Invisible enemies, am I doing something stupid?

[BinaryJay]

I never did play the first one and I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt right now for me just not doing this right but...

These guys that are invisible most of the time keep practically instantly killing me, just at the second anomaly at the very beginning now and as soon as I get anywhere close to the objective the thing starts coming after me. I have no idea where it is, and even cowering in the corner of a building waiting for it to come through a doorway so I'll have a chance it seems to be hitting me through the walls.

Am I supposed to do something the game isn't telling me to deal with these things? This is just frustrating so far.

[Kozzy]

Heal up and then shoot them. I prefer to go inside a hut or a building because then i can see them a little easier. Also make sure you have flashlight on.

The first invisible one I met i died twice but then I beat him the next try. The next one later on I beat first try. Just keep trying. Keep an eye out and pay attention and as I said, use a flashlight, you can see where they are moving even when they are invisible you can see an outline for them.

[Neralem]

The Blood sucker? Yeah he got me like 3 times. Get the artifact und run in the bunker as fast as you can then give him all your bullets when he comes after you. Thats how I got him. Took me more than one magazine

[AquaDuck]

That's a bloodsucker, looks for distortion near the ground and spray-n-pray

[BinaryJay]

Originally posted by Kozzy:

Heal up and then shoot them. I prefer to go inside a hut or a building because then i can see them a little easier. Also make sure you have flashlight on.

The first invisible one I met i died twice but then I beat him the next try. The next one later on I beat first try. Just keep trying.

Yes that worked fine for me on the first one, but the second one I never saw reveal itself once... like I said even when waiting in the corner of a building watching the door but I keep getting hit anyway it feels like they can attack me through the walls from the outside - it's got to be a bug?

[Artean]

Took me eight ties before I got the first blood sucker. Had to blast everything I got, running in panic and heal as soon as I could. This on veteran difficulty.

Good times!

[Bandy]

Bloodsuckers I assume. If you can get a hint where they are when 'cloaked' (and yes, you should be able to IF you don't panic!) best shoot them then... https://stalker.fandom.com/wiki/Bloodsucker

[BinaryJay]

Originally posted by Bandy:

Bloodsuckers I assume. If you can get a hint where they are when 'cloaked' (and yes, you should be able to IF you don't panic!) best shoot them then... https://stalker.fandom.com/wiki/Bloodsucker

I mean, yeah, I got the idea with the fist one but the second one almost immediately after it near a cave I get killed in the building without ever even seeing it every time... just crouching in the corner facing the doorway watching for the distortion and I'm getting hit until I die anyway.

[BinaryJay]

Ended up giving up on dealing with it and just sprinted by the area to the next objective. I dunno.

[Bandy]

Originally posted by BinaryJay:

Ended up giving up on dealing with it and just sprinted by the area to the next objective. I dunno.

That would be a Dark Souls tactic, and just a real life tactic as well, right?
Hell, I would be craven once those things experienced. No shame there. More games should be played that way, too bad modern games teach players that they are super-hero's... STALKER will show you the true meaning of zone.

[therealdopefish]

I'm having the same issue. I don't think it's a bloodsucker. I read that it's a poltergeist and it said that you are supposed to be able to see a shimmer of them and to look for floating objects. Even in a corner like you said I keep getting hit and never see anything. I have seen it knock a box around but even shooting at it then doesn't seem to do anything. Sometimes after it hits me there will be a knife or shovel laying around but you can never see anything, even hiding in a corner with only one doorway, until after it hits you and is laying on the ground.

[Morgan]

Try to use the environment. If you can lure them into a bottle neck like a doorway then they are simpler to kill.

[Wilus]

it's a bug the devs need to finish the textures don't load in they're not really invisible ;) JK just playing. I hate them too hard as ♥♥♥♥ to kill and take alot of bullets.

[Corinthas]

Ah yes welcome to the @#$@ zone.
If its in the "barge" location in the prologue then its a poltergeist.
Yep a invisible OHK without any explanation because yeah.. "fun" i guess?
Or are you talking about the invisible monster thing that spawns when you get the first artefact?
Either way dev mistaking confusion and frustration for dread and trepidation..

[Funreaver]

Id say the second one was the poltergeist, got me good when I heard the radio ;)

[BinaryJay]

Originally posted by Corinthas:

Ah yes welcome to the @#$@ zone.
If its in the "barge" location in the prologue then its a poltergeist.
Yep a invisible OHK without any explanation because yeah.. "fun" i guess?
Or are you talking about the invisible monster thing that spawns when you get the first artefact?
Either way dev mistaking confusion and frustration for dread and trepidation..

Not the first one when you get the artifact, I just followed my decades of gaming instincts and ran back into the bunker to lure it through the doorway where I could unload on it and got past that one without too much trouble. It's the second one that the game seems to give you no clue to be able to detect or do anything about...

It definitely isn't fun getting killed for what feels like no reason. I say this as somebody who enjoys soulslikes and plays games that I think I'm going to really like on the hardest difficulty. This isn't a matter of difficulty it just really doesn't give you enough to go on and the previous encounter kind of teaches you that you should be able to kill it.

There's nothing wrong about putting things in games you just have to run away from (some knuckleheads in Resident Evil games come to mind) but you have to make it clear that not running away is a waste of time and not make it seem like it's just bugged.