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===========================11. Frequently Asked Questions====================
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Q: Can I run this game?
A: The minimum Specs are:
Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2) / Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4
Processor type : Intel Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz / AMD XP 2200+
512 MB RAM
10 GB available hard drive space
128 MB DirectX® 8.0 compatible card / nVIDIA® GeForce™ 5700 /
ATI Radeon® 9600
DirectX® 9.0 compatible sound card
Keyboard, Mouse
Recommend is:
Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2) / Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4
Processor type : Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 / AMD 64 X2 4200+
1.5 GB RAM
10 GB available hard drive space
256 MB DirectX® 9.0c compatible card / nVIDIA® GeForce™ 7900 /
ATI Radeon® X1950
DirectX® 9.0 compatible sound card
Keyboard, Mouse
And the high end system is:
Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2) / Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4
Processor type : Intel Core2 Duo E6700 / AMD 64 X2 5200+
2 GB RAM
10 GB available hard drive space
512 MB DirectX® 9.0c compatible card / nVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800 / ATI Radeon® X2800
DirectX® 9.0 compatible sound card
and of course for online play:
LAN/Internet connection with low latency Cable/DSL/T1+ speeds
Q: But will I be able to run this game? I don't meet exactly the
requirements.
A: Neither do I. I only have a 3 Gig Processor, an old GeForce FX 5700
and 1 GB Ram, still can I play the game on 1024X786 and with high
details
Q: My game is running so slow! Help!
A: Uh.. yes.. ok.
To improve performance, from the main menu, select Options, and then select
the Video tab. Any of the following should result in improved performance.
—Change Render to Static Lighting
—Lower the Quality Settings to Medium, Low or Minimum
—Lower the game resolution to 1024x768 or lower
—Enable Full Screen
—Under the Advanced button, lower the settings for Vision Distance;
Anisotropic Filtering; Antialiasing; and Shadows Quality
Background Applications and Performance
Programs that run in the background while on the Internet, such as ICQ,
web browsers, voice communication applications, or file sharing programs
cut into the speed at which S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl plays.
Turning off these Internet-specific applications can also increase your
game speed. Antivirus and firewall software also commonly contribute to
performance issues. If you experience performance problems with Antivirus
or firewall software try to configure the software to exclude
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl from security checks. Contact your
software vendor for details.
System RAM and Performance
Another method of increasing performance in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of
Chernobyl is to add RAM to your computer if you are playing on a 512MB
system. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl can consume a great deal of
memory in very large games causing the system to use virtual memory.
This process is slower than using RAM directly, and while the speed of
your processor is a factor in the performance of the game, additional
memory can greatly enhance your game speed on baseline systems. Please
ensure that virtual memory is enabled in your operating system.
Dual Core and Performance
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl should utilize your dual and quad
core processor natively and automatically. Running a dual or quad core
processor is one of the best ways to improve performance.
Updated Video Drivers
It is highly recommended that you install the latest drivers for you
video card. These can be downloaded from your video card manufacturer's
website. Please visit http://www.asus.com/ depending on the type of card
you have.
Updated Sound Drivers
If you are experiencing problems with audio, or general performance
problems, you should check with your soundcard manufacturer to see if
there are updated drivers available. These can usually be obtained from
the soundcard manufacturer website.
Motherboard Drivers
Often motherboard drivers are overlooked when updating systems,
and as a result most computers are running very old versions that
simply do not work properly and may cause very noticeable slow downs
and stability issues. Please check with your motherboard manufacturer
to see if there are updated drivers available.
--Directly taken from the readme file of the game
Q: Still is my game lagging! Help!?
A: Ok, I just read that on the gamesfaqs.com message board RIght click
on the shortcut on your desktop and then chose properties. Now add
to the target line -noprefatch , it should look now like
"C:\Program Files\THQ\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl\bin\
XR_3DA.exe" -noprefetch
It is supposed to increase the loading times, making it faster, and
it also will make the game run smoother.
Q: You are a God! Thanks for the FAQ!
A: This is not a real question you know...
Q: Where can I find ?
A. If it is a costum weapon will I do my best to list where it can
be found, when I found it. The rest of the weapons in the game
are either bought or found when you kill an enemy.
Q: How comes that you do not play the latest patch (V 1.001) it rockz!
A: I don't like the way they changed how the durability of armor
decreases now. You loose way to quickly your armor now.
Q: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. stands for what??
A: So far did I hear that it stands for
Scavengers, Trespassers, Adventurers, Loners, Killers, Explorers
and Robbers. Which perfectly fits I daresay.
Greeg irwin pointed this out:
Anyways, I wanted to provide you a little bit of historical info for you to
add in (perhaps). While I don't know what S.T.A.L.K.E.R. stands for, I do
know that there are, in reality, stalkers currently working at ChNPP.
They were the first responders, the cleanup crews, and those who keep an
eye on the beast beneath the concrete and steel sarcophagus. Here's a
link to an EPA slide showing three stalkers
http://www.epa.gov/rpdweb00/rert/chernobyltour/tour_09.html#viewertop.
And if you click the left arrow underneath the picture (or follow this link)
you can find the photo that Strelok and the Doc talked about after X16.
Just wanted to pass that little tid-bit along. Thanks, and keep up the
excellent work!
(I will do that, no worries. ^^)
Vladislav Todorov pointed this out:
The publishers have stated that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. stands for Scavengers,
Trespassers, Adventurers, Loners, Killer, Explorers and Robbers.
But the background idea and terms "Stalker" and "The Zone" are taken from
the novel "Roadside Picnic" written by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.
P.S.: In the former Soviet Union, the area of the Chernobyl disaster has
become analogous to the Strugatskys' novel. Humans are not supposed to live
within 19 miles of the disaster site, giving rise to a 1,400 square mile
region formally referred to as the Zone of alienation, informally known as
"The Zone", hence the analogy. The Zone, straddling the Ukraine-Belarus
border, contains a ghost city, Prypiat, Ukraine and many ghost villages.
It has unwittingly become a major nature reserve. Like in the novel, the
Zone attracts some illegal scavenging. Some scientists investigating the
area nicknamed themselves "Stalkers".
Q: How can I contact you?
A: Uh.. scroll a bit down to the Contact secion, will you? ^^
Q: You are awsome!
A: Well, thanks.. but this is not a question either.
Q: Where can I buy Scopes or Supressors?
A: You can not buy them but...
Q: WHAT? I can't buy then, what is that?!
A: Let me finish, you can not buy them but some weapons have scopes
which you then can remove and attach to other rifles. Tho remove a
scope from a weapon right click on it and a popup menu will be
shown. left click there then upon 'Dismount Scope' to dismount the
scope.
Q: That doesn't works!
A: Then has the weapon obviously no detachable scope.
Q: How can I attach a scope/launcher/supressor
A: Right click on the scope/launcher/supressor and if it can be
attached then an option called 'attach to current weapon (or
something like that) should appear. Left click on it and it
will be attached to the weapon.
Q: Where is the secret door you mention in the ending section?
A: Well, you know the room just before you come to the room where the
wishmaker is located in (in the very last level of the game, in
the power plant).The room I talk about has only two exists, the one
where you came in and the one leading to the wishmaker. Walk around
the room and you will see a ladder eventually on the wall, climb
that ladder up and go to the ending of the hallway, there should be
a door there which is locked. Use it (Standard Key 'E') and you
should receive a quest update where you are told that you will
decode the door now. Do that and hold of the monolith soldiers for
30 seconds, violŕ, you just opened the secret door.
You need to have the decoder with you (!) and you need to have the
quest to actually find the secret door, if you don't have the quest
then it won't be triggered.
Q: Where is the secret tunnel exit from Lab 16?
A: It is right from Ghost's Corpse, you need to destroy a few barrels
and there it is, a hole in the ground.
Q: Where is the SEVA suit you are talking about? The one which can be
found in the wild territory?
A: In addition to what Mojo B. Fantastic says:
In the the wild Territory, just north of the Duty base is a highly
radioactive house, when you come close to it will your scanner beep
like mad. You then either can shove a box under one of the windows
or you can climb upon a nearby ladder from a nearyb house and jump
upon the house then. From there can you jump down and into the
house. Quicksave before however since there is an electric anomalie
inside the house and just right underneath the hole in the roof is
a deep hole into which you will fall if you are not carefull.
However inside of the house is a save where the SEVA suit is
located. You need the mark upon your map where it says that there
is a secret stashed inside of the house, if you don't have it then
it won't work.
Q: What are scorcher anomalies?
A: They are these flame pillars that suddenly appear and hurt you.
Q: The game starts so hard! What can i do to make it easier?
A: Get the Stalker/Merc suit ASAP and then get a Stone Blood artifact
(which can be found in the house of nimble) and since it is bugged
will it be helpfull.
Q: I can't find the Blood Stone you are talking about, where is it?
A: Artifacts are generated randomly when an anomalie vanishes, in my
first walkthrough did I find no artifacts in Streloks Hideout while
I found 4 Moonlight's in my second walkthrough.
Q: How can I throw grenades?
A: Press 4 (standard button) and you will have selected the grenades.
Now press the Fire button as normally and you will throw them.
Q: What gun should I use?
A: (based of information from natasha8384 and Omikias of GameFaqs) It
seems that its best to use the strongest gun that uses the calibur
the enemies you face the most in the area your are questing in.
But the guns you get are gradually different.
Q: Why is my gun jamming so much?
A: Guns jam more and more as the durability of the weapon deteriorates
try to switch to a new gun once 20% of the durability is gone.
(Info from FlankerDFMax of GameFaqs)
Q: How can I complete the 'Get Snork's Body Part' Quest?
A: Well, kill snorkers, they sometimes have the item in their corpse,
but more than often not.
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