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Even early on in your adventures inStalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, you’ll be inundated with side content, from missions to optional exploration points of interest to the various stashes scattered about every zone. You’ll even find stashes in the first area, the Lesser Zone, and they all hold valuable supplies that will help you survive in the nuclear wastes of the larger Zone.
Lesser Zone and other stashes usually appear as minimap icons, but there are other unmarked ones you’re able to find out in the wild, guarded by other humans or the mutant abominations. Discover all their locations here.
All Lesser Zone Stash Locations
There are 17 stashesto find in the Lesser Zone, some clearly marked as soon as you start your adventure in earnest, others you’ll discover as you continue your journey and by picking up PDAs.
You’ll know a stash by its appearance: amedium-sized backpackwith a radioactivity patch near its bottom and a map marker that looks like a triangle symbol made up of three smaller triangles. They might also be kept in large,light blue colored chestsor inbrown duffle bagswith a yellow stripe.
Most points of interest on the map, from buildings to fortresses and anything with a teardrop marker,will have at least one stash hidden somewhere in their vicinity, with larger complexes containing additional stashes and resources to plunder.
Unknown Stalker’s Stash Near The Post Office
The first stash you’ll likely be able to reach after the opening segment is the stash at the Office called the Unknown Stalker Stash. It is locatedon a rooftopon the eastern side of the collection of buildings.
To reach it,head to the blue pickup truck and jump onto its roof, then across to the roof of the building. You’ll find the stash nestled next to the chimney.
Gloomy’s Stash Near The Boiler House
Gloomy’s stash, locatedeast of the Boiler House in the Magnetic Cave, is another early stash northeast of the Post Office. You’ll reach the place if you follow the road toward town.
Take out the enemies in the main building and head up to the second floor tofind Gloomy, who you can parley with. When he mentions a detector, say that you already have one, and he’llgive you directionsto his stash to the east.
There’s a cave entrance east of the boiler house, which you can open by destroying the wooden planking blocking the door.
Continue through the cave until you reachthe large fire anomaly chamber. Here, you’re able to pick up Gloomy’s Stash near the entrance of the chamber.
You can alsofind the Eye artifact in the room, guarded by flame vents.
Ordinary Stash In The Swamp Tank
Almost directlysouth of the Boiler Houseis a large, radioactive swamp. In the center of said swamp isa sunken APC.
One of the back hatchesis open and houses the stash.
Little Stash In Zalissya
Zalissya is bound to be one of the more important stops on your adventures in Stalker 2, as you may’t progress the main quest without going there first, and it’s home to a storage chest, merchants, and a bed to pass time. It also holdsthe Little Stash in a house on the southeast side of town.
To reach it, head outthe south gate near the firepitand turn right. You’ll see apile of logsacting as an impromptu ramp up onto the roof of the shed.
Climb up the logs and take a quick rightthrough the holes in the wallonto the loft of the broken-down barn to find the stash.
Fence’s Stash At The Dire Thicket
About 300 meters south of Zalissya isthe Dire Thicket point of interest, and just southeast of that is a pair ofstone hutches that cover holes. The easternmost one has aladder leading downto a tunnel that leads to the stash, while the other is a sheer drop to the room with the stash.
You can survive the drop at full health, but it’s easier to take the ladder down. Either way, you’ll need to deal witha swarm of rats.
The rats are too numerous to kill individually, so look down the ladder,pull out a grenade, and chuck it into the swarm. Another will appear after a few minutes, but you’ll have free rein in the cellar for that time.
Unknown Stalker’s Stash Under The Sphere
The best time to grab this stash isas you escapeafter meeting Solder at the Sphere duringBehind Seven Seals. you’re able to get there earlier if you approach the Sphere from the north. Head to thenorthwestern edge of the compoundand look for a large concrete opening going underneath the area.
Thetunnel there is filled with anomaly acid, which you’ll need to maneuver through to reach the stash.
The stash itself is nested at theback of the tunnel behind a steel grate. You’ll be really close to an acid pool to pick it up, but you can get it without touching the acid.
Modest Stash Near The Fault
This stash is backnear the area where you first entered the Zoneat the very beginning of the game. You’re looking for a manmade hole in the ground made of concrete with three separators in it.
Take the sewer pipe in the southwestern part of the drainand follow it to your left. You’ll find the stash sitting against the wall at an intersection.
There’s alsoa flash drive next to the stashwith a bit of lore attached.
Old Stash Near The Southern Wall
Reaching this stash can be tricky, as it’shanging from an exposed rafter, and there’s no way to get it down.
Instead, you need to do a little platforming. One of the corners of the building is a section of broken wall that you canjump onto like a set of large stairs. Use them to jump onto the rafters.
Once on the side of the building, navigate your way across the beams and lean to collect the stash.
Elevator Roof Stash At Levitating Silo
Near the southern border of the Lesser Zone is a towering structure calledthe Levitating Silo. West of it is a small building where you’ll find a PDA detailing the whereabouts of a nearby stash.
To get to the stash,climb the ladderinto the main silo area, thenjump onto the boardsacross from the top of the ladder.
Make your way around to the stash on the roofing.
Rookie’s Stuff Stash At The Perimeter Decontamination Center
On the eastern edge of thesouthern border of the Lesser Zoneis the Perimeter Decontamination Center, where you’ll find another stash.
You’re headed toa set of scaffoldingin the southeast portion of the compound.Enter the building nearby, go upstairs, then scramble over the boards and claim the stash on the small piece of sheet metal.
Sheltered Stash At The Broken House
Directly west of Zalissya isa house that’s been torn in twoby an anomaly.
To reach the stash, head to thehigher side of the house, toss a bolt to diffuse the anomaly, and then jump across.
You’ll see the stashin the fireplace.
Missing Person’s Stash At The Water Tower
Just northwest of Zalyssia is a small complex witha tall water towerjutting into the sky.
As you might expect, the stash is on top of it.
Beware of the electric anomalies at the tower’s base.
Ordinary Stash At Radiation Hazard Sign Storage
Northeast of Zalissya is theRadiation Hazard Sign Storage facility. The stash here ison the roofof the long building on the east side.
Climb the ladderto reach the roof and both the stash and a free Aurora Gas Mask are yours.
Stash For A Rainy Day At Pol Depot
In the far northwest of the Lesser Zone isthe Pol Depot, and in the northwestern corner of that compound isa staircase leading underground.
The stash is at theend of the hallway.
There’s alsoa multiperson dwellingto the right of the stash, and no one seems to be home at the moment, so that means no one can complain when you take everything not nailed down.
Poppy Field Stash
The Poppy Field is both a location and a quest, and there are actually two stashes to find here. You get the location of the southern one southeast of the field, where you’ll come acrossa pair of bandits fighting off mutants.
Kill the mutants andtalk to the living bandit, then loot the dead one’s bodyfor his PDA.
The PDA will reveal the stash isjust to the northwest.Climb into the raftersof the shack and grab the loot.
Stalker’s Loot In Northern Poppy Fields
The Poppy Fields are a dangerous place, sokeep to their eastern edge until you reach the water’s edge. The stash isnestled in the hillsidefacing the lake.
Unknown Stalker’s Stash At The Northern Checkpoint
To even access this stash, you need tocomplete the quest Beyond Seven Sealsand get the Northern Checkpoint Key.
Use it to open the door of the building to theleft of the checkpoint, then defuse the anomaly through the window with a bolt and jump through.Turn right and head up the stairs, diffusing the anomalies as you go.
You’ll need to jump up on some debris to reach the stash, which is a juicy one.
