Update
Every little opt I make...

WOW, this mod is rock'n the way I new it could!!!

Almost done with optimizing the last of the 399 script files that are used in this mod. 10992 will mark the start of growth instead of fixing as the main focus!

There are still areas that need expansion to make them work right 100% of the time: Yantar and Krug have conditions where the zombies spawn/die to quickly and do not get registered in the kill count for that story id and thus they don't advance, quicksave/load forces them to next state. Some restrictors are not well placed and you can miss triggering cutscenes and also task target removals, these will get addressed before 1.1.0 gets released.

With the new bin and 10992 .db format I am seeing an amazing improvement in everything. Surge day effect is now 100%, hellhour and blowouts handled differently and weather smoothed out considerably.

I have added new features to the modders script that will really help get you alife fanatics happy:
open_alife_in_SOC - This means that npc and creatures will respawn and migrate more often, can effect vanilla quests default = false

respawn_idle_mult --alife respawner, multiplied against seldom(3600*(mult*3)), medium(3600*(mult*2)) and often(3600*mult) default(24), amount of time before respawning, lower val means more often

--smart terrain spawn/respawn params, quick,medium,long in npc.customdata or default
--base value: quick=1,2 medium=3,4 long=5,6 default=1000,1001
--algo: base value * smt_stay_time_mult limited to range 1,10001 internaly
smt_stay_time_mult --stay time multiplier, 1 to 100, smaller the number the faster the respawns (default 10)
smt_spawn_rank_min --default minimum rank, used when not in npc.customdata
smt_spawn_rank_max --default maximum rank, used when not in npc.customdata

other things added too but won't get into now, getting it ready to post sometime during the week.
TB

Update
Almost ready to post

fixed recon, doc in pripyat, fang in npp2, many minor glitches and added many new things that improve the game.

I added a feature called auto_adj_vis_distance, when true I will set the vision distance and lighting distance to a safe value for that level on spawn. Most levels will run 1.5/1.5 without issues but some levels like swamp and recon need to be reduced to 0.7/0.7 as they have bad .HOM (oclusion map) files which cause render leaks and then CTD.

Found an issue with the open alife scripts that was setting the reaction distance for all respawns to 1.5 meters instead of 150 or whatever is in their cuetom ltx. This meant that you had to be within 1.5m for them to start their ai, or within 1.5m to initiate a script, like in yantar, you had to practicaly kiss the scientist to get him to talk at times.

Testing alife now to see what other places this has an effect, like pripyat and generators, will keep you updated...

a za Stalkersoup kad ga počneš igrati nikako da staneš.., malo ga mrziš u jednom trenu, u
drugome si radostan, u trečem se usereš od straha kad te nevidljiva chimera zahvati sa leđa a nije ju maloprije bilo nigdje oko tebe, pa kada se nekako izbaviš od toga tvoji drugovi stalkeri pucaju na tebe pošto se odnekud stvorio controler pa ih pretvori u zombije,
i onda baciš pogled na sat vau... več je 4 sata ujutro a ti trebaš na posao u 6!, šta sad?
hmm možda samo ovaj mali zadatak da odradim i.. uh.. što več je pola 6 sati-brzo brzo žuri se..!!
Takav je život jednog prosječnoga stalkera u Stalkersoup Zoni...

Update
pump_it_up!!!

new option in modders script, if true starts to update the offline alife tables every 10 game minutes and will spawn alife in the level you are in. It follows the new open levels concept and ramps up as you complete the main quests. This operates along with the normal alife, not replacing it and can be turned on/off anytime without effecting saves. This will give those who want more mayhem and even causes hoards of creatures like dogpacks and enemy npc group attacks. After you have turned off the scortcher it gets pretty hectic, you don't want to stay in one place too long as you may get surounded...

I have finally finished testing the new scripts and also have the 'new look' from Aleks1970 that will give you a taste of what STALKERSOUP's final image will be.
Improved/optimized ambient sounds (footsteps on cement for one), english voices also optimized and in the right places.
Even fewer crashes and now running the 1.0006ww engine on any platform with 4 to 6gig allocating for the game!!!!
D3D10 style shaders supporting the most advanced lighting model and super ssa. Optional automatic vision/lighting distance adjustment per level to compensate for bad occlusion maps (.HOM files) that cause run-away rendering and CTDs on spawn.

OH man, TOO much, you are just going to have to see for yourself as I just can't put it all here!

Will be posting 10992 in patch form and in 1.0008ww .db form by Thursday the 15th, this is an absolute!!!
I hope that many of you start fresh as there are so many improvements but saves so far have been ok from submissions. Just one user seems to have a bad item in inventory as Collector but I am still trying to replicate it myself.

This is a monumental step toward the final release and SUPER important in establishing the NEAR future on-line STALKERSOUP universe, adding several new levels and a HUGE change in the 'LIFE IN THE ZONE' as you know it...
TB