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Hey guys,

who here have S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat ? I'm a big fan of scary FPS (or almost-FPS) games such as L4D1, L4D2, ResidentEvil5.

I just want your take on S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

And is the STEAM version only limited to directx9.0c ? Its cheaper on steam vs non-steam. And of course I really want to install and play this game to its potential (directx 10.x and up).

Thanks

I got the box version, so I don't know about Steam. About an hour in and no glitches so far, runs fine with Windows 7. I really enjoyed the first one, and this one is on par. The world looks better, and not all water is contaminated. Once you find an artifact you get enough cash to fix your equipment. Highly recommended.

steam doesn't get different versions of games. if one is DX10 then the other will be too.

remember though, you need Vista/7 to take advantage of that

thanks for the nice replies guys

for some reason I felt like I want the box version so I can have a physical hold of it (at least the ISO image). Can we get the iso extract from the steam download though ?

also, if I get it on steam, I have to be online first (steam login), before I can even play the single player, right ?

its about $10 cheaper on steam though !

there really is no reason to get the retail version. steam will let you DL the game onto any PC. you do have to log in to use the game but you can get a limited number of plays in offline mode (I forget the exact number)

I think I'll wait for price drop on the boxed version. Because I don't like the dependency to be online.. even games like Resident Evil 5.. you have to be online and logged-in to windows LIVE account in order to SAVE the game progress !!!!!! that is just pure non-sense. Thats why I didn't buy resident evil 5 eventhough I really really want it !

I guess ppl are gearing toward Cloud-computing which I find riduculous. Who would put their whole office works uploaded to cloud ? Harddrives are super cheap these days anyways !

you don't have to be online, normally it just checks the server once before the game starts. the rest is completely offline. and you can start the game a few times without connecting.

steam provides so many other benefits that it far outweighs any drawback

That's the thing, you don't have to be online to play it. The only time you ever have to be online for a single player game on Steam is once, when you install it. After that, you only have to log on every time you update the game, which isn't really a problem, considering you have to be online to download the update anyway...

hey guys

Thanks for the clarifications yeap i got it

This game seems like very very very tedious (would sux if I run out of patience once in a while) !!! (but this will prolong my game time which is nice) ! If I have days like 6-hours-straight to kill, then this will make me happy. If I only have an hour to kill, then I'll play other games such as FC2 (ahem , my fav), CSS, etc.

I bumped up the graphics to the max (1080p, 4x AA, maximum everything) but the graphics such as the trees / weaponries / dogs are far fom the superior quality of FarCry2. I'm using window7-64 and GTX260. Maybe theres MODS that will enhance the object texture and such ?

I end the game for the night; I was at the Mercenary trying to steal PDA for a guy named OWL .. then i was spotted and got shot

A little note on Steam games, they for the most part do not include the 64-bit binaries for their games. Some examples are Far Cry and Crysis.

oh oh thank you very much for the ice-breaking note !

yea I think all my future game purchases, I'll want it totally independent on steam, microsoft windows LIVE, cloud computing, etc etc.

Hey Logicmaster'

I see that I was a bit late with this post; however, it might help others with a smilar question of whether to purchase the digital version or the retail version.

The Collectors Edition of Call of Pripyat comes with the disc, manual, a sheet of STALKER related stickers, and a map of the Zone. http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa134/wolf17_2007/Stalker_CallofPripyat_CollectorsEdi.jpg is a picture of what you get if you buy the retail version.

I've bought a lot of games through steam, especially when they have a good sale running; however, I have to admit that I do rather like looking at my collection safely on a shelf

As far as gameplay.. I haven't played this game much as I've been rather busy with school; however, for the approximately hour and a half I have played it, It's so far so good, as far as getting back into the STALKER world. I do find the beginning wepons to be extremely annoying and underpowered, but I guess that is to encourage me to find artifacts to upgrade For example, when an emission was coming, i hurriedly jumped into and underground cave... only to be killed by those flying fireballs Overall though, I think it's worth getting if you are into the STALKER universe.

hey thanks for the screenshot yea i already bought it few days ago I've never even played the first STALKER game. So far, this game is not like what I've been used to ( far cry 2, battlefield series, blackhawkdown, crysis, etc). This game requires ALOT OF PATIENCE which I don't have very much !

In addition, I'm not impressed with the graphics, even with directx10+ @1080p and max AA and AF and etc ! FarCry2 on directx9.0c looked ALOT better and crispier !

I hope there will be MODS to bump-up the graphics details (like the NATURAL MOD for Crysis) and I'm hoping there will be MODS for a SHORT MISSION and such.

I was also eyeing on FALLOUT3 and BORDERLAND. But i"m not sure if these are on the same boat as STALKER C.O.P. I basically am more into FPS games.

Hate to bring an old thread back from the dead but....

Does anyone know where you can download patches in ENGLISH for those of us that have the box version? Have crawled all over the web and cant find anything.

Thanks!

Antag

hi antag,

no sorry I dont know of any. And sadly I lost interest in this game just 1 week after I bought it; Its just sooooo slow and complicated -- totally not a good jump for peeps who are used to play medium-pace to face-pace shooting games like CounterstrikeSource / HL2 deathmatch / Battlefield series / Soldier for Fortune series / COD series.

I wish I bought Bad Company 2 instead for that matter. I just want to SHOOT - I don't want to have to solve puzzles !

Pripyat is a slow game ... it took me quite a while to get into it as well.

To be honest, I was quite disappointed as well .. but not nearly as disappointed as I was with Bad Company 2. Yes, BC2 has much better graphics and gameplay .. but the single-player lasted about 6 hours. Huge waste of money.

oh oh thanks for the heads-up jip

but i really wonder if there will be any MODS and single player maps just like battlefield2 ?? Cuz in battlefield2 I have mods like AIX, AIX2, Mercenaries10.0, assault, etc etc.. and each mods got handful of maps too !

If BC2 have those kind of support (mods / maps), then I'll buy it

please lemme know

BC2 is all about the mp tbh,i didn't even bother to play the sp.

no english patches eh?

I like CoP ...that been said ...its true that its like "Myst with guns" a lot of the times....