{"id":640484,"date":"2026-03-28T21:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/original-stalker-remaster"},"modified":"2026-03-28T21:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:41:16","slug":"one-modder-is-remastering-the-original-stalker-again-and-it-looks-pretty-good-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/one-modder-is-remastering-the-original-stalker-again-and-it-looks-pretty-good-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"One modder is remastering the original STALKER again, and it looks pretty good so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/one-modder-is-remastering-the-original-stalker-again-and-it-looks-pretty-good-so-far.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>The original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/topics\/stalker\">STALKER<\/a> instalment, <strong>Shadow of Chernobyl<\/strong>, first released all the way back in 2007. While we await the series&#8217; fourth instalment from GSC Game World, one particular fan and modder has taken it upon themselves to remaster the original game.<\/p>\n<p>First reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dsogaming.com\/screenshot-news\/new-screenshots-from-an-upcoming-fan-remaster-of-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-shadow-of-chernobyl\/\">DSOG<\/a>, modder Andrey0007 has been chipping away at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moddb.com\/mods\/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-rebuild\/news\/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-rebuild5\">this fan remaster of STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl<\/a>, and has revealed some screenshots of their work.<\/p>\n<p>Andrey0007&#8217;s overhaul mod for the game is said to replace all the textures with 4K versions. While some of this will be done using AI upscaling techniques, the modder will also be creating some entirely new textures in some instances.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/original-stalker-remaster\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/original-stalker-remaster\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The original STALKER instalment, Shadow of Chernobyl, first released all the way back in 2007. While we await the series&#8217; fourth instalment from GSC Game World, one particular fan and modder has taken it upon themselves to remaster the original game. First reported by DSOG, modder Andrey0007 has been chipping away at this fan remaster of STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl, and has revealed some screenshots of their work. Andrey0007&#8217;s overhaul mod for the game is said to replace all the textures with 4K versions. While some of this will be done using AI upscaling techniques, the modder will also be creating some entirely new textures in some instances. 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