Although you know what it's like to be short of cash, you're not doing too badly at the moment. In fact, sometimes your wealth can be considerable, and traders value a client of your stature.
― Achievement description
A Wealthy Client is an achievement/trophy in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Earning the Achievement[]
This achievement is earned by accumulating 100 000 RU. It is directly awarded when the player has more than 100 000 RU on themselves. The player will likely earn this over time, especially if they are an active artifact hunter. A good suggestion is to earn the achievement One of Ours, and sell artifacts to Beard for the maximum price. Two runs through Zaton might earn the player the achievement before leaving for Yanov station (although the One of Ours achievement requires going to Yanov).
By doing all missions in Zaton and selling all non-useful equipment (including found weapons to Owl, excessive amount of medkits and antirads to either Tremor or NPCs and ammunition to NPCs), one may get this achievement even without selling any artifacts and leaving Zaton even once.
An exploit the player can use that works almost all the time is to get down to a very low amount of money (around 500 RU) and then ask a stalker to guide them somewhere for slightly more than what the player (i.e. a 450 RU-trip while the player only has 400). The player will end up with a negative amount of money, but oddly enough they will earn the achievement - perhaps the game treats the money variable as if it were unsigned, which would cause it to appear very high. This is best done early in the game as the player won't have much money in the first place and so one can get the achievement and all its bonuses as early as possible.
Another way to earn this achievement is to either get the achievement Mutant Hunter, or the achievement Detective, both of which supply infinite amounts of consumables in the personal storage of their respective area (ammo for Mutant Hunter, medical supplies for Detective). Simply locate a bed and sleep in it for 24h repeatedly and supplies will stack up. The player can then sell the excess supplies to traders. There is no need to stock up on food since the player does not take damage from hunger while sleeping. Repeat until the achievement is earned. This is also useful for upgrading equipment or getting ammo that is hard to find anywhere other than traders.
Rewards[]
- Hawaiian will sell higher-tier equipment if enough faction missions have been completed. With the achievement A Friend of Duty achievement, Hawaiian sells rare equipment such as the Vintar BC and the PSS-2x scope. With the achievement A Friend of Freedom, uncommon items such as the FT-200M and the SUSAT Mera scope can be bought.
- Owl will sell higher-tier equipment, also dependent on the player's faction progression. With the achievement One of Ours, rare weapons such as the Bulldog 6 become available, and other uncommon weapons (such as the Eliminator) become available with the achievement Boss.
- Beard also sells artifacts in higher quantities, once the mission Compass has been completed.
It is worth noting that for both Hawaiian and Owl, A Wealthy Client only affects their wares with the appropriate faction-related achievements. If the player earns the achievement A Man of Balance or doesn't take part in the Duty/Freedom or the Loners/Bandits faction war, then A Wealthy Client will have no effect on traders.
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