Broken weapons inSTALKER 2: Heart of Chornobylare marked with red shield symbols, and players will encounter many of them as they explore the Zone. As fans start finding these ruined weapons, they may begin to have questions about what they should do with them. This guide is here to answer those questions, and it will help players decide what to do with broken weapons inSTALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
While this guide focuses on broken weapons, the information that it contains is also applicable to broken helmets and suits. That said, players should not expect to come across brokenarmor inSTALKER 2while exploring, and they will typically only see red symbols on helmets and suits when they are using them.
STALKER 2: What to Do with Broken Weapons
The first thing that players should do upon finding a broken weapon is determine if it is something that they would like to use. If the player ultimately decides that theywant to use the weapon, they shouldtake it to a Technician and repair it. For full clarity, Technicians can be found in many areas that are populated with non-hostile NPCs, including Zalissya, and thisguide to repairing weapons inSTALKER 2details the process in full.
If the player, instead, determines that the broken weapon isnot worth equipping, they should simply unload it (to claim its ammo) andleave it behind. This is recommended because it is not possible to sell weapons with red symbols, rendering them useless. While someSTALKERfansmay have the impulse to repair the broken weapons that they find and then sell them, that is not a good strategy, as the repair costs will be higher than what vendors are willing to pay for the fixed weapon.
Players can unload weapons without ever picking them up simply by pressing the input next to “unload” when one is selected. While fans must still collect weapons from the ground, to determine their durability, this feature can be useful when a broken weapon is found in a container or on a body.
While vendors are unwilling to purchase broken weapons, that is not the case with weapons that have yellow shield icons. Indeed, damaged weapons can be sold, andSTALKER 2playerswho are in need of coupons are advised to pick them up and take them to a location with a Trader. Notably, vendors will pay more for fully-repaired weapons than for damaged weapons, though it is still not worth repairing weapons before selling them.
