Comments - ObiWanCannabis

Just finished the mod. At first I didn't like it but when the game advances I wanted to finish it.
1. Thanks for adding a Walkthrought in the download. Whitout it you may spend days walking like a headless chicken searching for certain places. E.g. the localisation of Hell map entrance is a bit confusing.
2. Monolithians have an uncanny accuracy in Hell map.
3. Hand drawing maps are a good idea but the player's icon is misplaced sometimes.

Overall 7.5/10

Enjoyable but not memorable. Good work anyway for a standalone mod.

Final. (SPOILER) dunno how to hide the following info.

I managed to kill Yulian at the end and no credits no cutscene no nothing. What's suppossed to happen after you mmet him, even if he kills you or not?

Need help.
I can't find MiniGun document in Radar. Followed the guide to no avail: searched up/below every rock/boulder to find nothing but being finally killed by radiation.
The hints in the guide are really vague to earch for a certain location.
I've found all the other parts so maybe the corpse has disappered but ... anyway...

I request your help... if you can share more detailed possible locatons or even a screenshot my eternal thanks so far I've spent 12 real-time hours searching for it.

I can't get in the truck in Village level.
I kill everybody and all alarms in the walls are destroyed (I only found 3). There are no more enemies in the map (beside the guy in the brothel!!!!) but I can' get in the truck to leave the level.

EDIT2: found the key... in the most obvious place !

Everytime I hit the key to enter the truck there's a spoken sentence in Russian that I dont understand... it seems I'm missing something but I dont know what.
I also checked vids in YT to solve the map but I did nothing different.

EDIT: OVerall a really good mod; quite hard at some points. Thanks for your work !!!

Any help?

Also I set the English language but Spoken doaligs are in Russian; only Englisn in splash screens before the missions start.

Well ... I read it just a week before you posted.
Despite lots of bugs and some ridiculous enemies I loved the '50s USSR ambient of the game: the level Totalitarism should have been sand box to explore it all.
I didn't know the STALKER relation with this game.

Same here happenned with Project Uran / Normandy and few other mods.
I even made a fresh install but nothing fixed.
I've played RonBoy's map pack containig Airport Assault, Beach Attack, Christmas_map and Fatal Freight Station without problems.

Can't play it... I correctly replaced the DLL. I hear the level intro
I've played it with the original DLL files but when starting greenbrier4 I got a message about a mp44 model script or similar
PD: installed the mod after a new full fresh install of the whole game.

Can't play it...
The loading screen remains after clicking the arrow to start game and I hear the sound of the game but it doesn't load

I correctly replaced the DLL files to no avail. I had the same trouble with Project Uran

So after Dead City and the (empty) Zaton.. is the game over?
Just freeplay/wandering left ?

Despite I enjoyed the mod a LOT it's a bit strange to end it this way.
In case I wish to re-play NS with full features... What should I try?
- NS JP1 Enhanced: Moddb.com
- StalkerSoup: Moddb.com

Thanks anyway !

Merv.. this was the reply I wrote about in my previous post.
I ask Sak about the teleports and retrieve the books/docs in x16-X18-Radar then he addresses me to Wolf about an armor but once I talk to Wolf no addiotional info appears. Just the Tolik radio quest and the boar/pigs quests.
To make things harder, I rolled back to the game to get the 3 books missions from Sak and I also have a the Panther killer missions: when I go to Rookie camp to take the pic...Chikie appears twice at the same time: in invisible form (red crosshair) and also in the fireplace BEFORE I shot him the photo !
When I shot the photo, the camp gets messed but I only have the "See you" dialog from Chikie(loading/reloang from Hard save).
I even did all Wolf's quest before delivering the books but when returning to him for that armor thing ... nothing happens.

I asked in forumotion about my doubt about Zaton and I got a reply that I start The collectors chain... but again I dont know what to do/where to go/talk to who.

-edit1: I did all Kostyas quests and get no nano suit...Or does it have another name !?
-edit2: I use the Zaton-Cordon transition. I went to visit Sid and he tells me about the Collector and to talk to Wolf for further info. Meet Wolf but he says nothing and no missions to offer. In the French forum Stalker-forever.1fr1.net seems that DMX ends here. Can some1 confirm it or tell me how to activate that "Wolf will send you to the patch of woods at the radar area to find an artifact and a pack" mission?

I'd hate to quit the game this way

ZATON
What to do?
Where to go?
The whole map is empty; just few artifacts and a transition to Cordon.

After the Last Day massacre (now it's properly named DEAD city) I had the Zaton transition but I dont know how to proceed with Sakharov's wife quest (if that's the line to follow) or what I'm suppossed to do.
Few pages before I read some of you about Sakharov asking books and docs and then a mission from Wolf will spawn.
I remember do that Sakharov quest but I forgot about Wolf's... anyway he has the default quest/dialog as usual.

I'll try later at home and let ppl know.
As you say: this far into the mod... I dont wanna start it over again :'(.
Luckily... I never quick save: I always pause the game and "Save game"
Last option will be a clean install and then i'll try restoring all saved files; if it doesn't work; reinstalling half of saves file... or at least the last one because i think i'm now in the right hand path of the game (keep my fingers crossed!)

I was heading to Lightning in my final quest (after that thing you do to the Giant Brain). I had a CTD from AW to Pripyat and since then the game crashes everytime when open the game. I can't load even the menu page.

Error Reason:
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XR_3DA.exe caused BREAKPOINT in module "C:\Games\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl\bin\xrCore.dll" at 0023:0075CC85, xrDebug::backend()+165 byte(s)

User Message:
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Expression : fatal error
Function : WinMain
File : E:\stalker\sources\trunk\xr_3da\x_ray.cpp
Line : 738
Description : <no expression>
Arguments : stack overflow

Idon't understand the error and so far So I can't play anymore.
Any ideas how to fix it? (beside reinstalling)

I can't find the 3rd book for Sakharov. PDA reads "near main control panel" but I can't find any control panel in Varlab/X10 (even a secondary one).
I've checked the NPC that wander in Varlab in case someone pickep it up...

I reply here because the EDIT post option doesn't appear:

SOLVED

I gave the game another try and reloaded a save when I was mid way to Fly's cave. I don't know what happened in the game entrails that this time everything worked fine.
-Issues when the game didn't spawn the heli:
In my previous attempts I was running towards the cave with Fang and a strange SMS from me/Strelok popped up (something about Black doctor). I paid no attention because of the overall bad translation I thought it was not important.
Later I met Fly sitting on the floor facing the cave wall. Dialog and so on and nothing happened.
This time it was different:
While running to the cave I got no SMS (in fact I realized it minutes later. I'll explain), I entered the cave WITHOUT hard saving (as I previously did), met her sitting facing the ladder, dialog with her and then Fang's warning and the helicopter sound (music to my ears). Hard save point here.
After the Titanic/The Bodyguard kind-of dialog with Panther (cheesy is not enough) I walked towards Hermit's place. Fly got stuck once on the way, so I reloaded the game and then she walked on to the safe place.
While trekking the ridge scorting Fly several SMS from Panther appeared and one of them was the one I "sent" when I was heading to Fly's cave with Fang before even meeting Panther. It's strange what triggered that SMS to appear before the events sequence.
Reached Hermit's place and then the dialog there with her seemed stuck again. By luck, I was running to Gyno cave to sell a RPG7 when a SMS from Fang popped up to speak with Fly.
Returned to the fire camp and started the dialog and the next section.

Excuse all the messages and stuff... I can't really tell you what kind on spell made the game to work as normal.
This mod requires a lot of patience but seems the save/reload trick works fine.

Thanks again for your help. The strange thing is that SMS that I received from Panther that was triggered I dont know why.
Anyway...
Excuse the long edit but I wanted to explain all the situation in the hope it may help someone in the future to come :p

Happy Helloween (Uh.. is it hAlloween?... c'mon!! I'm a metal freak)

I've found this vid on youtube Youtube.com
The guy has the same issue but a game reloading solves it.

In my case.. when I get out the cave I move to the left until the map limits block me and force me to follow the lines; I cant' skip the map limits to reach the point where the heli appears.

I also shot grenades (F5 and M209) to the suppossed landing zone but ... everything & everybody is invisible or is not present.

Strange

Merv..
The issue is Fang's last SMS telling me to better don't shoot the upcoming guests.... so it means he effectively "sees" or "hears" a chopper... but again, I hear no chopper and I can't see Panther at all. A Heli hovering should be heard even inside The Fly cave but after the SMS exchange no sound is played.
I opened the console to check what kind of troubles the game is having and I only find some lines that read can't spawn mutants.
Just to make time I have slept hours, wandered around the map .. I even shot Fang who obviously turns Hostile and Immortal... but after hours (I even left the game open 2 hours in real time only feeding the player to avoid starvation) nothing happened.
I re-read the guide since my last stuck (see posts below) and seems I missed nothing but maybe again I should be carrying an specific document ... I dont know

How to trigger Panther's chopper landing in Reconnoittered Earth near the Fly's cave?
I'm waiting outside The Fly cave because Fang says some "guests" are coming but... He's standing in the rocks aiming to the horizon and no one is coming.

I saved/reloaded in these points
1.before talking to the Fly
2. Right after the fly dialog ends (before Fang's SMS)
3. After last SMS from Fang asking me to don't shoot.

But nobody arrives... the NS guide says it should be Panther but... no heli lands. We are just waiting around.
Clues ?!
I think this time I really did ALL tasks !

STUCK... no more!!

Solved the silent Astrologer issue.
Thanks to pchester in stalkersoup.forumotion I got the clue.
He told asked me if I gave Astrologer Canine's map.
I use to stash all (suppossed) useless docs so I left the map my stash in 100Rads Bar.
I give his advice a try and... tadaaaaa.. now starting Old Village level. So.. seems you have to give him that map... i can't remember any dialog line related to :Give the sh**y map to that guy!

Thanks to all you for your help, you didn't give me the solution but your help must be acknowledged !!

The journey goes on... new adventures ahead (and my Chaser still works !!)

I'll check that Prypiat hint.
It's not the fact I'm worried .. the thing is that the missing girl quest seems stopped here because of Astrologer and I cant access the new are: Old Village ... and what's beyond that.
I'll edit this post in case I have updates (fingers crossed)

eDIT: Searched Prypiat up&down; running like a headless chicken. Whereabout in Prypiat should I find Ghost ?!

STUCK 3
First, apologies if I'm spamming the forum again...
I kept trying to search why Astrologer doesnt give mission in Rookie village.
Rolled back to the previous mission given by Fang (letters in red Forest) but again the f***** astrologer says nothing new.
Just 2 queries?
- Can i send some1 my save to check waht step I missed? (volunteers welcome!)
- if not... can I trigger the dialog using the Spawner? I searched but I can really know what "info" section is.

Thanks anyway...
(Jesus... i'm thinking about giving LostAlpha new try after all this!)

I'll try to find that Freedomer leader but... is he needful for the Astrologer step !?
EDIT: no NPC in Limansk give new assigments.

Voronin gives no new tasks... in fact my dialogs are : I'm ready to swear the Oath / How are things going / See you.

Everything... I reported back to Sviblovo saving Freebie at Cordon...
I can't really know what step I've missed.
Even asked in stalkersoup-forummotion to no avail.

I have no missions in my PDA.
The last thing I know is to meet Astrologer, but once we met no dialog happens. For sure I missed something but I dont know what. I talked to most main NPCs (traders and bosses) but nothing... even the Miner just says "see you" dialog.
:(
A guy in forummotion told me about some maps in infirmary but I found nothing in the hospital.
Any other medical place where I should search ?

EDIT: met Ghost in his usual place in radar tunnel leading to lab.
Also I visited NPP where you said and after dodging a Hind, nobody was there.
The only good new is that I talked to Wolf in ArmyW and i got a mission to retrieve a radio from Tolik. Mission done but I'm again in the same situation.

no transition to Generators.
I'll try to meet Ghost.
Stay tuned

STUCK 2
Now, I reached Limansk and crossed to Hospital. After killing mercs I met a hologram Black Doctor who told me about more info about the girl and to take a bubble teleport. After teleport, another bizarre SMS from the Black Doc. Then, before leaving the Hospital I had a dialog w/ Feral Cat..
My only exit grom Hospital is to ATP !!
I followed the PDF guide and seems it ends here and it reads to follow the story but... again... I have no missions on my PDA other than sidequest.
In a french forum I got a Guide who reads that Fang informs me after saving Denis (i forgot where I saved him) I must pay a visit to Sidorovich and bla bla bla.

What/Where now?
EDIT re-read Fang dialog after saving Denis so I went from Hospital to Corrdon rookie camp, met Astrologer but... no new dialog... just the default senseless questions (abut the weather, the family)...

EDIT2: Rolled back to Fang/Canine after Denis rescue and the dialog to meet Astrologer in Rookie Village.
I went there, met Astro but... normal useless dialog. NO new assigment.

STUCK
I completed Panther missions in Varlab (Radar) and the guide/tips tells me to inform Canine/Fang in Bar to get RedForest transition. I bring back Lukash the signet ring and then I head to Bar. Meet Canine/Fang but his dialog gives no transition.
Also, the guy wearing glasses in the Bar, the one that trades PDAs, has disappeared and the Arena guy also died (don't know how/when. Just found him lying dead on the floor) and has been replaced by another one.
My PDA shows no missions to fulfill.
I finished Vanilla with those Lukash/Sakharov missions pending.
What I have missed?
I even got a PLayboy magazine for Max and even a computer from Pripyat to Fanatic.
Jezzz I hope no to start over... AGAIN.
Help (or I'm trying to get that mod that opens all transitions)
Who / how to get Red Forest transition?

Where in X10 is Owl's note? I searched the usual spots but nothing.
Also, what is the name of the note?
I'm carrying a lot of documents with me but mission in PDA shows nothing and maybe I am already carrying it or have it in my personal stash.

Thnx

Late answer... seems I found it: an PKG machine gun w/ ammo, a Steel skin artifact.

So far... CS Exo for me despite since I first eve played STALKER-CS I consider CS faction a bunch of pus**es (don't ask me why... call it prejudices!).