Stalcraft/Stalzone

The anomalous storm occurs only at Forge-11.
An abnormal storm occurs approximately every hour.
During an abnormal storm at Kuzna-11, clouds thicken and a fast wind rises.
Special "lightning rods" are appearing throughout Forge-11, installations that collect energy from the storm and create artifacts from anomalies.
The installations differ in type.
Acidic - these are the ones that produce artifacts from acidic anomalies.
Fire - they produce fire artifacts.
Electric - they produce electric artifacts.
Stagnant - these are where particularly valuable artifacts emerge from, from a special anomaly called "stagnation" (a slowing field in which one cannot remain for more than a couple of seconds, otherwise one will die)
Air - artifacts of their air anomalies.
These installations are always in demand, as they are an easy way to earn artifacts, and are often used in large groups.

At the same time, in addition to the installations, large crowds of ZivKas fighters are heading to the forge.

Simple zombies, they appear absolutely everywhere and pose a threat only in large groups or at the beginning of the game.
Shepotovtsy - there are several types of them.
All of them I remember, this.
A whisperer with a katana, he teleports to the backs of players and attacks from behind, simultaneously inflicting thermal infection, that is, burning.
A simple whisperer, like a zombie, but shoots better and is more durable.
and that's all, that's all I remember from the ice cream landing.

Frosty Landing, a special event taking place in the zone. By approaching a special person stationed at each base, you can agree to participate in the "Frosty Landing."
The frost landing takes place on a separate island called "Boral".
On this island, many groups of three players must clear out zombie concentration points, receiving rewards in the form of improved equipment, calling in reinforcements in the form of resurrected allies, bombing, and shelling the selected point.
Equipment can also be found in special boxes in buildings, or purchased from special stations that look like a cluster of televisions around an antenna, for special points that are awarded for killing participants.
The main goal is to launch the main tower, fight off several waves of powerful enemies, which are searched not only by zombies but also by Whisperers, and once finished, take the batteries and run to the extraction points, where you will also have to fight off crowds of zombies and other teams until the rescue helicopter arrives and picks up the last team.

Lyubech-3 is a strange city caught in a spatial anomaly.
The city is not completely destroyed, but it is surrounded by an invisible wall of dangerous fog that drives you crazy.
There are always Whispers hanging around this city, they drive away everyone who comes here.
But they have to share territory with NATO military forces, whom they actively bully and drive away.
You can only get to Lyubech-3 through portals located near the bases of all factions, a large bubble of air that floats in the air.
The only way to exit Lyubech-3 is through the same portals that appear from time to time throughout Lyubech-3.

The main location where all sorts of skirmishes take place.
In the center is a huge scientific base, still in semi-operational condition.
Around this base there are several metal spheres that attract lightning and accumulate the zone's energy.
All the factions are constantly competing at the forge, besides whispering, he sits in Lyubech-3.

The Mines is the name of a small ore mining town located between Zarya's base and the Mercenaries' base. This town is completely abandoned, its buildings now filled with mutant lairs. The Mines have three outposts located along its entire length, and Zarya and the mercenaries constantly compete for these outposts. Sometimes ZivKas comes to them, but they are quickly driven away.

Black Detour, a completely scorched area near a tributary, contains several destroyed scientific bunkers and numerous fire anomalies. Fire artifacts often appear there, and you can only get there with scientific armor.

Tributary is the name of a small city located between the Covenant base and the Frontier base. This city is completely abandoned, now its buildings are filled with mutant denizens. There are three outposts located along the tributary along its entire length. The Covenant and Frontier constantly compete for these outposts. Well, sometimes ZivKas comes to them, but they are quickly driven away.

Reflection, a completely scorched land near the tributary, contains several destroyed scientific bunkers and numerous fire anomalies, fire artifacts often appear there, and can only be accessed with scientific armor.

An emission is the moment when the zone is completely updated, but the anomalies do not change their location, but artifacts begin to appear.
At the moment of emission, the sky slowly turns blood red, the street becomes hotter, up to the level of the sun, but this only affects living beings, this effect does not affect plants or buildings.
The emission can be waited out in any closed room or underground.

Shnyr is a former stalker who is exposed to the Zone's influence. He has mutated and started moving on all fours. His gas mask is torn at the mouth, and his back is torn, revealing his spine.
When attacking, it jumps on its victim and bites it.
Snoops live in packs and very rarely move alone.

The Bloodsucker is a laboratory-bred mutant based on a human, a tall figure covered in dark, thick skin, the jaw replaced by a bunch of tentacles like an octopus, under the tentacles of which the bloodsucker pierces the armor of its victim and sucks their blood.

A blind dog is a simple dog that has gone blind and lost all its fur, they are angry at the whole world and always attack first, in a pack.
They only listen to hounds, the stronger dogs that are often the leaders in their group.

Hounds are the leaders of dog packs and are covered with thick, matted fur, except on their paws.
The muzzle was almost completely rotted away from the front, exposing the skull and teeth.
They are a little larger than ordinary dogs.
They are leaders, there may be several leaders.

Windbreaker is a similar mutant, grown in a laboratory, a huge carcass moving on two front arms, his head fused to his body, while his legs have completely atrophied.
His head and back are covered with moss and growing grass.

Beast - no one knows where this creature came from, but it looks like a cat that has mutated to a huge size.
Two pairs of small, grown eyes located under the main ones, while all of her eyes are practically blind.
Her teeth, they became bigger, especially the fangs.
Her body is covered with thick brown fur, and her paws have long claws with which she can rip open the armor of unwary stalkers.
In attack, she uses long-distance jumps, strikes with her paws and bites with her teeth.

Boars and Pigs have hardly changed under the influence of the zone, they have only become larger and more aggressive.

All factions have their own special colors.

The Covenant wears armor that resembles religious robes crossed with military uniforms, primarily purple in color.

Zorya prefers to use green in her armor.

Mercenaries use blue color.
It is important for them that their armor is cheap and durable.

The border is red.
The main thing for them is that the armor is strong and accurately protects from enemy bullets.

The whisper is predominantly white in color.
Their armor is always completely closed, on some of them the face is hidden behind metal plates with illuminated holes in them, from these holes a white light constantly comes.

ZivKas armor is predominantly blue.
It looks high-tech, angular, and packed with extras, but to be honest, their armor isn't the strongest.

No one knows who rules all of ZivKas, but one thing is certain: its leaders are located somewhere outside the zone.

The whispers have no leader at all, they all act according to the voice in their heads.

Muller is the leader of the Mercenaries.
He is dressed in a simple blue exosuit, not like the Metropolitan's, his suit is lighter, smaller and simpler in structure.
He wears only a military cash box on his head.
He may be a bad person at first glance, but he himself does not want anyone to die in the Zone at his hands, so he gives his teammates a head start, but what can you do?

Medvedev is the leader of Rubezh.
Dressed in a medium red exoskeleton.
On the head is a helmet with a visor.
Medvedev is a serious military leader; he is ready to send hundreds of his soldiers to their deaths until, sooner or later, they achieve their goals.
He's too serious, a former soldier, what can I say.

Metropolitan leader of the Covenant.
Dressed in a heavy exoskeleton made of precious silver metal and painted white.
Throughout the suit there are pipes in which oxygen and various liquids are pumped to cool the wearer.
The Metropolitan helmet is a crossed gas mask with a helmet with a golden cross on it.
There is an oxygen filter on the back that pumps all gases and liquids through the pipes.
On the tailbone there is a blue metal container with several detectors, which contain radioactive artifacts that enhance the carrier.
Metropolitan himself is a serious man who has seen a lot in his time.
His weapon of choice is the KPK Pecheneg light machine gun.
Metropolitan male.

Chatsky is the leader of the Zorya.
Chatsky is dressed in combined armor.
The entire armor is covered with a mesh with artificial leaves for camouflage.
The armor is made from a tactical jacket with ceramic armor plates attached to it.
Green trousers and ankle boots.
There are fingerless gloves on the hands.
He wears a gas mask on his head, black, with a triangular filter.
On the back there is a green military container in which artifacts are stored.
Chatsky's weapon of choice is the A-545, a new model of the Kalashnikov assault rifle with a high rate of fire.
Chatsky is not as serious as the Metropolitan, but is still more inclined to negotiations and peace.

Strange types who settled in Lyubech-3, crazy stalkers and bandits who heard the call of the zone and stood up to protect it from the infidels.
Their armor is not found anywhere else except with them, no one knows who supplies it to them or where they even get it in such quantities.
But there is one plus: they don’t leave Lyubech-3 at all.

ZivKas is a foreign scientific corporation that is too interested in studying the zone and appropriating all its charms for itself.
Its fighters are hostile to everyone, practically everyone; you can sign a trade agreement with them, for example.
They supply the zone with their equipment, in the form of various exosuits and scientific suits, as well as containers and weapons.

Rubezh is a military, official group established in the zone by order of the state.
Their goal is to exterminate everyone who is in this place.
Their leader is Medvedev.
They settled at their military base, an old building that was once also a military base.
They share their territories with the Covenant, namely, tributary and reflection.

Mercenaries - everything is clear here, those who came here purely to make money, they united into one faction under the rule of the Nazi, their leader.
One should not think that their leader Müller, an equally terrible person, is actually quite a pleasant person.
They share their locations, the mines and the black bypass, with Zarya, which they are very unhappy about; often, the Zorevskys crush them with a crowd of fighters.
They settled at the old post station.

Zarya is a group of scientists (and not so scientists) who made their way into these places, they conduct their experiments here on the zone and its inhabitants.
Their belief is that the zone should be made publicly accessible for the study of local creatures and the effects of radiation on the surrounding world.
That the zone can provide answers to all of humanity's questions and help in its development.
Their leader is Chatsky.
They settled in the old engineering institute.
Their neighbors are the Mercenaries.
They share the mines and the black bypass.

The Covenant are religious fanatics who appeared spontaneously in the Zone and follow their leader, the Metropolitan.
Their belief is that the zone is a punishment for humanity for its sins, that God himself created this place on earth to punish all sinners, and they are here as the only light in the abyss of darkness.
They live mainly in an abandoned church, which they rebuilt as their base; the church is located in the swamps.
Their adversary is the Frontier, their dear neighbor, who shares with them the Tributary and the Reflection.