How to sell/give weapons to other Stalkers?

[Xspy70]

I heard you could equip other Stalkers (in the starter town) with better weapons so they can fend for themselves. How can I do that? Weapons are marked red and have 0 RU to their price when I try to trade them to the Stalkers. They don't seem to buy anything other than food and artifacts. I tried dropping a weapon but they didn't pick it up.

So was it a mod that made them accept new weapons? Thank you.


EDIT:

ANSWER (courtesy of Kaluguin): To sum up: If you want to sell them weapons and ammo you can either:

Edit the trade_generic.ltx in STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl\gamedata\config\misc (check Stalker wiki on how to do that)
or
Install ZRP mod - which has a configuration option that can enable weapons and ammo trading, as well as other things like NPCs also wearing better armor if you give it to them. I highly recommend ZRP as it doesn't change the gameplay and is highly configurable and easy to use.

To note: most stalkers can't afford the guns you try to give them. A workaround is to drop the weapon directly onto them (by standing point blank to them), as mentioned by PsyWarVeteran, Scarlet Commander Mograine, and laff. Then just sell them the ammo needed for the gun (they don't pick-up dropped ammo).

[PsyWarVeteran]

There is really no point of giving better equipment to the rookies but if you must , you can drop your weapons in front of them. They will pick it up and use them if it's superior than their weapons.

[Insaniac]

They will usually pick up the weapon if you drop it directly on top of them.

[Mohawk]

Why would u do that in the first place?) O_o

[Xspy70]

Why not? The rookies get raided by military eventually. I'd like them to defend themselves.
I'm a hoarder. Money isn't an issue. I have tons of looted AKs to give them.

Originally posted by PsyWarVeteran:

There is really no point of giving better equipment to the rookies but if you must , you can drop your weapons in front of them. They will pick it up and use them if it's superior than their weapons.

I dropped a fully loaded AKM-74/2U infront of them (when they carry pistols) yet nobody picked it up.

[laff]

Originally posted by Xspy70 | Unikrn.com:

Originally posted by PsyWarVeteran:

There is really no point of giving better equipment to the rookies but if you must , you can drop your weapons in front of them. They will pick it up and use them if it's superior than their weapons.

I dropped a fully loaded AKM-74/2U infront of them (when they carry pistols) yet nobody picked it up.

You have to drop it on them or in their path.

[Kaluguin]

Consider that they need ammo to use the gun you droped. If they don't have ammo, they're not going be able to use the gun. And you'll just waste it.

[Insaniac]

Yeah I think the gun has to be loaded when you give it to them. NPCs don't use ammo though, I think.

[Kaluguin]

NPC's needs ammo to use a gun. If you give them a loaded gun they'll use the bullets in the magazine and then switch to their previous weapon.

They need atleast 1 bullet in their inventory to have unlimited ammo. If you sell them 1 bullet of a certain caliber, they'll have unlimited ammo for any weapon that requires it.

[Insaniac]

Pretty sure you can't sell bullets to NPCs.

[Xspy70]

Originally posted by Kaluguin:

NPC's needs ammo to use a gun. If you give them a loaded gun they'll use the bullets in the magazine and then switch to their previous weapon.

They need atleast 1 bullet in their inventory to have unlimited ammo. If you sell them 1 bullet of a certain caliber, they'll have unlimited ammo for any weapon that requires it.

Originally posted by Scarlet Commander Mograine:

Pretty sure you can't sell bullets to NPCs.

Yep. Can't sell ammo to NPCs.

[Kaluguin]

Originally posted by Scarlet Commander Mograine:

Pretty sure you can't sell bullets to NPCs.

You can't sell them ammo by default, but after a few fixes, you can sell them anything.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1433514625
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1433514891
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1433514965

[Insaniac]

I dunno if that's really a fix so much as it is a difficulty reduction.

[Kaluguin]

Difficulty reduction? Do rookies help you during the game? Can you take some rookies to follow you through the Zone and help you against the mutants? There are only a few stalkers that really help you do something during the game and is at the very begining, when you can't afford weapons to make a real difference.

For example Petruha and his team, who can help you raid the base of the bandits. The fact is, the only weapon you can afford at that point is a pistol and the only stalker you can talk to is Petruha (who already has a shotgun).

The only mission in which a difference can be made is the one where the village is assaulted by the mercenaries. And even if the rookies die, they'll respawn in a moment.

[Xspy70]

Originally posted by Kaluguin:

Originally posted by Scarlet Commander Mograine:

Pretty sure you can't sell bullets to NPCs.

You can't sell them ammo by default, but after a few fixes, you can sell them anything.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1433514625
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1433514891
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1433514965

Wait, how did you do that?

What fixes are you talking about?

Did you buy his bandage and that allowed you to sell him a gun?

[Xspy70]

Originally posted by laff:

Originally posted by Xspy70 | Unikrn.com:

I dropped a fully loaded AKM-74/2U infront of them (when they carry pistols) yet nobody picked it up.

You have to drop it on them or in their path.

Thanks - it worked! However their ammo is limited to how much is loaded in that gun. I wonder if you can give them more ammo.