The Psi-anomaly is a type of anomaly introduced in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
Overview[]
A Psi-anomaly is invisible and will only reveal itself when any detector is held. When revealed, it spawns a field of fake artifacts and one real artifact. It can choose from any of the regular artifacts in-game for the anomaly.
General Characteristics[]
Standing in a Psi-anomaly even if a detector isn't out will slowly deal psi-damage, and picking up fake artifacts will swiftly deal heavy psi-damage. Idling long enough in the anomaly and/or repeatedly picking up fake artifacts will spawn psi-illusions, then apparitions, and then draining the player’s health all at once. The anomaly deactivates once the real artifact is obtained, however any psi-damage taken does not, and will have to be managed with psi-block or waited out.
Even equipped with psi-block and decent psi-protection armor, artifact hunting in this anomaly is time sensitive and requires the player to quickly ascertain between a fake artifact from a real one. A trick to finding the real artifact is that fake artifacts emit an unstable, sometimes colorful aura, while a real artifact emits a uniform circular aura.
Locations[]
Psi-anomalies can be found in:
- Chemical Plant: The lake south of the Storage on the Hill and west of the Army Warehouses.
- Malachite: At the Monolithian Gathering.
- Prypiat: At School №1.
- Wild Island: At the Scar anomaly and Stone Village.
Gallery[]
| Thermal Anomalies | |
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| Electro Anomalies | |
| Chemical Anomalies | |
| Gravitational Anomalies |
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| Psi Anomalies |
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| Spatial Anomalies | |
| Anomaly Clusters | |
| Other | |
| Arch Anomalies | |
| Cut Anomalies |
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