Journalist Stash Found in Garbage's Car Maze

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• How to Locate the Garbage Journalist Cache in the Maze
• Is the Tourist Suit Armor Effective?

Journalist stashes in Stalker 2 are scattered across the game's map, with some areas containing multiple stashes. One such stash, located within the car maze in the Garbage region, holds a valuable suit of armor. This guide details how to easily access this hard-to-reach location.

How to Locate the Garbage Journalist Cache in the Maze

To find this stash, travel northwest from the Slag Heap towards the car maze. While the maze has several entrances, use the main entrance shown on the map above for easiest access.

Once inside, proceed to the right until you reach a burnt-out bus on its side. Look to your left; you'll see another bus with blue exterior. Climb onto this bus to locate the stash. Descend on the opposite side and open the stash to obtain the Tourist Suit Body Armor.

Is the Tourist Suit Armor Effective?

The Tourist Suit is a highly effective piece of armor for the early to mid-game in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. It provides solid protection against thermal, electrical, and chemical hazards. Its key strengths are its exceptional radiation and physical damage resistance, making it invaluable in hazardous environments.

Beyond enhanced defense, the suit also boosts stamina regeneration by 5%. Given the amount of traversal in Stalker 2, this stamina boost significantly improves mobility and endurance.

While the Tourist Suit is strong on its own, upgrading it further enhances its capabilities. While Lens at Zalissya cannot upgrade it, Diode at the Slag Heap possesses the necessary expertise. He can apply high-quality modifications to significantly improve the suit's stats.