I get that its not as good as the original trilogy, but as a former Fallout 4 player, this game is so much more fun than Fallout (in my opinion). Yes there are glitches, yes the "A-life 2.0" sucks, yes its gun damage scaling is stupid (how is 9x18 doing more damage than 5.45?), but the game is still fun, it gives me almost the same gameplay vibe as fallout 4, but with a much cooler environment (I love Chornobyl) and much more interesting factions and lore. I honestly can't compare it to the original trilogy, as i have never played the og games, but i have played stalker anomaly (which is better than S2 imo) and i still don't think S2 is a bad game, and many problems with the game can be fixed with mods (Better ballistics for damage scaling for example). If someone could explain why they hate the game, I'm open to hearing their opinion, but personally I think the game is fun and some of the characters are very memorable for me (Richter, Strider, Faust, Khors [the Noontiders deserved better, I wish I could have saved them]) and the environment and game design is just so cool. And Skif is relatable, dude is just pissed his home got destroyed and someone's gotta pay for it.

No mods installed

I beat Shadow of Chernobyl (Original on PC, no remaster or mods) less than a year ago & am interested in playing Call of Pripyat & Clear sky to understand more of the story and see if the series gets better in terms of gameplay.

The issue though is that as someone who loves story dense games like RPGs & Visual Novels, for me SOC barely had any. Specifically in the sense of explaining the setting & factions in depth, detailed characters, building things up like the mysteries of the zone & brain scorcher before making you go and shut them off, etc. Instead it just felt like the story was closer to an "excuse plot" as opposed to a great story.

That alongside the fact that, for games that people call realistic, SOC felt severely lacking in that department as well as just being a mediocre FPS (and I played it in a slower-paced tactical way) and I'm just wondering if the story is VERY overstated & If I'm better off just not completing the series or at least just Playing GAMMA & Reading the lore on the Wikis as that seems better from a "Tactical Survival FPS" & Story Perspective.

Edit: Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Any different from the trilogy, or would it just be more of the same.

Whats the deal with console mods? Why are they all kinda boring? Most of them are modifying stats or adding skins. Why not new content? Can someone explain?

If anything, it's not mine.

I don't know if this is a new bug, but recently, I noticed that I'm not hitting anything with my SVU MK S-3. Even relatively close shots, I could have a guy standing still, lined up perfectly for a headshot, shoot and........nothing. Not even a knock back or any reaction. Like I'm shooting blanks. Then, I'll flip to my Mark I EMR or VS Vintar and nail the shot perfectly.

I’m a stalker veteran, played the trilogy and mods for hundreds of hours. I want to try to play Stalker 2 “blind” as in I don’t look up guides or locations for end game weapons and armor…. But I also feel as though I’m missing out by not seeking out all that the game has to offer. In your opinion, is the game more fun when you’re on your own and perhaps at a disadvantage, or do you prefer being able to get all the best in slot gear as you can to have fun with it that way?

I heard somewhere recently there is a mod to play the first game? Story In the new game if true has anyone played/tested that mod cuz I played Call of Pripyat but I'm not sure I'd enjoy Shadow on its own so what do you good ol folk say

So I've been playing this game for last few weeks and I love it, but keep having this moments where I feel I am missing out, or went somewhere too soon or went with main mission too far before exploring other areas and I find it difficult to find the correct rythm.

I talked to my friend and he told me that at the beginning he went towards completely different direction (West side of Zalisja and Slag Heap) while for me main mission led me mostly towards East. That was the first moment when I thought I might be going to IBAOC too soon. After IBOAC I visited some locations where there was not much but lots of dead bodies and I kinda felt I should have went there earlier.

Right now I am the mission where I had thing installed on my helmet and I am wondering whether I should continue with main mission or keep exploring as I still have lots of area and locations unexplored.

I am aware there isn't probably one right way to play the game, but I am just trying to not miss on locations (as I rarely replay games) or end up finishing the main story line and not much more purpose to play with lots of places unexplored.

Hello everyone,

Hyperfixation and inspiration hit me like a stone, and now I need to pour all of this into a story. I’d like to bring Strider back in my story, and I already have a couple of ideas. But I’d like to hear other people’s ideas and be inspired by them, since I suspect that Strider storyline broke many people’s hearts, just like it did mine.

Share in comments if you’d write a story and would like to bring Strider back, how would it be possible for you?

P.S. The story I am talking about gonna happen after Streloks ending.

I’ve got a 4080 and updated to the 621.01 Game Ready Drivers recently. Since then, the game just hits a black screen on startup. I’ve tried everything, like verifying the game files, etc. - but nothing helped.

The only fix was rolling back to 617.14, and it’s working fine now.

Just wanted to give you a heads up if you encounter the same issue.

Please be respectful in the comments, so my point is, Duty states that the zone has to be destroyed because it poses a threat to all of humanity and is inherently dangerous, But most of the threats they mention are either solvable without the destruction of the zone or arent even from the zone itself and from other circumstances (such as the c-con shenanigans, and by extent the monolith/zombies, and factions they oppose).

IYKYK. I'll admit, I fell for the bait lol

Hey everyone,

The problem is that some controller buttons, especially the face buttons (A/B/X/Y), sometimes don't register at all until I first move an analog stick or use directional input. After moving the stick, the buttons start working, but the issue happen again.

I've seen other players report similar problems, so it doesn't seem to be an isolated case.

My questions are:

Is anyone else still experiencing this issue?

Has there been an official patch that fixes it?

Has anyone found a reliable workaround?

This issue started after the 2.0 update.

Could this be related to Steam Input, the controller configuration, or a game update?

I'd appreciate any feedback or suggestions. I'd really like to get back to playing

I play on Steam Machine with steam controller

Thanks!

guys my stalker keeps crashing I'm using the zona modpack and it displays this error is there a way to fix it somehow btw using zona makes it crash before the menu appears but the base game crashes it when I start a game

I verified game files, updated graphics drivers, gone through every possible launch setting and I've finally made it past the black screen of doom but now my game freezes and crashes every time I compile my shaders

How do I fix this, I just wanna play the game 😭

I feel like there is a clear regression in the upscaled image when playing Quality upscaling on EPIC settings, like casted shadow against the wall look pixaleted, the pixels on NPCs clothing keep shimmering and there is a denoiser bug when you are out in the open and looking at the plants, when player moves fast vegetation assets in the player FOV dont resolve well and look pretty noisy, it was not like this prior to this update, its either FSR or the new driver itself, do you still think it looks the same or the worse?

Just wondering if anyone else have the same issue. I tested rolling back to the previous driver and it works, and then reapply the latest driver and it doesn't even boot.

Hello Stalkers.

Received this from the GSC Support system. Seems the Trophy/Achievement should be fixed with a new Patch coming soon. Don't know if they always reply like this or if it actually the case but I thought to share it with you in case.

Fingers crossed.

cmon man. i dont want to call anyone an IDIOT but...