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 Title: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky Flash Drive Guide
  Date: 3 September 2011
Version: 1.0.1
Author: Curmudgeon_61
 Email: enigma@kbf_DOT_biglobe_DOT_ne_DOT_jp
        Use this subject: Clear Sky Flash Drive Guide
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This document is Copyright 2011 by Michael Huissen.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky is Copyright 2008 by GSC Game World.

This guide is for GameFAQs only.

This guide may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for
personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise
distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on
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and a violation of copyright.

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Version History:

1.0.1 - Minor edits for clarity
1.0.0 - Initial release

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Utilities Used:

Clear Sky: Game Database Unpacker
 http://stalker.filefront.com/file/Clear_Sky_Game_Database_Unpacker;93774

Scintilla
 http://www.scintilla.org/SciTEDownload.html

WinMerge
 http://winmerge.org/

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Introduction
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This FAQ was compiled from information gleaned over several playthroughs of
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky patched to version 1.5.10 and by unpacking and
examining the game's data files.

I also used Clear Sky Complete (v1.1.3) by artistpavel et al.
 http://artistpavel.blogspot.com/search/label/stalker

Clear Sky Complete includes the files in the "Sky Reclamation Project" (v1.01)
which fixes many problems in the original game.
 http://stalker.filefront.com/file/Sky_Reclamation_Project;104153

The information provided below should be in large part accurate and complete
for an un-modded game as well, but one particular Flash Drive may prove to be
troublesome if you do not use a fan-made patch. cf. Appendix.

Clear Sky Complete has additional means for obtaining two Flash Drives.
i.e. Scar may end up with two duplicates, though they can not be turned in
for a double reward.

Needless to say, this guide contains nothing but SPOILERS.

Many thanks to the developers and modders of this great game.
I hope this guide is helpful.

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Flash Drives - General Information
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Technicians need certain Flash Drives in order to do certain upgrades.

Technicians give Scar missions to find certain Flash Drives.

Scar's Flash Drive Mission Dialog:
 Scar: "You got any work for me?"
 Scar: "OK, I'll bring you whatever I find."
 Scar: "I found the information about upgrades you were looking for."

Technicians will reward Scar with cash when he brings them the Flash Drives
that they are interested in.

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Flash Drives can be gained by completing missions.

Failure to complete a mission involving a Flash Drive or cancellation of that
mission may result in Scar never being able to acquire that Flash Drive.

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Flash Drives can be gained by buying stash location information.

Scar does not need to buy stash location information for every stash offered
in order to acquire every Flash Drive available via this route.

But he can only get the location information for stashes containing Flash
Drives by purchasing it.

Cycle through a seller's offerings and ask about their contents. In all but one
case the seller reveals the contents of the stashes containing a Flash Drive.

Scar's Stash Location Information Request:
 Scar: "What can you offer me?"
 Scar: "How much is that going to set me back?"
 Scar: "So, what's actually in there?"

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Great Swamps - Technician - Gray [Novikov]
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Flash Drive with Data on Superlight Kevlar Body Armor

 Location: Reward for completing the "Ascend the Tower" mission which occurs
           during the ultimately cancelled "Help Clear Sky at the Outpost"
           mission / Get it from Docent Suslov, the Clear Sky Trader
             Scar: "You got something for me."

 Reward: 1000 RU / Profit = 1000 RU
 Upgrade Item: Leather Jacket
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_a_novice_outfit

 Comment: Be sure to climb the ladder.

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Flash Drive with Data on Submachine Gun Barrel Modification

 Location: Reward for completing the "Reinforce Clear Sky's Prescence at the
           Swamps" mission / Get it from Docent Suslov, the Clear Sky Trader
             Scar: "You got something for me."

 Reward: 1125 RU / Profit = 1125 RU
 Upgrade Item: HK MP5A3 "Viper" [Viper 5]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_bd_mp5

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Flash Drive with Data on a Submachine Gun Muzzle Break

 Location: Stash location information sold by Nimble, the sleepy fellow who
           teaches Scar about his PDA, or Cold, the Clear Sky Barkeep

           BACKPACK ON CORPSE "Here's a stash tip for you: It's in the
           backpack on the back of a corpse."

           Stash Location Information Cost = 800 RU
           Stash Contents Specified by Seller: YES

 Reward: 1125 RU / Profit = 325 RU
 Upgrade Item: HK MP5A3 "Viper" [Viper 5]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_ac_mp5

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The Cordon - Technician - Van
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Flash Drive with Data on Balancing Automated Parts

 Location: On the corpse of the 'General' (in the "Eliminate the Military
           at the Depot [Vehicle Station]" mission)

 Reward: 1355 RU / Profit = 1355 RU
 Upgrade Item: AK74/2U [AKm 74/2U]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_ac_ak74u

**In Clear Sky Complete (v1.1.3) this Flash Drive is also available as a reward
 from Wild Napr, the Stalker Flea Market Leader, for completing the mission,
 "Get Freshy's PDA".

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Flash Drive with Data on Pump Mechanisms for Shotguns

 Location: Stash location information sold by Shilov, the Loner Trader

           ROAD TO THE SWAMPS "I take your money, you take my stash. You'll
           find it along the road to the Swamps next to a corpse."

           Stash Location Information Cost = 1000 RU
           Stash Contents Specified by Seller: YES

 Reward: 750 RU / Loss = 250 RU
 Upgrade Item: Winchester 1300 [Chaser 13]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_ac_wincheaster1300

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Flash Drive with Data on an Electronic Stabilization System for Shotguns

 Location: Stash location information sold by Drifter ("Hothead")
           Wolf, the Rookie Village Mentor, asks you to help Drifter fight off
           a pack of blind dogs. Ask Drifter about the stash once you get back
           to the Rookie Village.

           CASE BEHIND JUNKYARD "I'll pay you with the contents of the case
           that is lying next to an anomaly behind the junkyard at the Cordon.
           There's another lad nearby reaching for it, but don't mind him -
           he's no longer in action."

           Stash Location Information Cost = 800 RU
           Stash Contents Specified by Seller: YES

 Reward: 750 RU (from Van for Flash Drive)
 Reward: 750 RU (from Wolf for helping Drifter) / Net Profit = 700 RU
 Upgrade Item: Winchester 1300 [Chaser 13]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_bd_wincheaster1300

**In Clear Sky Complete (v1.1.3) this Flash Drive is also available as a reward
 from Wild Napr, the Stalker Flea Market Leader, for completing the mission,
 "Get Freshy's PDA".

**Note: If you are not using the "Sky Reclamation Project" (v1.01) or Clear Sky
Complete (v1.1.3), please consult the Appendix at the end of this guide. You
may need a bug fix.

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The Garbage - Technician - Limpid
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Suggestion: Have at least 4000 RU on you when you follow Fang's trail into the
Garbage. That's what you need to buy information for four stash locations from
Vasyan, the Digger who needs Scar's help with a pack of blind dogs. The
alternatives are Garin, the Digger Technician, who is asleep half of the time
and Tooth, the Bandit Trader, who is a ...

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Flash Drive with Data on Reinforced Army Body Armor

 Location: Underground room at the Flea Market containing Fang's PDA
           Can only be accessed after completing the Dark Valley portion of
           the main mission.

 Reward: 12500 RU / Profit = 12500 RU
 Upgrade Item: SEVA Suit
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_aceg_scientific_outfit

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Flash Drive with Data on a Psy-Protection System

 Location: Stash location information sold by Vasyan/Garin/Tooth

           CORPSE AT THE GARBAGE "Guess you'll have to sweat a litle to get
           what I owe you. The loot's inside the backpack of this anomaly
           victim."

           Stash Location Information Cost = 1500 RU
           Stash Contents Specified by Seller: YES

 Reward: 12500 RU / Profit = 11000 RU
 Upgrade Item: SEVA Suit
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_bdfh_scientific_outfit

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Flash Drive with Data on a Closed-Cycle Breathing Module

 Location: Stash location information sold by Vasyan/Garin/Tooth

           DEAD MAN'S BACKPACK "You're not afraid of ghosts, are you? Then
           look for a stash in the backpack next to a dead body."

           Stash Location Information Cost = 1500 RU
           Stash Contents Specified by Seller: YES

 Reward: 9375 RU / Profit = 7875 RU
 Upgrade Item: SEVA Suit
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_fh_scientific_outfit

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Dark Valley - Technician - Yar
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Flash Drive with Data on Sniper Rifle Barrels

 Location: Stash location information sold by Ganja, the Freedom Barkeep

           SOLDIER'S CORPSE "Write this down: very valuable loot - backpack -
           hapless military man - right next to an anomaly."

           Stash Location Information Cost = 2000 RU
           Stash Contents Specified by Seller: YES

 Reward: 3750 RU / Profit = 1750 RU
 Upgrade Item: SVD/SVU [SVDm2/SVUmk2]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_ab_svu

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Flash Drive with Data on a Sniper Rifle Muzzle Break

 Location: Stash location information sold by Ganja, the Freedom Barkeep

           LOOT IN BUSHES "I always settle my tabs. And right now my tab is
           telling me to give you the coordinates of my loot."

           Stash Location Information Cost = 2000 RU
           Stash Contents Specified by Seller: YES

 Reward: 3750 RU / Profit = 1750 RU
 Upgrade Item: SVD/SVU [SVDm2/SVUmk2]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_cd_svu

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Flash Drive with Data on an Electronic Stabilizer for Sniper Rifles

 Location: Reward from General Chekhov, the Freedom Leader, for conclusively
           dealing with the mercenary threat by completing the mission to
           "Eliminate the Mercenaries: Factory Lobby". Note that the mission
           manager in Scar's PDA doesn't tell you to visit General Chekhov.

 Reward: 6250 RU / Profit = 6250 RU
 Upgrade Item: SVD/SVU [SVDm2/SVUmk2]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_abcd_svu

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Agroprom Research Institute [Stalkers] - Technician - Aydar
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Flash Drive with Data on Pump Mechanisms for Combat Shotguns

 Location: Stash location information sold by General Krylov, the Duty
           Commander

           TREE LOG NEAR TREE "The other day some nice folks told me about a
           stash that belongs to my enemies. Empty it out, will ya?

           Stash Location Information Cost = 900 RU
           Stash Contents Specified by Seller: YES

 Reward: 1125 RU / Profit = 225 RU
 Upgrade Item: SPAS 12 [SPSA-14]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_ac_spas12

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Flash Drive with Data on a Pistol Muzzle Break

 Location: Stash location information sold by Vasyan/Garin/Tooth [The Garbage]

           CUT-OFF PIPE "I've got my money, but to get yours you'll have to
           haul ass over to this stash inside a cut-off pipe."

           Stash Location Information Cost = 500 RU
           Stash Contents Specified by Seller: YES

 Reward: 1125 RU / Profit = 625 RU
 Upgrade Item: IMI Desert Eagle [Black Kite]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_ac_desert_eagle

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Flash Drive with Data on Pistol Barrel Modification

 Location: Stash location information sold by Vasyan/Garin/Tooth [The Garbage]

           BLACK BACKPACK IN WRECKAGE "What I owe you is located inside a
           black backpack within the wrecked construction crane."

           Stash Location Information Cost = 500 RU
           Stash Contents Specified by Seller: YES

 Reward: 1125 RU / Profit = 625 RU
 Upgrade Item: IMI Desert Eagle [Black Kite]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_bd_desert_eagle

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Agroprom Research Institute [Duty] - Technician - Thunderov [Gromov]
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Flash Drive with Data on Balancing the Automated Parts of a Machine Gun

 Location: Stash location information sold by Mitay, the Duty Trader

           CORPSE IN RADIATION HOTSPOT "You want great stashes and great
           stashes is what I got. They'll be yours if you dare go in a
           radiation hotspot. Your prize lies by the side of a corpse."

           Stash Location Information Cost = 5000 RU
           Stash Contents Specified by Seller: YES

 Reward: 7500 RU / Profit = 2500 RU
 Upgrade Item: PKM 74 [RP-74]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_ab_pkm

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Flash Drive with Data on a Machine Gun Muzzle Break

 Location: Stash location information sold by Major Zvyagintsev, the Duty
           Weapons Master. The Major is in a building in the NW corner of
           Duty's Agroprom Base and sells the information to this stash only.

           CYLINDERS ON GRAVE "Honor's worth more than money, so go ahead and
           take the cache inside some cylinders on an unknown grave."

           Stash Location Information Cost = 4000 RU
           Stash Contents Specified by Seller: NO

 Reward: 7500 RU / Profit = 3500 RU
 Upgrade Item: PKM 74 [RP-74]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_cd_pkm

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Flash Drive with Data on Modifying the Gas Exhaust of a Machine Gun

 Location: Reward for completing the "PDA with Valuable Information" mission
           for Hermit, who can be found underground in the NW corner of the
           Agroprom Stalker Base

 Reward: 12500 RU / Profit = 12500 RU
 Upgrade Item: PKM 74 [RP-74]
 Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_abcd_pkm

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                                  Appendix
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To get the Flash Drive with Data on an Electronic Stabilization System for
Shotguns [Flash Drive Item Code: flesh_up_bd_wincheaster1300]:

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If you do not use the "Sky Reclamation Project" (v1.01) or Clear Sky Complete
(v1.1.3), you may have to deal with a notorious bug in the un-modded game.

To check whether you need to do so or not, navigate to your Clear Sky data
folder and from there to gamedata\configs\misc.

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If the 'misc' folder does NOT contain the file, treasure_escape.ltx:

Download and install "Real Cordon Flash Drive Fix (v2.0)" by Decane.

http://stalker.filefront.com/file/Real_Cordon_Flash_Drive_Fix;98100

Be sure to install this fix before doing any quests for Wolf.

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If the 'misc' folder DOES contain the file, treasure_escape.ltx:

Open that file with any text editor.
Search for the block of code beginning with the heading [esc_quest_treasure_9].

**If the line beginning with "condlist =" has a section in parenthesis that
looks like this: (esc_stalker_novice)

Do nothing. You're set.

**If the line beginning with "condlist =" has a section in parenthesis that
looks like this: (esc_stalker_novice_quest)

Change it to (esc_stalker_novice)

That should solve any problems getting this Flash Drive.

To double-check, download "Real Cordon Flash Drive Fix (v2.0)" and compare the
file that it contains with the one already in your gamedata folder using
WinMerge.

Be sure to do this before doing any quests for Wolf.

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