Operation "Monolith" mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl

Plot modification on the Shadow of Chernobyl platform dedicated to the events of the operation "Monolith".

Description translated by Google translator from Russian.

Installation:

• Installation over the original game is not required, download the archive, unpack and play

Changes:

Storyline:

• The action of the game has been moved to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the main character is a member of the "Monolith" group and participates in the events of the "Monolith" operation on its side, fighting with the military

Fixes:

• Fixed a lot of bugs in the original game

Graphics:

• Introduced a better, photorealistic retexture of locations, NPCs and mutants (author Argus)
• Better weather (better sky textures, cut wind with dust, reduced density of fog, increased range of drawing the surface of locations
• New menu, loading screen and more compact cursor
• Minimap and ammo counter removed from interface

Gameplay:

• The characteristics of all weapons and ammunition are close to real (lethal force is calculated taking into account the kinetic energy of the bullet and the length of the barrel)
• Armor characteristics are close to real (body armor protection classes, armor-piercing injuries and various types of armor-piercing ammunition have been implemented)
• Cut out all the original weapons and introduced 14 units of the new (including grenades)
• Cut out all the original medicines and introduced 9 units of new ones
• Implemented side effects from medicines
• The military is actively using armored vehicles

Other:

• Saves, logs and screenshots are saved to the game folder, not to the C drive
• Lots of other small improvements
• Greatly improved optimization

Changes in update 0.13:

Fixes:

• Fixed missing sound of GG panting when health and stamina are low
• Fixed excessive bleeding from hits in the arms and legs of the GG and NPC (reduced by 25%)
• Fixed unrealistic animation of reloading the Glock 17 pistol (reloading a cartridge if it is in the chamber)
• Fixed unrealistic hit radius for 40x46 M433 grenade (2 meters instead of 6 meters)
• Fixed unrealistic resource of the M240B machine gun (50000 shots instead of 15000 shots)
• Fixed unrealistic name of the RPG-7 grenade launcher sight (PGO-1 instead of PGO-7V)
• Fixed unrealistic weight of IFAK first aid kit (0.2 kg instead of 0.5 kg)
• Fixed unrealistic weight of AI-2 first aid kit (0.1 kg instead of 0.15 kg)
• Fixed unrealistic F-1 grenade weight (0.65 kg instead of 0.6 kg)
• Fixed unrealistic weight of RGD-5 grenade (0.35 kg instead of 0.31 kg)
• Fixed the possibility of killing friendly NPCs without changing their attitude towards the GG

Graphics:

• Better intro
• Better sky textures
• Better binocular textures
• Better textures of the SVD rifle
• Better textures for the M240B machine gun
• Better reticle for the optical sight of the RPG-7V grenade launcher
• More realistic reticle for the optical sight of the RPG-7V grenade launcher (black color of the reticle instead of white)
• Better textures for the PSO-1 sight and GP-25 and M203 grenade launchers
• Better icons for some weapons and items
• Better textures of the BMP-1 Monolith

Gameplay:

• Added a note from the developers
• GG movement speed reduced by 1%
• NPC shooting accuracy reduced by 50%
• NPC visibility range reduced by 33%
• NPC vision through objects reduced by 15%
• The maximum interval between firing cycles of NPCs has been increased by 1 second
• More realistic bullet damage to light armored vehicles (increased by 2 times)
• Improved price balance to item stats
• More realistic recoil of the M4A1 assault rifle (increased by 5.9%)
• More realistic shooting accuracy of the Glock 17 pistol (increased by 40%)
• More realistic rate of fire for the Glock 17 pistol (270 RPM instead of 240 RPM)
• More realistic rate of fire for the M240B machine gun (700 v/m instead of 750 RPM)
• More realistic name for RPG-7 grenade launcher (should be RPG-7V)
• More realistic recoil of the RPG-7 grenade launcher (increased by 26%)
• Particles of rocket engines and rocket-propelled grenades returned
• More realistic type name for VOG-25 grenade (high-explosive fragmentation grenade instead of fragmentation grenade)
• More realistic characteristics of cartridges 7.62x51 tape (bullet speed is less by 1.5 m/s)
• More realistic grenade type name 40x46 M433 (cumulative high-explosive instead of cumulative fragmentation)
• More realistic name for the damaging effect of the 40x46 M433 grenade (cumulative high-explosive instead of cumulative fragmentation)
• More realistic firing range for all rifle chambered weapons (1000 meters instead of 1500 meters)
• More realistic names for offensive and defensive grenade types (should be high-explosive)
• More realistic F-1 grenade hit radius (50 meters instead of 100 meters)
• More realistic M67 grenade weight (0.4 kg instead of 0.39 kg)
• More realistic grenade explosion sound for grenade launchers
• More realistic magnification of all optical sights
• More realistic characteristics of promedol (side effects increased by 25%)
• New drugs: morphine (analgesic), nalbuphine (analgesic), sydnocarb (psychostimulant)
• More realistic adrenaline stats (side effects added, stamina recovery reduced by 33%)
• NPC loot reworked (morphine added to the Monolith, nalbuphine and sydnocarb added to the military)
• Reduced armor injuries when hitting bulletproof vests (by 60% for classes 6 DSTU and IV)

Other:

• Improved optimization
• Other minor improvements
• In the menu in the lower left corner there is a link to the VK mod group
• Created a file "#Play.cmd" in the folder with the game for faster launch of the mod