Fashion in Atomic Heart help to diversify the gameplay, add new features or fix the shortcomings of the game authors. Atomic Heart is a shooter with RPG elements that quickly won a lot of attention not only in the CIS countries, but also abroad.
Therefore, it is not surprising that a large number of various modifications have appeared for the game, which change the weapons and the appearance of the characters, others improve the graphics or simplify the age. In this article, we collected the top 25 best mods, and also added a link from NexusMods for each.
How to install mods in Atomic Heart
To install modifications in the Atomic Heart, it is enough to adhere to the following algorithm:
- Open the folder with the installed game (how to find local files in Steam and VKplay is shown in the screenshots).
- Next, open the folder at the following address ~\AtomicHeart\Content\Paks
- Inside this directory, create a new folder named "~mods».
- All ed mods should be moved to this folder, but do not forget to unpack the archive beforehand.
This way you can install almost all mods for Atomic Heart. For other modifications, you will need to install a bootloader blueprint modloader, which will be added to the main menu of the game.
The best gameplay mods in Atomic Heart
These modifications affect the gameplay of Atomic Heart, but do not change the integrity of the plot, but only improve the gameplay.
simple flashlight
This small mod adds a simple flashlight to Major Nechaev's inventory. To activate the flashlight at any time, just press the "L". Such a device is very useful in dark rooms, sewers and ventilation shafts. The flashlight does not require batteries and can work indefinitely.
All quests without quest markers
In Atomic Heart, almost all mission objectives are marked with quest markers. This greatly facilitates the age of the plot, but in the process it seems that the developers are leading the main character everywhere by the hand. This modification removes all markers for quest targets. Thus, you can not only increase the complexity of the game, but also make the age more realistic.
Improved controls on PC
With this modification, it will be possible to improve control with the keyboard and mouse:
- You can scroll through the answer options in the dialogs with mouse wheel, as well as select the desired answer with the key "F».
- You can now close terminals by clicking the "F».
- To throw an item, use right mouse button.
- Fixed mouse wheel weapon selection not being remapped.
- The scanner will not block the ability to collect items, however this action will end the scanning process.
- Now using the scanner does not turn on the automatic mode of slow walking.
- To turn the lock, you can use the keys "A" and "D».
- Fixed the ability to run using the button "Shift».
Best visual mods in Atomic Heart
These modifications modify the existing game graphics by solving a number of problems or flaws related to light, shadows, colors and textures.
Disable all screen dimming
The modification disables the vignette effect, which darkens the screen significantly. There is no built-in option to turn off this dimming in Atomic Heart. This effect most often occurs while crouching. Such dimming does not make much sense and visually interferes with the game.
Global graphic mod "Atomic effect"
The modification makes the graphics more realistic, but reduces game performance by 15%:
- Screen space global illumination with 32 beams is enabled.
- Processing of the filter that affects color reproduction.
- Reduced vignetting effect.
- Improved shadow quality.
- Improved post-processing.
- Fixed atmosphere filter.
- Fixed shading of objects.
Vanilla Plus Graphics Improvement
The modification improves the existing Atomic Heart graphics, while producing 60 frames per second at maximum settings on the recommended hardware:
- Greater clarity and sharpness of the image.
- Improved display of small details.
- Added additional glare effect.
- Create sharper silhouettes with light shading.
- Contrast balancing done.
- Improved representation of the lightest and darkest areas of objects.
Improved color rendering
Many gamers were under the impression that after the release the game lost rich colors (compared to the preliminary demonstrations of the project). This modification should fix this by using additional shaders. As a result, new shades will be added, as well as existing color combinations will be improved.
Best UI mods in Atomic Heart
These modifications fix or completely replace the interface to make the gameplay more comfortable and also make it easier to take beautiful screenshots.
UI reduction and transparent inventory
Not everyone likes a large interface, and this modification reduces it to 80% of its original size. In addition, the background of the inventory becomes transparent, thanks to which it is possible to keep in touch with the game world while exploring your equipment. If desired, the background can be returned to its place at any time.
Interface display switch
This modification allows you to quickly turn off and on all interface elements with a single keystroke. By default, this is "F1", but you can reassign it if you wish. In addition to disabling the entire interface, it is possible to remove everything except health and energy indicators. This mod will be of great help to those who like to take beautiful screenshots without HUD elements on the screen.
Free camera
The modification allows you to untie the camera from Major Nechaev and freely explore any location. It is possible to quickly switch between viewing modes. This mod is the best friend of any gamer who wants to take unusual and high-quality screenshots.
Best cheat mods in Atomic Heart
These modifications can greatly simplify the gameplay. Also, these mods can come in handy when replaying the game, if you don’t want to spend extra time on puzzles or enemies, for example, to watch All Atomic Heart endings.
Trainer and developer
This modification is a trainer build based on the developer and gives access to the following features:
- Visualization of model volumes and their boundaries.
- Access to a free camera.
- Access to the developers menu.
- Possibility to save or load the current position.
- Time dilation control.
- Coordinate changes.
- Speed change.
Inventory and storage increase
Many players have noticed the limitation of available item slots in Major P-3's inventory and storage. This modification changes the amount of available space to 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, or 500 slots.
Simplified breaking of piston locks
In the "Atomic Heart" are very common piston locks, but not everyone wants to spend time on these puzzles. The Easiest Piston Lock modification makes it as easy as possible to break all the piston locks in the game.
The mod does not affect the breaking of simple locks, as well as piston locks, for which you need to pick up a special key code in the form of a cookie.
Flying drones stop repairing
Annoying flying repair drones are a big problem for Major P-3 and complicate the exploration of locations, as well as clearing the open world. This modification disables the repair function for Bee robots. Now they will not repair broken robots, which means that every enemy will be destroyed forever.
Simplified mini-game "Snake"
In one of the quests of the "Atomic Heart" you have to go through mini-game "Snake". This modification will make it easier for those people who have slow reactions or who just want to skip this puzzle. The mod reduces the final goal to complete the mini-game: now it is enough to eat only the very first element, after which the "Snake" will be successfully completed.
Disabling all surveillance cameras
The level of anxiety affects the appearance of new opponents and the difficulty of ing the next location. With this modification, you no longer have to worry about Romashka security cameras and tracking drones. Now all these objects will be blind and no actions of Major Nechaev will in any way increase the current level of anxiety.
The best twin mods in Atomic Heart
The most memorable twins. No wonder the community has spawned an incredible amount of modifications for these ballerina robots.
Real Faces for Twins
Many wanted to look behind the metal monolithic masks of beautiful ballerinas. This modification removes them and reveals the true face of the Twins. Unfortunately, the new faces are not equipped with facial expressions and, in fact, smooth sheets of metal have been replaced with unemotional female masks.
Swimwear for Twins
Many gamers have dreamed of updating the Twins' wardrobe, and this modification embodies such fantasies. Maud dresses the ballerinas in a leather and red tartan leotard. The red color really suits them, and if someone does not like the flesh-colored limbs, then there is an opportunity to save the true bodies of robots, leaving only the material of the swimsuit.
The expressive curves of the bodies of the Twins
More expressive and real curves of the bodies of the Twins will please the eyes of many fans. According to the author of the modification, the anatomy of the ballerinas' bodies will be slightly corrected, which will give their bodies more feminine features. There are some minor texture issues with the jacket of one of the Twins, but it's not very noticeable.
Opportunity to play as a Gemini
Many players dreamed of spending more time next to the Twins, but the author of this modification went further and allowed the players to become one of the beautiful ballerinas themselves. The mod allows you to play as a twin with an additional modification with a free camera. This feature will be of interest to those who like to take interesting screenshots with different game characters.
The best weapon mods in Atomic Heart
Weapons in Atomic Heart a lot of attention has been paid, but not all of the arsenal has effective damage or an interesting appearance. Weapon mods can fix these issues.
Strengthening the arsenal
If you feel that the arsenal lacks sufficient power, then the author of this modification will be able to fix it. The mod improves all existing weapons in the game, increasing damage by one and a half or two times. At the same time, all built-in modifications also multiply their effectiveness. These changes will help you quickly complete the game, as well as try to balance the killing of opponents when choosing the maximum difficulty.
Changing the appearance of the initial ax
At the very beginning of the game, Major P-3 receives his first weapon - ax "Swede". For some time, he really has to destroy opponents exclusively with these melee weapons. This modification was created in order to add variety and some insane fun to the process of cutting objectionable robots.
Junkrat Ax from Overwatch
Another opportunity to change the simple image of the usual ax "Swede". The modification replaces the original appearance of the melee weapon with an ax in the style of the Junkrat character from the Overwatch universe.
The best car mods in Atomic Heart
Not much attention is paid to cars in Atomic Heart, but they are still part of the gameplay. Modifications from this section change the appearance of vehicles, as well as change the basic parameters of vehicles.
Strengthening cars
Although infrequently, Major P-3 uses a car, but as soon as he gets behind the wheel, many robots that fall under the wheels are unhappy. But the cars in the game are very short-lived, so they often have to be abandoned at the most crucial moment. This modification solves such a problem, increasing the health and durability of cars by 10 times.
Slavic cars
If someone is bored with the monotonous and simple appearance of cars in the Atomic Heart, then this modification will be able to add some variety. The mod replaces all cars in the game with classic Soviet cars, decorated with three white stripes.
What to do if mods do not work in Atomic Heart
There are several possible reasons why Atomic Heart mods won't work:
- Check that you named the mods folder correctly, using the English keyboard layout and lowercase for writing "~mods».
- Make sure you put the mod folder at the correct address, which is indicated in the description of the ed modification.
- ed mods are often in archives of the format ".zip" or ".rar”, so before placing them in the game folder, you should definitely unpack the archive.
- The version of the game may not match the version of the mod: in this case, you should wait for the modification to be updated from the author or check for updates for the game itself.
- The installation or configuration of the mod was incorrectly performed, about which the authors warn in the description of their modifications.
These are the most common errors that affect the installation of mods. In other situations, you can go to the page where you ed the modification, and then describe your problem in the comments. Often, mod authors can give advice or release an updated version for their creation.
We hope that this top was useful and helped you choose the best mods for Atomic Heart. If you know more interesting and useful modifications, then tell us about them. in comments. Read in a special section on our website other useful Atomic Heart guides.
