STALCRAFT: X Adds 3 Lightning Rods and Cuts an Electrostorm Task to 300 Kills
The September 9 patch also lowers eruption artifact output by 28%, fixes missing Forge-11 event spawns, and adds the Typhoon Scout Supplies pack.
STALCRAFT: X has made several direct changes to the Electrostorm event, including activating 3 Lightning Rods at the same time and reducing the mutant-killing requirement from 500 to 300. The patch also lowers the player limit for Forge-11 instances and changes how artifacts are distributed during eruptions and Lightning Rod activities.
The update arrives during the ongoing Electrostorm event, which is scheduled to remain active through September 23. EXBO published the full changes in its September 9 announcement.
Electrostorm gets a new Forge-11 balance
Reducing the maximum number of players in each Forge-11 instance also reduces the number of artifacts created after eruptions by 28%. Snares and Mug now have the same drop chance as Larva, Black Hole, and Log when they appear after eruptions.
Lightning Rods now operate in groups of 3. Their individual chances of producing higher-rarity artifacts have been reduced, but the rods generate more artifacts overall. The patch also lowers the chances of several specific artifacts appearing from Lightning Rods, including Dumbbell, Amberite, Frame, Bracelet, Steel Hedgehog, Scrubber, Snake Eye, Polyhedron, Gum, Helium, Transformer, Mirror, Spiral, Shard, Atom, Prism, Sun, Radiator, and Viburnum Branch.
Electrostorm’s task for destroying mutants now requires 300 kills instead of 500. The update also fixes a problem that allowed Internal to drop from the ZIVCAS Raid event, along with an issue that prevented Zombie, ZIVCAS, and Mutant events from appearing in some Forge-11 instances.
Typhoon Scout Supplies joins the update
A new Typhoon Scout Supplies pack has been added for players preparing for missions in the Zone. The patch notes describe it as a supply option for Typhoon scouts dealing with harsh conditions and persistent anomalous activity.
Forge-11 and interface fixes
The central Burrow in Forge-11 now leads to the player’s faction base. Other fixes correct reward icons in the event tooltip, add Season Pass progress points, and stop the Lightning Rod and Chronorift timers from sticking to the center of the screen.
Electrostorm challenge descriptions have also been corrected, while most paints can now be applied to the Capper as intended. The notes also include several changes from previous updates, including a lower cost for refreshing weekly Operations tasks and rerolling basic completion rewards.
STALCRAFT: X Patch Notes [09.09.2026]
The main changes focus on Electrostorm’s player capacity, artifact economy, event tasks, and Forge-11 access. The complete note items are reproduced below in their original order.
Content
- Electrostorm event fixes
- Typhoon Scout Supplies
- Other changes and fixes
Electrostorm event fixes
- Reduced the maximum number of players per Forge-11 instance.
- During Electrostorm, 3 Lightning Rods are now active simultaneously.
- Destroy mutants during Electrostorm task now requires 300 mutant kills instead of 500.
- Due to the reduced player limit per Forge-11 instance, the number of artifacts spawned after eruptions is reduced by 28%.
- Adjusted the drop rates of Snares and Mug spawned after eruptions. They now have the same drop chance as Larva, Black Hole, and Log.
- Reduced the chances of artifacts rarity generated by Lightning Rods due to the addition of a third Lightning Rod, while increasing the overall number of artifacts they generate.
- Reduced the chances of the following artifacts spawn while generated by Lightning Rod: Dumbbell, Amberite, Frame, Bracelet, Steel Hedgehog, Scrubber, Snake Eye, Polyhedron, Gum, Helium, Transformer, Mirror, Spiral, Shard, Atom, Prism, Sun, Radiator, Viburnum Branch.
- Fixed an issue where Internal could drop from ZIVCAS Raid event.
- Fixed an issue where Zombie, ZIVCAS, and Mutant events would not spawn in some Forge-11 instances.
Typhoon Scout Supplies
Typhoon scouts are used to taking on missions of any difficulty, but the Zone presents challenges that no foreign unit can truly prepare for. Harsh conditions and relentless anomalous activity force these elite operatives to constantly adapt just to stay alive.
To support their missions and make adapting to the Zone a little easier, we’ve added the Typhoon Scout Supply pack. It contains everything needed to overcome the hardships of survival, and now you can stock up on these supplies as well.
Other changes and fixes
- Burrow in the center of Forge-11 now leads to your faction’s base.
- Fixed an issue where the icons for possible rewards were displayed incorrectly in the event tooltip.
- Added display of Season Pass progress points.
- Fixed an issue where the timer element in the Lightning Rod and Chronorift event interfaces was sticking to the center of the screen.
- Fixed Electrostorm event challenges description.
- Fixed an issue where most paints could not be applied to the Capper.
Changes that were made to the game in previous updates:
- Moved the antenna on the Aeolus style from the left to the right side;
- Fixed an issue where using the Burrow leading to the Arsenal Workshop counted toward the progress of the Leave Forge-11 through Burrow challenge.
- Fixed the incorrect positioning of the attachments on the foregrip of the Sandy Lock style.
- Fixed the missing paint mask on the Inscribed style.
- Adjusted the cost of refreshing weekly Operations tasks and basic сompletion reward reroll.
| Old Cost | New Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Basic completion reward reroll | 30 000 | 15 000 |
| Weekly tasks refresh | 500 000 | 300 000 |
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