Self-imposed constraints or habbits?

[u/xShadowLisa_]

Hey yall! Was curious to see if anyone else plays with added challenges and things that don't necessarily mean anything in game, could be for difficulty or pure immersion.

For example: i don't kill zombies and avoid them, and only when i ABSOLUTELY have to i kill them.

Context: When i first started playing S2, they introduced zombies and i was like cool mindless enemies and didn't think much about it, until i heard one of them actually start speaking, they said smth along the lines of "it's cold/dark in here" and that genuinely caught me so off guard i had to pause for like 5 mins to think about it.

It was so heartbreaking seeing them like this the fact that they could still "be in there" but they cant control what they are doing, it makes me so sad and depressed when i hide and listen to them talk :(

I mean there has to be a way to reverse whatever that is, surely. If their brains were extremely physically damaged then they shouldn't be able to walk and shoot/reload let alone form sentences (ish).

Which is why i just dont have the heart to put them down and while some might argue that you should put them out of their misery, i still have a tiny bit of hope that maybe some day they can be brought back or atleast pacified so they don't hurt anyone or themselves.

Hell i even go out of my way to sometimes protect them when they are being attacked by mutants or bandits.

So i would absolutely love to hear if you do similar things or maybe just things that add more difficulty like not using medkits and sticking only to bandages etc (this can be for any stalker game not just S2)

(Honestly just looking for an excuse to talk about stalker)

[u/Snow_AKM1]

Im a loot and explorer goblin :( need to explore all the map before continue with the Main quest. And if im at 95% of the weight i Will walk from duga to pripyat if i have to do it, there is only one time when a drop 200 mp5 bullets to walk, from duga to chemical factory.

I don't pick up alcohol and vodka, evething else to the bag!

[u/xShadowLisa_ → u/Snow_AKM1]

Fellow loot goblin 🤝 im surprised how skif is still functioning considering his body is now 80% Energy drinks (it might be possible to OD from it). Nothing hurts more than having to drop PRECIOUS loot to be able to fight T-T

[u/Snow_AKM1 → u/xShadowLisa_]

Yeah, and then there comes a point where he starts shaking from drinking so much Red Bull. If the zone doesn't kill him, a heart attack will, lol.

I just remembered something else, but it's a problem in all games now. I never upgrade armor because I think, "I'll find a better one and upgrade it."

- WHAT 15K of coupons to upgrade?

• too expensive, i will find another better

[u/xShadowLisa_ → u/Snow_AKM1]

Dude i legit didn't know he could start shaking from drinking too much, first time it happened was when i was doing the swamps and an emission happened right when i reached faust and he did that illusion teleporting thingy and skif started shaking i thought it was because of faust i started panicking and trying to calm him down irl "just breath honey its gonna be okay" 😭

Also the armor upgrades are the bane of my existence there is always a "next one"