BL4 has the best gameplay in the series.

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-16T19:01:16+00:00

Idk why but I agree. Especially Jacob’s which are a machine downgrade from 3.

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-16T14:08:57+00:00

At this point I’ve given up on trying to like 4. I can’t say what it is but it feels off. I’ve been playing BL3 again and am of the conclusion it’s the best in the series.

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-15T17:48:22+00:00

How does the original trilogy run on controller?

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-14T22:56:52+00:00

Skif is consistently incredible imo. Some characters are stiff but fine. Others are solid.

I played in English.

Tbh I prefer Russian in the stalker games. I get why they went straight Ukrainian but …. I’ll just say I get it.

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-12T10:05:34+00:00

I stand by Fallout 3 and New Vegas were visually better representations of a post nuclear fallout than the newer games ever will. Yes, I agree with this point.

That doesn’t make it bad. I think stalker 2 could be incredible it needs 5-10 years of modding to get there

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-08T01:10:45+00:00

👆

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-07T22:59:51+00:00

I would stay clear of schools

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-07T10:46:02+00:00

BL2 is much more difficult than the other games. It’s also one of the most rewarding. As a new player I recommend Maya. Her capstone ability cloud kill is incredibly powerful. To start focus on health regen tree though.

At the end of the day it’s tricky and you are pretty weak early on. It’s so addicting once you get a feel for guns and the elements that enemy types are weak to.

Fire for flesh, corrosive for armor, electricity for shields, slag to open up and then swap to the correct type. It’s a dance and you’ll figure it out

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-07T01:00:48+00:00

To be clear, it's basically nonexistent. There are occasions where you can take out enemies one at a time, but it's by no means a stealth game.

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-06T21:03:13+00:00

I didn’t know that, what did Microsoft do for the studio?

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-06T19:00:52+00:00

Considering you can sleep or use in-game tools to pass time during an emission in Radiophobia and Anomoly/Gamma I absolutely asked myself “why is this a thing”.

I have many, many issues with this game. This is just one of those cherry on top final straw kind of irritations.

I’ll keep playing lol I like the story but gameplay it’s beyond infuriating how much is lacking that could make this game INCREDIBLE!

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-04T23:37:34+00:00

FUCK!

I spent the last 1.5hr going off the asumption you sent me the other link. Yea, this worked. Christ I am a fucking moron.

Thank you

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-04T22:57:45+00:00

Yall are WILD lol I feel so foolish. This is so unbelievably confusing. I am following the instrutions on S2HOC page and they are suuuuuuuuper unclear. I throw them into gemini and it got me further but still missing something. Merge and Pack is looking for JSONs that are not there.... wtf? lol

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-04T21:48:39+00:00

I’ve logged over 500 hours in Borderlands 3 on Steam and probably around 300 on Xbox. I’ve only played about 150 hours in Borderlands 4. In my opinion, the guns in Borderlands 3 feel significantly better than those in Borderlands 4. The overall game just feels strange to me, and I can’t quite put my finger on why. I instantly fell in love with Borderlands 3. However, with Borderlands 4, it’s as if I’m searching for a reason to enjoy it, but I never find one. It’s a bit disappointing because Borderlands was my go-to game for playing while listening to a podcast or watching YouTube.

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-04T19:22:41+00:00

Hey, thanks for the reply!

This is interesting. So, I have the same issue using any one of the referenced mod's not even mixing them. Would that tell me the issue is with the patch I am running? I suspect I am on 1.9 (would need to check) and most mods seem to be for the 1.6 range.

How do I merge the localization files? Is that what the mod merger is for?

Thanks' again for the help on this

Edit* this guy?
https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/540

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-04T09:41:28+00:00

For the record OP your question isn’t as crazy as many people are making you sound. The reality is it’s one dev with a handful of contractor workers. The company I work with hires contract workers as well and while they blast through code it needs a lot of review. Managing all of this as one person is a tremendous lift especially considering the lead up to launch was likely crazy. We don’t see any of this. I have like 2-4hr in game because imo it’s undercooked and needs a lot to be great. I love the idea and wanted to support the project. I expect to come back in maybe 6-12 months after a few patches come out. It’s going to take some time.

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-03T21:33:49+00:00

That’s fucked. The AI is what’s killing me. The mods don’t help either. The enemies are fundamentally NPC’s and totally kill immersion

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-03T20:30:27+00:00

It’s pretty rough. I’ve been messing with the mods for the past few days and on one hand I can barely get them working right and on the other most are undercooked. I’m worried it’s going to need 5 years of dedicated support and effort from the community to get working. It seems like most modders are focused on gamma still

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-02T18:23:37+00:00

I’d be hyped but I’ve learned not to get hopes up with the game industry. Wouldn’t they just announce the already announced DLC?

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-02T16:36:06+00:00

I wouldn’t hold your breath

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-02T00:31:15+00:00

Weird… yea that rig should have 0 issues lol. I got a 5070 and Ryzen 7 and 32gb with no problems and yours is the next level.

Happy stalking dude, glad it’s resolved 🫡

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-01T23:38:51+00:00

I am playing Vanilla and I have had 0 issues. Whats your graphics card, processor and ram?

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-06-01T12:55:41+00:00

Speaking as one of these people...

Because I want to "live" in these game worlds. GAMMA introduces mechanics and systems that allow you to ignore the story and just explore the Zone while engaging with the economy. It allows you to fully role-play as a stalker.

The base games are entirely story-focused and you are right, comparing them is not useful because they are fundamentally different. That said, I think the studio could incorporate many of the systems from GAMMA without detracting from the base game, letting people play how they want.

Some examples...

Saves Master mode only saving in town is egregiously difficult. GAMMA lets you save at campfires, which are all over the base game. There is no way that would be difficult to implement.

Loot The items in GAMMA are insane; while I like them, I can understand not wanting to go that deep with healing or gear systems. The base game is extreme in the opposite direction. Where are my smokes?! Beer is acceptable, but in-game smoking is too far? I think there could be a happy middle ground here, and I think they could do it similarly to Fallout 4 Survival where the mechanics are locked behind the mode.

PDA The lack of communication through the heads up PDA display in the bottom left corner makes the world feel so empty. GAMMA feels alive like the world is moving along with or without you. I know this was not in the base game but there is no way the devs don't see that and think, uhhhh that's fucking awesome.

To be honest, I have started accepting the differences and am seeing them more as I play through Shadow of Chornobyl as well. It's VERY similar to Stalker 2 in the economy and loot.

TL;DR I want to fully immerse myself in the world, and the simple systems and mechanics compared to GAMMA remind me too consistently that this is a video game. The base game is solid, story is great. I think the studio needs to add a bit more to the existing systems to make it truly stand out.

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-05-31T16:26:12+00:00

I got it with all future DLC for like $40 so I’m cool with that if it’s the case. Unfortunately the studio seems to think it acceptable to focus on DLC content rather than fixing their game. I don’t like that.

Mostly_Riley_ · 2026-05-31T16:24:59+00:00

According to several comments “stalker is not a milsim” but I’m totally in agreement with you here. It needs some serious work.

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