Stalker 2 combines intense fighting with careful exploration. Even though its arsenal of high-powered armaments is indeed very tasty, the main challenge that arises from this is time management. This game's day and night cycle operates under the mechanism of sleeping in a base to advance your game.
It also features a dynamic day and night cycle, enabling players to decide when to start their adventures. Players can restore their health by sleeping in beds on different bases and advancing the in-game time from day to noon to night. Various times of day bring slight gameplay changes, making players plan carefully when to do what, according to the time of day.
How to Pass Time?
Here’s how you can Pass time in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl:
Find a Bed
To advance time in Stalker 2, you must find a bed and sleep. This feature becomes available early in the game at the Zalissya base, where you can find a bed in a building near the trader. As you explore the game world, you will find that most base camps have similar sleeping accommodations.
Entering Zalissya
To access the sleeping quarters in Zalissya, complete the Stalker Wisdom mission first. Afterward, head to the building where Hamster is located. Enter the building and exit. You'll find yourself in a room with several beds along the wall. You can use any of these beds to rest and advance in-game time.
Sleeping in Stalker 2 advances the time of day, restores your health completely, and keeps your character in top condition. You will also get a personal storage space to store your items while you sleep safely.
Fix “Can't Sleep Status Ailment”
As sleeping in Stalker 2 is relatively intuitive, you may encounter a time when your character cannot sleep because of some status affliction, such as bleeding or hunger.
You will then have to eliminate the exact affliction so that you can sleep again. If bleeding, you will use a medkit to heal your wound. If you are hungry, you will eat until you are full. Once the sickness is gone, you can sleep and resume your journey.
After waking up from a good sleep in Stalker 2, your character will be hungry. It is best to have some food before trying to sleep again to avoid the interruption of your sleep by hunger. That way, you will satisfy your hunger and continue through the Zone.