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For the artifact in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, see Crest (artifact). |
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Hey! Artifact-picking we go, heh? Well, there should be plenty for everyone.
Crest
Crest (Rus. Гребень) is a Loner who appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. He shares the name with an artifact. He also appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
Background
Crest is an artifact hunter hired by Beard and one of the few stalkers who have the Svarog detector.
Appearances
Call of Pripyat
He and his fellow artifact hunter Sledgehammer only appear when the player takes one of Beard's artifact orders. Crest plays by the rules, unlike Tuna who may assault the player at the Dredge Station. Crest and Sledgehammer will rarely interfere with the player, but they seem to expect the same lack of interference should they get the artifact. Once he has acquired the artifact, there are only a few ways to handle the situation to work out in the player's favor:
- Let him go.
- Buy the artifact off of him in the trade window - this greatly reduces the profit of the quest, but the player will still get some money back.
- Give him a 'high-quality shooter' in return - usually a mid-tier or high-tier assault rifle with some kind of upgrades will work.
- Kill him.
- In rare cases after getting the artifact, he will be killed by zombies or mutants, in which case just loot the corpse.
If the player opts to kill Sledgehammer and Crest, Beard will no longer give any artifact orders, stating that the last team he hired disappeared, and the stigma has resulted in him unable to hire any more. Crest is not that tough of a fight, however.
Heart of Chornobyl
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