As we know, we start the game as Major Degtyarev, who arrived in the zone to find out the reasons for the failure of the "Fairwater" special operation.
During this operation, 5 military helicopters fell on the territory of the zone, and the main plot of the game is to find out the reason for the failure of the operation.
BUT if you go through only the main plot of the game, then the game becomes too fast, and you will not have time to feel the atmosphere of the game.
THEREFORE, a huge emphasis should be placed on additional quests, now I will tell you where you can get a large number of interesting quests:

1.First, you can take your first additional quests to Skadovsk from the authority of bandits "Sultan" or the merchant "Beard", you can decide to side with bandits or stalkers, then you can take new quests from "Beards", for example, to find an artifact and help.
And the "Skadovsk" ships also have characters that can give you tasks to search for lost things, hunt for mutants, search for lost friends and many other interesting tasks,
I recommend doing each of these tasks.














2.There are many characters in the "vicinity of the Jupiter plant" location who are ready to give you additional tasks, for example, at the "Yaniv" station you can get many tasks from "Zviroboy" to destroy very dangerous mutants, ALSO, the station has two factions "Debt" and " Freedom", from members of these groups you can also get well-paid tasks.
Also at this location there is a scientist bunker, I highly recommend doing the scientist tasks, they are very well paid and you can improve your relationship with them.

3.There is also a separate, very interesting character named "Vano" at the "Yaniv" station, he is very funny and friendly, but he needs help, you can learn the story of this character and help solve his problems.

Anomalies are dangerous zones that have arisen as a result of radiation exposure and other unknown factors.
There are about 23 anomalies in the game and each one is dangerous in its own way.
Now let's review each anomaly.



1."Boiler"
Spawns artifacts:
Mother's beads
Crystal
Layer of fire
Eye







2."Sonodub"
Spawns artifacts:
Blood of stone
Dumpling
A piece of meat
Firefly







3. "Scar"
Spawns artifacts:
flash
Pacifier







4. "Bitumen"
Spawns artifacts:
Mother's beads
Crystal
Layer of fire
Eye







5."Someone"
Spawns artifacts:
Stone flower
Jellyfish
twist







6."Circus"
Spawns artifacts:
Layer of fire
Mother's beads







7."Iron forest"
Spawns artifacts:
Battery
Moonlight
Bengal fire
flash







8."Cinderella"
Spawns artifacts:
Layer of fire
Mother's beads







9."Smooth"
Spawns artifacts:
Blood Stone
A piece of meat
Soul
Dumpling
bubble
Firefly







10."Concrete bath"
Spawns artifacts:
Blood Stone
A piece of meat
Soul
Dumpling
bubble
Firefly







11."Volcano"
Mother's beadse
Spawns artifacts:
Crystal
Layer of fire
Eye







12."vine"
Spawns artifacts:
Blood Stone
A piece of meat
Soul
Dumpling
bubble
Firefly






13."Space Bubble"
Spawns artifacts:
does not give birth, but has a very high level of danger







14."meat grinder"
Spawns artifacts:
Goldfish
Stone flower








15."Crater"
artifacts do not generate but have a high level of danger








These are far from all anomalies, but I named the most basic and most dangerous ones.


2.1 Artifacts in the game are special items that are formed in anomalies and have unique properties. They can provide the character with various bonuses, such as improved health, stamina, resistance to radiation, as well as other useful effects. However, some artifacts can have negative consequences,artifacts must be searched for with a special detector.
There are 27 types of artifacts in total, we will consider the 10 most important ones.

1."Bubble"
Radiation -4

2.
"Compass"
Thermal protection +3
Chemical protection Chemical protection +3
Psy-protection Psy-protection +3
Electroprotection Electroprotection +3
Restoration of the forces of the Resurrection. strength +2
Radiation Radiation +4

3."Goldfish"
Max. weight +12
Radiation Radiation +3

4."Night Star"
Max. weight +4
Radiation Radiation +1

5."Kolobok"
Resurrection health +4
Radiation Radiation +2

6."A piece of meat"
Chemical protection +6
Radiation Radiation +2

7."Battery"
Resurrection strength +2
Radiation Radiation +1

8."Firefly"
Resurrection health +6
Radiation Radiation +3

9."Snowflake"
Radiation +3
Stamina Stamina +6

10."Heart of the Oasis"
Health Regeneration +2
Overcoming Hunger +1
Energy Regeneration +2
Wounds Healing +2
Radiation +4

At the beginning of the game, you must choose the level of difficulty, and if you hesitate and do not know which level of difficulty to choose, then focus on your skills.
If you have not played any part of Stalker before, the game may seem difficult at the beginning, in such a situation you need to choose the difficulty "Newbie" or "Experienced".











But if you had experience with Stalker games or played similar games, then you can safely choose "Veteran" or "Master" difficulty.

In Stalker there are more than 70 types of various weapons,
and more than 18 types of body armor.
Each weapon and armor is useful in its own way and performs its exclusive functions.
At the beginning of the game, an automatic weapon called AKM-74/2 is very useful.
And the best armor at the start of the game is the "Zarya" Jumpsuit.
You can also repair and upgrade weapons and armor at the masters named "Kardan" and "Azot",
which are located on the boat "Skadovsk" and at the station "Yaniv".

And now I will talk about the best weapons of each category:

1.The best pistol:Cora-919














2.The best shotgun:The bouncer











3.The best automatic rifles:GP37
















4.The best Sniper rifles:Vintar VS
















5.The best Grenade launchers:Bulldog 6
















6.The best armor:Exoskeleton