I went back to the original stalker

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I've played stalker clear sky but hadn't completed it , however i feel it needs more work for a full playthrough. I did complete stalker original without mods so this time i decided to install..

Latest patch 1.5 ( 1.6 is just for MP )
http://stalker.filefront.com/file/STALKER_World_Wide_Patch;84305

Oblivion Lost 2.2
http://stalker.filefront.com/file/Oblivion_Lost_22_for_1005;93039
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Sky4CE -=SkyGRAPHICS=- MOD v2.0 RC3
http://stalkerin.gameru.net/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewtheoned&lid=227

It made for a much more enjoyable stalker original experience not only has all the graphics been overhauled so has the AI , weapons and sounds. I was walking through a storm with heavy rain , wind blowing and i heard this growling.. Suddenly out of the tunnels 5 angry mutant creatures attacked me , the lightning was flashing and i tried very hard to get away.

It even made me jump the first time i was attacked , as my health dropped i had to make it to the nearest outpost. I did and the local yob's rushed out to attack the mutants with the mutants attacking them and me. A couple of the guys ran out of ammo and tried to hide but alas they ended up dead.

If you haven't played the original stalker with these mods DO IT!
 
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Any other graphics mods for Stalker that I should get? Given the amount of praise it's been getting with these mods I figured I should give it another try. Only played vanilla so far.

Also does the 0005 patch from the release version or do i need to apply all the patches up to it?
 
Just install patch 0005 , don't bother with 0006 it's just for MP and apparantly has caused problems in SP.

Other graphical mods? , not sure it looks nice as is with the mods above :D
 
Just install patch 0005 , don't bother with 0006 it's just for MP and apparantly has caused problems in SP.

Other graphical mods? , not sure it looks nice as is with the mods above :D

Fair enough :)

EDIT: Seems that Patch 0005 is a MP only patch too.
 
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Okay 0005 installed :)

Waiting on sharper texture download packs then I'm gonna fire her up and have a look.

These being the skygraphics one and the sharpened weapon textures right? ( got confused with sharpened texture's packs as i think those are for clear sky ) . Skip the blood splat link i posted just above you it messes with the game config files and probably conflicts with obl 2.2

Have fun! :D
 
Not bothering with sharper weapon textures, having a look at the images they just look far too messed around with.

I installed the SHARPER packs, all three of them, let's hope it doesn't mess up the game :)
 
Not bothering with sharper weapon textures, having a look at the images they just look far too messed around with.

I installed the SHARPER packs, all three of them, let's hope it doesn't mess up the game :)

You've got the wrong SHARPER textures there. Those are for Clear Sky. There is only ONE pack for Stalker Shadow of Chernobyl and it's a huge rar file of nearly one gig. SHARPER textures 0.95 I think it's called.
 
Damn this is good , i had another stalker for my companion however he was a fool , he didn't see the anomaly and went right into it. I saw his body being thrown about then he exploded a leg went one way , his rib cage went another.

:D
 
Really wanted to like this game when it came out, but just wasnt impressed. Can't remember all the things I disliked, but performance was one, and what really killed it was this one dumping ground for cars early on when some bandits come after you - they just kept spawning and spawning.

Oh, there was also the excellent aiming of the NPC's whilst I couldn't hit a brick wall if it was 2 feet in front of me.

If I can pick this up for under £5, I might try it again with the mods above.
 
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