The game "Stalker: Call of Pripyat" is one of the most striking projects in the gaming industry of recent years in the territory of the former Soviet Union. Most often, there are no high-quality products that deserve the attention of the world community. However, “Stalker” managed to achieve more. This game became a real masterpiece of stealth action, which was the reason that users began to create modifications to this game in large quantities. The conditions didn’t just allow this to be done - they contributed to this, so Stalker became a full-fledged platform for user experiments, many of which were more than successful. Naturally, if you liked the game itself, it is recommended to try popular modifications in action: they too may appeal to you. However, before that, you should learn how to install mods on "Stalker: Call of Pripyat", because some users have certain difficulties with this.
Mods on "Stalker"
Before disassembling in detail how to install mods on "Stalker: Call of Pripyat", it is worthwhile to understand what they are. The fact is that there are already incredibly many modifications for this game, but they all differ from each other. First of all, you should pay attention to small mods that do not really change the game itself: they just add new weapons to it, new equipment, perhaps one or two locations with new non-player characters from which you can take original tasks. However, this is not the only type of modification. There are those who completely rewrite the plot of the game, change maps, tasks. In general, on the basis of "Stalker" creates a new full-fledged game. Such modes are the most interesting and, of course, the most difficult to implement. Therefore, now you should choose those modifications that interest you and download them from reliable sources. But what to do next? How to install mods on "Stalker: Call of Pripyat"?
Installing mods using the installer
If you do not want any problems and unnecessary worries, then you should look for modifications with installers. In this case, you only need to download the mod, unzip it and run one file. You will not have any questions on how to install mods on "Stalker: Call of Pripyat", because everything will be clear. Specify the path for the mod, that is, the folder in which you installed the game itself, and run the installer. After a while, a message appears on the screen stating that the mod has been successfully installed - and that’s all. You can safely play the updated version of Stalker.
If you have questions about how to install mods on Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, then there are no differences. If you download a convenient modification with a ready-made installer, then you only need to indicate the path to the game itself. However, not all mods are so simple and easy to install.
Manual installation
Some modifications are not provided with the installer for various reasons. You do not make sense to fight this - you just have to put up and learn to do it yourself. Again, there is no difference, you want to know how to install mods on "Stalker: Clear Sky", "Shadow of Chernobyl" or "Call of Pripyat" - in any case, the process looks the same.
So, what is required of you after downloading and unpacking the modification without the installer? First of all, you should pay attention to the GameData folder - it contains all the content of the mod that you will need to embed in the game. Given the fact that in most cases advanced modifications are delivered without an installer, you have to find the appropriate folder in the game directory and delete it. After that, in its place, copy the folder that the mod contains - and that’s it. Now you have a completely new version of Stalker. If you want the opportunity to return to the original version of the game, do not delete the GameData folder, but move it to a safe place, from where you can then copy it. Now you know how to install mods on "Stalker: Call of Pripyat - Lord of the Zone" and absolutely all other versions of the game.
Additional manual installation
In some cases, moving a single GameData folder may not be enough. You will have to detect and delete (or move) some other folders that are replaced by the modification. But here you are unlikely to have problems, since the instructions for each mod often very clearly indicate which folders and where you need to copy, so read the instructions carefully and you will not have problems with the mods. Various fixes and updates are installed in the same way: for them, most often there is no installer.
Version Compliance
Given the fact that "Stalker" is constantly updated with new patches and updates, you need to carefully look to see if the new mod will correspond to your version of the game. A modification written for a different version of the game will not start under one that does not correspond to it.