GrayChild
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There are some noticeable AI improvements, but no, A-Life itself is still not done properly.
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There are some noticeable AI improvements, but no, A-Life itself is still not done properly.
Nocty
Member
damn. I was kind of expecting it to be sorted by now... Have any of the modders helped the situation beyond what the devs have? usually this kind of thing gets fixed by modders before the devs themselves.
DirtyBast8rd
Member
Finished the story last week with 110 hours of gameplay. Enjoyed my time with it. Really liked the weapons and customization of them, liked the world, story wise i think it's a bit messy and unfocused, but that's what happens with all the factions.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Punished Miku
Gaslighter Pro: 16.7 Fireflops
Got a 30 GB patch yesterday. Need to finally start this game this summer.
ClanOfNone
Member
Played it at launch, might be time to try it out again. I bet it'll look real pretty on the new oled.
ValiantInstance
Member
Still waiting to buy it, I'm not falling for the 'release broken now and fix later' trick again.
That said doing so does ruin the hype. With this game I went from 'wow this looks amazing' before launch to 'eh I'll give it a try sometime' right now.
That said doing so does ruin the hype. With this game I went from 'wow this looks amazing' before launch to 'eh I'll give it a try sometime' right now.
pudel
Member
Patch sounds pretty dope. Seems to be the A-life changes people were waiting for.
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Highlights
- A-Life changes
- Life in the Zone is now simulated for all characters, not just those in the player's view.
- Characters continue to live their lives and pursue their goals in the Zone until they meet their end.
- The player can meet the same stalkers after some time.
- Players may encounter more A-Life characters resting or interacting in various locations, adding to the world's immersion.
- Characters will no longer respawn directly in front of the player. When the player clears the mutants' lair, for example, those mutants won't simply reappear moments later.
- A-Life Director will no longer respawn characters at the edge of visualization. Instead, respawn moved further away from the player, while maintaining the Zone's population.
- Visualization range is slightly increased. Characters now appear in visualization range with relevant animations and equipped weapons. This reduces the "pop-in" effect and contributes to a more seamless character visualization.
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YeulEmeralda
Linux User
I swear to god developers keep killing their own hype with these botched launches.
SamuraiEdge
Member
A life finally in properly? Helll yeah, going to try this when got the chance.
GymWolf
Member
Wait until a-life is exactly like before, if you waited this much, you can wait a bit more.
SamuraiEdge
Member
A Life how it was in the original was quite the feat and only evolved thanks to the modding scene . Might take a while to ever get that to that level so might be worth doing a run through now if got the time.
GymWolf
Member
If he is a guy that replay games a lot, be my guest, but if he is like me that barely replay anything, you may want to wait the ultimate version of the game.
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Punished Miku
Gaslighter Pro: 16.7 Fireflops
Well I need to beat it before November. Likely on GP a year. Sounds like its getting close.
Im not playing this in October with Ninja Gaiden out.
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hououinkyouma00
Member
I'm assuming with everything going on it's progressing slower then normal, or they made a 1 year deal with Microsoft.Since the game is starting to give the impression that it's nearly finished, it might be time to announce the PS5 version.
I think it's a combination of both.
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GymWolf
Member
Wait until the last moment is all i'm saying.
There are stalker channels on yt where they make comparison with old games a-life so you can see how close they are to the real thing.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
They hit a 120k peak on Steam while also getting gamepass money. I think sometimes the devs just have to get a game out there or they never will.
Sometimes what you have is enough to be a hit like STALKER 2, justifying and paying for the extra work to improve the game, and sometimes you release Mindseye and head off the cliff anyway.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
A detailed overview of the features of Offline A-Life in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl with the latest changes in patch 1.5 and the end of Q2 2025 with A-Life Roadmap goal to improve this system to stalkers live their lives and pursue their goals far from the player.
0:00 A-Life: Introduction
0:38 Online bubble
2:31 Offline movement
6:57 Lairs/Campsites
9:58 Offline battles
A-life still needs more updates and increase the bubble of 100 m.