S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shader Mod

A post on the Ars forums offers the release of the Float32 modification for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, which beefs up the already impressive graphics in GSC Game World's first-person shooter (thanks Doormat). Word is: "Full reflection vector calculations, better bump mapping, real specular effects! All this detail improvement costs nothing in framerate and you will get 20% better framerate than before if not more! Shadows are soft and no longer jagged and the overall graphical quality has been vastly improved. I am not posting screenies as it does no justice. Download it and see for yourself!"
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Apr 25, 2007, 12:00
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Apr 25, 2007, 12:00
 
That's where I'm at. I'm tired of the repetitive...

Oblivion = just can't get into it. Very pretty, but dunno, something was missing.
Diablo 2 = I'll still go back to and play again and again.
F.E.A.R. = Previously tried for an hour or two and like it, but stopped playing. Now 3/4 way through single player and is currently my single player game of choice.
C&C3 = Almost finished GDI campaign. Really enjoying a quality game. wishing wife didn't lose my freakin' disk
LOTRO = Can't seem to get into it. Can only play for a half an hour and get bored.
Company of Heroes = Just reinstalled to give another whirl now that I've stopped playing WoW
HL2 = I'll get to the end one of these days, maybe after I finish F.E.A.R.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. = Maybe I'll give it another couple of hours sometime now that I've canceled WoW.

Guess I do have a little more time to try games that don't immediately grab me now that I've canceled WoW


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Apr 25, 2007, 11:49
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Apr 25, 2007, 11:49
 
@ Bothersome

That is fine. Howerver I have always hated and tried every single Unreal game. It never grabbed me. However you don't see me raging on how it sucks and people should avoid it.

Just say you didn't like it and why, that's all that needs to be said.

I for one thought the artEfacts in Stalker, the atmosphere and graphics, the subject matter, were all great. It did get repetitive but it is a short game. At this point in my life all games get repetitive and some I finish like Diablo....some I don't/won't like Oblivion.

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Re: So?
Apr 25, 2007, 11:46
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Re: So? Apr 25, 2007, 11:46
Apr 25, 2007, 11:46
 
@ Dagok

Sounds like every FPS shooter ever made. Your fucking point was?

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Apr 25, 2007, 11:23
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Apr 25, 2007, 11:23
 
Well, I did actually buy the game thinking it was innovative... sorry if it bored me and made me feel like I wasted $50 and thought I'd share my opinion. Thought I'd save others the wasted money if they think they may feel the same as me.

Now, I do like innovation in my shooters. And I like innovation in my RPGs. I think FEAR rocks and I think BF series/UT is great. They each add their own thing. But somethings that can be added just don't make the genre more fun... at least not for me. I felt it took away from the game.

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Apr 25, 2007, 11:13
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Apr 25, 2007, 11:13
 
WAAAAAHHH! i like to complain about video games.

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Apr 25, 2007, 11:11
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Apr 25, 2007, 11:11
 
Nice to see when I came into this thread, discussion of the mod is non-existent nor any experiences with it - just the normal game good/game bad verbal.

Oh well best I'd go and download and see for myself.

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Re: So?
Apr 25, 2007, 10:58
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Re: So? Apr 25, 2007, 10:58
Apr 25, 2007, 10:58
 
Long boring runs avoiding anomalies and through yard trash creatures you've already killed 10x before does not equal depth.

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Currently playing Day of Defeat Source.
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Re: So?
Apr 25, 2007, 10:53
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Re: So? Apr 25, 2007, 10:53
Apr 25, 2007, 10:53
 
For me, that would be an instant travel to quest giver mod. I played through the first fire fight only. It was fun and challenging... but then it required me to walk back to hand in my quest killing the high... get your freakin' RPG out of my FPS!

The go play Quake4 or some it's ilk. Some of us actually appreciate a little quality and depth to our shooters.
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Carpe Papilla

"@Dreagon - Comparing Oblivion to Deer Hunter was just ridiculous and you should be ashamed of yourself... it just made you look like a Class-A cunt." - theyarecomingforyou
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Apr 25, 2007, 10:53
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Apr 25, 2007, 10:53
 
With this mass of boring FPS, STALKER is a kind of Messiah for me

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Idiots - This game ROCKS! More more more
Apr 25, 2007, 10:40
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Idiots - This game ROCKS! More more more Apr 25, 2007, 10:40
Apr 25, 2007, 10:40
 
So much for innovation eh? A company takes a huge risks, tries to break the mold and all you clown can say is give me more of what we have had over the past 15 years?

This game is great, and I can only hope that the next version has MORE rpg elements. I get the feeling that Fallout 3 will destroy this game, but there is room for both. Not enough end of the world games out there in a first person perspective.

I played the game without a single crash. I thought the walking around was graet and the envrionment stellar. Screw all those nay sayers that just want Doom all over again, and again, and again....

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Re: So?
Apr 25, 2007, 10:32
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Re: So? Apr 25, 2007, 10:32
Apr 25, 2007, 10:32
 
For me, that would be an instant travel to quest giver mod. I played through the first fire fight only. It was fun and challenging... but then it required me to walk back to hand in my quest killing the high... get your freakin' RPG out of my FPS!

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So?
Apr 25, 2007, 10:28
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So? Apr 25, 2007, 10:28
Apr 25, 2007, 10:28
 
How about releasing a mod that makes the game good instead of pretty?

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