Hi Chornobyl explorers,

We're just before the final run of our Kickstarter campaign - just one day and one night until we reach the finish line. You keep sending us heartwarming words of support, encouraging us to work harder on the game itself and you still back us up by pledging the project. It's fantastic, and we'd like to keep it rolling - the end of the Kickstarter campaign will be just a milestone on our roadmap. Soon, we'll send you the access codes to the Demo and Beta playtests, and then Early Access comes in less than one month. We can't wait to share the game with you!

Thanks to your activity, we're attracting more backers, and we've reached another stretch goal. Having secured 180,000 EUR (it's 190% of our funding target!), we can ensure that the game includes customizable interface options for both combat modes. This means you'll be able to independently adjust the game HUD/interface displays for first-person and third-person perspectives. Can we make another one? There's still some time left...


Once again, we're announcing the contest for your creativity in the game story. Think about what Black Stalker would say in this situation:

Use your imagination and leave the sentence (English, please!) in the comments to this post.

We'll choose the four best sentences and award them absolutely amazing prizes. The first prize will be a 3-in-1 Black Stalker mask from our original Chernobylite stock. Yes, you'll get the rare item combining three different variants of the Black Stalker mask - and we'll send it to you right after the contest ends.

The second prize will be one of three Black Stalker plushies, the cutest of all creepy characters of Chornobyl Zone.


What is to wait for? We'll announce our contest on other social media, like Facebook or X, so you can leave your sentences/comments there if you prefer.

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We're almost finished with our campaign, but "almost" makes a difference. Having achieved 186% of our funding goal, we already feel sure that our new project is intriguing and tempting for many of you. Within the next hours, we can still get much higher, so please consider if any of the add-ons can be used to increase your rewards package. Remember that you can add a Planewalker Mask or Original Cold War Gas Mask, not to mention extra game keys or artbooks.

But let's dig a little bit into the stories of our heroes' outfits. Planewalker mask is based on the original concept of the "unnamed stalker" we made in 2017, which later became Igor - the main character of the first Chernobylite. In the Chernobylite 2 plot, there are more green-glowing eyes interdimensional travelers named Planeswalkers, many of whom use this mask on the field.

On the other hand, the Black Stalker concept is based on the authentic protective masks and gear used by the undersigned during our Chornobyl trips. You need to note that our character concepts were not just sketches on paper - we use 3D-scanning technology named photogrammetry to re-create authentic costumes that were hand-crafted to our needs digitally. Why? Because in the game, we use 3D models, photos, and movies of real objects, persons, and landscapes. So, for higher authenticity, instead of sculpting digital characters by hand, most of them have been created in reality and then 3D-scanned.

Yes, it's me and I hate wearing gasmasks.

We wanted to create a much darker character than just another urban explorer, so we started experimenting with different options of how the whole Black Stalker could look.

But it appeared that the key to the dark look of the Black Stalker shouldn't be just the "gasmask" part, but also the rest of his face hiding under the hood. We wanted to create something that may look like the blend of the mask and the real face distorted and decayed by the chernobylite radiation.

And finally, we found a solution - under the real gasmask, there is a second skull-like demonic cover, which in combination gives you the creepiest stalker of them all.

You can watch how the first masks are being made here:

In the current campaign, the masks don't use the additional oxygen pipes because, back in time, we've been utilizing them from original Soviet-era military gasmasks, and today, they appear to be too decayed for use in our new production.

Did you know that in Chernobylite 2, you can wear the complete Black Stalker costume, which is a 3D scan of the clothes, masks, and gadgets presented in the photos above?

If you believe it's worth it, spread the word among your friends and ask them if they'd like to play the game as crazy as going to Chornobyl and having the adventure of your life there.

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This week, some of you had the opportunity to talk directly with the creators of Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone for the first time during an AMA on our official Reddit. Artur (Game Director) and Wojtek (Creative Director) patiently answered all your questions, regardless of whether they were a single sentence or a large essay of a dozen or so lines.

The result is a huge knowledge base about Chernobylite 2. You're in for a long but fascinating read. However, if you didn't find the answers to your burning questions, or didn't have time to ask your question during the AMA, don't worry! We're planning more similar meetings with you in the near future. Stay tuned for more information.

This transcript is from the Reddit AMA, held on February 4. Questions and answers have been organized by category and slightly edited for better readability.

GAME DEVELOPING

Wojtek:
1. We have very strong team, most of our key members work together for around 10 years.
We developed a lot of custom technologies and 3D-scanned a lot of content for Chornobyl world within last years. We re-use 3D scans from previous projects in Unreal 5 with better quality.
2. We use Metahuman and other Unreal 5 tools that speed up the process a lot.
3. We have ready to use locations from original Chernobylite that can be re-used and re-worked (doesn't make sense to create them from the scratch, they're the same anyway).
4. We have a lot of passion :-)


Wojtek: We're strongly influenced by titles like:
Fallout series (general RPG)
Witcher series (general RPG)
Elden ring (combat system)
Mass Effect (building the team and preparing for big mission)


Artur: That’s a difficult question because we never really felt similar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - our idea for Chernobylite was primarily inspired by Fallout and This War of Mine. Chernobylite 2 is a completely natural continuation of the path we started with Get Even - shifting the focus from shooting to storytelling and gameplay freedom.
Currently, the game can be played in five different ways - using melee combat, shooting, stealth, avoiding conflict, or utilizing technology and tricks. We expect that most players will adapt their playstyle to the situation while favoring one of these approaches.


Wojtek: We'd like them to sink in the Zone for hours and days. To feel the adventure or exploring known and unknown places because the main hero of the game is the Exclusion Zone. To immerse in the story and cry or be happy at the end of the plot.


Wojtek: Thanks for your will to support and work with us! The best way if you'd like to get in touch is to send us DM with your contact data.


Wojtek:
1. The most challenging and the most exciting aspect of new game is the same thing: open world. We dreamed of making the game that allows you to explore the Zone without limits and spend there any time you want. We did it, but it costed us a lot of work (it still costs) - making an open-world game is much harder than hub-based and mission-oriented experience like Chernobylite 1. Both technology and design is a way more complicated in this case.
2. You can count on visiting all real Chornobyl locations known from the first game and many more new places created for the new game.
3. We have some ideas for new projects, and within company we have small team prototyping a completely different game, but it's too early to reveal anything on that subject.
4. Being a small team allows you to understand each other and keep the communication and team spirit on a much higher level than in big crews. We can create the exact game we want and stay independent as the team and as the company. But when you don't have big team and big budget you need to be very careful about all your decisions, because often you don't have backup plans for many failures, so the planning and iterating has to be very flexible and cautious.
5. After Kickstarter for sure there will be more options to support us. Stay tuned for more news from our team.


Wojtek: It's hard to list all the locations specifically, because they're placed within the continuous world - but yes, we have many more new locations created with photogrammetry (in general, about 80% of our environment assets are photogrammetry based).


Artur: The demo is being prepared on 5.4 with certain functionalities merged from 5.5. We’re striving to make full use of all the engine’s features - world partition (a system for building an open world), PCG (a system for generating realistic foliage), Metahuman (the entire workflow for character creation and animation), and Lumen (a comprehensive lighting system).


Wojtek: We want to do that, but it's too early to guarantee how the game will work on these devices. First we need to optimize the game for big consoles like PS5 and XSX, then having the code more optimized we'll attempt to run the game on handhelds (the same as we did with Chernobylite 1, which recently had a Nintendo Switch release and Steam Deck enhancements patch).


Wojtek: We want to have a general physical edition, but it's not our priority today. We're a small team and to keep independency we prefer to stay with digital distribution as our main sale channel. There will certainly be a limited physical edition that you can get by supporting us in the current Kickstarter campaign if you're into this.


Wojtek: Depends what you think by being ready. We developed Chernobylite 1 not just by releasing the game (first in Early Access, then in Final Release), but also by expanding it for years - and it was a conscious plan. With Chernobylite 2 we'll follow the same path - first releasing the game in the main form, then to keep delivering more and more content with following expansion packs.


Wojtek: For sure there will be some skins similar to the ones from Chernobylite 1. We're not sure about using exactly the same skins, because they were paid in Chernobylite 1 and some people could find it offensive if they'd have to pay for the same content again, but maybe we'll find the other way to deliver you your favorite stuff here.


Wojtek: First game was always RPG and we never attempted to create a shooter or to compete with any Stalker games, even if by locating it in the Zone they may feel similar.
We have many times smaller team and budget than Stalker 2, so we can't even try to position ourselves as the alternative - making an open-world shooter is behind our capabilities. Instead, we believe that people who enjoyed Stalker games may also like Chernobylite, but not as a continuation of their experience, but rather something complementary.
This is why we make RPG game - and we definitely are not a souls-like game, even if combat itself has similar controls and animations. But the reasons and way you fight are totally different than in souls-like games.
And in our vision Chernobylite 2 is an expansion of all the ideas behind Chernobylite 1 - we just gave more freedom and more ways of playing. The key aspect of first game was to let you experience your Chornobyl adventure in any way you want, so in second part you're getting new tools and ways of playing. But if you actually like to play the game exactly like the first part (using first-person perspective, focusing on survival and so on), you can definitely do it.


Wojtek: Because now it's more classic action-RPG than survival horror RPG. We wanted to create a massive open world and let you play freely in any way you want - without limits of specific missions and locations.


Wojtek: Most of creatures in Chernobylite 2 are very mutated and rather not random. We don't do a lot on the side of creating a random entities, because we're small team and everything we create for the game, usually serves the purpose of story and specific events. But whenever you wander around the Zone, you also meet a lot of random appearances of different creatures and persons.

GAME MECHANICS

Artur: Although our main focus is on the single-player experience - because that’s where we feel most confident - yes, the game will have multiplayer integrated with the main campaign. Some missions will be playable in co-op with friends, and beyond that, certain activities will be available to complete with other players. I don’t want to go into too much detail on the latter just yet, as we don’t want to promise anything we might not be able to deliver - some aspects are still limited by technical constraints.


Wojtek: We have some cool transportation vehicle in the game, but at this moment we'd like to keep its details in secret.


Wojtek: We definitely want to do that, especially because base building in Chernobylite 2 is way more advanced than in the first game. You can build more things, including your base layout and rooms, having many more objects to be placed in your shelter.


Wojtek: Many places in the Zone look almost intact comparing to Chernobylite 1, but it's worth to mention that some chernobylite crystals are appearing and disappearing - it depends on different things in the story.


Artur:
1. While creating Chernobylite 2, we aimed to improve and expand absolutely every element of the prequel. Instead of closed maps, we now have a full open world. In addition to shooting, there is also melee combat (with a greater variety of weapons). There are significantly more enemies, and we've greatly expanded base-building options - now you can create entire rooms, not just place furniture. Instead of just managing psyche and HP, you now have to take care of various health parameters for your character.
2. Yes, the game will have multiple endings and a branching narrative just as complex as the sequel.
3. For us, the horror in Chernobylite has always stemmed from the atmosphere of Chernobyl and the mature stylistic approach—this remains unchanged.
4. The Zone is being increasingly altered and consumed by Chernobylite, with sinkholes forming in the ground and strange crystalline towers rising on the horizon. Other than that? It’s still Chernobyl.
5. Yes, there are significantly more enemies, and they behave in diverse ways. Also, NPCs finally no longer wear masks. ;)
6. A tough question, as everyone plays differently. 50 hours? Maybe more...
7. ;)
8. We conducted tests and decided to drop PvP. We want the game’s balance to work as best as possible for solo players.
9. Not in the demo, but in the beta, yes.
10. We would love for the game to be accessible to modders, but we don’t have much experience in that area. I think it's something we will explore further.
11. Sure.
12. Yes. We designed the game so that new players can enjoy the sequel without feeling lost. However, fans of the first game will find it easier to understand many nuances and story details. Also, familiarity with Get Even will help.


Wojtek: We have an enhanced system of different weapon upgrades and classes. In general, you can use different power-ups, upgrades, attachments and special ammo. There are factors that inflicts how the weapon works (fire/ice/radiation) that can be also customisable.


Artur:
1. There are checkpoints, but you can manually save the game at any time.
2. Yes, Chernobylite 2 features a network of teleporters that allow for fast travel to designated locations. The game is very large, and we don’t want you to have to revisit the same areas unnecessarily.
3. Yes, both weapons and armor can degrade. You can repair them at your base or with traders in fracton bases. Your companions can also automatically repair your gear while you sleep - if you’ve upgraded your base properly.
4. When we go to sleep. Night and day in the Zone look a bit different.


Artur: The RPG mechanics in Chernobylite 1 were quite conservative because we were hesitant to venture too far into unfamiliar territory. Now, we’re no longer afraid. In Chernobylite 2, you’ll be able to spend experience points on:
- Unlocking one of 45 skills (this time without any "cheap" weapon stat boosts - every skill will make a real difference in gameplay).
- Developing one of six character attributes (such as strength or intelligence), which will impact specific combat elements, unlock hidden dialogue options, grant access to previously unreachable areas, and improve proficiency with various equipment and weapons.


Wojtek: One of the reasons we made him a specific person is the will to make him charismatic. We hope you'll feel that.
But note that he's customizable in many different ways - his identity is fixed, but you decide what is the path of developing your character, and we give many tools to do that. At top of it, there is Planewalking, the special feature of the game that allows you to have more than one character at your disposal.
We definitely want to add a possibility to continue endless playing after you finish the main campaign. The scope of this feature will depend on the scale of further Kickstarter support. In the worst case we'll add this mode after the game is released as some expansion.


Artur: In the early prototypes, we had multiple bases, but traveling between them felt like an unnecessary waste of time and didn’t fit the atmosphere of the prequel at all. That’s why we decided on a single base - large and packed with features. However, there’s still plenty to do and build outside of it as well.


Artur:
1. Each faction has its own base, settlements, and zones of influence that change over time. Faction favor can be used in many ways.
2. Imagine that every character from the first Chernobylite is now a faction. You try to work with each of them to gain as much as possible, but you often have to choose sides, which comes with consequences. Additionally, each of your companions belongs to a faction… but that doesn’t necessarily mean they agree with it or share its goals. In Chernobylite, everyone is playing their own game, trying to gain the upper hand.
3. Yes, you will have a base, and its expansion options will be significantly greater than in the first game.
4. We really want to record a Ukrainian VO, but the ongoing war makes that difficult.
5. Yes, you can complete the game using only melee combat or only firearms without any issues. In fact, aside from a few exceptions, it’s even possible to finish the game without fighting at all - by simply “convincing” a potential boss to see things your way.


Wojtek: There are more twisted creatures in our world than just regular animals, because the Exclusion Zone in Chernobylite 2 is the most irradiated place in the whole world. However, whatever mutants are, their origins are the real creatures you know from your life...


Wojtek: It's hard to describe it in detail in short time, but in general you build relations with people and factions, what affects the whole situation in the Zone - who's against who, what faction will have advantage over others. It will influence different story actions and random events within the Zone, as well as your situation against all the groups of Zone inhabitants. Depending on what faction is taking over the Zone, you may encounter different support or enemies.

Not exactly like in the first game. In Chernobylite 1 the system of "going back" was supposed to let you check and change events within relatively short story and limited amount of actions. In Chernobylite 2 the story itself is a way bigger, filled with more plot events and twists, so it's more about your current decisions and progression than about going back and fixing things. Changing events within such a big plot would be almost impossible or annoying. Anyway, we'll let you feel the weight of your choices, for sure.


Artur: Do you know that moment in RPGs when you find a new melee weapon and want to try it out, but your character is built for ranged combat, and you don’t feel like respeccing? That’s where planewalking comes in.
It’s most similar to leading a party where you can only control one character at a time, but you can switch between them on the fly. Each of these characters is still "you," but with a different class, unique progression, and the ability to equip any fitting gear.
Of course, planewalking has its limitations. There are only four shells, you can switch only a few times per day, and if one of them dies, bringing it back to life is very difficult.


Wojtek: As Neo said in Matrix: Guns. Lots of guns. I guess no-one in the team knows their real number today. I'm a bit joking, because we can count this easily, but every weapon (and now there are dozens of them) has many attachments, customization options, variants and so on. Anyway, we hope you'll be satisfied.


Artur: Companions can sometimes join you for specific missions or battles, but they don’t travel with you all the time. Our early prototypes of a "party system" made it clear that having constant company takes away the magic of solitude in Chernobyl.


Artur: We have few certain abilities that manipulate time, but they work completely differently than VATS in Fallout.

LORE

Artur: Yes, you can expect certain characters from the prequel to appear in Chernobylite 2. However, there’s a twist - since you’ll be a planewalker traveling between worlds, you won’t have complete certainty that the reality you’ve entered is exactly the one you remember from the first game. As a result, the characters you know may recall certain events differently than you do.


Artur: Just like in the prequel - the protagonist speaks, but in the vast majority of cases, it’s up to the player to decide what they say and do. Our games have always featured a well-defined protagonist with a story that may seem simple and generic at first glance but actually hides many twists. Chernobylite 2 will be similar… Or maybe it won’t be, and I’m just messing with your head? ;)


Artur: In this case, we drew a lot of inspiration from Stranger Things and The Expanse. At first, Chernobylite seems like a portal to an other world - a world that seeps into ours, slowly consuming and corrupting it.

But Chernobylite is not just a force of nature. While it doesn’t perceive time linearly, it is becoming increasingly adept at understanding humans and defending itself against them. It learns to manipulate our desires and fears more effectively, turning the laws of physics into a weapon. That’s why every monster, in some way, tells a story - about Chernobylite expansion, the game's protagonists, or Chernobyl itself.


Wojtek: In general, in Chernobylite 2 you can walk wherever you want - your exploration possibility is not limited by the hub and specific missions, but to access some areas, you'll need to play for a while. Let's keep the Power Plant role in the new game a bit mysterious for a while.


Wojtek:
1. Without spoilers it's almost impossible to describe how the Chernobylite 2 story is connected with the first game. But definitely not in direct connection to your choices (if you know all the endings of Chernobylite 1, you can probably imagine why).
2. That's the real story - when visiting the Zone in reality, we went under these huge rusted cranes and I said they're like metal monsters waiting for someone to breathe some demonic life into them. We started fantasizing how to make them live in the first game, but because of limited locations sizes and not really advanced animation system we couldn't afford using them within gameplay. In Chernobylite 2 it was possible to fulfill this dream and make the big metal monsters fighting with you.


Wojtek: It would be too big a spoiler to discuss the endings of any of the Chernobylite games here. Definitely, the story of Chernobylite 2 is a continuation of the story from Chernobylite 1. But... very twisted continuation. Expect Mikhail, but remember that he's very unexpectable in what he does and how he lives.

FUTURE

Artur: Definitely. But first we plan to keep expanding the Chernobylite 2 for some long time, the same as we did with Chernobylite 1.

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Like the first part, Chernobylite 2 is a story of people who try to accomplish an impossible mission and survive in the sinister Chornobyl Zone.

Cole Grey, a former military and security guard, lives in a reality where the economy and industry are based entirely on a substance called Chernobylite. With its help, people have made a real leap in civilization. However, the construction of the utopia has been paid for by massive unemployment, pushing people like Cole to the margins of society. Due to severe financial problems, he joins the mysterious “Planewalker” initiative to provide for his family.

It quickly becomes apparent that there is a shortage of Chernobylite in Cole's universe, and the solution is the morally questionable initiative that involves traveling to parallel worlds in search of the mineral and obtaining it by any means possible. In addition, the Planewalker service requires appropriate genetic modifications. Cole must, therefore, physically absorb the essence of chernobylite and, to increase his physical and intellectual capabilities, lose a part of his humanity. However, seeing no other options for himself, he agrees to the bloody and dangerous service, which results in him ending up trapped in the most sinister place in the world: the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. There, he meets a Black Stalker, the Zone's dark guide and silent ruler.

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Our current Kickstarter campaign is live here. Thanks to this, we can now focus on developing the alternative first-person combat mode, allowing you to play the game in any style you choose. Whether you're a fan of classic third-person RPGs or modern first-person adventures, you should be comfortable experiencing Chernobylite 2 in a way that is more natural to you.

Chernobylite 2 has just reached the 170% level of funding on the Kickstarter and there’s still a week to back the project in the campaign that achieved another stretch goal. Thanks to this, the game will receive extra locations for playing coop and solo missions.

Soon, all Kickstarter backers will get access to the demo and Beta version of the game. We will now start sending Steam Demo keys to media and influencers, so you can expect the first game previews soon!

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We have a real treat for Chernobylite fans, especially those who are eagerly awaiting the sequel. The Farm 51 developers are organizing an AMA on Reddit! You will have the opportunity to ask about Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone directly to the people who work on it.

If you want to learn more about our newest production from a direct source, prepare your questions and write them here.

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Once again, we can’t even say how grateful we are for all your support: we already see, hear, and read that many of you are involved in discussions about the game here in comments, on Discord, Steam, and our other social media[linktr.ee]. We're gathering feedback, responding and reacting to your questions and suggestions because we believe this is the right way of making the game like Chernobylite 2.

Knowing that our campaign is fully funded and additionally backed up for more than half of its initial target, we can finally share with you the full list of stretch goals we can achieve if more players worldwide believe in what we’re doing. We'll elaborate more on the following goals in our future updates, but see and think if they're inspiring to you to spread the word about our campaign and let us create even more cool stuff to Chernobylite 2.

Some of you asked about our current stretch goal, which was extra locations for cooperation mode - are they playable in solo/single-player campaign? Yes, they are, you can fully experience them on your own without need to invite your friends (even if we believe it's cooler then). All parts of Chernobylite 2 can be played in a single-player campaign, and cooperative mode is a cherry on the cake to let you enjoy some of the missions with your friends if this is the way you like to visit the Zone.

But just to remind you what our initial inspiration and dream was, before we planned and launched the Kickstarter campaign, there was already a long road with the Chernobylite 2 concept phase and development.

Right after the final release of the first Chernobylite in 2021, we started to think about what would be the next big step for making our game world even better (besides making it bigger). Yes, we always consider our work as an opportunity for others to visit a place that is not quickly or safely available for everyone. The key hero in our stories was always the Zone itself, the place that is both tempting and scary, beautiful and full of sadness, interesting and terrifying. The place where anything and everything can happen, the region which you can become addicted to, but also can harm you a lot or even kill you when you’re not aware of the threats.

Chornobyl Exclusion Zone is a very special area, hundreds of square kilometers protected by fences, militia, special forces, and military personnel to prevent any uninvited visitors from wandering around. Although for several years tourist trips were being organized for people wanting to take a look at the Zone, today, mostly because of the war in Ukraine, it’s totally forbidden to explore the area unless you’re a scientist, military, or you got a permission to work on some specific project.

Then, after delivering Chernobyl VR Project in 2016 and Chernobylite in 2021, our next goal was to create something bigger and let you see more and more of the Zone.

Just to provide some picture: in the Chernobyl VR Project, it was necessary to spend about 1 hour to see all the tiny pieces of the Chornobyl Zone we could 3D-scan and provide within the interactive world. In the first Chernobylite, you had to spend 12-15 hours to see all the areas and get through all the missions. In Chernobylite 2 you will spend at least 25-30 hours to get through the main campaign, and there will be many more places and missions to let you experience the Zone for another few dozens of hours. We created a world about 20 times bigger than the playable area of all missions from Chernobylite 1 combined. Our biggest dream was to provide it with the open-world form, with the possibility to travel across the Zone without needing to return to the mission hub each time. It took us almost 3 years to build this world, and we can’t wait to show it to you in its entirety.

This trip is getting close to its finish line – soon, we’ll provide you with the demo version of Chernobylite 2, where you can see and try how this new adventure is shaping up. Then, we’ll give you access to the Beta version of the full game, letting you explore almost all the areas we’ve recreated digitally and where we added a lot of surprising and crazy events to make your trip exciting and challenging. And, when the game is finally finetuned, expanded, and polished with your support, we’ll deliver a full version of Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone, which fulfills our desire to create an ultimate Chornobyl adventure.

Stay with us; we have plenty of new and interesting things to showcase to you in the following days.

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Thanks again for supporting us and helping us reach more than ever. Today, we've achieved another milestone in our campaign: With EUR 140,000 already pledged, we secured the resources to add a really cool feature to the game.

Do you remember Blaster from the original Chernobylite? It was the ultimate weapon used by Black Stalker himself. Extremely powerful and energy-consuming, Blaster could get you out of trouble, assuming you had enough chernobylite crystals to power it.

Thanks to the stretch goal just reached, the Blaster will get plenty of extra add-ons and attachments to make it even more powerful and to let you experiment with different ways of using it.

What about the next stretch goal, then?



We haven't revealed too much info on the cooperative missions yet, but we're sure that they will be an excellent opportunity for many of you to play in a totally different way than during solo quests.

That's not all. You asked, and we responded: some of you were interested in getting an extra Planewalker or Cold War-era mask for the tiers that don't include this option. Although we're constrained by how many masks we can provide, we created an add-on to let you get an extra mask for your physical pledge. If you're into them, you can alter your order and add your piece - but hurry up because they are limited in stock.

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Many of you asked about the details and higher-resolution pictures of our physical rewards, so here they are. We also included these pictures on our main campaign page, but here, they'll all be better combined and explained.

In Chernobylite 2 you're a Planewalker, an inter-dimensional traveler. In the beginning, you explore the parallel universes in search of the precious and highly energetic chernobylite substance. Still, at some point, this substance appears not just a material. It's a god-like being, destroyer, and harvester of the worlds. You'll have a lot of ways to deal with its threats, but at least for the radiation danger, you could be well protected by wearing our Kickstarter-exclusive Planewalker mask. It's available both in a digital asset version (as part of your in-game equipment) and in a physical option - the real-size mask, which looks awesome on your trophy shelf.

But what else could be more stylishly protecting you from the radiation itself than the original Cold War gas mask taken from the military stocks of post-Soviet armies? Besides being one of the iconic items in your game equipment, this mask is also available as a physical reward in a few of the limited tiers.

At some point in the game, you meet the old friend, Black Stalker. This time, he plays a totally different role than in the original Chernobylite. And you'll be able to use much more of his gear and equipment in Chernobylite 2, so why won't you also grab one of his masks or backpack in physical versions?

In some of the physical reward tiers, you can obtain the Black Stalker Backpack, which for sure will allow you to plan your stalker's quests in real life.

Chernobylite crystals are the most potent source of energy in the universe. In some of the physical reward tiers, you can grab limited, specially grown green crystals that mimic the look of Chernobylite in the game but are 100% safe to be put on your night table.

Thanks to you, we believe we have proven that our game is not only a work of passion but also an enjoyment, adventure, and art to many of you. Once again, within Chernobylite 2 development, we want to share the concepts, work-in-progress materials, behind-the-scenes intel, and pictures of our imagination in many different ways, here and on our social media.

And do you know you could wear the same T-shirt our team is wearing on the Kickstarter video and often also at work?

And because you asked, we've also prepared a limited stock of the original Chernobylite artbook that was available in our first Kickstarter campaign in 2019. You can add this to any of your physical tiers.

In upcoming posts, we will delve deeper into the various rewards, exploring their original concepts and ideas. Stay tuned!

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When we released Chernobylite to Early Access a few years ago, the idea for the Weekly Report series was born in our heads. These were weekly entries in which we showed behind-the-scenes work on the game, as well as all the interesting facts related to it. The entries were very popular among you and, as it turns out, you keep coming back to them.

When we announced Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone, we knew that sooner or later we would want to launch a similar format for this project as well. That day has finally come.


What will you read about in the coming weeks? Among other things, about the project's path, from the first sketches to full production (did you know that one of the ideas assumed that Chernobylite 2 would be a tactical game?). We will show graphics and videos of gameplay that have not been published anywhere else. We will also tell you how our experiences with Chernobylite influenced the production process of the sequel.

As you can see, we have a lot to talk about with you. So stay tuned!

In the meantime, we encourage you to watch the video below, in which the developers discuss an important issue: the first-person mode in Chernobylite 2.

We recently launched a Kickstarter campaign, the aim of which is to raise funds for the developing and implementation of this feature in the game. This move on our part was the result of analyzing many of your opinions. You often expressed concerns that the lack of a combat mode in FPP would deprive the game of the fun you experienced while playing Chernobylite.

Now you can rest assured. You have a 100% guarantee from us that the FPP mode will appear in the game! And it's all thanks to your support!

But that's not all. We will continue our campaign for the next few weeks. We have added several additional goals to the campaign to provide the game with several more elements that will make the gameplay more attractive. Some of them has already been achieved.

It's worth supporting us further, not only because we'll provide you with many new toys thanks to this - all backers will receive cool stuff in return!

But back to the topic. The last stretch goal has been reached recently. As many of you remember from the original Chernobylite, there was a possibility to customize your firearms in many different ways. You could craft, add, or replace sights, barrels, handles, ammo types and other aspects of your shooting experience.

The same will happen in Chernobylite 2, with all the weapons you can use in first-person and third-person modes. You'll get a crafting tables and workshops for improving your weapon range, firepower, accuracy, stability and other statistics - all with cool looking tools and attachments.

And what next?

Well, do you remind the Blaster weapon from original Chernobylite? If you don't, it means that you've never used it. Blaster is the ultimate solution for every encounter where all other weapons combined won't work. Originally, it was a unique Black Stalker weapon, but within the first Chernobylite expansions, we've made it available for players to let them feel like rulers of the Zone.

Still, unlikely to other weapons, Blaster was a unique item and had no options for any customizations. And we really want to change it - within Chernobylite 2 this weapon can get a plenty of attachments and boosters, to let you conquer the enemy territory in no time. What's needed here is reaching another stretch goal, what likely will happen very soon, right? Right?

Spread the word and help us deliver you this beauty with all the toys and make-up to shine bright.

By the way, we just delivered the Steam update for Chernobylite 1 today. In it, we fixed many things related to Steam Deck usage, including default performance configs, text legibility, external controller support, improved sound setup, etc. More info about this you can find here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1016800/view/532087167537644003

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