dudes, it's AD 2020 and it gets better:I heard the Complete mod makes the game too easy.
I think there's another mod that improves the visuals but doesn't fuck with anything else, but I can't remember the name of it.
ZRP (Zone Restoration Project) with texture mods like absolute nature is far superior to Complete.
ZRP fixes bugs/issues only and doesn't randomly decrease the damage of all the guns and player damage taken.
There are also a bunch of optional addons for ZRP that can be added according to taste.
The mod I was thinking of is called Starter Pack. I guess it includes some texture mods + ZRP.
Just had a quick glance, seems like a pretty decent compilation.
Pretty much anything is better than Complete in all honesty.
https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-memories-of-the-zone
A highly customizable Vanilla+ modpack based on the OGSR x64 bit engine and ZRP, as well as various other graphics mods, enhanced sound (working EAX without a soundcard) and OWR3. Included are optional gameplay difficulty addons as well as options for visual customization.