Skill points

Skill points are a concept in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha to reward the player for certain achievements.

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Overview

• Skill points were introduced with the Developer's Cut of Lost Alpha. See Xray PDA Skills module for a brief history.
• The player receives skill points on completion of certain main mission tasks and side missions as well as other events not yet fully disclosed.
• To collect skill points the player needs to have a Xray PDA Skills module and to fit it to the player's PDA.
• Skill points may be used to boost various player's strengths, see Xray PDA Skills module for details.

Acquisition of skill points

Lost Alpha (-v1.3003)

• Skill points are not available in Lost Alpha.

Developer's Cut -v1.4005

Main Mission Tasks

• Save Fox
• Meet with Seriy
• Help Ratcatcher
• Get the scientists package
• Run-in at the old mine
• Work for more information about getting skill points from -v1.4005 in progress

Developer's Cut v1.4007

• Completion of the following tasks or mission sets are known to award the player with a skill point. Some are more challenging than others.

Main Mission Tasks

• Save Fox
• Meet with Seriy.
• Help Ratcatcher
• Free the Dutyer from prison
• Attack the base and get the artifact
• Find the documents (Forest)
• Run-in at the old mine
• Get the scientists package
• Find the documents (Yantar)
• Find something of the dead composer.
• Return the artefact to Sakharov
• Go meet Barkeep in Outskirts
• Find secret exit from lab
• Help the Ecologists take measurements
• Find a way into the Sarcophagus

Side Missions

• Bring the tools to Fox
• Bring the tools to Kulibin
• Bring the tools to Father Diodor
• Bring the tools to Chef
• Bring the tools to Ivancov
• Unlucky stalker
• Find the experimental ecolog suit
• Find the Gauss box
• Cleaning up

Other

• Available skill points increased with a ten point bonus for transitioning to Freeplay. (1.4007 only)

Notes

• Other Skill points are awarded on an irregular basis for combat. Most of these appear to involve defeating Mutants. (v1.4007 only)
• Some missions may yield a point on a random basis ("Find a wire" - see gallery) This may be part of the alleged irregular behaviour of the Xray PDA Skills module that precluded its inclusion in the earliest release.

Trivia

All applicable versions:

• Skill points may not be purchased, traded in any manner or re-used.
• There is no obligation that the player needs to actually use any or all of their points. This is entirely at the player's discretion.
• Skill points can be used later (you don't need to use them immidiately)
• Completing the storyline correctly may issue you more skill points, which can be very handy in freeplay.

Gallery

Who knew that finding a bit of wire was so rewarding?

Random skill point for combat.