NEWSA+SIMBION_tweaked Support and Gameplay

[Balious]

Thanks Nightwatch. Really wanted to go back to Cordon as well but after at least 6 hours sleep, re-doing X18 (which I will never do again due to the murder that happened to me on 2nd run), blowing up helicopter and running away from a bloody zombie invasion and a few rodents.

I tried everything but garbage right now. Jamie helped me with what the error means after I posted and some advice so I knew what to go on. I try garbage now and if that works then I broke my record of getting further to completing the game.

I also don't want to kill Fox because I like to have the important characters alive.

Also I have more amazing screenshots but gotta sort them out. Pictures include the following: Lots of dead bodies on mini map, zombie invasion, deaths (I mean alot) and more!

I find it strange that as soon as I complete x18 and exit Dark Valley the game decides to go in a make sure Balious doesn't get any further mode. First it was me stop playing for some unknown reason and game got uninstalled and saves gone or something like that. Second I believe was with NEWSA first time and I had some graphics issue after going pass the bridge in Cordon. Third right now is Fox being some stupid fool not doing the right thing. Maybe I can stop this now and get further starting now
I just get the feeling Kruglov will cause me even more problems with his bugs.

[Nightwatch]

I'm sure you'll finish the version v3.0 fully.
On this version, however, if you go to Yantar, then do not forget to shoot Kruglov after you've completed the short mission of "getting the readings" with him and after he reports back to Sakharov. So, no Kruglov, no getting stuck on the door problem.

[Balious]

Thats if he makes it to Yantar. On my previous NEWSA versions I have yet to see him in NEWSA as he always gets killed just before entering it or during the merc fight.

And great news for all those interested in my game. I am in bar spoke to the barman and now I may be on my way to AW. Problem is I don't know if im ready for it along with Yantar. I post a picture of my equipment and you expert vets of STALKER can tell me if I should get more supplies or something.

http://i40.tinypic.com/wogbb.jpg

Well what do you lot think? I don't feel like staying in Bar long incase of an unexpected event happening and im quite limited there for on way outs regarding the south entrance due to that bug where it crashes over that 'line'.

Also I think I should put all my pictures in folders and upload it then let anyone download for them to see whenever they want. That way they can see all the pictures of my events of ones I didn't post too. If anyone is interested in that

[fiznerpin1962]

I was stuck in front of it. No going up the ladders again (didn't try, anyway), just reloaded level save in the middle of the steps & then turned around ('nother save) & moved on... no biggie - don't like being a gopher anyway.

[Grump642]

Here is that pic. I screwed up and moved it to a folder, breaking the link. http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv34 ... 03_agr.jpg Wasn't sure you "youngsters" would know who Jim Jones was.
Bal your equiptment looks fine to me. Keep lots of shotgun ammo.
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[fiznerpin1962]

Wasn't sure you "youngsters" would know who Jim Jones was.

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Think I was in Jr. high when they did the spiked Kool-aid exit... not sure on the year.

[fiznerpin1962]

Yup. Jonestown, 11/18/1978 - I was a freshman

[busetibi]

@ Balious looks a bit light in ammo for the Grozna-NT, can you buy more (5.45x39 ?), ammo looks light for the FN2000 NW as well, kinda depends where you're going to next.
I would suggest you do WT then Yantar before AW, for several reasons,but the main one being you can pick up a Pelicle artifact in the underground car park (V.G) and you can upgrade your armour by getting stash info.
regarding the armour,
when you've saved/or not saved Kruglov, you know the burner tunnel you have to go through?
three or four zombies will be coming through, more than lightly they'll be inside the tunnel when you hit it,
when they're dead, make sure you search all the bodies, if you dont get any secret stash info from them make sure you kill and search the other zombies before you go into Yantar level changer.
one of those zombies (I've always come across it in the tunnel) has stash info for a great suit which is located in one of the buildings beside the train tracks in WT.
good hunting Stalker.

[Ultradad]

Thats if he makes it to Yantar. On my previous NEWSA versions I have yet to see him in NEWSA as he always gets killed just before entering it or during the merc fight.

And great news for all those interested in my game. I am in bar spoke to the barman and now I may be on my way to AW. Problem is I don't know if im ready for it along with Yantar. I post a picture of my equipment and you expert vets of STALKER can tell me if I should get more supplies or something.

http://i40.tinypic.com/wogbb.jpg

Well what do you lot think? I don't feel like staying in Bar long incase of an unexpected event happening and im quite limited there for on way outs regarding the south entrance due to that bug where it crashes over that 'line'.

Also I think I should put all my pictures in folders and upload it then let anyone download for them to see whenever they want. That way they can see all the pictures of my events of ones I didn't post too. If anyone is interested in that

Hello there

You look fine there Balious but a bit light on weapons and ammo,I would not go father than red forest until i got a nano suite and and a few artifacts that push my bullet proof cap upto 80-100. Dont forget that you can get 1 dwarf beads from the guy you need to speak with at the gate to get into bar area. A few monster parts, its a easy quest, then seach all dead bodys for unique stashes locations, can usualy find some more beads in them but it takes a while

I just got myself ready for the run to agroprom and this is how i am at the moment

http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/readyforruntoAgroprom.jpg
http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/Nextgoal.jpg
http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/Rookieagain.jpg

But it could be me, Nightwatchs mod has made me very paranoid tbh , just check out these helicopters, they having a laugh or is nightwatch out to get me

http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/Makingsureiamdead.jpg
http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/Nowthatscheating.jpg
http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/GottheBugger.jpg

Hell i cannot even go shopping at sids without looking over my shoulder

http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/Gottowatchyourbackatsids.jpg

My next goal when i can get to 100radbar is work on getting a nano suite and getting my bulletproof cap upto 100 then i start to feel a little bit safer . Good luck on your journey and post some more screenys so we can see what your upto

[Balious]

Hello all and thanks for the advice/info guys. Oops I meant to put WT not AW.

Ok heres where I am right now. I got to Yantar, Kruglov is dead, Blowout happened after going through burner tunnel. In Yantar blowout was still going on along with Horror Time. Had a ghost snork that would not dissappear. Got killed by a stealthy zombie stalker some ghost comes out of nowhere (after a long time after Horror time) and hits me resulting in this:

FATAL ERROR

[error]Expression : fatal error
[error]Function : CInifile::r_section
[error]File : E:\stalker\patch_1_0004\xrCore\Xr_ini.cpp
[error]Line : 342
[error]Description : <no expression>
[error]Arguments : Can't open section 'af_mincer'


stack trace:


Now what caused all this rush to get there? A horror time happened in WT meaning I could not get to Krug intime to save him from the mercs and quite a few mutants are now there. I got some more screenshots of what my inventory looks like now and the bar stash. Will try to sort my screenshots out soon.

The question to me is what should I do.. Do I reload and make sure Krug survives and hope for the best or do I reload Yantar and hope that something good happens?

[busetibi]

it's not really important to save Kruglov as all you really miss out on is 5000RU off Barkeep as the reward for saving him and a SSP-99 Ecologist suit off Kruglov himself back in the Yantar bunker, and his assistant shows up in Yantar for you to be able to do the rad reading mission.
so no biggie really.
(you do get a SSP-99 Eco Suit inside a wooden crate in X16 but it's a bit tricky as when you break the crate nine times out of ten it "falls through" the floor and you have to go back to the entrance of the circular room where you start turning off the PSI Emissions to find it,
told you it was tricky and a lot of players miss it.)

the Can't open section 'af_mincer' Fatal Error can/will happen at random anywhere,
it's an annoyance, nothing more.

so I take it you didn't have time to search any zombie bodies either in the burner tunnel or outside it?


Okay you now know that a Blowout is going to happen as well as a Horror Time in WT,
if it were me, I'd restart WT, try and save Kruglov but be ready to leg it back to the Underground Carpark if the blowout starts, as soon as it starts (you do get about sixty seconds warning as the weather changes beofre it goes full blowout) regardless of where you are or what you're doing get to the Underground Carpark and wait out the blowout, once it's finished, head off to Yantar, the Horror Time you can survive, but not the blowout.
and dont forget to search any zombie bodies you come across in the burner tunnel.
if anyone else feel like adding anything, then please do

edit:
me waiting out the blowout in the underground carpark in WT

http://busetibi.homestead.com/files/ss_ ... ostok_.jpg

edit2 @ bal on the mini map(bottom right) in the above screen, do you see the white arrow? just above the base of it , do you see the purple stash icon in the middle of the building?
thats the armour secret stash info you get from the dead zombie in the burner tunnel

[fiznerpin1962]

Thats if he makes it to Yantar. On my previous NEWSA versions I have yet to see him in NEWSA as he always gets killed just before entering it or during the merc fight.

And great news for all those interested in my game. I am in bar spoke to the barman and now I may be on my way to AW. Problem is I don't know if im ready for it along with Yantar. I post a picture of my equipment and you expert vets of STALKER can tell me if I should get more supplies or something.

http://i40.tinypic.com/wogbb.jpg

Well what do you lot think? I don't feel like staying in Bar long incase of an unexpected event happening and im quite limited there for on way outs regarding the south entrance due to that bug where it crashes over that 'line'.

Also I think I should put all my pictures in folders and upload it then let anyone download for them to see whenever they want. That way they can see all the pictures of my events of ones I didn't post too. If anyone is interested in that

Balius- You need to search more bandit bodies... go out of your way to off them because periodically you will "hit the motherlode" - do a lot of the BS side missions for the $$ and the rewards. You need to find more secret stashes off of them as well. I usually make a circuit of Cordon/ Garbage/ Agroprom/ Dark valley/ WT/ AW... back & forth, round & round for a while before I even go to RF. the object is $$$, artifacts, and anything you can sell off! I usually am in a Nanosuit with repair kit in hand before I even think of the scorcher! (get the mission off Skinflint to pick up the repair kit from Sid - you get to keep it!) With the right artifacts, the suit, the repair kit - you are darn near invincible! I have to roll on to work - but I will post what I have for artifacts... I hardly use medkits or bandages at all - haven't since I left for the scorcher (other than getting by the bastards above ground @ NPP)
Where is your NW shottie for Pete's sake? That boomstick is a must!!! I have more for you but it's going to have to wait till tonight, buddy.

[Balious]

Thanks for the help guys. I managed to wait the blowout out in Bar so theres less chance of one happening in WT. However horror time still happens quite after me and Krug make our 'escape'. And that horror time makes Wild Territory very WILD. Got a picture to prove it:

http://i42.tinypic.com/23rtzjk.jpg

This just literally came out of thin air and mowed me down before i could say WTF?! Krug lets just say he didn't survive either.

Anyway I decided to stay in Bar a little longer to sort out my equipment and money:
http://i43.tinypic.com/2yp19bo.jpg

Of course thats a tiny little outdated as I brought that NW shotgun which cost most of my money and im now a little poor.

So right now im just doing the arena trying to get some money etc.

Edit:
Oh and thanks again for even the more advice/info. Hopefully this help me alot.

[Nightwatch]

I see everyone is doing quite alright, nice to know. I've reinstalled the faulty PSu as you know now, but cut down the usage by 50 percent, just making through the day. I'm on the mod files, not playing and testing the game though, not enough power for it. waiting for the Monday.

Experienced players have, as expected, amassed a wealth of information in the mod, that's great to see that and being very helpful, thanks guys.

Great pictures all around, from Agrogrom massacres to low flying choppers (wow! that was one low flying).

So, other than a slowing down on the mod ding work during the weekend, eveything is still moving ahead, and hopefully from Monday I'll be back on full power. (My spinach is on its way )
Ok temp is raising, I'm taking another break, will be back later.

[Balious]

Was in the arena doing my usual thing when I got put up with two pros. Now I normally don't have problems with other guys but these two had very good armour and all I had was some crappy freedom suit. And these two made a great team as well so I knew I was in a fight for my life. The battle started I quickly advanced forward going from cover to cover when I saw one in my sights. I opened fire and he would not go down. Then I realised I was going to die as I didn't have the firepower to take them both down. Upon waiting my death I was saved. The saviour was none other then this god damn error:

Expression : fatal error
Function : CScriptEngine::lua_error
File : E:\stalker\patch_1_0004\xr_3da\xrGame\script_engine.cpp
Line : 73
Description : <no expression>
Arguments : LUA error: ...hadow of chernobyl\gamedata\scripts\state_mgr.script:202: C stack overflow

I would of rather gone down fighting.

[Balious]

Damnit I hate Kruglov. First he suicide charges the mercs and even then he gets killed by an anmoly.

Whenever we get pass the three mercs trying to stop us just before burner tunnel theres some anomolys on the path Kruglov takes resulting in a instant death for him over and over.

Also some helicopter made me jump.. I heard it while looking at the map so as soon as I close the map and before I do anything else a big explosion happened My body goes flying and I get the option to go to another map. I click yes and its just a very dark place with some strange light in the distance. I never wanna see that again

[Grump642]

Also some helicopter made me jump.. I heard it while looking at the map so as soon as I close the map and before I do anything else a big explosion happened My body goes flying and I get the option to go to another map. I click yes and its just a very dark place with some strange light in the distance. I never wanna see that again

?? I have never seen that one before. Sounds weird.

[Grump642]

I pulled my saved games and started a new one. With my Nano-Suit and artifacts, the game got boring. I went back to Cordon and walked right up to the Military at the bridge. 3-4 of them shooting me at point blank range and they barely moved my health. Jeeze, no fun there.

[busetibi]

Anyway I decided to stay in Bar a little longer to sort out my equipment and money:
http://i43.tinypic.com/2yp19bo.jpg

when you go to Yantar, take all those artifacts with you, sell the ones you dont need to Sakharov ( keep the crystals) as he pays the best price.
dont worry too much about money, Yantar and X16 has heaps of goodies for you to loot/sell