General discussion about adaptation. Thread - Autumn Aurora 2 mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl

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i have a question. does this version have both vanilla levels and quest and st2 and if yes how they are linked.when the first start an when they stop

Q:
can the game be played on Steam, without a "CD" in your pc?

I am asking, because I played AA2, on steam.
Since I installed the ST2 Adaption with AA2, I am asked to "insert the Stalker CD".

My PC-Komputer has no CD-Drive, since I didn´t need any cd within the last years, nor do I own a stalker CD.

Did I mess up the installation, or did I miss something ?!

also in options what is the difference between random content and rare random content

anakin2505 wrote: i have a question. does this version have both vanilla levels and quest and st2 and if yes how they are linked.when the first start an when they stop

Yes, vanilla's levels are also included. Just open your PDA and look at the world map. There is anything left from the old storyline.

Someone wrote: can the game be played on Steam, without a "CD" in your pc?

Today will be available adaptation for Steam users too.

Someone wrote: what is the difference between random content and rare random content

Random content - you can find normal items like bandages etc. but sometimes you can find nice weapons etc.
Rare random content - stashes are rare, but they have true treasures like unique weapons, artifacts etc.

can i play ST2 without ENB and sweet fx ?

i didint understand this "There is anything left from the old storyline"
what does this mean. does the old storyline exist or only the new. i want clarification in this because i have never played soc and i want to finish the original storyline too

There is only new storyline.

Nalike wrote: can i play ST2 without ENB and sweet fx ?

Yes. Go to the /bin dir and delete following files:

d3d9.dll
d3d9_smaa.dll

Then download it, put to your gamedata and replace all files.

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thanks for the answer ! how to disable lens flare.
to be honest i dont know if i should keep lens flare or not. from one hand they are a bit unrealistic and also blind you but on the other total lens flare off is a bit unrealistic too

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The game with flares looks much better in my opinion...In real life you can't look at opened sky too.

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Vandrerer wrote: The game with flares looks much better in my opinion...In real life you can't look at opened sky too.

ok but two question.
1 post a way to disable them just in case
2 will someone who have helmet have the same lens flare effect with someone who doenst

Someone wrote: 1 post a way to disable them just in case

Gamedata/Config/Weathers

You need to open each file and beside each line:

flares =

for example

flares         = flares_cloudy

write after "=" mark "off"

Someone wrote: will someone who have helmet have the same lens flare effect with someone who doenst

No. Engine limitations.

Vandrerer wrote:

Someone wrote: 1 post a way to disable them just in case

Gamedata/Config/Weathers

You need to open each file and beside each line:

flares =

for example

flares         = flares_cloudy

write after "=" mark "off"

Someone wrote: will someone who have helmet have the same lens flare effect with someone who doenst

No. Engine limitations.

so someone who has helmet wont havel lens flare effect?
you mean this flares = mark "off"

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But I don't understand - do you mean Dinamic HUD, right? Just texture of helmet when you're wearing some outfit? Then yes, you will have lens flare. It's only texture. I thought about something different...

No, it should looks like:

flares = off

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Vandrerer wrote: But I don't understand - do you mean Dinamic HUD, right? Just texture of helmet when you're wearing some outfit? Then yes, you will have lens flare. It's only texture. I thought about something different...

No, it should looks like:

flares = off

so instead of flares = flares_moon_clear
i need to make it like this flares = off
also last quistion . if i choose to play with flares will i will be able to play without being blinded by not looking directly on the sun
is the a way to make very sunny day less likely
if in flares.ltx i set flares = on to flares = off without doing this in every weather will this work

Edited by: anakin2505

You can make different thing. Open flares.ltx and just cut about half following values:

gradient_opacity = 1.2 (for example...if you have 1.2 value just set 0.6)
flare_opacity = (there are lot of values). You have to choose:

1. Play with flares.
2. Play without flares (just set them off like I wrote above)
3. Make their opacity less (but it needs lot of work)

Vandrerer wrote: You can make different thing. Open flares.ltx and just cut about half following values:

gradient_opacity = 1.2 (for example...if you have 1.2 value just set 0.6)
flare_opacity = (there are lot of values). You have to choose:

1. Play with flares.
2. Play without flares (just set them off like I wrote above)
3. Make their opacity less (but it needs lot of work)

gradient_opacity is 0.4
flare_opacity = 0.3, 0.05, 0.4, 0.36, 0.32, 0.14, 0.4, 0.3, 0.35, 0.31, 0.37, 0.27, 0.33, 0.38, 0.28, 0.33, 0.34, 0.2, 0.29, 0.6, 0.47, 0.19
what would be the ideal number to reduce them

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About half I think:

0.3 = 0.15
0.05 = 0.025

etc.

Vandrerer wrote: About half I think:

0.3 = 0.15
0.05 = 0.025

etc.

is there a way to reduce full sun days

I don't understand...what do you mean "full sun days".

HAAAAAALP!! The monsters are too powerful .. I just end up running like a little scared girl. Well, I have found it was easier to run from them than battle them - however I am only a small way into the story, so I am hoping better armor and weapons may help?And that is on Stalker difficulty, I can't imagine Master difficulty.

i want clarification in this because i have never played soc and i want to finish the original storyline too

Someone wrote:

anakin2505 - This mod doesn't have the original story line in it.You can either play this one, OR play original SoC storyline and especially with Autumn Aurora 2 as a mod ( which doesn't change story, just makes graphics / sound, the best ever. )

On the beginning they might be powerful but later when you will have artifacts and good outfit they're pretty easy.

Vandrerer wrote: I don't understand...what do you mean "full sun days".

flare in sunny days is less than in sunny day. i was asking if it was possible to make sunny days less common

No, the weather it's totally random. Like in life.

can i ask something. i traded my damaged (half) duty light armor for a military scat 9 armor from one banker guard. isnt this a cheat. if this is a cheat i am asking in order to reload

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