In this short guide we will talk about the gameplay, discuss effective farming methods and much more. Don’t forget to give the guide 5 stars to support the author!
Leaving the dump
Junkyard bartering is the foundation of everything you’ll do in the future. This is where a lot of the costume and weapon lines start, as well as the really hard bartering that will take a lot more time and effort. I recommend you prepare well for this step. I’ll cover armor later, but weapons are a different story.
You need to choose a good, playable weapon. Buying everything is simply unrealistic and not recommended. When choosing, you need to consider: price, DPS, effective range, caliber and the period of time during which this weapon is “strong”. However, unlike suits, weapon stats often change, which is why it is impossible to make one general list of the best guns.
Gameplay Features
You should know something about the mechanics of distribution. Distribution mainly depends on your equipment, deaths and kills in the world. With equipment, everything seems clear: having, for example, veteran equipment, you can get to the stalker-veteran server or veteran-master.
List of servers from the author’s personal experience (translation may not be accurate):
- (Novice – Beginner);
- (Newbie – Stalker);
- (Stalker – Veteran);
- (Veteran – Half Master);
- (Half Master – Master);
- (Master – Legend).
Kills and deaths are more complicated. It is unclear how many times you need to kill to get to higher servers, and similarly with deaths – how many times you need to die to get to lower servers. But the fact is that your mortality in the open world affects the distribution.
Infections
Each of you, running through the swamps, encountered radiation. This is the so-called infection (an area in which the character is exposed to various negative effects). There are only 4 types of infections in the game:
- Biological ;
- Radiation ;
- Psi-impact ;
- Thermal .
Each of them is also divided into 3 levels (1, 2, 3).
Your armor has protection against these effects, pay attention to the following points: radio protection, bio-protection, heat protection, PSI protection.
It’s not hard to figure this out:
- 100 – protection from 1 level of infection ;
- 200 – protection from level 2 infections ;
- 300 – protection from level 3 infections .
Remember, the further north you go, the stronger the infection. Reaching the Red Forest without 100 radiation protection is possible, but extremely impractical and inconvenient.
Barter
Here I will briefly talk about specific industries – Weapons and Suits , their advantages and disadvantages in relation to each other. Equipment in the game is divided into 4 classes. Let’s go in order.
(The description of the armor and weapons is current at the time of writing, how current they are at the time of translation is unknown. Below are the armor and containers of the Veteran class).
Centurion (combat armor)
Centurion is a very powerful suit. The best value for money. There are very good development prospects. Its problem is that the damaged version does not have 2 bio-infection and 2 psi protection, which is why you will have to occupy container slots with special artifacts.
Can be equipped with standard and compact containers (the best choice among veteran containers is Forager ). Recommended if your gameplay involves frequent PVP, and you are ready to put up with low traffic in northern locations at first.
Hunter (combat armor)
Hunter is considered a PVE suit in the game, as it has very high resistance to explosions, as well as the ability to carry any containers except bulky ones. This is where its advantages end. The development prospects are so-so, the price-quality ratio is terrible. Not recommended. This is too situational a suit, in modern realities (meaning 2022) it is very weak.
Exoskeleton (Explorer Armor)
There are 2 variations of the suit: stalker and bandit. The differences are minimal, so we will consider the stalker version. The suit is not bad, carries any backpacks and compact/standard containers. Very good in terms of price and quality, but has weak development prospects. It does not have 2 bio-infection and 2 psi protection. For maximum expansion, you need a Jagdash container , which drops from the Cursed Fire box (event case).
Here you need to decide for yourself what is better for you: the expensive but promising Centurion, or the cheap but weak in the future Exoskeleton.
Skat-9m (Research Armor)
The best suit that combines bullet resistance, infection protection and all types of containers. The best development prospects among all barter suits. A little worse than the Centurion in PVP, but has 3 bioinfections, which provides excellent cross-country ability in the zone, as well as the best container.
There’s just one problem – Abnormal Serum, the hardest barter item to obtain. You’ll need a whopping 45 of them for the next level, but that’s late-game content…
Decree AO-5 (combined armor)
At the time of writing this guide, it is not worth your attention. Terrible value for money, disgusting prospects for the line’s development.
Saturn and its predecessor (Scientific armor)
Saturn is a suit in which you can survive any infection of level 3. The damaged version cannot boast the same. The suit is not relevant now and has an analogue in the form of Kim ” Atlas “, which can be obtained for a quest (it has its own nuances), or Kim ” Amethyst ” (predecessor by barter).
Choice of weapons
What to scare the guys with in the zone – everyone decides for himself. In modern realities, good weapons can be made and bought at auction. But how to define a ” good ” weapon is always an open question. There are many discussions on the forum, many guides and reviews on YouTube, and many experts in chat rooms. Due to frequent changes in the characteristics and situational nature of each gun, I advise you to familiarize yourself with the current information at the time you read this.
At the moment I can advise you to make these types of weapons:
- FN F2000 – A good mid-range assault rifle, easily crafted through Limansk.
- AS “Val” – a good close-range assault rifle, cheap craft, good caliber.
- PKP is a powerful machine gun with a good caliber.
Containers
In addition to weapons and suits, everyone should have a container, because thanks to it you can make your life much easier. Containers are a must for every self-respecting inhabitant of the zone. They allow you to use the properties of artifacts.
The mechanics here are simple: we place artifacts in containers and get the so-called ” assembly “. Each container has 3 parameters.
- The size determines whether the container can be worn with a particular suit.
- Number of slots – as the name suggests, this is the number of artifacts that can be placed.
- Internal protection is an indicator of what percentage of the artifact’s harmful effects the container can absorb.
Once you have chosen the main line of your suit, you MUST look at what containers it can carry.
Pharm
The armor is selected, the gun is selected, the container is chosen, now the most exciting part is to do it all!
Barter Components
Farm, farm and farm again! Calculate the amount of resources needed, prepare for a sortie and go forward into the open world! Transferring resources in parts, we gradually accumulate them. There are no instructions here, everything comes with experience. Everyone builds their own strategies.
PvE Farming Currency
It is not difficult to get currency nowadays. When clearing points, in addition to resources for barter, you get all sorts of things that need to be taken to the ” fence “. This should be enough for the same barter.
PvP Farming currencies
Farming currency takes a lot of time, but what if you literally take it from your enemies? It’s simple and complicated at the same time. Your job is to kill the ” taker ” (the person who takes the loot back to the base). How you do it is up to you. Take an assistant with you (maybe even from another faction), shoot the enemy and hope you get lucky. Brutal, but sometimes effective.
Arthunter’s Farm
Don’t like killing and cleaning points? Then study the art of ” arthunter “, and a wonderful world of expensive artifacts will open up before you. There is one ” but “: if the first two methods are more or less stable, then hunting for artifacts is a pure casino. You can find both nonsense and a valuable artifact, the cost of which can exceed a million. Luck is your main trump card in this case.
Additional improvement options
The mechanics here are as follows: you place a tool and an item, if you are unlucky, then the tools and the maximum durability of the item are spent (don’t worry, it’s easy to restore).
After level 5, you will have to add parts, otherwise, if you are defeated, you will lose the upgrade level. In this way, you gradually strengthen the armor.
Conclusion
At this stage, you will stay for a long time and quickly find your own exciting development path, which will not seem boring if you have friends or gaming companions. Each sortie will be accompanied by a storm of emotions, each purchase will please you more and more, you will immerse yourself in the process of farming, trading, hunting for rarities and much more. Do not perceive this game as a challenge – you do not need to complete it completely. Stay at this stage. Enjoy it.
