Stalker stop playing guitar, there's a new Dugout video.

Clear Sky is always my favorite faction, it's sad that they're gone At least Novikov is alive

This will be great topic becuse the relations where changing with games So they are quite dynamic

Monolith: shoot everything that moves 😎👍

Duty does not only possibly trade with Military, if I remember correctly the Duty leaders want all artefacts to either be handed in to them, or to Ecologists, so they probably have some agreement going. Edit: It may also be worth nothing the neutral stance between Renegades and Bandits, it could be that Renegades were one of the bandit "clans" that were particularly vile enough to eventually morph into their own faction.

Man I just finished studying for an exam tommorow, and I can just finish the day with another anomalous dugout video

And I'm here hoping to see the Final Day faction in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

"not all freedomers smoke weed" that shit got me laughing

Thank you Your video have unique atmosphere, it's like comeback in 2007-2013

I really appreciate how you touched on the dynamic between Duty and Freedom without the usual phallus-measuring that is typically involved whenever one, or the other, is brought up.

Average Stalker: "So you're purposefully making little to no progress so you can constantly collect a stream Government funding?" Ecologists: "First of all....lower your voice..."

These videos are excellent! It does not only intrigue new stalkers to start playing the trilogy but also provides veteran stalkers new angles and knowledge of the lore in Stalker. You're great at this; thank you for making them!

Interestingly enough, in SoC, Freedom is hostile to the Scientist faction even though they never seem to cross each other's paths.

Many years into the trilogy, yet I found this narration is so well put together so I actually enjoyed this video very much.

Although I've been through STALKER several times and am well acquainted with the factions, I've really liked this short introduction.

Good summary. Honestly, if there was one man in the zone to ask about it's story, it would be Nimble. He is a real underdog. Keeps his head low, but hat some serious business going on.

Great video, brother! Can't wait to see how the relations between the factions will change with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. Keep up the great work, don't let anything stop your ambitions.

The fact that in every faction picture, picture of faction member are shown with armor icon like their armor

Good vid. I think a lot of people get caught up in the story of mods and don't know the official content. A lot of my buddies were convinced Freedom was friendly to Bandits and Mercs, but that's simply not the case.

i am really sad that sin and the dark S.T.A.L.K.E.R s were never really introduced officialy, i think it would have been a great addition and horrifying in more ways than just "spooky guy with no eyes". they could have stayed in tunnels and been ambush hunters making you borderline paranoid having to go into enclosed dark areas. they could have also had a major influence on the story or have known more than the other factions and hunting them solely for their pdas and journals for lore could have been so much fun. the fans have made mods with them, yes, but i wish we got them in an official capacity. i have heard some rumors on forums that dark stalkers will finally make an appearance in S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 but sadly i personally doubt it.

What I find the most interesting are the Mercenaries as they seem to be a faction but with various subgroups, same as the loners. Anyways, another awesome video Dugout. 👌

You do such an amazing job of making your videos with the same atmosphere as the games! Love your writing style and your way of condensing the informstion so it's still complete but more easily digestible. Always a good day when you upload!

I'm always so happy to see you upload, you always seem to drop a video as I'm having my morning coffee before work, great way to start the day. Loved this explanation, too. I always loved the dynamic relations between factions in the games. Like how one of the first missions that Sydorovich gives you is to kill a fellow stalker who is completely neutral to you. Makes you think about who your friends really are in the zone.

If you ever see this comment, may I suggest a video or perhaps even a series about the lore on specific locations within the zone. I would love to learn more about Zaton/Jupiter and the many buildings/points of interest they have.

Love listening to your videos while doing my uni work, you go really in depth and you write your scripts well

Thank you for all your wonderful content. It's greatly appreciated by all of your many fans.

One thing I always found odd is how in SoC Freedom and Ecologists are hostile to each other but neutral in all other games. Maybe something did happen to explain this but it just seemed they were set to hostile either by mistake or it just wasn't thought out, and changed in the next two entries. Know anything about that? Ecologists have some relation to Millitary but you'd think getting ecologists to work with you would help Freedoms goal.

my man, glad you did this video. hope you been doing well

I didnt even know faction relations were missing from your vids. Thanks once again dude.

Man you actually seem to have good videos. I wanna get into this lore and set of games and you seem to know your shit. If you do indepth vids I'll be looking

9:46 Isn't Freedom neutral and/or friendly toward bandits and mercs? They also supposedly conduct raids on ecologists. This is according to the in-game lore as per ShoC (if I recall). In most mods, like Oblivion Lost, becoming an ecologist makes you friends with both Freedom and Duty.

Clear sky is like my father, they left after the start of the story

Downloading this to my PDA right now, gonna watch this with my squad when I get to Rostok 👍

Thanks for the information, Snitch!

As always, a great and informative (unbiased as well) video about the factions in the zone. Although I'm interested if is it possible to download the beautiful faction chart you've made. Thanks, and also, thanks for the great video! Good hunting stalker.

love it bro

In gamma Mercs have English lines from Tarkov and as a merc main it’s a breath of fresh air, the first time my guy yelled I’m fucking dead guys right before bleeding out cracks me up

A great video as ever

Love your content is there any chance we will get any more campfire tales or possibly uncle coins adventures

I agree with what you said "Foreward" part of the video, I cringe when newcomers in places like discord complain that Barman and Sid will give bounties on some stalkers as if they are a faction leaders trying to kill its own "faction members" or as if freindly mercs are a bug or something. Also CS have the dumbest patch and colours but it is my favorite facton to play as because of their goals.

I think bandits and freedomers do have some kind of neutral or even cordial relationship. Their ideas are similar in theory and in SoC,if you join the freedomers,the bandits wont attack you

the diagram should have all the factions in a circle, and have lines connect them. also you could have one faction in the center and the other around it in a circle connected by radiant lines, but you need a different diagram for each faction.

As a merc i love these insightful videos (still not telling you who our employers are)

what about sin? i mean i know their not seen in-game but i would of loved to hear about sin but i'm glad you did add the renegades.

Great music choice with Wasteland I

Idk why ... but ecen tho there isnt much Story i just live the military.... they are perfect in every way... Just love them

Great video!

Good video❤❤❤

Very nice topic and very nice chart ! Btw, as I recall, duty was founded by ex ukranian soliders that went in expeditions deep within the zone, maybe this is why the military is neutral to duty. I am not sure if my information is cannon or some spinoff from a mod.

Great video as usual I would just like to add that Bandits seem to have weirdest kind of relations with others They seem to be neutral to Ecologists. Dont know why. You would think they would want to rob them of artefacts or good equipment and such but seems like that is not case Maybe they just never got into contact with each other and they seem to be hostile to both Mercenaries and Freedom in start of timeline but later in timeline develop friendly relations with them as well as having semi-neutral relations with some Loners but shoot on sight other Loners even more later on in timeline

Fantastic video as always! I have to ask however, what is the song at 12:50? Skimming through the soundtracks I cant seem to find it.

Get in to here, Stalker.

glad to see this channel is still going

Ah i see you finally figured out how to be neutral with bandits in soc

Maaa! New lore vid dropped...

@anomalousdugout9557 nice vid, i have one question, its not on the game but more on the soundtrack that plays on the background, the first one to be especific, can you tell me the name of that soundtrack? it plays at 0:17 of the vid

I always thought freedom and bandits where cool with each other

Attention Stalkers, new video is online

"Not all the freedomers smoke weed" HERECY!!

"For example - and contrary to popular belief - not all Duty members are neo-Nazis, not every Freedom member sleeps with bloodsuckers Some mercenaries aren't cannibals, and so on."

Yeah but where does Redrick Schuhart fit into this?

Watching while eating noodles at 4 AM

One of these days I'm actually going to play the games, but until then, I will continue to just enjoy the lore. ( I've been saying that since I found this channel 2 years ago.)

Love the stalker accent 😂

I respect for soundtrack from Raidophobia 👊

You could have added the cut factions as well

J'adore, si seulement cette chaîne était en français

I think the factions in STALKER are very well designed and make sense for their setting. I kinda hope that there will be a small Clear Sky remnant that still tries to conduct the original mission of their once larger faction in STALKER 2. I just think Clear Sky is a neat middleground between the likes of the ecologists and other factions.

Wake up baby, Dugout posted

*JOIN DUTY!*

Wasteland I enjoyers

what song you used in the intro

🛡💀 Bandit country best country 🛡💀

Ecologists moment (I have been utterly destroyed by 5 waves of zombies)

Yipee

Bandit solos no diff 🍷🗿

8:51 How come they don't die as easily as i remmber

what about sin faction?

i dunno who to join!!

I've always wondered, how did freedom get a bunch of nato weapons? Also what the hell about the zone should be free with how dangerous it is? Must be all the weed to think your average Sasha or Vladimir should be allowed to just wander right into a bloodsucker lair or happen upon a lovely bubble anomaly.

what about sin

When the stalker 2 release

so what's the deal with Sin and UNISG? What's their lore? do they even have lores?

It's c-consciousness or sea-conciousness ??

freedom is nutrual with bandits

Lol not every freedomer smokes weed

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being a freedomer is so obviously the better choice. id rather have information everyone could share with each other all over the world rather then hording it and handing it to authorities like a little piggy

11th comment 🥸

actually freedom is ok with the bandits

So clear sky is smarter and not brain washed version of monolith? Cool

1st no else 1st i will cry if anyone else says 1st