MISERY mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Here's a hint for MISERY. Being behind something isn't hiding. If one NPC 'knows' you are there, because you haven't moved since firing a weapon or being seen, then they all know where you are and can drop a grenade in your lap. Stick and MOVE will win the day every time over shoot and stay. NPC's kill themselves with grenades more often in my play than they ever hit me. Also, once NPC's are alerted, their ability to detect/spot you improves and all camouflage bonuses are ignored. You need to move further than grenade radius from wherever you were last spotted every time you give away your position.

yeah i forgot do NPC's have a future sight?
i was heading to the mecs base and they already know where im at i was hiding in a bush and they started running at my direction even tho none of them spotted me and i didn't even made a noise

im not playing on misery mode i went to easy mode becuz the NPC on misery mode are brutal they'll just 1 shot you even tho your wearing a full armored suit and the anomalies are god like brutal they shred your armor even just standing near them

The AI is the same on rookie and normal mode, except slight adjustments. The WPP mercenary squads (many more than vanilla COP) have the best (toughest) AI. These are paid mercenary professional guards. Once you get within a certain distance, they seem to 'feel you'. Your outfit makes a big difference in how soon they can see you without you firing a shot. Outfits with shiny or red parts like some Duty outfits or any scientific outfit will make you much easier to spot. I don't think the game engine takes the bushes into account when determining line of sight. I'm not sure on that though. Mutants won't attack if you are inside a clump of bushes, but they will chase around them. MISERY forces consideration of the gear you choose for each mission and time of day for best results. This is also true of anomalies. You can't just walk through fire in a raincoat anymore. Even the early raincoats provide decent camouflage. I have completed the WPP in a raincoat many times. By the time you can afford heavy armor, the NPC's are more likely to have better weapons and AP ammo, so your best bet is killing them before they see you, or avoiding encounters you are not equipped for. Personally, I only use AP ammo. Sniper is the easiest class to learn MISERY's nuances and adapt.

HD textures are just going to cause a lot more lag/performance problems and crashes. I'm guessing the clock texture you are trying to use is defective.

I tried a couple of textures, even hq texture of same texture and still this clock texture is buggy. Can you try this in your game in your leisure time please?

Anomaly use new customized game engine that was not existed at time when MISERY was in development. Not all of the changes require reinstall, only those that could not be done without replacing certain config and binary files that can't be done while game is running.

Instead of need to manually copy-paste those files, it was done trough installer. Either that, or not to have some of implemented features, like correct zoom factor for each available FOV.

Other mods around were not even bothered with such details due to amount of work required for such thing. Some users appreciate such effort, others just leave rude comment about it.

Change what one thing?