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Vanilla Stalker Overhaul (VSO)

Early access mod review

**NOTE:Review was made while playing the 0.99 version of the mod***

So I played through the game with this mod,and I have to say this is a nicely done mod.It stays true to it's name of "overhauling the vanilla experience without too many changes".The graphics changes are nice,albeit they make the game a bit too dark in some situations.New item icons look good,as well as the weapon models.One of the good things is that there weren't any Misery wannabe "difficulty tweaks" like making the economy more hostile or nerfing item drops.Medkits do heal less tho,but it's still a reasonable amount,as well as now having to holster your weapon when using any healing item/food.

HOWEVER,there is one rather big issue with this mod.Basically,early-game and mid-game weapons are TERRIBLY inaccurate.This makes combat somewhat difficult,as you can't reliably get headshots compared to the vanilla game.On top of that,they feel weaker than in the original(that,or the NPCs' health values were increased).This was noticeable as early as the bandit car park shootout,where one bandit could survive three whole mags from the Makarov pistol,while in the vanilla game they usually drop after a single one.

Other than the problems mentioned above,this mod is quite enjoyable.