So you have the base gamefiles and the modded gamefiles in separate folders.įirst thing you need is a good text editor with the capability to search in files. As these mods will overwrite some of the base gamefiles it is a good idea to extract the base gamefiles first, then copy the files_folder to a new folder and extract the mods into that new folder. xdb* files in the same way as the gamefiles. You may want to extract them as well to get the gamefiles for the Lost Alpha version you have installed. Lost Alpha v1.4007 comes with some out-of-the-box mods, stored in the identically named folder as. SoCPUP.exe -dir files_folder -unpack game_folder\gamedata.db0 STALKER_Data_Unpacker_EN.exe game_folder\gamedata.db0 files_folder The exact procedure for extraction of course depends on the unpacker. Please leave files in other folders (especially game_folder\mods) alone for now. Up to v1.4002 all the files to extract were in the game_folder named gamedata.db*, starting with v1.4005 some moved with new names into the game_folder\gamedata folder. db2, you get the pattern) to the files_folder. Now extract all the files in the game_folder with the extension. The files_folder should be not inside the game_folder. Install the unpacker to your computer and create a new folder on your harddrive, let's call it files_folder. STALKER Data Unpacker (but not able to unpack the mods in 1.4007)īut any other unpacker should work as well, just make sure it will be able to unpack the xdb format as well, not only the db format.games, so there are great numbers of suitable programs. Lost Alpha uses the same format as the canon S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Now you need to get an unpacker as the gamefiles are stored in a packed format. Inside the game_folder you will see the file fsgame.ltx and the folder gamedata, just to make sure you have picked the correct one. Lets refer to the folder the game is installed in as the game_folder. Prerequisite is an installation of Lost Alpha on your harddrive. Unpacking the gamefiles Getting the tools This article is intended as a guide for the first steps. Reasons for that may be a deeper insight into the game mechanics ("How does a silencer influence my weapon's performance?") or simply to document basic item properties ("What is the base price for that armor?"). Lost Alpha afficionados sometimes want to have a closer look at the internals of the game.
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