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Pre-Requisites

• Visual C++ Runtimes
• DirectX Runtime Libraries
• A decent internet connection
• A computer that can run S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Anomaly, in the words of seargedp:

  “I recommend at least 16 GB of RAM, a recent quad-core CPU and a graphics card with at least 4 GB of VRAM, ideally at least something as powerful as a GTX 970 or higher. It’s also only tested on Windows 10 and requires a 64 bit version of Windows.”

Initial Setup

This section was completely ripped off and converted from Viva New Vegas. All credits to the ModdingLinked team.

Uninstalling the Game

If you do not have the game installed yet, skip this step.

1. Find where you installed STALKER Anomaly and delete it completely.

Installing the Game

1. Download STALKER Anomaly 1.5.1
2. Download STALKER Anomaly 1.5.2
3. Extract it to any location outside of any default Window folders (like Program Files x86)

Post-Installation

Key Terminology

Now that the game is installed, there are two folders from it that will be referred to in the guide often:

• Root folder: Where the game is installed.

Example: D:\STALKER Anomaly\.

• gamedata folder: Where all of the game’s assets are located.

Example: D:\STALKER Anomaly\gamedata.

• bin folder: Where the executables and engine modifications are installed.

Example: D:\STALKER Anomaly\bin.

Quickly Running The Game

1. Run AnomalyLauncher.exe from the game’s Root folder.

• If you do not know what the game’s Root folder is, read the Key Terminology section above.

1. Select DirectX 10 or DirectX 11.

• If you have a lower-end PC, or want to squeeze as much performance out of the game as possible, you can select the I’d recommend DirectX 10. It offers pretty similar lighting quality for performance improvement, especially on older hardware. Using a lower DirectX version will result in crashes. Another great way to improve performance is tweaking the visuals/graphics in-game and lowering the shadow map to 1536.

1. Tick the Reset graphics settings box.
2. Set the Resolution option to your preference.
3. Click the drop-down box and choose either Borderless Windowed or Fullscreen.

Enabling File Extensions

By default, Windows Explorer will not show file extensions (such as .exe, .dll, or .esp). These extensions are very important when going through the guide, so it is highly recommended to enable file extensions:

1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Select the View tab at the top.
3. Check the box next to File name extensions.

Mod Organizer 2 Setup

This section was completely ripped off and converted from Viva New Vegas. All credits to the ModdingLinked team.

Installing Mod Organizer 2

1. Download the latest Mod Organizer 2 file from here.
2. Once downloaded, extract it to any location outside of any default Window folders (like Program Files x86) and outside of the game’s Root folder (the installer’s default location will work).

Initial Setup

1. Run ModOrganizer.exe.
2. You will be prompted with a pop-up called Creating an instance, in which you should just select Next.
3. On the next page, select Create a portable instance.
4. On the next page, select STALKER Anomaly.
5. On the next page, keep the Location file path default.

If you have MO2 installed on an SSD or a HDD with little space, you can check the Show advanced options box and change the Downloads file path to a different drive with more space. This will not affect download/game performance, and the downloads can be deleted after the mods have been installed.

1. On the last page, select Finish.
2. MO2 will launch and prompt you with a pop-up called Show tutorial?, in which you should select No.
3. From the pop-up called Register?, select Yes.

• This pop-up will not show up if you have already registered a different instance of MO2.

Configuring Settings

1. Select the X in the bottom right of MO2 to close the log window.
2. Select the Settings button at the top of MO2 to open the settings.
3. In the Theme tab, you can select a different style from the drop-down menu at the top.

• I use the 1809 Dark Mode theme.

1. In the Nexus tab, select Connect to Nexus.

• This option will not show up if you have already connected your Nexus account on a different MO2 instance.

1. MO2 will open your browser and prompt you to authorize the connection.
2. Once you authorize it, you can close out of your browser and of the MO2 settings.
3. Allow MO2 to restart if it asks.

Creating Profiles

Mod Organizer 2’s “Profiles” feature allows for easy switching between different mod configurations. In this step, we will create a profile for the guide while keeping a strictly-vanilla profile for testing/de-bugging. Profiles can be selected via the drop-down menu above the left pane.

1. Select the Profiles button at the top of MO2 to open the profiles menu.
2. Select the Default profile, then select Copy.
3. Name the new profile JOURNEY.
4. Select the JOURNEY profile and make sure both Use profile-specific Game INI Files is checked at the bottom.

You may get a pop-up called INI file is read-only when attempting to make/select a new profile. If so then select Remember my choice from the drop-down at the bottom then click Clear the read-only flag.

1. Exit out of the profiles menu and select the JOURNEY profile from the drop-down above the left pane.

Mod Installation Advice

1. Click the Download button (or whatever the download button is for the respective site).

I recommend moving the downloaded files to your JOURNEY MO2 downloads (i.e. JOURNEY\downloads) folder.

1. Once the download has finished, click the Archive button at the top of MO2.
2. From the new window, navigate to where the file was downloaded to and double-click it.

When downloading multiple files from the same page, you will be prompted with a box in Mod Organizer 2 with the options Merge, Replace, and Rename. You should select the Rename option and rename the mod to its respective file name. This will make MO2 install them as separate files for easier management. If you are updating from an old version of a mod, you should select Replace. This will delete all the files from the old version of the mod and replace them,with the ones from the new version. This is the only time you should use the Replace option, otherwise always use Rename.

This guide will assume that from here on out you’ll know how to install the mods, and will provide mostly image-based help if the installation requires a special process. Otherwise, install as stated above.