STALCRAFT: X News

[p][/p][h3]Hello to all inhabitants of the Zone![/h3][p] We continue to publish the list of banned players May 2025 (06.05.2025 – 07.06.2025).[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]Hey![/p][p]Here are the very developers of Season Pass, still trapped in the basement and dreaming of food.[/p][p]We didn't waste time: we implemented important changes to the mechanics within a couple of days to fix the bugs that came out on release.[/p][p]Our particular thanks to those who gave us clear, constructive feedback — it helped us to quickly focus and make the right decisions.[/p][p]Now, let's move on! What's new:[/p][p]We heard that many people miss weekly tasks, so we decided to remove the rewards for closing categories by adding points for weekly activities.[/p][p]This will help players who can't play every day not be as far behind those who play daily.[/p]

• [p]For 15 tasks — 3000 points;[/p]
• [p]For 45 tasks — 5000 points;[/p]
• [p]For 100 tasks — 12000 points.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Furthermore:[/p]

• [p]Reward is now given for any daily tasks. It will be the same whether you are doing the task for the first time or repeatedly;[/p]
• [p]Removed the gradual increase in difficulty of tasks after they are completed;[/p]
• [p]The outline around icons for Season Pass activities has been fixed to improve clarity;[/p]

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• [p]Premium reward has been redesigned. It now grants extra vouchers for completing the weekly progress bar;[/p]
• [p]Exploration bonus has been moved to make it easier and clearer to display. It was also done since not all players liked getting the reward in every quest: too many clicks and interactions with the interface. Now all the rewards accumulate in one place, and by clicking once, you can pick it all up whenever you want;[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Apart from the interface, the exploration bonus has been adjusted as follows:[/p]

• [p]First 7 tasks — 500 points;[/p]
• [p]Following 8 tasks — 250 points each;[/p]
• [p]Following 30 tasks — 75 points each;[/p]
• [p]All the rest — 25 points each.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Task changes[/h2][p]Fixed bugs with counting the completion of some activities:[/p]

• [p]Events located in the South of the Zone are now counted in the Clearing-out enemy outposts task;[/p]
• [p]Fights on GOST-17 are now counted in the Completion of battles task of the Sessional Battles category;[/p]
• [p]Damage to structures is now not counted in the Dealing damage to opponents task of the Subdivision Battles category;[/p]
• [p]The Anomalous Rift event now counts as a weekly task.[/p]

[p]Changed the content of task categories;[/p][p]Changed the content of the open world events.[/p][p][/p][p]We've also added information about which locations you can find quests at to make it easier and more convenient to navigate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Compensations[/h2][p]Players who did not complete the full weekly bonus for closing categories will be compensated. Their progress will be transferred to the new weekly task system.[/p][p]Compensation for each closed category not rewarded will be equal to three weekly tasks completed.[/p][p]The compensation will be displayed in the weekly bonus section, indicating how many tasks are already considered completed.[/p][h2]Changing the Overdrive mechanics[/h2][p]Overdrive gives a bonus for the first 15 completed tasks in a day, even if they are repetitive. In other words, it can be activated again after every 15 completions, even if it's the same task.[/p][p]Overdrive bonus can be earned any time of the day, not only at the time of completing a task. If Overdrive is already activated, the bonus will still be received automatically;[/p][p]Now for convenience and understanding, the specific number of season points that Overdrive gives is listed, specifically 250 points.[/p][h2]Other changes and fixes[/h2]

• [p]The Chicken God artefact now correctly gives a separate buff for each reaction, rather than upgrading the same one;[/p]
• [p]Fixed failure to be able to select categories;[/p]
• [p]Fixed the sights on the QBZ-191 “Burevestnik” and FN F2000 Tactical;[/p]
• [p]Reduced the selling price of some items obtained from opening the Special Case;[/p]
• [p]Reduced the volume of loudspeakers in safe zones.[/p]

[h2]Conclusion[/h2][p]That's all for now on the current changes. But don't even think that this is where we're going to end up! No. We won't be allowed to leave the basement for a long time: there's a lot of work ahead to finalise current tasks and add new ones, as well as to replace those that frankly didn't work. We'll be rotating the numbers in the dailies in parallel to equalise them in value.[/p][p]It's a separate motivation to keep working with the open world. Like finally getting to the Labyrinth and finally touch it. We are ready to fight.[/p][p]We will also continue to listen to feedback. We have already fixed, for example, poorly readable blackout of repetitive tasks. We also keep such little things in mind and will correct them as we go along. We'll keep it that way.[/p][p]Anyway, we're not relaxing. Because there's something in the basement with us. And we better not piss it off.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]We will be performing server maintenance in the EU, NA, and SEA regions:[/p][p][/p][p]📆 \[Scheduled date and time][/p][p]07 June, 2025[/p][p]01:00 - 04:00 (CET);[/p][p]PM 19:00 - PM 22:00 (EST);[/p][p]AM 07:00 - AM 10:00 (GMT+8)[/p][p][/p][p]❕ Schedules may change due to unexpected problems.[/p][p][/p][p]🚧 STALCRAFT: X servers will be unavailable during maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and we thank you in advance for your understanding and patience. [/p][p][/p][p]Respectfully,[/p][p]EXBO Team[/p]

Server maintenance is completed — the new season Murmur of the Zone is now on. To celebrate the launch, we’re giving away a promo code:

SCX-SUMMER2025-WELCOME

The promo code is valid until June 11, 08:00 (UTC).

We apologize for the server launch delay — a thank-you for your patience is included in the promo code.

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Along with that, some important info was left out of the patchnote. The developers took your feedback into consideration and made it possible for players to buy whole pieces of legendary gear for Act Tickets.

Albatross Heavy-Assault, Gauss Rifle, ZIVCAS M2-C, and Chitin backpack can now be purchased for 6 500 Act Tickets each.

Look up, Seekers.

The skies of the Zone are torn apart by the roar of military helicopters. Armed forces are gathering at the Perimeter. The ZIVCAS Corporation is once again searching for mysterious testing grounds left behind by scientists of the past. Behind the North anomaly barrier lies a power capable of pulverizing anyone who dares to uncover its secrets. Something is happening in the Zone. And it will affect everyone — whether they like it or not.

© A mad old man in the Bar that nobody's believed since the “hot July”


We bid farewell not only to the spring season but also to Act One — it was a special one for us, we'll never forget it. Act Tickets were converted into Trade coins. In memory of past seasons, all players who earned caskets have received them by mail — they are now usable as Hideout decor.

Today marks the beginning of a new stage — Act Two. And it brings not just new rewards, but a full change of rules: the Season Pass has undergone a complete overhaul, and with it, much of what players had grown used to.

Are you ready for a hot June? 🔥



Things are getting tense. Military forces have been unusually active near the Perimeter in the South. We recommend staying alert, so you don’t miss any important information.



Season Pass was originally intended as a light, optional background activity, that accompanied the main gameplay, eventually turned into the main focus of the game, overshadowing other content.

We’ve addressed long-standing issues from previous seasons and made substantial changes to the Season Pass mechanics. In general terms, the following has changed:

• Removed Sealed Points, as they were the root of many problems.
  
• Progression is once again tied to daily tasks, now more engaging and customizable. Players can choose tasks categories to fit their play style.
  
• Valuable rewards have been greatly increased, making the Season Pass much more worthwhile.
  

Full breakdown of the changes available in a separate article.

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Starting this season, all players who have completed the North storyline will automatically receive 50 Season Pass levels.

To diversify gameplay and space for Season Pass daily quests, we added new events with mutants and NPCs. Now you'll have fiends, snipers, sappers, and behemoths waiting for you in the North.

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In addition, the old Anomalous Installations have been reworked, and new ones have been added. Now, when you activate them, instead of the usual spirits, you will be met with more worthy opponents.

Most of the new activity is concentrated in the home territories of the northern factions — now there’s actually something to do there.

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Location events that are required to complete tasks will be highlighted when the map is opened.

[h2]500 level reward[/h2]
The main reward of this season is the versatile Beretta ARX160 assault rifle with an underbarrel grenade launcher.

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This weapon is available for test firing in your Hideout — it sits right on the shooting range counter!

[h2]Updated Season Pass rewards[/h2]


This season key rewards include:

• Tec-DC9 pistol;
  
  
  
• Brigand Armored Suit;
  
  
  
• Steyr AUG A3 assault rifle;
  
  
  
• Unity skin;
  
  
  
• Murmur's charms with animated effects;
  
  
  
  
  • Orbital Charm;
    
    
    
  • Satellite Charm;
    
    
    
  • Vitruvian Ghoul Charm;
    
    
    
  • Dead Look charm
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  • Colony charm
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• Special case.
  

The season crate, named Gift of Murmur this season, has been overhauled along with the rest Season Pass content: all junk has been removed, the amount of valuable consumables was increased, and key rewards now drop much more frequently.

Gift of Murmur includes the following key rewards:

• JD ZIVCAS 2A Exoarmor parts;
  
  
  
• Assault rifle QBZ-191 “Burevestnik” parts;
  
  
  
• Sniper rifle McMillan CS5 parts;
  
  
  
• MG3 parts;
  
  
  
• RMB-93 shotgun;
  
  
  
• MP-412 pistol;
  
  
  
• ZIVCAS Zeus-77 electric baton;
  
  
  
• Acecare Optical Sight;
  
  
  
• Walther Collimator Sight.
  
  
  

[h2]Legendary item parts for Tickets[/h2]

In addition to the Albatross Heavy Assault Armored Exoskeleton and Gauss Rifle, in the new Act you can buy parts of the ZIVCAS M2-C Armour Suit and the Chitin Backpack for Tickets. The required number of parts and the price remain unchanged, you need to collect 8 parts, each of which costs 1000 Tickets.

New gear is available for Act II Tickets:

• Overton container;
  
  
  
• Petal butterfly knife;
  
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• Composite 2.8 sight;
  
  
  
• Perspective sight.
  
  
  

New styles themed to Murmur faction are available in the shop — a sinister fusion of steel and unknown materials born in the depths of the Zone.

The following items are available in the shop:

• Roar style for PKP Pecheneg;
  
  
  
• White noise style for Hector Exoskeleton (transferable version will be released later);
  
  
  
• Infrasound style for RSh-12;
  
  
  
• Swish style for Tactical katana (transferable version will be released later).
  

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These styles can be purchased personally or as gifts for friends or the auction trading.

The Murmur of the Zone season starter pack is now available for purchase in the in-game store.

It includes the following items:

• 10 season levels;
  
• 7 day Premium;
  
• Two unique armour and weapon paints.
  

Alongside the Season Pass, we’ve completely overhauled the transferable gear cases. The old gear cases have been merged into one ultimate Special Case!

You’ll be presented with three cards, each hiding a reward. After picking one, you'll see what was behind the other two — then they disappear. You can instantly claim your reward, sell it to other players for profit, or, if it’s not to your liking, reject it and get back part of the currency you spent.

Special case includes various items grouped by their rarity. Each case guarantees a standard rarity item. In addition, there’s a chance to obtain up to four bonus items of higher rarities. Ideally, you could get up to five items in total: one standard and four bonus ones — unique, rare, very rare, extremely rare.

Don’t worry if you don’t get bonus items right away: your chances of receiving one increase with each subsequent case you open, until a bonus item drops. Once that happens, the drop rate for that rarity tier resets to its base value — just like the first time you opened a case.

Special case key rewards:

• QBU-191 rifle;
  
• Albatross Interceptor;
  
• Elbrus SRD;
  
• SMC Container;
  
• SVCh rifle;
  
• VSK-94 rifle;
  
• Ergonomic 9×39 magazine;
  
• Ergonomic 5.45 magazine;
  
• Jagdkommando knife;
  
• 5.56 NATO Drum Magazine, Black;
  
• 7.62 NATO PMAG Magazine, Black.
  

Transferable Season Pass levels have been added to the in-game shop. You can now purchase them as a gift for another player or sell them via the auction.

There are 3 available bundles:

• 1 level — 109 SC;
  
• 10 levels — 1039 SC;
  
• 25 levels — 2299 SC.
  

Repair Parts have been removed from the game.

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All old, sealed Parts will be compensated at a standard rate. Additionally, all players who had them will receive a small but memorable collectible item via in-game mail.

After analysing the gathered data and your feedback over the past month, we’ve decided to reduce repair costs by 20%. We understand that, even with this adjustment, the removal of Parts will still result in higher repair costs. However, this step is necessary to introduce another currency withdrawal method to help stabilize the in-game economy.

We will continue to monitor repair costs closely and appreciate your understanding.


It is now possible to remove paint from gear.

If the paint had a buyer tag, the tag will disappear when removed.

All previously lost paints due to repainting will be compensated in the near future.



The stash system has been changed: now it only allows storage of barter resources for gear, excluding their large transferable variants.

This change is aimed at increasing the difficulty of extracting highly valuable items, such as artefacts, and giving more weight to surviving during runs to obtain them.

Previously, being able to store valuable items in the stash significantly simplified gameplay, drastically reducing the risk of loss and, as a result, lowering the incentive for active engagement.

• All sights have been visually adjusted — they now take up less space on the screen.
  
• Reticles have been updated: quality improved and noticeable “pixelation” removed.
  
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• Added blur when aiming for those sights, where it was previously absent.
  
• All collimator sights that did not have magnification have been given x1.25 magnification.
  

• Added guitar melodies for summer season.
  
• New songs have been added to Grind FM radio.
  
• Added new tracks by the С. У. М. Е. Р. К. И. band — exclusive acoustic lives recorded especially for STALCRAFT: X.
  

• Increased the attack distance of all melee weapons by 0.3-0.5 metres.
  Now the distances of weak, strong and fast attacks are the same.
  
• Klondike exit points can now only be accessed through the Klondike itself.
  
• In the Arms Race mode, the AK-103 is replaced by the AK-203.
  
• Flamethrowers and frostthrowers are again available for use in session battles.
  
• Updated melee weapon models: EMChes Machete and Crowbar.
  
  
  
• Updated models, animations, and interaction sounds for the AN-94 Abakan and its variations.
  
  
  
• Updated the Shady Vector style for TDI KRISS Vector interaction sounds.
  
• Updated MK47 Mutant shot sounds.
  
• You can no longer take eruption damage near the window on the second floor of the Covenant base.
  
• NPCs killed at the Labyrinth location now count as part of the contract: Enemies. People in the north.
  
• Anomalous Rifts north daily quests from contract provider are now also scored in Stillwaters.
  
• Changed colours of chat messages to improve readability.
  
• Updated paint pattern for AKM.
  
• Added paint option for most sights, magazines, and side bracket with Picatinny rail and HQ ISSUE Mini Laser Sight.
  

[h2]Pulse branch rifle edits[/h2]




[h2]Special deliveries changes[/h2]
Increased treasury and influence points for subdivision special deliveries.




[h2]Brawls days[/h2]
Registration and Brawls has been removed from Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

[h2]Brawl rewards[/h2]
Increased the amount of treasury and influence points received for winning Brawls stages.




[h2]Tournament brackets[/h2]

• Reduced maximum number of participants in the bracket: 16 → 8
  
• Reduced maximum number of stages: 4 → 3
  

[h2]Tournament rewards[/h2]

• The casings reward for the 1st round of tournaments has been moved to the final round reward pool. The total amount of casings received for the entire tournament bracket has not changed.
  
• Increased the amount of treasury and influence points received for winning stages of tournaments.
  
• Quantum Batteries (personal reward per stage) have been added to the rewards.
  

[h2]Rewards for base captures[/h2]

• Increased the amount of treasury received for winning stages of tournaments.
  
• Quantum Batteries (personal reward per stage) have been added to the rewards.
  

[h2]Set of base capture maps[/h2]



[h2]Subdivision ranking season rewards[/h2]
Sets with consumables have been added to the personal rewards for subdivision members in addition to faction crates.



Number of sets with consumables relative to the places taken.

• Mobile camp durability 35 000 → 40 000