There are 10 maps at your disposal, join in other players in a game supporting up to 32 combatants. Importantly you can use saved games made under any previous version. Immerse into captivating networking battles within the spooky and dangerous world of the Chernobyl Zone over LAN and Internet. Shacknews has some screenshots of the game here. Dino Stalker (Germany) Fur Fighters - Viggos Revenge (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es) Judge Dredd - Dredd vs. The latest patch contains some bug fixes and multiplayer-related anti-cheat improvements. The company says its X-Ray engine 'underwent fairly serious changes,' such as performance optimizations, the addition of DirectX 10 support and volumetric lighting, and a higher level of overall graphical detail.

In the same Q&A, GSC also discusses the updated graphics engine for Clear Sky. That said, GSC added it has no plans to add a cooperative multiplayer mode to either Shadow of Chernobyl or Clear Sky. As Shacknews reports, the Ukrainian software firm has publicly revealed in a community Q&A that it is 'seriously considering' a massively multiplayer online S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games under their belt, the people at GSC are now contemplating more ambitious ventures. After several years in development, GSC Game World’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl arrived in March to mostly positive reviews-at least, positive enough to get GSC to start work on a prequel, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, which is scheduled for the first quarter of next year.

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