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Updated 21.12.2024 13:20

Crow Arena mode

To celebrate the ninth birthday of the STALCRAFT: X game, we are introducing a temporary Crow Arena mode!


General mode rules

The Crow Arena mode is a PvP-PvE mode where players use the equipment given to them.

Two teams of 5 players each defend their own installations with a special Ball against waves of mutants.

During the 25 rounds, they will have to face a variety of bosses, as well as each other.

A team is deemed to have lost if its Ball has been destroyed or has fewer end strength points left than their opponents one.

The Ball has a certain damage threshold that cannot be exceeded in a single round.


Gameplay description

The rounds in the match alternate. The first three rounds are monster battles, followed by a boss and then a gladiator battle. Then there are three waves of monsters again.

Each round also has a timer during which the action takes place, whether it's the appearance of mutants or a fight with the other team.

Between rounds, you are given a little rest time to buy new equipment.

Cycle number

PVE

PVE

PVE

Boss

PVP

First

1

2

3

4

5

Second

6

7

8

9

10

Third

11

12

13

14

15

Fourth

16

17

18

19

20

Fifth

21

22

23

24

25


Shop

The Crow Arena mode shop is integrated directly into the inventory. At any time, the player can buy or sell something for Arena Tokens, which can be obtained during a match.

This currency will be displayed in the top right-hand corner of your inventory:


Items in the shop

Any of the items can appear in each of the 5 slots:

  1. Weapons;
  2. Suits;
  3. Backpacks;
  4. Artefacts;
  5. Containers for artefacts;
  6. Improvement tools.

Almost everything that is now available in barter can also be found in the shop of this mode.

Be aware that items with a coloured background are improvement drawings and not full-fledged versions of the gear.


A table of the weapons available in the shop

Picklock tier

Newbie tier

Stalker tier

Veteran tier

Master tier

SMG-91 KEDR

SMG-19-01 Vityaz

AS Val

OTs-14 Groza

-

IMI Uzi

HK MP5

FN P90

TDI KRISS Vector

-

-

AKM

RPK-74

RPD

PKP Pecheneg

Worn AN-94 Abakan

AN-94 Abakan

AEK-971

A-545

-

L85A1

M4A1

M16A3

FN F2000 Tactical

MP-153

MP-153

Saiga-12K

AA-12

-

BM-16

Walther P99

Browning Hi-Power

Glock 17

Glock 18

TT

Fort-12

SW1911

Colt Python

Desert Eagle

-

SVT-40

SVD

SVU

-

-

Mosin's Rifle

Winchester M70

M40A5

L96A1

-

SKS

M1A

M1A FA

-

-

Hammer

Crowbar

М48

Gerber Downrange Tomahavk

-

KO-1

Glock Feldmesser 78

M9 Bayonet Knife

Jagdcommando


A table of the armour available in the shop

Picklock tier

Newbie tier

Stalker tier

Veteran tier

Master tier

Houndmaster Protective Suit

Fleece Protective Suit

Osh Protective Suit

Jaeger Exoarmor

Beast Slayer Exoarmor

Scout Suit

Striker Armoured Suit

Hoplite Armoured Suit

Legionnaire Heavy Armoured Suit

Centurion Armored Exoskeleton

Bandit Suit

Bandit Suit with Gas Tanks

Mockingbird Armoured Suit

Kingpin Armoured Suit

SKAT-10 Armored Suit

-

Worm Armoured Suit

Worn Thug Heavy Armoured Suit

Trump Exoskeleton

Ace Exoskeleton

AH-1 Drifter Suit

AH-2 Nomad Suit

AH-3 Seeker Suit

AH-4 Raider

AH-5 Pilgrim

Raincoat

MIS-99 Amber

MIS-99 Malachite

REAPER Suit

Saturn Suit

-

Improved Hazmat Suit

MIS-113 Iolite

MIS-122 Amethyst


A table of the containers available in the shop

Picklock tier

Newbie tier

Stalker tier

Veteran tier

Master tier

KZS-1 Container

KZS-2

KZS-3

KZS-4

KZS-5


A table of auxiliary items available in the shop

Picklock tier

Newbie tier

Stalker tier

Veteran tier

Master tier

-

Cheap tools

Standard tools

Advanced tools

-

Sparkler

Thorn

Urchin

Atom

Prism

Snowflake

Disintegrator

Dark Jellyfish

Helium

Fahrenheit

Wolf Tears

Spring

Mama's Beads

Heel

Shard

Stone Blood

Firefly

Cryogen

Sun

Whirlwind

Meat Chunk

Veiner

Flame

Spiral

Bracelet


All items are divided by rarity, and the chance of their appearance in the shop depends on the current round.

Wave/Tier

1-2

3-4

5-6

7-8

9-10

11-12

13-14

15-16

17-18

19-20+

Picklock tier

80%

70%

55%

45%

35%

25%

20%

18%

14%

10%

Newbie tier

20%

30%

35%

40%

40%

35%

29%

26%

19%

17%

Stalker tier

0%

0%

10%

15%

25%

35%

39%

34%

30%

26%

Veteran tier

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

5%

9%

16%

26%

30%

Master tier

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

3%

6%

8%

12%


Gear upgrades

During the game, participants have to improve their gear by buying the necessary blueprints. The original item and three blueprints for the next item in the branch are needed to improve it.

For example, in order to get an MP5, a player needs to have an IMI Uzi and three MP5 blueprints in the inventory. The upgrade occurs automatically.

The table shows the improvement branches. They can also be viewed by hovering the cursor over an item.

The three bars on the left side of the gear indicate the number of existing blueprints.

In this image, the player has 2 blueprints out of 3.


Range limitation

Each item in the shop is limited in quantity. This means that during one match both teams cannot buy more than 7 Kedrs or, for example, 9 Centurion blueprints.

 

Picklock tier

Newbie tier

Stalker tier

Veteran tier

Master tier

7 copies of each item

18 copies

15 copies

12 copies

9 copies


Shop update

At the beginning of each round, the shop is updated with new items. You can prevent this update by using the lock button.

It is also possible to refresh the shop independently with the appropriate button, but this will cost a certain amount of money.


Economics

The main currency within the mode is the so-called Arena Tokens. The maximum the player can hold is 999 coins. These Tokens can be spent by the player to buy and upgrade items.

How to obtain Arena Tokens currency:

  1. At the end of a regular wave, all players in the team receive 20 coins + 10 coins for each player who survives the wave.
  2. For every 10 coins at the end of a round, the player receives 1 extra coin. This interest cannot exceed 30 coins.
  3. For Bosses. When defeating a Boss, the reward is doubled. Players receive 40 coins + 20 for each player who survives the wave. If the boss is not defeated by the end of the timer, players receive the regular reward.
  4. For PvP rounds. The winning team receives 140 coins each, the losing team 70 coins each.

Update of items costs 20 coins. Price table in the shop:

Picklock tier

Newbie tier

Stalker tier

Veteran tier

Master tier

10 coins

20 coins

30 coins

40 coins

50 coins

The sale price depends on the equipment tier and is the equivalent of buying one item of that rank.


Gladiator battle

Every fifth round, both teams enter a separate arena. Their goal is to inflict as much damage as possible on the Monolith standing in the centre.

In the case of death, players will be revived at special spawn points and can participate in the battle again.

A special feature of this arena is that some of its areas have high levels of infection. Use the advantages of your armour.


Consumables

All consumable items in this mode are infinite and do not require slots in your inventory.

Also, they all depend on the class and rank of the armour you are wearing.


A table of available first aid kits

Item type

Picklock tier

Newbie tier

Stalker tier

Veteran tier

Master tier

Combat

Personal

Personal

Army

Army

  

Combo

Personal

Personal

Scientific

Guide's

Guide's

Scientist

Personal

Scientific

Scientific

Guide's

Guide's


A table of available grenades

Item type

Picklock tier

Newbie tier

Stalker tier

Veteran tier

Master tier

Combat

RGD-5 x2

RGD-5 x2

M67 x2

F-1 x2

F-1 x2

Combo

V40 x2

Gladiator Medicine x1

Gladiator Medicine x2

Gladiator Medicine x3

Gladiator Medicine x4

Scientist

V40 x2

Gladiator Shield x1

Gladiator Shield x2

Gladiator Shield x3

Gladiator Shield x4


A table of available plates

Item type

Picklock tier

Newbie tier

Stalker tier

Veteran tier

Master tier

Combat

Composite 2

Composite 3

Composite 3

Composite 4

Composit5

Combo

Steel 2

Steel 3

Steel 4

Composite 3

Composite 4

Scientist

Steel 1 

Steel 2 

Steel 3 

Steel 4 

Composite 4


Tools

Three types of tools can be dropped in the shop: 1, 2 and 3 levels. Each tool increases the gear sharpening level by the appropriate value.

Tools are applied according to the system of attachments: drag the tool onto the required piece of gear.


Description of arena modifiers

  1. Frost: Gladiators who don’t move start to freeze.
  2. High Temperature: Moving around causes overheating.
  3. Oxygen Deficiency: Stamina regeneration is reduced.
  4. Vulnerability: 25% more damage is received.
  5. Expired Medicines: Healing is reduced by 50%.
  6. Damp Ammo: Restricts use of primary/secondary weapon.
  7. Sluggishness: Movement speed and stamina are reduced.
  8. Proto-Electros/Proto-Lighters/Proto-Blackholes activity: Various proto-anomalies appear in the arena.
  9. Laceration: Moving around causes bleeding.
  10. Grenades: Grenades are dropped into the arena from time to time.
  11. Smoke Grenades: Smoke grenades are dropped into the arena from time to time.
  12. Arson: Molotov cocktails are dropped into the Arena from time to time.
  13. Paralysis: grenades are periodically dropped into the arena, limiting movement. 

Description of monster modifiers

  1. Radioactive Mutants: Mutants spread radiation poisoning when they come near.
  2. Infected Zombies: Zombies spread biological infection when they come near.
  3. Explosive Mutants: Mutants cause an explosion when they die
  4. Speed: Enemy creatures move faster.
  5. Herd Behavior: When a mutant dies, the other mutants regain some health.
  6. Rotten Inside: Rodents appear from inside mutants when they die.
  7. Electric Shock: Part of the damage dealt by mutants turns into electric damage.
  8. Armored Mutants: Mutants get extra protection.
  9. Phantoms: Mutants create their own phantom copies.

In conclusion, we want to highlight the importance of teamwork. Only when you work as a team, you can defeat your opponents and get the victory you deserve.

Good luck on the Arena!


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