STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl - Best Basic Quality of Life Mods

[@BeetlejuiceX3-87]

I been playing stalkers since 09 in Iraq, I got the soc, cop and cs, this is my first time using mods, omg it's so f-ing amazing

[@HippCelt]

Mods make everything better

[@faydulaksono]

are you army assigned in iraq?

[@BeetlejuiceX3-87]

@@faydulaksono I was in the Nation Guard on convoy security in Southeast Iraq not far from Kuwait, Charlie Co. 949th, side note: we had many options to choose from for PC gaming, nothing topped SOC

[@mustafaaaraheem]

@@BeetlejuiceX3-87 how were your pc setups back then, did you get good graphics cards and cpus at the time?

[@BeetlejuiceX3-87]

@@mustafaaaraheem Believe it or not laptops in the early 2000s already had a lot of software built in, when they made laptops back then it was very little you had to do to it as far as upgrades, we all had laptops, plus it was pretty much like our cell phones because we had to use Skype and messenger in order to communicate unless you want to pay over $2,000 for a cell phone bill due to the distance, I had a Toshiba at the time, the graphics wasn't too different from the game trailer, and I personally don't remember anybody having to do any special upgrades in order to play

[@retiredbritphilippines4722]

Your a Legend mate, seen so many other people try to do this and fail. Many thanks

[@HippCelt]

Cheers but It's not rocket science, I find people either overcomplicate or waffle too much in these how to vids...

[@Rattius808]

Thank you sir! i just got a gaming pc and always wanted to try the series! i was playing shadow of chernobyl and i was crashing a bit. this video was extremely helpful!

[@HippCelt]

Glad it was useful I'll get round to doing a quick guide for the other two games in the series at some point as well hopefully

[@fonkwindy1990]

Thanks a whole lot. I just got the 3 games today and having a blast. Really looking forward to play the modded game.

[@HippCelt]

nice Enjoy

[@jaquestraw1]

As did I. Had them when they came out originally on disc. Figured it was time to revisit the zone and ten bucks for the bundle was the clear way to go!

[@CrabRackune]

I was on the fence about trying mods for the original 3 games because I wasn't confident that I could make them work. But this video was super helpful, and I couldn't be happier with the results. Just these 3 simple mods are perfect as far as what I was looking for. Thank you for this incredibly easy to follow tutorial! 👍👍

[@HippCelt]

Enjoy! mods make everything better

[@SNIPER59715]

Thank you bro, literally, I’m not good with computers you helped a lot! This is the only tutorial I found that made sense

[@technologic21]

Thank you for this guide! I enjoy a more linear journey in SoC, and you helped. Please do a Quality of Life Mod vid for Call of Pripyat if you can, thanks man!

[@EkarDGames]

Beautiful. I feel like I can finally really enjoy this game without the constant crashes on desktop. Ty brother 😀

[@HippCelt]

glad to help

[@raptorprimal1077]

2:38 I know that was scp 079.

[@Onzxogre]

🤣🤣

[@ProtossExecutor100]

Great tutorial and nice mods. I only have OWR3 installed currently but it makes the gun animations much smoother and the sounds are much more impactful. Definitely recommend these.

[@trippy645]

Top notch vid, straight to the point. Thanks!

[@ogaimon3380]

played stalker for like 6hour so i get some vanilla experience it's not that bad imo i'm used to playing old games in this day n age,but the mod make it so much better the gun one with double damage for everybody make the animation way smoother that alone make it more than easy to get into doesn't feel like a 2007 game

[@HippCelt]

true dat

[@iCalifornia95]

I was crashing a bit too and this helped a lot. I also have anomaly gamma, but I've been reading it was recommended to start with this before touching gamma lol

[@HippCelt]

I don't think it really matters what you start with all that much ...some people are a bit gatekeepery about sort o stuff. I myself got into stalker via Dayz Mods

[@13codyman]

Thank you! first time i've ever modded a game before. I had only used steam workshop for gates of hell ostfront. this video was very helpful! unlike many others i tried.

[@HippCelt]

Glad I could help!

[@drowsy_spectre]

I had a problem with crashing to desktop, and the only thing out of place was the fact that 'Knife' (Quieter Knife) in the Modifier.exe was erroring because a line in the file "snd_shoot = weapons\knife_1,1.0" wasn't recognized for some reason. I fixed it by going into ZRP_1.07_R5\gamedata\config\weapons\w_knife.ltx, copying that file, and replacing the OWR3_ZRPtweaks_IncreasedWeaponDamage\gamedata\config\weapons\w_knife.ltx file with the previous file, and THEN replacing everything in gamedata and I was able to load up my latest save w/o crashing. I just started playing SOC a few days ago and I think I'm still fairly early game ( I just hit the X-12 lab ) so I'm unsure if any later game saves would also work. But that was my personal solution to the problem so I thought I'd share it.

[@腐城]

Thanks for your tutorial. It helped me a lot. P.S.: At first, I tried your method, but it didn't work until I realized that all of the folders are required to be put into the 'gamedata' folder. After putting them into the 'gamedata' folder, it works perfectly.

[@HippCelt]

Glad it helped!

[@aryanslop88]

big thanks, very easy to understand and not a cancer tutorial!!!

[@limpa756]

people need to note that original weapon renewals scope overlays are wrong, the first time you use a pso it'll be fucked, they're 1920x1200

[@cillianennis9921]

Thanks needed to get the patch on because well I hear the game makes the Fallout 3 & New Vegas engine look stable in comparison without the patch.

[@HippCelt]

Yeah It's a bit of digital clown show with out patches...

[@cillianennis9921]

@@HippCelt Well I was able to play it for a few hours without any problems so hopefully the patch has made it as stable as Fallout New Vegas was on my last run. Which was oddly stable only crashing like 5 times entering locations. Unlike Fallout 3 which crashed every few hours. So hopefully its stable.

[@dalektimestrategist927]

I doesn't work for me it keep on crashing.

[@maceleet]

Uninstall HD Models!

[@tahirkaraahmet1049]

You are life saver.

[@Jewifer333x2]

Would be cool if the storymode were available in anomaly/gamma

[@axtinidios]

I did everything exactly as the video said but i launch the game and it does say ZRP on the main menu but when i load a save or start a new game, the mods arent thereg it's just the base game. Why?

[@filipdolezal2051]

Perfect and decent instructions and selection of mods. Thank you so much! Can you do same tutorial for Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat?

[@HippCelt]

Yeah they're on my to do list ....just been playing a load of other mods atm

[@JeremyC-z6w]

Much thanks. Very helpful. ZRP and OWR3 work great on the GOG version. Any recommendation for a weapon pack that's compatible with ZRP and OWR3?

[@captoshuragnarok7444]

Thank you for this tutorial!

[@HippCelt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BrandonWilliams-wf6hg]

If game crashes delete the game data folder that we got from zrp and over rid with the other mod. Then extract the zrp game data folder again instead of reinstalling the whole game.

[@manzarek74]

hello thank you i recently started again with ZRP mod only and it worked fine no crashes than I added weapons mod and HD txtures and after a while keep crushing near garbage area ca not proceed further. Did you experienced same issues? I will try to reinstall the mods otherwise i will play only with ZRP :(. is there any mod manager for this that can easy fix conflicts and uninstall mods?

[@ARNXIII]

I followed all the instructions but my weapons kinda look chunky not like your models of the tokarev or ak, what im i missing?

[@InAwOrLdOfIdIoTs]

Do you have a mod for grass draw distance or is it included in this mod? As the draw distance is woeful.

[@HippCelt]

I heard the Groundcover Overhaul mod was good , but I've never tried it myself

[@InAwOrLdOfIdIoTs]

@@HippCelt Do you know if than can used with other mods?

[@DanielGomes-ij7vl]

Is there any MOD that can use the joystick to play STALKER?

[@HippCelt]

I donno , you could probably hook up your controller via steam for the steam version of the game.

[@claybone97]

Hey, when i tried moving the OWR3 files to the gamedata folder it got stuck in a long loading screen with the time just continually going up. Is that the cause of installing the wrong file or do i just wait forever?

[@Sh0ckV]

what about absolute nature & structures and shaders max..?

[@vetno._7152]

thank you very much bro, its my first time playing and everybody says i should install some mods so i think this ones will do right?

[@diariodeumabjeto6584]

Thanks for helping ❤❤❤

[@nyxer4]

Do you know how to cap the game at 60fps? I only have 60hz monitor but getting stupid amount and its causing tearing xD

[@HippCelt]

not an issue i've had , but a quick google search showed me quite a few possible fixes so i suggest you try that..

[@MK-xg4qg]

turn on V-sync!

[@polar3261]

Probably won't see this, but if you change your outfit, does it change your view, like if I have blue sleeves will it be blue sleeves instead of the normal green sleeves. If that makes sense.

[@thejugde859]

Hi, just wondering would these work on the Steam deck version?

[@HippCelt]

I've no idea I don't own a steam deck

[@thejugde859]

@@HippCelt Ah ok thanks for the reply

[@krzychurc5176]

i have a problem , game starts etc but i dont see anything in my hands like guns knife etc, need help

[@bealotcoolerifyoudid7217]

nice man chheers !

[@HippCelt]

Thanks!

[@Docan690]

What difficulty to play on with this mods?

[@Shkku_human]

Does ZRP mod fixes some bugs in the game

[@HippCelt]

yup

[@partnermammoth2562]

hey I got an error saying path E is not accessible? Im not sure if the HD models are working on mine but I dont mind the graphics anyways thank you so much for your help man I'm loving this game although on my PC the loading screens are hella long don't know whats up with that TBH.

[@kriszmiro6712]

Please help. When I open the door in Sidorovich's shop, the game close. No error message, nothing. How can i fix it ?

[@HippCelt]

Fresh install without mod ....see if it still happens

[@ExE.Journey]

Thank You Broda

[@vercetyyy4820]

I INSTALLED it and when i launched it i couldnt move. like keyboard wasnt working

[@StarOasis26]

been playing for a while , do you have to start the game over again?

[@HippCelt]

with mods it's best to..otherwise you get clashes with different files

[@GorillaWarfare239]

When i launched stalker and loaded into my save it crashed also modifier shows no mods and says it cant find the directory

[@anotio2827]

when finish to talk and open the door when pressing f it crash

[@jhoandanerborja7471]

Do you think it gonna work if I have an Intel Core (TM) i7-2600 CPU 3.40 GHz but not a graphic card?

[@HippCelt]

Maybe .It's a pretty old game.

[@harrywheatley7090]

Followed the guide and the mods work but keeps crashing during the first mission to save that guy

[@yagos24ita]

Hey! Excuse me for a moment, first of all thank you very much for the tutorial! Useful! But is it normal that when I pass a part of the map I crash the game? I thought it was a problem of the save, but if you can tell me yours I would be pleased, thanks in advance and thanks again for the tutorial!

[@HippCelt]

I've not had any crashes my self lately ....but mods be like that sometimes

[@arnabgupta583]

Thxn man it worked fine

[@HippCelt]

Glad I could help

[@mcalamaa7217]

no cut scenes or? 😊🤔

[@TheBookOfAkersGaming]

My Stalker Crashes to desktop whenever I Fire the First Gun the game gives you? How?

[@HippCelt]

reinstall it

[@TheBookOfAkersGaming]

@HippCelt Ah yes I did that and got some strange crashing but I got it working.

[@Imquinny]

Does this system work for all mods, do I just extract to game data any time I install a mod?

[@HippCelt]

pretty much ..

[@maceleet]

Hi, you forgot Repair Mod!

[@yarkov_desorec_channel]

ZRP & Final Update.

[@javierzuniga5091]

I did everything the video said but the hd mods arnt working the characters look the same

[@javierzuniga5091]

I have the zrp 1.07 R5 Rc in my main menu but when I load the game nothing

[@javierzuniga5091]

Figured it out if anyone has this problem make sure to extract mods into gamedata file if not you ain't getting jack shit

[@HippCelt]

so basically just do what was done in the video.@@javierzuniga5091

[@8bitflea]

Are these the best graphics mods. I feel like replaying the 3 games

[@HippCelt]

for a 2007 game these mods are pretty decent . There's a probably a few more out there , I just like these myself

[@floydmartin8014]

i cant download the zrp mod it says 404 forbidden i need help

[@HippCelt]

I'm afraid that's a you issue as I'm not having an issue downloading it

[@silleh1wabit]

Hey dude not sure if you're still having issues but for anyone else in the future if you're using chrome it might have a false positive for a virus or anything along those lines and you have to manually approve of the download, I installed the mod a week or so ago so it definitely is still working (same website 1.07 version from memory? The standard one)

[@silvergradient]

I installed all mods, followed exactly as it is, but whenever I launch from steam it crashes. any fix? ps iive reinstalled game 2 times as it kept crashin

[@thus.spoke.zarathustra]

So did you find any fix? It opened good first time for me then I made some changes in modifier now it crashes

[@silvergradient]

​@@thus.spoke.zarathustrai simply deleted the files and uninstalled from steam and reinstalled. I thought I'll refinish the story then mod it

[@thus.spoke.zarathustra]

@@silvergradient Bro I deleted the mods and reinstalled them. Made no changes to modifier and now it runs amazing.

[@silvergradient]

@@thus.spoke.zarathustra after the mods did you start a fresh play through or a random save in between?

[@thus.spoke.zarathustra]

@@silvergradient fresh playthrough

[@empanangro]

for some reason when i shoot a gun my game crashes

[@Beanibirb]

That's a feature

[@Meow-im7pu]

Stalker SOC support 1440p?

[@InAwOrLdOfIdIoTs]

Yes it does, but you might need to find a mod for scopes to to work properly in that resolution.

[@mats92b22]

i did exactly what you did and it doesn't work. What could i be doing wrong?

[@HippCelt]

maybe nothing, Mods can be janky.All i can say is try again.

[@mats92b22]

@@HippCelt Thank you, i did it again and it worked

[@TruFire710]

Do we need to install the patches?

[@HippCelt]

what patches ?

[@DanielRose-pj8ew]

@@HippCelt on moddb it says to install patches 1 2 and 3

[@Matthart-l8y]

legend thanks

[@Gabriele_finite8]

Are there better mods to improve the graphics than these two?

[@HippCelt]

There's loads of probably better mods out there..these just happen to be ones i like and use.

[@Gabriele_finite8]

@@HippCelt I installed this mods but nothing changed

[@dave2171]

itx files isnt exist why?

[@chaddyboi7198]

I did everything step by step everything is still the same nothing has changed. idk what to do from here this isn't simple its very complicated

[@StarOasis26]

do you need to start over ?

[@HippCelt]

probably for the best

[@Loopy584]

crashes my friend crashes

[@2stroke1cup90]

how to put it back to original game ?

[@HippCelt]

Delete and reinstall. Simples

[@Vilo513]

I was able to add all 3 mods and now my game on steam wont open has this happen to anyone ?

[@HippCelt]

Never had this issue ...you might want to try a reinstall or try the VRA mod instead

[@Vilo513]

​@HippCelt thanks for replying. Do you have an email address I can send you the screenshot I did everything step by step but maybe did something wrong

[@koni.K]

Thanks. I dont really mind graphics but when ut comes to post apocalyptic games it doesn't really look pleasing

[@faydulaksono]

can we add grass density?

[@HippCelt]

Don't know of any mods for soc ...Theres a few for anomaly

[@Avcil3232]

How can I remove it back?

[@HippCelt]

just delet all the files , verify files and steam will reload missing original files

[@EsikielCLT]

se è un codice binario vuol dire una singola lettera che sarebbe la "a" almeno credo 2.38 comunque grazie per il tutorial

[@amehu]

Wow.. no need to sell a kidney to afford new overpriced GPU.. just go back in time have so many awesome games with remastering ❤

[@HippCelt]

or wait for the gpu pices to go down (4060's are dirt cheap now) and never buy a new game , just upscale the graphics on whatever gog is giving away this week

[@amehu]

@@HippCelt scored awesome rx5700xt for 100, can play anything now. Last time bough a new GPU was 12 years ago ;)

[@akxelgarcia9979]

i dont have a gamedata file

[@HippCelt]

Make one ...google adding stalker gamedata folder

[@icenesINC]

My game won't start now

[@HippCelt]

Remove files. Reinstall game boom sorted

[@jaysworld7871]

Ily

[@lofej]

completely broke the game, unable to start

[@HippCelt]

well that's mods for you ...gotta take the rough with smooth

[@boglurker2043]

@@HippCeltNo that’s your shitty video giving advice you don’t know anything about. Delete this shit lad.

[@Corne_van_Niekerk]

👌👍

[@RoastLambShanks]

Or just install XpressTuning's Remaster (Ultimate Edition)

[@RichardGonzalez-v6y]

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[@FannyMag]

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[@ljiljankocurcic8893]

Still looks like shit, but have to prepare for Stalker 2! Thanks for the vid!

[@Hfvvytguuttgbbmk]

I don't see sense loading mods to make the game look "better" when you can play Anomaly if this is what you care about. I expected different story lines, missions and new stuff. Soc looks nice for a game of it's time, it's mechanics and gameplay are pretty good too. You sound like a gen z kid who plays Cod warfare all day.

[@Stratega_Digitalis]

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[@existentialdraintest]

I was going to say that.

[@ems7500]

I’m just trying to find a bug fix mod and can’t find any tutorial, I want the game to stay as it is graphically, my PDA is buggy keeps telling me I have unread journal entries etc when I’ve already read them. Mini map won’t work and the some mission markers won’t go away for missions I already did

[@highrez3449]

Just play stalker anomaly

[@HippCelt]

you do that then...

[@asdasdasdsadasd696]

stupid comment

[@lightyami5934]

only when done with og's

[@Shark_Theory]

​@@lightyami5934 yes!

[@lightyami5934]

What was that on 2:38?

[@HippCelt]

nothing you didn't see anything

[@raptorprimal1077]

SCP 079. I'VE FOUND YOU