STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is a fairly complex game with a lot of mechanics and no clear tutorial. Some tooltips simply don’t display due to bugs or broken scripts. In this guide we have collected all the important questions that players have while playing.
Guides for STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl
How to increase your carrying weight limit
The limited inventory weight is the biggest problem you will face during the game. Fortunately, it is possible to increase the limit by equipping special artifacts and improving armor. Here are some tips to help you carry more booty.
Equip the Blood of Stone artifact. This artifact can be found in gravity anomalies. It happens often in the game, so check for anomalies with your detector.
Use the Hercules potion to gain +20 to your carry weight. The effect lasts only 300 seconds. They are more than enough to bring the loot to the merchant after long missions.
Improve the load-bearing capacity of your armor. You can always get a modification from a gunsmith responsible for increased payload. This feature is best used in the later stages of the game, as you will often be changing costumes into more effective costumes.
Reduce the weight of weapons and armor. At the gunsmith you can purchase upgrades that reduce the weight of the equipment.
Wear suits that increase the weight limit you can carry. There are certain suits in the game that allow you to carry more weight. For example, the Cuirass exoskeleton provides 8 extra kilograms.
Gain access to DLC and bonus content
Bonus content is available to owners of the Deluxe and Ultimate editions. You need to receive the task “He who seeks will always find”, after which “Journalist’s Caches” will appear on the map. Each cache contains one item from the bonus content. To unlock the quest, you must complete the main story mission ‘Needle in a Haystack’ in the Zalesye area.
How and to whom to sell broken weapons
You can always sell weapons and equipment with or without the yellow icon in the top right corner. However, if the icon is red, you can only sell the weapon to one named seller Rugman. He is at the base Rostock. Other traders do not buy broken equipment and equipment.
Where weapons and useful loot can be stored
In each faction location there is a place with a bed where the hero can sleep. There will also be a personal box in which you can store personal items. There are no weight or capacity restrictions, so feel free to put items in there that you don’t plan to sell. Plus, all loot is available to you at any location. The system works on a similar schedule to the games in the series Residential evil.
How to open a locked door at the northern checkpoint
You can open the passage through the Northern Checkpoint after completing the task ‘Behind Seven Seals’. Visit the Zalesye bar and talk to Batya. Ask him for the gearbox key.
How to change the recording mode
The default key to change the recording mode on a PC is “b” on the keyboard and “button 4” on the mouse. You can remap these keys in the game settings.
The default key to change recording mode on Xbox is the ” buttonUpwards” on the D-pad.
The game has three shooting modes: single, burst and fully automatic. Some weapons may have all three firing modes, while others may only be single and automatic.
How do you play in stealth mode?
When you enter an area with enemies, a white arc will appear below the compass. This is a detection scale that indicates whether you go unnoticed. If white fills the entire arc, enemies will detect you.
Hold down the left Ctrl key to duck and activate stealth. On Xbox this is the Circle key.
You can perform stealth kills by sneaking up on enemies from behind. Take a knife in your hand and sneak up on the enemy. A special animation appears in which Skiff changes the position of the blade. After that you have to press the hit button.
You can attach a silencer to your weapon to perform stealth kills from a distance. To equip it, you need to pick up the desired weapon (for example, the Skif pistol) and, while holding down the “T” key, select the silencer from the context menu. On Xbox this is done with the “Upwards” on the D-pad.
How the reputation system works
STALKER 2 has a very simple reputation system. It determines how factions will treat you and what bonuses you receive. For example, if you have good relations with the group, you will have access to discounts from traders and repairers, but if you have bad relations, the locals can attack the hero.
To increase your reputation you must:
- Complete faction missions. They are spread by merchants or simple stalkers;
- Kill members of the enemy faction;
- In the case of a negative group, you must communicate with the local leader.
What is the effect of sleeping in bed?
There is no need for sleep in the game. It may be returned in patches. At this point, you can only waste time by the bed so as not to wander around the zone in the dark.
How to play guitar
In STALKER 2 you can play the guitar. The guitar can be found next to a personal bed in Zalesye. Pick it up to unlock the ability to play it while sitting around a campfire. Don’t worry, it won’t take up space in your inventory.
To start playing the guitar, you need to sit in a special place near the fire. After this you will have a “Play Guitar” button. Use your mouse on PC (right stick on Xbox) to select notes. Press the Tab key (LB on Xbox) to change the scale for other notes.
How to use a flashlight
The basic version of STALKER 2 has serious lighting issues. Much of the game is very dark. You simply can’t do without a flashlight. Unfortunately, many players do not notice the hint “how to turn on the flashlight”, forcing them to get lost in the pitch black.
Press the button to use the flashlight on XboxRB” On a PC, there are several ways to enable this: the “L” button, the key combination “Tab + E”, by pressing the middle mouse button.
How to hide from emissions
When a blowout occurs, you should quickly find shelter nearby. This is usually indicated on the map. Once you enter it, you have a completed objective: “Find shelter from the blowout.” Stay indoors until the release ends. You will be informed about the end via the radio.
Shelters can be buildings or closed structures with a door. It is worth considering that houses without a roof, windows, walls or doors do not guarantee safety, because radiation can easily penetrate inside.
What to do with found PDAs
After you pick up someone else’s PDA, notes or points with the caches of the former owners are automatically added to you. After this, you can safely sell the item to the nearest seller.
Some PDAs may have an orange frame in their inventory. This is a quest item that you can’t sell, but sooner or later you’ll find a use for it. For example in additional quests.
How to use a grenade launcher
Hold down the Tab key to open the radial menu. From there, press the “C” key to attach the grenade launcher to the selected weapon. Press and hold the “B” key to switch to the underrun confirmation.
Some weapons require a technician upgrade to unlock the ability to install a grenade launcher. For example AR416, Kharod and GP37.
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Source: VG Times
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