News from 02.01.2025 - NET Online mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

As we bid farewell to 2024, we must acknowledge that this year has not been as uplifting for our team and the modification project as we had hoped.

Over the past year, we were unable to share updates or prepare any news regarding the progress and new features implemented in the project. Despite our strong desire to transition the modification into the "Open Beta Test" phase, we simply could not manage to prepare and execute everything as planned within the timeline outlined in our previous post.

At this point, we cannot even estimate a tentative release schedule. Once we have more clarity, we’ll inform you immediately.

This delay stems from significant challenges faced by our entire team—work, personal life, time constraints, and more. While we’ve made every effort to find time for the project, doing so has become increasingly difficult. As a result, progress on all aspects of the modification has slowed considerably, and we anticipate that the coming year will be equally demanding. (This is also why we didn’t manage to send out a New Year’s greeting on December 31.)

However, this is by no means the end of the project.

Over the past year, we’ve made tremendous strides in enhancing the content of the modification, implementing new mechanics, developing the storyline, and creating other unique features. Most importantly, we’ve begun the full transition and integration of IX-Ray Platform capabilities.

For now, we’re keeping our progress under wraps to ensure that we can truly surprise you and our testers later this year.

As a token of appreciation and to avoid leaving 2024 empty-handed, we’d like to share a detailed demonstration of our vehicle overhaul, currently at its semi-final stage.

Key updates include:

1. Specialized spawn systems (to be detailed in upcoming updates).
2. Repair capabilities, reworked breakdown mechanics, and assembly/disassembly options, covering everything from wheels to certain engine components.
3. Light customization to enhance personalization—place a guitar, your backpack, or decorative items like figurines on your car’s dashboard.
4. Improved controls, with independent layouts for vehicles.
5. New ignition systems, directly connected to breakdown and maintenance mechanics.
6. Unique animations for each vehicle, adding depth and variety to the driving experience.
7. Enhancements to manual gearbox functionality and overall vehicle physics.
8. Additionally, we’ll share a selection of screenshots from the latest version of the modification in our next post.

Wishing everyone success and happiness in the new year, 2025!