Today we will share with our readers the secrets of passing the "Golden Ball, or The Adventures of Zhekan" - an atmospheric plot addition to the popular game "Stalker".
A little background
The story revolves around a new disaster in Chernobyl, which led to the expansion of the Exclusion Zone. Its inhabitants were affected by a wide variety of mutations, giving their victims previously unprecedented physical capabilities. Groups of scientists and the military are trying to carry out sorties around the perimeter in order to identify the cause of the anomaly, but not one of them has been successful yet. At the same time, the story of the stalker Zhekan begins, which goes to the very center of the Zone, pursuing only a known goal.
In our article we will talk about the passage of the "Golden Ball, or Adventures of Zhekan." We hope that our small guide will appeal to many players and will help you through the most difficult moments. We will touch upon the very first mission and the completion of the Golden Ball, or the Adventures of Zhekan.
Cordon level. Part 1
We begin the passage of the "Golden Ball, or Adventures of Zhekan." After we finally get to the border of the Zone, it is necessary to step towards the checkpoint. Halfway after us, the pursuit begins, from which we should not hide, therefore we simply surrender to the soldiers and as a result we become a prisoner. Then we are interrogated, after which we take the first-aid kit with tablets and take them in order to look sick. We inform the officer about this so that he opens the door. As soon as this happens, we run out and try to reach the safe zone.
After a successful escape, we set off for a meeting with a man near the village in Stalker: Golden Ball. He takes us inside the camp, where we get acquainted with the local inhabitants and get the necessary equipment. Not far from the mill we catch a distress signal. We move towards the window and meet the Wolf, who is sitting locked up, he needs a key. We agree to help him and head to the place of the camp of suspicious soldiers, where we pick up the key. After the liberation, the Wolf offers us yet another task, for which we again return to the camp. If you wait a bit, then the unknown will leave, and after them we will find a flash drive on the floor. We pick her up and go to see Skidan. By the way, another signal for help will overtake us along the way, if we respond to it, we will come across a wounded man. If we agree to help him, then the same soldiers from the camp will attack us. We can both fight them and run away, however, in any situation, the wounded disappears.
A conversation with Skidan gives us some clues and new challenges. We go to the railway and again meet with the unknown. We provoke them and wait for the moment when they cross the boundary of the anomaly, after which we immediately run forward. We have about fifteen seconds to be in time.
"Cordon". Part 2
We continue to pass the first location of the mod "Golden Ball, or Adventures of Zhekan." We go to the farm and take part in the reprisals against the mutants, after which we leave with the scout for refuge. Inside we meet Andrei, who tells us about artifacts and gives a task. Before embarking on a journey, we speak with the military officer who appeared in the previous dialogue. He will tell us about his intention to cross the checkpoint. To do this, you need another artifact owned by stalker Vasily. Then we go to the Landfill and intersect with the bandits. They demand that we pay a lot of money to move on, but another new character comes to the rescue, named Abdul. For the flash drive that we found in the camp, he agrees to crack down on the bandits. We pass on the plot of the game "Golden Ball, or Adventures of Zhekan."
Army Depot Level
After a conversation with Abdul, we are heading towards the barrier, which is blocked by an electrical anomaly. For further passage, we need to acquire unique material, so feel free to go to the place indicated by the marker. Now you need to explore several barracks, each of which hides poltergeists and important documents. We take them, along the way we find the key and, finally, we come to the spatial anomaly. To go through it, you need to follow the white, blue, and then red.
We overcome the obstacle, we find a few more bundles of documents and the road to the cache. We find a bottle in it and drink it. Our hero loses consciousness, and waking up, he finds himself in an unknown remote village. If we want to leave its borders, we will have to complete a series of simple tasks, simultaneously avoiding bloodsuckers scurrying back and forth. We return to Makar, and from him we go to see the madman.
Location "Chernobyl"
At this level, we encounter an anomaly that can change weather conditions and increase the level of radiation, and with several dangerous vortices. The passage of this location involves the use of a protective suit. We search the dead bodies, following the marks and signs, after which the arrival of a radioactive storm begins. Avoid it will help special areas marked on the map. After some time, we encounter another surviving agent who immediately begins to hide from us. We select his laptop and browse information files, after which we get new altar coordinates. There lies a shard that needs to be attributed to the agent and exchanged for code. Then we open the door and are ambushed.
Control Center Level
So we have come to the end of the "Golden Ball or Adventures of Zhekan." We go into the room and see a stationary computer, to which we just have the necessary microcircuit. We use it, after which we see the main scientist. Activate the dialogue. The computer helps to deactivate the protective field under which the Golden Ball is located. The stalker can safely get inside the room. We approach the artifact. After that, we are given a choice: we can either touch the Ball, or wait for overheating and escape. Thus the ending is chosen.
On this passage of the "Golden Ball or Adventures of Zhekan" came to an end. We hope that it will help to overcome difficult game moments and successfully reach the finals!