Do Something With the Unusued Section of Cordon Thread - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Chernobyl mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

So there's a whole section of the Cordon map to the north of the western map transition to the Garbage that for some reason goes completely unused.

I know it's a relatively minor thing, but in all honesty there could be something added to that section of the map if the level transition is moved up to the pipe at the very end of it. Maybe a couple more encampments, an anomaly field or two...what do you think?

There's a pipe at the end of it?

It would make sense then to have the level changer there anyway for continuities sake, since you come out at the other end of the pipe in Garbage.

DoctorX01 wrote:

There's a pipe at the end of it?

It would make sense then to have the level changer there anyway for continuities sake, since you come out at the other end of the pipe in Garbage.

Yes, here's a picture of it:

That being said, there's enough empty space between where the level transition is currently and that pipe that there could be some more stuff added, like a camp or two, some stashes, perhaps an anomaly field centered around the trees to the East of the level transition before you get to the hill that separates that part of the map from the other path to the Garbage. I'm thinking perhaps a chemical anomaly for some variation since the rest of Cordon's anomaly fields are all gravitic+radiation.

I'd do all this myself, but I'm a terrible coder, and I'd need to find the time to figure out how to mod the game myself. At best, that would take me months, and that's not including the time it would take for me to actually do the modding part.

Edited by: 23r0_Gaming

Unfourtunate truth is that map editing is the most labour intensive modding for Stalker. Only few know how/have the patience. Borovos is currently working on an extended version of the Great Swamps and also a new build of Dark Valley based on an old GSC version, so theres those to look forward to.

I would love to see an extended Cordon particularly in this area as there is already some work here to go off.

J00B wrote:

Unfourtunate truth is that map editing is the most labour intensive modding for Stalker. Only few know how/have the patience. Borovos is currently working on an extended version of the Great Swamps and also a new build of Dark Valley based on an old GSC version, so theres those to look forward to.

I would love to see an extended Cordon particularly in this area as there is already some work here to go off.

I'm aware of that, though fortunately in Cordon's case most of it's already there, it's just a matter of redrawing the map borders and modifying some thing.

I'm going to take a few more screencaps and perhaps label where I think some things could go.

EDIT: So here's a pretty simplistic view of the basic idea using the PDA's map:

Edited by: 23r0_Gaming

Always though that area to be the distance between your spawn and AI spawn, so you can't spawn at the same spot and time as a Bandit.

FastCheetah5 wrote:

Always though that area to be the distance between your spawn and AI spawn, so you can't spawn at the same spot and time as a Bandit.

Nah, level changer ambush bullshit still happens anywhere and everywhere.

That's where all the fauna spawns at %D

BUt srslY I agree about it being badass garbage entrance

Good idea

That is exactly my thinking since I discovered this area years ago. I like the idea from the MLR mod (?) where they added the old facility of the old builds of cordon there. Its an insane large area...