Among all the protective suits players will come across in STALKER 2, the Zircon Suit offers a lot of protection and also 5 slots for Artifacts, and the best part is that players can get one free early in the game if they know where to look for it.
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So, in this guide, we will detail two ways for you to get the Zircon Suit early, with a step-by-step walkthrough of where to find the first suit, and where there’s a vendor that sells a second piece of this armor. Let’s take a look at where to find the free Zircon Suit first.
Where To Find Zircon Suit in STALKER 2
The Zircon Suit lies hidden in a mine shaft in the Wild Island zone, and players need to locate this secret hiding spot first. If you look at the video above, you’ll notice that there’s a cliff and a small mine shaft where the suit lies hidden. Climbing down the mine shaft is relatively easy, but, as with many things in STALKER 2, this task is not as easy as players might initially think. Once you pick up the suit from this location, you will need to fight one of the hardest enemies in the game: A Rat Swarm.
Don’t underestimate these critters, since soon, players will find out the horrific power they hold. They can cause serious damage and bleeding, and they won’t cease attacking for a second. The only option is to flee and cull them down with a repeating weapon from a safe distance. Once they catch up, they will tear Skiff to shreds in a matter of seconds. The best strategy is to keep away for as long as players can, and shoot them down until the Swarm is reduced in size.
Where To Buy Zircon Suit In STALKER 2
Alternatively, players will be able to unlock a new vendor once they complete “Hot on the Trail” for Strider, and that vendor is Quiet, a former Monolithian who has set up his own shop in the zone near the Noontide base. Players can purchase the Zircon Suit from him for 54000 coupons, which is quite a lot to invest, but if they’re not willing to face the Rat Swarm in the Mine Shaft, then this is the second-best option to acquire this protective gear.
The good news is that the Zircon Suit offers decent protection, more so if players modify it with a Technician. There are many other pieces of decent gear to be found in the game, but the Zircon Suit is most definitely one of the top-notch pieces of armor players can get early on, and since the game has quite a lot of challenging foes ahead, they will have better chances of survival by equipping it.
- Released
- November 20, 2024
- OpenCritic Rating
- Fair