The sound of popping champagne bottles fills the safe zones. Everyone is anticipating the upcoming holiday! While some are giving gifts and spreading New Year’s cheer to their friends, others are eagerly hunting for rare artefacts. Meanwhile, we have prepared a small patch note for the rapidly ending year.
Year Recap
It’s time to sum things up! Your personal Year Recap is now available in the Event Hub. The event will be accessible until January 14, 2026.
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Brrr... It's freezing cold!
Even a rat has frozen to the doors of the Bar – that's how fierce the winter is! Quiet evenings with the crunch of snow underfoot are now a rarity. They are increasingly replaced by the eerie wind that knocks unprepared stalkers off their feet.
But not everything is so bleak! Experts have already found the least radioactive X-Mas Tree in the area and are waiting for you to decorate it.
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The first snowy week has flown by... During this time, we've learned to detect mysterious signals leading to the most difficult challenges, and this is just the beginning!
Rumour has it that the Bar has already taken on a special order: to find the least radioactive X-Mas Tree in the entire area.
By next week, the Bar will transform — festive lights will begin to appear, and perhaps even mysterious gifts from the Zone itself...
Keep an eye on things, as winter in the Zone is just begun!
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The crackling of a Geiger counter is replaced by the crackling of frost on the gas mask lenses. The Zone is changing more rapidly, and not everyone can keep up with its rhythm. The latest changes awaiting us are:
As the seasons change, much transforms in the Zone. Even familiar places have taken on new appearances. The Bar and the Pervomaisky Factory were among the first to undergo these changes; their walls may have changed, but their spirit remains the same. Drunken shouts at the counter, heartfelt conversations in the gloom — this chaos somehow warms the soul…
In this patch, you can expect:
Updates to the Pervomaisky Factory and the Bar locations;