NEWSA+SIMBION_tweaked Support and Gameplay

[EggChen]

About the grass textures. I've used a bundle of textures from Nuclear Spring and some works, the rest are from AMK, ABC, etc, in the folders. The one on the left looks better. Is it before the deletion of bump file or after? If you can post the name of the bump file that you deleted, I can check to see which one is it.

Well the one on the left is included with the mod, and it is a completely "flat" bumpmap, which makes it almost shiny. When the lightsource is low down you can see this "sheen" across the ground, and the clumps of grass stand out quite badly from it.

The shot on the right is after I deleted the two detail_grass_bump textures in the detail folder. You can see the shine has gone and the ground has a bumpmap now (using vanilla bumps). Maybe those bumps came from nuclear spring? They do seem strange.

Those choppers have to die

Edit: Quicksave & quickload is not helping with Mole, but is helping with delayed spawns.

[Kaidonni]

But...they don't even go down with two!

I saw Petruha and his buddies decide to attack the outpost for some reason, so I ran to get my second F1 grenade, jumped into a car, and decided I'd play hero. Not easy at all! And now I have to dispatch the soldiers again and face both a backup helicopter (inevitable whenever I attack the military at the outpost or bridge) and that other pilot Wolf mentions. I'll just collect all that I can and try to use my getaway car (failing that, I shall just leg it like there's no tomorrow!).

Ah, so a vanilla issue (or just bad-timing). I remember something like this with Half Life 2 Episode 2 - on an older set of drivers, before this computer, many times when I saved and the fletchettes of the Hunters were about to explode, a CTD occurred. No save corruption there, but I didn't expect my quick-save to be just fine tonight anyway. The auto-save...made the APCs empty for some reason, so I'm keeping away from that.

The amount of times I have died...LOL! I've never gone right to the military outpost like this before. Looks like I'm trying new things *next time I'll just stick to sky-diving*.

[Nightwatch]

hey EggChen lol, I meant the one on the right! What is happening, am I forgetting where is left and where is right, LOL, Sorry buddy. Yes, the the one on the RIGHT is better, definitely.
OK, I'll check the bump file and see where it has come from. It's quite difficult to delete it globally at this stage, but for later, it's been earmarked. Thanks buddy, you have a very sharp eye. As it seen in your shhoting at the choppers.

[EggChen]

Imeant the one on the right!

I was worried about your eyesight or sanity then for a minute buddy, glad you meant right!!

[Nightwatch]

So was I, lol

[busetibi]

Then I noticed the 10 Vog-25s I had (not sure where I got them, must have been a reward for something).

you got them for saving Seriy (along with the GROZA-NT) side note,
we were thinking about putting a RPG with some rockets in the toilet block just to the right when you exit the hanger, but decided against it

@ Nightwatch there was no way I could save Kruglov, he kept walking into an anomaly just before the burner tunnel in Yanter, tried three times, even tried to block his path but he pushed me into it (dumb sod).
and again with the rad measurment task, Semenov kept dying before I was able to get off the bus gave up after four attempts.

[Nightwatch]

What an episode you've lived through over there Kaidonni, just for the books, as they say.

(How was the driving test?)

[rockingmtranch]

Busetibi, the only way to save Kruglov when that happens is restart the level, go back to Bar or whatever and let some time pass then go back and try again. It has happened to me too many times.

[Nightwatch]

Heh, he, busetibi, as I expected. Next time, when you try Yantar Bunker mission again, when you feel like it, I hope things go well for Kruglov/Semenov, either of them. I don't want to give away the scene that would follow, which would be a bit differnt than you've had.
We have two episodes, one for the good helmet, and one for the bad helmet outcome. (Kruglov/Semenov stay alive or not case)

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Yeah, all complaints about staying defenseless against that vicious Garbage chopper, need to be directed to busetibi, LOL He recommended that it would be better if the RPG were to be removed from that location. It was avery good idea from him, to be honest. It's much livelier like this, isn't it guys?

[Balious]

Quicksave & quickload is not helping with Mole, but is helping with delayed spawns.

Im not sure on 3.0 yet but on 2.4 Mole wouldn't move from his spot for that quest but you can just move on and complete the streloks stash one and after you done the docs he start moving I believe and randomly picks a place to settle (for me he does anyway). So try moving on if you havent already.

Edit:
I demand a RPG gets spawned at Cordon so I can fully load it and take out any annoying things that attack me. I also have a few random pictures of things that did quite surprise me.

[busetibi]

I wish I new how to load pictures into the forum I know how to upload them to tinypic.com but I don't
know how to transfer them to this forum, I must be the only stupid Stalker in the Zone.

tinypic is one of hosts I use,
after you've hit the "upload button" and it uploads the pic and you see it on the right of your screen with a lot of dialogue boxes which say "Links To Share"
see the fourth one down where it says "Direct Link For Layouts" ? "Direkter Link für Layouts" (for some reason my page is in German lol ) highlight the text in that box then
copy (Ctrl + C ) (with this pic it's http://i39.tinypic.com/28bv2fb.jpg )
then paste (Ctrl + V )the code into your post, of course if you wanted to display the pic instead of putting the link you would use the [img]urlhere[/img] tags
hope this helps

edit: oops forgot something.
before you hit the upload button on tinypic you can resize the pic, in the box that says
"Resize" you get a drop down menu of the sizes it will display, just pick one before you hit the upload button

[Grump642]

I hit him 3 times with Vog25! Well maybe not one after the other. Bottom line is we both got the sucker!!

Amen brother, he had really pissed me off!

By the way, choppers are much weaker on the tail rotor and the cockpit, I think I had already put about 300 rounds of 5.45 into the cockpit before I went for the vog technigue, I was gutted when I found an RPG lying around about 5 minutes later!!

Edit: My main problem now is quad core lag. I'm kicking ass and chewing bubble gum, but nothing "completes". I can hear Mole continually saying "guys, I'm gonna get crushed real soon" but the area is clear and has been for ten minutes. The mission to help Bes is still in my tasks, even though I completed it.

I hit him twice in the tail rotor!
I also had that problem with Mole. I was about to give up and go underground anyhow, when another one came running in from outside the compound. After killing him, Mole acted OK.
Nightwatch I have still been getting a lot of inventory CTDs. I had re-saved the 2 files myself, without bitmaps, and it still happened. I put your "fix" in, and it still happened. Seems like when getting 2 of something as a reward, thats when it happens. Last time I got 2 artifacts from Bartender, so to test I put 1 in a stash and then I could open inventory. I added it back into my stuff, and I could still open inventory. Before I tried this it was CTD city every time I opened inv. Are we only supposed to get 1, and the game gives us 2? This might cause an inventory conflict.
Olso, I had a few of these;
FATAL ERROR

[error]Expression : !phrase_dialog->m_PhraseVector.empty()
[error]Function : CPhraseDialog::SayPhrase
[error]File : E:\stalker\sources\trunk\xr_3da\xrGame\PhraseDialog.cpp
[error]Line : 140
[error]Description : No available phrase to say, dialog[dm_hello_dialog]

And to top it off a couple of these;; stack trace:

001B:01DCC48B xrParticles.dll, PAPI::ParticleManager()
001B:0378F741 xrRender_R2.dll

[EggChen]

Yeah, all complaints about staying defenseless against that vicious Garbage chopper, need to be directed to busetibi, LOL He recommended that it would be better if the RPG were to be removed from that location.

... do you mean moved rather than removed? I found an RPG shortly afterwards somewhere in the garbage level

Edit: Thanks for the help with mole Grump and Bal, I'll just carry onwards then (have taken a break and been playing Bioshock tonight).

[Wombat_70]

Thanks Ultradad and busetibi I'll stick with your advice since I signed up with Tinypic.
gee I love this forum

http://i42.tinypic.com/w8b281.jpg

Second victim at lab x18 wrecked this one with one single grenade

[busetibi]

np Wombat_70 glad to help.

seems my FN2000NW-SPX is playing up, I've tried repairing it at the Bar, (mimimal cost)
but for some reason when I loaded the game this morning it's now firing in single shot, can't get it to fire auto, I have to hit the Fire button every time I want to shoot
I haven't changed anything,or even looked into the files (not that I'd know what to look for) so yer, help?
my Vintar BC and SPSA 14 are firing on auto just seems to be the FN2000NW-SPX.
1.0004 patch, Extreme Mode


lol, loved the music when the choppers attacked Freedom base, reminded me of.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHjWDCX1Bdw

Go Air Cav

[Ultradad]

Busetibi, the only way to save Kruglov when that happens is restart the level, go back to Bar or whatever and let some time pass then go back and try again. It has happened to me too many times.

Hello there

Same thing happened to me , but i shot his dead body outta the anomily before he exploded and handed his pendrive into barkeep so i got credit sort of

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

[Ultradad]

Hello there

Another great day/night playing my fave mod . Strange thing happened in Cordon today, was driving the APC near bridge upto the next bridge and i drove into a anomily, it started to take of so i jumped out but it just kept going and floated away after 5 mins

http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/going1.jpg
http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/going2.jpg
http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/gone.jpg

Finaly got my master plan on track . Freedom, Duty and scientist are now friendly (Green) and i got all the kit i can drag around with me at this stage in the game i think . I am ready to move onto Red Forest area but i am realy scared

http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/inventory.jpg
http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/pda1.jpg
http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/pda2.jpg
http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr127/Ultradad2008/pda3.jpg

Only slight problem i have is down to these dam light fingered stalkers . If its not nailed to the floor they will pick it up and the item can end up anywhere in the zone . I have been unable to find the dynamite in starter village, part of freedom quest. The document case in Dark valley, duty quest and the thunderstorm Groza for Fox? for loaction to Stralek under ground in agroprom. Will try and sort them out after return from brain scorcher

And as you can see in my inventory i am a realy tight git, if i can get away with a tin of tuna and a hand full of shotgun shells before another run around the zones then thats what i do

[Ultradad]

Hello there

Been in Red Valley for a little bit and i can put it into 2 pictures to describe the feeling so far

This is Nightwatch


This is me


I need a bigger gun, gonna try and get to brain scortcher some time this week i hope

[Kaidonni]

What an episode you've lived through over there Kaidonni, just for the books, as they say.

(How was the driving test?)

I passed!

I mean, I spent just about the entire test expecting to have failed, and thinking I'd failed. But, when I pulled into the car park at the end, I was pleasantly surprised when my examiner said," I am pleased to say that you have passed." Not sure how to feel at the moment, I've been sort of numb over the whole weekend really, I don't think the reality of the situation has hit home yet. I can now drive on my own! Well, granted, I need insurance (and a car - my mother won't let me drive hers except on a few occasions), and I also need a job (so I have money to buy my own car). But...I am on step closer to my dream of going on holiday to France by myself (I love going on holiday to France, but I still go with my parents, and I think that might be getting old now since as I am 22, 23 in August). I fully intend to be a responsible driver and not one of the muppets I see on Road Wars (and no, I don't mean the cops for those of us who may be even more cynical than me ).

I had about nine minor faults on my test. On one of them, observation, I had three faults. That technically means he could have put it down as a serious fault and failed me, but didn't. For some reason, I also had a few issues on revving the engine when leaving junctions and such, which in my warm-up lesson beforehand I did not. LOL. I even managed to mess up right at the start when the gear stick didn't go into gear and the car juddered!

Only did two maneouveres. Reversing around a corner and a turn in the road (three-point turn). And to think, I practiced my reverse parallel parking beforehand on the warm-up lesson, and three times! At the end of the test, I did manage to park properly into a bay in the very small car park where the tests in my area start from. Drove right in. Granted, by that point, I'm not sure if they would have been fussy about how I parked (apparently, one person my instructor had go for a test parked across THREE bays at the end and still passed ). Of course, I still managed to bay park it properly (and all this time I was not too hot on bay parking, although I'd only done it in reverse beforehand).

It's all like a bad dream that's over. I was so worried and unsettled on Thursday evening and Friday morning. Just wasn't feeling well at all. But at least it's all done with now.