The best STALKER 2 mods for performance, weapons, weight, and enemies

2024-11-22

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The best STALKER 2 mods focus on improving stamina, decreasing weapon degradation, and even reducing the amount of enemies in the game.STALKER 2is a rather merciless game, so understandably being able to improve some of the gruelling survival mechanics may be just what you need. With STALKER 2 mods, you can adjust many of the games’ core mechanics to make them more manageable, or you can opt to remove them from the game altogether. While there’s a wealth of choice on offer, we’ve narrowed down our search to just five areas that’ll hopefully change the gameplay experience to suit you.

It’s important to also note that most of the STALKER 2 mods mentioned are for the Steam version of the game, so be sure to check compatibility for your system.

How to install STALKER 2 mods

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stalker 2 mods folder

There are two main options when installing STALKER 2 mods. The first involves taking a downloaded pak and installing it in this directory:

Another main option for STALKER 2 mods involves downloading an ini file and copying that into a specific folder.This will replace any previously existing version of that file, so make sure you make a copy first!To ‘uninstall’ these mods you’ll need to put the original file back.

STALKER 2 performance, optimised settings, and graphics mods

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STALKER 2 performance, optimised settings and graphics mods

You’ve got a fair few options when it comes to mods that improve performance for STALKER 2 but your mileage will vary depending on your set-up and PC. For example, I’ve got a Ryzen 7, 4070 Super and 16GB DDR4 RAM, and when I testedStalker Optimizer,Optimized Tweaks S.2andSTK2 - SPFI saw minor but hugely variable improvements between 0-15 FPS depending on what was happening in the game. Although, that averaged out to maybe 5 fps at best. These are all pak files, so you can swap them in and out of the mods folder to test them.

I also testedS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 - Ultimate Engine Tweaks, which gave me similar results. That one is an ini file, so remember to back up the existing file if you use it. It also has a few lines of text you’ll need to manually change as well, depending on your monitor’s framerate, VRR, and other settings.

If none of these have any significant effect then you could also tryFPS Boost less stuttering better stability and cleaner image all in oneorStalker 2 optimizer.

STALKER 2 weight mods

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STALKER 2 weight mods

When it comes to item weight mods for STALKER 2, if you want an adjustment that doesn’t completely remove all the challenge, theNo weight for ammo nades meds and foodpak file only affects those things. TheAdjustable Carryweightmod, on the other hand, gives you a range of pak files to download for different options ranging from a maximum weight of 90 to 9999.

There is alsoCE Scrip Unlimited Carry Weightwhich gets rid of encumbrance completely. But it’s a Cheat Engine script, so you’ll need todownload thatfirst and, if you’re not paying for the Patreon version, it’ll probably ping your Antivirus like crazy. It also only works on the Steam version of the game.

STALKER 2 weapon durability mods

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STALKER 2 weapon durability mods

STALKER 2 gunsandweapon degradation is a contentious issue and something a lot of people want changed. TheNo weapon durability lossmod is a pak file with two options for 50% and zero durability loss, with options for outfits as well. However, when I tested the zero option it was quite inconsistent - I found some guns stopped wearing out but not all of them.

If that’s the case for you then you can also tryReasonable Weapon Degradation- a pak which offers a 50% reduction in wear. Or there’sSTX’s Removed Durability Loss (Pistols), another pak file that only works on pistols.

If you don’t want to touch weapon durability at all, thenReduced Repair Costwill let you do just that. There’s a range of pak files to download that will change the repair cost from anywhere between 80% to 0, makingrepairing weapons in STALKER 2much less coupon-draining.

STALKER 2 stamina mods

STALKER 2 mutant and bloodsucker mods

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STALKER 2 mutant and bloodsucker mods

For more sweeping changes,Lower Mutant Healthapplies its reduction across all the mutants and animals in the game, with 25% and 50% pak file options.

There’s also aChimera HP Nerfspecificallyfor that one enemy type with two paks that will lower it’s HP to 400 or 200 respectively.

These are just the most impactful STALKER 2 mods in terms of gameplay, but you can find a lot more options over atNexus. There are far more granular things you can do like change day length, FOV and camera mods, more sweeping difficulty adjustments, colour reshaders and more.© GamesRadar+. Not to be reproduced without permission.

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How to install STALKER 2 mods

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