Zaton 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!

Zaton Region Map

Zaton Region Map
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Artifact Location Unique Weapon Stash	Side Mission Door Code Point of Interest

Zaton is the fourth major region you'll explore during the main story of STALKER 2. Dotted with fields and marshlands, this region will feel rather large since its sole base (the Sultansk) will be your only safe haven while exploring both Zaton and the Swamps to its south.

To the north of Zaton will be the SIRCAA - an institute guarded by the Ward and populated by scientists looking to study and use the Zone. You'll be able to visit this location once you reach the main mission, Extreme Simplicity.

Zaton Artifact Farming Locations

Zaton Artifact Locations
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#	Location	Possible Artifacts
1	Canning Factory This area has Electro Anomalies inside one of the building, containing an artifact. Be sure to take out the Bloodsucker first before exploring.	Soul Rat King Harp Moonlight Shell Battery Lantern Sapphire Chocolate Bar Thunderberry Flash Snowflake Crest Shop Class Sparkler Glare Starfish
2	Izumrudne Small rundown village filled with Gravitational Anomalies. There isn't much left of it, making it easier to hunt for an artifact.	Magic Cube Compass Stone Blood Crown Stone Heart Goldfish Wrenched Flytrap Whirlwind Spring Pebble Rosin Gravi Jellyfish Broken Rock Night Star
3	The Claw Area with weird rock formations and home to some Gravitational Anomalies. You can find an artifact somewhere deeper inside.	Magic Cube Compass Stone Blood Crown Stone Heart Goldfish Wrenched Flytrap Whirlwind Spring Pebble Rosin Gravi Jellyfish Broken Rock Night Star
4	Cave Network A complex cave filled with Thermal Anomalies. Open your flashlight to navigate the dark cave and prepare your detector to find some artifacts inside.	Mama's Beads Plasma Flaw Magma Crystal Hypercube Spinner Droplets Eye Dead Sponge Fireball Steak Torch Petal Cavity Lyre Meat Lighter
5	Boiler Maze-like area that houses many Thermal Anomalies. Tread carefully if you want to get the artifact in the area.	Mama's Beads Plasma Flaw Magma Crystal Hypercube Spinner Droplets Eye Dead Sponge Fireball Steak Torch Petal Cavity Lyre Meat Lighter
6	Hydrodynamics Lab An abandoned lab with a mix of Bubble and Acid Anomalies. Navigate through the anomalies safely to get an artifact.	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
7	Circus A huge crater with Thermal Anomalies. Act fast when getting the artifact to avoid getting toasted.	Mama's Beads Plasma Flaw Magma Crystal Hypercube Spinner Droplets Eye Dead Sponge Fireball Steak Torch Petal Cavity Lyre Meat Lighter
8	Marshes A small swamp area filled with Bubble Anomalies. Pop them one at a time to navigate the area safely and get the artifact.	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
9	Outside of the Kupovate Collective Farm There is an artifact next to a corpse just outside the Kupovate Collective Farm. There are many gravitational anomalies in the area, so disarm them before approaching.	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

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Zaton Unique Weapons

Zaton Unique Weapons Locations
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#	Weapon	How to Get
1	SOFMOD	The SOFMOD is located at the Railway Maintenance Facility. The SOFMOD is placed on a crate in the southeast building of the railway. Zaton can be reached once you are able to exit the checkpoints in the Lesser Zone as part of the main story.
2	Predator	Go up the huge ramp at the east of Izumrudne and jump within the hole on the middle. Once inside the hole, open the blue crate near the wall to get the Predator shotgun.
3	Clusterfuck	Found inside the northernmost crane in Port Cranes, near a sniper. It can be obtained during Three Captains side mission.

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Zaton Stash Locations

Zaton Stash Locations
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#	Stash	Map and Contents
1	Fish Farm Stash	This stash can be found on the rooftop surrounded by Electro Anomalies. It contains a Coupled AKM-74 Magazines.
2	Fishing Pier Stash	You can find this stash inside the shack in the Fishing Pier. It contains a High-Capacity FORA-221 and Kharod Magazine.

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Zaton Side Missions

Zaton Side Mission Locations
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#	Side Mission	Mission Info
1	The Key to Freedom	You will hear some commotion when you get near the Fish Farm. You can start the mission by entering the area and killing all the hostile forces inside. Zhenya Hulk will then talk to you from the window and ask to be released from the building.
2	The Side Hustle	Can be started once you reach Icarus during Dead Frequency (Ward Badge route). Look for Sgt. Yeremeyev, the base's technician, to start the mission.
3	Shock Therapy	Head to the main building in Icarus and find Sgt. Batalov to start the mission.
4	The Mysterious Case	Talk to Sonya Kalyna at the Sultansk and then The Sultan to start the side mission.
5	Three Captains	Talk to Sonya Kalyna at the Sultansk after doing The Mysterious Case side mission to start it.
6	Business With Owl	Talk to the weapons trader, Owl, at the second floor of the Sultansk to start the side mission. You can pick one of the three jobs he presented.
7	Bullseye	Go to Shevchenko and talk to Beard to start this mission. The reward you will get from this mission will depend on your perfomance in the side mission.

Zaton Door Codes

Zaton Door Code Locations
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#	Door or Safe	Code and Location
1	Railway Maintenance Facility Door	(Solution: 2468) Found on the left immediately after entering the Railway Maintenance Facility from the south entrance.
2	Hydrodynamics Lab Door	(Solution: 4824) Found in a building with a big cylindrical structure on top of it in the southwest portion of the Hydrodynamics Lab POI.

List of All Door Codes

Zaton Point of Interests

Zaton Points of Interest
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#	Point of Interest
1	Railway Maintenance Facility You can get the SOFMOD from this area. You can also open up the Railway Maintenance Facility Door (Code: 2468) to get the PSZ-5I Hawk suit
2	Izumrudne This area spawns a Gravitational Artifact, but you must avoid the numerous Gravitational Anomalies surrounding it to get it. You can also get the Predator shotgun on this area.
3	Roadside Shop
4	Claw You can get Gravitational Artifacts from this area, assuming you can get past the Gravitational Anomalies surrounding it. There's a stash on this location as well, giving you additional resources.
5	Fish Farm This area is part of The Key to Freedom side mission, where you must release Zhenya Hulk and other people inside the building. You can also find a Coupled AKM-74 Magazines in the area from a stash.
6	Weather Station
7	Cave Network This area is filled with Thermal anomalies, but you can also obtain a Thermal Artifact if you can navigate to it safely.
8	Opachychi
9	Swamp Tram
10	Hydrodynamics Lab A Controller with an Electronic Collar will be haunting this location. You can kill it and get the collar if you're doing the In the Name of Science side mission.
11	Lviv
12	Boiler
13	Canning Factory
14	Icarus
15	Dredger
16	Sultansk This is the only base with complete trader and guide NPCs in the Zaton region. It will function as one of the only safe zone for nearby regions after the SIRCAA arc of the main story (once Wild Island's Shelter and the Icarus fall).
17	Shevchenko
18	Vent
19	Port Cranes
20	Marshes
21	Repair Quay
22	Ranger Station
23	Snork Cave
24	Circus
25	Kupovate Collective Farm

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Zaton Bases

Sultansk Location

Sultansk is a Loners base found in the heart of the Zaton Region. After events during the SIRCAA arc of the main story, this will become the only base in the region after Icarus falls.

Sultansk Map Location

Icarus Location

Icarus is a Ward base that can only be accessed during the main mission, Dead Frequency. Attempting to go inside outside of the mission will result in a hostile encounter with the members of the base. After the events in SIRCAA, this will no longer function as a base, leaving the Sultansk as the only base in Zaton.

Icarus Map Location

Zaton Notable NPCs

Icarus NPCs

Camp Icarus can be found west of the Sultansk base. Its NPCs can only be interacted with once you have reached the main mission, Dead Frequency.

NPC	Class
Sgt. Batalov	Medic Talk to this NPC for medical treatment and healing for free.
Sgt. Yeremeyev	Technician Talk to this NPC to upgrade and repair your weapons and armor.
Sgt. Khoteyev	Trader Talk to this NPC to trade items for coupons.

Sultansk NPCs

The Sultansk is the main base of the Zaton region. Its NPCs will allow you to trade for items, repair and upgrade equipment, as well as fast travel in and out of Zaton.

NPC	Class
Sonya Kalyna	Trader Talk to this NPC to trade items for coupons.
Ducat	Guide Talk to this NPC to fast travel to already known points.
Dentist	Medic Talk to this NPC for medical treatment and healing for free.
Owl	Trader Talk to this NPC to trade items for coupons.
Picker	Technician Talk to this NPC to upgrade and repair your weapons and armor.

Shevchenko NPCs

The Shevchenko is inhabited by the Loners that follow Beard - another returning character from the earlier STALKER: Call of Pripyat game. While their base is a stone's throw away from the Sultansk, it offers more limited services by comparison.

NPC	Class
Bobber	Trader Talk to this NPC to trade items for coupons.
Beard	Trader Talk to this NPC to trade items for coupons.

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