for a first play through what mods are better

[Yoinkyz]

im looking for mods that are vanilla enough not a purist or anything so any suggestions are good

so far i see dead air mod
https://www.moddb.com/mods/dead-air
and
Vanilla First Run Enhanced with OWR 3
https://www.moddb.com/mods/vanilla-first-run-enhanced-with-owr-3

any others? play the second stalker wayyy back when i was younger my brothers laughed at me saying it was a rip off fallout xD but for some reason i couldnt put the game down. years later and im looking to find out again why i loved it so much.

[Cujo]

If you only want nice graphics, there's a number to choose from.

Remake 3 is probably pound for pound the best looking one. It's so intensive it actually gives me lag and stutters to use it, the only Stalker mod really ever to do so.

If you want something less intensive, try the Absolute Series i.e Atmosfear 3, Absolute Nature 4, Absolute Structures, and Absolute Scopes.

If you want some pretty guns, try STcop 3.4, remove Absolute Scopes, and run the rest of the absolute series. That's my go-to experience for STALKER. Vanilla questline and story with great gunplay and good looking maps.

A link list will magically appear below once I've hunted down all the links:

Remake 3: https://www.moddb.com/mods/remake/downloads/remake-3

Atmosfear: https://www.moddb.com/mods/atmosfear-for-call-of-pripyat

Absolute Nature: https://www.moddb.com/mods/atmosfear-for-call-of-pripyat/addons/absolute-nature-4

Absolute Structures: https://www.moddb.com/mods/atmosfear-for-call-of-pripyat/addons/absolute-structures-texture-pack

Absolute Scopes: https://www.moddb.com/games/stalker-call-of-pripyat/addons/absolute-scopes-texture-pack-v1-1

STcop 3.4 (actual mod is in English): https://stalker-mods.su/load/stalker_cop/stalker_zov_pripjati/stcop_weapon_pack_3_4/1-1-0-5054
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For ease in modding, use JSGME: https://www.moddb.com/mods/call-of-chernobyl/downloads/jsgme

It allows you to put mods in a separate folder and activate/deactive at will, without permanently overwriting game files.

It can be a bit complicated to use as the Absolute series come with auto installers, so add me if you need help.

Remake 3 is standalone. Don't apply anything else if you install Remake 3.

Absolute Series should be installed in this order:

Atmosfear, Absolute Nature, Absolute Structures, Absolute Scopes

If you want to use STcop, you can use it by itself, or with the absolute series.

Either run STcop on it's own, or do

Atmosfear, Absolute Nature, Absolute Structure, STcop 3.4, STcop Atmosfear Compatability Patch (found on the same page as the STcop download).

Absolute Scopes is pointless to use with STcop as it just gets overwritten or fights STcop for graphics.

[Yoinkyz]

than you ^^ i wouldnt mind a mod that adds in more armor types or variation

[Cujo]

Originally posted by Yikes:

than you ^^ i wouldnt mind a mod that adds in more armor types or variation :ppblue:

STcop does that as well.

[PsyWarVeteran]

Nothing.


You start your first playthrough with mods like Dead Air and I guarantee you'll delete the game, frustrated, in ten minutes and ramble on forums about how Stalker is a bad series.

[Hakke]

Originally posted by PsyWarVeteran:

Nothing.


You start your first playthrough with mods like Dead Air and I guarantee you'll delete the game, frustrated, in ten minutes and ramble on forums about how Stalker is a bad series.

much agreed. the game is way more fun vanilla on first playthrough.

[Chief Queef]

i use gunslinger mod on first playthrough right now, it's neat