How to remove any status effect in Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl

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Each status effect and how to cure it

Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl takes you back to the Unforgiving Zone where you play as Skif, a lone stalker navigating the radioactive wasteland to make his mark. Between deadly mutants, hostile factions and the harsh world, survival depends not only on firepower, but also on managing dangerous conditions.

Sighting of a dead poltergeist in Stalker 2 Heart of Chornobyl.

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Because getting hit in the face with a metal barrel is not ideal.

There aren't many follow-up effects, but they aren't simple failures either, as each can quickly make a bad situation worse in their own way. The last thing you need in a fight is to be weighed down or distracted by hunger, after all.

Each status effect and how to cure it

Bleeding, Hunger, strike, Radiation, psi radiationand Alcohol it's the status effects you'll need to watch out for as you explore the Zone. Some hit you hard during encounters with mutants or enemy NPCswhile others are self-inflicted by your actions or poor planning.

The usual remedy is the item remedybut many have double edge effects where they want you fix one disease, but it will push you closer to getting another. However, alcohol, which fades over time, and encumbered status, resolved by inventory management, are exceptions.

The
status effects can stack
and if left untreated,
their negative effects will be amplified
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Status condition	CAUSE	Effect	Cure(s)
Bleeding	Caused to be hit by bullets or mutantsas well as contact with barbed wire or glass shard anomalies.	Posted by a red blood drop icon above the health bar. It results loss of health over timewhich it gets worse if the icon turns bright red.	Bandages (maximum discount) Medkor (average discount) Scientific medicine kit (average discount) Army Medkit (strong discount)
Hunger	It accumulates if you neglect eating or wake up after sleeping. to drink energy drinks and alcohol it can also trigger and worsen the condition with repeated use.	Shown by chicken drum icon. Hunger affects combat effectivenessinclusive decrease in resistance recovery and increased damage taken.	Sausage (average discount) Bread (average discount) preserves (strong discount) Condensed milk (maximum discount)
strike	It stacks when you exceed the yellow or red transport weight thresholds.	A weight icon above the health bar indicates encumbrance. This hinder mobility, reduce stamina recovery, and increases resistance consumption for actions like jumping or sprint. Exceeding your overall capacity also makes the Skif immobile.	Reduce shipping weight by hiding, throwing away or selling items from your inventory to the green area. Certain artifacts or armor can increase carrying capacityand Hercules medicine provides a 5-minute boost of 20 kg.
The radiation	Exposure to irradiated areas or carrying radioactive artifacts causes the radiation meter to fill up.	Noisy film grain on the screen and a crackling beeps you are irradiated. This deals damage over time, and a full meter leads to immediate death.	Anti-radiation drugs (maximum discount) Scientific medicine kit (strong discount) Cossack vodka (strong discount) Beer (low discount)
Psi-radiations	Caused by Mutant controller and psi-beacons which releases psi emissions.	Induce strange voices and health-depleting ghostly hallucinations.	As for the controller, we had to kill him to remove the effect while psi beacons can simply be disabled. Suits of armor like SEVA IT and Psi-Blocks (+10 Psi Protection for one minute) mitigates the effects of psi emissions.
Alcohol	Eating alcoholic beverages causes this condition.	CAUSE blurred vision and shaky camera effectswhich worsens with repeated use.	Wait for the effect to wear off naturally.

If you find yourself unable to sleep, you're either hungry, bleeding, or irradiated. The fix is as simple as getting rid of these effects using any of the detailed remedies.