Mods have always been a big part of the Stalker franchise, allowing the community to experience the franchise with better optimization, quality-of-life enhancements, and improvements all around. That’s also the case withStalker 2, and hundreds of mods are already available for players to check out. While the shift to Unreal Engine 5 has its fair share of issues, installing mods has never been easier. Here is how you can install mods for Stalker 2 on PC.
Installing Mods in Stalker 2
Stalker 2 is an Unreal Engine 5 release, which means that mods are mostly in the form of pak files. You don’t need any mod manager or additional tool to install these mods, and it mostly boils down to pasting said mods into a dedicated folder.
How to Download Mod Files For Stalker 2
To download mod files for Stalker 2, you’ll need aNexus Mods account, and visit thededicated section for Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. We recommend sorting the mods by the number of downloads or endorsements to find popular mods for the release. Better yet, we havecurated some of the best mods you can download for Stalker 2that are worth checking out.
Mods will be downloaded in azip format, which you will need to extract.
Create the ~Mods Folder
Mods need to be placed in a specific folder within the Stalker 2 installation folder. This folder has to be manually created once.
After you have created the~modsfolder, simply copy thepak(in the.pakextension) files to the folder. This is what your typical mods folder should look like.
That’s all you need to do to get mods up and running in Stalker 2. If you want to delete a mod, all you need to do is delete the relevant pak file inside the mods folder.
Some mods can cause conflicts with other existing mods, which is why it’s best to read the mod description and a few posts (mod comments) before installing any mod.
Ideally, the mod author will mention the conflicts, and if there are multiple mods by the same author, they’ll often provide a version with mods applied.
Mods aren’t the only tools to make the Stalker 2 experience better, and you can disable theshader compilation process,mouse smoothing,vignette, and even adjust the FOVbeyond the in-game limit. If you’re struggling to maintain a decent framerate, check out ourrecommendations for the best graphics settings for Stalker 2.
Ali Hashmi
Ali has been writing about video games for the past six years and is always on the lookout for the next indie game to obsess over and recommend to everyone in sight. When he isn’t spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he’s probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.
