wait until the next patch which will have a save game converter so you can carry on as you were.

KNiVES · 11 Apr 2007 at 11:13

The AI in the unpatched game are a lot less enjoyable than when it is patched. For example, they don't seem to shoot through walls or see through them in the patched game. They also miss a bit more.

mtjdavis · 11 Apr 2007 at 11:13

There are supposedly some problems with certain side quests (no item/cant finish), i dont know if thes were fixed in a patch though

Richdog · 11 Apr 2007 at 11:15

andyarmitage said:
I have started this a couple of weeks ago and am just going back to it but i don't want to patch it , will it be ok to play it through without a patch? i have read threr have been problems with it and so far it runs ok so i thought i would leave alone, what do you think.

Any particular reason why you don't want to patch?

KNiVES · 11 Apr 2007 at 11:20

Save games unpatched won't work with the patched game. Irritated a lot of people.

Richdog · 11 Apr 2007 at 11:57

KNiVES said:
Save games unpatched won't work with the patched game. Irritated a lot of people.

Really? That really is shoddy, no excuse for it imo.

Bigpig · 11 Apr 2007 at 12:30

Buffalo2102 said:
I havent patched as I haven't had any problems either. If you aren't having any problems then don't bother with the patch.

Not True..

The first patch was more game blance (Weapons Acc and so on) and trader revamp than Tech side.....

Von Luck · 11 Apr 2007 at 12:35

I finished it unpatched with no issues. Just patched and starting it again now

DEL 707 · 11 Apr 2007 at 13:11

Playing through it unpatched at the moment, no major problems but I do sometimes get momentary lockups.

Looking forward to playing through it again patched though.