9x39mm Weapon Family Beautification addon - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

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DESCRIPTION
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9x39mm Weapon Family Beautification.
This is a simple mod that changes the textures of almost all guns that use 9x39.

The idea is simple: Improve the textures of all the 9x39 weapons that needed it, whether to make it look beautiful but worn like an "Unkempt Beauty" or to have it look almost pristine.

All textures are properly compressed at DXT1 and DXT5, using Compressonator, this means that the quality loss with DXT1 is the same as DXT5 (So, better, with the benefit of lower size which means lower loading time and chance of stuttering).

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INSTALLATION
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Simply extract the "gamedata" to your main Anomaly folder.

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PATCHES/ADDONS INFORMATION
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- Kennedith's Enhanced Shaders Metallic Boost. This changes the weapons' .thm (material) files so they use PhongMetal, giving all weapons a proper metallic shade.
ENHANCED SHADERS IS REQUIRED! Moddb.com

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DETAILS
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--- 9A-91 ---
- Improved the texture by removing the ugly dirt, making bright parts (such as the bolt itself) be actually bright, and adding better details.
--- Completely redid the bullet texture, it now has actual details. (I based it upon the SP-6, with blue bright tips for identification)
- Fixed the bumpmap and added some new details.
--- Also improved the specular, polymer has very little shine compared to the metal.
- Fixed up the Silencer's normal map, it was broken. Improved its specular a bit.
* Improved smoothing as well as fixed smoothing errors when using Kobra sights.

--- OTs-14 "Groza" ---
- New texture with less compression artifacts and heavily improved details, showing worn and used parts.
- New bumpmap, the old one was completely broken and dysfunctional, this one offers proper depth.
--- Heavily improved the specular map by not being flat, it's now shiny like the real gun while still having visible worn details.
--- Improved specular for the 7.62x39 magazine that the Nimble variant uses.
- This also includes changes to the PO4x34 scope.
* Improved smoothing, this will be especially noticeable on the Receiver's stamps and the Grenade Launcher.

--- AS Val ---
- New texture that has no compression artefacts (that is, too much green or purple on the metal for example)
--- Also has much more vibrant and improved color for the polymer.
--- Better appearance for all metallic components.
- New bumpmap that fixes all the broken normals it has, enhances depth and sharpens corners.
--- Also has a much better specular, making it look more metallic but also worn and unkempt, still pretty.
* Fixed smoothing errors when using Kobra sights.

--- VSS Vintorez ---
- New texture that has no compression artefacts (that is, too much green or purple on the metal for example)
--- Also has much more vibrant, brighter, improved and realistic color for the wood.
--- Better appearance for all metallic components, such as having rough scratches here and there due to use.
- New bumpmap that fixes all the broken normals it has, enhances depth and sharpens corners.
--- Also has a much better specular, that respects how metal, wood and plastic shines like. Gives quite a good but not overdone shine to the wood, while keeping the metal just as shiny and worn.
- Variant 2 now uses a clean polymer stock, with Plum coloured furniture. Also has a very pristine, bright metallic look.
* Fixed smoothing errors when using Kobra sights.

--- VSK-94 ---
- Completely redid the texture, adding details such as Wear&Tear and much better colour to the metal.
--- This also includes the Buttstock, adding a lot of detail to it and removing that unfit ugly "brown" colour it had.
- Completely new bumpmap, with proper depth to it.
--- Completely redid the specular, it's now shiny but also unkempt, the polymer itself is a bit matte yet still shows signs of being worn and used.
* Completely redid the smoothing of the mesh, edge by edge.
*** Also fixed the mesh accuracy a bit, for example, the firemode was set to "Safe", now it's set to Full Auto.

--- SR-3M "Vihr" ---
- Not much has been changed, it looks good as it is. Only change is on the Normal Map to make it less compressed.
- Redid the Silencer's normal map and gave it a better specular that should fit well with the gun itself.
* Fixed smoothing errors on the model, this is especially relevant on the Silencer, which would make a weird "shockwave" kind of shine before.

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FUTURE PLANS
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There is the AS VAL (Alternative) and the VSS Vintorez "Tide" to do, but I don't particularly want to since they're exactly the same but with models and textures made by another man other than SAM61. Instead, I might make a complete model and balance change, making these weapons use custom magazines.
Otherwise, I would consider this mod done, but if there's popular request, I'll overhaul it to also balance the guns (not just those two), further improve and change meshes and perhaps even give it different unique animations.
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COMPATIBILITY
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Not compatible with mods that change the texture or mesh of mentioned guns.
If you are using any "Re-Animation" mod, these require mesh changes, in which case load them last or above/before this mod.
Other than that, fully compatible with everything else.
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FEEDBACK/CONTACT
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Please make a comment in the Moddb page itself for feedback.
If it's important, like you want to use it on another mod or you want to edit it, send a PM in Moddb.

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COPYRIGHT/LICENSE
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You can use it wherever you want, including your modpack, just don't claim it as your own and make sure to EXPLICITLY state the author, Blackgrowl and the rest.
You're also not allowed to get any monetary gain from it, this includes donations.
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CREDITS
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All credits go to SAM61, Hans, Alexander KIT, 1ns1debeast and KolX.1999.rus for the original textures.

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DONATIONS LINK
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Ko-fi.com

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Screenshots
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TIP: Right-click then "View Image" for the full 1080p picture.