S.T.A.L.K.E.R Anomaly modding guide

This guide is meant to help you decide between using a modpack or modding S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly on your own. Made by  Starcry                            The pros and cons of both options: Making your own list of mods: Pros -Can be managed and edited easily. -Can be shaped in your vision. -Community can help you easily if you have problems. Cons -Slower to set up if you want a lot of mods. -Can be hard to manage if you don't know what you are doing. Installing a modpack: Pros -Most of the time it's faster and easier for people who know nothing about modding or don't have the time for it. -Load order is solved for you so there's a high chance of not having any problems while playing (Note that this applies only for the modpacks linked below and is not 100% guaranteed to be true, problems can still appear). Cons -Huge download size -If you encounter a bug or a crash you have to wait for the modpack author to fix it...

This guide is meant to show you how to setup Mod Organizer 2 and how to mod Anomaly in a simple and easy way step by step. Made by  Starcry What makes Mod Organizer 2 the superior mod manager? -Installed addons never touch your original game files, instead they are injected into the game only when you boot it up by utilizing virtual file system. -Mod list is easily manageable, unlike with JSGME you can update or make changes to any addons at any time, without the need of enabling/disabling. -Shows you which mods are conflicting in details. Important note: Many antivirus softwares will block MO2 and Anomaly files causing you to have strange crashes, the reliable solution is to scan your MO2 folder for safety, then set an antivirus exclusion to the entire MO2 folder (and to your Anomaly folder). Installation and instance setup Download the latest version of MO2  here . (Scroll down a little bit and download the .exe and install it) After getting this error and clicking "OK" sel...