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Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
General information
- Developer's forum
- TweakGuides guide
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest version of the game is Patch 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 Multi-Patch replaces the GameSpy master servers and optionally forces Vsync. The Steam version is already patched.
Skip intro videos
Modifications
- The Sky Reclamation Project (SRP) is an unofficial patch which fixes bugs that remain in the latest official patched version of the game.
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-STCS
Save game data location
Video
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Changing FoV[citation needed]
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- Download FOV switcher.
- Copy it to the installation folder.
- Back up the original
xrgame.dll .
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fov_switch.cmd .
- Use the mouse wheel to scroll through all available variants.
- In the opened window enter the number from 1 to 52 depending on your game version and chosen FOV.
- To enable the external cam in singleplayer mode (by F6-F8 buttons), enter these commands in console:
bind cam_1 kF6
bind cam_2 kF7
bind cam_3 kF8
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Input
In-game control settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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SFX and music only. |
Surround sound |
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Up to 7.0 output[7] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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EAX 2.0. HRTF can be used without any audio card with some modification. See Use OpenAL Soft's HRTF |
Royalty free audio |
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Use OpenAL Soft's HRTF
Replace OpenAL32.dll file
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- 1. Go to the main OpenAL Soft page and download
openal-soft-****-bin.zip and bz2 archive.
- 2. Unpack
soft_oal.dll from bin\win32 directory in archive, rename it to OpenAL32.dll and replace the existing one located in <path-to-game>\bin .
- 3. Create a folder called openal in
%APPDATA% and unpack the hrtf folder from the source code archive in there. Create a new text file in %APPDATA% called alsoft.ini and add the following line:
[general]
hrtf=true
- 4. Save it and then run the game.
- 5. Go to the Options→Sound and change the Sound driver to OpenAL Soft and restart the game.
- 6. Open up the developer console using ~ and scroll up using the Page Up key, if the message says.
SOUND: OpenAL: Required device: OpenAL Soft. Created device: OpenAL Soft
Then the OpenAL Soft device is used and with it, HRTF mode as well.
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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Retail only. link #1 or link #2 |
French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Retail only. Includes optional Hungarian voice-over translation. Download from here. |
Italian |
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Polish |
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Features optional Polish voice-over translation. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Download. |
Russian |
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Serbian |
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Fan translation based on original Russian and Ukrainian versions; available in both Cyrillic and Latin. |
Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Fan translation, download. |
Ukrainian |
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Official translation patch from GSC, download. Already included in Steam version, and available as an extra on GOG.com. Duty, the military, mercenaries and the Monolith still speak Russian. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
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.
VR support
Issues fixed
"Unable to connect to master server" error
- The GameSpy master server has been shut down; use the Multi-Patch.
Crashes on DirectX 10
- Using Nvidia inspector, delete xrengine from the clear sky profile and add it to the call of pripyat profile.
Steam version does not launch on Windows 10/11, BugTrap reports error at 0023:00125311
Mandatory ASLR prevents game from running
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- Open Windows Defender.
- In App & browser control, open Exploit protection settings.
- In Program settings, add an exception for
xrEngine.exe .
- Disable "Force randomization for images (Mandatory ASLR)".
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Mouse Delay and bad frametimes
- Selecting normal or full dynamic lighting will cause the game to saturate the CPU by one core, which will cause stutters.
Set lighting to Static Lighting[8]
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c, 10, 10.1 |
Bound to the lighting renderer. DirectX 10.1 support was added in version 1.5.06. |
Shader Model support |
1.x, 2, 3, 4 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Open Dynamics Engine |
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Audio |
OpenAL |
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Multiplayer |
GameSpy |
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Modifications
- It adds back Iron Sights for the pistols like the previous game
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
2000 SP4 |
XP SP2, Vista SP1 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce FX 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:
References