tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post4609952980714615094..comments2024-01-04T06:27:01.723-06:00Comments on Troll Racials are Overpowered: Re-StalkingKlepsacovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-64134988969459747512011-03-18T04:07:46.115-05:002011-03-18T04:07:46.115-05:00Equally funny story: I played SoC when it was rele...Equally funny story: I played SoC when it was released, then bought the Complete THQ Pack a few years later on Steam. It included a Stalker game that I thought was the second one, so I downloaded and installed it, found out it was actually SoC and I'd already played it.<br /><br />I really liked CoP, it managed to knock off a lot of the rough edges, though I thought the end segment once you hit Pripyat was slightly weaker. SoC is a weird mess in places ("Don't just stand there, come in! Don't just stand there, come in! Don't just stand there, come in! Don't just stand there, come in! Don't just stand there, come in!"), but for overall plot and atmosphere I think it just edges it.Zosohttp://www.kiasa.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-34148462415136086902011-03-15T22:51:43.293-05:002011-03-15T22:51:43.293-05:00I'll try out that mod. Thanks a lot for the t...I'll try out that mod. Thanks a lot for the tip. I don't like to throw out a game that has potential, which is definitely does.Klepsacovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-1280426789081612972011-03-15T14:34:27.971-05:002011-03-15T14:34:27.971-05:00The UI in SoC is a pain, as when I first played I ...The UI in SoC is a pain, as when I first played I accidentally sold the guns I had equipped thinking they were extras...<br /><br />With the better weapons that come later, the bullets disperse less as they travel and the guns are more accurate and stick closer to the center. In CoP, at least, body shots against humans do more noticeable damage than SoC. In SoC it's more headshot or go home. The issue with the iron sight is that it blocks a lot of your view. The bullets spread out a lot less, but once you factor in bullets falling in height as they travel and the view blocking and it makes hard to know what you're 'accurately' shooting at. Took awhile for me to get a handle on where they were landing.<br /><br />If you go back to SoC I recommend grabbing the community ZRP mod/patch. While the official version is a lot less buggy than the initial release (e.g. quests could complete by just reloading), the community patch addresses a slew of others with gameplay tweaks. Nothing serious, but it adds things like hotkey for antirads. The Complete 2009 mod has the ZRP fixes but overhauls the graphics by A LOT, but seems to cause stability issues with a number of people.<br /><br />The quest system can produce odd things with enemy NPCs. I completed a mission and returned to an outpost only to find that bandits managed to kill the NPCs there before I returned. I found this humorous, but annoying since it's faction related. Thankfully the main quest line is idiot proof. Slightly related, my favourite part of CoP is the artificial life system they have in place. The amount of life it breathes into a world is impressive.<br /><br />I found the mystery in SoC's plot, and the lower emphasis on mutants, gave SoC a better theme and atmosphere than CoP, and a more enjoyable experience overall for me personally. The favourite of the series discussions generally end up dividing people mostly between SoC and CoP, with a smaller portion in the Clear Skies camp.Bobilanoreply@blogger.com