CoTZ+ plus EAP install instructions Thread - DoctorX Call of The Zone mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Install instructions to merge the COTZ+ and EAP cosmetic packs. I'm posting this here so I can link to it from other add-ons descriptions.

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These two packs can be comfortably merged if you follow the steps below. You'll end up with Anomaly maps, which have some clipping issues because they do not exactly correspond to CoTZ world objects. There's nothing that blocks progression through the game though, except for Kruglov, a scientist at Yantar who gets locked in a box. Fortunately, there's a patch for that. COTZ+' world textures from Anomaly will be overwritten by EAP's textures, so you get EAP's buildings and EAP's version of vanilla flora and fauna, except for the grass, which will be Anomaly's.

it's a very heavy combination to run. Just so you're aware. But if you have the horsepower to run this, have at it.

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Requirements:

• CoTZ+
• Enhancement Addons Pack
• Smurth LilGABE hybrid CoTZ
• a free afternoon

First install COTZ+. After install, go into its gamedata folder and find the levels folder. This needs to not be overwritten by EAP, so move it out of the gamedata folder. Just put it on your desktop for now.

Unpack EAP on top of COTZ+ and overwrite everything. Now you have a install that has a lot of Anomaly assets that are not used. It's basically just EAP plus some scripts that COTZ+ included, such as Smurth LilGABE hybrid's enhanced animations script, and the game is broken. THAT'S IT WE'RE DONE HOPE YOU ENJOYED OUR AFTERNOON TOGETHER.

Not really. Move the levels folder from your desktop back into the gamedata folder and overwrite all. This makes the game actually use the Anomaly assets. Not that you would know, because the game's still broken. Isn't this the best date you've ever had?

Now unpack Smurth LilGABE into the gamedata folder and overwrite all. This unbreaks the game. We're essentially done now, but there are a couple of after-care things we can do.

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Run the game with -no_staging (this prevents many out of memory crashes):

• make a shortcut to the Stalker-CoTZ.exe, right-click the shortcut and click Properties
• add "-no_staging" without the quotes to the Target: line and click Apply
• always use this shortcut to start the game

Install the Kruglov patch. This breaks Kruglov out of confinement and allows him to roam free once more. I'm sure he's relieved.

If the mix of textures is displeasing to your fine sensibilities, install these Classic CoC textures. They also improve performance.

If you have graphical issues on Truck Cemetery, Dead City and Dark Valley, install these shaders. If not, don't.

If you dislike HD NPC models, install this add-on to revert them to vanilla. This also improves performance.

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NOW we're done. You may want to make a backup so you don't ever have to do all this again. You'll pick up the check, won't you sweetheart? Thanks.

Edited by: Mahzra