It's an ark! Remember that... you will, if you want to live! When a Wave starts, stay close. Here you'll have a chance to survive. No mutant will ever break in here.
― Noah
The Old barge is a location in Zaton featured in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Overview[]
The Old barge is located to the south of the Shevchenko. As the name indicates, the location is set in an old barge, which was repurposed by Noah into becoming an "ark" to save stalkers from mutants[1]. According to local stalkers, Noah had the "ark" built in a week by illegals[2].
The Old barge itself is rather small, the inside can be accessed from a single door on its side. On top of the barge, there is a watchtower which can be accessed from a series of ladders.
Appearances[]
Call of Pripyat[]
The Old barge is home to Noah and his pet pseudodog, Lassie. The player can visit the barge at any time, although caution must be taken when trying to open the door as Noah will always unload one or two rounds into the door. The barge plays a small role in the story; it is where the player must talk to Noah regarding to the Southern plateau, and the Compass artifact on Beard's behalf.
As Noah says, the Old barge functions as shelter during emissions. If Noah is killed, random Loners may stay around the ark itself.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Both Noah and his ark are heavily based on the story of Noah in the book of Genesis, who was instructed by God to build an ark and fill it up with a pair of every animal on Earth along with his own family. God was planning on exterminating humanity with a great flood due to their devolving evil society. This was the basis for Noah in Call of Pripyat, who did build an ark from the wreckage of an old ship, which shielded him and a group of stalkers from a particularly large emission that he called a "wave" and a horde of Snorks. He mentions all this when the player asks him about his ship.
References[]
- ↑ Random dialogue: "A new shipbuilding project, led by Noah. That's the newest attraction at Zaton - a stalker by the name of Noah. Experienced, motivated and 100% nuts. His latest crazy idea is to save all stalkers from the Apocalypse. To that end, he's rebuilding an old barge onto an "ark." A real nut factory. If you do decide to drop by, make sure not to annoy Noah. As long as you do that, he's pretty much harmless."
- ↑ Random dialogue: "Don't know if it's newsworthy, but we got this Noah fella here, the loopiest headcase you will ever meet. He's got one ugly barge... Looks like he had a bunch of illegals build it in a week, heh. Watch out for him, he shoots first and doesn't even bother to ask questions later. I say, to hell with that asshole."