In the "Secret Trails" mod for the game "Stalker: Shadows of Chernobyl", the component of battles with the enemy is well thought out, which sometimes captivates the main character with his head and distracts him from following the plot. That is why players very often lose the trail that should lead them to the key character - a stalker nicknamed Fang.
The "Secret Trails" mod is a prequel to "Shadows of Chernobyl" and covers the main events of the Zone even before the Shooter turns off the "Brain Burner". In the game, as the heroes of the story, there are all the stalkers from the Shooter's group: the Swamp Doctor, the Ghost and, of course, the Fang, which some players have difficulty finding. Meanwhile, finding Fang is not difficult if you know some of the mod's features.
Introducing the Fang
For the first time, the protagonist meets Fang in Pripyat, after searching for documents in a bunker and multiple combat skirmishes with adherents of "Monolith". You can get the first quest to find the Fang after talking with the Ghost. He directs the Strelka to his comrade, with the aim of helping him, promising that he will be able to lead him to the swamps.
Fang is on the same floor, but on the opposite side of the building. There is a bug in this place in the game that is activated by dialogue with the NPC and throws it out of the game with a critical error. You can install the appropriate fix, or you can simply save before the conversation: the bug does not always work.
Having accompanied his partner to the transition to the swamps, while carefully guarding him, the Shooter learns that the Ghost asks to return back to him for a reward. After re-entering the swamps, Fang disappears in an unknown direction, and the player continues with the main quest line.
Fang captured by the mercenaries
In order to find the missing Fang, the player must complete the quest in the X16 laboratory. This is another developer flaw, left to preserve the consistency of the main line of tasks. In dungeon X16, the player needs to find a laptop, which is hidden on the upper ledge of a fancy device. It looks like an autoclave from the final video of "Shadow of Chernobyl", but it is placed vertically.
When the laptop is found, additional information appears in the quest list, indicating that Fang is being held captive by the mercenaries. The player should go to the "Bar" location and leave the bandits' base from the side of the wild territories. In the wasteland there is a ruined farm located a couple of kilometers from Bar.
There are eight mercenaries on the farm, most of them in reinforced body armor or exoskeletons. Therefore, it will not be superfluous to stock up on armor-piercing cartridges for your weapon. After clearing the area from the invaders, the Shooter receives a quest update and must talk to Fang. The NPS is located in the only stone building on the farm, in its central room.
