Map?

[James™]

Will this be the same map like in the past games or will it be an entirely new location?

[Ancient Do$hu Desu]

We don't know for sure, but some areas will be returning from what we can see from the trailers. I think we can expect brand new areas as well.

[PsyWarVeteran]

Same, but combined into a one seamless map. Of course there will be many new locations as well.

[piet11111]

It also seems they relocated stuff to more accurately represent the real zone.

Really curious to see how the old locations are going to be represented since a lot of the original maps where very canyon like to keep the player in a confined area.

[Bandy]

Interesting question\thread.

STALKER 2, if true to the original IP (book and movie...) then the locations can always be shifting on you, and think that would be really fun to experience. STALKER 2 as a 'reflection' of old STALKER series locations. but, re-arranged in a time-space anomaly sort of way.

And Curious, did I miss some news? We do know it is a "seamless map" now?

[PsyWarVeteran]

Originally posted by Bandy:

We do know it is a "seamless map"?

For years now, it's been announced.

Even if they hadn't, would you expect anything different? Games were doing it before SoC, it would be laughable if they separated the Zone into different maps with loading screens in (hopefully) 2024, no?

[Napoleon Solo]

Originally posted by Bandy:

Interesting question\thread.

STALKER 2, if true to the original IP (book and movie...) then the locations can always be shifting on you, and think that would be really fun to experience. STALKER 2 as a 'reflection' of old STALKER series locations. but, re-arranged in a time-space anomaly sort of way.

And Curious, did I miss some news? We do know it is a "seamless map" now?

The original trilogy is old. I don’t think that the changes in location of locations will be explained. Just a new canon. The location of some places is closer to the real world. I like it.

And on the game page it says that the world will be seamless

[Bandy]

Originally posted by PsyWarVeteran:

...Even if they hadn't, would you expect anything different? Games were doing it before SoC, it would be laughable if they separated the Zone into different maps with loading screens in (hopefully) 2024, no?

Uh, yes? Many games still have different regions separated by load screens. It isn't ideal, but for some game engines it is just reality. And am not saying so to defend Star Field AT ALL, LOL...

[Ancient Do$hu Desu]

Originally posted by Bandy:

Interesting question\thread.

STALKER 2, if true to the original IP (book and movie...) then the locations can always be shifting on you, and think that would be really fun to experience. STALKER 2 as a 'reflection' of old STALKER series locations. but, re-arranged in a time-space anomaly sort of way.

And Curious, did I miss some news? We do know it is a "seamless map" now?

It's there in the game's description "EPIC NONLINEAR STORY IN SEAMLESS OPEN WORLD"

[Sono]

https://youtu.be/IfgGFwqsc_E an anaylsis of a map we were able to see. Returning locations and with a cordon that appears very faithful to the original. The map in question though is made by a stalker so its not entirely reliable compared to the actual map

[Wei]

Originally posted by Sono:

https://youtu.be/IfgGFwqsc_E an anaylsis of a map we were able to see. Returning locations and with a cordon that appears very faithful to the original. The map in question though is made by a stalker so its not entirely reliable compared to the actual map

It seems like they're also expanding the the returning locations. Cool.

[Bandy]

Originally posted by Sono:

...Returning locations and with a cordon that appears very faithful to the original. ...

Thanks for posting link.

Not going to watch entire 46 minutes, but the "intentionally vague" hand-drawn map has at least a few original named 'regions' but these are relocated from earlier game geography. As I mentioned, perhaps the zone is shape-shifting? Red Forest is to the left side of map, Great Swamp to the right side, and Prypiat is top left to name just a few.

For me it doesn't matter too much the zone layout is changing, besides, I'll role-play my own anomalous reasons to justify this morphing map. If this happens to be 'new canon' reason for the new map, then I guessed correct :D

Dev likely have entirely different reasons, the map also appears smaller, so fewer defined locations compared to the earlier games. Budget and time???

[Ancient Do$hu Desu]

Originally posted by Sono:

https://youtu.be/IfgGFwqsc_E an anaylsis of a map we were able to see. Returning locations and with a cordon that appears very faithful to the original. The map in question though is made by a stalker so its not entirely reliable compared to the actual map

Holy, this hand-drawn map looks and feels like maps you have in the Thief games. Hand drawn and may or may not be accurate.

[[GSC]Super_PropheT]

Originally posted by James™:

Will this be the same map like in the past games or will it be an entirely new location?

Not much I can share here. But definitely the map will consist of both old and new regions and locations.