NEWSA+SIMBION_tweaked Support and Gameplay

[fiznerpin1962]

No Artifacts (by all means be able to collect and sell them) but no value other than that.
No Anomaly detector.
med kits reduced by at least 75 % in Freeplay (just to many of them, I stopped collecting them )
med kits and bandages heal slower (instead of the instant boost you get now)

Awesome ideas! also,limit weapons to simpler ( Abakon top-of-the-list) rifles, no NW weapons of any sort, no Nanosuit.

[busetibi]

limit weapons to simpler ( Abakon top-of-the-list) rifles, no NW weapons of any sort, no Nanosuit.

[Grump642]

Well, if we are only going to use pistols, I want my 44Mag Desert Eagle!!! I , of course, never put it in this Mod.
Edit- I played thru CS Swamps using just my 44Mag!

[fiznerpin1962]

Well, if we are only going to use pistols, I want my 44Mag Desert Eagle!!! I , of course, never put it in this Mod.
Edit- I played thru CS Swamps using just my 44Mag!

I might make a CS run-through after endgame... found a freeplay mod.

[Nightwatch]

OK, very ingenious ideas. We can have a special add-on pack onto Extreme which will make the incredibly challanging, for those who have gone through the gruelling and unforgiving bends and twists of the Extreme path, and now want to try even the seemingly impossible.

No ability-enhancing artifacts, only with selling values. OK. Good. I can put the Eagle44 Magnum in to the game.
limiting the avalibale number of weapons to a bare minimum.
Som esuits do need to offer adequate psy and radiation protections though, because otherwise it'd be impossible to live through the blow-outs and some radiation belts/zones. But I can reduce their protections just to be minimum that you will just survive those blowout barely and sometimes wounded.

It seems we will have a succession of patches. First, on the board is the with wich I am planning to help those who are having initial stage spawn delay at the entry to Pripyat by reducing the load of the processor time distibuting this load. I need to test my ideas before proceeding with it, and there will be an option to jump straight to Pripyat as well, with the availability of a necessary suit to be found/gained at some point there to help survive the extereme blow-out and rad conditions. Plus a few things.

Then after this, we can have a "suicidal" patch (not a final name of course, I'm mentioning just for definition purposes )

Also, it'd be nice to have music pieces, and everyone invited to offer their choices in properly processed OGG format and to play in the mod as soon as they are dropped in. It could be on your names as well, like "Grump642 selection" etc. Optional packages for everyone to choose and in fact to be able to change while playing the mod.
All need to be suitable to the mood of the Zone, of course, as it goes without saying. Like no Barry White singing in the background.

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I've had some delays for this week, but I'm getting back on track now.

[DARK TEMPLAR]

I allready got my occasional music pack all ready to be used

[Nightwatch]

I already got my occasional music pack all ready to be used

Perfect Is it vanilla or have you set it up for this mod? Some names are not the same you know, but it could be done easily, no problem. Give us a link. It can be one of the music packs that people can choose as they wish.


Grump642
I saw the Exo suit with bullet holes ion the visor. ou've got shot very badly, heavy battles definitely. You need to have it repaired at the trader or an ABC Kit would do it too.

busetibi
Yup, I can lower the medkit values even further, it looks like a very idea under the circumstances, because there are quite a few medkit drops in the zone already -despite the already significantly curbed number of dropped kits- due to the vast number of spawnings; not quite preferable to proceed with further lowering the percentage, but it'd be a good and manageable idea to lower the medkit properties.

[DARK TEMPLAR]

Ingame is lustmord, and main menu is this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44FCyCjzNag

It'l take some time to upload tho, it's 115 mb

[DARK TEMPLAR]

Can't upload for some reason. This might take some time, that is if you still want it

[busetibi]

as a rider to fiznerpin1962 suggestion(sp?) regarding weapons, we will of course need something to bring down the choppers, the APC's we can handle with 'nades, but the choppers?
we may need to think about putting the RPG back in the toilet or maybe Seiry could give it as a reward for "saving" him, that chopper in Garbage is an absolute bitch (the hanger chopper)
may need a bit of a think.......

[Wombat_70]

busetibi You're right mate, that's what we need to bring down
that son of a bitch

[Nightwatch]

busetibi,
Are you suggesting the reinstating of the "bathroom RPG" in this Professional-Extreme mode, or in the special add-on (suicidal, or, Ultimate, any name yet) to the Extreme mod that we've been speaking about here recently?

I might've understood wrong, but I think it was referred to this Extreme mode, and possibly to the ultimate challenge add-on, too.

I realize that Garbage chopper is a real PITA. We can put the RPG back; anyway, it's not a sure-shot score item anyway, it'd still require a very good deal of challenge to bring down that chopper, or even wound it with an RPG.

Yeah, in the initial thought, it would be available after saving Seriy, anyway, as you know.

It can be done with this coming small patch which will also offer the North-jump (Cordon-Pripyat) and some musics, (currently the first pack is from DARK TEMPLAR, and we're waiting for more offers) and the Groza_NT Silencer sound from Grump642, help for late spawn-timing in Pripyat that is seen on some system. (Duo and Quad CPus, Quads suffering worse as always)


Wombat_70
It seems help is on the way.


DARK TEMPLAR
Yeah, of course, if you can upload, we can have it. You don't need to rush though. Whenever time is suitable for you. I take that they are properly commented. If you have not assigned them to the name protocols to this mod, I can set those pieces to (against) those ones that they would replace.


Audioave10
I've sent you a file which, upon you spoken with the C-C and declined the cooperation, should take you out of the C-C room direct to the outside level. No more secondary doors. Please check your email. Thanks for your patience.

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Next, I'll be taking steps to keep the C-C Room Door (blue lights room) to remain open to avoid the situation that Grump642 faced, so that when you've returned to NPP lab later in the Freeplay, you'll find the door open.

Also, all pictures are resized and web optimised for uploading, but my MS Frontpage somehow cannot connect. I need to re-do the settings and try again either now (after midnight now) or in the morning.
If EggChen still is not able to process the latest ranks (work and PC problems seems to be still ongoing), then it seeems I'll have to do it as well, right afterwards.

[Wombat_70]

Perhaps we should put this professional Extrime in the menu so to give a
choise to non extreme players, just a suggestion

maybe called Extreme ++ or super X or ....

the North-jump (Cordon-Pripyat)

I like that idea

Good work as usual nightwatch

[Nightwatch]

Wombat_70
You liked the idea of optional North-Jump? Thanks.

Extreme++ is a very good idea for the extra-hard add-on to our Professional-Extreme mode.

I am planning to move the set up folder from Filefront (as they are in the habit of deleting large folders rather quickly unless the owner confirm he wants to keep hosting the file. This is a very large file with 399Mb.) While uploading the setup to a new server, I can use this opportunity to prepare a new set up and add this new addon to the set-up choicemenu, yes, it's doable.
But the first patch will come earlier with some music, Pripyat CPU support, and the North-Jump.

[Balious]

Hey guys. Only have two exams left and then I can just rest and play STALKER and mod.

This time I will upload screenshots during the weekend (dont have time now too much time required).

Been playing STALKER quickly just to get to where I am. At the time where I crashed against the bloodsucker. Well I loaded up my last save and 5 secs into the game two bloodsuckers appear slicing the hell out of me. Normally that would kill me but somehow my quick reflexes of pressing G (medkit) and rapid clicking they were dead. So far so good on my part. Things seem to of just got easier. But of course im not on freeplay or got farther then bar (havent been DV yet) so things will change im sure.

Ranking is coming along quite good. Im nearing to 700 points but still have not appeared on the top list as they all gone over 1000.

Regarding this new more extreme mode you lot seem to be talking about. Great ideas but I don't think you lot seem to be thinking hard enough. How about having to use the knife? Make it look like some secret stealth mission that im sure would test most people. Of course needing the rocket launcher or so against the helicopter. Perhaps it would be better to have the default settings for the knife too (as the NEWSA one is more weaker then the vanilla one as it takes two hits to open crates and spend ages knifing something that would prob die in one). Of course im no match for this. But if its not been suggested how bout remove a few things from the hud? Like the health bar to make it a little more challenging and having to open the inventory to see it.

[Nightwatch]

Hey Guys,

I finally managed to redo the settings of the MS Frontpage and uploaded the latest pictures posted by you and also updated the latest standings as far as I cpuld see in the stats pictures. EggChen is not seen around after he had said that he would update the players statistics, but in his absence, I used liberty to update the current standings. If something is wrong or if any new data is available please say so and I'll update them accordingly.

I will later also add a few more catagories, such as our all famous "Controller Kills" and also some other breakdown results of different groups of Stalker kills such as Duty, Monolith, etc, as long as they are available.


Balious
Good luck with your remaining exams.
On the game front, it's also good news that you're improving your stats. Good ideas on the knife usage and the Hud as well, keep your ideas coming.

[shift3r]

i was just talking about the Firebite dog elsewhere and it reminded me to come and say nice work. this pooch is going straight onto my list of favourite monsters.

[Nightwatch]

Thanks.

[fiznerpin1962]

OFF TOPIC:

Taking a break from NEWSA (sell stuff to Sakarov, go kill Monolith & controllers, Back to Yantar, rinse/repeat- forever. Every other level with action in it too "choppy".), Playing CS with a graphics/sounds mod...

Reason for the post: Nightwatch needs to go on a collaborative effort (or solo) & mod the SNOT out of Clear Sky!

- vote anybody??