STALKER: SOC Recommended mods?

pgi947 · 16 May 2012 at 17:24

Hi everyone, had the above and COP sat in my steam account for far too long and its about time I played them, I'm sure I read about the amount of fantastic mods available for this game but which ones would you recommend?

I'm mainly looking towards good texture mods etc... as I want to keep the games story as close to original as possible.

Fire away...

Drunzer · 16 May 2012 at 17:26

I need to get playing the STALKER series myself but most people seem to favour the 'Complete' mods for these games.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-complete-2009

pgi947 · 16 May 2012 at 17:37

Looks incredible, thank you

Amraam · 16 May 2012 at 18:01

Yup either STALKER Complete or Oblivion lost 2012.

arc@css · 16 May 2012 at 18:26

I would recommend the complete mods for the first time. Complete mods > vanilla.

pgi947 · 16 May 2012 at 18:59

Downloading the complete mods now

arc@css · 16 May 2012 at 19:20

In fact, I tend to regard the complete mods as the real vanilla anyway. Enjoy.

pgi947 · 16 May 2012 at 19:22

Oh I will

I don't know what has taken me so long to play these games, at first I didn't buy them due to age vs price, then got them for a steal in a steam sale, they have just sat there since, owned them for over a year

arc@css · 16 May 2012 at 19:27

If you need any questions answered then you shouldn't have much problem getting help. There's a good few Stalker fans on here!

pgi947 · 16 May 2012 at 20:10

Good

Christ I'd hate to see what this is like on 'master', on novice atm and already getting killed left right a centre

arc@css · 16 May 2012 at 20:54

I'm playing a different mod atm called Misery (for Call of Pripyat). That makes master difficulty seem easy; the food requirements, stamina drain and lack of ammo is something else. In fact, I would go as far as to say it's unbalanced, so I'm having to edit some files to make it more playable. They certainly chose a good name for the mod.

Just keep at it, don't run head first into battle and try and be as resourceful as possible. Check out a few youtube 'playthrough' videos for pointers.

This is one game or series of games that actually make me really want to try eyefinity / surround.

Reaper 392 · 17 May 2012 at 01:55

pgi947 said:
Good

Christ I'd hate to see what this is like on 'master', on novice atm and already getting killed left right a centre

once you get used to it and have a decent gun then master isnt toooo bad, but i would really suggest saving master difficulty for another playthrough. master difficulty really makes you think about what your doing, rather than strolling in somewhere and spraying

the complete mod is definitely the one to go for. dont make the mistake i made of playing vanilla before playing the complete mod, because its practically identical to vanilla for the gameplay (but improves everything else)

Drunzer · 17 May 2012 at 09:14

Damn you PGI I've been happily trodding through Diablo III slowly but surely but this thread has sparked my desire to grab these games again, so many games to play so little time =(

neoglow · 17 May 2012 at 13:34

The Complete Mod is all you need, after that the game is awesome.

Witcher1979 · 17 May 2012 at 21:32

I just started this again and I am a little confused as to what the round see through blurry things are that hurt you when you get near. They tick away like bombs or something which they probs are, but they are not explained anywhere. Can they be moved somehow as they block certain doors sometimes.