Stalker 2‘s Chornobyl Exclusion Zone is filled with exciting areas you can visit through quests, sidequests, and to-find tasks. The game has about 20 regions, each with dozens of stash locations marked on the map. While the map’s location is clear on the map, reaching the stash usually requires some head-scratching. In his guide, we will share all the best stash locations in Lesser Zone.
Best Lesser Zone Stash Locations Stalker 2
Stashes in the game provide all types of gear and weapons. Going after stash is one of the best ways to get better weapons in the game. So, here is the stash you should go after first if you want to complete the main quests and keep exploring for later.
Modest Stash – How to Get UDP Compact (Pistol)
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The Modest Stash is quite easy to find. Once you go to the marked location on the map, you will notice a pit across the road from you as marked on the above map. The pit has two drainage pipes. Follow the first pipe, and you will find the stash at the end. You will get many items in the stash, including the pistol – UDP Compact.
The Journalist’s Stash North and Close to Base – How to Get PTM Monolith & Mercenary’s Light Suit
To get Journalist’s Stash, you must have purchased the Deluxe or the Ultimate edition of the game, gone through the main story quest ‘Before Nothing is Here’ and unlocked the quest “Ask And You Shall Find.”
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This particular stash is close to your base in Lesser Zone in the North direction. Once you get to the location, you will notice a car parked next to the house. Use the car to climb into the room and then jump to the attic balcony. Use the broken parts of the house to enter the attic. At the end of the attic, you will find the stash with the PTM Monolith Pistol and Mercenary’s Light Suit, along with other loot.
Fence’s Stash/Stash for a Rainy Day/Secure Stash/Unknown Stalker Stash – How to Get High Capacity AKM-74 Magazine
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Stash for a Rainy Day is located southeast of the Lesser Zone base. Once you get there, you will find a bunker with slug spots. You will take some damage as you approach the end of the tunnel, but nothing that will kill you. Simply move quickly to the end of the tunnel and grab the stash. You will get the High Capacity AKM-74 Magazine along with other loot.
The Journalist’s Stash South-East of Base – How to Get AR416 Monolith
To get Journalist’s Stash, you must have purchased the Deluxe or the Ultimate edition of the game, gone through the main story quest ‘Before Nothing is Here’ and unlocked the quest “Ask And You Shall Find.”
You can get both the Stash for a Rainy Day and this Journalist stash in the same run, as both are at the same location. Go to the location, and you will notice a tank there. Straight ahead of the tank is a small building with stairs leading to its roof, as shown in the above image. Climb the stairs, and you will find the stash at the end with the AR416 Monolith weapon and other loot. You will also get the Journalist’s Flash Drive in the stash.
The Journalist’s Stash North, Lesser Zone Border – How to Get Viper Monolith
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The third stash in the lesser city, which also offers a unique weapon, the Viper Monolith, is straight North from the base at the edges of the Lesser Zone map.
Go to the above location on the map, and at the edge of the complex from the riverside, you will see stairs leading up to the roof. Take the stairs and go to the end of the roof. You will notice another stair leading down. Go down, and you will spot a crate. Loot it to get the Viper Monolith.
Hidden Scrimpings – How to Get Aurora Gas Mask
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To find the Hidden Scrimpings, go North from your base in Lesser Zone, as shown in the above maps. Once at the location, go around the building shown in the above image, where an elevator leads to the roof. On the roof, you will find the stash.
Elevator Roof Stash – How to Get TOZ-34 (Shotgun)
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You can get the TOZ-34 shotgun, which is great for early game at the Elevator Roof Stash. Go to the location south of the Lesser Zone map. At the location, there is a house with stairs leading up. Climb the stairs, and you will notice a box pushed against the railing on the balcony, as shown in the above image. Use it to get to the roof, and you will get the shotgun and other loot.
