This is a guide on the SSP-99 Ecologist in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Learn how to get the SSP-99 Ecologist and its stats such as protection types and effects.

How to Get the SSP-99 Ecologist

Inside a Locked Room in Mindscrew

You can get a free SSP-99 Ecologist inside a locked door in Mindscrew. You need to find the Old Key within the location to unlock the door.

	Mindscrew SSP-99 Ecologist Location
1	Start from the area where you can find the dead Flesh mutants on the ground and in cages. Be careful when entering this area as an electro Poltergeist will attack. Enter the furthest open door on the left beside the stack of boxes.
2	Enter the open door on the left.
3	Use the Old Key on the white door near the brown table with a computer to unlock it.
4	Inside the room is a free SSP-99 Ecologist suit and a safe that contains ammo and consumables.

Mindscrew Old Key Location

	Mindscrew Old Key Location
1	Enter the code 1268 at the entrance of the Mindscrew to open the door.
2	Follow the linear path until you reach the underground system. Move to the right side of the tunnel using the cargos on the tracks.
3	Enter the open room that leads to a bunch of metal shelves and computers. Kill the zombie soldiers in the area.
4	Find the hole in the hall on the left side.
5	Peek through the hole and shoot the red gas canister inside. This unlocks the locked door, allowing you to open it from the other side.
6	Press the red button on the control panel on the small room left of the hole in the wall. This unlocks the door that leads to the next area.
7	Go to the next room and find the grey door with a small window in between the grey metal shelves.
8	Pick up the Old Key on the brown table. If the key does not appear, make a quick save and reload it to spawn it.

Where to Use the Old Key

Obtain at the Laboratory Basement

An SSP-99 Ecologist can be found in the Laboartory Basement, within a room with a toxic anomaly after meeting the stranger as part of the mission Answers Come at a Price.

SSP-99 Ecologist in Laboratory
1	You will need to be at the Laboratory within the Garbage region northeast of the Northern Checkpoint. You will come across this location as part of the mission Answers Come at a Price. ⓘ Accessing the Northern Checkpoint will require a key obtained during Behind Seven Seals.
2	After the cutscene involving you and a stranger locking out and causing the deaths of chasing soldiers, you will come across a room with a toxic anomaly in a corridor. The SSP-99 Ecologist can be foud in that room.

Answers Come at a Price Walkthrough

Purchase from Viktoria Dorozhnyuk at STC Malachite

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You can purchase the SSP-99 Ecologist for 39000 Coupons from Viktoria Dorozhnyuk at STC Malachite.

If the suit does not appear in her inventory, you can sleep on a bed to refresh it until it appears.

Malachite Region Guide

Buy from Sgt. Yeremeyev in Icarus

An SSP-99 Ecologist can be bought from Sgt. Yeremeyev for 40,000 Coupons in Icarus after doing The Side Hustle mission and reaching Ad astra per aspera, specifically during the objective where you need to get a suit with high Psi protection.

The Side Hustle

SSP-99 Ecologist Stats Overview

Protection Stats Overview

Thermal	1.2
Electrical	1.5
Chemical	1.8
Radiation	3
PSI	1.3
Physical	1.1

SSP-99 Ecologist stats have been updated as of Ver. Update 1.1

Armor Overview

SSP-99 Ecologist
Type			Suit
Description
Designed to endure the challenges of the Zone, the SSP-99 anomalous protection suit, featuring built-in air filtration and conditioning systems, is a common choice for scientific expeditions. Not intended for combat operations.
Weight		Artifact Slots		Coupons
3.0 kg		2		39000

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Leather Jacket	Mercenary Suit
OZK Explorer's Suit	Marauder Suit
Berill-5M Armored Suit	PSZ-5V Guardian of Freedom Suit
Bandit Jacket	PSZ-20W Convoy
Cuirass Exoskeleton	SEVA Suit
SSP-99 Ecologist	Corundum Suit
SSP-100 Discovery	PSZ-7 Military Body Armor
Exoskeleton	Armored Bandit Jacket
PSZ-12V Bulat	PSZ-5I Hawk
SEVA-I Suit	SEVA-D Suit
SSP-100M SIRCAA	X7 Suit
Tourist Suit	Diamond Exoskeleton
Operator Exoskeleton	Ruby Exosuit
Brummbar Exoskeleton	Liberty Exoskeleton
Zircon Suit	Wanderer Suit
PSZ-5D Universal Protection	PSZ-9D Duty Armor
SEVA-V Suit	PSZ-9I Falcon
Bulwark Exosuit	PSZ-9N Wolfhound
Wind of Freedom Suit	PSZ-21W Shturm
SSP-100I Survey	Shield of Duty Exosuit