Stalker 2 - How To Get The Best Weapon, Super Early! (Lessor Zone)

[@steveeymann6374]

You can get a unique version much easier by doing the poppy field mission and giving the relic to the guy in the poppy field. You can then kill him and take the relic back for your reward.

[@deathscreton]

Shiiiit I should have done that lol

[@vonStahlmach]

The Problem is that you need to repair that weapon and the cost is extrodinary at this point in the game. You should do it nevertheless for a unique weapon

[@GreenT84]

Yeah if you're willing to spend 10,000 koupons. It's worth picking up but you're not going to be able to use it for a while. Also, the one that he's showing us here has a holographic sight which in itself is very expensive and probably better than the attachment on the poppy field version

[@onestopgamechannel7846]

@@GreenT84 poppy field version comes with a foregrip and the holo costs 3k if you save your coupons from missions and sell 3 artifacts thats pretty much the full cost right there very achievable early game and as soon as you complete the first main mission and get sent to the chemical plant you get a drum mag for the ar416 so its very worth it to spend all your money repairing the poppyfield version as that gets you a unique ar416 with foregrip,holo,60 rd drum mag thats easily the best gun you can get early on stat/attachment wise for the money ive wasted more coupons fixing/upgrading that unique akms with the 4x scope than i would have on the 416

[@keepdeletingmycommentsrebe6178]

@@vonStahlmach you can farm the eastern outpost to the right of your main village follow the main row there's about 6 to 7 guys in there military they have a high chance to drop military grade helms and armor that you can sell for a but ton of money got around close to 10k coupons in one run sometimes they won't drop any but it's on the rare side just kill them sell the loot come back and farm them you can make around 100k coupons in about 13ish runs if you're not unlucky

[@-CreepingdeatH-]

This game plays and feels like an old school game but with next gen graphics.

[@isaacboone1255]

Reminds me of a hybrid of far cry, fallout and a little dying light

[@RB-cs5dw]

Really on series X it’s pile of shit 😢

[@anonymous_dot_com2326]

Not only graphics, but animations too

[@teocastelvecchi]

Yeah with archaic shooting mechanics that don't feel imersive or fun atall. Why not update the most important part 😅

[@Scon_e]

@@RB-cs5dwskill issue

[@Noah_112]

Why is everyone complaining about the graphics? I have no problem playing with low end graphic it gives nostalgia vibes!

[@onestopgamechannel7846]

because its horribly unoptimized and runs the same whether your using a 2070 or a 4090 and cpu optimization is even worse sure its playable but its an absolute joke that none of the settings change anything visually unless set to low and the fps gains from changing something like shadows from ultra to low literally gives you 2 fps and you cant even argue about the settlement performance any time you goto a town kiss 60% of your frames good bye because somehow putting 3 traders and 6 ai in one spot makes your cpu want to burn itself out

[@BurntMike26]

@@onestopgamechannel7846 Cry more. Nobody forced you to buy it. You could have waited to see how it ran. A fool and their money are soon parted.

[@KenshinPhoenix]

I'm running mostly epic settings on a 2080 Ti 11gb lol, it outperforms most 3000 series cards.

[@davidfrazier6308]

@@KenshinPhoenix NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR LIES LOL

[@davidfrazier6308]

@@BurntMike26 simp more D rider lol. If someone has to wait to see how a game is based of someone's Opinion or hope everyone else is getting good performance to determine if they should get a game or not that's a huge problem. the performance is dog sh$t on the best of the best Hardware. and anything below that is the best trash tier performance. while high end hardware is just decent performance.

[@levifoote7786]

The amount of times i died from a failed jump before i realized it was because JUMPS USE STAMINA and my bar was empty :(

[@JappaChow]

Dude melee too... im like why is my dude sometime retarded... ooo stamina. Weird but sure i guess. We are little fat kids at fat camp apparently camp THE ZONE lol

[@Jan_Strzelecki]

If you're determined and lucky enough, you can get a sniper rifle from the very same area as well: the big wall has snipers on top of them which will take pot shots at you; if you return the favour and eliminate them, one of them might drop their sniper rifle down the wall, where you can pick it up. It will of course be damaged, but hey - the other sniper rifle in this zone will also be damaged 🙂

[@BuntyCalls]

The AR416 is ok but Valiks AKM is far superior, infinitely easier to get (can be obtained via the quest from the barman in first settlement) and has copious amounts of ammo as it’s a common ammo type

[@pistonzulecki2137]

Also cheap to maintain easy to find upgraded mags and silencer for it aswell

[@Turbo1602ti]

You don't need to do a quest. Just climb the tower and loot it

[@SrAntonio301]

Where do you get the silencer for it?

[@pistonzulecki2137]

@@SrAntonio301 I found it on a body when going to the monolith island just before the crossing

[@maiqtheliar2]

This. The scoped AKM is one of the best weapons in the series. Sure you'll find guns that do more damage and are more accurate, but good luck finding ammo for them

[@spoopatroopa8005]

finally cleared out the camp and got the M4. but they just kept coming back to reclaim the base. After the 3rd wave i was over it and dipped. still....had some good fights.

[@scipher99]

The mission in the poppy field gives you a modified version of the 416 that is a beast, but it has to be repaired, and it can be pricey.

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

Awesome! Its got slightly more accuracy from what I could see. Definitely bit better :)

[@luhprada]

wait till u find the sofmod 416

[@ncrranger8449]

@@luhpradatrue but that’s in zaton not really early game like this

[@DERBUERO]

that guy in the hutt died out of nothing after i gave him the thing xD i thought Nice 2 for 1

[@luhprada]

@@ncrranger8449 ik that’s why i said “wait till”

[@SPECTREXACTUAL]

Haven’t seen anyone say it yet, but ur mix of free cam is awesome, I’m sure it’s limiting with how smooth it can be, but it’s an awesome touch, love it!

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

Thank you. Its a bit rough at the moment since the controls are inverted

[@wesfno4731]

I haven't seen any channel talking about the fact that literally once you exit the main prologue, you can head on to the Cordon region(from de SouthEast corner of the Lesser, and get an early AS Lavina, an SPSA, a Buket, the SPECIAL AK74U, a High capacity attachment for the AR, Military Body Armor, artifact and a bunch of goodies.

[@IsegrimSTP]

Switch your Flashlight off when you try to not been seen.

[@KenshinPhoenix]

It's pretty irrelevant, enemies spot you in pitch black dark in foliage whilst you're motionless. The dodgy devs lied about so many things in this game.

[@MISCSTUFFS]

theres no need to rush for this gun, follow the main quest the next area there are tons of them. plus getting it this early you dont have much ammo for it to be viable anyways. If u really want it just rush the base pick it up and run back to camp. if ur getting hit just spam med kits.

[@NevrNewd]

There’s another one you can get in the Poppy Fields if you make the “Evil” choice in that sidequest.

[@dra6o0n]

There is no good or evil, loner factions backstabs one another.

[@norcofreerider604]

You can easily get extra ammo for this gun at the beginning of the game. You get one of these and a bunch of ammo at the bunker. Before you go to the last scanner location, unload your guns and drop all your equipment outside the compound. The 416 and AK74M disappear, but you get to keep the 90 rounds of ammo you found, and all the other stuff. You can pick it up after Richter gives you the bolt and you get away from the anomalies.

[@reszort]

Or you can stash all your inventory in safe which is in the building ;) After intro welcome run back and get yours inv from safe.

[@norcofreerider604]

@@reszort Ooh, yah that's even better. Does the 416 also disappear if you do that?

[@TruFirefly]

I like that you show different games, keeps it interesting as always keep it up and great vid

[@PuluSus]

I'd say the ar 416 isn't that much worth it before second area where the technician can mod it too and propably you won't find a suppressor for it until area 3 and high capacity magazine who knows when :)

[@russellroberts6220]

Brave Stalkers, after you turn over the sensors and you can leave lesser zone, go for the SOFMOD in Zaton Railyard (SE of Quiets Camp ) badass silenced ar416 fully repaired with unique sight. Finding wisp for Sidor in cordon will net you a free drum if you get to his stash in time.

[@dante001ish]

I've got baaaaad stick drift & even tried a new controller with no luck so i'll have to wait for a fix before I can enter the zone.

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

Bah what the hell thats annoying. I know there is a patch coming soon :) hopefully that fixes it.

[@nickhutchins2124]

My elite series 2 has seen better days lol but it was unplayable swapped to my regular black series X basic and it perfectly 👌 lucked out I guess. it is brand new tho 1st time I used it since series X drooped already had elite 2 then

[@dante001ish]

@@nickhutchins2124 My controller is well used as well so I thought it was just getting on like it's owner, but the new one did the same soon as I moved....I'll get there just a bit behind everyone else, enjoy.

[@boguslawkobus2188]

Got something similar but when iv'e changet controller it starts working normally

[@davewright9792]

I’m using a SCUF controller and stick drift is driving mad. I’m hanging there cos the game soo good but …. :(

[@Veheloth]

Finally im seeing people that enjoy it, like me! It has a few bugs but its not enough to ruin the experience.

[@albundy7459]

Don’t be fooled by the internet. What looks like tons of people complaining is actually very few.

[@TheBucknative]

Console version keeps crashing during fist weapon upgrade session then won't read inputs when loading back in when prompting press any button to continue. Literally preventing me from playing. Should I keep trying to play this minefield. Bandit armor in inventory has bread as its picture and a description instead of name......there's a lot more btw

[@Veheloth]

@@TheBucknative dude, grow a pair, get some skill and quit crying. Ive had very few issues and im on a series s lol. It amszes me that they created this and all your type can do is complain. Ive had to go to an earlier save once in 15 hours of gameplay. Youd likely rage quit dayz in minutes...

[@TheBucknative]

@Veheloth not a skill issue. Literal game issues. I am playing it and enjoying it btw. Just crazy you how triggered you stalker fanboys are now. Your all over the comments not helping any of us experiencing the many bugs in this game. Chill brony.

[@Veheloth]

@TheBucknative there goes the stalker fanboy misdirect lol. It is skill related. Youre not good enough to avoid letting some glitches kill your game. Same kinda clown that cries about arma and dayz.

[@Linkolnhawkers]

Yeah, the ammo issue early game makes this just kind of a novelty gun for me so far. Can’t wait to have enough ammo so it doesn’t just feel like carrying a paperweight. Lookin forward to it

[@OgOssman]

Each time i play this game something different happends. There was something mighta been quest, but i think you help someone and then a room and the emd of a hallway opens and there a gas mask in it. But on my second play through i couldnt find it. Like npc will randomly die before you can get to them. N it still counts. I love this game.

[@ajgrizzleybear]

I spent an hour and a half jamming. 😂 this game (a little janky though) but it's fucking excellent! I'm waiting on the update for the small fixes... but having SOOOOO MUCH FUN!

[@michaelmichaelagnew8503]

Just got the socom version a little later in the storyline. Pretty much the same rifle but with a silencer.

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

The cluster fuck version is pretty decent

[@JohnathonCook]

I got this weapons thanks for showing a way to get there and any tips where to find decent armor in lesser zone?

[@zakmag5092]

I just fully customising the akm I love it

[@matthewrezuke8130]

I love the AKs so far.

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

Yer akm is awesome

[@nickhutchins2124]

Same here enjoying it also lots ammo early on. Iron sites are pretty clean

[@youlostthedebate]

Can you take the attachment off. The for grip

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

Yep you can from memory

[@youlostthedebate]

@ I just don’t see where at lens shop when I get into customize. It won’t let me remove it. Owell

[@christiankirkenes5922]

Grain silo, in case you were curious what the barn was bro

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

Thanks bro

[@deanolazenby]

How come yours came with a holographic sight when mine didn't? I've had to go and buy one

[@ownzuall]

Got the weapon, went right back to town, dropped it into stash and completely forgot about it xD I am a hoarder and always afraid to use better weapons in games with durability and then end up with tons of them while all the game using the base pistol...

[@boguslawkobus2188]

Same here😂

[@michaelmichaelagnew8503]

Probably smart, use weapons where you have an abundance of ammo for anyways. The 416 has ammo issues cause that ammo is so hard to get. I also havent found a place yet that sells the ammo.

[@GreenT84]

Once you upgrade the bass pistol, it's pretty awesome. I have a silencer an extended mag on it as well.

[@ownzuall]

@@GreenT84 Yes I find myself just using pistol instead of other weapons that lose durability much faster.

[@Jacbknght]

I picked this weapon up and it didn’t have the holographic sight on it. Any idea how to equipped one? I don’t see any upgrades to add a scope..

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

Heya sorry I brought that scope at the local trader

[@5hrimp_Nachos]

“They’ll chase you down until the dawn of time” 😂 they chase you so hard you go into the past 😂

[@SrAntonio301]

Just assaulted this base but the gun didn’t have the holosite but it was still in pristine condition. I took out the entire base but just making a kill box on the upper floor - they only attack from one direction even on veteran. The ai in this game is broken. I looted a yellow broken as-Val from one of the guards.

[@iiLOXO]

m4 is a nice gun but kinda pointless to use at the start as the ammo is pretty rare early game, Not an issue late game.

[@1000mjf]

Look for vintex sniper or in star field old hunting rifle

[@albundy7459]

I found a monolith 416 last night. Can’t remember the location but it’s on a roof you can easily jump on by squint.

[@devlaminckx3382]

That is probably one of the weapons from the Journalist stash questline. It has the camo pattern en is a great gun.

[@albundy7459]

@ I thought you just got information?

[@JappaChow]

The monolith gun is part of the deluxe or ultimate pack. Anyone that does not own that pack will not see it in that stalker backpack

[@albundy7459]

@ that makes sense. Thank you.

[@therealdemen247]

@@JappaChow I didn't buy the deluxe of ultimate pack, but I'm getting journalist stashes.

[@phillipbade4808]

very well done video, thanks for the info. I will be looking for this weapon

[@KarmaNDuality]

Great tips, thanks.

[@Cerberus0076]

Way easier to get the unique version in the poppy fields,but yes, descent run 😅👍

[@devlaminckx3382]

I love that weapon and I have that weapon. But in the "starter" zone it is really hard to find ammo for it. You can only find ammo for "Russian" arms there, NATO weapons ammo can be found starting from the Garbage zone.

[@teocastelvecchi]

I'm confused.. my artifact scanner (echo detector) hasn't gone off or flashed once since the tutorial level finding the slug. Are artifacts that rare? I've been playing for 6 hours now and haven't found another?

[@Gefion07]

do you look at it around anomalies? most anomalies dont have artifacts. i found 4 by now, although one was from a questline. am still in starting area. played around 4-5 hours.

[@matt.o.nutz3dnutz930]

as the colleague says it only flashes when there are artifacts

[@RidoDrago]

Youre supposed to look around anomalies. Green puddles of acid, blue lightning strikes on objects or walls, etc. Not all of them have an artifact but youll know once you notice the area was hard to reach or has a mutated mob running around or something.

[@JappaChow]

Im like 5h in and found 2 besides starter. The bigger anomaly areas seem to usually have one

[@theslavicrat3784]

1. Do the main quest a little until you leave the lesser zone. 2. Like Call of Pripyat, artefacts spawn at clutters of anomalies usually marked on the map 3. There is a new type of artefact in this 4th game being lootable objects near big unique anomalies like poppy field. Those are unique (no need for detector for these). Usually close to the epicenter

[@falcoutcast]

After I did this yesterday I was chased by three dudes, killed them, then kept playing. Now, every time I save and load, 2 or 3 soldiers spawn nearby and attack (even in settlements). Anybody else having this issue? Anybody find a workaround?

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

Someone else had this issue im sorry. Have you tried hanging around the main town for a while to see if they stop. I saved in the town and loaded in and they came and get smashed and it never happened again.

[@falcoutcast]

@@SiNKiLLeR_ going to try this, thank you.

[@urf47]

Cool gun...now, how do i get Ammo for it?

[@matt.o.nutz3dnutz930]

from opponents or buy

[@ncrranger8449]

@@urf47 wait till you get to garbage ammo becomes easier to get there but I suggest waiting till you get to Rostock or zaton as they have a good bit of

[@thisguy35]

i tried to empty the camp so i could loot all of it! but they kept coming over and over

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

Its an infinite respawn zone :(

[@willslls8901]

I'm considering restarting the game to get that gun. I'm like 5 hours in.

[@gilfree332]

dont valik lumox ar is better

[@Drehzahlorgel]

Why would you do that? As said in the video, you have limited 5.56 ammo in the lesser zone. You cannot buy it. I do have found and AR15 from the journalists stash and put it away together with the ammo, because I cant buy new 5.56 ammo. I am still in the lesser zone.

[@His_Dudeness1]

No need to restart. Gonna be doing a lot of backtracking anyway. You’ll get plenty of gear if you’re smart with it. Don’t be wasteful and you may end up grabbing it just to make some extra cash or a backup weapon

[@GodsChosen69]

@@gilfree332 Valik lumox is an ak not an ar

[@michaelmichaelagnew8503]

@@GodsChosen69 ar means assualt rifle and yes Valiks Lumox is an assualt rifle and also an AK varient.

[@TruePREDATOR2001]

I got the gun no burst fire option just single or full auto

[@wesfno4731]

Thank youuuuuu!

[@Komizzar.Potato]

I believe there is also a named variant in lesser zone called SOFMOD correct me if I'm wrong 😊 Edit: It's in Zaton region

[@michaelmichaelagnew8503]

Thats later in the story line, that version has a silencer. Someone starting out in this zone will not have access to the zone you are talking about yet.

[@blakerogers407]

I didn’t get the red dot with mine

[@matt.o.nutz3dnutz930]

it is good but I prefer the G36

[@michaelmichaelagnew8503]

I've only found the G37.

[@reaperaf9511]

The 37 is the g36, just a different name (probably for copyright reasons from hk, the gun manufacturer)​@@michaelmichaelagnew8503

[@PABLOSGHOST]

Went there because I thought it had an attached sight !,,,

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

Sorry!

[@Morzok]

i just cant wait for them to fix the game . been playing a bit and its a shame we cant farm mutants for their flesh q.q

[@exportinport]

I’m on Xbox playing on medium difficulty and I did this got the rifle, came without a sight on it. However, now there appears to be an irreversible glitch where the 3 soldiers continuously stalk me throughout the map at random points even on main missions and it’s damn near game breaking. Be forewarned if you do this you might get stalked by over powered soldiers all game long.. And yes I killed all 3 soldiers initially and now a subsequent second time as well. *Update* I ended up loading a previous save to right before I stole the rifle. Stealing the rifle can lead to the military faction turning hostile towards you and result in soldiers chasing you all game. From what I’ve read there isn’t a location you can go make amends with them either. NOT WORTH IT.

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

If you find this is happening try make it back to the main town and the other guys should take care of them and it should stop.

[@manoukage-tb9nw]

my friend I suggest you make shorter videos that go straight to the point and provide a specific tutorial in this case on the location of a certain weapon. for example here instead of directly showing us the location where the weapon is located you spent several off-topic minutes telling us about secret caches on the road.

[@AxelRoaringsWorldwide]

Thank you for letting me know to fast forward. I was starting to zone out...

[@lucaschudleigh7193]

Try having an attention span greater than that of a two year old. Watching 8 minutes of helpful info is pretty easy for adults.

[@dante001ish]

@@AxelRoaringsWorldwide There is a channel that does bite size videos & they also say that it effects them on YT because they're short, I'd rather know about other areas en-route as well...saves time going back or having to watch another video about them wouldn't it.

[@magz9816]

🤦‍♂️

[@LeKekLord]

It's the worst AR in the game. It is heavier than AK74, has less damage than 74, less penetration, expensive bullets (rare in lesser zone too), expensive af to repair, the ammo is heavier than 545 as well. Not to mention it is way more expensive to upgrade than 74, that shoots ammo that is as widespread as dirt. They dropped the ball with balancing of AR416. It gets even worse when you get out of lesser zone and get your hands on Buket that deals more damage and has better penetration (with a 9x18 bullet, lol) while weighing 3 times less than said AR416.

[@KBL1974]

I grabbed the gun but mine didnt have a scope

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

I had purchased the scope

[@briancathey498]

Exactly where is the gun ? Don't need the commentsary

[@pistonzulecki2137]

Sniper ak74 > unknown stalkers m416 / normal m416 After 24 h I’m still trying to find an overall better gun It’s very good and very cheap to maintain what else do u need

[@STEELwanderer]

Is this a good game iyo?

[@aarongreenfield5693]

Yes

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

Its amazing but poorly optimised on lower spec pc.

[@ajgrizzleybear]

I'm playing on console....LOVONG IT SO FAR.

[@LegendaryHypocrite]

I hated it for the first few hours. Like really hated it. The starting zone sucks and it gets so much better after leaving it. Better gear, guns, locations. Even with the dumb AI it’s still a lot of fun. If you get it rush the story until the second zone and forget about stealth. It will piss you off because it’s broken.

[@reaperaf9511]

Its really fun! I will recommend getting a external fan if your playing on console, because it makes my series x run really hot

[@matthewrezuke8130]

It's not worth it..

[@1TechCritic420]

Nope

[@BonzaiPlays]

Run east, get better guns, why focus on lesser zone weapons, they ass.

[@ncrranger8449]

416 is a decent gun and the poppy field has a modified one

[@doktorfunkenstein6779]

Best weapon 😂😂😂

[@UglyCoy0te]

Well the "Best weapons" early on give you nothing. Just go straight to the central checkpoint until the guard tower snipe the guards in the tower and lure some additional guards out by hit and run. Then you get the "Best" AR416 and VS Vintar sniper rifle. But what can you do with it?? Nothing literally nothing not in the lesser zone not in the next garbage zone. Why??? coz no vendor sells the ammo types for it. Yeah thats right no ammo to buy for those "Best Weapons" so whats the use for such weapons in the early game ?? And upgrading also only works in zone 2. So how much Ammo can you get by looting ?? I raided that hard checkpoint for 3 hours killed more then 60 elite soldiers and what did i get ??? 260 shots of 5.56x45 for the AR416 and only 52 rounds 9x32 for the VS Vintar Sniper. And with all the missions and sidequest only in Zone 1 its nothing not even enough to advance the main mission to zone 2. Believe me. Stick to Viper-5 and Valik Lummoxx AKM 74s and you are good to go for zones 1+2

[@SiNKiLLeR_]

Aye bro I mentioned this fact in the video but thanks for the awesome info and testing this out massively. You are a legend!

[@ncrranger8449]

@@UglyCoy0te 5.56 drops from random enemies in garbage but you right should use ak smg and a shotgun you from main quest till you get to either zaton or rostok rostok cause they sell it zaton cause it’s more common

[@boguslawkobus2188]

I agree completely with you . Did the same .

[@UglyCoy0te]

Right the Ammo 5.56 as said also drop from central checkpoint guards but its so time consuming farming enough ammo for using those rifles consistent and permanently. So as a "new beginning" Player its just not practical to get and use those weapons before Zone 3 and later. Dont get me wrong the Weapons are really good there is also another legend weapon right in Zone 1 a Sniper with 7.62 Ammo but comes only with 10 shoots which is very very good and i myself tried desperatly to find 7.62 in zone 1 and 2 with no luck and with all the reasons i listed its just not recommended or practical to use before getting to Zone 3 and later. I personally was like you guys i wanted to explore the zone and get the best weapons possible only after some hours to find myself helpless with the lack of ammo situation i think GSC should really make ammo more available at vendors but this could be what they had in mind to delay your progress and make the game more challenging.

[@michaelmichaelagnew8503]

@@ncrranger8449 He knows but they drop so little it doesn't matter. He did say he farmed mobs for hours and got only a little over 200 rounds. That will not get you very far. Best to use an AK varient until you progress far enough into the game where you can buy M416 ammo. Until then the M416 is useless.