Artifact Detectors in Stalker 2: How to Find and Obtain

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.

Artifact Detectors in Stalker 2

• Echo Detector: The Standard

The Echo Detector is your starting device. This small, yellow device features a central light tube that pulses faster as you approach an artifact. While functional, pinpointing the artifact's precise location can be time-consuming.

• Bear Detector: An Upgrade

Obtained during the "A Sign of Hope" side mission or from vendors, the Bear Detector improves upon the Echo Detector. Concentric rings illuminate, providing a visual distance indicator to the artifact. Full illumination signals proximity to the artifact's spawn point.

• Hilka Detector: Precision Targeting

Acquired during the "Mysterious Case" side mission from Sultan, the Hilka Detector offers increased precision. Numerical readouts correlate to the artifact's position within the anomalous field. Decreasing numbers indicate closer proximity.

• Veles Detector: The Pinnacle of Detection

The Veles Detector, earned by completing the "In Search of Past Glory" main mission, is the game's most advanced detector. Its radar display pinpoints artifact locations within anomalous fields and also highlights nearby hazardous anomalies, enhancing player safety.