Lots of explanations regarding gameplay aspects in this one, so feel free to ask any questions! More action coming up in future episodes, promised! Please note that the first couple of episodes are Anomaly RC22 version, however, the rest of the series will be on version 1.5.1 (and any other future updates made). There is very little difference between RC22 and 1.5.1 in noticeable gameplay terms, so don't worry about that :) Thanks for watching!
This is perfect, i just started to play this anomaly mod without knowing anything about stalker series... And now at least i understand something, its still hard but you made things way easier, thanks so much!
I love when a tutorial tells you what to actually do starting out rather than giving a run down of the mechanics, it's great to figure stuff out on your own but it's never gonna happen if you get bored of wandering around and dying.
as someone who just started playing stalker with absolutely no knowledge on what this game was about, you're a life saver! hope you continue this beginner guide series. thanks man!
Thank you so much for the kind words!! Really glad to see that this is helping people out. More episodes are on the way! Trying to get a lot of explaining out of the way so I can show you guys the rest of the game :) Welcome to Stalker!
im here just to see if there is any new info I might be able to pickup that I don't allready know after playing anomaly for houndred of hours, you never know something new might be learned =D
thanks for these guides man - installed it today and my first 3 "playthroughs" ive died to the boars on the first mission - I wont be defeated though this is what tarkov was like when i first played
It has a steep learning curve but you'll be ok. You got this!!! You're gonna see how satisfying it is when you start to figure things out and survive on your own ;)
I am a beginner, I got stalker for buying my Amd phenom 965 BE never played it, love tarkov and I had to take a break from it. Seeing as this seems like the roots of tarkov I thought I’d give it a try. Man is it brutal. But following your guide I’ve lived longer than my other 5 times. Thanks for the tips and stash spots. You are the man, loving anomaly I may go back and play the stalker series while quarantined
I almost decided to skip looting in this vid & go to number 3 but I'm glad I didn't! I was able to get shotgun & handgun ammo from the farm and got into quite a few fights along the way, it was a lot of fun!
AMD USER TIPS: If you are experiencing studder no matter how low you set the settings and are running Ryzen, install then open AMDs Ryzen Master. Locate and disable "Simultaneous multithreading" then hit apply. Should do it! Also if you are experiencing extremely long load times, make sure you are running as administrator and NOT using ANY kind of compatability mode. Does something to how it recalls save files. Went from 5-10 min load times to like 3 seconds!! Good Luck STALKERs!
forgot to mention that when you get certain achievements it gives you a reward like better trading with traders, 25% chance of boxes having more items, chances at surrendering stalkers giving you stash coordinates, and even more factions to play as!
thank u. im thinking to play anomaly, something like to recal memories of stalker before stalker 2 go out, and your videos r quite useful i have to say
I'm not a beginner, finished soc, cs, and cop so I expected the regular hard difficulty of stalker but apparently, stalker anomaly is way harder than other stalker games and I wasn't aware of this. I died 5 times at the start and I started to play hardcore, spamming f5... Thanks to your guide now I play cheeki breeki style. This game changed me a lot, now I hear bandit radio theme when I'm trying to sleep and someone whispers to me from nowhere that ''they didn't destroy me, they can't destroy me''. please make a guide of the solution for this types of symptoms, thanks.
XD Welcome to Anomaly, Stalker. Thank you for watching the video and I'm glad it helped you :) Unfortunately, I also suffer from "Cheeki Breeki Gopnik" syndrome as well, so no guide for that yet :P
dude!!!!!!! i just played this game for the first time today, and i descoverd they dont just play russian music THEY HAVE MORE! EVEN AMERICAN CLASSICS!!!!!!!! YOOOOO LETS GOOOOOOO!!!
The radio in this game is amazing!! The fact that you can listen to it on your PDA while you explore is an awesome feature. You can also create customized playlists :)
@@SixxsBunker dude, I love this game! I haven't even figured how how to find task on the PDM lol. The music is just awsome, and the ambient sound just perfect. Idk why this game is free but I'm glad it is, and glad I found it, cuz I'm going to play the crap out of this game. What a very good game, never had a game that almost make my heart pop like this one. This is awsome! 😃
@@KyzoFox Some tasks don't have a specific location (e.g. obtain patches, obtain mutant parts, etc.). The ones that are at specific locations should be visible (e.g. contract killer missions)
The achievements in Anomaly are not like Steam achievements... They are actually "perks" that you get for doing specific things. For example, bringing all 3 tiers Tools to a mechanic will give you the Mechanized Warfare achievement, which makes you better at repairing your equipment.
@@SixxsBunker You weren't wrong, some of the achievements are really just that, bragging rights (like Invictus), but I just wanted to point out, for newcommers, that it's actually a good idea to try to finish those achievements as they give pretty nice bonuses :)
@@stevendeamon Thank you for posting it! I always welcome corrections and clarifications in my videos, and yours was a good point! I am not the most knowledgeable stalker by any means, that's why I appreciate the stalker veterans commenting as well, in case I miss or incorrectly state something. Thanks again for watching :D
Hey Sixx! Amazing work buddy, what to expect? U're a professional! :D Loved the detailed information and the effort u put into this, its good to see that views are living proof people really value this content. Congrats dude, i gotta check out the other episodes! Much Love dude! :)
Early game: loot everything, take every job, talk to every stalker. Find or buy a spas12 and decent scoped rifle like an94 or svt40. Next must have is a good gas mask. 😁👍
don't go for a SPAS-12. It's very heavy and rather inaccurate. And (probably due to being pistol-gripped), it kicks very much. The MP-153 (or is it 155?) you can get from Butcher is a more sensible choice. Same capacity, less weight, easier aiming (and yes, the spas has auto-fire, which is utterly useless). But long term you don't want to use anything with a tube magazine. Makes not only reloading, but ammunition change very cumbersome and ill-advised in combat. Get a Saiga or a Vepr-12, the difference is marginal (8 vs 10 shot box magazines and weight). Both also mount reflex sights, very helpful in low light conditions. They also mount silencers, which I find helpful, because it means any "bang" is someone unloading on me (there would be other reasons irl like avoiding going deaf and no flash and dust-clouds, but they aren't really in game). I am one of those lunatics who play survival mode, my order would be "obtain any shotgun" (cause I didn't get to start with one, but don't buy it), then geiger counter (cause I don't get ghostly radiation warnings without one). Respirator is fine for the moment, as for scoped rifle, the importent part is scoped, any half decent looted AK will do. I aim for eventually restoring an AEK-971, since while there is very little ammunition when playing hard/survivalist, this is the one most common in the first areas. Any 54R and so on is much more useful later, bandit heads are rather poorly armoured...
@@friedrichmirle7689 Thanks for watching and commenting! Yeah when I do my playthroughs, my endgame loadout in terms of weapons is definitely a Vepr, either a very good 5.56 or 7.62 weapon, and (if i have the carry capacity) a sniper rifle... although I usually don't carry one since I tend to have a long-range scope for the assault rifle I'm carrying and use the Vepr for close quarter combat. I usually play on Hard/Survivalist as well, which makes this playthrough feel weird since I'm used to the hardcore elements lol. But lots of people have been asking me lately how to play, hence I'm doing this series. I will try to mimic to the best of my abilities my usual playthroughs, which usually end up having the weapons you mentioned :) Thanks again for watching !
@@SixxsBunker just warn them against using pump shotguns (especially worn ones). And I'd be interested what you think about early suit options (in your tutorial, not here). I started a 1.5.0 game a few weeks ago, unaware that 1.5.1 was soon to be released, that's how I landed here, when I found out. Got a duty NBC-suit to loot which seems like the most OP-thing ever. Allright ballistic resistance (after upgrades), ridiculous carry capacity, generally very good protection from environmental effects, at just about 10kg. And btw: I'm pretty sure it would be educational for newer players if you were to increase the difficulty (incrementally) during the tutorial series, as they get a grasp of the fundamentals. Otherwise they will pick up bad habits which are hard to lose once aquired. Also this probably is good for viewer retention. PPS: the "hunters kit must be eqipped" option (in Gameplay options) seems to be new? I would deactivate that one. It would make it impractical to use a hunters kit once you get better backpacks, with no logical reason for it to be so.
Love the series so far. I'm curious, does loot have a chance to spawn/respawn in empty stashes/containers after a period of in-game time? Also do breakable crates respawn?
Thanks for watching! So stashes are kinda weird how they work. If you find a stash and loot it, it will not respawn the loot. However, if you find a stash coordinates of a previously looted stash in a PDA off a corpse or as a reward, yes loot will respawn in said stash. That's the only way loot will respawn in previously looted stashes. As far as the breakable crates go... I'm going to say that they don't respawn. As far as I know, the only things that respawn on a consistent basis are NPCs, mutants, and artefacts after emissions.
Thanks for the video brother it helps me a lot, but I have one simple question. How do you open the console that you use to change the weather? Thanks!
i recently found out about Anomaly, i played lot's of stalker but something like 10 years ago so i'm pretty much green on this, i'm finding some difficulties with the repair system which is a bit tricky
Yeah the repair system takes a bit to get used to, but once you get the concept of it it's easy to do. I'll try to cover it in future episodes, however there are some pretty good repair guides on TH-cam for Anomaly. I'm telling you, it looks intimidating at first but once you get the hang of it, it definitely comes in handy at some points!
When i first tried anomaly, i went as a freedom member, and i remember i didn t know there were bases and such, so i took the shortest route i saw to the quest, which was through that duty base, rostok i believe, well, i kinda wiped it out somehow, i even got an exoskeleton from somebody but the thing was, i was bleeding or smt and till i reached home i was almost always dead e.e Edit - this was actually like a year ago, ik i haven t rlly played after that, but i m trying it again now
@@caro7048 other mods work with anomaly? Didn t know that And yeah i did some quest in the beginner village, i m, well, more or less following this guide. Btw can you help me, i found an Ak, but is almost destroyed, is it worth repairing it?
@@crymaker9628 Not mods but addons, sorry. And it depends. If the weapon/outfit it's too damaged, its better to scrap it for components that you can use for repairing future equipment.
Haven't played a stalker game. I know a new one is coming out soon and I found out ab anomaly. Is this a good intro to the series? Or should I play an actual stalker.
This is a decent place to start, since in my opinion it's the most complete Stalker experience. However, if you really like this game and get immersed, I recommend playing the original games to really experience the story which takes place 6 years before Anomaly :)
Yo,I realized one thing that these anomaly videos on TH-cam lose quality and look blurred/kinda pixelated on open world area while it look crisp in menu and inventory stuff.
Agreed!! Don't worry, there will be more STALKER content coming up. Not just this beginner's guide / playthrough but some other cool stuff like mod showcases ;) Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment!
Lol you kinda have to find the stashes. Some of them become known to you since they can be given as quest rewards. Some PDAs you find off of dead NPCs can tell you the locations of stashes as well. If you want to know where every stash is, you can google the maps. I think they may even have the info in the Stalker Anomaly discord ;)
Hey and thanks for watching! The stash stays empty, unless you pick up a PDA that gives you coordinates for that same stash, or as a result of a mission you get those stash coordinates. Only then will new loot appear. Otherwise it stays empty.
That's a very complete list of addons! I might be adding a few addons throughout the series, since vanilla might get old quick haha. Thanks for sharing your list, and thanks for watching!
@@brandcannon I second that hahaha. Also, how well does it run :P I've tried a lot of addon packs out there. While they make the game look soooo good, the FPS tanks down the shitter :D
hello thank you for the video. i have the original shadow of Chernobyl but did not played much. Do you think I can just play anomaly or do I miss something if I skip the original game? Is this harder or? Is it easy i to install or I need extra mods for it to work with newer system?
You can just play Anomaly. It is much harder than the original games but the experience in the zone is much more enhanced. I just recommend playing the original trilogy just for the story, not for the gameplay lol.
If I hadn't watched your guide I wouldn't have imagined Loris had a kink for my dirty underwear! ;D Jokes aside, great guide so far. I had been searching for something like this for over a month now and I'm having a blast learning to prepare for my 1st playthrough! :D
So glad this helped you! Welcome to Stalker! I guarantee a really great, fun, and challenging experience. Feel free to ask any question you may have :)
I changed some script files where the save game function is located, but there is a mod out there that has that feature: www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/savegamename
Hey, thanks for watching! It is a "feature" of the game. Mostly every weapon you find is in shit condition due to the unforgiving nature that is the game (there are addons in the Anomaly moddb page that makes it less obnoxious). In the end, it is cheaper to repair items yourself. If you have enough money, you can pay the technician. When I'm streaming or recording, and time is of the essence, I mostly end up paying the technician unless I happen to stumble upon the right parts. However, when I play offline and not recording, I tend to take my time and grind to find the parts needed. It feels good repairing stuff yourself ;) Most stalker veterans and hardcore players like to repair, but it takes time to get all the equipment and repair kits. Each type of weapon has their own repair kits (rifes, shotguns, etc.) so it's definitely a grind. You choose if it's worth it or not, that's the beauty of this game :) I will cover this aspect in future episodes!
@@SixxsBunker thank you for the help, I watched both episodes and I'm waiting for the third one! These are the best anomaly tutorials on TH-cam, keep the good work up!
@@snakesoul Very kind of you to say so. This comment made my day! Glad to see that this sort of fusion between a tutorial and playthrough is working out :)
As far as I know and from what I've seen myself, the shooting is by far better in Anomaly than any other mod I've played. There are also addons that tweak the ballistics on the moddb page.
How come you only ran into 2 mutant cats running all over Cordon at medium difficulty, and I've already seen like 20 flesh vulturing around rookie village at easy? 1.5.3 is insane.
So, for whatever reason when I started none of my load out actually spawned with me. I basically started as if I hadn't used any of the 1000 points. Now, I've managed to get some supplies, meds and guns, but since I had to loot that off bandit corpses they're in awful condition, ammunition is scarce, and I am super low on money. What would be a good way to continue?
Wait how did you load in with nothing after using up all your points? That's super weird... Save just in case and restart a new game to see if you can replicate the issue. Are you using any addons?
@@SixxsBunker I'm not using any addons, since this is my first time playing anything stalker. Tried doing a new game to test and that time I spawned with equipment so idk what really went on
Hello. Does anyone know the recommendation for running this game on an i5computer ? Also I can't get broomstick and sharpsticks ,anomaly magazines ,anomaly magazines extended working. Does any one have an install guide mod order list for mod manager ? I like this game just having a hard time getting it to work.
Hey buddy! So here's a mod that you can use to optimize performance in the game: www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/anomaly-for-potato-pcs-151 Here's a guide on how to install and use Mod Organizer for Anomaly mods ;) lazystalker.blogspot.com/2020/11/mod-organizer-2-stalker-anomaly-setup.html Good luck and have fun Stalker!
The modders made their own quests. The 3 main story lines somewhat mimic the original trilogy, but this game/mod takes place a few years after Call of Pripyat (I want to say 6 years). That's why I recommend playing the original trilogy in order to understand what's going on, but you don't have to. They give some backstory in the main quest lines. Thanks for commenting and watching!
From the Moddb page the questlines are: Part 1: Living Legend: a famous stalker has returned to the Zone. Pursue him in order to obtain his invaluable knowledge. Part 2: Mortal Sin: a sinister faction emerges from obscurity to take over the Zone. You are among the few who can stop them. Part 3: Operation Afterglow: the Zone attracts a lot of attention. However, some people believe that its many secrets are best kept hidden. And the new bonus story: Part 4: Hollow Boundaries: play as a member of a foreign force to investigate and reveal the secrets of the Zone. With the main quest and all the side quest, be prepared to spend hundreds of hours playing this game. I have about 50hrs in, and haven't been past the Army Warehouse yet.
Nope, it should work on vanilla anomaly 1.5.1 (which is what I'm using for the video, no mods yet). Just press F when those things run up to you to kick them.
@@SixxsBunker .. Oh ok .. Thanks. Just installed 1.5.1 and following along. Played original SOC when it came out some years ago. Anomaly is amazing. Thanks for Videos. :)
hey, im writing cuz i met a problem. Playing military campaing story mode, im after wishgranter. I heard that there is 3rd part of story that you need to gets some achievements ingame, maybe some1 of you guys know how im suposed to start this part of storyline? the main fraction guys have not any dialogue option
Hey man! Yeah that third quest is the worst out of the 3, and there will be various instances when this happens. I believe what triggers it is that you have to wait for a couple of days, like 2-3 days then you'll get a quest trigger from your faction leader or the main char of that quest line. I'll refresh my memory when we get there in the playthrough but I believe that's what does it. That third quest is a bitch... but it's doable ;)
@@TsoiIzAlive Yes, you get frequent reminders (e.g. an emission will happen in 6-12 hours) in your PDA feed. You will also be notified right before an emission so you can run for cover. All that should be enabled by default in the Emission options.
main thing i struggle with is finding many good ad vanced weapon and armor upgrade kits, wich i cant of dont know how to use instantly, where to store them? instead of selling wich is a shame
Stashes are all over the zone, also you can create your stashes by crafting/buying backpacks and making them stashes. Every major faction base should have stashes (e.g. in the bar in Rostok, in Sid's bunker in Rookie Village, etc.). Also, it doesn't cost money to store things in predefined stashes, whatever you put in there, stays there :)
@@fakag9989 Lol yeah a co-op mod would be amazing but from what I've been told by the devs, the engine is not capable of creating a co-op/multiplayer environment. So hopefully, Stalker 2 has at least co-op :)
Lots of explanations regarding gameplay aspects in this one, so feel free to ask any questions! More action coming up in future episodes, promised!
Please note that the first couple of episodes are Anomaly RC22 version, however, the rest of the series will be on version 1.5.1 (and any other future updates made). There is very little difference between RC22 and 1.5.1 in noticeable gameplay terms, so don't worry about that :) Thanks for watching!
*_Maybe you can handle yourself, one of them first-class tickets...to the resurrection._* XD
Pls tell, how did U get that beautiful minimal in Ur left corner?
@@NezerCz do you mean minimap? You enable that in the options menu under the Visual -> UI/HUD menu and just enable minimap.
@@SixxsBunker thank you for helping me so much. I researched all the settings, and I couldn't see it for some reason))
@@NezerCz Any time! :)
This series has been incredibly helpful for me. Your voice is also nice to listen to while I play. Thanks for making them!
Thank you so much for the kind words!! It's my pleasure! Glad the series is helping you. More episodes to come!
This is perfect, i just started to play this anomaly mod without knowing anything about stalker series...
And now at least i understand something, its still hard but you made things way easier, thanks so much!
You're most welcome! My pleasure . Welcome to the Zone, and good hunting Stalker!
I love when a tutorial tells you what to actually do starting out rather than giving a run down of the mechanics, it's great to figure stuff out on your own but it's never gonna happen if you get bored of wandering around and dying.
Great overview, much appreciated. I somehow missed that second area with the trader, and had gone up to garbage and back to the noob camp. 😂
Holy crap, the thumb animation while zapping PDA. So cool, loving it. Great vid, great game
as someone who just started playing stalker with absolutely no knowledge on what this game was about, you're a life saver!
hope you continue this beginner guide series.
thanks man!
Thank you so much for the kind words!! Really glad to see that this is helping people out. More episodes are on the way! Trying to get a lot of explaining out of the way so I can show you guys the rest of the game :) Welcome to Stalker!
Not a beginner, just love everything stalker. 😁. Great videos.👍
Thank you sir! Yeah this is more for beginners, but veterans are always welcome :) Thanks for watching!
im here just to see if there is any new info I might be able to pickup that I don't allready know after playing anomaly for houndred of hours, you never know something new might be learned =D
@@Aluzard Glad to have you here, even if you're a veteran!! I honestly learn something new pretty much every time I play and watch someone play.
Very detail, but not boring at all, thank you. And your voice is nice and comforting as well.
Thank you!! Good to know that it's not boring haha. Thanks for watching and the comment :)
After getting to ep 12 I decided to restart with all of the newfound knowledge you gave me and wow, totally different experience!
Glad to hear it buddy! Good luck in your new run!
thanks for these guides man - installed it today and my first 3 "playthroughs" ive died to the boars on the first mission - I wont be defeated though this is what tarkov was like when i first played
It has a steep learning curve but you'll be ok. You got this!!! You're gonna see how satisfying it is when you start to figure things out and survive on your own ;)
Thank you so much for your work, I've recently got into Anomaly and your guides are helping me get on track!
Thank you very much for the feedback. I'm happy to hear that these are helping you :)
those pigs just 2 hit you over and over again Ive died 10 times already 10/10
I got ravaged by dogs and my trusty pistol that I had just used to kill 5 bandits was useless 10/10
Protip: hop Up on something, like a rock, tree stump, car, literally anything and they can't get to you 😊
God damn, a minute in and I've already found out the info I was looking for. Psyche bar...
I am a beginner, I got stalker for buying my Amd phenom 965 BE never played it, love tarkov and I had to take a break from it. Seeing as this seems like the roots of tarkov I thought I’d give it a try. Man is it brutal. But following your guide I’ve lived longer than my other 5 times. Thanks for the tips and stash spots. You are the man, loving anomaly I may go back and play the stalker series while quarantined
Glad to hear the videos are helping you out! Yeah you can tell Tarkov was heavily influenced by Stalker lol. Welcome buddy!
Thank you! I've been running around with no gasmask, backpack and armour equipped...
Lol I know how you feel! I think almost everyone makes that mistake at first when they've never played a stalker game before haha.
In the radio segment there is also custom tracks like the bandit radio and so on
True! I believe there's a way you can add your own music playlist, but not sure how to do it.
never played this game yet but in that portrait he looks like he is from little house on the prairie wearing a dress carrying a loaf of bread.
Hahaha good ol Strelok for ya
I almost decided to skip looting in this vid & go to number 3 but I'm glad I didn't! I was able to get shotgun & handgun ammo from the farm and got into quite a few fights along the way, it was a lot of fun!
Thank you for the detailed guide. I'm new to stalker and would have quit already without your help
Very glad to hear that this helped you!! If you have any questions feel free to ask in the videos or join the discord.
AMD USER TIPS:
If you are experiencing studder no matter how low you set the settings and are running Ryzen, install then open AMDs Ryzen Master. Locate and disable "Simultaneous multithreading" then hit apply. Should do it!
Also if you are experiencing extremely long load times, make sure you are running as administrator and NOT using ANY kind of compatability mode. Does something to how it recalls save files. Went from 5-10 min load times to like 3 seconds!! Good Luck STALKERs!
Thank you for the info!
Hyped for stalker 2 and streets of tarkov
Oh hell yeah!!! Especially Stalker 2. Streets of Tarkov looks good but let's see how it plays lol
Love this - regardless if you feel its boring. Well done!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)
forgot to mention that when you get certain achievements it gives you a reward like better trading with traders, 25% chance of boxes having more items, chances at surrendering stalkers giving you stash coordinates, and even more factions to play as!
Yep that is 100% true. Thanks for adding that info! :)
thank u. im thinking to play anomaly, something like to recal memories of stalker before stalker 2 go out, and your videos r quite useful i have to say
Thank you for the feedback and for watching :)
17:25 He who shall not be named.
Hahaha I just noticed that!
honestly this guide is really helpful thanks so much for putting out
Thank YOU for watching :) Glad this is helpful!
I'm not a beginner, finished soc, cs, and cop so I expected the regular hard difficulty of stalker but apparently, stalker anomaly is way harder than other stalker games and I wasn't aware of this.
I died 5 times at the start and I started to play hardcore, spamming f5... Thanks to your guide now I play cheeki breeki style. This game changed me a lot, now I hear bandit radio theme when I'm trying to sleep and someone whispers to me from nowhere that ''they didn't destroy me, they can't destroy me''. please make a guide of the solution for this types of symptoms, thanks.
XD Welcome to Anomaly, Stalker. Thank you for watching the video and I'm glad it helped you :) Unfortunately, I also suffer from "Cheeki Breeki Gopnik" syndrome as well, so no guide for that yet :P
dude!!!!!!! i just played this game for the first time today, and i descoverd they dont just play russian music THEY HAVE MORE! EVEN AMERICAN CLASSICS!!!!!!!! YOOOOO LETS GOOOOOOO!!!
The radio in this game is amazing!! The fact that you can listen to it on your PDA while you explore is an awesome feature. You can also create customized playlists :)
@@SixxsBunker dude, I love this game! I haven't even figured how how to find task on the PDM lol. The music is just awsome, and the ambient sound just perfect. Idk why this game is free but I'm glad it is, and glad I found it, cuz I'm going to play the crap out of this game.
What a very good game, never had a game that almost make my heart pop like this one. This is awsome! 😃
Custom Playlist? YOOOOOOOOOOO!
btw, I can look at the task on the task tab on the PDM but I cant see the icon on the PDM
@@KyzoFox Some tasks don't have a specific location (e.g. obtain patches, obtain mutant parts, etc.). The ones that are at specific locations should be visible (e.g. contract killer missions)
Sid used to be a CEO at Gamestop which is why his trade in prices are so insanely low.
XD
Can’t wait for the next episode! Love your content 🙂
Thanks so much! More episodes are on the way!
The achievements in Anomaly are not like Steam achievements... They are actually "perks" that you get for doing specific things. For example, bringing all 3 tiers Tools to a mechanic will give you the Mechanized Warfare achievement, which makes you better at repairing your equipment.
Ah gotcha. Thanks for the correction!
@@SixxsBunker You weren't wrong, some of the achievements are really just that, bragging rights (like Invictus), but I just wanted to point out, for newcommers, that it's actually a good idea to try to finish those achievements as they give pretty nice bonuses :)
@@stevendeamon Thank you for posting it! I always welcome corrections and clarifications in my videos, and yours was a good point! I am not the most knowledgeable stalker by any means, that's why I appreciate the stalker veterans commenting as well, in case I miss or incorrectly state something. Thanks again for watching :D
I am gonna update my version. Thank u for vids.
Any time! Thank you for watching!
Great video! Thank you. The explanation you gave and the reasons for doing it was really helpful.
Glad you enjoyed it!! Hope you find the other videos also useful. Thanks for watching :)
Hey Sixx! Amazing work buddy, what to expect? U're a professional! :D Loved the detailed information and the effort u put into this, its good to see that views are living proof people really value this content. Congrats dude, i gotta check out the other episodes! Much Love dude! :)
Thank you so much dude! I appreciate the kind words! Maybe you should do a channel for your Dark Souls master :) Much love bro!
Early game: loot everything, take every job, talk to every stalker. Find or buy a spas12 and decent scoped rifle like an94 or svt40. Next must have is a good gas mask. 😁👍
That's the series right there! Ok, my job is done :P
@@SixxsBunker 😂
don't go for a SPAS-12. It's very heavy and rather inaccurate. And (probably due to being pistol-gripped), it kicks very much. The MP-153 (or is it 155?) you can get from Butcher is a more sensible choice. Same capacity, less weight, easier aiming (and yes, the spas has auto-fire, which is utterly useless).
But long term you don't want to use anything with a tube magazine. Makes not only reloading, but ammunition change very cumbersome and ill-advised in combat. Get a Saiga or a Vepr-12, the difference is marginal (8 vs 10 shot box magazines and weight). Both also mount reflex sights, very helpful in low light conditions. They also mount silencers, which I find helpful, because it means any "bang" is someone unloading on me (there would be other reasons irl like avoiding going deaf and no flash and dust-clouds, but they aren't really in game).
I am one of those lunatics who play survival mode, my order would be "obtain any shotgun" (cause I didn't get to start with one, but don't buy it), then geiger counter (cause I don't get ghostly radiation warnings without one). Respirator is fine for the moment, as for scoped rifle, the importent part is scoped, any half decent looted AK will do. I aim for eventually restoring an AEK-971, since while there is very little ammunition when playing hard/survivalist, this is the one most common in the first areas. Any 54R and so on is much more useful later, bandit heads are rather poorly armoured...
@@friedrichmirle7689 Thanks for watching and commenting! Yeah when I do my playthroughs, my endgame loadout in terms of weapons is definitely a Vepr, either a very good 5.56 or 7.62 weapon, and (if i have the carry capacity) a sniper rifle... although I usually don't carry one since I tend to have a long-range scope for the assault rifle I'm carrying and use the Vepr for close quarter combat. I usually play on Hard/Survivalist as well, which makes this playthrough feel weird since I'm used to the hardcore elements lol. But lots of people have been asking me lately how to play, hence I'm doing this series. I will try to mimic to the best of my abilities my usual playthroughs, which usually end up having the weapons you mentioned :) Thanks again for watching !
@@SixxsBunker just warn them against using pump shotguns (especially worn ones). And I'd be interested what you think about early suit options (in your tutorial, not here).
I started a 1.5.0 game a few weeks ago, unaware that 1.5.1 was soon to be released, that's how I landed here, when I found out. Got a duty NBC-suit to loot which seems like the most OP-thing ever. Allright ballistic resistance (after upgrades), ridiculous carry capacity, generally very good protection from environmental effects, at just about 10kg.
And btw: I'm pretty sure it would be educational for newer players if you were to increase the difficulty (incrementally) during the tutorial series, as they get a grasp of the fundamentals. Otherwise they will pick up bad habits which are hard to lose once aquired. Also this probably is good for viewer retention.
PPS: the "hunters kit must be eqipped" option (in Gameplay options) seems to be new? I would deactivate that one. It would make it impractical to use a hunters kit once you get better backpacks, with no logical reason for it to be so.
You are doing a great job, thanks! Enjoying your voice very much :)
your so op ive just downloaded the game earlier and had a blast thanks to you .....new sub !!!!
Thank you! and welcome aboard Stalker!
Love the series so far. I'm curious, does loot have a chance to spawn/respawn in empty stashes/containers after a period of in-game time? Also do breakable crates respawn?
Thanks for watching! So stashes are kinda weird how they work. If you find a stash and loot it, it will not respawn the loot. However, if you find a stash coordinates of a previously looted stash in a PDA off a corpse or as a reward, yes loot will respawn in said stash. That's the only way loot will respawn in previously looted stashes.
As far as the breakable crates go... I'm going to say that they don't respawn. As far as I know, the only things that respawn on a consistent basis are NPCs, mutants, and artefacts after emissions.
Thanks for these videos man!
My pleasure! Glad you like them!
played stalker series, just want to learn new stuff in ANOMALY. bacik are well known
Thanks for this series. I've been getting my ass kicked by the zone left and right and was gonna uninstall if it wasn't for you.
Glad it's helping you out!! Any questions you have let me know!
Awesome guide man. It helps alot 👍👍👍 thank you so much
My pleasure! Thank you for watching!
Thank you for the guide, it is very well inform
Glad you liked it!
i play Anomaly for some time now, and i didn't know about that chaminie stash.
I swear you learn new things about the game every time you play it. I'm constantly discovering shit haha
Thanks for the video brother it helps me a lot, but I have one simple question. How do you open the console that you use to change the weather? Thanks!
No problem! Thanks for watching! That's the debug menu, which is enabled in the Anomaly launcher ;)
Old Sidorovich is listening to Radiohead.
He has good taste in music :D
Awesome bud thank you
Thanks man, your guide very helpful
Glad it helped you! :)
i recently found out about Anomaly, i played lot's of stalker but something like 10 years ago so i'm pretty much green on this, i'm finding some difficulties with the repair system which is a bit tricky
Yeah the repair system takes a bit to get used to, but once you get the concept of it it's easy to do. I'll try to cover it in future episodes, however there are some pretty good repair guides on TH-cam for Anomaly. I'm telling you, it looks intimidating at first but once you get the hang of it, it definitely comes in handy at some points!
Nice
Good Explanations! Good Quality video!
Thank you very much for the comment, and for watching :)
Guide is not for beginners in Anomaly, but for STALKER overall. I believe majority played at least 1 stalker game before jumping into Anomaly.
Could be cut down to 10 minutes tbh
For lots of people, Anomaly is their first Stalker experience, which is why I went full blown explanation lol
Super helpful video. Thanks!
Super useful thank you
When i first tried anomaly, i went as a freedom member, and i remember i didn t know there were bases and such, so i took the shortest route i saw to the quest, which was through that duty base, rostok i believe, well, i kinda wiped it out somehow, i even got an exoskeleton from somebody but the thing was, i was bleeding or smt and till i reached home i was almost always dead e.e
Edit - this was actually like a year ago, ik i haven t rlly played after that, but i m trying it again now
go for it bro, also install some mods to get an even better experience
@@caro7048 other mods work with anomaly? Didn t know that
And yeah i did some quest in the beginner village, i m, well, more or less following this guide.
Btw can you help me, i found an Ak, but is almost destroyed, is it worth repairing it?
@@crymaker9628 Not mods but addons, sorry.
And it depends. If the weapon/outfit it's too damaged, its better to scrap it for components that you can use for repairing future equipment.
@@caro7048 yeah, i repaired a weapon with like 35%, thought is worth it, also i don t have a multitool so i just drop them, the outfits and all that
I wish My game ran as smooth as yours. :')
You are a time saver❤
30:46 that's what she said with the little giggle 💀💀💀
Haven't played a stalker game. I know a new one is coming out soon and I found out ab anomaly. Is this a good intro to the series? Or should I play an actual stalker.
This is a decent place to start, since in my opinion it's the most complete Stalker experience. However, if you really like this game and get immersed, I recommend playing the original games to really experience the story which takes place 6 years before Anomaly :)
@@SixxsBunker oh alright, thank you!
Awesome thanks
Yo,I realized one thing that these anomaly videos on TH-cam lose quality and look blurred/kinda pixelated on open world area while it look crisp in menu and inventory stuff.
Yeah it has to do with all that vegetation as well as the sharpness of the grass. Very common in games like this and Tarkov for example.
28:37 yes I confirm that
Lol, we've all had that happen XD
...By the way, none of this matters if a mutant cat comes at ya. Gg!
True... XD
Your Colours in Game look beautifull...do you use a Reshade? If yes which one?
No reshade ;)
Watching this to get a leg up on gamma, bummed to learn all stashes are empty until you get a location or quest for it
going to the log at 16:50 i literally ran right into the anomaly and died
Theres not enough stalker content on youtube my friend
Agreed!! Don't worry, there will be more STALKER content coming up. Not just this beginner's guide / playthrough but some other cool stuff like mod showcases ;) Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment!
How do you find stashes? I know you show us a bunch but I picked CS so I'm in the great swamp lol
Lol you kinda have to find the stashes. Some of them become known to you since they can be given as quest rewards. Some PDAs you find off of dead NPCs can tell you the locations of stashes as well. If you want to know where every stash is, you can google the maps. I think they may even have the info in the Stalker Anomaly discord ;)
So does a stash stay empty when you loot it, or does it randomize items in it after a few in game days?
Hey and thanks for watching! The stash stays empty, unless you pick up a PDA that gives you coordinates for that same stash, or as a result of a mission you get those stash coordinates. Only then will new loot appear. Otherwise it stays empty.
you my good sir, are a beauty
Well why thank you kindly :)
these are the addons i got working with MO2
+Position & View v1.9.4 By CEMENT [RC23]
+Food_drug_and_drinks_animations_v0.8.3a
+T.H.A.P REV ANOMALY EDITION
+Anomaly_HD_Models_Addon.9
+6x_AI_Upsc_Mutant_Texs_1.5f-textures-actors.1
+Particles Remade
+HollywoodFX_v1.1
+JSRS P.1 - Main Addon
+JSRS P.2 - Cracks + Impacts Patch
+JSRS P.3 - New Tracers Patch
+06. Patch after installing JSRS Sound Overhaul 3.4
+Arszi's Mutant Bleeding V1.1
+Arszi's Thirst Overhaul
+Groks Crisp 4k masks
+Grok's Refections and Droplets on Masks
+BaS Helmet Parts Overhaul
+MutantLootEdit
+Modern Camera Animations 1.1
+Dynamic Objects
+Dynamic Objects - Unliftable cars
+Level Transition Travel Simulator
+Battery Warning
+1a. Aim Shake - Standard
+Damien's EFT Binoculars
+Damien's EFT Binoculars tagging
+Damien's Adjusted Knife Animations
+Damien's New Pistol Sprint
+Damien's One handed Bolt
+Michiko's Backpack Workshop 3.1
+NPC overhaul With Death Animations
+SCO2 P.1 Main Addon
+SCO2 P.2 New Outdoor Sounds
+SCO2 P.2b New Underground Sounds Patch
+SCO2 P.3 Anomaly Sounds
+SCO2 P.4 New Footsteps
+SCO2 P.5 New Object Sounds
+SCO2 P.7 Louder Human NPC Steps
+Brutal Death Sounds Mod
+Michiko's Weather Revamp 2.0
+Bartering NPC's
+Anomaly_Magazines_0.4.0.1
+First Person Death
+New Game Loadouts
+death_animations
+Realistic Food Rebalance
+SidHud
+SidHud Alternative Icons
+SidHud Cursor
+Barts minimap
+Trace On
+VanilaTradeFix
+High Res PDA Maps
+Optional Campfire Icons
+Natural Healing Rebalanced
+Savegame Name
+[1.5.1] Boxes loot redone - No Rats spawn
+BodyDotsMiniMap
+Grok's Stash Overhaul v2.0.2
+FasterTooltips
+Better_Inventory_Open_Close
+Ambient Music Pack 2.7
+Artificial Difficulty Removal RC21
+Outfits affect movement speed
+propaganda_back_to_the_zone
+Dynamic_Mutants_V0.92b_ALL_ANOMALY_VERSIONS
+Dynamic_NOCTURNAL_Mutants_V0.93b_FOR_ALL_ANOMALY_VERSIONS
+Absolut_Nature_CoC_1.7d_Anomaly_Adoptation
That's a very complete list of addons! I might be adding a few addons throughout the series, since vanilla might get old quick haha. Thanks for sharing your list, and thanks for watching!
So you got all this to work on 1.5.1 newest final release? If so, make an add on pack!!! 😁 I mean if you wanna be a hero! Haha
@@brandcannon I second that hahaha. Also, how well does it run :P I've tried a lot of addon packs out there. While they make the game look soooo good, the FPS tanks down the shitter :D
@@brandcannon I've since shrunk the list due to unreconcileable bugs that have popped up later in the story.
@@brandcannon this is my most current list th-cam.com/video/wOda3a-qU5M/w-d-xo.html. In the description
ilike the video tho
Nice Video Bro....
Thank you!
Great video!
Thank you! :)
My farm had bandits in it. I had to run back to the beginning because i killed one and all the loot he had made me over encumbered.
Yeah the bandits sometimes take over the farm. I've gotten jumped a few times when I assumed all was well at the farm lol
hello thank you for the video. i have the original shadow of Chernobyl but did not played much. Do you think I can just play anomaly or do I miss something if I skip the original game? Is this harder or? Is it easy i to install or I need extra mods for it to work with newer system?
You can just play Anomaly. It is much harder than the original games but the experience in the zone is much more enhanced. I just recommend playing the original trilogy just for the story, not for the gameplay lol.
It'd have been more useful to do an overview of what you should keep and what you should sell for new players. Hoarding in looters is a big problem.
If I hadn't watched your guide I wouldn't have imagined Loris had a kink for my dirty underwear! ;D
Jokes aside, great guide so far. I had been searching for something like this for over a month now and I'm having a blast learning to prepare for my 1st playthrough! :D
So glad this helped you! Welcome to Stalker! I guarantee a really great, fun, and challenging experience. Feel free to ask any question you may have :)
Ahh this game is perfect for me.
I like tarkov alot but i prefer pve games.
I'm exactly the same way. Tarkov is cool, but Stalker is a whole different animal. I can easily get immersed in this game.
how were u able to change the name of the quicksave? it says stalker.. dunno how to change it would be great to know! ;)
I changed some script files where the save game function is located, but there is a mod out there that has that feature: www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/savegamename
@@SixxsBunker thx love u man!
Why most of the weapons I retreive from enemies are almost destroyed? Is it worth to repair them? The cost at the technician is huge!
Hey, thanks for watching! It is a "feature" of the game. Mostly every weapon you find is in shit condition due to the unforgiving nature that is the game (there are addons in the Anomaly moddb page that makes it less obnoxious). In the end, it is cheaper to repair items yourself. If you have enough money, you can pay the technician. When I'm streaming or recording, and time is of the essence, I mostly end up paying the technician unless I happen to stumble upon the right parts. However, when I play offline and not recording, I tend to take my time and grind to find the parts needed. It feels good repairing stuff yourself ;)
Most stalker veterans and hardcore players like to repair, but it takes time to get all the equipment and repair kits. Each type of weapon has their own repair kits (rifes, shotguns, etc.) so it's definitely a grind. You choose if it's worth it or not, that's the beauty of this game :) I will cover this aspect in future episodes!
@@SixxsBunker thank you for the help, I watched both episodes and I'm waiting for the third one! These are the best anomaly tutorials on TH-cam, keep the good work up!
@@snakesoul Very kind of you to say so. This comment made my day! Glad to see that this sort of fusion between a tutorial and playthrough is working out :)
Probably a bit late to comment but is the shooting a bit better in Anomaly or is it about the same.
As far as I know and from what I've seen myself, the shooting is by far better in Anomaly than any other mod I've played. There are also addons that tweak the ballistics on the moddb page.
Hey Sixx many of the stashes I have found are empty is it a bug or something??
Nope, just bad RNG unfortunately :I
Good. Stuff
How come you only ran into 2 mutant cats running all over Cordon at medium difficulty, and I've already seen like 20 flesh vulturing around rookie village at easy? 1.5.3 is insane.
So, for whatever reason when I started none of my load out actually spawned with me. I basically started as if I hadn't used any of the 1000 points. Now, I've managed to get some supplies, meds and guns, but since I had to loot that off bandit corpses they're in awful condition, ammunition is scarce, and I am super low on money. What would be a good way to continue?
Wait how did you load in with nothing after using up all your points? That's super weird... Save just in case and restart a new game to see if you can replicate the issue. Are you using any addons?
@@SixxsBunker I'm not using any addons, since this is my first time playing anything stalker. Tried doing a new game to test and that time I spawned with equipment so idk what really went on
Just downloaded stalker quick question hod do i sprint
The default key to sprint is X i think... but I changed it to shift ;)
how do I know what to sell and what to keep?
Hello. Does anyone know the recommendation for running this game on an i5computer ? Also I can't get broomstick and sharpsticks ,anomaly magazines ,anomaly magazines extended working. Does any one have an install guide mod order list for mod manager ? I like this game just having a hard time getting it to work.
Hey buddy! So here's a mod that you can use to optimize performance in the game: www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/anomaly-for-potato-pcs-151
Here's a guide on how to install and use Mod Organizer for Anomaly mods ;) lazystalker.blogspot.com/2020/11/mod-organizer-2-stalker-anomaly-setup.html
Good luck and have fun Stalker!
Thank u stalker may the zone be kind to u and the wishgranter grant your wishes. :)
i have a question. So does this game contain the story from the original game or did the modders make their own quests
The modders made their own quests. The 3 main story lines somewhat mimic the original trilogy, but this game/mod takes place a few years after Call of Pripyat (I want to say 6 years). That's why I recommend playing the original trilogy in order to understand what's going on, but you don't have to. They give some backstory in the main quest lines. Thanks for commenting and watching!
@@SixxsBunker great thanks
From the Moddb page the questlines are:
Part 1: Living Legend: a famous stalker has returned to the Zone. Pursue him in order to obtain his invaluable knowledge.
Part 2: Mortal Sin: a sinister faction emerges from obscurity to take over the Zone. You are among the few who can stop them.
Part 3: Operation Afterglow: the Zone attracts a lot of attention. However, some people believe that its many secrets are best kept hidden.
And the new bonus story:
Part 4: Hollow Boundaries: play as a member of a foreign force to investigate and reveal the secrets of the Zone.
With the main quest and all the side quest, be prepared to spend hundreds of hours playing this game. I have about 50hrs in, and haven't been past the Army Warehouse yet.
Every single stash I find in the rookie area has nothing, im sad
Crap RNG... gets all of us frequently :P
The kicking of those things is a mod .. isn't it?
Nope, it should work on vanilla anomaly 1.5.1 (which is what I'm using for the video, no mods yet). Just press F when those things run up to you to kick them.
@@SixxsBunker .. Oh ok .. Thanks. Just installed 1.5.1 and following along. Played original SOC when it came out some years ago. Anomaly is amazing. Thanks for Videos. :)
@@fitcher-armchair-sleuth No problem! Thank you for watching and enjoy Anomaly :D
hey, im writing cuz i met a problem. Playing military campaing story mode, im after wishgranter. I heard that there is 3rd part of story that you need to gets some achievements ingame, maybe some1 of you guys know how im suposed to start this part of storyline? the main fraction guys have not any dialogue option
Hey man! Yeah that third quest is the worst out of the 3, and there will be various instances when this happens. I believe what triggers it is that you have to wait for a couple of days, like 2-3 days then you'll get a quest trigger from your faction leader or the main char of that quest line. I'll refresh my memory when we get there in the playthrough but I believe that's what does it. That third quest is a bitch... but it's doable ;)
This was helpfull!
Very glad to know that it helped you! :)
@@SixxsBunker im mostly comfy around the starting area in Cordon now about the rest tho im not so sure hehe...
@@TsoiIzAlive Little by little dude! I wish I could explore the other maps for the first time again. You got this!
@@SixxsBunker havin a blast for sure!
Quick question are the emissions always forecasted?
@@TsoiIzAlive Yes, you get frequent reminders (e.g. an emission will happen in 6-12 hours) in your PDA feed. You will also be notified right before an emission so you can run for cover. All that should be enabled by default in the Emission options.
i searched the spawn attic and found a cocoon artifact 5 mins into the game
Lucky you!
Why not just break all boxes? You said you wanted to in the loner camp.
All boxes can contain useful stuff to noobies, like bandages and such.
I don't have a minimap and can't use my PDA. What's wrong
Why does your game look so much more colourful than mine
Not sure, I was running vanilla settings. Maybe I tweaked the visual options a bit to get a bit more saturation.
main thing i struggle with is finding many good ad vanced weapon and armor upgrade kits, wich i cant of dont know how to use instantly, where to store them? instead of selling wich is a shame
like is there any stashes i can use or a safehouse with storage/vault i can buy to store items i dont want to sell yet?
Stashes are all over the zone, also you can create your stashes by crafting/buying backpacks and making them stashes. Every major faction base should have stashes (e.g. in the bar in Rostok, in Sid's bunker in Rookie Village, etc.). Also, it doesn't cost money to store things in predefined stashes, whatever you put in there, stays there :)
awesome thx for the answer, main thing i was afraid of was of items dissapearing when i go to another zone, but it seems like they dont :D
thx alot !
now lets hope either a multiplayer mod or stalker 2 are coming available soon
@@fakag9989 Lol yeah a co-op mod would be amazing but from what I've been told by the devs, the engine is not capable of creating a co-op/multiplayer environment. So hopefully, Stalker 2 has at least co-op :)