S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky Gameplay Discussion Thread.

[maherie]

Oh baby, I am so keen for this, my system will eat it all up by the sounds of it, like fat kid on a cup cake, eat it aaaaaaaallllllllll up.

I wonder if there are mods for it yet?

Check the first few pages of this thread, there's where it kinda starts:
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/node/9088

But yeah loads of mods and paddy's blood mod looks nice too.

I can't beleive how bad it was for me at 1.05 and then how amazing the game was after 1.07 I was ready to delete and punch the box in frustration over the shitnesss of the game. Now I've pretty much played it through twice. loving it.

[JohnnyWakko]

Ooooooooooohhhhhh yyyyyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!

The big question on my lips, is it WIDE?

[thales100]

Cool , yeah its wide :lol:

[JohnnyWakko]

It should land today or tomorow.

Bring et.

[maherie]

you amoungst it yet?!?!

[JohnnyWakko]

Installed now, not playing as I am just choosing what mods I want to carry me through.

So far:

Better Weapon sounds
graphics quality mod

Looking for:
Carry more mod


that is probably it really. I am unsure if installing one mod will affect the other, as i know a mod writes over some file which may affect the previous mod which would have written over the same file therefore losing the changes.

[Osuperman]

It should land today or tomorow.

Bring et.

Woo hoo JohnnyWakko!!

May I suggest a quick play through to get your bearings... just a couple of hours and then restart, it's made the game for me :D

I've restarted maherie and oh my god everything's working! My PDA is actually useful! Now I can find stashes, find artifacts and attach them... this is what it's supposed to be!! Woo hoo! I'm rich too and I've just got to the Cordon with lots of lovely guns and money. I'm a much happier chap, I guess there was some glitch with my previous game. Oh and I've just worked out the whole point of flash drives - it wasn't very clear first go - I didn't even notice the weapon upgrade chap at clear sky.

[JohnnyWakko]

Good points.

I am still getting settings correct as yet. HAven't even stepped out of the first building.

THese sort of games need to be tweaked before getting into them.


EDIT: GOd I really do hope it gets better.

Is the map supposed to be blurry and hard to read and follow?
THe objective are also hard to find.
The graphics are not as impressive as I saw in screen shots

Finding it hard to get into at the moment.

[Osuperman]

Good points.

I am still getting settings correct as yet. HAven't even stepped out of the first building.

THese sort of games need to be tweaked before getting into them.


EDIT: GOd I really do hope it gets better.

Is the map supposed to be blurry and hard to read and follow?
THe objective are also hard to find.
The graphics are not as impressive as I saw in screen shots

Finding it hard to get into at the moment.

Yup, the map's supposed to be blurry, and the fence surrounding the play area has a random gap at the top where I got stuck in a radioactive area and couldn't find my way back in; I died and hadn't saved for a while, you can imagine my joy. Also watch out for water it can be intensely radioactive. Keep an ear out for heavy breathing, I thought it was exhaustion and realised it was my health bar slowly draining and died a lot because of it.

I honestly think a quick play through and then restart is required with this game, once you get the hang of it, it's great fun, just like the original stalker... plus new dynamics are added through the encouragement of trading, making friends and factions.

Oh and the graphics are amazin! Well okay, the swamp is a bit ugly lol :D

[maherie]

[quote]Good points.

I am still getting settings correct as yet. HAven't even stepped out of the first building.

THese sort of games need to be tweaked before getting into them.


EDIT: GOd I really do hope it gets better.

Is the map supposed to be blurry and hard to read and follow?
THe objective are also hard to find.
The graphics are not as impressive as I saw in screen shots

Finding it hard to get into at the moment.

Yup, the map's supposed to be blurry, and the fence surrounding the play area has a random gap at the top where I got stuck in a radioactive area and couldn't find my way back in; I died and hadn't saved for a while, you can imagine my joy. Also watch out for water it can be intensely radioactive. Keep an ear out for heavy breathing, I thought it was exhaustion and realised it was my health bar slowly draining and died a lot because of it.

I honestly think a quick play through and then restart is required with this game, once you get the hang of it, it's great fun, just like the original stalker... plus new dynamics are added through the encouragement of trading, making friends and factions.

Oh and the graphics are amazin! Well okay, the swamp is a bit ugly lol :D

I got stuck there too! died losing half a days play:


Yeah it does take a little while to get into it, as in all my other posts, I hated it, but grew to love it after 5 hours of playing. Once the bugs were fixed it was awesome. Yes the swap is shit house, but Cordon will make you love it.

[yogibbear]

The random gap to the far north of the map leads to a very useful cabin/cave.......

[maherie]

The random gap to the far north of the map leads to a very useful cabin/cave.......

Where exactly? In the middle or the far north east or west? What's in there?

[Osuperman]

I got stuck there too! died losing half a days play:


Yeah it does take a little while to get into it, as in all my other posts, I hated it, but grew to love it after 5 hours of playing. Once the bugs were fixed it was awesome. Yes the swap is shit house, but Cordon will make you love it.

LOL it's so sneaky isn't it? I think it was dark when I went through it and surrounded by bracken/gorse-like bushes it's amost impossible to find your way back through - even though I managed it, I died two seconds later as I'd run out of anti-rad drugs and med kits to fend off the heavy breathing. Not a happy bunny.

Now does anyone know how to get the PDA at the end of the train tracks? my screen goes white and I can't get up to it. It just pushes me back, it;s infuriating as its the last mission I have to do before I go to garbage.

[JohnnyWakko]

[quote]The random gap to the far north of the map leads to a very useful cabin/cave.......

Where exactly? In the middle or the far north east or west? What's in there?



DANG IT! I knew there was something wrong with my MAP. MY map does not show my position, or objectives, or other things, it will only centre on what I have selected.

In fact, ever since I installed a few mods, my whole game has become all screwed up. MIght have to reinstall.

That is positive, and I was getting lost way to easy without a map.

WOOT.

[yogibbear]

Veles detector... and nearby your vintar bc rifle... and a pretty average artifact. The veles is the thing you want. Go through the gap to get to the collapsed bridge. go under the bridge, and on the northern side of the bridge on the right hand side (eastern) of the river bed, there's a cave/cabin entrance.... (This is in the top north west corner)

[Osuperman]

Re: PDA in tunnel... I found out how to do it!!! lol I love this game :D

EDT: now i'm suck again, eliminating the bandits at their base... i think at garbage all the doors are closed, how the hell do I get in?

[maherie]

Now does anyone know how to get the PDA at the end of the train tracks? my screen goes white and I can't get up to it. It just pushes me back, it;s infuriating as its the last mission I have to do before I go to garbage.

Re: PDA in tunnel... I found out how to do it!!! lol I love this game :D

EDT: now i'm suck again, eliminating the bandits at their base... i think at garbage all the doors are closed, how the hell do I get in?

Okay how did you get in there, I could never accept that quest cos I got stuck there too many times, little help?

That happened to me before and it's a pain in the arse. The doors SHOULDN'T be closed it's a bug (yeah yeah another bug) but try looking in from the side, I had killed most of the bandits, and there was only two up on the very top levels that I was able to snipe from outside... then the mission finished for me, but if there's loads in there, it's a hard one.

Also watch out, some times when I went into the Depot where the bandits where I was unable to draw my weapon out... so I died, watch out there too.

Finally I'd recommend saving prior to going there so you can re-load just in case any of the above happens.

Johnny sounds like a rre-install should be sweet to fix alot of things. I found that If I played for 5 mins then saved, then modded it worked a lot better for me. Try that.

[Osuperman]

Okay how did you get in there, I could never accept that quest cos I got stuck there too many times, little help?

That happened to me before and it's a pain in the arse. The doors SHOULDN'T be closed it's a bug (yeah yeah another bug) but try looking in from the side, I had killed most of the bandits, and there was only two up on the very top levels that I was able to snipe from outside... then the mission finished for me, but if there's loads in there, it's a hard one.

Also watch out, some times when I went into the Depot where the bandits where I was unable to draw my weapon out... so I died, watch out there too.

Finally I'd recommend saving prior to going there so you can re-load just in case any of the above happens.

Johnny sounds like a rre-install should be sweet to fix alot of things. I found that If I played for 5 mins then saved, then modded it worked a lot better for me. Try that.

Re: PDA mission. I can't exactly remember where I was but I think I was talking to a stalker at the collapsed bridge (the one at the top), as I can't quite remember exactly, maybe talk to all of them that hang around there and you'll get a hint!

So the doors closing is another bug eh? god damnit!!!! I walked all around the depot, but when i get to the doors they all shoot me through the door. I died and last save loaded me right back to the entrance of garbage so i'll have to re-load and save just before i get there.

One more question... how the HELL do I get this stash???

[JohnnyWakko]

Well I got everything working now. Took off a stupid MOD that gave me this awsome gun at the start and now I have restarted a game.

It's all sweet now, Is also running nicely.

[maherie]

[quote]Okay how did you get in there, I could never accept that quest cos I got stuck there too many times, little help?

That happened to me before and it's a pain in the arse. The doors SHOULDN'T be closed it's a bug (yeah yeah another bug) but try looking in from the side, I had killed most of the bandits, and there was only two up on the very top levels that I was able to snipe from outside... then the mission finished for me, but if there's loads in there, it's a hard one.

Also watch out, some times when I went into the Depot where the bandits where I was unable to draw my weapon out... so I died, watch out there too.

Finally I'd recommend saving prior to going there so you can re-load just in case any of the above happens.

Johnny sounds like a rre-install should be sweet to fix alot of things. I found that If I played for 5 mins then saved, then modded it worked a lot better for me. Try that.

Re: PDA mission. I can't exactly remember where I was but I think I was talking to a stalker at the collapsed bridge (the one at the top), as I can't quite remember exactly, maybe talk to all of them that hang around there and you'll get a hint!

So the doors closing is another bug eh? god damnit!!!! I walked all around the depot, but when i get to the doors they all shoot me through the door. I died and last save loaded me right back to the entrance of garbage so i'll have to re-load and save just before i get there.

One more question... how the HELL do I get this stash???



Go up the top inside the church, at the top of the stairs you will see a hole in the wall on your right. Edge out onto the ledge, walk along the edge towards the backback, then up the slanted part of the roof. Easy done.