STALCRAFT Meta
About STALCRAFT Meta
An independent fan project with calculators, guides and reference data for STALCRAFT.
At a glance
- What it is
- An independent fan project for STALCRAFT, not affiliated with EXBO
- Maintained by
- milkdudofafrica, one person (not a company)
- Game data
- Snapshots of EXBO's public game-data repository; they can lag behind game updates
- Cost
- Free to use. Optional donations help cover hosting.
Why this site exists
STALCRAFT Meta started as a way to make the game's equipment stats and mechanics easier to inspect. Small differences in artifacts, armor and weapons add up, and they are hard to compare inside the game.
The tools turn those stats into comparisons you can check: artifact builds, time to kill, recoil and damage. Each tool explains the method behind its results and what it does not model.
How the tools work
The tools calculate with the game mechanics this project implements. Their assumptions and limitations are documented on each tool page and in the guides.
Simulated and calculated results are estimates, not guarantees of what happens in the game.
TTK simulations
The TTK Calculator repeats a simulated fight many times and reports the spread of time-to-kill results. Its guide lists which mechanics are included and which are not.
Artifact search
The Artifact Optimizer checks every combination when the search is small enough, and uses a genetic search with local improvement for larger ones. Its results are strong candidates, not proof that no better build exists.
Game data sources
Item stats come from the site's snapshots of EXBO's public game-data repository. Character lists (at sign-in) and auction price history use the EXBO API. Data changes when a new snapshot is imported, so it can lag behind game updates.
Independent project
STALCRAFT Meta is an independent fan project. It is not affiliated with, maintained, authorized, endorsed or sponsored by EXBO, the developer of STALCRAFT. STALCRAFT names, game data and item images belong to EXBO or their respective owners.
Corrections and feedback
The project is updated as its tools and data are maintained and feedback is reviewed. If a result disagrees with the game, or you have an idea for a feature, please get in touch.