So, after a long time I'm feeling the urge to go back to he zone....
I see this
Anomaly mod is the new hot. It's apparently a big sandbox thing with all 3 games maps and factions and quests.
But how is this faction thing? Can I join factions and rise through the ranks and gain access to new toys as I do so? Also, do the other factions turn hostile on me? Are there enough quests for each faction to avoid getting repetitive?
Other than that, any other mods out there worth taking a look?
Thanks bros and sis.
Edit: in before
DraQ suggest some weird unpronounceable potato shit like Zonarolibskaya Mod or something thats incomplete, full of bugs and untranslated but insists it's the best in the world..
Yes to the faction stuff, you do repeat generic missions to build rep which unlocks new gear from the faction store and harder missions. Each faction has unique versions of the main outfits, for instance Clear Sky outfits lean towards anomaly protection over combat, but provide more combat protection than ecologists for instance.
There is a story mode, but they are highly cut down versions of the main missions from SOC/CS/COP with most of the set pieces removed. There are a couple of original pieces of story content that you can play after the "vanilla" story quests but they are super short and not very interesting.
tl;dr How much you'll get out of Anomaly depends on how much you like freeplay. The story content is pretty shit. Warfare with a high alife population can be quite fun if you enjoy big shootouts and lots of combat.
Thanks. More questions if you don't mind:
1. Is the economy
retarded artificially harsh as in Misery 2.x where you risk you life for an artifact that's worth a loaf of bread? I like a good sim (loved the old Misery 1) but that's too much.
2. Are Factions quests lore-coherent? Say, if I go with Ecologists, does that mean I will spend more time on anomalies hunting artifacts instead of shooting people?
3. Even if the new story is shit, at least the writing (for quests) is okay/decent, or utterly shit amateur stuff? To be honest the original Stalker SoC was pretty meh in story too, felt like amateur stuff IMO, and I played the shit out of it anyway (CoP was better). I don't mind the plot being weak, but if how the characters speak through dialogue is nonsensical it kills the game for me.