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Mod: Darker Nights
Version: 1.1
Author: Badmagic

Index
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01 Images
02 Videos
03 About
04 Install Instructions
05 Bugs
06 Contact
07 Download
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01 Images
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Standard View
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/8860/comparestandardii1.jpg

Night Vision Type 01
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/8796/comparenightv01cp6.jpg

Night Vision Type 02
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7206/comparenightv02lw5.jpg
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02 Videos
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Default torch value of 13 with “Darker Nights” active.
http://media.putfile.com/Darker-Nights-Torch-Test-01

Modded torch value of 40 with “Darker Nights” active.
http://media.putfile.com/Darker-Nights-Torch-Test-02
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03 About
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Just makes the night's sky darker, also includes an optional extended torch beams.

The default torch beam is 13 meters, you can choose from the default or use the new 26
meters or 40 meters edits included, see the install section to add the changes.

For an example of how the impacts the look of the game see the first video for the default
torch distance and the second video for the 40 meters version in use.
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04 Install Instructions
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Make a backup of the file called "weather_default.ltx" in the following directoy if you have
it, if you don't then don't worry about it:

C:/Program Files/THQ/S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl/gamedata/config/weathers/

Copy the file called "weather_default.ltx" thats packed with this file into the following
directoy, again if you don't have these folders you can just make them:

To uninstall this mod either delete the new version of "weather_default.ltx" or if you have
extracted all files and made a backup copy and paste the original over the mod version,
when it asks if you want to overwrite choose "Yes".

To install the added Torch mod (makes the beam illuminate further follow the next steps)

Make a backup of the file called "light_night.ltx" in the following directoy if you have
it, if you don't then don't worry about it:

C:/Program Files/THQ/S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl/gamedata/config/models/objects/

Copy the file called "light_night.ltx" from either the folder called "40 Meters" or the one called
"26 Meters" thats packed with this file into the following directoy, again if you don't have these
folders you can just make them:

To uninstall this mod either delete the new version of "light_night.ltx" or if you have
extracted all files and made a backup copy and paste the original over the mod version,
when it asks if you want to overwrite choose "Yes".
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05 Bugs
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None known at this time however I would appreciate if any issues experienced with this
installed be brought up in the current thread (see "Contact" section).
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06 Contact
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If you need to contact me regarding this mod you can reach me through the following
e-mail address:

The_Badmagic[at]hotmail.com

You can also contact me through the release thread.