First up, check out zalissya village - theres this seriously good stash in hamster's shop right across from warlock's bar. Walk into the back room and youll find a storage chest loaded with early-game supplies, perfect when youre just starting out. If youre feeling brave make your way to those concrete drains near the radiation hazard storage, where theres a sewer pipe entrance leading to some sweet weapon mods including that akm magazine attachment you might need later.

The northwest outskirts are worth checking too especially around that blue truck next to the destroyed house. Look for the attic access, and youll find the journalist's first stash with a mercenary's light suit and ptm monolith smg - definitely worth grabbing early. While youre exploring, swing by the perimeter decontamination center on the eastern edge, use the scaffolding to reach rookie's stuff which has some decent ammo stashed away.

Something interesting - if you end up doing that body retrieval quest in deaf meadow, keep an eye out for fence's stash near the anomalies. Just watch those gravity traps, they can mess you up pretty quick but the rare ammo and healing items are worth the risk. Good to know: grabbing anti-rad meds before hitting these spots will save you a lot of trouble, and that high-capacity akm mag from the drainpipe stash is basically essential for the tougher fights ahead. Maybe take some time between missions to practice spotting artifacts - itll make these runs way smoother.