S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Fan Discovers Nostalgic Easter Egg From First Game In Rookie Village
A player has discovered an incredible Easter egg referencing the series debut, demonstrating the incredible attention to detail involved in developing the game. Despite the "" in its title, is technically the fourth game in the series. And although it's technically a standalone title, it's got lots to do with the previous games, featuring recurring characters, locations, and, as it turns out, even items from other entries in the series.
As one self-proclaimed veteran Stalker, New-Arrival9428 on Reddit, recently discovered, accurately recreates many of the locations featured in earlier games right down to the last detail, including even a stray stash that appeared in the Rookie Village way back in the first-ever game, . That stash is located in exactly the same place as it was 17 years ago: sitting just beneath the tiles of a pockmarked roof.
The starting village in, Rookie Village was full of secrets that curious players could find to give them a major advantage in the early hours of the game. has always been a difficult series, and little finds like this one could make all the difference. Many players in the comments took the opportunity to remember their early days with the series, sharing their experiences of finding this valuable cache for the very first time.
Traveling through the Rookie Village was a necessary part of the first game, and finding this early-game cache eventually became a rite of passage. It was fairly easy to reach, simply requiring players to climb their way up the side of a half-ruined building. More importantly, as Reddit user Vadishun recalls, it contained some valuable loot in unpatched versions of .
As far as the early game went, the STALKER Suit was one of the best pieces of armor in , and could give otherwise struggling players an early-game boost. Later patches replaced this with the inferior Mercenary Suit, but those who owned physical copies of the game were never the wiser. Many players, like Whittling-and-Tea, eventually made a
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