How to fast travel in Stalker 2
Nov. 20, 2024The Stalker 2 fast travel system relies on NPC Guides, but they’re not cheap and have limits
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Using Stalker 2 fast travel and guides will help you roam the Zone much faster and more safely, but it has some major restrictions and can be quite expensive. Guide NPCs are the core of fast travel, and you can’t get around without their help and without paying them a coupon fee, though they’re quite few and far between in the irradiated wasteland ofStalker 2 Heart of Chornobyland it doesn’t help that they’re not introduced very clearly. That all means that fast travel isn’t the most accessible feature, but it can be very useful, so I’ve explained everything you need to know about fast travel in Stalker 2 and using guides to get around the Zone below.
How Stalker 2 fast travel works
Fast travel in Stalker 2 is only possible through Guides– special NPCs you can find at established settlements, such as Zalissya, the Chemical Plant, and the Slag Heap. They’re marked on the map with a green crosshair icon.
Approach and tell them that you’re “looking for a guide” and you’ll be presented with several locations that you’ve previously visited and have their own guides that you can be taken to, as well as the price in coupons for the trip – from my experience this is typically at least 1,500 coupons, so it’s not particularly cheap. Pick whichever destination you want to reach, then you’ll pay the fee and will be teleported there after a black loading screen.
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It’s a simple system but does have quite a few somewhat realistic limitations in that you must visit locations to unlock them as fast travel destinations, and you can’t fast travel from anywhere as you must physically speak to a Guide. Obviously, you’ll only find helpful Guides in non-hostile territory, which means they’re quite rare given how dangerous the Zone is, so don’t expect to have lots of options when it comes to fast travel in Stalker 2.
The first Guide you’ll come across is Uncle Lyonya in Zalissya, but you won’t be able to use his services until you’ve found other places to visit that he can take you to. For example, having pursued the Ward path after giving theStalker 2 Ward Sensorsto Captain Zotov, I later found a Guide called Toadstool just outside the Chemical Plant, letting me travel between the two settlements.© GamesRadar+. Not to be reproduced without permission.
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