242 on 11/2/2010 at 17:11
Quote Posted by steo
Hmm, so the textures will actually be higher resolution instead of just having DX10/11 features like 'wet surfaces' applied to them?
Why instead? Including. That is if you'll choose Win7
64. Anyway, I personally can't bother myself to reinstall OS and all the crap because of hi-res textures.
Sulphur on 11/2/2010 at 19:48
I'm currently testing Win7 64 on my old IDE drive, with my 32-bit installation sitting on my primary SATA. Bootloader ftw!
Haven't run into any hardware issues yet, or software for that matter. Not even with my goddamn X-Fi. The only caveat I can see so far is that IE 64 can't run Flash, but I use Firefox anyway so that doesn't matter much to me.
mothra on 12/2/2010 at 01:52
the x64 gives you higher res textures, no matter if xp or vista or 7.
Muzman on 12/2/2010 at 03:06
Well, it's up on Steam now. $30 US
There's a loyalty discount for it as well. Ten bucks off if you have the steam version of SoC or CS.
But then it says you need one of the previous games registered on steam to get the discount. Does that mean if I register my copy of CoS on Steam I'll get the discount? (seems unlkely to work)
mothra on 12/2/2010 at 08:42
I didn't know you can register retail copies of any stalker game to steam. IF - you will get the discount, it only checks if you HAVE the game, not HOW you obtained it.
Muzman on 12/2/2010 at 11:28
Ah, thats the relevant bit. Cheers.
I added it to steam but it was obviously just a link (because shortcuts on the desktop and start menu are just so inconvenient. I obviously need more). I figured it'd probably be a specific deal that counts any old purchase on steam regardless of where you got it.
Anyway, $30 US is pretty nice. On $34 AU at current rates compared to at least $60 in local retail.
*sigh* I don't want to be dependant on steam for all my games, but with these prices it's rapidly becoming the case.
Koki on 14/2/2010 at 19:27
Quote Posted by Jashin
I was like wow, my body must've been standing here for a while, waiting for my soul to come down. There's no indication that I had traversed long distance to enter the zone.
Except your entire inventory being in shambles. Also, if you look closely, the last slide of the intro is almost exactly what you see when you start the game.
You goddamn kids are so spoiled by the in-engine cutscenes nowodays
duckman on 15/2/2010 at 10:39
Just finished COP for the first time. 10/10 I love this game. The side quests are all really good and really interesting. Very fun, lengthy, interesting and cheap price!~
Some of the cut-scenes highlight the poor animations of the guys, and there's far less armor than in previous S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s but maybe I missed some :) these are my only gripes.
I'm sure I missed some things. I never found a FT-200M or an under-body launcher for the Freedom guns.
Everything they did was an improvement imo. I love exploring the huge maps and the A life is fun to watch and much more interesting than previously, I love that stashes aren't all hidden in boxes anymore and you can even find some not marked on your map. Money is very useful as are the anomalies. The side missions are well worth doing you get some really interesting stuff! I found the shotguns to actually be useful this time around. In the previous STALKERs I never used shotties.
Most importantly the story, in my opinion, is the best yet. It was really interesting imo and you really get the feeling like your in the Zone (a desolate dangerous area). I found myself being actually concerned that the AI on my team didn't die, I had 4 guys with me on the road to Pripryat and I didn't want any of them to die :)
The engine this time round is way more stable. I had one crash when a nade went off but other than that the 20+ hrs it took me to beat the game the first time through nothing went wrong and overall it ran very smoothly except in non-combative parts. But my specs are getting a lil old so I wasn't expecting much.
I loved SOC and CS and I'm happy to say COP is probably the best yet :)
driver on 15/2/2010 at 12:03
Quote Posted by duckman
I'm sure I missed some things. I never found a FT-200M or an under-body launcher for the Freedom guns.
FT200M
Nimble has it, he has three assault rifles the FT200M being one. I also spotted a Freedom chappie toting one at YanovUnder-body grenade launcher
The trader at Yanov should get them in occasionally if you've got the Wealthy achievementI didn't find a Bulldog grenade launcher, though. Is it in the game?
