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Shay's: Living Zone - Gold

A configuration file mod (and soontm SDK) to adjust the "A-Life" spawner (Gold tier)



Tier info (for info about this tier see below):


*A small notice: i made 3 versions to give people options since modularity is not a thing for console. I gave pc users the same set of options instead of bundling it and making it only 2 or even 1 version. Performance on all 3 is something i'm still working on but testers report around 2-3% fps loss on this version and it can go up to (but isn't always) 4%.
Optimization is work in progress, but no large drops reported.

An example of the "Unlock system for a-life scenarios based on quest progress":
On game start the player has the rank of "Newbie", this will have the following start mutants unlocked:
Blind dog, Boar, Bloodsucker, Flesh
The above mutants are also the ONLY mutant types with random a-life spawns in open world.
For example: the Gold tier adds in 8 new mutant types and 2 subtypes:
Burer, Tushkan, Ratswarm, Cat and Snork, controller, pseudodog, poltergeist, poltergeist-fire,poltergeist-toxic
Now on game start the player has the vanilla 4 unlocked + Tushkan and rat (as first new unlock for start of game)
Once the player passes certain key moments in the main quest, for instance sphere or sircaa, the rank goes up
If you reach the next rank you unlock new mutants from the modded pool to spawn.
For Experienced in Gold this means the Poltergeist and Burer for next quest milestone.
This continues based on the tier of my mod and untill last rank that is Master after [NO SPOILERS]
(I know this is not lore accurate but it is to create more variation in the open world, the changes of these new types to spawn are very small but can still happen.)

What is the Gold tier?
This tier is for the high-end pc and for the player who wants a VERY heavily adjusted A-Life spawn system with QoL enhancements, region variation and more built into it.

This mod can be considered a slightly higher version of the Complete mod that can be found on nexusmods
https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1301

FEATURES

• Complete rework of spawn times for npc's in open world for better pacing and a counter to no chill moments at poi's and campsites
  
• Complete rework of event system and alife render scenarios for more varied and realistic moments
  
• Almost a complete rework of lair system for a more believable population dispersion in the zone with better expansion chances based on faction lore
  
• Further pathfinding and interaction with environment (based on reworked scenarios)
  
• Adjustments to the needs of each faction, some factions will now never sleep like monolith and instead keep having monologues with themselfs, or always on patrol like militaries, freedom are now noticable chainsmokers due to their nature to the zone, etc
  
• Progression based unlock system including but not limited to: squad sizes, mechanics, npc types,...
  
• Partial rework of some faction daily schedules and some hub routines for more variation in the zone
  
• Adjustments to the squad compositions (think more snipers or more specialized squad roles for certain factions OR even mixed faction roaming squads!)
  
• Immersive patrols and the ability to trade with said patrols. BEWARE: SOME NPC'S WILL HAVE A LOCK SYMBOL WHEN TALKED TO, THIS IS NORMAL AND SOMETHING I CAN'T FIX YET. YOU CAN STILL TRADE IN THIS STATE BY PRESSING "E"! (This will be changed asap once SDK opens up)
  
• Patrol squad adjustments to also include rare professions patrolling with them
  
• And more! see tier info for example

COMPATIBILITY AND TECHNICAL INFO

• Works with all mods
  
• Effects are instant
  
• New and mid save compatible

Since a lot of effort and time is put in my mods. i have placed my paypal/me link below in case you do want to leave a coffee tip in the coffeetip jar
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO NEED FOR THIS COFFEE TIP, IT IS PURELY HERE FOR THE ONES WHO WANT TOO :
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