Found the unique AR416

[Snowkeu]

I found the SOFMOD but it has no stats. I didn't look at it at first. I was shooting some bandit, blood kept splatting out of him but he is taking no damage. Killed all the bandits with a different gun. Looked at the stats of the SOFMOD and it has zero damage, penetration, range and accuracy. Has anyone gotten this bug and was there a fix around it or am I screwed? I even loaded from last save.

[z1]

Interesting. Haven't found it yet myself.

[ocram]

Mine works fine

[Snowkeu]

Originally posted by z1:

Interesting. Haven't found it yet myself.

You can find it in a red building on the southern side Railway Maintenance Facility in the Zaton region. It'll be sitting on top of a box.

[Snowkeu]

Originally posted by ocram:

Mine works fine

Guess mine is bugged then. Wasn't sure if I had to take it to someone to get it "repaired" or looked at or something

[z1]

Originally posted by Snowkeu:

Originally posted by z1:

Interesting. Haven't found it yet myself.

You can find it in a red building on the southern side Railway Maintenance Facility in the Zaton region. It'll be sitting on top of a box.

Oh, must've overlooked it. Was such a large map area. I'll go grab today and see what happens.

[jeffy]

The gun seems to work fine for me. my most used gun

even put a grenade launcher on it

[𝕊𝕋𝕌ℝ𝕄-𝕂𝔸𝕋]

Sounds like a mod issue.

[Snowkeu]

Originally posted by 𝕊𝕋𝕌ℝ𝕄-𝕂𝔸𝕋:

Sounds like a mod issue.

no mods yet. i play vanilla first then mods after first play through. its aight. i'll just stick to my AK for now. hopefully new game has it fixed. or i might have to check integrity of game files

[z1]

You guys thinks its better than "Clusterfu##" another AR416? I been liking that one so far.

[𝕊𝕋𝕌ℝ𝕄-𝕂𝔸𝕋]

hm.. I'm in Zaton now, I'll pop over and check it out. brb

[Snowkeu]

Originally posted by z1:

You guys thinks its better than "Clusterfu##" another AR416? I been liking that one so far.

haven't gotten that one yet

[𝕊𝕋𝕌ℝ𝕄-𝕂𝔸𝕋]

Okay, I got it, but it's normal stats I'm afraid.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3411529837

The only thing I can offer is to submit your issue, with a screenshot, like mine here, to
https://support.stalker2.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=28270799879953

Let GSC know as much information as possible about your game progress, your computer specs, how you obtained your copy of the game, etc.

The more info, the better they can get a look at it :) sorry I can't be of any more help.

One thing you could do is take the time to clean up your hard drive directories, clear your memory/video cache and it's always worth just checking your GPU website for a driver update release, (don't just rely on what your PC says, go check the website to see the latest version and then cross reference what you got).

Deleting shader cache:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDcvc43yzG0
The game will generate refreshed latest version of this on start up.
note: If you clear this out completely, it's alright, it just means every other game that has recently stored a cache will have to pre load them on start up too, no biggie. It's probably not necessary to do this, but you never know.. it might be involved, since interfaces are still rendered images.




make a coffee

if you just want to take some time out and sit back n chill:
Chernobyl/Pripyat images (Before/After) Youtube:
Part1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoLJ-Sc4_bY
Part2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AndOSSwVBus

[Coldhands]

Originally posted by z1:

You guys thinks its better than "Clusterfu##" another AR416? I been liking that one so far.

Decidedly not. Assault rifles aren't that great in Stalker 2 because of how accurate the enemies are when they get close enough to all start shooting you at once, and because of how terribly spongey they are to everything but headshots. Cluster**** can take guys out with long range headshots, while they're still trying to get closer to you (also, your suppressor might actually work a bit at that range). SOFMOD would be better if you and the enemy were indoors, or if you were fighting mutants that charge you, but then you'd probably be better of using a shotgun.
Precision for distance, shotgun up close, run to either of those ranges otherwise.

That said, SOFMOD can use the same ammo as Cluster****, so it's not a terrible companion gun for it to save on weight.

Though, if you use one of the mods that changes how ridiculously accurate and preceptive enemies are at long ranges, then it'd be a whole different conversation (though I still think Cluster**** is one of the better guns in the game).

[Othobrithol]

SOFMOD is interesting in concept but the fixed sight kind of ruins it. High ROF but low damage and penetration make it rather weak for the cost of operation.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ is a fun weapon, but is high maintenance too. It's basically a VS Vintar with cheaper ammo, less bullet drop but half the durability.

Both are really just special in the same way Lummox's AK is: they give you limited access to attachments you don't have yet but at cost.

[𝕊𝕋𝕌ℝ𝕄-𝕂𝔸𝕋]

In Stalker 2, and all previous games, I find the Soviet round much more reliable. Then again, it always was. It possesses higher penetration than its NATO counterpart. You have a higher chance to score kills through light cover with say an AK than the NATO rifles. The 5.56mm NATO round can travel truer for further, where the 5.45mm will lose its kinetic energy earlier, but you can tweak this to improve the muzzle velocity of the Soviet round. It still retains its penetrating quality and that's why I have a lot of respect for the 5.45mm AK round.

If you're going for the NATO rifles, it might be an idea to equip them with the armour-piercing rounds, just to improve on their normally weak penetration power. But the regular AK rounds are all one needs in the Zone :)