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Hello to all Zone researchers! We are pleased to announce the launch of a contest dedicated to creating unique stories that somehow took place in the Chernobyl Zone of Exclusion. Entries are open to all researchers, and the best stories will be included in the official Zone chronicles.

We obviously didn't come empty-handed. Our backpack is full of worthy prizes: thousands of Stalcoins, a pile of trade coins, premiums, and, you already know it, the unique Storyteller's Cloak!


[h2]How does it work?[/h2]
To participate in the contest, you need to write a short (300-700 words) story that tells about your adventures in the Zone. It can be a story about your first day in the Zone, or how you met your Zone BFF, or about how you got out of a mess extracting with a legendary Shard, being on the brink of death.
You should post your work in a dedicated thread on our STALCRAFT | ENG Discord.

Don't forget to specify your nickname before posting, as it will be the one to which the award will be sent in case of winning.

Implementing the AI is allowed, but only as inspiration. Works created exclusively with the help of AI will not be considered.

• The contest period is from 20.05 to 30.05 inclusive.
  
• The results will be announced on 11.06.

[h2]Check out the contest rules before participating:[/h2]

1. When adding your work to the contest topic, you should write your character's nickname exactly as it is spelled in the game.
   
2. It is forbidden to publish content that violates the rules and regulations of the Discord platform.
   
3. It is forbidden to publish works that are not related to the game, including advertising links, materials, insults, appeals, etc.
   
4. The number of works is unlimited, each player can make up multiple stories. But we recommend not to abuse sending the same work, as it will lead to disqualification.
   
5. The copyright of the work belongs to its creator. Plagiarism, misappropriation and copyright infringement are strictly prohibited.
   
6. EXBO reserves the right to disqualify works of participants who are found to be in violation of clauses 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3 and 4.1.9 of the license agreement.
   The EXBO Information Resources Team reserves the right to finalize the terms and conditions of this event.

[h2]Prizes[/h2]
Note that all awards that will be given are bound.

The works of the top 3 places will be added in a special stand straight into the game!

Good luck to all of you researchers.
And remember, your every word will become a part of the great history!

[h2]Reichstag Assault[/h2]
The temporary event has come to its end and was removed from the session battles.

[h2]Balance changes[/h2]
[h3]Weapon and modules[/h3]

[h3]Movement[/h3]
The strength of speed penalties from stopping power, suppression, and infections are now directly related to the player's current speed.


[h2]Models and animations[/h2]
[h3]М1014[/h3]
Updated sounds and animations:
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[h3]Trijicon ACOG x6[/h3]
Updated sight model:

Thank you for your attention,
And good hunting in the Zone!

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

[Scheduled date and time]

May 15, 2024
10:00 ~ 16:00 (CET)
AM 04:00 ~ AM 10:00 (EST)
PM 04:00 ~ PM 10:00 (GMT+8)

❕During maintenance work game servers will be unavailable, we apologize for any inconvenience.

Thank you for your attention,
And good hunting in the Zone!

🔥 An article about the matchmaking system!

👀 We've been closely following your feedback, and the most popular among them was definitely the article explaining how the matchmaking system works.

👥 So here we are: an article that reveals the deep meaning, mechanisms and many secrets of this mysterious system in even more detail!

Don't forget to leave your opinion in the comments. Feel free to ask questions and we will try to answer them soon!

On May 8, 1945, the final Act of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany and its armed forces was signed in the Berlin suburb of Karlshorst at 22 hours 43 minutes CET (May 9 at 0:43 Moscow time).

In honor of this anniversary we will activate a small themed session mode dedicated to the storming of the Reichstag for a week. We also gift you a promo code for nice bonuses, which will be active until PM 12:59 UTC+0 11.05.24 - SC8MAY24.

[h2]Reichstag Assault[/h2]

• The map "Reichstag Assault" will be available in the session mode "Confrontation" from May 8 to May 15. The map is presented in two versions - day and night.
  
• The night version of the map is available from PM 10:30 to AM 05:00 UTC+0
  

[h3]Map Features[/h3]

• Players are given random themed equipment depending on their team.
  
• One of the captured points is periodically shelled by artillery.
  
• Some more powerful weaponry can be found around the map.
  
• The kill/death score on this map does not count towards a player's overall stats.
  
• The top 35 players by score (17 in the night version of the map) receive 500 birch barks, 500 season points, and a bound Perun's Grace.
  

[h3]Thematic crates[/h3]


An option to purchase an Echo of War crate has been added from the Exchanger

• The crate and its contents are bound;
  
• You will receive all the contents of the crate for opening it 50 times.
  

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• Molotov cocktails no longer do damage to allies
  
• Increased the number of points received for seasonal pass in the open world events by 1.5 times
  

Thank you for your attention,
and good hunting in the Zone!