S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl / Update 2.0 / Back To the Zone / DLC Aftermath / Part 5

Skif continues his journey through the CNPP, searching for the mysterious stalker known as Otter. After following the clues left behind by Otter, Skif finally reaches his hideout by stepping through a spatial anomaly. Otter suffers from severe memory loss after surviving a gunshot to the head and remembers almost nothing about his past. The only thing he knows for certain is that somewhere within the CNPP lies a mysterious “treasure” he once knew how to reach. There may be a way to restore his memories. Above the reactor towers the enormous Flare Arch anomaly, whose powerful psi effects are connected to Otter's fragmented past. Smaller shards created by the anomaly produced special artifacts capable of protecting their bearer from its influence. Otter asks Skif to collect them so he can reach the heart of the anomaly and retrieve its main artifact. Skif sets out across the CNPP and acquires the three remaining protective artifacts before heading directly into the center of the Flare Arch. Against its overwhelming effects, he manages to reach the core and recover the extraordinary Flare Time artifact. The artifact does exactly what Otter hoped it would do—his memories return. Unfortunately, so does the truth. Otter remembers that the bodies surrounding his supposed “treasure” were his victims. He had been killing stalkers for money, preying on the wounded and helpless and waiting until they trusted him before turning against them. Instead of sharing the promised treasure with Skif, Otter springs a trap and unleashes two Amok mutants against him. Skif survives the ambush and confronts Otter one final time. After killing him, Skif takes the Flare Time artifact for himself—and with Otter gone and the artifact removed, the gigantic Flare Arch anomaly finally disappears from the CNPP. With Otter's story concluded, Skif spends the remainder of the episode exploring the CNPP and completing several side objectives before leaving the area. At the end of the episode, he fast-travels to Malachite, where the main story continues with his next objective: meet Scar. Part 5 highlights: Searching for Otter across the CNPP Entering the spatial anomaly and finally meeting him Discovering the connection between Otter's lost memories and the Flare Arch Hunting down three protective artifacts Entering the center of the giant Flare Arch anomaly Acquiring the Flare Time artifact Restoring Otter's memories and discovering his true past Fighting two Amok mutants Final confrontation with Otter The disappearance of the Flare Arch Exploring the CNPP and completing side quests Traveling to Malachite to continue the main story with Scar Chapters 00:00 Searching for Otter 26:50 Entering the Spatial Anomaly / Meeting Otter 45:37 First Required Artifact 57:32 Second Required Artifact 1:18:26 Third Required Artifact 1:25:32 Entering the Flare Arch 1:37:08 Flare Time Artifact 1:50:03 Otter Remembers the Truth / The Trap 1:58:36 Final Confrontation with Otter 2:00:00 Exploring the CNPP / Side Quests Stay tuned for Part 6, as Skif returns to Malachite to meet Scar and continue the main story. #STALKER2 #HeartOfChornobyl #STALKER2Aftermath