Modding Support?

[Otterking]

How robust is the modding support going to be? I am a bit pessimistic about the release of the game but even the old games had lots of problems and were kept alive and fully matured thanks to the modding community. And even if the game is great and all, people will go back to the old games after a while because the modding community is still very active with things like GAMMA and now working CO-OP for COP. The long term viability of the game will come down to how easy it is to mod.

[windebieste]

If the tools are released, the mod scene is potentially huge. And here's why...

Older STALKER games have maybe 200 modders... OK, let's be generous. 2,000 people have modded older STALKER games. OK. That's nice and fair. Now, each one of those modders had to learn the game editing tools from scratch and that takes time. A lot of time. It's why mods lie GAMMA and ANOMALY took a decade to perfect. No one is born with this skill. It has to be learned.

Now consider STALKER 2's backbone is Unreal Engine 5. UE editing in a variety of formshas been available for public use for, well, before many gamers were born. Today, the Unreal Tool kit has MILLIONS of users. I'm not kidding. These are people who will be entering the mod scene with skills already practiced, if not perfected. When the game is opened up for modding, you'll see new content from Day One.

Of course good mods take time. But the talent for building the STALKER 2 equivalent of, say, ANOMALY, is inevitable. ...and it won't take a decade, either. Just imagine 1% of all UE users making mods, then imagine just 1% of those mods actually being any good, then the possibility of thousands of mods worth playing is real and just a matter of much you will be able to keep up with it all.

[TITAN PILOT SB94]

I’m just excited lol

[Trustworthy Car Salesmen]

Nexus Page Day 1
ENB/Reshade packages Day 2
Nude Female Stalker Mods Day 3
A-Life mods by the end of the week

[WeabooTyler]

Originally posted by Trustworthy Car Salesmen:

Nexus Page Day 1
ENB/Reshade packages Day 2
Nude Female Stalker Mods Day 3
A-Life mods by the end of the week

Don't forget controversial mods that will be banned with not notice causing the community to be in uproar again

[windebieste]

Originally posted by Trustworthy Car Salesmen:

Nexus Page Day 1
ENB/Reshade packages Day 2
Nude Female Stalker Mods Day 3
A-Life mods by the end of the week

...and Thomas the Tank engine replacement mod.

[Genosse Kommissar]

GSC promised a good modding support that should make it possible to create even full conversion mods. Lets see if this will be true.

[[☠] Ataru [☠]]

and a lot of savegame passed off as mods that spam nexus pages -_-

[Bouncer]

Hearing about Multiplayer and Mod support Makes me consider the possibility of a private server? The demand is there but the engine capability? only time will tell i suppose

[Genosse Kommissar]

Originally posted by Bouncer:

Hearing about Multiplayer and Mod support Makes me consider the possibility of a private server? The demand is there but the engine capability? only time will tell i suppose

A private server for what? They dont plan any coop features.

[Stalker2010]

Originally posted by Genosse Kommissar:

Originally posted by Bouncer:

Hearing about Multiplayer and Mod support Makes me consider the possibility of a private server? The demand is there but the engine capability? only time will tell i suppose

A private server for what? They dont plan any coop features.

A private dedicated server, meaning the ability for people to setup their own dedicated servers, this has nothing to do with coop.

[Magpie]

Doubt it. Game is not going to be 'open' and moddable at all. I think GSC are just liars.

If it's 'moddable' that means on Day 1 I can change a line in an .ini file or a hex value in a .dll and unlock all the day 1 pre-order deluxe edition DLC. Right? But GSC are not going to let you do that. So, for all the talk (lies) about modding the reality will be that you can barely change anything. The 'tools' will suck and only be required because they didn't build the game with modding in mind. It will be closed with only certain things allowed to be tweaked.

It's kind of obvious. Everyone is so hype but I think it's going to be a major letdown and I've been waiting 17 years.

[KAPPA]

waiting for the weapons overhaul mod

[Pruikki]

Wondering, If game based on UE 5, then i suppose modding is like any other game based on UE5, atleast in some aspects?

[Otterking]

Originally posted by Magpie:

Doubt it. Game is not going to be 'open' and moddable at all. I think GSC are just liars.

If it's 'moddable' that means on Day 1 I can change a line in an .ini file or a hex value in a .dll and unlock all the day 1 pre-order deluxe edition DLC. Right? But GSC are not going to let you do that. So, for all the talk (lies) about modding the reality will be that you can barely change anything. The 'tools' will suck and only be required because they didn't build the game with modding in mind. It will be closed with only certain things allowed to be tweaked.

It's kind of obvious. Everyone is so hype but I think it's going to be a major letdown and I've been waiting 17 years.

Thats my impression with their monetization scheme. They won't want people adding in new guns or items because why would people pre-order or buy the dlc if they can get it for free from modders.

[jnasty]

Originally posted by Magpie:

Doubt it. Game is not going to be 'open' and moddable at all. I think GSC are just liars.

If it's 'moddable' that means on Day 1 I can change a line in an .ini file or a hex value in a .dll and unlock all the day 1 pre-order deluxe edition DLC. Right? But GSC are not going to let you do that. So, for all the talk (lies) about modding the reality will be that you can barely change anything. The 'tools' will suck and only be required because they didn't build the game with modding in mind. It will be closed with only certain things allowed to be tweaked.

It's kind of obvious. Everyone is so hype but I think it's going to be a major letdown and I've been waiting 17 years.

lmfao that aged well