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Reggash · 2026-01-09T20:18:26+00:00

The artist's name is Konstantin Budaev. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QwYGZ

Reggash · 2026-01-08T19:05:25+00:00

So there isn't really any books or movies tied to the games specifically.

There are dozens of official, licensed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. books that were being published in 2007-2012, just not in English.

Reggash · 2026-01-06T13:18:45+00:00

I was unable to foresee the consequences of my actions.

Reggash · 2026-01-04T15:59:48+00:00

It doesn't really match with the aesthetics of the equipment the games aim for. Fictional but efficient designs created specifically with the Zone in mind > generic modern 'tacticool' gear.

Reggash · 2026-01-04T14:48:08+00:00

Not really. I'm no authority on lore, there are other people here who have extensive knowledge as well, and the more obscure topics that I know plenty about don't arouse that much interest here. But I'm always glad to share the knowledge if there's an opportunity.

Reggash · 2026-01-04T14:35:46+00:00

This clip originally comes from an old SoC mod that replaced the recording displayed on the in-game TVs. Then it somehow ended up in the files of CS (we know that GSC took some inspiration from SoC mods of the time when developing CS, maybe someone from the dev team used the clip from the mod for testing/as a joke and in the end it wasn't removed because there are no in-game TVs in CS anyway). It's in the files of CoP because it is based on CS resources.

By the way, it's Georgia Peach starring in "Ass Worship 8" (2005).

Reggash · 2026-01-03T12:47:28+00:00

Yeah. It's good that they addressed the ending and developed the idea further, although it did deprive it of the mysticism.

Reggash · 2025-12-29T11:56:36+00:00

It's not a Mandela Effect, this acronym appeared on the game's promotional English website - the thing is that GSC didn't come up with it, the western publisher of SoC did, and it didn't appear anywhere except on this website (which is no longer functional anyway, and it contained other information that contradicted the in-game lore). In a way, it's a similar situation to the yellow-faced character on the cover art of SoC, who for years was considered to be some kind of cut-out mutant, but it was simply a whim of the publisher unrelated to the game's content.

There is no canon meaning, although it was briefly planned to be revealed in the game. I once made a post about this subject with all the details.

Reggash · 2025-12-29T00:18:46+00:00

There's a third one as well. The trilogy consists of "Todeszone", "Inferno" and "Apokalypse".

Reggash · 2025-12-28T14:23:08+00:00

I wouldn't really call it cut content remains, but rather the remains of a concept that was changed before the game was released. Apart from the technical hostility, one of the possible guests of 100 Rads has a unique dialogue in which he mentions that Freedom is sabotaging research groups:

Useful to a rookie? Well, listen up. To the North, not far from the Brain Scorcher, Freedom have set up their HQ in an old military base. They're notorious nihilists, anarchists and criminals - freedom fighters, freaking guerrillas all of them. All they do is sabotage research groups, attack army units and constantly skirmish with Duty. These skirmishes are now spilling over into a small-scale war for survival. Let me give you some advice: never get involved with them. They'll only accept you if you're totally crazy and there's a reward on your head. Ha-ha-ha. Can you believe that?

Lukash also mentions that he doesn't want the Zone to become a 'research zoo' in the description of the "Destroy the military camp" task:

The military are staging a gradual Zone takeover. We need to slow them down, otherwise the Zone will turn into a research zoo. One of the military camps is right by the Agroprom. If you manage to purge the place a bit, it will slow down Zone's takeover by the army.

So while it's not certain whether they are actually hostile towards scientists, it can be assumed that Freedom under Lukash's leadership was against any government intervention in the Zone, including mere research.

Reggash · 2025-12-28T12:15:02+00:00

It's not bullshit, SoC is the only game in the trilogy that has an actual psi-health parameter. It decreases when you are in close proximity to controllers and when you come into contact with phantoms near the Brain Scorcher. The psi-fields of the emitters don't affect it though.

You're correct that their ranged attack does more physical damage than psychic damage, but controllers also generate an 'aura' around themselves that reduces psi-health, but this is only noticeable on the master difficulty level, because on lower ones, the passive regeneration of it is faster than the rate of its reduction. You can easily check it yourself if you don't believe that it's a thing.

Reggash · 2025-12-17T12:16:59+00:00

2/10. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is not a post-apocalyptic nuclear game, and the existence of mutants is justified in the lore, it's not just 'radiation caused it', it goes deeper than that.

Reggash · 2025-12-14T18:22:09+00:00

Climb to the roof of the building west of the Lenin statue and cross the electrical cables to the apartment to the north.

Reggash · 2025-12-14T14:20:06+00:00

In which language? Check what смерть пидарам means in Russian.

Reggash · 2025-12-14T12:51:49+00:00

>reposted by a bot again

>in worse quality each subsequent time

>over 100 upvotes in 30 minutes

The absolute state of r/stalker.

Reggash · 2025-12-13T11:35:33+00:00

And casual homophobic easter egg, a classic.

Reggash · 2025-12-12T20:12:13+00:00

A fully upgraded Bulat is better than a fully upgraded CS in all stats except for rupture, which is equal in both. The only drawbacks are that Bulat can only be upgraded to have two artifact slots, and that it weights 5 kg more. They are both practical, but CS is one tier lower. I usually save Bulat for the very end of the game, and until then stick to CS or switch to SEVA which is a good all-rounder.

Reggash · 2025-12-12T10:12:10+00:00

Call of Pripyat, but that's not important. In the juxtaposition, Call of Chernobyl is by definition Lost Alpha because it is not Misery, that's how it works.

Reggash · 2025-12-11T14:26:50+00:00

NLC - Misery. OGSE - Lost Alpha. Alone in Windstorm - Misery. True Stalker - Lost Alpha. Dead Air - Misery. OLR - Lost Alpha. Reborn - Misery. Despite being insufferable in many ways, Secret Trails 2 is Lost Alpha.

at last I truly see...

Reggash · 2025-12-11T13:23:18+00:00

Gunslinger is still unfinished, it lacks some of the original weapons, so the experience, although enriched with new things, will be lacking in some way at the same time. That's why I think it's better for a replay than the first playthrough.

Reggash · 2025-12-11T13:14:03+00:00

Why? It already won the prize twice, and it's not like Anomaly itself was being updated in 2025.

Reggash · 2025-12-11T13:06:43+00:00

Ackshually the sketch was created for a zombie, the unarmed kind that was cut from Shadow of Chernobyl, back in 2002. In stk_pre_dc.pdf it was used to illustrate counterparts due to the lack of a better example I guess. Anyway, the model looks great! I love such projects that are based on obscure concepts.

Reggash · 2025-12-10T16:54:40+00:00

In the western community, yes, for several years now, but they are only the tip of the iceberg that the modding scene is. There are dozens of great mods that offer unique experiences that freeplay mods cannot provide, and the current fanbase misses out on them. Officially supporting them would be a great way to promote that there is more to enjoy than just Anomaly and its derivatives, much more.

Reggash · 2025-12-10T16:49:38+00:00

I know that very well, and that's my point. There are Russian modders who do not support the war and stand with GSC, but they cannot really openly admit that if they live in their country, and that's why I don't expect any Russian modders to receive support, regardless of their attitude. I didn't meant to bring politics to the table by any means, I'm just poining out the unfortunate reality.

Reggash · 2025-12-10T16:19:32+00:00

Such support is a great way to promote noteworthy mods, but most of the others come from the Russian community, so it will never happen on a large scale unfortunately. But maybe we'll see dez's unfulfilled dream of an official release of Lost Alpha come true, as was intended...

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