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STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl
Cooling Towers Region Guide
★ Best Weapons | Best Armor | Best Artifacts
☆ All Door Code Locations and Solutions
★ How to Unlock All Endings
☆ All Main Mission and Side Mission Guides
★ Locations: All Bases | All Artifact Farms
☆ How to Get All Unique Weapons
Cooling Towers is a mid game region that you can access in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. See a list of bases found in this region, including artifact farming locations, unique weapons, stashes, side missions, door codes, and points of interest!
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Cooling Towers Region Map
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The Cooling Towers region is located in the northwestern portion of the Zone. It is not locked behind any mission or progression. You can access it as soon as you are able to leave the Lesser Zone after finishing the Behind Seven Seals main mission.
Cooling Towers Artifact Farming Locations
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| # | Location | Possible Artifacts |
| 1 |  There are random Thermal artifacts in the Burning Fire Depot POI. Wear armor with high thermal protection before braving this area. |
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| 2 |  There are random Thermal artifacts in the western portion of the Red Fortress POI, in the watery area where there are multiple Thermal anomalies. |
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| 3 |  You can obtain a Lantern artifact after activating the scanner on top of the crane. Be careful of the two Thermal Poltergeists that will spawn after activating the scanner. |
 Lantern
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| 4 |  You can obtain the Weird Nut legendary artifact by platforming to the top of the platform near the Fire Whirl . |
 Weird Nut
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All Artifact Farming Locations
Cooling Towers Unique Weapons
| Cooling Towers Unique Weapons | ||
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| 1 |
 Grom S-15
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The Grom-S15 can be found beside a skeleton in a crater north of Burning Fire Depot in the Cooling Waters region. |
List of All Unique Weapons and Map Locations
Cooling Towers Stashes
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| 1 | Material Assets Storage Stash |  There is a stash on top of the building in the northern portion of the Material Assets Storage POI. |
| 2 | Stash North of Burning Fire Depot |  You will find the stash next to a charred corpse north of the Burning Fire Depot POI. |
| 3 | Stash On Top of Crane |  There is a stash right next to the scanner on top of the crane where you obtain the Lantern artifact. This stash contains the Camel Hydration System for the PSZ-12V Bulat. |
| 4 | Stash East of Fire Whirl Anomaly |  There is a stash on top of a train car that is on the water east of the Fire Whirl anomaly. |
| 5 | Stash Northeast of Field Radiobiology Base |  There is a stash inside a small brick building northeast of the Field Radiobiology Base POI. |
Cooling Towers Side Missions
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| 1 | A Matter of Honor |  This mission is located on the Material Assets Storage POI in the Cooling Towers area. The quest automatically starts when you approach Maj. Rodetsky outside the building. |
List of All Side Missions and Map
Cooling Towers Door Codes
| Cooling Towers Door Codes | ||
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| 1 | Cooling Towers Container Door |
 Can be found northwest of the Fire Whirl Anomaly in the Cooling Towers region. Prepare to fight as there are multiple Zombies inside. |
Cooling Towers Points of Interest
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| 1 | Unit Pumping Station | |
| 2 | Red Fortress You will only be able to climb to the top of this location during the final few missions of the main story. |
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| 3 | Burning Fire Depot | |
| 4 | Material Assets Storage | |
| 5 | SKD Assembly Unit Houses the Cuirass Exoskeleton in its upper levels. |
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| 6 | South Cooling Tower | |
| 7 | Field Radiobiology Base | |
Cooling Towers Bases
No Bases in Cooling Towers Region
There are no bases in the Cooling Towers region. However, since it is a very small region, you can easily make your way back to the safety of the Cement Factory base if ever you need to rest and resupply.
Cooling Towers Notable NPCs
No NPCs in Cooling Towers Region
| There are no notable NPCs in the Cooling Towers region. |
STALKER 2 Related Guides
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 |
All Map Guides
| All Map Guides | |
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| How to Leave the Lesser Zone | How to Get to Prypiat |
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