S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl - Dream Reader "The Leper Area" [v.1.0006] (2012) PC

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl - Dream Reader "The Leper Area" is a global modification to the eponymous first part of the famous first–person shooter series. The main feature of the mod is that there is no binding to the plot – you are free to do anything and when you want it.

An amateur author worked on the creation of the mod under the creative pseudonym ShtoporOK. The release of Dream Reader "The Leper Area" took place on personal computers in 2012.

Gameplay Features

The original plot has not been removed – it can be passed, but nothing else pushes the user to do it. In addition to familiar characters, new ones have appeared.

The list of changes and innovations is really big, and they radically change the gameplay. Among them are the following:

• the old locations have been redone, and new ones have been added to them – drawn from scratch;
• more than ten types of mutants have been introduced – each of them has its own behavior;
• NPCs have acquired unique models and now rarely resemble each other;
• redesigned weather mechanics – it has become more realistic;
• changed the release of energy – it carries an even greater danger;
• the ability to use items such as guitar, cigarettes, etc.;
• Added hundreds of new barrels, equipment, food and more.

No less important changes have occurred at the graphical level. The developers paid great attention to the locations – the old ones were decorated with high-resolution textures, and the ones drawn from scratch look even better.

The weather looks even more realistic, the fog is like a real one – this creates a completely new Zone – more alive than ever and at the same time frightening. Dream Reader "The Leper Area" is one of the most beautiful mods that takes S