Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Key points
- Strong modding community.[1][2]
- Use the Multi-Patch to replace GameSpy features that are being shut down on May 31, 2014.
General information
- Official website
- Official forum
- The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Template:Availability Table
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Multi-Patch
- The Multi-Patch replaces the GameSpy master servers and optionally forces Vsync. The Steam version is already patched.
- For the GOG.com version download the multiplayer update from the My Games page.
Utilities
- Make sure to backup the executable before patching even though the 4GB Patch program makes a backup itself.
- Make sure your game is fully patched first before applying the 4GB Patch.
- Avoid playing multiplayer with this patch enabled because it might get you banned if the game has an anti-cheat protection.
Modifications
- ModDB has an large list of mods available for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
- Complete mod contains major bug fixes, A.I improvements, upgraded shaders, new higher resolution textures, sounds, music, weather and visual effects. It also provides several (optional) game breaking cheats, and has not been updated since March 2011. It is recommended that you seek out a smaller more up to date mods to fix or change whatever you seek.
- Full concept modification of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat that touches every game aspect including textures, sfx, music, weapons, AI, items, weather difficulty and much more. Designed to make the game much more difficult.
- AtmosFear 3 is a mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Call Of Pripyat that tweaks and expands the vanilla weather system to be more realistic and various.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
- CD key, language and GameSpy ID are stored in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\GSC Game World\STALKER-COP
Save game data location
Video settings
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game control settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
- Game language for the GOG.com version is set with
Settings.exe
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Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Some unimportant non-conversation speech is Russian. |
French |
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Spanish |
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Polish |
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Only available in Polish retail release. Not available digitally. Features optional Polish voice-over translation. |
Turkish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
3783, 6500, 6515, 6667, 13139, 27900, 28900, 29900, 29901 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Multi-Patch "improper version" error (GOG.com)
- The GOG.com version is the correct version of the game but uses an incorrect version number in the registry.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
Vista SP1, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 AMD Phenom II X2 550 |
System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 5900 ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 4870 1 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References