Just Like the Good Old Days is a main mission in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Read on for a complete walkthrough of Just Like the Good Old Days, as well as the rewards for completing the mission.

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Just Like the Good Old Days Walkthrough

List of Objectives
1	Talk to Prof. Lodochka at Wild Island
2	Neutralize the Mercs Threatening Lodochka
3	Talk to Lodochka
4	(Optional) Activate the Ventilation System
4	Find the Source of the Signal Inside the Shelter
5	Talk to Lodochka

Talk to Prof. Lodochka at Wild Island

After escaping the SIRCAA in the To the Last Drop of Blood or Law and Order missions, you will have to make your way to Quiet's Camp at Wild Island to talk to Prof. Lodochka

Once you're near enough the location, it will trigger another objective, which is to Neutralize the Mercs.

Neutralize the Mercs Threatening Lodochka

Eliminate the mercenaries inside the building. You can fight them head on or you can try to sneak up to them and go for a silent takedown.

All the mercenaries are in the same floor and hallway and will be marked on the map, helping you to locate them quickly.

Talk to Lodochka

Talk to Lodochka after killing all the mercenaries and securing the area. Ask him about Noontide to know what happened.

(Optional) Activate the Ventilation System

You can decide to help the people in the shelter after rescuing Lodochka. You will have to find a fuse and use it to restore the power and the Ventilation System at the Shelter to the north.

Find a Fuse

After speaking to Lodochka, head down to first floor of the building and grab the High-Voltage Fuse on the crate.

Get to the Engineering Rooms

Go north to find the Shelter. Head inside and go down to reach the Engineering Rooms. You will encounter a Bloodsucker as you go, so prepare your weapons in advance.

On the first cage to your right, you can pick up a Corundum Suit, as well as some ammo and Anti-Radiation Drugs.

Restore Power and Activate the Ventilation System

Go inside the other cage across the one where you got the Corundum Suit. Go on top of the large pipe and then jump to the other pipe to find the Circuit Breaker on the other side. Put the High-Volage Fuse on the Circuit Breaker to restore the power and activate the Ventilation System.

Once done, proceed to the hallway ahead to return back to the surface.

Find the Source of the Signal Inside the Shelter

Find the Entrance

Go to the river up north and look for a cave leading to a mining area. Head inside and go right once you reach the mining rail tracks. You should be able to reach an area filled with poisonous anomaly.

Keep going while avoiding the anomalies until you reach the room filled with machines.

Pick Up the Emitter

Inside the room of machines, pick up the Emitter attached near the wooden structure at the middle of the room. You will have to be quick since you will take psi-damage inside the room and your health will slowly deplete. Once you leave the room, you should no longer take damage from it.

After picking up the Emitter, you'll already receive the next mission, the Invisible Threat. Make your way back to the surface, but be careful as Skipper and his group will be waiting along the way. Take them out and continue on ahead.

Talk to Prof. Lodochka

Bring the Emitter to Prof. Lodochka and show him the Emitter to end the quest and begin the Hornet's Nest mission.

Note: The bug that keeps the entrance to where Prof. Lodochka is locked was fixed with Patch 1.0.2. If the issue persists, try reloading an earlier save before starting this mission. In worst cases, you might need to reload a save before starting Extreme Simplicty, as most of the major bugs occur after the events at SIRCAA. Read more: Locked Lodochka Lab Door Bug

Just Like the Good Old Days Rewards

No Mission Rewards

Rewards
This mission has no rewards upon completion.

Just Like the Good Old Days Overview

Location and Mission Info

Just Like the Good Old Days Mission Info
Starting Location	Wild Island
Quest Giver	Starts immediately after To the Last Drop of Blood or Law and Order
Mission Description
Monolith is back, awakened by some kind of signal. I've got to locate this signal and find out what's going on.

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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 5-1. King of the Hill (Optional)
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 13-2. The Forge of Progress 13-3. Wishful Thinking
14	Spark Faction: To the Last Drop of Blood Ward Faction: Law and Order
15	Just Like the Good Old Days
16	The Hornet's Nest
17	An Invisible Threat
18	Dawn of a New Day
19	The Assault on the Duga
20	A Minor Incident
21	In Search of Past Glory
22	Spark Faction: Happiness for Everyone Ward Faction: Once More Unto the Breach
23	Visions of Truth
24	Dark Times
25	An Act of Mercy
26	Legends of the Zone
27	Subtle Matter
28	Dangerous Liaisons
29	Escape from the Cage
30	The Boundary
31	The Road to the Foundation
32	Down Below
33	The Last Wish / Eye of the Storm / Through the valley of the shadow of death
34	Let No One Leave Unsatisfied / The Last Step / The Eternal Shining