The first 2 minutes of this video blew my mind away so much that I just decided to pause the game and not spoil myself, I'm going to download it right now!
I'm like 20ish hours in and I just got to chapter 3. I am absolutely loving every minute of it. This mod feels like a mainline entry made by GSC, but with a modern UI and lots of baked in QOL changes. They did an absolute stellar job!
This is a more accessible stalker experience, i think its a breath of fresh air for new stalker fans who want a more modern experience but dont want the ball crushing experience of gamma or efp
stalker is one of those rare old games that just keeps on giving. thanks to the modding community i managed to discover one of a kind gem i somehow managed to miss. if you liked fallout, youl love stalker .
The reason you need to run the game in administrator mode is because you install the game in program files (x86). If you install it anywhere else, you can run it normally, everything will be saved.
game is so realistic that even in game Ukrainians are taking bribes :D I remember visiting Prypiat with a guide before war and in bus they told us its good to have 5-10 dollars in change for ''security guards'' so they will be more nice and let you enter here and there @@B.L.I.N.O.V.
I hope people start making guides for all the hidden stuff soon, True Stalker really rewards exploring by hiding weapons and supplies in out of the way places
I learned this through GAMMA you find stuff everywhere in every wooden box too. It's a little too rewarding sometimes haha. But this mod is so damn good for OG stalker players
@@ryanglacier30 True Stalker actually hides useful things instead of item soup filler junk. I dont get why this mod gets constantly compared to the milsim freeplay mods when it obviously something else.
@@r3v4n21 I'm not comparing it at all I mean that you find a lot of useful items by looking around which Is amazing. But since I've played GAMMA for so long True Stalker is so easy In comparison. True Stalker is so damn professional it boggles my mind. But it's very liberal with its resources
@@r3v4n21 yeah, it was especially nice finding something as useful as a freaking suit after breaking one of the boxes in a Dark Valley, i was really surprised, and there seems to be almost every time something useful, like rare ammo (9x39, AP 556 and 545, 5.7), medkits or even guns, the only problem for me was finding gun attachments, because the first time i tried to trade with gun smuggler (who's in a train depot on a second floor) he didn't have anything to trade and i thought he won't in the future and only when i saw on one of the streams that he sells it i was like "wow, i'm probaly 2/3 way through and i didn't know that"
@@r3v4n21 Because Gamma as became the standard it took the place of Anomaly who took it from Call of Chernobyl so of course people will compare them but yeah True Stalker feel more like the base game when it come from exploring you get rewarded instead of just needing to destroy any box you see
This one of the few cases RUclips algorithm did a golden suggestion. The ApPro video of True Stalker was recommended to me by RUclips 2 hours after it was uploaded, I have been playing the game since the 22 December. Man I love it, it gave me the same feeling SoC gave in 2007, outstanding work. Then I saw it here and since I do not skip any of Cheeki videos I am excited you saw the mod as well.
"gloomy" is not "stalkery". This understanding only new players have who have tried misery and other mods based on it advertised as a full stalker experience. The original was this colorful with lush summer vibe, and it was the intended style. A paradise fill with horrors.
Exactly just like the book and the novel that it was heavily influenced by "Roadside Picnic", still don't understand why people are so obsessed with Stalker being a "gloomy" and "dark"
This mod is amazing. I hope it gets a lot of attention. We need high quality story mods to represent the stalker franchise instead of letting mods like Anomaly, EFP and GAMMA do that.
there are no high quality story mods in stalker. Its all either edgy or middle school tier writing. Can't talk about EFP but Anomaly is the natural evolution of the series. And Gamma just modernises everything.
@@rahrouth 'anomaly is the natural evolution of the series' retarded take and clear evidence you prob dont even like vanilla SHoC. GAMMA is for redditors that like bloated games with no depth- much like how the main dev was a modder for Fallout 4 before this.
I just hope that people who play Anomaly/Gamma won't be comparing them too much. I mean, yeah, it's a stalker mod, ofc it's gonna be compared, but the main purposes of them are comepletely different. They can both be enjoyed for different things.
GAMMA is still superior. These games are not well suited for story stuff. Roguelike full open world with nothing blocking your progress and making it so you can go anywhere you want is best.
Hey guys, I think I found an easter egg: In dark Valley, next to the calibration tools, there's a small cabin with a gas truck nearby, there Will be a broken Window to Jump inside and behind the lockers there Is a poster with some stalker guys
I think the hardest thing to replicate in a Mod like this is the A-life/AI. And honestly the A-life system is the most memorable thing in Stalker. I know some Stalker mods in other games but honestly the AI can't come close to the one in Stalker. But Overall this is a really cool Mod. Good Job on the Developer.
This mod is perfect in every sense of the word. The graphics, the gameplay, the story, the overall presentation is just perfect. The role-playing elements are also very good, I recommend this mod to everyone.
Thank you so much for for bringing this to my attention! Its the absolute best mod I've ever played, it it genuinely feels like a new game. It will definitely hold me over until stalker 2
It's nuts how much content and mods have been made by fans for Stalker, I still remember playing the original one and being mesmerized by how immersive it was, can't wait to see what this is like as well!
@@Lronhoyabembe Depends on the type of player imo, I struggle with gamma and dislike it because it's super anti-new player by it's nature of being a far more in-depth modpack, though I cannot disagree gamma is great for a certain type of player.
anomaly feels like just enhanced stalker, while anomaly GAMMA is just tarkov made even more difficult with strange mod choices imo, the save only near campfire sucks. it really doesnt feel like normal stalker.@@CCA.C17.SQL.02Idot
I've completed the mod. It was amazing, absolute masterpiece. The story is top notch, the ending is very stalker-like. Wolfstalker wrote a great tale of the zone.
What's most impressive to me is that there are some huge developers today that still don't know how to make an UI that feels responsive, clean and with good functions... and here we have a MOD putting on these qualities.
I instant downloaded it. From first minutes of the video i see, that the devs played demo of S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 and watched all materials about it. The mod went the way that the game will. No more talking, gotta play!
Hello Cheeki, thanks so much for bringing this to our attention! Already played for about an hour and its awesome! Quite the departure from Anomaly but i really like it. Such awesome environment! Thanks! Already gave kudos to the devs. Merry xmas!
High quality huge story mod content and also gameplay and game itself looks must play. Amazing news for both modders and gamers. Even now this game deserve many story DLCs. Very good! congrats for mod team!
What I played so far is nothing short of amazing. However after approx. 10-15h of playtime, it's getting a bit stale tbh. The missing A-Life and too linear progression are the biggest downsides as of now. If this can get fixed with mods in the future, this could become the best Stalker mod ever. Maybe include some of the CoP maps too, really would love to see these maps get the same treatment as the SoC\CS maps that are in the mod already. But quality wise they did an awesome job and I will still continue playing because of this.
A few days ago I installed Legend Returns after seing your video, but didn’t really have time or mood for playing (I am a student in Prague, so the school shooting that happened this thursday hit hard, especially my gf, who was studying at the exact same faculty and at the floor where the tragedy happened). But seeing this I guess I will be installing a new mod after christmas and when the current situation calms down
So basically this is like a new Stalker game. Anomaly/GAMMA are basically remasters, taking what already exists and improving it, while True Stalker takes what exists and creates a new experience, revamping everything for a new and modern take on old Stalker... sounds interesting.
The STALKER games are a cult classic, especially in East Europe without any modding, but the modding scene for them is just legendary. I've been having a blast with LFO for Clear Sky, Radiophobia for Shadow of Chernobyl, Lost Alhpa and after I finish Call of Prypiat ( weapon pack 3.4 ) its time to play this. I am 100% sold, especially since it has a proper story. I never really liked the style of Call of Chernobyl or the hard core Gamma or Anomaly.
Finally happy to see a mod which is not hardcore not based on anomaly. But is similar to the original games. We need more mods like these to represent the stalker community not gammar or efp they are not stalker games.
Theres a lot of similar mods, but thay are rarely getting that much polish or even English translations. Some like Winds of Time or Partial Anomaly are really cool. Or SFZ Project (although this one is just two short chapters, but one of most atmospheric pieces of Stalker like ever)
@@SpikeVike27 yeah man it saddens me so much they dont even get the quarter of recognition they deserve. Everyone thinks stalker modding is all about anomaly and its submods.
@@mubasharhassan1211 Only the western stalker community is so obsessed with insert latest freeplay mod, hell most don't even seem to know Anomaly is just a sub sub mod based on Call of Chernobyl which itself was heavily built around mods from Clear Sky. The eastern stalker community is all about story mods AP-pro is a great place for those sadly due to lack of interest most eastern based mods are in Russian/Ukrainian and your lucky to get a machine translation to english. GoldSphere is a fun mod that did get a hand translation to english, it is unique as the story/atmosphere is set early on in the zone before it was filled with humans and thus instead of fighting bandits your mostly dealing with mutants and much more dangerous anomalies.
@@chrisrawr6177 yeah i have noticed this myself. The Eastern community of stalker is much more diverse in terms of modding they just don't play the same mod for the 50th time. They try other mods as well and their mods are also very unique as well. I have played some of them and they were really well made sadly they don't recognize here' in the Western community's.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is coming out in November in the States, and I'm feeling that old itch slowly coming back. Right now I'm playing Atomic Heart and Fallout: London, but I think I may roll this into my coming weekend. I'm a big Anomaly fan and loved Lost Alpha, so any big standalone S.T.A.L.K.E.R. project is right up my alley.
So nice that it's actually good! After all that CoC and Gamma stuff I played it's so refreshing to finally have a polished story mod again. I'm so hyped to play it finally!
This game looks and feels like an early build of STALKER 2 that never was! I think what staves people off from mods like these that make bold changes is the offset of an unfamiliar way of interacting with a familiar world. I've never been finicky about drastic UI changes (apart from the PDA) as I always believe the soul of STALKER is imbued with the Zone itself.
I understand the possible complains about the mod not being as immersive as Gamma but... It True Stalker. The original stalker didn't have tons of animations for everything, immersive UI everywhere, realism and survival like Gamma does and it doesn't look like stalker 2 will have it. If anything, Gamma feels more like a separate game while True stalker feels, well, like a mod or a spin off of Call of Pripyat, with the same gameplay and similar atmosphere. Just with more production value.
Thanks for this video. It's important to spread info about such mods, as they are in minority, yet being so much worth to play! Everyone and everything are shadowed by Anomaly and Gamma nowadays making little to no space for other productions. Let's change it and make people aware of different way of modding stalker!
Thank you for the video mate! I apreciate you for not spoiling to much for us, but in the upcoming weeks you can do a part 2 with some in depth things like npc, weapons, quests and so on. Just warn people of spoilers and you're good.
I've been very much looking forward to this mod since 2020 when I got into the franchise, and I've been having a blast with it so far. I only have minor gripes with it so far, but again it's only minor. And now I am going to be patiently waiting for the release of Back to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R., New Project, and Oblivion Lost 3.0! lol
Quality mod, beautiful, high production values, and stable? I think there's a lot to like and praise here. Even if it might have things/elements that deviate from the lore, I think most can look past that and simply let the story entertain them. Thank you to the team who brought this to the community! 👍👍
glad to see an unbiased review, iv only played GAMMA but im defiantly gonna check this out. Yet another game that makes me wish I found the STALKER series years ago.
I find it's significantly harder than GAMMA. Like by a significant margin. Anomalies are far more dangerous and harder to see, shotguns are bigly nerfed, mutants take a pounding, and water slows you to a crawl etc etc. My only major complaint is that the end section felt rushed. It set up a lot of ideas with regards to the black smoke anomaly that felt like it was dropped and went nowhere. There's some interesting ideas that it sets up that the zone has a 'will' or 'intelligence' even outside of C-Conciousness (I won't spoil it), that they kind of leave by the wayside near the end. I think there's some interesting themes you could go on in regards to this. Also, the motivations of ISG/Mercs is both bland but also rather unclear, I think it needs to be fleshed out more what they want from the artifacts rather than 'people buy them and it helps them'. It's like story wise the game was building them in one sort of metaphysical/philosophical direction (nature of the zone, whether it's intelligent, what attracts people to the zone, the questionable ethics of unrestrained science activity in the zone and its futility) but then drops all that for a shooting sci-fi shooting gallery setpiece.
What makes this amazing for me is that you get to play for different characters at the same time. This was soo much unexpected! Blew my mind actually, very promising feature
yeah the UI does leave a weird first impression. I don't doubt that it functions just fine, but it does have the misfortune of resembling (at least at first glance) a lot of the AAA open world slop from the past decade. which, of course, says nothing about the overall quality of the mod as a whole. and I've got to say, it does look *really* cool. I love the anomaly-based sandboxes people have created, but something more focused and story-driven is a really appealing change that I'm excited to explore.
After all those years, finally someone is polishing up that late 2000's menu and interface. God damn it's about time. Hardcore stalkers need to understand not every player needs 100+ menu options and sliders to enjoy the game, we just wanna jump in and play it. This is what I always wanted for Stalker to improve on: Don't make everything too clunky & overly complicated. It's just a game, not a Chernobyl simulator. Geez...😅
This is a great mod for newcomers, feels like something out of farcry or fallout but i do get why some people wouldn't like it. For me this is a unique Stalker experience since i love Fallout.
This mods great because I can't run gamma anymore on my old.laptop used to run just ok but latest updates made my FPS unbearable. I'm glad true stalker is around 40fps. Which is acceptable for me. Thanks for showing me this!
It looks like a completely different game. Personally I don't like the way it looks at all but I grew up with the original so I am biased with nostalgia. The gameplay looks completely different too. Bear in mind I still think S.O.C is the best game in the series by far because it has the best immersion and gameplay for me.
ive been playing it and enjoying the hell out of it, but god forbid you make an oopsie during the first artifact quest. I forgot to stock up on anti-rad, ran out of health. so i was rushing back to Sid to buy health items to clear the rad.. Fighting the confirmation screen in order to buy items fast enough before death was an experience. every second stuck in the trade menu was draining my health fast and for it to cancel the trade because i didn't click confirm would have me just die Took me 10 tries as i didnt want to save scum
i prefer the more gameply centered approach over the tediousness and pseudo realism of mods such as anomaly or gamma. i don't play games that often anymore and i don't have the capacity to remember all sorts of crafting recipes, and super in detail mechanics. i just want a game where i can immerse myself for a couple hours and get some progress story and narrative-wise, instead of grinding for some junk items for hours on end.
After playing some: Attention detail and gameplay very good. Story also looks very good. if that game released 2011, you think another official stalker game after Cop. They make great job with that old engine. Better then many indie games and aaa games today in the market. Like old games this game have soul and must play!
The first 2 minutes of this video blew my mind away so much that I just decided to pause the game and not spoil myself, I'm going to download it right now!
Good choice ahahh! Enjoy!
Same, but the servers are frying up because of the amount of people downloading it at the same time
@@CheekiBreekiTv Ditto! Thanks for sharing this, it looks amazing!
Same, got it & spent about an hour in it so far, looks awesome, just wish my PC could run it at max settings haha
@@CheekiBreekiTvwill it work in my potato pc?
Huge shout out to the AP-PRO Team for a such a stunning mod ! ! ! = )
Is AP-PRO a mod team? i tought it was a stalker fan site.
@@fnd2583its a "home" for modders, in some way, not just fan site
I'm like 20ish hours in and I just got to chapter 3. I am absolutely loving every minute of it. This mod feels like a mainline entry made by GSC, but with a modern UI and lots of baked in QOL changes. They did an absolute stellar job!
UI is actually terrible and not fitting the atmosphere of stalker, looks like generic Unity game UI, gamma/anomaly etc. UI is much better and fitting.
@@Soveey glazing hard is kinda cringe
This is a more accessible stalker experience, i think its a breath of fresh air for new stalker fans who want a more modern experience but dont want the ball crushing experience of gamma or efp
stalker is one of those rare old games that just keeps on giving. thanks to the modding community i managed to discover one of a kind gem i somehow managed to miss.
if you liked fallout, youl love stalker .
The way you wrote "you'll" enrages me.
@@TAGILLA-BOSS youl be fine .
@@SleepingDragon1st 🤯
@@TAGILLA-BOSSmakes me think “foul” or “goul”, evil evil words
@@tictac4949 groza or strigoiul
The reason you need to run the game in administrator mode is because you install the game in program files (x86). If you install it anywhere else, you can run it normally, everything will be saved.
Also RIP that poor soldier that get shot from behind you actually can speak to him 😅
@@B.L.I.N.O.V. Noooooo really? Does he has a quest or something interesting?
@@CheekiBreekiTvnothing special. If he caught you trespassing, he will fine you $1,000, and that's it 😂
game is so realistic that even in game Ukrainians are taking bribes :D I remember visiting Prypiat with a guide before war and in bus they told us its good to have 5-10 dollars in change for ''security guards'' so they will be more nice and let you enter here and there @@B.L.I.N.O.V.
damn that's dumb considering it's the default option
I hope people start making guides for all the hidden stuff soon, True Stalker really rewards exploring by hiding weapons and supplies in out of the way places
I learned this through GAMMA you find stuff everywhere in every wooden box too. It's a little too rewarding sometimes haha. But this mod is so damn good for OG stalker players
@@ryanglacier30 True Stalker actually hides useful things instead of item soup filler junk. I dont get why this mod gets constantly compared to the milsim freeplay mods when it obviously something else.
@@r3v4n21 I'm not comparing it at all I mean that you find a lot of useful items by looking around which Is amazing. But since I've played GAMMA for so long True Stalker is so easy In comparison. True Stalker is so damn professional it boggles my mind. But it's very liberal with its resources
@@r3v4n21 yeah, it was especially nice finding something as useful as a freaking suit after breaking one of the boxes in a Dark Valley, i was really surprised, and there seems to be almost every time something useful, like rare ammo (9x39, AP 556 and 545, 5.7), medkits or even guns, the only problem for me was finding gun attachments, because the first time i tried to trade with gun smuggler (who's in a train depot on a second floor) he didn't have anything to trade and i thought he won't in the future and only when i saw on one of the streams that he sells it i was like "wow, i'm probaly 2/3 way through and i didn't know that"
@@r3v4n21 Because Gamma as became the standard it took the place of Anomaly who took it from Call of Chernobyl so of course people will compare them but yeah True Stalker feel more like the base game when it come from exploring you get rewarded instead of just needing to destroy any box you see
This one of the few cases RUclips algorithm did a golden suggestion. The ApPro video of True Stalker was recommended to me by RUclips 2 hours after it was uploaded, I have been playing the game since the 22 December. Man I love it, it gave me the same feeling SoC gave in 2007, outstanding work. Then I saw it here and since I do not skip any of Cheeki videos I am excited you saw the mod as well.
"gloomy" is not "stalkery". This understanding only new players have who have tried misery and other mods based on it advertised as a full stalker experience. The original was this colorful with lush summer vibe, and it was the intended style. A paradise fill with horrors.
Exactly just like the book and the novel that it was heavily influenced by "Roadside Picnic", still don't understand why people are so obsessed with Stalker being a "gloomy" and "dark"
This mod is amazing. I hope it gets a lot of attention. We need high quality story mods to represent the stalker franchise instead of letting mods like Anomaly, EFP and GAMMA do that.
The stalker franchise has aged like milk thats why its not so popular
there are no high quality story mods in stalker. Its all either edgy or middle school tier writing. Can't talk about EFP but Anomaly is the natural evolution of the series. And Gamma just modernises everything.
I am tired of all the airsoft veteran milsim shit, STALKER was never about that, STALKER had a good story and lore too
@@rahrouth 'anomaly is the natural evolution of the series' retarded take and clear evidence you prob dont even like vanilla SHoC. GAMMA is for redditors that like bloated games with no depth- much like how the main dev was a modder for Fallout 4 before this.
@@rahrouth oh man. You should try golden sphere
Double upload! Cheeki youve outdone yourself!
Yeah I need a break xD
But wanted to share this one quickly before leaving for the holidays, it's really worth trying!
I just hope that people who play Anomaly/Gamma won't be comparing them too much. I mean, yeah, it's a stalker mod, ofc it's gonna be compared, but the main purposes of them are comepletely different. They can both be enjoyed for different things.
GAMMA is still superior. These games are not well suited for story stuff. Roguelike full open world with nothing blocking your progress and making it so you can go anywhere you want is best.
@@dannyd4339 you couldn't be more wrong
Hey guys, I think I found an easter egg:
In dark Valley, next to the calibration tools, there's a small cabin with a gas truck nearby, there Will be a broken Window to Jump inside and behind the lockers there Is a poster with some stalker guys
I think the hardest thing to replicate in a Mod like this is the A-life/AI. And honestly the A-life system is the most memorable thing in Stalker. I know some Stalker mods in other games but honestly the AI can't come close to the one in Stalker.
But Overall this is a really cool Mod. Good Job on the Developer.
This mod is perfect in every sense of the word. The graphics, the gameplay, the story, the overall presentation is just perfect. The role-playing elements are also very good, I recommend this mod to everyone.
This mod is insane ! hopefully it gets some donations and gets more updates and improvements
Thank you so much for for bringing this to my attention! Its the absolute best mod I've ever played, it it genuinely feels like a new game. It will definitely hold me over until stalker 2
It's nuts how much content and mods have been made by fans for Stalker, I still remember playing the original one and being mesmerized by how immersive it was, can't wait to see what this is like as well!
Thanks for the content, like the delivery you have, gonna go down your mods highlight because True Stalker was a good one.
Thanks for the kind words :)
Gamma feels like it just makes anomaly more fun to play through while True Stalker fells like a completely new game!
Gamma makes anomaly less fun to play unless you disable a large portion of the mods in it
@@Lronhoyabembe Depends on the type of player imo, I struggle with gamma and dislike it because it's super anti-new player by it's nature of being a far more in-depth modpack, though I cannot disagree gamma is great for a certain type of player.
anomaly feels like just enhanced stalker, while anomaly GAMMA is just tarkov made even more difficult with strange mod choices imo, the save only near campfire sucks.
it really doesnt feel like normal stalker.@@CCA.C17.SQL.02Idot
@@CCA.C17.SQL.02Idottrue. I only get the hang after trying gamma for the 4th time on easy 😂.
Just beat the mod, it was amazing, definitely worth your time.
now I just hope great mods come out on this platform! the modding never ends
I've completed the mod. It was amazing, absolute masterpiece. The story is top notch, the ending is very stalker-like. Wolfstalker wrote a great tale of the zone.
Then would you mind sharing a tip with a fellow stalker? How did you manage to wake up the drunk medic in chapter 5?
@@uncledanny4549 spam interract
@@snowysoviet2645 That simple?
@@uncledanny4549 yea
@@snowysoviet2645 HAHA! It worked! It really took a while but it worked! Thank you Stalker!
Wow it's finally out! I can't believe they delivered!
It's like they made a Metro campaign within Stalker & added modern UI/ map. Really interesting.
thank you for covering that, played it the last 2 days, it's amazing
So keen to try this! Thanks for getting one more in for us before the holidays. Take it easy over your break boss ✌️ appreciate your work
What's most impressive to me is that there are some huge developers today that still don't know how to make an UI that feels responsive, clean and with good functions... and here we have a MOD putting on these qualities.
This makes Stalker accessible, I'm going to try it! Great video!
Once you said to stop the video , i did stop the video. i'm downloading right now haha
Saw the trailer yesterday! Can't wait to get back home after Christmas and play the mod!
As a classic Stalker fan 1 hour in I like it a lot more than Anomaly
I really want to see this game be as popular as gamma and anomaly
I instant downloaded it. From first minutes of the video i see, that the devs played demo of S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 and watched all materials about it. The mod went the way that the game will.
No more talking, gotta play!
The Stalker games have the most in depth - extensive and overhauled mods of any game I've ever seen. I really don't think it can be topped.
Hello Cheeki, thanks so much for bringing this to our attention! Already played for about an hour and its awesome! Quite the departure from Anomaly but i really like it. Such awesome environment! Thanks! Already gave kudos to the devs. Merry xmas!
the amount of polish is breathtaking. this is how I always imagined Stalker 2 back in the day
High quality huge story mod content and also gameplay and game itself looks must play. Amazing news for both modders and gamers. Even now this game deserve many story DLCs. Very good! congrats for mod team!
3:19 ITS BORJOMI WATER? ANOTHER GEORGIAN VICTORY VASHAA!
What I played so far is nothing short of amazing. However after approx. 10-15h of playtime, it's getting a bit stale tbh. The missing A-Life and too linear progression are the biggest downsides as of now. If this can get fixed with mods in the future, this could become the best Stalker mod ever. Maybe include some of the CoP maps too, really would love to see these maps get the same treatment as the SoC\CS maps that are in the mod already. But quality wise they did an awesome job and I will still continue playing because of this.
A few days ago I installed Legend Returns after seing your video, but didn’t really have time or mood for playing (I am a student in Prague, so the school shooting that happened this thursday hit hard, especially my gf, who was studying at the exact same faculty and at the floor where the tragedy happened). But seeing this I guess I will be installing a new mod after christmas and when the current situation calms down
Glad to hear you guys are safe. Really sad and crazy what happened there yeah :(
So basically this is like a new Stalker game. Anomaly/GAMMA are basically remasters, taking what already exists and improving it, while True Stalker takes what exists and creates a new experience, revamping everything for a new and modern take on old Stalker... sounds interesting.
The STALKER games are a cult classic, especially in East Europe without any modding, but the modding scene for them is just legendary. I've been having a blast with LFO for Clear Sky, Radiophobia for Shadow of Chernobyl, Lost Alhpa and after I finish Call of Prypiat ( weapon pack 3.4 ) its time to play this.
I am 100% sold, especially since it has a proper story. I never really liked the style of Call of Chernobyl or the hard core Gamma or Anomaly.
i just finished the game, they fr should make a part two of the game, it whould be worth the wait
This looks amazing, Stalker 1.5 while we wait for 2
I speed-ran the entire thing. It's a great story told in our most precious Zone.
Finally happy to see a mod which is not hardcore not based on anomaly. But is similar to the original games. We need more mods like these to represent the stalker community not gammar or efp they are not stalker games.
Theres a lot of similar mods, but thay are rarely getting that much polish or even English translations. Some like Winds of Time or Partial Anomaly are really cool. Or SFZ Project (although this one is just two short chapters, but one of most atmospheric pieces of Stalker like ever)
@@SpikeVike27 yeah man it saddens me so much they dont even get the quarter of recognition they deserve. Everyone thinks stalker modding is all about anomaly and its submods.
@@mubasharhassan1211 Only the western stalker community is so obsessed with insert latest freeplay mod, hell most don't even seem to know Anomaly is just a sub sub mod based on Call of Chernobyl which itself was heavily built around mods from Clear Sky. The eastern stalker community is all about story mods AP-pro is a great place for those sadly due to lack of interest most eastern based mods are in Russian/Ukrainian and your lucky to get a machine translation to english.
GoldSphere is a fun mod that did get a hand translation to english, it is unique as the story/atmosphere is set early on in the zone before it was filled with humans and thus instead of fighting bandits your mostly dealing with mutants and much more dangerous anomalies.
@@chrisrawr6177 yeah i have noticed this myself. The Eastern community of stalker is much more diverse in terms of modding they just don't play the same mod for the 50th time. They try other mods as well and their mods are also very unique as well. I have played some of them and they were really well made sadly they don't recognize here' in the Western community's.
this makes it look like a mobile game
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is coming out in November in the States, and I'm feeling that old itch slowly coming back. Right now I'm playing Atomic Heart and Fallout: London, but I think I may roll this into my coming weekend. I'm a big Anomaly fan and loved Lost Alpha, so any big standalone S.T.A.L.K.E.R. project is right up my alley.
So nice that it's actually good!
After all that CoC and Gamma stuff I played it's so refreshing to finally have a polished story mod again. I'm so hyped to play it finally!
This game looks and feels like an early build of STALKER 2 that never was! I think what staves people off from mods like these that make bold changes is the offset of an unfamiliar way of interacting with a familiar world. I've never been finicky about drastic UI changes (apart from the PDA) as I always believe the soul of STALKER is imbued with the Zone itself.
Wow this looks incredible. The UI changes are insanely impressive. It looks like a modern game. I'm definitely giving this a try.
Bro this UI is awesome, they far cryed my stalker and I love what I saw
I understand the possible complains about the mod not being as immersive as Gamma but... It True Stalker. The original stalker didn't have tons of animations for everything, immersive UI everywhere, realism and survival like Gamma does and it doesn't look like stalker 2 will have it. If anything, Gamma feels more like a separate game while True stalker feels, well, like a mod or a spin off of Call of Pripyat, with the same gameplay and similar atmosphere. Just with more production value.
Thanks for this video. It's important to spread info about such mods, as they are in minority, yet being so much worth to play!
Everyone and everything are shadowed by Anomaly and Gamma nowadays making little to no space for other productions.
Let's change it and make people aware of different way of modding stalker!
This mode so polished! Its quality so high!
Thank you for the video mate!
I apreciate you for not spoiling to much for us, but in the upcoming weeks you can do a part 2 with some in depth things like npc, weapons, quests and so on. Just warn people of spoilers and you're good.
I've been very much looking forward to this mod since 2020 when I got into the franchise, and I've been having a blast with it so far. I only have minor gripes with it so far, but again it's only minor.
And now I am going to be patiently waiting for the release of Back to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R., New Project, and Oblivion Lost 3.0! lol
looks like I am gona play this while S2 is still cooking
After playing with it all afternoon, I found that this is exactly the Stalker I wanted !
Quality mod, beautiful, high production values, and stable? I think there's a lot to like and praise here. Even if it might have things/elements that deviate from the lore, I think most can look past that and simply let the story entertain them. Thank you to the team who brought this to the community! 👍👍
even in a review video, the loot goblin took over 😂
a game to play before stalker 2 release
glad to see an unbiased review, iv only played GAMMA but im defiantly gonna check this out. Yet another game that makes me wish I found the STALKER series years ago.
Loving this mod so far, just finished goldsphere. Thanks for the content 🎉
Awesome modders make us gifts and our zone bro wraps them and delivers them. Thanks!
I find it's significantly harder than GAMMA. Like by a significant margin. Anomalies are far more dangerous and harder to see, shotguns are bigly nerfed, mutants take a pounding, and water slows you to a crawl etc etc.
My only major complaint is that the end section felt rushed. It set up a lot of ideas with regards to the black smoke anomaly that felt like it was dropped and went nowhere. There's some interesting ideas that it sets up that the zone has a 'will' or 'intelligence' even outside of C-Conciousness (I won't spoil it), that they kind of leave by the wayside near the end. I think there's some interesting themes you could go on in regards to this. Also, the motivations of ISG/Mercs is both bland but also rather unclear, I think it needs to be fleshed out more what they want from the artifacts rather than 'people buy them and it helps them'.
It's like story wise the game was building them in one sort of metaphysical/philosophical direction (nature of the zone, whether it's intelligent, what attracts people to the zone, the questionable ethics of unrestrained science activity in the zone and its futility) but then drops all that for a shooting sci-fi shooting gallery setpiece.
What makes this amazing for me is that you get to play for different characters at the same time. This was soo much unexpected! Blew my mind actually, very promising feature
thanks for the recommendation looks like a lot of fun!
That French "Oh fuckue..." when that Bandit came to you in the anomalous tunnel... "Lé True STALKER" right there.
yeah the UI does leave a weird first impression. I don't doubt that it functions just fine, but it does have the misfortune of resembling (at least at first glance) a lot of the AAA open world slop from the past decade. which, of course, says nothing about the overall quality of the mod as a whole. and I've got to say, it does look *really* cool. I love the anomaly-based sandboxes people have created, but something more focused and story-driven is a really appealing change that I'm excited to explore.
After all those years, finally someone is polishing up that late 2000's menu and interface. God damn it's about time. Hardcore stalkers need to understand not every player needs 100+ menu options and sliders to enjoy the game, we just wanna jump in and play it. This is what I always wanted for Stalker to improve on: Don't make everything too clunky & overly complicated. It's just a game, not a Chernobyl simulator. Geez...😅
This is a great mod for newcomers, feels like something out of farcry or fallout but i do get why some people wouldn't like it. For me this is a unique Stalker experience since i love Fallout.
dude your accent is crazy! love stalker and your content!
My STALKER senses have been activated
gotta check this fast
This mods great because I can't run gamma anymore on my old.laptop used to run just ok but latest updates made my FPS unbearable. I'm glad true stalker is around 40fps. Which is acceptable for me. Thanks for showing me this!
the slavs xray wizards are at it again. Goddamn this mod is so fucking amazing.
I bet they don’t drown when you dump them in the well!!! 😂
My holy grail would be a VR mod
I'm a really big fan of GAMMA but this is still really cool. Dunno if i'll play it, but i appreciate that it exists.
that hud and menu ui is so good 😍
No it's not
Totally recommended, it's extremely good
There is NO WAY that they added the Carpenter's Hut in this mod. That is actually peak.
This is just...wow, blyatiful! Mad respect to the stalker games.
Cool project think i like to check it out at some point.
the Entropy Zero 2 with black mesa treatment of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Whatever your thoughts, the scope looks bananas. How have I not heard of this??
It looks like a completely different game. Personally I don't like the way it looks at all but I grew up with the original so I am biased with nostalgia. The gameplay looks completely different too. Bear in mind I still think S.O.C is the best game in the series by far because it has the best immersion and gameplay for me.
at first i was a bit thrown off by the ui changes, it caused some confussion , but i am getting more excited about it.
i would enjoy if you would make small tutorial how to download the mod correctly without any issues
Looks very polished and focused.
lmao, just finished your last invictus video and saw your comment about this game, nice to immediately see it in the recs
have a good christmas dude
Stalker 2 Lost Alpha looking pretty good ngl
thank you for making this video!
Never knew about it, thank you!
excellente vidéo l'ami ! belle decouverte
this game is AMAZING, absolute blast to play
ive been playing it and enjoying the hell out of it, but god forbid you make an oopsie during the first artifact quest.
I forgot to stock up on anti-rad, ran out of health. so i was rushing back to Sid to buy health items to clear the rad..
Fighting the confirmation screen in order to buy items fast enough before death was an experience.
every second stuck in the trade menu was draining my health fast and for it to cancel the trade because i didn't click confirm would have me just die
Took me 10 tries as i didnt want to save scum
i prefer the more gameply centered approach over the tediousness and pseudo realism of mods such as anomaly or gamma. i don't play games that often anymore and i don't have the capacity to remember all sorts of crafting recipes, and super in detail mechanics. i just want a game where i can immerse myself for a couple hours and get some progress story and narrative-wise, instead of grinding for some junk items for hours on end.
Looks like something i would play if Anomaly, EFP, and Gamma didn’t exist.
After playing some: Attention detail and gameplay very good. Story also looks very good. if that game released 2011, you think another official stalker game after Cop. They make great job with that old engine. Better then many indie games and aaa games today in the market. Like old games this game have soul and must play!