Should you help or fight squinting?

Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl it allows players to make some major and minor decisions that shape the development of the game's story. Although helping Squint is one of the smaller options, it sets the tone for other, more impactful options to come in the game. This guide will explore all the options you have in this situation and why you should choose one decision or the other Stalker 2.

Should you help or attack Squint in Stalker 2?

Players will be able to find Squint during “Needle in a Haystack” mission. in Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl. Squint is a Stalker who has killed some Captain Zotov's men. So Skiff has to find him and get Ward's sensors.

However, players also receive the same request from Richter as he believes he is giving Ward Sensors to Zotov is a bad idea, so Skiff should get sensors for him instead. Whatever the player chooses to do after that, the first objective is to find Squint and ask him about the sensors.

Players will have 2 options after confronting Squint.

• Squint attack and loot his body to get the Ward Sensors.
• Help Squint find the artifact and allow it to escape.

Searching for a squint artifact

Players must first decide to help Squint by accepting his request to find an artifact in a nearby cave. side mission, “Piece of Cake.” Here's how players can successfully get an artifact for Squint Stalker 2.

1. Exit the Windmill and head towards the objective marker until you reach an area with houses.
2. Please enter house on the far right find the entrance to the cave in it.
3. After watching the cave, players will reach an open area and have to fight Blocksucker enemy.
4. Defeat the Bloodsucker and head further into the cave. Take the left route and arrive at anomalous acid field.
5. After taking out Echo detector and search the artifact box to find the Mold artifact for Squint.
6. Continue further into the cave to reach a ladder that will help you get back to the surface.
7. Return to Squint in the Windmill with the artifact.

Attack Squint & Retrieve The Ward Sensors

After heading back to Squint, Skiff will confront him to hide the fact that there is a Bloodsucker in the cave. Players will now have to choose whether to hand the artifact to Squint and allow him to escape, or fight him Stalker 2.

The the best decision is to fight Squint at this pointas it is better to keep the artifact to yourself. After taking down Squint, loot his body to get Ward Sensors. Going this route will not affect your standing with Zalissya or the Guardians and will allow you to keep the artifact for yourself.