Call of Pripyat help

**TinCow** · 01-18-2011, 16:31

Originally Posted by Prussian Iron

yah i got it down to $1000, but i want to save up money to buy the exoskeleton (I currently have like 15,000) or at least the combat suit. I'm planning on hitting up either the Scar anomaly or the tree anomaly. whats at the tree? just gravity or something or is there no bad stuff?

IIRC, tree has a maze of anomalies under it, but nothing on the actual tree itself. I think there's one artifact under the tree and one on top that you have to do some acrobatics to get to. Not too difficult for either.

For the exoskeleton, be aware that you CANNOT run in it until you upgrade it with upgrades that require the calibration tools. You will not get the calibration tools for a long time, so if you like running, I recommend that you save your money for a bit and buy it later.

[edit]If you really want to invest in a good piece of equipment from Nimble early-on, I recommend asking him for a Sniper weapon. He sells three possible sniper rifles (random as to which you get), but for the Sniper rifle all three are very good. Tide may well be the best of them as it useful for both sniping and close combat, and takes ammo which is a bit easier to purchase than the other two. Lynx might be the best pure sniper weapon, but cannot really help you up close.

**Prussian to the Iron** · 01-18-2011, 23:18

well i took 2 artifact missions from Beard (for a total of 36000 bucks!), but both I had to kill STALKERS who took it first. now he has no more missions. ? I guess I wouldnt really be getting many anyway since I can't find any of them (too many places to search without a marker IMHO), but can I still sell the ones I do get to him? are there any other artifact mission people?

BTW I got the combat armor instead, since he told me he had no more missions (1 more and I coulda had the exoskeleton...) anyway, while I detest the weight, it offers significantly more protection than the sunrise suit i previously had (i'm a military guy, why didnt they send me off with military-grade gear in the first place? damn ukranian military), which is nice either way.

I got the 3 veles detectors from the guys i killed for the artifacts, so I'm off to Yanov now to give it to the scientists and get my svarog. BTW can I just trek it back to Zaton from Jupiter? or do I have to use the guides every time?

**TinCow** · 01-19-2011, 00:42

Originally Posted by Prussian Iron

well i took 2 artifact missions from Beard (for a total of 36000 bucks!), but both I had to kill STALKERS who took it first. now he has no more missions. ? I guess I wouldnt really be getting many anyway since I can't find any of them (too many places to search without a marker IMHO), but can I still sell the ones I do get to him? are there any other artifact mission people?

Beard is the only artifact mission guy, but he never runs out of missions as far as I am aware. I think they will reappear after some time passes. Any merchant will buy your artifacts, including random stalkers out in the field. They don't pay as much as Beard's missions, but it's still far better money than from selling old gear and such. Just make sure you don't sell off artifacts you might actually use!

I got the 3 veles detectors from the guys i killed for the artifacts, so I'm off to Yanov now to give it to the scientists and get my svarog. BTW can I just trek it back to Zaton from Jupiter? or do I have to use the guides every time?

You have to use the guides every time, but they're in convenient locations.

**Prussian to the Iron** · 01-19-2011, 02:10

Ownage! I accepted the "pay off debts" mission at Yanov and went to the Bandit camp. I decided I was gonna pocket the money rather than pay this **** 2000 of my own bucks. so, I killed him and his bodyguards with my MP5 silenced, grabbed his shotgun, and went to work. basically I just camped in his room the whole tiem and they just kept coming; the Eliminator is a beast as far as I can see. took my pistol and mopped up the last who refused to come in, grabbed some ammo (had to drop some things so I could move, wish there woulda been a STALKER patrol going by) and went on my merry way to sell it at Yanov.

Then I headed up to the bandit camp to free the hostage, and waited until 1AM (ugh that took FOREVER, I got there around 10PM) for the backup. So far I've been unsuccessful. One try I got really far, but some douche behind a crate popped out and sprayed me. killed him, but I still died.

**TinCow** · 01-19-2011, 13:03

Originally Posted by Prussian Iron

(had to drop some things so I could move, wish there woulda been a STALKER patrol going by)

Weight is always a major issue for me. For this reason I always drop as much stuff as I can in the stash boxes before going out. You'd be surprised how much your extra first aid kits and food weighs... take only what you need, nothing extra. Also, it's a good idea to carry the drug that increases your carry weight temporarily. You can use a few of those on your way back to let you carry those extra bits of loot. The weight increasing artifacts are also a priority IMHO.

**Prussian to the Iron** · 01-19-2011, 21:04

Originally Posted by TinCow

You'd be surprised how much your extra first aid kits and food weighs... take only what you need, nothing extra.

I find that as well! However, I've noticed that Medkits take up 1kg rather than .1 as is advertized. maybe a glitch, idk. anyway where would I find the weight helping artifacts, and any artifacts to counteract the radiation?

**TinCow** · 01-19-2011, 21:27

Originally Posted by Prussian Iron

I find that as well! However, I've noticed that Medkits take up 1kg rather than .1 as is advertized. maybe a glitch, idk. anyway where would I find the weight helping artifacts, and any artifacts to counteract the radiation?

Just keep searching the anomalies. Anomalies will actually respawn with new artifacts after a while, so go back and check them every once in a while. Keep searching and eventually you'll get the radiation reduction artifacts, along with the weight increase artifacts. Until you get the rad reduction ones, you pretty much can't use any of the artifacts. In Jupiter there's a quest line for the Scientists that has you placing sensors in a whole bunch of anomolies. Once you've done that, you can see if new artifacts have spawned in the anomolies just by looking at your PDA map, which is nice.

Be aware that the artifacts you find tend to get more powerful the deeper you go into the zone. You'll find more powerful artifacts in Jupiter than in Zaton, and more powerful artifacts in Pripyat than in Jupiter.