Update # 3
Hello, to all stalkers and fans of survival in the dangerous world of S.O.T.A 2
We have prepared another third update!

A lot of work has been done in this update. Throughout the entire time, we carefully listened to your wishes and, having selected the most important from everything, we implemented it in the game.

We spent a lot of time on the game interface. We remember your requests to introduce a compass into the game, as well as indicators of the direction of damage.

○ Changes in the game interface:
• Added a compass.

• Added the mechanics of entering a promotional code to receive a gift.
• Added display of the direction of the character on the map.
• Added display of the force of throwing throwing objects.
• Changed visualization of interaction with the subject.
• Added display of the direction of damage.
• Added hints in the inventory.
Similar buttons with a question mark were scattered throughout the inventory. When you click on the question, you will see a hint. Don't be lazy and read the information in these tips.

• Illumination of objects.
Very often we heard complaints from players that cartridges were not visible, and in general a small-sized swag. Well, we heard you. Now cartridges and other swag that can be picked up are highlighted.

○ New items in the drop:
• Grenades
• Optical sights.

• As well as a large number of other items.

and that's not all, there are many times more objects. We just decided to show what has been introduced into the game right now.
○ Changes to quest rewards:
• Revised and rewritten almost all tasks in the game.
• Revised rewards for almost all tasks in the game.
• Added a few more new tasks in the game.
• Added three story quests (Foma [Fizruk], Shurik [Smuggler], Vlad [Technician]).

○ Changes in game optimization:
• Optimized anomalies.

○ Changes to item characteristics:
• Changed and revised characteristics of some items in the game.
This mainly affected cartridges and some types of weapons. Those who are especially vigilant will be able to see the difference, for example, in the speed of a bullet.

○ Dialogues:
• Rewritten almost all dialogues for all NPCs at the checkpoint.
We express our deep gratitude to Daria for writing dialogs.

○ Changes in game mechanics:
• Added the mechanics of pumping the physical skills of the character.
Now, for various actions in the game, the player receives experience points, thereby pumping the level of the character's physical skill tree.
• Added mechanics of accelerators for pumping physical skills.
Foma [Fizruk], who lives in the barracks near Shurik [Smuggler], provides training services for stalkers. After listening to a lecture from a physical training specialist, the speed of pumping the character's physical skills increases depending on the course you choose.
• Added a mechanic for resetting physical skills.
If you want to redistribute previously distributed skills, talk to Foma [Fizruk]. A brief briefing and error handling will give you the opportunity to redistribute skills anew.
• Added event "Random box". A drop with interesting loot may appear on the map. All online players will receive a message with the location of this container.

• Added the mechanics of the weight carried by the character.

From left to right:
The maximum weight that the character can carry.
Total weight of items on the character (including inventory)
The total weight of items in inventory.
Maximum allowable weight in inventory.
The number of occupied slots in the inventory.
The total number of slots in the inventory.

○ Added new crafting recipes:
• New recipes will appear in mini updates after the current update.

○ Changes in weather:
• Corrected the behavior of rain if the player is in a building.

○ Bug fixes:
• Fixed a bug with dropping radiation after the death of a player.
• Fixed a bug with dragging items, when the wrong item that you selected could get out.
• Fixed a bug with a decrease in store capacity after the player rejoins the game.
• Fixed a bug with displaying players in the chat list.
• Fixed a bug with the effect of artifacts.
• Fixed a bug with the ability to submit a task without an artifact in a task to search for artifacts.
• Fixed bugs with animations.
• Fixed a bug with displaying the characteristics of the clip / magazine without cartridges.

○ AI NPC improvements:
• The behavior of wild boars has been improved.
Now after the death of boars, they will respawn at the spawn point.

What awaits you in the next updates.

○ Weapon and ammunition modification system.
We are actively working on a new system for modifying weapons and character ammunition kits. You can independently, according to your taste and desire, modify weapons and ammunition as you like. Lighten weight or improve shooting accuracy. Install a mount for mounting scopes, etc.
○ New location: City
We are actively working on creating a new location, the main models for the city have already been made, these are multi-storey buildings and related buildings. But there is still a lot of work to do. The city will be available in the next major update.
○ Recycling swag
We don't really like the current concept of collecting swag in abandoned locations. It somehow strangely fits in with the logy that, entering an abandoned village, you can easily find there a large number of cartridges and weapons. We decided to rework this moment and, in principle, you can already observe its rudiments in the current version of the game. We will reduce everything to the fact that it will be possible to find cartridges or weapons only in the appropriate places and then in a very limited quantity. The main swag will be all sorts of "garbage", which you can exchange with the NPC for cartridges and ammunition, or sell.
○ The points of attachment of the weapon to the backpack on the back of the character.
Oh, how we do not like the weapon hanging through the bag on the back. And you often talk about it ...
○ Display of yellow and green zones on the map in the PDA.
○ New set of ammunition [Stalker].
Are there any blueprints in the game? Now we need to give the opportunity to create this set of ammunition.
○ Geiger counter.
The game has already implemented radiation and radioactive contamination. The case is small, give players a geiger counter, and scatter radioactive anomalies around the zone.
○ Gas masks.
We plan to introduce several types of new gas anomalies. With a gas mask and a filter, for some time without harm to health, it will be possible to be right in the epicenter of such an anomaly.
○ Ejection.
One of the main mechanics in the game. Periodically, a global event will take place in the game, killing all those who did not have time to find shelter (secluded mink).
○ Silencers.
Silent shooting is cool ... Clicking somewhere in the distance, the whistle of a bullet overhead. It will be even worse.
○ Artifacts
We really want to introduce new artifacts into the game.
○ New random events.
The random event introduced in this update is cool, but not enough. We are planning to introduce an event, namely anomalous activity. A dangerous anomaly will appear at a random point on the map, in which you can get a new artifact. We think it will be very cool;)

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These are the innovations awaiting you in the upcoming update 💥💥💥

What do you think? 💬

What do you think are the differences between these specimens?

Bottom row grenades with an asterisk - premium💫

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Good day, friends!

New blueprints of a previously unknown ammunition set have been spotted in the zone 📜 ...

And it seems that the author of these drawings is not Vlad [Technician] ...

Interestingly, in your opinion, how and where it will be possible to get such a novelty 🧐?

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Hello stalkers!
Insider from the developers!

We continue to add variety to our project 📝
Interesting items will appear in the game 🧐💭

All my life I dreamed of building a computer, but I never dared 😃 ?!
In S.O.T.A 2 you can take a chance 🖥 + ⌨ + 🖱 and build your "dream computer"!

What do you think this ancient exhibit will be connected with?
What part is missing in this kit?

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Between this and then.
We are actively working on the system of skills and perks.
We can already say for sure that there will be branches of physical skills, as well as a branch of weapon skills.

In the picture below you can see the already approved physical skills of the character. But this is far from the final version. New skills and perks will emerge as the game is developed.

The new system of skills and perks, as you already understood, is many times better than what was implemented in S.O.T.A. It will allow you to create various "builds" for all occasions.

What do you think about this?
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Hello to all stalkers and fans of survival in the dangerous world of S.O.T.A 2
We have prepared another update!
And so, let's go!

It took us a long time to optimize the loading of items in the inventory and storage. With this optimization, we removed the colossal load from the server and the communication between the server and the game client. And also, we spent a lot of time on finalizing the system of tasks in the game.

In order to start a line of plot tasks. First of all, you need to talk to the Forester [Leshim].
Daily tasks are issued once a day. You need to talk to Yashka [Shekel] or Lenya [Google].
So far, reputation is awarded for most of the tasks. For completing some you can get credits, cartridges, as well as parts of the "Novice" ammunition set (new).

○ Bug fixes and bugs
• Fixed a bug related to the adoption of new characters in the group.
• Fixed a camera bug allowing you to look through walls and ceilings.
• The error of the intruder's tag has been fixed. Now, killing bandits in the yellow neutral zone does not place the intruder's mark on the player.
• Loading and processing of items by the game server has been optimized. The problem with not loading inventory and storage has been resolved.
• Fixed a bug with the overlay of the donate store interface on the top of the inventory.
• Fixed display of the names of factions.
• Fixed a bug with the inability to pick up artifacts near the anomaly "Tesla" and "Fog".

○ Improvements and new mechanics.
• We have improved the system of tasks, we are starting to actively fill the game with plot and daily tasks.
• Now you can choose a reward for completing a task.
• Now it is possible to fail the task if the player does not meet the specified time.
• Taking damage from anomaly is accompanied by a corresponding sound.
• Added a choice of method for replenishing the in-game account.
• Balanced available weapons in the game.

○ Change in the interface.
• Swapped weapon block slots.
• Pistols can now be placed in the knife slot.
• The expiration date of items is now displayed by the corresponding indicator on the background of the item.

○ Assignments.
• Added 5 story quests.
• Added more than 9 daily tasks.
• For completing some of the storyline tasks, you can temporarily get premium weapons and ammunition.

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Hello to all stalkers and fans of survival in the dangerous world of S.O.T.A 2
A couple of days ago, you probably noticed a small update to the game client. But only today we decided to finally write what kind of update it was.
And so, let's go!

○ Changes in the game economy:
• Changed the price of the “Novice Case [M3]”.
• Revised the price of bullets.
• Revised the prices of weapons.


○ Changes in the game interface:
• For convenient and comfortable communication, the game chat has been moved from the PDA to the main screen. (You can open and close the chat with the [C] key).
Some chat mechanics have also been expanded.
- Context menu in chat
- Button to temporarily block chat participants.
• Added the ability to open information about an item sold in the store.
• Added a button to leave the group.
• Added a new mechanic that allows you to make text or graphic hints in the game (we will gradually expand the hints in the game).

○ Changes, expansion of location:
• New location: Bunker - Entrance number 2
• A tunnel has appeared at the location, connecting two locations Bunker - Entrance No. 1 and location Bunker - Entrance No. 2

○ New items in the drop:
• Helmet SSh-40
• Artifact - Amber

○ Changes to item characteristics:
• Revised expiration dates for artifacts.
Artifact of the first level - 30 days. (Firefly / Amber)
Artifacts of the second level - 60 days (not yet available to players).
Artifacts of the third level - 90 days (not yet available to players).

○ New Anomaly:
• Anomaly "Candle"

○ Changes in game mechanics:
• When you open a box with a kit of ammunition Novice M3, all parts of the kit are automatically named.
• The priority of the player's interaction with the outside world and the NPC.
• Increased the speed of movement of the character by 15%
• Revised the regeneration of stamina of the character.
• Added the mechanics of moving objects by double clicking.

○ Bug fixes:
• Fixed a bug with displaying items in personal storage and inventory.
• Fixed a bug with displaying the name and callsign above the players.
• The display of recipes in the game wikipedia has been fixed.

Hello everybody !
We remind you that everyone who purchased the game on Steam can receive a bonus in the form of game rubles. Which you can spend on purchasing premium weapons.
To do this, you need to link your game account to your Steam account. You need to click on the Steam logo in the lower right corner (in the game lobby), and agree to the action. We will make this procedure automatic a little later.

After the expiration of 24 hours, the amount in game rubles will be credited to your wallet in the game.