S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Oblivion Lost

You've all heard of the game Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl. The the developers originally named it; Stalker: Oblivion Lost, and later changed during production. The developers struggled over many release dates to deliver the near-vapourware game, eventually creating a vastly different game then they initially intended.

Oblivion Lost is a collaborative mod from the Stalker fanbase, it seeks to mould Stalker into what it should have been. Speaking from personal view, Shadow of Chernobyl is an amazing game, excellent graphics even by todays standard, vast explorable and interesting landscapes and a good storyline. The guns apparently have realistic ballistics and are all modelled on existing weapons. It lacks in some aspects however; there are no vehicles, the variety of monsters is disappointing and the bugs can really screw your game up.

Oblivion Lost fixes all these, and much much more. The first huge difference you notice after installing is the lighting, when you reach outside you no longer see dull rainy european skys with brown-grey radioactive dust, you see an amazing sunset burning an orange glow across everything. When night falls, it falls hard, visibility is only few feet and enemies cant see you either. "Blowouts" happen every now and then, when a blowout is near you hear sirens in the distance, if you dont get to cover in the next few seconds, youre going to be fried alive by nuclear radiation. You get tired aswell as hungry, a little sleeping bag allows you to rest (Oblivion style), you can choose how long you sleep for. You might want to sleep in shelter, probably with allies, blowouts can happen or bandits might arrive. If you dont sleep you get drowsy and see double, if you dont swig an energy drink or sneak a quick nap you could conk out mid battle.

More weapons, vehicles and enemies have been added, most if not all bugs have been fixed, shopkeepers can repair your armour. New stronger bosses have been added, loads of new items and tweaks. Might I add, some textures, models and graphics have been updated to make it compete with todays games.


Heres a movie I found on YouTube that shows off a few features:


Downloads:

1.0005 Patch

Oblivion Lost

I suggest you install it with "FCAR" and "VI-NPC Invul" addons to make it extra perfect, these prevent important NPCs from dying and allow you to befriend factions by paying them off. Youll have to go hunt for them yourself ;)