STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl

Hot on the Trail Walkthrough

Hot on the Trail Walkthrough

Hot on the Trail is a main mission in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Read on for a complete walkthrough of Hot on the Trail, as well as the rewards for completing the mission.

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Hot on the Trail Walkthrough

List of Objectives
1 Enter the Noontide Base
2 Find Out Where Strider Is
3 Talk to Dubny
4 Locate Strider
5 Disable the Scanner
6 Talk to Lodochka
7 Reach the WPS and Talk to Survivors
8 Take the Key from North
9 Go Down to the Underground Level
10 Find the Inductor
11 Deal With Hog
12 Return to Strider

Enter the Noontide Base

Proceed to the Noontide Base located on a peninsula, south of the Wild Island region. At the entrance, talk to Stone and show him your Ward Badge to gain entry.

Find Out Where Strider Is

Steward Noontide Base

Enter the underground complex on the other side of the base and speak to Steward at his shop along the main hallway. Give him 3 Anti-Radiation Drugs and then ask him where Strider is. He will then tell you to speak to Dubny, Strider's right-hand man.

Talk to Dubny

Dubny Noontide Base

Go to the upper levels of the complex and speak to Dubny to ask him about the whereabouts of Strider.

Locate Strider

Talk to Strider at Noontide Base

Head upstairs to the warehouse level to meet Strider. You'll know that you're headed the right way as you'll run into a guard named Bass by the entrance. Once inside, run past a few highly irradiated areas and talk to Strider who is found at the middle of the warehouse.

Disable the Scanner

Disable the Scanner

Assist Strider in disabling the Scanner nearby. Simply just walk up to the scanner and interact (F) with it to turn it off.

Talk to Lodochka

Professor Lodochka Location

Exit the warehouse through the door on the southeast corner. Follow the waypoint until you reach a bunker and then talk to Professor Lodochka inside.

Reach the WPS and Talk to Survivors

Go to the Waste Processing Plant (WPS) located northeast of the Noontide Base. Talk to Jumper who is in the barracks along the driveway by the entrance. This will also initiate the Shift Change side mission.

Shift Change Walkthrough

Take the Key from North

Go to the Roof of the WPS

Cross the Bridge Towards the WPS

Cross the bridge towards the WPS and once there, head up towards the roof. You will have to fight your way up as enemy soldiers will be present in the area.

Drop Down the Pipelines

Get the Key from North

From the roof, drop down to the pipelines and then loot North's dead body to get the Key Ring.

Go Down to the Underground Level

Enter the Basement of the Main Building

WPS Main Building Entrance

Enter the basement of the main building and use the staircase to go down the basement. There will be multiple ladders here that you can use to reach the lower levels.

Go Past the Hazardous Areas

Climb Up the Ladder Along the Toxic Sewage System

Proceed ahead and once you reach the sewage system, sprint past the toxic areas and climb up the ladder at the end.

Find the Inductor

Reach the Boiler Room

WPS Boiler Room

Fight your way through the narrow hallways infested with zombie soldiers until you reach a boiler room. You will also have to eventually fight a Controller before entering the room.

Grab the Inductor

At the boiler room, there is a crack on the wall that you can crawl through that leads to a bathroom. Go through it and open the first door at the hallway, then grab the Inductor on one of the shelves.

Deal With Hog

Encountering Hog

From the hallway, go up the staircase, this will lead you back to the surface. Hog and his goons will then interrogate you. It doesn't matter what dialogue you choose since they will attempt to kill you either way. Be prepared for a firefight after talking to him. You can use the crates nearby as cover.

Return to Strider

Return to Strider with the Inductor

Return to Noontide Base and wait for Faust to finish his crazy talk. Afterward, talk to Strider and show him the Inductor. The mission will end here and you will receive the Lynx sniper rifle and 2,699 coupons.

Hot on the Trail Rewards

Mission Rewards

Rewards
・2,699 Coupons
Lynx (Sniper Rifle)

Hot on the Trail Overview

Location and Mission Info

Hot on the Trail Mission Info
Starting Location Wild Island
Quest Giver Scar
Mission Description
After a close encounter with Dr. Dalin and Scar, I managed to find out that the unusual PDA recovered from Varan's prisoner is a device used years ago by a Monolith faction. The trail leads to Wild Island, the headquarters of Noontide - a group made up of former Monolithians. My attackers apparently have some ties to Noontide. I need to find a way there and have a serious talk with their leader.

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List of All Main Missions

All Main Missions

List of All Main Missions
1 There and Back Again
2 Behind Seven Seals
2-1. A Tough Awakening
2-2. A Needle in a Haystack
2-3. A Race Against Death
3 Answers Come at a Price
4 The Price Goes Up
5 Deal with the Devil
6 Back to Slag Heap
7 Hot on the Trail
8 Chasing Ghosts
9 Dead Frequency
9-1. Like a Moth to the Flame
10 In Search of a Guide
11 Ad astra per aspera
12 Extreme Simplicity
13 In Search of a Miracle
13-1. A Long Overdue Visit
14 The Forge of Progress
15 Wishful Thinking
16 To the Last Drop of Blood
17 Just Like the Good Old Days
18 The Hornet's Nest
19 An Invisible Threat
20 Dawn of a New Day
21 Assault on the Duga
22 In Search of Past Glory
23 Visions of Truth
24 Dark Times
25 An Act of Mercy
26 Legends of the Zone

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