Cake

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

"As this artifact protects you from bullets, your metabolism has certain resources drained which causes food cravings. It has a fitting name!"

- Inventory description

"Born in the 'Springboard' anomaly. This artifact is made up of a granit-like stone deformed by an extreme gravitational force, resulting in a crystallized formation that has not been explained by science to date. Can provide moderate protection against psi-emissions. Emits radiation."

- Inventory description

Overview

 * 1.30013 - 1.3003:


 * Not yet found in the wild (v1.3003)
 * Sometimes, this artifact may be liberated from dead stalkers.


 * v1.4002+


 * The artifact is now spawned from Springboard anomalies (see Artifact Spawns)
 * "Hunger bugged" in a positive sense. When worn, the player never needs to eat...


 * v1.4005:


 * Still retains its "bulletproof" capability, but:
 * "Hunger bugged" in a negative sense. When worn, the player needs to eat ravenously if several Cakes are worn. Very distracting in firefights. Player dies easily.


 * v1.4007:


 * Property set changed completely.
 * Now retooled as a low-end "telepathy" rock.

Trivia

 * v1.30013 - 1.4005:


 * The artifact may be created using an Artifact Merger, however, the recipe remains unavailable under normal circumstances.
 * Hunger parameter may actually work in favour of the player (to v1.4002)
 * Hunger parameter clearly works against the player (v1.4005)


 * v1.4007:


 * Not a "psi-protection" artifact. This is a gamefile typo. It's a "telepathy" rock.