History VideoGame / STALKER

** Also, "prekroy menya" used by the military, which is equivalent to "open fire!" and/or "engage the enemy!". This expression also appears in ''ModernWarfare2''.

** Also, "pekroy menya" used by the military, which is equivalent to "open fire!" and/or "engage the enemy!". This expression also appears in ''ModernWarfare2''.

** Also, "pekroy menya" used by the military, which is equivalent to "open fire!" and/or "engage the enemy!". This expression also appears in ModernWarfare2.

*** Actually, contrary to what some games might tell you, FMJ, or full metal jacket rounds are almost always standard. The 5.45 BP ammunition is the type that chews through the Spetsnaz Berill-5M armor.

* AmplifierArtifact / UpgradeArtifact: Both played straight and subverted. Various artifacts provide a boost to your resistance to various hazards of the Zone, whether it be electricity, fire, acid, or what have you. The drawback here is that most of these same artifacts are filled with radiation and can kill you if you don't have countermeasures, so it can be a double-edged sword if you're out trekking in the more dangerous areas of the Zone.

** On the other hand, you can use your knife to slay certain mutants, especially Burers, as they at least cannot use firearms.

* AmplifierArtifact/UpgradeArtifact: Both played straight and subverted. Various artifacts provide a boost to your resistance to various hazards of the Zone, whether it be electricity, fire, acid, or what have you. The drawback here is that most of these same artifacts are filled with radiation and can kill you if you don't have countermeasures, so it can be a double-edged sword if you're out trekking in the more dangerous areas of the Zone.

* AmplifierArtifact: Both played straight and subverted. Various artifacts provide a boost to your resistance to various hazards of the Zone, whether it be electricity, fire, acid, or what have you. The drawback here is that most of these same artifacts are filled with radiation and can kill you if you don't have countermeasures, so it can be a double-edged sword if you're out trekking in the more dangerous areas of the Zone.

* NoCanonForTheWicked: The good ending of ''Shadow of Chernobyl'' is made canon in ''Call of Pripyat''.

** And yet another subversion: in ''Shadow of Chernobyl'', one arena match in Rostok forces you to use the knife against a Stalker clad in a Exoskeleton and an F2000. However, you also receive about four grenades in the match to hopefully get the drop on that guy.

* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: Both played straight and subverted. Every faction likes using guns that it has become the standard rule of engagement, so trying to knife your way into a gunfight is downright suicidal, except as a last resort. The stealth aspect in the series is nearly non-existent.

** Another subversion; the knife can be useful against zombies (barring the ones that appear in GameMods) provided that you don't get in their line of sight and you approach quietly.

* VaderBreath - The player, whenever they equip anything with a gas mask.

* RightHandedLeftHandedGuns: Every single rifle has its ejection port on the left side. ItGotWorse with the world models - they have ejection ports on left and right sides of the receiver.

''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat'', has been released. Unsurprisingly, the Russian-language version (which came out several months before the EU and US versions) was almost immediately translated by modders. It takes place a few days after ''Shadow of Chernobyl'' with the player taking the role of SBU (Служба Безпеки України[=/=]Security Service of Ukraine) Major Degtyarev who is charged with investigating the attempted military takeover of the Zone GoneHorriblyWrong. This game also takes place [[spoiler:after the good ending of ''Shadow of Chernobyl'', so apparently things didn't turn out okay after all]].

* TruceZone: Played straight between the Freedom and Duty factions in Yanov station in ''Call of Pripyat''.

** In ''Call of Pripyat'' you can find a Vintar (VSS) in perfect condition right after the beginning of the game, provided you know where to look. [[spoiler: It's on top of one of the burnt-out houses in the fire anomaly location.]] There's also an SVD up for grabs: [[spoiler: it's leaning against one of the trees on the edge of the map.]]

* {{Bizarrchitechture}}: A natural and unfortunate side effect of manmade structures existing in an area that has become a [[RealityIsOutToLunch reality-warping]], [[MindScrew mind-bending]] EldritchLocation. You encounter an ''endlessly looping room'' at one point, and that's not even particularly out of the ordinary by Zone standards.

** One possible option for Major Degtayrev. Knock yourself out with Anabiotic drugs during a blowout thrice, and you'll become "marked by the Zone", allowing you to survive blowouts without shelter (barely).

** Again subverted in ''Call of Pripyat''. You run into a mercenary group camping out at a work station. They act (understandably) cautious if you approach, but you can work out a peaceful deal with them, allowing you into their camp if you give them some food. They can even be later recruited to guard an Ecologist outpost.

** ''Call of Pripyat:'' Zaton's bandits have been formed into an organized crime group by [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Sultan]], and will attack Stalkers/Loners (and you) without warning sometimes, maybe even perhaps only a dozen meters from Skadovsk. They like to camp out near the big anomaly fields... you do the math. Jupiter's bandits are more the standard variant, though they [[DecapitatedArmy gradually start disappear from Jupiter if their leader there is killed]].

** Eventually subverted with the Military in ''Call of Pripyat'' - no longer glorified gangsters torturing and murdering Stalkers for artifacts, they are now your allies (what with you being from the military and all), and while not actively ''friendly'' to Loners, they will, at least, leave them alone.

** [[RasputinianDeath Some mutants also can soak up a lot of damage before finally going down for good]]. The Pseudogiant, for example, while it was only fairly durable in ''Shadow of Chernobyl'', takes ''ungodly'' amounts of punishment to take down in ''Clear Sky'' and ''Call of Pripyat'', and can take ''two'' shots from an RPG-7 in the face, [[OhCrap while at the same time whittling away your health faster than the blink of an eye]]. If you don't have an RPG-7 or Gauss Rifle with you, you better hope you have enough ammo and medkits if you're going to kill this thing, otherwise you'll have to run away, hopefully avoiding its stomp attack which has a damaging area of effect and which can briefly stun you. This makes it a BossInMooksClothing, barring the SoC variant.