STALKER 2 Budmo walkthrough and should you steal the stashes?

Nov. 22, 2024

There’s a lot of good gear in the Budmo stashes so stealing them is probably best. For you at least

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The STALKER 2 Budmo quest will see you visit three stashes and decide whether you want to steal them or not. Technically, you’re meant to be putting vodka in each one for someone called Panas, and leaving them be, but there’s a lot of good gear so the temptation to help yourself is high.

So, what happens if you steal the stashes in the STALKER 2 Budmo mission and how can all the variations play out?

STALKER 2 Budmo reward variations

Once you have the Budmo mission in STALKER 2, there are three possible ways it can resolve depending on whether you put vodka in the stashes or steal them:

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There are three stashes to find in the Budmo mission - the Concrete Block stash, Poisonous Hole Stash and Power Transmission Pylon stash. All of them have pretty good gear that you’ll struggle to get elsewhere this early in the game - including a couple of really goodSTALKER 2 gunsand attachments. So, yes, steal it all and murder Panas at the end. Circle of Life and all that.

Once things worth noting is that whether you help Panas or steal his stuff, he will always appear at the final stash you visit. Not a huge problem if you’re being nice, but If you’re stealing it all then it means the last stash will be empty and you won’t get what’s in it. So check the list below and see which one you’re happiest losing out on.

You’ll find the Budmo Concrete Block stash under some planks you can smash and it contains the following: :

The Budmo Poisonous Hole Stash is actually a little way away from the hole itself, in a cave flanked by two trees. You might be attacked by a Flesher inside so be ready. You’ll find:

The Budmo Power Transmission Pylon stash can be reached by climbing a fallen tree and then a plank to get up the metal tower. Inside you’ll find:

It’s up to you what you do here but even if you don’t want the gear to use there’s more cash value to selling it inStalker 2than you’ll get for helping Panas.

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