Leather jacket is a basic outfit featured in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
Overview[]
The leather jacket does not provide sufficient protection from the Zone's harsh conditions, since it's simply a leather anorak with blue trousers tucked into hiking boots. Typically, it's also worn with a backpack with extra straps across the chest. The leather jacket offers little protection from gunfire or claws and it's absolutely useless against radiation or anomalies.
Bandits use a slightly different outfit, to identify themselves from rookie stalkers, with black leather. It's simply called bandit jacket.
Appearances[]
Shadow of Chernobyl[]
An ordinary thick jacket, one of the many. It slightly increases bullet and splinter protection. It does not protect from anomalies and other affects.
― In-game description
The variant given to the player is a tan color. Rookie Loners may be seen with white Leather Jackets, which cannot be obtained by the player. It is the worst suit in the game by far, and provides very little protection.
Acquisition[]
The player starts the game with this jacket in their inventory. The Leather jacket is sold by Sidorovich.
It can be found in the following stashes:
- Nobody's backpack x1
- Secret stash in the Bar area of Rostok
Two special copies of the Leather Jacket (which only offer 30% Rupture protection) can be found in an attic room in the Military checkpoint in Cordon; these are actually copies of the partially removed Army Outfit.
Notable users:
- Clumsy
- Gordon Freeman
- Hunter
- Nimble (White-colored variant)
- Petruha
- Tolik
- Yurik (White-colored variant)
Unique variants[]
- Skinner Anomaly - a unique Leather jacket found in the Cordon, which has improved health regeneration, wound healing and endurance recovery rates.
Clear Sky[]
Common garb of a novice stalker. It won't save you from bullets or anomalies, but it's still better than nothing. Does not hold any artifacts by default, but can be upgraded to hold up to two artifacts.
― In-game description
It is worn by rookie Loners and rookie Clear Sky members. It can be upgraded to use a pair of night vision goggles and can be upgraded to slightly increase its protection and durability with most upgrades costing only 350 RU. If one has a thing for Leather Jackets it can sport a light kevlar vest for 1,100 RU which increases its bulletproof stats and reduces the chance of small caliber pistol bullets from causing the player to bleed. However, it is really pointless to extensively upgrade it unless one is actually serious about using it further than the Swamps.
Acquisition[]
The player begins the game with this outfit? It can be bought from Docent Suslov, Sidorovich, Shilov and Thrush.
Upgrades[]
Color-coded upgrades are mutually exclusive.
 Multi-layer kevlar body armor material.
 A relief vest makes it easier to carry one's load by redistributing the weight.
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 Soften bullet impact somewhat.
 Provides decent protection from fire and electricity.
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 Night vision device (350 RU)  Night visionFirst-generation night vision device.
 This gas mask serves as one's primary protection from radioactive dust and noxious chemicals.
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 Artifact container (350 RU)  Artifact containerContainer for wearing additional artifacts.
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Artifact container (350 RU) Artifact containerContainer for wearing additional artifacts.
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Unique variants[]
- A durable leather jacket - a unique Leather jacket found in the Garbage as part of an optional side mission provided by Loners squad leaders. It has better protection stats than the standard Leather jacket but cannot be upgraded.
Call of Pripyat[]
The suit isn't available to the player in the game in the traditional sense; Instead, Degtyarev will wear it when he is not wearing another suit. It provides a very minor protection from only two anomaly types (electrical and chemical) as well as 10% damage resistance to explosions, bullet wounds and mutant attacks, and it has no artifact slots.
Heart of Chornobyl[]
Just an ordinary jacket. Provides basic protection against rain, cold, and maybe rat bites. Any kind of resistance against radiation or anomalies remains a beautiful dream.
Acquisition[]
Upgrades[]
[0] = Jemmy_Neutral_Armor_ProtectionStrike_Left_1_1
[1] = Jemmy_Neutral_Armor_MaxDurability_Left_1_2
[2] = Jemmy_Neutral_Armor_ProtectionStrike2_Left_2_1
[3] = Jemmy_Neutral_Armor_MaxDurability2_Left_2_2
[4] = Jemmy_Neutral_Armor_ProtectionBurn_Left_1_1
[5] = Jemmy_Neutral_Armor_ProtectionChemical_Left_1_2
[6] = Jemmy_Neutral_Armor_protectionElectrical_Left_2_1
[7] = Jemmy_Neutral_Armor_protectionElectrical_protectionThermal_Left_2_2
[8] = Jemmy_Neutral_Armor_ArtifactSlots_Left_1_1
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Scar wears a grey version of the Leather Jacket in the E3 2007 Clear Sky demo.
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