S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl : Othor Games

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:08 pm

I'm thinking of buying this from Steam but have heard that it needs patches. Will the Steam version already be patched and if not where do I download them?

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:59 am

the Steam version is patched up to 1.0005, which is the latest single-player patch. most if not all of the MAJOR issues are fixed by now.

there's patch 1.0006 on top of that but that only affects multiplayer, which isn't something you should concern yourself with in STALKER.

also i'm pretty sure there's a STALKER megathread somewhere.

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:07 am

^There is.

Also, I would download STALKER Complete 2009 if I were you too.

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:07 pm

Also, I would download STALKER Complete 2009 if I were you too.

^ but not for your first run through. vanilla is always the way to go the first time you play a game.

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:38 am

^There is.

Also, I would download STALKER Complete 2009 if I were you too.

Thanks guys. I'm not interested in multiplayer but it's good to know the game's been patched.

what is Complete 2009, it's not on steam?

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:56 pm

what is Complete 2009, it's not on steam?

it's a mod that overhauls the graphics, primarily, but also introduces new gameplay mechanics that make it a bit easier overall, which is something i wouldn't recommend for your first run.

these games have TREMENDOUS replay value and an extremely active mod scene. assuming you get into it, you'll very likely want to play through it again - at which point i'd recommend Complete, if your system is up to snuff. not for your first time, though.

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:10 am

it's a mod that overhauls the graphics, primarily, but also introduces new gameplay mechanics that make it a bit easier overall, which is something i wouldn't recommend for your first run.

these games have TREMENDOUS replay value and an extremely active mod scene. assuming you get into it, you'll very likely want to play through it again - at which point i'd recommend Complete, if your system is up to snuff. not for your first time, though.

Oh, it's a Mod, you're right not for first playthrough.

Just one other thing what are the RPG elements in this game. I watched a couple of reviews on Youtube but they didn't go into specifics. Do you level up, assign skill points, etc?

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:54 pm

Oh, it's a Mod, you're right not for first playthrough.

I don't think it is necessarily a bad idea to use Complete 2009 for your first play-through of this game, it is primarily a graphic overhaul & bug fixes. In my mind it is only an enhancement of the vanilla game, certainly not an overhaul comparable to OOO or FCOM for oblivion.

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:12 pm

Just one other thing what are the RPG elements in this game. I watched a couple of reviews on Youtube but they didn't go into specifics. Do you level up, assign skill points, etc?

There's no leveling up or skills. You just get better armor and guns.

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:42 pm

Info on the mega-pack of Shadow of Chernobyl mods known as "Narodnaya Solyanka"

Spoiler

Link: http://www.gsc-game.com/main.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=1&thm_id=20443&sec_id=16#333819

Download Links for all 8 parts:
Part 1 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IAEDMSAN 313 MB MD5=611ff1f758e440d447f386980f374833
Part 2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M5NCE7UR 368 MB MD5=2324a7209cd9313b3db89aec3f323002
Part 3 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=64XDXELC 340 MB MD5=074b04442be46c35222f84d38de7bfd6
Part 4 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=55JLRL9N 299 MB MD5=e0a8fe036a0aa75347ab872593958a7a
Part 5 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9PDO8T3R 159 MB MD5=9c23e92d77487551c60de9a16d9eda46
Part 6 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0CZ9SVUH 191 MB MD5=7872cad5f6c997a4b47704871a09e77a
Part 7 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PXK1WGOR 216 MB MD5=2d4f210ce73907c4a9de30e378140653
Part 8 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=37B32EA6 517 MB MD5=1fe770579b20868a059345c3b3ad853b

So I’ve finally got around to installing the Shadow Of Chernobyl “mega-mod”, Narodnaya Solyanka. It’s a tangled compilation of Russian-language add-ons, put together by a Russian team, which has been roughly translated into English by enthusiastic bi-lingual Stalker-fans. The translation is interesting. Overall, though, Narodnaya Solyanka provides us with a vast amount additional content, including new maps, maps pulled in from the other games, and a daunting radioactive salad of minor Stalker mods. It hugely expands the size of the zone, and reportedly adds another several hundred hours of missing-driven content. It is also a bizarre and off-putting experience, as my initial dabblings have discovered. “It all gets better after the cave,” is the mantra that appears across various Stalker forums. And they’re right. Because the cave is a horrible mess. What lies beyond, however, is intriguing…

Here’s the translated feature list of the mod:

- 30+ Locations: Cordon, Swamp, Garbage, Dark Valley, Forgotten Wood, Not Reconnoitered Territory, SRI Agroprom, Bar, Wild Territory, Yantar, Military Warehouses, Radar, Pripyat, CHAES1, CHAES2, Sarcophagus, ATP, Red Forest, Limansk, Hospital, Old Village, Generators, Underground Research Agroprom, Lab x18, X16, X10, Varlab, Cave, Labyrinth, Merv, Zaton.
- 14+ Mutants: jerboa, rat, leech, marsh bloodsvcker, a chimera, elktrohimera, controller, kink, poltergeist, fire poltergeist, byurer.
- 13 Factions: Loners, Military, Mercenaries, Bandits, Environmentalists, Duty, Last Day, Freedom, representatives of the “O”-consciousness, Monolith, Clear Sky, Hunters, Avengers + dealers and repairers (even rumors of the presence in the Zone of women).
- Huge number of weapons, from fists and knives to heavy machine guns and grenade launchers.
- Great variety of armor, with the possibility of upgrading.
- 5 types of detectors. 15+ anomalies. 4 mobile teleport devices. 45+ artifacts.
- Huge number of quests (200 to 300 hours of content). Unique quest caches.

You’ll notice that some of those are new areas, some of them are from Clear Sky, and one is even, possibly, from Call Of Pripyat. I haven’t got far enough (or read enough forum threads) to confirm the state of them in the mod, but I think I want to find that out for myself. The advocates for this mod are so rabid, that I have had to forgive the shambolic aspects it has so far displayed when compared to the focus of things such as the Complete series.

Latest Version of Narodnaya Solyanka, 14.08, Released August 14 2010[/color][/b]
Major new official mod expansion, (Newly translated from Russian).

LATEST NEWS: July 26th Torrent option for Achillesdave's Gamedata folder, June 26th NS add-on DMX 1.3.4 released (Russian language), June 24th Weapons Pack for Narodnaya Solyanka 2010 by Buusty (about 60 new guns), June 16th Collector Mod add-on for NS+DMX+DKZ V1.3.2 re-released, June 9th Easily installed two part Gamedata folder.

"BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PEOPLE'S Solyanka"
(... from the Russian download page). (BTW, I am a fan, not a mod author).
- 30+ Locations: Cordon, Swamp, Garbage, Dark Valley, Forgotten Wood, Not Reconnoitered Territory, SRI Agroprom, Bar, Wild Territory, Yantar, Military Warehouses, Radar, Pripyat, CHAES1, CHAES2, Sarcophagus, ATP, Red Forest, Limansk, Hospital, Old Village, Generators, Underground Research Agroprom, Lab x18, X16, X10, Varlab, Cave, Labyrinth, Merv, Zaton.
- 14+ Mutants: jerboa, rat, leech, marsh bloodsvcker, a chimera, elktrohimera, controller, kink, poltergeist, fire poltergeist, byurer.
- 13 Factions: Loners, Military, Mercenaries, Bandits, Environmentalists, Duty, Last Day, Freedom, representatives of the "O"-consciousness, Monolith, Clear Sky, Hunters, Avengers + dealers and repairers (even rumors of the presence in the Zone of women).
- Huge number of weapons, from fists and knives to heavy machine guns and grenade launchers.
- Great variety of armor, with the possibility of upgrading.
- 5 types of detectors. 15+ anomalies. 4 mobile teleport devices. 45+ artifacts.
- Huge number of quests (200 to 300 hours of content). Unique quest caches.
People Soljanka - this is not a game, it is - virtual reality. Here you are guaranteed a different experience with every game. Here everyone can find something to their liking."

The game becomes much better after the Cave level. Be warned, for some of us that love the Stalker series, this mod is addictive "Stalker crack". We can't stop playing it.

>>> INSTALLATION <<< The Easy Way

Downloadable v14.08 Gamedata folders. Two sets to choose from, posted by Napalms, or by Achillesdave. Copy either gamedata folder to your Stalker SOC game directory. Everyone should add the newest translation (below). STEAM users must add the adaptation to SOC V1.0005. Edit fsgame.ltx before playing any mods. Change "false" to "true" ($game_data$ = false| true| $fs_root$| gamedata). Add -noprefetch to the game shortcut so the mod has more working memory (other options: -nointro, -noshadows). Read the "Hard Way" instructions for more tips.

Achillesdave's 8 part version, posted 18-9-2010: Narodnaya Solyanka v19.04+14.08+03.09 for SOC V1.0004. "This is the latest version of the mod with all patches and translation files already applied...". Extract each archive with 7-Zip. Carefully combine eight Gamedata folders into a single Gamedata folder. You should never find a Gamedata folder within the Gamedata folder. Gamedata Properties: 14,614 files in 990 folders, 6.44 GB. Restore default crosshair: edit Gamedata > Config > System.ltx cross_length = 0.015

* NEW * Torrent option for the the eight Achillesdave Gamedata archives. Thanks to ChimmyChanga.
http://91.121.169.29/stalker-megamod.torrent or
http://ks201493.kimsufi.com:8080/stalker/stalker-megamod.torrent

Part 1 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IAEDMSAN 313 MB MD5=611ff1f758e440d447f386980f374833
Part 2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M5NCE7UR 368 MB MD5=2324a7209cd9313b3db89aec3f323002
Part 3 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=64XDXELC 340 MB MD5=074b04442be46c35222f84d38de7bfd6
Part 4 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=55JLRL9N 299 MB MD5=e0a8fe036a0aa75347ab872593958a7a
Part 5 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9PDO8T3R 159 MB MD5=9c23e92d77487551c60de9a16d9eda46
Part 6 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0CZ9SVUH 191 MB MD5=7872cad5f6c997a4b47704871a09e77a
Part 7 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PXK1WGOR 216 MB MD5=2d4f210ce73907c4a9de30e378140653
Part 8 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=37B32EA6 517 MB MD5=1fe770579b20868a059345c3b3ad853b

* NEW * Gamedata folder, from "Napalms" at amk-team.ru/forum. Narodnaya Solyanka Mod of Apr-19-2010 + Aug-14-2010 + all patches and fixes to Sept-3-2010 (for SOC V1.0004). Download two files, which unpack with 7-Zip to 6.9 GB, 991 folders, 14602 files. Add the Translation and [Optional] Adaptation to SOC V1.0005/6.
http://fileshare.in.ua/4069037 1.9 GB, 2,044,723,200 bytes, MD5 = 1bf953d5af19a72a59df0421d6ebc762
http://fileshare.in.ua/4069030 402 MB, 421,786,323 bytes, MD5 = 33dcdf46f6b502279fc1433e54db41f0
Click on "Скачать файл", the blue-green rectangle. Enter captcha & click on "Скачать файл". Wait 60 seconds, and try not to look at pictures (celebrities, the nearly nvde, or simply bizarre). Click on "Скачать файл" (top of the page).

TRANSLATION to English Compilation, by Achillesdave. Updated 1-4-2011 (April 1st, fixed for v1.0004 users), Updated 25-3-2011 (Trader fix), released 18-3-2011. New translations for many parts of the game, plus previous contributions by Nutbag, Lord_Santa, Jamie1992/Steelhawk & Rangda. Includes Sapsan Script patches of 18-11-2010. XrGame.dll "babah" file is optional, supports a few guns with computer sights. File: NS all in one translation.7z 6.7 MB. MD5=9c998c9b69119cf01915652bbe94567b
- Add Achillesdave's collected translation pack. Copy the translation Gamedata folder into your Stalker SOC directory. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EJS2DN4A 6.7 MB
Fix a typo. Edit sak.script file. Change "dogfriend" to "dogfrend" (line 376, do your editing with Wordwrap off).

ADAPTATION for STALKER SOC V1.0005 V1.0006 Patch Levels. Play this mod on a V1.0005 install, or V1.0006. Steam or GFWL version? Use the V1.0005 adaptation. Install last on top of all the other mod files. Note: "...includes the reduction of fonts from Grisli. If fonts are too small - delete the file gamedata \ config \ fonts.ltx". XrGame.dll file is optional, supports a few guns with computer sights. NS_adaptaciya_k_1.0005-1.0006.7z 4.14 MB MD5=c9fa1a6e5fd1bbca3ead1120733f3620.
http://narod.ru/disk/23740322000/NS_adaptaciya_k_1.0005-1.0006.7z.html Do captcha & press green button. Uncheck the box for a toolbar. Click on the link just above the check box.
http://rghost.ru/2349577 (Uploaded by Sapsan on 15-8-2010, 4.15 MB)
http://ifolder.ru/18901966 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2UKciww9bY

Discussion & Download Threads GSC-Game.com (English, 4500 posts). This is where the guys who gave us the translation hang out. Good place to get some help from those who have been playing for a while. Check the translated Guides, links below, for lots of tips and plenty of Spoilers. http://www.gsc-game.com/main.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=1&thm_id=18594&sec_id=16 http://www.gsc-game.com/main.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=1&thm_id=18718&sec_id=17

Cave Level Saved Game from Achillesdave, SOC 1.0005 version. For those who really hate that Cave level. You are safely at the Miner. Drink the potion to exit the Cave. http://www.filefactory.com/file/ca327cf/n/Cave.7z

INSTALLATION, The Hard Way: Start with Stalker SOC V1.0004. Use 7-zip to extract the mod files. Must start a new game to play.
- Add the 19.04 base mod of April 19th (19-04-2010).
- Add the 14.08 expansion pack of August 14th.
- Patch with: Cumulative Patch 20.08, AND Patch 03.09 of September 3rd.
- Fix 3 filenames: 'aaz\m4a1 sopmod\tacsto?k' by renaming "tacstock" to "tacsto?k".
- Most people add -noprefetch, sometimes add -nointro and -noshadows, to their target application shortcut.
- Keep texture settings above the midpoint or see HUD and inventory icon corruption.
- Edit user.ltx and add the line: "bind turn_engine kx" (where x = the keystroke you choose for starting engines).
- Editing the cam_inert line in user.ltx will change the head bob effect.
Skip ahead to the Translation to English section, or to test the mod in Russian:
Edit localization.ltx in gamedata\config, changing "rus" to "eng".
Copy the gamedata\config\text\rus directory. Rename the copy from "rus" to "eng". A new game should start ok, in Russian. Delete the "eng" folder before adding Achillesdave's or Nutbag's translation pack.

Expanded Guide by Burger,

Updated 11-11-2010. The A185 Guide is updated to include events from more recent versions of the mod, better pictures and maps (zoom in on them), tips to ease your passage, and improved English translations. http://www.filefront.com/17504407/NS Guide Nov 11 2010.rar (14 Mb file).

Guide by A185, with Pseudostomp/Snork Tips, from re-aktor.ru. Updated 15-2-2011, released Oct 7th, 38 pages. I've translated what Google missed, added a few tips, some "SPOILERS" hidden in white on white text, and uploaded a 3 Mb searchable PDF, with pictures (thumbs & full screen links). Link: https://sites.google.com/site/friedsaltysnacks/Stalker_Guide_NS_8-26-2010_Feb15_re-acktorru.pdf ("raw" version here https://sites.google.com/site/friedsaltysnacks/Stalker_Guide_Peoples_Solyanke_8-26-2010_re-acktor.ru.pdf).

Walkthrough by MAV, for the August 2010 Expansion Pack, supplement to the A185 guide, Google translated. https://sites.google.com/site/friedsaltysnacks/Stalker_Guide_NS_Expansion_8-14-2010_Nov14.pdf

Guide @ AMK-team.ru (Russian): http://www.amk-team.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=5784&st=0
Guide @ re-aktor.ru : http://www.re-aktor.ru/forums/index.php?showtopic=3&st=0
Mini FAQ: http://www.amk-team.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=8763
Official mod download page: http://www.amk-team.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=5480&st=0
Mod forum index at AMK: http://www.amk-team.ru/forum/index.php?showforum=38
Mod director site, with screenshots of new features: http://www.arhara.ucoz.com/
Google translate tips: Try the Google Chrome browser with this extension https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/aapbdbdomjkkjkaonfhkkikfgjllcleb Also edit the end of the link and jump to a later post, change "&st=0" to "&st=2" etc.. Sometimes translate more of a page by translating twice.

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=== Source Files for Manual Installation, "The Hard Way". ===
==============================================

Full mod version 19.04, April 19th 2010 (19-4-2010), in 8 parts.
Place all 8 parts in a folder, and use 7-zip to extract the mod files.

sol_19.04.001, MD5: 4b7241d075ade0e492a8938b682ff9ec
http://narod.ru/disk/19901394000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.001.html http://openfile.ru/611831
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7er0g4 http://webfile.ru/4652783
sol_19.04.002, MD5: 0b940f09cc400be9765526c4e87e4272
http://narod.ru/disk/19903921000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.002.html http://openfile.ru/611850
http://www.sendspace.com/file/84x2r4 http://webfile.ru/4652784
sol_19.04.003, MD5: c98904f10aa41e2cf96e793a5ba7a9e4
http://narod.ru/disk/19906116000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.003.html http://openfile.ru/611889
http://www.sendspace.com/file/hwvtxv http://webfile.ru/4652844
sol_19.04.004, MD5: 847449a33048f4d7deb87811678dedb6
http://narod.ru/disk/19907011000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.004.html http://openfile.ru/611892
http://www.sendspace.com/file/xwzvm9 http://webfile.ru/4652846
sol_19.04.005, MD5: cc451fb0eba3d219e2b26ab2870a071f
http://narod.ru/disk/19907850000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.005.html http://openfile.ru/611927
http://www.sendspace.com/file/6q6rd9 http://webfile.ru/4652847
sol_19.04.006, MD5: fb17d5145f719f389a35e792fe4f0b24
http://narod.ru/disk/19909327000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.006.html http://openfile.ru/611928
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4jqp5r http://webfile.ru/4652892
sol_19.04.007, MD5: 76f599ba1d85821dc9b5932168e4c8d5
http://narod.ru/disk/19941332000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.007.html http://openfile.ru/611964
http://www.sendspace.com/file/db2xdo http://webfile.ru/4652894
sol_19.04.008, MD5: 941aabe33bc17f27a8ce78d060d2f699
http://narod.ru/disk/19943146000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.008.html http://openfile.ru/611947
http://www.sendspace.com/file/w8shh2 http://webfile.ru/4652885
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Expansion pack of 14.08, August 14th 2010 (14-8-2010), three 250 Mb parts.
Place all 3 parts in a folder, and use 7-zip to extract the mod files.

Filename: dopolnenie_ot_14.08.10.001, MD5: 80509cb158114205329726ae960b8d2d
http://webfile.ru/4665989
http://openfile.ru/669330
http://goldfiles.ifolder.ru/18890661

Filename: dopolnenie_ot_14.08.10.002, MD5: 375a64b698e6c6281f9a73759ca062c5
http://webfile.ru/4666044
http://openfile.ru/669351/
http://goldfiles.ifolder.ru/18890505

Filename: dopolnenie_ot_14.08.10.003, MD5: ab3869e221cfb6659ad6a87516a983c8
http://webfile.ru/4666015
http://openfile.ru/669339
http://goldfiles.ifolder.ru/18890503
From the Readme File: "Owners of large, oval, triangular and other monitors, the resolution other than 1280x1024 will have to install to save your file STALKER \ gamedata \ config \ ui \ ui_custom_msgs and handles to make his tail now the following line after # include "ui \ ui_custom_msgs_doc_viewer.xml":
# Include "ui \ ui_custom_msgs_stco.xml" (Edit: Users of widescreen adaptations may need some file editing to read the in-game documents that are placed in the pistol slot).
"Inhabited only city of Merv. There will be a bonus shift in Zaton - for review... Need a new game."
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Cumulative Micropatch 20.08, corrected. Released 20-8-2010.
Скачать файл патч 20.08.10.7z 40.89 Mb, md5: 4214a16e9d6110480e233b047d07b561
"Revisions to raven, black people in the rain, white-haired at the ATP Gulag Bandos on the cordon, anomalies, prisoner miner in the maze, on hide from emissions in Agra.
Fixed bugs in config and scripts. Added 2 new din.anomalii and upgrade aks74m from Ray. Added to the board and the new bump on many textures of Chorika. Added texture slate of Argus in the adaptation Chorika.
Install on a clean mod version 14.08...".
http://narod.ru/disk/23900157000/%25D0%25BF%25D0%25B0%25D1%2582%25D1%2587%252020.08.10.7z.html
http://ifolder.ru/18959535
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Patch 03.09 from Arkhara, released Sept 3rd 2010 (3-9-2010).
"Description: Fixed Strelok on the Agra again. Removed crash for fixing the bone when entering into MG. Fix came from "V92". Note: The patch includes the patch from 23.08, 25.08 and 31.08. Install on any of the above, or on the patch of 20.08. Obviously, the final patch.". http://ifolder.ru/19148450
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Cumulative Patch 03.09, released Sept 3rd 2010 (3-9-2010), by a 3rd party.
"Description: includes all the patches that were released after 14/08/2010.".
Note: install on a clean Solyanka mod V14.08, or over previous patches.
http://webfile.ru/4708886
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18.11 Test Patch by Sapsan with xrGame.dll, Dated Nov 18th 2010 (18-11-2010).
(Optional, but recommended. I always use some of Sapsan's patches.)
(Now included in the Achillesdave Translation Compilation of 18-3-2011.)
- Optimized "job" of explosives;
- Edit for crashes with invalid vertex errors;
- Fixed a recipe for cooking artifacts; (fixed a typo).
- "Landing" hanging in the air, ground equipment.
Installation: 1. Gamedata folder to throw in the game folder; 2. From the folder that corresponds to versions of the game, take xrGame.dll of subfolders babah and throw in the bin folder. To rollback, there are optional xrGame.dlls from the original and previous solyanochny. You can bet everyone who knows how otkopirovat replaces files towards a "just in case." (save your original files?). Pre-scripts have been tested by a master of it, Shadowman.
New in 30.09 test patch:
- Fixed protection quest, unique items and weapons.
- Added to protect a bunch of new items.
- Maybe faster synchronization at startup.
- Changes the quest to Le Havre - unique weapons, items, and book they hide in a box behind his back, and the rest is "missing" as before.
New in 26.09 test patch:
- Fixed jamb to protect the quest items.
- Slightly optimized the use of night-sight on a crossbow.
New in 19.09 test patch:
- Edit crashes gamedata \ scripts \ rx_wmgr.script: 709: attempt to index a nil value.
- Revision to ban NPC pick quest and prohibited items.
- Small fixes to the castle (Protection of crash for explosives).
- Calmed detector artifacts (reduced loading for games).
- In the script voice set removed debug output in the console.
- Slightly optimized caching config.
- Fixed jamb with neotobrazheniem bioradar.
"New game is not necessary". Apply over mod V14.08 patched up to 03.09 (Sept 3rd).
http://narod.ru/disk/27633172000/scripts_20101118_0053_sapsan.7z.html
http://gettyfile.ru/653812
http://rghost.ru/3292032

Latest Version of Narodnaya Solyanka, 14.08, Released August 14 2010[/color][/b]
Major new official mod expansion, (Newly translated from Russian).

LATEST NEWS: July 26th Torrent option for Achillesdave's Gamedata folder, June 26th NS add-on DMX 1.3.4 released (Russian language), June 24th Weapons Pack for Narodnaya Solyanka 2010 by Buusty (about 60 new guns), June 16th Collector Mod add-on for NS+DMX+DKZ V1.3.2 re-released, June 9th Easily installed two part Gamedata folder.

"BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PEOPLE'S Solyanka"
(... from the Russian download page). (BTW, I am a fan, not a mod author).
- 30+ Locations: Cordon, Swamp, Garbage, Dark Valley, Forgotten Wood, Not Reconnoitered Territory, SRI Agroprom, Bar, Wild Territory, Yantar, Military Warehouses, Radar, Pripyat, CHAES1, CHAES2, Sarcophagus, ATP, Red Forest, Limansk, Hospital, Old Village, Generators, Underground Research Agroprom, Lab x18, X16, X10, Varlab, Cave, Labyrinth, Merv, Zaton.
- 14+ Mutants: jerboa, rat, leech, marsh bloodsvcker, a chimera, elktrohimera, controller, kink, poltergeist, fire poltergeist, byurer.
- 13 Factions: Loners, Military, Mercenaries, Bandits, Environmentalists, Duty, Last Day, Freedom, representatives of the "O"-consciousness, Monolith, Clear Sky, Hunters, Avengers + dealers and repairers (even rumors of the presence in the Zone of women).
- Huge number of weapons, from fists and knives to heavy machine guns and grenade launchers.
- Great variety of armor, with the possibility of upgrading.
- 5 types of detectors. 15+ anomalies. 4 mobile teleport devices. 45+ artifacts.
- Huge number of quests (200 to 300 hours of content). Unique quest caches.
People Soljanka - this is not a game, it is - virtual reality. Here you are guaranteed a different experience with every game. Here everyone can find something to their liking."

The game becomes much better after the Cave level. Be warned, for some of us that love the Stalker series, this mod is addictive "Stalker crack". We can't stop playing it.

>>> INSTALLATION <<< The Easy Way

Downloadable v14.08 Gamedata folders. Two sets to choose from, posted by Napalms, or by Achillesdave. Copy either gamedata folder to your Stalker SOC game directory. Everyone should add the newest translation (below). STEAM users must add the adaptation to SOC V1.0005. Edit fsgame.ltx before playing any mods. Change "false" to "true" ($game_data$ = false| true| $fs_root$| gamedata). Add -noprefetch to the game shortcut so the mod has more working memory (other options: -nointro, -noshadows). Read the "Hard Way" instructions for more tips.

Achillesdave's 8 part version, posted 18-9-2010: Narodnaya Solyanka v19.04+14.08+03.09 for SOC V1.0004. "This is the latest version of the mod with all patches and translation files already applied...". Extract each archive with 7-Zip. Carefully combine eight Gamedata folders into a single Gamedata folder. You should never find a Gamedata folder within the Gamedata folder. Gamedata Properties: 14,614 files in 990 folders, 6.44 GB. Restore default crosshair: edit Gamedata > Config > System.ltx cross_length = 0.015

* NEW * Torrent option for the the eight Achillesdave Gamedata archives. Thanks to ChimmyChanga.
http://91.121.169.29/stalker-megamod.torrent or
http://ks201493.kimsufi.com:8080/stalker/stalker-megamod.torrent

Part 1 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IAEDMSAN 313 MB MD5=611ff1f758e440d447f386980f374833
Part 2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M5NCE7UR 368 MB MD5=2324a7209cd9313b3db89aec3f323002
Part 3 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=64XDXELC 340 MB MD5=074b04442be46c35222f84d38de7bfd6
Part 4 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=55JLRL9N 299 MB MD5=e0a8fe036a0aa75347ab872593958a7a
Part 5 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9PDO8T3R 159 MB MD5=9c23e92d77487551c60de9a16d9eda46
Part 6 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0CZ9SVUH 191 MB MD5=7872cad5f6c997a4b47704871a09e77a
Part 7 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PXK1WGOR 216 MB MD5=2d4f210ce73907c4a9de30e378140653
Part 8 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=37B32EA6 517 MB MD5=1fe770579b20868a059345c3b3ad853b

* NEW * Gamedata folder, from "Napalms" at amk-team.ru/forum. Narodnaya Solyanka Mod of Apr-19-2010 + Aug-14-2010 + all patches and fixes to Sept-3-2010 (for SOC V1.0004). Download two files, which unpack with 7-Zip to 6.9 GB, 991 folders, 14602 files. Add the Translation and [Optional] Adaptation to SOC V1.0005/6.
http://fileshare.in.ua/4069037 1.9 GB, 2,044,723,200 bytes, MD5 = 1bf953d5af19a72a59df0421d6ebc762
http://fileshare.in.ua/4069030 402 MB, 421,786,323 bytes, MD5 = 33dcdf46f6b502279fc1433e54db41f0
Click on "Скачать файл", the blue-green rectangle. Enter captcha & click on "Скачать файл". Wait 60 seconds, and try not to look at pictures (celebrities, the nearly nvde, or simply bizarre). Click on "Скачать файл" (top of the page).

TRANSLATION to English Compilation, by Achillesdave. Updated 1-4-2011 (April 1st, fixed for v1.0004 users), Updated 25-3-2011 (Trader fix), released 18-3-2011. New translations for many parts of the game, plus previous contributions by Nutbag, Lord_Santa, Jamie1992/Steelhawk & Rangda. Includes Sapsan Script patches of 18-11-2010. XrGame.dll "babah" file is optional, supports a few guns with computer sights. File: NS all in one translation.7z 6.7 MB. MD5=9c998c9b69119cf01915652bbe94567b
- Add Achillesdave's collected translation pack. Copy the translation Gamedata folder into your Stalker SOC directory. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EJS2DN4A 6.7 MB
Fix a typo. Edit sak.script file. Change "dogfriend" to "dogfrend" (line 376, do your editing with Wordwrap off).

ADAPTATION for STALKER SOC V1.0005 V1.0006 Patch Levels. Play this mod on a V1.0005 install, or V1.0006. Steam or GFWL version? Use the V1.0005 adaptation. Install last on top of all the other mod files. Note: "...includes the reduction of fonts from Grisli. If fonts are too small - delete the file gamedata \ config \ fonts.ltx". XrGame.dll file is optional, supports a few guns with computer sights. NS_adaptaciya_k_1.0005-1.0006.7z 4.14 MB MD5=c9fa1a6e5fd1bbca3ead1120733f3620.
http://narod.ru/disk/23740322000/NS_adaptaciya_k_1.0005-1.0006.7z.html Do captcha & press green button. Uncheck the box for a toolbar. Click on the link just above the check box.
http://rghost.ru/2349577 (Uploaded by Sapsan on 15-8-2010, 4.15 MB)
http://ifolder.ru/18901966 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2UKciww9bY

Discussion & Download Threads GSC-Game.com (English, 4500 posts). This is where the guys who gave us the translation hang out. Good place to get some help from those who have been playing for a while. Check the translated Guides, links below, for lots of tips and plenty of Spoilers. http://www.gsc-game.com/main.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=1&thm_id=18594&sec_id=16 http://www.gsc-game.com/main.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=1&thm_id=18718&sec_id=17

Cave Level Saved Game from Achillesdave, SOC 1.0005 version. For those who really hate that Cave level. You are safely at the Miner. Drink the potion to exit the Cave. http://www.filefactory.com/file/ca327cf/n/Cave.7z

INSTALLATION, The Hard Way: Start with Stalker SOC V1.0004. Use 7-zip to extract the mod files. Must start a new game to play.
- Add the 19.04 base mod of April 19th (19-04-2010).
- Add the 14.08 expansion pack of August 14th.
- Patch with: Cumulative Patch 20.08, AND Patch 03.09 of September 3rd.
- Fix 3 filenames: 'aaz\m4a1 sopmod\tacsto?k' by renaming "tacstock" to "tacsto?k".
- Most people add -noprefetch, sometimes add -nointro and -noshadows, to their target application shortcut.
- Keep texture settings above the midpoint or see HUD and inventory icon corruption.
- Edit user.ltx and add the line: "bind turn_engine kx" (where x = the keystroke you choose for starting engines).
- Editing the cam_inert line in user.ltx will change the head bob effect.
Skip ahead to the Translation to English section, or to test the mod in Russian:
Edit localization.ltx in gamedata\config, changing "rus" to "eng".
Copy the gamedata\config\text\rus directory. Rename the copy from "rus" to "eng". A new game should start ok, in Russian. Delete the "eng" folder before adding Achillesdave's or Nutbag's translation pack.

Expanded Guide by Burger,

Updated 11-11-2010. The A185 Guide is updated to include events from more recent versions of the mod, better pictures and maps (zoom in on them), tips to ease your passage, and improved English translations. http://www.filefront.com/17504407/NS Guide Nov 11 2010.rar (14 Mb file).

Guide by A185, with Pseudostomp/Snork Tips, from re-aktor.ru. Updated 15-2-2011, released Oct 7th, 38 pages. I've translated what Google missed, added a few tips, some "SPOILERS" hidden in white on white text, and uploaded a 3 Mb searchable PDF, with pictures (thumbs & full screen links). Link: https://sites.google.com/site/friedsaltysnacks/Stalker_Guide_NS_8-26-2010_Feb15_re-acktorru.pdf ("raw" version here https://sites.google.com/site/friedsaltysnacks/Stalker_Guide_Peoples_Solyanke_8-26-2010_re-acktor.ru.pdf).

Walkthrough by MAV, for the August 2010 Expansion Pack, supplement to the A185 guide, Google translated. https://sites.google.com/site/friedsaltysnacks/Stalker_Guide_NS_Expansion_8-14-2010_Nov14.pdf

Guide @ AMK-team.ru (Russian): http://www.amk-team.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=5784&st=0
Guide @ re-aktor.ru : http://www.re-aktor.ru/forums/index.php?showtopic=3&st=0
Mini FAQ: http://www.amk-team.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=8763
Official mod download page: http://www.amk-team.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=5480&st=0
Mod forum index at AMK: http://www.amk-team.ru/forum/index.php?showforum=38
Mod director site, with screenshots of new features: http://www.arhara.ucoz.com/
Google translate tips: Try the Google Chrome browser with this extension https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/aapbdbdomjkkjkaonfhkkikfgjllcleb Also edit the end of the link and jump to a later post, change "&st=0" to "&st=2" etc.. Sometimes translate more of a page by translating twice.

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=== Source Files for Manual Installation, "The Hard Way". ===
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Full mod version 19.04, April 19th 2010 (19-4-2010), in 8 parts.
Place all 8 parts in a folder, and use 7-zip to extract the mod files.

sol_19.04.001, MD5: 4b7241d075ade0e492a8938b682ff9ec
http://narod.ru/disk/19901394000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.001.html http://openfile.ru/611831
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7er0g4 http://webfile.ru/4652783
sol_19.04.002, MD5: 0b940f09cc400be9765526c4e87e4272
http://narod.ru/disk/19903921000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.002.html http://openfile.ru/611850
http://www.sendspace.com/file/84x2r4 http://webfile.ru/4652784
sol_19.04.003, MD5: c98904f10aa41e2cf96e793a5ba7a9e4
http://narod.ru/disk/19906116000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.003.html http://openfile.ru/611889
http://www.sendspace.com/file/hwvtxv http://webfile.ru/4652844
sol_19.04.004, MD5: 847449a33048f4d7deb87811678dedb6
http://narod.ru/disk/19907011000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.004.html http://openfile.ru/611892
http://www.sendspace.com/file/xwzvm9 http://webfile.ru/4652846
sol_19.04.005, MD5: cc451fb0eba3d219e2b26ab2870a071f
http://narod.ru/disk/19907850000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.005.html http://openfile.ru/611927
http://www.sendspace.com/file/6q6rd9 http://webfile.ru/4652847
sol_19.04.006, MD5: fb17d5145f719f389a35e792fe4f0b24
http://narod.ru/disk/19909327000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.006.html http://openfile.ru/611928
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4jqp5r http://webfile.ru/4652892
sol_19.04.007, MD5: 76f599ba1d85821dc9b5932168e4c8d5
http://narod.ru/disk/19941332000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.007.html http://openfile.ru/611964
http://www.sendspace.com/file/db2xdo http://webfile.ru/4652894
sol_19.04.008, MD5: 941aabe33bc17f27a8ce78d060d2f699
http://narod.ru/disk/19943146000/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%2019.04.008.html http://openfile.ru/611947
http://www.sendspace.com/file/w8shh2 http://webfile.ru/4652885
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Expansion pack of 14.08, August 14th 2010 (14-8-2010), three 250 Mb parts.
Place all 3 parts in a folder, and use 7-zip to extract the mod files.

Filename: dopolnenie_ot_14.08.10.001, MD5: 80509cb158114205329726ae960b8d2d
http://webfile.ru/4665989
http://openfile.ru/669330
http://goldfiles.ifolder.ru/18890661

Filename: dopolnenie_ot_14.08.10.002, MD5: 375a64b698e6c6281f9a73759ca062c5
http://webfile.ru/4666044
http://openfile.ru/669351/
http://goldfiles.ifolder.ru/18890505

Filename: dopolnenie_ot_14.08.10.003, MD5: ab3869e221cfb6659ad6a87516a983c8
http://webfile.ru/4666015
http://openfile.ru/669339
http://goldfiles.ifolder.ru/18890503
From the Readme File: "Owners of large, oval, triangular and other monitors, the resolution other than 1280x1024 will have to install to save your file STALKER \ gamedata \ config \ ui \ ui_custom_msgs and handles to make his tail now the following line after # include "ui \ ui_custom_msgs_doc_viewer.xml":
# Include "ui \ ui_custom_msgs_stco.xml" (Edit: Users of widescreen adaptations may need some file editing to read the in-game documents that are placed in the pistol slot).
"Inhabited only city of Merv. There will be a bonus shift in Zaton - for review... Need a new game."
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Cumulative Micropatch 20.08, corrected. Released 20-8-2010.
Скачать файл патч 20.08.10.7z 40.89 Mb, md5: 4214a16e9d6110480e233b047d07b561
"Revisions to raven, black people in the rain, white-haired at the ATP Gulag Bandos on the cordon, anomalies, prisoner miner in the maze, on hide from emissions in Agra.
Fixed bugs in config and scripts. Added 2 new din.anomalii and upgrade aks74m from Ray. Added to the board and the new bump on many textures of Chorika. Added texture slate of Argus in the adaptation Chorika.
Install on a clean mod version 14.08...".
http://narod.ru/disk/23900157000/%25D0%25BF%25D0%25B0%25D1%2582%25D1%2587%252020.08.10.7z.html
http://ifolder.ru/18959535
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Patch 03.09 from Arkhara, released Sept 3rd 2010 (3-9-2010).
"Description: Fixed Strelok on the Agra again. Removed crash for fixing the bone when entering into MG. Fix came from "V92". Note: The patch includes the patch from 23.08, 25.08 and 31.08. Install on any of the above, or on the patch of 20.08. Obviously, the final patch.". http://ifolder.ru/19148450
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Cumulative Patch 03.09, released Sept 3rd 2010 (3-9-2010), by a 3rd party.
"Description: includes all the patches that were released after 14/08/2010.".
Note: install on a clean Solyanka mod V14.08, or over previous patches.
http://webfile.ru/4708886
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18.11 Test Patch by Sapsan with xrGame.dll, Dated Nov 18th 2010 (18-11-2010).
(Optional, but recommended. I always use some of Sapsan's patches.)
(Now included in the Achillesdave Translation Compilation of 18-3-2011.)
- Optimized "job" of explosives;
- Edit for crashes with invalid vertex errors;
- Fixed a recipe for cooking artifacts; (fixed a typo).
- "Landing" hanging in the air, ground equipment.
Installation: 1. Gamedata folder to throw in the game folder; 2. From the folder that corresponds to versions of the game, take xrGame.dll of subfolders babah and throw in the bin folder. To rollback, there are optional xrGame.dlls from the original and previous solyanochny. You can bet everyone who knows how otkopirovat replaces files towards a "just in case." (save your original files?). Pre-scripts have been tested by a master of it, Shadowman.
New in 30.09 test patch:
- Fixed protection quest, unique items and weapons.
- Added to protect a bunch of new items.
- Maybe faster synchronization at startup.
- Changes the quest to Le Havre - unique weapons, items, and book they hide in a box behind his back, and the rest is "missing" as before.
New in 26.09 test patch:
- Fixed jamb to protect the quest items.
- Slightly optimized the use of night-sight on a crossbow.
New in 19.09 test patch:
- Edit crashes gamedata \ scripts \ rx_wmgr.script: 709: attempt to index a nil value.
- Revision to ban NPC pick quest and prohibited items.
- Small fixes to the castle (Protection of crash for explosives).
- Calmed detector artifacts (reduced loading for games).
- In the script voice set removed debug output in the console.
- Slightly optimized caching config.
- Fixed jamb with neotobrazheniem bioradar.
"New game is not necessary". Apply over mod V14.08 patched up to 03.09 (Sept 3rd).
http://narod.ru/disk/27633172000/scripts_20101118_0053_sapsan.7z.html
http://gettyfile.ru/653812
http://rghost.ru/3292032

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DMX Mod by Shadows, Optional Expansion for Narodnaya Solyanka
New weapons, sounds, textures, shaders, and gameplay options. You can even buy a car.
"The mod is designed for powerful machines!" (Recommend 4G ram, x64 OS).
DMX Widescreen HUD, posted by Oblakoder Nov 30th 2010 (30-11-2010): http://www.filefront.com/17587220/SerafimHUD for DMX 1.3 1680x1050.7z

DMX DKZ V1.3.2 Mod. DMX is Patched, Translated, & Tweaked by DariusKZoot.

SCREENSHOTS: http://dariuskzoot.imgur.com/
See his posts in Mod Downloads & the Mod Discussion forums on GSC for some important updates. DKZ package is 4.65 Gigs (compressed) & uses STALKER SOC V1.0005 (STEAM PATCH LEVEL). Requires a strong computer. Bar level is using 3.3 Gigs of ram with Full Dynamic Lighting on an x64 system.
Recommend the torrent for the main part of this mod (and please keep seeding): http://blackbyte.org/NARODNAYA.SOLJANKA.DMX.DARIUS_1.3.2_.torrent.
Then get updates and options from the direct download site: http://narodnaya.j5films.ca/.

"The Directories on the Server are numbered in regards to the Installation sequence ... so. just follow that order ..
The ADDONS are not dependent upon one another, so they do not require any special installation order ...
Just make sure to install the 21-03-11 Culmulative Patch BEFORE adding the Weapons Expansion Pack vol.01 if you intend to use it ...DKZ".
DMX DKZ English Forums at GSC:
http://www.gsc-game.com/main.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=1&thm_id=20443&sec_id=16
http://www.gsc-game.com/main.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=1&thm_id=20437&sec_id=17
Crashes entering Garbage from Cordon: Can't find model file 'actorsnovicestalker_no_yurik.ogf'. Issue is being looked into. For now, may need to reinstall DMX DKZ 1.3.2 with the 'unTERMINATEable' mod add-on.

The Collector CS134 Mod, by _dAVROs_. Re-released 16-6-2011 (June 16th). Expansion pack for NS+DMX+DKZ V1.3.2. Not tested with vanilla NS or DMX.
"The Collector was an experienced Stalker that roamed the Zone finding rare Artefacts and Fauna. He had a special ability to find them but this exposed him to the dangers of the Zone. In his travels, he left Stashes with some of his Artifact finds and notes which had clues of other stashes in the Zone. They are well hidden, look carefully and think about the cryptic clues. Follow his clues in this Zone "treasure hunt" to find his main stash".
* 8 new Artifacts, * 8 new mushrooms. "Completely Redone English dialogue. Balanced artifact immunities and cost to fit NS + DKZ. Credits to 'Valerich' & 'Charsi' who originally created this mod. The Collector starts after dialogue with Sid".
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F6UE1NVD
Information: http://www.gsc-game.com/main.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=1&thm_id=20800&sec_id=17
Discussion: http://www.gsc-game.com/main.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=1&thm_id=20443&sec_id=16

TRANSLATION for DMX Mod V1.3.2 by DariusKZoot, Updated Feb 9th & Feb 8th, Released Feb 5th 2011 (5-2-2011), 17 MB. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=740TPBLS Much easier to use the full DMX DKZ package (if your PC can handle it), or do the full DMX DKZ installation then revert to standard DMX textures. Tricky translation-only install, not recommended, see post of 19-2-2011, page 7 of DMX DKZ thread. http://www.gsc-game.com/main.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr&thm_page=1&thm_id=20443&sec_id=16

DMX Russian Links and Forums:
DMX mod official site: http://dmx-mod.ucoz.com/
http://www.amk-team.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=8977 (Shadows currently banned from AMK site).

DMX V1.3 mod, 1.4 G. http://narod.ru/disk/25176938000/dmx_mod_v1.3.rar.html

DMX Patch to 1.3.4, Not yet translated. Released June 26th 2011 (26-6-2011), 592 MB, md5=e14dc95189196a2cb0e28e3aa9250337. Installation: Narodnaya Solyanka 3.09.10 > DMX MOD 1.3 > 1.3.4 patch. Steam version and other SOC V1.0005 users will need the DMX adaptation to V1.0005 patch level.
http://narod.ru/disk/17234044001/dmx_mod_patch_1.3.4.rar.html
DMX 1.3.4 Repacked without the mSize rendering crash fix. Released June 29th 2011 (29-6-2011), md5=3616d9b7154786901311fa4dec86790c http://narod.ru/disk/17509324001/dmx_mod_patch_1.3.4.rar.html
Torrent links:
DMX 1.3.4 repack by CDMan: http://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3630796 (registration required).
DMX MOD + Patch 1.3.4 Updated Torrent, from volkkk: http://www.ua-torrent.com/showthread.php?t=37335
CheckSums md5: e18c11ac485c82dcf79dbe4ae3ecbbbe --- dmx_mod_v1.3
md5: e14dc95189196a2cb0e28e3aa9250337 --- dmx_mod_patch_1.3.4

DMX 1.3.4 mini-patch from Shadows, June 29 2011: "...fix a crash when receiving transitions....". http://webfile.ru/5412523

DMX Patch to 1.3.3, Released March 23rd 2011 (23-3-2011), 359 MB. Not yet translated (play DMX DKZ V1.3.2 if you want a translated version). Installation: Narodnaya Solyanka 3.09.10 > DMX MOD 1.3 > 1.3.3 patch. A new game is required. Includes adaptations for widescreens and SOC patch levels V1.0004/5/6. http://narod.ru/disk/8256889001/dmx_mod_patch_1.3.3.rar.html, Repacked by "Firefox" using 7-zip and 100 MB smaller http://ifolder.ru/22574738

DMX Patch to V1.3.2, Released Dec 27th 2010 (27-12-2010), 178 MB. Install over DMX MOD 1.3 (Do not install on top of the V1.3.1 patch). "The new game is not needed (except for items where it is desirable)". http://ifolder.ru/21047818
http://narod.ru/disk/2273845001/dmx_mod_patch_1.3.2.rar.html

DMX Tiny Patch for V1.3.2, Released Dec 31st 2010 (31-12-2010). "Fix appearance of cars and Suslov, set everything. Need a save game before taking the job on the stick sharper." http://webfile.ru/5021321

DMX SOC V1.0005/6 Extra Adaptation for DMX 1.3.2. Revised Jan 3rd 2011 (3-1-2011) by Shadows. Installation: V1.3, then V1.3.2, then V1.3.2 patch, then adaptation to SOC patches 1.0005/6 (Underlying NS install requires a different 1.0005/6 adaptation). http://narod.ru/disk/2673345001/adapt_5-6_patch_for_dmx_mod.rar.html

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:08 am

Oh, it's a Mod, you're right not for first playthrough.

Just one other thing what are the RPG elements in this game. I watched a couple of reviews on Youtube but they didn't go into specifics. Do you level up, assign skill points, etc?

No levelling up or skill points, but there's a wide variety of weapons and armor, and you can equip artifacts. Artifacts and armor modify your performance, resistances, and the what not. So there are artifacts that increase your healing rate, or give you resistance to certain types of damage, or absorb radiation. Meanwhile, the various armors are cut out for different things, with some armors being great for combat but being svcky at surviving anomalies, or armors that are great for protecting against anomalies but can't take a bullet, or armors that do a little bit of both.

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:37 pm

Info on the mega-pack of Shadow of Chernobyl mods known as "Narodnaya Solyanka"

i played this a few months ago and i can say with the utmost certainty that it was the worst thing i've ever played. it was like the video game equivalent of Dada. i think it was the mod that pushed me over the edge and made me realize that apart from AMK, the Russians really are not very good at STALKER megamods.

like i mean what the hell. Russians feel this INDOMITABLE NEED to fill EVERY SQUARE INCH of the game world with anomalies or insanely overpowered mutants and other stupid [censored] and give you like a knife and three bullets and say DEAL W/ IT. even AMK does this with its bloodsvckers and the electrochimera and the [censored] spawn rates, but at least it gives you OPTIONS.

that [censored] cave fffffffffffff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RcFwhjb83o is a considerably better experience but it's also got a ton of really really weird [censored] that holds it back from being truly great, and there's no full translation yet.

Just one other thing what are the RPG elements in this game. I watched a couple of reviews on Youtube but they didn't go into specifics. Do you level up, assign skill points, etc?

STALKER's RPG elements are a bit nontraditional. you buy better weapons and armor, and in Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat you can upgrade and customize your weapons quite a bit. you can also equip artifacts to reduce susceptibility to radiation or poison, or regenerate health, or reduce elemental damage. there are multiple endings for Shadow of Chernobyl, based on what you do throughout the game, though it's sort of an all-or-nothing approach.

Call of Pripyat is much more of an RPG than SHOC and CS - it has a slideshow ending similar to Fallout 3 that's heavily influenced by choices you make over the course of the game, through the main quest, sidequests, or just things that you do to the world. as well, the choices you make have consequence within the world itself as you play, manifesting largely in the types of enemies you'll face, the kind of equipment available to purchase, and who is or isn't hostile to you.

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:21 pm

i played this a few months ago and i can say with the utmost certainty that it was the worst thing i've ever played. it was like the video game equivalent of Dada. i think it was the mod that pushed me over the edge and made me realize that apart from AMK, the Russians really are not very good at STALKER megamods.

like i mean what the hell. Russians feel this INDOMITABLE NEED to fill EVERY SQUARE INCH of the game world with anomalies or insanely overpowered mutants and other stupid [censored] and give you like a knife and three bullets and say DEAL W/ IT. even AMK does this with its bloodsvckers and the electrochimera and the [censored] spawn rates, but at least it gives you OPTIONS.

that [censored] cave fffffffffffff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RcFwhjb83o is a considerably better experience but it's also got a ton of really really weird [censored] that holds it back from being truly great, and there's no full translation yet.

STALKER's RPG elements are a bit nontraditional. you buy better weapons and armor, and in Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat you can upgrade and customize your weapons quite a bit. you can also equip artifacts to reduce susceptibility to radiation or poison, or regenerate health, or reduce elemental damage. there are multiple endings for Shadow of Chernobyl, based on what you do throughout the game, though it's sort of an all-or-nothing approach.

Call of Pripyat is much more of an RPG than SHOC and CS - it has a slideshow ending similar to Fallout 3 that's heavily influenced by choices you make over the course of the game, through the main quest, sidequests, or just things that you do to the world. as well, the choices you make have consequence within the world itself as you play, manifesting largely in the types of enemies you'll face, the kind of equipment available to purchase, and who is or isn't hostile to you.

I take it Clear Sky is the second in the series and Call of Pripyat is the third?

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:04 pm

I take it Clear Sky is the second in the series and Call of Pripyat is the third?

yeah. story-wise, though, Clear Sky is a prequel to Shadow of Chernobyl, and Call of Pripyat is a sequel.

you should totally pick up Call of Pripyat regardless of whether or not you like SHOC - it's a very different kind of game, in very good ways.

Clear Sky is a great game too but it's also very different, but not always in good ways. most people say to skip it, but if you enjoy SHOC and CoP it's totally worth picking up. there's great mods for it, and it's got the best level design and man-to-man combat in the series.

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:29 pm

i would also look at STALKER Call of Chernobyl. its the most balanced and polished of the games. if you want to use mods for that game i would suggest SGM blackbyte edition (comes with Atmosfear mod, the regular SGM doesnt) Swartz Mod, its a new mod but its the most balanced of the other mods out there.

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:24 am

SoC and CoP are the best. Which is why http://store.steampowered.com/sub/5011/ is ideal because it doesn't include Clear Sky, and your CoP purchase with it is discounted.