Dark Valley Underground


 *  is a minor location in Dark Valley featured in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha.

"Did you know that in what's now the Dark Valley, before the catastrophe there used to be an underground scientific research complex? I don't know what it was meant for, but I'm sure nothing good. They say different things about it, but mostly it's bad. Terrible thing."

- Random stalker

Overview

 * This is a new area added to the map.
 * The basic layout is some what similar to a lab entrance in retail.

Find and wear a bandit suit

 * The player comes here after being prompted by Oleg Gusarov, to find a Bandit jacket. The entrance lies within a large gash in the earth, at the bottom of a small, spiral like tunnel.
 * Once the player has located the entrance, they must proceed down and inside, taking the first right at the stash bag on the floor right in front of them. Continue forward until another right turn is found and 3 dead Bandits bodies lying on the floor (in front of a destroyed generator with a large crack in the floor). Loot the body closest to the entrance to find the Bandit jacket and equip it.
 * Note: Upon equipping the jacket, a Bloodsucker will spawn just outside the room. Be ready.


 * Now equipped with the jacket, the player is then prompted to head over to the Bandit Base to learn the secret password for access to the Monolith Base.

Notable Loot

 * Green train-car outside of entrance:
 * x1 Viper 5 (perfect condition)
 * Behind concrete pillar near entrance (up the steps):
 * x1 box of 12x70 Buckshot (12x70 No. 4 Buckshot in v1.4007+) rounds
 * x1 Bandage
 * Cage room (on the shelves on the right hand side):
 * x1 box of 12x76 Slug rounds
 * The dead Bandit found here also contains loot.
 * Toilets (end stall):
 * x1 box 12x76 Slug rounds
 * x1 box 5.56x45mm AP rounds
 * Underneath derelict BTR-70 Armored Personnel Carrier (at the top of the large staircase):
 * x1 Mineral Water
 * x1 Pripyat Beer
 * x1 Army Medkit


 * Broken generator room:
 * The 3 dead Bandits found here all contain loot.

Trivia

 * When the player enters the cage room, a skull will hover above a nearby medical trolley before giving a demonic laugh and disappearing.