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STALCRAFT: X changes
The Zone is turning itself Inside Out once again. Old paths become inaccessible, but entirely new paths come into view…
Content:
Inside Out Percolation;
Inside Out Percolation Packs;
Melted cosmetics;
Melted aesthete case;
Hideout decorations;
Proximity voice chat;
Merging Home and Middle Locations;
1000 level style;
Economic Balance Adjustments for Wild North Locations;
Other changes and fixes.
Inside Out Percolation
Inside Out has once again entered the CEZ, releasing the Inside Out zones into the outside world, and with them — Phantom fighters and mutants. Distortion shatters reality into pieces, and it becomes completely unclear who is shooting you: your friend, who you saw earlier, or his phantom silhouette?
Inside Out Percolation is a medium-scale time limited PvPvE event. Possible rewards include: Inside Out artefacts, Inside Out Gift case containing themed items for your hideout, consumables, season cases, and blueprints for the Inverter pistol.
The event is open until May 6.
Areas of Inside Out
In the northern locations: Forge-11, Serpentine, Mines, Institute, Barrier, Inflow and Temple Swamps — Inside Out areas have formed. There you can encounter phantom mutants, Phantoms Camps and Bases, unique artefacts, and the Transmuter event.
Defeating mutants rewards you with Onyx and items required to reduce distortion. Clearing camps grants Onyx, Glass, and a chance to obtain a Phantom Key.
Onyx — a resource used to activate the Centrifuge;
Glass (Tempered / Clear / Dim) — a resource that you can sell to the Fence;
Phantom Key — an item used to open safes in the Inside Out.
Distortion
Distortion is a unique infection of Inside Out that accumulates:
By being in areas of the Inside Out;
When taking damage from NPCs and mutants.
The higher the distortion level, the greater the damage caused by the infection. If the distortion is not reduced in time, it will result in death.
To reduce accumulated distortion, use Memoria Fruits or special consumables.
Memoria grows in Inside Out areas.
Special consumables can be obtained by defeating mutants and opening Inside Out safes.
However, distortion also has its benefits. The more distortion you accumulate, the more Onyx you receive.
At North safe zones, you can purchase an Alteration Concentrator from the Merchant, which increases your distortion level.
Inside Out safes
By clearing the Phantoms Bases and Phantoms Camps, you have a chance to obtain a Phantom Key. It lasts for 20 minutes and is used to open Inside Out safes.
The safes may contain Onyx, Memoria Fruits, and special consumables.
The contents of a safe disappear 5 minutes after it is opened.
Transmuter
Transmuter is an event that appears across all Inside Out areas.
At the event location, three Centrifuges can be found. They are activated using Onyx. After activation, a Centrifuge begins spinning for a certain period of time.
The spinning process has multiple levels: the higher the level, the better the rewards. However, higher levels require more Onyx and take longer to complete a full cycle.
| Cycle levels | Onyx required | Cycle time |
| First cycle | 1 000 | 30 seconds |
| Second cycle | 2 000 | + 15 seconds |
| Third cycle | 3 000 | + 20 seconds |
| Fourth cycle | 4 000 | + 25 seconds |
| Fifth cycle | 6 000 | + 30 seconds |
In total, the full cycle requires 16 000 Onyx and 120 seconds.
All three Centrifuges can be activated at the same time.
As with regular installations, once the cycle is complete, the Centrifuge can be opened by any player in your squad, or by a random player if you have strayed too far.
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