this is genius, honestly. i really got bored of GAMMA, it felt like a majority of my time was spent mindlessly grinding, trying to get the best gear possible through trial and error, praying that NPCs dropped the barrels or components or whatever that i needed, rather than actual engaging with the environment or NPCs. i’m for sure going to try this mod, thank you for making this video! i was stumped as to what i could find in terms of free play, and this really is perfect.
Anomaly/GAMMA suck. They are the lowest level of Stalker modding. Super simplistic, they don't do anything remotely new they just copy the milsim crap from other games and that's it. I'm telling you check out this, Global War (just did a video about that one...30 new factions and LOADS of new maps), Lost Alpha, OP 2, whatever. So much better mods.
@@BrokenCircle1 they really do suck. boring, repetitive, annoying ass crafting mechanics, boring ass quests, they don’t really have any charm or even feel like stalker at all. the mod in your latest video does look interesting, so once i’ve finished my second playthrough of soc i’ll definitely check out Global War, thank you!
IWP and Blintorez / Moonshroom gave Call of The Zone the engine it deserves. CoTZ may finally get the attention it has always been due. I think Doc would have been delighted. I am a happy bunny.
Thanks for watching. Love to see you here. That CoTZ repack you did was also cool just had performance issues and crashing because well...CoTZ is like that. Ever consider porting those weird bug things to IWP? :D
@@BrokenCircle1 People sure love those things, I don't know why! It's like the first request I usually get. There will be things ported to IWP, there's quite a few things I can do now that I could not do in the CoTZ engine. You'll just have to wait and see!
It's nice to see people still want what I'd consider more of a "proper" STALKER experience. A lot of people are going to get STALKER 2 thinking it's going to be a prettier Anomaly... those people are going to be very disappointed.
@@geddybear9108 I cannot stand the Anomaly crowd at this point, they went from worshipping an overhyped mod to hating and insulting anyone who disagrees with them and demanding S2 be made for them all whilst insisting anything Stalker themed is somehow Stalker. New video coming on another mod tomorrow, another more class themed one.
@BrokenCircle1 I've only just found your content, this was the first video I'd seen. Yeah the Anomaly crowd are a bit too aggressive about where the STALKER franchise should go imo, especially when you consider the majority of them haven't actually played the originals. I tend to temper my expectations of games in recent memory, but damn does STALKER 2 make that difficult. Everything I've seen is ticking all the right boxes, if it releases in a polished state and is as loyal to the franchise as it appears to be, something special is definitely on the horizon. Looking forward to the new mod video when it's up.
@@BrokenCircle1 I mean you can dislike what Anomaly is about, but you're capping by saying it's overhyped. There's a reason why people love it. I can only speak for myself and others I've directly had a conversation with about it, but without Anomaly I never would've played and complete the original games.
@@Goaheadandstaymad21332 Most of the stuff Anomaly includes doesn't add much of value that isn't just catering to the hardcore survival players. Also, most people that play Anomaly don't like the original games, saying those are the ones that are overhyped. So you're actually the exception in that regard.
@@dardanik I’ve only really played anomaly, and loved it. I for one am hoping GSC keeps stalker 2 true to its roots however. I want to experience stalker as it is intended. After all with mod support and all the hype around anomaly and GAMMA, I’m sure it won’t be long before an “anomaly 2” mod pack is created anyways. Everyone wins.
I saw your video pop up in my feed and I was quite intrigued by the title, when we take into account that we've both had the same issues with Anomaly and G.A.M.M.A I downloaded I.W.P and gave it a try a few hours ago and holy shit, I am amazed. It fixed everything! The game runs smoothly without any stuttering and freezes that were common even in the vanilla games, the graphics are simple and there are no 700 shaders that turn it into an eye candy garbage that tends to make things hard to see. It's actually easy to spot enemies and distinguish them at longer distances. The PIP scope actually works and no longer cuts your frames in half, making them a viable tool at longer engagements. The guns actually behave like they should, NPS's no longer tank bullets and react when you take a well aimed shot at them. It takes one shot to the head to get the job done and I am glad that there is no artificial difficulty applied to combat. A shotgun is actually accurate at long range, which is a godsend especially in an early game when you are just starting out in Rookie Village. They fixed the biggest issue that I've had, which is mutants having homing attacks. I can actually dodge now and apply the muscle memory from the original trilogy. I managed to actually get some higher level gear at a reasonable condition and the quests are actually rewarding. Gone are the times of having 3000 different items in your inventory and having to micromanage your character every 5 minutes in case you get wounded. You fix your weapons at a technician, you pop a medkit and a bandage to heal your wounds and you are good to go. The items are reasonably priced, you don't need to spend 5 hours of grinding just to fix an old hunting shotgun like in G.A.M.M.A, you can just loot some guns off corpses and sell them for more ammo and a better gun. This is by far the most perfect mod that I've played over the past 12 years of being a stalker fan. It does not go into the bullshit territory where everything can fuck you up and it's not holding your hand. You actually know when and where you made a mistake and it gives you a chance to correct it. It's not trying to be Tarkov or something else, but takes the original formula and polishes it to perfection. I am glad that you managed to find something that suits you and I thank you for sharing this masterpiece of a mod with us.
Thank you for watching and I agree 100% with everything you said. Anomaly and it's offshoots are straight up BS and I don't understand how people like them. People insist everything is configurable but it really isn't, one of the biggest things that bugged me as you pointed out was the inventory management and lack of rewarding quests. That was one of the many things that killed it for me.
i was stuck for years replaying Soc or Cop with mods and switched to Anomaly but man........i tried atleast 5 times to make "my perfect stalker" and failed miserably and this last month reinstalled CoC with some mods after 5 years and youtube recomended this nice!!!!
I went to Anomaly after clearing SoC for about 70 times already to see what the fuss was about, and it took me a while, but 134 mods later, I finally managed to get the balance of “Shadow of Chernobyl that’s modern but without the bullshit”
Honestly the best part about CoC IWP is the fact that it’s only 20GB lol, anomaly mod packs/gamma are all 70 GB+ so I had to keep uninstalling them to make space on my laptop’ SSD so the small size certainly complements the amazing gameplay it has too! (It also doesn’t run horrendously bad)
@@g_Ryan01 cause "Stalker need to be hard, be like other games but not like Stalker because hard and annoying is fun, right guys?". Anomaly and GAMMA can be fun, but to me only in small doses. But it gets frustrating when you did something and have to start a new game because a new update dropped..
@@CocieToobchodzi-l5y but sometimes i feel like GAMMA has duplicated weapons and yet most of your inventory is cluttered with tons of crap that you don't wanna use, also when installing GAMMA for the first time it was like seriously pain to get it working
@@g_Ryan01 True, it is pain to install it. I had to ask for help in their Discord because some error popped out. Luckily they helped me rather quick, but it still took a while to install. I think between 30 minutes to 1 hour. - Yes, inventory is cluttered and even with "favoriting" items it is still pretty difficult to take correct item, especially during shootouts. There are also useless items, like parts that can't be repaired. I didnt knew about it and like a moron I was collecting them thinking I can do something with them... It'd be cool if they also could be repaired.
@@BardodeAstora Doesn't seem to be doing so but oh well. At least the people that did see this might get to check it out. I got another mod someone reccomended I plan toncheck out eventually but I got a few other videos to make first. Regardless thanks for watching.
@@BrokenCircle1 maybe try simplifying the thumbnail? This is the biggest part that make people click. I have a small little channel and the first 2 months of my stalker iceberg video where under 500 views or so. I changed to a more simple and colorful thumbnail for the vid and there was a view spike. Just a suggestion in good faith
Perhaps that might be looking into, I'm not sure. I've tried many different styles of thumbnail and I seemed to get inconclusive results lol. Just checked your channel out. You do have nice thumbnails. I am gonna have to look into how to make better ones myself.
I kinda missed mods like this. You know, something like a blend of CoC and vanilla Stalkers or Stalkers with small modlets improving it. I like Anomaly and GAMMA, but playing hours just to finally repair a shitty submachine gun and a Bandit Jacket is quite annoying. Thanks for showing this mod! BTW. On Moddb there is a IWP Standalone file with everything you need. You can update your descr. if you want.
anomaly, catered to my style was my cup of tea. But i was a teen at highschool with so much free time to add mods and tweak things till i was satisfied. Alot has happened since then and its funny how i cannot recreate what i liked about anomaly today. Thanks for talking about this, i'm downloading it rn as i'm typing this!
@blenky5516 This sums it up pretty well. Alot of games like Anomaly are fun when we're young, dumb, and have too much time on our hands. Alot of that mods most ardent defenders are usually in that category myself at one point included.
@@BrokenCircle1 2nd day of playing and just turned off the brain scorcher. Its freakin awesome man, i didnt know they added new funky artifacts thats not part of the base games. And they are non convoluted and easy to use, moreso than base game as some negatives arn't all just +radiation. What a neat surprise. Btw could u help make a guide on how to mod Cotz into Standalone iwp please?
I've been looking for mods like this for ages, something that feels like closer to vanilla, in style, but without all the fluff and pseudo-realism of Anomaly and GAMMA (even though i've had a ton of fun with those mods). Something that can be a bit more casually enjoyed, especially since i need to upgrade my rig before i can properly play stalker 2 :D
@@lkotof This is a great mod for that. I personally play it because I hate Anomaly/GAMMA. If you want even closer to vanilla WITH new scripted quests, characters, mutants, etc check out my video on Team Lite.
My only complaint of Anomaly that if you don't change the economy to be more favorable, it can take hours upon hours to scrounge up ammo, food, a better armor, better weapon and so on, it just feels so... not rewarding after all the harshness that one go through, i managed to finish Anomaly right from the get go to the end game, Nosorog Exoskeleton, No.62 Gauss Rifle, PKP Pecheneg, high quantities of ammo, meds, food and drink, the best and most valuable artefacts, everything upgraded, i think all of that took me around between 300-500 hours, and all i felt by the end is just tiredness of the grind.
@@BrokenCircle1 It's more like balance issue, you barely get any Roubles after a mission, weapons and armor degrate way faster than they realisticly should, i had to pick apart every little corner to scavenge everything i can use or sell so i can keep going, it got tedious really fast... Anomaly can be very fun and sadly very frustrating or boring at sometimes, but i played the hell out of it anyways, it can't show me any new things anymore, and i don't like GAMMA or EFP, they are just way too tacticool for my taste, i prefered the game in the true Stalker weapons experience, very minimal amounts of attachments and or "raw", barebone weapons mostly.
Other way around for me tbh. I don't like Stalker EFP because it's too tarkov-ish, but GAMMA in the other hand has quite a good reward system, and fully repairing a weapon/armour feels so satisfying knowing you didn't get given it, unlike in this particular mod where everyone drops good loot. Not saying both are bad, but as a sandbox survival with potentially longer gameplay hours, GAMMA feels more rewarding imo.
I love this mod so much, it's small and easy to install and it's not a hobo in the apocalypse simulator. The animations are SUPERB and the gameplay loop and gunplay is extremely fun and satisfying. So happy to be revisiting this series with this mod, since my PC can't handle STALKER 2 this mod is a godsend for me. The only complaints, or rather, nitpicks that I have is the lack of 3D PDA and backpack animations. Those are the only things I would bring from Anomally/GAMMA. Hopefully someone will make an addon that adds them to IWP, if it's possible. I'd already been playing this mod for a few days before this video popped in my recommended, but I decided to watch it anyway to see what other people think about the mod and hopefully help the video's algorithm so that more people can find this awesome mod! Good job on the video!
I don't even mind if there were 5 weapons in the game, but the inventory simulator nanomanager in Anomaly killed me. What you found, I found in LostAlpha and STALKER LOST ALPHA: REVISTED + other addons. I write this everywhere, LostAlpha is the only game in 35 years of playing that has caused me health problems.
@@BrokenCircle1 In 35 years of playing horror games such as Silen Hill, Dead Space, F.E.A.R., I mention this because it had the biggest impact on me, I have never experienced a game causing me health problems - anxiety, headaches and nausea. Only LostAlpha has done this. It was because of the atmosphere in the game. I'm a big STALKER fan, even the 1979 movie is one of the best movies I've ever seen, but no STALKER game has done this. I also use STALKER Lost Alpha: Revisited for LA, it's a much better experience. I have to really try True Stalker too, because when I tried it, it was similar to LostAlpha.
True Stalker is amazing. LA Revisited is great. When I covered LA I played LA DC but I tried Revisited later on someones recommendation. Was not disappointed.
Another good mod recommendation. IWP has hands down some of the best weapon animations I've seen in gaming. great sound design as well. Good video, thanks for the mod recommendations dude.
That may be what i wanted to play. I've been trying to find a perfect balance between the uncanny, liminal and mysterious sci-fi atmosphere of Oblivion Lost Remake - Vector of Alienation, which is very focus on story, but also a more "nightmarish" world, and a more fun and content-filled exploration in those places.
Dear "Broken Circle", Thank you. You said exactly how a lot of STALKER fans feels about the hardcore and item bloated Anomaly\GAMMA games. Indeed, we, the more "casual" fans got left out of the 64bit party, but it finally seems to be happening. "Call of The Zone" is my favorite COC variant for STALKER, and it is a dream come true to see it on a 64bit engine. It seems the COTZ mod for IWP is getting frequent updates which is great, I hope to see it improve. For Anomaly, Old World Addon is indeed a godsend, it made it fun, but still not COTZ or COC.
Thanks for watching. I got a new Stalker mod video up. This one has alot of newer maps. Sorry for not replying sooner for some reason TH-cam never notified me of your comment.
@@another3997i think he says that because he doesnt need to install anomaly with tons of mods wich usualy goes for about 70 GB, currently im playing my own modded anomaly and IS around 100-120 GB so...
Also about CoTZ, sadly it have another issue, if you use Russian version of IWP it have broken text since it's English only, so I kinda skipped it, there was another adaptation of MLR 5 mafe by some dude in their discord, it's a mod which was incorporated into Anomaly and adds extra NPC camps like Butcher in Garbage level and some quest related stuff, and stalker camp with trader in DarkScape, also base IWP added in latest patches more repeating quests to various NPCs like Duty leader and so on, sadly they stated that they don't plan add much to quests though since they plan to keep this mod weapon only and left quests and story to other people to do. Also some dude making mod for IWP which adds True Stalker locations but not much known yet about it though he onlt shared video eith ported Cordon. Also speaking of IWP, they making new patch and will release it as standalone mod.
Brother I think you nailed it. I have been going back to stalker for years and am always disappointed with whatever new mod that's currently "in vogue" like Misery or Gamma. I ususally ended up modding CoC and was never happy with the crashes and performance. Sounds right up my alley, and I'm looking forward to it.
Have you ever played Legend Returns, a build-style mod based on Call Of Chernobyl? I personally find it enjoyable. It has several storylines (for Duty, Freedom, Stalkers, Clear Sky and even Sin). Though i'm not sure if there's an English translation.
@enolastraight4829 maybe once briefly. Perhaps I should ammend this title...'the best FREEPLAY Stalker mod' There is certainly a difference between freeplay and story mods.
I've also always found Anomameme and other Misery offshoots to be obnoxious try-hard edgy pablum that does not represent Stalker. I will be checking this out based on your recomendation .
Any ETA on when the repack would be released? I tried installing everything this morning and followed all the instructions but I'm getting a crash as soon as I try to load into a new game.
So this is CoC + IWP + CotZ? Very cool mix, will try it out. The emphasis on "Survival" and "Realism" in the Anomaly off-shoots is... well incredibly boring and unsatisfying to me. And if you tweak the settings to reduce the grind, the game just ceases to be fun at all. Big hopes for this pack, looks great.
I really wouldn't say it is the best one. It's up there for sure, but there are just far too many good flavors of mods and sandbox is just a very small of them. 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) All of these are standalone and can be found on moddb and if it isn't there you can find reuploads in the c-consciousness community mod-spreadsheet
@BrokenCircle1 understandable actually. I really don't like base anomaly. I'm personally an EFP over Gamma person but EFP has its issues. Mainly stuttering. I get a little bit of that with CoC but it's nowhere near as awful as Anomaly and it's modpacks.
@@Neros_light Anomaly and GAMMA have ugly modern visuals and lighting GAMMA even has that boring repair thing IWP doesn't have Warfare mode Whats the difference between Call of Chernobyl and them
So glad seeing someone talking about anomaly and gamma difficulty problem... It's not enjoyable to engage in combat, knowing that you'll lose a lot of money in ammo and meds, and that's a huge problem. Really want to try this mod, it's seems to be exactly what I'm looking for
@@HexadecimalDump I have a whole video talking about the gamma/anomaly issues. This mod is basically them without the BS hardcore elements, with more classic Stalker gameplay, and with a way better quest system. Thanks for watching.
I tried IWP CotZ but it had lots of problems, often times i couldnt save at all unless I used a consumable first, my aim sensitivity seemed to change based on weapon etc. I loved the dynamic quests though. I still love Anomaly. Its just crazy how many of its features are so underdeveloped to the point where you need tons of addons to tweak things to your liking. I still feel that Anomaly's potential is the greatest out of all these projects, but the amount of work you need to do to get there is just insane.
@BrokenCircle1 The latest version is so much better. Though I still have issues interacting with bonfires, so campfire saving is unfortunately a no go. I wonder if this is something caused by CotZ or if it's vanilla IWP behavior. Edit: Hands have to be empty in order to interact with campfires.
This is a great video. Every few months i'll go through the process of downloading Gamma, not get very far at all progression wise and give up. This seems like a breeze of fresh air. I remember the first time I played Gamma I ended up stopping just to play through the original trilogy just to see how different it was and damnnnn was it different. I actually ended up enjoying it more though, I felt like I was actually in the world and honestly the crappy graphics added to the aesthetic. I've got to try this out man.
The graphics of the original are great except the guns look pretty crap. But yeah definitely try this one out. I hear its getting a standalone release soon.
Okay, so I was running IWP fine until I saw this vid and decidedto drop CoTZ into JSGME and use that in a new playthrough. It wont let me select "Options" at all, neither from the start screen, nor pause screen. It's mkaing it impossible to change my keybindings, spawn ratios, anything. Only graphcs can be changed because it's done in the launcher. i tried just taking it out of JSGME and I can go to options again, but now the game wont go past the title screen, really wierd. Dunno if anyone else had this issue, or if I accidentally messed something up. EDIT: So, my dumbass accidentally tried to load up my CoTZ save thinking it was the save I had made without it a few days earlier. I got my install working without cotz, but still cant figure out how to change any options with cotz installed
this the second video ive seen on this mod, gonna have to try it out for sure! there are also forks of anomaly you can try, one thats been worked on since 2018 i think adds tarkov style weapon modification to the game, you can strip your mosin down to just the chassis and totally swap it out for an aftermarket one, you may like that too. forget the name.
@@BrokenCircle1 The mod he's talking about is called "Desolation." To my knowledge it only modifies the weapons, not making the game hardcore like GAMMA.
Does this work with GOG? I spent months online trying to get Gamma to work only to find out I eventually was doing it right but all the tutorials only worked with steam. Really the only things I want are vulnerable enemies and vulnerable player, scarcity and scavenging without the convoluted crafting. Things like hunger, thirst, weapon degradation, I like in concept but most games/mods make them tick so quickly, nipping between 2 buildings in the rain and an AK is useless and rusted.... Yeah that makes sense 🧐
Uhm...you don't need the base games for either of those mods to work. I would advise you not waste your time with GAMMA though. In the description i put link to the C Con Discord. The people there can help you instal IWP.
The CotZ port is just too buggy for me to enjoy. It feels like half the doctor x quests cause something wrong and a CTD with a basically empty crash log so no one can even fix it. I can't talk to wolf without my game crashing. I can't do any of the bounty hunter/bounty hunted quests without the game crashing whenever I try to load into a new area or reload a save. Muggings have crashed my game several times. It's so awful. And base IWP is just as boring as CoC, a few fancy guns doesn't make it much better.
this. i couldnt even play for more then a couple hours as i crash randomly and ALWAYS CTD on loading a older save. the gunplay and combat(minus the movement, i feel like im a hutt) is fun and i wish it would get ported over as a mod for anomaly.
After playing gamma for 30+ hours trying to get into it, I deleted it realising things weren't going to get better. After watching your video I really want to replicate this exact experience. Do I need all of the mods in the description? Because IWP call of the zone says its no longer supported, so im not sure if I should still download it or not?
Does anyone else experience really bad stuttering on this game? Even in chill areas like the Cordon with a very good PC I get freezes and stutters every like 10 seconds. Sometimes itll freeze for like 20 seconds, its so annoying. I hear its an engine limitation and something to do with the fact that it wont use multiple cores properly. does anyone know a fix or anything to help with this?
Fast question... ¿What is the lowest setting for this mod?... I have mi pc broken so i am downloading it in my notebook with an intel atom N2600 and 2 gb of RAM thanks
This looks great! How does the gunplay of this (not just balance but animations) compare to ogsr gunslinger? I tried to find comparisons but im wondering if one is better or more consistent then the other.
Hello Mr BrokenCircle. I was pulled into your video due to my curiosity with me disliking Anomaly due to a whole thing in regards to NOSOROG. And I tried the mod you suggested which sadly seems to have run into issues whenever I attempt to use it with weapon call ins being broken. Do you know any reason why it would do that?
@hamoodhabibi1579 No idea. Not sure what you mean by weapon call ins. Check the link in the description. It links to the C Con Discord which us all about Stalker mods. There are nice people there who can help you
I hate the fact that in Anomaly artefacts are basically just a cash source and the only decent ones are way too rare to find, so it makes them just useless. They're hard to get and even use. One of my favorite things to do is hunt artefacts, so its a great thing I found this mod, gonna download it and play it today. Thanks for the recommendation man.
I love this mod and CoC. Ivbe been juggling between it and Anomaly. I mostly liked anomaly for its visuals and visual mods like the 3D PDA and FDDA and visible body mod but at the same time its very difficult and had a feeling i get when playing dark souls and such. That your unwelcome in this game world unless you get REALLY good. Where as CoC/IWP was the opposite. It let me explore the zone and is for all types of players being not too easy but not too hard. The best part is unlike Gamma and Anomaly it actually still feels like Stalker.
You were 1000 percent right about Anomaly, I was only content when it was modded out, but vanilla Anomaly is a nightmare. IWP is just about perfect with Cotz.
@robcoguy6909 Even modded I ended up hating Anomaly. I tried for years and just could never enjoy it. For some reason I really bought into the whole 'this is THE mod to play' idea so I wasted what probably amounts to hundreds of hours trying. I feel dumb for that. Only real thing Anomaly has going for it are a few new levels.
One of best animations mods, what I like about IWP it's consistency paired with big variety, Anomaly/Gamma weapons have really big issues with that, some guns might have old and not good weapon models/anims, some are decent, some weapons use animations which simply not fit, like Gauss on AK animation from BaS for example, it feels like Gunslinger (this mod have some anims ported from it btw), without super detailed upgrade system but with good variety which Gunslinger don't have due being not finished yet, and nobody wants sadly add extra guns to Gunslinger due it having own custom hand models with own skeleton which forces animators either make new animations for Gunslinger only or rerig animations on these hands which again needs animation experience to do, as for Gunslinger in general it main advantage is also its drawback, Strifer is super perfectionist and as result despite being in development for a decade that mod is still not fully finished yet.
@DoctorBreenBB Like you said IWP has great variety still. I prefer the quality over quantity. Personally I can't stand Anomaly and it's offshoots for many reasons. I tried to like it for years but just...I wasted so much time on that mod.
@@BrokenCircle1 I agree that Anomaly have alot of artificial difficulty, after playing IWP I kinda lost mood to play Anomaly, considering how much tweaks it need to be playable, also I mostly skipped crafting since it have very convoluted craft recipes with hundreds of different parts, so I never crafted anything except detectors or night vision goggles since they at least have same crafting materials. Stalker mod makers love to add some unnecessary hardcore into it, and Anomaly isn't worst one, it mostly annoying, something like Secret Trails 2 or NLC6 is just pure CBT, last one had bingo, non optional campfire saves, 20kg weight limit, NPCs kills you in 2 hits, and modder favourite - disorienting and annoying screen effects when player takes damage with 360 camera spin. And author even did anti cheat thing in case if player edit files to make mod playable.
i don't like anomaly and hate gamma with a passion, always preferred coc since it's actually freeplay stalker. this is basically that with nicer looking guns. thanks for making this video, 20 hours in and i'm actually having fun with it, especially since i installed the cotz port for it
mod was super fun for the first couple hours til i finally bought the sunrise armor, and that shit broke within 2 gunfights that werent even that long, am i crazy or is there some way you can keep the armor maintained easily? it pissed me off so bad i couldnt keep playing
I Remember back when i first tried EFP, Gamma as a duty i had 60 rounds of 7.62 on semi decent condition AK and shitty armour against full armored mercs with high end weapons that basically aimbot you , i had to find all the parts and tool kits to modify and repair weapons, ruble rewards were a joke in contrast to how difficult it was and all these quote on quote 'hardcore'ness which was more of just tedious grind made me lose the interest of the game real fast. then a russian speaking friend of mine recommended this mod and well.. what can i say it's best of both worlds honestly it's not a mindfuc grind tedious drag your balls on sand nor walk in the park base vanila easy difficulty still has great weapon models and animations this is a gem hidden in dirt
❓ Has anyone figured out the path to getting the suit from Halo? I've yet to trip anything that'll get me there. I'm not playing in Story Mode. Maybe that's why? Also, how does one get into the labs without doing Story Mode to get the codes to the locked doors? I've done keyword searches stating that most of the labs can't be entered even if one has the proper codes, but one is not in Story Mode at the time. I hope that isn't the case. Any help and advice will be warmly appreciated.
Really nice video! It made me want to try out this COC. I've followed the IWP end guide, but whenever i try to start new game it crashes. How can i resolve it?
No idea, without specifically knowing what exactly you did. Did you install it in programs 86 or whatever? I know sometimes that has issues. Really I am no expert and you would be better helped at the C Con Discord, link in the description.
@@BrokenCircle1 No. I intalled it in example: C:Games. I dont think that's the reason. And i didn't even notice the C-Con Discord! I'll try it out. Thanks for replying!
@@romeislove Hey i ran into the same issue, you need to install patch no7 BEFORE the smaller new patch, the instructions are a bit off. So patch "16.08.24" first, then overwrite it with '22.08.24". There should be a link for both patches pasted in the instructions. If it isnt there, a TH-camr named ""Kamtek" has the patch in his IWP video here on yt.
See, i while i love Anomoly and it's cool tweaked offshoots, i also don't prefer their large spoonfulls of hardcore gaming lol. I can't keep myself off of playing more than one game, lest i die of boredom, so playing something i need to invest tons of time to doesn't work for me. A mod like IWP is pretty much exactly up my alley, thank you for bringing this mod to my attention 😁
@@BrokenCircle1 That is awesome news and didn’t expect such a swift reply. I used to play GAMMA for all the cool features, but with install process and the slow progression… Thought it was a good idea to try IWP and I am not disappointed so far.
Never got into Anomaly. Yes I played it but it was just too hardcore for me, to a point it was frustrating and not enjoyable at all. OwA is another good one, pretty vanilla which I like and prefer. I play it often . IwP is a perfect middle ground between vanilla and modded stalker. Challenging but pretty much enjoyable and satisfying to play. With CoTZ adaptation it shines.
Vanilla Anomaly is boring. The overall balance is all over the place. You start as a Loner and get a quest from Sid. The quest is all about you murdering someone in late game areas. Not to mention the rewards that come after completing such quest. "Kill a stalker named Max Fag..go....t in Pripyat" (avoiding youtube algorithm) and get a reward of maximum 3200 rubbles. The quest itself requires you to travel towards the late game areas and you lack gear. Let's say you manage to get there, by the time you reach there, all the enemies and mutants will be leveled up. Enemies will be packing AP bullets with end game armor. But you won't have such gear, because they are expensive. You will run out of ammo by the time you reach Garbage. And after all these years, no one ever has come up with an idea to fix the ridiculous quests.
@@DennisCaruthers adjective: standalone (of computer hardware or software) able to operate independently of other hardware or software. "a stand-alone application" Its standalone. Meaning no, you don't need CoC. Think before you comment.
What is the difference between Call of Chernobyl and IWP? The only reason I'm not playing IWP is because it doesn't have a Warfare mode addon The only reason I'm not playing Anomaly is because of the ugly modern visuals
@@overlord5068 The two biggest differences between CoC and IWP are the improved gunplay and damage scaling, as well as IWP running on a 64-bit engine rather than the limited and crash prone 32-bit engine CoC uses
@skif_jr Yes that and absolutely structures. Sorry should have mentioned that. The install guide included in the IWP files recommends that. I think it has a link too.
I will have to give this a try cause I hate anomaly and gamma. It's cause I know where anomaly comes from. Misery was something I never really enjoyed. It was artificial difficulty cranked up to 1000. Then call of misery happened, then Last day, which stripped things from misery to use, then Anomaly uses levels and mechanics from last day. I've given both base anomaly with my own mods and gamma a try and I find I just can't enjoy it for very long because that Misery gameplay loop creeps back in. I mean christ the random trash loot that you find is the exact same from Misery and Last Day.
Yes yes yes somebody gets it! 1000 times yes. I DESPISE Anomaly. I spent YEARS and perhaps hundreds of hours (stupid I know) trying to mod it into something playable and god it is awful. So glad I found this a few weeks ago. I hope it is something you can enjoy as well. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
@@BrokenCircle1 When people tell you to modify gamma to your liking they aren't taking into account that gamma is 400+ mods of bloat ontop of itself and removing any of it breaks the rest of it. Navigating the mod menu ingame to tweak shit is mind numbing because none of it is explained very well, so you're left trying to turn Gamma back into Stalker and not Tarkov misery and you waste a fuckton of time doing it. My personal freeplay mod of choice is call of the zone. It's unfinished, but more stable than coc, and I love the dynamic faction questlines.
@@contingentcat5690 This. Exactly. I tried doing that and it still wasn't great and overall was a colossal waste of time. I talked about CoTZ here. You can get an addon that puts all the quests from it into IWP.
@@contingentcat5690imo Gamma isn't really that modular. The actual modular Anomaly modpack is EFP. You can enjoy the guns, gunplay, animations and graphics while completely disabling the more hardcore mods like body health system, mags redux, and weapon and outfit parts overhaul.
Got it up and working. What I cant find is the "lower weapon button" (so that you carry the rifle un-aimed with both your arms) I liked that in gamma and anomaly.
in all honesty I'll never understand the hype of gamma, vanilla stalker is plenty difficult already if you ask me. there's a fine line between being challenging and fun and being tedious and frustrating and gamma feels like it leans heavily towards the latter. by the end of my playthrough I was more just glad it was almost over.
Hey man can you do a installation guide for this mod and the call of the zone and everything i really want to try it because i tried stalker anomaly and didnt like it
I'm playing a custom GAMMA, first two runs were on the default and after like 50+h of grind I decided to check every option and look for some additional mods. After a bit of modding I've increased drops and modified a game where it's still content rich and demanding while reducing grind considerably
Imho, GAMMA grind ain't that long if you know what you are doing. But it takes a fair bit of time to get all the gameplay mechanics. Still, you can find Advanced tools by day 2 or 3 of your GAMMA runs reliably. Or get fully repaired 5.45 / 5.56 guns by day 1 or 2. People grinding for 25h with their starting loadout simply didn't quite get what they can actually do and what they *should do* to progress faster. I'm working on making proper in game contextual tutorials to better inform the players about this. But even so, every player has its own method to progress, its own playstyle. And even after playing the thing for 300h and watching tons of playthroughs and even creating the whole thing, I still discover new strategies some players come up with (for instance, farming bandits for their "upgraded" jackets, repair them with textiles, disassemble them to get armor upgrade kits out of them). Some people focus on artefacts, others absolutely not, etc. The game is the "grind". It's just like saying you got bored of killing monsters and getting monster parts to craft armors and weapons in Monster Hunter: *that's* the game, the story isn't.
IWP is great for a less hardcore sandbox experience compared to Anomaly, which a lot of people prefer. Although I do not really agree with the "IWP is Gunslinger for COC" sentiment by others, as it lacks a 3D PDA lol I still prefer EFP with BHS and Mags Redux disabled though, as I do not like the relatively quick progression of the more vanilla like mods :)
@@BrokenCircle1 I'm just saying that IWP's animations are not exactly "like Gunslinger" as many people say, but a lesser version of it due to the lack of 3D PDA. As for me, after playing hundreds of hours with 2D and 3D PDA, I'd prefer my game to use 3D PDA, as it's much less immersion breaking than the instant opening up of your map to track your location. I prefer the slow animation to open up your PDA, which might get you killed, but means you have to also plan when and where you can open your PDA. To each his own, some prefer a more hardcore experience, some a more vanilla experience.
@@BrokenCircle1 Wouldnt be surprised if it gets released standalone as a mod. If iwp keeps growing, people will probably be able to pick and choose which features to mod in, I already got the game looking like true stalker >:)
@@CheriShin21 so you are saying that mod is worse by simply not having a 3d pda? Absurd. The developers of IWP just didn't want to make this feature. IWP has not only more weapons, but new animations, sounds and overall feels like a much better version of gunslinger. And yeah, seems like you haven't seen that a lot of weapons in IWP has gunslinger animations.
@@pa1nkil3er No, I'm saying that IWP is missing the 3D PDA from Gunslinger, which makes it not exactly like Gunslinger (a full first person animation overhaul of the game). That's all.
How the hell do you get it to work? I followed the provided guide to a tee and i simply can't get it to start. Please make a video tutorial on installing it.
@Bay-rr4nj No I won't do that. The instructions are in there, if you really have trouble I'm sure others have made guides. If not joon the C Con Discord in the description. The people there can help you.
I got the mod installed, since your upload it seems they've made the mod standalone and added most of the features from the call of the zone addon you recommended. Cool, but I managed to get everything working just to find out theres a depth of field effect when aiming and reloading with no option to turn it off which makes the game totally unplayable for me..... This effect bothers me alot, I already have eyesight problems but now I can't see enemies half the time. Absolutely ridiculous that the extensive faq on their page doesn't include any info regarding how to turn this off.....
Looks great! Personally, I enjoy Anomaly, but only when it's to my specifications and mods, I make the progression feel good and fun. I'm not really into getting a MISERY style ass beating.
what? a mod that doesn't force me to spend hours to file down a gun just for it to break after 1 gun fight? impossible this is disgusting im dislking this video and im going to hack gamma into your pc (the setup time will kill your pc) i would do something worse but i got into a fight with a cat and i had to use my last and only 5 bullets on my pistol, im now bankrupt.
@@BrokenCircle1 it really is, i tried to play gamma many times, but its so tedious, and all of its tutorials are hours long. Mods like this video you made right now is what keeps me interested in stalker, simple and easy to get into without having to rent tools to file the barrel of a gun. Really good video btw
Thank you I appreciate it. Yeah though those hours long tutorials...just insane. I have work, a wife, a house and cars to upkeep...y'know in real life lol. I swear alot of the GAMMA fanboys seem like the chronically online types.
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this is genius, honestly. i really got bored of GAMMA, it felt like a majority of my time was spent mindlessly grinding, trying to get the best gear possible through trial and error, praying that NPCs dropped the barrels or components or whatever that i needed, rather than actual engaging with the environment or NPCs.
i’m for sure going to try this mod, thank you for making this video! i was stumped as to what i could find in terms of free play, and this really is perfect.
Anomaly/GAMMA suck. They are the lowest level of Stalker modding. Super simplistic, they don't do anything remotely new they just copy the milsim crap from other games and that's it. I'm telling you check out this, Global War (just did a video about that one...30 new factions and LOADS of new maps), Lost Alpha, OP 2, whatever. So much better mods.
@@BrokenCircle1 they really do suck. boring, repetitive, annoying ass crafting mechanics, boring ass quests, they don’t really have any charm or even feel like stalker at all.
the mod in your latest video does look interesting, so once i’ve finished my second playthrough of soc i’ll definitely check out Global War, thank you!
@@BrokenCircle1 Retarded take, nothing about gamma or anomaly is even remotely "milsim" do you even know what that word means?
IWP and Blintorez / Moonshroom gave Call of The Zone the engine it deserves. CoTZ may finally get the attention it has always been due. I think Doc would have been delighted. I am a happy bunny.
Thanks for watching. Love to see you here. That CoTZ repack you did was also cool just had performance issues and crashing because well...CoTZ is like that. Ever consider porting those weird bug things to IWP? :D
@@BrokenCircle1 People sure love those things, I don't know why! It's like the first request I usually get. There will be things ported to IWP, there's quite a few things I can do now that I could not do in the CoTZ engine. You'll just have to wait and see!
@@BrokenCircle1 call of the zone is unfinished because the dude making it died.
@@TabiTheCat He knows that, because he explained it, in detail, in this video.
Blintorez / Moonshroom? What are these?
Mods like this should be talked about more
Agreed. Thanks for watching!
@@BrokenCircle1 please give call of the zone mod and its addons a try, its completely standalone and it has lots of new addons (2024)
It's nice to see people still want what I'd consider more of a "proper" STALKER experience. A lot of people are going to get STALKER 2 thinking it's going to be a prettier Anomaly... those people are going to be very disappointed.
@@geddybear9108 I cannot stand the Anomaly crowd at this point, they went from worshipping an overhyped mod to hating and insulting anyone who disagrees with them and demanding S2 be made for them all whilst insisting anything Stalker themed is somehow Stalker.
New video coming on another mod tomorrow, another more class themed one.
@BrokenCircle1 I've only just found your content, this was the first video I'd seen. Yeah the Anomaly crowd are a bit too aggressive about where the STALKER franchise should go imo, especially when you consider the majority of them haven't actually played the originals.
I tend to temper my expectations of games in recent memory, but damn does STALKER 2 make that difficult. Everything I've seen is ticking all the right boxes, if it releases in a polished state and is as loyal to the franchise as it appears to be, something special is definitely on the horizon.
Looking forward to the new mod video when it's up.
@@BrokenCircle1 I mean you can dislike what Anomaly is about, but you're capping by saying it's overhyped. There's a reason why people love it. I can only speak for myself and others I've directly had a conversation with about it, but without Anomaly I never would've played and complete the original games.
@@Goaheadandstaymad21332 Most of the stuff Anomaly includes doesn't add much of value that isn't just catering to the hardcore survival players.
Also, most people that play Anomaly don't like the original games, saying those are the ones that are overhyped. So you're actually the exception in that regard.
@@dardanik I’ve only really played anomaly, and loved it. I for one am hoping GSC keeps stalker 2 true to its roots however. I want to experience stalker as it is intended.
After all with mod support and all the hype around anomaly and GAMMA, I’m sure it won’t be long before an “anomaly 2” mod pack is created anyways. Everyone wins.
A mod that is improving the stalker formula and not trying to be Tarkov?!
Impossible
Going to recommend this to all my stalker comrades
Spread the word!
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@@BrokenCircle1 I am probably going to check this out I do like the more mil sim stalker mods but I don't mind the older mods either.
based freedom enjoyer
I am literally downloading all of this as i'm writting this comment. Let's fucking go
@@Freedomer3 i don't remember anomaly or gamma trying to be a extraction shooter
I saw your video pop up in my feed and I was quite intrigued by the title, when we take into account that we've both had the same issues with Anomaly and G.A.M.M.A
I downloaded I.W.P and gave it a try a few hours ago and holy shit, I am amazed.
It fixed everything!
The game runs smoothly without any stuttering and freezes that were common even in the vanilla games, the graphics are simple and there are no 700 shaders that turn it into an eye candy garbage that tends to make things hard to see. It's actually easy to spot enemies and distinguish them at longer distances. The PIP scope actually works and no longer cuts your frames in half, making them a viable tool at longer engagements.
The guns actually behave like they should, NPS's no longer tank bullets and react when you take a well aimed shot at them. It takes one shot to the head to get the job done and I am glad that there is no artificial difficulty applied to combat. A shotgun is actually accurate at long range, which is a godsend especially in an early game when you are just starting out in Rookie Village.
They fixed the biggest issue that I've had, which is mutants having homing attacks. I can actually dodge now and apply the muscle memory from the original trilogy.
I managed to actually get some higher level gear at a reasonable condition and the quests are actually rewarding. Gone are the times of having 3000 different items in your inventory and having to micromanage your character every 5 minutes in case you get wounded. You fix your weapons at a technician, you pop a medkit and a bandage to heal your wounds and you are good to go. The items are reasonably priced, you don't need to spend 5 hours of grinding just to fix an old hunting shotgun like in G.A.M.M.A, you can just loot some guns off corpses and sell them for more ammo and a better gun.
This is by far the most perfect mod that I've played over the past 12 years of being a stalker fan. It does not go into the bullshit territory where everything can fuck you up and it's not holding your hand. You actually know when and where you made a mistake and it gives you a chance to correct it. It's not trying to be Tarkov or something else, but takes the original formula and polishes it to perfection.
I am glad that you managed to find something that suits you and I thank you for sharing this masterpiece of a mod with us.
Thank you for watching and I agree 100% with everything you said. Anomaly and it's offshoots are straight up BS and I don't understand how people like them.
People insist everything is configurable but it really isn't, one of the biggest things that bugged me as you pointed out was the inventory management and lack of rewarding quests. That was one of the many things that killed it for me.
Noble six with radiation patch is something i never imagined to see
Me neither. When I first saw it in a video I was like 'I have to have this mod'
i was stuck for years replaying Soc or Cop with mods and switched to Anomaly but man........i tried atleast 5 times to make "my perfect stalker" and failed miserably and this last month reinstalled CoC with some mods after 5 years and youtube recomended this nice!!!!
Thank for watching, I understand your pain I was in the same boat with Anomaly. Huge waste of time.
I went to Anomaly after clearing SoC for about 70 times already to see what the fuss was about, and it took me a while, but 134 mods later, I finally managed to get the balance of “Shadow of Chernobyl that’s modern but without the bullshit”
Honestly the best part about CoC IWP is the fact that it’s only 20GB lol, anomaly mod packs/gamma are all 70 GB+ so I had to keep uninstalling them to make space on my laptop’ SSD so the small size certainly complements the amazing gameplay it has too! (It also doesn’t run horrendously bad)
@@hakzource8660 Yeah those mods have alot of bloat in them.
@@BrokenCircle1 Yeah grok why?
@@g_Ryan01 cause "Stalker need to be hard, be like other games but not like Stalker because hard and annoying is fun, right guys?".
Anomaly and GAMMA can be fun, but to me only in small doses. But it gets frustrating when you did something and have to start a new game because a new update dropped..
@@CocieToobchodzi-l5y but sometimes i feel like GAMMA has duplicated weapons and yet most of your inventory is cluttered with tons of crap that you don't wanna use, also when installing GAMMA for the first time it was like seriously pain to get it working
@@g_Ryan01 True, it is pain to install it. I had to ask for help in their Discord because some error popped out. Luckily they helped me rather quick, but it still took a while to install. I think between 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Yes, inventory is cluttered and even with "favoriting" items it is still pretty difficult to take correct item, especially during shootouts.
There are also useless items, like parts that can't be repaired. I didnt knew about it and like a moron I was collecting them thinking I can do something with them... It'd be cool if they also could be repaired.
Thank you, I've been getting burnt out from anomaly lately so this is nice to see
I'm glad you actually did the video on IWP and CoTZ, hope the algorithm blesses the vid
@@BardodeAstora Doesn't seem to be doing so but oh well. At least the people that did see this might get to check it out.
I got another mod someone reccomended I plan toncheck out eventually but I got a few other videos to make first.
Regardless thanks for watching.
@@BrokenCircle1 maybe try simplifying the thumbnail? This is the biggest part that make people click. I have a small little channel and the first 2 months of my stalker iceberg video where under 500 views or so. I changed to a more simple and colorful thumbnail for the vid and there was a view spike. Just a suggestion in good faith
@@BrokenCircle1Thumbnails with saturated colors is trendy as well
Perhaps that might be looking into, I'm not sure. I've tried many different styles of thumbnail and I seemed to get inconclusive results lol. Just checked your channel out. You do have nice thumbnails. I am gonna have to look into how to make better ones myself.
I kinda missed mods like this. You know, something like a blend of CoC and vanilla Stalkers or Stalkers with small modlets improving it.
I like Anomaly and GAMMA, but playing hours just to finally repair a shitty submachine gun and a Bandit Jacket is quite annoying.
Thanks for showing this mod!
BTW. On Moddb there is a IWP Standalone file with everything you need. You can update your descr. if you want.
anomaly, catered to my style was my cup of tea. But i was a teen at highschool with so much free time to add mods and tweak things till i was satisfied. Alot has happened since then and its funny how i cannot recreate what i liked about anomaly today. Thanks for talking about this, i'm downloading it rn as i'm typing this!
@blenky5516 This sums it up pretty well. Alot of games like Anomaly are fun when we're young, dumb, and have too much time on our hands. Alot of that mods most ardent defenders are usually in that category myself at one point included.
@@BrokenCircle1 2nd day of playing and just turned off the brain scorcher. Its freakin awesome man, i didnt know they added new funky artifacts thats not part of the base games.
And they are non convoluted and easy to use, moreso than base game as some negatives arn't all just +radiation. What a neat surprise.
Btw could u help make a guide on how to mod Cotz into Standalone iwp please?
I've been looking for mods like this for ages, something that feels like closer to vanilla, in style, but without all the fluff and pseudo-realism of Anomaly and GAMMA (even though i've had a ton of fun with those mods). Something that can be a bit more casually enjoyed, especially since i need to upgrade my rig before i can properly play stalker 2 :D
@@lkotof This is a great mod for that. I personally play it because I hate Anomaly/GAMMA. If you want even closer to vanilla WITH new scripted quests, characters, mutants, etc check out my video on Team Lite.
My only complaint of Anomaly that if you don't change the economy to be more favorable, it can take hours upon hours to scrounge up ammo, food, a better armor, better weapon and so on, it just feels so... not rewarding after all the harshness that one go through, i managed to finish Anomaly right from the get go to the end game, Nosorog Exoskeleton, No.62 Gauss Rifle, PKP Pecheneg, high quantities of ammo, meds, food and drink, the best and most valuable artefacts, everything upgraded, i think all of that took me around between 300-500 hours, and all i felt by the end is just tiredness of the grind.
@k_balu-8104 That's a pretty big issue then no?
@@BrokenCircle1 It's more like balance issue, you barely get any Roubles after a mission, weapons and armor degrate way faster than they realisticly should, i had to pick apart every little corner to scavenge everything i can use or sell so i can keep going, it got tedious really fast...
Anomaly can be very fun and sadly very frustrating or boring at sometimes, but i played the hell out of it anyways, it can't show me any new things anymore, and i don't like GAMMA or EFP, they are just way too tacticool for my taste, i prefered the game in the true Stalker weapons experience, very minimal amounts of attachments and or "raw", barebone weapons mostly.
@@K_Balu any way to tweak rubles earned and wpn degrading? These are two main issues I would like to tweak to my taste as well.
@@eKoush You can tweak them in-game via the options, load your save then press ESC then go to options and gameplay settings, and the like
Other way around for me tbh. I don't like Stalker EFP because it's too tarkov-ish, but GAMMA in the other hand has quite a good reward system, and fully repairing a weapon/armour feels so satisfying knowing you didn't get given it, unlike in this particular mod where everyone drops good loot. Not saying both are bad, but as a sandbox survival with potentially longer gameplay hours, GAMMA feels more rewarding imo.
I love this mod so much, it's small and easy to install and it's not a hobo in the apocalypse simulator.
The animations are SUPERB and the gameplay loop and gunplay is extremely fun and satisfying.
So happy to be revisiting this series with this mod, since my PC can't handle STALKER 2 this mod is a godsend for me.
The only complaints, or rather, nitpicks that I have is the lack of 3D PDA and backpack animations. Those are the only things I would bring from Anomally/GAMMA. Hopefully someone will make an addon that adds them to IWP, if it's possible.
I'd already been playing this mod for a few days before this video popped in my recommended, but I decided to watch it anyway to see what other people think about the mod and hopefully help the video's algorithm so that more people can find this awesome mod!
Good job on the video!
@@numbron803 thanks for watching! I appreciate the support
I don't even mind if there were 5 weapons in the game, but the inventory simulator nanomanager in Anomaly killed me. What you found, I found in LostAlpha and STALKER LOST ALPHA: REVISTED + other addons. I write this everywhere, LostAlpha is the only game in 35 years of playing that has caused me health problems.
@zlostnypopolnik Uhm...how? Lost Alpha is a great mod but for freeplay I prefer this one.
@@BrokenCircle1 In 35 years of playing horror games such as Silen Hill, Dead Space, F.E.A.R., I mention this because it had the biggest impact on me, I have never experienced a game causing me health problems - anxiety, headaches and nausea. Only LostAlpha has done this. It was because of the atmosphere in the game.
I'm a big STALKER fan, even the 1979 movie is one of the best movies I've ever seen, but no STALKER game has done this. I also use STALKER Lost Alpha: Revisited for LA, it's a much better experience.
I have to really try True Stalker too, because when I tried it, it was similar to LostAlpha.
True Stalker is amazing. LA Revisited is great. When I covered LA I played LA DC but I tried Revisited later on someones recommendation. Was not disappointed.
Another good mod recommendation. IWP has hands down some of the best weapon animations I've seen in gaming. great sound design as well. Good video, thanks for the mod recommendations dude.
@@johbowfor You're welcome. Thanks for watching. I honestly think IWP is overall the best freeplay mod out there.
That may be what i wanted to play. I've been trying to find a perfect balance between the uncanny, liminal and mysterious sci-fi atmosphere of Oblivion Lost Remake - Vector of Alienation, which is very focus on story, but also a more "nightmarish" world, and a more fun and content-filled exploration in those places.
Now, what kind of "buggy" are we talking about here?
Dear "Broken Circle", Thank you.
You said exactly how a lot of STALKER fans feels about the hardcore and item bloated Anomaly\GAMMA games.
Indeed, we, the more "casual" fans got left out of the 64bit party, but it finally seems to be happening.
"Call of The Zone" is my favorite COC variant for STALKER, and it is a dream come true to see it on a 64bit engine.
It seems the COTZ mod for IWP is getting frequent updates which is great, I hope to see it improve.
For Anomaly, Old World Addon is indeed a godsend, it made it fun, but still not COTZ or COC.
Thanks for watching. I got a new Stalker mod video up. This one has alot of newer maps. Sorry for not replying sooner for some reason TH-cam never notified me of your comment.
64bit coc? Say less. Thanks for saving me 70 gigs of space
Did you actually watch and listen to what else he said in the video?
@@another3997i think he says that because he doesnt need to install anomaly with tons of mods wich usualy goes for about 70 GB, currently im playing my own modded anomaly and IS around 100-120 GB so...
I tried Anomaly and I found it really difficult and obtuse to figure out. IWP looks like more what I want to play. Nice video, thanks.
Yeah Anomaly sucks.
Thanks for watching.
Also about CoTZ, sadly it have another issue, if you use Russian version of IWP it have broken text since it's English only, so I kinda skipped it, there was another adaptation of MLR 5 mafe by some dude in their discord, it's a mod which was incorporated into Anomaly and adds extra NPC camps like Butcher in Garbage level and some quest related stuff, and stalker camp with trader in DarkScape, also base IWP added in latest patches more repeating quests to various NPCs like Duty leader and so on, sadly they stated that they don't plan add much to quests though since they plan to keep this mod weapon only and left quests and story to other people to do. Also some dude making mod for IWP which adds True Stalker locations but not much known yet about it though he onlt shared video eith ported Cordon. Also speaking of IWP, they making new patch and will release it as standalone mod.
Thank you definitely need more mods like this
Brother I think you nailed it. I have been going back to stalker for years and am always disappointed with whatever new mod that's currently "in vogue" like Misery or Gamma. I ususally ended up modding CoC and was never happy with the crashes and performance.
Sounds right up my alley, and I'm looking forward to it.
@Kamwi_003 Stay tuned.
Found another mod recently that may top this one in some ways at least. Playing through it now and will do a video on it soon.
@@BrokenCircle1 What is the name of this mod?
Pretty good video and interesting mod. You got me curious to try it out!
Definitely try it! I hear there is a repack of it coming soon as well!
Have you ever played Legend Returns, a build-style mod based on Call Of Chernobyl? I personally find it enjoyable. It has several storylines (for Duty, Freedom, Stalkers, Clear Sky and even Sin). Though i'm not sure if there's an English translation.
@enolastraight4829 maybe once briefly. Perhaps I should ammend this title...'the best FREEPLAY Stalker mod'
There is certainly a difference between freeplay and story mods.
@BrokenCircle1 While there is certainly difference between freeplay and story modes, the Legend Returns is pretty good at both roles, in my opinion.
This is a pretty sick mod recommendation.
ive always appreciatdled the niche ideas or comps that really didnt really go anywhere but some where finished and finalized for hs to enjoy
I've also always found Anomameme and other Misery offshoots to be obnoxious try-hard edgy pablum that does not represent Stalker. I will be checking this out based on your recomendation
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anyone endorsing a new freeplay mod is good enough for me, something that isnt anomaly and looks nice is also cool
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
@@Meow-im7pu Yes. Alot more gameplay in general focused. IWP is the way to go though don't play classic COC.
No. The gunplay is the same as the OG trilogy
awesome video and very informative. for those of you who are having trouble with getting IWP to work, there will be a standalone release of it soon.
Thank you for watching.
Any ETA on when the repack would be released? I tried installing everything this morning and followed all the instructions but I'm getting a crash as soon as I try to load into a new game.
@@Kid_Strangegive it a week maybe
Is this going to have it's own MODDB page similar to anomaly? Is there a discord I could join?
@@draxthedarkreapercheck the description of the video
So this is CoC + IWP + CotZ? Very cool mix, will try it out. The emphasis on "Survival" and "Realism" in the Anomaly off-shoots is... well incredibly boring and unsatisfying to me. And if you tweak the settings to reduce the grind, the game just ceases to be fun at all.
Big hopes for this pack, looks great.
do you use other mods like graphical mods when recording the footage?
I really wouldn't say it is the best one.
It's up there for sure, but there are just far too many good flavors of mods and sandbox is just a very small of them.
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)
All of these are standalone and can be found on moddb and if it isn't there you can find reuploads in the c-consciousness community mod-spreadsheet
Nice! Getting kinda sick of GAMMA tbh. I love it, but I sometimes wanna play something a bit more casual but not overbearingly easy ^_^
Won't lie, I like CoC with IWP. I personally prefer Anomaly especially with my own mod list I'm slow putting together, but CoC with IWP is AMAZING.
I hate Anomaly. Too much tediousness for me. To each their own I guess.
@BrokenCircle1 understandable actually. I really don't like base anomaly. I'm personally an EFP over Gamma person but EFP has its issues. Mainly stuttering.
I get a little bit of that with CoC but it's nowhere near as awful as Anomaly and it's modpacks.
@@Neros_light Anomaly and GAMMA have ugly modern visuals and lighting
GAMMA even has that boring repair thing
IWP doesn't have Warfare mode
Whats the difference between Call of Chernobyl and them
@overlord5068 for me it's more moddability. Although, admittedly I haven't checked all of CoC's mods.
Also, I do use different visuals for Anomaly.
How many "filler" main quests did yall do before things actually kicked off and you could turn off the mini and actual brain scorcher?
So glad seeing someone talking about anomaly and gamma difficulty problem... It's not enjoyable to engage in combat, knowing that you'll lose a lot of money in ammo and meds, and that's a huge problem. Really want to try this mod, it's seems to be exactly what I'm looking for
@@HexadecimalDump I have a whole video talking about the gamma/anomaly issues.
This mod is basically them without the BS hardcore elements, with more classic Stalker gameplay, and with a way better quest system. Thanks for watching.
I tried IWP CotZ but it had lots of problems, often times i couldnt save at all unless I used a consumable first, my aim sensitivity seemed to change based on weapon etc. I loved the dynamic quests though.
I still love Anomaly. Its just crazy how many of its features are so underdeveloped to the point where you need tons of addons to tweak things to your liking. I still feel that Anomaly's potential is the greatest out of all these projects, but the amount of work you need to do to get there is just insane.
Not sure why you had those issues...did you play a really old version? Did you follow the install guide?
@@BrokenCircle1 It definitely wasnt the current version, as this was over a month ago.
@BrokenCircle1 The latest version is so much better. Though I still have issues interacting with bonfires, so campfire saving is unfortunately a no go. I wonder if this is something caused by CotZ or if it's vanilla IWP behavior.
Edit: Hands have to be empty in order to interact with campfires.
Millions must watch
Guys I have a question. How can I disable need of sleep. It's kinda funny when my stalker is sleepy after 6 in game hours
@w0nski781 It's in the settings under gameplay I believe.
And try carrying gear and hiking for miles. I guarantee you'll be tired after 6 hours too.
@BrokenCircle1 thanks mate, gonna check it
@@BrokenCircle1 can't find it. Well I'm gonna try to find it in gamedata
This is a great video. Every few months i'll go through the process of downloading Gamma, not get very far at all progression wise and give up. This seems like a breeze of fresh air. I remember the first time I played Gamma I ended up stopping just to play through the original trilogy just to see how different it was and damnnnn was it different. I actually ended up enjoying it more though, I felt like I was actually in the world and honestly the crappy graphics added to the aesthetic. I've got to try this out man.
The graphics of the original are great except the guns look pretty crap. But yeah definitely try this one out. I hear its getting a standalone release soon.
@@BrokenCircle1 That's great to hear but yeah the guns definitely do look like crap.
great video
Thank you for watching that means alot. Been a long week.
Okay, so I was running IWP fine until I saw this vid and decidedto drop CoTZ into JSGME and use that in a new playthrough. It wont let me select "Options" at all, neither from the start screen, nor pause screen. It's mkaing it impossible to change my keybindings, spawn ratios, anything. Only graphcs can be changed because it's done in the launcher. i tried just taking it out of JSGME and I can go to options again, but now the game wont go past the title screen, really wierd. Dunno if anyone else had this issue, or if I accidentally messed something up.
EDIT: So, my dumbass accidentally tried to load up my CoTZ save thinking it was the save I had made without it a few days earlier. I got my install working without cotz, but still cant figure out how to change any options with cotz installed
this the second video ive seen on this mod, gonna have to try it out for sure! there are also forks of anomaly you can try, one thats been worked on since 2018 i think adds tarkov style weapon modification to the game, you can strip your mosin down to just the chassis and totally swap it out for an aftermarket one, you may like that too. forget the name.
Probably EFP. Nah I hate those hardcore mods. But thanks for watching.
@@BrokenCircle1 The mod he's talking about is called "Desolation."
To my knowledge it only modifies the weapons, not making the game hardcore like GAMMA.
Does this work with GOG? I spent months online trying to get Gamma to work only to find out I eventually was doing it right but all the tutorials only worked with steam. Really the only things I want are vulnerable enemies and vulnerable player, scarcity and scavenging without the convoluted crafting. Things like hunger, thirst, weapon degradation, I like in concept but most games/mods make them tick so quickly, nipping between 2 buildings in the rain and an AK is useless and rusted.... Yeah that makes sense 🧐
Uhm...you don't need the base games for either of those mods to work.
I would advise you not waste your time with GAMMA though.
In the description i put link to the C Con Discord. The people there can help you instal IWP.
The CotZ port is just too buggy for me to enjoy. It feels like half the doctor x quests cause something wrong and a CTD with a basically empty crash log so no one can even fix it. I can't talk to wolf without my game crashing. I can't do any of the bounty hunter/bounty hunted quests without the game crashing whenever I try to load into a new area or reload a save. Muggings have crashed my game several times. It's so awful. And base IWP is just as boring as CoC, a few fancy guns doesn't make it much better.
this.
i couldnt even play for more then a couple hours as i crash randomly and ALWAYS CTD on loading a older save. the gunplay and combat(minus the movement, i feel like im a hutt) is fun and i wish it would get ported over as a mod for anomaly.
After playing gamma for 30+ hours trying to get into it, I deleted it realising things weren't going to get better. After watching your video I really want to replicate this exact experience. Do I need all of the mods in the description? Because IWP call of the zone says its no longer supported, so im not sure if I should still download it or not?
Does anyone else experience really bad stuttering on this game? Even in chill areas like the Cordon with a very good PC I get freezes and stutters every like 10 seconds. Sometimes itll freeze for like 20 seconds, its so annoying. I hear its an engine limitation and something to do with the fact that it wont use multiple cores properly. does anyone know a fix or anything to help with this?
Doctor X was the real GOAT, even Call of Misery and MLR stol, I mean, borrowed tidbits of DrX Questlines code.
Please someone help me, i can play this mod at 70 fps, but after 30 seconds drops onto 10 fps for no reason, any way to fix it?
Fast question... ¿What is the lowest setting for this mod?... I have mi pc broken so i am downloading it in my notebook with an intel atom N2600 and 2 gb of RAM thanks
Welp,guess im planning going back to play stalker ounce again freshly
@@megapixel4664 Hope you enjoy the mod
Hi! In russian discord server people drop link on your video )) Good job! Many people in ru-comunity also think that this mod one of the best mods.
@konstantin3066 Glad my video reaches loads of people. Hopefully this mod will gain more popularity.
Thanks for watching.
Where do you even find the Mjolnir armor? Is it a quest item or can you just find it hidden somewhere with no quest?
This looks great! How does the gunplay of this (not just balance but animations) compare to ogsr gunslinger? I tried to find comparisons but im wondering if one is better or more consistent then the other.
Hello Mr BrokenCircle. I was pulled into your video due to my curiosity with me disliking Anomaly due to a whole thing in regards to NOSOROG. And I tried the mod you suggested which sadly seems to have run into issues whenever I attempt to use it with weapon call ins being broken. Do you know any reason why it would do that?
@hamoodhabibi1579 No idea. Not sure what you mean by weapon call ins.
Check the link in the description. It links to the C Con Discord which us all about Stalker mods. There are nice people there who can help you
@@BrokenCircle1 thanks!
Wheres the spartan armour
I like Stalker Anomaly Custom.
@@ElasticSparrow Haven't played that one.
@@BrokenCircle1Don't. That shit ain't even a modpack, the owners are Z tards
I hate the fact that in Anomaly artefacts are basically just a cash source and the only decent ones are way too rare to find, so it makes them just useless. They're hard to get and even use. One of my favorite things to do is hunt artefacts, so its a great thing I found this mod, gonna download it and play it today. Thanks for the recommendation man.
@@TheThreatActor you're welcome. Yeah anomaly takes alot of what makes Stalker great and ruins it.
@@BrokenCircle1 Thanks to your video, I found this awesome mod and I've been having a blast playing it. Thanks man.
Broken Circle, both IWP and the Add on have been removed!!! Any other locations for them? Thanks
I love this mod and CoC. Ivbe been juggling between it and Anomaly. I mostly liked anomaly for its visuals and visual mods like the 3D PDA and FDDA and visible body mod but at the same time its very difficult and had a feeling i get when playing dark souls and such. That your unwelcome in this game world unless you get REALLY good. Where as CoC/IWP was the opposite. It let me explore the zone and is for all types of players being not too easy but not too hard. The best part is unlike Gamma and Anomaly it actually still feels like Stalker.
@@TweakedCast Just play IWP with the absolute nature visual mod. Once you get used to it it kinda looks better like you said it feels more stalker.
Does it have a vanilla CoP plot?
You were 1000 percent right about Anomaly, I was only content when it was modded out, but vanilla Anomaly is a nightmare. IWP is just about perfect with Cotz.
@robcoguy6909 Even modded I ended up hating Anomaly. I tried for years and just could never enjoy it. For some reason I really bought into the whole 'this is THE mod to play' idea so I wasted what probably amounts to hundreds of hours trying.
I feel dumb for that.
Only real thing Anomaly has going for it are a few new levels.
One of best animations mods, what I like about IWP it's consistency paired with big variety, Anomaly/Gamma weapons have really big issues with that, some guns might have old and not good weapon models/anims, some are decent, some weapons use animations which simply not fit, like Gauss on AK animation from BaS for example, it feels like Gunslinger (this mod have some anims ported from it btw), without super detailed upgrade system but with good variety which Gunslinger don't have due being not finished yet, and nobody wants sadly add extra guns to Gunslinger due it having own custom hand models with own skeleton which forces animators either make new animations for Gunslinger only or rerig animations on these hands which again needs animation experience to do, as for Gunslinger in general it main advantage is also its drawback, Strifer is super perfectionist and as result despite being in development for a decade that mod is still not fully finished yet.
@DoctorBreenBB Like you said IWP has great variety still. I prefer the quality over quantity. Personally I can't stand Anomaly and it's offshoots for many reasons.
I tried to like it for years but just...I wasted so much time on that mod.
@@BrokenCircle1 I agree that Anomaly have alot of artificial difficulty, after playing IWP I kinda lost mood to play Anomaly, considering how much tweaks it need to be playable, also I mostly skipped crafting since it have very convoluted craft recipes with hundreds of different parts, so I never crafted anything except detectors or night vision goggles since they at least have same crafting materials. Stalker mod makers love to add some unnecessary hardcore into it, and Anomaly isn't worst one, it mostly annoying, something like Secret Trails 2 or NLC6 is just pure CBT, last one had bingo, non optional campfire saves, 20kg weight limit, NPCs kills you in 2 hits, and modder favourite - disorienting and annoying screen effects when player takes damage with 360 camera spin. And author even did anti cheat thing in case if player edit files to make mod playable.
i don't like anomaly and hate gamma with a passion, always preferred coc since it's actually freeplay stalker. this is basically that with nicer looking guns. thanks for making this video, 20 hours in and i'm actually having fun with it, especially since i installed the cotz port for it
@@igotlotiononit yeah i just played it earlier. I love this mod by far my favorite freeplay mod. Thanks for watching
mod was super fun for the first couple hours til i finally bought the sunrise armor, and that shit broke within 2 gunfights that werent even that long, am i crazy or is there some way you can keep the armor maintained easily? it pissed me off so bad i couldnt keep playing
Repairs from mechanics in this mod are relatively cheap compared to Anomaly.
I Remember back when i first tried EFP, Gamma
as a duty i had 60 rounds of 7.62 on semi decent condition AK and shitty armour against full armored mercs with high end weapons that basically aimbot you
, i had to find all the parts and tool kits to modify and repair weapons, ruble rewards were a joke in contrast to how difficult it was
and all these quote on quote 'hardcore'ness which was more of just tedious grind made me lose the interest of the game real fast.
then a russian speaking friend of mine recommended this mod and well.. what can i say
it's best of both worlds honestly it's not a mindfuc grind tedious drag your balls on sand nor walk in the park base vanila easy difficulty
still has great weapon models and animations
this is a gem hidden in dirt
❓ Has anyone figured out the path to getting the suit from Halo? I've yet to trip anything that'll get me there. I'm not playing in Story Mode. Maybe that's why? Also, how does one get into the labs without doing Story Mode to get the codes to the locked doors? I've done keyword searches stating that most of the labs can't be entered even if one has the proper codes, but one is not in Story Mode at the time. I hope that isn't the case. Any help and advice will be warmly appreciated.
@@kylekieliszewski1267 secret bread artifacts in each level.
Really nice video! It made me want to try out this COC. I've followed the IWP end guide, but whenever i try to start new game it crashes. How can i resolve it?
No idea, without specifically knowing what exactly you did.
Did you install it in programs 86 or whatever? I know sometimes that has issues. Really I am no expert and you would be better helped at the C Con Discord, link in the description.
@@BrokenCircle1 No. I intalled it in example: C:Games. I dont think that's the reason. And i didn't even notice the C-Con Discord! I'll try it out. Thanks for replying!
@@romeislove Hey i ran into the same issue, you need to install patch no7 BEFORE the smaller new patch, the instructions are a bit off. So patch "16.08.24" first, then overwrite it with '22.08.24". There should be a link for both patches pasted in the instructions. If it isnt there, a TH-camr named ""Kamtek" has the patch in his IWP video here on yt.
got 50 hrs in. Its unbelievably good
Damn i wish my fav Stalker mod called Global War would have IWP mod, that would be best stalker mod EVER.
@Pmc-Alpha-1 Global War you say?
Thanks for the video idea. I've since checked out the mod you suggested and done a video on it. Just uploaded today.
@@BrokenCircle1 No problem, am glad you like it just as much as i do, its fantastic mod that needs to be seen, best regards.
See, i while i love Anomoly and it's cool tweaked offshoots, i also don't prefer their large spoonfulls of hardcore gaming lol. I can't keep myself off of playing more than one game, lest i die of boredom, so playing something i need to invest tons of time to doesn't work for me. A mod like IWP is pretty much exactly up my alley, thank you for bringing this mod to my attention 😁
You need to try A.R.E.A mod for stalker, one of the most hardcore mods i´ve played
@@El_destornillador I'm not a fan of hardcore mods. I don't think I'll be trying that one at least not anytime soon.
Is the night vision seen in the video a separate mod?
@@EFTTacticalDave no
@@BrokenCircle1 That is awesome news and didn’t expect such a swift reply. I used to play GAMMA for all the cool features, but with install process and the slow progression… Thought it was a good idea to try IWP and I am not disappointed so far.
Never got into Anomaly. Yes I played it but it was just too hardcore for me, to a point it was frustrating and not enjoyable at all.
OwA is another good one, pretty vanilla which I like and prefer. I play it often .
IwP is a perfect middle ground between vanilla and modded stalker. Challenging but pretty much enjoyable and satisfying to play. With CoTZ adaptation it shines.
Exactly my point. Thanks for watching.
Vanilla Anomaly is boring. The overall balance is all over the place. You start as a Loner and get a quest from Sid. The quest is all about you murdering someone in late game areas. Not to mention the rewards that come after completing such quest. "Kill a stalker named Max Fag..go....t in Pripyat" (avoiding youtube algorithm) and get a reward of maximum 3200 rubbles. The quest itself requires you to travel towards the late game areas and you lack gear. Let's say you manage to get there, by the time you reach there, all the enemies and mutants will be leveled up. Enemies will be packing AP bullets with end game armor. But you won't have such gear, because they are expensive. You will run out of ammo by the time you reach Garbage. And after all these years, no one ever has come up with an idea to fix the ridiculous quests.
The link to IWP leads to a page that says "addon deleted".....
@GhostManPRO Yeah it has a new standalone release. Just search it on Google. it's easier to install now and runs better
@@BrokenCircle1 do i still need to install coc before iwp or can i njust download the standalone and be set
@@DennisCaruthers adjective: standalone
(of computer hardware or software) able to operate independently of other hardware or software.
"a stand-alone application"
Its standalone. Meaning no, you don't need CoC. Think before you comment.
TRUE!
Hello pookie
Thanks
so can u play this mod is u have SOC? im not really sure how to find the install guide, sorry lol
Install guide is on moddb lol
What is the difference between Call of Chernobyl and IWP?
The only reason I'm not playing IWP is because it doesn't have a Warfare mode addon
The only reason I'm not playing Anomaly is because of the ugly modern visuals
@@overlord5068
The two biggest differences between CoC and IWP are the improved gunplay and damage scaling, as well as IWP running on a 64-bit engine rather than the limited and crash prone 32-bit engine CoC uses
Do you have a Dizkord?
are you ising absoloute nature with it?
@skif_jr Yes that and absolutely structures. Sorry should have mentioned that. The install guide included in the IWP files recommends that. I think it has a link too.
@@BrokenCircle1 thanks
@@BrokenCircle1You do realize that if you use AN4, it can break the ai grid?
How did you install the Dr. X questlines? I get a conflict with the English translation mod...
CoTZ addon is meant to override English translation in JSGME
@@randomtuber9622 so first activating English translation and than activating Dr X in the JSGME?
@@diedericky yeah
yeah i tried installing iwp but it kept crashing even with the 2 patches ect ect i gues im too dumb for iwp lol
@@Wattermelondog I don't know why. I've never had any issues with it. Are you trying to run it on a lower spec PC?
I will have to give this a try cause I hate anomaly and gamma. It's cause I know where anomaly comes from. Misery was something I never really enjoyed. It was artificial difficulty cranked up to 1000. Then call of misery happened, then Last day, which stripped things from misery to use, then Anomaly uses levels and mechanics from last day.
I've given both base anomaly with my own mods and gamma a try and I find I just can't enjoy it for very long because that Misery gameplay loop creeps back in. I mean christ the random trash loot that you find is the exact same from Misery and Last Day.
Yes yes yes somebody gets it! 1000 times yes. I DESPISE Anomaly. I spent YEARS and perhaps hundreds of hours (stupid I know) trying to mod it into something playable and god it is awful.
So glad I found this a few weeks ago. I hope it is something you can enjoy as well. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
@@BrokenCircle1 When people tell you to modify gamma to your liking they aren't taking into account that gamma is 400+ mods of bloat ontop of itself and removing any of it breaks the rest of it. Navigating the mod menu ingame to tweak shit is mind numbing because none of it is explained very well, so you're left trying to turn Gamma back into Stalker and not Tarkov misery and you waste a fuckton of time doing it.
My personal freeplay mod of choice is call of the zone. It's unfinished, but more stable than coc, and I love the dynamic faction questlines.
@@contingentcat5690 This.
Exactly. I tried doing that and it still wasn't great and overall was a colossal waste of time. I talked about CoTZ here. You can get an addon that puts all the quests from it into IWP.
@@contingentcat5690imo Gamma isn't really that modular. The actual modular Anomaly modpack is EFP. You can enjoy the guns, gunplay, animations and graphics while completely disabling the more hardcore mods like body health system, mags redux, and weapon and outfit parts overhaul.
@@CheriShin21 old world addon is better than all of them
Got it up and working. What I cant find is the "lower weapon button" (so that you carry the rifle un-aimed with both your arms) I liked that in gamma and anomaly.
in all honesty I'll never understand the hype of gamma, vanilla stalker is plenty difficult already if you ask me. there's a fine line between being challenging and fun and being tedious and frustrating and gamma feels like it leans heavily towards the latter. by the end of my playthrough I was more just glad it was almost over.
@@Lorn_Forge Agree 100%
Hey man can you do a installation guide for this mod and the call of the zone and everything i really want to try it because i tried stalker anomaly and didnt like it
@@JazzzxD421 No. Look it up. Or go to the c con discord.
IMBHO, MISERY and Anomaly ruined STALKER for Western audiences.
@@cyborgparrot1996 100% agree. Anomaly is trash
damn i can't even play because I'm a bum that doesn't have CoP lol
@@femfr2250 get it it's well worth playing on it's own.
It goes on sale on gog pretty often.
the modpacks are free! download both IWP and anomaly and put 10ish hours into a save on both and see which one you like better!
I'm playing a custom GAMMA, first two runs were on the default and after like 50+h of grind I decided to check every option and look for some additional mods. After a bit of modding I've increased drops and modified a game where it's still content rich and demanding while reducing grind considerably
Imho, GAMMA grind ain't that long if you know what you are doing. But it takes a fair bit of time to get all the gameplay mechanics. Still, you can find Advanced tools by day 2 or 3 of your GAMMA runs reliably. Or get fully repaired 5.45 / 5.56 guns by day 1 or 2. People grinding for 25h with their starting loadout simply didn't quite get what they can actually do and what they *should do* to progress faster. I'm working on making proper in game contextual tutorials to better inform the players about this. But even so, every player has its own method to progress, its own playstyle. And even after playing the thing for 300h and watching tons of playthroughs and even creating the whole thing, I still discover new strategies some players come up with (for instance, farming bandits for their "upgraded" jackets, repair them with textiles, disassemble them to get armor upgrade kits out of them). Some people focus on artefacts, others absolutely not, etc. The game is the "grind". It's just like saying you got bored of killing monsters and getting monster parts to craft armors and weapons in Monster Hunter: *that's* the game, the story isn't.
Yeah I was just playing slowly, I love the default gamma experience as well!
IWP is great for a less hardcore sandbox experience compared to Anomaly, which a lot of people prefer. Although I do not really agree with the "IWP is Gunslinger for COC" sentiment by others, as it lacks a 3D PDA lol
I still prefer EFP with BHS and Mags Redux disabled though, as I do not like the relatively quick progression of the more vanilla like mods :)
3D PDA is cool for the first hour then it gets annoying and gets me killed more than anything. I prefer 2D.
@@BrokenCircle1 I'm just saying that IWP's animations are not exactly "like Gunslinger" as many people say, but a lesser version of it due to the lack of 3D PDA.
As for me, after playing hundreds of hours with 2D and 3D PDA, I'd prefer my game to use 3D PDA, as it's much less immersion breaking than the instant opening up of your map to track your location. I prefer the slow animation to open up your PDA, which might get you killed, but means you have to also plan when and where you can open your PDA. To each his own, some prefer a more hardcore experience, some a more vanilla experience.
@@BrokenCircle1 Wouldnt be surprised if it gets released standalone as a mod. If iwp keeps growing, people will probably be able to pick and choose which features to mod in, I already got the game looking like true stalker >:)
@@CheriShin21 so you are saying that mod is worse by simply not having a 3d pda? Absurd. The developers of IWP just didn't want to make this feature. IWP has not only more weapons, but new animations, sounds and overall feels like a much better version of gunslinger. And yeah, seems like you haven't seen that a lot of weapons in IWP has gunslinger animations.
@@pa1nkil3er No, I'm saying that IWP is missing the 3D PDA from Gunslinger, which makes it not exactly like Gunslinger (a full first person animation overhaul of the game).
That's all.
How the hell do you get it to work? I followed the provided guide to a tee and i simply can't get it to start. Please make a video tutorial on installing it.
@Bay-rr4nj No I won't do that. The instructions are in there, if you really have trouble I'm sure others have made guides. If not joon the C Con Discord in the description. The people there can help you.
@@Bay-rr4nj when you downloaded the latest patch, did you make sure to download the previous patch as well as it says?
I got the mod installed, since your upload it seems they've made the mod standalone and added most of the features from the call of the zone addon you recommended.
Cool, but I managed to get everything working just to find out theres a depth of field effect when aiming and reloading with no option to turn it off which makes the game totally unplayable for me.....
This effect bothers me alot, I already have eyesight problems but now I can't see enemies half the time. Absolutely ridiculous that the extensive faq on their page doesn't include any info regarding how to turn this off.....
Looks great! Personally, I enjoy Anomaly, but only when it's to my specifications and mods, I make the progression feel good and fun. I'm not really into getting a MISERY style ass beating.
I quite like anomaly actually and I usually put together my own mod pack for but I do want to try something new for a change
what? a mod that doesn't force me to spend hours to file down a gun just for it to break after 1 gun fight?
impossible this is disgusting im dislking this video and im going to hack gamma into your pc (the setup time will kill your pc)
i would do something worse but i got into a fight with a cat and i had to use my last and only 5 bullets on my pistol, im now bankrupt.
@YourLocalTypicalFisherMan Now tell me how I have a skill issue and am an angry child!
Jokes aside the GAMMA community is the worse lol
@@BrokenCircle1 it really is, i tried to play gamma many times, but its so tedious, and all of its tutorials are hours long. Mods like this video you made right now is what keeps me interested in stalker, simple and easy to get into without having to rent tools to file the barrel of a gun.
Really good video btw
Thank you I appreciate it. Yeah though those hours long tutorials...just insane. I have work, a wife, a house and cars to upkeep...y'know in real life lol. I swear alot of the GAMMA fanboys seem like the chronically online types.