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STALCRAFT: X Hot Week Starts October 7 With 20% Higher Spawn Rates

Daily quest resets will shorten to 6 hours, and northern outposts will activate more frequently during the event.

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Armored STALCRAFT: X characters move through a ruined compound with crates beneath the Hot Week title.

STALCRAFT: X’s Hot Week is scheduled to run from October 7, 2026, at 5:00 a.m. server time through October 14 at 5:00 a.m. server time. EXBO’s Steam announcement says the event will increase mutant, meat, herb and mineral spawn rates by 20% in Faction North and the Labyrinth.

Daily quests will reset every 6 hours, while the time between northern outpost activations will shrink. The faster resets and more frequent outposts add extra opportunities alongside the increased spawns during the weeklong event.

Will you focus on gathering resources, completing daily quests or heading to the northern outposts? Follow along for more on events in the Zone through X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, Telegram.

STALZONE is the extraction shooter where you don't have to start over — and the only one with a world worth belonging to. You are invited to explore the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone twisted by anomalies and divided between rival factions whose territories shape the danger around you.