Stalker 2 Stories Untold walkthrough: How to complete The Rat Catcher mission

The Rat Catcher mission in the Stalker 2 Stories Untold starts after completing the Radio Silence quest. Its main objective is to identify the potential traitor in the group and understand how the enemies knew about your locations during the earlier quest. However, there's an intriguing twist at the end of The Rat Catcher quest.

Nonetheless, here are the details on how to complete The Rat Catcher mission in Stalker 2 Stories Untold.

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The Rat Catcher mission in Stalker 2 Stories Untold: Walkthrough

Find and talk to the Scoutmaster

Scoutmaster's location (Image via GSC Game World)

After talking to Banzai at the end of the Radio Silence mission, you will get the coordinates to the Scoutmaster's location, and finding him is the first task of The Rat Catcher mission. So, navigate to the marked area on the map, located in the northeast segment of the Burnt Forest region.

Talk to the Scoutmaster (Image via GSC Game World)

As you're near the required location, the Scoutmaster will call for you. Talk to him and select "Did you rat me out to Skull," and then follow him to the stash. Next, interact with him and say, "You seem too eager to agree."

Open the stash and collect the Scoutmaster's items (Image via GSC Game World)

Then, open the blue stash beside him, and search the backpack to acquire Scoutmaster's Old PDA and the suit. Afterward, listen to the whole conversation between the Scoutmaster and Skull to learn that the former is not a traitor.

When done, talk to the Scoutmaster again and choose the following prompts:

• If you're not the rat, who is?
• I'll do that.

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Find the Cossacks Vodka for Medulin

Get the Cossacks Vodka from the Scoutmaster's stash location (Image via GSC Game World)

Afterward, collect the Cossacks Vodka (if you don't have one) from that location, which will be required to get Medulin drunk.

Also read: All status conditions and their cures in Stalker 2

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Get Medulin drunk

Give Medulin the Cossacks Vodka (Image via GSC Game World)

Return to the Kazkovyi's camp, navigate to Medulin, and interact. Next, choose these dialogue prompts:

• Drink up. You'll feel better.
• You'll feel less frightened.
• Let's toss another one back?
• Did you know Skull?
• Where's Rascal's warehouse?
• Choose any of the dialogues.

You can also use other dialogue prompts during the conversation, as they do not affect the overall storyline.

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Find and search Rascal's stash

Go up the ladder to reach the rooftop from here (Image via GSC Game World)

After getting information from a drunk Medulin, navigate to the northeast section of the Kazkovyi's camp to find the house where Rascal's stash is hidden. Now, go to its eastern side and climb to the rooftop using the ladder.

Enter the building from here (Image via GSC Game World)

Then, reach the opposite corner of the roof while avoiding the anomaly there and jump down onto the broken window railing. From there, enter the building through the balcony.

Go right, break the boxes, and kill the rats using a grenade (Image via GSC Game World)

Then, take the right turn and break the boxes on your way. However, be prepared with a grenade, as some rats will immediately attack you. When they attack, toss it at your feet and quickly move away towards the balcony to effectively eliminate them without taking much damage.

Enter this room to find Rascal's stash

When the rats are dead, proceed forward towards the end of the hallway, and enter the room on the left to find Rascal's stash.

How to open Rascal's stash during The Rat Catcher mission

Enter the passcode 2909 to unlock Rascal's stash (Image via GSC Game World)

To open Rascal's stash, use this passcode:

• 2909

Afterward, open the blue chest and collect the door key and Rascal's notes. You can find some weapons there as well.

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Talk to Rascal

Speak with Rascal at the camp (Image via GSC Game World)

After acquiring the items from Rascal's stash, go to the main camp location. Then, find and talk to Rascal and choose these prompts:

• You better come clean.
• At least you're not a rat.
• Right your wrongs.

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Find a way to get to Banzai

Take this way to reach the rooftop first (Image via GSC Game World)

Your next task is to talk to Banzai. However, since the main door to his workplace is locked, you need to find a different way.

For that, go to the location shown in the image, and climb on top of the broken wall. Then, sprint and jump through the gaps to reach the rooftop.

Open this door and go through the vent to find Banzai (Image via GSC Game World)

Next, you will find a small white door on the roof that you can open using the key you found on Tim Pulse's dead body. Go through there, proceed forward, and jump down from there to reach Banzai's location.

Note: The rooftop door key is found on a building at the Kazkovyi camp location, where you eliminated some enemies during the Once Upon a Time at Kazkovyi mission in Stalker 2. Go through the walkthrough to know the key's location in detail.

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Turn the equipment off and talk to Banzai

Turn the machine off from here (Image via GSC Game World)

Then, turn off the equipment at Banzai's workplace and then while talking to him, choose these prompts:

• Is that why you sent me away?
• It's better if you tell me.
• You decided to rat me out.
• What's your plan?

After that, when the Scoutmaster contacts you, choose any of the prompts between "We need Medulin" and "You've got Banzai to thank" to continue.

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Eliminate the bandits

Defeat the enemies to finish The Rat Catcher mission (Image via GSC Game World)

Next, wait for a bit, and you will find some enemies coming towards the camp. Kill them using long-range weapons to complete The Rat Catcher mission in Stalker 2 Stories Untold.

You can then talk to the Scoutmaster inside the building to pursue the final mission of the expansion, White Noise.

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This covers the guide for completing The Rat Catcher mission in the Stalker 2 Stories Untold expansion.

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Edited by Debayan Saha