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In order to earn rewards for watching broadcasts, the first thing you need to do is link your game account to Twitch.



📋 Guide on linking an EXBO account.

📋 Guide on linking a Steam account.

📋 You can track the status of the rewards on a special page.

[h2]How to receive Twitch Drops[/h2]
Rewards are earned for the time spent watching broadcasts on the channels of verified media partners.

List of media partners:

• officialsmythj;
  
• Sacriel;
  
• Klean;
  
• pan1x_t0p;
  
• velichyt;
  
• adhh_spasibo;
  
• NSh4rk;
  
• Ahega_Chan;
  
• MashtakOF;
  
• AyakaRai;
  
• V13iy;
  
• schempppp;
  
• Cok1es;
  
• ilmater_;
  
• chromaticq;
  
• mercenarysc.
  

The first week of Twitch Drops includes one campaign:



[h2]Twitch Drops Week 1 content[/h2]
We present to you the list of rewards. More detailed information will be presented below in the relevant section:



So in the campaign, the last reward is issued after 15 hours of watching live broadcasts.

[h2]Twitch Drop container contents[/h2]


Thank you for your attention,
and good luck with your reward hunt!

A second batch of unique valuables has been brought to the in-game store with the arrival of the mysterious island of Boral!

📦 The pack includes:

◉ 50 Season levels;
◉ 50 Black Presents crates;
◉ 15 cases with unique season styles;
◉ Unique “Special Order” paint set.

❕ The pack can be purchased only ONCE per character.

❌ STALCRAFT: X (https://t.me/stalcraft_english)

Black Market Bosses are going big with raids on ominous Boral island, which is now under control by the mysterious yet high-tech Murmur gang. Your task is to catch up as many technologies as you can from those zombie-puppets and drag your feet away from the island on the whirlybird!


It's almost Halloween, and it's time for launching Black Raid event that has so many new features, that make him always as good as last year Dead Men Marathon! Get ready to explore the Boral Island and prove Murmurs that you are a force to be reckoned with. The event will be available until December 4 (That's right, we've decided to prolong the event after the trailer release).

For everyone who hasn't played Dead Man Marathon, we recommend you watching this video guide. We changed content, but the general principles are the same.

One of the main features is the new Ranked mode!




Ranked mode will be available starting November 2 at 12:00 (GMT+3) for all the characters that have more than 100 play hours. This mode doesn't have Converts (zombie players), and teams can compete with each other at full strength with less random implemented.

At the end of the event, players achieve places in the leader board, which are tied to a certain rank. Depending on the rank achieved, participants will receive one of the following awards:



Let's list some awesome prizes:

Chitin backpack that is obtainable for reaching the top of the rating (EU: Top 100, NA: Top 50, SEA: Top 20). The backpack will be exclusive until the start of Act II, and then will be available for purchasing by parts for Act II Tickets at the cost of a legendary item;
Transferable Elbrus Short Range Detector;
Aesthete Token;
99% Barter Coupon;
Pack of masters attachments;
And also a bunch of anomalous serum, advanced spare parts, trade coins, Black Present cases etc.


[h2]Match ranking[/h2]
You can find out your rating and qualify for awards of the corresponding rank only after passing the calibration, which lasts for 10 ranked games.

After the calibration is finished, each player gains certain rating points.

The amount of rating points received per match depends on the team's ranking, determined by the number of points earned per game.

After the event is finished (December, 4th) the player results will be summarized. Based on that, the players will receive awards, corresponding to their rank and rating.

[h2]Rating principle[/h2]
The game points are received for completing certain tasks like clearing our camps, killing NPCs, killing enemy players etc.

There are extra multipliers that are applied for completing the main objective (+25% of team points) and evacuation (+50% of team points).


At the end of the game, a leaderboard of the teams within the match is constructed based on the teams' scores and the multipliers applied to them. The top half of the players gain rating, the bottom half lose rating. The closer the players are to the first place, the more rating points they receive, the closer they are to the last place, the more rating points they lose.

[h2]Players and teams ratings at the start[/h2]

• The higher your rating compared to all players in the session, the lower the multiplier of the rating you receive and the higher the multiplier of the rating you lose.
  
• The higher your team's rating compared to all teams in the session, the lower the multiplier of the rating you receive and the higher the multiplier of the rating you lose.
  

So, based on your individual ranking, team relative ranking, and team position on the session leaderboard, you gain or lose ranking.

[h2]Black chips[/h2]
Before the start of a ranked match, you will have the opportunity to bet Black Chips, which will give a multiplier to both win and lose. You can bet fiches only after the calibration.


You can bet from 1 to 3 fiches on each ranked game:

• 1 chip multiplies the gained or lost ranking by 2;
  
• 2 chips multiply the gained or lost ranking by 2.5;
  
• 3 chips multiply the gained or lost ranking by 3.
  

For example, if the player has successfully completed the match, he will receive somewhere like +62 ranking points. In the meantime, their teammate who bet one chip before the start of the match will get +124 ranking points. In case of defeat, the former will receive -62 ranking points and the latter -124 ranking points.

[h2]Ways to earn Black Chips[/h2]
After the calibration is finished, the player receives 6 Black Chips.

Additional ways to obtain them:

• Piece by piece for BM-checks in the shop;
  
• Special Black Chips set in the shop.
  

The Black Chips sets can be transferred to another player or auctioned off. Accordingly, it is possible to purchase such sets from another player directly or through an auction.

A black chip bet refund occurs when a player who was not in the same squad as you during your quest leaves the ranked game.

Using chips should crank the adrenaline and emotion of the game to the max!

[h2]Restrictions for unsportsmanlike behaviour[/h2]
In case of long inactivity, access to picking up the next games may be restricted, and precious rankings may be lost.

At first, the warning is given, but each following restriction will be stronger.

In case of premature withdrawal from the match, corresponding restrictions will also be implemented. The players that weren't part of the “intruder” team while using the match are free to leave the game.
[h2]Ranking abuse penalties[/h2]
This time we tried to make the most competitive ranking possible, with very valuable rewards. We understand the sensitivity of participants to all sorts of dishonest players who will attempt to play unfairly.

Details on fighting the intruders will be published closer to the ranked mode launch at the end of the week and will be applied not only to the cheaters.


A page for each of the currencies has been added to the shop. On this page, you can find two tabs, “How to get?” and “Offers”.


The first one, “How to get?” tells you about the currency and how to get or spend it. For the convenience of players, we have also placed there the most popular offers for each of the currencies.

The “Offers” tab shows all the purchase options for a particular currency that are currently available in the shop. The desired currency page can be opened by clicking on the corresponding currency in the upper right corner of the shop.

[h2]Advanced case[/h2]
The Black Market Advanced Case is now on sale, and with every opening, the player will receive not only a Basic Item, but also a Bonus Item.

In other words, the player gets two items per discovery.


[h2]Discounts on Black Market cases[/h2]
There will also be special discounts on the rest of the Black Market cases during the Black Raid season event:

• Elite case 12000 → 9490 (2510 BM-check discount);
  
• Tactical case 12000 → 9490 (2510 BM-check discount);
  
• Basic case 2500 → 1990 (510 BM-check discount).
  

[h2]Silent Scream[/h2]
Added a reward for Season 1000 level — a unique Scream style for the OTs-14M Surge.


[h2]Explorer Bonus[/h2]
Due to the start of the Black Raid event, for a limited time, the player will be able to receive up to 7 Explorer Bonuses per day instead of 5 previously.


Explorer Bonuses can also be gained for participating in the Black Raid event.

When playing as the Black Market operatives, you must survive the match for at least 5 minutes, complete the main mission, or successfully evacuate. You will receive 1 Explorer Bonus for completing each of these points.

When playing as a Murmur fighter, 1 Explorer Bonus will be granted for not leaving Boral Island before all Black Market units have been destroyed or evacuated. Moreover, you will receive 2 additional Explorer Bonuses for completing Murmur missions.
[h2]PIONEER-3 wide range detector[/h2]
There's a new wide range detector in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone – PIONEER-3.

PIONEER-3 is a more advanced version of the popular SAK-2 detector model.

Remember that this scanner has been created for internal use by ZIVCAS Corporation employees, and any use by third parties will be sanctioned.


Added display of resources from personal storage to resource collection tasks.

Also added setting to display recipe status separately.


Note: If you have pinned the recipes before this update, to display the available resources, you need to open the personal storage once.


[h2]Heavy and light machine guns[/h2]
Machine guns are not popular due to the difficulty in implementing them. High recoil and large penalties to movement speed affect them more than a large magazine capacity.

Both machine gun types have received improvements.

Heavy machine guns:

Light machine guns:

[h2]ASh-12[/h2]
Recently, the ASh-12 has had difficulties competing with other weapons, which caused interest in the unique rifle to drop noticeably.

Very similar characteristics of the silencer and MBC are revised for diversity. The silencer now significantly reduces weapon spread, and the MBC better compensates recoil.

In addition, the weapon itself has received minor changes.



[h2]PPK-20 and TDI KRISS Vector[/h2]
PPK-20 and TDI KRISS Vector allow the owner to shoot effectively from the hip, do not affect movement speed and have tremendous damage at close ranges. The combination of strong characteristics made these SMGs an overkill weapon, leaving too little chance for the opponents.

PPK-20 and TDI KRISS Vector's branches efficiency is reduced.


[h2]Other armour and weapon changes[/h2]


[h2]Grenades changes[/h2]


[h2]Consumables[/h2]


[h2]Hitbox changes[/h2]
Some armour with standard hitbox had areas not covered by the hitbox, contributing to unfair misses on the wearer.

The hitbox of the following armours has been increased and is now intermediate between standard and medium hitboxes:



Crafting of some items has been cheapened:

We will be performing server maintenance in the EU, NA, and SEA regions:

[Scheduled date and time]

30 October, 2024

07:00 - 13:00 (CET);
AM 02:00 - AM 08:00 (EST);
PM 14:00 - PM 20:00 (GMT +8).

Schedules may change due to unexpected problems.

STALCRAFT: X servers will be unavailable during maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and we thank you in advance for your understanding and patience.

Respectfully,
EXBO Team

Black Market is the organization that knows all the possible shady schemes in the Zone. Lately, they've been profiting from ZIVCAS Corporation.

💸 The Black Market leader is Baron, he is a shark tank in the sea of the shady business. He has a unique gift for enriching himself and his supporters. By the way, he is in the mood to make some new connections to settle one tricky affair.

You better find Baron in the Bar. This might end as an interesting adventure for the true bounty hunters!