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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
DannyNickelov:
''It's an illusion that the Zone is under lock and key, and the army has all the ways in and out sealed and all that bullshit. Think about it, these days unique items found only in the zone can be found all over the world, and your stalker buddies never had a shortage of canned meat, vodka, ammo or equipment. Somebody's gotta be responsible for that, right?'' - Docent Suslov
The Zone of Alienation, or simply "The Zone," is the 30 km wide area of exclusion that was set up around the Chernobyl NPP following the 1986 disaster and perverted by the second Chernobyl disaster in 2006.
''The Zone''
The Zone of Alienation stretches between the borders of the Ukraine and Belarus, and is kept protected by the Ukrainian authorities. Due to the radical decrease in human presence and activity, wildlife has flourished in the Zone and the area is often described as having been "reclaimed by nature". Following the 2006 disaster, animals and plants have been grotesquely mutated and deadly anomalies abound.
Wildlife roams freely in the remains of the former USSR.
Supposedly, the area is kept under lockdown by the military. However, the prospect of lucrative looting and treasure hunting has led a large number of opportunists known as Stalkers to jump fence into The Zone itself. These people are either operating for themselves, or in factions. Among the more notable groups are Duty, Freedom and the Ecologists.
Research is constantly ongoing to find out the nature and origin of The Zone, as well as a means to counter it. There are many different beliefs concerning the truth of, and reasonable response to, The Zone. For example, Duty members are attempting to "fight the Zone" while Freedom believes that the entire area is a gift to mankind and should be shared equally by all of humanity. During the course of the games, some characters express concern that the Zone might be growing and increasing its influence on the world; which eventually turns out to be the case.
''Origin''
The Zone of Alienation, and the many psi-emitting facilities (such as the Brain Scorcher), were set up as a means to protect the activities of the C-Consciousness from outside interference. As the people who make up the C-Consciousness, and the equipment with which they operate, are located within the city of Pripyat, the Chernobyl NPP, and very likely the town of Limansk, the dangerous and mysterious Zone was acting as a barrier all around the core of the C-Consciousness project.
So... GSC is working on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and maybe patches for Call of Pripyat.
Whadda you think of S.T.A.L.KE.R.?
Flippy Warbear:
SoC is one of the best games I've ever played. I also liked CoP a lot but CS wasnt nowhere near as good as the two others, but still enjoyable.
Thorondor123:
I have not yet finished SoC and I have also bought CoP.
If you like the games, I would suggest you to read the novella Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky. That is, of course, the story that Stalker is based on.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/reader/0575079789?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sib_dp_pt#reader-link
DannyNickelov:
--- Quote from: Thorondor123 on 31-10-2010, 11:10:45 ---I have not yet finished SoC and I have also bought CoP.
If you like the games, I would suggest you to read the novella Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky. That is, of course, the story that Stalker is based on.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/reader/0575079789?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sib_dp_pt#reader-link
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Thanks, Andrey Tarkovsky also made a movie about a S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcevEw1vczQ&feature=related
Thorondor123:
--- Quote from: DannyNickelov on 31-10-2010, 11:10:34 ---
--- Quote from: Thorondor123 on 31-10-2010, 11:10:45 ---I have not yet finished SoC and I have also bought CoP.
If you like the games, I would suggest you to read the novella Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky. That is, of course, the story that Stalker is based on.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/reader/0575079789?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sib_dp_pt#reader-link
--- End quote ---
Thanks, Andrey Tarkovsky also made a movie about a S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcevEw1vczQ&feature=related
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Yeah, I have seen that. Its... bit strange but also kinda good in it's own way.
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