Comments - victus-null

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I believe Team LURK intentionally made it this difficult with the AI and combat. It stands out as a Master-Hardcore mod.

Honestly, the reasons you dislike the game is exactly why I love Lurk! I love the zero HUD (Fighting with no mini map ), the actual threat the AI poses (even with them stupid makarovs), the bleeding, the severe weight limit cap-- Heck, I even like the recoil to an extent. It is a nice change of pace from the plethora of mods that aren't as hardcore-ish.

The STALKER series is blessed with lots of dedicated and creative modders Don't worry, you'll find the mod just for you eventually!

Does anyone know how to edit the npc's preference to use rifles/main hand weapons instead of pistols? I've tried editing the weapon fire_distance in all the pistol files to 50 and they still love to shoot me with their makarovs instead of using the SKS or AKM in their inventory with their respective ammo.

I love Lurk 1.1's combat, but seeing 80% of the population using pistols instead of main-hand weapons is kind of a drag.

Great mod. Love how hardcore it is and the near-hudless display. Can't wait for 1.2!

Couple things I'm kinda wondering though:

1. Are you guys planning on implementing the M14 (or even the EBR version) into 1.2?

2. Please give us the option to use the virtually hudless feature and possibly the bleed-on-screen mechanic (heck, I'm for even removing the ammo counter!) I know that I'm probably in the minority, but it adds a whole 'nother level of tension and immersion.

How graphics heavy is this mod? Do I need to have a really heavy rig in order to play it even at its low settings? Can I configure the mod like removing/replacing some of the graphic intensive ones?

Ok I am so confused.

Does that mean that I can play mods that are compatible with 1.0005 with my 1.0006 patch since 06 is just a multiplayer patch?

Are you thinking of making a small compatibility patch for version 1.0006? I'm using steam version of the game and I can't downgrade to 1.0005... I've heard that there wasn't a real big difference between the two in terms of singleplayer though...

Hey Yuri!

Little update here, I DID managed to advance a tiny bit with the downgrade!

I found out the reason why I couldn't execute any of the patches - I needed to add InstallPath string along with the path to where I have my game installed.

Now, here is where it gets confusing (ignoring all the other confusing parts since, well, the beginning) Even though I have the Russian Version of the game, it will not let me use the russian patch. Instead, I can only use the US patch! So, I start the US patch executable, and then I get this small notice:

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Setup
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Runtime Error (at 26:395):

Cannot open file C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl\ReadMe.txt.
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OK
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So I click ok, copy all files from my main stalker folder and then transfer it to the new THQ folder where the 1.0005 files reside. I make sure I am not overwriting/merge anything, and delete gamedatadbc&dbd. When I try to start the game through the XR_3DA app in the THQ folder, I get an Xray engine bug error saying that

XR_3DA.exe caused BREAKPOINT in module "C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl\bin\xrCore.dll" at 0023:008D7CB5, xrDebug::backend()+165 byte(s)

Hmmm... I feel like I'm making progress, but then again I might be wasting my time =/

Well, to cut the story short, I used to play Team Fortress 2 and there is a "economy" that revolves around keys and metal. I quit tf2 so I traded all my items from that game for keys which can be traded for steam games.

Now, at first I had my eyes on stalker clear sky, which was cheaper ($10 less than SoC) and had faction wars. One late night (or early morning... was 2am to be precise -_-) I found a traded who was willing to trade stalker soc for literally the same price as clear sky in keys! What a steal of a deal huh!? Especially since everyone is saying how you can mod stalker soc much more than clear sky and how soc is so much better (funny enough, they never said that steam versions are a complete pain in the arse to deal with)! So, I jumped right in and traded all my keys for it. After I opened (I just noticed then that it had the letter RU next to the title) and installed the game... only to find out that it was the RUSSIAN version of SoC! Apparently, the trader didn't mention the fact that he was trading a russian version of the game. -_-

Sigh... I wouldn't mind learning the Russian language if it wasn't for the fact that I'm going to start taking Japanese classes soon. Are you guys going to make the next release compatible with 1.0006?

Ok, what it actually says after I try to run patch 1.0005(US) is:

The update couldn't find the program.
The update is impossible without the game installed.

Ran the Russian 1.0005 patch and got the same error in russian (at least, I believe so... I don't know russian)

I just did a clean install of the entire game, and added the following strings:

InstallSource (stk-for-pack-noprot-efis)
InstallVers (1.0004)
InstallLang (ru)

I swear, I'm not going to buy Clear Sky or COP on steam -_-

Hey yuri,

Wanted to move the convo here so as not to clutter the mod page with my problems. Hope it's not a bother.

Anyway, I added the two strings (InstallVers and InstallSource with the appropriate values as shown in the procedure). I then used the US patch (it says in the procedure that if I'm using the Steam version I must use the US patches) and I get an error saying that basically said there is no disc and It's impossible to change without it...

I can see what you mean by a pain in the arse.

>> I think - yes. But I don't know why there's no such parameters in your registry. Are you sure that you installed STALKER correctly? Does it work fine as a vanilla game? If yes, try to add missing parameters and check if the vanilla game is still working normally. After that try to install 0692.

I believe I installed it correctly -- rather, I believe Steam installed it correctly? Downloaded the game through steam and it did it automatically. I did play the vanilla version the whole way through without any hiccups. I'll add those parameters and do what you suggest.

>> You will get only mod part in Russian. If your Russian version has already been converted to English, install English version of the mod. But I can't garantee that all will be OK.

Yeah I'm using a russian to english translation mod -- though I don't know if it will also translate anything outside of vanilla version even if it's in russian. Arrggh. Will try this whole thing out ASAP. If I'm getting english vanilla and russian mod, I might as well buy the whole english stalker series off amazon. Either that or learn russion xS. Thanks for the help good sir.

I suppose since my stalker shoc folder in registry does not have InstallSource or Installvers I must create the new strings with their values as stated in the procedure?

Finally, this might be a rather stupid question but...

The russian version of 0692... will that make everything in the game russian language? Or is there an option to have the language be english? I'm already using an english translation for the vanilla version. Kinda freaking out here *nervous laughter*.

Does anyone know if I can downgrade my Steam SoC russian version 1.0006 patch to 1.0005?

Tried following the rollback tutorial that Kami posted a while back as I have been told that is the way to downgrade for us steam users...

Now, I am in the reg editor, looking in my STALKER SHOC folder, and I only see two strings:

(Default)
InstallCDKEY

There is no Installvers. or InstallSource or any other strings besides the two I just mentioned above. I am running the RUSSIAN version of the game (trader didn't tell me it was the russian version...) which automatically installs patch 1.0006 and I'm wondering if that is the reason why? I did add the InstallLANG string with the language value as [ru] and when I try to run the RUSSIAN 1.0005 patch, I get an error that is, unfortunately, in russian..

Anybody encountered this problem and has a fix? I'm so down...

I am using Russian Version on Steam. (I have an English trans mod installed)

The game has 1.0006 version.

Also, where would you like me to post CTD logs?

And how is the next update coming along? I can't wait for the Nimble order system! You've done such an outstanding job I would donate to you if I wasn't so poor =/

Final Question:

Is Nimble going to be the only npc that you can order stuff from? Or are you thinking of making some other npc from different factions have the same system?

hey xRatx!

I love this mod, however, I seem to have run into a problem:

In your mod file you give a new xrGame.dll to overwrite the old one. However, when I extract and overwrite my old xrGame.dll file with the one you provided, I cannot start my game.

I have found that as long as I extract the gamedata folder but leave your xrGame.dll out, I can still play the game with the mod working. Will I be missing any content if I do not overwrite my xrGame.dll with your own?

Keep up the great work xRatx! Really enjoying the mod so far!