When it was revealed yesterday that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 might have the dreaded DRM which requires the user to have a constant broadband connection, the reaction was predictably one of outrage.
GSC has responded to the outrage in a statement, blaming the high rate of piracy in Russia for their consideration of the controversial DRM for the shooter.
“The idea of implementing DRM came in as a possible anti-piracy solution. You know the severe level of commercial piracy we have here in ex-USSR region. This said however, there is no firm decision to go for DRM with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 as of now. Be assured, we do realize how uncomfortable this solution is for the players, so we’ll continue looking for most effective, yet acceptable for all, way of protecting the game by the time of its release.” read a statement from a spokesperson.
It seems that GSC referring to the DRM as a possible anti-piracy solution for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 may mean that they won't use it after all.
Fans of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series were disheartened to learn that GSC Game World was shut down, with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 being cancelled in the process.
Those fans may have gotten a Christmas present from the Ukrainian developer, as the company tweeted, "Dear Stalkers: We will not be releasing any official news until around mid January. However there is cause for hope! Good hunting!"
One of the strongest rumors regarding the shutdown was that it was in response to an attempt by the Ukrainian government to take the developer over. Could this mean that studio head Sergei Grigorovich found a way to escape being acquired? Stay tuned.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 canceled Ukranian studio GSC Game World shut down and shooter sequel scrapped; developers form Vostok Games and begin work on Survarium.
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Damn, I really wanted to see STALKER 2...maybe it would have been bug-free. I guess in the mean time while this is rather off topic, there is a new movie coming soon that should appeal to STALKER fans. xD
Question: I bought Stalker series during last summer sales on steam. Other setting than ALL LOW on graphic the game has terrible framerate. Anyone has any idea what happen? Even with everything low sometime also suffer framerate issue and I can absolutely positive that its not my rig problem, as I know my rig still can play most game today on MAX settings. Anyone know anything wrong? Is it graphic driver too new or something?
Hmm, at the beginning of Clear Sky, at their base during day time, my frame rate will drop below 60 even on a GeForce GTX 680 graphic card. I have to disable the AA feature in game. So at least for nVidia, I can confirm the new driver shouldn't be a problem as the game is performing as it should be.
The thing with this game is that it use dynamic lighting for the entire world and everything, this is something that many games don't do. Rather than setting all low, try just adjusting the dynamic lighting to static and see if it helps. Also ensure AA is turned off.
I been trying few trick. Except turn to Static lighting, the rest arent playable. But in static lighting the graphic make me wanna puke, even on high or max i get only par 30fps. ON static lighting, the graphic evenly with HL1 engine, I really cant play a modern game with this settings. I guess this is just another buggy european games, not that im suprise.
Added on August 21, 2012, 1:51 pm[UPDATE]: SOrry for the fuss earlier, I pinpointed the problem. It seem that I forgot to restart PC after update my adobe software. Everything runnign fine now
This post has been edited by Edison83: Aug 21 2012, 01:51 PM
anyone experiencing the long loading time? i tried using some solution from whatever source in steam forum that i could find.. but i felt like no difference also..
anyone experiencing the long loading time? i tried using some solution from whatever source in steam forum that i could find.. but i felt like no difference also..
nop, the loading time depend on my setting though, low setting faster, slower on max...
For a while there, it seemed as if we’d seen the last of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series and its pesky punctuation. Since STALKER 2′s cancellation at GSC, with the developer turning their attentions to the similarly post-apocalyptic Survarium, the Zone seemed forever closed. Now, though, word comes through from bitComposer Games that they’ve obtained the license for further titles in the franchise.
“bitComposer Entertainment AG has acquired the exclusive worldwide rights for future video game adaptations of the acclaimed STALKER. brand from Boris Natanovich Strygatsky,” states the press release, curiously misspelling Boris Strugatsky’s name.
“STALKER is a reputable brand with a long history of success. To date, the series has sold many millions of units worldwide. Naturally, we’d like to tap into the success of this series, and we see a great deal of potential for the future.”
BitComposer are already familiar with the series, having handled European publishing for STALKER: Call of Pripryat. They also published this year’s Jagged Alliance remake, Back in Action.
The studio claims they will be releasing further details “shortly”.
As usual some people will claims the news is fake.
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Official note of GSC Game World
In view of the rumors appearing in press, we find it necessary to inform that GSC Game World and Sergey Grigorovich remain to be the sole owners of all the intellectual property rights to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series and the brand overall, including all the trademarks, the game universe, the technology etc. This can be easily verified with the trademark services online.
Anyway, what happens to GSC, the boss, the property... It just hella mess and confusing. I rather not stepping into that confusing issue. Just let them be, just let them be.
Oct 10 2011, 09:11 PM
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... stick with mods for now . The movie look interesting though
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