This results in a large firefight the poorly equipped Rookies are unlikely to survive unless the player intervenes. If they are not dealt with by the player, they eventually pass by the Rookie village, where they usually spot the Rookies inside and attack. However, if the player attacks the small military squad that patrols North and South from the Military base entrance, after a couple of days an elite Spetsnaz squad will emerge from the checkpoint at the Military base and begin patrolling North up the main Cordon road. Supplies can be traded with Sidorovich and a couple side quests can be obtained from Wolf, who also supplies the player with a starting pistol and some other items.Īlthough there is a hostile Military base to the South of the village, it is generally a safe location although one or two fleshes, boars, or wild dogs may charge through it on rare occasion, the Rookies are usually able to handle a lone mutant or two without too much trouble. This location will serve as the player's initial base of operations. The main protagonist, Marked One begins his quest here not knowing who he is or who Strelok is, who to make things more interesting, he is supposed to kill.

A stalker named Wolf acts as a leader and mentor among the rookies, and is later succeeded by Fanatic in that role. The location itself is situated in a small hamlet of seven houses, with Sidorovich's bunker a few meters west of the last building. A relatively peaceful place where ever-vigilant and weary Zone wanderers can get some of the much deserved and needed rest. Due to Loners' nomadic nature its hard for any of them call any place a home, however, this is one of the closest things to home a stalker can have, rookie or not. Rookie camp is a very important traffic hub as well as safe haven for stalkers. It is in the remains of a small village, just off the main road. Being situated in the Western side of Cordon, North of the Military Outpost and South of the train line. He still resides in his underground shelter at all times trading wares, weaponry, ammunition, information and whatnot. Sidorovich is now one of the best known and most respected people in all of The Zone. Some months later the operation ended, as a new commander took up the lead of the nearby Military checkpoint.

He started a trading business with the Stalkers and the Military alike.

Some time after the second incident a Trader, known as Sidorovich moved in the small bunker west of the hamlet. In the upcoming years the homes were broken into and plundered - the houses were left almost empty. They were hastily evacuated, and all their possessions were left behind. The history of this place goes back as far as 1986, when it was abandoned by its previous inhabitants, as the first Chernobyl disaster took place. This is the place where it all began, meaning the whole S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Stalker road to the north