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?