STALCRAFT: X Patch Notes [18.03.2026] (18th March 2026)

STALCRAFT: X went down for server maintenance today and came back up with a fresh patch in tow. According to the official Steam news post, the update covers a spread of areas: the Advanced case, operations fixes, session battles fixes, balance changes, and a handful of other adjustments.

The session battles and operations fixes are probably the ones most players will feel immediately. If you've been running into inconsistencies or outright bugs in either mode, this patch is targeting exactly that. Balance changes are always worth a close read too, since even small number tweaks in a game like STALCRAFT: X can shift which loadouts are worth running.

Not the most verbose set of patch notes, and honestly I'd always prefer studios spell out what specifically changed rather than grouping things under 'other fixes and changes'. But the work is there. Full patch notes below.

Content

• Advanced case;
• Operations fixes;
• Session battles fixes;
• Balance changes;
• Other fixes and changes.

First Season Pack

Spring is here — and with it come new opportunities. While some run into a stone wall, those in the know find a way that leads to a perfect door.

The pack includes:

• 50 000 Season Points;
• 40 Strategic Reserve cases;
• 2 Access charms.

When a charm is issued, it is assigned a random number and an access level.

Advanced case

The long-awaited Advanced case is back to the shop! With it you can receive: Albatross Interceptor, Elbrus SRD, WRD PIONEER, IWI Tavor X95, and the cherry on top — HK MP7A2!

Note that this is the last chance to have HK MP7A2 from Advanced case during this Act. So if you like the gun — hurry up to get it! But if you wont get it from the case this time — don't worry. You wiil have a chance to get it in the future.

Operations fixes

Tech boss changes and improvements

• Added a checkpoint after defeating Tech, before the parkour segment.
• Tech’s abilities can no longer be interrupted.
• Tech now exits stun when transitioning between stages.
• Changed drone spawn behaviour at the boss arena. Drones now appear at the edges of the arena.
• The Tesla Protocol ability effect now correctly disappears after the boss’s death.
• Removed knockback from explosions for Tech.

Cruiser

• Improved the firing mechanics of Gauss EMCP-71 against players in cover.
• Increased the render distance of visual effects for Gauss EMCP-71.
• Added a guide with combat tactics against Gauss EMCP-71 and naval artillery in the “How to play” tab.
• In several sections of the “Assault on the Cruiser” and “Pressure Control” tasks, replaced trampoline anomalies with ziplines for more dynamic gameplay.

Drones

• Added a guide on tactics for fighting Murmur Puppeteer in the “How to Play” tab.
• Added a visual indicator for the Puppeteer’s drone summoning ability.
• Disabled explosion of Murmur drones when destroyed by player gunfire.
• The warning for the Murmur Shadow attack is now shown only to players targeted by it.

Operations mode improvements

• Fixed an issue when some enemies would not spawn after restarting a stage.
• Fixed incorrect reward display if the player died at the moment the Operation was completed.
• Increased visual effects render distance.
• Increased guaranteed rewards for Focus and Sea of Exclusion Operations by 10%.
• Updated Murmur medic model for better visual identification.

Other

• Adjusted the rarity of achievements in Sea of Exclusion Operation from legendary to master rank.
• Fixed the behaviour of Storm boss in Focus Operation when played in a group of three.
• Fixed enemy spawn issues in the Battleship task.
• Fixed radar marker functionality in the Battleship task.

• Improved announcer voice-over in faction quest Operation segments.
• Drones and Gauss EMCP-71 can no longer detect operatives in invisibility.

Session battles fixes

The change in points is aimed at increasing the farming efficiency of Battle Packs on large and medium maps and balancing the farming speed on small maps.

Balance changes

Consumables

Weapon

Restored the damage of double-barrelled shotguns: the values have been reverted to those prior to the last update, as the previous nerf, combined with other changes, had made the weapon insufficiently effective.

Grenades

Other changes and fixes

• Fixed an issue in the Vodovorot quest that could block progression if the game crashed after rescuing the Frontier fighters.
• Updated the reward system for the Vodovorot quest: the final reward now depends on the number of rescued Frontier fighters. Players who have already completed the quest will receive appropriate compensation after maintenance.
• Expanded the lore for In the Nameless Deep quest: new information can now be found while searching the library at the beginning of the mission.
• Fixed rewards for the Leviathan quest: the Penetration Stattuete is now granted for any successful completion, not just one specific outcome. Compensation for players who have already completed the quest will be issued automatically after maintenance.
• Adjusted the visual effects of the /seppuku and Breakwater styles when viewed in third-person.
• Added a default mount for the SR-3 and SR-3M.
• Fixed incorrect paint for the black weapon skin.
• Fixed multiple naming inconsistency bugs.
• Fixed multiple translation inconsistency bugs across all languages.
• Fixed the translation of several legacy items.

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