S.T.A.L.K.E.R. gets a graphics upgrade (unoffical)

Bjossi on 27/4/2007 at 22:48

Just try follow the readme and see what happens, maybe this guy played with the file paths or something.

charlestheoaf on 27/4/2007 at 23:18

Quote Posted by D'Arcy

My card supports shader model 3.0, but I have a doubt regarding the instructions in the readme file. It says: "The file structure within this zip file MUST be kept intact or it will not work, period."
But this means that all the files will be left in a folder named 'Float32_4247_036a_RELEASE', which doesn't make much sense, especially when the FSGAME.LTX file, which we're supposed to edit, references \gamedata. I'm wondering if what I should do is to put this gamedata folder in the Stalker install directory.

Apparently you have to skip that first folder, as it will only break if I do that :p But I did it both ways just in case.

I'll try deleting the shadows.h file. I hope Ati support comes soon, as I assume that's the reason I'm getting such horrible performance with dynamic lighting.

D'Arcy on 27/4/2007 at 23:54

Yes, that's what I thought made sense, and I tried it that way. The game works, but I don't notice much difference. But in truth, I never had problems running the game in 1280x1024 with max detail and getting good frame rates.

Turtle on 28/4/2007 at 02:16

The gamedata folder should be extracted to your Stalker directory.
I think he needs to clarify that in the notes.

steo on 28/4/2007 at 02:17

Well I just deleted the shadows.h file and now the mod works fine on my X800XT, not sure I can actually notice the difference though.

GRRRR on 28/4/2007 at 13:14

I tried it. No notable performance increase (kept my User.ltx) but it does seem to bring a improvement in overall looking goodness. Some stuff is crisper and sharper, at least than i remember (laid off Stalking until patch 2. 12321381293 days and goin! I can make it!) :erm:

Malygris on 28/4/2007 at 21:16

Any side-by-side shots of this add-on in action? It's tempting, but I'm nervous about installing third-party "upgrades" on games I haven't yet finished.

Bjossi on 28/4/2007 at 21:22

If you are nervous about it, you can backup your savegame files. And if something goes wrong just unInstall the update or reInstall the game + patch if the savegames stop working.

charlestheoaf on 28/4/2007 at 21:50

To remove the update, all you'll have to do is delete the extra files. It doesn't overwrite anything (unless you've already extracted your game data files).

Turtle on 29/4/2007 at 01:00

See the Ars Technica thread posted earlier to see some screenshots.