What is an Ejection in Stalcraft – Guide 2025

In this Stalcraft guide, you will learn what emissions are, why they are dangerous, how often they occur, where to find shelters, and how to be notified of them effectively.

Ejection is a unique element of the cubic world of Stalcraft. Inspired by the events of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe, it has been adapted to the realities of MMOs. In the game, this phenomenon represents both a deadly danger and an opportunity to replenish the resource base.

What is an Ejection?

An ejection in Stalcraft, as in the STALKER universe, is a unique miracle of the Zone – a catastrophic surge of abnormal natural force resulting from the accumulation of energy.

From a scientific point of view, it can be characterized as a massive discharge of energy instability caused by the disruption of the quantum-energy balance within the Zone.

The Cause of the Ejection

Scientists believe that processes reminiscent of nuclear or quantum reactions periodically occur in the heart of the Zone, leading to the release of a huge amount of anomalous energy. This energy will accumulate for some time, but soon, it will begin to be released—that is, spread throughout the Zone in the form of radiation waves, psi impulses, and seismic activity—which poses a danger to humans.

Such outbursts fulfill a dual role:

1. They serve as the Zone’s self-cleansing mechanism, dumping excess energy that could destroy its ecosystem;
2. “Strengthen” the anomalies, increasing their activity to reproduce artifacts.

Effects on living organisms: humans and mutants

As mentioned above, this event is deadly for humans because of its multilevel impact. Two main impact factors are distinguished:

1. Psi radiation affects the central nervous system, causing paralysis, disorientation, and permanent brain damage;
2. Radiation exposure: contributes to the immediate development of acute radiation sickness, destroying body tissues at the cellular level.

In addition, there is an earthquake, but it does not affect the gameplay.

Even a short stay in the open during the fourth stage guarantees death, as the energy radiation density exceeds the human survival threshold.

However, this phenomenon does not affect mutants. According to research, they have unique physiological adaptations that allow them to survive in the harshest conditions. These adaptations can be both the result of natural selection and the consequence of genetic mutations caused by the Zone itself.

Science has several hypotheses:

1. The nervous system of mutants is inherently highly resistant to psi waves. In some organisms, it is additionally protected by specialized proteins and membranes;
2. Mutant tissues show increased resistance to radiation due to their ability to repair DNA damage rapidly;
3. It is also believed that mutants can partially “absorb” ionizing radiation, which even contributes to their development.

The exception is crows, whose anatomy and biology are not adapted to withstand radiation.

How Often Do Ejections Occur in Stalcraft

Emissions happen every 2-4 hours. After the patch of February 2023, they consist of five stages that occur gradually:

• Weather change: gray skies and thunder without rain;
• Precursors: red skies, sounds of rumbling thunder, light tremors of the ground;
• Active phase: the shaking intensifies, and damage begins, but there is still time to take cover;
• Deadly phase: maximum damage, survival is impossible;
• Ending: weather stabilizes, danger disappears.

Types of Ejections

In Stalcraft, they are presented in a single form as a regular natural phenomenon with no variation in type or power. However, they have their roots in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe, where they are categorized by:

1) Nature of Origin:

1. Natural
   With a natural outburst, everything is clear: it occurs to discharge the excess energy of the Zone. It happens constantly and involuntarily;
2. Unnatural
   Artificial incidents are initiated by external factors, such as the actions of the O-Consciousness group. They serve as a defense mechanism, blocking outsiders from accessing strategically important objects of the Zon, such as the ChNPP or Sarcophagus.

2) Capabilities:

1. Normal
   Represent standard natural cataclysms of medium power, leading to intensification of artifact formation;
2. “Great Ejection”
   This powerful event dramatically increased the Zone’s energy level and caused global change. It was accompanied by a massive shift of anomalous fields, making previously accessible areas inaccessible and vice versa. The story occurred in September 2011, and as a result, the Zone became significantly more unstable.

Artifacts After the Ejection

After the outburst, valuable resources – artifacts – appear in anomaly zones at an accelerated rate. Archaeomalias (large clusters of anomalies) are the most profitable, where the chance of artifacts is maximum.

1. The first artifacts appear little by little 1-15 minutes after the end of the natural disaster;
2. Between 15 and 25 minutes after the event, they are generated at an even higher rate;
3. After 30 minutes, they stop being produced completely.

Ejection Shelters

It is vital to stay in sheltered locations during a disaster. Shelters will appear on the map within 300 meters of the player, and a temporary rescue mission will be given.

The main safe areas are:

1. Underground bunkers;
2. Buildings with fortified walls;
3. Caves, ravines.

It is easy to realize that the place is suitable for survival: you will be given the task “Wait out the outburst.”

To explain why these places are effective, it is necessary to recall the causes of the harmful effects of the phenomenon: radiation and psi rays. The walls of buildings, especially those reinforced with metal or located underground, absorb and scatter psi waves with radioactive particles, so they do not reach people.

How to Receive Ejection Notifications

It is impossible to predict a disaster in advance, but technicians have developed an alert system that detects its main signs through sensors.

For a timely response to the disaster, you can subscribe to game alerts in the project’s official Discord channel (or non-official Telegram groups).

Discord Instructions:

• Open messenger;
• Click on the invitation link:
  – for Russian speakers ;
  – for English speakers;
• Answer the questions and click “next”;
• Go to the “Information Channels” tab – #roles – click on the notifications-response icon.

Now, the bot will send you an alert when the discard starts so you can start preparing for artifact collection in advance.

Conclusion

Emissions are not just a natural cataclysm but a key element of the Zone’s ecosystem, which shapes its dynamics and determines the survival strategy of stalkers.

By studying this guide, you not only learned how to avoid death but also learned about artifact generation and notifications, which, combined with a little effort, will expand your financial and other opportunities in the game.