Crystal

The  is an artifact found in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha and all S.T.A.L.K.E.R. canon games.

"Is created when heavy metals fall into the Stirfry anomaly. This artifact eliminates radiation wonderfully. It is highly valued by stalkers and hard to find."

- Inventory description

"Born in the 'Burner' anomaly. Artifact occurs infrequently, and the finder is considered a lucky one. Greatly rebuild neuroprocesses of the nervous system after a powerful psi-attack. It has the form of crystals, from which it was given the name. Emits radiation."

- Inventory description

Overview

 * v1.30013 - 1.3003:


 * NEVER spawns from its parent anomaly.
 * A useful "radiation" artifact if the endurance penalty can be tolerated.


 * v1.4002+


 * Gains a more extensive and complex property set that makes it more useful in fights involving rupture, provided that the player avoids burn, chemical burn and explosion hazards.


 * v1.4007:


 * Repurposed to be a mid-level "psi-health" restore artifact.
 * Despite claims to the contrary, it may still be 'spawn bugged'.

Trivia

 * v1.30013 - 1.4005:


 * The artifact icon was updated after Shadow of Chernobyl and this 'new' icon is incorporated into the Lost Alpha Quartz artifact's specifications.
 * Not yet found in the wild.
 * The gamefiles are coded so that this atrifact never becomes spawned in the normal course of play.


 * v1.4007:


 * An artifact recipe exists to synthesize this artifact.
 * The recipe involves using:
 * 1) a "Heart" (that has ),
 * 2) a Stone Flower (that has ),
 * 3) combined with a "Crystal Flower" (that has );
 * 4) to have a 70% chance of making an artifact with  !!,
 * 5) ..has an extra point of radiation to give ,
 * 6) ..cost the player 6000 for the recipe and:
 * 7) ..up to 40000 for an Artifact Merger (if one needed to be bought)
 * Do the maths. This uses three artifacts with a book value of 7500+4250+2000 = 13750.
 * Requires further outlays of up to 46000..


 * Just use the Soul and save the money and shoeleather.