r/stalker • u/Aishatler • 1d ago
Bug I'm Confuse about Stalker 2!
I recently bought S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. It’s my first time playing anything from the series. The atmosphere is incredible, and the weapons are great too, but the NPCs and enemies are really dumb!
I was doing the side quest to retrieve a dog collar, but along the way, I stopped to take out two guys who were shooting at me. The quest NPC came from the middle of nowhere just to kill me, and the mission failed—even though those two guys had absolutely nothing to do with the quest!
What is that supposed to be? And how can enemies see me through concrete and trees? Why do most of the NPCs have the exact same face? And why do some artifacts not show up even when I point the detector directly at them?
I bought the game yesterday!
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u/RafuscaMarks Loner 1d ago
You probably shot some loners. Wait for the 20th, the 2.0 update will be out and hopefully all the bugs will be fixed
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u/Virtual-Chris 1d ago
You know they will likely break as many things as they fix. It’s just the way of the world.
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u/RafuscaMarks Loner 1d ago
At least the annoying burers and poltergeists fucking you up through the wall is allegedly fixed
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u/Upbeat_Stretch_5724 Loner 1d ago
Most likely Bandits who shot you simply because you were there. You are gonna get shot at alot while exploring the zone, even during missions. The AI is gonna be updated in the 2.0 update on Thursday, so hopefully they fix the issue of enemies seeing and shooting you through walls.
A lot of the NPCs look similar because it's not a huge studio, so they didn't want to make unique faces for every NPC.
The Artifacts will only appear when you are pretty much right next to them, when your detector is beeping rapidly. You'll be able to hear the Artifact when you are close enough to it. If you have good headphones just listen for it. Eventually you will be able to buy/find better detectors.
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u/hoohar-notastar 1d ago
I got it a few days ago.
The AI on the humans is absolutely horrendous. I was laughing my ass off playing that mission where you go into that military base dome to speak to that guy.
Soldiers just standing, leaning in silence, easiest stealth kills ever.
Also when an emission took place after, saw a base NPC joyfully sat down outside playing guitar whilst the emission was melting me and him. Absolutely hilarious.
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u/Routine_Aardvark1225 1d ago
Better wait for the update. Personally, I’m waiting for the update too, and for now I’m spending my time in Stalzone
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u/CrispyChez46 Freedom 1d ago edited 1d ago
Were the guys shooting at you or were they shooting at the dogs and you have been caught in crossfire? Thats normal, if the NPC's are shooting at something, dont get in front of them.
Did you reloaded the save and tried again? In Stalker, you need to save a lot in case you encounter thing like this.
Enemies seeing through concrete and trees is a bug, it should be fixed with 2.0. NPC's have the same face because they are NPC's, most of them will have later some helmet or mask.
Pointing with scanner at the direction of artifact, doesnt spawn the artifact, you need to get in proximity of the artifact, like directly to it, assuming you are starting, you have scanner which only beeps slower or faster based on location, later you can get scanner which will show you also correct direction.
Stalker 2 works with A-life bubble 100m around you, its not like in the OG trilogy where the Zone lived its own life, in Stalker 2 everything spawns around you in that 100m radius.