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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
*The word Yanov is translated by google as Midsummer. Some players downloaded or bought the Russian version and then by mechanically translating the XML files into english Yanov Station became Midsummer Station. For this reason some guides/forums refer to this name.
 
*The word Yanov is translated by google as Midsummer. Some players downloaded or bought the Russian version and then by mechanically translating the XML files into english Yanov Station became Midsummer Station. For this reason some guides/forums refer to this name.
*Yanov Station area is faithfully modelled after the real life abandoned Yaniv railway station, near Pripyat. However in real life the station is south of Pripyat and the Jupiter plant, next to the CNPP area.
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*Many of the rest of the locations represented in Yanov are, in fact, very close and very similar to their real life counter parts. Yanov Station area is faithfully modelled after the real life abandoned Yaniv railway station. However in real life the station is south of Pripyat and the Jupiter plant, not north as in the game, about half a kilometer from Pripyat and one kilometer from the CNPP. The real-life Jupiter Factory is within walking distance of Pripyat. However, in the game there is a very large anomaly (type unknown, but from above it appears to be a large canyon) field encircling Pripyat, creating the need for the underground passage
*Many of the rest of the locations represented in Yanov are, in fact, very close to their real life counter parts. The Jupiter Factory is in fact within walking distance of Pripyat, however there is a very large anomaly (type unknown, but from the air it appears to be a large canyon) field blocking passage[http://justinpride.notsleepytime.org/Pictures/Maps/cop-fullmap.png](seen to the right of the factory), creating the need for the underground passage
 
   
 
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Yanov, also known as Jupiter in some translations, is the second area featured in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

Background

Like Zaton, Yanov is located in the northern sector of the zone, an area up until then known only for being Strelok's preferred area to operate within the Zone. The Yanov area is still relatively unsettled - much like Zaton, which was only settled after the Brain Scorcher was deactivated, Yanov was not heavily populated until the events of Shadow of Chernobyl.

Enemies & Mutants

Yanov is home to nearly every faction; Duty, Freedom, Loners, and Bandits. If you have a sour relation with any of them, be prepared for a rough time. The Bandits in Yanov operate separately from those in Zaton, so your actions towards one of the Bandit groups has no effect on the other.

Nearly every mutant can be found in Yanov, some of them being side quests. Early side quests include wiping out a Bloodsucker lair, hunting a Chimera, and hunting a pair of Burers. After completing them, Chimeras and Burers become randomly spawned mutants; the latter being a rare spawn. You may encounter Blind Dogs, Pseudodogs, Rodents, Snorks, Controllers, and Pseudogiants.

More Controllers appear after completing the Ecologist quests. They spawn when you get a certain distance away from the cooling tower after finishing the first Ecologist quest. Pseudogiants may become a very common enemy after finishing the campaign and entering free play mode.

Notable Locations

Yanov Station

The Station is the central hub of activity in this area. An old train station staffed primarily by Loners, the building is also home to both Duty, led by Lt. Col. Shulga, and Freedom, led by Loki. The two factions have signed a truce confirming the Station as neutral ground, though at the game's onset both factions keep to themselves and avoid mingling in the central bar. Hawaiian is the local trader, and Nitro is the technician. Bonesetter is the third trader and the medic in Yanov. Hawaiian's wares are influenced by the dominant faction in the Station, but with both factions evenly matched and poorly equipped at first, it is up to the player to disturb the balance.

The Station is the home of most of Yanov's sidequests - Vano, Grizzly, Uncle Yar, Flint, and Trapper all figure into various quests, and Nitro has his own job to give the player.

Mobile Lab

The home of the Ecologist faction in the center of the zone, the second mobile laboratory to be deployed so far, apparently only set up two weeks before Degtyarev arrived at Yanov. The Loners and Duty's association with the Ecologists has ended. Instead, Black leading his Mercenary team composed of Skull, Duplet, Stake, Koshey, Surgeon and Corpse are in charge of guarding the perimeter. Like the Yanov station, there are plenty of sidequests to be picked up here from various characters - most importantly Prof. Hermann and Prof. Ozersky. Others characters residing inside are Novikov, Lt. Sokolov and Garry. Topol and his crew consisting of Snake, Spirit and Mace always stand outside, apart from the time when an Emission is due and they take cover inside the bunker.

It also plays a key role in the faction war when Black's unit leaves the lab, leaving it completely undefended - letting the player decide between Hatchet's Mercenaries, Spartacus' Loners, Freedom or Duty to take the position.

Jupiter Factory

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The Jupiter factory in real life

A large, sprawling complex in the south-east of Yanov, the Jupiter Factory is home to the Stingray 4 crash site, and the focal point of several main questlines in the area, requiring frequent visits and thorough exploration by the player. At first it is only home to mutants, but by the time the player makes his final visit may be home to hostile Bandits, Mercenaries, Burers and more.

Volkhov AA Complex

Also known as SAM Site, it was one of the designated evacuation points for Operation Fairway. It has been overrun with Zombified stalkers. The player can investigate the area, finding Lt. Sokolov's Note, which can be returned to him in exchange for an Army Medkit and be used to unlock the underground entrance leading to the armory, guarded by a Burer and several Rodents. The armory contains several assault rifles, ammo, grenades, pistols, and one of the rare and valuable RPG-7u. After being explored by the player, the Complex becomes the site of large shootouts between factions or mutant attacks against groups of stalkers. Jack and his group can be seen around the place.

Cooling Tower

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The Cooling Tower.

While moving past this place, anxious radio transmission fragments can be heard. On the top of the slope there is a Space Anomaly, only visible with active Svarog detector.

The player visits this place during the Anomalous activity quest from the Ecologists, also starting another mission at the same time, Duty History - finding General Tachenko's PDA.

Kopachy Village

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Kopachy overview.

Located west of Yanov Station lies ruined village of Kopachy. If traveling from the station a small swamp is located halfway. A relatively quiet and safe part of Yanov, not much is happening around this area - it is both anomalies and mutants-free. However a large amount of Zombified Stalkers are located here and others can be seen wandering. The region is not radioactive as a whole however, there are smaller areas that are very "hot". The player might visit this location twice. If one decides to help Uncle Yar with his mysterious problem it leads to a side-mission taking place at Kopachy. The other time one visits this place is during one of Ecologists' missions involving guarding Topol's squad while they are taking measurements. It is worth mentioning that around the area there are multiple stashes containing high-end rifles, ammunition, grenades, drugs, Medkits and even a Veles detector. In Real Life Kopachy consists only of mounds of dirt with radiation signs on top as after the explosion at the Chernobyl NPP the military decided to have all of the houses torn down and buried to see if it would reduce radiation levels, it didn't and no other villages suffered this fate.

Cement Factory

Cement Factory

Building on which the cement factory is based on

An old Cement Factory located North-East of the Quarry. This area contains several anomalies, namely Burnt Fuzz, Burners, and Electros. Over the course of the game, either Freedom and Duty or (rarely) Stalkers and Bandits will fight over the position. Zombified Stalkers are also commonly found in the area, as well as mutants. The factory itself contains the components needed for Nitro's Radio. The tower is an excellent vantage point. Pripyat is visible from here.

Crashed UAV Site

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RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV crash site.

One of Yanov's most cleverly hidden locations. It is situated to the farthest north-west corner of Jupiter. The easiest way to get there is through Ash Heap Anomaly. From there, the player has to make his way up north across all the Burner anomalies. At some point, a canyon of sort can be observed, it leads straight to the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). Judging by the first look at the site not much can be found, apart from the crashed drone. Upon closer inspection of the wreck, it appears that the aircraft has an undamaged black box - the Memory Module. Unfortunately, the module is blocked and can't be accessed immediately. Thanks to having clever technicians nearby it can be unlocked, either by Novikov or Nitro. The exact causes of the crash are unknown, though one might suspect that some kind of aerial anomaly or an Emission made short work of the machine.

Substation Workshop

This place is where you find Snag if you have taken his quests. When you find him, he is about to be killed by a bandit. The bandit is ordered to kill him by Sultan. Snag will have transferred most of the contents of the player's Yanov personal box to another box, in the basement of the Substation.

Eastern Tunnel

An old railway tunnel situated in the far east part of Yanov, even more eastwards of Bitumen Anomaly and south-east of Quarry. In the past, this area propably had a function of a trainyard or train station. It can be entered deeper through a door on eastern wall. If so, after going upstairs one will enter a large and dark "hangar". This place has to be visited if one is to earn Mutant Hunter achievement, during a series of hunt missions given by Trapper. The quest Hunting: Unidentified Mutants leads to this location; two Burers reside here that need to be 'taken care of'. After finishing the mission this location is not worth revisiting as there is nothing of interest here. In the general vicinity there are a few stashes, however they do not contain anything of exceptional value.

North-western Tunnel

The tunnel is located below Ash Heap Anomaly and features electric anomalies with a harmful passive psy-field. The tunnel itself is relatively safe, although Zombified Stalkers or a Controller may spawn after the Altered Insulator is retrieved with Topol.

Checkpoint

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The North-Western Tunnel with Topol's team.

Another Bandit stronghold in the area, this is Jack's lair.  The meeting that settles Vano's Debt takes place here. When the player first arrives in Yanov, the checkpoint will be teeming with activity at all hours of day and night. However, after the conclusion of Vano' s Debt mission, Jack and his men start moving around Yanov, and eventually the place becomes deserted.

Parking lot

An open space with a couple of damaged cars and a tall building on one side, near the bridge and the stopped train. The area around the building is dominated by Electros and a radiation field. The site often has visitors; either Stalkers looking for artifacts, or, more frequently, Zombies in groups of two or three.

Ventilation Complex

The Ventilation Complex is an area located not far from the parking lot. It is home to a scripted Chimera's lair, and houses the Oasis as well as a Space Anomaly. The entrance to the ventilation complex is located a short distance from its location on the area map, and this area is full of Zombified Stalkers and Rodents.

Oasis


The Oasis can be found in the Ventilation Complex. It houses the Heart of the Oasis artifact.

Container Warehouse

This area is isolated from any other major structure in Yanov. This makes it an ideal hideout for Bandits, who hold Mitay hostage. MItay's liberation is the subject of the Hostage crisis quest.

Monolith Encampment

This is a small camp located near a tunnel not far from the Container Warehouse. Strider and his squad take cover here. They can be recruited to either Freedom or Duty during the Monolith survivors quest. After they leave, Bloodsuckers can be found roaming the swamp.

Helipad

This is the location of STINGRAY 1 's crash site. It is surrounded by a minefield, and once the black box is retrieved, Fleshes and Boars will storm the minefield.

Anomaly Fields

Each of the named anomaly fields, except the Rotten Grove,Jupiter Warehouse and Quarry, are part of a sidequest in the Mobile Lab. By taking Novikov's scanners and placing them in the middle of the anomaly field, the player gains the ability to check and see what artifacts are in each field, without having to investigate in person.

Bitumen Anomaly

Note: aka Asphalt Anomaly

A massive crater in the middle of the road leading to Jupiter Factory. Features both Burner and Vortex anomalies, it mostly spawns gravity-based artifacts. Even a careful stalker must be quick due to the extremely high ambient temperature.

Concrete Bath Anomaly

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The "Concrete Bath" Anomaly.

Located just west of Jupiter Factory, south of the Bitumen Anomaly. The easiest of the fields to investigate, and safest. By running up to the ledge to the north and walking along it, the player can drop down onto the walkway over the anomaly field - walking to the end takes him to a ladder which puts him on a ledge, where the artifacts spawn. Soul is a fixed spawn here, but further spawns can be much more valuable.

Parking Lot Anomaly

Located north of the ventilation complex, this anomaly is often home to zombified Stalkers, who tend to wander into the stationary electro anomalies and kill themselves. The area is also extremely saturated with radiation, and most artifacts spawn near the tower in the middle of the lot.

Ash Heap Anomaly

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The "Ashes" Anomaly.

An anomaly field north of Kopachi Village, also known as "Ashes Anomaly" in some translations. This anomaly features extremely potent burner-like anomalies and the temperatures in it, staying in the middle of the anomaly too long will take a heavy toll on suits, even if is dedicated for anomalies.

Plavni Anomaly

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The "Plavni" Anomaly.

Also called the "Fen" anomaly, however "Smoothie Anomaly" is used in some translations. Similar to the Concrete Bath field, this features solely chemical anomalies, though the water underneath makes the anomalies easier to find. Mutants such as Boars and occasionally Bloodsuckers or even Controllers may spawn in the area. It is located north of the Cement plant. Trapper also gives a side mission that involves hunting 3 Bloodsuckers near this anomaly field.

Jupiter Warehouse

An unmarked anomaly field, just southeast of the Concrete Bath anomaly. Located in a separated wing of the Jupiter Factory only accessible by the road beside the Concrete Bath anomaly, on the second floor of the building. A Battery is a fixed spawn here and a Fine Toolkit can be found in the green locker on the other side of the field.

Quarry

Quarry overview

The "Quarry" Anomaly

The Quarry is yet another chemical anomaly field, similar to the Swamp anomaly field in Zaton. Unlike the Swamp it is quite irregular and much larger, meaning the player must take a great deal of care if he wanders there without the Svarog detector. Splinter will spawn in the middle of the field who is necessary to expose Flint, aka Magpie.


Anomalous Grove

Note: aka Rotten Grove

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The Anomalous Grove Anomaly

The fourth chemical anomaly field in the Yanov area, located just southwest of the Quarry, also called Rotten Grove in some translations. It begins small, but explodes into a full-grown field when the player grabs the "unknown anomalous plant" artifact in the middle of it during a side quest Anomalous Plant given by Professor Ozersky. It has a higher concentration of chemical anomalies then the others and just like other chemical anomalies, the air is acidic. It rarely spawns artifacts, even with the Svarog and Skilled Stalker.

Main Missions

Stingray 1

Stingray 4

Side Missions

General

Grizzly's missions

Nitro's missions

Trapper's missions

Vano's missions

Uncle Yar's missions

Professor Ozersky's missions

Prof. Hermann's missions

Notes

  • The word Yanov is translated by google as Midsummer. Some players downloaded or bought the Russian version and then by mechanically translating the XML files into english Yanov Station became Midsummer Station. For this reason some guides/forums refer to this name.
  • Many of the rest of the locations represented in Yanov are, in fact, very close and very similar to their real life counter parts. Yanov Station area is faithfully modelled after the real life abandoned Yaniv railway station. However in real life the station is south of Pripyat and the Jupiter plant, not north as in the game, about half a kilometer from Pripyat and one kilometer from the CNPP. The real-life Jupiter Factory is within walking distance of Pripyat. However, in the game there is a very large anomaly (type unknown, but from above it appears to be a large canyon) field encircling Pripyat, creating the need for the underground passage