Naked and hungry | Stalker Anomaly: Loner to Legend - Crafting challenge [S1E1]

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

***** Settings Ironsights zoom factor: 1 Item use animations: on Item swap animations: on Enhanced recoil effects: on Radiation effect: on Bleeding effect: on Low health blur: on Mask overlay: on Mask Breathing fog: on Mask Rain droplets: on Mask Glass reflection: on Hunting kit must be equipped as backpack to get the bonus: on Full-percentage system for parts: on Limited amount of bolts: on Outfit loot on corpses: Progressive Water deprivation: on Sleep deprivation: on Anomaly detector sounds: off Enable disguise system: on (all factors on) Fast travel state: disabled Backpack travel state: off ***** Gameplay settings Faction: Loner Starting location: Cordon Gameplay difficulty: Medium Progression difficulty: Survivalist Story mode: off Accessible zone: off Campfire mode: on

[@yesIfuckPigs]

Hey man, could you tell me what is your config regarding bullet hit power factor?

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

@@yesIfuckPigs Hey mate, bullet hit power factor hasn't change from the default: 1.

[@shadmanpatoary6783]

What does accessible zone mean?

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

@@shadmanpatoary6783 Accessible Zone means that every travel point on the map is immediately available to you. If you disable this option, most alternate routes and many major routes won't be visible unless you find them in PDA's or purchase them from specific vendors.

[@TCrag]

@@yesIfuckPigs @Blondefire I recomend 1.8 on Hard mode for the most 'realistic' damage model.

[@Tarktheorc]

"If you listen closely you can hear the anomaly. Here listen." *sounds of flesh and bone tearing in unnatural and painful ways* Just another day in Cordon.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

“And here’s a demonstration of an Aussie asshole flopping his junk out at an anomaly.” 😂

[@Beencheeling]

That's nothing comapred to pripyat! And anywhere monolith roams, so i mean...

[@WickCerf]

an australian playing stalker has the same energy as a german playing job simulators

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

To be fair, Aussies have that approach to most things 😂

[@PhonkElement]

German is with a capital G

[@taylorbotnewsomtest5860]

​@@PhonkElementyou say that, but I'm just not gonna accept that 😂

[@PhonkElement]

@taylorbotnewsomtest5860 it's basic respect man. Even the name of your worst enemy should be with a capital letter.

[@Ace-Dayz]

Instantly subscribed as soon as I heard “using the crafting system”

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Sooooo much crafting! Glad to have you here, Stalker 🤘

[@pebloo]

Same. I too enjoy other people’s suffering

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Hey, I love spreadsheets. Pain don’t come that easy 😆

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Hey, I love spreadsheets. Pain don’t come that easy 😆

[@loonboy4905]

For anyone watching this series for the first time all these years later: the weird blurry picture quality gets completely fixed after a few episodes. And lastly, this is easily one of the best STALKER series ever made so i highly recommend watching it.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers! 🍻

[@BridgitteBaker]

ill take your word for it cuz im diving in for the first time

[@duplicarus]

It’s the series that got me to download Anomaly. Have been having fun with it for a solid year

[@yungploomer6476]

I was gonna click off when I saw the quality but I saw your comment at the last second. I’ll hang tough. Feels like the same vibes of the old Minecraft let’s plays. Hopefully this series will help me learn to effectively use the crafting system.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers, thanks for sticking with it 🙏

[@Woodskov451]

I recently started playing this and watched your 1 hour guide, and then discovered these episodes, I am really glad a walkthrough/playthrough exists for new players to learn and play along

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers mate, glad you’re finding them helpful! Love the profile pic btw 👍

[@JirafaWood]

Oh shoot I didn’t realize he also made the guide. I watched the guide and then looked for stalker gameplay 😂

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Alert: Aussie idiot incoming 😂

[@absyntzagrywanoce]

Slavic players (for example: Russians, Poles, Czechs) have a lot of fun when they see what you call your stalker. Within Slavic languages, usually the ending "a" in the surname means the female form. For example, Navratilova (tennis player). Her husband or son will be called Navratilov or Navratilovski. But dont be upset. Many of us do mistakes all the time with it. Greetings from Eastern Europe. Important thingi is that you do a great job and make great movies. Many can be inspired by them!

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Ah, so that’s why some comments mentioned that Slinki was a feminine lad! 😂 A pavlova is a dessert here Australia. Sweet AND feminine 👍 Thanks for pointing this out, it put a smile on my face.

[@absyntzagrywanoce]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie I know it! All World know it ;) We call it "beza pawłowa" here in Kraków ;) Unfortunatelly I hate it, it's too sweet 4 me :(

[@LazyBuddyBan]

tl;dr: language is gendered in pronouncing. so as opposite to English, the "neutral" words are just using a male pronoun

[@andresvalverde5182]

What about Nikita though

[@Branik23]

@@andresvalverde5182 Nikita is commonly used for male but it is usable for females as well. It also depends on country. Same goes for Nikola. In the Balkans it is a common male name (Nikola Tesla) but in Czechia and Slovakia it is purely female.

[@JohnJHawke]

I laughed so hard when the 4th advanced tools came up. The odds of that? What a tough run.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

The Zone saw our challenge and raised us.

[@monsterfukk7737]

"cats are nasty, they'll tear you to pieces early game." That's exactly why I'm here lmao. Trying anomaly after about 30 hours of master difficulty SoC, I did not realize just how brutal Anomaly was going to be. I've gotten slaughtered by cats that I couldn't even hardly see coming up on me about 10 times in a row now, so hopefully this series will guide me to some success

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

The best tip I can give new players is to treat Anomaly like a cover shooter, even with mutants. Scan your surroundings, move forward into cover, repeat. Cover will usually prevent the lunge attacks (make sure you stand back from cover, not hard into it - attacks will clip through some objects) and gives you precious time to line up a shot. Don’t stare down a charging mutant, shoot and scoot! You’ll learn the spawn patterns and mutant locations after a while and can predict where pain points will be.

[@sand_sand7304]

FUCKING BLEEDING

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Bandages bandages bandages!

[@phantomsanic3604]

First time I played Anomaly I stepped out of Rookie Village and had three cats tear me apart. That was fun.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

The board were waiting over the next hill. Then the bandits. Then the military checkpoint. There isn’t much that doesn’t want to kill you in the Zone.

[@MeatSnax]

I don't think there's any other game I'd slog through these mechanics for, but after a day of playing I'm hooked. I'm swimming in a sea of blurry icons I have no idea what to do with, but hopefully this video will prepare me to dive into all the confusing crafting menus this game has. You make it very entertaining though, usually you have to choose between informative playthroughs and playthroughs that are fun to watch, but I feel like this is gonna be my tv before bed for the next few months.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

The dark savage beauty of the Zone strikes again 😄 Thanks for the comment, I hope you enjoy the series! 🤘

[@MrFtenlow]

I know this started a year ago but im watching all of these this series is amazing thanks for the time you put in.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers! 🤘

[@luizfernandodonascimento3413]

Thanks for your videos, especially the tutorial one. What a gem of a game. Played the first ones back in the day and forgot how deep and suspenseful they were.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers, your welcome. Yeah, they were a special experience. It’s crazy that, no matter how many times you go through the Zone, there’s something great about those first hours in Cordon, like you’re experiencing it all over again.

[@paulfry3221]

Randomly found this on my feed. Once again the feed delivers gold, Keep up the great work, I've got a whole series to watch.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers, glad to have you here 👍

[@Bandit1379.]

Just found your channel yesterday, looking forward to watching this series!

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Thanks mate, and welcome to the series!

[@riverjones3716]

I really am about to finally watch over a 100 hours worth of this haha. Been subscribed since I first found this Playlist I watched some of it then stopped luckily I have this in my saved playlists

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Appreciate you sticking around 🤘 It was an adventure.

[@The_Andrah]

finished your beginner guide! thanks so much for making it for us! def got me a strong start. Played the game for a couple hours now, this game is a diamond in the rough. Excited to jump in to this series! I will def be around for them

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers, and thanks for sticking around! 👍 The excellent quality of the Stalker modding scene has been largely ignored for a while, it’s great to see it finally getting mainstream exposure.

[@lukmaanpratomo6866]

Damn, played a lot of Anomaly runs and only now I found out that you can actually break those brown crates JUST BY JUMPING. Hahahaha thanks for showing me that. Definitely saved my knife's edge 😂.

[@aaronleaver17]

I've got about two thousand hours in game and only just learnt from blondie that you can combine items!

[@totesfleisch258]

01:28:33 You met this dude who is posting in the Stalker Chat earlier at the Rookie camp, thats one of the things i love about this Game, persistent Characters. Chances are, you can meet him again in like 20 or even 100 episodes at all kinds of places, which is why i love this game. Ive had Situations where i met Stalkers in Mid or even Lategame Areas, that ive seen in Beginner Areas when i started. I dont any other game which has this kind of Persistence.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Yeah, the dynamic world is one of Stalker's strongest features. They must have had divine intervention to last that long 😂

[@BlurredVision18]

This is gonna be a nice playthrough, as I can see I have plenty of episodes to catch up on. Just started playing this game, the beginner guide and crafting vids were fantastic. Luckily I came here first and didnt have to look very far for a content creator I liked, lol.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers, really appreciate the feedback. 🤘

[@devin8656]

Every few years I get back on a Stalker kick. Just returned to anomaly and stumbled across your beginner guide which helped refresh my memory on everything so I decided to watch this series after. Love the premise and restrictions! Gained a sub from me.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Much appreciated, Stalker. Welcome back to the Zone 🤘

[@mrf1213]

man i was waiting for the new stalker to come out in april as my first experience, but now i have to wait longer. thank you for your guide, and this series will hopefully help me understand the game more. im a super big noob.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Thanks man, hope it helps you out! 🤘

[@ratratratratratratratratrat69]

anomaly is a great start, the older games in their original state can be even more unforgiving than this one lol

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Weapon accuracy in SoC… 😬

[@ratratratratratratratratrat69]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie i’ve heard it explained as “the PM is a water gun that has the bullet dissapear around 3 feet from the barrel” also didn’t expect a reply, thanks for this guide :)

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Bullet dispersion on many weapons is hot garbage, but the PM is hands down the worst in SoC. Still an amazing game well worth your time. You’re welcome 😁

[@sleepyowls8377]

Oh this is great!!! I been looking for a series to binge and have in the background and this is perfect!!

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

I’m happy to fit that bill. 🤘

[@riverjones3716]

Same here! Also I have never heard of this game and I found it by little videos with jump scares lol and it seams like a good game

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Stalker is atmospheric, you don’t need to be in spooky underground military complexes to get your share of scare.

[@KrocCamen]

An Australian in the zone is just such an out-of-place image it should be in the game; walking along with a can of beer in one hand, giving thumbs up to the various stalkers and mutants as he marches cheerfully to the centre of the zone in his 'thongs', not a care or trouble in the world. :)

[@BlackWaterStudioSolutions]

I just got my hands on anomaly and bought the entire stalker series. I’m about 20 min and I’m loving this

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

It has a certain ‘feel’ and atmosphere which instantly clicks with some people. Welcome to the Zone, Stalker ☢️

[@linos1085]

Great gameplay and thanks for the extensive Tutorial video. Btw: you can Just sprint into the small white crates and they will break open

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers! 👍 There’s something satisfying about picking them up and dropping them. The physics can do weird and funny stuff. 😂

[@linos1085]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie that is so true 😅

[@Protonkpax]

You have a new subscriber sir blondie, excellent to see you start this series off, good show

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Spasibo 🙏 Welcome, Stalker.

[@uncleardistress]

This is already shaping into a great series Edit: and I thought i was a mad lad by ditching the makarov. Mad props to you sir! Looking forward to this

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Haha, cheers mate, we’re havin’ fun

[@icarorodrigues8501]

Sixx's bunker told me about you, awesome content, mate! I'll be watching the whole series right now

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Thanks for the support, I’m glad you’re enjoying the content! Sixx is true a gentleman. Welcome to the posse!

[@bradenwoods1111]

You and Sixx inspired me to start this hard-core crafting playthrough too!

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

It’s a hell of a ride, I hope you enjoy it! Good hunting, Stalker.

[@greenkaiju3716]

As soon as I saw the title and saw it's a 1 out of 100 series....Instant sub! This 'gon be good!

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Thank you, Stalker! I hope it lives up to expectations.

[@greenkaiju3716]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie I've never had the balls to try this but you inspired me to new heights of pain and suffering! I shall complete this challange!!

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Enjoy the journey, it’s a rewarding experience. 👍

[@frankieb9444]

That fire tip saved my life, if it wasn't for that I would have wandered through a bandit occupied military checkpoint.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Glad it helped! Fires are a great early warning system. When you couple this with a fully upgraded PDA, you'll know exactly what to expect when approaching a lit fire. We don't have the luxury of extinguishing fires for the crafting challenge, that only creates more pain for us.

[@nuruddinshah684]

Hello I came here from your "Stalker Anomaly - Ultimate Beginner's Guide/Tutorial" Even when "explain" crafting still don't understand so let watch and learn

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Plenty of examples in the series. Check the description of each video to see which new things (if any) I craft that episode. It will click for you, don’t worry. 👍

[@kushanblackrazor6614]

Just found this. Not bad, some pretty good stuff you got here, Stalker.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers, much appreciated 👍

[@NukSooKow-yp9py]

Great idea for a playthrough. Non related tip - Whichever software you use to edit your footage, once done, export it at 1440p and then upload it to YT. Takes away all that pixilation.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers mate! 🤘 Yeah, I was still adjusting to OBS for the early episodes. From about ep5-6 things drastically improve (I do basically what you outlined).

[@hicfool]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie I know you ended up fixing this but just in case you don't know: This problem occurs because of the bitrate levels you set in OBS and your editing software and not actually because of your resolution. (Low bitrate = Higher pixelization; etc..)

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers. I did figure out the bitrate early on, but KZbin’s compression was still slamming the videos hard and it took a bit more investigation to work a fix.

[@NukSooKow-yp9py]

@@hicfool That's partially incorrect. KZbin videos at 1080p are on Avc1 Codec which = pixilation. 1440p+ videos are on Vpo9 Codec = vastly better image quality

[@hicfool]

@@NukSooKow-yp9py Totally forgot about KZbin's Codecs, that's correct!

[@Zeptoid]

Just started playing stalker and got recommended to you by a youtube commentor. This is like having a tv show i can binge now. A really entertaining Aussie tv show. 😲Just saw you have a recent valheim series, I also just started playing valheim. I am loaded with hours of content for the next few months. Thanks mate

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Ah cool, it’s humbling to know that my name is out there. Welcome, Stalker! Yeah buddy, the Valheim series is a lot of fun. I thought I’d be finished soon-ish but they’re about to drop the ashlands biome so there’s plenty more to go. Cheers for checking out the channel. 🤘

[@darylmeng7533]

Just found your channel recently, and its great content my dude! Only feedback is to maybe have the option to increase the video res beyond 1080p, because the video gets grainy when you're moving alot.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers mate, and welcome! 🤘 I was still playing around with OBS during the first 5-6 eps, don’t worry it gets a lot cleaner soon.

[@miget3]

You're crazy. I crap myself every time I leave Cordon -_-

[@programmingkitten1326]

Man I quit the game 2 days into playing it because the map was just to big and the game was just kinda complicated I watched this video in one go and was so entertaining I will watch all of these and will try to get back in the game You are very entertaining thanks for the vids:)

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers! Don’t forget that I also have an Ultimate Beginners guide on the channel to answer many of the questions you might have. 👍

[@programmingkitten1326]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie Yep I watched it and then started playing but it still seemed hard 😂 I'm 3 episodes in this series so now it's getting clearer and clearer

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

It is hard. The Zone will remind you constantly that you are it’s plaything, and Anomaly has adjusted enemies and anomalies to hit that much harder. But it’s such a darkly beautiful place to explore.

[@mountainmanmcbeachfront5296]

Try the original shadow of Chernobyl first. It’s not a sandbox like anomaly and doesn’t have all the crafting ect. Mods like this are really designed around you already beating the canon 3 games and are looking for more

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Yes and no. I personally believe that you get the best experience and context if you’ve played the originals before hitting Anomaly, but Anomaly is so feature-rich and expanded that it will appeal to vastly more players.

[@musician445]

Could've given your overloaded gear to the hunting companion until you got back to camp and then grabbed it all back from him before turning in the quest. Thanks for this series, i'm like 20 hours into the game and love it so far. I had no idea this game existed but am very glad it does.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

I could have, true, but knowing me I’d forget to take it back and the companion would head off with my loot. Or companion would die and I’d have bigger problems. Glad you’re enjoying Anomaly, it’s a breath of irradiated air.

[@musician445]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie Your guide helped me out a ton, admittedly I have very little experience with PC games in general let alone shooters. So getting used to the controls thew me off at first. I'm finally getting it now and learned new functions all the time thanks to your series.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Anomaly has a huge amount of depth and commands baked in. I’m still learning a tonne of stuff thanks to the community in these comments. Glad the series is informative though 👍

[@tiagomori2534]

I just love this game, you just got a new subscriber, amazing work man 👊🏻👊🏻

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers, mate! Hope you enjoy the journey 👍

[@DanSzadvari]

Hey man, just found your videos and they are great. that stalker begininng struggle is real :D

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers! Yeah, the beginning is tough, but persistence pays off 💵

[@aij8475]

hella excited to waatch this. i also watch halfman and so far your good at this so far really excited

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Halfman vibes at my pace, and is knowledgeable and entertaining to boot. Happy to have you here!

[@pebloo]

I have only recently started playing Anomaly, but I see that we have the same type of thinking when it comes to character names. My guy Vasya Flint is only a poor loner that can’t afford to live a good life in the zone… yet.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

All good things to those who Stalk. And lots of good experiences to have along the way.

[@thenecromorpher]

I want to point out that @~8:21 you can simply jump on top of those containers and break them, often times the loot will clip onto the lower floor (if on a higher floor, like here; very rarely will the loot clip through the ground (if on the floor of a ground floor of a building), but often times when this happens the loot will sorta "reset" itself and respawn where it was supposed to, been playing SoC mods, so Anomaly might be different and/or more stable). Iirc in all the main games you can do it, though if the loot simply isn't there or simply doesn't reset after falling out of world, idhk in the later titles (I don't remember if CS has this problem or not like CoP seems to have, been years since I've played that game).

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Yep, you can 👍 The location of those cases make jumping on them tricky so it’s easier to drop them. I don’t know if loot clips through the ground, I don’t *think* this would happen open. Crate drops tend to clip *above* the crate, but I can’t think of any instances where they clip below.

[@thenecromorpher]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie in SoC (with mods like Radiophobia 3, or Autumn Aurora 2.1 even) the clipping issue tends to happen frequently, across different pcs (in my experience, at least). Had it happen in Vanilla, though in my experience opening it with a knife tends to make the clipping issue a very minor issue (if it even happened at all). Thinking that it spawns the contents at that x and y coordinate, but with the z axis occupied (since the Player is standing right above the container; think Z is height in a 3d X, Y, Z coordinate), the game defaults to a lower z coordinate (usually the next floor under, but sometimes annoyingly in a wall, or even under the whole building (but not under the map, as there's some bit of space for the contents of the container to spawn into, under there, and being lost forever)). Think it's the same in CS and CoP, but my only experience lately is with the Gunslinger mod for CoP (which probably didn't muck with the way these containers open, but it might've), but iirc jumping on them (from what I remember) in those games (in Vanilla, years ago now) had the same "problem" as in vanilla SoC.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Interesting point. I tend to drop them because it’s more satisfying, but I wonder if knife hits would yield more loot…? I’m not motivated enough to test it, but it’s curious.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Interesting point. I tend to drop them because it’s more satisfying, but I wonder if knife hits would yield more loot…? I’m not motivated enough to test it, but it’s curious.

[@barneycalhoundotcom]

One universal rule of anomaly you must follow, no matter what gear, faction, or weapons you have. (Unless you are a god tier at strafing and eat Chimera Meat like candy.) If you hear a cat, run. If you see one, you are already dead.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Dear god, yes. Cats in tall grass give me the sweats.

[@menace275]

No items from the start! You're a mad lad!

[@melinitygaming]

1:11:19 yeah my first time going through that tunnel I was so confused lmao, only after watching this do I understand why I was taking damage. Tried going through this tunnel 3 different times before

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Burnt Fuzz is nasty stuff.

[@melinitygaming]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie Indeed it is lol

[@dot.2985]

my man found a moon and tools early on, how lucky can one stalker get

[@Rezuvious]

Those containers you can break by picking up and dropping or jumping on will also break if you run into them, basically they break if you physically move them enough.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

True statement👍

[@kgb598]

cool man you are the best i can eait to see you play STALKER 2 😃

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

I’m excited for Stalker 2. Hopefully GSC stick the landing.

[@spadeyt1]

i spend my time mostly chillin but i somtimes go for these escort tasks (what i mean by chilin is that i do a lot of mutant tasks and sit next to campfires basicly roleplaying etc. and when i play gamma i build bases)

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

The best kinda vibe.

[@JoeKingAudits]

"Scared the crap out of both of us" ?

[@dabeln1]

Something about watching Anomaly runs with British or Australian commentary... it's just the perfect thing to watch.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers, mate 🤘

[@Culpride]

Agreed. I also watched Bonhart kzbin.info/aero/PLZ2SbJ0t4UuE4G_O0cu1Ua6Y27iJtTwIF I LOVED it

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

I’ve watched Bonhart’s Anomaly series, it was an interesting RP that deserves more views. 🤘

[@dabeln1]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie Benjin has a few ironman runs that are so intense you will have soiled underwear in your real world inventory.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

I may have watched a few those too :p

[@imatreebelieveme6094]

The fact that GSC is allowing this makes them such comrades, it's great. Honestly I'd be so nervous in their place to release something since it's probably going to be less extensive than this mod. Then again if they focus on mod support and good interfaces for their engine and systems then it might become popular solely based on modders taking to the new possibilities and loving it, so letting this game become basically F2P is a good move for publicity.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

The biggest curiosity will be how flexible modding is allowed to be. Whether it will have the depth and freedom of Anomaly modding, or whether it will be railroaded. They’re clearly watching what the fans are putting out, so I’m hopeful that they’re picking up what we’re putting down. 🤘

[@imatreebelieveme6094]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie Yeah. They seem to still be independent so they are not as likely as games corporations to commoditize modding and such. They might just prohibit stand-alone mods like this one and let mods drive sales for the next STALKER if we are lucky.

[@rdowg]

@@imatreebelieveme6094 I'd fully expect, and quite honestly completely understand them waiting on allowing these type of stand-alones for stalker 2, it'd be pretty dumb to allow until the life sales die down There will be modding support day 1 for stalker 2 though, so it's gonna drive sales up pretty damn well

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

I’d agree with this. It’s unlikely that they’ll fully unlock modding until sales have slowed.

[@jbrou123]

Heard about you from Sixx. It's always great to find new STALKER players. I may try this challenge when I'm finished Anomaly story lines. Problem is I suck at crafting, upgrades and repairs. So I'll continue to watch and learn. Edit: If you can save only at lit campfires, how do you handle saves when sleeping?

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Sixx is a superstar! The crafting system can be overwhelming at first, but you’ll get the hang of it. Sleeping and fast travel autosaves are allowed. I thought about disabling them but as long as they aren’t abused they won’t affect the spirit of the challenge.

[@randomdude8877]

So the anomaly mod is my first hands on experience with any stalker game. I found the tutorial quest giver died to a mutant dog or whatever we were out hunting. Second try i survived stepped later in to an anomaly and died. Third try i avoided the anomaly but then when we were out to get the artifact i died by radiation i think? Anyway, i was thinking might as well take a break and download the update first and then i landed here while waiting. lol

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

The ‘tutorial’ quests are notoriously difficult, and there isn’t much hand-holding. You do get free gear from them, but it’s probably better trying to complete tasks from other task givers at Rookie Village.

[@Valiancy99]

This many tool kits in an hour and a half and the five hours I've put into a new playthrough I haven't found a single one. The zone works in mysterious ways.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

While I was testing before the start of the series, I had runs where I found every toolkit within an hour. The Zone is a fickle place.

[@epicmickey2351]

I’m glad this is free. Imma download this game in the near future.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

I hope you have fun. Check back or join my Discord if you need help. 👍

[@normallygaming9493]

Halfman shoutout, Lets go

[@twofour9515]

ME a first timer: sets to hardest with survivalist (been living like a hobo robbing bandits, renegade, and military factions)

[@LenTos1337]

Looks like you were reeeally lucky with those advanced tools :D

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

What’s the saying? “Dying of thirst and drifting on a raft in the ocean.”

[@LenTos1337]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie yeah that's it ;)

[@MR-zk3fy]

I can't follow some of the decisions (why not just sell...you'll make it back) but this is very entertaining.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

A lot of the sellable stuff is needed for crafting or upgrades. Some of it is very hard to come by.

[@jeremyszpicki491]

You give me major jolly vibes bro

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Let the good times roll. 🤘

[@vinportobg]

the only thing that cant be crafted or looted is the knife everything else is craftable or lootable so keep and buy knives is allowed you need them for backpack upgrades. Starting low tier stuff dont need to be learned you just need the crafting kits get them all, upgrade technician and medic in Jupiter and have gunsmith tool in hand for basic ammo and you are set disamble pistols and shotguns till you get decent parts for repair of a semi-shotgun and you are set for easy farming of Red Forest Monoliths at Forester location. Rinse and repeat several days nonstop till you get decent monolith weapons then go arround the zone for crafting recipes. Interesting part is you will end up getting most non-brakable gear from loot before you craft it.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Basically this. The only problem is coming across the rarer components, and the progressive loot option which hamstrings the early attempts at getting ahead. It was a fun challenge.

[@GeeseAreDeadly]

I know it’s a while but the one thing that shocked me was you not taking the fanatics help He gives you ammo, I think a gun (but a shitty one) if you keep going in his quest line you get an echo detector and you find an anomaly and he gives you a container for it, he even is available as a companion during the quest, best part is after the quest line you get another anomaly and you get to keep everything, except his companion ship

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

I didn’t want to lean on Fanatic because he gives you far too many things for free. The point was to craft these items from scratch, both to pressure-test the crafting system and to prove that you could start with nothing and survive.

[@GeeseAreDeadly]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie damn, that’s understandable and also respectable, wanting to give yourself a harder challenge. Hopefully I after understand stalker anomaly more I can do a challenge run like yours.

[@Spaccheesr]

Nice to see a fellow Australian play STALKER

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Thanks, mate. Glad to have you with us!

[@aaronleaver17]

Australians in the Zone. Somebody needs to make a 303 for us

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

@aaronleaver17 I’m curious to know how many Aussie stalkers there are.

[@aaronleaver17]

@Blondefire_HeyBlondie I thought I'd already replied but I can't see it. I think there's a few of us. I know a couple personally though they are on and off again players. There's also one or two on Facebook in the Stalker Anomaly group.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

@aaronleaver17 I only know of Aussie players by watching them of YT or through word of mouth. I’m sure there’s a sizeable group out there.

[@swolzer]

i like hardcore stalker but this is just straight up torture.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

The beginning is rough, but the sense of achievement is wild when things come together 🤘

[@micaboff]

100 vídeos on the playlist wow

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

We got stuff done 👍

[@elizabethtischler686]

"why don't you privet your way out the door" 😂😅😂

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Rewatching my old stuff, Elizabeth? 😁 There will be more Stalker soon.

[@spaceshark1295]

I tend to stab the small locked boxes or drop em from a height taller than the player, I enjoy watching someone play stalker with a crafting system

[@spaceshark1295]

You’ll know that it’s been opened cause it’ll split into two pieces while dropping its content

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Yeah, and there’s some weird physics that go with it if it’s right at your feet. 🤔

[@brandon_evs]

An aussie playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R, instant sub from me m8

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers, mate 🍻 👍

[@brandon_evs]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie on episode 3 (or really four) right now! Loving it ☺️

[@johncreese9740]

seems like this will be a fun watch

[@jasondarrikson853]

This is basically GAMMA minus the 'not using technician' rule.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

GAMMA is a wholly different experience, but from a weapon and armour scavenging perspective then yes, it basically is. Or rather, GAMMA is Loner to Legend on ‘roids 😂

[@Kyle6139]

I'm so sad KZbin killed the quality of this video :( I enjoyed the content though! Keep it up!

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Partly my fault too for low bitrate. It's fixed by ep 5 though. 😅

[@ghostram7900]

Hey I’m not sure if it’s just how this was recorded or if it’s the game itself but it seems whenever you’re moving the game becomes very pixel-y and blurry, but your hud doesn’t

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

That’s the recording bitrate and KZbin’s compression. It gets a lot better from ep5.

[@soulcrysoulcry2283]

I'm thinking of an ironman rags to riches

[@aaronleaver17]

Did you do it?

[@untrustworthy7226]

100 episodes? well thats gonna take me a while

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

A lot of dark adventure packed among them 👍

[@untrustworthy7226]

I hate the fact it's hard to find did recipes and tool kits

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Toolkits aren’t so bad but recipes are the real killer. The potential loot pool increases as you rank up which means the odds of finding recipes drastically decrease over time.

[@kevorkyijan118]

You Like the competent guy nobody asks about general informations And i have One..not for anomaly but for Gamma .... Is there any way to highlight faction badgesand faction names when you point the gin into someone ?...I am asking because i Just started and i often find my self being shoot by people or walking up to a persone facing me and the Moment i pass past them they all kill me

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

I’m not sure if they implemented the faction ID mod as part of GAMMA. If they did, it should be in the MCM menu (I think it’s just called ‘Faction ID’).

[@bionicallychallenged7290]

The advanced toolsets are super common for some reason.

[@schwaulen]

Came here because of your tutorial. Amazing work, watched the whole thing, I don't even intend to play the game. Sadly, the encoding on this one seems to be a bit off :(

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Cheers! Yeah, the first 4 eps were a battle with encoding and YT, they’re sorted by ep 5 I think.

[@rydandraco2260]

I started as a bandit in the cargo storage base. Was fucking awful but stuck through until I took over the east checkpoint from the zombies and…. Pseudo-dogs… had 1/4 health and only bandages, a few shotgun slugs, and was practically blind from the blurred vision. Eventually took out the zombies and one dog before fellow bandits arrived…. Then monolith, duty, and freedom attacked one after another. All three attacks had a group of 10. Only 3 bandits plus a 4th bugged bandit inside the smaller building. Finally got health back from stimpacks that duty had. Only 2. Then CATS! Wtf! Then zombies again! I’m holding that fucking checkpoint and gained decent assault rifle that I attached a green dot sight that I took off of one of duties guns. I’m strapped for survival but broke as fuck. Still almost died 7 times defending the checkpoint…. This is all on easy diff and progression….

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Bandits have a rough start as it is. Nice job staying alive 👍

[@rydandraco2260]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie thanks!

[@garrick3727]

I can't help but think my success with Stalker Anomaly is entirely based on RNG. My first game, I found Basic Tools in one of those tents in Cordon, Advanced Tools further up the road, and Expert Tools in the Garbage. My second game, the one where I decided to rely on my own crafting and not use technicians, I didn't find Basic Tools until Pripyat. Also, when I decided to not buy upgrades, only use ones I found, I found every damn upgrade multiple times over except the Exo Sprint one. In fact, I convinced myself some bug meant it could never drop, so I allowed myself to buy one. Then I found two in loot.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

The rng can swing wildly. In one of the test runs for this series I found Basic, Advanced, and Expert tools within an hour of starting. Other runs, almost nothing in any of the stashes. It can be feast and famine for sure. We're almost 90 episodes in and I'm *still* missing a bunch of crafting manuals.

[@willrun4fun]

Video quality is very low but still a fun watch. Just wish I could see more of what was going on.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

The quality improves from ep5. I was still struggling with bitrate and KZbin compression in the early eps.

[@hungarianlowgrav]

I'm gonna try this in EFP 3.0 in ironman mode, i really like this gameplay

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

That’ll be a challenge. Good hunting, Stalker 👍

[@MAUTxxx]

how do I tell which boxes are breakable?

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

There are handful of models which are breakable, you’ll learn to recognize them with experience. Generally if you hit something with a few knife attacks and it doesn’t break then it’s just a prop. Alternatively, lead your companions near the boxes in question. Companions hate breakable boxes and will attack them within close proximity.

[@aseroxd]

A little bit thicked on maybe, but great watch non the less!

[@BIDENS_HOG]

What are the boxes near the campfire you drop stuff in?

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

The blue metal one? They’re stash containers that you can find around the world. They sometimes contain random items, but you can also use them as safe places to store gear.

[@makaio5684]

friend from a discord server suggested i watch this series B)

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Thanks for checking it out, I hope you enjoy it 🤘

[@FR4M3Sharma]

Video compression really fucks up the footage.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

I dialled OBS settings and KZbin compression by episode 6, it's significantly better from then on.

[@OmegaKnightRed]

1:19:21 Could you generate a bit more cash by selling the jerrycans dotted about, to the trader? Or is there a better use for those later on? Looking forward to watching the rest of the series, already picked up a few tips from this episode.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Fuel is great supportive material for fixing gun parts. They get used soon, don't worry 😉

[@mtgAzim]

How are you not getting the freezy stutter every few seconds? I've tried looking up a few videos where people claim to have fixes, but they never do. The only thing I've seen that seems to work is the stutter fix checkbox thing in the Gamma mod, but I don't have that. I just have Anomoly 1.5.2 I think is the version. I know it's at least 151.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

I ran with 1.5.1 for this playthrough (1.5.2 didn’t exist then). I would look at your grass density, shadow settings, and view distance, these offer the biggest performance hits.

[@mtgAzim]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie Ok, I'll give them another look and play around with them. I did turn some of that down already. I mean I get a solid 60fps, with an occasional dip that doesn't seem to make sense. But that's all fine. The thing that's so bothersome is the freezing stutter that happens once or twice nearly every minute. Some people have said that it has to do with the A-Life system. Perhaps it's because you had story mode and open zone turned off? I did see it occur further into your playthrough here, but the hang-up is almost not perceptible. Thank you for the suggestions though, I'll give them a look.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

@mtgAzim I did experience some significant pauses in season 2 which didn’t happen often but when they did would lock up the game for 30-40 seconds. Story mode not enabled on that either, but over 100 mods loaded so who knows.

[@th43_zz55]

Do you have hardcore ai aim on? In my experience, (hard mode) most stalkers won't notice you as long as you are not in a direct line of sight and you are crouching. I used to wonder how they knew where I was so often and it got way easier once I started being quieter.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

No hardcore aim, I feel as though they already get away with a lot of random stuff. I’ll probably use it in future plays though.

[@pcgamingforevah]

I want to start watching these series but video quality at 1080 is abysmal. It's fine when you don't move, but when you start moving it's very difficult to see anything. Will it get better later?

[@pcgamingforevah]

nvm found the answer in the comment section.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

I don’t blame you if you skip eps 1-5, but we do a bit of crafting during that time. Hopefully you stick with it 👍

[@exterminans]

The first I did after installing Anomaly was to get the mod that removes crafting entirely

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Play it your way. That’s what Anomaly is all about. You can also just ignore crafting, you’re never forced to use it.

[@jeremyszpicki491]

acceptable voice, content I'd enjoy, Rediculous challenges. yes. good.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

"I accept this offering, mortal." 😆

[@JoeKingAudits]

You could drag a body back with all the loot.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

A few people have pointed this out, but it isn’t in the spirit of the challenge. Trying not to cheese stuff 😋

[@OldMotorcycleAdventures]

Alright, another question from the newbie. I started without campfire mode, and am finding myself saving too much to make the game realistic enough for me. Is there any way to turn campfire mode on after the fact?

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Hmm, I don’t believe there is but you can turn autosaves off and restrict yourself to campfires only. Much harder to do when the temptation to save is only a key press away 😉

[@OldMotorcycleAdventures]

@@Blondefire_HeyBlondie I have been doing it manually this way, aside from if I get a really good bit of gear. Then I get greedy lol

[@kimopro8812]

only 4.25k ? dude u deserve alot more keep the grind mate

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Thanks mate, that’s appreciated ❤️🙏 No mods, just the vanilla experience. I wanted to showcase what was available in the vanilla game since most runs are modded to the gills. Ah cool! I’m not sure how big you are (on my phone and haven’t checked, excuse the brevity) and perhaps you don’t need this, but drop into my Discord and advertise yourself if you like. 👍

[@plot6520]

Alright. Let's go.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

Welcome to the start of our grueling journey, Stalker ☢️

[@mrEtuthian]

hello, I wanted to watch your video but it seems like youtube won't want to display 1080p and instead displays a very bad compression of your video. I can't appreciate enough your work because of that. is there anywhere else than youtube where it's uploaded? or would you mind maybe telling me if there is no issue on your side. From the begining the screen seems to be displaying very bad quality video and I don't know what to do about that.

[@Blondefire_HeyBlondie]

This was partly my fault for low bitrate recordings, and partly KZbin compression. It’s fixed by episode 5. I understand if you jump ahead.

[@anxiousdreams614]

Yeah it's pretty hard to see anything. 😅