S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl	2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky	2008
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat	2009
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha (Unofficial)	2014
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl	2023

Key points

Strong modding community.^[1]^[2]

Online multiplayer will stop working on May 31, 2014 due to GameSpy services being shut down.

General information

Official website

Developer's forum

The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Wiki

TweakGuides guide

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

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Essential improvements

Patches

The latest version of the game is 1.5.10. This version allows for additional effects with DirectX 9 rendering that were previously reserved only for the DirectX 10 renderer. It also fixes many game breaking bugs, improves overall performance and fixes some problems with Tages DRM. The patch can be downloaded here.

Modifications

The Sky Reclamation Project (SRP) is an unofficial patch which fixes bugs that remain in the latest official patched version of the game.

Clear Sky Complete focuses on improving graphics, sound and gameplay. A limited range of bug fixes is also included.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20510/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20510/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Input settings

In-game control settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian				Not available in Steam version.
Polish				Only available in Polish retail release. Not available digitally. Features optional Polish voice-over translation.
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32
Online play		32	GameSpy services have been shut down;^[3] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	3783, 6515, 6500, 6667, 13139, 27900, 28900, 29900, 29901

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000 SP4, XP SP2	XP, Vista SP1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz AMD XP 2200+	Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 AMD 64 X2 4200+
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	nVidia GeForce 5700 ATi Radeon 9600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible	nVidia GeForce 8800 GT ATi Radeon HD 2900 XT 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10.1 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/20510/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (20510) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/20510/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (20510) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/20510/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (20510) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] ttp://stalker.filefront.com/

[2] ttp://www.moddb.com/games/stalker-clear-sky/mods

[4] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

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Developers
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	GSC Game World
Publishers
	Deep Silver
Engines
	X-Ray Engine
Release dates
Windows	August 22, 2008