Post by sgtdavis on Mar 22, 2010 11:27:12 GMT
Hi Im sgt.davis and Im a regular dude from South Africa and I love the last installment of S.T.A.L.K.E.R
Im a guy who loves realism and fun gameplay combined. Its hard to find a game or mod that gets that balance right.
I joined because I would like to learn about modding Stalker and creating a better experience. Who knows, I might even release it if I have time to complete it.
I have 2 modding projects in the pipeline(one for the Source Engine and one for the Company of Heroes engine). They are Half-Life: The Alternative and the Cold of War mod series. Im currently un-involved with any mods for Stalker.
My first experience of S.T.A.L.K.E.R Call of Pripyat was outstanding. I have not played the other two previous games. I think they laid the story needed to play this has been very well told at the beginning for players who have not played it. I also did extensive research into its story and I must say I love it!
My impressions: I played the game on Stalker difficulty and it was way too easy so now Im plaing on Veteran. Its much more fun and challenging. I have several complaints though. The spawning and "routines" of human and mutants is not very good. There are also a few visual disturbances in the game. The one at the ventilation complex(central pipe) and the other at the spot you connect the gas tank to wipe out the bloodsuckers. The pipes are also distorted. I also have a few gameplay wise issues:
1. Prices are ridiculous. You have to pay more for a simple unupgraded sunrise suit than a fully upgraded one. Artefacts also dont give enough money in relation to what things cost you.
2. There are also too many medkits and bandages. They should be slightly decreased.
3. There should be more weapons! There is way too small choice of weapons and items. They should have added more food, medical and weapon items.
4. The atmosphere is terrible. The only scary place is Pripyat and there are practically no enemies or mutants.
5. They should have added ways to get to the different sectors by foot without guides to make the place seem larger and more terrifying.
6. Mutants should be less active during daytime. And more at night to add scariness.
7. There are too few places to sleep! They should have added places to sleep out in the open at camp fires.
8. A buddy system would have ben nice. Special friends should be there to help you with tasks etc. Soldiers should also be able to be hired.
9. They should also have added more resource control and management.
There are some more.
I know there are mods that fix this like S.M.R.T.E.R but my personal experience with that wasnt too good. I quit playing that after an hour. There is the redux mod but there are a few things there I would like to have added or changed, its not released yet though.
I want to know how to start modding the game. Everyone wants a different playstyle. Not everyone wants a realism mod that will kill you if you walk through a piece of grass. Some just want "casual" realism gaming and more atmosphere.
Where can I download a program to extract the game files? Ive searched for 2 hours and I couldnt find anything
Tha5ts it from me and have a good one
Im a guy who loves realism and fun gameplay combined. Its hard to find a game or mod that gets that balance right.
I joined because I would like to learn about modding Stalker and creating a better experience. Who knows, I might even release it if I have time to complete it.
I have 2 modding projects in the pipeline(one for the Source Engine and one for the Company of Heroes engine). They are Half-Life: The Alternative and the Cold of War mod series. Im currently un-involved with any mods for Stalker.
My first experience of S.T.A.L.K.E.R Call of Pripyat was outstanding. I have not played the other two previous games. I think they laid the story needed to play this has been very well told at the beginning for players who have not played it. I also did extensive research into its story and I must say I love it!
My impressions: I played the game on Stalker difficulty and it was way too easy so now Im plaing on Veteran. Its much more fun and challenging. I have several complaints though. The spawning and "routines" of human and mutants is not very good. There are also a few visual disturbances in the game. The one at the ventilation complex(central pipe) and the other at the spot you connect the gas tank to wipe out the bloodsuckers. The pipes are also distorted. I also have a few gameplay wise issues:
1. Prices are ridiculous. You have to pay more for a simple unupgraded sunrise suit than a fully upgraded one. Artefacts also dont give enough money in relation to what things cost you.
2. There are also too many medkits and bandages. They should be slightly decreased.
3. There should be more weapons! There is way too small choice of weapons and items. They should have added more food, medical and weapon items.
4. The atmosphere is terrible. The only scary place is Pripyat and there are practically no enemies or mutants.
5. They should have added ways to get to the different sectors by foot without guides to make the place seem larger and more terrifying.
6. Mutants should be less active during daytime. And more at night to add scariness.
7. There are too few places to sleep! They should have added places to sleep out in the open at camp fires.
8. A buddy system would have ben nice. Special friends should be there to help you with tasks etc. Soldiers should also be able to be hired.
9. They should also have added more resource control and management.
There are some more.
I know there are mods that fix this like S.M.R.T.E.R but my personal experience with that wasnt too good. I quit playing that after an hour. There is the redux mod but there are a few things there I would like to have added or changed, its not released yet though.
I want to know how to start modding the game. Everyone wants a different playstyle. Not everyone wants a realism mod that will kill you if you walk through a piece of grass. Some just want "casual" realism gaming and more atmosphere.
Where can I download a program to extract the game files? Ive searched for 2 hours and I couldnt find anything
Tha5ts it from me and have a good one
