S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

[blessed king of longing]

Cope. They die slowly when the reason they exist never goes away.

snip

Kek. That's some serious bottom-of-the-barrel scraping effort bro.

you didn't even know that AyyMD still has driver issues to this day. you don't know anything and are coping reflexively.

here's one i found the other day in an unexpected place lmao

 

[Alienman]

To be honest, graphically-intensive games have become so consistently terrible and graphics cards have become so pointlessly expensive I don’t know when I will ever upgrade again. You can get so much more for your money elsewhere, and without being made a fool of.

Yeah, I feel I will be stuck with my 3070 for a long, long time. Not that it's bad, but nothing entices me to even consider something more modern. It feels liberating in a strange way.

 

[cretin]

Lol a 4070 to run 60fps on medium settings and it looks virtually identical to a 2016 game. I think I'm done with modern gaming. And the thing is I suspect I won't be missing out on much.

 

[ferratilis]

At least Capcom put a note that upscaling is required when they released MH Wilds requirements, GSC just conveniently decided not to do it. The game is going to run like shit.

 

[Turisas]

At least Capcom put a note that upscaling is required when they released MH Wilds requirements, GSC just conveniently decided not to do it. The game is going to run like shit.

 

[soutaiseiriron]

Hardware wise China would start edging on western gpus in 4-5 years

in just compute with foreign nodes, that is possible. in real time graphics? lolno

 

[Necrensha]

What the fuck do you mean?? Those insane requirements were WITH upscaling?!

 

[Konjad]

Anomaly autists are the worst "Stalker fans", I agree.

People rating this post made me actually wonder what's going on with anomaly and found out about its' devs... they are more unhinged than I imagined

 

[Konjad]

Russian gamers interested in ‘S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl’ could risk treason charges to buy an FPS its developer won’t even sell in Russia​

7:47 pm, November 12, 2024
Source: Meduza


Russia’s parliament is warning the public that it might criminalize the distribution of a highly anticipated Ukrainian video game. This week, Anton Gorelkin, who serves as the deputy head of the State Duma’s Information Policy Committee, told the media that “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl” could be banned in Russia, though he stressed that the developers’ support for the Ukrainian military wouldn’t be sufficient cause to prohibit the game. Meduza reviews what could become of Ukraine’s blockbuster horror game after its long-awaited release later this month.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Smoking Barrels
GSC Game World
The Russian authorities say they will act based on the content of the game itself, and early in-game footage screened for reviewers in October did not reveal anything that would obviously constitute “extremism” for censors. However, despite its beloved franchise and source material, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 nevertheless faces an uphill battle to gain popularity in Russia.
The design studio GSC Game World has erected its own obstacles to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2’s distribution in Russia, refusing to sell the game there officially and removing the game’s Russian language track (though Russian subtitles are still available).
Lawyer Mikhail Mushailov warns that purchasing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 could expose gamers to felony prosecution in Russia, given the country’s current legal climate and how easy it would be for police to “prove” that a customer knew the design studio donates financially to Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
Besides public pleas to support Ukraine’s war effort, GSC Game World raised $800,000 for the Ukrainian charity Come Back Alive, which provides the army with equipment, drones, and medical supplies. Meanwhile, the studio hasn’t said if it plans to donate any of its S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 profits to the Ukrainian military.
Since the start of the invasion, Russia’s Prosecutor General has threatened to bring treason charges against anyone who supports or finances Ukrainian NGOs, and the agency recently outlawed the Come Back Alive Foundation specifically as an “undesirable organization.”
GSC Game World describes S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl as a “unique action experience of survival in the post-apocalyptic Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.” Gamers are invited to take a “non-linear journey through a sinister open world in the Eastern European post-apocalyptic setting.”
The game has been stuck in development for more than a decade and has endured multiple apparent cancelations. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was originally scheduled for 2021, but six delays (partly due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine) pushed the final release date to November 20, 2024, available initially on PC and Xbox exclusively. Last week, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 presales lifted the game to 16th place on Steam’s top sellers list.

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/1...n-fps-its-developer-won-t-even-sell-in-russia

 

[PanteraNera]

Pffff if I was a russian I would pirate the game anyways.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

Anomaly autists are the worst "Stalker fans", I agree.

People rating this post made me actually wonder what's going on with anomaly and found out about its' devs... they are more unhinged than I imagined

They would make quality 'dexers.

 

[cretin]

Anomaly autists are the worst "Stalker fans", I agree.

People rating this post made me actually wonder what's going on with anomaly and found out about its' devs... they are more unhinged than I imagined

I strongly doubt this is from anomaly devs. Anomaly devs are westerners, first and foremost, and they are redditors to their core.

This is probably from 'anomaly custom' which is developed by russians and being nakedly pro RU alienated them from redditors and caused so much seething that redditors are pushing their own clone of the mod and even spitefully using the same name.

 

[Konjad]

I strongly doubt this is from anomaly devs. Anomaly devs are westerners, first and foremost, and they are redditors to their core.

This is probably from 'anomaly custom' which is developed by russians and being nakedly pro RU alienated them from redditors and caused so much seething that redditors are pushing their own clone of the mod and even spitefully using the same name.

I checked, you're right, sorry for misinformation, though I didn't play either of these mods. My autism is reserved for RPGs only.

 

[Ryzer]

I strongly doubt this is from anomaly devs. Anomaly devs are westerners, first and foremost, and they are redditors to their core.

Might explain why it's garbage.

 

[Dark Souls II]

Anomaly autists are the worst "Stalker fans", I agree.

People rating this post made me actually wonder what's going on with anomaly and found out about its' devs... they are more unhinged than I imagined

I didn't even know that Anomaly devs are based, might explain why Anomaly is a 6,000,000 times better game than Stolkor 2: Hort of Chornobol will ever be.

 

[DJOGamer PT]

it looks virtually identical to a 2016 game

What 2016 game looks that good?

 

[Turisas]

Pffff if I was a russian I would pirate the game anyways.

No you wouldn't.

https://old.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/1gqitow/one_of_the_largest_pirate_group_in_russia_byxatab/

 

[cvv]

Reasons why modern gaming is shitting the bed are two pronged:

1) fucking cryptos and dumb Westerners with more money than sense, willing to pay 1k+ dorra for a graphix card

2) brainless retards who insist on playing in 4K, a resolution that's orders of magnitude more demanding to run than 2K but the visual difference is trivial. Hence all the upscalling like DLSS, FSR, PSSR and associated trickery, just to accommodate 4K imbeciles.

And because stupidity is so universal and reliable, I fully expect a near-future transition to 8K, with average card prices around 1,5k, where the games are STILL running at 1080p natively but are upscaled to all shit, looking even uglier and blurrier than now.

 

[ArchAngel]

it looks virtually identical to a 2016 game

What 2016 game looks that good?

Crysis?

 

[Iucounu]

Russian gamers interested in ‘S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl’ could risk treason charges to buy an FPS its developer won’t even sell in Russia​

7:47 pm, November 12, 2024
Source: Meduza


Russia’s parliament is warning the public that it might criminalize the distribution of a highly anticipated Ukrainian video game. This week, Anton Gorelkin, who serves as the deputy head of the State Duma’s Information Policy Committee, told the media that “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl” could be banned in Russia, though he stressed that the developers’ support for the Ukrainian military wouldn’t be sufficient cause to prohibit the game. Meduza reviews what could become of Ukraine’s blockbuster horror game after its long-awaited release later this month.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Smoking Barrels
GSC Game World
The Russian authorities say they will act based on the content of the game itself, and early in-game footage screened for reviewers in October did not reveal anything that would obviously constitute “extremism” for censors. However, despite its beloved franchise and source material, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 nevertheless faces an uphill battle to gain popularity in Russia.
The design studio GSC Game World has erected its own obstacles to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2’s distribution in Russia, refusing to sell the game there officially and removing the game’s Russian language track (though Russian subtitles are still available).
Lawyer Mikhail Mushailov warns that purchasing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 could expose gamers to felony prosecution in Russia, given the country’s current legal climate and how easy it would be for police to “prove” that a customer knew the design studio donates financially to Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
Besides public pleas to support Ukraine’s war effort, GSC Game World raised $800,000 for the Ukrainian charity Come Back Alive, which provides the army with equipment, drones, and medical supplies. Meanwhile, the studio hasn’t said if it plans to donate any of its S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 profits to the Ukrainian military.
Since the start of the invasion, Russia’s Prosecutor General has threatened to bring treason charges against anyone who supports or finances Ukrainian NGOs, and the agency recently outlawed the Come Back Alive Foundation specifically as an “undesirable organization.”
GSC Game World describes S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl as a “unique action experience of survival in the post-apocalyptic Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.” Gamers are invited to take a “non-linear journey through a sinister open world in the Eastern European post-apocalyptic setting.”
The game has been stuck in development for more than a decade and has endured multiple apparent cancelations. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was originally scheduled for 2021, but six delays (partly due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine) pushed the final release date to November 20, 2024, available initially on PC and Xbox exclusively. Last week, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 presales lifted the game to 16th place on Steam’s top sellers list.

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/1...n-fps-its-developer-won-t-even-sell-in-russia

GSC should postpone the release a little. That way they get more time to fix bugs, and Trump may have ended the Ukraine war so the game can be sold to Russians.

 

[Iucounu]

it looks virtually identical to a 2016 game

What 2016 game looks that good?

Crysis?

ARK Survival Evolved is from 2017. I haven't done any side-by-side comparisons, and I'm sure there are technical differences beyond my understanding, but animal and plant models are quite detailed and numerous.

 

[Turisas]

 

[randir14]

160gb and no preload
https://old.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/1gr4yob/official_confirmation_that_pc_wont_have_a_preload/

 

[Stavrophore]

Has stalker devs ever mentioned how they dealt with UE5 traversal stutter, or they just left it like that and the experience will be abysmal like with star wars jedi games?

 

[ferratilis]

Has stalker devs ever mentioned how they dealt with UE5 traversal stutter, or they just left it like that and the experience will be abysmal like with star wars jedi games?

This guy said they did some optimizations, but he didn't specify what exactly, so expect it to stutter like any other UE game.