Hello my friend’s in this guide i hope to share my knowledge of the zone , Quests , Loot and how to make some Roubles Will update with More info as I Discover More If anyone has anything they would like added to the guide let me know Some Quick Tips On Quest's,Trading,Skill's,PvP & Combat The Game can be a little complicated at times with translation not working right and some things not really being explained Quest's can reward you with some Serious skill points and Roubles.Some are repeatable for Ammo,Meds,Roubles or other supplies Such as Patrols,Gather quests and other daily's Everything you loot is worth more on the player market then selling to NPC'S.From looted parts to animal hides check the market to see what things are worth before you just sell them to a trader Personal Credits are rewarded for quest's and trading the vendor items they want and can be used to buy better items from vendors you still need to pay Roubles To craft new items or recipes you must learn it first and have the right LVL of craft skill unlocked Some are quest rewards and you might find them on the marketWells can be found around the world keep an eye out and mark them on your map.Campfires can be crafted & found at most checkpoints or settlements witch regen health as-well as removing ailments Once you start to get more roubles look into to getting yourself a MGD to pick up artifacts with & a radio to talk to quest giver while on the go both can be found on the market or from NPC/Trader’s Check a piece of gear before you buy it to see what kind of protection it offers,Something’s offer only protection from the cold or radiation When talking on Mobs don’t attract to manny unless you have an escape route or enough stamina to run away Global Market Price’s & Trade A lot of items you may consider junk others may find useful or need,Here some keep items to keep a eye out for when scavenging that sell for a good amount on the market. Spare Part’s/Tool’s & Electrical Junk Hard Spring & Little Spring 5,000 - 10,000 Roubles Long Pipe 5,000 - 7,500 Roubles Blow Torch 7,500 - 15,000 Roubles Big Nut 5,000 - 7,5000 Roubles 50 Old Cloth 1,000 Roubles Tarpulin 5,000 Roubles Hollow Disk 5,000 Roubles Vacuum Tube 10,000 -15,000 Roubles Medical Supplies & Chemical's Medical Box 10,000 - 15,000 Roubles Green Salt 2,000 - 5,000 Roubles Manganese 5,000 - 7,500 Roubles Chemicals 2,000 - 5,000 Roubles Animal Hide & Parts Dog Heads 5,000 Roubles Boar Legs 1,000 Roubles Bear Heads 5,000 - 10,000 Roubles Bear Skin 5,000 - 7,500 Roubles 20 Spider Legs 1,000 Roubles Spider Gland 2,500 Roubles Starter Area Quests & Tips When you finish Creating your Character you can either play threw the Boring tutorial witch will give you A free level up or you can skip it entirely i would recommend skipping it to save your mind the headache.After the tutorial you find yourself on the outskirts of a warehouse check your inventory and read the note and make yourself a campfire.after you've eat'n and equipped your gear You can make your way down the road to the right down to the village.You'll find Vladimir Ilyich he will trade you flowers for ammo & has some items to Sell as-well as quests,The Blue Path marked on Your map will take you to the main station. Their are three ways to get to Lubetch by taking the rail car at the main station witch is the quickest You'll need to do a few jobs for The station Huckster & Watchman , Vladimir Ilyich can guide you if you Do some odd jobs for him & you can also help Sanych the man Broken down in the forest fix his truck. To get The TOZ do the first few tasks from Vladimir and ask him about how he got into the warehouse he will give you a key to a near by sewer-grate under the water tower near by it will take you into the warehouse's look around you'll find the TOZ and some shells The Stalker in the swamp Will pay you 10,000 Roubles for any info you can find on Charon , If you do enough jobs and Help Vladimir He will Tell u Charon has Left The Village Go back to the stalker he will give Reward you with Your choice Of Roubles , Meds or Ammo " If you wanna get some early XP & Roubles Try To help get the truck fixed or take the guide to Lubetch Just Know the only way to the Fix The Truck is by Getting 5 spark plugs Motor Oil and a Car battery " Taking The Railcar To Lubetch You will have to do a few tasks to convince The Huckster and Watchman to let you use the Rail-Car.Watchman will task you with Salvaging a copper wire from a near by generator its marked on your map not far from the station go and search scrap piles around the hill till you find it.Huckster will give you a MGD to go and find a artifact located at the end of the rail road to the NE.After both tasks are complete Huckster will ask you to go speak with Vladimir To make a tincture for Watchman.You will need to go to the house in the swamp and put 3 calimus in a metal container near the house afterwards make your way to the big dead tree in the swamp you should find a calimus root near it.After you've Given Watchman the tincture you can head to Lubetech You can Use the MGD to Collect Mirage Artifact's in the hay fields to the NW but once your turn in Hucksters task for the artifact you will no longer have the MGD to get them and wont be able to To Trade for the Spark plugs Calimus Grows In the Swamp How to Get Vladimir to Guide you Once you Have finished going to the main station you can ask Vladimir if he will guide you he gives you a few quests before you can head out.One is to get wood meat and shotgun rounds all pretty easy to get the next task he will ask you to lure a dog to the big tree in the swamp and shoot it once you do a fridge should appear bring the contents back to him,The next task is to gather some daisy's and run into mirages found in the NW fields Bring the Daisy's back to Vladimir.After 10 mins or so he will give you another task to go and take the Daisy's to a fridge in the radiated scrap yard near the swamp after you’ve completed his tasks you can make your way to Lubetech. How to Fix Sanych's Truck Still Trying to sort out how to get the motor oil,it can be found in the warehouse area you find the TOZ.The car battery is for sale from Vlad But you need alot of personal credit and about 11,000 Roubles.You can trade Huckster mirages for spark-plugs. Lubetech Quests and Tips When u arrive in Lubetech you will find yourself at the Station Here you can Find Traders & your personal Vault as well as some quests to help u get used to the area,You can also find the Market board that you can use to trade take bounty’s on other players and take Hunt contracts to increase Reputation. Koyla Acid You can find him inside the station entrance in a wheel chair and offers a couple quests the main 2 is to go retrieve a TT from the Gunsmith Serge as well as stalker training witch after you've completed you will be able to do daily patrols for Roubles and Reputation. Ask him about stalker training and he will send you to mark you can find him near the Central Park by a truck,After you’ve completed your Stalker Training you can go on patrols,You also must complete the training to leave the city's walls To retrieve your TT just go and ask Serge Bring 2 tubes of cream or Jars of vasaline for acids legs he will reward you with Roubles and some ReputationHe also has a task to see we’re his two friends have travelled ended up Ivy the Barkeep You can find him inside the station at his bar he sells food/water & basic supplies You can buy a knife as well as a grindstone to keep it repaired If you ask Ivy about the trackman he will tell you to buy his “special” smokes and give them to him you will be rewarded with Roubles,Reputation and some info Serge The Gunsmith He sells ammo as well as the TOZ and TT you can trade him a Nagant Revolver for 2 extra TT clips Igor the Tailor he sells Clothing / Armor and can repair your gear The Armor he sells is ok basic protection but can usually be found cheaper on the market and the helmet is decent but I can get a better one for free from the quest to hell and back later on Local Man You can find him outside the station He offers repeatable quests for bullets and roubles Bring him 3 pieces of meat in return for 50 Nagant Rounds Bring Him Rat-Tails and he will give you Roubles for your efforts you can also trade him ammo for meat Old Stalker You can find him sitting on a bench just outside the station near the Local man If you give the old stalker 100 Roubles he will offer a quest to recover Tv parts and he will split the profit with you,Search old TVs in the houses along Lenin St for the parts and he will reward you with Roubles LubeTech Outskirts The Outskirts of Lubtech can be very dangerous when your first stepping out into the zone if your not well equipped But once You start to Find routes to Travel & start to get some Real stalker gear you will start to master it