Stalker 2: All Artifact Detectors Revealed

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. The detector's type directly impacts the ease of finding artifacts.

Echo Detector: The Standard Issue

The Echo Detector is your starting equipment. This small, yellow device features a central light tube that pulses when an artifact is nearby. The intensity of the pulsing and beeping indicates proximity. While functional, pinpointing the artifact's 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 improves upon the Echo Detector. It provides a visual distance indicator using concentric rings around its display. The rings illuminate progressively as you approach the artifact, fully illuminating when you're directly above it.

Hilka Detector: Precision Artifact Hunting

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 closer proximity.

Veles Detector: The Pinnacle of Artifact Detection

The Veles Detector, earned by completing the main mission "In Search of Past Glory," is the best detector in the game. Its radar display precisely locates artifacts within anomalous fields, also highlighting dangerous anomalies in the vicinity.