'After a while, it became more than just a modification, it became our dream game, how we saw S.T.A.L.K.E.R. According to modder on the project who goes by the handle of CrommCruac, the mod plays fine but isn't 'what they would call perfect.' However, the team is pleased with overall job and intend to update the game 'whenever we can to make it even better than it is now.' The team began the Lost Alpha project in 2008 to add back the cut levels and the project eventually evolved into a dedication to improve the game. A collective of modders have released Stalker: Lost Alpha, a mod of GSC Game World's first-person shooter survival horror game Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl.