same
#🔩┃trilogy_modifications
violet cave
limber coral
lol well maybe i'll just try some pripyat mods cuz standalones install methods are wack asf
violet cave
but it's fairly easy though
maybe your problem is with the order, you should extract files 1 by 1, not all the same time
limber coral
yeah but way too much room for error, like it could not open and there could be 7 things you did wrong and way too much effort to figure that out
iirc when i tried I did do one at a time
violet cave
nah not 7 things, there can be only two things done wrong. Messing up the extraction order or extracting in the wrong folder
limber coral
eh but theres still tons of ways you can get stuff messed up in every step
violet cave
not really but okay. And yeah, you should be fine with CoP addons
limber coral
there literally is tho
violet cave
like what lol, give me one example except the 2 mentioned
limber coral
file corrupted, uh a different file corrupted, a different file corrupted, another also unique file corrupred, another file corrupted, etc.
driver error not letting you open the game, program running in your background breaks it somehow, again infinitely random things because computers
violet cave
but that is not installation problem, just your personal problems
if you download all the files as they should be, and manage to extract it in order, there is literally no problems
limber coral
still potential errors
limber coral
reinstalled with a script and now dead air is working, guess the install did get goofed
neon socket
I want to play SoC with Autumn Aurora. Should I uninstall SoC complete?
violet cave
yep
neon socket
Sweet
I’ve heard varying opinions about the complete mods, so I’m trying to branch out now
violet cave
it's always good to experience things by yourself
hybrid pumice
Autumn Aurora is great
Complete is not
violet cave
i would still encourage people to try it, and see if they can find out by themselves why it sucks
green gorge
Autumn Aurora is really overrated I think
warped cliff
Kinda
hybrid pumice
I like it because of art style and difficulty, it's better than Radiophobia
Idk about LURK
green gorge
The art style by default is really amateurish; it's called Autumn Aurora but looks nothing like Autumn and is instead Misery inspired
hybrid pumice
Iirc AA was first
Also still I like it
I really enjoy the blur you see when talking to someone
green gorge
nah AA2 was 2014, Misery was 2012
hybrid pumice
Ok np
bleak ruin
hey everyone, is this the channel for modding questions / bugs? sorry I just joined this server
spiral dagger
yes
warped cliff
This or #🔨-technical , yeah
bleak ruin
gotcha
spiral dagger
snow umbra
Welcome!
bleak ruin
Thanks 😄
Just started getting into modding the games, played a bit of SoC and CoP already, but the mods look too good not to use lol
so I just installed the "default" modpack mods for Call of Pripyat like Atmosfear, AbsoluteNature & Absolute Structures, but once I installed STCoP my weapons and environment both are showing wireframes overtop of the textures now, read about this issue on the comments for STCoP moddb page, but I didn't see any solution
on the STCoP readme it says delete everything in the folder Shaders_cache in my docs, but I don't have that folder actually idk if that's the cause of the problem or it's something else, only other thing I can think of is I set my fov to 90 with AtmosFear and STCoP says it works best on 75
snow umbra
You forgot CS 
bleak ruin
I've heard some rough things about cs 😉
bleak ruin
haha very true
spiral dagger
@bleak ruin most likely the folder you need is in shared users, in those documents. The path there is through the system volume. Oh, I don’t know how to explain this in your language.
bleak ruin
np, I'll check in my user directory
spiral dagger
bleak ruin
@spiral dagger ok I found the folder Shaders_cache, it's in StalkerCallofPripyat's appdata, does that seem right?
has folders: r2 & r4 in it only
bleak ruin
hmm, even after it's deleted there's the same issue :/
it's a very strange bug, wireframes disappear when I move my mouse to the left.... environment wireframes also disappear when I get closer, but further distance terrain still has them
any way I can change atmosfear's fov after installation without re/uninstalling? only other issue I could think of that might be causing it is the fov being too high since in STCoP it says 75 works best with it
can also send pics if that helps at all
also, just saw this, but my bolts are invisible in my hand lol
bleak ruin
ok managed to fix it, for anyone else having the same problem, other than deleting shaders_cache, play on DX10 as well, for some reason 11 isn't working properly
neon socket
@bleak ruin play on dx10, dx11 in cop is kinda borked
bleak ruin
do I need to reinstall stuff like atmosfear to run on dx10 instead as well? @neon socket
neon socket
No
bleak ruin
sweet, thanks!
bleak ruin
just for future reference, does the crash reporter contain good information? I've been getting a lot of ctd's for some reason just when wandering around randomly, seems hard to diagnose without the crash logs
violet cave
yeah, most of the times the logs will tell you what file is causing trouble
bleak ruin
gotcha
yea the only consistent thing about the crashing is once I crash once I can't load the save again, it crashes at the end of the loading screen as soon as I can press any key to play
violet cave
i see, but can you start a new game?
bleak ruin
I'll try, think I should be able to
I can load older saves from like a few hours ago, just not the more recent ones surrounding the crash
violet cave
did you uninstall any mod recently?
bleak ruin
nah, today's my first day messing with mods at all tho so it's most likely that I just did something wrong
haven't uninstalled anything yet
violet cave
alright, you should have a look at the logs to know the issue
bleak ruin
ok, just tested, new game works fine
I'll go back to the crashed saves and check the logs
okay, so it has something to do with the xrCore.dll (when looking at the stack trace) which sounds like a pretty necessary engine file from my limited knowledge and the xrengine.exe caused the breakpoint to that might be the file with the actual issue
bleak ruin
main worry is if I just keep restarting and getting to a similar point where crashing keeps happening
I'll do some research tho and see what I can do
neon socket
Anyone tried Call Of The Zone yet?
neon socket
I've played it for a few hours. Ive been playing Anomaly, but I wanted something not so difficult. So far it's pretty good just not as many items and gameplay mechanics as Anomaly.
green gorge
not as many items is a good thing lol
hollow saddle
I like to hoard stuff
neon socket
Yeah there's less useless items, but I miss the weapon and armor variety
hollow saddle
I tend to use the same armor over and over again
neon socket
CotZ has forced helicopter patrols too, which are pretty frustrating.
hollow saddle
more enemies to shoot at c:
neon socket
The tasks and quests are great though. Every one I've gotten so far have been fun and immersive
hollow saddle
I might have to check that out :o, sounds pretty good :)
love the stalker mod community though, they will really shine whenever S2 comes out
neon socket
Yeah, nearly every NPC can give you a task/quest and there's a ton of variety. Guide tasks, prisoner rescue, assassination tasks, courier tasks, etc. I even lost a Firefight, got mugged, and had to talk to NPCs to track him down and reclaim my gear.
green gorge
CotZ will definitely get weapon and armor mods
hollow saddle
o.o, I never imagined losing a gunfight turning into you not dying xd
damn, took like 5 times to edit my own msg..
lol
neon socket
You either die, get mugged, have a companion kidnapped, or your companion can medkit you.
hollow saddle
dang, I never have companions either :o
can't lose anyone, if you don't have anyone to watch out for in the first place c:
neon socket
A good portion of the tasks involve you getting a companion for the duration
I've always used a immortal companion add-on for other mods though lol. I can't stand losing people
hollow saddle
the only time I used a companion, was to use them as a mule, and then I got them killed to get the stuff I had them hauling
I heard companions got overhauled though where you can take stuff out of their inventory now
neon socket
Idk if CotZ has that but Anomaly has a pretty good companion inventory system
hollow saddle
or something like that, it was the only way I could get the stuff when i did it
I don't like companions for the other reason that I feel like they might take a few kills from me
all the kills belong to me, no kill steals :)
neon socket
This ain't PUBG lol
hollow saddle
all kills.. belong to me 
warped cliff
Huh
So I've played that Call of the Zone mod
It feels... like stalker
Like, it has that nice ShoC + CoP atmosphere going on
It's a little bit too easy maybe, but at least it's not CoM clones autism
But it easily became my second or third most favourite freeplay
raven wedge
If you're experienced with weapon modding and are interested in making some money, slide me a DM. I'm in need of help and I'm willing to pay someone who's able to help/teach me.
limber coral
so i've heard anomaly doesn't run that great, does it run significantly worst than call of pripyat? or is it not too noticable? ( I'm on a low/medium end pc but i can run pripyat fine, and dead air on max settings at like 100 frames )
limber coral
so i'll prolly have to play on low settings?
green gorge
what PC specs?
limber coral
8 gb ram, ryzen 2200g, hdd
green gorge
hmm yeah I'd try it on low, see how that goes
if all is well then bump things up to medium
limber coral
kinda don't wanna bother with the kinda big download and annoying install if it might not even be that good, maybe in a bit
neon socket
I will say I have litterally never had a ctd with Anomaly. It's a resource hog but extremely stable
limber coral
whats a ctd?
neon socket
Close to desktop.. basically the game crashing or freezing.
limber coral
ah
tbh ive never had stalker crash
i think maybe once on my $60 pc shadow of chernobyl crashed
green gorge
The same places you find any other mod
eager tendon
alright
steep pike
Most of the mods for Stalker games you'll find them in Mod DB
eager tendon
ah yes, I shall play mods I don't understand
green gorge
most mods aren't on moddb
there's a surprising amount of stuff on AP-Pro with English localization but yeah, at least some of those better mods are on moddb with translations
hybrid pumice
there's a surprising amount of stuff on AP-Pro with English localization but yeah, at least some of those better mods are on moddb with translations
I wouldn't say "better". I'd say "more popular".
green gorge
No I don't mean the more popular
I mean stuff that used to only be on AP-Pro and such but were translated and re-uploaded to ModDB, like Vector of Alienation, OLR 2.5, OGSR
unborn fiber
quick question what mods work with the call of Chernobyl
without causing to much crashing
specifically gun related
sounds, animations, etc?
violet cave
try STCoP for CoC or Arsenal Overhaul
unborn fiber
is there any other mods u recommend pairing with call of chernobyl
also the loner start are u supposed to spawn in a building with a tree growing inbetween two buildings with a green anomaly going along it?
violet cave
that's the Outskirts start, you can change your spawn
also yeah, i use tons of addons. You should check on moddb, will surely find something good. I'd recommend HD Models
unborn fiber
okay ty ty
violet cave
np, another nice guns addon is OWR
hybrid pumice
CoC (1.4.22) + STCoP with patch (for guns) + STCoP Sound Overhaul + GNOMUS Scopes (replaces "blacked" scopes with "open" ones) + Outfit Addon (remember about the patch!) + DRX Dynamic Anomalies + TRX Dynamic Relations (if you want) + Stalker 2k Tiny Little (for graphics, weather effects etc - it's heavy tho, so you can check Autumnal Winds or Absolute Nature with Absolute Structures). People pick stuff like HD Models addon too.
distant merlin
heh, mods.
i have this little problem with AO, the game crashes when i take off the scope/sight from a weapon
on COC
has anyone experienced something similar?
distant merlin
ill check it out, thanks 👍🏻
violet cave
heh, mods.
i have this little problem with AO, the game crashes when i take off the scope/sight from a weapon
probably compatibility issues
neon socket
im playing call of the zone and i found 2 artifacts but i cant sell them to anyone do i have to sell to ecologists?
spice mesa
does anybody know how to add custom music to radio in stalker Anomaly?
spice mesa
but there already is a radio in anomaly right?
violet cave
yep, this addon only adds a custom playlist in which you can add your own music
spice mesa
oh, i thought you could already add your own music into this
violet cave
you can, but since update 4 the path has changed so i had to make a new one
spice mesa
well okay, does the music work if your PDA is out of battery?
violet cave
no idea, i guess it doesn't
spice mesa
aight ill get the addon and check it out
violet cave
alright
upbeat vapor
That Anomaly PDA radio addon seems cool to blast some Brian Eno stuff in the undergrounds
Boost the atmosphere!
Gotta try it next weekend
distant merlin
i have a decent pc, most games run smoothly on high graphics, but whenever i boot up anomaly it runs in like 5fps.
is that a common issue? how can i fix it without running the game on potato graphics?
green gorge
play a different mod
upbeat vapor
Usually any mod runs pretty good, depends on a lot of factors
@distant merlin Here is how you track down the issue: try other total conversions, see if it happens the same way. If it does, its graphics driver issues. If it doesnt then, come back here so we can try to help you out.
I can't talk about myself having issues with GPU drivers and STALKER mods because I never really update
frank flame
@distant merlin What version were you playing and have you tried running a lower DX version?
eager tendon
what are your settings
I have a decent computer and Anomaly runs at 20-30 FPS on, like, medium settings
distant merlin
i am going to attempt turning it down
eager tendon
Is there a mod that add COOP?
hybrid pumice
Co-op?
As I know
For now there is no
Two are being made
Ray of Hope and X-Ray Multiplayer Expansion
unborn fiber
what are some good graphical mods that work with call of chernobyl
hybrid pumice
RoH is being made for 6 years, still basically nothing lmao
XRMPE is in beta and work has started 2 years ago
unborn fiber
but not ones that mess up atmosphere of the game
distant merlin
stalker 2k
hybrid pumice
what are some good graphical mods that work with call of chernobyl
Stalker 2k Tiny Little
Autumnal Winds
Absolute Nature
I'd recommend 2k
unborn fiber
do i need to start a new game for them to work
distant merlin
swtc, its a mod that makes the skyboxes better
unborn fiber
or save i mean
hybrid pumice
Dunno
upbeat vapor
If they add new features, yeap, if not...
Those listed above are only texture tweaks ^
eager tendon
are there glocks in Anomaly?
violet cave
Да
eager tendon
do you know who sells them?
violet cave
I know Dushman does, Skinflint and iirc i found some looting Petrenko. Haven't played much Anomaly tbh
violet cave
yep, Skinflint is Freedom's trader
eager tendon
aighty
upbeat vapor
I know Dushman does, Skinflint and iirc i found some looting Petrenko. Haven't played much Anomaly tbh
@violet cave
You. You have no soul!
violet cave
grand hound
Okay so I would like to download a spawn menu for the gunslinger mod, I installed the needed file it comes out as file "PAR" and I would need help cause Idk how to get it to work.g
neon socket
If anyone can help me out with Blender DM me
neon socket
Best collaborative standalone mod would go to both Anomaly and Call of Chernobyl
Beautiful mods with so much more potential built into it.
Strong community behind it as well.
@eager tendon Freedom sells Glocks, from what I remember
They're heavily NATO-based, so you can expect Glocks sold from them daily
hybrid pumice
I kind of disagree
I'm not saying that CoC and CoC based mods are bad
They're just... empty
They're basically map packs with some improvements, maybe better engine, guns, shades
But they're empty
Once you'll learn what is where, you start to get bored
Story mode is generic, go from place A to B, kill someone etc
CoC could be a nice platform to make story mods but outside of Way to Pripyat and RTTN there is nothing interesting.
neon socket
Ah yes, true
Road to the North is also one of my favorite mods.
Story is really interesting, different layout in maps, lots of weapons to shoot, less fetch quests and more missions
But for exploration, Anomaly builds onto CoC
hybrid pumice
Well, if someone wants a good story, then CoC based mods ain't the best option
Also I have a problem with Anomaly
hybrid pumice
Sorry, had to respond to one thing
neon socket
Yeah, no worries
hybrid pumice
So my problem is that
Hmm
Same thing happened with Misery few years ago
And iirc in Doom community with Brutal Doom
I'm irritated when I see some rookies being told to skip trilogy and just play Anomaly
Why?
Also lots of great mods are being forgotten
People literally remember only CoC based ones because they're popular and some more specific ones like Solyanka and Reborn
However this cam be caused by isolationism of Russian community, mods aren't being translated
"So I'm new to the game, what should I do?"
"Skip it, who cares, play Anomaly"
Or
"So I've finished trilogy, I've heard this franchise has some good mods, I'm looking for some with good story, can you recommend any?"
"Anomaly"
Contract for a good life
Goldsphere
Zaurus trilogy
Call of Monolith
Even Solyanka
neon socket
I see your problem and it's always seen in every videogame community, where people are just focused on one particular mod they've played and are basically biased
hybrid pumice
Yup
Few years ago same thing happened with Misery but that was actually funny, seeing rookies struggling with the game
neon socket
To be honest, I have no particular favorite and "favorite" imo is just a loose term of saying this game runs well so I like it
Misery, oh boy
You need some intense experience with the trilogy to even survive one day in that game
hybrid pumice
Actually when you learn it, it becomes easy
Same with all CoC based mods
You know all spawns and stashes
neon socket
Yep, and you get basically accostumed to it
hybrid pumice
Also playing story mode in CoC based mods is just boring and senseless
It's always the same
Spawn in Cordon, work to get decent equipment, go to Agroprom, X 18, X 16, meet Doc, turn off Brainscorcher, visit all the labs, go to CNPP
neon socket
Yeah, I just run about CoC aimlessly and shoot at anything that moves and die repeatedly
green gorge
best collaborative standalone mod is by far NLC 7
CoC is basically just a map pack and Anomaly is a CoC modpack with some decent features and some awful ones, not very impressive
and yeah the difference is Nettle is that you named a game with actual substance and lots of it with Bloodlines
people who play CoC/Anomaly aren't used to that
the only people who hold CoC/Anomaly in very high regards just hardly plays anything else
neon socket
That is quite true.
frank flame
Anomaly does what it needs to do - let me shoot a bunch of people and mutants whenever I feel like it
Is it similar to vanilla STALKER? Not really. Does it have to be? No
It's a sandbox, like it says on the tin
It has the advantage of being really customizeable so you can tweak all the bits and pieces
Does that make it perfect? Nope
Is it still a pretty good experience provided you fiddle with the settings? Yeah
I don't understand neither the fanatical love nor hatred that people have for it
indigo dawn
Anyone here can help me with anomaly mod problem?
indigo dawn
Yes please
compact wolf
If NLC 7 gets a proper translation, then I'll try it out
spiral dagger
if you try NLC 7 you'll never be the same
compact wolf
what is it even about
spiral dagger
compact wolf
ok, looked it up, would definitely enjoy it but I heard the translation isnt perfect
neon socket
the translation is extremely bad
spiral dagger
hmm
Fallen star Honor of a mercenary and, in principle, the entire Apocalypse trilogy@neon socket
neon socket
green gorge
NLC 7 is the only stalker with intelligent game design opposed to run of the mill crap
spiral dagger
NLC7 is a mod without the dynamics of what is happening. 3 hours to go along the Hollow for the PDA and die on the road about 30 times. Nice
green gorge
too many mutants on that road, best to take the scenic route and jump on top of rocks when they come after you
easy
spiral dagger
ha ha narodnaya solyanka does tra ta ta of MG 42
check out the masterpiece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PSFPiK7H5U
neon socket
is there a tutorial for Remaster (Ultimate Edition) on XpressTuning and how do I insist on it?
grand hound
Any ideas for mods that I could add to uh Gungslinger mod maybe? Some with suits or more weapons idk some graphic mods? I have no idea really.
which atmosfear 3 or..?
I don't really wanna break the animation that gunslinger adds
neon socket
atmosfear 3 doesnt touch anims
grand hound
mhm.
mind sending me a link to atmosfear 3?
ah
MY GOD.
This mod makes the game look so goood.
I wonder if my computer will handle it.
Ill just check
random epoch
Hey, having a bit of trouble with mods on S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl, I was hoping someone would be able to help me out on that front? Specifically, the how to install it properly.
Sorry, am a bit of a newb on this.
violet cave
alright, which mod are you trying to install?
violet cave
extract if you need to until you get a gamedata folder, then drag it and drop it into your stalker root folder
violet cave
np
random epoch
Sorry for the trouble!
violet cave
no problems dude, if you need anything else just ask
hybrid pumice
random epoch
Thanks.
grand hound
I need ideas for good mods to add to COP.
besides gunslinger.
and anomaly.
It weight too much for me it would take me literal hurs to download
hybrid pumice
Contract for a Good Life?
grand hound
Contract for a good life? what do you exactly mean? @hybrid pumice
grand hound
what exactly does it add and could u maybe send me a link to it.?
grand hound
I just want a mod that idk adds suits or weapons more likely suits to the COP.
hybrid pumice
hybrid pumice
so you want addon
dunno
STCoP
is good
TAZ but I have no idea if it's ported somewhere besides Misery
Shoker
grand hound
would the STCoP work with gunslinger o rnah?
hybrid pumice
bruh
a mod that replaces guns + mod that replaces guns
it will never work
gunslinger is compatible with mostly stuff like
atmosfear
and some shaders I think
inner fjord
Expression : fatal error
Function : CBlender_default_aref::Compile
File : E:\stalker\sources\trunk\xr_3da\xrRender_R1\Blender_default_aref.cpp
Line : 75
Description : <no expression>
Arguments : Not enought textures for shader, base tex: prop\prop_bed1a
can anyone help with this crash i got in autumn aurora 2.1?
neon socket
Still gotta love Anomaly.
But it's absolutely broken in DX9/DX10 on my laptop
DX11 runs okay with medium-high settings and stutters so much ffs
DX8 is butter smooth with all high settings
dies
neon socket
Does anyone know the recommended settings for Anomaly on a laptop like this:
i7-8565u @ 1.8Ghz
16GB DDR4 RAM
Nvidia MX150 w/ 2GB VRAM
Otherwise I'll just move on with Dead Air.
dx11 on low settings
or dx8
oof that bad
dang
if your gpu wasnt trash and your cpu wasn't under clocked i'd say dx11 medium
yeah
anomaly but CoP graphics it is then
green gorge
you guys need the next, translated version of BTTR pronto
frank flame
anomaly but CoP graphics it is then
Made me giggle a bit, nice
Any and all Anomaly questions should be redirected to the Anomaly discord, lads
The devs are there and they are pretty helpful
deft venture
How do I check that two mods has conflicts with eachother other than just blindly testing them?
hollow saddle
well, what do you mean by "two mods"
if you mean two distinctly different mods, then most of them are not compatible with each other in general
if you mean addons for some of the bigger mods, then there is usually a compatibility list of what files it touches/and or adds
deft venture
I meant two distinct mods, namely Gunslinger and Remake 3.0
But if that's the case then, ah.
hollow saddle
Yep. That would be more difficult then just smashing them together.
neon socket
help anomaly spawn menu crashes after spawning second item in inventory
why is this happening
hollow saddle
glad it got resolved :)!
neon socket
thanks! <3
grand hound
Guys I got a problem I wanted to download atmosfear 3 for gunslinger mod and don't know where to put both folders. Do I put them like in The Stalker Folder then bin and then dedicated where the gunslinger mod is or what?
rapid pebble
- nope, you shouldn't even use bin folder from atmosfear
- it will require merging the scripts. maybe there's some modpack based on gunslinger on moddb, idk.
median pine
Anyone know good addons to install for anomaly?
hollow saddle
all of them
or this one, which are both technically the same thing in what they do. Not sure if they are the same or not though, there seem to be some differences. but both would work in Anomaly, I use it myself. (but been a long time, so not sure which one I had gotten)
best thing to say, is to just go through the list yourself. Only you can really know what your gonna like or not you know?
dapper solstice
i really need some help
im downloading anomaly, and the texture .zip file is slightly too big that it doesnt finish unpacking the last 2 texture files, can i get some help please
south spear
Well i have no clue what I’m talking about but maybe you could strip some of the textures of unused assets? Things that aren’t in the game so they don’t need a texture. Unless you’re using mods to return the unused stuff
rapid pebble
thats why you should join anomaly discord and check repack, instead of playing around with crappy moddb upload
maybe your archive is corrupted, idk
dapper solstice
@rapid pebble thanx I'll do that whenever I wake up tomorrow, cheers
neon socket
Oblivion lost or anomaly
Which should I install?
I enjoyed the vanilla experience but looking for something new in terms of content
past reef
Anomaly is like, CoC but with a vaster amount of content yea?
past reef
I've played it before, the Survival mechanics are pretty ech
compact wolf
But theyre there
past reef
Indeed
neon socket
I’ve heard the survival mechanics get pretty annoying
compact wolf
I didnt find them to be
past reef
Depends more on the player, it won't be that annoying if you can manage most of it
And knowing the ins and outs
There is alot to note in Anonaly 
compact wolf
I played Dead Air before Anomaly so I wouldnt complain about something like that
neon socket
Is there a storyline?
compact wolf
yes
past reef
There is story mode
neon socket
like not just the factions
compact wolf
No
neon socket
oh how long does it take to complete
compact wolf
The story isnt phenomenal (and canon)
past reef
But the story missions are very difficult tbh, you have to be prepared to tackle those
compact wolf
Theres like 3 main questlines
neon socket
Hmm might be a redeeming factor if it’s shorter
past reef
It is shorter
compact wolf
Than vanilla?
past reef
Also, make sure to set the economy setting to low. Cuz managing 
gets pretty annoying
hybrid pumice
expecting a good storyline in coc based mods
compact wolf
Unless youre looking for a challenge
past reef
Ye
compact wolf
But its basically SoC
neon socket
I just want to e x p a n d my gameplay
compact wolf
Go with Anomaly
compact wolf
You will find it refreshing if all youve played is vanilla
hybrid pumice
But its basically SoC
OLR is not
neon socket
yeah I’ve played all 3 games vanilla
past reef
Free play is where you mess around
neon socket
I’ll play anomaly
neon socket
compact wolf
Note that it is a little bit harder to run
past reef
Yea, engine is more advanced
compact wolf
I ran vanilla on full graphics np but anomaly is a bit more demanding
past reef
Gotta fiddle with the graphic settings for Anomaly iirc
compact wolf
yeah
hybrid pumice
from good CoC based mods I'd recomend Hybrid
past reef
neon socket
My predicament is I bought the laptop I play on originally for school and during this lockdown I’ve just been playing games I never go a chance to, I bought the wrong laptop by mistake, was supposed to buy one with i7 and at least a gtx 1050 but uh bought one by mistake with a UHD640
neon socket
All the stalker games run fine all on the game’s highest graphics
Was going to play metro exodus but it’s unbearable on the lowest graphics settings
compact wolf
so we must have something similar in hardware
i have laptop as well
It should be fine, low - medium graphics
neon socket
I’m sure anomaly will work on medium settings
compact wolf
BTW in the future dont buy that laptop you mentioned previously
Just invest into a PC (unless there is a good reason you bought a laptop)
neon socket
Yeah I for sure won’t be making that mistake again
compact wolf
Yeah me too
neon socket
Mainly bought it just to run FSX for school, but I don’t think I’ll have time to really sit down and play games when I get back 😒
compact wolf
For gaming in general it insnt a smart move
neon socket
definitely not
unless you have bags to spend on a super good laptop, but what’s the point, you can’t readily upgrade the parts
unless it supports an external graphics card
compact wolf
And from all the overheating it will die in a couple of years
compact wolf
I have this "ramp" which elevates it cools down more
neon socket
A what
compact wolf
sorry
it slightly lifts it up and the fans on the bottom work better
i know it sounds weird
neon socket
Oh like a board to put your laptop on
neon socket
It’s a smart idea
violet cave
I enjoyed the vanilla experience but looking for something new in terms of content
I'd pick OLR, basically everything is new while keeping that sexy vanilla esence. Plus learning more about Oblivion Lost
neon socket
Yeah I’m going to be installing OLR and Anomaly, playing anomaly and then OLR
serene frost
Rocking Atmosfear 3, AN, AS and STCoP 3.2 on CoP, when an emission or a psi storm (I have no idea because the game wont let me access Atmosfear options ingame for whatever reason) starts my game crashes, how can I disable any of the events in the game files? I am pretty sure its the psi storm since I ran stalker for 3 hours straight with this and there was a single emission and a fallout and no crashes
serene frost
Nevermind found it myself, I guess the save when psi storm starts is lost forever because after disabling it the event still starts in that save
neon socket
Any idea why anomaly is starting up so slow? Is it normal?
you could try complete mod to disable the weather changes/emissions but it breaks the game
From my exp with it on clear skies
serene frost
I disabled both three events on Atmosfear and it blowouts still appear and crash my game, I am going to try to uninstall Atmosfear and hope for the best
neon socket
Hopefully you won’t have to start over
slim sundial
Somebody tell me how the hell i get the headlight in gunslinger
compact wolf
Helmet upgrade @slim sundial
slim sundial
Oh i see
Thanks
Even though it seems quite inconvenient to be constrained to use the torch until you get an upgrade, i don't even have a helmet on the start
pliant pecan
This may sound stupid but the first time I ever actually played stalker other than to just mess around was in Call of Chernobyl
green gorge
you and half the other people on here
orchid berry
cerulean delta
neon socket
mine also
sweet crag
anyone have any idea how to get azazel to work with warfare on anomaly mod?
or does it not
hybrid pumice
Probably not
Also that's personal but warfare in all CoC based mods is buggy mess
sweet crag
fixed it
sweet crag
Someone here help me out
Im using anomly mod and warfare and i cant get it to respawn me on death as my faction i first started with
It just puts me as anything
green gorge
that's what azazel mode is
spiral dagger
@green gorge Yesterday I started NLC 7 and the rooster broke my peaceful way of saving Shustry,
sweet crag
I know i turn on azazel mode but it dont spawn me as same faction when i die
warfare seens iffy with anomly i guess
eager tendon
yeah azazel mode basically respawns you as the person who killed you
hybrid pumice
wasn't azazel respawning you randomly?
eager tendon
hol up, I have anomaly up, I'll check
hasty stump
In different mods it works different, but in most mods you respawning as nearest person? Maybe
neon socket
do i need a moddb account for installing dead air, i can only download translations
or am i just blind
or do i have to install the mods on the addons page
ohhhhhhhhhhhh
nevermind
i get it
ahhh yes
i had to click the google drive link thing
this takes long
idk if its because of my internet
i got it installed but it says its damaged or something
violet cave
rip
Try the torrent from here https://www.moddb.com/mods/dead-air/news/dead-air-how-to-install
neon socket
thanks, ill try it one more time with google drive and if it doesnt work then ill try that idk what it is but hmm idk
violet cave
Alright, try to disable your antivirus, might be a false positive
neon socket
nooo its not my anti-virus that thinks its a virus it just said it was damaged
its working now tho
violet cave
Oh, good
neon socket
i still dont feel comfortable installing it but I NEED IT
compact wolf
you do
neon socket
its safe right
violet cave
Yes
neon socket
hmmm ok
it wants to run as a admin but im scared to accept that lol i just dont want a virus but here i go
my anxiety is very high
violet cave
No virus, yo!
neon socket
YES
I HAVE THE SAME THING IN THE VIDEO
ok now i have to hope i downloaded the right thing
why does it say AAAAAAaaa AIIIIIII and stuff like that
my anxiety is high again
IT WONT INSTALL
violet cave
On the setup? Maybe it does, i don't remember. But if you downloaded from moddb or stalkerportaal it's safe
violet cave
How so?
neon socket
idk it gives me a notification that it isnt safe or something
violet cave
The antivirus?
neon socket
no i dont think so
just windows or something idk
i cant read it but it doesnt look good
violet cave
Probably the antivirus, disable it then
neon socket
no it wasnt my anti virus
violet cave
Okay, send a screenshot or smth
violet cave
Up to you
neon socket
i mean it looks cool but ye idk i dont feel safe again downloading it because idk i never installed something for stalker
idk if my old pc still works
i can maybe try it on that thing
but yeah idk if it still works
violet cave
If it's from moddb chances are it's safe
Never had any problems with stalkerportaal either
snow umbra
That scared of installing a mod huh
violet cave
🐔
neon socket
yeah i installed it from moddb but ill go see tomorrow if my old pc still works i dont care about that old thing
its already almost broken lol
snow umbra
How does one even get a virus from stalker mods
neon socket
idk
snow umbra
You have to be downloading some weird crap for that to happen lmao
neon socket
idk i installed it and it looks weird
snow umbra
And windows/anti virus crap always thinks that everything is a virus if it's not made by a company that has over 100million dollars in it's pocket
Literally any software
violet cave
Like i've said, moddb is 99.99% safe
And i downloaded DA lots of times from there and the other page i've sent. Both are safe
neon socket
hmmm
compact wolf
How can a mod with thausands of downloads and comments be a virus and nobody noticed
neon socket
idk bruh
snow umbra
Poor lad is just that scared
snow umbra
Which mod again? Dead air?
snow umbra
Doesn't your favourite youtuber have a video on how to install it
neon socket
i dont have a favorite youtuber :I
compact wolf
Theres a tutorial on youtube
snow umbra
Thought boris was your favourite youtuber
neon socket
nah i just watch him im not a big big fan
snow umbra
Pretty sure boris has a video about it
compact wolf
yes but not about step by step installation
neon socket
yeah
snow umbra
How much more help can one need lol
neon socket
lol
compact wolf
There is a tutorial on youtube just go watch that
compact wolf
about what
neon socket
idk that its not safe or something
compact wolf
go to properties and click run as administrator
compact wolf
lets see
snow umbra
he doesnt have what i have
a weird notification
Ever heard of just closing it
neon socket
i did
snow umbra
If you believe that everything is a virus when Windows tells you, then oh boy, you won't be able to do a lot of things lol
neon socket
yup i never install mods other then fallout mods
i know fallout mods are .esp files so i dont have trouble downloading that
compact wolf
make backups before downloading
snow umbra
Probably wasn't wrong tbh
violet cave
You don't need a backup for DA though kek
snow umbra
I'm baffled by the fact that he is worried so much
violet cave
🐣 🐔
compact wolf
you uninstalled it?
snow umbra
He did
compact wolf
😩
violet cave
I mean if it was a virus you'd already be dead
snow umbra
What was the actual problem though
Like what didn't work or whatever
Or did you just uninstall when you got a pop up
compact wolf
he gave up probably
neon socket
idk bruh i got a notfication with aaaiiii aiaiai or something with that and i clicked to stop installing it
neon socket
ik but i got another one that wasnt in the yt video
i have the files again
now ill try to run it as admin
compact wolf
do it step by step like in tbe youtube tutorial
neon socket
yeah
snow umbra
Probably already has
violet cave
Doubt you can mess something up, it's simply clicking next 3 times or so
snow umbra
Apparently you can
violet cave
🙈
snow umbra
How is you being scared related to your neck hurting exactly?
compact wolf
stress
snow umbra
“anxiety”
neon socket
yes
compact wolf
you shouldnt sleep with your head hanging off the bed
neon socket
i didnt
compact wolf
neon socket
compact wolf
If you get into the menu tell me, so I can help you pick the right starting loadout
compact wolf
if I wont have to go before that
violet cave
As long as the last time you installed it
neon socket
yup i think idk
but thanks for helping me out idk what i can do back
just tell me if i can do something back
compact wolf
do something back?
compact wolf
why should you owe me
compact wolf
There can still be complications, dont get happy too soon
neon socket
yeah but you guys still helped me
neon socket
ITS WORKING i think
ITS WORKING
oh
i still have to download translation
lemme do that real quick
compact wolf
yup
violet cave
you do some jobs for me and we're even. Besides, keeping you busy might be a good way to deal with your amnesia.
neon socket
neon socket
compact wolf
1500 will do
compact wolf
still installing?
neon socket
nope im looking for my folder where i have it installed
compact wolf
oh sry me dumb
violet cave
jk, jk you got trolled, it's a virus
compact wolf
snow umbra
Uh oh
neon socket
i only have the exe lol
compact wolf
B R U H
violet cave
I got nothing to do, not a problem
compact wolf
yes
snow umbra
Nice
violet cave
Neat-o
compact wolf
You need to go into the files and change something from "rus" to "eng"
neon socket
ye it works now
neon socket
yup
violet cave
No don't, do it yourself for the true DA experience
compact wolf
he's gonna struggle
neon socket
yes and i like struggling tbh
compact wolf
im just worried he will get stuck and stop
compact wolf
violet cave
im just worried he will get stuck and stop
Are you saying he has a l2p issue?
snow umbra
Indeed he is
violet cave
neon socket
ITS
ITS WORKING
wait a minute
you start in chernobyl hotel that was in the video of life of boris
compact wolf
@violet cave potentially
violet cave
Right, Chernobyl hotel
violet cave
compact wolf
yes
neon socket
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME MY NECK MIGHT BE KILLING ME BUT IT WAS WORTH IT
snow umbra
Stop giving neck jobs then
violet cave
neon socket
what is that? idk bruh my english or my lack of knowledge idk
snow umbra
Don't worry about it
neon socket
violet cave
It's some old baltic saying
compact wolf
good luck, you'll need it
snow umbra
violet cave
Means good luck in your journey
neon socket
thanks
snow umbra
I'm not lmao
neon socket
lol
neon socket
a gas mask
compact wolf
gtg gl
neon socket
ah ok bye
neon socket
bye
snow umbra
Cya
violet cave
Arrivederci
neon socket
oh
its back to Russian again
but its not working if i change it to ENG
the file thing
O_O HOW MANY PROBLEMS DO I HAVE TODAY
snow umbra
Rip
snow umbra
Shouldn't be like that
violet cave
Not really, just install the translation and select eng localization
neon socket
ahhh
some files where missing
it happened before when installing this
idk how
but i hope it works now
I FORGOT TO RUN IT AS ADMIN AGAIN
violet cave
Right click, properties, compatibility, and select the administrator thingy
neon socket
I did
No
I didn’t
I just run it as admin when I open it
Yay it’s not Russian anymore
violet cave
If you forget just do what i said, easier, i guess
neon socket
Its working
Yeah It’s easier to enable it as admin but I’m too lazy to change that now
Btw this is my second account
violet cave
Its working
Good hunting, stalker
violet cave
Wicked
neon socket
i didnt experience many crashed in the main game tho
green gorge
@odd sonnet For SFZ Project Episode Zero, are the PDA quest texts in gamedata\config\text\ru? I machine translated that whole directory but PDA quest texts are still Russian
odd sonnet
@green gorge nope, i vasya, they're all in config/gameplay/storyline_info_escape
dialogs in dialogs_pripyat
green gorge
thanks!
compact wolf
@3urmunasgamer There is a language setting somewhere in the options so it doesnt keep turning it back to russian. Also there are some graphical settings which may be causing frequent crashes. You can look those up.
compact wolf
Happy to hear that :)
neon socket
thanks
i must say i didnt expect a mod to be so good
im not going to install a other one
neon socket
yeah ill ask
but i think ill try to figure things out for my first playthrough
does it even have a ending?
violet cave
Indeederino
compact wolf
Take it more as hardcore survival set in the Zone, it's about struggling and trying to progress
neon socket
Ah ok
green gorge
@odd sonnet sorry to bother you, but one thing I can't find is notes. Can you tell me where note names/descriptions are so I can translate?
https://i.imgur.com/dNj9pcT.jpg
odd sonnet
quest_items.ltx и tips_module_list.script @green gorge
green gorge
thanks again
deft violet
Hello i am working to make stalker in UE4, i already send a message to the creator of gunslinger but i still didn't get any response, anyone know if the creator of this mod is in this channel?
deft violet
I only need the mesh and the animation, he uses a different Skeletal mesh from the stalker games
i already did lots of work on that:
i only need the weapons and the animations 😄
and i can start to work on that
hybrid pumice
tbh most of my criticism would be targeted exactly at animations )))
this looks pretty nice
deft violet
Thank you, i have lots of trouble to use the assets from Xray to UE4
i still have a lot to work
candid briar
Weapon and arm models are taken from other sources, don't know how much STRIFER or anyone else from the Gunslinger team have permission to keep on distributing them.
hybrid pumice
person I know critised lighting and weapon effects but said that bloom and contrast look cool
green gorge
At least some of Gunslinger's weapon models also come from somewhere else
deft violet
the problem is because i am recording the game and after that the video is 10GB and i have to render that in 4K 1GB and i lost %50 of video quality
you can see the difference with my video recording and in game screenshot at 1080p
So.. Gunslinger use weapons and animations from another game?
green gorge
Pretty sure most of the animations are custom made
But I hear at least some of the models come from Battlefield (AN-94 being one of them)
deft violet
well i could remove the weapons imported from another game
candid briar
Just looking at the VSS Vintorez video description on STRIFER's channel, there are at least 5 people involved per gun.
Some models come from the Half-Life 2 mod "Firearms: Source:
Some models come from Escape from Tarkov.
deft violet
Omg
candid briar
Apparently even New World Interactive is credited, the developers of the Insurgency series.
deft violet
Is there any other weapon pack that i could use? what do you think?
And thank you so much for your explanation 🙂
candid briar
Well, most mods do pretty much the same thing that Gunslinger does. 😛
deft violet
Well.. everyone told me that Gunslinger is the best mod for guns and i just wanted to use that 😄 i also see some videos on Youtube, well thanks 🙂
i will give a look on Moddb to see what i can find
candid briar
Oh god, turns out some of the glove models used in Gunslinger are made by Treyarch and Infinity Ward for Call of Duty.
green gorge
Yeah I'm afraid all the drool-worthy weapon packs for stalker take from all kinds of sources
candid briar
Can try asking somebody from the Stalker CoP Shoker Weapon's Mod team, they also have quite high quality resources.
green gorge
You can also ask @azure tinsel at least for advice
candid briar
Millenia provided some models for Gunslinger, right?
green gorge
I know he does a lot of texturing work, not sure how much modeling work for stalker
candid briar
Got it.
deft violet
oh! i will ask @azure tinsel
I already send an email to the creator of gunslinger, i hope he will answer soon as possible
green gorge
I just want NLC 7 with 64-bit engine and Shoker 3 weapon mod before 2030
deft violet
😄
snow umbra
If we get lucky, you might get stalker2 before that year
green gorge
stalker 2 will be 1/10 of NLC 7
deft violet
Well i think they are having hard time with Stalker 2 using UE4
They have to use a new engine and they also need to make everything from 0
and also the light system is different from the Xray
And specially because of the corona everyone is working from home.
compact wolf
different dev team
deft violet
different dev team? i didn't know about that
compact wolf
yup
green gorge
the dev team even changed significantly for the previous games
deft violet
I was thinking they keep the same dev
green gorge
but UE4 is just infinitely easier and more intuitive than X-Ray garbo and 2000s engines in general
snow umbra
Not this convo again lmao
deft violet
they make the Xray from scratch? is that right
snow umbra
Something like that yes
green gorge
Yeah that's why SoC was in development for like 7 years
snow umbra
And there are still tons of people fanboying over X-Ray, crying how there should have been X-Ray 2.0 instead of UE4 for s2
compact wolf
for multiple reasons
green gorge
those people have no idea what they're talking about of course
snow umbra
If devs are smart, they can make the atmosphere on UE4
green gorge
anyone who ever used any game engine to work on any project knows better
deft violet
Well, Xray is an old engine and they can't keep updating the engine, UE4 will receive new features every update and everyone is waiting for UE5, and i think stalker 2 will use UE5
same for my project
compact wolf
and nobody will be able to run it in the next 10 years
snow umbra
Honestly I don't care if it's UE4 or UE5 as long as we actually get the game delivered
compact wolf
or at least the majority
green gorge
yeah I hope they update it to UE5
lol what are you talking about Scanar
potato PC gamers don't make up any majority
snow umbra
Tbh despite the stalker community being from poorer countries, most people here can run things post 2012 lmao
deft violet
Every game run about the optimization, you need lots of time for that, i also fix a bug from the burner anomaly.
compact wolf
i dont know maan
snow umbra
Yeah that's another thing, it depends how much the devs actually optimize the game
deft violet
the problem was that i made a little mistake and when you activate the burner anomaly it will generate 5000 dynamic lights
FPS 00000
compact wolf
deft violet
i make the most mistake during the night, i always go to sleep around 3-4-5 am
even coffee can't help
compact wolf
and wake up at?