it appears that the institute was used as a front for an unofficial lab called X18 in the years preceding the accident. I looked through the documents found at the Institute. As for Strelok himself, he may be somewhere in the North of the Zone. So, at last, I have something solid: the name of someone who definitely knows Strelok - Ghost. According to Ghost's entry, Fang died when they were ambushed.
He definitely helped the out, that's for sure. The diary also mentioned a "mutual friend" but I don't know whether he was a part of the group.
Despite the few entries, I could work out that the group had two other members: Ghost and Fang. I found a flash drive with what appears to be a diary used by Strelok's group. Well, it seems that the stash gave me a new direction to follow. but I hope this stash helps me solve my own mystery. it seems that the group's stash really exists and it is located in the catacombs below the institute. Who knows, maybe I'll learn something useful there Not much, but if he's right, at least I would have something. My hopes of learning something about Strelok must be put on hold for a while longer: Seriy sent me to meet a stalker called Mole, who apparently knows the location of Strelok's secret stash. My task is clear: get there before he leaves.
It seems Seriy is in a hangar about 2 kilometers north of here, in some dump full of radioactive waste. The good news is that his brother called Seriy knows more. The bad news is that he knows little about Strelok. Sidorovich thinks Fox might know Strelok. Apparently, a stalker called Fox has shown up nearby and he's asking for help. The trader didn't let me down and I'm grateful to him - he gave me a leg up in my search for Strelok. Their reasons are clear - they want to access untouched artifact fields. Also, the trader told me that Strelok discovered a way to get through the area and the traders want to know it. You never know - maybe I've been there before. probably more of a legend than a fact, but since there's clearly something wrong with my head I probably should take a look at it and talk to some people. Apart from the mission the trader gave me some information about an area to the North, on the way to the Zone's center, where the "brains boil". I need to recover some documents belonging to a military expedition. The target is the Agroprom Research Institute. So, I am going on my first deep raid into the Zone. Still, maybe he'll help me find this bloody Strelok fella.
Sidorovich is one clever bastard - He knows he can use me almost for free and that's exactly what he wants to do. Judging by the fact that I survived I've probably came across them before, but my brain stubbornly refuses to remember.
had a chance to try the local "amusement" called anomalies. Interestingly, I seem to remember some of it already, but it's all in a haze. Got some fresh air, saw the local wildlife. I'll take a walk, calm down myself and perhaps my head will be clearer. He claims to have saved my life after all. The first thing I'll have to do is some job for this Sidorovich. Dammit! It's all like a bad dream you can't wake up from! What to do? Where to go? And worst of all: Who am I? OK, OK, calm down, control yourself. Is it even my PDA? Looking at Strelok's photo I'm not even sure if I knew him or not. Now this fat guy calls me the Marked One, probably because of the strange tattoo on my arm, and then there's this weird mission to kill some guy called Strelok on my PDA. They drove me somewhere for a long time and my whole body hurt.