If you guys loved the trilogy here are some mods that in my opinion captured the mysterious feeling of the trilogy: Made by Jekan: Return to the Zone(3 story campaigns and a story extraction mode), Goldensphere OGSR(based on Roadside Picnic), OGSR Legacy(pretty much a remake of ShoC with lots of cut content and user made content). Team V.I.V.E.N.T.: Incubator, Dreamcatcher(sequel to Incubator). They have more great mods but they still are hard to understand Machine translations. zaurus' crew: Apocalipsis Trilogy OGSR, Fallen star(also called "Der gefallene Stern" sequel to A-Trilogy), Last STALKER(sequel to Fallen Star) Creators/teams I forgot the name of: True Stalker(if you don't mind cutscene glassjaw), Dollchan infinity, Road to the north(story/free play hybrid, main story starts at Skadovsk), Path in the Mist, Wind of Time(it starts with timetravel from the year 2114 back to 2014 and has some big twists)
the "fans" of stalker criticizing stalker 2 because of graphics (or other things related of playing the mods and not the original ones) are unaware of the new opportunities the new game base will bring to the mod community, just imagine the mod in this video is awesome and is just for call of chernobyl.
Nobody is complaining about how the game looks. Everyone is complaining about locking off part of the game unless you give them more money. And with the amount that shithole country has gotten, this game should be free to everyone in the Western World. I sure know it's going to be free for me!
@@slyguythreeonetwonine3172 maybe i can agree with the first thing if true, but the last is just bullshit coming from an entitled idiot. And yes, a lot of people complain about the graphics, please don't lie.
CoC is my fav mod for years, i just discovered Global War mod witch is based of CoC with even more maps and 30 factions, it would be dream come true if someone implement it with the mod..
STALKER is easily my favorite series and gunslinger my favorite mod. Thank you and the RUclips algorithm for bringing the IWP mod to my attention. This is the perfect way to kill time in anticipation for STALKER 2.
I did like COC but haven't played it since Anomaly came out. I was playing with Arsenal Overhaul amongst others. IWP seems like a nice reason to play it once more :) Nice video, +1 subscriber 👍
Tbh I prefer EFP over Gamma because EFP is more simplified. A lot of Gamma's mechanics are so bloated and some of them are just confusing asf to learn. I didn't understand the weapon condition system until I played EFP. That said, what I really want for S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 is a mix between Shadow of Chernobyl and Call of Pripyat
I remember playing Call of Chernobyl years ago and doing tons of different playthroughs with different factions. Being able to mod a mod was a very cool concept I hadn't seen much of before. I love the originals, I like Anomaly, I like Gamma. I see no reason why you can't like both, but it's definitely not a good idea that Stalker 2 should be like Gamma. Some elements? Sure. Exact same? Removes the idea of it being a sequel
Very interesting video dude, I've only played CoC because the other two, I've had friends who discouraged me to play them because they are less fun than the first... but I want to test Anomaly, which I have on my PC since at least one full year, but haven't touched it yet, and obviously I will give a try to those mods as well when I have time.
As someone who played GAMMA first and has never played the trilogy, I’m excited for stalker 2. I know it will be nothing like gamma and that’s exciting for me and I am looking forward to experiencing an updated version of the original STALKER vision
This mod implements the scope magnification in image the best so far without the stuttering. Desolation had Tarkov insanity gun modding to a new level but the scope things were causing major stuttering
Agreed, i mean honestly as a fan of the og games. I have to say, i never understood why people are hyping gamma. Personally i think it's just a mod that's for people that don't want stalker. They want "tarkov:mutie and artifacts edition".
@@grzybniak5158 I never played tarkov and I love GAMMA and I also love the vanilla games. I look at them as 2 separate games in the same universe. It should be obvious from all the comments in this video (and all other stalker videos) that every player has his own preference and they can rarely be explained in such a simple manner like "ppl just want tarkov with mutants and arties"; preferences are formed from all the previous games that clicked with that player in his/her gaming history and 2 players almost never played and liked 100% of the same games...
@@Oneillshay74 It's a Gunslinger port for Shadow of Chernobyl, also includes way more guns than gunslinger, I made a video on it as well! ruclips.net/video/spOvyo4XzFI/видео.htmlsi=K2QfAjnmdWNkdyrI
I was introduced to stalker from watching OpDrewski play gamma. I then played through all the original games and loved them. They are obviously way different than Gamma in mechanics, but gameplay of doing missions to get money and explore the zone is the overall gameplay that both encompass. I've never seen a single comment complaining that stalker 2 isn't going to be like gamma. I've only ever seen comments or videos of people complaining about "people complaining about it not being like gamma" I honestly don't think anyone actually expects stalker 2 to be like gamma. I've heard more purist complain that stalker 2 isn't going to be like the original stalker. Even though I've seen nothing from the trailers that shows any difference in the game beside graphics and story. Probably not the right video to comment this on, but I just see comments on every stalker video of people saying the same shit.
Thank you for this video. Ive been struggling to get into Stalker. Im not very good at shooters but really wanted to experience stalker and a more easier experience of Anomaly and Gamma and i gotta say CoC and IWP is amazing! Its still challenging but not as challenging as Anomaly and Gamma. Ive finally had that stalker experience ive been wanting. Currently im a merc living in the dead city with my merc buddies. Its quite a cool feeling to do a quest then to return home and sit by your pals next to a fire. And the best part the guns are super cool and fancy. I played a bit of SoC and its fun but the dated graphics were a bit of a bummer so being able to have some cool guns and nice graphics is great
Hey man, this was a great video, I downloaded IWP today with the Call of the zone addon for it, & I noticed there was only Military in Cordon, do different npcs spawn in areas? I notice you were fighting monolith there & was curious how dynamic the npcs are
@@Omi-han First, thank you for enjoying the video. Depending on what addons you're using, some NPC spawns may change, I still ran into some occasional banits and military, but some quests like "Into the fray" and "Brothers in arms" will have you take on squads of a certain enemy faction.
@@dealwolfstriked272 the devs stated that the next patch will be the last, and after that it will be fully standalone, they didn't list any date but they confirmed it is close to being released.
This is a bit of a hail Mary, as I love the direction of this mod, but it's not working for me on a fresh install. Installed it as instructed in the readme, yet something's off with how the mod is packed on my end. The game was CTDing immediately because it couldn't find the 4k ui files...because the 4k file was being kept OUTSIDE of UI. So I fix that easily enough, the game starts up to the main menu. Now it CTD's on a new game due to "XML node not found". The only thing I added through JSGME is the English translation. The XML files cited are present in the gamefiles, but it cannot initiate for some odd reason. Most I've found is that this can generate from mod conflicts, but...there're no other mods. Just CoC 1.4.22 + English Translation + I.W.P patched to its latest release as per the instructions. I'd go to a more official location for a bit of help here but...well, certified American moment: I only speak English. Any advice as to where to go to get this resolved? I hope it's something stupid simple.
Never mind, I discovered the problem. I followed the steps a bit too literally. I installed the latest patch, but I mistook the "mini-patch" as a standalone and neglected the prior full patch's DL link in the text document. Hopefully this comment helps anyone who made a similarly silly mistake.
Hey thanks for making this video, I jumped on the game immediately after watching it! While playing for the first few hours I noticed that the Loner trader (beside Xenotech) doesnt appear despite a star showing on his place in the minimap. Wondering if this is a bug...
First off, glad that the review got some people to try it, second, I think the star itself is a bug, because I never found that trader in any of the CoC-based mods (Anomaly, vanilla CoC, CoTZ etc)
I don’t know, Gamma kind of feels like you’re not the hero. You’re just a random Stalker surviving in The Zone. The best part about it? When I get tired of Gamma, I can download other mods and play a different style of Stalker. If they made a Brony Stalker modpack, I could choose to download that and play it. That’s the beauty of PC modding. You can choose to play whatever mod is available or just play vanilla in all its broken glory.
@@DoubleDoubleU Matter of fact, no, the PiP scopes are surprisingly optimized and I still had over 60 frames when using them, but if you find them heavy on your rig or just don't like them, you can turn them off.
Nah, this mod ain't for me. Because, back in the days as a kid I had all time in the world to play games, but these days as adult I want to just jump in, enjoy the game for the rest of my free time and have fun. So playing the mod that makes gameplay difficult, where enemies kills you too fast and you have to run away and hide to survive, is not my thing. And in general, that is not what Stalker is about. Yes, it has RPG mechanics but in general, it's a basic first person shooter. It doesn't aim to be realistic, it aims to be fun for everyone and that is why I loved Stalker in the first place, and later I loved it for the atmosphere and everything else. So yeah, I hate when mod makes games like Stalker too much realistic because, that is not why I play video games in the first place. Because video games for me personally is escapeism. It allows me to escape from the real world and have fun. So why would I bring real world in to the game if I'm trying to escape from the real world? Yes, there is simulators that are too realistic, but Stalker is not a simulator. And thus should remain fun in the first place, and not "one shot, one kill" game. Loosing the game in the first 5, or so, minutes is not fun. Thus why I hate mods like these, that makes the game too realistic just because kids these days didn't sniff enough of real world outside.
@AngryOwl007 The mod got updated and is now standalone, here's the updated link: drive.usercontent.google.com/download?id=1ZS_-yAgXeARXhuX0PgvcUkjMj0_PLSEl&export=download&authuser=0
@AngryOwl007 Welcome! I haven't tested it myself but I believe you can just extract the mod and play it. Use this guide for fiddling with the addon manager and game launcher ruclips.net/video/iAXJU2lxOCw/видео.htmlsi=OPACM7YOmpJMYvlL
@Leonydas_245 I have done some digging on the IWP server, I couldn't find the addon anymore, neither on Discord nor the old Google drive links, seems like the OP deleted it.
How does IWP compare to Stalker Custom? I dont care about the politics around Custom, it is by far the most insane looking mod pack for Stalker that I have ever seen. Im not sure if theres a way to get the IWP overhaul with the Custom graphics, but i dont think there is.
I haven't played Anomaly Custom myself, but I heard mixed reviews about it (mostly from salty Anomaly haters), if graphics are what you're looking for, Anomaly Expedition is also a really neat-looking modpack.
Gsc could release another game in the old xray engine with old graphics and id be happy. Anomaly brought me in I’ll admit, but i never really liked it. I decided to buy the trilogy and i absolutely fell in love. I started with clear sky because i heard it was the first in sequential order and didn’t play anything else until id beaten call of pripyat. Not a real fan of the endless sandbox of anomaly or its mods but the stories and the zone itself i cant get enough of.
There is an addon for it that is similar to warfare, but it’s not been adapted to the latest patch, it’ll probably get another update by the time the standalone release comes out.
@@CptVityaz Was a bit faster than holstering? Not sure about that. It was visually cool I liked it because you could see the weapon from the side in your arms
i can allways recommend Gamma or EFP. Call of the North is also great. for something more to the original Trilogy i would reccomend Anthum Aurora and Gunslinger
Weird, I never had a problem with enemies being too bullet spongy. For context I’ve played and beat all 3 stalker games on the hardest difficulty (for higher bullet damage) and I’ve also played anomaly. Larger mutants do take a lot more damage, but smaller mutants, zombies, and other stalkers are usually dead after one or two headshot or a few body shots and I’ve never seen a zombie take that much damage before dying in the original games. Is that only a problem with COC?
@@nokh3382 The myth behind master difficulty making you deal more damage is something I still can't 100% confirm nor deny, but since you didn't struggle with bullet sponges, that could be cause you were hitting headshots. As for CoC, the base damage profiles are quite rough.
@@CptVityaz Possibly, however now that I think about it, it has been a couple years since I played the original games so I may just be remembering things incorrectly. If I happen to play again I’ll try to make a save on the hardest and easiest difficulties to confirm if the rumour’s true.
@@CptVityaz The damage values have been datamined. It's a myth that ended up being the opposite. You do 20% more damage in SoC on novice, and the Strelok boss takes 50% less damage from you on master in CS. CoP has no damage modifier for difficulty. SoC's Makarov, combined with random bullet deviation chance, is just such a bad starter weapon that it managed to warp player perception for all 3 games. CS alone disproves the myth because weapon accuracy was nerfed across the board to compensate for the upgrade system, and difficulty changes nothing. What master does is lower your damage resistance, shrink the loot chance, and increase enemy grenade throw range. On a side note, if you ever see an enemy do a "flinch" animation when they're hit, stop shooting at them. For some reason during that animation they take zero damage, but will often die after one more hit or drop dead once the animation ends. Sorry for the long comment, but this myth bugs me because people think mods are effected by this too despite being something that modders would immediately notice.
Yeah, No, you stoked a few fires by saying that fans of either anomaly and /or modpacks are complaining about the scope of stalker 2.If anything its a minority combo of trolls, tarkov players who have no idea about stalker or just ignorant people. Nowhere in stalker communities I have seen this ridiculous expectation from gsc, everyone is planning to enjoy the game they put out and then get working on mods
really? because iv seen complaints about the huge downgrade in graphics, gunplay and such between trailers, why would you be happy with a game worse than the first with mods? lmao and as for "mods will fix stalker 2" my guy its gonna be on UE5 a engine thats VERY annoying to mod and is a unoptimized mess if anything what your saying tells me you know nothing about what your talking about oh also due to it being on UE5 the A life system is gonna be VERY bad UE5 is over bloated trying to make it so you can make any game on it meaning pathing and task lists for NPC's are gonna be hell to sort out
@imalittletoxicjustalittle Are you talking about yt and or reddit, or actual modding communities(if so I am not part of those particular ones)? My guy, I never said "mods will fix stalker 2", and you really think xray is easy to mod? It looks to me like you are the one talking about stuff you have no idea about. Me and others are excited to play what comes out and then tinker with innards and modding tools to see what can be achieved after. Stalker modder are another breed entirely with the whole history of the previous games.
I may have not played every Stalker mod in existence, but I will recommend you something from what I've played, keep in mind that this is purely subjective and you may or may not like these picks: Best shooting: IWP (Call of Chernobyl), LFO (Clear Sky) Best nature and visuals: EFP (Anomaly modpack) Gameplay: this is hard as it heavily depends on the player's definition of "good gameplay", but for me, I really enjoyed *Call of The Zone* and Old World Addon Optimization: IWP by far Overall, if you want something that's fun to play, looks good and runs well, I highly recommend Call of The Zone (for freeplay) or True Stalker (for story) Hope you found this helpful!
I don't quite get this one It's just Anomaly/Gamma gunplay. You can install more gun mods on them if you feel that's isn't enough variety, and disable certain mechanics that you don't like.
@@-pROvAK maybe a high quality mod for stalker standards, but still doesn't mean its list of bugs from broomsticks and sharpsticks aren't present at all. Which they most definitely are.
@MGoogle3146 I think EFP is quite nice. It is more focused on realism compared to IWP. However, you can't really compare the 2 as IWP is more of a "classic mod compared to EFP, which is just Anomaly in its core, so you get all the Anomaly bloat and jank with it.
People who complain about their poor little expectations not being met can go eat a plutonium rod. Some of those devs are out fighting a real war. Learn to manage your expectations. You are living in the most technically developed countries and can play literally tens of thousands of games. Products should deliver on their promises but the customer is not always right. Thanks for good video!
@@CptVityazThank You! It's only my opinion in a subject i know a little bit about. Been a gamer 30+ years, been a developer for 10+ years. I despise how entitled gamers and gaming journalism can become sometimes. Being a fan of a franchise is cool. Acting like you own the franchise you love - not so cool. For circa 2 decades the Video games industry has been bigger than both the music and movie industry. All those games, and all those mods on top of that. We should rejoice, we really should! We have more freedom to choose our adventures than anytime in history before and all i can think of now is the famous words of Maximus Decimus Meridius: "Are you not entertained?"
"dont be the person were this is the first stalker you play" my guy if it wasn't for me playing anomaly i wouldn't of played stalker at all let alone go back and play the old janky ones like i did after, can we stop with the elitism? and can we stop pretending the story is why anyone plays stalker? the real star of the show is the A life/faction system not the generic storylines
@imalittletoxicjustalittle My point is, you won't play the mod without trying the base games, not for the story lines, but to understand the mechanics, I also started with Anomaly and my first experience with it was a shitshow, couldn't figure out what to do for a month before deciding to embark on the trilogy.
@@CptVityaz i had 0 problems at all and played it for over a month just fine before going backwards, it was very self explanatory go out kill creatures/stalkers take things then sell the things the only way i can even SLIGHTLY see confusion is if you pick a faction like bandit, military or monolith otherwise there is no real excuse vendors are marked on the PDA same with most things unless you went in looking for a storyline if thats the case id question if you even knew what anomaly was when you first started it, i went in knowing it was a sandbox mod based around the A life system i didn't need to play them to know that though the vid i watched that showed the game said it was in the first 2 mins im honesty confused how the old games helped with understanding anomaly at all unless you downloaded anomaly with literally 0 information but if you even watched 1 vid before playing you should of known about the faction system and everything i'll end with this if i started with the first game i would of dropped it in 10 mins and never touched the franchise again
@@imalittletoxicjustalittle His just saying this happens on the other end of the spectrum too. People that start with Anomaly and use that as a refernce for what STALKER is without playing any of the games that established it.
5:00 im not a stalker 2 hater, but if this mod accomplished the correct scope magnification (zooming only the scope lens, and note the entire screen), why doesnt stalker 2 wont, or cant, do the same?
Because of the performance hit of rendering the same scene twice, which I imagine isn't a huge problem for modern hardware running an older game like OG Stalker but it might be an issue with something next gen like Stalker 2. This same issue affects Escape from Tarkov, where your fps can drop in half when you use magnified optics because the game is so poorly optimized and the PiP (Picture in picture) rendering is a huge nail in that coffin.
@@lewiddy336ty for the explanation. but if thats not feasible performance-wise, I would still prefer a blacked out screen (like many stalker anomaly mods), with little to no transparency (to hide everything being zoomed in and improving immersion) + scope view, than the zooming the entire screen but still making it completely visible, without any screen darkening, like what S2 is doing, which I find really bad looking
It has been an honor working with you! Looking forward to the next time! ^^
Thank you for your cooperation! You certainly helped holding the video together!
If you guys loved the trilogy here are some mods that in my opinion captured the mysterious feeling of the trilogy:
Made by Jekan:
Return to the Zone(3 story campaigns and a story extraction mode), Goldensphere OGSR(based on Roadside Picnic), OGSR Legacy(pretty much a remake of ShoC with lots of cut content and user made content).
Team V.I.V.E.N.T.:
Incubator, Dreamcatcher(sequel to Incubator). They have more great mods but they still are hard to understand Machine translations.
zaurus' crew:
Apocalipsis Trilogy OGSR, Fallen star(also called "Der gefallene Stern" sequel to A-Trilogy), Last STALKER(sequel to Fallen Star)
Creators/teams I forgot the name of:
True Stalker(if you don't mind cutscene glassjaw), Dollchan infinity, Road to the north(story/free play hybrid, main story starts at Skadovsk), Path in the Mist, Wind of Time(it starts with timetravel from the year 2114 back to 2014 and has some big twists)
True classics, thank you for the recommendation!
the "fans" of stalker criticizing stalker 2 because of graphics (or other things related of playing the mods and not the original ones) are unaware of the new opportunities the new game base will bring to the mod community, just imagine the mod in this video is awesome and is just for call of chernobyl.
Indeed, I've actually seen some people say that Stalker 2 is disappointing for (checks note) not looking or feeling like the original trio.
every and any fan of any game/movie universe always has that right to criticize… its part of being in a community..
@@mars-he2hu nobody said the contrary
Nobody is complaining about how the game looks. Everyone is complaining about locking off part of the game unless you give them more money.
And with the amount that shithole country has gotten, this game should be free to everyone in the Western World.
I sure know it's going to be free for me!
@@slyguythreeonetwonine3172 maybe i can agree with the first thing if true, but the last is just bullshit coming from an entitled idiot.
And yes, a lot of people complain about the graphics, please don't lie.
Thank you for including both captions AND chapters! It’s appreciated 😊
You're welcome!
They take a lot of time to finish so I appreciate you for using them!
I really love how positive and informative at the way you describe things here lol.
10/10 video keep up the good work bro :d
Thank you very much dude!
I'm really happy you enjoyed it :D
The "not being allowed to touch guns in real life" is so relatable, games are such a good outlet for that experience that we simply can't get irl
Mannn, stalker 2 is out now and now this! damn i don't know which one is to try out this is amazing :D
I.W.P better than stalker 2
@hardwarereviews6700 yeah, thats crazy
Now I’ve gotta download this for my 90th CoC playthrough *sigh*
CoC is my fav mod for years, i just discovered Global War mod witch is based of CoC with even more maps and 30 factions, it would be dream come true if someone implement it with the mod..
That honestly sounds too good to be a reality, but hey, the future of IWP looks promising so far
@@CptVityaz yep i think the same, until then meet you in the zone, Stalker ! 👊
@@Pmc-Alpha-1 Good hunting stalker!
STALKER is easily my favorite series and gunslinger my favorite mod. Thank you and the RUclips algorithm for bringing the IWP mod to my attention. This is the perfect way to kill time in anticipation for STALKER 2.
I did like COC but haven't played it since Anomaly came out.
I was playing with Arsenal Overhaul amongst others.
IWP seems like a nice reason to play it once more :)
Nice video, +1 subscriber 👍
Tbh I prefer EFP over Gamma because EFP is more simplified. A lot of Gamma's mechanics are so bloated and some of them are just confusing asf to learn. I didn't understand the weapon condition system until I played EFP.
That said, what I really want for S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 is a mix between Shadow of Chernobyl and Call of Pripyat
Love the content, i just subscribed..
Keep it up 🔥
Thanks you legend!
I remember playing Call of Chernobyl years ago and doing tons of different playthroughs with different factions. Being able to mod a mod was a very cool concept I hadn't seen much of before. I love the originals, I like Anomaly, I like Gamma. I see no reason why you can't like both, but it's definitely not a good idea that Stalker 2 should be like Gamma. Some elements? Sure. Exact same? Removes the idea of it being a sequel
the pip scopes look great
@@IHATETHEANTICRIST Indeed
Is Call of Chernobyl (COC) more focused on gunplay compared to Gamma? I feel like Stalker Gamma is more like a walking and repair simulator.
Pretty much. I did a Gamma run once and that’s enough for me lol. The inventory management alone ate up so many hours. 😂
it plays good even if it crashes more than a cybertruck driven by the most drunkest man alive
Great video, i really enjoy your presentation
Very interesting video dude, I've only played CoC because the other two, I've had friends who discouraged me to play them because they are less fun than the first... but I want to test Anomaly, which I have on my PC since at least one full year, but haven't touched it yet, and obviously I will give a try to those mods as well when I have time.
As someone who played GAMMA first and has never played the trilogy, I’m excited for stalker 2. I know it will be nothing like gamma and that’s exciting for me and I am looking forward to experiencing an updated version of the original STALKER vision
Great video, concise and fun!
@@tigdamch.6321 Thank you so much!
so fucking based, very happy to see call of chernobyl being thought about still instead of exclusively anomaly
This mod implements the scope magnification in image the best so far without the stuttering. Desolation had Tarkov insanity gun modding to a new level but the scope things were causing major stuttering
IWP is the best mod I've ever played
God damn. If only it worked with Legend Returns
tbf GAMMA has so much junk item and unnecessary bloated item/mechanic. So I can understand the criticism of it.
Agreed, i mean honestly as a fan of the og games. I have to say, i never understood why people are hyping gamma.
Personally i think it's just a mod that's for people that don't want stalker. They want "tarkov:mutie and artifacts edition".
@@grzybniak5158 I never played tarkov and I love GAMMA and I also love the vanilla games. I look at them as 2 separate games in the same universe. It should be obvious from all the comments in this video (and all other stalker videos) that every player has his own preference and they can rarely be explained in such a simple manner like "ppl just want tarkov with mutants and arties"; preferences are formed from all the previous games that clicked with that player in his/her gaming history and 2 players almost never played and liked 100% of the same games...
Keep up the good work and good hunting stalkers
Thank you! Udachi, Stalker
I WANT IWP for global war mod, that would be fantastic...
Man i wish something of this quality in terms of Gunplay was in shadow of chernobyl
@@Oneillshay74 What if I told you there was?
@@CptVityaz name asap
@@CptVityaz what's the mod?plz
@@Oneillshay74 It's a Gunslinger port for Shadow of Chernobyl, also includes way more guns than gunslinger, I made a video on it as well!
ruclips.net/video/spOvyo4XzFI/видео.htmlsi=K2QfAjnmdWNkdyrI
I was introduced to stalker from watching OpDrewski play gamma. I then played through all the original games and loved them. They are obviously way different than Gamma in mechanics, but gameplay of doing missions to get money and explore the zone is the overall gameplay that both encompass.
I've never seen a single comment complaining that stalker 2 isn't going to be like gamma.
I've only ever seen comments or videos of people complaining about "people complaining about it not being like gamma"
I honestly don't think anyone actually expects stalker 2 to be like gamma. I've heard more purist complain that stalker 2 isn't going to be like the original stalker. Even though I've seen nothing from the trailers that shows any difference in the game beside graphics and story.
Probably not the right video to comment this on, but I just see comments on every stalker video of people saying the same shit.
i NEED every mod to be GOONSLINGER or i will end it all
Thank you for this video. Ive been struggling to get into Stalker. Im not very good at shooters but really wanted to experience stalker and a more easier experience of Anomaly and Gamma and i gotta say CoC and IWP is amazing! Its still challenging but not as challenging as Anomaly and Gamma. Ive finally had that stalker experience ive been wanting. Currently im a merc living in the dead city with my merc buddies. Its quite a cool feeling to do a quest then to return home and sit by your pals next to a fire. And the best part the guns are super cool and fancy. I played a bit of SoC and its fun but the dated graphics were a bit of a bummer so being able to have some cool guns and nice graphics is great
@@TweakedCast The zone welcomes everyone, hope you enjoy your time with Stalker!
Nice review. How did ya changed the hud can you tell me how ya did that
@@mubasharhassan1211
Monochrome minimalistic GUI and HUD:
drive.google.com/file/d/1KjrKdEbBOx1c7Fk2Mbd2fOvBw3-j5EIE/view
Thanks a lot
That GUI is sweet
Hey man, this was a great video, I downloaded IWP today with the Call of the zone addon for it, & I noticed there was only Military in Cordon, do different npcs spawn in areas? I notice you were fighting monolith there & was curious how dynamic the npcs are
@@Omi-han First, thank you for enjoying the video.
Depending on what addons you're using, some NPC spawns may change, I still ran into some occasional banits and military, but some quests like "Into the fray" and "Brothers in arms" will have you take on squads of a certain enemy faction.
@@CptVityaz thankyou bro was just curious, sidenote its wild how fast iwp loads compared to anomaly
This is a really nice mod review and better yet, it’s standalone👍🏼
Thank you! In the near future, IWP would be fully standalone as it won't need CoC to work, making it easier to pickup and play
@@CptVityaz how far away is that?
@@dealwolfstriked272 the devs stated that the next patch will be the last, and after that it will be fully standalone, they didn't list any date but they confirmed it is close to being released.
This is a bit of a hail Mary, as I love the direction of this mod, but it's not working for me on a fresh install.
Installed it as instructed in the readme, yet something's off with how the mod is packed on my end. The game was CTDing immediately because it couldn't find the 4k ui files...because the 4k file was being kept OUTSIDE of UI. So I fix that easily enough, the game starts up to the main menu.
Now it CTD's on a new game due to "XML node not found". The only thing I added through JSGME is the English translation. The XML files cited are present in the gamefiles, but it cannot initiate for some odd reason. Most I've found is that this can generate from mod conflicts, but...there're no other mods. Just CoC 1.4.22 + English Translation + I.W.P patched to its latest release as per the instructions.
I'd go to a more official location for a bit of help here but...well, certified American moment: I only speak English. Any advice as to where to go to get this resolved? I hope it's something stupid simple.
Never mind, I discovered the problem. I followed the steps a bit too literally. I installed the latest patch, but I mistook the "mini-patch" as a standalone and neglected the prior full patch's DL link in the text document. Hopefully this comment helps anyone who made a similarly silly mistake.
I dunno man,i feel like gammas progression is kinda horrid...
but i dunno what to say the mod you are showcasing feels like gamma but simpler
Hey thanks for making this video, I jumped on the game immediately after watching it!
While playing for the first few hours I noticed that the Loner trader (beside Xenotech) doesnt appear despite a star showing on his place in the minimap. Wondering if this is a bug...
First off, glad that the review got some people to try it, second, I think the star itself is a bug, because I never found that trader in any of the CoC-based mods (Anomaly, vanilla CoC, CoTZ etc)
@@CptVityaz Pretty sure he's there in Anomaly. Thats exactly why I was expecting him to be there. But you may be correct about CoC.
@@piyushnandi6306 he is from MLR which is a mod that anomaly uses
@@randomtuber9622 Cool! I did see a MLR addon for IWP in discord, I guess I could run the game with that.
@@piyushnandi6306 not in english, also if you see someone called average gamer then that is me
good content bro
Thank you!
I don’t know, Gamma kind of feels like you’re not the hero. You’re just a random Stalker surviving in The Zone. The best part about it? When I get tired of Gamma, I can download other mods and play a different style of Stalker. If they made a Brony Stalker modpack, I could choose to download that and play it.
That’s the beauty of PC modding. You can choose to play whatever mod is available or just play vanilla in all its broken glory.
thats how stalker is always supposed to feel, it was never meant to be a power fantasy
@ Not sure who said it was meant to be, but you’re right
@@imalittletoxicjustalittle in shadow of chernobyl you gun down hundreds of monolith, military and bandits as if it were nothing lol
How do the PiP scopes affect framerate? Do they still cut it in half?
@@DoubleDoubleU Matter of fact, no, the PiP scopes are surprisingly optimized and I still had over 60 frames when using them, but if you find them heavy on your rig or just don't like them, you can turn them off.
@@CptVityaz What is your normal average framerate?
@@DoubleDoubleU 120 fps, using the scopes dropped it to around 100-110
whats the hud mod that you're using? I like it it looks sleek
@@monotonous6195 Monochrome minimalistic GUI and HUD:
drive.google.com/file/d/1KjrKdEbBOx1c7Fk2Mbd2fOvBw3-j5EIE/view
Nah, this mod ain't for me. Because, back in the days as a kid I had all time in the world to play games, but these days as adult I want to just jump in, enjoy the game for the rest of my free time and have fun. So playing the mod that makes gameplay difficult, where enemies kills you too fast and you have to run away and hide to survive, is not my thing. And in general, that is not what Stalker is about. Yes, it has RPG mechanics but in general, it's a basic first person shooter. It doesn't aim to be realistic, it aims to be fun for everyone and that is why I loved Stalker in the first place, and later I loved it for the atmosphere and everything else. So yeah, I hate when mod makes games like Stalker too much realistic because, that is not why I play video games in the first place. Because video games for me personally is escapeism. It allows me to escape from the real world and have fun. So why would I bring real world in to the game if I'm trying to escape from the real world? Yes, there is simulators that are too realistic, but Stalker is not a simulator. And thus should remain fun in the first place, and not "one shot, one kill" game. Loosing the game in the first 5, or so, minutes is not fun. Thus why I hate mods like these, that makes the game too realistic just because kids these days didn't sniff enough of real world outside.
Anyone have a link to a different download source for this mod? For whatever reason, the mod maker deleted the mod.
@AngryOwl007 The mod got updated and is now standalone, here's the updated link:
drive.usercontent.google.com/download?id=1ZS_-yAgXeARXhuX0PgvcUkjMj0_PLSEl&export=download&authuser=0
@@CptVityaz Thank You bro
@AngryOwl007 Welcome!
I haven't tested it myself but I believe you can just extract the mod and play it.
Use this guide for fiddling with the addon manager and game launcher
ruclips.net/video/iAXJU2lxOCw/видео.htmlsi=OPACM7YOmpJMYvlL
Before cop we used to play misery ... someone had briliant idea to combine them hence anomaly, dead air and after that gamma came out
actually it's misery+coc = call of misery > last day > anomaly
anomaly have nothing with dead air since dead air is a call of misery fork, or basicaly a different thing
ps: gamma is really mid compared to dead air
@@ahobachaLast Day is the reason why are there no mods that overhaul levels in anomaly
@@sesad5035 yeah, for some time it was literally impossible to port other maps to anomaly
@@ahobacha The map edits we have now only replace objects. They're not adding anything new.
how do i get the ui to look all modern like on the video
@@zZRedVeNoMZz
Monochrome minimalistic GUI and HUD:
drive.google.com/file/d/1KjrKdEbBOx1c7Fk2Mbd2fOvBw3-j5EIE/view
I’ve been spoiled by GAMMA, I can’t go back to the OG games anymore.
Broken gun simulator
Nice video Stalker! Can you tell me what HUD do you have in the video?
@Leonydas_245 I have done some digging on the IWP server, I couldn't find the addon anymore, neither on Discord nor the old Google drive links, seems like the OP deleted it.
@ Thanks bro! Maybe it’s in Moddb somewhere, I’ll take a look later. Good hunting!
i feel like this mod gunfight and standard graphic are better than EFP
I sure hope so 👌
so the gunplay its different from EPF and gamma?
@@panzerabteilung Yes
Much better tbh)
I've played both modpacks and just after playing IWP for 20 minutes I cant tell you it's way better
Just started playing today and I was wondering of there is a way to disable the DOF effect?
@@vidrow1932 You can disable it in the advanced settings tab
Is this VisioRacer's gaming channel? 😮
@@gabrielb.6297 I do not know who that is
Will the PIP scope drops the FPS significantly?
Nope, but if you notice a noticable drop, you can disable them
@@CptVityaz on off button, always handy. Just like my gf😂
@@yevanasvetya5486 maybe I should a girlfriend like that too. I'm just invisible to real women anyway
Anyone who has played both - how does the gunplay in this (not just balance but animations) compare to gunslinger (well ogsr-ga)
@@elderscrollsmoddingtech7252 Just as good, if not better.
Damn that's cool then thanks for answering. Did you try to play this with the cotz addon
Does I.W.P work on anomaly? Or only in call of Chernobyl?
@@Yur1_bo1 Call of Chernobyl only, literally said it not even one minute into the video..
@@CptVityazAlright my bad idk how I missed it but thanks though
what is the name of the addon of the ui and hud that u used inb this video?
please
Monochrome minimalistic GUI and HUD:
drive.google.com/file/d/1KjrKdEbBOx1c7Fk2Mbd2fOvBw3-j5EIE/view
How does IWP compare to Stalker Custom? I dont care about the politics around Custom, it is by far the most insane looking mod pack for Stalker that I have ever seen. Im not sure if theres a way to get the IWP overhaul with the Custom graphics, but i dont think there is.
I haven't played Anomaly Custom myself, but I heard mixed reviews about it (mostly from salty Anomaly haters), if graphics are what you're looking for, Anomaly Expedition is also a really neat-looking modpack.
@@CptVityazI wouldn't recommend it. The owners are Z-tards and the server is a Z kingdom.
Is theres an addon for it to make PDA 3D like in anomaly?
None that I'm aware of
@@CptVityaz aww, anyways i'll give it a try thoughever
Gsc could release another game in the old xray engine with old graphics and id be happy. Anomaly brought me in I’ll admit, but i never really liked it. I decided to buy the trilogy and i absolutely fell in love. I started with clear sky because i heard it was the first in sequential order and didn’t play anything else until id beaten call of pripyat. Not a real fan of the endless sandbox of anomaly or its mods but the stories and the zone itself i cant get enough of.
yes sir
Hey, do u know if you can play IWP with Wafare mod?
There is an addon for it that is similar to warfare, but it’s not been adapted to the latest patch, it’ll probably get another update by the time the standalone release comes out.
@@CptVityaz The guy who made Wafare for CoC said he might make Wafare v3 for IWP, let's see..
I cant find is the "lower weapon button" (so that you carry the rifle holstered with both your arms) I liked that in gamma and anomaly.
It's not a feature in IWP, not that it was any useful in Anomaly.
@@CptVityaz Was a bit faster than holstering? Not sure about that. It was visually cool I liked it because you could see the weapon from the side in your arms
Can someone please explain how to change language in all text, menus etc. to English please!? Not having any luck!!!
Use the English translation in JSGME, if you can't find it, you messed up the installation
@@CptVityaz figured it out. thank you
can I change the arsenal of Stalkers? I like the mod but I would prefer Stalkers don't carry all those tactical weapons
They don’t. It’s actually uncommon for them to be carrying tactical weapons
after finishing all three trilogy , should i play CoC with this mod or play anomaly(base)?
@@GoodStalker-u8j I'd recommend either CoC with IWP or Call of The Zone
@@CptVityaz is there reason that i should play coc with iwp instad of anomaly and what is the difference b/w coc and call of the zone?
i can allways recommend Gamma or EFP.
Call of the North is also great.
for something more to the original Trilogy i would reccomend Anthum Aurora and Gunslinger
Anomaly definitely, it has a great principal missions
Works in a 4:3 resolution?
@@ivanovihs2k841 I'll test it and get back to you.
@@CptVityaz thanks dude
@@ivanovihs2k841IWP seems to work perfectly fine on 4:3 resolution, I used 1400x1050 and it worked just as well as 1920x1080
Grokitach seething rn
Weird, I never had a problem with enemies being too bullet spongy. For context I’ve played and beat all 3 stalker games on the hardest difficulty (for higher bullet damage) and I’ve also played anomaly. Larger mutants do take a lot more damage, but smaller mutants, zombies, and other stalkers are usually dead after one or two headshot or a few body shots and I’ve never seen a zombie take that much damage before dying in the original games. Is that only a problem with COC?
@@nokh3382 The myth behind master difficulty making you deal more damage is something I still can't 100% confirm nor deny, but since you didn't struggle with bullet sponges, that could be cause you were hitting headshots.
As for CoC, the base damage profiles are quite rough.
@@CptVityaz Possibly, however now that I think about it, it has been a couple years since I played the original games so I may just be remembering things incorrectly. If I happen to play again I’ll try to make a save on the hardest and easiest difficulties to confirm if the rumour’s true.
@@CptVityaz The damage values have been datamined. It's a myth that ended up being the opposite.
You do 20% more damage in SoC on novice, and the Strelok boss takes 50% less damage from you on master in CS. CoP has no damage modifier for difficulty.
SoC's Makarov, combined with random bullet deviation chance, is just such a bad starter weapon that it managed to warp player perception for all 3 games.
CS alone disproves the myth because weapon accuracy was nerfed across the board to compensate for the upgrade system, and difficulty changes nothing.
What master does is lower your damage resistance, shrink the loot chance, and increase enemy grenade throw range.
On a side note, if you ever see an enemy do a "flinch" animation when they're hit, stop shooting at them. For some reason during that animation they take zero damage, but will often die after one more hit or drop dead once the animation ends.
Sorry for the long comment, but this myth bugs me because people think mods are effected by this too despite being something that modders would immediately notice.
@@bruhtholemew than why can i empty a full mag on easy point blank from a pistol and nothing happens yet on the hardest it takes 2 - 3 bullets?
amazing video
Hey guys, great video, I play gamma and anamoly , but how would
I try and use this mod?
Check the install guide on my server, it has all the details
@@CptVityaz server? U mean like
Discord or
@@Sober1299 yes my friend, here's the link: discord.gg/dfmv9XAaAq
Are the mutants here better than Gamma also?
Yeah, No, you stoked a few fires by saying that fans of either anomaly and /or modpacks are complaining about the scope of stalker 2.If anything its a minority combo of trolls, tarkov players who have no idea about stalker or just ignorant people.
Nowhere in stalker communities I have seen this ridiculous expectation from gsc, everyone is planning to enjoy the game they put out and then get working on mods
really? because iv seen complaints about the huge downgrade in graphics, gunplay and such between trailers, why would you be happy with a game worse than the first with mods? lmao and as for "mods will fix stalker 2" my guy its gonna be on UE5 a engine thats VERY annoying to mod and is a unoptimized mess if anything what your saying tells me you know nothing about what your talking about
oh also due to it being on UE5 the A life system is gonna be VERY bad UE5 is over bloated trying to make it so you can make any game on it meaning pathing and task lists for NPC's are gonna be hell to sort out
@imalittletoxicjustalittle Are you talking about yt and or reddit, or actual modding communities(if so I am not part of those particular ones)?
My guy, I never said "mods will fix stalker 2", and you really think xray is easy to mod?
It looks to me like you are the one talking about stuff you have no idea about.
Me and others are excited to play what comes out and then tinker with innards and modding tools to see what can be achieved after. Stalker modder are another breed entirely with the whole history of the previous games.
they literally are complaining about it dude go to any comment section
does anyone know how to contact a dev if i had issues running the mod?
@@nigersaurus-i1m There's plenty of people in the IWP discord server willing to help.
advise me a stalker modpack with good shooting, good nature, good gameplay and good optimization. I will be grateful🙏🙏🙏
I may have not played every Stalker mod in existence, but I will recommend you something from what I've played, keep in mind that this is purely subjective and you may or may not like these picks:
Best shooting: IWP (Call of Chernobyl), LFO (Clear Sky)
Best nature and visuals: EFP (Anomaly modpack)
Gameplay: this is hard as it heavily depends on the player's definition of "good gameplay", but for me, I really enjoyed *Call of The Zone* and Old World Addon
Optimization: IWP by far
Overall, if you want something that's fun to play, looks good and runs well, I highly recommend Call of The Zone (for freeplay) or True Stalker (for story)
Hope you found this helpful!
@CptVityaz thanks
Gonna keep track on you so I can utilize these suggested work for my channel! Great job btw
Is it gamma supported?
no, it's a separate mod
@@CptVityaz is it HD models compatible and so as the other mods?
Try playing a good mod or modpack for once
it is a seperate mod entirely.
It is not using anomaly and therefor anomaly mods will not work with it.
@@jackstrawfromwichita6168 what u mean
is there any main story mission?
@@janezklizo5696 Yes, that's if you use the *CoTZ for IWP* addon
I don't quite get this one
It's just Anomaly/Gamma gunplay. You can install more gun mods on them if you feel that's isn't enough variety, and disable certain mechanics that you don't like.
anomaly and gamma are just mid...
If it doesn't have the actual gunslinger Lasers it shouldn't be compared.
2:45 oh so basically BaS with the identical part.( AK variants for one)
Quality is debatable with the bugs too but, nice mod overall.
Quality isn't debatable, it's easily the highest quality mod ever made after Gunslinger.
@@-pROvAK maybe a high quality mod for stalker standards, but still doesn't mean its list of bugs from broomsticks and sharpsticks aren't present at all. Which they most definitely are.
@@RiftWalker111where are the bugs? Have you even played the mod?
@@randomtuber9622 i have, since 2020 since EFP 2.0 and Gamma before the anniversary events held 2-3 years ago
@@RiftWalker111 have you played IWP is what I mean
how could be that this mod is just sine kbs?
@@Palmacry95 Huh?
@@CptVityaz I visited the moddb page the size Is very small
How do you compare this to EFP?
@@MGoogle3146 Is that rhetorical or are you asking a question?
@CptVityaz asking what you think of them both in comparison. Seems like there are a lot of similarities, with IWP being less focused on "realism"?
@MGoogle3146 I think EFP is quite nice. It is more focused on realism compared to IWP. However, you can't really compare the 2 as IWP is more of a "classic mod compared to EFP, which is just Anomaly in its core, so you get all the Anomaly bloat and jank with it.
People who complain about their poor little expectations not being met can go eat a plutonium rod. Some of those devs are out fighting a real war. Learn to manage your expectations. You are living in the most technically developed countries and can play literally tens of thousands of games. Products should deliver on their promises but the customer is not always right. Thanks for good video!
@@Troubl3_Actual Thank you for saying the truth
@@CptVityazThank You!
It's only my opinion in a subject i know a little bit about. Been a gamer 30+ years, been a developer for 10+ years. I despise how entitled gamers and gaming journalism can become sometimes.
Being a fan of a franchise is cool.
Acting like you own the franchise you love - not so cool.
For circa 2 decades the Video games industry has been bigger than both the music and movie industry. All those games, and all those mods on top of that. We should rejoice, we really should!
We have more freedom to choose our adventures than anytime in history before and all i can think of now is the famous words of Maximus Decimus Meridius:
"Are you not entertained?"
can i use it whit gunslinger?
@@doomslayer8002 Nope
Great video though it sounds a lot like gatekeeping as well.
I forgot to update the description on this video, it now has the updated install guide, no more gatekeeping from now on.
no grass???? seems like stalker: easy mode
I think I had some settings re-configured.
@@CptVityaz go back to the rookie village stalker
@@danielpedro77 your bussy will be torn open
Freeplay = hard pass
@@BillyTubememe To each their own
Why?
gamma is the way ....
Gamma is just a huge grindfest, so no.
Nope
gamma is a diarrhea inducing modpack
Gamma is the best stalker mod in my opinion
That's why you shouldn't have one
@@Unfortunaate lmfao, good response; maybe a rude one, but good response
An opinion can never be “wrong”, except for your opinion
Gamma is bad compared to the actual games, maybe it looks OK but you can mod the originals to look just as good.
@@fluffyfbuffy3596 gamma is for challenge of playing, vanillas are for casual peasants.
Tbh I dont really like vanilla stalker anymore. Im gonna wait for S2s modding scene to pick up before grabbing it.
"dont be the person were this is the first stalker you play" my guy if it wasn't for me playing anomaly i wouldn't of played stalker at all let alone go back and play the old janky ones like i did after, can we stop with the elitism? and can we stop pretending the story is why anyone plays stalker? the real star of the show is the A life/faction system not the generic storylines
@imalittletoxicjustalittle My point is, you won't play the mod without trying the base games, not for the story lines, but to understand the mechanics, I also started with Anomaly and my first experience with it was a shitshow, couldn't figure out what to do for a month before deciding to embark on the trilogy.
@@CptVityaz i had 0 problems at all and played it for over a month just fine before going backwards, it was very self explanatory go out kill creatures/stalkers take things then sell the things the only way i can even SLIGHTLY see confusion is if you pick a faction like bandit, military or monolith otherwise there is no real excuse vendors are marked on the PDA same with most things
unless you went in looking for a storyline if thats the case id question if you even knew what anomaly was when you first started it, i went in knowing it was a sandbox mod based around the A life system i didn't need to play them to know that though the vid i watched that showed the game said it was in the first 2 mins
im honesty confused how the old games helped with understanding anomaly at all unless you downloaded anomaly with literally 0 information but if you even watched 1 vid before playing you should of known about the faction system and everything
i'll end with this if i started with the first game i would of dropped it in 10 mins and never touched the franchise again
@@imalittletoxicjustalittle His just saying this happens on the other end of the spectrum too. People that start with Anomaly and use that as a refernce for what STALKER is without playing any of the games that established it.
Wouldn't HAVE played*
@@imalittletoxicjustalittle should have known*. Would have dropped*
bro don't compare stalker with tarkov, both literally have nothing in common.
Yet another video compalining about Gamma fans and their so called "crtiticisms" against Stalker 2 when all I have seen is purists shit on Gamma.
5:00 im not a stalker 2 hater, but if this mod accomplished the correct scope magnification (zooming only the scope lens, and note the entire screen), why doesnt stalker 2 wont, or cant, do the same?
Because of the performance hit of rendering the same scene twice, which I imagine isn't a huge problem for modern hardware running an older game like OG Stalker but it might be an issue with something next gen like Stalker 2. This same issue affects Escape from Tarkov, where your fps can drop in half when you use magnified optics because the game is so poorly optimized and the PiP (Picture in picture) rendering is a huge nail in that coffin.
@@lewiddy336 bro got a point
@@lewiddy336ty for the explanation. but if thats not feasible performance-wise, I would still prefer a blacked out screen (like many stalker anomaly mods), with little to no transparency (to hide everything being zoomed in and improving immersion) + scope view, than the zooming the entire screen but still making it completely visible, without any screen darkening, like what S2 is doing, which I find really bad looking