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This information does not apply to the current Stable version of the game.
A Contaminated Zone is an area of the map that contain toxic gas, which will rapidly injure and then kill any players going into the zone unprepaired.
Zone Effects
Failing to wear the correct saftey equipment will rapidly injure and then kill the player. While inside the zone the player is effected by two sources, these being the Contaminated Zone itself and the Contaminated illness.
The zone effects the player in the following stages:
- As soon as the player enters the zone they will start Coughing, this will repeat every 6 - 10 seconds.
- Every 13 - 18 seconds the player will get cut causing Bleeding. Around this stage the player can contract the Contaminated illness, which will start to stack its own effects.
Contaminated Zones will also kill all other types of Infected and Wildlife in an area and replace it with a Military NBC varient Infected.
Required Equipment
In order to enter a Contaminated Zone safely a player must wear a full NBC suit and mask outfit made up from the following pieces:
- NBC Respirator or Gas Mask with attached Gas Mask Filter
- NBC Hood
- NBC Jacket
- NBC Gloves
- NBC Pants
- NBC Boots
The NBC suit will protect the player from a majority of the Bleeding, while the Gas Mask protects the player from the airborne Contaminated illness. Both are required for full protection.
Static Zones
Static zones are locations on the map where you will find a perminent Contaminated Zones. There are currently two on Chernarus located at Military Base (Pavlovo), and the Shipwreck at Rify. And two on Livonia located at Radunin and Lukov Airfield.
Static Contaminated Zones have special high tier loot spawns which can spawn some of the following items.
| Loot Table | Exclusive |
|---|---|
| M4-A1 | True |
| AKM | True |
| VSS | True |
| SVAL | True |
| Standardized Suppressor | True |
| Normalized Suppressor | True |
| NV-PVS4 Scope | True |
| 1PN51 Scope | True |
| 45rd KA-74 Mag | True |
| 40rd Mag-C Magazine | True |
| 10rd VSS Mag | False |
| PO-X Antidote | True |
Dynamic Zones
Dynamic Contaminated Zones are a type of Dynamic Event that will spawn across the map around once every 15 minutes. There can be between 3-6 on the map at any one time spread across 77 possible positons on Chernarus.
Stages
A dynamic Contaminated Zone can be broken down into 3 stages.
Setup
| Stage | Since Last Stage | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 seconds | When a location is picked a red flare will be seen in the sky |
| 2 | 15 seconds | A distant sound of artillery can be heard from outside the map |
| 3 | 45 seconds | The sound of a incoming shell can be heard which will then explode above the ground and start to spread the gas |
| 4 | 15 seconds | The gas will reach its maximum radius of 120 metres |
From the location being picked to the gas reaching full size will take around 75 seconds.
Live
A dynamic Contaminated Zone will last for 25 minutes. During this time all Infected and Wildlife will be killed off by the toxic gas. And a special military NBC varient infected will spawn replacing all other kinds of Infected.
Shutdown
Once a dynamic Contaminated Zone has 5 minutes of lifetime remaining the zone will slowly start to shrink towards the center. At this point the zone will despawn.
Trivia
- The roof of the Hospital in the Military Base (Pavlovo) is above the gas level allowing you to rest without draining your filter.