## Non-English
- https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/1092943671143440524
- [**En Español**](<https://t.ly/Og5FB>)
- [**In Français**](<https://t.ly/VDTKR>)
- [**W języku polskim**](<https://t.ly/LPiom>)
## Linux
- [**G.A.M.M.A. on Linux**](https://all-seer.com/cdn/games/gamma/) by <@967102110938329190>
- [**A guide to getting S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - G.A.M.M.A. running on GNU/Linux**](https://github.com/DravenusRex/stalker-gamma-linux-guide) by DravenusRex
## Other platforms
- **For Mac**: https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/976570969768476753/1113586996422643732
- **For Steam Deck**: https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/1094329707299868774

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**Part 1: PREPARATION**
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# __CLEAN, UNMODIFIED COPY OF ANOMALY 1.5.3 IS REQUIRED. THIS GUIDE PROVIDE A LINK FOR IT.__
# REQUIRED FOR WINDOWS 7: <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54616>
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♦️ **NONE OF THESE STEPS ARE OPTIONAL, ALL ARE HARD REQUIREMENTS, DON'T SKIP THEM.**

♦️ **ANTI-VIRUS NEED TO BE OFF ***__AND__*** HAVE EXCEPTIONS FOR ANOMALY AND THE LAUNCHER.**

♦️ **DON'T CONTACT ME OR ANYONE ELSE IN PRIVATE FOR HELP, YOU WILL BE IGNORED.** 

♦️ **IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS, ASK IN <#1026866080347603065> AND/OR <#922555488665743391>**

♦️** DON'T INSTALL GAMMA AND ANOMALY ON AN EXTERNAL DRIVE**.

🔹**1**. You need **AT LEAST** 16 GB for Anomaly and 100+ GB for G.A.M.M.A. on your hard drive/SSD, we **HIGHLY RECOMMEND** to use a SSD.
**MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SPACE IN YOUR HARD DRIVE/SSD OR YOU WILL HAVE PROBLEMS**.

🔹**2**. **7Zip**: https://www.7-zip.org/download.html --- If you don’t know which version to get, get the **64-bit Windows version**.

If you're wondering why 7zip instead of WinRAR: **WinRAR is known to cause extraction issues for files with specific file extensions, in this case `.7zip` and `.7z`, this is why**.

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🔹**3**. Create **TWO** different folders at the **root** of one of your drives, e.g. C:/, D:/, **whatever drive is fine, you're not obligated to use C: if you don't want to or just cannot use it.**

One folder will contain Anomaly and the other will contain G.A.M.M.A.
__**DO NOT**__ create nor place these folders in **Downloads, Program Files, Program Files x86, Documents, Desktop, OneDrive.**
# THIS __ISN'T__ A SUGGESTION, these folders are __KNOWN__ to be problematic with videogames.
# __DON'T USE THEM.__
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For example, you can do this:
**C**:/Anomaly and **C**:/GAMMA.

But you can **also **do this:
**D**:/Anomaly and **D**:/GAMMA.

**DO NOT** create something like: D:/Stalker/, with **both** Anomaly and GAMMA folders **inside of it**, **this only leads to problems, __DON'T DO IT__**. Your OCD will have to vent with something else.

Point is: as long as you have **TWO DIFFERENT FOLDERS** for Anomaly and G.A.M.M.A **on the same root drive**, it will be fine.
**DO NOT** use special characters in any of the folders when you name them, such as: `[-,@#$%`, etc.

For this guide, we will use C:/ as our preferred drive, so **adjust your installation accordingly if you use another drive**, the locations of everything are **exactly the same**, the only thing that will change is **your drive letter**.

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🔹**4**. Add your Anomaly and G.A.M.M.A. folders to the Windows Defender exclusions and disable real-time protection temporarily, **BEFORE** downloading anything. 
Follow this: https://imgur.com/a/7Mg4fjo
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🔹**5**. Anomaly 1.5.3 - **DO NOT** use an already installed and modded Anomaly, **you need** a clean Anomaly folder.

This is the official Moddb link for it:
# <https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/news/stalker-anomaly-version-153-release>

An official torrent is available via this magnet link:
```
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:205676f90498f2be3900a3eb0d29b9f50a591fa1&dn=Anomaly-1.5.3-Full.7z&tr=udp://bt2.archive.org:6969/announce&tr=udp://tracker.opentrackr.org:1337/announce&tr=udp://bt1.archive.org:6969/announce&tr=udp://tracker.torrent.eu.org:451/announce
```
We suggest to use **QBittorrent** if you don't have a program yet: <https://www.qbittorrent.org/download>
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🔹**6**. Download the G.A.M.M.A. client **`GAMMA RC3.7z`** from **ONE** link:
# <https://pixeldrain.com/d/RAZy5N7F>
# <https://www.mediafire.com/folder/agyul0e6fbban/STALKER_GAMMA>
# **We have mirrors down below if this one doesn't work or is too slow.**
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🔷 **6a**. If Pixeldrain or Mediafire are too slow, you can use the following providers:
# __**GAMMA RC3**__:
> # Mirror 1:
> # <https://fastupload.io/folder/c0f091a4194428e650a1a86b400ef4d8/STALKER_GAMMA>
> # Mirror 2:
> # <https://gofile.io/d/Y8NnGS>

🔷 7. Download the `downloads11-20.7z` from the following link: 
# Downloads.7z
## <https://www.mediafire.com/folder/eygi9nh3k4i0g/STALKER+GAMMA+Downloads>

🔷 8. Download the v6.7 GAMMA Launcher: https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/912827116427554877/1312868765498736681
# Before moving on to the Part 2 of the guide, check and be sure you have these files: https://i.imgur.com/pLkPD9X.png