These underground bunkers (X-18, X-16) were the testing grounds for mind-control and genetic experiments that produced the Zone's mutants.
The true origin of the Zone is not a nuclear accident, but a failed experiment by a secret group of scientists known as the (or Common Consciousness). Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl - Zone Mystery: Gu...
Their 2006 attempt to connect seven minds to this field caused a "rift" in reality, manifesting as the Zone. These underground bunkers (X-18, X-16) were the testing
You begin as an amnesiac stalker with one mission: "Kill Strelok." You eventually discover you are Strelok , a legendary explorer who reached the center and was brainwashed after a failed escape. You begin as an amnesiac stalker with one
To protect themselves, they created the Wish Granter —a psychic illusion designed to lure and "recycle" stalkers into brainwashed Monolith soldiers. Key Entities & Secrets
A massive psychic antenna at the Red Forest that zombifies anyone attempting to reach the center without protection. Unlocking the "True" Mystery