"Slightly Better" Mini Mod Pack 1.7 addon - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

FOR ANOMALY RC23/1.5.1 AND THE FOLLOWING [REQUIRED] MODS:

• BOOMSTICKS AND SHARPSTICKS 26-JAN-2021
• FOOD, DRUG AND DRINKS ANIMATIONS V0.8.4A [1.5.1]
• NEW MUTANT ICON PARTS AND MEAT
• BLINDSIDE'S WEAPON REANIMATION AND REBALANCE - "LONER" (+ BLINDSIDE'S WEAPON REANIMATION ALTERNATE VIEWMODELS)

Not necessary, but very complimentary to this mod pack:

• ANOMALY HD MODELS ADDON [U4H8/RC+ FINISHED] (it's what I based new armour icons on)
• ESCAPE FROM TARKOV; (SMG) RELOADS SOUNDPACK V1.1
• ESCAPE FROM TARKOV AIM RATTLE + AIM RATTLE RC PATCH
• ESCAPE FROM TARKOV FOOTSTEPS AND TINNITUS REPLACERS V1.1 (this only seems to replace footsteps, so added my own EFT tinnitus sound fx replacer)

Short demonstration of sound effects: Youtube.com

Another short demonstration of sound effects: Youtube.com

Weapon changes:

• ALL grenades now have draw sound effect and new pin-pull (‘checkout’) sound effect
  • Changed thermite grenade explosion sound effect to another found in BaS sound files
• Knives now have EFT draw, holster and swing sound effects
• Following guns have changes:
  • AN-94 Abakan - changed flame_particles (a strange purple/white "tracer" visual effect)
  • AK-12 2012 / AK-74 / AK-74M - new reload sound fx, changed flame_particles
  • AK-12 2016 Tactical / AK-12 Monolit (no kit/with kit) - new reload sound fx, changed flame_particles
  • AKS-74U / AK-105 / AK-105 Specialist - added folding stock sound fx when draw/holster
  • AKS-74U Tactical - new reload sound fx, reduced fire rate to match the other baby AK's
  • AK-104 Alpha Bravo - new reload sound fx
  • DS ARMS SA-58 AUS “Austrian Style” / “Tactical Style” - modified reload sound fx to match reload animation, SA-58's with tactical kits have had name changes to indicate the kit used
  • FN Five-seveN / Glock 17 / Glock 17 Tactical - slight change to use a different running animation
  • M4 Butcher - increased mag size to mimic real life 60rnd drum mag, reduced fire rate for balance
  • M4 Tactical - slightly improved fire rate to match M4 Butcher
  • MP-133 - mag size increased from 5 to 6 to reflect in-game modelled magazine tube
  • MP-153 - mag size increased from 5 to 8 to reflect in-game modelled magazine tube
  • PM (custom) / Unique PM / PMM - given PB sound fx when shooting suppressed
  • PB (custom) - given the proper item icon (finally)
  • Ruger SR-556 - new draw, holster and reload sound fx (same as M4 Butcher / Tactical)
  • Saiga-12 ISG - new reload sound fx, removed the weird 2-round burst fire mode
  • Saiga-12 Destripador / Dushman’s Saiga - mag size reduced from 6 to 5 to mimic real life box mag
  • Sig P220 / Sig P226 / Walther P99 - changes to use different reload and running animations, new reload sound fx + changed firing sound fx for P220
  • SR-25 - mag size increased from 10 to 20 to reflect in-game modelled magazine, removed full auto firing mode
  • SVDS PMC - new reload sound fx
  • AS Val Tactical / VSS ISG / VSS “Merc” / VSS “Savant” - new reload sound fx

• Most suppressors are now more expensive because some of them just felt too cheap to buy/sell (from EXPENSIVE SUPPRESSORS)
• Most red dot sights from BaS have been reduced in price because it was strange that red dots cost more than most telescopic sights in-game (idk if that's the same in real life)
• Most telescopic sights now cost more or less depending on whether they are Russian or NATO/foreign and how commonly they are found as loot
• Tactical kits now cost according to their individual sights/suppressors + 20-30k roubles to simulate cost for handguard, foregrip etc.
• Suppressors no longer lower your weapon damage/velocity/accuracy, but give very slight buffs instead (from "REALISTIC" SUPPRESSORS)

Other changes:

• UI icon changes (a plethora of HD icon mods mashed together including those funky new ammo icons + EFT weapons, armours, food and items icons + a few custom armour icons made by myself + minor saturation/brightness/contrast adjustments to already existing icons etc.)
• Text/name/description changes to weapons, armours, ammo and items to streamline ~immersion~
• New and modified item usage sound effects for some medical items and non-animated food items
• EFT bullet cracks, impacts and tinnitus sound effects
• EFT actor breathing sound effects for running, injured and low health (with and without helmet)
• Changed a red dot for one of the kobra sights so it’s slightly easier to see with less blue-tinted glass
• Modified mutant parts icons from the mod above to show their respective mutant indication icons (except for shared icons) and also removed the 'shadows' from these icons
• New flashlight draw/holster sound effects for ultimate flashlight ~immersion~

NOTE #1: the items replaced by EFT ones - particularly medical items - are loosely based, and therefore don't always share the same values - moreso just fun things to have for the Tarkov feels

NOTE #2: custom/EFT armour icons don't always reflect whether they have an actual helmet attached or not, it's just there to visually differentiate between similar armours and/or reflect armours' actual in-game appearance (according to ANOMALY HD MODELS ADDON [U4H8/RC+ FINISHED])

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"Slightly Better" 1.1 changes:

• RPK-16 - changed flame_particles, new reload sound fx
• Chlortetracycline & Adrenaline Injector - given better usage sound effects as neither of them are animated
• Medical bags (CAR, IFAK, Salewa) - given the appropriate descriptions of their contents
• Fixed up 'pills_use' - the swallowing sound is now not just in your right ear
• Minor name changes on a couple of medical items
• Carabineer icon mended
• Finished mutant parts icons - all parts now have small indicators to show what mutant they belong to

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“Slightly Better” 1.2 changes:

• Reduced Adrenaline Injector cost
• Fixed up Altoids sound fx - the swallowing sound is no longer distorted
• AK-74M Beard - new reload sound fx, replaced draw/holster sounds, fixed icon to reflect in-game 45rnd mag
• AK-74 PMC / AKS-74U ISG / AKS-74U ISG Tactical / AK-74M ISG / AKM ISG - new reload sound effects
• AK-104 Alpha Bravo - replaced suppressed & unsuppressed shooting sounds with the more bassy AKM ISG ones
• FN Five-seveN - icon given dark green hue to reflect in-game appearance
• AK-12 (2012) - icon given a fresh mag
• SVD - new icon (might change it again in the future), greatly increased fire rate from 60 to 300
• SVDS - increased fire rate from 400 to 480 (for reference, SR-25 is 600 and can spam-fire)
• AK-105 / AK-105 Specialist - new draw/holster sounds to mimic polymer stock folding/unfolding

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“Slightly Better” 1.3 changes:

• OTs-02 Kiparis - overhauled with new animations and custom reload sound fx courtesy of Souvlakii (KIPARIS ANIMATION SET - no separate download needed)
• FN FAL - not the SA-58’s; overhauled with new animations and custom reload sound fx thanks again to Souvlakii (FN FAL ANIMATION SET 2.0), also given a new spicy skin with Erick_Hummel’s RHODESIAN SKIN + WOOD STOCK FOR FAL and matching icon - no separate downloads needed
• Grizzly First Aid Kit - new icon and sound fx, uses increased from 1 to 2 (not sure how to display the item usage indicator unfortunately), increased weight & price for balance
• CAR, IFAK, Salewa - decreased weight values, better icon for Salewa
• Replaced vanilla ‘inv_medkit’ with EFT CMS kit sound fx - this means your trip to the local medic has a new ~immersive~ experience
• All Berill-5M armours and faction equivalents have new icons, rebranded as ‘[faction] 6sh112 sniper vest’ with accompanying description changes
• All IBAz armours and faction equivalents have renewed icons
• M1 armoured rig - given bigger icon and correct name
• Hexgrid plate carrier replaced by Slick plate carrier; previous Slick plate carrier replaced with the original ‘LC-F’ armour & custom icon [Mercenary armours]
• Around half of the exoskeleton icons replaced with coloured variations of Redut-M body armour and appropriate name changes to ‘[faction] Redut-M exoskeleton’
• All backpacks given their respective names
• All alcoholic drinks now slightly reduce thirst instead of slightly increasing it
• Smaller changes that aren’t very important but I wrote them up anyway for clarity:
• Paracord - decreased weight & increased price, still a junk item so sorry no paracord extracts :/
• Roler wristwatch - doubled original price value
• Broken Gphone - decreased weight & increased price

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“Slightly Better” 1.3a changes:

• Reverted gas mask sound reduction from the 1.5.1 update so you can actually hear the modified gas mask sound effects

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“Slightly Better” 1.4 changes:

• Corrected rat skewer icon
• NVGs renamed
• Fixed PDA to new position
• More weapon description adjustments in BaS-style for that sweet sweet ~immersion~
• Fixed banknotes showing wrong names
• Trader Overhaul compatibility patch (integrated) - it was already 99% compatible so didn’t really have to change much except merge text and icons, so just throw my addon at the end of your load order as per usual
  • Note: even if you aren't using Trader Overhaul, this download file is still good to go

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“Slightly Better” 1.5 changes:

With many thanks to Blindside for allowing me to play around with his mod, I present a (rough) compatibility patch for BLINDSIDE'S WEAPON REANIMATION AND REBALANCE - "LONER". This patch adjusts the weapons to use 0.60 HUD FOV and makes it compatible to use with my addon. By request, his mod is a separate required download!! As usual, my addon goes at the end of your load order!

• The following weapons have been affected by this:
  • CZ 52
  • APS
  • Vz.61 Skorpion
  • PPsh-41
  • SKS
  • Mosin Nagant
  • AKMN / AKMSN
  • AK-74 / AK-74N / AK-74M
  • AKS-74N
  • AKS-74U (vanilla variants)
  • AK-101 / AK-102 / AK-103 / AK-104
  • RPK / RPK-74N
  • TOZ-34 + sawn-offs (renamed to 'Obrez' for cheeki breeki)
  • TOZ-66 + sawn-offs (also renamed to 'Obrez' for extra cheeki breeki)
  • TOZ-194
  • Remington 870
  • Mossberg 590A1

• Note #1: the majority of the new animations are included in this patch, where the other weapon mods, like BaS, have been given priority
• Note #2: as stated by Blindside on his addon’s page, the AK-74N EOTech is broken so no touchy-touchy unless you want your game to crash >:(
• Note #3: this is a rough patch - there are a couple of issues here and there but I plan on improving it as time goes on alongside any patches/updates that Blindside releases / AKMSN (alt.) has a few buggy sights with 1P29 scope+GL/PSO1 scope+GL that don’t align correctly / RPK-74N with PSO1 scope clips through on zoom but still functions fine

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“Slightly Better” 1.6 changes:

• More armour icon changes and revisions - new modified icons from Maximilyan’s ICONS FOR ANOMALY HD MODELS ADDON 1.5.1
• Reverted changes on the 6sh112 sniper vest ‘rebranding’, now only Military faction has 6sh112 - all other faction equivalents instead have new icons with original armour names
• Increased ‘sabot slug’ (darts) damage and armour penetration to make them a little more viable and fitting to the name
• REMOVED the BLINDSIDE'S WEAPON REANIMATION AND REBALANCE - "LONER" requirement and the integrated FOV compatibility patch as someone has now released a better version, go and install that after Blindside’s mod and then put mine last!
• Note: this mod will still prioritise BaS weapons and Souvlakii’s animations over a few of Blindside’s changes, like the PM and Kiparis
• Added better JSRS weapon sounds compatibility - JSRS compatibility is now integrated for both BaS and Blindeside's mod, but there is a separate file for non-JSRS users just in case
• Also tested and is compatible with Weapon Parts Overhaul!

This update should make it conflict less with other mods. Any compatibility issues you find with the listed mods, please let me know!

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“Slightly Better” 1.6a changes:

I scuffed the last file, so here we go again… Everything should be the same as before except for the following changes:

• JSRS compatibility is now separated and in an optional file for JSRS users instead of the other way round - TO CLARIFY: this compatibility patch ONLY changes the sounds for the modified BaS weapons files, the normal BaS + JSRS and Blindside + JSRS patches are still needed externally for the rest of the weapons!!!
• AKS-74U ISG - reduced fire rate to match other AKS-74U’s
• Removed the altered Kobra red dot reticle

Highly recommended that you use Blindside's Reanimations Mod - it gives some new life to vanilla weapons!

God I hope this works lol

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“Slightly Better” 1.7 changes:

BLINDSIDE'S REANIMATION MOD REQUIRED!!! Look at the top for download link :)

• Removed Souvlakii’s Kiparis Animations set to make way for Blindside’s Kiparis changes
• Vz.61 Skorpion - new reload & unjam sound effects
• ALL AK’s affected by Blindside’s Reanimation mod have new draw/holster/reload/unjam sound effects
• BaS’s new K98k, R700, SR1MP, AK-105 “Swamp Thing”, KS-23 "Ecologist" - Several text changes, nicer ammo icons for new ammo types, labelled tactical kits and suppressor icons
• AK-105 “Swamp Thing” - decreased fire rate, changed draw/holster sounds to match animation
• Telescopic mirror replaced with EFT ‘Ophthalmoscope’ - icon and text changes, value increase
• Corrugated hose - value increased again, weight decreased
• More icon changes including new armour icons, new weapon icons, adjustments for better colour, saturation etc.
• New (more accurate) Adrenaline Injector sound effect
• Gave the mineral water bottle its own sound effect (modified from the drinking vodka bottle sound effect)
• Modified beer drinking sound effect to be more in keeping with other drinking sounds
• Grizzly First Aid Kit uses bumped up from 2 to 3, usage display bar is now working, weight increased from 1.4 to 1.7 for balance
• Modified tinnitus sound effect to be louder as it was too quiet

Note #1: the new BaS update is currently NOT compatible with Trader Overhaul until a patch is released, rendering this mod pack not compatible as well if using TO

Note #2: this update is currently NOT compatible with JSRS, I will most likely release another update for it soon after I've messed around with some more weapon sounds xd

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Known issues:

• AK-105 Specialist has weird “lagging” animations that I can’t seem to fix? If anyone can help me figure out what's wrong, that’d be great
• Monolith blade, for whatever reason, is bugged and cannot be used when equipped in knife slot - I suspect it has something to do with the BaS/FDD animations updates
• The 'draw' sound effects for grenades and knives are "stuck" to the rear-right side of the actor, more to do with the game itself than the sound files
• For some reason the backpack text file causes all weapon attachment icons to shift in place when attached to weapons, but not game-breaking ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• Handheld flashlight is a bit buggy when pulling it out (giggity), however this seems to be an issue with the Anomaly 1.5.1 update

Any recommendations for further improvements/changes are always appreciated! Also any incompatibilites with other mods, please let me know and I'll see if I can make a workaround!!

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DISCLAIMER:

I don't own any of the materials used to construct this mini mod pack, any modified files are pre-existing from either other addons/mods or just stuff I found off the internet that I had tweaked for my own personal preference. All credit goes to the makers of all the mods listed above, and to EFT and Sandstorm dev teams!