STALCRAFT: X News

[p][/p][p][/p][p]The event loved by many came to an end! The S.S.P.P. military fired all their ammo, and the project team worked their fingers to the bone while making updates. You'll learn about a little Lyubech-3 rework, new signals, balance adjustments and a lot more. Let's dive into everything that awaits us in this patchnote![/p][p][/p][h2]The end of Attack on Perimeter[/h2][p]The loved-by-many funny event has come to an end.[/p][p]Deleted Attack on Perimeter daily tasks and challenges, yet we left the opportunity to exchange your Murmur Trophies to Dotations to open Military Supplies cases for 2 more weeks.[/p][p]The awards for those who've been noticed by the Big Brother will be sent later.[/p][p][/p][h2]New offer at Exchanger[/h2][p]Our economists did their best to make the offers for six and seven parts of the legendary Albatross Heavy Assault Armored Exoskeleton and Gauss Rifle available without a heavy grind, but it's still not so easy to get:[/p][p][/p]

[p]Barter coupons do not apply for these offers![/p]

[p][/p][h2]Lyubech-3[/h2][p]Finally! Our devs finally made it up to our favourite location Lyubech-3. Although it is not yet the full rework, it will be released later. However, we hope these changes will meet your approval. And if not, don't forget to leave feedback with which we continue to improve our game![/p][p][/p][h2]Rework of the Location spawn system[/h2][p]Changed the Lyubech teleports placings on the domestic locations.[/p][p][/p][p]Similar to Labyrinth, only certain factions will face off at a location. The only difference is that Mercenaries will face Covenant, and Rise — Frontier.[/p][p]Players now appear in the south of the location, which is divided into right and left zones, with one faction appearing on the left and the other on the right. Faction change these zones every 30 minutes. For example: if Mercenaries appeared on the right and Covenant on the left, they switch places after 30 minutes.[/p][p][/p][p]Added trampolines on the south location to speed the movements.[/p][p][/p][h3]Lyubech-3 awards and events changes[/h3]

• [p]Significantly reduced weight of all the resources.[/p]
• [p]Increased the resource reward from all events from 10% to 15%.[/p]
• [p]Now, two bosses can be on the map at the same time.[/p]
• [p]Now ID from bosses and the installations drops starting 10% damage to the boss.[/p]
• [p]Reduced the number of waves required to protect an anomaly installation to two.[/p]
• [p]Reduced dropped cargo delivery time from three minutes to two minutes.[/p]
• [p]Reduced the time to capture a dropped load from three minutes to two minutes.[/p]
• [p]Reworked all NPCs in events and patrols.[/p]
• [p]Reduced the density of many events and patrols to make the location less overpopulated.[/p]
• [p]Increased the spawn of Behemoth and Fiend, now they will be encountered more often.[/p]

[h3]Change of Lyubech resources prices for Trade Coins and Crimson Casings[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Arthunting[/h2][p]To improve arthunting, we have increased the variety of artefacts. Now, when looking for them, the loot will be more varied in terms of the artefacts themselves, but not in terms of their quality. Valuable artefacts of high quality remained just as rare. As part of the change in variety, artefact costs were adjusted to keep activity profits the same.[/p][p]Increased the chances of artefacts of different quality to better match the intended progression in locations:[/p]

• [p]Black Detour;[/p]
• [p]Reflection;[/p]
• [p]Labyrinth;[/p]
• [p]Stillwaters;[/p]
• [p]Lyubech-3.[/p]

[p]In addition, due to the increased chance of rarer quality artefacts at science locations, there is a new limit on the maximum quality of artefacts that can appear at a number of locations:[/p][p][/p][h3]Change in the value of artefacts[/h3][p][/p][h3]Artefact spawn[/h3][p]Artefact spawns are now concentrated in the first 30 minutes after the eruption. During this period of time, they spawn much more actively. A significant portion of artefacts that previously appeared over the course of three hours after the eruption will now spawn within this shorter timeframe.[/p][p]Artefact spawns fully stop 90 minutes after the eruption.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]South signals update and a new SRD[/h2][h2]Changes to signal farming in the South[/h2][p]Reworked signal spawns in the South. Previously, this type of farming wasn’t stable due to low signal density — players often had to wait long periods for new signals to appear.
Now, their spawn rate has been roughly doubled.[/p][p]Reduced signal rewards to maintain balance: decreased the amount of barter and sellable resources from signals by about 30% on average.[/p][p]
Affected locations:[/p]

1. [p]Scrapyard;[/p]
2. [p]The Pit;[/p]
3. [p]The Forest;[/p]
4. [p]The Dead City;[/p]
5. [p]The Graveyard;[/p]
6. [p]The Path of Fools;[/p]
7. [p]Polesskoye.[/p]

[h3]Buryat SRD price change[/h3][p]Adjusted the crafting cost of Buryat SRD due to increased signal spawns:[/p][p][/p][p]Players who actively collected trackers will receive appropriate compensation at a later time.[/p][p][/p][h3]New SRD[/h3][p]Added a new Beluga Short Range Detector for those who want to try themselves in artefact hunting. It will help newcomers to learn the basics.[/p][p]Beluga can be purchased for trackers from the merchant at the Bar or North factions bases.[/p][p]Beluga SRD price:[/p][p][/p][h2]Devices quick access[/h2][p]Added the ability to quickly equip devices from the inventory. Hold X to open a radial menu and select Leglet or Short/Wide Range Detectors. The last selected device is remembered, so you can simply press X to re-equip it. If there is no last selected device, the system prioritises devices in this order: SRD, WRD, Leglet.[/p][p]Now, when starting a signal search, the detector is equipped directly in the hand rather than being placed in the secondary slot.[/p][p][/p][p]On some Northern locations, people began to notice never-before-seen lights. They are most often encountered in secluded, quiet places, but there have been reports of encounters near some anomalies. Rare eyewitnesses say that these entities affected them in some way, and the sensations from these effects were similar to those they experienced in the Klondike. What are those? You'll find out in the game! [/p][h3]Infections changes[/h3]

• [p]Removed the movement speed penalty from suppression (down to -10%);[/p]
• [p]Added recoil penalty from suppression (up to +10%).[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Weapons and attachments balance[/h3][p][/p][p]The compensation for the inability to equip a Laser Sight now grants -25% hip-fire spread, matching the effect of a Master rank Laser Sight.[/p][p]Removed the ability to equip Laser Sights on OTs-14M Surge and SR-3M.[/p][p]All Laser Sights installed on the affected weapons will be automatically moved to the inventory.[/p][h3]Artefact balance[/h3][p][/p][h3]Items balance[/h3][p][/p][h2]Consumable adjustments [/h2][p]The duration of consumables is no longer dependent on their level, and is now the same for all items within a category. [/p][p]The duration of all consumables with the following purpose is now 30 minutes:[/p]

• [p]Weak boost;
  Exception: Breakfast of Champions with 35 minutes[/p]
• [p]Strong boost; [/p]
• [p]Strength Improvement;[/p]
• [p]Stamina Improvement; [/p]
• [p]Bleeding Protection;[/p]
• [p]Burns protection.[/p]

[h3]Characteristics adjustments[/h3][p][/p][h3]Merchant prices[/h3][p]Adjusted the cost of the affected consumables due to the increased duration of effects:[/p][p][/p][h3]Craft changes[/h3]

• [p]Replaced Hemostat craft in the Hideout for Astrixin.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Ranks[/h3][p]Fixed incorrectly displayed ranks of many consumables without changing their actual stats. Consumables now have 10 priority levels, and ranks are now strictly tied to these levels, regardless of the consumable type.[/p][p]Exception: Pulp.[/p][p][/p][h2]MIS scientist suits remodel[/h2][p]MIS-99 Amber[/p][p][/p][p]MIS-99 Malachite[/p][p]MIS-100 Garnet[/p][p][/p][p]MIS-102 Zircon[/p][p][/p][p]MIS-105 Topaz[/p][p][/p][p]MIS-113 Iolite[/p][p][/p][p]MIS-116 Emerald[/p][p][/p][p]MIS-122 Amethyst[/p][p][/p][h2]Other [/h2]

• [p]Automatically removed from the auction and returned by the courier all consumables that received an increased duration. The funds for deposits and bids have also been refunded.[/p]
• [p]Updated the Medicine, Food, and Drinks in PDA guide with missing items.[/p]
• [p]Updated the L86A1 model, interaction sounds, and animations.[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
• [p]Removed the ability to turn off shadows via the configuration file.[/p]
• [p]Prohibited the use of fragmentation grenades and underbarrel rounds crafted in the Hideout during Subdivision Battles.[/p]
• [p]Weapon stats now display plate penetration and armour damage multiplier (if different from 1.0).[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]We will be performing server maintenance in the EU, NA, and SEA regions:[/p][p]📆 30 July, 2025[/p][p]08:30 - 14:00 (CET)[/p][p]AM 02:30 - AM 08:00 (EST)[/p][p]PM 02:30 - PM 08:00 (GMT+8)[/p][p]❕ Schedules may change due to unexpected problems.[/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]Respectfully,[/p][p]EXBO Team[/p]

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The Art Contest has come to the end, and it's time to announce the greatest artists of the Zone!

🔗 You can find winners and their works in the article [/p]

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Game Designer Solyanara has decided to lift the veil and share plans for the upcoming Arsenal update!

If you want to know more, check out the thread, ask your questions, and give us your feedback!

You can ask a question here [/p]

[p]In this developer stream, ZIV, Highnoon, and Tigor answer the global community’s most burning questions.[/p]

[p]From new event formats and in-game economy tweaks to global plans and autumn season spoilers — this video has it all.[/p]

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