In this STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl Piece of Cake Side Mission guide, we’re covering one of the missable side missions. During A Needle in Haystack mission, you have the option to help or kill a character named Squint. If you kill him, you will be locked out of the mission. If you choose to help him then you will unlock the Piece of Cake side mission. The goal of this mission is to find the Mold artifact for Squint to get the Ward Sensors. These sensors are vital for the A Needle in a Haystack main mission. Read on to learn where the cave and Mold artifact are located.
Locate the Cave In Piece of Cake Side Mission – STALKER 2 Heart Of Chornobyl
Once you receive this side mission, leave the mill and head northwest until you reach a wooden house. Inside, locate the hole in the floor and drop down into the tunnel. There will be a second dropoff soon after and the moment you land, a Bloodsucker will attack you. You can choose to fight it or run past it.
Locate the Artifact In Piece of Cake Side Mission
Continue to follow the tunnel until you reach an opening. This area will be full of toxic pool anomalies that you have to avoid. You can use your Echo Detector to weave between the pools. The artifact you are looking for will burst from one of the toxic pools and float around before disappearing. Try to grab it the moment it appears.
Return to Squint
Once you have the artifact, exit the tunnel and head northwest, returning to Squint at the mill. When you speak to him, you can choose to give him the artifact or keep it for yourself. Keeping it is considered the hostile option, and you will have to kill Squint. Or you can hand over the artifact in exchange for the Ward Sensors with no conflict.
That’s it for STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl Piece of Cake Side Mission. Need more game guides? Check these out!
- Stalker 2 Heart of Chornobyl – Warlock’s Debtor Side Quest
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