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Stalker Extreme Settings...wowsa
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Simpson5774
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Nope, going to be out on the 5th like was planned with N/A and europe, but the russian version has already been pirated and cracked.
hmm, don't give me any ideas.
played the russia beta, omg was it freaking hard to understand. they speak in english but the graphics were crap and the characters didnt move there mouths, but the full game is intriguing to try out even in russian though, just to test my 4870 x2
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hmm, don't give me any ideas.
I was thinking the same thing, but I got the money, and GSC earned it with the first game, so I am going to wait till I can get my hands on a legit copy.
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Crysis is the best looking game on the planet...undisputed. I am not a huge fan...I think it's fun and all that but not amazing, but the graphics are. It's just the truth. On high/very high Crysis is amazing. Stalker is dull.
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yes i used to agree with you. i used to think the original stalker looked like crap. but if you see some of the screens for this game on max, it is truly amazing. the shadows, lighting, etc. can be said to be better than crysis. crysis looks better sicne the colors are bright and teh contrast between everything is easily visable, while stalker is meant to have that "dull" look since the games setting requires it to be like that.
well after an hour of messing around and installing/uninstalling I finally got Clear Sky updated to the latest version and running. First thing I did was raise all settings to max, which is full dynamic dx10 lighting, max detail, max in game aa(not forced through CCC) , etc. and I got to say it was stunning. My specs r in the sig and I'm currently at 1280 x 1024 but in the 30 seconds I played, which was indoors I avg'd between 45-50 frames, and that was while barely moving. But I'm going to bed right now so tomm I'll run some benches with it and take some screens
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1280x1024 on a 4870x2? to be honest whatever framerates you are getting at that res with a 4870x2 you would easily still get at 1680x1050 and 1920xx1200.well after an hour of messing around and installing/uninstalling I finally got Clear Sky updated to the latest version and running. First thing I did was raise all settings to max, which is full dynamic dx10 lighting, max detail, max in game aa(not forced through CCC) , etc. and I got to say it was stunning. My specs r in the sig and I'm currently at 1280 x 1024 but in the 30 seconds I played, which was indoors I avg'd between 45-50 frames, and that was while barely moving. But I'm going to bed right now so tomm I'll run some benches with it and take some screens
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well after an hour of messing around and installing/uninstalling I finally got Clear Sky updated to the latest version and running. First thing I did was raise all settings to max, which is full dynamic dx10 lighting, max detail, max in game aa(not forced through CCC) , etc. and I got to say it was stunning. My specs r in the sig and I'm currently at 1280 x 1024 but in the 30 seconds I played, which was indoors I avg'd between 45-50 frames, and that was while barely moving. But I'm going to bed right now so tomm I'll run some benches with it and take some screens
DAAAAMN.....maybe the 4870x2 is the only way to go.
Let me know about how it runs at 1920X1200
Crysis has more advanced shaders and its shadow mapping techniques are more advanced than stalker's. Unless they have massively improved that with CS. Crysis doesn't use deferred shading, so light sources are a little more scarce than in stalker.
What stalker does better than crysis is not the lighting though. The dynamic volumetric smoke for instance. And the wet surfaces system is also more advanced than that in crysis.
EDIT: I would think CS has better looking sun rays as well.
The truth is that great graphics (generally) sell.
Beautiful women get more attention, same principle with games.
The games sequel that use the exact same engine as the original as generally severely criticized. Most gamers are expecting graphics to get better overtime.
well after an hour of messing around and installing/uninstalling I finally got Clear Sky updated to the latest version and running. First thing I did was raise all settings to max, which is full dynamic dx10 lighting, max detail, max in game aa(not forced through CCC) , etc. and I got to say it was stunning. My specs r in the sig and I'm currently at 1280 x 1024 but in the 30 seconds I played, which was indoors I avg'd between 45-50 frames, and that was while barely moving. But I'm going to bed right now so tomm I'll run some benches with it and take some screens
You serious? 45-50 fps in the starting village, *everything* maxed? If so then I've no choice but to get a X2.
Angelus897
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Crysis may have better graphics, but is very standard fare as far as gameplay is concerned. It also doesn't have the sense of atmosphere that Stalker has. Don't get me wrong, I love Crysis because it's graphics porn, but I think Stalker (even with all its quirks) is a better game.
With a deferred engine, you'll be looking at a larger framebuffer size for sure.
However, all your dynamic lighting can be done in one pass. Lighting is FAST with huge amounts of dynamic lights as a result. There is no visual difference if that is what you are implying with "better lighting"
I thought UE3 uses deferred shading as well? Makes sense if it can't have AA in DX9.
I love both STALKER and crysis, I've spent many, many hours playing both. I find it hard deciding which is the better game. I think they are the 2 best FPS:es of 2007.
I love both STALKER and crysis, I've spent many, many hours playing both. I find it hard deciding which is the better game. I think they are the 2 best FPS:es of 2007.
haha i had it maxed as far the game could push it. i wanted to push it further so i forced the AA through CCC to 12x CFAA, then the frames started to drop haha at some points it was 20-25 but avg'd 40-45 while sometimes it dropped to 35 for a few seconds. But thats in the village, once you leave the frames rise to around 60-70 at least.
In the little i've seen so far in the village i can that Stalker does look better than Crysis. It has better textures, shadows, lighting, etc, imo.
I also took some screens throughout my playtime (13 of them haha).
Right now i stopped since i didnt know what to do next, i went to where i had to go, but i didnt know what to do next, and since its in russian haha i may not figure it out.
That's pretty amazing. From what I saw on reviews the 4870X2 shouldn't have that much higher fps than the GX2, but I have like 20% less fps with no AA what so ever.
I've also noticed something strange about the game, sometimes if I alt-tab or change thevideo settings while playing, my FPS will suddenly drop with like 50% and the sound will start to stutter, forcing me to restart the game to get it playable again.
I've also noticed something strange about the game, sometimes if I alt-tab or change thevideo settings while playing, my FPS will suddenly drop with like 50% and the sound will start to stutter, forcing me to restart the game to get it playable again.
Angelus897
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Right... In Stalker?
haha..yeah
I uploaded all the pics, but i cant access the site to get the links, like its not loading. Google isn't working well for me either. But for other sites like this its working fine, and i ran a speedtest and got 30,000 kb/s so my internet is working. Anyone else having a problem with sites like google and others?
Just Re-Uploaded All the Screenshots so people can see them! Also, the screenshots don't look as good as they they do in game, but they're still not bad
http://tinypic.com/useralbum.php?ua=%2BtXTrdCUTXhDbVnn%2FCqWCg%3D%3D
So wat does everyone think?
Also, the screenshots don't look as good as they they do in game, but they're still not bad http://tinypic.com/useralbum.php?ua=%2BtXTrdCUTXhDbVnn%2FCqWCg%3D%3D
So wat does everyone think?
Angelus897
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LOL, I like how you included all the periods in the name. I think the developers put them in on purpose to piss off all the media that cover the game (if that wasn't their intention it still had that effect).
Just Re-Uploaded All the Screenshots so people can see them!
http://tinypic.com/useralbum.php?ua=%2BtXTrdCUTXhDbVnn%2FCqWCg%3D%3D
Wouldn't have any shots in high resolution would you?
if u click the pics like 8x they open up to 1280 x 1024, but higher than that, not right now, since i didnt get my new monitor, ill see later if i can hook it up to a plasma and get some shots at 1920 x 1080, but atm, no sry
And it sux since i can basically only take some shots in the village since i have no idea what to at the tower out side the village to advance since its all in russian....
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As far as I know there are going to be some impressive Direct X10 features in this game. I might need to go out and get Vista x64 to see all the Eye Candy/Crack!
Angelus897
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if u click the pics like 8x they open up to 1280 x 1024, but higher than that, not right now, since i didnt get my new monitor, ill see later if i can hook it up to a plasma and get some shots at 1920 x 1080, but atm, no sry
And it sux since i can basically only take some shots in the village since i have no idea what to at the tower out side the village to advance since its all in russian....
The text is in Russian? If you can send pics of it I can translate.
ok, and like on the pda it sets this marker for this tower, and after i get there, theres a guy who i cant talk to and theres nothing i can do, but ill take a screenshot for ya!
Angelus897
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I wouldn't be surprised if that's a bug in the game. I had stuff like that happen to me in the original STALKER (heck, just had it happen like 30 mins ago). But go ahead and take a few shots so I can see what you're supposed to do.
kk here it is, (the game's also patched to newest version so hopefully its not a bug.)
The marker on the map
The tower which the marker locates
And the only living guy in the area who's on top of the tower which i can't talk to
from the previous set of screenshots? that cause i placed a english text file in place of the russian one for the menu. so thats the only english in the whole game
Also Angelus, can you translate it?
Injection of <3
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"Help outpost" and "Answer sos call from outpost" are what the objectives seem to be. Not really sure tho. I'll have it installed soon enough so I'll see if I can make more sense of it.