S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl - Echo of Chernobyl 2: Second Wind (2014) PC

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl - Echo of Chernobyl 2: Second Wind – a global modification to the eponymous first part of the famous Stalker series.

The author himself positions his project as a purely graphic mod, which is designed to bring the visual range of Chernobyl Shadows closer to modern realities. In fact, the developer under the pseudonym "Potential" did more – edits were made at the level of gameplay.

Plot

As for the main and side tasks, we do not observe any changes here. The creator of the mod decided to leave an already beautiful and interesting story in order to add something of his own.

The action takes place on the territory of the Zone – an abnormal area that arose after the Chernobyl accident. After this event, inexplicable things began to happen in the Zone.

The main character does not remember how he gets into this sinister place and tries to remember who he is and what kind of person could send him to certain death. The hero will not only find out the truth about his past, but also reveal all the secrets of the Zone.

Gameplay

The developer did some work on the gameplay and made edits that he considered reasonable for greater playability of the project. Among the main changes , the following should be noted:

• it is now possible to adjust the aiming range;
• creating your own character, which includes setting up his name, belonging to a group and a starting set of weapons;
• there is complete freedom of movement between locations – now NPCs can walk wherever they want;
• Overpopulation of the Zone has been made;
• revised some parameters in favor of realism and more.

 No less serious changes have affected the graphics. The developer added a dynamic system for changing weather conditions, increased the quality of detail and special effe