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STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl

Duga Region Guide

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Duga 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!

How to Enter Duga Base

Entrance Location

The entire region of Duga appears to be one big base with a hostile paramilitary patrol that will shoot on sight if you go near the wall. The entrance to the old desolate city can be found on the south side. Once inside, all you'll see are ruins of the tragedy of Chornobyl.
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Complete Assault on the Duga

If you progress the main story, you will eventually have to commit an assault on the Duga, on a mission of the same name. Choices made in prior main quests will determine which faction you will side with in the assault. Different factions will allow you to enter through different entrances. If you try to go through the underground bunker outside the main mission, it will be sealed underground.
Assault on the Duga Walkthrough

Duga Points of Interest

Zombie Stalkers

Duga Zombie Stalkers

This is also a place running with zombiefied Stalkers who fell to radiation poisoning but never died. The only humane thing is to put them to rest.

School Stadium

Duga School Stadium

This eerie desolate area is home to some thermal anomalies that you can farm thermal artifacts like Mama’s Beads from.

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

Commissary Store

Duga Commissary Store

This area is deep in Duga territory. The artifact will be somewhere outside the building where all the Electro anomalies are.

Farmable Artifacts
Soul Soul Rat King Rat King Harp Harp
Moonlight Moonlight Shell Shell Battery Battery
Lantern Lantern Sapphire Sapphire Chocolate Bar Chocolate Bar
Thunderberry Thunderberry Flash Flash Snowflake Snowflake
Crest Crest Shop Class Shop Class Sparkler Sparkler
Glare Glare Starfish Starfish

Garages

Duga Garages

This area is filled with electro anomalies. The best part is that it's just one street, making it easier to look for artifacts.

Farmable Artifacts
Soul Soul Rat King Rat King Harp Harp
Moonlight Moonlight Shell Shell Battery Battery
Lantern Lantern Sapphire Sapphire Chocolate Bar Chocolate Bar
Thunderberry Thunderberry Flash Flash Snowflake Snowflake
Crest Crest Shop Class Shop Class Sparkler Sparkler
Glare Glare Starfish Starfish

STALKER 2 Related Guides

Stalker 2 - Map

STALKER 2 Map

All Regions

All Regions in The Zone
Lesser Zone Cordon Garbage
Rostok Chemical Plant Malachite
Duga Burnt Forest Wild Island
Cement Factory Cooling Towers Zaton
Swamps Yantar Red Forest
Yaniv Jupiter Prypiat

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How to Leave the Lesser Zone How to Get to Prypiat

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