S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

[eny]

Carry on, I don't think it needs a new save. The file size is large because every file modified is redownloaded again as part of verification...from what I gather. I am pre-Duga, just at Rostok getting kit in order before I join them.


Easily Game of the Year for me. This is everything we hoped for all these years, I have had the most sublime discovery and firefights I've ever experienced in a game — veteran, no cross hair or threat indicators etc. is just so immersive.

[Animalmother]

The Xbox update is only 12GB which seems odd.

[Rusty]

First serious crash in this game since the patch. Out of memory.
I couldn't even open a browser window without an error.

Sigh, everything else seems fine though with the patch on.

I shall persevere.

[eny]

Weirdly, I had my first one of those yesterday...managed to open TM and close GoG and the game...

[Snowy]

OK I am blatantly posting a spoiler here, because I simply don't get how you could know how to do this without a guide. It was my first and only ragequit so far and even when I managed it, it was a close run thing.

For those spoiler avoidant, no need to read unless you are tearing your hair out on the mission Ad Astra Per Aspera:

Spoiler

OK - having shut down each of the PSI beacons, you are given a marker to head to. You head mostly East (I did the pumping station by with the zombies and controller last) until you enter a large clearing - well, large by the standard of the swamps anyway. When you do, you will get attacked by a Chimera, which is absolutely bastard hard. At the same time, an emission begins. Now I happened to have some pokey weaponry with me and took it down pretty fast, but I have reloaded since and tried it with a shotgun and an assault rifle and it takes forever to go down, plus keeps knocking you over and causing you to bleed, then keeps attacking while you try to bandage/reload, so I recommend that unless you are seriously packing heat to run. As you keep headed east, there is a heavily irradiated hut. This will not protect you from the emission, but if you try to make your way any other way the water will stop you making progress. You need to run through the irradiated house and exit at the back, then keep running, ensuring you don't stray from the path. There is a zigzagging walkway leading to a shelter which, when entered, triggers a cutscene. When you get there, you can breathe again. Honestly how anyone is expected to work this out on their own is beyond me. Even when I completed it, I was taking massive burn damage from the emission at the point I dropped into the shelter.

Fuck the swamps, seriously.

[Animalmother]

Yeah that mission was a pile of steaming horseshit. I had to look up a video to get through it in the end. Pretty much all the comments on said video mirrored the frustration you just described. There's a few bits in the game that I was stumped on due to either not being able to locate an object/switch/doorway or because of a ridiculously OP enemy spawning and repeatedly killing me.

Also could they please put a few holes in walls and fences so you don't have to spend 15 fucking minutes trying to find a way into or out of an enclosed area.

[Snowy]

I was just about to post 'parkour mod' but then remembered - yeah you are on console...

[Can't think of one]

OK I am blatantly posting a spoiler here, because I simply don't get how you could know how to do this without a guide. It was my first and only ragequit so far and even when I managed it, it was a close run thing.

For those spoiler avoidant, no need to read unless you are tearing your hair out on the mission Ad Astra Per Aspera:

Spoiler

OK - having shut down each of the PSI beacons, you are given a marker to head to. You head mostly East (I did the pumping station by with the zombies and controller last) until you enter a large clearing - well, large by the standard of the swamps anyway. When you do, you will get attacked by a Chimera, which is absolutely bastard hard. At the same time, an emission begins. Now I happened to have some pokey weaponry with me and took it down pretty fast, but I have reloaded since and tried it with a shotgun and an assault rifle and it takes forever to go down, plus keeps knocking you over and causing you to bleed, then keeps attacking while you try to bandage/reload, so I recommend that unless you are seriously packing heat to run. As you keep headed east, there is a heavily irradiated hut. This will not protect you from the emission, but if you try to make your way any other way the water will stop you making progress. You need to run through the irradiated house and exit at the back, then keep running, ensuring you don't stray from the path. There is a zigzagging walkway leading to a shelter which, when entered, triggers a cutscene. When you get there, you can breathe again. Honestly how anyone is expected to work this out on their own is beyond me. Even when I completed it, I was taking massive burn damage from the emission at the point I dropped into the shelter.

Fuck the swamps, seriously.

I did this whole section last night and I nearly rage quit a couple of times, that fucking chimera kept killing me and just like you I had an emission at the same time, I reloaded a save about five minutes before that and luckily the chimera didn't spawn. Awful section of the game! The amount of times I kept getting stuck in the swamps was really pissing me off

[Snowy]

I did this whole section last night and I nearly rage quit a couple of times, that fucking chimera kept killing me and just like you I had an emission at the same time, I reloaded a save about five minutes before that and luckily the chimera didn't spawn. Awful section of the game! The amount of times I kept getting stuck in the swamps was really pissing me off

From what I have read since, the Chimera spawn and the emission are a scripted part of the quest. That it didn't spawn for you is an extremely lucky break! And yes, the swamps are a nightmare to navigate even when you don't have a fucking huge monster leaping at you while the skies turn blood red! I am going to file that one next to 'that race in Mafia' as gaming moments I never want to revisit.

[Rusty]

Yup, I've done that section twice now. I was so annoyed the first time I installed a cheat to get through. It was then I sussed it's scripted.
On my second playthrough I also didn't get the chimera which made it so much easier knowing I just had to navigate and then run a bit.

[eny]

Run!

Seriously, just run from the Chimera...there is a teleport house that moves you on when you get to it and walk through to the other door. (there are actually 3 teleport houses), but yes, I have no love for The Swamps, and have zero intention of collecting the stashes etc. that are still there. When you leave, keep East...and an eye on the highest ground...

[Animalmother]

I do love how fun fights can just devolve into utter chaos in this. Both sides slinging hand grenades at each other and usually finishing with a brutal up close and personal blast from a shotgun.

I do wonder if some of developers have our their own combat experience into this.

[Hatredsheart]

Another day, another patch (1.1.2) https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/in-ju ... 6gb-patch/

[Snowy]

I do love how fun fights can just devolve into utter chaos in this. Both sides slinging hand grenades at each other and usually finishing with a brutal up close and personal blast from a shotgun.

I do wonder if some of developers have our their own combat experience into this.

Hugely improved by the recent patches to the A-life system too I have found.

[ManBearSquid]

Have you removed your a-life mod now, Ian?

I've given the game a break for now.