IGN Clear Sky Progress Report

The guys over at IGN have recently been given an update on the progress of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky, specifically the squad and faction dynamics. [quote]GSC Game World's STALKER Clear Sky is putting more of emphasis on a dynamic world than the original, which should make wandering around the Zone's irradiated wastes a little more interesting this time around. In case you're totally unfamiliar with this one: Clear Sky isn't actually a sequel. It's a prequel, and its narrative's end is being designed to hook directly into the beginning of STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl. While we've seen the game a few times already, GSC gave us a little more detail on how squads of faction members will operate and fight autonomously. This time around you'll actually get a faction meter, viewable through a tab in a retooled map HUD, that fluctuates based on which faction's presence is stronger in whatever zone you're walking through. One of the new areas in Clear Sky is a marshlands section, a sprawling expanse of land populated by the Clear Sky and a competing Renegade faction. It's up to you which to do missions for to take over new territory.[/quote] Head on over to IGN for the [url="http://pc.ign.com/articles/890/890380p1.html?RSSwhen2008-07-15_210000&RSSid=890380"]full story[/url]!