Build Stalker information and sketches.

I have found a very nice archive, this is a lot of build Stalker Call of Pripyat information and sketches. There is a lot of spreadsheets with artifact statistics as well. This would be very interesting to any Stalker fan. Download it here: https://mega.nz/file/ppxESI6T#sJaSjCzDyuxSO6pZU18Jbi3Y4_6O63zV-MLlYFsz3As. There are also a few photos of the Jupiter Factory from … Read more

Reddit thread discussing the abandoned Stalker 2 concepts and map.

Abandoned Stalker 2 concepts A very nice posting, since Stalker 2 is on the way, I thought I would post a lot of information about the older Stalker builds There is a nice thread on Reddit. This is discussing the abandoned map and concepts for the Stalker 2 game. This is the abandoned version, not … Read more

New English translation mod for Stalker New Arsenal 7.

This new mod I put together contains a very good English translation for New Arsenal 7, plus music from Объединенный пак 2.1. This would be very helpful if you are an English speaking player and do not like translating strings of text with Yandex. But this is a great mod with some very good quests, … Read more

Play Stalker Call of Pripyat on Linux with OpenXray.

The new open-source OpenXray engine allows a gamer to run Call of Pripyat on Linux. This is how to install this very useful application. This comes as a PPA, just add the PPA to your system. 4.4 Thu Jan 16 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eagleivg/openxray4.4 Thu Jan 16 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eagleivg/openxray … Read more

Narodnaya Solyanka Cumulative Pack 2.2 to be out next year.

The new mega Stalker Shadow of Chernobyl mod Объединенный пак 2.1 is going to receive an update next year with the OP 2.2 version slated for release. This features a 64bit engine and new areas. This will also feature a new plot and older more familiar quests are redone. This will keep it very fresh. … Read more

How to edit the all.spawn in Shadow of Chernobyl to add alternate music to a radio.

Editing the all.spawn in Shadow of Chernobyl is fun, this allows the modder to change the game in many ways. I edited it to add alternate music to the radio in Sidorovitch`s bunker. Use the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. *.spawn compiler/decompiler to work with all.spawn files. This is the existing entry for the radio. I changed it to … Read more

New Demosfen Stalker mod is quite good but needs improvement.

The new Demosfen Stalker mod based upon the Call of Chernobyl base is quite good, with some nice new maps and edited maps such as Rostok and Cordon. The graphics are nice. I have only had one crash. The Rostok area has an underground complex underneath the Rostok bar, this is quite extensive and does … Read more

Modding Dead Air is an entertaining enterprise.

I am still working on modding the Stalker Dead Air mod. This one is a bit old now, but benefits from a lot of changes. I have changed the Rostok megaphone audio to the audio used in the Stalker beta builds. This is controlled in the configs\misc\sound\script_sound_l05_bar.ltx file, this controls a lot of the sounds … Read more

How to unpack the level.snd_static file in Shadow of Chernobyl for modding.

The level.snd_static file in Shadow of Chernobyl controls which sound sources play in certain parts of levels. They can only play one sound, but it can be of any length. They are used to play sounds like a desk fan or electrical sparks. Even a radio on a table. Download the sse.exe utility here: http://stalkerin.gameru.net/downloads/stutils/sse_01.zip. … Read more

Modding Shadow of Chernobyl is very popular. This post should help out.

There are a lot of people modding Stalker Shadow of Chernobyl. I am also having a go at it. I have changed the music playlists for the Agroprom megaphone, as well as Rostok and Cordon. In the \gamedata\scripts\sound_theme.script file are the definitions for the music and speech for the megaphone in Cordon, Rostok and Agroprom, … Read more

A saved game for New Arsenal 6 that is set after the annoying caves from Yantar.

Новый Арсенал 6 https://securitronlinux.com/arma3/savedgames.7z. This archive is a saved game for Stalker New Arsenal 6. This is a saved game with the Lab X-16 completed and a massive amount of cash. The player now must travel all the way to Generators to find a floppy for barkeep. This should help out a few people. Now … Read more