Gas mask doesn´t work

[Atheist]

I went into the Skarven bunker and went downstairs where the gas is. I put on a gas mask, still the gas slowly killed me.

[telamiina]

Gas mask is just plain stupid in this game.
I have used one and I can assure you, it protects you from gas.

[Atheist]

Originally posted by telamiina:

Gas mask is just plain stupid in this game.
I have used one and I can assure you, it protects you from gas.

What are you talking about? First of all you contradict yourself, and second; it doesn´t protect you fully.

[Pig Mac]

When doing the mandatory military training in Sweden ~1990 I think it was, We had to try out our crappy 80's gas-masks in a room filled with teargas.
Almost half of our group had to run out and throw up, or just gave up.
The rest of us sat the full time out, but hey sure sucked against teargas.. and the gasses in this game seems quite a bit more dangerous.

The only place I think it's a bit too much, is the gas in 'Hermelinen' that seems to be 2 or 3 times stronger(?)

Having armor for +10% gas and Chemist skill, almost seem to make it worse? Not sure about that one, as I've only tried one bunker with and without the chemist skill on the same char, with the same mask.

But their protection value as you see isn't even past the 50% mark. The other clothing have the same marking for the skill/protection, and using 2 of them don't give you 100% immunity, even with skills in it already.

So currently it works 'as shown on it's protection value', and don't seem to stack with skills. I'm pretty sure I died in 'Hermelinen', but it might've been from a tick attack in the middle of it. so they serve at least some purpose, other then to clog your vision, if they stop at 18, and if the room is clear from enemies.

And the Swedish gas-masks did suck at that time!

[Sorrode]

With full resistance build+gas mask you basically don't take damage from gas, also don't take damage from tick btw

[yamakami]

Many gasses are absorbed trough skin even if you have a mask on.

If you want to complain about unrealism, talk about bandages that heal being poisoned, or asleep, or in coma, whatever that gas was supposed to be doing.

[nykfist]

Originally posted by Atheist:

Originally posted by telamiina:

Gas mask is just plain stupid in this game.
I have used one and I can assure you, it protects you from gas.

What are you talking about? First of all you contradict yourself, and second; it doesn´t protect you fully.

He means that he has used one in real life, and they protect you 100%.

[Atheist]

Originally posted by nykfist:

Originally posted by Atheist:

What are you talking about? First of all you contradict yourself, and second; it doesn´t protect you fully.

He means that he has used one in real life, and they protect you 100%.

Ah! Yes, of course.

[Atheist]

Originally posted by Pig Mac:

When doing the mandatory military training in Sweden ~1990 I think it was, We had to try out our crappy 80's gas-masks in a room filled with teargas.
Almost half of our group had to run out and throw up, or just gave up.
The rest of us sat the full time out, but hey sure sucked against teargas.. and the gasses in this game seems quite a bit more dangerous.

The only place I think it's a bit too much, is the gas in 'Hermelinen' that seems to be 2 or 3 times stronger(?)

Having armor for +10% gas and Chemist skill, almost seem to make it worse? Not sure about that one, as I've only tried one bunker with and without the chemist skill on the same char, with the same mask.

But their protection value as you see isn't even past the 50% mark. The other clothing have the same marking for the skill/protection, and using 2 of them don't give you 100% immunity, even with skills in it already.

So currently it works 'as shown on it's protection value', and don't seem to stack with skills. I'm pretty sure I died in 'Hermelinen', but it might've been from a tick attack in the middle of it. so they serve at least some purpose, other then to clog your vision, if they stop at 18, and if the room is clear from enemies.

And the Swedish gas-masks did suck at that time!

I was in the swedish army in 1997. My gas mask leaked when we tried them out in a tent full of tear gas. It was an hellish experience!

[Pig Mac]

Hehe, Yeah I even stole mine, and threw it away, so no one else would ever have to use that broken crap!

Last stream I think they more or less fully confirmed the mask not working 'as intended' in the game. Guess they can fix it by just buffing it up, and also do it visually on the protection notches.
I wouldn't complain is that is done.

I guess they just didn't serve in the Swedish army/navy at the right time, to be the right judges of how it really worked

[telamiina]

Originally posted by Atheist:

Originally posted by telamiina:

Gas mask is just plain stupid in this game.
I have used one and I can assure you, it protects you from gas.

What are you talking about? First of all you contradict yourself, and second; it doesn´t protect you fully.

I have used gas masks few times and they don't leek in if used and maintained properly.
There is no 70% protection from gas masks. It is 100% or 0% .

If game wants to simulate gasses that go trough your skin etc. , game should offer proper gear for them then. Heck, you can make nice suit from normal clothing if you make 30 seconds trip to gas zone.

So yes, way gas mask is in this game is just stupid.

[Carni]

There's actually an explanation why the gas masks don't work 100%. It's explained in a mission. the gas is designed to get past the gas mask. It's advanced technology past the capabilities of the gas masks technology .

[yogisgoat]

If the gas is designed to get past the mask, then what is the purpose of the mask. A gas mask that doesn't protect you from gas is just an encumbrance. Just another of the many design flaws in this game..

[yamakami]

Originally posted by yogisgoat:

If the gas is designed to get past the mask, then what is the purpose of the mask. A gas mask that doesn't protect you from gas is just an encumbrance. Just another of the many design flaws in this game..

So the machines designing a gas that will get trough your mask is a design flaw?

Gas masks need filters that are effective against whatever you are gassed with, the ones meant to stop tear gas are probably not going to do much against anything actually poisonous.

But you will still be breathing trough a filter, so if it manages to stop even a small percentage of the gas it is still better than no filter at all. Some poison gases can even be blocked by a wet towel, though I doubt those are actually used for chemical warfare these days.

ANYWAYS! The masks have been fixed in the update so they actually work, and rumor has it that all you really need to do when encountering gas is shoot the canisters spewing it and it should stop. I'm off to test that now.

[est.on.est]

Originally posted by yogisgoat:

If the gas is designed to get past the mask, then what is the purpose of the mask. A gas mask that doesn't protect you from gas is just an encumbrance. Just another of the many design flaws in this game..

Sorry for the necro, but I think they mean tat it's a gas made by machines made to get through the gas mask, but wearing it still blocks a little because the mask it still covering your face.

[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.]

At this time I need find it