The unofficial DayZ map Namalsk is now available for download on the Steam workshop, continuing the story that started way back in Arma 2 from one of Blue Point’s own developers, Adam Francu.
Namalsk is home to a single city called Vokuta, which can be found to the north. Barring that, you’re most likely to stumble on a variety of military outposts or underground railway tunnels and laboratories. There’s even an abandoned nuclear submarine that can be found out on the ice.
Namalsk has been in development for numerous years for the standalone DayZ. However, the map itself was first seen in Arma 2: Namalsk Crisis which had a follow-up in the DayZ mod. This means that Francu’s latest entry is a sequel, showing off the Aleutian archipelago which has been ravaged by electromagnetic storms.
The original DayZ mod Namalsk even featured an enemy familiar to Stalker fans. Lurking in the frozen wasteland was the Bloodsucker, an infamous mutant with tentacles dangling from its mouth. However, they are nowhere to be found in the sequel.
If you’re itching for some Cold War content and Black Ops is too pricey at the moment, then Namalsk might just scratch that itch for free, provided you own DayZ. It’s set in the post-Soviet era with a wealth of rusting old Russian remnants lingering about ready for looting. If that’s not enough, the general response from those who have played so far has been positive, with 819 ratings on Steam netting an impressive 5-stars.
During development time, Francu worked on a temperature and weather system specifically for Namalsk but, along the way, that overhaul found itself added to the main game through update 1.10. The mod has had an impact on the vanilla experience, and with a developer at the helm, it’s surely worth giving a try - especially considering its impressive boast of 400 new models.
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