All Artifact Detectors In Stalker 2 (& How To Get Them)

Artifact Detectors in Stalker 2: A Comprehensive Guide

This guide details the four artifact detectors in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, explaining their functionality and acquisition methods. Artifacts significantly enhance Skif's stats, but locating them requires an artifact detector. Detector effectiveness varies, impacting the ease of artifact discovery.

Echo Detector: The Standard Issue

The Echo Detector is your starting equipment. This compact yellow device features a central light tube that pulses when an artifact is nearby. The pulse rate and beeping frequency increase as you approach the artifact, though pinpointing its exact location can be time-consuming.

Bear Detector: An Enhanced Experience

Acquired either during the "A Sign of Hope" side mission or from a vendor, the Bear Detector surpasses the Echo Detector. It provides a visual distance indicator using concentric rings around its display. The rings illuminate progressively as you get closer, fully lighting up when you're directly above the artifact's spawn point.

Hilka Detector: Precision Locating

Obtained during the "Mysterious Case" side mission from Sultan, the Hilka Detector is a more advanced tool. It displays numerical values corresponding to the artifact's position within the anomalous zone. Decreasing numbers indicate proximity to the artifact.

Veles Detector: The Pinnacle of Artifact Detection

The Veles Detector, earned by completing the main mission "In Search of Past Glory," is the most effective detector. Its radar display precisely pinpoints the artifact's location and also highlights dangerous nearby anomalies.