S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - coming September 5th

[Space Satan]

the scam goes on

 

[agentorange]

Haha on my phone. Stalker with the nature warping Area X zone from Annihilation would be neat.

I mean that's what STALKER already is. Annihilation was an obvious takeoff on Stalker/Roadside Picnic. Not the other way around.

 

[hoothoot]

Not talking about what inspired what just would be neat to have a zone that slowly expands over the map as you play and inside the zone lots of warping occurs. Could make a really good game i reckon. Lots of replayability if your actions can slow/accelerate the zones advance and certain hubs being hit by the creeping zone change the story or warp differently every time even, depending. Saw the silo on my shitty phone and thought maybe it was a lighthouse and they was maybe going to be similarities to the movie/book. Mods though.

 

[Wunderbar]

Mods though.

stalker 2 is going to be powered by unreal engine 4. No mods.

 

[agentorange]

Not talking about what inspired what just would be neat to have a zone that slowly expands over the map as you play and inside the zone lots of warping occurs. Could make a really good game i reckon. Lots of replayability if your actions can slow/accelerate the zones advance and certain hubs being hit by the creeping zone change the story or warp differently every time even, depending. Saw the silo on my shitty phone and thought maybe it was a lighthouse and they was maybe going to be similarities to the movie/book. Mods though.

Oh, ok. I guess I see what you mean. The idea of the Zone is expanding has always been part of Stalker though, so even if they added it as a game mechanic I don't think it would be because of Annihilation.

Interestingly enough the idea of the Zone making duplicate, psychic copies of people, like what happens in Annihilation (in the book anyway, I never watched the movie so I don't know if it had the duplicate stuff), was explored in the development document of Clear Sky (the mercenary was originally going to be tracking down his own double, and I think the twist was going to be that the player themselves were actually the zone duplicate, but didn't end up making it into the game.

 

[sullynathan]

Vehicles would be nice this time

 

[ADL]

Mods though.

stalker 2 is going to be powered by unreal engine 4. No mods.

If this happens this will just kick the modding community into overdrive so I'm looking forward to this releasing regardless of whether it's shit or not. Worst case scenario they give SoC/CoC modders some inspiration and they add some new mechanics and new enemies to the old game.

 

[Dodo1610]

Does the modern GSC Gameworld even have anything in common with the old one that made Stalker?

 

[ADL]

Does the modern GSC Gameworld even have anything in common with the old one that made Stalker?

No but GSC Gameworld didn't either back in the day between releases of SoC/Clear Sky/Call of Pripyat. They all had different development teams. The fact that those games turned out so well despite the inconsistency and troubled developments is fucking astounding to me.

 

[normie]

it just won't be the same without x-ray

 

[passerby]

Is that a lighthouse? Wonder if they will take any ideas from the annihilation movie.

It's a silo. Duh.

It's the concrete sarcofag and plant chimney, are you blind ?

 

[markec]

New Epic store exclusive incoming.

 

[Lord Commissar Alexer]

That is sadly a high possibility.

 

[deuxhero]

I want a bunch of low-tier shit not even worth looting for variety among weak bandits. Lutys, 22 rifles, obrez ect.

 

[unfairlight]

I just want Stalker 2 to follow the footsteps of Arsenal Overhaul, which alone made Call of Pripyat into a 10x better game. I want EVERY autistic AK variant and obscure Soviet era hunting gun.

 

[Steezus]

I just want Stalker 2 to follow the footsteps of Arsenal Overhaul, which alone made Call of Pripyat into a 10x better game. I want EVERY autistic AK variant and obscure Soviet era hunting gun.

Not only that, I hope they go full Escape from Tarkov and let me mod guns like this:

 

[markec]

I want the game to have massive open world that's not populated by bandits or other human factions but only monsters, anomalies and few stalkers.

 

[unfairlight]

Not only that, I hope they go full Escape from Tarkov and let me mod guns like this:

Not certain that's what I want, maybe only ultra late game. I want ghetto tier modifications and busted and makeshift guns, not too much tacticool shit.

 

[cherry blossom]

The problem I had with the bandits and human factions in SoC was the grindy hostility. Need more socially tense situations that could break into a fight to death than shoot-on-sight gameplay.

 

[Steezus]

Not only that, I hope they go full Escape from Tarkov and let me mod guns like this:

Not certain that's what I want, maybe only ultra late game. I want ghetto tier modifications and busted and makeshift guns, not too much tacticool shit.

While there is evidently a bunch of tacticool late game shit, you do start out with builing some frankenstein ass guns.

Early weapons are things like scuffed civillian style semi automatic AKs that don't even have a dust cover on top of the gun or a buttstock.

 

[ur dad]

Definitely hope there will be more interiors to explore. Too many locked doors in the original games.
It would be neat if they let us chop up old, wooden doors with a fire-axe or break open safes and metal doors with a crowbar ala Condemned: Criminal Origins.
A working stealth system would be nice too.

 

[LESS T_T]

 

[Ivan]

inb4 early access

 

[Invictus]

Epic store exclusive for sure

 

[Lyric Suite]

Remind me, are we talking about the Metro people?

They couldn't even do a straight forward popamole shooter right, what makes them think they can actually get a Stalker done properly?