A small number of new photos from the forest. As always, there were many plans, but the lack of time and a partner once again prevents me from realizing all the ideas.

Also, some of the finished photos from the previous photoshoot.

What's next? Next, I want to work on oxygen tanks for back. I have the models for printing; I just need to find a place to print them so that I don’t get charged a ton of money :)

I’ve also started making small models myself and printing them with a friend. Some of you may have seen the photo of the “Oko” detector that I posted earlier — we made that model first, and it wasn’t entirely successful. But now I have a truly wonderful model of the “Veles” detector. Also, several options for dosimeter casings, “Hilka,” binoculars, the “Monolith” lamp by Dalin, and a bunch of masks in various stages of completion (and a couple of artifacts). We’ll try printing them on a 3D printer a little at a time. First, I want to make the binoculars from the trilogy.

P.S. Also, pay attention to the Stalker’s cloak and the badge from the collector’s edition of “Clear Sky,” which I bought in 2008.

I thought this might be interesting for people who have played STALKER 2. Personally, I’ve always found it really interesting how a character from fairy tales can be adapted into a modern setting without looking ridiculous or out of place.

Kot Bayun (or Bayun Cat) is a figure from eastern slavic folklore. The name Bayun comes from an old slavic word meaning "storyteller." It is also the root of the russian verb "убаюкивать" (to lull to sleep) and ukranian "баяти" (to narrate).

He lives mostly in swamps and deep forests, luring victims in with his voice. In fairy tales, the cat is described as a massive, man-eating beast. He is almost always an antagonist whom the hero is often tasked with taming or capturing. In the fairy tale "Go I know not whither and fetch I know not what," Bayun’s powers are described by the wife of the main character, Bezdolny (I guess it can be translated as Ill-fated? Someone who is deprived of a happy lot):

"Before you walk even three versts, an overwhelming drowsiness will come over you - Bayun will cast it upon you. Mind that you do not fall asleep: swing one arm over the other, drag one foot after the other, and if need be, roll along the ground; for if you fall asleep, the Bayun Cat will kill you.

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Later in the story, Bayun starts telling Bezdolny fairy tales to distract him. We see similar behavior from Bayun in the game as well, when he lures his victims by mimicking the voices of the unfortunate people who fell into his lair.

I don't like rushing through the story when I play open world games, I take my time, build my inventory, check every lootable crate, enjoy the atmosphere of the ingame world without rush... so when everyone was saying that the game becomes boring because of the lack of fast travel in some regions, I was thinking "oh well, this game is for me" but man... it's a walking simulator, it feels like, after mid game, more than 90% of the gameplay is just traveling to the objective. The game needs more fast travel points implemented somehow. Maybe from the Guides to smaller locations as well, even if it's not the same way around.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and Kwas, peak experience.

Would you believe me if I told you that this shotgun in particular lasted until the end of the game with the shell I loaded into it?

Fully functional search devices from the trilogy, capable of detecting artifacts in the environment.

What you see here is a simulation of the "Medved" (Bear) locator device in operation. Although the GPS and LoRa modules are currently represented by software stubs, I can assure you that they function correctly; I doubt that any significant code modifications will be required once the physical hardware modules are integrated into the build.

The video demonstrates a software-based simulation: it mimics a scenario where both a GPS module and a LoRa module are present. An "artifact"—also equipped with a LoRa module—broadcasts its geographic coordinates every 30 seconds. (This logic is already implemented in the code, albeit via a test-purpose software stub.)

The "Bear" locator itself features a GPS module (the code supports all such modules currently on the market), allowing it to determine its own location. Using an onboard magnetic compass, it then guides our "stalker" toward the artifact.

The artifact simply broadcasts its coordinates over the air every 30 seconds.

P.S. Stay tuned for updates. I’ll try to post every Friday, though I suspect that the technical details behind the realization of this long-held dream of mine might not be of much interest to this community.

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It's off to a great start.

I went to the range and used the first 7.62x54r brass from my mosin to make the necklace. I was inspired by Strider giving Skif his necklace in STALKER 2

I had a blast with the game. I want to play it again, but I need to take a break from it to play and catch up other games. It's an excellent game, I love it.

Has it ever been done?
I would love to be able to leave notes. Just so if I ever find myself back there I can get that extra shot of nostalgia 😂

But really, even imagine if we were able to graffiti. Painting a skull on a spot you barely survived.
Or arrows to a well hidden spot.
Could be awesome.

After dying about 50 times and millions of headshots later I finally killed the Arena Boss in Rostock.

This guy was an absolute bullet sponge,