It’s a bit ironic that a city of science and engineering now looks like a supernatural being, isn’t it? Buildings overgrown with chernobylite seem to be from another dimension. It’s even more eerie with all the remnants of Pripyat’s residents—abandoned cars, forgotten toys…
Interestingly, those few who returned to speak of Ghost Town mentioned dolls specifically. There are real, deadly monsters around, and all they can talk about are dolls? The radiation must have affected their brains.
Explore the new area carefully—who knows what secrets are hidden there. Will you be able to survive? Enter GhostTown on December 21.
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The streets of Pripyat are no longer a destination for a relaxing afternoon stroll. This is a place you come to die. At least that’s how the monsters living there will see it. If you’re going to visit Pripyat and want to live to tell the tale, you can never lose your focus.
Besides the lurking threat of hidden supernatural creatures, the Pripyat Residential Area is the only place in Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone with a huge amount of chernobylite structures. Here you’ll find the largest chernobylite crystals in the Zone.
What horrors will you find inside? Make your way through the thicket of chernobylite and search the floors of buildings one by one. Enter Ghost Town on December 21.
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Another fantastic addition to the Chernobylite world in the form of a DLC will soon appear in our game. The pictures that we showed you in the previous report prove that we’re not exaggerating - this is going to be a big deal.
We actually planned to surprise you by showing the contents of the new DLC before we officially release it into the world. That’s why we sent our correspondent to take some photos of the new location for our report. However, we made one miscalculation...
That correspondent in question was our good old Mikhail. Mikhail took the matter very seriously and with commitment. Unfortunately, when his photos reached our marketing team, we realized that it was probably the first time he had ever held a camera in his hand.
Here’s an example of his "skills": Apparently Mikhail was strolling between apartment blocks with his camera on, without even realizing.
But it’s about to get more interesting. We have no idea what Mikhail originally intended to capture with his camera, but he ended up taking pictures of his own shoes. Maybe he followed the recent Instagram trend and decided to photograph his feet? Who knows? We’ve spent so much time together in the Zone, yet Mikhail still remains a mystery to us.
Of course, as befits an amateur, there were also photos with fingers on the lens. Mikhail, however, is a very unique photographer - he managed to capture a photo of not only his fingers, but his entire hand. And at the worst possible moment! Damn it, Mikhail, did you hide something on purpose?!
Mikhail also discovered the pure bliss of taking a selfie. Let us reiterate: we never asked for this. The good thing is he took the photograph against the background of… well…what is that exactly? It kind of looks like a piece of a basketball court.
We know very well that Mikhail enjoys skulking around the bushes. It was not required on this particular mission, yet he did it anyway. Force of habit, I guess.
The last photo is absolutely perfect because it shows the new location from a slightly wider perspective. Well… it would be perfect if Mikhail knew how to use the autofocus option.
We hope we whet your appetite a little bit for the upcoming DLC. Expect more information soon. And Mikhail won’t be taking any more photographs for our marketing team anytime soon. That’s a promise!
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Have you heard of the Pripyat Residential Area before? It was a symbolic place. One of the nuclear cities of the “peaceful atom” era. Unfortunately, the industry that gave Pripyat its purpose ultimately was responsible for its demise.
With the upcoming free content update, Ghost Town, you’ll be able to visit the neighborhood, now nothing more than a graveyard of dreams. The area isn’t safe either. Are you brave enough to cross the river and discover the unexpected? Make sure you watch your step when crossing—the river is filled with chernobylite crystals.
Come and walk over the bridge, see what’s on the other side. Enter Ghost Town on December 21.
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In the previous report, we gave you a riddle. We wondered if you could recognize the location in the pixelated image that will be featured in the upcoming DLC. Most of your answers were correct. Yes, it was the "Lazurny" Pool (Басейн "Лазурний") located in the 3rd microdistrict of the city of Pripyat. As a reward, we will tell you a bit about this place.
The inhabitants of Pripyat, like almost everyone in the Soviet Union, were actively involved in sports and led a healthy lifestyle. The city had two football stadiums, and numerous sports clubs. The "Lazurny" swimming pool was one of the largest sports facilities in Pripyat.
The pool was built in the mid 70's. The building is divided into two parts: a gymnasium and a swimming pool. In addition to that, the complex has five swimming lanes and two diving towers, as well as a gym for gymnastics (a basketball court or a small football pitch).
"Lazurny" was not abandoned, unlike most of the other buildings and facilities in the city. In the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster the swimming pool was still open and served liquidators until 1998. After the liquidation operations in Pripyat were finished, the swimming pool was finally closed. Its reopening was prevented by the condition of the building, which had not been repaired for a long time. Despite this, it is considered to be one of the cleanest places in Pripyat in terms of radiation.
The "Lazurny" swimming pool is not only a hot tourist attraction. Recently it has been popularized by pop culture. For example, you can see it in the music video "Marooned" by Pink Floyd, as well as in the HBO mini-series "Chernobyl". However, it appears most often in video games, like in the Call of Duty games. And now it will be in Chernobylite as well.
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What do you think? Excited to visit this place soon by yourself?
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We’ve reached the hundredth report! We've come a long way - Report #1, which we released on October 24, 2019, is dedicated to the first week after the game's release in Early Access. A few years later, we celebrated the premiere of the full version of the game, the console release, and the first DLC. A crazy and very tiring journey, but extremely rewarding at the end.
But that doesn't mean we're standing still. We’re very close to the release of the next DLC, in which you’ll find new locations to visit. Can you recognize which place is this?
Of course, this is not the end! If you remember the previous report, we recently went on another trip to Ukraine, to the Chernobyl zone, to collect more materials that we intend to use in the near future.
Do you remember those photos from the first day of our stay - the ones where you can see us taking pictures of the area, nearby buildings, and things left in them? We rummaged a bit on our memory cards, and it turns out that we’ve many more shots documenting our work. We know from experience that you like this type of photos. So we’re sharing them with you.
We had the most work to get photos from nearby buildings. We photographed everything, including every crack in the wall. Where we needed to, we put up the lights.
We also took photos around the buildings.
All day's work, but thanks to it we can recreate these objects in our game in a 1: 1 scale.
In the video below, you can see how this magic works.
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As we have already mentioned, our work was not limited only to taking photos, but also recording the sounds of the environment, also inside buildings. Each sound designer will tell you how important it is to record the sounds of nature not only in the field, but also in a room with walls. All this to reflect reality in the smallest possible detail.
We do a similar process around the chimney…
...and its interior.
Has the performance of such titanic work (and in the cold) paid off? You will find out about it soon.
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If you think that our job consists only of sitting at our desks and typing lines of code on the keyboard, you are wrong. Do you remember our behind-the-scenes materials from the creation of Chernobylite? We made several trips to Chernobyl to collect a lot of photos and videos, which then served as the basis for our game. Then came the pandemic and we had to suspend our trips to this place ...
UNTIL TODAY!
As you can remember from our roadmap, we plan to release a lot of new content for Chernobylite in the near future. And no, we're not just talking about weapon skins. We’ve got something bigger in the works.When the borders have been reopened we went to Chernobyl fto gather a new batch of materials. We’re already using it in our work! Join us on this journey.
But before you pack up and leave the apartments, we have a request for you. We’d greatly appreciate it if you’d nominate us for the ‘Outstanding Story-Rich Game’ category in the 2021 Steam Awards! Every vote counts - yours in particular!
Before setting off for all-day photo sessions and looking for atmospheric spots, you should eat something. After all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
If you spot such a card, it is a sign that you are in the right place.
We've reached our destination.
We saw some familiar objects on the spot…
...and said “hello” to some old friends.
Before we threw ourselves into work for good, we decided to visit familiar areas.
We even managed to capture some pictures of the local fauna.
Last group photos…
...also the less serious ones…
...and the crew can go to work.
The first leg of the expedition: taking photos and videos of the interior of the buildings. On the walls and doors you can see fresh traces of people who must have visited these places recently.
We photographed not only the walls, but also some stuff left behind by the inhabitants. These are vital parts of the history of these places.
The next point: fieldwork. We focused on the area around the chimney, as well as inside it. Apart from taking photos, we also recorded the sounds of the surroundings. Yes, almost everything you hear in the Chernobylite soundtrack comes from the real world.
The day is almost over. Last photos, last recordings.
We also caught a beautiful sunset.
Photos and recordings lasted until evening. However, we took the opportunity and, under the cover of the night, we also revisited some iconic locations known to us (and also to you).
We also managed to find a completely new spot - a supermarket!
Of course, we follow all the safety procedures every time we enter and leave the Zone.
A new day and new tasks. This time we visited a completely different spot.
Don't be deceived by the appearance, for interesting locations outside of Chernobyl can also serve as a reference material.
Last, but not least:obligatory photos with goats. :)
Upon our return, we started working on the new content for Chernobylite that we promised you. You can see just a tiny bit in the form of the graphics below.
We promise that this is just the beginning.
That's it for today!
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Does the story of Chernobylite still haunt you in your dreams? Were you pulled in so deep that you long to go back into the Zone? If yes, we’d greatly appreciate it if you’d nominate Chernobylite for the ‘Outstanding Story-Rich Game’ category in the 2021 Steam Awards!
Voting ends on December 1.
To vote, head to Chernobylite’s store page and click “Nominate this game for an award”, then select a category.
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