It looks like it's running on DX8 mode and with textures on the lowest setting. These are original textures, the only graphic mods I have are shaders that add ambient occlusion, because when the game came out SSAO wasn't even a thing.
Honestly, even after all these years there is something I really like about Shadow of Chernobyl's graphics.Gerrard it looks like it.
Still, this looks unsightly and nowhere near that screenshot. We should objectively critic this game, but seriously claiming it has stalker 1 graphic is insincere.
Because the material feeling is realistic, but its not attractive for the zoomer plastic/fortnite tastes today.
That's how I felt when STALKER came out. Despite being horror/sci fi the game still felt immersive and grounded in reality.
If both images are from finished areas it could mean house models are reused multiple times. That almost never happened in the original games, where every structure was a unique model. Only exception I remember is the house with broken roof in Wild Territory and Brain Scorcher (and generic objects like trailers or vehicles, of course).Some pics for comparison
that's not surprising when you remember ShoC developement - they really took their sweet time, throwing (wild) concepts around and making assets.If both images are from finished areas it could mean house models are reused multiple times. That almost never happened in the original games, where every structure was a unique model.Some pics for comparison
Can't see any graphic quality difference between the two images, the top one just has more debris and vegetation models on the road, distance haze and a different time of day.
True, but I think it is also the lighting system and general dread of the Zone. It enhances the atmosphere.
That's the gamble with any research or innovation... But in the case of Stalker's levels it also means much of that innovative work is already done --"remastering" the older levels for Stalker 2 should be routine work now, with only completely new areas requiring design creativity. But if Stalker 2 really will have one coherent Zone, the intermediate areas between the old ones could become pretty large in total. What a shame if they have to resort to cloned buildings just to deliver on the marketing gimmic "giant Zone with no level changers".
Another 2/3rds of a year and announcement to release will have taken longer than Duke Nukem Forever.
It looks like it's running on DX8 mode and with textures on the lowest setting. These are original textures, the only graphic mods I have are shaders that add ambient occlusion, because when the game came out SSAO wasn't even a thing.
If I were a mod, I'd ban you right now.
It looks like it's running on DX8 mode and with textures on the lowest setting. These are original textures, the only graphic mods I have are shaders that add ambient occlusion, because when the game came out SSAO wasn't even a thing.
Man, I played the game with Complete 2012 and I was just blown away by the visuals back then.
Hell, it still looks amazing, the geometry's a bit dated by contemporary standards, but the lighting and textures are top notch.
I half expected some flak, so what's the beef with Complete anyway? I remember it was meant to have some gameplay changes, but not how extensive anymore, it was a long time ago.
"some" is an understatement. The changes it introduces completely trivialize the experience that was originally intended, along with the difficulty. The beginning of Stalker is supposed to be hard, you're supposed to struggle to find resources and weapons you get are mostly pea shooters. By doing it this way, progression is more satisfying. Complete mod makes weapons more accurate, makes sprinting infinite, significantly reduces weapon degradation (or completely removes it, not sure at this point), and increases inventory capacity to the point where all the aforementioned elements that make progression satisfying are neutered. Also, by making weapons more accurate, it neuters the enemy AI because the AI was designed around original limitations. They also reduced NPCs vision cones to make stealth viable, further trivializing the game. As far as I remember, it also added some sounds from Half-Life or other games that are completely out of place.
That's not the case on Master difficulty.
Hold on, first off I made a mistake, I just checked my old files and I played it with Complete 2009, not 2012. Not sure why I got those wires crossed.
I had an amazing experience either way, it's why I still remember the game fifteen years down the line.
