Anomaly Zone Renovation Update
Stalkers!
A new update has been deployed to the Anomaly Zone Renovation server. It includes new mechanics, balance changes, faction progression, a cooking system, new quests, trading changes, story quest fixes, and localization improvements.
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New Mechanics
“Campfire” Mechanic
Cooking
Added a fully-fledged cooking system using a campfire.
Added the Cooking skill.
Added a Fire Starting Kit.
Recipes can be purchased from:
Gourmet;
Kotel;
Finn;
Pivovarov;
Healer;
Tannery.
Cooking resources can be found in:
Outskirts;
Vesuvius;
Tunguska.
Added dishes:
Fried Meat;
Fried Mushrooms;
Fried Porcini Mushrooms;
Fried Butter Mushrooms;
Fried Chanterelles;
Fried Honey Mushrooms;
Mushroom Stew;
Mushroom Stew with Canned Meat;
Mushroom Stew with Meat;
Hunter’s Stew;
Hunter’s Stew with Meat;
Hearty Hunter’s Stew.
Added detailed descriptions for recipes and ingredients.
Improved the recipe information interface.
Fixed ingredient slot functionality.
Ingredients are now automatically removed from the slots when changing recipes.
Field Crafting
Added the “Field Crafting” mechanic (P key).
The following items have been moved from the Workbench to Field Crafting:
Molotov Cocktail;
Old Pills.
Added crafting of Vials and Injectors with Nerve Stimulant and Energy Drink to the Workbench.
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New Items
Ingredients
Added to the game world:
Porcini Mushroom;
Butter Mushroom;
Birch Bolete;
Aspen Bolete;
Honey Mushrooms;
Chanterelles;
Wild Potatoes;
Firewood.
Added to mutants:
Raw Meat;
Boar Meat;
Lard.
Added to stashes:
Can of Tomatoes;
Pack of Old Groats;
No-Spa Tablets;
Ketanof Tablets;
Creon Tablets;
Capoten Tablets.
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New NPCs and Quests
Alex Boltun
Located near the Raven Forest bunker.
Added new reputation-change quests for:
Gourmet;
Filin.
To unlock the ability to change your reputation, you must first complete the following Raven Forest quests:
Captain Sperling;
Buch;
Kich;
Tackleberry.
Sashka Boltun
Located at the Radio Tower.
Added new reputation-change quests for:
Renegades;
Scavenger.
To unlock the ability to change your reputation, you must first complete the following Radio Tower quests:
Viktor Shizov;
Morse;
Dipole;
Bolyazny.
Old Exchanger
Added a new NPC — Old Exchanger.
A Basket of Wild Strawberries can now be exchanged for Wild Strawberries and a Basket.
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Story Quests
Gourmet’s Village — “Morozov’s Package”
The requirements for the dialogue with Alex Boltun have been changed.
Access to the required dialogue now requires 2,000 reputation with the Military. Completing the previous quests is no longer required.
“Lomov’s Report”
Fixed the quest turn-in for players who already had “Lomov’s Report” active.
The Boyarsky–Lomov questline has been temporarily suspended for rebalancing and necessary adjustments.
Other Story Changes
All recommendations have been removed.
Krasnov’s multi-day quest involving the delivery of Spider legs has been retained, but the recommendations have been removed and the quest itself has been reworked.
Fixed outdated story dialogues and typos for:
Eisenstein;
Selevtovich;
Mokruh;
Kisly;
Zayats;
Byvaly;
Dibenko.
These recommendations will be exchangeable for Trade Points in upcoming updates.
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Trading and Exchanges
Removed the Basket of Wild Strawberries crafting recipe.
Removed exchanges from several traders.
Gourmet’s Village — Weapons Trader
Removed exchanges:
AK-74M;
“Ninja” Body Armor;
“Chameleon-1” Kevlar Helmet.
Removed from sale:
AK-74 Modification Kit.
The kit can be turned in for its full purchase price.
Imarek — “Baryga” NPC
Removed exchanges:
“Iron Rat” Body Armor;
“Chameleon-2” Kevlar Helmet;
AK-74MST.
Removed from sale:
AK-74M Stabilization Kit.
The kit can be turned in for its full purchase price.
Filin’s Brigade
Removed the “Dragoon” and “Viking” exchanges.
Added a Workbench.
Scavenger’s Office
Removed the AK-107 exchange.
Removed the AK-107 kit from sale.
Healer’s Camp
The SVD exchange has been changed:
The “Evil” artifact has been replaced with four Level 2 “Shield B” artifacts.
Radio Tower — Pasha Arsenal
Added to the shop:
SIG SG 751.
Novaya Zemlya — Repairman
Added to the shop:
Transformer;
Wire Scraps;
Insulated Wire;
Electrical Tape;
Radio Components;
Electrical Components;
Microchip;
Radio Tube.
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Location Changes
Updated the appearance of the Chemical Waste Graveyard base.
Added a new safe zone with a campfire and reputation guide at Vesuvius (E10-4).
Added a new respawn point, available after reaching 10,001 Gourmet reputation.
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Spawn Points and Resources
Spawn points for herbs, mushrooms, and berries have been reworked in:
Outskirts;
Tunguska;
Vesuvius.
Added new spawn points for:
Wild Potatoes;
Mint.
Supply spawn points can now contain:
Herbs;
Mushrooms;
Berries;
Firewood.
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Faction System
Added the ability to level up factions.
Faction experience can be earned by:
Capturing and defending bases and fortified positions;
Being the first to collect the “Shell,” “Vesuvius,” and “Guide” artifacts.
Reworked the faction interface.
Clan quests are planned for future updates.
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Balance
Increased base movement speed by 0.5.
Reduced jump height by 20%.
Adjusted grenade and stone throwing.
Adjusted MK48 accuracy and damage.
Adjusted SVD accuracy and damage.
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Interface
Added information displaying:
Number of available weapon and equipment repairs;
Weapon and equipment durability.
The number of available repairs is now displayed on the Flea Market.
Added a timer showing the remaining lifetime of artifacts inside containers on the Flea Market.
Fixed the red texture that appeared when minimizing the minimap.
Fixed the “Fire” debuff icon.
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Localization
Made numerous corrections and additions to the English localization.
Fixed errors and outdated texts across various interface elements and game content.
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Additional Changes
Added parcels for Gourmet, Kotel, Krest, and Scavenger.
Added Energy Drink and Nerve Stimulant crafting to the Workbench.
Added Lingonberries and Rowan Berries.
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Fixes
Fixed an issue where Frostbite would not accumulate after re-entering the game at Novaya Zemlya.
Fixed the display of the number of available equipment repairs.
Coming in Future Updates
Resources will be available for exchange for Trade Points.
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Thank you for your feedback and suggestions!