STALCRAFT: X’s Festivity Open Test Server is live, giving selected EU and RU players until Oct. 25 at 20:59 UTC to try the mode and share feedback. The test began Oct. 23 at 15:00 UTC, and EXBO’s Steam announcement explains who can enter and what testers can do.
Access is limited to players who reached Bar reputation level 2 and played more than 10 hours last month. Steam players should check their most recently active character for a System message titled OTS invitation. Without that message, they are not eligible.
Players with access should see STALZONE OTS in the EXBO Launcher download list. Steam users can select the available beta version in the game settings, but the beta files are downloadable even for players who were not invited. Downloading the build does not grant access, so EXBO recommends its launcher for Steam players as well. EXBO’s setup instructions cover both options.
Your OTS character keeps the gear it had when added to the participant list. Progress and item changes stay on the test server and do not transfer to the main server. The server may also stop or restart while EXBO makes changes.
Starting a Festivity Match
Once on the test server, open the ESC menu, select the Festivity tab, and choose Play.
All OTS testers can submit feedback through an in-game survey. Open the test server’s mail and select the message titled OTS survey. EXBO is looking for feedback on the mode’s gameplay, economy, and balance. Testers can also discuss the event in the Festivity test discussion or report bugs through EXBO Support.
How Festivity’s Rounds Work
Festivity is a PvPvE mode for teams of five, with each team defending a Relic at the center of the arena. The first three rounds send waves of mutants and NPCs at players, and the fourth ends with a boss fight. Every fifth round pits teams against each other. The team that deals more damage to the central structure wins that round.
Players enter without gear and have 100 coins to spend in the shop. Rounds award more coins, which can buy weapons, armor, and Talismans with different stats. Talismans from the same set must be different to complete a set and gain its bonus. Players can also spend coins to refresh or upgrade the shop. Higher shop levels let players place more Talismans in their container and improve the chance of finding higher-tier gear.
The test gives players a preview before Festivity’s scheduled run from Oct. 28 through Nov. 18, as laid out in the fall season calendar.
Festivity OTS Challenges and Rewards
Challenges are in the Open Test Challenges tab of the Event Hub. Completing them earns rewards that will be credited to the appropriate main-server characters within 30 business days after the OTS ends.
| Challenge | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Deal 5,000 damage to the arena’s central object during a PvP round | 2 Fishie Crates 1,000 Season Pass points 5 Unstable Anomalous Batteries |
| Survive 70 PvE rounds without dying | 3 Fishie Crates 4,000 Season Pass points 5 Overloads |
| Win 10 PvP rounds | 2 Fishie Crates 2,000 Season Pass points 5 Unstable Anomalous Batteries |
| Survive 15 rounds without your Relic taking damage | 3 Fishie Crates 4,000 Season Pass points |
| Kill 500 mutants and zombies | 2 Fishie Crates 3,000 Season Pass points 5 Unstable Anomalous Batteries |
| Kill 20 bosses | 3 Fishie Crates 4,000 Season Pass points 3 days of Premium |
| Kill 50 players from the opposing team | 2 Fishie Crates 2,000 Season Pass points 5 Unstable Anomalous Batteries |
| Assemble 1 piece of master-tier gear | 1 Fishie Crate 5 Overdrives |
| Spend 2,000 coins in the mode | 2 Fishie Crates 5 Unstable Anomalous Batteries 5 Overdrives |
Which part of Festivity’s mix of wave defense, boss fights, and team PvP would you most want to test? Follow the OTS’s run-up to the Oct. 28 event on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
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