A series of games "Stalker" captured the minds of gamers around the world. And let it not sparkle with the graphic component, but it takes atmospheric, open world and diversity. In any of the three parts you can play for hours, dozens of hours - and always be extremely far from the full passage. There are a huge number of topics regarding these games that can be discussed endlessly, but now we will focus on subjects that are of interest to so many people. These are artifacts. "Stalker" offers you access to dozens of such objects, but finding them will not be so simple. If you still can not imagine what it is, then this article will tell you in detail about this phenomenon. So what are artifacts? "Stalker" is a game in which any find can be extremely important for the survival of your character, so you should be extremely careful about this issue.
What is an artifact?
In many computer games, there are objects with special power - this is artifacts. "Stalker" also has artifacts in the game world, but they are slightly different from those that people are used to seeing in other computer games. Here, these are objects whose origin is not fully known. They can form in radiation zones under its terrifying effect, and can appear in completely different ways that are unknown to absolutely anyone. However, no matter how the artifact is formed, it is a goal for any gamer and non-player character, as it allows you to gain certain strengths. When you activate it, it begins to affect your body. Until the activation process is completed, you will not be able to know exactly what effect this or that subject will begin to have on you. By the way, it is worth noting that it can also be negative. This is only a general description, then in the article much more will be said about various game artifacts. "Stalker" does not suffer from their shortage.
What are they needed for?
In the game "Stalker: Clear Sky" artifacts can be useful to you in any form, whether they are negative or positive. The fact is that these items are the main goal of lone stalkers - they hunt for artifacts in order to earn money in this way. Many people come to the Zone precisely because the journey through it is extremely dangerous for life, but it promises tremendous wealth if you can successfully search and sell artifacts in anomalies. Given the fact that initially you start the walkthrough as a lone stalker, you should also think about how to search for these items in your free time from completing story missions. In the Stalker game, artifacts can really be an excellent source of income for you, as well as a good gain if you treat them carefully and use only those that will benefit you.
The origin of artifacts
In the game "Stalker: Call" artifacts can be very diverse, but how are they perceived directly in the game world? It is believed that artifacts are formed in anomalies, and this happens due to a certain kind of exposure to the remains of living creatures, plants and various objects that find themselves in the very center of the anomaly. Naturally, no one can confirm this, so there is no single point of view. In addition, it is not even clear why such a process takes place - is the finished artifact an object that the anomaly worked on, that is, is it the product of creativity, or is it just a randomly caught object that was simply processed and is a kind of waste? There are various legends among stalkers and other people about what is happening in the anomalies, but no one can tell you specifically. It is also unlikely that anyone knows where to find artifacts in Stalker, because if they knew this, they themselves would have gotten them a long time ago. So if you want to get this or that artifact - go in search.
Artifact search
If you want to know where to find artifacts in "Stalker", then you can give only one tip - look for anomalies. In the first parts of the game, artifacts are not far from the anomaly that formed them, and they can be easily seen even with the naked eye. Search also makes it easier that artifacts are highlighted with a slight glow, and sometimes can even move in space. As you can see, in this case, the search for an artifact is not so complicated, and it cannot be said that it is dangerous. However, with the release of the Clear Sky part, everything changed a lot. Firstly, artifacts are no longer visible to the naked eye - to detect them you need to use a special device called a detector. When you use the detector near the location of the artifact, it is highlighted on the screen. However, this is not all. Secondly, the location of the artifacts has changed - now you can’t find them near the anomalies, you will have to go directly inside the anomalies, which is much more dangerous. It was in this way that the search in the game “Stalker: Clean” was complicated. Artifacts, however, have not lost their popularity, in particular, due to the fact that their cost and effectiveness have increased along with changes in the gameplay.
Artifact Properties
Many gamers focus on the question: “Where are the artifacts?” “Stalker: Call of Pripyat” is a game in which you better focus on other issues, such as “What do they give?” The properties of artifacts is a very interesting topic that you should study carefully before you go to the nearest anomaly in search of an object. The fact is that they all have positive and negative properties that are similar in those artifacts that are produced by one type of anomaly. For example, if you find an object near the "funnel", you can understand that this artifact, when activated, will increase your protection against blows and explosions. This is a very useful property, but you should remember that in parallel with this, such an artifact will be extremely radioactive, which will cause you a completely different kind of damage. And if you take an “rusty hair” artifact from the anomaly for consideration, it, on the contrary, cleanses your body of radiation - but at the same time, if your character is injured, he will bleed much more. It is worth noting that the more powerful the subject, the stronger its impact, but this applies not only to positive, but also negative effects. So in the game "Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl" artifacts should be used wisely.
Tactical approach
So, if you find an artifact, then you can activate and use it, and not just sell it. Activation is extremely simple - you have five slots in your suit that you can use to place the artifacts you found there. As soon as an artifact is in one of these slots, it is activated, and its positive and negative properties begin to affect your character. These five slots are present only in the first game - in the remaining parts it all depends on your suit - there can be one slot, and there can be more. But their maximum number does not exceed five. It is worth noting that you can activate several artifacts at once. And it is here that you can be creative. If you correctly place your artifacts, then in the end you can compensate for the negative effects of objects, making their action much more useful for your character. Naturally, to do this is not as easy as we would like - you will have to spend a lot of time searching and selecting the necessary artifacts, but the result is worth the time spent.
Inactive artifact
Many gamers are afraid to go in search of artifacts, because they think that their negative effects could put their hero in too serious danger while they return to sell the item they found. But you should not worry: if you are not going to use an artifact for yourself. After all, to use it, you need to activate it. While it is just in your inventory, it is inactive, so no effects will work. Until you activate it yourself, you will not receive either the positive or negative properties of this artifact, so you can safely deliver it to the merchant and sell it.
Creating anomalies
It was originally planned that with the help of artifacts it would be possible to create your own anomalies for their further use. However, in the end, the developers considered that this function is not needed in a single player game, so they cut it out completely. But she remained in multiplayer mode. What is the essence of this function? If you find an artifact and activate it, then you can perform a very interesting operation. Take the activated artifact in your hands and immediately throw it on the ground. In a few seconds, a miracle will happen - at the place of the artifact a new anomaly of the same type will appear in which the item was found.
Funnel Artifacts
So, you have learned all the basic data about what are artifacts in the Stalker series of games. Now it's time to take a look at some examples. For starters, you should take the most common anomaly - the "funnel". Here you can find Graves, Trick and even Goldfish. All these artifacts are united by the same properties - a positive one reduces damage from cutting weapons by 2-5 percent, but at the same time increases the damage from radiation by five percent.
Artifacts "Frying"
The next three artifacts relate to the anomaly "Frying" - this is a drop, a ball of fire and a crystal. Each of them reduces the stamina of your character by 18 percent, but at the same time increases his protection against radiation by 10, 20 or even 30 percent.
Other artifacts
Naturally, there are far from two anomalies, but it makes no sense to list all the artifacts. It’s just worth noting that one anomaly can have a decrease in bleeding, but an increase in damage from burns, and in another an increase in stamina is combined with increased damage from electricity. So you should carefully look at the properties of artifacts and try to use them in combination so that the positive conditions of one artifact overlap with the negative conditions of another - it is completely possible to do this.