Comments - Lygus

Spoilers, mate :) Careful there :)

Hey,

unfortunately, the first paragraph from the interview you've posted is pretty much sound PR and that's it.

You'd be surprised of how many different variables, combinations and situations are involved in a simple process as saving a NPC route progress when he's moving from one area to another.

There's a reason why GSC has never done anything even remotely similar to the AI capabilities described in this interview. Performance is one reason, but actual development complexity is also a perfectly valid one. :)

Sometimes, dreams are there to stay... dreams.

Congratulations on one of the most amazing and ambitious mods of all time, guys!

I'm truly enjoying it, no issues encountered so far (which is a rare thing, TBH, in my STALKER history).

BTW, I'd love to see a feedback tracker for the mod. For instance, some Arma 3 mods have their own feedback trackers to report & track issues effectively, take a look: Feedback.rhsmods.org

It's a much better alternative than people spamming their issues here. :)

You're amazing, guys! So much passion has gone into this mod! It's now a standard of quality in the modding scene!

Now, the only thing I'm hopeful for is a brand new storyline :P Maybe someday.

My only advice - don't get started with Kingston, get Samsung or Intel instead, they're the most reliable. Others, as heard from around, aren't very much.

Guys, since you're one of the bravest, ambitious and strongest modding teams in the scene (you're amazing, actually! Working on a project with no funding for so long! Working full-time for my primary income as a web-dev, I wouldn't be able to do a "side-project" of this scale on the side, TBH.)

Are you looking for LUA scripters or actual C++ engine programmers? The latter are much harder to find, especially for free.

I'd love to join, if there was enough documentation on the systems you were building because if there's no in-detail docs, consistent naming and other typical programming practices involved, it'd be a PITA for someone new.

Unless the new scripter would have to develop something from scratch, only mildly related to the old systems in place.

In any case, GL on the project! You're the best and deserve every donation you get!

P.S. As a rule of thumb - people always appreciate things less when they get them for free. Well, too bad.

Will he be wearing SEVA all the time?

I always had this problem with STALKER - the NPCs never get too hot, they're always wearing the same outfit. The hell. :)

IMO, there could've been a wider array of genres picked up for TOP 10. Not everyone loves to play RTSs all day.

And I'm sure many will agree that Red Hammer Studios mod (RHS) for Arma 3 should've been at least in the honorable mentions.

It won BIS'-organized MANW contest (1st place - half a million euros) and it continues to receive amazing top-quality updates to this day.

Not listing a mod of this scale is probably a crime in broad daylight :D.

Anyway, congrats to everyone mentioned here! You deserve it guys :)

Because they don't agree with Valve's EULA, which partially states that Valve owns a part of any modification uploaded on Steam WS.

Simple as that. And I fully support RHS on the decision.

You're the best, guys! Top quality mod and what's most important - it adds everything you may need for a breathing-realism conflict in A3.

You never read your PMs, do you? Sent a PM several weeks ago, zero response.

I've compiled a list of improvements for CoC, might post it someday when in the mood. On the other hand, why Barkeep and other traders (except in Cordon and Swamps) offer no jobs to take? Barkeep had none while Duty commander only had one. I'd love to see a varied selection of fetch quests because right now it's pointless to go for the bar.

Would it be possible to steal Military recon info from their base or somewhere else so the player can find out what to expect in various areas? For example, it was a surprise to me to see Garbage's factory 100% occupied by the bandits. How about a quest to recapture it forever?

Realistically, military recon would always be in action to evaluate the HIGHs and LOWs of various Zone factions and such information, while constantly updated, would be a good addition for player to explore.

And, please, for the love of God - disable the military helicopters. Or let us disable them. What's the point of having the same heli circling around for hours? Where does the military get the funds for its ammo, fuel, plus other needs? That's so ****** up in terms of logic. A hind is only used for rescue missions or extreme emergency situations at overwhelming odds.

So COP and SHOC original engines are very different not only in terms of graphics features (dx11, etc.), but also in gameplay systems, quests management, A-life configuration and so on?

Could you elaborate on this? I'm sure many of us would find information such as very interesting and inspiring.

Lots of people waste a lot of their time making their custom-made engines to perfection, yet they never release anything playable. I, for one, believe a dev has to be able to draw a line between a working, releaseable game, and a feature-creep game.

Perhaps there's a list of improvements made specifically for LA's X-ray engine? Graphics, gameplay, sound, etc.

Proper realistic ballistics could be an essential upgrade to the gunplay. Look at Arma 3. Its ballistic and material penetration, also ricochet, systems are unmatched and a huge addition to the overall experience.

Will this come with a new storyline, too? I'd love to this mod to be a complete overhaul. :)

People often mistake the term, I don't blame them for that.

Guys, can you upload entire pack of LA SDK documentation separately on Dropbox or Moddb so I don't have to download LA SDK just to check the .docs and .pdfs? Thanks :)

Where did LA_OST.zip download under Downloads cat. go?

Battle Royale, for instance, is not a Mod. It's a mission / MP Gamemode.

Things get ugly when people misunderstood these terms.

Entrance to the Arena? ;D

Hopefully, you guys will revise LA's realism and logic aspects for good. For instance, the first encounter in this video with a SVD guy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31FDpI7NqR8

IRL, what kind of an idiot would use a sniper rifle in CQC? AI has serious issues.

Excellent SA release. I'd like to see someone's full review on it with proper arguments for and against. :)

The only thing that X-ray lacks is better / more realistic gunplay, enhanced sound engine and revised AI situational behavior.

Keep the great work by updating this diamond. Thanks, LAT :)

I suggest to introduce an 'Artifact Hunt' event (random):

say a group of X faction, carrying valuable items (presumably artifacts, sometimes not, players can find nothing of value randomly when looting corpses, etc.), transitioning across a single / multiple maps from A to B. Player or his controlled group must intercept this transaction and profit.

Simple, yet effective. Lots of variations possible.

You're mistaken. It's all about the publisher (which is not easy to deal with).

This simply shows that STALKER series are still remarkably popular after all these years and GSC made a crucial mistake by not continuing development of STALKER 2.

You can't modify source code of already released games freely.

A permission from both GSC, and ultimately, the publisher is needed.

Will Misery ever feature a fresh storyline or some new, long side/main quests?

Why nobody finds LA project worth at least a little investment?

It's got so much potential, considering team's dedication. Money could be a push further.

Will Santa Claus be one of the distributors of LA? I want one copy under my X-mas tree.

Lost Alpha, seeing GSC is unresponsive on you, why don't you ask 4A Games for help? These guys are great. Too bad they working at GSC has left a bitter feel on them and they stopped producing STALKER-like games. Metro is too linear and unexplorable (IMO).

LA's situation is weird - X-ray engine is a bitch to work with, GSC froze, people working for free. Nobody from the community interested in helping them out. Well...

will time save and heal everything, once again?