S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 - by clearing
Dia on 19/4/2022 at 14:37
I've been wondering about GSC (their HQ is in Kyiv) and how the company and its staff are faring during these last few months. After doing a search found a recent update to Wiki's article on that company: 'In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, GSC posted a tweet urging fans and game journalists to donate to the Ukrainian Armed Forces and provided special accounts for donations.'
Just like everyone else in the free world, I am horrified by Russia's war against the Ukraine and I know it seems so trivial to worry about one company and its employees, yet I needed to know. I pray for a quick resolution in which Ukraine is the victor!
P.S. Sorry for the double post.
EvaUnit02 on 15/6/2022 at 01:48
Delayed to 2023.
[video=youtube;4PqR5OBb1Ys]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PqR5OBb1Ys[/video]
They also released a dev diary regarding the Russia-Ukraine invasion.
[video=youtube;RxcfxdG22pg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxcfxdG22pg[/video]
Dia on 15/6/2022 at 13:55
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
Delayed to 2023.
This time I doubt the delay was GSC's fault. Looks fascinating, though. Thanks for sharing, Eva!
EvaUnit02 on 15/6/2022 at 19:46
Quote Posted by Dia
This time I doubt the delay was GSC's fault.
There was one guy in the developer diary who said that he no idea if his parents were even alive. War is so unnecessary.
demagogue on 9/9/2023 at 16:34
A quick (
https://www.resetera.com/threads/gsc-game-world-offices-in-prague-suffer-fire-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-devs-unknown-if-it-will-affect-the-game-release-no-injuries.762498/) update posted yesterday (8 Sept. 2023):
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The GSC Game World studio suffered a fire that destroyed one of the floors used by the company.
The authors of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl from the studio GSC Game World moved largely to Prague after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
According to our information, there was a fire in the team offices last night.
We received the report from two independent trusted sources who wish to remain anonymous.
An electrical installation fire broke out in a high-rise building in Na Pankráci Street. Five fire units responded to the scene. Several dozen people were evacuated.
According to the Prague municipality website, there were 30 people, according to the Požary.cz website, 20 people.
Fortunately, there were no injuries in the fire and the damage was tentatively estimated at 1.5 million crowns.
One of the three floors of the GSC Game World studio was said to have been affected by the fire.
We have a photo from the scene which indicates that the fire devastated the office equipment and the interior itself.
However, we cannot publish it.
It was said to be the most important floor with backup servers.
The other two were not affected by the fire.
We have no information at this time as to whether this event may affect the completion of the game in any way.
We are investigating further details. If we learn something new, we will update the article.
Translation is via Google Translate
Source: (
https://www-vortex-cz.translate.goog/v-prazskych-kancelarich-autoru-hry-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-horelo/?_x_tr_sl=cs&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=cs&_x_tr_pto=wapp) Vortex-CZ
That studio has had a bad run of luck, from delays, hackers, a war & relocation, and now this fire. I hope they can weather the storm and that their work hasn't been lost.
Starker on 10/9/2023 at 08:37
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Fortunately, there were no injuries in the fire and the damage was tentatively estimated at 1.5 million crowns.
I thought the Czech would have switched over to the euro by now, but apparently not. Anyways, that's about 60 000 euros / 65 000 US dollars. Must have had some expensive equipment in there, unless this is the estimate for the whole building.
