STALKER fans, here is something for you today. The team behind the stand-alone mod S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly has released a brand new version of it. So, let’s see what’s in store for us.
For those who don’t know, the STALKER Anomaly project is designed to be the most stable and customizable version of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games for fans. It’s powered by the Monolith 64-bit engine, which is a custom version of the X-Ray engine. So, if you want to replay STALKER, this is the way to go.
Players have different ways to enjoy the mod. They can play story mode, which has 4 chapters of exciting quests. If they like to create their own adventure, they can try sandbox mode. And for those who enjoy action, there’s the warfare mode, where factions battle for control over parts of the zone.
Not only that but STALKER Anomaly is also highly customizable. This means that you can play it the way you like and have the most fun. There are hundreds of settings that can be tweaked in the options menus. Also, for more advanced changes, there are over 4000 addons that were created by other players.
Version 1.5.3 brings general improvements to the engine stability. It also fixes some potential causes for crashes, and it fixes a couple of quests.
Moreover, V1.5.3 adds a 3D PDA. And there is more. The Lost to the Zone Storylines have been added to Update 1.5. Every single level has been reworked, and the weather system is improved and expanded to offer variety and an atmospheric feel.
Finally, the A-Life system has also gotten big updates. Stalkers will now move around the Zone more often. They will also share more often what they’re doing in other areas. The Zone will keep changing, with anomalies and mutants also shifting around. Special characters and regular stalkers will offer more unique missions. The disguise system is also improved too. As such, your gear and behavior will affect how stalkers see and remember you.
You can download this latest version of STALKER Anomaly from this link. You can also find below videos from two amazing addons. The first one adds new HD textures. The second introduces screen space shadows.
Have fun!
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Does STALKER Anomaly contain all 3 games rolled into 1, or is it just the 1st game massively polished?
Yes but there's no story
Thanks.
He is wrong, there are main questlines you can follow.
Stop being a low IQ transxeual
The story is basically the same as Shadow of Chernobyl, albiet messier.
There IS an Anthology mod, and I think it's still being worked on, but it's in Russian (and only available on a Discord sever,) so you'll presumably have to wait for a translation if you want this.
Thanks.
Absolutely loved the original despite its issues for the incredible atmosphere that it oozed.
Will give this one a try.
It's maps, weapons and characters from all 3 games.
But it is it's own thing, and more a sandbox with quests, much like Mount&Blade.
The campaigns from the games aren't avaiable, instead it has it has it's own with variying degrees of quality.
Not a good starting point, play the original games with Original Weapons Renewal Mod 3 if you want to make the jump into this glorious series.
Hands-down still one of the best atmospheric recreations in videogaming history!
The DX11 renderer also works beautifully when translated to Vulkan via DXVK.
On that note, the next major release of DXVK after the current 2.4.1 will have completely reworked buffer & memory management, further improving an already outstanding software solution.
The feeling af dread, isolation, and level immersion is still unmatched compared to any other open-world game out there! All these years later, nothing IMHO beats STALKER in that aspect…
I expected a big content update, but it being 1.5.3 and not 1.6 should have been the red flag.
This is just a few bugfixes and some file updates that follow these GSC Game World Community guidelines.
https://www.gsc-game.com/guidelines/
Shame, blew my load too early, was ready to sink in 300 more hours into it.