S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Out Now!

[yaddam205]

Hey guys, I just thought I'd come down here to let you all know that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is in fact officially out in the US (as of 20/03/07).

[cTx] Will have a dedicated Chicago based server up ASAP.

Hit the link my sig for more info.

[eXceededgoku]

Shame it's soo unstable on Vista :(

[yaddam205]

Shame it's soo unstable on Vista :(


It's pretty bad right now on XP too.

But nothing a patch can't fix.

[MaxxxRacer]

yaddam205;2084229']It's pretty bad right now on XP too.

But nothing a patch can't fix.

Are you saying the retail release is unstable?

[Bootup05]

Are you saying the retail release is unstable?

So they took all this time getting it out, and its still not ready :mad: :rolleyes:

[yaddam205]

Are you saying the retail release is unstable?

1st player is almost perfect.

MP is buggy as hell.

I have had no FPS or slow down issues though

[Starscream]

grafix of full game look better then the demo.
im guessing that some grafix options in the demo were disabled.

im almost fully threw the game and am pretty dissapointed.

the missions arent really challanging (they are basicly always the same: go kill a bunch of bandits or monsters and reocver some object).
The AI on one side is nice cause they shoot to kill and have a good aim and they will try to hide and get closer to you and will try to take cover and stuff.

on the other side im also very dissapointed by the AI.

2 examples of bad AI:

im on top of a building and see 2 guards at a gate.
i try to snipe them, i shoot 1 bullet and hit and both guards dont react.
i kill the 1st guard with 3 bullets and he falls down, the other guard 2 meters away from him doesnt do a thing.

i enter a Freedom base, some 6 guys are at a camp fire and are singing and talking etc. I sneka up behind a few boxes and am stil unseen. I then kill 1 of the 6 guys with a loud machine gun and kill him.
guess what the other 5 do? they dont do jack :banana::banana::banana::banana: they keep on singing and stuff, i kill the 2nd guy who falls into the camp fire and the other 4 stil dont do anything.

so AI is pretty :banana::banana::banana::banana:ed up.

the game isnt that bad but has some serious flaws wich i think it shouldnt have seeing the time spend working onit.

[Envydia007]

This game could be like Rainbow Six Vegas, so frustrating to play in PC.

[[XC] itznfb]

so i take it it's not worth buying yet?

[BobyTT]

Just ordered!

[Starscream]

itznfb;2084430']so i take it it's not worth buying yet?

i myself am dissapointed by the SP as its pretty repetative (repetative asin all of them seem to involve kiling not a single mission were u have to actually think) and the AI sux.
But the MP is alot of fun.

Mp is buggy but until that has been fixed you can play the SP wich is entertaining (big maps alot of buildings etc and nice sounds) if u dont expect to much from the AI.

Id say buy it if the price is right.
Online stores here sell it for 31 euro wich is a really good price id definetly pick it up for that money and hope that they fix the bugs.
retial stores will have it for 45 euro wich tbh is a bad price and i wouldnt pay that much for it seeing it stil has issues.

[yaddam205]

I'd say it's still worth getting right now.

After about 6 hours of online play I can safely say that this engine is perfect for it. The engine if far more realistic then any before;

Your accuracy differs with the terrain you are standing on eg. on a hill you have far less accouracy then you do on a flat.

All bullets count, in games like CS, COD or in fact most games if you die while shooting at someone else and you last bullet might have killed them, the game does not register your last bullets (except for nades) in Stalker all bullets count there have numerous time where I have taken someone down with me, great feeling.

Things I would improve:

Add Voip
Get the dedicated server out already!
Add new game mode "Artifact" with no respawn (basicly CS with CTF)
Have a more sexy voice for the woman commentating the game. ;)

All in all though, this game is stellar and I can see some 3rd party mods coming out of this engine.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/yaddam205/ss_yaddam_03-22-07_13-19-42_test-1.jpg

[[XC] itznfb]

why did you circle the money?

[citat3962]

^^^ Agreed... i don get it...

maybe a CS:S reference?

Yeah that's it..

16000 is the max cash you can have in CS

[yaddam205]

Yes, CS.

[IYP]

They were having a good time singing!

grafix of full game look better then the demo.
im guessing that some grafix options in the demo were disabled.

im almost fully threw the game and am pretty dissapointed.

the missions arent really challanging (they are basicly always the same: go kill a bunch of bandits or monsters and reocver some object).
The AI on one side is nice cause they shoot to kill and have a good aim and they will try to hide and get closer to you and will try to take cover and stuff.

on the other side im also very dissapointed by the AI.

2 examples of bad AI:

im on top of a building and see 2 guards at a gate.
i try to snipe them, i shoot 1 bullet and hit and both guards dont react.
i kill the 1st guard with 3 bullets and he falls down, the other guard 2 meters away from him doesnt do a thing.

i enter a Freedom base, some 6 guys are at a camp fire and are singing and talking etc. I sneka up behind a few boxes and am stil unseen. I then kill 1 of the 6 guys with a loud machine gun and kill him.
guess what the other 5 do? they dont do jack :banana::banana::banana::banana: they keep on singing and stuff, i kill the 2nd guy who falls into the camp fire and the other 4 stil dont do anything.

so AI is pretty :banana::banana::banana::banana:ed up.

the game isnt that bad but has some serious flaws wich i think it shouldnt have seeing the time spend working onit.

[Starscream]

i just tossed a handgrenade ontop of a few of the singers, half of em died and the rest just sat there looking at the camp fire.

like wtf, ooooo hypnotic flames.

[cadaveca]

um...there's an artifact that would do that(gaze into the fire)...so...

[Envydia007]

I just bought this game and MP is just awful. Loading time is longer than BF2.

[malccy]

Got it this morning and noticed bad graphical glitches - think due to having full AA and the dynamic lighting on.

Already regret buying the game due to the obvious repetition of the game.

[cadaveca]

if you bought the game, performance improves HUGELY once you unlock it. Seem like pirate-protection.:lol2:

[Starscream]

Got it this morning and noticed bad graphical glitches - think due to having full AA and the dynamic lighting on.

Already regret buying the game due to the obvious repetition of the game.

yup,
like i mentioned in one of my previous posts. the missions are extremely repetative.
Kill that guy (always some loser that doesnt stand a chance)
or go kill a camp of bandits/mutants who also nvr stand a chance.

and the reward is always either a few 1000 or an object that sux and becomes obsolete when u go to the next zone as every bad guy there drops that object or something better.

[yaddam205]

E6700
ASUS P5B DX
4GB DDR2
MSI 8800GTX
Vista

game = unstable!

crashes often just like that when loading or saving the game :slapass:

There is your issue, I have yet to see someone not have multiple issues on vista yet. Unfortunately there really is not a lot that can be done until a patch is released.

[eXceededgoku]

had 6 years with XP development and then at least 1/2 years where RCs of Vista were available for them and it's still unstable... FYI use F6 to quick save and F7 to quick load

[yaddam205]

had 6 years with XP development and then at least 1/2 years where RCs of Vista were available for them and it's still unstable... FYI use F6 to quick save and F7 to quick load

You it's due to lack of funding in the early-mid stages. I'd expect a very VERY large patch soon.

[TReese]

I have a lot of stuttering and low fps with the system in my sig, no matter what settings I use :( That is what I get for using Vista (and much as I like it)!

If you are using Vista I strongly recommend WAITING for a patch.

[Budwise]

i downloaded this game to give it a try before buying and man im glad i did. Messed with it for a few hours and its simply 3 years too late. 3 years ago the graphics would have been nice and the gameplay decent, but for today's gaming STALKER just gives way subpar enjoyment. Time to uninstall and delete!

[Entity_Razer]

since i quit smoking i've been thinking of "treating myself" to something new and fun (i though hardware but... to big :p: ) and i might be getting stalker.

Looks pretty fun and decent

[guppstarr]

Anyone got patch to make stalker work with 8800? i wanna play stalker but cant!

[perkam]

i downloaded this game to give it a try before buying and man im glad i did. Messed with it for a few hours and its simply 3 years too late. 3 years ago the graphics would have been nice and the gameplay decent, but for today's gaming STALKER just gives way subpar enjoyment. Time to uninstall and delete!Please don't publicly confess that you use piracy...just because we do not enforce out policy on the subject as strictly doesn't mean we sanction it.

Perkam

[screwtech02]

Anybody else think the ending SUCKED??? Man, i'm pissy.....:mad:

[saaya]

is it any good?

the story sounds kinda fcked up
i played the alfa when it was leaked and it was ok... but not really interesting

[screwtech02]

I personally think it was pretty cool, storyline and all, of course i researched the whole accident before, and the locations, land, ect, was damn near exactly how it is over there. Plus its a welcome break from all the other FPS's that are currently out... But man, the ending has me miffed.... :mad:

[[XC] Lead Head]

Anybody else think the ending SUCKED??? Man, i'm pissy.....:mad:

Someone else said that there is 7 different endings to the game :confused:

[screwtech02]

Damn, maybe i'd better play thru it again??

[xenolith]

Lead Head;2096186']Someone else said that there is 7 different endings to the game :confused:

Yeah, I read the same thing, there's seven different endings. Depending on what you do, you'll get an ending that is a success or a failure. Wish more games would do that... :clap:

[Entity_Razer]

just bought stalker, first impression:

Looks good, runs a bit choppy on my rig though, don't know why, overall its pretty good imho (haven't played that much yet though)

THings it can need improving:

THE MINIMAP !

seriusly the thing drives me insane. you got a PDA but no map of your area?

[biggles1]

I was really disappointed by S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Really jerky controls if you ask me...

[lowfat]

I love STALKER. Took some time to get use to and it runs horribly in Vista, but on XP it runs great.

I am actually playing this more than the Oblivion expansion.