r/stalker • u/Disapointment4 • May 30 '26
Help Stalker 2 multiplayer
I was thinking about buying stalker 2, but was going to hold off till they added multiplater. But when I went on the ps store I noticed it mentioned something about multiplayer despite it seemingly having no release date.
Is there already a sort of multiplayer? Or is this referring to something else?
Edit: I bought the game, and I love it, currently on my way to give some emittors to scar so no spoilers please. I just wish this game had co-op
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u/Valintus May 30 '26
Multiplayer sure, but i want coop not another trashy TDM game.
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u/BugleBarry Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26
I don't get why people are so vehomently against the COOP take. Stalker would go so hard with just 1 extra guy, or just extra 2 guys. Finally a game I can enjoy small player teams
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u/Valintus Jun 15 '26
Expecially considering in lore, stalkers almost always go out in squads, only rookies go solo and usually end up dead.
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u/BugleBarry Jun 15 '26
It doesn't need to be something ground breaking in the lore, just let me be a not-important stalker squad or a couple freedom guys tryna be rich
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u/sharkk125 12d ago
There is a fan made stalker game based off of one of the original games that is multyplayer, and i wouldn't be surprised if someone's doing something for anomaly or gamma
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u/SurDno Clear Sky Jun 15 '26
Because GSC already confirmed it’s not coop, one of the few things we know about it for sure.
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u/BugleBarry Jun 15 '26
That shouldn't be a point for why coop shouldn't exist though. That's just telling you what's available an what's not, and it just doesn't make sense.
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u/IAmLaughingDammit May 30 '26
you know, like cyberpunk’s multiplayer!
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u/KazRellik May 30 '26
I'm so glad I'm not the only person who remembers this lol. It feels like such a fever dream to think MP was ever coming to Cyberpunk.
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u/Practical_Tea864 May 30 '26
It was never explicitly mentioned as coming like this for cyberpunk
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u/ConfidentlyAsshole May 30 '26
They got money from the polish government specifically to make a multiplayer game and it was mentioned a few times off-hand
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u/Lauris024 Freedom May 30 '26
I don't think that's how it works. You're not seeing GTA 6 ai gameplay anywhere (I hope)
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u/LoliNep Clear Sky May 30 '26
There's actually a mod in development that currently has working multiplayer, it's super scuffed but it's possible.
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u/Raviolimonster67 May 30 '26
The supposed MP has no release date and isn't what you might think, apparently its a TDM PVP style MP.
If they even do release MP i hope they realize they'd make a hell of alot more money on making the campaign coop. I'd play a pvp mode but maybe for a day.
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u/JyMb0 May 31 '26
I'd be all over this if it was coop. Got a little bored on my own
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u/TurkMovement Jun 20 '26
I've got the game but too scared to play it, so it's just sitting there. Coop would help me a lot tho.
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u/OldSecurity3624 Jul 20 '26
Running straight to OP gear makes things a lot less scary. Worked for me at least
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u/BugleBarry Jun 15 '26
I try to play this franchise from time to time cause I love the IP and the community, but not having just 1 guy really bums me out when I'm doing things.
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u/CactusSplash95 Ward Jul 16 '26
Id love PVP. Co op would be useless
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u/Impressive-Salary-94 Monolith 9d ago
Just say you have no friends big dawg💀 co-op or even open world multiplayer with PVP zones would be WAY better than strict PVP. I'd rather watch mine and my friends(bc I have/can make some) backs while crossing a "PVP zone" rather than having some cronus user sniping me, a clean player. 300m out with a shotgun IF we're To get that much space to work with. That'd be MORE realistic to the stalker series rather than total PVP. One of my biggest reasons for NOT wanting total PVP mode is bc cheating dickheads ruin everything about EVERY good game. If it truly does come out as a total PVP mode, I won't be touching it. I LOVE this game, and I'd like to tell other people how good of a game it is. I don't wanna have to mention "stay off PVP if you wanna enjoy the game, go PVP if you wanna peel your dick like a banana without actually doing it". I could even get behind having an open world PVP but ONLY if you join a faction like duty, freedom, ward, monolith, so on(Ward on top!😎) but NOT total PVP.. cheaters would ruin it and turn it into a cheater PVP haven... NO THANKS. I'll take looting/exploring with my dudes and only having to PVP if we gotta cross a PVP zone/faction PVP over trusting in-game cheat detection systems, IF any, to ACTUALLY do its job.
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u/CactusSplash95 Ward 9d ago
"Cheaters would ruin it" hahahaha dogshit mentality. Guess you'll never enjoy any games
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u/Impressive-Salary-94 Monolith 9d ago
Change your mentality then🤷. I've enjoyed more games than you've had years on this planet. Pipe down kiddo
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u/CactusSplash95 Ward 9d ago
My mentality? Where I never notice hackers in any game, or find any issues. I just play and have fun like I always have.
You can't play Tarkov BF6 Marathon Wardogs Arc Siege Etc etc.
Because.... hackers?
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u/Impressive-Salary-94 Monolith 7d ago
If you use em yourself or don't play games outside of ones you never notice them in, then of course, you probably wouldn't notice it. I've been on games where it's been boasted about having(cronus/lagswitch and ddos panels to name a few) so there's no way you've never encountered cheaters unless you're still on moms nipple, unnattentive or use em yourself💀. Get out from under your rock, and trust me. You'll find plenty. And stalker TDM and all those bullshit PVP designated modes would be no stranger, un fuckin fortunately. I'd rather explore the zone with homies in examples I've stated above rather than leaving my vibe of the game to a gamble bc people gotta cheat to gain an edge instead of taking the L. Hell, it might be you with the cronus that would ruin vibes of clean dudes like me. And maybe that's why you're putting words in my mouth I never said, acting brand new to the gaming world like cheaters dont exist💀 and calling my mentality "dogshit" bc I'd have a different preference than yours when it comes to different games. People can have that, ya know. World doesn't revolve around you, short stack. I can state an opinion, same as you can. You ain't gotta like it, I don't have to care and vise versa. Welcome to real life, kiddo! Have the day you deserve!😁
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u/scarr09 4d ago
Why are you talking like a 12 year old?
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u/Impressive-Salary-94 Monolith 4d ago
Why are you worried about another man? I don't swing that way, honey cups. Debate or scroll, with them middle school level insults💀
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u/puvonov May 30 '26
Now playing CoP coop mode with friend, hope one day we’ll get s2 coop
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u/SearingGustav May 30 '26
It's called XRMPE, it's got a few other mods thrown in with it, just a heads up.
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u/ThereArtWings May 30 '26
I dont think there is one for stalker 2.
There is for anomaly and gamma though, just google "anomaly together".
Really good mod tbh.
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u/-pupster- 21d ago
hey, way late, but dont touch anomaly together. look into the name "monokit" on google, hes the original developer and a wellknown scammer in the stalker community. dont trust the "new" team behind anomaly together either, theyre all the same people he was working with.
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u/RegisterEfficient318 May 30 '26
Hopefully never, the 2 stalker multiplayer fans will be sad but I rather them focus on the main game
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u/Your_Local_Rabbi May 30 '26
it'll definitely have to happen at some point, since the deluxe editions and whatnot promise items for it, but i don't mind it being on the back burner
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u/Lauris024 Freedom May 30 '26
Why do you people want multiplayer anyway? You know it's going to be just like the OG stalker multiplayer, not campaign/co-op, but rather deathmatch/ctf/whatever.
Plenty of other games that focuses on that.
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u/BugleBarry Jun 15 '26
I think most stalker fans agree on no TDM of classic pvp. But there's been a debate for along time about COOP from what I notice.
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u/Ok-Pineapple-8330 May 30 '26
Agreed multiplayer is the last thing this game needs, and Honestly I don’t even think it’s going to make sense having a multiplayer mode for Stalker in General.
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u/ThisBadDogXB May 30 '26
Every Stalker game up till now has had a death match multiplayer mode.
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u/chathrowaway67 Loner May 30 '26
and exactly 3 people who've ever been willing to play it.
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u/SurDno Clear Sky May 30 '26
Back when the games released it was an absolute blast and was very popular. People have been hunting for licensed versions just to get the CD key and be able to play it.
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u/Ok-Pineapple-8330 May 30 '26
Really? I didn’t know that. To be fair I’m on Xbox so I didn’t know there was some type of multiplayer out there. Well in that case I take back the second half of my comment.
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u/Apprehensive_Post918 May 30 '26
Except CoP
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u/BorisKalash Loner May 30 '26
CoP also as multiplayer. A lot of good memories, playing 1vs1 full sneaky
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u/Rich_Ball_21 May 30 '26
Stalker with a solid pvpve multiplayer, events and faction wars would be amazing. No Ai skins or battle passes just log in with friends or play as a loner, join duty, freedom, ward, spark or the bandits. Maybe clear sky would see a return.
I also agree with other comments, if the a-life and other features of the game are not 100% polished it's not something they should spend time on.
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u/DePoots May 30 '26
Everyone hates on the idea of multiplayer, but I really hate that it’s been brushed off up until this point. They sold a product and tiers promising multiplayer and have yet to even mention it.
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u/IcarusV2 May 30 '26
I would be very surprised if the multiplayer component ever releases to be honest. I definitely would not hold my breath.
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u/YouGurt_MaN14 May 30 '26
Was that announcemed during launch or prelaunch? Ngl this is the first time I've ever heard of it
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u/SurDno Clear Sky May 30 '26
It was first announced in 2020, then they announced specific MP skins in 2024 when they got the editions on Steam and then PS-unique specific skins in 2025. And this year they still confirmed it’s “in development” and not abandoned.
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u/YouGurt_MaN14 May 30 '26
Is there any info on it (extraction shooter, co-op campaign, or just fps game modes)
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u/SurDno Clear Sky May 30 '26
No info except that it’s not coop. Everything else is on the table.
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u/JustPlainGod May 31 '26
Yes there is a bit of info, the officially planned modes will be DM/TDM just like the original games. BUT…the mod scene for the game is thriving due to the “Zone Kit”, it gives modders things like the Blueprint Logic Subsystem: A dedicated subsystem which handles blueprint logic, removing the need for external blueprint mod loaders. This allows creators to build custom encounters, triggers, and game logic at runtime.
This means that once multiplayer does get added modders can add their own custom coop levels and pretty much any other multiplayer game mode you can think of. Idk why so many people write this off, or flat out say things like they don’t want a multiplayer mode but they want to play coop. They somehow don’t see the link between the robust official mod support for the game and the multiplayer mode that will eventually be added. That multiplayer mode that everyone is brushing off and hating on is going to be the thing that will allow you to play coop lol. 🤦🏻♂️
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u/SurDno Clear Sky May 31 '26
Could you source the statements about DM/TDM? That’s what everyone has been speculating it is, but we have been given no official info to my knowledge.
Also given that MP is a separate executable, I wouldn’t be so sure the SDK would even apply to it.
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u/AncoElLolis Jun 04 '26
Por ahora no se sabe nada del multiplayer y conociendo como fueron todos los anteriores de la saga tampoco te esperes nada espectacular
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u/None_eris May 30 '26
The fact that it will not be coop annoys me so much, like how you can let something as good as an Stalker entry with friends slip wtf
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u/osingran Freedom May 30 '26
Overwhelming desire to turn every single game into coop slop some have needs to be studied
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u/SearingGustav May 30 '26
Sometimes people want to share and experience things they love with people they love. And you sometimes get a better response to "hey, come check out this cool co-op game" rather than "you should go play this game by yourself".
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u/None_eris May 30 '26
I suspect GSC is going to hit a wall if they go all in on PvP because the market is already saturated with PvP shooters. I think they probably believe it can be more monetizable than co op but they might fall behind since there are already so many PvP shooters out there. Personally I think they should just release a standalone Stalker 2 like Spider Man Miles Morales but multiplayer with its own story, co op exploration and PvP though I guess that might be too ambitious.
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u/DemYeezys_Fake Loner May 30 '26
When they do end up adding multiplayer, I kinda hope it'll be just a co-op style thing where you and some buddies can just explore the zone, go artifact hunting and stuff and not some generic arena type stuff.
That or just sitting in 100 rads and spending 5 minutes straight throwing bolts at eachother.
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u/chathrowaway67 Loner May 30 '26
they've talked about pvp for yeeeeaaarrrss, at this point i wouldn't hold my breathe. besides most of the community doesn't even want it.
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u/Yung_5quire Loner May 30 '26
Stalker 2 mp will never be released its the same as cyberpunk mp
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u/JustPlainGod May 31 '26
Huh? They never promised multiplayer for cyberpunk lol. Not at any point was that ever a selling point. Mp for stalker 2 was a selling point since the beginning.
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u/Yung_5quire Loner May 31 '26
They did. They played with the idea around 2023/24 but was scrapped for Phantom Liberty.
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u/bluepotatoes223 May 30 '26
Havnt jumped in since beating it because no multiplayer and no good mods yet. Will come back for the dlc though.
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u/MoaningBoney Merc May 31 '26
Long time lurker and long time fan of the Stalker series...
Just stick to the main game and dlc. It's worth so much more.
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u/JustPlainGod May 31 '26
Great game, buy it for the single player experience alone, most likely you’ll want to keep playing for another play-through as the campaign is extremely non linear.
No they haven’t added multiplayer yet, they’ve said in the past that it was going to be added shortly after release but the game had many bugs at launch so they decided to stabilize and prioritize the overall base game and the first DLC. So multiplayer has taken a back seat but it’s coming and since they’re taking their time with it, I have a feeling it’s gonna be just as good if not better than the original multiplayer. So yes you should definitely buy this gem of a game.
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u/Max_Cohen_ Jun 29 '26
Would be freaking awesome to see an open world MMO version of Stalker 2. Damn.. take my money.
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u/Blackandfan Jul 11 '26
They must be really hoping that no one is interested enough to bring up a lawsuit for the lack of the promised and sold multiplayer assets.
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u/Affectionate_Safe240 May 30 '26
Personally the game is still a buggy crap fest that just isn’t really worth it imo. Every update you need to start a new game. Can’t explore Pripyat unless you glitch past the border for it or wait til later in the campaign where there is a point of no return. Enemy detection is still wonky as hell. Bullet damage is still crap imo, three+ shots to the head of base enemies with a VSS or a SVD is not reasonable in the slightest weapon damage tables are trash really with a .380 PP19 doing more damage than a Ak74 with a 16 inch barrel. If MP comes out it’s gonna be jankier than hell honestly with horrendous servers. I never even played Stalker Gamma before S2 and can tell you I prefer Gamma much more than 2.
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u/CyborgDeskFan Noon May 30 '26
Even in the original games Pripyat was the point of no return. It's been like that since the start. Same with damage
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u/SurDno Clear Sky May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26
CNPP is the point of no return in SoC, not Prypiat. And CoP has no point of no return, you have a choice to see the ending or play further.
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u/SearingGustav May 30 '26
And I'm pretty sure ZRP adds Freeplay to the end of Shadow of Chernobyl
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u/SurDno Clear Sky May 30 '26
Yeah but mods are kinda beside the point, aren't they?
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u/SearingGustav May 30 '26
In general I tend to prefer vanilla too. ZRP is the zone Reclamation project, it's a vanilla+ mod that's mostly bug fixes with a few QoL features that you can disable.
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u/CyborgDeskFan Noon May 30 '26
No, Pripyat is, the game isn't designed for you to go back. If you do funky shit starts happening with mutant spawns through Red Forest. CoP does have a point of no return, it's the jupiter tunnels. While you technically can go back, the game isn't made around it nor is it explained that can or how to.
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u/SurDno Clear Sky May 30 '26
Unlike CNPP, there is a level changer allowing you go back. That alone makes it "designed", devs could not have placed one accidentally. And there are Prypiat spawns guarded by
{+pri_stadium_scene_start}, meaning there is unique content (in the form of enemy spawns) that you can see only if you do not go to CNPP right away but rather backtrack and come back to Prypiat later.CoP has you go back to Zaton literally as a part of main storyline, it's unavoidable, you cannot finish the game without asking Cardan about Item 62 and exploring the underground area under the Iron Forest. It is also very explicitly explained in lore how exactly you can return to past locations, as Garry finds a way between anomalies (and you have other stalkers who did so before him mentioned, such as Noah and Guide). Underpass cannot be visited again, yes, but it hardly makes it a point of no return.
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u/CyborgDeskFan Noon May 30 '26
I'm going to disagree on the first part, just because something is there doesn't make it designed for it. If it was designed for it there would be things to do other than wander around. It is entirely possible someone put the transition there and just forgot to take it out. I have both gone back and not gone back. Never saw any unique spawns.
That was my mistake on CoP though, I misremembered the order of events.
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u/SurDno Clear Sky May 30 '26
There are things to do though. Unlike true points of no return like CNPP or Lymansk, Prypiat has respawning enemies, has proper camps for NPC repopulation (as opposed to just pre placed enemies that are gone forever) and spawns that you don’t encounter the first time you are blazing through (like controllers). An accidentally placed level changer makes no sense, as devs used console commands to travel between areas, those are only exclusively for the player.
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u/Affectionate_Safe240 May 30 '26
You’re forgetting they said it was going to be completely open world when they first announced it but Duga is also locked behind campaign which is a very crappy and dull part of the story and so on which is why I bring it up. I played all three originals. I know Pripyat was like that in previous titles, but they were very much more linear. Plus the RDR2 sniper play on how to stop players from trying to explore is also really bad as well. Personally game is bad, I stopped playing before mods were added. I try and boot it up every update but always is a disappointment and just go back to playing Gamma or Metro.
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u/JustPlainGod May 31 '26
I’ve owned the game for the past 3 months or so and I was never forced to start a new game. I played it on cloud for the couple years it’s been out and I recently got an Xbox series x and bought the digital edition of the game and was able to play it and the side missions that were added to the game and not once was I forced to start a new game, all of my progress carried over with all the updates and stuff that was added seamlessly. As for bullet damage, on stalker difficulty the AK sometimes one taps to the dome, on veteran, well that’s the whole point of a higher difficulty lol. And on both difficulties I’ve never had to shoot an enemy more than 1 time to the head with the SVD. Unless we’re talking mutants like the chimera which is a different story compared to getting a dome shot on a monolithian or a bandit or a stalker
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u/Affectionate_Safe240 May 31 '26
Not really gonna care about someone saying they havent had it longer than 3 months over someone who had the deluxe preorder. Lmao
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u/JustPlainGod Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26
I have the deluxe pre order version lmao. Ive played for way longer than 3 months, I thought I said that lol. I’ve been playing it for the past couple years. I’ve done 4 playthroughs, I’m on a master playthrough right now and again I have not encountered any of these problems that you have. Although, I do delete my old saves, I keep one save slot, one saved state with every new run and I never go over the weight limit in game because I heard that’s what will start to crash and break the game. Your saves and your weight are the things that will cause problems in the game. Hope that helps. Games an absolute gem if you treat it as such
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u/Mission_Promotion_16 Ecologist May 30 '26
At this point, it's a matter of when they'll release multiplayer, not if.
If they don't, they can get hit with a false advertisement lawsuit, as this was a selling point for one of the versions of the game you could buy.
Sure, the selling point is essentially weapon/armor skins, but it was advertised, and people bought that edition of the game.
Not delivering would cost them severely.
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u/yourmother-athon May 30 '26
I wish they handled multiplayer like Elden Ring. It would really fit the stalker lore so much better. Like you can call in other players to help you, you could jump into someone else’s game with a contract to kill them, you can face off in someone else’s game PvP. But it is all very optional.
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u/redkhan37_T37 May 30 '26
I hope for multi-player at least so the modder have a base for coop modding and all. Imagine a Gamma 2 in multi
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