Update 0.4.31: News and Changes

Update 0.4.31: News and Changes

🎉 “Chemists’ Birthday” Event (Celebrating the 7th Anniversary of the Project)

The event will run from July 10 to July 17 (inclusive).

What’s available during the event:

• Event cards will now drop in-game.

• The NPC “Developer” has appeared in the city bar:

  • you can chat with them (Q&A format);

  • unique anniversary weapons are available for trade — you can get AKS‑74U, AS‑VAL, VSS, SKS in exchange for red and purple cards;

  • ingots are also available for purple cards;

  • you can now turn in goods for the following factions: Civilians, Scientists, Bandits, Marauders, Wanderers.

🔥 Faction Ammo (PSF)

• Each calibre now has a faction-specific variant (PSF).

• All weapons have been updated to support these ammo types.

• Compared to PSM ammo, PSF stats are 10–20 % lower — the difference is minor.

• PSF ammo is sold by the Gunsmith’s Assistant; you need 2,000 reputation points with the corresponding faction to purchase it.

🆕 New Content

• NPC Ronnie has appeared in a ward at Clinic #14 — he’ll help new players and answer basic questions.

• Vehicles have been added to the Clinic grounds — this will help players get familiar with the car system.

• A workbench and a repair station have been added to the workshop at Clinic #14.

• A new detour route has been added from the city along the railway tracks to “Ural’skaya” Station.

• The Lab Assistant now exchanges 50‑denomination banknotes for a new artifact.

• In the modification screen:

  • slots now show the rarity of the item currently placed in them;

  • slot size has been increased for better visibility.

• Clothing stats are now displayed with all equipped modifications taken into account.

🔧 Balance and UI Adjustments

• The price and weight of the “Strong Heart” and “Hedgehog” artifacts have been adjusted.

• Minor UI tweaks have been made (repair workbench, modification screen).

• Small adjustments have been applied to the open-world map.

• Additional work has been done at the Recluse Base.

🛠 Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug related to modifying belt equipment: you can now modify and immediately equip clothing into slots. Previously, modules could be lost after equipping (the issue wasn’t visible if you refreshed the inventory).

• Fixed the muzzle flash position when using suppressors and flash hiders — it now appears in the correct location.

• Removed an incorrect blue tint that appeared during sunsets.

🗺 Miscellaneous

• Marauders have reinstalled the ladder to the hangars on the hill.

• An area with elevated radiation background has appeared near the wolves on the path to the Fisher.

• The Red Hedgehog has been removed from the tower near the village.

• All new content has been translated.

This update was developed in 4 days and has been tested. If you encounter any issues, please report them in the comments. Your feedback helps us fix bugs and balance the game faster: some situations may not occur in test builds, and we might not be aware of them without your input.