╙🖇mods-making-discussion

[daring mauve]

I wish I knew, but I am clueless. I can tell you if you tell me how to check that

[past barn]

Sure, I'd like to take a look at what the hell's going on

[daring mauve]

Damien's Bolt Fix apparently overwrites and has higher priority than G.A.M.M.A. UI. I am willing to bet that this is what caused my issue when I put the UI at top priority accidentally

[past barn]

Can you give a link to Damien's Bolt Fix? I can't find it

[daring mauve]

you should have it, its from official GAMMA installation.
There is no link to moddb that I can see

It is close to the bottom, 350+ prio, in GAMMA fixes category

[past barn]

Ah lol, I thought it was something 3rd party. Then it's even stranger because that means I also have "Damien's Bolt Fix" and I do have my own ui_actor_menu.dds on top and it works just fine

[daring mauve]

I really dont know tbh. maybe its something else causing a conflict.

[past barn]

If you have custom mods on top of GAMMA, what are they?

This bolt mod doesn't even have texture files that would conflict with yours. What in the hell

[daring mauve]

I had the SquareDOV and MCME mods in very high priority, but GAMMA UI was still the highest.
I now moved them all to their original priorities, because I learned the hard way that priorities matter lol.
Other than that I am stock.

[daring mauve]

The Damien's Fix mod modified the same config file, m_bolt.ltx, same as GAMMA UI

I mean I can test it soon, I just need to finish a big firefight with Monolith at Red Forest lol

my original issue is fixed anyway

[past barn]

Yeah but you added your own texture on top of everything which should override only ui_actor_menu.dds from GAMMA UI. The bolt mod has no such file, so I don't understand where could any conflict come from

[daring mauve]

No, I copied the entire mod folder, and all files inside were the same except for ui_actor_menu.dds which was modified.

[analog kettle]

I've asked this before, but do any of you know where the English voice lines for NPC mercs are?

[daring mauve]

8- Better Merc voicelines - YankeeGolf and G.A.M.M.A. Better Mercs Voices?

[analog kettle]

Will look

[daring mauve]

what I cant figure out is how to disable the player's annoying coughing sounds when irradiated

I've disabled both voiced actor mods, so wtf?

[turbid marsh]

mute the audio files in GAMMA Radiation Effects Overhaul

[daring mauve]

Thank you. By mute you mean disable the mod, right?

[turbid marsh]

Nope, other important configs and stuff there. Deleting AGDD_voiced_actor.script might work? For me, I just silenced the audio files so they're just blank, that works.

[past barn]

Aha, there's the issue. Then yes it was overriding something which was originally used by the bolt fix

I suggest only copying the file that you want to edit to avoid such cases. If you only want to edit that 1 texture, just copy it and nothing else

[turbid marsh]

huh
deleting that might not be a good idea
wait ill just send the silenced oggs

[daring mauve]

thank you, I'll try it right away. Do you have the Voiced Actor and GAMMA Voiced Actor mods enabled btw?

[turbid marsh]

nope, i have them off cause i'm using the female voice pack

[daring mauve]

the what? where is that?

[turbid marsh]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/female-sounds-mod-beta-v13
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/war-nymph/

using a mix of voice files from both, since i wasn't sure one lacked files from the other and couldnt be bothered to look deep. still needs to replace a couple audio files, but Isthar's aware of that and will add in later updates (probably)

[daring mauve]

I copy paste the entire mod folder with all its files, in this case it was GAMMA UI in order to not have 2 mods active just for 1 small modification. That way I enable one and disable the other, and vice-versa.

[past barn]

And that's why I said you shouldn't do that, for this exact reason. There are tons of overwrites already, you can minimise the risk of a game breaking conflict by only adding the necessary files to your custom mod

[daring mauve]

Yeah but if I set it to the correct priority, then there cannot be a conflict

Btw, is there any way to make the numbers larger in the Parts in tooltip mod? I have real trouble reading those tiny green numbers

[past barn]

That's something I also want to find out xD

Especially when it comes to 6, 8 and 9. They all look the same

[daring mauve]

IKR, its ridiculous, I have to squint every time

[turbid marsh]

there is something
is this what y'all were looking for?

#🖇old-mods-posting message

[past barn]

Someone already made such a thing. What a legend

Oh my god it still works <3

This is infinitely better, why isn't this the default one

I wonder how can change it so it uses another font, ideally the one from "Optional Modern UI font" mod

This is the only difference between the vanilla GAMMA and the mod (at the end of the script file), but I can't find "font DI" that it's referencing. But I have to say I'm not a programmer at all so idk what I'm even looking at

[daring mauve]

Thank you so much, personally I dont even care about the font, I just want to be able to read it lol

[past barn]

Yeah it's a huge improvement already. I only wish to be able to tinker with it

[daring mauve]

Is there any way to actually disable Weapon Cover Tilt ? When I do, my game crashes upon launch

[turbid marsh]

KEEP ALSO IN MIND that Weapon Cover Tilt is "tied" with Gunslinger Controller meaning that you can't disable one without disabling the other.
To avoid a CTD, I recommend to disable the tilt mod directly from Mod Configuration Menu in game, without touching MO2, so you can keep everything else enabled.

[fathom wagon]

I was thinking of making plates be crafted using combos of pelts, or a new "plate" made of pelts. But item bloat (pot calling the kettle black I know lol). Also I would avoid making another element you have to add to the workshop window with a tanner kit. Maybe make use of that one mod that allows you to make more modular recipes (like allowing crafting with things that are not kits). Could make it use a Hunter's Kit.

Another option is creating dialogue for Ecolog Professors that allow you to trade pelts for artefacts in the same vein as the vodka trades.

Just throwing stuff out there.

[celest forge]

having this error with the icon editor, any clues?

[past barn]

I have no idea about the editor, but you can use Paint.NET as an alternative if nothing else works out

[celest forge]

And how would I go about knowing the cuadrant for the icon i want to display

[past barn]

What is a "cuadrant"?

[daring mauve]

Thanks, that mod was making my RPK-16 get out of ADS, and I have an ACOG on it.

[undone lily]

Tanner kit will just be the empower part of the melter but for pelt basically

[celest forge]

The little squares that you have to put the coordinates of in the LTX of the item

this

[past barn]

Uh I'm not sure, I'm not familiar with them. I'm only doing texture mods that replace existing ones, I don't fiddle around with configs much so I can't help in that

[daring mauve]

What is the correct priority for this mod?
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/detailed-description-01

[turbid marsh]

bottom of list but remember to edit zzz_player_injuries.script first

[daring mauve]

Does anyone know the default installation options selected for Groks Body Health System ?
I removed it by accident..... 😦

[bold mural]

anyone got any idea why the vanilla package unpacking script is throwing a nil value exception for the item exception when i try do this?

if cb_unpack == "automatic" then
   itms_manager.use_package_random(invobj)
end```

[daring mauve]

I did it, but for some reason with Detailed Description mod enabled, I do not have the "post-heals" and "first-aid" info in descriptions.
Any idea how to fix this?

[vale knot]

theres a second zzz_player_injuries.script in gamma medication balance

[daring mauve]

Thank you very much, this worked

[vale knot]

[floral rune]

multihits caused by mutants and even bullets sometimes just annihilates the hp bar, has anyone thought of implimenting an internal cooldown to the amount of times damage will be inflicted per attack instance?

[random fulcrum]

yeah i did way back in the day and it finally got added to the dev branch

and yes it is working

[vale knot]

Game is actually playable with it

[random fulcrum]

also mutants don't multihit

[floral rune]

oh okay, i remember reading someone say that and no one corrected them so i assumed they actually do like dogs and cats

[bold mural]

is there anyone who does translations around?

[random fulcrum]

@lavish carbon traductor cara

yo @lunar nimbus does detailed descriptions work without bhs

i'm getting crashes when the tooltip for some items pops up

i.e. scopes

[lunar nimbus]

not sure how bhs related to scopes

give log

[broken galleon]

Anyone know what files might be affecting Spatial bubble anomaly in GAMMA? i designed a new one but it simply won't work, it keeps showing me default gamma spatial bubble. I'ts driving me crazy

[gray marlin]

Guys, hello everyone. Tell me, please, where can I see a list of weapons and scopes from BaS that have PiP?

[shut prawn]

some time ago theres a post about changing weapons in npc by running out off ammo, heres a mod that change weapons by range (to force non sniper in mid range and knifes in close combat im not sure if in gamma its best idea, hangun could be better). Mybe its usefull for someone that could try to make npc finite ammo at leat for non handgun weapons

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/npc-close-combat-enhanced1/#8490658

[undone lily]

NPC finite ammo means the game becomes even easier

[shut prawn]

reduce your ammo

[undone lily]

reduce your ammo what

so you mean the gameplay is even more about headshots and snipers?

[shut prawn]

sometimes when you have the chance

[undone lily]

if anything, the game needs to add more emphasis on full auto and AI putting pressure at long range static target

[shut prawn]

you get floods of ammo in any versions of thegame, incluiding gamma

[undone lily]

so you are enforced to move

[shut prawn]

you cant short ammo loot or selling if you dont cut the npc ammo

[lilac compass]

Maybe if ai didn't full auto dump with aimbot accuracy you might be able to give them finite ammo but I still don't think it would work

[shut prawn]

needs to be check, theres examples of good ideas that doesnt work fine, thats real, like the mod to make damage on npc by anomallies using the alife features, where they stuck looking how to evade anomalies and lie indefense so you can blow thair heads really easy in mid distance

and that mod make what it says but it not good for playing

in other hand have less ammo for npc open other doors for the player

if loot and sells of ammo are cut down

[lilac compass]

I tried the the npcs die from anomalies it doesn't work well enough the ai spam bolts then walk into anomalies anyway

[shut prawn]

yes its a example of a not sucessfull mod, even if you notice a lot of work in the code

but that needs to be tested

[undone lily]

you can set the NPCs to drop 0 ammo easily

[undone lily]

they don't have aimbot, far from it

[shut prawn]

in dead air they have something like limited ammo, but gameplay its diferent than anomally

[undone lily]

just fukcing move

they can't aim for shit if you move

the trap is being static and peaking behind trees for too long, that's how you get chained headshoted

[lilac compass]

I don't think npcs dying in anomalies will ever work the ai just aren't smart enough and there are too many anomalies

[undone lily]

about ammo, next patch will more be about crafting ammo most likely

[lilac compass]

do you mean strafing?

[undone lily]

just run

the faster you are, the less accurate they are

[shut prawn]

yes i agree, npc avoiding anomallies at least in the amnount anomally and gamma uses is imposible to work fine

[lilac compass]

How can I shoot when I'm running?

[shut prawn]

side walk

[lilac compass]

That's not running that's strafing

[shut prawn]

i cant shot running

[lilac compass]

no you can't shoot while running

[young comet]

Change cover often, otherwise NPC will shoot more accurate the more you stay at 1 point

[lilac compass]

I get shot while changing cover they don't miss

[shut prawn]

running also prefent the fist shot so you know if something targeting, thats works

they miss

[young comet]

Maybe u use hardcore AI AIM or something?

[lilac compass]

No they don't miss I have sprinted full speed with a weapon out they hit you

[shut prawn]

sometimes hits but not so easy

[undone lily]

you can't. You run, to a cover then shoot, then run again. The issue is staying static for too long

[lilac compass]

I've tried that I get shot by another guy while I'm taking aim

[vernal epoch]

Is grok going to say skill issue?

[lilac compass]

the point is they still aim and hit you far too quickly even when changing cover this is why I try to stay far away

[violet ridge]

I think one extra thing to consider is the companion system

to quote murphy's military laws:
The buddy system is essential to your survival; it gives the enemy somebody else to shoot at.

[lilac compass]

Yes this is why I use it so they don't focus on me

[quiet valve]

Kinda late response but this is the core of soc gameplay. Aiming for the head and finite ammo, not some boomer fps with high movement accuracy. Also anomaly run speed is way too low, even compared to soc, for this to make sense

[quiet valve]

This also takes away from the scavenging aspect of the game (sorry for the ping on previous post not sure if that's a problem here)

[lilac compass]

The ai always had infinite ammo even in soc

[quiet valve]

Yeah but the gameplay was way more focused on being precise and aiming for the head, not moving around
So many people were filtered by the terrible accuracy and damage of the pm at the very beginning.

[lilac compass]

Yeah this is how I play but the closer you are to ai in gamma the faster they hit you it's not particularly fun

[quiet valve]

Yeah in gamma I feel that the gameplay strays away from the stalker formula by being about standing behind corners and waiting

[quiet valve]

Also probably shouldn't have mentioned finite ammo here since you can get through radar just by taking stuff off monolith

[lilac compass]

it's worse in efp but yeah I don't like how they can hipfire anything within a split second and hit me almost every time

You could possibly hipfire a rifle and hit someone but it would take a human a few seconds to do so

[quiet valve]

How else are you supposed to make difficulty in stalker higher though without adding pointless mechanics like loading mags manually? I'm playing OP 2.2 rn and the npcs shred you with low tier guns although that mod is extremely unfair

[lilac compass]

well it's not good that they can do it with high damage weapons what is the point of using a shotgun that is usually good at room clearing when the ai can 1 to 2 shot me with a rifle with their split second auto aim?

[quiet valve]

Can't you tweak that, especially with anomaly, or is it tied to other settings that change difficulty? I know combat and progression difficulty are separate

[lilac compass]

no only seems to work while at range if they are are up close all bets are off

[quiet valve]

Ig that does defeat the purpose of a shotgun. The bandits in soc would also melt you up close in that place with nimble though and a lot of the time you had to take more long range duels

[lilac compass]

This is why I love laser sights you can kind of do what the ai does just not as fast at least gives you better chance

[undone lily]

that's why I boosted move speed in gamma

[shut prawn]

I use mags and is quiet fun, to compensate in general I use a mod that increase jamming, to compensate bad weapons weapons on loot but also to emulate a but the ammo load, feels quiet better

[shut prawn]

I don't have issues with moment is a good twick. On the infinite ammo I disagree, but it's not full integrated in other version of stalker, very few trys but the protects of employ it are quiet good(note aside, doesn't touch alife alike anomalies killing mod witch should be better for all)

[shut prawn]

Mags are game changer for some guns, sniper with small mags don't let you camper so easy, I like the vintorez, but it have 10 bullets for mag. I also have now a ak12 and some time I have to use them with scope cose 40 ammo will not handle the situation

[vale knot]

regarding npc loadouts. what do these numbers actually mean? i assume everything under this list is what the npc can actually spawn with

[random fulcrum]

first number is an attachment flag

1 for scope
(+)2 for grenade launcher
(+)4 for suppressor
r for random

don quote me on 4 being suppressor i'm not that sure

second number is ammo type

which is how they're defined in the weapon properties

0 ~ ammo types - 1

i.e. your gun has fmj, fmj(old), fmj(vold), ap

and you want it to spawn with ap

then the second number must be 3

there's also a third number

that's just for more precise spawning chance

and yes, everything in that list is what that faction and that rank can spawn with

[vale knot]

thanks! helps alot

reminds me of unix file permissions

what does a 6 mean for the secondary number? just something i noticed in monolith loadouts

[random fulcrum]

it's the ammo

check the gun's definition to see what's the fifth ammo listed for it

usually it's hp(old)

no, regular hp

[vale knot]

oh fuck i forgot about more ammo types than ap

[daring mauve]

How to I remove the H keybind from hide BHS UI? I want to rebind it

[vale knot]

should just be in mcm

[daring mauve]

It isnt, MCM has the H key for activate PSU power, but it says no conflict.
H still hides/unhides BHS UI however

[vale knot]

then its in the thing itself

[daring mauve]

wdym?

[vale knot]

its coded into bhs with no mcm setting

why not just change the hotkey for psu power?

[daring mauve]

Because I want to use that key, I've pretty much run out of available keys lol

I found this in zzz_player_injuries.script

local function on_key_press(dik)
if dik == DIK_keys.DIK_H then

So maybe it can be changed?

[vale knot]

yeah it can i just couldnt find it lol

[daring mauve]

could you pls instruct me how to change it?

[random fulcrum]

change dik_h to another thing

[vale knot]

yeah

i was searching in the script for the line but "key" gave me nothing

for some reason my fix for adding missing mags to nato traders isnt working

if i add the gun into "mags buyable at traders" it works
but trying to do it with a dltx thing doesnt

this is the file im trying to add to

[random fulcrum]

comment with ;

not -

[vale knot]

oh okay

those were just my original changes i made to mags buyable at traders\

that i just ticked out for testing

basic idea is i want to add the lines to gamma_nato_preset.ltx with the top file but its not working

if i add the lines in manually it works

so i know its not that

something tells me this just doesnt work since mags buyable at traders just overwrites the whole files anyway

[daring mauve]

What does the J key do here?

 -- elseif dik==DIK_keys.DIK_J then
    -- health.rightarm=health.rightarm-1
 -- elseif dik==DIK_keys.DIK_K then
    -- health.leftarm=health.leftarm-1
    -- db.actor:give_game_news("resolution", tostring(options) or "nil", db.actor:character_icon(), 0, 10000)
    -- xr_sound.set_sound_play(db.actor:id(), "pda_tips")

[random fulcrum]

debug

press j and it damages your arm by 1

[vale knot]

thats funny

[daring mauve]

but it doesnt work, I take no arm damage

[random fulcrum]

because it's commented???

[daring mauve]

oh ok, didnt know that

[vale knot]

does overriding the trade files just not work?

[vale knot]

im LOOSING it

cant override trade_presets.ltx either and thats a base file

[hardy hound]

im sure you don't need to overwrite that file

what do you want to do?
add items to traders?

use DLTX

[vale knot]

i am

[hardy hound]

or use custom trade injector

like many weapons use (ace21,ithaca,ump,aug,thompson)

[vale knot]

so im adding the guns that are missing mags at traders

nato traders are missing mags for the px4 beretta, the strayer m1911, and the vector

i got my dltx working to add the mags, but since vector is missing from the trade_presets.ltx, the vector gun itself will spawn in the traders inventory

but for some reason using dltx to add the vector to traders_presets doesnt work

heres the file, you can see the path and name etc

there might be an easier way but this was the way i was tackling it

[fair canopy]

Did you check how it's done in the mags added to traders mod?

[broken galleon]

Audio for Anomaly to export in .ogg but what bitrate etc????

[hardy hound]

41k i think

and mono iirc

https://igigog.github.io/anomaly-modding-book/main-folders-and-files/file-formats/ogg.html

use this

very useful book

[quiet mauve]

@undone lily is it cool with you if I made a dltx'ified port of kektor or raptr for a diffrient pack that I'm running of course with proper credit and all that jazz?

[broken galleon]

thanks bro ❤️

[quiet mauve]

Ofc not posting it to moddb just in said pack's discord

[shut prawn]

is there any radio mod (good or bad) that dont get youtube restriction on videos? or the best path is turn off totally the radios?

[quiet mauve]

I think there might have been an option to do so somewhere, not sure where though

[vale knot]

so from what i looked at, in mags buyable from traders, it just "adds" the gun to their inventory

mags adds the magazines to a traders inventory if they sell the gun, but to keep the trader from selling the gun itself what i noticed is that guns listed in "traders_presets.ltx" get removed from the traders inventories. so just the mags are left

adding both of my changes to the files manually works but through DLTX doesnt work

honestly i just came up with a much better solution as to just add the magazines directly to the traders inventory

I was just trying to follow how mags buyable at traders did it

[fair canopy]

Yeah it's probably easier that way. I think it takes up more time to populate the trader inventory with guns than with mags.

If I used that mod I'd make it so they only sell a few specific mags so the bigger ones are more of a surprise when you find them

[broken galleon]

How would i go to assign a sound to a spatial anomaly above the bridge in cordon?

Doesn't seam to give off any what so ever, kinda shit

[vale knot]

I dont even think they sell the large/fast loading mags till like supply level 4

And theyre like ~10k expensive

[neon kite]

@fathom wagon Hey Ilrath do you still use the /
RPG-XP-Redux-Orleon you made? How does it run for you

what differs it from something like Skills Expansion 2

?

[fathom wagon]

It has a combination of perks from my old upkeep of Anomaly RPG, turning Skills Expansion 2.0 into perks (got approval from Utjan to do so), plus some perks I created myself.

It works off of a traditional RPG leveling system: you get XP from various sources (kills, tasks, repairs/disassembly/crafting, artefact hunting, etc.). When you level up, you gain a skill point that can be put into any of the perks if you meet the level requirements. You can also choose not to spend a point as soon as you get it in case you want to save them for skills you unlock later.

They aren't as potent as their version from the mods they came from, but it was done to add some flair to basic gameplay as well as making sure it doesn't shake up the balance too too much.

[neon kite]

Gotcha gotcha

[neon kite]

How do you feel it is balance wise?

[fathom wagon]

I still need to tweak a few perks in terms of either buffing their strength to be a viable choice for players, and I also need to tweak the amount of levels in between perk ranks so that you can't max out certain skills too fast or to not encourage saving up points for later use.

Overall, I think it is in a good spot other than that.

[buoyant jackal]

Does anyone remember the name of the mod that effects artifact conditions for Gamma?

[random fulcrum]

artefacts reinvention

grok_artefacts_random_condition.script

[buoyant jackal]

Thank you!

[undone lily]

Yes if you want

As long as it follows gamma sharing rules written in the GitHub

[quiet mauve]

Tldr being gib credit, don't charge money right?

[undone lily]

Indeed you won’t ask donations for dltxifying something someone else did

[undone lily]

Also link the GitHub directly in your moddb page

[quiet mauve]

It's not for moddb as I'd feel bad posting it there. That's why I posted the standalone gunslinger guns in discord only. It's just for the discord of another pack I've been playing.

But thank you for the clarifications 😄

[shrewd olive]

Hey, are you working on adjusting it by any chance?

Because I've been working on tweaking and balancing the current artefact system as to make it more competitive with other forms of making money ( such as mass zone genocide ) while still not making it too easy.

also, could anyone answer me what's the difference between grok_artefacts_random_condition.script and grok_artifacts_random_efficiency.txt? They both seem to be setting the conditions of artefacts

my guess is that grok_artefacts_random_condition sets the condition of artefacts found naturally in anomalies, while grok_artifacts_random_efficiency sets the conditions of artefacts found inside stalkers/mutants/others?

at least that would be my guess, idk

[hardy hound]

@tender marsh hey, was the campfire heal limbs ever updated?
or was this one the last one:
#🖇old-mods-posting message

[tender marsh]

That is the latest. Havent updated it in a while but neither has gamma updated. Mine still works

[hardy hound]

thanks

[regal bolt]

Anybody knows how to setup shader/material to make a weapon looks like chrome plated? I use Jaku's shaders BTW. I tried everything: assign different shader and material in blender, active the screen space refraction, crank the glossiness in the red channel of the bump texture... I'm out of ideas. It always looks bad.

[regal bolt]

That's the actual setup but in game, nothing goes right.

[stable orchid]

im guessing without scripting theres no way to have the first tier of hunger/water/sleep indicators not play the sounds associated with them

[random fulcrum]

just look at voiced actor

[buoyant jackal]

I'm not working on adjusting it atm, I am just looking at various scripts and mods to try and see if any of them are specifically making it so certain artifacts only spawn at 15 to 25% condition while completely ignoring the Artefact Condition MCM's min and max values. The one i'm dealing with atm being night star artefact.

[grizzled gorge]

in G.A.M.M.A Voiced Actor look for AGDD_voiced_actor.script and edit to these values. It should trigger everything at yellow icon.

[stable orchid]

oh sick thank you so much

[shrewd olive]

so you'd just like to adjust the spawn condition of certain artefacts? damn idk if thats possible from what I looked into

[buoyant jackal]

It is, its just really difficult/potentially not worth it. And it depends, we'll see what I have to do once I figure out what is causing this

[shrewd olive]

Damn, wish I could help with that

I'm trying to see if I can set the condition purchase limit for artefacts, so you could start selling them early in the game (even if its not worth it)

what script handles the selling factors for each item types?

nwm I found it I think, the trade presets

my question would then be, is it possible to handle the selling condition factor for a certain types of item?

[buoyant jackal]

no idea, if I see anything that could help you with that while i'm digging through things, i'll let you know.

[shrewd olive]

got it, tnx

same here

[stable orchid]

is changing what nimbles trades are as easy as editing some ltx files or is it more complicated

found it nvm

[frozen rose]

Does anyone know of a slider to adjust mutant damage to npc's? I feel like they just tank anything from the mutants

[shrewd olive]

no idea but I too would like to know

also does anyone know the default sell_item_exponent for generic trades with stalkers?

[broken galleon]

Anyone know how i would get in contact with modder "Eugenium"?

[stiff kettle]

Does anyone know how to open a full(other paths aren't locked when you select out of 2 options) weapon/outfits upgrade?

[woven mountain]

Why, what are you trying to do?

[spark ridge]

Personally, I think it would be cool if there were a mod that let you create your own custom faction, just an idea yk

[modern zephyr]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/dltx-required-dltx-minimod-pack

Mod 27: Full upgrades DLTX.

[shrewd olive]

so I just found out that the factor only above only, meaning if you set the factor to 50% the trader will only buy it if its 51% or higher

[stiff kettle]

Many thanks to you

[modern zephyr]

You'll need the patches too.

The PPP patch, BaS patch, and Vityaz patch.

Some weapons might still have non-full upgrades.

[stiff kettle]

yes its already done

thanks again

[glad tangle]

hey how do I make changes to weapon and outift values, the game keeps ignoring the changes I make to .ltx files and its getting annoying

[modern zephyr]

ok but you code it.

[vernal epoch]

🍿

[glad tangle]

do I really have to go through all the effort with DLTX just to change some values? seriously?

[steady apex]

It's the same effort

Name your ltx mod_system_zzzzmystuff.ltx

[modern zephyr]

DLTX is easy as hell lol.
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/dltxify-by-right-click-for-modders-tool

[glad tangle]

can you tell me everything I need to download

[modern zephyr]

The servers don't work? Alright.

[glad tangle]

it worked I'm just not sure if there is any other requirement

where do I unpack this to now? tools??

[modern zephyr]

Follow the intrcutions on the ModDb page. That's it.

They should be understandable enough.

[broken galleon]

I'm working on new particles for gamma so i was wandering if he could explain me how he exported his particles.xr in D.A.O. mod to a readable files, because when i export mine it's just a bunch of gibberish. That and a couple of other things related to particle system and his mod..

[random fulcrum]

you could just copy and paste

[broken galleon]

was this response for me or someone else?

i don't have anything from his particle.xr i need mine exported. I'd just like to learn more about how he did D.A.O.

[glad tangle]

trying to get this shit to work is fucking agony

I dont even know what question to ask and the "instructions" are fucking useless

[past barn]

I'd try to help but I have no clue about what DLTX is. And yeah the instructions are truly awful

Most people who know something in a field just suck as explaining anything below a certain threshold which is where people who aren't as knowledgeable are

[glad tangle]

lmao I just want to make edits to .ltx files but I've been taken on this 3 hour long fucking mission, downloading various programs, reading and watching guides and editing shit

just to get links thrown at me to download more shit

[past barn]

Can't you edit them just with a text editor tho? Might be wrong but as far as I've seen they're all "just text files", like Notepad opens them just fine

[glad tangle]

Thats what i started with

[past barn]

Oh D:

[glad tangle]

the game just outright ignores any changes

and why I'm even bothering with DLTX

[past barn]

Were you editing the files that are actually used by the game? Because lots of them exist in various folders, and the one with the highest priority in MO2 is being used, the rest are ignored

[glad tangle]

yes I made sure to match it with what MO2 was accessing

[random fulcrum]

dude

it ain't rocket science

name the file mod_system_somethingsomething.ltx

inside make your changes

if you want to override something just put ! behind the section name

i.e. ![wpn_beretta]

and that's it

dltx is loaded alphabetically

[glad tangle]

you talking about renaming the file that is already in the mod or the dltx duplicate?

or am I copying and then renaming this file?

[random fulcrum]

just create a new file

and edit inside

[glad tangle]

bruv thats what I started out doing

thats the same system other games I've modded use

after copying and editing the file, why would I rename it?

why not just cut out the previous default one?

fuckin nevermind I give up

[hardy hound]

for example if you want to edit a glock gun, you would find its weapon ltx file w_glock.ltx and change the lines you want
this means that if other mods changes the same file to modify only the cost line
your w_glock values would need pstching bc it would get overwritten if the other ltx doesnt include your changes too

to avoid this, you use dltx

you create a ltx file inside

gamedata/configs/mod_system_zzzschmegege.ltx
And inside in ! And brackets you will write the section name of the item you want

![wpn_glock]
cost = 182762

this way you change the cost line inside w_glock.ltx without modifying it directly

the dltx file will always overwrite the ltx

[glad tangle]

oh I see.... do I use dltx directly on the ltx file I want to override?

[hardy hound]

wdym

[glad tangle]

for example I tried to use a dltx version of boomsticks mod because I want to change a weapon, but the game crashed on launch.

I'm just trying to understand how dltx functions

[random fulcrum]

did you read the log to know if it was even your mod that crashed the game

and not a bad node in heap

which commonly happens on boot

[glad tangle]

thats the log

[glad tangle]

so the weapon I wish to edit is in bommsticks and sharpsticks mod, do I DLTXify the entire mod and then within that copy I edit the gun I want?

[random fulcrum]

just the one thing you want to edit

what are you even trying to do

[glad tangle]

I cant DLTXify the exact .ltx file I want to

[random fulcrum]

but what are you trying to do

[glad tangle]

I want to change the values for weapons to have some fun with the game

[random fulcrum]

then just do as i said

you're WAY overcomplicating yourself

[glad tangle]

did you read any of what I said earlier for fucks sake

[random fulcrum]

i tried, what can i say

[past barn]

(Sorry for the interruption but I want to ask this before I forget)
When I add custom status icons they all end up being blurry. The default ones are sharp and no matter what I do I can't figure out why. The size is the same, I made the new icons pixel perfect, even the PPI value is the same (96), And opening the original DDS file and drawing something on it will make the entire icon blurry ingame again. The left one on the image is the default one with a few pixels being painted over, the 2 on the right are default ones. There has to be something with the way the icons are saved or something, this is driving me insane. What am I missing here? What should I pay attention to? I'm using Paint.NET

[vale knot]

Try gimp

[vale knot]

580 bytes

But yeah i never had issue using gimp to change textures or icons

[random fulcrum]

an example mod

[glad tangle]

Can I have an example of how you use DLTXify? Because I already know how to edit the numbers in the file, my problem is having those edits ignored

[random fulcrum]

i don't use dltxify

[past barn]

Thanks I'll try GIMP. The strange thing is this wasn't an issue before, I've done a few UI texture mods and this issue only happens with these status icons. I don't understand what's wrong

[glad tangle]

You sidetracked me 3 times over the course of 2 hours, this time right after I started to get some help. Just to show me exactly what I've already done 7 times over and have EXPLICITLY SAID TO YOU is being ignored by the game. Please let me have my answers about DLTXify

fucking christ

[vale knot]

You dont move them around at all editing them? Just remove the corner bits?

[limpid geyser]

[random fulcrum]

been a while since i've seen such a reaction in this channel

[past barn]

That's because you suck at explaining anything

[past barn]

I made new icons from scratch but they look almost the same as the originals, and they're just as well aligned to the pixel grid. When I view them side by side as pure images they both look fine. It's when I save them as a DDS, they'll turn blurry ingame, but the DDS file itself is as sharp as the image version. And like I said, even if I open a sharp, original icon's DDS and re-save it with zero changes it will show up blurry ingame, but the DDS looks visually identical. That's why I think it has to be the way Paint.NET is saving them, or something

[vale knot]

I remember when i made all the icons a different color using gimp and i didnt get any blurryness

But i didnt make new icons just hue and saturation edit

[past barn]

Well there's 1 thing I forgot to mention. By default I don't see thumbnails for DDS files. I have ImageGlass installed which can open them for viewing, however when I save them through Paint.NET then I can see their thumbnails. That's interesting

[violet ridge]

have you tried saving as jpg/png and using Grok's conversion to DDS tool ?

[past barn]

Nope not yet. I'll try that if GIMP doesn't give me good results

[vale knot]

i dont see the thumbnails all the time either

[violet ridge]

yeah some dds files do and some don't generate a proper thumbnail

[vale knot]

is the remington archangel kit possible to acquire in game?

or the gun with the kit itself

[twin swift]

this is the first time I encountered this error

[rugged hollow]

Idk if it’s really related to this chat but how would one change the 3rd person model of a in game outfit? Specifically I like some of the late game CNPP monolith guards look and wanna make that the look of the exosuit when j wear it

I researched something about it on Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/ri7c6v/changing_character_model_for_certain_outfits_yes/hoz54fh/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3)

But I can’t seem to locate that file pathway even in my unmodded anomaly. Anyone know how to do it? please @ or dm if you find a way 😄

[hardy hound]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/dltx-151-more-portrait-icons-and-actor-visuals

this addon does it, check how it works in the files

[rugged hollow]

Absolute hero

guess ill get working out how to do install it and add it to gamma

[hardy hound]

[past barn]

So I think I might have found the source of the issue, kinda. Originally I used the colors from the overweight icon for both the fill and stroke and didn't even check what the other icons use. And because the stroke is dark grey it often ends up being brighter than the background which is often really close to black, and that creates a sense of blurriness. I changed the stroke color to black and they seem fine ingame now

As to why does the healing icon look god awful in the message I'm replying to, I have no idea. I couldn't replicate this issue since I posted that with either software. The strange thing is that with both Paint.NET, GIMP and Grok's DDS converter the results were all the same: blurry garbage even if I just overpainted a few pixels in the original DDS files, whereas if I do it right now they all look fine ingame. I don't know what changed for them to not look terrible anymore but I can reload any amount of times and they look as sharp as the originals

I did notice for whatever reason that saving the files in GIMP makes them noticeably sharper than with the other 2. I tried a bunch of compression methods, overwriting the original file instead of saving as a new one etc. and it's kind of all over the place as to which one seems better. It might just be a thing with the game since it does seem to reduce the icon size from 43x43 to 42x42 px, maybe there's something else I couldn't find

[vale knot]

Those ones there look better at least

[past barn]

Yeah, these are almost the final ones

[violet ridge]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1076602506823606312/1076602549068627988/ss_mr0buggy_02-18-23_21-30-10_fake_start.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1076602506823606312/1076602550117224528/ss_mr0buggy_02-18-23_21-30-22_fake_start.png
Austrian waffles

Will post the mod tomorrow when I'm not sleep deprived and after some extra polishing of the configs.

[rugged hollow]

Can i just install it in MO2 in the gamma profile?

[hardy hound]

it's already in gamma

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1041772628052021271/1063108420015759430/notegers-noted.gif

[rugged hollow]

oh using the same name?

sorry hella new to modding

[rugged hollow]

nevermind found it!

[buoyant jackal]

Anyone know where the resources that explain how to port over a weapon to GAMMA is at?

[acoustic prism]

whats ./shared and how to I add files to it?

[violet ridge]

Before I release my austrian waffles, I'd have a question about traders. I've looked at how "Mags Buyable at Traders" does it (they seem to add entire weapon categories from which mags inherit where they should end up [which means my new mags are already avaiable from get go, as they are for default weapons already included in the mags mod]) and how Shine/Awry do it in their mag fixes mods (they seem to add mags individually at given trader tiers).

Now, I could mindlessly ape after Shine/Awry to get the desired results, but I'd like to actually understand it in case I f**k something up so I can fix it myself.

So, as far as I understand, to have mags tiered at traders, I have to:
add a file
mod_trade_FACTIONNAME_whatever in gamedata>configs>items>trade
and within the file, define at what tier they get what and how much ?

[glad tangle]

I'm trying to create an SR1MP that fires 20g as an experiment but it aint showing up in game, is their a secondary file that I need to modify for the game to recognize it as a separate item?

[undone lily]

Only the gun ltx

[glad tangle]

idk why it isnt showing up then

[glad tangle]

is their a specific way I need to name the ltx other than w_sr1m_m1.ltx?

does this mean it aint being read by mo2? how do I get it to be recognized?

[vale knot]

Create an dltx fix to add the mags in directly to traders

If you check my mags fixes you can see how i did it

[violet ridge]

Much thanks

[vale knot]

For some reason you cannot dltx the gamma_nato_presets.ltx

Or wp pact one

If you find a way too PLEASE let me know lol

[random fulcrum]

_m1 is the upgraded one

[glad tangle]

No. It aint. wpn_sr1m_sr1upgr1 is.

Doesn't matter since I'm not bothering to make a new gun anymore

[undone lily]

Just add a new section in the sr1m ltx ?

[random fulcrum]

that upgraded version you're thinking of is the one with the sight on top

m1 is the other upgrade

the one that only has a laser

[stable orchid]

is there anyway to tie actually learning recipes in the basic tool kits to picking them up for the first time? ive had 2 playthroughs in a row where ive picked up advanced in my first stash and both times i feel like ive kinda cheated myself out of a lot of early game grind doing that. I know the much simpler solution would be just to turn off the mod that makes so all the higher tier toolkits can make lower tier recipes but i like that the convivence of that mod a lot

[vale knot]

anyway i can indent text in an xml file? like have the line formatted like this when displayed

Line 2
Line 3```

instead of just ```Line 1 Line 2 Line 3```

[random fulcrum]

\n

\\n

like that

[vale knot]

oh so two backslashes?

i tried one and it didnt work

[random fulcrum]

yeah it's two for special characters

[vale knot]

danke

[random fulcrum]

kurwa

wait danke was german

[vale knot]

ja

i wanted to change the death message script text to say
You cant change the current reality and the ZONE kick you out!

but it looked weird as one long line on screen

hmmmm

didnt seem to work

this is somehow scary now

[random fulcrum]

weird

[vale knot]

I think i got it this time

Nvm

[fathom wagon]

Inside the m_stalker.ltx, what do each of these values assigned to bones stand for?

[regal bolt]

im assuming the limbs of stalker npcs

also with that stalker_damage thing up there im pretty sure its just the values of damage from a gun hitting a specific body part

then again this is coming from someone that does not know the first thing about coding so i could be completly wrong

[daring mauve]

When I equip the OTs-04 knife, the svarog detector comes closer like that. Is there any way to make it be closer like this all the time?

[regal bolt]

adding onto this there is a addon that makes it so patches have a name and the body part that was hit that caused the death of the stalker you got the patch from so it could be also that too maybe

[daring mauve]

Also, any way to make the detector's screen brighter? It is too dark for me

[fathom wagon]

I know what the variable names stand for. I am just wondering what the values assigned to each limb stands for.

[regal bolt]

maybe
length width and then damage multiplayer maybe?

it would explain why the head based ones have a 4 or a 3 in them that would be the damage multiplier

[fathom wagon]

Not sure about all of that. Looking at Momo's THING, he normalizes all the damage outputs. I am just confused about what the middle number stands for when looking at it.

[latent path]

Anyone know if it would be possible to break outfits down into smaller components? For example, having separate slots for boots, plate carrier, shirt and pants, etc

Basically allowing more customisation and stratergy

I'm working on a Google sheet with some items just as a basic outline, might draw a diagram when I get home

[hardy hound]

you mean inserting those into the artefacts slots?

or expanding inventory system

if you want to expand inventory system it would require engine changes

[latent path]

Yeah i was curious about expanding the inventory system

Maybe a component system like the guns?

Prob not possible

Did find this on the addon browser https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/eft-modular-helmets which is sorta what I was thinking about

[random fulcrum]

in damages.ltx is an explanation of those values

i can't remember for the life of me what those numbers were supposed to mean

[hardy hound]

yeah those are just more helmet bloat

you can assign upgrades like vanilla game to helmet/armor

[latent path]

Coolio

[novel temple]

Could someone with scripting knowledge tell me how to disable exploding headshots?

[random fulcrum]

it's at the bottom of grok_bo.script

[novel temple]

which lines specificly? and do I just delete the lines?

[random fulcrum]

yeah just delete

it's easy to know which lines handle the splash

it's like 4 lines

[novel temple]

I have 0 scripting experience could you take a look at it?

[random fulcrum]

730 - 742

it's literally at the end of the file

read

[novel temple]

all lines between 730 - 742? Im reading but I dont know scripting

[random fulcrum]

yeah just delete them

[novel temple]

grok_bo.script only has 572 lines

[random fulcrum]

oh i forgot grok axed the mutant bonuses

no, grok_bo has 799 lines

just checked the git

[novel temple]

here it is

[random fulcrum]

[novel temple]

wrong file?

[random fulcrum]

use the virtual folder explorer in mo2

yes, wrong file

gamma's file structure fucking sucks

but use the virtual folder filter

right hand side in mo2

it shows the last loaded version of any given file

and it's 751 - 763 in the latest version

[novel temple]

ah found it

removed it. gonna load in and shoot a head and see !

its working thank you so much for the help and our patience

your patience*

[vague knoll]

So the first number for each item is the number of them the trader will have in stock for each re-stock, but what's the second number for?

[random fulcrum]

chance?

[fathom wagon]

I believe it is chance.

[fathom wagon]

Looking at grok_bo again while I am adjusting my Arti merge, I am wondering why there is a parsing hell of a bunch of "ifs" for ammo type. Would it be easier to have a table/array with the needed values then call it from the there? Or even offload the parsing into a separate equation that returns the value but allows you to return once you find the correct one w/o having to go through the rest of the if statements? Or does it not matter much in the end?

[vague knoll]

oh makes sense, and 1 is 100%, cool thanks

[random fulcrum]

yeah it would be better

i did that for the thing

i have all the bonuses set up in plugins

[fathom wagon]

I saw that when I was looking into carrying over your multihit protection for myself into standard GAMMA. I was just wondering why it has stayed the same. Just cuz it is a hassle to go in and re-do everything?

[bold mural]

anyone know the fix for getting this when trying to do russian translations? i've got "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1251"?>" at the top of my xml file for the text already but it isn't doing anything

[woven mountain]

Send xml file

[bold mural]

ah, sorted

didn't save the xml in windows 1251

btw is there some way to space out MCM options without using these dividers?

just like having empty space there

[jade bison]

Anyone know what this if statement is checking for?:
if drx_da_main then
arti_min_eff = 10
arti_max_eff = 23
else
arti_min_eff = 13
arti_max_eff = 27
end

[random fulcrum]

if a script with that name exists

[jade bison]

huh... okay thx

Oh shit, so the possible artefact spawns of each region are in drx_da_main_artefacts.script

that's neat

so northern regions do in fact spawn better artefacts

[simple scaffold]

put this in in place of your lines.
{ id= "space", type= "desc", text= " ", clr= {255, 225, 0, 0}},

[bold mural]

Sweet thanks

[simple scaffold]

id does not need to be unique for non interactive elements, so you can call all of those "space" it won't break anything, just don't also call a check box space.

[broken galleon]

Hi, i have a problem with dynamic anomalies overhaul. the range at which they do damage is quite distant from the anomaly itself. I have reinstalled mod and it's still the same. How i can fix this?

[past barn]

Which anomaly specifically?

[broken galleon]

all of them

i thought it was only sphere aka rebounder but it turns out it's all of them

i've found in "\configs\zones" line "effective_radius = 2"

i lower it to 0.5

and it kinda works

i get hit from closer range

but i still get the effects of being hit from like 15 meters away

[past barn]

Okay that's strange lol. I'm not sure what you could tbh. Maybe lower the value even more? Like idk 0.1?

[broken galleon]

i guess trial and error until i figure it out

thanks

[daring mauve]

Does anyone know where this is located?

It is from Better sound - Grokitach, but the file is not there

[vague knoll]

so, these go with the basis that a gun reaching '1.0' = 0% condition, yeah?
So 100 rounds of this gun means 18% of its durability going down the drain..?

[random fulcrum]

1.0 is 100%, think of that property as a subtraction

also nobody knows what's the difference between the two

[vague knoll]

I see lol

well thanks 🙏

[grizzled gorge]

could be difference between single fire/auto ?

[random fulcrum]

no

[grizzled gorge]

Spawn chance for grenades in npc_loadout.ltx is buggy or am I missing something ? No matter how much I set, there's always a grenade in the profile type npc. Working with autoinject do the trick but not with ltx

[daring mauve]

Is there any way to use Debug or some other method to find out which music/ambient sound file is currently playing in-game ?

[stark condor]

hey, absolute scrub at modding here, I'm trying to edit a model in blender, everything seems to work fine, I can move vertexes and they get mirrored just fine, but when I add new ones, they don't seem to mirror at all to the other side of the model. If it helps I'm messing around with a hand model right now.

[vague knoll]

is it me or the debug mode for the weapon hud editor doesn't make any sense? why does it affect other guns than the one selected? why is my knife (in another slot) altered by those changes 🤯

[undone lily]

this is not meant to be used for anything else but actual modding

i.e. get the position for one gun > change the relevant LTX manually, disable the HUD editor

cause the HUD editor keeps the previous values once running even if you change the gun

[vague knoll]

yeah I just thought it'd only alter that one gun seeing as it's showing its ID right there

I assumed wrong, but aight makes sense now

thanks 🙏

[sinful canopy]

Hello, I'm trying to change the particles for the exoskeleton reactor pulse (from Powered Exos) so that it uses some that I made. How would I alter the file to include the folder with the custom particles?

Could anyone please help me?

[violet ridge]

Have you tried Anomaly's Discord "Modding Art's" channel ?

[sinful canopy]

I don't know if they'd help me, since I'm trying to modify a mod in the G.A.M.M.A. modlist

[latent path]

i think i may be a dumbass but i cant get grok's dds converter working

i definetly have the nvidia tools installed but i probalby installed it wrong

i made a texture myself in photoshop as a png and i'm trying to convert it to dds, but if thats the wrong process lmk - i would convert to dds from photoshop but it refuses to find the plugin files and nvidia cant find my photoshop install

[past barn]

Iirc you have to edit the script because by default it's looking for JPG files

If that still doesn't work then I'm not sure. You can always try Paint.NET or GIMP, both of them support opening and saving as DDS by default

[latent path]

i did change it to png but it didnt like it

the reason i'm not using the nvidia converter is because it crashes my game, but i might be using the wrong settings

lemme replicate the error so i can show you

[past barn]

I'm not familiar with the nVidia tools, but what settings did you apply when saving as DDS?

[latent path]

i just let it use the default

ill pull it up now and get a screenshot

[violet ridge]

you need to install them in default location

other than that, there should be no way to eff it up

[latent path]

i let it do the default path in program files

also moved the bat file so it would be in the same drive but it still doesnt wanna work

ill try and copy the settings from the bat file

is there particular settings the dds needs

i'm using the 2021 converter version, not the legacy one

[past barn]

You need to have the BAT file in the same folder as the texture you want to convert, maybe that?

[violet ridge]

did you download the tool Grok attached or did you download SDK toolset directly from Nvidia ? cause those are not the same thing

[latent path]

i overwrote the nvidia one with the one from the drive

[violet ridge]

define what you mean "overwrote"

[latent path]

i only have the png to convert in the folder

[latent path]

went through the install process again, let it use the default location

lemme try it again in case i did it wrong

[violet ridge]

that's not what "overwrote" would mean in this context

[latent path]

alright, sorry

same issue again

[violet ridge]

show what you have in C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter

[violet ridge]

this appears correct 🤔

[stark condor]

when I used nvidia exporter with default "BC7" format, it gave me errors and stopped responding, I set it to BC3 and it worked fine, but maybe I'm just a moron myself

[latent path]

i'll try it with bc3

i can post the dds file if anyone wants to have a look at it

[stark condor]

it was telling me something about my gpu not having some support and it would use cpu instead but never accomplished anything

bc3 instantly converted everything with no hassle

but I'm clueless, maybe it's bad quality

[violet ridge]

can you DM me the png ? I'll try to convert it on my end

[latent path]

sure lemme just try this real quick

[past barn]

I'd like to take a look as well

[violet ridge]

using grok's tool

as I've also edited it to work off png's

[latent path]

i'll post it here if i'm allowed so you can both try

[violet ridge]

shouldn't be an issue

[latent path]

the extra empty space was in the dds file i'm using as a base

from another menu mod, which worked fine when i was using it

[stark condor]

worked for me

[stark condor]

with bc3

[latent path]

cheers

[past barn]

Worked for me too

D:

[violet ridge]

right click to edit the bat file, and show me what's in there

maybe you accidentally added a char or something

[latent path]

this is the first of many tweaks i've done to my mod list so i expect to be debugging for the rest of the day lol

my pc is the anomaly

i'm not using dx10

[violet ridge]

dx10/11 uses a lot of common stuff

[latent path]

ok that makes sense

i was using avx and i have no idea what avx stands for so im just gonna try the launcher

lol

[past barn]

!avx for some potential help

[queen pine]

Actual explanation at the bottom but simply put:

Do you have a good CPU? Use AVX (if you have a crash, it probably means your CPU doesn't support this function).
Do you have a good GPU? DON'T use AVX.
Do you have both? Try for yourself, see what's better.

Actual explanation:
AVX is a way for your CPU to do calculations on a large array of data simultaneously. This is the same kind of job GPUs are primarily meant for.
So if your GPU is decent, AVX is (in most cases) outclassed by the GPU itself. Best way to know which is better for you, personally, is to try both versions and see what does or doesn't crash/performs better.

[latent path]

fuck it im just gonna try the original dds file and see if its something else i changed causing it

[latent path]

ahh that makes sense

[violet ridge]

I didnt read the part what you said at the start, but with the error saying "X is not recognized as a internal command" the problem is that you (probably) need to do this:

Add "C:\Windows\System32" to the "Path" of "system variables"

[stark condor]

wow.. didn't know that, what's the difference between dx11 and dx11 verified?

[violet ridge]

that's what google is saying

[latent path]

ok so it's definetly the edited dds file causing the issue

[past barn]

I just tried and your image converted to DDS with Grok's tool works for me. I'm not sure where this background is used tho, since the default isn't this one but a video footage, but the option highlighter looks fine

[latent path]

i also have some audio files to fix but i will think about that in a sec

this is an example of one that actually works

[stark condor]

I just pasted your image onto the one that worked in paint.net

dunno if it'll work or not

I'm as clueless as you here

[latent path]

the audio i edited isnt working either lol but i will accept that if i can get this working

[stark condor]

well you can try the one I sent

cause I had issues when I tried converting files back and forth as well, textures weren't showing up in-game

so if you can just eddit .dds without changing it maybe it's better, I don't know

paint.net is free if this works, that's the best option maybe

[past barn]

If the original caused a crash and this ⬆️ works then the issue is probably the file itself somehow

[latent path]

yeah

[stark condor]

did it work?

[latent path]

trying it now

[stark condor]

oh

🤞

[latent path]

success!

[stark condor]

yay

[latent path]

the image is much lower quality at full res but it's a still from the stalker movie so it's the best i'll get lol

i actually tried AI upscaling and it all looked bad

[stark condor]

the png you sent is kinda low quality

oh alright

[latent path]

i was just trying to make a stalker movie themed menu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP1QXKbhqr4 with this music

[stark condor]

I know that movie had some beautiful scenes in it

but never watched it

[latent path]

theres a free full version on yt with english subtitles

it is almost 3 hrs long though

[stark condor]

yeah.. not sure if I'm gonna be that interested in it, seems kinda slow and all that

deep meaning shit

or some religion I don't know haha

[latent path]

i was having a major adhd moment so i watched the movie and went to the biggest bookshop in london to get roadside picnic

at that time the only way to get it with english subtitles (that i could find) was to rent or buy it from yt

[fleet crest]

I want to mod the look of inventory (specifically the "favorite" selection and stars). Where can I find the files / code?

[stark condor]

did you unpack the files?

stalker anomaly > tools

[fleet crest]

I did

I'll look around in there. thank you

[stark condor]

_unpacked > textures > ui

I think

[fleet crest]

any tips / hints?

[stark condor]

there's a lot of ui elements in there

[fleet crest]

do you think it's named "inventory"? I gave it a search and so far no hits

or is it maybe part of something else?

[stark condor]

not sure, there's an item folder under textures too

this is the only star I found haha

[past barn]

Just to make sure my suggestion works, if we're talking about GAMMA and not standard Anomaly then it's currently used in the following mod which is a part of GAMMA:

110- SortingPlus - RavenAscendant
And the files are in [your GAMMA folder]\mods\110- SortingPlus - RavenAscendant\gamedata\textures\ui\sortingplus

[fleet crest]

it is GAMMA. wonderful. thank you

[past barn]

When you're doing simple mods like this you can check whether the files exist or not already in MO2. On the right side switch to the Data tab and search for what might be the file name you're looking to change. In this case I searched for "favour" and it found the result. From there you can right click and open in file explorer straight away. And you can see which file is being used currently based on mod priority, since lots copies of the same files exist in different mods, and the top priority is the only one that's being read by the game

"From:" is the currently used one, "Also in:" shows which other mods this files exists in

[fleet crest]

you're a star

thank you

[past barn]

[hardy hound]

i think that star is used in garbage hangar entrance door

[past barn]

Also remember to create your own mod on top of everything else to not accidentally overwrite existing files

[stark condor]

I just found it funny that someone who knows what they're doing was formulating a good response

while I found a poopy star

as a make do solution for the time being

[past barn]

[fleet crest]

photoshop can't open .dds files?

[past barn]

Nah it can't kekw

[river fjord]

get the Nvidia texture tools for PS

[past barn]

I recommend Paint.NET or GIMP, they're both free and they both support DDS files by default. The former is much faster in saving them in my experience. And if you're saving as DDS through Paint.NET make sure you select "something DXT5" from the top drop-down menu to ensure compatibility with stuff

[fleet crest]

I have the complete creative suite and paint and gimp are superior to it. 2023 is here, folks.

[past barn]

I was just as surprised as you are when I found that out xD For example Premiere Pro doesn't support FLAC audio either which is even stranger, you need a free plugin

[fleet crest]

Tell me about it. I've dealt with that nonsense too

[past barn]

Also MKV either I think? Like one of the most common video formats

Maybe it was something else, but still stupid

[fleet crest]

I'm trying it your way now.

[fleet crest]

that was a complete mindbend. I repaired some video files that broke. they were saved as mkv. Premiere: wot is?

[fleet crest]

works. glorious

[river fjord]

np
nvidia texture tools will get you best compression of any of the programs, ive tried all of them
(standalone amd compressinator is a little better at certain textures)

[fleet crest]

ok, so I was able to open the dds in photoshop. however these are just the icons of the star and junk. what I actually want to change is the green background of the favourite selection. it is much too bright and I can't make out what is actually selected. all items look the same.

is that done in code maybe?

[river fjord]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/background-color-highlight it is i think.
a friend of mine did alternate colours for the different item types. can see how she did it here

[fleet crest]

also, do I assume correctly that if I want to change the size of the junk and fav (star) icons, I do that in code? changing the actual image file seems silly

[fleet crest]

ah nice. but still too much background. if I select 10 items they just blend together

I thought of something along these lines

you see the item and the item state without killing the visibility or covering parts of it with a star or junk icon

[river fjord]

well i didnt say use it, i just said you can look at the scripts and see how she did it to backwards engineer what you want to do

[fleet crest]

good thinking. will do. thank you

[rustic arrow]

Im I the only one, but I want that factions are randomized like monolith are in cordon, Duty in Great Swamps and so on, how can I do a mod like that?

[past barn]

You could also edit the item icons yourself (if you're crazy enough to go through all of them 1 by 1 :D)

[fathom wagon]

Go into ZCP in the MCM and go into the Stalkers tab. Set the "Random Squad Chance" to your heart's content. Just know that it may end up making you spawn in a new save with enemies on your doorstep.

[latent path]

how are you supposed to edit and replace ogg files

cuz however i'm doing it, it aint working

[violet ridge]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1076828227512848384/1078068329836707901/ss_mr0buggy_02-22-23_22-32-13_fake_start.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1076828227512848384/1078068351009566791/ss_mr0buggy_02-22-23_22-32-24_fake_start.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1076828227512848384/1078068376238301255/ss_mr0buggy_02-22-23_22-36-04_fake_start.png
more mags on the way

[violet ridge]

which part of replacing them does not work ?

them playing to begin with, or the new files not being understood by the game ?

or it's still same sound playing ?

[latent path]

the new audio just doesn't play

the files open and play fine in audacity, but any new ones i convert to ogg dont play

i can tell they're recognised because out of the 5 randomised menu tracks, there is sometimes silence instead of the ones i want to replace it with

i've tried in both mono and stereo

[violet ridge]

http://sdk.stalker-game.com/en/index.php?title=Editing_Music_and_Sounds

[latent path]

cheers

i'll have a look in a sec

[violet ridge]

it's for original games, but maybe something in there will help

[latent path]

the reason i tried mono is cuz i found a forum post that says stalker can only use mono files, which probably was true for the original games

(forum post was from 2015)

ah yes this looks useful

thank you!

[violet ridge]

https://igigog.github.io/anomaly-modding-book/main-folders-and-files/file-formats/ogg.html

there's this also, more up to date but not whole much

[latent path]

where can i get the sound editor

does it come with the game or is there an installer

i googled "cs sdk" but i'm just getting counter strike

wait it means clear sky doesnt it

[violet ridge]

there are links for audio software in anomaly modding book I linked

[latent path]

i found this http://sdk.stalker-game.com/ as well

[latent path]

alright, i made them all like this based on the ones that were working

didnt work tho

[glad tangle]

how does the ammo damage system work? is there a pinned discussion about it?

[random fulcrum]

wdym ammo damage system

[glad tangle]

as in what's the formula the game uses to calculate the damage output between the different values on weapons and bullets?

[random fulcrum]

for what's displayed on the weapon's card (the real damage number you should be looking at) it's normalize(hit_power * k_hit, 0, 1.5)

hit_power comes from the weapon's properties, k_hit comes from the ammo properties

[glad tangle]

okey

[glad tangle]

In the .ltx files for the bullets, the k_hit values dont match the displayed values... how do I accurately modify the k_hit value for a bullet?
For example the 7n1 bullet for a mosin does 74dmg, but the ltx file says k_hit = 1.017
What value should I put in k_hit to reach 100 dmg?

I just noticed it has a second k_hit value?? why?

[random fulcrum]

dude re read the formula

also no, there aren't 2 k_hit values

if you see a ; then it's a comment

[glad tangle]

there are 2 values, but thank you for the formula. I'll just have to use my non math brain to decipher it

[random fulcrum]

then the last one should be the one that loads

check whichever matches the formula

average gamma ammo mods

[molten current]

is there a way to tune down the red screen effect when taking damage in gamma? I will personally mod my game to make this happen lmao.

[fathom wagon]

Got a challenge for you
https://twitter.com/russhuncho/status/1627473086017667073?t=dynKeG2ESRDsysP2nV4Tbg&s=19

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[violet ridge]

I may or may not have something up that alley coming, just not for that particular platform

[opaque night]

They also have to be in 44khz and not 48khz

That might be why they play in audacity and not in game

[still condor]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FF4XwrFsBz4

how about this

[daring mauve]

Does anyone know how I can rebind the M key for the scope NVG?
Which script file do I need to edit?

[daring mauve]

nvm I found it, it is in G.A.M.M.A. Keybinds fixes

[undone lily]

Balanced

[still condor]

only if you can hit anything.

[regal bolt]

which mod/mods are tweaking Experimental PSUs? They don't work as intended as in they don't give the power caps they are supposed to and the power drain is not affected ( in case of Reactor PSU ). Seen multiple people having same issue.

[austere spire]

Does anyone know how I can have better animations for the Groza 7.62 weapon?

like ASH 12 or something like that?

[hardy hound]

do animations in blender lol

there isn't any posted anim in moddb for groza

there was the gunslinger one but was removed

[austere spire]

i see, thx you. Sorry for my poor inglish haha

[stable orchid]

hey in the weapon ammo ltx file is hit or disp the attribute for damage?

[undone lily]

wait for next patch

[austere spire]

i love u guys, that gun its my favourite!

[weary ledge]

heyo there does gamma use a modified ui_options.script?

[novel temple]

do you guys know if anyone has made a patch for ak5c and sr25 shoulder clipping?

[weary ledge]

try adjusting hud fov. to the point where the shoulder dont clip no more

[novel temple]

I tried that

I was just hoping someone had fixed the positioning or whatever is the cause of it

[kind pike]

I fixed weapon sound files for addon weapon and it sounds it's like in very close range even it's far from my position.

what should I fix?

[dusky bronze]

Hello, sorry for asking this here but I don't know where to do it, please could someone make me a mod to mute the sound of opening and closing the inventory? bothers me a lot (the zipper sound)
or teach me how to do it

[dusky bronze]

nvm, its done, here are my files if anyone want it:

[simple dome]

is there a way to add more names in the pool for NPCs? I get a lot of recycled name combinations so I was wondering if I can add more

[undone lily]

use ANUS addon?

[simple dome]

.... nice name

ill take a look, cheers

[weary ledge]

your field of view 2 high brother i think that might be the cause of it 😂🙈 but don’t quote me, i haven’t used the whole gamma modpack yet 🐒

[simple scaffold]

Code, same with the color. Your box idea could be done with the icon code but would take a bunch of extra math to scale the boxes

[simple scaffold]

Or it could be done by changing the texture that ui_inventory uses for the cell highlights so that it isn't solid, that would be way easier

[modern zephyr]

I want to make a pretty simple add-on, but i need to utilise Arti's crafting script to do that, and i have zero idea on how to work on scripts. I know it shouldn't be hard, as a template is already there, just add some text and item names, but i'm kinda lost on where to even begin.
Basically, i want to make the BaS PSO-1 eyecup and the Aimpoint T1 riser mount "detachable" and "attachable" with the following crafting recipes that can be initiated right from the inventory:
PSO-1 (eyecup) = rubber x1, PSO-1 (no eyecup)
Aimpoint T1 (high mount) = Fasteners x1, Aimpoint T1 (low mount).
And i want it to work both ways.

Can somebody help me with that?

[analog kettle]

any resources to where to get started with modding?

[ornate spade]

"modding" is a super generic term: ask more pointed questions about what you want to achieve/do

[analog kettle]

I have two things I want to do: Add more drugs to GAMMA and add visual effects for drugs in game.

effects to your screen basically

sharpening or increasing contrast, that kind of stuff to visually imitate being high

[dusty thistle]

i would like to drop an idea here. not sure if its been done. but i think it d be lovely to be able to display your favorite armors and weapons in your hideout.

[analog kettle]

basically a drug overhaul is my idea. add drugs like heroin, LSD, hash and crack while adding visual effects for the new drugs and the ones already in game like marijuana, cocaine, epinephrine and so on

the idea is to actually make using drugs feel like using drugs and to add more immersion into the zone, also worldbuilding to make it feel more lawless

maybe also add overdosing and drug interactions between stuff like psyblock and alcohol for instance

[vale knot]

i wanna make a mod that makes your guy an alcoholic

needs booze to function properly

[analog kettle]

addiction perhaps but I'm trying to keep the scale small until i know what I'm doing

[grizzled gorge]

If you want to add new effects you would need to code something in lua. If you just want to add new drugs based on already existing effect double click on : db_unpacker.bat in \Anomaly\tools. once its unpacked look for \configs\items\items\items_drugs.ltx and just replicate what you see on something new 😄

[vale knot]

unpacking anomaly was the best thing i did in terms of helping me mod anomaly

[analog kettle]

yeah, I don't know how to code in lua is the problem. most of the drugs i have in mind probably would have similar effects to some others but the ideas i have for overdosing, interactions with drugs and addiction also need coding in lua if I was to guess

[vale knot]

just keep it on a seperate drive lol

[grizzled gorge]

Yeah there are a lot of explanation/comments also inside the files.

[vale knot]

i cant code in lua but i can look at a file now and id say like 80% of the time understand whats going on

sometimes it takes like 30 minutes of staring at it tho

[analog kettle]

yeah that's how it was for me and voiced actor

but that's besides the point

so how would i get started for like, implementing vfx for drugs?

[grizzled gorge]

https://igigog.github.io/anomaly-modding-book/scripting/index.html is a good start i guess xD

[analog kettle]

thank you!

okay I'll need to read this when I'm home lmao

apparently Stalker isn't that hard to mod so at least that's hopeful

and i know it's at least POSSIBLE to have vfx for drugs because the game already has dizziness and drunkenness effects

[vale knot]

"but I know RavenAscendant uses Notepad++ like some old man"

damn ok

[analog kettle]

I use notepad++ smh smh

honestly yeah i think most of the code for this might already be in game, like for taking damage when using a drug or vfx. I'll need to create code for how drugs interact specifically but at least it shouldn't be as daunting as I initially thought

addiction might be a bit harder lol

[grizzled gorge]

for some reason that i don't want to look at my vscode do not want to save in windows 1251 so i also use notepad++ for xmls xD

[vale knot]

only thing i hate about notepad is manually setting language everytime

[analog kettle]

basically the thought in my head is to keep it simple so like, if x drug is used with y drug do z

which shouldn't be too hard?

[vale knot]

im sure theres a way to make it auto detect but zzzz

[analog kettle]

maybe?

I've never been good at coding ;u;

[grizzled gorge]

can't help you. coding is not my cup of tea. i can somehow understand what i read and edits values or copypasta something but can't write something from scratch. Though, there is a damage buff in game (morphine). So damage debuff should be doable i guess. Like the X drugs debuff you for some new type of damage that drugs Y and Z make

[analog kettle]

probably what I'll have to do

oh and I'll also have to make new icons for the drugs ugghhhhhh

[violet ridge]

http://sdk.stalker-game.com/en/index.php?title=Editing_ui_icon_equipment.dds

bare basics, based on original games but they still check out

[analog kettle]

thank you sm

[violet ridge]

there is also a tool Grok made to convert images into DDS format which removes hassle of manually fucking with alpha channel, I also heavily recommend to get it

[analog kettle]

where can I get it

[violet ridge]

it's here on discord, let me find it again

[analog kettle]

yep

[violet ridge]

#1062746688130928750 message

here

[analog kettle]

alrighty

okay so here's what I'll do
1: make drugs that are similar to other drugs first since they'll just be statswaps, like heroin and crack.

2: after that, figure out how to implement VFX for those drugs and the ones already in game

3: once I do that I can add drugs like LSD and shrooms

after that I'll get on overdosing, interactions and addiction

[violet ridge]

I think there is one thing you might be overlooking

why would anyone bother with it ?

ie what sort of fun beside "realism" does it brings to the table ?

[analog kettle]

more of a personal project.

[violet ridge]

mind you, i am not by any means trying to rain on your parade

ah

then by all means, hope you do enjoy the process

[analog kettle]

I find the lack of diversity in drugs in a presumably lawless zone kind of irritating and immersion breaking and I like the idea of actually feeling like I'm high in game so it's more of a "I want this so I can stop talking about it and actually do it"

[violet ridge]

👍

[analog kettle]

I'll make it public in case anyone else wants to use it but it's not MEANT for other people if that makes sense

[grizzled gorge]

tbf i use mag redux not because it feels "realistic" to me but i just like it. I have no explanation but since tarkov it just feels normal to me to have that type of details in a non competitive game (atmospheric/immersive). I mean don't put mags into overwatch xD

[violet ridge]

yeah I totally getchu

[analog kettle]

I'll probably also have anims for some items like heroin that i can just copy from other drugs but I also want to add ONE specific cigarette brand into the game and I may have to model and texture for that

i want to add camels lmao

like we already got lucky strikes and Marlboros, camels should finish the big 3 for western cigarettes

I'm talking out my ass at this point, need to note this down

[grizzled gorge]

Ive seen a mod recently on ddb that adds tones of stuff food related, camels might be inside

[violet ridge]

I imagine that might be actually easier for you to check how the existing cigs work and just make new ones by texture swap and new config

[analog kettle]

link it if you can.

[analog kettle]

yep yep

just need a good camels texture.

some guy suggested that Newports should be in game and I also liked that idea but the scale of my idea is already really bloated so i can do that later

[grizzled gorge]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/western-goods looks like no camel tho !

[analog kettle]

that's still really really good

does it use fdda anims?

[grizzled gorge]

dunno

[analog kettle]

maybe I can port those to fdda as a side project

[grizzled gorge]

i mostly use gameplay mods, there is already too much stuff in anomaly xD

[analog kettle]

oh it already is fdda compatible. based

i have the exact opposite need lmao

gameplay feels tight but not enough item bloat

no camels but it shouldn't be hard to find a texture or just make one myself

the m&m pill bottle

[grizzled gorge]

@analog kettle Look for actor_effects.script in scripts. It might helps you to understand how to make new camera effects

[analog kettle]

👀

thank you

[grizzled gorge]

Like at line 948 there is something calling alcohol.ppe, searching this way could lead to something usefull

[analog kettle]

alcohol.ppe is the dizziness effect

[grizzled gorge]

yes i guess

[analog kettle]

i know that the dizziness and drunkenness effects are the same because "sobering" and "dizziness removal" do the same thing to the same effect

I'm thinking effects like sharpening or saturation but it's a good place to start. thank you

[grizzled gorge]

radiation has a grain effect

[analog kettle]

oooh true

okay btw here are my ideas for the VFX of each drug and changes I'll make to vanilla drugs in detail:
Marijuana: Splitting into different kinds, indica, sativa and mixed. Indica makes you tired and increases psy resist and sleepiness, decreases satiety and thirst. basically vanilla marijuana with a new name. it'll desaturate the color in the screen slightly and will stack.
Sativa has the same effects but increases stam and decreases sleepiness. it adds slight saturation instead of desaturation and that also stacks

All opioids: screen sharpening.
Heroin: basically gonna be an in between for morphine and fentanyl. slight first aid and slight post heals. makes you hungry thirsty and sleepy.

[grizzled gorge]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/ayykyus-screen-effects-modified-by-handsome-ooyeah2 this mod changes saturation based on heal lvl and stuff like that, it can also helps you

[analog kettle]

👀 thanks

oh I forgot to mention, mixed marijuana just has effects of both.

the other new cannabis product is hash. basically it'll be a very low quality cannabis that is unhealthy, makes you hungry thirsty and sleepy and also decreases stamina but at the upside of increasing psy resistance

wait hash was cannabis not opioids lmao

cigarettes: have positive benefits for psy, now decrease stamina and cause mild vision blurring and saturation

that's all i got as ideas for now, sorry for the text wall

OH I FORGOT ABOUT COCAINE

[violet ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/kokainum-cocaine-arnie-gif-18319144

[analog kettle]

So yes powder cocaine now causes a screen brightness effect and saturation, film grain and mild tinnitus (i forgot to mention I'd implement audio effects for some if possible)

I want to add crack which causes a mild reddening of the screen, sharpness and audio dulling. basically think of a rage state or whatever

there's probably framework for audio effects on taking drugs SOMEWHERE

[grizzled gorge]

the kokainum got me

[analog kettle]

YEAH

poor arnold

[violet ridge]

more mags on the way
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1076602506823606312/1078761971710705744/ss_mr0buggy_02-24-23_20-33-01_fake_start.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1076602506823606312/1078761986772447252/ss_mr0buggy_02-24-23_20-33-05_fake_start.png

[analog kettle]

wait buggy do you mod MAGS

[violet ridge]

I am not THE guys who made MagsRedux, I just made a small submod using it to add some more things to weapons lacking irl options

[analog kettle]

I know, I was asking if you modded the mod

[violet ridge]

yes

the first release with austrian waffles (AUG mags) is out on moddb and here

[analog kettle]

oooo

[violet ridge]

cause MagsRedux only has the 30 round one

[analog kettle]

yeah

I'm sad MAGS doesn't actually change the model of the magazine in game but that's probably an engine limitation

[grizzled gorge]

doable but it would takes a bazillion of different animations

[analog kettle]

ah

and I assume no one wants to go through the effort lmao

[grizzled gorge]

I mean, a paid team would do it xD

[violet ridge]

the core problem lies in engine limitations, each weapon + sight combo is it's own seperate model

[analog kettle]

Xray borscht

[violet ridge]

it's a yummy borscht

as long as you are not present when it's being cooked

[analog kettle]

like source spaghetti but more slavic

lua

simultaneously very beginner friendly and also fucking impossible to write scripts with

[vale knot]

not to mention pistols with sights would all need their own model with the new mags too

extend this to ARs and youve got yourself a fuckton of work to do thatll only add up once another BAS update releases

[analog kettle]

i see

[vale knot]

i was gonna try to figure out how i can add tritium to the pretty pistols pack five seven

then i remembered i cant export OGF files

[random fulcrum]

no

not currently possible without inflating the fuck out of your file sizes

because you'll need model swaps for every combination of mags and scopes

i'm sure you won't want bas ALONE to weigh 100+ gb

[analog kettle]

i mean that's still doable just very very very impractical

[random fulcrum]

who would even download that

[analog kettle]

no one

[vale knot]

the dude with a 4tb ssd who plays provaks

[analog kettle]

i don't think that should matter

[grizzled gorge]

what i want doesn't matter tbh xD its just too much anyway.

[past barn]

Can I create additional textures without using the already existing files? So afaik you can extend scripts in separate files without touching the original but still get the functionality as if your mod was written inside the original file. For example all the files in [gamedata/scripts] starting with zz_

I tried to do the same with textures, specifically to use a totally new file as dead body markers instead of using the entire ui_common.dds which is where the default dead body marker is among many other icons. I created a separate texture file with just the intended dead body marker, plus a file with the same name inside "gamedata/textures_descr", with a code structure that I copied from ui_common.xml to create the ID for this particular texture. Also replaced the default ID in map_spots_relations.xml with the new one

However it doesn't seem to be working, but it's also kinda strange. So map_spots_relations.xml points to what icon should the dead body marker use which is current pointing to my custom texture file. But ingame the one that shows up is the default one, not mine. But shouldn't it give me an error instead or something? Seems like I messed up something, but as far as I can understand right now it should give me an error that XY texture doesn't exist, or something. But instead it's using a particular icon that's not even defined to the game to be used, since the file is overridden with my version which is pointing to my texture alone

If this thing is possible to do, can someone help understand what's going on and how to fix it?

Here are the files if anyone's willing to put some time into it

[grizzled gorge]

@analog kettle https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/drug-effects-hallucinations hey xD

[vale knot]

what a coincidence

[grizzled gorge]

indeed

[analog kettle]

FUUUCK

only affects the marijuana and joint

but this is super useful

[weary ledge]

I remember a mod on moddb doing something like this, I can‘t look it up right now, it might be called BiggerStashMarkers or maybe it was one of Bart‘s mods im not sure 🤔

[past barn]

This mod seems to do a similar thing yeah:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/visible-pda-map-icons-bigger-and-brighter
Looking at the files they used the existing ui_hud.xml and placed their custom texture descriptions in there which point to a completely new file. So I guess an independent description file wouldn't work for this mod