fistfulofmetal
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Kinan said:
Buy confirmed.
That's all I needed to know
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Buy confirmed.
That's all I needed to know
Sullen said:
There are some, yes. Though most elegant solution is to drag a corpse loaded with goodies to a merchant.
E3 video of Clear Sky:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/82961.html?playlist=featured
Patrick Bateman
Member
So, I want to reinstall STALKER and play from the point I saved the last time a couple of months ago.
Now, I'm unsure if I can update the game with the latest patch so I won't lose my savegame (because I heard something like this when the first or second patch came out).
Unfortunately I don't know if it was the first or second patch I used with my old savegame.
How can I update the game correctly and still use my old sg?
Now, I'm unsure if I can update the game with the latest patch so I won't lose my savegame (because I heard something like this when the first or second patch came out).
Unfortunately I don't know if it was the first or second patch I used with my old savegame.
How can I update the game correctly and still use my old sg?
Prime crotch
Banned
Check the patches notes, 1.04 saves work on the 1.05 version.
Playing STALKER with my new rig is something else, such a beatiful game.
Playing STALKER with my new rig is something else, such a beatiful game.
Patrick Bateman
Member
Prime crotch said:
I didn't use 1.04. Latest patch I used was the first or second one.
Paranoid_Robot
Member
I have a 20inch iMac, it only has a ATI 2600 HD Pro, but it has 3GB ram and 2.4 dual core. How well would it run the game and is it worth picking up now that the patches are released?
Cheers
Cheers
I tried this out on my new PC as well and was shocked to find that I could run it with every single setting maxed out (DX9 full lighting included) with 4x AA and 8x AF and motion blur...and the PC holds a rock solid 60 fps. I honsetly didn't expect that after hearing how slow the game was running. I mean, it was smooth on my old PC using much lower settings (no dynamic lighting), but DX9 would drop the framerate to sub-10 fps previously.
The game really does look different with DX9, however. Without dynamic shadows and HDR, the game feels VERY dark and dreary (not necessarily a bad thing), but I never realized it was supposed to be sunset during the intro areas.
The game really does look different with DX9, however. Without dynamic shadows and HDR, the game feels VERY dark and dreary (not necessarily a bad thing), but I never realized it was supposed to be sunset during the intro areas.
Harvey Hedonist
Member
I just picked this up on Steam and while it looks like something I'd enjoy, it made me want to vomit within 15 minutes. It literally made me nauseated. I've been playing FPS for 15 years now and this is the first time a game has made me sick.
I think it's related to the head bobbing? Why does your character walk like he has two peg legs anyways? Anyone know of an easy way to turn it off.
I think it's related to the head bobbing? Why does your character walk like he has two peg legs anyways? Anyone know of an easy way to turn it off.
PillowKnight
Member
Is it so bad that you can't continue? The game had the same effect on me but after playing for a good hour or so, it went away.Harvey Hedonist said:
dark10x said:I tried this out on my new PC as well and was shocked to find that I could run it with every single setting maxed out (DX9 full lighting included) with 4x AA and 8x AF and motion blur...and the PC holds a rock solid 60 fps. I honsetly didn't expect that after hearing how slow the game was running. I mean, it was smooth on my old PC using much lower settings (no dynamic lighting), but DX9 would drop the framerate to sub-10 fps previously.
The game really does look different with DX9, however. Without dynamic shadows and HDR, the game feels VERY dark and dreary (not necessarily a bad thing), but I never realized it was supposed to be sunset during the intro areas.
See, that's why I think you should love PC gaming. Fine, new games run like ass on new systems most of the time but 1-2 years later when one upgrades... boy, what a difference. It's amazing how new systems handle one-two year old games. I wonder how will Crysis run on nVidia's 9XXX series of cards.
It sucks that consoles can't do that but it sucks EVEN MORE that Backwards Compatibility is being turned into "BUY THE SAME GAME AGAIN FROM OUR DOWNLOAD SERVICE!". Before the PS3 launched I was hoping I would be able to play all my PS2 games in HD with rock-solid 60 fps. Too bad it doesn't work that way and the only way to play them in that res/ framerate is on a QuadCore machine under emulation :/
I've never understood how people can get sick by head bobing in games. Hell some people even get sick if the FoV isn't perfect. :|
Wierd.
It's nuts this game sold over 1 million world wide. I thought it just fell of the face of the earth since everyone was bashing it to begin with :/
Can't wait for Clear Sky. Hope they have sorted out the engine so the game will run fairly decent on my rig.
Also how the hell do you even enable AA? The slider does absolutely nothing. :|
Wierd.
It's nuts this game sold over 1 million world wide. I thought it just fell of the face of the earth since everyone was bashing it to begin with :/
Can't wait for Clear Sky. Hope they have sorted out the engine so the game will run fairly decent on my rig.
Also how the hell do you even enable AA? The slider does absolutely nothing. :|
Harvey Hedonist
Member
So yea I tried to play again, and ugh. It makes me sick pretty quickly. I had to turn it off.
I do have strep throat and am on antibiotics, but I played CS:S yesterday and this morning with no problems. Levaquin + head bobbing = nauseated? I'm not sure yet, I'll try again in a couple days
EDIT: Hrmmm...
I do have strep throat and am on antibiotics, but I played CS:S yesterday and this morning with no problems. Levaquin + head bobbing = nauseated? I'm not sure yet, I'll try again in a couple days
EDIT: Hrmmm...
*cries*Borys said:
I'm so sorry Borys, you were right. I'm loving PC gaming so much again. It feels like coming back to an old friend.
I missed 60 fps.
Every single game I've thrown at my PC has run at 60 (with the exception of Crysis, which actually runs very smoothly anyways). The image quality is so good too. Even Source engine games run like butter.Joseph Merrick
Member
these are better,Kinan said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdVDeS-G3f8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFH5it46kt4
didn't see them linked
I'll be staying more up to date now, I think.Borys said:
Still, I doubt that will happen for a while simply because there have been no games on the horizon demonstrated with visuals approaching Crysis. That engine will remain the king for quite a while. I mean, UE3 still has a lot of life left and id tech 5 is designed to run at high speeds. CryEngine2 will stand alone as the top tier graphics engine for a while, I think.
speculawyer
Member
Nice to see this quality game get some more attention so long after its release.
Xdrive05
Member
Guys, I'm thinking about getting this with the Steam sale. Have they fixed a lot of the bugs that the game launched with? It used to crash a lot on my bud's system.
Also, it played like absolute crap on his 6800gt when he turned the settings up, but I have an 8800gt, dual core, 2gig RAM system so I assume I can max it. Does that sound about right?
Finally, would you recommend this game to someone who plays these kind of games casually if at all? I haven't even finished Bioshock because I can't get myself to stay focused on it long enough. Is STALKER too committal for me?
EDIT: STALKER vs The Witcher. Which would you recommend and why?
Also, it played like absolute crap on his 6800gt when he turned the settings up, but I have an 8800gt, dual core, 2gig RAM system so I assume I can max it. Does that sound about right?
Finally, would you recommend this game to someone who plays these kind of games casually if at all? I haven't even finished Bioshock because I can't get myself to stay focused on it long enough. Is STALKER too committal for me?
EDIT: STALKER vs The Witcher. Which would you recommend and why?
Joseph Merrick
Member
If you've got a problem taking the 10 or so minutes it takes to find out, memorize/familiarize yourself with all the keys and mechanics you're going to have a problem.Xdrive05 said:
fistfulofmetal
Banned
Hm, I just booted it up and decided to bump up some of the settings (I currently use Medium, Static Lighting and get anywhere from 50-100+ fps) I changed it to Object dynamic lighting and adjusting some of the advanced settings.
I restarted the game and now it won't even start up :|
I just get a black screen
I restarted the game and now it won't even start up :|
I just get a black screen
I suppose I could check a FAQ but I'd prefer not to have anything ruined..
I started this last night, seems interesting but I have a question: What are those little pockets of visual distortion? An alarm started beeping when I got close to one. I know that there's radiation everywhere and that it keeps you from wandering too far, but I think this is something different.
I started this last night, seems interesting but I have a question: What are those little pockets of visual distortion? An alarm started beeping when I got close to one. I know that there's radiation everywhere and that it keeps you from wandering too far, but I think this is something different.
fistfulofmetal
Banned
epmode said:
They're anomalies. Try to stay away from them.
WHOAguitarninja
Member
Xdrive05 said:
If you don't have the patience for Bioshock then STALKER is definitely NOT the game for you. It's like oblivion meets fear, set in a very condemned like atmosphere, if you've played those.
Foxtastical
Member
Except for the fact that they both encourage open ended tactics in a rather large worldaznpxdd said:
RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
Have they fixed the stealth issues? Those were the only things keeping me from enjoying this game.
There was this one mission to kill someone near the BAR, but even with the silenced pistol or the knife, I always set off the alarms and get caught.
There was this one mission to kill someone near the BAR, but even with the silenced pistol or the knife, I always set off the alarms and get caught.
I'm going through steam right now (thanks to the sale) and buying all the games on there I plan on playing in advance of getting my new laptop. I'd really like to check this out, but I have no idea how it would run on my future rig. Here's the specs:
Intel® Core2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz w/4MB L2 On-die cache - 800MHz FSB
512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 8800GTX DX10
4,096MB DDR2 667 PC2 5300 (2 SODIMMS) Dual Channel Memory
I looked at the recommended specs, but being totally ignorant when it comes to the hierarchy of the various components performance wise, I have no idea how good/bad this is. Can anyone give me a decent estimate of how it will run?
Intel® Core2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz w/4MB L2 On-die cache - 800MHz FSB
512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 8800GTX DX10
4,096MB DDR2 667 PC2 5300 (2 SODIMMS) Dual Channel Memory
I looked at the recommended specs, but being totally ignorant when it comes to the hierarchy of the various components performance wise, I have no idea how good/bad this is. Can anyone give me a decent estimate of how it will run?
I've not spent much time with the game, but I started playing using the latest patch, found a silenced pistol, and did the whole first mission, only being detected by 1/2 enemies at the end of it, so I guess they've fixed things.RoboGeorgeForeman said:
However, if you load up a quick-save, it does seem to alert anything in range for some reason.
EDIT: Traveler, I'm running it at 30-60fps on a MacBook Pro with a 2.33GHz Core2Duo, 2GB RAM, 256MB X1600 Mobility. It should run fine on that.
Harvey Hedonist
Member
traveler said:
Should be good to go with everything on.
Bidermaier
Member
i have played very little, but i remember trying the game with static lighting and medium setting for a friend with a 6600GT, i remember the step down was noticeable but in seconds i got sucked into the game and no longer cared about graphics.
Dibbz said:
The FOV on almost every FPS in existence is too wide, so I always find it interesting when people complain about FPS's that try to decrease the FOV closer to the proper FOV for a screen and it makes them sick. For the proper FOV to be say 90 degrees as is often considered "correct" you should be half the width of the screen away from the center of the screen which is damn close. Heh but oh well the issue with smaller FOV's is the true speed your character is moving becomes a lot more obvious and hard to track which is likely what causes the issue :-/
WHOAguitarninja
Member
Druz said:
Not really. The whole manner in which you can't carry over a certain amount of weight, buying/selling items, side quests, going into town, talking to people to get leads on things...it's VERY Oblivion esque. The only real difference is the setting and the fact that they section off areas and don't make it one seamless world, and the lack of leveling. Far Cry is quite open yet it's still completely linear, without giving you any real option to go around talking to people and getting sidequests.