Who does not know the game STALKER? Of course, there are no such people. "Stalker" - a game of the last decade, which is still popular and has a huge audience. The main indicator that STALKER is still alive is the regular release of new mods. Each of them is unique in its own way and gives the game new colors, expanding the gameplay. Mod "Stalker: Valley of the Shorokhov" was no exception to the rule and opened a new world, returning many satisfied players back to the world of the Exclusion Zone.
Short description of the mod
The world of fashion is limited to only one location, and players are not given the opportunity to get to places from the original game. However, "Stalker: Valley of the Shorokhov" - a game very full of all kinds of little things. Yes, it presents only one location. But it is so detailed and extensive that the player will have a place to roam.
Several new artifacts, original and interesting quests have been added to the mod, new monsters have appeared. So thanks to the richness of Stalker: Call of Pripyat. Valley of the Shorokhov ”can be safely called a real full-fledged game, and not a mod.
Plot plot
So the action begins. The plot is tied to the fact that the local artifact dealer, Beard, received an order to search for a very rare and valuable anomalous formation. Ordinary stalkers call it “The Heart of the Oasis”. Beard collects information about this artifact, and then entrusts the search to three of his friends. Thanks either to the irony or the sense of humor of the creators, but their names are Dunce, Coward and Experienced. However, for unknown reasons, they all mysteriously disappear.
The protagonist of the game, the stalker Maxim, takes on the task of finding the disappeared guys. Max is an experienced adventurer who has decided to accumulate more money in the Zone before leaving it. The received order should be the last and key in his life.
First steps
So begins the plot "Stalker: Valley of the Shorokhov." The passage of the main storyline takes about 3 to 4 hours. The amount of time spent on the game depends on the style chosen by the gamer. Someone breaks ahead with a battle, scattering opponents in different directions. Some also choose a slow but safe path, shooting small groups of zombies and mutants and collecting objects dropped from them.
Getting into the Valley of rustles, the protagonist immediately meets two stalkers near the cave. A dialogue is established between them. Stalkers report that there is a certain artifact in the cave, and their friend, who tried to get it, is most likely already dead. In the cave of Max expect trouble in the face of several zombies. Having dealt with them, the main character finds the body of the failed artifact seeker and the artifact itself. Having solved a small puzzle with portals, the protagonist gets out of the cave and continues on his way, taking a few things of the deceased.
New acquaintances
So, the adventures of the brave stalker continue. Going a little further, Max finds himself in a small settlement where you can take a task (get a flash drive in exchange for information about the missing). In general, by the number of interesting quests there is no mod better than "Stalker: Valley of the Shorokhov". The compass will be a great helper. With it, it will not be difficult for Max to find the lair of the bandits from whom you need to select a flash drive.
After a short shootout, after talking with several characters, the main character goes to pick up a box from a merchant. After it, you need to give it to Maximilian, a mother stalker who can share the necessary information. What is stored in the box cannot be found out. After the conversation, Maximilian will immediately take him away, tell him a little about the missing people, without indicating the correct path, and offer to give equipment in return for participating in the assault on the bandit base.
Run errands again
After wandering around the camp and completing several side quests, it's time to go to help Maximilian. After meeting with him, an attack will begin on the enemy base. The shootout is pretty tense, but worth it. After the battle, Maximilian will award the protagonist with a good amount of ammunition, first-aid kits and other useful things. However, no information can be obtained from him. Instead, Max is again sent to meet with another assistant. This time it will turn out to be Radik, who needs to take some food.
On the way to Radik's lair there is another camp. In it, you can perform additional quests. For each of them, the protagonist will receive a certain amount of money, equipment and ammunition. In fact, it’s worth fulfilling them, because in “Stalker: Valley of the Shorokhov”, passing the main campaign takes only a small part of the game time. Performing side quests, for which the best rewards are given, is an essential part of the gameplay.
The fate of missing friends
Max arrives at the place, which turns out to be a dark cave, in it Radik took refuge with his fighters. After talking with him and giving the food brought, the protagonist finally finds out what happened to the missing stalkers. According to the story, they were in Radik's detachment. However, Coward left the company long before the events. Before reaching the destination point quite a bit, Radik's detachment was attacked. Dunce, unfortunately, could not survive the battle, and poor fellow Experienced was captured along with another comrade.
After such a heart-rending story, rescue operation planning begins. The protagonist offers help to Radik in this situation. But not so simple. The operation will not be a classic massacre, but a well-thought-out stealth mission. After destroying several military men, having taken off their uniform and having obtained a CPC, Max disguises himself as a mercenary and penetrates the enemy’s base. The experienced is no longer there. His further fate is unknown.
So, another turn of events in the game "Stalker: Valley of the Shorokhov." The passage of the next part begins with the fact that the protagonist has to cling to the last remaining thread, which will let you know about the fate of the missing stalkers. Max sets off in search of the Coward. After talking with some of the main characters, the main character finds out that the Coward has gone to look for an artifact. Apparently, the one who ordered them Beard.
Unexpected new friend
It turned out that to get to the plateau, to which Coward went, you need to teleport. To do this, you must use a special device that created a stalker named Tesla. The creators are not very zealous, coming up with characters in the names of the fashion "Stalker: Valley of the Shorokhov." The passage of the further part of the path is complicated by the fact that part of this device, or rather the microcircuit, was stolen by a gangster named Oleg. The main character goes in search of him.
Finding Oleg manages pretty quickly. But to win will be problematic. After all, he is protected by a detachment of mercenaries. Yes, and Oleg himself is not going to die, defending himself with a machine gun. However, having overcome the thief, the hero returns to Tesla. He will fix the device and agree to form a company to the place of teleportation and help to complete it.
The fate of the coward
After teleportation, the protagonist finds himself in another cave. She is teeming with various mutants: rats, zombies, and even the controller comes across. By defeating all these many enemies and solving a new puzzle related to anomalies, Max learns the fate of Coward. Unfortunately, he died. The corpse of an unsuccessful stalker lies just a few meters from the desired target. At the end of the cave is the artifact “Oasis Heart”. The poor fellow Trus did not have enough just a few steps to get to him.
However, calmly take the artifact to the Beard and fulfill the order to Max do not give the very stalkers who helped him get to the cave. The bandits rob the protagonist right at the exit, taking away all the equipment and weapons. "Stalker" - a game with unpredictable plot twists. But this is no longer an original trick.
Justice restoration
Max has to return with a completely empty inventory for help to Maximilian. Laughing a little at the carelessness of the protagonist, an experienced stalker sends him to Volodya "Bolshoi", who can help. In addition, the generous Maximilian gives him his equipment and weapons.
After a short transition, Max meets the Bolshoi and his fighters. Volodya, like Maximilian, taunts the failed treasure hunter, but agrees to help. The detachment appears at the location of the deceivers who robbed Max. After a small shootout, all the bandits are dead, including the former "friend" of the Tesla protagonist. After searching the corpses, in addition to the "Heart of the Oasis", you can find several items related to side quests.
The adventure ends
After that, it is worth wandering around the Zone a bit, doing side quests. They are quite diverse, as always in the game "Stalker": tools to find, anomaly to investigate, go on a raid on bandits and the like.
Having saved up money, having improved your weapons, having passed all the desired quests, it's time to finish the passage. You can end the game by leaving the Zone through a special passage. There will be no special videos at the end, only a few inscriptions describing the fate of some characters at the end of the adventures in the Zone.
Of course, you can still discuss side quests for a long time, interesting places with hiding places full of good equipment, and so on. In addition, there are codes for "Stalker: Valley of the Shorokhov", thanks to which you can spend several additional hours playing the game, having fun in every possible way.
Summarizing
This mod is one of the most complete, rich, diverse in recent times. In addition, the plot, unlike most others, is also on top in this mod. The presentation is unhurried, all the characters are in their places, there is no absurdity in the dialogs, there is quite a lot of humor. In addition, the plot is very changeable. Getting bored walking through the Valley of the Rustles is simply impossible.
It should be noted perfectly made cut scenes. Although they were created by unprofessional developers, and amateur modelers, they are made very high quality. All of them are well animated, reveal all the key events of the plot. In addition, there are a lot of them, they are saturated and pleasing to the eye.
In addition to the plot component, I would like to separately note the location "Valley of the rustles." She is beautiful and harmonious. There are no overpopulated and overdeveloped areas, as well as deserted and boring places. At every step there are interesting design solutions. Whether it's an intricate labyrinth of caves or a complexly built base of mercenaries.
But the entire community of Stalker fans is eagerly awaiting, if not continuing, then at least some new projects from the authors of a great mod. In the meantime, you can run “Valley of the rustles” a couple more times, discovering new nuances and interesting moments of a wonderful mod. Thanks to the developers for the many hours of great gameplay. Almost any person who started playing this mod goes through to the end. After all, it is almost impossible to come off, given the whole exciting atmosphere of the game, deeply transmitted by the developers. Everyone is wondering whether Stalker: Valley of the Shorokhov-2 will be released, but so far there is no data on this.