S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (PC)

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Olvel played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on 16/NOV/09

“I went back to the Barkeep last night. Told him I'd do his job. He handed me a Stalker Suit to use, which I greatly appreciated. It's a much better set of armor than the Bandit Jacket I was...”

created 17/NOV/2009

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Olvel played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on 15/NOV/09

“The Trader had given me a job to grab some military documents and deliver them to the Barkeep. I figured this was as good a time as any, since I was already near the Agropom Research Institute. I...”

created 16/NOV/2009

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Olvel played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on 14/NOV/09

“I've basically been spending my time running errands for the Trader and trying to get my feet back under me. Over the weekend, I figured I had a good enough grasp of what was going on... So I...”

created 15/NOV/2009

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Olvel played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on 11/NOV/09

“I'm kind of avoiding the storyline job that the trader gave me. I don't really feel that I'm ready to advance the main storyline yet. I'm still having some difficulties dealing with random bandits...”

created 12/NOV/2009

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Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 7 days ago...

“You're playing an FPS and you don't want blood on your hands? You do realize that this isn't a stealth title, right?”

Olvel was the last to comment - 7 days ago...

“@Fallout2Forever I would argue that while STALKER isn't an explicitly stealth-oriented game, you could probably play much of it as a stealth game and do relatively well.

Weapon damage is such that you aren't going to walk into the middle of a firefight and mow everyone down. You need to use cover. One or two well-placed shots is typically enough to kill someone. And a single well-placed knife wound will do the same.

So you could probably save yourself an awful lot of ammo if you played stealthily.

As for the shooting... As you said, it's an FPS. Guns will be used, people will be shot, blood will flow. I know this. I'm ok with this. I have no problem killing a dozen mutants for a reward... Or taking out some bandit who's trying to kill me...

The quandry comes from being told to go kill another stalker because he's a rookie, but doesn't act like one. Or because that stalker had an argument with the trader.

And then you find your target stalker... They aren't hostile, they aren't shooting at you. They're neutral just like all the other stalkers back at the trader's camp. He's sitting by the fire with a couple friends, drinking Red Bull and playing guitar. And you can walk up to them, chat with them, trade with them.

It's the difference between self-defense, and homicide.”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 7 days ago... show previous hide previous

“@Olvel I see, so your problem is that the targets that attack you are trying to kill you, and therefore you have what you consider a good reason to attack back, right? That makes sense.”

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Olvel played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on 10/NOV/09

“The same forums on Steam that pointed me to the no head-bob mod also mentioned a Stalker Complete 2009 (http://bit.ly/Gz7cg) mod. They all raved about how much better it was than vanilla Stalker. ...”

created 11/NOV/2009

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Olvel played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on 09/NOV/09

“I tried playing Stalker again... Still having trouble with the viewbob stuff. I looked around for some kind of fix... There were a few forum posts pointing to a 'cam_inert' command to throw into...”

created 10/NOV/2009

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dward526 played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on 03/NOV/09

“Had to uninstall, went corrupt or something.”

created 04/NOV/2009

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Olvel played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on 01/NOV/09

“Stalker is not a forgiving game. I bought it for $5 on Steam this weekend, fired it up, gave it a try... Died badly. A couple times. I love the setting and the backstory. I want to like the...”

created 02/NOV/2009

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Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 17 days ago...

“Um, I don't know what you're talking about with the screen bouncing around. This is my favorite pure FPS, and I've never had this problem.”

Olvel was the last to comment - 17 days ago...

“@Fallout2Forever It is typically called something like "view bob" in the options. It is not a bug, it is a feature. It is supposed to simulate the movement of your head as you walk around. In reality, it simulates the kind of bad cinematography that gave us the Blair Witch Project. In real life my head does not bounce around that much - or, if it does, my brain automatically stabilizes the image. Normally there's an option to turn it off. I did not see such an option in Stalker. It may be hidden in there somewhere... Or it might be possible in an INI file somewhere... But, as it is, the game is unplayable for me. The view bob is simply too pronounced. It makes me horribly ill.”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 17 days ago...

“@Olvel Hmm, guess I never notice it.”

EscControl was the last to comment - 8 days ago...

“They've got a fix for the view bobbing..
http://www.tweakguides.com/STALKER_4.html
here.

Do whatever it takes to fix the interface for you. Stalker is an awesome game that you must play to completion.”

Olvel was the last to comment - 7 days ago...

“@EscControl Yeah, I found a no-headbob mod on the Steam forums. I was also pointed to the Stalker Complete 2009 mod, which dramatically improves the visuals. I'm thoroughly enjoying myself so far.”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 7 days ago...

“@Olvel Glad that you're now enjoying what I consider to be the best FPS out there! :D”

mantooth012 was the last to comment - 4 days ago...

“I picked this up RIGHT before it went on sale (it's like Steam knows what i bought and then it throws it on sale to anger me)... haven't played enough of it yet but it is awesome. I took out all the soldiers at that first bridge and scooped a ton of hardware...love it!”

Olvel was the last to comment - 4 days ago...

“@mantooth012 I wound up killing those soldiers as well... I was trying to be nice, I paid their toll several times over. But eventually I just got sick of it. Got some nice gear, made some cash... I probably just about broke even.”

mantooth012 was the last to comment - 4 days ago...

“i snuck thru the first time in the tunnel with the electric nodes...and after clearing out those buildings so the STALKERs could set up camp, I decided I didnt want to mess with the tunnel....so i picked a fight!”

Olvel was the last to comment - 4 days ago...

“@mantooth012 My first time through, I did exactly that. Slowly made my way through the tunnel with the electric anomalies.

On subsequent trips past those train tracks, I didn't want to mess with that tunnel. I've never been a fan of those kind of timing challenges... Like avoiding closing doors or crushing blocks... So I went through the military blockade.

The first time I didn't even hesitate to pay the military. 500ru seemed a reasonable rate to me. And I assumed it would buy me future passage as well...

But that wasn't the case. I tried to return through the military blockade and was asked for another 500ru... And another 500ru when I came back through. That's about the time I decided I was paying enough.

I climbed the railroad embankment and dropped a grenade into their midst. Took out two soldiers instantly. The rest of them came after me. I ran into a nearby building and waited for them to show up. They were very obliging... Came into my hiding place one or two at a time, and I finished them off with blasts from my shotgun.”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 4 days ago...

“@Olvel I personally find it a fun challenge to kill all the military men blocking the way.”

tiberiumshox was the last to comment - 4 days ago...

“STALKER's an awesome. Too bad the devs didn't iron out the glitches before they put it out on the market. The load times are torturous too

And for your info, I snuck behind the military guys... there's a ripped out fencing at a place near bridge. Then I came back and smoked 'em”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 3 days ago...

“@tiberiumshox Glitches or no, it's still the best FPS ever made imho. Mainly because it's so atmospheric!”

tiberiumshox was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“@Fallout2Forever: Yeah, STALKER's top on my list... and being a major RTS gamer myself, not many FPSes do that”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“@tiberiumshox Yeah, I'm not a big fan of most FPS's myself. I can't stand the Halo series for one.”

Olvel was the last to comment - 2 days ago...

“@Fallout2Forever It depends on the platform, the game, etc. But I'm not generally a huge fan of FPS's either.

I can't play FPS's on a console at all. I enjoyed the original Halo on the PC... Didn't think it was terribly amazing, but it was fun. I didn't bother with the rest of the series though.

I used to really enjoy Unreal Tournament, but I haven't played that in ages.

What I do enjoy is a good FPS hybrid... Something like System Shock 2, or Deus Ex. So Stalker is right up my alley.”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 2 days ago... show previous hide previous

“@Olvel I've yet to run into a singe halo fanboy that can even begin to justify what makes Halo the best thing since sliced bread. Show me a massive Halo fanboy, and I'll show you someone who hadn't played a decent fps before the game.

I'm not that big of a fan of counter strike, but I've at least heard some really good arguments on why a lot of people like it.”

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dward526 played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on 28/OCT/09

“I bought this one for 5.00 at steam. Interesting concept, I think I will go back to it when I finally finish Half-Life 2”

created 29/OCT/2009

loveorcry played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on 27/OCT/09

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Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 23 days ago...

“Great game isn't it?”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - 23 days ago...

“Damn, David, might wanna stop with the spam, haha, don't need to say that to everyone.”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 22 days ago... show previous hide previous

“@EarthboundX sorry, just trying to start up some small conversations. But yeah, I'll stop typing the same thing over and over to everyone.”

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created 28/OCT/2009

JohnyQuesticle played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on 27/OCT/09

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Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 23 days ago...

“Great game isn't it?”

JohnyQuesticle was the last to comment - 23 days ago...

“Yeah, I played it on a friends PC long ago but for 5 bucks on steam you cant beat it. So I went ahead and picked it up.”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 22 days ago... show previous hide previous

“@JohnyQuesticle Well yeah, what can I say? It's awesome!”

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created 28/OCT/2009

Brendex played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on 27/OCT/09

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Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 23 days ago...

“Great game isn't it?”

Brendex was the last to comment - 22 days ago...

“yes it is, love those type of games. i own fallout 3 but cant run it”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 22 days ago...

“@Brendex Yeah, Fallout 3 is awesome too, but it doesn't feel as atmospheric as Stalker.”

Brendex was the last to comment - 17 days ago... show previous hide previous

“o i hear you, even with me running the gfx rather low you still get the feeling ”

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created 28/OCT/2009

Impromtu played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on 27/OCT/09

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Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 23 days ago...

“Great game isn't it?”

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created 28/OCT/2009