Last Updated: December 11, 2017
What this does:
- Fixes an issue where the entire screen was being pushed into depth.
- Fixes skybox, muzzle flash depth, flickering ground textures & haloing issues.
- Adds a convergence preset on the 'Caps Lock' key
- Adds a low convergence preset on the 'Right Mouse Button' (for aiming with iron sights)
- Adds a low depth, high convergence preset on the side mouse button 'Mouse 4'. Use this when aiming with a scope or when using binoculars.
Installation:
- Using Nvidia Inspector, remove "XR_3DA.exe" from the "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl" profile and assign it to the "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky" profile.
- Download this ZIP file & extract it into the game directory. (for example: ..\STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl\ )
- Run the file "HeliXmodLauncher.bat" in the game directory. (You will need to keep this window open before you start this game.)
- Run the game.
- In the Options menu, under the Video tab, set "Renderer" to "Full dynamic lighting". All other graphics settings can be set to the highest
- Click on the "Game" tab and disable "Show crosshair". If you want, you can enable Nvidia Laser Sight crosshair (Default key: Ctrl+F12 )
- Click on the "Controls" tab, scroll down to where it says "Zoom" and set the side mouse button "Mouse 4" as the Alternative.
- Restart the game for the changes to take effect
- When in-game, press the 'Caps Lock' key and adjust the depth and convergence to your liking.
- Press 'F7' to save your setting.
Additional Notes:
- Keybindings for the above convergence presets can be changed in the dx9settings.ini file.
- To adjust the convergence or depth for the above aiming presets: Hold the button down and simultaneously adjust the depth & convergence to your liking. Before releasing the button, press 'F7' to save your settings.
- Sometimes when transitioning to another area, the fix gets broken. If this happens, press the Right Mouse Button to re-enable the fix.
- Some graphical mods may break this fix. I verified this fix works with:
- Stalker Complete 2009 v1.4.4
- Autumn Aurora 2.1
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Oblivion Lost U.L.T.I.M.A.T.E.
- Photo Realistic Zone 2.1
- Zone Reclamation Project 1.07
- S.W.O. (S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Weather Overhauled) v3.1
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Lost Alpha v1.4002 (DX9)
Update 6-10-19 (bo3b): For GoG version use GoG_Stalker.zip
Drop into game root folder, not where .exe resides.
Set XR_3DA.exe to not require Admin.
Working on Win10 1803, Driver 419.67.
Oh my GOD... this is so awsome.
ReplyDeletethank you 4everAwake for this fix.
holidays are coming. i know what i´ll be stalking :D
Thank u, Sir.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant work like usual from you!
ReplyDeleteAgain huge thanks for all the fixes
Holy sh.. ! Big triple thank you, true warrior
ReplyDeleteThank you VERY MUCH!!!
ReplyDeleteI highly appreciate your great work!
ReplyDeletebtw, what mod is on screenshots ?
ReplyDeleteHi. The first screen shot is with no mods. The second one is with Autumn Aurora.
DeleteTHANKS 4everAwake, you are amazing !!
ReplyDeleteMan this is so awsome release. Thanks for making my dream come true !!
ReplyDeleteps. did you manage to install any plugin that gives those awsome sun/godrays call of pribyat has ?
i have complete mod and weather overhaul and the game lookes super awsome already
Hi 4everAwake and many thanks for the fix.
ReplyDeleteI however can not make it work.
I did everything as in the instructions, but the fix wont load for some reason.
Clear sky fix is working without problems.
Any ideas? I am using steam version on win7 64x.
i have GOG version on win7 64x
Deletedid you remember to launch the helixmod launcher ?
this fix is different from anything i have seen, there is an additional launcher you need to launch before launching the game.
It is stated in the instructions, so I did.
DeleteYou would be amazed at how often people swear they did all the instructions- and simply did not. In general, it's very hard to provide suggestions when people do not describe things they've already tried and what exactly they see wrong.
DeleteI just tried the game here, and it is working exactly right. Win7 x64, Driver 388.59, GoG version.
For the GoG version installed from Galaxy, it creates the game with Admin privileges. So the game does not match the HelixMod Launcher. Either make the bin/HelixModLauncher.exe require admin as well, or make the game not require admin.
Also be certain that Renderer is set to "Full dynamic lighting" and relaunch the game.
Outside of that, you'll need to give us more info.
Thank you bo3b, it was the admin privileges required.
DeleteCan someone with more insite tell how to adjust more intensity into autum Auroras sun shafts ? Can't find the file they are specified.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for the mod.
ReplyDeleteApplied the fix via 3d fix manager. Admin rights applied to all executables.
Checked profile in nvidia-inspector.
If there is still a lot of crosstalk is it because I use Windows 10? Might switching to Windows 7 help?
Just tested this on Win10 1803, Driver 419.67, and got it working correctly. The fix still works, but wasn't a slam dunk to get working here. I don't think you need a Win7 install for this one.
DeleteI don't think that the 3DFM version is working at present, but it might be because I'm using the GoG version and not Steam version. I needed to fix the profile manually, and also move some files around to get it to work. Admin is not necessary for the game or HelixModLauncher, best to have them off.
Try this fix file: https://bo3b.s3.amazonaws.com/GoG_Stalker.zip
Wow, your modified fix works fantastic! Thanks, bo3b!
DeleteAll the lightning underground has been a pain.
Now with your fix it is perfect over- and undergound!
HI. I am Windows 10 1903. Not working ... Getting a 'flashing' blank screen when trying to start the game. Whats my best alternative? Dual boot to Windows 8.1?
ReplyDeleteNot sure what you are running into there. I just tested this again and it was working perfectly on Win 10 1903, Driver 432.00. It did look broken when I first ran it after recent OS update, so I reinstalled game and fix from scratch and it was working well. I'm using GoG version of game and matching fix. No mods for this test.
DeleteShould work for you then. Try using the 3DFM or HelixVision to setup and run game. If you are doing it manually, make sure the "Disable fullscreen optimizations" is unchecked.
Hello again. I had 425.31 installed, and could not get soc to work. Then i saw your update and noticed that windows had update my driver to 432.00 - very confused, and i have looked in the forums but cannot figure out what is going on. (1) should the soc helix fix work with 425.31? (2) Can I stop Windows 10 from putting on the newer driver? (3) If not how can i patch the 3d vision drivers back into 432.00 so that I can finally play Stalker soc with the 3d vision fix. (4) Should I go to a dual boot to get off Win10 for 3d vision. Please forgive me for asking questions that should be on the forum, I have spent all night trying to figure out what to do here ... Thanks. Gb.
Delete425.31 is a better choice, simpler and fewer problems. I used 432.00 because that's what I had at the moment. Use DDU and cleanly install 425.31 and it should work fine on 1903.
DeleteWin10 with 425.31 is an OK setup. But you will constantly have Microsoft f*ing with you like this with the changing drivers and forced updates. So you either have to put up with that and reinstall drivers as needed, or switch to an OS that doesn't have these retarded forced updates like 8.1 or 7.0.
Ok. I put 425.31 on but almost immediately Windows put 432.00 on. Good grief. So I installed the 3d vision driver using 3DFM on 432.00. Still getting the flashing screen hang on steam version even after reinstall. So I bought the CoG version and got further, but there is a really obvious flashing on all the shrubs on the ground. Also the sky looks very odd if I crank up the depth at all (not at right depth). Is it possible the shader overrides are not taking for me? I am starting the Helixmodlauncher prior to starting the game with the Cog game launcher in the base folder. I made sure for Cog that I set XR_3DA.exe to not require Admin. The only thing I did not do is to set the zoom to mouse4, as I don't have that on my mouse as it is set up at the moment. Thanks for being patient about this. gb.
DeleteYeah, this game can be fiddly to get working. The flashing bushes and bad sky means that the fix is not installed or working correctly, that's how it looks with no fix. For the GoG version, you will want to use the version I created recently. Here on the blog page, look for my update. I made this version to install and work for GoG version.
DeleteTo avoid the driver reinstall problem, you need to unplug your network connection while you update the driver. If you boot with no driver, it will auto-install something you don't care about. So, boot to safe mode, DDU the old driver out. Then unplug network connection and reboot. You'll be using software video driver. Then install the 425.31 at that point, and it will stick.
I got it working. Thank you so much for getting me through it (fiddly indeed). In the end I got the CoG version going with your second version of the patch, using 432.00 with the 3d driver installed via 3DFM. I followed all your instruction as above, and finally I started HeliXmodLauncher.exe and XR_3DA.exe directly from the bin folder (don't understand why that would have made the difference...). I had to manually update the nvidia provile with nvidia profile manager as you had suggested. I made a contribution to the 3DFM dev (slick tool - first time I used it), not sure if you take donations or if you want me to toss something at another hacker for this and all the other stuff you have done, happy to do so. Really appreciate all your efforts. gB.
DeleteGreat! Glad to hear you got it working. It's pretty great in 3D, really interesting game.
DeleteNo need for donations, but if you want to help out, please pick up a copy of HelixVision on Steam. It's a version of 3DFM that works with VR, but you can also just use it in 3DFM mode. I pretty much do all my testing using it.
Done. Thanks again. gB.
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