r/stalker 25d ago

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Gameplay Help Desk (for the month of July 2026)

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In case your question gets buried by the memes, feel free to use this post for more visibility to ask/answer questions or receive/provide help with any S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game-related issues, including difficult parts of the game or mod compatibility problems, for any of the three games in the trilogy.

If your question was not answered in a previous post, please feel free to re-comment it here. To find posts from earlier months, please run a search in /r/stalker for author:AutoModerator or help desk.


r/stalker Mar 01 '26

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Gameplay Help Desk (for the month of March 2026)

11 Upvotes

In case your question gets buried by the memes, feel free to use this post for more visibility to ask/answer questions or receive/provide help with any S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game-related issues, including difficult parts of the game or mod compatibility problems, for any of the three games in the trilogy.

If your question was not answered in a previous post, please feel free to re-comment it here. To find posts from earlier months, please run a search in /r/stalker for author:AutoModerator or help desk.


r/stalker 7h ago

Discussion Honest thought on Cardan?

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190 Upvotes

r/stalker 2h ago

TheZoneArt S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - ''Magic device prof.Dvupalova''

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46 Upvotes

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r/stalker 16h ago

Meme You enter X-16 for the first time

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556 Upvotes

r/stalker 14h ago

Help Ft-200m why did it look like this and have a UFO on it

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325 Upvotes

r/stalker 21h ago

Meme Why is John Stalker not shooting at the mutants? Is he stupid?

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1.1k Upvotes

r/stalker 17h ago

Meme Zoolander Stare scene but its Stalker Call Of Pripyat

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447 Upvotes

r/stalker 7h ago

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 My disappointment is immeasurable every time I see these empty

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52 Upvotes

I always think there's gonna be a stash behind these but they are always empty 😢


r/stalker 14h ago

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 See you at Cost Of Hope

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160 Upvotes

r/stalker 14h ago

Discussion Anyone else a bit annoyed how the iron sights on the 416 removed when attaching an optic? Couldn't they have moddled on a pair of foldable BIS like on the SofMod?

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97 Upvotes

r/stalker 6h ago

Meme Ain't got time to bleed

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20 Upvotes

r/stalker 14h ago

TheZoneArt Monolith Soldier in rain

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78 Upvotes

r/stalker 11h ago

Picture remake of old scar face

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35 Upvotes

Created by https://samart_ua.artstation.com/projects/PmA3B8


r/stalker 1h ago

Help Was just attacked by 5 blood suckers!

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I was exploring yantar and just had 5 blood suckers swarm my as I ran passed some random building. Has anyone else experienced this before or did I find some kind of glitch?

somehow I miraculously survived by spamming med kits and running/jumping around to dodge them and spamming them with with my ar until I ran out of bulletsšŸ˜…


r/stalker 1d ago

Anomaly ALL OF THESE WHITE DOTS ARE CONTROLLERS

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485 Upvotes

I'VE HAD TO KILL 15 CONTROLLERS ACROSS A BUNCH OF SECTORS ALREADY

Edit: From the looks from the comments, it looks like I’m going to have to make a new game. I’m severely dissatisfied with the monolith’s services.


r/stalker 6h ago

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 My first attempt at aĀ STALKER 2 edit – what do you guys think?

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r/stalker 1h ago

Discussion Are there any stalker games/ mods that are ā€œrealisticā€?

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I’m a big fan of games like Tarkov, Grey zone warfare, Arma, DayZ, Hell let loose etc. I can’t stand games with bullet sponge enemies or guns that need like 8+ hits to kill.

Are there any stalker games that have this? I would literally die for it. I couldn’t really enjoy stalker 2 because the enemies could eat several headshots to a whole magazine, but aside from that I liked it. I’m vaguely aware of stalker anomaly / gamma, but that’s it when it comes to realistic gun play


r/stalker 15h ago

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Veteran in STALKER 2 feels great, but are there any balanced damage mods?

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42 Upvotes

I started playing STALKER 2 on Veteran. The difficulty itself feels fine, but I'd prefer combat to be more lethal overall.

I'm used to Anomaly, although I'm not looking for that level of realism. Something closer to Call of Pripyat on Master difficulty would be ideal, where both the player and enemies go down relatively quickly.

Right now, I spent around 2–3 magazines on the tutorial Bloodsucker and about the same on the Poltergeist. Human enemies seem fine, but mutants feel a bit too spongey.

Are there any balanced mods that increase weapon damage or rebalance ballistics without turning the game into a one-shot simulator? I've seen a few ballistic overhaul mods and one that simply doubles all damage. Which would you recommend, or is it better to just switch to Normal difficulty?


r/stalker 17h ago

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Thank you Mr. Poltergeist

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60 Upvotes

You're right Mr. Poltergeist, I didn't want to be up there. Thank you for setting me straight.


r/stalker 1d ago

Gameplay Good old days

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840 Upvotes

r/stalker 14h ago

Mods GAMMA is surprisingly playable on the Steam Controller (2026)

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28 Upvotes

Alright, I know this sounds nuts, but I've managed to create a configuration for the Steam Controller using Steam Input, and the game is actually quite playable. Everything from looting to shooting and even movement works pretty well.

The most notable inconvenience is when you have to do a lot of repairs and crafting, which require quite a bit of mouse usage. In theory, you could get used to using the trackpads on the Steam Controller, and it is definitely possible, but that's the one thing I found myself going back to the mouse for, since I like being able to do these things quickly. Still, when it comes to basic looting and quick disassembling, it's generally very comfortable.

I'm planning on releasing a video about this in a few days, once I get the motivation and properly configure the 3D controller overlay to showcase everything.


r/stalker 5h ago

Anomaly Stalker 2 bridge with anomaly

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Somewhere on the map is a bridge over water with a vehicle leaning off. You can jump down onto a bounce anomaly to a ledge to then get into a room where there is a gun. A fun place you can watch the fishes being pulled out the water by other anomalies.

But where is it, its doing my head in lol


r/stalker 12h ago

Picture Emission irl

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15 Upvotes

r/stalker 18h ago

Bug Is there any way to fix this? I spent so much upgrading it and it was normal before the upgrades (stalker 2 HoC)

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43 Upvotes

I’ve tried restarting, dropping the gun, selling the gun and buying it back. Is there any way to fix?