This guide details the four artifact detectors in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, explaining their functionality and acquisition methods. Artifacts significantly enhance Skif's stats, but locating them requires an artifact detector. Detector effectiveness varies, impacting the ease of artifact discovery.

Artifact Detectors in Stalker 2

• Echo Detector - The Basic Detector
• Bear Detector - An Enhanced Echo
• Hilka Detector - Precise Location Data
• Veles Detector - The Ultimate Detector

Echo Detector - The Basic Detector

The Echo Detector is your starting device. This small yellow device uses a central light tube that pulses faster as you approach an artifact. While functional, pinpointing the artifact's exact location can be time-consuming.

Bear Detector - An Enhanced Echo

Obtained during the "A Sign of Hope" side mission or from vendors, the Bear Detector improves upon the Echo. It features concentric rings around its display; the more rings illuminated, the closer you are to the artifact. Full illumination indicates the artifact's precise location.

Hilka Detector - Precise Location Data

Acquired during the "Mysterious Case" side mission from Sultan, the Hilka Detector provides numerical proximity readings. Decreasing numbers signify closer proximity to the artifact.

Veles Detector - The Ultimate Detector

Awarded for completing the "In Search of Past Glory" main mission, the Veles Detector is the most advanced. Its radar display pinpoints artifact locations within anomalous zones and also highlights nearby hazardous anomalies.