Stalker 2 Developers added this to not break your immersion

[@vlanson6529]

I also appreciate how they made the ladder paint dilapidated and worn so it's not ripping you out of the environment. That way the immersion isn't broken, but the guidelines are still there.

[@jewjew-cg8rx]

It makes sense, the paint breaks and oxication begins which causes rust with the metal, the last scraps of paint are still there. its realistic

[@Samsquanch6969]

Same, works fine for me but I see why people might want it off.

[@drednorzt]

@@Samsquanch6969 yup. also thought the subtle remaining flecks on the safe where great to. a real elegant design choice, doing it so subtle

[@FGMagala]

@@jewjew-cg8rx It does make sense, yet most games don't do it. They'll blatantly give you solid yellow bars as if the cliff-side handholds were freshly painted despite being in the middle of nowhere or almost completely inaccessible.

[@EgoEroTergum]

I like a game that respects my intelligence, and allows me to make mistakes.

[@Pentazemin44]

lmao, how do you like that there are no binos, no nvgs and no a-life 2.0 so the console people can run it?

[@TemplarBlack.]

@@Pentazemin44 not really game breaking. It would be cool and they will be there at some point but you can do without.

[@imembridibuddha]

@@Pentazemin44 A-life is there, it just needs to be patched.

[@Pentazemin44]

@@TemplarBlack. wdym not game breaking? its literally the most important thing in end game for some places, casual much?

[@Pentazemin44]

@@imembridibuddha nope brother, there is a spawn bubble system that simulates the old a-life in 50m radius of the player but is nowhere close to it, doubt they will remodel the game completely

[@BRAVosZ]

In an attempt to prevent rust they painted it with yellow paint

[@ivansleepy4722]

Or the ladders were just very patriotic, and only the blue paint wore down fully

[@cry2love]

My dad served in the USSR army in the 1970, this is how the painted stuff back then, and according to the internet, they still do it the same way

[@Messerschmitt_BF_109G_10]

Whoever did that has no experience in painting or rust removing, you never ever paint over rust.

[@BRAVosZ]

@@Messerschmitt_BF_109G_10 eventually the rust took over

[@Broken_Savior]

Where in the game is this said? This is an industry trend. It is a check mark That must be fulfilled if you want certain investments. We can see this across many different franchises. In other words, it is backseat gaming. So unless there is an explicit In game explanation for this, it is immersion breaking on the basis that this has become an industry standard since 2017. Dying Light ight can get away with it, because they justify that immediately. As other people have pointed out, either ukrainians have absolutely zero clue as to how a civilized human being deals with rust, or this is the developers breathing down your neck. Also -- A lot of these ladders are from the original trilogy, and they weren't yellow. I'm looking forward to how someone justifies that bullshit without flagrant in-game evidence of a replacement.

[@jlee7811]

We need to start painting ladders and switches in real life yellow so the paint is actually realistic and immersive

[@huxcry78]

Oh wait

[@Suckeychicken]

we do? in the US yellow paint in a work zone means its an aura to use caution safety ladders or single access ladders are required by most regulatory bodies to be painted yellow or blue

[@UselessZero]

We kinda do already. Not universally color coded, but there's a color code of infrastructure.

[@TeamGreenBurrito]

Even with the highlighting turned on, it is still very restrained in how obvious it is.

[@GuidelinesViolator]

not ruSSia moment

[@lexus8018]

What's best is that the map is sprinkled with "journalist stashes" that contain OP guns and armor. Too bad the gaming journalists probably won't ever find them

[@herus1]

Your comment made me understand the actual meaning behind "journalist stashes". Good joke from the devs.

[@Icedrake201]

Well they're not journalist staches if they can't find them, are they pal?

[@alechko4321]

@@herus1 Could be one of those. Or they reference the cut journalist character(it was mention in the dev docs during shadow of chernobyl development, some mods add him as well)

[@wujekstalina]

That's the pre order bonus

[@xanazf]

dem mfs are locked behind some crazy puzzles, that's for sure, added to the fact that most of them are either in some anomaly field, or surrounded by bloodsuckers/poltergeist/controller... or both edit: an example of a "both" would be the one sitting together with a fire-type poltergeist (mf can spawn fire anomalies) in some cellar in the middle of a fire anomaly field edit 2: no, the fire anomaly field does not disappear when you kiss the poltergeist good night

[@TechnocraticAscendance3870]

I actually didn't even notice this. It's so worn it fits with the environment really well. It's pretty understandable to paint old things with whatever paint you have on hand in rural area's. The zone is in some ways comparable to some towns I've lived in where you use what you have on hand because you have no money.

[@Efsaaneh]

Even with bugs, even with terrible optimization they STILL added such a feature, it already makes them GOTY in my book

[@Latvijas_Amēlija]

You guys are being dramatic about the issues. Yes optimization for PC is bad. But uts not unolayable. And theres barely any bugs for most people playing. And sadly that is just normal for games these days in the first place. But people who are saying the game is a mess, are lying.

[@Latvijas_Amēlija]

The game also works perfectly on xbox series x. Very very very minor glitches, and some fps drops. But the game still looks and runs great.

[@bolty4102]

@@Latvijas_Amēlija I agree, and they might as well just turn on fsr/fg I honestly think the game looks too sharp without fsr and it hurts my eyes.

[@giacomobucciarelli7143]

@@Latvijas_Amēlija bro the world is lifeless because nothing happens outside of 100m and everything spawns right behind you instantly, it looks good but thats it

[@1Jack22]

I played on rtx4070 and don't see terrible optimization, really compatible with all AAA games from 2023 and 2024.

[@STALKER2BRO]

All these studies on Stalker 2 amaze me. That's why I decided to check how the anomalies react to throwing a grenade - and I was pleasantly surprised

[@adalgisounoqualunque9033]

how do they react ?

[@nikolaigoven9575]

Boom ​@@adalgisounoqualunque9033

[@stinkymonke3622]

Cant wait to get a new pc one day and play stalker 2, i played soc and finished cop yesterday, i still got clear sky to play through

[@mpb6491]

​@stinkymonke3622 Clear sky is actually the most buggy. But has alot of the best Ideas. Apart from story. SOC has that beat. Although clear sky's end game is... crucial to the og trilogy. Have fun. Also it will crash many times))

[@rustyrocket666]

I'm sold...buying it on payday

[@teddyfans]

Just to let you know the game is very unoptimist

[@ABreyMan]

Just to let you know it's on game pass day 1

[@rustyrocket666]

​@@teddyfansthe stalker way comrade

[@Pentazemin44]

its a burning trashcan of issues and cut out features, strongly advised to read about it

[@MrandMrsQuack]

This game isn't fun buggy, it's pretty bad when I'm lagging like crazy with a 4090. So yes be aware of the performance issues. Fantastic game though

[@KyPc0p]

I realy love no HUD style

[@KayoMichiels]

Or the game just let parts of the hud fade away when they are not high priority.

[@djpaintbucket2662]

I really don't understand why so many games do this now. When people see ladders, stairs, ledges, they NATURALLY want to try and climb or jump over it, so why is it highlighted? I couldn't believe the amount of yellow paint and tarps used in XDefiant to show what you can and can't jump or crouch under. It felt like they thought I was that dumb

[@citricdemon]

i think you overestimate the intelligence of most consumers. i think you also forget that "the rules of the game world" aren't always consistent in real life and sometimes you might not even consider the game would let you do that, if it wasn't highlighted. i used to be like you, i get it. but, then i met a guy who pays for COD wallhacks in real life. I'm telling you, most gamers are fucking stupid.

[@fuckingpippaman]

agreed. Shit we went from pixel hunting garbage in point and click games to this. There's a middle ground in between.

[@itsfutureda]

многие игроки сейчас очень сильно глупые и казуальные

[@maxdougherty3429]

global IQs are on the decline, people are literally dumber today than they were in the past

[@killerhellhound]

Its to make the ladder stand out of the enviroment and mark items where you can interact from ones that are just set dressing and cant be used. Better made games just have all ladders and such stuff interactable and use lighting or contrasting enviroments to make the important things stand out

[@imembridibuddha]

And then there's Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster "THIS WAY --->"

[@leoleo1035]

Dead Rising the extreme opposite of an immersive game. C'mon. It was literally designed to NOT BE immersive.

[@imembridibuddha]

@@leoleo1035 The original version wasn't like that

[@Zenrxn]

On top of having the option of no object highlighting, the object highlighting isnt like super noticeable like other games. It still fits in with the environment

[@RedneckCurry]

Yeah but usually ladders are painted yellow irl. These kinds of places like water towers, power plants and other such settings would definitely have them because they must also pass some safety regulations.

[@asatrv]

Safety regulations. In the USSR. Nope.

[@moonshine6304]

@@asatrv The USSR wasn't a lawless alien wasteland you dork

[@CaptainPerfect]

Never seen a yellow ladder in my life. Only the foldable ones.

[@goodman13057]

Damn, this feature was so missing in Dying Light 2

[@Surfen_und_Wellen]

I was just about to write about this. I like Dying Light 2 a lot, but when the missions literally paint protrusions in the only building in the middle of the wasteland yellow, it's a bit annoying.

[@startthebengine]

Someone explain to me why we didn’t need every single object smeared in “INTERACT WITH ME” paint up until Ubisoft happened. Even old Assassin’s Creed games didn’t smear everything in climb me paint!

[@redronin8288]

People got dumber.

[@citricdemon]

people use yellow paint because it works

[@startthebengine]

@@citricdemon it works to do what?

[@BillyReb]

@@startthebengine call to action. It doesn’t bother me either way but probably because I’m a software developer and realize how often common users interact with CTA everyday on websites and apps without even realizing it. It’s an atrociously ugly janky game so I don’t mind the paint. It doesn’t even make the top 20 complaints I have over this game if I’m being real.

[@startthebengine]

@@BillyReb I always feel CTA of slap paint on it is just lazy I suppose? So a great example is light and water is often used in games like Skyrim to guide players, right? That uses natural things that don’t really distract to guide the player. The bright yellow paint imo is basically a picture in game that says “this is a video game. Press X to continue”. It’s distracting. It also is verifiably unnecessary as players did not need paint to tell them they can climb a ladder in stalker 1. You just tried and if you couldn’t you moved on. So I get you. You’re right on the metrics side of things. Tell monkey to do action with X variable. But my point is more if you’re actually a clever developer than you are not going to slop paint on the forward button and call it a day.

[@gghhoosstt1233]

The most fucked up thing is even with yellow paint people with attention span of a todler still miss these spots lmfao.

[@moonshine6304]

Man, i think i figured why the yellow paint, i think it's made for blind people

[@gghhoosstt1233]

@moonshine6304 thats what i am trying to say that even with the yellow paint people still blind 😂

[@Santi-vr6rm]

Bro there is a spanish game magazine that complained about the game not telling you how to turn on the flashlight, when the tutorial says how to do it...

[@gghhoosstt1233]

@Santi-vr6rm holy shit thats an asmongold moment right there 💀

[@S.T.A.L.K.E.R_From_romanian]

I like to think that there are stalker with bucket of yellow paint going around painting stuff that you can climb or open

[@moonshine6304]

Makes sense, honestly, sort of a "To help others" thing, like the energy drink stash

[@AdolfHitler-lk4vo]

@@moonshine6304 "makes sense" no it doesnt, its a braindead feature for "journalists"

[@drednorzt]

​@@moonshine6304 Side mission

[@Santi-vr6rm]

That would be interesting but I think it could only work with graffiti, I doubt there are stalkers carrying paint buckets just for that

[@insanity4082]

The PKM is chambered in 7.62x39mm instead of 7.62x54mmR in the game, my immersion is already broken.

[@Nathdood]

I turned this off before I even started the game. Glad I did. I thought it was just for items on the ground. I wanted to recognize them by sight, not by relying on a glowing outline

[@slow_dancer45]

It never really bothered me that stuff is highlighted but I'm glad they included that. To be fair though I've climbed on the most narrow and slanted roofs that look impossible to be on, but can't climb up a slightly slanted wooden log on the floor so the paint does help in some areas

[@johnsven878]

I was surprised how many streamers can't see anything even with yellow paint ON. lots of ppl complain about this, but we have living proof that it is a needed feature. respect for the devs for adding option to turn it off tho

[@randomxgen6167]

You could have a giant neon sign pointing at where to go and streamers have a chance to miss it. It's just the result of them needing to divide time between the game and interacting with their audience to entertain them. Guess which one's more important for their job.

[@czwarty7878]

​@@randomxgen6167 Or they're just dumb lmao

[@leoleo1035]

@@czwarty7878 I think it's neither. They just pretend to not see it so it causes more chat interaction. And that shit works.

[@Santi-vr6rm]

Og Deus ex pfp, I wonder how streamers would react to that game lol

[@dank-h2u]

its crazy because for i never realized that they used yellow paint for this reason, i kinda just thought ladders were yellow, but if you see a ladder and don't try to climb it are you even a gamer

[@fleggy5050]

This being optional is so nice. I wish more games let you customize accessibility features like this.

[@FiRsTofALL0132]

I like this one, It makes me curious if I can do that or not

[@littleaxtedeath]

Muaxh gotta link these songs in the future

[@jellyman1303]

Song is Bandit Radio from STALKER Clear Sky

[@bork750]

I highly respect GSC for adding this option. It feels like they actually listen to the community.

[@cyprianmaciej1605]

i don't even knew that the chipped paint was for highlighting

[@rofflesvanwagon]

Now if only the npc's wouldnt walk through fire barrels in town, breaking my immersion 😂

[@DeadlyFlamingCat]

I didn't even know there's yellow paint, didn't notice at all

[@c0ntriL]

To be honest, i didnt even know that was meant for highlighting, i thought it was painted "safety yellow" for obvious reasons.. Thats really well done.

[@RMJ1984]

Ahh yes "Life of Boris" theme song. A bit slow. But it is Boris alright.

[@fragbomb]

not sure if your joking or not but thats actually bandit theme in stalker clear sky

[@frederikw4028]

I can buy a yellow ladder, but a yellow ledge is where I paint the line.

[@Player_kai_gaming]

That subtle paint is so minor but such a cool feature

[@OtterVal]

I like how subtle the yellow is too

[@nqgames2954]

I've climbed plenty of yellow ladders IRL. Even with it on I don't find it immersion breaking. But I am glad the option is there. Some people act like yellow ladders don't exist lol

[@sachiekat1238]

I didn't even realize the paint was on purpose for that reason, i just assumed that the ladders happened to have been yellow and faded away

[@IReachInToTheSky]

Mirrors edge with its red highlights. They were removable as well

[@youraveragepotato9411]

I prefer no object highlighting. Imagine discovering that you can climb these ladders you might've thought were set pieces only. Then you start imagining what else you can do and start exploring every aspect of the game. That is something you want as a Developer.

[@Norvandt]

I will say though that they have done it as best as you can make it without removing it completely. Not only can you turn it off if you want. But the fact that ladders for example look like they were originally painted yellow and have now rusted over that but not completely. Even the safes etc are more like a tiny bit of paint splatter with rust over it. They really did think it through and did the best they could. Not like some other games that paint perfect yellow stripes on mountain sides where it doesn't even make sense to have paint at all.

[@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608]

Glad it's a toggle, I prefer to have it on. In this game, at least. I find the paint they went with not very intrusive so I did not even notice it until this video just now lol. In a game like one of the resident Evil's or such though, I would like to turn it off because it's so glaring.

[@jasonjavelin]

I’m colorblind playing in colorblind mode and still didn’t realize the yellow paint on stuff until I saw it in a video😂

[@ofcatarina]

Turn off Compass and hit confirmation as well boys!

[@Pokicreeperchannel]

Mirrors Edge, 2009 parkour game from EA, also has this feature.

[@juanblanco7898]

What a great game it was!

[@twahtskie]

So funny thing about yellow ladders... Im like, 70% sure yellow ladders are part of safety regulations in the Soviet Union (Universal really. Think most places use blue, yellow, red depending on location and function)

[@BlackCatXIII20]

The only problem is that games are made for casual players and rarely for core players. It would be good for everyone to be able to do some things easily as an option, but that would take extra time, and no one takes that time anymore. Time is money.

[@deathrodamus9608]

I like this option "use common sense, when playing our game".

[@gabethehalfling5253]

This is how it should be. Have the option for the game journalists, and option for the real gamers

[@buttergolem8584]

This was one of the first things I noticed and made me laugh.

[@vincenthobbs1605]

Reminds me of rage2 with "pink paint" almost everything interactible has some pink on it. Personally, to me at least; the color doesn't matter as long as it's bright enough to see (the color i mean).

[@rimanahbvee]

slightly yellow interactibles doesnt really break immersion, just think of it like spilled paint or something lol

[@mozambique_enjoyer]

The music is the main part of immersion.

[@jameswayton2340]

From now on, i want EVERY game to has this option. Holy crap its crazy how much of a difference it makes. Now i can feel like a genious when i climb a ladder.

[@ghostmango3247]

ITS YELLOW AGHHHH MY IMMERSION AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@jeremiahjohnson2784]

Incredible sound design.

[@killer30556]

Funny thing is. even with the highlights, I look at everything to make sure there isnt loot.

[@akneegrow6152]

If they were worried about immersion they would stop making certain weapons have left side charging handles and ejection ports that had them to the right irl.

[@WhiteBoyGamer]

not only can you toggle it, its also very sutle compared to most games when enabled

[@ahmetegecandemir8544]

Although it is beautiful, it is also risky. The possibility of constantly bumping to everything for interract and the need to constantly press 'E' may arise.

[@ANDYBARLOTV]

They need to add a toggle hud option… would love to turn it off half the time but not at the cost of going in and out of the menus and options (Yes a mod exists but it’s known to cause issues for the game so it’s not worth it really) relying on mods for simple quality of life features isn’t the greatest either since it’s an early game and is prone to have lots of patches and updates basically breaking mods each time

[@blaniac6591]

I wish call of duty would have an option to disable other player's cosmetics

[@ChairmanOfConstellation]

So much immersion. It's like I am in the game 😱😱

[@newt4050]

I cannot comprehend why there's yellow highlights in games nowadays

[@hepizor4351]

I'm sorry for my poor English. About the cut-out content. The second and third floors have been worked out in detail in the Sphere, but they are not available to the player. You can walk around inside. And there's a locked door!

[@NothingHereForYou]

Im fine with games being gamey, really i prefer a simple highlight around what i can interact with than yellow paint, but either way its nice to have the option to remove it.

[@TheRagingRayn]

My immersion has been broken after 40+ crashes and performance issues out the ass.

[@vSoulreaver]

Great solution to have a toggleable option

[@Piotrek1995PL]

I like how comments suck, while in game 90% stuff still will have yellow paint after this option. Gamers see 1 video and it's enough, remember to not look up.

[@apollo9815]

Sadly it's still enabled on breakable wooden planks which I feel like they might've forgotten about..?

[@MasterSniper087]

Ohh. The mighty yellow ladder!!!

[@icespicefan4771]

Why would you need highlighted ladders in an open world game? I just assume every ladder I see is climbable

[@stahliboi6249]

Wish there were more compass options. Like, i hate the threat detector om the compass and how it points towards objectives and enemies. Would rather just compass without tbe immersion breaking stiff

[@markdafurry]

Cant wait to have a new pc just to play this

[@costas903]

Nice video 👍📷 my friend new subscriber 💪

[@m.y.a.111]

The only thing that pisses me off and is stupid are the NPCs that magically appear during or after a shootout; especially in places without cover.

[@Jan_Strzelecki]

Unfortunately, even with this option being off, breakable boards are still yellow 😐

[@citricdemon]

literally just change the png in the texture files. open it in paint, apply a hue/saturation transform, and replace the file. two minute fix.

[@Jan_Strzelecki]

@@citricdemon I'm sure that's perfectly doable, though I don't have the tools or knowledge to access relevant game files, but it's also completely and utterly beside the point.

[@citricdemon]

@@Jan_Strzelecki you.. can't use Windows explorer?

[@JoaoPedro-lc2im]

The first time i opened the game and checked the options and saw this option, i turned it off immediately. Game devs think the players are all dumbs... Thank god stalker devs do not.

[@anthonyhawthorne3450]

They should just get rid of it entirely. No one had problems before and if you did then its time to get your brain scanned

[@alexdorosh2155]

I didn't even know yellow paint means something 😅

[@Mart-E12]

Idk why most devs think this is neccessary. When something makes sense to be interactable you'll try it instead of simply following yellow paint like a monkey.

[@ranged3771]

I want this in dying light 2 very bad 😢

[@peanutrule]

The problems is that there are some ladders that you can't climb....

[@pablopablo3834]

Shame I'm still having weird texture bugs. The background is so blurry and scuffed when I climb ladders and peak around AI standing still. I feel like its something to do with shaders but I have no idea how to fix it. Also does everyone need to do the shader load whenever they play the game for like 30secs-1min??

[@thechugg4372]

Cool that the devs finally are using technology from 2008's Mirror's Edge. It's not that hard...

[@artyomtehnique9068]

its made for a high intelligence xbox cod players and for gen-A ofc

[@Chosen_Ash]

Honestly in this game is doesnt look bad and we can remove it

[@nihilnihilnihil]

THEY ADDED YELLOW PAINT TO STALKER????

[@devinport.]

Like seriously when did the yellow and white paint start becoming a trend in games.....

[@AdolfHitler-lk4vo]

when games started becoming bad and slop

[@МишаГго]

But yellow rusted ladder is more realistic than just rusted ladder

[@crowvision4176]

*disables highlight for "immersion"* *continues playing with 26 fps on low settings*

[@CharlesConover]

I have it off but sometimes I still see it

[@wakba6038]

Because this is what it's breaking immersion in a game where ai spawn 10m behind you.

[@ozgundemir]

And maybe we will get more fps cuz of removal of yellow particules

[@Proximitymine-c4]

I really like this game, but i cant find ammo for my weapons, as in always fighting those hog things 😂

[@TemplarBlack.]

if i may be of some advice on that matter : -try changing weapons on a somewhat regular basis as to use different calibers of ammo, it will help you accumulating different kinds of bullets while using them in turn. -not every fight is worth doing, you could try to avoid some as much as you can, or try to lure them into anomaly. -dont forget to unload the guns of those you defeat and grab any bullet of any calibers you find, just stock them in your stash regularly 😉

[@Proximitymine-c4]

@ i will actually try that thank you 🫀

[@DarkCatfish]

Save weapons from enemies and sell them but only if they aren't completely broken. So far I've yet to find vendor who buys broken weapons and repairing them to sell isn't worth it. I haven't had ammo problems as every time I return to town I'm selling, resupplying and stashing extra ammo.

[@eLsain]

If you have plenty of reserve ammo in your backpack then you're not playing stalker. Running away is always recommended for early game unless you have to engage

[@mybloodypillow]

More stalker content pls

[@damienfinnegan8272]

I'm fine with the ladder having chipped yellow paint, it fits with the environment while showing us that we can interact with it, and you can argue that there's a good in game reason to be painted. But the yellow paint on the safe looks dumb.

[@drednorzt]

Exactly. All it comes down to is good design choices. People that understand what they're doing.

[@dripskee6443]

Don't let yellow paint mans hard work go to waste, smh

[@aurorabora7557]

Star wars outlaws also did this

[@alexh3967]

love the music

[@PayperPaper]

Did they add the option to let my rig run the game?