Garbage is one of the explorable regions in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. See a list of bases found in this region, including notable NPCs and points of interest!

Garbage Bases

Slag Heap Location

Slag Heap is a Bandits base found in the middle of the Garbage region. This base can serve as a shelter in the event that an emission occurs.

Slag Heap Map Location

Garbage Notable NPCs

NPC Locations

These NPCs can be found in Slag Heap. Technicians are merchants that can repair and upgrade your armor. Guides allow you to fast travel to previously unlocked areas. Traders can you money in exchange for Artifacts. Medics sell you healing and recovery items for the road.

NPC Classification

NPC	Class
Diode	Technician Talk to this NPC to upgrade and repair your weapons and armor.
Boozer	Trader Talk to this NPC to trade items for coupons.
Bonkers	Guide Talk to this NPC to fast travel to already known points.
Huron	Trader Talk to this NPC to trade items for coupons.
Shulz	Medic Talk to this NPC for medical treatment and healing for free.
Bruiser	Trader Talk to this NPC to trade items for coupons.

Garbage Points of Interest

Vehicle Graveyard

This anomaly field can be a farming spot for acid artifacts. The area is filled with giant acid bubbles that can burst and deal acid damage over time.

Farmable Artifacts
Horn	Slug	Mold
Mica	Bubble	Crystal Thorn
Urchin	Slime	Thorn
Liquid Rock	Tourist's Breakfast	Ciliate
Meat Chunk	Crust	Kolobok
Pellicle	Skipjack	Devil's Mushroom

The Brood

This area is a potential artifact farming site filled with thermal anomaly. While some are your typical burners, some anomalies are lavaspouts.

Farmable Artifacts
Mama's Beads	Plasma	Flaw
Magma	Crystal	Hypercube
Spinner	Droplets	Eye
Dead Sponge	Fireball	Steak
Torch	Petal	Cavity
Lyre	Meat Lighter

Poisonous Hole

This location is distinguished with the multiple fruit punch and gas cloud anomalies in the vicinity. This is a good farming spot for Acid Artifacts.

Farmable Artifacts
Horn	Slug	Mold
Mica	Bubble	Crystal Thorn
Urchin	Slime	Thorn
Liquid Rock	Tourist's Breakfast	Ciliate
Meat Chunk	Crust	Kolobok
Pellicle	Skipjack	Devil's Mushroom

Explosion Funnel

This area has many Springboard and Vortex anomalies in its vicinity making it a good farming spot for Gravitational Artifacts.

Farmable Artifacts
Magic Cube	Compass	Stone Blood
Crown	Stone Heart	Goldfish
Wrenched	Flytrap	Whirlwind
Spring	Pebble	Rosin
Gravi	Jellyfish	Broken Rock
Night Star

Maze

There is an artifact waiting to be farmed here in this maze of dilapated vehicles. You will be required to go here in the main mission, The Price Goes Up.

The Price Goes Up Walkthrough

Farmable Artifacts
Slug	Mica

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