mikoyan99 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 whats it like to be there? Obviously, it's not as extreme as the game, but i've heard that there are mutations around in plants and animals, recorded ones being mutant trees and albino swallows, and unofficialially extra limbs etc. Does it make you paranoid to be surrounded by so much radiation? Personally, i'd like to visit, but radiation poisoning scares the c##p out of me and cancer dosn't sound like much fun either- I know it's supposed to be ok in small doses, but I don't really trust that at all - I think it's pot luck whether anything happens or not. -matt Link to post Share on other sites
Azubi Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Some of the fish were fething massive! We stopped for a short while at a bridge near the reactor and, along with some of the personnel working there, lobbed some bread in, massive fish. Like I said, the kittens were all bog-eyed too, something I assumed was down to where they were born. It's suprising how much life is flourishing there, to say it is one of the worst disasters known to man, it's teeming with life. The radiation was never much of a worry, we were told what to be careful of and our minders had the meters to check for the hazardous levels. Some of the people working in the Zone only get to work a couple of minutes a day so as to ensure they don't get exposed to too much nasty levels of radiation. No, I am not that paranoid about the radiation. Just don't step on the moss. Radiation and it's effects aside, the place is ace! There are billboards alongside the roads and in the towns and villages with all the soviet propaganda on which I kept getting one of the minders to translate for me. I love that sort of stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
mikoyan99 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Don't step on the moss!!? Is that because it releases radioactive particles, or because it's so mutated it jumps up and bites your leg off Back on stalker-ish topics, some more piccies: White coat from the game, looks like a real life chemical protection lab coat; the rest is fairly obvious surplus: anomaly fan art, not my work: member of gsc team in pripyat: RBMK reactor, for those of you who are curious: regards, matt Link to post Share on other sites
Xsjado Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 This thread made me do two things: Start playing Stalker again and feel sad because I can't afford to go buying a whole new loadout. I might try doing some anomaly photoshops though. That one looks pretty cool and it'd be great to see the other realised. Maybe I could create some smart layers to apply to other photos... Link to post Share on other sites
mikoyan99 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I was thinking of doing some "proper" shots of my loadout at some point (in an abandoned railway tunnel) So maybe you could do the honours and add anomalies? Also, stalker loadouts can be dirt cheep- mine consists of a georga at asda coat (green parka, I got mine free when I swapped another coat with a mate, but probably no more than £15.00), british lightweight trousers (50p from a dealer at chatham), soviet gas mask (birthday present, £10 inc postage off of ebay) and soviet leather belt (£10 off of ebay) The loadout is basically just civies and a respirator, get a hoodie and some jeans, with a surgical mask, and you're done. Also, people are welcome to use the new stalker sig, just lop the executive incomes bit off and re-post on image shack. -matt Link to post Share on other sites
FallenGuard Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 This thread made me do two things: Start playing Stalker again and feel sad because I can't afford to go buying a whole new loadout. Hehe. I have started replaying STALKER yesterday, with the Oblivion Lost Mod... very nice, it makes the Game feel much more complete. Only the random Blowouts suck when there's no Bunker around. Also, I have ordered one of those Russian Gasmasks displayed before, the one that's also in COD4. Now I can do a SNORK Loadout... Link to post Share on other sites
mikoyan99 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Cool; I just got the 1.5 patch and it's made the game unusable (crashes when you load a game) So I have reinstall tommorow along with all my mods. On the gasmask, don't forget to replace the lenses- I emailed a polycarbonate dealer on ebay and he's cutting some for me (2mm thick 65mm diameter) so i'll publish the results when I get hold of them. -matt Link to post Share on other sites
Xsjado Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I know the fix to that problem. If you had any mods installed when you patched the game one of the config entries doesn't update so the saves don't work. Open the system.ltx file in notepad and look for the [script] current_server_entity_version = # entry. It should have the value 7. Autosaves worked for me but any manual saves made after the patch would CTD when I tried to load them even after I changed this value so you may have to find an earlier save which works. Link to post Share on other sites
mikoyan99 Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 cheers, just did that and it works properly now. I had to delete my old save games, but I wanted to start a new one anyway so no biggie Link to post Share on other sites
lord_marmite Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I'm seriosly considering doing a STALKER style loadout. they looks very cool Link to post Share on other sites
FallenGuard Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Looks like other People already had similar Ideas... http://youtube.com/watch?v=0K1AdRyei0E Link to post Share on other sites
mikoyan99 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Thats pretty cool, although it sounds like they made the sound effects by saying "beep" into a microphone....... I'm going to have to try myself now you know.. -matt Link to post Share on other sites
The Communist Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 I love STALKER, If it were possible, I'd use a SEVA suit in a skirmish, they look so cool. STALKER is truly awesome, before it, I didn't even know about the OC-14 Groza and the VSS Vintorez. Both of which are truly brilliant weapons. Someone should hurry up and do an airsoft-Groza already. That would be cool... Link to post Share on other sites
mikoyan99 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Indeed, the groza is legendary. But personally i'm all for the beryl armoured suit. As for the groza, i'm trying to build one, all I need now is a cyma ak-74, but I can't get hold of one for cheap enough to justify butchering Anyway, anyone thinking of getting a loadout together, get some pics up , i'll try and do some more soon -matt Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Ivan, look at this! Atomic Kitten has human arm growing out of back! Link to post Share on other sites
mikoyan99 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Sorry to go back, but does anyone know what the poncho is in Samm's post on page 2;? also, what are the combats the guy on the cliff top is wearing? They look like a wierd urban dpm. -matt Link to post Share on other sites
phate215 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 As much as I'd love a STALKER load out, we get horribly humid and hot weather here for more than half the year. Of course, in the winter a loadout like that would be perfect. Any idea on what a STALKER may wear in the summertime? That and I'd like to get a loadout that looks just like the one that Strelok and the other high level STALKERs wear. Here's what I'm talking about. Don't watch the video unless you've already beaten the game. http://youtube.com/watch?v=i-WjP0i-Itw The related videos also have some good shots of his clothing. Link to post Share on other sites
FallenGuard Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 That looks like the SEVA Suit without the Face Shield. Link to post Share on other sites
Melonfish Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Some of the fish were fething massive! dan abnett fan? snap Sorry to go back, but does anyone know what the poncho is in Samm's post on page 2;? also, what are the combats the guy on the cliff top is wearing? They look like a wierd urban dpm. -matt the combats are what the russians call SMOG pattern, its effectively a copy of DPM and readily available in most places. resoldier stock it i believe. not sure about the poncho tho. pete Link to post Share on other sites
mikoyan99 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 the combats are what the russians call SMOG pattern, its effectively a copy of DPM and readily available in most places. resoldier stock it i believe. not sure about the poncho tho. pete Hmmm.... maybe. They're definately modified though- I think he's bleached them and died them grey- the other ones are too green. I think I'll go with ukrainian or an urban dpm clone if I get any new stuff in. Anyhoo, some more screenshots; I'm especially pleased with the snork one, I had to mod my suit to be immune to slashes so I could get it; also the freedom guy is def. wearing flecktarn: @phate125, remeber stlakers are just civilians who are in the zone for some reason or another, as long as you can include some sort of "protection"-i.e a gasmask or a balaclava into your loadout you can syill look the part in lighter clothing. -matt Link to post Share on other sites
phate215 Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Alright, I've taken some screencaps of various videos and prerendered cinematics. Strelok goes through 3 main outfits. The first is the low class STALKER load out with the white hoodie and jeans. This is when he first left home. Then there's the one he is wearing when the other STALKER discovers him in the wreckage of the death truck. This is also what he wore when he first entered the Chernobyl Power Plant. This looks like a MOLLE vest with some fancy cutting and other clothing made in the same style as his final SEVA suit. Other STALKERS wear this same thing from time to time. Link to post Share on other sites
phate215 Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 The last one he wears is the SEVA suit. This has strange padding in the place of what used to be a MOLLE setup. Alright, have fun with that. I'm thinking of some concepts for the suit with the MOLLE and the SEVA suit. I'll get back to you guys if I actaully start to build the complete setup. Link to post Share on other sites
phate215 Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Also, a shot of his too small glove and one of his awesome brown laceless boot. Link to post Share on other sites
TheMerchantOfVenice Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Holy *fruitcage* *beep*, are those the real graphics? Link to post Share on other sites
Xsjado Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Those are just from the cutscenes. The next game looks like its going to be at least as good as crysis though. Link to post Share on other sites
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