IN STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, every corner of the Zone holds many secrets, and caches are one of the most exciting ways to get valuable items and upgrades. In this guide we present a detailed map and description of all caches so that you can find every valuable shelter and make it easier for yourself to survive in the dangerous and mysterious world of the game.
Guides for STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl
All caches at the Zaton location
Currently, eight caches in the Zaton area are marked on Stalker 2’s interactive map. Below we describe where you can find them:
- Two caches near the gas station location.
- Two caches at the “Lviv” location.
- Two caches near the Kupovate collective farm.
- A cache in the northeastern part of the region, on the coast.
- Cache at the Cannery location.
All caches in the swamp region
The Swamp is a mysterious location you’ll encounter while completing the story quest ‘Extreme Simplicity’. Players will also have to leave this place to escape danger. Instead of completing the task right away, you can find these seven caches:
- One cache at the “Khutor Settlement” location.
- Two caches near the “Old Church”.
- Two caches at the Clear Sky base location.
- Cache next to the Lonely Grave.
- One cache not far from the “Abandoned Farm”.
All caches at the Wild Island location
There are currently seven caches in the area. None of them are exclusive or contain anything really valuable, but they can be useful for beginners. Here you can find them:
- Two caches on the sides of the Waste Recycling Station location.
- Two caches between the Sawmill location.
- One cache north of the vault.
- One cache is located southeast of the sawmill, on the coast.
- Cache near the “Quiet Camp”.
All caches in the Cordon region
Cordon is the only area in the game where there is only one Technician, Merchant and Medic. In addition, you can find a total of six caches here:
- Two caches located at the “Mill” location.
- Cache at the “Abandoned Mansion”.
- One cache next to the pig farm.
- Cache northeast of the nuclear waste dumps.
- The last cache at the military checkpoint location.
All caches in the Small Zone region
The Small Zone is one of the most extensive areas, with many locations, story and side missions, and of course shelters. There are 26 caches in this area:
- Six caches near the Boiler Room location, some of which only appear after completing certain quests.
- Three caches are located to the northwest of the Fuel and Lubricants Warehouse, one of them is in the difficult location of Poppy Field. If you’re having trouble finding it due to the discrepancies in the area, don’t worry: we have a detailed guide to help you get what you’re looking for.
- Two caches in the western part of the North checkpoint location.
- Three caches north of the water tower.
- The cache is located near the location “Oude Molen”.
- Two shelters near the popular bar “Zalesye”.
- Two caches in the western part of the Sphere site.
- One cache near the Barge location.
- One cache near the Rudnya-Veresnya building.
- The other four caches are not tied to specific locations, which makes finding them a little more difficult. Explore the southern part of the Small Zone carefully and you will surely find them.
All caches at the Burnt Forest location
This area has no unique features as only three caches can be found here. Here you can find them:
- One cache to the west of the Pioneer Camp location.
- One cache next to the antenna complex.
- Cache (journalist hiding place) at the “Razezzhee” location.
All caches in the Duga region
The Arc region is similar to other locations where a minimum number of caches are located:
- One cache in the western part of the weapons depot location.
- The cache is located on the second floor of the Radio Center club.
All caches at the chemical plant site
The chemical plant is both the name of the region and the main base of the Varta group. You can only enter with passes, making this location difficult to access for players who are on bad terms with this group. Here you will find five caches:
- One cache on the left side of the Stechanka location.
- A cache in one of the houses at the Army Warehouses location.
- A cache in the western part of the covered warehouses, on the road to the bridge.
- One cache at the Route Elevator location.
- A cache between the locations “Research Institute Agroprom” and “Agroprom Plant”.
All caches in the Garbage Region
The Landfill is the second largest region in Stalker 2. There are also many quests associated with this place, and the number of caches you can find here is slightly lower than in the Small Zone. Here you will find the 24 caches:
- A cache at the “Equipment Cemetery” location, where helicopters and cars are located.
- A cache south of the depot location.
- Two caches near the Glinka area, one in the west, the second in the east.
- One cache west of the hydroelectric power plant.
- Two caches on the way to Izolyator.
- Three caches at the Izolyator site, one on the left side of the building, two on the right.
- One cache in the southeast of the boiler room.
- Two caches at the Factory Boiler House location.
- Two caches in the “Plant” area.
- Three caches in the “Terricon” – the main part of the landfill.
- A journalist’s stash in a labyrinth.
- A cache to the northwest of the Labyrinth location.
- A torn cache to the right of the toxic hole.
- One cache next to the iron gate.
- A hidden cache in one of the quartermaster’s hideouts.
- The final cache is located east of the Explosion Funnel, where you can find an artifact.
All caches in the Cementfabriek region
This region differs from the rest in that there is no shelter where Skif can shop or be healed. Here too you will not find a large number of caches:
- Cache at the “Machine and Tractor Station” location.
- One cache in a concrete forest.
- The cache is located west of the charging point.
- One cache at the Hangar location.
All caches at the Cooling Towers location
Many gamers have trouble exploring the Cooling Tower region because unless you accept a certain quest, you probably won’t even think about going there. This would be a big mistake, because you can find a lot of valuable loot in caches here:
- There are two caches between the location of the Rural Cemetery.
- One cache can be found in the southern building of the Field Radiobiology Base location.
- Abandoned cache in the south cooling tower.
- One cache is located northeast of the fire station.
- The cache is located to the right of the SKD assembly.
- One cache in the eastern building of the Red Fort site.
- Cache at the “Aggregate Pumping Station” location.
All caches in the Rostok region
If you have not yet explored this region out of curiosity, you will first arrive here via the story quest “A Little Incident”. At this location you will find five caches:
- A cache between two locations – “Scientist Helicopter” and “DEPOT Rostock”.
- Cache near the location (shelter) “Rostock”.
- One cache on the border with the landfill, in the eastern part.
- The cache is located on the border with the landfill, in the northeastern part.
- The cache is located in a house, west of the Buryakovka settlement.
All caches at the Yantar location
Yantar is the name of a dry lake and the valley around it. This region is located in the western part of the Zone. The factory, located north of the lake, resembles the name of the location. Here you will find two caches:
- The first cache is located to the southeast of the Drainage Site.
- The second cache can be found along the track, in the southern part of the location.
All caches in the Red Forest region
This region is first explored by completing the bartender’s Just Business side mission. If you are at this stage of the game, after completing the mission objectives you can find three caches in the following places:
- One cache at the Quarry location.
- Cache at the Witch’s Circle location.
- If you head west from the forest cemetery you will find the last cache.
All caches in the Yaniv region
Yanov Station is an ecological base in the center of the location. It can serve as a temporary shelter in the event of a tire blowout, and is also a good resupply point while in the Zone. Currently you can only find one cache here:
- In the eastern part of Yanov main station, on the border with the Jupiter region.
All caches at the Pripyat location
Pripyat is a location available in the later stages of the game that is limited by the main plot. You can only travel to Pripyat after completing the main mission “The Boundary”. While exploring this region you can find two caches:
- One cache in the northwest, at the River Port location.
- The cache is located in the southeast, in the building to the left of the bookstore.
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Source: VG Times
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