Blowout shelters

Blowout shelters are a necessary contingency in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha since the weather effects also include Blowouts.

"Blowout ! A blowout is approaching I should use my map to find shelter and wait there until it ends ..."

- PDA message

Overview
1. Get to a blowout shelter or
 * The Lost Alpha has much livelier weather than S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. Part of the evolution of the weather are random Blowout events which are potentially lethal to the player.
 * For this reason, finding a safe location for the duration becomes imperative.
 * Miraculously, the player will receive a heads-up timer counting down to the storm's onset. During this time only two options are open to the player:

2. Leave the current Level. Get to a blowout shelter (v1.4007 - you will not be able to move to other territories during emissions).

Antidote

 * There is, of course, X-Virus antidote which is alleged to protect against the depredations of a Blowout. Its functionality is unclear.

Trivia

 * Even some of the areas that are not marked are safe.