NPC behaviour Thread - MISERY mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

I've played MISERY a couple of months ago, pretty fun run but, now that i've tried playing it again, the NPC behaviour just feel like it changed.

For example:

Is it normal that yanov station feels so much emptier than it used to be? there are almost no NPCs, just the important NPCs (Flint, Vano etc)

(screenshots : Imgur.com )

Is the mocking in-between factions inside the station gone?

The soldiers that guarded the outside of the building (those that demand you to holster your weapon) have also gone missing.

For some reason in all my tries, freedom squads just dont ever enter yanov station, visitors always beeing either duty(rarely) and stalkers. could it be something in my settings? I've recently formatted my computer so its unlikely.

I've already tried doing 3 re-runs and reinstalled the game and the mod 3 times

please help

(Really newto the forums, so sorry if i posted somewhere i shoudn't have had)

Besides of important NPCs like traders and mechanic that is there all time, other squads there is spawned regulary on timer and time of day. In the evening, there should be more squads coming into bar, while early in the morning squads left base to go on patrol, hunting, defend perimeter, etc.

Often, if you visit in the middle of day, you might find it empty, but overall numbers is not changed, it is just pretty much random as it can be.

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What add-ons, if any, are you running?

Kcs123, i've spent a full day in game time waiting for anything to get inside the station, as usual, freedom squads did not came , there were some duty squads and some loners as espected, duty was even guarding their side of the base at some points which had happened before, but never with freedom. During the whole day, the freedom side of yanov was empty, aside from Kremen (loki's bodyguard) and some other freedomer siting next to Uncle Yar, they never left the station.

screenshots : Imgur.com

And Jasper, im not using any add-ons i just downloaded the 2.1.1 version of MISERY and went with it. if thats what you want to know

Edited by: TechnoWeeb

Did you start with a virginal COP installation (No remains of any previous installs or mods)? The activity you are describing is not usual and was not changed from 2.0 through 2.2. It was the FULL version of 2.1.1, right? If so, and you started with a Clean COP (started and saved original game once before installing MISERY FULL as admin, then I would try reinstalling both. Backup your saves first, then uninstall MISERY, Uninstall COP, delete any remaining folders and start fresh. Restore your saves.

I know you said you reinstalled multiple times, but any missed step can result in a bad installation or some leftover that messes with you.

Had you already sided against Freedom at the Duty warehouse or anything that would have made you friend of duty? Once you side with one, the others besides becoming hostile should decrease in numbers and influence over time.

Nah, I doubt that there is any installs mistake, rather he fall into unusual randomnes of spawns. Nothing was cahnged from scripting side that could influence something like this. Since he is reported that other squads are actualy spawned, (loners/duty), it indicates that there is nothing wrong with smart terrain spawns.

Just keep playing game, continue with other quests, travel to other maps, etc. Eventualy, squad type inside bar will change. Can't tell from top of my head if faction spawns inside bar was influenced by siding to either faction, having friend of freedom/duty achievment, though.

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"Had you already sided against Freedom at the Duty warehouse or anything that would have made you friend of duty?"

- In my first run, yes but, i made sure to be as neutral as possible on my second run (after re-installing) and the problem still persisted

"Just keep playing game, continue with other quests, travel to other maps, etc. Eventualy, squad type inside bar will change."

- Played until the 2nd pripryat mission and the issue still persisted. No freedom squads nowhere near the station other than them usually spawning at the cement factory.

Verifying the integrity of the files and finishing the defragging of my hardrive, i just ran out of ideas.

Something worth noting is that i have yet to get an emission in Yanov, even after sleeping etc.

EDIT: After deleting every trace of the game once more and all its components, the problem still persists on my run going to try downloading a different version of misery, just dont know where to find one.

Edited by: TechnoWeeb

The one on the main page (FULL version) works perfectly.