STALKER

I'd recommend SoC, mostly because I've played through it more than I have CoP.

>>389632558
Play the first game cause it's the fucking first.

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>>389632558
Consult this Starting Guide,
then see the /vg/'s huge Stalker General for more tips and links: >>>/vg/stalker

Play in the release order. Start with no mods - only latest patch, OR get the full "Starter Pack" first; these contain bug-fixers and light visual mods that can help performance as well.
Leave big overhauls for later playthrougs. Avoid the "Complete" -mods. Always play on MASTER difficulty for best realism and atmosphere, and disable crosshair.

Don't give up in the beginning! The starting gear sucks ass and first area can be a bit boring.

SoC is still the best STALKER game, and any rookie should start with nothing but patched vanilla. The ZRP mod is a good extra to have though, as is the FOV Switcher to make the widescreen resolutions tad more bearable by modern standards.

Other than that, you're good to go. Just remember to always play on highest difficulty, and get rid of the crosshair.

If you don't play Clear Sky, you're a brainlet

>>389632958
there's no such thing as Clear Sky,S.T.A.L.K.E.R is a Duology and that's that

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>>389632753
>>389632589
>>389632623
>>389632820
Consensus is the first game then, vanilla+patch/fixes.

>Always play on MASTER difficulty for best realism and atmosphere
does this make damage higher both ways or will enemies be sponges?

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>>389633097
I'm about to blow everyone's mind.

>>389633097
>does this make damage higher both ways or will enemies be sponges?
Nothing is ever a bulletsponge in STALKER.
Also makes enemies bit less stupid.

>>389633073
fuck off. Clear Sky is literally better than snorefest that is CoP.

>>389633097
>does this make damage higher both ways or will enemies be sponges?

It changes the way bullets behave. I think it doesn't actually change damage too much, if at all.

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>>389632558
Play Lost Alpha.

>>389633260
yeah man,i sure love spending the first hour of the game is some random ass swamp fighting discount bandits

>>389633371
Out of the 20+ hours? Literally no biggie.
Way better than having to fight NO bandits at all in CoP.

>>389633238
Huh thats pretty interesting, although Loot Quantity looks like it gets shit on in Master mode.

>>389633306
>It changes the way bullets behave
meaning?

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>>389633357

>>389633421
have fun applying 50 bandages on your arm while the other parts get 20 new ones

>>389633238
Wait so enemies have 20% chance to hit player on any difficulty in SoC? Hahahaha what.

>>389632558
Just wait for the new Metro game. It's basically STALKER without all the bugs and bullshit

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>>389633620
>it's basically STALKER without all the bugs and bullshit
>extremely linear and railroaded for a majority of the game

>>389633620
Previous games were absolutely nothing like Stalker, is the new one going to be open world or something?

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>>389633506

>>389633757
Yes, they're taking the series in a new direction. The games might as well be in the same universe, stalkers are even mentioned in the first metro.

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Just play the goddamn Lost Alpha mod. It's what Stalker was supposed to be. All cut content is back in the game and atmosphere is top notch.

>>389633620
It's nothing like Stalker aside from having a slightly similar setting.

>>389633357
>>389633506
>>389633782
>>389633861
>>389633908
>>389634179
don't you have a cooking video to make?

>>389634315
What?

Right lads just downloaded SoC on GOG.
will it be auto patched to 1.05 or do i need to download the patch myself?

>>389634789
all games on GOG and Steam are automatically patched to latest.

>>389634179
Lost Alpha's story mode is HORRIBLE and packed with a ton of fetch quests across empty terrain. At least when I played it the maps were almost completely devoid of enemy encounters.

>>389634179
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-HEU3xwhwM