anomaly mod

[Sun Fuhrer]

anyone got a link to it and know how to install it? i want this game to be a legitimate challenge for me since i maxed out the MG36, FN2000 and eliminator and they kinda just wreck everything.

[Cujo]

Anomaly is a standalone, sandbox experience, found here:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly

All mods are going to be on either ModDB or ap-pro (ap-pro will be more in russian and polish)

Keep in mind this is standalone, you do not install it to your game directory and it does not follow the story nor the maps of Call Of Pripyat. It adds every map from every game, including the cut content ones, into one massive sandbox of interconnected levels. Then it sets you free on this world. It also adds crafting, cooking, and disguising systems, and many RP options.

You can also mod this game like crazy, mods for Anomaly are also found on ModDB and ap-pro (moreso on ModDB)

But to be clear, this is not a "Call of Pripyat" experience, and you should not go in expecting a coherent storyline to follow. This is a mod primarily for roleplaying your own adventure through the wild and untamed lands of the Zone.

[Sun Fuhrer]

Originally posted by Cujo:

Anomaly is a standalone, sandbox experience, found here:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly

All mods are going to be on either ModDB or ap-pro (ap-pro will be more in russian and polish)

Keep in mind this is standalone, you do not install it to your game directory and it does not follow the story nor the maps of Call Of Pripyat. It adds every map from every game, including the cut content ones, into one massive sandbox of interconnected levels. Then it sets you free on this world. It also adds crafting, cooking, and disguising systems, and many RP options.

You can also mod this game like crazy, mods for Anomaly are also found on ModDB and ap-pro (moreso on ModDB)

But to be clear, this is not a "Call of Pripyat" experience, and you should not go in expecting a coherent storyline to follow. This is a mod primarily for roleplaying your own adventure through the wild and untamed lands of the Zone.

so you just download it like a game and it has an icon on the home screen?

[Cujo]

Originally posted by Sun Fuhrer:

Originally posted by Cujo:

Anomaly is a standalone, sandbox experience, found here:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly

All mods are going to be on either ModDB or ap-pro (ap-pro will be more in russian and polish)

Keep in mind this is standalone, you do not install it to your game directory and it does not follow the story nor the maps of Call Of Pripyat. It adds every map from every game, including the cut content ones, into one massive sandbox of interconnected levels. Then it sets you free on this world. It also adds crafting, cooking, and disguising systems, and many RP options.

You can also mod this game like crazy, mods for Anomaly are also found on ModDB and ap-pro (moreso on ModDB)

But to be clear, this is not a "Call of Pripyat" experience, and you should not go in expecting a coherent storyline to follow. This is a mod primarily for roleplaying your own adventure through the wild and untamed lands of the Zone.

so you just download it like a game and it has an icon on the home screen?

Yes. Don't try to install it to the folder with COP in it, you'll bork all kinds of stuff with overwriting material.

[Sun Fuhrer]

Originally posted by Cujo:

Originally posted by Sun Fuhrer:

so you just download it like a game and it has an icon on the home screen?

Yes. Don't try to install it to the folder with COP in it, you'll bork all kinds of stuff with overwriting material.

so how do you unpack a mod

[Cujo]

Originally posted by Sun Fuhrer:

Originally posted by Cujo:

Yes. Don't try to install it to the folder with COP in it, you'll bork all kinds of stuff with overwriting material.

so how do you unpack a mod

Use either 7zip or winRar, both free archive programs found all over the internet, though the main sites are here:
https://www.7-zip.org/
and here:
https://www.win-rar.com/start.html?&L=0

Keep in mind that while winRAR is free, it will bug you constantly to buy a license every time you open it, and its installer sometimes tries to get you to install other programs such as Norton AntiVirus, which is terrible. For these reasons, I use 7zip, as it doesn't bug me. Either will work though, and each have slightly different extra functionality.

Simply install one, and select "Open With" in the menu option for the archive.

[Cujo]

Anomaly installation is simple.
Download Update 1.5.0 Beta 3, and extract the contents to a new folder.
Files Found Here:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/downloads/stalker-anomaly-150-part-1
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/downloads/stalker-anomaly-150-part-2
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/downloads/stalker-anomaly-150-part-3
You need all three parts. Dump them in order into the same folder.

Download Update 4 and extract the contents to the same folder. Anything it asks if you want to replace, do so. Just let it dump the contents and overwrite.
Files Found Here:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/downloads/stalker-anomaly-150-update-4

Download Hotfix 8 and do the same thing. Dump the contents of the archive into the same folder, let it overwrite.
Files Found Here:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/downloads/stalker-anomaly-150-hotfix-8

Run the game. If it crashes when trying to start the game, run it again. On the first startup it often is creating files necessary to the game, and this can sometimes cause crashes. I've had it both work smoothly with no crashes, and had to start the game twice to get it to work. This only happens on first setup, not on subsequent loads.

Use the menu to select your options, ect.

[DarkFred666]

outdated version 1.5.0 beta 3 with hotfix 8

patchnotes for rc23 https://pastebin.com/NBdMMvar

-https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZaVlt0axbDbENeinwOIKsVhxl28RRCOY/view its version 1.5.0 beta 3 with rc19

-rc19 to21
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JDnJ3rSS7pUR86yExMaHYC77o6siuaHi/edit
-rc21to22 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y2EX7WkwSYYODO2B4WI_AzhsEgiI2LCB/view
-rc22to23 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IPGmOA_5boFLRrRgx4Rm4sKw1x4iOjpU/view

[Gingerkiller]

Cant get game to work. Crashes as soon as you try to start new game. Opening menu says files are verified, and I installed latest hotfix. From the ModDB forums it looks like lots of people are having trouble either loading or getting it to work. Is the game dead?

[DarkFred666]

No the Mod works fine for me and others. Like Cujo says: If it crashes when trying to start the game, run it again. And what version do you install the 1.5.0 beta 3 with hotfix 8 or the newer version with an rc patch?

[Cujo]

Originally posted by DarkFred666:

No the Mod works fine for me and others. Like Cujo says: If it crashes when trying to start the game, run it again. And what version do you install the 1.5.0 beta 3 with hotfix 8 or the newer version with an rc patch?

You can use the newer RC, but keep in mind it will be less stable, and most Anomaly mods are still for 1.5.0 U4 H8.

[Sun Fuhrer]

no offense intended here, can someone please just give me how to GET then RUN the mod in one little paragraph? (no offence cujo but the dramatization of the mod is not necessary man it kinda just made it sound boring a bit)

[Cujo]

Originally posted by Sun Fuhrer:

no offense intended here, can someone please just give me how to GET then RUN the mod in one little paragraph? (no offence cujo but the dramatization of the mod is not necessary man it kinda just made it sound boring a bit)

It is boring, unless you are able to roleplay. The four "questlines" are mostly just "walk across the map to an objective point, then return to base. This is not a professionally produced story and going into the mod with the expectations of one is going to be very disappointing. Anomaly and all the other sandbox mods are just that-sandboxes. They are massive areas for you to play around in until you get bored.

In addition I very clearly outlined installation to 1.5.0 U4H8, which is the stable version for the game. RC stands for Release Candidate, meaning it is an unfinished release the the game that is unstable and not bug tested. If you want to, Darkfred666 made a very clear list of installation instructions for the latest RC.

We have both provided clear and simple installation instructions. If you cannot read them, you may need to get a simpler mod, perhaps the Absolute series, which comes with an auto-installer for your convenience.

[Apocryphox]

Someone should say, that the Anomaly U4H8 doesn't support the most addons. Most of the addons are only for the RC versions of anomaly like RC21. There are just few addons for U4H8 like the Winter Mod or the 2K Skybox.

That's why i play with 2 versions. Firstly i downloaded the U4H8 and installed the Wintermod and some others for it for a new ambience so it's not almost the same.

Then i downloaded the RC21 version with this Boomsticks mod (Extremely good mod for new weapons + animations), this new animation mod for the items and some small others.

So in the end i have 2 Stalker Games based on Anomaly which are different.

[Cujo]

Originally posted by LUMPY:

Someone should say, that the Anomaly U4H8 doesn't support the most addons. Most of the addons are only for the RC versions of anomaly like RC21. There are just few addons for U4H8 like the Winter Mod or the 2K Skybox.

That's why i play with 2 versions. Firstly i downloaded the U4H8 and installed the Wintermod and some others for it for a new ambience so it's not almost the same.

Then i downloaded the RC21 version with this Boomsticks mod (Extremely good mod for new weapons + animations), this new animation mod for the items and some small others.

So in the end i have 2 Stalker Games based on Anomaly which are different.

??? I have active over 50 mods for the U4H8. I have another 25 or so downloaded that I don't use because of conflicts with certain other mods, but I keep a profile in JSGME with them enabled in case I want to switch between two. Just go to the ModDB page and look at addons under the Anomaly main page.

You can find a little bit of everything if you look:
https://ibb.co/Y07NpmK
https://ibb.co/sjz4LxL

[Mizak]

Originally posted by Sun Fuhrer:

no offense intended here, can someone please just give me how to GET then RUN the mod in one little paragraph? (no offence cujo but the dramatization of the mod is not necessary man it kinda just made it sound boring a bit)

This is the most douchey response I think I have ever seen on any steam forum. That is a hell of a feat indeed.