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The subject of this article appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky.

They put up a huge antenna too, the size of a five-story building! Real intellectuals, those fellas. Only there was never any peace in Limansk. Its residents were always cagey, suspicious of strangers. Always muttering something under their noses and praising the Soviet regime, even when we had provision shortages. We countryfolk used to go 'round Limansk - the people weren't exactly hearty, and the town kinda made your head hurt...must have been the antenna.
Forester

The Limansk antennas are an unmarked location in Limansk in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky.

Overview[]

The antennas are located in the northern part of Limansk, to the east of the Camp on construction site. According to Forester, the antennas were designed by scientists from the nearby Radiowave Institute. He also claims that the antennas caused headaches to people visiting the town, and that it affected the minds of its inhabitants to the point they had trouble communicating with strangers and were constantly praising the Soviet Union regardless of the situation.

Appearances[]

Clear Sky[]

The antennas are located outside of the playable area and are not accessible without the use of glitches or modifications. They do not play any role in the story.

Call of Pripyat[]

Brain Scorcher outro CoP

Limansk antennas in the ending slides

A photo of the antennas, alongside that of the Brain Scorcher, is visible in the endings of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

Behind the scenes[]

The antennas are based on the real-life Duga-1 antenna array, an over-the-horizon radar system used for early detection of ICBMs, which also inspired the Brain Scorcher in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. It was famously known in the West as the "Russian woodpecker", due to the system interfering with radio stations with a distinctive tapping noise. The Duga-1 array is located in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, near a military village known as "Chernobyl-2" which served as an inspiration for Limansk.

It should be noted that the real-life array is significantly bigger than its Clear Sky counterpart. The rumors surrounding the Limansk antennas are likely a reference to similar rumors surrounding the Duga system at the time.

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