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Feb 11, 2021 · The stand-alone mod S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly aims to be the most stable and customizable experience for fans of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games. It's powered by the Monolith 64-bit engine, a custom fork of the X-Ray engine.
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Nov 29, 2021 · This is an improved new menu for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly 1.5.2. Includes VFX (FC by DeadEnvoy) and new music (Dead City by Alexey Omelchuk).
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"Gamma" can be considered as the best standalone mod developed for Stalker at present. The developers are consistently updating the mode to keep it lively and engaging. If you are looking for a challenging and thrilling experience of the stalker, this mode is the ideal choice for you.
- Overview
- Best STALKER Anomaly mods: Modding tools
- Best STALKER Anomaly graphics mods
- Global Texture Rework (GTR)
- Golden Autumn Textures
- Enhanced Shaders and Color Grading
- Aggressor ReShade
- Screen Space Shaders
- Beef's Shader Based NVGs
- HollywoodFX
How-to
The best add-ons you should install before your next adventure in The Zone.
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Before you can start adding mods to your STALKER Anomaly installation, there are a few tools you should download. The first is 7-Zip, which is a file archiver that you can use to both compress and decompress files. You need 7-Zip to extract mod downloads and install them manually by dragging and dropping them into the Anomaly game folder (we don't recommend this; we'll get to why in a second), and it also comes in handy when installing mods using the next tool we recommend: Mod Organizer 2.
Mod Organizer 2 is a powerful and easy-to-use mod manager program that places the files of installed mods into the correct folders each time you launch STALKER Anomaly through it. Not only does this automate the installation process and make your life easier, but it also allows you to easily disable a mod if it's causing stability issues for you by unticking a checkbox. Disabling manually installed mods is a massive pain by comparison, as you have to dig through the Anomaly game files to find and delete files. Therefore, Mod Organizer 2 is a must-have tool. Make sure you follow this excellent guide by DigitaLifeless to get Mod Organizer 2 working properly with STALKER Anomaly, as well as the tutorial that the mod manager runs you through when you open it for the first time.
Something to keep in mind is that sometimes, the files in mod archives will be organized in a way that Mod Organizer 2 doesn't understand. When this happens, you'll need to use 7-Zip to extract the mod and then compress the parent folder that contains the folders with the mod files in them. These mod file folders are usually called gamedata, but may also be called appdata, db, or bin. Once you compress the parent folder and create an archive, you can drag and drop it into Mod Organizer 2 and install.
Once you've got Mod Organizer 2 ready to go, you should install the Anomaly Mod Configuration Menu. This nifty mod adds an additional menu to the game that several mods use to add custom configuration menus, allowing you to tweak their settings easily.
Though they're not necessarily tools, we also strongly suggest picking up these modded STALKER executable files (there are versions for both Anomaly 1.5.1 and 1.5.2). A handful of popular and useful mods require the use of a modified game .exe, so user TheMrDemonized combined all of these tweaks into one set of executables, making all of these mods compatible with one another. Note that the mod comes with the mods Differential LTX Loading (DLTX) and Shader-Based 2D Scopes built-in; if you choose to install the Screen Space Shaders or Duty Expansion mod with these .exes, make sure you don't install the executables they come with. You can add the modded executables to your game by using 7-Zip to unpack them, then by dragging and dropping them into the bin folder in your STALKER Anomaly game directory.
One more thing: Always make sure you read mod descriptions. Most mod authors will include information about specific installation instructions, details about mod compatibility, requirements, and patches, recommended settings to use, and other helpful pieces of info.
These mods will improve how graphically impressive STALKER Anomaly looks, and some of them will also change the overall style of The Zone. Most of them don't affect performance much, either, which is great.
Global Texture Rework (often abbreviated to GTR) completely replaces almost every texture in the game with higher quality ones that look fantastic. The textures are also better optimized than the vanilla ones, meaning that they won't affect performance and may even improve it.
Golden Autumn Textures gives The Zone an early autumn appearance with lots of golden yellow grass as well as amber and red trees and bushes. Alternatively, you can also switch to green grass or use a combination of green, yellow, and red trees if you'd like to achieve a specific look.
Enhanced Shaders and Color Grading is an advanced mod that overhauls Anomaly's lighting and color with gamma correct lighting, PBR-style specular effects, ACES-based color grading, and more. Visuals like this were previously only possible with ReShade, but these shaders look just as good and affect performance less, making them preferable. Make sur...
If you want to use a ReShade, we recommend the Aggressor ReShade. It's a clean and filmic ReShade inspired by Escape From Tarkov, and since it doesn't affect performance much, you won't need to worry about it interfering with the flow of gameplay. It comes with an optional weather overhaul, too.
The Screen Space Shaders mod brings proper screen space ambient occlusion, shadows, and reflections to STALKER Anomaly, complete with full compatibility with the Enhanced Shaders and Color Grading mod. Together, these two mods make Anomaly look like a AAA game.
Don't install the executables that come with the mod if you're already using the modded .exes from the Modding Tools section above.
Beef's Shader Based NVGs completely remasters STALKER Anomaly's rather unattractive night vision by replacing it with advanced shader effects. Note that it requires the Anomaly Mod Configuration Menu, as it comes with its own set of adjustable options and settings.
HollywoodFX replaces all of Anomaly's visual effects with snazzy new ones, including muzzle flashes, explosions from grenades and other explosives, bullet impacts, blood mists and spatters, anomalies, blowouts, psy-storms, and more. If you'd prefer things to be as realistic as possible, you're in luck, as the mod author included a "RealisticFX" alt...
- Brendan Lowry
A mod is someone else's vision of what stalker is like. The sounds, sights and atmosphere all play into your perception of stalker, and since first impressions matter the most it's highly recommended to play vanilla without mods first.
May 25, 2018 · STALKER: Call of Chernobyl. By Team Epic (ModDB page) Call of Chernobyl is the most straightforward of the big three STALKER mods. As far as game mechanics go, it is as plain as they come,...
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