The Scanners are based on Project X tech. Once you’ve handled their stuff a few times, you know which buttons to press.
― Diode
Diode is a character appearing in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
Background
A veteran stalker, Diode is not much of a fighter, but rather a technological specialist. He has learned a great deal about Project X technology, as he assisted other stalkers in looting the X labs dotting the Zone. He understands the scanner technology used by Skif and is, in fact, one of the steps on the way to solving the mystery - the only issue is that recently his workshop was attacked by a group of thugs and Diode almost didn't get away intact.
He's an engineer by his own admission, and focuses on practical problems, rather than trying to figure out the mysteries of the Zone. When asked about Project X, he remarks "A network of labs. Beats me what the hell they were doing there, but I’ve seen a couple of papers indicating that they used to experiment on people. The labs are crawling with mutants to this day. You can put two and two together, stalker. As for me, I’d rather not. I’m an engineer, not a mathematician."
Apparently, he is renamed Nitro, Yaniv technician from Call of Pripyat. This is indicated by his story about doing "some tweaking for Degtyarev" in Yaniv.
Appearances
Heart of Chornobyl
- Diode is the technician for the Slag Heap.
Related missions
- The Price Goes Up: Diode is a vital stop on Skif's quest to figuring out just what the hell happened with his scanner.