Learn how to find and use Artifacts in stalker 2 heart of chornobyl, including anomaly types, detector usage, and their positive/negative effects.
Walkthrough
- 1Discover an Anomaly: Explore The Zone to find various types of anomalies, including Acid, Gravitational, Thermal, Electro, Whirlwind, Gas, and Vortex. Artifacts are found within specific anomaly types.
- 2Use your Detector: Equip the Detector to act as a Geiger Counter and Anomaly Detector. As you approach an anomaly, the Detector will beep, indicating proximity to radiation or an anomaly. When at an anomaly, use the Detector to see or hear if an Artifact can be found. The basic Detector has a light that blinks faster as you get closer to an Artifact.
- 3Use Bolts and Loot Artifacts: Once you know an Artifact is present, use Bolts by tossing them at nearby anomalies to trigger their activation. Listen for the sound of the Artifact forming, then carefully search the area to loot it.
Tips
- The first Detector is obtained during the opening mission of stalker 2 heart of chornobyl.
- The Detector's light blinks with increasing frequency as you get closer to an Artifact. More valuable Detectors are more effective.
- Artifacts are formed by contact with specific anomalies. Triggering anomalies with Bolts helps form them.
- Artifacts can be hard to spot even after they are formed.
- The Magnetic Cave in the Lesser Zone is a Thermal Anomaly where you can find Artifacts.
- Artifacts can be equipped in slots on your Suits. You start with one slot, but better Suits or upgrades provide more.
- Most Artifacts have both positive (green text) and negative (red text) effects. Consider if you can tolerate the negative effects, such as increased Radiation.
- The Magma Artifact, found in Thermal Anomalies, offers Weak positive protection to Thermal resistance and a Weak gain in Weight Limit, but a Medium penalty to Radiation protection.
- Artifacts can be traded for Coupons.
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