I get that the life of a bandit should be grueling, without much to get by with, but Olivius is such a terrible fucking trader it was ruining my game. I made a new trader file for him that's basically the Rostok barman's profile modified to be more bandit-y and a little less luxurious. For immersion purposes let's say he struck a supply deal with the Mercs. Among other things, improvements include:
- Much more ammo will be available and higher-caliber rounds such as 7.62x54 are sold from the beginning, both to counter the fact that you have to fight every person you come across. By default, the motherfucker doesn't even sell enough ammo to make it out of dark valley with any left.
- More weapons are available at each goodwill level. A few loner outfits can be bought along with bandit outfits. No more getting annihilated in your overcoat while Sidorovich would be selling you sunrise and NBC suits if you were a loner.
- Better sell prices- not overpowered by any means, but no more defeating bloodsuckers only for the cunt to offer you 2 rubles for their hides
Figured I'd share on here with any fellow bandits that might want it. Drop the gamedata folder in your main game directory. Should work with any STALKER mod, but probably requires Trader Overhaul since it's based off profiles from it. When I have more time I'll update the mod to be even more bandit-y and realistic.
I only use him for missions. Gear I'm gonna have to get from freedom or mercs but truck cemetery is a ****** slog everytime.
True, I suppose this mod is most useful in the beginning of the game when the ******* won't sell enough ammo to fight your way anywhere near the freedom or merc bases. And yeah fast travel kills immersion for me so I'd rather just make Olivius worth a **** than slog through truck cemetery every time I need something
You can pay a guide in the dark valley base to take you across truck cemetery
Idc about the mod honestly but that description had me laugh out loud, so thx.
Not playing a bandit at the moment either but..I read the entire thing and laughed as well xD