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| - Pripyat is a rather large and interesting place although you're not likely to see that much of it unless you specifically wish to. There aren't many items to be found except for rare artifacts and stashes - but the area can still be interesting to explore because it in many aspects resemble what some parts of the real city of Pripyat looks like; alot of the buildings and architecture, along with the general looks, has been reconstructed in detail. As soon as you enter Pripyat you will be given the mission: Reach the power plant and you should be able to see a group of expert Loners just ahead. They all have Exoskeletons and high end weaponry. They are going to push forward into Pripyat, so accompany them and help deal with any dangers on the way. Heading down the street you'll hear them call out foes - look especially for enemies on the roofs and behind windows. When you move on, don't stray too far away from the group - there are snipers about and you'll be able to avoid most of them if you follow the group to the carpark. If you'd like to explore Pripyat after reaching the carpark keep this in mind - especially since most of the snipers are wielding Gauss Rifles which can tear you apart in a shot or two. Don't worry too much about looting corpses or picking up artifacts as you can come back here later on - for now simply follow the group as they make their way towards the carpark. When you finally reach it you should have picked up an additional 5-6 PDA's in the vicinity - these are Monolith soldiers in the carkpark so proceed with caution, or just let the group deal with them. Once they've been taken care of your mission will be updated and you must now make your way towards Chernobyl NPP itself. Hopefully you met with Guide and the Doctor earlier in the game, which means that you have a mission in between, namely to reach the secret stash further ahead. Moving north out of the carpark, beware there is a Gauss sniper on a roof further to the north and two more on your right side, one inside a broken building and another one on a different roof to the north-east - they can't see you yet, so worry about the first one for now. Move on and deal with any snipers that may have spotted you - either take them down or stay behind cover. Pripyat is home to several secret stashes; all of them contain valuable items. A few contain very valuable artifacts, such as the Kolobok, or the Battery. Others contain AP ammo or high end weaponry. Fang's grave contains the one of a kind Exoskeleton PNB-4UZ and a rare Mama's Beads artifact. The coordinates of these stashes can be acquired in previous levels.
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