Anomaly Zone Renovation Update

Stalkers!

A new update has been deployed to the Anomaly Zone Renovation server, bringing bug fixes, balance adjustments, and a number of gameplay improvements.

Below is the full list of changes included in this update.

Progression System

The "Carcass Butchering" and "Cooking" skills have been removed from the game for rework.

The "Weapons" skill tree has been removed.

"Handling" and "Accuracy" have been removed from the Weapons tree and transferred directly to weapon stats. These characteristics now depend on the weapon being used rather than character progression.

The "Fast Magazine Loading" skills have been moved to the Abilities tree.

Due to the progression system changes, all character progression will be reset. The cooldown for using the progression reset command will also be reset.

Equipment has been rebalanced: protection against bullet damage, mutants, and explosions.

The weight of some equipment items has been adjusted.

The durability of some equipment items has been adjusted.

Buffs

"Antidote Kit" — poison removal increased from -1 to -3; using the item now removes 5 poison points.

"VOF Antitoxic Agent" — poison removal increased from -2 to -10; using the item now removes 40 poison points.

"Radiation Removal Agent" — radiation removal increased from -5 to -8; using the item now removes 20 radiation points.

"Activated Charcoal" — now removes 2 intoxication stacks instead of 1.

"VOF Antitoxic Agent" and "Antidote Kit" buffs now stack and work together.

"VOF Anti-Radiation Agent" and "Radiation Removal Agent" buffs now stack and work together.

The number of debuffs applied by Jelly has been reduced.

Poison now deals less damage.

Quests

Zapolyarye Settlement

Added:

Daily quest "Screen α" from NPC Kudesnik.

Daily quest "Heating Pad α" from NPC Kudesnik.

Quest Changes:

In the quest "Canister for the Caretaker", gasoline has been replaced with crude oil.

White Bear has been given the following daily quest rewards through NPC Babakhin's quest line: "BM Carcass", "BM Head", and "BM Paw".

Radius Settlement

Added:

Daily quest "Grey Guide" from NPC Shtopor.

Daily quest "Antigrav β" from NPC Shtopor.

Daily quest "BM Head" from NPC Babakhin.

Daily quest "BM Carcass" from NPC Babakhin.

Daily quest "BM Paw" from NPC Babakhin.

Daily quest "Chemical-2" from NPC Bubukhin.

Daily quest "Solvent" from NPC Bubukhin.

Daily quest "Manganese" from NPC Bubukhin.

Daily quest "H2O2" from NPC Bubukhin.

Quest Changes:

"Mirage" from NPC Shtopor → "Screen α" from NPC Shtopor.

The requirement to remain logged into the game has been removed from the quest "Kill the Forsaken".

Aegis Scientists

Added:

New NPC "Professor Brazhnikov".

Daily quest "Veduns" from NPC Professor Brazhnikov.

Daily quest "Data" from NPC Professor Brazhnikov.

Daily quest "Antigrav α" from NPC Professor Brazhnikov.

Caravan

Added:

Daily quest "Boars" from NPC Znakhar.

Daily quest "Veduns" from NPC Znakhar.

Daily quest "Verliokas" from NPC Znakhar.

White Village

Added:

Daily quest "Glue" from NPC Mukhomor.

Daily quest "Scare Podushkin".

Daily quest "Korobochka's Debt".

Filin's Brigade

Added:

Daily quest "Knife" from NPC Mokrukh.

Other Quest Fixes

The description of the quest "Behind the Broken Screen" has been corrected for Kolya Kisly.

Quests Sent for Rework

"Deal with Conscience"

"Need Fighters"

"146%"

"A Royal Mess"

Additional Quest Changes

The description of the quest "Behind the Broken Screen" has been corrected for NPC Kolya Kisly.

The quests "Inspection" and "Spider Hunt" from NPC Mukhomor are now daily quests.

The faction creation quest has been reworked.

Rewards in the scientists' quests have been adjusted (trade points, reputation, personal medical supplies, and drugs).

Dialogues and descriptions for the quest "Morozov's Package" have been corrected, where Sh taket's location was previously stated incorrectly.

Miscellaneous

Fall damage has been reduced.

Fixed the functionality of base storage keepers: players without a clan can no longer store items in clan storage.

Increased the drop chance of the "Antigrav α" artifact from the Vedun mutant.

Reduced the damage dealt by base guards.

The cost of faction registration has been reduced from 20 million to 10 million in-game rubles (factions registered before the update will receive compensation).

The Matches item has been added for sale by the NPC "Barman".

The NPC "Buyer" at bases now purchases artifacts and mutant parts.

Fixed reputation settings for the NPC "Pharmacist" in the Radius settlement.

Donation Shop

Prices have been adjusted for the NPC "Special Goods Trader".