The Big Rig
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Jesus, if I wasn't playing Mafia right now, this would be my game to play.
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STALKER: Call of Pripyat |OT|
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Lasthope106
Member
HurricaneJesus said:
Someone hold me... manly tears were shed.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Foliorum Viridum said:Just finished itLast mission was kinda crap but other than that I loved it.
I neeeeeeeeeed Stalker 2 now please
Not until 2012 and it's being developed in part for consoles to boot
although the official Facebook page gives the inclination that they really do care what the fans think. For example, they recently had a thing where you put up ideas for a quest. Right now they're sorting through them and will pick one to put in Stalker 2. In the meantime, to satiate your Stalker needs, I have 3 recommendations for you.
1. Watch the Tarkovsky film. He's a brilliant director, and having seen most of his films I cans safely say Stalker is one of his best. It's not the same as the game but the similarities are far greater than the book, Roadside Picnic.
2. Play other atmospheric FPS games where you have a decent amount of choice. Specifically, System Shock 2, Deus Ex, Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines, and the upcoming Deus Ex 3.
3. http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/12/15/newest-tourist-attraction-chernobyl-to-open-to-visitors-in-2011/
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Complete is out? Why did I have to play this a few weeks ago? NOOOO.
Oh well, replay over the summer it is.
Oh well, replay over the summer it is.
theignoramus
Member
Alright, I've got the AtmosFear mod, Absolute nature 2.0 and the Absolute structures mod queued for download, is there any other must-have mod I'm missing?
theignoramus
Member
yea, I just noticed that. downloading now.
old manatee
Banned
Gvaz said:
It's so perfectly designed within the limitations of the x-ray engine. After going through it for a second time I'm almost as hyped for Stalker 2 as I am for Half-Life 3.
The best thing about the complete mod is that you can actually see shit in the distance. I can't even remember if this is the case in Vanilla, but whenever I got high enough to look around the map, I couldn't see a lot of the landmarks around the first area. Stuff like the two ships and noah's ark, the other broken down area with that blue anomoly, the bridge, and some other stuff.
Maybe I'm totally misremembering it, but I always felt that I was in a really small environment before, but with the mod, I can now see that I'm part of an actual world.
Even if the game still looks super average at points. Lighting, brick walls, wood and some skyboxes aside. (With shit like DA2 and Crysis 2 coming out this year I have no idea where my high standards for visuals even comes from that I call STALKER average looking...)
Maybe I'm totally misremembering it, but I always felt that I was in a really small environment before, but with the mod, I can now see that I'm part of an actual world.
Even if the game still looks super average at points. Lighting, brick walls, wood and some skyboxes aside. (With shit like DA2 and Crysis 2 coming out this year I have no idea where my high standards for visuals even comes from that I call STALKER average looking...)
dgenx
Made an agreement with another GAF member, refused to honor it because he was broke, but then had no problem continuing to buy video games.
ok Im getting this game cause I got a good feeling about it :/
I loved to death Fallout 3 and New VEgas , should I expect a similar experience to those games? or maybe Im lookin inteh wrong direction?
Guess I should download that complete mod too
I loved to death Fallout 3 and New VEgas , should I expect a similar experience to those games? or maybe Im lookin inteh wrong direction?
Guess I should download that complete mod too
I liked Fallout 3 a good deal but personally I think the STALKER series and especially Call of Pripyat are much better games. They're very similar in concept but STALKER ends up a little closer to the shooter side of things, and without VATS I'd say STALKER is the harder game as well. But it makes up for it with it's incredible atmosphere.
Complete Mod is a must.
Complete Mod is a must.
arts&crafts
Member
So I bought during the steam sale a few days back and installed the complete mod. Looks and plays great but the weapon durability is absolutely ridiculous. I mean you can repair them but at about 4000$ from 1/4 durability to full and they get back down to 1/4 durability after like 50 shots. Anyone know if there is a mod that makes durability of weapons slightly more realistic. For example, if you buy a gun in real life brand new, after you shoot it 50 times it wont disintegrate.
slidewinder
Banned
Bought this on Steam a few days ago, and installed the newest version of the Complete mod. I'm in the second zone (Jupiter)
. At this point, any time I try to travel back to the first zone (such as
), the game just hard-crashes to desktop right as it looks to be done loading the zone.
Known issue at all? Am I screwed, or will I be able to keep going forward assuming that other such problems don't crop up? I'm far enough into the game that I'd rather not restart. If Complete's just buggy, I think I'd rather uninstall it and find a savefile for the base game that'd put me at around this point.
getting my squad together to head into to the tunnel to Pripyat
to pick up an improved detector
Known issue at all? Am I screwed, or will I be able to keep going forward assuming that other such problems don't crop up? I'm far enough into the game that I'd rather not restart. If Complete's just buggy, I think I'd rather uninstall it and find a savefile for the base game that'd put me at around this point.
slidewinder
Banned
Yeah, unfortunately it crashes any time I try to travel back to that first area, even if I load saves from a couple hours back, and the saves it creates ostensibly in that new area crash as well. I'd done just about everything back there already, anyways, so I'm hoping that I can just keep playing the game and never have to go back there... or that the crash will fix itself as I progress more, maybe.
Otherwise, if I get stuck I guess I'll just go back to the unmodded version of the game (in case that's the issue) and find a save file that puts me approximately from where I was no longer able to progress.
Otherwise, if I get stuck I guess I'll just go back to the unmodded version of the game (in case that's the issue) and find a save file that puts me approximately from where I was no longer able to progress.
The Big Rig
Member
Every time I play SoC or CoP, I always find something new. Whether it's a quest to complete a different way, or a different path, these games have given me around 100 hours of enjoyment. Lonely, opressive enjoyment.
Not sure if these would be spoilers or anything but
Arrived in Pripyat spoilers?
Arrived in Pripyat spoilers?
Just arrived in Pripyat. Is there any way back? Or is all the shit I left behind gone for good? It doesn't seem like there's any easy way back, but just to be sure. Also: asked to raid the west wing of a Hospital. Took me ~12 hours to get here, about how much is left of the game?
shrapnelmagnet
Member
I'm like...
90% sure you can get back, but I can't recall exactly how... Not helpful, haha.
Not helpful, haha.The Big Rig
Member
Yes, you'll be able to go back, I believe. Its been a while, but I think the guy you help in the scientist bunkers brings you between Pripyat and Jupiter.
Where can I find him?The Big Rig said:
(and he better help me! I did every mission he offered, heh.)
Perhaps I should do the raid first?
I just had a ton of ammo in my supply box I'd like to haul over to Pripyat.
Instead of ammo I brought a fucking RPG + rockets into the tunnel expecting serious shit.
One of the guys in the main military building in Pripyat will be able to take you from Pripyat to Jupiter, similar to how there's one guy to escort you back and forth from Jupiter to Zaton. You might have to do a mission or two before he's available, but it's definitely possible. He's in the same room as your storage locker and (I think) your bed.
Grinchy
Banned
So, what's the consensus? I see people in 2010 saying not to install any mods. They say play it vanilla. Now people say the complete mod is a must-have.HurricaneJesus said:
I am playing SoC right now with its complete mod and it's been awesome so far. So I definitely have time to figure out whether or not I want the complete mod for CoP.
The Big Rig
Member
Fuck. I just realized STALKER with co op could be the greatest game ever.
Damn, this game is good.
two quick questions:
1. Is it just me, or are there fewer enemies in CoP? In SoC, I remember coming across mutants and enemy humans much more often. I kinda miss the more frequent combat.
2. How do I detect mines? I need to cross a field, but I don't think I have the right tools for it.
two quick questions:
1. Is it just me, or are there fewer enemies in CoP? In SoC, I remember coming across mutants and enemy humans much more often. I kinda miss the more frequent combat.
2. How do I detect mines? I need to cross a field, but I don't think I have the right tools for it.
slidewinder
Banned
If it's the minefield near one of the helicopters, there are white stakes marking a safe path through over on the right hand side, right up until you hit a corpse.Snuggler said:
The_Player
Member
Didn't test it yet, but from what I'm seeing playing original STALKER with Complete mod - you should definitely try it and tell us your impressions.Despera said:
So I started this yesterday with the Complete mod. It's my first run through the game. For some reason it wouldn't start if I had DX11 mode enabled (well, it starts. But when I went to go chose the difficulty to start the game, it would freeze). It looks amazing anyway.
Nothing matches the atmosphere in this game.
It took me a few minutes to re adjust myself to the fact that I was playing a Stalker game again, i.e. not having any idea what to do was part of the charm. So I walked around a bit and found a ship. Then the first emission happened. Holy crap. I was in the ship as it happened, so I just heard it and didn't see it. I need to walk around a bit now and actually try and see one just to see what it looks like.
Nothing matches the atmosphere in this game.
It took me a few minutes to re adjust myself to the fact that I was playing a Stalker game again, i.e. not having any idea what to do was part of the charm. So I walked around a bit and found a ship. Then the first emission happened. Holy crap. I was in the ship as it happened, so I just heard it and didn't see it. I need to walk around a bit now and actually try and see one just to see what it looks like.
Finished this just now with the Complete Mod. I did every side quest I could find, explored everything I could explore. Amazing game, I was so hooked. I would say Chernobyl was scarier and Clear Sky was better looking (if it also ran worse), but I think Pripyat was just an all-around more complete, better realized experience. It's easily my favorite of the three, and I was already quite fond of the first.
I'm so excited for whatever Stalker comes next. Such amazing atmosphere. I found Pripyat itself to be a bit unsettling, as I would walk through it I got major 28 Days Later vibes. Dead city, enemies everywhere, never knew when I'd get hit next - or even when the next emission would hit. What a real PC gem this is.
I'm so excited for whatever Stalker comes next. Such amazing atmosphere. I found Pripyat itself to be a bit unsettling, as I would walk through it I got major 28 Days Later vibes. Dead city, enemies everywhere, never knew when I'd get hit next - or even when the next emission would hit. What a real PC gem this is.
Turnstyle
Member
Talk about LTTP.
I need help with this game...
I bought a new laptop recently, and thought I'd try a few games on it. One of those is Stalker CoP.
Now, my set up isn't exactly high end, but this games looks dreadful. I would say that the graphics are on a par with when I used to play Delta Force in 1999.
I adjusted the graphics options to high, willing to sacrifice a few FPS just to see what the game looked like at it's best, and I honestly cannot see any difference.
My set up is:
Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz
Nvidia GeForce 315M
6GB RAM
I know, I know, I'm sure some of you have more powerful calculators.
I haven't really played any PC games for years, so I'm at a loss.
I need help with this game...
I bought a new laptop recently, and thought I'd try a few games on it. One of those is Stalker CoP.
Now, my set up isn't exactly high end, but this games looks dreadful. I would say that the graphics are on a par with when I used to play Delta Force in 1999.
I adjusted the graphics options to high, willing to sacrifice a few FPS just to see what the game looked like at it's best, and I honestly cannot see any difference.
My set up is:
Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz
Nvidia GeForce 315M
6GB RAM
I know, I know, I'm sure some of you have more powerful calculators.
I haven't really played any PC games for years, so I'm at a loss.
The Big Rig
Member
Have you downloaded the Complete Mod yet?
Imp the Dimp
Member
Hey guys, how can I change the FOV in CoP (Steam, latest Complete mod installed)? I really don't feel like playing it with its default FOV of 55 but the FOV Switcher made my game crash. What am I doing wrong?
It looks like you are using an outdated version of the FOV Switcher? That link point to version 1.6, but I just came across someone mentioning a version 1.7, probably worth giving that one a go: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4DZKJYMM
Link to the thread: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1144749
The Mana Legend
Banned
Okay, I know this isn't Shadow of Chernobyl, but I figured the people here would know.
So, I have no idea why, but since getting the Complete Mod for SoC, my settings will not save when I restart my game. In fact, the game is pretty damn hideous right now, and even using my graphics card to change the settings doesn't work.
So, I have no idea why, but since getting the Complete Mod for SoC, my settings will not save when I restart my game. In fact, the game is pretty damn hideous right now, and even using my graphics card to change the settings doesn't work.
Lasthope106
Member
Finally started playing COP this week. It's been sitting on my Steam backlog for more than a year. I installed it the game almost a year back, before upgrading from an 8800GT to a 560Ti, and I'm finding the game takes a long ass time to load. Even going to the main menu takes like a minute. Does anyone else have this issue?
Also, the default settings are way too dark on my monitor? What do you guys have for Gamma, brightness and contrast?
About the game itself, I'm surprised at how quickly I got the magic back from when I played SOC. Shooting enemies is like a reflex since I was crouching to steady my aim and getting headshots easily. At the very beginning during the first night on-game I found a Bloodsucker not even 200 meters from the Ship with all the Stalkers. WTF! Way to ease noobs into the game GSC! (just kidding - this is why I love this series).
Also, the default settings are way too dark on my monitor? What do you guys have for Gamma, brightness and contrast?
About the game itself, I'm surprised at how quickly I got the magic back from when I played SOC. Shooting enemies is like a reflex since I was crouching to steady my aim and getting headshots easily. At the very beginning during the first night on-game I found a Bloodsucker not even 200 meters from the Ship with all the Stalkers. WTF! Way to ease noobs into the game GSC! (just kidding - this is why I love this series).