Whether you are looking for Zhorik’s or Gloomy’s stash locations in the game or want to know more about the Dangerous Visitor quest before you select certain dialogue choices, my Stalker 2 Dangerous Visitor quest walkthrough covers it all.
Dangerous Visitor is one of the first side quests in Stalker 2 that players can find while on their way to Zalissya, following A Tough Awakening’s main quest.
While it is a simple quest about finding and rescuing an NPC named Gloomy, it has optional sections that are difficult to complete.
Moreover, based on your decisions, you also decide the fate of the NPCs involved.
That said, here’s how you can get and complete the Dangerous Visitor quest in Stalker 2.
How to get Dangerous Visitor quest
In Stalker 2, you can get the Dangerous Visitor quest from an NPC named Zhorik, who can be found at the Post Office POI.
You must deal with three hostile human NPCs at the Post Office POI to trigger the quest.
In my playthrough, they were closing in on Zhorik’s building, and I killed them before they could kill him.
Once done, head inside the building and talk to Zhorik.
Remember, your dialogue choices matter. So make sure to select the right ones.
The first dialogue choice you must select is “Richter sent me.”
Doing so will reward you with two Medikits you will need for an upcoming battle or later use.
The next dialogue decides whether you take the quest to leave Zhorik and Gloomy be.
I recommend taking the quest as it is on the main quest’s path, and leaving it may also result in Gloomy’s death.
That said, select the dialogue option “I’m listening.”
After that, select the dialogue “I’ll do it.” to start the Dangerous Visitor quest.
Dangerous Visitor quest walkthrough
There are five main objectives in the Dangerous Visitors quest in Stalker 2.
However, if you pay close attention to the NPC dialogues and complete unmarked objectives, you can get additional rewards.
As soon as you start the quest, you are tasked to “Get to the Boiler House” with an optional objective: “Find Zhorik’s Stash.”
Zhorik’s stash location
Before we head to the Boiler House, I recommend taking a detour to the barn on the right side of the road.
The player icon location in the above map is where you will find the barn.
The other marker is where you find a bus with wooden boxes and a Medikit Box.
Head to the barn’s first floor. Near the wooden box, collect the Medikit and Bandages.
Destroy the wooden box with your knife and collect the additional items.
Afterward, head to the bus’s location and collect the Medikit and Bandages found there.
Once you are done, head back to the Post Office and follow the main road north to the Boiler House.
On the left side of the road, you will find a crashed helicopter. Head there.
Keep your weapon active as you try to get inside the helicopter. A mutated dog will attack you.
After dealing with the dog, head inside the crashed helicopter to find Zhorik’s Stash.
Collect all the items to complete the optional objective.
Get to the boiler house
Now, take the main road to Boiler House.
Locate Gloomy
Once you arrive there, you must take out three to four hostile NPCs.
[I don’t remember if there were three or four of them.]
Once you deal with them, head inside the building you see in the above screenshot.
On the first floor of the Boiler House, you will find Gloomy.
Talk to Gloomy and Rescue Gloomy
In this part of the quest, you must talk to Gloomy and exhaust his dialogues.
I recommend selecting the below dialogue options for the best rewards and outcomes.
At first, select the dialogue “Zhorik was worried about you.”
Next, select “[Echo Detector] That detector will do.”
Selecting the option “[Reward] I have a detector.” will lead you to Gloomy’s Stash.
The items in it are trash; thus, I don’t recommend it.
All you get from it is a Medikit and a Hand Grenade.
Choosing the last option will lead you to Zhorik’s Stash location.
Select the Echo Detector as you can sell it for a decent amount.
Once you collect the reward from Gloomy, you complete the Dangerous Visitor quest.
However, we are not done yet!
Additional items, Artifact, weapon attachment and rewards
Right behind Gloomy inside the Boiler House, you will find a rack with many resources, weapons, ammo, Medkit, Food Cans, and such.
Next to it is a blue storage box containing the Pistol Silencer attachment and another set of lethal and consumable items.
Collect all the items. If you want to equip the Silencer attachment, you can open your inventory and drag and drop the attachment on the Pistol.
Alternatively, you can press the attachments button and select the Silencer.
Next! It is time to find an artifact.
Magnetic Cave
Head to the Magnetic Cave located right behind the Boiler House.
Inside, you will find another Medkit and a storage box with items.
Beyond that is a dead end. But wait!
Shoot the red canister you see in the above screenshot.
Follow the passage. At the end of it, near the fire anomaly room.
On the left side, you will find Gloomy’s Stash. Collect the items in it.
For the sake of the guide, I have marked the location of the Magnetic Cave with the player icon showing the exact spot where you find Gloomy’s Stash.
Now, use the Anomaly Detector and Bolts to traverse the fire anomaly field.
Go to the area where the beep sound is highest and collect the artifact.
The artifact you get is random and may vary from the one that I got.
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