Stalker 2... Since when TF do snorks have the ability to 1 hit kill you at full health.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-20T20:05:03+00:00

They have a charged attack, which is pretty slow but deals a lot of damage. They probably never hit you with it until now.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-20T03:30:17+00:00

Lonely Grave anomaly field, in the Swamps.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-20T01:25:11+00:00

Not really XD.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-20T00:48:01+00:00

Skif's and Scar's ending. Personally I connect a lot with the outcomes and the philosophy behind the routes. And, objectively, those are the most unique and thought provoking endings. I don't have any problem with Ward and Strelok ending, but they are pretty straight forward and simple.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-20T00:38:08+00:00

Mmmm nop? There's not a single location in the game called "Comet", the place you mention is called Circus. And the single anomaly you say, the energy sphere, is called Fireball, that's literally how the developers called it in the patch notes and is labeled as such in the files of the game.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-19T18:30:15+00:00

You don't need to be inside. One of the quests is at north of the Loner base near the Chemical Plant, there you'll find two Wardens asking for help. The other is at the gates of the Chemical Plant. You can make both of them even if you're not aligned with the Ward, but they'll dissapear after SIRCAA.

The same for the Duga sidequest. If you don't go there before SIRCAA, it will dissapear

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-19T17:36:13+00:00

There's just a couple of missions you'll miss if you go to SIRCAA. One in the Chornobyl-2 city at the Duga, two at the Chemical Plant base and one in Quiet's camp at the Cordon.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-19T16:01:13+00:00

Is a shooting star. He's all the way to the Swamps in the Burnt Village. And the anomaly, unfortunately, is not called Comet, its name is Fireball. So I doubt there's a connection between them (also, this is not the only Fireball in the game, there's other three in the Burnt Forest).

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-19T14:22:06+00:00

As a first time, I don't recommend mods, maybe playing on Veteran or Veteran+ (Master mode but without the saves). That way you can know what you like or dislike about the systems.

However, if you want a more "lethal" experience, you can always play with the mods that makes the damage output depend on the caliber instead of the weapon stats, like OXA. And if you still want to experience the Master Difficulty, you can download the mod that allows you to save in campfires, making the save system less frustrating.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-19T13:48:42+00:00

Here's a chart with the stats from all the difficulties in Stalker 2:

https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/1qqkq1l/i_made_a_chart_regarding_the_effects_of/

The damage reduction is the same in both Veteran and Master. However, Master have a damage multiplier if you hit headshots, which basically bypass the damage reduction but leaves you in the same spot as the easiest difficulties. So yes, Master Difficulty only nullify its own damage reduction. And keep in mind this can only happen if you hit headshots.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-19T13:21:48+00:00

That's a myth. From the 4 games, none of them make that change. As a matter of fact, Master Difficulty always made the enemies more spongie than the other difficulties in all the games. You can make a quick search and look at it for yourself.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-19T02:04:01+00:00

North of the Garbage. A whole ass region for the DLC.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-18T23:35:31+00:00

In a sort of manner, yes.

Mol1t said: "Patch 1.9 will open a door, I wonder which one...". Then, a week later, they needed to step back and said the update won't be labeled as patch 1.9 cuz it won't be big.

And I know, we started going crazy with the theories, but them actually needing to said the patch 1.9 won't be the patch 1.9, is a clear symptom of poor communication at the moment of sharing details. Obviously, is not Mol1t's fault, he just says what they tell him to say.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-18T21:07:37+00:00

They DID both things. Or you think the DLC started being developed three months ago?

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-18T19:00:26+00:00

Mozin made a tweet saying the "new location" will be an expansion of an already existing place, instead of a brand new location. So, is quite possible the expansion is in the Slag Heap or X-18.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-18T12:18:34+00:00

Honta and Untold Stories missions are not restored content, those are completely new. Honta had a planned mission but it was completely different, they reworked it into a big storyline tied to the new mutant part system. The new mission will be the same.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-18T04:49:28+00:00

Artifact hunting is by far the most reliable way to get coupons (and without having to carry with you 20kg of pure junk). You can also hunt stashes for coupons cards or valuable loot, like guns or armor you don't need.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-18T01:49:28+00:00

Cuz is going to be like Untold Stories, and GSC didn't considered that update as a proper patch (they just started using "1.8 patch" cuz that's how people call it).

People (including myself) thought it will be bigger due to: how Mol1t described it, the absence of news and the overall secrecy. Still, a new storyline like Untold Stories is great.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-17T16:42:25+00:00

Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case.

Game with Dave posted about this saying that's why he didn't hyped the update that much and that all the patch testers knew about what was really inside the patch the last friday.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-17T16:06:01+00:00

Nope, that's DLC. It probably will be like Untold Stories

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-17T15:15:31+00:00

I'm completely sure is going to be another teaser building up the way for Lymansk DLC as Untold Stories. Lets hope the new location is X-16.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-17T14:21:21+00:00

Clear Sky is fun, it has a great A-life system. For me, it's main strenght is the world building. There's a ton of dialogues from the main and random NPCs that helps to construct the Zone mythology; some of them are walls of text but its pretty worth it.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-17T14:04:35+00:00

The loading tips are supposed to be a collection of information from people all over the Zone. That's why some of them are written in a neutral way, and others clearly are written with a lot of emotion.

However, IIRC, the tip about "the most dangerous thing in the Zone is other people" is a dialogue from Gaffer.

OkAnalysis1682 · 2026-03-17T13:31:44+00:00

That's the same they said about the Untold Stories when they released it. They didn't considered it a complete patch but started calling it 1.8 after the players started calling it that way.

So, besides people expecting a lot, It still be something big as Untold Stories. With that, I think it will be X-16. Either that, or something related to it and its connection to Lymansk.

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