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So simple, yet so great - this mod provides you with a proper challenge and, at the same time, eliminates the ill-fated chores from the original game, like cleaning the landscape of ever-returning cockroaches or repairing your means of transportation every 50 meters/yards. The amount of fights has been reduced not only for the sake of fun, but also for the sake of more planing required. You will be tempted to use new tactics and diversions, you will be required to take any advantages over your enemy you possibly can, and last but not least, you will have more fun in doing so. The weapons are as realistic as it gets, considering compromises that had to be done in order to avoid ruining the fun (i.e. what we have here is a well balanced mod). I would normally give 9/10 for such a great creation, but then I usually decide to spend 1 more point on it, in order to honor good concepts and their authors.
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This masterpiece unified all official S.T.A.L.K.E.R. maps under one roof, improved the critical segments of the game/engine (e.g. AI, RAM management, etc.), and on top of that - it represents a perfect platform to start your own mod on.
Of course, some of the content is missing (quests), but in the context of a free-playing/roaming game and modding platform there is just about enough basics to keep you interested in playing and modding.
9/10 would be a proper rating, but the Team Epic gets +1 from me for their persistence, the consistency of their end product and their commitment to make something the community wants to have.