Thinking of starting S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Any good mods out there?

[LordDraven]

Game looks fun and interesting as hell but it's dated as it's from 2007. Any recommended graphics or otherwise, mods out there?

 

[@TheFriendlyBro]

I'd stay keep to the basics like upgraded graphics. Don't want any mods that change the game too much as its best going in fairly vanilla, until you finish your first playthrough.

Here are my recommendations!

For Shadow of Chernobyl:

• Zone Reclamation Project
• Absolute Nature
• Absolute Structure
• Shaders Max
• Stalker Weather Overhauled 3.1 (or whatever the new version is)

For Clear Sky:

• Sky Reclamation Project
• AtmosFear
• Absolute Nature
• Absolute Structures
• Pistol Iron Sights (by Karstux)

Call of Pripyat:

• AtmosFear 3
• Absolute Nature 2
• Absolute Structures
• Stalker Call of Pripyat Iron Sight Fix 1.1 (or whatever the newest one is).

These are all the mods I used for a fairly vanilla experience of all the three games, some of these mods might have been updated or merged into one but check these out!

 

[TheTrain]

Don't install the complete mod, you're good with everything else.

 

[Infcabbage]

Anomaly with its recent update is one of my favorite games I played last year. But play it after you've played the base game first.

 

[Kadath]

Stalker Anomaly is all three games rolled into one giant mess, plus the Misery survival stuff, plus some more stuff.

But modding requires digging to find patches and whatnot, there's always something screwy or badly tuned. Still, Anomaly is the big deal. It's where the game goes to deliver everything it can.

 

[LordDraven]

Awesome thanks gang!

 

[Remmy2112]

Misery mod. Jump right in, you'll love it!

Spoiler

Don't. Seriously. Not as someone fresh to STALKER.

 

[Grimminski]

Autumn Aurora for Shadow of Chernobyl

It's "harder" than vanilla, but not unbalanced. Until something better comes along, I'll consider it the complete package.

Also, stealth works. The only other mod that came close to fixing it was LURK, 7 or 8 years ago.