The texture listed in the error isn't one from CoTZ, perhaps it could be a conflict with an addon.
DX10 can be a little less reliable than DX9 enhanced. You might want to give that a shot if the problem persists. There isn't a huge difference in visual quality, and you might be able to turn your graphics settings back up a bit.
Already done ;)
NPC's will occasionally look for artefacts in anomalies if they have a detector on them. You can also get your companions to search anomalies if you give them the command to pick up any loot they see.
Number of crates smashed. For every crate you smash you can craft a new one.
Check the readme for the specific addon you're trying to install, but for the most part you just drop the files into the /gamedata folder in your CoTZ install location.
Yeah, that definately shouldn't have happened. I'll have to look into what might have caused it.
You *should* be okay, I don't think it will cause any problems with the playthrough. You could either ignore one of them or just keep switching back and forth if you like.
You have to search the area. They are within a certain radius of the task marker, 25m for indoor locations or 50m for outdoor locations.
PDA should be pretty easy to find if you wait until dark, the screen stays on so it glows.
If you have trouble finding them, you can ask friendly stalkers to help you look.
So you have two meet with tasks right now? Or you have a meet with task and another yellow storyline task?
What are the full names of both of the tasks?
The textures being used now are:
textures\ui\ui_drx_cotz_background.dds
and
textures\ui\ui_drx_cotz_background_panels.dds
The xml files that specify the layout are:
configs\ui\ui_mm*.xml
For those tasks, the item doesn't spawn until you load the level it's on, so whenever you are loading the previous save and transitioning to the map, it's re-spawning in a different location.
If you run into the issue again where it seems like it didn't spawn, try to save the save file for me so I can take a look at it.
Glad all is well. Thanks for the update.
Yeah, open the file \appdata\user.ltx and search for the following line:
keypress_on_start 0
Change the 0 to a 1 and the loading screen will pause until you press a key to continue.
Those are spores from the Burnt Fuzz anomalies hanging from the ceiling. It's harmless if you move slow, but it will sting you if you run or jump while you're in it.
It will be in one of 2 spots. The first spot is where you are at, the lower basement, there are some shelves in the "main" hallway, it would be on those shelves. (idk what's with the ladder that leads to the sealed hatch, it doesn't open so don't think you need to try to get in there.)
If it's not there, the other place is what I called "in the office" in my notes. It's been a while since I've been there, so I can't recall what the "office" looks like, but hopefully that's a hint.
If you still can't find it, let me know, and I'll see if I can give you a better description.
Better late than never :)
I've never tried the displaying units on the PDA addon with CoTZ, but it *might* work. If not, let me know, it could probably be adapted pretty easily.
Here is system.ltx for CoTZ: Drive.google.com
Paste it into \gamedata\configs
It looks like EAP hasn't been updated for CoTZ 1.2 so that may be causing some issues. If it happens again, you can start a thread in the troubleshooting forum and paste the crashlog from \appdata\logs and I'll see if I can see what the issue is.
Make sure to launch the game from the Stalker-CoTZ.exe in the main folder, not xrEngine.exe from the \bin folder.
I do plan on adding some settings for grass in the UI at some point. In the meantime, you can edit the settings manually if you like:
Open \appdata\user.ltx with notepad and search for these two lines:
r__detail_density <-- this controls the density of the grass, lower numbers = higher density. CoTZ default (more grass) = 0.36 | CoC default (thinner grass) was 0.6
r__detail_radius <-- how far from the player the grass will spawn. CoTZ default (bigger radius) = 175 | CoC default (smaller radius) was 50
It's incredibly rare, it could spawn anywhere but there is a higher chance wherever you could expect more exotic mutants (closer to the center of the Zone, Red Forest, etc)
It's called a Borya, it was a cut mutant that always existed in the db but never got much love in many other mods.
I have a little write-up on it in the pda guide, mostly from my imagination, there isn't much actual backstory to it since it was never used in the official series.
Whatever is trying to call that sound is from an addon, it's not from CoTZ.
Check with the author of the addon you're using. Looks like something weapons related.
I think it got moved to files because you have "full version" as the category. Try changing it to an addon category like "weapons skins" or "models pack".
Yup. The reason why they occasionally teleport to a non-adjacent map is certatin npc's have to skip certain maps for several reasons, for instance non-monolith npc's have to skip past areas that are blocked by psi fields.
Most of the time you will see them snap to a different map if they need to travel through rostok but they are enemies with duty or loners. They will just skip it and jump to the map past that they are trying to get to.
Unfortunately it can't be applied in-game due to a limitation of the engine. You can try to force it through your gfx card software.
Are you crouching?
There is an option to toggle or press-to-hold crouch mode:
Options -> Game -> Crouch/stand mode
It's built on top of CoC, but it adds an extensive amount of features and improvements to enhance the gameplay and immersion aspects. For a full list of features you can check out the summary here: Moddb.com
You would need to extract the db files, but I'll save you the trouble:
Just copy that file to the path I specified above and then you can make the changes.
Check the tips here: Moddb.com
If you're still having problems after that, start a thread in the troubleshooting forum and we'll get you up and running.
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