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You will be dealing with Stalkers, thugs and soldiers for the most of your time spent in the Zone, however you will also come across other creatures from time to time. I guess it would be wise to explain more how to deal with these problems. I've decided to focus only on those creatures which appear more often. Some of the monsters (invisible ones or with psi powers) will appear only a few times. If you want to find out how to kill them, make sure that you've read quest descriptions (especially for Sewers, X18 & X16 maps).

The most common encounters will include wild animals and other smaller creatures. Early during the game you will be dealing mostly with wild dogs. It's very easy to get rid of these creatures. You just have to aim at the head. One successful hit should be more than enough to take them down and even if you miss, the creature will probably leave you alone (scared by the gunshot). Killing wild boars is going to be more challenging, mostly because these animals aren't going to be scared of anything. Even if you manage to wound them, they will probably still be coming after you. Additionally, if you don't hit the head area, you'll probably have to sacrifice more bullets to be victorious. Dealing with stronger dogs and mutated wolves is going to be much more difficult, mostly because they're very fast and they can attack you by performing huge jumps. You will encounter these creatures for the first time once you've entered the Bar sector. As a result, try taking those monsters from a larger distance, however I would recommend going the other way or running. Eventually the wolves will head back to their original locations. I wouldn't recommend choosing close encounters, because only a few bites can kill your main character, even if you have a powerful suit at your disposal.

Watch out for stronger types of wild animals. It's best to avoid them. Don't let these creatures bite you!

You will also be dealing with mutated people. You will encounter these creatures for the first time ever once you're inside the X18 laboratory (under The Dark Valley sector). It's going to be much more difficult to kill them AND to stay alive. If you've played "Far Cry" PC game before, you should be quite familiar with behaviours of these creatures. Their main attack is a powerful jump in order to use the claws on your main character. This action takes only about a second, so don't be fooled if you see on these creatures in a larger distance. You will have to avoid these types of attack at all costs, because they're deadly and even if you survive, the mutant is even more deadlier during close encounter combats. If you've chosen a higher difficulty level, one successful attack by this monster will probably kill your character. You will also encounter larger groups of these creatures, mostly in the Yantar area. Try avoiding them or shooting from a very large distance. You should also know that the mutants won't quit and they will pursue you for quite some time. Try aiming at their heads, however this is quite difficult, because they're always on the move. Nevertheless, if you're lucky, a single shot could do the trick. Remember to NOT attack more creatures at the same time. You should also consider using shotguns against them, especially if this is an underground level of the game. Bear in mind, though, that a single hit may only wound the creature, instead of killing it right away.

Some of the mutated creatures are VERY difficult to kill. Eliminate them from a larger distance or use the shotgun weapon.

Last, but not least, we have the zombies. :-) These creatures will appear later during the game. You will come across some of your first zombies in The Wild Territory district. There are more of them in Yantar, X16 and Red Forest. Thankfully, there's nothing you should be worried about, however you can't underestimate their capabilities. Nevertheless, you can move quite freely around them. Zombie creatures are very similar to normal soldiers, however they're much slower. Nevertheless, zombies know how to use shotguns, rifles and other weapons. As a result, it's best to take them down from a larger distance, preferably with a help from the scope. Once again, you will have to aim at the head. Don't try aiming at other parts of the body, because it won't do you much good. You'd have to waste more bullets than on standard soldiers.

Zombies are slow and dumb (like they should be ;-)), however you must be careful, because they'll be using weapons.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

March 20, 2007

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