🥰 While Molit is just hyping up the crowd for the upcoming patch, a modder has leaked info about the possible start of testing for the next update — 2.0.7 (or even 2.1.0).
🔥 This clue was found on Nexus Mods in a separate version of the Achievement Unlocker mod (https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/1493?tab=files).
Meanwhile, another tester, Spartan Mozi, seems to be hinting at the patch test on X? 👀
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☢️ Corrections to the video:
Zulu has a unique AK — the Saiga.
Suslov was voiced in the Ukr. dub by Anatoliy Bohush — Hryhorii Herman.
Scuffs on the suit will appear in the engine update — scuffs on the suit have been there since release.
There is no interesting info in the GSC article — there is.
What notable information can be found in the new GSC article? https://www.stalker2.com/uk/news/zone_between_duty_and_freedom
STALKER 2: Cost of Hope is a massive DLC that will take tens of hours to complete. And if you decide to fully explore the two new regions — the Iron Forest and the legendary CNPP — then even more.
As in the main game, expect a non-linear storyline. Your decisions will affect not only the ending, but also the course of the story. You won't be able to see everything in one playthrough.
All the rest of the information is indeed not new and most are familiar with it, because it was taken from the Almanac, which the developers subsequently pointed out.
The founder of Duty didn't get a dedicated page in the Almanac, but GSC just dropped his personal card packed with massive lore. More importantly, this information puts all the wild theories surrounding the recent trailer to rest!
🔍 The Trailer Connection. If you look closely at the background of Tachenko's card and compare it with the DLC trailer footage, there's no doubt left: it's the exact same location. That mysterious Duty member in the video is the General himself. In the upcoming DLC trailer, you can clearly hear snippets of phrases that are painfully familiar from the spatial anomaly quest at the Cooling Tower in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat:
💀 Wait, is he still alive? Theories have been popping up claiming the General survived and the body we found in CoP wasn't his. Let's be real: that's nonsense.
🧐 Who is the Real Tachenko? (New Lore).
Dalin: SIRCAA Archive, extract from personal file CoP 62-73.
Callsign: "General Tachenko". Real name: Unknown. Age: 45. Faction: Duty. Status: Deceased (KIA). File opened: 08.08.2012.
General Profile: General Tachenko was a former military man and a member of one of the Evacuation Squads. He cut off communications and decided to remain in the Zone, founding Duty — the first stalker faction. His authority was based not on his rank, but on personal leadership, where Tachenko's mere presence instantly ensured discipline and order. He was perceived as a man of war, for whom peace is merely a brief pause between operations.
Character Traits: Uncompromising, tough, and prone to total control. Tachenko did not acknowledge compromises and half-measures, considering them a manifestation of weakness. He viewed the world as a set of problems requiring radical solutions, and considered himself the only one capable of bearing the burden of responsibility for them. His demand for absolute subordination was dictated by the conviction that only a strict hierarchy ensures survival.
Attitude toward War and the Zone: He fought not only against specific threats but also against the very nature of the Zone and those who underestimate its danger. To him, the Zone is not a mystery, but an adversary that must be contained at any cost.
Principles and Beliefs: "Duty above all" is not a slogan, but the foundation of his worldview. Tachenko was ready to sacrifice resources, people, and even his own life for the sake of global security. It was exactly this readiness for extreme decisions that commanded both respect and fear toward him simultaneously.
Current Status: Perished under unknown circumstances in a spatial anomaly.
Dalin: PDA #41. Extracted from the PDA of Duty Major Kryvonos.
Dutyer: I entered the Zone as a military man, in the first few months after it was formed. They sent us in for God knows what reason, without any proper maps of the area. One wrong maneuver, and we were lost. We had no comms, and no landmarks either.
When the mutants showed up, it became clear: this place would be our grave. They were coming at us from all sides. We fought back, counting our ammo and conserving every shot. When our magazines were almost empty, I got my knife ready to sell my life as dearly as possible.
And then, organized fire struck from over the hill. Precise, cold, without any panic. The mutants were cut down as if with a blade. That was the first time I saw Tachenko — calm, collected, with the look of a man who knows exactly what he is doing. His squad operated as a single unit. They weren't saving us — they were simply doing their duty.
After the battle, he said that the Zone is a threat to all of humanity. Either you fight it, or it will take away everything you hold dear. And he offered me a place in Duty.
I accepted. I started out as a sergeant, with no illusions and a bare minimum of gear. Years passed; I learned, I survived, I commanded. Now, I am a Duty Major. And every time I head out on a raid, I remember that day — the day I was pulled out of hell and given a purpose worth standing for to the bitter end.
🎧 The "Call of Pripyat" Audio Mystery (Crucial Detail).
Here's a fascinating detail that completely changes Tachenko's story depending on where you're from. Eastern European veteran players remember the final PDA recording of the General, which ends with the chilling sound of a gunshot — Tachenko taking his own life.
However, Western players know a different story! The gunshot is only present in the original localization (both Ukrainian and russian versions of the game use this same russian audio track). In the English dub, the recording is cut short, and there is no gunshot at all. This seemingly minor detail (or perhaps a localization error) completely shifts how the English-speaking community perceives the character's final moments.
On the can of the new limited-edition Non Stop S.T.A.L.K.E.R. LIMITED EDITION: RED — which is already being shipped to major retail warehouses and can even be found in local kiosks — a mysterious new anomaly near the CNPP has been spotted.
Previously, it only flickered briefly in the Interactive Almanac. Most likely, this anomaly will appear in the game right with the release of the story DLC and might serve as a replacement for the "Spider Legs" arch-anomaly.
Theory: Visually, this looks very much like a direct, naked breach of the Noosphere into the material world.
It's also possible that the energy drink artwork just gave us a sneak peek at a new type of gas mask/suit and even a new artifact: the "Flare" - UA: "Флейр".
Get this post to 1000 likes, and I'll translate the entire Almanac to English and put it together as a digital PDF/e-book.
☢️ This year, for the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster, the National Chornobyl Museum underwent a major renovation. Part of the exhibition was restored and new materials were added — including those dedicated to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series.
🚨 Unfortunately, during the massive attack on Kyiv last night, the museum was hit... Judging by the photos, there is nothing left to restore.
Photos from the museum can be found in this Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/1tmavmi/the_chernobyl_museum_in_kyiv_was_destroyed_last/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button