Should You Help Or Fight Squint?

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Should You Help Or Fight Squint?



Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl allows players to make some major and minor decisions that shape the story progression of the game. Although helping out Squint is one of the minor choices, it sets the tone for other, more impactful choices to come in the game. This guide explores all the options you have in this situation and why should you go for one or the other decision in Stalker 2.



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Should You Help Or Attack Squint In Stalker 2?

Players will be able to find Squint during the “Needle in a Haystack” mission in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Squint is a Stalker that has killed some of Captain Zotov‘s men. So, Skiff must locate him and retrieve the Ward Sensors.

However, players also get the same request from Richter, as he believes giving the Ward Sensors to Zotov is a bad idea, so instead, Skiff should retrieve the sensors for him instead. Whatever the player chooses to do afterward, the first goal is to find Squint and ask him about the sensors.

Players will be given 2 choices after confronting Squint.

  • Attack Squint and loot his body to retrieve the Ward Sensors.
  • Help Squint find an artifact and allow him to escape.


Finding The Artifact For Squint

Players must first choose to help Squint by accepting his request to find an artifact in a nearby cave, starting the side mission, “Piece of Cake.” Here’s how players can successfully retrieve the artifact for Squint in Stalker 2.

  1. Exit the Windmill and head toward the objective marker until you reach an area with houses.
  2. Enter the house on the far right to find the entrance to the cave within it.
  3. After following the cave, players will arrive in a open area and will need to fight a Bloocksucker enemy.
  4. Defeat the Bloodsucker and head further into the cave. Go on the left route to arrive at an anomalous field of acid.
  5. After taking out the Echo Detector and searching for the artifact in the field, you’ll find the Mold artifact for Squint.
  6. Keep going further into the cave to arrive at a ladder that will help you get back to the surface.
  7. Return to Squint in the Windmill with the artifact.


Attack Squint & Retrieve The Ward Sensors

After heading back to Squint, Skiff will confront him about hiding the fact about a Bloodsucker being in the cave. Now, players will need to choose if they want to hand over the artifact to Squint and allow him to escape, or fight him in Stalker 2.

The best decision is to fight Squint at this point, since it’s better to keep the artifact for yourself. After taking down Squint, loot his body to retrieve the Ward Sensors. Going this route won’t affect your standing with the Zalissya or with the Wardens, and it allow you to keep the artifact for yourself.

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