Comments - bomzay

Ok, I found the problem. In changing locale window I had the little Use Unicode UTF-8 checked. Unchecking it solved my problem.

First of, I've been a fan of Dead Air for a while now, it's THE S.t.a.l.k.e.r experience. Now, I am trying to install it (fresh reinstall win 10), and I am running into a few problems.

1) Installation is full of non unicode replacement characters (black diamonds, white questionmarks). I've set "russian" for non-unicode programs, did not fix it. I've installed russian language packs and added languages, including display languages.

I can install it though by blindly pressing forward during installation.

2) Game starts in this small 800x600 window. When i try to change settings or launch game, it just crashes. I have a feeling it's because in installation folder there is a folder that is named with black diamonds and question marks.

Has anyone found a workaround?

First of, this mod has LOTS of potential. I love what you've done with locations, especially bar.

Now, regarding other things, it's buggy/not thought through.
Bugs I encountered in first half an hour:
1) Starting location is random, no matter what you chose. I chose to start in cordon, started in Bar.
2) It's too easy. In bar you can go deeper in those nice tricked out rooms (they really are nice) and just pick up brand new aksu, ammo, lots of anti rads, bandages, first aid kits etc.
3) Arena leaves you with all your weapons and the weapons you loot from other gladiators. So... after 3 rounds I had LOTS of stuff in my inventory, 2 suits etc.
4) stalkers standing around in one spot, weird paths, animation of sleeping on a table like 2 m away from the intended table.
5) Stalkers not reacting to me shooting them.
6) stuttery, but then again my pc hasn't been upgraded in a while, so that is probably on me.

After playing Dead Air, this was easy to the point of being unplayable.

Во-первых, этот мод имеет большой потенциал. Мне нравится то, что вы сделали с локациями, особенно бар.

Теперь, что касается других вещей, он глючит / не продуман.
Ошибки, с которыми я столкнулся в первые полчаса:
1) Начальная локация случайна, независимо от того, что вы выбрали. Я решил начать в Кордоне, начал в Баре.
2) Это слишком просто. В баре вы можете глубже проникнуть в эти милые заколоченные комнаты (они действительно хороши) и просто подобрать совершенно новый аксу, боеприпасы, множество антирадов, бинтов, аптечек и т. Д.
3) Арена оставляет вам все ваше оружие и оружие, которое вы получаете от других гладиаторов. Итак ... после 3 раундов у меня было много вещей в инвентаре, 2 костюма и т. Д.
4) Сталкеры, стоящие вокруг в одном месте, странные тропы, анимация сна на столе в 2 метрах от намеченного стола.
5) Сталкеры не реагируют на меня, стреляя в них.

Ok, so, here are my most noticeable bugs (ACOK5.0).
Some things first - I'm playing without being a vassal, build army and cash, wait for a castle or town be ripe for grabs and then take it, thus founding my kingdom. In 3.0 there were some wars (bullying the new kid), but I won them, concluded peace, got right to rule and went on playing well over 1500 days.

Now... 5.0 is something else. my bugs that "bug" me the most.

1) Freelancers don't have weapons. They just run around and fight with their bare hands. Badass, but worthless.
2) War and peace. Factions will go in and out of war all the time. Like, start a war, end a war in couple of days, start war again. Fidgeting with diplomacy menu in mod options did not change this. Neither did turning off the diplomacy changes altogether. I think it's a bug. Wasn't like that in 3.0 and I need to close like 10 "a declared war on b" windows every other day, which suuuucks.
3) In Castle black there is a spot outside castle where defenders spawn inside ground. Part of defenders (like me - the lord) spawn left of the castle walls. But the problem is part of troops gets stuck underground.
4) I'm perpetually at war with the same factions. i've buttbanged them many times. wiped out their armies many times. Taken their cities many times. Noone wants to concede. The only option is to destroy them altogether, which is lame. I can't take their lords as prisoners either, since then EVERYONE automatically declares war on me. Take their cities, no matter. Take one prisoner, everyone loses their minds. At least I'm very friendly with everyone, because I keep releasing them lol
5) Draconys doesn't have town guild master, but instead village elder menu. Therefore no property. Also, the items in market aren't where they should be.

What's very cool? Not paying upkeep for the unsullied. I own the dickless warriors, so that's pretty cool and lory.

Even better! :))

When SSOC was announced, I waited it. I bought gaming magazines, read the stories (picnic on the side of a road) and got immersed. When first alpha was available (prior the release date) on DC++, I played it. With all the bugs, crashes etc., I played it like crazy. Since then i have played Stalker series with mods, vanillas etc.

It always missed something though. When SSOC launched, it was a little bit of a letdown to be honest. We were promised 20sq km of zone, instead we got quite linear shooter. It was good, but that wasn't it. By now the modding communities have expanded the zone as far as the mind can imagine. And yet, it still wasn't it.

Now, having discovered this project, there truly is hope. If you make this to feel like stalker, but with multiplayer capability... your game will be bought and played. I guarantee it. Don't screw this up, our hopes and dreams are in your hands.... no pressure :D

Thank you for what you're doing. Truly.