The artifacts in "Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl" are very useful special equipment in the game. If you want to get these artifacts, you can use the detector to find them in the mutation area, and then move toward the detector. Going in the direction the blue light becomes more intense. You have to get very close to the artifact for it to emerge from the ground.
How to get the Heart of Chernobyl artifact in STALKER 2
There are many ways to obtain artifacts in STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl, but one of the main and most reliable methods is to find a set of abnormal zones. You will encounter these mutated areas for the first time in the mission "There And Back Again", and the game will ask you to obtain the first artifact in the process.
For this task, you just need to take out your detector (you can check the shortcut keys in the settings, the default on the PC version is 7 keys), and walk in the direction where the blue light on the detector becomes more intense. You have to get very close to the artifact for it to emerge from the ground.
When the artifact appears, you will see the surrounding area glowing and the blue light will go out, which means the artifact has come out.
These mutated areas are spread throughout the restricted area, and you are likely to find an artifact in each area. The artifacts you get here are usually randomized, meaning you can save the game before trying to get the artifact and then repeat the process until you get one you're happy with.
In addition, you can also obtain artifacts in main missions, side missions and specific locations. In some cases, like the Budmo! mission, you can choose whether to take the artifacts or keep them to complete the mission. Additionally, the artifacts in certain locations are fixed, meaning that the artifacts in those locations will be the same every time.
