1.

5b r6:
= Fix max sound targets calculation
= Fix issue with missing radio songs
- Removed balance breaking static item spawns
~ Further balancing of weapon stats, upgrades and box loot

1.5b r5:
* Actor can now only recruit companions one rank level above and below
* Complete damages and protections overhaul by Balathruin
* Complete economy overhaul by Balathruin. More long term economy with
progression slowed down.
* Complete environment sound overhaul by Balathruin
* Overhaul of xr_logic parse_condlist and pick_section_from_condlist for
optimization and quality-of-life.
* Reworked axr_keybind.script | Now it should be easier to bind a function
call to a key action without having to modify axr_keybind.script directly.
* changed how loadscreen.script is used by engine, now everything about tips
can be altered from script.
* damage stat on UI should now be more accurately normalized no matter the
weapon configs.
* re-enabled grass density and draw radius back into advanced game options
* restored smart:set_alarm() being triggered when npc enters combat mode.
* scope_zoom_factor now goes by actual magnification value. Ex.
scope_zoom_factor = 5 means scope is 5x
* scripts folder can now load *.script from subdirectories

+ Actor UI Inventory slots can now be dynamically added/removed without

engine changes, inside actor_menu*.xml
+ Added physics kick, can kick what is at cursor with bindable key (Not same
as tushkano kicking)
+ Added skeleton wallmarks
+ Can add user map spots by double clicking on PDA map
+ Can now set color of active and inactive ammo types on hud in maingame*.xml
(requirers updated xrGame.dll)
+ Fixed pickup mode in engine. Now you can pick up single items, like in
Shadow of Chernobyl, when cl_cod_pickup_mode is disabled. You can toggle this in
game options.
+ Helicopter is now controllable/mountable. Either use debug console 'heli
mount' in an area with existing heli or spawn one and press F to enter.
+ Show difference in percentage for weapon comparison
+ The first time you hover over weapon in UI, with -dbgdev, it will print all
weapons with their calculated hit powers to weapons_hit_power.ltx in main
directory
+ added first_person_zoom field to look/free camera sections. If true, when
zooming in with a weapon in third-person camera, it will switch to first-person
mode.
+ added ini function extension,
ini:r_string_to_condlist(section,field,default_str). Returns condlist from a read
string in ini. Should simplify code.
+ added ini:r_list(s,k,def); returns results of
parse_names(r_string_ex(s,k,def))
+ can now set psp_camera_offset in console for third person camera.
+ New equipment slot items equ_backpack, equ_small_pack, equ_military_pack,
equ_tourist_pack now replaces the functions of itm_actor_backpack and itm_backpack
features:
Can bind a key to drop stash at feet if equ_backpack is equipped. It
will remove all except medical, artefacts, equipment, ammo and belted items.
Can create a stash via context menu on any equ_backpack.
Increases actor max weight and walk weight
 = Companions now should only daisy chain other squad companions that are
nearby actor
= Fix clsid.wpn_grenade_fake showing up in treasure stashes, cause game to
crash when opening a stash
= Fix cooking exploits
= Fix fetch tasks being able to be completing after meeting the requirement
and then losing the requirement. As said here:
(http://forum.epicstalker.com/viewtopic.php?
f=32&p=7408&sid=bacde26d1c16855e53b59e60ebc2b78d#p7408)
= Fix hostage table being incorrectly named and not saving
= Fix level spots, set through logic, not being removed upon death
= Fix more then one stalker at Jup scientist bunker sitting at same location
= Fix skybox blur on renderer 2.5
= Fix xr_gather_items.script and xr_corpse_detection.script using invalid
level vertex ids (requires xrGame.dll from Aug 14)
= Sidorovich and Forester no longer speak as if player hear's it in his own
head
= Weapons now remember ammo type after switching offline
= Weapons now remember special scope type after going offline (requires
updated xrGame.dll)
= Fix base defense quest activating when already have this task or not
failing when leaving the level it originated on
= Fix crash when rescuing a hostage who's task giver has died
= Fix spawn of launcher ammo when gun doesn't currently have the addon flag.
= Fix headlamp and item pickup radius for third-person camera

~ Nimble should now leave to process order if you sleep nearby

~ Reputation | gain rep for donating items to stalkers.
~ Reputation | lose rep for companion death, nobody would want to hang out
with a loser!
~ Reputation | lose rep for killing a surrendered stalker the player spoken
with and is still wounded.
~ Semenov is now invulnerable as a companion
~ Yantar psi field logic fix
~ all usage of dialogs.relocate_money now rounds money given to actor to
nearest 100th place
~ force guard and walk anims for zombied, they no longer look or act like
normal stalkers on some gulag jobs
~ mounted machine gun less likely to over heat
~ skipped emissions are no longer tracked by stats unless they were already
on-going
~ weapon rewards now have randomized condition between 60 and 90
~ Texture loading is now done on separate threads

1.5b r4:
+ Existing engine log is now renamed to .bkp extension when game starts

* Can now change localization without restarting the application (qweasdd136963)

* Engine now logs failed VERIFY conditions

= Fix Agroprom to Garbage level changer's reject path

= Fix Geologist achievement giving the wrong percentage for anomaly respawns
= Fix a specific bug that made the game crash without a log after loading a game
multiple times.
= Fix dead crows respawning on game load
= Fix detectors: they no longer hold active state when dropped
= Fix disappearing grenade for Grenade Launcher attachments
= Fix flickering when using items
= Fix incorrect zoom after attaching custom scopes
= Fix incorrect zoom inc/dec when binding weapon zoom to other keys
= Fix lean mechanic: It no longer breaks when pressing left an right
simultaneously.
= Fix possible save corruption for any class derived from cse_alife_item
= Fix spore discount from quest
= Fix weapon weight calculation. Loaded ammo and grenades affect weight.

1.5b r3:
* Adjust mutant meat and food
* Allow bandit trader and monolith trader to buy artefacts since their factions
don't have access to scientists
* Beard buys aretfacts now
* Dragged icons now drop to cell at cursor position rather then the left-top
position of the icon
* Librarian buys mutant parts now
* Olivius buys mutant parts
* Spore buys artefacts now

= Fix Petrenko's trader config file being misspelled preventing him from loading
his supplies.
= Fix artefact condition not loading properly for level object
= Fix disabling helicopter spawn from crashing the game if helicopters exist
= Fix missing l11_pripyat.db and level.ai for Yantar
= Fix online exclusion radius
= Fix tell stories around the campfire
= Fixed Clear Sky outfit name/descriptions; Were incorrectly swapped
= Fixed crash with xr_box.script
= Missing "gameplay\character_dialogs"
= Reimplemented temporary fix to engine for DX8 'default shader' crash

1.5b r2:
+ Added 2 extra slots to the inventory, one for knives and the other for
binoculars.
+ Added 28 outfits and pieces of headgear, 26 of which from VodkaChicken's "Outfit
Addon".
+ Added 2C's customisations to Yantar and Outskirts levels, expanding many building
interiors.
+ Added 5 custom map spots; three for stashes, one for butterfly mines and the
other for companions.
+ Added 43 first names and 520 second names restored from all three previous
stalker games.
+ Added a post_combat_idle for mutants to utilise old engine features like dragging
bodies and eating.
+ Added a start location for bandits at the Car Park / Vehicle Station in Cordon.
+ Added a tab to game options dedicated to interface and heads-up-display options.
+ Added ability to bind a key to toggle the heads-up-display on or off.
+ Added ability to hold control and double-click to move more than a single item in
a stack.
+ Added ability to ignite or extinguish campfires at will instead of relying on
NPCs to do it.
+ Added animations for campfires, corpse searching, surrending and other scenarios
involving the AI.
+ Added callbacks "actor_menu_mode_changed", "inventory_box_can_take",
"on_achievement_earned", "squad_on_enter_smart" and "squad_on_leave_smart".
+ Added Clear Sky's hidden base as one of the start locations when playing as a
loner.
+ Added command line options "-smap256", "-smap512", and "-smap1024".
+ Added cooking feature, which allows the player to use a stove to cook mutant
meats.
+ Added debug command "debug_visuals" which spawns all NPC visuals in a line for
inspection.
+ Added debug command "name" to change player name, use underscores in place of
spaces.
+ Added directory abbreviation "$warfare_presets$" so Warfare doesn't need to
modify fsgame.ltx.
+ Added grass shadows toggle to the video options menu. No noticeable impact on
performance.
+ Added guide tab to the PDA, a work-in-progress recreation of the Shadow of
Chernobyl encyclopedia.
+ Added higher resolution PDA map renders of Chernobyl NPP, Darkscape, Dead City
and Generators.
+ Added kPDA_TAB1 through 6 to replace usage of kCUSTOM6 through 12 for PDA tab
binds.
+ Added logic parameter "on_first_update"; similar to "on_info" but only fires once
per load.
+ Added missing closed captions for Clear Sky and Mercenaries, thanks to
VodkaChicken and SashaRed.
+ Added missing minimap for the Monolith Control Center (l12u_control_monolith).
+ Added mutant parts "Crow beak" and "Karlik ear", both hard to obtain and
valuable.
+ Bounty tasks now tell you the name and faction of the target before accepting
them.
+ Controllers now actually hurt AI stalkers, they can commit suicide or attack
their friends.
+ Enabled more voice lines for throwing grenades and other actions performed by the
AI.
+ Item configurations have been relocated to a new folder and have been completely
reorganised.
+ Many doors which were locked can now be opened and closed, unlocking more safe
spots from emissions.
+ News tips icons for achievements, dynamic news, etc. are now read from a new
external config plugin.
+ PDA map spots for important areas like anomalies are now read from a new external
config plugin.
+ Restored ambient cloud shadows from Shadow of Chernobyl and pre-release builds.
+ Restored ambient night-time music from build 3844 and 3183 for Jupiter and Zaton
respectively.
+ Restored ambient sound effects from Shadow of Chernobyl using Balathruin's Sound
Restoration addon (with tweaks).
+ Restored an easter egg which was accidentally removed in a previous patch.
+ Restored bandit unique animations from Shadow of Chernobyl for trenchcoat and
jackets models.
+ Restored the circular in-game crosshair from Shadow of Chernobyl.
+ Restored the Karlik mutant from earlier Shadow of Chernobyl builds.
+ Restored the "Use Direct X 10.1" video option from S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky.
+ Sleep deprivation item fatigue values are now read from a new external config
plugin.
+ Stalker weapon loadouts have been modularised and split into separate files for
every two ranks.
+ Step sounds now make noise and the AI reacts to it, you should walk if you want
to sneak up on an enemy.
+ Trader files have been redesigned and modularised, now they make use of new trade
profiles.

* Adjusted xr_danger, stalkers now properly react to new dangers and can prioritise
as necessary.
* Ammunition received when unloading enemy weapons is now randomised, instead of
using the magazine capacity.
* A-Life greatly optimised to run on all thirty-two levels at once instead of just
neighbouring levels.
* Better linkage for Call of Pripyat maps to encourage Duty and Freedom to travel
between these levels.
* Better save compatibility with smart terrains if respawns are changed.
* Butterfly mines now automatically despawn if they fall below the level when
placed.
* Can now unlock the "Down to Earth" achievement with the RG-6, RPG-7 and variants
thereof.
* Cats now have the same morale value as dogs and should attack more frequently.
* Changed the respawn tick for all smart terrains to one in-game day.
* Companions can now sprint and should catch up to the player a lot faster when far
away.
* Contacts and companions screens more efficient, now only create as many rows as
they need when updating.
* Corpses are now displayed as a light-blue dot instead of the usual grey, making
them easier to see on the map.
* Corrected alpha layers on map renders for the PDA and minimaps, though no visual
difference in-game.
* Corrected military rank abbreviations (Private, Sergeant etc.) in the PDA's
relations tab.
* Corrected the description of anabiotics as they also protect the player from psi-
storms.
* Corrected the dimensions of stash markers, as GSC had accidentally made them 2px
too small in width and height.
* Corrected the "Glory Kill" task reward, now gives a random weapon as the text
would imply.
* Corrected the name of 7.62x54mm 7N14 ammunition (the one fired by the SVD and
SVU).
* Corrected the names of detectors, the detector type is now in quotation marks
like in Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat.
* Debug spawner plugin is now a blacklist rather than a whitelist, items are now
added automatically.
* Decreased the spawn rates of Fractures and Rats to be much rarer like they should
be.
* Doubled the requirements for all ranks and rebalanced points received due to
complaints.
* Drag-to-use texts in item descriptions are now much more visible and easier to
read.
* Duty's megaphone in Rostok now plays their faction music, instead of Dirge for
Planet.
* Dynamic news now only lets stalkers report on events which they have actually
witnessed.
* Emissions and psi-storms now take into account whether you are in an arena
battle.
* Exported ability to get addon flags for server entities that inherit from
se_alife_item_weapon.
* Exported CUIActorMenu_CanMoveToPartner and CInventoryBox_CanTake to
actor_menu_inventory and _g respectively.
* Exported enum and new read/write properties for server entities inheriting from
cse_alife_item_weapon.
* Exported ray_pick function from engine, and rewrote the in-line-of-fire check to
use it.
* Exported the spawn and spawn_loadout systems from the engine to scripts for
easier customisation.
* Fetch tasks now require the player to collect less items than before to complete
them.
* Increased speed of table_print feature whilst also decreasing RAM usage and
chance of stack overflows.
* Kruglov now has his own room, behaves like a mechanic proper and also has a new
map spot to help find him.
* Language list is now read from folder directory listings rather than set via
scripts.
* Level weathers are now read as a table instead of being parsed as a string.
* Machine gun on top of Yantar bunker now always available to avoid being spawned
multiple times.
* Massively reduced memory usage by reducing bump maps, whilst preserving detail by
using Kaiser filtering.
* Memory sticks can now be found on corpses (like PDAs) and can be right-click used
to unlock guide articles.
* Mod of the Year 2015 and 2016 icons now feature on the main menu as we aren't
eligible for future ones.
* Monolith now meditate during surges instead of running for cover as they don't
need it.
* Nerfed discounts given by traders to more reasonable levels due to starting
relations with own faction.
* Non-story players in the Monolith or Zombified factions can now explore Monolith
Control Center freely.
* Opened the zat_b103 smart terrain to simulation for the Mercenary faction.
* Optimisations to simulation_objects.script and gulag_general.script to improve
performance.
* Outfit costs have been increased due to addition of so many new ones, should help
slow progression.
* Psi-zone logics now have additional checks as they didn't take into account all
possible circumstances.
* Rebalanced the prices for mutant meats and parts to make sense with their item
descriptions.
* Rebuilt and restored a lot of the portrait iconsheet as all the alpha levels
somehow got messed up.
* Redesigned and replaced the splash screen to include the new MOTY logo. Much more
professional-looking.
* Reduced the volume of rain by 25% as it was often deafening during thunderstorms.
* Redistributed the PDA broker dialog to more logical choices, and changed the text
of the dialog.
* Reduced bleeding restoration from medkits, and satiety restoration from regular
foods.
* Relations tab in the PDA now accurately displays actor community goodwill.
* Renamed all trade files to include the character name and their faction in the
file names.
* Renamed Monolith trader back to his 1.2 name, from "Rabbit" to "Krolik" even
though it means the same.
* Renamed most plugin files to more suitable names and added better documentation
about how to use them.
* Reorganised the icon sheet as new items and outfits had made it rather messy.
* Replaced the "Favourite weapon" statistic with a "Guide articles" counter to show
unlock progress.
* Resized the global rectangles for underground levels displaying on the PDA to
hide weird artefacting.
* Sleeping bags are now marked on the PDA using the bed map spot so that they are
not forgotten about.
* Spawned NPCs or physics objects via the debug spawner now appear at the location
of the mouse cursor.
* Scope, sight, silencer, launcher and the weapon's probability can now be
determined in the spawn_loadout system.
* Spore's PDA now has a unique name as to not confuse it with those found on random
corpses.
* Stalkers now used a knife to smash open boxes in their way instead of shooting at
them point-blank.
* Stalkers who have tasks to be turned in to are forced to talk to player when
requested.
* Standard ammo types only are spawned on player during character creation, no more
high-power rounds.
* Stash markers now increase in size as you zoom in, making it easier to find them
on the PDA map.
* Stop signs are now say "СТОП" instead of "STOP", as most other in-game signs are
written in Cyrillic.
* Traders now offer better supplies based on goodwill instead of the "Heavy
Pockets" achievement.
* Updated bins to include several fixes from Russian forums as well as HQ geometry
for dynamic meshes.
* Weapon pack sights can now be right-click attached to specific weapons, not just
current/primary slot only.

= Fixed agr_smart_terrain_1_6_near_2 having a heli_army flag, should have been in

agr_smart_terrain_1_6_near_1.
= Fixed artefacts intended for the "Molten Lada" anomaly spawning at the "Hot Hind"
anomaly instead.
= Fixed attach offsets for guitars, stalkers should now hold them properly when
playing at a campfire.
= Fixed Barkeep giving discounts to Duty instead of Loners, this is covered by
Petrenko in same level.
= Fixed being able to jump-start storymode as non-story faction by killing Doc
before his immunity works.
= Fixed being able to skip level changer dialog box if the player reloaded autosave
before transitioning.
= Fixed bug in Ecologist task caused by jup_b6_stalker_1_measurements_done having
actor as sound type.
= Fixed bug where first entry in portrait plugin for each faction wasn't available
in character creation.
= Fixed bug where some vectors weren't being set properly in scripts.
= Fixed crash caused by Sultan having the wrong actor_dialog, it was referencing
the text string and not the dialog itself.
= Fixed crash which happened when playing in a low resolution when using certain
interfaces.
= Fixed crows not saving whether they had already been field dressed, now only
works once per crow.
= Fixed emissions and psi-storms not stopping when dying in Azazel mode, causing
player to die on respawn.
= Fixed engine bug where hit_probability values for difficulties higher than novice
were ignored.
= Fixed GSC's mistake in hit callback which caused weak weapons to heal wounded
stalkers.
= Fixed Hawaiian giving discounts to Freedom instead of Loners, this is covered by
Ashot in the same level.
= Fixed incorrect portraits for certain outfits when using the "Portrait by Outfit"
gameplay option.
= Fixed knife attacks not killing the target if damage dealt was greater than the
target's health.
= Fixed knives being damaged when looting them from the bodies of NPCs. Was only
noticeable through repair kits.
= Fixed Mi-24 helicopters not despawning with unlocking of the "Down to Earth"
achievement.
= Fixed mistake in xr_motivator and bind_monster because of incorrectly thinking
passed sobject in net_spawn was a server entity.
= Fixed not being able to sell Freedom faction patches even though you could sell
the other eight just fine.
= Fixed NPCs not finding jobs on first load because they had already taken them but
just not initiated them yet.
= Fixed Owl giving discounts to Clear Sky instead of Loners, however only the first
discount was affected.
= Fixed PDA lag caused by anomaly icons being added again every time the game was
loaded.
= Fixed player being able to join the "trader" faction when respawning in Azazel
mode.
= Fixed potential memory leak with user interfaces, constructors using CUIWindow
should use self:AutoDelete(true).
= Fixed rank being increased a second time in the place of reputation when
statistics change.
= Fixed rank and reputation increase/decrease notifications firing after respawning
in Azazel mode.
= Fixed Spas-12's RPM upgrade which still remains broken in Call of Pripyat.
= Fixed stalkers talking about your bounties acting suspicious after you have
killed them.
= Fixed stashes having untranslated names when placed without specifying a name.
= Fixed stalkers spawning at old LVID's due to
db.offline_objects[id].level_vertex_id.
= Fixed ui_debug_attach not changing NPC animation state properly.
= Fixed weather options not saving and weather presets not working.

- Removed a door in Dead City, hopefully fixing broken pathfinding when

entering/leaving the building.
- Removed a ton of duplicate and empty files found in the configs/gameplay/ folder.
- Removed all Call of Pripyat quest items and texts which aren't being reused in
any way.
- Removed all code relating to the now defunct DEACTIVATE_SIM_ON_NON_LINKED_LEVELS
constant.
- Removed all references to the hardcoded anomaly action planner.
- Removed many multiplayer-specific items which had no reason to exist any more.
- Removed rare variants of weapons from the keep_items section (Nimble, Snag,
Trapper, etc).
- Removed references to Strelok and Marked One from audio dialog used by the Rostok
arena.
- Removed redundant script files, their code was rewritten, moved or just wasn't
needed any more.
- Removed some leftover junk stalker and mutant configs as well as some duplicate
visuals.
- Removed some old legacy code added in previous patch hotfixes as it was no-longer
needed.