You're getting boring, you know that? It's just a farm like any other. The place used to thrive before democracy broke out.
― Sidorovich
The Northern farm, also known as the Neutral base, is a location in the Cordon featured in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky.
Overview[]
The base was erected in an abandoned farm just north to the Railway bridge, in the wake of the conflict between the military and loners. It is a makeshift fort, the crumbling brick buildings are reinforced with planks and junk, while scavenged barbed wire and derelict vehicles make up the walls. Heavily armed Loners patrol the vicinity and the roofs of the farm.
By 2012, the base was torn down and everything of value removed. Only the two bricked buildings of the northern farm remain, occasionally visited by fleshes or hunters.
Layout[]
It consists of two bricked buildings and two courtyards: the inner one and the outer one, which are also the only available entrance.
The outer courtyard
The outer courtyard is the larger one of the two and serves as an assembly area for stalkers and fresh air store for supply crates. Its central feature is a fire around which stalkers camp at night. There is no main gate, the entrance is simply a gap in the barbed wire fence, covered by a makeshift watchtower on one side. Two large trucks have been placed to the sides of the entrance, to provide cover for stalkers inside the courtyard.
The inner courtyard is significantly smaller, but a lot more important. It is located behind a makeshift junk fence with a lockable gate. It has a fireplace for roasting fleshes and ladders that allow access to the roofs. Furthermore, it connects the western and eastern farm buildings, where the main facilities of the base are located.
Power for the base's lights and radio equipment is provided by a diesel generator located in the inner courtyard.
Buildings[]
Southern farm building[]
The southern farm building houses Father Valerian's quarters during the events of Clear Sky and a "living room" of sorts (basically, mattresses around a fire with a bong). Due to the fact that the dividing walls crumbled, rooms are separated by makeshift divisors out of wood.
Father Valerian's quarters are spartan - apart from a stockpile of supply crates in the back, they include a bed, desk and bookcase with his personal safe.
Northern farm house[]
The other farm building is similar, both in appearance and condition - due to the crumbling walls areas are divided by wooden walls. In Clear Sky, the northern building houses the faction's warehouse and armoury (ran by Shilov), Van's workshop, kitchen and mess hall and a makeshift cell (used to hold Major Khaletskiy.
Inhabitants[]
In Clear Sky, the base is crewed by loners of varying levels of experience, typically wearing stalker suits and wielding a variety of weapons. In Shadow of Chernobyl, the location is initially empty save for a couple of fleshes.
Appearances[]
Shadow of Chernobyl[]
During the events of Shadow of Chernobyl, the farm is mostly abandoned. A small herd of fleshes occupies the building at the start of the game.
Wolf at the Rookie Village may provide a quest that requires the player to eliminate the fleshes at the farm. Upon completion of the mission, a small group of stalkers may settle at the farm.
Clear Sky[]
The base serves as the headquarters of the Loners. It is involved in the main plot (as the player needs to solve a few quests for Father Valerian to progress through the story) and is the second stage of the faction wars mode.
Once the player completes Valerian's assignments, they can join the faction and the neutral base becomes their new headquarters. Shilov's inventory will expand and the player will have to defend it from Bandits attacks from the Garbage area.
Shilov also hands out any rewards for completing quests and faction war objectives.
Loot[]
Shadow of Chernobyl[]
The following stashes are found in this location:
Clear Sky[]
The following stashes are found in this location:
- Safe with weapons and ammo
- Safe at base
Gallery[]
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