S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Important Notes:

• Version 1.5.3 is a stand-alone and full repack.

• You don't need older Anomaly updates, you don't need to install it on other stalker games.

• Saved games from version 1.5.1 and 1.5.2 are compatible and you can continue your journey in version 1.5.3

• Many 1.5.x addons should work with 1.5.3 but in a few cases they’ll need to be updated to be compatible with 1.5.3

• When new Anomaly updates are released, addons might break or cause crashes. It's the addon authors responsibility to update their addons.

About S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly

The stand-alone mod S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly 1.5.3 aims to be the most stable and customizable experience for fans of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games. It's powered by the Monolith 64-bit engine, a custom fork of the X-Ray engine.

Players can choose from a variety of ways to play the mod. Play story mode with 4 chapters of interesting quests, sandbox mode if you prefer to make up your own story, or the combat intense warfare mode where factions fight for influence and control over different areas of the zone.

Anomaly is also highly customizable, play it the way you like and have the most fun. There are hundreds of settings that can be tweaked in the options menus and for more advanced changes, there are over 4000 addons for Anomaly that were created by other players to change the experience in more advanced ways.

Disclaimer:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Anomaly is a fan-created modification for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games by GSC Game World. It is not an official product of GSC Game World and is a derivative work based on their original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games.

Highlights in version 1.5.3 since version 1.5.2

• Changes to the main menu to follow the guidelines by GSC Game World for mods to their games
• General improvements to the engine stability, fixed some potential causes for crashes
• Several bug fixes, some of them were pending updates from our side that waited for a good time to be released, other fixes were suggested by our community
• Fixed quests "Scanning Field" and "Unquenchable Flame"
• Fixed an issue with emissions after failing the "Barrier Defense" task
• Added some improvements and new features for scripting in addons

A full change log is included in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Anomaly 1.5.3 download.

Original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Games:

Check out the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games by GSC Game World

The main change in v1.5.3, apart from some bug fixes and new features for addons, is to follow the GSC Game World Fan Content Creation Guidelines.

Features:

3D PDA

One of the most popular changes in Anomaly 1.5.x is the addition of a 3D PDA.

When holding the PDA in the lowered position, stalkers can track their position on the map while walking around. This will make it easier to navigate towards map markers like hidden stashes or mission objectives.

And to interact with the PDA it can be held closer to your eyes so it will fill almost the whole screen and the text on it is more readable. If you prefer the old style 2D PDA we even added an option to switch back to it, but real stalkers would not do that.

Story

"Lost to the Zone" Storylines has been added to 1.5 update, with its three installations:

• Part 1: Living Legend: a famous stalker has returned to the Zone. Pursue him in order to obtain his invaluable knowledge.

• Part 2: Mortal Sin: a sinister faction emerges from obscurity to take over the Zone. You are among the few who can stop them.

• Part 3: Operation Afterglow: the Zone attracts a lot of attention. However, some people believe that its many secrets are best kept hidden.

And the new bonus story:

• Part 4: Hollow Boundaries: play as a member of a foreign force to investigate and reveal the secrets of the Zone.

Additionally, you're free to assist your faction and complete their questlines.
The majority of quests will offer info about your targets before accepting, in addition to new types of quests to keep the player busy.
Every stage of the storylines will unlock a bonus faction for the player. A new set of achievements have been added to game as well.

Atmosphere

Every single level has been reworked to help convey the feeling of an overgrown, relatively undisturbed Zone. The weather system is improved and expanded to offer variety and atmospheric feel.

Shaders and visual effects have received major improvements, such as the new gasmask with nice refractions, cracks react to light and raindrops. In addition to better tone mapping, water reflections, new wet surface shaders and more.

A-Life

The A-Life received major changes. For a start, stalkers travel more frequently and report their activity in the other parts of the Zone.

The Zone is constantly changing, so are the anomalies and mutants. Dynamic world items are everywhere around you, even in places you might not expect. Each playthrough will carry something different for you to look for. Explore the Zone, and you might find something nice during your journey.

Special characters and common stalkers offer more unique tasks, along with expanded dialogue. Stalkers can sell and buy items from traders, or even visit local mechanics to upgrade their favorite weapons. In addition: Loners, Mercs and a few others can offer escort services for a fee. Many special characters also have connections around the Zone: you can offer them a payment to bribe an enemy faction, temporarily preventing them from attacking on sight.

The disguise system has improved. Your equipment and behavior affects the way stalkers observe and remember you. And a new experimental feature will make stealth kills more viable to kill enemies sneakily.
Your rank and reputation counts. Exceptionally high or low values respectively will attract attention, possibly even from your enemies...

Download and Installation:

Update 1.5.3 is FULL REPACK and STAND-ALONE. Don't attempt installing it on older version or other stalker games, just unpack it on an empty folder and play.

Installation steps:

1. Create a folder for Anomaly, for example C:\Game\Anomaly\ but avoid using system folders like C:\Program Files\ that have restricted write permissions for users on your system.

2. Download and unpack the repack in the folder you made:

• Alternatively use this magnet link for bittorrent to download Anomaly 1.5.3 with a client like for example qBittorrent.

3. Check here if any hotfixes exist for the latest update:

• There are currently no hotfixes for version 1.5.3

4. Start the launcher and select the renderer you want to play with, toggle AVX if you have a powerful CPU

5. Start the game and enjoy!

Join our Discord:

We have a big community dedicated to the mod, covering all kind of topics. Click on the image down below to join:

Listen to Anomaly OST by Gates of Morheim:

Changelog

Changelogs of all the improvements, tweaks, and bugfixes can be found included in the download. It's a mostly unfiltered logs that we created and updated during the development of the 1.5.x updates.

Credits

To see a list of all developers and contributors to this release, click here to see our credits document.

And as always: good hunting, stalkers!