/sg/ - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. General

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Mods and Repositories | Often out of date; use only as a last resort!

>Shadow of Chernobyl
https://mega.co.nz/#F!R5tnxQab!u1LS76bEVBuIrAZw6Py_3A
>Clear Sky
https://mega.co.nz/#F!NoVzUJLZ!g4Qdy88rL3BG7WTlNXsGOw
>Call of Pripyat
https://mega.co.nz/#F!58lwDISQ!P-UNABvTEA7km2fLUIAU7A
>Game Repacks + Modding Tools
https://mega.co.nz/#F!Ql5CSLxb!gNkfqg-xAUfYezLuMaFtYQ
>Downgrading Patches (drag-and-drop)
https://mega.co.nz/#F!M4BmDRCL!vfze70GSJDyv-HzWn7Dwww
>Unpacked Gamedata + GSC Backup HDD assets
https://mega.co.nz/#F!V5hBzKab!wF7fgX6m5Tq29B_m5EX69g
>Old Builds (dated from June 1st, 2002)
https://mega.co.nz/#F!kFtnBTSb!K-RlA1TVxlJGl86yE1c6fw

>Lost Alpha
https://mega.co.nz/#F!nJEUgaKS!UdZXAwzMWmtjwfn_dFM3dg
>Oblivion Lost Remake
http://pastebin.com/QTzR2dys
>Joint Pak 2
http://pastebin.com/yfTBRhid

>Call of Chernobyl
https://mega.nz/#F!Z01CVQgZ!kzFOBdGnnehBSk1OUQm6PQ
>Weapon Soup for CoC Repo
https://mega.nz/#F!O0hSmBAT!0u8yH2lQc-7Q3-yN6phXhQ
>Call of Chernobyl/Warfare Bitbucket repository
https://bitbucket.org/revo_lucas/
>Don't have Call of Pripyat but want to play Call of Chernobyl?
https://mega.nz/#!uoYinJ7I!Lqj2DNIAkaVkcFUa1PLZzj80cVhAFK5D-9zbU2Iy5KI

>Codebro's 1.0008 Patch for SoC - enter "menu_fps_cap 0" in the console to prevent crashes.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/6644yv6xekn73rr/Codebro's+1.0008b+Fix+1.zip
http://pastebin.com/CtQ7zfkA
>Xetrill's Modified LuaJIT for CS/CoP - improves performance, especially in script-heavy mods.
https://mega.co.nz/#F!BIISmQgK!KHZR01ljznUqJlcHUax-aQ
http://www.gsc-game.com/main.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr2&thm_id=23321&sec_id=22

Previous thread: >>148862729

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DUTY WAS AN INSIDE JOB

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Anyone here tried Survarium??

>>149186465
yes

I started playing for the first time and what is this first mission? I have to kill 8 bandits, and sure I have some allies, but their AI is awful, and the bandits kill me in 3 shots while I take 50000 to kill them (they're fucking bullet sponges, and people kept saying this game was ""realistic"")

Yes I am playing at Master

It doesn't get better, does it? Was STALKER just a ruse?

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ded game

>>149186492
Is it gud?

>>149186541
It's just a ruse, a 10 year old general with 60 people definitely means the game is shit and not worth playing.

>>149186630
no

>>149186630
It's ok, a bit too grindy and sometimes its hard to get a game with good ping. Great gun sounds though
they still dont have freeplay

>>149186785
>They'll never have freeplay

>>149186724
Sounds like a sad circlejerk (and yes I am aware this defines every single general in this board)

>>149187135
Oh no he used the /v/ circlejerk meme

>>149187202
Considering your reply it seems I am right

>>149186541

the autistic faggots will scream at me for saying this, but you're better off playing the game with mods now, its just too dated otherwise, for the very reasons you mentioned.

Theres quite a few that update the graphics and get rid of spongebob bulletsoaker without actually changing the core gameplay mechanics too much.

>>149186785
>>149186858
>no freeplay

I hope it's worth some hours, at least.

>>149187565
Don't people usually recommend some sort of "starter" mod? In all honesty there's not much point in playing pure vanilla, since like you said, there are plenty of fixing/visual mods that keep the vanilla core gameplay.

Hey bros, just got SoC and I was wondering if I need mods for a first experience? Nothing crazy, just quality of life/graphic stuff. Maybe the ability to increase my fov or gun stuff.

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>>149187917
Consult this Starting Guide,
then see the /vg/'s huge Stalker General for more tips and links: >>>/vg/stalker

Play in the release order. Start with no mods - only latest patch, OR get the full "Starter Pack" first; these contain bug-fixers and light visual mods that can help performance as well.
Leave big overhauls for later playthrougs. Avoid the "Complete" -mods. Always play on MASTER difficulty for best realism and atmosphere, and disable crosshair.

Don't give up in the beginning! The starting gear sucks ass and first area can be a bit boring.

>>149187903
the patched vanilla's a-OK, bruh. At least STEAM and GOG versions are auto-patched.

The Starter Pack stuff's just neat extra, in case you want to tweak or polish things further.

>>149187917
Play for a little on vanilla and see if you like it. If you do, then keep playing through the game, and if you don't but want to give it a chance, then look at the mods in the OP.

>>149188181
>>149188264
Thanks dudes, you guys are pretty cool!

Zone Reclamation Project is still the best starter mod.

Fixed bugs and shit, doesn't touch the rest.

Also wtf is happening with Radium? Last thread said it was imploding

>>149187903
>>149187917
AMK Standalone Ballistics from the repository and Zone Reclamation Project. They're compatible.

>>149187565
I am already using the starter pack

Still can't get past first mission

If only I could heal

>>149188181
I know vanilla can still be plenty of fun, but it can't hurt to improve the graphics or add quality of life stuff. Though adding a weapon pack or something is probably a bit much for a first playthrough.

Been awhile since i played a Stalker game 100% vanilla, it'd probably feel weird to go back.

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>>149188441
>If only I could heal
just suck up a medkit / bandage / food. That shit's everywhere.

Still, the best way to survive in the Zone, is the same method you survive IRL : Don't get shot!
Stay low, use cover, lean, and aim with sights. Think your location and surroundings.

>>149188373
as much as I'm a sucker for AMK, I really, REALLY would not put any rookie start with it / its ballistics. As proven in this thread again, the vanilla already causes plenty of trouble to beginners nowadays.

>>149188657
I feel like my enemies have perfect though, it's quite frustrating to use cover because of that

>wait at cover
>hear enemy approaching
>show my head
>instantly get shot

Not even holding the gun at the spot where they are hiding and waiting patiently for them to show themselves works, they somehow manage to shoot me first

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>>149188651
>but it can't hurt to improve the graphics or add quality of life stuff
sure thing, but the visuals in STALKER are still breddy damn gud, IMO. Especially the lighting and textures are top-notch.
CoP's an exception. CoP's just kinda fugly all vanilla.

>>149188843
>I feel like my enemies have perfect though,
...perfect what? Aim?
The hell they do! They can also be literally blind at times, like if you sit behind a high bush.

They are pretty good at hunting you by sound though. People don't seem to realize that the HUD has that audio-emitter meter on it for a reason, and that NPCs can hear you. This has led to some people claiming the AIs having "wallhack", when in reality you can totally trick them to move to empty area just by disappearing from the seen without being spotted or heard.

Like said earlier, the beginning is literally this "hobo phase", where you got shittiest possible gear of the game, and need to go against better equipped foes. The mission at the Car Park you do in the beginning has also become this "baptism of fire" trial for rookies in recent years. Things do get quite a bit easier once you finally get a proper rifle, pop a scope on top of it, and load in some AP ammo. A proper protective suit with NVGs also help a ton.

Bar:
>Far from North
>Shitload of loners walking around freely
>Has a fucking gladiatorial arena

>is home for Duty

Military:
>Right next to the Barrier, on an actual military base
>Locals actually have defend the rest of the Zone from Monolith and mutant outbreaks
>Strong discipline in base, non-members aren't welcome

>is home for Freedom

Why GSC can't into world building?

>>149189334
I think i've just become spoiled by mods with really nice guns and UIs. That's why i find it hard to come back to certain mods that have guns that look/feel like vanilla.

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>>149189548
personally, I find it quite therapeutic after a while.
Vanilla has this special mood of its own, which just about any mod will instantly ruin / replace with its own. There may not be as much content and fancy features in vanilla, but the little there is "feels" right and balanced.

And being already a 2007 DX9 game, it also looks quite nice! Indoors are very realistic, while outdoors feel tad more stylized and atmospheric.

>>149189548
without ammo repack script i just end up sitting in a bush endlessly reloading all the half empty ammo boxes into full ones

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>>149163858
>>149164082
Nobody does. I just went through the trader files. Pretty messed up. I'll add one to Barkeep and one to Freedom, who else should I maybe add it to?

where's this m_stalker.ltx i need to edit to fix the AI? I can't seem to find it

>>149189548
The only part about vanilla guns I can't stand is the mirrored ejection ports and the ridiculously bad animations non-break action shotguns have.

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So, AO3 and CoC; is it just me or is armor worthless? I'm still getting dropped in a single burst of non-AP 5.45 in a fully upgraded exoskeleton as easily as I was while wearing a windbreaker.

>>149193082
Fuck it, added the sil_scar to every trader who sells wpn_scar

>>149194260
AO3 is well known for this shit. Try STCoP, you won't die from peeking around a corner every time anymore.

>>149194749
Hmm, unfortunate, I'd just gotten cozy with this mess until I realized my survivability only goes up 3% upgrading from nylon cloth armor to a man-shaped tank.

On that subject though, I did catch something a thread or three back about AO3 and STCOP fusing here sometime for the 1.4 official release, any truth or further info on that?

I've been playing CoC for the first time with OWR3 installed.

Do 'unique' variants of weapons like vanilla CoP had, still exist somewhere with this setup?

>turn off the Psi-emissions at Yantar
>zombies continue to spawn
Fuck this shit, all I wanted was to open a relatively safe path from the Army Warehouses to Yantar as Freedom so I don't have to kill 30 Bandits every time I wanna go to the edge of the Zone.

>>149190124
All I want is higher/more foilage. It does a lot to improve the feel of the outdoor areas. Grates me that the only mods I've found so far that give me the grass I want are also overhauls like AA2.

>>149196175
You order them from Nimble, innit?

>>149197606
But anon, zombies are pretty fun to kill
Plus they're basically sources of free ammo, assuming you're hitting them in the head with <3 rounds of course

>>149200342
Haven't ran into him yet, is he still located up in Zaton in CoC?

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>>149200395
><3 rounds
Like a Ukrainian cupid or something?

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>>149198241
So just take the grass out and ditch the rest.

>>149200764
>You may now kiss the dirt, cyka

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>>149198241
There's a way to increase the grass draw distance in SoC, I just don't remember how. I think I may have had to hex edit a .dll file or something

>>149200395
They rarely carry 7.62x51

>>149200817
Guess I could try doing that. Just gotta figure out how.

>>149201334
Distance is just part of the issue. Density and the height of the grass is important too.

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>>149201740
Just be careful. Grass responsibly.

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>>149202219
Christ. Thank you for the warning, stalker.

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>>149202219

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>>149202584
>density so high the transitions stand out like a sore thumb
This is when you know you have an issue

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Comfy storm

>>149203113
Been out of the loop as far as CoC/Open Xray development goes, did they ever manage to unfuck the whole k_ap and hit_scale problems plaguing the engine, or is everything still running on the same hacky bleed-based work-arounds that've been used for the last several years?

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Has SOUP added LA maps yet? I haven't played STALKER since I clocked the .db version of SOUP when it was a thing, and having just up'd my rig w/ a 1080 gfx card, well...it might be fun to see what it looks like now...

>>149187573
No it's absolute trash.

>>149206813
>LA maps
You mean the same shitty build maps as every other mod on the fucking planet? Yes.

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We have a /sg/ discord and we'd like you to come, stalker.
We'll have an invite later. We need fresh blood. Also we have a stalker tabletop game that's uh... it'll take us a few days to get out of the zone atm.

>>149207216
Fuck off

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>>149207436
Why would i? :3

>>149207638
holy smeg someone saved my edit. I thought that was lost to the sands of time.

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>>149207949
I used to save a lot of shit honestly. It's kinda why I tried making the archive.

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I'm glad this is a thing you can do

>>149207216
>ban PTRS-kun
>channel dies
POTTERY
POETRY
MEMERY

>>149207169
>You mean the same shitty build maps as every other mod on the fucking planet
No, as the LA maps are different than the build maps.

>AO has retarded damage values
>STCoP has shit animations

I miss the pistol sprinting animations from AO already.

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>>149213230
So edit the damage values?

>>149200342
[Rookie Village]

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>SGM Lost Soul
>Running around near Iron Forest
>A GPS Conductor just rolling by me down the hill

uhhh? Do these actually spawn in Iron Forest or was this a random drop from a corpse somewhere I can't see

>>149213448
Funny thing about that, I've been comparing AO3 damages.ltx, actor.ltx, weapon and outfit files, and the ammo entries, and for the life of me I'm stumped as to why player's armor works like tissue paper compared to the NPCs "fake" armor entries.

Every time I compare the math and values to vanilla CoC, there's virtually no difference; unless they added some retarded scripting or new variables, I can't see what the deal is.

>>149181042
what OS are you using?

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>>149214742
That's weird. The only thing I can think of is maybe there is a value that may be missing? Compare the armor files and see if there is additional values in one and not the other

>>149215289
The only working theory I have right now is based on a discrepancy in the damages.ltx regarding the "ACTOR MODIFICATION SECTIONS" at the very bottom. The NPC version of this document includes head entries, the player one doesn't, so I think it might be treating Exo suits and other non-helmet gear as if you have no helmet in *some* of the damage math, and I'm just catching 9x18 in my teeth on an absurdly regular basis.

Whatever the problem is, losing 3/4 your health to sawn-off buckshot in a goddamn upgraded Merc Exosuit is not fucking right.

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>>149215741
I think you might be onto something honestly. Even in a fully upgraded exo suit if 1 of the bucks dinks you in your head when you have no helmet you lose a shit load of health. Heck it may be registering a headshot and minor body damage

>>149213230
What's so bad about the STCoP animations? I haven't played with it for very long but nothing has stood out as bad to me.

Is it common to have an Eclipse and an emission at the same time in Lost Soul?

>>149218320
A nocturnal emission? It happens :^)

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>>149219663

how did CoC turn out? haven't played stalker in a good amount of time

>>149222062
platy it and find out

is there an inventory icon fix for AO3 Itemsoup? my bandit trenchcoat is showing up as a pair of NVGs

>>149213230

Change AO's damage values to STCoP's

>>149224963
are you using 1.4 patch or something?

>>149225593
nope, 1.3.2.

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>>149225847
then you dun fucked something up.

it's fine for me with 1.3.2 and item soup for 1.3.2.

>pic related

Playing TFW, what faction should I join?
Im thinking Duty because
>that base
>those NPCs
>active but not too active starting area

>>149226582
ah, figured out the problem, it's a conflict with the outfit addon
oh well, i'll live with it.

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>>149227767
did you use the patch that is included with the outfit addon??

looks fine to me at
inv_grid_height = 3
inv_grid_x = 14
inv_grid_y = 30

>>149228069
yep, used the AO3 compatibility patch.

>>149228120
nevermind, i see what is wrong.

>>149228120
>>149228183
go into
gamedata\configs\misc\outfit_novice.ltx
for
[trenchcoat_outfit]

put
inv_grid_x = 0

>>149227767
for that to work correctly you would have me merge it yourself.

either the new outfits are gonna be screwy or item soup items are gonna be.

>>149214742
>"fake"

Fucking stop, I'm tired of repeating the same fucking thing over and over again:

For k_ap <= BPC (bone protection coefficient inside damages.ltx):

k_hit * hit_power * BDC * hit_fraction (BDC stands for bone damage coefficient inside m_stalker.ltx)

Otherwise:

max[(BDC * hit_fraction), (k_hit * hit_power * BDC * (1 - BPC/k_ap))]

The above formulas are accurate, provided k_ap values doesn't exceed 0.75. Anything higher than that, and it becomes a mess and I don't feel like trying to figure it out.

Now, as for player: hit_fraction is taken from outfit.ltx for each armour, BPC is still inside damages.ltx, but it has separate section from NPCs (nothing is preventing you from using values that NPCs do though), BDC is inside actor.ltx.

Now, please, stop discussing things you have zero knowledge about and jumping to conclusion.

Also, because of how arms on NPCs are situated when they are aiming at you with most guns, depending on the weapon's precision, you might be hitting arms instead of the torso, which might give an illusion of enemies being bullet sponges.

Now go compare the values again with the knowledge you've gained.

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DONT DIE

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DIE!

>>149228746
Just talking about how the game doesn't have NPCs *use* actual outfits, but assigns them similar armor values to the outfit their model has, calm your tits anon.

I'm too old and slow for Ironman, is it okay if I save after blowouts?

>>149233540
>just talking about

No, you aren't just talking about how NPCs don't actually use outfits:

>there's virtually no difference; unless they added some retarded scripting

You are being ignorant, and spreading misinformation.

>>149228746

You are correct, anon. This is verifiable if you look at the source code (even though it's a huge mess)

>>149235004
You were autistically rambling about my use of the word "fake", which is precisely what that line was in reference to. If you cared to engage the main point of the discussion, you chose a strange means to do so.

Your copypasta goes on about "bullet sponge enemies" and goes on about accidentally hitting enemy limbs as if that were the topic here; it is in fact the opposite, NPC values are fine, the actor not being anywhere near as tough as a similarly armored NPC, accounting for shot placement, is the problem.

No one is disputing the damage math here; the entire topic is that following those very posted formulas, something in AO3 that isn't readily apparent is causing a oft-complained of disparity in actor/NPC toughness with identical "gear".

ded tred

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>>149238025
/vg/ threads don't die overnight.

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It's Friday fellow stalkers, what are you drinking to celebrate?

Pic related.

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>>149242436
kurwa :---DD

>>149213230
Almost all AO models and animations come from STCoPWP.

The CoC version of STCoPWP just uses some ancient version of the mod instead of 2.8

>>149242436
Coffee because it's 6am

>>149185858
YOUR CASH AND YOUR ARTIFACTS AND QVICK YOU ASSHOLE.

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Post best names

Playing Call of Chernobyl right now. It is pretty fun despite there being not much to do other than clear out bases and artifact hunt. I thought I would get sick of it but I am not.

>>149245748
lots of terrain to check out

>>149245327
^this is stcop btw

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Can I get some help? Where can I find the logs?

I'm so fucking tired of crashes.

>>149245912
Read OP

>>149245912
_appdata_

>gives no other info

>>149246826
>>149247847
Nevermind, it was just Warfare breaking all my CoC addons. Fuck it, uninstalled Warfare.

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>Change some of CoC's retarded scope crosshairs to something less retarded
>Binos are fucked no matter what resolution I put in the .xml file

Anybody knows how I can fix this? Adding those "102"x"768" lines on the bino entry adds black bars on the sides to all scopes.

>>149248151
if i had to guess on that crashlog ya posted, i would have said warfare.

>>149248321
whatever texture you are replacing, it needs to be the same size.

if you cant get/make one the same size you need to edit the texture you are replacing in
gamedata\configs\ui\textures_descr\ui_ingame.xml

>>149248321
>>149248559
*****
to make it easier
whatever texture you are replacing, it needs to be the same size.

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Now you can pick which corner you want the weapon info and status displays in

>>149248698
When?

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>>149248698
Some of this math makes me want to literally delete myself though

>>149248627
>>149248559
AO's ui_ingame.xml binos are 1024x1024. I changed my custom one to the same size. The custom .dds file I replaced the binos with are stretched to 1920x1200 in their original u-Iingame.xml I believe?

Is Arsenal Overhaul compatible with other gun mods? Also M16 and M4 are fucking useless the damage is just laughable.

>>149249330
Take a wild guess

coc update when?

>>149249330
no. you cant just slap one gun mod over another.

>>149249413
Then Stalker fucking sucks bloodsucker cock because other moddable games I played let me have a fuckton of weapon mods at once. Nigger fuck game.

>>149249478
>wah-wah, why does the way this game works not cater to complete idiots like me?!

Fuck out of here. Merging shit isn't even hard when it comes to weapon mods.

>>149249478
Kill yourself

>>149249478
really not hard to merge shit man.

if your problem with the M16 and M4 is the damage, just edit the damage values in their config files.

real fuckin nato

>>149248698
>>149248807
nice, even better

release when?

Why SOC has no gun mods? Why COP has the most? Which one is your favourite?

>>149249909
Kill yourself?

>>149249909
>Why SOC has no gun mods

wut

>>149250000
Never heard about any.

>>149250159
AMK Arsenal ))))

>>149250330
Some meme shit no one cared about stop shilling your mod you made in 10 minutes with half of guns being stolen from Far Cry and COD and the other half ripped from Halo you underage homo.

>>149250413
(((

http://www.moddb.com/mods/call-of-chernobyl/addons/itemsoup-outfit-addon-for-stcop-1320

Licence: Proprietary
Credits: VodkaChicken, VelesTheStalker

yeah ...cuz item soup wasnt from /sg/ and merged with
http://www.moddb.com/mods/call-of-chernobyl/addons/coc-items-addon-v10-all-weapon-mods-variants


the fuck?

>>149250560
Christ, what in the fuck are you even trying to say? Speak normally, and not like if you were hit in the fucking head and now have half of your brain missing.

>>149250897
sorry you're too retarded to understand.

Is AMK Autumn Edition good?
I did not play with any mods in ShoC at all, just shitty vanillia.

>>149250159
http://www.moddb.com/games/stalker/mods

>>149250560
Licences don't mean shit in Moddb.

Isn't proprietary the default licence when adding mods in Moddb anyway? He probably didn't even notice that.

>>149251093
Autumn anything is trash

>>149251093
Yeah, it's pretty good. Arguably the best AMK variant.

>>149251051
You are the only fucking retard here who can't fucking type like a normal human being, fucking neck yourself.

>>149251093
yeah, it's a very good merge mod

>>149251134
not sure, at least he put

"Special thanks to the author of ITEMSOUP for CoC and VodkaChicken (author of Outfit Addon)"

in the readme.

>>149251192
can i borrow your edge to do it?

>>149251260
>>149251137
Thanks. I'll try it.
What is the best ShoC mod that keeps vanillia stuff n adds weapons n other stuff tho?

>>149250560
Well tell him to just leave uploaders name in the credits field and include proper credits in the description. Adding mod info in moddb is terrible.

Licences mean jack shit in Moddb. Not sure why you are forced to pick one.

>>149251442
Kill yourself

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Is CoC's fog supposed to make shit completely invisible beyond 5 feet? Shit looks like Silent Hill

>>149251680
Welcome to Atmosfear™. Enjoy your stay.

>>149251680
lol that name tho

in the repo for CoC, Atmosfear Fog remover

>>149251483
I should kill myself because I have asked what is the best ShoC mod.
Are you fucking braindead or what

>>149252009
Kill yourself

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>>149251849
>Atmosfear Fog remover
Oh shite son thanks friend.

>FUKC fog in my CoCk by Anon

>>149252009
Read the OP.

>>149252057
You're on the wrong side of autism

>>149252281
Kill yourself

I wanna stick my dick in Bloodsucker's mouth.

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>>149256816

>>149256816
grab a can of leeches and stick your dick in it.
Its mouth works the same way, anticoagulant and all.

Alright, fuck these black radioactive dogs in CoC. How do What are they called in the files and how do I remove them?

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Nice

Rank Stalker games from best to worst

COP>CS>SOC

>>149251680
>>149252078
I installed this but I still get fog, not sure why. It's not the fog where you can't see 5 feet ahead though, you can see far enough to spot enemies.

Is enemy vision affected by atmosfear's fog ?

>>149250560
That itemsoup/outfit merge is a broken piece of crap, so anyone who uses it gets what they deserve.

>>149257410
m_dog.ltx

The rest is self-explanatory.

Why is CS so much better than SOC?

>>149249902
Never

>>149261384
oh please

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So after a couple of hours of .ltx scouring and in-game testing, it appears AO3 for CoC is a mess damage-wise due to a combination of extremely faulty shotgun tweaks and not bothering to scale values in damages.ltx to compensate for the overal increased power of weapons and ammo, completely fucking headshot damage from weak weapons versus high-level helmets.

One pointless modding mystery solved, so many more to go.

>>149265081
No need for you to invent a fucking bicycle:
>>149228746
Make a goddamn excel table and fuck around with values.

>>149266769
Please don't shout in this thread and use bad language

>>149266769
It's something to do. Not much better way to learn the ins and outs of the system than to go elbow deep into it trying to make heads or tails of broken gameplay or balance issues.

I about choked on my drink when the shotgun and buckshot math came up. The goddamn things are ballistically similar to getting drilled in the chest with a half dozen 7.62x39 in AO3, even with zero ap ability the sheer damage output eats through high-end armor like its not even there, all because someone wanted to be the cool guy and actually make 00 buck shoot a sensible amount of pellets.

>>149242436
got a big bottle of laphroaig and installing sgm 2.2 for some friday night stalker

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Is coc's AI still fucked?
How is weaponsoup?

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>>149270512
Fucked

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>>149270648
FUCK

>>149270512
The whole "whoops we accidentally made everyone into thermal vision equipped terminators" thing? It's an easy fix, just a couple variables here and there.

Weaponsoup meanwhile is on hiatus until CoC 1.4 goes official and/or Werejew frees himself from the shackles of the bourgeois.

Does anyone know if the ironsight fix for CoP mentioned in >>149188181 works for 16:9 resolutions?

The mod says 4:3 and 16:10
http://www.nexusmods.com/stalkercallofpripyat/mods/223/?

>>149272956
Why even use vanilla weapons

>>149273025
You tell me why not.

I'm new to the series and just finished playing SoC then CoP, both vanilla except for the atmosfear mod on CoP. I enjoyed it.

I'm installing Misery now.

>>149273248
inb4 "misery is shit"

Anyway, MISERY is whole other experience. You might want to first revisit the mod with a weapon pack like STCoP and maybe just try a whole other mod like The Way To Pripyat. If you play MISERY this early, you'll be left agonized.

This coming from someone who sunk a few thousand hours into the mod.

>>149273376
But honestly the game did feel too easy. I played on Stalker difficulty though.

>>149273817
It is easy. Even on master, unless you are using Arsenal Overhaul 3, where the "Arse" can be taken seriously in the name. It's plagued with insane damage values

Try Call of Chernobyl with AO3, though. It feels challenging enough. Set out a goal. It'll take you back into both SoC as CoP. I do not recommend installing 1.4 RC2 yet, though. It's buggy, go with 1.3.2 and grab yourself a few nice mods.

And lastly, MISERY is also plagued with features some swear on, others absolutely despise. But in reality, it's a really good mod for someone who can get into heavy roleplaying. Try it out if you really want to.

>>149259424
No. IIRC you can unfuck that in m_stalker.ltx though.

>>149274023
Checking out Call of Chernobyl then. Not sure what AO3 is. You guys really should word it out for newbies.

Is it just me, or does this page not list any of the features of CoC anywhere obvious?:
http://www.moddb.com/mods/call-of-chernobyl

>>149274023
>AO3
Kill yourself

>>149274836
>Not sure what AO3 is
>You guys really should word it out for newbies.
>>149274023
>unless you are using Arsenal Overhaul 3
>using Arsenal Overhaul 3
>Arsenal Overhaul 3
>A****** O******* 3

Also
http://www.moddb.com/mods/call-of-chernobyl/news/release-and-faq

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>>149274836
You might be blind

http://www.moddb.com/mods/call-of-chernobyl/news/release-and-faq

>>149274981
Ah, sorry about that.

Yeah I checked the FAQ. I would think the first question would be something like "what new features were added?" but didn't see that really anywhere.

>>149274976
Why do you dislike AO3?

Should I install something else with Call of Chernobyl instead?

>>149275690
STCoP has better weapon models, descriptions, damage values, adds changes to suppressors, better inventories

That's all I got right now

Take it from someone who played AO3 a lot then switched over.

>>149275690
Dont listen to them. STCoP has worse animations and is even easier

>>149275962
better trader inventories I mean

>>149275991
The animations are not bad at all, and being easier than AO3 is a good thing. In STCoP you will only die if you do stupid shit. In AO3 you die even if you do everything right. I've been sniped in STCoP once, and you will still die if a NPC gets to unload on you. If it really bothers you just increase hit probability and enjoy dying

>>149274836
>Not sure what AO3 is.
You're fucking retarded but I'll let your dumb ass slide on this shit for now.
>You guys should really word it out for newbies.
Ignoring the fact that there's people in the current year that say "newbies", telling people to spoonfeed your autistic self harder is like telling 4chan to add upvoting. Speaking of which, fuck off back to r/stalker.

>>149213903
Seems to just randomly drop all over the place.

What are you listening to and drinking fellow stalkers?

Minttu and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHO4u2bhjOc&index=3&list=PLz4cOr9SjWy3wcJR-s1CJZDp0ocvXuJhW

>>149277425
Fuck off you drunk

>>149277510
>drinking until you get drunk

Why would anyone do that?

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>>149277425
I'm blazing right now though

>>149277553
>in a slav general
>doesn't get drunk

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>>149277694
>being a fleshfucker

http://webmshare.com/OGePm

>>149277947
This might not have happened if you weren't a fuccoi wearing a leather jacket and carrying a pistol

>>149275962
>descriptions
Both STCOP and AO3 have utter shit descriptions.

>>149279067
I didn't say they weren't shit, just better.

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>>149277425
>Minttu

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>>149279394
fixed

>>149248627
>>149248559
Still can't figure it out. Tried everything.

Might as well remove Weaponsoup repo from the OP and put it somewhere else, since it's fubar and development is ded.

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>>149281068
What is this fucking bullshit holy fuck

How is Lost Alpha like?

>>149285238
like a crock of shit

>>149285238
it's shit
and no I'm not being sarcastic, it's terrible

>>149285238
Lost and alpha-y

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FUG

Duty is fucking retarded
>le zone is dangerous and must be destroyed

the anomalies could be used to further scientific development besides they should mind their own business and let stalkers hunt artifacts

Freedom is just redundant they are just loners - hippie edition

>>149285238
Shit. Wait for DC. It probably won't fix it tho.

Shoker or Arsenal Overhaul?

>>149285613
STWP

>>149285613
Lost Alpha. It's free. Do yourself a favor and get it. Don't listen to these fucking faggot shitters. Do youself a favor and play the definitive STALKER experience. These bozos are entertained with anything. Just look at them play a fucking shitty map pack with nothing to do.

Trust me. You won't regret it.

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>>149285394
The Zone spreads its contagion further with each coming blowout, and you expect us to sit idly by and watch as it destroys the planet? You absolute moron. There are more than enough artifacts to go around already for any sort of scientific research.

Is the CS Arsenal Overhaul/SRP merge the best option if I want to play through the CS story with higher quality weapons?

>>149279123
STCOP has the descriptions copypasted from Wikipedia, right? How are those better?

>>149285394
Artifacts are the Zone's seed.

>>149276335
Someone already gave a (decent) answer.

Your reply is invalid.

>>149274807
how do

So, I just finished playing through the games vanilla (Well, with the starter packs)

The games were pretty easy vanilla, played on master, I can handle and enjoy a challenge but that's not really what I'm looking for.
I really enjoy getting chased across the map by mutants and asshats, but I find the scripted firefights rather bland.

What would you suggest I play next? Should I do CoC with AO3 as suggested for the other fellow, or is there something else out there that would be more suitable? If I should do CoC with AO3, is there anything else I should slap in as well?

>>149291487
AMK:AE

>>149291636
Thanks, sounds awesome

Why in vanilla SOC monsters didn't roam freely? They only patroled a set area it wasn't like in CS and CoP where you could find any mutant anywhere

>>149292585
After that I'd play OGSE 0692 (don't play 0693), then move on to CS with TFW, then to CoP with some kind of SGM. After all of that, come back and play CUMULATIVE pack 2 or StalkerSoup. That's pretty much the comprehensive classics of stalker mods.

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rip

>>149291487
this >>149291636

and go with version 1.4 instead of 1.4.1 if you want no shortage of things to kill you

>>149294197
what's wrong with 0693? was going to check it out after finishing clear sky

>>149296634
it's a step forward graphically and a step backward in every other regard

>>149287072

>>149147724

atleast change the way you say it, I'm not a fan of deja vu,

>>149273248
>I'm installing Misery now.

Oh sweet child..

The only reason to install that bullshit is if you're into legendary levels artificially autistic difficulty.

>>149299213
Yeah, I decided against it for now.

I've downloaded Call of Chernobyl and I'm trying to figure out what else to go with it. I already have AtmosFear installed as well as Absolute Nature and Structures.

>>149299585
nice bait, you'll get some replies

CS > SoC > LA > CoP

>>149301547
fuck your mother with a pencil bastard

>>149263148
cmon tk. don't be like that m8....

>>149288396
it's pretty damn good imho

>>149299213
Misery is only hard before you get good shit. Once you have good armor and good guns it is pretty okay.

deddest

>>149304139
I need more art and my artist has been in some kind of Ukie-slaughtering frenzy for like a year now
I'm not optimistic

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1 fucking day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CxB9t12r8s

>>149308539
well shit.... so chalk it up to never ever?

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>>149310001
>literally never ever

>>149310119
Just find me someone else who's good at the photoshops but not busy defending Russian clay and we'll see how it goes

>>149310193
If only this nice screenshot wasn't ruined by awful graphics settings and leaving the fuckin HUD on

>>149310340
what type of stuffs you need done?

>Guy that gave me a mission dies to an emission while inside Rostok
God dammit you had one job

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>>149310001
( ´･ω･`)

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>>149310556
Some of these icons are not like the others

>>149311302
so you need all new icons? or just the last 3 on the right?

>>149311505
The 3 on the right in the three styles I already have for the other ones

Roleplaying as an ecologist. What weapons should I use?

>>149311621
PDWs and the L85.

>>149311621
SMGs and low-caliber pistols

>>149311621
Walther P99 + L85A1

>>149277425
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNmm9IZ44jI

>>149311656
>>149312098
>>149311718
I have an L85 and a Fort-17. That should be good.

Getting sick of becoming the god of death with the best armor and weapons in the game.

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Now this is a neat-looking map

>>149311579
ok do you have a template or just want something that looks close to the other styles?

I keep getting this error while playing AMK AE, is it fixable or do I just have to deal with it?
FATAL ERROR

[error]Expression : start_node && path
[error]Function : CXml::NavigateToNode
[error]File : E:\stalker\sources\trunk\xrXMLParser\xrXMLParser.cpp
[error]Line : 97
[error]Description : NavigateToNode failed in XML file
[error]Arguments : ui\ui_main_menu.xml


stack trace:

>>149313141
I'm sure art guy has templates n' shiet but all I've got is the finished product, so "close" is about as much as I can hope for unless he emerges from his genocidal fugue state
If you know someone add me on Steam because I'm literally going to sleep now
But someone that actually like knows their way around a graphics because it would be very awkward if I had to be mean to them if it didn't turn out well

>>149273248
Install Misery 1.x from the repo if you must play it modded, 1.x is still stalker while 2.x is its own thing. Also, download and look at the iron sights fix, don't just read about it.

>>149313821
let me guess
you added the AMk patches after you installed AMK: AE

>>149314142

No, I once added a patch I found in the Repo but I've done a complete re-install since.

I did add some of the options that came with the download plus the deautumnizer but that's it.

>>149313821
amk ae is stable, you fucked up the install somewhere. start over

>>149314831
Try it with just the core mod before you add shit. Like start and play it for a few mins while you're adding shit so you know when and what you're fucking it up with.

Don't use the binoculars option or the ENB.

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We all agree that call of priyat is the best stalker game right?

>>149314848

I'll explain in detail how I installed it

>opened the file in 7zip
>unpacked gamedata, _app_data and fsgame.ltx to "S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl" folder
>optionals was already unpacked from before
>copy over gamedata folder from
>AA2 No ENB Color and Lighting
>scopes/absolute/16x9
>AMK anomaly visibilty (invisible)
>AMK binocular frames (enabled)
>went to weather/flares and set them to off via Notepad++
>changed carry weight in actor.ltx and modified it to prone
>changed carry weight in inventory_sect.ltx

>Try it with just the core mod before you add shit

I did and it worked fine I'm at Cordon after x-18 and I only got a crash like that once in Dark Valley after a while but after reloading from the autosave it worked fine.

What's wrong with the binoculars option? It's just the one .ltx for the binoculars in the weapons folder.

Yo in the cs mods mega link in the op is the shoker mod the same as this?
http://www.moddb.com/mods/shoker-weapon-mod

>>149315038
>>149315870

Forgot to quote

>>149315587
No.

>>149315870
That sounds fine. The binoculars disabled option is fucked from what I read on moddb, if they work for you you're fine

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Been out of the STALKER scene for awhile. Last time I played seriously was when LURK 1.2 was still in development and when the first edition of misery came out. Haven't touched Lost Alpha yet and I should probably play that. I know there's a mod of the year edition of Lost Alpha, is that better than the release edition?

What mods are in development that people are excited about? What mods have I missed? What happened to FatalFunnel and ZoA? He used to post here a lot.

>>149315870

Oh yes, I also copied over the gamedata folder from the deautumnizer after I added the AMK binocular option, just textures as far as I could tell.

>>149317836
a one time menu xml crash is weird, probably the engine burping or something. your install sounds fine

>>149315985
No.

What the fuck is weaponsoup?
IT tastes good?

>>149322237
a soup of weapons that needs to be updated ASAP

>>149189389
It's a joke about Communism or some other bizarre metaphor.

>>149315587
CS is.

>>149317693
Hey, I'm new here so I don't know if it's old news but I just found out about Ray of Hope. It's a multiplayer mod for STALKER that will be having a closed beta in August.

>>149323756
Never ever releasing.

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>start as CS
>get into 5 firefights on my way to deliver the PDA
>take the wrong exit, end up coming out by the military base
>fucking eradicate them and take their shit

Clear Sky start is the best start

>>149324242
How come? There's a beta happening soon. That means things are moving.

>>149323756
they started their closed beta tesing, you need to submit a "resume" to get to be selected to be a free bugtester.

release for NON europe people, NEVER

>>149324772
There was supposed to be a beta last fucking year and it didn't happen, I have no doubt it's never ever releasing ever.

>>149324594
faction war?

>>149325517
CoC

I think I had a unicorn of a start or something, shit was intense

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Gunslinger will come out before Ray of Hope

>>149325568
So CoC is just a big freeplay mod with all maps from the series? Is that what everyone is playing atm? Is there anything else to it than the obvious weapon/ui changes? The moddb page doesn't have a features list only a FAQ.

How come boars, fleshes, and doggos are harder to kill than people

>>149326575
>why is mutated wildlife with thick hide and muscle tougher to kill than some drunk faggot in a gas mask?

Good question. The world may never know.

Anyone know how to get Call of Chernobyl, AtmosFear 3, and Arsenal Overhaul 3 working together?

CoC has an older version of AtmosFear on it.

Okay so I've lugged a battery to the BTM and refueled the fucker. Now what route do I drive the thing back?

>>149327779
ogse trying to get the apc to army wharehouses btw

>>149312796
that a multyplayer map or sommin?

answer me you asscheeks!

BLY-AT

>>149328868
Do you enjoy talking to yourself?

>>149329138
no damn it thank you~

>>149313938
But all the icons you do have didn't turn out well either.

>>149328868
>namecuck

filtered xD

>>149330784
nigga why you so gettable man

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Hey guys, I just finished SoC for the first time, really liked it. About to move on to CS. I'm just wondering what people's opinions are on the texture settings for Absolute Nature in CS... I really can't decide whether to go with its recommended settings for each zone or not. What do you guys think is more authentic to the base game/real life, greenery or desolation?

>>149332545
Just do what you feel looks cool, I dont know why people need the /sg/ stamp of approval for everything

>>149332883
It's not a stamp of approval I'm looking for, I just legitimately can't decide what would look more appropriate. Obviously the area around Chernobyl is pretty green in real life, but The Zone is sci-fi wackiness that can justify more desolate landscapes. I was just looking for second opinions, or an idea of what styles compare to the base game's vision.

>>149333157
Go green or go home.

>>149333216
this desu famalam

> SGM 2.2 Lost soul edition

holy fuck, if you thought MISERY had "aimbots" you aint seen nothing yet

After editing the fire dispersion values this is a lot more playable. Why do modders do this shit though? its not fun and its not "Realistic" - the usual excuse - either

Also
> cordon intro levels

stop doing this please, its a fucking shit map.

I hope this gets better.

>>149185858
Don't die on me stalker

>>149332545
Can't go wrong with overgrown green, but I also favor dead foliage in urban areas.

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>All these Monolith using AS-VALs with AP ammo once you get past the Red Forest in CS
I do not like this. Not at all.

>>149334232
The mod isn't even close to being finished and just abruptly ends on the agronom map.

>>149269135
did you feel like fixing the values and sharing once you'd finished wiping the drink off your face?

Didn't see it in repositories, so if anyone interested here's pre-GameSpy update files for CS and CoP for Steam. It should disable forced v-sync.

CS https://mega.nz/#!qJxUHbQI!xSs5hRC4GeAjUBPTF6wg_G8FaWLOjXbjVqQ5k_b3PyU
CoP https://mega.nz/#!7UIkVApY!d7-r9lcfEC34GqewjkU10qn2jP5RS3qSUIssF_5ODxU

Anybody actually touched multiplayer?

>play CoC as a bandit
>everyone hates me
>Hawaiian punched me in the face
I hate this mod.

What's the easiest way to make CS more like CoP Misery, and yeah I know about that 'Mistery' garbage but it just tweaks visuals and sound.

>>149350987
Kill yourself

>>149330474
I like them

https://2ch.
hk/vg/res/18260047.html

>>149351298
>new reply each 5 seconds
why can't our general be as alive as this one

>>149351639
Because then it would be shit, quantity does not equal quality.

>>149351639
Kill yourself

>>149351713
would you like a dead general or a shit general
or both?