This mod has been created with a thought of bringing the beautiful and immersive game of STALKER from the era when it was created
to an up-to-date experience you'd expect from games you play in 2009.
I did not try to include every single mod out there that changes the game beyond recognition, that was not the point.
The following list is the carefully chosen essential collection of most advanced and aesthetically pleasant modifications,
created by talented concept artists and programmers in the past 2 years. These are meant to technically and artistically enhance the game
without compromising the original feel and atmosphere developers meant you to see.
You'll notice every single detail has been retouched and has a polished feel to it.
This is ideal for first time players or people who have beaten the game when it first came out
and now are coming back to replay it on new rig with higher resolution and better graphics.
Download
Base - Download and install this first.
1.32 Patch - Download and overwrite all files.
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Manual:
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1) In the main STALKER directory (by default it's "C:\Program Files\THQ\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl",
and for Steam users it should be located in "Steam\SteamApps\Common\Stalker shadow of Chernobyl"), locate file "fsgame.ltx",
open with Notepad and change both variables in the this line to "true":
$game_data$ = true| true| $fs_root$|
2) Copy "gamedata" folder to main STALKER directory.
3) In the "user.ltx" file change gloss factor to 2.5:
r2_gloss_factor 2.5
to find "user.ltx":
- XP users go to:
"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\stalker-shoc\user.ltx"
- Vista/Win7 users go to:
"C:\Users\Public\Documents\stalker-shoc\user.ltx"
- Steam users, follow the XP/ Vista/Win7 instructions, you have a dummy "user.ltx" in “_appdata_” that does absolutely nothing,
make sure you find the correct "user.ltx" in folders specified above.
The 3rd step is optional but recommended, since textures were designed with those settings.
Make sure you backup your original "user.ltx" before making changes.
