basic game guide? Thread - A.R.E.A. mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Is there a basic game guide? For example:

1. How does weapon/armor disassembly and repair work?

2. Is there a "realistic" ammo drop mode like in Dead Air (I Want To Shoot) that increases ammo drops to reasonably quantities (more than 5 bullets on a dead guy!)?

me: *wondering how to pass the military checkpoint gets killed 50 times......... me wonders if it is even possible to begin with as a loner*

mystriousgustav wrote:

me: *wondering how to pass the military checkpoint gets killed 50 times......... me wonders if it is even possible to begin with as a loner*

Yes, it is. A lot of stalkers done that already, watch on youtube.

misterkat wrote:

Is there a basic game guide? For example:

1. How does weapon/armor disassembly and repair work?

2. Is there a "realistic" ammo drop mode like in Dead Air (I Want To Shoot) that increases ammo drops to reasonably quantities (more than 5 bullets on a dead guy!)?

1. Most of the answers you can find in your smartphone (PDA) files in World tab.
2. No

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UH, it seems like there're no videos abt escaping the southern checkpoint on YT. Can you give me a little guide on how to escape it? Oh and thanks for the comment you made on bugs, I finally have it running now.

MutantPatrol wrote:

UH, it seems like there're no videos abt escaping the southern checkpoint on YT. Can you give me a little guide on how to escape it? Oh and thanks for the comment you made on bugs, I finally have it running now.

1. You can run straight forward, then jump over grid, just don't look back and dodge when soldiers start firing.
2. You can hide in bushes, then kill patrol and wear their suit with patch, enabling disquise.
3. You can run on the right side of outpost and jump over where is a fallen tree, be attentive to not get noticed and hold on the right side of the map, avoiding mines and helicopter.

DSurs wrote:

MutantPatrol wrote:

UH, it seems like there're no videos abt escaping the southern checkpoint on YT. Can you give me a little guide on how to escape it? Oh and thanks for the comment you made on bugs, I finally have it running now.

1. You can run straight forward, then jump over grid, just don't look back and dodge when soldiers start firing.
2. You can hide in bushes, then kill patrol and wear their suit with patch, enabling disquise.
3. You can run on the right side of outpost and jump over where is a fallen tree, be attentive to not get noticed and hold on the right side of the map, avoiding mines and helicopter.

The mod doesn't allow you to hide in bushes, not only can you NOT see the enemy, they can ALWAYS see you.

You have only 1 ACTUAL option without getting the NPC CANT SEE THROUGH BUSHES addon, and that is to get lucky and hug the fence with your right arm to the "gap in the fence" and hope the game doesn't bug out and NOT give you the first main mission.

No dude you are wrong. If the enemy hasn't spotted you, moving behind bushes is more likely to protect you from being seen.Now if they already have spotted you, hiding in bushes is useless.Also same thing applies for helicopter where the bushes can really help you to avoid getting spotted. Bushes also work if you want to avoid getting killed by a bloodsucker for example.If you get in the middle of it, any mutant that damages you by close contact is unable to reach you.

And just for the info, when you are behind an obstacle (a wall, rock) and straight of you there are enemies at 50 meters or closer, if you want to avoid getting spotted but at the same time have a look on their moves, you have to Low Crouch.Low crouching performs the best when trying to avoid gettin' spotted.

And lastly from my experience a notice here:

When you are behind an obstacle unspotted yet, looking their moves without binocoulars will minimize your chances gettin spotted.But if you decide to zoom with them on a guy that is face2face with you, he will notice you for sure.

uh, does anyone know where do you get those special tongs for opening artifact containers?

Medics sell them occassionaly. I'm not sure if i have ever found them in a stash, but if i have (2-3 times).?

Also try chatting with neutral stalkers and trading with them.Someone may have it.Very rare item though.

Thanks... i chat up most people i meet, but no luck yet. I spotted a version of item spawner mod adapted for the older version so i guess that's a possible option.

forced995 wrote:

uh, does anyone know where do you get those special tongs for opening artifact containers?

In start menu (market), scientist sell them and sometimes technicians.

V0RtaL wrote:

No dude you are wrong. If the enemy hasn't spotted you, moving behind bushes is more likely to protect you from being seen.Now if they already have spotted you, hiding in bushes is useless.Also same thing applies for helicopter where the bushes can really help you to avoid getting spotted. Bushes also work if you want to avoid getting killed by a bloodsucker for example.If you get in the middle of it, any mutant that damages you by close contact is unable to reach you.

And just for the info, when you are behind an obstacle (a wall, rock) and straight of you there are enemies at 50 meters or closer, if you want to avoid getting spotted but at the same time have a look on their moves, you have to Low Crouch.Low crouching performs the best when trying to avoid gettin' spotted.

And lastly from my experience a notice here:

When you are behind an obstacle unspotted yet, looking their moves without binocoulars will minimize your chances gettin spotted.But if you decide to zoom with them on a guy that is face2face with you, he will notice you for sure.

I noticed this as well. I wonder if its part of code / because of movement or because you tend to linger in an open area longer and when he looks at you one usually goes back into cover but with binoculars you feel overconfident and don't do so. I like to imagine the enemies are smarter then they actually are so I'll go with option A

When I start my game of loner with my spawn in cordon, every time I load the game the character wakes up and obviously very thirsty, very hungry, the time change and infinity pain , any way to solve it?

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Start new game without selecting ''Tenacious'' ability. It is problematic in this patch.For thirt & hunger you will manage it somehow.

xxxlonsxxx wrote:

When I start my game of loner with my spawn in cordon, every time I load the game the character wakes up and obviously very thirsty, very hungry, the time change and infinity pain , any way to solve it?

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I have this problem too, is it because the patch, it's getting problematic.

MutantPatrol wrote:

xxxlonsxxx wrote:

When I start my game of loner with my spawn in cordon, every time I load the game the character wakes up and obviously very thirsty, very hungry, the time change and infinity pain , any way to solve it?

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I have this problem too, is it because the patch, it's getting problematic.

In last update some of skills aren't working correctly. Don't choose Tenacious and Depressed. They are fixed already.

DSurs wrote:

MutantPatrol wrote:

xxxlonsxxx wrote:

When I start my game of loner with my spawn in cordon, every time I load the game the character wakes up and obviously very thirsty, very hungry, the time change and infinity pain , any way to solve it?

translated from spanish to english

I have this problem too, is it because the patch, it's getting problematic.

In last update some of skills aren't working correctly. Don't choose Tenacious and Depressed. They are fixed already.

Ah thanks I was going crazy about it

DSurs I tried the first and third option, didnt work well for me because most of the time the helicopter spotted me