Into the Radius #1 - Fire in the Sky (Like STALKER in VR!)

[@jansego4230]

some tips for more immersion: 1. somewhere in the settings you can enable full body visibility. 2. all the screens (mission screen, shop screen, etc.) are touchscreens. some tips for gameplay: 1. keep empty ammoboxes on you, they sell for 3$ each. 2. use a knife to destroy the cores from the fragments. 3. you can see how much ammo is in a mag while in the menu that shows the condition.

[@razvan8292]

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[@libertarianterminator]

You walk real good!

[@crimsoncapricorn188]

OOH YES DEFINITELY FULL BODY VISIBILITY

[@NPCN-dd8hg]

In the game, where is the radio zone supposed to be?

[@crimsoncapricorn188]

@@NPCN-dd8hg u mean the radius?

[@EmmiiV]

I'm so happy the Librarian has finally found into the radius.

[@27bob80]

He’s known about it since his stalker play through

[@harrywells400]

He has finally gotten into the radius

[@northernshield5414]

"Only you can shield humanity from its dangers" *Drops gun while fumbling with it*

[@mithicalmithrax8933]

Im so glad Stalker-esc games are getting the recognition they deserve. The atmosphere, roleplay, and world-building is on another level.

[@user-zb7ub1om1e]

stalker shadow of chernobyl is a top tier game to this day

[@hecticscone]

-esque*

[@Devin1171]

Love this game so much! Couple of QOL tips: 1) There is a setting to turn on a visibly body. 2) Explore everything. Look in every room, under tables, etc. 3) The anomalies will try and trick you by repeating voices they have heard. 4) Keep a box of ammo on you. You will end up having to repack magazines in the field. 5) Plan for a trip. Know when and where you're going. Plot a route, and plan for any additional buildings/locations you want to visit on the way to your objective. Pack ammo and food. 6) Know your weight. On your bag there is a weight readout. Green means you're fine, yellow/orange means your movement is reduced. You move slower and run out of energy quicker. Red means you're overweight. You can no longer run and have to slowly walk around. The weight also refers to everything on your person and in your hands. 7) Your detector has 2 ways of letting you know where the hidden anomalies are. The first is the light at the bottom. When it turns bright green, you are facing the correct direction. The clicking is how close you are to it. The faster the clicks, the closer you are to it. Then the light is green, and it is clicking fast, activate the detector to reveal the anomaly. 8) Magazines can be cleaned using a can of oil spray and a toothbrush. If your gun gets too degraded, it can malfunction at the worst time. 9) The pouch on your left hip is called a dump pouch. It is commonly used to quickly put an empty magazine away, so you don't lose it. When you go to reload, hold the reload button to eject the magazine and hold it at the bottom of the gun so you can grab it easier. 10) There is a button that should provide info on items you are holding. Use this info to get a better understanding of the items and how damaged they are as well as how much ammo is in a gun or magazine. 11) There might be a setting that vibrates your controller when your hand is on something you can grab. This makes grabbing mags off your chest rig easier. 12) The darker the enemy appears, the more difficult it is to take down. 13) Almost every cabinet and drawer can be opened. 14) Bodies of people on the ground have items next to them sometimes. 15) Clear an area, then loot. 16) All items can be sold. You have to decide what you want vs what you need. 17) The loops on the side of the shotgun allows for shells to be mounted for easier access. Any questions, feel free to ask. Best of luck out there Stalker.

[@lepiromano1189]

"Librarian Inc. is not responsible for any damage that may result" *girl fucking shatters*

[@danielturbide8554]

"The Radius is hostile, and only you can protect us from it's dangers!" Proceeds to accidentally drop loaded pistol on the ground

[@James-fb5yf]

Just FYI, you can turn on full body in settings. its a little more immersive to me than just floating hands but its honestly just preference. Hope you like this game!

[@matthrew]

Quick tips: 1. In settings you can turn on full body for that extra immersion. 2. The weird black blobs, whicb produce the droning noise, are respawning your enemies. 3. You can hold the button for dropping magazines, so it will be halfway out of your gun, and you eont need to drop it at all. 4. A knife is a great thing if you want to kill tbe floating orb left after shooting the fragments 5. You can smoke the ciggaretes, they dont seem to do much but it looks cool 6. You can interact with all of the tablets in the base by touching them, not just clicking with the trigger. 7. In replies to this comment, there are things i missed and am too lazy to put here

[@coldspice_2950]

actually the cigarettes fill your hunger bar, so if you're ever in need of food you can just spark a few up and you're good

[@kunokoko]

and also the anomlies that drop the crystal after destroying it can be destroyed with knife as well.

[@KKPLAYZ1252]

Honestly I just smoke a cig cuz of the tip falling off it just amazes me how realistic it looks

[@Enoonb]

46:37 - Librarian, you would die first in a horror movie...

[@Green_Sabot]

I kept screaming "GET ON THE GROUND! GET ON THE GOD DAMN GROUND!" to a fragment

[@whoneedsskittles]

This is easily one of my favorite VR games of all time; They just recently announced a sequel too. Quick tip, don't be afraid to explore in areas you may not be geared for, however don't bring a lot with you when you do. Information is priority #1

[@WhyWouldYouTubeShowThis]

Really hope this becomes a series! This game is absolutely packed with small details and secrets, on top having a great exploration experience, i feel like this game would be perfect for this channel

[@EmoExperat]

one thing i love about this game is how immersive it is. having to reuse your mags and manualy refill them. having to clean your guns and eat nd sleep. i always become so immersed when i play it

[@brianburkhardt3692]

Edit: this post was about The Tide, you got there in the tutorial. So glad you’re playing this. There are cycles in the area that will respawn enemies. You can track when it will happen near the map. Until a new cycle any killed enemies will remain gone. Also, I’ll try to avoid spoilers here: if *you* are out there when a cycle happens, it won’t kill you but it won’t do *nothing* either.

[@xdozzerx]

You can store the knife in your right arm :) also, you can just destroy the rifts with the knife (as the tutorial said, rifts keep spawning enemies so its better to get of those quickly if you heaar one)

[@VarenRoth]

Was gonna say this! Those very loud noises are the rift reviving enemies, too, so better get rid of them early rather than later

[@PapaBread]

1:00:40 The comedic timing on that was gold.

[@timmariod9122]

Oh my god, the Librarian is actually playing my favourite VR game... This is going to be a good day!

[@TheAtlasPath]

It makes me so happy to see you playing this gem of a game

[@ostrichtheostrich2231]

I’ve never seen anyone play a video game like this, the way you do things and try to learn about the environment around you is so impressive

[@DahlSnowHawk]

Cant wait to see his reaction to the sliders, they are actually terrifying.

[@Dreamz1019]

shh dont tell him

[@DahlSnowHawk]

@@Dreamz1019 he won't know what IT is yet, giving him the name will only scare him further as he wont know what to expect.

[@theexchipmunk]

Librarian gearing up, putting bullets into magazines at a table with a knife stuck in it like he is the Punisher only to realise, once in the zone, that he forgot the gun to fire said bullets at the base and having to do a walk of shame back to get it is absolutely hilarious. But the simple fact that you can have that happen to you is in my opinion so awesome. Most games won´t ever give one the possibility in the first place, having the gun all but literally glued to the character. And even with games that have a in base inventory, it won´t have the same feeling of embaressed realization, or absolute panic if it happens in a fight. Because here, as one does the motion of actually putting it down manually, ther mind will flash back to exactly that moment very much like in real life. And that little thing adds so much to the immersion.

[@DMN1-1]

Hey, little tip, if you select something for distance grabbing, you can go as far as you want and when you press grip it'll basically work like Thor's hammer. At least it works on the quest version.

[@TechNinjaSigma]

59:17 after hearing you talk about doing the busy work of your character and getting prepared, this gave me Voices of the Void vibes

[@RoxiieReadsLore]

This is exactly the kind of content I've been looking for. Grounded, mature commentary. Love to see it.

[@jmode1479]

I really appreciate how the flashlight in this game actually bounces light ambiently like in real life, and is not just a stupid spotlight like in most video games.

[@stilltiredsomehow6945]

ever since he said something about playing this i've been waiting for it. can't wait for him to get into this.

[@spookytimescaryvideos4395]

Genuinely the best vr game ever made imo

[@mooshroomboom2273]

I absolutely cannot wait for Librarian to play this one! His way of connecting ideas is just so entertaining, and I especially cannot wait to see him deal with all of the Radius' little tricks.

[@SevyPATata]

It's been a few months since my last viewing of your channel. I remember working and having your videos play on my backup monitor, sound out to headphones or speakers. There's something calming about your content, and quite frankly I love how you take time to explain what you have observed.

[@cryzone2376]

Roadside picnic is my favorite book and stalker is my favorite game, this game caught my eye a long time ago but i didnt have vr so im excited to watch one of my favorite content creators play it instead!

[@z0ck3r]

man i remember my first hours in the game, scared of everyting that's moving and every little sound

[@owensowders5329]

As someone who's been playing this game on and off ever since it came out on quest 2, I love watching you learn the rules of the Radius. Good luck and have fun in hell!

[@yellowbutterfly6796]

librarian coming to the rescue to boost my mood this afternoon

[@libertarianterminator]

This game really hit me hard. I was so afraid at first that I would just hang around in the shooting range instead of going out. This is really the long form content that VR needs more and is perfect for your channel!

[@MrMr.45]

You posted this on my birthday thank you

[@rictuserectus6686]

Your commentary is really delightful, I played through the entirety of this game a few months back (before some of the more recent updates) and seeing you go through it with a very natural and in-character curiosity is just great. Brings me back to my very first few hours. Only recently found your channel, but I'm definitely going to binge your content.

[@Snory99]

please continue making ITR. very entertaining to watch ❤

[@pcbphantom4336]

The fact he didnt see the shotgun is making me freak out lmao

[@Dorkable666]

Hey Librarian! I just had to drop a comment to let you know how excited I am to see you play the Radius. I can't wait to witness all the spine-chilling moments and see you get scared out of your wits. Your reactions are always priceless and your insightful commentary really makes it worth watching the hour or longer videos. Best of luck cause the creepy and comfy feeling is turned up to a 10 in this game, especially with all the little safehavens and such dotted around the map. and that abience THE ABIEEENCE.

[@Neawoulf]

Oh, this is gonna be awesome! I love that game.

[@The_Tomfooligan]

I will pay money to see this become a series Recent decelopment: I have joined his Patreon

[@robertsandlin366]

plot twist confirmed?

[@Neawoulf]

Alright, i watched the video and i can already tell i will love this playthrough. If there's one person on youtube that can carry the experience of playing the game to the viewer it's probably you. Thanks for playing this. A few spoiler free technical tips that might help with playing the game and the recording quality: - I see some stuttering in some areas, but maybe it's just the recording? Anyway: To improve the ingame performance using fsr + sharpening and taa + slightly higher resolution scale helps more than using a lower resolution scale + msaa and and you won't lose a of image quality that way. I started using 1.2 resolution scale + msaa and later i used 1.5 resolution scale with taa and the later option definitely performed a lot better. If that's not enough: Dynamic shadows eat a lot of performance, especially when you explore buildings with a flashlight. Disabling shadows completely will still keep the baked scenery shadows active, since they barely affect the performance because they're basically just another layer textures. - If the stutters only happen in the recording and you're using OBS: Try letting the x264 codec do the rendering. Nvenc is imho pretty sh*te at doing that in this game. - There should be a plugin for OBS to record anything openvr/steamvr related. And i think that one should have an option to let you chose the eye you're recording. If you record your domninant eye we will see what you're seeing through the monocular or scopes. - There's somewhere an option to display you body including arms. This doesn't fix the issue of you body + pockets rotating randomly though. Picking stuff from your holster still is a bit tricky sometimes and i hope this will be fixed in the next big update. - A hard save in you base is recommended. It just happened to me once, but i rare occasions it can happen that you lose an important quest item in a place you can't access. It that case it's nice to have a savegame to go back to before you went on that mission. - This one's just an idea that improved the experience for me: If you want to have more time to explore (imho the day/night cycle works a little to fast): There is a mod called Change Time Scale in the Radius on nexusmods to slow down the time progression in the Radius. The /4 (= time runs 4x slower) file worked pretty well for me. There are also files to make time run 2x and 8x slower. But like i said: Just an option if you want more time per ingame day. That's it, can't wait to see more of this! I just finished this game myself about a week ago and i can already tell: Into the Radius VR is going to be an all time classic for me. Didn't enjoy a vr only game this much since Half-Life: Alyx. Into the Radius VR can be a bit janky sometimes, but once you find your ways around those little issues, it's an awesome experience.

[@mcr00kes]

My goodness, this is a fantastic game to watch! As you said, the attention to detail from visuals to item management is so refined, as is this strange anomaly that feels magnetic and time-orientated all at once. This is a beautiful world the developer has created!

[@lt_rainbowslash58]

This is my favorite VR Game. The controls and inventory management are great and super comfortable (The best of any VR game I've ever played. Thank you tele-grab), and the immersion in VR is... WOW. I can highly recommend turning on the full body in the options. It adds even more to the immersion I feel.

[@Xaxp]

Eyooo I never thought you were gonna touch this! Awesome. Have fun in the Zone, Stalker ;)

[@carsextendedwarranty]

i'm glad you played this, it's one of my favorites

[@brianburkhardt3692]

I posted before about wanting to see you play this, and you did respond letting me know it was planned for after Into The Fog, and already I’m so happy and feeling like I could be more confident in my own playthrough. I’ve been honestly scared to go back in, but just watching you wander around searching and not being terrified is giving me confidence to go back in myself and explore more.

[@nolanbirt2138]

My tip is to keep very very organized. Cuz when shit goes bad u need to know where stuff is

[@TechNinjaSigma]

This game is Incredible! edit: I am absolutely in love with the Inventory, it's just so good, I can picture all of these mechanics a Fantasy Dungeon Crawler, delving into dungeons for a Guild and finding Artifacts and Treasure, etc.

[@HollowsHome]

YOOO INTO THE RADIUS! I LOVE THIS GAME! I am so glad to see the Librarian, King of Spooks, to be playing this game.

[@swoopify2044]

i just searched up your channel because i found your gmod videos somewhat nostalgic (don't know why) and i was met with a very pleasant surprise when i saw my favorite vr content creator play my all time favorite game

[@SteelOnyxYT]

I love how immersed you got! The commentary is genuinely amazing I loved this! :D

[@Burabityn]

so glad hes playing this, this is my favorite game possibly ever. played it a year ago on quest and soon on my pc, and is by far the best VR game on the market next to half-life alyx or something like that. The game has so much stuff to say about it, but all I can say is that its nothing short of amazing.

[@bigmanspook]

I got into this game when their 2.0 update came out, and I fell in love with it! Definitely one of the top tier VR games imo

[@Cheerful__1]

WE MAKIN INTO THE RAIDIUS WITH THIS ONE 🥶🥶🥶🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@TheDBPhantom]

Whoa, this is such a cool game (that I should probably never play myself, haha). I adore the vibes it's giving off, I can definitely see the Stalker influence. It's so beautiful in a haunting sort of way.

[@TheDBPhantom]

Guy who has only ever played portal: getting a lot of aperture science vibes from this facility... (I kid, it's just that the security clearance message reminds me so much of the aperture notification voice)

[@rangerghost2474]

I have never played a more stressful and peaceful game in my life.

[@eternalmiasma5586]

This game scares THE SHIT out of me, more than any other game. Granted I’ve never played any dedicated horror games, but this game is so creepy, it’s amazing. And the weapon management is amazing, it is the first VR game where I enjoy the down time. Cleaning weapons, learning to play guitar. Sometimes I have to wait in the zone for a while for day time.

[@-hurtbear-3170]

i just started playing this !!! its way scarier than it seems at first glance im glad to see you pick it up

[@-hurtbear-3170]

god ive only played the quest version and it looks like SHIT compared to this lmao oh no

[@JayfReal]

HOLY SHIT INTO YHE RADOUS I WAS SO HOPING YOUD PLAY YHIS

[@MadisonRamanamabangbang]

Yesssss Finding anyone who plays this is hard enogh, let alone someone i already like and watch

[@coldspice_2950]

hey man, I'm so glad you're finally touching into ITR, It's one of my favorite games of all time so I really hope you enjoy it!

[@THISISRANDOM10]

Yo it's my favorite VR game! Love to see more people playing ITR, especially spooky VR man. I've played through the game twice already, and have a few (basically spoiler free) bits of info that aren't made very clear in-game. ... ... 1) Fragments and Phantoms (The slow shambling clicky guys that leave cores when killed and the nearly invisible guys.) have their weak point in their midsection. It looks like a little hollow area in their model. I had no idea about this my first playthrough (40 hours), even if I killed a Fragment/Phantom in less shots it wasn't clear to me why (Like at 32:55 ). It looks like you got a feel for the right spot already, just explaining why it seems one shot is enough sometimes. 2) Some of the later top priority missions require 5-6 side missions before they show up, so it might take multiple treks into the radius doing side missions before you get the next main mission. 3) Any item you grab with your hand once becomes permanent and immune to the Tide, even if left on the ground in the zone.

[@ErzengelDesLichtes]

“Only you can protect humanity!” (Gun slips out of his hands) 😂

[@Endrju75]

2:53 I got that feeling too. I think that menu scenery looks kind of half-life'ish and that combined with the knowledge that you're venturing in something similar to stalker might be it.

[@kristinahancock7239]

This will be a fun series to watch the Librarian to play.

[@Slash766]

Would love to see him also play rain world. It does really well at capturing the atmosphere of a lonely but interesting world.

[@farcryfanatic362]

I just factory reset my quest 2 because it wouldn't update into the radius and I was so happy to play it again yesterday, words can't describe how hyped I am for this to be a series

[@CollinDuplissis]

Cant wait to see where this goes! Has to be my favorite VR game of all time.

[@EmoExperat]

no way i always wanted to see you play into the radius. i frikin love that game

[@Mr.Fudanshi]

Hell yeah, mate! this series is gonna be amazing!(lol)

[@LegoChewer]

IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS SERIES!!!!!

[@Man_Dar]

Man I loved playing this game and I’m glad I can watch him play it

[@Pillowtap]

I've watched a bunch of people play this before. The trick is to slow down and listen because most critters can be seen / heard from a good distance away. Take it a little tactically.

[@tarrydoesstuff5944]

I wish my vr worked i havent played this game in so long ago i miss it

[@razvan8292]

This game was way above my expectations so far, cant wait or the next part already.

[@KefkeWren]

Thanks for playing this. I'd been wondering for a while if I should get it.

[@HeartGrinder7]

Oh dude your doing the Radius!!! It’s like my favorite game evor.

[@dappermola1232]

hi Librarian! first time commenting but ive been a fan for a bit. one of favorite songs of all time is Fire in the Sky, from Minus Ten and Counting, by Duane Elms. its a filk song (Fiction-Folk! (i prefer science fiction folk to be specific)) about mankind's greatest Fires in the Sky, rockets from our humble earth to grace even the barren surface of the moon. have fun and stay safe!💖

[@birdup1_2]

God this game is perfect for this channel. Love it!

[@hemingttv]

Yesssss I’m so happy to see you play this I loooove into the radius I hope you enjoy! ❤❤

[@realpunkfruit]

YES might be my favorite game of all time, period im uber excited

[@ПлохоеУтро]

The original thing from Roadside Picnic. those people who were exposed to the event are "cursed". At the Roadside Picnic, the people from the "zone" brought disaster to the outside world. Here, they die themselves leaving the "zone"

[@matheoallain5187]

Finally ! I've been waiting for this game on your channel ! 🎉

[@bruhmomento7234]

HOLY SHIT I HAVE THIS GAME. STOKED TO SEE LIBRARIAN PLAY!

[@josiepie1523]

I got so mad when it started to get dark and u wouldnt go back to base...Im screaming at the screen "Get out of there!!! Go back later!!! Its getting dark...Walk and talk walk and talk!!!"😂Anxiety thru the roof

[@dogslikejam]

hey man, you're the best youtuber. yesterday i was sick and binge watched your videos all day and all night

[@matthrew]

Im so glad you found this gem of a game.

[@Ijisakura]

Fire in the skyyyyy, can't you see that all my castles are buuuurning.

[@TheLimecat100]

Yes! I'm so glad he's finally playing it!

[@EmoExperat]

one thing i always like to do is smoke a cig while cleaning my gun

[@Tyrless]

Never thought I’d see you play ITR but I’m glad your playing it now

[@lilxxblueskies]

YOU ALWAYS DOING GOOD

[@tpd1864blake]

This looks like such a cool game. I might have to try it myself

[@Ilzhain]

I'm so happy you're finally playing this!

[@SkeleTonHammer]

The game does have a linear element, yes, but I'd say it's 50/50. There's a lot you can do non-linearly by just taking side missions for money, which I recommend doing so you can afford good weapons and equipment, save up for big boxes of ammo, etc. As far as organization, I'd highly recommend putting healing syringes in your left pouch on your hip rather than your backpack so you can grab them in a hurry. The left pouch has a freeform organizational storage box like your backpack, just a much smaller one. Don't pack it with other stuff that you might accidentally grab in the heat of the moment - I once stuffed mine with cigarettes and things, and I went to reach for a syringe and kept grabbing lighters and stuff. Bad move! If you find any flashlights that are flat and forward-facing, you can turn them on and then leave them on your chest. You can also just reach to your chest and click the trigger to flick them on and off without grabbing them. There IS a headlamp you can buy later, and yes it's a must-buy IMO. The anomaly finder isn't super thoroughly tutorialized, but basically you have to capture the thing you're tracking in a "snapshot" by aiming at where it is after the beeping has hit the maximum. That typically makes a hidden anomalous artifact appear. Another thing not a lot of people know: from what I've heard, any items YOU place in the radius are permanently there even through wipes. This means you can leave yourself caches of ammo if you really need to. I don't know if I'd recommend this though, IMO just take everything back to your base, keep it safe and organized, and bring what you need on runs. As others are no doubt saying too, it would be VERY wise to keep your knife on either your left or right arm holster (I recommend your right arm, so you can grab the knife with your left, as your right hand should almost always be holding a gun). Typical loadout is shell casing bag on your left arm, knife on your right arm. If you can't see your watch because it's dark, just tap the face of it with your finger to turn on the night light. Finally, you can put that shotgun you got in the side slot of your backpack. Happy shotgunning! Side note: Impressed with how much you've grown, man. I've been here since you were at I think around 20k. Very excited that you're finally playing this. It's definitely top 5 VR games of all time for now for many reasons, as you've noticed chiefly having solid immersive interactions that other VR games often lazily don't support.

[@some-replies]

I'm ready for stalker 2, really hope they don't go COD with it

[@Skakeoftube]

Love your content can't wait to finish watching this video!

[@Dorkable666]

YEEES YESS FINALLY!!! IM SO HYPED FOR THIS SERIES WOOOOOO