The Ultimate Labs Guide | S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly, EFP and GAMMA

[@Harrythebotar]

Hey, a trick that works super well to make the brain scorcher much easier to handle is using the under utilized mines and chem bombs. Since the monolith spawn into the area, rather than the cell itself changing, anything placed down or left behind will still be there when the mono's spawn. Meaning, that if you place a bunch of mines down (Reports range from about 12-15 to clear all spawn groups if you place it perfectly.) most of them go sky high before they even see you. Did it last run and it easily cleared out more than half, a lot of them being exo spawns too. Of course, mileage may vary.

[@nullmoxy]

Good idea, especially since I normally run through the brain scorcher with about half the time left.

[@cass4755]

I assume you're referring to EFP, I did the brain scorcher mission on gamma yesterday and no monolith spawned after I disabled it, is this part of GAMMA or was my game scuffed

[@nullmoxy]

Sounds like your game is scuffed, Monolith soldiers should spawn after disabling the brain scorcher.

[@cass4755]

@@nullmoxy yea I did get a huge game freeze as i switched the lever so that prolly had something to do with it, ah well not complaining, seems like a headache fighting your way out lool

[@Arnerios]

I did that many times but you miss the possibility to get stash coordinates

[@cappuccino1389]

Still waiting for that AR tier list! Nice vid btw, it was shorter than I thought

[@arenomusic]

I'm so happy I've NEVER seen footage of the CNPP, appreciate content creators leaving that up to the player to explore :)

[@neophyte1994]

ИДИ КО МНЕ

[@Quarter324]

I love going to the underground labs/areas in EFP. The preparation is the best part. I have to plan every bit of equipment to bring for the journey there and for my time underground. I usually only explore and quest with two weapons, but I tend to bring a shotgun or an SMG with me in case I run out of ammo for my primary.

[@PaxEmpyrean]

You can carry a LOT of primary ammo for the same weight as a shotgun, and shotgun ammo is far heavier than rifle ammo anyway.

[@Arnerios]

After disabled Brain Scorcher many times I found more fun and easier to clean Monolith soldiers in reverse order, just after pull the lever attach to belt the phantom artifact and run to the Exit, then start the shootout from there.

[@nullmoxy]

Never thought of doing it that way.

[@Seklope]

I'll write some personal advices for QOL. For Yantar's Lab: You can kill the first bloodsucker by standing still on the edge of the metallic platform/stairs. This can be helpful to heal or to snipe him while visible, since he can't reach the player. The other bloodsuckers can be killed by hiding behind the pipes on the right just before the gate with the wooden boxes (same as before, they cannot reach the player). At the end of Yantar's Lab tunnel, I usually plant 2 proximity chemical explosives before the pseudogiant spawns, to one shot him and (possibly) loot his stuff for the early game (make sure to safe after killing the final 2 snorks, 'cause missplaced explosives could kill the player) Otherwise, on Ironman mode, just teleport away after killing the controller. At the Radar's Lab, while on the go to disable the scorcher, I always plant some proximity mines on certain spawn points of the Lab, so when the monolith troops spawn in as soon as the scorcher is disabled, they explode instantly. Thanks for the script, the monolith troops always spawn in the same way every time. I hope this can be helpful (btw I'm sorry for my bad english).

[@TM-td3kl]

Poltergeists - dunno if it's only Gamma thing but they only sense you if you move fast, ie if you walk or crouch they will not react to you at all untill you can get to point blank range and shoot them to bits. This makes X18 considerably easier to clear out.

[@homebrew_heretics9631]

Works in efp as well

[@CrimeOnTurbine]

7:36 you don't really need to turn on the generator to get into X8, you can cheese it by going onto the stairs directly behind the elevator and that still takes you down to the lab

[@str4fes345]

In my playthrough for the brain scorcher, not only did I have to deal with bloodsuckers but I had to clear out exo-d out monolith soldiers while the timer was going down. Only after seeing this video did i realize that's not normal lol. I was wondering why it was so difficult when I kept dying to either the soldiers or the time running out.

[@Encounter118]

I think it got added in the new update from gamma. But I think it is annoying lol

[@poggers2352]

you can use phantom stars (artefacts) and slip right through them, disable the brain scorcher and then fight them (get 2-3 since they only last 1.5 minutes)

[@adixurs1467]

Keep on uploading man, best gamma content out there

[@saltt6501]

i neglected to plan the raid to the brain scorcher so i decided to raid the facility with a toz 34 and a whole bunch of slugs (10+ kgs worth of slugs)

[@Rdboun]

At the miracle machine i use 3 IEDs. I put one at the top and bottom of the staircase that leads to the controller room to instantly kill the burer and one in the corner of the control room. Note: i do this before turning off the third pannel so the snork doesn't spawn in the control room.

[@delta1404]

Very late comment, but probably the best Agroprom entrance if you just wanna rush Strelok's hideout is the one by the road, south of the quest marker one. The bubble bath anomaly on the stairway landing isn't actually that dangerous (just jump on the railings else sprint through its edges, I've yet to be hurt doing either). It'll put you right at the main corridor with the vent. You can exit again through there. It's not totally safe but you'll skip the bandits. The only real dangers are greasels which will come out from the room by the stairway anomaly (some will die running through it though), any mutants in/by the main corridor, and poltergeists which are the most dangerous because of all the physics objects you'll be around (though there's a chance the bandits will kill em depending on its route). Also keep in mind your companions will spawn in a different entrance and might die to bandits. If you're doing the Sakharov quest to clear out the underground, any entrance will do (but avoid the Swamp entrance one, it sucks iykyk). Just clear the whole thing out. Look for small rooms with ladders to take you to the other portions of the map (the sections from STALKER CS). From my experience the quest targets were mostly humanoids including burers and controllers (including the classic SoC one). Nothing too bad and not really that many, especially if you've gone through the map already.

[@mongooserina]

It's neat that SquareDOV Minimap displays the layout of underground lab

[@kamata93]

The locations are different after the latest Gamma iterations. The document at 07:49-07:50 is not there.

[@benmoehring7708]

did they update GAMMA to have the Monolith ambush spawn before you go into the brain scorcher, forcing you to fight through dozens of exo'd out monos on a timer? thats what I had to deal with on my latest playthrough and it was nearly undoable and took me way too many restarts to be reasonable

[@theactualeverest5088]

What do the documents do i have them in my inventory and no one seems to want them?

[@Max_Mustermann_]

Can someone explain how artefact transmutation works in EFP 4.0? I have the Svarog detector with Transmutation module + 14 transmutation recipies installed.

[@Suchtzocker]

for me, brainscorcher i had to clear the camp to get in, then once in i was greeted with about 20 monolith on my way down, i have no clue how i charge so many so fast with the timer, then once done ( teleported, no way i can clear that all in the time - lost my last hair trying jk jk ) the whole pack spawn again to my way up again ... its pure insanity like you enter and some dude already looks at you ... find it funny that all content creators made the "how to" right before that change ... they upped the timer but spawned enemys to your way down now ... i had to to that 3-4 times because the switch wouldnt do anything ... man that was the hardest game moment for decades for me to keep control over my emotions 😂

[@Blockinstaller12]

I instantly die when trying to go into the control room in X16 (GAMMA modpack). I have the fully calibrated helmet, but it still happens, how do you avoid that?

[@michaelpease2103]

"let them push into you" Full send yeets himself towards all monolith, post-haste.

[@Westpine29]

Crazy how just to explore red forest and Pripyat you have to complete these inanely difficult lab raids

[@1906aldo]

You don't have to shoot small metal boxes. Just touch them while running and they will break. This trick still works as of efp 4.0

[@sobkas]

Brain scorcher changed a lot in newer versions of GAMMA, have 10min but Monolith is there from the start.

[@ethanb5307]

Warning on anomaly gamma- on the brainscorcher you now have to fight the 50 monolith WHILE the timer is going down before its disabled. barely squeaked out with 3 seconds and 1 hardcore life left

[@eon96]

i suggest rushing through the first underground MM room instead of dealing with multiple snorks and psysucker close range. i havent tried running thru the whole MM without shooting the muties but should also be doable

[@nullmoxy]

The main issue is if you get hit once you get stunned and can die quickly.

[@Cautious_Gamer]

This was an amazing video. Blew my mind that I was able to get through the miracle machine. I have a bad feeling I won't be able to get through the brain scorcher without heavy armor and I'll get stuck. Is it possible to get a Expert repair kit before then?

[@nullmoxy]

Yes, you can go to nothern areas as long as you have the psy helmet from sakarov. I reccomend Outskirts for Expert Tools.

[@Cautious_Gamer]

Thank You @@nullmoxy! Seems a trip to expand stashes on Outskirts is warranted. Your videos are essential knowledge. G.A.M.M.A is like if Skyrim met Demon's Souls with guns. I'm going to feel so accomplished when I finally get Expert Tools and am able to use Heavy Repair Kits and Advanced Weapons. I managed to find the Hybrid Armor and a Gas Mask with 60% Ext Rad Resistance. Almost got an Apocalypse Helm from a Zombie at The Barrier, but greed got me killed. I should've finished the fight. Thanks again Moxy. Cheers Stalker.

[@DuduDruidDotCom]

I feel like I messed up, because I don't remember picking up any documents in Brain Scorcher or the Wish Maker labs...

[@jbinnerpeace]

can you do a video going over the differences between Anomaly, EFP and GAMMA. playing gamma now but dont really know what all the differences are

[@nullmoxy]

Probs won't make a whole video on it but in summary, GAMMA and EFP are both mods ontop of Anomaly. GAMMA is more survival focused and EFP is more gunplay focused.

[@leinardesteves3987]

2:15 are you sure? Cause I turned off the lab in yantar but im still getting projections from the other labs

[@nullmoxy]

There is a mutant called a psy sucker that will spawn projections of nearby mutants.

[@delacrouix464]

will you do a tier list for rifles and armors in gamma?

[@nullmoxy]

Most likely

[@NeroFPS_]

At which point of the Story X-18 must be searched?

[@nullmoxy]

I know there is a military and UNISG mission to get the documents there.

[@pedrogasparotto3484]

5:58 Damn it! I forgot to get this document, can I go back there and pick up again?

[@nullmoxy]

It should still be there.

[@pedrogasparotto3484]

​@@nullmoxy I went there to check and thankfully it's still there. Thanks for help man! keep up the great work.

[@nicksailor1064]

I dont know why but the brain scorcher for me has literally at least 30 bloodsuckers and it annoys me so much because they come in groups of 5 or 6 at a time, I get stuck in the one room with a ladder ( at least 6 bloodsuckers I haven't passed it so I don't actually know how many)

[@edsheeransdad9985]

YOOOOOOOOOO, me too! I gave up and looked at a playthrough and saw that it wasnt normal so I activated godmode.

[@nicksailor1064]

I actually got through it, I left and brought my ak-105 shakel and hipfired through everything, that has still been the hardest thing in this play-though and right now im on the last of the sin related missions it was insane how many bullets and meds I went though

[@edsheeransdad9985]

Dang, I tried using IEDs, then grenades. There are so many. Now after I hit the lever theres an army of Monolith to deal with, still working on it.

[@nicksailor1064]

Yeah, I used over 300 rounds of 5.45 AP on the monolith alone, most of them were exosuits too. The room at 6:17 was great for holding an angle and getting a lot of them

[@TheAndrew1987]

Hey, just did the brain scorcher and i also confirmed with the discord, theres no more bloodsuckers now its monolith when you enter as well so bring a loadout appropriate to killing monolith (500 ap rounds) instead of killing bloodsuckers. also i get 10 minutes now but that might be cuz im on tourist not sure

[@nullmoxy]

The bloodsuckers still spawn, they just instantly get killed by the monolith, you can see bloodsucker bodies as you go through the lab.

[@TheAndrew1987]

yeah thats true, but also after you go trough all the monolith enemies and turn it off its empty on your way out so the dynamic changed @@nullmoxy

[@mono5401]

@@nullmoxyAny idea why I just get a 6 minute timer when others get 11? It’s impossible

[@michatomaszewski9388]

How much psy-resist is enough?

[@nullmoxy]

About 25% will protect you decently from projections.

[@NoSaveData1337]

My BS run was very very different..There was monolith soldiers before and after turning it off. It was pretty difficult i died probably 3 times. I wish my run looked as easy as this one. They must have changed it or it was bugged

[@nullmoxy]

Yeah, it was recently changed that monolith now spawn before turning it off.

[@scp-0962]

First

[@noahsains6227]

Stop lying about brain scorcher, heaps of monolith on the way in

[@finnleyhaggett3768]

Pre update I’m pretty sure, I think grok just realized we weren’t suffering enough and threw that in for the update

[@Hijackerrr]

3:21 that snoring meme

[@ifuckthedeadislidemycockth1477]

Agro underground 'quest marker' entrance = cock & ball torture, thanx for the tip to use alternate one. Love u, Moxy