Does artifacts stack?

[TortafritaNinja]

couldn't find any info because the game doesn't tell you.
i want to know if the artifacts effects stacks or not, i have 2 artifacts that give Maximum physical defense, do they stack?

[^6H^7oo^6doo]

Yeah, they do m8

[Serpiko82]

Reportedly they do stack, but the max effect can't exceed the value rated as "maximum", so if you already have a maximum-rated effect from one artifact it is useless to stack further for the same effect.

[TortafritaNinja]

Originally posted by Serpiko82:

Reportedly they do stack, but the max effect can't exceed the value rated as "maximum", so if you already have a maximum-rated effect from one artifact it is useless to stack further for the same effect.

So, 2 maximum physical resistance is usseles, is should use only one? xD

[sunflower]

Originally posted by Serpiko82:

Reportedly they do stack, but the max effect can't exceed the value rated as "maximum", so if you already have a maximum-rated effect from one artifact it is useless to stack further for the same effect.

are you sure on this?

[DomEReapeR]

Originally posted by Serpiko82:

Reportedly they do stack, but the max effect can't exceed the value rated as "maximum", so if you already have a maximum-rated effect from one artifact it is useless to stack further for the same effect.

Not true, thunderberries are maximum stamina but I've tested 1 vs 2 and it seems like they double and triple stamina regen respectively

[TortafritaNinja]

Originally posted by DomEReapeR:

Originally posted by Serpiko82:

Reportedly they do stack, but the max effect can't exceed the value rated as "maximum", so if you already have a maximum-rated effect from one artifact it is useless to stack further for the same effect.

Not true, thunderberries are maximum stamina but I've tested 1 vs 2 and it seems like they double and triple stamina regen respectively

where did u got those thunderberries? didn't had that luck

[† ⅤΣ†𝓤𝟝Ω †]

Originally posted by DomEReapeR:

Originally posted by Serpiko82:

Reportedly they do stack, but the max effect can't exceed the value rated as "maximum", so if you already have a maximum-rated effect from one artifact it is useless to stack further for the same effect.

Not true, thunderberries are maximum stamina but I've tested 1 vs 2 and it seems like they double and triple stamina regen respectively

Yeah you become Forrest Gump on steroids.

[DomEReapeR]

Originally posted by Pinkie Pie uwu:

Originally posted by DomEReapeR:

Not true, thunderberries are maximum stamina but I've tested 1 vs 2 and it seems like they double and triple stamina regen respectively

where did u got those thunderberries? didn't had that luck

I got one at the downed ecologist helicopter in the wild territories, not sure about my first one, that playthrough was 100 hours hehe

[sunflower]

Originally posted by Pinkie Pie uwu:

where did u got those thunderberries? didn't had that luck

just look for artifacts in anomalies where they spawn after emissions
I got about 10+ top grade artifacts (which cost 70k)

[Lisu]

I think the weak to maximum values mean the strength the single item has in given department / not the global maximum meter the user gets filled when using the item.
So, if an item has for ex. chemical resistance maximum, then I understand this is the biggest boost to chem resistance any single item can give, but it does not provide the user global 100% chemical resistance yet and can still be boosted by additional items/artifacts with same boost type.

Not sure yet about the above, since I just left the Lesser Zone, but I think this is how it worked in the trilogy?

[DomEReapeR]

Originally posted by Lisu:

I think the weak to maximum values mean the strength the item has in given department / not the global maximum meter the user gets filled when using the item.
So, if an item has for ex. chemical resistance maximum, then I understand this is the biggest boost to chem resistance any single item can give, but it does not provide 100% chemical resistance and can still be boosted by additional items/artifacts with same boost type.

Not sure yet about the above, since I just left the Lesser Zone, but I think this is how it worked in the trilogy?

The original trilogy had percentages and you could go above 100% to actually repair your suit in certain anomalies haha

Correct, maximum just means maximum available on one, they absolutely stack, now I have no idea if there are diminishing returns/a hard cap if you stack 3 or 4, but I know that 2 thunderberries both give full effect.

[sunflower]

Originally posted by DomEReapeR:

The original trilogy had percentages and you could go above 100% to actually repair your suit in certain anomalies haha

this was only in SoC

[DomEReapeR]

Originally posted by sunflower:

Originally posted by DomEReapeR:

The original trilogy had percentages and you could go above 100% to actually repair your suit in certain anomalies haha

this was only in SoC

Thanks for the correction, been a bit since I played the original trilogy but they're all reinstalled and ready to go again now that I finished Stalker 2 and I'm in the mood for more.

[Lisu]

I rememeber In the trilogy I used to stack like 4 Mother's Beads artifacts and ended up being like a Wolverine :D HP regen was amazing.
Haven't found any healing artifacts yet in Stalker 2, but I hope those do exists in later areas at least.

[Serpiko82]

Originally posted by sunflower:

Originally posted by Serpiko82:

Reportedly they do stack, but the max effect can't exceed the value rated as "maximum", so if you already have a maximum-rated effect from one artifact it is useless to stack further for the same effect.

are you sure on this?

Originally posted by DomEReapeR:

Not true, thunderberries are maximum stamina but I've tested 1 vs 2 and it seems like they double and triple stamina regen respectively

If I was wrong, then sorry. I haven't tested myself yet, I reported what I had read previously in other threads.

Happy to know that even maximum boosts can stack. Still, I'm sure someone wrote that at least some values are capped at some point.