Big Upgrades before Lab X-8 | INVICTUS Ep.14 | STALKER Gamma Ironman Playthrough

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The miracle happened, we finally found the expert tools! Time for some big upgrades before moving up the questline, Lab X-8 is next on the list!
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00:00 Cooking in my Kitchen
17:25 Getting to the Lab
25:44 Milquetoast X-8

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@Fat_Paws Жыл бұрын

For new players watching this as a guide, please note that the weapon information is outdated. To add to the preceding point, almost all snipers with "fixed scopes" can be upgraded to have variable zoom. Regarding armors, belt slots are really important at the end game. You stats will mostly come from artefacts. As a general rule, it is best to pick the highest BR class with most slots (AFTER upgrades). That will almost always mean ISG and Merc variants, especially for medium, heavy, and Nos armors. The monolith exoskeleton is decent if you want something quick or don't know what you are doing.

@bakeroLJ Жыл бұрын

also hijacking this comment to say that the "expensive" craft heavy armor kit is absoutley worth it. it looks expensive but if you craft up from the base stuff you buy from T1 traders its not nearly as expensive as it looks. i have not played for quite some time but iirc i only had to spend 50-70k to get the extra stuff that i needed. having better armor beforehand makes going to radar or outskirts to seek expert tools alot easier.

@rmcgowa1987 Жыл бұрын

@@bakeroLJ Same I fix heavy armour before going to radar and red forest that extra protection helps a lot.

@antonyapostolov8252 Жыл бұрын

I can only agree with this. Artifact crafting is by far the most important part actually because of the massive benefits it gives, therefore an armor with more belt slots is always top priority. My typical loadout is Heart of the Oasis 55%, Full Empty 100%, Volat Emerald 100% for artifact hunting, Moonlight or Lobster eyes 100% because Psy Resistance is extremely important (This is also why I prioritize Full Empty over Compass even though Compass offers more physical resistance) and upgraded kevlar plates. In terms of heavy armor, the ACE mercenary suit is by far the best and is arguably better than some exosqueletons because of it's elemental resistance and belt slots. UNISG exo and clearsky exo are the best in my opinion, only beaten by Nosorogs.

@user-rs5ui5lg5i Жыл бұрын

2-3 episodes preparing for X-8 and there wasn't a single enemy in it XD

@Ray-yv7kn Жыл бұрын

Anomaly/Gamma moment.

@Saturnit3 Жыл бұрын

Those two tushkanos really gave Cheeki the run for his money xD

@Starleech Жыл бұрын

Hey, if i remember correct with the CTRL pressed, you can see the full armor durability. You dont need to repair it.

@viktorkovacs5873 Жыл бұрын

I know you already finished the run but here’s some tips from my experience in gamma: Generally mechanics offer the best prices for anything you can sell to them (they dont buy a lot of loot tho), and consumables except medicine is best to sell to bartenders. Crafting heavy armor kit is not that expensive with advanced tools, you can do it under 100k which is totally worth it if you have the money, resources and armors you can upgrade. Getting artifact melters and crafting high tier artifacts such as full empty, compass and volat emerald will help you a TON and you will shrug down bullets easily. It is much better to make artifacts this way instead of selling them for relatively low amount of money.

@antonyapostolov8252 Жыл бұрын

In all my playthroughs I generally by around 10 artifact melters, because indeed artifacts are just so OP. Crafting a Volat emerald first is always my top priority, to help me hunt all the other artifacts. My typical loadout is Heart of the Oasis 55%( no need to go for higher), Full Empty 100% (In my opinion Full Empty is better than Compass because psy resistance is extremely important), Volat Emerald + Flash for artifact hunting, Moonlight for extra psy resistance, fully upgraded kevlar plate...

@viktorkovacs5873 Жыл бұрын

@@antonyapostolov8252 oh yeah me too because I don’t want to melt any artifacts I might need later. However I do it a bit differently. Usually first I craft a maxed out full empty because I play ironman and it can save a life. I usually repair an sp-99 variant suit and get some medicore artifacts that boosts anomalous protections and use them according to the type of anomalous field im walking into so I can hunt more. And also deal with Aslan in dead city with 15 batches of patches

@antonyapostolov8252 Жыл бұрын

@@viktorkovacs5873 That's exactly what I do aswell :D I always keep a merc disguise to trade with Aslan. I also only play ironman, but sometimes a sp-99 suit is hard to find. Actually in my last playthrough as Military, I found one only super late in the game and I didn't need it anymore :D

@cslantz4020 Жыл бұрын

Ecologists sell and buy for the highest price; Any attachments, grenades and sellable loot will go for the best price to Sakharov at Yantar (and any other scientist trader)

@mikhailmaksimov9777 Жыл бұрын

Best stalker channel

@Fat_Paws Жыл бұрын

Hey Cheeki, I am almost positive you are thinking of the wrong keybind for switching scopes. You get the alternate scopes with the grenade launcher key. The "switch" scopes key detaches/attaches a scope to a gun. I could be wrong ofc, but if you can switch to the grenade launcher on a wep, alt scope should work too. Otherwise, it is also possible that something may have gone wrong in the modpack installation.

@alexanderh.8286 Жыл бұрын

yea its a really misleading that the alt scope keybind is called underbarrel grenade launcher

@jackmiller8851 Жыл бұрын

@@alexanderh.8286 in the original trilogy, or at least call of pripyat since that's all i ever played, the GL is bound to the V key by default

@kwdblade4683 Жыл бұрын

There is an optional mod in the Gamma mod pack list for going through a companion's equipment list. It's supposedly not stable but you could turn it on and give Lt. No-Fun there his machine gun if you want to XD

@ThordTV 10 ай бұрын

There are multiple sets of documents in call of Pripyat. Only 1 set is needed for Anomaly, I expected it to be in the flooded room with the sunken square area in the middle. Maybe Gamma changes that? Mysteries Of The Zone (not Living Legend) in the old Call of Chernobyl mod has more than 1 I think. If you want to do MOTZ in Anomaly the quest has to be enabled by editing an ltx file or with a mod fom ModDB called "MotZ_dialogue_unlocker", it won't break anything just adds more Quests. I think the Lab X8 Quest in MOTZ will make more Documents available to you. So, perhaps you saw the other documents in COC or COP.

@foodieontour Жыл бұрын

I love to watch your episodes. It is so much more relaxed than playing through myself and I learn so much for doing that later

@jansvoboda4293 Жыл бұрын

I am currently at the end of the Mortal Sin (Murky Spirit run). I mostly use: Merc Pathfinder (BR48), now changed for the Hybrid for 5th slot. Never found the ACE. I found Nosorog twice, but then the game always crashed and the same body did not have it after load :(. I tried the nomal exo and I do not like it. The exo helmet. VSS MERC, MP7 in pistol slot, UMP for mutants, SVU (may change for SVD with Giperon scope) to headshot Sin as it can often overpower the shield or SA58 short / SR-25 if not going against Sin, just Monolith. For universal picantiny rail I like to use Leupold 1-8, for russian stuff the Giperon if available. I have that extra flexibility as Duty thanks to Clear Sky.

@teshtestyes Жыл бұрын

on the current gamma build at least the switching scopes keybind in the mcm is a different mod. to switch to canted sights you have to press the grenade launcher toggle key it also works on weapons that dont have canted sights like certain sniper rifles and even some pistols and works really well if your weapon comes with a laser sight (long press flashlight key) love your videos cheeki your channel is the reason i started playing anomaly!

@owload7164 Жыл бұрын

Damn. Half an hour run out i don't know like. Those videos are very entertaining.

@frostfar Жыл бұрын

'i just finished my stash tour 2022' -cheeki, 2023

@JonoLB Жыл бұрын

Always a good day watching you in the Zone my friend

@Raper-zy1zq Жыл бұрын

20:33 German chilli is a great name

@JonoLB Жыл бұрын

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet, but you can buy Mauser rounds cheap and disassemble them into materials that allow you to craft both 7.62x51 and 7.62x54 ammo. Both very powerful rounds for most enemies. This Mauser ammo trick is a sustainable way to always have ammo for those platforms, and the only issue comes with having a sustainable way to have AP rounds. To solve that, you basically just go all in on 1 platform and disassemble all other AP for materials to feed that cartridge naturally.

@JonoLB Жыл бұрын

@@Lusty_Wench that definitely works for a time, but purchasing AP all the time can get super expensive especially when facing lots of Monolith and because traders undercut you massively when selling ammo to them (and everything else). Mid to late game, money isn’t really an object so purchasing becomes a lot more viable. Also depends on how well a person can land their shots accurately and conserve ammo. If you’re working towards the wealthy client achievement (don’t remember if that name is correct), this method helps get it faster as well.

@JonoLB Жыл бұрын

@@Lusty_Wench yeah, the reality is it’s likely not saving a ton of money in the short term. Long term probably but at that point, money is usually no concern. Early game though it’s still better to pick a caliber to stick with and disassemble all other AP cartridges for the bullet materials rather than selling because of the trader buying percentages.

@rmcgowa1987 Жыл бұрын

@Cheeki Breeki the Mercenary Ace Seva Suit is one of the best armours in the game this is why Grok removed it from gamma in newer versions.

@Boredomort Жыл бұрын

it's removed from stash drop list but you still get it from npc iirc

@hmmjedi Жыл бұрын

@@Boredomort You are correct you can still get it from NPC's...

@JonoLB Жыл бұрын

Yeah I’ve gotten it and it sure is a beast for it’s class and capability. Definitely been my main until I can get my hands on a Nos

@rmcgowa1987 Жыл бұрын

@@hmmjedi Oh really? I've never had it drop

@hmmjedi Жыл бұрын

@@rmcgowa1987 It's on Merc's, sometimes you just have to be patient watching them if they are friendly or go hunting if not saying that I have only had it drop once...

@3bepx358 Жыл бұрын

You are beast bro. So much stuff, and everything. With hard ironman difficulty. Great job many real soldier. I play easy, and i dont have too much stuff as you... You re beast

@Boredomort Жыл бұрын

a Full Empty as reward, it's very nice. Better than your currents attachments imo :D even if you will need to repair it probably but i guees you have plenty of artifacts somewhere. btw it was nice to see the number of days you were in the run, it could be something to display more often

@Akimov3 Жыл бұрын

Hello! I am glad you are continuing the Iron Man run. I have a question, for some reason, elcan scope have a ugly old texture, instead of the new texture from Dots and Reticles addon. How do I solve thus issue?

@mdkaff Жыл бұрын

27:03 WHAT THE FUCK HOW HAVE I NEVER SEEN THIS ROOM BEFORE

@SpecShadow Жыл бұрын

Maybe Barman buys cigarettes for better price? Maybe random stalkers too? edit - gah, X-8... always getting lost no matter how many times I'm playing the game (CoP or Anomaly)

@hmmjedi Жыл бұрын

Food and drink including cigarettes tobacco etc are best sold to the food vendors

@TheUnum Жыл бұрын

When you have an advanced toolkit you don't need to keep the basic and now that you have a expert toolkit, you don't need to keep the advanced one. I always give them to technicians for rep and cash.

@DemchukIvan Жыл бұрын

Some sniper rifles have upgrades that enable variable zoom

@raigarmullerson4838 Жыл бұрын

Love the stalker vids bro. Cheers from Estonia

@jbinnerpeace Жыл бұрын

i just did this mission on my playthrough and i didnt have to turn on the generator. is that an extra mod on gamma? and i updated my gamma like 2 weeks ago

@tartataflo2768 Жыл бұрын

Duuude i think if you press shift while looking at the armors, you can see how good they are fully repaired, you dont need to fix them then reload the save ( not sure if it is shift or control but there is a keybind for that)

@CheekiBreekiTv Жыл бұрын

Yeah I know! You can see me comparing items many times like this! But here I wanted to fully repair them + upgrade them (with the upgrades I like) to really see what would be the best for my playstyle.

@felikfelik1942 Жыл бұрын

That's really unexpected, i thought you ecounter burer at least. But really empty as well XD

@DeTnUking Жыл бұрын

Dang, Watching you throw the ISG Saiga away was painful. Love the content either way!

@Arnerios Жыл бұрын

Agreed, best mag feeded shotgun after RAPTR

@DeTnUking Жыл бұрын

@@Arnerios Right?? I've yet to find a RAPTR but on paper it looks amazing!

@silverblack78 Жыл бұрын

If you do it without companions an Exo or Noso is needed and it's not too easy game... And the it's far more scary. But you are very good at playing (and shooting), so you can do it.

@TheMrBojangles101 Жыл бұрын

Hey maaan, you can make a upgrade for the sniper to get zooooom. If you sell attachements to the technician you get more money. I think, change scopes is V . Good vid thx

@teshtestyes Жыл бұрын

i also found it very strange how easy lab x-8 was in gamma lol

@tsuraraonna1614 Жыл бұрын

Did you try Tunguska: The Visitation? It's a really cool game heavily inspired by S.T.A.L.K.E.R. I think you could get a really cool video out of it

@CheekiBreekiTv Жыл бұрын

I'm Actually playing it as we speak, gonna have a video review on it out by next week :) great game

@redford4ever Жыл бұрын

That X-9 was underwhelming for sure.

@Ray-yv7kn Жыл бұрын

20:54 Perhaps that issue can be remedied by installing Key Wrapper?

@NomadShadow1 Жыл бұрын

Even though I know beforehand that it's there, the crying baby in X-8 always freaks me out

@tomigun5180 Жыл бұрын

GAMMA has missing enemies and it's a serious issue. A lab, completely empty?! Come on! The Monolith are also missing when you exit the Brain Scorcher.

@Arnerios Жыл бұрын

This lab always have enemies if Strelok ask you for the documents on the main mission

@BradPitBrasileiro Жыл бұрын

If you drop the weapon the guys get you weapon and use

@dededede9257 Жыл бұрын

The lab is more easy that in COP

@kristianild2383 Жыл бұрын

I have a question to everyone does gamma run better than efp for fps

@xenf1365 Жыл бұрын

From my experience with EFP2.2 (yeah I know it dates now) it is far worse... but you don't need an absolute beast of war to play it

@tomigun5180 Жыл бұрын

Real men use iron sights in CQB anyway, why add the weapon additional weight, if not necessary? :) Optics are good in dark, when you have no night vision, and can't see the iron sights.

@andysalter7779 Жыл бұрын

once you have advanced tools you don't need the other 2 any more

@greasygameboy7780 Ай бұрын

In real life there is no way to differentiate 350 yards from 425 yards when you think as fast as you can. Less than a second

@FuckYoutubeAliases Жыл бұрын

As the guy who helped Wolfus to do the official GAMMA armor spreadsheet and did a ranking internally, it hurts me watching you monologueing about armors you have, repairing them and wearing that horrible one while you have a perfectly fine Merc ACE armor, that is more or less a top5 armour and in my books the 2nd best armour in the game. And then I am happy again because you decided to go for the ACE. Since it's one of the best.

@CheekiBreekiTv Жыл бұрын

You can't tell me that without giving a link to the spreadsheet!