STALCRAFT: X Patch Notes (15th April 2026)
STALCRAFT: X's April 15 update tweaks the Inside Out event, squashes a nasty transition time bug, and adds a second seasonal pack.

Following yesterday's scheduled maintenance, today's STALCRAFT: X patch is live, and the most immediately welcome fix is a boring-sounding one: location transitions were taking 20 seconds when they should have been 10. If you've been sitting at loading screens longer than usual lately, that's why, and it's now corrected.
On the Inside Out event side, the Transmuter gets two meaningful bumps: more artefacts drop when you spin the Centrifuge to stage five, and the rarity of those drops has been pushed up both from the Transmuter itself and after eruptions. Ten extra Inverter pistol blueprints have also been added to the episode shop, which should ease some of the grind for players still chasing that weapon. The Clearing out Phantom Camps task now requires four spots cleared instead of three, so expect a slightly longer run on that one.
The patch also introduces a Second Seasonal Pack bundling 50 season levels, 40 Strategic Reserve crates, and the On the Radar paints set. Visual effects for several anomalies have been updated too, though the developers note that change is specifically in to gather performance data and isn't final. NA region Subdivisions activities have also shifted back one hour. The complete notes are below.
Full Patch Notes
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- Inside Out adjustments
- Second Season Pack
- Other changes and fixes
Inside Out adjustments
- Added 10 additional blueprints for Inverter pistol to the episode shop.
- Removed the display of Transmuter event icon for players who do not have Onyx in their inventory.
- Increased the number of artefacts dropped in Transmuter event when spinning Centrifuge to stage five.
- Increased the rarity of artefacts dropped from Transmuter event and after eruption.
- Adjusted the number of spots to clear in the Clearing out Phantom Camps task from 3 to 4.
Second Seasonal Pack
A pack for those who always keep an eye on the radar and aren’t afraid of being spotted by the enemy’s radar.
Pack includes:
- 50 Season levels;
- 40 Strategic Reserve crates;
- On the Radar paints set.
Other
- Updated visual effects for anomalies such as Discharge, Trampoline, Blender, Whirlpool, Lighter, Kettle and Inferno.
This change has been added to the game to gather data on its impact on performance and is not final.
- Fixed an issue with the incorrect reticle in Barkas sight when using equipped weapon styles that alter the sight’s appearance.
- Fixed a bug that caused the transition time between locations to be 20 seconds instead of the intended 10 seconds.
- Adjusted Subdivisions activities time in NA region by one hour back.
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