Do You know How to GRIND? ☢️ S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GAMMA Invictus - Ep.2

[@SuperCaptainSkittles]

"It's very quiet" - Gets immediately jumped EVERY TIME

[@michelklepsattel5861]

hey cheeki, 2 things: 1. if you want wood, go to butcher and buy cheap campfire wood - you can disassemble that to get 2 wood each. next go to the two flea market traders, each one stocks 2 shovels and 2 hammers. a single run would get you all the wood you need. 2. if you need military fabric, the easiest way i know of is to buy rusak gun oil and disassemble that. for 2300 ru you get 5 charges that per charge will give you 1 military fabric, 1 plastic jar and 1 textotile base (green strips needed for crafting some of the upgrade kits)

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

All very good stuff to know, thanks a bunch!

[@michelklepsattel5861]

@@CheekiBreekiTv thanks for reading my comment :). Another thing i hardly see anyone doing: if you equip 1 ball artefact you can kick (use/interaction button) zombies. one kick is enough to kill them. It has ~3 seconds cooldown till you can kick the next one. it's usually really safe to do (around axe range) if the zombies are slowly shuffling and more importantly saves so much on ammo early on where each bullet counts. it can be done on dogs and cats as well but it's harder to do and more risky. if you equip more balls you can kick/kill more dangerous mutants though at that point you would most likely use guns 😄

[@Telgrom]

@@michelklepsattel5861 nice comments the Mil and Wood is very interesting because starting with no armour is common to me so first armour is mostly serfice uniform :)

[@dudlEEk]

@@CheekiBreekiTv i dunno if its still a feature, but few patches back you could gather all the wood you need by chopping trees with an axe. game never mentioned this but it worked, lol. there was no animations or shit ofc, you just chopped a few times and looted few pieces of wood. its only limited by the durability of your axe.

[@michelklepsattel5861]

@@dudlEEk that's still a thing, but it will drain food, water, sleep and will advance the time if i remember correctly. personally i don't feel it is worth it to get an axe solely for chopping wood. In gamm 8.x you were still able to place the axe into the knife/vision slot and you were able to buy it from lvl 1 traders. since that isn't the case anymore is haven't felt the urge to get one again.

[@instructor6001]

Thanks to you i have started my invictus career as well. Kinda brought back the interest to play again with MUCH higher stakes than a regular playthrough. Currently on my 3rd attempt as duty. First two times i got popped by mercs and freedom in aw. Now i'm farming in garbage/cordon and just got a sks tactical and a remington 870 and i feel good about this run.

[@instructor6001]

@@tommyp1494 Yeah i had to "borrow" it from a friendly loner. His sacrifice was worth it though. 20 round mag cap, 7.62x39 and being able to have a large variety of wp/nato scopes with only a historic repair kit is insane. Has to be the best low tier weapon.

[@instructor6001]

@@tommyp1494 I started out with the the mag mod on my first playthrough and played with it the whole way. You actually have an advantage since you can get ammo from enemies mags, sometimes you find lmg's with 100 rounds of ap ammo. But i found it a bit annoying reloading and fiddling with the loadout system.

[@comfylung]

It's such a Stalker moment to be in Garbage saying "it's pretty quiet here" and then a psysucker appears immediately in front of you. You're one of the top Stalker streamers on KZbin. I can't wait for episode 3! EDIT: and of course the Rocky montage is so damn good!

[@filipic12]

YOU NEED TO UPLOAD MORE OFTEN I WAITED ALL WEEK FOR THIS

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

AHahhh do you realize the amount of time it takes to edit those! I'm trying really to hard to release one every Friday, if I manage to keep this schedule up for every episode it's already gonna be a miracle 😅

[@filipic12]

@@CheekiBreekiTv aaa shit man, fair nuff xD

[@sapperdaddy3035]

Homie you could stream full time. I would join patreon and stalker has suck a loyal fan base!

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

@@sapperdaddy3035 Ahahh maybe one day! Glad you're enjoying the videos 🤩

[@pugglegrs]

I love the Rocky edit at the very beginning! Great addition.

[@ghod2114]

I smiled when I saw new uploaded video from you) Thanks) We need more of you playing this game)

[@Hazem_Hamdy-e1k]

اتمنى ان ترفع فيديوهات بأستمرار ❤

[@W454B1]

good stalker content to close out a crap week, thank you for your uploads my good man

[@axv95]

Saw Druskis video and decided to install gamma since then i’ve learned almost everything from your videos especially these invictus runs, they help so much and are great fun to watch thanks for pt.2. Keep up the awesome video quality!

[@Teleport73]

That bandit spawning in right next to you at 9:50 cracked me up!

[@wallakfir90]

He actually didn't spawn and was behind the vehicle, you can see a glimpse of him very quick at 9:47.

[@MrYoda-xb6mp]

I swear they spawn in, I’ve had this happen a few times where I look away then next I know there’s a bandit sitting there next to duty lmao

[@lesenpai2975]

Always look forward to your new videos! It’s also cool that you experiment with format! Gangster remix of Rocky theme while a hobo runs around killing stray dogs… I live for this shit❤

[@VuTrongBangQP]

You seriously went with a Rocky training montage 🤣 That's the greatest thing i saw today.

[@Shadoriso]

Damn, it's been a looong time since I last had a series i couldn't wait to watch the next episode of. Great job with this one

[@Gramsci-k2l]

Love the new series man. Have been watching you from the start and enjoying every minute. Carry on!

[@scavyboi]

You deserve so much more views, I LOVE your videos! I have been doing my own Invictus runs in GAMMA and EFP, when I need a small break I make some food and watch your videos. I have rewatched multiple of your series bc nobody makes stalker content quite like you.

[@Sireristof1332]

I'm going to have rambo music stuck in my head all week now 🤣🤣

[@Campfire.Stalker]

26:11 you can buy that placeable campfire and disassemble it for wood

[@ginger7288]

Finally, the video I've been waiting for all week.

[@tonisnooker]

I'm glad I didn't play this mod too much grindy yet I really enjoyed your playthroughs of, will be watching them in future beside your mod reviews

[@SleepyGameFacts]

Rocky montage was hilarious. Thank you Mr Breeki

[@jansvoboda4293]

T is torso, not head. :) I recommend making crafting tools just next to some technician to be able to quickly get the stuff you need for crafting. I was a bit worried seeing you at the end running with empty gun (slide back). Would not be too funny if some pseudodogs jumped at you.

[@OrcCorp]

Love the series. Nice going!

[@3rdcain356]

to answer your question at 10:00 : he either came from the same spot but janked the Professional came from (the base with the flamethrower stove, NPCs who spawn there tend to the fireplaces on the road and depending on how many folks they have, they sent out 1-2 guys. For some reason the way they get to the very first one can be janked af at times) or he spawned a bihind you, tho you would have noticed his "surprise attack way earlier that way, unlikely but still possible is the last option, he is a patrol from the southern base at bloodsucker village

[@ASpaceFox]

Loving this so far, thank you for the uploads :)

[@sasmozza7019]

Im surprised you build your workstation there. I like to build mine by the mechanic. I craft or buy a stash box and build a workbench near him so i have quick shop and crafting material's. Loving the series!!

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

Yeah if you look at my previous series I always build near the mechanic! Best spot by far! The "real" spot will be in Army warehouses this time so that's just a little temp base for now!

[@sasmozza7019]

@@CheekiBreekiTv cant wait to see!!

[@muntedkunt2591]

"It's a little bit risky", my brother in c-consciousness army warehouses are the easiest place to farm geared stalkers without the hassle of getting to limansk, rare to run into any muties worse than a bloodsucker or pack of snorks too. You can just hang around the edges of firefights and leave overloaded with loot without even firing a shot if you're careful not to show yourself.

[@pugglegrs]

By the way, the traders sell the bundles of wood that can be used for place-able campfires, you can disassemble that wood for wood scrap.

[@timbo1665]

that law and order sound at the start got me. much love from germany

[@ScythianLancer]

Bro, we need u to pump up those videos, I can't be rewatching this one for 4th time

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

Ahahah I will I will!

[@jtojagicc]

I gotta say, an axe early on is a great investment if you can deal with hunger/thirst from chopping wood. It's free wooden parts + tired on demand so you're not out in the Zone after dark

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

yeah I completely forgot you can even do that for wood, and I didn't know it can tire you at the same time!! You mean I don't need to drink 15 vodkas anymore when I want to go to sleep??? ok i really need to try this out

[@jtojagicc]

@@CheekiBreekiTv to be fair, it drains A LOT of hunger/thirst so what you drink in vodka you'll eat and drink anyways but once you start cooking mutant foods it gets a lot more affordable.

[@Akimov3]

I got the VSS Merc yesterday and is a gem of a weapon. I love it, almost zero recoil and the damage is respectable, you can land headshoots with no problem

[@frostfar]

omg, that Rocky music/edit! so awesome! 🤣

[@Biggestbingu]

Completely unrelated but I love how I keep seeing “removed SVT-40” while I still see stalkers with it on them. What’s the reason for removing the SVT-40 anyway?

[@im_cart8656]

i like having these vids playing on my other monitor while going through my own playthrough.. phones have made me addicted to background noise ig.. also a nice way to pick up little tricks (and sometimes fundamental mechanics i totally missed)

[@b1ackbishop382]

Very entertaining vids. Please keep them coming.

[@yashvirriar8833]

So stoked for another series man!

[@Venoxium]

Love these Invitus vids! I should start doing some more attempts soon but I wanna do a re-visit of base Anomaly since I haven't played it in a LONG time.

[@wudan0]

Finally waiting for Ep.2 for time now! Thanks Cheeki

[@iniHdu]

J'adore Merci pour toutes tes videos et surtout ta joie

[@mongooserina]

Luckily, the cheeky veteran bandit has to announce his war cry to delete your existence or he'll already breeki your mask there.

[@Snoogen11]

Okay, ngl, that Rocky remix slaps pretty hard.

[@Not_Based]

I have probably close to 50 hours across the stalker series, anomaly, and GAMMA, and this is the first time I've heard of boars being tankier on their heads. The more you know lol

[@Seansaysthings]

Its actually like real life. Real boars heads can easily shrug off .45 bullets. Super thick skulls

[@foodieontour]

Very satisfying to watch... better to watch you do the grinding ;)

[@link2g715]

31:38 idk if you realise this but if any gun has 60%+ barrel it means you can fix it without a weapon kit. so this gun could have just had the parts swapped out by hand and then fixed up with a cleaning kit. really cheap way to get your first automatic gun in the zone

[@tomigun5180]

Not to mention it was the weapon of the legendary Strelok, and he disassembled it casually while saying "This I don't like, I can get rid of it..." 🤣

[@southernbrain691]

​@@tomigun5180did strelok mass produce his sg550? i see more than 1 sg550 arrow 's on enemies i kill. (Arrow is an alternate translation of strelok)

[@tomigun5180]

@@southernbrain691 What?! 😂 I don't know, never played GAMMA. If so, it's a serious immersion breaking issue that needs to be fixed.

[@tealbaron2808]

FYI, if you're using the take all -> deposit all technique to get past the weight limit on stashes, you might as well just enable "Unlimited Stashes Weight" in the mod manager! It's a simple checked box and it means you don't have to deal with accidentally dumping stuff you wanted, the game lagging every time you deposit, etc.

[@brawler5760]

I heard your game’s performance gets worse the more you add to your stash past its weight limit with Unlimited Stashes Weight though

[@MrPikselo]

​@@brawler5760Just with stashes in general. Having things stashed decreases performance when opening stashes and player inventory, though it only becomes a problem with bigger quantities of items

[@Gunni1972]

Stalky Balboa punches above his weight class.

[@JackiedudeQQ]

I thought he'd be ambushed by something at the end, when he hadn't reloaded his empty pistol. I imagined the *click click click* and some panicked movement to end the last second lmao.

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

Yeah editing the video I noticed how oblivious I was playing with an unloaded gun for a while ahahh, ignorance is bliss I guess, until you get jumped that is!

[@BalthazarB2]

You may want to reconsider your changes to artifact spawn rates. The setting is set per anomaly and not per field. You're gonna find so many of them so quickly that having a belt of full empties is fast to get and removes a lot of the challenge. Looking forwards to seeing more though.

[@SpecShadow]

Woah! Are you telling me I've been missing all those artifacts outside the anomalous zones?? I feel bad now... In the v0,9 you could disassemble wood for bonfires (this orange pack, in the same category where you can buy hideout stuff) for materials, but not anymore? Same with powder can - it used to give you parts to make b00lets but not anymore, sadly.

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

Yeah there's some random ones that can pop up from time to time, early game I like to just walk around with my detector in hand all the time. It's not much, but if you do it long enough it starts stacking up.

[@SpecShadow]

@@CheekiBreekiTv I've been collecting artifacts to use them myself - they're really powerful even with average armor. But that require finding or crafting 4 identical ones to merge into one.

[@BalthazarB2]

You won't find them by default unless you crank up the spawn rates like Cheeki did.

[@r3dtext]

@6:42 litterbug >: (

[@Hyperky1]

That psysucker scared the absolute balls off of me.

[@solidone4237]

Im not the biggest fan of anomaly and its mods but i still find these videos entertaining, for stalker 2 i would probably prefer a more call of pripyat type game but im just happy we are getting another entry

[@Dark_Brandon_2024]

I don't know how to grind but i know what a meat grinder is, i had a fight with 150+ monolith soldiers on the dark valley warfare. bodies per square meter = amount of fps when they spawned 💀

[@Nitidus]

Oh man... I lost motivation for my GAMMA run recently because I cannot progress without the Advanced Tools. I've already gotten more than a dozen advanced upgrade kits for weapons and armor, I've got 7 or so ammo crafting kits, multiple weapons completely repaired to try out once I can finally craft an Army Rifle Repair Kit (only thing missing is the barrel which I can't install without one). I did so many missions and looked into so many stashes, even got Advanced weapons (to repair with Expert Tools some day) already, but after all this time I've gotten 0 Advanced Tools and 3 Basic Tools overall. 1 I gave to Xenotech, 1 I use in my Portable Workbench and 1 is sitting in a box. All in all I've done nothing but search for Advanced Tools for the last ~10 hours because everything else I need to progress had been done at that point.

[@Sweetw4ter]

I hear you, took me a long time to find advanced tools too. But honestly, finding 4 basic tools doesnt take so long, especially after the change. I crafted my first set of adv tools this way in my current save.

[@everettfisher8752]

If you're playing loner, try and do quests for freedom - the stash coordinate rewards they give will be more northern than the duty or loner rewards from rostok/garbage/cordon, giving you a better chance at advanced tools! that said, the RNG can be pretty unforgiving sometimes. in my current playthrough, my first SEVEN green stashes were gunsmith toolkits, every single one of them. i wanted to cry ahahah

[@huntermad5668]

U can just use devmode to add advance tool after all that

[@BalthazarB2]

You are not getting advanced tools because you are most likely doing missions too far south. Tasks give stash locations based on where you turn them in, and every 8th stash you recieve will be a green one with tools. The chance to get better tools is set by location, the ones you want for advanced are Yantar, Army Warehouse, Truck cemetary and Wild Territory. So, doing tasks for Merc or Freedom is the easiest way, or getting lucky in Rostok. You can also craft advanced tools with 5 basic ones, the guy Spirit in Yantar will give you basic tools for 20 uses of Nemiroff vodka(the red one).

[@deividasma7343]

First vid gets Green Barrel KS-23 "nothing special" Now gets Green Barrel SIG550 Arrow and scraps it.. I think radiation got to him...

[@grok_gamma]

I didn’t get why you said “I can’t craft anything” once you got the medic toolkit. You can readily buy garbage medication and vodka at any medic and turn them to very strong items with the medic toolkit. Also you can write notes on the minimap with the PAW addon. Also wood can be acquired from hammers… but also using an axe > right click > chop down wood.

[@Sireristof1332]

He is the kinda guy (like me) that uses red medkits when raiding the CNPP even tho u could craft all of the rebirths 😂. but also i never find an axe actually so i never think about wood(cuz u dont need much anyway).

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

When you say wood can be acquired by hammers you mean what I do at 32:01 or you're talking about another way I'm not aware of? Because now that you mention the axe yeah I read about this a while ago, never tried and forgot since ahahhh, too many new features to keep track of! But it's good keep them coming! After this series is done I'll be able to make another new video "xxx things I'm ashamed I didn't know in GAMMA" 😝

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

@@Sireristof1332 I'm at the wishgranter still using the basic red medkit right now and I'm feeling judged xD

[@Sireristof1332]

@@CheekiBreekiTv i do the same always😂

[@FuckYoutubeAliases]

@@CheekiBreekiTv Firewood that Petrenko sells can be disassembled into wood.

[@-Rens01]

Those two friendly mercs got murked

[@applejack2567]

Your videos and work are great, thank you for them. Can I ask you a question? Is it good to start playing the Stalker Gamma mod right away without having played the anomaly vanilla mod before? Won't I be too lost? Thank you again and I wish you much success in life :)

[@kaan_ozdn]

as always 10/10 I love your channel, best stalker content on youtube. I always wondered: Where does your accent come from? Is it french? Czech?

[@volnyckyi]

Cheeki breeki and v damki!

[@kazuma8087]

редко можно увидеть на просторах ютуба иностранного летсплеера, моë уважение)

[@Zarosu123]

15:58 i was almost certain that the pulse's gonna fry you up.

[@PashaVerti]

Yessss another one! Also modlist plz

[@Biggestbingu]

16:46 every time I forget something and need to go back, I always picture myself as my stalker just thinking “I am such a dumb mf”

[@jai4859]

It's always good to show the previous episode before the next one starts. I honestly forgot the flow.

[@taviala1796]

The only thing that's mildly annoying is how dark it is on my screen >.< Other than that i LOVE your videos!!!

[@ryuhanja3415]

Kinda amazed you haven’t be had the classic boar pack and 2 controllers yet I seem to get that combo anytime I go anywhere near the garbage

[@FilipBurovski]

You could go to butcher buy the campfire and disassemble it to get 2 wood if you still need it.

[@kabyidon]

Great video! Just wondering, what are your artefact settings in DAO set to again?

[@tabakstaaf_TV]

Loots second advanced tools really early in the run “mweeeeh”

[@СтасКрикштуль]

You can disassemble firewood for wooden scraps

[@Que3sadil14]

Ending the episode with your gun unloaded has me scared tho lol

[@Hyde335]

Thanks for your videos, I am just a beginner and it's very useful :) I

[@kwdblade4683]

Cheeki, it's your torso...your head is on the left.

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

Yeah its the same, it's the "if it goes to 0 you dead" thingy xD

[@DigitalLibrarian]

he stalk. he grind.

[@danielveizaga6675]

Hello! If you need WOOD you can disassemble the campfires that traders sell you

[@patricktilch2391]

I have a small question about those radio massages that someone is after you. Do they even do anything or am i changeing zones to fast, because it feels like I never get those hit squads after me that are getting announced

[@MrPikselo]

Late answer, but the hit squad messages start showing up when having an active bounty hunt quest. Some of then even mention target stalkers as in "X should watch out, someone is after them"

[@retrolinkx]

Really good episode, honestly can't wait for the next since this is oddly entertaining despite the fact I can literally start up Gamma and play it myself, heh. By the way what's the quick melee key?

[@jimberlee6257]

Middle mouse button by default 👍😊

[@SummerDawn1245]

Not sure if this helps, but I've found that green stashes in the Great Swamps have a very high chance of giving an Artifact Melter.

[@DrakyHRT]

Dude you keep saying your head is damaged but it's your torso, it's making me go crazy LMAO, also how in the world did you manage to pick that stuff you left in the army warehouses back, i thought npcs would loot it, at least once i did something like that and got robbed.

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

NPCs don't loot stashes in GAMMA, you can leave whatever wherever you want its safe

[@konradzbigniew]

Hey, great video as always! Honest question, how do you make the game run so smooth?

[@Dsmky117]

it scares me how long that pistol wasn't loaded

[@damir6536]

Hey babe cheeki breeki posted another video

[@SCHMOBEX]

i started a new game two days ago #1 problem for me is i just cant find any basic tools i opened 7 green stashes in cordon/garbage/swamp and didnt get a single one then yesterday i went to army warehouses for the first time and the fist stash i open had advanced tools lmao still cant get the trader upgraded

[@alkazarjkdghjd]

I just started the video so sorry if you did it, but i was wonder why you dont use the "knot" artifact? I dont think i saw you use it in any of your invictus run. But wouldn't the damage reduction and health regen buff be extremely usefull for thhis kind of challenge?

[@redshoehart]

I think you can buy firewood for really cheap to disassemble it into wood.

[@axelarnaud7547]

Salut! J’essaye d’obtenir l’armure ACE des mercenaires avec le système d’échange mais je ne sais pas quels sont celles des autres factions à prendre? J’avais une SEVA suit mais cela ne donne pas la ACE lors de l’échange :/

[@enndart]

How did you get the unlimited weight for your stash at Rostock?

[@Atova]

Thinking of trying gamma. Is it possible to just go around exploring and doing menial tasks? Do missions just generate for the player?

[@hectormackenzie4091]

Yes, you do need to do one story mission to gain access to the northern part of the map (the miracle machine in Yantar) but aside from that you can just wander about looting.

[@Atova]

@@hectormackenzie4091 Thanks!

[@garrettbellinghausen8389]

I’m not sure if my game is bugged but I never need to run from pulse anomalies. If they spawn right above me I’ll look down but I’m not sure if I even need to do that.

[@Kazhub466]

22:47 Pause at this moment ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Amun357]

Can you tell me how did you mange to go over 70kg in your stash, thanks 25:00

[@flickboy3343]

Episode 3 lets goo

[@LikeMeta4Ever]

i will eat in peace today my friend

[@WizzeeeR]

Wath shaders you use ? PS : Awesome videos, its rare for me to watch long videos and comment them !

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

All this run I used the basic AtmosR as shader, I like some others better but it was the best balance between graphics & performance

[@WizzeeeR]

@@CheekiBreekiTv I use AREA79, it gives a quite natural and relaxing atmosphere.

[@nicofromtheweb4891]

Le goat 😍

[@3rdcain356]

doesnt like the nocturnal predator quest, proceeds to kill the damn thing for free - i make the same mistake all the time D:

[@jackocallaghan3523]

just lost a 21 hour iron man run to spawning in army warehouses next to 4 elite UNISG also i lost my first life because my wife was telling me about some random youtube short and i walked into a mix of a whirlgig and springboard and died almost instantly, decided F it and tried the brain scorcher, spent 200,000 on ap rounds, good armor and made my way to army warehouses only to get instantly wiped off the map by a Legendary and two master UNISG units

[@ttttttttony]

If our home appliances get anough AI to play Gamma, what playthrough would they prefer?

[@demonseed1981]

How do you have 102kg stuff in a 70kg box on 4:38 ?

[@CheekiBreekiTv]

If a box is empty and you use the "move all" button, it will transfer your whole inventory into it, regardless of how much weight it is in total. Good trick early game to stash everything in the same place before you can craft more boxes