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Construction of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant began in the 1970s. The first reactor was commissioned in 1977, and by 1983 four of the six planned reactors were operational.

April 26, 1986. On that day, an experiment was carried out in the refurbished unit no. 4. The duration of the experiment was planned only for a minute. However, when the test began at exactly 1:23 a.m., it led to a chain reaction that resulted in the destruction of the anti-radiation dome and the building of the fourth block. An uneven race against time has begun. Every minute of delay meant further spread of radioactive substances. Dozens of fire brigades were sent to the site, and over a hundred firefighters put out the fire. The entire local population was evacuated - first within a radius of 10 km from the crash site, in the following days it was extended to 30 km. Pripyat overnight became a "ghost town". The effects of this catastrophe are felt to this day.

37 years have passed since these events. A whole lot of publications have been written about what happened in Chernobyl during this time - historical and scientific articles, reports, analyses. Over the years, the story of Chernobyl has also penetrated into pop culture. The Exclusion Zone aroused the imagination of people who learned about this place from movies, TV series and even video games.

The Farm 51 team also had the opportunity to visit the Exclusion Zone many times, and the materials collected from this place (thousands of photos, hundreds of hours of recorded videos and countless with local residents) were used to create the Chernobyl VR Project and, of course, Chernobylite. Over the years, we've been sharing this content with our community on Steam and on our YouTube channel. One such example are videos comparing real-life places with their virtual counterparts.

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Chernobyl is a special place for us, just like Chernobylite is a special game. Thanks to it, players can not only experience the adventure, but also visit the Exclusion Zone and see it for what it is. We want as many people as possible to have this opportunity. On this occasion, we have prepared a surprise for all players.

[h2]From today until May 10, Chernobylite: Enhanced Edition and all DLC released so far will be available at a discounted price of -55%.[/h2]

The promotional price will include:

So if you haven't had a chance to play Chernobylite so far, now is the best time!

Weekly Report #171

We were looking for key references primarily in three main areas of the game: setting, story and survival. Let's start with the setting. We knew from the beginning that we wanted to make a game set in the very center of the Exclusion Zone, which we would be able to explore with our companions or compete with them. In this case, the most obvious associations fell on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - a game that popularized the word "stalker" and the image of Chernobyl as a gloomy place overrun by radioactive mutants and mercenaries. This atmospheric title was an important element in the search for an identity for Chernobylite, but not the only one. We also drew inspiration from the Metro series, from which we took some ideas (e.g., acquiring resources and crafting weapons and ammunition from them) and the Fallout series (exploring post-apocalyptic radioactive areas, interacting with the surrounding world).

In addition, there are also paranormal, terrifying phenomena and the fact that we are dealing with a place where time has stopped in the 80s. In this case, we looked to the Stranger Things series for a change, which was also very helpful when creating monsters in the Zone. You can read more about it in the material below.

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In the case of history, it is easy to guess which game series we used. Just read this description: the main character ends up in a ghost town in search of a loved one. In this place he is tormented by memories and voices from the past, experiences paranoia, hallucinations, and sometimes he visits other dimensions. Sounds familiar? For many of you, it certainly is. After all, Silent Hill (especially the second part) is the best and most important game ever, and for us too. As fans, we finally had the opportunity to put into practice the lessons we learned from Akira Yamaoka's work years ago.

The last element, survival, was much more difficult. Over the years, a whole lot of games have been created for which survival is the core, but we were looking for something special. In Chernobylite we have the main character who must survive in an unfamiliar environment, with danger around him, and to make matters worse, he must provide for the companions he meets along the way, who also have their own goals to achieve. While looking for the perfect solution, we came across a game that is in line with what we wanted to achieve in Chernobylite. This War of Mine from our compatriots is very much focused on survival in the best sense of the word: it focuses on real problems, flesh and blood people, cooperation and resource management. You have to work both day and night to survive. It's not easy, but no one said it would be. In Chernobylite, you also have to work hard during the day to be able to take care of the health (physical and mental) of your companions at night.

You already know what games we used as references when creating Chernobylite. Of course, if we disassembled the game, there would be a few more titles that helped us better understand the mechanics we wanted to add to the game, and even expand them a bit. However, it was these productions that formed the real basis for us. And the result of this research and consideration is a unique game that you can play today.

In the next report we'll come back to one of these games again because we want to draw your attention to its… title. What does this have to do with Chernobylite? Find out in the next report :)

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Semyon Kuk (70) a demented guerrilla who roams the forests and swamps of Pripyat, hunting and setting traps for Nazis, Communists, invaders, occupiers and any other enemies he can imagine. Maybe it's the fault of those mushrooms he finds in the forest? He was a partisan of the Ukrainian Underground and mentally he still lives in the past. He believes that Hitler and Stalin conspired to create the NAR and monsters from another dimension to enslave the Ukrainian people. Semyon is truly delusional, but he is also very fit, extremely intelligent, and effective in combat for his age.

Yuriy Melnyk, locksmith. Yuryi and his twin brother Athanasius grew up in a church orphanage where they were abused by staff and colleagues alike. They had to fight for their own survival. Their lives of crime started very early, the duo becoming very skilled at pickpocketing and picking locks over time before they reached maturity. They began to travel around the country, living off petty crime, until someone told them that there were still many unclaimed riches in the abandoned city of Pripyat. They went there in search of treasures that would make them rich. Unfortunately, Athanasius disappeared one night and Yuriy has been looking for him ever since. 10 years have passed, the search yields no results. Yuriy still believes that he will find his brother alive and well.

Stepan Romaniuk, aka Hermit, is a former musician who left his hometown of Lviv after his wife died in childbirth and came to Pripyat. There he began to have visions of an innocent young woman in a red dress. He wonders if the Blessed Virgin Mary will somehow help him find peace. A quiet and humble person, but with a rich list of contacts that make him a valuable friend for everyone. Stalkers, traders, selfies, and even some NAR soldiers rely on him for food and information.

The zone attracts all kinds of people… The eccentric one you can meet only in Chernobylite.

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Reading the subtitle of today's report you are probably thinking to yourself "these guys are out of ideas". However, if you know the history of Chernobyl and the Exclusion Zone, watch the materials on our YouTube channel, you probably know that the appearance of Evgeniy, Vladimir and Volodya is no coincidence.

We have said many times that what inspired us to create Chernobylite were the stories of the people living there. These are the elderly, most often the sick, who refused to leave their homes years ago. They live Exclusion Zone in small clusters, in houses that have not yet collapsed and are habitable. In fact, the life of samosiels became the direct reason why we created a village separated by a large fence on the Red Forest map, which we wrote about earlier.

However, if we had to point, we would say that the real inspiration for us came from stalkers - people who come to the Zone and simply live in it. In the wild and completely illegally. They come there because they want to have an adventure, out of curiosity, or simply to collect "souvenirs" from there and then sell them. It is obvious that if such an illegal stalker is caught, he will then be deported and pay a fine. Unless he's a repeat offender, in which case he'll get a bigger fine. But he certainly won't be shot at by the NAR.

Evgeniy, Vladimir and Volodya are just such stalker-traffickers. They came to the Zone for various reasons, but the most important one was the desire to make money.

Evgeniy Ilianov Popovich is part of Prypyat Bratva, a local Ukrainian drug trafficking gang that enjoyed a brief period of prosperity after the fall of the Soviet Union. Unemployment skyrocketed, and trafficking in illegal substances was a quick way to make money. The Exclusion Zone was a great place to hide labs and manufacture the product. All that changed when the NAR came along. Prypyat Bratva was disbanded, its members imprisoned or killed, leaving Evgeniy alone in the Zone.

Vladimir Rybakov, aka Vagabond, was one of the first to ride the wave of wild capitalism through the countries of the former USSR. Although he was brave, brash and had a talk like no other trader, skills necessary to succeed in this new world, he lacked the ability to plan and save money for future investments. Therefore, he never really became anything more than a comedian.

Volodya Andrukhovitch used to be a history teacher, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union, he decided to travel to various places that had fallen into ruin and help rebuild. By providing various goods at affordable prices, he contributes to rebuilding civilization in Pripyat. He is the only character who does not trade in Pripyat to fill his wallet, but to help others.

These three are not the only ones looking for experiences in Chernobyl. Stay tuned to this thread. In our next report, we will give you profiles of other "personalities" you will come across in the Zone.

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We are gathering more material and information to share in the next reports with you. Get ready, there is a lot of valuable stuff waiting for publication ;) Of course, until then, we don't want to leave you with nothing. How about another batch of videos?

As you remember, at the end of last year we relaunched our YouTube channel. Since then, every week there has been plenty of videos devoted to Chernobyl and everything else related to this place and the events of three decades ago. There is no shortage of topics, because the more research we do, the more we learn things ourselves. And, of course, we share this knowledge with you.

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Since our last post we have published a lot of new material on our YT channel. For example, here is one which explains how RBMK works.

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We also continue our series concentrating on the HBO series “Chernobyl” and answer what was well-reproduced and what is an element of fiction.

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We have also published the second part of a mini-documentary on the history of the Chernobyl disaster through the eyes of the liquidators.

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From a historical point of view, we look at other events that happened just before the disaster...

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...and we also try to answer the question of where the name "Chernobyl" came from in the first place.

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And now a bit of science. We answer the age-old question that has fired the imagination of gamers around the world: do mutants walk around Chernobyl?

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We also check what it is about those fungi mushrooms that would grow in the Zone and whether they pose a threat to humanity, as shown in the TV series and earlier in the game The Last of Us.

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Hope you'll enjoy watching them :)

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