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Server Merge!
Stalkers!
We would like to inform you that on July 3, 2026, the Steam PvP and Steam PvE servers will be taken offline to be merged with the RU server.
A dedicated interface for transferring your game data will be available on our website. Detailed instructions will be published when the transfer process begins.
The transfer will be carried out automatically and will not require you to contact Technical Support.
Important! The transfer process will remain available throughout the following week. Until the transfer begins, the Steam PvP and Steam PvE servers will remain unavailable.
Dear Players,
Happy Russia Day! Thank you for your continued support.
To celebrate the holiday, a 10% discount is available on all store items, excluding Gold Ruble purchases.
The discount is valid until June 15, 2026.
We wish you a pleasant shopping experience and a wonderful weekend!
Interface
* The trading window can now be moved.
Economy & Balance
* Fixed artifact spawn rates in anomalies.
* Added batteries for awakening artifacts of various levels.
Wasteland — Samaritan and Ramil
* Added mounts for the PGO-7 sight and the RPG-7 rail mount.
* Added the POP 4×3 pistol sight.
* Reduced Trade Points prices across the entire inventory.
* Reduced Silver prices across the entire inventory.
* Reduced reputation requirements for all exchanges.
* Reduced the AK-47 price from 3,250,000 to 2,650,000.
* Reduced the required Trade Points for the Colt-M16 from 3500 to 2500.
Trade Point prices have also been adjusted for the following weapons:
* Colt-M4A1: 10000 → 8000
* HK-G36C: 10000 → 8000
* Desert Eagle: 8000 → 6000
* Steyr AUG A3: 10000 → 8000
* HK-416: 10000 → 8000
* MK12-SPR: 9000 → 7000
A ×6–×12 binocular has been added to the traders at the Renegade Camp and the Junk Dealer's Office.
* Reputation restrictions have been removed for repairmen, traders, medics, and quartermasters in White Village, Filin's Brigade, and Tatarin Island.
* An AK-74U restoration kit has been added to the repairman at Gourmand.
Locations
* Fixed a bug near the entrance to the "Spiderman's Cave" that prevented mutants from dealing damage to players at a specific spot.
* Fixed a bug related to mutant aggro.
Base Capture
* Capture times have been changed for all bases.
NPC health has been reduced:
Recruit: 4500 → 1000
Private: 6500 → 2000
Sergeant: 7500 → 3000 Quests
* An additional reward, "Bundle", has been added to the Mad Hatter's quest "Mad Tea Party".
* A new quest, "Week of the Forsaken", has been added to the NPC Mushkar, similar to "Week of the Jelly". Both quests become available after completing Mushkar's introductory quests.
* The quest "Week of the Jelly" has also been reworked and rebalanced.
* The requirements for obtaining the Retired Colonel's recommendation have been changed: the quest is now tied to the "Radius Settlement" reputation.
* The Hare's quest for delivering Blyak tongues has been changed.
* Crocodile's taxidermy quest has been changed: he now asks for a Jelly Stalker's stomach instead of Demon hands.
* The ability to enter Tunguska through the quest from Kolya Tesla and Warrant Officer Nicheporenko has been removed.
* The item requirements for the bandit quest "A Serious Shakedown" have been changed.
* Fixed the quest "A Time to Gather Stones", which could cause the quest to become stuck.
* In the quest "Burn the Booths!", markers are now displayed for all four possible fuel canister spawn locations (one of them is selected randomly each time the quest starts).
* NPC Tackleberry's quests have been changed: he now asks for Verlioka paws and heads instead of claws and eyes.
* The required number of crosses for the quest "Eternal Memory" has been changed to 3.
* The quest "Lost Belongings" has been rebalanced, and the list of required loot has been updated.
* Fixed the Pharmacist NPC's quest: he now accepts tansy and kokushnik as whole bushes instead of individual plants.
Stalkers!
Renovation launches on Friday, May 29 at 20:00 Moscow time.
To get into the game, you won’t need to search for old installers, remember separate launchers, or deal with a long registration process.
The game will be available on Steam.
Game page link: Anomaly Zone Renovation on Steam
open Steam;
if you don’t have a Steam account, create one;
open the game page using the link above;
wait for the Renovation release;
download and install the game;
launch the game.
If you haven’t been in the Zone for a long time and don’t remember your old website login — that’s not a problem.
The game is fully integrated with Steam. Registering on the game website is not required to play. A Steam account is enough to access support and the store.
The main thing is to prepare your Steam access in advance so you don’t waste time on registration, installation, and searching for the right page on release day.
If you have any questions about logging in, installation, or the first launch, we’ll separately provide information on where to get help.
The short route is simple:
Steam → game page → download → install → launch the game.
Prepare your Steam access in advance to enter the Zone without unnecessary hassle.
Stalkers! Starting from 25.05, access to the OBT of Anomaly Zone Renovation will be closed.
Stalkers! From 22.05 to 25.05 inclusive, a 20% discount will apply to all items in the shop except gold. Enjoy your shopping!
Stalkers!
After a long break, it’s easy to think that everything in the Zone has stayed the same. The same problems, the same feelings, the same old issues. But some things have already changed. Not just in words, but in ways you can actually feel in the game: in close combat, gunfights, performance, and client stability. Here’s a short breakdown of what has been done and why it matters to players. Not future promises, but changes that are already affecting the game: combat, performance, the client, and stability. Point by point, without unnecessary technical details — just the essentials.
1. Server synchronization has improved
Simply put, there should now be fewer strange moments in close-range PvP where you see one thing, but the game seems to calculate something else. Close-range firefights, sharp movements, and fast encounters are where these improvements should feel the most noticeable.
2. Fewer performance drops during shooting. Engine performance has been improved.
For players, it means fewer sudden stutters and hiccups at the exact moments when you need to shoot, move, and react.
3. Grass no longer kills FPS. Grass rendering is now almost “free” for the system.
Grass no longer affects performance or tanks FPS. This is especially important for low-end and mid-range PCs, where every frame drop is immediately noticeable.
4. The client has been migrated to x64. The game now uses your computer’s resources more efficiently.
This improves memory handling and reduces some long-standing issues: crashes, memory shortages, and errors that could previously ruin a session.
Save this post if you want a quick overview of what exactly has changed.
Stalkers!
Anomaly Zone has been with us for a very long time.
The project has a long history, and that history has seen all kinds of things. There were great moments, there were controversial decisions, and there were old issues that had been piling up for years. Pretending they never existed would be strange.
But a long history doesn’t mean the Zone stands still.
Right now, the Zone is going through a Renovation phase. Not as an attempt to erase the past and rebuild everything from scratch. Rather, it’s about working with what already exists: preserving the spirit of the old Zone while gradually removing the things that kept it from thriving.
Not everything can be fixed overnight — especially in a project with such a long history. But part of the old legacy is already being dismantled, some decisions are being reconsidered, and some systems are being brought into order.
Renovation is not a promise that “everything is perfect now.”
It’s a new chapter for the old Zone. No gloss, no pretty wrapping over old problems, no attempt to cover them up with nostalgia alone.
We’ll show what’s already changing with actual results.
How long has it been since your last trip into the Zone?
A month? A year? Five years? Maybe you can’t even remember exactly anymore.
The Zone is a strange thing. You think you haven’t been there in ages — haven’t checked your backpack before heading out, haven’t listened to the crackling campfire at a stop, haven’t stared down a familiar road before another run. And then you see an old screenshot… and something clicks.
You don’t remember everything at once. First come the little things.
Standing by the campfire. Walking a familiar route. Seeing old nicknames flash by in chat. How your first real expedition could stay with you stronger than a dozen ordinary fights.
Everyone had their own timestamp in the Zone.
Some haven’t been here since last winter. Some since the days when everything was still called something else. Some just haven’t launched the client in a long time, but still recognize familiar places at first glance.
Write how much time has passed since your last visit to the Zone.
Stalkers! In honor of the upcoming May 9th holiday, we have prepared a special gift promo code for you: VICTORY9 Contents: Syringe with Adrenaline (personal) — 30 pcs. Injector with Experimental "Hellcat" — 10 pcs. Injector with Experimental "Brusnikovka" — 10 pcs. Injector with Experimental "Ryabinovka" — 10 pcs. Large Field Ration — 5 pcs. Injector with Experimental "Energetic" — 3 pcs. Search for Traders (10 days) — 1 pc. Injector with Experimental "Nerve Stimulator" — 3 pcs. Big Set for Merchants (7 days) — 1 pc. Portable Magnetic Grip Device (7 days) — 1 pc. Artifact "Piedmont Brutor Whistle" (10 days) — 1 pc. "A-Zone" Pin — 30 pcs. AA-12 (7 days) — 1 pc. Lottery ticket — 60 pcs. The promo code will be valid from May 5 through May 11 (inclusive). Also, in honor of the holiday, a 20% discount will be available on all items in the store (excluding Gold purchases).
The project administration announces the opening of the preliminary clan name reservation procedure. This reservation system is introduced to secure unique clan names before the official launch of the Open Beta Test (OBT).
To reserve a clan name, you must submit a request to technical support, specifying:
— the main clan name; — an alternative (backup) clan name, provided that it is not already taken by other players and is unique (does not match or closely resemble existing clan names).
A reservation request may be submitted exclusively by the clan leader of the respective server.
Priority for clan name reservation will be given to clans that were created earlier on any of the project servers.
The use of offensive, provocative, political, or any other wording that violates the project rules is strictly prohibited.
The project administration is not obligated to inform the applicant of the reasons for rejecting a request if the proposed name violates the project rules.
The project administration reserves the full right to refuse a reservation, reject a request, or cancel a previously granted reservation if violations of the project rules are identified.
Clan name reservations remain valid until the official launch of the OBT.
After the launch of the OBT, reserved clan names will be assigned to the respective clans during registration, provided that all project rules are observed.
Anomaly Zone Project Administration
This weekend, March 14–15, two events will take place in the game: “Artifact Collection” and “Mutant Hunt.”
Collect as many artifacts as possible and secure one of the top 15 prize places.
As always, the list of winners will be formed separately for each server.
Artifacts counted for the event: Screen A, B, Y; Pillow A, B, Y; Shield A, B, Y; Resin A, B, Y; Stabilizer A, B, Y; Vesuvius A; Haze A; Conductor A; Heater A; Blight A, Y; Flip; Fire Embers; Ice Coal; Antigrav А, В; Zap А.
Good luck with the hunt!
Also prepare your weapons and stock up on ammunition. As part of the “Mutant Hunt” event, a serious hunt awaits you.
Event Conditions
Number of mutants to eliminate:
— 2000
— 800
— 400
Progress is divided into batches:
— 500
— 200
— 100
Rewards:
— You will receive a separate reward for each completed batch.
— An additional reward is granted for reaching the full limit.
Clan Rating Update!
Stalkers!
We inform you that the clan rating will end at 00:00 on the night of March 12–13.
We also want to notify you about changes to the clan rating rewards in the upcoming patch. The previous reward has been replaced with a new one.
The updated reward list now includes: — PKP case — 50 coupons — SR-3M case — 50 coupons
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